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

¶ The Pystel on Palme Sondaye. The seconde Chapiter to the Phylippians. A.

BRethren let the same mynd be in you / the whi¦che was in Chryst iesu. Uvhiche seynge ī the shape of god and thought it not robbery to be equal with god. Neuerthelesse he made hym selfe of no re¦putacyon / & toke on hym the shape of a seruaūt and became lyke vnto men / & was founde in his apparell as a man / he humbled hym selfe & became obedyent vnto death / euē the death of the crosse / wherfore god harh exalted hym / and gyuen hym a name aboue all names / that in the name of iesus shulde euery knee bowe / both of thynges in heuē / and thynges in erth / and thynges vnder erth / and that all tonges shulde confesse / the iesus Chryst is the lorde vnto the pray∣se of god the father.

¶ The passyon on palme Sonday. The. xxvi. Chapiter of Mathewe. A.

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IEsus sayde vnto his discy∣ples ye know that after. ii. daye shal be Easter a the sone of mā shall be delyue∣red for to be crucyfyed / thē assēbled to gyther the chefe preestes & the scrybes / and the elders of the people ī to the palays of the h ye p̄est whiche was called Cayphas / & helde a counsell / howe the myght take Iesus by subtylte / and kyl hym / but they sayde / nat on the holy daye / lest any trouble aryse amonge the people / when Ie∣sus

was ī Bethany in the house of Symon the lyp∣per / there cā vnto hym a woman / whiche had an ala∣baster box of precyous oyntment / and powred it on his hede as he sate at te bourde / when his discyples sawe that they had indignacyon / sayenge / what ne∣ded this wast? this oyntment myght haue ben well solde / & gyuē to the poore / whē ies{us} vnderstode that / he sayd to them why troble ye the womā She hath wrought a good worke vpon me / for ye shall haue poore folke alwayes with you / but me shall ye nat haue alwayes. And in that she casted this oyntment on my body / she dyd it to burye me with all. Uere∣ly I say vnto you / where soeuer this Gospel shal be p̄ached through out al the world / there shal also this that she hath done / be tolde for a memoryall of her. Thē one of the twelue called Iudas yscarioth wēte vnto the chefe preestes / & sayde / what wyl you gyue me / and I wyll delyuer hym vnto you / and they ap∣poynted vnto hym thyrty peces of syluer / & from the time he sought oportunite to betray hym. The fyrst daye of swete breade the discyples cam to iesus say∣eng vnto hym where wylt thou that we prepare for the to eate the Paschall lābe / and he sayd go ī to the cyte / vnto suche a man / and say vnto hym the may∣ster sayth my tyme is at hāde I wyl kepe myn Ea∣ster at thy house with my discyples / & the discyples dyd as Iesus had apoynted them / and made redy the Easter lambe / when the euen was come / he sate downe with the. xii. And as they dyd eate he sayde. Uerely I say vnto you / that one of you shal betraye me / and they were excedynge sorowfull / and began euery one of them to say vnto hym / is it I mayster / he answered & sayde. He that depeth his hand with me in the dyshe shal betray me the sōne of mā goeth as it is wrytten of hym / but wo be to that man by whom the sone of man shal be betrayed / it had ben

good for that man / if he had neuer ben borne. Then iudas whiche betrayed hym / answered & sayd. Is it I mayster he sayd vnto hym? thou hast sayd as they dyd eate / iesus toke breade & gaue tankes / brak it / & gaue it to the discyples & sayde / take eate / this is my body and he toke the cup / and thanked / and gaue it them / sayenge drynke of it euery one / for this my blode of the new Testament / that shall be shed for many / for the remyssyō of synnes I saye vnto you / I wyll nat drynke hensforth of this fruyte of the vyne tree / vntyl that day whē I shal drinke it newe with you in my fathers kyngdom / & when they had sayd grace: they went out in to moūt Olyuete. Thē sayd Iesus vnto thē al ye shal be offēded by me this nyght for it is wrytten I wyll smyte the shepeherde and the shepe of the flocke shalbe scattered abrode: but after I am rysen agayn: I wyl go before you in to Galyle. Peter answered & sayde vnto hī: though al men shuld be offēded by the: yet wold I be neuer offended. Iesus sayd vnto hym. Uerely: I saye vn∣to the: that this same nyght before the coke crowe thou shalt deny me thryse. Peter sayd vnto hym / yf I shuld dye with the: yet wold I nat deny the: lyke∣wyse also sayd al the discyples. Then went ies{us} with then in to a place whiche is called. Bethsemane: and sayde vnto the disciples: syt ye here: whyle I go and pray yonder: & he toke with hym. Peter & the two so¦nes of zebede: and began to waxe sorowfull: and to be in agonie. Then sayd iesus vnto then: my soules is heuy euen vnto the deth: tary ye here and watche with me. And he went a lytel aparte: and fel flatte on his face: and prayed sayeng. O my father yf it be possyble let: this cuppe passe frō me: neuertheles: nat as I wyl: but as thou wylt: & he came vnto the discy¦ples: and founde them a slepe and sayde to peter.

