B. IEsus sayde vnto a rular amonge the Pharyses God so loued the world that he gaue his onely sone for the entent the none that beleue in hym shulde perysshe but shuld haue euerlastyng lyfe for god sent nat his sone in to the worlde to condeÌ„pne the worlde but that the worlde thorowe hym myght be saued He that beleuyth on hym shall nat be condempned But he that beleueth nat is condempned al redy because he beleued nat iÌ„ the name of the onely sone of god And thys is the condempnacyon That lyght is come in to the worlde and the meÌ„ haue loued darknes more them lyght because theyr dedes were euyl for euery man that doth euyl hateth the lyght neyther coÌ„meth to lyght leste his dedes shulde be reproued but he that doeth the trueth commeth to the lyght that his dedes myght be knoweÌ„ how that they are wrought in god ¶ The Pystell on the tewysday in the wytsone weke The. viij Chapiter of the Actes of the Apostels B. VUheÌ„ the Apostles whiche were at Ierusa leÌ„ herd say that samaria had receaued the worde of god they sent vnto them Peter and Iohan whiche when they were come prayed for then that they myght receaue the holy ghost for as yet he was come on none of them but they were baptised onely in the name of Chryst Iesu Then layde they theyr haÌ„des on them and they receaued the holy ghost ¶ The Gospell on the tewysday in the wytson weke the. x. Chapyter of Iohan. A. IEsus sayde vnto his discyples verely verely I saye vn to you who so euer entreth nat in by the dore in to the shepe fold but clymeth vp some other way he is a thefe a robber He that goeth iÌ„ by the dore is the shepherd of the shepe To this man the Porter openeth the dore the shepe here his voyce he calleth his owne shepe by name he leadeth them out and when he hath sent forth his owne shepe he goeth before theÌ„ and the shepe folow hym for they knowe his voyce A straunger they wyll nat folowe but wyl fly from hym for they know nat revoyce of straungers This maner of sayenge spoke Iesê° vnto them and they vnderstode nat what thynges they were whiche he spake vnto theÌ„ Then sayde Iesus vnto theÌ„ agayn Uerely verely I say vnto you that I am the dore of the shepe All eueÌ„ as many as came before me are theues robbers but the shepe dyde nat heare them I am the dore by me yf any maÌ„ entre in he shal be safe shall go iÌ„ and out and fynde pasture The thefe coÌ„meth nat but for to steale kil and destroy I am come that they myght haue lyfe and haue it the more habundauntly ¶ The Pystel on wednysday in the witson weke The. ij chapyter of the Actes of the Apostels C. PEter stept for the with the eleuen lyfte vp his voyce sayd vnto them ye men of Iewry and al ye that inhabyte IerusaleÌ„ be this knowen vnto you and with your eares here my wordes These are nat dronkeÌ„ as ye wene for it is yet but the thyrde houre of the day but this is that whiche was spoken by the prophet Iohell It shal be in the laste dayes sayth god of my spirite I wyl powre out vpoÌ„ all flesshe and your sones and your doughters shal prophesye your yong men shall se vysyoÌ„s and your olde Men shall dreame dreames and on my seruauntes and on my hand maydeÌ„s I wyl powre oute of my spyryte in those dayes they shal prophesy and I wyl shewe wounders in heuen aboue tokeÌ„s in the earth byneth blode fyre the vapour of smoke The son shall be turned iÌ„ to darknes the moone iÌ„ to blode before that gret notable day of the lorde shall come the tyme shall come that who soeuer shal cal on the name of the lorde shall be saued ¶ Te Gospel on the wednysdaye in wytson weke the. vi Chapiter of Iohan. E. IEsus sayde vnto his discyples and to the company of the Iewes No maÌ„ caÌ„ come vnto me except my father whiche had sente me drawe hym I wyl rayse hym vp at the last daye It is wrytteÌ„ iÌ„ the ê“phetes And they shall all be taught of god Euery maÌ„ which hathe herde lerned of the father commeth vnto me nat that any man hathe sene the father saue he whiche is of god The same hath sene the father Uerely verely I say vnto you he that beleueth on me hath euerlastyng lyfe I am that breade of lyfe your fathers dyd eate Manna in wyldernesse arre deed This is the breade whiche commeth from heuen that he which doth eate of it shulde nat dye I am that lyuyng bread which came downe from heuen Yf any man eate of this breade he shall lyue for euer And the bread that I wyl gyue is my flesshe which I wyl gyue for the lyfe of the worlde ¶ The Pystell on Trinyte Sondaye The. iiij Chapiter of the Reuelacyon of saynt Iohan. A I Loked vp sawe a dore open in heueÌ„ and the fyrst voyce which I hearde as it were of a troÌ„ pette talkynge with me whiche sayde come vp hyther and I wyll shewe the thynges whiche muste be fulfylled here after and immediatly I was iÌ„ the spirite beholde a seate was put in heuen and one sate on the seate and he that sat was to loke vppon lyke vnto a Iasper stone a Sardyne stone there was a rayne bowe aboute to seate to loke vpon lyke vnto an Emeralde and aboute the seate were xxiiij seates and I saw on the seates xxiiij elders syttinge clothed in whyte rayment had on theyr hedes crownes of golde out of the seate proceded lyghtnynges thondrynges voyces there were vij lampes of fyre burnyng before the seate whiche are the. vij spirites of god and before the seate there was a see of glasse lyke vnto crystall iÌ„ the myddes of the seate rounde aboute the seate were iiij beestes full of eyes before behynde the fyrst beest was lyke a lyon the seconde beest lyke a Calfe and the thyrde beest had a face as a man and the fourthe beest was lyke a flyeng Egle and the fowre beestes had eche one of theÌ„ vi wynges about hym and they were ful of eyes with in they had no rest day neyther nyght sayenge Holy holy holy lorde god almyghty which was is and is to come And when these beestes gaue glory honour thankes to hym that sate on the seate whiche lyueth euermore the xxiiij elders fell downe before hym that sate on the trone worshypped hiÌ„ that lyueth euer caste theyr crownes before the trone sayenge thou art worthy lorde to receaue glory honour and power for thou hast created al thynges and for thy wylles sake they are and were created ¶ The Gospel on Trinyte sonday The thyrde chapiter of Iohan. A. THere was a
shalte thou haue worshyp in the preseÌ„ce of theÌ„ that syt at meate with the for who soeuer exalteth hiÌ„ selfe shal be brought low and he that humbteth hym selfe shall be exalted ¶ The Pystell on the. xviij SoÌ„daye after Trinyte sonday the. i. pystel to the Corinth the fyrst cha A BRothreÌ„ I tanke my god alwayes on your behalfe for the grace of god which is gyueÌ„ you by Iesus Chryst the mâ—al thynges ye are made riche by hym in al lernynge iÌ„ all lernyng in al knowledge eueÌ„ as te Testimony of Iesê° christ was confyrmed in you so that ye are behynde in nogyfte and vayte for that aperyng of our lorde Iesus Chryste whiche shal strenght you vnto the ende that ye may be blamelesse iÌ„ that day of our lord iesê° christ ¶ The Gospel on the. xviij sonday after Trinyte sonday The. xxij chapiter of Mathewe D. THe Pharyses weÌ„t vnto Iesu s one of theÌ„ which was a doctour of the lawe asked hym a question teÌ„ptyng hym sayeng Mayster whiche is the great coÌ„maundemeÌ„t in the law Iesus sayd vnto hym thou shalt loue thy lord god with al thyne arte with al thy soule with al thy mynd this is the fyrste that greatest coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„t there is another lyke vnto this Thou shalt loue thy neyghbour as thy self In these two coÌ„mauÌ„dymeÌ„tes hange al the law the ê“ohetes Uvhyle the Pharyses were gathe red to gyther iesus asked theÌ„ sayeng Uvhat thynke ye of Chryste Uvhose sone is he they sayd vnto hiÌ„ the sone of Dauid He sayd vnto theÌ„ Howe theÌ„ doth Dauid in spirite call hym lorde sayeÌ„g The lord sayd to my lorde syt on my ryght hande tyll I mak thyne enemyes thy fote stole if Dauid called hiÌ„ lorde howe is he then his sone none of theÌ„ could answere hym agayne one worde Neyther durst any maÌ„ from that day forthe aske hym any mo questyons ¶ The Pystel on the. xix SoÌ„day after Trinyte soÌ„day the. iiij chapÌ„ to the Ephesians E. BRothren be ye renued iÌ„ the spirite of your myndes and put on that new maÌ„ whiche after the ymag of god is shaped in ryghtwysenes true holynes Uvherfore put awaye lyenge speak euery maÌ„ trueth vnto his neyghbour for as moch as we ar meÌ„ bers one of another be angry but synne nat let nat the sonne go downe vpoÌ„ your wrathe gyue no place vnto the backbiter let hiÌ„ that stele stele no more but let hiÌ„ rather labour with his haÌ„des some good thyng that he may haue to gyue vnto hym that nedeth ¶ The Gospel on the. xix Sondaye after Trinyte sondaye The. xix Chapiter of Mathewe A. IEsus entred iÌ„ to the shyppe and passed ouer and came in to his owne citye and beholde they brought vnto hym a man sycke of the palse y lyeng in his bed and wheÌ„ Iesus sawe theyr fayth he sayd to the sycke of the palsey sonne be of good chere thy syn nes are forgyueÌ„ the beholde certayne of the scribes sayd in theÌ„ selues he blasphemeth wheÌ„ Iesê° saw teyr thoughtes he sayde wherfore thynke you euyl'in your hertes whether is esyer to say thy synÌ„es are for gyueÌ„ the or to say aryse walke That ye maye knowe that the sone of man hath power to forgyue synnes in erth theÌ„ sayd he vn to the sycke of the palsey aryse take vp thy bed go home to thy house And he arose and departed to his house wheÌ„ the people sawe it they meruailled gloryfied god whiche had gyuen suche power to men ¶ The Pystell on the. xx Sondaye after Trinyte sonday The. v. chapiter to the. Ephesyans D BRethrene take hede that ye walke cyrcuÌ„spectly nat as fooles but as wyse redemyng the tyme for the dayes are euyll wherfore be ye nat vn 〈…〉 e but vnderstaÌ„de what the wyll of the lorde is â—e nat dronke with wyne wherin is excesse but be fulfylled with the spiryte spekynge vnto your selues in Psalmes Hymnes spyrytuall soges syngynge makynge melody to the lord iÌ„ your hertes gyuinge thaÌ„kes alwayes for al thyng iÌ„ the name of our lord Iesê° chryst to god the father submitting your selues one to another iÌ„ the feare of god ¶ The Gospel on the. xx soÌ„day after trinyte soÌ„day the. xxij cha of mathew A IEsus sayd vnto his discyples the kyngdome of heuen is lyke vnto a certayne kynge whiche maryed his sone sent forth his seruauÌ„tes to cal theÌ„ that were bydde to the weddynge they wolde nat come Agayne he sent forth other seruauntes â—â—yenge tell them whiche are bedden beholde I haue prepared my dyner myne oxen and my fatlynges are kylled al thynges are red y come vnto the maryage They made lyght of it and wente theyr wayes one to hys ferme place another aboute hys marchaundyse the remnaunte toke hys seruauntes and intreated theÌ„ vngoodly slew them wheÌ„ the kynge herde that he was wroth sent forth hiswarrers destroed those murthers breÌ„t vp their cyte theÌ„ sayd he to his seruauÌ„tes the weddynge was prepared but they which were biddeÌ„ therto were nat worthy Go ye therfore out iÌ„ to the high wayes as many as ye fynde byd theÌ„ to the mariage the seruauntes went out in to the hygh wayes gathered to gyther as many as they coulde fynde both good and bad and the weddynge was furnyssed with gestes The kynge came in to viset his gestes and spied there a man which had nat on a weddyng garment and sayd vnto hym frende howe camist thou in hythe r and hast nat on a weddynge garment and he was euen specheles TheÌ„ sayd the kyng to his ministers take and bynde hym hande and fote and cast hym in to vtter darkenes ther shal be wepynge gnassyng ofteth for many are called and fewe be chosen ¶ The Pystel on the. xxi Sondaye after Trynyte sonday the. vi Chapyter to the Ephesyans B. MY brethrene be stronge in the lorde and in the power of his myght put on the armoure of god that ye may staÌ„de stedfaste agaynste the craftye assautes of the deuyll for we wrestle nat agaynst flesh blode but agaynst rule agaynst power agaynst worldly rulers of the darkenes of this worlde agaynste spyrytuall wyckedne s for heueÌ„ly thynges For this cause take vnto you the armour of god that ye may be able to resyst in the euyll day to stond ê‘fecte iÌ„ al thiÌ„ges StoÌ„d therfore your loynes gyrde about with veryte hauynge on the brest plate of ryghtwysnes shodde with showes pÌ„pared by the gospel of peace aboue all take to you the shyld of fayth wherwith ye may queÌ„che al the fyre dartes of the wycked tak the helmet of saluacyoÌ„ the swerde of the spyryte which is the word of god ¶ The Gospell on the. xxi Sonday after Trinyte sonday The. iiij chapiter of Iohan. G. THere was a certayne ruler who se sone was sycke at CapernauÌ„ as he herde that Iesê° was come out of
brought other fyue sayeÌ„g Mayster thou delyuerdest vnto me fiue taleÌ„tes lo I haue gayned with theÌ„ v. mo TheÌ„ his mayster sayd vnto him well good seruaunte faythfull thou haste beÌ„ faythfull iÌ„ lytell I wyll make the rular ouer moche Entre into thy masters ioye also he that receaued two taleÌ„tes came sayde mayster thou delyueredest vnto me ij taleÌ„tes â—o I haue wonne two other with theÌ„ his mayster sayde vnto hym wel good seruaunte faythful I wyl make the rular ouer moch go iÌ„ iÌ„ to thy maysters ioye ¶ The Pystel on the Concepcyon of our Lady Ecclesiastice xxiiij AS a vyne so brought I forth a sauour of swetnes and my flow res are the fruyte of glory ryches I am the mother of bewtyful loue of feare of greatnes of holy hope In me is all grace of lyfe trueth and in me is al hope of lyfe and vertu Come vnto me al that desyre me and be fylled with the fruytes that spryng of me for my spiryte is sweter thaÌ„ hony or hony coÌ„be The remeÌ„brauÌ„ce of me is for euer euer They that eate me shal honger the more they that drynke me shall tâ—… the more he that harkeneth to me shall nat be â—…ed and he the worketh by my couÌ„sell shall nat 〈…〉 they that brig iÌ„ to lyght shal haue eternall lyfe ¶ The Gospel ou the Concepcyon of our Lady the fyrst chapiter of Mathewe A. THis is the boke of the generacyoÌ„ of Iesê° christ the sone of Dauid the sone also of Abraham 〈…〉 begate Isaac Isaac begate Iacob Iacob be 〈…〉 Iudas his brothrene Iudas begate Phares 〈…〉 of Thamar Phares begate EsroÌ„ EsroÌ„ beâ—… begate Aminadab Aminadab begate â—…n Naasson begate Salmon SalmoÌ„ begate â—oos of Raâ—ab Boos irgate Obed of Ruth Olâ—d â—egate Iesse Iesse begate Dauid the kynge Dauid the kyng tegate SalomoÌ„ of her that was Uries wyf SalomoÌ„ begate RoboaÌ„ RoboaÌ„ begate Abia. Abia begate Asa Asa begate Iosaphat Iosaphat begate IoraÌ„ Ioram begate Ozias Ozias begate Ioatham IoathaÌ„ begate Achas Achas begat Ezechias Ezechias begat Manasses Manasses begat AmoÌ„ AmoÌ„ begat Iosias Iosias begat Iechonias his brothren about the tyme they were caried awaye to Babylon and after they were bronght to BabiloÌ„ Ieconias begate Salathiel Salathiel begate zorobabel zorobabel begate Abiud Abiud begat Eliachim Eliachim begat Azor. Azor begat Sadoc Sadoc begat Achim Achim begate Eliud Eliud begate Eleasar Eleasar begate Mathan MathaÌ„ begate Iacob Iacob be gate Ioseph the husbande of Mary of whome was borne that Iesus whiche is called Chryst ¶ The Pystell on saynt Thomas daye the Apostle The seconde chapiter to the Ephesyans D. BRothrene nowe ye are no more straungers foreners but Cytesyns with the Sayntes and of the houshold of god are bylte vpon the foundacyon of the Apostels prophetes Iesus Chryste beynge the heed corner stone iÌ„ whom euery buyldinge coupled to gyther groweth vnto an holy temple in the lorde in whome ye are bylt to gyther made an habytacyon for god in the spiryte ¶ The Gospel on saynt Thomas daye the Apostell The. xx chapiter of Iohan. F THomas one of the twelue called Didimê° was not with theym wheÌ„ Iesus came The other discyples sayd vnto hym we haue sene the lorde And he sayde vnto the except I se iÌ„ his haÌ„des the prynt of the nayles and put my fynger in the holes of the nayles and thrust my hande in to his syde I wyll nat byleue after viij dayes agayne the discyples were within Thomas was with theym Iesus came when the dores were shutte and stode in the myddes and sayd Peace be with you Then sayde he to Thomas put iÌ„ thy fynger here and se my handes and put forth thy hande and thruste it in to my side be not without fayth but byleue Thomas answered and sayde vnto hym my lorde and my god Iesê° sayd vnto hym Thomas bycause thou hast seue me therfore hast thou bileued Happy are they that haue not sene yet haue bileued ¶ The Pystell on the ConuersyoÌ„ of saynte Paule The. ix chaâ— of the Actes of the Apostles A. SAul yet brethyng out threatenynges and slaughter agaynst the discyples of the lorde weÌ„te vnto the hye preest and desyred of hym letters to Dania scon to the Synagoges that yf he found any of this way whether they were men or womeÌ„ he myght bryng them bouÌ„de vnto IerusaleÌ„ As he wente on his iourney it fortuned that he drewe nye to DamascoÌ„ and sodaynly theyr shynede rounde aboute hym alyght from heuen and he fel to the erth and herde a voyce sayeÌ„g to hym Saul Saul Uvhy persecuteste thou me And he sayde what arte thou lorde The lorde sayde I am Iesus whom thou persecutest it shal be harde for the to kycke agaynst the prycke he both treÌ„ blynge and astonyed sayd lorde what wylte thou haue me to do And the lorde sayd vnto hym aryse and go in to the Cytie and it shal be told the what thou shalt do The men whiche companyed with hym on his waye stode amased for they herde a voyce but sawe no man Saul arose from the erth and wheÌ„ he had opened his eyes he saw no man TheÌ„ ledde they hym by the haÌ„de and brought hym in to Damascon and he was thre dayes without syght neyther eate nor draÌ„ke There was a certayne discyple at Damascon named Ananias to hym spake the lorde in a visyon Ananias And he sayde beholde I am here lorde And the lorde sayde vnto hym aryse and go in to the strete whiche is called strayte and seke in the house of Iudas after one saul of the Cytye of That sus for beholde he prayeth and hathe sene in a visyoÌ„ a man named Ananias commyng in vnto hym and puttyng his handes on hym that he myght receaue his syght Ananias answered lorde I haue herd by many of this man howe moche hurth he hath done to thy sayntes at Ierusalem and iÌ„ this place he hath auctorite of the hye preestes to bynde all that cal on thy name The lorde sayde vnto hym Go thy wayes for he is a chosen vessel vnto me to beare my name before the gentyls and kynges and the chyldren of Israel for I wyl shewe hym howe greate thynges he muste suffre for my names sake Ananias weÌ„t his way and entred in to the house and put his handes on hym and sayde brother saule the lorde that appered vnto the in the way as thou camest sent me vnto the that thou myghtest receaue thy syght and be fylled with the holy gost And immediatly there fell froÌ„ his eyes as it had ben scales and he receaued his syghte and arose and was baptysed and receaued meate and was conforted Then was saul certayne dayes with the discyples whiche were at Damascon and strayght way he preached Chryst in the Synoge ges howe that he was the sone of god Al that herde hym were amased and sayde is nat this he
