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and great dangers, that by reason was a great calm. But the men of the frailty of our nature we can- marvelled, saying, What manner not always stand upright; grant to of man is this, that even the winds us such strength and protection, as and the sea obey him? And when may support us in all dangers, and he was come to the other side, into carry us through all temptations, the country of the Gergesenes, through Jesus Christ our Lord. there met him two possessed with Amen. devils, coming out of the tombs, The Epistle. Rom. xiii. 1. exceeding fierce, so that no man ET every soul be subject unto might pass by that way. And bethe higher powers; for there hold, they cried out, saying, What is no power but of God: the pow-have we to do with thee, Jesus, ers that be are ordained of God. thou Son of God? art thou come Whosoever, therefore, resisteth the hither to torment us before the time? power, resisteth the ordinance of And there was a good way off from God: and they that resist, shall them an herd of many swine, feedreceive to themselves damnation. ing. So the devils besought him, For rulers are not a terror to good saying, If thou cast us out, suffer works, but to the evil. Wilt thou us to go away into the herd of then not be afraid of the power? swine. And he said unto them, do that which is good, and thou Go. And when they were come shalt have praise of the same: for out, they went into the herd of he is the minister of God to thee swine; and behold, the whole herd for good. But if thou do that of swine ran violently down a steep which is evil, be afraid; for he place into the sea, and perished in beareth not the sword in vain: for the waters. And they that kept he is the minister of God, a reven- them fled, and went their ways inger to execute wrath upon him that to the city, and told every thing, doeth evil. Wherefore ye must and what was befallen to the posneeds be subject, not only for sessed of the devils. And behold, wrath, but also for conscience' the whole city came out to meet sake. For, for this cause pay ye Jesus; and when they saw him, tribute also; for they are God's they besought him, that he would ministers, attending continually depart out of their coasts. upon this very thing. Render, therefore, to all their dues; tribute to whom tribute is due, custom to whom custom, fear to whom fear, honour to whom honour.

The Fifth Sunday after the
Epiphany.
The Collect.
LORD, we beseech thee to
keep thy Church and House-
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The Gospel. St. Matt. viii. 23. ND when he was entered into hold a ship, his disciples followed gion, that they who do lean only him. And behold, there arose a upon the hope of thy heavenly great tempest in the sea, insomuch grace, may evermore be defended that the ship was covered with the by thy mighty power, through Jewaves; but he was asleep. And sus Christ our Lord. Amen. his disciples came to him, and The Epistle. Col. iii. 12. awoke him, saying, Lord, save us, PUT God, holy and beloved) DUT on therefore (as the elect we perish. And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little bowels of mercies, kindness, humfaith? Then he arose, and rebuked bleness of mind, meekness, longthe winds and the sea, and there suffering; forbearing one another.

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and forgiving one another, if any make us the sons of God, and heirs man have a quarrel against any; of eternal life; grant us, we beeven as Christ forgave you, so also seech thee, that having this hope, do ye. And, above all these things, we may purify ourselves, even as put on Charity, which is the bond he is pure; that when he shall of perfectness. And let the peace pear again with power and great of God rule in your hearts, to the glory, we may be made like unto which also ye are called in one him in his eternal and glorious body; and be ye thankful. Let the kingdom; where, with thee, O Faword of Christ dwell in you rich-ther, and thee, O Holy Ghost, he ly in all wisdom; teaching and ad- liveth and reigneth, ever one God, monishing one another in psalms, world without end. Amen. and hymns, and spiritual songs; The Epistle. 1 John iii. 1. singing with grace in your hearts the Father hath bestowed up

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to the Lord. And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the on us, that we should be called name of the Lord Jesus; giving the sons of God; therefore the thanks to God and the Father by world knoweth us not, because him. it knew him not. Beloved, now The Gospel. St. Matt. xiii. 24. are we the sons of God; and it HE kingdom of heaven is li- doth not yet appear what we shall sowed good seed in his field. But shall appear, we shall be like him; while men slept, his enemy came for we shall see him as he is. And and sowed tares among the wheat, every man that hath this hope in and went his way. But when the him purifieth himself, even as he blade was sprung up, and brought is pure. Whosoever committeth forth fruit, then appeared the tares sin, transgresseth also the law; for also. So the servants of the house- sin is the transgression of the law. holder came and said unto him, Sir, And ye know that he was manididst not thou sow good seed in thy fested to take away our sins; and field from whence then hath it in him is no sin. Whosoever abitares? He said unto them, An ene- deth in him, sinneth not: whosomy hath done this. The servants ever sinneth, hath not seen him, said unto him, Wilt thou then that neither known him. Little chilwe go and gather them up? But dren, let no man deceive you he he said, Nay; lest, while ye ga- that doeth righteousness is rightther up the tares, ye root up also the eous, even as he is righteous. He wheat with them. Let both grow that committeth sin is of the devil; together until the harvest; and in for the devil sinneth from the bethe time of harvest I will say to the ginning. For this purpose the Son reapers, Gather ye together first of God was manifested, that he the tares, and bind them in bundles might destroy the works of the to burn them; but gather the wheat devil. into my barn.