Uvhat coulde ye nat watche with me one houre:

watche and pray: that ye al nat in to temptacyon: the spiryte is wyllyng: but the flesshe is weake.

He went away ones more & prayed / sayēg. O my fa¦ther / yf this cuppe cam nat passe away from me / but that I drynke of it / thy wyll be fulfylled / & he cam & founde thē aslepe agayn / for theyr eyes were heuy / & he left them & wēt agayne & prayed the thyrde tyme / sayeng the same wordes Then came he to his discy¦ples & sayd vnto thē. Slepe hens forth & take youre rest / take hede the houre is at hande. & the sone of mā shalbe betrayed in to the hādes of synners. Ryse let vs be goyng / behold / he is at hād that shal betray me Uvhile he yet spake / loo Iudas one of the twelue ca¦me & with hym a great multytude / with swerdes and staues / sent frō the cheyf of the preestes & elders of the people / and he that betrayed hym / had gyuen thē a token / sayeng who so euer I kysse / that same is he: lay hādes on hym. And forth with all he came to Ie¦sus / and sayde. Hayle mayster. And kyssed hī / and Ies{us} sayd vnto hī? Frend wherfore arte thou com. Thē cam they & layd handes on Ies{us} & toke hī: And behold one of thē which were with Iesus stretched out his hand & drew his swerd & stroke a seruaūt of the hye preest & smote of his eare. Then sayd Iesus vnto hī. Put vp thy swerd ī to his shethe: for al that lay hād on the swerd: shal perishe with the swerd: ey¦ther thinkest thou that I can nat now pray to my fa¦ther & he shal gyue me mo thē. xii. legiōs of angeles: but how thē shuld the scriptures be fulfylled: for so must it be: The same tyme sayde Iesus to the mul∣tytude: ye be come out as yt were vnto a thefe with swerdes and staues for to take me: I sate dayly te∣ching ī the temple amonge you: and ye toke me nat. Al this was done that the scriptures of the {pro}phetes myght be fulfylled. Then all the dyscyples forsoke hym: and fledde. And they toke Ies{us} and led him to

Cayphas the hye preest / where the scrybes and the el¦ders were assembled / and Peter folowed hym a far∣re of / vnto the hye p̄estes place. And went in / and sa∣te with the seruauntes / to se the ende. The cheyf pree¦stes / and the elders / and all the counsel / sought fals witnes agaynst iesus for to put hym to death / but fo¦unde none / in so moche that when many fals wyt∣nesses came / yet founde they none. At the last cam two fals wytnesses and sayd. This folow sayd I cā destroye the temple of god and buylde it agayn in. iii dayes. And the cheyf preest arose and sayd to hym / answerest thou nothyng / how is it that these bere witnesse agaynst the / But iesus helde his peace. And the chief preest answered & sayd to hī I charge the in the name of the lyuyng god / that thou tel ws whe∣ther thou be Christ the sōe of god. Ies{us} sayd to him / thou haste sayde / neuertheles I say vnto you / here after shal ye se the sone of mā / syttynge on the ryght hande of power / and come in the cloudes of the skye Then the hye preest rēt his clothes / sayeng. He hath blasphemed / what nede we of any moo wytnesses / beholde / now ye haue herde his blasphemy / what think ye. They answered and sayde? he is worthy to dye / then spatte they in his face / and buffetted hym with fystes / and other smote hym with the palme of theyr hādes on the face / sayeng / Tel vs thou Christ: who is he that smote the. Peter satt without in the palayes / and a damseel came to hym sayenge. Thou also wast with iesus of Galyle but he denied before them al sayeng I wote nat what thou sayest. Uvhē he was gone out ī to the porche / another wēche sawe hym / & sayde vnto thē that were there. This folowe was also with iesus of nazareth / & agayne he denied with an othe that he knew nat the man. And after a whyle came vnto hym they that stode by / & sayd vnto Peter / Surely thou art euē one of thē / for th•• spea¦che

