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Rh into what citie soever you enter, and they receive you, eate such things as are set before you; and cure the sicke that are in it, and say to them: The kingdom of God is come nigh upon you. ✠

And into whatsoever citie you enter, and they receive you not, going forth into the streetes thereof, say: The dust also of your citie that cleaveth to us, we doe wipe off against you. Yet this know ye that the Kingdom of God is at hand. I say to you, it shal be more tolerable for Sodom in that day, then for that citie. Woe to thee Corozaim, woe to thee Beth-saida: for if in Tyre and Sidon had been wrought the miracles that have been wrought in you, they had done penance sitting in sake cloth and ashes long agoe. But it shal be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the judgement, then for you. And thou Capharnaum that art exalted unto Heauen: thou shalt be thrust downe even unto hel. He that heareth you, heareth me; and he that despiseth you, despiseth me. And he that despiseth me, despiseth him that sent me.

And the Seventie-two returned with joy, saying: Lord, the Divels also are subject to us in thy name. And he said to them: I saw Satan as a lighting fal from Heaven. Behold, I have given you power to tread upon serpents, and scorpions, and upon al the power of the enemie, and nothing shal hurt you. But yet rejoyce not in this, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rejoyce in this, that your names are written in Heaven. ✠

In that very houre he rejoyced in spirit, and said: I confesse to thee O Father, Lord of Heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them ″ to litle ones. Yea Father, for so hath it wel pleased thee. Al things are delivered to me of my Father. And no man knoweth who the Sonne is, but the Father; and who the Father is, but the Sonne, and to whom the Sonne wil reveale. And turning to his Disciples, he said: Blessed are the eyes that see the things that you see. For I say to you, that many Prophets and Kings desired to see the things that you see, and saw them not; and to heare the things that you heare, and heard them not.

And behold a certaine lawyer stood up, tempting him and saying: Maister, by doing of what thing shal I possesse life everlasting? But he said to him: In the law what is written? how readest thou? He answering said: Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with thy whole hart, and with thy whole soule, and with al thy strength, and with al thy mind: and thy neighbour as thy self. And he said to him: Thou hast answered right, ″ this doe and thou shalt live. But he desirous to justifie himself, said to : And who is my neighbour? And taking it, said: A certaine man went downe from Hierusalem into Jericho, and fel among theeves, who also spoiled him, and giving him woundes went away leaving him ″ halfe-dead. And it chanced that a certaine Priest went downe the same way; and seeing him, passed by. In like manner also a Levite, when he was neere the place, and saw him, passed by. But a certaine Samaritane going his journey, came neere him; and seeing him, was moved with mercie. And going unto him, bound his woundes, Rh