whiche subdued theÌ„ in hope for the very creatures shal be delyuered froÌ„ the boÌ„dage of corrupcyoÌ„ into the glorious libertie of the soÌ„nes of god / for we know that euery creature groneth with vs also trauayleth in payne euen vnto this tyme not they onely but euen we also which haue the fyrste fruytes of the spirite mourne in our selues wayte for the adopcyon and loke for the delyueraunce of our bodyes ¶ The Gospel on the .iiij. Sonday after Trinite Sonday The .vj. chapiter of Luke E. IEsus sayde vnto his disciples be ye merciful as your father is merciful Iudge not and ye shal not be iudged CoÌ„dempne not ye shall not be coÌ„dempned For gyue ye shal be for gyuen Gyue it shal be gyueÌ„ vnto you good measure pressed downe shaken to gyther ruÌ„nynge ouer shal men gyue vnto your bosomes For with what measure ye meate with the same shall meÌ„ meate to you agayne And he put forth a similitude vnto them Can the blynde lede the blynde do they not bothe then fall into dytche The discyple is not aboue his Mayster euery man shal be perfecte yf he be as hys mayster is Why seyste thou a mote in thy brothers eye coÌ„syderest not the beame that is in thyne owne eye / eyther howe canste thou say to thy brother brother / let me pull out the mote the is in thyne eye / when thou perceyuest not the beame that is in thyne owne eye ypocrite cast out the beame out of thyne owne eye fyrst and then shalt thou se perfectly to pull out the mote out of thy brothers eye ¶ The pystle on the .v. Sondaye after Trinite Sondaye The fyrst pystle of Peter and the .iij. Chapyter A BRethren be ye all of one minde one suffre with another loue as brethren / be petyfull be courteous not reÌ„drynge euyll for euyll neyther rebuke for rebuke but contrarywyse blysse remeÌ„brynge that ye are therunto called euen that ye shuld be heyres of blessynge yf any man longe after lyfe and loueth to se good dayes let hym refrayne hys tonge from euyll his lyppes that they speke not gyle Let hym eschewe euyl do good let hyÌ„ seke peace ensue it for the eyes of our Lorde are ouer the rightuous his eares are opened vnto theyr prayers but the feare of oure Lorde beholdeth them that do euyll More ouer who is he that wyl harme you yf ye folowe that which is good Not wtstanding happye are ye yf ye suffre for ryghtwysnesses sake ye and feare not thoughe they seme terryble vnto you / neyther be troubled / but but sanctifye our lorde god in your hertes ¶ The Gospell on the .v. Sondaye after Trinite sonday The v. Chapyter of Luke A WHen the people presed vnto Iesus to heare the worde of god he stode by the Lake of Genezareth sawe two shyppes standynge by the lakes syde but the fysshermen were gone out of theÌ„ were wasshynge theyr nettes he entred into one of the shyppes which pertayned to Symon prayed him that he wolde thruste out of a lytell from the lande he sate downe taught the people out of the shyp when he had left speakynge he sayde vnto Symon / launche out into the depe / and let slype youre nettes to make a draught Symon answered and sayde to hym / mayster we haue laboured all nyght haue taken nothynge neuerthelatter at thy worde I wyll lose forthe the net and when they had so done they inclosed a greate multytude of fysshes and theyr net brake but they made sygnes to theyr felowes which were in the other shyppe that they shuld come helpe them they came fylled bothe the shyppes that they sonke agayne When Simon Peter sawe that he fell downe at Iesus knees sayenge Lorde go from me for I am a synfull maÌ„ for he was vtterly astonyed and al that were with hym at the draught of fysshe whiche they toke / so was also Iames and IohnÌ„ the soÌ„nes of zebede which were partenars with Symon Iesus sayd vnto Symon feare not froÌ„ hensforth thou shalte catche meÌ„ they broughte the to lande and forsoke all and folowed hym ¶ The Pystle on the .vj. Sondaye after Trynite Sondaye the vj. Chapyter to the Romayns A BRethren remeÌ„bre ye not that all we whiche are baptysed in the name of Iesus Christ are baptysed to dye with him we are buryed with hym by baptyme for to dye that lykewyse as Christ was raysed vp from death by the glory of the father euen so we also shulde walke in a new lyfe for yf we be grafte