sinners, and eateth with them. And the same in hope: because the creahe spake this parable unto them, say- ture itself also shall be delivered from ing, What man of you having a the bondage of corruption, into the hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, glorious liberty of the children of doth not leave the ninety and nine in GOD. For we know that the whole the wilderness, and go after that creation groaneth and travaileth in which is lost, until he find it? And pain together until now: and not when he hath found it, he layeth it only they, but ourselves also, which on his shoulders, rejoicing. And have the first fruits of the Spirit, even when he cometh home, he calleth to- we ourselves groan within ourselves, gether his friends and neighbors, say- waiting for the adoption, to wit, the ing unto them, Rejoice with me, for redemption of our body. I have found my sheep which was The Gospel. St. Luke vi. 36. lost. I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sin-Father also is merciful. Judge not, ye therefore merciful, as your ner that repenteth, more than over and BE ninety and nine just persons, which ye shall not be judged: condemn need no repentance. Either what not, and ye shall not be condemned: woman having ten pieces of silver, forgive, and ye shall be forgiven: if she lose one piece, doth not light a give, and it shall be given unto you; candle, and sweep the house, and good measure, pressed down, and seek diligently till she find it?' And shaken together, and running over, when she hath found it, she calleth shall men give into your bosom. For her friends and her neighbors toge-withal, it shall be measured to you with the same measure that ye mete ther, saying, Rejoice with me, for I have found the piece which I had lost. Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of GOD over one sinner that repenteth. THE FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER The Collect. again. And he spake a parable unto them: Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch? but every one that is perfect shall be The disciple is not above his master; as his master. And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but perceivest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Either how O GOD, the protector of all that canst thou say to thy brother, Bro trust in thee, without whom nothing ther, let me pull out the mote that is strong, nothing is holy; increase is in thine eye, when thou thyself and multiply upon us thy mercy; beholdest not the beam that is in that thou being our ruler and guide, thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, we may so pass through things tem- cast out first the beam out of thine poral, that we finally lose not the own eye, and then shalt thou see things eternal: Grant this, O hea- clearly to pull out the mote that is in venly Father, for JESUS CHRIST's thy brother's eye. sake our Lord. Amen. The Epistle. Rom. viii. 18. THE FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER I RECKON that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which GRANT, O LORD, we beseech shall be revealed in us. For the earn- thee, that the course of this world est expectation of the creature wait- may be so peaceably crdered by thy eth for the manifestation of the sons governance, that thy Church may of GOD. For the oreature was made joyfully serve thee in all godly qui subject to vanity, not willingly, but etness, through JESUS CHRIST our by reason of him who hath subjected Lord. Amen. man, The Epistle 1 St. Peter iii. 8. Jit, he fell down at JESUS' knees, say. BE ye all of one mind, having ing, Depart from me, for I am a sinful compassion one of another; love as O Lord. For he was astobrethren, be pitiful, be courteous; nished, and all that were with him, at not rendering evil for evil, or railing the draught of the fishes which they for railing; but contrariwise, bless had taken; and so was also James ing; knowing that ye are thereunto and Jolin the sons of Zebedee, which called, that ye should inherit a bless-were partners with Simon. And JEing. For lie that will love life, and SUS said unto Simon, Fear not; from see good days, let him refrain his henceforth thou shalt catch men tongue from evil, and his lips that And when they had brought their they speak no guile: let him eschew ships to land, they forsook all and foevil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it. For the eyes of the LORD are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the LORD is against them that do evil. And who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good? But and if ye suffer for righteousness sake, happy are ye: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled; but sanctify the LORD GOD in your hearts. The Gospel. St. Luke v. 1. lowed him. THE SIXTH SUNDAY AFTER The Collect. O GOD, who hast prepared for those who love thee, such good things as pass man's understanding; pour into our hearts such love toward thee, that we, loving thee above all things, nay obtain thy promises, which exceed all that we can desire, through JESUS CHRIST our Lord. Amen. The Epistle. Rom. vi. 3. IT came to pass, that as the people KNOW ye not that so inany of us pressed upon him to hear the word as were baptized into JESUS CHRIST, of GOD, he stood by the lake of Gen- were baptized into his death? There nesaret, and saw two ships standing fore we are buried with him by bap by the lake; but the