come, what is that to thee and they fung as it were a news This is the difciple which tefe fong before the throne, and I tifieth woflot hefes things, and before the four beafts, and the wrote thefe things, and we elders and no man could know that his teftimony is learn that fong, but the huntruet niAnd there are alfo ma- dred and forty and four thou ny other things which Jefus fand, which were redeemed did, the which, if they fhould from the earth. Thefe are be written every one, fup- they which were not defiled pofe that even the world itfelf) with women, for they are vircould not contain the books gins: thefe are they which that fhould be written ved follow the Lamb whitherfo us by thy grace, that by the innocency of our lives, and conftancy of our faith even unto death, we may glorify thy holy Name, through Jefus Chrift our Lord. Amen. ad isnod arada To For the Epifle. Rev. xiv. 1. Looked, and lo, a Lamb ftood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thoufand, having his Father's Name written in their foreheads. And I heard a voice froin heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harp, ersi harping with their harps: Tappeareth to Jofeph in HE angel of the Lord a dream, faying, Arife, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word; for Herod will feek the young child to deftroy him. When he arofe, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt; and was there until the death of Herod:" that it might be fulfilled which was fpoken of the Lord by the prophet, faying, Out of Egypt have I called my fon. Then Herod, when he faw that he was mocked of the wife men, was exceeding wroth, the fynagogues that if has found any of this way whe-ai ther they were men or womengi he might bring them bound unto JerufaleinAnd, aschied journeyed, she came near Dassi mafeus and fuddenly there fhined round about himgait light from heaven And her fell to the earth; and heard aA voice faying unto him, Saul,ed Saul,why perfecuteftothom me? And he faid, Who art b thou, Lord? And the Lordol would not be comforted, be- faid, I am Jefus whom thouds upperfecuteft: It sist hard foro thee to kick againft the pricks.n And he, trembling and afton ifhed, faid, Lord, what wilted thou have me to do Andet the Lord faid unto him, Arife, and go into the city,do haft caufed the light of the and it thall be told thee what thea muftydo. And the mened Golpel to fhine throughout the world; grant, we befeech otwhich journeyedAwith himls). SheeDoyftood fpeechlefs, a hearing aw thee, that we, having his wonhaving his wonwolvoice, but feeing no man. Andor derful converfion in rememo Saul arofed from the earth no brance, may how forth our and when his eyes were openedit Saularofed thankfulness unto thee fogedy he faw no man but theyqs the fame, by following the led him by the hand, and w brought him into Damafcusers And he was three days with-git helyA doctrine which he taught, through Jefus Chrift our Lord Amend to luodout fightpand neither did eat For the Epifle om Acts ix. ND Saulysyet breathing About threatenings and flaughter against the difciples 1onor drink! And there was 1 certain difciples at Damafcus, named Ananias and to him faid the Lord ina vifion, Analo C and go into the freets which difciples which were at Da to bear Name before Gentiles, and kings, and the Punto Jefus, Behold, ave children of Ifrael For I will A have forfaken all, and followed fhow him how great things thee; what fhall we have he muft fuffer for my Name's therefore? And Jefus faid unfaked And Ananias went his to them, Verily I fay unto way, gand entered into the you, that ye which have fold houfe; and putting his hands lowed me, in the regeneraon him, faid, Brother Saul, tion, when the Son of man then Lord stevens Jefus, that afhall fit in the throne of his d appeared unto thee in the way glory, ye alfo fhall fit as thou camelt) hath dent me twelve thrones, judging thes that thou mighteft receive thy twelve tribes of Ifrael, Andor fight; and be filled with the Aevery one that hath forfakes Holy GhoftitisAnd immediohoufes, or brethren, or fifters ately there fell from his eyes or father, or mother, or wife as it had been fcales and he or children, or lands for my received fight forthwith, andsnName's fake, fhall receive an arofe, And was baptizedi Andis hundred fold, and hall inher when he had received meatsirrit everlafting life. But many to beswas