Ephesyans D BRethren nowe ye are no more strauÌ„gers foreners but cytesens with the sayntes of the housholde of god and are bylte vpon the fouÌ„dacion of the Apostles ê“phetes Iesê° Christe beyng the heed corner stone in whoÌ„ euery buyldynge coupled togyther / groweth vnto an holy teÌ„ple in the lord in whom ye also are buylte to gyther made an habitacion for god in the spirite ¶ The gospell on S. Iames daye the Apostle The .xx. chapyter of Mathewe C THere came to Iesê° the moâ—her of zebedes childreÌ„ with her sonnes worshyppynge him desyrynge a certayne thyng of him he sayd vnto her what wilt thou haue she sayd vnto hiÌ„ grauÌ„t that these my two sonnes may syt one on the right hand the other on thy left hande in thy kyngdome Iesus answered sayde ye wotte not what ye aske Are ye able to drynke of the cup that I shall drynke of to be baptysed with the baptime that I shal be baptysed with They answered to him That we are He sayde vnto them ye shal drynke of my cup shal be baptysed with the baptyme that I shal be baptised with but to syt on my ryghthaÌ„d / on my left haÌ„d is not myne to giue but to theÌ„ for whoÌ„ it is pÌ„pared of my fader ¶ The Pystle on saynte Annes daye A WomaÌ„ of power veryte c. Ye shal fynde this Pystle on saynt Mary Magdaleyn daye Folio lij ¶ The Gospel on S. Annes daye The .j. cha of Mathewe A. THis is the boke of the generacion Ye shal fynde this gospel on the concepcion of our Lady Folio xliiij ¶ The Pystle on S. Peters daye ad vincula The .xij. Chapi-of the Actes of the Apostles C WHen Peter came out of preson he came to the house of mary the mother of one IohnÌ„ which was called marke wher many were gathered togyther in prayer / as Peter knocked at the entre dore A damosell came forth to herken named Rhoda wheÌ„ she knew Peters voyce she opened not the entre for gladnes but ran in and tolde howe Peter stode before the entrey they sayd vnto her thou art mad she bore theÌ„ downe that it was euen so Then sayd they it is his angell Peter coÌ„tinued knockynge wheÌ„ they had opened the dore sawe him they were astonyed he beckened vnto them with the hande to holde theyr peace tolde theÌ„ by what meanes the lord brought him out of pryson ¶ The gospel on s Peters day ad viÌ„cula the .xvj. cha of Mat. B WHen Iesus came into the costes c. ye shal fynde this gospel on S. Peters and Paules daye Folio l. ¶ The Pystle on the transfyguracyon of our lorde The secoÌ„de Pystle of Peter and the fyrst chapyter D Most dere beloued brethreÌ„ we folowed not deceyuable fables wheÌ„ we opened vnto you the power coÌ„myng of our lorde Iesus Christ but with our eyes we saw his maiestye Euen then / verely wheÌ„ he receyued of god the father honour glory wheÌ„ there came such a voyce to hym froÌ„ the excelleÌ„t glory This is my dere beloued sonne in whoÌ„ I haue delyte heare him this voyce we herde whan it came froÌ„ heueÌ„ beynge with him in the holy mouÌ„t we haue also a right sure word of ê“phesy wherunto if we take hyde as vnto a light that shyneth in a darke place ye do well vntyll the daye daune the daye starre aryse in your hertes ¶ The Gospel on the transfyguracyon of our lorde The xvij Chapyter of Mathewe A IEsê° toke Peter Iames IohnÌ„ his brother brought theÌ„ vp into an hye mouÌ„tayne out of the way was transfigured before theÌ„ his face dyd shyne as the sonne hys clothes were as whyte as the lyghte And behold there appered vnto theÌ„ moses Helias talking with hiÌ„ Then answered Peter sayd to Iesê° Master here is good beyng for vs yf yâ— wylt / let vs make here .iij. tabernacles one for the one for Moses one for Helias Whyle he yet spake / behold a bryght cloude shadowed theÌ„ beholde there came a voyce out of the cloude sayd This is my dere soÌ„ne in whoÌ„ I delyte / here him And whaÌ„ the dicsiples herde that they fell flat on theyr faces were sore affrayd And Iesus came touched theÌ„ sayd aryse be not affrayde TheÌ„ lyfted they vp they re eyes sawe no man but Iesê° onely And as they came downe from the Mountayne Iesus charged them sayeÌ„g / se that ye shewe the Vysyon to no man tyll the sonne of man be rysen agayne frome deaehe ¶ The Pystle in the feast of name of Iesê° The .iiij. chapiter of the Actes of the Apostles A. PEter ful of the holy ghost saide ye rulers of the people elders of Israel if we this day be examyned of the good dede done to the sycke man / by what meanes he is made hole be it knoweÌ„ vnto you all and to al the people of Israel that in the name of Iesus Christe of Nazareth whome ye crucyfyed and whome God raysed from deth againe this man standeth here present before you whole this is the stone cast a syde of you buylders whiche is set in the chyefe place of the corner neyther is there saluacyoÌ„ in any other nor yet also is there any other name gyuen to men wherein we muste be saued ¶ The Gospell in the feaste of the name of Iesus The fyrste Chapyter of Mathew C THe Angel of god appered to Ioseph in slepe sayeng Ioseph the sonne of Dauid feare not to take vnto the Mary thy wyfe for that which is coÌ„ceyued in her is of the holy ghost she shall brynge forth a sonne thou shalt call his name Iesê° for he shall saue his people froÌ„ theyr synnes All this was done to fulfyll that which was spokeÌ„ of our lorde by the ê“phete sayeng Beholde a mayde shal be with chylde shal brynge forth a son they shal cal his name Emanuel which is by interpÌ„tacioÌ„ god with vs ¶ The Pystle on S. Laurence daye the .ij. Pystle to the Corynthyans The .ix. Chapyter B BRethren he which soweth lytel shal repe lytell he that soweth pleÌ„teously shal repe pleÌ„teously let euery man do accordynge as he hath purposed in his hert not grudgelynge or of necessyte for God loued a cherefull gyuer God is able to make you ryche in all grace that ye in al thinges hauyng sufficieÌ„t vnto the vttermost may be rych vnto al maner good workes as it is wrytten He hathe sparsed abrode and hath gyuen to the poore his ryghteousnes remayneth for euer He that findeth the sower sed shal mynister breade for fode shal multyplye your sede and encrease the fruytes of your ryghteousnes ¶ The gospel on S. Laurence day The .xij. Cha. of IohnÌ„ D IEsus sayd vnto his dysciples Verely verely I say vnto you except that wheat corne fal iÌ„to the grouÌ„d dye it bydeth
pystle on the sonday after wedding goeth out called septuagelima fo eo the gospell on the same daye Folio ix The Pystle on the sondaye of .lx. to the Corynthyans folio eodem the gospell on the same daye Folio x. The pystle on the sondaye of .l. folio eo the gospell on the same daye folio eo The pystle on asshe wednysdaye Folio xi the gospel on the same daye folio eo The Pystle on the fyrst sondaye in Lente folio eodem the gospell on the same daye folio eodem The Pystle on the seconde sonday in Lente Folio iii. the gospell on the same daye folio eodem The Pystle on the thyrde sondaye in Lent folio eodem the gospell on the same daye folio eodem The pystle on mydlent Sondaye Folio xiii the gospell on the same day folio eodem The pystle on Passyon Sondaye Folio xiiii the gospell on the same daye folio eodem the pistle on Palme sondaye Folio eodem the Passyon on the same Sondaye folio eodem the gospell on the same day Folio xviii The Passyon on good frydaye folio eodem the gospell on the same daye Folio xx The Pystle on Easter daye folio eodem the gospell on Easter day Folio xxi The pystle on the Mondaye in the Easter weke folio eodem the gospell on the same daye folio eodem The Pystle on the Tewysdaye in the Easter weke Folio xxii the gospell on the same daye folio eodem The Pystle on the wednysdaye in the Easter weke folio eodem the gospell on the same daye folio eodem The Pystle on the fyrst sonday after Easter day called lowe sonday fo xxiii the gospell on the same daye folio eodem The pystle on the seconde Sonday after Easter daye folio eodem the gospell on the same daye Folio xxiiii The pystle on the thyrde Sondaye after Easter daye folio eodem the gospell on the same daye folio eodem The pystle on the .iiii. sondaye after Easter daye folio eodem the gospell on the same day Folio xxv The pystle on the .v. Sōdaye after Easter day / which is the next sonday before the crosse dayes folio eo the gospell of the same daye folio eo The pystle on the Mondaye in the Crosse dayes Folio eodem the gospell of the same daye Folio xxvi The pystle on the Ascension euen folio eodem the gospell on the same daye folio eodem The pystle on the Ascensyon daye folio eodem the gospell on the same daye Folio xxvii The pystle on the sondaye after ascensyon daye folio eodem the gospell on the same daye folio eodem The pystle on the Wytson sondaye folio eodem the gospell on the same daye Folio xxviii The pystle on the Mondaye in Wytson weke folio eodem the gospell on the same daye folio eodem The pystle on the tewysdaye in the Wytson weke folio eodem the gospell on the same daye Folio xxix The pystle on the wednysdaye in the wylson weke folio eodem the gospell on the same daye folio eodem The pystle on Trinite Sōday folio eo the gospel