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and write fiftie. 7 Then said he to another, How receiuedst thy pleasures, and likewise Lazarus
much owest thou? And hee sayde, An hundreth paines: now therefore is he comforted, and thou
measures of wheate. Then he saide to him, Take art tormented. 26 Besides all this, betweene you
thy writing, and write foure score. 8 And the and vs there is a great gulfe set, so that they
Lord commended the vniust stewarde, because which would goe from hence to you, can not:
he had done wisely. Wherefore the children of 27
this worlde are in their generation wiser then the neither can they come from thence to vs. Then
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children of light. And I say vnto you, Make you he said, I pray thee therfore, father, that thou
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friends with the riches of iniquitie, that when ye wouldest sende him to my fathers house, (For
shall want, they may receiue you into euerlasting I haue fiue brethren) that he may testifie vnto
habitations. 10 He that is faithfull in the least, them, least they also come into this place of
hee is also faithful in much: and he that is vniust torment. 29 Abraham said vnto him, They haue
in the least, is vniust also in much. 11 If then Moses and the Prophets: let them heare them.
ye haue not ben faithful in the wicked riches, 30 And he sayde, Nay, father Abraham: but if one
who wil trust you in the true treasure? 12 And came vnto them from the dead, they will amend
if ye haue not bene faithfull in another mans their liues. 31 Then he saide vnto him, If they
goods, who shall giue you that which is yours? heare not Moses and the Prophets, neither will
13 No seruaunt can serue two masters: for either they be persuaded, though one rise from the dead
he shall hate the one, and loue the other: or againe.
els he shall leane to the one, and despise the
other. Yee can not serue God and riches. 14 All
these thinges heard the Pharises also which were 17
couetous, and they scoffed at him. 15 Then he 1 Then said he to his disciples, It can not be
sayde vnto them, Yee are they, which iustifie auoided, but that offences will come, but wo be
your selues before men: but God knoweth your to him by whome they come. 2 It is better for
heartes: for that which is highly esteemed among him that a great milstone were hanged about
men, is abomination in the sight of God. 16 The his necke, and that he were cast into ye sea,
Lawe and the Prophets endured vntill Iohn: and then that he should offende one of these litle
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since that time the kingdome of God is preached, ones. Take heede to your selues: if thy brother
and euery man preasseth into it. 17 Nowe it is trespasse against thee, rebuke him: and if hee
more easie that heauen and earth shoulde passe repent, forgiue him. 4 And though he sinne
away, then that one title of the Lawe should fall. against thee seuen times in a day, and seuen
18 Whosoeuer putteth away his wife, and marieth times in a day turne againe to thee, saying, It
another, committeth adulterie: and whosoeuer repenteth mee, thou shalt forgiue him. 5 And
marieth her that is put away from her husband, the Apostles saide vnto the Lord, Increase our
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committeth adulterie. 19 There was a certaine faith. And the Lord said, If ye had faith, as much
riche man, which was clothed in purple and as is a graine of mustard seede, and should say
fine linnen, and fared well and delicately euery vnto this mulberie tree, Plucke thy selfe vp by the
day. 20 Also there was a certaine begger named rootes, and plant thy selfe in the sea, it should
Lazarus, which was laide at his gate full of sores, euen obey you. Who is it also of you, that hauing
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21 And desired to bee refreshed with the crommes a seruant plowing or feeding cattell, woulde say
that fell from the riche mans table: yea, and the vnto him by and by, when hee were come from
dogges came and licked his sores. 22 And it was the fielde, Goe, and sit downe at table? 8 And
so that the begger died, and was caried by the woulde not rather say to him, Dresse wherewith
Angels into Abrahams bosome. The rich man I may suppe, and girde thy selfe, and serue mee,
also died, and was buried. 23 And being in hell in till I haue eaten and drunken, and afterward
torments, he lift vp his eyes, and sawe Abraham eate thou, and drinke thou? 9 Doeth he thanke
a farre off, and Lazarus in his bosome. 24 Then he that seruant, because hee did that which was
cried, and saide, Father Abraham, haue mercie on commanded vnto him? I trowe not. 10 So likewise
mee, and sende Lazarus that hee may dippe the yee, when yee haue done all those things, which
tip of his finger in water, and coole my tongue: are commanded you, say, We are vnprofitable
for I am tormented in this flame. 25 But Abraham seruants: wee haue done that which was our
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saide, Sonne, remember that thou in thy life time duetie to doe. And so it was when he went to
Hierusalem, that he passed through the middes