The Ascension-day. |
Heading
ASCENSIONTIDE.
added
in the 1928 Book.
The Ascension Day
in 1928. |
The
Collect.
GRANT,
we beseech thee, Almighty God, that like as we do believe thy only-begotten
Son our Lord Jesus Christ to have ascended into the heavens; so we may
also in heart and mind thither ascend, and with him continually dwell,
who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, world without
end. Amen.
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This Collect is to be said daily throughout the Octave.
For the Epistle. Acts i. 1.
THE
former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both
to do and teach, until the day in which he was taken up, after that he
through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom be
had chosen: to whom also he shewed him self alive after his passion by
many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of
the things pertaining to the kingdom of God: and, being assembled together
with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem,
but wait for the promise of the Father which, saith he, ye have heard
of me. For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with
the Holy Ghost not many days hence. When they therefore were come together,
they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again
the kingdom to Israel? And he said unto them, It is not for you to know
the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power.
But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you:
and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judæa,
and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. And when he
had spoken these things, while they beheld. he was taken up; and a cloud
received him out of their sight. And while they looked stedfastly toward
heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel which
also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this
same Jesus which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like
manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.
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Rubric
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1786,
1789, 1892:
The Gospel. St. Mark xvi. 14.
JESUS
appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, and upbraided them
with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed
not them which had seen him after he was risen. And he said unto
them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth
not shall be damned. And these signs shall follow them that believe;
In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new
tongues; they shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly
thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick,
and they shall recover. So then after the Lord had spoken unto them,
he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.
And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working
with them, and confirming the word with signs following.
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1928:
The
Gospel. St. Luke xxiv. 49.
JESUS
said, Behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry
ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from
on high. And he led them out as far as to Bethany, and he lifted
up his hands, and blessed them. And it came to pass, while he blessed
them, he was parted from them, and carried up into heaven. And they
worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy: and were
continually in the temple, praising and blessing God. |
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¶
The same Collect, Epistle, and Gospel shall serve for every day after
unto the next Sunday, except upon the Feast of St. Philip and St. James. |
This
rubric added in 1892. |
Sunday after
Ascension-day.
The Collect.
O
GOD, the King of glory, who hast exalted thine only Son Jesus Christ with
great triumph unto thy kingdom in heaven; We beseech thee, leave us not
comfortless; but send to us thine Holy Ghost to comfort us, and exalt
us unto the same place whither our Saviour Christ is gone before, who
liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, world without
end. Amen.
The Epistle. 1 St. Pet. iv. 7.
THE
end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.
And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves for charity
shall cover the multitude of sins. Use hospitality one to another without
grudging. As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same
one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. If any
man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let
him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may
be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for
ever and ever. Amen.
The Gospel. St. John xv. 26, and part of chap. xvi.
WHEN
the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even
the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify
of me: and ye also shall bear witness, because ye have been with me from
the beginning. These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not
be offended. They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh,
that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service. And these
things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father,
nor me. But these things have I told you, that when the time shall come,
ye may remember that I told you of them.
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Whitsunday.
The Collect.
O
GOD, who as at this time didst teach the hearts of thy faithful people,
by sending* to them the light of thy Holy Spirit; Grant us by the same
Spirit to have a right judgment in all things, and evermore to rejoice
in his holy comfort; through the merits of Christ Jesus our Saviour, who
liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the same Spirit, one God,
world without end. Amen. |
WHITSUNTIDE.
Pentecost, commonly
called Whitsunday.
in
1928
*
"the sending" in the Proposed (1786) Book; Prop. Book also omits
"O" at beginning of Collect. |
For
the Epistle. Acts
ii. 1.
WHEN
the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in
one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing
mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. And
there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon
each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began
to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. And there
were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under
heaven. Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together,
and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own
language. And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying one to another,
Behold, are not all these which speak Galilæans? And how hear we
every man in our own tongue, where in we were born? Parthians, and Medes,
and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judæa, and
Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia, Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and
in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome. Jews and proselytes,
Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful
works of God.
The Gospel. St. John xiv. 15.
JESUS
said unto his disciples, If ye love me, keep my commandments. And I will
pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may
abide with you for ever; even the Spirit of truth; whom the world can
not receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know
him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. I will not leave you
comfortless: I will come to you. Yet a little while, and the world seeth
me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also. At that
day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you.
He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me:
and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him,
and will manifest myself to him. Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord,
how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us. and not unto the world?
Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words;
and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode
with him. He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and the word which
ye hear is not mine, but the Father's which sent me. These things have
I spoken unto you, being yet present with you. But the Comforter, which
is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach
you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I
have said unto you. Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you:
not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled,
neither let it be afraid. Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away,
and come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said,
I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I. And now I have
told you be fore it come to pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye might
believe. Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this
world cometh, and hath nothing in me. But that the world may know that
I love the Father; and as the Father gave me commandment, even so I do.
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¶
If in any Church the Holy Communion be twice celebrated on Whitsunday,
the following Collect, Epistle, and Gospel may be used at the first Communion.
The
Collect.
ALMIGHTY
and most merciful God, grant, we beseech thee, that by the indwelling
of thy Holy Spirit, we may be enlightened and strengthened for thy service;
through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee in the
unity of the same Spirit ever, one God, world without end. Amen.
The Epistle. 1 Corinthians xii. 4.
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 which worketh all in all. But the manifes-tation of the Spirit
is given to every man to profit withal. For to one is given by the Spirit
the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;
to another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by
the same Spirit; to another the working of mira-cles; to another prophecy;
to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues;
to another the interpre-tation of tongues: but all these worketh that
one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.
