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ND againe he began to teach at the sea side; and a great multitude was gathered togeather unto him, so that he went up into a boat, and sate in the sea, and al the multitude about the sea was upon the land. And he taught them in parables many things, and said to them in his doctrine: Heare ye; Behold, the sower went forth to sow. And whiles he soweth, some fel by the way side, and the foules of the aire came, and did eate it. And othersome fel upon rocky places where it had not much earth: and it shot up immediatly, because it had not deepnes of earth: and when the sunne was risen, it parched, and because it had not roote, it withered. And some fel among thornes: and the thornes grew up, and choked it, and it yealded not fruit. And some fel upon good ground; and it yealded fruit that grew up and increased, and it brought forth, one thirtie, one sixtie, and one an hundred.

And he said: He that hath eares to heare, let him heare. And when he was alone, the Twelve that were with him, asked him the parable. And he said to them: To you it is given to know the mysterie of the Kingdom of God; but to them that are without, al things are done in parables: that * seeing they may see, and not see; and hearing they may heare, and not understand: ″ lest at any time they should be converted and their sinnes be forgiven them. And he saith to them: Doe you not know this parable? And how shal you know al parables? He that soweth: soweth the Word. And they by the way side, are these: where the Word is sowen, and when they shal have heard, immediatly commeth Satan, and taketh away the Word that was sowen in their harts. And they likewise that are sowen upon the rocky places, are these: who when they heare the Word, immediatly with joy receave it; And they have not root in them selves, but are temporal: afterward when tribulation is risen and persecution for the Word, forthwith they are scandalized. And other there be that are sowen among thornes: these are they that heare the Word, and the cares of the World and the deceitfulnes of riches, and concupiscences about other things entring in choke the Word, and it is made fruitles. And these are they that were sowen upon the good ground, which heare the Word and receave it, and yeald fruit one thirtie, one sixtie, and Rh