wyldernes and are deade This is the breade which cōmeth frō heuen that he which doth eate of it shuld not dye I am the lyuing breade which came downe frō heuen Yf any man eate of thys breade he shall lyue for euer And the breade that I wyll gyue is my flesshe whych I wyll gyue for the lyfe of the worlde ¶ The Pystle on Trinite Sondaye The .iiij. Chapyter of the Reuelacyon of saynt Iohn̄ A. I Loked vp sawe a dore open in heuen the fyrste voyce whiche I herde as were a trompette talkynge with me whiche sayde come vp hyther and I wyll shewe the thynges which must be fulfylled here after immediately I was in the spyryte beholde a seate was put in heuen and one sate on the seate and he that sate was to loke vpon lyke vnto Iasper stone and a Sardyne stone and there was a rayne bowe aboute the seate to loke vpon lyke vnto an Emeralde and about the seate were .xxiiij. Seates and I sawe on the seates .xxiiij. elders syttynge clothed in whyte raymēt and had on theyr hedes Crownes of golde and out of the seate proceded lyghtenynges and thōdrynges and voyces and there were .vij. lāpes of fyre burnynge before the seate / whyche are the seuen spyrytes of God and before the seate there was a See of glasse lyke vnto Crystall and in the myddes of the seate and round about the seate were .iiij. beastes full of eyes before and behynde and the fyrst beaste was lyke a Lyon the secōde beast was lyke a Calfe the thyrde beaste had a face as a man and the fourth beaste was lyke a flyenge Egle the .iiij. beastes had eche one of them .vj. wynges about hym and they were full of eyes within they had no rest daye neyther nyght sayenge Holy holy holy lorde god almyghty whiche was is is to come And when these beastes gaue glory honoure and thankes to hym that sat on that seate / which lyueth euermore the .xxiiij. elders fell downe before hym that sat on the trone and worshypped hym that lyueth euer cast theyr crownes before the trone sayinge thou arte worthy Lorde to receyue glory honoure power for thou haste created all thynges for thy wylles sake they are were created ¶ The Gospell on Trynite sonday The .iij. Chap. of Iohn̄ A THere was a man of the pharyses named Nichodemus / a ruler among the Iewes He came to Iesus by nyght and sayde vnto hym Mayster we knowe that thou arte a teacher which arte come from god for no man could do such myracles as thou doest except god were with hym Iesus answered and sayde vnto hym Verely verely I saye vnto the excepte that a man be borne a newe he can not se the kyngdome of God Nichodemus sayd vnto hym How can a man be borne whē he is old Can he entre into his mothers wombe be borne agayne Iesus answered Verely verely I say vnto the except that a man be borne of water of the spyrite he can not entre into the kyngdome of god That whych is borne of the flesshe is flesshe that which is borne of the spirite is spirite Maruayle not that I sayd to the ye muste be borne a newe The wynde bloweth where he lyfteth and thou heareste hys sounde but thou canste not tell whēse he cōmeth and whether he goeth So is euery man that is borne of the spyryte Nichodemus answered sayd vnto him How can these thynges be Iesus answered and sayd vnto him Arte thou a mayster in Israell and knowest not these thynges Verely verely I saye vnto the we speake that we knowe testyfie that we haue sene and ye receyue not our wytnes yf I haue tolde you erthtly thynges / ye haue not beleued howe shuld ye beleue yf I shall tell you heuēly thynges And no man hath ascended vp into heuen but he that came downe frome heuen that is to saye the sonne of man which is in heuē And as Moses lyfted vp the serpent in wyldernes euen so muste the sonne of man be lyfted vp that no man which beleueth in hȳ peryssh but haue eternal lyfe ¶ The Pystle on Corpus Christi daye the fyrst Pystle to the Corynthyans and the .xi. Chapyter E BRethren that whiche I gaue vnto you I receyued of the Lorde for the Lord Iesus Christ the same nyght in the which he was betrayed toke breade and thanked / and brake / sayde take ye eate ye this is my body which is broken for you This do ye in the remēbraunce of me / after the same maner he toke the cuppe when Supper was done sayenge This cup is