wyldernes and are deade This is the breade which coÌmeth froÌ heuen that he which doth eate of it shuld not dye I am the lyuing breade which came downe froÌ heuen Yf any man eate of thys breade he shall lyue for euer And the breade that I wyll gyue is my flesshe whych I wyll gyue for the lyfe of the worlde ¶ The Pystle on Trinite Sondaye The .iiij. Chapyter of the Reuelacyon of saynt IohnÌ A. I Loked vp sawe a dore open in heuen the fyrste voyce whiche I herde as were a trompette talkynge with me whiche sayde come vp hyther and I wyll shewe the thynges which must be fulfylled here after immediately I was in the spyryte beholde a seate was put in heuen and one sate on the seate and he that sate was to loke vpon lyke vnto Iasper stone and a Sardyne stone and there was a rayne bowe aboute the seate to loke vpon lyke vnto an Emeralde and about the seate were .xxiiij. Seates and I sawe on the seates .xxiiij. elders syttynge clothed in whyte raymeÌt and had on theyr hedes Crownes of golde and out of the seate proceded lyghtenynges and thoÌdrynges and voyces and there were .vij. laÌpes of fyre burnynge before the seate / whyche are the seuen spyrytes of God and before the seate there was a See of glasse lyke vnto Crystall and in the myddes of the seate and round about the seate were .iiij. beastes full of eyes before and behynde and the fyrst beaste was lyke a Lyon the secoÌde beast was lyke a Calfe the thyrde beaste had a face as a man and the fourth beaste was lyke a flyenge Egle the .iiij. beastes had eche one of them .vj. wynges about hym and they were full of eyes within they had no rest daye neyther nyght sayenge Holy holy holy lorde god almyghty whiche was is is to come And when these beastes gaue glory honoure and thankes to hym that sat on that seate / which lyueth euermore the .xxiiij. elders fell downe before hym that sat on the trone and worshypped hym that lyueth euer cast theyr crownes before the trone sayinge thou arte worthy Lorde to receyue glory honoure power for thou haste created all thynges for thy wylles sake they are were created ¶ The Gospell on Trynite sonday The .iij. Chap. of IohnÌ A THere was a man of the pharyses named Nichodemus / a ruler among the Iewes He came to Iesus by nyght and sayde vnto hym Mayster we knowe that thou arte a teacher which arte come from god for no man could do such myracles as thou doest except god were with hym Iesus answered and sayde vnto hym Verely verely I saye vnto the excepte that a man be borne a newe he can not se the kyngdome of God Nichodemus sayd vnto hym How can a man be borne wheÌ he is old Can he entre into his mothers wombe be borne agayne Iesus answered Verely verely I say vnto the except that a man be borne of water of the spyrite he can not entre into the kyngdome of god That whych is borne of the flesshe is flesshe that which is borne of the spirite is spirite Maruayle not that I sayd to the ye muste be borne a newe The wynde bloweth where he lyfteth and thou heareste hys sounde but thou canste not tell wheÌse he coÌmeth and whether he goeth So is euery man that is borne of the spyryte Nichodemus answered sayd vnto him How can these thynges be Iesus answered and sayd vnto him Arte thou a mayster in Israell and knowest not these thynges Verely verely I saye vnto the we speake that we knowe testyfie that we haue sene and ye receyue not our wytnes yf I haue tolde you erthtly thynges / ye haue not beleued howe shuld ye beleue yf I shall tell you heueÌly thynges And no man hath ascended vp into heuen but he that came downe frome heuen that is to saye the sonne of man which is in heueÌ And as Moses lyfted vp the serpent in wyldernes euen so muste the sonne of man be lyfted vp that no man which beleueth in hyÌ peryssh but haue eternal lyfe ¶ The Pystle on Corpus Christi daye the fyrst Pystle to the Corynthyans and the .xi. Chapyter E BRethren that whiche I gaue vnto you I receyued of the Lorde for the Lord Iesus Christ the same nyght in the which he was betrayed toke breade and thanked / and brake / sayde take ye eate ye this is my body which is broken for you This do ye in the remeÌbraunce of me / after the same maner he toke the cuppe when Supper was done sayenge This cup is the newe Testament in my bloude / this do as ofte as ye drynke it in the remeÌbrauÌce of me / for as often as ye shall eate this bread and drynke of thys cup / ye shall shewe the Lordes death tyl he come Wherfore who soeuer shall eate of thys breade or drynke of the cup vnworthely shal be gyltye of the body and bloude of the Lorde Let a man therfore examyne hym selfe and so let hyÌ eate of the breade and drynke of the cuppe / for he that eateth drynketh vnworthely eateth and drynketh hys owne dampnacyon Because he maketh no dyfference of the Lordes body ¶ The Gospel on Corpus Christi day The .vj. cha of IohnÌ F IEsus sayd vnto his dysciples to the company of the Iewes my flesshe is meate in dede / my bloud is drynke in dede He that eateth my flessh drynketh my bloud dwelleth in me And I in him as the lyuing father hath sent me eueÌ so lyue I by my father he that eateth me shall lyue by me This is the breade which came from heueÌ not as your fathers haue eateÌ Manna and are deade He that eateth of thys breade shall lyue euer ¶ The Pystle on the fyrste Sondaye after Trinite Sondaye The .iiij. Chapyter of the fyrst Pystle of IohnÌ B MOst dere beloued brethren God is loue in thys apered the loue of god to vs warde because that god sent his onely begotten son into the worlde / that we myght lyue thorowe hym here in is loue not that we loued God / but that god loued vs. And sente his sonne to make agrement for our synnes Derely beloued yf god so loued vs we oughte also to loue one another / no man hath sene god at any tyme. Yf we loue one another god dwelleth in vs and his loue is perfyte in vs. Here by knowe we that we dwell in hym and he in vs because he had gyuen vs of his spyryte And we haue sene and do testyfye that the father sent his sonne which is the sauyour of the worlde whosoeuer confesseth that Iesus is the sonne of God / in hym dwelleth god he in god And we haue knowen and beleued the loue that god hathe to vs. God is loue and that dwelleth in loue / dwelleth in God god in hym
.j. soÌdaye after Easter daye called lowe SoÌdaye The .j. Pystel of IohnÌ the .v. cha E MOste dere beloued brethren all that is borne of god ouercommeth the worlde and this is the victorye that ouercommeth the worlde euen our fayth who is that ouercoÌmeth the world but he which beleueth the Iesus is the sonne of god This Iesus Christ is he that came by water and blode not by water only but by water and blode it is the spirite that beareth wytnes because the spryte is trueth for there are .iij. which beare recorde in heueÌ the father / the worde the holy ghost these .iij. are one for there are .iij. whiche beare recorde in earth The spirite the water / and bloude and these .iij. are one / if we receyue the wytnesse of meÌ the witnesse of god is greter for this is the wytnesse of god which he testyfyed of his sonne He the beleueth on the sonne of God / hath wytnesse in hym selfe ¶ The Gospell on the .j. Sonday after Easter day called lowe sonday the .xx chapiter of IohnÌ E THe same daye at nyght whiche was the morowe after the Saboth daye when the dores were shut where the discyples were assembled togyther for feare of the Iewes came Iesus and stode in the myddes and sayde to them Peace be with you and when he had so sayde he shewed vnto them his haÌdes and his syde Then were the discyples glad when they sawe the Lorde Then sayde Iesus to them agayne Peace be with you As my father sent me euen so sende I you when he had sayde that he brethed on them and sayd vnto them Receyue the holy ghost who soeuers synnes ye remytte they are remytted vnto them who soeuers synnes ye retayne they are retayned but Thomas one of the twelue called Didimus was not with theÌ when Iesus came the other disciplâs sayd vnto hym We haue sene the lorde and he sayd vnto them excepte I se in his handes the prynte of the nayles and put my fynger in the hooles of the nayles truste my hande into hys syde I wyll not beleue And after .viij. dayes agayne his disciples were within Thomas with theÌ Then came Iesus when the dores were shut stode in the myddes and saide Peace be with you after that sayde he to Thomas brynge thy fynger hyther and se my handes and brynge thy hande and thruste it into my syde and be not faythlesse but beleuyng Thomas answered and sayd vnto hym my lorde and my god Iesus sayd vnto him Thomas because thou haste sene me therfore thou beleuest Happy are they the hath not sene yet beleue And many other sygnes dyd Iesus in the presence of his discyples which are not wryteÌ in this boke These are wryten that ye myght beleue that Iesus is Christ the sonne of maÌ and that in beleuynge ye myght haue lyfe thorowe hys name ¶ The Pystle on the .ij. Sondaye after Easter day the .j. pystle of Peter the .ij. chapiter C. MOoste dere beloued brethren Chryste suffered for vs leuynge vs an ensample that ye shulde folowe his steppes which did no synne neyther was there gyle fouÌde in his mouth which when he was reuyled reuyled not agayne wheÌ he suffered he threatened not but commytted the cause to hym the iudgeth ryghtouslye which his owne selfe bare our synnes in his body on the tree that we shulde be delyuered from synne shulde