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
¶ 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
vnto hym sone why hast thou thus dealt with vs. Beholde thy father and I haue soughte the sorowyng he sayd vnto theÌ„ how is it that ye haue soughte me wyst ye nat that I muste go about my fathers busynes and they vnderstode nat the sayeng that he spake to them and he wentes with them and came to Nazareth was obedyent to them but his mother kepte all these thynges in her herte and Iesus encreased iÌ„ wysdome and age and in fauoure with god and man ¶ The Pystell on the seconde Sondaye after the vtas of the Epy. The. xij chapÌ„ to the Romayns C BRethren seyng that we haue dyuers gyftes accordyng to the grace that is gyuen vnto vs yf any man haue the gyfte of prophesye let hym haue it that it be agreyng vnto the fayth Let hym that hath an offyce wayte on his offyce let hym that teacheth take hede to his doctryne lete hym that exorteth gyue attendaunce to his exortacyon yf any maÌ„ gyue let hym do it with synglenes let hym that ruleth do it with dilygence yf any maÌ„ shewe mercy let hym do it with chere fulnes let loue be without dissymulacyon hate that whiche is euyl and cleaue vnto that which is good Be kynde one to another with brotherly loue in gyuynge honoure go one before another lette nat the busynes whiche ye haue iÌ„ hande be tedyous to you be feruent iÌ„ the spiryte applye your selues to the tyme reioyse in hope be pacyent in tribulacyon continue in prayer dystrybute vnto the necessyte of the sayntes and dylygently to harbowre Blysse them whiche persecute you blysse but curse nat be mery with theÌ„ that are mery wepe with them that wepe be of lyke affectyoÌ„ one toward another be nat hye mynded but make your selues equall to them of the lower sorte ¶ The Gospell on the seconde Sondaye after the vtas of the Epypha the. ij Chapiter of Iohan. A. THere was a maryage iÌ„ Cana a cytie of galyle iesê° mother was there Iesê° was called also his discyples vnto the mariage when the wyne fayled Iesê° mother sayde vnto hym they haue no wyne Iesê° sayde vnto her womaÌ„ what haue I to do with the myn houre ys nat yet come his mother sayde vnto the mynysters what so euer he saythe vnto you do it There were staÌ„dyng vi water pottes of stone after the maner of purifyenge of the Iewes coÌ„tayning two or iii. fyrkyns a pece Iesus sayd vnto theÌ„ fyl the water pottes they fylled theÌ„ vp to the harde brym he sayd vnto theÌ„ Drawe oute nowe beare vnto the gouernour of the feaste they bare it UvhaÌ„ the ruler of the feaste hade tastede the water that was turnede vnto wyne neyther knewe wheÌ„se it was but the mynysters which drewe the water knewe he called the bryde grome and sayde vnto hym al men at the begynnynge set forth good wyne and when men be dronke them that whiche is worse but thou hast kept backe the good wyne vntyll nowe This begyn nynge of myracles dyde Iesus in Cana of Galyle shewed his glorye hys dysciples byleued on hym ¶ The Pystell on the. iij. Sonday after the vtas of the Epyphany The. xij ChapÌ„ to the Romayns BRethrene be nat wyse in your owne opynioÌ„s RecoÌ„peÌ„ce to no maÌ„ euyl for euell â—uyde afore haÌ„de thynges honest in the syght of all men yf it be possyble yet on your parte haue peace with all men derely be loued aueÌ„ge nat your selues but gyue row me vnto the wrathe of god for it ys wrytten vengeaunce is myn and I wyll rewarde saythe the lorde Therfore yf thyn enemy huÌ„gre fede hiÌ„ yf he thruste gyue hym drynke for iÌ„ so doynge thou shalte heape cooles of fyre on his heed be nat ouer come of euyl but ouercome euyl with goodnes ¶ The Gospell on the thyrd Sondaye after the â—as of the Epypha The. viij Cha. of Mathew A WHen Iesus was come downe from the mountayn moche people folowed hym lo therre came a Lepre and worshypped hym sayenge mayster yf thou wylte thou canste make me clene he put forth his hande and touched hym sayeng I wyl be thou clene immediatly his leprosy was cleÌ„sed iesus sayd vnto hym se thou tell no man but go and shew thy