For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of
that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ. For by one
Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles,
whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.
For the body is not one member, but many.
The Gospel. St. Luke xi. 9.
JESUS said to his disciples, Ask,
and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall
be opened unto you. For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seek-eth
findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. If a son shall ask
bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if
he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent? or if he shall ask
an egg, will he offer him a scorpion? If ye then, being evil, know how
to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly
Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?
Monday
in Whitsun-week.
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Rubric
and Readings for a second service added in 1928. |
1789,
1892:
The
Collect.
O
GOD, who as at this time didst teach the hearts of thy faithful
people, by sending to them the light of thy Holy Spirit; Grant us
by the same Spirit to have a right judgment in all things, and evermore
to rejoice in his holy comfort; through the merits of Christ Jesus
our Saviour, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of
the same Spirit, one God, world without end. Amen.
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1928:
The
Collect.
SEND,
we beseech thee, Almighty God, thy Holy Spirit into our hearts,
that he may direct and rule us according to thy will, comfort us
in all our afflictions, defend us from all error, and lead us into
all truth; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who with thee and the
same Holy Spirit liveth and reigneth, one God, world without end.
Amen.
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For the Epistle. Acts x. 34.
THEN
Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no
respecter of persons: but in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh
righteousness, is accepted with him. The word which God sent unto the
children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of all:)
that word, I say, ye know, which was published throughout all Judæa,
and began from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached; how God
anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went
about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for
God was with him. And we are witnesses of all things which he did both
in the land of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom they slew and hanged on
a tree: him God raised up the third day, and shewed him openly; not to
all the people, but unto witnesses chosen before of God, even to us, who
did eat and drink with him after he rose from the dead. And he commanded
us to preach unto the people, and to testify that it is he which was ordained
of God to be the Judge of quick and dead. To him give all the prophets
witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive
remission of sins. While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost fell
on all them which heard the word. And they of the circumcision which believed
were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles
also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost. For they heard them speak
with tongues, and magnify God. Then answered Peter, Can any man forbid
water, that these should not be baptized, which have received the Holy
Ghost as well as we? And he commanded them to be baptized in the name
of the Lord. Then prayed they him to tarry certain days.
The Gospel. St. John iii. 16.
GOD
so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever
believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God
sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world
through him might be saved. He that believeth on him is not condemned:
but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed
in the name of the only be gotten Son of God. And this is the condemnation,
that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than
light, because their deeds were evil. For every one that doeth evil hateth
the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made
manifest, that they are wrought in God.
Tuesday in
Whitsun-week.
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In
the Proposed (1786) Book, the Collects for Monday & Tuesday of Whitsun-Week
are not printed out, but are replaced by the rubric:
¶
The same as on Sunday. |
1789,
1892:
The
Collect.
O
GOD, who as at this time didst teach the hearts of thy faithful
people, by sending to them the light of thy Holy Spirit; Grant us
by the same Spirit to have a right judgment in all things, and evermore
to rejoice in his holy comfort; through the merits of Christ Jesus
our Saviour, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of
the same Spirit, one God, world without end. Amen.
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1928:
The
Collect.
GRANT,
we beseech thee, merciful God, that thy Church, being gathered together
in unity by thy Holy Spirit, may manifest thy power among all peoples,
to the glory of thy Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth
and reigneth with thee and the same Spirit, one God, world without
end. Amen. |
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For the Epistle.
Acts viii. 14.
WHEN
the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the
word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John: who, when they were come
down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost: (for as
yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized in the name
of the Lord Jesus.) Then laid they their hands on them, and they received
the Holy Ghost.
The Gospel. St. John x. 1.
VERILY,
verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold,
but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. But
he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the
porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice; and he calleth his own sheep
by name, and leadeth them out. And when he putteth forth his own sheep,
he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice.
And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they
know not the voice of strangers. This parable spake Jesus unto them: but
they understood not what things they were which lie spake unto them. Then
said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door
of the sheep. All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but
the sheep did not hear them. I am the door: by me if any man enter in,
he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture. The thief
cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that
they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
Trinity-Sunday.
The Collect.
ALMIGHTY
and everlasting God, who hast given unto us thy servants grace, by the
confession of a true faith, to acknowledge the glory of the eternal Trinity,
and in the power of the Divine Majesty to worship the Unity; We beseech
thee that thou wouldest keep us stedfast in this faith, and evermore defend
us from all adversities, who livest and reignest, one God, world without
end. Amen.
For the Epistle. Rev. iv. 1.
AFTER
this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first
voice which I beard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which
said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be here after.
And immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in
heaven, and one sat on the throne. And he that sat was to look upon like
a jasper and a sardine stone: and there was a rainbow round about the
throne, in sight like unto an emerald. And round about the throne were
four and twenty seats: and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders
sitting, clothed in white raiment; and they had on their heads crowns
of gold. And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and
voices: and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne,
which are the seven Spirits of God. And before the throne there was a
sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round
about the throne, were four beasts* full of eyes before and behind. And
the first beast† was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf,
and the third beast† had a face as a man, and the fourth beast†
was like a flying eagle. And the four beasts* had each of them six wings
about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and
night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is,
and is to come. And when those beasts give glory and honour and thanks
to him that sat on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever, the four
and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship
him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne,
saying, Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power:
for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were
created.
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living creatures
in 1928.
† word
omitted in 1928
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The Gospel.