lyue in right wisnes by whose strypes ye were healed for ye were as shepe goynge astraye but are nowe returned vnto the shepeherde and byshop of youre soules ¶ The Gospel on the .ij. Sonday after Easter daye The .x. chapiter of IohnÌ C. IEsus sayd to his disciples I am the good shepherde the good shepherde gyueth his lyfe for his shepe an hyred seruaunte which is not the shepherd neyther the shepe are his owne seyeth the wolfe comming and leueth the shepe and flyeth and the wolfe cascheth them scattereth the shepe The hyred seruaunt flyeth because he is an hyred seruauÌte careth not for the shepe I am the good shepherd and knowe myne and am knowen of myne As my father knoweth me euen so knowe I my father And I giue my lyfe for the shepe and other shepe I haue which are not of this folde them also must I bryng that they may heare my voyce that there maye be one floke one shepherde ¶ The Pystle on the .iij. Sonday after Easter day The .j. Pystle of Peter the .ij. chapiter C. MOst dere beloued brethren I beseche you as straungers pylgrymes abstayne frome flesshlye lustes whyche fyght agaynst the soule and se that ye haue honest conuersacioÌ amonge the Gentyles that they whiche backebyte you as euyll doers maye se your good workes and prayse God in the daye of visitacyon submyt your selues vnto all maner ordynaunce of man for the Lordes sake whether it be vnto the kynge as vnto the cheyfe heed eyther vnto the rulers as vnto theym that are sent of hym for the punysshemente of euyll doers but for the lande of theym that doo well for so is the wyll of GOD that ye put to sylence the ignorauncy of the folyshe men as free not as hauyng the libierte for a cloke of malycyousnes but euen as the seruauntes of god honour al men loue brotherly felysshyp feare god honour the Kynge seruauntes obey your masters with all feare not onely yf they be good curteous but also though they be froward for it coÌmeth of grace in Christ Iesus our lord ¶ The Gospell on the .iij. Sondaye after Easter daye the .xvj. Chapiter of IohnÌ D. IEsus sayde to hys dyscyples after a whyle ye shall not seme agayne after a whyle ye shall se me for I go to the father then sayd some of hys discyples betwene theÌ selues what is this that he sayeth vnto vs. After a whyle ye shal not se me and agayne after a whyle ye shall se me and that I go to the father They sayd therfore what is thys that he sayd sayth after a whyle we can not tell what he sayeth Iesus perceyued that they wolde axe hym sayd vnto them This is it that ye enquyre of betwene your selues that I said after a whyle ye shal not seme agayn after a whyle ye shal se me Verelye verelye I saye vnto you ye shall wepe and lameÌte and the worlde shall reioyce ye shall sorow but your sorowe shall be turned to ioy A woman when she trauayleth hath sorowe bycause her houre is come but as sone as she is delyuered of the chylde remembreth no more the anguysshe for ioye the a man is borne into the worlde And ye nowe are in sorowe but I wyl se you agayne And your hertes shal reioyce and your ioye shall no man take from you ¶ The Pystle on the .iiij. Sondaye after Easter daye The .j. Chapyter of Iames. C MOst dere beloued brethren euery good gyfte euery perfyte gyfte is frome aboue
¶ The Gospell on Wytson sonday the .xiiij. chapi of IohnÌ E. IEsus sayd vnto his disciples yf any man loue me / wyll kepe my saynges My father also wyl loue hym we wyl come vnto hym / wyl dwel with him He that loueth me not kepeth not my saynges the wordes which ye heare are not mine but the father which sente me This haue I spoken vnto you beyng yet pÌsent with you but the coÌforter whiche is the holy ghost whom my father wyl gyue in my name shall teache you all thynges brynge all thynges to your remembraunce what soeuer I haue told you Peace I leaue with you my peace I giue vnto you not as the worlde giueth gyue I vnto you let not your hertes be greued neyther feare ye ye haue herde how I sayd vnto you I go come agayn vnto you / if ye loued me ye wold verely reioyce because I sayd I go vnto the father for the father is greater then I. And now haue I shewed you before it come that wheÌ it is come to passe ye myghte beleue Here after wyll I not talke many wordes vnto you for the cheyfe ruler of the worlde coÌmeth hath naught in me but that the world may knowe that I loue the father and as the father gaue me coÌmauÌdement euen so do I. ¶ The Pystle on the Monday in the Wytson weke the .x. cha of the Actes of the Apostles F. PEter opened hys mouthe and sayde Iesus commanded vs to preache vnto the people and to testifie that it is he that is ordeyned of god a iudge of quycke dead to him gyueth al the êphetes witnes that thorow his name shal receyue remissioÌ of synnes all that beleue in him whyle Peter yet spake these wordes the holy ghost fell on all theÌ which herde his preachynge And they of the circuÌcision whiche beleued were astonied as many as came with Peter because that on the gentyls also was shede out the gyfte of the holy ghost for they herde them speake with tonges and mangnyfy god Then answered Peter can any man forbyd water that these shulde not be baptysed whiche haue receyued the holy ghost as wel as we And he commaunded theÌ to be baptised in the name of oure Lorde Iesus Christe ¶ The Gospel on the Mondaye in the Wytson weke the the .iiij. Chapiter of IohnÌ B. IEsus sayde vnto a ruler amoÌge the Pharyses God so loued the worlde that he gaue his onely sonne for the entente that none the beleue in him shulde perysshe but shulde haue euerlastyng lyfe for god sent not his sonne into the worlde to coÌdeÌne the worlde but that the worlde thorowe hym myght be saued he that beleueth on hym shall not be condempned but he that beleueth not is condempned al redy because he beleued not in the name of the onely sonne of God And this is the condempnacyon That lyght is come in to the worlde and the men haue loued darkenes more theÌ light because theyr dedes were euyl for euery man that doth euyl hateth the light neyther commeth to lyght least hys dedes shuld be reproued but he the doth the trueth commeth to the lyghte / that hys dedes myght be knowen howe that they are wrought in god ¶ The Pystle on the Tewysday in the Wytson weke the .viij. Chapiter of the Actes of the Apostles B. WHen the Apostles whiche were at Ierusalem herd saye the Samaria had receyued the worde of god / they sente vnto theÌ Peter IohnÌ whiche when they were come prayed for theÌ that they might receyue thy holy ghost for as yet he was come on none of them but they were baptysed onely in the name of Chryste Iesu Then layed they theyr handes on them and they receyued the holy ghoste ¶ The Gospel on the tewysday in the Wytson weke the .x. chapiter of IohnÌ A. IEsus sayde vnto his discyples Verely verely I saye vnto you whosoeuer entreth not in by the dore into the shepe folde but clymmeth vp some other waye / he is a thefe a robber He that goeth in by the dore is the shepeherde of the shepe To this man the Porter openeth the dore the shepe here his voyce / he calleth his owne shepe by name he ledeth theÌ out when he hath sent forth his owne shepe / he goeth before theÌ the shepe folowe hym / for they knowe his voyce / A strauÌger they wyll not folowe / but wyll flye froÌ hym / for they know not the voyce of strauÌgers This maner of sayeng spake Iesus vnto theÌ they vnderstode not what thiÌges they were which he spake vnto them ThaÌ sayd Iesus vnto theÌ agayne Verely I say vnto you that I am the dore of the shepe All euen as many as came before me are theues robbers but the shepe dyd not here them I am the dore by me yf any man entre in he shal be safe shal go in out and fynd pasture The thefe coÌmeth not but for to steale / kyll / and destroye I am come that they myghte haue lyfe / and haue it the more habundantly ¶ The Pystle on the wednysdaye in the Wytson weke The .ij. Chapyter of the Actes Apostles C PEter stepte forth with the eleuen and lyfte vp his voyce sayde vnto them / ye men of Iewry all ye that in habyte Ierusalem be this knoweÌ vnto you / and with your eares heare my wordes These are not droÌken as ye wene for it is yet the thyrde houre of the day but this is that which was spokeÌ by the prophet Iohel It shall be in the laste dayes sayth god of my spyryte I wyll powre out vpoÌ all flessh your sonnes your doughters shal prophesye your yonge men shal se visioÌs your olde meÌ shal dreame dreames on my seruauÌtes / on my haÌd maydeÌs I wyll powre out of my spyrite in those dayes they shall prophesy I wyll shewe woÌders in heueÌ aboue tokeÌs in the earth byneth bloude fyre the vapoure of smoke The sonne shal be turned into darknes the moue into bloude before the great notable daye of the Lorde shall come and the tyme shall come / that whosoeuer shall call on the name of the Lorde shal be saued ¶ The Gospel on the Wednysdaye in Wytson weke The .vj. Chapiter of IohnÌ E IEsus sayd vnto his disciples to the coÌpany of the Iewes No man can come vnto me excepte my Father whyche hath sente me drawe hym I wyll rayse him vp at the laste day It is wryten in the prophetes And they shall all be taught of god euery maÌ which hath herde lerned of the father coÌmeth vnto me not that any man hath sene the father saue he which is of GOD the same hathe sene the father Verelye verelye I saye vnto you he that beleueth on me hath euerlastynge lyfe I am the breade of lyfe your fathers dyd eate Manna in the
