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ND it came to passe afterward, and he made his journey by cities and townes preaching and evangelizing the Kingdom of God; and the Twelve with him, and some women that had been cured of wicked Spirits and infirmities; * Marie which is called Magdalene, out of whom seven Divels were gone forth, and Joane the wife of Chusa Herods Procurator, and Susan, and $c$ many others that ″ did minister unto him of their substance.

And * when a very great multitude assembled and hastned out of the cities unto him, he said by a similitude. The sower went forth to sow his seed. And whiles he soweth, some fel by the way side, and was troden upon, and the foules of the aire did eate it. And othersome fel upon the rocke: and being shot up, it withered, because it had not moisture. And othersome fel among thornes, and the thornes growing up withal, choked it. And othersome fel upon good ground; and being shot up, yealded fruit an hundred fold. Saying these things he cried: He that hath eares to heare, let him heare.

And his Disciples asked him what this parable was. To whom he said: To you it is given to know the mysterie of the Kingdom of God; but to the rest in parables, that * seeing they may not see, and hearing may not understand. And the parable is this: The seed, is the Word of God. And they besides the way, are those that heare, then the Divel commeth, and taketh the Word out of their hart, lest beleeving they be saved. For they upon the rock; such as when they heare, with joy receave the Word: and these have no roots; because for a time they beleeve, and in time of tentation they revolt. And that which fel into thornes, are they that have heard, and going their wayes, are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and render not fruit. And that upon good ground, are they which in a good and very good hart, hearing the word, doe retaine it, and yeald fruit in patience.✠

And no man lighting a candel doth cover it with a vessel, or put it under a bed; but setteth it upon a candelsticke, that they that enter in, may see the light. For there is not any thing secret, that shal not be made manifest; nor hid, that shal not be knowen, and come abrode. See Rh