on the same day fo xxx The pystle on Corpus Christi day fo eo the gospel on the same day fo eo The pystle on the fyrst sondaye after trinite sondaye Folio xcxi the gospell on the same Sondaye folio eodem the pystle on the seconde sonday after trinite Sondaye folio eodem the gospell on the same Sondaye folio eodem the pystle on the .iii. sondaye after trinite Sondaye Folio xxxii the gospell on the same daye folio eodem the pystle on the .iiii. Sondaye after trynite Sondaye folio eodem the gospell on the same daye folio eodem the pystle on the .v. sondaye after trynite Sondaye Folio xxxiii the gospell on the same Sondaye folio eodem the pystle on the .vi. Sondaye after trinite sondaye Folio eodem the gospel on the same daye Folio xxxiiii the pystle on the .vii. Sondaye after trynite sondaye folio eodem the Gospell on the same daye folio eodem the pystle on the .viii. Sondaye after tryuyle sondaye folio eodem the gospell on the same daye folio eodem the pystle on the .ix. Sondaye after trinite sondaye folio xxxv the gospell on the same daye folio eodem the pystle on the .x. sondaye after trynite sondaye folio eodem the gospell on the same daye Folio eodem the pystle on the .xi. Sondaye after trinite sondaye Folio xxxvi the gospell on the same daye folio eodem the pystle on .xii. sondaye after trinite Sondaye folio eodem the gospell on the same Sondaye folio eodem the pystle on the .xiii. Sondaye after trinite sondaye Folio xxxvii the gospell on the same dayde folio eodem the pystle on the .xiiii. Sondaye after trinite sondaye folio eodem the gospell on the same Sonday folio eodem the pystle on the .xv. sondaye after trinite sondaye Folio xxxviii the gospell on the same daye folio eodem the pystle on the xvi sondaye after trinite sondaye folio eodem the gospell on the same daye Folio xxxix the pystle on the .xvii. Sondaye after trinite sondaye folio eodem the gospell on the same daye folio eodem the pystle on the .xviii. Sondaye after trinite Sondaye folio eodem the gospell on the same daye Folio eodem the pystle on the .xix. Sondaye after trinite Sondaye Folio xl the gospell on the same daye folio eodem the pystle on the .xx Sondaye after trinite Sandaye folio eodem the gospell on the same daye folio eodem the pystle on the .xxi. sondaye after trinite sondaye Folio xii the gospell on the same sondaye folio eodem the pystle on the .xxii. sondaye after trynite sondaye folio eodem the gospell on the same daye folio eodem the pystle on the .xxiii. Sondaye after trinite sondaye Folio xlii the gospell on the same daye Folio eodem the pystle on the .xxiiii. Sondaye after trinite sondaye folio eodem the gospell on the same daye folio eodem the pystle on the nexte sondaye before Aduent Sondaye folio eodem the gospell on the same daye folio xliii the pystle on the dedicacion daye fo eo the gospell on the same day fo eo ¶ Here endeth the table of the Pystles and gospels of the sondayes ¶ Here after foloweth the table of the Pystles gospels of the Sayntes THe pystle on saynt Andrewes daye folio xliii the gospel on the same daye folio xliiii The Pystle on s Nicholas daye fo eo the gospell on the same day fo eo ¶ The pystle on the Concepcion of our Lady folio eodem the gospell on the same daye folio eodem The pystle on s Thomas the Apostle daye folio xiv the gospell on the same daye Folio eodem The pystle on the Conuersyon of saynt Paule folio eodem the gospell on the same daye folio xlvi the pystle on Candelmas day fo eo the gospell on the same daye fo eo the pystle on saynt Mathias
the Apostle daye folio eodem the gospell on the same daye folio xlvii the pystle on the Annunciacian of our Lady folio eodem the gospell on the same daye folio eodem the pystle on s Georges daye / folio eo the gospel on the same day fo xlviii the pystle on s Marke the Euangelistes daye folio eodem the gospell on the same daye folio eodem the pystle on Philip and Iames daye folio eodem the gospell on the same daye folio eodem the pistle on the InueÌ„cioÌ„ of the crosse fo xlix the gospel on the same day fo eo the pystle on the Natyuâ—â—e of saynt IohnÌ„ the babtyst folio eodem the gospell on the same daye folio l. the pystle on s Peter Paules day fo eo the gospell on the same day fo eo the pystle on the coÌ„memoracyon of saynt Paule folio eodeÌ„ the gospell on the same daye folio li. the pystle on the Visitacion of our Lady folio eodem the gospell on the same daye folio eodem the pystle on Relyke sondaye fo eo the gospel on the same daye fo eo the pystle on s Margaretes day fo iii. the gospel on i. Margarets day fo eo the pystle on Mary magdaleyn day fo eo the gospel on the same day / fo eo the pystle on s Iames daye fo liii the gospel on the same daye fo eo the pystle on s Annes daye folio eo the gospell on s Annes daye folio eo the pystle on s Peters day advincula fo eo the gospel on the same day fo eo the pystle on the transfyguracion of our lorde folio eodem the gospell on the same daye folio liiii the pystle on the feaste of the name of Iesus folio eodem the gospell on the same daye of Iesus feaste folio eodem the pystle on saynt Laurence folio eo the gospell on the same daye folio eo the pystle on the Assumpcibu of our Lady Folio lv the gospel on the same daye folio eodem the pystle on s Bartylmewes daye fo eo the gospell on the same day fo eo the pystle on the decollacion of saynt Iohan baptist folio eodem the gospell on the same daye folio eodem the pystle on the Natiuite of our lady folio lvi the gospell on the same daye folio eodem the pystle on the Exaltacion of the Crosse folio eodem the gospel on the same daye folio eodem the pystle on s Mathewes daye the Apostle folio eodem the gospel on the same daye folio eodem the pystle on saynt Myghels day fo lvii the gospel on the same day folio eo the pystle on the trans of saynt Edwarde the Kynge and confessour folio eo the gospell on the same daye folio eodem the pystle on saynt Luke the euangelyst folio eodem the gospell on the same daye folio eodem the pystle on the Xi thousande vyrgyns daye folio lviii the gospel on the same daye folio eodem the pystle on s Symon Iudas day fo eo the gospel on the same day fo eo the pystle on al halowen daye fo lix the gospell on the same daye fo eodem the pystle on al Soules day folio lx the gospel on the same day folio eodem the pystle on s Martyn daye folio eo the gospell on the same day fo eodem the pystle on s Katheryns day fo eo the gospel on the same day folio lx the pystle on the same day of weddynge folio eodem the gospel on the same daye folio eodem the pystle at buryenges / folio eodem the gospel on the same daye / folio eo FINIS TABVLAE ¶ Imprynted at London in Pater noster rowe by my IohnÌ„ Redman
Apostleshyp froÌ„ the which Iudas by traÌ„sgression fell that he myght go to his owne place they gaue forth theyr lottes and the lot fell on Mathias and he was counted with the eleuen Apostles ¶ The Gospell on S. Mathias the Apostles day The .xj. Chapiter of Mathew D THen Iesê° answered sayed I prayse ye. O father lorde of heueÌ„ erth because thou hast hyd these thynges froÌ„ the wyse prudeÌ„te haste opened theÌ„ vnto babes euen so father for so it pleased that all thinges are gyueÌ„ vnto me of my father / no man knoweth the soÌ„ne but the father nether knoweth any maÌ„ the father saue the soÌ„ne he to whoÌ„ the soÌ„ne wyl open him Come vnto me al ye the labour are ladeÌ„ I wyl ease you take my yoke on you lerne of me for I am meke lowely in hert ye shal fynde rest vnto your soules / for my yoke is easye / my burthen is lyght ¶ The Pystle on the Annunciacyan of our Lady Esaye vij OVr lorde spake to Achas sayeng Axe that a signe of the Lorde thy god from a lowe byneth or from an hye aboue But Achas answered I wyl not axe nether wyl tempte the lord Wherfore the lorde sayth herkeÌ„ ye of the house of Dauid It is so smal a thing for you to be greuous to men / but the ye shuld also be paynfull vnto god neuer the later yet the lord he wil gyue you a signe Behold a virgin shal be with childe shal beare a sonne shal cal his name Emanuel He shal eat butter hony that he may haue vnderstandynge to refuse the euyll to chose the good ¶ The Gospel on the AnnuÌ„ciacion of our lady The .j. chap. of Luke C. ANd in the .vj. moneth the angell Gabriell was sent froÌ„ god vnto a cytie of Galyle named nazareth to a vyrgin sponsed to a man whose name was Ioseph of the house of Dauyd the vyrgyns name was Mary and the angell went in vnto her sayde Hayle full of grace the lorde is with the blessyd art thou amonge women When she sawe hym she was abasshed at hys sayeng cast in her mynde what maner of salutacioÌ„ that shuld be And the Angel sayd vnto her feare not Mary for thou hast founde grace with god lo thou shalt coÌ„ceyue in thy wombe shalt beare a sonne shalt call his name Iesus He shall be great shal be called the sonne of the hyest the lorde shal gyue vnto him the seate of his father Dauyd he shall raygne ouer the house of Iacob for euer and of his kyngdome shal be none ende Then sayde Mary to the Angel / how shal this be seynge that I knowe not a man and the angell answered and sayd vnto her / the holy ghost shal come vpon the the power of the hyest shall ouer shadow the. Therfore also that holy thing which shal be borne shal be called the sonne of god marke thy cosyn Elyzabeth / she hath also conceyued a sonne in her old age / this is the .vj. moneth to her whiche was called barayne for with God shall nothynge be vnpossyble Mary sayd Beholde the hande mayden of the lorde / be it vnto me euen as thou hast sayde ¶ The Pystle on S. Georges daye The fyrst Chapyter of Iames. A MY brethren counte it excedynge ioy / when ye fall into dyuers teptacions for as much as ye know that the tryeng of your fayth bryngeth pacience haue her perfecte worke that ye may be perfecte and sound that nothynge be lackynge vnto you / yf any that is amoÌ„g you lacke wysdome / let him aske of god which gyueth to all men indyffereÌ„tly / casteth no man in the teeth it shal be gyuen him / but let him aske in fayth wauer nat for he that doubteth is lyke the waues of the see / toste of the wynde / and caryed with violence Neyther let that man thynke that he shall receyue any thynge of God A wauerynge mynded man is vnstable in al his wayes / let the brother of lowe degre reioyce in that he is exalted and the rych in that he is made lowe for euen as the floure of the grasse shal he vanyssh away The Sonne ryseth with heate and the grasse haboundaunce Happy is the man that endureth in temptacion for when he is tryed he shall receyue the Crowne of lyfe whiche the Lorde hath promysed to them that loue hym ¶ The gospel on S. Georges day the xv cha of IohnÌ„ A. IEsus sayde vnto discyples I am the true vyne my father is an housbaÌ„de man euery brauÌ„che that beareth fruite in me he wyl take away euery braunche that beareth fruyte wyll pourge that it maye brynge more fruyte Now are ye cleane by the meanes of the wordes which I haue spoken vnto you byde in me let me byde in you as the brauuÌ„che can not beare fruyte of it selfe except it byde in the vyne No more can ye except ye abyde in me I am the vyne ye are the braunches he that abideth in me I in him the same bryngeth forth much fruyte / for wtout me caÌ„ ye do nothing yf a maÌ„ bide not in me he is cast forth as a braunche is whythered men gather it cast it in to the fyre it burneth yf ye abyde in me my wordes also byde in you aske what ye wyll and it shal be gyueth to you ¶ The Pystle on s Marke the EuaÌ„gelystes daye The .iiij. chapyter to the Ephesyans B BRethren vnto euery one of vs is gyuen grace according to the measure of the gyft of Christ Wherfore he sayth he is gone vp an hye hath led captyuite captiue hath gyueÌ„ gyftes vnto meÌ„ That he asceÌ„ded / what meaneth it / but that he also dysceÌ„deth fyrst into the lowest partyes of the erth He that dysceÌ„ded / is euen the same also that ascended vp eueÌ„ aboue al thinges to fulfyl al thynges the very same made some Apostles some prophetes some Euangelyst some shepherdes some teachers that the sayntes myght haue all thynges necessary to worke mynistre wtal to the edefyeng of the body of Christ tyll we euer pchone in the vnite of fayth knowlege of the soÌ„ne of god grow vp vnto a perfite maÌ„ after the mesure of age of the fulnes of christ ¶ The Gospell of S. Marke the Euangelyste daye The .xv. Chapyter of IohnÌ„ A I Am the true vyne c. as it is wrytten worde by worde in the Gospell of saynt George daye ¶ The Pystle on Phylyp Iames daye Sapiencie v. THen shall the ryghteous stande with greate constaunce agaynst them that vexed them toke away that they had laboured for When the wycked shall se that they shal be troubled with horryble fere shall wonder at the sodayne vnloked for vyctory shall say in them selues repentyng sorowynge for an guysshe of herte These be
with the ghost / prophesyed sayeng Blessed be the Lord of Israel for he hath visited redemed his people ¶ The Pystle on S. Peter and Paules daye The .xij. Chapyter of the Actes of the Apostles A IN that tyme Herode the kynge layd handes on certayn of the coÌ„gregacyon to vexe theÌ„ / he kylled Iames the brother of Iohan with a swerde and because he sawe that it pleased the Iewes he proceded further / toke Peter also Then were the dayes of the swete bread / and when he had caught him / he put hym in Pryson / and delyuered hym to .iiij. quaternyons of souldyours to be kept / entendynge after Easter to brynge him forth to the people / Then was Peter kept in pryson / but prayer was made withoute ceasynge of the congregacyon vnto God for hym / when Herode wolde haue brought him out vnto the people / the same nyght slept Peter betwene two souldyoures / bounde with two chaynes / and the kepers before the dore kepte the Pryson beholde the angell of the lorde was there presente lyght shyned in the lodge smote Peter on the syde styred hym vp sayenge â–ª Aryse vp quyckely the chaynes fel of froÌ„ his haÌ„des the angell sayd vnto him / gyrde thy selfe bynde on thy sandalles so he dyd he sayde vnto him cast on thy mantell about the folowe me he came folowed hym wyste nat that it was trueth which was done by the angel but thought he had sene a vysyon when they were paste the fyrste the secoÌ„de watche they came vnto the Irongate that ledeth vnto the cytye which opened to them by his owne accorde And they weÌ„t out passed thorow one strete by by the Angel departed froÌ„ him And wheÌ„ Peter came to hym selfe he sayd now I knowe of a suertye that the lord hath sent his Angel hath delyuered me froÌ„ the haÌ„d of Herode froÌ„ al the waytiÌ„g for of the people of the Iues ¶ The gospel on s Peter Paules daye ye. xvj cha of Mat. C WHen Iesê° came into the costes of the ryte which is called Cesarea Philyppy he asked his discyples sayenge whoÌ„ do men say that I the son of man am They sayd some say that thou arte IohnÌ„ baptyst some Helias some Ieremias or one of the prophetes He sayd vnto them but whoÌ„ say ye that I am Simon Peter answered sayd Thou art Christ the sonne of the lyuynge god And Iesus answered sayd vnto hym Happy art thou Simon the son of Ionas for flessh bloud hath not opened vnto the that but my father which is in heueÌ„ And I say vnto the that thou art Peter vpoÌ„ this rocke I wyl buld my coÌ„gragacioÌ„ the gates of hel shal not preuayle agaynst it I wyl gyue vnto the the keyes of the kyngdome of heueÌ„ whatsoeuer thou byndest vpoÌ„ earth shal be bouÌ„d iÌ„ heueÌ„ whatsoeuer thou losed on erth / shal be losed in heueÌ„ ¶ The Pystle on the coÌ„memoracion of s Paul the .ij. chapiter to the Galathyans B I Cercyfye you brethren that the Gospel which was preched of me was not after the maner of men neyther receyued I it of man neyther was I taught it but receyued it by the reuelacioÌ„ of Iesus Christ ye haue herde of my coÌ„uersacion in tymes past in the Iewes wayes how that beyond mesure I persecuted the coÌ„gregacion of god spoyled it preuayled in the Iewes law aboue many of my coÌ„panioÌ„s which were of myne owne nacioÌ„ was as muche more feruent mayntener of the tradicions of the elders but wheÌ„ it pleased god which seperated me froÌ„ my mothers woÌ„be called me by his grace / for to declare his son by me that I shuld preache him amonge the hetheÌ„ / immediatly I coÌ„mened not of the matter with flesshe bloude / neyther returned to Ierusalem to theÌ„ which were Apostles before me / but went my wayes into Arabia came agayne vnto DamascoÌ„ Then after iij. yere I returned to Ierusalem to se Peter abode with him .xv. dayes none other of the Apostles sawe I saue Iames the lordes brother the thynges which I wryte beholde / god knoweth I lye not After that I went into the costes of Syria Cilicia was vnknowen as touchynge my person vnto the coÌ„gregacyons of Iewry which were in Christ but they herde onely that he which persecuted vs iÌ„ tyme past now precheth the fayth which before he destroyed / they gloryfyed god on my behalfe ¶ The gospell on the Commemoracion on saynt Paule The xix Chapyter of Mathewe D PEter sayd vnto Iesê° / behold we haue forsaken c. ye shall fynde this gospell on the conuersion of S. Paule Folio l. ¶ The Pistle on the vysitacion of our Lady Cantic ii I Am the floure of the felde Lylyes of the valeys / the Lylye amonge thornes so is my loue amonge the doughters As the Apple tree amonge the trees of the wode / so is my beloued amonge the sonnes in his shadow was my desyre to sytte for his fruyte was swete to my mouth He broughte me vnto his wyne seller / his behauer to me ward was louely / behold my beloued sayd to me vp haste my loue / my done my beutifull come for nowe is wynter gone / rayne departed past the floures appere in oure countre the tyme is come to cut the vynes The voyce of the Turtyl done is herd in our laÌ„d the fyggetre hath brought forth her fygges / the vyne blossomes gyue a sauour vp haste my loue my doue in the holes of the rocke secrete places of the walles shew me thy face and let me heare thy voyce for thy voyce is swete and thy fasshyon beautyfull ¶ The gospell on the visitacyon of our lady the .j. cha of Luke D MAry arose in those dayes and wente into the mountaynes with haste into a Cytye of Iewry entred into the house of zachary saluted Elyzabeth and it fortuned as Elyzabeth herde the salutacyon of Mary the babe spronge in her belly Elyzabeth was fylled with the holy ghoste and cryed with a loude voyce sayd Blessed art thou amoÌ„ge womeÌ„ blessed is the fruyt of thy woÌ„be whense happeneth this to me that the mother of my lorde shuld come to me Lo as sone as the voyce of this salutacioÌ„ souÌ„ded in myne eares the babe lept in my belly for ioye blessed art thou that beleuest for those thinges shal be perfourmed which were tolde the froÌ„ the Lorde And Mary sayde My soule magnyfyeth the Lord my spyryte reyioseth in God my sauyour ¶ The Pystle on relyke Sondaye Eccle. xliiij THese are the men of mercy whose ryghteousnes are not forgotten Goodnesse abyde with the sede of them / theyr kynsfolke are an holy inherytaunce theyr sede hath stande in witnesses and the sonnes of them abyde vnto the