here in is the loue perfyte in vs / the we shuld haue truste in the daye of iudgemeÌte / for as he is / euen so are we in this world There is no feare in loue but perfyte loue casteth out all feare / for feare hath paynefulnes he that feareth is not perfyte in loue We loue hym for he loueth vs fyrst Yf a man sayd I loue god / yet hateth his brother he is a lyer How can he that loueth not his brother whom he hath se loue god whoÌ he hath not sene And thys commaundemente haue we of hym that he which loueth god shuld loue his brother also ¶ The Gospell on the fyrst Sondaye after Trynite Sondaye The .xvj. Chapyter of Luke D IEsus put forth a parable vnto his disciples saying there was a certayne ryche maÌ which was clothed in purple lyne raynes fared delyciously euery day And ther was a certayn begger named Lazarê° which lay at his gate full of sores desyrynge to be refresshed with the croÌmes which fell froÌ the rych maÌnes borde Neuertheles the dogges came lycked his sores And it fortuned that the begger dyed and was caryed by the angels in AbrahaÌs bosome The rych man also dyed was buryed / being iÌ hel in tormeÌtes / he lyft vp his eyes sawe AbrahaÌ a far of and Lazarus in hys bosome cryed and sayd Father Abraham haue mercy on me sende Lazarus that he may dyp the typpe of his fynger in water and cole my tonge for I am tormented in thys flambe but Abraham sayde vnto hym sonne remembre that thou in thy lyfe tyme receyuedest thy pleasure coÌtraryewyse Lazarus payne Nowe therfore is he comforted and thou art punysshed beyonde all this betwene you and vs there is a great space set / so that they which wolde go from house to you can not neyther maye come froÌ thens to vs. Then he sayd I pray the therfore father / sende hym to my fathers house for I haue fyue brethren for to warne them / lest they also come in to this place of tormente Abraham sayde vnto hym they haue Moses the prophetes / let theÌ heare theÌ he sayd naye âaâher AbrahaÌ but yf one came vnto them from the deade they wolde repeÌt He sayd vnto hym Yf they here not Moses the prophetes nether wyll they beleue though one rose froÌ death agayne ¶ The Pystle on the seconde Sondaye after Trynite sondaye The fyrst Pystle of IohnÌ and the thyrde Chapyter C MEruayle not my brethreÌ though the worlde hate you / we know that we are translated froÌ death vnto lyfe because we loue the brethreÌ He that loueth not his brother abideth in death Whosoeuer hateth his brother / is a mansleer and ye knowe that no maÌsleer / hath etrrnal lyfe abydynge in Hereby perceyue we the loue of god in that he gaue hys lyfe for vs. And therfore ought we also to giue our lyues for our brethreÌ Whosoeuer hath this worldes good seeth his brother haue nede shutteth vp hys compassion from him how dwelleth the loue of god in hym My babes let vs not loue in worde nether in tonge but in dede and in veryte ¶ The Gospell on the seconde Sonday after Trynite sondaye The .xiiij. Chapyter of Luke D IEsus put forthe a symilytude to his disciples sayenge A certayne maÌ ordeyned a great supper bad many sente his seruaunte at supper tyme to saye to them that were bydden to me for all thynges are nowe redy and they all at ones began to make excuse the fyrst sayd vnto him / I haue bought a towne and I must nedes go and se it / I praye the haue me excused And another sayd I haue bought fyue yoke of oxen I go to proue them I praye the haue me excused The thyrde sayd I haue maryed a wyfe therfore I can not come And the seruaunt went and brought his mayster worde therof Then was the good man of the house dyspleased and sayd to his seruaunt Go out quyckely into the stretes and quarters brynge in hyther the poore and the maymed and the halte / and the blynde And the seruauÌt sayd / lorde it is done as thou commauÌdest yet there is roume And the lorde sayd to the seruaunte go out into the hye wayes and hedges / and compell them to come in / that my house maye be fylled / for I saye vnto you that none of these whiche were bydden shall taste of my supper ¶ The Pystle on the thyrde Sondaye after Trynite Sonday The fyrste pystle of Peter and the .v. Chapytre B BRethren submyt youre selues vnder the myghtye hande of god that he may exalte you when the tyme is come cast all youre care to hym for he careth for you Be sobre watche for your aduersary the deuyll as a rorynge Lyon walketh about sekyng whom he may deuoure whoÌ resyst stedfaste in the fayth remembryng that ye do but fulfyll the same afflyctions whiche are apoynted to your brethren that are in the worlde the god of grace whych called you vnto his eternal glory by Christ Iesus shall his owne selfe after ye haue suffered a litel affliccion make you perfyte shall setle strengthe and stablyshe you to hym be glory dominion for euer whyle the worlde endureth Amen ¶ The gospel on the thyrde sonday after Trinite Sonday The âv chapiter of Luke A. THe Publycanâ the sinners resorted vnto Iesus to heare hym and the âharyses and Scribes murmured sayeng He receiued to hiââompany sinners eateth with them Then put he forth thiââymylitude to them sayeng What man of you hauynge an hondrethe shepe yf he lose one of them dothe not leaue nyntye nyne in the wyldernes and go after that whiche is loste vntyl he fynde him And wheÌ he hath fouÌde him he putteth him on hys shulders with ioy and as sone as he commeth home he calleth to gyther hys louers and neygbours sayeng vnto them reioyse with me for I haue founde my shepe which was loste I say vnto you the lekwyse ioy shall be in heauen more then ouer nynety nine iust persons which nede no repeÌtauÌce Eyther what woman hauynge .x. grotes if she lose one dothe not lyght a candel and swepe the house and seke diligently tyl she finde it And when she hath founde it she calleth her louers her neyghbouers sayeng Reioyse with me for I haue founde the grote which I had loste lyke wyse I saye vnto you ioye is made in the preseÌce of the angels of god ouer one sinner that repeÌteth ¶ The Pistle on the .iiij. Sonday after Trinite sonday The .viij. chapiter to the Romayns D BRethren I suppose that the afflictions of this lyfe are not worthy of the glory to come which shal be shewed vpoÌ vs. Also the ferueÌt desyre of the creatures abydeth lokyng wheÌ the songes of god shall appere because the creatures are subdued to vanyte agaynst theyr wyl but for his wyll
whiche subdued theÌ in hope for the very creatures shal be delyuered froÌ the boÌdage of corrupcyoÌ into the glorious libertie of the soÌnes of god / for we know that euery creature groneth with vs also trauayleth in payne euen vnto this tyme not they onely but euen we also which haue the fyrste fruytes of the spirite mourne in our selues wayte for the adopcyon and loke for the delyueraunce of our bodyes ¶ The Gospel on the .iiij. Sonday after Trinite Sonday The .vj. chapiter of Luke E. IEsus sayde vnto his disciples be ye merciful as your father is merciful Iudge not and ye shal not be iudged CoÌdempne not ye shall not be coÌdempned For gyue ye shal be for gyuen Gyue it shal be gyueÌ vnto you good measure pressed downe shaken to gyther ruÌnynge ouer shal men gyue vnto your bosomes For with what measure ye meate with the same shall meÌ meate to you agayne And he put forth a similitude vnto them Can the blynde lede the blynde do they not bothe then fall into dytche The discyple is not aboue his Mayster euery man shal be perfecte yf he be as hys mayster is Why seyste thou a mote in thy brothers eye coÌsyderest not the beame that is in thyne owne eye / eyther howe canste thou say to thy brother brother / let me pull out the mote the is in thyne eye / when thou perceyuest not the beame that is in thyne owne eye ypocrite cast out the beame out of thyne owne eye fyrst and then shalt thou se perfectly to pull out the mote out of thy brothers eye ¶ The pystle on the .v. Sondaye after Trinite Sondaye The fyrst pystle of Peter and the .iij. Chapyter A BRethren be ye all of one minde one suffre with another loue as brethren / be petyfull be courteous not reÌdrynge euyll for euyll neyther rebuke for rebuke but contrarywyse blysse remeÌbrynge that ye are therunto called euen that ye shuld be heyres of blessynge yf any man longe after lyfe and loueth to se good dayes let hym refrayne hys tonge from euyll his lyppes that they speke not gyle Let hym eschewe euyl do good let hyÌ seke peace ensue it for the eyes of our Lorde are ouer the rightuous his eares are opened vnto theyr prayers but the feare of oure Lorde beholdeth them that do euyll More ouer who is he that wyl harme you yf ye folowe that which is good Not wtstanding happye are ye yf ye suffre for ryghtwysnesses sake ye and feare not thoughe they seme terryble vnto you / neyther be troubled / but but sanctifye our lorde god in your hertes ¶ The Gospell on the .v. Sondaye after Trinite sonday The v. Chapyter of Luke A WHen the people presed vnto Iesus to heare the worde of god he stode by the Lake of Genezareth sawe two shyppes standynge by the lakes syde but the fysshermen were gone out of theÌ were wasshynge theyr nettes he entred into one of the shyppes which pertayned to Symon prayed him that he wolde thruste out of a lytell from the lande he sate downe taught the people out of the shyp when he had left speakynge he sayde vnto Symon / launche out into the depe / and let slype youre nettes to make a draught Symon answered and sayde