and spiritual songs, singing with | like unto him in his eternal and grace in your hearts to the glorious kingdom; where with Lord. And whatsoever ye do, thee, O Father, and thee, O in word or deed, do all in the Holy Ghost, he liveth and Name of the Lord Jesus, giving reigneth, ever one God, world thanks to God and the Father without end. Amen. by him.

God, whose blessed Son was manifested that be might destroy the works of the

us the sons of God, and heirs of eternal life; Grant us, we beseech thee, that, having this hope, we may purify ourselves, even as he is pure; that, when he shall appear again with power and great glory, we may be made

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you before. Wherefore, if they shall say unto you, Behold, 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 even unto the west; so shali also the coming of the Son of Man be. wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be ga thered together. Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken. And then shall appear the sign of the Son of Man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of Man coming in the clouds of 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 heaven to the other.

The Sunday called Septuagesima, or the third Sunday before Lent.

The Gospel. St. Matth. xx. 1.
THE kingdom of heaven is

like unto a man that is an
housholder, which went out
early in the morning to hire
labourers into his vineyard.
And when he had agreed with
the labourers for a peny a day,
he sent them into his vineyard.
And he went out about the
third hour, and saw others
standing idle in the market-
place, and said unto them, Go
ye also into the vineyard, and
whatsoever is right I will give
you. And they went their way.
Again he went out about the
sixth and ninth hour, and did
likewise. And about the ele-
venth 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 receive. So when even
was come, the lord of the vine-

The Collect. Lord, we beseech thee favourably to hear the prayers of thy people; that we, who are justly punished for our of fences, may be mercifully delivered by thy goodness, for the glory of thy Name; through Je

sus Christ our Saviour, who liv-yard saith unto his steward, Call

eth and reigneth with thee and
the Holy Ghost, ever one God,
world without end. Amen.

the labourers, and give them
their hire, beginning from the
last unto the first. And when
they came that were hired
about the eleventh hour, they

for the mastery is temperate
in all things: now they do it
to obtain a corruptible crown,
but we an incorruptible. I
therefore so run, not as un-
certainly; so fight I, not as
one that beateth the air: but
I keep under my body, and
bring it into subjection, lest
that by any means, when I
have preached to others, I my
self should be a cast-away.

The Epistle. 1 Cor. ix. 24. that

which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run that ye may obtain. And every man that striveth

But when the first came, they
supposed that they should have
received more; and they like-
wise received every man

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hear. And his disciples asked | gels, and have not charity, I am him, saying, What might this become as sounding brass, or a parable be? And he said, Unto tinkling cymbal. And though you it is given to know the I have the gift of prophecy, mysteries of the kingdom of and understand all mysteries, God: but to others in para- and all knowledge; and though bles; that seeing they might I have all faith, so that I could not see, and hearing they might remove mountains, and have not understand. Now the pa- no charity, I am nothing. And rable is this: The seed is the though I bestow all my goods Word of God. Those by the to feed the poor, and though I way-side are they that hear; give my body to be burned, then cometh the devil, and and have not charity, it profittaketh away the word out of eth me nothing. Charity suffertheir hearts, lest they should eth long, and is kind; charity believe, and be saved. They envieth not; charity vaunteth on the rock are they, which, not itself, is not puffed up, doth when they hear, receive the not behave itself unseemly, word with joy; and these have seeketh not her own, is not no root, which for a while be- easily provoked, thinketh no lieve, and in time of tempt- evil, rejoiceth not in iniquity, ation fall away. And that which but rejoiceth in the truth; bearfell among thorns, are they, eth all things, believeth all which, when they have heard, things, hopeth all things, engo forth, and are choked with dureth all things. Charity never cares, and riches, and pleasures faileth: but whether there be of this life, and bring no fruit prophecies, they shall fail; wheto perfection. But that on the ther there be tongues, they shall good ground, are they, which in cease; whether there be know

ing heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.

au honest and good heart, hav-ledge, it shall vanish away. For we know in part, and we prophesy in part. But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away. When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish things. For now

The Sunday called Quinquage sima, or the next Sunday before Lent.

The Collect.

Lord, who hast taught us that our without charity are nothing worth; Send thy Holy Ghost, and pour into our hearts that most excellent gift of charity, the very bond of peace and of all virtnes, without which whosoever liveth is counted dead before thee: Grant this for thine only Son Jesus Christ's sake. Amen.

The Epistle. 1 Cor. xiii. 1.
THO
HOUGH I speak with the
tongues of men and of an-

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but then face to face: now
know in part; but then shall
know even as also I am known.
And now abideth faith, hope,
charity, these three; but the
greatest of these is charity.

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arity. Xviii. 31. unto him said unta up to Je

that art

be accomplished. For he shall
be delivered unto the Gentiles,
and shall be mocked, and spite-
fully entreated, and spitted on:
and they shall scourge him, and
put him to death; and the third
day he shall rise again. And
they understood none of these
things: and this saying was hid
from them, neither knew they

cerning the Son of Man shall | sins, and acknowledging our
wretchedness, may obtain of
thee, the God of all mercy,
perfect remission and forgive
ness; through Jesus Christ our
Lord. Amen.

the things which were spoken. And it came to pass, that as he was come nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way-side begging: and hearing the multitude pass by, he asked what it meant. And they told him, that Jesus of Nazareth passeth by. And he cried, saying, Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy on me. And they which went before rebuked him, that he should hold his peace: but he cried so much the more, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me. And Jesus stood, and commanded him to be brought unto him: and when he was come near, he asked him, saying, What wilt thou that I should do unto thee? And he said, Lord, that I may receive my sight. And Jesus said unto him, Receive thy sight; thy faith hath saved thee. And immediately he received his sight, and followed him, glorifying God: and all the people, when they saw it, gave praise unto God.

The first Day of Lent, commonly
called Ash-Wednesday.

This Collect is to be read every day in Lent after the Collect appointed for the Day.

For the Epistle. Joel ii. 12. TURN ye even to me, saith the Lord, with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning. And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the Lord your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil. Who knoweth if he will return, and repent, and leave a blessing behind him, even a meat-offering and a drink-offering unto the Lord your God? Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts; let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet; let the priests, the ministers of the Lord, weep be tween the porch and the altar. and let them say, Spare thy thine heritage to reproach, that people, O Lord, and give not the heathen should rule over them wherefore should they say among the people, Where is their God?

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The Gospel. St. Matth. vi. 16.

The Collect.

ALMIGHTY and everlasting WHEN ye fast, be not as

God, who hatest nothing that thou hast made, and dost forgive the sins of all them that are penitent; Create and make in us new and contrite hearts, that we worthily lamenting our

the hypocrites, of a sal countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may ap pear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and