they fouÌ„de no cause of deth in hym yet desyred they pylate to kyl hym wheÌ„ they had fulfylled al that were wrytteÌ„ of hym they toke hym downe froÌ„ the tree put hym in a Sepulchre But god rased hym agayne froÌ„ deth he was sene many dayes of theÌ„ which came with hym froÌ„ Galyle to IerusaleÌ„ whiche are his witnesses vnto the people And we declare vnto you howe that the ê“myse made vnto that fathers god hathe fulfylled vnto vs theyr chyldren in that he raised vp Iesus agayne ¶ The Gospel on tewisdaye in the Easter weke The. xxiiij chapiter of Luke F. IEsus hym selfe stode iÌ„ the myddes of his discyples sayd vnto theÌ„ peace be with you And they were abasshed a frayde supposynge that they hadde sene a spyryte And he sayde vnto theÌ„ Uvhy are yeâ—â—oubled why do thoughtes a â—…se iÌ„ your hertes beholde my handes my fete that it is euen my selfe handle me and se for spirytes haue not flesshe bones as ye se me haue wheÌ„ he had thus spokeÌ„ he shewed theÌ„ his haÌ„des his fete and whyle they yet byleued nat for ioy woÌ„dred he sayde vnto theÌ„ haue ye here any meate they gaue hym a pece of a broyled fysshe and of an hony come be and he toke it and eate it before them he sayde vnto them These are the wordes whiche I spaâ—e vnto you whyle I was yet with you that al must be fulfylled whiche were wrytten of me in the lawe of Moyses and in te prophetes and in the psalmes TheÌ„ opened he theyr wyttes that they myght vnderstaÌ„de the scriptures and sayd vnto theÌ„ thê° is it wrytteÌ„ thus it behoueth christ to suffre to ryse agayne from deth the. iij. day And the repentaunce and remission of synnes shulde be preached iÌ„ his name among al nacions ¶ The Pystell on the wednysday in the Easter weke The. iij. cha of the actes of the apostles C. PEter openyng hys mouth sayd ye men of Israel al ye that feare god heare God of AbrahaÌ„ Isaac Iacob the god of our fathers hath glory fyed his sone Iesus whoÌ„ ye betraed denied in the presence of pylate when he had iudged hym to be losed but ye denyed the holy ghost iust and desyred a Murdrer to be gyueÌ„ you kylled the lord of lyfe whom god hath reysed froÌ„ deth of the which we are witnesses nowe brethren I know that thorowe ygnoraunce ye dyd it as dyd also your heddes but god which shewed before by the mouth of al his prophetes that Christe shuld suffre hath thus wyse fulfylled it Repent therfore and tourne that yousynnes may be done away ¶ The Gospell on the wednysday in the Easter weke The. xxi Chapiter of IohnÌ„ A. AFter that Iesê° shewed hym selfe agayne to his dyscyples at the see of Tiberias And on thiswyse shewed he hym selfe There were togyther SymoÌ„ peter Thomas whiche is called Didimus And Natha nael of Cana a cytye of Galyle the sonnes of zebedes two other of the dyscyples Symon peter sayd vnto theÌ„ I go a fysshynge They sayd vnto hym we also wyl go with the They weÌ„t theyr way entred in to a shyp straytewaye and that nyghte caught they nothyng but wheÌ„ the mornynge was nowe come iesus stode on the shore neuertheles the discyples knewe nat that it was iesus Iesê° sayde vnto theÌ„ syrs haue ye any meate They answered hym no he sayd vnto theÌ„ caste out the net on the ryght syde of the shyp ye shal fynde They cast out anone they were nat able to drawe it for the multytude of fysshes Then sayd the discyple whoÌ„ Iesus loued vnto Peter it is the lord UvhaÌ„ SimoÌ„ Peter herde that it was the lorde he gyrde his maÌ„tel to hym for he was naked sprang iÌ„ to the see the other discyples came byshyp for they were not farre froÌ„ lande but as it were two hoÌ„dred cubytes they drewe the nette with fysshes As sone as they were come to lande they sawe hote coles fysshe layd theroÌ„ breade Iesê° sayd vnto theÌ„ brynge of the fysshe whiche ye haue caughte SymoÌ„ Peter stepped for the drewe