Imagens das páginas
PDF
ePub

ourselves; keep us both outwardly in Truth, Lord; yet the dogs eat of the our bodies, and inwardly in our souls; crumbs which fall from their master's that we may be defended from all table. Then JESUS answered and adversities which may happen to the said unto her, O woman, great is thy body, and from all evil thoughts faith: be it unto thee even as thou which may assault and hurt the soul, wilt. And her daughter was made through JESUS CHRIST our Lord. whole from that very hour Amen.

The Epistle. 1 Thess. iv. 1.

THE THIRD SUNDAY IN LENT.

The Collect.

WE beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord JESUS, that WE beseech thee, ALMIGHTY as ye have received of us how ye GOD, look upon the hearty desires of ought to walk, and to please GOD, so thy humble servants, and stretch ye would abound more and more. forth the right hand of thy majesty, For ye know what commandments to be our defence against all our we gave you by the Lord JESUS. enemies, through JESUS CHRIST Our For this is the will of GOD, even Lord. Amen. your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication; that every The Epistle. Ephes. v. 1. one of you should know how to pos- BE ye therefore followers of GOD, sess his vessel in sanctification and as dear children; and walk in love, honor; not in the lust of concupis-as CHRIST also hath loved us, and cence, even as the Gentiles which hath given himself for us, an offering know not GOD: that no man go be- and a sacrifice to GOD, for a sweet yond and defraud his brother in any smelling savor. But fornication and matter; because that the LORD is the all uncleanness, or covetousness, let avenger of all such, as we also have it not be once named amongst you, as forewarned you and testified. For becometh saints; neither filthiness, GOD hath not called us unto unclean-nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which ness, but unto holiness. He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but GOD, who hath also given unto us his holy Spirit.

are not convenient; but rather giving of thanks. For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom The Gospel. St. Matt. xv. 21. of CHRIST, and of GOD. Let no JESUS went thence, and departed man deceive you with vain words: into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon. for because of these things cometh And behold, a woman of Canaan the wrath of GOD upon the children came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son of David: my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil. But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us. But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel. Then came she and wor. shipped him, saying, Lord, help me. But he answered, and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs. And she said,

of disobedience. Be not ye therefore partakers with them; for ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the LORD: walk as children of light; (for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, and righteousness, and truth) proving what is acceptable unto the LORD. And have no fellow. ship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them. For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret. But all things that are reproved, are made manifest by the light; for whatsoever doth make

manifest is light. Wherefore he blessed are they that hear the word saith, Awake, thou that sleepest, and of GOD, and keep it.

arise from the dead, and CHRIST

shall give thee light.

THE FOURTH SUNDAY IN LENT.

The Collect.

GRANT, we beseech thee, ALevil deeds do worthily deserve to be MIGHTY GOD, that we, who for our punished, by the comfort of thy grace may mercifully be relieved, through

our Lord and Saviour JESUS CHRIST Amen.

The Gospel. St. Luke xi. 14. JESUS was casting out a devil, and it was dumb. And it came to pass, when the devil was gone out, the dumb spake; and the people wondered. But some of them said, He casteth out devils through Beelzebub, the chief of the devils. And others, tempting him, sought of him a sign from heaven. But he, knowing their The Epistle. Gal. iv. 21. thoughts, said unto them, Every king. TELL me, ye that desire to be dom divided against itself, is brought under the law, do ye not hear the to desolation; and a house divided law? For it is written, that Abra..am against a house, falleth. If Satan had two sons, the one by a bond-maid, also be divided against himself, how the other by a free-woman. But he shall his kingdom stand? because ye who was of the bond-woman was say that I cast out devils through born after the flesh; but he of the Beelzebub. And if I by Beelzebub free-woman was by promise. Which cast out devils, by whom do your things are an allegory: for these are sons cast them out? therefore shall the two covenants; the one from they be your judges. But if I with Mount Sinai, which gendereth to the finger of GOD cast out devils, no bondage, which is Agar. For this doubt the kingdom of GOD is come Agar is Mount Sinai in Arabia, and upon you. When a strong man answereth to Jerusalem which now armed keepeth his palace, his goods is, and is in bondage with her child are in peace; but when a stronger ren. But Jerusalem which is above, than he shall come upon him and is free; which is the mother of us all overcome him, he taketh from him For it is written, Rejoice, thou barren all his armor wherein he trusted, and that bearest not; break forth and cry, divideth his spoils. He that is not thou that travailest not; for the deso with me, is against me; and he that late hath many more children than gathereth not with me, scattereth. she which hath a husband. Now When the unclean spirit is gone out we, brethren, as Isaac was, are the of a man, he walketh through dry children of promise. But as then, he places, seeking rest; and finding that was born after the flesh persenone, he saith, I will return unto cuted him that was born after the my house whence I came out. And spirit; even so it is now. Neverthewhen he cometh, he findeth it swept less, what saith the Scripture? Cast and garnished. Then goeth he, and out the bond-woman and her son; taketh to him seven other spirits more for the son of the bond-woman shall wicked than himself, and they enter not be heir with the son of the freein, and dwell there; and the last state woman. So then, brethren, we are of that man is worse than the first. not children of the bond-woman, but And it came to pass, as he spake these of the free. things, a certain woman of the company lift up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare

The Gospel. St. John vi. 1. JESUS went over the sea of Gali thee, and the paps which thou hast lee, which is the sea of Tiberias. sucked. But he said, Yea, rather And a great multitude followed him,

for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first Testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inhe ritance.

because they saw his miracles which and more perfect tabernacle, not made he did on them that were diseased. with hands; that is to say, not of this And JESUS went up into a mountain, building; neither by the blood of and there he sat with his disciples. goats and calves; but by his own And the passover, a feast of the Jews, blood he entered in once into the holy was nigh. When JESUS then lift place, having obtained eternal redemp up his eyes, and saw a great company tion for us. For if the blood of bulls come unto him, he saith unto Philip, and of goats, and the ashes of a heifer Whence shall we buy bread that these sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to may eat? (And this he said to prove the purifying of the flesh; how much him; for he himself knew what he more shall the blood of CHRIST, who, would do.) Philip answered him, through the eternal SPIRIT, offered Two hundred pennyworth of bread himself without spot to GOD, purge is not sufficient for them, that every your conscience from dead works to one of them may take a little. One serve the living GOD? And for this of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Pe- cause he is the Mediator of the new ter's brother, saith unto him, There Testament, that by means of death, is a lad here which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes; but what are they among so many? And JESUS said, Make the men sit down. Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand. And JESUS The Gospel. St. John viii. 46. took the loaves, and when he had JESUS said, Which of you congiven thanks, he distributed to the vinceth me of sin? And if I say the disciples, and the disciples to them truth, why do ye not believe me? He that were set down, and likewise of that is of Gon, heareth GOD's words; the fishes as much as they would. ye therefore hear them not, because When they were filled, he said unto ye are not of GOD. Then answered his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost. Therefore they gathered them together, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves, which remained over and above unto them that had eaten. Then those men, when they had seen the miracle that JESUS did, said, This is of a truth that prophet that should come into the world.

[blocks in formation]

the Jews, and said unto him, Say we not well, that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil? JESUS answered, I have not a devil: but I honor my Father, and ye do dishonor me. And I seek not mine own glory: there is one that seeketh and judgeth. Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death. Then said the Jews unto him, Now we know that thou hast a devil; Abraham is dead, and the prophets⚫ and thou sayest, If a man keep m saying, he shall never taste of death Abraham, which is dead? and the Art thou greater than our father prophets are dead: whom makest thou thyself? JESUS answered, If I honor myself, my honor is nothing; it is my Father that honoreth me, of whom ye say, that he is your GOD: yet ye have not known him; but I know him: and if I should say I know him not, I shall be a liag like

unto you; but I know him, and keep people took counsel against. JESUS

his saying. Your father Abraham
rejoiced to see my day, and he saw it,
and was glad. Then said the Jews
unto him, Thou art not yet fifty years
old, and hast thou seen Abraham?
JESUS said unto them, Verily, verily,
say unto you,
before Abraham was,
I am.
Then took they up stones to
cast at him; but JESUS hid himself,
and went out of the temple.

I

THE SUNDAY NEXT BEFORE
EASTER.

to put him to death. And when they had bound him, they led him away, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor. Then Judas, who had betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, saying, I have sinned, in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? see thou to that. And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself. And the chief priests took the ALMIGHTY and everlasting silver pieces, and said, It is not lawGOD, who, of thy tender love toward ful for to put them into the treasury, mankind, hast sent thy Son our Sa- because it is the price of blood. And viour JESUS CHRIST, to take upon they took counsel, and bought with him our flesh, and to suffer death them the potter's field to bury stranupon the cross, that all mankind gers in. Wherefore that field was should follow the example of his great called, The field of blood, unto this humility; mercifully grant that we day. may both follow the example of his patience, and also he made partakers of his resurrection, through the same JESUS CHRIST our Lord. Amen.

The Collect.

The Epistle. Phil. ii. 5.

(Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was valued, whom they of the child ren of Israel did value, and gave them for the potter's field, as the LET this mind be in you, which LORD appointed me.) And JESUS was also in CHRIST JESUS; who stood before the governor; and the being in the form of GOD, thought it governor asked him, saying, Art thou not robbery to be equal with GOD; the king of the Jews? And JESUS but made himself of no reputation, scid unto him, Thou sayest. And and took upon him the form of a ser- when he was accused of the chief vant, and was made in the likeness priests and elders, he answered no. of men and being found in fashion thing. Then saith Pilate unto him, as a man, he humbled himself, and Hearest thou not how many things became obedient unto death, even the they witness against thee? And he death of the cross. Wherefore GOD answered him to never a word, insoalso hath highly exalted him, and much that the governor marvelled given him a name which is above greatly. Now at that feast the goevery name; that at the name of vernor was wont to release unto the JESUS every knee should bow, of people a prisoner, whom they would things in heaven, and things in earth, And they had then a notable prisoner, and things under the earth; and that every tongue should confess that JESUS CHRIST is Lord, to the glory of GOD the Father.

The Gospel. St. Matt. xxvii. 1. WHEN the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the

called Barabbas. Therefore, when they were gathered together, Pilate said unto them, Whom will ye that I release unto you? Barabbas, or JESUS, which is called CHRIST? For he knew that for envy they had delivered him. When he was set down on the judgment-seat, his wife

sent unto him, saying, Have thou casting lots: that it might be fulfilled, nothing to do with that just man; for which was spoken by the prophet, I have suffered many things this day They parted my garments among in a dream because of him. But the them, and upon my vesture did they chief priests and elders persuaded the cast lots. And sitting down, they multitude that they should ask Barab- watched him there; and set up over bas, and destroy JESUS. The go- his head his accusation written, THIS vernor answered and said unto them, IS JESUS THE KING OF THE Whether of the twain will ye that I JEWS. Then were there two thieves release unto you? They said, Ba- crucified with him, one on the right rabbas. Pilate saith unto them, What hand, and another on the left. And shall I do then with JESUS, which is they that passed by reviled him, wag. called CHRIST? They all say unto ging their heads, and saying, Thou him, Let him be crucified. And the that destroyest the temple, and buildgovernor said, Why, what evil hath est it in three days, save thyself: if he done? But they cried out the thou be the Son of GOD, come down more, saying, Let him be crucified. from the cross. Likewise also the When Pilate saw that he could pre- chief priests, mocking him, with the vail nothing, but that rather a tumult scribes and elders, said, He saved was made, he took water, and washed others, himself he cannot save: if he his hands before the multitude, say be the King of Israel, let him now ing, I am innocent of the blood of this come down from the cross, and we just person see ye to it. Then an- will believe him. He trusted in GOD; swered all the people, and said, His let him deliver him now, if he will blood be on us, and on our children. have him: for he said, I am the Son Then released he Barabbas unto of GOD. The thieves also which them: and when he had scourged were crucified with him, cast the JESUS, he delivered him to be cruci- same in his teeth. Now from the fied. Then the soldiers of the go- sixth hour there was darkness over vernor took JESUS into the common- all the land, unto the ninth_hour. hall, and gathered unto him the whole And about the ninth hour, JESUS band of soldiers. And they stripped cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, him, and put on him a scarlet robe. Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to And when they had platted a crown say, My GOD, my GOD, why hast of thorns, they put it upon his head, thou forsaken me? Some of them and a reed in his right hand; and that stood there, when they heard they bowed the knee before him, and that, said, This man calleth for Elias. mocked him, saying, Hail, King of And straightway one of them ran, and the Jews! And they spit upon him, took a spunge, and filled it with vineand took the reed and smote him on gar, and put it on a reed, and gave the head. And after that they had him to drink. The rest said, Let be, mocked him, they took the robe off let us see whether Elias will come to from him, and put his own raiment save him. JESUS, when he had on him, and led him away to crucify cried again with a loud voice, yielded him. And as they came out, they up the ghost. And behold, the vail found a man of Cyrene, Simon by of the temple was rent in twain, from name; him they compelled to bear the top to the bottom; and the earth And when they were come did quake, and the rocks rent; and unto a place called Golgotha, that is the graves were opened; and many to say, a place of a skull, they gave bodies of saints which slept, arose, him vinegar to drink mingled with and came out of the graves after his gall; and when he had tasted thereof, resurrection, and went into the holy he would not drink. And they cru- city, and appeared unto many. Now cified him, and parted his garments, when the Centurion, and they that

his cross.

« AnteriorContinuar »