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

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Here begynneth the pystles and gospels, of euery Sonday, and holy daye in the yere
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The yere of our lorde. M.D.xxxviij. [1538]
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Church of England. -- Book of common prayer.
Bible -- Liturgical lessons, English -- Early works to 1800.
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¶ The Pystell on Candelmas daye. Malachie. iij.

[illustration]
BEholde I sende my messēger which shal prepayre the way be fore me / and sodaynly shal the lorde whome ye seke come vnto his tēple / and the messenger of the couenaūte whome ye desyre. Beholde he com∣meth sayeth the lorde Sabooth. Uvho shal endure in the daye of his commyng / or who shal stande to be∣holde hym? for he is as tryenge fyre / & as the herbe that fullers scoure with all / & he shall syt tryēg & purgyng syluer / & shal puryfye the sones of Leuy / and shal fyne thē as gold & syluer / and they shal brynge offeryng vnto the lorde of ryghteousnes / & the sacryfyce of Iuda & of Ierusalem / shal be dely∣cyous vnto the lord as ī the olde tyme / & in the yeres that were at the begynnynge.

¶ The Gosuel on Candelmas daye. The seconde chapiter of Luke. D.

UUhen the tyme of Puryfycacyon (after the law of Moyses) was come / they brought I∣sus

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to Ierusalē / to present hym to the lorde / as it is wrytten in the law of the lorde? euery mā chylde that fyrste openeth the ma••••yr / shalbe called holy to the lorde / & to offre as it is sayde in the lawe of the lorde / a payre of turtle Doues / or. ij. yong Pygyons / and beholde there was a mā in Ierusalem / whose name was Symeō & the same mā was iuste & feared god / & longed for the cōsolacyon of Israell / & the holy ghost was in hym / & an answere was gyuē hym of the holy ghost / that he shulde not se dethe / before he had sene the lorde Chryst. And he came by inspyracyon ī to the tēple. And whē the father & the mother brought ī the chylde Iesus / to do for hym after the custome of the law. Then toke he hym vp in his armes & sayd lorde nowe lettest thou thy seruaūte departe in peace accor¦dynge to thy promyse / for myne eyes haue sene the sa¦uyour sent frō the / whiche thou hast prepared before the face of all the people. A lyght to lyghten the gen∣tyls / and the glorye of thy people Israel.

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