whiche trouble you as many as desyre with out warde aperauÌ„ce to please carnally they coÌ„strayne you to be circuÌ„cysed onely bycause they wolde nat suffre persecu cyon with the crosse of Christ for they them selues whiche are circuÌ„cysed kepe natte the lawe but desyre to haue you circuÌ„cysed that they myght reioyce in your fleshe God forbyd that I shulde reioyce but iÌ„ the crosse of our lord Iesu Christ wherby the world is crucyfyed as touchyng me and I as concernynge the worlde ¶ The Gospel on the Inuencyon of the Crosse the. iiij Chapyter of IohnÌ„ A THere was a man of the Pharises na med Nicodemê° a ruler amoÌ„g the Ie wes he came to Iesê° by nyghte said vnto hym Mayster we knowe that thou arte a teacher whiche is coÌ„e froÌ„ god for no man coulde do suche myracles as thou doest except god were with hym Iesus answered and sayde vnto hym Ue rely verely I say vnto the except a man be borne a newe he can nat se the kyngedome of god Nicodemus sayd vnto hym howe can a man be borne when he is olde can he entre in to his mothers bodye be borne agayne Iesus answered Uerely verely I say vnto the except that a man be borne of water and of the spyryte he can nat entre in to the kyngdome of god That whiche is borne of the fleshe is fleshe that whiche is borne of the spiryte is spiryte Meruayle nat that I sayd to the ye must be borne a new The wynde bloweth where he lysteth and thou hearest his sounde but thou canste nat tel whense he coÌ„meth and whyther he goeth So is euery man that is borne of the spiryte Nicodemus answered and sayde vnto hym How can these thynges he Iesus answered sayde vnto hiÌ„ Arte thou a mayster in Is rael and knowest nat these thynges Uerely verely I say vnto the we speake that we knowe and testyfye that we haue sene and ye receaue nat our wyttenes if I haue tolde you erthly thynges and ye haue nat beleued howe shulde ye beleue if I shall tel you of heuenly thynges And no man hath asceÌ„ded vp to heuen but he that came downe from heuen that is to saye the sone of man whiche is in heuen And as Moyses lyfted vp the serpent in wyldernes euen so must the sone of man be lyfted vp that no man whiche beleueth in hym peryshe but haue eternall lyfe ¶ The Pystel on the Natiuite of saynt IohnÌ„ Baptist Esaye xlix THus sayth the lorde HerkeÌ„ ye Ilesvnto me gyue hede ye peple that are a far re the lorde called me out of the wom be and made mencyon of my name when I was in my mothers bowels and he made my mouth lyke a sherpe swerd In the shadow he let me with his haÌ„de he made me as an excelleÌ„t arow hyd in his quyuer he sayde vnto me thou arte my seruauÌ„t O Israell in whome I wyll be glo ryfyed and I sayde I labour in vayne and spende my strength for nought vnprofytably howbeit my cause I â—mitte to the lord my trauayl vnto my god and nowe sayth the lorde that formed me iÌ„ the wom be to be seruaunt and to turne Iacob vnto hym beholde I haue made the a lyght that thou shuldest be saluacyoÌ„ vnto the ende of the worlde kynges shal se and rulers shall stande vp shal worshyppe bycause of the lorde whiche is faythful and the holy of israell hath chosen the. ¶ The Gospel on the Natiuite of saynt IohnÌ„ the Baptist The fyrst Chapiter of Luke F. ELizabethes tyme was coÌ„ that she shulde be delyuered she brought forth a sone her neyghboures her cosiÌ„s herd tell how the lord had shewed greate mercy vpoÌ„ her they reioysed with her And it fortuned the eight day they came to circuÌ„cyse the chyld called his na me â—achary after the name of his father his mother aÌ„swered sayd nat so but he shal be called IohaÌ„ And they sayde vnto her There is none of thy kyn that is named with thys name they made sygnes to his father howe he wold haue hiÌ„ called he asked for wrytinge tables wrote sayenge his name is Io â—aÌ„ And they meruayled al his mouth was opened immediatly his toÌ„g he spake lauding god feare caÌ„e on all theÌ„ the dwelt nye all these thiÌ„ges were noysed abrod throughout all the hilly countrey of Iewry all they that herd theÌ„ layd theÌ„ vp iÌ„ theyr har tes sayâ—g Uvhat maner chyld shall this be the haÌ„de of god was with hiÌ„ his father zacharias was fyl led with the holy ghost ê“phesied sayeÌ„g Blyssed be the lord of Israel for he hath vysyted and redemed his people ¶ The Pystel on saynt Peter Paules day The. xij Chap. of the Acces of the Apostels A. IN that tyme Herode the kyng layde haÌ„des on certein of the â—gregacioÌ„ to ve xe theÌ„ he killed Iames the brother of Iohan with a swerd because he sawe the it plea sed the Iewes he pceded further toke Peter also Them were the dayes of the swete bread wheÌ„ he had caught hiÌ„ he put hym iÌ„ prisoÌ„ delyuered hym to iiij quaternioÌ„s of soldiours to be kept entendynge after Easter to brynge hiÌ„ forth to the people TheÌ„ was Peter kept iÌ„ prysoÌ„ but prayer was made without ceasyng of the â—gregacyoÌ„ vnto god for hi wheÌ„ Herode wolde haue brought hiÌ„ out vnto the people the same nyght slepte Peter bytwene two soldiours wuÌ„d with two chay nes the kepers before the â—ore kepte the prysoÌ„ be hold the aÌ„gell of the lord was there pÌ„seÌ„t lyght shyned iÌ„ the lodge smote Peter on the syde styred hiÌ„ vp sayeÌ„g Aryse vp qickly the chaynes fel of froÌ„ his haÌ„des the aÌ„gell sayd vnto hiÌ„ gyrde thy selfe biÌ„de on thy saÌ„dalles so he dyd he sayd vnto hiÌ„ caste on thy maÌ„tell about the folowe me he came folowed hiÌ„ wyst nat that it was trueth which was done by the aÌ„gell but thought he had sene a vysyon when they were past the fyrst the secoÌ„de watche they caÌ„e vnto the IroÌ„ gate that ledeth vnto te cytye which ope ned to theÌ„ by his owne accorde And they weÌ„t out passed thorowe one strete by by the Angell depar ted froÌ„ hiÌ„ And wheÌ„ Peter caÌ„ to hiÌ„ selfe he sayd now I knowe of a suertye that the lord hath seÌ„t his aÌ„gell hath delyuered me from the hande of Herode froÌ„ all the waytynge for of the people of the Iewes ¶ The Gospel on saint Peter and Powles daye the. xvi chapyter of Mathewe 〈◊〉 TUheÌ„ Iesê° came iÌ„ to the costes of the cytye whi che is called Cesarea Philippi he asked his di sciples sayeÌ„g whoÌ„e do meÌ„ saye that I the sone of maÌ„ am They sayd some say that thou art IohaÌ„ baptist soÌ„e Helias some Ieremias or one of the
ê“phetes He sayd vnto the but whoÌ„ saye ye that I am SimoÌ„ Peter answered and sayde Thou art Christe the sone of the lyuynge god And Iesus answered and sayde vnto hym Happy arte thou Symon the sone Ionas for fleshe and blode hathe nat opened vnto the that but my father which is in heuen And I say also vnto the that thou arte Peter vpon this roke I wyl buylde my â—gregacyon and the gates of hell shall nat preuayle agaynst it I wyll gyue vnto the the keyes of the kyngdome of heuen what soeuer thou bindelte vpoÌ„ erth shall be bounde iÌ„ heueÌ„ what so euer thou lowsest on erth shal be lowsed iÌ„ heuen ¶ The Pyltel on the coÌ„memoracion of saynt Pau le the seconde chapiter to the Galathyans B. I Certyfye you brothrene that the gospel whiche was preched of me was not after the mauer of men neyther receaued I it of man neyther was I taught it but receaued it by the reuelacyon of Iesê° Christ ye haue her de of my conuersacyoÌ„ iÌ„ tymes past in the Iewes wayes how that beyoÌ„de measure I ê‘secuted the coÌ„gregacyon of god spoyled it preuayled iÌ„ the Iewes lawe aboue many of my coÌ„panyoÌ„s which were of mine owne nacyoÌ„ was as moch more ferueÌ„t meynteyner of the tradycyoÌ„s of the elders but wheÌ„ it pleased god whiche seperated me froÌ„ my mothers woÌ„be called me by his grace for to declare his sone by me that I shulde preache hi amoÌ„g the hetheÌ„ immediatly I coÌ„â—ened nat of the water with fleshe blode neyther returned to IerusaleÌ„ to theÌ„ which were Apoitels before me but weÌ„te my wayes iÌ„ to Arabia came agayne vnto DamascoÌ„ TheÌ„ after iij. yere I returned to IerusaleÌ„ to se Peter aw de with hiÌ„ xv dayes none other of the apostels sawe I saue Iames the Lordes brother the thiÌ„ges which I wryte beholde god knoweth I lye nat After that I went in to the costes of Siria Cilicia was vnknoweÌ„ as touchiÌ„ge my ê‘soneâ—vnto the coÌ„gregacyoÌ„s of iewry which were in christ but they herd onely the he which ê‘secuted vs iÌ„ tyme paste now precheth the fayth which before he destroyed and they glorifyed god on my behalfe ¶ The Gospell on the Commemoracyon of saynt Paule The xix chapiter of Mathewe D. PEter sayde vnto Iesus beholde we haue c. ye shal fynde this gospel on the conuersyon of saynt Paule Folio lviij ¶ The Pystell on the visitacyon of our lady Cant. chapiter ij I Am the floure of the felde and Lylyes of the valeys As the Lilye amonge the thornes so is my loue among the daughters As the Appletre amoÌ„g the trees of the wode so is my beloued amoÌ„ge the soÌ„nes in his shadow was my desyre to sytte for his fruyte was swete to my mouth He brought me vnto his wyne seller and his be hauer to mewarde was louely beholde my beloued sayde to me vp and hast my loue my doue my bewtiful and come for nowe is wynter gone and rayne deperted past the flowres appere in our countre the tyme is come to cut the vynes The voyce of the Turtil doue is herde in ourlande the fyg tree hath brought forth her fygges and the wyne blossomes gyue a sauour vp hast my loue my doue in the holes of the rocke secret places of the walles shewe me thy face and let me here thy voyce for thy voyce is swete and thy fassyon beautyfull ¶ The Gospell on the visytacyon of our Lady The fyrst Chapiter of Luke D. MAry arose in those dayes and went iÌ„ to the mountayns with haste in to a Citie of Iewry and entred in to the hous of zacharie and saluted Elizabeth and it fortuned as Elizabeth herde the salutacyon of Mary the babe spronge in herbelly Elizabeth was fylled with the holy ghost and cryed with a loude voyce sayde Blyssed arte thou amonge women blyssed is the fruyte of thy wombe whence happeneth this to me that the mother of my lord shulde come to me Loo as soone as the voyce of this salutacyon souÌ„ded in myne eares the babe lept in my bely for ioye and blyssed arte thou that beleuest for those thynges shall be perfourmed whiche were tolde the from the lorde And Mary sayd my soule magnifieth the lorde my spyryte reioseth in god my sauyoure ¶ The Pystel on the Translacion of saynt Thomas of Cauterbury the. v. Chapi to the Hebrues A EUery hye preeste c. yeshal fynde this pystel on saynt Thomas day after chylder mas daye Folio vij ¶ The Gospel on saynt Thomas of CaÌ„terbury the. xix cha of Luke B A Certayne noble man c. ye shal finde this gospel on saiÌ„t Thomas daye after Chyldermas daye Folio vij ¶ The Pystel on â—elyke Sondaye Eccâ—â—a xliiij THese are the men of mercy whose ryghteousnes are nat forgotten Goodnesse abyde with the seede of them theyr kynsfolke are an holy enherytanÌ„ce theyr seed hath staÌ„de in wytnesses the sones of theÌ„ abyde vnto the worldes ende for theÌ„ the generacyoÌ„ of theÌ„ the glorye of them shall nat be left theyr bodyes are buryed iÌ„ peace theyr names shall lyue in the worldes al people shall tel the wysdome of them and all the congregacyon of sayntes shall shewe the laude of them ¶ The Gospel on Relyke sondaye The. v. Chapiter of Mathewe A. Tâ—hen Iesus sawe the people he went vp in to a mouÌ„tayne and wheÌ„ he was set his discyples came vnto hym he openeth his mouth taught theÌ„ sayeng Blyssed are the poore in spyryte For theyrs is the kyngdom of heueÌ„ Blissed are theyr that morne for they shal be comforted Blyssed are the meke for they shal enherete â—…h Blyssed are they whiche hongre and thruste â—…g 〈◊〉 ousnes for they shall be fylled Blyssed are the â—…yfull for they shal optayne mercy Blyssed are the pure in herte for they shal se god Blissed are the mainteyners of peace for they shall be called the chyldrene of god Blyssed are they which suffre ê‘secucyon for ryghtuousnes sake for theyrs is the kyngdome of heuen Blyssed are ye wheÌ„ meÌ„ shal reuyle you ê‘secute you shall falshly saye all maner of euyl sayenges agaynst you for my sake Reioyce be glade for greate is your rewarde iÌ„ heueÌ„ ¶ The Pystel on saynt Margaretes daye O Lorde my god thou hast exalted my habytacyon vpon the erth I haue prayed for deth to come I haue called the lord the father of my lord that he forsake me nat iÌ„ the day of my tribulacyoÌ„ And in the tyme of proude men without helpe I shall laude thy name dilygently shall prayse it iÌ„ coÌ„fessyoÌ„ my prayer is herde thou haste delyuered me from perdycyoÌ„ from a wycked tyme Therfore O lorde my god I shall coÌ„fesse and gyue laude vnto thy name ¶ The Gospel on saynt Margaretes daye The. xiij Chapyter of Mathewe G. IEsus sayd vnto his discyples The kyngdome of
and sate downe also with Iesus his dyscyples Uvhen the Pharyses had ê‘ceaued that they sayd to hys dyscyples why eateth your mayster with Publy canes synners UvheÌ„ Iesê° herd that he sayd to theÌ„ The whose nede nat the PhisysioÌ„ but they that are sehe Go lerne what that meaneth I haue Pleasure iÌ„ mercy nat iÌ„ offeriÌ„g for I am nat come to calle the ryghtwyse but the synners to repentaunce ¶ The Pystel on saynt Myghels daye The fyrste Chapyter of the Reuelacyon of saynt Iohan. A. IEsê° seÌ„t shewed by hys An gell vnto his seruauÌ„te IohnÌ„ whiche bore recorde of the worde of god of the testymonye of Iesê° Chryste and of al thynges that he sawe Happye is he that heareth readeth the wordê of the ê“phesy kepe those thynges whiche are writteÌ„ there iÌ„ for the tyme is at haÌ„de IohnÌ„ to the. vij coÌ„gregacyon iÌ„ Asia Grace be with you peace from hym which is which was the which is to come and from the. vij spyrytes whiche are presente before his trone froÌ„ Iesê° Christe whiche is a faythfull wytnesse fyrst begoten of the deed lorde ouer the kynges of the erth vnto hym that loued vs and wasshed vs from our synnes in hys owne blode ¶ The Gospel on saynt Mygheles daye the. xviij Chapyter of Mathewe A. THe dyscyples caÌ„e vnto Iesê° sayeÌ„ge who is the greatest iÌ„ the kyngdome of heueÌ„ Iesê° called a chyld vnto hiÌ„ set hym iÌ„ the myddes of them sayde verely I say vnto you except ye tourne and become as childreÌ„ ye can nat entre iÌ„ to the kyngdome of heueÌ„ Uvho so euer therfore shall submytte hym selfe as this chylde he is the greatest iÌ„ the kyndome of heueÌ„ And who so euer receaueth suche a Chylde in my name receaueth me but who so euer offende one of these lytell wones which byleueth iÌ„ me it were beter for hiÌ„ that a mylstone were haÌ„ged about his necke that he were drowned in the depth of the see Uvo be vnto the world bycause of offeÌ„ces howbeit it caÌ„ nat be auoyded neuertheles wo be to the maÌ„ by whome the offeÌ„ce comith Uvherfore if thy hande or thy fote gyue the an occasyon of euyl cut hym of cast hiÌ„ froÌ„ the it is better for the to entre iÌ„ to lyfe halte or maymed rather thaÌ„ thou shuldest hauynge two haÌ„des or two fete be caste in to the euerlastyng fyre And yf also thyne eye offeÌ„de the plucke hym out and cast hym froÌ„ the. It is better for the to entre iÌ„ to lyfe with one eye theÌ„ hauyng two eyes to be caste in to the hell fyre Se that ye despyse nat one of these lytell wones For I saye vnto you that in he uen theyr angelles beholde the face of my father whiche is in heuen ¶ The Pystell on the Translacyon of Saynt Edwarde the Kynge and Confessour THe iuste maÌ„ wyll gyue his herte watch iÌ„ the mornyng to the lorde which made hiÌ„ wyl pray in the syght of the most hyest He wyl opeÌ„ his mouth iÌ„ prayer wyl praye for his synnes And yf the greate Lorde wyll he wyll ful fyll hym with the spirite of vnderstaÌ„dyng he wyl shewe forth the eloquence of his wisdome of swete shouers wyll knowled ge to the lorde in prayer he wyl directe his counsayll disciplin wyl haue counsell in secret thynges he shal spehe opeÌ„ly the disciplin of his doctrine shall glorye in the Testament of the lorde Many men shall prayse his wysdome it shal nat be done awaye vnto the worldes ende His remembraunce shal nat go awaye and his name shall be requyred from generacyon iÌ„ to generacyon ¶ The Gospell on the Translacyon of saynt Edward the Kinge coÌ„fessoure the. xi Chapiter of Luke E. IEsussayd vnto his dyscyples No maÌ„ lyghteth a caÌ„dell putteth it iÌ„ a preuye place neyther vnder a busshell but on a caÌ„delstyhe that they that come in maye se lyght The lyght of thy body is thyne eye Therfore when thyne eye is syngle then is all thy bodye full of lyght but yf thyne eye be euyll then shal all thy bodye be full of darkenes Take hede therfore that the lyght whiche is in the be nat darkenes for if all thy bodye shall be lyght hauynge no parte darke theÌ„ shal all be ful of lyght euen as when a caÌ„dell doeth lyght the with his bryghtnes ¶ The Pystel on saynte Luke the Euangelystes daye THe symylytude of the faces c. ye shall fynde this Pystel on saynte Mathewes day the Apostle Folio lxxij ¶ The Gospell on Saynte Luke the Euangelistes day The. x. Chapiter of Luke A. OUr lord apoynted other seueÌ„ty also and sent them two two before his face in to euery cytye and place whyther he hym selfe wolde come And sayde vnto theÌ„ the haruest is greate but te labourers are fewe pray therfore the lorde of the haruest to sende forth hys labourers in to hys harueste Go your wayes behold I iÌ„end you forth as LaÌ„bes amoÌ„ge wolues Beare no wallet neyther scrippe nor shoes salute no maÌ„ by the way In whatsoeuer house ye entre iÌ„ fyrst saye peace be to thê house And if the sone of peace be there your peace shall reste on hiÌ„ if nat it shall returne to you agayne in the same house tary styl eatynge drynkynge such as they haue for the labourer is worthy of hiÌ„ srewarde ¶ The Pystel on The. xi thousande Uyrgyns daye O How faire is a chast generacyoÌ„ with charite the memorye of it is immortal for it is knoweÌ„ to god maÌ„ wheÌ„ it is pÌ„seÌ„t they folow it desyre it wheÌ„ it ledeth theÌ„ it triumpheth crounned euerlastyngely ouer coÌ„miÌ„ge of batayles vndefyled a great multytude of wicked men shal nat be ê“fytable euyl plantes shal nat brynge forthe hyest trees neyther shall set a suer grounde if they spryng iÌ„ tyme iÌ„ bowes they shal be vn suer put they shal be moued with the wynde shall be plucked vp with the vehemency of the wynde the vnpar fyte bowes shal be brokeÌ„ the fruyteÌ„ of theÌ„ shall be vnprofytable bytter to eate profytable to nothynge al the childreÌ„ which shall be borne to wicked meÌ„ are witnes of wyckednes agaynste theyr pareÌ„tes iÌ„ theyr iterrogacyoÌ„ the iust man shall be in reste if he be occupyed with deth ¶ The Gospel on the. xi thousand Uyrgyns day The xxv Chapiter of Mathewe A. IEsê° sayd vnto his disciples The kyngdome of heueÌ„ is lykened to x. Uirgins which toke theyr laÌ„pes wente to mete the brydegrome fyue of theÌ„ were folyshe fyue were wyse the foles toke they re laÌ„pes but toke none oyle with theÌ„ but the wyse toke oyle with theÌ„ in theyr vessels with theyr laÌ„pes also whyle the brydgroÌ„e taried al sloÌ„bred slept eueÌ„ at mydnyght the re was a cry made behold the brydgrome coÌ„meth Go