in death lyke vnto him euen so must we be in the resurreccyoÌ„ This we must remeÌ„bre that our olde man is crucyfyed with hym also that the body of synne myght vtterly be destroyed that heÌ„sforth we shuld not be seruauÌ„tes of synne for he that is dead is iustified froÌ„ sinne Wherfore yf we be dead with Christ we beleue that we shall lyue with hym remeÌ„bryng that Christ ones raysed froÌ„ death dieth no more death hathe no more power ouer hym for as touchynge that he dyed he dyed coÌ„cernynge synne ones And as touchyng that he lyueth he lyueth vnto God Lykewyse ImageÌ„ ye also that ye are dead coÌ„cerniÌ„g synne but are a lyue vnto god thorow Iesê° Christ our lord ¶ The Gospel on the .vj. sondaye after Trinite Sonday The vj. chapiter of Mathew C IEsus sayd vnto hys dysciples verely I saye vnto you except your ryghtwysenes excede the ryghtwysenes of the scribes pharyses ye can not entre into the kyngdome of heuen ye haue herde it was sayde vnto theÌ„ of olde tyme. Thou shalt not kyll for whosoeuer kylleth shall be in daunger of iudgemente but I saye vnto you who soeuer is angry with his brother shall be in daunger of iudgement Who soeuer sayth vnto hys brother Racha shall be in dauÌ„ger of couÌ„cell But whosoeuer sayth thou foole shal be in daunger of hell fyre Therfore when thou offerest thy gyfte at the Aulter there remeÌ„brest that thy brother hath oughte agaynste the / leue there thyne offerynge before the Aulter and go thy way fyrst and be reconcyled to thy brother and then come and offre thy gyfte ¶ The Pystle on the .vij. sondaye after Trinite sondaye The vi Chapyter to the Romaynes D BRethren I wyll speke grosely because of the Infyrmyte of your flesshe / as ye haue gyuen your membres seruauntes to vnclennes iniquyte from iniquite vnto iniquite / eueÌ„ so nowe gyue your meÌ„bres seruauntes vnto ryghtwysenes that ye maye be sanctifyed for when ye were the seruauntes of synne ye were not vnder ryghtwysenes What fruyte had ye thaÌ„ in two thynges / wherof ye are now ashamed for the ende of two thinges is death But now are ye delyuered from synne and made the seruauÌ„tes of God haue your fruyte that he shuld be sanctified the euerlastynge lyfe for the rewarde of synne is death but eternal lyfe is
Iesus and led hym away he bare hys crosse went forth into a place called the place of deed mens sculles which is named in Hebrewe Golgotha where they crucyfyed hym two other with hym on eyther syde one Iesus in the myddes and Pylate wrote hys tytle and put it on the crosse The wrytynge was Iesus of Nazareth kynge of the Iewes This tytle rede many of the Iewes for the place where Iesus was crucyfyed was nye to the Cytie And it was wryten in Hebrewe Greke Laten Then sayde the hye prestes of the Iewes to Pylate wryte not kynge of the Iewes but that he sayde I am Kynge of the Iewes Pylate answered what I haue wryteÌ„ that I haue writen Then the souldyours when they had crucifyed Iesus toke his garmente made .iiij. partes to euery souldyour a parte / also his cote the cote was wtout seme wrought vpoÌ„ thorow oute they sayd one to another let vs not deuyde it but caste lottes who shal haue it That the scripture might be fulfylled which sayeth They ê‘ted my raymeÌ„t amoÌ„g theÌ„ on my cote dyd cast lottes the souldyours dyd such thynges in dede There stode by the crosse of Iesus his mother his mothers syster Mary the wyfe of Cleophas Marye Magdalene wheÌ„ Iesus sawe his mother the dysciple staÌ„dynge whoÌ„ he loued he sayd vnto hys mother womaÌ„ beholde thy sonne Then sayd he vnto the disciple behold thy mother / froÌ„ the houre the disciple toke her for hys owne After that when Iesus perceyued that all thynges were perfurmed that the scrypture myght be fulfylled he sayd I thyrst there stode a vessell full of vyneyger by and they fylled a spoÌ„ge with vyneyger and wounde it aboute with ysope and put it to his mouthe as sone as Iesus had receyued of the vyneyger he sayde it is fynysshed and bowed his heade gaue vp the ghost The Iewes then bycause it was the Saboth euen that the bodyes shulde not remayne vpon the crosse on the Saboth daye for the Saboth day was an hye daye besought Pylate that theyr legges myght be broken and that they myght be taken