ftrengthened. Then that are firft fhall be lafty and H was Saul certain days with the the laft fhall be firft.229119 mid The The Presentation of Chrift in the righteoufness. Them halb the Temple, commonly called, The offerings of Judah and Jerusa Purification of Saint Mary: falem be pleasant unto the the Virgin. Ali Lord, as in the days of mold, A and as in former years. Andr The Collect. S 1 I will come near to you to judgment; and I will bebas fwift witnefs againft the for-tr cerers, and against the adul-terers, and againft falfe fwear+7: ers, and against those that LMIGHTY and everliving God, we humbly beteech thy Majefty, that as thy only begotten Son was this day prefented in the opprefs the hireling in hist Temple in fubftance of our wages, the widow, and the flesh; fo we may be prefented unto thee with pure and clean hearts, by the fame thy Son Jefus Chrift our Lord. Amen. For the Epiftle. Mal. iii. 1. B fatherlefs, and that turn afider the ftranger from his right, and fear not me, faith the Lord of hofts. Be, elqosq 10 บ ร The Gospel. St. Luke ij42210 ND when the days of her A purification according EHOLD, I will fend my my meffenger, and he fhall to the law of Mofes, were prepare the way before me accomplished, they brought and the Lord, whom ye feek, him to Jerufalem, to present fhall fuddenly come to his him to the Lord (as it is write: temple; even the meffenger ten in the law of the Lord, of the covenant, whom ye Every male that openeth the delight in behold he fhall womb fhall be called holy to come, faith the Lord of the Lord) and to offer a facrihofts. But who may abide fice, according to that which the day of his coming? and is faid in the law of the Lord, who fhall ftand when he ap- A pair of turtle doves, or two peareth? for he is like a refi- young pigeons. And behold, ner's fire, and like fuller's there was a man in Jerufalem,, foap. And he fhall fit as a whofe name was Simeon; and refiner and purifier of filver: the fame man was juftand and he thall purify the fons of devout, waiting for the conLevi, and purge them as gold folation of Ifrael and the and filver, that they may offer Holy Ghoft was upon him. unto the Lord an offering in And it was revealed unto him by by the Holy Ghoft, that he temple, but served God with": hould not fee death, before faftings and prayers night and he had feen the Lord's Chrift. day.. And the coming in that And he came by the Spirit inftant, gave thanks: likewife into the temple and when unto the Lord, and spake of the parents: brought in the him to all them that looked child Jefus, to do for him for redemption in Jerufalem. after the scuftoms of the law, And when they had per then took he him up in his formed all things according to arms, and bleffed God, and the law of the Lord, they refaid, Lord, now letteft thou turned into Galilee, to their thy fervant depart in peace, own city Nazareth. And the according to thy word: For child grew, and waxed ftrong mine eyes have feen thy falva in fpirit, filled with wifdom; tion; which thou haft pre- and the grace of God was pared before the face of all upon him. people; a light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Ifrael. And Jofeph and his mother marvelled at thofe things which Saint Matthias's Day. The Collect. were spoken of him. And Si-Almighty God, who into place of the traitor meon bleffed them, and faid Judas, didit choose thy faithunto Mary his mother, Be- ful fervant Matthias to be of hold, this child is fet for the the number of the twelve fall and rifing again of many Apoftles; grant that thy in Ifrael; and for a fign which Church being alway preferved fhall be fpoken againft, (yea, from falfe Apoftles, may be a fword fhall pierce through ordered and guided by faithful thy own foul alfo,) that the and true Paftors, through Je thoughts of many hearts fus Christ our Lord. Amen. may be revealed. And there was one Anna, a prophetefs, For the Epifle. Acts i. 15. the daughter of Phanuel, of N thofe days Peter stood up the tribe of Afer; fhe was in the midft of the difciof a great age, and had live ples, and faid, (the number of ed with an husband feven the names together were about years from her virginity and an hundred and twenty;) Men he was a widow of about and brethren, this Scripture four-fcores and four years, muft needs have been fulfilled, which departed not from the which the Holy Ghoft by the I mouth |