Mat. xxi ANd when they drew nigh to Ierusalem, and were come to Bethphage vnto Mounte Oli­uete, then sente Iesus two of hys disciples, saying vnto them: goe into y ^e towne that lieth ouer agaynste you, and anone you shal fynde an Asse bound, and a colte with her: looce thē and bryng them vnto me. And if any man saye oughte vnto you, saye ye the Lorde hath nede of them, and strayght way he wyll let them goe. All thys was done that it myghte bee fulfylled whiche was spoken by the Prophete, saying: Tel ye the daughter of Syon: behold, thy king cometh vn­to thee meke, sitting vpō an Asse and a colte, the foale of the Asse vsed to the yoke. The disciples went and did as Ie­sus commaunded them, and brought the Asse and the colt, and put on them their clothes, and set him theron. And ma­ny of the people spred theyr garmentes in the way. Other cutte downe braunches from the trees, and strawed them in the waye. Moreouer, the people that went before, and they that came after cryed, saying: Hosanna to the sonne of Dauid: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lorde: Hosanna in the highest. And when he was come to Ierusa­lem, all the citie was moued, saying: who is thys? And the people sayed: this is Iesus the Prophete of Nazareth, a ci­tie of Galile. And Iesus went into the temple of god, and cast oute all them that solde and bought in the temple, and ouerthrewe the tables of the money chaungers, and the seates of them that solde doues, and sayd vnto them: It is written: My house shalbe called the house of prayer, but ye haue made it a denne of theues.

Luke. xxi. THere shalbe signes in the sunne & in the Moone, and in the starres: & in the earth the people shalbe at their wittes ende, through despayre. The sea and y ^e water shall roare, & mens heartes shal faile them for feare, and for lokyng after those thinges whyche shall come on the earth. For the powers of heauen shall moue. And then shall they see the sonne of man come in a cloude, with power and great glory. Whē these thynges be­gyn to come to passe, then loke vp, and lift vp your heades, for youre redempcion draweth nye. And he shewed them a similitude: behold the figtree, and al other trees: when they shoote forth their buddes, ye see & know of your own selues [Page] that sommer is then nye at hand. So likewise ye also (whē ye see these thinges come to passe) be sure that the kingdom of God is nye. Verely I say vnto you: this generacion shal not passe, till all be fulfilled. Heauen and earth shall passe, but my woordes shal not passe.

Math. xi. WHen Iohn being in prieson hearde the workes of Christ, he sent two of his disciples, and sayd vnto him: Art thou he that shall come, or doe we looke for an other? Iesus aunswered, and sayde vnto them. Goe & shew Iohn agayn what ye haue heard & seen. The blynde receyue theyr sighte, the lame walke, the Le­pers are cleansed, and the deafe heare, the dead are raysed vp, and the poore receiue the glad tydinges of the gospell: and happy is he that is not offended by me. And as they de­parted, Iesus began to saye vnto the people concernyng Iohn: What went ye out into the wildernes to see? A rede that is shaken with the wynde? or what wente ye oute for to see? A man clothed in softe raymente? beholde, they that weare soft clothing, are in kinges houses. But what went [Page] ye out for to see: a Prophete? verelye I saye vnto you, and more then a Prophete. For thys is he of whom it is writ­ten: Behold, I sende my messenger before thy face, whiche shall prepare thy way before thee.

Iohn. i. THis is the record of Iohn, when the Iewes sent Priestes & Leuites from Ierusalem, to aske him: what art thou? And he confessed & denied not, and sayde playnely: I am not Christ. And they asked him: what then, art thou Helias? & he saieth: I am not. Art thou the Prophet? & he aunswered, no. Then sayd they vn­to him: what art thou that we may geue an aunswere vn­to thē that sent vs? what sayest thou of thy selfe? he saide: I am the voyce of a cryer in the wildernes: make straight the way of the lord, as said the prophet Esay. And they which were sente, were of the Phariseis: and they asked hym, and sayde vnto hym: Why baptisest thou then, if thou bee not Christ, nor Helias, nether that Prophet? Iohn aunswered them, saying: I baptise with water, but there stādeth one among you, whom ye know not: he it is, whiche though he [Page] came after me, was before me, whose shoe latchet I am not worthy to vnlooce. These thynges were done at Bethaba­ra beyond Iordan, where Iohn did Baptise.

Iohn. i. IN the beginnyng was the word, and the word was with God, and God was the word. The same was in the beginnyng with God. All thynges were made by it, and without it was made nothyng that was made. In it was lyfe, and the life was the light of men, and the light shineth in the darkenes, and the darkenes cōprehended it not. There was sent frō God, a mā whose name was Iohn. Thesame came as a witnesse, to beare witnesse of the lyghte, that all men throughe him mighte belieue. He was not that lyghte, but was sent to beare witnesse of the lyghte. That lyghte was the true lyght whyche lyghteth euery man that cometh into the worlde. He was in the world, and the worlde was made by him, and the worlde knewe him not. He came among hys owne, and his owne receyued him not. But as many as re­ceyued him, to thē gaue he power to be made sōnes of God: euen them that beleued on hys name, whych were borne, not of bloude, nor of the wyll of the fleshe, nor yet of the wyll of man, but of God. And the same word became fleshe & dwelt among vs, and we saw the glory of it, as the glory of the on­ly begotten sonne of the father, full of grace and trueth.

Mathew xxiii. BEholde, I sende vnto you Prophetes, and wyse menne, and Scribes, and some of them ye shall kil and crucifye, and some of them shall ye scourge in youre Sinagogues, and persecute them from citie to citie, that vpon you maye come all the ryghteous bloude whiche hathe been shed vpon the earthe, from the bloud of ryghteous Abel, vnto the bloud of Zacharias the sonne of Barachias, whom ye shew betwene the temple and the aul­tare. Verely I say vnto you, all these thynges shall come vp­on thys generacyon. O Ierusalem, thou that killest the Prophetes and stonest them whiche are sent vnto thee: howe often woulde I haue gathered thy children toge­ther, euen as the henne gathereth her chickens vnder her winges, & ye would not? Behold, your house is left vnto you desolate. For I say vnto you: ye shall not see me henceforth, til that ye say: Blessed is he y ^e cometh in the name of the lord.

Iohn. xxi IEsus sayd vnto Peter: folow thou me. Peter tur­ned about, and saw the disciple whom Iesus loued folowing (which also leaned on his breast at sup­per, & sayed: lord, which is he that betrayeth thee?) when Peter therfore saw him, he sayd to Iesus: Lord, what shall he here doe? Iesus sayd vnto hym: if I wil haue him to tary till I come, what is that to thee? Folowe thou me. Thē went this saying abroad among the brethrē, that that disci­ple should not die. Yet Iesus sayd not to him, he shall not die: but if I will that he tarye till I come, what is that to thee? The same disciple is he which testifieth of these thinges, and wrote these thinges: & we knowe that his testimony is true. There are also manye other thynges which Iesus did, the whiche if they shoulde bee written euery one, I suppose the world coulde not conteine the bokes that should be written.

Math. ii. THe Angel of y ^e lord appeared to Ioseph in a slepe, saying: arise & take the child and his mother, & flee into Egipt, & be thou there til I bring thee worde. For it will come to passe, y ^e Herode shall seke the childe to destroye him. So when he awoke, he toke the childe and his mother by night, and departed into Egipt, and was there vnto y ^e death of Herod, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lorde by the Prophet, saying: oute of E­gipt haue I called my sonne. Then Herod when he saw that he was mocked of the wise menne, he was exceading wroth, and sent forth menne of warre, and slewe al the children that were in Bethleem, and in all the coastes (as many as were two yeares olde or vnder) according to y ^e time which he had diligently knowen out of the wisemen. Then was fulylled y ^e which was spokē by y ^e Prophet Ieremy, wheras he sayd: [Page] In Rama was there a voyce heard, lamentacyon, weping, and great mourning. Rachel wepyng for her children, and woulde not bee comforted, because they were not.

Math. i THis is the boke of the generacion of Iesus Christe the sonne of Dauid the sonne of Abraham: Abra­ham begat Isaac: Isaac begat Iacob: Iacob bee­gat Iudas and hys brethren: Iudas begat Pha­res and Zaram of Thamar: Phares begat Esrom: Esrom begat Aram: Aram begat Aminadab: Aminadab begat Naasson: Naasson begat Salmon: Salmon begat Boos of Rahab: Boos begat Obed of Ruth: Obed begat Ies­se: Iesse begat Dauid the kyng: Dauid the king begat Sa­lomon, of her that was the wife of Vrie: Salomon begat Roboam: Roboam begat Abia: Abia begat Asa: Asa begat Iosaphat: Iosaphat begat Ioram: Ioram begat Osias: Osais begat Ioatham: Ioatham begat Achas: Achas be­gat Ezechias: Ezechias begat Manasses: Manasses [Page] begat Amon: Amō begat Iosias: Iosias begat Iechoni­as and his brethren, about the tyme that they were caried away to Babilon. And after they were broughte to Babi­lon, Iechonias begat Salathiel: Salathiel begat zoroba­bel: zorobabel begat Abiud: Abiud begat Eliachim: Elia­chim begat Azor: Azor begat Sadoc: Sadoc begat Achin: Achin begat Eliud: Eliud begat Eleasar: Eleasar begat Matthan: Matthan begat Iacob: Iacob begat Ioseph the husband of Mary, of whom was borne Iesus, euen he that is called Christ. And so all the generacions frō Abra­ham to Dauid, are .xiiii. generaciōs. And from Dauid vn­to the captiuitie of Babilon, are .xiiii. generacions. And frō the captiuite of Babilō vnto Christ, are .xiiii. generaciōs.

The byrth of Iesus Christ was on this wise: When hys mother Mary was maried to Ioseph (beefore they came to dwell together) she was founde with childe by the holye gost. Then Ioseph her husband (because he was a ryghte­ous man, and would not putte her to shame (was mynded priuely to departe from her. But whyle he thus thoughte: beholde, the Aungell of the Lorde appeared vnto hym in slepe, saying: Ioseph, thou sōne of Dauid, feare not to take vnto thee Marye thy wyfe: for that whiche is conceiued in her, cometh of the holy gost. She shal bring furth a sonne, and thou shalt call hys name Iesus: for he shall saue hys people from their sinnes.

Al this was done that it might be fulfilled whiche was spoken of the Lorde by the Prophete, saying: Beholde, a mayde shall be with childe, and shasll bryng foorth a sonne, and they shall call hys name Emanuell: whiche if a man interprete, is asmuche to saye, as God with vs. And Io­seph, assone as he a woke out of slepe, did as the Aungell of the Lord had bidden him: and he toke his wyfe vnto hym, and knew her not til she had brought forth her fyrst begot­ten sonne, and called his name Iesus.

Luke. ii. ANd it fortuned, assone as the Angels wer gone away from the shepeheardes into heauen, they saide one to another: let vs goe now euen vnto Bethleem, and see this thing that we heare saye is happened, whiche the Lorde hath shewed vnto vs. And they came with hast, and found Mary and Ioseph, and the babe, layde in a maunger. And when they had seene it, they published abroade the saying that was tolde them of that [Page] chylde. And all they that heard it, wondred at those thinges which were tolde them of the shepeheardes. But Mary kept all those sayinges, and pondred them in her hearte. And the shepeheardes returned, praysyng and laudyng God for all the thynges that they had hearde and seene, euen as it was tolde vnto them. And when the eyght daye was come that the chylde should bee circumcised, hys name was called Ie­sus, whyche was named of the Aungell before he was con­ceyued in the wombe.

Mat. ii. WHen Iesus was borne in Bethleem a cytie of Iu­ry, in the tyme of Herod the kyng: Beholde, there came wise menne from the Easte to Ierusalem, saying: where is he y ^t is borne kyng of the Iewes? For we haue seen hys starre in the Easte, and are come to wurshippe hym. When Herod the kyng had hearde these thynges, he was troubled and all the citie of Ierusalē with hym. And when he had gathered all the chiefe priestes and Scribes of the people together, he demaunded of them where Chirste shoulde bee borne. And they sayde vnto him: at Bethleem in Iury. For thus it is wrytten by the Pro­phete. And thou Bethleem in the lande of Iury, arte not the leaste among the Princes of Iuda: for oute of thee there shal come vnto me, the capitayne that shall gouerne my people Israel. Then Herode (when he had priuely called the wyse menne) he enquired of them dylygently what tyme the starre appeared: and he bad them goe to Bethleem, and sayde: goe youre waye thether, and searche diligently for the chylde. And when ye haue founde hym, bryng me woorde agayne, that I maye come and wurshyp hym also. When they had hearde the kyng, they departed: and loe, the starre whyche they sawe in the Easte, wente before them tyll it came and stoode ouer the place wherein the childe was. When they sawe the starre, they were exceadyng glad, and wente into the house, and founde the chylde with Marye hys mother, and fell downe flat, and wurshipped him, and opened theyr treasures, and offered vnto hym gyftes: Golde, Frankyn­cense, [Page] and Mirre. And after they were warned of God in slepe (that they should not goe again to Herode) they retur­ned into their own countrey another way.

Luke. ii. THe father and mother of Iesus went to Ierusa­lem after the custome of the feast day. And when they had fulfylled the dayes, as they returned home, the chylde Iesus abode styl in Ierusalem, and hys father and mother knewe not of it: but they suppo­syng hym to haue been in the cumpanye, came a dayes iourneye and soughte hym amonges theyr kynsfolke and acquayntaunce. And when they founde hym not, they [Page] went backe agayne to Ierusalem, and sought him. And it fortuned, that after three dayes they found him in the tem­ple, sitting in the middest of the doctours, hearing thē, and posing them. And all that heard hym, were astonied at hys vnderstanding and aunsweres. And when they sawe hym, they meruayled, and hys mother said vnto hym: sonne, why hast thou thus dealt with vs? Behold, thy father & I haue sought thee sorowyng. And he said vnto them: how hapned that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must goe aboute my fathers busines? And they vnderstode not y ^t saying, whiche he spake vnto them. And he wente downe with them, and came to Nazareth, and was obedyente vnto them: but hys mother kepte all these sayinges together in her heart. And Iesus prospered in wisedome and age, and in fauoure with God and men.

Iohn. ii. ANd the thyrde daye was there a mariage in Cana, a citie of Galile, and the mother of Ie­sus was there. And Iesus was called (and hys Disciples) vnto the mariage. and when the wyne fayled, the mother of Iesus sayde vnto him: they haue no wine. Iesus sayde vn­to her: woman, what haue I to do with thee? Myne houre is not yet come. His mother said vnto the ministers: what­soeuer he sayth vnto you, doe it. And there were standyng there .vi. waterpottes of stone, after the maner of purifying of the Iewes, conteynyng two or three fyrkyns a piece. Iesus sayde vnto them: fyll the waterpottes with water. And they fylled them vp to the brymme. And he sayde vn­to them: drawe out nowe, and beare vnto the gouernoure of the feaste: And they bare it. When the ruler of the feaste had tasted the water turned into wyne, and knewe not whence it was (but the ministers which drewe the water, knewe) he called the bridegrome, and saide vnto hym: eue­ry man at the beginning doeth sette furth good wyne, and when men be dronke, then that which is woorse: but thou hast kept the good wyne vntill nowe. This begynnyng of myracles dyd Iesus in Cana of Galile, and shewed his glorye, and his disciples belieued on hym.

mat. viii. WHen he was come down frō the mountayn, much people folowed hym. And beholde, there came a Leper, & worshipped him, saying: Master, if thou wilt thou canst make me cleane. And Iesus put forth his hand & touched him, saying: I wil, be thou clene: & immediatly his leprosy was clensed. And Iesus said vn­to him: tell no man, but goe & shew thy self to the Priest, & offer the gift (y ^t Moses commaūded to be offred) for a wit­nes vnto thē. And when Iesus was entred into Caperna­um, there came vnto hym a Centurion, & besoughte hym, saying: Maister, my seruaunte lyeth at home, sycke of the paulsey, & is grieuously payned. And Iesus sayde: when I come vnto him, I will heale him. The Centurion aunswe­red, & sayde: Syr, I am not worthy y ^t thou shouldest come vnder my roofe: but speake the woord onely, & my seruaūt shalbe healed. For I also am a man subiect to the auctori­tie of an other, & haue souldiers vnder me: & I say to thys man, goe, & he goeth: & to another man, come, & he cometh: & to my seruaunt, doe thys, & he doth it. Whē Iesus hearde these woordes, he merueiled, & sayde to them that folowed him: verely I say vnto you, I haue not foūd so great fayth in Israel. I say vnto you, y ^t many shal come frō the East & [Page] Weste, and shall reste with Abraham, Isaac, and Iacob in the kyngdome of heauen: but the children of the Kingdome shabe caste oute into vtter darkenes, there shall bee wepyng and gnashyng of teeth. And Iesus said vnto the Centurion: Goe thy waye, and as thou beleuest, so bee it vnto thee: and hys seruaunte was healed in the selfe same houre.

Mat. viii ANd when he entered into a shippe, his disciples folowed hym. And behold, there arose a great tempeste in the sea, insomuche as the shyppe was couered with waues, but he was aslepe. And hys disciples came to hym, and awoke hym, saying: Master saue vs, we peryshe. And he sayde vnto them: why are ye fearefull, O ye of lytle faythe? Then he arose, and rebuked the wyndes and the sea, and there folowed a greate calme. But the men meruayled, saying: what maner of man is thys, that bothe wyndes and sea obeye hym? And when he was come to the other syde, in­to the countrey of the Gergesites, there met with hym two possessed of deuils, which came oute of the graues, and were oute of measure fierce, so that no manne myghte goe by that waye. And behold, they cried out, saying: O Iesu thou sonne of God, what haue we to doe with thee: Arte thou come hi­ther to tormente vs beefore the tyme? And there was a good waye of from them, a heerde of Swyne fedyng. So the de­uils besought him, saying: If thou cast vs oute, suffre vs to goe into the heerd of Swyne. And he sayde vnto them: goe youre wayes. Then wente they oute, and departed into the heerd of Swyne. And beholde, the whole heerd of Swyne was caryed headlong into the sea, and peryshed in the wa­ters. Then they that kepte them fled, and went theyr wayes into the cytie, and tolde euery thyng, and what had happened vnto the possessed of the deuils. And beholde, the whole citye came oute to mete Iesus: and when they sawe hym, they be­sought hym that he woulde departe out of theyr coastes.

