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38 ''such faith, that he is faine, lest the Gentils should before the time extort the whole bread, as she had a crumme, to returne to the Jewes. 34. Where (al contrarie to those Pharisees) the common People seeke wonderfully unto him: and he after he hath cured their diseased, feedeth 4000. of them with seaven loaves.''

HEN came to him from Hierusalem Scribes and Pharisees, saying: Why do thy Disciples transgresse the tradition of the Ancients? For they wash not their hands when they eate bread. But he answering said to them: Why do you also transgresse the commandement of God for your tradition? For God said, Honour father and mother. And: He that shal curse father or mother, dying let him dye. But you say: whosoever shal say to father or mother, the guift whatsoever proceedeth from me, shal profit thee: And shal not honour his father or his mother: & you have made frustrate the commandement of God for your own tradition. Hypocrits, wel hath Esay Prophecied of you, saying: ''This people honoureth me ″ with their lips: but their hart is farre from me. And in vaine do they worship me, teaching doctrines and ″ commandements of men''.

And having called togeather the multitudes unto him, he said to them: Heare ye and understand. ″ Not that which entreth into the mouth, defileth a man: but that which proceedeth out of the mouth, that defileth a man. Then came his Disciples, and said to him: Dost thou know that the Pharisees, when they heard this word, were scandalized? But he answering said: Al planting which my Heavenly Father hath not planted, shal be rooted up. Let them alone: blind they are, guides of the blind. And if the blind be guide to the blind, both fal into the ditch. And Peter answering said to him: Expound us this parable. But he said: Are you also as yet without understanding? Do you not understand, that al that entreth into the mouth, goeth into the belly, and is cast forth into the privy? But the things that proceed out of the mouth, come forth from the hart, and those things ″ defile a man. For from the hart come forth evil cogitations, murders, advoutries, fornications, thefts, false testimonies, blasphemies. These are the things that defile a man. But to eate with unwashen hands, doth not defile a man. ✠

And went forth from thence and retired into the quarters of Tyre and Sidon. And behold * a woman of Chanaan came forth out of those coasts, & crying out, said to him: Have mercie upon me, O lord the Sonne of David: my daughter is sore vexed of a Divel. Who answered her not a word. And his Disciples came and besought him saying: Dimisse her, because she crieth out after us. And he answering said: I was not sent but to the sheep that are lost of the house of Israel. But she came and adored him, saying: Lord, help me. Who answering, said: It is not good to take the bread of the Children, and to cast it to the dogs. But she said: Yea lord; for the whelps also eate of the crummes that fal from the table of their maisters. Then Rh