A    ^noteAnd it fortuned vpon an after pryncipall Sabbath, that he wente thorow the corne felde, ∧ his disciples plucked the eares of corne, and ate, and rubbed th&ebar; with their h&abar;des. But certayne of the Pharises sayde vnto them: Wherfore do ye that, which is not laufull to do vpon the Sabbath? And Iesus answered, and sayde vnto th&ebar;: ^note Haue ye not red what Dauid dyd, wh&abar; he was hongrie, and they that were with him, how he wente in to the house of God, and toke the ^note shewbred, and ate, and gaue also vnto them that were with him, which was laufull for no man to eate, but for the prestes onely? And he sayde vnto them: The sonne of man is LORDE euen ouer the Sabbath. ^note

It came to passe vp&obar; another Sabbath, that he w&ebar;te in to the synagoge, and taught and there was a man, whose right hande was wythred. But þe; scrybes and Pharises marked him, whether he wolde heale vpon the Sabbath, that they might fynde an occasion agaynst him. Neuertheles he perceaued their thoughtes, and sayde vnto the m&abar; with the wythred hande: Aryse, and steppe forth here. And he arose, and stepped forth. Then sayde Iesus vnto th&ebar;: I wil axe you a question: What is it laufull to do vp&obar; the Sabbath? good, or euell? to saue life, or to destroye it? And he behelde th&ebar; all rounde aboute, and sayde vnto the m&abar;: Stretch out thine hande. And he dyd so. Then was his hande restored him to right, euen as whole as the other. B   But they were fylled full of madnes, and commoned together, what they wolde do to him.

And it fortuned at the same tyme, that he wente out in to a mountayne to praye, and continued all night in prayer to God. ^noteAnd wh&abar; it was daye, he called his disciples, and chose twolue of them, whom he called also apostles. Symon, whom he named Peter, and Andrew his brother, Iames and Ihon, Phylippe and Bartylmew, Mathew and Thomas, Iames the sonne of Alpheus, Symon called Zelotes, Iudas the sonne of Iames, and Iudas Iscarioth, which was the traytoure.

^noteAnd he wente downe with them, and stode vpon a playne in the felde, and the company of his disciples, and a greate multitude of people, from all Iewry, and Ierusal&ebar;, and from Tyre and Sydon by the see coast, which were come to heare him, and to be healed of their diseases, and they that were vexed with foule spretes, were healed. C   And all the people sought to touch him, for there wente vertue fr&obar; him, and healed th&ebar; all. ^note

And he lift vp his eyes vp&obar; his disciples, and sayde: Blessed are ye poore, for yours is the kyngdome of God. Blessed are ye that honger here, for ye shalbe satisfied. Blessed are ye þt; wepe here, for ye shal laugh. Blessed are ye, whan men hate you, and put you out of their c&obar;panyes, and reuyle you, and cast out youre name as an euell thinge, for the sonne of mans sake. Reioyse ye then, and be glad: for beholde, youre rewarde is greate in heauen. Euen thus dyd their fathers vnto the prophetes also. ^note

But wo vnto you riche, for ye haue youre c&obar;solacion allready. Wo vnto you that are full, for ye shal honger. Wo vnto you that laugh here, for ye shal wepe and wayle. Wo vnto you whan euery man prayseth you, Euen so dyd their fathers vnto the false prophetes also.

But I saye vnto you that heare: Loue youre enemies: do good vnto them that hate you: blesse them that curse you: praye for them that wrongfully trouble you. And who so smyteth the on the one cheke, offre him þe; other also. And who so taketh awaye thy cloake, forbyd him not þi; cote also. Who so euer axeth of the, geue him: and who so taketh awaye thyne, axe it not agayne. ^note D   And as ye wolde that men shulde do vnto you, euen so do ye vnto them likewyse. ^note

And yf ye loue them that loue you, what th&abar;ke haue ye therfore? For synners also loue their louers. And yf ye do good for youre

good doers, what thanke haue ye therfore? For synners also do euen the same. And yf ye lende vnto them, of wh&obar; ye hope to receaue what th&abar;ke haue ye ther fore? For synners also lende vnto synners, that they maye receaue as moch agayne. But rather loue ye yo&highr; enemies, do good, and lende, lokynge for nothinge therof agayne: so shal yo&highr; rewarde be greate, and ye shalbe the children of the Hyest, for he is kynde, euen to the vnthankfull and to the euell.

^noteBe ye therfore mercifull, as youre father also is mercifull. Iudge not, and ye shal not be iudged. Cond&ebar;pne not, and ye shal not be condempned. Forgeue, and ye shal be forgeuen. ^noteGeue, and to you shalbe geu&ebar;. A good measure, pressed downe, shaken together, ∧ r&ubar;nynge ouer, shal m&ebar; geue into youre bosome. For with what measure ye meete, with the same shal it be measured to you agayne. ^note

^noteAnd he sayde a symilitude vnto th&ebar;: Can the blynde shewe the waye to þe; blynde? Do they not both th&ebar; fall in to the dyche? The disciple is not aboue his master. But whosoeuer is perfecte, ^note þe; same shalbe as his master. But why seist thou a moote &ibar; thy brothers eye, and considrest not the beame, that is in thine awne eye? Or how canst thou saye vnto thy brother: holde styll brother, I wil plucke þe; moate out of thyne eye, ^note and thou thy self seist not þe; beame in thine awne eye? Thou ypocryte, Fyrst cast the beame out of thine awne eye, and th&ebar; shalt thou se clearly to pull the moote out of thy brothers eye.

E    ^noteFor it is no good tre, þt; bryngeth forth euell frute: and no euell tre þt; bringeth forth good frute. Euery tre is knowne by his frute. For m&ebar; gather not fygges of thornes, ner grapes of bu&esset;hes. A good m&abar; out of þe; good treasure of his hert, bryngeth forth þt; which is good: and an euell m&abar; out of the euell treasure of his hert, bryngeth forth that which is euell. For of the abundaunce of the hert, the mouth speaketh.

But why call ye me LORDE LORDE, ∧ do not that I saye vnto you? ^noteWho so euer commeth vnto me, and heareth my wordes and doth th&ebar;, I wil shewe you to whom he is lyke. He is like vnto a man which buylded an house, and digged depe, and layed þe; foundacion vpon a rocke. Whan the waters came, the floudes bett vpon that house, and coulde not moue it: for it was gro&ubar;ded vp&obar; þe; rocke. But he that heareth and doth not, is like vnto a man that buylded his house vp&obar; the earth without foundacion, and the streames bett vp&obar; it, and it fell immediatly, and greate was the fall of that house.

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