FIRST SUNDAY IN ADVENT. The Epistle. Romans 13. 8. 'VE no man any thing, but to love one O another: for he that loveth another THE hath fulfilled the law. For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, COLLECTS, EPISTLES, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if AND GOSPELS there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, TO BE USED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. Love worketh no ill to his neighbour; there ~ Note, that the Collect appointed for every fore love is the fulfilling of the law. And Sunday, or for any Holy-day that hath a t~at, knowing the time, that now it is high Vigil or Eve, shall be said at the Evening time to awake out of sleep: for now is our Service next before. salvation nearer than when we believed. The night is far spent, the day is at hand; ~ Note also, that the Collect, Epistle and Gospel appointed for the Sunday shall serve let us therefore cast off the works of dark all the week after unless there be other p1'0- ness, and let us put on the armour of light. ~et . us walk honestly as in the day; not in vision made in this Book or sanctioned by rlOtmg and drunkenness, not in chamberinO" the Ordinary. and wantonness, not in strife and envying~ But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and THE FIRST SUNDAY IN ADVENT. make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the The Collect. lusts thereof. ALMIGHTY God, give us grace that we .1i may cast away the works of darkness, The Gospel. St. Matthew 21. 1 . and put upon us the armour of light, now in HEN they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, the time of this mortal life, in which thy Son Wand were come to Bethphage, unto Jesus Christ came to visit us in great humility; the mount of Olives, then sent Jesus two that in the last day, when he shall come again disciples, saying unto them, Go into the vil in his glorious Majesty to judge both the lage over against you, and straightway ye quick and the dead, we may rise to the life im shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her: mortal, through him who liveth and reigneth loose them, and bring them unto me. And with thee and the Holy Ghost, now and ever. if any man say ought unto you, ye shall say, Amen. The Lord hath need of them; and straicrht way he will send them. All this was d~ne, ~ This Collect is to be repeated every day, with that it might be fulfilled which was spoken - the other Collects in Advent, until Christ- by the Prophet, saying, Tell ye the daughter mas Eve. of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, 68 69 SECOND SUNDAY IN ADVENT. SECOND SUNDAY IN ADVENT. meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the ing; that we through patience, and comfort foal of an ass. And the disciples went and of the Scriptures, might have hope. Now did as Jesus commanded them; and bro'ught the God of patience and consolation grant the ass, and the colt, and put on them their you to be like minded one towards another clothes, and they set him thereon. And accord.ing to Christ Jesus: that ye may witl~ a very great multitude spread their garments one mmd, and one mouth, glorify God, even in the way; others cut down branches from the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Where the trees, and strawed them in the way. fore receive ye one another as Christ also And the multitudes that went before, and received us, to ~he glory of G~d. Now I say, that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the that Jesus ChrIst was a minister of the cir son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in cumcision. for the truth of God, to confirm the Name of the Lord; Hosanna in the the promIses made unto the fathers: And highest. And when he was come into that the Gentiles might glorify God for his .Jerusalem all the city was moved, sayina, mercy; as it is written, For this cause I will Who is this? And the multitude said This confess to thee among the Gentiles, and sing is Jesus the Prophet of Nazareth of G~lilee. ~~to thy Nam~. And again he saith, Re And Jesus went into the temple of God, and JOIC~, ye ~entJles, with his people. And cast out all them that sold and bought in the agam, .PraIse the Lord, all ye Gentiles, and temple; and overthrew the tables of the la~d hIm, all ye people. And again, Esaias money-changers, and the seats of them that salth, There shall be a root of Jesse and he sold doves; and said unto them, It is t~at shall rise to reign over the Ge~tiIes, in written, My house shall be called the house hun shall the Gentiles trust. Now the God of prayer; but ye have made it a den of of ~ol?e fill you with all joy and peace in thieves. belieVing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost. THE SECOND SUNDAY IN ADVENT. The Collect. The Gospel. St. Luke 21. 25. LESSED Lord, who hast caused all holy ANI? there shall be signs in the sun, and B Scriptures to be written for our learn 1i m the moon, and in the stars; and ing; Grant that we may in such wise hear upo~ the earth distress of nations, with per them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest pleXIty, the sea and the waves roarinrr • them, that by patience, and comfort of thy men's hearts failing them for fear and i'o; holy ''Vord, we may embrace, and ever hold looking after those things which a;e comina fas~ the blessed hope of everlasting life, on the earth: for the powers of heaven shafi WhICh thou hast given us in our Saviour be shaken. And then shall they see the Son .Tesus Christ. Amen. of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. And when these things begin to The Epistle. Romans 15. 4. come to pass, then look up, and lift up your YXTHATSOEVER things were written heads; for your redemption draweth nigh. V, aforetime, were written for our learn- And he spake to them a parable, Behold the 70 71 THIRD SUNDAY IN ADVENT. FOURTH SUNDAY IN ADVENT. fig-tree, and all the trees; when they now The Gospel. St. Matthew 11. 2. shoot forth, ye see and know of your own OW when John had heard in the prison selves that summer is now nigh at hand. 1N the works of Christ, he sent two of his So likewise ye, when ye see these things disciples, and said unto him, Art thou he that come to pass, know ye that the Kingdom of should come, or do we look for another? God is nigh at hand. Verily I say unto you, Jesus answered and said unto them, Go and This generation shall not pass away, till all shew John again those things which ye be fulfilled: heaven and earth shall pass do hear and see: The blind receive their away; but my words shall not pass away. sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are THE THIRD SUNDAY IN ADVENT. raised up, and the poor have the Gospel The Collect. preached to them: And blessed Is he who· soever shall not be offended in me. And as LORD J esu Christ, who :;Lt thy first they departed, Jesus began to say unto the O coming didst send thy messenger to multitudes concerning John, What went ye prepare thy way before thee; Grant that the out into the wilderness to see? a reed shaken ministers and stewards of thy mysteries may with the wind? But what went ·ye out for likewise so prepare and make ready thy way, to see? a man clothed in soft raiment? by turning the hearts of the disobedient to behold, they that wear soft clothing are in the wisdom of the just, that at thy second kings' houses. But what went ye out for to coming to judge the world we may be found see? a prophet? yea, I say unto you, and an acceptable people in thy sight, who livest more than a prophet. For this is he of whom and reign est with the Father and the Holy it is written, Behold, I send my messenger Spirit, ever one God, world without end. before thy face, which shall prepare thy way Amen. before thee. The Epistle. 1 Corinthians 4. 1. 1 ET a man so account of us, as of the THE FOURTH SUNDAY IN ADVENT. 1....1 ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God. Moreover, it is required The Collect. in stewards, that a man be found faithful. LORD, raise up (we pray thee) thy But with me it is a vcry small thing that O power, and come among us, and with I should be judged of you, or of man's judge great might succour us; that whereas, ment: yea, I judge not mine own self. For through our sins and wickedness, we are sore I know nothing by myself, yet am I not let and hindered in running the race that is hereby justified; but he that judgeth me is set before us, thy bountiful grace and mercy the Lord. Therefore judge nothing before may speedily help and deliver us; through the time, until the Lord come, who both win the satisfaction of thy Son our Lord, to bring to light the hidden things of darkness, whom with thee and the Holy Ghost be and will make manifest the counsels of the honour and glory, world without end. Amen. hearts; and then shall every man have praise 73 D 3 of God. 72 FOURTH SUNDAY IN ADVENT. The Epistle. PhiIippians 4. 4. CHRIST)lAS-EVE. * EJOICE in the Lord alway, and again The Collect. R I say, Rejoice. Let your moderation GOD, who makest us glad with the be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand. C) yearly l'emembrance of the birth of thy Be careful for nothing: but in every thing, only Son, Jesus Christ: Grant that as we by prayer and supplication with thanks joyfully receive him for our Redeemer, so giving, let your requests be made known unto we may with sure confidence behold him, God. And the peace of God, which passeth when he shall come to be our Judge; who all understanding, shall keep your hearts and liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy minds through Christ Jesus. Ghost, one God, world without end. Amen.
The Gospel. St. John 1. 19. For the Epistle. Micah 5, 2. HIS is the record of John, when the Jews UT thou, Beth-Iehem Ephratah, though T sent Priests and Lcvites from Jerusalem B thou be little among the thousands of to ask him, Vi'ho art thou? And he confessed, J udah, yet out of thcc shall he come forth and denied not; but confessed, I am not the unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose Christ. And they asked him, 'Vhat then? goings forth have been from of old, from Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. everlasting. Thercfore will he give them up, Art thou that Prophet? And he answered, until the time that she which travaileth hath No. Then said they unto him, Who art thou? brought forth: then the remnant of his that we may give an answer to them that brethren shall return unto the children of sent us. Vi'hat sayest thou of thyse:f? He Israel. And he shall stand and feed his flock said, I am the voice of one crying in the in the strength of the Lord, in the majesty of wilderness, Make straight the way of the the name of the Lord his God; and they shall Lord, as said the prophet Esaias. And they abide: for now shall he be great unto the which were sent were of the Pharisees. And ends of the earth. And this man shall be they asked him, and said unto him, ViThy our peace. baptizest thou then, if thou be not that The Gospel. St, Matthew 1. 18. Christ, nor Elias, neither that Prophet? John answered them, saying, I baptize with OW the birth of Jesus Christ was on this water: but there standeth one among you, .1N wise: 'Vhen as his mother Mary was whom ye know not: He it is who cominO' espoused to Joseph, bcfore they came after me is preferred before me, whose shoe'~ together, she was found with child of the latchet I am not worthy to unloose. These Holy Ghost. Then Joseph her husband, things were done in Bethabara beyond Jor being a just man, and not willing to make her dan, where John was baptizing. a publick example, was minded to put her away privily. But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take 74 71) [* December 24. CHRISTMAS-DAY. CHRISTMAS-DAY. unto thee Mary thy wife; for that which a Son? And again, when he bringeth in the is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost. first-begotten into the world, he saith, And And she shall bring forth a son, and thou let all the angels of God worship him. And shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels save his people from their sins. spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire. But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, ° God, The Nativity of"our Lord, or the Birth-day of is for ever and ever; a sceptre of righteous CHRIST, commonly called ness is the sceptre of thy kingdom: Thou CHRISTMAS-DAY ... hast loved righteousness, and hated ini quity; therefore God, even thy God, hath The Collect. anointed thee with the oil of gladness above ALMIGHTY God, who hast given us thy thy fellows. And, Thou, Lord, in the begin .li only-begotten Son to take our nature ning hast laid the foundation of the earth; upon him, and as at this time to be born of and the heavens are the works of thine hands: a pure Virgin; Grant that we being re they shall perish, but thou remainest; and generate, and made thy children by adoption they all shall wax old as doth a garment; and grace, may daily be renewed by thy and as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, Holy Spirit; through the same our Lord and they shall be changed; but thou art the Jesus Christ, who liveth and reigneth with same, and thy years shall not fail. thee and the same Spirit, ever one God, world The Gospel. St. John 1. 1. without end. Amen. N the beginning was the ''Vord, and the The Epistle. Hebrews 1. 1. 1. Word was with God, and the Word was OD, who at sundry times and in divers God. The same was in the beginning with G manners spake in time past unto the God. All things were made by him; and fathers by the prophets, hath in these last without him was not any thing made that days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he was made. In him was life, and the life was hath appointed heir of all things, by whom the light of men. And the light shineth in also he made the worlds; who being the darkness, and the darkness comprehended brightness of his glory, and the express image it not. There was a man sent from God, of his person, and upholding all things by the whose name was John. The same came for word of his power, when he had by himself a witness, to bear witness of the light, that purged our sins, sat down on the right hand all men through him might believe. He was of the Majesty on high; being made so much not that light, but was sent to bear witness better than the angels, as he hath by in of that light. That was the true light, which heritance obtained a more excellent name lighteth every man that cometh into the than they. For unto which of the angels world. He was in the world, and the world said he at any time, Thou art my Son, this was made by him, imd the world knew him day have I begotten thee? And again, I will not. He came unto his own, and his own be to him a Father, and he shall be to me received him not. But as many as received *Dec ember 25.] 76 7~' CIIRIST~IAS-DAY • SAINT STEPHEN'S DAY. him, to them gave he power to becOIne the to be taxed everyone into his own city. sons of God, even to them that believe on his And J oseph 'alSO went up from Galilee, out ~ame: which were born, not of blood, nor of of the city of Nazareth, into J udrea, unto the the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, city of David, which is called Bethlehem; but of God. And the 'Vord was made flesh, (because he was of the. house and. lineage of and dwelt among us (and we beheld his glory, David :) to be taxed With Mary hiS eSI;>oused the glory as of the only-begotten of the wife, being great with child. And so It was, Father) full of grace and truth. that, while they were there, the day~ were accomplished that she should be dehvered. ~ The following Collect, Epistf;e and Gospel may be used befoTe dawn, mstead of the And she brought forth her first-born son, above: and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and The Collect. laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn. And there were GOD, who hast made this hallowed in the same country shepherds abiding in O season to glow with the brightness of the field, keeping watch over their Hock by his com.ing who is the Light of the World: night. And, 10, the angel of the Lord came Grant that we who hail on earth the mystery upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone of his appearing may rejoice hereafter in the round about them: and they were sore light of his heavenly Presence, who with thee afraid. And the angel said unto them, Fear and the Holy Ghost liveth and reigneth, one not: for behold, I bring you good tidings of God, world without end. Amen. great joy, which s~all be .to all ~eople. F?r The Epistle. Titus 2.11. unto you is born thiS day III the city of DavI.d HE grace of God that bringeth salva a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. And thiS shall be a sign unto you: Ye shall find the T tion hath appeared to all men, teach ing us that, denying ungodliness and worldly babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lyi.ng lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, in a manger. And suddenly there was With and O"odly, in this present world; looking the angel a multitude of the heavenly ho~t praising God, and saying, Glory to God ~n for that blessed hope, and the glorious the highest, and on earth peace, good Will appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; who gave himself for us, that toward men. he might redeem us from all iniquity, and SAINT STEPHEN'S DAY.* purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works. The Collect. RANT, 0 Lord, that, in all our ~ufferings The Gospel. St. Luke 2. 1. G. here upon earth for the testimony of AND it came to pass in those days, that thy truth, we may stedfastly look up to .1i there went ont a' decree from Cresar heaven, and by faith behold the glor.y that A~lgustuS, that all the world should be taxed. shall be revealed; and, being filled With the (And this taxing was first made when Cy holy Ghost, may learn to love and bless our renins was governor of Syria.) And all went persecutors by the example of thy first Mar- 78 79 [.December 26. SAINT STEPIIEN'S DAY. ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST'S DAY tyr Saint Stephen, who prayed for his All these things shall come upon this genera murderers to thee, 0 blessed Jesus, who tion. 0 Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that standest at the right hand of God to succour killest the prophets, and stonest them which all those that suffer for thee, our only Me are sent unto thee; how often would I have diator and Advocate. Amen. gathered thy children together, even as a hen ~ Then shall follow the Collect of the Nativity, gathereth her chickens under her wings, and which shall be said continually unto New ye would not! Behold, your house is left year's Eve. unto you desolate. For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, For the Epistle. Acts 7. 55. Blessed is he that cometh in the Name of the TEPHEN, being full of the holy Ghost, Lord. S looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST'S DAY.* the right hand of God, and said, Behold, The Collect. I see the heavens opened, and the Son of Man standing on the right hand of God. l\{ ERCIFUL Lord, we beseech thee to Then they cried out with a loud voice, and in. cast thy bright beams of light upon stopped their ears, and ran upon him with thy Church, that it being enlightened by the one accord, and cast him out of the city, and doctrine of thy blessed Apostle and Evan stoned him: and the witnesses laid down <1elist Saint John may so walk in the light their clothes at a young man's feet, whose ~f thy truth, that it may at length attain to name was Saul. And they stoned Stephen, the light of everlasting life; through Jesus calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, Christ our Lord. Amen. receive my spirit. And he kneeled down, The Epistle. 1 St. John 1. 1. and cried with a loud voice, Lord, .lay not HAT which was from the beginning, this sin to their charge. And when he had which we have heard, which we have said this, he fell asleep. Tseen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled of the The Gospel. St. Matthew 23. 34. word of life; (for the life was manifested, EHOLD, I send unto you prophets, and and we have seen it, and bear witness, and B wise men, and scribes; and some of shew unto you that eternal life, which was them ye shall kill and crucify; and some of with the Father, and was manifested unto them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, us;) That which we have seen and heard and persecute them from city to city; that declare we unto you, that ye also may have upon you may come all the righteous blood fellowship with us; and truly our fellowship shed upon the earth, from the blood of is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias. Christ. And these things write we unto you, son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the that your joy may be full. This then is the temple and the altar. Verily I say unto you, message which we have heard of him, and 80 81 [. December 27. ST. JOHN TflE EVAl'GELIST'S DAY. THE INNOCENTS' DAY.* declare unto you, That God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. If we say that we The Collect. have fellowship with him, and walk in dark ALMIGHTY God, who out of the ness, we lie, and do not the truth: but if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have O mouths of babes and sucklings hast fellowship one with another, and the blood ordained strenO"th, and madest infants to of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all glorify thee by'" their deaths; Mortify and sin. If we say that we have no sin, we de- ' kill all vices in us, and so strengthen us by ceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. thy grace, that by the inno~ency of our If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just lives, and constancy of our faith even unto to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us death, we may glorify thy holy Name; from all unrighteousness. If we say that we through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his For the Epistle. Revelation 14. 1. word is not in us. -r LOOKED, and 10, a Lamb stood on the The Gospel. St. John 21. 19. mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father's ESUS said unto Peter, Follow me. Then Name written in their foreheads. And J Peter, turning about, seeth the disciple I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of whom Jesus loved following; which also many waters, and as the voice of a great leaned on his breast at supper, and said, thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers Lord, which is he that betrayeth thee? harping with their harps: and they sung as Peter seeing him saith to Jesus, Lord, and it were a new song before the throne, and be what shall this man do? Jesus saith unto fore the four beasts, and the elders; and no him, If I will that he tarry till I come, what man could learn that song, but the hundred is that to thee? Follow thou me. Then and forty and four thousand, which were re went this saying abroad among the brethren, deemed from the earth. These are they That that disciple should not die: yet Jesus which were not defiled with women, for tlJ.ey said not unto him, He shall not die; but, If are virgins: these are they which follow the I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to Lamb whithersoever he goeth: these were thee? This is the disciple which testifieth of redeemed from among men, being the firs~ these things, and wrote these things, and we fruits unto God, and to the Lamb. And III know that his testimony is true. And there their mouth was found no guile; for they are also many other things which Jesus did, are without fault before the throne of God. the . which if they should be written every one, I suppose, that even the world itself The Gospel. St. Matthew 2.13. could not contain the books that should be HE Anael of the Lord appeareth to written. T Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child, and his mother, an~ flee into Egypt, and be thou there until 82 83 l·December 28. SUNDAY AFTER CIIlUSTMAS-DAY. SUNDAY AFTER CIIRISTMAS-DA Y I bring thee word; for Herod will seek the appointed of the father. Even so we, when young child to destroy him. When he arose, we were children, were in bondage under the he took the young child and his mother by elements of the world: but when the fulness night, and departed into Egypt, and was of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, there until the death of Herod; that it made of a woman, made under the law, to might be fulfilled which was spoken of the redeem them that were under the law, that Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt we might receive the adoption of sons. And have I called my Son. Then Herod, when because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, was exceeding wroth; and sent forth, and Abba, Father. Wherefore thou art no more slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an and in all the coasts thereof, from two years heir of God through Christ. old and under, according to the time which he had diligently enquired of the wise men. The Gospel. St. Matthew 1. 18. Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by HE birth of Jesus Christ was on this Jeremy the prophet, saying, In Rama was T wise: When as his mother Mary was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weep espoused to J oseph, before they came to ing, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for gether she was found with child of the Holy her children, and would not be comforted, Ghost. Then Joseph her husband, being because they are not. a just man, and not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put her THE SUNDAY AFTER away privily. But while he thought on these CHRISTMAS-DAY. things, behold, the angel of the Lord ap The Collect. peared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee ALMIGHTY God, who hast given us thy only-begotten Son to take our nature Mary thy wife; for that which is conceived .1i in her is of the Holy Ghost: And she shall upon him, and as at this time to be born of a pure Virgin; Grant that we being regene bring forth a Son, and thou shalt call his rate, and made thy children by adoption and name JESUS; for he shall save his people from their sins. (Now all this was done, that grace, may daily be renewed by thy Holy it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Spirit; through the same our Lord Jesus Lord by the prophet, saying, Behold, a Vir Christ, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the same Spirit, ever one God, world without gin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a Son, and they shall call his name Em end. Amen. manuel, which being interpreted is, God with The Epistle. Galatians 4. 1. us.) Then Joseph, being raised from sleep, ~TOW I say, that the heir, as long as he did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, 1 ~ is a child, differeth nothing from a and took unto him his wife; and knew her servant, though he be lord of all; but is not till she had brought forth her first-born under tutors and governors, until the time son: and he called his name JESUS. 84 85 FROM TIlE CIRCUMCISION TO EPIPHANY. and came and preached peace to you which TIlE CIRClJMCISION OF CHRIST.* were afar off, and to them that were nigh. The Collects. For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father. ALMIGHTY God, who madest thy .l"i ?lessed Son to be circumcised, and The Gospel. St. Luk~ 2. 15. obedient to the law for man; Grant us the AND it came to pass, as the anaels were true Circumcision of the Spirit; that, our 11.. gone away from them into he:ven the hearts, and all our members, being mortified shepherds said one to another, Lct us 'now from all worldly and carnal lusts, we may in go .eve';! unto Bethlehem, and see this thing all things obey thy blessed will; throuah the whICh IS come to pass, which the Lord hath same thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. made known unto us. And they came with haste, and found Mary and J oseph and the ETERNAL Lord God, who hast brouo'ht babe .lying in a manger. And when 'they had O thy servants to the beginning of another See!l It, they made known abroad the saying year: Pardon, we humbly beseech thee, our whICh was told them concerning this child. tr3;llsgr~ssions in the past, and graciously And all they that heard it wondered at those abide With us all the days of our life' throuo'h things which were told them by the shep Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. ' '" herds. But Mary kept all these thino's and The Epistle. Ephesians 2. ] L pondered them in her heart. And th~ ~hep herds returned, glorifyina and praisinO' God 1) El\IEMBER, that ye bein, having slain the enmity thereby: through the same Jesus Christ our Lord: Amen. ·January 1.] 86 87 FROlll THE CIRCUMCISION TO EPIPHANY. The Epistle. 1 St. John 4. 9. THE EPIPHAl.~Y , * N this was manifested the loYe of God I toward us, because that God sent his Or the Manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles. only-begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. Herein is love, not The Collect. that we loved God, but that he loved us, and GOD, who by the leading of a star sent his Son to be the propitiation for our O didst manifest thy only-begotten Son sins. Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought to the Gentiles; Mercifully grant, that we, also to love one another. No man hath seen which know thee now by faith, may after God at any time. If we love one another, this life have the fruition of thy glorious God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected Godhead; through Jesus Christ our Lord. in us. Hereby know we that we dwell in him, Amen. and he in us, because he hath given us of his The Epistle. Ephesians 3. 1. Spirit. And we have seen and do testify that OR this cause, I Paul, the prisoner of the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of F Jesus Christ for you Gentiles; if ye the world. Whosoever shall confess that have heard of the dispensation of the grace Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, of God, which is given m e to you-ward: and he in God. And we have known and How that by revelation he made known unto believed the love that God hath to us. God me the mystery (as I wrote afore in few words, is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwel1eth whereby, when ye read, ye may understand in God, and God in him. my knowledge in the mystery of Christ) which in other ages was not made known The Gospel. St. John 1. 14. unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed HE Word was made flesh, and dwelt unto his holy Apostles and Prophets by the T among us, (and we beheld his glory, Spirit; That the Gentiles should be fellow the glory as of the only-begotten of the heirs, and of the same body, and partakers of Father,) full of grace and truth. John bare his promise in Christ, by the Gospel: where witness of him, and cried, saying, This was of I was made a minister, according to the he of whom I spake, He that cometh after gift of the grace of God given unto me by the me is preferred before me; for he was before effectual working of his power. Unto me, me. And of his fulness have all we received, who am less than the least of all saints, is this and grace for grace. For the law was given grace given, that I should preach among the by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ; Christ. No man hath seen God at any time; and to make all men see what is the fellow the only-begotten Son, which is in the bosom ship of the mystery, which from the begin of the Father, he hath declared him. ning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ: to the intent, that now unto the principalities and 88 (:owers in heavenly places might be known 89 [*January 6. THE EPIPHANY. FIRST SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY. by the Church the manifold wisdom of God, presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankin according to the eternal purpose which he cense, and myrrh. And being warned of God purposeCl in Christ Jesus our Lord: In whom in a dream that they should not return to we have boldness and access with confidence Herod, they departed into their own country by the faith of him. another way. The Gospel. St. Matthew 2. 1. THE FIRST SUNDAY AFTER THE HEN Jesus was born in Bethlehem of EPIPHANY. W Jurlrea, in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east The Collect. to Jerusalem, saying, Where is he that is LORD, we beseech thee m ercifully to born King of the Jews? for we have seen O receive the prayers of thy people which his star in the east, and are come to worship call upon thee; and grant that they may him. When Herod thc king had heard these both perceive and know what things they things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem ought to do, and also may have grace and with him. And when he had gathered all the power faithfully to fulfil the same; through chief priests and scribes of the people to Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. gether, he demanded of them, where Christ should be born. And thcy said unto him, In The Epistle. Romans 12. 1. Bethlehem of Judrea: for thus it is written BESEECH you therefore, brcthren, by by the prophet, And thou, Bethlehem, in the I the mercies of God, that ye present your land of Juda, art not the least among the bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come unto God, which is your reasonable service. a Governor that shall rule my people Israel. And be not conformed to this world; but Then Herod, when hc had privily called the be ye transformed by the renewing of your wise men, enquired of them diligently what mind, that ye may prove what is that good, time the star appearcd. And he sent them and acceptable, and perfect will of God. For · to Bethlehem, and said, Go, and search dili I say, through the grace given unto me, to gently for the young child, and when ye have every man that is among you, not to think found him, bring mc word again, that I may of himself- more highly than he ought to come and worship him also. When they had think, but to think soberly, according as God heard the king, they departed; and 10, the hath dealt to every man the measure of faith. star which they saw in the east went before For as we have many members in one body, them, till it came and stood over where the and all members have not the same office; young child was. When they saw the star, so we, being many, are one body in Christ, they rej oiced with exceeding great joy. And and everyone members one of another. when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, The Gospel. St. Luke 2. 41. and fell down and worshipped him: and O"V his parents went to Jerusalem when they had opened their treasures, they ....N every year at the feast of the passover. 90 91 FIRST SUNDAY AFTER TIlE EPIPHANY. And when he was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem, after the custom of the feast. And when they had fulfilled the days, as they returned, the child Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem; and J oseph and his mother knew not of it. But they, THE SECOND SUNDAY AFTER THE supposing him to have been in the company, EPIPHANY. went a day's journey, and they sought him The Collect. among their kinsfolk and acquaintance. And when they found him not,. they .turned bac.k ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who again to Jerusalem, seekmg lum. And It .1"\. dost govern all things in heaven and came to pass, that after three days they earth; Mercifully hear the supplications of found him in the temple, sitting in the midst thy people, and grant us thy peace all the of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking days of our life; through Jesus Christ our them questions. And all that heard him Lord. Amen. were astonished at his understanding and The Epistle. Romans 12. 6. answers. And when they saw him, they AVING then gifts differing according were amazed: and his mother said unto him, H to the grace that is given to us, whether Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? prophecy, let us prophesy according to the behold, thy father and I have sought thee proportion of faith; or ministry, let us wait sorrowing. And he said unto them, How is on our ministering; or he that teacheth, on it that ye sought me? wist ye not that teaching; or he that exhorteth, on exhorta I must be about my Father's business? tion: he that giveth, let him do it with And they understood not the saying which simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he spake unto them. And he went down he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness. with them, and came to Nazareth, and was Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor subject unto them: but his mother kept .all that which is evil, cleave to that which is these sayings in her heart. And -!esus m good. Be kindly affectioned one to another creased in wisdom, and stature, and III favour with brotherly love, in honour preferring one with God and man. another: not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord ; rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer; distributing to the neces sity of saints; given to hospitality. Bless them which persecute you; bless, and curse not. Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep. Be of the same mind one towards another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. 93 92 THIRD SUNDAY AFTER TIlE EPIPIIANY. THIRD SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY. The Gospel. St. John 2. 1- The Epistle. Romans 12. 