selfe to the preest and offre the gyfre that Moyses commaunded in wytuesse to then wheÌ„ Iesê° was entred in to CapernauÌ„ there came vnto hym a certayne CeÌ„turion besechyng hym and sayeng Mayster my seruauÌ„te iÌ„yeth syche at home of the palseye and is greuously payned and iesus sayd vnto hym I wyll come and cure hym The CeÌ„turyon answered and sayd Syr I am nat worthy that thou shuldest come vnder the rofe of my house but speake the word only and my seruaunt shall be healede for I also my selfe am a man vnder power and haue souldyours vnder me I saye to one go and he goeth and to another come and he commeth and to my seruaunt do this and he doeth it Uvhen Iesus herde that he meruaylede and sayde to them that folowed hym Uerely I saye vnto you I haue nat founde so greate fayth no nat iÌ„ israel I say therfore vnto you that many shall come from the est and west and shal rest withe Abraham Isaac and Iacobe iÌ„ the kyngdome of heuen and the chyldren of the kyngdome shal be caste out in to the vtter darknes there shal be wepynge and gnassâ—yng of teeth Then Iesus sayde vnto the CentureoÌ„ go thy waye and as thou haste byleuede so be it to the and hys seruaunt was healed the same houre ¶ The Pystell on the fourthe Sondaye after the vtas of the Epyphanie the. xiij Chapiter to the Romayns B. BRethren owe nothyng to any maÌ„ but to loue oÌ„e another for he the loueth another fulfylleth the law for these coÌ„maundemeÌ„tes thou shalt nat coÌ„myt aduoutry thou shalt nat kyl thou shalt nat stele Thou shalte nat beare fals wytnes Thou shalte nat desyre an so forthe yf thor be any other coÌ„mauÌ„dyment they are all comprehendyd in this sayenge Loue thy neyghboure as thy selfe loue hurteth nat his neyghbour Therfore loue is the fulfyllynge of the lawe ¶ The Gospell on the fourthe Sonday after the vtas of the Epiphanye the. viij Chapiter of Mathewe C. VUhen Iesus entred in to ashyp and hys dyscyples folowed hym and beholde there arose a greate storme in the see in so moche that the shyppe was hydde with waues and he was a slepe and hys discyples came vnto hym and awoke hym sayeÌ„g Mayster saue vs we perysshe he sayde vnto them why are ye feareful O ye of lytell fayth TheÌ„ he arose and rebuked the wyndes and the see and there folowed a great calme and the men meruayled and sayde what man is this that bothe wyndes and see obey hym ¶ The Pystell on the fyft Sonday after the vtas of the Epiphanye The thyrde Chapiter to the Colossyans B. BRethren now as elect of god holy and beloued put on tender mercy
as it was spronge vp yt wyddred away bycause it lacked moystnes some fell amonge thornes and the thornes syrong vp with it and choked it And some fell on good grounde and spronge vp and bare fruyt an hoÌ„dred folde And as he sayd these thynges he cryed he that hath eares to heare let hym heare his dyscyples asked hym sayenge what maner symylytude this shulde be and he sayd vnto you it is gyuen to knowe the secretes of the kyngdome of god but to other in similitudes that wheÌ„ they se they shuld nat se wheÌ„ they hear they shulde nat vnderstande the similitude is this The sede is the worde of god those that are besyde the waye are they that heare and afterwarde commeth the deuyl and taketh a waye the worde oute of theyr heries lest they should byleue and be saued They on the stones are they whiche when they heare the worde receaue it wyth ioye and these haue no rotes which for a whyle byleue iÌ„ tyme of teÌ„ptacyoÌ„ goo awayne That whiche fell amonge thornes are they whiche heare go forth and are choked with care and ryches voluptuous lyuing bryng forth no fruyte That iÌ„ the good grouÌ„de they are which with a good pure hert heare the worde and kepe it and bryng forth fruyte with pacience ¶ The Pystell on the Sonday of l. the fyrste Pystel to the Corynthyans The. xiij chapiter A. BRethreÌ„ thoughe I speake with the tonges of men and angels yet had no loue I were eueÌ„ as souÌ„dyng brasse and as a tynklynge cymball And though I coulde prophesy and vnderstode al secreces and all knowlege ye