Mat. xiii. THe kyngdome of heauen is lyke vnto a manne whiche sowed good seede in his fielde: but while men slepte, his enemie came, and sowed tares among the wheate, and wente his waye. But when the blade was sprong vp, & had brought furth fruite, then appeared the tares also. So the seruaūtes of the housholder came, and sayde vnto hym: Sir, didst not thou sowe good seede in thy fielde? from whence then hathe it tares? He sayde vnto them: the enuyous man hathe doone this. The seruauntes sayde vnto him: wilte thou then that we goe and wede them vp? But he sayd: naye, leaste while ye gather vp the tares, ye plucke vp also y ^e wheate with them: let bothe growe together vntill the haruest, and in the tyme of haruest, I wyll saye to the reapers: gather ye fyrste the tares, and bynde them together in sheaues to bee brente, but gather the wheate into my barne.

Mat. xx. THe kyngdome of heauen is lyke vnto a manne that is an housholder, whiche wente oute early in the morning to hire labourers into his vine­yarde. And when the agremente was made with the labourers for a peny a daye, he sente them into his vineyarde. And he wente oute aboute the third houre, and sawe other standyng idle in the market place, and sayde vnto them: goe ye also into the vineyarde, and whatsoeuer is ryghte, I wyll geue you. And they wente theyr waye. Agayne he went oute about the sixth and ninth houre, and did lykewyse. And about the .xi. houre he went oute, and founde other standing idle, and sayde vnto them: Why stande ye here all the daye idle? They sayde vnto hym: because no man hathe hired vs. He sayeth vnto them: goe ye also into the vineyarde, and whatsoeuer is ryghte, that shall ye receyue. So when euen was come, the Lorde of the vineyarde sayde vnto hys stewarde: call the labourers and geue them theyr hyre, begynnyng at the laste vntyll the fyrste. And when they did come that came aboute the eleuenth houre, they receyued euerye manne a penye: But when the fyrste came also, they supposed that they shoulde [Page] haue receyued more, and they lykewyse receyued euery man a peny. And when they had receyued it, they murmured a­gaynste the good manne of the house, saying: these last haue wroughte but one houre, and thou haste made them equall with vs, which haue borne the burthen and heate of the day. But he aunswered vnto one of them, and sayed: Frende, I doe thee no wrong: diddest thou not agree with me for a pe­ny? Take that thyne is, and goe thy waye: I will geue vnto this last, euen as vnto thee. Is it not lawfull for me to doe as me lusteth with myne owne goodes. Is thine eie euill be­cause I am good? So the last shalbe first, and the first shal­be laste. For many be called but fewe bee chosen.

Luk. viii WHen muche people were gathered together, and were come to him out of all cityes, he spake by a similitude. The sower wente oute to sowe hys seede: and as he sowed, some fel by the way side, and it was trodē downe, & the foules of the ayre deuoured it vp. And some fell on stones, & assoone as it was sprong vp, it withered awaye, because it lacked moistenes. And some fel amōg thornes, and the thornes sprang vp with it and choked it. And some fell on good groūd, and sprang vp & bare fruite an hundreth fold. And as he said these thinges, he cried: he that hath eares to heare, let him heare. And hys disciples asked him, sayīg: what maner of similitude is this? And he sayde: vnto you it is geuen to knowe the secretes of the kyngdome of God, but to other by parables: that when they see, they should not see, and whē they heare, they should not vnberstande. The parable is thys. The sede is the word of God: those that are besyde the waye, are they that heare: then cometh the deuil and taketh away the word out of their heartes, leste they shoulde beleue and bee saued. They on the stones are they, whiche when they heare, receiue the woorde with ioye, & these haue no rootes, which for a while beleue, and in tyme of temptacyon goe awaye. And that which fel a­mōg thornes are they, which whē they haue heard, go forth & are choked with cares & riches, and voluptuous liuyng, & bryng forth no fruite. That which fell in the good grounde are they, which with a pure and good heart, heare the worde [Page] and kepe it, and bryng forth fruite through patience.

Luk. xviii IEsus toke vnto hym the .xii. and sayde vnto them: beholde, we goe vp to Ierusalem, and all shall bee fulfylled that are wrytten by the Prophetes of the sonne of manne. For he shall bee delyuered vnto the Gentiles, and shalbee mocked, and despitefully intreated, and spitted on. And whē they haue scourged hym, they wyll putte hym to deathe, and the third day he shal ryse agayne. And they vnderstode none of these thynges. And thys saying was hyd from them, so that they perceyued not the thynges whiche were spoken. And it came to passe, that as he was come nyghe to Hieri­tho, a certayne blynd manne satte by the hye waye syde, beg­gyng. And when he heard the people passe by, he asked what it mente. And they sayde vnto hym, that Iesus of Nazareth passed by. And be cryed, saying: Iesu thou sonne of Dauid, haue mercy on me. And they whyche wente before, rebuked hym, that he shoulde bolde hys peace. But he cryed so muche the more: thou sonne of Dauid haue mercye on me. And Ie­sus stode styll, and commaunded hym to bee broughte vnto hym. And when he was come nere, he asked hym, saying: what wylte thou that I doe vnto thee? and he sayde: Lorde, that I myghte receyue my syghte. And Iesus sayde vnto hym: receyue thy syghte, thy faythe hathe saued thee. And immediately he receyued hys syght, and folowed hym pray­syng God. And all the people when then saw it gaue prayse vnto God.

Math. vi. WHen ye faste, bee not sad as the Hipocrites are: for they diffigure their faces that it maye ap­peare vnto men how that they fast. Verely I saye vnto you, they haue their rewarde. But thou, when thou fastest, annoynt thyne head, & washe thy face, that it appeare not vnto men howe thou fastest, but vnto thy father which is in secret: & thy father which seeth in secret, shal reward thee openly. Lay not vp for your selues treasure vpon earth, where the rust and moth both corrutp, and where theues breake through and steale. But lay vp for you treasures in heauen, where nei­ther ruste nor moth doeth corrupt, and where theues doe not breake throughe nor steale. For where youre treasure is, there wyll your heartes be also.

Mat. iiii THen was Iesus led away of the spirite vnto wil­dernesse, to be tempted of the deuill. And when he had fasted fortie dayes and forty nightes, he was at the last an hungred. And when the tempter came to hym, he sayed: yf thou bee the sonne of God, com­maunde that these stones bee made bread. But he aunswe­red & sayed: it is written, man shall not liue by bread onely, but by euery woorde that procedeth oute of the mouth of god. Then the deuil taketh hym vp into the holy citie, and setteth hym on a pinacle of the temple, and saith vnto hym: yf thou be the sonne of God, cast thy selfe down headlong. For it is written: he shall geue hys Aungelles charge ouer thee, and with their handes they shal holde thee by, leste at [Page] any tyme thou dashe thy foote against a stone. And Iesus sayd vnto hym: it is written agayne: Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. Agayne the deuil taketh him vp into an exceading highe mountayne, and shewed hym all the king­domes of the world, and the glory of them, and sayeth vnto him: all these will I geue thee, yf thou wilt fal downe and worship me. Then sayeth Iesus vnto him: Auoyde Sathā, for it is written: Thou shalt worship the Lord thy god, and him only shalt thou serue. Then the deuil leaueth hym: and beholde, the Angels came and ministred vnto hym.

Math. xv. IEsus went thence, and departed into the coastes of Tyre & Sidō: and behold, a woman of Canaā (whiche came oute of thesame coastes) cryed vnto hym, saying: haue mercye on me, O Lorde, thou sonne of Dauid. My doughter is piteously vexed with a deuyll. But he aunswered her nothyng at all. And his dis­ciples came and besougt hym, saying: send her awaye, for she cryeth after vs. But he aunswered, and sayd: I am not sent but to the lost shepe of the house of Israel. Then came the and worshipped him, saying: Lorde, helpe me. He aun­swered & said: it is not mete to take the childrens bread, and cast it to dogges. She aunswered, and said: trueth lord, for the dogges eate of the crummes which fal from their may­sters table. Then Iesus aunswered, and said vnto her: O Womā great is thy fayth, be it vnto thee, euē as thou wilte. And her doughter was made whole, euen thesame tyme.

Luke. xi. IEsus was casting of a Deuill, that was dumme. And when he had cast oute the deuill, the dumme spake, and the people wondered. But some of them sayed: he casteth out deuils throughe Beelzebub the chiefe of the deuils. And other tempted hym, and required of him signe from heauen. But he knowing their thoughtes, sasyd vnto them: Euery kingdome deuyded agaynst it selfe, is desolate, and one house doeth fall vpon another. If Sathan also be de­uided agaynst hymselfe, howe shal hys kyngdome endure? Because ye say I cast out deuils through Beelzebub: If I by the helpe of Beelzebub cast out deuils, by whose helpe do your children cast them out? Therefore shall they bee youre iudges. But if I with the finger of God cast out deuils, no doubt the kingdom of God is come vpon you. Whē a strong man armed watcheth hys house, the thinges y ^t he possesseth are in peace. But when a stronger then he cometh vpō hym, and ouercometh hym, he taketh from hym al his harnesse (wherin he trusted) & deuideth his goodes. He that is not with me is agaynste me. And he that gathereth not with me, scatereth abroade. When the vncleane spirite is gone out of a man, he walketh through drye places, seking reste. And when he findeth none, he sayeth: I wil returne agayn into my house whence I came oute. And when he cometh, [Page] he findeth it swepte & garnished. Then goeth he and taketh to hym seuen other spirites worse then himself, and they en­tre in and dwel there. And the ende of that mā is worse thē the beginning. And it fortuned y ^e as he spake these thinges, a certayne woman of the companye lyfte vp her voyce, and sayed vnto hym: happy is the wombe that bare thee, and the pappes whiche gaue thee sucke. But he sayd: yea, hap­py are they that heare the worde of God and kepe it.

Iohn. vi IEsus departed ouer the sea of Galile, whiche is the sea of Ciberias, and a greate multitude folo­wed hym, because they sawe his miracles which he dyd on them that were diseased. And Iesus went vp into a mountayne, and there he sate with his disci­ples. And Easter, a feast of the Iewes, was nie. Whē Iesus then lift vp hys eyes, and sawe a greate company come vnto him, he saied vnto Philip: whence shall we bye bread that these may eate? This he said to proue him, for he hym­selfe knew what he would doe. Philip aunswered him: two hundreth peniworth of bread, are not sufficient for thē that euery mā may take a litle. One of his disciples (Andrewe, Simon Peters brother) sayth vnto hym. There is a ladde which hath fiue barley loaues, & two fisshes: but what are they among so many? And Iesus sayd: make the people sit down. There was much grasse in the place: so the men sate downe, in numbre aboute fyue thousande. And Iesus toke the bread, and when he had geuen thankes, he gaue to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were sette down, and likewise of the fisshes as muche as they woulde. When they had eaten ynough, he sayed vnto his disciples: gather vp the broken meate whiche remayneth, that nothyng bee lost. And they gathered it together and filled .xii. baskets with the broken meate of the fiue barley loaues: which bro­ken meate remayned vnto them that had eaten. Then those men (when they had seen the miracle that Iesus dyd) sayd: this is of a trueth thesame Prophete that should come in­to the worlde.

Iob. viii. WHich of you can rebuke me of sinne? Yf I saye the trueth, why doe ye not beleue me? He that is of God, heareth goddes wordes: Ye therfore heare thē not, because ye are not of god. Then aunswered the Iewes, and sayd vnto hym: say we not wel that thou art a Samaritane, and hast the deuill? Iesus aunswered. I haue not the deuil: but I honor my father, and ye haue dishonoured me. I seeke not myne owne prayse: there is one that seketh & iudgeth. Verely, verely, I say vnto you, if a man kepe my saying, he shal neuer see death. Then sayd the Iewes vnto him, nowe know we that thou hast the deuil. Abrahā is dead, and the Prophetes, & thou sayest: if a man kepe my saying he shall neuer tast of death. Art thou greater then our father Abra­ham whiche is dead? And the Prophetes are dead: whom makest thou thy selfe? Iesus aunswered. Yf I honoure my selfe, mine honor is nothing: it is my father that honoureth me, whiche you saye is youre God, and yet ye haue not [Page] knowen hym, but I know hym: & if I say I know him not, I shalbe a lier like vnto you. But I know him and kepe his saying. Your father Abraham was glad to see my daye: & he saw it and reioysed. Then sayd the Iewes vnto him. Thou art not yet fifty yeare olde, & haste thou seene Abraham? Ie­sus sayd vnto them: Verely verely I say vnto you: ere Abra­ham was borne, I am. Then toke they vp stones to cast at hym: but Iesus hidde himselfe, and went out of the temple.

