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der me; and I say unto this man, wrath upon him that doeth evil. Go, and he goeth; and to another, Wherefore ye must needs be subject, Come, and he cometh; and to my not only for wrath, but also for conservant, Do this, and he doeth it. science sake. For, for this cause When JESUS heard it, he marvelled, pay ye tribute also; for they are and said to them that followed, Verily God's ministers, attending continuI say unto you, I have not found so ally upon this very thing. Render, great faith, not not in Israel. And I therefore, to all their dues; tribute say unto you, that many shall come to whom tribute is due, custom to from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven: The Gospel. St. Matt. viii. 23.. but the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness; there AND when he was entered into a shall be weeping and gnashing of ship, his disciples followed him. And teeth. And JESUS said unto the Centurion, Go thy way, and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the self-same hour.

whom custom, fear to whom fear, honor to whom honor.

behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves; but he was asleep. And his disciples came to him and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us, we perish. And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye THE FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER THE of little faith? Then he arose, and

EPIPHANY.

The Collect.

rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm. But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him? And when he was come to the other side, into

O GOD, who knowest us to be set in the midst of so many and great dangers, that by reason of the frailty of our nature we cannot always stand the country of the Gergesenes, there upright; grant to us such strength met him two possessed with devils, and protection, as may support us in coming out of the tombs, exceeding all dangers, and carry us through all fierce, so that no man might pass by temptations, through JESUS CHRIST that way. And behold, they cried

our Lord. Amen.

out, saying, What have we to do with thee, JESUS, thou SON of GOD? art thou come hither to torment us before the time? And there was a good way off from them a herd of many swine, feeding. So the devils be.

The Epistle. Rom. xiii. 1. LET every soul be subject unto the higher powers; for there is no power but of GOD: the powers that be are ordained of GOD. Whoso- sought him, saying, If thou cast us ever, therefore, resisteth the power, out, suffer us to go away into the resisteth the ordinance of GOD: and herd of swine. And he said unto they that resist, shall receive to them- them, Go. And when they were selves damnation. For rulers are not come out, they went into the herd of a terror to good works, but to the evil. swine; and behold, the whole herd Wilt thou then not be afraid of the of swine ran violently down a steep power? do that which is good, and place into the sea, and perished in thou shalt have praise of the same: the waters. And they that kept for he is the minister of GOD to thee them fled, and went their ways into for good. But if thou do that which the city, and told every thing, and is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not what was befallen to the possessed the sword in vain: for he is the mi- of the devils. And behold, the whole nister of GOD, a revenger to execute city came out to meet Jesus; and

when they saw him, they besought hath done this. The servants said hiin, that he would depart out of their unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up? But he said, Nay; lest, while ye gather up the

coasts.

THE FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER THE tares, ye root up also the wheat with

EPIPHANY.

The Collect.

them. Let both grow together until the harvest; and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind

O LORD, we beseech thee to keep thy Church and Household continu- them in bundles to burn them; but ally in thy true religion, that they gather the wheat into my barn. who do lean only upon the hope of

thy heavenly grace, may evermore

be defended by thy mighty power, THE SIXTH SUNDAY AFTER THE

through JESUS CHRIST our Lord. Amen.

The Epistle. Col. iii. 12.

EPIPHANY.

The Collect.

O GOD, whose blessed Son was PUT on therefore (as the elect of manifested that he might destroy the GOD, holy and beloved) bowels of works of the devil, and make us the mercies, kindness, humbleness of sons of God, and heirs of eternal mind, meekness, long-suffering; for life; grant us, we beseech thee, that bearing one another, and forgiving having this hope, we may purify ourone another, if any man have a quar- selves, even as he is pure; that when rel against any; even as CHRIST he shall appear again with power and forgave you, so also do ye. And, great glory, we may be made like above all these things, put on charity, unto him in his eternal and glorious which is the bond of perfectness. kingdom; where, with thee, O FAAnd let the peace of God rule in THER, and thee, O HOLY GHOST, your hearts, to the which also ye are he liveth and reigneth, ever one called in one body; and be ye thank- GOD, world without end. Amen. ful. Let the word of CHRIST dwell

The Epistle, 1 John iii. 1.

