am not Arte thou a prophet And he answered no. Than sayed they vnto hym what arte the / that we maye gyue an answere to theÌ„ that sent vs â–ª what sayest thou of thy selfe he sayde I am the voyce of a cryer in the wyldernes make strayght the way of the Lorde as sayed the prophet Esaias And they whiche were sente were of the pharyses they ared hym sayed vnto hym â–ª why baptysest thou theÌ„ yf thou be not Christ nor Helias neyther a ê“phet IohnÌ„ answered theÌ„ saying I baptyse with water / but one is come amoÌ„ge you whoÌ„ ye know not He it is that cometh after me which was before me whose shoo latchet I am not worthy to vnlose These thynges were done in bethabara beyond Iordan where IohnÌ„ dyd baptyse ¶ The pystle at hye masse on Christmas daye The .j. chapyter to the Hebreus A BRethreÌ„ god in tymes past diuersly many wayes spake vnto the fathers by the prophetes but in these laste dayes he hath spokeÌ„ vnto vs by his sonnes whoÌ„ he hath made heyre of all thynges / by whoÌ„ also he made the worlde whiche sonne beynge the bryghtnes of his glory very ymage of hys substauÌ„ce bearynge vp all thynges with the worde of his power hath in his owne person pourged oure synnes sytteh on the ryghthande on thy Maiesty on hye and is more excellente than the angels in as moche as he hath by euerytaunce obteyned an excellenter name then they haue / for vnto whiche of the angels sayde he at any tyme thou art my sonne this daye begat I the. And agayn I wyll be his father and he shall be my sonne And when he bryngeth in the fyâ—ste begotten sonne into the worâ—de he sayth And all the angels of god shall worshyppe hym and vnto the angels he sayeth he maketh his angels spyrites and his ministres flammes of fyre but vnto the sonne he sayth god thy seate shal be for euer and euer the cepter of thy kyngdome is a ryghte cepter Thou hast loued ryghtwysenes hated iniquite wherfore hath god whiche is thy god anoynted the with the oyle of gladnes aboue thy felowes And thou lorde in the begynnyng hast layde the foundacion of the earth And the heuens are the workes of thy handes The shall perysshe but thou shalt shalt endure they all shal waxe olde as doth a garment / and as a vesture shalt thou chaunge them and they shal be chaunged but thou art alwayes the same and thy yeares shall not fayle ¶ The gospell at hye Masse on Christmas daye The .j. chapyter of IohnÌ„ A IN the begynnyng was the worde the worde was with god and god was the worde The same was in the begynnyng with god All thynges were made by it without it was made nothyng that was made In it was lyfe / and the lyfe was the lyght of men the lyght shyneth in the darkenes and the darkenes comprehendeth it not There was a man sent from god whose name was IohnÌ„ The same same as a wytnes to beare wytnes of the lyght that all men through hym myght beleue he was not that lyght but to beare wytnes of the lyght That was a true lyght which lyghted all men that come into the worlde he was in the worlde the worlde by him was made and the worlde knewe him not / he came among his owne his owne receyued him not vnto as many as receyued hym gaue power to be the sonnes of god in that they beleued on his name which were borne not of bloude nor of the wyll of the flesshe nor yet of the wyll of men but of god the worde was made flesshe dwelt amoÌ„ge vs we sawe the glory of it as the glory of the on y begotteÌ„ soÌ„ne of the father which worde was ful of grace verite ¶ The Pystle on S. Steuens day The .vj Cchapiter of the Actes of the Apostles C STeuen full of fayth power dyd great woÌ„ders myracles among the people There arose certayne of the Synagoge whyche are called Lybertynes and Syrenytes and of Alexandria and of Cylicia and Asya disputed with Steuen they coulde nor resyste the wysedome and the spyryte / with which he spake When they hearde these thynges theyr hertes cloue a sonder and they gnasshed on him with theyr tethe but he beynge full of the