16. AND the third day there was a marriage E not wise in your own conceits. Re 1"i in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of B compense to no man evil for evil. Pro Jesus was there. And both Jesus was called, vide things honest in the sight of all men. and his disciples, to the marriage. And w~en If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live they wanted wine, the mot~er of Jesus sa~th peaceably with all men. Dearly beloved, unto him They have no wme. Jesus smth avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto her,' Woman, what have I to do with unto wrath; for it is written, Vengeance is thee? mine hour is not yet come. His mine; I will repay, saith the Lord. There mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever fore, if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he he saith unto you, do it. And there were set thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou there six water-pots of stone, after the man shalt heap coals of fire on his head. Be not ner of the purifying of the Jews, containing overcome of' evil, but overcome evil with two or three firkins apiece. Jesus saith unto good. them Fill the water-pots with water. And they filled them up to the brim. And he saith The Gospel. St. Matthew 8. 1- unto them, Draw out now, and bear unto the 17 HEN he was come down from the O'overnor of the feast. And they bare it. \ IV mountain, great multitudes followed ~Vhen the ruler of the feast had tasted the him. And behold, there came a leper and water that was made wine, and knew not worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, whence it was, (but the servants which drew thou canst make me clean. And Jesus put the water knew,) the governor of the feast forth his hand, and touched him, saying, called the bridegroom, and saith unto him, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his Every man at the beginning doth set forth leprosy was cleansed. And Jesus saith unto good wine, and when men have well drunk, him, See thou tell no man, but go thy way, then that which is worse: but thou hast shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift kept the good wine until now. This be~in that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto ninO' of miracles did Jesus in Can a of Gahlee, thcm. And when Jesus was entered into and" manifested forth his glory, and his dis Capernaum, there came unto him a cen ciples believed on him. turion beseeching him, and saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, THE THIRD SUNDAY AFTER THE grievously tormented. And Jesus saith unto EPIPHANY. him, I will come and heal him. The cen The Collect. turion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, merci roof; but speak the word only, and my serv .l\.. fully look upon our infirmities, and in ant shall be healed. For I am a man under all our dangers and necessities stretch forth authority, having soldiers under me: and thy right hand ~o help and defend us; I say unto this man, Go, and he goeth; and through Jesus ChrIst our Lord. Amen. to another, Come, and he cometh; and to 94 95 FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER TIlE EPIPIIAN"):. FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY. my servant, Do this, and he doeth it. When do that which is evil, be afraid; for he bear Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to eth not the sword in vain: for he is the them that followed, Verily I say unto you, minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath I have not found so great faith, no not in upon him that doeth evil. Wherefore ye Israel. And I say unto you, That many shall must needs be subject, not only for wrath, come from the east and west, and shall sit but also for conscience sake. For for this down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, cause pay ye tribute also; for they are God's in the kingdom of heaven. But the children ministers, attending continually upon this of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer very thing. Render therefore to all their darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing dues; tribute to whom tribute is due, cus of teeth. And Jesus said unto the centurion, tom to whom custom, fear to whom rear, Go thy way, and as thou hast believed, so be honour to whom honour. it done unto thee. And his servant was The Gospel. St. Matthew 8. 23. healed in the self-same hour. AND when he was entered into a ship, THE FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER THE 1i his disciples followed him. And behold, EPIPHANY. there arose a great tempest in the sea, inso much that the ship was covered with the The Collect. waves: but he was asleep. And his disciples GOD, who know est us to be set in the came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, O midst of so many and great dangers, save us, we perish. And he saith unto them, that by reason of the frailty of our nature Why are ye fearful, 0 ye of little faith? we cannot always stand upright; Grant to Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and us such strength and protection, as may sup the sea, and there was a great calm. But the port us in all dangers, and carry us through men marvelled, saying, What manner of man all temptations; through Jesus Christ our is this, that even the winds and the sea obey Lord. Amen. him! And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there The Epistle. Romans 13. 1- met him two possessed with devils, coming TET every soul be subject unto the higher out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no L powers; for there is no power but of man might pass by that way. And behold, God: the powers that be are ordained of God. they cried out, saying, What have we to do "V'IThosoever therefore resisteth the power re with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou sisteth the ordinance of God: and they that come hither to torment us before the time? resist sltallreceive to themselves damnation. And there was a good way off from them an For rulers are not a terror to good works, but herd of many swine, feeding. So the devils to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, the power? do that which is good, and thou suffer us to go away into the herd of swine. shalt have praise of the same: for he is the And he said unto them, Go. And when they minister of God to thee for good. But if thou were come out, they went into the herd of 96 97 ~ FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER TIlE EPIPHANY. SIXTH SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY. swine: and behold, the whole herd of swine ran violently down a steep place into the sea, The Gospel. St. Matthew 13. 24. and perished in the waters. And they that HE kingdom of heaven is likened unto kept them fled, and went their ways into the T a man which sowed good seed in his city, and told every thing, and what was field. But while men slept, his enemy came befallen to the possessed of the devils. And and sowed tares among the wheat, and went behold, the whole city came out to meet his way. But when the blade was sprung up, Jesus: and when they saw him, they be and brought forth fruit, then appeared the sought him, that he would depart out of their tares also. So the servants of the house coasts. holder came, and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from THE FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER THE whence then hath it tares? He said unto EPIPHANY. them, An enemy hath done this. The serv The Collect. ants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we LORD, we beseech thee to keep thy go and gather them up? But he said. Nay; O__ Church and household continually in lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up thy true religion; that they who do lean also the wheat with them. Let both grow only upon the hope of thy heavenly grace together until the harvest: and in the time may evermore be defended by thy mighty of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather rower; through Jesus Christ our Lord. ye together first the tares. and bind them in Amen. bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat The Epistle. Colossians 3. 12. into my barn. UT on therefore, as the elect of God, holy P and beloved, bowels of mercies, kind THE SIXTH SUNDAY AFTER THE, ness, humbleness of mind, meekness, lona EPIPHANY. suffering; forbearing one another, and fo~ The Collect. giving one another, if any man have a quarrel GOD, whose blessed Son was mani against any; even as Christ forgave you, so O fested that he might destroy the works: also do ye. And above all these things put of the devil, and make us the sons of God, on charity, which is the bond of perfectness. and heirs of eternal life; Grant us, we be And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, seech thee, that, having this hope, we may to the which also ye are called in one body; purify ourselves, even as he is pure; that, and be ye thankful. Let the word of Christ when he shall appear again with power and dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching great glory, we may be made like unto him and admonishing one another in psalms, and in his eternal and glorious kingdom; where hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. And what with thee, 0 Father, and thee, 0 Holy Ghost, soever ye do, in word or deed, do all in the he Iiveth and reigneth, ever one God, world Name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to without end. Amen. Cod and the Father by him. 98 99 SIXTH SUNDAY AFTER TIlE EPIPHANY . SEPTUAGESIMA SUNDAY. The Epistle. 1 St. John 3. 1- the Son of Man be. For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered EHOLD, what manner of love the together. Immediately after the tribulation B Father hath bestowed upon us, that we of those days shall the sun be darkened, and should be called the sons of God; therefore the moon shall not give her light, and the the world knoweth us not, because it knew stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers him not. Beloved, now are we the sons of of the heavens shall be shaken. And then God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall appear the sign of the Son of Man in shall be; but we know, that, when he shall heaven; and then shall all the tribes of the appear, we shall be like him; for we shall earth mourn, and th~y shall see the Son of see him as he is. And every man that hath Man coming in the clouds of heaven, with this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he power and great glory. And he shall send is pure. Whosoever committeth sin trans his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, gresseth also the law; for sin is the trans and they shall gather together his elect from gression of the law. And ye know that he the four winds, from one end of heaven to was manifested to take away our sins; and the other. in him is no sin. Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not; whosoever sinneth hath not The Sunday called seen him, neither known him. Little chil SEPTUAGESlMA, dren, let no man deceive you; he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is Or the third Su'(tday before Lent. righteous. He that committeth sin is of the The Collect. devil; for the devil sinneth from the begin ning. For this purpose the Son of God was LORD, we beseech thee favourably to manifested, that he might destroy the works O hear the prayers of thy people; that of the devil. we, who are justly punished for our offences, may be mercifully delivered by thy goodness, The Gospel. St. Matthew 24. 23. for the glory of thy Name; through Jesus Christ our Saviour, who liveth and reigneth HEN if any man shall say unto YOIl, with thee and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, T Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it world without end. Amen. not. For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and The Epistle. 1 Corinthians 9. 24. wonders; insomuch that (if it were possible) NOW ye not, that they which run in they shall deceive the very elect. Behold, K a race run all, but one receiveth the I have told you before. Wherefore, if they prize? So run that ye may obtain. And shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; every man that striveth for the mastery is go not forth; behold, he is in the secret temperate in all things; now they do it to chambers; believe it not. For as the light obtain a corruptible crown, but we an in ning cometh out of the east, and shineth even corruptible. I therefore so run, not as un unto the west; so shall also the coming of certainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth 100 101 SEPTUAGESIMA SUNDAY. SEXAGESIMA SUNDAY. the air: but I keep under my body, and didst 'not thou agree with me for a penny? bring it into subjection, lest that by any Take that thine is, and go thy way; I will means, when I have preached to others, give unto this last even as unto thee. Is it I myself should be a cast-away. not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good? The Gospel. St. Matthew 20. 1- So the last shall be first, and the first last: rrU-IE kingdom of heaven is like unto a man for many be called, but few chosen . ..L that is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard. And when he had agreed with The Sunday called the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard. And he went out about SEXAGESIMA, the third hour, and saw others standing idle Or the second Sunday before Lent. in the market-place, and said unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is The Collect. right I will give you. And they went their LORD God, who seest that we put not way. Again he went out about the sixth O_ our trust in any thing that we do ; and ninth hour, and did likewise. And about Mercifully grant that by thy power we may the eleventh hour he went out, and found be defended against all adversity; through others standing idle, and saith unto them, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Why stand ye here all the day idle? They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. The Epistle. 2 Corinthians 11. 19. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vine E suffer fools gladly, seeing ye your yard, and whatsoever is right, that shall ye Y selves are wise. For ye suffer if a man receive. So when even was come, the lord bring you into bondage, if a man devour you, of the vineyard saith unto his steward, Call if a man take of you, if a man exalt himself, the labourers, and give them their hire, be if a man smite you on the face. I speak as ginning from the last unto the first. And concerning reproach, as though we had been when they came that were hired about the weak: howbeit, whereinsoever any is bold, eleventh hour, they received every man a (I speak foolishly,) I am bold also. Are they penny. But when the first came, they sup Hebrews? so am I. Are they Israelites'"? posed that they should have received more: so am I. Are they the seed of Abraham "? and they likewise received every man a so am I. Are they ministers of Christ? penny. And when they had received it, they (I speak as a fool,) I am more: in labours murmured against the good-man of the more abundant; in stripes above measure; house, saying, These last have wrought but in prisons more frequent; in deaths oft. Of one hour, and thou hast made them equal the Jews five times received I forty stripes unto us, which have borne the burden and save one; thrice was 1 beaten with rods; heat of the day. But he answered one of once was 1 stor;ed; thrice 1 suffered ship them, and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong; wreck; a night and a day 1 have been in the 102 103 QUINQUAGESIlIIA SUNDAY. SEXAGESIMA SUNDAY. deep; i~ jour';leying often; in perils of Word of God. Those by the way-side are w~ters; m penIs of robbers; in perils by they that hear; then cometh the devil, and nune own countrymen; in perils by the taketh away the word out of their hearts, heath~n; in perils in the city; in perils in lest they should believe, and be saved. They the. Wilderness; in perils in the sea; in on the rock are they, which, when they hear, penIs among false brethren; in weariness receive the word with joy; and these have and painfulness; in watchings often; in no root, which for a while believe, and in hunger and thirst; in fastings often; in cold time of temptation fall away. And that and nakedness; besides those thino-s that which fell among thorns, are they, which, ar~ without, that which cometh upon me when they have heard, go forth, and are dally, the care of all the churches. Who is choked with cares, and riches, and pleasures weak, and I am not weak? who is offended, of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection. and I burn not? If I must needs glory, I will But that on the good ground, are they. glory of the things which concern mine in which in an honest and good heart, having firmities. The God and Father of our Lord heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit J esus Christ, which is blessed for evermore with patience. knoweth that I lie not. ' The Sunday called The Gospel. St. Luke 8. 4. QUINQUAGESIMA, lX!HEN much people were gathered to VV gether, and were come to him out of Or the next Sunday before Lent. every city, he spake by a parable: A sower went out to sow his seed; and as he sowed, The Collect. some fell by the way-side, and it was trodden LORD, who has taught us that all our down, and the fowls of the air devoured it. O doings without charity are nothing And some fell upon a rock, and as soon as it worth; Send thy Holy Ghost, and pour into was sprung up, it withered away because our hearts that most excellent gift of charity, it lacked moisture. And some reh amono the very bond of peace and of all virtues, thorns, and the thorns sprana up with it and without which whosoever liveth is counted choked it. And other fell gn good grdund, dead before thee: Grant this for thine only and sprang up, and bare fruit an hundred Son Jesus Christ's sake. Amen. fold. And when he had said these things he The Epistle. 1 Corinthians 13. 1- cried, He that hath ears to hear, let hlm hear. A.nd his disciples asked him, saying, HOUGH I speak with the tongues of " 'hat might this parable be? And he said T men and of angels, and have not charity. Unto yO~1 it is given to know the mysteri e ~ I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling of the kmgdom of God: but to others in cymbal. And though I have the gift of pro parables; that seeing they mio-ht not see phecy, and understand all mysteries, and all and hearing they might not "'understand: knowledge; and though I have all faith, so Now the parable is this: The seed is the that I could remove mountains, and have not 104 105 E 3 QUINQUAGESIII1A SUNDAY. ASH-WEDNESDAY. charity, I am nothing. And though I bestow neither knew they the things which were all my goods to feed the poor, and though spoken. And it came to pass, that as he was I give my body to be burned, and have not come nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man charity, it profiteth me nothing. Charity sat by the way-side begging: and hearing suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth the multitude pass by, he asked what it not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not meant. And they told him, that Jesus of puffed up, doth not behave itself unseemly, Nazareth passeth by. And he cried, saying, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy on me. thinketh no evil, rejoiceth not in iniquity, And they which went before rebuked him, but rejoiceth in the truth; beareth all things, that he should hold his peace: but he cried believeth all things, hopeth all things, en so much the more, Thou Son of David, have dureth all things. Charity never faileth: mercy on me. And Jesus stood, and com but whether there be prophecies, they shall manded him to be brought unto him: and fail; whether there be tongues, they shall when he was come near, he asked him, cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall saying, What wilt thou that I should do unto vanish away. For we know in part, and we thee? And he said, Lord, that I may receive prophesy in part. But when that which is my sight. And Jesus said unto him, Receive perfect is come, then that which is in part thy sight; thy faith hath saved thee. And shall be done away. When I was a child, immediately he received his sight, and fol I spake as a child, I understood as a child, lowed him, glorifying God: and all the peo I thought as a child; but when I became ple, when they saw it, gave praise unto God. a man, I put away childish things. For now we see through a glass darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall The first Day of Lent, commonly called I know even as also I am known. And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; ASH-WEDNESDAY. but the greatest of these is charity. The Collect. The Gospel. St. Luke 18. 3l. ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who HEN Jesus took unto him the twelve, 1l.. hatest nothing that thou hast made, T and said unto them, Behold, we go up and dost forgive the sins of all them that are to Jerusalem, and all things that are written penitent; Create and make in us new and by the prophets concerning the Son of Man contrite hearts, that we worthily lamenting shall be accomplished. For he shall be de our sins, and acknowledging our wretched livered unto the Gentiles, and shall be ness, may obtain of thee, the God of all mocked, and spitefully entreated, and spitted mercy, perfect remission and forgiveness; on: and they shall scourge him, and put him through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. to death; and the third day he shall rise ~ This Collect is to be read every day in Lent again. And they understood none of these after the Collect appointed for the Day. things: and this saying was hid from them, 106 107 ASH-WEDNESDAY. FIRST SUNDAY IN LENT. For the Epistle. Joel 2. 12. treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor URN ye even to me, saith the Lord, rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not T with all your heart, and with fasting, break through nor steal: for where your and with weeping, and with mourning. And treasure is, there will your heart" be also. rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the Lord your God: for he is THE FIRST SUNDAY IN LENT. gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of The Collect. great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil. LORD, who for our sake didst fast Who knoweth if he will return, and repent, O forty days and forty nights; Give us and leave a blessing behind him, even a meat grace to use such abstinence, that, our flesh ofrerina and a drink-offering unto the Lord being subdued to the Spirit, we may ever obey your God? Blow the trumpet in Zion, thy godly motions in righteousness, and true sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly, holiness, to thy honour and glory, who livest gather the people, sanctify the congregation, and reign est with the Father and the Holy assemble the elders, gather the children, and Ghost, one God, world without end. Arnen. those that suck the breasts; let the bride groom go forth of his cham ber, and the bride The Epistle. 2 Corinthians 6. 1- out of her closet; let the priests, the minis E then, as workers together with him, ters of the Lord, weep between the porch W beseech you also, that ye receive not and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy the grace of God in vain; (for he saith, I have people, 0 Lord, and give not thine heritage heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day to reproach, that the heathen should rule of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, over them: wherefore should they say now is the accepted time; behold, now is the among the people, Where is their God? day of salvation;) giving no offence in any thing, that the ministry be not blamed; but The Gospel. St. Matthew 6. 16. in all things approving ourselves as the HEN ye fast, be not as the hypocrites, ministers of God, in much patience, in W of a sad countenance: for they dis afflictions, in necessities, in distresses, in figure their faces, that they may appear unto stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in men to fast. Verily I say unto you,. They labours, in watchings, in fastings; by pure have their reward. But thou, when thou ness, by knowledge, by long-suffering, by fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face, kindness, by the holy Ghost, by love un that thou appear not unto men to fast, but feigned, by the word of truth, by the power unto thy Father which is in secret; and thy of God, by the armour of righteousness on Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward the right hand and on the left, by honour and thee openly. Lay not up for yourselves dishonour, by evil report and good report ; treasures upon earth, where moth and rust as deceivers, and yet true; as unknown, and cloth corrupt, and where thieves break yet well known; as dying, and behold, we through and steal: but lay up for yourselves live; as chastened, and not killed; as sor 108 rowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet 109 SECOND SUNDAY IN LENT. SECOND SUNDAY IN LENT. makin" many rich; as having nothing, and bodies and inwardly in our, souls; that we yet po~sessing all things. may b'e defended from all adversities which may happen to the body, and from all evil The Gospel. St. Matthew 4. 1- thoughts which may assault and hurt the HEN was Jesus led up of the Spirit into soul; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. T the wilderness, to be tempted of the devil. And when he had fasted forty days The Epistle. 1 Thessalonians 4. 1- and forty nights, he was afterward an-h~m E beseech vou, brethren, and exhort gred. And when the tempter came to him, W you by the'Lord Jesus, that as ye have he said, If thou be the Son of God, command received of us how ye ought to walk, and to that these stones be made bread. But he please God, so ye would abound more and answered and said, It is written, Man shall more. For ve know what commandments not live by bread alone, but by every word we gave you 'by the Lord Jesu~. FMatthew 15. 21- unto him, Get thee hence, Satan; for It IS ESUS went thence, and departed into written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy J the coasts of Tyre and Sidon. And God, and him only shalt thou serve. Then behold a woman of Canaan came out of the the devil leaveth him, and behold, angels same ~oasts, and cried unto him, saying, came and ministered unto him. Have mercy on me, 0 Lord, thou Son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed THE SECOND SUNDAY IN LENT. with a devil. But he answered her not a The Collect. word. And his disciples came and beso~ght ALMIGHTY God, who seest that we have him, saying, Send her away; for she cneth .11. no power of ourselves to help our after us. But he answered and said, I am not selves; Keep us both outwardly in our sent, but unto the lost sheep of the house of 110 III THIRD SUNDAY IN LENT. THIRD SUNDAY IN LENT. Isr~el. Then came she and worshipped him, fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, and saymg, Lord, help me. But hc answered and righteousness, and truth ;) proving what is said, It is not meet to take the children's acceptable unto the Lord. And have no bread, and to cast it to dogs. And she said, fellowship with the unfruitful works of dark Truth, Lord; yet the dogs eat of the crumbs ness, but rather reprove them: for it is a which fall from their masters' table. Then shame even to speak of those things which Jesus answered and said unto her, 0 woman, are done of them in secret. But all things great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as that are reproved are made manifest by the thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is from that very hour. light. Wherefore he saith, Awake, thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and THE THIRD SUNDAY IN LENT. Christ shall give thee light. The Collect. E beseech thee, Almighty God, look The Gospel. St. Luke 11. 14. Wupon the hearty desires of thy humble ESUS was casting out a devil, and it was servant~, and stretch forth the right hand of J dumb. And it came to pass, when the thy Majesty, to be our defence against all our devil was gone out, the dumb spake; and enemies; through Jesus Christ our Lord. the people wondered. But some of them Amen. said, He casteth out devils through Beelze The Epistle. Ephesians 5. 1- bub, the chief of the devils. And others, E y.e therefore followe~s of God, as dear tempting him, sought of him a sign from B children; and walk m love, as Christ heaven. But he, knowing their thoughts, also hath loved us, and hath given himself said unto them, Every kingdom divided for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for against itself is brought to desolation; and a sweet-smelling savour. But fornication, a house divided against a house falleth. If and all uncleanness, or covetousness let Satan also be divided ·against himself, how it not be o~ce name? amongst you', as shall his kingdom stand? because ye say, becometh samts; neither filthiness, nor that I cast out devils through Beelzebub. foolish-talking, nor jesting, which are not And if I by Beelzebub cast· out devils, by convenient; but rather giving of thanks: whom do your sons cast them out? there for this ye know, that no whoremonO'er nor fore shall they be your judges. But if I with unclean person, nor covetous man who is an the finger of God cast out devils, no doubt idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom the kingdom of God is come upon you. When of Christ, and of God. Let no man deceive a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his you with vain words: for because of these goods are in peace; but when a stronger things cometh the wrath of God upon the than he shall come upon him, and overcome children of disobedience. Be not ye there him, he taketh from him all his armour fc;>re partakers with them: for ye were some wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils. times darkness, but now are ye light in the He that is not with me is against me: and Lord: walk as children of light; (for the he that gathereth not with me scattereth. 112 113 FOURTH SUNDAY IN LENT. FOURTH SUNDAY IN LENT. When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, For it is written, Rejoice, thou barren that he walketh through dry places, seeking rest; bearest not; break forth and cry, thou that and finding none, he saith, I will return unto travail est not: for the desolate hath many my house whence I came out. And when he more children than she which hath an hus cometh, he findeth it swept and garnished. band. Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are Then goeth he and taketh to him seven other the children of promise. But as then he that spirits more wicked than himself, and they was born after the flesh persecuted him that enter in, and dwell there; and the last state was born after the Spirit; even so it is now. of that man is worse than the first. And it Nevertheless, what saith the Scripture? came to pass, as he spake these things, a Cast out the bond-woman and her son; for certain woman of the company lift up her the son of the bond-woman shall not be heir voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb with the son of the free-woman. So then, that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast brethren, we are not children of the bond sucked. But he said, Yea rather, blessed are woman, but of the free. they that hear the Word of God, and keep it. The Gospel. St. John 6. 1- THE FOURTH SUNDAY IN LENT. ESUS went ov.er t~e sea of GaIilee, whic~ is the sea of Tlbenas. And a great multI The Collect. Jtude followed him, because they saw his RANT, we beseech thee, Almighty God, miracles which he did on them that were G that we, who for our evil deeds do diseased. And Jesus went up into a moun worthily deserve to be punished, by the com tain, and there he sat with his disciples. And fort of thy grace may mercifully be relieved; the Passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh. through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. When Jesus then lift up his eyes, and saw Amen. a great company come unto him, he saith The Epistle. Galatians 4. 21- unto Philip, Whence shall we buy bread, that ELL me, ye that desire to be under the these may eat? (And this he said to prove T law, do ye not hear the law? For it is him; for he himself knew what he would written, that Abraham had two sons, the do.) Philip answered him, Two hundred one by a bond-maid, the other by a free pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for woman. But he who was of the bond-woman them, that everyone of them may take a was born after the flesh; but he of the free little. One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon woman was by promise. Which things are Peter's brother, saith unto him, There is a an allegory: for these are the two covenants; lad here, which hath five barley-loaves, and the one from the mount Sinai, which gf'n two small fishes: but what are they among dereth to bondage, which is Agar. For this so many? And Jesus said, Make the men sit Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and answereth down. Now there was much grass in the to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage place. So the men sat down, in number with her children. But Jerusalem which is about five thousand. And Jesus took the above is free; which is the mother of us all. loaves, and when he had given thanks he 114 115 FIFTH SUNDAY IN LENT. FIFTH SUNDAY IN LENT. distributed to the disciples, and the disciples by means of death, for the redemption of the to them that were set down; and likewise of transgressions that were under the first testa the fishes as much as they would. When ment, they which are called might receive they were filled, he said unto his disciples, the promise of eternal inheritance. Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost. Therefore they gathered The Gospel. St. John 8.46. them together, and filled twelve baskets with ESUS said, Which of you convinceth me the fragments of the five barley-loaves, J of sin? and if I say the truth, why do which remained over and above unto them ye not believe me? He that is of God heareth that had eaten. Then those men, when they God's words; ye therefore hear them not, had seen the miracle that Jesus did, said, because ye are not of God. Then answered This is of a truth that Prophet that should the Jews, and said unto him, Say we not come into the world. well, that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil? Jesus answered, I have not a devil; THE FIFTH SUNDAY IN LENT. but I honour my Father, and ye do dis honour me. And I seek not mine own glory; The Collect. there is one that seeketh and judgeth. E beseech thee, Almighty God, merci Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep W fully to look upon thy people; that my saying, he shall never see death. Then by thy great goodness they may be governed said the Jews unto him, Now we know that and preserved evermore, both in body and thou hast a devil: Abraham is dead, and soul; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. the prophets; and thou sayest, If a man keep my saying, he shall never taste of death. The Epistle. Hebrews 9. 11. Art thou greater than our father Abraham, HRIST being come an High Priest of which is dead? and the prophets are dead: C good things to come, by a greater and whom makest thou thyself? Jesus answered, more perfect tabernacle, not made with If I honour myself, my honour is nothing; hands; that is to say, not of this building; it is my Father that honoureth me, of whom neither ?y the blood of goats and calves; ye say, that he is your God: yet ye have not but by hiS own blood he entered in once into known him; but I know him: and if I the holy place, having obtained eternal re should say, I know him not, I shall be a liar demption for us. For if the blood of bulls like unto you; but I know him, and keep and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer his saying. Your father Abraham rejoiced sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the to see my day, and he saw it, and was glad. purifying of the flesh; how much more shall Then said the Jews unto him, Thou art not the blood of Christ, who, through the eternal yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abra Spirit, offered himself without spot to God, ham Y Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, purge your conscience from dead works to I say unto you, before Abraham was, I am. serve the living God? And for this cause he Then took they up stones to cast at him: but is the Mediator of the new testament, that Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple. 116 117 SUNDAY NEXT BEFORE EASTER. THE SUNDAY NEXT BEFORE EASTER, unto death, even the death of the cross. COMMONLY CALLED PALM SUNDAY. Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a Name which is above every 'If The Passion according to St. Matthew name; that at the Name of Jesus every knee (St. Matt. 26. and 27. to v. 61) may be read should bow, of things in heaven, and things or sung at any Celebration of the Holy Com in earth, and things under the earth; and munion on this day immediately before the that every tongue should confess that Jesus Gospel, which in that case shall be St. Matt. Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. 27. 62 to end; and instead of the Second Lessons appointed for the day there shall be The Gospel. St. Matthew 27. 1. read: HEN the morning was come, all the Morning: St. Luke 19. 29 to end. W chief priests and elders of the people Evening: St. Luke 20. 9- 20 ; or took counsel against Jesus, to put him to St. Jolm 12. 1- 19. death. And when they had bound him, they Where there are more celebrations of the Holy led him away, and delivered him to Pontius Communion than one, and the Passion Pilate the governor. Then Judas who had according to St. Matthew is read at one of betrayed him, when he saw that he was con those celebrations, St. Matt. 21. 