kyndnes humblenes of mynde mekenes long suffryng forbering one on ather yf any man haue a quarell to another euen as Chryst forgaue you euen so do ye aboue all these thynges put on loue whiche is the bond of perfectnes and the peace of good rule in youre hertes to the whiche peace ye are called in one body and se they be thankful let the worde of Chryst dwel iÌ„ you plenteously in al wysdome teche and exorte your owne selues in Psalmes and Hymnes and spyrytual songes whiche haue fauour with them syngyng in your hertes to the lorde all thynges what so euer ye do in worde or dede do in the name of the lorde Iesu gyuyng thaÌ„kes to god to father by hym ¶ The Gospell in the. v. Sondaye after that vtas of Epyphanye the. xiiij Chapiter of Mathewe G. IEsus sayde vnto his disciples The kyngdome of heuen is lyke vnto a man whiche sowed goode sede in his felde but whyle men slept there came his foo and sowed tares amonge the wheate and went his way Uvhen the blade was spronge vp and had brought forth fruyte them appered the tares also The seruauntes came to the householder sayde vnto hiÌ„ Syr sowedest nat thou goode seede in thy close froÌ„ whense theÌ„ hathe it tares he sayde to theÌ„ the enuyous maÌ„ hath done this TheÌ„ the seruaun ces sayd vnto hym Uvylt thou theÌ„ that we go gather theÌ„ he sayd nay lest whyle ye go about to wede oute the tares ye plucke vp also with theÌ„ the wheate by the rotes let bothe grow togyther tyl haruest comand iÌ„ tyme of heruest I wyl saye vnto my reapers gather ye fyrste the tares and bynde theÌ„ yn sheues to be breÌ„t but gather the wheate in to my barne ¶ The Pystel on the SoÌ„day after weddyng goeth out called Septuage The. i. pystel to the Corynthy ans and the. ix Chapyter D. BRethreÌ„ perceyue you nat how that they which ruÌ„ne in a course ruÌ„ne all yet but one receyueth the rewarde so ruÌ„ne that ye may optayne Euery maÌ„ that prouet maystres abstayneth from al thynges they do it to obtayne a corruptible crowne but we to obtain an vncorruptyble crowne I therfore so ruÌ„ne nat as at an vncertayne thyng so fyght I nat as one that beathet the ayre but I tame my body brynge hym in to subieccyon lest after that I haue preached to other I my selfe shulde be a cast awaye Brethren I wolde nat that ye shulde be ignoraunte of this as youre fathers were all vnder a cloude all passed tho rowe the see and were al baptysed vnder Moyses in the cloude and in the see and dyd al eate of one spirituall meate and dyd all drynke of one maner of spirituall drynke and they dronke of that spyrytual rocke that folowed them whiche rocke was Chryste ¶ The Gospel on the Sonday after weddynge goeth out called SeptuageuÌ„ma the. xx chapyter of Matthewe A. IEsus sayde vnto his disciples The kyngdome of heuen is lyke vnto an householder whiche weÌ„t out erly iÌ„ the mornynge to hyrelabourers in to his vynyard and he agreed with the labourers for apeny a daye and sent them iÌ„ his vynyard And he went out aboute the thyrde houre sawe other standynge ydell iÌ„ the market place and sayd vnto them go ye also in to my vyneyarde and what so euer is ryght I wyll gyue you and they went theyr way Agayne he wente out aboute the syxte and nynth houre dyde lykewyse And he went oute abouthe the eleueÌ„th houre and founde other standyng ydell and sayde vnto theÌ„ Uvhy staÌ„de ye here al the day ydell They sayd vnto hym Bycause no man hath hyred vs. He sayde vnto theym Go ye also in to my vyneyarde what soeuer shall be ryght that shall ye receaue Uvhan euen was come the lorde of the vyneyarde sayd vnto his Steward cal the labourers gyue theÌ„ theyr hyre beginne at the laste tyl thou coÌ„ to the fyrste And they whiche were hyred about the eleueÌ„th houre cam receaued euery man a penye Then came the fyrst supposynge that they shulde receaue more they lykewyse receaued euery man a peny And wheÌ„ they had receaued yt they grudged against the good man of the house sayeng These last haue wrought but one houre thou haste made theÌ„ equall vnto vs which haue borne the burthen hete of the daye He answered to one of them sayeÌ„g freÌ„de I do the no wronge dyd dest thou nat agre with me for a peny Take that whiche ys thy dutye and go thy waye I wyll gyue vnto this laste as moche as to the is it nat laufull for me to do as me lysteth with myne owne is thyn eye euyl because I am good so the last shal be fyrst the fyrst shal be laste for many are called fewe be chosen ¶ The Pystel on the SoÌ„daye of lx the second pystel to the Corinthyans and the. xi chapyter G. BRethren suffre foles gladly by cause that ye youre selues ar wyse for ye suffre euen yf a man bryng you in to bondage if a maÌ„ deuoure if a man take yf a man exalte hym selfe yf a man smyte you on the face I speke as coÌ„cernynge rebuke as thoughe we had ben weake howbeyt wheryn so euer any maÌ„ dare be bolde I speake folysshely I dare be bolde also They are hebrues so am I They are Israelytes euen so am I. They are the sede of Abraham euen so am I. They are the minysters of chryst I speake as afole I am more In labours more aboundant of the in strypes aboue measure in pryson more plenteously in dethe ofte of the Iewes fyue tymes receaued I euery tyme. xl strypes saue one Thryse was I beaten with roddes I was ones stoned I suffrede thryse shype wrake nyght daye haue I beÌ„ iÌ„ the depth of the see iÌ„ iorneynge often In parels of waters iÌ„ parell of robbers in ieoperdyes of min owne nacyoÌ„ in ieoperdyes among the hetheÌ„ I haue ben iÌ„ parelles iÌ„ cytyes iÌ„ parels iÌ„ wildernes iÌ„ parelles iÌ„ the see iÌ„ parelles amoÌ„ge false brethreÌ„ in labour trauayle iÌ„ watchyng of ten in huÌ„gre iÌ„ thryst in fastynge often in colde iÌ„ nakednes besyde the thynges which out wardely happeÌ„ vnto me I am coÌ„bred dayly and care for all congregacyoÌ„s Uvho is sycke and I am nat sycke who is hurte iÌ„ fayth and my hert burneth nat yf I must nedes reioyce I wyll reioyce of myne infirmities God the father of oure lord iesus chryst whiche is blyssed for euermore knoweth that I ly nat ¶ The Gospell on the Sondaye of lx The. viij chapyter of Luke A. â—UheÌ„ moche people were gathered to gyther and were come to Iesê° oute of the cytyes he spak by a similitude A sower went out to sow his sede And as he sowed som fel by the way syde and it was trodeÌ„ vnder fete and the foules of the ayre deuoured yt vp and some fel on stones and as soone
Iewry in to Galyle he wente vnto hiÌ„ and besoughte hym that he worlde de sceÌ„de heale his sone for he was euen redy to dye TheÌ„ sayd Iesê° vnto hym except ye se sygnes wounders ye byleue nat the ruler sayde vnto hym syr come away or euer that my chylde dye Iesê° sayd vnto hym go thy way thy sone lyueth the maÌ„ byleued the wordes that Iesus had spoken vnto hym weÌ„te his way anone as he wente on his waye his seruauÌ„ tes met hym tolde hym sayeÌ„g Thy sone lyueth theÌ„ enquyred he of theÌ„ the houre wheÌ„ he begaÌ„ne to ameÌ„de they sayd vnto hym yester daye the seueÌ„ the houre the feuer left hym the father knew that it was that same houre wheÌ„ Iesus sayd vnto hym thy sone lyuethe and he byleued and al his housholde ¶ The Pystell on the. xxij SoÌ„daye after trynyte soÌ„ daye The. i. chapiter to the Phylyppyans A. BRothrene we truste in our lorde Iesê° Christe that he whiche beganne a good worke iÌ„ you shall perfourme it vntyll the daye of Iesus christ as it be coÌ„meth me so to iudge of you all bycause I haue you iÌ„ my herte haue you also euery one coÌ„panyons of grace with me in my boÌ„des as I defeÌ„de stablysshe the gospel God beareth me recorde howe greatly I longe after you all from the very hert rote in Iesus chryst this I pray that our loue maye encreace more more in knowledge and in al fealyng that ye myght accepte thyngê most excelleÌ„t that ye myght be pure suche as shulde hurte no maÌ„nes coÌ„scyence vntyl the daye of Chryst fylled with the frutes of ryght wysnes whiche frutes came by Iesus Chryste vnto the glory and laude of god ¶ The Gospell on the. xxij Sondaye after Trinyte Sondaye The. xviij cha of Mathewe C. IEsus put for the a similitude vn to his discyples sayenge The kyngdome of heuen is lykened vnto a certayne kynge whiche woulde take a coÌ„ptes of his seruauntes wheÌ„ he had begoÌ„ to reken one was brought vnto hym whiche ought hym x. thousande TaleÌ„tes but when he had nought to pay the lorde coÌ„maunded hym to be solde his wyfe his chyldreÌ„ al that he had paymeÌ„t to be made The seruauÌ„t fel downe besought hym sayeÌ„ge Syr gyue me respyte and I wyl paye it euerye whyt theÌ„ had the lorde pyte on the seruauÌ„t loosed him forgaue hym the det The same seruauÌ„t weÌ„t out fouÌ„d one of his felowes which ought hym an hoÌ„dred pens layd haÌ„des on hym toke hym by the throte sayeÌ„g Pay me that thou owest his felow fell downe besought hym sayeÌ„g Haue pacyeÌ„ce with me I wyl paye the al he wolde nat but weÌ„t cast hym in to prison tyl he shuld paye the dette wheÌ„ his other felowes sawe what was done they were very sory came tolde to theyr lorde all that had happened TheÌ„ his lorde called hym sayde vnto hym O euyll seruaunte I forgaue the all the dette bycause thou praydest me was it nat mete also that thou shul deste haue had coÌ„passyoÌ„ on thy felowe euen as I had pity on the his lord was wroth delyuered hym to the Iaylers tyll he shuld pay all that was owe vnto hym So lykewyse shall my heuenly father do vnto you If ye wyl nat forgyue with al your hertes eche one to his brother theyr trespases ¶ The pystel on the. xxiij Sondaye after Trinyte sondaye the. iij. Chap. to the Philippians C. BRothreÌ„ folowe ye me loke on theÌ„ which walke eueÌ„ so as ye haue vs for an ensaÌ„ple for many walke of whome I haue tolde you often and now tel you wepynge that they are the enymyes of the crosse of Chryst whose end is daÌ„pnacyon whose god is theyr belye whose glorye is to theyr shame which are wordely mynded but our coÌ„uersacyoÌ„ is in HeueÌ„ from wheÌ„ce we loke for the sauiour euen the lorde Iesus Christe whiche shal chanÌ„ge iÌ„ to another fassyoÌ„ our vyle bodies that they may be fassyoned like vnto his gloryous bodye accordyng to the workynge wherby he is able to subdue al thynges vnto hym self iÌ„ Iesê° Christ our lorde ¶ The Gospel on the. xxiij SoÌ„day after Trinyte sonday the. xxij Chapiter of Mathewe B. THe pharyses weÌ„te tooke couÌ„seyll howe they myght tangle Christe Iesê° iÌ„ his wordes sent vnto hym theyr dyscyples with Herodes seruauÌ„tes sayeÌ„g Mayster we knowe that thou arte true that thou techest the way of god truly neyther careste for any maÌ„ for thou â—syderest nat meÌ„nes estate tell vs therfore how thynkest thou Is it laufull to gyue tribute vnto Cesar or nat Iesê° ê‘ceaued theyr wylines and sayde why teÌ„pt ye me ye Ipocrytes Let me se the tribute money they toke hym a peny he sayd vnto theÌ„ whose is this Image suê‘scrypcyon They sayd vnto hiÌ„ cesars theÌ„ sayde he vnto theÌ„ Gyue therfore to cesar that whiche is cesars gyue vnto god the whiche is goddes ¶ The Pystel on the. xxiiij soÌ„day after Tri nite soÌ„day the fyrst Chapiter to the CollossyaÌ„s B. BRothreÌ„ we cease nat prayeÌ„ge for you desyriÌ„g that ye myght be fulfylled with the knowledge of his wyl â—al wysdome spirituall vnderstandyng that ye myght walke worthy of the lorde iÌ„ al thynges hat please beiÌ„g frutful iÌ„ al good workes encreasig tre t knowledge of god strengthed with all myght throwe his gloryous power vnto al pacyeÌ„ce longe sufferiÌ„g with ioyfulnes in Iesê° Chryste our lorde ¶ The Gospell on the. xxiiij Sonday after Trinyte soÌ„daye The. ix Chapi of Mathewe C. UUyles Iesê° spake vnto the people beholde there came a certeyne ruler worshypped hiÌ„ sayeng my doughter is eueÌ„ now decessed but come laye thy haÌ„d on her she shall lyue Iesê° arose folowed hiÌ„ with his discyples beholde a womaÌ„ whiche was dyseased with an yssue of blode twelue yeres came behynde hiÌ„ touched the heme of his vesture she sayd iÌ„ herselfe Yf I may touche but eueÌ„ his vesture onely I shal be saâ— Iesê° turned hym about behold her sayeÌ„g doughter be of good coÌ„forte thy fayth hath made the safe she was made hole euen the same houre ¶ The Pystel on the next soÌ„day before AdueÌ„t soÌ„day IeremÌ„ xxxiij BRothreÌ„ behold the dayes wyl com saith the lord the I wyll stere vp vnto Dauid a ryghteouse brauÌ„che he shall raygne a kyng shal be wise and shal do equite iustyce iÌ„ the erthe iÌ„ his dayes Iuda shal be safe Israell shall dwell without feare this is the name that they shal cal hym the lord our ryghteousnes wherfore the dayes wyll come sayth the lord that they shal say no more the lorde lyueth that brought the chyldren of Israell out of the lande of egypt but the lord lyueth which delyuered brought thesede of the house of Israell out
of the laÌ„de of the north froÌ„ all laÌ„des whether I trust theÌ„ they shal dwel iÌ„ theyr owne laÌ„de sayth the lord god almyghtye ¶ The Gospel on the next soÌ„daye before AdueÌ„t soÌ„day The. vi Chapiter of Iohan. A. UUhen Iesê° lyfted vp his eyes sawe a greate coÌ„pany come vnto hiÌ„ sayd vnto Phylyp whence shall we bye breade that these myght eate Thys he sayd to ê“ue hym for he him selfe knewe what he wolde do Philyp answered hym two hondred peny worth of breade are nat sufficient for theÌ„ that euery man haue a litel Then sayd vnto hym one of hys dyscyples Andrewe Symon Peters brother There is a chylde here which hath fyue barley loues and two fysshes but what is that amonge so many Iesus sayde make the people to sytte downe there was moche haye in the place and the men satte downe in nomber about fyue thousaÌ„de Iesê° toke the breade and gaue thaÌ„kes and gaue to his dyscyples and his dyscyples to them that were set downe lykewyse of the fysshes as moche as they wolde when they had eaten inough he sayd vnto his disciples gather vp the brokeÌ„ meate that remayneth that nothyng be lost They gathered it togyther fylled twelue baskettes with the brokeÌ„ meate of the fiue barly loues too fyshes which broken meate remayned vnto theÌ„ that hade eateÌ„ TheÌ„ those men when they had sene the myracle that Iesê° dyd sayde This is of a trueth the same prophet whiche shal come in to the worlde ¶ The Pystell on the dedycacyoÌ„ daye the. xxi Chapiter of the reuelacyon of saynt Iohan. A. IOhnÌ„ saw the holy city new IerusaleÌ„ coÌ„e downe froÌ„ god out of heueÌ„ pÌ„pared as a brid garnished for her husbaÌ„d I herd a greate voyce froÌ„ the trone sayeÌ„g behold the tabernacle of god is with meÌ„ he wyl dwell with theÌ„ they shall be his people god hiÌ„ selfe shall be with theÌ„ be theyr god god shall wipe awaye all teares froÌ„ theyr eyes and there shall be no more dethe neyther sorowe neyther cryeÌ„g neyther shall there be any more payne for the olde thynges are gone he that sate vpon the seate sayde beholde I wyll make all thynges newe ¶ The Gospell on the Dedicacyon day The. xix chapyter of Luke A. IEsus entred iÌ„ and weÌ„t thorowe Ierico beholde there was a maÌ„ named zacheus he was a ruler amoÌ„g the PublycaÌ„s and ryche also and he made meanes to se Iesê° what he shuld be he coulde nat for the preace because he was of a low stature Uvherfore he ran before and ascended vp in to a wylde fygge tre to se hym for he wolde com that same waye wheÌ„ Iesê° came to the place he loked vp and sawe hym sayd vnto hym zache hastely come downe for to day I must abyde at thy house quicly he came downe receaued hym ioyfully wheÌ„ they sawe that they all grutched sayenge he is gone in to Tary with a maÌ„ that is a synner zache stode forth sayde vnto the lorde Beholde lorde the halfe of my goodes I gyue to the poore if I haue done any maÌ„ wrong I wyl restore hym foure folde Iesê° sayd vnto hym this daye is helth come vnto this house for as moche as this same house is be come the chylde of Abraham for the sone of man is come to seke and to saue that whiche was loost ¶ Here endeth the Pystels anâ— Gospels of the Sondayes ¶ Here begynneth The Pystels and Gospels of the Sayntes ¶ The Pystel on saynt Andrewes daye The. x. chapiter to the. Romaynes C BRothre the belefe of the herte iustifieth to knowledge with the mouthe maketh a man safe For the scrypture sayth who soeuer beleueth on hym shall nat be ashamed There is no difference bytwene the Iewe the Gentyle For one is lorde of al which is ryche vnto all that cal vnto hym For who so euer shal cal on the name of the lorde shal be safe Howe shal they cal on hym on whom they by leued nat Howe shal they byleue on hym of whome they haue nat herde Howe shall they heare without a preacher and howe shall they preach except they be sent As it is written howe beuteful are the fete of theÌ„ whiche brynge glade tyndynges of poas And brynge gladde tydynges of good thynges but they haue nat all obeyed to the gospel For Esaias sayth lord who shall byleue our seyinges So theÌ„ faythe coÌ„meth by hearyng hearyng coÌ„meth by the worde of god But I aske haue they nat hearde No doubte theyr souÌ„de weÌ„t out iÌ„ to all laÌ„des theyr worldes iÌ„ to the wordes in to the endes of the worlde ¶ The Gospell on saynt Andrewes day the fourthe cha of Mathew C AS Iesê° walked by the see of galile he sawe two brothren Symon whiche was called Peter and Andrew his brother castynge a nette iÌ„ to the seeâ— for they were fyshers he sayde vnto theÌ„ folow me I wyll make you fysshers of men And they strayght waye left theyr nettes folowed hym And he went forth froÌ„ thence sawe other two brothren Iames the soÌ„ne of zebede IohnÌ„ his brother in the shyp with zebede theyr father mendynge theyr nettes called theÌ„ they with out taryeÌ„g lefte the nettes and theyr father and folowed hym ¶ The Pystel on Saint Nicolas day Ecclia xliiij BEholde an excelent preest which is in his dayes pleased god and was founde ryghteous and iÌ„ tyme of wrathe made an atonemente lyke to hym there is nat founde that kept the lawe of the most hyest And he was in couenaunt with hym in his fleshe he wrote the couenaunte in tyme of teÌ„ptacyon he was fouÌ„de faythfull Therfore he made hym a couenaunte with an othe that nacyons shulde be blyssed in his syght that he shulde be multipled as the duste of the erth he knewe hym in his blyssynges gaue hym an inherytaunce and he kept hym thorowe his mercy that he fouÌ„de grace in the eyes of god An euerlastynge couenaunte dyd he make hym gaue hym the office of the hye preest he made hiÌ„ happy in glory in fayth iÌ„ softnes he made hym holy chose hiÌ„ out of all fâ—eshe ¶ The Gospel on Saynt Nicolas day the. xxv cha of Mathew B IEsus sayde vnto his discyples A certayne man redy to take his iourney to astraunge countre called his seruauntes to hym and delyuered to theÌ„ his goodes vnto one he gaue v. taleÌ„tes to another ij to another one to euery maÌ„ after his abilyte strayte waye departed Then he that had receaued the. v. taleÌ„tes weÌ„t bestowed theÌ„ wan other v. lykewyse he that receaued ij gayned other ij but he that receaued one weÌ„t dygged a pytte iÌ„ the erth hyd his maysters money After a loÌ„ge seasoÌ„ the lord of those seruauÌ„tes came rekened with theÌ„ TheÌ„ caÌ„ he that had receaued v. taleÌ„tes
that spoyled theÌ„ whiche called on this name iÌ„ Ierusalem and came hyther for the entent that he shulde bryng theÌ„ bouÌ„de vnto the hye pÌ„estes Saul encreased iÌ„ streÌ„gth and coÌ„fouÌ„ded the Iewes whiche dwelled at Damascon affyrmyng that this was very chryst ¶ The Gospel on the Conuersyon of saynt Paule The. xix chapiter of Mathewe D PEter sayd vnto Iesus Be holde we haue forsaken al an haue folowed the what shall we haue therfore Iesus sayd vn to theÌ„ verely I say vnto you that ye whiche haue folowed me iÌ„ the secoÌ„de generacyon when the sone of maÌ„ shal syt in the seate of his maiesty shal syt also vpon xij seates iudge the. xij tribes of Israel who soeuer forsaked house or brothren or systers or father or mother or wyfe or chyldren or lyuelod for my names sake the same shal receue an houndred folde and shal inheryte euerlastyng lyfe ¶ The Pystell on Candelmas daye Malachie iij. BEholde I sende my messeÌ„ger which shal prepayre the way be fore me and sodaynly shal the lorde whome ye seke come vnto his teÌ„ple and the messenger of the couenauÌ„te whome ye desyre Beholde he commeth sayeth the lorde Sabooth Uvho shal endure in the daye of his commyng or who shal stande to beholde hym for he is as tryenge fyre as the herbe that fullers scoure with all he shall syt tryeÌ„g purgyng syluer shal puryfye the sones of Leuy and shal fyne theÌ„ as gold syluer and they shal brynge offeryng vnto the lorde of ryghteousnes the sacryfyce of Iuda of Ierusalem shal be delycyous vnto the lord as iÌ„ the olde tyme in the yeres that were at the begynnynge ¶ The Gosuel on Candelmas daye The seconde chapiter of Luke D. UUhen the tyme of Puryfycacyon after the law of Moyses was come they brought Isus to IerusaleÌ„ to present hym to the lorde as it is wrytten in the law of the lorde euery maÌ„ chylde that fyrste openeth the maâ—â—yr shal be called holy to the lorde to offre as it is sayde in the lawe of the lorde a payre of turtle Doues or ij yong Pygyons and beholde there was a maÌ„ in Ierusalem whose name was SymeoÌ„ the same maÌ„ was iuste feared god longed for the coÌ„solacyon of Israell the holy ghost was in hym an answere was gyueÌ„ hym of the holy ghost that he shulde not se dethe before he had sene the lorde Chryst And he came by inspyracyon iÌ„ to the teÌ„ple And wheÌ„ the father the mother brought iÌ„ the chylde Iesus to do for hym after the custome of the law Then toke he hym vp in his armes sayd lorde nowe lettest thou thy seruauÌ„te departe in peace accordynge to thy promyse for myne eyes haue sene the sauyour sent froÌ„ the whiche thou hast prepared before the face of all the people A lyght to lyghten the gentyls and the glorye of thy people Israel ¶ The Pystel on saynt Mathias the apostles day The. i. chapiter of the Actes of the Apostles C. PEter stode vp iÌ„ the myddes of the discyples sayde the nombre of the names were aboute an hondred tweÌ„ty ye meÌ„ brothrene this scrypture muste nedes be fulfylled which the holy ghoste thorowe the mouth of Dauid spake before of Iudas whiche was guyde to theÌ„ that toke Iesus for he was nombred with vs obtayned foloweshype in this mynystracyon he hathe nowe possessed a plot of grouÌ„d with the reward of iÌ„iquyte when he was haÌ„ged braste asonder in the myddes all his bowelles gusshed out as it is knoweÌ„ vnto all the inhabyters of IerusaleÌ„ In so moch that that felde is called in theyr inother tonge Acheldema that is to say the bloody felde It is wrytten in the boke of Psalmes his habytacyon be voide no man be dwellyng theriÌ„ and his byshopricke let another take Uvherfore of these men which haue ê¯panyed with vs al the tyme that the lord Iesus went in out amoÌ„ge vs begynnynge at te baptyme of Iohan vnto the same daye that he was taken vp from vs must one be ordeyned to it a wytnes with vs of his ResurreccyoÌ„ And they appoynted ij Ioseph colled barsabas whose surname was Iustê° Mathyas and they prayed sayeng Thou lord which knowest the hertesofal meÌ„ shewe whether thou hast chosen of these two that the owne maye take the roume of this mynystracyoÌ„ Apostle suyp froÌ„ the which Iudas by transgressyoÌ„ fel that he myght go to his owne place they gaue forth theyr lottes the lote fell on Mathias and he was couÌ„ted with the eleuen Apostles ¶ The Gospel on saynt Mathias the Apostles daye The. xi chapiter of Mathewe D. THen Iesus answered and sayde I prayse the O father lorde of heuen erthe bycause thou haste hyd these thynges from the wyse and prudent and hast opened them vnto babes euen so father for so it pleased the althynges are gyuen vnto me of my father no man knoweth the sone but the father neyther knoweth any man the father saue the sone he to whome the sone wyll opeÌ„ hym Come vnto me all ye that labour and are ladeÌ„ and I wyl ease you take my yoke on you and lerne of me for I am meke and lowely in herre and ye shall fynde rest vnto your soules for my yoke is easy and my burthen is lyght ¶ The Pystel on the Annunciacyon of our Lady Esaye vij OUr lorde spake to Achas sayeÌ„ge Axe the a sygne of the lord thy god from a low byneth or froÌ„ an hye aboue but achas answered I wyl nat axe neyther wyll tempte the lorde Uvherfore the lorde sayd herkeÌ„ ye of the house of dauid Is it so small a thynge for you to be greuous to men but that ye shuld also be paynfull vnto god neuerthelater yet the lord he wyll gyue you a signe Behold a virgyn shal be with chyld shall beare a sone shall call his name Emanuell he shall ease butter honye that he maye haue vnderstanding to refuse the euyll to chose the good ¶ The Gospel on the AnnuÌ„cyacyoÌ„ of our lady the. i. cha of luke C ANd in the. vi moneth the auÌ„gell Gabryel was sent froÌ„ god vnto a cytie of Galile named nazareth to a virgyn spoused to a maÌ„ whose name was Ioseph of the hous of david the virgyus name was Mary the angell weÌ„t iÌ„ vnto her sayd hayle full of grace the lorde is with the blyssed arte thou amonge women wheÌ„ she sawe hym she was abasshed at his sayenge caste iÌ„ her miÌ„de what maner of salutacyuÌ„ that shulde be the angell sayde vnto her feare nat Mary for thou hast fouÌ„de grace with god loo thou shalle conceyue iÌ„ thy woÌ„be shalt beare a sone shalte call his name Iesus He shall be greate and shal be called the soÌ„ne of the hyeste and the lord god shall gyue vn to hiÌ„ the seate of his father