to hym / mayster we haue laboured all nyght haue taken nothynge neuerthelatter at thy worde I wyll lose forthe the net and when they had so done they inclosed a greate multytude of fysshes and theyr net brake but they made sygnes to theyr felowes which were in the other shyppe that they shuld come helpe them they came fylled bothe the shyppes that they sonke agayne When Simon Peter sawe that he fell downe at Iesus knees sayenge Lorde go from me for I am a synfull maÌ for he was vtterly astonyed and al that were with hym at the draught of fysshe whiche they toke / so was also Iames and IohnÌ the soÌnes of zebede which were partenars with Symon Iesus sayd vnto Symon feare not froÌ hensforth thou shalte catche meÌ they broughte the to lande and forsoke all and folowed hym ¶ The Pystle on the .vj. Sondaye after Trynite Sondaye the vj. Chapyter to the Romayns A BRethren remeÌbre ye not that all we whiche are baptysed in the name of Iesus Christ are baptysed to dye with him we are buryed with hym by baptyme for to dye that lykewyse as Christ was raysed vp from death by the glory of the father euen so we also shulde walke in a new lyfe for yf we be grafte in death lyke vnto him euen so must we be in the resurreccyoÌ This we must remeÌbre that our olde man is crucyfyed with hym also that the body of synne myght vtterly be destroyed that heÌsforth we shuld not be seruauÌtes of synne for he that is dead is iustified froÌ sinne Wherfore yf we be dead with Christ we beleue that we shall lyue with hym remeÌbryng that Christ ones raysed froÌ death dieth no more death hathe no more power ouer hym for as touchynge that he dyed he dyed coÌcernynge synne ones And as touchyng that he lyueth he lyueth vnto God Lykewyse ImageÌ ye also that ye are dead coÌcerniÌg synne but are a lyue vnto god thorow Iesê° Christ our lord ¶ The Gospel on the .vj. sondaye after Trinite Sonday The vj. chapiter of Mathew C IEsus sayd vnto hys dysciples verely I saye vnto you except your ryghtwysenes excede the ryghtwysenes of the scribes pharyses ye can not entre into the kyngdome of heuen ye haue herde it was sayde vnto theÌ of olde tyme. Thou shalt not kyll for whosoeuer kylleth shall be in daunger of iudgemente but I saye vnto you who soeuer is angry with his brother shall be in daunger of iudgement Who soeuer sayth vnto hys brother Racha shall be in dauÌger of couÌcell But whosoeuer sayth thou foole shal be in daunger of hell fyre Therfore when thou offerest thy gyfte at the Aulter there remeÌbrest that thy brother hath oughte agaynste the / leue there thyne offerynge before the Aulter and go thy way fyrst and be reconcyled to thy brother and then come and offre thy gyfte ¶ The Pystle on the .vij. sondaye after Trinite sondaye The vi Chapyter to the Romaynes D BRethren I wyll speke grosely because of the Infyrmyte of your flesshe / as ye haue gyuen your membres seruauntes to vnclennes iniquyte from iniquite vnto iniquite / eueÌ so nowe gyue your meÌbres seruauntes vnto ryghtwysenes that ye maye be sanctifyed for when ye were the seruauntes of synne ye were not vnder ryghtwysenes What fruyte had ye thaÌ in two thynges / wherof ye are now ashamed for the ende of two thinges is death But now are ye delyuered from synne and made the seruauÌtes of God haue your fruyte that he shuld be sanctified the euerlastynge lyfe for the rewarde of synne is death but eternal lyfe is
the gyfte of God thorow Iesus Christe our Lorde ¶ The Gospell on the vij Sondaye after Trynite Sondaye The .viij. Chapiter of Marke A WHen there was very gret company with Iesus and they had nothynge to eate Iesus called his disciples to hym / and sayde vnto theÌ I haue compassion on this people by cause they haue bene nowe with me thre daies and haue nothing to eate and yf I shulde sende them awaye fastynge to theyr owne houses they shulde faint by the way for diuers of theÌ came from farre And his disciples answered him where shulde a maÌ haue bread here in the Wyldernes to satisfye these And he asked them how many Loues haue ye They sayde seuen And he coÌmaunded the people to syt donwe on the ground and he toke the seueÌ loues gaue thankes brake gaue it vnto his disciples to set be fore them and they dyd set theÌ be fore the people and they had a fewe smale fysshes and he blessed them coÌmanded them also to be set before them they dyd eate and were suffysed they toke vp of the broken meate that was left .vij. baskettes full they that did eate were in noÌbre about foure thousand he sent theÌ away ¶ The Pystle on the .viij sonday after Trinite sonday the .viij. chapiter to the Romayns C. BRethren we are nowe detters not to the flesshe to lyue after the flesshe for yf ye lyue after the flesshe ye muste dye but if ye mortify the dedes of the bodye through helpe of the spirite ye shall lyue for as many as are led by the spirite of god they are the sonnes of God for ye haue not receyued the spirite of bondage to fere any more but ye haue receyued the spirite of addicioÌ wherby we crye Abba father The same spyryte certifyed oure spiryte that we are the sonnes of god If we be sonnes we are also the heyres the heyres I meane of God and heyres annexed and togyther with Christ ¶ The gospel on the .viij. sondaye after Trynite sondaye The viij Chapyter of Mathewe C IEsus sayd vnto his disciples Beware of false prophetes whiche come to you in shepes clothynge but inwardely they are rauenynge wolues ye shal knowe them by theyr fruytes Do meÌ gather grapes of thornes or fygges of breers euen so euery good tree bryngeth forth good fruyte but a corrupte tree bringeth forth euyl fruyt a good tree can not brynge forth bad fruyt / nor yet a bad tree can brynge forth good fruyt euery tree that bryngeth not forth good fruite shall be hewen downe and cast into the fyre wherfore by theyr fruetes ye shall knowe them Not all they that saye vnto me Mayster mayster shall enter in to the kyngdome of heuen but he the doth my fathers wyl whiche is in heauen he shall entre into the kyngdome of heueÌ Â¶ The Pystle on the .ix. SoÌday after Trinite soÌday the fyrste Pystle to the Corynthians the .x. Chapiter B. BRethren we may not lust after euel thiÌges as they lusted Nether be ye worshippers of Idolles as were some of them according as it is writen The people sat downe eo eate and drinke rose vp agayne to play Neyther let vs commyt fornicacion as some of them committed fornicacion and were destroyed in one day .xxiij. thousaÌd Nether let vs teÌpte Christe as sume of them temptted were destroyed of serpentes Neyther murmure ye as some of theÌ murmured / were destroyed of the destroyer Al these thynges happened vnto them for ensanples and were wryten to put vs in remembraunce whome the endes of the worlde are come vpon Wherfore let him the thinketh he staÌdeth take hede lest he fal There hath none other teÌptacioÌ taken you but suche as foloweth the nature of man but god is faythful which shall not suffre to be teÌpted aboue your streÌgth but shal in the middes of the teÌtation make awaye to escape oute ¶ The Gospel on the .ix sonday after Trinyte sonday the .xvi. Chapiter of Luke A. IEsus put forth a simylitude vnto his discyples sayeng There was a certaine ryche maÌ whiche hade a bayly that was accused vnto him that he had wasted hys goodes and he called hym / and sayde vnto him Howe is it that I here this of the Gyue accomptes of thy baylyshyppe for thou mayste be no longer bayly The bayly sayde within him selfe / what shall I do / for my mayster wyll take awaye from me the baylyshyp I can not dygge and to beg I am a shamed I wot what I wyl do that when I am put out of the baylyshyp they maye receyue me in to they re houses Then called he at his maysters detteâs sayde vnto the tyrst howe muche owest thou vnto my mayster and he sayde an houndreth tonnes of oyle and he sayd to him take the byl and sit downe quyckly write .l. Then said the to another what owest thow he sayde an hondreth quarters of wheate he sayde vnto him take thy byl wryte foure score the lorde commanded the vniust bayly / be cause he had done wysely for the chyldren of this world are in theyr kynde wyser then the children of lyght And I saye vnto you make your frendes of the wycked Mammon that when ye shal departe they may receyue you into euerlasting habytacions ¶ The Pystle on the .x. Sonday after Trinite sonday the fyrst Pystle to the Corynthyans the .xij. Chapiter A. BRethren ye know that ye were gentyles and went your wayes vnto doÌme Idoles eueÌ as you were led Wherefore I declare vnto you that no man spekynge in the spirite of god defyeth Iesus Also no man can say that Iesus is the lorde but by the holy ghost There are dyuersities of gyftes verely yet but one spirite there are dyfferences of admynistracyons yet but one Lorde And there are dyuers maners of operacyons yet but one God whiche worketh al thynges that are wrought in all creatures The gyftes of the spirite are gyuen to euery man to profete the coÌgregacioÌ To one is gyueÌ thorowe the spirite the vtteraunce of wysdome to another is gyuen the vtteraunce of knowledge by the same spirite to another is gyueÌ Faythe by the same spyrite to another the gyftes of healynge by the same spirite to another power to do myracles to another prophesye to another iudgement of spirites to another the interpretacyon of tonges And these all worketh eueÌ the selfe same spirite deuydynge to euery man seueral giftes euen as he wyll ¶ Th Gospel on the .x. Sonday after Trinite Sonday the .xix chapiter of Luke F. WHen Iesus came nye vnto Ierusalem he behelde the cytye wepte on it sayenge yf thou haddest knoweÌ those thynges which belonge vnto thy peace euen at this tyme but now are they hyd from thyne eyes for the dayes shal come vpoÌ the that the enemyes shall caste a banke aboute the coÌpasse the rouÌde and kepe the in on euery syde make the euen with
