^noteIt happened on an after saboth / that he went thorow the corne felde / ∧ that his disciples plucked the eares of corne / ∧ ate / and rubbed them in their hondes. And certayne of the Pharises sayde vnto them: Why do ye that which is not laufull to do on the saboth dayes? ^noteAnd Iesus answered them and sayde: Have ye not redde what David dyd / when he him sylfe was anhungred and they which were with him: ^note how he went into the housse of God / and toke ∧ ate the loves of halowed breed / and gave also to them which were with him: which was not laufull to eate / but for the prestes only. And he sayde vnto them: The sonne of man is Lorde of the saboth daye.

^note&cross2; And it fortuned in a nother saboth also / that he entred in to þe; sinagoge ∧ taught. And ther was a m&abar; whose right honde was dryed vp. And þe; Scribes ∧ Pharises watched him / to se whether he wolde heale on the Saboth ^note daye / that they myght fynde an accusacion agaynst him. But he knewe their thoughtes / ∧ sayde to the man which had þe; wyddred honde: Ryse vp / ∧ stonde forthe in the myddes. And he arose and stepped forthe. Then sayde Iesus vnto them: I will axe you a question: Whether is it laufull on the saboth dayes to do good or to do evill? to save lyfe or for to destroye it? And he behelde them all in c&obar;passe /

∧ sayd vnto þe; man: Stretche forth thy honde. ^note And he dyd so ∧ his honde was restored / ∧ made as whoole as the other. And they were filled full of madnes / and comuned one with another / what they myght do to Iesu. &cross3;

C   And it fortuned in thoose dayes / that he went out into a mountayne for to praye / ^note and c&obar;tinued all nyght in prayer to god. And assone as it was daye / he called his disciples / and of th&ebar; he chose twelve / which also he called apostles. Simon wh&obar; he named Peter: ∧ Andrew his brother. ^noteIames ∧ Ih&obar; / Philip and Bartlemew / Mathew and Thomas / Iames the sonne of Alpheus ∧ Simon called zelotes and Iudas Iames sonne / and Iudas Iscarioth / which same was the traytour.

&cross2; And he came doune with them and stode in the playne felde with the company of his disciples / ∧ agreate multitude of people out of all parties of Iurie and Ierusalem / ∧ from the see cooste of Tire and Sidon / which came to heare hym / and to be healed of their diseases: D    ∧ they also that were vexed with foule spretes / ∧ they were healed. And all the people preased to touche him: for there went vertue out of him / and healed them all.

And he lifted vp his eyes apon the disciples / and sayde: Blessed be ye poore: ^note for yours is the kyngdome of God. Blessed are ye that honger now: for ye shalbe satisfied. ^noteBlessed are ye þt; wepe now: for ye shall laugh. Blessed are ye when men hate you / ∧ thrust you oute of their companye / and rayle / ∧ abhorre youre

name as an evyll thinge / for the sonne of m&abar;nes sake. Reioyse ye then / and be gladde: for beholde / youre rewarde is greate in heven. &cross3; ^noteAfter this manner their fathers entreated the Prophetes.

But wo be to you that are ryche: for ye have therin youre consolacion. Wo be to you þt; are full: for ye shall honger. ^noteWo be to you that now laugh: for ye shall wayle and wepe. Wo be to you when all men prayse you: for so dyd their fathers to the false prophetes. ^note

E   But I saye vnto you which heare: Love youre enemyes. Do good to th&ebar; which hate you. Blesse th&ebar; that course you. ^noteAnd praye for th&ebar; which wrongfully trouble you. And vnto him that smyteth the on the one cheke / ^note offer also þe; other. And him that taketh awaye thy goune / forbid not to take thy coote also. ^noteGeve to every man that axeth of the. And of him that taketh awaye thy goodes / axe them not agayne. And as ye wolde that men shuld doo to you: so do ye to them lyke wyse. ^note

If ye love th&ebar; which love you: what thanke are ye worthy of? For the very synners love their lovers. And yf ye do for them which do for you: what thanke are ye worthy of? ^noteFor the very synners do even the same. If ye lende to them of whome ye hoope to receave: what thanke shall ye have: for the very synners lende to synners / to receave as moch agayne. Wherfore / love ye youre enemys / do good and lende / lokynge for nothinge agayne and youre rewarde shalbe greate / ^note and ye shalbe

the chyldren of the hyest: ^note for he is kynde vnto the vnkynde and to the evyll.

F   &cross2; Be ye therfore mercifull / as youre father is mercifull. Iudge not ∧ ye shall not be Iudged. Condemne not: and ye shall not be condemned. Forgeve / and ye shalbe forgeven. Geve / ∧ yt shalbe geven vnto you: good measure / pressed doune / shaken to geder and runnynge over / shall men geve into youre bosomes. For with what measure ye mete / with þe; same shall men mete to you agayne.

^noteAnd he put forthe a similitude vnto th&ebar;: Can the blynde leade þe; blynde? Do they not both then fall into þe; dyche? The disciple is not above his master. Every m&abar; shalbe perfecte / even as his master is. Why seyst thou a moote in thy brothers eye / ^note ∧ considerest not þe; beame þt; is in thyne awne eye? Ether how c&abar;nest thou saye to thy brother: Brother / let me pull out þe; moote that is in thyne eye: when thou perceavest not the beame that is in thyne awne eye? Ypocrite / cast out þe; beame out of thyne awne eye fyrst / and then shalt thou se perfectly / to pull out the moote out of thy brothers eye. &cross3;

G    ^note It is not a good tree that bringeth forthe evyll frute: nether is that an evyll tree / that bringeth forthe good frute. For every tree is knowen by his frute. Nether of thornes gader men fygges / nor of busshes gader they grapes. A good man out of the good treasure of his hert / bringeth forthe that which is good. And an evyll man out of the evyll treasure of his hert / bringeth forthe that

which ys evyll. For of the aboundaunce of þe; her / ^note his mouthe speakethe.

Why call ye me Master / Master: and do not as I bid you? whosoever cometh to me and heareth my sayinges / ∧ dothe the same / I will shewe you to whome he ys lyke. He is like a man which bilt an housse: and digged depe / and layde the foundaci&obar; on a rocke. ^noteWh&ebar; the waters arose / the fludde bet ap&obar; that housse / and coulde not move yt. For it was grounded apon a rocke. ^noteBut he that heareth ∧ doth not / is lyke a man that with out foundacion bylt an housse apon the erth / agaynst which the fludde did bet: and it fell by and by. And þe; fall of þt; housse was greate.

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