The Holy Bible, containing the Old and New Testaments, with the Apocryphal books,

CAP. IX.

[verse 1] And the former testament hadde ius|tefiyngis [iustifiynge k.] of worschip, and hooli thing duringe for a tyme. [verse 2] For the tabernacle

was maad first, in which weren candil|stikis, and boord, and setting forth of looues, which is seid hooli. [verse 3] And after [Om. b.] the veil [or hidynge X sec. m. marg.] , the secounde tabernacle, that is seid sancta sanctorum, that is, hooli [verse 4] of hooli thingis; hauynge a goldun cen|rer, and the arke of the testament, keuered aboute on ech side with gold, in which was a pot of gold hauynge manna, and the ȝerde of Aaron that florischide, and [verse 5] the tablis of the testament; on whiche thingis [Om. E.] weren cherubyns of glorie, ouer|schadewinge the propiciatorie; of whiche thingis it is not now to seie bi alle. [verse 6] But whanne these weren maad thus togidere, preestis entriden eueremore in the formere tabernacle, doynge the offices of sacrifices; [verse 7] but in the secounde tabernacle, the bischop entride onys in the ȝeer, not without blood, which he offride for his ignoraunce and the puplis. [verse 8] For the Hooli Goost signefiede this thing, that not ȝit the weie of seyntis was openyd [ether shewed K marg.] , while the formere tabernacle hadde staat. [verse 9] Which parable is of this present tyme, bi which also ȝiftis and sacrifices ben offrid, whiche moun not make a man seruynge perfit bi conscience, oneli in [verse 10] metis, and drynkis, and dyuerse waisch|ingis, and riȝtwisnessis of fleisch, that weren sett to [on a.] the tyme of correccioun. [verse 11] But Crist beynge a bischop of goodis to comynge, entride bi a largere and per|fitere tabernacle, not maad bi hoond, that [verse 12] is to seye, not of this makyng, nether bi blood of goot buckis, or of calues, but bi his owne blood, entride onys in to the [Om. EIK QRbcehoαβ.] hooli thingis, that weren foundun bi an euerlastinge redempcioun. [verse 13] For if the

blood of gootbuckis, and of boolis, and the aische of a cow calf spreynd, halew|ith vnclene men to the clensing of [verse 14] fleisch, hou myche more the blood of Crist, which bi the Hooli Goost offride hym silf vnwemmyd to God, schal clense oure conscience fro deed werkis, to serue God [to God A pr. m. b sec. m.] that lyueth? [verse 15] And therfor he is a mediatour of the newe testament, that bi deth fallinge bitwixe, in to redempcioun of tho [the EIg.] trespassyngis that weren vndur the formere testament, thei that ben clepid take the biheest of euerlastinge eritage. [verse 16] For where a testament is, it is nede, that the deth of the [Om. R.] testament makere come bitwixe. [verse 17] For a testament is confermed in deed men; ellis it is not worthe, while he lyueth, that made the testament. [verse 18] Wherfor nether the firste tes|tament was halewid without blood. [verse 19] For whanne ech maundement of the lawe was red of Moises to al the puple, he took the blood of calues, and of [Om. a.] buckis of geet, with watir [The comoun Glose seith that water bitoken|eth hapteme, red wolle fer|uent charite, ysope Cristis mekenesse. T.] , and reed wolle, and ysope, and bispreynde bothe thilke [verse 20] book and al the puple, and seide, This is the blood of the testament, that God comaundide to ȝou. [verse 21] Also he spreynde with blood the tabernacle, and alle the vessels of the seruyce in lijk maner. [verse 22] And almest alle thingis ben clensid in blood bi the lawe; and without scheding of blood remyssioun of synnes [synne I pr. m.] is not maad. [verse 23] Therfor it is nede, that the saumpleris [saumpler k.] of heuenli thingis be clensid with these thingis; but thilke heuenli thingis with betere sacrificis than these. [verse 24] For Jhesus entride not in to hooli thingis maad bi

hoondis, that ben saumpleris [ensaumplers EIk.] of very thingis, but in to heuene it silf, that he appere now to the cheer of God for vs; [verse 25] nether that he offre him silf ofte, as the bischop entride in to hooli thingis bi [verse 26] alle ȝeeris in alien blood, ellis it bihofte hym to suffre ofte fro the bigynnyng of the world; but now onys in the ending of worldis [the worldis R.] , to [to the k.] distruccioun of synne bi his sacrifice he apperide. [verse 27] And [Not a.] as it is [verse 28] ordeynede to men, onys to die, but aftir this is the dom, so Crist was offrid onys, to auoyde [ether do awey K marg.] the synnes of many men; the secounde tyme he schal appere with outen synne to men that abiden him in to heelthe.