dore a damsell came forthe to herken named Rhoda when she knewe Peters voyce she opened nat the entrey for gladnes but ranne iÌ„ tolde howe Peter stode before the entrey they sayde vnto her thou arte mad she bore theÌ„ downe that it was eueÌ„so TheÌ„ sayd they it is his aÌ„gell peter ê¯tynued knockynge when they had opened the dore sawe hym they were astonyed he beckened vnto them with the hande to holde theyr peace and told them by what meanes the lord broughte hym oute of pryson ¶ The Gospel on saynt Peter day ad vincula The. xvi chapiter of Mathewe B. WHen iesê° came iÌ„ to the costes c. ye shall fynde this gospell on saint peter paules day f. lxiiij ¶ The Pystell on the traÌ„sfyguracyoÌ„ of our lord the. ij pystel of Peter the fyrst cha D. MOste dere beloued brethren we folowed nat deceauable fables when we opened vnto you the power commynge of our lord Iesê° chryste but with our eyes we sawe his maieste EueÌ„ theÌ„ verely when he receaued of god the father honour glorye whaÌ„ there came suche a voyce to hym from that excelleÌ„t glory This is my dere byloued sone iÌ„ whome I haue delyte here hym this woyce we herde whan it came from heueÌ„ beynge with hym iÌ„ the holy mounte we haue also a ryghte sure worde of prophesye where vnto yf we take hede as vnto a lyght that shyneth in a darke place ye do wel vntyl the daye dawne and the daye starre aryse in your hertes ¶ The Gospel on the TransfyguracioÌ„ of our lorde The. xvij chapiter of Mathewe A IEsus toke Peter and Iames IohaÌ„ his brother brought theÌ„ vp in to an hye mountayne out of the way was transfygured before them his face did shine as the sonne his clothes were as whyte as the lyght And beholde there apered vnto them Moyses Helias talkynge with hym TheÌ„ answered Peter sayde to Iesus Mayster here is good beyng for vs yf thou wylte let vs make here iij. tabernacles one for the and one for moyses and one for helias whyle he yet spake beholde a bryght cloude shadowed theym and beholde there came a voyce oute of the cloude sayde This is my dere sonne iÌ„ whom I delyte here hym And whan the dyscyples herde that they fell flatte on theyr faces were sore affrayde And Iesê° came and touched theym sayde aryse and be nat a frayde then lyfted they vp theyr eies sawe no maÌ„ but Iesê° onely And as they came downe froÌ„ the mountaine iesê° charged theÌ„ sayenge se that ye she we the vysioÌ„ to no man tyll the soÌ„ne of maÌ„ be ryseÌ„ agayne from deth ¶ The pystel in the feest of the name of Iesus The. iiij chapi of the Actes of the Apostles A PEter full of the holy ghost sayd Ye rulers of the people and elders of Israel yf we this day be examined of the good dede done to the syckeman by what meanes he is made hole be it knoweÌ„ vnto you all to al the people of israel that in the name of iesus Chryst of Nazareth whome ye crucyfyeÌ„d whome god raysed from deth agayne this man standeth here presente before you whole this is the stone caste asyde of you buylders whiche is sette in the cheyfe place of the corner neyther is there saluacyon in any other noryet also is there any other name giuen to men wherin we muste be saued ¶ The Gospell in the feest of the name of Iesus The fyrste chapiter of Mathewe C. THe aungell of god apered to Ioseph in slepe sayeÌ„g Ioseph the sonne of da uid feare not to take vnto the mary thy wyfe for that which is conceaued in her is of the holy ghost She shal bring forth a sone thou shalt cal his name Iesus for he shall saue his people from theyr synÌ„es Al this was done to fulfyl that which was spoken of our lorde by the ê“phete sayeÌ„g Beholde a mayde shal be with chylde shall bringe forth a sonne they shall call his name Emanuel whiche is by interpretacy on god with vs. ¶ The Pystel on saynt LaureÌ„ce daye the. ij Pystel to the Corynthyans The. ix cha B BRethrene he which sowethe lytell shal reepe lytell he that sowethe pleÌ„teously shall reepe pleÌ„teously let euery man do accordyng as he hath purposed iÌ„ his herte not grudgyngly or of necessyte for god loueth a chereful gyuer God is able to make you ryche iÌ„ all grace that ye iÌ„ all thynges hauynge sufficieÌ„t vnto the vtermost may be ryche vnto all maner good workes as it is wrytten He hath sparsed a brode hathe gyuen to the poore his ryghteousnes remayneth for euer He that fyndeth the sower sede shal mynystre breade for fode and shall multyply your sede encrease the fruytes of your ryghteousnes ¶ The Gospel on saynt Laurence daye The. xij chapyter of Iohan. D. IEsê° sayed vnto his discyples Uerely verely I say vnto you excepte the wheathe corne fal into the grouÌ„de dye it bydethe alone yf it dye it bryngethe for t moche fruyte He that loueth his lyfe shall destroye it he that hathethe his lyfe iÌ„ this worlde shall kepe it vnto the lyfe eternal yf any maÌ„ minystre vnto me let hym folowe me where I am there shall also my mynyster be and yf any man mynystre vnto me hym wyl my father honoure whiche is in heuen ¶ The Pystel on the Assumpcyon of our lady Ecclesi xxiiij IN al those thynges I sought reste iÌ„ some maÌ„nes enherytauÌ„ce wolde haue dwelte The the creatoure of all thiÌ„ges coÌ„mauÌ„ded sayd vnto me he that created me dyd sette my tabernacle at reste sayde vnto me Dwel iÌ„ Iacob haue thyne en herytauÌ„ce iÌ„ Israell rote thy selfe amoÌ„ge myne electe FroÌ„ the begynnynge before the world was I created vnto the world to come wyll I not cease before hym haue I mynystred iÌ„ the holy habytacyoÌ„ so iÌ„ SyoÌ„ was I set led in the holy cytie lykewise I rested in IerusaleÌ„ was my power And I roted my selfe iÌ„ an honourable people which are the lordes parte he theyr enherytauÌ„ce amoÌ„ge the multytude of sayntes I helde me faste As a cedar tree was I lyfte vp in Lybanon as a Lypres tree iÌ„ mouÌ„te hermoÌ„ As a Palme tree was I exalted iÌ„ Cades as rose plaÌ„tes iÌ„ Ierico As a beautyfull Olyue tree iÌ„ the feldes as a Playntayne tree was I exalted vpoÌ„ the waters In the stretes I gaue an odoure as Sinamon Balme that smellethe wel gaue an odoure of swetenes as ê‘fecte Myrre ¶ The Gospel on the Assumpcyon of our lady The. x. chapiter of Luke G. IEsus entred into a certaine Castell And a certaine woman named Martha receaued hym in to her house And this woman had a syster called Mary whiche satte at Iesus fete herde Iesus preachynge Martha was coÌ„bred
aboute moche seruynge stode sayd Mayster doest thou nat care that my syster hath left me to ministre alone bidde her therfore that she helpe me And Iesus answered sayd vnto her Martha Mar tha thou carest arte troubled about many thynges verely one is nedeful Mary hathe chosen the beste parte which shal not be taken away from her ¶ The Pystel on saynt Bartylmewes daye The. ij chapyter to the Ephesyans D NOwye are no more straungers c. ye shal fynde this Pystell on saynt Iames daye the apostle Folio lxvij ¶ The gospel on saint bartylmewes day The. xxij chapi of Luke C THere was a stryfe amonge the discyples of Iesê° whiche of theÌ„ shulde be taken for the greatest he sayd vnto theÌ„ the kynges of the geÌ„tyls raygne ouer theÌ„ they that beare rule ouer theÌ„ are called gracyous lordes but ye shall not be so but he that is greatest amoÌ„g you shall be as the yongest he that is chyefe shal be as the mynystre for whether is great he that syttethe at meate or he that seruethe is nat he that syttethe at meate And I am amoÌ„g you as he that ministrethe ye are they which haue byddeÌ„ with me iÌ„ my teÌ„ptacyoÌ„s I apoynt vnto you a kyndome as my father hath apointed to me that ye maye eate drynke at my table in my kyndome sytte on seates and iudge the twelue trybes of Israell ¶ The Pystell on the Decolacyon of saynt IohaÌ„ Prouerbi x. THe lokyng after of iuste men is gladnes the hope of wycked men shal ê‘ysshe The strength of a simple man is the waes of the lord and feare to theÌ„ that worke euyll The iuste maÌ„ shall not be moued for euer and wycked meÌ„ shall not dwell vpoÌ„ the erth The mouthe of a iust man bryngeth forthe wysdome the tonge of euyl meÌ„ shal ê‘ysshe The lyppes of a iuste man â—syderethe pleasauÌ„te thynges and the mouth of wycked men frowarde thynges The simplycyte of iuste men shall dyrecte theym and the supplantacyoÌ„ of euyl meÌ„ shal destroy theÌ„ The rygh teousnes of ryghtuose men shall delyuer them the wycked meÌ„ shall be taken in theyr awaytes The iust maÌ„ is delyuered froÌ„ heuynes the wycked maÌ„ shall be taken for hym A dissimyler deceaueth his freÌ„de with the mouth the iust meÌ„ shall be delyuered with scyeÌ„ce A citye shal be exalted iÌ„ the goddes of iust mâ— laude shall be iÌ„ the losse of wicked meÌ„ A cytye shall be exalted in the blysynge of iuste men ¶ The Gospell on the decollacyon of saynt IohaÌ„ The. vi Chapiter of Marke C. HErode the kynge hym selfe seÌ„t forth and toke IohnÌ„ bounde hym cast hym iÌ„ pryson for Herodias sake which was his brother Philyppys wyfe For he had maryed her Iohan sayde vnto Herode It is nat laufull for the to haue thy brothers wyfe Herodias layd wayte for hym wold haue kylled hym but she coulde nat For herode feared Iohan knowynge that he was a iuste man an holy and gaue hym reuerence and when he herde hym he dyd many thynges and herd hym gladly And when conuenyente daye was come Herode on his byrth day made a supper to the Lordes Capteynes and cheyfe estates of Galile And the daughter of the same Herodias came in daunsed and Pleased Herode and theÌ„ that sate at bourde also Then the kynge sayde vnto the maydeÌ„ aske of me what thou wylte I wyll gyue it the he sware vnto her what soeuer thou shalte aske of me I wyll gyue it the euen vnto the one halfe of my kyngdome And she went forth sayde to her mother what shal I are and she sayde Iohan Baptistes heed And she came in strayte waye with haste vnto the kynge and asked sayeng I wyll that thou gyuest me by and by in a dysshe the heed of Iohan Baptyste And the kynge was sory Yet for his othes sake and for theyr sakes whiche sate at supper also he woulde nat put her besyde her purpose And iÌ„ medyatly the kyng sente Hangeman and commaunded his heed to be brought in and he went and beheded hym in the pryson and brought his heed iÌ„ a dyshe and gaue it to the mayden and the mayden gaue it to her mother Uvhen his dyscyples herde of it they came and toke vp hys body and put it in a tombe ¶ The Pystell on the Natiuite of our Lady AS A vyne so broughte I forth a sauoure c. Ye shal fiÌ„de thys pystel iÌ„ the CoÌ„cep cyon of our Lady Folio lvi ¶ The Gospel on the Natiuite of our Lady The fyrste Chapyter of Mathewe A. THis is the boke of the generacyon of Iesê° c. Ye shall fynde this Gospell on the CoÌ„cepcyoÌ„ of our Lady Fo. ivi ¶ The Pystell on the Exaltacyon of the Crosse the. v. Chapyter to the Galathyans B. _â—Haue trust toward you in god c. ye shall fynde thys Pystel on the InuencyoÌ„ of the Crosse Folio lxij ¶ The Gospell on the exaltacyon of the Crosse the. xij Chapiter of Iohan. E. IEsus sayd vnto the people of the Ie wes nowe is the iudgement of this worlde now shal the Prynce of thys world be casâ—e out And I if I were lyft vp froÌ„ the erth wyl drawe al meÌ„ vnto me This sayd Iesus sygnyfyen ge what deth he shulde dye The people answered hym Uve haue herde of the lawe that Chryst bydeth euer And how sayest thou then that the sone of man must be lyft vp Uvho is that sone of maÌ„ Iesus sayd vnto them yet a lytell whyle is the lyght with youe walke whyle ye haue lyght lest the darkenes come on you He that walketh iÌ„ the darke woteth nat whyther he goeth But whyle ye haue lyght byleue on the lyghte that ye maye be the Chyldren of lyght ¶ The Pystell on saynt Mathewes daye â—he apostle THe simylytude of the faces of the foure beestes The face of a man and the face of a Lyon on the ryght hande of the foure of theÌ„ And the face of an Eagle aboue theÌ„ foure And theyr faces and theyr wynges stretched on t aboue an hye Eche hade two wynges coupled togyther two that couered theyr bodyes they weÌ„t all streyte forwarde whyther they had luste to go thyther they weÌ„t turned nat backagayne iÌ„ theyr goynge And the similytude of the bee stes the fassyoÌ„ of theÌ„ was as burniÌ„ge coles of fyre as fyre braÌ„des walkiÌ„ge bytwene the beestes the fy re dyd shyne out of the fyre ê“ceded lightnige the beestes raÌ„ne returned after the fassyoÌ„ of lyghtniÌ„ge ¶ The Gospell on saynt Mathewes daye the Apostle The. ix Chapyter of Mathewe B. WHeÌ„ Iesê° weÌ„t forth he sawe a man sytte receauyng of a custome named Mathewe sayde to hiÌ„ Folowe me he arose folowed hym And it came to passe that Iesê° sate at meate iÌ„ the house beholde many Publycanes synners came
he were deed yet shall he lyue and who soeuer lyuethe and byleuethe on me shall neuer dye byleueste thou this She sayde vnto hym ye lorde I byleue that thou arte Chryste the soÌ„ne of god whiche haste come in to the worlde ¶ The Pystell on saynt martyns day Ecclesiasti xliiij BEholde an excelleÌ„t preest c. Ye shal fynde this pystel on saynt Nicholas day folio lvi ¶ The Gospell on saynt Martyns day The. xyv. chapiter of mathewe B. ACertain maÌ„ redy to take hê iourneye c. ye shal fynde this gospel on saynt Nicholas day fo lvi ¶ The Pystel on saynt katheryns daye LOrde I dyd lyfte vp my prayer vpon the erth and besought to be delyuered from dethe I called vpon the lorde the father of my lorde that he shuld not leue me helpelesse iÌ„ the day of my tribulacyon and in the day of that proud maÌ„ I praysed thy name perpetually and honoured it with confessyon and my prayer was harde and thou sauedest me that I perysshed not delyuered me out of the tyme of vnryghteousnes Therfore wyll I confesse and prayse the and wyll blysse the name of the lorde ¶ The Gospel on saynt Katheryns daye The. xiij Chapiter of Mathewe F. UHe kyngedome of heuen is lyke vnto treasure c. ye shal fynde this gospel on saynt Margerates day Folio lxvi ¶ The Pystel on the day of weddynge The vi chapi of the fyrst Pystel to the Corynthyans C BRethren remembre ye nat that youre bodyes are the membres of Chryste shal I nowe take the membres of Chryste and make them the membres of an harlot God for byd Do ye nat vnderstaÌ„de that he whiche coupled hym selfe with an harlot is become one body for two sayeth he shall be one fleshe but he that is ioyned vnto the lorde is one spirite fle fornicacyon Al synnes that a man doth are without the body but he that is a fornicator synneth agaynst his owne body Know nat ye howe that youre bodyes are the temple of the holy gost whiche is in you whom ye haue of god and howe that ye are nat your owne for ye are derely bought Therfore gloryfye ye in god in youre bodies in youre spyrytes for they are goddes ¶ The Gospel on the day of weddynges the. xix chapiter of Mathewe A. THe Pharyses came vnto Iesus to tempte hym and sayde to hym is it laufull for a man to put away his wyfe for al maner of causes He answered and sayde vnto them haue ye not read how that he whiche made man at the begynnynge made them man and womaÌ„ and sayde for this thynge shall a man leue father and mother cleue vnto his wyfe and they twaine shal be one fleshe wherfore nowe are they nat twaine but one flesshe Let no man therfore put asonder that whiche god hath coupled togyther ¶ The Pystel at burienges the fyrste Pystell to the Tessalonyans and the fourth chapiter C. IU volde not brethrene haue you ygnorauÌ„te c. ye shal fynde this pystell on all soules daye Folio lxxv ¶ The Gospel on buryenges the. xi Chapiter of Iohan. C. MArtha sayde vnto Iesus lorde yf thou c. ye shal fynde this gospel on al soules d aye Folio lxxvi ¶ Here endeth the pystels Gospels of the sayntes And here after foloweth the table of this presente boke ¶ This is the table wherin ye shall vnderstande in what lefe ye shall fynde the Pystels and Gospels after the vse of Salysbury of euery Sondaye and holy day in the yere The pystel on the second soÌ„day after Eester day f. xxx The gospel on the same day folio eodem The pystel on the thyrde soÌ„day after Eester day fo xxxi The gospel on the same day folio eodem The pistell on the iiij soÌ„day after Eester day folio eodeÌ„ The gospel on the same day folio eodem The pystel on the. v. soÌ„daye aftÌ„ Eester day whiche is the next soÌ„day before the crosse dayes folio xxxij The gospel on the same day folio eodem The Pystell on the moÌ„day in the crosse dayes fo xxxiij The gospel on the same day folio eodem The Pystel on the Assensyon euen folio eodem The gospel on the same day folio eodem The pystel on the AssensyoÌ„ daye folio xxxiiii The gospel on the same day folio eodem The pystel on the soÌ„day aftÌ„ the AssensyoÌ„ daye fo xxxv The gospel on the same day folio eodem The pystel on wytsoÌ„ soÌ„daye folio eodem The gospel on the same day folio eodem The pystel on MoÌ„day iÌ„ the witson weke folio xxxvi The gospel on the same day folio eodem The pystell on the tewysday in the wytsoÌ„ weke fo xxxvi The gospel on the some day folio xxxvij The pystel on the wednysday in the wytson weke fo e The gospel on the same day Folio eodem The pystel on trinyte Sonday Folio xxxviij The gospel on the same day folio eodem The pystel on corpus christi daye Folio xxxix The gospel on the same day folio eodem The pystel on the fyrst sonday after Trinite sondaye folio eodem The gospel on the same SoÌ„daye Folio xl The pystel on the secoÌ„de soÌ„day after Trinyte sondaye folio eodem The gospel on the same day folio eodem The pystel on the. iij. soÌ„day after Trinyte sonday fo xli The gospel on the same day folio eodem The pystel on the. iiij soÌ„day after Trinite soÌ„day fo eodeÌ„ The gospel on the same day Folio xlij The pystell on the. v. soÌ„day after Trinite soÌ„day fo eodeÌ„ The gospel on the same day folio eodem The pystel on the. vi soÌ„day after trinyte soÌ„day fo xliii The gospel on the same day folio eodem The pystel on the. vii soÌ„day after Trinite soÌ„day f. eodeÌ„ The gospel on the same day folio xliiii The pystel on the. viii sonday after trinyte soÌ„day f. e. The gospel on the same day folio eodem The pystell on the. ix soÌ„day after trinyte sonday fo eod The gospel on the same day folio xlv The pystel on the. x. sonday after trinite sonday fo eodeÌ„ The gospel on the same day folio eodem The pystell on the xi Sonday after trinite soÌ„day xlvi The gospel on the same day folio eodem The pystel on the. xii soÌ„day after trinite sonday fo eodeÌ„ The gospel on the same day fo xlvii The pystel on the. xiii soÌ„day after trinite sondaye fol. eo The gospell on the same day folio eodem The pystell on the. xiiii son day after trinÌ„ soÌ„day f. xlviij The gospel on the same day Folio eodem The pystel on the. xv soÌ„day after trinyte soÌ„day fo eodeÌ„ The gospel on the same day folio xlix The pystel on the. xvi sondaye after trinite sonday Folio eodem The gospel on the same day Folio eodem The pystel on the xvij soÌ„day after trinite sonday folio l. The gospel on the same day Folio eodem The pystel on the.
