A   And he beganne to speake vnto them by parables. A certayne m&abar; planted ^note a vyneyarde, and c&obar;passed it aboute &wt; an hedge, and ordeined a wyne presse, and bylt a toure, and let it out to hyre vnto husbandmen, and went into a stra&ubar;ge countre. And wh&ebar; the tyme was come, he sent to the husbandmen a seruaunt, that he myght receaue of the husbandmen of the frute of the vyneyarde. And they caught hym, and bet hym, and sent hym awaye agayne emptye. And moreouer, he sent vnto th&ebar; another serua&ubar;t, and at hym they cast stones and brake hys heed, ∧ sent him awaye agayne all to reuyled. And agayne, he sent another, and him they kylled: &abar;d many other, beatynge some, and kyllinge some.

And so whan he had yet but one beloued sonne, he sent him also at the last vnto them, sayinge: they wyll feare my sonne. ^noteBut the husb&abar;dm&ebar; sayd am&obar;gest th&ebar; selues: this is þe; heyre: come ^note let vs kyl him, ∧ the &ibar;herita&ubar;ce shalbe oures. And they toke him ∧ kylled h&ibar;, ∧ cast hym out of the vyneyard. What shall therfore the Lorde of the vyneyarde do? He shall come, ad destroye the husbandm&ebar;, ∧ let out the vyneyarde vnto other. Haue ye not red this scrypture? ^noteThe stone whych þe; buylders dyd refuse, is become þe; chefe stoone of the corner? this is the Lordes doynge, ∧ it is meruelous in oure eyes. They w&ebar;t about also to take him, ∧ feared the people. For they knewe, þt; he had spoken the parable agaynst th&ebar;. And they left hym and w&ebar;t theyr waye:

^noteAnd they sent vnto hym certayne of the Pharises ∧ Herodes seruauntes, to take him &ibar; his wordes. And assone as they were come, they sayd vnto him: B   Master, we knowe that thou arte true, ∧ carest for no m&abar;: for thou c&obar;syderest not þe; outward appeara&ubar;ce of men, but teachest þe; waye of God truly: Is it laufull to paye tribute to Cesar, or not? Ought we to geue, or ought we not to geue? But he vnderstode theyr symulacy&obar;, and sayd vnto th&ebar;: Why t&ebar;pte ye me? Bringe me a peny, þt; I maye se it. And they brought it. And he sayeth vnto th&ebar;: Whose is thys ymage ∧ superscripcy&obar;? And they sayde vnto hym: Cesars. And Iesus answered, and sayde vnto them: ^note Geue to Cesar the thinges that belonge to Cesar: and to God, the thynges whych perteyne to God. And they meruelled at hym.

There came also vnto hym the Saduces, ^note whych saye þt; ther is no resurreccyon. And they asked hym sayinge: Master ^note Moses wrote vnto vs, yf eny mans brother dye, &abar;d leaue hys wyfe behynde hym, and leaue no chyldren: that hys brother shuld take hys wyfe, and reyse vp seed vnto hys brother. There were seuen brethren, and the fyrst toke a wyfe: and when he dyed, left no seed

behynde hym. And the seconde toke hyr, and dyed: nether left he any seed. And the thyrde lykewyse. And seuen had her, &abar;d left no seed behynde th&ebar;. Last of all the wyfe dyed also. In the resurreccyon therfore when they shall ryse agayne: whose wyfe shall she be of th&ebar;? For seu&ebar; had her to wyfe. And Iesus answered, and sayd vnto them: Do ye not therfore erre, because ye vnderstande not the scriptures, nether the power of God? C   For wh&ebar; they shall ryse agayne fr&obar; deeth, they nether mary, nor are maryed: but are as the angels, whych are in heau&ebar;. As touching the deed, þt; they ryse agayne: haue ye not redde &ibar; the boke of Moses, how in þe; bushe, God spake vnto hym, sayinge: ^note I am the God of Abrah&abar; and the God of Isaac, &abar;d the God of Iacob? He is no God of deed, but þe; God of lyuynge. Ye are therfore greatly deceaued.

^noteAnd wh&abar; ther came one of the Scrybes, and had hearde them disputynge to gether (and perceaued that he had answered them well) he asked hym: whych is the fyrst of all the c&obar;maundementes? Iesus answered him, the fyrste of all the commaundementes is: Heare O Israell: ^note The Lorde oure God, is Lord onely: And thou shalt loue the Lorde thy God with all thy hert, ∧ wyth all thy soule, and wyth all thy mynde, and with all thy strength. This is the fyrste commaundment. And the seconde is lyke vnto thys: ^note Thou shalt loue thy neyghbour as thy selfe. Ther is none other commaundment greater then these.

And the Scrybe sayde vnto him: well master, thou hast sayd the truthe, for ther is one God, ∧ ther is none but he. And to loue hym wyth all the herte, and wyth all the mynde, ∧ wyth all the soule, ∧ wyth all the strength: and to loue a mans neyghbour as hym selfe, is a greater thynge, then all burt offerynges and sacrifyces. And when Iesus sawe þt; he answered discretly, he sayde vnto hym: Thou art not farre from the kyngdome of God. And no man after that, durst aske hym any questyon.

And Iesus answered ∧ sayde, teachinge in the t&ebar;ple: how saye the Scrybes þt; Chryst is the sonne of Dauid? for Dauid him selfe inspired &wt; þe; holy goost, D   sayd: ^note The Lorde sayde to my Lorde, syt on my ryght hande tyll I make thyne enemyes thy fote stole. Dauid h&ibar; selfe calleth h&ibar; Lord: ∧ how is he then hys sonne? And moche people hearde him gladly:

And he sayde vnto them in his doctrine: beware of the Scribes, which ^note loue to go in l&obar;ge clothynge: ∧ loue salutaci&obar;s in the market places, and the chefe seates in the congregacyons, &abar;d the vppermost roumes at feastes: whych deuoure wydowes houses, &abar;d vnder a pretence, make longe prayers. These shall receaue greater dampnacyon.

&cross2; And whan Iesus sat ouer agaynst the treasury, he behelde, ^note how the people put money &ibar;to the treasury. And many that were ryche, cast in moch. And ther cam a certayne poore wydowe, and she threwe in two mytes, whych make a farthynge. And he called vnto him hys discyples ∧ sayeth vnto th&ebar;. Uerely I saye vnto you, that thys poore wydowe hath cast moare in, then all they which haue cast into the treasury. For they all dyd cast in of their superfluyte: but she of her pouerte, dyd cast in all that she had, euen all her lyuynge. &cross3;

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