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they fhall take up ferpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it fhall not hurt them; they fhall lay hands on the fick, and they fhall recover. So then after the Lord had fpoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and fat on the right hand of God. And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with figns following.

The Sunday after Afcenfion-Day.
The Collect.

God the King of glory, who haft exalted thine only Son Jefus Chrift with great triumph unto thy kingdom in heaven; We befeech thee, leave us not comfortless; but fend to us thine Holy Ghost to comfort us, and exalt us unto the fame place whither our Saviour Chrift is gone before, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghoft, one God, world without end. Amen. The Epistle. 1 St. Peter, iv. 7.

THE end of all things is at hand; be ye therefore fober, and watch unto prayer. And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity fhall cover the multitude of fins. Ufe hofpitality one to another without grudging. As every man hath received the gift, even fo minifter the fame one to another, as good ftewards of the manifold grace of God. If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; If any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jefus Chrift; to whom be praife and dominion for ever and Amen.

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Sunday after Afcenfion-Day] This is called expectation week; for now the apoftles were earnestly expecting the fulfilling of that promise of our Lord, "If I go away, I will fend the Comforter to you." John xvi. 7.

The Collect This prayer for the comfort of the Holy Ghoft, and exaltation into heaven, was adopted in 1549 from the old miffals, with a little alteration. The venerable Bede was remarkably fond of it, and repeated itin his dying moments. Guil. Malm. 1. i. c.3. The introitus was pf.xciii,

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

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HEN the Comforter is come, whom I will fend unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he fhall teftify of me: And ye alfo fhall bear witnefs, because ye have been with me from the beginning. Thefe things have I fpoken unto you, that ye fhould not be offended. They fhall put you out of the fynagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whofoever killeth you will think that he doeth God fervice. And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father, nor me. But thefe things have I told you, that when the time fhall come, ye may remember that I told you of them.

Whit-Sunday.

The Collect.

OD, who, as at this time, didst teach the hearts of thy faithful people, by the fending to them the light of thy Holy Spirit; Grant us by the fame Spirit to have a right judgment in all things, and evermore to rejoice in his holy comfort, through the merits of Chrift Jefus our Saviour, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the fame Spirit, one God, world without end. Amen. The Epifle. Acts ii. 1.

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HEN the day of Pentecoft was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. And fuddenly there came a found from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were

Whit-Sunday] It received this name, either from the white garments which the newly-baptized Chriftians wore to church at this feafon; or from the French word Huit eight, Whit or Huit Sunday, being the eighth Sunday from Eafter. Wheatley tells us that he had a MS. letter of the learned Gerard Langbain, which derives the name from the custom obferved by our ancestors of giving all the milk of their ewes and kine (called white meat) to the poor on this day.

The Colled This prayer for the illumination of the Holy Spirit, was adopted in 1549, from the Sacra. of Greg. The introitus was pfalm xxxiii.

fitting. And there appeared unto them cloven tongues, like as of fire, and it fat upon each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Ghoft, and began to fpeak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. And there were dwelling at Jerufalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven. Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them fpeak in his own language. And they were all amazed and marvelled, faying one to another, Behold, are not all these which fpeak Galileans? And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born? Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mefopotamia, and in Judea, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Afia, Phrygia, and Pamphilia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and profelytes, Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them fpeak in our tongues the wonderful works of God.

JES

The Gospel. St. John xiv. 15.

ESUS faid unto his difciples, If ye love me, keep my commandments. And I will pray the Father, and he fhall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it feeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and fhall be in you. I will not leave you comfortlefs: I will come to you. Yet a little while, and the world feeth me no more; but ye fee me: because I live, ye fhall live alfo. At that day ye fhall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you. He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me, fhall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him. Judas faith unto him, (not Ifcariot) Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifeft thyfelf unto us, and not unto the world? Jefus answered and faid unto him, If any man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and take up our abode with him. He that loveth me not, keepeth not my fay

ings: and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father's which fent me. These things have I spoken unto you, being yet prefent with you. But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghoft, whom the Father will fend in my Name, he fhall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatfoever I have faid 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 faid unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, becaufe I faid, 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 pafs, ye might believe. Here after I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this word 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 fo I do.

Monday in Whitfun-Week.
The Collect.

OD, who, as at this time, didft teach the hearts of thy faithful people, by the fending to them the light of thy Holy Spirit; Grant us by the fame Spirit to have a right judgment in all things, and evermore to rejoice in his holy comfort, through the merits of Chrift Jefus our Saviour; who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the fame Spirit, one God, world without end. Amen.

The Epiftle. A&ts x. 34.

HEN Peter opened his mouth, and faid, Of a truth

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Monday, Sc. In ancient times, the Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday of this week, were obferved as fafts by the general church, though that of England made a feftival of Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. The third was difcontinued at the Reformation. The introitus for Mon day was pfalm c.; and for Tuesday pfalm ci.

oufnefs, is accepted with him. The word which God fent unto the children of Ifrael, preaching peace by Jefus Chrift: (he is Lord of all:) that word, I fay, ye know, which was published throughout all Judea, and began from Galilee, after the baptifm which John preached; How God anointed Jefus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghoft, and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppreffed of the devil; for God was with him. And we are witneffes of all things which he did both in the land of the Jews, and in Jerufalem; whom they flew and hanged on a tree: Him God raised up the third day, and fhewed him openly; not to all the people, but unto witneffes chofen before of God, even unto us, who did eat and drink with him after he rofe from the dead. And he commanded us to preach unto the people, and to teftify that it is he which was ordained of God to be the Judge of quick and dead. To him give all the prophets witnefs, that through his Name, whofoever believeth in him fhall receive remiffion of fins. While Peter yet fpake thefe words, the Holy Ghoft fell on all them which heard the Word. And they of the circumcifion who believed were aftonifhed, as many as came with Peter, becaufe that on the Gentiles alfo was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghoft. For they heard them fpeak with tongues, and magnify God. Then anfwered Peter, Can any man forbid water, that these should not he baptized, which have received the Holy Ghoft as well as we? and he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then prayed they him to tarry certain days.

GOD

The Gofpel. St. John iii. 16..

OD fo loved the world, that he gave his only-begotten Son, that whofoever believeth in him fhould not perish; but have everlafting life. For God fent not his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through him might be faved. He that believeth on him, is not condemned: but he that believeth not, is condemned already, because he hath not believed.

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