downe Then came the souldyours and brake the legges of the fyrst of the other whiche was crucifyed with Iesus but when they came to Iesus sawe that he was dead all redy they brake not hys legges but one of the souldyours with a spere thrust hym into the syde and forthwith came there out bloude and water he that sawe it bare recorde his recorde is true / he knoweth that he sayeth true that ye myght beleue also These thynges were done that the scrypture shuld be fulfylled Ye shall not breake a bone of him agayne another Scripture sayeth They shal loke on hyÌ„ whom they persed ¶ The gospell on good frydaye AFter that Ioseph of Aromathia whiche was a dysciple of Iesus / but secretly for fere of the Iewes besought Pylat that he myght take downe the body of Iesus Pylate gaue him lycence there came also Nicodemus which at the begynnynge came to Iesus by night brought of Myrre Aloes myngled togyther about an C. pouÌ„de weyght Then toke they the body of Iesu wouÌ„d it in lynnyn clothes with the odours as the maner of the Iewes is to bury in the place where Iesus was crucyfied was a gardeyn in the gardeyn a new sepulchre wherin was neuer man layde There layde they Iesus bycause of the Iewes Sabboth euen for the sepulchre was nye at hande ¶ The pystle on Easter daye the .j. pystle to the Corynth the .v. cha BRethren pourge the olde leueÌ„ that ye may be new dowe as ye are swete breade For Christ our Easter laÌ„be is offred vp for vs. Therfore let vs kepe holy daye not with olde leuen neyther with the leuen of maliciousnes and wyckednes but with the swete breade of purenes and truth ¶ The Gospell on Easter daye The .xvj. chap of Marke A MAry Magdalene mary Iacobi Salome boughte odoures that they myght come and anoynt Iesus And erlye in the mornynge the next daye after the Saboth day / they came vnto the Sepulchre when the sonne was rysen they said one to another Who shall rolle vs awaye the stone from the dore of the sepulchre And when they loked they sawe howe the stone was rolled awaye for it was a very great one And they wente into the sepulchre sawe a yonge man syttynge on the ryghte syde clothed in a longe whyte garmeÌ„te they were abasshed And he sayd vnto theÌ„ be not afrayde ye seke Iesus of Nazareth which was crucifyed he is rysen he is not here beholde the place where they put him but go your waye tell his disciples and namely Peter he wyll go before you into Galyle there shal ye se hym as he sayde vnto you ¶ The Pystle on the Mondaye in the Easter weke The .x. cha of the Actes of the Apostles F PEter stode vp amonge the people and sayd vnto them ye knowe well that Iesus Christ was preached throughout all Iury began in Galyle after baptyme whiche IohnÌ„ preached howe god anoynted Iesus of Nazareth with the holy ghost and with power Which Iesus weÌ„t about doynge good healynge all that were oppressed of the deuyls for God was with hym we are wytnesses of all thynges whiche he dyd in the lande of the Iewes and at Ierusalem whoÌ„ they slewe hoÌ„ge on tree hym god raysed vp the thyrde daye shewed hym only not to all the people but vnto vs wytnesses chosen before of god / which eate dranke with him after he rose from death And he coÌ„maunded vs to preache vnto the people testifye that it is he that is ordeyned of God a iudge of quycke and dead To hym gyue all the prophetes wytnes that thorowe his name shal receyue remyssion of synnes all that beleue in hym ¶ The gospell on the mondaye in the Easter weke The .xxiiij. chapyter of Luke B TWo of the discyples of Iesus went the same day to a castell which was from Ierusalem aboute .lx. forlonges called Emaus they talked togyder of all these thynges that had happened And it chaunsed as they coÌ„moned togyther reasoned that Iesus hym selfe drewe nere / and went with them but theyr eyes were holden that they coulde not knowe hym he sayd vnto theÌ„ What maner of communicacyons are these that ye haue one to another as ye walke are sad And the one of theÌ„ named Cleophas answered sayd vnto him arte thou onely a strauÌ„ger in IerusaleÌ„ hast not knoweÌ„ the thynges whiche haue chauÌ„sed there in these dayes to whoÌ„ he sayde what thynges they sayd vnto hym of Iesus of Nazareth which was a prophete myghtye indede worde before God all the people And how the hye prestes our rulers delyuered hym to be condeÌ„pned to death haue crucifyed him but we trusted that
