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Rh ND it came to passe: when had done commanding his twelve Disciples, he passed from thence, to teach & preach in their cities.

* And when John had heard in prison the workes of Christ; sending two of his disciples, he said to him: ″ Art thou he that art to come, or looke we for an other? And making answer said to them: Goe and report to John what you have heard and seen. * The blind see, the lame walke, the lepers are made cleane, the deafe heare, the dead rise againe, to the poore the Ghospel is preached: and blessed is he that shal not be scandalized in me.

And when they went their way, began to say to the multitudes of John: ″ What went you out ″ into the desert to see? a reed shaken with the wind? But what went you out to see? a man clothed in soft garments? Behold they that are clothed in soft garments, are in Kings houses. But what went you out to see? a Prophet? yea I tel you and more then a Prophet. For this is he of whom it is written: Behold I send myne angel before thy face, which shal prepare thy way before thee. ✠

Amen I say to you, there hath not risen among the borne of women a greater then John the Baptist: yet he that is the lesser in the Kingdom of Heaven, is greater then he. And * from the dayes of John the Baptist until now, the Kingdom of Heaven suffereth violence, and the violent beare it away. For al the Prophets and the Law prophecied unto John: and if you wil receave it, he is * ″ Elias that is for to come. He that hath eares to heare, let him heare.

And * whereunto shal I esteeme this Generation to be like? It is like to children sitting in the market-place, which crying to their companions, say, we have piped to you, and you have not danced: we have lamented, and you have not mourned. For * John came neither ″ eating nor drinking; & they say: He hath a Divel. The Sonne of man came eating and drinking, and they say: Behold a man that is a glotton and a winedrinker, a frend of Publicans and sinners. And wisedom is justified of her children.

Then * began he to upbraide the cities, wherin were done the most of his miracles, for that they had not done penance. Woe be to thee Corozain, wo be to thee Beth-saida: for if in Tyre & Sidon had been wrought the miracles that have been wrought in you, they had done ″ penance in heairecloth & ashes long agoe. But neverthelesse, I say to you, it shal be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the day of judgement, then for you. And thou Capharnaum, shalt thou be exalted up to Heaven? thou shalt come downe even unto Hel. For if in Sodom had been wrought the miracles that have been wrought in thee, perhaps it had remained unto this day. But notwithstanding I say to you, that it shal be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgement, then for thee.

At that time answered and said: * I confesse to thee O Father Rh