the grounde with thy chyldren which are in the they shall not leaue in the one stone vpon another / because thou knewest not the tyme of thy vysitacyon / he went into the temple began to cast out theÌ that solde therein and them that bought sayeÌg vnto theÌ It is writteÌ my house is the house of prayer but ye haue made it a den of theues he taught dayly in the temple ¶ The Pystle on the .xj. Sonday after Trinite Sonday the fyrste Pystle to the Corynthyans the .xv. Chapyter A. BRethren as pertaynynge to the Gospel which I preached vnto you / which ye haue also accepted in the which ye coÌtynue / by whiche also ye are saued I do you to wyte after what maner I preched vnto you yf ye kepe it excepte ye haue beleued in vanite for fyrst of al I delyuered vnto you the which I receyued how the Christ dyed for our synnes agreyng to that scryptures and that he was buryed / that he arose agayn the thyrde day / accordyng to the scriptures / that he was sene of Ceyphas than of the .xij. After that he was sene of mo thaÌ fyue hoÌdreth brethreÌ at ones of whiche many remayne vnto this daye and many are falleÌ a slepe / after the appered he to Iames then all the Apostles / laste of all he was sene of me as of one that was borne out of due tyme for I am the least of all the Apostles which am not worthye to be called an Appostle be cause I persecuted the congregacion of god but by the grace of god / I am that I am / his grace whith is in me was not in vayne ¶ The Gospel on the .xj. Sonday after Trinite Sonday The. .xviij. chapiter of Luke A. IEsus put forth this symilitude / vnto certayne which trusted in them selues that they were perfecte despysed other Two men wente vp into the Temple to praye / the one a Pharyse and the other a Publycan / The pharyse stode and prayed thus with hym selfe God I thaÌke the that I am not as other men are extorcioners vniust adulterers / or as this Publycan I faste twyse in the weke / I gyue the tyth of all that I possesse And the Publycan stode a farre of wold not lyfte vp his eyes to heuen / but smote hys brest sayenge God be mercyful to me sinner I tell you this maÌ departed home to his house iustifyed more then the other / for euery man that exalteth hym selfe shal be brought lowe he that huÌbled him selfe shal be exalted ¶ The Pystle on the .xij. sondaye after Trinite Sondaye The ij Pystle to the Corynthyans the .iij. Chapyter A BRethren such trust haue we thorow Christ to god ward not that we are sufficient of our selues to thynke any thyng as it were of our selues / but our ablenes coÌmeth of god which hath made vs able to mynister the newe testament / not of the letter but of the spirite for the letter kylleth but the spirite gyuteh lyfe / yf the ministracyon of deth thorow the letters fygured in stones was glorious so that the chyldren of Israell coulde not be holde the face of Moyses for the glory of his couÌtenaunce which glorye neuertheles is done awaye why shall not the ministracion of the spyrite be moch more glorious for yf the ministrynge of condeÌpnacyon be glorious moche more dothe the ministracyon of ryghtwesnes excede in glorye ¶ The Gospell on the .xij. sondaye after Trinite sondaye The vij Chapyter of Marke D IEsus departed from the costes of Tyre came by SydoÌ vnto the see of Galyle thorowe the myddes of the Costes of tenne Cytyes they brought vnto hym one that was deafe domme prayed him to laye his hande vpon hym he toke hym asyde from the people put his fyngers in his eares and dyd spyt touched his tonge loked vp to heuen and syghed sayde vnto him Ephara that is to saye be opened strayt way his eares were opened / the strynge of his tonge was losed he spake playne he coÌmaunded them that they shulde tell no maÌ but the more he forbade theÌ in so miche the more a great deale the publysshed sayeng He hath done al thinges wel / hath made both the deafe to hear and the domme to speke ¶ The Pystle on the .xiij. sondaye after Trynyte sondaye The thyrde chapyter to the Galathyans C BRethren to Abraham his sede were the promyses made he sayth not / in the sedes as in many but in thy sede as is in one which is Christ This I say that the lawe which began afterwardes / beyonde .iiij. hondreth .xxx. yeres doth not disanul the testameÌt that was coÌfyrmed afore of god vnto Christe warde to make the promyse of none effecte / for yf the inheritauÌce come of the lawe / it commeth not of promyse but god gaue it to Abraham by promyse / wherfore then serueth the lawe / the lawe was added because of traÌsgression tyl the sede came to which the promyse was made it was ordened by Angels in the hande of a mediator A mediator is not a mediator of one / but god is one / is the lawe then agaynst the promyse of god God fordyd howbeit yf there had ben a lawe gyuen which coulde haue gyueÌ lyfe / then no doute ryghtwysenes shulde haue come by the lawe / but the scrypture coÌcludeth all thynges vnder synne that the promys by the fayth of Iesus Christ shulde be gyuen vnto theÌ that beleue ¶ The Gospell on the .xiij. sondaye after Trinite sondaye The x. Chapyter of Luke D IEsus sayde vnto his disciples happy are the eyes / which se that ye se For I tell you that many êphetes kynges haue desyred to se those thiÌges which ye se haue not sene theÌ to hear those thiÌges which you heare haue not herde theÌ beholde a certayne lawer stode vp / teÌpted hiÌ sayeng Maister what shal I do to inheryte eternal lyfe He sayd vnto hym what is wrytteÌ in the lawe how redest thou and he answered he sayd Loue thy lord god with all thy hert and with al thy soule with al thy streÌgth with al thy mynde thy neyghbour as thy selfe And he sayde vnto hiÌ thou hast answered ryght this do and thou shalt lyue he wyllyng to iustifye him selfe sayd vnto Iesê° who is then my neyghbour Iesus answered sayd A certayne man desceÌded froÌ IerusaleÌ into Ierico fell into the handes of theues which robued hym of his raymeÌt wouÌded him departed leuyng hiÌ halfe dead and by chauÌce there came a certayne preste the same way wheÌ he sawe him he passed by likewyse a Leuite wheÌ he was come nye to the place / went loked on hym and passed by Then a certayne Samarytane as he iornyed came nye vnto hym when he sawe hym had coÌpassyon on him
he found any of this way whether they were men or wemeÌ he might bryng theÌ bouÌd vnto IerusaleÌ As he weÌt on his iornei it fortuned that he drewnie to DamascoÌ sodaynly theyr shyned rouÌd about him a lyght froÌ heuen he fell to the earth herde a voyce sayeng to hym Saul Saul Why persecutest thou me And he sayd what arte thou lorde The lorde sayd I am Iesus whoÌ thou persecutest it shal be harde for the to kycke agaynst the prycke he both treÌblynge astonied sayd lorde what wylt thou haue me to do And the lorde sayde vnto him aryse go into the cytye and it shall be tolde the what thou shalt do The men which coÌpanyed with him on his way stode amased for they herde a voyce but sawe no maÌ Saul arose froÌ the earth and when he had opened his eyes he sawe no maÌ Then led they hyÌ by the hand brought hyÌ into DamascoÌ he was thre dayes wtout sight neyther eate nor dranke There was a certayne discyple at DamascoÌ named Ananias to him spake the lorde in a vision Ananias And he sayd beholde I am here lorde And the lord sayd vnto him aryse go into the strete which is called strayte seke in the house of Iudas after one saule of the cytye of Tharsê° for beholde he prayeth hath sene in a visyon a man named Ananias coÌmyng in vnto hym puttynge his haÌdes on him that he myght receyue his sygh e. Ananias answered / lord I haue herd by many of this maÌ how much hurt he hath done to the sayntes at IerusaleÌ in this place he hath auctoryte of the hye prestes to bynde al that cal on thy name The lorde sayd vnto him Go thy wayes for he is a chosen vessel vnto me to bery my name before the geÌtyls kynges chyldreÌ of Israel for I wyl shewe him how great thynges he must suffre for me names sake Ananias weÌt his way entred into the house put his haÌdes on hym sayd brother Saul the lord that appered vnto the in the way as thou camest sente me vnto the that the myghtest receyue thy syght be fylled with the holy ghost And immediatly there fell froÌ his eyes as it had bene scales he receyued his syght arose was baptysed receyued meat and was coÌforted Then was Saul certayn dayes with the disciples which were at DamascoÌ strayt way he preached Christ in the synagoges how that he was the soÌne of god Al that herde him were amased said is not this he that spoyled theÌ which called on this name in IerusaleÌ came hyther for the enteÌt that he shuld bring theÌ bouÌd vnto the hye prestes Saul encreased in streÌgth coÌfouÌded the Iewes which dwelled at Damascon affyrmynge that this was very Christ ¶ The gospel on the CoÌuersioÌ of s Paul the .xix. cha of Mat. D PEter sayd vnto Iesus Beholde we haue forsaken all haue folowed the what shal we haue therfore Iesus sayd vnto theÌ verely I saye vnto you that ye which