Tesus answered and said unto him, Art mou 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, 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 eterna! life.

The first Sunday after Trinity.

The Collect.

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. I John iv. 7.

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ELOVED, 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 towards us, because 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 tha. he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation 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 Spi- | rit 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 be that loveth not his brother, whom he hath seen, how can he love God, whom be hath not seen? And this command.

65 ment have we from him, that he who loveth God, love his brother also.

The Gospel. St. Luke xvi. 19. "HERE was a certain rich mar., who

was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day. And there was a certain beggar, named Lazarus, who was aid 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 mto Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried: and in hell he lifted up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and 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 an, tormented in this flame. But Abraham said, S., remember that thou in thy life-time ceivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things; but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented. And besides all this, between us and you there is a great gulph fixed: so that they who would pass from hence to you cannot ; neither can they pass to us that would come from thence. Then he said, I pray thee therefore, 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 than. And he said, Nay, father Abraham but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent And he said unto him, I 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.

LORD, who never failest to help
govern those whom thou dost

and

bring up in thy steadfast fear and love; keep us, we beseech thee, under the protection of thy good prov Jence, and mare us to have a perpetual ear and love of thy holy name, thro gh Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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The Epistie. sonn ii. 13. ARVEL not, ny brethren, if the world hate y . We know that we have passed from deat, unto life, because we love the brethren He that loveth not his broti,er, 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 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.

A CERTAIN man made a great sup

per, 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 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 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.

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. Peter 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 Go that he may exalt you in due time: cast ing all your care upon him; for he car eth for you. Be sober, be vigilant : be cause your adversary the devil, as roaring lion, walketh about, seekin 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 bath 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 bath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoic ing. And when he cometh home, be 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.
The Collect.

GOD, the protector of antitrust 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, heavenly Father, for Jesus Christ's sake our Lord. Amen.

The Epistle. Rom. viii. 18. 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 Londage 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 first

fruits 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.

Byer there is merciful. Judge not,

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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 witha!, it shall be measured to you again 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 beans 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.

RANT, O Lord, we beseech thee,

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that the course of this world may

good? But and if ye suffer for rigneousness' 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.

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 hi 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 enclosed 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, Lord. For he was astonished, and all that were with him, at the draught of the fishes which they had ta ken; and so was also James and Joha 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 slath Sunday after Trinity.
The Collect.

GOD, who hast prepared for those

The Epistle. 1 St. Peter iii. 8.

Bye all of one mind, having com

passion one of another; love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous; not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railang; but contrari vise, blessing; knowang 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 onto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil. And who is he that will harm vou, if ye be followers of that which is

pass man's 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.

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The Epistle. Rom. vi. 3. "NOW 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 resur rection: Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that hence.

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, 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. ESUS 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 without a cause, shall be in danger of the jurigment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou tool, shall be in danger of hell fire. Therefore, if thou bring thy gif to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath aught against thee, leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way, first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the Judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison. Verily I say unto thee, thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.

The seventh Sunday after Trinity.
The Collect.

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The Epistle. Rom. vi. 19. 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. [N 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 wilderness? And he asked them. How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven. And he commanded the people to sit down on the ground: and he took the seven loaves, and gave thanks, and brake, and gave to his disciples to set before them; and they did set them before the people. And they had a few small fishes; and he blessed, and com manded 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.

GOD, whose never failing provi Gence 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 agai 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. BEW QEWARE 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 bring. eth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit; neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.