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The Gospel. St. Matt. ix. 18.

offences; that, through thy inheritance of the saints in 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.

him about, and when he saw her, he said, Daughter, be of good comfort, thy faith hath made thee whole. And the

WHILE JESUS spake these things unto John's disciples, behold, there came a certain ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead; but come and lay WE give thanks to GOD, and thy hand upon her, and she the Father of our Lord JESUS shall live. And JESUS arose, CHRIST, praying always for and followed him, and so did you, since we heard of your his disciples. (And behold, a faith in CHRIST JESUS, and of woman, which was diseased with the love which ye have to all an issue of blood twelve years, the saints; for the hope which came behind him, and touched is laid up for you in heaven, the hem of his garment: for whereof ye heard before in the she said within herself, If I may word of the truth of the Gospel; but touch his garment, I shall which is come unto you, as it be whole. But JESUS turned 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 woman was made whole from of Epaphras, our dear fellow-that hour.) And when JESUS 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 long-suffering, with joyfulness; giving thanks unto the Father, who hath made us meet to be partakers of the

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.

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 | said, Make the men sit down. JESUS CHRIST our Lord. Amen. Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat For the Epistle. Jer. xxiii. 5. down, in number about five BEHOLD, the days come, thousand. And JESUS took the saith the LORD, that I will raise loaves, and when he had given unto David a righteous branch; thanks, he distributed to the and a king shall reign and disciples, and the disciples to prosper, and shall execute them that were set down, and judgment and justice in the likewise of the fishes, as much earth. In his days, Judah as they would. When they shall be saved, and Israel shall were filled, he said unto his dwell safely and this is his disciples, Gather up the fragname whereby he shall be ments that remain, that nothing called, THE LORD OUR RIGHT- be lost. Therefore they gatherEOUSNESS. Therefore, behold, ed them together, and filled the days come, saith the LORD, twelve baskets with the fragthat they shall no more say, ments of the five barley-loaves, The LORD liveth, who brought which remained over and above up the children of Israel out unto them that had eaten. Then of the land of Egypt; but, those men, when they had seen The LORD liveth, who brought | the miracle that JESUS did, said, up, and who 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 lift 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, who hath five barley-loaves, and two small fishes; but what are they among so many? And JESUS

This is of a truth that Prophet that should come into the world. ¶ 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.

SAINT ANDREW'S DAY

The Collect.

ALMIGHTY GOD, who didst give such grace unto thy holy apostle Saint Andrew, that he readily obeyed the calling of thy Son JESUS CHRIST, and followed him without delay; grant unto us all, that we, being called by thy holy word, may forthwith give up ourselves obediently to fulfil thy holy commandments, through the same JESUS CHRIST our Lord Amen.

The Epistle.

Rom. x. 9.

not; I was made manifest unto IF thou shalt confess with them that asked not after me. thy mouth the Lord JESUS, But to Israel he saith, All day and shalt believe in thine heart long have I stretched forth my that God hath raised him from hands unto a disobedient and the dead, thou shalt be saved. gainsaying people.

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The Gospel. St. Matt. iv. 18.

For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is JESUS, walking by the sea made unto salvation. For the of Galilee, saw two brethren, Scripture saith, saith, Whosoever Simon, called Peter, and Anbelieveth on him shall not be drew his brother, casting a net ashamed. For there is into the sea: (for they were difference between the Jew and fishers.) And he saith unto the Greek for the same LORD them, Follow me, and I will over all, is rich unto all that make you fishers of men. And call upon him. For whosoever they straightway left their nets, shall call upon the name of the and followed him. And going LORD, shall be saved. How on from thence, he saw other then shall they call on him in two brethren, James the son whom they have not believed? of Zebedee, and John his and how shall they believe in brother, in a ship with Zebedee him of whom they have not their father, mending their nets; heard? And how shall they and he called them. And they hear without a preacher? And immediately left the ship and how shall they preach except their father, and followed him. they be sent? As it is written,

The Collect.

ALMIGHTY and everliving GOD, who, for the greater confirmation of the faith, didst suffer thy holy apostle Thomas to be doubtful in thy Son's resurrection; grant us so perfectly, and without all doubt, CHRIST, that our faith in thy to believe in thy Son JESUS sight may never be reproved. Hear us, O LORD, through the same JESUS CHRIST; to whom, with thee and the HOLY GHOST, be all honour and glory, now and for evermore. Amen.

