Here begynneth the pystles and gospels, of euery Sonday, and holy daye in the yere

¶ The Pystel on newe yeres daye The secōde cha¦pyter vnto Tytus. C.

MOst dere beloued Tyt{us} The grace of gode that bryngeth saluacyon vnto all men hath appered & teacheth vs that we shuld deny vn godlynes & wordly lustes & that we shulde lyue sober mynded ryghtuously & godly in this pre∣sent worlde / lokynge for the blyssed hope & gloryous apperyng of the myghtye god / & of our sauyour Ie∣su chryste which gaue hym selfe for vs / to redeme vs from all vnryghtwysenes / & to pourge vs a peculyer people vnto hym selfe feruently gyuen vnto good workes These thynges speke and exorte.

¶ The Gospell on newe yeres daye. The. i. chapi∣ter of Luke. C.

ANd whē the eyght daye was come that the chylde should be cyrcūcysed hys name was called Ies{us} which was named of the Angell before he was ••ceaued ī his mothers wōbe

¶ The Pystell on twelfe. daye. Esaye. ix

••P & receaue lyght. Ierusalem: for thy lyght is cōe / & the glory of the lord isvp ouer the / for be hold darkenes shal couer the erth: & a thicke myst the nacyons / but the lorde shal ryse as the sone ouer the and his glorye shall be sene vpon the / and the

hethen shall walke in thy lyght / and the kyn∣ges in the bryghtnes that is rysen ouer the / lyft vp thyne eyes rounde aboute & se / all these are gathered to gyther & are cōe to the thy sones shal cōe frō farre & thy doughter shal be euer by thy syde / thē thou shalt se & shalte haue plēty / thy hert shal wōder / and break out ī ioye / whē the multytude of the see are turned to the / & the armyes of the hethene are cōe vnto the The abundaunce of Camelles shal couer the & the Dromadoryes of Madiā & Epha / shal come al of them from Saba / & bring golde / & frankensence / & shal preach the prayse of the lorde.

¶ The Gospell on the twelfe daye. The seconde chapyter of Mathewe. A.

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UUhē Ies{us} was borne ī Beth leem in Iurye / in the tyme of kynge Herode / beholde / there came wyse men from the Eest to Ierusa lē sayenge where is he that is borne kynge of the Iewes / we haue sene his starre in the Eest / & are come to worshyppe him. Herode the kynge / after he hade herde this was trou∣bled / & all Ierusalem with him / & he gatheryd all the chefe preestes & scrybes of the people / & demaunded of them wher Chryst shoulde be borne. They sayde vnto hym in Bethleem ī Iury for thus it is wryttē by the {pro}phet. And thou Bethleē ī the lāde of Iury / arte nat the lest concerninge the prynces of Iuda for out of the shall come a captayne / whiche shal gouer¦ne my people Israel. Thē Herode p̄uelly called the wyse men / & dilygētly enquyrede of thē / the tyme of the starre that appered / & sent them to bethleē sayen¦ge. Go and serche dylygētly for the chylde / and whē ye haue foūde hym / bryng me worde that I maye co¦me & worshyppe hym also / when they hade herde the

kynge: they departed: & loo the starte whiche they sawe in the Eest / went before them / vntyl it came & stode ouer the place where the chylde was when they sawe the starre they were meruaylously glade & en∣tred in to the house / & founde the chyld with Marye hys mother: & kneled downe & worshyppede hym: & openede theyr treasures: & offred vnto hym gyttes / golde / frākēsence & myrre. And after they were war∣ned of god ī theyr slepe / that they shulde nat go agayn to herod / they returned in to theyr owne countree another waye.