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

¶ The Pystell on the ascensyon euē. The. iiij. cha¦piter of the Actes of the Apostels. G.

THe multytude of thē the byleueth were of one hert & of one soule also none of thē sayde / that any of the thynges whiche he possessed was his owne / but had al thynges cōmō / & with great power gaue the Apostels wytnes of the Resurreccyon of oure lord Ies{us} Christ / & great gra¦ce was with thē all. Neyther was ther any amonge thē that lacked for as many as were possessors of lādes or houses sold them and brought the price of the thynges whiche were solde & layde it downe at the Apostels fete / and distribucyon was made vnto euery man accordyng as he had nede.

¶ The Gospel on the assensyon euen the. xvij. cha¦pyter of Iohan. A.

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Ies{us} lifted vp his eies to heuē & said father the houre is co¦me / glorify thy sōe / that thy sōe may glorify the As thou hast gyuē hym power ouer all flesshe / that he shulde giue eternall lyfe to as many as thou hast gyuē hī. This is life eternall that they myght

knowe the / that onely very god: & whō thou hast sēt Iesus Chryst. I haue gloryfyed the on the earth. I haue fynysshed the worke whiche thou gauest me to do / and nowe gloryfy me thou father with thyne owne selfe / with the glory whiche I had with the yer the world was I haue declared thy name vnto those which thou gauest me out of the world. Thy∣ne they were & thou gauest them me / and they haue kepte thy sayēges. Now haue they knowen that al thynges what soeuer thou hast gyuē me / are of the. For I haue gyuē vnto thē the wordes / whiche thou gauest me / & they haue receyued thē & haue knowen surely that I came out frō the / & haue beleued that thou dyddest send me. I pray for thē. I prayed nat for the worlde / but for thē which thou hast gyuē me for they are thyne / & al myne are thyne / & thyne are myne / & I am gloryfyed ī thē And nowe am I nomo re ī the world / but they ar ī the world & I cōe to the