A very excel[n]t [and] sweet exposition upon the XXII. [sic] Psalm of David called…A very excelle[n]t [and] swete exposition vpon the XXII. [sic] Psalme of Dauid called…

The pasture wherewith Christ fedeth his sheep,¹ is also the comfortable gospel, whereby the souls are fed and strengthened, kept from error, comforted in all temptations and troubles, defended against the craft and power of the devil, and finally delivered out of all trouble. Nevertheless for as much as his sheep are not all alike strong, but some yet lost, and scattered here and there abroad, wounded, sick, young and feeble, he doth not therefore cast them away but hath much more respect unto them, & careth more diligently for them, then for the other, that have not such need. For as the prophet Ezekiel sayeth in the .xxxiiii. Chap. He seeketh them that be lost, bringeth together them that be scattered abroad, bindeth up such as be wounded, looketh to them that ⟨image 11⟩be sick. And the weak lambs that be but young at the first (sayeth Isaiah) he taketh up into his arms, and beareth them, and such as be with young ones, doth he drive forth fair and softly. All this doth our loving master Christ by the office of preaching and distributing of the holy sacrament, as it is oft and with many words taught in other places. For to set it forth here word by word as need should require, it were to long. The prophet also him self will declare it afterward in the Psalm.

The pasture wherwith Chryste fedeth his shepe,¹ is also the comfortable gospell, wherby the soules are fed and strengthed, kepte from erroure, comforted in all temptacions and troubles, defēded agaynste the craft and power of the deuell, and fynally delyuered out of all trouble. Neuerthelesse for as muche as his shepe are not all alyke stronge, but some yet lost, and scattred here and there abrode, woūded, sycke, yonge and feble, he doth not therofre cast them awaye but hathe much more respecte vnto them, & careth more dilygētly for them, then for the other, that haue not suche nede. For as the prophete Ezechiel sayeth in ye .xxxiiii. Chap. He seketh them that be lost, bryngeth together them that be scattred abrode, byndeth vp suche as be wounded, loketh to them that ⟨image 11⟩be sycke. And the weake lambes that be but yonge at the fyrste (sayeth Esaye) he taketh vp into his armes, and beareth them, and suche as be with yonge ones, doth he dryue forth fayre and softly. All this doth our louynge mayster Christ by the office of preachynge and distributynge of the holy sacrament, as it is ofte and with many wordes taught in other places. For to set it forth here worde by word as nede shulde requyre, it were to lōge. The prophete also hym selfe wyll declare it afterwarde in the Psalme.