be wrayeth the. Thē begā he to curse / & to swere that he knewe nat the man. & immediatly the cocke crewe / and Peter remēbred the wordes of Iesu whi¦che sayd vnto hī / Before the cocke crew / thou shalt deny me thryse. And wēt out at the dores / and wept bytterly when the mornynge was come al the cheyf preestes and the elders of the people helde a counsell agaynst Iesu / to put him to deth / & brought hī boūde & delyuered hī vnto Pōcius Pilate the debyte. Thē when Iudas which betrayed hym / sawe that he was cōdēpned / he repēted hym self. And brought agayn the. xxx. plates of syluer to the hye preestes & elders sayenge. I haue synned / betrayenge the innocēt blo¦de. And they sayd what is that to vs / se thou to that: And he cast downe the syluer plates in the temple & departed / & went and hōge hym selfe / and the cheyfe preestes toke the syluer plates and / sayed / It is nat lauful for to put them in to the treasury / bycause it is the pryce of blode / and they toke counsell / and bought with them a potters felde / to burye straun∣gers in / wherfore the felde is called the felde of blo∣de vnto this daye. Them was fulfylled that whiche was spoken by Ieremy the prophet sayenge / and they toke. xxx. syluer plates / the pryse of hym that was valued / whom they bought of the chyldren of Israel / and they gaue them for the potters felde / as the lorde appoynted me. Iesus stode before the de∣bite / and the debite axed hym / sayenge / Art thou the kyng of the Iewes. Iesus say de vnto hym. Thou sayest / and whē he was accused of the cheyf preestes and elders / he answered nothyng / Then sayde Pi∣late vnto hym / herest thou nat how many thynges they laye against the / and he answered to hym ne∣uer a worde in so moche that the bebite meruayled greatly. At the feest the debite was wont to delyuer vnto the people a prisoner / whom they world desyre

He had then a notable prisoner called Barrabas / & when they were gathered togyther Pylate sayd vn¦to thē? whether wyll ye that I / gyue lose vnto you / Barrabas or Iesus whiche is called Chryste / for he knew wel / that for enuye they had delyuered hī whē he was set downe to gyue Iudgement his wyfe sent to hym sayēge. Haue thou nothynge to do with that iust mā / for I haue suffred many thynges this dare in a dreame aboute hym. But the cheyf preestes and the elders had perswaded the people that they shul∣de are Barrabas / & shulde distroy Iesus. Then the debite answered and sayd vnto them. whether of the twayne wyll ye that I let lose vnto you / & they sayd Barrabas Pylate sayde vnto thē what shal I do thē with iesus whiche is called Chryste. They all sayde to hym let hym be crucifyed. Thē sayde the debyte? what euyl hath he done. And they cryed the more / sayeng let hym be crucifyed. whē Pylate sawe that he preuayled nothynge▪ but that more busynes was made / he toke water and wasshed his handes before the people sayenge. I am innocent of the blode of this iust person. And that ye shal se. Thē answered all the people & sayde. His blode be on vs / & on our chyldrē. Thē let he Barrabas lose vnto thē / & scour∣gede iesus & delyuered hym to be crucifyed. Thē the souldyours of the debite toke Ies{us} vnto the cōmen hal. And gathered vnto hym al the company / & they stripped hym / & put on hym a purple robe. And plat∣ted a crowne of thornes / and put vppon his hedde / and a rede in his ryght hande. And bowed theyr ke∣nees before hym and mocked hym / sayenge / Hayle kynge of the Iewes / & spytted on hym / and toke the rede & smote hym on the hed. And when they hade mocked hym / they toke the robe of hym agayn and put his owne reyment on hym / and lede hym awaye to crucyfy hym. And as they came out / they foūde a