xviij sondaye after trinyte sondaye-Folio eodem The gospel on the same day Folio eodem The pystell on the. xix sondaye after trinÌ„ soÌ„day fo li The gospel on the same day folio eodem The pystell on the. xx soÌ„day after trinite sondaye fo eod The gospel on the same day folio eodem The pystel on the. xxi soÌ„day after trinyte sondaye fo lij The gospel on the same day folio eodem The pystel on the. xxij soÌ„day after trinyte soÌ„daye fo eodeÌ„ The gospel on the same day folio liii The pystel on the. xxiii sonday after trinite soÌ„day f. eo The gospel on the same day folio eodem The pystel on the. xxiiii soÌ„day after trinÌ„ soÌ„day fo eod The gospel on the same day folio liiii The pistel on the next soÌ„day before Aduent soÌ„daye f. eo The gospel on the same day folio eodem The pystel on the Dedicacyon daye folio eodem The gospel on the same day folio lv ¶ Here endeth the table of the Pystels and Gospels the Sondayes ¶ Here after foloweth the Pystels gospels of the sayntes THe Pystle on saiÌ„t Andrwes daye folio lv The gospel on the same day folio eodem The pystel on saiÌ„t Nicholas daye folio lvi The gospel on the same day folio eodem The pystel on the concepâ—yoÌ„ of our lady folio eodem The gospel on the same day folio eodem The pystel on saynt thomas day the apostle folio lvii The gospel on the same day folio eodem The pystel on the CoÌ„uersyoÌ„ of saynt paule folio eodem The gospel on the same day folio lviii The pystel on Candelmaâ— daye folio eodem The gospel on the same day folio eodem The pystel on saiÌ„t Mathias the apostles daye folio lix The gospel on the same day folio eodem The pystel on the AnnuÌ„cyacyon of our lady folio lx The gospel on the same day folio eodem The pystel on saynt Georges day folio eodem The gospel on the same day folio lxi The pystel on saynt Marke the EuaÌ„gelystes day fo eo The gospel on the same day folio eodem The pystel on Philip Iames daye folio eodem The gospel on the same day folio eodem The pystel on the InueÌ„cyoÌ„ of the Crosse folio lxii The gospel on the same day folio eodem The Pystel on the natiuyte saynt Iohan the baptyst folio lxiii The gospel on the same day folio eodem The pystel on saynt Peter Paules daye folio eodem The gospel on the same day folio lxiiii The pystel on the coÌ„memocyon of saint Paule fo eod The gospel on the same day folio lxv The pystel on the Uysytacyon of our lady folio eodeÌ„ The gospel on the same day folio eodem The pystel on the translacyoÌ„ of saynt thomas of CauÌ„terbury folio eodem The gospel on the same dâ— folio eodem The pystel on Relyke Son daye folio eodem The gospel on the same day folio eodem The pistell on saynt Margaretes day folio lxvi The gospel on the same day folio eodem The Pystell on Mary mag daleyne daye folio eodem The gospel on the same day folio lxvii The pystel on saynt Iames daye The Apostle fo eodeÌ„ The gospel on the same day folio lxviij The pystel on saynt Annes day Folio eodem The gospel on the same day folio eodem The pystel on saynt Peters ad vincula folio eodem The gospel on the same day folio eodem The pystel on the transfiguracyoÌ„ of our lorde fo eodeÌ„ The gospel on the same day folio eodem The pistel on the feest of the name of Iesus folio lxix The gospel on the same day of Iesus Folio eodem The pystel on saynt LaureÌ„s day folio eodem The gospel on the same saiÌ„t â—â—ence daye Folio eodem The pystel on the AssuÌ„pcion of our lady folto lxx The gospel on the same day Folio eodem The pystel on saynt Bartyl mewes daye Folio eodem The gospel on the same day folio eodeÌ„ The pystel on the decollacioÌ„ of our saynt Iohan. fo eodeÌ„ The gospel on the same day folio lxxi The pystel on the Natiuyte of our lady folio eodem The gospel on the same day folio eodem The pystel on the ExaltacioÌ„ of the Crosse folio eodem The gospel on the same daye folio lxxij The pystel on saynt Matthewes day the apostle eodeÌ„ The gospel on the same day folio eodem The Pystel on saynt myghels daye folio eodem The gospel on the same day folio eodem The pystel on the traÌ„slacion of saynt Edward the kyng and confessour folio lxxiij The gospel on the same day folio eodem The pystel on saynt luke the euaÌ„gelystes dare folio eodeÌ„ Te gospel on the same daye folio eodem The pystell on the. xi thousande virgyns daye f. lxxiiij The gospel on the same day folio eodem The pystel on Symon and iudes daye folio eodem The gospel on the same day folio eodem lxxv The pystel on al hollowes daye folio eodem The gospel on the same day folio eodem The Pystel on the al soules daye folio eodem The gospel on the same day folio eodem The pystel on saynt martyns daye folio lxxvi The gospel on the same day folio eodem The pystel on saynt katheryns daye folio eodem Tâ—â— gospel on the same day folio eodem The pystel on the same day of weddynge folio eodem The gospel on the same day folio lxxvij The pystel at buryenges folio eodem The gospel on the same day folio eodem ¶ Finis tabule ¶ Imprinted at Rowen The yere of our lorde M. D. xxxviij
¶ Here begynneth the Pystles and Gospels of euery Sonday and holy Daye in the yere M. D. xxxviij ¶ Here begynneth the Pystles Gospels of euery Sonday holy daye in the yere ¶ The Pystell on the fyrst Sonday in Aduent The. xiij Chapiter to the Romayns D. BRethren we knowe that it is tyme nowe that we awake out of slepe for nowe is our saluacioÌ„ nerer theÌ„ we beleued The nyght is passed and the daye is come nye let vs therfore cast awaye the dedes of darknes let vs put on the armour of lyght Let vs walke honestly as it were iÌ„ the daye lyght nat iÌ„ eatyng drynking neyther iÌ„ chaÌ„bryng wantoÌ„nes neyther iÌ„ stryfe enuyeng but put ye on our lorde Iesus Christe ¶ The Gospell on the fyrste Sondaye in aduent The. xxi chapiter of mathewe A. WHeÌ„ Iesus drewe nye vnto IerusaleÌ„ came to Betphage vn to the mounte Oliuete theÌ„ seÌ„t Iesus two of his disciples sayeng to theÌ„ Go into the castell that lyeth ouer agaynst you and anone ye shal fynde an Asse boundeÌ„ her Colte with her lose theÌ„ brynge theÌ„ vnto me yf any maÌ„ say ought vnto you saye ye that your lorde hathe nede of theÌ„ strayght way he wyll let them go All this was done to fulfyl that whiche was spokeÌ„ by the ê“phet sayeng Tel ye the doughter of Syon beholde thy kynge coÌ„meth vnto the meke sytting vpon an Asse a Colte the fole of an Asse vsed to the yoke The disciples wente dyd as Iesê° coÌ„mauÌ„ded theÌ„ brought the Asse the Colte put on theÌ„ theyr clothes set hiÌ„ theroÌ„ Many of the people spredde theyr garmentes in the waye other cutte downe braunches from the trees and strawed theÌ„ in the waye ¶ Morcouer the people that weÌ„te before and they also that folowed after cryed sayenge O sanna the sonne of Dauyd Blessyd be he that commeth in the name of the lorde ¶ The Pystell on the seconde Sondaye iÌ„ AducÌ„t The. xv chapiter to the Romaynes A. BRethreÌ„ what so euer thynges are wrytten afore tyme are wrytteÌ„ for our learnynge that we thorowe pacience conforte of the scripture myght haue hope The god of pacience coÌ„solacyon gyue vnto euery one of you that ye be lyke mynded one towardes another after the ensample of Iesu christe that ye all agreyng togyther may with one mouthe honour god the father of our lord Iesu Christ Uvherfore receyue ye one an other as christe receyued vs to the prayse of god And I say that Iesus Christe was a minister of the Circumcisyon for the truthe of god to confyrme the promyses made vnto the fathers And let the geÌ„tyls prayse god for his mercy as it is wrytteÌ„ for thys cause I wyl prayse the among the gentils syng in thy name And agayn he sayeth ye gentyls reioyse with his people Agayne prayse the lorde all ye geÌ„tyls laude hiÌ„ al nacyons And iÌ„ another place Esaias sayeth there shal be the rote of Iesse and he that shall ryse to raygne ouer the gentyls in hym shall the gentyls trust The god of hope fyl you with all ioye and peace in byleuynge that ye may be ryche in hope thorowe the power of the holy ghoste ¶ The Gospel on the seconde Sonday in Aduent The. xxi chapiter of Luke D. IEsê° sayde vnto his disciples there shal be sygnes in the SoÌ„ne in the Mone iÌ„ the Starres iÌ„ the earthe the people shal be in suche perplexite that they shall nat tell whiche way to turne them selues The see the waues shal rore mennes hertes shall fayle theÌ„ for feare for lokynge after those thynges which shall come on the erthe for the powers of heueÌ„ shall moue and then shall they se the sone of maÌ„ come iÌ„ a cloud with power great glory wheÌ„ these thynges begyn to coÌ„e to passe theÌ„ loke vp lyft vp your hedes for your re deÌ„pcyon draweth ny And he shewed theÌ„ a simylytu de behold the fygge tree al other trees when they shutt forth theyr buddes ye se knowe of youre owne selues that somer is theÌ„ nye at haÌ„de So lyke wyse ye wheÌ„ ye se these thynges coÌ„e to passe vnderstaÌ„de that the kyngdome of god is ny Uerely I sayevnto you this genetatioÌ„ shall not passe tyl al be fulfylled heueÌ„ erthe shall passe but my wordes shal nat passe ¶ The Pystell the. iij. Sondaye iÌ„ adueÌ„t The fyrste Pystel the. iiij Chap. to the Corinthyans A. BRethrene let men this wyse esteme vs euen as the ministers of Christe disposers of the secretes of god Further more it is requyred of the disposers that they be founde faythfull with me is it but a verye small thynge that I shulde be iudged of you other of maÌ„nes day no I iuge nat myne owne selfe I knowe nought by my selfe yet am I nat therby iustified it is the lorde that iugeth me therfore iudge nothiÌ„g before the tyme vntyll the lorde coÌ„e whiche wyl lyghteÌ„ thiÌ„ges that are hyd iÌ„ darkenes open the counseyles of the hertes And thaÌ„ shall euery man haue prayse of God ¶ The Gospel on the iij. SoÌ„day iÌ„ adueÌ„t The. xi chapÌ„ of Mathewe A WHen IohnÌ„ beyng in prysoÌ„ her de the workes of Christ he seÌ„te two of his disciples sayde vn to hiÌ„ Arte thou he that shal coÌ„e or shal we loke for another Iesê° answered sayd vnto theÌ„ Go shewe IohnÌ„ what ye haue herd sene The blinde se the halte go the lyppers are cleÌ„sed the defe heare the deade ar reysed vp agayne the Gospell is preached to the pore happy is he that is nat hurte by me EueÌ„ as they de parted Iesê° begaÌ„ to speake vnto the people of IohnÌ„ Uvhat went ye for to se in the wyldernes went ye out to se a rede wauering with thewiÌ„de other what wente ye out for to se UveÌ„t ye to se a maÌ„ clothed in softe rayment Beholde they that weare softe clothing are iÌ„ kynges houses But what weÌ„t ye out for to se Uvent ye out to se a prophete Ye I â—aye vnto you more theÌ„ a prophet for this is he of whom it is wrytteÌ„ Beholde I seÌ„de my messenger before thy face whiche shall prepare thy waye before the. ¶ The Pystel on the. iiij soÌ„day in Aduent the. iiij Chapiter to the Phylyppaynes A. BRethreÌ„ reioyce iÌ„ the lorde alway agayne I say reioyce let your softnes be knoweÌ„ vnto all meÌ„ The lord is euen at haÌ„de Be nat carefull but iÌ„ all thiÌ„ges shewe your peticyoÌ„ vnto god iÌ„ prayer supply cacyoÌ„ with gyuiÌ„g of thaÌ„kes And the peace of god which passeth al vnderstanding kepe your hertes mides in Christ Iesu ¶ The Gospell on the. iiij soÌ„daye iÌ„ AdueÌ„te the fyrste Chap. of IohnÌ„ C. UUheÌ„ the Iewes seÌ„t prestes leuites froÌ„ IerusaleÌ„ to axe IohnÌ„ Uvhat art thou And he ê¯fessed denyed nat and sayd playnly I
loued folowyng which also lened on his brest at supper and sayd Lord whiche is he that shal betray the UvheÌ„ Peter sawe hym he sayd to Iesus Lord what shal he here do Iesê° sayd vnto hym if I wyll haue hym to tary tyl I coÌ„e what is that to the folow thou me TheÌ„ went this sayeÌ„g abrode â—…ge the brethreÌ„ that that dyscyple shulde nat dye And Iesê° sayd nat to hym he shal nat dye but if I wyl that he tary tyl I com what is that to the the same dyscyple is he which testifyeth of these thynges wrote these thynges and we knowe that his testimony is true ¶ The Pystel on chyldermas daye The. xiiij chapiter of the reuelacyon of saynt IohnÌ„ ANd I loked and lo a laÌ„be stode on the mouÌ„t SyoÌ„ with hym a hondred and xliiij M. hauig hys fathers name writteÌ„ in theyr forhedes I herde a voyce froÌ„ heueÌ„ as the souÌ„de of many waters and as the voyce of a great thunder I herde the voyce of harpers harpyng with theyr harpers they soÌ„g as it were a new soÌ„g before the seate before the. iiij beastes the elders no maÌ„ coulde lerne that soÌ„g but the. C. xliiij M. which were redemed froÌ„ the erth These are they which wer nat defiled with women for they are virgyns These folowe the laÌ„be whyther soeuer he goethe these were redemed froÌ„ men beynge the fyrst frutes vnto god and to the laÌ„be in theyr mouthes was founde no gyle for they are without spote before the â—rone of god ¶ The Gospell on Chyldermas daye The seconde chapiter of Mathewe C THe angell of the lorde appered to Ioseph iÌ„ dreme sayeÌ„ge Arise take the chylde his mother flye into Egypt abyde there tyl I brynge the worde for herode wyll seke thou chylde to destroye hym TheÌ„ he arose toke the chylde his mother by nyght and departed into Egypte was there vnto the deth of Herode to fulfyll that whiche was spoken of the lorde by the ê“phet which sayth out of Egypt haue I called my sone TheÌ„ herode perceauynge that he was mocked of the wyse meÌ„ was excedynge wrothe sent forthe slewe all the chyldreÌ„ that were iÌ„ bethleem in al the costes therof as many as were two yere olde vnder accordynge to the tyme whiche he had diligeÌ„tly serched out of the wyse men TheÌ„ was fulfylled the whiche was spokeÌ„ by the ê“phete Iere mye sayeÌ„ge On the hylles was a voyce herde mour nyng wepig great lameÌ„tacyoÌ„ Rachel wepyng for her chyldreÌ„ wolde nat be â—forted bycause they were nat ¶ The Pystel on saynt Thomas day of Canterbury the. v. chapÌ„ to the Hebre. A BRethren euery hye Preest that his takeÌ„ from among meÌ„ ys ordeyned for meÌ„ in thynges ê‘taynynge to god to offre gyftes sacryfyces for synnes whichcaÌ„ haue â—passyoÌ„ on the ygnorauÌ„te on theÌ„ that are out of the hye waye bycause that he hiÌ„ selfe also his â—passed with infirmyte for the which iÌ„ firmites sake he is bouÌ„de to offre for synÌ„es as well for his owne parte as for the peoples No man taketh honoure vnto hym selfe but he that is called of god as was AaroÌ„ eueÌ„ so lyke wyse chryst honored hym self that he myght be the hye preest but he gloryfyed hiÌ„ that sayde vnto hym Thou arte my sone this daye begat I the as he also in another place speaketh Thou art a preest for euer after the ordre of melchi sedech ¶ The gospell on saynt thomas daye of Canterbury The. xix chapÌ„ of Luke B IEsus put forthe a parable vnto his disciples sayenge A certayne noble maÌ„ weÌ„t in to a farre couÌ„tre to receaue him a kyngdom then to come agayne he callede his teÌ„ seruauÌ„tes delyuered them ten pouÌ„de sayeÌ„g vnto theÌ„ Bye sell tyl I come But hys cytesens hated hiÌ„ sente messen gers after hym sayenge we wyll nat haue this man to raygne ouer vs it came to passe when he was come agayne had receaued his kyngdome he coÌ„mauÌ„ded his seruauÌ„tes to be called to him to whome he gaue his money to wytte what euery maÌ„ had done Then came the fyrst sayeÌ„ge lorde thy pouÌ„de hath encreaseth ten pouÌ„de he saydvnto hym well good seruauÌ„t because thou waste faythfull in a very lytell thynge take thou auctoryte ouer ten cyties and the other caÌ„ sayeÌ„g lorde Thy pouÌ„de hath en creased fyue pounde to the same he sayde And be thou also ruler ouer fyne cyties And the thyrde came sayd lorde beholde here thy pouÌ„de which I haue kept in a napki for I feared the bycause thou arte a streyghte maÌ„ thou takeste vp that thou laydeste nat downe and repest that thou dydest nat sowe And he sayde to hiÌ„ of thyn owne mouthe iudge I the. Thou euyll seruauÌ„re knewest thou nat that I am a strayte maÌ„ takynge vp that I layde nat downe repynge that I dyd nat sowe wherfore theÌ„ gauest nat thou my money iÌ„ to the banke then at my coÌ„mynge I myght haue reqired myne owne vauntage he sayd to theÌ„ that stode by Take froÌ„ him that pouÌ„de gyue it hym that hath tene pouÌ„de And they sayde to hym Lorde he hath ten pouÌ„de I saye vnto you that vnto all them that haue it shall be gyueÌ„ And froÌ„ hym that hath nat euen that he hathe shall be taken awaye froÌ„ hym Moreouer those myn enemyes whiche would nat that I shoulde raygne ouer theÌ„ brynge hyther sle them before me And when he had thus spokeÌ„ he ê“ceded forth before theÌ„ And went vp so to IerusaleÌ„ ¶ The Pystel on the sonday after Chrystmas day the. iiij Chapyter to the Galataynes A. BRethreÌ„ I say that the heyre as longe as he is a chylde dyfferith nat froÌ„ a seruaunt though he be lorde of all but is vnder tutors gouerners vntyll the tyme apoynted of the father euen so we as loÌ„ge as we were childreÌ„ were iÌ„ boÌ„dagevnder the ordinacyoÌ„s of the world but wheÌ„ the tyme was full come god sente his sonne borne of a woman and made boÌ„de vnto the lawe to redeme then which were vnder the lawe that we thorow electyon myght receaue the inherytauÌ„ce that beloÌ„gethe vnto the natural sones bycause ye are soÌ„es God hath seÌ„t the spiryte of his so ne iÌ„ to our hertes which cryeth Abba father wherfore nowe arte thou nat a seruauÌ„t but a sone yf thou be the soÌ„e thou art also the heyre of god through Chryst ¶ The gospel on the sonday after Chrystmas day the second chapyter of Luke E. IOseph and Mary the mother of Iesê° meruaylede those thin ges whiche wer spoken of him and SymeoÌ„ blyssede them sayd vnto Mary his mother behold this chylde shall be the fall resurrectyon of many iÌ„ israell sygne whiche shal be spokeÌ„ agaynst and moreouer the swerde shall pearce thy soule that the thoughtes of many hertes may be opened and there was Anna a
