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CAP. XVII.

[verse 1] And he seide [saith AGMNOPQSTWXY.] to his disciplis, It is inpossible that sclaundris come not; but [forsoth AGMNOPQSTWXY.] woo to him [that man AGMNOPQSTWX.] , by whom thei comen. [verse 2] It is

more profitable to him, if a mylne stoon be put [pitt O.] aboute his necke, and he [Om. AGMNOPQSTWXY.] be cast in to the see, than that he sclaundre oon of thes [this O.] litle. [verse 3] `Take ȝe heede to ȝou silf [Perseyue to ȝou silf, or take heede AT. Perceyuith to ȝou self, or takith heed GY. Perceyueth, or takith hede, to ȝoure [ȝou PSW] silf MPSW. Perceyue, or take hede to ȝoure silf N. Take heede to ȝoure silf O. Perceyueth to ȝow self QX.] ; if thi brother `hath synned aȝens [schal synne in MNOPQTXY. haue synned in S. hath synned in W.] thee, blame him; and if he schal do penaunce, forȝyue to [Om. SU.] him. [verse 4] And if seuene sithis in the day he schal synne aȝens [in MNOPQSTXY.] thee, and seuene sithis in the day he [Om. X.] schal be con|uertid to thee, seyinge, It forthenkith me, forȝyue to [Om. Q.] him. [verse 5] [Chap. XVII. commences here in MOPQTWXY.] And `the postlis [the apostlis AGMPQUXY. apostlis NOSTW.] seiden to the Lord, Encreesse `feith to vs [to vs feith MPXY.] . [verse 6] For|soth the Lord seyde [said to hem O.] , If ȝe `schulen haue [hadden MNOPQTXY.] feith as the [a Q.] corn of syneuey, ȝe schulen seye to this `more tree [tree moor MOPQTWXY.] , Be thou drawun vp by the roote, and be [be thou O.] `plauntid ouer [ouerplauntid MOPQTWXY.] in to the see, and it schal obeye [obesche M. obeshen S.] to ȝou. [verse 7] Forsothe who of ȝou hauynge a seruaunt eringe, other [or MOPQTWXY.] lesewynge oxun [the oxys AGNPQSWY. the oxen MT. oxes O.] , which [the whiche AGMNOPQSTWXY.] `seith to him, turnyd aȝen fro the feeld, [verse 8] Anoon [seith to hym, turned aȝen fro feeld, Anoon A sup. ras. G sec. m. W sec. m. turnyd aȝen fro feelde, he seith anoon to him G pr. m. MNPQ. turned aȝen fro the feeld, seith anoon to him OY. turned aȝeyn fro the feeld, he seith anoon to hym T. turned aȝein fro the feeld, seith to hym anoon W pr. m. turned aȝeen fro feeld, seith anoen to hym X.] go [Go thou W pr. m.] , and [Om. AGMNOPQSTWXY.] sitte to [to the AGNOSUV. at the MPQTWXY.] mete; and `seith not [not seith MOPQTWXY.] to him, Make thou [Om. AGMNOPQSTWXY.] redy, that I soupe, and girde thee [thee bifore AGMNOPQSTWXY.] , and mynystre to me, til [til that AGMNOPQSTUVWXY.] I ete and drynke, and [Om. K.] aftir thes thingis thou schalt ete and drynke; [verse 9] wher [Whether WX pass.] he hath [hadde U.] grace [grace, or loue G sec. m. O.] to that seruaunt, for he dide `this that [that that AMPSTWXY. that at O.] he comaundide to him? Nay, I gesse. [verse 10] So also [and AGMNOPQSTWXY.] ȝe [Om. K.] whanne ȝe han don alle thingis that ben comaundid to ȝou, `seie ȝe [seie AGMNPQTWY. seith SX.] , We ben vnprofitable ser|uauntis, `we han don [Om. AGMNOPQSTWXY.] `this that [that that AGMNPQSTWXY. that at O.] we ouȝte to [for to AGMNOPQT. Om. U pr. m. VWY.] do [do, we han don AGMOPQSTWXY. do, we han not don N.] . [verse 11] And it was [is A pr. m. G pr. m. MNOPSTXY.] done, the while Jhesu wente in to Jerusalem, he passide thorw the myddel of Samarie, and of [Om. AGMNOPQSTUVWXY.]