yf I had all fayth so that I coulde moue mountaynes out of theyr places yet had no loue I were nothynge And though I be â—o wed al my goodes to fede the poore and though I gaue my body euen that I burned and yet haue no loue it profyteth me nothing loue suffreth loÌ„g and is curteous loue enuyeth nat loue doth nat frowardly swelleth nat dealeth nat dyshonestly seketh nat her owne is nat ê“uoked to angre thiÌ„keth nat euyll reioyceth nat in iniquite but reioyceth in the trueth suffreth all thiÌ„ge byleueth all thiÌ„ges hopeth all thin ges and endureth in all thynges Though that the ê“phesyeng fayle other toÌ„ges shall cease or knowlege vanysshe away yet loue falleth neuer away for our knowlege is vnparfyte and our prophesieng is vnparfyte but wheÌ„ that whiche is parfyte is coÌ„e theÌ„ that which is vnparfyte shal be done awaye when I was a chylde I spake as a chylde I vnderstode as a chylde I imagyned as a chylde but as soÌ„e as I was a maÌ„ I put awaye all childysshenes now we see in a glasse eueÌ„ iÌ„ a darke speakiÌ„ge but wheÌ„ shall we see face to face now I know vnparfitly But whaÌ„ shall I knowe eueÌ„ as I am knoweÌ„ nowe abydeth fayth hope loue eueÌ„ these thre but the chefe of theÌ„ is loue ¶ The Gospell on the SoÌ„day of l. The. xviij Chapyter of Luke F. IEsus toke vnto hiÌ„ the twelue sayde vnto theÌ„ beholde we go vp to IerusaleÌ„ and all shall be fulylled that are wrytteÌ„ by the prophetes of the sones of man he shall be delyuered vnto the gentyls shall be mocked and shall be despytefully entreated shall be spetten on when they haue scurged hym they wyll put hym to deth and the thyrd day shall he aryse agayn They vnderstode none of these thynges this sayinge was hyd from theÌ„ and they perceyued nat the thynges which were spoken it caÌ„ to passe as he was come nye vnto Ierico a certayne blynde man sate by the waye syde beggyng and when he herde the people passe by he asked what it meante They sayde vnto hym that Iesus of nazareth went by and he cryed sayeng Iesus the sone of Dauyd haue mercy on me and they whiche went before rebuked hym bycause he shuld hold his peace and he moche the more cryed The sonne of Dauyd haue mercy on me Iesê° stod styll and commauÌ„ded hym to be brought vnto hym and when he was come nere he asked hym sayenge Uvhat wylt thou that I do vnto the and he sayde lorde that I maye receaue my syght Iesus sayd vnto hym Receaue thy syght thy fayth hath saued the imedyatly he sawe folowed hym praysynge god al the people when they sawe it gaue laude to god ¶ The Pystell on on Asshewednysday The secon de chapyter of Iohel D. OUre lorde sayth turne to me with all your hertes in fastyng and lamentacyon teare your hertes nat youre garmeÌ„tes and turne vnto the lorde your god for he is full of mercy and compassyoÌ„ long yer he be angry great in mercy and repenteth wheÌ„ he is at the poynt to punysshe who can tell whether the lord wyll turne and haue compassyon shall leaue after hiÌ„ a blyssyng sacryfice and drynke offrynge vnto the lord your god Blow a trompet in Syon proclayme fastyng and call a coÌ„gregacyoÌ„ gather the people to gyther bryng thou the elders to one place gather the yonge chyldreÌ„ they that sucke the brestes to gyther let the bryde grome come out of hys chambre the bryde out of her parloure let the preestes that mynyster vnto the lord wepe by twene the porche the alter saye spare lorde thy people and delyuer nat thyne enhery taunce vnto rebuke that the hethen shulde raygne ouertheÌ„ why shuld they say amoÌ„g the nacyoÌ„s where is theyr god And the lorde enuyed for his laudes sake had coÌ„passyoÌ„ on his people the lord answered sayde vnto his people behold I seÌ„t you corne newe wyne oyle that ye shal be satisfyed ther with neyther wyll I delyuer you any more vnto the hethen ¶ The Gospell on Asshedwednysday The. vi chapyter of Mathewe B. CHrist sayd vnto hys discyples wheÌ„ ye faste be nat sad de as the hypocrites are for they dysfygure theyr faces that it myght appere vnto meÌ„ that they faste Uerely I saye vnto you they haue