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The Gofpei. Mark xiv. 1.

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We are thine: thou flowed on us, and the great never bareft rule over them; goodness toward the house of they were not called by thy Ifrael, which he hath beftowed on them according to his mercies, and according to the multitude of his loving-kindnesses. For he faid, Surely they are my people, children that will not fie: fo he was their Saviour. In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his prefence faved them: in his fove and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bare them, and carried them all the days of old. But they rebelled, and vexed his Holy Spirit: therefore he was turned to be their enemy, and he fought against them. Then he remembered the days of old, Mofes and his people, faying, Where is he that brought them up out of the fea with the fhepherd of his flock? Where is he that put his holy Spirit within him? That led them by the right hand of Mofes with his glorious arm, dividing the water before them, to make himself an everlasting name? That led them through the deep, as an horfe in the wildernefs, that they thould not ftumble? As a beaft goeth down into the valley, the Spirit of the Lord caufed him to reft; fo didft thou lead thy people, to make thyfelf a glorious name. Look down from heaven, and behold from the habitation of thy holiness and of thy glory: Where is thy zeal and thy ftrength, the founding of thy bowels and of thy mercies toward me are they restrained? Doubtlefs thou art our Father, though Abraham be ignorant of us, and Ifrael acknowledge us not. Thou, O Lord, art our Father, our Redeemer; thy name is from everlafting, Ó Lord, why haft thou made us to err from thy ways, and hardened our heart from thy fear? Return for thy fervants' fake, the tribes of thine inheritance. The people of thy holinefs have poffeffed it but a little while our adverfaries have trodden down thy fanc

of the paffover, and of unleavened bread: and the chief priefts and the fcribes fought how they might take him by craft, and put him to death. But they faid, Not on the feaftday, left there be an uproar of the people. And being in Bethany, in the house of Símon the leper, as he fat at meat, there came a woman having an alabatter-box of ointment of spikenard, very precious; and the brake the box, and poured it on his head. And there were fome that had indignation within themselves, and faid, Why was this waste of the ointment made? for it might have been fold for more than three hundred pence, and have been given to the poor. And they murmured against her. And Jefus faid, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? the hath wrought a good work on me. For ye have the poor with you. always, and whenfoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always. She hath done what the could: the is come aforehand to anoint my body to the burying, Verily I fay unto you, Wherefoever this Gofpel fhall be preached throughout the whole world, this alfo that the hath done thall be fpoken of for a memorial of her. And Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went unto the chief priests, to betray him unto them. And when they heard it, they were glad, and promised to give him money. And he fought how he might conveniently betray him. And the first day of unleavened bread, when they killed the paffover, his difciples faid unto him, Where wilt thou that we go and prepare, that thou mayeft eat the paffover? And he fendeth forth two of his difciples, and faith unto them, Go ye into the city, and there ihall ineet you a

man bearing a pitcher of water: But he fpake the more vehemently, If I fhould die with thee, I will not deny thee in any wife. Likewife alfo faid they all. And they came to a place which was named Gethsemane and he faith to his difciples, Sit ye here, while I thall pray. And he taketh with him Peter and James and John, and began to be fore amazed, and to be very heavy; and faith unto them, My foul is exceeding forrowful unto death: tarry ye here, and watch. And he went forward a little, and fell on the ground, and prayed that, if it were poffible, the hour might pafs from him. And he faid, Abba, Father, all things are poffible unto thee; takeaway this cup from me: nevertheles not what I will, but what thou wilt. And he cometh, and findeth them fleeping, and faith unto Peter, Simon, fleepeft thou? couldeft not thou watch one hour? watch ye and pray, left ye enter into temptation. The fpirit truly is ready, but the flesh is weak. And again he went. away, and prayed, and fpake the fame words. And when he returned, he found them asleep again: for their eyes were heavy: neither wift they what to antwer him. And he cometh the third time, and faith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rent: it is enough, the hour is come: behold, the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of finners. Rife up, let us go; lo, he that betrayeth me is at hand. And immediately, while he yet fpake, cometh Judas, one of the twelve, and with him-a great multitude with fwords and itaves, from the chief priefis and the fcribes and the elders. And he that betrayed him had given them a token, faying, Whomfoever I thall kifs, that fame is he take him, and lead him away fafely. And as foon as he was come, he goeth ftraightway to him, and faith, Mafter, matter; and killed him. And they laid their hands on him, and took him. And one of them that tood by drew afword, and fmote a fervant of