pphetesse the doughter of Phanuell of trybe of Aser she was of a greate age hade lynede with an husbande seuen yere froÌ„ her vyrgynyte she had beÌ„ awydowe aboute foure score foure yeares whiche went neuer out of the TeÌ„ple but serued there with fastynge prayer nyght daye she came for the that same houre praysed god spake of hym to all that lokede for redeÌ„pcyon in IerusaleÌ„ as sone as they had perfourmed al thynges accordiÌ„g to the lawe of the lorde they returned iÌ„ to Galyle iÌ„ to theyr owne cytye Nazareth the chylde grewe we xed stronge in spiryte and was ful of wysdome and the grace of god was with hym ¶ The Pystel on newe yeres daye The secoÌ„de chapyter vnto Tytus C. MOst dere beloued Tytê° The grace of gode that bryngeth saluacyon vnto all men hath appered teacheth vs that we shuld deny vn godlynes wordly lustes that we shulde lyue sober mynded ryghtuously godly in this present worlde lokynge for the blyssed hope gloryous apperyng of the myghtye god of our sauyour Iesu chryste which gaue hym selfe for vs to redeme vs from all vnryghtwysenes to pourge vs a peculyer people vnto hym selfe feruently gyuen vnto good workes These thynges speke and exorte ¶ The Gospell on newe yeres daye The. i. chapiter of Luke C. ANd wheÌ„ the eyght daye was come that the chylde should be cyrcuÌ„cysed hys name was called Iesê° which was named of the Angell before he was â—ceaued iÌ„ his mothers woÌ„be ¶ The Pystell on twelfe daye Esaye ix â—P receaue lyght Ierusalem for thy lyght is coÌ„e the glory of the lord isvp ouer the for be hold darkenes shal couer the erth a thicke myst the nacyons but the lorde shal ryse as the sone ouer the and his glorye shall be sene vpon the and the hethen shall walke in thy lyght and the kynges in the bryghtnes that is rysen ouer the lyft vp thyne eyes rounde aboute se all these are gathered to gyther are coÌ„e to the thy sones shal coÌ„e froÌ„ farre thy doughter shal be euer by thy syde theÌ„ thou shalt se shalte haue pleÌ„ty thy hert shal woÌ„der and break out iÌ„ ioye wheÌ„ the multytude of the see are turned to the the armyes of the hethene are coÌ„e vnto the The abundaunce of Camelles shal couer the the Dromadoryes of MadiaÌ„ Epha shal come al of them from Saba bring golde frankensence shal preach the prayse of the lorde ¶ The Gospell on the twelfe daye The seconde chapyter of Mathewe A. UUheÌ„ Iesê° was borne iÌ„ Beth leem in Iurye in the tyme of kynge Herode beholde there came wyse men from the Eest to Ierusa leÌ„ sayenge where is he that is borne kynge of the Iewes we haue sene his starre in the Eest are come to worshyppe him Herode the kynge after he hade herde this was troubled all Ierusalem with him he gatheryd all the chefe preestes scrybes of the people demaunded of them wher Chryst shoulde be borne They sayde vnto hym in Bethleem iÌ„ Iury for thus it is wrytteÌ„ by the ê“phet And thou BethleeÌ„ iÌ„ the laÌ„de of Iury arte nat the lest concerninge the prynces of Iuda for out of the shall come a captayne whiche shal gouerne my people Israel TheÌ„ Herode pÌ„uelly called the wyse men dilygeÌ„tly enquyrede of theÌ„ the tyme of the starre that appered sent them to bethleeÌ„ sayenge Go and serche dylygeÌ„tly for the chylde and wheÌ„ ye haue fouÌ„de hym bryng me worde that I maye come worshyppe hym also when they hade herde the kynge they departed loo the starte whiche they sawe in the Eest went before them vntyl it came stode ouer the place where the chylde was when they sawe the starre they were meruaylously glade entred in to the house founde the chyld with Marye hys mother kneled downe worshyppede hym openede theyr treasures offred vnto hym gyttes golde fraÌ„keÌ„sence myrre And after they were warned of god iÌ„ theyr slepe that they shulde nat go agayn to herod they returned in to theyr owne countree another waye ¶ The Pystell on the soÌ„day with in the vtas of the Epyphany UP and receaue lyght Ierusalem c. ye shal fynde this Pystel on twelfday fo viij ¶ The Gospell on the Sondaye with iÌ„ the vtas of the Epiphany The fyrst chapiter of Iohfi D IOhnÌ„ sawe iesê° coÌ„mynge vn to hym sayd Beholde the lambe of god whiche take the awaye the synne of the worlde This is he of whome I sayd after me coÌ„meth a maÌ„ whiche was before me for he was yer then I and I knewe hym nat but that he shulde be declared to israel Therfore I com baptysyng with water And IohnÌ„ bare recorde sayeÌ„g I sawe the spirite desceÌ„diÌ„g froÌ„ heueÌ„ like vnto a doue it abode vpon hiÌ„ I knewe hiÌ„ nat he that seÌ„t me to baptyse the iÌ„ water sayde vnto me vpoÌ„ whome thou shalt se the speryte desceÌ„de and tari styl on hym that same is he which baptyseth with the holy goost And I sawe bare recorde that this is the sone of gode ¶ Te Pystel on the fyrst SoÌ„daye after the vtas of the Epiphanye the. xij chap. to the Romayns A. BRethren I beseche you by the mercyfulnes of god that ye make youre bodyes a quicke sacry fyee holy and acceptable vnto god whiche is your reasonable seruynge of god fassyon nat your selues lyke vnto this worlde but be ye chauÌ„ged iÌ„ your shape by the renuynge of your wyttes that ye may fele what thyng that good that acceptable perfecte wyl of god is for I say thorow the grace that vnto me gyueÌ„ is to euery man amonge you that no man esteme of hym selfe more theÌ„ it becommeth hym to esteme but that he discretly iudge of hym selfe accordynge as god hath dealte to euery man the measure of fayth as we haue many meÌ„bres in one body and all membres haue nat one offyce sowe beynge many are one body in Chryste and euery man amoÌ„ge oure selues one anothers membres ¶ The Gospel on the fyrst Sondaye after the vtas of the Epipha The secoÌ„de chapÌ„ of Lucke F. UUhen iesus was xij yere olde they wente vp to Ie rusalem after the custome of the feaste when they had fulfylled the dayes as they retourned home the chylde iesus bode stylle in Ierusalem vnknowynge to his father and mother for they supposed he had ben iÌ„ the company They came a dayes iorney and sought hym amoÌ„ge theyr kynsfolke and acquayntaunce and founde hym nat They wente backe agayne to Ierusalem sought hym it fortuned that after thre dayes they fouÌ„de hym in the temple syttynge in the myddes of the doctures bothe hearynge them and posynge them and all that herd hym meruayled at his wytte answeres and when they sawe hym they were astoyned and his mother sayd
saluacyon let vs gyue no maÌ„ occasyoÌ„ of euyll that iÌ„ oure offyce be fouÌ„de no faute but iÌ„ al thiges let vs be haue oure selues as the ministers of god I moch pacyeÌ„ce iÌ„ afflyccyoÌ„s iÌ„ necessyte iÌ„ anguysshe iÌ„ strypes iÌ„ prysoÌ„meÌ„t iÌ„ stryfe iÌ„ laboure iÌ„ watche iÌ„ fastiÌ„g iÌ„ purenes iÌ„ knowledge iÌ„ loÌ„ge sufferyng iÌ„ kyndnes iÌ„ the holy ghost iÌ„ loue vnfayned in the wordes of trueth iÌ„ the power of god by the armure of ryghtwysenes on the ryght haÌ„de on the lyft haÌ„de iÌ„ honoure dishonour iÌ„ euyl reporte and good reporte as disceyuers yet true as vnknowen as dyenge and beholde we yet lyue as chastened and nat kylled as sorowynge and yet alway merye as poore yet make many ryche as hauyng nothyng and yet possessyng all thynges ¶ The Gospel on the fyrst Sonday in Lent the iiij chapyter of Mathew A. UUheÌ„ Iesus was lede away of the spiryte in to wyldernes to be teÌ„pted of the deuyl And when he hadde fasted forty dayes forty nyghtes at the laste he was an huÌ„gred TheÌ„ came vnto hym the teÌ„pter sayd if thou be the sone of god coÌ„mauÌ„de that these stones demade breade He answered and sayd It is wrytteÌ„ maÌ„ shall nat lyue onely by breade but by euery worde that procedeth out of the mouthe of god TheÌ„ the deuyl toke hiÌ„ vp iÌ„ to the holy cyte let hym on a pynacle of the temple and sayde vnto hym if thou be the sone of god cast thy selfe downe for it is wrytten he shal gyue his angels charge ouer the with theyr handes they shal holde the vp that thou dassh nat thy fote agaynst a stone Iesus sayde to hym this is wrytteÌ„ also Thou shalt nat teÌ„pte thy lorde god The deuyl toke hym vp agayn and let hym in to an excedynge hye mouÌ„tayne and she wed hym al the kyngdomes of the world and al the glory of them sayd vnto hym al these wyll I gyue the yf thou wylt fall downe worshyp me Then sayd Iesus vnto hym auoyde Sathan for it is wrytten Thou shalt worshyp thy lorde god and hym only shalte thou serue ¶ The Pystell on the seconde sonday in Lent the fyrst pystel to the TessalouyaÌ„s The fourth chapÌ„ A WE beseche you brethrene exorte you in the lord Iesê° that you encrease more more eueÌ„ as ye haue receaued of vs how ye ought to walke to please god ye remeÌ„ber what commaundementes we gaue you iÌ„ the name of the lord Iesu christ for this is thewyl of god eueÌ„ that ye shulde be holy and that ye shuld absteyne from fornicacyon that euery one of you shulde knowe howe to kepe hys vessel in holynes and honoure And nat in the lust of concupyssens as do the heatheÌ„ whiche knowe nat god that no man go to farre and defraude his brother iÌ„ bargayning because the lord is a veÌ„ger of al suche thynges as we told you before tyme testyfyed vnto you for god hathe nat callede vs vnto vnclennes but vnto holynes in Chryst Iesê° our lorde ¶ The Gospel on the seconde SoÌ„day in Lent the. xv chapiter of Mathewe C. IEsus went theÌ„eâ— and departed in to the costes of Tyre and Sydon And beholde a woman whiche was a Cananite came out of the same costes tried vnto hym sayeng haue mercy on â—…orde the sone of Dauyd My doughter is petyously vexed with a deuyl And he gaue her neuer aword to answere TheÌ„ came to hym his dyscyâ—les besought hym sayeÌ„g send her away for she foloweth vs cryenge he answered sayd I am nat sent but vnto the loste shepe of the house of Israell TheÌ„ she came and worshypped hym sayeÌ„g mayster sucker me he answered sayde it is nat good to take the chyldrens bred to cast it to the whelpes she answered and sayde it is truth neuertheles the whelpes eate of the croÌ„mes whiche fall from theyr maysters table TheÌ„ Iesê° an swered sayd vnto her O womaÌ„ great is thy fayth be it to the euen as thou desyrest her doughter was made hole euen at that same houre ¶ The Pystel on the. iij. Sondaye in Lent to the Ephesyans the. v. chapyter A. BRethrene be ye folowers of god as dere chyldren walk iÌ„ loue euen as Chryste loued vs gaue hiÌ„ selfe for vs an offryng a sacryfyce of aswete sauer to god so that fornicacyon al vnclennes or couetousnes be nat ones named amoÌ„g you as it becoÌ„meth sayntes neyther fylthynes neyther folysshe talkynge neyther gestynge whiche are nat comely but rather gyuyng of thaÌ„kes for this ye know that no wromoÌ„ger other vncleane persone or couetous persone whiche is the worshypper of images hath any inherytauÌ„ce in the kyngdome of Chryste and of god Let no maÌ„ deceyue you with vayne wordes for thorowe such thynges commeth the wrathe of god vpon the chyldren of vnbyleue Be nat therfore coÌ„panyons with them ye were ones darknesse but are nowe lyght iÌ„ the lorde walke as chyldreÌ„ of lyght for the fruyte of the spiryte is in al goodnes ryghtwysnes and trueth ¶ The Gospell on the. iij. Sonday in Lent the. xi chapyter of Luke C. IIesus was a castynge out a deuyll whiche was domme And it foloweth wheÌ„ the deuyl was gone out the doÌ„me spake and the people wondred Some of them sayd he casteth out deuylles by the power of Belzebub the cheyfe of the deuylles other tempted hym sekynge of hym a sygne from heuen he knewe theyr thoughtes and sayde vn to them Euery kyngdome at debate wythin it selfe shall be desolate And one house shall fall vpon an other So if Sathan be deuyded with in hym selfe how shal his kyngdome endure because ye saye that I cast out deuylles by the power of Belzebub if I by the power of belzebub caste oute deuyls by whose power do youre chyldren caste theÌ„ oute Therfore shal they be your iudges But if I with the fynger of god caste out deuylles no doubte the kyngdome of god is come vpon you when a strong man armed watched hys house That he possesseth is iÌ„ peace but when a stronger then he commeth vpon hym and ouercommeth hym he taketh froÌ„ hym his harneys wherin he trusted and diuydeth his goodes he that is nat with me is agaynst me and he that gathe reth nat with me scattereth when the vncleane spirite is gone out of a mand he walketh through waterlese places sekyng rest and when he fyndeth none he sayeth I wyl ceturne agayne vnto my house wheÌ„ se I came out and when he commeth he fyndeth it swept and garnysshed TheÌ„ goeth he and taketh seuen other spirytes with hym worse then hym selfe they entre in dwell there and the ende of the maÌ„ is worse then the begynnyng It fortuned as he thus spake a certayn woman of the company lyfte vp her voyce and sayd vnto hym happy is the wombe that bare the the pappes which gaue the sucke he sayd happy are they that
tyme sayeng the same wordes Then came he to his discyples sayd vnto theÌ„ Slepe hens forth take youre rest take hede the houre is at hande the sone of maÌ„ shal be betrayed in to the haÌ„des of synners Ryse let vs be goyng behold he is at haÌ„d that shal betray me Uvhile he yet spake loo Iudas one of the twelue came with hym a great multytude with swerdes and staues sent froÌ„ the cheyf of the preestes elders of the people and he that betrayed hym had gyuen theÌ„ a token sayeng who so euer I kysse that same is he lay haÌ„des on hym And forth with all he came to Iesus and sayde Hayle mayster And kyssed hiÌ„ and Iesê° sayd vnto hiÌ„ Frend wherfore arte thou com TheÌ„ cam they layd handes on Iesê° toke hiÌ„ And behold one of theÌ„ which were with Iesus stretched out his hand drew his swerd stroke a seruauÌ„t of the hye preest smote of his eare Then sayd Iesus vnto hiÌ„ Put vp thy swerd iÌ„ to his shethe for al that lay haÌ„d on the swerd shal perishe with the swerd eyther thinkest thou that I can nat now pray to my father he shal gyue me mo theÌ„ xii legioÌ„s of angeles but how theÌ„ shuld the scriptures be fulfylled for so must it be The same tyme sayde Iesus to the multytude ye be come out as yt were vnto a thefe with swerdes and staues for to take me I sate dayly teching iÌ„ the temple amonge you and ye toke me nat Al this was done that the scriptures of the ê“phetes myght be fulfylled Then all the dyscyples forsoke hym and fledde And they toke Iesê° and led him to Cayphas the hye preest where the scrybes and the elders were assembled and Peter folowed hym a farre of vnto the hye pÌ„estes place And went in and sate with the seruauntes to se the ende The cheyf preestes and the elders and all the counsel sought fals witnes agaynst iesus for to put hym to death but founde none in so moche that when many fals wytnesses came yet founde they none At the last cam two fals wytnesses and sayd This folow sayd I caÌ„ destroye the temple of god and buylde it agayn in iii dayes And the cheyf preest arose and sayd to hym answerest thou nothyng how is it that these bere witnesse agaynst the But iesus helde his peace And the chief preest answered sayd to hiÌ„ I charge the in the name of the lyuyng god that thou tel ws whether thou be Christ the soÌ„e of god Iesê° sayd to him thou haste sayde neuertheles I say vnto you here after shal ye se the sone of maÌ„ syttynge on the ryght hande of power and come in the cloudes of the skye Then the hye preest reÌ„t his clothes sayeng He hath blasphemed what nede we of any moo wytnesses beholde now ye haue herde his blasphemy what think ye They answered and sayde he is worthy to dye then spatte they in his face and buffetted hym with fystes and other smote hym with the palme of theyr haÌ„des on the face sayeng Tel vs thou Christ who is he that smote the. Peter satt without in the palayes and a damseel came to hym sayenge Thou also wast with iesus of Galyle but he denied before them al sayeng I wote nat what thou sayest UvheÌ„ he was gone out iÌ„ to the porche another weÌ„che sawe hym sayde vnto theÌ„ that were there This folowe was also with iesus of nazareth agayne he denied with an othe that he knew nat the man And after a whyle came vnto hym they that stode by sayd vnto Peter Surely thou art eueÌ„ one of theÌ„ for thâ— speache be wrayeth the. TheÌ„ begaÌ„ he to curse to swere that he knewe nat the man immediatly the cocke crewe and Peter remeÌ„bred the wordes of Iesu whiche sayd vnto hiÌ„ Before the cocke crew thou shalt deny me thryse And weÌ„t out at the dores and wept bytterly when the mornynge was come al the cheyf preestes and the elders of the people helde a counsell agaynst Iesu to put him to deth brought hiÌ„ bouÌ„de delyuered hiÌ„ vnto PoÌ„cius Pilate the debyte TheÌ„ when Iudas which betrayed hym sawe that he was coÌ„deÌ„pned he repeÌ„ted hym self And brought agayn the. xxx plates of syluer to the hye preestes elders sayenge I haue synned betrayenge the innoceÌ„t blode And they sayd what is that to vs se thou to that And he cast downe the syluer plates in the temple departed went and hoÌ„ge hym selfe and the cheyfe preestes toke the syluer plates and sayed It is nat lauful for to put them in to the treasury bycause it is the pryce of blode and they toke counsell and bought with them a potters felde to burye straungers in wherfore the felde is called the felde of blode vnto this daye Them was fulfylled that whiche was spoken by Ieremy the prophet sayenge and they toke xxx syluer plates the pryse of hym that was valued whom they bought of the chyldren of Israel and they gaue them for the potters felde as the lorde appoynted me Iesus stode before the debite and the debite axed hym sayenge Art thou the kyng of the Iewes Iesus say de vnto hym Thou sayest and wheÌ„ he was accused of the cheyf preestes and elders he answered nothyng Then sayde Pilate vnto hym herest thou nat how many thynges they laye against the and he answered to hym neuer a worde in so moche that the bebite meruayled greatly At the feest the debite was wont to delyuer vnto the people a prisoner whom they world desyre He had then a notable prisoner called Barrabas when they were gathered togyther Pylate sayd vnto theÌ„ whether wyll ye that I gyue lose vnto you Barrabas or Iesus whiche is called Chryste for he knew wel that for enuye they had delyuered hiÌ„ wheÌ„ he was set downe to gyue Iudgement his wyfe sent to hym sayeÌ„ge Haue thou nothynge to do with that iust maÌ„ for I haue suffred many thynges this dare in a dreame aboute hym But the cheyf preestes and the elders had perswaded the people that they shulde are Barrabas shulde distroy Iesus Then the debite answered and sayd vnto them whether of the twayne wyll ye that I let lose vnto you they sayd Barrabas Pylate sayde vnto theÌ„ what shal I do theÌ„ with iesus whiche is called Chryste They all sayde to hym let hym be crucifyed TheÌ„ sayde the debyte what euyl hath he done And they cryed the more sayeng let hym be crucifyed wheÌ„ Pylate sawe that he preuayled nothynge â–ª but that more busynes was made he toke water and wasshed his handes before the people sayenge I am innocent of the blode of this iust person And that ye shal se TheÌ„ answered all the people sayde His blode be on vs on our chyldreÌ„ TheÌ„ let he Barrabas lose vnto theÌ„ scourgede iesus delyuered hym to be crucifyed TheÌ„ the souldyours of