haue folowed me in the seconde generacyon when the sonne of man shall sit in the seate of his maiesty shal syt also vpon .xij. seate iudge the .xij. trybes of Israell whosoeuer forsaketh house or brethren or systers or father or mother or chyldreÌ or lyuelode for my names sake the same shal receyue an hundreth folde shall inheryte euerlastynge lyfe ¶ The Pystle on Candelmas daye Malachie .iij. BEholde I sende my messenger which shal prepare the way before me sodaynly shall the lorde whoÌ ye seke come vnto his temple the messenger of the couenaunt whoÌ ye desyre Beholde he commeth sayeth the lorde Sabothe Who shal eÌdure in the daye of his coÌmynge or who shal stande to beholde him for he is as tryenge fyre the herbe that fullers score wtal he shal syt tryenge purgyng syluer shall puryfye the soÌnes of Leuy shall fyne theÌ as golde syluer they shall brynge offerynge vnto the lorde of ryghteousnes the sacryfyce of Iuda of IerusaleÌ shal be delycyous vnto the lorde as in the old tymes in the yeres that were at the begynnynge ¶ The gospel on CaÌdelmas day The second Cha. of Luke D WHen the tyme of Puryfication after the lawe of Moises was come they brought Iesus to Ierusalem to present him to the lorde as it is written in the lawe of the lorde euery maÌ chylde the fyrst openeth the matryx shal be called holy to the lorde to offce as it is sayde in the lawe of the lorde a payre of turtle doues or .ij. yonge Pygyons and beholde there was a man in IerusaleÌ whose name was Simeon and the same man was iuste and feared god and longed for the consolacion of Iraell and the holy ghost was in hym and an answere was gyuen hym of the holy ghoste that he shuld not se death before he had sene the Lorde Christe And he came by inspiracion into the temple And when the father the mother brought in the childe Iesus to do for him after the custome of the lawe Then toke he him vp in his armes sayd lorde lettest thou thy seruaunte departe in peace acordynge to thy promyse for myne eyes haue sene the sauiour sent froÌ the which thou hast prepared before the face of al the people A light to lyghteÌ the geÌtils the glory of thy people Israel ¶ The Pystle on S. Mathias the Apostle day the .j. chapyter of the Actes of the Apostle C PEter stode vp in the myddes of the disciples sayd the noÌbre of the names were about an hondreth and twenty ye meÌ and brethreÌ this scripture must nedes be fulfilled which the holy ghost thorowe the mouth of Dauid spake before of Iudas which was guyde to them that toke Iesus for he was noÌbred with vs obtayned felowshyp in this ministracion he hath now possessed a plat of grounde with the rewarde of iniquite / and wheÌ he was hanged braste a sonder in the middes all his bowels gusshed out / as it is knowen vnto all the inhabyters of IerusaleÌ In so muche that that felde is called in theyr mother toÌge Acheldema that is to say the bloudy felde It is writeÌ in the boke of Psalmes his habytacyon be voyde no man be dwellynge therin his bysshopryke let another take Wherfore of the meÌ which haue companyed with vs all the tyme that the lorde Iesus weÌt in and out amonge vs begynnynge at the baptysme of IohnÌ vnto the same daye that he was taken vp froÌ vs must one be ordened to be a witnes with vs of his resurreccion And they apoynted Ioseph called Barsabas whose surname was Iustus Mathias they prayed sayenge Thou Lorde which knowest the hertes of all men shewe whether thou hast chosen of these two that the one maye take the roume of this ministracyon
Apostleshyp froÌ the which Iudas by traÌsgression fell that he myght go to his owne place they gaue forth theyr lottes and the lot fell on Mathias and he was counted with the eleuen Apostles ¶ The Gospell on S. Mathias the Apostles day The .xj. Chapiter of Mathew D THen Iesê° answered sayed I prayse ye. O father lorde of heueÌ erth because thou hast hyd these thynges froÌ the wyse prudeÌte haste opened theÌ vnto babes euen so father for so it pleased that all thinges are gyueÌ vnto me of my father / no man knoweth the soÌne but the father nether knoweth any maÌ the father saue the soÌne he to whoÌ the soÌne wyl open him Come vnto me al ye the labour are ladeÌ I wyl ease you take my yoke on you lerne of me for I am meke lowely in hert ye shal fynde rest vnto your soules / for my yoke is easye / my burthen is lyght ¶ The Pystle on the Annunciacyan of our Lady Esaye vij OVr lorde spake to Achas sayeng Axe that a signe of the Lorde thy god from a lowe byneth or from an hye aboue But Achas answered I wyl not axe nether wyl tempte the lord Wherfore the lorde sayth herkeÌ ye of the house of Dauid It is so smal a thing for you to be greuous to men / but the ye shuld also be paynfull vnto god neuer the later yet the lord he wil gyue you a signe Behold a virgin shal be with childe shal beare a sonne shal cal his name Emanuel He shal eat butter hony that he may haue vnderstandynge to refuse the euyll to chose the good ¶ The Gospel on the AnnuÌciacion of our lady The .j. chap. of Luke C. ANd in the .vj. moneth the angell Gabriell was sent froÌ god vnto a cytie of Galyle named nazareth to a vyrgin sponsed to a man whose name was Ioseph of the house of Dauyd the vyrgyns name was Mary and the angell went in vnto her sayde Hayle full of grace the lorde is with the blessyd art thou amonge women When she sawe hym she was abasshed at hys sayeng cast in her mynde what maner of salutacioÌ that shuld be And the Angel sayd vnto her feare not Mary for thou hast founde grace with god lo thou shalt coÌceyue in thy wombe shalt beare a sonne shalt call his name Iesus He shall be great shal be called the sonne of the hyest the lorde shal gyue vnto him the seate of his father Dauyd he shall raygne ouer the house of Iacob for euer and of his kyngdome shal be none ende Then sayde Mary to the Angel / how shal this be seynge that I knowe not a man and the angell answered and sayd vnto her / the holy ghost shal come vpon the the power of the hyest shall ouer shadow the. Therfore also that holy thing which shal be borne shal be called the sonne of god marke thy cosyn Elyzabeth / she hath also conceyued a sonne in her old age / this is the .vj. moneth to her whiche was called barayne for with God shall nothynge be vnpossyble Mary sayd Beholde the hande mayden of the lorde / be it vnto me euen as thou hast sayde ¶ The Pystle on S. Georges daye The fyrst Chapyter of Iames. A MY brethren counte it excedynge ioy / when ye fall into dyuers teptacions for as much as ye know that the tryeng of your fayth bryngeth pacience haue her perfecte worke that ye may be perfecte and sound that nothynge be lackynge vnto you / yf any that is amoÌg you lacke wysdome / let him aske of god which gyueth to all men indyffereÌtly / casteth no man in the teeth it shal be gyuen him / but let him aske in fayth wauer nat for he that doubteth is lyke the waues of the see / toste of the wynde / and caryed with violence Neyther let that man thynke that he shall receyue any thynge of God A wauerynge mynded man is vnstable in al his wayes / let the brother of lowe degre reioyce in that he is exalted and the rych in that he is made lowe for euen as the floure of the grasse shal he vanyssh away The Sonne ryseth with heate and the grasse haboundaunce Happy is the man that endureth in temptacion for when he is tryed he shall receyue the Crowne of lyfe whiche the Lorde hath promysed to them that loue hym ¶ The gospel on S. Georges day the xv cha of IohnÌ A. IEsus sayde vnto discyples I am the true vyne my father is an housbaÌde man euery brauÌche that beareth fruite in me he wyl take away euery braunche that beareth fruyte wyll pourge that it maye brynge more fruyte Now are ye cleane by the meanes of the wordes which I haue spoken vnto you byde in me let me byde in you as the brauuÌche can not beare fruyte of it selfe except it byde in the vyne No more can ye except ye abyde in me I am the vyne ye are the braunches he that abideth in me I in him the same bryngeth forth much fruyte / for wtout me caÌ ye do nothing yf a maÌ bide not in me he is cast forth as a braunche is whythered men gather it cast it in to the fyre it burneth yf ye abyde in me my wordes also byde in you aske what ye wyll and it shal be gyueth to you ¶ The Pystle on s Marke the EuaÌgelystes daye The .iiij. chapyter to the Ephesyans B BRethren vnto euery one of vs is gyuen grace according to the measure of the gyft of Christ Wherfore he sayth he is gone vp an hye hath led captyuite captiue hath gyueÌ gyftes vnto meÌ That he asceÌded / what meaneth it / but that he also dysceÌdeth fyrst into the lowest partyes of the erth He that dysceÌded / is euen the same also that ascended vp eueÌ aboue al thinges to fulfyl al thynges the very same made some Apostles some prophetes some Euangelyst some shepherdes some teachers that the sayntes myght haue all thynges necessary to worke mynistre wtal to the edefyeng of the body of Christ tyll we euer pchone in the vnite of fayth knowlege of the soÌne of god grow vp vnto a perfite maÌ after the mesure of age of the fulnes of christ ¶ The Gospell of S. Marke the Euangelyste daye The .xv. Chapyter of IohnÌ A I Am the true vyne c. as it is wrytten worde by worde in the Gospell of saynt George daye ¶ The Pystle on Phylyp Iames daye Sapiencie v. THen shall the ryghteous stande with greate constaunce agaynst them that vexed them toke away that they had laboured for When the wycked shall se that they shal be troubled with horryble fere shall wonder at the sodayne vnloked for vyctory shall say in them selues repentyng sorowynge for an guysshe of herte These be