the nette to lande full of greate fysshes an hondred and. liij for all there were so many yet was nat the nette brokeÌ„ Iesê° sayd vnto then Come dyne And none of the discyples durste axe hiÌ„ what arte thou for they knewe that it was the lorde iesê° theÌ„ came toke breade gaue theÌ„ and fyshe lykewyse And this is now the thyrd tyme that Iesê° appered to his discyples after that he was rysen agayne from death ¶ The Pystel on the fyrst soÌ„ day after Easter daye called low soÌ„ day the fyrste pystell of Iohan and the fyfte chapyter E MOst dere beloued brethreÌ„ all that is borne of god ouercoÌ„meth the worlde this is the victory that ouercoÌ„meth the world eueÌ„ our fayth who is it that ouercoÌ„meth the worlde but he which byleueth that Iesê° is the sone of god This Iesê° chryst is he that came by water blode nat by water only but by water blode and it is the spirite that bereth wytnesse bycause the spirite is trueth for there are thre which beare recorde iÌ„ heueÌ„ the father the worde 〈◊〉 the holy ghost and these thre are one for there are thre whiche beare recorde in earth The spirite the water blode these thre are one yf we receaue the wytnesse of men the wytnesse of god is greater for this is the wytnesse of god which he testifyed of his sone he that byleueth on the soÌ„e of god hath wytnesse in hym selfe ¶ The Gospell on the fyrst Sonday after Easter day called lawe SoÌ„day The. xx chapÌ„ of IohaÌ„ E â—He same daye at nyght which was the morowe after the Sabaoth day wheÌ„ the dores were shutte where the disciples were assembled to gyther for feare of the Iewes came Iesê° stode iÌ„ the myddes sayde to theÌ„ Peace be with you and when he hade so sayde he shewed vnto theÌ„ his haÌ„des and his syde Then were the discyples glad when they saw the lorde Them sayde iesus to them agayne Peace be with you As my father sent me euen so send I you and when he had sayde that he brethed on them and sayd vnto them Receaue the holy ghost who soeuers synnes ye remyt they are remytted vnto them and who soeuers synnes ye retayne they are retayned but Thomas one of the twelue called Didimus was nat with them when Iesus came the other discyples sayd vnto hym Uve haue sene the lorde and he sayde vnto them except I se in his handes the prynt of the nay les and put my fynger in the hooles of the nayles thruste my haÌ„de iÌ„ to his syde I wyll nat byleue And after viij dayes agayne his discyples were within and Thomas with theÌ„ Then cam Iesus when the dores were shut stode in the myddes
¶ Here begynneth the Pystles and Gospels of euery Sonday and holy Daye in the yere M. D. xxxviij ¶ Here begynneth the Pystles Gospels of euery Sonday holy daye in the yere ¶ The Pystell on the fyrst Sonday in Aduent The. xiij Chapiter to the Romayns D. BRethren we knowe that it is tyme nowe that we awake out of slepe for nowe is our saluacioÌ„ nerer theÌ„ we beleued The nyght is passed and the daye is come nye let vs therfore cast awaye the dedes of darknes let vs put on the armour of lyght Let vs walke honestly as it were iÌ„ the daye lyght nat iÌ„ eatyng drynking neyther iÌ„ chaÌ„bryng wantoÌ„nes neyther iÌ„ stryfe enuyeng but put ye on our lorde Iesus Christe ¶ The Gospell on the fyrste Sondaye in aduent The. xxi chapiter of mathewe A. WHeÌ„ Iesus drewe nye vnto IerusaleÌ„ came to Betphage vn to the mounte Oliuete theÌ„ seÌ„t Iesus two of his disciples sayeng to theÌ„ Go into the castell that lyeth ouer agaynst you and anone ye shal fynde an Asse boundeÌ„ her Colte with her lose theÌ„ brynge theÌ„ vnto me yf any maÌ„ say ought vnto you saye ye that your lorde hathe nede of theÌ„ strayght way he wyll let them go All this was done to fulfyl that whiche was spokeÌ„ by the ê“phet sayeng Tel ye the doughter of Syon beholde thy kynge coÌ„meth vnto the meke sytting