theyr rewarde But thou when thou fastest anoynt thyne heed and wass he thy face that it appere nat vnto men how that thou fastest but vnto thy father that is in secret and thy father whiche seythe in secrete shal rewarde the openly Gather nat treasure to gyther on erth where ruste and mothes corrupte and where theues breake through steale but gather the treasure to gyther in heueÌ„ where neyther rust nor mothes corrupt wher theues neyther breke vp nor yet steale For wher soeuer youre treasure ys there wyll youre hertes be also ¶ The Pystel on the fyrst Sondaye iÌ„ Lent the seconde pystell to the Corynthyans The. vi chapiter A. BRethren we exorte you the ye receaue nat the grace of god in vayne for he sayth I haue herde the in a tyme accepted in the day of saluacyon haue I suckered the. Beholde now is the well accepted tyme beholde now is the daye of
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
nat briÌ„g forth bad fruyte nor yet a bad tree caÌ„ bryng forth good frute euery tree that bryngeth nat forth good fruyte shal be he weÌ„ down cast iÌ„ to the fyre wherfore by theyr fruytes ye shal knowe theÌ„ Nat al they that saye vnto me Mayster mayster shal entre in to the kyngdom of heuen but he that doth my fathers wyl whiche is in heueÌ„ he shal entre in to the kyngdome of heuen ¶ The Pystel on the. ix soÌ„day after trinite soÌ„day the fyrst pystel to the Corithyans the. x. chapÌ„ B. BRethrene we may nat lust after euyl thynges as they lusted Neyther be ye worshyppers of Idolles as were soÌ„e of theÌ„ accordyng as it is writteÌ„ The people sate downe to eate drynke rose vp agayne to playe Neyther let vs commyt fornycacioÌ„ as soÌ„e of theÌ„ coÌ„mytted fornycacyoÌ„ were destroyed in one day xxiij thousaÌ„de Neyther let vs teÌ„pte Christe as some of teÌ„pted were destroyed of serpentes Neyther murmure ye as some of them murmured were destroyed of the destroyer Al these thynges happened vnto them for ensamples and were wrytten to put vs in remeÌ„brauÌ„ce whome the endes of the worlde are come vpon Uvherfore lette hym that thynketh he staÌ„deth take hede lest he fal Ther hath none other teÌ„ptacyoÌ„ taken you but suche as fo loweth the nature of maÌ„ but god is faythful which shal nat suffre you to be teÌ„pted aboue your strenght but shal in the myddes of the teÌ„ptacyon make away to escape out ¶ The Gospell on the. ix SoÌ„daye after Trinyte sonday the. xvi Chapiter of Luke A. IEsus put forth a simylytude vn to his discyples sayenge There was a certayne ryche man whiche had a bayly that was accused vnto hiÌ„ that he had wasted his goodes he called hym sayde vnto hym Howe is it that I heare this of the Gyue accoÌ„ptes of thy baylisshippe for thou mayste be no longer bayly The bayly sayde within hym selfe what shall I do for my master wyll take away froÌ„ me the baylyshyp I can nat dygge to beg I am ashamed I wot what I wyll do that when I am put out of the baylysshypp they maye receaue me in to theyr howses TheÌ„ called he al his maysters detters sayde vnto the fyrst how moche owest thou vnto my mayster he sayde an hondred tonnes of oyle he sayde to hym take thy byll sytte down quicly wryte fifty TheÌ„ sayd he to another what owest thou he sayde hoÌ„dred quarters of wheate he sayd vnto him take thy byll wryte four score the lorde commended the vniust bayly bycause he had done wyselye for the chyldreÌ„ of this worlde are in theyr kynde wyser theÌ„ the chyldreÌ„ of lyght And I saye vnto you make you freÌ„des of the wycked Mammon that when ye shal departe they maye receaue you iÌ„ to euerlastyng habitacyons ¶ The Pystel on the. x. Sondaye after Trinyte soÌ„day the fyrst pystel to the coriÌ„thyaÌ„s the. xij cha A BRethren ye knowe that ye were gentyles went your wayes vnto dom Idols eueÌ„ as you were led wherfore I declare vnto you that no man spekyng in the spiryte of god defyeth Iesus Also noman can saye that Iesus is the lorde but by the holy ghost There are dyuersityes of gyftes verely yet but one spirite there are differences of admynystracyoÌ„s yet but one lorde And