1-13 may at demned, repented himself, and brought again any other celebration be substituted for the the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests Gospel appointed in this Book. and elders, saying, I have sinned, in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And The Collect. they said, What is that to us? see thou to ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who, of that. And he cast down the pieces of silver .1"\. thy tender love towards mankind, hast in the temple, and departed, and went and sent thy Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ, to hanged himself. And the chief priests took take upon him our flesh, and to suffer death the silver pieces, and said, It is not lawful upon the cross, that all mankind should for to put them into the treasury, because it follow the example of his great humility; is the price of blood. And they took counsel, Mercifully grant, that we may both follow and bought with them the potter's field, to the example of his patience, and also be made bury strangers in. Wherefore that field was partakers of his resurrection; through the called, The field of blood, unto this day. same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. (Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, And they took The Epistle. Philippians 2. 5. the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him T ET this mind be in you, which was also that was valued, whom they of the children .l..J in Christ Jesus: who, being in the of Israel did value, and gave them for the form of God, thought it not robbery to be potter's field, as the Lord appointed me.) equal with God; but made himself of no And Jesus stood before the governor; and reputation, and took upon him the form of the governor asked him, saying, Art thou the a servant, and was made in the likeness of King of the Jews? And Jesus said unto men: and being found in fashion as a man, him, Thou sayest. And when he was accused he humbled himself, and became obedient of the chief priests and elders, he answered 118 119 SUNDAY NEXT BEFORE EASTER. SUNDAY NEXT BEFORE EASTER. nothing. Then saith Pilate unto him, Hear of thorns they put it upon his head, and a est thou not how many things they witness reed in his right hand: and they bowed the against thee? And he answered him to knee before him, and mocked him, saying, never a word, insomuch that the governor Hail, King of the Jews. And they spit upon marvelled greatly. Now at that feast the him, and took the reed, and smote him on the governor was wont to release unto the people head. And after that they had mocked him a prisoner, whom they would. And they had they took the robe off from him, and put his then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas. own raiment on him, and led him away to Therefore when they were gathered together, crucify him. And as they came out they Pilate said unto them, Whom will ye that found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name; I release unto you? Barabbas, or Jesus him they compelled to bear his cross. And which is called Christ? For he knew that for when they were come unto a place called envy they had delivered him. When he was Golgotha, that is to say, a place of a skull, set down on the judgement-seat, his wife they gave him vinegar to drink mingled with sent unto him, saying, Have thou nothing to "all: and when he had tasted thereof, he do with that just man: for I have suffered ~vould not drink. And they crucified him, many things this day in a dream because of and parted his garments, casting lots: that him. But the chief priests and elders per it might be fulfilled, which was spoken by the suaded the multitude that they should ask prophet, They parted my garments among Barabbas, and destroy Jesus. The governor them, and upon my vesture did they cast answered and said unto them, Whether of the lots. And sitting down they watched him twain will ye that I release unto you? They there; and set up over his head his accusa said, Barabbas. Pilate saith unto them, tion written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING What shall I do then with Jesus, which is OF THE JEWS. Then were there two called Christ? They all say unto him, Let thieves crucified with him; one on the right him be crucified. And the governor said, hand, and another on the left. And they Why, what evil hath he done? But they that passed by reviled him, wagging their cried out the more, saying, Let him be cruci heads, and saying, Thou that destroyest the fied. When Pilate saw that he could prevail temple, and buildest it in three days, save nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, thyself: if thou be the Son of God, come he took water, and washed his hands before down from the cross. Likewise also the chief the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the priests mocking him, with the scribes and blood of this just person: see ye to it. Then elders, said, He saved others, himself he can answered all the people, and said, His blood not save: if he be the King of Israel, let him be on us, and on our children. Then released now come down from the cross, and we will he Barabbas unto them: and when he had believe him. He trusted in God; let him scourged Jesus he delivered him to be cruci deliver him now, if he will have him: for he fied. Then the soldiers of the governor took said, I am the Son of God. The thieves also, Jesus into the common hall, and gathered which were crucified with him, cast the same unto him the whole band of soldiers. And in his teeth. Now from the sixth hour there they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet was darkness over all the land unto the ninth robe. And when they had platted a crown hour. And about the ninth hour Jesus cried 120 121 MONDAY BEFORE EASTER. MONDAY BEFORE EASTER. with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sa in the greatness of his strength? I that speak bachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, in righteousness, mighty to save. Wherefore why hast thou forsaken me? Some of them art thou red in thine apparel, and thy gar that stood there, when they heard that, said, ments like him that treadeth in the wine-fat? This man calleth for Elias. And straightway I have trodden the wine-press alone, and of one of them ran, and took a spunge, and filled the people there was none with me: for I will it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave tread them in mine anger, and trample them him to drink. The rest said, Let be, let us in my fury, and their blood shall be sprinkled see whether Elias will come to save him. upon my garments, and I will stain all my Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud raiment. For the day of vengeance is in voice, yielded up the ghost. And behold, the mine heart, and the year of my redeemed is vail of the temple was rent in twain from the come. And I looked, and there was none to top to the bottom, and the earth did quake, help; and I wondered that there was none and the rocks rent, and the graves were to uphold: therefore mine own arm brought opened, and many bodies of saints which salvation unto me, and my fury it upheld me. slept arose, and came out of the graves after And I will tread down the people in mine his resurrection, and went into the holy city, anger, and make them drunk in my fury, and and appeared unto many. Now when the I wiII bring down their strength to the earth. centurion, and they that were with him, I wiII mention the loving-kindnesses of the watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and Lord, and the praises of the Lord, according those things that were done, they feared to all that the Lord hath bestowed on us, and greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of the great goodness towards the house of God. Israel, which he hath bestowed on them, ac cording to his mercies, and according to the MONDAY BEFORE EASTER. multitude of his loving-kindnesses. For he said, Surely they are my people, children The Collect. that will not lie: so he was their Saviour. ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who, of In all their affliction he was afflicted, anrl the 1i thy tender love towards mankind, hast angel of his presence saved them: in his love, sent thy Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ, to and in his pity, he redeemed them, and he take upon him our flesh, and to suffer death bare them, and carried them all the days of upon the cross, that all mankind should old. But they rebelled, and vexed his Holy follow the example of his great humility; Spirit; therefore he was turned to be their Mercifully grant, that we may both follow enemy, and he fought against them. Then the example of his patience, and also be made he remembered the rlays of old, Moses and partakers of his resurrection; through the his people, saying, Where is he that brought same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. them up out of the sea with the shepherd of his flock? where is he that put his Holy For the Epistle. Isaiah 63. 1. Spirit within him? that led them by the HO is this that cometh from Edom, right hand of Moses, with his glorious arm, W with dyed garments from Bozrah? dividing the water before them, to make this that is glorious in his apparel, travelling himself an everlasting Name? that lecl them 122 123 MONDAY BEFORE EASTER. MONDAY BEFORE EASTER. through the deep as an horse in the wilder Let her alone; why trouble ye her? she ness, that they should not stumble? As a hath wrought a good work on me: for ye beast goeth down into the valley, the Spirit have the poor with you always, and whenso of the Lord caused him to rest: so didst thou ever ye will ye may do them good; but me lead thy people, to make thyself a glorious ye have not always. She hath done what she Name. Look down from heaven, and behold could; she is come aforehand to anoint my from the habitation of thy holiness, and of body to the burying. Verily I say unto you, thy glory: where is thy zeal, and thy Wheresoever this Gospel shall be preached strength, the sounding of thy bowels, and throughout the whole world, this also that of thy mercies towards me? Are they re she hath done shall be spoken of for a me strained? Doubtless thou art our Father, morialofher. And Judas Iscariot, one of the though Abraham be ignorant of us, and twelve, went unto the chief priests to betray Israel acknowledge us not: Thou, 0 Lord, him unto them. And when they heard it they art our Father, our Redeemer, thy Name is were glad, and promised to give him money. from everlasting. 0 Lord, why hast thou And he sought how he might conveniently made us to err from thy ways? and harden betray him. And the first day of unleavened ed our hearts from thy fear? Return for thy bread, when they killed the passover, his servants' sake, the tribes of thine inheritance. disciples said unto him, Where wilt thou that The people of thy holiness have possessed it we go and prepare, that thou mayest eat the but a little while: our adversaries have passover? And he sendeth forth two of his trodden down thy sanctuary. We are thine: disciples, and saith unto them, Go ye into the thou never barest rule over them; they were city, and there shall meet you a man bearin(1 not called by thy Name. a pitcher of water; follow him: And where': soever he shall go in, say ye to the good-man The Gospel. St. Mark 14. 1. of the house, The Master saith. Where is the AFTER two days was the feast of the guest-chamber, where I shall eat the passover 1i Passover, and of unleavened bread: with my disciples? And he will shew you and the chief priests and the scribes sought a large upper-room furnished, and prepared: how they might take him by craft, and put there make ready for us. And his disciples him to death. But they said, Not on the went forth, and came into the city, and found feast-day, lest there be an uproar of the as he had said unto them: and they made people. And being in Bethany, in the house ready the passover. And in the evening he of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there cometh with the twelve. And as they sat, came a woman having an alabaster box of and did eat, Jesus said, Verily I say unto you, ointment of spikenard, very precious; and One of you which eateth with me shall betray she brake the box, and poured it on his head. me. And they began to be sorrowful, and to And there were some that had indignation say unto him one by one, Is it I? and another within themselves, and said, Why was this said, Is it I? And he answered and said unto waste of the ointment made? for it might them, It is one of the twelve that dippeth with have been sold for more than three hundred me in the dish. The Son of Man indeed goeth, pence, and have been given to the poor: and as it is written of him: but woe to that man they murmured against her. And Jesus said, by whom the Son of Man is betrayed: iood 124 125 MONDAY BEFORE EASTER. MONDAY BEFORE EASTER. were it for that man if he had never been could est not thou watch one hour? Watch born. And as they did eat, Jesus took bread ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation: and blessed, and brake it, and gave to them: the spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is weak. and said, Take, eat: this is my body. And And again he went away, and prayed, and he took the cup, and when he had O'iven spake the same words. And when he return thanks h~ gave it to ~hem: and they all ed he found them asleep again, (for their eyes drank of It. And he said unto them, This is were heavy,) neither wist they what to an my blood of the new testament, which is shed swer him. And he cometh the third time, for many. Verily I sa y unto you, I will drink and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take no more of the fruit of the vine, until that your rest: it is enough, the hour is come; day that I drink it new in the Kingdom of behold, the Son of Man is betrayed into the God. And wJ:len they had sung an hymn hands of sinners. Rise up, let us go; 10, he they went out mto the mount of Olives. And that betrayeth me is at hand. And imme Jesus saith unto them, All ye shall be of diately, while he yet spake, cometh Judas, fended because of me this night: for it is one of the twelve, and with him a great written, I will smite the shepherd, and the multitude with swords and staves, from the sheep shall be scattered. But, after that I chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders. am risen. T will go before you into Galilee. And he that betrayed him had given them a But Peter said unto him, Although all shall token, saying, Whom so ever I shall kiss, that be offended, yet will not 1. And Jesus saith same is he; take him, and lead him away unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this safely. And as soon as he was come he goeth day, even in this night, before the cock crow straightway to · him, and saith, Master, twice, thou shalt deny me thrice. But he master; and kissed him. And they laid spake the more vehemently, If I shourd die their hands on him, and took him. And one with thee, I will not deny thee in any wise. of them that stood by drew a sword, and Likewise also said they all. And they came smote a servant of the high priest, and cut to a place which was named Gethsemane : off his ear. And Jesus answered, and said an~ he saith to his disciples, Sit ye here, unto them, Are ye come out as against a while I shall pray. And he taketh with him thief, with swords and with staves, to take Peter, and James, and John, and began to be me? I was daily with you in the temple sore amazed, and to be very heavy, and saith teaching, and ye took me not: but the unto them, My soul is exceedinQ" sorrowful Scriptures must be fulfilled. And they all unto death; tarry ye here, and watch. And forsook him, and fled. And there followed he went forward a little, and fell on the him a certain young man, having a linen ground, an~ prayed, that, if it were possible, . cloth cast about his naked body; and the the hour might pass from him. And he said, young men laid hold on him: and he left the Abba, Father, all things are possible unto linen cloth, and fled from them naked. And thee; take away this cup from me; never they led Jesus away to the high priest: and theless, not what I will, but what thou wilt. with him were assembled all the chief And he cometh and findeth them sleepino priests, and the elders, and the scribes. And and saith unto Peter, Simon, sleep est thou"'; Peter followed him afar off, even into the 126 127 l\lONDA Y BEFORE EASTER. TUESDAY BEFORE EASTER. palace of the high priest; and he sat with And he denied it again. And a little after, the servants, and warmed himself at the fire. they that stood by said acrain to Peter And the chief priests and all the council Surely thou art one of them"'· for thou art sought for witness against Jesus to put him a Galilean, and thy speech agreeth thereto. to death; and found none. For many bare But he began to curse and to swear saying false witness against him, but their witness I know not this man of whom ye spe~k. And agreed not together. And there arose certain, the second time the cock crew. And Peter and bare false witness against him, saying ealled to mind the word that Jesus said unto We h~ard him say, I will destroy this templ~ him, Before the cock crow twice thou shalt that IS made with hands, and within three deny me thrice. And when he thought days I will build another made without thereon, he wept. hands. But neither so did their witness agree together. And the high priest stood TUESDAY BEFORE EASTER. up in the midst, and asked Jesus, saying, The Collect. Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness against thee? But he held his ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who, of peace, and answered nothing. Again the hil7h .1\.. thy tender love towards mankind. hast priest asked him, and said unto hjm Art th~u sent thy Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ to the Christ, the Son of the Bless;d? And take upon him our flesh, and to sufrer d~ath Jesus said, I am; and ye shall see the Son upon the cross, that all mankind should follow the example of his ureat humility' of Man ~itti~g on the right hand of power, and commg m the clouds of heaven. Then Mercifully grant, that we ~ay both follo~ the high priest rent his clothes, and saith, the example of his patience, and also be made What need we any further witnesses? ye partakers of his resurrection; through the have heard the blasphemy: what think ye ? same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. And they all condemned him to be guilty of For the Epistle. Isaiah 50. 5. death. And some began to spit on him, and to cover his face, and to buffet him, and to HE Lord God hath opened mine ear, and " say unto him, Prophesy: and the servants T I was not rebellious, neither turned did strike him with the palms of their hands. away back. I gave my back to the smiters, And as Peter was beneath in the palace an~ my ch.eeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from shame and th~re cometh one of the maids of the high pnest; and when she saw Peter warming spitting. For the Lord God will help me himself she looked upon him, and said, And therefore shall I not be confounded: there: thou also wast with Jesus of Nazareth. But fore have I set my face like a flint, and I know he denied, saying, I know not, neither un that I shall not be ashamed. He is near that derstand I what thou sayest. And he went justifieth me; who will contend with me '/ out into the porch; and the cock crew. And Let us stand together; who is mine adver a maid saw him again, and began to say to sary? let him come near to me. Behold them that stood by, This is one of them. the Lord God will help me; who is he that 128 129 B TUESDAY BEFORE EASTER. TUESDAY BEFORE EASTER. shall condemn me? Lo, they all shall wax And Pilate answered, and said again unto old as a garment: the moth shall eat them. them, What will ye then that I shall do unto up. Who is among you that feareth the him whom ye call the Ki~g of th~ Je~s? Lord, that obeyeth the voice of his servant, And they cried out agam, CrucIfy hm~. that walketh in darkness, and hath no light? Then Pilate said unto them, Why, what eVIl let him trust in the Name of the Lord, and hath he done? And they cried out the more stay upon his God. Behold, all ye that exceedingly, Crucify him. And so Pilate, kindle a fire, that compass yourselves about \villincr to content the people, released Barab with sparks; walk in the light of your fire, bas u~to them, and delivered Jesus, when he and in the sparks that ye have kindled. This had scouraed him, to be crucified. And the shall ye have of mine hand, ye shall lie down soldiers led him away into the hall, called in sorrow. Prretorium' and they call together the The Gospel. St. Mark 15. 1- whole band. And they clothed him with purple, and platted a crown of thorns, and AND straightway in the morning the put it about his head: and began to salute .li chief priests held a consultation with him, Hail, King of the Jews. And they the elders, and scribes, and the whole council, smote him on the head with a reed, and did and bound Jesus, and carried him away, and spit upon him, and bowing their knees wor delivered him to Pilate. And Pilate asked shipped him. And when they had ~ocked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And him they took off the p~rple from hI~l, and he answering said unto him, Thou say est it. put his own clothes on hIm, and led hll~ out And the chief priests accused him of many to crucify him. And they com~el one SImon things: but he answered nothing. And a Cyrcnian, who passed by, commg out of th(' Pilate asked him again, saying, Answerest country, the father of Alexande.r an~ Rufus, thou nothing? behold how many things they to bear his cross. And they bring him unto witness against thee. But Jesus yet answered the place Golgotha, which is, being inter nothing: so that Pilate marvelled. Now at preted, The place of a skull .. And they gav(' that feast he released unto them one prisoner, him to drink wine mingled WIth myrrh; but whomsoever they desired. And there was he received it not. And when they had one named Barabbas, which lay bound with crucified him they parted his garments, them that had made insurrection with him, castincr lots upon them, what every man who had committed murder in the insur should take. And it was the third hour, and rection. And the multitude, crying aloud, they crucified him. And the superscription began to desire him to do as he had ever done of his accusation was written over, THE unto them. But Pilate answered them, KING OF THE JEWS. And with him ~aying, Will ye that I release unto you the they crucify two thieves, the one on hi. right King of the Jews? For he knew that the hand and the other on his left. And the chief priests had delivered him for envy. scripture was fulfilled, which saith, And he But the chief priests moved the people, that was numbered with the transgressors. And he should rather release Barabbas unto them. they that passed by railed on him, wagging 130 131 WEDNESDAY BEFORE EASTER. WEDNESDAY BEFOltE EASTER. their heads, and saying, Ah, thou that de the example of his patience, and also be made stroyest the temple, and buildest it in three partakers of his resurrection; through the rlays, save thyself, and come down from the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. cross. Likewise also the chief priests mock ing said among themselves, with the scribes, The Epistle. Hebrews 9. 16. He saved others; himself he cannot save. HERE a testament is, there must also Let Christ the King of Israel descend now Wof necessity be the death of the testa from the cross, that we may see and believe. tor: for a testament is of force after men are And they that were crucified with him reviled dead; otherwise it is of no strength at all him. And when the sixth hour was come, whilst the testator liveth. Whereupon, there was darkness over the whole land until neither the first testament was dedicated the ninth hour. And at the ninth hour Jesus without blood: for when Moses had spoken cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, every precept to all the people, according to lama sabachthani? which is, being inter the law, he took the blood of calves and of preted, My God, my God, why hast thou goats, with water, and scarlet wool, and forsaken me? And some of them that stood hyssop, and sprinkled both the book, and all by, when they heard it, said, Behold, he the people, saying, This is the blood of the calleth Elias. And one ran and filled a spunge testament, which God hath enjoined unto full of vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave you. Moreover, he sprinkled with blood both him to drink, saying, Let alone; let us see the tabernacle, and all the vessels of the whether Elias will come to take him down. ministry. And almost all things are by the And Jesus cried with a loud voice, and gave law purged with blood; and without shed up the ghost. And the vail of the temple was ding of blood is no remission. It was there rent in twain from the top to the bottom. fore necessary that the patterns of things in And when the centurion, which stood over the heavens should be purified with these; against him, saw that he so cried out, and but the heavenly things themselves with gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man better sacrifices than these. For Christ is not was the Son of God. entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence WEDNESDAY BEFORE EASTER. of God for us; nor yet that he should offer The Collect. himself often, as the high priest entereth into the holy place every year with blood of ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who, of others: for then must he often have suffered .L~ thy tender love towards mankind, hast since the foundation of the world; but now sent thy Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ, to once in the end of the world hath he appeared take upon him our flesh, and to suffer death to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself. upon the cross, that all mankind should And as it is appointed unto men once to die, follow the example of his great humility; but after this the judgement: so Christ was Mercifully grant, that we may both follow once offered to bear the sins of many; and 132 133 WEDNESDAY BEFORE EASTER. WEDNESDAY BEFORE EASTER. unto them that look for him shall he appear thanks and said, Take this, and divide it the second time without sin unto salvation. among'yourselves. ~or I say u~to you,.I win not drink of the frUIt of the vme, until the The Gospel. St. Luke 22. 1. Kincrdom of God shall come. And he took OW the feast of unleavened bread drew brea"'d and O'ave thanks, and brake it, and N.l nigh, which is called the Passover. crave ~nto them, saying, This is my body, And the chief priests and scribes sought how ~' hich is given for you: this do in remem they micrht kill him; for they feared the brance of me. Likewise also the cup after people. '" Then entered Satan into Judas supper, saying, This cup is the new testament surnamed Iscariot, being of the number of in my blood, which is shed for you. But the twelve. And he went his way, and com behold, the hand of him that betrayeth me muned with the chief priests and captains, is with me on the table. And truly the Son how he might betray him unto them. And of Man goeth as it was determined; but they were glad, and covenanted to give him woe unto that man by whom he is betrayed. money. And he pron;ised, and soug~t op And they began to enquire among them portunity to betray hIm unto them m the selves which of them it was that should do a bsence of the multitude. Then came the this thing. And there was also a strife among day of unleavened bread, when the passover them which of them should be accounted must be killed. And he sent Peter and John, the g~eatest. And he said. unto the1!l' The saying, Go and prepare us the passover, that kings Of the Gentiles exerCIse lordshlp over we may eat. And they said unto him, .Where them, and they that exercise authority upon w ilt thou that we prepare? And he saId unto them are called benefactors. But ye shall t hem, Behold, when ye are entered into ~he not be so : but he that is greatest among yo,!, city, there shall a man m~et. you, bearmg let him be as the younger; and he that ~s ft pitcher of water ; follow hml mto the house chief, as he that doth serve. For whether lS where he entereth in. And ye shall say unto O'reater he that sitteth at meat, or he that t h e crood-man of the house, The Master saith ~erveth'? is not he that sitteth at meat? untg thee, Where is the guest-chamber, but I am amoncr you as he that serveth. where I shall eat the passover with my disci Ye are they whi~h have continued with me pIes? And he shall shew you a large upper in my temptations. And I appoint unt? you room furnished; there make ready. And a kincrdom as my Father hath appomted they went, and found as he had said unto unto ~e; that ye may eat and drink at my th em: and they made ready the passover. table in my kingdom, and sit on thrones, And when the hour was come he sat down, judging the twelves tribes of Israel. And the and the twelve Apostles with him. And he Lord said Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath sa id unto them, With desire I have desired desired td have you, that he may sift you as to eat this passover with you before I suffer: wheat: but I have prayed for thee, that thy for I say unto you, I will not any more eat faith fail not· and when thou art converted, thereof, until it be fulfilled in the Kingdom strengthen thy brethren. And he said unto of God. And he took the cup, and gave him, Lord, I am ready to go with thee both 134 135 WEDNESDAY BEFORE EASTER. WEDNESDAY BEFORE EASTER. into prison and to death. And he said, I tell would follow, they said unto him, Lord, shall thee, Peter, the cock shall not crow this day, we smite with the sword? And one of them before that thou shalt thrice deny that thou smote the servant of the high priest, and cut knowest me. And he said unto them When off his right ear. And Jesus answered and I sent you without purse, and scrip, and said, Suffer ye thus far. And he touched his shoes, lacked ye any thing? And they said ear, and healed him. Then Jesus said unto Nothing. Then said he unto them, But now: the chief priests, and captains of the temple, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and like and the elders who were come to him, Be ye wise his scrip: and he that hath no sword come out as against a thief, with swords and let him sell his garment, and buy one. Fo; staves? When I was daily with you in the I say unto you, That this that is written temple, ye stretched forth no hands aaainst must yet be accomplished in me, And he was me: but this is your hour, and the po~er of reckoned among the transgressors: for the darkness. Then took they him, and led him, things concerning me have an end. And they and brought him into the high priest's house: said, Lord, behold, here are two swords. And and Peter followed afar off. And when they he said unto them, It is enough. And he had kindled a fire in the midst of the hall, and came out, and went, as he was wont, to the were set down together, Peter sat down mount of Olives, and his disciples also fol among them. But a certain maid beheld him, lowed him. And when he was at the place as he sat by the fire, and earnestly looked ~e said unto .them, Pray, that ye enter not upon him, and said, This man was also with mto temptatIOn. And he was withdrawn him. And he denied him, sayincr , Woman from them about a stone's cast, and kneeled I know him not. And after a little whil~ down and prayed, saying, Father, if thou be another saw him, and said, Thou art also of willing, remove this cup from me: neverthe them. And Peter said, Man, I am not. And less, not my will, but thine be done. And about the space of one hour after, another there appeared an angel unto him from confidently affirmed, saying, Of a truth this heaven, strengthening him. And being in an fellow also was with him; for he is a Gali agony, he prayed more earnestly; and his lean. And Peter said, Man, I know not what sweat was as it were great drops of blood thou sayest. And immediately, while he yet falling down to the ground. And when he spake, the cock crew. And the Lord turned, rose up from prayer, and was come to his and looked upon Peter; and Peter remem discipl~s, he found them sleeping for sorrow, bered the word of the Lord, how he had said and saId unto them, Why sleep ye? rise and unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt pray, lest ye enter into temptation. And deny me thrice. And Peter went out, and whIle he yet spake, behold, a multitude, and wept bitterly. And the men that held Jesus he that was called Judas, one of the twelve, mocked him, and smote him. And when went before them, and drew near unto Jesus they had blindfolded him, they struck him to kiss him. But Jesus said unto him, Judas, on the face, and asked him, saying, Prophesy betrayest thou the Son of Man with a kiss? who is it that smote thee? And many othe; When they who were about him saw what things blasphemously spake they against 136 137 F3 THURSDAY BEFORE EASTER. TIIURSD.~Y BEFORE EASTER. him. And as soon as it was day, the elders of for in eating everyone taketh before other the people, and the chief priests, and the his own supper; and one is hungry, and scribes, came together, and led him into their another is drunken. What, have ye not council, saying, Art thou the Christ? tell us. houses to eat and to drink in? or despise ye And he said unto them, If I tell you, ye will the church of God, and shame them that haye not believe: and if I also ask you, ye will not not? What shall I say to you? shall I answer me, nor let me go. Hereafter shall praise you in this? I praise you not. For the Son of Man sit on the right hand of the I have received of the Lord that which also power of God. Then said they all, Art thou I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus, then the Son of God? And he said unto the same night in which he was betrayed, them, Ye say that I am. And they said, took bread; and when he had given thanks, What need we any further witness? for we he brake it, and said, Take, eat; this is my ourselves have heard of his own mouth. body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me. After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, THURSDAY BEFORE EASTER. saying, This cup is the new testament in my The Collect. blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me. For as often as ye eat ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who, of this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew ..ti. thy tender love towards mankind, hast the Lord's death till he come. Wherefore, sent thy Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ, to whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this take upon him our flesh; and to suffer death cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty upon the cross, that all mankind should of the body and blood of the Lord. But let follow the example of his great humility; a man examine himself, and so let him eat of Mercifully grant, that we may both follow that bread, and drink of that cup. For he the example of his patience, and also be made that eateth and drinketh unworthily eateth partakers of his resurrection; through the and drinketh judgement unto himself, not same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. discerning the Lord's body. For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and The Epistle. I Corinthians 11. 17. many sleep. For if we would judge ourselves, N this that I declare unto you, I praise we should not be judged. But when we are I you not; that ye come together not for judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that the better, but for the worse. For first of all, we should not be condemned with the world. when ye come together in the church, I hear Wherefore, my brethren, when ye come to that there be divisions among you, and I gether to eat, tarry one for another. And partly believe it. For there must be also if any man hunger, let him eat at home; heresies among you, that they who are ap that ye come not together unto condemna proved may be made manifest among you. tion. And the rest will I set in order ;when When ye come together therefore into one I come. place, this is not to eat the Lord's supper: 138 139 THURSDAY BEFORE EASTER. THURSDAY BEFORE EASTER. The Gospel. St. Luke 23. 