alone yf it dye it bryngeth forth muche fruyte He the loueth his lyfe shal destroy it he that hateth his lyfe iÌ„ this world shal kepe it vnto the life eternal yf any maÌ„ ministre vnto me let him foolw me where I am there shal also my mynister be yf any man minister vnto me him wyl my father honour which is in heueÌ„ ¶ The Pystle on the Assumption of our Lady Eccle. xxiiij IN all those thynges I sought rest in some mannes enheritauÌ„ce wolde haue dwelt Then the creatour of al thing coÌ„mauÌ„ded sayd vnto me he that created me dyd set my tabernacle at reste sayd vnto me Dwel in Iacob haue thyne enherytaunce in Israell cote thy selfe amonge myne electe FroÌ„ the begynnynge before the worlde was I created vnto the world to come wyl I not cease / before him haue I ministred in the holy habytacyoÌ„ so in Syon was I setled in the holy cytye lykewyse I rested and in Ierusalem was my power And I roted my selfe in an honourable people whiche are the lordes parte / he theyr inheritauÌ„ce amonge the multitude of sayntes I helde my faste As a Cedar tree was I lyft vp in Lybanon as Cypres tree in mouÌ„t HermoÌ„ As a Palme tre was I exalted in Caoes as Rose plantes in Ierico As a beautyful Olyue tre in the feldes as a plantayne tre was I exalted vpoÌ„ the waters In the stretes I gaue an odour as SinamoÌ„ Balme the smelleth wel gaue an odour of swetnes as perfect Myrre ¶ The gospell on the assumpcion of our Lady the .x. cha of Lu. G IEsus entred into a certayne Castle And a certayne womaÌ„ named Martha receyued hyÌ„ into her house / And this woman had a syster called Mary whiche sat at Iesus fete herde Iesus preachynge Martha was coÌ„bred about much seruyng stode sayd Master doest thou not care that my syster hath lefte me to ministre alone byd her therfore that she helpe me And Iesê° answered said vnto her Martha Martha Thou carest art troubled about many thiÌ„ges verely one is nedful Mary hath chosen the best parte which shall nat be takeÌ„ away froÌ„ her ¶ The pystle on Saynt Bartylmewes daye the seconde Cha. to the Ephesians D NOwe ye are no more straungers c. Ye shal fynde this Pystle on S. Iames day the Apostle Folio liij ¶ The Gospell on Saynt Bartylmewes daye The .xxij. Chapyter of Luke C THere was a stryfe amonge the disciples of Iesê° which of them shulde be taken for the greatest he sayd vnto them the kynges of the Gentyls raygne ouer them and they that beare rule ouer them are called gracyous Lordes / but ye shal nat be so / but he that is greatest amonge you shall be as the yongest he that is chyefe shall be as the mynistre for whether is greater / he that sytteth eate meate or he that serueth is not he that sytteth at meate And I am amonge you as he that mynystreth / ye are they whiche haue bydden with me in my temptacyons I appoynte vnto you a kyngdome as my father hath apoynted to me that ye may eate and drynke at my table in my kyngdom syt on seates iudge the twelue trybes of Israell ¶ The Pystle on the decollacion of Saynt IohnÌ„ Prouerb x. THe lokynge of iuste men is gladnes / the hope of wycked men shall perysshe The strength of a simple man is the wayes of the lorde feare to them the worke euyll The iust shall not dwell vpon the earth The mouth of a iust man bringeth forth wysdome the tonge of euyll meÌ„ shal perysshe The lyppes of a iust man considereth pleasauÌ„t thinges the mouth of wycked men froward thynges The symplycyte of iust men shall dyrecte them and the supplantacyon of euyll men shal destroye them The ryghteousnes of ryghteouse men shal delyuer them and the wycked men shal be taken in theyr awaytes The iust man is delyuered from heuynes / the wycked man shal be taken froÌ„ him A dyssembler deceyueth his frende with the mouth and the iust men shall shal be delyuered with scyence A cytye shall be exalted in the goodes of iust men / laude shall be in the losse of wycked men A cytye shal be exalted in the blyssynge of iust meÌ„ ¶ The Gospell on the decolacyon of saynt IohnÌ„ The .vj. chapyter of Marke C HErode the kinge him selfe sent forth toke IohnÌ„ bouÌ„d him caste him in preson for Herodias sake which was his brother Philippes wife For he had maried her IohnÌ„ sayd vnto Herode It is not lawful for the to haue thy brothers wyfe Herodias layd wayte for hym wolde haue kylled him but she coulde not For Herode feared IohnÌ„ knowinge that he was a iuste man an holy and gaue him reuerence when he herd he dyd many thynges herde him gladly And when conuenieÌ„t day was come Herode on his byrth day made a supper to the lordes Capteynes chyefe estates of Galyle And the daughter of the same Hecodias came in daunted and pleased Herode them that sat at the bourde also Then the kynge sayd vnto the maydeÌ„ aske of me what thou wilt I wyl gyue it the and hâ— sware vnto her What soeuer thou shalt aske of me I wyl gyue it the eueÌ„ vnto the one half of my kyngdome And she wente forthe and sayd to her mother What shal I axe she sayd IohnÌ„ baptistes heade And she came in strayt waye with haste vnto the kynge asked sayeng / I wyl that thou gyuest me by by in a dysshe the head of IohnÌ„ Baptist And the kyng was sory yet for his othe sake for their sakes which sat at supper also he wold not put her besyde her purpose And immediatly the kyng sent the haÌ„g man coÌ„mauÌ„ded his head to be brought iÌ„ he weÌ„t beheded hym in the pryson brought his head in a dysshe gaue it to the mayden the mayden gaue it to her mother When his discyples heard of it / they came toke vp his body put in a toÌ„be ¶ The Pystle on the Natiuite of our Lady AS A vyne so brought I forth a. c. ye shal fynd this pystle in the Concepcyon of our Lady xliiij ¶ The gospel on the Natiuite of our lady The .j. cha of Mat. A. THis is the boke of the generacion of Iesus c. ye shall fynd this gospell on the CoÌ„cepcyon of our Lady Folio xliiij ¶ The Pystle on the ExaltacyoÌ„ of the Crosse the .v. cha to the Galathyans B. I Haue truste towarde you in god c. Ye shall fynde this Pystle on the Inuencyon of the Crosse Fo. xlix ¶ The Gospel on the ExaltacioÌ„ of the Crosse the .xij. cha of IohnÌ„ E IEsus sayd vnto the people of the Iewes now is the iudgemeÌ„t of
for euermore Amen ¶ The Gospell on all Halowes daye The .v chap. of Math. A WHen Iesus sawe the people c. ye shall fynde this gospel on Relyke Sondaye Folio lj ¶ The Pystle on al soules daye The .iiij. chap. of the fyrst Pystle to the Tessa C I Wolde not brethreÌ„ haue you ignorauÌ„t as coÌ„cerrynge theÌ„ which are falleÌ„ a slepe that ye sorow not as other do which haue no hope for yf we beleue the Iesê° dyed rose agayn eueÌ„ so theÌ„ also which slepe by Iesê° wyll god bryng agayne with hyÌ„ And this say we vnto you in the word of the lord that we which lyue are remaynyng in the coÌ„myng of the lord shal not come ere they which slepe for the lord hyÌ„ selfe shal desceÌ„de froÌ„ heueÌ„ with shut the voyce of the archangel troÌ„pe of god the dead in Christ shal aryse fyrst then shal we lyue remayne be caught vp with them also in the cloudes to mete the lorde in the ayre so shall we euer be with the lord Wherfore coÌ„fort your selues one another with these wordes ¶ The gospell on all soules daye The .xj. chapyter of IohnÌ„ C MArtha sayd vnto Iesus lord yf thou haddest ben here my brother had not bene deed but neuerthelesse I knowe that what soeuer thou askest of god god wyl gyue it the. Iesê° sayd vnto her thy brother shall ryse agayn Martha sayd vnto him I knowe well he shal ryse agayne in the last day Iesê° sayd vnto her I am the resurreccyoÌ„ the lyfe Whosoeuer beleueth iÌ„ me ye though he were dead / yet shal he lyue whosoeuer liueth beleueth on we shal neuer dye beleuest thou this She sayd vnto him ye lord I beleue the thou act Christ the sonne of god which hast come into the worlde ¶ The Pystle on saynt Martyns day Eccle. xliiij BEholde an excellent preste c. ye shall fynde thys Pystle on saynt Nicholas daye Folio xliiij ¶ The gospel on s Martyns daye The .xxv chap. of Math. B A Certayne man redy to take his iourney c. ye