suffering, and of great pity. anoint thine head, and wash thy Thou sparest when we deserve face, that thou appear not unto punishment, and in thy wrath men to fast, but unto thy Father thinkest upon mercy. Spare thy people, good Lord, spare them; and let not thine heritage be brought to confusion. Hear us, O Lord, for thy mercy is great; and after the multitude of thy mercies look upon us, through the merits and mediation of thy blessed Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

which is in secret; and thy Fa
ther which seeth in secret, shall
reward thee openly. Lay not up
for yourselves treasures' upon
earth, where moth and rust doth
corrupt, and where thieves break
through and steal: But lay up
for yourselves treasures in hea-
ven, where neither moth nor
rust doth corrupt, and where
thieves do not break through nor
steal: For where your treasure
is, there will your heart be also.

The first Sunday in Lent,
The Collect,

didst fast forty days and forty

LORD, who for our sake

For the Epistle. Joel ii. 12. TUR URN 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 nights; give us grace to use such him of the evil. Who knoweth abstinence, that our flesh being if he will return, and repent, and subdued to the Spirit, we may leave a blessing behind him, ever obey thy godly motions in even a meat-offering and a drink-righteousness and true holiness, offering unto the Lord your to thy honour and glory, who God? Blow the trumpet in Zion, livest and reignest with the Fasanctify a fast, call a solemn ther and the Holy Ghost, one assembly, gather the people, God, world without end. Amen. 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 between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O Lord, and give not thine heritage to reproach, that the heathen should rule over them: wherefore should they say among the people, Where is their God?

The Gospel. St. Matt. vi. 16.
THEN ye fast, be not as the

tenance: for they disfigure their
faces, that they may appear unto
men to fast. Verily I say unto
you, they have their reward.
But thou, when thou fastest,

The Epistle. 2 Cor. vi. 1.

TE

then, as workers together with him, beseech you also, that ye receive not the grace of God in vain: (For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation) giving no offence in any thing, that the ministry be not blamed; but in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses, in stripes, in imprisonin

watchings, in fastings; by pureness, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned, by the word of truth, by the power of

The second Sunday in Lent.
The Collect.

God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left, by honour and dishonour, ALMIGHTY God, who seest by evil report and good report; that we have no power of as deceivers, and yet true; as ourselves to help ourselves; keep unknown, and yet well-known; us both outwardly in our bodies, as dying, and behold we live; as and inwardly in our souls; that chastened, and not killed; as we may be defended from all adsorrowful, yet alway rejoicing;versities which may happen to as poor, yet making many rich; the body, and from all evil as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.

TH

St. Matt. iv. 1.

thoughts which may assault and hurt the soul, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

W

The Gospel. The Epistle. 1 Thess. iv. 1. HEN was Jesus led up of the TE beseech you, brethren, spirit into the wilderness, to and exhort you by the Lord be tempted of the devil: And Jesus, that as ye have received when he had fasted forty days of us how ye ought to walk, and and forty nights, he was after-to please God, so ye would ward an hungered. And when abound more and more. For ye the tempter came to him, he said, know what commandments we If thou be the Son of God, com-gave you by the Lord Jesus. mand that these stones be made For this is the will of God, even bread. But he answered and your sanctification, that ye should said, It is written, Man shall not abstain from fornication;; that live by bread alone, but by every every one of you should know word that proceedeth out of the how to possess his vessel in sancmouth of God. Then the devil tification and honour; not in the taketh him up into the holy city, lust of concupiscence, even as and setteth him on a pinnacle of the Gentiles which know not the temple, and saith unto him, If God: that no man go beyond and thou be the Son of God, cast thy-defraud his brother in any matself down; for it is written, He ter; because that the Lord is the shall give his angels charge con- avenger of all such, as we also cerning thee; and in their hands have forewarned you and testithey shall bear thee up, lest at fied. For God hath not called any time thou dash thy foot us unto uncleanness, but unto against a stone. Jesus said unto holiness. He therefore that dehim, It is written again, Thou spiseth, despiseth not man, but shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. God, who hath also given unto Again the devil taketh him up as his Holy Spirit. into an exceeding high mountain, and showeth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory parted into the coasts of Tyre of them; and saith unto him, and Sidon. And behold, a woman All these things will I give thee, of Canaan came out of the same if thou wilt fall down and wor-coasts, and cried unto him, sayship me. Then saith Jesus unto ing, Have mercy on me, O Lord, him, Get thee hence, Satan; for thou Son of David: my daughter it is written, Thou shalt worship is grievously vexed with a devil. the Lord thy God, and him only But he answered her not a word. shalt thou serve. Then the devil And his disciples came and beleaveth him, and, behold, angels sought him, saying, Send her acame and ministered unto him. way: for she crieth after us. But