man of Cyren / named Symō? hym they cōpellede to beare his crosse. ✚ And when they cam vnto the place called Golgotha / that is to sar / a place of deed mens srules they gaue hym vyneger to drynk men∣gled with gall and when he tasted thereof / he wolde nat drynke / when they had crucifyed hym / they par∣tede his garmētes / & dyd caste lottes to fulfyll that was spoken by the prophet. They deuydede my gar¦mentes amōge thē / & vpon my vesture dyd caste lot∣tes & they sate and watched hym there / & they set vp ouer his hed the cause of hys deth wrytten. This is the kynge of the Iewes / and there were two theues crucifyed with hym / one on the ryght hande / & ano∣ther on the lefte. They that passed by / reuylede hī / waggynge theyr heedes & sayenge / Thou that de∣stroyest the temple of god & buyldest it in thre dayes saue thy selfe yf thou be the sone of god come dow∣ne frō the crosse / lykewyse also the hye preestes moc∣kynge hym / with the scrybes & elders sayde. He sa∣ued other / hym self he cā nat saue / yf he be the kynge of Israel / let hym now come downe frō the crosse / & we wyl byleue hym / he trusted in god / let hym dely∣uer hym nowe / yf he wyl haue hym / for he sayde I am the sone of god. That same also the theues whi∣che were crucifyed with hym / caste ī his teeth / from the syxt houre was there darkenes ouer all the land vnto the nynth houre. And about the nynth houre Iesus cryed with a loud voyce / sayenge. Ely Ely Lama As••athany. That is to saye My god / my god why hast thou forsaken me / Home of thē that stode there / when they 〈◊〉〈◊〉 that 〈◊〉〈◊〉 This man calleth for Helias. And strayt way one of them ranne and tok a sponge and fylled it ful of vynegre / and put it on a rede / and gaue hym to drynke. Other sayde / let be / lette vs se whether Helyas wyll come & delyuer hym. Iesus cryed agayn with a loud voyce and yel∣ded

vp the ghost. And beholde the vayle of the tem∣ple dyd rent in twayne / from the toppe to the botto∣me. And the erth dyd quake. And the stones dyd rēt and graues dyd open / and the bodyes of many sain∣tes whiche slept / arose and came out of the graues after his Resurreccyon / and came in to the holy ci∣te / and appered vnto many / whē the Century on and they that were with hym watchyng. Iesus sawe the earthe quake & those thynges which happened / they feared greatly sayeng / of a suerty this was the sone of god. And many women were there / beholdynge hym a farre of / which folowed Iesus from Galyle / ministryng vnto hī. Among which was Mary mag daleyne / & Mari the mother of Iames & Ioses / & the mother of zebedes chyldrē. Uvhē the euē was come there came a ryche mā of aramathia named Ioseph / which also was Ies{us} disciple He wēt to Pilate & beg¦ged the body of Iesus. Then Pilate commaunded the body to be delyuered and Ioseph toke the body and wrapped it in a cleane lynyn clothe / and put it ī hys new tom be / which he had hewen out euin in the rocke. And rolled a great stone at the dore of the Se¦pulchre / & departed And there was Mary magdalem & the mother Mary sittīg ouer agaīst the Sepulchre

¶ The Gospell on Palme. Sondaye.

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THe next daye that foloweth good fryday / the hye pree∣stes & Pharyses got thē sel∣ues to Pylate & sayde. Syr we remembre / that this de∣ceauer sayde whyle he was yet alyue. After. iij. dayes I wyll aryse agayne. Commaunde therfore the Sepulchre be made sure / vntyl the thyrde daye / leest perauenture his disciples come and steale hym away / and saye vnto the people / he is rysen from

death / and the laste errour be worse thē the fyrst. Pi late sayd vnto them. Take watchemen / go and ma¦ke it as sure as ye cā. And they went & made the se∣pulchre sure with watchemen / and seased the stone.