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ND it came to passe when entred into the house of a certaine Prince of the Pharisees upon the Sabboth to eate bread, and they watched him. And behold there was a certaine man before him that had the dropsie. And answering, spake to the Lawyers and Pharisees, saying: Is it Lawful to cure on the Sabboth? But they held their peace. But he taking him, healed him, and sent him away. And answering them he said: Which of you shal have an asse or an oxe fallen into a pit; and wil not incontinent draw him out on the Sabboth day? And they could not answer him to these things.

And he spake to them also that were invited a parable, marking how they chose the first seats at the table, saying to them: When thou art invited to a mariage, sit not downe in the first place, lest perhaps a more honourable then thou be invited of him; and he that bade thee and him, come and say to thee, Give this man place; and then thou begin with shame to take the last place. But when thou art bidden, goe, sit downe in the lowest place; that when he that invited thee commeth, he may say to thee, Friend sit up higher; then shalt thou have glorie before them that sit at table with thee. Because every one that exalteth him self, shal be humbled; and he that humbleth him self, shal be exalted.✠

And he said to him also that had invited him: When thou makest a dinner or a supper, cal not thy friendes, nor thy brethren, nor kinsmen, nor thy neighbours that are rich; lest perhaps they also invite thee againe, and recompence be made to thee. But when thou makest a feast, cal the poore, feeble, lame, and blind, and thou shalt be blessed, because they have not to recompence thee; for recompence shal be made thee in the resurrection of the just. When one of them that sate at the table with him, had heard these things, he said to him: Blessed is he that shal eate bread in the Kingdom of God.

But he said to him: A certaine man made a great supper, and called many. And he sent his servant at the houre of supper to say to the invited, that they should come, because now al things are ready. And they began al at once to make excuse. The first said to him, I have Rh