The Knickerbocker, Vol. 10, No. 1, July 1837Various
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The Knickerbocker, Vol. 10, No. 1, July 1837
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"Lykwyse as a certayne man redy to |"For the kingdom of heaven is as a
take his iorney to a straunge |man travelling into a far country,
countree, called hys servauntes to |who called his own servants, and
hym, and delyvered to them hys |delivered unto them his goods. And
goodes. And vnto won he gave v. |unto one he gave five talents, to
talentes, to another ij. and to |another two, and to another one; to
another one: to every man after his |every man according to his several
abilite, and streyght waye departed. |ability; and straightway took his
Then he thatt hadde received the fyve|journey. Then he that had received
talentes, went and bestowed them, and|the five talents went and traded
wane other fyve. Lykwyse he that |with the same, and made them other
receaved ij. gayned other ij. but he |five talents. And likewise he that
that receaved one, went and digged a |had received two, he also gained
pitt in the erth, and hyd his masters|other two. But he that had received
money. After a longe season, the |one, went and digged in the earth,
lorde of those servauntes cam, and |and hid his lord's money. After a
reckened with them. Then came he that|long time the lord of those servants
had receaved fyve talentes and |cometh, and reckoneth with them.
brought other fyve, sayinge: master, |And so he that had received five
thou deliveredes vnto me fyve |talents came, and brought other
talentes, lo I have gayned with them |five talents, saying, Lord, thou
fyve moo. His master said vnto him: |deliveredst unto me five talents:
well good servaunt and faythful, Thou|behold, I have gained besides them
hast bene faythful in lytell, I will |five talents more. His lord said
make the ruler over moche, entre in |unto him, Well done, thou good and
into thy masters ioye. Also he that |faithful servant; thou has been
receaved ij. talentes cam, and sayde:|faithful over a few things, I will
master, thou delyveredes vnto me ij. |make thee ruler over many things:
talentes, lo I have wone ij. other |enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
with them. His master saide vnto hym,|
well good servaunt and faythfull, |"He also that had received two
thou hast bene faythefull in litell, |talents came and said, Lord, thou
I woll make the ruler over moche; go |deliveredst unto me two talents;
in into thy masters ioye. |behold, I have gained two other
|talents besides them. His lord
"He which had receaved the one talent|said unto him, Well done, good and
cam also, and said: master, I |faithful servant; thou has been
considered that thou wast an harde |faithful over a few things, I will
man, which repest where thou sowedst |make thee ruler over many things:
not, and gadderest where thou |enter thou into the joy of thy
strawedst not, and was affrayd, and |lord. Then he which had received
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