con Not with the old leaven, nei- inordinate affection, evil ther with the leaven of malice cupiscence, and covetousness, and wickedness; but with the which is idolatry: for which unleavened bread of sincerity things' sake the wrath of God and truth. 1 Cor. v. 7. cometh on the children of disobedience. In the which ye also walked sometime, when ye lived in them. HRIST being raised from the dead, dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him. For in that he died, he died unto sin once; but in that he liveth, THE first day of the week com be liveth unto God. Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin; but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord. Rom. vi. 9. YHRIST is risen from the dead, and become the first fruits of them that slept. For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die; even so in Christ shall all be made alive. 1 Cor. xv. 20. The Collect. sus Christ hast overcome death, and opened unto us the gate of everlasting life; we humbly beseech thee, that as, by thy special race preventing us, thou dost out into our minds good desires; o by thy continual help we may bring the same to good efect, through Jesus Christ our ord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, ver one God, world without nd. Amen. The Epistle. Col. iii. 1. F ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are bove, where Christ sitteth on Fe right hand of God. Set your ffection on things above, not on hings on the earth: For ye are hrist in God. When Christ, The Gospel. St. John xx. 1. eth Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre. Then she runneth and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and saith unto them, They have taken away the Lord out of the sepul chre, and we know not where they have laid him, Peter therefore went forth, and that other disciple, and came to the sepulchre. So they ran both together; and the other disciple did outrun Peter, and came first to the se and looking in, saw the linen clothes lying, yet went he not in. Then cometh Simon Peter following him, and went into the sepulchre, and seeth the linen clothes lie; and the napkin that was about his head not lying with the linen clothes, but wrapped together in a place by itself. Then went in also that other disciple which came first to the sepulchre, and he saw, and believed. For as yet they knew not the Scripture, that he must rise again from the dead. Then the disciples went away again unto their own home. Monday in Easter-Week. The Collect. LMIGHTY God, who through ad, and your life is hid with Aine only begotten Son Jeho is our life, shall appear, then sus Christ hast overcome death, hall ye also appear with him in and opened unto us the gate of ory Mortify therefore your everlasting life; we humbly bemembers which are upon the seech thee, that as, by thy speEarth fornication, uncleanness, cial grace preventing us, thou PET dost put into our minds good de-ther of all these things which ha sires; so by thy continual help happened. And it came to pass we may bring the same to good that while they communed to effect, through Jesus Christ our gether, and reasoned, Jesus him Lord; who liveth and reigneth self drew near, and went with with thee and the Holy Ghost, them. But their eyes were holden ever one God, world without end. that they should not know him. Amen. | Andhe said unto them, What man For the Epistle. Acts x. 34. ner of communications are these ETER opened his mouth, and that ye have one to another, as ye said, Of a truth I perceive that walk, and are sad? And one of God is no respecter of persons, them, whose name was Cleopas, but in every nation he that fear - answering, said unto him, Art eth him and worketh righteous-thou only a stranger in Jerusa ness, is accepted with him. The lem, and hast not known the word which God sent unto the things which are come to pass children of Israel, preaching there in these days? And he said peace by Jesus Christ; (he is unto them, What things? And Lord of all:) that word, I say, ye they said unto him, Concerning know, which was published Jesus of Nazareth, who was a throughout all Judea, and began prophet mighty in deed and from Galilee, after the baptism word, before God and all the which John preached: How God people: And how the chief priests nointed Jesus of Nazareth with and our rulers delivered him to he Holy Ghost, and with power; be condemned to death, and have who went about doing good, and crucified him. But we trusted healing all that were oppressed that it had been he who should of the devil: for God was with have redeemed Israel: and beside him. And we are witnesses of all this, to-day is the third day all things which he did, both in since these things were done. the land of the Jews, and in Je- Yea, and certain women also of rusalem; whom they slew, and our company made us astonished, hanged on a tree. Him God who were early at the sepulchre; raised up the third day, and and when they found not his boshowed him openly; not to all dy, they came, saying, that they the people, but unto witnesses had also seen a vision of angels, chosen before of God, even to which said that he was alive. us, who did eat and drink with And certain of them who were him after he rose from the dead. with us went to the sepulchre, And he commanded us to preach and found it even so as the wounto the people, and to testify men had said; but him they saw that it is he who was ordained not. Then he said unto them, of God to be the judge of quick O fools, and slow of heart to be. and dead. To him give all the lieve all that the prophets have prophets witness, that through spoken! ought not Christ to have his name, whosoever believeth suffered these things, and to enin him, shall receive remission ter into his glory? And beginof sins. ning at Moses and all the proThe Gospel. St. Luke xxiv. 13. phets, he expounded unto them BEHOLD, two of his disciples in all the Scriptures, the things went that same day to a vil- concerning himself. And they lage called Emmaus, which was drew nigh unto the village from Jerusalem about threescore whither they went: and he made furlongs, And they talked toge-l as though he would have gone further: But they constrained condemning him. And though him, saying, Abide with us; for they found no cause of death in it is towards evening, and the day him, yet desired they Pilate that isfar spent. And he went in to tar- he should be slain. And when ry with them. And it came to pass, they had fulfilled all that was as he sat at meat with them, he written of him, they took him took bread, and blessed it, and down from the tree, and laid him brake, and gave to them. And in a sepulchre. But God raised their eyes were opened, and they him from the dead And he was knew him, and he vanished out seen many days of them which of their sight. And they said one came up with him from Galilee to another, Did not our heart to Jerusalem, who are his witburn within us, while he talked nesses unto the people. And we with us by the way, and while declare unto you glad tidings, he opened to us the Scriptures? how that the promise which was And they rose up the same hour, made