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1 I| ready to go to hell. And John Cassiodorus saith that the
2 I| a servant of his, named John Stanney which solicited
3 I| Iying deeds, whereof S. John maketh mention in the Apocalypse,
4 I| their deeds; like as S. John Chrysostom saith upon the
5 I| glory, whereof saith S. John Chrysostom that, the cross
6 I| And therefore as saith S. John Chrysostom: he shall say
7 I| glorious Virgin Mary and of S. John Baptist, and of the Resurrection
8 I| nativity of our Lady and S. John Baptist be of devotion,
9 I| worshipped Jesu Christ, and S. John Baptist baptized him. And
10 I| that in the gospel of S. John is read that it was done
11 I| craft of the devil. And S. John Chrysostom calleth these
12 I| to Jerusalem putteth S. John Chrysostom, which saith
13 I| God. And thus as saith S. John Chrysostom: They confessed
14 I| Others say, like to S. John Chrysostom, that it was
15 I| reasons; like as Master John Beleth putteth in the office
16 I| of the office of Master John Beleth in the office of
17 I| The fifth reason, as saith John Damascenus: in March and
18 I| done much good. Like as S. John recordeth, Johannis viii.:
19 I| third cause is after S. John Chrysostom: For the question
20 I| Whereof he saith the gospel of John, Johannis xxvi., he said:
21 I| from the monument with S. John. For it might well be that
22 I| some place turned from S. John, where God appeared to him,
23 I| he answered that he was John that baptized Christ, and
24 I| immortalis miserere nobis. Item, John Damascene recordeth in his
25 I| Isaiah xliii. And also S. John saith: No man ascendeth
26 I| of which strength saith John Damascene in his second
27 I| of God, whereof saith S. John in the gospel: If ye love
28 I| and this witnesseth us S. John, that saith in his canon:
29 I| man, Apocalypsis xix. S. John would have worshipped the
30 I| Jesus saith in the Gospel of John: I go for to make ready
31 I| himself. Of the first saith S. John, Johannis xiv.: The Holy
32 I| Of the second saith S. John: If I go, saith Jesus, I
33 I| this that the gospel of John saith, Johannis decimo sexto,
34 I| sending invisible saith S. John, Johannis iii.: Spiritus
35 I| with S. Peter, James, and John. And thus as he spake there
36 I| or a blast, as saith S. John, Johannis vicesimo: He breathed
37 I| and cool. Whereof saith S. John the Evangelist: From the
38 I| forgive sins, as saith S. John: Take ye the Holy Ghost,
39 I| Whereof saith Jesu Christ, John xiv.: I shall pray God my
40 I| he loveth us, as saith S. John in the gospel, Johannis
41 II| a noble knight named Sir John Capons, and was also doctor
42 II| when S. Andrew was with John the Baptist, his master,
43 II| disciple; he heard that John said: Lo! here the Lamb
44 II| and he called James and John, which were in another ship,
45 II| patriarch wrote it in Greek, and John the deacon translated it
46 II| thousands. The white is as to S. John the Evangelist, a precious
47 II| thousands, is to the virginal S John company of the innocents.
48 II| Stephen, the second was in S. John the Evangelist, the third
49 II| And next followeth of S. John the Evangelist. ~John is
50 II| S. John the Evangelist. ~John is expounded the grace of
51 II| that be in the blessed S. John. The first was the noble
52 II| the second he loved more John, and as to the third, he
53 II| death of holy fathers. ~S. John the apostle and evangelist
54 II| James of Galicia. This said John signifieth as much as the
55 II| the universal world, S. John came into Greece where he
56 II| men, and did do take S. John, and did him to be brought
57 II| called Patmos. There was S. John alone, and was visited of
58 II| defeated, and thus was S. John brought again from his exile
59 II| which had much loved S. John and well kept his commandments.
60 II| friends brought her tofore S. John all weeping and saving to
61 II| she may not see thee. S. John had great pity on her that
62 II| do the commandment of S. John, and the people made three
63 II| and that is he whom S. John preacheth. ~It happed on
64 II| destroyed. That same time S. John passed by, and said to Crato
65 II| withdraw for to love riches. S. John approved to these two men
66 II| his proper sins. When S. John had said all this there
67 II| wept sore, which tofore S. John kneeled down on their knees,
68 II| would raise him to life. S. John had great pity, and when
69 II| yielding thankings to S. John, and blamed much the two
70 II| great repentance prayed S. John that he would pray for them,
71 II| pray for them, to whom S. John answered that they should
72 II| thirty days they came to S. John and said to him: Fair father,
73 II| have mercy on us. And S. John answered: Our Lord God when
