A   He entred also into a shyppe, and passed ouer, &abar;d came into his awne cytie, and beholde, ^note they brought to hym a man sicke of the palsye, lyinge in a bed. And when Iesus sawe the fayth of them, he sayd vnto the sicke of the palsye: sonne, be of good cheare, thy synnes be forgeuen the. And beholde: certayne of the Scribes sayde within them selues: this man blasphemeth. And when Iesus sawe their thoughtes, he sayde. Wherfore thyncke ye euyll in youre heartes? Whether is easyer to saye, thy synnes be forgeuen the, or to saye, aryse and walke? But that ye maye knowe, that the sonne of man hath power to forgeue synnes in erth. Then sayeth he vnto the sycke of the palsye: ^note arise, take vp thy bed, &abar;d go vnto thyne house. And he arose, &abar;d departed to his house. But the people that sawe it, marueyled, and gloryfyed God, which had geuen soch power vnto men. &cross3;

&cross2; And as Iesus passed forth from thence, he sawe a m&abar; named Mathew) syttynge at the receate of custome, and he sayeth vnto him: folow me. And he arose, ∧ folowed him. And it came to passe as Iesus sat at meate in hys housse: beholde, many Publicans also and synners that came, sat downe with Iesus and his disciples.

B   And when þe; Pharises sawe it, they sayde vnto his disciples: why eateth youre master with publicans and synners? But when Iesus heard that, he sayde vnto them. They that be stronge, nede not the phisicyon, but they that are sicke. Goo ye rather and learne what þt; meaneth. ^noteI will haue mercy, and not sacrifice. For I am not come to call the ryghtewes, but synners to repentaunce. &cross3;

&cross2; Then came the Disciples of Iohn vnto him, saying: ^note why do we and the Pharises fast, for the most parte: but thy disciples fast not? And Iesus sayde vnto th&ebar;: can the brydegromes children mourne as longe as the brydegrome is with them? But the dayes wyll come, when the brydegrome shalbe taken from them, and then shall they fast. No man putteth a pece of new cloth in an olde garment. For then taketh he awaye the pece from the garm&ebar;t, and the rent is made worse. Nether do men put new wyne into olde: bottels: els the bottels breake, and the wyne runneth out, and the bottels peryshe. But they putt new wyne into new bottels, and both are saued together. &cross3;

&cross2; Whyle he thus spake vnto th&ebar;, ^note beholde, ther came a certayne ruler, ∧ worshipped him, sayinge: my daughter is eu&ebar; now diseased, but come and laye thy hand vpon her, ∧ she shall lyue. And Iesus arose, &abar;d folowed him, and (so dyd) his disciples. ^note and beholde, a woman which was diseased with an yssue of bloude twelue yeres, came behynde him, &abar;d touched the h&ebar;me of his vesture. For she sayde within her selfe: yf I may touche but euen hys vesture onely, I shalbe safe. But Iesus tourned him aboute, and whan he sawe her, he sayde. Daughter, be of good comforte, thy faith hath made the safe. And the woman was made whole, euen that same tyme. &cross3;

^noteAnd when Iesus came into the rulers house, and sawe the minstrels, &abar;d the people makyng a noyse, he sayde vnto th&ebar;: get you hence, for þe; mayde is not deed ^note but slepeth. And they laughed him to scorne. But whan the people were put forth, he w&ebar;t in, and toke her by þe; hande, (and sayde: damsell, aryse.) and þe; damsell arose. And this noyse went abroade into all that lande.

D   And whan Iesus departed thence, two blynde men folowed him, cryinge ∧ sayinge: O thou sonne of Dauid, haue mercy on vs: And when he was come into the house, the blynde came to him. And Iesus sayeth vnto them: Beleue ye, that I am able to do this? They saye vnto him: Lord, we beleue. Then touched he their eyes, sayinge: ^note accordynge to youre fayth be it vnto you. And their eyes were opened. And Iesus charged them sayinge. Se that no m&abar; knowe of it. But they, whan they were departed, spreed abroade his name in all that lande.

As they w&ebar;t out, beholde ^note they brought to him a d&obar;me m&abar;possessed of a deuyll. And whan þe; deuyll was cast out, þe; d&obar;me spake.

And the people merueyled, sayinge: it was neuer so sene in Israell. But þe; pharises sayde. ^note he casteth out deuyls, thorow the prince of deuels.

^noteAnd Iesus w&ebar;t about all cyties ∧ townes, teachinge in their synagoges, and preachinge the glad tydinges of the kyngdome, and healinge euery sicknes and euery disease amonge the people. But when he sawe the people: ^note he was moued with c&obar;passion on them, because they were destitute, and scattered abroade, euen as shepe hauynge no shepherde, Then saieth he vnto his disciples, þe; ^note heruest truly is plenteous, but þe; labourers are feawe. Praye ye therfore the Lord of the haruest, that he will sende labourers into his haruest.

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