shall rewarde thee openlye See that ye gather you not treasure vpon the earth where rust and Mothes corrupt and where theues breake through and steale But gather you treasure together in heauen where nether ruste nor Mothes corruppe and where theues nother breake vp nor steale For where your treasure is there is your heart also The eye is the lighte of the body yf thyne eye that is thyne entencion then be single all thy bodye shall b◠that is thy vvorke full of lyght But and yf thyne eye be wicked al thy bodye shal be ful of darckenesse wherefore yf the lyghte that is in thee be darkenesse howe greate then shall that darckenesse b◠No manne can commaundynge contrarye thynges serue two maysters For eyther he shal hate the one and loue the other or elles he shall leane to the one and despyse the other Ye can not serue God and Mammon Therfore I saye vnto you be not ye careful for youre lyfe what ye shall eate or what ye shal dryncke nor yet for your bodye what ye shall put on Is not y ◠life more worthy thē meate And the body more of value then raiment Solicitude vvhereby spirituall thynges are letted is prohibited not the solicitude of prouidence Beholde the foules of the ayre for they sowe not nother reape nor yet carye into the barnes and yet your heauenlye father fedeth theym Luke Consider y ◠Rauens they nother sowe nor reape they haue also nother stoore house nor barne and yet God fedeth them But howe muche better are ye then the foules Who of you though he toke thoughte therfore could put one cubyte to hys stature Seynge then ye be not able to do that whych is least why take ye thoughte for the other Mathevve Consider the Lilyes of the felde howe they growe they laboure not nether spynne and yet for all that I saye vnto you that euen Salomō in all his royalte was not arayed lyke vnto one of these Wherfore yf God so cloth the grasse whiche is to daye in the felde and to morowe shall be caste into the fornace Shall he not muche moore doe the same vnto you O ye of lytle fayth Therfore take ye no thought sayinge What shall we eate or what shall we dryncke or wherewyth shall we be clothed Luke And clyme not vp on hye The Heathen in the worlde seke after all suche thynges Mat Youre heauenlye father knoweth that ye haue nede of all these thynges Seke ye fyrste therefore the kyngedome of God and the ryghteousnes therof so shall all these thynges be ministred vnto you Care not thē for to morow for the morowe shall care for it selfe Euerye daye hathe ynoughe of hys owne trauayle ☞ Of doynge of mercye and that we shoulde not iudge and of the truste and confidence of prayer Luk. vi Mathewe vii Cap. xxiiii BE ye therefore mercyfull as youre father also is mercyful Iudge not and ye shall not be iudged Comdempne not ye shal not be cōdempned Forgeue and ye shal be forgeuen Geue and to you shal be geuen a good measure pressed downe shaken together and runnynge ouer shall men geue into your bosome For with what measure ye mete with the same shal it be measured to you agayne And he sayde a similitude vnto them Can the blinde leade the blynde Doe they not both then fall into the diche The disciple is not aboue hys maister But whosoeuer is perfect the same shall be as hys maister But why seest thou a moate in thy brothers eye and considrest not the beame that is in thyne owne eye Or how canst thou say vnto thy brother holde styll brother I wyl plucke out the moate out of thine eye and thou thy selfe seest not the beame in thyne owne eye Thou ypocrite firste caste the beame oute of thyne owne eye and then shalte thou see clearely to pull the moate oute of thy brothers eye Mathe Geue not that which is holy to dogges nother cast ye your pearles before swine lest they treade theym vnder their feete and the other turne agayne and al to rent you Aske and it shall be geuen you Seke and ye shal fynde knocke and it shall be opened vnto you For whosoeuer asketh receaueth and he that seketh findeth and to hym that knocketh it shal be opened Is there anye man amonge you whiche yf hys sonne asked him bread woulde offre hym a stone Or yf he asked fish wolde he profer him a serpent Or yf he asked him an egge woulde profer him a scorpion Yf ye then which art euell can geue youre chyldren good gyftes Howe much more shal your father which is in heauen geue good thynges to them that aske him therfore whatsoeuer ye woulde that men shoulde doe to you euen so doe ye to thē Thys is y ◠lawe the prophetes ☞ Of the narowe waye and conclusion of the Lordes sermone made in y e mounte Thabor Mat. vii Luk. vi Ca. xxv ENtrei at y e straite gate for wide is the gate and brode is y e waye that leadeth to destruction and many there be which go in ther at But straite is y e gate narow is y ◠way which leadeth vnto life fewe ther be y ◠find it Beware of false prophetes which come to you in shepes clothing but inwardly they are rauening wolues ye shall know them by their fruites Do men gather grapes of thornes or figges of thistles Luk For it is no good tre y ◠bringeth forth euel fruite no euell tre y ◠bringeth forth good fruit Euery tre is knowē by hys fruite For menne gather no figges of thornes nor grapes of busshes A good mā out of y e good treasure of his heart bringeth forth y ◠whiche is good And an euel manne oute of y e euel treasure of hys heart bryngeth forth y ◠whych is euel For of the aboundaunce of the heart the mouth speaketh Mat Euen so euery good tree bryngeth forth good fruite but a corrupte tree bryngeth forth euell fruite A good tre cannot bryng forth badde fruite nor an euell tree cannot bryng forth good fruite Euery tre y ◠bringeth not forth good frute shal be hewen downe and cast into the fyre Wherefore by their frutes ye shall knowe them Luke But why call ye me Lorde Lorde and do not that I say vnto you Mathevv Not al they that say vnto me Lorde Lorde shall enter into the kyngdome of heauen But he that doth the wil of my father which is in heauen he shal enter into the kyngedome of heauen many shal saye to me in that daye Lorde Lorde haue we not prophecied in thy name Haue we not cast oute deuels in thy name haue we not done many great dedes in thy name And then wyll I knowledge vnto them I neuer knew you departe frome ye workers of iniquitie Luke Whose euer commeth vnto me and heareth my woordes and doth them I wyll shewe you to whome he is lyke He
