a wedding garment And he was euen spechles Then sayde the kyng to the ministers Take and bynde hym hand foote and cast hym into vtter darknes there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth For many are called but few be chosen ¶ The .xxi. sunday after Trinity sunday The Epistle Ephe. vi MY brethren be strong through the Lord thorow the power of his myght Put on all the armour of God that ye may stand agaynst all the assaultes of the Deuyll For we wrestle not agaynst bloud and fleshe but agaynst rule agaynst power against worldly rulers euen gouernors of the darknes of this world agaynst spirituall craftynes in heauenly thinges Wherfore take vnto you the whole armour of God that ye may be able to resist in the euyll day and stand perfect in althinges Stand therfore and your loines gyrt with the truth hauing on the brest plate of righteousnes hauing shoes on you feete that ye may be prepared for the Gospel of peace Aboue all take to you the shield of fayth wherewith ye may quentch all the firy dartes of the wicked And take the helmet of saluation and the sword of the spirit which is the woord of god And pray alwaies with al maner of praier and supplication in the spirit and watch therunto with all instaunce and supplications for all Sayntes and for me that vtterance may be geuen vnto me that I may open my mouth freely to vtter the secretes of my Gospel wherof I am a messenger in bondes that therein I may speake freely as I ought to speake ¶ The Gospel Iohn iiii THere was a certayne Ruler whose sonne was sicke at Capernaum assoone as the same heard that Iesus was come out of Iewry into Galile hee went vnto hym and besought hym that he would come downe and heale his sonne for he was euen at the poynt of death Then sayd Iesus vnto him except ye see signes and wonders ye wyl not beleue The ruler sayd vnto him Syr come downe or euer that my sonne dye Iesus said vnto him go thy way thy sonne lyueth The man beleued the woord that Iesus had spoken vnto hym And he went hys way and as hee was going downe the seruauntes met hym and told hym saying thy sonne lyueth Then enquired hee of them the houre when he began to amende And they sayd vnto him yesterday at the seuenth houre the feuer left him So the father knew that it was the same houre in the which Iesus sayd vnto him Thy sonne lyueth And he beleued and all his houshold This is agayne the seconde myracle that Iesus dyd when hee was come out of Iewry into Galile ¶ The .xxiii. sunday after Trinity sunday The Epistle Phi. i. I Thanke my God with all remembraunce of you alwaies in all my praiers for you and pray with gladnes Because ye are come into the felowship of the Gospell from the fyrst day vntill now And am surely certified of this that hee which hath begone a good woorke in you shall performe it vntill the day of Iesus Christ as it becommeth me that I should so iudge of you all because I haue you in my hart for somuch as ye are all companions of grace with me euen in my bonds and in the defending and establishing of the gospell for God is my record how greatly I longe after you all from the verye hart roote in Iesus Christ And thys I praye that your loue may encrease yet more more in knowledge and in all vnderstanding that ye may accept the thinges that are most excellent that ye may be pure and such as offend no man vntyll the day of Christ being fylled with the fruit of righteousnes which commeth by Iesus Christ vnto the glory and prayse of God. ¶ The Gospell Math. xviii PEter sayd vnto Iesus Lord how ofte shall I forgeue my brother if he synne against me til seuen times Iesus saith vnto him I say not vnto thee vntill seuen tymes but seuenty tymes seuen tymes Therefore is the kingdome of heauen likened vnto a certaine man that was a king which would take accoumptes of his seruaunts And when he had begon to recken one was brought vnto hym which oughte him tenne thousande talentes but forasmuch as hee was not able to pay his Lord commaunded him to be solde and hys wyfe and children and all that he had and payment to be made The seruaunt fell downe and besought hym saying Syr haue pacience wyth me and I wyll pay thee all Then had the Lord pity on that seruaunt and loosed hym and forgaue hym the debt So the same seruaunt went out and found one of hys fellowes whych ought hym an hundred pence and he layde handes on hym and tooke hym by the throte saying paye that thou owest And hys fellow fell downe and besought hym saying haue pacience with me and I wyll pay thee all And he would not but went and cast him into pryson tyll hee should pay the debt So when hys fellowes saw what was done they were verye sorye and came and tolde vnto theyr Lorde all that had happened Then the Lorde called hym and sayde vnto hym O thou vngracious seruaunt I forgaue thee all that debt when thou