A   And it fortuned that he came in to the house of one of þe; chefe Pharises vp&obar; a Sabbath, to eate bred, ∧ they watched him. And beholde, there was a m&abar; before him, which had þe; dropsye. And Iesus answered, ∧ spake vnto the scrybes and Pharises, ∧ sayde: ^note Is it laufull to heale on the Sabbath? But they helde their tonge. And he toke him, and healed him, ∧ let him go, and answered, and sayde vnto th&ebar;: Which of you shal haue an oxe or an asse fallen in to a pytte, ^noteand wil not straight waye pull him out on the Sabbath daye? And they coude not answere him agayne to that.

And he tolde a symilitude vnto þe; gestes, wh&abar; he marked how they chose the hyest seates, ∧ sayde vnto th&ebar;: Whan thou art bydd&ebar; of eny man to a weddynge, syt not downe in the hyest rowme, lest a more honorable man th&ebar; thou be bydd&ebar; of him, and he that bade both the and him, come ∧ saye vnto þe;: geue this m&abar; rowme, and thou th&ebar; begynne with shame to take þe; lowest rowme. But rather wh&abar; thou art bydd&ebar;, go and syt in þe; lowest rowme, that wh&abar; he that bade the, c&obar;meth, he maye saye vnto the: B   Frende, syt vp hyer: ^note then shalt thou haue worshipe in the presence of them that syt at the table. For who so euer exalteth himself, shalbe brought lowe: and he þt; humbleth himself, shalbe exalted. ^note

He sayde also vnto him that had bydden him: Wh&abar; thou makest a dyner or a supper, call not thy frendes, ner thy brethren, ner thy kynsfolkes, ner þi; riche neghbours, lest they call the agayne, and recomp&ebar;ce be made þe;. ^noteBut wh&abar; thou makest a feast, call the poore, the crepell, the lame, the blynde, then art thou blessed, for they can not recomp&ebar;ce þe;. But it shalbe recompensed the in the resurreccion of the righteous.

Whan one of them that sat by at the table herde this, he sayde vnto him: Blessed is he, that eateth bred in þe; kyngdome of God. ^noteBut he sayde vnto him: A certayne m&abar; made a greate supper, and called many ther to. And in þe; houre of the supper he sent his serua&ubar;te, to saye vnto th&ebar; þt; were bydd&ebar;: Come, for now are all thinges ready. C   And they beg&abar;ne all together to excuse th&ebar; selues one after another: The first saide vnto h&ibar;: I haue

bought a ferme, and I must nedes go forth and se it, I praye þe; haue me excused. And þe; seconde sayde: I haue bought fyue yoke of oxen, and now I go to proue them, I praye the haue me excused. And the thirde sayde: I haue maried a wife, therfore can I not come. And the seruaunt came, and brought his lorde worde agayne therof.

Then was the good man of the house displeased, and sayde vnto his serua&ubar;t: Go out quyckly in to the stretes and quarters of þe; cite, and brynge in hither the poore and crepell, and lame and blynde. And the serua&ubar;t sayde: lorde, it is done as thou hast c&obar;maunded, and there is yet more rowme. And the lorde sayde vnto the seruaunt: Go out into the hye wayes, and to the hedges, and compell them to come in, that my house maye be fylled. But I saye vnto you: that none of these men which were bydden, shal taist of my supper.

D    ^noteThere wente moch people with him, and he turned him aboute and sayde vnto them: Yf eny man come vnto me, and hate not his father, mother, wife, childr&ebar;, brethr&ebar;, sisters, yee and his owne life also, he can not be my disciple. And whosoeuer beareth not his crosse, and foloweth me, can not be my disciple.

Which of you is it þt; wil buylde a tower, and sytteth not downe first and counteth þe; cost, whether he haue suffici&ebar;t to perfourme, it? lest after he hath layed the foundaci&obar;, and is not able to perfourme it, all they that se it, begynne to laugh him to scorne, ∧ to saye: This man beganne to buylde, and is not able to perfurme it. Or what kynge wil go to make battayl agaynst another kynge, and sytteth not downe first, and casteth in his mynde, whether he be able with ten thousande, to mete him that commeth agaynst him with twentye thousande? Or els, whyle the other is yet a greate waye of he sendeth embassage, and desyreth peace. So likewyse euery one of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, can not be my disciple.

^noteSalt is a good thinge: but yf the salt be vnsauery, what shal they season withall. It is nether good vpon the lande, ner in the donge hyll, but shal be cast awaye. He that hath eares to heare, let him heare.

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