The Gospel.

THe kingdome of heauen is like vnto a man that is an Housholder, * which went out ear∣ly in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyarde. And when the agreement was made with the labourers for a peny a day, he sent them into his vineyarde. And hee went Page  [unnumbered] out about the third houre, and saw other standing idle in the market place, and sayd vnto them, Goe ye also into vine∣yarde, and whatsoeuer is right, I will giue you. And they went their way. Againe hee went out about the sixth and ninth houre, and did likewise. And about the eleuenth houre he went out, and found other standing idle, and sayd vnto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle? They sayde vnto him, Because no man hath hired vs. Hee saith vnto them, Goe yee also into the vineyarde, and whatsoeuer is right, that shall ye receiue. So when euen was come, the Lorde of the vineyarde said vnto his Steward, Call the labourers, anb giue them their hire, beginning at the last, vntill the first. And when they did come that came about the eleuēth houre, they rceiued euery man a peny. But when the first came al∣so, they supposed that they should haue receiued more, and they likewise receiued euery man a peny. And when they had receiued it, they murmured against the goodman of the house, saying, These last haue wrought but one houre, and thou hast made them equall with vs, which haue borne the burden and heate of the day. But he answered vnto one of them, and said, Friend, I doe thee no wrong: Diddest thou not agree with mee for a penie: Take that thine is, and goe thy way: I will giue vnto this last, euen as vnto thee. Is it not lawfull for mee to doe as mee lusteth with mine owne goods? Is thine eie euil, because I am good: So the last shal be first, and the first shall be last. For many be called, but few be chosen.