desyredst me shouldest not thou also haue had compassion on thy fellowe euen as I had pitye on thee And hys Lord was wrothe and delyuered hym to the Iailers tyll hee shoulde paye all that was due vnto hym So lykewyse shall my heauenly Father doo also vnto you if ye from your hartes forgeue not euery one his brother their trespasses ¶ The .xxiii. sunday after Trinity sunday The Epistle Philip. iii. BRethren be followers together of me and looke on them whych walke euen so as ye haue vs for an ensample For many walke of whom I haue told you often and now tell you weeping that they are the enemies of the crosse of Christ whose ende is damnation whose belly is their God glory to their shame which are worldly mynded But our conuersation is in heauen from whence we looke for the sauiour euen the Lord Iesus Christ which shall chaunge our vyle body that he may make it lyke vnto hys gloryous body according to the working whereby he is able also to subdue all thinges vnto hym selfe ¶ The Gospell Math. xxii THen the Pharisies went out and tooke counsayl how they might tangle hym in his wordes And they sent out vnto hym their disciples wyth Herodes Seruauntes saying Mayster wee knowe that thou art true and teachest the way of God truly neyther carest thou for anye man for thou regardest not the outwarde appearaunce of men Tell vs therefore how thinkest thou is it lawfull that tribute be geuen vnto Ceasar or not But Iesus perceyuing theyr wickednes sayde Why tempt ye me you hipocrites shew me the tribute money And they tooke hym a peny And he sayd vnto them whose is this image and superscription They sayd vnto hym Ceasars Then sayd hee vnto them geue therefore
answers And when they saw hym they merueiled and his mother sayd vnto him Sonne why hast thou thus dealt with vs Behold thy Father and I haue sought thee sorowing And he said vnto them how happened that ye sought me wist you not that I must go about my Fathers busynes And they vnderstood not that saying which he spake vnto them And he went down with them and came to Nazareth and was obedient vnto them but his Mother kept all these sayinges together in her hart And Iesus prospered in wisedome and age and in fauour with God and men ¶ The second sonday after the Epiphany The Epistle Roma xii SEing that we haue diuers gyftes according to the grace that is geuen vnto vs if a man haue the gift of prophecy let him haue it that it be agreeing to the fayth Let him that hath an office waite on his office Let him that teacheth take hede to his doctrine Let him that exhorteth geue attendance to his exhortacion If any man geue let him do it with synglenes Let hym that ruleth do it with cherefulnes Let loue be without dissimulation Hate that which is euil and cleaue to that which is good Be kynde one to another with brotherly loue in geuing honor go one before an other Be not slouthful in the busynes which you haue in hand Be feruent in Spirit Apply your selues to the time Reioyce in hope Be pacient in tribulation Continue in prayer Distribute vnto the necessity of the saynts Be ready to harbour Blesse them which persecute you blesse I say and curse not Be mery with them that are mery wepe with them that wepe Be of lyke affection one towardes another Be not hye minded but make your selues equall to them of the lower sort ¶ The Gospell Iohn ii ANd the third day was ther a mariage in Cana a City of Galile and the Mother of Iesus was ther. And Iesus was called and his disciples vnto the mariage And when the wine failed the mother of Iesus said vnto him they haue no wine Iesus said vnto her woman what haue I to do with thee mine houre is not yet come His mother said vnto the Ministers whatsoeuer he saith vnto you do it And there were standing ther .vi. waterpots of stone after the maner of purifiying of the Iewes conteining two or three firkins apece Iesus sayd vnto them fill the waterpots with water And they filled them vp to the brim And he sayd vnto them draw out now and beare vnto the Gouernour of the feast and they bare it When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water turned into wine and knewe not whence it was but the ministers which drew the water knew he called the bridegrome and said vnto him euery man at the begynning doth setforth good wine when men be dronk thē that which is worse but thou hast kept the good wine vntil nowe This beginning of miracles did Iesus in Cana of Galile shewed his glory his disciples beleued on him ¶ The third sunday after the Epiphany The Epistle Roma xii BE not wise in your owne opinions Recompence to no man euyll for euill Prouide aforehande thinges honest not onelye before God but also in the syght of all men If it be possible as much as is in you lyue peaceably with all men Dearely beloued auenge not your selues but rather geue place vnto wrath For it