follow him. And wherefoever he fhall go in, fay ye to the good man of the houfe, The Mafter faith, Where is the gueftchamber, where I fhall eat the paffover with my difciples? And he will thew you a large upper room furnished and prepared: there make ready for us. And his difciples went forth, and came into the city, and found as he had faid unto them: and they made ready the paffover. And in the evening he cometh with the twelve. And as they fat, and did eat, Jefus faid, Verily I fay unto you, One of you which eateth with me thall betray me. And they began to be forrowful, and to fay unto him one by one, Is it ? and another faid, is it I? And he answered and faid unto them, It is one of the twelve, that dippeth with me in the difh. The Son of man indeed goeth, as it is written of him: but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! good were it for that man if he had never been born. And as they did eat, Jefus took bread, and bieffed, and brake it, and gave to them, and faid, Take, eat; this is my body. And he took the cup; and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them and they all drank of it. And he faid unto them, This is my blood of the new teftament, which is thed for many. Verily 1 fay unto you, I will drink no more of the fruit of the vine, until that day that I drink it new in the kingdom of God. And when they had fung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives. And Jesus faith unto them, All ye fhall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will finite the thepherd, and the theep thall be scattered. But after that I am rifen, I will go before you into Galilee. But Peter faid unto him, Although all thall be of fended, yet will not 1. And Jefus faith unto him, Verily I fay unto thee, That this day, even in this night, before the cock crow wice, thou shalt deny me thrice.

fervants did ftrike him with the palms of their hands. And as Peter was beneath in the palace, there cometh one of the maids of the high priest: and when the faw Peter warming himself, the looked upon him, and faid, And thou aifo waft with Jefus of: Nazareth. But he denied, faying, I know not, neither underftand I what thou fayeft. And he went out into the porch; and the cock crew. And a maid faw him again, and began to fay to them. that stood by, This is one of them. And he denied it again. And a little after, they that food by faid again to Peter, Surely thou art one of them: for thou art a Galilean, and thy fpeech agreeth thereto. But he began to curfe and to wear, faying, I know not this man of whom ye. fpeak. And the fpeak. And the fecond time the cock crew. And Peter called to mind the word that Jefus faid unto him, Before the cock crow twice thou fhalt deny me thrice. And when he thought thereon, he wept.

the high priest, and cut off his ear. And Jefus anfwered and faid unto them, Are ye come out, as against a thief, with fwords and with ftaves to take me? I was daily with you in the tem ple teaching, and ye took me not: but the Scriptures must be fulfilled. And they all forfook him, and fled. And there followed him a certain young man, having a linen cloth caft about his naked body; and the young men laid hold on him: and he left the linen cloth, and fled from them naked. And they led Jefus away to the high prieft: and with him were affembled all the chief priests and the elders and the fcribes. And Peter followed him afar off, even into the palace of the high priest: and he fat with the fervants, and warmed himself at the fire. And the chief priests and all the council fought for witness against Jefus to put him to death; and found none. For many bare falfe witnefs against him, but their witnefs agreed not together. And there arofe certain, and bare falfe witnefs against him, faying, We heard him fay, I will deftroy this temple that is made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hands. But neither fo did their witness agree together. And the high priest stood up in the midft, and afked Jefus, faying, Anfwereft thou nothing? what is it which thefe witness against thee? But he held his peace, and anfwered nothing. Again the high priest afked him, and faid unto him, Art thou the Chrift, the Son of the Bleffed? And Jefus faid, I am: and ye fhall fee the Son of man fitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven. Then the high priest rent his clothes, and faith, What need we any further witneffes? ye have heard the blafphemy: what think ye? And they all condemned him to be guilty of death. And fome began to fpit on him, and to cover his face, and to buffet him, and to fay unto him, Prophely: and the

Tuesday before Eafter.

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mine ear, and I was no rebellious, neither turned away back. I gave my back to the fmiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from thame and fpitting. For the Lord God will help me; therefore thall I not be confounded: therefore: have I fet my face like a flint. and I know that I fhall not be athamed. He is near that jufti-" fieth me; who will contend with me? let us ftand together: who is mine adverfary? let him come near to me. Behold, the Lord God will help me; who is he that fhall condemn me? Lo, they all fhall wax old as a garment; the moth fhall eat them up. Who is among you that feareth the Lord, that obeyeth the voice of his fervant, that walketh in darknefs, and hath no light? let him

and stay upon his God. Behold, all ye that kindle a fire, that compafs yourselves about with fparks; walk in the light of your fire, and in the fparks that ye have kindled. This fhall ye have of mine hand, ye fhall fie down in forrow.