it shulde haue ben he that shuld haue delyuered Israell And as touchynge all these thynges to daye is euen the .iij day that they were done ye certayne womeÌ„ also of our company made vs astonyed which came early vnto the sepulchre found not his body came sayenge that they had sene a vision of angels which sayd that he was alyue and certayne of theÌ„ which were with vs went theyr waye to the sepulchre founde it euen so as the womeÌ„ had sayd but him they sawe not And he sayd vnto theÌ„ O foles slowe of herre to beleue all that the ê“phetes haue spokeÌ„ ought not Christ to haue suffred these thynges and to entre into hys glory And he began at Moses at all the prophetes interpreted vnto theÌ„ all the scryptures which were wrytten of hym they drewe nye vnto the Castell whiche they went to he made as though he wolde haue gone further / but they constrayned hym sayenge abyde with vs for it draweth towardes nyght the day is far passed and he wente in To tary with theÌ„ it came to passe as he sat at meate with theÌ„ he toke bread blessed it brake gaue vnto theÌ„ their eyes were opened they knewe hym he vanysshed out of theyr syght they sayde betwene them selues dyd not our hertes burne wtin vs whyle he talked with vs by the way and as he opened to vs the scryptures And they arose vp the same houre retourned agayn to IerusaleÌ„ and founde the eleuen gathered to gyther and them that were with theÌ„ whiche sayd the lord is rysen in dede and hath appered to Symon and they tolde what thynges was done in the waye and howe they knewe hym in brekynge of the breade ¶ The Pystle on the tewysday in the Easter weke The .xiiij. cha of the Actes of the Apostels C. PAule stode vp and beckened with the hande and sayde Ye men and brethren chyldren of the generacyon of Abraham and who so euer amonge you feared GOD to you is thys word of saluacion sent The inhabiters of Ierusalem and their rulers because they knewe hym not nor yet the voyces of the prophetes which are red euery saboth daye they haue fulfylled theÌ„ in condeÌ„pnyng hym And when they founde no cause of â—eath in hym yet desyred they Pylate to kil him and when they had fulfylled al that were w ytten of hym they toke hym doune from the tree and put hym in a Sepulcre But god raysed hym agayne from dethe and he was sene many dayes of them which came with hym from Galyle to Ierusalem which are his witnesses vnto the people And we declare vnto you howe that the promyse made vnto the fathers god hathe fulfylled vnto vs theyr chyldren / in that he raysed vp Iesus agayne ¶ The Gospel on the tewysday in the Easter weke The .xxiiij. cha of Luke F. IEsus him selfe stode in the myddes of his disciples sayd vnto them peace be with you And they were abashed afrayde supposynge that they had sene a sprite And he sayd vnto them Why are ye troubled and why do thougtes arise in your hertes beholde my handes and my fete that it is euen my selfe handle me and se for spirites haue not flesshe and bones as ye se me haue and when he had thus spoken he shewed them his handes and his fete and whyle they yet beleued not for ioye / and wondred he sayde vnto theym / haue ye here anye meate and they gaue him a pece of a broyled fyshe and of an honi coÌ„be and he toke it eate it before them and he sayde vnto theÌ„ These are the wordes whiche I spake vnto you whyle I was yet with you that all must be fulfylled which were wryten of me in the lawe of Moses and in the prophetes in the Psalmes Then opened he theyr wyttes that they myght vnderstande the scriptures and sayde vnto them thus is it wryten thus it behoueth Chryst to suffre to ryse agayne from death the .iij. daye And the repentauÌ„ce remissyon of synnes shulde be preached in his name amonge all nacyons ¶ The Pystle on the wednysdaye in the Easter weke The .iij. chapiter of the Actes of the Apostles C PEter openynge his mouth saye / ye men of Israell all ye the feare god here the God of AbrahaÌ„ / Isaac / Iacob the god of our fathers hath glorified his soÌ„ne Iesus whoÌ„ ye betrayed and denyed in the presence of Pylate when he had iudged