Mat. xxvi ANd it came to passe, when Iesus had finished all these sayinges, he sayde vnto hys disciples, ye know that after two dayes shalbe Easter, and the sonne of manne shalbe delyuered ouer to bee [Page] crucifyed. Then assembled together the chiefe Priestes, and the Scribes, and the elders of the people, vnto the palace of he hygh Priest (which was called Caiphas) and held a coū ­sel that they might take Iesus by subteltie, and kil him. But they sayde: not on the holy daye, leste there bee an vproare a­mong the people. Whē Iesus was in Bethanie in the house of Simon the Leper, there came vnto him a woman hauing an Alabaster boxe of precious ointmēt, and powred it on his head, as he satte at the boarde. But when his disciples sawe it, they had indignacion, saying: wherto serueth this waste? This oyntment migtht haue been well solde, and geuen to the poore. When Iesus vnderstode that, he sayd vnto them: why trouble ye the woman; for she hath wrought a good worke vpon me. For ye haue the poore alwayes with you, but me ye shall not haue alwayes. And in that she hathe caste thys oyntmente on my body, she did it to bury me. Verely I saye vnto you: wheresoeuer thys Gospell shalbe preached in all the worlde, there shall also this be tolde that she hathe done for a memoriall of her. Then one of the twelue (which was called Iudas Iscarioth) went vnto the chiefe Priestes, and sayd vnto them: what will ye geue me, and I wyll delyuer hym vnto you? And they appointed vnto him .xxx. pieces of syluer. And from that tyme forth, he soughte oportunitye to betraye hym. The firste daye of swete bread, the disciples came to Iesus, saying to hym: where wylte thou that we prepare for thee, to eate the Passeouer? And he sayde: Goe into the citie to suche a man, and saye vnto him: the Master sayeth, my tyme is at hand, I wyll kepe my Easter by thee with my disciples. And the disciples did as Iesus had ap­poynted them, and they made readye the Passeouer. When the euen was come, he satte downe with the .xii. And as they dyd eate, he sayde: Verely I say vnto you, that one of you shall betraye me. And they were excedyng sorowful, and began euery one of them to saye vnto hym: Lorde is it I? He aunswered and sayde: he that dippeth hys hand with me in the disshe, thesame shall betraye me. The sonne of manne truly goeth, as it is wrytten of hym: but woe vnto [Page] that man by whom the sonne of man is betrayed. It had been good for that man, yf he had not been borne. Then Iu­das, which betrayed him, aunswered, and sayd: Maister, is it I? He sayd vnto him: thou hast said. And when they were eatyng, Iesus toke bread, and when he had geuen thankes, he brake it and gaue it to the disciples, and sayd: Take, eate, this is my body. And he toke the cup, and thanked, and gaue it them, saying: Drynke ye all of this: For this is my bloud (whiche is of the newe Testameant) that is shed for many, for the remissiō of sinnes. But I say vnto you, I wil not drinke hencefurth of this fruite of the vine tree, vntil the day when I shal drinke it new with you in my fathers kingdom. And when they had sayd grace, they went out vnto mount Oli­uete. Then sayd Iesus vnto them: all ye shalbe offended be­cause of me thys nighte. For it is wrytten: I wyll smyte the shepehearde, and the shepe of the flocke shalbe scatterd a­broade: but after I am riesen agayn, I wyll goe before you into Galile. Peter aunswered, and sayd vnto him: thoughe al men be offended because of thee, yet will I not be offēded. Iesus sayd vnto him: verely I saye vnto thee, that in thys same nyghte, before the Cocke krowe, thou shalte denye me thryse. Peter sayd vnto him: yea, though I should dye with thee, yet will I not denye thee: likewyse also sayd all the dis­ciples. Then came Iesus with them vnto a farme place, (which is called Gethsemane) and sayd vnto the disciples. Sytte ye here, while I goe and praye yonder. And he tooke with him Peter, and the two sonnes of zebede, and began to waxe sorowful and heauy. Then sayde Iesus vnto them. My soule is heauy euen vnto the death. Tarye ye here and watche with me. And he wente a litle farther, and fell flat on his face, and prayed, saying: O my father, if it bee possy­ble, let this cup passe from me: neuerthlesse, not as I wyll, but as thou wilt. And he came vnto the disciples, and founde them aslepe, and sayd vnto Peter: what, could ye not watch with me one houre? watche and praye that ye enter not into temptacyon: the spirite is wyllyng, but the fleshe is weake. He wente awaye once agayne and prayed, say­ing: [Page] O my father, yf this cuppe may not passe awaye from me except I drinke of it, thy wyll be fulfilled: and he came & founde them aslepe agayne, for theyr eyes were heauy. And he left them, and went agayne and praied the third time, say­ing thesame woordes. Then cometh he to his disciples, and sayde vnto them: slepe on now and take your rest. Beholde, the houre is at hand, and the sonne of man is betrayed into the handes of synners. Ryse, let vs bee goyng: beholde, he is at hand that dooeth betraye me. Whyle he yet spake: loe, Iudas one of the noumbre of the .xii. came, and with hym a greate multitude with sweordes and staues, sente from the chyefe Priestes and Elders of the people. But he that bee­trayed hym, gaue them a token, saying: whomesocuer I kysse, the same is he, holde hym faste. And forthwith he came to Iesus, and sayd: Hayle Master, and kyssed hym. And Ie­sus sayde vnto hym: frende, wherfore art thou come? Then came they and layde handes on Iesus, and toke hym. And beholde, one of them that were with Iesus, stretched out his hand and drewe his sweorde, and stroke a seruaunt of the hye Priestes and smote of his eare. Then said Iesus vnto him: put vp thy sweord into the sheath, for all they that take the sweord shall perish with the sweord. Thinkest thou that I cannot now praye to my father, and he shall geue me euen nowe, more then .xii. legions of Aungels? But howe then shall the scriptures bee fulfilled? For thus must it bee. In thatsame houre sayde Iesus to the multitude: ye bee come out as it were to a thefe with sweordes and staues, for to take me. I sate daylye with you teaching in the temple, and ye toke me not. But all thys is done that the scriptures of the Prophetes myghte bee fulfylled. Then all the disciples forsoke hym and fled. And they tooke Iesus and led hym to Cayphas the hye Prieste, where the Scribes and the El­ders were assembled. But Peter folowed hym afarre of vnto the hye Priestes palace, and wente in, and satte with the seruauntes to see the ende. The chiefe Priestes and El­ders, and all the counsell, sought false witnes agaynst Ie­sus (for to put hym to death) but founde none: yea, when ma­ny [Page] false witnesses came, yet founde they none. At the laste came .ii. false wytnesses, and said: This felow sayed, I am hable to destroye the temple of God, and to builde it agayne in three dayes. And the chiefe Priest; arose, and sayd vnto hym: aunswerest thou nothing: Why doe these beare wyt­nes agaynst thee? but Iesus helde his peace. And the chief Priest aunswered, and sayd vnto him. I charge thee by the liuing God, that thou tell vs, whether thou be Chryste the sonne of God. Iesus sayd vnto hym: thou hast said. Neuer­theles I saye vnto you, hereafter shall ye see the sonne of man sytting on the ryghte hande of power, and commyng in the cloudes of the skye. Then the hie Prieste rente hys clothes, saying: he hath spoken blasphemye, what nede we of any more witnesses? Beholde, nowe ye haue hearde hys blasphemy, what thynke ye? They aunswered, and sayd: he is worthy to dye. Then did they spit in his face, and buffe­ted him with fistes. And other smote hym on the face with the palme of theyr handes, saying: tell vs thou Christ, who is he that smote thee? Peter sate without in the courte, and a damosell came to hym, saying: thou also waste with Ie­sus of Galile: but he denied before them all, saying: I wote not what thou saist. When he was gone out into the porche, another wenche sawe hym, and sayed vnto them that were there: This felow was also with Iesus of Nazareth. And againe he denyed with an othe, saying: I dooe not knowe the man. After a whyle came vnto him they that stode by, & sayed vnto Peter: surely thou art euen one of them, for thy speache bewraieth the. Then began he to curse & to sweare, that he knew not the mā. And immediatly y ^e Cocke krew. And Peter remembred the worde of Iesu, which sayd vn­to hym: before the cocke krowe, thou shalt denye me thrise: and he wente oute and wepte bitterly. When the mornyng was come, all the chiefe Priestes and Elders of the people helde a counsell agaynste Iesus, to put hym to death, and broughte hym bounde, and delyuered hym vnto Poncyus Pilate the deputie. Thē Iudas (which had betrayed hym) seeyng that he was condemned, repented hymselfe, and [Page] brought agayne the .xxx. plates of siluer to the chief priestes and Elders, sayng: I haue sinned betraying the innocente bloud. And they sayd: what is that to vs? Se thou to that. And he caste downe the siluer plates in the temple, and de­parted, and went and hanged himself. And y ^e chief Priestes toke the siluer plates, and sayd: It is not lawful for to put them into the treasure, because it is the price of bloud. And they toke counsayle, and bought with them a potters fielde to bury straungers in. Wherefore the fielde is called Hacel­dema, that is, the field of bloud, vntyll thys day. Then was fulfylled that whiche was spoken by Ieremie the prophete, saying: and they tooke .xxx. syluer plates, the pryce of hym that was valued, whom they boughte of the chyldren of Israel, and gaue them for the potters fielde, as the Lorde appointed me. Iesus stode before the deputie, and the depu­tie asked hym, saying: Art thou the king of the Iewes? Ie­sus sayed vnto hym: thou sayest. And when he was accused of the chief priestes and elders, he aunswered nothing. Thē said pilate vnto him: hearest thou not how many witnesses they lai against thee? & he aunswered him to neuer a word: insomuch that the deputie merueiled greatly. At that feast, the deputie was wont to deliuer vnto the people a prisoner whom they woulde desyre. He had then a notable prysoner called Barrabas. Therfore whē they were gathered toge­ther, Pilate sayed: whether will ye that I geue looce vnto you, Barrabas, or Iesus whiche is called Christe & For he knew that for enuy they had deliuered him. Whē he was set down to geue iudgement, his wyfe sente vnto hym, saying: haue thou nothyng to doe with that iuste man. For I haue suffred thys day many thynges in my slepe, because of hym. But the chief priestes and elders perswaded the people that they should aske Barrabas, and destroy Iesus. The depu­tie aunswered, and sayd vnto them: whether of the twayne wil ye that I let looce vnto you? They said, Barrabas. Pi­late said vnto thē: what shal I doe thē with Iesus, whiche is called Christ? They al sayd vnto hym: let him be crucifi­ed. The deputie sayd: what euil hath he done? but they cried [Page] more saying, let him be crucified. When Pilate saw that he could preuayle nothing, but y ^e more busines was made: he toke water, & washed his handes before the people, saying: I am innocent of the bloud of this iust person, see ye. Then aunswered al the people, and sayd: hys bloud be on vs & on our childrē. Thē let he Barrabas loce vnto them & scour­ged Iesus, & deliuered him to be crucified. Then the soul­diers of the deputie toke Iesus into the common hall, and gathered vnto him al the company, and thei stripped him, & put on him a purple robe, & platted a crowne of thornes, & put it vpon his head, & a rede in his right hand, and vowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying: hayle king of the Iewes: and when they had spit vpon him, they toke the rede & smote him on the head. And after that they had moc­ked him, thei toke the robe of him again, & put his own rai­ment on him, & led hym a way to crucifye hym. And as they came out, they found a man of Cirene (named Simō) hym they compelled to beare his crosse. And they came vnto the place which is called Golgotha, y ^e is to say (a place of dead mens sculles) and gaue him vinegre myngled with gall to drinke: & when he had tasted thereof, he woulde not drinke. Whē they had crucified him, they parted his garmentes & did cast lottes, that it myght be fulfilled which was spokē by the Prophete. They parted my garmentes among thē, and vpon my besture did they cast lottes. And they sate and watched him there, & set vp ouer hys head the cause of hys death written. This is Iesus the king of the Iewes. Then were there two theues crucified with him, one on the right hand, and another on the left. They that passed by, reuyled him, wagging their heades, & saying: thou that destroyedst y ^e temple of god, & didst build it in three daies, saue thy self. If thou be the sonne of god come down frō the crosse. Like­wise also the hye Priestes mocking him with the Scribes and Elders, sayd: he saued other, himself he cannot saue. If he bee the Kyng of Israell, lette hym nowe come downe from the crosse, and we will belieue hym. He trusted in GOD, lette hym delyuer hym nowe, yf he wyll haue [Page] him: for he sayd, I am the sonne of God. The theues also whiche were crucifyed with him, cast thesame in his teeth. From the sixth houre was there darkenes ouer al the land vntyll the ninth houre. And aboute the ninth houre, Iesus cryed with a loud voyce, saying: Ely, Ely, lamasabathany: that is to say, my god my god, why hast thou forsaken me? Some of them that stode there, when they heard y ^e, sayde: This man calleth for Helyas. And streyghte waye one of them ranne and toke a sponge, and whē he had filled it full of vineger, he put it on a rede, and gaue him to drynke. O­ther sayde: let be, let vs see whether Helyas will come and deliuer him. Iesus when he had cryed agayn with a loude voyce, yelded vp the gost. And behold, the vayle of the tem­ple dyd rent in .ii. partes, from the top to the bottome, and the earth did quake, and the stones rent, and graues did o­pen, and many bodies of Sainctes whiche slept, arose and wente out of the graues after hys resurrection, and came into the holy citie, and appeared vnto many. When the Cēturion, and they that were with him watching Iesus, saw the earthquake, and those thinges whiche happened, they feared greatly, saying: Truely this was the sonne of god. And many weomen were there (beholdyng hym afarre of) which folowed Iesus from Galile, ministring vnto hym: Emong which was Mary Magdalene, & Mary the mo­ther of Iames & Ioses, and the mother of zebedes childrē.

mar. xiiii AFter two dayes was Easter, and the dayes of swete bread. And the hie priestes & the Scribes sought how they might take hym by craft, and put hym to death. But they said: not in the feast day lest any busines aryse among the people. And when he was in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, euen as he sat at meate, there came a wo­man hauing an Albaster boxe of oyntment, called Narde, that was pure and costly, & she brake the boxe and powred it vpon his head. And ther were some that were not contente within themselues, and said: what neded this waste of oynt­mente? for it might haue been solde for more then three hun­dreth pence, and haue been geuen vnto the poore. And they grudged agaynst her. And Iesus sayde: lette her alone, why trouble ye her. She hath done a good woorke on me: for ye haue poore with you alwayes, and whensoeuer ye wyll ye may doe them good: but me haue ye not alwayes. She hath done that she coulde, she came aforehande to annoynte my body to the burying. Verely I saye vnto you, wheresoeuer thys Gospell shal be preached throughout the whole world, this also that she hath done, shalbe rehearsed in remēbraūce of her. And Iudas Iscarioth one of the twelue, went a way vnto the hie Priestes to betraye hym vnto them. When they hearde that, they were glad, and promised that they woulde geue hym money. And he sought how he might conueniently betray hym. And the fyrst day of swete bread (when they of­fered [Page] the Passeouer) his disciples said vnto hym: where with thou that we goe and prepare that thou mayst eate y ^e Passe­ouer? And he sente furth two of his disciples, and sayde vnto them: goe ye vnto the citie, and there shall mete you a manne bearyng a pitcher of water, folow hym. And whithersoeuer he goeth in, say ye vnto the good mā of the house, the master saith, where is y ^e geast chaūber, where I shall eate y ^e Passe­ouer with my disciples? And he will shewe you a great par­lor paued and prepared, there make ready for vs. And hys disciples went furth, and came into the citie, and found as he had sayd vnto thē: and they made ready the Passeouer. And when it was now euentide, he came with the twelue. And as they sate at borde and did eate, Iesus sayd: vereley I saye vnto you, one of you (that eateth with me) shall betraye me. And they beganne to be sory, and to saye to hym one by one: is it I? and an other sayd: is it I? he aunswered and sayd vnto them: it is one of the .xii. euen he that dippeth with me in the platter. The sonne of man truly goeth as it is writtē of him, but woe to that man by whom the sonne of man is betray­ed: good were it for that manne, yf he had neuer been borne. And as they did eate, Iesus tooke bread, and when he had geuē thankes, he brake it, and gaue to them, and said: Take, eate, this is my body. And he toke the cup, and when he had geuen thankes, he toke it to them, & they al dranke of it. And he sayd vnto them: This is my bloud of the new testament, which is shed for many. Verely I say vnto you, I wil drink no more of the fruite of the vine, vntil that day that I drinke it newe in the kyngdome of God. And when they had sayde grace, they went out to the mount Oliuete. And Iesus saith vnto them: all ye shalbe offended becausse of me this nyghte, For it is wrytten: I wyll smyte the shepeheard, & the shepe shalbe scattered: but after that I am rysen agayne, I wyll goe into Galile before you. Peter said vnto hym: and though all men bee offended, yet wyll not I. And Iesus sayeth vnto hym: verely I say vnto thee, that this day, euē in this night, before y ^e Cocke krow twise thou shalte denye me thre times, But he spake more vehementelye: no, yf I shoulde dye with [Page] thee, I wyll not denye thee: Lykewise also sayde they all. And thei came into a place which was named Gethsemane, and he sayd to hys disciples: sytte ye here whyle I goe asyde & pray. And he taketh with him, Peter and Iames, & Iohn, And beganne to waxe abashed and to be in an agony, & sayd vnto them: My soule is heauy euen vnto the death: tary ye here and watche. And he went furth a little, and fell downe flat on the ground and praied, that if it wer possible, the houre might passe from hym. And he sayd: Abba father, all thinges are possible vnto thee, take away thys cup frō me: neuerthe­les, not as I wil, but that thou wylt be done. And he came and founde them slepyng, and sayeth to Peter: Symon, slepest thou? Couldest not thou watche one houre? watche ye & pray lest ye entre into temptacyon: the spirite truly is ready, but the fleshe is weake. And agayne he wente asyde & pray­ed, and spake the same wordes. And he returned & found thē a slepe agayne, for theyr & eyes were heauy, neyther wyst they what to aunswere hym. And he came the thyrde tyme and sayde vnto them: slepe hencefurth and take youre ease, it is inough. The houre is come: beholde, the sonne of man is be­trayed into the handes of sinners: Ryse vp, let vs goe. Loe, he that betrayeth me is at hand. And immedyathly whyle he yet spake, cometh Iudas (whyche was one of the twelue) & with hym a greate noumber of people with sweordes and staues, from the hie priestes, and Scribes, and Elders. And he that betrayed him, had geuen them a generall token, say­ing: whosoeuer I doe kisse, the same is he: take and leade him away warely. And assone as he was come, he goeth straight waye to him, and sayeth vnto hym: Master, Master, and kyssed hym: and they layed theyr handes on hym, and tooke hym. And one of them that stoode by, drewe oute a sweorde, and smote a seruaunte of the hye Priestes, and cutte of hys eare. And Iesus aunswered and sayd vnto them: ye be come oute as vnto a thefe with sweordes and staues, for to take me. I was dayly with you in the temple teachyng, and ye took me not: but these thynges come to passe that the Scripture shoulde bee fulfylled. And they all forsoke [Page] him, and ran away. And there folowed him a certayn yong man clothed in linnen vpon the bare: and the yong menne caught hym, and he left hys linnen garment, and fled from them naked. And they led Iesus awaye to the high priest of all, and with him came all the hye priestes, and the Elders, & the Scribes. And Peter folowed hym a great way of (e­uen till he was come into the palace of the hie Priest) and he sate with the seruauntes, and warmed himselfe at the fyre. And the hye priestes and al the counsell sought for witnes a­gainste Iesu to put him to death, and found none: for many bare false witnes agaynste hym, but theyr witnesses agreed not together. And there arose certayne and broughte false witnes agaynste hym, saying: we hearde hym saye, I wyll destroye this temple that is made with handes, and with­in three dayes, I will build another made without handes. But yet theyr witnesses agreed not together. And the hye Prieste stoode vp among them, and asked Iesus, saying: aunswerest thou nothyng? Howe is it that these beare wyt­nes agaynste thee? But he helde hys peace, and aunswered nothyng. Agayne the hye Priest asked hym, and sayde vnto hym: Arte thou Christe the sonne of the blessed? And Iesus sayd: I am. And ye shall see the sonne of man sittyng on the ryght hand of power, and comyng in the cloudes of heauen. Then the hye Priest rent hys clothes, and sayde: what nede we any further of witnesses? ye haue heard blasphemy, what thynke ye? And they all condemned hym to bee woorthye of deathe. And some beganne to spyt at hym, and to couer hys face, and to beate hym with fistes, and to saye vnto hym: A­reade. And the seruauntes buffeted hym on the face. And as Peter was beneathe in the Palace, there came one of the wenches of the hiest prieste: and when she sawe Peter war­myng himself, she loked on hym, and sayd: wast not thou al­so with Iesus of Nazareth? And he denied, saying: I know him not, nether wote I what thou sayest. And he went oute into the porche, and the Cocke krewe. And a damosel (when she sawe him) began agayne to say to thē that stode by: this is one of thē. And he denyed it agayn. And anone after, they [Page] that stode by, sayd agayn vnto Peter: surely thou art one of thē, for thou arte of Galile, & thy speche agreeth therto. But he began to curse and to sweare, saying: I knowe not thys man of whom ye speake. And again the cocke krewe, and Peter remembred the woorde that Iesus had sayde vnto him: before the cocke krow twise, thou shalte denye me three times. And he began to wepe.