is written vengeaunce is mine I wyll reward sayth the lord Therefore if thine enemy hunger feede him if he thirst geue him drinke For in so doing thou shalte heape coales of fire on his head Be not ouercome of euill but ouercome euil with goodnes ¶ The Gospell Math. viii WHen he was come down from the mountaine much people folowed him And behold there came a leper and worshipped him saying Maister if thou wilt the canst make me cleane And Iesus put forth hys hande and touched him saying I wil be thou cleane immediatly his leporsy was cleansed And Iesus said to him tel no man but go shew thy selfe to the priest offer the gift that Moises commaunded to be offred for a witnes vnto them And when Iesus was entred into Capernauin ther came vnto him a Centurion and besought him saying Maister my seruant lieth at home sick of the palsey and is greuously payned And Iesus sayd When I come vnto hym I wyll heale him The Cēturion answered said Sir I am not worthy that thou shouldest come vnder my roofe but speake the word onely and my seruaunt shal be healed For I also am a man subiect to the autority of an other and haue souldiours vnder me and I say to this man go and he goeth and to another man come and he commeth and to my seruant do this and he doth it Whē Iesus heard these words he maruayled and said to them that folowed him verely I say vnto you I haue not found so great fayth in Israel I say vnto you that many shall come from the East and West and shall rest with Abraham Isaac and Iacob in the kingdome of heauen but the children of the kingdome shal be cast out into vtter darknes ther shal be weeping gnashyng with teeth And Iesus sayd vnto the Centurion go thy way and as thou beleuest so be it vnto thee his seruant was healed in the selfe same houre ¶ The fourth sunday after the Epiphany The Epistle Roma xii LEt euery soule submit himselfe vnto the aucthority of the higher powers for there is no power but of god The powers that be ar ordained of God who soeuer therfore resisteth power resisteth the ordinance of God but they that resist shall receiue to them selues damnatiō For rulers ar not fearful to them that do good but to them that do euil Wilt thou be without feare of the power do wel then so shalt thou be praised of the the same for he is the minister of God for thy wealth But if thou do that which is euil thē fear for he beareth not the sword for nought for he is the minister of god to take vengeaunce on thē that do euil Wherfore ye must nedes obey not onely for feare of vengeaunce but also because of conscience euen for this cause pay ye tribute for they are Gods ministers seruing for that purpose Geue to euery man therfore his duty Tribute to whom tribute belongeth Custom to whom custom is due feare to whom feare belongeth honoure to whom honour pertaineth ¶ The Gospell Math. viii ANd when he entred into a Ship his disciples folowed him And behold ther arose a great tempest in the sea in somuch as the ship was couered with waues but he was a sleepe And his Disciples came to him awoke him saying Maister saue vs we perish And he said vnto thē why are ye fearefull O ye of litle fayth Then he arose rebuked the windes the sea ther folowed a great calme But the men marueiled saying what
vnto Ceasar the things which are Cesars and vnto God those things which are Gods. When they heard these words they marueiled and left hym and went theyr way ¶ The .xxiiii. sunday after Trinity sunday The Epistle Colos i. WE geue thankes to God the father of our Lord Iesus Christ alwaies for you in our prayers for we haue heard of your fayth in Christ Iesu and of the loue which ye beare to all Sayntes for the hopes sake which is layd vp in store for you in heauen Of which hope ye heard before by the true word of the Gospell which is come vnto you euen as it is fruitfull and groweth as it is also among you from the day in the which ye heard of it and had experience in the grace of God through the truth as ye learned of Epaphra our deare fellowe seruaunt whych is for you a faythfull Minister of Christ which also declared vnto vs your loue which ye haue in the spirit For this cause we also euer synce the day we heard of it haue not ceased to pray for you and to desire that ye might be fulfilled with the knowledge of hys wyl in all wysdome and spirituall vnderstandyng that ye myght walke woorthye of the Lorde that in all thynges ye may please beyng fruitfull in all good workes and increasing in the knowledge of God strengthened with all might through his gloryous power vnto all pacience long suffering with ioyfulnes geuing thankes vnto the Father which hath made vs meete to be partakers of the inheritance of Saintes in light ¶ The Gospell Math. ix WHen Iesus spake vnto the people behold ther came a certaine Ruler and worshipped hym saying My daughter is euen