vpon an Asse a Colte the fole of an Asse vsed to the yoke The disciples wente dyd as Iesê° coÌ„mauÌ„ded theÌ„ brought the Asse the Colte put on theÌ„ theyr clothes set hiÌ„ theroÌ„ Many of the people spredde theyr garmentes in the waye other cutte downe braunches from the trees and strawed theÌ„ in the waye ¶ Morcouer the people that weÌ„te before and they also that folowed after cryed sayenge O sanna the sonne of Dauyd Blessyd be he that commeth in the name of the lorde ¶ The Pystell on the seconde Sondaye iÌ„ AducÌ„t The. xv chapiter to the Romaynes A. BRethreÌ„ what so euer thynges are wrytten afore tyme are wrytteÌ„ for our learnynge that we thorowe pacience conforte of the scripture myght haue hope The god of pacience coÌ„solacyon gyue vnto euery one of you that ye be lyke mynded one towardes another after the ensample of Iesu christe that ye all agreyng togyther may with one mouthe honour god the father of our lord Iesu Christ Uvherfore receyue ye one an other as christe receyued vs to the prayse of god And I say that Iesus Christe was a minister of the Circumcisyon for the truthe of god to confyrme the promyses made vnto the fathers And let the geÌ„tyls prayse god for his mercy as it is wrytteÌ„ for thys cause I wyl prayse the among the gentils syng in thy name And agayn he sayeth ye gentyls reioyse with his people Agayne prayse the lorde all ye geÌ„tyls laude hiÌ„ al nacyons And iÌ„ another place Esaias sayeth there shal be the rote of Iesse and he that shall ryse to raygne ouer the gentyls in hym shall the gentyls trust The god of hope fyl you with all ioye and peace in byleuynge that ye may be ryche in hope thorowe the power of the holy ghoste ¶ The Gospel on the seconde Sonday in Aduent The. xxi chapiter of Luke D. IEsê° sayde vnto his disciples there shal be sygnes in the SoÌ„ne in the Mone iÌ„ the Starres iÌ„ the earthe the people shal be in suche perplexite that they shall nat tell whiche way to turne them selues The see the waues shal rore mennes hertes shall fayle theÌ„ for feare for lokynge after those thynges which shall come on the erthe for the powers of heueÌ„ shall moue and then shall they se the sone of maÌ„ come iÌ„ a cloud with power great glory wheÌ„ these thynges begyn to coÌ„e to passe theÌ„ loke vp lyft vp your hedes for your re deÌ„pcyon draweth ny And he shewed theÌ„ a simylytu de behold the fygge tree al other trees when they shutt forth theyr buddes ye se knowe of youre owne selues that somer is theÌ„ nye at haÌ„de So lyke wyse ye wheÌ„ ye se these thynges coÌ„e to passe vnderstaÌ„de that the kyngdome of god is ny Uerely I sayevnto you this genetatioÌ„ shall not passe tyl al be fulfylled heueÌ„ erthe shall passe but my wordes shal nat passe ¶ The Pystell the. iij. Sondaye iÌ„ adueÌ„t The fyrste Pystel the. iiij Chap. to the Corinthyans A. BRethrene let men this wyse esteme vs euen as the ministers of Christe disposers of the secretes of god Further more it is requyred of the disposers that they be founde faythfull with me is it but a verye small thynge that I shulde be iudged of you other of maÌ„nes day no I iuge nat myne owne selfe I knowe nought by my selfe yet am I nat therby iustified it is the lorde that iugeth me therfore iudge nothiÌ„g before the tyme vntyll the lorde coÌ„e whiche wyl lyghteÌ„ thiÌ„ges that are hyd iÌ„ darkenes open the counseyles of the hertes And thaÌ„ shall euery man haue prayse of God ¶ The Gospel on the iij. SoÌ„day iÌ„ adueÌ„t The. xi chapÌ„ of Mathewe A WHen IohnÌ„ beyng in prysoÌ„ her de the workes of Christ he seÌ„te two of his disciples sayde vn to hiÌ„ Arte thou he that shal coÌ„e or shal we loke for another Iesê° answered sayd vnto theÌ„ Go shewe IohnÌ„ what ye haue herd sene The blinde se the halte go the lyppers are cleÌ„sed the defe heare the deade ar reysed