shal fynde this gospel on Saynt Nycholas daye Folio xiiij ¶ The on saynt Katheryns daye WOrde I dyd lyft vp my prayer vpoÌ„ the erth besought to be delyuered froÌ„ death I called vpoÌ„ the lorde the father of my lorde that he shal not leue me helpelesse in the day of my tribulacioÌ„ in the day of the proude maÌ„ I praysed thy ê‘petually honoured it with coÌ„fess oÌ„ my prayer was herd thou sauedst me that I ê‘isshed not delyuered me out of the tyme of vnrighteousnes Therfore wil I coÌ„fesse prayse the wil blysse the name of the lord ¶ The gospell on saynt Katheryns day the .xiij. cha of Mat. F THe kyngdome of heuen is lyke vnto treasure c. Ye shall fynde this Gospel on Saynte Margaretes daye Fo. lij ¶ The Pystle on the daye of weddyng The .vj. chapiter of the .j. Pystle to the Corynthyans C. BRethren remeÌ„bre ye not that your bodyes are the meÌ„bres of Christ / shal I now take the meÌ„bres of Christ make theÌ„ meÌ„bres of an harlot God forbyd Do ye not vnderstande that he whiche coupled himselfe with an harlot is becom one body for two sayeth he shal be one fleshe but he that is ioyned vnto the lorde is one spirite flee fornicacioÌ„ All synnes that a man doth are with out the body but he that is a fornicator synneth agaynst hys owne body Knowe ye not howe that your bodyes are the teÌ„ple of the holy ghost which is in you whoÌ„ ye haue of God how that ye are not your owne for ye are dereli bought Therfore glorify ye in god in your bodies in your spirites for they are goddes ¶ The gospel on the day of weddyng the .xix. cha of Math. A. THe Pharyses camâ— vnto Iesus to tempte him sayed to him is it lawful for a man to put awaye his wyfe for al maner of causes He answered sayde vnto theÌ„ haue ye not redde howe that he which made man at the begynnynge made theÌ„ man woman sayde for this thyng shal a man leue father mother cleue vnto his wyfe they twayne shal be one fleshe wherfore nowe are they not twayne but one fleshe Let no maÌ„ therefore put a sondre the which god hath coupled to gyther ¶ The Pystle at buryenges the fyrst pystle to the Tessalonyans and the .iij. chapiter C. I Wolde not brethreÌ„ haue you ignorauÌ„t c. ye shal fynde this pystle on al soules daye Folio lv ¶ The Gospel at buryenges The .xij. chapiter of Iohan. C. MArtha sayde vnto Iesus lorde yf yu. c. ye shall fynde thys Gospell on all soules day Folio lv ☞ Here endeth the Pystles Gospels of the Sayntes And here after foloweth the Table of this presente boke Finis ☞ This is the table wherin ye shall vnderstande in what lefe ye shall fynde the Pystles and gospels after the vse of Salysbury of euery sondaye and holy day in the yere THe Pystle on the fyrst sondaye in Aduent Folio i. The gospell on the same daye Folio eodem ¶ The pystle on the seconde sondaye in Aduent Folio eodem The gospell on the same daye Folio eodem ¶ The pystle on the .iii. sondaye in Aduent Folio ii the gospell on the same daye folio eodem ¶ The Pystle on the .iiii. sondaye in Aduent Folio eodem the gospell on the same daye folio eodem ¶ The pystle at hye Masse on Christmas daye Folio eodem the gospell on the same daye Folio ii ¶ The Pystle on saynt Steuens daye Folio eodem the pystle on the same daye folio eodem ¶ The Pystle on saynt Iohannes day the Euangelyst Folio iiii the gospel on the same daye folio eodem The pystle on Chyldermas daye Folio eodem the gospel on the same daye folio eodem The Pystle on the sondaye after Chrystmas daye Folio eodem the gospell on the same daye Folio v. ¶ The pystle on new yeares daye Folio eodem the gospell on the same daye folio eodem The pystle on twelfe daye Folio eodem the gospell on the same daye folio eodem The pystle on the sondaye within the vtas of the Epyphanye Folio vi the gopel on the same daye folio eodem The pystle on the fyrst sondaye after the vtas of the Epyphanye folio eodem the gospell on the same daye folio eodem The pystle on the seconde sondaye after the vtas of the Epiphanye Folio vii the gospell on the same daye folio eodem The pystle on the .iii. sondaye after the vtas of the Epiphanye folio eodem the gospel on the same daye folio eodem The pystle on the .iiii. sondaye after the vtas of the Epiphanye Folio viii the gospell on the same Sondaye folio eodem The pystle on the .v. sondaye after the vtas of the Epyphanye Folio eodem the gospell on the same sonday folio eodem The
Ascension euen the .xvij. chap. of Iohn̄ A IEsus lyfted vp his eyes to heuen sayd father the houre is come gloryfye thy sonne the thy sonne maye glorifye the As thou hast gyuen hym power ouer all flesshe that he shulde gyue eternall lyfe to as many as thou haste gyuen hym Thys is lyfe eternall that they myghte knowe the the onely very god / whom thou hast sent Iesus Christ I haue glorifyed the on the erth I haue fynysshed the worke whiche thou gauest me to do now glorify me thou father with thyne owne selfe with the glory whych I had with the yer the worlde was I haue declared thy name vnto those / which thou gauest me out of the world Thyne they were thou gauest thē me they haue kept thy sayenges Now haue they knowen that all thynges what soeuer thou hast gyuen me are of the. For I haue giuen vnto them the wordes which thou gauest me they haue receyued them and haue knowen surely that I came out from the haue beleued that thou dyddest sende me I praye for them I prayed not for the world but for them which thou hast gyuē me for they are thyne all myne are thyne and thyne are myne and I am glorifyed in them And nowe am I no more in the worlde but they are in the worlde and I come to the. ¶ The Pystle on the Ascensyon daye The fyrst Chapyter of the Actes of the Apostles A SAynt Luke which wrote the Actes of the Apostles sayth in the former treatyse dere frende Theophylus I haue wrytten of all that Iesus began to do teache vntyll the daye in the which he was taken vp after that he thorowe the holy ghost had gyuen cōmaundemētes vnto the Apostles whiche he had chosen to whō also he shewed him selfe a lyue after his passyon by many tokēs apperynge vnto thē fortye dayes spake vnto them of the kyngdome of god gathered them togyther cōmaunded them that they shuld not departe frō Ierusalem but to wayte for the promyse of the father whereof ye haue herd of me For Iohn̄ baptysed with water but ye shall be baptised with the holy ghost and that wtin this fewe dayes When they were come togyther They asked of hym sayeng Lorde wylt thou at this tyme restore agayne the kyngdome to Israell He sayde vnto them / it is not for you to knowe the tymes or seasons which the father hath put in his owne power but ye shall receyue power of the holy ghost which shall come on you And ye shal be wytnesses vnto me in Ierusalem and in all Iury in Samary euen vnto the worldes ende whan he had spoken these thynges whyle they behelde he was taken vp a cloude receyued hym vp oute of theyr syght and whyle they loked stedfastely vp to heuen as he went Beholde two men stode by them in whyte clothynge whiche also sayd ye men of Galile Why stande ye gasynge vp into heuen This same Iesus whiche is taken vp from you into heuen shall come euen as ye haue sene him go into heuen ¶ The Gospel on the Ascension daye the .xvj. Cha. of Marke C AFter that Iesus appered vnto the eleuen as they sat at meate cast in theyr teeth theyr vnbeleue and hardnes of hert because they beleued not them which had sene after his resurreccyon and he sayde vnto them Go ye into all the world preache the Gospell to all creatures he that beleueth and is baptysed shal be saued and he that beleueth not shal be dampned And these sygnes shall folowe thē that shal beleue in my name they shall caste out deuylles / and shal speake with newe tonges and shall kyll serpentes and yf they drynke any deadly thynge it shall not hurte them they shall lay theyr handes on the sycke they shall recouer So then when our lorde Iesus had spokē vnto them he was receyued into heuen and is set downe on the ryght hand of God they wente forth preched euery where And our Lorde wrought with them and confyrmed theyr prechynge with myracles folowynge ¶ The Pystle on the Sonday after the Assencion daye the fyrste Pystle of Peter and the .iiij. Chapyter B. MOost dere beloued brethren be ye discrete and watche in prayers but aboue all thynges haue feruent loue amōg you for loue couereth the multitude of synnes Be ye harberous one to another and that wtout grudgynge as euery man hath receyue the gyft minister the same one to another as good ministers of the manyfolde grace of god Yf any man speke let hym talke as though he spake the wordes of god if any man minister let hym do it as of the habilite which god minystreth vnto hym the God in al thynges may be glorifyed thorowe Iesus Christ ¶ The Gospell on the Sonday after the Assencyon daye the .xvj chapiter of Iohn̄ D. IEsus sayde vnto his disciples when the conforter is come whome I wyl sende vnto you frome the Father whiche is the spyryte of veryte whiche procedeth of the Father he shall testifye of me and ye shall beare wytnesse also because