Mat. xv. ANd anone in the dawnyng, the hye Priestes held a counsell with the Elders and the Scribes, and the whole congregacyon, and bound Iesus, & led hym awaye, and deliuered hym to Pylate. And Pilate asked hym: arte thou the Kyng of the Iewes? and he aunswered, and sayde to hym: thou sayest it. And the hye priestes accused hym of manye thynges. So pilate asked [Page] hym agayne, saying: aunswerest thou nothyng? Beholde howe manye thynges they laye to thy charge. Iesus aun­swered yet nothyng, so that Pilate merueyled. At that feast Pylate dyd delyuer vnto them a pryesoner, whomsoeuer they woulde desyre. And there was one that was named Barrabas, whyche laye bounde with them that made in­surreccyon: he had commytted murther. And the people called vnto hym, and beganne to desyre hym that he woulde doe accordyng as he had euer done vnto them. Pilate aun­swered them, saying: wyl ye that I lette looce vnto you the Kyng of the Iewes? for he knewe that the hye Priestes had delyuered hym of enuy. But the hye priestes moued the peo­ple that he shoulde rather delyuer Barrabas vnto them. Pilate aunswered agayne, and sayd vnto them: what wil ye y ^e I then doe vnto him, whō ye call the kyng of the Iewes? And they cryed againe, crucify him. Pilate sayd vnto them: what euill hath he done? And they cryed the more feruently, crucifie him. And so Pilate willyng to content the people, let looce Barrabas vnto them, and deliuered vp Iesus (when he had scourged hym) for to bee crucyfyed. And the souldy­ours ledde hym awaye into the common halle, and called together the whole multytude, and they clothed hym with purple, and they platted a crowne of thornes, and crow­ned hym withall, and began to salute hym: Hayle kyng of the Iewes. And they smote hym on the head with a reede, and dyd spytte vpon hym, and bowed their knees and wor­shypped him. And when they had mocked him, they toke the purple of him, and put his owne clothes on him, and led him out to crucyfye hym. And they compelled one that passed by, called Simon of Syrene (the father of Alexander and Ru­fus) which came out of y ^e field, to beare his crosse. And they brought hym to a place named Golgotha (whiche yf a man interprete) is the place of dead mens sculles: and they gaue hym to drynke, wyne mingled with mirrhe, but he receyued it not. And whē they had crucified him, they parted his gar­mentes, casting lottes vpon thē what euery mā should take. And it was about the thyrd houre, and they crucifyed him. [Page] And the tytle of hys cause was wrytten. The Kyng of the Iewes. And they crucifyed with hym two theues, the one on his ryght hand, & the other on his lefte. And the scripture was fulfilled, whiche saith: he was counted among the wic­ked. And they that wente by, rayled on hym, wagging theyr heades, and saying: A wretche, thou that destroyest the tem­ple, and buldest it againe in three dayes, saue thy selfe and come downe from the crosse. Likewise also mocked him the hye Priestes among themselues with the Scribes, and sayd: he saued other men, himselfe he cannot saue. Let Chryst the Kyng of Israell descende nowe from the crosse, that we may see and beleue. And they that were crucyfyed with him, checked him also. And whē the sixth houre was come, dark­nes arose ouer all the earthe, vntyll the ninth houre. And at the ninthe houre, Iesus cryed with a loude voyce, saying: Eloy, Eloy, lamazabathany? whiche is (if one interprete it) my God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? And some of them that stode by, when they hearde that, sayd: beholde, he calleth for Helyas. And one ranne and fylled a sponge full of vinegre, and putte it on a reede, and gaue hym to drynke, saying: let hym alone, let vs see whether Helias wyll come and take hym downe. But Iesus cried with a loude voyce, and gaue vp the goste. And vayle of the temple rente in two pieces from the top to the bottome. And when the Cen­turion (whiche stode before him) sawe that he so cryed, and gaue vp the gost, he sayd: truely this man was the sonne of God. There were also weomen a good waye of, beholdyng him: among whom was Mari Magdalene, and Mary the mother of Iames the litle, and of Ioses, and Mary Sa­lome (which also when he was in Galile, had folowed hym and ministred vnto him) and many other weomen, whyche came vp with hym to Ierusalem. And nowe when the euen was come (because it was the daye of preparyng that go­eth before the Sabboth) Ioseph of the citye of Aramathya a noble counsayloure, whyche also loked for the kyngdome of God, came and went in boldelye vnto Pylate, and beg­ged of hym the bodye of Iesu. And Pilate meruayled that [Page] he was already dead, and called vnto him the Centurion, & asked of him whether he had been anye whyle dead. And when he knew the trueth of the Centurion, he gaue the bo­dye to Ioseph, & he bought a lynnen cloth, and tooke hym down, & wrapped him in the linnen cloth, and layed him in a sepulchre that was hewen oute of a rocke, and rolled a stone before the dore of the sepulchre. And Mary Magda­lene, and Mary Ioses beheld where he was layd.

Luk. xxii THe feast of swete bread drew nye, which is called Easter, and the hie Priestes and Scribes sought how they might kill him, for they feared the peo­ple. Then entred Satan into Iudas, whose syr­name was Iscarioth (which was of the nūber of the .xii.) & he went his way and commoned with the hie Priestes and officers, how he might betray him vnto thē. And they wer glad, and promised to geue hym money. And he consented, and sought oportunitie to betray him vnto them when the people wer away. Then came the day of swete bread whē of necessitie the passeouer must be offred. And he sent Peter and Iohn, saying: Goe & prepare vs the passeouer, that we may eate. They sayde vnto hym: where wilt thou that we prepare? And he said vnto them: behold, when ye enter into the citie, there shal a mā mete you bearing a pitcher of wa­ter: him folow into thesame house that he entreth in, and ye shal say vnto the good man of the house: the maister sayeth vnto thee, where is the geaft chaumber where I shall eate the Passeouer with my disciples? And he shal shewe you a great parlour paued, there make ready. And they went and found as he had sayd vnto them, and they made readye the passeouer. And when the houre was come, he sate down, & the .xii. Apostles with him. And he sayd vnto them: I haue inwardly desyred to eate this passeouer with youu, before y ^e I suffer. For I say vnto you: hēcefurth wil I not eate of it any more, vntil it be fulfilled in the kingdome of god. And he toke the cup, and gaue thankes, and sayd: Take thys, & deuide it among you. For I say vnto you: I will not drinke of the fruite of this vine, vntil the kyngdome of God come. And he toke bread, & when he had geuē thankes, he brake it, and gaue vnto them, saying: This is my body whiche is [Page] geuen for you: This doe in the remembraunce of me. Lyke­wyse also when he hadde supped, he tooke the cuppe, saying: Thys cuppe is the newe testamente in my bloude, whych is shedde for you. Yet beholde, the hande of hym that betrayeth me, is with me on the table. And truely the sonne of manne goeth as it is appoynted, but woe vnto that manne, by whom he is betrayed. And they beganne to enquyre among themselues, whyche of them it was that shoulde doe it. And there was a stryfe among them, whych of them should seme to be the greatest. And he sayd vnto them: the kynges of na­cions reygne ouer them, and they that haue auctorytie vpon them, are called gracyous: but ye shall not so bee. But he that is greatest among you, shall bee as the yonger, and he that is chyefe shall bee as he that dooeth minyster. For whether is greater he y ^t sitteth at meate, or he that serueth? Is it not he that sitteth at meate? But I am among you, as he that ministreth. Ye are they whyche haue bydden with me in my temptacyons. And I appoynte vnto you a kyng­dome, as my father hath appoynted to me, that ye may eate and drynke at my table in my kyngdome, and sitte on seates iudgyng the twelue trybes of Israel. And the Lorde sayde: Simon, Simon, beholde, Sathan hathe desyred to syfte you, as it were wheate: But I haue prayed for thee, that thy fayth fayle not. And when thou arte conuerted, strength thy brethren. And he sayde vnto hym: LORDE, I am ready to goe with thee into priesō, and to death. And he said: I tell thee Peter, the cocke shall not crowe thys daye, tyll thou haue denied me thryse that thou knowest me. And he sayde vnto them: when I sente you withoute wallet, and scrip, and shoes, lacked ye any thyng? And they said, no. Thē said he vnto thē: but now he that hath a wallet, let him take it vp, and lykewise his scrip. And he that hathe no sweorde, let hym sel hys coate and bye one. For I saye vnto you, that yet thesame whiche is written, muste be perfourmed in me: euen among the wycked was he reputed: For those thinges whyche are written of me haue an ende. And they sayde: Lorde, beholde, here are two sweordes: and he sayde vnto [Page] them: it is enoughe. And he came out, and went (as he was wonte) to mounte Oliuete. And the disciples folowed hym. And when he came to the place, he sayd vnto them: pray, lest ye fall into temptacion. And he gat himselfe from thē about a stones cast, and kneled downe and prayed, saying: Father, yf thou wilte, remoue this cup from me: Neuerthelesse, not my wyl, but thyne be fulfilled. And there appeared an Aūgel vnto him from heauen, comfortyng hym. And he was in an agonye, and prayed the longer, and hys sweate was lyke droppes of bloud, trickling downe to the ground. And when be arose from praier, and was come to his disciples, he foūd them sleping for heauines, and he sayd vnto them: why slepe ye? Ryse and pray, leste ye fall into temptacyon. While he yet spake, behold, there came a cōpanye, and he that was called Iudas, one of the twelue, went before them, and preaced nye to Iesus, to kysse hym. But Iesus sayde vnto him: Iu­das, betrayest thou the sonne of manne with a kysse? When they whiche were about him sawe what would folow, they sayde vnto hym: Lord, shal we smyte with the sweord? And one of them smote a seruaunte of the hie priestes, and stroke of his ryght eare? Iesus answered and sayd: suffre ye thus farre foorthe. And when he touched his eare, he healed hym. Then Iesus sayde vnto the hye pryestes, and rulers of the temple, and the elders, whyche were come to hym: Ye bee come out as vnto a thefe, with sweordes and staues. When I was dayly with in the Temple, ye stretched foorthe no handes againste me: but this is euen your verye houre, & the power of darkenes. Then toke they hym and ledde him, and brought him to the hie priestes house. But Peter folow­ed afarre of. And when they had kindled a fyre in the middes of the palace, and were sette downe together, Peter also satte downe among them. But when one of the wenches be­held him, as he sat by fyre (and loked vpon him) she said: this same felow was also with him. And he denied him, say­ing: woman, I know hym not. And after a litle whyle, a­nother sawe hym, and sayd: thou art also of them. And Pe­ter sayde: man I am not. And aboute the space of an houre [Page] after, another affyrmed, saying: verely thys felowe was with him also, for he is of Galile. And Peter sayed: man, I wote not what thou sayest. And immediately while he yet spake, the Cocke krewe. And the lord turned backe and lo­ked vpon Peter. And Peter remembred the woorde of the Lord, how he had sayd vnto hym: before the Cocke krowe, thou shalt denie me thrise: and Peter went out & wept bit­terly. And the men that tooke Iesus, mocked him, & smote him: and when they had blindfolded him, thei stroke him on the face, and asked him, saying: Areade, who is he y ^e smote thee? And many other thinges despitefully said they against hym. And as soone as it was day, the Elders of the people, and the hie Priestes and Scribes, came together, and led hym, into theyr counsel, saying: Art thou very Christ? tel vs. And he said vnto them: If I tell you, ye wil not beleue me: & if I aske you, you will not aunswere, nor let me goe: here­after shall the sonne of man sit on the right hand of the po­wer of God. Then sayed they all: Art thou then the sonne of God? he sayd: Ye saye that I am. And they sayd: what nede we of any further witnesse? For we oure selues haue heard of his own mouth.

Luk. xxiii THe whole multitude of them arose, and lead hym vnto Pilate. And they began to accuse hym, say­ing: we founde this felowe peruerting the people, and forbidding to pay tribute to Cesar, saying y ^t he is Christ a kyng. And Pylate apposed hym, saying: arte thou the king of the Iewes? he aunswered hym, and sayed: thou sayest it. Then said Pilate to the hie priestes & to the people: I find no fault in thys man. And they were y ^e more fierce, saying: he moueth the people, teaching throughoute al Iury, & began at Galile euen to this place. Whē Pilate heard mencion of Galile, he asked whether the man were of Galile. And assone as he knewe y ^t he belonged vnto He­rodes [Page] iurisdiccion, he sent him to Herode, whiche was also at Ierusalem at that tyme. And when Herode saw Iesus, he was excedyng glad, for he was desyrous to see hym of a long season, because he had heard many thinges of him, and he trusted to haue seen some miracles done by him. Then he questioned with hym many woordes. But he aunswered hym nothyng. The hie Priestes and Scribes stoode furth and accused him strayghtly. And Herode with the men of warre, despised hym. And when he had mocked hym, he a­rayed him in white clothing, and sent him again to Pilate. And thesame daye Pilate and Herode were made frendes together. For before they were at variaunce. And Pilate called together the hie priestes, & the rulers & the people, and said vnto thē: ye haue brought this mā vnto me, as one that peruerteth y ^e people: and behold, I examine him before you, and find no fault in this man of those thynges whereof ye accuse him, no nor yet Herode. For I sent you vnto him, and loe, nothyng worthy of death is doone vnto him: I wyl therfore chasten him, & let him loce. For of necessitie he must haue let one loce to them at y ^e feaste. And al the people cry­ed at once, saying: away with him, & deliuer vs Barrabas, whiche for a certaine insurrecion made in the citie, and for a murther, was cast into prieson. Pilate spake agayne vnto them, willing to lette Iesus looce. But they cryed, saying: Crucifie hym, Crucifie hym. He sayed vnto them the third tyme: what euill hath he done? I fynde no cause of death in hym: I wyll therefore chasten hym and lette hym goe. And they cryed with loude voyces, requiring that he myghte be Crucified. And the voyces of them, and of the hye prye­stes preuayled. And Pilate gaue sentence that it shoulde be as they required, & he let looce vnto them, him that (for in­surreccion and murther) was cast into prieson, whom they had desired: & he deliuered to them Iesus, to doe with him what they would. And as they led hym awaye, they caught one Simon of Cyrene coming out of the field: and on hym layed they the crosse, y ^t he mighte beare it after Iesus. And there folowed him a great company of people, & of women, [Page] whiche bewayled and lamented hym. But Iesus turned backe vnto thē, and said: ye daughters of Ierusalem, wepe not for me, but wepe for your selues and for youre children. For behold, the daies wil come, in the whiche they shal say: Happy are the baren, and the wombes that neuer bare, and the pappes which neuer gaue sucke. Then shall they begyn to say to the mountaines, fal on vs: & to the hilles, couer vs. For if they doe this in a greene tree, what shall be doone in the drye? And there were two euil doers led with him to be slayn. And after that they were come to the place (which is called Caluarie) there they crucified him & the euil dooers: one on the ryght hand, and the other on the left. Then sayd Iesus: father forgeue thē, for they wote not what they doe. And they parted hys rayment, and cast lottes. And the peo­ple stode and beheld. And the rulers mocked hym with thē, saying: he saued other men, let him saue hymselfe if he bee very Chryst the chosen of God. The souldiers also mocked hym, and came and offred him vineger, and said: if thou be the king of Iewes, saue thy selfe. And a superscripcion was written ouer him, with letters of Greke, and Latin, & He­brue: This is the king of the Iewes. And one of the euill doers, which were hanged, rayled on him, saying: If thou be Christ, saue thy selfe & vs. But the other aunswered and rebuked hym, saying: fearest thou not god, seing thou art in thesame damnacyon? we are righteously punyshed, for we receue according to our dedes: but this man hath done no­thing amisse. And he said vnto Iesus: Lord, remembre me when thou comest into thy kingdome. And Iesus sayd vn­to hym: verely I say vnto the, to day shalt thou be with me in paradyse. And it was aboute the sixth houre: and there was a darkenesse ouer all the earth, vntill the ninth houre, and the Sunne was darkened, and the vayle of the Tem­ple did rente, euen throughe the middes. And when Iesus had cryed with a loude voyce, he sayd: Father, into thy handes I commend my spirite. And when he thus had said, he gaue vp the goste. When the Centurion sawe what had hapned, he glorified God, saying: verely this was a righ­teous [Page] man. And al the people that came together to se that sight, and saw the thynges which had hapned, smote theyr brestes & returned. And al his acquaintaunce, & the women that folowed hym from Galile, stoode afarre of beholdyng these thinges. And behold, there was a mā named Ioseph, a counsaylor, and he was a good man & a iust: thesame had not consented to the counsail and dede of thē, which was of Aramathia, a citie of the Iewes, which same also wayteth for the kingdom of God: he went vnto Pilate & begged the body of Iesus, and toke it down, and wrapped it in a linnē cloth, and layed it in a sepulchre that was hewen in stone, wherein neuer man beefore had been layd. And that daye was the preparing of the Sabboth, and y ^e Sabboth drewe on. The women that folowed after, which had come wyth him from Galile, beheld the sepulchre, and howe hys bodye was layd. And they returned, and prepared swete Odours and ointmentes, but rested on the Sabboth day, according to the commmaundement.

