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

¶ The Gospell on the Sondaye of. lx. The. viij. chapyter of Luke. A.

[illustration]

••Uhē moche people were gathe¦red to gyther: and were come to Ies{us} oute of the cytyes: he spak by a similitude. A sower went out to sow his sede. And as he sowed: som fel by the way syde: and it was trodē vnder fete: and the foules of the ayre deuou¦red yt vp and some fel on stones: and as soone as it was spronge vp: yt wyd¦dred away bycause it lacked moystnes: & some fell a∣monge thornes: and the thornes syrong vp with it: and choked it. And some fell on good grounde: and spronge vp and bare fruyt an hōdred folde. And as he sayd these thynges: he cryed: he that hath eares to heare: let hym heare: his dyscyples asked hym: sayen¦ge: what maner symylytude this shulde be: and he sayd: vnto you it is gyuen to knowe the secretes of the kyngdome of god: but to other in similitudes: that whē they se: they shuld nat se & whē they hear: they shulde nat vnderstande: the similitude is this The sede is the worde of god: those that are besyde the waye are they that heare: and afterwarde com∣meth the deuyl and taketh a waye the worde oute of theyr heries: lest they should byleue and be saued They on the stones: are they whiche when they hea¦re the worde receaue it wyth ioye: and these haue no rotes: which for a whyle byleue: & ī tyme of tēptacyō goo awayne. That whiche fell amonge thornes: are they whiche heare & go forth: and are choked with ca¦re and ryches & voluptuous lyuing: & bryng forth no fruyte. That ī the good groūde: they are which with a good & pure hert: heare the worde and kepe it: and bryng forth fruyte with pacience.