there are diuers maners of operacyoÌ„s yet but one god which worketh all thynges that are wrought in al creatures The gyftes of the spiryte are gyuen to euery man to profyte the congregacyon To one is gyuen thorowe the spiryte the vtterauÌ„ce of wysdome to another is gyuen the vtteraunce of knowledge by the same spiryte to another is gyuen fayth by the same spirite to another the gyftes of healyng by the same spiryte to another power to do myracles to another prophesye to another iudgement of spirytes to another the interpretacyon of tonges And these al worketh eueÌ„ the selfe same spiryte deuydynge to euery maÌ„ seueral gyftes eueÌ„ as he wyll ¶ The Gospeil on the. x. Sonday after Trinyte sondaye the. xix Chapiter of Luke F. â—UheÌ„ Iesus came ny vnto Ierusalem he behelde the cytye and wepte on it sayeÌ„ge yf thou haddest knowen those thynges whiche beloÌ„ge vnto thy peace euen at thys tyme but nowe are they hyd froÌ„ thyne eyes for the dayes shall come vpon the that the enemyes shal cast a banke about the and compasse the rounde and kepe the in on euery syde and make the euen with the grounde with thy chyldren whiche are in the and they shall nat leaue in the one stone vpon another bycause thou knewest nat the tyme of thy vysytacyon he went in to the temple and began to cast out them that solde therin and them that bought sayenge vnto them It is wrytten my house is the house of prayer but ye haue made it a den of theues and he taught dayly in the temple ¶ The Pystel on the. xi SoÌ„day after Trinite soÌ„day the fyrst pystel to the Corin. the. xv chapy A. BRethreÌ„ as ê‘teynyng to the Gospel which I preached vnto you whiche ye haue also accepted and in the whiche ye contynue by whiche also ye are saued I do you with after what maner I pÌ„ached vnto you if ye kepe it except ye haue byleueth in vaine for fyrst of al I delyuered vnto you that whiche I receaued howe that Christ dyed for our synnes agreinge to the scriptures and that he was buryed that he arose agayne the thyrde daye accordynge to the scryptures and that he was sene of Cephas them the elleuen After that he was sene of mo then fyue hondred brethrene at ones of whiche manye remayne vnto thys daye and many are fallen a slepe after that appered he to Iames then to all the Apostels and laste of all he was sene of me as of one that was borne out of due time for I am the lest of all the Apostels whiche am nat worthy to be called am Apostle bycause I persecuted the congregacyoÌ„ of god but by the grace of god I am that I am and hys grace which is in me was nat in vayne ¶ The Gospel on the leuenth Sondaye after Trinyte Sondaye The. xviij Chapyter of Luke A. IEsus put forth this symilytude vnto certayne which trusted in theÌ„ selues that they were perfecte dispysed other Two men went vp in to the teÌ„ple to praye the one a Pha ryse the other a Publycan the pha ryse stode and prayed thus with hym selfe God I thanke the that I am nat as other meÌ„ are extorcioners vn iust adulterers or as this Publycan I fast twyse iÌ„ the weke I gyue the tithe of all that I possesse And the Publycan stode a far of and woide nat lyfte vp hys eyes to heuen but smote his breest sayeÌ„g God be mercyful to me synner I tell you this maÌ„ departed home to hys house iustyfyed more theÌ„ the other for euerye maÌ„ that
exalted him self shall be brought low he that huÌ„bleth hym selfe shal be exalted ¶ The Pystel on the. xij Sondaye after Trinyte sondaye the. ij pystel to the Corythyans The thyrde Chapyter A. BRothrene suche trust haue we thorow Chryst to godward not that we are suffycient of our selues to thynke any thynge as it were of our selues but our ablenes coÌ„meth of god which hath made vs able to mynyster the newe TestameÌ„te nat of the let ter but of the spyryte for the letter kylleth but the spirite gyueth lyfe if the mynistracyon of deth thorowe the letters figured in stones was gloryous so that the chyldreÌ„ of Israell coulde nat behold the face of moyses for the glory of his couÌ„tenauÌ„ce which glorye Neucrtheles is done awaye why