that were sycke anoynced they with oyle and healed them mat and he departed thence to teache and to preach in their ctyes In the vvhyche the Apostles had remayned preachynge peace ☞ Of Iohns interrogation Arte thou he that shall come Mathe. xi Luke vii Cap. 38. ANd the disciples of Iohn shewed him of al these thinges mat WheÌ„ Iohn being in prisoÌ„ herd of the workes of Christ he sent two of his disciples to Iesus sayde vnto hym Arte thou he that shall come or shall we loke for another Luke When the men came to hym they sayde Iohn the Baptist hath sent vs unto thee sayinge Arte thou he that shall come or shall we looke for another And at the same houre healed he many froÌ„ syckenesses and plagues and from euyl spirites and to manye that were blynde gaue he syght Math And Iesus aunswered and sayde vnto them Go your wayes tel Iohn agayne what ye see and heare The blynde see the lame goe the lepers are clensed and the deafe heare the dead ryse agayne and the Gospel is preached to the poore and blessed is he that is not offended in me When they went their waye Iesus began to speake vnto the people concernyng Iohn what are ye gone out to see in the wyldernesse Woulde ye see a rede shaken wyth the wynde Or what are ye gone oute to see Woulde ye see a man clothed in softe raiment Behold they that weer soft clothing Luk are in precious aray and lyue delycatelye Mathe are in kynges houses But what are ye gone out to see A Prophete Yea I say vnto you and moore then a Prophet For this is he of whoÌ„ it is written * Beholde I send my messanger before thy face whiche shall prepare thy way before thee verely I say vnto you Amonge the children of women arose there not a greater then Iohn the Baptist. Notwithstanding he that is left in the kyngdom of heauen is greater For the leaste of the blessed is perfecter then anâ—e iuste that is yet alyue From the tyme of Iohn Baptist hytherto the kyngdome of God suffreth violence and the violent plucke it vnto theym by the violence of penaunce For all the prophetes and the lawe prophecied vnto Iohn Also yf ye wyll receaue it this is Helias whyche shoulde come Whoso hath eares to heare let hym heare Luke And all the people that heard hym and the publicans iustified God and were baptised wyth the baptyme of Iohn But the Pharises and Scribes despysed the counsayle of God agaynste theym selues and were not Baptysed of hym But the Lorde sayde Where vnto shall I lyken the menne of thys Generation And whome are they lyke They are lyke vnto chyldren whyche sytte in the Market and crye one to another and saye We haue pyped vnto you and ye haue not daunced we haue mourned vnto you and ye haue not wept For Iohn the Baptist came and did eate no bread and drancke no wyne and ye saye that he hath the deuyll The sonne of man is come and eateth and dryncketh and ye say mat Lo what a glotton a wyne bybber thys man is and the frende and companion of publicans synners Luke And wysdome is iustified of her children Disciples ☞ Of the maledictions of the cities vnto the whiche Christe had preached Math. xi Mar. iii. Luke x. Cap. xxxix THen began he to vpbrayed the cities in the which most of his miracles were done because they amended and repented not Wo vnto thee Corozaim Wo vnto thee Bethsaida For yf the Myracles whych haue bene shewed amonge you had bene done in Tyre and Sodome they longe ago sytting in sacke clothe and ashes Luke had done penaunce Neuerthelesse I saye vnto you it shal be easyer for Tyre and Sodome in the day of iudgemeÌ„t then for you And thou Capernaum which art lyft vp vnto heauen shalte be brought downe vnto hel for yf the miracles whiche haue bene done in thee had bene shewed in Sodome they had remayned vnto this daye Neuerthelesse I saye vnto you it shal be easyer for the laÌ„de of Sodome in the daye of iudgement theÌ„ for thee Marke And they came into y e house then assembled the people together agayne in so muche that he had no leasure to eate And whan they that were aboute hym hearde of it they went out to holde hym for they sayde he was become furious And y â— Scrybes that were come downe froÌ„ Ierusalem sayde he hath Belzebub ☞ Of the Apostles returnynge to Christ. Mar. vi Luke ix capi 40. ANd the Apostles came agayne Mark. and came together vnto Iesus and tolde hym al what they had done and taughte And he sayde vnto them Let vs go oute of the waye into the wyldernesse rest a lytle Luk. And he toke them to him and went asyde into a solitarye place by the cytye called Bethsaida Mark For there were many commers and goers and they had not tyme ynough to eate ☞ Of the sendynge foorth of the seuentye and two dyscyples Luke x. Capitulo xli AFter this the Lord apointed out other seuentye and two and sent them two and two before hym in to euery citye and place whether he hym selfe woulde come and sayde vnto them The harueste is great but the labourers are few pray therfore the Lorde of the harueste to sende for the labourers into hys haruest Go your waye beholde I sende you forthe as the lambes amonge the wolues beare neyther waller nor scrype nor shues and salute no man by the waye Into what soeuer house ye entre fyrste saye peace be in thys house And yf the chylde of peace be there youre peace shall reste vpon hym Yf no then shall youre peace turne to you agayne But tarye ye styll in the same house eatynge and brynckynge suche as they haue for the labourer is worthye of hys rewarde Go not from house to house and into whatsoeuer cytye ye enter and they receaue you eate suche thynges as are set before you And heale the sycke that are there and saye vnto them The kyngedome of GOD is come nye vnto you but in to whatsoeuer cytye ye come and they receaue you not go youre waye oute into the stretes of the same and saye euen the verye duste whyche cleueth vpon vs of youre cytye wype we of vpon you But of this ye shal be sure that the kyngedome of GOD was come nye vnto you I say vnto you it shal be easyer for Sodome in that daye then for that cytye ¶ Of the commynge againe of the seuentye and two disciples Mathew xi Luc. x. Capitulo xlii THe seuentye and two came againe with ioye and said Lord the deuels also are subdued vnto vs in thy name But he said vnto them I sawe Sathan fal down from heauen as a lyghtenynge Behold I haue geueÌ„ you power to treade vpon serpentes and scorpions and ouer all power of the enemye and nothynge shal hurt you Neuerthelesse