St. John iii. 1.
THERE
was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: the
same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou
art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou
doest, except God be with him. Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily,
verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the
kingdom of God. Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he
is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?
Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born
of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That
which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit
is spirit. Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. The
wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but
canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one
that is born of the Spirit. Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How
can these things be? Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master
of Israel, and knowest not these things? Verily, verily, I say unto thee,
We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive
not our witness. If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not,
how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things? And no man hath
ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son
of man which is in heaven. And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness,
even so must the Son of man be lifted up: that whoso ever believeth in
him should not perish, but have eternal life.
The First Sunday
after Trinity.
The Collect.
O
GOD, the strength of all those who put their trust in thee; Mercifully
accept our prayers; and because, through the weakness of our mortal nature,
we can do no good thing without thee, grant us the help of thy grace,
that in keeping thy commandments we may please thee, both in will and
deed; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Epistle. 1 St. John iv. 7.
BELOVED,
let us love one another: for love is of God: and every one that loveth
is born of God, and knoweth God. He that loveth not knoweth not God; for
God is love. In this was manifested the love of God toward us, be cause
that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live
through him. Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved
us, and sent his Son to be the propi- tiation for our sins. Beloved, if
God so loved us, we ought also to love one another. No man hath seen God
at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love
is perfected in us. Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us,
because he hath given us of his Spirit. And we have seen and do testify
that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world. Whosoever
shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he
in God. And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God
is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.
Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day
of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world. There is no fear
in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment.
He that feareth is not made perfect in love. We love him, because he first
loved us. If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar:
for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love
God whom he bath not seen? And this commandment have we from him, That
he who loveth God love his brother also.
The Gospel. St. Luke xvi. 19.
THERE
was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and
fared sumptuously every day: and there was a certain beggar named Lazarus,
which was laid at his gate, full of sores, and desiring to be fed with
the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table: moreover the dogs came
and licked his sores. And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was
carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and
was buried; and in hell he lift up his eyes. being in torments, and seeth
Abraham afar off, an Lazarus in his bosom. And he cried and said, Father
Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of
his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.
But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy
good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted,
and thou art tormented. And beside all this, between us and you there
is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you
cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence. Then
he said, I pray thee there fore, father, that thou wouldest send him to
my father's house: for I have five brethren; that he may testify unto
them, lest they also come into this place of torment. Abraham saith unto
him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them. And he said,
Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will
repent. And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets,
neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.
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The Second
Sunday after Trinity.
The Collect.
O
LORD, who never failest to help and govern those* whom thou dost bring
up in thy stedfast fear and love; Keep us, we beseech thee, under the
protection of thy good providence, and make us to have a perpetual fear
and love of thy holy Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Epistle. 1 St. John iii. 13.
MARVEL
not, my brethren, if the world hate you. We know that we have passed from
death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his
brother abideth in death. Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer:
and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him. Hereby
perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and
we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. But whoso hath this world's
good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion
from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him? My little children, let
us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth. And
hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before
him. For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth
all things. Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence
toward God. And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep
his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.
And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his
Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment. And
he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby
we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us.
The Gospel. St. Luke xiv. 16.
A
CERTAIN man made a great supper, and bade many: and sent his servant at
supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are
now ready. And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first
said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and
see it: I pray thee have me excused. And another said, I have bought five
yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused. And
another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come. So that
servant came, and shewed his lord these things. Then the master of the
house being angry said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets
and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and
the halt, and the blind. And the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou
hast commanded, and yet there is room. And the lord said unto the servant,
Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that
my house may be filled. For I say unto you that none of those men which
were bidden shall. taste of my supper.
The Third Sunday
after Trinity.
The Collect.
O
LORD, we beseech thee mercifully to hear us; and grant that we, to whom
thou hast given an hearty desire to pray, may, by thy mighty aid, be defended
and comforted in all dangers and adversities; through Jesus Christ our
Lord. Amen.
The Epistle. 1 St. Pet. v. 5.
ALL
of you be subject one to another, and. be clothed with humility: for God
resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble. Humble yourselves
therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:
casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you. Be sober, be vigilant;
because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking
whom he may devour: whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the
same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.
But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by
Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish,
strengthen, settle you. To him be glory and dominion for ever and ever.
Amen.
The Gospel. St. Luke xv. 1.
THEN
drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him. And
the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners,
and eateth with them. And he spake this parable unto them, saying, What
man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not
leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and. go after that which
is lost, until he find it? And when he hath found it, he layeth it on
his shoulders, rejoicing. And when he cometh home, he calleth together
his friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have
found my sheep which was lost. I say unto you, that likewise joy shall
be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and
nine just persons, which need no repentance. Either what woman having
ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a candle.
and sweep the house, and seek diligently till she find it? And when she
hath found it, she calleth her friends and her neighbours together, 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 Trinity. |
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"them" in Prop. Book |
The
Collect.
O
GOD, the protector of all that trust in thee, without whom nothing is
strong, nothing is holy; Increase and multiply upon us thy mercy; that,
thou being our ruler and guide, we may so pass through things temporal,
that we finally lose not the things eternal. Grant this, O heavenly Father,
for Jesus Christ's sake our Lord*. Amen.
The Epistle. Rom. viii. 18.
I
RECKON that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared
with the glory which shall be revealed in us. For the earnest expectation
of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God. For
the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason
of him who hath subjected the same in hope, because the creature itself
also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious
liberty of the children of God. For we know that the whole creation groaneth
and travaileth in pain together until now. And not only they, but ourselves
also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan
within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of
our body.
