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So not many daies after, when the yonger sonne had gathered all together, hee tooke his iourney into a farre countrey, and there hee wasted his goods with riotous liuing.

Then hee went and claue to a citizen of that conntrey, and hee sent him to his farme, to feede swine.

And hee would faine haue filled his bellie with the huskes, that the swine ate: but no man gaue them him.

So hee arose and came to his father, and when hee was yet a great way off, his father sawe him, and had compassion, and ranne and fell on his necke, and kissed him.

Then the father said to his seruaunts, Bring foorth the best robe, and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feete,

And called one of his seruaunts, and asked what those things meant.

Then he was angry, and would not goe in: therefore came his father out and entreated him.

But he answered & said to his father, Loe, these many yeeres haue I done thee seruice, neither brake I at any time thy commadement, and yet thou neuer gauest mee a kidde that I might make merie with my friends.

But when this thy sonne was come, which hath deuoured thy good with harlots, thou hast for his sake killed the fat calfe.

And he sayde also vnto his disciples, There was a certaine riche man, which had a stewarde, and he was accused vnto him, that he wasted his goods.

Then called he vnto him euery one of his masters detters, & said vnto the first, Howe much owest thou vnto my master?

Whosoeuer putteth away his wife, and marieth another, committeth adulterie: and whosoeuer marieth her that is put away from her husband, committeth adulterie.

Also there was a certaine begger named Lazarus, which was laide at his gate full of sores,

And desired to bee refreshed with the crommes that fell from the riche mans table: yea, and the dogges came and licked his sores.

And being in hell in torments, he lift vp his eyes, and sawe Abraham a farre off, and Lazarus in his bosome.

Then he cried, and saide, Father Abraham, haue mercie on mee, and sende Lazarus that hee may dippe the tip of his finger in water, & coole my tongue: for I am tormented in this flame.

Then said he to his disciples, It can not be auoided, but that offences will come, but wo be to him by whome they come.

It is better for him yt a great milstone were hanged about his necke, and that he were cast into ye sea, then that he should offende one of these litle ones.

And fell downe on his face at his feete, and gaue him thankes: and he was a Samaritan.

For as the lightening that lighteneth out of the one part vnder heauen, shineth vnto the other part vnder heauen, so shall the Sonne of man be in his day.