reioyce not ye in this that the spirites are subdued vnto you but reioyce that youre names are wrytte in heauen At the same houre reioyced Iesus in the holy spirite Mat and answerynge Luke sayde I prayse thee O father Lorde of heauen and earthe Mathevv that thou haste hyd these thynges from the wyse and prudent and opened them vnto babes euen so father Luk. for so it pleased thee All thinges are geuen ouer vnto me of my father and no man knoweth who the sonne is but onely the father nother who the father is saue onely the sonne and he to whome the sonne wil open it And he turned him to his disciples and sayde Blessed are y e eyes whiche se that ye se. For I saye vnto you manye Prophetes and kynges woulde haue sene the thynges that ye se and haue not sene thē and to haue hearde the thinges that ye heare and haue not hearde them Math Come vnto me all ye that laboure and are laden and I wyll ease you Take my yoke vpon you and learne of me for I am meke and lowlye of heart and ye shall fynde reste vnto your soules for my yoke is easye and my burthen is lyghte ¶ Of the Samaritane that tooke cure of the wounded Luke x. Capitulo xxxiiii ANd beholde there stode vp a Scrybe and tempted hym and sayde Master what muste I do to inheret euerlastynge lyfe he sayde vnto hym what is wrytten in the lawe Howe readest thou He aunswered and sayde Thou shalte loue thy Lorde God wyth all thy hearte wyth all thy soule wyth all thy strengthe and wyth all thy mynde and thy neyghboure as thy selfe He sayde vnto hym Thou hast aunswered ryghte thys do and thou shalte lyue But he woulde haue iustyfyed hym selfe and sayde vnto Iesus who is then my neyghboure Iesus lokynge vpwarde sayde A certayne man wente downe from Ierusalem vnto Iericho and fell amonge murtherers whyche stryped hym oute of hys clothes and wounded hym and wente theyr waye and lefte hym halfe deade And by chaunce there came downe a priest the same waye and whan he saws hym he passed by And lykewyse a Leuyte whan he came nye vnto the same place and sawe hym he passed by But a Samaritane was goynge hys iourney and came that waye and whan he saw hym he had compassion vpon hym wente vnto hym bounde vp hys woundes and poured oyle and wyne therein and lyfte hym vp vpon hys beaste and broughte hym in to the ynne and made prouysyon for hym Upon the nexte daye whan he departed he tooke oute two pence and gaue them to the hooste and sayde vnto hym Take cure of hym and what soeuer thou spendest more I wyll paye it thee whan I come agayne whyche of these thre nowe thynkeste thou was neyghboure vnto hym that fell amonge the murtherers He sayde he that shewed mercye vpon hym Then sayde Iesus vnto hym Go thy waye then and do thou lykewyse ☞ Of Mary Magdalens conuersion Luke vii Capi. xliiii ANd one of the Pharises desired hym that he woulde eate wyth hym And he went into y e house and set hym downe at the table And beholde there was in that cytye a woman whiche was a synner Whan she knew that Iesus sat at the table in y e Pharises house she bought a boxe with oyntement and stode behynde at hys fete and wepte and began to water hys feete wyth teares and to wype them wyth her heere 's of her head and kyssed his fete and anoynted them wyth oyntment But whan the Pharise whiche had called hym sawe that He spake within hym selfe and sayde yf this man were a Prophet he woulde know who and what maner of woman this is y ◠touched hym for she is a synner And Iesus aunswered and sayde vnto hym Simon I haue somewhat to say vnto thee He sayd master say on A certaine lender had two detters the one oughte fyue hundreth pens the other fyftye but whan they had nothynge to paye he forgaue them bothe tel me whyche of them wyl loue hym moste Simon answered and sayde he I suppose to whome he forgaue moost Then sayde Christ vnto him Thou haste iudged ryghte And he turned hym to the woman and sayde vnto Symon Seest thou thys woman I am come into thyne house thou haste geuen me no water vnto my fere but she hath watered my feete with teares and dried thē with y ◠heere 's of her head Thou haste geuen me no kysse but she sence the tyme y ◠she came in hath not ceased to kysse my fete Thou hast not anoynted my head with oyntment but she hath anoynted my head with oyntment Therfore I saye vnto thee many synnes are forgeuen her for she hathe loued muche but vnto whome lesse is forgeuen the same loueth the lesse And he sayde vnto her Thy synnes are forgeuen thee Then they that satte at the table wyth hym beganne to saye within theym selues What is he this that forgeueth sinnes also But he sayde vnto the womā thy faythe hathe saued thee goe thy waye in peace ☞ Of Marthas ministerye and seruyce Luke x. Cap. xlv IT fortuned as they went that he entred into a towne where ther was a woman named Martha whyche receaued hym into her house◠And she had a syster called Mary whyche satte her downe at Iesus feete and herkened vnto hys worde But Martha made her selfe muche a do for to serue hym And she stept vnto him and sayde Lorde carest thou not that my sister letteth me serue alone Bydde her therfore that she helpe me But Iesus answered sayd vnto her Martha Martha thou takest thought and combrest thy selfe aboute manye thinges there is but one thynge nedefull Mary hathe chosen a good parte which shal not be taken from her ☞ Of the doctrine of prayer Luke xi Capitu. xlvi ANd it fortuned that he was in a place and prayed And when he had ceased one of hys disciples sayde vnto hym Lorde teache vs to praye as Iohn taughte hys disciples He sayd vnto thē Whē ye pray saye Our father which art in heauē wed be thy name Thy kyngdō come Thy wil be done Geue vs this dai our dayly bread And forgeue vs our syns for we also forgeue al thē y ◠are detters vnto vs. And lede vs not into temptacion but delyuer vs from euyl And he said vnto them Which of you is it that hath a frende and shulde go to hym at mydnyght and saye vnto hym Lende me thre loues for a frende of myne is come to me out of the way and I haue nothynge to set before hym And he wythin should aunswere and say disquiet me not the doore it shut already and my chyldren are with me in y e chamber I cannot ryse geue thee I saye vnto you and though he woulde not arise geue him because he is his frend yet because of his vnshamefast begginge he would arise geue him as many as he neded And I say vnto you also Aske