Ioh. xviii WHen Iesus had spoken these woordes, he went forth with his disciples ouer the broke Cedron, where was a garden, into the which he thē en­tred with hys disciples. Iudas which also bee­trayed him, knewe the place: for Iesus oftimes resorted thither with hys Disciples. Iudas then after he had receiued a bond of men (& ministers of the hye Priestes and Phariseis) came thither with lanternes, & firebrandes and weapons. And Iesus knowing al thinges that should come on him, went furth & sayd vnto them: whom seke ye? They aunswered him: Iesus of Nazareth. Iesus sayd vn­to them: I am he. Iudas also whiche betrayed him, stoode with thē. Assone then as he had sayde vnto them, I am he, they went backward, and fell to the grounde. Then asked he them agayne: whō seke ye? They sayde, Iesus of Naza­reth. Iesus aunswered: I haue tolde you that I am he. If ye seke me, therfore let these goe their way, that the saying myght be fulfylled whiche he spake. Of them whiche thou [Page] gauest me, haue I not lost one. Thē Simon Peter hauing a sweord, drew it, and smote the hye Priestes seruaunte, & cut of his right eare. The seruaūtes name was Malchus. Therfore sayth Iesus vnto Peter, put vp thy sweord into the sheath: shal I not drinke of the cuppe which my father hath geuen me? Then the companye and the captayne, and the ministers of the Iewes, toke Iesus, and bounde hym, and ledde him awaye to Annas fyrst, for he was father in lawe to Cayphas, which was the hye Priest the same yere. Cayphas was he that gaue counsell to the Iewes, that it was expedient that one man should dye for the people. And Symon Peter folowed Iesus, and so dyd another Dysci­ple: that Disciple was known to the hye Priest, and went in with Iesus vnto the palace of the hye Prieste. But Peter stoode at the doore withoute. Then wente out that other Disciple (whiche was knowen to the hye Prieste) and spake to the Damosell that kept the dore, and brought in Peter. Then sayd the Damosel that kept the doore vnto Peter. Art not thou also one of this mās disciples? he said: I am not. The seruaūtes and ministers stode there, which had made a fyre of coales: for it was colde, and they war­med themselues. Peter also stoode among them and war­med himselfe. The hye Priest then asked Iesus of his Dis­ciples, and of his doctrine. Iesus aunswered him: I spake openlye in the worlde: I euer taughte in the Sinagogue, and in the Temple whither all the Iewes haue resoted, and in secrete haue I sayd nothyng. Why askest thou me? Aske them which heard me, what I said vnto thē. Behold they can tell what I sayde. When he had thus spoken, one of them ministers which stoode by, smote Iesus on the face, saying: Aunswerest thou the hye Priest so? Iesus aunswe­red him: If I haue euill spoken, beare witnes of the euill: But if I haue wel spoken, why smytest thou me? And An­nas sente hym bounde vnto Cayphas the hye Priest. Sy­mon Peter stode and warmed himself. Then said they vn­to him. Art not thou also one of his disciples? He denyed it, & sayd: I am not. One of the seruaūtes of the hie Priestes, [Page] (his cosin, whose eare Peter smote of) sayde vnto hym: dyd not I see thee in the garden with him? Peter therefore de­nyed agayn, and immediatly the Cocke krewe. Then ledde they Iesus from Cayphas, into the hall of iudgement. It was in the morning, and they thēselues went not into the iudgement hall, lest they should be defyled, but that they might eate the Passeouer. Pilate then went out to them, and sayde: what accusacion bryng you agaynst thys man? They aunswered, and sayde vnto hym. Yf he were not an euyll doer, we woulde not haue delyuered hym vnto thee. Then sayde Pilate vnto them: take ye him and iudge hym after your owne lawe. The Iewes therefore sayde vnto hym: It is not lawefull for vs to putte anye man to death, that the woordes of Iesus myghte bee fulfylled, whiche he spake, signifying what death he shoulde dye. Then Pi­late entred into the iudgemente hall agayn, and called Ie­sus, and sayde vnto hym. Art thou the kyng of the Iewes? Iesus aunswered: sayest thou that of thy selfe, or dyd other tell it thee of me? Pilate aunswered: Am I a Iewe? Thine own nacion and hye priestes haue deliuered thee vnto me: what hast thou doone? Iesus aunswered: my kyngdome is not of thys worlde: if my kyngdome were of thys worlde, then woulde my ministers surelye fyghte, that I shoulde not bee deliuered to the Iewes: but nowe is my kingdome not from hence. Pilate therfore sayde vnto hym: Arte thou a Kyng then? Iesus aunswered: thou sayest that I am a kyng. For this cause was I borne, & for this cause came I into the world, that I should beare witnes vnto the truth. And all that are of the trueth, heare my voyce. Pilate sayd vnto him: what thing is truth? And when he had sayd this, he went out agayn vnto the Iewes, and sayeth vnto them: I fynde in hym no cause at all. Ye haue a custome that I should deliuer you one looce at Easter: will ye that I looce vnto you the king of the Iewes? Then cried they al again, saying: Not him, but Barrabas, thesame Barrabas was a murtherer. Then Pilate toke Iesus therefore, & scourged him. And the soudiours wounde a crowne of thornes, [Page] and putte it on his head. And they did on him a purple gar­ment, and came vnto him, & said: Hayl king of the Iewes, and they smote him on the face. Pilate went furth agayn, and sayde vnto them: beholde, I bryng him foorth to you, that ye maye know that I find no faulte in him. Thē came Iesus foorthe wearyng a crowne of thorne, and a robe of purple. And he saith vnto them: behold the man. When the Priestes therfore and the ministers sawe hym, they cryed, Crucifye him, Crucifye him. Pylate saieth vnto them: take ye hym and Crucifye hym, for I fynde no cause in hym. The Iewes aunswered him: we haue a lawe, and by oure lawe he oughte to dye, because he made hymselfe the sonne of GOD. When Pylate hearde that saying, he was the more afraid, and went againe into the iudgement hall, and sayde vnto Iesus: whence art thou? But Iesus gaue hym none aunswere. Then sayde Pylate vnto hym. Speakest thou not vnto me? knowest thou not that I haue power to crucifye thee, & haue power to looce thee? Iesus aūswered: Thou couldest haue no power at all agaynst me, excepte it wer geuen thee from aboue: Therfore he that deliuered me vnto thee, hath the more sinne. And frō thenceforth sought Pilate meanes to looce hym: but the Iewes cryed, saying: if thou let him goe, thou art not Ceasars frend: for whoso­euer maketh himselfe a kyng, is agaynst Ceasar. Whē Pi­late heard that saying, he brought Iesus furth, & sat down to geue sentence in a place y ^t is called the pauement, but in the Hebrue tongue, Gabbatha. It was the preparyng day of Easter, aboute the sixth houre. And he sayeth vnto the Iewes: behold your kyng. They cryed, saying: away with him, away with him, crucifye him. Pylate sayth vnto them: shal I crucifye your king? The hye Priestes aunswered: we haue no king but Ceasar. Then deliuered he him to them to be crucifyed. And they toke Iesus and led hym awaye, and he bare his crosse, and wente foorth into a place whiche is called the place of dead mens sculles: but in Hebrue Gol­gotha: where they crucifyed him, and two other with him, on eyther syde one, and Iesus in the myddest. And Pylate [Page] wrote a tytle and put it vpon the crosse. The writyng was, Iesus of Nazareth kyng of the Iewes. Thys tytle readde many of the Iewes: for the place where Iesus was crucy­fyed, was here to the citie. And it was written in Hebrue, Greke, and Latin. Then sayd the hye priestes of the Iewes to Pilate: write not kyng of the Iewes, but that he sayde: I am kyng of the Iewes. Pilate aunswered: what I haue written that I haue written. Then the souldiers, when they had crucifyed Iesus, took hys garmentes, and made foure partes, to euery soudier a parte, and also hys coate. The coate was withoute seame, wroughte vpon throughoute. They sayde therfore among themselues: lte vs not deuide it, but cast lottes for it who shall haue it, that y ^e scripture might be fulfylled, saying: They haue parted my raymente among them, and for my coate did they cast lottes. And the souldiers dyd suche thynges in dede. There stode by the crosse of Ie­sus, hys mother, and hys mothers sister, Mary the wyfe of Cleophas, and Marye Magdalene. When Iesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple, whom he loued, stāding, he sayth vnto his mother: woman, behold thy sonne. Then said he to the disciple: beholde thy mother. And from that houre the disciple toke her for hys owne.

After these thynges, Iesus knowyng that all thynges were nowe performed, that the scripture might bee fulfyl­led, he sayeth: I thyrste. So there stoode a vessell by full of vynegre: therefore they fylled a sponge with vinegre, and wounde it aboute with Isope, and put it to his mouthe. As­soone as Iesus then receyued of the vynegre, he sayd: It is fynished, and bowed his head, and gaue vp the ghoste. The Iewes therefore, because it was the preparyng of the Sab­bothe, that the bodies should not remayne vpon the Crosse on the Sabboth daye (for that Sabboth daye, was an hye daye) besoughte Pilate that theyr legges myghte bee bro­ken, and that they mighte bee taken downe. Then came the souldiers and brake the legges of the fyrst, and of the other which was crucified with him. But when they came to Ie­sus, and sawe that he was dead already, they brake not hys [Page] legges: but one of the souldiours with a speare thruste hym into the syde, and forthwith there came out bloud & water. And he that sawe it bare record, and his record is true. And he knoweth that he sayeth true, that ye myght beleue also. For these thynges were done that the scripture shoulde bee fulfylled: ye shall not breake a bone of hym.

And agayne another scripture sayeth: they shal loke vpon him whom they haue pearsed. After this, Ioseph of Arama­thia (whych was a disciple of Iesus, but secretely for feare of the Iewes) besought Pilate that he might take downe the body of Iesus. And Pilate gaue him licence. He came therfore & toke the body of Iesus. And there came also Ni­chodemus (which at the beginning came to Iesus by night) and brought of Myrre and Aloes mingled together, aboute an hundreth pounde weight. Then toke they the body of Ie­sus, and wounde it in linnen clothes with the Odours, as the maner of the Iewes is to burye. And in the place where he was crucifyed, there was a garden, and in the garden a newe Sepulchre wherein was neuer man layde: There layde they Iesus therefore because of the preparing of the Sabbothe of the Iewes, for the Sepulchre was nye at hande.

Mathew xxvii. WHen the euen was come, there came a riche mā of Aramathia, named Ioseph, which also was Iesus disciple. He went vnto Pilate and beg­ged the body of Iesus. Then Pilate cōmaun­ded the body to be delyuered. And whē Ioseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a cleane linnen cloth, & laid it in his new toumbe, which he had hew­en out, euen in the rocke, & rolled a great stone to y ^e dore of the Sepulchre, & departed. And there was mary Mag­dalene and the other Mary, sitting ouer agaynst the Se­pulchre. The next daye that foloweth the day of preparing, the high Priestes and Phariseis came togather vnto Py­late, saying: Sir, we remembre y ^t this deceiuer saied while he was yet alyue: After three dayes I wil rise again. Com­maunde therefore that the Sepulchre bee made sure vntyll the thyrd day, lest his disciples come and steale him away, and say vnto the people, he is risē from the dead: and the last errour shalbe worse then the fyrst. Pilate said vnto them: ye haue a watche, goe youre waye, make it as sure as ye can. So they went and made the Sepulchre sure with the watchemen and sealed the stone.

Iohn. xx. THe first day of y ^e Sabbothes came Mary Mag­dalen early (whē it was yet darke) vnto the Se­pulchre, and sawe the stone taken awaye from the graue. Then she ranne and came to Simon Pe­ter, and to the other disciple whom Iesus loued, and sayth vnto thē: they haue taken away the Lord out of the graue, and we cannot tell where they haue layd hym. Peter ther­fore wente forth, and that other disciple, and came vnto the Sepulchre. Thei ranne both together, & that other disciple dyd outrunne Peter, and came first to the Sepulchre. And whē he had stouped down, he saw the linnen clothes lying, yet wente he not in. Then came Simon Peter folowing him, & wente into the Sepulchre, & sawe the linnen clothes lye, & the napkin that was about his head, not lying wyth [Page] the linnē clothes, but wrapped together in a place by it self. Then went in also that other disciple whiche came firste to the Sepulchre, & he saw & beleued. For as yet they knewe not the Scripture that he should rise agayne from death. Then the disciples went away agayne to their own home.

Lu. xxiiii. BEholde, two of the disciples wente that same daye to a towne called Emaus, which was frō Ieru­salem about .lx. furlonges: and they talked toge­ther of all the thynges that had happened. And it chaunced while they commoned together and reasoned, Ie­sus himselfe drewe nere, and went with thē. But their eies were holden that they should not knowe him. And he sayd vnto them: what maner of communicacions are these that ye haue one to another as ye walke, and are sad? And the one of them (whose name was Cleophas) aunswered and sayd vnto him: art thou only a straunger in Ierusalē, and haste not knowen the thinges whiche haue chaunced there in these dayes? he sayd vnto them: what thinges? And they sayd vnto hym: of Iesus of Nazareth, whiche was a Pro­phete, mightie in dede & worde before God and al the peo­ple: and how the hie Priestes and our rulers deliuered him to be condemned to death, and haue crucified him. But we trusted that it had been he, which should haue redemed Is­rael. And as touching al these thynges, to daye is euen the thyrd daye that they were done. Yea and certayne weomen also of our company made vs astonied, whiche came earlye vnto the Sepulchre, and founde not his body: & came, say­ing that they had seen a vision of Aungeles, which sayd that he was alyue. And certayne of them whiche were with vs, wente to the Sepulchre, and founde it euen to as the weo­men had sayed, but hym they sawe not. And he sayed vnto them: O fooles and slowe of hearte, to beleue all that the Prophetes haue spoken. Ought not Christ to haue suffered these thinges, and to entre into his glory? And he began at Moyses and al the Prophetes, and enterpreted vnto them in al scriptures whiche were written of him. And they drew nye vnto the towne whiche they wente vnto. And he made as though he would haue gone further. And they constrai­ned hym, saying: Abide with vs, for it draweth towardes [Page] night, & the day is farre passed: And he went in to tary with them. And it came to passe as he sate at meate with them, he toke bread & blessed it, and brake, and gaue to thē. And theyr iyes were opened, and they knew him, and he vanished oute of their sight. And they sayd betwene thēselues: did not oure heartes burne within vs while he talked with vs by y ^e way, and opened to vs the scriptures? And they rose vp y ^e same houre and returned to Ierusalem, and founde the eleuen gathered together, and them that were with them, saying: the Lord is risen in dede, and hath appeared to Simon. And they tolde what thinges were done in the waye, & how they knew hym in breakyng of bread.

Lu. xxiiii IEsus stode in the middes of his disciples, and sayde vnto them: peace bee vnto you: It is I, feare not. But they were abashed and afraide, and supposed that they had seene a spirite. And he sayd vnto them: why are ye troubled, & why doe thoughtes arise in youre heartes? Beholde my handes and my feete, that it is euen I my selfe. Handle me and see, for a spirite hath no fleshe and bones, as ye see me haue. And when he had thus spoken, he shewed them hys handes and hys feete. And while they yet beleued not for ioye, and won­dred, he sayde vnto them: Haue ye here any meate? And they offered him a piece of a broiled fishe, and of an Honey combe. And he tooke it, and did eate before them. And he sayd vnto them: these are the wordes which I spake vnto you, while I was yet with you: That all muste nedes be fulfilled, whiche were written of me in the law of Moses, & in the prophetes, and in the Psalmes. Then opened he their wittes, that they myght vnderstande the Scriptures, and sayde vnto them. Thus it is written, and thus it behoued Christ to suffre, and to ryse again from death the third day, and that repentaunce and remission of sinnes, shoulde bee preached in hys name a­mong [Page] al nacions, and must begin at Ierusalem. And ye are wytnesses of these thynges.

Ion. xx. THesame daye at nyght, whiche was the fyrst daye of the Sabbothes, when the dores were shut (where the disciples were assembled toge­ther for feare of y ^e Iewes) came Iesus & stode in the middes, and sayde vnto them: Peace bee vnto you. And when he had so sayd, he shewed vnto thē hys [Page] handes and hys syde. Then were the disciples glad when they saw the Lord. Then sayd Iesus to them agayne. Peace be vnto you. As my father sent me, euen so sende I you also. And when he had sayde these wordes, he breathed on them, and sayde vnto them: receyue ye the holy goste. Whosoeuers sinnes ye remitte, they are remitted vnto them. And whoso­euers synnes ye retayne, they are retayned.

Iohn. x. CHrist said vnto his disciples: I am the good shepe­heard: a good shepeheard geueth hys life for the shepe. An hyred seruaunt, and he which is not the shepeheard (nether the shepe are his own) seeth y ^e wolfe coming, and leaueth the shepe and fleeth, and y ^e wolfe catcheth and skattereth the shepe. The hired seruaunt fleeth because he is an hired seruaunt, and careth not for y ^e shepe. I am the good shepeheard, & know my shepe, & am knowen of mine. As my father knoweth me, euē so know I also my father. And I geue my lyfe for the shepe: and other shepe I haue which are not of this folde: Them also must I bryng, and they shal heare my voice, and there shalbe ohe folde and one shepeheard.

Iohn. xvi IEsus sayed to hys disciples: After a while ye shal not see me, & againe after a while ye shall see me: for I goe to y ^e father. Thē said some of his disciples betwene thēselues: what is thys that he sayeth vnto vs? after a while ye shall not see me, and agayn after a whyle ye shal see me, and that I goe to the father? They sayd therefore: what is this that he sayth, after a whyle? We cannot tel what he saith. Iesus perceiued that they would aske hym, and saied vnto them: ye enquire of this betwene your selues, because I sayd: af­ter a while ye shal not see me, and agayne after a whyle ye shal see me. Verely, verely, I say vnto you: ye shall wepe & lament, but contrary wyse, the world shall reioyce. Ye shall sorowe, but youre sorowe shalbe turned to ioye. A woman when she trauaileth hath sorow, because her houre is come. But assone as she is deliuered of the childe, she remembreth no more the anguishe, for ioye that a man is borne into the world. And ye now therfore haue sorow: but I wil see you agayne, and your heartes shal reioice, and your ioye shal no man take from you.