ye haue bene with me from the begynnyng These thynges haue I said vnto you because ye shulde not be hurte in your fayth They shal excommunycat you ye the tyme shal come that who soeuer kylleth you wyl thynke thou he doth god true seruyce And suche thynges wyl they do vnto you because they haue not knowen the Father / nether yet me But these thynges haue I tolde you that whē the houre is come ye might remēbre thē that I tolde you so ¶ The Pystle on Wytson Sonday the .ij. Cha of the actes of the Apostles A. WHen the fyftyth day was come which is Wytson Sōday the Apostles with one accorde were gathered to gyther in one place And sodenly there came a sounde frome heuen / as it had ben the cōmyng of a myghty wynde and it fylled all the house where they sate And there appered vnto thē clouen tonges as they had bene fyre and it sate vppon eche of them and they were all fylled with the holye ghost and began to speake with other tonges euen as the spirite gaue them vtteraunce There were dwellynge at Ierusalem Iewes deuoute men whiche were of all nations vnder heuē When this was noysed aboute the multitude came to gyther and were astonyed because that euerye man herde them speke in his owne tonge They wondered all and meruayled sayeng amonge them selues loke are not all these whiche speake of Galyle and howe heare we euery man his owne tonge wherin we were borne Parthyans / Medes / Elamites and the inhabiters of Mesopotamia of Iewry Capadocia Pōtus / and of Asia Phrigia Pamphilia and of Egipte and of the partyes of Libia whiche is beside Sirene and straūgers of Rome Iewes / and Proselites / Grekes / and Arabians / we haue herde them speake with our owne tonges the greate workes of God
which brynge glad tydynges of peace And brynge gladde tydynges of good thynges but they haue not all obeyed the Gospell For Esaias sayth / Lorde who shal beleue on our sayenges So then fayth coÌ„meth by herynge / and hearynge cometh by the worde of God But I aske haue they not herde No doubte their sounde weÌ„te out into all landes and their wordes in the endes of the worlde ¶ The Gospell on saynt Andrewes day The fourth Chapyter of Mathewe C AS Iesus walked by the see of Galyle he sawe two brethren Symon which was called Peter Andrewe his brother castynge a net into the see for they were fysshers and he sayde vnto them folowe me I wyll make you fysshers of men And they strayght waye left their nettes folowed him And he went forth from thense sawe other two brethreÌ„ Iames the sonne of zebede IohnÌ„ his brother in the shyp with zebede theyr father mendynge theyr nettes called them they without taryenge lef the nettes their father folowed him ¶ The Pystle on Saynt Nicolas daye Eccle. xliiij BEholde an excelleÌ„t prest which in his dayes pleased god and was founde ryghteous and in tyme of wrath made an atonement lyke to him there is not founde that kept the lawe of the most hiest And he was in the couenaunt with him in his flessh he wrote the couenauÌ„t in tyme of teÌ„ptacyoÌ„ he was fouÌ„d faythful Therfore he made him a couenauÌ„t with an othe the nacions shulde be blessed in his syght and that he shuld be multiplyed as the dust of the erth he knew him in his blyssynges gaue him an inheritauÌ„ce he kept hiÌ„ thorow his mercy that he fonÌ„d grace in the eies of god An euerlastyng couenauÌ„t dyd he make him / gaue him the office of the hye prest he made him happy iÌ„ glory in fayth in softnes he made hiÌ„ holy chose him out of al flessh ¶ The Gospell on Saynt Nicolas daye The .xxv. Chapyter of Mathewe B IEsus sayd vnto his disciples A certain man redy to take his iorney to a straunge countre called his seruauntes to him and delyuered to them his goodes vnto one he gaue v. talentes to another .ij. and to another one to euery man after hys abylite strayght way departed Then he that had receyued the .v. taleÌ„tes went and bestowed them and wan other .v. lykewyse he that receyued two gayned other .ij. but he that receyued one wente and dygged a pyt in the earthe and hyd his maysters money After a longe season the lord of those seruauntes came rekened with theÌ„ Then came he that had receyued v. talentes brought other fyue sayenge Mayster thou delyuerest vnto me fyue talentes lo I haue gayned with theÌ„ .v. mo Then his mayster said vnto hym wel good seruaunt faithful thou hast ben faithfull in lytel I wyll make the ruler ouer moche Entre into thy maysters ioye also he that receyued two talentes came sayde mayster thou delyueredst vnto me .ij. talentes lo I haue wonne two other with them his Mayster sayd vnto hym well good seruaunt faithful I wyll make the ruler ouer moche go into thy maysters ioye ¶ The Pystle on the Concepcyon of our Lady Eccl. xxiiij AS a vyne so brought I forth a sauour of swetenes and my floures are the fruyt of glory and ryches I am the mother of beutyfull loue of feare of greatnes and of holy hope In me is all grace of lyfe truth in me is al hope of lyfe and vertu Come vnto me all that desyre me be filled with the fruytes that spryng of me for my spirit is sweter thaÌ„ hony or hony combe The remeÌ„braunce of me is for euer and euer They that eate me shall honger the more they that drynke me shall thurst the more he that harkeneth to me shall nat be ashamed and he that worketh by my counsell shal nat sinne and they that bring in to lyghte shall haue eternall lyfe ¶ The Gospell on the Concepcyon of oure Lady the fyrste chapyter of Mathew A. THis is the boke of the generacyon of Iesus Christ the sonne of Dauid the sonne also of Abraham Abraham begate Isaac Isaac begate Iacob Iacob begate Iudas and his bretheren Iudas begat Phares and Saram of Thamar Phares begate Esrom Esrom begate Aram. Aram begate Aminadab Aminadab begate Naasson Naasson begate SalmoÌ„ Salmon begat Boos of Rahab Bohos begat Obed of Ruth Obed begate Iesse Iesse begat Dauid the kyng Dauid the king begate SalomoÌ„ of her that was Vries wife SalomoÌ„ begat Roboam begat Abia. Abia begat Asa Asa begat Io saphat Iosaphat begat IoraÌ„ IoraÌ„ begat Ozias Ozias beg at Ioatham IoathaÌ„ beg at Achas Achas begat Ezechias Ezechias begat Manasses Manasses begat AmoÌ„ AmoÌ„ begat Iosias Iosias begat Iechonias his brethreÌ„ aboute the time they were caried away to BabyloÌ„ after they were brought to BabiloÌ„ Iechonias begate Salachiel Salachiel begate zorababel zorababel begate Abiud Abiud begate EliachiÌ„ Eliachim begate Azor. Azor begat Sadoc Sadoc begat Achim Achim begat Eliud Eliud begat Eleasar Eleasar begat Mathan Mathan begat Iacob Iacob begat Ioseph the husbande of Mary of whome was borne that Iesus whiche is called Christ ¶ The Pystle on saynt Thomas day the Apostle The .ij. chapiter to the Ephesians D. BRethreÌ„ nowe ye are no more straungers foreners but Cetezins with the Sayntes of the houssholde of god are bilte vpon the foundacion of the Apostles Prophetes Iesê° Christ beyng the hed corner stone / in whoÌ„ euery buyldynge coupled togyther groweth vnto an holy teÌ„ple in the Lorde in whoÌ„ ye are bylte togyther made an habytacioÌ„ for god in the spirite ¶ The Gospel on s ThomÌ„s day the Apostle the .x. cha of IohnÌ„ F THomÌ„s one of the twelue called Didimê° was not with them wheÌ„ Iesê° came The other disciples said vnto hym we haue sene the lorde And he sayde vnto theÌ„ excepte I se in his baÌ„des the prynt of the nayles put my fiÌ„ger in the holes of the nayles thrust my haÌ„d into his syde I wil not beleue after .viij. dayes againe the disciples were wtin ThomÌ„s was with theÌ„ Iesê° came wheÌ„ the dores were shut / stode in the myddes sayde Peace be with you TheÌ„ sayd he to ThomÌ„s put in thy finger here se my haÌ„des put forth thy haÌ„de thrust it into my side be not with out fayth but beleue ThomÌ„s answered sayd vnto him my lorde my God Iesus sayd vnto him ThomÌ„s because thou haste sene me therfore haste thou beleued Happy ar they that haue not sene and yet haue beleued ¶ The Pystle on the conuersion of s Paule The .ix. Chapyter of the Actes of the Apostles A SAul yet brethynge out treatenynges slaughter agaynst the disciples of the lorde went vnto the hye prest desyred of hyÌ„ letters to DamascoÌ„ to the synagoges the yf