74 II| when the blessed apostle S. John had preached through all
75 II| moved the people against S. John, and came and drove him
76 II| unto that idol. To whom S. John said: Sith ye believe that
77 II| virtuously after, that S. John ordained him to be a bishop. ~
78 II| the same history that S. John on a time entered into a
79 II| that a man had given to S. John a partridge living, and
80 II| bird like a child. Which S. John knew anon, by the Holy Ghost,
81 II| dost thou withal? said S. John. And the young man said:
82 II| in heavenly things. ~S. John wrote his gospels after
83 II| Ephesus to write them, S. John prayed also to them, that
84 II| this glorious apostle S. John, that, when he was so old,
85 II| with thy brethren. Then S. John arose up and said to our
86 II| special devotion unto S. John Evangelist, and it happed
87 II| apostle; and it was that S. John in likeness of a pilgrim
88 II| his alms in the name of S. John, and the king not having
89 II| in the Holy Land, and S. John appeared to them and bade
90 II| him that he gave it to S. John in likeness of a pilgrim,
91 II| they thanked God and S. John for their good speed, and
92 II| fathers, saith this: S. John the Evangelist transformed
93 II| and he did do smite off S. John Baptist's head. The third
94 II| the prophet, I have seen John the Baptist in desert, and
95 II| as high as she is on S. John's day at noon in the summer.
96 II| followeth the Life of S. John the Almoner. ~S. John the
97 II| S. John the Almoner. ~S. John the Almoner was patriarch
98 II| raise any slander against S. John. And S. John came in to
99 II| against S. John. And S. John came in to a city and went
100 II| his life. And anon as S. John had prayed she began to
101 II| then they complained to S. John of his governance, but our
102 II| glorified God, and namely S. John, saying: Would God that
103 II| of a pilgrim came to S. John and demanded alms, and he
104 II| changed his habit twice; S. John feigned as he had not heard
105 II| time, and came again to S. John, and asked yet the third
106 II| same beggar, to whom S. John said: Give to him twelve
107 II| been sore beaten. And S. John seeing that he was comforted
108 II| made, or of what metal. S. John remembering this, commanded
109 II| a rich man which saw S. John, having in his bed but vile
110 II| his bed and gave it to S. John. And in a night, as it lay
111 II| took it to the blessed S. John and desired him no more
112 II| himself. And anon after S. John sold it again and gave the
113 II| again and brought it to S. John full goodly, and said to
114 II| in getting reward. And S. John would draw men to do alms
115 II| him, and then the blessed John defended them saying: Suffer
116 II| young man thereof tofore S. John, and said he ought to be
117 II| own and the nun's. Then S. John withstood their sentence
118 II| fell many times that S. John was ravished in his prayers,
119 II| place to the body of S. John, for they removed each from
120 II| ne show it to no man. S. John bade her write it and seal
121 II| it and delivered it to S. John. And anon after S. John
122 II| John. And anon after S. John waxed sick and died, and
123 II| wept bitterly praying S. John that he would show to her
124 II| writing. And suddenly S. John came and appeared to her
125 II| put away by the prayer of John, my servant. And then she
126 II| to our Lord God and to S. John, and then S. John with the
127 II| to S. John, and then S. John with the two bishops returned
128 II| sepulture. This holy man S. John flourished in the year of
129 III| after that that Master John Beleth reciteth. There was
130 III| Ignatius was disciple of S. John Evangelist, and was bishop
131 III| disciple to Jesu Christ and to John thy dear friend, desire
132 III| thee to wit that all that John hath said to thee of Jesu
133 III| same. I shall come with S. John for to visit thee and other
134 III| light. And hereof saith S. John the Evangelist in the Apocalypse:
135 III| and life of him, the which John the deacon afterwards much
136 III| Augustin, Mellitus, and John, for to preach the faith.
137 III| other by the church of S. John Lateran, where the place
138 III| the first coming of King John, King Harry the second's
139 III| he made an oratory of S. John Baptist, and converted all
140 III| oratory that he had made of S. John, where as was wont to be
141 III| his son. That same day S. John Baptist was beheaded, and
142 III| followeth the History of S. John Port Latin.~When S. John
143 III| John Port Latin.~When S. John the apostle and evangelist
144 III| cause there was, as Master John Beleth saith, why that the
145 III| exile. The mother of S. John hearing that her son was
146 III| Then let us pray to S. John that he pray for us.~