Iohn. xvi. IEsus sayed vnto his disciples: now I goe my waye to hym that sent me, and none of you as­keth me whither I goe. But because I haue sayd such thynges vnto you, your heartes are full of sorowe. Neuerthlesse, I tell you the trueth: it is expedient for you y ^e I goe awaye. For if I goe not awaye, that comforter will not come vnto you. But if I depart, I will sende him vnto you. And whē he is come, he wyll rebuke the world of synne, and of righteousnesse, and of iudgemente. Of synne, because they beleue not on me. Of rightousnes, because I goe to my father, and ye shal se me no more. Of iudgemente, because the prince of this world is iudged already. I haue yet many thynges to say vnto you, but ye cannot beare them awaie nowe: howbeit when he is come (which is the spirite of trueth) he wil leade you into al trueth. He shall not speake of hymselfe, but whatsoeuer he shal heare, that shal he speake: and he wil shew you thinges to come. He shal gloryfy me, for he shall receiue of mine, and shall shewe vnto you. All thynges that the father hath, are mine: therfore said I vnto you, that he shal take of mine, and shewe vnto you.

Iohn. xvi. VErely, verely, I saye vnto you: whatsoeuer ye aske the father in my name, he wil geue it you. Hitherto haue ye asked nothyng in my name. Aske and ye shall receiue, that your ioy may be ful. These thynges haue I spoken vnto you by prouerbes. The time wil come, when I shall no more speake vnto you by prouerbes: but I shall shewe you plainly from my father. At that day shall ye aske in my name: And I say not vnto you y ^t I wil speake vnto my fa­ther for you: For the father himselfe loueth you, beecause ye haue loued me, and haue beleued that I came out frō god. I wente out from the father, and came into the worlde. A­gayne, I leaue the world, and goe to the father. His disci­ples sayed vnto hym: Loe, nowe thou talkest playnlye, and speakest no prouerbe. Nowe are we sure that thou knowest all thynges, and nedest not that any man shoulde aske thee any questiō: therfore beleue we, y ^t thou camest frō god. Ie­sus aūswered thē: now ye doe beleue. Behold, y ^e houre dra­weth nie, & is already come, y ^t ye shalbe scatered euery mā to hys owne, and shall leaue me alone. And yet am I not [Page] alone, for the father is with me. These wordes haue I spo­ken vnto you, that in me ye myghte haue peace, for in the world shal ye haue tribulacion: but be of good chere, I haue ouercome the world.

Mar. xvi. IEsus appeared vnto the eleuen as they sate at meate, and caste in theyr, teeth their vnbeliefe and hardens of heart, because they belieued not them which had seen that he was risen again from the dead: and he sayd vnto them. Goe ye into all the world, and preache the gospell to al creatures: he that belieueth and is baptised shall bee saued. But he that beleueth not shall bee damned: And these tokens shall folowe them that beleue. In my name they shal cast out deuils, thei shal speake with newe tongues, they shal driue awaye serpentes. And if they drinke any deadly thyng it shall not hurte them. They shall lay their hande on the sicke, and shal recouer. So then when the Lord had spoken vnto them, he was receiued in­to heauen, and is on the right hand of God. And they went forth, and preached euery where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the worde with miracles folowing.

Iohn. xv. WHen the comforter is come whom I wil send vnto you from the father (euen the spirite of trueth, which procedeth of the father) he shal testifie of me. And ye shal be are witnes also, beecause ye haue been with me from the bee­ginning. These thynges haue I sayed vnto you, becaus ye should not be offended. They shal excommu­nicate you: yea the tyme shall come, that whosoeuer killeth you, wil thinke that he doeth god seruice. And such thinges wyl they doe vnto you, because they haue not knowen the father, neyther yet me. But these thynges I haue told you, that whan the time is come, ye may remembre then that I tolde you.

Ioh. xiiii. IEsus sayd vnto hys disciplines: Yf ye loue me, kepe my commaundmentes, and I wil praie thee fa­ther, and he shall geue you another coumforter, that he may abide with you for euer: euen the spirite of trueth, whom the world cannot receiue, because the world seeth him not, neyther knoweth hym. But ye knowe him: for he dwelleth with you, and shall bee in you. I wyll not leaue you coumfortles, but wil come to you. Yet a litle whyle, and the world seeth me no more: but ye see me. For I lyue, and ye shall lyue. That daye shall ye knowe that I am in my father, and you in me, and I in you. He that hath my commaundementes, and kepeth them, the same is he that loueth me. And he that loueth me, shall beeloued of my fa­ther, and I wyll loue hym, and wyl shewe myne own selfe vnto hym. Iudas sayeth vnto hym, (not Iudas Iscarioth) Lorde, what is done that thou wylte shewe thy selfe vnto vs, and not vnto the world: Iesus aunswered, and sayed vnto them: if a man loue me, he wil kepe my sayinges, and my father will loue hym, and we will come vnto hym, and dwell with him. He that loueth me not, kepeth not my [Page] sayinges. And the worde which ye heare, is not myne, but the fathers which sente me. These thynges haue I spoken vnto you, beeyng yet presente with you. But the comforter whyche is the holy goste, whom my father will sende in my name, he shall teache you all thinges, and bryng all thynges to your remembraunce whatsoeuer I haue sayde vnto you. Peace I leaue with you: my peace I geue vnto you. Not as the world geueth, geue I vnto you. Let not your heartes be greued, neyther feare. Ye haue heard how I sayd vnto you: I goe, and come agayne vnto you. Yf ye loued me, ye would verely reioyce, because I said, I goe vnto the father, for the father is greater then I. And now haue I shewed you bee­fore it come, that when it is come to passe, ye myght beleue. Hereafter will I not talke many wordes vnto you. For the Prince of this worlde cometh, and hathe naughte in me. But that the worlde may know that I loue the father. And as the father gaue me commundement, euen so doe I.

Iohn. iii. SO god loued the world, that he gaue his only be gotten sonne, that whosoeuer belieueth in hym, should not perishe, but haue euerlasting lyfe. For God sente not hys sonne into the worlde to con­demne the world, but that y ^e world through him myght be saued. But he that beleueth on hym, is not condē ­ned. But he that beleueth not, is cōdemned already, because he hath not beleued in the name of the onli begotten sonne of God. And this is the condemnacion, that lyght is come into the world, and men loued darkenes more then lyght, because theyr dedes were euill. For euery one that euell doeth, hateth the lyght, neyther cometh to the lyght, lest his dedes shoulde be reproued. But he that doth the truth, cometh to the light, that his dedes may be knowen, how that they are wrought in God.

Iohn. x. VErely, verely I say vnto you, he that entreth not in by the dore into the shepe folde, but clymeth vp some other way, the same is a these and a murthe­rer. But he that entereth in by y ^e dore, is the shepe­heard of the shepe. To hym the porter openeth, and the shepe hear hys voyce, and he calleth his owne shepe by name, and leadeth them out. And when he hathe sente forthe hys owne shepe, he goeth before thē, and the shepe folow him: for they knowe hys voyce. A straunger wyll they not folow, but wil flee from hym, for they knowe not the voyce of straungers. This Prouerbe spake Iesus vnto thē but they vnderstoode not what thynges they were whiche he spake vnto them.

Then sayd Iesus vnto them agayne: Verely, verely, I saye vnto you: I am the dore of the shepe. All (euen as many as came before me) are theues and murtherers, but the shepe did not heare them. I am the dore, by me if any entre in, he shalbe safe, and shall goe in and oute, and fynde pasture. A these cometh not but for to steale, kyll, and destroye. I am come that they maye haue lyfe, and that they mighte haue it more aboundauntlye.

Iohn. iii. THere was a mā of the Phariseis named Ni­chodemus, a ruler of the Iewes. The same came to Iesus by nighte, and sayd vnto him: Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from god: for no man coulde doe suche mira­cles as thou doest, excepte God were wyth hym. Iesus aunswered, and sayed vnto him: Verelye, ve­rely, I saye vnto thee: excepte a man be borne from aboue, he cannot see the kyngdome of God. Nichodemus sayd vn­to hym: howe can a man bee borne when he is older can he entre into hys mothers wombe and bee borne agayne; Ie­sus aunswered: verely, verely, I saye vnto thee, excepte a mā be borne of water, and of the spirite, he cannot entre in­to the kyngdome to God. That whiche is borne of the flesh, is fleshe: And that whiche is borne of the spirite, is spirite. Meruaile not thou that I sayed to thee, ye muste bee borne from aboue. The wynd bloweth where it lusteth, and thou hearest the sounde thereof, but thou canst not tell whence it cometh nor whether he goeth: So is euery one y ^e is borne of the spirite. Nichodemus aunswered, and said vnto him: how can these thynges be? Iesus aunswered, and said vnto hym: arte thou a maister in Israel, and knowest not these thynges: Verely, verely, I say vnto thee: we speake that we knowe, and testifye that we haue seene, and ye receyue not our witnesse. Yf I haue tolde you earthly thynges, and ye beleue not: howe shall ye beleue if I tell you of heauenlye thynges? And no man ascendeth vp to heauen, but he that came downe from heauen, euen the sonne of man whiche is in heauen. And as Moyses lyfte vp the serpent in the wyl­dernesse, euen so muste the sonne of man bee lyfte vp: that whosoeuer beleueth in hym, peryshe not, but haue euerla­styng lyfe.

Luke. xv. THere was a certayne riche manne, whiche was clothed in purple and fyne whyte, and fared deli­ciouslye euerye daye. And there was a certayne begger, named Lazarus, which laye at hys gate full of sores, desyryng to bee refresshed with the crumines which fell from the ryche mans boarde, and no man gaue vnto hym. The dogges came also and lycked hys sores. And it fortuned that the begger dyed, and was caried by the Aungels into Abrahams bosome. The ryche man also dyed, and was buried: And beeing in hell in tormentes, he lyfte vp his eyes, and sawe Abraham afarre of and Laza­rus in hys bosome, and he cryed and sayde: Father Abra­ham haue mercye on me, and sende Lazarus, that he maye dyppe the typpe of hys fynger in water and cole my tong, for I am tormented in thys flame. But Abraham sayde: Sonne, remembre that thou in thy life tyme receiuedst thy pleasure, and contrariwyse Lazarus receyued payne. But nowe he is coumforted and thou art punyshed. Beyonde all thys, betwene vs and you there is a greate space sette, so that they whyche woulde goe from hence to you can­not, neither maye come from thence to vs. Then he sayed: I praye thee therefore father, sende hym to my fathers house, (for I haue fiue brethrē) for to warne them, left they come also into this place of tormente. Abraham sayde vnto hym: they haue Moyses and the Prophetes, let them heare thē. And he sayde: naye father Abraham: but if one come vnto them from the dead, they will repent. He sayde vnto hym: Yf they heare not Moyses and the Prophetes, neither wil they belieue, though one rose from death agayne.

Luk. xiiii A Certayne man ordeined a greate supper, and bade many, and sēt his seruaūt at supper time, to saye to them that were bydden: come, for all thinges are nowe readye. And they all at once beganne to make excuse. The fyrst sayde vnto him. I haue bought a farme, and I must nedes goe and see it, I pray thee haue me excused. And another sayd: I haue bought fiue yoke of Oxen, and I goe to proue thē, I pray thee haue me excused. And another sayde: I haue maryed a wife, and therfore I cannot come. And the seruaunt re­turned and brought his master word agayn therof. Then [Page] was the good man of the house displeased, and sayed to his seruaunt: goe out quickely into the stretes and quarters of the citie, and bryng in hither the poore and feble, and the halte, and blind. And the seruaunt sayd: Lord, it is done as thou haste commaunded, and yet there is roume. And the Lord sayd vnto the seruaunt: goe oute vnto the hie wayes and hedges, and compell thē to come in, that my house may be fylled. For I say vnto you, that none of these men which were bidden shall tast of my supper.

Luke. xv. THen resorted vnto him, al the Publicans and sin­ners for to heare him. And the Phariseis and Scribes murmured, saying: He receyueth syn­ners and eateth wyth them. But he putte foorth [Page] this parable vnto them, laying: What man among you ha­uing an hundreth shepe (yf he lose one of them) dooeth not of leaue ninetie and nine in the wildernes, & goeth after that which is lost, vntil he find it? And when he hath founde it, he layeth it on his shoulders with ioye. And assoone as he cometh home, he calleth together hys louers & neyghbors, saying vnto them: Reioyce with me, for I haue founde my shepe whiche was lost. I saye vnto you, that lykewise ioye shalbe in heauen ouer one synner that repenteth, more then ouer nintie & nine iust persons which nede no repentaunce. Eyther what woman hauing ten grotes (if she loose one) doth not light a candle & swepe the house, & seke diligentlye tyl she find it? And when she hath founde it, she calleth her louers and her neighbours together, saying: Reioyce with me, for I haue founde the grote which I lost. Likewise, I saye vnto you shal there be ioye in the presence of the Aun­gels of god, ouer one synner that repenteth.

Luke. vi. BE ye merciful as your father also is merciful. Iudge not, & ye shal not be iudged: condemne not, and ye shall not bee condemned. For geue, and ye shalbe forgeuē. Geue, and it shalbe ge­uen vnto you, good measure, & pressed down, and shaken together, and runnyng ouer, shall men geue into youre bosomes. For with thesame measure that ye mete withall, shall other men mete to you agayne. And he putte forth a similitude vnto them. Can the blynde leade the blynde? doe they not both fall into the ditche? The disciple is not aboue his maister: Euery mā shalbe perfecte euen as his maister is. Why seest thou a mote in thy bro­thers eye, but consydereste not the beame that is in thyne owne eye? Eyther how canst thou saye to thy brother? Bro­ther, lette me pull oute the mote that is in thyne eye, when thou seeste not the beame that is in thyne owne eye? fyrste thou ypocrite, cast out the beame out of thine owne eye, thē shalt thou see perfectely to pull oute the mote that is in thy brothers eye.

Luke. v. YE came to passe, that (when the people preaced v­pon hym to heare the woord of God) he stoode by the lake of Genazareth, & saw two shippes stand by the lakes side, but the fishermen were gone out of them, & were washyng their nettes. And he entered into one of the shippes (which pertained to Simon) and prayed him that he woulde thrust out a little from the lande. And he sate down, & taught the people out of the shyp. When he had left speakyng, he sayde vnto Simon: launche out into the depe, & let slip your nettes to make a draught. And Si­mon aunswered, and sayd vnto him: Maister, we haue la­boured al nighte, and haue taken nothyng. Neuerthelesse, at thy commaundemente I will looce furth the nerre. And when they had so done, they inclosed a greate multitude of fysshes. But theyr nette brake, and they beckened to theyr felowes (which were in the other shyppe) that they shoulde come and helpe them. And they came and fylled bothe shippes, that they souke agayn. When Simon Peter sawe this, he fell down at Iesus knees, saying: Lorde goe from me, for I am a sinnefull man. For he was astonied and all that were with him, at the draughte of fishes whiche they had taken: and so was also Iames and Iohn the sonnes of zebede, whiche were parteners with Simon. And Iesus sayde vnto Simon: feare not, from hencefurth thou shalte catche men. And they brought the shippes to lande, and for­soke all and folowed him.

Math. v. IEsus sayd vnto his disciples: except your righte­ousnes exceade the ryghteousnes of the Scribes and Phariseis, ye cannot entre into the kingdom of heauen. Ye haue heard that it was sayde vnto them of olde time. Thou shalte not kyll, whosoeuer kyl­leth, shalbe in daunger of iudgement. But I saye vnto you: that whosoeuer is angry with hys brother (vnaduisedlye) shalbe in daunger of iudgement. And whosoeuer saye vnto [Page] his brother, Racha: shalbe in daūger of a coūsel. But who­soeuer, faith, thou foole: shalbe in daūger of hel fyer. There­fore, if thou offrest thy gifte at the altare, and there remem­brest that thy brother hath ought agaynst thee, leaue there thyne offering before the altare, and goe thy way first and be reconciled to thy brother, & then come and offer thy gift. Agree with thine aduersarye quickelye, whyles thou arte in the waye with him, lest at any tyme the aduersary deli­uer thee to the iudge, & the iudge delyuer thee to the mini­ster, and then thou be cast into prieson. Verely I saye vnto thee: thou shalte not come out thence, tyll thou haue payde the vttermost farthing.

mar. viii. IN those dayes, when there was a very great cō ­panye, and had nothyng to eate: Iesus called his disciples vnto him, & said vnto them: I haue com­passion on the people, because thei haue been now [Page] with me three dayes, and haue nothyng to eate: And yf I sende them awaye fastyng to theyr owne houses, they shall faynt by the waye: for diuers of them came from farre. And his Disciples aunswered hym: where shoulde a man haue bread here in the wildernesse, to satisfye these? And he asked them: howe many loaues haue ye: They sayd, seuen. And he commaunded the people to sitte downe on the grounde. And he toke the seauen loaues: And when he had geuen thankes, he brake, and gaue to hys disciples to sette before them. And they did set them beefore the people. And they hadde a fewe finall fishes. And when he had blessed, he commaunded them also to bee set before them. And they did eate, and were suffi­sed. And they toke vp of the broken meate that was lefte, se­uen baskets full. And they that did eate, were about foure thousande. And he sente them awaye.

Mar. vii. BEware of false prophetes, whiche come to you in shepes clothing, but inwardly they are rauenyng wolues. Ye shall know them by their fruites. Doe men gather grapes of thornes? Or figges of this­tles? Euen so euery good tree, bringeth foorth good fruites. But a corrupt tree bringeth foorth euell fruites. A good tree cannot bring forth had fruites, nether can a bad tree bryng forth good fruites. Euery tree that bringeth not forth good fruite, is bewen downe, and cast into the fire. Wherefore, by theyr fruites ye shall know them. Not euery one that faythe vnto me, Lord, Lord, shal entre into the kingdom of heauen: but he that doeth the will of my father which is in heauen, he shall entre into the kyngdome of heauen.