The sixth Sunday after the
Epiphany.
The Collect.

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The Gospel. St. Matt. xxiv. 23. HEN if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not. For there shall arise false Christs and false GOD, whose blessed Son was prophets, and shall show great manifested that he might de- signs and wonders; insomuch that stroy the works of the devil, and (if it were possible) they shall de

ceive the very elect. Behold, I fore so run, not as uncertainly; so have told you before. Wherefore, fight I, not as one that beateth the if they shall say unto you, Behold, air: But I keep under my body, he is in the desert; go not forth and bring it into subjection, lest behold, he is in the secret cham- that by any means, when I have bers; believe it not. For as the preached to others, I myself should lightning cometh out of the east, be a cast-away. and shineth even unto the west; so The Gospel. St. Matt. xx. 1. shall also the coming of the Son HE kingdom of heaven is like of man be. For wheresoever the unto a man that is an housecarcase is, there will the eagles be holder, which went out early in the gathered together. Immediately morning to hire labourers into his after the tribulation of those days, vineyard. And when he had agreed shall the sun be darkened, and the with the labourers for a penny a moon shall not give her light, and day, he sent them into his vineyard. the stars shall fall from heaven, And he went out about the third and the powers of the heavens shall hour, and saw others standing idle be shaken. And then shall ap- in the market-place, and said unto pear the sign of the Son of man them, Go ye also into the vineyard, in heaven; and then shall all the and whatsoever is right I will give tribes of the earth mourn, and they you. And they went their way. shall see the Son of man coming Again he went out about the sixth in the clouds of heaven, with pow- and ninth hour, and did likewise. er and great glory. And he shall And about the eleventh hour he send his angels with a great sound went out, and found others standof a trumpet, and they shall gather ing idle, and saith unto them, Why together his elect from the four stand ye here all the day idle? They winds, from one end of heaven to say unto him, Because no man hath the other.

hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatThe Sunday called Septuagesima, soever is right, that shall ye receive. or the third Sunday before Lent. So when even was come, the lord The Collect. of the vineyard saith unto his stewLORD, we beseech thee fa-ard, Call the labourers, and give vourably to hear the prayers them their hire, beginning from the of thy people, that we, who are last unto the first. And when they justly punished for our offences, came, that were hired about the may be mercifully delivered by thy eleventh hour, they received every goodness, for the glory of thy name, man a penny. But when the first through Jesus Christ our Saviour, came, they supposed that they who liveth and reigneth with thee should have received more; and and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, they likewise received every man a world without end. Amen. penny. And when they had receivThe Epistle. 1 Cor. ix. 24. ed it, they murmured against the NOW ye not, that they which good man of the house, saying, run in a race, run all, but one These last have wrought but one receiveth the prize? So run, that hour, and thou hast made them ye may obtain. And every man equal unto us, which have borne that striveth for the mastery, is the burden and heat of the day. But temperate in all things. Now they he answered one of them, and said, do it to obtain a corruptible crown, Friend, I do thee no wrong; didst but we an incorruptible. I there- not thou agree with me for a pen

ny? Take that thine is, and go thy in cold and nakedness; besides way; I will give unto this last even those things that are without, that as unto thee. Is it not lawful for which cometh upon me daily, the me to do what I will with mine care of all the Churches. Who is own? Is thine eye evil, because I weak, and I am not weak? who is am good? So the last shall be first, offended, and I burn not? If I must and the first last; for many be needs glory, I will glory of the called, but few chosen.

The Sunday called Sexagesima, or the second Sunday before Lent. The Collect.

Amen.

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things which concern mine infirmities. The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which is blessed for evermore, knoweth that I he not.