fishermen were tism into death; that like as CHRIST gone out of them, and were washing was raised up from the dead by the their nets. And he entered into one glory of the FATHER, even so we also of the ships, which was Simon's, and should walk in newness of life. For prayed him that he would thrust out if we have been planted together in a little from the land: and he sat the likeness of his death, we shall be down and taught the people out of also in the likeness of his resurrec the ship. Now, when he had left tion: knowing this, that our old man speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch is crucified with him, that the body out into the deep, and let down your of sin might be destroyed, that hence nets for a draught. And Simon an- forth we should not serve sin. For swering, said unto him, Master, we he that is dead, is freed from sin. have toiled all the night, and have Now, if we be dead with CHRIST, taken nothing; nevertheless, at thy we believe that we shall also live with word I will let down the net. And him, knowing that CHRIST being when they had this done, they en- raised from the dead, dieth no more; closed a great multitude of fishes, and death hath no more dominion over their net brake. And they beckoned him. For in that he died, he died unto their partners which were in unto sin once; but in that he liveth, the other ship, that they should come he liveth unto GOD. Likewise reck and help them. And they came, and on ye also yourselves to be dead infilled both the ships; so that they be-deed unto sin; but alive unto GOD, gan to sink. When Simon Peter saw through JESUS CHRIST Our Lord. sin is death: but the gift of GOD is eternal life, through JESUS CHRIST our Lord. The Gospel. St. Matt. v. 20. were free from righteousness. What JESUS said unto his disciples, Ex-fruit had ye then in those things, cept your righteousness shall exceed whereof ye are now ashamed? for the the righteousness of the Scribes and end of those things is death. But Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter now being made free from sin, and into the kingdom of heaven. Ye become servants to GOD, ye have have heard that it was said by them your fruit unto holiness, and the end For the wages of of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and everlasting life. whosoever shall kill, shall be in danger of the judgment. But I say unto you, that whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause, shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire. Therefore, if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath aught against thee, leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way, first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift. Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison. Verily I say unto thee, thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing. THE SEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. LORD of all power and might, who art the author and giver of all good things; graft in our hearts the love of thy name, increase in us true religion, nourish us with all goodness, and of thy great mercy keep us in the same, through JESUS CHRIST our Lord. Amen. The Epistle. Rom. vi. 19. The Gospel. St. Mark viii. 1. IN those days the multitude being very great, and having nothing to eat, JESUS called his disciples unto him, and saith unto them, I have compas. sion on the multitude, because they have now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat: and if I send them away fasting to their own houses, they will faint by the way: for divers of them came from far. And his disciples answered him, From whence can a man satisfy these inen with bread here in the wilder ness? And he asked them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven. And he commanded the people to sit down on the ground: and he took the seven loaves, and gave thanks, and brake, and gave to his disciples to set before them; and they did set them before the people. And they had a few small fishes; and he blessed, and commanded to set them also before them. So they did eat, and were filled; and they took up of the broken meat that was left, seven baskets. And they that had eaten were about four thousand. And he sent them away. THE EIGHTH SUNDAY AFTER I SPEAK after the manner of O GOD, whose never failing promen, because of the infirmity of your vidence ordereth all things both in flesh for as ye have yielded your heaven and earth; we humbly be members servants to uncleanness, seech thee to put away from us all and to iniquity, unto iniquity; even hurtful things, and to give us those so now yield your members servants things which are profitable for us, to righteousness, unto holiness. For through JESUS CHRIST Our Lord. when ye were the servants of sin, ye Amen. The Epistle. Rom. viii. 12. BRETHREN, we are debtors not to the flesh, to live after the flesh: for if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die; but if ye through the SPIRIT do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live. For as many as are led by the SPIRIT OF GOD, they are the sons of GOD. For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. The SPIRIT itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of GOD. And if children, then heirs; heirs of GOD, and joint heirs with CHRIST: if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together. The Epistle. 