Thimeus by the waye and begged And whan he herde that it was Iesus of Nazareth he beganne to crie and sayde Iesu the sonne of Dauid haue mercy vpon me And many reproued him that he shuld holde his tounge But he cryed muche more thou sonne of Dauid haue mercye vpon me And Iesus stode styl and had call him they called the blynde and sayde vnto him be of good comforte arise he calleth the and he caste awaye hys garment from him stode vp and came to Iesus and Iesus answered and sayd vnto him What wilt thou that I doo vnto thee The blynde sayde vnto hym Master that I might se. Iesus sayde vnto him goo thy waye thy fayth helped thee And immediatly he had his syghte and folowed hym in the wae ¶ Whan that the lorde after hys returne froÌ„ Ephraim came to Bethani Iohn xii Capitu. C. xv SYxe dayes before Easter came Iesus vnto Bethani where Lazarus was deade whome Iesus raised vp from the dead Then muche people of the Iewes had knowledge that he was ther and they came not for Iesus sake onelye but also that they myght se Lazarus whome he had raysed from the deade But the hygh priestes were aduysed to put Lazarus to deathe also because that for his sake many of the Iewes wente awaye and beleued on Iesus ¶ Of the syttynge vpon the Asse Math. xii Mark xi Luc. xix Iohn xxi Cap. C xvi UPon the nexte day Mat when they came nye Ierusalem to Bethphage Bethanye vnto mounte Olyuet Iesus sent two of his disciples Peter and Philyp said vnto them Goo in to the towne that lyeth before you Luk and aâ—â—one as ye are come in Mat. anone ye shall fynde an Asse bound Luk and a foale of an Asse tyed Math with her Luke where on yet neuer man sat lowse it and bringe it hether and yf anye man aske you wherfore ye louse it say thus vnto hym because Math the Lorde hath nede of them And strayte way he wyll let them go but al this was done that the thynge myghte bee fulfylled whiche was spoken by the prophet sayinge Tell the doughter Sion Iohn * Feare not thou doughter of Sion beholde thy kynge commeth Math vnto thee meke syttynge successiuelye vpon an Asse a coalte Iohn of an Asse Math. vsed to the yoke Iohn Neuerthelesse his disciples vnderstod not these thynges at the fyrste but whan Iesus was gloryfyed then remembred they that suche thynges were wrytten of hym and that they hadde done suche thynges to hym Math. The disciples wente and dyd as Iesus commaunded them Mark and found the foale tyed by the dore without at y â— partynge of the waye and loused it Luke But whan they lowsed y â— foale the owners thereof sayde vnto them why lâ—use ye the foale They sayde Marke lyke as Iesus had commaunded them Luke the Lorde hathe nede therof marke and so they let them alone Math and broughte the Asse and the foale and layed their clothes vpon them and set hym thereon ¶ Of the glorious recâ—auynge of Christe vpon Palme sondaye Math. xxi Marke xi Luke xix Ioan. xii Capi. Cxvii NOwe as he went Math. many of the people Ioan whyche were come vnto the feast WheÌ„ they hearde that Iesus came towarde Ierusalem wente to mete hym Math. and sprede theyr garmeÌ„tes in the waye other cut downe brauÌ„ches Ioan of Palme marke and bowes Math. from the trees and strowed them in the waye As for the people that went before and that came after they cryed and sayd Osanna vnto the sonne of Dauid Blessed is he that commeth in the name of the Lord. Marke Blessed be the kyngedome of our father Dauid whiche commeth in the name of the Lorde Osanna in the heyghte Luke And whan he wente downe from mounte Oliuete all the multytude that came downe beganne ioyfully to prayse GOD wyth loude voyce ouer all the myracles that they had sene and said blessed be he that coÌ„meth a kynge in the name of the Lord peace be in heauen and prayse in the heyghte Ioan Blessed be he that in the name of the Lorde commeth kynge of Israel The people that was with hym whaÌ„ he called Lazarus out of y â— graue and raysed hym from the deade bare wytnesse Therfore y e people met hym because they hearde that he had done suche a myracle But the Pharises said amonge them selues ye se that we preuayle nothynge beholde all the world runneth after hym Luke And some of the Pharises amonge the people sayde vnto him Master rebuke thy dyscyples He sayde vnto them I tell you yf these holde their peace yet shall the stones crye How Iesus wepte vpon Ierusalem and of the castynge oute of those that solde Mat. xxi Mar. xi Luke xix Capi. Cxviii ANd whan he was come nere he behelde the cytie and wepte vpon it and said Yf thou knewest what were for thy peace thou shouldest remember euen in this presente day of thyne but nowe it is hydde from thyne eyes for the tyme shal come vpon thee that thyne enemyes shall caste vp a banke about thee and besege thee and kepe thee in on euery syde and make the euen wyth the grounde and shall not leue in the one stone vpon another because thou hast not knowen the time wherein thou hast bene vysyted Mar And he went into Ierusalem Math. and whan he was come in all the citye was moued and said Who is this and the people said This is Iesus y e Prophete of Nazareth out of Galyle And Iesus went into y â— teÌ„ple of God cast out al theÌ„ y â— boughte soulde in y â— teÌ„ple and ouerthrewe the tables of the money chaungers and the seates of them that solde doues and sayde vnto them It is wrytten Luke my house is an house of prayer but ye haue made it a denne of theues mathe The blynde and the lame also came vnto hym in the temple and he healed them But whan the hyghe Priestes and y e Scribes sawe the workes that he dyd and the children cryinge in the temple and sayinge Osanna vnto y â— sonne of Dauid they dysdayned and sayde vnto hym hearest thou what these saye Iesus sayde vnto them Yea haue ye neuer red Out of the mouthe of verye babes and suckelynges thou haste ordayned praise Luk and he taught daily in the temple But y â— hyghe Priestes and the Scrybes and the chefest of the people wente aboute to destroye them and founde not what to do vnto hym For all the people stacke to hym and gaue hym audience Of the heathen whyche sought to se Christ. Ioan. xii mat xxi mar xi Luke xxi Capi. Cxix THere were certayne Gentyles amonge them that were come vp to Ierusalem to worshyp at the feast the same came to Philyp whyche was of Bethsayda oute of Galyle and prayed him and said Sir we would faine se Iesus Phylip came and tolde Andrewe And agayne Phylyp and