they whiche we somtyme mocked iested on We were out of our wyttes thought theyr lyuynge madnes theyr ende to be wtout honur but beholde how they are counted amonge the chyldren of God / and haue theyr enherytaunce amonge the Sayntes ¶ The gospell on S. Philyp and Iames daye The .xiiij. Chapyter of IohnÌ A IEsê° sayd to his disciples let not your hertes be troubled beleue iÌ god beleue ye iÌ me In my fathers house ar many mansyons / yf it were not so I wolde haue tolde you I go to prepare a place for you yf I go to prepare a place for you I wyll come agayne receyue you eueÌ vnto my selfe that where I am there may ye be also and whether I go ye knowe the way ye knowe Thomas sayd vnto him Lorde we knowe not whether thou goest Also howe is it possible for vs to knowe the waye Iesus sayd vnto him I am the waye the veryte the lyfe No man coÌmeth vnto the father / but by me yf ye had knowen me ye had knowen my father also And nowe ye knowe him ye haue sene hym Philip sayd vnto him Lorde shew vs the father it iustifyeth vs. Iesê° sayd vnto him / haue I ben so long tyme with you / yet hast thou not knowen me Philip he that hath sene me hath sene the father how sayest thou then shew vs the father beleuest thou not that I am in the father the father in me The wordes that I speake vnto you I speke not of my selfe but the father dwellynge in me is he that doth the workes beleue me that I am the father the father in me at the least beleue me for the very workes sake Verely verely I saye vnto you whosoeuer beleueth on me the workes that I do the same shal he do greater workes then these shal he do because I go vnto my father whatsoeuer ye aske in my name that wyll I do ¶ The Pystle on the Inuencyon of the Crosse The .v. Chapyter to the Galathyans B BRethren I haue trust towarde you in god that ye wyll be none otherwyse mynded He the troubleth you shall beare his iudgement whosoeuer he be brethreÌ yf I yet preache circuÌsicion why do I then yet suffre persecucion for then had the offence which the crosse gyueth ceased I wolde to god they were sondred from you / which trouble you as many as desyre with outwarde aperaunce to please carnally they coÌstrayne you to be circumcysed onely because they wolde not suffre persecucion with the crosse of Christ / for they theÌselues which are circumcised kepe not the lawe but desyre to haue you circumcised that they myght reioyce in your flesshe God forbyd that I shulde reioce but in the crosse of our lorde Iesus Christ wherby the worlde is crucyfyed as touchynge me I as coÌcernynge the worlde ¶ The gospel on the inuencyon of the crosse / the .iiij. cha of IohnÌ A There was a man of the Pharyses named Nicodemus a ruler amonge the Iewes he came to Iesus by nyghte and sayde vnto hym Mayster we knowe that thou art a teacher which is come froÌ god for no man could do suche miracles as thou doest excepte god were with hym Iesus answered and sayd vnto hym Verely verely I say vnto the except a man be borne a newe he can nat se the kyngdome of God Nicodemus sayd vnto hym howe can a man be borne when he is olde can he entre into his mothers body be borne agayne Iesê° answered Verely verely I say vnto the except that a maÌ be borne of water and of the spirite he can not entre into the kyngdom of god That which is borne of the flesshe is flesshe and the which is borne of the spyrite is spirite Meruayle not that I sayd to the ye must be borne a new The wynde bloweth where he lysteth and thou hearest his sounde but thou cast not tel whense he coÌmeth whether he goeth So is euery man that is borne of the spirite Nicodemê° answered and sayd vnto him How can these thinges be Iesê° answered and sayde vnto him Arte the a mayster in Israel and knowest not these thynges Verely verely I saye vnto the we speake that we knowe and testyfie that we haue sene and receyue not our wytnes yf I haue tolde you earthlye thynges and ye haue not beleued howe shuld ye beleue yf I shal tel you of heuenly thynges And no m hath asceÌded vp to heueÌ but he that came downe from heuen that is to saye the sonne of man which is in heueÌ And as Moses lyfted vp the SerpeÌt in wyldernes euen so must the sonne of man be lyfted vp that no man whiche beleueth in hym peryssh / but haue eternall lyfe ¶ The Pystle on the Natiuite of S. IohnÌ Baptyst Esaie THus sayeth the Lorde HerkeÌ ye Iles vnto me gyue hede ye people that are a farre the lorde called me out of the woÌbe made mencyon of my name / when I was in my mothers bowels he made my mouth lyke a sherp swerd In the shadow he led me with his hande he made me as an excelleÌt arowe and hyd in his quyuer he sayde vnto me thou art my seruaunt O Israel in whoÌ I wyl be gloryfyed I sayd I laboure in vayne spende my strenght for nought vnprofytably howbeit my cause I coÌmyt to the lorde my trauayle vnto my god now sayth the lord that formed me in the woÌbe to be seruauÌt to turne Iacob vnto hym beholde I haue made the a lyght that thou shuldest be saluacyon vnto the ende of the worlde kynges shal se rulers shall stande vp shall worshyp because of the lorde which is faythful and the holy of Israel hath chosen the. ¶ The Gospel on the Natyuite of Saynt IohnÌ the Baptyst The fyrst chapyter of Luke F ELizabethes tyme was that she shuld be delyuered and she brought forth a sonne and her neyghbours her cosyns herde tell how the lorde had shewed great mercy vpoÌ her they reioysed with her And it fortuned the eyght daye they came to cyrcumcyse the chylde and called his name zachary after the name of his father his mother answered said not so but he shall be called Iohan. And they sayd vnto her There is none of thy kynd that is named with thys name and they made sygnes to his father how he wolde haue hym called and he asked for wrytyng tables wrote sayenge his name is IohnÌ And they meruayled all his mouth was opened immediatly and his tonge and he spake laudynge god and feare came on them al the dwelt nye al these thynges were noysed abrode through oute all the hylly countre of Iewry all they that herde theÌ / layd theÌ vp in theyr hertes sayeng What maner of chyld shal this be And the hande of god was with him his father zacharias was fylled
agayne in the same house âary styll eatynge drynkynge such as they haue for the labourer is worthy of his rewarde ¶ The Pystle on the .xj. thousand Vyrgyns day O How fayre is a chast generacyon with charite the memory of it is immortal for it is knoweÌ to god man when it is present they folow it desire it wheÌ it ledeth theÌ it triuÌpheth crowned euerlastyngly ouer coÌmynge of batayles vndefyled a great multitude of wycked meÌ shall not be êfytable euyl plaÌtes shal not bringe forth hye trees neyther shal set a sure grouÌd yf they spryng in tyme in bowes they shal be vnsure put they shal be moued with the wynde shal be plucked vp with vehemency of the wynde the vnperfyte bowes shal be brokeÌ the fruyt of theÌ shal be vnprofytable bytter to eate profytable to nothynge and al the chyldreÌ which shal be borne to wycked men / are witnes of wyckednes agaynst theyr pareÌtes in theyr interrogacyoÌ the iust man shal be in rest yf he be occupyed with death ¶ The gospel on the .xi. M. vyrgyns day the .xxv. cha of Mat. A IEsus sayd vnto his discyples The kyngdome of heueÌ is lykened to .x vyrgiÌs which toke their laÌpes weÌt to mete the brydegrome fyne of them were folyshe fyue were wyse The foles toke they laÌpes but toke none oyle with theÌ but the wise toke oyle wâth theÌ in theyr vessels with their laÌpes Whyle the brydgrome taryed al sloÌbred slept eueÌ at my dayght there was a criÌe made / behold the brydgâom coÌmeth Go mete him Then al those vyrgyns arose pÌpared theyr laÌpes And the folyssh sayd vnto the wyse gyue vs of youre oyle for our laÌpes go out but the wyse answered sayenge not so lest there be not ynough for vs you but rather go to theÌ that sel bye for your selues in coÌclusyoÌ whyle they weÌt to bye the brydgrome came they that were redy weÌt in with him to the wedding the gate was shut vp Afterwardes came also the other vyrgyns sayeng Mayster mayster opeÌ to vs / but he answered sayd Verely I say vnto you I know you not loke that you watche therfore for ye knowe neyther the daye nor yet the houre when the sonne of man shall come ¶ The Pystle on Symon and Iudas daye The .viij. chapyter to the Romaynes E BRethren we knowe wel that all thynges workes for the best vnto theÌ the louethe God which also are called of purpose for those which he knewe before he also ordayned before the they shuld be like fassioned vnto the shape of his soÌne that he might be the fyrste begoteÌ soÌne amonge many brethreÌ More ouer which he apoynted before theÌ also he called which he âalââd theÌ also he iustified which he iustifyed / theÌ he also glorified What shal we then saye vnto these thynges if God be on our side who caÌ be a gaynst vs which spared not his owne soÌne but gaue him for vs al how shal he not with him gyue vs al thynges also Who shal say any thing to the charge of godâes choseÌ it is god that iustifieth who then shall coÌdeÌpne It is christe which is deed ye tather which is rysen agayn which is also on the ryght hande of god maketh intercessyon for vs. Who