the newe Testament in my bloude / this do as ofte as ye drynke it in the remēbraūce of me / for as often as ye shall eate this bread and drynke of thys cup / ye shall shewe the Lordes death tyl he come Wherfore who soeuer shall eate of thys breade or drynke of the cup vnworthely shal be gyltye of the body and bloude of the Lorde Let a man therfore examyne hym selfe and so let hȳ eate of the breade and drynke of the cuppe / for he that eateth drynketh vnworthely eateth and drynketh hys owne dampnacyon Because he maketh no dyfference of the Lordes body ¶ The Gospel on Corpus Christi day The .vj. cha of Iohn̄ F IEsus sayd vnto his dysciples to the company of the Iewes my flesshe is meate in dede / my bloud is drynke in dede He that eateth my flessh drynketh my bloud dwelleth in me And I in him as the lyuing father hath sent me euē so lyue I by my father he that eateth me shall lyue by me This is the breade which came from heuē not as your fathers haue eatē Manna and are deade He that eateth of thys breade shall lyue euer ¶ The Pystle on the fyrste Sondaye after Trinite Sondaye The .iiij. Chapyter of the fyrst Pystle of Iohn̄ B MOst dere beloued brethren God is loue in thys apered the loue of god to vs warde because that god sent his onely begotten son into the worlde / that we myght lyue thorowe hym here in is loue not that we loued God / but that god loued vs. And sente his sonne to make agrement for our synnes Derely beloued yf god so loued vs we oughte also to loue one another / no man hath sene god at any tyme. Yf we loue one another god dwelleth in vs and his loue is perfyte in vs. Here by knowe we that we dwell in hym and he in vs because he had gyuen vs of his spyryte And we haue sene and do testyfye that the father sent his sonne which is the sauyour of the worlde whosoeuer confesseth that Iesus is the sonne of God / in hym dwelleth god he in god And we haue knowen and beleued the loue that god hathe to vs. God is loue and that dwelleth in loue / dwelleth in God god in hym
they whiche we somtyme mocked iested on We were out of our wyttes thought theyr lyuynge madnes theyr ende to be wtout honur but beholde how they are counted amonge the chyldren of God / and haue theyr enherytaunce amonge the Sayntes ¶ The gospell on S. Philyp and Iames daye The .xiiij. Chapyter of IohnÌ„ A IEsê° sayd to his disciples let not your hertes be troubled beleue iÌ„ god beleue ye iÌ„ me In my fathers house ar many mansyons / yf it were not so I wolde haue tolde you I go to prepare a place for you yf I go to prepare a place for you I wyll come agayne receyue you eueÌ„ vnto my selfe that where I am there may ye be also and whether I go ye knowe the way ye knowe Thomas sayd vnto him Lorde we knowe not whether thou goest Also howe is it possible for vs to knowe the waye Iesus sayd vnto him I am the waye the veryte the lyfe No man coÌ„meth vnto the father / but by me yf ye had knowen me ye had knowen my father also And nowe ye knowe him ye haue sene hym Philip sayd vnto him Lorde shew vs the father it iustifyeth vs. Iesê° sayd vnto him / haue I ben so long tyme with you / yet hast thou not knowen me Philip he that hath sene me hath sene the father how sayest thou then shew vs the father beleuest thou not that I am in the father the father in me The wordes that I speake vnto you I speke not of my selfe but the father dwellynge in me is he that doth the workes beleue me that I am the father the father in me at the least beleue me for the very workes sake Verely verely I saye vnto you whosoeuer beleueth on me the workes that I do the same shal he do greater workes then these shal he do because I go vnto my father whatsoeuer ye aske in my name that wyll I do ¶ The Pystle on the Inuencyon of the Crosse The .v. Chapyter to the Galathyans B BRethren I haue trust towarde you in god that ye wyll be none otherwyse mynded He the troubleth you shall beare his iudgement whosoeuer he be brethreÌ„ yf I yet preache circuÌ„sicion why do I then yet suffre persecucion for then had the offence which the crosse gyueth ceased I wolde to god they were sondred from you / which trouble you as many as desyre with outwarde aperaunce to please carnally they coÌ„strayne you to