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

¶ The Pystell on mydlent Sondaye. The. iiij. Chapyter to the Galathyans. C.

BRethrē it is wryttē / that abrahā had two sones the one by a bōde mayde / the other by a fre wo¦mā ye & he which was of the bond womā was borne after the flesshe but he which was of the free womā was borne by {pro}myse which thynges betokē mistery for these women are two Testamētes the one from the mounte. Syna / which gendreth vnto bondage / whiche is Agar / for moūte Syna is called Agar / in Arabia / & bordreth vpon the cyte whiche is now Ie∣rusalē / & is in bondage with her chyldren. But Ie∣rusalē whiche is aboue / is free whiche is the mother of vs all / for it is wrytten / reioyce thou bareyn that bearest no chryldren / breke forth & cry thou that tra∣uaylest nat / for the desolate hath many mo chyldre∣ne then she whiche hath an husbande. Brethren we are after the maner of Isaac chyldren of promyse / but as then he that was borne carnally / {per}secuted hī that was borne spiritually. Euē so is it now / neuer∣thelesse what sayeth the scripture. Cast awaye the bōd womā & her sone / for the sone of the bōd womā shal nat be heyre with the sone of the free womā So thē brethrē: we are nat chyldrene of the boūde womā but of the free woman.

¶ The Gospell on my∣delēt Sondaye. the. vi. chapiter of Iohan. A

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IEsus went his way ouer the see of Galyle nye to a cyte called ti∣berias / and a greate multytude folo∣wed hym / bycause they had sene the myracles that he dyd on thē whiche were dyseased. Iesus went vp in to a mountayne / and there he sate with his discyples / & Easter a feast of the

Iewes was nye. Then Iesus lyft vp his eyes and sawe a great company com vnto him and sayd vnto Philyp. whēse shall we bye breade that these myght eate. This he sayde to proue hym / for hī selfe knew what he wold do. Phylyp answered hym. Two hō∣dred peny worth of breade are nat sufficient for thē that euery man myght haue a lytell. Then sayd vn∣to hym one of his discyples. Andrew Symō peters brother. There is a lade here / which hath fyue bar∣ley loues / and two fysshes but what is that amonge so many / Iesus sayd / make the people to syt downe there was moke haye in the place. And the men sate downe / ī nombre aboute fyue thousāde. Iesus toke the breade & gaue tankes. And gaue to the discyples And his disciples / to thē that were set downe. And lykewyse of the fysshes / as moche as they wold / whē they had eatē ynoughe he sayd vnto his disciples ga¦ther vp the broken meate that remayneth that no∣thyng be last. They gathered it togyther / and fylled twelue basketes with the broken meate of the fyue barley loues / whiche broken meate remayned vnto thē that had eten. Thē those men when they had se∣ne the myracle that Iesus dyd / sayde. This is of a trueth / the prophet whiche shal come ī to the worlde