BEHOLD what manner of love

in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms, and hymns, and spiritual the Father hath bestowed upon us, songs; singing with grace in your that we should be called the sons of hearts to the LORD. And whatso- GOD; therefore the world knoweth ever ye do in word or deed, do all in us not, because it knew him not. the name of the LORD JESUS; giv. Beloved, now are we the sons of ing thanks to God and the Father GOD; and it doth not yet appear by him. what we shall be: but we know, that when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even

The Gospel. St. Matt. xiii. 24. THE kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field. But while men slept, as he is pure. Whosoever commithis enemy came and sowed tares teth sin, transgresseth also the law; among the wheat, and went his way. for sin is the transgression of the law. But when the blade was sprung up, And ye know that he was manifested and brought forth fruit, then appeared to take away our sins; and in him is the tares also. So the servants of the no sin. Whosoever abideth in him, householder came and said unto him, sinneth not: whosoever sinneth, hath Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in not seen him, neither known him. thy field? from whence then hath it Little children, let no man deceive tares? He said unto them, An enemy you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous. with thee and the HOLY GHOST, He that committeth sin is of the ever one God, world without end. devil; for the devil sinneth from the Amen.

beginning. For this purpose the Son of GOD was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.

The Gospel. St. Matt. xxiv. 23.

The Epistle. 1 Cor. ix. 24.

KNOW ye not, that they which run in a race, run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye THEN if any man shall say unto may obtain. And every man that you, Lo, here is CHRIST, or there, striveth for the mastery, is temperate believe it not. For there shall arise in all things. Now they do it to false Christs and false prophets, and obtain a corruptible crown, but we an shall show great signs and wonders; incorruptible. I therefore so run, insomuch that (if it were possible) they not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air: but I keep

shall deceive the very elect. Behold, under my body and bring it into sub. I have told you before. Wherefore, if they shan say unto you, Behold, jection, lest that by any means, when preached to others, I myself should be a cast-away.

The Gospel. St. Matt. xx. 1.

he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not. For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth THE kingdom of heaven is like even unto the west; so shall also the unto a man that is a householder, coming of the Son of man be. For which went out early in the mornwheresoever the carcase is, there will ing to hire laborers into his vineyard. the eagles be gathered together. Im And when he had agreed with the mediately after the tribulation of those laborers for a penny a day, he sent days, shall the sun be darkened, and them into his vineyard. And he went the moon shall not give her light, out about the third hour, and saw and the stars shall fall from heaven, others standing idle in the market. and the powers of the heavens shall place, and said unto them, Go ye also be shaken. And then shall appear into the vineyard, and whatsoever is the sign of the Son of man in heaven; right I will give you. And they went and then shall all the tribes of the their way. Again he went out about earth mourn, and they shall see the the sixth and ninth hour, and did Son of man coming in the clouds of likewise. And about the eleventh

heaven, with power and great glory. And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of hea ven to the other.

hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle ? They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right that shall ye reTHE SUNDAY CALLED SEPTUAGE. ceive. So when even was come, the SIMA, OR THE THIRD SUNDAY lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward, Call the laborers, and give them their hire, beginning from the last unto the first. And when they O LORD, we beseech thee favora- came, that were hired about the bly to hear the prayers of thy people, eleventh hour, they received every that we, who are justly punished for man a penny. But when the first our offences, may be mercifully de came, they supposed that they should livered by thy goodness, for the glory have received more; and they likeof thy name, through JESUS CHRIST wise received every man a penny. var Saviour, who liveth and reigneth And when they had received it, thev

BEFORE LENT.

The Collect.

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murmured against the good man of men; in perils by the heathen; in the house, saying, These last have perils in the city; in perils in the wrought but one hour, and thou hast wilderness; in perils in the sea; in made them equal unto us, which perils among false brethren; in weahave borne the burden and heat of riness and painfulness; in watchings the day. But he answered one of often; in hunger and thirst; in fastthem, and said, Friend, I do thee no ings often; in cold and nakedness; wrong; didst not thou agree with me for a penny? Take that thine is, and go thy way; I will give unto this last even as unto thee. Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good? So the last shall be first, and the first last; for many be called, but few chosen.

THE SUNDAY CALLED SEXAGESI-
MA, OR THE SECOND SUNDAY
BEFORE LENT.

The Collect.

O LORD GOD, who seest that we put not our trust in any thing that we do; mercifully grant that by thy power we may be defended against all adversity, through JESUS CHRIST

our Lord. Amen.

The Epistle. 2 Cor. xi. 19.

besides those things that are without, that which cometh upon me daily, the care of all the Churches. Who is weak, and I am not weak? who is offended, and I burn not? If I must needs glory, I will glory of the things which concern mine infirmities. The GOD and Father of our Lord JESUS CHRIST, which is blessed for evermore, knoweth that I lie not.

The Gospel. St. Luke viii. 4.