be circumcysed onely because they wolde not suffre persecucion with the crosse of Christ / for they theÌ„selues which are circumcised kepe not the lawe but desyre to haue you circumcised that they myght reioyce in your flesshe God forbyd that I shulde reioce but in the crosse of our lorde Iesus Christ wherby the worlde is crucyfyed as touchynge me I as coÌ„cernynge the worlde ¶ The gospel on the inuencyon of the crosse / the .iiij. cha of IohnÌ„ A There was a man of the Pharyses named Nicodemus a ruler amonge the Iewes he came to Iesus by nyghte and sayde vnto hym Mayster we knowe that thou art a teacher which is come froÌ„ god for no man could do suche miracles as thou doest excepte god were with hym Iesus answered and sayd vnto hym Verely verely I say vnto the except a man be borne a newe he can nat se the kyngdome of God Nicodemus sayd vnto hym howe can a man be borne when he is olde can he entre into his mothers body be borne agayne Iesê° answered Verely verely I say vnto the except that a maÌ„ be borne of water and of the spirite he can not entre into the kyngdom of god That which is borne of the flesshe is flesshe and the which is borne of the spyrite is spirite Meruayle not that I sayd to the ye must be borne a new The wynde bloweth where he lysteth and thou hearest his sounde but thou cast not tel whense he coÌ„meth whether he goeth So is euery man that is borne of the spirite Nicodemê° answered and sayd vnto him How can these thinges be Iesê° answered and sayde vnto him Arte the a mayster in Israel and knowest not these thynges Verely verely I saye vnto the we speake that we knowe and testyfie that we haue sene and receyue not our wytnes yf I haue tolde you earthlye thynges and ye haue not beleued howe shuld ye beleue yf I shal tel you of heuenly thynges And no m hath asceÌ„ded vp to heueÌ„ but he that came downe from heuen that is to saye the sonne of man which is in heueÌ„ And as Moses lyfted vp the SerpeÌ„t in wyldernes euen so must the sonne of man be lyfted vp that no man whiche beleueth in hym peryssh / but haue eternall lyfe ¶ The Pystle on the Natiuite of S. IohnÌ„ Baptyst Esaie THus sayeth the Lorde HerkeÌ„ ye Iles vnto me gyue hede ye people that are a farre the lorde called me out of the woÌ„be made mencyon of my name / when I was in my mothers bowels he made my mouth lyke a sherp swerd In the shadow he led me with his hande he made me as an excelleÌ„t arowe and hyd in his quyuer he sayde vnto me thou art my seruaunt O Israel in whoÌ„ I wyl be gloryfyed I sayd I laboure in vayne spende my strenght for nought vnprofytably howbeit my cause I coÌ„myt to the lorde my trauayle vnto my god now sayth the lord that formed me in the woÌ„be to be seruauÌ„t to turne Iacob vnto hym beholde I haue made the a lyght that thou shuldest be saluacyon vnto the ende of the worlde kynges shal se rulers shall stande vp shall worshyp because of the lorde which is faythful and the holy of Israel hath chosen the. ¶ The Gospel on the Natyuite of Saynt IohnÌ„ the Baptyst The fyrst chapyter of Luke F ELizabethes tyme was that she shuld be delyuered and she brought forth a sonne and her neyghbours her cosyns herde tell how the lorde had shewed great mercy vpoÌ„ her they reioysed with her And it fortuned the eyght daye they came to cyrcumcyse the chylde and called his name zachary after the name of his father his mother answered said not so but he shall be called Iohan. And they sayd vnto her There is none of thy kynd that is named with thys name and they made sygnes to his father how he wolde haue hym called and he asked for wrytyng tables wrote sayenge his name is IohnÌ„ And they meruayled all his mouth was opened immediatly and his tonge and he spake laudynge god and feare came on them al the dwelt nye al these thynges were noysed abrode through oute all the hylly countre of Iewry all they that herde theÌ„ / layd theÌ„ vp in theyr hertes sayeng What maner of chyld shal this be And the hande of god was with him his father zacharias was fylled