vp agayne the Gospell is preached to the pore happy is he that is nat hurte by me EueÌ„ as they de parted Iesê° begaÌ„ to speake vnto the people of IohnÌ„ Uvhat went ye for to se in the wyldernes went ye out to se a rede wauering with thewiÌ„de other what wente ye out for to se UveÌ„t ye to se a maÌ„ clothed in softe rayment Beholde they that weare softe clothing are iÌ„ kynges houses But what weÌ„t ye out for to se Uvent ye out to se a prophete Ye I â—aye vnto you more theÌ„ a prophet for this is he of whom it is wrytteÌ„ Beholde I seÌ„de my messenger before thy face whiche shall prepare thy waye before the. ¶ The Pystel on the. iiij soÌ„day in Aduent the. iiij Chapiter to the Phylyppaynes A. BRethreÌ„ reioyce iÌ„ the lorde alway agayne I say reioyce let your softnes be knoweÌ„ vnto all meÌ„ The lord is euen at haÌ„de Be nat carefull but iÌ„ all thiÌ„ges shewe your peticyoÌ„ vnto god iÌ„ prayer supply cacyoÌ„ with gyuiÌ„g of thaÌ„kes And the peace of god which passeth al vnderstanding kepe your hertes mides in Christ Iesu ¶ The Gospell on the. iiij soÌ„daye iÌ„ AdueÌ„te the fyrste Chap. of IohnÌ„ C. UUheÌ„ the Iewes seÌ„t prestes leuites froÌ„ IerusaleÌ„ to axe IohnÌ„ Uvhat art thou And he ê¯fessed denyed nat and sayd playnly I
sayd Peace be with you after that sayd he to Thomas bryng thy fynger hyther se my handes brynge thy hande thruste it in to my syde be nat faythlesse but byleuyng Thomas answered sayde vnto hym my lorde and my god Iesus sayde vnto hym Thomas bycause thou hast sene me therfore thou byleuest Happy are they that hath nat sene yet byleue And many other sygnes dyd Iesus in the presence of his discyples which are nat wrytteÌ„ in this boke These are wrytteÌ„ that ye myght byleue that Iesê° is christe the sone of maÌ„ and that iÌ„ byleuyng ye myght haue lyfe thorowe his name ¶ The Pystel on the. ij SoÌ„day after Easter daye the fyrst pystel of Peter the. ij chapiter C. MOst dere beloued brethreÌ„ Chryste suffred for vs leuyng vs an insaÌ„ple that ye shuld folowe his steppes whiche dyd no synne neyther was there gyle fouÌ„d iÌ„ his mouth wich wheÌ„ he was reuyled reuyled nat agayn when he suffred he thretened nat but ê¯mytted the cause to hym that iudgeth ryghteously which hys owne selfe bare our synnes in his body on the tree that we shuld be delyuered froÌ„ synne shuld lyue iÌ„ rghtwysenes by whose strypes ye were healed for ye were as sheape goyng astraye but are now returned vnto the shepherde bysshop of your soules ¶ The Gospel on the secoÌ„de soÌ„day after easter day the. x. cha of IohaÌ„ C. IEsus sayd to his discyples I am the good shepherd the good shepherd gyueth hys lyfe for the shepe an hyred seruaunt whiche is nat the shepherd neyther the shepe are hys owne seythe the wolfe commynge and leaueth the shepe and flyeth and the wolfe catchet them scattereth the shepe The hyred seruauÌ„t flyeth bycause he is an hyred seruauÌ„t careth nat for the shepe I am the good shepherde knowe mine am knoweÌ„ of myne As my father knoweth me eueÌ„ so knowe I my father And I gyue my lyfe for the shepe and other shepe I haue whiche are nat of this folde theÌ„ also must I bryng that they may heare my voyce that theare may be one floke and one shepherde ¶ The pystell on the. iij. Sondaye after Easter daye The fyrste pystel of peter the. ij chapyter C. MOst dere beloued brethren I beseche you as straungers pylgrymes abstayne froÌ„ flesshly lustes which fyght agaynst the soule se that ye haue honest coÌ„uersacyon amoÌ„ge the geÌ„tyles that they whiche backbyte you as euyl doars may se youre good workes prayse god iÌ„ the daye of visytacyon submyt your selues vnto al maner ordinauÌ„ce of maÌ„ for the lordes sake whether it be vnto the kynge as vnto the cheyfe heed other vnto the rulers as vnto theÌ„ that are sent of hym for