this world now shal the prince of this world be cast out And I yf I were lyft vp froÌ„ the erth wyl drawe al meÌ„ vnto me This sayd Iesê° sygnyfieÌ„g what death he shuld dye The pople answered him We haue herde of the lawe that Christ bydeth euer And howe sayest thou then that the soÌ„ne of maÌ„ must be lifte vp Who is the soÌ„ne of maÌ„ Iesê° sayd vnto theÌ„ yet a lytel whyle is the lyght with you walke whyle ye haue lyght lest the darknes com on you He that walketh in the darke woteth not whither he goeth But whyle ye haue lyghte beleue on the lyghte that ye maye be the chyldren of lyghte ¶ The Pystle on saynt Mathewes day the Apostle THe similitude of the faces of the foure beastes The face of a man the face of a Lyon on the ryght haÌ„d of the foure of theÌ„ And the face of an Egle aboue them foure And theyr faces / and theyr wynges stretched out aboue an hye Eche had two wynges coupled togyther two that couered theyr bodyes and they went al strayt forward whether they had lust to go / thyther they wente / turned not backe agayne in theyr goâ—ng And the symilytude of the beastes the fasshyon of them was as burnyng coles of fyre as fyre brandes walkynge betwene the bestes the fyre dyd shyne out of the fyre proceded lyghtnyng the bestes ranne and returned after the fasshyon of lyghtnyng ¶ The Gospel on Saynte Mathewes daye the ApostiÌ„e The ix Chapyter of Mathewe B WHen Iesus wente forth he sawe a man syt receyuynge of a coustome named Mathewe sayde to him Folow me and he arose folowed hyÌ„ And it came to passe / that Iesê° sat ate meat in the house behold many Publycans synners came and sate downe also with Iesus his discyples When the Pharyses had ê‘ceyued that they sayd to his disciples Why eateth your master with Publycans synners When Iesu herde that he sayd to theÌ„ Tâ—e whole nede no PhisiciaÌ„ but they that are sicke Go lerne what that meaneth I haue pleasure in mercy not iÌ„ offering for I am not come to call the rightwyse but the synners to repeÌ„tauÌ„ce ¶ The Pystle on S. Myghels day The fyrst Chapyter of the Reuelacion of saynt IohnÌ„ A IEsus sent shewed by his angel vnto his seruauÌ„t IohnÌ„ which bore recorde of the worde of god of the testimony of Iesê° Christ of al thynges that he sawe Happy is he that hereth redeth the wordes of the prophesye kepe those thinges which are wryteÌ„ therin for the tyme is at haÌ„de IohnÌ„ to the vij coÌ„gregacioÌ„s in Asia Grace be with you peace froÌ„ him which is which was the which is to come froÌ„ the vij spirites which are present before his trone froÌ„ Iesus Christ which is a faythfull wytnes fyrst begotteÌ„ of the deed lorde ouer the kynges of the erth vnto him that loueth vs wasshed vs froÌ„ our syÌ„nes in his owne bloud ¶ The Gospell on s Myghels daye the .xviij. cha of Math. A THe disciples came vnto Iesus sayeng Who is the gretest in the kyngdome of heuen Iesê° called a chylde vnto him set him in the myddes of theÌ„ said verely I say vnto you excepte ye turne become as childreÌ„ ye can not entre into the kingdom of heueÌ„ Whosoeuer therfore shal submit him selfe as this chyld he is the greatest in the kyngdome of heuen whosoeuer receyued such a chylde in my name receyueth me but whosoeuer offende one of these litel ones which beleueth in me / it were better for hiÌ„ that a mylstone were haÌ„ged about his necke that he were drowned in the depth of the see Wo be vnto the world because of offeÌ„ces / howbeit it can not beÌ„ auoyded neuertheles wo be to the maÌ„ by whoÌ„ the offence coÌ„meth Wherfore yf thy haÌ„de or thy fote gyueth the an occusacyon of euyll cut him of caste hym froÌ„ the it is better for that to entre into lyfe halte or maymed rather then thou shuldest hauyng two handes or two fete be caste into euerlastinge fyre And yf also thyne eye offende yâ— plucke him out and cast hym froÌ„ ye. It is better for the to entre into lyfe with one eye thaÌ„ hauynge two eyes to be caste into hell fyre Se that ye despyse not one of these lytell ones For I saye vnto you that in heuen angels beholde the face of my father which is in heuen ¶ The pystle on the TraÌ„sfiguracioÌ„ of s Edward kiÌ„ge coÌ„fessour THe iust man wyll gyue his herte watche in the mornynge to the lord which made him wyl pray in the syght of the most hyest He wyl opeÌ„ his mouth iÌ„ prayer wil pray for his sinnes And yf the great lorde wyl he wyl fulfyl him with the spirite of vnderstandynge he wyl shew forth yâ— eloqueÌ„ce of his wysdome of swete shoures wyl knowâ—edge to the lord in prayer he wyl dyrecte his couÌ„sayle discyplyne wyll haue couÌ„sel in secrete thiÌ„ges he shal speake opeÌ„ly the discipline of his doctrine shal glory in the Tâ—stameÌ„t of yâ—â—ord Many meÌ„ shal prayse his wysdome it shal not be done awaye vnto the worldes ende His remembraunce shall not go awâ—y and hys name shal be requyrâ—d from generacyon into generaâ—ion ¶ The gospel on the Translacion of s Edward kynge and confessour The xj chapyter of Luke E IEsê° vnto his disciples No maÌ„ lighted a caÌ„del putteth it in a preuye plaâ—e neyther vnder a busshell but on a caÌ„delstycke that they that come in may se lyght The â—yght of thy bodye is thyne eye Therfore when thyne eye is syngle then is all thâ— body ful of lyght but yf thyâ—e eye be euyll then shal al thy body be ful of darknes Take hede therfore that the light which iâ— in the be not darknes for yf all thy boâ—y shal be syght hauynge no parte darke then shall all be full of lyght euen as when a caÌ„dell doth lyght the with his bryghtnes ¶ The Pystle on Saynt Luke the Euangelystes day THe similitude of the faces Ye shall fynde this Pystâ—e on Saynt Mathewes daye the Apostle Folio lvi ¶ The gospell on s Luke the EuaÌ„gelistes day the .x. cha of Lu. A OVr lorde apoynted other seuentye also sente theÌ„ two two before his face into euery cytye place whether he him selfe wolde come And sayd vnto the the haruest is gret but the labourers are fewe pray therfore the lord of the haruest to sende forth his labourers into his haruest Go your wayes beholde I sende you forth as LaÌ„bes amoÌ„g wolues beare no wallet neither scrippe nor shoes salute no maÌ„â—y the way In what soeuer house ye entre in fyrst say peace be to this house And yâ— the son of peace be ther your peace shal rest on him yf not it shalâ— returne to you
agayne in the same house â—ary styll eatynge drynkynge such as they haue for the labourer is worthy of his rewarde ¶ The Pystle on the .xj. thousand Vyrgyns day O How fayre is a chast generacyon with charite the memory of it is immortal for it is knoweÌ„ to god man when it is present they folow it desire it wheÌ„ it ledeth theÌ„ it triuÌ„pheth crowned euerlastyngly ouer coÌ„mynge of batayles vndefyled a great multitude of wycked meÌ„ shall not be ê“fytable euyl plaÌ„tes shal not bringe forth hye trees neyther shal set a sure grouÌ„d yf they spryng in tyme in bowes they shal be vnsure put they shal be moued with the wynde shal be plucked vp with vehemency of the wynde the vnperfyte bowes shal be brokeÌ„ the fruyt of theÌ„ shal be vnprofytable bytter to eate profytable to nothynge and al the chyldreÌ„ which shal be borne to wycked men / are witnes of wyckednes agaynst theyr pareÌ„tes in theyr interrogacyoÌ„ the iust man shal be in rest yf he be occupyed with death ¶ The gospel on the .xi. M. vyrgyns day the .xxv. cha of Mat. A IEsus sayd vnto his discyples The kyngdome of heueÌ„ is lykened to .x vyrgiÌ„s which toke their laÌ„pes weÌ„t to mete the brydegrome fyne of them were folyshe fyue were wyse The foles toke they laÌ„pes but toke none oyle with theÌ„ but the wise toke oyle wâ—th theÌ„ in theyr vessels with their laÌ„pes Whyle the brydgrome taryed al sloÌ„bred slept eueÌ„ at my dayght there was a criÌ„e made / behold the brydgâ—om coÌ„meth Go mete him Then al those vyrgyns arose pÌ„pared theyr laÌ„pes And the folyssh sayd vnto the wyse gyue vs of youre oyle for our laÌ„pes go out but the wyse answered sayenge not so lest there be not ynough for vs you but rather go to theÌ„ that sel bye for your selues in coÌ„clusyoÌ„ whyle they weÌ„t to bye the brydgrome came they that were redy weÌ„t in with him to the wedding the gate was shut vp Afterwardes came also the other vyrgyns sayeng Mayster mayster opeÌ„ to vs / but he answered sayd Verely I say vnto you I know you not loke that you watche therfore for ye knowe neyther the daye nor yet the houre when the sonne of man shall come ¶ The Pystle on Symon and Iudas daye The .viij. chapyter to the Romaynes E BRethren we knowe wel that all thynges workes for the best vnto theÌ„ the louethe God which also are called of purpose for those which he knewe before he also ordayned before the they shuld be like fassioned vnto the shape of his soÌ„ne that he might be the fyrste begoteÌ„ soÌ„ne amonge many brethreÌ„ More ouer which he apoynted before theÌ„ also he called which he â—alâ—â—d theÌ„ also he iustified which he iustifyed / theÌ„ he also glorified What shal we then saye vnto these thynges if God be on our side who caÌ„ be a gaynst vs which spared not his owne soÌ„ne but gaue him for vs al how shal he not with him gyue vs al thynges also Who shal say any thing to the charge of godâ—es choseÌ„ it is god that iustifieth who then shall coÌ„deÌ„pne It is christe which is deed ye tather which is rysen agayn which is also on the ryght hande of god maketh intercessyon for vs. Who shal seperate vs froÌ„ goddes lone Shal trybuiacyon or anguyshe or persecucion eyther hoÌ„ger eyther nakednes eyther parel eyther swerde as it is wrytten for thy sake are we killed al day long are couÌ„red as shepe apointed to be slayne Neuertheles in al these thyÌ„ges we euer come strongely thorowe his helpe the loued vs. Ye I am sure the neyther deth neyther lyfe nor Angel nor rule nether power neither thynges present nor thynges to come / neyther heeth neyther loweth neyther ani other creature shal be able to departe vs froÌ„ goddes