holy Ghoste loked vp stedfastly wyth hys eyes into heuen / sawe the glory of god Iesus standyng on the ryght hande of god and sayd beholde I se the heuens open and the sonne of man standynge on the ryght hande of God then they gaue a shoute with a loude voyce and stopped their eares and ran vpon him all at ones caste hym out of the cytie stoned him and the wytnesses layde downe theyr clothes at a yonge mans fete named Saule And they stoned SteueÌ„ calling on sayeng Lord Iesu receyue my spiryte and he kneled downe and cryed with a loude voyce Lorde saye not this synne to theyr charge / And wheÌ„ had thus spoken / he fell a slepe in our Lorde ¶ The Gospell on Saynte Steuens daye the .xxiij. chapiter of Mathew D. IEsus sayde vnto the Iewes and chefe prestes beholde I sende vnto you wyse prophetes wyse men and scrybes of them som shall ye scourge in your synagoges and persecute from cytye to cytye and al ryghtuous bloude maye fall on you whiche was shede vpon the earthe frome the bloude of ryghtuous Abell vnto the bloude of zacharias the sonne of Barachias whom ye slewe betwene the temple and the auter Verely I saye vnto you all these thynges shall lyghte vpon this generacyon Ierusalem / Ierusalem / which kyllest prophetes and stonest them whiche are sente to the howe oft wolde I haue gathered thy chyldren togyder as the henne gathereth her chyckens vnder her wynges but ye wolde not beholde your habitacion shal be lefte vnto you desolate For I say vnto you ye shal not se me henforth tyl that ye saye Blessed be he that commeth in the name of the Lorde ¶ The Pystle on S. IohnÌ„ the Euangelystes daye Eccles xv HE that feareth god wyll do good / and he that kepeth the lawe shall obtayne wysedome and she wyl come agaynst hym as an honourable mother as a woman yet a vyrgyn shal receyue hym She shal fede hym with the bread of lyfe and vnderstandynge and the water of holsome wysedome she shall gyue hym to drynke she shall exalte him amoÌ„ge his neyghbours shall open hys mouth euen in the thyckest of the congregacioÌ„ And he shall fyll hym with the spyryte of wysedome vnderstandynge and wyth the garment of glory shall apparel hym She shall make him rych with ioye and gladnes and shall inherete hym of an euerlastynge name ¶ The Gospell on S. IohnÌ„s daye the Euangelyste The .xxj. chapyter of IohnÌ„ E Iesus sayd to Peter folowe me Peter turned about sawe the disciple whoÌ„ Iesê° loued folowyng which also leued
a chylde I vnderstode as a chylde I ymagyned as a chylde but as sone as I was a man I put away al chyldyshnes / now we se iÌ„ a glasse eueÌ„ in a darke speakynge but wheÌ„ shall we se face to face Now I knowe vnê‘fytly But whaÌ„ shall I know eueÌ„ as I am knoweÌ„ now abydeth fayth hope loue eueÌ„ these .iij. but the chyefe of theÌ„ is loue ¶ The Gospell on the SoÌ„day of .l. The .xviij. Cha. of Luke A IEsus toke vnto hym the .xij. and sayde vnto them behold we go vp to Ierusalem / and all shal be fulfylled that are writen by the prophetes of the sonne of man he shal be deliuered vnto the gentyls and shal be mocked and shal be despytefully entreated and shal be spetteÌ„ on and wheÌ„ they haue scourged hym they wyll put hym to deth / and the thyrde daye shall he ryse agayne They vnderstode none of these thynges thys sayenge was hyd from them and they perceyued not the thynges which were spokeÌ„ It came to passe as he was come nye vnto Ierico / a certayne blynde man sate by the way syde beggyng when he herde the people passe by he asked what it mente They sayde vnto hym that Iesus of Nazareth wente by / he cryed sayenge Iesus the sonne of Dauid haue mercy on me / and they which went before rebuked him because he shuld holde his peace he moche the more cryed The sonne of Dauid haue mercy on me Iesus stode styll and coÌ„maunded him to be brought vnto him when he was come nere he asked him sayenge What wylt thou that I do vnto the he sayde / Lorde that I maye receyue my syght Iesus sayd