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[1] And he sayde also vnto his disciples. There was a certayne riche man, which had a stewarde, and the same was accused vnto hym that he had wasted his goodes
[2] And he called hym, and sayde vnto hym: Howe is it, that I heare this of thee? Geue accomptes of thy stewardeshyppe, for thou mayest be no longer stewarde
[3] The stewarde sayde within hymselfe: What shall I do, for my maister taketh away from me the stewardshyppe? I can not digge, & to begge I am ashamed
[4] I wote what to do, that when I am put out of the stewardshippe, they may receaue me into their houses
[5] So, whe he had called all his maisters detters together, he sayde vnto the first: Howe muche owest thou vnto my maister
[6] And he sayde, an hundreth measures of oyle. And he sayde vnto hym: Take thy byll, and syt downe quickely, and write fiftie
[7] Then sayde he to another: Howe much owest thou? And he sayde, an hundreth measures of wheate. He sayde vnto hym: Take thy byll, and write fourescore
[8] And the Lord commended the vniuste stewarde, because he had done wisely. For the chyldren of this worlde are in their nation, wiser then the chyldren of lyght
[9] And I saye vnto you, make you friends of the vnrighteous Mammo, that when ye shall haue neede, they may receaue you into euerlastyng habitations
[10] He that is faythfull in that which is least, is faythfull also in much. And he that is vnrighteous in the least, is vnrighteous also in much
[11] So then, yf ye haue not ben faythfull in the vnryghteous Mammon, who shall trust you in the true treasure
[12] And yf ye haue not ben faythfull in another mans businesse, who shall geue you that which is your owne
[13] No man can serue two maisters: For either he shall hate the one, and loue the other: or els, he shall leane to the one, and despise the other. Ye can not serue God, and Mammon
[14] All these thynges heard the pharisees also, which were couetous, and they mocked hym
[15] And he sayde vnto them, Ye are they which iustifie your selues before men: but God knoweth your heartes. For that which is hyghly esteemed among men, is abhominable in the syght of God
[16] The lawe & the prophetes [raigned] vntyll Iohn, and sence that tyme, the kyngdome of God is preached, & euery man stryueth to go in
[17] Easyer is it for heauen and earth to perishe, the one title of the lawe to faile
[18] Whosoeuer forsaketh his wyfe, and marieth another, committeth adulterie. And he that maryeth her that is deuorced from her husbande, committeth adulterie [also.
[19] Ther was a certaine riche man, whiche was clothed in purple & fine whyte, and fared very deliciously euery day
[20] And there was a certayne begger, named Lazarus, which was layde at his gate full of sores
[21] And desiring to be refresshed with the crumbes which fell from ye riche mans boorde [And no man gaue vnto hym]: but the dogges came and licked his sores
[22] And it came to passe, that the begger dyed, and was caryed by the Angels into Abrahams bosome. The riche man also dyed, and was buryed
[23] And beyng in hell in tormentes, he lyft vp his eyes, and sawe Abraham a farre of, and Lazarus in his bosome
[24] And he cryed and sayde: father Abraham, haue mercie on me, and sende Lazarus that he may dippe the tippe of his fynger in water, and coole my tongue: for I am tormented in this flambe
[25] But Abraham sayde: Sonne, remember that thou in thy lyfe tyme, receauedst thy pleasure, and lykewyse Lazarus paynes: But nowe is he comforted, and thou art tormented
[26] Beyonde all this, betweene vs & you there is a great gulfe set, so that they which woulde go from hence to you, can not, neither may come from thence to vs
[27] Then he sayde: I pray thee therfore father, sende hym to my fathers house
[28] For I haue fyue brethren, that he may witnesse vnto them, lest they also come into this place of torment
[29] Abraham sayde vnto hym: they haue Moyses and the prophetes, let them heare them
[30] And he sayde, nay father Abraham: but yf one come vnto them from the dead, they wyll repent
[31] He sayde vnto hym: If they heare not Moyses & the prophetes, neither wyll they beleue, though one rose from death agayne
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