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54 Saviour telleth them, that although they suffer martyrdom for his sake, yet he hath not to give them the two cheefe places. ''See S. Hiero. upon this place, and li. 2. adv. Jovin. c. 15.'' This also is a lesson for them that have to bestow Ecclesiastical benefices, that they have no carnal respect to kinred &c. but to the worthines of the persons.

28. As the Sonne of man.) Christ himself as he was the Sonne of man, was their and our Superiour, and * Lord & Maister, notwithstanding his humilitie, and therfore it is pride and haughtines which is forbidden, and not Superioritie or Lordship, as some Heretikes would have it.

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ND when they drew nigh to Hierusalem, and were come to Beth-phagee unto Mount-olivet, then sent two Disciples, saying to them: Goe ye into the towne that is against you, and immediatly ″ you shal finde an asse tied and a colt with her: loose them & bring them to me: And if any man shal say ought unto you, say ye, that our Lord hath need of them: and forthwith he wil let them goe. And this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Prophet, saying, Say ye to the daughter of Sion: Behold thy King commeth to thee, meeke, & sitting upon an asse and a colt the fole of her that is used to the yoke. And the Disciples going, did as commanded them. And they brought ″ the asse and the colt: and laid their garments upon them, and made him to sit theron. And a very great multitude spred their ″ garments in the way: and others did cut boughs from the trees, and strawed them in the way: and the multitudes that went before and that folowed, cried, saying: ″ Hosanna to the Sonne of David: Blessed is he that commeth in the name of our Lord. ✠ Hosanna in the highest.

And when he was entred Hierusalem, the whole citie was moved, saying: who is this? And the People said: This is the Prophet, of Nazareth in Galilee. And *, entred into the temple of God, and cast out al that sold and bought in the temple, and the tables of the bankers, & the chaires of them that sold pigeons he overthrew: and he saith to them: It is written, My house shal be called the ″ house of prayer: but you have made it a denne of theeves. And there came to him the blind, and the lame in the temple; and he healed them. And the cheefe Priestes & Scribes seeing the marvelous things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, & saying, Hosanna to the Sonne of Dauid; they had indignation, and said to him, Hearest thou what these say? And said to them: Very wel, have you never read, That out of the ″ mouth of infants and sucklings thou hast perfited praise? And leaving them, he went forth out of Rh