shall nat the ministracyon of the spyryte be moche more gloryous for if the minystringe of coÌ„deÌ„pnacyoÌ„ be gloryouse moch more doth the mynystracyoÌ„ of ryghtwysenes excedei glorye ¶ The Gospel on the. xij soÌ„day after trinyte soÌ„day the. vij cha of Marke D IEsus departed from the costes of Tyre came by Sy don vnto the see of Galyle thorowe the myddes of the coostes of x. cyties and they brought vnto hym one that was deafe dome prayed hym to lay his haÌ„de ypoÌ„ hym and he toke hym asyd froÌ„ the people and put his fyngers in his ere 's dyd spytte touched his tonge loked vp to heuen syghed sayd vnto hym Ephata that is to say be opened strayte waye his eares were opened the strynge of his toÌ„ge was loosed he spake playne he coÌ„mauÌ„ded theÌ„ that they shulde tel no man but the more he forbad theÌ„ in so moche the more a greate deale they publysshed sayeÌ„ge He hathe done al thynges wel hath made both the deafe to heare and the domme to speake ¶ The Pystell on the. xiij SoÌ„daye after Trinite sondaye The thyrde Chapiter to the GalathyaÌ„s C BRethren to AbrahaÌ„ his sede were the ê“myses made he sayth nat in the sedes as in many but in thy sede as in one whiche is Chryst This I say the the lawe whiche begaÌ„ after wardes beyond iiij hondred xxx yeres dothe nat disanull the TestameÌ„t that was coÌ„fyrmed afore of god vnto Chryst warde to make the promyse of none effecte for yf the inherytaunce come of the lawe it commeth nat of promyse but god gaue it to AbrahaÌ„ by promyse wherfore theÌ„ serueth the lawe the lawe was added bycause of traÌ„sgressyon tyl the sede came to which the promyse was made it was ordeyned by angels iÌ„ the haÌ„de of a mediator A Mediator is nat a Mediator of one but god is one is the law then agaynst the promyse of god God forbyd howbeit if there had ben a law gyuen whiche coulde haue gyuen lyfe then no doute ryghtwysenes shulde haue come by the lawe but the scripture concludeth all thynges vnder syn that the promys by the fayth of Iesus Chryst shulde be gyuen vnto them that byleue ¶ The Gospel on the. xiij Sonday after Trinite sonday The. x. Chapiter of Luke D. IEsus sayde vnto his discyples happy are the eyes whiche se that ye se For I tell you that many prophetes and kynges haue desyred to se those thynges which ye se and haue nat sene theÌ„ and to heare those thynges whiche ye heare haue nat herde them beholde a certayne lawier stode vp and tempted hym sayeÌ„ge Mayster what shall I do to inheryte eternal lyfe He sayd vnto hym what is wrytteÌ„ iÌ„ the lawe howe redest thou and he answered sayd Loue thy lorde god with all thy herte with all thy soule and with all thy strength and with all thy myude and thy neyghbour as thy selfe And he sayde vnto hym thou hast answered ryght this do and thou shalt lyue he wyllynge to iustifye hym selfe sayde vnto Iesus who is then my neyghbour Iesus answered and sayde A certayne man descended from Ierusalem in to Ierico and fel in to the handes of theues whiche robbed hym of his rayment and wounded hym departed leauynge hym halfe deed and by chaunce there cam a certayne pÌ„est that same way and when he sawe hym he passed by and lykewyse a Leuyte when he was come nye to the place weÌ„te and loked on hym and passed by Then a certayne Samaritan as he iorned cam nye vnto hym wheÌ„ he saw hym had coÌ„passyon on hym and weÌ„t to hym and bouÌ„d vp his woundes and powred in oyle and wyne and put hym on his owne beest and brought hym to a comon in and made prouysion for hym on the morowe when he departed he toke out two pens and gaue them to the hoste and sayde vnto hiÌ„ take cure of hym and what soeuer thou speÌ„dest more when I come agayne I wyl recompence the. which now of these thre thynkest thou was neyghboure vnto hym that fell in to the theues handes And he sayde he that shewed mercy on hym Then sayde Iesus vnto hym go and do thou lyke wyse ¶ The Pystell on the. xiiij Sondaye after Trinite sonday The. v. chapyter to the Galathyans C. BRothren walke in the spiryte and fulfyl nat the lustes of the flesshe for the