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Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and thefe are contrary the one to the other: fo that ye cannot do the things that ye would. But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law. Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are thefe; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lafcivioufnels, idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, ftrife, feditions, herefies, envyings, murders, drunkennefs, revellings, and fuch like: of the which I tell you before, as I have alfo told you in time paft, that they who do fuch things fhall not inherit the kingdom of God. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-fuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meeknefs, temperance: against fuch there is no law. And they that are Chrift's have crucified the flesh, with the affections and lufts.

The Gofpel. St. Luke xvii. 11.

AND it came to pafs, as Jefus went to Jerufalem, that

he paffed through the midft of Samaria and Galilee. And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten, men that were lepers, who stood afar off. And they lifted up their voices, and faid, Jefus, Mafter, have mercy on us. And when he faw them, he faid unto them, Go fhew yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were cleanfed. And one of them, when he faw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God, and fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan. And Jefus anfwering faid, Were there not, ten cleanfed? but where are the nine? There are not found that returned to give glory to God, fave this ftranger. And he faid unto him, Arife, go thy way; thy faith hath made thee whole.

The fifteenth Sunday after Trinity.
The Collect.

KEEP, we beseech thee, O Lord, thy Church with thy perpetual mercy: And because the frailty of man

our.

The Collect] This prayer, for the prefervation of the church and felves, was adopted from Greg. Sac, in 1549. The introitus was pfalm r

without thee cannot but fall, keep us ever by thy help from all things hurtful, and lead us to all things profitable to our falvation, through Jefus Chrift our Lord. Amen.

The Epifile. Gal. vi. 11.

E fee how large a letter I have written unto you

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with mine mine own hand. As many as defire to make a fair fhew in the flefl, they constrain you to be circumcifed; only left they should fuffer perfecution for the cross of Chrift. For neither they themfelves who are circumfed keep the law; but defire to have you circumcifed, that they may glory in your flefh. But God forbid that I fhould glory, fave in the crofs of our Lord Jefus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world. For in Chrift Jefus neither circumcifion availeth any thing, nor uncircumcifion, but a new creature. And as many as walk according to this rule, peace be on them, and mercy, and upon the Ifrael of God. From henceforth let no man trouble me, for I bear in my body the marks of the Lord Jefus. Brethren, the grace of our Lord Jefus Chrift be with your Spirit. Amen.

The Gofpel. St. Matt. vi. 24.7

O man can ferve two mafters: for either he will hate

No man can

the one, and love the other; or elfe he will hold to the one, and defpife the other. Ye cannot ferve God and Mammon. Therefore I fay unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye fhall eat, or what ye fhall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye fhall put on: Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment? Behold the fowls of the air: for they fow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Fa ther feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they? Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his flature? And why take ye thought for raiment? Confider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not,

Marks] Stigmata, or marks, were impreffed upon flaves anciently to diftinguish them; and the votaries of particular gods marked themfelves. In allufion to thefe, St. Paul favs, that his marks of stripes, and of ftoning, denoted him to be a follower of Christ.

neither do they fpin: and yet I fay unto you, Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Wherefore, if God fo clothe the grafs of the field, which to-day is, and to-morrow is caft into the oven; fhall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith? Therefore take no thought, faying, What fhall we eat? or what fhall we drink? or wherewithal fhall we be clothed? (for after all these things do the Gentiles feek :) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all thefe things. But feek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousnefs, and all these things fhall be added unto you. Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow fhall take thought for the things of itfelf. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.

The fixteenth Sunday after Trinity.
The Collect.

Lord, we beseech thee, let thy continual pity cleanfe and defend thy Church; and because it cannot continue in fafety without thy fuccour, preferve it evermore by thy help and goodness, through Jefus Chrift our Lord. Amen.

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The Epiftle. Ephef. iii. 13.

Defire that ye faint not at my tribulations for you, which is your glory. For this caufe I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jefus Chrift, of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, that he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be ftrengthened with might by his fpirit in the inner man; that Chrift may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all faints, what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; and to know the love of Chrift, which paffeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God. Now unto him that is able to do ex

The Collect] This prayer for the peace of the church was adopted 1549, from Greg. Sac. The introitus was pfalm xvi.

ceeding abundantly above all that we afk or think, according to the power that worketh in us, unto him be glory in the church by Chrift Jefus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.

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The Gofpel. St. Luke vii. 11.

ND it came to pafs the day after, that Jefus went into a city called Nain; and many of his disciples went with him, and much people. Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow: and much people of the city was with her. And when the Lord faw her, he had compaffion on her, and faid unto her, Weep not. And he came and touched the bier: (and they that bare him ftood ftill.) And he said, Young man, I fay unto thee, arife. And he that was dead fat up, and began to fpeak: and he delivered him to his mother. And there came a fear on all: and they glorified God, faying, That a great prophet is rifen up among us; and that God hath vifited his people. And this rumour of him went forth throughout all Judea, and throughout all the region round about.

The feventeenth Sunday after Trinity.
The Collect.

LORD, we pray thee, that thy grace may always pre

vent and follow us; and make us continually to be given to all good works, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Epistle. Ephef. iv. 1.

Therefore, the prifoner of the Lord, befeech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, with all lowlinefs and meeknefs, with long-fuffering, forbearing one another in love; endeavouring to keep the

The Collect This prayer for fruitfulness in good works was adopted 1549, from Greg. Sac. The introitus was pfalm xvii.

unity of the fpirit in the bond of peace. There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptifm, one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.

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The Gospel. St. Luke xiv. 1.

came to pafs, as Jefus went into the houfe of one of the chief Pharifees to eat bread on the fabbath-day, that they watched him. And, behold, there was a certain man before him who had the dropfy. And Jefus anfwering, fpake unto the lawyers and Pharifees, faying, Is it lawful to heal on the fabbath-day? And they held their peace. And he took him, and healed him, and let him go; and anfwered them, faying, Which of you fhall have an afs or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out on the fabbath-day? And they could not answer again to these things. And he put forth a parable to thofe who were bidden, when he marked how they chofe out the chief rooms; faying unto them, When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, fit not down in the highest room; left a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him; and he that bade thee and him come and fay to thee, Give this man place; and thou begin with fhame to take the lowest room, But when thou art bidden, go and fit down in the lowest room; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may fay unto thee, Friend, go up higher: then fhalt thou have worship in the presence of them that fit at meat with thee. For whofoever ex-. alteth himself, fhall be abafed; and he that humbleth himself, fhall be exalted.

The eighteenth Sunday after Trinity.

The Collect.

LORD, we beseech thee, grant thy people grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and The Collect This prayer for grace to refift temptation, and follow righteoufnefs, was compofed at the Reformation, and altered at the last Review 1662. Before that time it ran thus: "To avoid the infections of the devil, &c." The introitus was Pfalm xviii.

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