whyche whan it was sowen vppon the lande Mathe it is the leaste amonge all seedes Mark of the earthe and when it is sowen math and growen it is the greatest amonge Herbes Luke and it grewe and wared a great tree Mar gitteth great brauÌ„ches Mathe so that the Byrdes vnder the Heauen come and dwell in y â— Braunches thereof Marke So that the foules may dwel vnder y e shadowe therof Math Another Parable spake he vnto theym Luke And agayne he sayde Where vnto shall I lyken the kyngdome of God Math The kyngdome of God is lyke vnto Leuen whiche a woman toke mixte it amoÌ„g iii. peckes of meele til al was leuened Al suche thinges spake Iesus vnto the people by Parables Mark And by many suche parables he spake the worde vnto theÌ„ therafter as they might heare it and without parables spake he nothynge vnto them math that the thing might be fulfylled whiche was spoken by the Prophete sayinge * I wil open my mouthe in parables and wyll speake oute the secretes froÌ„ the beginning of the world maâ— but vnto hys disciples he expounded al thynges priuatelye Math Then sent Iesus the people awaye and came home And his disciples came vnto him and sayde declare vnto vs the parable of the tares of the felde Iesus aunswered and sayde vnto theym He that soweth the good seede is the sonne of manne the felde is the worlde the good seede are the Chyldren of the kyngdome The tares are the chyldren of wyckednesse the enemye that soweth them is the deuell The Haruest is the ende of the worlde The reapers are the Aungels For lyke as the tares are weded out and brente in the fyre euen so shall it goe in the ende of thys world The sonne of man shall sende forth his aungels and they shal gather out of his kyngdoÌ„ al thynges that offende and them that doe iniquitie and shall caste theym into a Fornace of fyre there shall be waylynge and gnashynge of teeth * Then shall the righteous shyne as the sunne in the kyngdome of their father whoso hath eares to heare let hym heare ☞ Of thre Parables in the house Mathewe xiii Capitulo li. THe kyngdome of heauen is like vnto a treasure hidde in y â— felde which a maÌ„ founde hid it and for ioy therof he went sold all that he hadde and boughte that felde Agayne the kyngdome of Heauen is lyke vnto a Marchaunt that sought good Pearles and when he hadde fouÌ„de a precious pearle he went and solde all that he hadde and boughte it Agayne the kyngdome of heauen is lyke vnto a nette caste into the Sea wherwith are taken all maner of fyshes and when it is full men drawe it out vnto the shoore and syt and gather the good into the vessels but caste the badde awaye So shall it be in the ende of the worlde The Aungels shal goe oute and seuer the badde frome the ryghteous and shall caste them into a fornace of fyre There shall be waylynge and gnashynge of teethe Haue ye vnderstande all these thynges They saye Yea Lorde Then sayde he vnto theym Therfore euerye Scribe taughte vnto the kyngdome of Heauen is lyke an housholder whiche bryngeth out of hys treasure thinges newe and olde And it came to passe when Iesus hadde ended these parables he departed thence Frome the house vvhere he vvas and came into his owne countreye Nazareth and taught them in their Sinagoges Of the Lordes comming to Nazareth where he rode and y t the Nazarites wolde haue cast hym doune headling Mat. xiii Mar. vi Luke iiii Capit. lii ANd the fame of hym was noised thorow out all the region rounde about And he taught in their synagoges and was commended of euerye man And he came to Nazareth where he was noursed And as his custome was he weÌ„t into y e Sinagoge vpon the Sabboth and stode vp for to read Then was there delyuered hym the booke of the Prophete Esay And when he hadde tourned ouer the booke he founde the place where it is written * The spirite of the Lorde is with me because he hathe anoynted me to preache the Gospell vnto the poore hath he sent me to heale the broken hearted to preache delyueraunce to the captiue and syght to the blinde and frely to set at lybertye theym that are brused and to preache the acceptable yere of the Lord. And when he had closed the booke he gaue it agayne to the minister and sat him downe And the eyes of al that were in y e sinagoge were fastened on him And he began to say vnto theÌ„ This dai is this scripture fulfilled iÌ„ your eares And they al gaue hym witnes wondred at y â— gratious wordes whiche proceaded oute of his mouth And they sayd mar froÌ„ wheÌ„ce hath he these thinges And what wisdom is this y â— is geuen him suche as are done by his handes Math Is not Mar this the carpenter Luke Ioseph Mat the carpenters son Is not hys mother called Maryâ—and his brethren Iames Iohn SimoÌ„ Iude And are not all hys systers here wyth vs Whence hathe he then all these thynges And they were offended at hym Luke and he sayde vnto theym doutles ye wil say vnto me this prouerbe PhisitioÌ„ heale thy selfe for how great thinges haue we heard done at Capernaum Do the same here also in thine owne coâ—Ì„trey Math But Iesus said vnto theÌ„ A prophet is no wher lesse set by theÌ„ at home and amonge his owne mar And he could not shew any miracle there but laied his handes vpon a few sicke healed them he marueyled at their vnbelefe therfore he healed fevv lest they shoulde say he despiseth his countrey men Luk Uerely I say vnto you * there were many widowes in Israel in the time of Elias when heauen was shut iii. yeres vi monethes and wheÌ„ ther was a great dearth in al the land and to none of theÌ„ was Elias sent but only vnto Sarepâ—a of y e Sidonians to a widowe * And many lepers wer in Israel in the time of Eliseus y e prophet none of theÌ„ was cleÌ„sed saue only Naaman of Siria And as many as wer in y â— sinagoge wheÌ„ thei heard y â— wer filled w t wrath And they rose vp thrust him out of y â— citie led him vp to the edge of y e hyl wher vpon their citie was buylded y â— they myghte cast hym downe headling But he weÌ„t his way thorowe the myddest of theym ¶ Of Iohn y â— Baptistes death Math. xiiii Mar. vi Cap. liii ANd there came a conuenient day that Herode on hys byrth daye made a supper to the lordes captaynes and chiefe Estates of Galile Then the doughter of Herodias came in and dauÌ„sed and pleased Herode and that them sat at the table Then sayd y â— king vnto y e damselâ—â— aske of me what y â— wilt I wyll geue it
