ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, which hast given unto us thy servants grace by the confession of a true faith to acknowledge the glory of the eternal Trinity, and in the power of the Divine

Majesty to worship the Unity: We beseech thee, that through the steadfastness of this faith, we may evermore be defended from all adversity, which livest and reignest, one God, 1 world without end.

The Epistle. Apoc. iv.

AFTER this I looked, and behold, a door was open in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be fulfilled hereafter. And immediately I was in the Spirit; and behold, a seat was set in heaven, and one sat on the seat: and he that sat was to look upon like unto a jasper stone and a sardine stone: and there was a rainbow about the seat, in sight like unto an emerald. And about the seat were twenty-four seats; and upon the seats twenty-four elders sitting, clothed in white raiment, and had on their heads crowns of gold: and out of the seat proceeded lightnings, and thunderings, and voices. And there were seven lamps of fire burning before the seat, which are the seven spirits of God. And before the seat there was a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the seat, and round about the seat, were four beasts full of eyes before and behind. And the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle. And the four beasts had each one of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they had no rest day neither night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come. And when those beasts gave glory, and honour, and thanks to him that sat on the seat, (which liveth for ever and ever,) the twenty-four elders fell down before him that sat on the throne, and worshipped him that liveth for ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying, Thou art worthy, O Lord, (our God,) to receive glory, and honour, and power; for thou hast created all things, and for thy will's sake they are and were created.

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The Gospel. John iii.

THERE was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: the same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man could do such miracles as thou doest, except God

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were with him. Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily I say unto thee, Except a man be born from above, he cannot see the kingdom of God. Nicodemus said unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter into his mother's womb, and be born again? Jesus answered, Verily, verily I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water, and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. • Marvel not that I said to thee, Ye must be born from above. The wind bloweth where it lusteth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but thou canst not tell whence it cometh, 9 and whither it goeth; so is every one that is born of the Spirit. Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be? Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master in Israel, and knowest not these things? Verily, verily I say unto thee, We speak 'that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness. If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not; how shall ye believe if I tell you of heavenly things? And no man ascendeth up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man, which is in heaven. And as Moses lift up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lift up; that whosoever believeth in him perish not, but have everlasting life.

¶ The first Sunday after Trinity Sunday.

Beati immaculati. Psalm cxix.

BLESSED are those that be undefiled in the way and walk in the law of the Lord.

Blessed are they that keep his testimonies and seek him with their whole heart.

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For they which do no wickedness: walk in his ways.

Thou hast charged, that we shall diligently keep thy commandments: O that my ways were made so direct that I might keep thy statutes!

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So shall I not be confounded: while I have respect unto all thy commandments.

I will thank thee with an unfeigned heart when I shall have learned the judgments of thy righteousness.

I will keep thy ceremonies :
O forsake me not utterly.
Glory be to the Father, &c.
As it was in the beginning,

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The Collect.

GOD, the strength of all them that trust in thee, mercifully accept our prayers; and because the weakness of our mortal nature can do no good thing without thee, grant us the help of thy grace, that in keeping of thy commandments we may please thee, both in will and deed; through Jesus Christ our Lord.

The Epistle. 1 John iv.

DEARLY beloved, let us love one another: for love cometh of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. He that loveth not, knoweth not God; for God is love. In this appeared the love of God to us-ward, because that God sent his only-begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the agreement for our sins. Dearly beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another. No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfect in us. Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit. And we have seen, and do testify, that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world. Whosoever confesseth that Jesus is the Son of God, in him dwelleth God, and he in God. And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and Herein is the love perfect in us, that we should have trust in the day of judgment; for as he is, even so are we in this world. There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear; for fear hath painfulness: he that r appeareth 1552. s also one to love another 1552.

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feareth is not perfect in love. We love him, for he loved us first. If a man say, I love God, and yet hate his brother, he is a liar: for how can he that loveth not his brother, whom he hath seen, love God whom he hath not seen? And this commandment have we of him, That he which loveth God should love his brother also.

The Gospel. Luke xvi.

THERE was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine white, and fared deliciously every day. And there was a certain beggar, named Lazarus, which lay at his gate full of sores, desiring to be refreshed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's board and no man gave unto him. The dogs came also and licked his sores. And it fortuned, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom. The rich man also died, and was buried: and being in hell in torments, he lift up his eyes and saw Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame. But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy pleasure, and contrariwise Lazarus received pain; but now "is he comforted, and thou art punished. Beyond all this, between us and you there is a great space set: so that they which would go from hence to you cannot; neither may come from thence to us. Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, send him to my father's house, (for I have five brethren,) for to warn them, lest they also come into this place of torment. Abraham said unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them. And he said, Nay, father Abraham; but if one come unto them from the dead, they will repent. He said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they believe, though one rose from death again.

The Second Sunday.

In quo corriget? Psalm cxix.

WHEREWITHAL shall a young man cleanse his way even by ruling himself after thy word. With my whole heart have I

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