147 III| mass in the church of S. John Lateran, and when mass was
148 III| he pardoned his anger to John, surnamed Mark. For when
149 III| Mark. For when the said John, which was one of the disciples,
150 III| Acts xv., because this John had been tofore the master
151 III| Nevertheless this departing that John was thus departed from the
152 III| appeared by night to this John aforesaid, his cousin, and
153 III| cousin, and said to him thus: John, have in thee no doubtance,
154 III| shalt no more be called John, but thou shalt be called
155 III| a time that Barnabas and John issued out of Cyprus and
156 III| cast them into the sea, but John, his disciple, with two
157 III| followeth the Nativity of S. John Baptist.~S. John Baptist
158 III| Nativity of S. John Baptist.~S. John Baptist is named in many
159 III| Of S. John Baptist~The nativity of
160 III| Baptist~The nativity of S. John Baptist was ancient, and
161 III| descended, father of S. John Baptist. This Zacharias
162 III| son, whom thou shalt call John, of whom thou shalt have
163 III| and service to receive S. John Baptist when he was born.~
164 III| said that he should named John. and not Zacharias. and
165 III| Johannes est nomen ejus, John is his name, and all they
166 III| after, by the merit of S. John, his father's mouth was
167 III| Jerusalem, and there S. John Baptist was born, and after
168 III| born, and after that S. John was circumcised, he was
169 III| idle words. This holy S. John, dwelling in desert, ware
170 III| brought to him, and so S. John ate locusts, some say that
171 III| Christ. This angel said to S. John Baptist that, Jesu Christ,
172 III| semblance of a dove.~S. John drew him towards Bethany,
173 III| Abraham shall be saved. S. John preached about a year tofore
174 III| fire of penance.~When S. John along the flom Jordan had
175 III| would be baptized of him. S. John, enlumined of the Holy Ghost,
176 III| sufficeth for the nativity of S. John Baptist, and the residue
177 IV| Of S. John and S. Paul. ~Constance,
178 IV| provosts, that one was named John and that other Paul. It
179 IV| to him her two provosts John and Paul to go with him
180 IV| assieged him. Then said S. John and S. Paul: Make shine
181 IV| heard that the blessed SS. John and Paul had the riches
182 IV| as common enemies. Then John and Paul during these ten
183 IV| men, he healed Claude with John, and then converted five
184 IV| him. Hæc Dionysius. ~S. John Chrysostom saith in the
185 IV| sweat, but by blood. S. John the Baptist ate locusts
186 IV| in his conversation as S. John was in desert. Not only
187 IV| Truly there appeared in S. John great constancy in preaching
188 IV| and much more saith S. John Chrysostom, which were overmuch
189 IV| with thee, for the son of John the knight hath lain by
190 IV| Magdalene was wedded to S. John the Evangelist when Christ
191 IV| convenable that the calling of S. John should be occasion of her
192 IV| said that he ennobled S. John tofore all other with the
193 IV| of Zebedee, brother of S. John the Evangelist and Boanerges,
194 IV| is said James, brother of John, not only by flesh but by
195 IV| receive Jesu Christ, James and John said: If it please thee
196 IV| whereof Bede saith of S. John, that he thundered so high,
197 IV| again into Judea. Master John Beleth saith that he converted
198 IV| convenable time. And as Master John Beleth saith, which made
199 IV| Malchus, Marcianus, Denis, John, Serapion, and Constantine.
200 IV| of the gospel. And Master John Beleth assigneth these three
201 IV| slay James, brother of S. John the Evangelist, with a sword,
202 IV| emperor he was led to pope John, for to put the chain about
203 IV| Go thou therefore unto John the bishop of Jerusalem
204 IV| received baptism of Peter and John, and therefore the princes
205 IV| recounted all by order to John the bishop, and called the
206 IV| the world. Then I, friar John of Vigny, translator of
207 IV| him thence. And as Master John Beleth saith: When the blessed
208 IV| true, that which Master John Beleth putteth may be true.
209 IV| fastings by many, and as Master John Beleth rehearseth: It was
210 IV| find in a book sent to S. John the Evangelist, or else
211 IV| star. And it happed as S. John the Evangelist preached
212 IV| weeping, and said to him: John, my son, remember thee of
213 IV| the sepulchre. Then said John: O would God that all my
214 IV| assembled us here? Then S. John went out and said to them
215 IV| which is attributed to S. John. ~For first, Jesu Christ
216 IV| laid it on the bier, and John said to Peter: Bear this
217 IV| the hand of our brother John, and lay it on the people
218 IV| also many believe that S. John the Evangelist is glorified