vnto him Receyue thy sight thy fayth hath saued the and immediatly he sawe and folowed him praysyng god and all the people when they sawe it / gaue lande to god ¶ The Pystle on Asshe wednysdaye The .ij. Chap. Iohel D OVr Lorde sayeth turne to me with all your hertes in fastyng and lamentacyon teare your hertes and not youre garmentes and turne vnto the lorde your God / for he is full of mercy / and compassyon longe yer he be angry / and great in mercy / and repenteth when he is at the poynte to punysshe who can tell whether the Lorde wyll turne and haue compassyon shall leaue after hym a blessynge sacryfyce and drynke offryng vnto the lorde your god Blowe a troÌ„pet in Syon / proclayme fastynge / and call a congregacyon gather the people togyther brynge thou the elders to one place gather the yonge chyldren and they that sucke the brestes togyder let the brydgrome come out of his chamber and the bryde out of her parloure let the preestes that mynistre vnto the lorde wepe betwene the porche and the aulter and saye spare lorde thy people and delyuer not thyne inherytaunce vnto rebuke that the hethen shuld raygne ouer them / why shulde they saye amonge the nacyons where is their god And the lorde enuyed for his landes sake and had compassyon on hys people and the Lorde answered and sayde vnto hys people / beholde I sente you corne / newe wyne oyle that ye shall be satysfyed therwith neyther wyl I delyuer you any more vnto the hethen ¶ The Gospell on Asshe wednysday the .vj. cha of Mat. B CHrist sayde vnto his dyscyples when ye fast / be not sadde as the ypocrytes are for they dysfygure theyr faces that it myght appere vnto men that they faste Verely I saye vnto you they haue theyr rewarde But thou when thou fastest anoynt thyne heade and wasshe thy face / that it appere not vnto men how that thou fastest / but vnto thy father that is in secret and thy father which seyth in secrete shall reward the opeÌ„ly Gather not treasure togyther on earth / where ruste mothes corrupte and where theues breake through stele but gather the treasure togyther in heuen / where nether rust / nor mothes corrupt and where theues neyther breake vp nor yet stele For whersoeuer you treasure is / there wyll your hertes be also ¶ The Pystel on the .j. Sondaye in lente / the seconde pystle to the Corynthyans the .vj. chapiter A. BRethren we exorte you / that ye receyue not the grace of god in vayne / for he sayeth I haue herde the in a tyme accepted / and in the daye of saluacyon haue I suckered the. Beholde now is that well accepted tyme beholde now is the daye of saluacyon / let vs gyue no man occasyon of euyll / that in our offyce be founde no faute but in all thynges let vs behaue oure selues as the mynisters of god In moch pacience in affliccyoÌ„s in necessyte / in anguysshe in strypes in prysonment in stryfe in labour in watche in fastyng in purenes / in knowledge in loÌ„ge sufferynge / in kyndnes / in the holy ghost / in loue vnfayned / in the wordes of trueth / in the power of god by the armour of ryghtwysenes on the ryght hande and on the lyfte hande / in honour and dishonour in euell reporte good reporte as disceyuers yet true / as vnknowen / as dienge and beholde we yet lyue as chastened and not kylled / as sorowynge and yet alwaye merye as poore and yet make many ryche / as hauynge nothyng and yet possessynge in all thynges ¶ The Gospell on the .j. Sondaye in lent the .iiij. Chapiter of Mathewe A. WHen Iesus was led awaye of the spirite into wyldernes to be tempted of the deuyl And when he had fasted forty dayes and forty nyghtes / at the laste was an hungred Then came vnto hym the tempter / sayde if thou be the sonne of god commaunde that these stones be made breade / He answered sayde It is wryten that maÌ„ shall not lyue onely by breade / but by euerye worde that procedeth out of the mouthe of god Then that deuyll toke him vp into the holy cyte / and set hym on a pynacle of the teÌ„ple / sayde vnto hym / yf thou be the sonne of god cast thy selfe downe for it is wryteÌ„ he shal gyue his angels charge ouer the / wyth theyr handes they shal holde that vp that thou dasshe not thy fote agaynst a stone Iesus sayd to him this is written also Thou shalte not tempte thy lorde god / The deuyll toke hym vp agayne led hyÌ„ in to an exceding hie mountayne shewed hym al the kyngdomes of the world and al the glory of them sayd vnto hym / all these wyl I gyue the / if thou wylt fall doune and woshyp me Then sayd Iesus vnto hym auoyde Sathan / for it is wrytten Thou shalte worshyppe thy lorde God and hym onely shalte thou serue ¶ The Pystle on the .ij. Sonday in Lent / the fyrste Pystle to the Tessalonians / the forth chapiter A. WE beseche you brethren and exorte you in the lorde Iesus that you encrease more and more / euen as ye haue
sayed vnto his disciples The kyngdome of heuē is lyke vnto a certayne kinge which maryed his sonne and sent forth his seruaūtes to call them that were byd to the weddyng they wolde not come Agayn he sent forth other seruauntes sayeng tell them whiche are bidden beholde I haue prepared my dyner myne oxen and my fatlinges are kylled al thinges are redy come vnto the Maryage They made lyght of it and wente their waies one to his ferme place another aboute his marchaundyse the remenaunt toke his seruauntes intreated them vngoodly slewe them when the kyng herde that he was wroth sent forth his warrers destroyed these murtherers / and brent vp theyr cytye / then sayd he to his seruaūtes / the weddynge was prepared but they which were bydden therto were not worthy Go ye therfore out into the hygh wayes as many as ye fynde byd them to mariage the seruauntes went out in to the hygh wayes / gathered togyther as many as they coulde fynde bothe good and bad / the weddynge was furnysshed with gestes The kynge came in to vysyte his gestes spyed there a man which had on a weddinge garmēt sayd vnto him frēde how camest thou in hyther / hast not on a weddynge garmente he was euē spechles Then sayd the kynge to his mynisters take and bynde him hāde fote cast him into vtter darknes there shall be wepynge and gnasshynge of teche for many are called and fewe be chosen ¶ The pystle on the .xxj. Sondaye after Trinite sondaye The vj. Chapyter / to the Ephesyans B MY brethren be stronge in the lorde in the power of his myght put on the armour of God that ye maye stande stedfast agaynst the craftye assautes of the deuyl / for we wrestle not agaynst flessh bloud but agaynst rule against power against worldly rulers of the darknes of this world agaynst spiritual wickednes for heuēly thinges For this cause take vnto you the armour of god that ye may be able to resyst in the euyl day to stāde perfect in all thynges Stāde therfore your loynes gyrde about with veryte hauynge on the breste plate of ryghtwesenes shodde with showes prepared by the gospell of peace aboue all take to you the shylde of fayth wherwith ye may quence al the fyre dartes of the wycked and take the helmet of saluacyon the swerde of the spirite whiche is the worde of god ¶ The Gospell on the .xxi. Sonday after Trinite sonday The iiii Chapiter of Iohan. G. THere was a certayn ruler whose sonne was sycke at Capernaum as he herde that Iesus was come out of Iewry in to Galile / he wente vnto hym besought hym that he wolde descende heale his sonne for he was euen redy to dye Then sayde Iesus vnto hym except ye se signes and wounders ye beleue nat the ruler sayd vnto hym syr come awaye or euer that my chyld dye Iesus sayd vnto hym go thy way thy sonne lyueth and the man beleueth the wordes that Iesus had spokē vnto hym and wente his way anone as he went on his waye his seruauntes met hym tolde him saynge Thy sonne lyueth then enquyred he of thē the houre when he began to amende and they sayd vnto hym yesterday the seuenth houre the feuer lefte hym and the father knew that it was that same houre whē