The Gospel. St. Luke vi. 36.
BE
ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful. Judge not, and
ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive,
and ye shall be forgiven: give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure,
pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into
your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be
measured to you again. And he spake a parable unto them, Can the blind
lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch? The disciple
is not above his master: but every one that is perfect shall be 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 canst
thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me pull out the mote that is in
thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in thine own
eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and
then shalt thou see clearly to pull out the mote that is in thy brother's
eye.
The Fifth Sunday
after Trinity.
The Collect.
GRANT,
O Lord, we beseech thee, that the course of this world may be so peaceably
ordered by thy governance, that thy Church may joyfully serve thee in
all godly quietness; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Epistle. 1 St. Pet. iii. 8.
BE
ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren,
be pitiful, be courteous: not rendering evil for evil, or railing for
railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called,
that ye should inherit a blessing. For he that will love life, and see
good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they
speak no guile: let him eschew evil, 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.
IT
came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of
God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret, and saw two ships standing by
the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their
nets. And he entered into one of the ships, which was Simon's, and prayed
him that he would thrust out a little from the land. And he sat down,
and taught the people out of the ship. Now when he had left speaking,
he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for
a draught. And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all
the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let
down the net. And when they had this done, they inclosed a great multitude
of fishes: and their net brake. And they beckoned unto their partners,
which were in the other ship, that they should come and help them. And
they came, and filled both the ships, so that they began to sink. When
Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, Depart from
me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord. For he was astonished, and all that
were with him, at the draught of the fishes which they had taken: and
so was also James, and John, the sons of Zebedee, which were partners
with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not; from henceforth thou
shalt catch men. And when they had brought their ships to land, they forsook
all, and followed him.
The Sixth Sunday
after Trinity.
The Collect.
O
GOD, who hast prepared for those who love thee such good things as pass
man's under standing; Pour into our hearts such love toward thee, that
we, loving thee above all things, may obtain thy promises, which exceed
all that we can desire; through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.
The Epistle. Rom. vi. 3.
KNOW
ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized
into his death? Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death:
that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father,
even so we also should walk in newness of life. For if we have been planted
together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness
of his resurrection: knowing this, that our old man is crucified with
him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should
not serve sin. For he that is dead is freed from sin. Now if we be dead
with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him: knowing that
Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion
over him. For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth,
he liveth unto God. Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed
unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.
The Gospel. St. Matt. v. 20.
JESUS
said unto his disciples, Except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness
of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom
of heaven. Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt
not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:
but I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother with out
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 ought
against thee; leave there thy gift be fore 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.
The Collect.
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.
I
SPEAK after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh:
for as ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity
unto iniquity; even so now yield your members servants to righteousness
unto holiness. For when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from
righteousness. What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now
ashamed? for the end of those things is death. But now being made free
from sin and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness,
and the end everlasting life. For the wages of sin is death; but the gift
of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
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 compassion
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 men 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 be fore 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 Trinity.
The Collect.
O
GOD, whose never-failing providence ordereth all things both in heaven
and earth; We humbly beseech thee to put away from us all hurtful things,
and to give us those things which are profitable for us; through Jesus
Christ our Lord. 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 Gospel. St. Matt. vii. 15.
BEWARE
of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly
they are ravening wolves. Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather
grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? Even so every good tree bringeth
forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good
tree can not bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring
forth good fruit. Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn
down, and cast into the fire. Therefore by their fruits ye shall know
them. Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the
kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in
heaven.
The Ninth Sunday
after Trinity
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Jesus Christ our Lord. in
1928. |
The
Collect.
GRANT
to us, Lord, we beseech thee, the spirit to think and do always such things
as are right*; that we, who cannot do any thing that is good without thee,
may by thee be enabled to live according to thy will; through Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen.
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 writ ten, The people sat down to eat and
drink, and rose up to play. Neither let us commit fornication, as some
of them committed, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand. Neither
let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed
of serpents. Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were
destroyed of the destroyer. Now all these things happened unto them for
ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends
of the world are come. Where fore let him that thinketh he standeth take
heed lest he fall. There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common
to man: but 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.
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1789, 1892:
The
Gospel. St. Luke xvi. 1.
JESUS
said unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had
a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted
his goods. And he called him, and said unto him, How is it that
I hear this of thee? give an account of thy stewardship; for thou
mayest be no longer steward. Then the steward said within himself,
What shall I do? for my lord taketh away from me the steward ship:
I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed. I am resolved what to do, that,
when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their
houses. So he called every one of his lord's debtors unto him, and
said unto the first, How much owest thou unto my lord? And he said,
An hundred measures of oil And he said unto him, Take thy bill,
and sit down quickly, and write fifty. Then said he to another,
And how much owest thou? And he said, An hundred measures of wheat.
And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and write four score, And the
lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for
the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the
children of light. And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends
of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive
you into everlasting habitations.
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The
Gospel. St. Luke xv. 11.
JESUS
said, A certain man had two sons: and the younger of them said to
his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to
me. And he divided unto them his living. And not many days after
the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into
a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.
