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The Epistle. Phil. i. 3.

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upon every remembrance of you, (always in every prayer of mine for you all, making request with joy) for your fellowship in the Gofpel from the first day until now; being confident of this very thing, that he who hath begun a good work in you, will perform it until the day of Jefus Chrift; even as it is meet for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart, inasmuch as both in my bonds, and in the defence and confirmation of the Gofpel, ye all are partakers of my grace. For God is my record, how greatly I long after you all in the bowels of Jefus Chrift. And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge, and in all judgment: That ye may approve things that are excellent, that ye may be fincere, and without offence till the day of Chrift: Being filled with the fruits of righteoufnefs, which are by Jefus Chrift, unto the glory and praife of God.

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The Gospel. St Matth. xviii. 21.

ETER faid unto Jefus, Lord, how oft fhall my brother fin against me, and I forgive him? till feven times? Jefus faith unto him, I fay not unto thee, Until feven times; but until feventy times feven. Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, who would take account of his fervants. And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, who owed him ten thousand talents. But forafmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be fold, and his wife and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made, The fervant therefore fell down and worfhipped him, faying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all. Then the lord of that fervant was moved with compaffion, and loofed him, and forgave him the debt. But the fame fervant went out, and found one of his fellow-fervants, who owed him an hundred pence; and he laid hands on him, and took him by the throat, faying, Pay me that thou oweft. And his fellow-fervant fell down at his feet, and befought him, faying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all. And he would not; but went and caft him into prifon, till

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he should pay the debt. So when his fellow-fervants faw what was done, they were very forry, and came and told unto their lord all that was done. Then his lord, after that he had called him, faid unto him, O thou wicked fervant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou defiredft me: Shouldeft not thou alfo have had compaffion on thy fellow-fervant, even as I had pity on thee? And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormenters, till he fhould pay all that was due unto him. So likewife fhall my heavenly Father do alfo unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trefpaffes.

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The twenty third Sunday after Trinity.

The Collect.

God, our refuge and ftrength, who art the author of all godliness; Be ready, we beseech thee, to hear the devout prayers of thy Church; and grant that thofe things which we afk faithfully, we may obtain effectually, through Jefus Chrift our Lord. Amen.

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The Epiftle. Phil. iii. 17.

Rethren, be followers together of me, and mark them who walk fo, as ye have us for an enfample. (For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Chrift; whofe end is deftruction, whofe God is their belly, and whofe glory is in their fhame, who mind earthly things.) For our converfation is in heaven, from whence alfo we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jefus Chrift, who fhall change

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On the COLLECT for the three and twentieth Sunday after Trinity. O God, our refuge in the day of trouble, (Pfal. lix. 16.) our frength, (Pfa' xivi. 1) who art the fource from whence all good and virtuous

on take their rife, we beseech thee that thou wouldst be pleafed to give ear to the public devotions of this thy national church, the feveral congregation of which now addrefs themselves unto thee; grant that thole thing which we shall afkin faith, (James i. 6.) we may effectually obtain for us take of jefus Chrift our Lord. Amen,

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our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to fubdue all things unto himself.

The Gospel. St Matth. xxii. 15.

HEN went the Pharifees, and took counsel how they

Tmight entangle him in his talk, and they fent out unto

him their difciples, with the Herodians, faying, Mafter, we know that thou art true, and teacheft the way of God in truth, neither careft thou for any man: for thou regardeft not the person of men. Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Cæfar, or not? But Jefus perceived their wickedness, and faid, Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites? Shew me the tribute-money. And they brought unto him a penny. And he faith unto them, Whofe is this image and fuperfcription? They say unto him, Cæfars. Then faith he unto them, render therefore unto Cæfar, the things which are Cæfar's; and unto God, the things that are God's. When they had heard these words, they marvelled, and left him, and went their way.

The twenty fourth Sunday after Trinity.

The Collect.

Lord, we beseech thee, abfolve thy people from their offences; that through thy bountiful goodness we may all be delivered from the bands of those fins, which by our frailty we have committed. Grant this, O heavenly Father, for Jefus Chriftş fake, our blessed Lord and Saviour. Amen.

PARAPHRASE.

On the COLLECT for the four and twentieth Sunday after Trinity. O Lord, we beseech thee to pardon the tranfgreffions of thy humble fervants, upon the fincere repentance of them; fo that by thy mercy and goodness the bonds of thofe fins, by which we are now fettered, may be unloofed, and may be delivered from that flavery into which we have fallen, by the frailty of our nature; grant this, O heavenly Father, for the fake of thy dear Son Jefus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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The Epiftle. Colof. i. 3.

E give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jefus Chrift, praying always for you, fince we heard of your faith in Chrift Jefus, and of the love which ye have to all the faints; for the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the Gofpel; which is come unto you, as it is in all the world, and bringeth forth fruit, as it doth alfo in you, fince the day ye heard of it, and knew the grace of God in truth. As ye alfo learned of Epaphras our dear fellow-fervant, who is for you a faithful minister of Chrift; who alfo declared unto us your love in the Spirit. For this caufe we also fince the day we heard it, do not ceafe to pray for you, and to defire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will, in all wisdom and fpiritual understanding. That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleafing, being fruitful in every good work, and increafing in the knowledge of God; Itrengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and long-fuffering, with joyfulnefs, giving thanks unto the Father, who hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the faints in light.

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The Gospel. St. Matt. ix. 18.

HILE Jefus fpake these things unto John's dif ciples, behold, there came a certain ruler and worfhipped him, faying, My daughter is even now dead; but come and lay thy hand upon her, and fhe fhall live. And Jefus arofe and followed him, and fo did his difciples. (And behold a woman who was difeafed with an iffue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment: For the faid within herfelf, If I may but touch his garment, I fhall be whole. But Jefus turned him about, and when he faw her, he faid, Daughter, be of good comfort, thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour.) And when Jefus came into the ruler's houfe, and faw the minstrels and the people making a noife, he faid unto them, Give place; for the maid is not dead, but fleepeth. And they laughed him to fcorn. But when the people were put forth, he went in, and took her

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TIR up, we beseech thee, O Lord, the wills of thy faithful people; that they plenteously bringing forth the fruit of good works, may of thee be plenteously rewarded, through Jefus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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Ehold, the days come, faith the Lord, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King fhall reign, and profper, and fhall execute judgment and justice in the earth. In his days Judah fhall be faved, and Ifrael fhall dwell fafely and this is his Name whereby he fhall be called, The Lord our Righteoufness. Therefore behold, the days come, faith the Lord, that they shall no more fay, The Lord liveth, who brought up the children of Ifrael out of the land of Egypt: but, The Lord liveth, who brought up, and who led the feed of the houfe of Ifrael out of the north country, and from all countries whither I had driven them and they shall dwell in their own land.

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The Gospel. St John vi. 5.

HEN Jefus then lift up his eyes, and faw a great company come unto him, he faith unto Philip, Whence fhall we buy bread that these may eat? (And this he faid to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do) Philip anfwered him, Two hundred penny worth of

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On the COLLECT for the five and twentieth Sunday after Trinity. We beseech thee, O Lord, that thou wouldst be pleased by thy heavenly grace, fo to influence the wills and affections of all chriftian people, that their good works may prove a credit to their holy profeffion, and that they may hereafter be admitted to the eternal joys of beatific vifion in heaven; and this we beg for Jefus Chrift his fake. Amen.

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