lyueth and beleueth on me shal neuer dye beleuest thou this She sayde vnto hym ye Lorde I beleue that thou arte Christe the sonne of GOD whyche shoulde come into the worlde And whan she had sayde this she went hir waye and called Mary her syster secretly and said The master is come and calleth for the. She whan she herd that rose vp quyckly and come vnto hym for Iesus was not yet come in to the towne but was yet in y â— place wher Martha met hym The Iewes that were with her in the house and comforted her when they saw Mary that she rose vp hastely and wente out they folowed sayd she goeth to the graue to wepe there Now when Mary came where Iesus was and sawe hym she fell downe at hys fete and sayd Lord yf thou haddest bene here my brother had not bene deade Whan Iesus saw her wepe and the Iewes wepynge also that came with her he groned in the spirite and was sory wyth in hym selfe and sayde where haue ye layed hym They sayde Lorde come and se Iesus wept Then sayd the Iewes beholde howe he loued hym but some of them sayde could not he whiche opened the eyes of y â— blynde haue made also that thys man shoulde not haue dyedâ— But Iesus groned againe in hym selfe and came to the graue it was a caue and a stone layed on it Iesus sayd take away the stone Martha the syster of him that was deade sayde vnto hym Lorde he stinketh alreadye for he hathe bene deade foure dayes Iesus sayd vnto her sayd I not vnto thee that yf thou dyddest beleue thou shouldest see the glorye of God Then toke they away the stone where the deade laye Iesus lyfte vp his eyes and sayde Father I thanke thee that thou haste hearde me Howe be it I knowe that thou hearest me alwaye but because of y e people that stande by I sayde it that they maye beleue that thou haste sente me whan he had sayd thys he cryed lowde Lazarus come forthe And the deade came forthe bounde hande and foote with graue clothes and his face bounde wyth a napkyn Iesus sayde vnto them lowse hym and lette hym goo Many now of the Iewes whiche were come vnto Marye and sawe what Iesus dyd beleued on him But some of them wente theyr waye vnto the Pharyses and tolde theym what Iesus hadde done ¶ Of the conspiracye made agaynste Iesus and of his going to Ephraim Ioh. xi Capitulo C. vii THen the hyghe priestes and the Pharises gathered a counsell and sayde What do we Thys man dothe manye myracles yf we let hym goo thus all men wyll beleue in hym TheÌ„ shall the Romaines come and take awaye oure lande and people but one of them named Cayphas whiche was hyghe prieste the same yeare sayde vnto them ye know nothynge nother consyder ye anyethynge at all It is better for vs that one man dye for the people then that all the people shoulde peryshe Thys sayde he not of hym selfe but for as muche as he was hyghe prieste of the same yeare he propheâ—yed For Iesus was for to dye for the people and not for the people onely but that he should gather together the chyldren of God whyche were scattered abroade From that daie fourth they toke counsel how they myght put him to death Iesus walked no more openly among the Iewes but went from thence in to a countrey by the wyldernesse to a cytie called Ephraim there had he his beynge wyth his disciples The Iewes Easter was nye at hande and there went vp many to Ierusalem oute of that countrey before the Easter to purifie them selues Then stode they vp and asked after Iesus spake amoÌ„ge them selues in the teÌ„ple What thincke ye that he commeth not to the feaste The hyghe priestes and the Pharises had geuen a commaundement that yf any manne knewe where he were he should shew it y â— they myght take him ¶ Of hys departynge from Ephraim to Ierusalem Mat. xx Mar. x. Luk. xviii Cap. C. viii THey were in the waye goinge vp to Ierusalem and Iesus wente before them and they were astonnyed and folowed hym and were afrayed Math And Iesus wente vp to Ierusalem toke the twelue Disciples asyde in the way and secretlye sayed agayne vnto them Math and tolde them what shoulde happen vnto him Luke and sayd vnto them beholde we go vp to Ierusalem and it shal all be fullfilled that is written by the prophetes concernynge the sonne of man Mar He shal be delyuered vnto the hyghe priestes Scribes and elders Math and they shall condemne hym to death and shall delyuer hym vnto the heythen to be mocked to be scourged to be crucified Luke and to be spitted vpon and when they haue scourged him they shall put him to deathe and vpon the thyrd day shal he ryse agayne And they vnderstode nothinge of these thynges and this sayinge was hyd from them and they perceaued not the thynges that were spoken ¶ Of the true Lepers healed in the waye Luc. xvii cap. Cix ANd it fortuned when he toke his iourney towarde Ierusalem he wente thorowe the middest of Samaria and Galile And as he came to a towne there mette him ten Lepers whiche stode a farre of and lyfte vp theyr voyce and sayed Iesu master haue mercy vpon vs. And wheÌ„ he sawe them he sayde vnto them goo and shewe youre selues vnto the priestes and it came to passe as they went they were clensed and one of them whan he sawe that he was clensed he turned backe againe and praised God with loude voyce and fell downe on his face at hys feete and gaue hym thankes And the same was a Samaritane Iesus answered and sayde are there not ten clensed But where are those nine Ther were els none found that turned agayne and gaue God the prayse saue onely thys straunger And he sayde vnto hym aryse goo thy waye thy fayth hath made the whole ☞ Howe the Samaritans receaued not Chryste Luke ix Capit. C. x. ANd it fortuned whan the tyme was fulfylled that he shoulde be receaued vp from heÌ„ne he turned hys face to go strayght to Ierusalem and before hym he sente messengers whiche wente theyr waye and came into a towne of the Samaritanes to prepare lodgynge for hym and they would not receaue him because he had turned hys face to goo to Ierusalem But whan his disciples Iames and Iohn sawe that they sayde Lord wilt thou that we commaunde that the fier come downe from heaueÌ„ and consume them as Elias dyd Neuerthelesse Iessus turned hym aboute and rebuked them and sayde Knowe ye not what maner of sprite ye are of the sonne of man is not come to destroy mens soules but to saue them And they wente into another towne The peticion of the chyldren of zebede mat xx Mar. x Ca. cxi THen came vnto him the mother of Zebedes chyldren with her sonnes fell downe before hym and desired