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LORD God, who seest that The Gospel. St. Luke viii. 4. we put not our trust in any WHEN much people were thing that we do; mercifully grant gathered together, and were that by thy power we may be come to him out of every city, he defended against all adversity, spake by a parable: A sower went through Jesus Christ our Lord. out to sow his seed ; and as he sowed, some fell by the way-side, and The Epistle. 2 Cor. xi. 19. it was trodden down, and the fowls E suffer fools gladly, seeing of the air devoured it; and some ye yourselves are wise. For fell upon a rock, and as soon as it ye suffer if a man bring you into was sprung up, it withered away, bondage, if a man devour you, if a because it lacked moisture; and mantake of you, if a man exalt hin- some fell among thorns, and the self, if a man smite you on the face. thorns sprang up with it, and choakI speak as concerning reproach, ed it; and other fell on good ground, as though we had been weak: how- and sprang up, and bare fruit an beit, whereinsoever any is bold, (I hundred fold. And when he had speak foolishly) I am bold also. said these things, he cried, He that Are they Hebrews? so am I are hath ears to hear, let him hear. they Israelites? so am I are they And his disciples asked him, saying, the seed of Abraham? so am I: are What might this parable be? And they ministers of Christ? (I speak he said, Unto you it is given to know as a fool) I am more: In labours the mysteries of the kingdom of more abundant; in stripes above God; but to others in parables: measure; in prisons more frequent; that seeing they might not see, and in deaths oft. Of the Jews five hearing they might not understand. times received I forty stripes save Now the parable is this: the seed one; thrice was I beaten with rods; is the word of God. Those by the once was I stoned; thrice I suffer-way-side are they that hear; then ed shipwreck ; a night and a day I cometh the devil, and taketh away have been in the deep; in jour- the word out of their hearts, lest neyings often; in perils of waters; they should believe and be saved. in perils of robbers; in perils by They on the rock are they, which, mine own countrymen; in perils when they hear, receive the word by the heather; in perils in the with joy; and these have no root, city; in perils in the wilderness; in which for a while believe, and in perils in the sea; in perils among time of temptation fall away. And false brethren; in weariness and that which fell among thorns are painfulness; in watchings often; in they, which, when they have heard, hunger and thirst; in fastings often; go forth, and are choaked with

cares, and riches, and pleasures of shall vanish away. For we know this life, and bring no fruit to per- in part, and we prophesy in part. fection. But that on the good But when that which is perfect is ground are they, which, in an come, then that which is in part honest and good heart, having shall be done away. When I was heard the word, keep it, and bring a child, I spake as a child, I unforth fruit with patience. derstood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man, The Sunday called Quinquagesi- I put away childish things. For ma, or the next Sunday before now we see through a glass darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know LORD, who hast taught us even as also I am known. And that all our doings without now abideth faith, hope, charity, charity are nothing worth; send these three; but the greatest of thy Holy Ghost, and pour into our these is charity.

Lent.

Amen.

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The Collect.

hearts that most excellent gift of The Gospel. St. Luke xviii. 31. charity, the very bond of peace, and y'all virtues; without which; T twelve, sund said unto them, Jesus took unto him of whosoever liveth is counted dead Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, before thee: Grant this for thine and all things that are written by only Son Jesus Christ's sake. the prophets concerning the Son of man shall be accomplished. For The Epistle. 1 Cor. xiii. 1. he shall be delivered unto the HOUGH I speak with the Gentiles, and shall be mocked, and tongues of men and of angels, spitefully entreated, and spitted and have not charity, I am become on: And they shall scourge him, as sounding brass or a tinkling cym- and put him to death; and the third bal: And though I have the gift of day he shall rise again. And they prophecy, and understand all mys- understood none of these things: teries, and all knowledge; and and this saying was hid from them, though I have all faith, so that I neither knew they the things which could remove mountains, and have were spoken. And it came to pass, not charity, I am nothing. And that as he was come nigh unto Jethough I bestow all my goods to richo, a certain blind man sat by the feed the poor, and though I give way-side begging; and hearing the my body to be burned, and have multitude pass by, he asked what not charity, it profiteth me nothing. it meant. And they told him, that Charity suffering long, and is kind; Jesus of Nazareth passeth by. And charity envieth not; charity vaunt-he cried, saying, Jesus, thou Son eth not itself; is not puffed up; of David, have mercy on me. And doth not behave itself unseemly; they which went before rebuked seeketh not her own; is not easily him, that he should hold his peace; provoked; thinketh no evil; re- but he cried so much the more, joiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth Thou Son of David, have mercy in the truth; beareth all things, be-on me. And Jesus stood, and comlieveth all things, hopeth all things, manded him to be brought unto endureth all things. Charity never him: and when he was come near, faileth: but whether there be pro-he asked him, saying, What wilt phecies, they shall fail; whether thou that I should do unto thee? there be tongues, they shall cease; And he said, Lord, that I may rewhether there be knowledge, it ceive my sight. And Jesus said

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