Luke. xvi IEsus sayd to hys disciples. There was a certain riche man, which had a Stewarde, and the same was accused vnto hym, that he had wasted hys goodes. And he called him, & said vnto him: howe is it that I heare this of thee? Geue accoūptes of thy Ste­wardship, for thou maist be no lōger Steward. The Ste­ward said within himselfe: What shall I doe? for my may­ster taketh away from me the Stewardshyppe. I cannot digge, & to begge I am ashamed. I wote what to doe, that when I am put out of the Stewardship, they may receiue me into their houses. So whē he had called al his masters debters together, he said vnto y ^e first: how much owest thou vnto my maister? And he sayde: an hundred tunnes of oyle. And he said vnto him: take thy bill & sit down quickely, and write fiftie. Thē said he to another: how much owest thou? And he said: an hundred quarters of wheate. He sayd vnto him: take thy bill & write foure score. And the Lorde com­mended the vniust Steward, because he had done wiselye. For the childrē of this world are in their nacion wiser then the childrē of light. And I say vnto you. Make you frēdes of the vnryghteous Mammon, that when ye shall haue nede, they may receue you into euerlasting habitacions.

Luke. xix ANd when he was come nere to Hierusalem, he beheld the citie, and wept on it, saying: If thou hadst knowen those thinges whiche belong vn­to thy peace, euen in this thy day thou wouldest take hede. But now are they hydde from thyne eyes: For the dayes shall come vnto thee, that thy enemies shal cast a banke about thee, and compasse thee rounde, and kepe thee in on euery side, & make thee euē with the groūd, and thy children which are in thee. And they shal not leaue in thee one stone vpon an other, because thou knowest not the time of thy visitacion. And he went into the Temple, & beganne to cast out them that solde therein, and them that boughte, saying vnto them. It is written, my house is the house of prayer, but ye haue made it a denne of theues. And [Page] be taught dayly in the Temple.

Lu. xviii CHriste told this parable vnto certayn which trus­ted in themselues, that they were perfect, and des­pised other. Two men went vp into the Temple to pray, the one a pharisei, & the other a publicane. The Pharisei stode and prayed thus with himselfe. God, I thanke thee y ^e I am not as other men are, extorcioners, vn­iust adulterers, or as this publicā. I fast twyse in y ^e weke. [Page] I geue tithe of all that I possesse. And the publicane stan­dyng afarre of, woulde not lyfte vp his eyes to heauen, but smote his brest, saying: God be mercifull to me a synner. I tel you, this man departed home to his house iustifyed more then the other. For euery man that exalteth himselfe, shalbe brought lowe. And he that humbleth himself shalbe exalted.

Mar. vii IEsus departed from the coastes of Tyre and Sy­don, and came vnto the sea of Galile throughe the myddes of the Coastes of the.x. cityes. And they brought vnto him one that was deaffe, and had an impediment in his speache, and they prayed hym to putte his hand vpon him. And when he had taken him asyde from the people, he put hys fyngers into his eares, and did spyt, and [Page] touched his tong, and loked vp to heauen, & sighed, and said vnto hym: Ephata, that is to saye: be opened. And strayght waye his eares were opened, and the stryng of hys tongue was losed, and he spake playne. And he commaunded them that they should tell no man. But the more he forbad them, so muche the more great deale they published, saying: He hath done all thynges well, he hath made both the deaffe to heare, and the dumme to speake.

Luke. x. HAppy are the eies which see y ^e thinges that ye see. For I tel you that many Prophetes and kinges haue desired to se those thinges which ye see, and haue not seen thē: and to heare those thinges whiche ye heare, and haue not heard them. And beholde, a certayne lawyer stode vp and tempted hym, saying: Maister, what shal I doe to enherite eternall life? he said vnto him: what is writtē in the law? how readest thou? and he aunswered, & sayd: Loue the lord thy god with al thy heart, and with al thy soule, & with all thy strength and with al thi mind, and thy neighboure as thy selfe. And he said vnto him: Thou hast aūswered right. This doe, and thou shall liue. But he willing to iustitie himself, said vnto Ielus. And who is my neyghbour? Iesus aunswered, and sayd: A certayn man descended frō Ierusalem to Hiericho, and fell among theues, which robbed hym of his raiment, & wounded hym, and departed, leauing him halfe dead. And it chaunced y ^e there came down a certayne Priest thatsame way, & when he sam him, he passed by. And likewyse a Le­uite, when he went nie to the place, came and loked on hym, and passed by. But a certain Samaritaine as he iourneied came vnto him: and when he saw him, he had compassion on him, and went to, and bound vp his woundes, and powred in oile and wine, and set him on his own beast, & broughte hym to a common Inne, and made prouision for him. And on the morow whē he departed, he toke out two pence, and gaue thē to the host, and said vnto hym: Take cure of hym, and whatsoeuer thou spendest more, when I come againe, I wil recompence thee. Which now of these three thynkeste thou was neighboure vnto him that fel among the theues? And he said vnto hym: he that shewed mercy on hym. Then sayd Iesus to him: goe, and doe thou lykewyse.

Luke. xvii ANd it chaunced as Iesus went to Ierusalē, that he passed throughe Samaria & Galile. And as he entred into a certaine towne, there met him ten mē that wer lepers, whiche stode afarre of and put forth theyr voyces, and said: Iesus Maister haue mercy vpō vs. When he saw them, he said vnto them: goe shew your selues vnto the Priestes. And it came to passe, that as they went they were clensed. And one of them, when he saw that he was clensed, turned backe agayne, and with a loude voice praised God, and fel down on his face at his fete, and gaue him thankes. And thesame was a Samaritain. And Iesus aunswered, & sayd: Are there not ten clensed? but where are those nine? There are not founde that returned agayne to geue God prayse, saue onely thys straunger. And be sayed vnto hym: Aryse, goe thy waye, thy fayth hath made thee whole.

Mat. vi. NO man can serue two Maisters: for either he shall hate the one, and loue the other, or elles leane to the one, and despise y ^e other: ye cannot serue god and Mammō. Therefore I say vnto you: be not careful for your lyfe, what ye shall eate or drinke, nor yet for youre body, what raymente you shall putte on. Is not the lyfe more worth them meate? and the body more of value then raymente? Beholde the foules of y ^e ayre, for they sowe not, neither doe thei reape, nor cary into the barnes: and your heauenly father fedeth them. Are ye not much better then they? Which of you (by takyng care­full thoughte) can adde one cubyte vnto hys stature. And [Page] why care ye for raymente? Considre the lilies of the fielde, how they growe: They laboure not, neither doe they spinne. And yet I saye vnto you, that euen Salomon in al his roy­altie, was not clothed lyke one of these. Wherefore yf God so clothe the grasse of the field (which though it stande to daye, is to morowe cast into the fornace:) shall he not muche more doe the same for you, O ye of litle faythe? Therefore take no thought, saying: what shal we eate, or what shal we drinke, or wherwith shall we be clothed? after all these thynges doe the Gentiles seke. For your heauēly father knoweth that ye haue nede of all these thynges. But rather seeke ye fyrste the kingdom of God, and the ryghteousnesse therof, and al these thynges shall bee ministred vnto you. Care not then for the morowe, for to morow day shall care for it selfe: sufficyente vnto the daye, is the trauaile therof.

Luke. vii ANd it fortuned, that Iesus wente into a cytie cal­led Naim, and many of hys disciples wente with hym and muche people. When he came nye to the gate of the citye: beholde, there was a dead man caryed oute, whyche was the onely sonne of his mother, and she was widowe, and muche people of the cytye was with her. And when the Lord saw her, had compassion on her, and sayde vnto her: wepe not. And he came nye and touched the coffen, and they that bare hym stode styll. And he sayde: yong man, I saye vnto thee, aryse. And he that was dead sat vp, and beegan to speake. And he delyuered hym to hys mo­ther. And there came a feare on them all. And they gaue the glory vnto God, saying: A great Prophet is risen vp among vs, and God, hathe visited hys people. And thys rumoure of hym went forthe throughout all Iewry, and throughout all the regions whyche lye rounde aboute.

Luke. xiii IT chaunced that Iesus wente into the house of one of the chiefe Phariseis, to eate bread on the Sabboth day, and they watched him. And beholde, there was a certayne man before him which had the dropsye. And Iesus answered, and spake vnto the Lawiers and Phariseis, saying: Is it lawfull to heale on the Sabboth daye? And they helde their peace. And he toke hym and healed hym, and let hym goe, and aunswered them, saying: which of you shal haue an Asse or an Oxe fallen into a pitte, and wil not strayght way pull hym out on the Sabboth day? And they coulde not aunswer hym agayn to these thynges. He put foorth also a similitude to the geastes, whē he marked how they preaced to be in the highest roumes, and sayd vnto them: when thou art bidden to a wedding of any man, syt not downe in the hiest roume, lest a more honorable man then thou be biddē of hym, and he (that bad him and thee) come and say to thee: geue this man roume, and thou begin with shame to take y ^e lowest roume. But rather when thou arte bidden, goe and sit in the lowest roume, that when he that bad thee cometh, he may saye vnto thee: frend, sit vp hyer. Then shalt thou haue worship in the presence of them that sit at meate with thee. For whosoeuer exalteth himselfe, shall bee broughte lowe, and he that hum­bleth himselfe, shalbe exalted.

Mat. xxii WHen the Phariseis had heard that Iesus dyd put the Saduceis to silence, they came toge­ther: and one of them (whiche was a doctor of law) asked him a question, tempting him, and saying: Maister, whiche is the greatest com­maundemente in the lawe? Iesus sayde vnto him: Thou shalt loue the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soule, and with all thy mynde. This is the first and greatest commaundemente. And the second is lyke vnto it: Thou shalt loue thy neyghbour as thy self. In these two commaundementes hang all the lawe and the Pro­phetes. Whyle the Phariseis were gathered together, Iesus asked them, saying: what thinke ye of Christ? whose sonne is he? They sayde vnto him: the sonne of Dauid. He sayde vnto them: how then doeth Dauid in spirite cal him Lord, saying: The Lorde sayd vnto my Lorde, sit thou on my righte hand tyll I make thine enemies thy fotestole. If Dauid then call hym Lord, how is he then his sonne? And no man was hable to aunswer him any thing, neither durst any man (from that daye foorth) aske hym any moe questions.

Math. ix. IEsus entred into a shyp, & passed ouer, and came into hys owne citie: And beholde, they brought to hym a man sicke of the paulsey, lying in a bedde. And when Iesus sawe the fayth of them, he sayde to the sycke of the Paulsey: Sonne, bee of good there, thy sinnes bee forgeuen thee. And behold, certayn of the Scribes sayde within themselues this man blasphmeth. And when Iesus sawe theyr thoughtes, he sayd: wherefore thinke ye e­uill in youre heartes? Whether is it easier to say, thy sinnes bee forgeuen thee, or to saye, aryse and walke? But that ye maye knowe that the sonne of man hathe power to forgeue sinnes in earth. Then sayeth he to the sicke of the Paulsey: Aryse, take vp thy bed and goe vnto thyne house. And he [Page] arose and departed to his house: But the people that saw it, meruayled, and glorified God, which hath geuen such pow­er vnto menne.

Mat. xxii IEsus saide to hys disciples: The kingdome of hea­uen is like vnto a man that was a Kyng, whyche made a mariage for his sonne, and sent furthe hys seruauntes to call them that were bydden to the wedding, and they would not come. Agayne he sent furth o­ther seruauntes, saying: Tell them whiche are bidden: bee­holde, I haue prepared my diner, myne Oxen and my fat­lynges are kylled, and all thynges are ready, come vnto the manage. But they made lyght of it, and went theyr wayes: One to hys farme place, another to his marchaundise, and the remnaunt toke his seruauntes, & intreated them shame­fully, and flewe them. But when the kyng heard thereof, he was wroth, and sente furth his men of warre, and destroied those murtherers, and brēt vp theyr city. Then said he to his [Page] seruauntes: the mariage in dede is prepared, but they whiche were bidden, were not worthy: Goe ye therfore oute into the hye wayes, and as many as ye fynd, byd them to the mari­age. And the seruauntes went furth into the hye wayes, and gathered together all, as many as they coulde fynde, bothe good and bad, and y ^e wedding was furnished with geastes. Then the kyng came in to see the geastes: and when he spy­ed there a man, whiche had not on a wedding garmente, he said vnto hym: frend, how camest thou in hither, not hauing a wedding garment? And he was euen specheles. Then said the king to the ministers: take and bind him hand and foote, and cast hym into vtter darkenes, there shalbe wepyng and gnashyng of teeth. For many bee called, but few are chosen.

Iohn. iiii THere was a certayn ruler, whose sōne was sycke at Capernaū. A ssone as thesame hearde, that Ie­sus was come out of Iewry into Galile, he went vnto him, and besought him that he woulde come downe and heale his sonne. For he was euen at the poynte of death. Then said Iesus vnto him: except ye see signes and wonders, ye will not beleue. The ruler sayd vnto hym: Sir, come downe or euer that my sonne dye. Iesus sayeth vnto him: Goe thy waye, thy sonne liueth. The man beeleued the word that Iesus had spoken vnto him: & he went his way. And as he was going downe, the seruauntes met hym, and tolde hym saying: thy sonne liueth. Then enquired be of thē the houre when he began to amende. And they sayde vnto him: yesterday at the seuenth houre the feuer lefte him. So y ^e father knewe that it was the same houre in the whych Ie­sus sayde vnto him, thy sonne liueth: and he beleued, and all his housholde. This is agayn the second miracle that Iesus did, when he was come out of Iewry into Galile.

Mathew. xviii. PEter said vnto Iesus: Lord, how oft shal I for­geue my brother if he sinne against me, till seuen times? Iesus saith vnto him: I say not vnto the, vntil seuen times, but seuenty times seuē times. Therefore is the kyngdome of heauen lykened vnto a certayne man: that was a kyng, whiche would take accoumptes of his seruaūtes. And whē he had begon to rec­kon, one was brought vnto him, which ought him ten thou­sand talētes: but forasmuch as he was not hable to pay, his lord commaunded him to be solde, and his wife and childrē, and all that he had, and payment to be made. The seruaunt fel down, & besought him, saying: Syr, haue pacience wyth me, and I wil pay thee al. Then had the lord pietie on that seruaunt, and losed him, and forgaue him the debte. So the same seruaunt went out, & found one of his felowes which ought him an hundred pence, and he laid handes on hym, & toke him by the throte, saying: pay that thou owest. And his felow fel down & besought hym, saying: haue pacience with me, and I wil pay thee all. And he would not, but went & cast him into priesō, til he should pay the debte. So whē his felowes saw what was done they wer very sory, and came and tolde vnto their Lord all that had happened. Then his Lord called him, and sayd vnto hym. O thou vngracious seruaunt, I forgaue thee al that debte when thou desiredst [Page] me: shouldest not thou also haue had cōpassion on thy felow; euen as I had pietie on thee? And his lord was wroth, and deliuered him to the Tailers, til he should pay all that was due vnto him. So likewise shal my heauēly father doe also vnto you, if ye from your heartes forgeue not (euery one his brother) their trespasses.

Mat. xxii THen the phariseis weut out, & toke counsaill how they might tāgle him in his wordes. And they sent out vnto him their disciples with He­rodes seruauntes, saying: Master, we knowe that thou art true, & teachest the way of god truely, nether carest thou for any mā: for thou regardest not the outward apearaūnce of men. Tei vs therefore, how thin­kest thou? Is it lawful that tribute be geuē vnto Cesar, or not? But Iesus perceiuing their wickendnes said: why tēpt ye me ye ypocrites? Shew me the tribute moneye. And they [Page] toke hym a peny. And he said vnto thē: whose is this image and superscripcion? they sayd vnto him: Ceasars. Then said he vnto them geue therefore vnto Ceasar, the thinges which are Ceasars: and vnto god, those thinges whiche are gods. When they heard these wordes, thei merueiled, and left him, and went theyr waye.

Math. ix. WHyle Iesus spake vnto y ^e people: behold, there came a certain ruler and worshipped him, say­ing: my daughter is euen nowe deceased, but come & lay thy hand vpō her, and she shal liue. And Iesus arose and folowed him, and so did his disciples. And beholde, a woman whiche was diseased with an issue of bloud twelue yeres, came behind him and touched the hemme of his vesture. For she sayed within her selfe: If I maye touche but euen his vesture onelye, I shal be safe. But Iesus turned him about, and whē he saw her, he sayed: daughter, be of good comfort, thy fayth hath made thee safe. And the woman was made whole euen the same time. And whē Iesus came into the rulers house, and saw the mynstrelles and people makyng a noyse, he sayed vnto them: geat you hence, for the mayde is not dead, but slepeth. And they laughed him to scorne. But when the people were put forth, he went in, and toke her by the hande, and sayed: damosell arise. And the damosel arose. And this noyse was abrode in all that lande.

Iohn. vi. WHen Iesus lift vp his eyes, and saw a great com­pany come vnto him, he saith vnto Philip: whēce shall we bye bread that these maye eate? This he sayd to proue him, for he himselfe knewe what he woulde dooe. Philip aunswered hym: two hundreth peny­worth of bread are not sufficient for them, that euerye man may take a little. One of his disciples (Andrew, Sunō Pe­ters brother) sayed vnto hym. There is a lad here, whiche hath fiue barley loaues and two fishes: but what are they among so many? And Iesus said: make y ^e people sit downe: There was much grasse in y ^e place. So the men sate down, in numbre about fiue thousand. And Iesus toke the bread, and when he had geuen thankes, he gaue to the disciples, & the disciples to them that were set downe. And likewyse of the fisshes as much as they would. When they had eaten y­noughe, he sayeth vnto hys disciples: Gather vp the broken meate which remayneth, that nothing be lost. And they ga­thered it together, and filled twelue baskets with the bro­ken meate of the fiue barley loaued, whiche broken meate remayned vnto them that had eaten. Then those men (when they had seen the miracle that Iesus did) sayd: this is of a trueth thesame prophete that should come into the worlde.