standynge by whome he loued he sayde vnto hys mother Woman beholde thy sonne Then sayde he to hys disciple Beholde thy mother And from that houre the disciple tooke her vnto him Mathevv And from the sixt houre there was darckenes ouer the whole earth vnto the nynthe houre Luke and the Sunne was darckned math and about the nynth houre Iesus cryed with a loude voyce and sayd Hely Hely lamah hasaphthani that is my God my God why haste thou forsaken me But some of them that stode there when they heard that sayd he calleth Helias But the other sayde holde let vs see whether Helias wyll come and delyuer hym Iohn After that when Iesus knew that al was perfourmed that the scripture myghte be fulfylled he said I am a thriste There stode a vessel full of vineger mat And immediatlye one of them ranne and toke a sponge and fylled it with vineger and put it vpon a rede Iohn They filled a sponge with vineger wounde it about with Isope and helde to hys mouth Now wheÌ„ Iesus had receaued y â— vineger he sayd It is finished Luke And Iesus cryed aloude and sayde Father into thy handes I commende my spirite and when he hadde so sayd Iohn He bowed hys heade and gaue vp the Ghoste Mathevve and beholde the Uayle of the temple was rente in two peces frome aboue tyll beneath and the earth quaked and the stones rent and the graues opened and manye bodyes of the Saynctes that slepte arose and wente oute of the graues after hys Resurrection and came into the holye Cytye and appeared vnto manye But the Captayne and they that were wyth hym and kepte IESUS when they sawe the earthequake and the thynges that were done Marke and that he gaue vp the Ghost wyth suche a crye math they were sore afrayde and sayde Uerelye thys was Goddes sonne Luke and he praysed God and sayde verelye thys was a iuste manne And al the people that stode by and behelde when they sawe what was done smote vppon their brestes and tourned backe agayne But all his acquayntaunce and the women y t had folowed hym out of Galile Mark stode a farre of and behelde al these thinges among whome was Mary Magdalene and Mary of Iames and the mother of Ioseph and Salome mat and the mother of the children of Zebede Marke which had folowed hym when he was in Galile and ministered vnto hym and manye other that went vp with him to Ierusalem ¶ Of the Lordes buryall Mat. xvi Luk. xxiii Iohn xxix ca. xv THe Iewes then for asmuche as it was the daye of preparinge that the bodyes shoulde not remayne vppon the Crosse on the Sabboth for y e same sabboth daye was greate besoughte Pilate that theyr legges myghte be broken and that they myghte be taken downe Then came the souldiers and brake the legges of the firste and of the other that was crucifyed wyth hym But when they came to Iesus and sawe that he was dead alreadye they brake not hys legges But one of the souldiers opened hys syde with a speare and immediatlye there went out bloude and water And he that sawe it bare recorde and hys recorde is true And he knoweth that he sayeth true that ye myght beleue also For thys is done that the scripture might be fulfilled ye shal not breake a bone of hym And another scripture sayeth * They shallâ— see hym whome they haue pearsed Mathevve When it was euen Mark for asmuch as it was the daye of preparynge whiche is the fore Sabboth Mathe there came a ryche man of Aramathia Luk a cytye of the Iewes Math called Ioseph marke a noble Senatour Luke whiche was a good iuste man Mathe which was also a disciple of Iesus Ioh but secretlye for feare of the Iewes Luk wayted also for the kyngdom of God The same had not consented to their counsayle and dede Marke he wente boldely vnto Pilate and asked the bodye of Iesus But Pilate maruayled that he was deade already and called the Capitaine asked hi whether he had bene deade longe and wheÌ„ he had gotten knowledge of the Capitaine Ioan Pilate sufferd him mark he gaue hym the bodye Mat and commaunded that the bodye shoulde be geuen him mar Ioseph bought a lynnen clothe Iohn He came and coke the bodye Mar and toke hym downe and wrapte Mat hym in a cleane linnen clothe Ioh There came also Nicodemus whiche afore came vnto Iesus by nyght and broughte of Myrre and Aloes myngled together aboute an huÌ„dreth pounde wayght Then they toke the body of Iesus wounde it with lynnen clothes and with the spices as the maner of y â— Iewes is to bury And by y â— place where Iesus was crucified ther was a gardeÌ„ and in the garden a new Sepulchre of Iosephs mar whiche was hewen out of a rocke Iohn where in was neuer man layed There layde they Iesus because of the preparynge daye of the Iewes for the Sepulchre was nye at hande math And Ioseph rolled a great stone before y â— dore of the Sepulchre mat went his way mar But Mary Magdalene Marie Ioseph beheld wher he was layed Math sitting ouer against y â— Sepulchre Luk it was y â— day of preparing the Sabboth drue on The wemen y â— were come w t hym oute of Galile folowed him behelde the Sepulchre where his body was layed but they returned made readye the spices and annoyntmentes And vpon the Sabboth they rested accordynge to the lawe Math the nexte daye that folowed the daye of the preparynge the hye priestes and Pharises came together vnto Pilate saide syr we haue called to remembraunce that this deceauer saide while he was yet alyue After thre dayes I wyll ryse againe Commaunde therfore that the Sepulchre be kept vnto the third day leâ—te peraduenture hys disciples come and steale him away and saye vnto the people he is risen from deade and so shall the laste errour be worse then the fyrste Pilate sayde vnto them There haue ye watchmeÌ„ go your way kepe it as ye caÌ„ They went kept y â— Sepulchre w t watchmen and sealed the stone ¶ Of the lordes resurrection and howe the wemen came fyrst very earlye to the graue Mat. xxviii Marke xvi Luc. xxiiii Iohn xx Cap. xvi ANd wheÌ„ the Sabboth was paste Marie Magdalene and Marie Iames and Salome bought spices that they mighte come and anoynte Iesus And very earlye math Upon the euenynge of the Sabboth whiche dawneth the morowe of y â— fyrst daye of the Sabbothes Ioan Whan it was yet darcke Mark vpon one of the Sabbothes they came to y â— Sepulchre whan the sunne arose And sayde one to another who shall roll vs the stone from the dore of the Sepulchre It was a very great stone Math And behold there was made a great earthquake for the Angel of the lorde desceÌ„ded from heauen and came and rolled backe the stone from the dore and satte vpon it