219 IV| these things, the blessed S. John, the Evangelist, came and
220 IV| marvelled of this thing, John came to them and told to
221 IV| then they all wept and S. John comforted them, and then
222 IV| Peter stood at the head, and John at the feet, and the other
223 IV| returned into the house of S. John Evangelist in praising him
224 IV| our Blessed Lady. ~Verily John Damascene, which for the
225 IV| mother. And all this saith John Damascene. ~
226 V| Montpelier, and was named John, and was come of the noble
227 V| to be the son of the lord John of Montpelier, which was
228 V| followeth the Decollation of S. John Baptist.~It is read that
229 V| that the decollation of S. John Baptist was established
230 V| became his enemies. And S. John said to him that he had
231 V| living. And Herod saw that John reproved him of this thing
232 V| and did do bind and put S. John in prison, but he would
233 V| people, which much loved John, and followed him for his
234 V| coveting occasion against S. John how they might make him
235 V| should ask the head of S. John, and he would give it to
236 V| wife of the death of S. John. And under this occasion
237 V| demanded the head of S. John Baptist. Nevertheless, Herod
238 V| this Austin saith that S. John was not beheaded on this
239 V| greater. And of that, S. John Chrysostom saith: John the
240 V| John Chrysostom saith: John the Baptist beheaded is
241 V| and discipline of faith. John is greater than man, peer
242 V| church in the honour of S. John Baptist, and this is that
243 V| the History Scholastic: John was bound and imprisoned,
244 V| hundred and fifty-three, John showed his head to two monks
245 V| and found the head of S. John wrapped in an hair, and
246 V| long time, the blessed John Baptist made revelation
247 V| and said: Lo! here is S. John Baptist. Whom one led on
248 V| place where the head of S. John was, and there he dalf and
249 V| that it was the head of S. John, laid his hand upon the
250 V| it was not whole. And S. John appeared to him and said:
251 V| punished that beheaded S. John, and Julian the apostate
252 V| to demand the head of S. John. And the maid that required
253 V| and this witnesseth Master John Beleth, saying that the
254 V| church in the honour of S. John, which church, as it is
255 V| much devout lady towards S. John was in France, which much
256 V| some relics of the said S. John, and when she saw that it
257 V| church in the honour of S. John Baptist. ~And like as Paul
258 V| hath do made a church of S. John Baptist and prayeth continually
259 V| and Sanctilus cried: S. John receive my soul, and then
260 V| pray unto this holy saint John Baptist, to be a moyen between
261 V| all his other sons. And as John Damascene witnesseth that
262 V| Elizabeth was mother to John Baptist, and Eliud engendered
263 V| wit, James the More, and John the Evangelist. And hereof
264 V| christian men, and as master John Beleth saith that, it happed
265 V| and the nativity of S. John Baptist. And these three
266 V| we be born again with S. John Baptist in the water of
267 V| followeth the Life of S. John Chrysostom.~John Chrysostom
268 V| Life of S. John Chrysostom.~John Chrysostom was of Antioch,
269 V| Alexandria, would have deposed John Chrysostom, and would have
270 V| with the doctrine of S. John, defended him strongly.
271 V| defended him strongly. And John Chrysostom constrained the
272 V| would not follow it. And John governed not only the bishopric
273 V| granted him, he came to John Chrysostom for to have a
274 V| him by the emperor, but John, which was strong in virtue
275 V| orator required for him, John said: The house of God is
276 V| warned of my petition. And John said to him: Thou hast received
277 V| him to be still. And as S. John governed nobly the city
278 V| it was well showed how S. John kept the city, for a great
279 V| emperor committed to S. John the charge of his legation,
280 V| these things were done S. John flourished in Constantinople
281 V| by his virtue? And then John doubted that by this song
282 V| who was ordained by S. John Chrysostom for to go with
283 V| condemning of the holy man S. John Chrysostom, and that was
284 V| name of that holy man S. John was set among the bishops
285 V| bury the said body of S. John Chrysostom in the church
286 V| And this holy holy man S. John Chrysostom passed about
287 V| and slander him. And as John Beleth saith: They scorned
288 V| Theodosius the emperor, as John Beleth saith, required and
289 V| Francis was first named John, but after his name was
290 V| epistle that he sent to John the Evangelist, in the isle
291 VI| honour of our Lord and S. John the Evangelist; wherefore
292 VI| the worship of God and S. John the Evangelist. Then the