Iesus sayd vnto hym thy sonne lyueth he beleued and all his houshold ¶ The Pystle on the .xxii. sonday after Trinite sondaye the .i. Chap. to the Phyllyppians A. BRethren we truste in our lorde Iesus Christe that he whiche begā a good worke in you shall performe it vntyl the day of Iesus Christ as it becommeth me so to iudge of you all because I haue you in my hert haue you also euery one cōpanyons of grace with me in my bondes as I defende and stablysshe the Gospell God beareth me recorde nowe greatlye I longe after you all frō the very herte rote in Iesus Christe and this I pray that our loue may encreace more and more in knowledge and in all fealyng that ye myght accepte thinges most excellent that ye myght be pure suche as shuld hurte no mannes conscyence vntyl the day of Christ fylled with the fruytes of ryghtwysnes whiche fruytes came by Iesus Christe vnto the glory and laude of God ¶ The Gospell on the .xxii. sondaye after Trinite sondaye the xviii Chap. of Mathew C. IEsus put forth a similitude vnto his disciples sayenge The kyngdome of heauen is lykened vnto a certayn king which wold take accōptes of his seruaūtes when he had begonth reken one was brought vnto hym whiche oughte hym x. thousand talentes but when he had nought to paye the lord commaunded hym to be solde his wyfe and his chyldren and all that he had payment to be made The seruaunt fel downe and besought him sayenge Syr gyue me respyte and I wyll paye the it euery whyt then had the lord pyte on the seruaunt and losed hym forgaue hym the det The same seruaunt wēt out found one of his felowes which ought hym an hoūdreth pens layd handes on hym and toke hym by the throte saieng Pay me that thou owest his felowe fel downe besoughte hym sayeng Haue pacyence with me I wyl pay the all he wold nat but went cast hym into pryson tyll he shuld paye the det when his other felowes sawe what was done they were very sory and came and tolde to theyr lord all that had happened Then his lorde called hym sayd vnto hym O euyll seruaūte I forgaue the all the dette / because thou prayedst me / was it nat mete also that thou shuldest haue had cōpassiō on thy felowe euen as I had pity on the his lord was wroth deliuered him to the Ialers tyl he shuld pay all that was due vnto hym So lykewyse shall my heuēly father do vnto you Yf ye wyl nat forgyue with al your hartes eche one to his brother theyr trespases ¶ The Pystle on the .xxiij. sondaye after Trinite sondaye the iij. Chap. to the Philyppyans C. BRethren folowe ye me loke on thē whiche walke euen so as ye haue vs for an ensāple / for many walke of whō I haue tolde you often now tell you weping that they are the ennemyes of the crosse of Christ whose ende is dampnacyō whose god is theyr belye whose glorie is to theyr shame which are worldy mynded / but our cōuersacion is in heuen frō whense we loke for the sauioure euen the lorde Iesus Christe which shall chaūge into an other fasshyon our vyle bodyes that they maye be fassioned lyke vnto hys gloryous body accordȳg to the workynge wherby he is able to subdue all thinges vnto hym selfe in Iesus Christ our lorde ¶ The Gospel on the .xxiij. Sondaye after Trinite Sondaye The .xxii. Chapyter of Mathewe B THe Pharyses wēt
worldes ende for them the generacyon of them and the glory of them shall not be lefte theyr bodyes are buryed in peace and theyr names shall lyue in the worldes all people shall tell the wysedome of them all the coÌ„gragacyon of sayntes shall shew that laud of theÌ„ ¶ The gospell on Relyke sondaye The .v. cha of Mathew A WHen Iesê° sawe the people he went vp into a mountayne when he was set his dysciples came vnto him he openeth his mouth taught theÌ„ sayeng Blessed are the poore in spirite For theyrs is the kyngdom of heueÌ„ Blessed ar they that morne for they shal be coÌ„forted Blessed are that meke for they shall inherite the erth Blessed are they whiche hoÌ„gre thrust for ryghtuousnes for they shal be fylled