flesshe lusteth contrary to the spiryte the spirite contrary to the flesshe These are coÌ„trary one to the other so that ye caÌ„ nat do that which ye wolde but and if ye be ledde of the spiryte then are ye nat vnder the lawe The dedes of the flesshe are many fest whiche are these aduoutry fornycacyon vnclennes wantonnes ydolatry wytche crafte hatred varyaunce zele wrath stryfe sedycyon sectes enuyeng murther droÌ„kennes glotony and suche lyke of the whiche I tel you before as I haue tolde you in tyme past that they whiche commyâ— suche thynges shall nat inheryte the kyngdome of god But the fruyte of the spiryte is loue ioy peace longe sufferyng gentylnes goodnes faythfulnes mekenes temperancye Agaynst suche there is no lawe They that are Chrystes haue crucifyed the flesshe with the appetites and lustes ¶ The Gospel on the. xiiij Sonday after Trinyte sondaye the xvij chapyter of Luke 〈◊〉 AS Iesus went to Ierusalem he passed thorowe Sa maria Galyle as he entred in to a certayne towne or castel ther met hym ten men that were Lepers whiche stone a fare of and put forth theyr voyces sayde Iesu mayster haue mercy on vs. UvheÌ„ he saw them he sayd vnto theÌ„ go shewe your selues to the preestes it chauÌ„sed as they weÌ„t they were clensed one of theÌ„ wheÌ„ he saw that he was clensed turned backe agayne with a lowde voyce praysed god fell downe on his face at his fete gaue hym thankes the same was a Samaritane And iâ—…us answered and sayde are there nat ten clensed but wher are those nyne Ther are not founde that retourned agayne to gyue god prayse saue onely this straunger and he sayde vnto hi arise go thy way thy faith hathe made the
hoole ¶ The Pystel on the. xv SoÌ„daye after trinite soÌ„day The. v. chapiter to the Galathyans D. BRethrene if we lyue iÌ„ the spiryte let vs walke in the spiryte let vs nat be vayne gloryous ê“uokyng one another enuyeÌ„ge one another Brethene yfany maÌ„ be fallen by chauÌ„ce in to any faute ye which are spyrytual helpe to ameÌ„de hym iÌ„ spirite of mekenes coÌ„syderyng thy selfe lest thou also be teÌ„pted bere ye one anothers burthen so fulfyl the law of Chryste yfany maÌ„ seme to hym selue that he is som what when in dede he is nothynge the same deceauethe hym selfe in his ymaginacyon let euery maÌ„ proue his owne worke theÌ„ shal be haue reioysyng in his owne selfe nat iÌ„ another for euery maÌ„ shal beare his owne burthin let him that is taughte in the worde mynister vnto hym that teacheth hym in all good thyngâ— be nat deceaueth god is nat moched for what soeuer man soweth that shall he reepe He that soweth in his flesshe shal of the flesshe reepe corrupcyoÌ„ but he that soweth iÌ„ the spiryte shal of the spiryte reepe lyfe euerlastyng Let vs nat be wery of well doyng for wheÌ„ the thyme is come we shall reepe without werynes Uvhyle we haue therfore tyme let vs do good vnto all men specially vnto them which are of the housholde of fayth ¶ The Gospel on the. xv Sonday after Trinyte sonday The. vi chapyter of Mathewe C Iesus sayd vnto his disciples that no maÌ„ can serue two maysters for eyther he shal hate the one loue the other or els he shall leue to the one despyce the other ye caÌ„ nat serue god maÌ„mon Therfore I say vnto you be nat carefull for youre lyfe what ye shal ea te nor what ye shal drynke nor yet for your body what ye shal put on is nat the lyfe more worth theÌ„ meate the body more of value then rayment beholde the foules of the ayre for they sowe nat neyther reape nor yet cary in to the barnes yet your heueÌ„ly father fedeth theÌ„ are ye nat moche better theÌ„ they which of you thoughe he toke though therfore coulde put one cubit vnto his stature why care ye theÌ„ for raymeÌ„te CoÌ„syder the lylyes of the felde how they grow They labour nat neyther spynne yet for al that I say vnto you that eueÌ„ SalomoÌ„ in al his royalte was nat araed lyke vnto one of these wherfore yf god so clothed the grasse which is to day iÌ„ felde to morowe shal be caste in to the furnesse shall he nat moche more do the same vnto you O ye of lytell