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

¶ The Pystel at hye masse on Christmas day The fyrst chapyter to the Hebrewes. A.

BRethrē / god in tymes past dyuersly / and many wayes / spake vnto the fa∣thers by prophetes / but in these laste dayes he hathe spokē vnto vs by his sonne / whome he hathe made heyre of all thīges / by whom also he made the worlde. Uvhich sōne beyng the bryghtnes of his glo¦ry / and very ymage of his substance / bearyng vp all thynges with the worde of his power / hathe in his owne person pourged our synnes / and sytteth on the ryght hande of the maiesty on hye / and is more excel¦lent them the angels / in as moche as he hath by en∣herytaunce obteyned an excellent name them haue they / for vnto whiche of the angels sayde he at any ry¦me thou arte my sone / this day begate I the.

And agayne / I wyl be his father / and he shal be my sone. And agayne when he bryngeth in the

fyrste begottē sone ī to the worlde he sayth. And all the angels of god shal worshyppe hym / & vnto the an¦gels he saythe / he maketh his angels spirytes & his ministers flāmes of fyre but vnto the sone he sayth / god thy seate shalbe for euer / & euer the cepter of the kyngdome is a ryght cepter Thou hast loued ryght∣wysnes & hated iniquyte wherfore hathe god which∣is thy god / anoynted the with the oyle of gladnes ••∣boue thy felowes And thou lorde in the begynnyn∣ge haste layde the foundaciō of the erthe. And the he¦uens are the workes of thy hādes. They shall perys∣she / but thou shalt endure. they al shal waxe olde as dothe a garment / & as a vesture shalt thou chaunge them / & they shalbe chaunged but thou arte alwayes the same and thy yeres shall nat fayle.