know that I love the Father; and as the Father gave me commandment, even so I do. MONDAY IN WHITSUN-WEEK. JESUS our Saviour, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the same SPIRIT, one GoD, world without end. Amen For the Epistle. Acts x. 34. 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, shall be loved of my Father; and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him. Judas saith O GOD, who as at this time unto him, (not Iscariot,) Lord, didst teach the hearts of thy how is it that thou wilt manifest faithful people, by sending to thyself unto us, and not unto them the light of thy HOLY the world? JESUS answered and SPIRIT; grant us by the same said unto him, If a man love SPIRIT to have a right judgment me, he will keep my words; in all things, and evermore to and my Father will love him, rejoice in his holy comfort, and we will come unto him, through the merits of CHRIST and make our abode with him. He that loveth me not, keepeth not my sayings: and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father's which sent me. These things have I spoken unto you, being yet present THEN Peter opened his with you. But the Comforter, mouth, and said, Of a truth I which is the HOLY GHOST, perceive that GOD is no whom the Father will send in respecter of persons; but in my name, he shall teach you all every nation, he that feareth things, and bring all things to him, and worketh righteousyour 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 believe. 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 ness, is accepted with him. The word which God sent unto the children of Israel, preaching peace by JESUS CHRIST, (he is LORD of all;) that word, I say, ye know, which was published throughout all Judea, and began from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached: How GoD anointed JESUS of Nazareth with the HOLY GHOST, and with power; who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of 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, demned already, because he and showed him openly; not hath not believed in the name to all the people, but unto of the only begotten SON OF witnesses chosen before of GOD; GOD. And this is the condemeven to us, who did eat and nation, that light is come into drink with him after he rose the world, and men loved darkfrom the dead. And he com- ness rather than light, because manded us to preach unto the their deeds were evil. For people, and to testify that it every one that doeth evil hateth is he which was ordained of the light, neither cometh to the GOD to be the judge of quick light, lest his deeds should be and dead. To him give all the reproved. But he that doeth prophets witness, that through truth cometh to the light, that his name, whosoever believeth his deeds may be made manifest, in him, shall receive remission that they are wrought in God. of sins. While Peter yet spake these words, the HOLY GHOST fell on all them who heard the word. And they of the circumcision who believed, were O GOD, who as at this time astonished, as many as came didst teach the hearts of thy with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the HOLY GHOST. For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify GOD. Then answered Peter, Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, who have received the HOLY GHOST 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. The Gospel. St. John iii. 16. GOD so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For GoD sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through him might be saved. He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is con TUESDAY IN WHITSUN-WEEK. The Collect. faithful people, by sending to them the light of thy HOLY SPIRIT; grant us by the same SPIRIT to have a right judgment in all things, and evermore to rejoice in his holy comfort, through the merits of CHRIST JESUS our Saviour, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the same SPIRIT, one GoD, world without end. Amen. For the Epistle. Acts viii. 14. WHEN the Apostles, who were at Jerusalem, heard that Samaria had received the word of GoD, they sent unto them Peter and John; who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the HOLY GHOST; (for as yet he was fallen upon none of them; only they were baptized in the name of the Lord JESUS :) Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the HOLY GHOST. power of the divine Majesty to worship the Unity; we beseech thee that thou wouldest keep without end. Amen. was in the The Gospel. St. John x. 1. : VERILY, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheep-fold, us steadfast in this faith, and but climbeth up some other evermore defend us from all way, the same is a thief and a adversities, who livest and robber. But he that entereth reignest, one GOD, world in by the door, is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the For the Epistle. Rev. iv. 1. porter openeth; and the sheep. hear his voice; and he calleth AFTER this I looked, and his own sheep by name, and behold, a door was opened in leadeth them out. And when heaven: and the first voice he putteth forth his own sheep, which I heard, was as it were he goeth before them, and the of a trumpet, talking with me; sheep follow him; for they which said, Come up hither, know his voice and a stranger and I will show thee things will they not follow, but will fee which must be hereafter. And from him; for they know not immediately I the voice of strangers. This parable spake JESUS unto them; 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 And round about the ever came before me are thieves throne were four and twenty and robbers; but the sheep did seats; and upon the seats I not hear them. I am the door: saw four and twenty elders by me if any man enter in, he sitting, clothed in white raishall be saved, and shall go in ment; and they had on their and out, and find pasture. The heads crowns of gold: and out thief cometh not but for to steal, of the throne proceeded lightand to kill, and to destroy: Inings, and thunderings, and am come that they