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flesh, and the devil; and with pure hearts and minds to follow thee the only God, through Jefus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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The Epistle. I Cor. i. 4.

Thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jefus Chrift; that in every thing ye are enriched by him, in all utterance, and in all knowledge; even as the teftimony of Chrift was confirmed in you: So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jefus Chrift: who fhall alfo confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blamelefs in the day of our Lord Jefus Christ.

The Gofpel. St. Matth. xxii. 34.

HEN the Pharifees had heard that Jefus had put

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the Sadducees to filence, they were gathered together. Then one of them, who was a lawyer, afked him a question, tempting him, and faying, Mafter, which is the great commandment in the law? Jefus faid unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy foul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the fecond is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets. While the Pharifees were gathered together, Jefus afked them, saying, What think ye of Chrift? whofe fon is he? They fay unto him, The fon of David. He faith unto them, How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, faying, The LORD faid 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 fon? And no man was able to answer him a word, neither durft any man (from that day forth) ask him any more questions.

The nineteenth Sunday after Trinity.

The Collect.

God, forafmuch as without thee we are not able to pleafe thee; Mercifully grant, that thy Holy Spirit may in all things direct and rule our hearts, through Jesus Chrift our Lord. Amen.

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The Epifle. Ephef. iv. 17.

HIS I fay therefore, and teftify 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, becaufe of the blindness of their heart: who being paft feeling, have given themselves over unto lafcivioufnefs, to work all uncleannefs with greedi nefs. But ye have not fo learned Chrift; if fo be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jefus: That ye put off concerning the former converfation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lufts; and be renewed in the fpirit of your mind; and that ye put on that new man, which after God is created in righteoufnefs and true holinefs. Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another. The ye angry, and fin not: Let not the fun go down upon your wrath: neither give place to the devil. Let him that ftole, fteal 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 ufe of edifying, that it may minifter grace unto the hearers. And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are fealed unto the day of redemption. Let all bitternefs, in wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil-fpeaking, be put away from you, with all malice: and be ye

The Collect This prayer for the direction of the Holy Spirit was.compofed at the Reformation, and improved at the last Review 1662. Before this time it ran thus: "That the working of thy mercy may in all things, &c." The introitus was Pfalm xix.

kind one to another, tender-hearted, forgiving one an other, even as God for Christ's fake hath forgiven you. The Gospel. St. Matth. ix. 1.

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ESUS entered into a fhip, and paffed over, and came into his own city. And behold, they brought to him a man fick of the palfy, lying on a bed. And Jefus feeing their faith, faid unto the fick of the palfy, Son, be of good cheer, thy fins be forgiven thee. And, behold, certain of the fcribes faid within themfelves, This man blafphemeth. And Jefus knowing their thoughts, faid, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts? For whether is eafier to fay, Thy fins be forgiven thee? or to fay, Arife, and walk? But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive fins, (then faith he to the fick of the palfy,) Arife, take up thy bed, and go unto thine houfe. And he arofe, and departed to his house. But when the multitude faw it, they marvelled, and glorified God, who had given fuch power unto men.

The twentieth Sunday after Trinity.
The Collect.

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 foul, may cheerfully accomplish thofe things that thou wouldeft have done, through Jefus Chrift our Lord. Amen.

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The Epiftle. Ephef. v. 15.

EE then that ye walk circumfpectly, not as fools, but as wife, redeeming the time, because the days are evil. Wherefore be ye not unwife, but understanding what the will of the Lord is. And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excefs; but be filled with the Spirit: fpeaking to yourselves in pfalms, and hymns, and spiritual fongs, finging and making melody in your heart to the

The Collect) This prayer for protection was adopted 1549, from Greg. Sac. The introitus was Pfalm xx.

Lord; giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the Name of our Lord Jefus Chrift; fubmitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.

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The Gofpel. St. Matth. xxii. 1.

JESUS faid, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, who made a marriage for his fon; and fent forth his fervants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come. Again, he fent forth other fervants, faying, Tell them who 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 merchandife: and the remnant took his fervants, and entreated them spitefully, and flew them. But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he fent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city. Then faith he to his fervants, The wedding is ready, but they who were bidden were not worthy. Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye fhall find, bid to the marriage. So thofe fervants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was furnished with guefts. And when the king came in to fee the guests, he faw there a man who had not on a wedding-garment: and he faith unto him, Friend, how cameft thou in hither, not having a wedding-garment? And he was fpeechlefs. Then faid the king to the fervants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and caft him into outer darkness; There fhall be weeping and gnafhing of teeth. For many áre called, but few are chofen.

Awedding-garment] This gueft was inexcufably guilty of contempt uous behaviour; becaufe the mafter of the feat himself furnished fuch garments.-Wolfius. Sibi millia quinque effe domi chlamydum.-Hor. They were probably mantles. How happily illuftrative this part of the allegory is of the kind provifion of graces made gratuitoufly by the Gofpel for its profeffors.

Few are chofen i. e. Many are called to the belief of the Gospel; but few are objects of God's final acceptance, from the circumftance of their abufing this ineftimable gift. The first election into the Gofpel covenant is often referred to in the Epiftles; to that elet and believer in Christ are fynony

The twenty first Sunday after Trinity.
The Collect.

RANT, we beseech thee, merciful Lord, to thy faithful people pardon and peace; that they may be cleanfed from all their fins, and ferve thee with a quiet mind, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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The Epifle. Ephef. vi. 10.

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 ftand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrefle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against fpiritual 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 ftand. Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteoufnefs; and your feet fhod with the preparation of the gofpel of peace; above all, taking the field of faith, wherewith ye fhall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. And take the helmet of falvation, and the fword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God: Praying always with all prayer and fupplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perfeverance and fupplication for all faints; and for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the myflery of the Gofpel, for which I am an ambaffador in bonds: that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to fpeak.

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The Gospel. St. John iv. 46.

HERE was a certain nobleman, whofe fon was fick at Capernaum. When he heard that Jefus was come out of Judea into Galilee, he went unto him, and befought him that he would come down, and heal his fon: for he

mous terms. There is therefore a first and final election, as well as a firft and final juftification and falvation.

The Collect] This prayer for the pardon of fin was adopted 1549, from Greg. Sac. The introitus was Píalm xxi.

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