The Gospell of S. Luke. The .xviij. Chapter.
- And he put forth a similitude vnto the signifyinge that men ought alwayes to praye and not to be wery
- sayinge: Ther was a Judge in a certayne cite which feared not god nether regarded man.
- And ther was a certayne wedowe in the same cite which came vnto him sayinge: avenge me of myne adversary.
- And he wolde not for a whyle. But afterwarde he sayd vnto him selfe: though I feare not God nor care for man
- yet because this wedowe troubleth me I will avenge her lest at the laste she come and hagge on me.
- And the lorde sayd: heare what the vnrightewes Judge sayeth.
- And shall not god avenge his electe which crye daye and nyght vnto him ye though he differre them?
- I tell you he will avenge them and that quickly. Neverthelesse when the sonne of man cometh suppose ye that he shall fynde faithe on the erthe.
- And he put forthe this similitude vnto certayne which trusted in the selves yt they were perfecte and despysed other.
- Two men went vp into ye teple to praye: ye one a pharise and the other a publican.
- The pharise stode and prayed thus wt him selfe. God I thanke the yt I am not as other men are extorsioners vniuste advoutrers or as this publican.
- I fast twyse in ye weke. I geve tythe of all that I possesse.
- And the publican stode afarre of and wolde not lyfte vp his eyes to heven but smote his brest sayinge: God be mercyfull to me a synner.
- I tell you: this ma departed hoe to his housse iustified moore then the other. For every man that exalteth him selfe shalbe brought low: And he yt hubleth him selfe shalbe exalted
- They brought vnto him also babes yt he shuld touche the. When his disciples sawe that they rebuked the.
- But Jesus called the vnto him and sayde: Suffre chyldren to come vnto me and forbidde the not. For of soche is ye kyngdome of God.
- Verely I saye vnto you: whosoever receaveth not the kyngdome of God as a chylde: he shall not enter therin.
- And a certayne ruler axed him sayinge: Good Master: what ought I to do to obtayne eternall lyfe?
- Jesus sayd vnto him: Why callest thou me good? No man is good save God only.
- Thou knowest ye comaundmentes: Thou shalt not commit advoutry: thou shalt not kyll: thou shalt not steale: thou shalt not beare false witnes: Honoure thy father and thy mother.
- And he sayde: all these have I kept from my youthe.
- When Jesus hearde that he sayde vnto him: Yet lackest thou one thinge. Sell all that thou hast and distribute it vnto the poore and thou shalt have treasure in heven and come and folowe me.
- When he heard that he was hevy: for he was very ryche.
- When Jesus sawe him morne he sayde: with what difficulte shall they that have ryches enter into the kyngdome of God:
- it is easyer for a camell to goo thorow a nedles eye then for a ryche man to enter into the kyngdome of God.
- Then sayde they that hearde that: And who shall then be saved?
- And he sayde: Thinges which are vnpossible with men are possible with God.
- Then Peter sayde: Loo we have lefte all and have folowed the.
- And he sayde vnto them: Verely I saye vnto you ther is noo man that leaveth housse other father and mother other brethren or wyfe or chyldren for the kyngdome of Goddes sake
- which same shall not receave moche moore in this worlde: and in the worlde to come lyfe everlastinge.
- He toke vnto him twelve and sayde vnto them. Beholde we go vp to Jerusalem and all shalbe fulfilled that are written by ye Prophetes of the sonne of man.
- He shalbe delivered vnto the gentils and shalbe mocked and shalbe despytfully entreated and shalbe spetted on:
- and when they have scourged him they will put him to deeth and the thyrde daye he shall aryse agayne.
- But they vnderstode none of these thinges. And this sayinge was hid fro them. And they perceaved not the thinges which were spoken.
- And it came to passe as he was come nye vnto Hierico a certayne blynde man sate by the waye syde begginge.
- And when he hearde the people passe by he axed what it meant.
- And they sayde vnto him yt Jesus of Nazareth passed by.
- And he cryed sayinge: Jesus ye sonne of David have thou mercy on me.
- And they which went before rebuked him that he shuld holde his peace. But he cryed so moche the moare thou sonne of David have mercy on me.
- And Jesus stode styll and commaunded him to be brought vnto him. And when he was come neare he axed him
- sayinge: What wilt thou that I do vnto the? And he sayde: Lorde yt I maye receave my sight.
- Jesus sayde vnto him: receave thy sight: thy faith hath saved the.
- And immediatly he sawe and folowed him praysinge God. And all the people when they sawe it gave laude to God.