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* 1.1THen ye kyngdome of heven shalbe lyke¦ned vnto .x. virgins / which toke their [ A] lampes / & wēt to mete the brydgrome: fyve of them were folysshe / & fyve were wyse. The folysshe toke their lampes / but toke no∣ne oyle wt thē. But ye wyse tooke oyle wt thē
in their vesselles wt their lampes also. Whill the brydgrome taryed / all slombred & slepte. And even at mydnyght / there was a crye ma∣de: beholde / the brydgrome cometh / goo out against him. Then all those virgins arose / & prepared their lampes. And ye folysshe sayde to ye wyse: geve vs of youre oyle / for oure lam∣pes goo out? but ye wyse answered sayinge. Not so / lest ther be not ynough for vs & you: but goo rather to them yt sell / & by for youre selves. And whill they went to bye / ye bryd∣grome came: & they yt were redy / went in with him to ye weddinge / & the gate was shett vp: Afterwarde came also ye other virgins sayin¦ge: master master / open to vs. But he answe∣red & sayde: verely I saye vnto you: I knowe not you. * 1.2Watche there fore: for ye knowe ne∣ther* 1.3 the daye nor yet the houre▪ when the son¦ne of man shall come.
✚ Lykwyse as a certeyne mā redy to take his [ B] iorney to a straunge coūtre / called his servaū∣tes & delivered to them his goodd{is}. * 1.4And vnto one he gave .v. talent{is} / to another .ii. and to another one: to every man after his abilite / and streyght waye departed. Then he that had receaved the fyve talentes / went and be∣stowed them / and wanne other fyve talent{is}. Lykwyse he that receaved .ii. gayned other .ii. But he yt receaved ye one / went & digged a pit in the erth & hyd his masters money. After a longe season ye lorde of those servaunt{is} came & rekened with thē. Then came he yt had re∣ceaved fyve talent{is} / & brought other fyve ta∣lentes
sayinge: master / thou deliveredst vnto me fyve talent{is}: beholde I have gayned wt thē fyve talent{is} moo. Thē his master sayde vnto him: well good servaūt & faithfull. Thou hast bene faithfull in lytell / I will make the ruler over moche: entre in into thy masters ioye. Also he that receaved .ii. talent{is} / came & say∣de: master / thou deliveredest vnto me .ii. talen¦tes: beholde / I have wone .ii. other talentes with them. And his master sayde vnto him / well good servaunt & faithfull. Thou hast be¦ne faithfull in lytell / I wyll make the ruler over moche: go in into thy masters ioye. ⊢
Then he which had receaved ye one talent / [ C] came / & sayd: master / I considered yt thou wast an harde man / which repest where thou so∣wedst not / & gadderest where thou strawedst not / & was therfore afrayde / & went & hyd thy talent in ye erth: Beholde / thou hast thyn aw∣ne. His master answered and sayde vnto him: thou evyll servaūt & slewthfull / thou knewest yt I repe where I sowed not / & gaddre where I strawed not: thou oughtest therfore to have had my money to ye chaūgers / & then at my cō¦mynge shulde I have receaved myne awne with vauntage. Take therfore the talent from him / & geve it vnto him which hath .x. talent{is} * 1.5 * 1.6For vnto every man that hath shalbe geven / and he shall have aboundance: and from him that hath not / shalbe taken awaye / even that he hath. And cast yt vnprofitable servaunt into vtter dercknes: there shalbe wepynge and gnasshinge of teeth.
✚ * 1.7When the sonne of mā cometh in his glo¦rie / & all the holy angels wt him / then shall he syt vpon the seate of his glorie / & before him shalbe Gaddred all nacions. And he shall se¦perate thē one from a nother / as a shepherde deuideth the shepe from the gootes. And he shall set the shepe on his right honde / & the gotes on the lyfte. Then shall the kynge saye to them on his right honde: Come ye blessed chyldren of my father / inheret ye the kyngdō prepared for you from the beginninge of the worlde. * 1.8 For I was anhongred / and ye gave me meate. I thursted / and ye gave me drinke. I was herbourlesse / and ye lodged me. I was naked & ye clothed me. I was sicke & ye visi∣ted me. I was in preson and ye came vnto me. Then shall ye righteous answere him sayinge* 1.9 master / whē sawe we ye anhongred / & feed the? or athurst / & gave ye drinke? when sawe we ye herbourlesse / & lodged the? or naked & clothed the? or when sawe we the sicke or in preson / & came vnto the? And ye kynge shall answere & saye vnto them: verely I saye vnto you: in as moche as ye have done it vnto one of ye leest* 1.10 of these my brethren / ye have done it to me.
[ D] * 1.11Then shall the kynge saye vnto them that shalbe on the lyfte hande: departe from me ye coursed / into everlastinge fire / which is prepa∣red for the devyll and his angels. For I was an hungred / and ye gave me no meate. I thur∣sted / and ye gave me no drinke. I was her∣bourlesse / and ye lodged me not. I was naked / and ye clothed me not. I was sicke and in pre∣son /
and ye visited me not.
Then shall they also answere him sayinge: master when sawe we the an hungred / or athurst / or herbourlesse / or naked / or sicke / or in preson / and did not ministre vnto the? Then shall he answere thē and saye: Verely I saye* 1.12 vnto you / in as moche as ye did it not to one of ye leest of these / ye did it not to me. And the¦se shall go into everlastinge payne: * 1.13 And the righteous into lyfe eternall. ⊢
Virgens.
Watche
Luce .xix. b
Talent{is}
Couena∣unt.
Mar. iiij. c. Lu. viij c. & xix. d
The iud∣gement. Shepe. Gootes.
Esaie. lviij. b. Ezech. xviij. b.
Ecclesi. vij. d.
Cove∣naunt.
Psal. vj. c Lu. xiij. f
Cove∣naunt.
Ioan. v. c