How beautiful are the feet of SAINT THOMAS THE APOSTLE. them that preach the Gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things! But they have not all obeyed the Gospel. For Esaias saith, LORD, who hath believed our report? So then, faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the Word of GOD. But I say, have they not heard? Yes verily, their sound went nto all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the world. But I say, Did not Israel know? First, Moses saith, I will provoke you to jealousy by them that are no people, and by a foolish nation I will anger you. But Esaias is very bold, and saith, I was found of them that sought me

The Epistle. Ephes. ii. 19.

NOW therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners,

SAINT STEPHEN'S DAY.

but fellow-citizens with the might believe that JESUS is the saints, and of the household of Christ, the SON OF GOD; and GOD; and are built upon the that believing, ye might have foundation of the apostles and life through his name. prophets, JESUS CHRIST himself being the chief corner-stone; in whom all the building, fitly framed together, groweth unto an holy temple in the LORD: in whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of Gon, through the SPIRIT.

The Collect.

thee, O blessed JESUS, who standest at the right hand of GoD, to succour all those who suffer for thee, our only Mediator and Advocate. Amen.

T Then shall follow the Collect of the Nativity, which shall be said continually until New-Year's Eve.

GRANT, O LORD, that in all our sufferings here upon earth, for the testimony of thy truth, we may steadfastly look up to heaven, and by faith The Gospel. St. John xx. 24. behold the glory that shall be THOMAS, one of the twelve, revealed; and being filled with called Didymus, was not with the HOLY GHOST, may learn to them when JESUS came. The love and bless our persecutors, other disciples therefore said by the example of thy first unto him, We have seen the martyr Saint Stephen, who LORD. But he said unto them, prayed for his murderers to Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe. And after eight days, again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them; then came JESUS, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and STEPHEN, being full of the said, Peace be unto you. Then HOLY GHOST, looked up steadsaid he to Thomas, Reach fastly into heaven, and saw the hither thy finger, and behold glory of GoD, and JESUS standmy hands; and reach hither ing on the right hand of God; thy hand, and thrust it into my and said, Behold, I see the side; and be not faithless, heavens opened, and the Son but believing. And Thomas of man standing on the right answered and said unto him, hand of God. Then they My Lord, and my GOD. JESUS cried out with a loud voice, and saith unto him, Thomas, be- stopped their ears, and ran upon cause thou hast seen me, thou him with one accord, and cast hast believed; blessed are they him out of the city, and stoned that have not seen, and yet him; and the witnesses laid have believed. And many other down their clothes at a young signs truly did JESUS in the man's feet, whose name was presence of his disciples, which Saul. And they stoned Stephen, are not written in this book. calling upon GOD, and saying, But these are written, that ye Lord JESUS, receive my spirit.

For the Epistle. Acts vii. 55.

And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, LORD, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.

The Gospel. St. Matt. xxiii. 34.

walk in the light of thy truth, that it may at length attain to everlasting life, through JESUS CHRIST, our Lord. Amen.

The Epistle. 1 John i. 1.

THAT which was from the BEHOLD, I send unto you beginning, which we have prophets, and wise men, and heard, which we have seen with scribes; and some of them ye our eyes, which we have looked shall kill and crucify; and some upon, and our hands have of them shall ye scourge in handled of the word of life; your synagogues, and persecute (for the life was manifested, them from city to city; that and we have seen it, and bear upon you may come all the witness, and show unto you righteous blood shed upon that eternal life which was with the earth, from the blood of the Father, and was manifested righteous Abel, unto the blood unto us ;) that which we have of Zacharias, son of Barachias, | seen and heard, declare we unto whom ye slew between the you, that ye also may have temple and the altar. Verily I fellowship with us; and truly say unto you, All these things our fellowship is with the shall come upon this generation. Father, and with his Son JESUS O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou CHRIST. And these things that killest the prophets, and write we unto you, that your stonest them which are sent joy may be full. This then is unto thee; how often would the message which we have I have gathered thy children heard of him, and declare unto together, even as a hen gather- you, that GOD is light, and in eth her chickens under her him is no darkness at all. wings, and ye would not! we say that we have fellowship Behold, your house is left unto with him, and walk in darkness, you desolate. For I say unto we lie, and do not the truth: you, Ye shall not see me but if we walk in the light, as henceforth, till ye shall say, he is in the light, we have Blessed is he that cometh in fellowship one with another, the name of the LORD. and the blood of JESUS CHRIST his Son cleanseth us from all

DAY.

The Collect.

If

If

SAINT JOHN THE EVANGELIST's sin. If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.

MERCIFUL LORD, we beseech thee to cast thy bright beams of light upon thy Church, that it being instructed by the doctrine of thy blessed apostle and evangelist St. John, may so

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