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64 also for remission of original sinne: not in al, but in those to whom God appointed this particular remedie.

CHAP. XVIII

ND God appeared to him in the vale of Mambre as he sat in the dore of his tent, in the verie heat of the day. And when he had lifted vp his eyes, there appeared to him three men standing nere vnto him: whom after he had seen, he ranne to meet them from the dore of his tent, and adored to the ground. And He said Lord, if I haue found grace in thy sight, goe not past thy seruant: but I wil fetch a litle water, and wash ye your feet, and rest ye vnder the tree. And I wil fet a morsel of bread, and strengthen your hart, afterward you shal passe: for therfore are you come aside to your seruant. Who said: Do as thou hast spoken. Abraham made hast into the tent to Sara, and said to her: Make hast, temper together three measures of floure, and make harth cakes. But himselfe ranne to the heard, and tooke from thence a calfe verie tender and verie good, and gaue it to a yong man: who made hast and boiled it. He tooke also butter and milke, and the calfe which he had boyled, and set before them: but himselfe did stand beside them vnder the tree. And when they had eaten, they said to him: Where is Sara thy wife? He answered: Loe she is in the tent. To whom he said: Returning I wil come to thee at this time, life accompanying, and Sara thy wife shal haue a sonne. Which when Sara heard, she laughed behind the dore of the tent. And they were both aged, and farre entred in yeares, and it ceased to be with Sara after the manner of women. Who laughed secretly saying: After I am waxen old, and my Lord is an old one, shal I giue my selfe to pleasure? And our Lord said to Abraham: Why did Sara laugh, saying: Shal I an old woman beare a child in deed? Is there any thing hard to God? According to appointment I wil returne to thee this verie selfe-same time, life accompanying, & Sara shal haue a sonne. Sara denied, saying: I laughed not: being much afraid. But our Lord: It is not so, saith he, but thou didst laugh. When the men therfore were risen vp from thence, they turned their eyes against Sodome: and Abraham did goe with them, bringing them on the way. And our Lord said: Can I conceale from Abraham the things which I wil doe: wheras he shal be into a Nation great, and very strong, and in him Rh