him, they struck him on the face, and asked him, saying, Prophesy, who is it that smote the thee? And many other things blasphemously spake they against him. And as soon as it was day, the elders of the people, and the chief priests, and Tthe scribes, came together, and

led him into their council, sayping, Art thou the Christ? tell Deus. And he said unto them, If

And when they had blindfolded | not. For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus, the same night in which he was betrayed, took bread; and when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat; this is my 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, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me. For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till he come. Wherefore, whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup. For he that eateth and drinketh un worthily eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not dis

I tell you, ye will not believe and if I also ask you, ye will not answer me, nor let me go. Hereafter shall the Son of Man sit on the right hand of the power of God. Then said they all, Art thou then the Son of God? And he said unto them, Ye say that I am. And they said, What need we any further witness? for we ourselves have heard of his own mouth.

cerning the Lord's body. For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep. For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged. But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world. Wherefore, my brethren, when ye come together to eat, tarry one for another. And if any man hunger, let him eat at home; that ye come not together unto condemnation. And

the rest will I set in order when I come.

Thursday before Easter. The Epistle. 1 Cor. xi. 17. IN this that I declare unto you, I praise you not; that ye come together not for the better, but for the worse. For first of all, when ye come together in the church, I hear that there be divisions among you, and I partly believe it. For there must be also heresies among you, that they who are approved may be made manifest among you. When ye come together therefore into one place, this is not to eat the Lord's supper: for in eating

every one taketh before other his own supper; and one is hungry, and another is drunken. What, have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? or despise ve the Church of God, and shame them that have not? What shall I say to you? shall I praise you in this? I praise you

The Gospel. St. Luke xxiii. 1. THE

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tree, what shall be done in the | ing said thus, he gave up the dry? And there were also two ghost. Now when the centuother, malefactors, led with him rion saw what was done, he to be put to death. And when glorified God, saying, Certainly they were come to the place this was a righteous man. And which is called Calvary, there all the people that came togethey crucified him; and the ther to that sight, beholding the malefactors, one on the right things that were done, smote hand, and the other on the left. their breasts, and returned. Then said Jesus, Father, forgive And all his acquaintance, and them, for they know not what the women that followed him they do. And they parted his from Galilee, stood afar off, beraiment, and cast lots. And the holding these things. people stood beholding; and the rulers also with them derided him, saying, He saved others; let him save himself, if he be Christ, the chosen of God. And the soldiers also mocked him, coming to him, and offering him vinegar, and saying, If thou be the King of the Jews, save thyself. And a superscription also was written over him in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS. And one of the malefactors, which were hanged, railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself, and us. But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation? And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds, but this man hath done nothing amiss. And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom. And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in And it was about the sixth hour: and there was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour. And the sun was darkened, and the vail of the temple was rent in the midst. And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and hav

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GOOD FRIDAY.
The Collects.

ALMIGHTY God, we be-
seech thee graciously to
behold this thy family for
which our Lord Jesus Christ
was contented to be betrayed,
and given up into the hands of
wicked men, and to suffer death
upon the cross, who now liveth
and reigneth with thee and the
Holy Ghost, ever one God,
world without end. Amen.

ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, by whose Spirit the whole body of the Church is governed and sanctified; Receive our supplications and prayers, which we offer before thee for all estates of men in thy holy Church, that every member of the same, in his vocation and ministry, may truly and godly serve thee; through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.

Merciful God, who hast made all men, and hatest nothing that thou hast made, nor wouldest the death of a sinner, but rather that he should be converted and live; Have mercy upon all Jews, Turks, Infidels, and Hereticks, and take from them all ignorance, hardness of heart, and contempt of thy Word; and so fetch them

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home, blessed Lord, to thy flock, that they may be saved among the remnant of the true Israelites, and be made one fold under one shepherd, Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, world without end. Amen.

take away sins. But this man, after he had offered one sacri fice for sins, for ever sat down on the right hand of God; from henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his foot-stool. For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified: Whereof the Holy Ghost also is a witness to us: for after that he had said before,

This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them; and their sins and iniquities will I remember no more. Now where remission of these is, there is no more offering for

that the worshippers once purg-sin. Having therefore, brethren, ed should have had no more boldness to enter into the hoconscience of sins. But in those liest by the blood of Jesus, by a sacrifices there is a remem- new and living way, which he brance again made of sins every hath consecrated for us, through year. For it is not possible that the vail, that is to say, his flesh; the blood of bulls and of goats and having an High Priest over should take away sins. Where- the house of God; let us draw fore, when he cometh into the near with a true heart, in full world, he saith, Sacrifice and assurance of faith, having our offering thou wouldest not, but hearts sprinkled from an evil a body hast thou prepared me: conscience, and Our bodies In burnt-offerings and sacrifices washed with pure water. Let for sin thou hast had no plea- us hold fast the profession of sure: Then said I, Lo, I come our faith without wavering; (in the volume of the book it is (for he is faithful that prowritten of me) to do thy will, mised;) and let us consider one O God. Above, when he said, another to provoke unto love, Sacrifice and offering, and and to good works; not forsakburnt-offerings, and offering foring the assembling of ourselves sin thou wouldest not, neither together, as the manner of some hadst pleasure therein, which is; but exhorting one another: are offered by the Law: then and so much the more, as ye said he, Lo, I come to do thy see the day approaching. will, O God. He taketh away the first, that he may establish the second. By the which will we are sanctified, through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. And every priest standeth daily ministering, and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never

The Gospel. St. John xix. 1. PILATE therefore took Je

sus, and scourged him. And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and they put on him a purple robe, and said, Hail, King of the Jews: and they smote him

The Epistle. Heb. x. 1. THE law having a shadow of good to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices, which they offered year by year continually, make the comers thereunto perfect: for then would they not have ceased to be offered? because