WHEN much people were gathered together, and were come to him out of every city, he spake by a parable: A sower went out to sow his seed; and as he sowed, some fell by the way-side, and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air deVvoured it; and some fell upon a rock, and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture; and some fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up with it, and choaked it; and other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bare fruit a hundred fold. And when he had said these things, he cried, He that

YE suffer fools gladly, seeing ye yourselves are wise. For ye suffer if a man bring you into bondage, if a man devour you, if a man take of you, if a man exalt himself, if a man smite you on the face. I speak as hath ears to hear, let him hear. And concerning reproach, as though we his disciples asked him, saying, What had been weak: howbeit, whereinso- might this parable be? And he said, ever any is bold, (I speak foolishly,) Unto you it is given to know the I am bold also. Are they Hebrews? mysteries of the kingdom of God; so am I: are they Israelites? so am I: but to others in parables: that seeing are they the seed of Abraham? so they might not see, and hearing they am I: are they ministers of CHRIST? might not understand. Now the pa(I speak as a fool) I am more: in la- rable is this: the seed is the word of bors more abundant; in stripes above GOD. Those by the way-side are measure; in prisons more frequent; they that hear; then cometh the devil, in deaths oft. Of the Jews five times and taketh away the word out of their received I forty stripes save one; hearts, lest they should believe and be thrice was I beaten with rods; once saved. They on the rock are they, was I stoned; thrice I suffered ship- which, when they hear, receive the wreck; a night and a day I have been word with joy; and these have no in the deep; in journeyings often; root, which for a while believe, and in perils of waters; in perils of rob in time of temptation fall away. And bers; in perils by mine own country- that which fell among thorns are

they, which, when they have heard, part. But when that which is per go forth, and are choaked with cares, fect is come, then that which is in and riches, and pleasures of this life, part shall be done away. When I and bring no fruit to perfection. But was a child, I spake as a child, I

that on the good ground are they,
which, in an honest and good heart,
having heard the word, keep it, and
bring forth fruit with patience.

THE SUNDAY CALLED QUINQUA-
GESIMA, OR THE NEXT SUNDAY

BEFORE LENT.

The Collect.

understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became 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 I know even as also I am known. And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.

The Gospel. St. Luke xviii. 31. THEN JESUs took unto him the twelve, and said unto them, Behold, that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of man shall le ac

O LORD, who hast taught us that all our doings without charity are nothing worth; send thy HOLY GHOST, and pour into our hearts that most we go up to Jerusalem, and all things excellent gift of charity, the very bond of peace, and of all virtues; without which, whosoever liveth is counted complished. For he shall be delivered dead before thee: Grant this for thine only Son JESUS CHRIST'S sake.

Amen.

unto the Gentiles, and shall be mocked, and spitefully entreated, and spitted on: and they shall scourge him, and put him to death; and the third day he shall rise again. And they

The Epistle. 1 Cor. xiii. 1. THOUGH I speak with the understood none of these things: and tongues of men and of angels, and this saying was hid from them, neihave not charity, I am become as ther knew they the things which sounding brass or a tinkling cymbal: were spoken. And it came to pass, and though I have the gift of pro- that as he was come nigh unto Jeriphecy, and understand all mysteries, cho, a certain blind man sat by the and all knowledge; and though I way-side begging; and hearing the have all faith, so that I could remove multitude pass by, he asked what it mountains, and have not charity, I meant. And they told him, that JEam nothing. And though I bestow sus of Nazareth passeth by. And he all my goods to feed the poor, and cried, saying, Jesus, thou Son of though I give my body to be burned, David, have mercy on me. And and have not charity, it profiteth me they which went before rebuked him, nothing. Charity suffereth long, and that he should hold his peace; but he kind; charity envieth not; charity cried so much the more, Thou Son of raunteth not itself; is not puffed up; David, have mercy on me. And JEloth not behave itself unseemly; sus stood, and commanded him to be seeketh not her own; is not easily brought unto him and when he was provoked; thinketh no evil; rejoiceth come near, he asked him, saying, not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the What wilt thou that I should do unto truth; beareth all things, believeth all thee? And he said, Lord, that I may things, hopeth all things, endureth all receive my sight. And JESUS said things. Charity never faileth: but unto him, Receive thy sight; thy faith whether there be prophecies, they hath saved thee. And immediately shall fail; whether there be tongues, he received his sight, and followed they shall cease; whether there be him, glorifying GOD: and all the knowledge, it shall vanish away. For people, when they saw it, gave praise we know in part, and we prophesy in unto GOD.

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