hym to be losed but ye denyed the holy and iust desyred a murther to be gyuen you and kylled the lorde of lyfe whoÌ„ God hath raysed from death of the whiche we are wytnesses / now brethren I knowe the thorowe ignoraunce ye dyd it as dyd also your heddes but god which shewed before by the mouth of all prophetes that Christ shulde suffre hath thus wyse fulfylled it Repent therfore and turne that your synnes maye be done awaye ¶ The Gospel on the wednysdaye in the Easter weke The .xxj. Chapyter of IohnÌ„ A AFter the Iesus shewed him selfe agayne to his disciples at the see of Tiberias And on thys wyse shewed he him selfe There were togyther Symon Peter Thomas which is called And Nathanael of Cana a Cytie of Galyle the sonnes of zebede two other of the discyples Symon Peter sayde vnto them I go a fysshyng They sayd vnto him we also wyl go with the. They wente theyr way entred into a shyp strayt way that nyght caught they nothyng but when the mornyng was now come Iesus stode on the shore neuertheles the disciples knew not that it was Iesus Iesê° sayd vnto theÌ„ syrs haue ye any meate They answered hym no sayde vnto theÌ„ Cast out the net on the ryght side of the shyp ye shal fynde They cast out anone they were not able to drawe it for the multytude of fyshes Then sayd the disciple whome Iesus loued vnto Peter it is the lorde WhaÌ„ Symon Peter herde that it was the lorde he gyrde his mantel to him for he was naked and sprange into the see The other disciples came by shyp for they were not farre frome lande but as it were two hondreth cubytes and they drewe the nette with fysshes As sone as they were come to lande they sawe hoote coles and fysshe layde thereon and breade Iesus sayd vnto them brynge of the fyshe which ye haue caught Simon Peter stepped forth drewe the net to lande full of great fysshes an hondreth liij for all there were so many yet was not the net broken Iesus sayde vnto them come and dyne And none of the disciples durst axe hym what arte thou for they knewe that it was the lorde Iesus then came and toke breade and gaue them / fysshe lykewyse And thus is nowe the thyrde tyme that Iesus appered to his discyples / after that he was rysen agayne from death ¶ The Pystle on the
cōmeth downe from the father of lyght with whom is no variablenes neyther is he chaūged vnto darkenes Of his owne wyll begat he vs with the worde of lyfe that we shulde be the fyrst fruytes of hys creatures Wherfore dere brethren let euery man be swyft to here flowe to speake flow to wrath for the wrathe of man worketh not that whiche is ryghteous before god Wherfore lay a parte all fylthynes all super fluyte of malycyousnes And receyue with meknes the worde the is grafted in you which is able to saue your soules ¶ The gospell on the .iiij. Sondaye after Easter daye The .xvj. chapyter of Iohn̄ B IEsus sayde to his discyples nowe I go my waye to hym that sent me And none of you axeth me whyther goest thou but bycause I haue sayde such thynges vnto you your hertes are full of sorowe Neuerthelesse I tell you the trueth it is expedient for you that I go awaye For yf I go not away that cōforter wyll not come vnto you But yf I departe I wyl sende him vnto you And when he is come he wyll rebuke the worlde of synne of ryghtwysnes of iudgemente of synne because they beleue not on me of ryghtwysenes because I go to my father and ye shall se me no more And of iudgement because the cheyfe ruler of this worlde is iudged all redy I haue yet many thynges to saye vnto you but ye can not beare them awaye nowe How be it when he is come I meane the spiryte of truth he wyll teache you all trueth He shall not speake of him selfe but what soeuer he shall heare that shall he speake he wyl shewe you of thīges to come he shal glorifie me for he shal receyue of myne shew vnto you All thynges that the father hath are myne Therfore sayd I vnto you that he shall take of myne shewe vnto you ¶ The Pystle on the .v. sondaye after Easter daye whiche is the nexte Sonday before the crosse dayes The .j. cha of Iames. D MOost dere beloued brethren se that ye be doers of the worde / and not hearers onely deceyuynge your owne selues with Sophistrye for yf any heare the worde do it not he is lyke