A    ^noteIn that tyme went Iesus on the Sabot dayes thorow the corne ∧ his disciples were anh&obar;gred / ∧ begane to plucke the eares of coorne / and to eate. When þe; pharises sawe that / they sayde vnto him: Beholde / thy disciples do that which is not lawfull to do apon þe; saboth daye. He sayde vnto th&ebar;: Haue ye not reed what David did / ^note wh&ebar; he was anho&ubar;gered / ∧ they also which were with him? ^noteHow he entred into the housse of God / ∧ ate þe; halowed loves / which were not lawfull / for him to eate / nether for th&ebar; which were &wt; him but only for þe; prestes. Or have ye not reed in þe; lawe / how that þe; prestes in þe; temple breake the saboth daye / ∧ yet are blamlesse? But I saye vnto you: that here is one greater then þe; t&ebar;ple. ^noteWherfore yf ye had wist what this sayinge meneth: I require mercy ∧ not sacrifice: ye wold never have cond&ebar;ned innoc&ebar;tes. For þe; sonne of man is lord even of þe; saboth daye.

B    ^noteAnd he departed thence / ∧ went into their synagoge: ∧ beholde ther was a man / whiche had his hande dryed vp. And they axed him sayinge: ys it lawfull to heale apon þe; saboth ^note dayes? because they myght acuse him. And he sayde vnto th&ebar;: whiche of you wolde it be / yf he had a shepe fallen into a pitte on þe; saboth ^note daye / that wolde not take him ∧ lyft him out? And how moche is a man better th&ebar; a shepe? Wherfore it is lefull to do a good dede on the saboth dayes. Then sayde he to þe; m&abar;: stretch forth thy h&abar;d. And he stretched it forthe. And it was made whole agayne lyke vnto þe; other.

B   &cross2; Then þe; Pharyses w&ebar;t out / ∧ helde a co&ubar;sell agaynst hym / how they myght destroye hym. When Iesus knewe þt; / he departed th&ebar;ce / ∧ moche people folowed him / and he healed th&ebar; all / ∧ charged th&ebar; / that they shuld not make him know&ebar;: to fulfyll that which was spoden by Esay þe; Prophet / which sayeth. ^noteBeholde my chylde / wh&obar; I have chosen / my beloved / in wh&obar; my soule deliteth. I wyll put my sprete on hym / ∧ he shall shewe iudgem&ebar;t to þe; gentyls. He shall not stryve / he shall not crye / nether shall eny man heare his voyce in þe; streetes / a brosed rede shall he not breacke / ∧ flaxe that begynneth to burne / he shall not qu&ebar;che / tyll he sende forth iudgement vnto victory / ∧ in hys name shall the gentyls truste. &cross3;

C    ^noteThen was brought to hym / one possessed with a devyll which was both blynde ∧ domme: ∧ he healed hym / insomoch that he which was blynd and domme / both spake and sawe. ^note And all the people were amased / ∧ sayde: Ys not this that sonne of David? But when the Pharises hearde that / they sayde: This felow dryveth þe; devyls no nother wyse oute but by ^note the helpe of Belzebub þe; chefe of the devyls.

But Iesus knewe their thoughtes / ∧ sayde to th&ebar;. Every kingdome devided &wt; in it sylfe / shalbe brought to naught. Nether shall eny cite or housholde devyded ag&ebar;st it sylfe / c&obar;tynue. So if sat&abar; cast out sat&abar; / th&ebar; is he devyded agenst him sylfe. How shall then his kyngdome endure? Also if I by þe; helpe of Belzebub cast oute devyls: by whose helpe do youre

chyldren cast them out? Therfore they shalbe youre iudges. But if I cast out the devyls by the sprite of God: then is the kyngdome of god come on you?

Ether how can a m&abar; enter into a str&obar;ge m&abar;nes housse / and violently take awaye his goodes: excepte he fyrst binde þe; str&obar;ge man / ∧ th&ebar; spoyle his housse? &cross2; He that is not &wt; me / is agaynst me. ^noteAnd he þt; gaddereth not &wt; me / scattereth abrode. Wherfore I say vnto you / all maner of synne ∧ blasphemy shalbe forgeven vnto men: but the blasphemy of þe; sprite / shall not be forgeven vnto men. And whoso ever speaketh a worde agaynst the sonne of man / it shalbe forgeven him. But whosoever speaketh agaynst the holy goost / it shall not be forgeven hym: no / nether in this worlde / nether in the worlde to come.

^noteEther make þe; tree good / ∧ his frute good also: or els make þe; tree evyll / ∧ his frute evyll also. ^noteFor þe; tree is know&ebar; by his frute. O generaci&obar; of viperes / how can ye saye well wh&ebar; ye youre selves are evyll? For of þe; abound&abar;ce of the hert / þe; mouthe speaketh. A good m&abar; oute of þe; good treasure of his hert / bringeth forth good thynges. And an evyll man out of his evyll treasure / bringeth forth evyll thinges. ^noteBut I say vnto you / that of every ydell worde that men shall have spoken: they shall geve acountes at the daye of iudgement. For by thy wordes thou shalt be iustifyed: ∧ by thy wordes thou shalt be condemned. &cross3;

^note&cross2; Then answered certeyne of the scribes ∧

of the Pharises sayinge: ^note Master / we wolde fayne se a sygne of þe;. He answered ∧ sayde to th&ebar;: The evyll ∧ advoutrous generaci&obar; seketh a signe / but ther shall no signe be gev&ebar; to th&ebar; / saue the signe of the Prophete Ionas. ^noteFor as Ionas was thre dayes ∧ thre nyghtes in the whales belly: soo shall þe; sonne of man be thre dayes ∧ thre nyghtes in þe; hert of þe; erth. D   The men of Ninivie shall rise at the daye of iugdement ^note with this nacion / ∧ condemne them: for they amended at þe; preachinge of Ionas. And beholde / a greater then Ionas is here. The quene of þe; south shall ryse at þe; daye of iudgement with this generacion / ∧ shall condemne th&ebar;: for she came fr&obar; the vtmost parties of the worlde to heare the wysdome of Salomon. And beholde a greater then Salom&obar; is here.

^noteWhen the vnclene sprite is gone out of a man / he walketh throughout dry places / seking reest ∧ fyndeth none. Then he sayeth: I will retourne ageyne into my housse / fr&obar; wh&ebar;ce I came oute. And when he is come / he fyndeth the housse empty ∧ swepte ∧ garnisshed. Then he goeth his waye / ∧ taketh vnto him seven other spretes worsse then himsilfe / ∧ so entre they in and dwell there. And the ende of that man is worsse then the beginning. Even so shall it be with this evell nacion.

^noteWhill he yet talked to the people: beholde his mother and his brethren stode without / desyringe to speake with him. Then one sayde vnto hym: beholde thy mother and thy brethr&ebar; stonde without / desiringe to speke &wt; the.

He answered ∧ sayd to him that tolde hym: Who is my mother? or who are my brethren? And he stretched forth his hond over his disciples and sayd: behold my mother and my brethren. For whosoever dothe my fathers will which is in hev&ebar; / the same is my brother / suster ∧ mother. &cross3;

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