now deceased but come and lay thy hand vpon her and she shal lyue And Iesus arose and followed hym and so dyd hys Disciples And behold a woman which was diseased with an issue of blond twelue yeres came behind him and touched the hem of his vesture For she sayd within herselfe If I may touch but euen his vesture onely I shall be safe But Iesus turned him about and when he saw her he sayd daughter be of good comfort thy fayth hath made thee safe And the woman was made whole euen the same tyme And when Iesus came into the rulers house and saw the Minstrels and people making a noyse he sayd vnto them get you hence for the maid is not dead but sleepeth And they laughed him to scorne But when the people were put foorth he went in and tooke her by the hand and sayd damosell aryse And the damosell arose And this noyse went abrode into all that land ¶ The .xxv. sunday after Trinity sunday The Epistle Iere. xxiii BEhold the time commeth sayth the Lord that I wyll rayse vp the righteous braunch of Dauid which Kyng shall beare rule and he shall prosper with wisedome and shall set vp equity and righteousnes againe in earth In his time shall Iuda be saued and Israell shall dwell without feare And thys is the name that they shall call him euen the Lord our righteousnes and therefore behold the tyme commeth sayth the Lord that it shal be no more sayd the Lord lyueth which brought the children of Israell out of the land of Egypt But the Lord liueth which brought foorth and lead the seede of the house of Israell out of the North land and from all countries where I haue scattered them and they shall dwell in their own land agayne ¶ The Gospell Iohn vi WHen Iesus lyft vp his eyes and saw a great company come vnto him he sayd vnto Philip whēce shal we buy bread that these may eate This he said to proue him for he himselfe knew what he would do Philip aunswered hym two hundreth peniworth of bread are not sufficient for them that euery man may take a little One of his disciples Andrewe Simon Peters brother sayd vnto him There is a lad here which hath fiue barly loaues and two fishes but what are they among so many And Iesus sayd make the people sit down There was much gras in the place So the men sat downe in number about fyue thousand And Iesus tooke the breade and when he had geuen thankes he gaue to the disciples and the disciples to them that were set downe And likewise of the fishes as much as they would When they had eaten inough he sayd vnto his disciples Gather vp the broken meate which remayneth that nothing be lost And they gathered it together and fylled twelue baskets with the broken meate of the fyue barely loues which broken meate remained vnto them that had eaten Then those men when they had seene the miracle that Iesus did sayd thys is of a truth the same Prophet that should come into the world ¶ Saint Andrew the Apostles day The Epistle Roma x. IF thou knowledge with thy mouth that Iesus is the Lord ▪ beleue in thy hart that God raised him vp from death thou shalt be safe For to beleue with the hart iustifieth to knowledge with the mouth maketh a man safe For the scripture saith whosoeuer beleueth on him shal not be confounded There is no difference betwene the Iewe and the Gentile For one is Lord of al which is ritch vnto al that cal vpon him For whosoeuer doth cal on the name of the lord shal be safe How then shal they cal on him on whom they haue not beleued How shal thei beleue on him on whō thei haue not hearde How shall they heare without a Preacher And how shall they preache except they be sent As it is wrytten how beautifull are the feete of them which bring tydinges of peace and bring tidinges of good things But they haue not al obeyed to the gospell For Esay saith Lord who hath beleued our sayings So then fayth commeth by hearing and hearing cōmeth by the word of god But I aske haue they not heard No doubt their sound went out into al lands and their words into the ends of the world But I demaūd whether Israel did know or not First Moyses saith I wil prouoke you to enuy by thē that are no people by a foolish nation I wyll anger you Esay after that is bold faith I am foūd of them that sought me not I am manifest vnto them that asked not after me but against Israel he saith Al day long haue I stretched forth my hands to a people that beleueth not but speaketh against me ¶ The Gospell Math. iiii AS Iesus walked by the sea of Galile he saw two brethren Simon which was called Peter Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea for they were fisshers he saith vnto thē folow me I will make you to become fishers of men And they strait way left their nets and folowed him And when he was gone foorth from thence he saw other two brethren Iames the sonne of Zebede and Iohn hys brother in the ship with Zebede theyr father mending