And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land;
and he began to be in want. And he went and joined himself to a
citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed
swine. And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that
the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him. And when he came to
himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread
enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger ! I will arise and
go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against
heaven, and before thee, and am no more worthy to be called thy
son: make me as one of thy hired servants. And he arose, and came
to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw
him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed
him. And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven,
and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son. But
the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and
put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet:
and bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and
be merry: for this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost,
and is found. And they began to be merry. Now his elder son was
in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard
musick and dancing. And he called one of the servants, and asked
what these things meant. And he said unto him, Thy brother is come;
and thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received
him safe and sound. And he was angry, and would not go in: therefore
came his father out, and intreated him. And he answering said to
his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed
I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid,
that I might make merry with my friends: but as soon as this thy
son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou
hast killed for him the fatted calf. And he said unto him, Son,
thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine. It was meet
that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was
dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.
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The Tenth Sunday
after Trinity.
The Collect.
LET
thy merciful ears, O Lord, be open 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 idols, even as ye were
led. Wherefore 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
which worketh all in all. But the manifestation of the Spirit is given
to every man to profit withal. For to one is given by the Spirit the word
of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit; to another
faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same
Spirit, to another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another
discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another
the interpretation of tongues: but all these worketh that one and the
selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.
The Gospel. St. Luke xix. 41.
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 com pass 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; be cause 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. |
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The Eleventh
Sunday after Trinity.
The Collect.
O
GOD, who declarest thy almighty 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 Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
The Epistle. 1 Cor. xv. 1.
BRETHREN,
I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye
have received, and wherein ye stand; by which also ye are saved, if ye
keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.
For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how
that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; and that he
was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
and that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve: after that, he was
seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part
remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep. After that, he was
seen of James; then of all the apostles. And last of all he was seen of
me also, as of one born out of due time. For I am the least of the apostles,
that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church
of God. But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was
bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than
they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me. Therefore
whether it were I or they, so we preach, and so ye believed.
The Gospel. St. Luke xviii. 9.
JESUS
spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they
were righteous, and despised others: Two men went up into the temple to
pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican. The Pharisee stood
and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee that I am not as other
men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican. I
fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess. And the publican,
standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven,
but smote upon his breast, saying, God be. merciful to me a sinner. I
tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other:
for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth
himself shall be exalted.
The Twelfth
Sunday after Trinity.
The Collect.
ALMIGHTY
and everlasting God, who art always more ready to hear than we to pray,
and art wont to give more than either we de sire or deserve; Pour down
upon us the abundance of thy mercy; forgiving us those things whereof
our conscience is afraid, and giving us those good things which we are
not worthy to ask, but through the merits and mediation of Jesus Christ,
thy Son, our Lord. Amen.
The Epistle. 2 Cor. iii. 4.
SUCH
trust have we through Christ to God-ward: not that we are sufficient of
ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of
God; who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of
the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit
giveth life. But if the ministration of death, written and engraven in
stones was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not stedfastly
behold the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance; which glory
was to be done away: how shall not the minis tration of the spirit be
rather glorious? For if the ministration of condemnation be glory, much
more doth the ministration of righteous ness exceed in glory.
The Gospel. St. Mark vii. 31.
JESUS,
departing from the coasts of Tyre and Sidon, came unto the sea of Galilee,
through the midst of the coasts of Decapolis. And they bring unto him
one that was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech; and they beseech
him to put his hand upon him. And he took him aside from the multitude,
and put his fingers into his ears, and he spit, and touched his tongue;
and looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that
is, Be opened. And straightway his ears were opened, and the string of
his tongue was loosed, and he spake plain. And he charged them that they
should tell no man: but the more he charged them, so much the more a great
deal they published it; and were beyond measure astonished, saying, He
bath done all things well: he maketh both the deaf to hear, and the dumb
to speak.
The Thirteenth
Sunday after Trinity.
The Collect.
ALMIGHTY
and merciful God, of whose only gift it cometh that thy faithful people
do unto thee true and laudable service; Grant, we beseech thee, that we
may so faithfully serve thee in this life, that we fail not finally to
attain thy heavenly promises; through the merits of Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
The Epistle. Gal. iii. 16.
TO
Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds,
as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ. And this
I say, that the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ,
the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul,
that it should make the promise of none effect. For if the inheritance
be of the law, it is no more of promise: but God gave it to Abraham by
promise. Where fore then serveth the law? It was added be cause of transgressions,
till the seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was ordained
by angels in the hand of a mediator. Now a mediator is not a mediator
of one, but God is one. Is the law then against the promises of God? God
forbid: for if there had been a law given which could have given life,
verily righteousness should have been by the law. But the scripture hath
concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might
be given to them that believe.
The Gospel. St. Luke x. 23.
BLESSED
are the eyes which see the things that ye see: for I tell you, that many
prophets and kings have desired to see those things which ye see, and
have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not
heard them. And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying,
Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? He said unto him, What
is written in the law? how readest thou? And he answering said, Thou shalt
love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with
all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.
And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt
live. But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is
my neighbour? And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem
to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment,
and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead. And by chance there
came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by
on the other side. And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came
and looked on him, and passed by on the other side. But a certain Samaritan,
as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion
on him, and went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine,
and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care
of him. And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence, and
gave them to the host, and said unto him, Take care of him; and whatsoever
thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee. Which now of
these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him that fell among the
thieves? And he said, He that shewed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto
him, Go, and do thou likewise.
The Fourteenth
Sunday after Trinity.
The Collect.
ALMIGHTY
and everlasting God, give unto us the increase of faith, hope, and charity;
and, that we may obtain that which thou dost promise, make us to love
that which thou dost command; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Epistle. Gal. v. 16.