vnto a man that beholdeth his bodely face in a glasse for as sone as he hath loked on hym selfe he goeth his waye hath immediatly for gotten what his fassh you was but who soeuer loketh in the perfyte lawe of lybertye and contynueth therin yf he be not a forgetfull hearer but a doer of the worde he shall be happye in his dede yf any man amonge you seme denoute refrayne not his tonge but deceyue his owne herte this mānes deuocyon is in vayne Pure deuocyon and vndefyled before god the father is thys To vysyte the frendles widowes in theyr aduersyte and to kepe hym selfe vnspotted from the worlde ¶ The Gospell on the .v. sondaye after Easter daye which is the next sondaye before the crosse dayes The .xvj. chap of Iohn̄ E IEsus sayde vnto his disciples verely verely I saye vnto you what soeuer ye shall aske the father in my name he wyl gyue it you hetherto haue ye asked nothynge in my name aske and ye shal receyue it that your ioy may be ful These thynges haue I spokē vnto you in prouerbes the tyme wyll come whē I shall speake no more to you in prouerbes but I shall shewe you playnly from my father It the daye shal ye aske in my name and I saye not vnto you that I speke vnto my father for you For the father him selfe loueth you because ye haue loued me haue beleued the I came out frō god I went out frō the father and came into the worlde I leaue the worlde agayne go to the father His discyples sayde vnto hym beholde nowe speakest thou playnly and thou vsest no prouerbes Nowe we know the thou vnderstandest all thynges nedest not that any man shulde aske the any questyon Therfore beleue we that thou commest from god ¶ The Pystle on Monday in the crosse dayes The .v. Chapyter of Iames. D MOst dere beloued brethren knowledge your fautes one to another pray one for another that ye maye be healed The prayer of a ryghteous man auayled much yf it be feruent Helias was a man in daūger to trybulacion as we are he prayed in his prayer that it myght not rayne And it rayned not on the earth by the space of thre yeres syx monthes And agayne he prayed and the heuen gaue rayne and the erth brought forth her fruyte yf any of you erre from the trueth another conuert hym let the same knowe that he which cōuerted the sinner frō goyng a stray out of his waye shal saue a soule from deth and shall hyde the multytude of synnes ¶ The gospel on the Mōday in the crosse dayes The .xj. chapiter of Luke B. IEsus sayde vnto his disciples which of you shulde haue a frende shulde go to hym at mydnyght and say vnto hym / frēde lende me thre loues for a frēde of myne is come out of the waye to me and I haue nothynge to set before hym and he within shulde answere and say trouble me not now / the dore is now shut / and my seruauntes are with me in the chamber I can not aryse and gyue thē vnto the. I saye vnto you thoughe he wyll not aryse and gyue him because he is his frēde / yet because of hys importunyte he wolde ryse / gyue thē as many as nedeth / and I saye vnto you aske / and it shal be gyuen you Seke and you shall fynde / knocke and it shall be opened vnto you / for euery one that asketh receyued and he that seketh fyndeth and to him that knocketh shal it be opened Yf the sonne aske breade of any of you that is a father / wyl he gyue him a stone Or if he aske fysshe / wyll he for a fysshe gyue him a serpēt Or yf he aske an egge wyll ye offre hym a Scorpion Yf ye then whiche are euyll / can gyue good gyftes vnto youre chyldren How moch more shall your father of heuē gyue the holy ghost to them that desyre it of hym ¶ The Pystle on the Ascensyon euen The .iiij. Chapyter of the Actes of the Apostles G THe multytude of thē that beleued were of one herte of one soule Also none of them sayde that any of the thynges which he possessed was hys owne / but had all thynges common / and with great power gaue the Apostles wytnes of the Resurreccyon of our Lorde Iesus Christ / and greate grace was with them all Neyther was there any among them that lacked for as many as were possessors of landes or houses solde them brought the pryce of the thynges which were solde and layd it downe at the Apostles fete / and distribucyon was made vnto euery man accordynge as he had nede ¶ The Gospel on the