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Sunday after Ascension-Day.
The Collect.

GOD, the king of glory, who
hast exalted thine only Son

baptized with water; but ye shall the Lord had spoken unto them, be baptized with the Holy Ghost, he was received up into heaven, not many days hence. When and sat on the right hand of God. they therefore were come to- And they went forth, and preachgether, they asked of him say-ed every where, the Lord working, Lord, wilt thou at this time ing with them, and confirming restore again the kingdom of the word with signs following. 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 Jesus Christ with great triumph upon you: and ye shall be wit- unto thy kingdom in heaven; we nesses unto me both in Jerusa-beseech thee leave us not comlem, and in all Judea, and in Sa-fortless; but send to us thine maria, and unto the uttermost Holy Ghost to comfort us, and part of the earth. And when he exalt us unto the same pla e had spoken these things, while whither our Saviour Christ is they beheld, he was taken up, gone before; who liveth and and a cloud received him out of reigneth with thee and the Holy their sight. And while they Ghost, one God, world without looked steadfastly toward hea-end. Amen. ven, as he went up, behold, two The Epistle. 1 St. Peter iv. 7. men stood by them in white ap-THE end of all things is at parel; which also said, Ye men hand: be ye therefore sober, of Galilee, why stand ye gazing and watch unto prayer. 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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above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins. Use hospitality one to another without grudging. As The Gospel. St. Mark xvi. 14. every man hath received the gift, JES JESUS appeared unto the ele-even so minister the same one ven, as they sat at meat, and to another, as good stewards of upbraided them with their unbe- the manifold grace of God. If lief and hardness of heart, be- any man speak, let him speak as cause they believed not them the oracles of God: If any man which had seen him after he was minister, let him do it as of the risen. And he said unto them, ability which God giveth: that Go ye into all the world, and God in all things may be glorified preach the Gospel to every crea- through Jesus Christ: to whom ture. He that believeth, and is be praise and dominion for ever baptized, shall be saved; but he and ever. Amen. that believeth not, shall be damned. And these signs shall follow them that believe: In my name HEN the Comforter is shall they cast out devils; they come, whom I will send shall speak with new tongues; unto you from the Father, even they shall take up serpents; and the Spirit of truth, which proif they drink any deadly thing, it ceedeth from the Father, he shall shall not hurt them; they shall testify of me. And ye also shall lay hands on the sick, and they bear witness; because ye have shall recover. So then, after | been with me from the beginning.

The Gospel. St. John xv. 26, and part of the 16th Chapter.

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These things have I spoken unto not all these which speak Galileyou, that ye should not be offend-ans? and how hear we every man ed. They shall put you out of in our own tongue wherein we the synagogues: yea, the time were born? Parthians, and Medes, cometh, that whosoever killeth and Elamites, and the dwellers in you, will think that he doeth God Mesopotamia, and in Judea, and service. And these things will Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia, they do unto you, because they Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Ehave 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.

Whitsunday.
The Collect.

GOD, who as at this time

gypt, and in the parts of Lybia 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. [ESUS said unto his disciples,

if ye love me, keep my comteach the hearts of mandments. And pray faithful people, by sending to the Father, and he shall give you them the light of thy Holy Spirit; another Comforter, that he may grant us by the same Spirit to abide with you for ever; even the have a right judgment in all Spirit of truth, whom the world things, and evermore to rejoice cannot receive, because it seeth in his holy comfort, through the him not, neither knoweth him: merits of Christ Jesus our Sa- but ye know him; for he dwellviour, who liveth and reigneth eth with you, and shall be in with thee, in the unity of the you. I will not leave you comsame Spirit, one God, world [fortless; I will come to you. Yet without end. Amen. a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also. At

For the Epistle. Acts ii. 1.
THEN the day of Pentecost

all with one accord in one place; in my Father, and ye in me, and And suddenly there came a sound I in you. He that hath my comfrom heaven, as of a rushing mandments, and keepeth them, mighty wind, and it filled all the he it is that loveth me; and he house where they were sitting. that loveth me, shall be loved of And there appeared unto them my Father: and I will love him, cloven tongues, like as of fire, and will manifest myself to him. and it sat upon each of them: Judas saith unto him, (not IscaAnd they were all filled with the riot) Lord, how is it that thou Holy Ghost; and began to speak wilt manifest thyself unto us, and with other tongues, as the Spi- not unto the world? Jesus anrit gave them utterance. And swered and said unto him, If a there were dwelling at Jerusalem man love me, he will keep my Jews, devout men, out of every words; and my Father will love nation under heaven. Now him, and we will come unto him, when this was noised abroad, the and make our abode with him. multitude came together, and He that loveth me not, keepeth not were confounded, because that my sayings: and the word which every man heard them speak in ye hear is not mine, but the Fahis own language. And they were ther's which sent me. These all amazed, and marvelled, say- things have I spoken unto you, ing one to another, Behold are being yet present with you. But

the Comforter, which is the Holy | published throughout all Judea, Ghost, whom the Father will send and began from Galilee, after the in my name, he shall teach you baptism which Johm preached 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 before it come to pass, that when it is come to pass, ye might be lieve. 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.

How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost, and with power; who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed with 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 showed 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 GOD, who as at this time on all them that heard the word. didst teach the hearts of thy And they of the circumcision faithful people, by sending to who believed, were astonished, them the light of thy Holy Spi- as many as came with Peter, berit; grant us by the same Spirit cause that on the Gentiles also to have a right judgment in all was poured out the gift of the things, and evermore to rejoice Holy Ghost. For they heard in his holy comfort, through the them speak with tongues, and merits of Christ Jesus our Sa- magnify God. Then answered viour, who liveth and reigneth Peter, Can any man forbid water, with thee, in the unity of the that these should not be baptizsame Spirit, one God, world with-ed, who have received the Holy out end. Amen. Ghost as well as we? And he commanded them to be baptized in the they him to tarry certain days. name of the Lord. Then pray

Monday in Whitsun-Week.
The Collect.