fayth Therfore take no thought saig Uvhat shal we eate or what shal we drinke or wher with shall we be clothed after all these thynges seke the geÌ„tyls for your heueÌ„ly father knoweth that ye haue nede of al these thynges but rather seke ye fyrste the kyngdome of heueÌ„ and the ryghtwysnes therof and al these thynges shal be mynystred vnto you ¶ The Pystel on the. xvi Sondaye after Trinyte sonday The. viij chapiter to the Ephesyans B. SAy at Paule wrote vnto the EphesyaÌ„s sayeÌ„g I desyre you that ye faynte nat bycause of my tribulacyons for your sakes whiche is your prayse for this cause I bowe my knees vnto the father of our lorde Iesê° Chryst which is father ouer al that is called father iÌ„ heueÌ„ iÌ„ heueÌ„ iÌ„ erth that he wold grauÌ„t you accordiÌ„g to the ryches of his glory that ye maye be streÌ„gthed with myght by hê spirite iÌ„ the inner maÌ„ that Chryste maye dwell iÌ„ your hertes by fayth that he beyng coted grouÌ„ded iÌ„ loue myght be able to coÌ„preheÌ„de with all saintes what is that bredth leÌ„gth deepth heygth to know what is the loue of christ which loue passeth knowledge that ye myght be fulfylled with al maner of fulnes which coÌ„meth of god vnto hiÌ„ that is able to do excedynge haboundauntly aboue all that we are or thynke accordyng to the power that worketh iÌ„ vs be prayse iÌ„ the congregacyoÌ„s by iesus Chryste thorowout all generacyons froÌ„ tyme to tyme. Amen ¶ The Gospel on the. xvi Sondaye after Trynyte sonday The. vij chapiter of Luke B. IEsê° weÌ„t iÌ„ to a cyte called Naim many of his dyscyples wente with hym and moch people wheÌ„ he came nye vnto the gate of the cytie beholde there was a deed maÌ„ caried out whiche was the onely sone of his mother and she was a wydow and moch people of the cytie was with her and when Iesus sawe her he had compassyon on her sayde vnto her wepe not he wente touched the coffyn and they that bare him stode styl and he sayde yonge man I saye vnto the aryse and the deed sate vp and began to speke and he delyuered hiÌ„ to his mother there came a feare on theym all â—…oryfyed god sayenge a great prophet is rysen among vs and god hathe vysyted his people ¶ The Pystel on the. xvij Sonday after Trinyte sonday The fourth Chapiter to the Ephesyans A. BRethrene I which am in boÌ„des for the lordes sake exhorte you that ye walke worthy of the vocacyon wherwith ye are called in all humblenes of mynde and mekenes and longe sufferynge for bearinge one another thorow loue and that ye be di ligente to kepe the vnyte of the spirite iÌ„ the boÌ„de of peace beynge one body and one spirite euen as ye are called in one hope of your callynge Let there be but one lord one fayth one baptyme one god and father of al whiche is aboue al thorow al. And in you al which is blessed in the worldes of worldes Amen ¶ The Gospel on the. xvij Sonday after Trinyte sondaye The. xiiij Chapyter of Luke A. UUhen Iesus wente in to the house of one of the cheyfe Pharyses to eate breade on the sabothe day and they watched hym and beholden there was a man before hym whiche had the dropsye and Iesus answered and spake vnto the law yers and Pharyses sayenge it is laufull to hea le on the Saboth day and they helde theyr peace he toke hym healed hym let him go answered them sayeng Uvhiche of you shal haue anAsse or an ore falleÌ„ in to apytte wyl not strayte waye pull hiÌ„ out on the Saboth daye and they coulde nat answere hym agayne to that He put forth a simylytude to the gestes when he marked how they preased that hiest roames sayde vnto theÌ„ wheÌ„ thou arte bydden to a weddyng of any maÌ„ sit nat downe iÌ„ the hyest rou me lest a more honourable maÌ„ theÌ„ thou be biddeÌ„ of hiÌ„ he that badde both hym the come saye to the gyue this maÌ„ roume thou theÌ„ begyn with shame to take the lowest roume but rather wheÌ„ thou arte byddeÌ„ go syth in the lowest roume the wheÌ„ he that badde the coÌ„meth he maye saye vnto the freÌ„de syt vp hyer TheÌ„
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
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