1- No, nor yet Herod: for I sent you to him; HE wJ;101e multitude of them arose, and and 10, nothing worthy of death is done unto T_ led hIm. unto !,ilate. And they began him. I will therefore chastise him, and re to accuse hIm, saymg, We found this fellow lease him. For of necessity he must release perverting the nation, and forbiddina to give one unto them at the feast. And they cried tribute to Cresar, saying, That he himself is out all at once, saying, Away with this man, Christ a King. And Pilate asked him, saying, and release unto us Barabbas: (who for Art thou the King of the Jews? And he an a certain sedition made in the city, and for swered him, and said, Thou sayest it. Then murder, was cast into prison.) Pilate there said Pilate to the chief priests, and to the fore, willing to release Jesus, spake again to people, I find no fault in this man. And they them. But they cried, saying, Crucify him, were the more fierce, sayincr , He stirreth up crucify him. And he said unto them the the people, teaching throughout all Jewry third time, Why, what evil hath he done? beginning from Galilee to this place. Whe~ I have found no cause of death in him: I will Pilate heard of Galilee, he asked whether the therefore chastise him, and let him go. And man were a Galilean. And as soon as he knew they were instant with loud voices, requirincr that he I;>elonged unto Herod's jurisdiction, that he might be crucified: and the voices of he sent hIm to Herod, who himself was also at them and of the chief priests prevailed. And Jerusalem at that time. And when Herod Pilate gave sentence that it should be as they saw Jesus he was exceeding glad; for he was required. And he released unto them him desirous to see him of a long season, because that for sedition and murder was cast into he had heard many things of him; and he prison, whom they had desired; but he hoped to have seen some miracle done by him. delivered Jesus to their will. And as they Then he questioned with him in many words' led him away, they laid hold upon one Simon but he answered him nothing. And the chief a Cyrenian, coming out of the country, and priests and scribes stood and vehemently on him they laid the cross, that he might bear accused him. And Herod with his men of it after Jesus. And there followed him a war set him at nought, and mocked him, and great company of people, and of women, arrayed him in a gorgeous robe, and sent him which also bewailed and lamented him. But again to Pilate. And the same day Pilate and Jesus, turning unto them, said, Daughters of Herod were made friends together; for be Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for fore they were at enmity between them yourselves, and for your children. For be selves. And Pilate, when he had called to hold, the days are coming, in the which they gether the chief priests, and the rulers, and shall say, Blessed are the barren, and the the people, said unto them, Ye have brought wombs that never bare, and the paps which this man unto me, as one that perverteth the never gave suck. Then shall they begin to people: and behold, I, having examined him say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the before you, have found no fault in this man hills, Cover us. For if they do these things touching those things whereof ye accuse him in a green tree, what shall be done in the dry? And there were also two other, malefactors, 140 141 / TIIURSDA Y BEFORE EASTER. GOOD FRIDAY. led with him to be put to death. And when beholding the things that were done, smote they were come to the place which is called their breasts, and returned. And all his ac Calvary, there they crucified him; and the quaintance, and the women that followed malefactors, one on the right hand, and the him from Galilee, stood afar off, beholding other on the left. Then said Jesus, Father, these things. forgive them, for they know not what they GOOD FRIDAY. do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots. And the people stood beholding; and IJ The Passion according to St. John (St. John the rulers also with them derided him, saying, IS. and 19. to v. 37) may be read or sung at He saved others; let him save himself, if he the Ante-Communion Service on this day, be Christ, the chosen of God. And the immediately before the Gospel, which in that soldiers also mocked him, coming to him, and case shall be St. John 19. 3S-end; and offering him vinegar, and saying, If thou be instead of the Second Lesson appointed for the King of the Jcws, save thyself. And a Moming Prayer there shall be read St. John superscription also was written over him in 12.20- 33. letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew, The Collects. THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS. ALMIGHTY God, we beseech thee gra- And one of the malefactors, which were 1i ciously to behold this thy family, for hanged, railed on him, saying, If thou be which our Lord Jesus Christ was contented to Christ, save thyself, and us. But the other be betrayed, and given up into the hands of answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou wicked men, and to suffer death upon the fear God, seeing thou art in the same con cross, who now liveth and reigneth with thee demnation? And we indeed justly; for we and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world receive the due reward of our deeds, but this without end. man hath done nothing amiss. And he said Amen. unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, by corn est into thy kingdom. And Jesus said 11 whose Spirit the whole body of the unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To-day Church is governed and sanctified; Receive shalt thou be with me in paradise. And it our supplications and prayers, which we offer was about the sixth hour: and there was before thee for all estates of men in thy holy a darkness over all the earth until the ninth Church, that every member of the same, in hour. And the sun was darkened, and the his vocation and ministry, may truly and vail of the temple was rent in the midst. godly serve thee; throngh our Lord and And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice. Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen. he said, Father, into thy hands I commend MERCIFUL God, who hast made all my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up O men, and hatest nothing that thou hast the ghost. Now when the centurion saw made, nor wouldest the death of a sinner, what was done, he glorified God, say:ng. but rather that he should be converted and Certainly this was a righteous man. And all live: Have mercy upon thine ancient people the people that came together to that sight, the Jews, and upon all who deny thee or 142 143 GOOD FRIDAY. GOOD FRIDAY. know thee not; take from them all ignor sins. But this man, after he had offered one ance, hardness of heart, and contempt of thy sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the Word; and so fetch them home, blessed ri"ht hand of God; from henceforth expect Lord, to thy fold, that they may be saved in~ till his enemies be made his foot-stool. among the remnant of the true Israelites, Fgr by one offering he hath perfected for ever and be made one flock under one shepherd, them that are sanctified: Whereof the Holy Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and l'eign Ghost also is a witness to us: for after that eth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, he had said before, This is the covenant that world without end. Amen. I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their The Epistle. Hebrews 10. 1. hearts, and in their minds will I write them; HE law having a shadow of good things and their sins and iniquities will I remember T to come, and not the very image of the no more. Now where remission of these is, things, can never with those sacrifices, which there is no more offering for sin. Having they offered year by year continually, make therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the the comers thereunto perfect: for then would holiest by the blood of Jesus, by a new and they not have ceased to be offered? because Iivin" way, which he hath consecrated for us, that the worshippers once purged should have thro~gh the vail, that is to say, his flesh; had no more conscience of sins. But in those and having an High Priest over the house of sacrifices there is a remembrance again made God; let us draw near with a true heart, in of sins every year. For it is not possible that full assurance of faith, having our hearts the blood of bulls and of goats should take sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our away sins. Wherefore, when he cometh into bodies washed with pure water. Let us hold the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou fast the profession of our faith without waver wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared ing; (fo.r he is faithful that promised;) and let me: In burnt-offerings and sacrifices for sin us consIder one another to provoke unto love, thou hast had no pleasure: Then said I, Lo, and to good works; not forsaking the as I come (in the volume of the book it is sembling of ourselves together, as the manner written of me) to do thy will, 0 God. Above, of some is; but exhorting one another: and when he said, Sacrifice and offering, and so much the more, as ye see the day ap burnt-offerings, and offering for sin thou proaching. would est not, neither hadst pleasure therein, which are offered by the Law: then said he, The Gospel. St. John 19. 1. Lo I come to do thy will, 0 God. He taketh ILATE therefore took Jesus, and aw~y the first, that he may establish the Pscourged him. And the soldiers platted second. By the which will we are sanctified, a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, through the offering of the body of Jesus and they put on him a purple robe, and said, Christ once for all. And every priest standeth Hail, King of the Jews: and they smote him daily ministering, and offering oftentimes the with their hands. Pilate therefore went same sacrifices, which can never take away forth again, and saith unto them, Behold, 144 145 GOOD FRIDAY. GOOD FRIDAY. I bring him forth to you, that ye may know J esus, and led him away. And he, bearing that I find no fault in him. Then came Jesus his cross, went forth into a place called the forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and the place of a skull, which is called in the He purple robe. And Pilate saith unto them, brew, GolO'otha: where they crucified him, Behold the man! When the chief priests and two other with him, on either side one, the~efore and. officers saw him, they cried out, and Jesus in the midst. And Pilate wrote sarmg, CrucIfy him, crucify him. Pilate a title, and put it on the cross; and the s~Ith unto them, Take ye him, and crucify writinO' was, JESUS OF NAZARETH THE Ium: for I find no fault in him. The Jews KINd"OF THE JEW~. This title then read answered him, ~e have a law, and by our many of the Jews: for the place where Jesus law he ought to dIe, because he made himself was crucified was nigh to the city: and it the Son of God. When Pilate therefore was written in Hebrew, and Greek, and heard that saying, he was the more afraid' Latin. Then said the chief priests of the a~d went again into the judgement-hall, and J ews to Pilate, Write not, The King of the salth unto Jesus, Whence art thou? But Jews; but that he said, I am the King of the Jesus gave him no answer. Then saith Pilate Jews. Pi late answered, What I have written, unto him, Speakest thou not unto me? I have written. Then the soldiers, when knowest thou not that I have power to crucify they had crucified Jesus, took his garments, thee, and have power to release thee? Jesus and made four parts, to every soldier a part; answe~ed, Thou could est have no power at and also his coat: now the coat was without all agamst me, except it were given thee from seam, woven from the top throughout. above: therefore he that delivered me unto They said therefore among themselves, Let thee ha~h the greater sin. And from thence us not rend it, but cast lots for it, whose it forth PI late sought to release him: but the shall be: that the Scripture might be ful Jews cried out, saying, If thou let this man filled, which saith, They parted my raiment go, thou art not Cresar's friend: whosoever amOllO' them, and for my vesture they did maketh himself a king speaketh against cast l~ts. These things therefore the soldiers Cre~ar. When Pilate therefore heard that did. Now there stood by the cross of Jesus, ~aymg, J:1e brought Jesus forth, and sat down his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary the In the Judgement-seat, in a place that is wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene. called the Pavem.ent, but in the Hebrew, . When .Jesus therefore saw his mother, and Gabbatha. And It was the preparation of the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he the p~ssover, and about the sixth hour: and saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy h e salth unt? the Jews, Behold your King! son. Then saith he to the disciple, Behold ~~It th~y cned ,out, ,Away ~ith him, away thy mother. And from that hour that dis ~ Ith him, crucIfy him. PIIate saith unto ciple took her unto his own home. After th~m, Shall I crucify your King? The chief this, Jesus, knowing that all things were prIests answered, We have no kinO' but now accomplished, that the Scripture might Cresar. Then delivered he him th~efore be fulfilled, saith, I thirst. Now there was unto them to be crucified: and they took set a vessel full of vinegar: and they filled 146 U7 EASTER EVEN. EASTER EVEN. a spunge with vinegar, and put it upon The Epistle. 1 St. Peter 3. 17. hyssop, and put it to his mouth. When Je.sus th~refo!e had received the vinegar, he T is better, if the will of God be so, that SRld, It IS filllshed: and he bowed his head I ye suffer for well-doing, than for evil and gave up the ghost. The Jews therefore' doing. For Christ also hath once suffered bec~use it was the preparation, that th~ for sins, the just for the unjust, that he bodies should not remain upon the cross on might bring us to God, being put to death the ~abbath-day, (for th3:t sabbath-day was in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit. a~ high-day,) besought PIlate that their legs By which also he went and preached unto might be broken, and that they might be the spirits in prison; which sometime were taken away. Then came the soldiers, and disobedient, when once the long-suffering of brake the legs of the first, and of the other God waited in the days of Noah, while the which was crucified with him. But when ark was a preparing; wherein few, that is, they came to Jesus, and saw that he was eight souls, were saved by water. The like dead already, they brake not his legs. But figure whereunto, even baptism, doth also one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his now save us, (not the putting away the filth side, and forthwith came thereout blood and of the flesh, but the answer of a good con water. And he that saw it bare record and science towards God,) by the resurrection of his record is true: and he knoweth th~t he Jesus Christ: who is gone into heaven, and saith true, that ye might believe. For these is on the right hand of God, angels and things were done that the Scripture should authorities and powers being made subject be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken. unto him. And again, an?ther Scripture saith, They . shall look on him whom they pierced. The Gospel. St. Matthew 27. 57. HEN the even was come, there came EASTER EVEN. W a rich man of Arimathrea, named J oseph, who also himself was Jesus' disciple. The Collect. He went to Pilate, and begged the body RANT, 0 Lord, that as we are baptized of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body G~ into the death of thy blessed Son our to be delivered. And when Joseph had taken Saviour Jesus Christ, so by continual morti the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, fy,ing o.ur corrupt affections we may be bUI:ied and laid it in his own new tomb, which he with him; and that through the grave, and had hewn out in the rock; and he rolled gate of death, we may pass to our joyful re a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, surrecti~n; for his merits, who died, and and departed. And there was Mary Magda was bUrIed, and rose again for us thy Son lene, and the other Mary, sitting over against Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. ' the sepulchre. Now the next day that fol lowed the day of the preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate, saying, Sir, we remember that that 148 149 EASTER-DAY. EASTER-D_~Y deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After The Collect. three days I will rise again. Command there AL~IGHTY God, who through thine fore that the sepulchre be made sure until 1i only-begotten Son Jesus Christ hast the third day, lest his disciples come by night overcome death, and opened unto us the and steal him away, and say unto the people, gate of everlasting life; We humbly beseech He is risen from the dead: so the last error thee, that, as by thy special grace preventing shall be worse than the first. Pilate said unto us thou dost put into our minds good desires, them, Ye have a watch; go your way, make so by thy continual help we may bring the it as sure as you can. So they went and same to good effect; through Jesus Christ made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and setting a watch. and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen. EASTER-DAY. The Epistle. Colossians 3. l. ~ At Morning Prayer on Easter-Day and s~en days after, instead of the Psalm 0 come, F ye then be risen with Christ, seek those let us sing, &c., these Anthems shall be sung I things which are above, where Christ or said. sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your HRIST our passover is sacrificed for us : affection on things above, not on things on Ctherefore let us keep the feast; the earth: For ye are dead, and your life is Not with the old leaven, nor with the hid with Christ in God. When Christ, who is leaven of malice and wickedness: but with our life, shall appear, then shall ye also the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth. appear with him in glory. Mortify therefore 1 Corinthians 5. 7 . your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, HRIST being raised from the dead dieth evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which Cno more : death hath no more dominion is idolatry: For which things' sake the over him. wrath of God cometh on the children of dis For in that he died, he died unto sin once : obedience. In the which ye also walked but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God. some time, when ye lived in them. Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin: but alive unto God The Gospel. St. John 20. l. through Jesus Christ our Lord. Romans 6. U. HE first day of the week cometh Mary t'1HRIST is risen from the dead: and be MagdaIene early, when it was yet dark, V come the first-fruits of them that slept. Tunto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken For since by man came death: by man away from the sepulchre. Then she runneth came also the resurrection of the dead. and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other For as in Adam all die: even so in Christ disciple whom Jesus loved, and saith unto shall all be made alive. 1 Corinthians 15. 20. them, They have taken away the Lord out Glory be to the Father, and to the Son: of the sepulchre, and we know not wherf! and to the Holy Ghost; they have laid him. Peter therefore went As it was in the beginning, is now, and 151 ever shall be : world without end. Amen. 150 EASTER-DAY. EASTER-DAY. forth, and that other disciple, and came to the sepulchre. So they ran both together; white garment; and they were affrighted. and the other disciple did outrun Peter, and And he saith unto them, Be not affrighted : came first to the sepulchre; and he, stooping Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was cruci down and looking in, saw the linen clothes fied: he is risen; he is not here: behold the lying; yet went he not in. Then cometh place where they laid him. But go your way, Simon Peter following him, and went into tell his disciples and Peter that he goeth the sepulchre, and seeth the linen clothes lie ; before you into Galilee: there shall ye see and the napkin that was about his head, not him, as he said unto you. lying with the linen clothes, but wrapped ~ Th efollowing Collect may be used as an together in a place by itself. Then went in additional Collect on Easter-Day and seven also that other disciple which came first to the days after: sepulchre, and he saw, and believed. For as yet they knew not the Scripture, that he must GOD, who for our redemption didst give rise again from the dead. Then the disciples O thine only-begotten Son to the death of went away again unto their own home. the Cross, and by his glorious resurrection hast delivered us from the power of our Or enemy: Grant us so to die daily from sin, The Epistle. Hebrews 13. 20. that we may evermore live with him in the OW the God of peace, that brought joy of his resurrection; through the same N again from the dead our Lord Jesus, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. that great shepherd of the sheep, through ~ And the following alternatives may be used the blood of the everlasting covenant, make on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Satur you perfect in every good work to do his will, day in Easter-Week: working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom . For the Epistle. Acts 5. 27. be glory for ever and ever. Amen. AND the high priest asked them, saying, 1i Did not we straitly command you that The Gospel. St. Mark 16. 1. ye should not teach in this name? and, HEN the sabbath was past, Mary behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your W Magdalene, and Mary the mother of doctrine, and intend to bring this man's J ames, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, blood upon us. Then Peter and the other that they might come and anoint him. And apostles answered and said, We ought to very early in the morning the first day of the obey God rather than men. The God of our week, they came unto the sepulchre at the fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew and rising of the sun. And they said among them hanged on a tree. HiIl\ hath God exalted selves, Who shall roll us away the stone from with his right hand to be a Prince and the door of the sepulchre? And when they a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, looked, they saw that the stone was rolled and forgiveness of sins. And we are his away: for it was very great. And entering witnesses of these things; and so is also the into the sepulchre, they saw a young man Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them sitting on the right side, clothed in a long that obey him. ~152 153 MONDAY IN EASTER-WEEK. MONDAY IN EASTER-WEEK. The Gospel. St. Mark 16. 1. ~hat feareth h.im, ~nd worketh r ighteousness, l"THEN the sabbath was past, Mary IS accepted wIth hIm. The word which God i l' Magdalene, and Mary the mother sent unto the children of Israel, preaching of James, and Salome, had boucrht sweet peace by Jesus Christ; (he is Lord of all ;) spices that they might come and agoint him. that word (I say) ye know, which was pub And very early in the morning the first day lished throughout all Judrea, and beO'an from ' Galilee, after the baptism whi<~h John of the w~~k, they came unto the sepulchre at the rlsmg of the sun. And they said preached: how God anointed Jesus of among themselves, Who shall roll us 'away Nazareth with ' the Holy Ghost, and with the stone from the door of the sepulchre? pow~r; who went about doing good, and And when they looked, they saw that the healmg all that were oppressed of the devil: stone was rolled away: for it was very crreat. for God was with him. And we are witnesses And entering into the sepulchre, they saw of all things which he did, both in the land of a young man sitting on the riO'ht side clothed the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom they in, ~ long white garment; "'and th'ey were slew, and hanged on a tree: Him God raised aJfrlghted. And he saith unto them Be not up the third day, and shewed him openly; affrighted: Ye seek Jesus of N~zareth not to all the people, but unto witnesses which was crucified: he is risen; he is not chosen before of God, even to us, who did here: behold the place where they laid him. eat and drink with him after he rose from But go your way, tell his disciples and Peter the dead. And he commanded us to preach that he goeth before you into Galilee: there unto the people, and to testify that it is he shall ye see him, as he said unto you. who was ordained of God to be the Judrre of quick and dead. To him rrive all the MONDAY IN EASTER-WEEK. prophets witness, that through his Name whosoever believeth in him shall receive The Collect. remission of sins. ALMIGHTY God, who thr~ugh thy only .1i begotten Son Jesus ChrIst hast over The Gospel. St. Luke 24. 13. come death, and opened unto us the gate of EHOLD, two of his disciples went that everlasting life; We humbly beseech thee Bsame day to a village called Emmaus that, as by thy special grace preventincr u~ which was from Jerusalem about threescor~ thou dost put into our minds Cfood desires furlongs. And they talked toO'ether of all so by thy continual help we m~y bring th~ these things which had happe~ed. And it same to good effect; throuah Jesus Christ came to pass, that while they communed our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee together, and reasoned, Jesus himself drew and the Holy Ghost, ever one God world near, and went with them. But their eyes without end. Amen. ' were holden, that they should not know him. For the Epistle. Acts 10. 34. And he said unto them, What manner of communications are these that ye have one ETER opened his mouth, and said, Of to another, as ye walk, and are sad? And . a truth I perceive that God is no re P the one of th~m, whose name was Cleopas, specter of persons; but in every nation he answering, saId unto him, Art thou only 154 155 . lIIONDAY IN EASTER-WEEK. TUESDAY IN EASTER-WEEK a stranger in Jerusalem, and hast not known Scriptures? And they rose up the same hour, the things which are come to pass there in and returned to Jerusalem, and found the these days? And he said unto them, What eleven crathered together, and them that were things? And they said unto him, Concerning with them, saying, The Lord is risen indeed, Jesus of Nazareth, who was a prophet mighty and hath appeared to Simon. And they told in deed and word, before God and all the what things were done in the way, and how people: and how the chief priests and our he was known of them in breaking of bread. rulers delivered him to be condemned to death, and have crucified him. But we TUESDAY IN EASTER-WEEK. trusted that it had been he which should have redeemed Israel: and besides all this, The Collect. to-day is the third day since these things ALMIGHTY God, who through thy only- were done. Yea, and certain women also of 1i begotten Son Jesus Christ hast over our company made us astonished, which come death, and opened unto us the gate of were early at the sepulchre; and when they everlastinBishop of your souls. even so send I you. And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto The Gospel. St. John 10.11. them, Receive ye the holy Ghost. Whose ESUS said, I am the good shepherd: the soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto J good shepherd giveth his life for the them; and whosesoever sins ye retain, they sheep. But he that is an hireling, and not are retained. the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, THE SECOND SUNDAY AFTER seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep. EASTER. and fleeth; and the wolf catcheth them, and s~attereth the sheep. The hireling fleeth, The Collect. because he is an hireling, and careth not for ALMIGHTY God, who hast given thine the sheep. I am the good shepherd, and .1i only Son to be unto us both a sacrifice know my sheep, and am known of mine. As for sin, and also an ensample of godly life; the Father knoweth me, even so know I Give us grace t hat we may always most the Father: and I lay down my life for the thankfully receive that his inestimable bene sheep. And other sheep I have, which are fit, and also daily endeavour ourselves to 161 G 160 THIRD SUNDAY AFTER EASTER. FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER EASTER. not of this fold; them also I must bring, The Gospel. St. John 16. 16. and they shall hear my voice; and there ESUS said to his disciples, A little while shall be one flock, · and one shepherd. J and ye shall not see me; and again, a little while and ye shall see me; because THE THIRD SUNDAY AFTER EASTER. I go to the Father. Then said some of his disciples among themselves, What is this that The Collect. he saith unto us, A little while and ye shall ALMIGHTY God, who shewest to them not see me; and again, a little while and .1i that be in error the light of thy truth, ye shall see me; and, Because I go to to the intent that they may return into the the Father? They said therefore, What is way of righteousness; Grant unto all them this that he saith, A little while? we cannot that are admitted into the fellowship of tell what he saith. Now Jesus knew that Christ's Religion, that they may eschew they were desirous to ask him, and said unto those things that are contrary to their pro them, Do ye enquire among yourselves of fession, and follow all such things as are that I said, A little while and ye shall not agreeable to the same; through our Lord see me; and again, a little while and ye shall Jesus Christ. Amen. see me? Verily, verily I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall The Epistle. 1 St. Peter 2. 1l. rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your EARLY beloved, I beseech you as sorrow shall be turned into joy. A woman, D strangers and pilgrims, abstain from when she is in travail, hath sorrow, because fleshly lusts, which war against the soul; her hour is come: but as soon as she is de having your conversation honest among livered of the child, she remembereth no the Gentiles; that, whereas they speak mote the anguish, for joy that a man is born against you as evil doers, they may, by into the world. And ye now therefore have your good works which they shall behold, sorrow: but I will see you again, and your glorify God in the day of visitation. Submit heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man yourselves to every ordinance of man for the taketh from you. Lord's sake; whether it be to the King, as supreme; or unto governors, as unto them THE FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER that are sent by him, for the punishment of EASTER. cvil doers, and for the praise of them that do well. For so is the will of God, that with The Collect. well-doing ye may put to silence the igno ALMIGHTY God, who alone canst rance of foolish men: as free, and not using Oorder the unruly wills and affections of your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness; sinful men; Grant unto thy people, that but as the servants of God. Honour all men. they may love the thing which thou com Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour mandest, and desire that which thou dost the King. promise; that so, among the sundry and 162 163 FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER EASTER. FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER EASTER. manifold changes of the world, our hearts will guide you into all truth: for he shall not may surely there be fixed, where true joys speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall are to be found; through Jesus Christ our hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew Lord. Amen. you things to come. He shall glorify me : for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto The Epistle. St. James 1. 17. you. All things that the Father hath are mine: VERY good gift, and every perfect gift therefore said I, that he shall take of mine E. is from above, and cometh down from and shall shew it unto you. ' the Father of lights, with whom is no vari· ableness, neither shadow of turning. Of his THE FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER EASTER. own will begat he us with the Word of truth, that we should be a kind of first· fruits of his The Collect. creatures. Wherefore, my beloved brethren, LORD, from whom all good things do let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, Ocome; Grant to us thy humblc servants slow to wrath; for the wrath of man worketh that by thy holy inspiration we may think not the righteousness of God. Wherefore lav those ~hings that be good, and by thy merci apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughti. ful gmding may perform the same; through ness, and receive with meekness the en· our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. grafted Word, which is able to save your souls. The Epistle. St. James 1. 22. The Gospel. St. John 16. 5. E ye doers of the "Vord, and not hearers ESUS said unto his disciples, Now I ero B only, deceiving your own selves. For if J my way to him that sent me, and no~e any be a hearer of the Word, and not a doer of you asketh me, Whither goest thou? But, he is like unto a man beholdino- his naturai because I have said these things unto you, face in a glass. For he beholdeth himself sorrow hath filled your heart. Nevertheless, and goeth his way, and straightway foro-et: I tell you the truth; it is expedient for you teth what manner of man he was. But that I go away: for if I go not away, the who so lo?keth into tl,le perfect law of liberty, Comforter will not come unto you; but if and contmueth therem, he being not a forget I depart, I will send him unto you. And ful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man when he is come, he will reprove the world shall be blessed in his deed. If any man of sin, and of righteousness, and of judae· amon~ you seem to be religious, and bridleth ment: of sin, because they believe not "'on not IllS tongue, but deceiveth his own heart me; of righteousness, because I go to my this man's religion is vain. Pure religion; Father, and ye see me no more; of judge. and undefiled before God and the Father is ment, because the prince of this world is this, To visit the fatherless and widows'in judged. I have yet many things to say unto their affiiction, and to keep himself unspotted you, but ye cannot bear them now. How from the world. beit, when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he 16-;10 165 TIlE ASCENSION-DAY. THE ASCENSION-DAY. The Gospel. St. John 16.23. him continually dwell, who liveth and reign eth with thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, ERILY, verily I say unto you, Whatso world without end. Amen. V ever ye shall ask the Father in my Name, he will give it you. Hitherto have ye asked For the Epistle. Acts 1. 1~ nothing in my Name: ask, and ye shall re HE former treatise have I made, 0 Theo ceive, that your joy may be full. These Tphilus, of all that Jesus began both to do things have I spoken unto you in proverbs: and teach, until the day in which he was the time cometh when I shall no more speak taken up, after that he through the Holy unto you in proverbs, but I shall shew you Ghost had given commandments unto the plainly of the Father. At that day ye shall Apostles whom he had chosen: to whom also ask in my Name: and I say not unto you, he shewed himself alive after his passion, by that I will pray the Father for you; for the many infallible proofs; being seen of them Father himself loveth you, because ye have forty days, and speaking of the things per loved me, and have believed that I came out taining to the Kingdom of God: and, being from God. I came forth from the Father, and assembled together with them, commanded am come into the world: again, I leave the them that they should not depart from world, and go to the Father. His disc~ples Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the said unto him, Lo, now speakest thouplamly, Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me. and speakest no proverb. Now are we sure For John truly baptized with water, but ye that thou knowest all things, and need est shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not not that any man should ask thee: by this many days hence. When they therefore we believe that thou earnest forth from were come together, they asked of him, God. Jesus answered them, Do ye now saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore believe? Behold, the hour cometh, yea, is again the kingdom to Israel? And he said now come, that ye shall be scattered every unto them, It is not for you to know the man to his own, and shall leave me alone: times or the seasons, which the Father hath and yet I am not alone, because the Father put in his own power. But ye shall receive is with me. These things I have spoken unto power after that the Holy Ghost is come you, that in me ye might have peace. In the upon you; and ye shall be witnesses unto world ye shall have tribulation; but be of me, both in Jerusalem, and in all J udrea, and good cheer, I have overcome the world. in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part ·of the earth. And when he had spoken these THE ASCENSION-DAY. thin(1s, while they beheld, he was taken up, The Collect. and ~ cloud received him out of their sight. RANT, we beseech thee, Almighty God, And while they looked stedfastly toward G that like as we do believe thy only heaven, as he went up, behold, two men begotten Son our Lord Jesus Christ to have stood by them in white apparel; which also ascended into the heavens; so we may also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing in heart and mind thither ascend, and with up into heaven? This same Jesus, which is 16G 167 SUNDAY AFTER ASCENSION-DAY. SUNDAY AFTER ASCENSION-DAY. taken up from you into heaven, shall so and exalt us unto the same place whither come, in like manner as ye have seen him go our Saviour Christ is gone before, who liveth into heaven. and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, world without end. Amen. The Gospel. St. Mark 16. 14. ESUS appeared unto the eleven as they The Epistle. 1 St. Peter 4. 7. J sat at meat, and upbraided them with HE end of all things is at hand; be ye their unbelief and hardness of heart, because T therefore sober, and watch unto prayer. they believed not them which had seen him And above all things have fervent charity after he was risen. And he said unto them, among yourselves: for charity shall cover Go ye into all the world, and prcach the the multitude of sins. Use hospitality one Gospel to every creature. He that believeth to another without grudging. As every man and is baptized shall be saved; but he that hath received the gift, even so minister the believeth not shall be damned. And these same one to another, as good stewards of the signs shall follow them that believe: In my manifold grace of God. If any man speak, Name shall thcy cast out devils; they shall let him speak as the oracles of God: if any ~peak w th new tongues; they shall take up man minister, let him do it as of the ability serpents; and if they drink any deadly which God giveth; that God in all things thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to hands on the sick, and they shall recover. whom be praise and dominion for ever and. So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, ever. Amen. he wa ~ received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God. And they wcnt forth The Gospel. St. John 15. 