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

¶ The Pystel on the fyrst sō day after Easter daye called low sō day / the fyrste pystell of Iohan and the fyfte. chapyter. E

MOst dere beloued brethrē all that is borne of god ouercōmeth the worlde / & this is the vi∣ctory that ouercōmeth the world / euē our fayth who is it that ouercōmeth the worlde / but he which byle¦ueth that Ies{us} is the sone of god. This Ies{us} chryst is he that came by water & blode / nat by water only / but by water & blode / and it is the spirite that bereth

wytnesse / bycause the spirite is trueth / for there are thre which beare recorde ī heuē / the father / the worde 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the holy ghost / and these thre are one / for there are thre whiche beare recorde in earth. The spirite / the water / & blode / & these thre are one / yf we receaue the wytnesse of men / the wytnesse of god is greater / for this is the wytnesse of god / which he testifyed of his sone he that byleueth on the sōe of god / hath wytnes¦se in hym selfe.

¶ The Gospell on the fyrst Sonday after Easter day called lawe Sōday. The. xx. chap̄. of Iohā. E

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••He same daye at nyght / which was the morowe af¦ter the Sabaoth day / whē the dores were shutte where the disci¦ples were assembled to gyther for feare of the Iewes / came Ies{us} / & sto∣de ī the myddes / & sayde to thē. Pea¦ce be with you / and when he hade so sayde / he shewed vnto thē his hādes / and his syde. Then were the discy∣ples glad / when they saw the lorde. Them sayde ie∣sus to them agayne. Peace be with you. As my fa∣ther sent me / euen so send I you / and when he had sayde that / he brethed on them and sayd vnto them. Receaue the holy ghost / who soeuers synnes ye re∣myt / they are remytted vnto them and who soeuers synnes ye retayne / they are retayned / but Thomas one of the twelue called Didimus: was nat with them when Iesus came / the other discyples sayd vn¦to hym. Uve haue sene the lorde / and he sayde vnto them. except I se in his handes / the prynt of the nay les / and put my fynger in the hooles of the nayles / & thruste my hāde ī to his syde I wyll nat byleue. And after. viij. dayes. agayne / his discyples were within: and Thomas with thē. Then cam Iesus when the

dores were shut & stode in the myddes / & sayd. Pea∣ce be with you. after that sayd he to Thomas / bryng thy fynger hyther / & se my handes / & brynge thy han¦de & thruste it in to my syde / & be nat faythlesse / but byleuyng Thomas answered & sayde vnto hym. my lorde and my god Iesus sayde vnto hym. Thomas bycause thou hast sene me therfore thou byleuest. Happy are they that hath nat sene / & yet byleue. And many other sygnes dyd Iesus in the presence of his discyples / which are nat wryttē in this boke. These are wryttē that ye myght byleue that Ies{us} is christe the sone of mā / and that ī byleuyng / ye myght haue lyfe thorowe his name.