Mat. iiii. AS Iesus walked by the Sea of Galile, he sawe two brethren: Simon whiche was called Peter, and Andrew his brother, castyng a nette into the Sea, (for they were fisshers) and he sayeth vnto them: folowe me, and I wil make you to become fisshers of men. And they streight waye left their nettes and folowed [Page] him. And when he was gone furth from thence, he sawe o­ther two brethen, Iames the sonne of zebede, and Iohn hys brother, in the ship with zebede their father mendyng their nettes, and he called them. And they immediatly lefte the ship and their father, and folowed him.

Iohn. xx. THomas one of the twelue, which is called Didi­mus, was not with them when Iesus came. The other disciples therefore sayd vnto him: we haue seen the Lord. But he sayd vnto them: except I see in hys handes the prynte of the nayles, and put my fynger into the printe of the nayles and thruste my hande into hys syde, I will not beleue. And after eight dayes, agayne hys disciples were within, and Thomas with thē. Then came Iesus when the doores were shut, and stode in the middes and sayed: Peace bee vnto you. And after that, he sayed to Thomas: bryng the fynger hyther, and see my handes, and reache hyther thy hande, and thrust it into my syde, and bee not faythlesse but beleuyng. Thomas aunswered, and [Page] sayd vnto him: my lord and my god. Iesus said vnto hym: Thomas, because thou hast seē me, thou hast beleued: bles­sed are they that haue not seen, and yet haue beeleued. And many other signes truly did Iesus in the presence of his dis­ciples, which are not written in this boke. These are writ­ten that ye might beleue that Iesus Chryste is the sonne of God, and that (in beleuing) ye might haue lyfe through his name.

Mat. xix. PEter aunswered, and said vnto Iesus: behold, we haue forsaken all and folowed thee: what shall we haue therfore? Iesus sayd vnto them: Verely I say vnto you, that when the sonne of man shal sit in the seat of his Maiestie, ye that haue folowed me in the regeneracion, shall syt also vpon .xii [Page] seates, & iudge the twelue tribes of Israel. And euerye one that forsaketh house, or brethrē, or sisters, or father, or mo­ther, or wyfe, or children, or landes, for my names sake, shall receyue an hundreth folde, & shall inherite euerlastyng lyfe. But many that are fyrste shalbe last, & the last shalbe fyrste.

Luke. ii. WHen the tyme of theyr Purificacion (after the law of Moses) was come, they brought him to Ieru­salem, to present him to the Lorde (as it is written in the lawe of the Lord: euery man child that firste openeth the matrix, shalbe called holy to the Lorde:) and to offre (as it is sayde in the law of the Lorde) a payre of turtle Dooues, or two yong Pigeons. And behold, there was a man in Hierusalem, whose name was Simeon. And the same man was iust and godly, and loked for the consolacy­on of Israel, and the holi gost was in him. And an aunswer had he receiued of the holy gost, that he should not see death, except he fyrst saw the Lorde Christ. And he came by inspi­racyon into the temple.

Math. xi. IN that tyme Iesus aunswered, and sayde: I thanke thee (O father) Lorde of heauen & earth, beecause thou haste hyd these thynges from the wise and prudente, and hast shewed them vnto babes: verely father, euen so was it thy good pleasure. All thynges are geuen vnto me of my father, And no man knoweth the sonne, but the father: neyther knoweth [Page] any man the father, saue the sonne, and he to whōsoeuer the sonne wil open him. Come vnto me al ye that labour and are laden, and I wil ease you. Take my yoke vpon you & learne of me, for I am meke & lowly in hearte, and ye shal fynd rest vnto your soules: for my yoke is easy, and my burdē is light.

Luke. i. ANd in the sixth moneth, the Aungel Gabriel was sent from God vnto a citie of Galili, named Na­zareth, to a virgin spoused to a man whose name was Ioseph, of the house of Dauid, & the virgins name was Mary. And the Aungel went in vnto her, & said: Haile ful of grace y ^e lord is with thee: blessed art thou amog women. When she saw him, she was abashed at his saying, and cast in her minde what maner of salutacion that should bee. And the Aungle said vnto her: feare not Mary, for thou hast found grace with God. Behold, thou shalte conceyue in thy wōbe, & beare a sonne, & shalt call his name Iesus: He [Page] shalbe great, and shalbe called the sonne of the highest. And the Lord God shal geue vnto him, the seat of his father Da­uid, and he shal reygne ouer the house of Iacob for euer, and of his kyngdom there shalbe none end. Then sayd Mary to the Aungel: How shall this be, seeing I knowe not a man? And the Aungle aūswered, and sayd vnto her: the holy ghost shal come vpon thee, and the power of the hiest shal ouersha­dow thee. Therefore also that holy thing which shalbe borne, shalbe called the sonne of God. And beholde thy Cosyn Eli­zabeth, she hath also conceiued a sonne in her age. And thys is the sixthe moneth, which was called baren, for with God nothyng shall bee vnpossible. And Mary sayde: beholde the handmayde of the Lorde, bee it vnto me accordyng to thy worde. And the Aungel departed from her.

Iohn. xv I Am the true vyne, and my father is a husbande­man. Euerye braunche that beareth not fruite in me, he wyll take awaye. And euery braunche that beareth fruite, will he pourge, that it maye bring foorth more fruite. Nowe are ye cleane through the wordes whiche I haue spoken vnto you. Byde in me, and I in you. As the braunche cannot beare fruite of it selfe, except it bide in the vyne: no more can ye, except ye abide in me. I am the vyne, ye are the braunches. He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forthe much fruite. For withoute me, can ye doe nothyng. Yf a man byde not in me, he is caste forth as a braunche, and is withered: And mē gather them, and cast them into the fyre, & they burne. Yf ye abide in me, and my wordes abyde in you, aske what ye wil, and it shalbe done for you. Herein is my father glory fyed, that ye beare much fruit, and become my disciples. As the father hathe lo­ued me, euen so also haue I loued you. Continue you in my loue. Yf ye kepe my cōmaundemētes, ye shal bide in my loue, euen as I haue kept my fathers cōmaundementes, & abyde in his loue. These thinges haue I spoken vnto you, that my ioye might remayne in you, and that your ioye might be ful.

Ioh. xiiii. ANd Iesus sayde vnto hys disciples: let not youre heartes be troubled. Ye beleue in God, beleue also in me. In my fathers house are many mansions. Yf it were not so, I would haue tolde you. I goe to prepare a place for you. And yf I goe to prepare a place for you, I wyll come agayne and receyue you, euen vnto my selfe: that where I am, there maye ye be also. And why­ther I goe, you knowe, and the waye ye knowe. Thomas sayeth vnto hym: Lorde, we know not whither thou goest. And howe is it possible for vs to knowe the waye? Iesus sayeth vnto him: I am the way, and the trueth, and the life: [Page] No man cometh to the father but by me: yf ye had knowen me, ye had knowen my father also. And now ye knowe him, and haue seen hym. Philip sayeth vnto hym: Lord, shewe vs the father, and it suffiseth vs. Iesus sayeth vnto him: haue I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not knowē me? Philip, he that hath seen me, hath seen my father: and howe sayest thou then, shew vs the father? Beleuest not thou that I am in the father, and the father in me? The wordes that I speake vnto you, I speake not of my self: But the father that dweelleth in me, is he that dooeth the woorkes. Beeleue me that I am in the father, and the father in me? Or els beeleue me for the wor;kes sake. Verely, verely, I say vnto you: he that beleueth on me, the workes that I do, the same shall he doe also: and greater workes then these shall he doe, because I goe vnto my father. And whatsoeuer ye aske in my name, that will I do, that the father may be glorifyed by the sōne. Yf ye shall aske any thyng in my name, I will doe it.

Iohn. xv. THis is my cōmaundement, that ye loue together as I haue loued you. Greater loue hath no man then this: y ^e a man bestow his life for his frendes. Ye are my frendes, yf ye doe whatsoeuer I com­maunde you. Hencesforth call I not you seruauntes, for the seruaunt knoweth not what his Lord doeth. But you haue I called frendes, for al thinges that I haue heard of my fa­ther, haue I opened to you: ye haue not chosen me, but I haue chosen you, and ordeyned you to goe and bring foorth fruite, and that your fruite should remayn: that what soeuer ye aske of the father in my name, he maye geue it you.

Luke. i. ELizabethes time came y ^e she suould bee deliuered, and she broughte foorth a sonne. And her neygh­bours and her cosins heard how the lord had she­wed great mercy vpon her, and reioised with her. And it fortuned, that in the eight day thei came to circum­cise the childe, and called his name zachary, after the name of his father. And his mother aunswered and sayd: not so, but his name shalbe called Iohn. And they sayed vnto her: There is none in thy kynred y ^e is named with thys name. And they made signes to his father, howe he woulde haue him called. And he asked for writing tables, and wrote, say­ing: hys name is Iohn. And they meruayled all. And hys mouth was opened immediatlye, and his tong also, and he [Page] spake & praised god. And feare came on all them that dwelt nye vnto hym. And all these sayinges was noised abroade throughout al the hie countrey of Iewry, and they y ^e heard them layd them vp in their heartes, saying: what maner of child shal this be? And the hand of the lord was with hym. And his father zacharias was filled with y ^e holy gost, and prophecied, saying: Praised be the lord God of Israell, for he hath visited & redemed his people. And hath raised vp an horne of saluaciō vnto vs, in the house of his seruāt Dauid. Euen as he promised by the mouth of his holy Prophetes, which were sence the world began. That we should be sa­ued frō our enemies, and frō the hand of al y ^e hate vs. That he would deale mercifully with our fathers, and remembre his holy couenaūt. And he would perfourme y ^e othe whiche he sware to our father Abrahā for to forgeue vs. That we beyng delyuered out of the handes of our enemies, myghte serue hym without feare al the dayes of our life, in such ho­linesse & righteousnes, as are acceptable for him. And thou child shalt be called the Prophete of the hiest: for thou shalt goe before y ^e face of the lord to prepare his wayes. To geue knowledge of saluacyon vnto his people, for y ^e remissiōn of synnes. Through the tender mercy of our god, whereby the day spring frō an high hath visited vs. To geue light to thē that sate in darkenes, and in the shadow of death, to guide our fete into the way of peace. And the child grew & waxed strong in spirite, and was in wyldernes til the daye came, when he should shewe hymselfe vnto the Israelites.

Mat. xvi. WHen Iesus came into the coastes of the Citie which is called Cesarea Philippi, he asked hys disciples, saying: whom doe men say that I the sonne of man am? They sayed: Some saye that thou art Iohn Baptist, some Helias, some Ie­remias, or one of the prophetes. He saith vnto thē: but whō [Page] say ye that I am? Simō Peter aunswered, and said: Thou art Christ the sōne of the liuing god. And Iesus aūswered, and sayd vnto hym. Happy art thou Simō the sonne of Io­nas: for fleshe and bloud hath not opened that vnto thee, but my father whiche is in heauen. And I say vnto thee, y ^e thou art Peter: and vpon this rocke I wil build my cōgregaciō. And the gates of hell shall not preuaile against it. And I wil geue vnto thee the keies of the kyngdome of heauen. And whatsoeuer thou bindest in earth, shall be bounde in heauen: & whatsoeuer thou loocest in earth, shalbe looced in heauen.

Math. xx. THen came to him the mother of zebedes chyldren, with her sonnes, worshipping him, and desiryng a certayne thyng of hym. And he sayed vnto her: what wylte thou? She sayed vnto hym: Graunte [Page] that these my two sōnes may sit, the one on thy right hand, and y ^e other on thy left, in thy kingdom. But Iesus answe­red & saied: ye wote not what ye aske. Are ye hable to drinke of the cup that I shall drinke of, and to be baptysed with the baptisme that I am baptised with? They said vnto him: we are. He said vnto them: ye shal drinke in dede of my cup, and be baptised with the baptisme that I am baptised with: but to sit on my right hand, and on my left, is not mine to geue, but it shall chaunce vnto them that it is prepared for of my father. And when the ten heard thys, they disdained at the two brethren. But Iesus called them vnto him, and said: ye know that the princes of the nacions haue dominiō ouer thē, and they that are great mē, exercise auctoritie vpon thē. It shal not be so among you. But whosoeuer will be greate a­mong you, let him be your minister: and whosoeuer wyll be chiefe among you, lette him be your seruaunt. Euen as the sonne of mā came not to be ministred vnto, but to minister, and to geue hys lyfe a redempcion for many.

Luke. xxii. ANd there was a strife among them, whiche of thē should seme to be the greatest. And he said vnto them: the kinges of nacions reygne ouer them, and they that haue autoritie vpon thē, are called gracious lordes: But ye shall not so be. But he that is greatest amōg you, shalbe as the yonger, and he that is chiefe, shalbe as he that doeth minister. For whether is greater, he that sitteth at meate, or he that ser­ueth? Is not he that sitteh at meate? But I am amōg you, as he that ministreth. Ye are they which haue bidden with me in my tēptacions. And I appoynt vnto you a kingdom, as my father hath appoynted vnto me, that ye maye eate & drynke at my table in my kyngdome, and sytte on seates iudgeing the twelue tribes of Israel.

Math. ix. ANd as Iesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man (named Mathew) sitting at the receipt of custome, and he sayde vnto hym: folowe me. And he arose and folowed him. And it came to passe as Iesus sate at meate in his house: beeholde, manye publicanes also and sinners that came, sate down with Iesus & his disciples. And when the Phariseis saw it, they said vnto his disciples: why eateth your master with Publicanes & sinners? But when Iesus heard that, he said vnto them: They y ^e be strong nede not the Phisiciō, but they that are sicke. Go ye rather, and learne what that meaneth: I wil haue mercy and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentaunce.

Mat. xviii AT the same time came the disciples vnto Iesus, saying: who is the greatest in y ^e kingdom of hea­uen. Iesus called a child vnto hym, and set him in the middest of thē, and said: Verely I say vn­to you, excepte ye turne and become as children, ye shall not entre into the kingdome of heauen, Whosoeuer therfore humbleth himselfe as thys chyld, thatsame is the greatest in y ^e kingdom of heauen. And whosoeuer receiueth suche a chylde in my name, receyueth me. But whoso doeth offende one of these litle ones whiche beeleue in me, it were better for him that a milstone were hanged about his necke and that he were drowned in y ^e depth of the sea. Woe vnto y ^e world, because of offences: necessary it is y ^e offences come: But woe vnto y ^e man by whō the offence cometh. Wherfore yf thy hande or thy fote hinder thee, cut hym of, and caste it from the. It is better for thee to entre into life halt or maimed, rather then thou shoudest (hauing two handes or two feete) be caste into euerlasting fyre. And if thine eie offende thee, plucke it out, and cast it from thee. It is better for the to entre into life with one eie, rather then (hauing two eies) to be caft into hel fyre. Take hede that ye despise not one of these litle ones. For I say vnto you: that in heauē theyr An­gels doe alwayes beholde the face of my father whyche is in heauen.

Luke. x. THe Lorde appoynted other seuentie (and two) also, and sente them two and two before hym into euery citie and plate, whether he himselfe would come. Therfore he sayd vnto thē: y ^e har­uest is great, but y ^e labourers are fewe. Praye ye therfore the Lord of the haruest, to sende forth labourers into the haruest. Goe your waies: beholde, I send you forth as lambes among wolues. Beare no wallet, neither scrip, nor shoes, & salute no man by y ^e way: into whatsoeuer house ye entre, fyrst say: peace be to this house. And if the sonne of peace be there, your peace shal rest vpon him: if not, it shal returne [Page] to you again. And in the same house tary styll, eating and drinking such as they geue. For the labourer is worthy of hys rewarde.

Iohn. xv. THis cōmaunde I you, that ye loue together. Yf the world hate you, ye know it hated me before it hated you: Yf ye were of the worlde, the world would loue his owne: howbeit, be­cause ye are not of the world, but I haue cho­sen you out of the world, therfore the worlde hateth you. Remembre the worde that I saye vnto you: the seruaunt is not greater then the Lord. Yf thei haue persecu­ted me, they wil also persecute you. Yf thei haue kept my say­ing, they wil kepe yours also. But al these thinges wil they doe vnto you for my names sake, beecause they haue not knowen hym that sente me. Yf I had not come and spoken vnto them, they should haue had no sinne: but now haue they nothing to cloke their synne withall. He that hateth me, hat­eth my father also. Yf I had not done amōg thē the workes whiche none other man did, they should haue had no synne. But now haue they both seen and hated, not onely me, but also my father. But this happeneth, that the saying myghte be fulfilled y ^e is written in their law: They hated me with­out a cause. But when the comforter is come, whom I wyll send vnto you frō the father, euen y ^e spirite of trueth (which procedeth of y ^e father) he shal testify of me. And ye shal beare witnes also, because ye haue been with me frō y ^e beginning.

Math. v. IEsus seing the people, went vp into y ^e moun­tayn: and when he was set, his disciples came to him: & after that he had opened his mouth, he taught them, saying: Blessed are the poore in spirite, for theirs is the kingdom of heauen. Blessed are they that mourne, they shall receiue coum­forte. Blessed are the meke, for they shall receiue the enheri­taunce of the earth. Blessed are they which hunger & thyrste after righteousnes, for they shalbe satisfied. Blessed are the mercifull, for they shall obtayn mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shal see god. Blessed are the peace makers, for they shall be called the children of God. Blessed are they whiche suffre persecucion for ryghteousnesse sake, for theirs is the kyngdome of heauen. Blessed are ye when menne reuile you and persecute you, and shall falsely saye al maner of euill sayinges against you for my sake: reioyce and be gladde, for greate is youre rewarde in heauen. For so persecuted they the Prophetes which mere before you.