17Amen I say to you, Whosoever receiveth not the Kingdom of God [1] as a child, shal not enter into it.
18 Mt. 19, 16. Mr. 10, 17.* And a certaine Prince asked him, saying: Good Maister, by doing what, shal I possesse everlasting life? 19And Jesus said to him: Why doest thou cal me good? None is good but only God. 20Thou knowest [2] the commandements: Thou shalt not kil, Thou shalt not commit advoutrie, Thou shalt not steale, Thou shalt not beare false witnes, Honour thy father and mother. 21Who said: Al these things have I kept from my youth. 22Which Jesus hearing, said to him: Yet one thing thou lackest: [3] Sel al that ever thou hast, and give to the poore, and thou shalt have treasure in Heaven: and come, follow me. 23He hearing these things, was stroken sad: because he was very rich. 24And Jesus seeing him stroken sad, said: How hardly shal they that have money enter into the Kingdom of God? 25For it is easier for a camel to passe through the eye of a needle, then for a rich man to enter into the Kingdom of God. 26And they that heard, said: And who can be saved? 27He said to them: The things that are impossible with men, are possible with God. 28And Peter said: Loe, we have left al things, and have followed thee. 29Who said to them: Amen I say to you, there is no man that hath left house, or parents, or brethren, or [4] wife, or children for the Kingdom of God, 30and shal not receive much more in this time, and in the world to come [5] life everlasting.
31 Mt. 20, 17. Mr. 10, 32.* And Jesus tooke the Twelve, and said to them: Behold we goe up to Hierusalem, and al things shal be consummate which were written by the Prophets of the Sonne of man. 32For he shal be delivered to the Gentils, and shal be mocked, and scourged, and spit upon: 33and after they have scourged him, they wil kil him, and the third day he shal rise againe. 34And they understood none of these things, and this word was hid from them, and they understood not the things that were said.
The Ghospel upon the Sunday of Quinquagesme.35And it came to passe, when he drew nigh to Jericho, a certaine blind man sate by the way, begging. 36And when he heard the multitude passing by, he asked what this should be. 37And they told him that Jesus of Nazareth passed by. 38And he cried saying: Jesus sonne of David, have mercie upon me. 39And they that went before, rebuked him, that he should hold his peace. But he cried much more, Sonne of David have mercie upon me. 40And Jesus standing commanded him to be brought unto him. And when he was come neere, he asked him, 41saying: What wilt thou that I doe to thee? but he said: Lord, that I may see. 42And Jesus said to him: Doe thou see; thy faith hath made thee whole. 43And forthwith he saw, and followed him, magnifying God. And al the people as they saw it, gave praise to God. ✠
- ↑ In matters of faith and religion we must be as humble and obedient to the Catholike Church as yong children to their parents.
- ↑ Not faith only but also keeping the commandements purchase life everlasting. See annot. Mat. 19, 16.
- ↑ This is not a commandement or precept, but counsel: which the religious doe follow. See annot Mat. 19.
- ↑ The Apostles among other things left their wives also, as S. Hierom noteth out of this place Li. 1. adv. Jovin.
- ↑ Life everlasting the reward for leaving or losing willingly our goods for Christs sake.
