A   When he sawe the people, he went vp into a mountayne, and wh&ebar; he was sett, hys discyples came to h&ibar;: and after that he had opened hys mouth, he taught th&ebar;, sayinge: ^note Blessed are the poore in sprete, for theyrs is the kyngdome of heau&ebar;. ^noteBlessed are they that mourne, for they shall receaue comfort. Blessed are þe; meke: for they shall receaue the enheritaunce of the earth. Blessed are they which ^note honger and thyrst after ryghteousnes: for they shalbe satisfyed. Blessed are þe; mercyful: for they shall obteyne mercy. Blessed are the pure in herte: for they shall se God. Blessed are the peace makers: for they shalbe called the children of God. B   Blessed are they which suffre persecucyon for righteousnes sake: for theirs is the kingdome of heauen. ^noteBlessed are ye, when m&ebar; reuyle you, and persecute you, and shall falesy say all maner of euyll sayinge against you, for my sake. ^noteReioyse ∧ be glad for greate is your rewarde in heuen. &cross3; For so persecuted they the prophetes, which were before you.

&cross2; Ye are the salt of the earth: ^note But yf þe; salt haue lost the saltnes, what shalbe seasoned therwith? It is thence forth good for nothynge, but to be cast out, and to be troaden downe of men. Ye are the light of the world. A cytie that is set on an hyll cannot be hyd, ^note nether do men lyght a candell, and put it vnder a busshell, but on a candelstyck, and it geueth light vnto all that are in þe; house. Let your light so shyne before men. ^noteThat they maye se your good worckes, ∧ gloryfy your father, which is in heauen. &cross3;

C   &cross2; Thynke not þt; I am come to destroye the lawe, or the prophetes: no, I am not come to destroye, but ^note to fulfyll. For truely I saye vnto you: ^note tyll heauen and earth passe, one iott or one tytle of the lawe shal not scape, tyll all be fulfylled.

Whosoeuer therfore breaketh ^note one of these leest commaundementes, and teacheth men so, he shalbe called the leest in the kyngdome of heauen. But whosoeuer doeth and teacheth, the same shalbe called greate in the

kyngdome of heauen. &cross3;

&cross2; For I saye vnto you: except your righteousnesse exceade the ryghteousnesse of the Scribes and Pharises, ye cannot entre into the kyngdome of heauen.

D   Ye haue heard that it was sayd vnto th&ebar; of þe; olde tyme. ^noteThou shalt no kyll: whosoeuer killeth, shalbe in daunger of iudgem&ebar;t. But I say vnto you: that whosoeuer is angrye with hys brother (vnaduysedly) shalbe in daunger of iudgement. And whosoeuer saye vnto hys brother &rhand; Racha, shalbe in daunger of a councell. But whosoeuer sayeth thou foole, shalbe in daunger of hell fyre.

Therfore, yf thou offrest thy gyfte at the aulter, and there remembrest that thy brother hath ought agaynst the: leaue ther thyne offringe before the aulter ^note ∧ go thy waye fyrst, and be reconcyled to thy brother, and then come, and offre thy gyfte. &cross3;

&cross2; ^note Agree with thyne aduersary quycklye whyles thou art in the waye with him, lest at any tyme the aduersary deliuer the to the iudge, and the iudge delyuer the to þe; mynister, and then thou be cast into preson. Uerely, I say vnto the: thou shalt not come out thence, tyll thou haue payed the vtmost farthynge.

Ye haue herde that it was sayd vnto them of olde tyme. ^noteThou shall no c&obar;mitt aduoutrye. But I say vnto you ^note that whosoeuer loketh on another mans wyfe to lust after her, hath commytted aduoutrye with her all ready in hys hert.

E    ^noteYf thy ryght eye hynder the, &rhand; plucke hym out, and cast hym from the. For better it is vnto the, that one of thy m&ebar;bres perysshe, then þt; thy whole body shuld be cast into hell. And yf thy ryght hande hynder the, cutt hym of, and cast hym from the. For better it is vnto the, that one of thy membres perysshe, then that all thy body shulde be cast into hell. &cross3;

It is sayd, whosoeuer putteth awaye his wyfe, ^note lett hym geue her a letter of the deuorcement. ^noteBut I say vnto you: that whosoeuer doth put awaye his wyfe (excepte it be for fornycacy&obar; causeth her to breake matrymony. And whosoeuer maryeth her that is deuorsed commiteth aduoutrye.

Agayne, ye haue hearde how it was sayd to them of olde tyme: ^note thou shalt not forsweare thy selfe, but shalt perfourme vnto þe; Lorde those thinges that thou swearest. ^noteBut I say vnto you: sweare not at all: nether by heauen, ^note for it is Goddes seate, nor by the earth, for it is his fote stole: nether by Ierusal&ebar;, for it is the cytie of the great king: nether shalt thou sweare by thy heed, because þu; canst not make one heare whyte or blacke. But your communicacyon shalbe, ye, ye, nay, nay: For whatsoeuer is added more then these, it commeth of euyll.

Ye haue hearde that it is sayd: ^note an eye for an eye: and a toth for a toth. But I saye vnto you, þt; ye &rhand; resist not euell. But ^note whosoeuer geue the a blowe on the ryght cheke, turne to hym the other also. And yf eny man wyll sue the at the law, and take awaye thy coate, let him haue thy clooke also. G   And whosoeuer wyll c&obar;pell the to go a myle, go with him twayne. Geue to him that asketh þe;, and fr&obar; hym that wolde borowe, turne not thou awaye.

&cross2; Ye haue heard that it is sayde, ^note thou shalt loue thyne neyghbour, and hate thyne enemy. But I saye vnto you: loue your enemyes. ^noteBlesse th&ebar; that curse you. ^noteDo good to them that hate you. Praye for th&ebar; which hurt you and persecute you, that ye maye be the childr&ebar; of your father which is in heauen: for he maketh his sonne to aryse on þe; euell, ∧ on þe; good, ∧ sendeth rayne on þe; iust ∧ on þe; vniust. For ^note yf ye loue th&ebar; which loue you: what reward haue ye? Do not the publyc &abar;s also euen the same? And yf ye make moche of your brethren only, what singuler thinge do ye? Do not also the publicans lykewise? ^note ye shall therfore be perfecte, euen as your father which is in heauen is perfecte. &cross3;

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