I
SAY then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the
flesh. For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against
the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot
do the things that ye would. But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not
under the law. Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these;
Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, idolatry, witch-craft,
hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, envyings,
murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you
before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such
things shall not inherit the kingdom of God. But the fruit of the Spirit
is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness,
temperance: against such there is no law. And they that are Christ's have
crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.
The Gospel. St. Luke xvii. 11.
AND
it came to pass, as Jesus went to Jerusalem, that he passed through the
midst of Samaria and Galilee. And as he entered into a certain village,
there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off: and they
lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us. And
when he saw them, he said unto them, Go shew yourselves unto the priests
And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were cleansed. And one of
them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice
glorified God, and fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks:
and he was a Samaritan. And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed?
but where are the nine? There are not found that returned to give glory
to God, save this stranger. And he said unto him, Arise, go thy way thy
faith hath made thee whole.
The Fifteenth
Sunday after Trinity.
The Collect.
KEEP,
we beseech thee, O Lord, thy Church with thy perpetual mercy; and, because
the frailty of man without thee cannot but fall, keep us ever by thy help
from all things hurtful, and lead us to all things profitable to our salvation;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Epistle. Gal. vi. 11.
YE
see how large a letter I have written unto you with mine own hand. As
many as desire to make a fair shew in the flesh, they constrain you to
be circumcised; only lest they should suffer persecution for the cross
of Christ. For neither they themselves who are circumcised keep the law;
but desire to have you circumcised, that they may glory in your flesh.
But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus
Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world.
For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision,
but a new creature. And as many as walk according to this rule, peace
be on them, and mercy, and upon the Israel of God. From henceforth let
no man trouble me: for I bear in my body the marks of the Lord Jesus.
Brethren, the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.
The Gospel. St. Matt. vi. 24.
NO
man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the
other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot
serve God and mammon. Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your
life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body,
what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than
raiment? Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they
reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are
ye not much better than they? Which of you by taking thought can add one
cubit unto his stature? And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider
the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they
spin: and yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not
arrayed like one of these. Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the
field, which to day is, and tomorrow is cast into the oven, shall he not
much more clothe you, O ye of little faith? There fore take no thought,
saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall
we be clothed? (for after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for
your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. But
seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these
things shall be added unto you. Take therefore no thought for the morrow:
for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient
unto the day is the evil thereof.
The Sixteenth
Sunday after Trinity.
The Collect.
O
LORD, we beseech thee, let thy continual pity cleanse and defend thy Church;
and, because it cannot continue in safety without thy succour, preserve
it evermore by thy help and goodness; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Epistle. Ephes. iii. 13.
I
DESIRE that ye faint not at my tribulations for you, which is your glory.
For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, that he would grant
you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might
by his Spirit in the inner man; that Christ may dwell in your hearts by
faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend
with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;
and to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might
be filled with all the fulness of God. Now unto him that is able to do
exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, ac cording to the
power that worketh in us, unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus
throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.
The Gospel. St. Luke vii. 11.
AND
it came to pass the day after, that Jesus went into a city called Nain;
and many of his disciples went with him, and much people. Now when he
came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried
out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow: and much people
of the city was with her. And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion
on her, and said unto her, Weep not. And he came and touched the bier:
an they that bare him stood still. And he said, Young man, I say unto
thee, Arise. And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he delivered
him to his mother. And there came a fear on all: and they glorified God,
saying, That a great prophet is risen up among us; and, That God hath
visited his people. And this rumour of him went forth through out all
Judæa, and throughout all the region round about.
The Seventeenth
Sunday after Trinity.
The Collect.
LORD,
we pray thee that thy grace may always prevent and follow us, and make
us continually to be given to all good works; through Jesus Christ our
Lord. Amen.
The Epistle. Ephes. iv. 1.
I
THEREFORE, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of
the vocation wherewith ye are called, with all lowliness and meekness,
with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love endeavouring to keep
the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body, and one
Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one
faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through
all, and in you all.
The Gospel. St. Luke xiv. 1.
IT
came to pass, as Jesus went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees
to eat bread on the sabbath day, that they watched him. And, behold, there
was a certain man before him which had the dropsy. And Jesus answering
spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying Is it lawful to heal on the
sabbath day? And they held their peace. And he took him, and healed him,
and let him go and answered them, saying, Which of you shall have an ass
or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out on the
sabbath day? And they could not answer him again to these things. And
he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how
they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them, When thou art bidden
of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more
honourable man than thou be bidden of him; and he that bade thee and him
come and say to thee, Give this man place; and thou begin with shame to
take the lowest room. But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the
lowest room; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee,
Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have worship in the presence of
them that sit at meat with thee. For whosoever exalteth himself shall
be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
The Eighteenth
Sunday after Trinity.
The Collect.
LORD,
we beseech thee, grant thy people grace to withstand the temptations of
the world, the flesh, and the devil; and with pure hearts and minds to
follow thee, the only God; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Epistle. 1 Cor. i. 4.
I
THANK my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given
you by Jesus Christ: that in every thing ye are enriched by him, in all
utterance, and in all knowledge; even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed
in you: so that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our
Lord Jesus Christ: who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may
be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
The Gospel. St. Matt. xxii. 34.
WHEN
the Pharisees had heard that Jesus had put the Sadducees to silence, they
were gathered together. Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him
a question. tempting him, and saying, Master, which is the great commandment
in the law? Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with
all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the
first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt
love thy neighbour as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the
law and the prophets. While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus
asked them, saying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They say
unto him, The son of David. He saith unto them, How then doth David in
spirit call him Lord, saying, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on
my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool? If David then
call him Lord, how is he his Son? And no man was able to answer him a
word, neither durst any man from that day forth ask him any more questions.