unto the fathers, God hath and returned to Jerusalem, and fulfilled the same unto us their found the eleven gathered to-children, in that he hath raised gether, and them that were with up Jesus again; as it is also writthem, saying, The Lord has risen ten in the second Psalm, Thou indeed, and hath appeared unto art my Son, this day have I beSimon. And they told what things were done in the way, and how he was known of them in breaking of bread. Tuesday in Easier-Week. gotten thee. And as concerning had served his own generation, sus Christ hast overcome death, and opened unto us the gate of everlasting life; we humbly beseech thee, that as by thy special grace preventing us, thou dost put into our minds good desires; so by thy continual help we may bring the same to good effect, through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. [which ye could not be justified Amen. by the law of Moses. Beware, therefore, lest that come upon you For the Epistle. Acts xiii. 26. MEN and brethren, children of which is spoken of in the prod the stock of Abraham, and phets, Behold, ye despisers, and whosoever among you feareth wonder, and perish: for I work God, to you is the word of this a work in your days, a work salvation sent. For they that which you shall in no wise bedwell at Jerusalem, and their ru-lieve, though a man declare it lers, because they knew him not, unto you. nor yet the voices of the prophets The Gospel. St. Luke xxiv. 36. which are read every sabbathday, they have fulfilled them inJESUS himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unte them, Peace be unto you. But and this is the victory that over they were terrified and affright-cometh the world, even our faith. ed, and supposed that they had Who is he that overcometh the seen a spirit. And he said unto world, but he that believeth that them, Why are ye troubled, and Jesus is the Son of God? This is why do thoughts arise in your he that came by water and blood, hearts? Behold my hands and even Jesus Christ; not by water my feet, that it is I myself: han-only,but by water and blood: And dle me, and see; for a spirit it is the Spirit that beareth withath not flesh and bones, as ye ness, because the Spirit is truth. see me have. And when he had For there are three that bear re thus spoken, he showed them his cord in Heaven, the Father, the hands and his feet. And while Word, and the Holy Ghost: and And there they yet believed not for joy, these three are one. and wondered, he said unto them, are three that bear witness in the Have ye here any meat? And they earth, the spirit, and the water, gave him a piece of a broiled and the blood: and these three If we receive the fish, and of an honey-comb. And agree in one he took it, and did eat before witness of men, the witness of them. And he said unto them, God is greater: for this is the witThese are the words which I spake ness of God, which he hath testiunto you, while I was yet with fied of his Son. He that believeth you, that all things must be fulfill-on the Son of God, hath the wited which were written in the lawness in himself: he that believ of Moses, and in the Prophets, eth not God, hath made him a liar and in the Psalms, concerning me. Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the Scriptures; and said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day; and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. And ye are witnesses of these things. because he believeth not the re cord that God gave of his Son. And this is the record, t at God hath given to us eternal life; and this life is in his Son. He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son hath not life. The Gospel. St. John xx. 19. TH HE same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut, where the disciples were assembled for fear.of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you. And when he had so said, he showed unto them his hands and his side. The second Sunday after Easter. The Collect. herd, and know my sneep, and am known of mine. As the Father ALMIGHTY God, who hast knoweth me, even so know the given thine only Son to be Father: and I lay down my life unto us both a sacrifice for sin, for the sheep. And other sheep I and also an ensample of godly have, which are not of this fold; life; give us grace that we may them also I must bring, and they always most thankfully receive shall hear my voice; and there that his inestimable benefit, and shall be one fold and one shepherd. also daily endeavour ourselves to follow the blessed steps of his The third Sunday after Easter. most holy life, through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. The Epistle. 1 St. Peter The Collect. est to them that are in error ALMIGHTY God, who showTHI THIS is thank-worthy, if a man the light of thy truth, to the infor conscience toward God, tent that they may return into the endure grief,suffering wrongfully. For what glory is it, if when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? But if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God. For even hereunto were ye called; because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his way of righteousness; grant unto all those who are admitted into the fellowship of Christ's religion, that they may avoid those things that are contrary to their profession, and follow all such things as are agreeable to the same,through our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. The Epistle. 1 St. Peter ii. 11. DEARLY beloved, I beseech steps. Who did no sin, neither you, as strangers and pilwas guile found in his mouth: grims, abstain from fleshly lusts, Who when he was reviled, re- which war against the soul; havviled not again; when he suffering your conversation honest ed, he threatened not; but com- among the Gentiles; that wheremitted himself to him that judgeth as they speak against you as evilrighteously: Who his own self doers, they may by your good bare our sins in his own body on works, which they shall behold, the tree, that we, being dead to glorify God in the day of visitasin, should live unto righteous- tion. Submit yourselves to every ness: by whose stripes ye were ordinance of man for the Lord's healed. For ye were as sheep sake; whether it be to the king, going astray; but are now re-as supreme; or unto governors, turned unto the shepherd and bi-as unto them that are sent by shop of your souls. him, for the punishment of evilThe Gospel. St. John x. 11. doers, and for the praise of them JESUS said, I am the good that do well. For so is the will of shepherd: The good shepherd God, that with well-doing ye may giveth his life for the sheep. But put to silence the ignorance of he that an hireling, and not foolish men: asfree, and not using the shepherd, whose own the your liberty for a cloak of malisheep are not, seeth the wolf ciousness; but as the servants of coming, and leaveth the sheep, God, Honour all men: Love and fleeth; and the wolf catcheth the brotherhood: Fear God: Hothem, and scattereth the sheep. nour the king. The hireling fleeth because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep. I am the ood shep The Gospel. St. John xvi. 16. |