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The Gospel. St. John iii. 16.
OD so loved the world, that

For the Epistle. Acts x. 34. Tmouth and said, of a truth HEN Peter opened his I perceive that God is no respecter of persons; but in every nation, he that feareth him, and Ghe gave his only begotten worketh righteousness, is accept-Son, that whosoever believeth in ed with him. The word which him should not perish, but have God sent unto the children of Is-everlasting life. For God sent rael, preaching peace by Jesus not his Son into the world to Christ, (he is Lord of all;) that condemn the world, but that the word, I say, ve know, which was world through him might be

saved. He that believeth on him he that entereth in by the door, is not condemned: but he that be- is the shepherd of the sheep. To lieveth not is condemned already, him the porter openeth; and the because he hath not believed in sheep hear his voice; and he the name of the only begotten calleth his own sheep by name, Son of God. And this is the con- and leadeth them out. And when demnation, that light is come in- he putteth forth his own sheep, to the world, and men loved he goeth before them, and the darkness rather than light, be- sheep follow him; for they know cause their deeds were evil. For his voice: and a stranger will every one that doeth evil hateth they not follow, but will flee the light, neither cometh to the from him; for they know not light, lest his deeds should be the voice of strangers. This pareproved. But he that doeth rable spake Jesus unto them; truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.

Tuesday in Whitsun-Week.
The Collect.

but they understood not what things they were which he 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 GOD, who as at this time before me are thieves and robdidst teach the hearts of thy bers, but the sheep did not hear faithful people, by sending to them. I am the door: by me it them the light of thy Holy Spirit; any man enter in, he shall be grant us by the same Spirit to saved, and shall go in and out, have a right judgment in all and find pasture. The thief things, and evermore to rejoice cometh not but for to steal, and in his holy comfort, through the to kill, and to destroy; I am come merits of Christ Jesus our Sa- that they might have life, and viour, who liveth and reigneth that they might have it more with thee, in the unity of the abundantly. same Spirit, one God, world without end. Amen.

For the Epistle. Acts viii. 14.

Trinity-Sunday.
The Collect.

WHEN the Apostles, who ALMIGHTY and everlasting

were at Jerusalem, heard God, hast given unto that Samaria had received the us thy servants grace, by the conword of God, they sent unto fession of a true faith, to acknowthem Peter and John; who, ledge the glory of the eternal when they were come down, Trinity, and in the power of the prayed for them, that they might divine Majesty to worship the receive the Holy Ghost: (For as Unity; we beseech thee that thou yet he was fallen upon none of wouldest keep us steadfast in this them; only they were baptized faith, and evermore defend us in the name of the Lord Jesus:) from all adversities, who livest Then laid they their hands on and reignest, one God, world them, and they received the without end. Amen. Holy Ghost.

The Gospel. St. John x. 1.

For the Epistle. Rev. iv. 1.
FTER looked, be

ERILY, verily, I say unto A hold, a door was opend dis

you, He that entereth not by heaven: and the first voice which the door into the sheep-fold, but I heard, was as it were of a trumclimbeth up some other way, the pet, talking with me; which said, same is a thief and a robber. But Come up hither, and I will show

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thee things which must be here- to Jesus by night, and said unto after. And immediately I was in him, Rabbi, we know that thou the Spirit; and behold, a throne art a teacher come from God was set in heaven, and one sat on For no man can do these mirathe throne: and he that sat was to cles that thou doest, except God look upon like a jasper and a sar-be with him. Jesus answered dine-stone: and there was a rain- and said unto him, Verily, verily, bow round about the throne, in I say unto thee, except a man be sight like unto an emerald. And born again, he cannot see the round about the throne were four kingdom of God. Nicodemus and twenty seats; and upon the saith unto him, How can a man seats I saw four and twenty el-be born when he is old? can he ders sitting, clothed in white rai- enter the second time into his moment; and they had on their heads ther's womb, and be born? Jesus crowns of gold: and out of the answered, Verily, verily, I say throne proceeded lightnings, and unto thee, except a man be born thunderings, and voices. And of water, and of the Spirit, he canthere were seven lamps of fire not enter into the kingdom of burning before the throne, which God. That which is born of the are the seven spirits of God. And flesh, is flesh; and that which is before the throne, there was a sea born of the Spirit, is spirit. Marof glass, like unto crystal. And in vel not that I said unto thee, ye the midst of the throne, and round must be born again. The wind about the throne, were four beasts bloweth where it listeth, and full of eyes before and behind: thou hearest the sound thereof, And the first beast was like a lion, but eanst not tell whence it comand the second beast like a calf, eth, and whither it goeth; so is and the third beast had a face as a every one that is born of the Spiman, and the fourth beast was like rit. Nicodemus answered and said a flying eagle. And the four beasts unto him, How can these things had each of them six wings about be? Jesus answered and said unhim; and they were full of eyes to him, Art thou a master of within: and they rest not day Israel, and knowest not these and night, saying, Holy, holy, things? Verily, verily, I say unto holy, Lord God Almighty, who thee, we speak that we do know, was, and is, and is to come. And and testify that we have seen; when those beasts give glory, and ye receive not our witness. and honour, and thanks to him If I have told you earthly things, that sat on the throne, who liveth and ye believe not; how shall ye 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.

The Gospel. St. John iii. 1. HERE was a man of the PhaT risees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: The same came

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, who is in heaven. And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up; that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

The first Sunday after Trinity.

The Collect.

GOD, the strength of all those who put their trust in

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