The Nineteenth
Sunday after Trinity
The Collect.
O
GOD, forasmuch as without thee we are not able to please thee; Mercifully
grant that thy Holy Spirit may in all things direct and rule our hearts;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Epistle. Ephes. iv. 17.
THIS
I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not
as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind, having the understanding
darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that
is in them, because of the blindness of their heart: who being past feeling
have given themselves over unto lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness
with greediness. But ye have not so learned Christ; if so be that ye have
heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus: that
ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt
according to the deceitful lusts, and be renewed in the spirit of your
mind, and that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness
and true holiness. Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth
with his neighbour: for we are members one of another. Be ye angry, and
sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: neither give place to
the devil. Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour,
working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give
to him that needeth. Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your
mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minis
ter grace unto the hearers. And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby
ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. Let all bitter ness, and wrath,
and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with
all malice: and be ye kind one to another, tender hearted, forgiving one
another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.
The Gospel. St. Matt. ix. 1.
JESUS
entered into a ship, and passed over, and came into his own city. And,
behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and
Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy; Son, be of good
cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee. And, behold, certain of the scribes
said within themselves, This man blasphemeth. And Jesus knowing their
thoughts said, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts? For whether is
easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and walk?
But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive
sins, (then saith he to the sick of the palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed,
and go unto thine house. And he arose, and departed to his house. But
when the multitudes saw it, they marvelled, and glorified God, which had
given such power unto men.
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The Twentieth
Sunday after Trinity.
The Collect.
O
ALMIGHTY and most merciful God, of thy bountiful goodness keep us, we
beseech thee, from all things that may hurt us; that we, being ready both
in body and soul, may cheerfully accomplish those things which thou commandest;*
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Epistle. Ephes. v. 15.
SEE
then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, redeeming
the time, be cause the days are evil. Wherefore be ye not unwise, but
under-standing what the will of the Lord is. And be not drunk with wine,
where in is excess; but be filled with the Spirit; speaking to yourselves
in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in
your heart to the Lord; giving thanks always for all things unto God and
the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ; submit ting yourselves
one to another in the fear of God.
The Gospel. St. Matt. xxii. 1.
JESUS
said, The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a
marriage for his son, and sent forth his servants to call them that were
bidden to the wedding: and they would not come. Again, he sent forth other
servants saying, Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my
dinner: my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready:
come unto the marriage. But they made light of it, and went their ways,
one to his farm, another to his merchandise: and the remnant took his
servants, and entreated them spitefully, and slew them. But when the king
heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed
those murderers, and burned up their city. Then saith he to his servants,
The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy. Go ye
therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the
marriage. So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together
all as many. as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was furnished
with guests. And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there
a man which had not on a wedding garment: and he saith unto him, Friend,
how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless.
Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him
away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing
of teeth. For many are called, but few are chosen.
The Twenty-first
Sunday after Trinity.
The Collect.
GRANT,
we beseech thee, merciful Lord, to thy faithful people pardon and peace,
that they may be cleansed from all their sins, and serve thee with a quiet
mind; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Epistle. Ephes. vi. 10.
MY
brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. Put on
the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles
of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against
principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of
this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Wherefore take
unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in
the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having your
loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;
and your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; above
all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench
all the fiery darts of the wicked. And take the helmet of salvation, and
the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: praying always with
all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with
all perseverance and supplication for all saints; and for me, that utterance
may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the
mystery of the gospel, for which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein
I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.
The Gospel. St. John iv. 46.
THERE
was a certain nobleman, whose son was sick at Capernaum. When he heard
that Jesus was come out of Judæa into Galilee, he went unto him,
and besought him that he would come down, and heal his son: for he was
at the point of death. Then said Jesus unto him, Except ye see signs and
wonders, ye will not believe. The nobleman saith unto him, Sir, come down
ere my child die. Jesus saith unto him, Go thy way: thy son liveth. And
the man believed the word that Jesus had spoken unto him, and he went
his way. And as he was now going down, his servants met him, and told
him, saying, Thy son liveth. Then enquired he of them the hour when he
began to amend. And they said unto him, Yesterday at the seventh hour
the fever left him. So the father knew that it was at the same hour, in
the which Jesus said unto him, Thy son liveth: and himself believed, and
his whole house. This is again the second miracle that Jesus did, when
he was come out of Judæa into Galilee.
The Twenty-second
Sunday after Trinity.
The Collect.
LORD,
we beseech thee to keep thy household the Church in continual godliness;
that through thy protection it may be free from all adversities, and devoutly
given to serve thee in good works, to the glory of thy Name; through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Epistle. Phil. i. 3.
I
THANK my God upon every remembrance of you, always in every prayer of
mine for you all making request with joy, for your fellowship in the gospel
from the first day until now; being confident of this very thing, that
he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of
Jesus Christ: even as it is meet for me to think this of you all, because
I have you in my heart; inasmuch as both in my bonds, and in the defence
and confirmation of the gospel, ye all are partakers of my grace. For
God is my record, how greatly I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus
Christ. And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in
knowledge and in all judgment; that ye may approve things that are excellent;
that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ; being
filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto
the glory and praise of God.
The Gospel. St. Matt. xviii. 21.