The Gospel. St. Matt. xv. 21. JESUS went thence, and de

he answered and said, I am not is in all goodness, and righteous sent but unto the lost sheep of the ness, and truth) proving what is house of Israel. Then came she acceptable unto the Lord. And and worshipped him, saying, have no fellowship with the unLord, help me. But he answered fruitful works of darkness, but raand said, It is not meet to take ther reprove them. For it is a the children's bread, and to cast shame even to speak of those it to dogs. And she said, Truth, things which are done of them Lord; yet the dogs eat of the in secret. But all things that are crumbs which fall from their mas-reproved, are made manifest by ter's table. Then Jesus answered the light; for whatsoever doth and said unto her, O woman,great make manifest is light. Whereis thy faith: be it unto thee even fore he saith, Awake, thou that as thou wilt. And her daughter sleepest, and arise from the dead, was made whole from that very and Christ shall give thee light. hour.

The third Sunday in Lent.

WE

BEG

The Collect.

The Gospel. St. Luke xi. 14. JESUS was casting out a devil,

and it was dumb. And it came to pass, when the devil was gone WE beseech thee, Almighty out, the dumb spake; and the God, look upon the hearty people wondered. But some of desires of thy humble servants, them said, He casteth out devils and stretch forth the right hand through Beelzebub, the chief of of thy Majesty, to be our defence the devils. And others, temptagainst all our enemies, through ing him, sought of him a sign Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. from leaven. But he, knowing The Epistle. Ephes. v. 1. their thoughts, said unto them, ye therefore followers of Every kingdom divided against God, as dear children; and itself, is brought to desolation; walk in love, as Christ also hath and a house divided against a loved us, and hath given himself house, falleth. If Satan also be for us, an offering and a sacrifice to divided against himself, how shall God, for a sweet-smelling savour. his kingdom stand? because ye But fornication and all unclean-say that I cast out devils through ness, or covetousness, let it not Beelzebub. And if I by Beelzebe once named amongst you, as bub cast out devils, by whom becometh saints; neither filthi-do your sons cast them out? ness, nor foolish talking, nor jest-therefore shall they be your ing, which are not convenient; judges. But if I with the finger but rather giving of thanks. For of God cast out devils, no doubt this ye know, that no whoremon- the kingdom of God is come upger, nor unclean person, nor co- on you. When a strong man vetous man, who is an idolater, armed keepeth his palace, his hath any inheritance in the king-goods are in peace; but when a dom of Christ, and of God. Let stronger than he shall come upon no man deceive you with vain him and overcome him, he taketh words: for because of these things from him all his armour wherein cometh the wrath of God upon he trusted, and divideth his spoils. the children of disobedience. Be He that is not with me, is against not ye therefore partakers with me; and he that gathereth not them; for ye were sometimes with me, scattereth. When the darkness, but now are ye light in unclean spirit is gone out of a the Lord: walk as children of man, he walketh through dry light; (For the fruit of the spirit places, seeking rest; and finding

Now

none, he saith, I will return unto which hath an husband. my house whence I came out. we, brethren, as Isaac was, are And when he cometh, he findeth the children of promise. But as then, he that was born after the flesh persecuted him that was born after the spirit; even so it is now. Nevertheless, what saith the Scripture? Cast out the bondwoman and her son; for the son of the bond-woman shall not be heir with the son of the freewoman. So then, brethren, we are not children of the bond-woman, but of the free.

it swept and garnished. Then
goeth he, and taketh to him se-
ven other spirits more wicked
than himself, and they enter in,
and dwell there; and the last
state of that man is worse than
the first. And it came to pass, as
he spake these things, a certain
woman of the company lift up
her voice, and said unto him,
Blessed is the womb that bare
thee, and the paps which thou
hast sucked. But he said, Yea,
rather blessed are they that bear
the word of God, and keep it.

The fourth Sunday in Lent.
The Collect.