Blessed are the mercyful for they shal obtayne mercy Blessed are the pure in hert for they shall se god Blessed are the maynteners of peace for they shal be called the chyldreÌ„ of god Blessed are they which suffre ê‘secucioÌ„ for rightuousnes sake for theyrs is the kyngdome of heuen Blessed are ye wheÌ„ men shall reuyle you and persecute you and shal fastly say all maner of euyll sayenges agaynste you for my sake Reioyce and be glad for great is your rewarde in heuen ¶ The Pystle on Saynt Margaretes daye O Lorde my god thou haste exalted my habytacyon vpoÌ„ the erth I haue prayed for death to come I haue called the lorde the father of my lord that he forsake me not in the day of my tribulacyon And in the tyme of proude men wtout helpe I shall laude thy name diligeÌ„tly shal prayse it in coÌ„fessioÌ„ my prayer is hero thou hast delyuered me froÌ„ perdicioÌ„ froÌ„ a wicked tyme therfore lord my god I shal coÌ„fesse giue lande vnto thy name ¶ The gospell on S. Margaretes day the .xiij. cha of Mat. G IEsus sayde vnto his disciples The kyngdom of heueÌ„ is lyke vnto treasure hyd in the felde the which a man founde hyd it for ioy therof goeth selleth all that he hath byeth that felde Agayne the kyngdom of heueÌ„ is lyke vnto a marchauÌ„t sekyÌ„ge after good peerles which wheÌ„ he hath fouÌ„d one precious perle weÌ„t solde all that he had bought it Agayne the kyngdom of heueÌ„ is lyke vnto a net cast into the see / the gathereth of all kyndes of fisshes which wheÌ„ it is ful meÌ„ draw to laÌ„de sit gathereth the good into theyr vessels cast the bad away So shal it be at the ende of the world The Angels shal come seuer the bad froÌ„ the good shal cast theÌ„ iÌ„to a furneys of fyre there shal be waylyÌ„ge gnasshyÌ„g of teth Iesê° sayd vnto theÌ„ haue ye vnderstaÌ„de dal these thynges they sayd ye syr Then sayd he vnto them therfore euery scrybe which is taught vnto the kyngdome is lyke an housholder which bryngeth forth out of his treasure thynges bothe newe and olde ¶ The Pystle on Mary magdaleyn daye Prouerbi xxxi A WomaÌ„ of power veryte yf a maÌ„ coulde fynde the value of her were farre aboue perles The herte of her husbaÌ„d trusteth in her that he nedeth not spoyles She rendereth him good not euyll all the dayes of her lyfe She sought wolle and flaxe did as her haÌ„des serued her She is lyke a marchauÌ„tes shyp that bryngeth her vytayles from far She ryseth yer day / gyueth meate to her housholde fode to her maydens She coÌ„sydered a grounde bought it of the fruyt of her haÌ„des plaÌ„ted a vyne She gyrde her loynes with strength / couraged her armes She perceyued that her huswyfry was profitable / therfore dyd not put out her caÌ„dell by nyght She set her fyngers to the spendell her handes caughte holde on the dystaffe She openeth her hande to the poore / stretched out her handes to the nedy She feared not least the cold of snow shuld hurt her hous for all her housholde were double clothed She made her gay ornamentes of byce / purple was her apparel Her husbande was had in honour in the gates as he sate with the elders of the lande She made lynnen solde it delyuered to the marchauÌ„t Strenth glory were her rayment she laughed in the latter dayes She opened her mouth with wysdom the lawe of rightuousnes was on her toÌ„g She had an eye to her houshold eat not breade ydely Her chyldreÌ„ arose blessed her her husbaÌ„d coÌ„meÌ„ded her Many doughters haue done excelleÌ„tly but thou hast passed theÌ„ all Fauour is a deceauable thynge beaute in vanite but a womaÌ„ that feareth god / she shal be praised Gyue her of the fruyt of her haÌ„des / let her workes prayse her in the gates ¶ The gospell on Mary magdaleyns day the .vi. cha of Lu. E ONe of the Pharyses desyred Iesus that he wolde eate with him / he came in to the Pharyses house and sat downe to meat And beholde a woman in that cyte / which was a synner as sone as she knewe thou Iesus sat at meat in the Pharyses hous she brought