PETER
said unto Jesus, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I
forgive him? till seven times? Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee,
Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven. Therefore is the kingdom
of heaven likened unto a certain king, which would take account of his
servants. And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which
owed him ten thousand talents. But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his
lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that
he had, and payment to be made. The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped
him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all. Then
the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and
forgave him the debt. But the same servant went out, and found one of
his fellowservants, which owed him an hundred pence: and he laid hands
on him, and took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest. And
his fellowservant fell down at his feet, and besought him, saying, Have
patience with me, and I will pay thee all. And he would not: but went
and cast him into prison, till he should pay the debt. So when his fellowservants
saw what was clone, they were very sorry, and came and told unto their
lord all that was done. Then his lord, after that he had called him, said
unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because
thou desiredst me: shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy
fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee? And his lord was wroth, and
delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto
him. So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from
your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.
The Twenty-third
Sunday after Trinity.
The Collect.
O
GOD, our refuge and strength, who art the author of all godliness; Be
ready, we beseech thee, to hear the devout prayers of thy Church; and
grant that those things which we ask faithfully we may obtain effectually;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Epistle. Phil. iii. 17.
BRETHREN,
be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us
for an ensample. (For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now
tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ:
whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is
in their shame, who mind earthly things.) For our conversation is in heaven;
from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ: who shall
change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious
body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things
unto himself.
The Gospel. St. Matt. xxii. 15.
THEN
went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might entangle him in his
talk. And they sent out unto him their disciples with the Herodians, saying,
Master, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth,
neither carest thou for any man: for thou regardest not the person of
men. Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute
unto Cæsar, or not? But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said,
Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites? Shew me the tribute money. And they brought
unto him a penny. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription?
They say unto him, Cesar's. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore
unto Cæsar the things which are Cæsar's; and unto God the
things that are God's. When they had heard these words, they marvelled,
and left him, and went their way.
The Twenty-fourth
Sunday after Trinity.
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The
Collect.
O
LORD, we beseech thee, absolve thy people from their offences; that through
thy bountiful goodness we may all be delivered from the bands of those
sins, which by our frailty we have committed. Grant this, O heavenly Father,
for Jesus Christ's sake*, our blessed Lord and Saviour. Amen.
The Epistle. Col. i. 3.
WE
give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always
for you, since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love
which ye have to all the saints, for the hope which is laid up for you
in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel;
which is come unto you, as it is in all the world; and bringeth forth
fruit, as it doth also in you, since the day ye heard of it, and knew
the grace of God in truth: as ye also learned of Epaphras our dear fellow-servant,
who is for you a faithful minister of Christ; who also declared unto us
your love in the Spirit. For this cause we also, since the day we heard
it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled
with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;
that ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful
in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God; strengthened
with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and
longsuffering with joyfulness; giving thanks unto the Father, which hath
made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light.
The Gospel. St. Matt. ix. 18.
WHILE
Jesus spake these things unto John's disciples, behold, there came a certain
ruler, and worshi pped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but
come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live. And Jesus arose, and
followed him, and so did his disciples. And, behold, a woman, which was
diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched
the hem of his garment: for she said within herself, If I may but touch
his garment, I shall be whole. But Jesus turned him about, and when he
saw her, he said, Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee
whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour. And when Jesus came
into the ruler's house, and saw the minstrels and the people making a
noise, he said unto them, Give place: for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth.
And they laughed him to scorn. But when the people were put forth, he
went in, and took her by the hand, and the maid arose. And the fame hereof
went abroad into all that land.
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¶
If in any year there be twenty-six Sundays after Trinity, the service
for the Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany shall be used on the Twenty-fifth
Sunday. If there be twenty-seven, the service for the Sixth Sunday after
the Epiphany shall be used on the Twenty-sixth, and the service for the
Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany on the Twenty-fifth. If there be fewer
than twenty-five Sundays, the overplus shall be omitted.
The Twenty-fifth
Sunday after Trinity.
The Collect.
STIR
up, we beseech thee, O Lord, the wills of thy faithful people; that they,
plenteously bringing forth the fruit of good works, may by thee be plenteously
rewarded; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
For the Epistle. Jer. xxiii. 5.
BEHOLD,
the days come, saith the Lord, that I will raise unto David a righteous
Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment
and justice in the earth. In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel
shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE
LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS. Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the Lord,
that they shall no more say, The Lord liveth, which brought up the children
of Israel out of the land of Egypt; but, The Lord liveth, which brought
up and which led the seed of the house of Israel out of the north country,
and from all countries whither I had driven them; and they shall dwell
in their own land.
The Gospel. St. John vi. 5.
WHEN
Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company come unto him,
he saith unto Philip, Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat? And
this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do. Philip
answered him, Two hundred penny-worth of bread is not sufficient for them,
that every one of them may take a little. One of his disciples, Andrew,
Simon Peter's brother, saith unto him, There 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 took
the loaves; and when he had given thanks, he distributed to the disciples,
and the disciples to them that were set down; and likewise of the fishes
as much as they would. When they were filled, he said unto 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.
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Title
changed to The
Sunday next before Advent
in 1892. |
¶
If there be any more Sundays before Advent-Sunday, the Service of some
of those Sundays that were omitted after the Epiphany, shall be taken
in to supply so many as are here wanting. And if there be fewer, the overplus
may be omitted: Provided that this last Collect, Epistle, and Gospel,
shall always be used upon the Sunday next before Advent. |
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and Proposed (1786) Books. |
¶
If there be more than twenty-five Sundays after Trinity, the service of
some of those Sundays that were omitted after the Epiphany shalt be taken
in to supply so many as are here wanting. And if there be fewer than twenty-five
Sundays, the overplus shall be omitted. |
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