sayd Peace be with you after that sayd he to Thomas bryng thy fynger hyther se my handes brynge thy hande thruste it in to my syde be nat faythlesse but byleuyng Thomas answered sayde vnto hym my lorde and my god Iesus sayde vnto hym Thomas bycause thou hast sene me therfore thou byleuest Happy are they that hath nat sene yet byleue And many other sygnes dyd Iesus in the presence of his discyples which are nat wrytteÌ„ in this boke These are wrytteÌ„ that ye myght byleue that Iesê° is christe the sone of maÌ„ and that iÌ„ byleuyng ye myght haue lyfe thorowe his name ¶ The Pystel on the. ij SoÌ„day after Easter daye the fyrst pystel of Peter the. ij chapiter C. MOst dere beloued brethreÌ„ Chryste suffred for vs leuyng vs an insaÌ„ple that ye shuld folowe his steppes whiche dyd no synne neyther was there gyle fouÌ„d iÌ„ his mouth wich wheÌ„ he was reuyled reuyled nat agayn when he suffred he thretened nat but ê¯mytted the cause to hym that iudgeth ryghteously which hys owne selfe bare our synnes in his body on the tree that we shuld be delyuered froÌ„ synne shuld lyue iÌ„ rghtwysenes by whose strypes ye were healed for ye were as sheape goyng astraye but are now returned vnto the shepherde bysshop of your soules ¶ The Gospel on the secoÌ„de soÌ„day after easter day the. x. cha of IohaÌ„ C. IEsus sayd to his discyples I am the good shepherd the good shepherd gyueth hys lyfe for the shepe an hyred seruaunt whiche is nat the shepherd neyther the shepe are hys owne seythe the wolfe commynge and leaueth the shepe and flyeth and the wolfe catchet them scattereth the shepe The hyred seruauÌ„t flyeth bycause he is an hyred seruauÌ„t careth nat for the shepe I am the good shepherde knowe mine am knoweÌ„ of myne As my father knoweth me eueÌ„ so knowe I my father And I gyue my lyfe for the shepe and other shepe I haue whiche are nat of this folde theÌ„ also must I bryng that they may heare my voyce that theare may be one floke and one shepherde ¶ The pystell on the. iij. Sondaye after Easter daye The fyrste pystel of peter the. ij chapyter C. MOst dere beloued brethren I beseche you as straungers pylgrymes abstayne froÌ„ flesshly lustes which fyght agaynst the soule se that ye haue honest coÌ„uersacyon amoÌ„ge the geÌ„tyles that they whiche backbyte you as euyl doars may se youre good workes prayse god iÌ„ the daye of visytacyon submyt your selues vnto al maner ordinauÌ„ce of maÌ„ for the lordes sake whether it be vnto the kynge as vnto the cheyfe heed other vnto the rulers as vnto theÌ„ that are sent of hym for the punysshemeÌ„t of euyl doars but for the laude of theÌ„ that do well for so is the wyl of god that ye put to silence the ignorauÌ„cye of the folysshe meÌ„ as free nat as hauyng the liber tye for a cloke of malycyousnes but euen as the seruauÌ„tes of god honour al men loue brotherly felyshyp feare god and honour the kynge seruauntes obey your maysters with all feare nat onely yf they be good and courteous but also thoughe they be frowarde for it commeth of grace in Chryst iesus our lorde ¶ The Gospel on the. iij. Sonday after Easter-day the. xvi chapyter of Iohan. D. IEsus sayd to his discyples after a whyle ye shall nat se me agayne after a whyle ye shall se me for I go to the father theÌ„ sayde some of hys discyples betwene theÌ„ selues what is this that he sayth vnto vs. After a whyle ye shal nat se me and agayn after a whyle ye shall se me that I go to the father They sayde therfore what is this that he sayth after a whyle we can nat tell what he sayth Iesus ê‘ceaued that they wold axe hym sayd vnto theÌ„ This is it that ye enquyre of bytwene your selues that I sayde after a whyle ye shal nat se me agayne after a whyle ye shal se me Uerely verely I say vnto you ye shall wepe lament and the worlde shal reioyce ye shal sorowe but your sorowe shall be turned to ioye A woman wheÌ„ she trauayleth hath sorow bycause her houre is come but as soone as she is delyuered of the chyld she remeÌ„breth nomore the anguyss he for ioy that a man is borne in to the worde And ye now are in sorowe but I wyl se you agayn And your hertes shal reioyse and youre ioye shal no man take from you ¶ The Pystel on the. iiij Sondaye after Easter day The fyrst chapiter of Iames. C. MOst dere beloued brethreÌ„ euery good gyfte and euery perfyte gyfte is from aboue and commeth downe from the father of lyght with whoÌ„ is no varyablenes neyther is he chauÌ„ged vnto darkenes Of his owne wyll begate he vs with the word of lyfe that we shulde be the fyrst fruytes of hys creatures Uvherfore dere brethren lette euery man be swyfte to heare slow to speke slow to wrath for the wrath of maÌ„ worketh nat that whiche is ryghteous before god wherfore saye a parte all fylthynes al suê‘fluyte of malycyousnes And receaue with mekenes the worde that is grafted in you whiche is able to saue your soules ¶ The Gospel on the. iiij Sondaye after Easter daye the. xvi chapiter of Iohan. B. IEsus sayde to his discyples now I go my waye to him thatseÌ„t me and none of you axeth me whyther goest thou but bycause I haue sayde suche thynges vnto you your hertes are ful of sorowe Neuertheles I tell you the trueth it is expedyent for you that I go awaye for yf I go nat awaye that conforter wyl nat come vnto you but yf I departe I wyll sende hym vnto you And when he is come he wyl rebuke the worlde of synne of ryghtwysenes of iudgemeÌ„t of synne bycause they byleue nat on me of ryghtwysenes bycause I go to my father ye shall se me no more And of iudgemeÌ„t bycause the cheyfe ruler of thys world is iudged all redye I haue yet many thynges to say vnto you but ye can nat beare them awaye nowe How be it when he is com I meane the spyryte of truth he wyl tech you all truth He shall nat speake of hym selfe but what soeuer he shal heare that shal he speke and he wyl shew you thynges to come he shal gloryfye me for he shall receaue of myne shal shew vnto you Al thynges that the father hath are myne Therfore sayde I vnto you that he shall take of myne and shewe vnto you ¶ The Pystel on the. v. Sondaye after Easter day whiche is the next sonday before the crosse dayes the fyrst chapyter of Iames. MOost dere beloued brethren se that ye be doers of the worde nat hearers onely deceauyng youre owne selues with Sophistrye for yf any heare the worde do it nat he is lyke vnto a maÌ„ that beholdeth his
bodely face in a glasse for as soone as he hathe loked on hym selfe he goeth his waye hathe imediatly forgotten what his fassion was but who soeuer loketh iÌ„ the parfyte lawe of lybertye â—tynueth theryn yf he be nat a forgetful hearer but a doer of the worde he shal be happye iÌ„ his dede yf any man amoÌ„ge you seme deuoute refrayne nat his toÌ„ge but deceyue his owne herte this maÌ„nes deuocyon is in vayne Pure deuocyoÌ„ vndefyled before god the father is this To visite the freÌ„dles wydowes in theyr aduersite and to kepe hym selfe vnspotted from the worlde ¶ The Gospel on the. v. Sonday after Easter day whiche is the next sondaye before the Crosse dayes the. xvi chapiter of Iohan. E. IEsus sayde vnto his discyples verely verely I saye vnto you what so euer ye shall aske the father in my name he wyl gyue it you hetherto haue ye asked nothyng in my name aske ye shall receaue it that youre ioye may be full These thynges haue I spoken vnto you iÌ„ prouer bes the tyme wyl come wheÌ„ I shall speake no more to you in puerbes but I shal shew you playnly froÌ„ my father At that daye shall ye aske in my name I saye nat vnto you that I speake vn to my father for you For the father hiÌ„ selfe loueth you bycause ye haue loued me haue byleued that I came out froÌ„ god I wente out froÌ„ the father and came in to the worlde I leaue the world agayne hym behold nowe speakest thou playnly and thou vsest no prouerbes Now we know that thou vnder standest al thynges nedest nat that any man shulde aske the any questyon Therfore byleue we that thou commest from god ¶ The Pystell on Mondaye in the Crosse dayes The. v. Chapyter of Iames. D. MOst der beloued brethreÌ„ knowlege youre fautes one to another and praye one for another that ye maye be healed The prayer of a ryghteous maÌ„ auaylet moch yf it be ser ueÌ„t Helias was a maÌ„ in daunger to trybulacyon as we are and he prayed in his prayer that it myght nat rayne And it rayned nat on the earth by the space of thre yeres syxe monethes againe he prayeth and the heuen gaue rayne the erth brought forth her frute yf any of you erre from the truth and another coÌ„uert hym let the same knowe that he which conuerted the synner froÌ„ goyng a straye out of his waye shall saue a soule from deth and shall hyde the multytude of synnes ¶ The Gospell on Monday in the Crosse dayes the. xi Chapyter of Luke B. IEsê° sayd vnto his disciples whiche of you shuld haue a freÌ„de and shulde go to him at mydnyght and sayd vnto hym freÌ„de lend me thre loues for a frende of myne is come out of the waye to me I haue nothynge to set before hym he within shulde answere sayde trouble me nat nowe the dore is nowe shyt my seruauntes are with me iÌ„ the chaÌ„ber I caÌ„ nat aryse gyue theÌ„ vnto the I say vnto you thoughe he wyl nat aryse gyue hiÌ„ bycause he is his freÌ„de yet bycause of his im portunite he wold ryse gyue hym as many as ne deth I saye vnto you aske it shall be geueÌ„ you Seke you shal fide knocke it shal be opened vn to you for euery one that asketh receaueth he that seketh fyndeth and to hym that knocketh shal it be opened Yf the sone aske breade of any of you that is a father wyll he gyue hym a stone Or if he aske fyshe wyll he for a fyshe gyue hym a serpeÌ„t Or if he aske an egge wyl ye offre hiÌ„ a Scorpyon Yf ye theÌ„ which are euyl caÌ„ gyue good gyftes vnto your chyldreÌ„ How moche more shal your father of heueÌ„ gyue the holy ghoost to them that desyre it of hym ¶ The Pystell on the ascensyon eueÌ„ The. iiij chapiter of the Actes of the Apostels G. THe multytude of theÌ„ the byleueth were of one hert of one soule also none of theÌ„ sayde that any of the thynges whiche he possessed was his owne but had al thynges coÌ„moÌ„ with great power gaue the Apostels wytnes of the Resurreccyon of oure lord Iesê° Christ great grace was with theÌ„ all Neyther was ther any amonge theÌ„ that lacked for as many as were possessors of laÌ„des or houses sold them and brought the price of the thynges whiche were solde layde it downe at the Apostels fete and distribucyon was made vnto euery man accordyng as he had nede ¶ The Gospel on the assensyon euen the. xvij chapyter of Iohan. A. Iesê° lifted vp his eies to heueÌ„ said father the houre is come glorify thy soÌ„e that thy soÌ„e may glorify the As thou hast gyueÌ„ hym power ouer all flesshe that he shulde giue eternall lyfe to as many as thou hast gyueÌ„ hiÌ„ This is life eternall that they myght knowe the that onely very god whoÌ„ thou hast seÌ„t Iesus Chryst I haue gloryfyed the on the earth I haue fynysshed the worke whiche thou gauest me to do and nowe gloryfy me thou father with thyne owne selfe with the glory whiche I had with the yer the world was I haue declared thy name vnto those which thou gauest me out of the world Thyne they were thou gauest them me and they haue kepte thy sayeÌ„ges Now haue they knowen that al thynges what soeuer thou hast gyueÌ„ me are of the. For I haue gyueÌ„ vnto theÌ„ the wordes whiche thou gauest me they haue receyued theÌ„ haue knowen surely that I came out froÌ„ the haue beleued that thou dyddest send me I pray for theÌ„ I prayed nat for the worlde but for theÌ„ which thou hast gyueÌ„ me for they are thyne al myne are thyne thyne are myne I am gloryfyed iÌ„ theÌ„ And nowe am I nomo re iÌ„ the world but they ar iÌ„ the world I coÌ„e to the ¶ The Pystell on the AscensyoÌ„ daye The fyrste chapyter of the Actes of the Apostles A. SAynt Luke which wrote the Actes of the Apostels sayth iÌ„ the former treatyse dere freÌ„d theo philê° I haue writeÌ„ of all that Iesê° begaÌ„ to do theache vntyll the daye iÌ„ the which he was takeÌ„ vp after that he thoroughe the holy ghoost hath gyueÌ„â— maun demeÌ„tes vnto the Apostels whiche he had choseÌ„ to whoÌ„ also he shewed hiÌ„ selfe a lyue after hê passioÌ„ by many tokeÌ„s apperiÌ„g vnto theÌ„ forty dayes spake vnto theÌ„ of the kyngdoÌ„e of god gathered theÌ„ togyther coÌ„maunded theÌ„ that they shulde nat departe froÌ„ Ierusalem but to wayte for the promyse of the father whereof ye haue herde of me For IohaÌ„ baptysed with water but ye shall be baptysed with the holy ghost that within this fewe dayes wheÌ„ they were come togyther They asked of hym sayenge Lorde wylte thou at this tyme restore agayne the kyngdome to
maÌ„ of the pha reses named Nichodemê° a ruler among the Iewes He came to Iesê° by nyght sayd vnto hym Mayster we know that thou arte a teacher whiche art come from god for no man coulde do suche myracles as thou doest except god were with hym Iesus answered and sayd vnto hym Uerely verely I say vnto the except that a man be borne a newe he can nat se the kyngdome of god Nichodemus sayd vnto hym How caÌ„ a maÌ„ be borne wheÌ„ he is olde Can he entre in to his mothers wombe be borne agayne Iesus answered Uerely verely I saye vnto she except that a man be borne of water of the spirite he can not entre iÌ„ to the kyngdome of god That whiche is borne of the flesshe is fleshe and that which is borne of the spirite is spirite Meruayle nat that I sayde to the ye must be borne a newe The wynd bloweth wher he lysteth thou hearest his sound but thou canst nat tell whense he commeth whyther he goeth So is euery man that is borne of the spirite Nichodemus answered and sayd vnto him how caÌ„ the se thynges be Iesus answered and sayd vnto hym Arte thou a maister in Israel knowest nat these thynges Uerely verely I say vnto the we speak that we knowe and testifye that we haue sene ye receaue nat our wytnes yf I haue told you erthly thinges ye haue nat byleued how shulde ye byleue if I shal tel you heuenly thynges And no man hath ascended vp to heuen but he that came downe from euen that is to say the sone of maÌ„ whiche is in heuen And as moyses lyfted vp the serpent in wyldernes euen so must the sone of man be lyfted vp that no man which byleueth in hym perysh but haue eternal lif ¶ The Pystel on Corpus chryst daye The fyrst pystel to the Corynthyans the. xi chapiter E. BRethren that whiche I gaue vnto you I receaued of the lorde for the lorde Iesus chryst the same nyght in the whiche he was betrayed toke breade and thanked and brake and sayd take ye and eate ye this is my body whiche is broken for you This do ye in the remembraunce of me after the same maner he toke the cup when supper was done sa yenge This cup is the new Testament iÌ„ my blode this do as ofte as ye drynke it in the remembrauÌ„ce of me for as often as ye shal eate this breade drynke of this cuppe ye shal shewe the lordes dethe tyll he come Wherfore who so euer shal eate of this breade or drynke of the cuppe vnworthely shall be gylty of the body blode of the lorde Let a maÌ„ therfore examyn him selfe so let him eate of the breade drynke of the cuppe for he that eteth and drinketh vnworthely eateth drynketh his owne daÌ„pnacyoÌ„ Bycause he makethe no differeÌ„ce of the lordes body ¶ The Gospell on Corpus christ day The. vi Chapyter of Iohan. F IEsus sayde vnto his discysciples and to the company of the Iewes my flesshe is meate in dede my blode is drynke in dede He that eateth my flesshe drynketh my blode dwelleth in me And I in hym as the lyuynge father hathe seÌ„te me eueÌ„ so lyue I by my father he that eateth me shal lyue by me This is the breade which came froÌ„ heueÌ„ nat as your fathers haue eaten MaÌ„na are deed He that eateth of this breade shallyue euer ¶ The Pystel on the fyrst Sonday after Trinite soÌ„day the. iiij chapÌ„ of the fyrste Pystel of IohaÌ„ B. MOst dere beloued brethren God is loue in this appered the loue of god to vs warde bycause that god sente his only begotteÌ„ sone iÌ„ to the worlde that we myght lyue thorowe hym hereiÌ„ is loue nat that we loued god but that god loued vs And sent his sone to make agrement for our synnes Derely byloued yf god so loued vs we ought also to lou one another no man hath sene god at any tyme Yf we loue one another god dwelleth in vs and his loue is parfâ—te in vs. Hereby knowe we that we dwell iÌ„ hym he in vs bycause he hathe gyuen vs of his spiryte And we haue sene and do testyfye that the father seÌ„t his sone whiche is the sauyour of the world who soeuer coÌ„fesseth that Iesus is the sone of god iÌ„ hi dwellethe god he iÌ„ god And we haue knoweÌ„ byleued the loue that god hathe to vs. God is loue and he that dwelleth in loue dwellethe in god and god in hym here in is the loue parfyte in vs that we shulde haue truste in the daye of iudgement for as he is euen so are we in this world There is no feare in loue but parfyte loue casteth out all feare for feare hath paynfulnes he that feareth is nat parfyte in loue Uve loue hym for he loueth vs fyrste yf a maÌ„ sayd I loue god and yet hateth his brother he is a lyer Howe cane he that loueth nat his brother whom he hath sene loue god whome he had nat sene And this commaundemeÌ„t haue we of hym that he whiche loueth god shulde loue his brother also ¶ The Gospel on the fyrst Sondaye after Trinyte sondaye The. xvi chapiter of Luke D IEsus put forthe a parable vnto his dyscyples sayeng there was a certayne riche maÌ„ whiche was clothed in purple fyne raynes fared dely cyously euery day And there was a certayne begger named Lazarus whiche laye at his gate full of sores desyrynge to be refresshed with the croÌ„mes which fel froÌ„ the riche maÌ„nes borde Neuer theles that dogges came lycked his sores And it fortuned that the begger dyed was caryed by the angels in to Abraham bosome The ryche man also dyed was buryed and beynge in hell in tormeÌ„tes he lyft vp his eyes and sawe AbrahaÌ„ a farre of And Lazarus in his bosome and cryed sayde Father Abraham haue mercy on me and send Lazarê° that he maye dyppe the typpe of his fynger in water and cole my tong for I am tormented in this flaÌ„be but Abraham sayd vnto hym sone remembre that thou in thy lyfe tyme receauedest thy pleasures coÌ„trary wyse Lazarê° payne Now therfore is he comforted thou art punysshed beyonde al this bytwene you and vs ther is a greate space set so that they whiche wolde go from hense to you can nat neyther may com froÌ„ thens to vs. Then he sayd I pray the therfore father sende hym to my fathers house for I haue fyue brethrene for to warne them lest they also com in to this place of tourment Abraham sayde vnto hym they haue moyses and the prophetes let them heare theÌ„ And he sayd nay father Abraham but yf one came vnto them from the deed they wold repent He sayd vnto hym Yf they here nat Moyses the ê“phetes neyther wyl they byleue thoughe one rose from deth agayne ¶ The Pystell on the. ij sonday after trinyte