an Alabaster boxe of oyntmente / she stode at his fete behynde hym wepyng began to wasshe his fete with teares and dyd wype them with the heares of her hed / kyssed his fete / anoynted them with oyntment When the Pharyse which had him to his house sawe that he spake within hym selfe sayenge Yf this maÌ„ were a Prophete he wolde surely haue knoweÌ„ who what maner woman this is which touched him for she is a synner And Iesus answered sayde vnto him SymoÌ„ I haue some what to say vnto the and he sayde Mayster say on Ther was a certayn leÌ„der which had two detters the one ought .v. hoÌ„dreth pens the other fyfty When they had nothynge to pay he forgaue theÌ„ bothe Whiche of theÌ„ tel me wyl loue hiÌ„ moste SymoÌ„ answered said I suppose that he to whome he forgaue moste / he sayede vnto hym Thou haste truly iudged And he turned to the womaÌ„ / sayed vnto SimoÌ„ Seest thou this woman I eÌ„tred into thy house / thou gauest me no water to my ete but she hath wasshte my fete with teres wyped them with the heares of her heed Thou gauest me no kisse but she sence the tyme I came in hath not ceased to kysse my fete My heed with oyle thou dydest not anoynt she hath anoynted my fete with oyntmeÌ„t Wherfore I say vnto the many synnes are forgyueÌ„ her because she loued moch To whoÌ„ lesse is forgyueÌ„ the same doth lesse loue And he sayd vnto her thy synnes are forgyueÌ„ ye. And they that sate at meate with him began to saye within them selues Who is this which forgyueth euen synnes and he sayd to the woman Thy fayth hath saued the go in peâ—ce ¶ The pystle on S. Iames daye the Apostle The .ij. Chapyter to the
Ephesyans D BRethren nowe ye are no more strauÌ„gers foreners but cytesens with the sayntes of the housholde of god and are bylte vpon the fouÌ„dacion of the Apostles ê“phetes Iesê° Christe beyng the heed corner stone in whoÌ„ euery buyldynge coupled togyther / groweth vnto an holy teÌ„ple in the lord in whom ye also are buylte to gyther made an habitacion for god in the spirite ¶ The gospell on S. Iames daye the Apostle The .xx. chapyter of Mathewe C THere came to Iesê° the moâ—her of zebedes childreÌ„ with her sonnes worshyppynge him desyrynge a certayne thyng of him he sayd vnto her what wilt thou haue she sayd vnto hiÌ„ grauÌ„t that these my two sonnes may syt one on the right hand the other on thy left hande in thy kyngdome Iesus answered sayde ye wotte not what ye aske Are ye able to drynke of the cup that I shall drynke of to be baptysed with the baptime that I shal be baptysed with They answered to him That we are He sayde vnto them ye shal drynke of my cup shal be baptysed with the baptyme that I shal be baptised with but to syt on my ryghthaÌ„d / on my left haÌ„d is not myne to giue but to theÌ„ for whoÌ„ it is pÌ„pared of my fader ¶ The Pystle on saynte Annes daye A WomaÌ„ of power veryte c. Ye shal fynde this Pystle on saynt Mary Magdaleyn daye Folio lij ¶ The Gospel on S. Annes daye The .j. cha of Mathewe A. THis is the boke of the generacion Ye shal fynde this gospel on the concepcion of our Lady Folio xliiij ¶ The Pystle on S. Peters daye ad vincula The .xij. Chapi-of the Actes of the Apostles C WHen Peter came out of preson he came to the house of mary the mother of one IohnÌ„ which was called marke wher many were gathered togyther in prayer / as Peter knocked at the entre dore A damosell came forth to herken named Rhoda wheÌ„ she knew Peters voyce she opened not the entre for gladnes but ran in and tolde howe Peter stode before the entrey they sayd vnto her thou art mad she bore theÌ„ downe that it was euen so Then sayd they it is his angell Peter coÌ„tinued knockynge wheÌ„ they had opened the dore sawe him they were astonyed he beckened vnto them with the hande to holde theyr peace tolde theÌ„ by what meanes the lord brought him out of pryson ¶ The gospel on s Peters day ad viÌ„cula the .xvj. cha of Mat. B WHen Iesus came into the costes c. ye shal fynde