The Gospell of S. Mathew. The .iij. Chapter.
- In those dayes Jhon the Baptyst came and preached in the wildernes of Jury
- saynge; Repet the kyngdome of heue is at honde.
- This is he of whom it is spoken by the Prophet Esay which sayeth: The voyce of a cryer in wyldernes prepare the Lordes waye and make hys pathes strayght.
- This Jho had hys garmet of camels heer and a gerdell of a skynne aboute his loynes. Hys meate was locustes and wylde hony.
- The went oute to hym Jerusalem and all Jury and all ye regio roude aboute Jorda
- and were baptised of him in Jorda cofessynge their synnes.
- When he sawe many of ye Pharises and of ye Saduces come to hys baptim he sayde vnto the: O generacio of vipers who hath taught you to fle fro the vengeauce to come?
- Brynge forth therfore the frutes belongynge to repentauce.
- And se that ye ons thynke not to saye in your selues we haue Abraham to oure father. For I saye vnto you that God is able of these stones to rayse vp chyldern vnto Abraha.
- Euenowe is ye axe put vnto ye rote of ye trees: soo that every tree which bringeth not forthe goode frute is hewe doune and cast into ye fyre.
- I baptise you in water in toke of repentauce: but he ye cometh after me is myghtier then I whose shues I am not worthy to beare. He shall baptise you with ye holy gost and with fyre:
- which hath also his fan in his hod and will pourge his floure and gadre ye wheet into his garner and will burne ye chaffe with vnquecheable fyre
- Then cam Jesus from Galile to Jordan vnto Jhon to be baptised of hym.
- But Jhon forbade hym saynge: I ought to be baptysed of the: and comest thou to me?
- Jesus answered and sayd to hym: Let it be so now. For thus it becommeth vs to fulfyll all rightwesnes. Then he suffred hym.
- And Jesus assone as he was baptised came strayght out of ye water. And lo heue was ope over hym: and Jhon sawe the spirite of God descende lyke a doue and lyght vpon hym.
- And lo there came a voyce from heven sayng: Thys ys that my beloved sonne in whom is my delyte.