26, and part and preached every where, the Lord working of Chapter 16. with them, and confirming the Word with 'WHEN the Comforter is come, whom signs following. I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth ~ The Collect, Epistle, and Gospel of Ascen from the Father, he shall testify of me. And sion-Day shall be used on the two days ye also shall bear witness, because ye have following, unless another Collect, Epistle, been with me from the beginning. These and Gospel be provided. things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended. They shall put you SUNDAY AFTER ASCENSION-DAY. out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that The Collect. he doeth God service. And these things will GOD the King of glory, who hast exalted they do unto you, because they have not O thine only Son .Jesus Christ with great known the Father, nor me. But these things triumph unto thy kingdom in heaven; We have I told you, that, when the time shall beseech thee, leave us not comfortless; but come, ye may remember that I told you of send to us thine Holy Ghost to comfort us, them. 168 169 G3 WlIIT-SUNDAY. strangers of Rome, Jews, and Proselytes, WHIT-SUNDAY. Cretes, and Arabians, we do hear them speak The Collect. in our tongues the wonderful works of God. OD who as at this time didst teach the The Gospel. St. John 14. 15. G he~rts of thy faithful people, by. t.he ESUS said unto his disciples, If ye love sendincr to them the light of thy Holy Spmt ; J me, keep my commandments. And I will Grant ~s by the same Spirit to have a right pray the Father, and he shaH give you judgement in all things, and evermore to another Comforter, that he may abide with rejoice in his holy comfort.; th"ougl~ the you for ever; even the Spirit of truth, whom merits of Christ Jesus our SavIOur, who hveth the world cannot receive, because it seeth him and reianeth with thee", in the unity of the not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; same Spirit, one God, world without end. for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. Amen. I will not leave you comfortless; I will come For the Epistle. Acts 2. 1. to you. Yet a little while, and the world HEN the day of Pentecost was fully seeth me no more; but ye see me: because come, they were all with one accord in I live, ye shall live also. At that day ye shall Wone place. And suddenly there came a sound know, that I am in my Father, and ye in me, from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and I in you. He that hath my command ftnd it filled all the house where they were ments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth sittinO". And there appeared unto them me; and he that loveth me shall be loved of clove~ tonO"ues, like as of fire, and it sat upon my Father, and I will love him, and will each of th~m: and they were all filled with manifest myself to him. Judas saith unto the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with him, (not Iscariot,) Lord, how is it that thou other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utter wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto ance. And there were dwelling at Jerusalem the world? Jesus answered and said unto Jews, devout men, out of every nation under him, If a man love me, he will keep my heaven. Now when this was noised abroad, words, and my Father will love him, and we the multitude came together, and were con will come unto him, and make our abode founded, because that every man heard them with him. He that loveth me not keepeth speak in his own language. And they were not my sayings: and the word which ye all amazed and marvelled, saying one to hear is not mine, but the Father's which sent another, B~hold, are not all these which me. These things have I spoken unto you, speak Galileans? And how hell:r we every being yet present with you. But the Com man in our own tonaue where m we were forter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the born? Parthians, anct"'Medes, and Elamites., Father will send in my Name, he shall teach and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in you all things, and bring all things to your Judrea and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia, remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto Phrygla, and Pamphylia, in E&ypt, and in you. Peace I leave with you, my peace the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and I give unto you: not as the world giveth, 170 171 MONDAY IN WHITSUN-WEEK. WHIT-SUNDAY and make our abode with him. He that give I unto you. Let not your heart be loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and troubled, neither let it be afraid. Ye have the word which ye hear is not mine, but the heard how I said unto you, I go away, and Father's which sent me. come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the MONDAY IN WHITSUN-WEEK. Father: for my Father is greater than I. And now I have told you before it come to The Collect. pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye might OD, who as at this time didst teach the believe. Hereafter I will not talk much with Ghearts of thy faithful people, by the you: for the prince of this world cometh, sending to them the light of thy Holy Spirit; and hath nothing in me. But that the world Grant us by the same Spirit to have a riaht may know that I love the Father; and as the judgement in all things, and evermore" to Father gave me commandment, even so I do. rejoice in his holy comfort; throuO"h the merits of Christ Jesus our Saviou~, who Or Iiveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity St. John 14. 15. of the same Spirit, one God, world without ESUS said unto his disciplcs, If ye love me, end. Amen. keep my commandments. And I will Jpray the Father, and he shall give you For the Epistle. Acts 10. 34. another Comforter, that he may abide with HEN Peter opened his mouth, and said, you for ever; even the Spirit of truth, T_ Of a truth I perceive that God is no re whom the world cannot receive, because it specter of persons; but in every nation he seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but that fearetll him, and worketh righteousness, ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and is accepted with him. The Word which God shall be in you. I will not leave you com sent unto the children of Israel, preaching fortless; I will come to you. Yet a little peace by Jesus Christ; (he is Lord of all ;) while, and the world seeth me no more; that Word, I say, ye know, which was pub but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live lished throughout all J udrea, and began from also. At that day ye shall know, that I am Galilee, after the baptism which John in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you. preached: how God anointed Jesus of He that hath my commandments, and Nazareth with the Holy Ghost, and with keepeth them, he it is that loveth me; and power; who went about doing good, and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, healing all that were oppressed of the devil : and I will love him, and will manifest myself for God was with him. And we are wit to him. Judas saith unto him, (not Iscariot,) nesses of all things which he did, both in the Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thy land of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom self unto us, and not unto the world? Jesus they slew, and hanged on a tree: Him God answered and said unto him, If a man love raised up the third day, and shewed him me, he will keep my words, and my Father openly; not to all the people, but unto wit will love him, and we will come unto him, nesses chosen before of God; even to u who 172 did eat and drink with him after he rose 173 MONDAY I:N WHITSUN-WEEK. TUESDAY IN WHITSUN-WEEK. from the dead. And he commanded us to preach unto the people, and to testify that The Collect. it is he which was ordained of God to be the OD, who as at this time didst teach the Judge of quick and dead. To him give all Gy: hearts of thy faithful people, by the the prophets witness, that through his Name sending to them the light of thy Holy Spirit; whosoever believeth in him shall receive re Grant us by the same Spirit to have a riO"ht mission of sins. While Peter yet spake these judgement in all things, and evermore to "re words, the Holy Ghost fell on all thcm which joice in his holy comfort; through the heard the word. And they of the ch·cum merits of Christ Jesus our Saviour, who liveth cision, which believed, were astonished, as and rei~n e th with thee, in the unity of the many as came with Peter, because that on same Spirit, one God, world without end. the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of Amen. the Holy Ghost. For they heard them speak Acts 8. 14. with tongues, and magnify God. Then an For the Epistle. swered Peter, Can any man forbid water, HEN the Apostles, which were at that these should not be baptized, which W Jerusalem, heard that Samaria had have received the Holy Ghost as well as we? received the word of God, they sent unto And he commanded them to be baptized in them Peter and John; who, when they were the Name of the Lord. Then prayed they come down, prayed for them, that they might him to tarry certain days. receive the Holy Ghost: (for as yet he was fallen upon none of them; only they were The Gospel. St. John 3. 16. baptized in the Name of the Lord Jesus.) OD so loved the world, that he gave his Then laid they their hands on them, and G only-begotten Son, that whosoever be they received the Holy Ghost. lieveth in him should not perish, but have The Gospel. St. John 10.1- everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world, but ERILY, verily I say unto you, He that that the world through him might be saved. V entereth not by the door into the sheep He that be ieveth on him is not condemned: fold, but climbeth up some other way, the but he that believeth not is condemned al same is a thief and a robber. But he that ready; because he hath not believed in the entereth in by the door is the shepherd of Name of the only-begotten Son of God. And the sheep: to him the porter openeth; and this is the condemnation, that light is come the sheep hear his voice, and he calleth his into the world, and men loved darkness own sheep by name, and leadeth them out. rather than light, because their deeds were And, when h e putteth forth his own sheep, evil. For everyone that doeth evil hateth he goeth before them, and the sheep follow the light, neither cometh to the light, lest him; for they know his voice. And a his deeds should be reproved. But he that stranger will they not follow; but will flee doeth truth cometh to the light, that his from him; for they know not the voice of deeds may be made manifest, that they are strangers. This parable spake Jesus unto wrought in God. them: but they understood not what things 174 175 TUESDAY IN WHITSUN-WEEK TRINITY-SUNDAY. they were which he spake unto them. Then COme again unto you. If ye loved me, ye said Jesus unto them again; Verily, verily would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep. Father: for my Father is greater than I. All that ever came before me are thieves and And now I have told you before it come to robbers; but the sheep did not hear them. pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye might I am the door; by me if any man enter in, believe. Hereafter I will not talk much with he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, you: for the prince of this world cometh, aDd find pasture. The thief cometh not but and hath nothing in me. But that the world for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: may know that I love the Father; and as I am come that they might have life, and the Father gave me commandment, even that they might have it more abundantly. so I do. '1On the Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and TRINITY -SUNDAY. Saturday in Whitsun-Week, the following The Collect. alternative Epistle and Gospel may be used : ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who hast The Epistle. 1 Corinthians 12. 7. 1i given unto us thy servants grace by the HE manifestation of the Spirit is given to confession of a true faith to acknowledge the T every man to profit withal. For to one glory of the eternal Trinity, and in the power is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; of the Divine Majesty to worship the Unity; to another the word of knowledge by the We beseech thee, that thou wouldest keep us same Spirit; to another faith by the same stedfast in this faith, and evermore defend us Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the from all adversities, who livest and reignest, same Spirit; to another the working of one God, world without end. Amen. miracles; to another prophecy; to another For the Epistle. Revelation 4. 1. discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of ,~FTER this I looked, and behold, a door tongues; but all these worketh that one and 1\ was opened in heaven: and the first the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man voice which I heard was as it were of a scverally as he will. trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew-thee things which The Gospel. St. John 16. 25. must be hereafter. And immediately I was HESE things have I spoken unto you, in the Spirit; and behold, a throne was set T_ being yet present with you. But the in heaven, and one sat on the throne: and Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom he that sat was to look upon like a jasper the Father will send in my name, he shall and a sardine stone: and there was a rain teach you all things, and bring all things to bow round about the throne, in sight like your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto an emerald. And round about the unto you. Peace I leave with you, my peace throne were four and twenty seats; and I give unto you, not as the world giveth, upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders give I unto you. Let not your heart be sitting, clothed in white raiment; and they troubled, neither let it be afraid. Ye have had on their heads crowns of gold: And out heard how I said unto you, I go away, and 177 176 :I'RINITY-SUND_\'Y. FIRST SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. of the throne proceeded lightnings, al)d I say unto thee, Except a man be born of thunderinas, and voices. And there were water, and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, the Kingdom of God. That which is born of which are the seven spirits of God. And the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of before the throne there was a sea of glass the Spirit is spirit. Marvel not that I said like unto crystal: and in the midst of the unto thee, Ye must be born again. The wind throne and round about the throne, were bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the four b~asts full of eyes before and behind. sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it And the first beast was like a lion, and the cometh, and whither it goeth; so is every second beast like a calf, and the third beast one that is born of the Spirit. Nicodemm had a face as a man, and the fourth beast answered and said unto him, How can these was like a flying eagle. And the four beasts things be? Jesus answered and said unto had each of them six wings about him; and him, Art thou a master of Israel, and know they were full of eyes within: and they rest est not these things? Verily, verily I say not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, unto thee, We speak t hat we do kno" , Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, !!:nd and testify that we have seen; and ye is to come. And when those beasts gIve receive not our witness. If I have to'd glory, and honour, and thanks, to him that you earthly things, and ye believe not; how sat on the throne, who liveth for ever and shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly ever, the four and twenty elders fall down things? And no man ha.th ascended up to before him that sat on the throne, and wor heaven, but he that came down from heaven, ship h;m that liveth for ever and ever, ~tnd even the Son of man, who is in heaven. And cast their crowns before the throne, saymg, as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilder Thou art worthy, 0 Lord, to receive glory, ness, even so must the Son of man be lifted and honour, and power; for thou hast up: that whosoever believeth in "him should created all things, and for thy pleasure they not perish, but have eternal life. are and were created. THE FIRST SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. The Gospel. St. John 3. 1. HERE was a man of the Pharisees, named The Collect. T Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: the GOD, the strength of all them that put same came to Jesus by night, and said unto O_ their trust in thee, mercifully accept our him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher prayers; and because through the weakness come from God: for no man can do these of our mortal nature we can do no good thing miracles that thou do est, except God be with without thee, grant us the help of thy grace, him. Jesus answered and said unto him, that in keeping of thy commandments we Verily, verily I say unto thee, Exc~pt a man may please thee, both in will and deed; be born again, he cannot see the Kmgdom of through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. God. Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter The Epistle. 1 St. John 4. 7. the second time into his mother's womb. and ELOVED, let us love one another: for be born? Jesus answered, Verily, verily Blove is of God, and everyone that loveth 178 179 FIRST SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY SECOND SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. is born of God, and knoweth God. He that to be fed with the crumbs, which fell from loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. the rich man's table: moreover, the dogs In this was manifested the love of God to came and licked his sores. And it came to wards us, because that God sent his only pass that the beggar died, and was carried begotten Son into the world, that we might by the angels into Abraham's b?som. T~e live through him. Herein is love, not that rich man also died, and was buned: and III we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent hell he lift up his eyes being in torment~, an.d his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus III his Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also bosom. And he cried and said, Father to love one another. No man hath seen God Abraham have mercy on me, and send at any time. If we love one another, God Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us. in water, and cool my tongue; for I lI;m Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and tormented in this flame. But Abraham said, he in us; because he hath given us of his Son remember that thou in thy life-time Spirit. And we have seen, and do testify, rec~ivedst thy good things, lI;nd likewise that the Father sent the Son to be the Lazarus evil thinas; but now he IS comforted, Saviour of the world. Whosoever shall con and thou art t~rmented. And besides all fess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwell this, between us and you there is a great eth in him, and he in God. And we have gulf fixed: so that they who would pass known and believed the love that God hath from hence to you cannot; neither can they to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in pass to us, that would come from thence. love dwelleth in God, and God in him. Then he said I pray thee therefore, father, Herein is our love made perfect, that we that thou wo~ldest send him to my father's may have boldness in the day of judgement; house: for I have five brethren; that he because as he is, so are we in this world. may testify unto them, lest they also C0':Ile There is no fear in love; but perfect love into this place of torment. Abraham salth casteth out fear; because fear hath torment: unto him They have Moses and the prophets; He that feareth is not made perfect in love. let them' hear them. And he said, Nay, We love him, because he first loved us. If father Abraham; but if one went unto them a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, from the dead, they will ~ent. And he he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother, said unto him, If they hear not Moses and whom he hath seen, how can he love God, the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, whom he hath not seen? And this com though one rose from the dead. mandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also. THE SECOND SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. The Gospel. St. Luke 16. 19. HERE was a certain rich man, which was The Collect. T clothed in purple, and fine linen, and LORD who never fail est to help and fared sumptuously every day. And there govern'them whom thou dost bring up was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which inO thy stedfast fear and love; Keep us, we was laid at his gate full of sores, and desiring beseech thee, under the protection of thy 180 181 SECOND SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. THIRD SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. good providence, and make us to have a per bidden, Come, for all things are now ready. petual fear and love of thy holy Name; And they all with one consent began to make through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. excuse. The first said unto him, I have bouaht a piece of ground, and I must needs The Epistle. 1 St. John 3. 13. go a~ld see it; I pray thee have me excused. ARVEL not, my brethren, if the world And another said, I have bought five yoke .l.M hate you. We know that we have of oxen, and I go to prove them; I pray thee passed from death unto life, because we love have me excused. And another said, I have the brethren. He that loveth not his brother married a wife, and therefore I cannot come. abideth in death. Whosoever hateth his So that servant came, and shewed his lord brother is a murderer: and ye know that no these thinO's. Then the master of the house murderer hath eternal life abiding in him. being ang~y said to his servant, Go ~)Ut Hereby perceive we the love of God, because quickly into the streets and lanes of the. Clty, he laid down his life for us: and we ought and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed. to lay down our lives for the brethren. But and the halt, and th~ blind. And the serv whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his ant said Lord, it is done as thou hast com brother have need, and shuttcth up his manded; and yevthere is room. ~nd the bowels of compassion from him; how lord said unto the servant, Go out mto the dwelleth the love of God in him? My little high-ways and hedges, and compel them to children, let us not love in word, neither in come in, that my house may be filled. For tongue; but in decd, and in truth. And I say unto you, That none of those men hereby we know that we are of the truth, and which were bidden shall taste of my supper. shall assure our hearts before him. For if our heart condemn us, God is greatcr than THE THIRD SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. our heart, and knoweth all things. Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we The Collect. confidence towards God. And whatsoever LORD, we beseech thee mercifully to we ask, we receive of him, because we keep ()~ hear us; and grant that we, to whom his commandments, and do those things that thou hast given an hearty desire to pray, are pleasing in his sight. And this is his may by thy mighty aid be defende~ ~nd commandment, That we should believe on comforted in all dangers and adversrtles; the Name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. one another, as he gave us commandment. And he that keepeth his commandments The Epistle. 1 St. Peter 5. 5. dwelleth in him, and he in him: and hereby ALL of you be subject one to anothcr, and we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit 1i be clothed with humility: for God re which he hath given us. sisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble. Humble yourselves therefore under The Gospel. St. Luke 14. 16. the miahty hand of God, that he may exalt CERTAIN man made a great supper, you in °due time; casting all your care upon A and bade many; and sent his servant him, for he careth for you. Be sober, be at supper-time to say to them that were vigilant; because your adversary thc devil, 182 183 THIRD SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. as a roaring lion, walketh about seeking THE FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER whom he may devour: whom resist stedfast TRINITY. in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions The Collect. are accomplished in your brethren that are GOD, the protector of all that trust in in the world. But the God of all grace, who Othee, without whom nothing is strong, hath called us into his eternal glory by nothing is holy; Increase and multiply upon Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a us thy mercy; that, thou being our ruler while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, and guide, we m~y so pass through things settle you. To him be glory and dominion temporal, that we) finally lose not the things for ever and ever. Amen. eternal: Grant this, 0 heavenly Father, for The Gospel. St. Luke 15. 1. Jesus Christ's sake our Lord. Amen. HEN drew near unto him all the Pub· The Epistle. Romans 8. 18. T licans and sinners for to hear him. And RECKON that the sufferings of this pre the Pharisees and Scribes murmured, saying, I_ sent time are not worthy to be compared This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with with the glory which shall be revealed in us. them. And he spake this parable unto them, For the earnest expectation of the creature saying, What man of you having an hundred waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave God. For the creature was made subject to the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him go after that which is lost, until he find it? who hath subjected the same in hope: be And when he hath found it, he layeth it on cause the creature itself also shall be de his shoulders, rejoicing. And when he com livered from the bondage of corruption, into eth home, he calleth together his friends and the ITlorious liberty of the children of God. neiO'hbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with For"' we know that the whole creation me~ for I have found my sheep which groaneth, and travaileth in pain together was lost. I say unto you, That likewise until now. And not only they, but oursclves. joy shall be in heaven over one sinner also, which have the first-fruits of the Spirit, that repenteth, more than over ninety and even we ourselves groan within ourselves, nine just persons, which need no repentance. waiting for the adoption, to wit, the re Either what woman having ten pieces of demption of our body. silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek The Gospel. St. Luke 6. 36. diligently till she find it? And when she hath E ye therefore merciful, as your Father found it, she calleth her friends and her B also is merciful. Judge not, and ye shall neighbours together, saying, Rejoice with me, not be judITed: condemn not, and ye shall for I have found the piece which I had lost. not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be Likewise, I say unto you, There is joy in the forgiven: give, and it shall be given unto presence of the angels of God over one sinner you; good measure, pressed down, and that repenteth. shaken together, and running over, shall men 184 give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal, it shall be 185 FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY measured to you again. And he spake a which is good? But and if ye suffer for parable unto them, Can the blind lead the righteousness' sake, happy are ye: and be blind? shall they not both fall into the not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled' ditch? The disciple is not above his master; but sanctify the Lord God in yo~r hearts. ' but everyone that is perfect shall be as his master. And why beholdest thou the mote The Gospel. St. Luke 5. 1. that is in thy brother's eye, but perceivest not the beam that is in thine own eye? T came to pass, that as the people pressed Either how canst thou -say to thy brother, I upon him t~hear the Word of God, he Brothcr, let me pull out the mote that is in stood by the la e of Gennesareth, and saw thine eye, when thou thyself behold est not two ships stan ing by the lake; but the the beam that is in thine own eye? Thou fishermen were gone out of them, and were hypocrite, cast out first thc beam out of thine washing their nets. And he entered into one own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to of the ships, which was Simon's, and prayed pull out the mote that is in thy brother's eye. him that he would thrust out a little from the land: and he sat.down, and taught the peo THE FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. ple out of the shIp. Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out The Collect. into the deep, and let down your nets for RANT, 0 Lord, we beseech thee, that a draught. And Simon answering said unto G the course of this world may be so him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and peaceably ordered by thy governance, that have taken nothing; nevertheless, at thy word thy Church may joyfully serve thee in all I will let down the net. And when they had godly quietness; through Jesus Christ our this done, they inclosed a great multitude of Lord. Amen. fishes, and their net brake. And they beckoned unto their partners which were in The Epistle. 1 St. Peter 3. 8. the other ship, that they should come and -BE ye all of one mind, having compassion help them. And they came, and filled both one of another, love as brethren, be the ships, so that they began to sink. When pitiful, be courteous; not rendering evil for Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' evil, or railing for railing; but contrariwise knees, saying, Depart from me, for I am blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto a sinful man, 0 Lord. For he was astonished, called, that ye should inherit a blessing. For and all that were with him, at the drauO'ht he that will love life, and see good days, let of the fishes which they had taken; and'" so him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips was also James, and John, the sons of that they speak no guile: let him eschew Zebedee, which were partners with Simon. evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not, from ensue it. For the eyes of the Lord are over henceforth thou shalt catch men. And when the righteous, and his ears are open unto they had brought their ships to land, they their prayers: but the face of the Lord is forsook all, and followed him. against them that do evil. And who is he 187 that will harm you, if ye be followers of that - 186 SEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. THE SIXTH SUNDAY AFTER no case enter into the Kingdom of heaven. TRINITY. Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill: and whosoever The Collect. shall kill, shall be in danger of the judgement. GOD, who hast prepared for them that But I say unto you, that whosoever is angry O love thee such good things as pass man's with his brother without a cause shall be in understanding; Pour into our hearts such danger of the judgement: and whosoever love toward thee, that we, loving thee above shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in all things, may obtain thy promises, which danger of the council: but whosoever shall exceed all that we can desire; through Jesus say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell-fire. Christ our Lord. Amen. Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath The Epistle. Romans 6.3. ought against thee; leave there thy gift be TZNOW ye not, that so many of us as fore the altar, and go thy way, first be recon l.\... were baptized into Jesus Christ were ciled to thy brother, and then come and offer baptized into his death? Therefore we are thy gift. Agree with thine adversary quickly, buried with him by baptism into death; that whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at like as Christ was raised up from the dead any time the adversary deliver thee to the by the glory of the Father, even so we also judge, and the judge deliver thee tothe officer, should walk in newness of life. For if we and thou be cast into prison. Verily I say have been planted together in the likeness of unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out his death, we shall be also in the likeness of thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost his resurrection: knowing this, that our old farthing. man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we THE SEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER should not serve sin. For he that is dead is TRINITY. freed from sin. Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with The Collect. him; knowing that Christ being raised from TORD of all power and might, who art the dead dieth no more; death hath no more .ll tht; author and giver of all good things; dominion over him. For in that he died, he Graft Il1 our hearts the love of thy Name, died unto sin once; b.lt in that he liveth, he increase in us true religion, nourish us with liveth unto God. Likewise reckon ye also all goodness, and of thy great mercy keep us yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but in the same; through Jesus Christ our Lord. alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Amen. Lord. The Epistle. Romans 6. 19. The Gospel. St. Matthew 5. 20. SPEAK after the manner of men, because ESUS said unto his disciples, Except your I of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye J righteousness shall exceed the righteous have yielded your members servants to un ness of the Scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in cleanness, and to iniquity, unto iniquity; 188 189 SEVENTH SU:to.'DA Y AFTER TRINITY. even so now yield your members servants to THE EIGHTH SUNDAY AFTER righteousness, unto holiness. For when ye TRINITY. were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness. What fruit had ye then in The Collect. those things whereof ye are now ashamed? GOD, whose never-failing providence for the end of those things is death. But Oordereth all things both in heaven and now being made free from sin, and become earth; We humblSl beseech thee to put away servants to God, ye have your fruit unto from us all hurtful things, and to give us holiness, and the end everlasting life. For those things which be profitable for us; the wages of sin is death: but the "ift of through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. God is eternal life, through Jesus Chri;;t our Lord. The Epistle. Romans 8. 12. RETHREN, we are debtors, not to the The Gospel. St. Mark 8. l. B flesh, to live after the flesh. For if ye N those days the multitude beint:r very live after the flesh, ye shall die; but if ye I great, and having nothing to eat~ Jesus through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of called his disciples unto him, and saith unto the body, ye shall live. For as many as are them, I have compassion on the multitude, led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of because they have now been with me three God. For ye have not received the spirit of days, and have nothing to eat: and if I send bondage again to fear; but ye have received them away fasting to their own houses, they the spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, will faint by the way; for divers of them Father. The Spirit itself beareth witness came from far. And his disciples answered with our spirit, that we are the children of him, From whence can a man satisfy these God: and if children, then heirs; heirs of men with bread here in the wilderness? And God, and joint-heirs with Christ: if so be he asked them, How many loaves have ye ? that we suffer with him, that we may be also And they said, Seven. And he commanded glorified together. the people to sit down on the ground. And The Gospel. St. Matthew 7. 15. he took the seven loaves, and gave thanks, and brake, and gave to his disciples to set EWARE of false prophets, which come before them; and they did set them before Bto you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly the people. And they had a few small fishes; they are ravening wolves. Ye shall know and he blessed, and commanded to set them them by their fruits: do men gather grapes also before them. So they did eat, and were of thorns, or figs of thistles? Even so every filled: and they took up of the broken meat good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but that was left seven baskets. And they that a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. had eaten were about four thousand. And A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit; he sent them away. neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the 190 191 NINTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. NINTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. fire. Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know and were destroyed of the destroyer. Now them. Not everyone that saith unto me, all these things happened unto them for en Lord, Lord, shall enter into the Kingdom of samples: and they are written for our heaven; but he that doeth the will of my admonition, upon whom the ends of the Father which is in heaven. world are come", Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall. THE NINTH SUNDAY AFTER There hath no temptation taken you, but TRINITY. such as is common to man: but God is faith ful, who will not suffer you to be tempted The Collect. above that ye are, able; but will with the RANT to us, Lord, we beseech thee, the temptation also make a way to escape, that G spirit to think and do always such things ye may be able to bear it. as be rightful; that we, who cannot do any thing that is good without thee, may by thee The Gospel. St. Luke 16. 1. be enabled to live according to thy will; ESUS said unto his disciples, There was through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. a certain rich man which had a steward; Jand the same '(vas accused unto him that he The Epistle. 