293 VI| what he was, and said: I am John the Evangelist, and say
294 VI| the ring, and said that S. John Evangelist sent it to him.~
295 VI| Almighty God, and to S. John his avowry that he would
296 VI| had another token of S. John, and that was that the two
297 VI| the cry of predication. John is figured as an eagle,
298 VI| of things seen, they were John and Matthew, and two of
299 VI| in an ancient history, as John Damascene witnesseth in
300 VI| the Apostles, and Master John Beleth in his Summa witnesseth
301 VI| And above these reasons, John Damascene putteth three
302 VI| dukes and leaders. And S. John putteth these authorities:
303 VI| their bodies. And the said John Damascene putteth four reasons,
304 VI| increased? And the same upon John, saith: The blood of Jesu
305 VI| example to fight, whereof S. John Chrysostom saith to us:
306 VI| confession of mouth; like as John Chrysostom saith and proveth
307 VI| the hair of camels was S. John Baptist with the patriarchs
308 VI| Thirdly, it was open to S. John the Evangelist, which was
309 VI| this miracle addeth Master John Beleth that, when he lifted
310 VI| and gone to heaven.~Master John Beleth saith that kings
311 VI| signs ne miracles that S. John the Baptist did, nevertheless
312 VI| Perugia which was named Good John. the son of Martin. and
313 VI| great and fast that this John had his one hand all to-frushed
314 VI| precursor of our Lord, S. John Baptist.~This cistern or
315 VI| and her advocate, and S. John the Evangelist to be warden
316 VI| day unto our Lady and S. John the Evangelist the prayer:
317 VI| said it not. Wherefore S. John appeared to him in a ghastful
318 VI| our blessed Lady and S. John Evangelist to pray for him
319 VI| was Henry III. son of king John, which desired certain points
320 VII| of Jesu Christ was in S. John the Evangelist, the flowing
321 VII| age he was made deacon, of John, bishop of York, and in
322 VII| questions. He transiated S. John's Gospel into English, and
323 VII| Here beginneth of the Abbot John.~John, abbot, when he had
324 VII| beginneth of the Abbot John.~John, abbot, when he had dwelled
325 VII| that saw me eating. And John said: Ne me, being wroth.
326 VII| thou art better than I. John would have lived like unto
327 VII| thou? and he said: I am John. And that other said: Thou
328 VII| said: Thou art not he, for John ic made an angel and is
329 VII| and is not among men. And John said: Truly I am he; but
330 VII| thou to enter herein? And John said: O brother, forgive
331 VII| Hermit.~Barlaam, of whom S. John Damascene made the history
332 VII| this Pelagius succeeded John the Third, and to John,
333 VII| succeeded John the Third, and to John, Benedict, to Benedict,
334 VII| And in the nativity of S. John Baptist the peace was all
335 VII| devotion to the blessed S. John, and said that by the merit
336 VII| unto a holy man, that S. John was patron and defender
337 VII| Polycarp was disciple of S. John the Evangelist, and S. John
338 VII| John the Evangelist, and S. John ordained him bishop of Smyrna.
339 VII| that the said child, named John, should be vowed unto S.
340 VII| profession in the presence of John Bishop of Portuence which
341 VII| signifieth the predication of S. John Baptist, the which was sent
342 VII| sweet coming saith yet S. John: Ecce agnus Dei, etc., that
343 VII| for after this that S. John had taught in his predication
344 VII| the vestments, they say S. John's gospel, and some say the
345 VII| the office of our Lady. S. John's gospel is said for the
346 VII| for in the tenour of it S. John maketh mention how our humanity
347 VII| laid it in the creed S. John the Evangelist. The third
348 VII| S. James, brother to S. John the Evangelist, in the creed.~
349 VII| 30, v. 199.~Job, ii. 52.~John the Baptist. June 24, iii.
350 VII| Baptist. June 24, iii. 253.~John the Baptist, Decollation
351 VII| Decollation of. August 29, v. 67.~John the Evangelist. December
352 VII| Evangelist. December 27, ii. 161.~John Port Latin. May 6, iii.
353 VII| Latin. May 6, iii. 176.~John Chrysostom. January 27 (
354 VII| of September 18), v. 136.~John the Almoner. January 23,
355 VII| Almoner. January 23, ii. 268.~John the Abbot. February 28,
356 VII| Abbot. February 28, vii. 75.~John and Paul. June 26, iv. 6.~
357 VII| i. 61.~Bone fires on S. John Baptist's day, v. 71.~Bones
358 VII| old, v. 229.~Capons' (Sir John) story of David's penance,
359 VII| destroyed by the prayer of S. John, ii. 169.~Dicer, the, and
360 VII| for, i. 62-5.~Finger of S John Baptist, v.66.~Fire obeys
361 VII| S. Loye, iii. 262.~Good John of Perugia, vi. 193.~Gotard,
362 VII| 2.~Vital the monk and S. John the Almoner, ii. 272.~Walking
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