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CHAP. XX.

HE Kingdom of Heaven is like to a man that is an Housholder which went forth early ″ in the morning to hire workemen into his vineyard. And having made covenant with the workemen for a penie a day, he sent them into his vinyard. And going forth about the third houre, he saw other standing in the market place idle, and he said to them: Goe you also into the vineyard: and that which shal be just, I wil give you. And they went their way. And againe he went forth about the sixt & the ninth houre: and did likewise. But about the eleventh houre he went forth and found other standing, & he saith to them: What stand you here al the day idle? They say to him: Because no man hath hired vs. He saith to them: Goe you also into the vineyard.

And when evening was come, the Lord of the vineyard saith to his Bailife: Cal the workmen, and pay them their hire, beginning from the last even to the first. Therfore when they were come that came about the eleventh houre, they receaved every one ″ a penie. But when the first also came, they thought that they should receave more: and they also receaved everie one a penie. And receaving it they murmured against the Good-man of the house, saying: These last have continued one houre: and thou hast made them equal to us that have borne the burden of the day and the heats. But he answering said to one of them: Freind, I do thee no wrong: didst thou not covenant with me for a penie? Take that is thine, and goe: I wil also give to this last even as to thee also. Or, is it not lawful for me to doe that I wil? is thine eye naught, because I am good? So shal the last be first, and the first, last. For many be called, but ″ few elect. ✠

* And going up to Hierusalem, tooke the twelve Disciples secretly, and said to them: Behold we goe up to Hierusalem, and the Sonne of man shal be delivered to the chiefe Priests and to the Scribes, and they shal condemne him to death, and shal deliver him to the Gentils to be mocked, and scourged, and crucified, and the third day he shal rise againe. ✠

* Then came to him the mother of the sonnes of Zebedee with her Rh