the punysshemeÌ„t of euyl doars but for the laude of theÌ„ that do well for so is the wyl of god that ye put to silence the ignorauÌ„cye of the folysshe meÌ„ as free nat as hauyng the liber tye for a cloke of malycyousnes but euen as the seruauÌ„tes of god honour al men loue brotherly felyshyp feare god and honour the kynge seruauntes obey your maysters with all feare nat onely yf they be good and courteous but also thoughe they be frowarde for it commeth of grace in Chryst iesus our lorde ¶ The Gospel on the. iij. Sonday after Easter-day the. xvi chapyter of Iohan. D. IEsus sayd to his discyples after a whyle ye shall nat se me agayne after a whyle ye shall se me for I go to the father theÌ„ sayde some of hys discyples betwene theÌ„ selues what is this that he sayth vnto vs. After a whyle ye shal nat se me and agayn after a whyle ye shall se me that I go to the father They sayde therfore what is this that he sayth after a whyle we can nat tell what he sayth Iesus ê‘ceaued that they wold axe hym sayd vnto theÌ„ This is it that ye enquyre of bytwene your selues that I sayde after a whyle ye shal nat se me agayne after a whyle ye shal se me Uerely verely I say vnto you ye shall wepe lament and the worlde shal reioyce ye shal sorowe but your sorowe shall be turned to ioye A woman wheÌ„ she trauayleth hath sorow bycause her houre is come but as soone as she is delyuered of the chyld she remeÌ„breth nomore the anguyss he for ioy that a man is borne in to the worde And ye now are in sorowe but I wyl se you agayn And your hertes shal reioyse and youre ioye shal no man take from you ¶ The Pystel on the. iiij Sondaye after Easter day The fyrst chapiter of Iames. C. MOst dere beloued brethreÌ„ euery good gyfte and euery perfyte gyfte is from aboue and commeth downe from the father of lyght with whoÌ„ is no varyablenes neyther is he chauÌ„ged vnto darkenes Of his owne wyll begate he vs with the word of lyfe that we shulde be the fyrst fruytes of hys creatures Uvherfore dere brethren lette euery man be swyfte to heare slow to speke slow to wrath for the wrath of maÌ„ worketh nat that whiche is ryghteous before god wherfore saye a parte all fylthynes al suê‘fluyte of malycyousnes And receaue with mekenes the worde that is grafted in you whiche is able to saue your soules ¶ The Gospel on the. iiij Sondaye after Easter daye the. xvi chapiter of Iohan. B. IEsus sayde to his discyples now I go my waye to him thatseÌ„t me and none of you axeth me whyther goest thou but bycause I haue sayde suche thynges vnto you your hertes are ful of sorowe Neuertheles I tell you the trueth it is expedyent for you that I go awaye for yf I go nat awaye that conforter wyl nat come vnto you but yf I departe I wyll sende hym vnto you And when he is come he wyl rebuke the worlde of synne of ryghtwysenes of iudgemeÌ„t of synne bycause they byleue nat on me of ryghtwysenes bycause I go to my father ye shall se me no more And of iudgemeÌ„t bycause the cheyfe ruler of thys world is iudged all redye I haue yet many thynges to say vnto you but ye can nat beare them awaye nowe How be it when he is com I meane the spyryte of truth he wyl tech you all truth He shall nat speake of hym selfe but what soeuer he shal heare that shal he speke and he wyl shew you thynges to come he shal gloryfye me for he shall receaue of myne shal shew vnto you Al thynges that the father hath are myne Therfore sayde I vnto you that he shall take of myne and shewe vnto you ¶ The Pystel on the. v. Sondaye after Easter day whiche is the next sonday before the crosse dayes the fyrst chapyter of Iames. MOost dere beloued brethren se that ye be doers of the worde nat hearers onely deceauyng youre owne selues with Sophistrye for yf any heare the worde do it nat he is lyke vnto a maÌ„ that beholdeth his