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Rh ''and as the Kings sonnes, are free from such payments. Hiero.'' upon this place.

27. Me and thee.) A great mysterie in that he payed not only for himself, but for Peter bearing the Person of the Church, and in whom as the cheefe, the rest were contained. Aug. q. ex. no. Test. q. 75. to. 4.

. XVIII.

T that houre the Disciples came to, saying: ″ Who, thinkest thou, is the greater in the Kingdom of Heaven? And calling unto him a litle child, set him in the middes of them, and said: Amen I say to you, unles you be converted, and become as litle children, you shal not enter into the Kingdom of Heaven. Whosoever therfore shal humble himself as this litle child, he is the greater in the Kingdom of Heaven. And he that shal receave one such litle child in my name, receaveth me. And * he that shal scandalize one of these litle ones that beleeve in me, it is expedient for him that a milstone be hanged about his neck, and that he be drowned in the depth of the sea.

Wo be to the world for ″ scandals. For it is necessary that scandals do come: but neverthelesse woe to that man by whom the scandal commeth. And * if thy ″ hand, or thy foot scandalize thee: cut it of, and cast it from thee. It is good for thee to goe into life maimed or lame, rather then having two hands or two feet, to be cast into everlasting fire. And if thine eye scandalize thee, pluck him out, and cast him from thee: It is good for thee having one eye to enter into life, rather then having two eyes to be cast into the Hel of fire. See that you despise not one of these litle ones: for I say to you, that ″ their Angels in Heaven alwayes do see the face of my Father which is in Heaven. For * the Sonne of man is come to save that which was perished. * How thinke you? If a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them shal goe astray; doth he not leave ninetie nine in the mountaines, and goeth to seek that which is strayed? And if it chance that he find it: Amen I say to you, that he rejoyceth more for that, then for the ninetie nine that went not astray. Even so it is not the wil of your Father, which is in Heaven, that one perish of these litle ones.

But * if thy brother shal offend against thee, goe, and rebuke him between thee and him alone. If he shal heare thee, thou shalt gaine thy brother. And if he wil not heare thee, joyne with thee besides, Rh