shal seperate vs froÌ goddes lone Shal trybuiacyon or anguyshe or persecucion eyther hoÌger eyther nakednes eyther parel eyther swerde as it is wrytten for thy sake are we killed al day long are couÌred as shepe apointed to be slayne Neuertheles in al these thyÌges we euer come strongely thorowe his helpe the loued vs. Ye I am sure the neyther deth neyther lyfe nor Angel nor rule nether power neither thynges present nor thynges to come / neyther heeth neyther loweth neyther ani other creature shal be able to departe vs froÌ goddes loue which is in Christ Iesê° our Lorde ¶ The Gospel on Symon Iudes day the .xv. cha of IohnÌ C. IEsus sayed vnto his disciples This I ceÌmaunde you that ye loue togyther if the world hate you ye know that it hated me / before it hated you if ye were of the worlde the worlde wolde loue you / hys owne because ye are not of the worlde but I haue thosen you out of the world therfore hateth you the woild RemeÌbre my sayeng that I sayed vnto you the seruauÌt is not greater theÌ his lorde if they haue persecuted me so wylthey persecute you if they haue kepte my sayeÌge so wyl they kepe yours / but all these thynges wyl they do vnto you for my names sake because thy haue not knowen him that sent me Yf I had not com spoken vnto them / they shulde haue had sinne / but nowe haue they nothinge to cloke theyr sinne with al. He the hateth me hateth my Father yf I had not done workes among theÌ which none other maÌ dyd they had not sene but nowe haue they sene yet haue hated bothe me my father euen that the sayenge myght be fulfylled that is writeÌ in their lawe They hated me wtout a cause ¶ The Pystle on the al Halowes daye The .viij. cha of the Reuelacyon of saynt IohnÌ A. IOhan sawe an angel ascendyng froÌ the rysynge of the sonne which had the seale of the lyuynge god he cryed with a loude voyce to the .iiij. angels to whoÌ power was gyuen to hurt the erth the see sayeng hurt not the earth neither the see neither the trees tyl we haue sealed the seruauÌtes of our god in theyr forehedes I herde the noÌbre of theÌ which were sealed there were sealed C. .xliiij. M. of al the trybes of the childreÌ of Israell Of the tribe of Iuda were sealed .xij. M. of the tribe of RubeÌ were sealed .xij. M. of the trybe of Gad were sealed .xij. M. of the trybe of Asser were sealed .xij. M. of the trybe of NeptaliÌ were sealed .xij. M. of the tribe Manasses were sealed .xij. M. of the tribe of SymeoÌ were sealed .xij. M of the tribe of Leuy were sealed .xij. M. of the trybe of Isacar were sealed .xij. M. of the trybe of zabuloÌ were sealed .xij. M. of the tribe of Ioseph were sealed .xij. M. of the trybe of Beniamyn were sealed .xij. M. After this I behelde lo a great multitude which no maÌ coulde noÌbre of al nacioÌs people tonges stode before the seate before the laÌbe clothed with longe whyte garmeÌtes / Palmes in theyr haÌdes cryed with a loude voyce sayeng saluacioÌ be ascribed to hym that sytteth vpoÌ the seate of our god vnto the lambe all the angels stode in the coÌ place of the seate of the Elders of the foure beastes fell before the seate on theyr faces worshypped god sayenge Amen Blessynge and glory wysedome and thankes and honour and power and myght be vnto our god
for euermore Amen ¶ The Gospell on all Halowes daye The .v chap. of Math. A WHen Iesus sawe the people c. ye shall fynde this gospel on Relyke Sondaye Folio lj ¶ The Pystle on al soules daye The .iiij. chap. of the fyrst Pystle to the Tessa C I Wolde not brethreÌ haue you ignorauÌt as coÌcerrynge theÌ which are falleÌ a slepe that ye sorow not as other do which haue no hope for yf we beleue the Iesê° dyed rose agayn eueÌ so theÌ also which slepe by Iesê° wyll god bryng agayne with hyÌ And this say we vnto you in the word of the lord that we which lyue are remaynyng in the coÌmyng of the lord shal not come ere they which slepe for the lord hyÌ selfe shal desceÌde froÌ heueÌ with shut the voyce of the archangel troÌpe of god the dead in Christ shal aryse fyrst then shal we lyue remayne be caught vp with them also in the cloudes to mete the lorde in the ayre so shall we euer be with the lord Wherfore coÌfort your selues one another with these wordes ¶ The gospell on all soules daye The .xj. chapyter of IohnÌ C MArtha sayd vnto Iesus lord yf thou haddest ben here my brother had not bene deed but neuerthelesse I knowe that what soeuer thou askest of god god wyl gyue it the. Iesê° sayd vnto her thy brother shall ryse agayn Martha sayd vnto him I knowe well he shal ryse agayne in the last day Iesê° sayd vnto her I am the resurreccyoÌ the lyfe Whosoeuer beleueth iÌ me ye though he were dead / yet shal he lyue whosoeuer liueth beleueth on we shal neuer dye beleuest thou this She sayd vnto him ye lord I beleue the thou act Christ the sonne of god which hast come into the worlde ¶ The Pystle on saynt Martyns day Eccle. xliiij BEholde an excellent preste c. ye shall fynde thys Pystle on saynt Nicholas daye Folio xliiij ¶ The gospel on s Martyns daye The .xxv chap. of Math. B A Certayne man redy to take his iourney c. ye shal fynde this gospel on Saynt Nycholas daye Folio xiiij ¶ The on saynt Katheryns daye WOrde I dyd lyft vp my prayer vpoÌ the erth besought to be delyuered froÌ death I called vpoÌ the lorde the father of my lorde that he shal not leue me helpelesse in the day of my tribulacioÌ in the day of the proude maÌ I praysed thy êpetually honoured it with coÌfess oÌ my prayer was herd thou sauedst me that I êisshed not delyuered me out of the tyme of vnrighteousnes Therfore wil I coÌfesse prayse the wil blysse the name of the lord ¶ The gospell on saynt Katheryns day the .xiij. cha of Mat. F THe kyngdome of heuen is lyke vnto treasure c. Ye shall fynde this Gospel on Saynte Margaretes daye Fo. lij ¶ The Pystle on the daye of weddyng The .vj. chapiter of the .j. Pystle to the Corynthyans C. BRethren remeÌbre ye not that your bodyes are the meÌbres of Christ / shal I now take the meÌbres of Christ make theÌ meÌbres of an harlot God forbyd Do ye not vnderstande that he whiche coupled himselfe with an harlot is becom one body for two sayeth he shal be one fleshe but he that is ioyned vnto the lorde is one spirite flee fornicacioÌ All synnes that a man doth are with out the body but he that is a fornicator synneth agaynst hys owne body Knowe ye not howe that your bodyes are the teÌple of the holy ghost which is in you whoÌ ye haue of God how that ye are not your owne for ye are dereli bought Therfore glorify ye in god in your bodies in your spirites for they are goddes ¶ The gospel on the day of weddyng the .xix. cha of Math. A. THe Pharyses camâ vnto Iesus to tempte him sayed to him is it lawful for a man to put awaye his wyfe for al maner of causes He answered sayde vnto theÌ haue ye not redde howe that he which made man at the begynnynge made theÌ man woman sayde for this thyng shal a man leue father mother cleue vnto his wyfe they twayne shal be one fleshe wherfore nowe are they not twayne but one fleshe Let no maÌ therefore put a sondre the which god hath coupled to gyther ¶ The Pystle at buryenges the fyrst pystle to the Tessalonyans and the .iij. chapiter C. I Wolde not brethreÌ haue you ignorauÌt c. ye shal fynde this pystle on al soules daye Folio lv ¶ The Gospel at buryenges The .xij. chapiter of Iohan. C. MArtha sayde vnto Iesus lorde yf yu. c. ye shall fynde thys Gospell on all soules day Folio lv â Here endeth the Pystles Gospels of the Sayntes And here after foloweth the Table of this presente boke Finis â This is the table wherin ye shall vnderstande in what lefe ye shall fynde the Pystles and gospels after the vse of Salysbury of euery sondaye and holy day in the yere THe Pystle on the fyrst sondaye in Aduent Folio i. The gospell on the same daye Folio eodem ¶ The pystle on the seconde sondaye in Aduent Folio eodem The gospell on the same daye Folio eodem ¶ The pystle on the .iii. sondaye in Aduent Folio ii the gospell on the same daye folio eodem ¶ The Pystle on the .iiii. sondaye in Aduent Folio eodem the gospell on the same daye folio eodem ¶ The pystle at hye Masse on Christmas daye Folio eodem the gospell on the same daye Folio ii ¶ The Pystle on saynt Steuens daye Folio eodem the pystle on the same daye folio eodem ¶ The Pystle on saynt Iohannes day the Euangelyst Folio iiii the gospel on the same daye folio eodem The pystle on Chyldermas daye Folio eodem the gospel on the same daye folio eodem The Pystle on the sondaye after Chrystmas daye Folio eodem the gospell on the same daye Folio v. ¶ The pystle on new yeares daye Folio eodem the gospell on the same daye folio eodem The pystle on twelfe daye Folio eodem the gospell on the same daye folio eodem The pystle on the sondaye within the vtas of the Epyphanye Folio vi the gopel on the same daye folio eodem The pystle on the fyrst sondaye after the vtas of the Epyphanye folio eodem the gospell on the same daye folio eodem The pystle on the seconde sondaye after the vtas of the Epiphanye Folio vii the gospell on the same daye folio eodem The pystle on the .iii. sondaye after the vtas of the Epiphanye folio eodem the gospel on the same daye folio eodem The pystle on the .iiii. sondaye after the vtas of the Epiphanye Folio viii the gospell on the same Sondaye folio eodem The pystle on the .v. sondaye after the vtas of the Epyphanye Folio eodem the gospell on the same sonday folio eodem The