1 Corinthians 10. 1. had wasted his goods. And he called him, RETHREN, I would not that ye should and said unto him, How is it that I hear this B be ignorant, how that all our fathers of thee? Give an account of thy steward were under the cloud, and all passed through ship; for thou mayest be no longer steward. the sea; and were all baptized unto Moses Then the steward said within himself, What in the cloud, and in the sea; and did all eat shall I do? for my lord taketh away from the same spiritual meat, and did all drink the me the stewardship: I cannot dig, to beg same spiritual drink: (for they drank of I am ashamed. I am resolved what to do, that spiritual Rock that followed them; and that, when I am put out of the stewardship, that Rock was Christ.) But with many of they may receive me into their houses. So them God was not well pleased; for they he called everyone of his lord's debtors unto were overthrown in the wilderness. Now him, and said unto the first, How much these things were our examples, to the intent owest thou unto my lord? And he said, An we should not lust after evil things, as they hundred measures of oil. And he said unto also lusted. Neither be ye idolators, as were him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, some of them; as it is written, The people and write fifty. Then said he to another, sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to And how much owest thou? And he said, play. Neither let us commit fornication, as An hundred measures of wheat. And he said some of them committed, and fell in one day unto him, Take thy bill, and write fourscore. three and twenty thousand. Neither let us And the lord commended the unjust steward, tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, because he had done wisely: for the children and were destroyed of serpents. Neither of this world are in their generation wiser murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, than the children of light. And I say unto 192 193 H TENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. ELEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. you, Make to yourselves friends of the mam same Spirit, di iding to every man severally mon of unrighteousness; that when ye fail, as he will. they may receive you into everlasting habitations. The Gospel. St. Luke 19.41. AND when he was come near, he beheld THE TENTH SUNDAY AFTER 1i the city, and wept over it, saying, If TRINITY. thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy The Collect. peace! but now they are hid from thine cyes. TET thy merciful ears, 0 Lord, be open For the days shall come upon thee, that U to the prayers of thy humble servants; thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and that they may obtain their petitions and compass thee round, and keep thee in make them to ask such things as shall please on every side, and shall lay thee even with thee; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone The Epistle. 1 Corinthians 12. 1. upon another; because thou knewest not nONCERNING spiritual gifts, brethren, the time of thy visitation. And he went into \ J I would not have you ignorant. Ye the temple, and began to cast out them that know that ye were Gentiles, carried away sold therein, and them that bought, sayinO' unto these dumb idols, even as ye were led. unto them, It is written, My house is th~ Wherefore I give you to understand, that no house of prayer: but ye have made it a den man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth of thieves. And he taught daily in the temple. .Jesus accursed; and that no m.an can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost. THE ELEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER Now there are diversities of gifts, but the TRINITY. same Spirit. And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord. And The Collect. there are diversities of operations, but it is GOD, who declarest thy almighty power the same God, who worketh all in all. But O most chiefly in shewing mercy and pity' the manifestation of the Spirit is given to l\Iercifully grant unto us such a measure of every man to profit withal. For to one is thy grace, that we, running the way of thy given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to com~andments, may obtain thy gracious another the word of knowledge by the same pl'OIll1SeS, and be made partakers of thy Spirit; to another faith by the same Spirit; heavenly treasure; through Jesus Christ our to anothcr the gifts of healing by the same Lord. Amen. Spirit; to another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning The Epistle. 1 Corinthians 15. 1. of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; RETHREN, I declare unto you the to another the interpretation of tongues. B. Gospel which I preached unto you, But all these worketh that one and the self- whIch also ye have received, and wherein ye 194 195 ELEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. TWELFTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. stand: by which also ye are saved, if ye merciful to me a sinner. I tell you, this man keep in memory what I preached unto you, went down to h~ house justified rather than unless ye have believed in vain. For I de the other: for everyone that exalteth him livered unto you first of all, that which I also self shall be abased; and he that humbleth received, how that Christ died for our sins, himself shall be exalted. according to the Scriptures; and that he was buried; and that he rose again the third day, according to the Scriptures; and that THE TWELFTH SUNDAY AFTER he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve: TRINITY. after that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part The Collect. remain unto this present; but some are ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who art fallen asleep: after that, he was seen of 1i always more ready to hear than we to James; then of all the Apostles: and last pray, and art wont to give more than either of all, he was seen of me also, as of one born we desire, or deserve; Pour down upon us out of due time. For I am the least of the the abundance of thy mercy; forgiving us Apostles, that am not meet to be called an those things whereof our conscience is afraid, Apostle, because I persecuted the Church of and giving us those good things which we are God. But by the grace of God I am what not worthy to ask, but through the merits I am: and his grace which was bestowed and mediation of Jesus Christ, thy Son, our upon me was not in vain; but I laboured Lord. Amen. more abundantly than they all; yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me. The Epistle. 2 Corinthians 3.4. Therefore whether it were I or they, so we UCH trust have we through Christ to preach, and so ye believed. S God-ward: not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; The Gospel. St. Lukc 18. 9. but our sufficiency is of God. Who also hath ESUS spake this parable unto certain made us able ministers of the New Testa J which trusted in themselves that they ment; not of the letter, but of the Spirit: were righteous, and despised others: Two for the letter killeth, but the Spirit giveth men went up into the temple to pray; the life. But if the ministration of death written one a Pharisee, and the other a Publican. and engraven in stones was glorious, so that The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with the children of Israel could not stedfastly himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as behold the face of Moses for the glory of his other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulter countenance, which glory was to be done ers, or even as this Publican: I fast twice in away; how shall not the ministration of the the week, I give tithes of all that I possess. Spirit be rather glorious? For if the minis And the Publican, standing afar off, would tration of condemnation be glory, much not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, more doth the ministration of righteousness but smote upon his breast, saying, God be exceed in glory. 196 197 TIIIRTEENTll SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. THIRl'EENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. The Gospel. St. Mark 7.31. covenant that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the Law, which was four hundred ESUS, departing from the coasts of ~yre and thirty years a!fter, cannot disannul, that J and Sidon came unto the sea of Gahlee, it should make the promise of none effect. throucrh the ~idst of the coasts of Decapolis. For if the inheritance be of the Law, it is no And they bring unto him one that was deaf, more of promise; but God gave it to Abra and had an impediment i~ his speech; ~nd ham by promise. Wherefore then serveth they beseech him to put ,l1ls hand UpOI~ hIm. the Law? It was added because of trans And he took him aSIde from the multitude, gressions, till the seed should come, to whom and put his finITers into his ears, and he spit, the promise was made; and it was ordained and touched his tongue; an~ looking up. to by angcls in the hand of a mediator. Now heaven he siahed, and salth unto him, a mediator is not a mediator of one; bllt Ephplt~tha, that is, Be opened. And str~ight God is one. Is the Law then against the way his ears were opened, and the strmg. of promises of God? God forbid: for if there his tonaue was loo sed, and he spake plam. had been a law given which could have given And he"' charged them that they should tell life, verily righteousness should have been by no man: but the more he charged them, so the Law. But the Scripture hath concluded much the more a areat deal they published all under sin, that the promise by faith ofJesus it; and were beyond measu.re astonished, Christ might be given to them that believe. saying. He hath done all thmgs well; he maketh both the deaf to hear, and the dumb The Gospel. St. Luke 10. 23. to speak. LESSED are the eyes which see the THE THIRTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER Bthings that ye see. For I tell you, That TRINITY. many prophets and kings have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen The Collect. them; and to hear those things which ye ALMIGHTY and merciful God, of whose hear, and have not heard them. And behold, .1i onl'y aift it cometh that thy faithful a certain Lawyer stood up, and tempted him, p'eople do "'unto thee true and laudable ser saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit vice' Grant, we beseech thee, that we may eternal life? He said unto him, What is so fa'ithfully serve thee in this life, that we written in the Law? how read est thou? fail not finally to attain thy heavenly pro And he answering said, Thou shalt love the mises; through the merits of Jesus Christ Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with our Lord. Amen. all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as The Epistle. Galatians 3. 16. thyself. And he said unto him, Thou hast o Abraham and his seed were the pro answered right; this do, and thou shalt live. T mises made. He saith not, And to seeds, nut he, willing to justify himself, said unto as of many; but as of one; And to thy seed, Jesus, And who is my neighbour? And which is Christ. And this I say, That the Jesus answering said, A certain man went 198 199 FOURTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. FOURTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. down from Jerusalem to Jericho and fell against the flesh';1 and these are contrary the an~ong thieves, which stripped him of his one to the other; so that ye cannot do the raiment, and wounded him and departed things that ye would. But if ye be led by leaving him half dead. And 'by chance ther~ the Spirit, ye are not under the law. Now came down a certain Priest that way and the works of the flesh are manifest, which are ~hen he saw him, he passed by on the' othe; these, adultery, fornication, uncleanness side. And likewise a Levite, when he was lasc.iviousness, idolatry, witchcraft, hatred: at the place, came and looked on him and vanance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions passed by on the other side. But a c~rtain heresies, envyings, murders, drunkenness' Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he revelIings, and such like: of the which I ted was; and, when he saw him, he had com you before, as I have also told you in time passi.on on him, and went to him, and bound past, That they who do such things shall not up h~s woun.ds, pouring in oil and wine, and inherit the kingdom of God. But the fruit set ~llm on IllS own beast, and brought him to of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, an mn, and took care of him. And on the gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, tem morrow, when he departed, he took out two perance: against such there is no law. And pence,. and gave them to the host, and said they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh unto him, Take care of him; and whatsoever with the affections and lusts. . , tho!l spendest more, when I come again, The Gospel. St. Luke 17. 1l. I 'Ylll repay thee. Which now of these three, thmkest thou, was neiahbour unto him that A ND it came to pass, as Jesus went to fell among the thieve~? And he said, He 1i Jerusalem, that he passed through the that shewed mercy on him. Then said Jesus midst of Samaria, and Galilee. And as he unto him, Go, and do thou likewise. entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off. And they lifted up their voices, and THE FOURTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us. And TRINITY. when he saw them, he said unto them, Go, The Collect. shew yourselves unto the priests. And it ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, give came to pass, that, as they went, they were .1\. ~nto us the increase of faith, hope, and cleansed. And one of them, when he saw chanty; and, that we may obtain that which that he was healed, turned back, and with thou dost promise, make us to love that a loud voice glorified God, and fell down on whi?h thou dost command; through Jesus his face at his feet, giving him thanks; and Chnst our Lord. Amen. he was a Samaritan. And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed? but The Epistle. Galatians 5. 16. where are the nine? There are not found SAY then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall that returned to give glory to God, save this I not fulfil the lust of the flesh. For the stranger. And he said unto him, Arise, go flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit thy way, thy faith hath made thee whole. 200 201 H 3 SIXTEENTH S~DAY AFTER TRlNITY. THE FIFTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER Mammon. Therefore I say unto you Take TRINITY. no thought for your life, what ye sh~ll eat or what ye shall drink j nor yet for you; The Collect. body, what ye shall put on: Is not the life EEP, we beseech thee, 0 Lord, thy more than meat, and the body than raiment? . Church with thy perpetual mercy: and, B~hold the fowls of the air j for they sow not• becauseK the frailty of man without thee can neIther do they reap, nor gather into barns j not but fall, keep us ever by thy help from yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. all things hurtful, and lead us to all thinO"s Are ye not much better than they? Which of you.by taking thought can add one cubit profitable to our salvation j through Jes~s unto ~IS stature? And why take ye thouo'ht Christ our Lord. Amen. for rallnent? Consider the lilies of the fi~ld The Epistle. Galatians 6. 1l. ho,w they grow: they toil not, neither do they E see how large a letter I have written SpIn: an.d yet ~ say unto you, That even Y unto you with mine own hand. As Solomon In all Ius glory was not arrayed like many as desire to make a fair shew in the one of these. 'Vherefore, if God so clothe the grass of .the fie~d, which to-day is, and to flesh, they constrain you to be circurilcised j only lest they should suffer persecution for morrow IS cast mto the oven j shall he not the cross of Christ. For neither they them much more clothe you, 0 ye of little faith? Therefore take no thought, saying, 'Vhat selves who are circumcised keep the law j but desire to have you circumcised, that thcy shall w~ eat? or what shall we drink? or may glory in your flesh. But God forbid that wherewIthal shall we be clothed? (for after I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for Jesus Christ; by whom the world is crucified your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have unto me, and I unto the world. For in need .of all these things. But seek ye first Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth the kmgdom of God, and his righteousness any thing, nor uncircumcision, but a new and all thcse things shall be added unto you' creature. And as many as walk according to Take therefore no thought for the morrow ; this rule, peace be on them, and mercy, and for the morrow shall take thourrht for the upon the Israel of God. From henceforth things of itself: sutIicient unto '"'the day is the evil thereof. let no man trouble me j for I bear in my body the marks of the Lord Jesus. Brethren, the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your THE SIXTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. spirit. Amen. The Gospel. St. Matthew 6. 24. The Collect. LORD, we beseech thee, let thy con J 0 man can serve two masters: for J.. either he will hate the one, and love the O tinual pity clean~e and defend thy N Church j and, because It cannot continue in other j or else he will hold to the one, and safety without thy succour, preserve it ever- despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and 202 203 SIXTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. more by thy help and goodness; through him to his mother. And there came a fear Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. on all, and they glorified God, saying, That a great Prophet is risen up among us, and The Epistle. Ephesians 3. 13. that God hath visited his people. And this DESIRE that ye faint not at my tribu rumour of him went forth throughout all I lations for you, which is your glory. For Judrea, and throughout all the region round this cause I bow my knees unto the Father about. of our Lord Jesus Christ, of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, that THE SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER he would crrant you, according to the riches TRINITY. of his glory, to be strengthened with mig.ht by his Spirit in the inner man; that ChrIst The Collect. may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, ORD, we pray thee that thy grace may being rooted and grounded in love, may be l~ always prevent and follow us, and make able to comprehend with all saints, what is us continually to be given to all good works· the breadth, and length, and depth, and through J ~vs Christ our Lord. Amen. ' heiaht· and to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be The Epistle. Ephesians 4. 1- filled with all the fulness of God. Now unto THEREFORE the prisoner of the Lord him that is able to do exceeding abundantly I be~eech you, that ye walk worthy of the. above all that we ask or think, according to vocatIOn wherewith ye are called, with all the power that worketh in us, unto him be lowline~s and meekness, with long-suffering, crlory in the Church by Christ Jesus, through forbearlllg one another in love; endeavour gut all ages, world without end. Amen. ing to keep the unity of the spirit in the bond of peace. There is one !:wdy, and one Spirit, The Gospel. St. Luke 7. 11- even as ye are called III one hope of your A ND it came to pass the day after, that calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism, .1\. Jesus went into a city called Nain; and one God and Father of all, who is above all many of his disciples went with him, and and through all, and in you all. ' much people. Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead The Gospel. St. Luke 14. 1- man carried out, the only son of his mother, T came to pass, as Jesus went into the and she was a widow; and much people of I house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat the city was with her. And when the Lord bread on the sabbath-day, that they watched saw her, he had compassion on her, and said him. And behold, there was a certain man unto her, Weep not. And he came and before him which .had the dropsy. And touched the bier, (and they that bare him Jesus answering spake unto the Lawyers and stood still,) and he said, Young man, I say Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the unto thee, Arise. And he that was dead sat sabbath-day? And they held their peace. up, and began to speak: and he delivered And he took him, and healed him, and let 204 205 \ NINETEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. EIGHTEEl'.'TH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. hind in no gift; waiting for the coming of him go; and answered them, saying, Which our Lord Jesus Christ, who shall also confirm of you shall have an ass, or an ox, fallen into you unto the end, that ye may be blameless a pit, and will not straightway pull him out in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. on the sabbath-day? And they could not answer him again to these things. And he The Gospel. St. Matthew 22. 34. put forth a parable to those which were HEN the Pharisees had heard that bidden, when he marked how they chose out W Jesus harl put the Sadducees to silence, the chief rooms, saying unto them, When they were gathered together. Then one of thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit them, who was a Lawyer, asked him a ques not down in the highest room; lest a more tion, tempting him, and saying, Master, honourable man than thou be bidden of him; which is the great commandment in the and he that bade thee and him come and say Law? Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love to thee, Give this man place; and thou begin the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with shame to take the lowest room. But with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the is the first and great commandment. And lowest room; that, when he that bade thee the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up neighbour as thyself. On these two com higher: then shalt thou have worship in the mandments hang all the Law and the Pro presence of them that sit at meat with thee. phets. While the Pharisees were gathered . For whosoever exalteth himself shall be together, Jesus asked them, saying, '''hat abased; and he that humbleth himself shall think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They be exalted. say unto him, The son of David. He saith unto them, How then doth David in spirit THE EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER call him Lord, saying, The Lord said unto TRINITY. my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy foot-stool? If The Collect. David then call him Lord, how is he his Son? ORD, we beseech thee, grant thy people And no man was able to answer him a word; "race to withstand the temptations of the neither durst any man from that day forth world,L the flesh, and the devil, and with pure ask him any more questions. hearts and minds to follow t.hee the only God; through Jesus Christ. our Lord. Amen. THE NINETEE::\TTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. The Epistle. 1 Corint.hians 1. 4. The Collect. THANK my God always on your behalf, GOD, forasmuch as without thee we I for the grace of God which is given you Oare not able to please thee; Mercifully by Jesus Christ; t.hat in every thing ye are grant, that thy Holy Spirit may in all things enriched by him, in all utterance, and in all direct and rule our hearts; through Jesus knowledge; even as the testimony of Christ Christ our Lord. Amen. was confirmed in you; so that ye come be- 207 206 NINETEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. TWENTIETH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. The Gospel. St. Matthew 9. l. The Epistle. Ephesians 4. 17. ESUS entered into a ship, and passed HIS I say therefore, and testify in the ~J over, and came into his own city. And T Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as behold, they brought to him a man sick of other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their the palsy, lying on a bed. And Jesus, seeing mind; having the· understanding darkened, their faith, said unto the sick of the palsy, being alienated from the life of God through Son, be of good cheer, thy sins be forgiven the iO'norance that is in them, because of the thee. And behold, certain of the scribes said blinlness of their heart: who, being past within themselves, This man blasphemeth. feeling, have given themselves over u~to And Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness wIth Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts? For farm, stand aaainst the wiles of the devil. For we another to his merchandise: and the rem wrestle" not against fles~ and blood, .but nant took his servants, and entreated them against principalities, agamst power~, agamst spitefully, and slew them. But when the the rulers of the darkness of thiS world, king heard thereof, he was wroth; and he aO'ainst spiritual wickedness in high places. sent forth his armies, and destroyed those "Vherefore take unto you the whole armour murderers, and burnt up their city. Then of God, that ye may b~ able to withstand in saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, the evil day, and, havmg done.all, ~o stand. but they who were bidden were not worthy. Stand therefore, having your loms girt about Go ye therefore into the high-ways, and as with truth; and having on the breast-pl:;tte many as ye shall find bid to the marriage. of ricrhteousness; and your feet shod With So those servants went out into the high-ways, the preparation of the, Gospel ,of peace; and gathered together all, as many as they above all, taking the shield of faith, where found, both bad and good; and the wedding with ye shall be able to quench all the fiery was furnished with guests. And when the darts of the wicked; and take the. ~elmet. of kinO" came in to see the guests, he saw there salvation and the sword of the Spmt, whteh a rr:'an which had not on a wedding-garment. is the Wdrd of God: praying alway~ ~ith all And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest prayer and supplicatio,n in the Spmt, and thou in hither, not having a wedding-gar watchinO' thereunto With all perseverance, ment? And he was speechless. Then said and supplication for all saints; and for me, the king to the servants, Bind him hand a,nd that utterance may be given unto me, that 210 211 TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. I may open my mouth boldly, to make known The Epistle. Philippians 1. 3. the mystery of the Gospel, for which I am an ambassador in bonds; that therein I may THANK my God upon every remem brance of you, (always in every prayer of speak boldly, as I ought to speak. I mine for you all making request with joy,) The Gospel. St. John 4. 46. for your fellowship in the Gospel from the HERE was a certain nobleman, whose first day until now; being confident of this T son was sick at Capernaum. When he very thing, that he who hath begun a good heard that Jesus was come out of Judrea into work in you will perform it until the day of Galilee, he went unto him, and besought him Jesus Christ; even as it is meet for me to that he would come down and heal his son; think this of you all, because I have you in for he was at the point of death. Then said my heart, inasmuch as both in my bonds, Jesus unto him, Except ye see signs and and in the defence and confirmation of the wonders, ye will not believe. The nobleman Gospel, ye all are partakers of my grace. saith unto him, Sir, come down ere my child For God is my record, how greatly I long die. Jesus saith unto him, Go thy way, thy after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ. son Iiveth. And the man believed the word And this I pray, that your love may abound that Jesus had spoken unto him, and he went . yet more and more in knowledge, and in all his way. And, as he was now going down, his judgement: that ye may approve things servants met him, and told him, saying, Thy that are excellent, that ye may be sincere, son liveth. Then enquired he of them the and without offence, till the day of Christ : hour when he began to amend: and they being filled with the fruits of righteousness, said unto him, Yesterday at the seventh hour which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and the fever left him. So the father knew that praise of God. it was at the same hour, in the which Jesus said unto him, Thy son Iiveth; and himself The Gospel. St. Matthew 18. 21. believed, and his whole house. This is again ETER said unto Jesus, Lord, how oft the second miracle that Jesus did, when he P shall my brother sin against me, and was come out of Judrea into Galilee. I forgive him? till seven times? Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, until seven THE TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY times; but until seventy times seven. There AFTER TRINITY. fore is the Kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, which would take account of The Collect. his servants. And when he had begun to TORD, we beseech thee to keep thy house reckon, one was brought unto him, which D hold the Church in continual godliness; owed him ten thousand talents. But for that through thy protection it may be free asmuch as he had not to pay, his lord com from all adversities, and devoutly given to manded him to be sold, and his wife and serve thee in good works, to the glory of thy children, and all that he had, and payment Name; throughJesusChristourLord. Amen. to be made. The servant therefore fell down 212 213 TWENTY-TIIIRD SCNDAY AFTER TRINITY. TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY AFTEll TllIN:TY. and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I wiII pay thee all. The Epistle. Philippians 3. 17. Then the lord of that servant was moved RETHREN, be followers together of me, with compassion, and loo sed him, and for and mark them which walk so as ye have gave him the debt. But the same servant Bus for an ensample. (For many walk, of went out, and found one of his fellow whom I have told you often, and now tell servants, which owed him an hundred pence; you even weeping, that they are the enemies and he laid hands on him, and took him by of the cross of Christ; whose end is de the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest. struction, whose god is their belly, and whose And his fellow-servant fell down at his feet, glory is in their shame, w~lO ~i!ld earthly and besought him, saying, Have patience things.) For our conversatIOn IS III he,aven ; with me, and I will pay thee all. And he from whence also we look for the Saviour, would not; but went and cast him into the Lord Jesus Christ; who shall change the prison, till he should pay the debt. So when body of our low estate that it may be like his fellow-servants saw what was done, they unto his crlorious body, according to the were very sorry, and came and told unto working ~hereby he is able even to subdue their lord all that was done. Then his lord, all things unto himself. after that he had called him, said unto him, o thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me: The Gospel. St. Matthew 22. 15. shouldest not thou also have had compassion rr'HEN went the Pharisees and took coun on thy fellow-servant, even as I had pity on i sel how they might entangle him in his thee? And his lord was wroth, and delivered talk. And they sent out unto him their him to the tormentors, till he should pay all disciples, with the Herodians, saying, Master, that was due unto him. So likewise shall my we know that thou art true, and teachest the heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from way of God in truth, neither carest thou for your hearts forgive not everyone his brother any man: for thou regardest not the person their trespasses. of men. Tell us therefore, what thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto THE TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY CfCsar, or not? But Jesus perceived their AFTER TRINITY. wickedness, and said, Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites? shew me the tribute-money. The Collect. And they brought unto him a penny. And GOD, our refuge and strength, who art he saith unto them, Whose is this image and O the author of all godliness; Be ready, superscription? They say unto him, Cresar's. we beseech thee, to hear the devout prayers Then saith he unto them, Render therefore of thy Church; and grant that those things unto C::csar the things which are C::csar's; which we ask faithfully we may obtain and unto God the things that are God's. effectually; through Jesus Christ our Lord. When they had heard these words, they Amen. marvelled, and left him, and went their way. 214 215 TWENTY-FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. THE TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY The Gospel. St. Matthew 9. 18. AFTER TRINITY. HILE Jesus spake these things unto The Collect. WJohn's disciples, behold, there came LORD, we beseech thee, absolve thy a certain ruler~ and worshipped him, saying, O people from their offences; that throuah My daughter IS even now dead; but come thy bountiful goodness we may all be de and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live. livered from the bands of those sins, which And Jesus arose, and followed him, and so by our frailty we have committed: Grant did his disciples. (And behold, a woman this, 0 heavenly Father, for Jesus Christ's which was diseased with an issue of blood sake, our blessed Lord and Saviour. Amen. twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment; for she said within The Epistle. Colossians 1. 3. herself, If I may but touch his garment, E give thanks to God and the Father I shall be whole. But Jesus turned him W of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying abou~, and, when he saw her, he said, always for you, since we heard of your faith Daughter, be of good comfort, thy faith hath in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have made thee whole. And the woman was made to all the saints; for the hope which is laid whole from that hour.) And when Jesus up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard be came into the ruler's house, and saw the fore in the word of the truth of the Gospel; minstrels and the people makina a noise he which is come unto you, as it is in all the said unto them, Give place; fo; the maid is world, and bringeth forth fruit, as . t doth also not dead, but sleepeth. And they lauahed in you, since the day ye heard of it, and him to scorn. But when the people ~ere knew the grace of God in truth. As ye also put forth, he went in, and took her by the learned of Epaphras, our dear fellow-servant, hand, and the maid arose. And the fame who is for you a faithful.minister of Christ; hereof went abroad into all that land. who also declared unto us your love in the Spirit. For this cause we also, since the day THE TWENTY-FIFTH SUNDAY we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and AFTER TRINITY. to desire that ye might be filled with the The Collect. knowledge of his will in all wisdom and TIR up, we beseech thee, 0 Lord the spiritual undef!itanding: that ye might walk a S wills of th~ f:;tithful people; that they, worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, bein plenteously bnngIng forth the fruit of O'ood fruitful in every good work, and increasin~ works, may of thee be plenteously rewarded· in the knowledge of God; strengthened with through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. ' all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and long-suffering with joy For the Epistle. Jeremiah 23. 5. fulness; giving thanks unto the Father, EHOLD, t~e da~s come, saith. the Lord, which hath made us meet to be partakers of B that I WIll raIse unto Davld a right the inheritance of the saints in light. eous Branch, and a King shall reign, and 216 217 TWENTY-FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY SAINT ANDREW'S DAY. prosper, and sl~all execute judgement and the fragments of the five barley-loaves, justice in the earth. In his days Judah shall which remained over and above unto them be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and that had eaten. Then those men, when they this is his Name whereby he shall be called, had seen the miracle that Jesus did, said, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS. This is of a truth that Prophet that should Therefore behold, the days come, saith the come into the world. Lord, that they shall no more say, The Lord liveth, which brought up the children of ~ If there be any more Sundays before Advent Israel out of the : 'lnd of Egypt; but, The Sunday, the Service of some of those Sundays Lord liveth, which Drought up, and which led that were omitted after the Epiphany shall be the seed of the house of Israel out of the taken in to supply so many as are heTe want north-country, and from all countries whither ing. And if there be fewer, the oveTplus may I had driven them; and they shall dwell in be omitted: P1'Ovided that this last Collect, Epistle, and Gospel shall always be used upcn their own land. the Sunday next before Advent. The Gospel. St. John 6. 5. HEN Jesus then lift up his eyes, and SAINT ANDREW'S DAY.* saw a great company come unto him, heW saith unto Philip, Whence shall we buy The Collect. bread that these may eat? (And this he said ALMIGHTY God, who didst give such to prove him; for he himself knew what he .1i grace unto thy holy Apostle Saint would do.) Philip answered him, Two hun Andrew, that he readily obeyed the calling dred penny-worth of bread is not sufficient of thy Son Jesus Christ, and followed him for them, that everyone of them may take without delay; Grant unto us all, that we, a little. One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon being called by thy holy Word, may forth Peter's brother, saith unto him, There is with give up ourselves obediently to fulfil a lad here, which hath five barley. loaves, and thy holy commandments; through the same two small fishes; but what are they among Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. so many? And Jesus said, Make the men sit down. Now there was much grass in the The Epistle. Romans 10. 9. place. So the men sat down, in number F thou shalt confess with thy mouth the about five thousand. And Jesus took the I Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine loaves, and, when he had given thanks, he heart that God hath raised him from the distributed to the disciples, and the disciples dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the to them that were set down, and likewise of heart man believeth unto righteousness, and the fishes, as much as they would. 'When with the mouth confession is made unto they were filled, he said unto his disciples, salvation. For the Scripture saith, Whoso Gather up the fragments that remain, that ever believeth on him shall not be ashamed. nothing be lost. Therefore they gathered For there is no difference between the Jew them together, and filled twelve baskets with and the Greek: for the same Lord over all ~18 219 [* ,Yovember 30. 1.