truft in the name of the Lord, he had fcourged him, to be crucified. And the foldiers led him away into the hali called Pretorium; and they call together the whole band. And they clothed him with purple, and platted a crown of thorns, and put it about his head; and began to falute him, Hail, King of the Jews! And they fmote him on the head with a reed, and did fpit upon him, and, bowing their knees, worshipped him. And when they had mocked him, they took off the purple from him, and put his own clothes on him, and led him out to crucify him. And they compel one Simon a Cyrenian, who paffed by, coming out of the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his crofs. And they bring hin unto the place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, The place of a fcull. And they gave him to drink wine mingled with myrrh: but he received it not. And when they had crucified him, they parted his garments, cafting lots upon them, what every man fhould take. And it was the third hour; and they crucified him. And the fuperfcription of his accufation was written over, THE KING OF THE JEWS. And with him they crucify two thieves; the one on his right hand, and the other on his left. And the Scripture was fulfilled, which faith, And he was numbered with the tranfgreffors. And they that paffed by railed on him, wagging their heads, and faying, Ah, thou that deftroyeft the temple, and buildeft it in three days, fave thyfelf and come down from the crofs. Likewi'e alfo the chief priests, mocking, faid among themfelves with the fcribes, He faved others; himself he cannot fave. Let Chrift the King of Ifrael defcend now from the crois, that we may fee and believe. And they that were crucified with him reviled him. And when the fixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour. And at the ninth hour

The Gospel. Mark xv. 1. ND ftraightway in the morning the chief priests held a a confultation with the elders and fcribes and the whole council, and bound Jefus, and carried him away, and delivered him to Pilate. And Pilate afked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering faid unto him, Thou fayeft it. And the chief prieft accused him of many things but he answered nothing. And Pilate afked him again, faying, Anfwereft thou nothing? behold how many things they witnefs against thee. But Jefus yet anfwered nothing; fo that Pilate marvelled. Now at that feast be released unto them one prifoner, whomfoever they defired. And there was one, named Barabbas, which lay bound with them that had made infurrection with him, who had committed murder in the the infurrection. And the multitude, crying aloud, began to defire him to do as he had ever done unto them. But Pilate anfwered them, faying, Will ye that I releafe unto you the King of the Jews? for he knew that the chief priests had delivered him for envy. But the chief priefis moved the people, that he should rather releafe Barabbas unto them. And Pilate answered and faid again unto them, What will ye then that I thall do unto him whom ye call the King of the Jews? And they cried out again, Crucify him. Then Pilate faid unto them, Why, what evil hath he done? And they cried out the more exceedingly, Crucify him. And fo Pilate, willing to content the people, releated Barabbas unto them, and delivered Jelus, when

Jefus cried with a loud voice, heaven itfelf, now to appear in the prefence of God for us: nor yet that he fhould offer himself often, as the high priest entereth in'o the holy place every year with blood of others; for then muft he often have fuffered fince the foundation of the world: but now once, in the end of the world hath he appeared, to put away fin by the facrifice of himfelf. And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgement; fo Chrift was ouce offered to bear the fins of many; and unto them that h look for him fhall he appear the fecond time, without fin, unto falvation.

faying, Eloi, Eloi, lama fabackthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why haft thou forfaken me? And some of them that food by, when they heard it, faid, Behold, he calleth Elias. And one ran and filled a fpunge full of vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink, faying, Let alone; let us fee whether Elias will come to take him down. And Jefus cried with a loud voice, and gave up the ghoft. And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom. And when the centurion, which flood over against him, faw that he fo cried out, and gave up the ghoft, he faid, Truly this man was the Son of God."

Wednesday before Eafter. The Epistle. Hebrews ix. 16.

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The Gospel. Luke xxii. 1.

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the death of the teftator. For a teftament is of force after men are dead otherwife it is of no ftrength at all while the teftator liveth. Whereupon neither the firft teftament was dedicated without blood. For when Mofes had spoken every precept to all the people according to the law, he took the blood of calves and of goats, with water, and fearlet woo!, and hyffop, and fprinkled both the book and all the people, faying, This is the blood of the teftament which God hath enjoined unto you. Moreover, he sprinkled Hikewife with blood both the tabernacle and all the veffels of the miniftry. And almoft all things are by the law purged with blood; and without hedding of blood is no remiffion. it was therefore neceffary that the patterns of things in the heavens thould be purified with thefe, but the heavenly things themselves with better facrifices than thefe. For Chrift is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into

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number of the twelve. And he st went his way, and communed with the chief priests and captains, how he might betray him unto them. And they were glad, and covenanted to give him h money. And he promised, and fought opportunity to betray him unto them in the abfence of the multitude. Then came the t day of unleavened bread, when the paffover must be killed. And he fent Peter and John, faying, Go and prepare us the paffover, that we may eat. And they faid unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare? And he faid unto them, Behold, when ye are entered into the city, there fhall a man meet you, bearing a pitcher of water: follow him into the t houfe where he entereth in. And ye thall fay unto the good man of the houfe, The Mafter faith unto thee, Where is the gueft-chamber, where I fhall eat a the paffover with my difciples?! And he thall fhew you a large upper room furnished: there make ready. And they went, and found as he had faid unto