am not Arte thou a prophet And he answered no. Than sayed they vnto hym what arte the / that we maye gyue an answere to theÌ„ that sent vs â–ª what sayest thou of thy selfe he sayde I am the voyce of a cryer in the wyldernes make strayght the way of the Lorde as sayed the prophet Esaias And they whiche were sente were of the pharyses they ared hym sayed vnto hym â–ª why baptysest thou theÌ„ yf thou be not Christ nor Helias neyther a ê“phet IohnÌ„ answered theÌ„ saying I baptyse with water / but one is come amoÌ„ge you whoÌ„ ye know not He it is that cometh after me which was before me whose shoo latchet I am not worthy to vnlose These thynges were done in bethabara beyond Iordan where IohnÌ„ dyd baptyse ¶ The pystle at hye masse on Christmas daye The .j. chapyter to the Hebreus A BRethreÌ„ god in tymes past diuersly many wayes spake vnto the fathers by the prophetes but in these laste dayes he hath spokeÌ„ vnto vs by his sonnes whoÌ„ he hath made heyre of all thynges / by whoÌ„ also he made the worlde whiche sonne beynge the bryghtnes of his glory very ymage of hys substauÌ„ce bearynge vp all thynges with the worde of his power hath in his owne person pourged oure synnes sytteh on the ryghthande on thy Maiesty on hye and is more excellente than the angels in as moche as he hath by euerytaunce obteyned an excellenter name then they haue / for vnto whiche of the angels sayde he at any tyme thou art my sonne this daye begat I the. And agayn I wyll be his father and he shall be my sonne And when he bryngeth in the fyâ—ste begotten sonne into the worâ—de he sayth And all the angels of god shall worshyppe hym and vnto the angels he sayeth he maketh his angels spyrites and his ministres flammes of fyre but vnto the sonne he sayth god thy seate shal be for euer and euer the cepter of thy kyngdome is a ryghte cepter Thou hast loued ryghtwysenes hated iniquite wherfore hath god whiche is thy god anoynted the with the oyle of gladnes aboue thy felowes And thou lorde in the begynnyng hast layde the foundacion of the earth And the heuens are the workes of thy handes The shall perysshe but thou shalt shalt endure they all shal waxe olde as doth a garment / and as a vesture shalt thou chaunge them and they shal be chaunged but thou art alwayes the same and thy yeares shall not fayle ¶ The gospell at hye Masse on Christmas daye The .j. chapyter of IohnÌ„ A IN the begynnyng was the worde the worde was with god and god was the worde The same was in the begynnyng with god All thynges were made by it without it was made nothyng that was made In it was lyfe / and the lyfe was the lyght of men the lyght shyneth in the darkenes and the darkenes comprehendeth it not There was a man sent from god whose name was IohnÌ„ The same same as a wytnes to beare wytnes of the lyght that all men through hym myght beleue he was not that lyght but to beare wytnes of the lyght That was a true lyght which lyghted all men that come into the worlde he was in the worlde the worlde by him was made and the worlde knewe him not / he came among his owne his owne receyued him not vnto as many as receyued hym gaue power to be the sonnes of god in that they beleued on his name which were borne not of bloude nor of the wyll of the flesshe nor yet of the wyll of men but of god the worde was made flesshe dwelt amoÌ„ge vs we sawe the glory of it as the glory of the on y begotteÌ„ soÌ„ne of the father which worde was ful of grace verite ¶ The Pystle on S. Steuens day The .vj Cchapiter of the Actes of the Apostles C STeuen full of fayth power dyd great woÌ„ders myracles among the people There arose certayne of the Synagoge whyche are called Lybertynes and Syrenytes and of Alexandria and of Cylicia and Asya disputed with Steuen they coulde nor resyste the wysedome and the spyryte / with which he spake When they hearde these thynges theyr hertes cloue a sonder and they gnasshed on him with theyr tethe but he beynge full of the holy Ghoste loked vp stedfastly wyth hys eyes into heuen / sawe the glory of god Iesus standyng on the ryght hande of god and sayd beholde I se the heuens open and the sonne of man standynge on the ryght hande of God then they gaue a shoute with a loude voyce and stopped their eares and ran vpon him all at ones caste hym out of the cytie stoned him and the wytnesses layde downe theyr clothes at a yonge mans fete named Saule And they stoned SteueÌ„ calling on sayeng Lord Iesu receyue my spiryte and he kneled downe and cryed with a loude voyce Lorde saye not this synne to theyr charge / And wheÌ„ had thus spoken / he fell a slepe in our Lorde ¶ The Gospell on Saynte Steuens daye the .xxiij. chapiter of Mathew D. IEsus sayde vnto the Iewes and chefe prestes beholde I sende vnto you wyse prophetes wyse men and scrybes of them som shall ye scourge in your synagoges and persecute from cytye to cytye and al ryghtuous bloude maye fall on you whiche was shede vpon the earthe frome the bloude of ryghtuous Abell vnto the bloude of zacharias the sonne of Barachias whom ye slewe betwene the temple and the auter Verely I saye vnto you all these thynges shall lyghte vpon this generacyon Ierusalem / Ierusalem / which kyllest prophetes and stonest them whiche are sente to the howe oft wolde I haue gathered thy chyldren togyder as the henne gathereth her chyckens vnder her wynges but ye wolde not beholde your habitacion shal be lefte vnto you desolate For I say vnto you ye shal not se me henforth tyl that ye saye Blessed be he that commeth in the name of the Lorde ¶ The Pystle on S. IohnÌ„ the Euangelystes daye Eccles xv HE that feareth god wyll do good / and he that kepeth the lawe shall obtayne wysedome and she wyl come agaynst hym as an honourable mother as a woman yet a vyrgyn shal receyue hym She shal fede hym with the bread of lyfe and vnderstandynge and the water of holsome wysedome she shall gyue hym to drynke she shall exalte him amoÌ„ge his neyghbours shall open hys mouth euen in the thyckest of the congregacioÌ„ And he shall fyll hym with the spyryte of wysedome vnderstandynge and wyth the garment of glory shall apparel hym She shall make him rych with ioye and gladnes and shall inherete hym of an euerlastynge name ¶ The Gospell on S. IohnÌ„s daye the Euangelyste The .xxj. chapyter of IohnÌ„ E Iesus sayd to Peter folowe me Peter turned about sawe the disciple whoÌ„ Iesê° loued folowyng which also leued
.j. soÌ„daye after Easter daye called lowe SoÌ„daye The .j. Pystel of IohnÌ„ the .v. cha E MOste dere beloued brethren all that is borne of god ouercommeth the worlde and this is the victorye that ouercommeth the worlde euen our fayth who is that ouercoÌ„meth the world but he which beleueth the Iesus is the sonne of god This Iesus Christ is he that came by water and blode not by water only but by water and blode it is the spirite that beareth wytnes because the spryte is trueth for there are .iij. which beare recorde in heueÌ„ the father / the worde the holy ghost these .iij. are one for there are .iij. whiche beare recorde in earth The spirite the water / and bloude and these .iij. are one / if we receyue the wytnesse of meÌ„ the witnesse of god is greter for this is the wytnesse of god which he testyfyed of his sonne He the beleueth on the sonne of God / hath wytnesse in hym selfe ¶ The Gospell on the .j. Sonday after Easter day called lowe sonday the .xx chapiter of IohnÌ„ E THe same daye at nyght whiche was the morowe after the Saboth daye when the dores were shut where the discyples were assembled togyther for feare of the Iewes came Iesus and stode in the myddes and sayde to them Peace be with you and when he had so sayde he shewed vnto them his haÌ„des and his syde Then were the discyples glad when they sawe the Lorde Then sayde Iesus to them agayne Peace be with you As my father sent me euen so sende I you when he had sayde that he brethed on them and sayd vnto them Receyue the holy ghost who soeuers synnes ye remytte they are remytted vnto them who soeuers synnes ye retayne they are retayned but Thomas one of the twelue called Didimus was not with theÌ„ when Iesus came the other disciplâ—s sayd vnto hym We haue sene the lorde and he sayd vnto them excepte I se in his handes the prynte of the nayles and put my fynger in the hooles of the nayles truste my hande into hys syde I wyll not beleue And after .viij. dayes agayne his disciples were within Thomas with theÌ„ Then came Iesus when the dores were shut stode in the myddes and saide Peace be with you after that sayde he to Thomas brynge thy fynger hyther and se my handes and brynge thy hande and thruste it into my