SAINT ANDREW'S DAY. SAINT THOMAS THE APOSTLE. is rich unto all that call upon him. For mending their nets; and he called them. whosoever shall call upon the Name of the And they immediately left the ship and their Lord shall be saved. How then shall they father, and followed him. call on him, in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in him, of whom SAINT THOMAS THE APOSTLE.* they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher? And how shall The Collect. they preach, except they be sent? As it is ALMIGHTY and everliving God, who for written, How beautiful are the feet of them 1i the more confirmation of the faith didst that preach the Gospel of peace, and bring suffer thy holy Apostle Thomas to be doubt glad tidings of good things! But they have ful in thy Son's resurrection; Grant us so not all obeyed the Gospel. For Esaias saith, perfectly, and without all doubt, to believe Lord, who hath believed our report? So in thy Son Jesus Christ, that our faith in thy then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing sight may never be reproved. Hear us, by the Word of God. But I say, Have they a Lord, through the same Jesus Christ to not heard? Yes verily, their sound went into whom, with thee and the Holy Ghost, b~ all all the earth, and their words unto the ends honour and glory, now and for evermore. of the world. But I say, Did not Israel know? Amen. First Moses saith, I will provoke you to jealousy by them that are no people, and by The Epistle. Ephesians 2. 19. a foolish nation I will anger you. But Esaias OW therefore ye are no more strangers is very bold, and saith, I was found of them N and foreigners, but fellow-citizens with that sought me not; I was made manifest the saints, and of the household of God· and unto them that asked not after me. But to are built upon the foundation of the Ap~stles Israel he saith, All day long I have stretched an~ Prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the forth my hands unto a disobedient and gain chief corner-stone; in whom all the building, saying people. fltly framed together, groweth unto an holy te~ple in the Lord; in whom ye also are bUllded together for an habitation of God The Gospel. St. Matthew 4. 18. through the Spirit. ' ESUS, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw J two brethren, Simon called Peter, and The Gospel. St. John 20.24. Andrew his brother, casting a net into the HOMAS, one of the twelve, called Didy sea, (for they were fishers;) and he saith T mus, was not with them when Jesus unto them, Follow me ~ and I will make you came. The other disciples therefore said fishers of men. And they straightway left unto him, ·We have seen the Lord. But he their nets, and follor·ed him. And going on said unto them, Except I shall see in his from thence he saw other two brethren, hands the print of the nails, and put my James the son of Zebedee, and John his finger into the print of the nails, and thrust brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, my hand into his side, I will not believe. 220 221 [* Decl'1>ber 21. CONVERSION OF SAINT PAUL. CONVERSION OF SAINT PAUL. And after eight days again his disciples were bring them bound unto Jerusalem. And, as within and Thomas with them: then came he journeyed, he came near Damascus, and Jesus, 'the doors being shut, and stood in the suddenly there shined round about him a midst, and said, Peace be unto you. Then )jO'ht from heaven. And he fell to the saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, e~rth, and heard a voice saying unto him, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? And hand, and thrust it into my side; and be not he said, 'Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord faithless, but believing. And Thomas an said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it swered and said unto him, My Lord, and my is hard for thee to kick against the pricks. God. Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because And he, trem bling and astonished, said, Lord, thou hast seen me, thou hast believed; what wilt thou have me to do? And the blessed are they that have not seen, and yet Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the have believed. And many other signs truly city, and it shall be told thee what thou must did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, do. And the men which journeyed with him which are not written in this book. But stood speechless, hearing a voice, but seeing these are written, that ye might believe that no man. And Saul arose from the earth, and Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that when his eyes were opened he saw no man; believing ye might have life through his but they led him by the hand, and brought Name. him into Damascus. And he was three days without sight, and neither did eat nor drink. THE CONVERSION OF SAINT PAUL.* And there was a certain disciple at Damas cus, named Ananias, and to him said the The Collect. Lord in a vision, Ananias. And he said, GOD, who, through the preaching of the Behold, I am here, Lord. And the Lord said O blessed Apostle Saint Paul, hast caused unto him, Arise, and go into the street which the light of the Gospel to shine throughout is called Straight, and enquire in the house the world; Grant, we beseech thee, that we, of Judas for one called Saul, of Tarsus: for havill" his wonderful conversion in remem behold, he prayeth, and hath seen in a vision branc~, may shew forth our t~ankfulness a man named Ananias, coming in, and put unto thee for the same, by followmg the holy ting his hand on him, that he might receive doctrine which he taught; through Jesus his sight. Then Ananias answered, Lord, Christ our Lord. Amen. I have heard by many of this man, how much evil he hath done to thy saints at J crusalem ; For the Epistle. Acts 9. l. and here he hath authority from the chief AND Saul, yet breathing out threa:tenings priests to bind all that call on thy Name . .t\. and slaughter against the discIples of But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way; the Lord, went unto the high priest, and for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my dcsired of him letters to Damascus to the Name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the synagogues, that, ifhe found any of this ~ay, childrcn of Israel: for I will shew him how whcther they were men or women, he mIght great things he must suffer for my Name's * January 25.J 222 223 CONVERSION OF SAINT PAUL. sake. And Ananias went his way, and en The Presentation of Christ in the Temple, tered into the house; and, putting his hands commonly called, on him, said, Brother Saul, the Lord, (even Jesus that appeared unto thee in the way as THE PURIFICATION OF SAINT· MARY thou camest,) hath sent me, that thou THE VIRGIN.* miahtest receive thy sight, and be filled with The Collect. th;holy Ghost. And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales; and he ALMIGHTY and everliving God, we hum- received sight forthwith, and arose, and was 11. bly beseech thy Majesty, that, as thy baptized. And when he had received meat, only-begotten Son was this day presented in he was strengthened. Then was Saul certain the temple in substance of our flesh, so we days with the disciples which were at may be presented unto thee with pure and Damascus. And straightway he preached clean hearts, by the same thy Son Jesus Christ in the synagogues, that he is the Son Christ our Lord. Amen. of God. But all that heard him were amazed, For the Epistle. Malachi 3. 1. and said, Is not this he that destroyed them which called on this Name in Jerusalem, and EHOLD, I will send my messenger, and he came hither for that intent, that he might B shall prepare the way before me: and brinO' them bound unto the chief priests? the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come But SauI increased the more in strength, and to his temple; even the messenger of the confounded the Jews which dwelt at Damas covenant, wh?m ye delight in; behold, he cus, proving that this is very Christ. shall come, smth the Lord of hosts. But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like The Gospel. St. Matthew 19.27. a refiner's fire, and like fullers' soap. And he E 'lER answered and said unto Jesus, shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver' P Behold, we have forsaken all, and fol and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and lowed thee; what shall we have therefore? purge them as gold and silver, that they may And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto offer unto the Lord an offering in riahteous you, That ye which have followed me, in the ness. Then shall the offerings of JUdah and reO'eneration when the Son of man shall sit Jerusalem be pleasant unto the Lord, as in in~ the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit the days of old, and as in former years. And upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve I w.ilI come ~ear .to you to judgement, and tribes of Israel. And everyone that hath I wIll be a sWIft wItness against the sorcerers forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or and against the adulterers, and against false: father, or mother, or wife, or children, or swearers, and against those that oppress the lands, for my Name's sake, shall receive an hireling in his wages, the widow, and the hundred-fold, and shall inherit everlasting fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger life. But many that are first shall be last, from his right, and fear not me, saith the and the last shall be first. Lord of hosts. 224 * February 2. ] 225 I PURIFICATION OF SAINT MARY. SAINT MATTHIAS'S DAY. seven years from her virginity: and she was The Gospel. St. Luke 2. 22. a widow of about fourscore and four years ; AND when the days of her purification, which departed not from the temple, but .ft according to the Law of Moses, were served God with fastings and prayers night accomplished, they brought him to Jerusa and day. And she coming in that instant Jem, to present him to the Lord; (as it is gave thanks likewise unto the Lord, and written in the Law of the Lord, Every male spake of him to all them that looked for re that openeth the womb shall be called holy demption in Jerusalem. And when they had to the Lord;) and to offer a sacrifice, accord performed all things according to the Law of ing to that which is said in the Law of the the Lord, they returned into Galilee to their Lord, A pair of turtle-doves, or two young own city Nazareth. And the child grew, and pigeons. And behold, there was a man in waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom; Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and and the grace of God was upon him. the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy SAINT MATTHIAS'S DAY.* Ghost was upon him. And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he should The Collect. not see death, before he had seen the Lord's ALMIGHTY God, who into the place of Christ. And he came by the Spirit into the O the traitor Judas didst choose thy faith temple; and when the parents brought in ful servant Matthias to be of the number of the child Jesus, to do for him after the the twelve Apostles; Grant that thy Church, custom of the Law, then took he him up in being alway preserved from false Apostles, his arms, and blessed God, and said, Lord, may be ordered and guided by faithful and now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, true pastors; through Jesus Christ our Lord. according to thy word: for mine eyes have Amen. seen thy salvation, which thou hast prepared For the Epistle. Acts 1. 15. before the face of all people; a light to N those days Peter stood up in the midst liahten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy I of the disciples, and said, (the number of p~ople Israel. And J oseph and his mother the names together were about an hundred marvelled at those things which were spoken and twenty,) Men and brethren, this Scrip of him. And Simeon blessed them, and said ture must needs have been fulfilled, which the unto Mary his mother, Behold, this child is Holy Ghost' by the mouth of David spake set for the fall and rising again of many in before concerning Judas, which was guide to Israel; and for a sign which shall be spoken them that took Jesus: for he was numbered against; (yea, a sword shall pierce through with us, and had obtained part of this thy own soul also;) that the thoughts of ministry. Now this man purchased a field many hearts may be revealed. And there with the reward of iniquity; and falling was one Anna a prophetess, the daughter of headlong he burst asunder in the midst, and Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser; she was of all his bowels gushed out. And it was known a great age, and had lived with an husband unto all the dwellers at Jerusalem, insomuch 226 ._- 227 [* February 24. SAINT MATTHIAS'S DAY. as that field is called in their proper tongue, THE ANNUNCIATION Aceldama, that is to say, The field of blood. For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let OF THE his habitation be desolate, and let no man BLESSED VIRGIN MARY.* dwell therein; and, His bishop rick let another take. Wherefore, of these men The Collect. which have companied with us all the time E beseech thee, O' Lord, pour thy grace that the Lord Jesus went in and out among W into our hearts; that, as we have us, beginning from the baptism of John, unto known the incarnation of thy Son Jesus that same day that he was taken up from us, Christ by the message of an angel, so by his must one be ordained to be a witness with us cross and passion we may be brought unto of his resurrection. And they appointed two, the glory of his resurrection; through the Joseph called Barsabas, who wa.s surnamed same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Justus and Matthias. And they prayed, and s~id, Thou, Lord, which knowest the For the Epistle. Isaiah 7. 10. hearts of all men, shew whether of these two OREOVER, the Lord spake again unto thou hast chosen; that he may take part of M Ahaz, saying, Ask thee a sign of the this ministry and apostleship, from which Lord thy God; ask it either in th~ dept~, Judas by transgression fell, that he might ~o or in the height above. But Ahaz said, I will to his own place. And they gave forth their not ask neither will I tempt the Lord. And lots; and the lot fell upon Matthias, and he he said: Hear ye now, 0 house of David ; was numbered with the eleven Apostles. Is it a small thing for you to weary men, but will ye weary my God also? Therefore the The Gospel. St. Matthew 11. 25. Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, A T that time Jesus answered and said, a Virain shall conceive, and bear a son, and .1\.. I thank thee, 0 Father, Lord of heaven shall ~all his name Immanuel. Butter and and earth, because thou hast hid these things honey shall he eat, that he may know to from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed refuse the evil, and choose the good. them unto babes. Even so, Father, for so it seemed good in thy sight. All things are The Gospel. St. Luke 1. 26. delivered unto me of my Father: and no AND in the sixth month the angel Gabriel man knoweth the Son, but the Father; ~ was sent from God unto a city of neither knoweth any man the Father, save Galilee named Nazareth, to a Virgin es the Son, and he to whom so ever the Son will poused to a man whose name was J oseph, reveal him. Come unto me, all ye that of the house of David; and the Virgin's labour and are heavy laden, and I will give name was Mary. And the angel came in .unto you rest. Take my yoke upon you, ~nd learn her and said, Hail, thou that art highly of me; for I am meek and lowly III heart: fav~ured the Lord is with thee; blessed art and ye shall find rest unto your ~ou~s . For thou am~ng women. And when she saw him my yoke is easy, and my burden IS lIght. 229 [. M arch 25. 228 \
SAINT MARK'S DAY. SAINT MARK'S DAY. she was troubled at his saying, and cast in The Epistle. Ephesians 4. 7. her mind what manner of salutation this NTO everyone of us is given g.race, should be. And the angel said unto her, according to the measure of the gIft of Fear not, Mary; for thou hast found favour Christ.U Wherefore he saith, When he as with God. And behold, thou shalt conceive cended up on high, he led captivity captive, in thy womb, and bring forth a Son, and and crave gifts unto men. (Now that he as shalt call his name JESUS. He shall be cend~d, what is it but that he also descended great, and shall be called the Son of the first into the lower parts of the earth? He Highest; and the Lord God shall give unto that descended is the same also that ascended him the throne of his father David. And he up far above all heavens, that he might fill all shall reign over the house of J acob for ever; things.) And he gave some Apostles, and and of his kingdom there shall be no end. some Prophets, and some Evangelists, and Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall some Pastors and Teachers; for the per this be, seeing I know not a man? And the fectin" of the saints, for the work of the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy ministry, for the edifyi~g of the. body of Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power Christ· till we all come m the umty of the of the Highest shall overshadow thee: there faith, ~nd of the knowledge of the Son of fore also that holy thing which shall be born God unto a perfect man, unto the measure of thee shall be called the Son of God. And of the stature of the fulness of Christ; that behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also we henceforth be no more children, tossed to conceived a son in her old age; and this is and fro and carried about with every wind the sixth month with her who was caBed of doct:ine, by the sleight of m~n,. and ~un barren: for with God nothing shall be im nin" craftiness whereby they he m wait to possible. And Mary said, Behold the hand dec~ive; but speaking the ~ruth in l.ove~ may maid of the Lord; be it unto me according "row up into him in all thmgs, whICh IS the to thy word. And the angel departed from head, even Christ: from whom the whole her. body fitly joined to.g~ther, an~ compacted.bY that which every Jomt suppheth, accordmg SAINT MARK'S DAY.* to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body, un The Collect. to the edifying of itself in love. ALMIGHTY God, who hast instructed The Gospel. St. John 15. l. O thy holy Church with the heavenly doc AM the true vine, and my Father is the trine of thy Evangelist Saint Mark; Give us husbandman. Every branch in me that grace, that, being not like children carried Ibeareth not fruit he taketh away; and every away with every blast of vain doctrine, we branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that may be established in the truth of thy holy it may brin" forth more fruit. Now ye are Gospel; through Jesus Christ our Lord. clean through the word which I ~ave spoken Amen. unto you. Abide in me, and I m you. As • April 25.] 230 231 SAINT PHILIP AND SAINT JAMES'S DAY. SAINT PHILIP AND SAINT JAMES'S DAY. the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except temptations; knowing this, that the trying ye abide in me. I am the vine, ye are the of your faith worketh patience. But let branches. He that abideth in me, and I in patience have her perfect work, that ye may him, the same bringeth forth much fruit; be perfect and entire, wanting nothing. If for without me ye can do nothing. If a man any of you lack wisdo~, let him ask of G~d, abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, that aiveth to all men lIberally, and upbrald and is withered; and men gather them, and eth n~t, and it shall be given hi~. But let cast them into the fire, and they are burned. him ask in faith, nothing wavermg; for he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea, If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, driven with the wind, and tossed. For let ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done not that man think that he shall receive any unto you. Herein is my Father glorified, a that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my thin of the Lord. A double-minded man is disciples. As the Father hath loved me, so unst~ble in all his ways. Let the brother of have I loved you: continue ye in my love. low degree rejoice in that he is exalted; but If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide the rich in that he is made low; because as in my love; even as I have kept my Father's the flower of the grass he shall pass away. commandments, and abide in his love. These For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning things have I spoken unto you, that my joy heat, but it withereth the grass, and the might remain in you, and that your JOY flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the might be full. fashion of it perisheth: so also shall th~ rich man fade away in his ways. Blessed IS the SAINT PHILIP AND SAINT man that endureth temptation; for when JAMES'S DAY.* he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that The Collect. love him. ALMIGHTY God, whom truly to know The Gospel. St. John 14. 1. O is everlasting life; Grant us perfectly to know thy Son Jesus Christ to be the way, AND Jesus said-unto his disciples, Let not the truth, and the life; that, following the J-\. your heart be troubled; ye believe in steps of thy holy Apostles, Saint PhiIip and God believe also in me. In my Father's Saint James, we may stedfastly walk in the hou~e are many mansions; if it were not so, way that leadeth to eternal life; through I would have told you. I go to prepare the same thy Son Jesus Christ our LOl·d. a place for you: and if I g~ and prep~re Amen. a place for you, I will come agam, and receive The Epistle. St. James 1. 1. you unto myself, that where I am, there ye AMES, a servant of God and of the Lord may be also. And whither I go ye know, and J Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which the way ye know. Thomas saith unto him, are scattered abroad, greeting. My brethren, Lord we know not whither thou goest, and count it all joy when ye fall into divers how ~an we know the way? Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the trutli, and the life: .. May 1.] 232 233 13 SAINT BARNABAS THE APOSTLE. SAINT BARNABAS THE APOSTLE. no man cometh unto the Father but by me. came, and had seen the grace of God, was If ye had known me, ye should have known glad; and exhorted them all, that with pur my Father also: and from henceforth ye pose of heart they would cleave unto the know him, and have seen him. Philip saith Lord. For he was a good man, and full of unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it the holy Ghost, and of faith: and much sufficeth us. Jesus saith unto him, Have people was added unto the Lord. Then I been so long time with you, and yet hast departed Barnabas to Tarsus, for to seek thou not known me, Philip? He that hath Saul. And when he had found him, he seen me hath seen the Father; and how brought him unto Antioch. And it came to sayest thou then, Shew us the Father? pass, that a whole year they assembled them Believest thou not that I am in the Father, selves with the Church, and taught much and the Father in me? The words that people: and the disciples were called I speak unto you I speak not of myself; but Christians first in Antioch. And in these days the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the came prophets from Jerusalem unto Antioch. works. Believe me, that I am in the Father, And there stood up one of them named and the Father in me; or else believe me for Agabus, and signified by the Spirit, that the very works' sake. Verily, verily I say there should be great dearth throughout all unto you, He that believeth on me, the works the world; which came to pass in the days of that I do shall he do also; and greater works Claudius Cresar. Then the disciples, every than these shall he do; because I go unto man according to his ability, determined to my Father. And whatsoever ye shall ask in send relief unto the brethren which dwelt in my Name, that will I do, that the Father may Judrea. Which also they did, and sent it to 1)e glorified in the Son. If ye shall ask any the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul. thing in my Name, I will do it. The Gospel. St. John 15. 12. SAINT BARNABAS THE APOSTLE.* HIS is my commandment, That ye love The Collect. T on'e another, as I have loved you. Greater LORD God Almighty, who didst endue love hath no man than this, that a man lay O thy holy Apostle Barnabas with singular down his life for his friends. Ye are my gifts of the Holy Ghost; Leave us not, we friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you. beseech thee, destitute of thy manifold gifts, Henceforth I call you not servants; for the nor yet of grace to use them alway to thy servant knoweth not what his lord doeth : honour and glory; through Jesus Christ our but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made Lord. Amen. known unto you. Ye have not chosen me, For the Epistle. Acts 11. 22. but I have chosen you, and ordained you, 'fIDINGS of these things came unto the that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and ears of tae Church which was in Jerusa that your fruit should remain: that what lem; and they sent forth Barnabas, that he soever ye shall ask of the Father in my Name, should go as far as Antioch. Who, when he he may give it you. * June 11.] 234 235 SAINT JOHN BAPTIST'S DAY. hiO'h mountain: 0 Jerusalem, that bringest SAINT JOHN BAPTIST'S DAY.* O'o~d tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid: say unto the cities The Collect. of Judah, Behold your God. Behold, the ALMIGHTY God, by whose providence Lord God will come with strong hand, and his .1"i thy servant John Baptist was wonder arm shall rule for him: behold, his reward fully born, and sent to prepare the way of is with him, and his work before him. He thy Son our Saviour, by preaching of repen shall feed his flock like a shepherd; he shall tance; Make us so to follow his doctrine and gather the lambs with his arm, and carry holy life, that we may truly repent accord them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those ing to his preaching; and after his example that are with young. constantly speak the truth, boldly rebuke vice, and patiently suffer for the truth's sake; The Gospel. St. Luke 1. 57. through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. LISABETH'S full time came that she should be delivered; and she brought For the Epistle. Isaiah 40. 1. Eforth a son. And her neighbours and her OMFORT ye, comfort ye my people, cousins heard how the Lord had shewed Osaith your God. Speak ye comfortably ('treat mercy upon her; and they rejoiced to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, That her ~'ith her. And it came to pass, that on the warfare is accomplished; that her iniquity eiO'hth day they came to circumcise the is pardoned: for she hath received of the cltild; and they called him Zacharias, after Lord's hand double for all her sins. The the name of his father. And his mother an voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, swered and said, Not so; but he shall be Prepare ye thewayofthe Lord, make straight called John. And they said unto her, There in the desert a high-way for our God. Every is none of thy kindred that is called by this valley shall be exalted, and every mountain name. And they made signs to his father, and hill shall be made low, and the crooked how he would have him called. And he shall be made straight, and the rough places asked for a writing-table, and wrote, saying, plain. And the glory of the Lord shall be His name is John. And they marvelled all. revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: And his mouth was opened immediately, for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it. and his tongue loosed, and he spake, and The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall praised God. And fear came on all that I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodli dwelt round about them; and all these ness thereof is as the flower of the field. The sayings were noised abroad throughout all grass withereth, the flower fadeth, because the hill-country of Judrea. And all they that the Spirit of the Lord bloweth upon it: had heard them laid them up in thcir hearts, surely the people is grass. The grass wither saying, What manner of child shall this be? eth, the flower fadeth; but the word of our And the hand of the Lord was with him. And God shall stand for ever. 0 Zion, that his father Zacharias was filled with the holy bringest good tidings, get thee up into the Ghost, and prophesied, saying, Blessed be * June 24.] 236 237 SAINT PETER'S DAY. SAINT PETER'S DAY. Acts 12. l. the Lord God of Israel: for he hath visited For the Epistle. and redeemed his people, and hath raised up ABOUT that time Herod the king stretched an horn of salvation for us in the house of his 1\.. forth his hands to vex certain of the Church. And he killed James the brother servant David; as he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the of John with the sword. And, because he saw it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further world began; that we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that to take Peter also. (Then were the days of unleavened bread.) And when he had ap hate us; to perform the mercy promised to prehended him, he put him in prison, and our fathers, and to remember his holy delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers covenant; the oath which he sware to our father Abraham, that he would grant unto to keep him, intending after Easter to brin" us, that we, being delivered out of the hands him forth to the people. Peter therefore wa~ of our enemies, might serve him without fear kept in prison; but prayer was made without ceasing of the Church unto God for him. in holiness and righteousness before him ali the days of our life. And thou, child, shalt And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping be be called the Prophet of the Highest: for tween two soldiers, bound with two chains; thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways; to give knowledae of sal and the keepers before the door kept the vation unto his people, by the of prison. And behold, the angel of the Lord re~ission came upon him, and a light shined in the their sins, through the tender mercy of our prison; and he smote Pet.er on the side, and God, "":h.ereby the da~-spring from on high raised him up, saying, Arise up quickly. And h.at!I vIsited us; to give light to them that his chains fell off from his hands. And the Sit III darkness and in the shadow of death angel said unto him, Gird thyself, and bind to gui~e our feet into the way of peace. And on thy sandals: and so he did. And he saith the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit· and was in the deserts till the day of hi~ unto him, Cast thy garment about. thee, and shewing unto Israel. follow me. And he went. out and followed him; and wist not that it. was true which was SAINT PETER'S DAY.* done by t.he angel; but. thought he saw a vision. When they were past the first and The Collect. the second ward, t.hey came unto the iron gate that leadeth unto the cit.y, which opened AL~IG~TY ~od, who by thy Son Jesus O__ Christ dldst gIve to thy Apostle Saint to them of his own accord; and they went Peter many excellent gifts, and commandedst out., and passed on through one street, and him earnestly to feed thy flock; Make, we forthwith the angel departed from him. And beseech thee, all Bishops and Pastors diliaent when Peter was come t.o himself, he said, ly to preach thy holy Word, and the p~ople Now I know of a surety, that the Lord hath sent his angel, and hath delivered me out of obe~iently to follow the same, that they may receive the crown of everlasting glory· the hand of Herod, and from all the ex through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. ' pectation of the people of the Jews. * June 29. ] 23).' 239 VISITATION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY. SAINT MARY MAGDALENE. hath clothed me with the garments of salva The Gospel. St. Matthew 16. 13. tion, he hath covered me with the robe of llTHEN Jesus came into the coasts of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh him VV Cresarea Philippi, he asked his disci self with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth ples, saying, Whom do men say that I, the herself with her jewels. For as the earth Son of man, am? And they said, Some say brinrteth forth her bud, and as the garden that thou art John the Baptist, some Elias, caus~th the things that are sown in it to and others Jeremias, or one of the prophets. spring forth; so the l;ord God ~ill cause He saith unto them, But whom say ye that riO"hteousness and praise to spring forth I am? And Simon Peter answered and said, b~fore all the nations. Thou art Christ, the Son of the living God. And Jesus answered and said unto him, The Gospel. St. Luke 1. 39. Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-jona: for flesh ARY arose in those days, and went and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, M into the hill country with haste, into but my Father which is in heaven. And a city of Juda; and entered into the house I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth. And it and upon this rock I will build my Church; came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the and the gates of hell shall not prevail against salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her it. And I will give unto thee the keys of the womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou Holy Ghost: and she spake out with a loud shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; voice, and said, Blessed art thou among and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb. shall be loo sed in heaven. And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For, 10, as soon VISITATION OF THE BLESSED as the voice of thy salutation sounded in VIRGIN MARY.* mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy. And blessed is she that believed: for The Collect. there shall be a performance of those things· GOD, who didst lead the Blessed Virgin which were told her from the Lord. O Mary to visit Elisabeth to their mutual joy and comfort: Grant unto thy people SAINT MARY MAGDALENE.* that as Mary did rejoice that she was called The Collect. the Mother of the Lord, so they may ever joyfully believe that he truly took flesh, who ALMIGHTY God, whose blessed Son is thine eternal and only-begotten Son; Odid call and sanctify Mary Magdalene through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. to be a witness to his resurrection; Merci Amen. fully grant that by thy grace we may be healed of all our infirmities, and always serve For the Epistle. Isaiah 61. 10. thee in the power of his endless life, who with WILL greatly rejoice in the Lord, my thee and the Holy Ghost liveth and reigneth T. . soul shall be joyful in my God; for he one God, world without end. Amen. • Jul1l2.] 240 241 [* July 22. SAINT MARY MAGDALENE. SAINT JAMES THE APOSTLE. go to my brethren, and say unto them, I The Epistle. 2 Corinthians 5. 14. ascend unto my Father, and your Father; HE love of Christ constraineth us; and to my God, and your God. Mary Magda T because we thus judge, that if one died lene came and told the disciples that she had for all, then were all dead: and that he died seen the Lord, and that he had spoken these for all, that they which live should not henElijah of his decease which he HEN came to him the mother of Zebe should accomplish at Jerusalem: Grant to us T dee's children with her sons, worshipping thy servants that though now we see him not, him, and desiring a certain thing of him. yet in faith beholding the light of his coun And he said unto her, What wilt thou? She tenance, we may be strengthened to bear the saith unto him, Grant that these my two sons cross; through the same Jesus Christ our may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the Lord. Amen. other on the left, in thy kingdom. But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. The Epistle. 1 St. John 3. 1. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism EHOLD, what manner of love the Father that I am baptized with? They say unto B hath bestowed upon us, that we should him, We are able. And he saith unto them, be called the sons of God: therefore the Ye shall drink indeed of my cup, and be world knoweth us not, because it knew him baptized with the baptism that I am bap not. Beloved, now are we the sons of God, tized with: but to sit on my right hand, and and it doth not yet appear what we shall be : on my left, is not mine to give; but it shall but we know that, when he shall appear, we be given to them for whom it is prepared of shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. my Father. And when the ten heard it, they And every man that hath this hope in him were moved with indignation against the two purifieth himsel~even as he is pure. brethren. But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Ye know that the princes of the The Gospel. St. Mark 9. 2. Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and AFTER six days Jesus taketh with him they that are great exercise authority upon 1i Peter, and James, and John, and lead them. But it shall not be so among you: eth them up into an high mountain apart by but whosoever will be great among you, let themselves: and he was transfigured before him be your minister; and whosoever will them. And his raiment became shining, be chief among you, let him be your servant: exceeding white as snow; so as no fuller on even as the Son of man came not to be earth can white them. And there appeared ministered unto, but to minister, and to give unto them Elias with Moses: and they were his life a ransom for many. talking with Jesus. And Peter answered and said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one THE TRANSFIGURATION· for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias. For he wist not what to say; for they were T'te Collect. sore afraid. And there was a cloud that ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, whose overshadowed them: and a voice came out 1i blessed Son was revealed to the three of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: Apostles when he was transfigured on the hear him. • August 6.] 244 245 SAINT BARTHOLOlllEW THE APOSTLE. NAME OF JESUS.* it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Beh<;>ld, a virgin The Collect. shall be with child, and shall bring forth a ALMIGHTY God, who hast given unto son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us. O~ thy Son Jesus Christ the Name which is above every name, and hast taught us that there is salvation in none other: Mercifully SAINT BARTHOLOMEW THE O'rant that, as thy faithful people have com APOSTLE.* fort and peace in his Name, so they may ever labour to publish it unto all nations ; through The Collect. the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who O didst give to thine Apostle Bartholomew For the Epistle. Acts 4. 8. grace truly to believe and to preach thy HEN Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost, Word; Grant, we beseech thee, unto thy T said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, Church, to love that Word which he believed, and elders of Israel, if we this day be ex and both to preach and receive the same; amined of the good deed done to the impotent through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. man, by what means he is made whole; be it known unto you all, and to all the people For the Epistle. Acts 5. 12. of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of y the hands of the Apostles were many Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God B signs and wonders wrought among the raised from the dead, even by him doth this people: (and they were all with one accord man stand here before you whole. This is in Solomon's porch: and of the rest durst the stone which was set at nought of you no man join himself to them: but the builders, which is become the head of the people magnified them: and believers were corner. Neither is there salvation in any the more added to the Lord, multitudes both other: for there is none other name under of men and women:) insomuch that they heaven given among men, whereby we must brought forth the sick into the streets, and be saved. laid them on beds and couches, that at the least the shadow of Peter passing by might The Gospel. St. Matthew 1. 20. overshadow some of them. There came also UT while he thought on these things, a multitude out of the cities round about B behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto Jerusalem, bringing sick folks, and unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou them which were vexed with unclean spirits; son of David, fear not to take unto thee and they were healed everyone. Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost. And she shall The Gospel. St. Luke 22. 24. bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his .\ND there was also a strife among them, name JESUS: for he shall save his people ...L'-1. which of them should be accounted the from their sins. Now all this was done, that greatest. And he said unto them, The kings * August 7.] 246 247 [* August 24, NATIVITY OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY. SAINT MATTHEW THE APOSTLE. of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; this that thou hast done? And the woman and they tl).at exercise authority upon them said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat. are called benefactors. But ye shall not be And the Lord God said unto the serpent s~: but he that is greatest among you, let Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed him be as the younger; and he that is chief, above all cattle, and above every beast of as he tha~ doth serve. For whether is greater, the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and he that sltteth at meat, or he that serveth? dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life: is not he that sitteth at meat? but I am and I will put enmity between thee and the am~mg you as he that serveth. Ye are they ~voman, an.d between thy seed and her seed; whICh have continued with me in my It shall brUise thy head, and thou shalt bruise temptations. And I appoint unto you a his heel. kingdom, as my Father hath appointed unto The Gospel. St. Luke 11. 27. me; that ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and sit on thrones judginD' T came. to pass, as he spake these things, the twelve tribes of Israel. '" I a ce:tam woman of the company lifted up her VOIce, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which NATIVITY OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN thou hast sucked. But he said, Yea rather MARY.* blessed are they that hear the word of God' The Collect! and keep it. ' ALMIGHTY God, who didst endue with O singular grace the Blessed Virgin Mary, SAINT MATTHEW THE APOSTLE.* the Mother of our Lord; Vouchsafe, we beseech thee, to hallow our bodies in chastity The Collect. and our souls in humility and love; through ALMI.GHTY God, who by thy blessed the same thy Son Jesus Christ our blessed O Son dIdst call Matthew from the receipt Lord and Saviour. Amen. of custom to be an Apostle and Evangelist; Grant us grace to forsake all covetous desires For the Epistle. Genesis 3. 9. and inordinate love of riches, and to follm~ HE Lord God called unto Adam, and the same thy Son Jesus Christ, who Iiveth T said unto him, Where art thou? And and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost he said, I heard thy voice in the crarden, one God, world without end. Amen. ' and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself. And he said, Who told thee The Epistle. 2 Corinthians 4. 1. that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of HEREFORE se~ing we have this ministry, the tree, whereof I commanded thee that T as we have receIved mercy, we faint not; thou shouldest not eat? And the man said, but have renounced the hidden things of dis The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, hones~y, not walking in craftiness, nor she gave me of the tree, and I did eat. And handlm&, the ~ord of God deceitfully, but the Lord God said unto the woman, What is by mamfestatlOn of the truth commending • SeptembfT 8.] 248 249 [* September 21 SAINT MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS. SAINT l\HCHAEL AND ALL ANGELS. ourselves to every man's conscience in the they may succour and defend us on earth' sight of God. But if our Gospel be hid, it is through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. ' hid to them that are lost: in whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them For the Epistle. Revelation 12. 7. which believe not, lest the light of the glorious HERE was war in heaven: Michael anci Gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, T his angels fought against the dragon, should shine unto them. For we preach not and the dragon fought and his anaels' and ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and prevailed not, neither was their pj~ce found ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake. For any more in heaven. And the great dragon God, who commanded the light to shine out was, cast out, that ,old serpent, called the of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to devli and Satan, whICh deceiveth the whole give the light of the knowledge. of the glory world; he was cast out into the earth, and of God, in the face of Jesus ChrIst. his angels were cast out with him. And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven Now is 1'he Gospel. St. Matthew 9. 9. come salvation, and strenO'th ~nd the AND as Jesus passed forth from thence, he kin~dom of our God, and th~ p~wer of his .1i saw a man named Matthew, sitting at Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, cast down, which accused them before our Follow me. And he arose, and followed him. God day and night. And they overcame him And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in by the blood of the Lamb and by the word the house, behold, many Publicans and ~f their testimony; and they loved not their sinners came, and sat down with him and hves unto the death. Therefore rejoice, ye his disciples. And when the Pharisees saw heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea' your Master with Publicans and sinners? for the devil is come down u~to you havin~ But when Jesus heard that, he said unto great wrath, because he knoweth 'that h~ them, They that be whole need not a physi hath but a short time. cian, but they that are sick. .But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I WIll have mercy, The Gospel. St. Matthew 18. 1. and not sacrifice; for I am not come to call AT the same ~ime came .the disciples unto the righteous, but sinners to repentance. 1i Jesus, saymg, Who IS the greatest in the Kingdom of heaven? And Jesus called SAINT MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS.* a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them, and said, Verily I say unto The Collect. you. Except ye be converted and become EVERLASTING God, who hast ordained as little children, ye shall not ~nter into the . and constituted the services of Angels Kingdom of heaven. Whosoever therefore andO men in a wonderful order; Mercifully shall humble himself as this little child the grant, that as thy holy Angels alway.do thee same is greatest in the Kingdom of he~ven. service in heaven, so by thy appomtment And whoso shall receive one such little child • September 29.] 250 251 SAINT LUKE THE EVANGELIST. SAINT LUKE THE EVANGELIST. in my Name, receiveth me. But whoso shall fiaht, I have finished my course, I have kept offend one of these little ones which believe the faith. Henceforth there is laid up for in me, it were better for him that a millstone me a crown of righteousness, which the were hanO'ed about his neck, and that he were Lord, the righteous Judge, shall give me at drowned in the depth of the sea. Woe unto that day: and not to me only, but unto all them the world because of offences: for it must also that love his appearing. Do thy dili needs be that offences come: but woe to gence to come shortly unto me: for Demas that man by whom the offence cometh. hath forsaken me, having loved this present Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend world, and is departed unto Thessalonica ; thee cut them off, and cast them from thee: Crescens to Galatia, Titus unto Dalmatia. it is 'better for thee to enter into life halt or Only Luke is with me. Take Mark and bring maimed, rather than having two hands or him with thee: for he is profitable to me for two feet to be cast into everlasting fire. And the ministry. And Tychicus have I sent to if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out. and Ephesus. The cloke that I left at 'l'roas with cast it from thee: it is better for thee to Carpus, when thou comest, bring with thee; enter into life with one eye, rather than and the books, but especially the parchments. having two eyes to be cast into hell-fire. Alexander the copper-smith did me mu";· Take heed that ye despise not one of the~e evil: the Lord reward him according to h;s little ones; for I say unto you, That III works. Of whom be thou ware also, for he heaven their angels do always behold the hath greatly withstood our words. face of my Father which is in heaven. The Gospel. St. Luke 10. 1. ST. LUKE THE EVANGELIST.* HE Lord appointed other seventy also, T and sent them two and two before his The Collect. face into every city and place whither he ALMIGHTY God, who calledst Luke the himself would come. Therefore said he unto .1i Physician, whose praise is in the them, The harvest truly is great, but the Gospel, to be an Evangelist, and Physician labourers are few; pray ye therefore the of the soul; May it please thee, that, by Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth the wholesome medicines of the doctrine labourers into his harvest. Go your ways; delivered\ by him, all the diseases of our souls behold, I send you forth as lambs among may be healed; through the merits of thy Son wolves. Carry neither purse, nor scrip, nor Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. shoes, and salute no man by the way. And into whatsoever house ye enter, first say, The Epistle. 2 Timothy 4. 5. Peace be to this house. And if the son of ATCH thou in all things, endure a~ic peace be there, your peace shall rest upon it : W tions, do the work of an Evangelist, if not, it shall turn to you again. And in the make full proof of thy ministry. For I am same house remain, eating and drinking such now ready to be offered, and the time of my things as they give: for the labourer is departure is at hand. I have fought a good worthy of his hire. • October 18.] 252 253 SAINT SIMON AND SAINT JUDE. SAINT SIMON AND SAINT JUDE, to fornication, and going after strange flesh, APOSTLES.* are set forth for an example, suffering the venO"eance of eternal fire. Likewise also The Collect. thes~ filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise ALMIGHTY God, who hast built thy dominion, and speak evil of dignities. O Church upon the foundation of the Apostles and Prophets, Jesus Christ himself The Gospel. St. John 15. 17. being the head cor~er-st?ne; Gr~~t us so t.o HESE things I command you, that ye be joined together In umty of SpIrIt by then T love one another. If the world hate you, doctrine, that we may be made an holy ye know that it hated me before it hated temple acceptable unto thee; through Jesus you. If ye were of the world, the world would Christ our Lord. Amen. love his own: but because ye are not of the The Epistle. St. Jude 1. world, but ~ have chosen you out of the world therefore the world hateth you. UDE, the servant of Jesus Christ, and Reme~ber the word that I said unto you, J brother of J ames, to them that are The servant is.not greater than his lord: if sanctified by God the Father, and preserved they have persecuted me, they will also perse in Jesus Christ, and called: Mercy unto you, cute you; if they have kept my saying, ~hey and peace, and love be multiplied. Beloved, will keep your's also. But all these thIngs when I gave all diligence to write unto you of will they do unto you for my Name's sake, the common salvation, it was needful for me because they know not him that sent me. to write unto you, and exhort you, that ye If I had not come and spoken unto them, should earnestly contend for the faith which they had not had sin: but now they have was once delivered unto the saints. For no c10ke for their sin. He that hateth me there are certain men crept in unawares, who hateth my Father also. If I had not done were before of old ordained to this con among them the works whic1? none other demnation; ungodly men, turning the man did, they had not had sm; but now grace of our God into lasciviousness, and have they both seen, and hated both me and denyina the only Lord God, and our Lord my Father. But this cometh t? pa~s, th~t Jesus Christ. I will therefore put you in the word might be fulfilled that IS wntten In remembrance, though ye once knew this, their law, They hated me without a cause. how that the Lord, having saved the people But when the Comforter is come, whom I out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed will send unto you from the Father, even the them that believed not. And the angels Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the which kept not their first estate, but left Father, he shall testify of me. And ye alw their own habitation, he hath reserved in shall bear witness, because ye have been everlasting chains under darkness unto the with me from the beginning. judgement of the great day. Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner giving themselves over • October 28.] 254 255 ALL SAINTS' DAY. Of the tribe of Levi were sealed twelve ALL SAINTS' DAY.* thousand. The Collect. Of the tribe of Issachar were sealed twelve thousand. ALMIGHTY God, who hast knit to Of the tribe of Zabulon were sealed twelve O gether thine elect in one communion thousand. and fellowship, in the mystical body of thy Of the tribe of Joseph were sealed twelve Son Christ our Lord; Grant us grace so to thousand. follow thy blessed Saints in all virtuous and Of the tribe of Benjamin were sealed godly living, that we may come to those un twelve thousand. speakable joys, which thou hast prepared for After this I beheld, and 10, a great multi them that unfeignedly love thee; through tude, which no man could number, of all Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. nations, and kindreds, and people, and Revelation 7. 2. tongues, stood before the throne, and before For the Epistle. the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and AND I saw another angel ascending from palms in their hands; and cried with a loud .1i the east, having the seal. of the living voice, saying, Salvation to our God which God' and he cried with a loud voice to the sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb. four 'anaels, to whom it was given to hurt And all the angels stood round about the the earth and the sea, saying, Hurt not the throne, and about the elders, and the four earth neither the sea, nor the trees, till we beasts, and fell before the throne on their have 'sealed the servants of our God in their faces, and worshipped God, saying, Amen; foreheads. And I heard the number of them Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanks which were sealed; and there were sealed an giving, and honour, and power, and might, hundred and forty and four thousand, of all be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen. the tribes of the children of Israel. Of the tribe of Juda were sealed twelve The Gospel. St. Matthew 5. l. thousand. ESUS, seeing the multitudes, went up Of the tribe of Reuben were sealed twelve J into a mountain; and when he was set, thousand. his disciples came unto him. And he opened Of the tribe of Gad were sealed twelve hi s mouth, and taught them, saying, Blessed thousand. are the poor in spirit: for their's is the king Of the tribe of Aser were sealed twelve dom of heaven. Blessed are they that thousand. mourn: for they shall be comforted. Blessed Of the tribe of Nephthali were sealed are the meek: for they shall inherit the twelve thousand. earth. Blessed are they which do hunger and Of the tribe of Manasses were sealed thirst after righteousness: for they shall be twelve thousand. filled. Blessed are the merciful: for they Of the tribe of Simeon were sealed twelve shall obtain mercy. Blessed are the pure in thousand. heart: for they shall see God. Blessed are • NovembeT 1.) 256 257 K COMMEMORATION OF ALL SOULS. EMBER DAYS. the peace-makers: for they shall be called air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. the children of God. Blessed are they which Wherefore comfort one another with these are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for words. their's is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed The Gospel. St. John 11. 21. are ye, when men shall revile you, and perse- . HEN said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if cute you, and shall say all manner of evil thou hadst been here, my brother had against you falsely for my sake. Rejoice, Tnot died. But I know, that even now, what and be exceeding glad; for great is your soever thou wilt ask of God, God will give it reward in heaven: for so persecuted they thee. Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother the prophets which were before you. shall rise again. Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrec tion at the last day. Jesus said unto her, COMMEMORATION OF ALL SOULS.* I am the resurrection, and the life: he that . The Collect. believeth in me, though he were dead, yet ALMIGHTY, eternal God, who would est shall he live: and whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest ~ have all men to be saved: Be merciful, we beseech thee, to the souls of thy servants, thou this? She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: who have departed from this world in the I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of confession of thy Name, that they may be God, which should come into the world. joined to the company of thy Saints: through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. EMBER DAYS (except in Whitsun-Week). The Epistle. 1 Thessalonians 4. 13. The Collect. -1 WOULD not have you to be ignorant, ALMIGHTY God, our heavenly Father, brethren, concerning them which are 1i who hast purchased to thyself an uni asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others versal Church by th.e precious blood of thy which have no hope. For if we believe that dear Son: Mercifully look upon the same, Jesus died and rose again, even so them also and so "uide and govern the minds of thy which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. servants'" the Bishops and Pastors of thy For this we say unto you by the word of the flock, that they may lay hands suddenly on Lord, that we which are alive and remain no man, but faithfully and wisely make unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent choice of fit persons to serve in the sac~ed them which are asleep. For the Lord himself Ministry of thy Church. And to tho~e wh!ch shall descend from heaven with a shout, with shall be ordained to any holy functIOn give the voice of the archangel, and with the thy grace and heavenly benediction; that trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall both by their life and doctrine they may set rise first: then we which are alive and forth thy crlory, and set forward the salvation remain shall be caught up together with of all me;; through Jesus Christ our Lord. them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the Amen. • Novemb er 2.] 258 259 EMBER DAYS. EMBER DAYS. Or this: body fitly joined together and compacted by ,\LMIGHTY God, the giver of all good that which every joint supplieth, according 1"1 gifts, who of thy divine providence hast to the effectual working in the measure of appointed divers Orders in thy Church: Give every part, maketh increase of the body unto thy grace, we humbly beseech thee, to all the edifying of itself in love. those who are to be called to any office and Or administration in the same; and so replenish them with the truth of thy doctrine, and Acts 20. 28. endue them with innocency of life, that AKE heed therefore unto yourselves, and they may faithfully serve before thee, to the T to all the flock, over the which the Holy glory of thy great Name, and the benefit of Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the thy holy Church; through Jesus Christ our Church of God, which he hath purchased Lord. Amen. with his own blood. For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves The Epistle. Ephesians 4. 7. enter in among you, not sparing the flock. UT unto everyone of us is given grace Also of your own selves shall men arise, B according to the measure of the gift of speaking perverse things, to draw away Christ. Wherefore he saith, When he disciples after them. Therefore watch, and ascended up on high, he led captivity cap remember, that by the space of three years tive, and gave gifts unto men. (Now that I ceased not to warn everyone night and he ascended, what is it but that he also day with tears. And now, brethren, I com descended first into the lower parts of the mend you to God, and to the word of his earth? He that descended is the same also grace, which is able to build you up, and to that ascended up far above all heavens, that give you an inheritance among all them he might fill all things.) And he gave some, which are sanctified. I have coveted no apostles; and some, prophets; and some, man's silver, or gold, or apparel. Yea, ye evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; yourselves know that these hands have for the perfecting of the saints for the work ministered unto my necessities, and to them of the ministry, for the edifying of the body that were with me. I have shewed you all of Christ : Till we all come in the unity of things, how that so labouring ye ought to the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son support the weak, and to remember the of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is of the stature of the fulness of Christ: that more blessed to give than to receive. we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every Or doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cun Acts 13. 44. ning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait AND the next sabbath day came almost to deceive; but speaking the truth in love, 11 the whole city together to hear the may grow up into him in all things, which is word of God. But when the Jews saw the the head even Christ: from whom the whole multitudes, they were filled with envy, and 260 261 EMBER DAYS. EMBER DAYS. spake against those things which were and find pasture. The thief cometh not, but spoken by Paul, contradicting and blasphem for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am ing. Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, come that they might have life, and that they and said, It was necessary that the word of might have it more abundantly. I am the God should first have been spoken to you: g?O~ sh.epherd: the good shepherd giveth but seeing ye put it from you, and judge hIS hfe for the sheep. But he that is an hire yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, 10, ling, and not the shepherd, whose own the we turn to the Gentiles. For so hath the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep. shouldest be for salvation unto the ends of The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, the earth. And when the Gentiles heard this, and careth not for the sheep. I am the good they were glad, and glorified the word of shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known the Lord: and as many as were ordained to of mine. As the Father knoweth me, even so eternal life believed. And the word of the know I the Father: and I lay down my life Lord was published throughout all the region. for the sheep. And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must The Gospel. St. John 10. 1. bring, and they shall hear IVY voice; and ERILY, verily, I say unto you, he that there shall be one flock, and one shepherd. V entereth not by the door into the sheep Or fold, but climbeth up some other way, St. Matthew 9. 35. the same is a thief and a robber. But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd AND Jesus went about all the cities and of the sheep. To him the porter openeth; t \ villages, teaching in their synagogues, and the sheep hear his voice: and he call and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, eth his own sheep by name, and leadeth and healing every sickness and every disease them out. And when he putteth forth his among the people. But when he saw the own sheep, he goeth before them, and the multitudes, he was moved with compassion sheep follow him: for they know his voice. on them, because they fainted, and were And a stranger will they not follow, but will scattered abroad, as sheep having no shep flee from him: for they know not the voice herd. Then s~ith he unto his disciples, The of strangers. This parable spake Jesus unto harvest truly IS plenteous, but the labourers them: but they understood not what thinO's are few; pray ye therefore the Lord of the they were which he spake unto them. Th~n harvest, that he will send forth labourers said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, into his harvest. I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep. Or All that ever came before me are thieves and St. Luke 4. 16. robbers: but the sheep did not hear them. AND he came to Nazareth, where he had I a~ the door: by me if any man enter in, he snaIl be saved, and shall go in and out, 1i been brought up: and, as his custom 262 263 FEAST OF THE CONSECRATION OP A CHURCH. was, he went into the synagogue on the THANKSGIVING FOR HARVEST. sabbath day, and stood up for to read. And thereby: if so be ye have tasted that the there was delivered unto him the book of the Lord is gracious. To whom coming, as unto prophet Esaias. And when he had opened a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but the book, he found the place where it was chosen of God, and precious, ye also, as written, The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, lively stones, are built up a spiritual house. because he hath anointed me to preach the an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual O"ospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ. the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to. the The Gospel. St. Matthew 21. 12. blind, to set at liberty them that are brUised, ESUS went into the temple of God, and to preach the acceptable year of the Lord. J cast out all them that sold and bought And he closed the book, and gave it again in the temple, and overthrew the tables of to the minister, and sat down. And the the moneychangers, and the seats of them eyes of all them that were in the synagogue that sold doves, and said unto them, It is were fastened on him. And he began to say written, My house shall be called the house unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled of prayer; but ye have made it a den of in your ears. thieves. And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple; and he healed them. FEAST OF THE CONSECRATION OF And when the chief priests and scribes saw A CHURCH. the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and sayinrr, fllf the day of consecration be not known, the Hosanna to the son of David; they we;e feast may be observed on the first Sunday in sore displeased, and said unto him, Hearest October. thou what these say? And Jesus saith unto The Collect. them, Yea; have ye never read, Out of the GOD, by whose providence we celebrate mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast O again the consecration of this holy perfected praise? temple: Send down upon us, we beseech thee, the dew of thy heavenly blessing, and THANKSGIVING FOR HARVEST. because holiness becometh thine house for ~ On a Sunday or Holy-day, the Collect, ever, sanctify us, that we may be living Epistle, and Gospel of the Sunday or Holy temples, holy and acceptable unto thee; day shall be used, and the Collect here given through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. shall follow the Collect of the Day. The Epistle. 1 St. Peter 2. l. The Collect. T A YING aside all malice, and all guile, ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who hast .l..J and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil i'- graciously given to us the fruits of the speakings, as newborn babes, desire the earth in their season, we yield thee humble sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow and hearty thanks for these thy bounties, 264 beseeching thee to give us grace rightly to 265 K 3 MARTYRS. MARTYRS. use them to thy glory and the relief of those and waxing valiant in fight, we may with that need; through Jesus Christ our Lord. them receive the crown of everlasting life ; Amen. through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. The Epistle. Philippians 4. 11. HAVE learned, in whatsoever state I am, The Epistle. 2 Timothy 2. 4. I therewith to be content. I know both o man that warreth entangleth himself how to be abased, and I know how to N with the affairs of this life; that he abound: every where and in all things I may please him who hath chosen him to be am instructed both to be full and to be a soldier. And if a man also strive for hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. masteries, yet is he not crowned except he I can do all things through Christ which strive lawfully. The husbandman that strengtheneth me. laboureth must be first partaker of the fruits. Consider what I say; and the Lord give thee 'J.'he Gospel. St. John 4. 3I. understanding in all things. Remember that N the mean while his disciples prayed him, .Jesus Christ of the seed of David was raised 1 saying, Master, eat. But he said unto from the dead according to my gospel: them, I have meat to eat that ye know not wherein I suffer trouble, as an evildoer, of. Therefore said the disciples one to even unto bonds; but the word of God is another, Hath any man brought him ought not bound. Therefore I endure all things for to eat? Jesus saith unto them, My meat is the elect's sakes, that they may also obtain to do the will of him that sent me, and to the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with finish his work. Say not ye, There are yet eternal glory. four months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, The Gospel. St. Matthew 16. 24. and look on the fields; for they are white ESUS said unto his disciples, If any man already to harvest. And he that reapeth J will come after me, let him deny himself, receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto and take up his cross, and follow me. For li fe eternal: that both he that soweth and whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and he that reapeth may rejoice together. whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it. For what is a man profited, if he MARTYRS. shall gain the whole world, and lose his own '\! On a Sunday, the Collect, Epistle, and Gospel soul? or what shall a man give in exchange of the Sunday shall be used, and the Collect for his soul? For the Son of man shall come here given shall follow the Collect of the Day. in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man accord The Collect. ing to his works. ALMIGHTY God, by whose grace and .1i power thy holy Martyrs triumphed over suffering and despised death: Grant, we beseech thee, that enduring hardness, 266 267 CONFESSORS AND DOCTORS. talents, to another two, and to another one; CONFESSORS AND DOCTORS. to every man according to his several ability; ~ On a Sunday, the Collect, Epistle, and Gospel and straightway took his journey. Then he of the Sunday shall be used, and the Collect that had received the five talents went and here given shall follow the Collect of the Day. traded with the same, and made them other five talents. And likewise he that had re The Collect. ceived two, he also gained other two. But GOD, who hast enlightened thy Church he that had received one went and digged O by the example and teaching of thy in the earth, and hid his lord's money. After Confessors and Doctors: Enrich it ever a lonO' time the lord of those servants cometh, more, we beseech thee, with thy heavenly and ~eckoneth with them. And so he that grace, and raise up faithful witnesses who by had received five talents came and brought their life and doctrine may set forth to all other five talents, saying, Lord, thou de men the truth of thy salvation; through liveredst unto me five talents: behold, I Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. have gained beside them five talents more. The Epistle. 1 Timothy 6. 11. His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faith DOLLOW after righteousness, godliness, ful over a few things, I will ma~e thee r~ler ~ faith, love, patience, meekness. Fight over many things; enter thou mto the JOY the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal of thy lord. He al~o that had receiyed two life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast talents came and saId, Lord, thou dehveredst professed a good profession before many unto me two talents: behold, I have gained witnesses. I give thee charge in the sight two other talents beside them. His lord of God, who quickeneth all things, and before said unto him, Well done, good and faithful Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate servant; thou hast been faithful over a few witnessed a good confession; that thou keep thinO's I will make thee ruler over many this commandment without spot, unrebuke things': enter thou into the joy of thy lord. able, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ: \;·... ich in his times he shall shew, ~ The following Collect may be used on Saints' who is the blessed and only Potentate, the Days in the Calendar for which no other King of kings, and Lord of lords; who only Collect is appointed " hath immortality, dwelling in the light which lET the glory of thy Saints, 0 Lord, no man can approach unto; whom no man D illumine the dulness of our hearts, that hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour following the examples of their livt;s on ear.th, and power everlasting. we may shine with them in the everlastlllg The Gospel. St. Matthew 25. 14. light of heaven; through Jesus Christ our HE kingdom of heaven is as a man Lord. Amen. T travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods. And unto one he gave five 268 269