the first parte of Christes sermone made there contayninge eyghte Beatitudes and certayne cursynge cap. xviii What Prelates ought to doe in worde and dede and that Christe came not to breake but to fulfyl the law cap. xix Of hauing pacience of shewing liberalitie to our neyghbours cap. xx Humayne prayse is not to be loked for in doing of good workes cap. xxi Of the maner of prayinge and forgeuyng cap. xxii Of the maner of fastynge and that we should not treasure vp in earthe but in heauen cap. xxiii Of doinge of mercy and that we shuld not iudge and of the truste and confidence of prayer cap. xxiiii Of the narowe way and conclusion of the Lordes sermone made in mounte Thabor cap. xxvâ— Of y â— leper which was heaâ—ed cap. xxvi Of the centurions seruaunt cap. xxvii Of y â— widowes sonne reuiued ca. xxviii Of a craftye scribe and of two y â— wolde felowe Christ. cap. xxix Of the quietâ—nge of the sea at Christes commaundement cap. xxx Of. ii Demoniakes whiche were healed cap. xxxi Of him y â— was healed of y â— palsy ca. xxxii Of y â— feast in Matheus house ca. xxxiii Of the reuiuyng of the archsinagoges doughter and of her that was diseased with an yssue of bloude cap. xxxiiii Of two blind men illuminated and of the domme Demoniake cap. xxxv The disciples are coÌ„mauÌ„ded to pray y e lorde of the haruest to sende workmen Capitulo xxxvi Of the sendyng forth of y e twelue Apostles to preache wyth power to heale the diseased cap. xxxvii Of Iohns interrogacion Arte thou he that shal come cap. xxxviii Of the maledictions of y â— cities vnto y â— whiche Christ had preached cap. xxxix Of the apostles retourning to Christ. Capitulo .xl. Of the sendinge forthe of the seuentyeâ— and two disciples cap. xli Of the commynge agayne of the seuentie and two disciples cap. xlii Of the Samaritane that tooke cure of the woundyd cap. xliii Of Mary Magdalens conuertion cap. xliiii Of Marthas ministery and seruyce cap. xlv Of the doctrine of prayer cap. xlvi Of the woman of Samaria cap. xlvii Of the rulers sonne cap. xlviii Of the woman whiche ministred vnto Christe and of the parable of the sower and the exposition thereof captu xlix Of the parable of tares of mustarde sede cap. l. Of thre parables in the house cap. li. Of the Lordes commynge to Nazareth where he rodde and that the Nazarithes woulde haue caste hym downe headlynge cap. lii Of Iohn the Baptist death cap. liii Of the reâ—ection of fyue thousande men cap. liiii Of Christes deambulation vppon the Sea cap. lv Of the predication of Eucharistia for the which certayne went backe and departed cap. lvi Of the rubbynge of the eares of corne vpon the Sabboth day cap. lvii Of the healing of the wythered hande cap. lviii Of Herodes sayinge that Iohn was rysen and dyd miracles cap. lix Of the domme deuyl cap. lx Of the Iewes requiring a sygne from heauen cap. lxi Of the womaÌ„ that lyfted vp her voyce And of the Lordes mother and brethreâ— whiche sought him cap. lxii Of the checkynge of the Pharises capi lxiii Of the brother which desyred Christe to deuyde the Heritage cap. lxiiii Of the ryche man which would make wyder his barnes cap. lxv Of the poole probatike cap. lxvi Of the Galileans which were slayne and of the fygge tree cap. lxvii Of the croked woman cap. lxviii Of y â— interrogation made vnto Christ whyther fewe shuld be saued And that Herode sought to kyl him cap. lxix Of hym that was healed of the dropsye of Christes exhortacion to humilitie cap. lxx Of callynge the poore to the feast And the parable of a great supper cap. lxxi That for Christes sake we must hate our parentes cap. lxxii Of the feast of Tabernacles And predication of Christes passion cap. lxxiii Of the woman deprehended in adulterye cap. lxxiiii Of Christes wordes in the treasurye Capitulo lxxv Of another communication of Christ for the which they woulde haue slayne hym cap. lxxvi Of hym that was borne blynde capitulo lxxvii Of Christes sermone I am the good she pherde cap. lxxviii Of the dedication cap. lxxix Of the reprehention of the Iewes tradition cap. lxxx Of the woman of Canane cap. lxxxi Of a deafe and a domme man whiche was healed of many other ca. lxxxii Of the seconde refection of the people with seuen looues cap. lxxxiii Of the Iewes askynge agayne a signe from heauen And of auoydynge of the Pharises leuen cap. lxxxiiii Of a blynde manne healed at Bethsaida cap. lxxxv Of Peters confession of the true faith cap. lxxxvi Of bearynge the crosse after Christe cap. lxxxvii Of y â— lordes tranfiguration ca. lxxxviii Of y â— dom lunatike spirit whoÌ„ Christes disciples could not heale ca. lxxxix Of the disciples desyringe their faithe to be increased cap. xc Of the payment of didragma cap. xci Of the disciples contention whiche of them shulde be greatest cap. xcii Of him that cast out deuels folowed not Christ. cap. xciii Of. iii. parables y â— shepe grote y â— was loste of y â— prodigal sonne cap. xciiii Of brotherly correction cap. xcv Of the wicked seruaunte vnto whome al the dettes was forgeuen capi xcvi Of Christes comming into the costes of Iewry And y â— his disciples shuld not feare those y â— kyll the bodye cap. xcvii Of the cause why a man shuld forsake his wyfe cap. xcviii Of yong children which wer brought vnto the Lorde cap. xcix Of the yonge man that asked what he should do to possesse eternal life cap. i. Harde it is for a riche man to entre into the kingdom of heauen cap. ci Of rewarde of those that leaue al and folow Christe cap. cii Of the labourers quotidiane penye which were sent into y e vineyarde capitulo ciii Of the vnryghteous steward cap. ciiii Of the ryche glotton cap. cv Of the reuiuynge of Lazarus capitulo cvi Of the conspiracie made agaynst Iesus And of his going to Ephriam capitulo cvii. Of his departynge from Ephraim to Ierusalem cap. cviii Of the ten Lepers healed in the waye Capitulo cix Howe the Samaritans receaued not Christ. cap. cx The peticion of the chyldren of Zebebe cap. cxi Of the illumination of the blynde before he went into Hierico And of Zacheus and of the tenne poundes capitulo cxii Of two blynde men whiche receaued theyr syghte at hys departynge frome Hierico cap. cxiii Of blynde Bartimens whiche receaued his syghte betwixte Hierico Bethani cap. cxiiii Whan that the Lord after his returne froÌ„ Ephraim came to Bethani ca. cxv Of the syttynge vpon the asse ca. cxvi Of the glorious receauynge of Christ vpon Paulme sonday cap. cxvii Howe Iesus wept vpon Ierusalem and of the castynge out of those y â— solde Capitulo cxviii Of the Heathen whiche sought to see Christe cap. cxix Of the cursynge of the fygge tree And of the thirde