1 Cor. x. 1. BRETHREN, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea; and were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud, and in the sea; and did all eat the same spiritual meat, and did all drink the same spiritual drink; (for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them; and that Rock was CHRIST.) But with many of them GOD was not well pleased; for they were overthrown in the wilderness. Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted. Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of them: as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to The Gospel. St. Matt. vii. 15. play. Neither let us commit fornica. BEWARE of false prophets, which tion, as some of them committed, and come to you in sheep's clothing, but fell in one day three and twenty thou inwardly they are ravening wolves. sand. Neither let us tempt CHRIST, Ye shall know them by their fruits: as some of them also tempted, and do men gather grapes of thorns, or were destroyed of serpents. Neither figs of thistles? Even so every good murmur ye, as some of them also tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a murmured, and were destroyed of the corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. destroyer. Now all these things hap A good tree cannot bring forth evil pened unto them for ensamples: and fruit; neither can a corrupt tree bring they are written for our admonition, forth good fruit. Every tree that upon whom the ends of the world are bringeth not forth good fruit, is hewn come. Wherefore let him that thinkdown, and cast into the fire. Where- eth he standeth, take heed lest he fall fore by their fruits ye shall know There hath no temptation taken you, them. Not every one that saith but such as is common to man: but unto me, LORD, LORD, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father, who is in heaven. THE NINTH SUNDAY AFTER The Collect. GOD is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it. The Gospel. St. Luke xvi. 1. JESUS said unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man who had a steward; and the same was acGRANT to us, LORD, we beseech cused unto him, that he had wasted his thee, the spirit to think and do al- goods. And he called him, and said ways such things as are right: that unto him, How is it that I hear this of we who cannot do any thing that is thee? Give an account of thy stewgood without thee, may by thee beardship; for thou mayest be no longer enabled to live according to thy will, steward. Then the steward said through JESUS CHRIST our Lord. within himself, What shall I do? for my lord taketh away from me the Amen. stewardship I cannot dig; to beg I But the manifestation of the SPIRIT am ashamed. I am resolved what to is given to every man to profit withal. do, that when I am put out of the For to one is given by the SPIRIT stewardship, they may receive me the word of wisdom; to another, the into their houses. So lie called every word of knowledge by the same SPI. one of his lord's debtors unto him, and RIT; to another, faith by the same said unto the first, How much owest SPIRIT; to another, the gifts of heal thou unto my lord? And he said, Aing by the same SPIRIT; to another, hundred measures of oil. And he the working of miracles; to another, said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit prophecy; to another, discerning of down quickly, and write fifty. Then spirits; to another, divers kinds of said he to another, And how much tongues; to another, the interpreta owest thou? And he said, A hundred tion of tongues. But all these work measures of wheat. And he said eth that one and the self-same SPIRIT, dividing to every man severally as : The Gospel. St. Luke xix. 41. unto him, Take thy bill, and write THE TENTH SUNDAY AFTER The Collect. LET thy merciful ears, O LORD, be opened to the prayers of thy humble servants; and that they may obtain their petitions, make them to ask such things as shall please thee, through JESUS CHRIST our Lord. Amen. The Epistle. 1 Cor. xii. 1. CONCERNING spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant. Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these dumb AND when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it, saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes. For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side, and shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee: and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation. And he went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold therein, and them that bought, saying unto them, It is written, My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves. And he taught daily in the temple. TRINITY. The Collect. idols even as ye were led. Where- THE ELEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER fore I give you to understand, that no man, speaking by the SPIRIT OF GOD, calleth JESUS accursed; and that no man can say that JESUS is the LORD, but by the HOLY GHOST. Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same SPIRIT. And there are differences of administrations, but the same LORD. And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same GOD who worketh all in all. O GOD, who declarest thy al. mighty power chiefly in showing mercy and pity; mercifully grant unto us such a measure of thy grace," that we, running the way of thy commandments, may obtain thy gracious promises, and be made partakers_of thy heavenly treasure, through JE. sus CHRIST our Lord. Amen. |