sondaye the fyrste pystel of iohnÌ„ the. iij. chapyter C. MEruayle nat my brethren thoughe the worlde hate you we knowe that we are translated froÌ„ deth vnto lyfe bycause we lowe the brethrene He that loueth not his brother abydeth in dethe Uvho soeuer hateth his brother is a mansleer ye know that no mansleer hath eternall lyfe abydynge in hym Hereby perseaue we the loue of god in that he gaue his lyfe for vs. And therfore ought we also to gyue oure lyues for our brethreÌ„ Uvho soeuer hath this wordes good and seeth his brother haue nede shuttethe vp his coÌ„passyon froÌ„ hym howe dwelleth the loue of god iÌ„ hiÌ„ my babes let vs nat loue iÌ„ worde neither iÌ„ toÌ„g but in dede and iÌ„ verite ¶ The Gospel on the. ij SoÌ„day after Trinite sonday The. xiiij chapiter of Luke D. IEsus put forth a similitude to his discyples sayeÌ„ge A certayne man ordeyned agreat supper and bad many sente his seruaunte at supper tyme to saye to theÌ„ that were byddeÌ„â— come for all thyngê are nowe redy they all at ones begaÌ„ to make excuse the fyrst sayd vnto hym I haue boughte a towne and I muste nedes go se it I praye the haue me excused And another sayde I haue bought fyue yoke of oxen I go to proue theÌ„ I praye the haue me excused The thyrde sayde I haue maryed a wyfe and therfore I can nat come And that seruauÌ„te weÌ„t brought his mayster word therof Then was the good maÌ„ of the house displeased and sayd to his seruauÌ„te Go out quyckely in to the stretes quarters brynge iÌ„ hyther the poore the maymed the halte the blynd And the seruaunte sayd lorde it is done as thou coÌ„maundest yet there is roume And the lorde sayde to the seruauÌ„t go out in to the hye wayes hedges coÌ„pelle theÌ„ to come in that my house maye be fylled for I saye vnto you that none of these whiche were bydden shal tast of my supper ¶ The Pystel on the. iij. sonday after trinyte sonday The fyrste pystel of Peter the. v. chap. B. BRethreÌ„ submyt your selues vnder the myghty haÌ„de of god that he maye exalte you wheÌ„ the tyme is coÌ„e cast al your care to hym for he carethe for you Be sobre and watch for your aduersary the dyuel as a rorynge Lyon walketh about sekynge whome he maye deuoure whome resyste stedfast in the fayth remembryng that ye do but fulfyll the same afflyccyons whiche are apoynted to your brethrene that are iÌ„ the worlde the god of al grace whiche called you vnto his eternall glorye by Christ ie sus shal his owne self after ye haue suffred a lytel afflyccyoÌ„ make you ê‘fite shal settle streÌ„gth stablysshe you to hym be glory and dominion for euer whyle the worlde enduret Amen ¶ The Gospell on the thyrde sonday after Trinyte Sonday The. xv chapyter of Luke A. THe Publycanes the synners resorted vnto Iesê° to heare him and the Pharyses Scrybes murmured sayeng He receaued to his ê¯pany synners and eateth with theÌ„ Them put he forthe this symylytude to them sayenge Uvhat man of you hauyng an hondred shepe Yf he lose one of them dothe nat leaue nynty and nyne in the wyldernes and go after that whiche is lost vntyl hefynde hym And when he hath founde him he putteth hym on his shulders with ioye as sone as he commeth home he calleth togither his louers and neyghbours sayeng vnto theÌ„ reioyse with me for I haue fouÌ„de my shepe which was loste I saye vnto you that lykewyse ioye shal be iÌ„ heueÌ„ ouer one synner that repenteth more theÌ„ ouer nynethy nyne iuste persones whiche nede no repentaunce Gyther what woman hauynges x. grotes yf she lose one doth nat lyghte a candel swepe the house seke diligently tyl she fynde it And when she hathe founde it she calleth hir louers her neyghbours sayeÌ„ge Reioyse with me for I haue found the grote whiche I hadde loste lykewyse I saye vnto you ioye is made iÌ„ the preseÌ„ce of the angles of god ouer one synner that repenteth ¶ The Pystel on the. iiij Sondaye after Trinyte sonday the. viij chapiter to the Romayns D. BRethren I suppose that the afflyccyons of this lyfe are nat worthy of the glory to come which shal be shewed vpon vs Also the feruente desyre of the creatures abydeth lokyng when the sones of god shall appere bicause the creatures are subdued to vanite agaynst theyr wyl but for his wyl whiche subdued them in hope for the very creatures shal be delyuered from the bondage of corrupcion in to the gloryous lybertye of the sones of god for we know that euery creature groneth with vs also and trauayleth in payne euen vnto this tyme nat they onely but euen we also which haue the fyrste fruytes of the spyrite mourne in our selues and wayte for he adopcyon loke for the delyueraunce of our bodyes ¶ The Gospel on the. iiij Sondaye after Trinyte sonday The. vi Chapyter of Luke F. IEsus sayde vnto his discyples be ye merciful as your father is merciful Iudge nat ye shal nat be iudged CoÌ„demne nat and ye shal nat be condempned Forgyue and ye shal be forgyuen Gyue and it shall be gyueÌ„ vnto you good measure pressed downe shaken togyther and runnynge ouer shall men gyue vnto youre bosomes For with what measure ye meate with the saÌ„e shall men mete to you agayne he put fourth a simylytude vnto theÌ„ CaÌ„ the blynde leade the blynde do they nat both then fal iÌ„ to the dyche The dyscyple is nat aboue hys master euery maÌ„ shal be ê‘fecte Yf he be as his mayster is Uvhy seyst thou a mote iÌ„ thy brothers eye and consydereste nat the beame that is in thyne owne eye eyther howe canst thou saye to thy brother brother let me pull out the mote that is in thyne eye wheÌ„ thou perceauest nat the beame that is iÌ„ thyne owne eye ypocrite cast out the beame out of thyn owne eye fyrste then shalt thou se ê‘fectely to pul out the mote out of thy brothers eye ¶ The Pystel on the. v. Sonday after Trinite sonday the fyrste pystel of Peter and the. iij. chapyter A. BRethrene be ye al of one mynde one suffre with another loue as brethrene be petyfull be courteous nat rendryng euyl for euyl neyther rebuke for rebuke but contrary wyse blesse remeÌ„brynge that ye are theruÌ„to called euen that ye shuld be heyers of blessyng Yf any maÌ„ loÌ„ge after lyfe louethe to se good dayes let hiÌ„ refrayne hys tonge froÌ„ euyl hys lyppes that they speke nat gyle Let hiÌ„ eschewe euyl do good let hiÌ„ seke peace and ensue it for the eyes of our lorde are ouer the ryghtuous hys eares are opened vnto theyr prayers but the feare of our lorde beholdeth theÌ„ that do euyll Moreouer who is he that wyll har me you yf ye folowe that whiche
mete hiÌ„ TheÌ„ al those vrgyns arose pÌ„pared theyr laÌ„pes And the folysshe sayd vnto the wyfe gyue vs of your oylâ— for our laÌ„pes go out but the wyse aÌ„swered sayeÌ„g nat so lest there be nat inough for vs you but go rather to theÌ„ that sel bye for your selues iÌ„ ê¯clusyoÌ„ whyle they wet to bye the brydgrome cam they that were redy went in with hym to the weddynge and the gate was shut vp After wardes came also the other virgyns sayeÌ„g Mayster mayster open to vs but he answered and sayde Ue rely I saye vnto you I know you nat loke that you watche therfore for ye know neyther the day nor yet the houre when the sone of man shall come ¶ The Pystel on Symon and Iudes day The. viij Chapiter to the Romayns E BRothren we knowe well that al thynges workes for the best vnto them that loueth god whiche also are called of purpose for those which he knew before he also ordeyned before that they shulde be lyke fassyoned vnto the shape of his sone that he myght be the fyrst begoten sone amoÌ„g many brothren Moreouer which he apoynted before them also he called whiche he called theÌ„ also he iustifyed which he iustyfyed them he also gloryfyed Uvhat shall we theÌ„ saye vnto these thynges if god be on our syde who can be agaynst vs which spared nat his owne sone but gaue hym for vs all howe shall he nat with hym gyue vs al thynges also Uvho shal laye any thynge to the charge of goddes chosen It is god that iustyfyeth who then shall condempne It is Chryst which is deed ye rather whiche is rysen agayne whiche is also on the ryght hande of god land maketh intercessyon for vs Uvho shall sperate vs froÌ„ godes loue Shal trybulacyoÌ„ or anguyshe or persecucyon other hoÌ„gre other nakednes other parell other swerde as it is writteÌ„ for thy sake are we kylled al day loÌ„ge are counted as shepe appoynted to be slayne Neuertheles in al these thynges we ouercome stroÌ„gely thorowe hys helpe that loued vs ye and I am suer that neyther deth neyther lyfe nor Angell nor rule neyther power neyther thynges present nor thynges to come neyther heeth neyther lowth neyther any other creature shal be able to departe vs from goddes loue whiche is in Christe Iesus our Lorde ¶ The Gospell on Symon and Iudes daye the. xv Chapiter of Iohan. C. IEsus sayde vnto his discyples This I commaunde you that ye loue to gyther yf the worlde hate you ye knowe that it hated me before it hated you yf ye were of the worlde the worlde wolde loue you his owne bycause ye are nat of the world but I haue chosen you out of the world therfore hateth you the worlde Remember my sayinge that I sayde vnto you the seruaunte is nat greater then his lorde if they haue persecuted me so wyl they persecute you if they haue kepte my sayinge so wyll they kepe yours but al these thynges wyl they do vnto you for my namis sake bicause they haue nat knowen hym that seÌ„te me yf I had nat come spoken vnto them they shulde haue had synne but nowe haue they nothynge to cloke theyr synne with all He that hateth me haeth my father yf I had nat done workes amoÌ„geth whiche none other mandyd they had natte sene but nowe haue they sene yet haue hared both me and my father euen that the sayinge myght be fulfylled that is written iÌ„ theyr law They hated me without a cause ¶ The Pystell on the all Halowes day The. vij Chapiter of the Reuelacyon of Saynt Iohan. A IOhan saw an angell asceÌ„dynge from the rysinge of the sone whych had the seale of the lyuynge god and he cryed with a loude voyce to the. iiij angels to whome power was gyuen to hurte the erthe and the see sayinge hurt nat the erthe neyther the see neyther the trees tyl whe haue sealed the seruauntes of our god in theyr forhedes and I herde the nomber of then whiche were sealed and there were sealed C. xliiij M. of al the trybes of the chyldreÌ„ of israel of the trybe 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 Neptalim were sealed xij M. of the trybe of Manasses were sealed xij M. of the rybe of SimeoÌ„ were sealed xij M. of the trybe of Leuy were sealed xii M. of the trybe of isacar were sealed xij M. of the trybe of zabuloÌ„ were sealed M. xii of the trybe of Ioseph were sealed xii M. of the trybe of Beniamyn were sealed xii M. After thê I behelde loo a great multytude which no man coulde nombre of all nacyons people and tonges stode before the seate and before the lambe cleothed with longe whyte garmentes and Palmes in theyr handes and cryed with a loude voyce sayeÌ„ge saluacyon be ascrybed to hym that syttethe vpon the seate of our god and vnto the lambe and al the angels stode in the compace of the seate and of the elders and of the. iiij beastes and fell before the seate on theyr faces worshypped god sayenge Amen blyssynge and glory wysdom and thankes honour and power and myghte be vnto oure god for for euer more Amen ¶ The Gospel on the al Hallowes day The. v. chapiter of Mathewe A. UUhen Iesus saw the people c. ye shal fyde this gospel on Relike sonday Folio lxv ¶ The Pystel on al Soules day the fourth chapiter of the fyrst Pystell to the Tessalonians C. I Uvolde nat brethrene haue you ygnoraunt as concernynge then whiche are falleÌ„ a sâ—epe that ye sorowe nat as other do which haue no hope for yf we byleue that Iesus died rose agayne euen so then also which slepe by Iesus will god bringe agayne with hym And this saye we vnto you in the worde of the lorde that we whiche lyue are remainyng in the coÌ„mynge of the lorde shall nat come ere they which slepe for the lord hym selfe shal descende froÌ„ heuen with a shut the voyce of the archangel troÌ„pe of god the deed in Chryste shal aryse fyrst theÌ„ shal we which lyue remayne be cauyght vp with theÌ„ also in the cloudes to mete the lorde in the ayre so shal we euer be with the lorde Uvherfore conforte your selues one another with these wordes The gospell on thy all soules day the. xi cpÌ„ of ioh C MArtha sayd vnto Iesus lord yf thou haddest ben here my brother had nat bene deed but neuerthelesse I knowe that what soeuer thou askeste of god God wyll gyue it the. Iesus sayde vnto her thy brother shall ryse agayne Martha sayde vnto hym I knowe well he shal ryse agayn in the Resurrecyon at the laste daye Iesus sayde vnto her I am the Resurrecyon the lyfe Uvho soener byleuethe on me ye though
am nat Christ they axed hym what theÌ„ arte thou Helias and he sayde I am nat Arte thou a prophet And he answered no. ThaÌ„ sayd they vnto him Uvhat arte thou that we may gyue an answere to theÌ„ that sent vs. what sayest thou of thy selfe he sayd I am the voyce of a cryar in the wyldernes make strayght the way of the lorde assayde the prophete Esaias And they whiche were sent were of the pharises and they aâ—ed him sayde vnto him Uvhy baptysest thou theÌ„ if thou be nat Christe nor Helyas neyther a ê‘phet Iohan answered theÌ„ sayeng I baptyse with water but one is come amonge you whom ye knowe nat He it is that commeth after me whiche was before me whose sho latchet I am nat worthy to vnlose These thinges were don iÌ„ Bethabara beyonde Iordam where Iohan dyd baptyse ¶ The Pystel at hye masse on Christmas day The fyrst chapyter to the Hebrewes A. BRethreÌ„ god in tymes past dyuersly and many wayes spake vnto the fathers by prophetes but in these laste dayes he hathe spokeÌ„ vnto vs by his sonne whome he hathe made heyre of all thiÌ„ges by whom also he made the worlde Uvhich soÌ„ne beyng the bryghtnes of his glory and very ymage of his substance bearyng vp all thynges with the worde of his power hathe in his owne person pourged our synnes and sytteth on the ryght hande of the maiesty on hye and is more excellent them the angels in as moche as he hath by enherytaunce obteyned an excellent name them haue they for vnto whiche of the angels sayde he at any ryme thou arte my sone this day begate I the. And agayne I wyl be his father and he shal be my sone And agayne when he bryngeth in the fyrste begotteÌ„ sone iÌ„ to the worlde he sayth And all the angels of god shal worshyppe hym vnto the angels he saythe he maketh his angels spirytes his ministers flaÌ„mes of fyre but vnto the sone he sayth god thy seate shal be for euer euer the cepter of the kyngdome is a ryght cepter Thou hast loued ryghtwysnes hated iniquyte wherfore hathe god whichis thy god anoynted the with the oyle of gladnes â—boue thy felowes And thou lorde in the begynnynge haste layde the foundacioÌ„ of the erthe And the heuens are the workes of thy haÌ„des They shall perysshe but thou shalt endure they al shal waxe olde as dothe a garment as a vesture shalt thou chaunge them they shal be chaunged but thou arte alwayes the same and thy yeres shall nat fayle ¶ The Gospell at hye masse on Chrystmas day the fyrst chapyter of Iohan. A. IN the begynnyng was the worde the worde was with god and god was the worde The same was in the begynnynge with god All thynges were made by it and without it was made nothynge that was made In it was lyfe and the lyfe was the lyght of men and the lyght shyneth in the darknes and the darknes compreheÌ„deth it nat There was a maÌ„ sent frome god whose name was IohnÌ„ The same came as a wytnes to beare wytnes of the lyght that all meÌ„ through him myght beleue he was nat the light but to beare wytnes of the lyght That was a true lyght whiche lyghteth al meÌ„ that come iÌ„ to the worlde he was iÌ„ the worlde the world by hym was made the worlde knewe him nat he came amoÌ„ge his owne his owne receaued hym nat vnto as many as receaued hiÌ„ gaue power to be the sones of god iÌ„ that they byleued on his name whiche were borne nat of blod nor of the wyll of the flesshe nor yet of the wyll of men but of god the worde was made flesshe and duelte among vs and we sawe the glory of it as the glory of the onely begoten sone of the father whiche worde was ful of grace and verite ¶ The Pystel on saynt Steuen daye The. vi chapter of the Actes of the Apostels C STeueÌ„ full of faythe power dyde greate woÌ„dres and myracles amonge the people Then there arose certayne of the synagoge whiche are called Lybertynes Syrenytes and of Alexandria of Cylycia Asya disputet with SteueÌ„ they could nat resyste the wysdome the spyrite with whiche he spake Uvhen they herde these thynges theyr hertes claue asoder they gnasshed on hym with theyr tethe but he beynge ful of the holy goste loked vp stedfastly with his eyes in to heuen sawe the glory of god Iesus staÌ„dynge on the ryght hande of god sayd beholde I se the heuens opeÌ„ the sone of man staÌ„dynge on the ryght hande of god Then they gaue a shoute with a loude voyce stopped theyr eares ranvpoÌ„ hym all at ones cast hym out of the cytie stoned hym the wytnesses layde downe theyr clothes at a yoÌ„ge maÌ„s fete named Saule And they stoned Steuen callynge on and sayenge Lorde Iesu receaue my spirite and he kneled downe and cryed with aloude voyce Lorde laye nat this synÌ„e to theyr charge And whan he had thus spoken he fell a slepe in our lorde ¶ The Gospel on saynt Steuen daye The xxiij chapiter of Mathewe D IEsus sayd vnto the Iewes chefe preestes beholde I sende vnto you wyse ê“phetes wyse men scrybes of theÌ„ some shall ye scourge in your synagoges persecute froÌ„ cytie to cytie that al ryghtuous blode may fall on you which wasshed vpoÌ„ the erth from the blode of ryghtuous Abell vnto the blode of zacharias the sonne of Barrachias whome ye slewe bytwene the temple the aulter Uerely I say vnto you al these thynges shall lyght vpoÌ„ this generacioÌ„ Ierusalem IerusaleÌ„ whiche kyllest ê“phetes stonest theÌ„ which ar sent to the how ofte wolde I haue gadred thy chyldreÌ„ togyder as the henne gadereth her chyckeÌ„s vnder her wynges but ye wolde nat beholde your habitacyoÌ„ shal be lefte vnto you desolate For I say vn to you ye shall nat se me hensforth tyll that ye saye Blyssed be he that coÌ„meth in the name of the lorde ¶ The Pystell on saynt IohnÌ„ the euangelistes daye Ecclesiastice xv HE that feareth god wyll do good he that kepeth the lawe shall optayne wysdom and she wyl come agaynst hym as an honorable mother as a womaÌ„ yet a virgyn shal she receaue hym She shal fede hym with the brede of lyfe vnderstandyng and the water of holsome wysdome she shal gyue him to drynke and she shal exalte hym among hys neyghbours shal opeÌ„ hys mouth euyn iÌ„ the thyckest of that ê¯gregacyoÌ„ And she shal fyl hym with the spryt of wysdome vnderstaÌ„dyng and with the garment of glory shal apparell hym She shall make hym rych with ioy and gladnes and shall enheret hym of an euerlastynge name ¶ The Gospel on saynt IohnÌ„ daye the euaÌ„gesyst The. xxi chapiter of IohnÌ„ E IEsus sayde to Peter folow me Peter turned about and sawe that diâ—… whoÌ„ Iesê°