loue which is in Christ Iesê° our Lorde ¶ The Gospel on Symon Iudes day the .xv. cha of IohnÌ„ C. IEsus sayed vnto his disciples This I ceÌ„maunde you that ye loue togyther if the world hate you ye know that it hated me / before it hated you if ye were of the worlde the worlde wolde loue you / hys owne because ye are not of the worlde but I haue thosen you out of the world therfore hateth you the woild RemeÌ„bre my sayeng that I sayed vnto you the seruauÌ„t is not greater theÌ„ his lorde if they haue persecuted me so wylthey persecute you if they haue kepte my sayeÌ„ge so wyl they kepe yours / but all these thynges wyl they do vnto you for my names sake because thy haue not knowen him that sent me Yf I had not com spoken vnto them / they shulde haue had sinne / but nowe haue they nothinge to cloke theyr sinne with al. He the hateth me hateth my Father yf I had not done workes among theÌ„ which none other maÌ„ dyd they had not sene but nowe haue they sene yet haue hated bothe me my father euen that the sayenge myght be fulfylled that is writeÌ„ in their lawe They hated me wtout a cause ¶ The Pystle on the al Halowes daye The .viij. cha of the Reuelacyon of saynt IohnÌ„ A. IOhan sawe an angel ascendyng froÌ„ the rysynge of the sonne which had the seale of the lyuynge god he cryed with a loude voyce to the .iiij. angels to whoÌ„ power was gyuen to hurt the erth the see sayeng hurt not the earth neither the see neither the trees tyl we haue sealed the seruauÌ„tes of our god in theyr forehedes I herde the noÌ„bre of theÌ„ which were sealed there were sealed C. .xliiij. M. of al the trybes of the childreÌ„ of Israell Of the tribe of Iuda were sealed .xij. M. of the tribe of RubeÌ„ were sealed .xij. M. of the trybe of Gad were sealed .xij. M. of the trybe of Asser were sealed .xij. M. of the trybe of NeptaliÌ„ were sealed .xij. M. of the tribe Manasses were sealed .xij. M. of the tribe of SymeoÌ„ were sealed .xij. M of the tribe of Leuy were sealed .xij. M. of the trybe of Isacar were sealed .xij. M. of the trybe of zabuloÌ„ were sealed .xij. M. of the tribe of Ioseph were sealed .xij. M. of the trybe of Beniamyn were sealed .xij. M. After this I behelde lo a great multitude which no maÌ„ coulde noÌ„bre of al nacioÌ„s people tonges stode before the seate before the laÌ„be clothed with longe whyte garmeÌ„tes / Palmes in theyr haÌ„des cryed with a loude voyce sayeng saluacioÌ„ be ascribed to hym that sytteth vpoÌ„ the seate of our god vnto the lambe all the angels stode in the coÌ„ place of the seate of the Elders of the foure beastes fell before the seate on theyr faces worshypped god sayenge Amen Blessynge and glory wysedome and thankes and honour and power and myght be vnto our god
worldes ende for them the generacyon of them and the glory of them shall not be lefte theyr bodyes are buryed in peace and theyr names shall lyue in the worldes all people shall tell the wysedome of them all the coÌ„gragacyon of sayntes shall shew that laud of theÌ„ ¶ The gospell on Relyke sondaye The .v. cha of Mathew A WHen Iesê° sawe the people he went vp into a mountayne when he was set his dysciples came vnto him he openeth his mouth taught theÌ„ sayeng Blessed are the poore in spirite For theyrs is the kyngdom of heueÌ„ Blessed ar they that morne for they shal be coÌ„forted Blessed are that meke for they shall inherite the erth Blessed are they whiche hoÌ„gre thrust for ryghtuousnes for they shal be fylled Blessed are the mercyful for they shal obtayne mercy Blessed are the pure in hert for they shall se god Blessed are the maynteners of peace for they shal be called the chyldreÌ„ of god Blessed are they which suffre ê‘secucioÌ„ for rightuousnes sake for theyrs is the kyngdome of heuen Blessed are ye wheÌ„ men shall reuyle you and persecute you and shal fastly say all maner of euyll sayenges agaynste you for my sake Reioyce and be glad for great is your rewarde in heuen ¶ The Pystle on Saynt Margaretes daye O Lorde my god thou haste exalted my habytacyon vpoÌ„ the erth I haue prayed for death to come I haue called the lorde the father of my lord that he forsake me not in the day of my tribulacyon And in the tyme of proude men wtout helpe I shall laude thy name diligeÌ„tly shal prayse it in coÌ„fessioÌ„ my prayer is hero thou hast delyuered me froÌ„ perdicioÌ„ froÌ„ a wicked tyme therfore lord my god I shal coÌ„fesse giue lande vnto thy name ¶ The gospell on S. Margaretes day the .xiij. cha of Mat. G IEsus sayde vnto his disciples The kyngdom of heueÌ„ is lyke vnto treasure hyd in the felde the which a man founde hyd it for ioy therof goeth selleth all that he hath byeth that felde Agayne the kyngdom of heueÌ„ is lyke vnto a marchauÌ„t sekyÌ„ge after good peerles which wheÌ„ he hath fouÌ„d one precious perle weÌ„t solde all that he had bought it Agayne the kyngdom of heueÌ„ is lyke vnto a net cast into the see / the gathereth of all kyndes of fisshes which wheÌ„ it is ful meÌ„ draw to laÌ„de sit gathereth the good into theyr vessels cast the bad away So shal it be at the ende of the world The Angels shal come seuer the bad froÌ„ the good shal cast theÌ„ iÌ„to a furneys of fyre there shal be waylyÌ„ge gnasshyÌ„g of teth Iesê° sayd vnto theÌ„ haue ye vnderstaÌ„de dal these thynges they sayd ye syr Then sayd he vnto them therfore euery scrybe which is taught vnto the kyngdome is lyke an housholder which bryngeth forth out of his treasure thynges bothe newe and olde ¶ The Pystle on Mary magdaleyn daye Prouerbi xxxi A WomaÌ„ of power veryte yf a maÌ„ coulde fynde the value of her were farre aboue perles The herte of her husbaÌ„d trusteth in her that he nedeth not spoyles She rendereth him good not euyll all the dayes of her lyfe She sought wolle and flaxe did as her haÌ„des serued her She is lyke a marchauÌ„tes shyp that bryngeth her vytayles from far She ryseth yer day / gyueth meate to her housholde fode to her maydens She coÌ„sydered a grounde bought it of the fruyt of her haÌ„des plaÌ„ted a vyne She gyrde her loynes with strength / couraged her armes She perceyued that her huswyfry was profitable / therfore dyd not put out her caÌ„dell by nyght She set her fyngers to the spendell her handes caughte holde on the dystaffe She openeth her hande to the poore / stretched out her handes to the nedy She feared not least the cold of snow shuld hurt her hous for all her housholde were double clothed She made her gay ornamentes of byce / purple was her apparel Her husbande was had in honour in the gates as he sate with the elders of the lande She made lynnen solde it delyuered to the marchauÌ„t Strenth glory were her rayment she laughed in the latter dayes She opened her mouth with wysdom the lawe of rightuousnes was on her toÌ„g She had an eye to her houshold eat not breade ydely Her chyldreÌ„ arose blessed her her husbaÌ„d coÌ„meÌ„ded her Many doughters haue done excelleÌ„tly but thou hast passed theÌ„ all Fauour is a deceauable thynge beaute in vanite but a womaÌ„ that feareth god / she shal be praised Gyue her of the fruyt of her haÌ„des / let her workes prayse her in the gates ¶ The gospell on Mary magdaleyns day the .vi. cha of Lu. E ONe of the Pharyses desyred Iesus that he wolde eate with him / he came in to the Pharyses house and sat downe to meat And beholde a woman in that cyte / which was a synner as sone as she knewe thou Iesus sat at meat in the Pharyses hous she brought an Alabaster boxe of oyntmente / she stode at his fete behynde hym wepyng began to wasshe his fete with teares and dyd wype them with the heares of her hed / kyssed his fete / anoynted them with oyntment When the Pharyse which had him to his house sawe that he spake within hym selfe sayenge Yf this maÌ„ were a Prophete he wolde surely haue knoweÌ„ who what maner woman this is which touched him for she is a synner And Iesus answered sayde vnto him SymoÌ„ I haue some what to say vnto the and he sayde Mayster say on Ther was a certayn leÌ„der which had two detters the one ought .v. hoÌ„dreth pens the other fyfty When they had nothynge to pay he forgaue theÌ„ bothe Whiche of theÌ„ tel me wyl loue hiÌ„ moste SymoÌ„ answered said I suppose that he to whome he forgaue moste / he sayede vnto hym Thou haste truly iudged And he turned to the womaÌ„ / sayed vnto SimoÌ„ Seest thou this woman I eÌ„tred into thy house / thou gauest me no water to my ete but she hath wasshte my fete with teres wyped them with the heares of her heed Thou gauest me no kisse but she sence the tyme I came in hath not ceased to kysse my fete My heed with oyle thou dydest not anoynt she hath anoynted my fete with oyntmeÌ„t Wherfore I say vnto the many synnes are forgyueÌ„ her because she loued moch To whoÌ„ lesse is forgyueÌ„ the same doth lesse loue And he sayd vnto her thy synnes are forgyueÌ„ ye. And they that sate at meate with him began to saye within them selues Who is this which forgyueth euen synnes and he sayd to the woman Thy fayth hath saued the go in peâ—ce ¶ The pystle on S. Iames daye the Apostle The .ij. Chapyter to the