this gospel on S. Peters and Paules daye Folio l. ¶ The Pystle on the transfyguracyon of our lorde The secoÌ„de Pystle of Peter and the fyrst chapyter D Most dere beloued brethreÌ„ we folowed not deceyuable fables wheÌ„ we opened vnto you the power coÌ„myng of our lorde Iesus Christ but with our eyes we saw his maiestye Euen then / verely wheÌ„ he receyued of god the father honour glory wheÌ„ there came such a voyce to hym froÌ„ the excelleÌ„t glory This is my dere beloued sonne in whoÌ„ I haue delyte heare him this voyce we herde whan it came froÌ„ heueÌ„ beynge with him in the holy mouÌ„t we haue also a right sure word of ê“phesy wherunto if we take hyde as vnto a light that shyneth in a darke place ye do well vntyll the daye daune the daye starre aryse in your hertes ¶ The Gospel on the transfyguracyon of our lorde The xvij Chapyter of Mathewe A IEsê° toke Peter Iames IohnÌ„ his brother brought theÌ„ vp into an hye mouÌ„tayne out of the way was transfigured before theÌ„ his face dyd shyne as the sonne hys clothes were as whyte as the lyghte And behold there appered vnto theÌ„ moses Helias talking with hiÌ„ Then answered Peter sayd to Iesê° Master here is good beyng for vs yf yâ— wylt / let vs make here .iij. tabernacles one for the one for Moses one for Helias Whyle he yet spake / behold a bryght cloude shadowed theÌ„ beholde there came a voyce out of the cloude sayd This is my dere soÌ„ne in whoÌ„ I delyte / here him And whaÌ„ the dicsiples herde that they fell flat on theyr faces were sore affrayd And Iesus came touched theÌ„ sayd aryse be not affrayde TheÌ„ lyfted they vp they re eyes sawe no man but Iesê° onely And as they came downe from the Mountayne Iesus charged them sayeÌ„g / se that ye shewe the Vysyon to no man tyll the sonne of man be rysen agayne frome deaehe ¶ The Pystle in the feast of name of Iesê° The .iiij. chapiter of the Actes of the Apostles A. PEter ful of the holy ghost saide ye rulers of the people elders of Israel if we this day be examyned of the good dede done to the sycke man / by what meanes he is made hole be it knoweÌ„ vnto you all and to al the people of Israel that in the name of Iesus Christe of Nazareth whome ye crucyfyed and whome God raysed from deth againe this man standeth here present before you whole this is the stone cast a syde of you buylders whiche is set in the chyefe place of the corner neyther is there saluacyoÌ„ in any other nor yet also is there any other name gyuen to men wherein we muste be saued ¶ The Gospell in the feaste of the name of Iesus The fyrste Chapyter of Mathew C THe Angel of god appered to Ioseph in slepe sayeng Ioseph the sonne of Dauid feare not to take vnto the Mary thy wyfe for that which is coÌ„ceyued in her is of the holy ghost she shall brynge forth a sonne thou shalt call his name Iesê° for he shall saue his people froÌ„ theyr synnes All this was done to fulfyll that which was spokeÌ„ of our lorde by the ê“phete sayeng Beholde a mayde shal be with chylde shal brynge forth a son they shal cal his name Emanuel which is by interpÌ„tacioÌ„ god with vs ¶ The Pystle on S. Laurence daye the .ij. Pystle to the Corynthyans The .ix. Chapyter B BRethren he which soweth lytel shal repe lytell he that soweth pleÌ„teously shal repe pleÌ„teously let euery man do accordynge as he hath purposed in his hert not grudgelynge or of necessyte for God loued a cherefull gyuer God is able to make you ryche in all grace that ye in al thinges hauyng sufficieÌ„t vnto the vttermost may be rych vnto al maner good workes as it is wrytten He hathe sparsed abrode and hath gyuen to the poore his ryghteousnes remayneth for euer He that findeth the sower sed shal mynister breade for fode shal multyplye your sede and encrease the fruytes of your ryghteousnes ¶ The gospel on S. Laurence day The .xij. Cha. of IohnÌ„ D IEsus sayd vnto his dysciples Verely verely I say vnto you except that wheat corne fal iÌ„to the grouÌ„d dye it bydeth