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would come from thence. Then to lay down our lives for the he said, I pray thee therefore, brethren. But whoso hath this father, that thou wouldest send world's good, and seeth his 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.

THE SECOND SUNDAY AFTER

TRINITY.

The Collect.

O LORD, who never failest to help and govern those whom thou dost bring up in thy steadfast 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.

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 towards 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.

The Epistle. 1 John iii. 13. MARVEL not, my brethren, A CERTAIN man made a if the world hate you. We great supper, and bade many; know that we have passed from and sent his servant at supperdeath unto life, because we time, to say to them that were love the brethren. He that bidden, Come, for all things loveth not his brother, abideth are now ready. And they all in death. Whosoever hateth with one consent began to his brother, is a murderer: and make excuse. The first said ye know that no murderer unto him, I have bought a piece hath eternal life abiding in him. of ground, and I must needs go Hereby perceive we the love and see it; I pray thee have of GOD, because he laid down me excused. And another said, his life for us and we ought I have bought five yoke of

oxen, and I go to prove them; vigilant; because your adverI pray thee have me excused. sary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: whom resist, steadfast 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 awhile, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you. To him be glory

And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come. So that servant came, and showed 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 and dominion for ever and is room. And the lord said ever. Amen. 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 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 O LORD, we beseech thee leave the ninety and nine in the mercifully to hear us; and grant | wilderness, and go after that that we, to whom thou hast which is lost, until he find it? given an hearty desire to pray, And when he hath found it, may, by thy mighty aid, be defended and comforted in all dangers and adversities, through JESUS CHRIST Our Lord. Amen.

The Collect.

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

The Epistle. 1 St. Peter v. 5. ALL of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with you, that likewise joy shall humility for GoD resisteth the be in heaven over one sinner proud, and giveth grace to the that repenteth, more than over humble. Humble yourselves ninety and nine just persons, therefore under the mighty which need no repentance. hand of God, that he may exalt Either what woman having ten you in due time: casting all pieces of silver, if she lose one your care upon him; for he piece, doth not light a candle, careth for you. Be sober, be and sweep the house, and seek

ourselves

groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.

diligently till she find it? And ourselves also, which have the when she hath found it, she first fruits of the Spirit, even calleth her friends and her neigh- we bours 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.

The Collect.

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 O GOD, the protector of all you; good measure, pressed that trust in thee, without whom down, and shaken together, and nothing is strong, nothing is running over, shall men give holy; increase and multiply into your bosom. For with upon us thy mercy; that thou the same measure that ye mete being our ruler and guide, we withal, it shall be measured to may so pass through things you again. And he spake a temporal, that we finally lose parable unto them: Can the not the things eternal: Grant blind lead the blind? shall they this, O heavenly Father, for not both fall into the ditch? JESUS CHRIST's sake our Lord. The disciple is not above his 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

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, that is in thine own eye? Either but perceivest not the beam how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, when beam that is in thine own eye? thou thyself beholdest not the the beam out of thine own eye, Thou hypocrite, cast out first 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

now and not only they, but thee, that the course of this

world may be so peaceably him that he would thrust out a ordered by thy governance, little from the land: and he sat that thy Church may joyfully down and taught the people serve thee in all godly quiet-out of the ship. Now, when ness, through JESUS CHRIST he had left speaking, he said our Lord. Amen.

The Epistle. 1 St. Peter iii. 8.

unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught. And Simon BE ye all of one mind, answering, said unto him, having compassion one of Master, we have toiled all the another; love as brethren, be night, and have taken nothing; pitiful, be courteous ; not nevertheless, at thy word I will rendering evil for evil, or let down the net. And when railing for railing; but contra- they had this done, they enriwise, blessing; knowing that closed a great multitude of ye are thereunto called, that ye fishes, and their net brake. should inherit a blessing. For And they beckoned unto their he that will love life, and see partners which were in the good days, let him refrain his other ship, that they should tongue from evil, and his lips come and help them. And 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

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 hence forth 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 washing their nets. And he for those who love thee, such entered into one of the ships, good things

as pass man's which was Simon's, and prayed understanding; pour into our

hearts such love towards 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.

Ye

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

the kingdom of heaven. 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 without a cause, KNOW ye not that so many shall be in danger of the of us as were baptized into judgment: and whosoever shall JESUS CHRIST, were baptized say to his brother, Raca, shall into his death? Therefore we be in danger of the council : are buried with him by baptism but whosoever shall say, Thou into death; that like as CHRIST fool, shall be in danger of hell was raised up from the dead by fire. Therefore, if thou bring 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 hence- him; lest at any time the forth 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, unto thee, thou shalt by no knowing that CHRIST being means come out thence, till raised from the dead, dieth no thou hast paid the uttermost more; death hath no more farthing. 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.

adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison. Verily I say

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 JESUS said unto his disci- religion, nourish us with all ples, Except your righteousness goodness, and of thy great shall exceed the righteousness mercy keep us in the same, of the Scribes and Pharisees, through JESUS CHRIST our ye shall in no case enter into Iord. Amen.

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