might have voices. life, and that they might have it more abundantly. : TRINITY-SUNDAY. The Collect. ALMIGHTY and everlasting GOD, who hast given unto us thy servants grace, by the confession of a true faith, to acknowledge the glory of the eternal TRINITY, and in the Spirit; and behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne: and he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine-stone: and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald. And there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven spirits of God. And before the throne, there was a sea of glass, like unto crystal. And in the midst of the throne, and . round about the throne, were four beasts full of eyes before and behind: and the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast was like a is flesh; and that which is born flying eagle. And the four of the SPIRIT, is spirit. Marvel beasts had each of them six not that I said unto thee, ye wings about him; and they were must be born again. The wind full of eyes within: and they bloweth where it listeth, and rest not day and night, saying, thou hearest the sound thereof, Holy, holy, holy, LORD GOD but canst not tell whence it ALMIGHTY, who was, and is, cometh, and whither it goeth; and is to come. And when so is every one that is born those beasts give glory, and of the SPIRIT. Nicodemus honour, and thanks to him that answered and said unto him, sat on the throne, who liveth How can these things be? for ever and ever, the four and JESUS answered and said unto twenty elders fall down before him, Art thou a master of Israel, him that sat on the throne, and and knowest not these things? worship him that liveth for ever | Verily, verily, I say unto thee, and ever, and cast their crowns we speak that we do know, and before the throne, saying, Thou testify that we have seen; and art worthy, O LORD, to receive ye receive not our witness. If glory, and honour, and power; I have told you earthly things, for thou hast created all things, and ye believe not; how shall and for thy pleasure they are, ye believe, if I tell you of and were created. heavenly things? And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from THERE was a man of the heaven, even the Son of man, Pharisees, named Nicodemus, who is in heaven. And as a ruler of the Jews: the same Moses lifted up the serpent in came to JESUS by night, and the wilderness, even so must said unto him, Rabbi, we know the Son of man be lifted up; that thou art a teacher come that whosoever believeth in from God for no man can do him should not perish, but these miracles that thou doest, have eternal life. except God be with him. JESUS answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of GOD. Nicodemus saith unto him, How O GOD, the strength of all can a man be born when he is those who put their trust in old? can he enter the second thee, mercifully accept our time into his mother's womb, prayers; and because, through and be born? JESUS answered, the weakness of our mortal Verily, verily, I say unto thee, nature, we can do no good except a man be born of water, thing without thee, grant us and of the spirit, he cannot the help of thy grace, that in enter into the kingdom of GOD. keeping thy commandments That which is born of the flesh, we may please thee, both in The Gospel. St. John iii. 1. THE FIRST SUNDAY AFTER The Collect. will and deed, through JESUS CHRIST Our Lord, Amen. The Epistle. 1 John iv. 7. We love him, because he first loved us. If a man say, I love GOD, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth BELOVED, let us love one not his brother, whom he hath another for love is of GOD, seen, how can he love God, and every one that loveth is whom he hath not seen? And born of GoD, and knoweth GOD. this commandment have we He that loveth not, knoweth from him, that he who loveth not God; for GoD is love. In GoD, love his brother also. this was manifested the love of The Gospel. St. Luke xvi. 19. GOD towards us, because that God sent his only begotten Son THERE was a certain rich into the world, that we might man, who was clothed in purple live through him. Herein is and fine linen, and fared love, not that we loved GOD, sumptuously every day. And but that he loved us, and sent there was a certain beggar, his Son to be the propitiation named Lazarus, who was laid for our sins. Beloved, if GOD at his gate, full of sores; and so loved us, we ought also to desiring to be fed with the love one another. No man crumbs which fell from the rich hath seen GOD at any time. If man's table: moreover, the we love one another, GoD dogs came and licked his sores. dwelleth in us, and his love is And it came to pass that the perfected in us. Hereby know beggar died, and was carried we that we dwell in him, and by the angels into Abraham's he in us; because he hath given bosom: the rich man also died, us of his Spirit. And we have and was buried: and in hell he seen and do testify, that the lifted up his eyes, being in FATHER sent the Son to be the torments, and seeth Abraham Saviour of the world. Who- afar off, and Lazarus in his soever shall confess that JESUS bosom. And he cried, and said, is the SON OF GOD, GOD Father Abraham, have mercy dwelleth in him, and he in on me, and send Lazarus, that GOD. And we have known he may dip the tip of his finger and believed the love that GOD in water, and cool my tongue, hath to us. GOD is love; and for I am tormented in this he that dwelleth in love, flame. But Abraham said, Son, dwelleth in GOD, and GOD in remember that thou in thy lifehim. Herein is our love made time receivedst thy good things, perfect, that we may have and likewise Lazarus evil things; boldness in the day of judgment; but now he is comforted, and because as he is, so are we in thou art tormented. And this world. There is no fear besides all this, between us and in love; but perfect love you there is a great gulph fixed: casteth out fear; because fear so that they who would pass hath torment: he that feareth, from hence to you cannot; is not made perfect in love. neither can they pass to us that |