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Feare not litell floocke for it is youre fathers pleasure to geve you a kingdome.
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Sell that ye have and geve almes. And make you bagges which wexe not olde and treasure that fayleth not in heaven where noo these commeth nether moth corrupteth.
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For where youre treasure is there will youre hertes be also.
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Let youre loynes be gerdde about and youre lightes brennynge
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and ye youre selves lyke vnto men that wayte for their master when he will returne fro a weddinge: that assone as he cometh and knocketh they maye ope vnto him.
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Happy are those servauntes which the Lorde when he cometh shall fynde wakynge. Verely I saye vnto you he will gerdde him selfe about and make them sit doune to meate and walke by and minister vnto them.
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And yf he come in the seconde watche ye if he come in the thyrde watche and shall fynde them soo happy are those servauntes.
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This vnderstonde that yf the good man of the housse knewe what houre ye these wolde come he wolde suerly watche: and not suffer his housse to be broken vp.
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Be ye prepared therfore: for the sonne of man will come at an houre when ye thinke not.
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Then Peter sayde vnto him: Master tellest thou this similitude vnto vs or to all men?
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And the Lorde sayde: If there be any faith full servaut and wise whom his Lorde shall make ruler over his housholde to geve them their duetie of meate at due season: