righteous, even as he is righteous, with thee and the HOLY GHOST, He that committeth sin is of the ever one GOD, world without end. devil; for the devil sinneth from the Amen. beginning. For this purpose the Son of GOD was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil. The Gospel. St. Matt. xxiv. 23. THEN if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is CHRIST, or there, believe it not. For there shall arise The Epistle. 1 Cor. ix. 24. KNOW ye not, that they which run in a race, run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye And every man that may obtain. striveth for the mastery, is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown, but we an I therefore so run, incorruptible. not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air: but I keep under my body and bring it into sub jection, lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a cast-away. if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not. For as the lightning The Gospel. St. Matt. xx. 1. cometh out of the east, and shineth THE kingdom of heaven is like even unto the west; so shall also the unto a man that is a householder, coming of the Son of man be. For which went out early in the morn wheresoever the carcase is, there willing to hire laborers into his vineyard the eagles be gathered together. Im-And when he had agreed with the mediately after the tribulation of those laborers for a penny a day, he sent days, shall the sun be darkened, and them into his vineyard. And he went the moon shall not give her light, out about the third hour, and saw and the stars shall fall from heaven, others standing idle in the market. and the powers of the heavens shall place, and said unto them, Go ye: be shaken. And then shall appear into the vineyard, and whatsoever is the sign of the Son of man in heaven; right I will give you. And they went and then shall all the tribes of the their way. Again he went out about earth mourn, and they shall see the the sixth and ninth hour, and did Son of man coming in the clouds of likewise. And about the eleventh heaven, with power and great glory. hour he went out, and found others And he shall send his angels with a standing idle, and saith unto them, great sound of a trumpet, and they Why stara ye here all the day idle? shall gather together his elect from They say unto him, Because no man the four winds, from one end of hea. hath hired us. He saith unto them, ven to the other. Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right that shall ye re also THE SUNDAY CALLED SEPTUAGE.ceive. So when even was come, the SIMA, OR THE THIRD SUNDAY lord of the vineyard saith unto his BEFORE LENT. The Collect. steward, Call the laborers, and give them their hire, beginning from the last unto the first. And when they O LORD, we beseech thee favora- came, that were hired about the bly to hear the prayers of thy people, eleventh hour, they received every that we, who are justly punished for man a penny. But when the first our offences, inay be mercifully de- came, they supposed that they should livered by thy goodness, for the glory have received more; and they likeof thy name, through JESUS CHRIST wise received every man a penny. our Saviour, who liveth and reigneth | And when they had received it, they murmured against the good man of men; in perils by the heathen; in the house, saying, These last have perils in the city; in perils in the wrought but one hour, and thou hast wilderness; in perils in the sea; in made them equal unto us, which perils among false brethren; in wea have borne the burden and heat of riness and painfulness; in watchings the day. But he answered one of often; in hunger and thirst; in fastthem, and said, Friend, I do thee no ings often; in cold and nakedness; wrong; didst not thou agree with me besides those things that are without, for a penny? Take that thine is, and that which coineth upon me daily, go thy way; I will give unto this last the care of all the Churches. Who even as unto thee. Is it not lawful is weak, and I am not weak? who is for me to do what I will with mine offended, and I burn not? If I must own? Is thine eye evil, because I needs glory, I will glory of the things am good? So the last shall be first, which concern mine infirmities. The and the first last; for many be called, GOD and Father of our Lord JESUS but few chosen. CHRIST, which is blessed for ever. more, knoweth that I lie not. THE SUNDAY CALLED SEXAGESI- The Collect. O LORD GOD, who seest that we put not our trust in any thing that we do; mercifully grant that by thy power we may be defended against all adversity, through JESUS CHRIST our Lord. Amen. The Gospel. St. Luke viii. 4. WHEN much people were gather ed together, and were come to him out of every city, he spake by a para ble: A sower went out to sow his seed; and as he sowed, some fell by the way-side, and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air de voured it; and some fell upon a rock, and as soon as it was sprung up, withered away, because it lacked The Epistle. 2 Cor. xi. 19. moisture; and some fell among thorns, YE suffer fools gladly, seeing ye and the thorns sprang up with it, and yourselves are wise. For ye suffer choaked it; and other fell on good if a man bring you into bondage, if a ground, and sprang up, and bare fruit man devour you, if a man take of a hundred fold. And when he had you, if a man exalt himself, if a man said these things, he cried, He that smite you on the face. I speak as hath ears to hear, let him hear. And concerning reproach, as though we his disciples asked him, saying, What had been weak: howbeit, whereinso- might this parable be? And he said, ever any is bold, (I speak foolishly,) Unto you it is given o know the I am bold also. Are they Hebrews? mysteries of the kingdom of GOD; so am I are they Israelites? so am I: but to others in parables: that seeing are they the seed of Abraham? so they might not see, and hearing they am I: are they ministers of CHRIST? might not understand. Now the pa (I speak as a fool) I am more: in la-rable is this: the seed is the word of bors more abundant; in stripes above GOD. Those by the way-side are measure; in prisons more frequent; they that hear; then cometh the devil, in deaths oft. Of the Jows five times and taketh away the word out of their received I forty stripes save one; hearts, lest they should believe and be thrice was I beaten with rods; once saved. They on the rock are they, was I stoned; thrice I suffered ship-which, when they hear, receive the wreck; a night and a day I have been word with joy; and these have no in the deep; in journeyings often; root, which for a while believe, and in perils of waters; in perils of rob- in time of temptation fall away. And bers; in perils by mine own country- that which fell among thorns are they, which, when they have heard, part. But when that which is per go forth, and are choaked with cares, fect is come, then that which is in and riches, and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection. But that on the good ground are they, which, in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience. part shall be done away. When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish things. For now we see through a glass darkly; but then face to face; now I know in THE SUNDAY CALLED QUINQUA-part; but then shall I know even as GESIMA, OR THE NEXT SUNDAY also I am known. And now abideth BEFORE LENT. The Collect. O LORD, who hast taught us that all our doings without charity are nothing worth; send thy HOLY GHOST, and pour into our hearts that most excellent gift of charity, the very bond of peace, and of all virtues; without which, whosoever liveth is counted dead before thee: Grant this for thine only Son JESUS CHRIST's sake. Amen. The Epistle. 1 Cor. xiii. 1. faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity. The Gospel. St. Luke xviii. 31. THEN JESUs took unto him the twelve, and said unto them, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written by the prophets con. cerning the Son of man shall Le accomplished. For he shall be delivered unto the Gentiles, and shall be mocked, and spitefully entreated, and spitted on: and they shall scourge him, and put him to death; and the third day he shall rise again. And they THOUGH I speak with the understood none of these things: and tongues of men and of angels, and this saying was hid from them, neihave not charity, I am become as ther knew they the things which Bounding brass or a tinkling cymbal: were spoken. And it came to pass, and though I have the gift of pro- that as he was come nigh unto Jeriphecy, and understand all mysteries, cho, a certain blind man sat by the and all knowledge; and though I way-side begging; and hearing the have all faith, so that I could reinove multitude pass by, he asked what it mountains, and have not charity, I meant. And they told him, that JEam nothing. And though I bestow sus of Nazareth passeth by. And he all my goods to feed the poor, and cried, saying, JESUS, thou Son of though I give my body to be burned, David, have mercy on me. and have not charity, it profiteth me they which went before rebuked him, nothing. Charity suffereth long, and that he should hold his peace; but he kind; charity envieth not; charity cried so much the more, Thou Son of raunteth not itself; is not puffed up; David, have mercy on me. And JEloth not behave itself unseemly; sus stood, and commanded him to be Beeketh not her own; is not easily brought unto him: and when he was provoked; thinketh no evil; rejoiceth come near, he asked him, saying, not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the What wilt thou that I should do unto truth; beareth all things, believeth all thee? And he said, Lord, that I may things, hopeth all things, endureth all receive my sight. And JESUS said things. Charity never faileth: but unto him, Receive thy sight; thy faith whether there be prophecies, they hath saved thee. And immediately shall fail; whether there be tongues, he received his sight, and followed they shall cease; whether there be him, glorifying GOD: and all the knowledge, it shall vanish away. For people, when they saw it, gave praise we know in part, and we prophesy in unto God. And THE FIRST DAY OF LENT, COM-7 Then shall the people say this that followeta MONLY CALLED ASH-WEDNES DAY. The Collect. ALMIGHTY and everlasting GOD, who hatest nothing that thou hast made, and dost forgive the sins of all those who are penitent; create and make in us new and contrite hearts, that we, worthily lamenting our sins and acknowledging our wretchedness, may obtain of thee, the GOD of all mercy, perfect remission and forgiveness, through JESUS CHRIST our Lord. Amen. This Collect is to be read every day in Lent, after the Collect appointed for the day. At Morning Prayer, the Litany being ended, shall be said the following Prayers, iminediately before the General Thanksgiving. after the Minister. TURN thou us, O good LORD, and so shall we be turned. Be fa vorable, O LORD, be favorable to thy people, who turn to thee in weeping, fasting and praying. For thou art a merciful GOD, full of compassion, long-suffering, and of great pity. Thou sparest when we deserve punishment, and in thy wrath thinkest upon mercy. Spare thy people, good LORD, spare them; and let not thine heritage be brought to confusion. Hear us, O LORD, for thy mercy great; and after the multitude of thy merits and mediation of thy blessed mercies look upon us, through the Son, JESUS CHRIST our Lord Amen. is For the Epistle. Joel ii. 12. O LORD, we beseech thee, mer. TURN ye even to me, saith the cifully hear our prayers, and spare LORD, with all your heart, and with all those who confess their sins unto fasting, and with weeping, and with thee; that they, whose consciences mourning. And rend your heart, by sin are accused, by thy merciful and not your garinents, and turn unto pardon may be absolved, through the LORD your GOD: for he is gra CHRIST our Lord. Amen. cious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth O MOST mighty GOD, and mer- him of the evil. Who knoweth if he ciful Father, who hast compassion will return, and repent, and leave a upon all men, and hatest nothing that blessing behind him, even a meat. thou hast made; who wouldest not offering and a drink-offering unto the the death of a sinner, but rather that LORD your GOD? Blow the trumpet he should turn from his sin, and be in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solenn saved; mercifully forgive us our assembly, gather the people, sanctify trespasses; receive and confort us, the congregation, assemble the elders, who are grieved and wearied with gather the children and those that the burden of our sins. Thy pro- suck the breasts; let the bridegroom perty is always to have mercy; to go forth of his chamber, and the bride thee only it appertaineth to forgive out of her closet; let the priests, the sins: spare us therefore, good LORD, ministers of the LORD, weep between spare thy people, whom thou hast the porch and the altar, and let them redeemed enter not into judgment say, Spare thy people, O LORD, and with thy servants, who are vile earth, give not thine heritage to reproach, and miserable sinners; but so turn that the Heathen should rule over thine anger from us, who meekly them: wherefore should they say acknowledge our vileness, and truly among the people, Where is their repent us of our faults; and so make GOD? haste to help us in this world, that we may ever live with thee in the world to come, through JESUS CHRIST Our Lord. Amen. The Gospel. St. Matt. vi. 16. WHEN ye fast, be not as the hy pocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they | GOD, by the armor of righteousness may appear unto men to fast. Verily on the right hand and on the left, by I say unto you, they have their re- honor and dishonor, by evil report ward. But thou, when thou fastest, and good report; as deceivers, and anoint thine head, and wash thy face, yet true; as unknown, and yet well that thou appear not unto men to fast, known; as dying, and behold we but unto thy Father which is in se- live; as chastened, and not killed; cret; and thy Father which seeth in as sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as secret, shall reward thee openly. poor, yet making many rich; as hav. Lay not up for yourselves treasures ing nothing, and yet possessing all upon earth, where moth and rust doth things. corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. THE FIRST SUNDAY IN LENT. The Collect. O LORD, who for our sake didst fast forty days and forty nights; give us grace to use such abstinence, that our flesh being subdued to the Spirit, we may ever obey thy godly motions in righteousness and true holiness, to thy honor and glory, who livest and reignest with the FATHER and the HOLY GHOST, one GOD, world without end. Amen. The Gospel. St. Matt. iv. 1. THEN was JESUS led up of the Spirit into the wilderness, to be tempt ed of the devil: and when he had And fasted forty days and forty nights, he when the tempter came to him, he was afterward a hungered. said, If thou be the Son of GOD, command that these stones be made bread. But he answered and said, It is writ ten, Man shall not live by bread alone, of the mouth of GOD. Then the devil but by every word that proceedeth out taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the tem ple, and saith unto him, If thou be the Son of GOD, cast thyself down; for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee; and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone JESUS said unto The Epistle. 2 Cor. vi. 1. him, It is written again, Thou shalt WE then, as workers together the devil taketh him up into an exnot tempt the LORD thy GOD. Again with him, beseech you also, that ye receive not the grace of GOD in vain: ceeding high mountain, and showeth (For he saith, I have heard thee in a him all the kingdoms of the world, time accepted, and in the day of sal- and the glory of them; and saith unto vation have I succored thee: behold, him, All these things will I give thee, now is the accepted time; behold, if thou wilt fall down and worship now is the day of salvation) giving Get thee hence, Satan; for it is writ me. Then saith JESUS unto him, no offence in any thing, that the ministry be not blamed; but in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of GOD, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in dis tresses, in stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labors, in watchings, in fastings; by pureness, by knowledge, by long-suffering, by kindness, by the HOLY GHOST, by love unfeigned, by ten, Thou shalt worship the LORD thy GOD, and him only shalt thou serve. Then the devil leaveth him, and be hold, angels came and ministered unto him. THE SECOND SUNDAY IN LENT. the word of truth, by the power of we have no power of ourselves to help |