GRANT, we beseech thee, Al

mighty God, that we, who for our evil deeds do worthily deserve to be punished, by the comfort of thy grace may mercifully be relieved, through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.

The Epistle. Gal. iv. 21.
ELL me, ye that desire to be

The Gospel. St. John vi. 1. JESUS went over the sea of

Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias. And a great multitude followed him, because they saw his miracles which he did on them that were diseased. And

Jesus went up into a mountain,

and there he sat with his disciples. And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh. When Jesus then lift up his eyes, and saw a great company come unto him, he saith unto Philip, Whence shall we buy bread that these may eat? (And this he said to prove him; for he himself knew what

hear the law? For it is written, him, Two hundred penny-worth that Abraham had two sons, the of bread is not sufficient for one by a bond-maid, the other by them, that every one of them a free-woman. But he who was may take a little. One of his of the bond-woman was born af- disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's ter the flesh; but he of the free-brother, saith unto him, There woman was by promise. Which is a lad here which bath five things are an allegory: for these barley loaves, and two small are the two covenants; the one fishes; but what are they among from Mount Sinai, which gender-so many? And Jesus said, Make eth to bondage, which is Agar. the men sit down. Now there For this Agar is Mount Sinai in was much grass in the place. So Arabia, and answereth to Jerusa- the men sat down, in number lem which now is, and is in bond- about five thousand. And Jesus age with her children. But Je-took the loaves, and when he rusalem which is above, is free; had given thanks, he distributed which is the mother of us all. to the disciples, and the disciples For it is written, Rejoice, thou to them that were set down, and barren that bearest not; break likewise of the fishes as much as forth and cry, thou that travail-they would. When they were est not; for the desolate hath filled, he said unto his disciples, many more children than she Gather up the fragments that re

main, that nothing be lost. lieve me? He that is of God, Therefore they gathered them heareth God's words; ye theretogether, and filled twelve bas-fore hear them not, because ye kets with the fragments of the are not of God. Then answered five barley loaves, which re- the Jews, and said unto him, mained over and above unto Say we not well, that thou art a them that had eaten. Then those Samaritan, and hast a devil? Jemen, when they had seen the sus answered, I have not a devil: miracle that Jesus did, said, This but I honour my Father, and ye is of a truth that prophet that do dishonour me. And I seek should come into the world. not mine own glory: there is one that seeketh and judgeth. Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my saying, he shall

The fifth Sunday in Lent.
The Collect.

WE beseech thee, Almighty never see death. Then said the God, mercifully to look Jews unto him, Now we know upon thy people; that by thy that thou hast a devil: Abraham great goodness they may be go- is dead, and the prophets; and verned and preserved evermore, thou sayest, If a man keep my both in body and soul, through saying he shall never taste of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. death. Art thou greater than The Epistle. Heb. ix. 11. our father Abraham, which is YHRIST being come an high dead? and the prophets are dead: priest of good things to come, whom makest thou thyself? Jeby a greater and more perfect sus answered, If I honour myself, tabernacle, not made with hands; my honour is nothing; it is my that is to say, not of this building; Father that honoureth me, of neither by the blood of goats and whom ye say, that he is your calves; but by his own blood he God: yet ye have not known entered in once into the holy him; but I know him: and if I place, having obtained eternal should say I know him not, I redemption for us. For if the shall be a liar like unto you; but blood of bulls and of goats, and I know him, and keep his saying. the ashes of an heifer sprinkling Your father Abraham rejoiced to the unclean, sanctifieth to the see my day, and he saw it, and purifying of the flesh; how much was glad. Then said the Jews more shall the blood of Christ, who, through the eternal Spirit, offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God? And for this cause he is the Mediator of the new Testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first Testament, they

which are called might receive the promise of eternal inherit

ance.

The Gospel. St. John viii. 46.

unto him, Thou art not yet fifty
years old, and hast thou seen
Abraham? Jesus said unto them,
Verily, verily, I say unto you,
before Abraham was, I am. Then
took they up stones to cast at
him; but Jesus hid himself, and
went out of the temple.

The Sunday next before Easter.
The Collect.

ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who, of thy tender love towards mankind, hast sent thy Son our Saviour Jesus Christ, to JESUS said, Which of you con- take upon him our flesh, and to vinceth me of sin? And if suffer death upon the cross, that say the truth, why do ye not be-all mankind should follow the ex

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