Galilee. [verse 12] And whanne he entride in to sum castel, ten leprouse men camen aȝens [verse 13] him, whiche [the whiche AGMNOPQSTWXY.] stoode afer, and reyside [liften vp ANTW. lifteden vp GMOPQSXY.] the [a GMPQXY. her S.] vois, seiynge, Jhesu, comaundour, haue mercy on vs. [verse 14] Whiche [Whom MNOPQSTXY.] as [whanne N.] he syȝ, he seide, Go ȝe, `schewe ȝe [shewith X.] ȝou [Om. G pr. m.] to prestis. And it was [is AG pr. m. MNOPSTXY.] don, the while thei wenten, thei weren [ben A pr. m. G pr. m. MNPQSTXY.] clensid. [verse 15] Forsothe oon of hem, as he syȝ for [as XY.] he was [is AGMNOPQSTWXY.] clensid, wente aȝen, magnyfiynge God with greet vois. [verse 16] And he [Om. X.] felde doun in to the face bifore his feet, doynge thankingis [graces, or thank|yngis AMNPSTWY. grace, or thankingis G. graces QX.] ; and this was a Samaritan. [verse 17] Forsothe Jhesu answeringe seide, Wher ten ben not clensid, and where ben the nyne? [verse 18] `Noon is [Thare is noon AGMNOPQSTWXY.] foundun, that turnyde aȝen, and ȝaf glorie to God, no [Om. OX.] but this alien [alien, or straunger AGMNPQSTW. straunger XY.] . [verse 19] And he seith to him, Ryse thou [vp AGK pr. m. MNOPQSTWXY.] , go thou; for thi feith hath maad thee saaf. [verse 20] `Forsothe he axid of [Sothely thenne Jhesus was axid of the Q sup. ras.] Phari|sees, whanne the rewme of God cometh, answeride [answerynge KY. he answered O. and he answeride Q sec. m. Jhesu answeride V. answerende X.] to [Om. MNXY.] hem, and [Om. XY.] seide, The rewme of God cometh not with aspy|ing [verse 21] , nethir thei schulen seye, Lo! here, ether [or MOPQTWXY. Om. N.] lo! there; forsothe lo! the rewme of God is with ynne ȝou. [verse 22] And he seide [saith AGM NOPQSTWXY.] to his disciplis, Dayes schulen come, whanne ȝe schulen desyre to [for to AGMNOPQTWY.] se o [a A.] day of mannis sone, and ȝe schulen not se. [verse 23] And thei schulen seye to ȝou, Lo! here, and lo! there. Nyle ȝe go, nether sue ȝe; [verse 24] for [for whi AGMNOPQSTXY.] as leit schynynge fro vndir heuene schyneth `on thoo [in to tho AGMNPQSTWXY. in to the O.] thingis that ben vndir heuene, so `mannis sone schal be [shal mannus sone be MP. schal be mannis sone OQTWXY.] in his day. [verse 25] Forsothe first it bihoueth him to [for to AGMNPQTW sec. m. Om. OW pr. m. Y.] suffre many thingis, and to [for to AGMNOPQTWY.] be reproued of this generacioun. [verse 26] And as it was don in the dayes of Noe, so it schal be in the dayes of mannis sone. [verse 27] Thei eeten and drunken, and [Om. AGMNOPQSTWXY.] weddiden wyues, and weren

ȝouun to weddingis, til in to the day in which [the which MPQTXY.] Noe entride in to his [the AGMNOPQSTUVWXY.] schip; and the [Om. U.] greet flood cam, and loste alle. [verse 28] Also as [Om. Q.] it was don in the dayes of Loth, thei eeten and drunken, bouȝten and [verse 29] seelden, plantiden [and plaunteden S.] and byldeden [bylden TX.] ; sothli in what day Loth wente out of Sodom, the Lord reynede fier and brymstoon fro heuene, and loste alle. [verse 30] Vp [Aftir AGMNOPQSTWX.] this thing it schal be, in what day mannis sone schal be schewid. [verse 31] In that our [day MNOPTXY.] he that schal be in the roof, and his vesels in the hous, come he [Om. UV.] not doun to [for to AGMNOPQTWY.] take hem awei; and he [Om. O.] that `schal be [is AGMOQXY. Om. NPSTW.] in the [Om. N.] feeld, also turne not aȝen bihynde. [verse 32] Be ȝe myndeful of the wyf of Loth. [verse 33] Who euere schal seke to [for to AGMNOPQTWY.] make his lyf [soule, that is, lijf AGMNPQSTWY. soule OX.] saf, schal leese it; and who euere schal leese it, schal quykene it. [verse 34] I seye to ȝou, in that niȝt tweyne [two MOPQWX et Y passim.] schulen be in o bed, oon schal be receyued [taken to AGMNOPQSTW. taken XY.] , and `the tother [that other QWX.] `schal [verse 35] be [Om. AGMNOPQSTWXY.] forsakun; tweye wymmen schulen [schal K.] be gryndinge to gidere, oon [the ton NGQSTXY. the oon M. the one P. that oon W.] schal be re|ceyued [taken to AGMNQSTWY. taken X.] , and `the tother [that othir WY. the other X.] `schal be [Om. AGMNPQSTWXY.] for|sakun; tweyne in a [oo O.] feeld, oon [the tone AGNOQSTY. the oon MX. the one P. that oon W.] schal be receyued [taken to AGMNOPQSTWY. taken and X.] , `the tother [that other W. the other X.] `schal be [Om. AGMNOQSTWXY.] forsakun. [verse 36] Thei answeringe seyden [seien AGMNOPQSTWXY.] to him, Where, Lord? [verse 37] Which [The whiche AGMNOPQSTWXY.] seide to hem, Where euere [Om. X.] the body schal be, `also the eglis schulen be gederid to gidere thidur [thidir schulen be gedered togider and the eglis AGMNOPQSTWY. thider shul be gedered togidere the eglis X.] .