syde and be not faythlesse but beleuyng Thomas answered and sayd vnto hym my lorde and my god Iesus sayd vnto him Thomas because thou haste sene me therfore thou beleuest Happy are they the hath not sene yet beleue And many other sygnes dyd Iesus in the presence of his discyples which are not wryteÌ„ in this boke These are wryten that ye myght beleue that Iesus is Christ the sonne of maÌ„ and that in beleuynge ye myght haue lyfe thorowe hys name ¶ The Pystle on the .ij. Sondaye after Easter day the .j. pystle of Peter the .ij. chapiter C. MOoste dere beloued brethren Chryste suffered for vs leuynge vs an ensample that ye shulde folowe his steppes which did no synne neyther was there gyle fouÌ„de in his mouth which when he was reuyled reuyled not agayne wheÌ„ he suffered he threatened not but commytted the cause to hym the iudgeth ryghtouslye which his owne selfe bare our synnes in his body on the tree that we shulde be delyuered from synne shulde lyue in right wisnes by whose strypes ye were healed for ye were as shepe goynge astraye but are nowe returned vnto the shepeherde and byshop of youre soules ¶ The Gospel on the .ij. Sonday after Easter daye The .x. chapiter of IohnÌ„ C. IEsus sayd to his disciples I am the good shepherde the good shepherde gyueth his lyfe for his shepe an hyred seruaunte which is not the shepherd neyther the shepe are his owne seyeth the wolfe comming and leueth the shepe and flyeth and the wolfe cascheth them scattereth the shepe The hyred seruaunt flyeth because he is an hyred seruauÌ„te careth not for the shepe I am the good shepherd and knowe myne and am knowen of myne As my father knoweth me euen so knowe I my father And I giue my lyfe for the shepe and other shepe I haue which are not of this folde them also must I bryng that they may heare my voyce that there maye be one floke one shepherde ¶ The Pystle on the .iij. Sonday after Easter day The .j. Pystle of Peter the .ij. chapiter C. MOst dere beloued brethren I beseche you as straungers pylgrymes abstayne frome flesshlye lustes whyche fyght agaynst the soule and se that ye haue honest conuersacioÌ„ amonge the Gentyles that they whiche backebyte you as euyll doers maye se your good workes and prayse God in the daye of visitacyon submyt your selues vnto all maner ordynaunce of man for the Lordes sake whether it be vnto the kynge as vnto the cheyfe heed eyther vnto the rulers as vnto theym that are sent of hym for the punysshemente of euyll doers but for the lande of theym that doo well for so is the wyll of GOD that ye put to sylence the ignorauncy of the folyshe men as free not as hauyng the libierte for a cloke of malycyousnes but euen as the seruauntes of god honour al men loue brotherly felysshyp feare god honour the Kynge seruauntes obey your masters with all feare not onely yf they be good curteous but also though they be froward for it coÌ„meth of grace in Christ Iesus our lord ¶ The Gospell on the .iij. Sondaye after Easter daye the .xvj. Chapiter of IohnÌ„ D. IEsus sayde to hys dyscyples after a whyle ye shall not seme agayne after a whyle ye shall se me for I go to the father then sayd some of hys discyples betwene theÌ„ selues what is this that he sayeth vnto vs. After a whyle ye shal not se me and agayne after a whyle ye shall se me and that I go to the father They sayd therfore what is thys that he sayd sayth after a whyle we can not tell what he sayeth Iesus perceyued that they wolde axe hym sayd vnto them This is it that ye enquyre of betwene your selues that I said after a whyle ye shal not seme agayn after a whyle ye shal se me Verelye verelye I saye vnto you ye shall wepe and lameÌ„te and the worlde shall reioyce ye shall sorow but your sorowe shall be turned to ioy A woman when she trauayleth hath sorowe bycause her houre is come but as sone as she is delyuered of the chylde remembreth no more the anguysshe for ioye the a man is borne into the worlde And ye nowe are in sorowe but I wyl se you agayne And your hertes shal reioyce and your ioye shall no man take from you ¶ The Pystle on the .iiij. Sondaye after Easter daye The .j. Chapyter of Iames. C MOst dere beloued brethren euery good gyfte euery perfyte gyfte is frome aboue