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this wise, I will give you the sure Then opened he their understandmercies of David. Wherefore he ing, that they might understand the saith also in another Psalm, Thou Scriptures; and said unto them, shalt not suffer thine Holy One to Thus it is written, and thus it besee corruption. For David, after hoved Christ to suffer, and to rise he had served his own generation, from the dead the third day; and by the will of God, fell on sleep, and that repentance and remission of was laid unto his fathers, and saw sins should be preached in his corruption: But he, whom God name among all nations, beginraised again, saw no corruption. Be ning at Jerusalem. And ye are it known unto you therefore, men witnesses of these things. and brethren, that through this

man is preached unto you the for- The first Sunday after Easter. giveness of sins: And by him all The Collect.

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that believe are justified from all given thine only Son to die

justified by the law of Moses. Be-for our sins, and to rise again for ware, therefore, lest that come up-our justification; grant us so to on you which is spoken of in the put away the leaven of malice and prophets, Behold, ye despisers, and wickedness, that we may always wonder, and perish: for I work a serve thee in pureness of living and work in your days, a work which truth, through the merits of the you shall in no wise believe, though same thy Son Jesus Christ our a man declare it unto you. Lord. Amen. The Gospel. St. Luke xxiv. 36.

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The Epistle. 1 John v. 4. VHATSOEVER is born of midst of them, and saith unto God, overcometh the world; them, Peace be unto you. But they and this is the victory that overwere terrified and affrighted, and cometh the world, even our faith. supposed that they had seen a spi-Who is he that overcometh the rit. And he said unto them, Why world, but he that believeth that are ye troubled, and why do Jesus is the Son of God? This is thoughts arise in your hearts ? he that came by water and blood, Behold my hands and my feet, even Jesus Christ; not by water that it is I myself: handle me, and only, but by water and blood: And see; for a spirit hath not flesh and it is the Spirit that beareth witness, bones, as ye see me have. And because the Spirit is truth. For when he had thus spoken, he there are three that bear record in showed them his hands and his Heaven, the Father, the Word, and feet. And while they yet believed the Holy Ghost: and these three not for joy, and wondered, he said are one. And there are three that unto them, Have ye here any meat? bear witness in earth, the spirit, And they gave him a piece of a and the water, and the blood: and broiled fish, and of an honey-comb. these three agree in one. If we And he took it, and did eat before receive the witness of men, the them. And he said unto them, witness of God is greater: for this These are the words which I spake is the witness of God, which he unto you, while I was yet with hath testified of his Son. He that you, that all things must be fulfill-believeth on the Son of God, hath ed which were written in the law the witness in himself: he that of Moses, and in the Prophets, believeth not God, hath made him and in the Psalms, concerning me.la liar, because he believeth not the

record that God gave of his Son. Jed for us, leaving us an example, And this is the record, that God that ye should follow his steps: hath given to us eternal life; and Who did no sin, neither was guile this life is in his Son. He that found in his mouth: Who when hath the Son hath life; and he that he was reviled, reviled not again; hath not the Son hath not life. when he suffered, he threatened The Gospel. St. John xx. 19. not; but committed himself to him HE same day at evening, be- that judgeth righteously: Who his ing the first day of the week, own self bare our sins in his own when the doors were shut, where body on the tree, that we, being the disciples were assembled for dead to sin, should live unto righfear of the Jews, came Jesus and teousness by whose stripes ye stood in the midst, and saith unto were healed. For ye were as sheep them, Peace be unto you. And going astray; but are now returned when he had so said, he showed unto the shepherd and bishop of unto them his hands and his side. your souls.

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Then were the disciples glad when The Gospel. St. John x. 11. they saw the Lord. Then said Je-JESUS said, I am the good shepsus to them again, Peace be unto herd: the good shepherd giveth you: As my Father hath sent me, his life for the sheep. But he that even so send I you. And when he is an hireling, and not the shepherd, had said this, he breathed on them, whose own the sheep are not, seeth and saith unto them, Receive ye the wolf coming, and leaveth the the Holy Ghost: Whose soever sheep, and fleeth; and the wolf sins ye remit, they are remitted catcheth them, and scattereth the unto them; and whose soever sins sheep. The hireling fleeth because ye retain, they are retained.

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The third Sunday after Easter.
The Collect.

he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep. I am the good shepThe second Sunday after Easter. herd, and know my sheep, and am The Collect. known of mine. As the Father LMIGHTY God, who hast knoweth me, even so know I the given thine only Son to be Father: and I lay down my life unto us both a sacrifice for sin, for the sheep. And other sheep I and also an ensample of godly have, which are not of this fold; ife; give us grace that we may them also I must bring, and they always most thankfully receive shall hear my voice; and there that his inestimable benefit, and shall be one fold and one shepherd. also daily endeavour ourselves to follow the blessed steps of his most holy life, through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. LMIGHTY God, who showThe Epistle. 1 St. Peter ii. 19. est to them that are in error THE HIS is thank-worthy, if a man the light of thy truth, to the intent for conscience toward God that they may return into the way endure grief, suffering wrongfully. of righteousness; grant unto all For what glory is it, if when ye be those who are admitted into the buffeted for your faults, ye shall fellowship of Christ's religion, that take it patiently? But if, when ye they may avoid those things that do well, and suffer for it, ye take are contrary to their profession, it patiently, this is acceptable with and follow all such things as are God. For even hereunto were ye agreeable to the same, through our called; because Christ also suffer-Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.

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The Epistle. 1 St. Peter ii. 11. sorrow, because her hour is come: EARLY beloved, I beseech but as soon as she is delivered of the you, as strangers and pil-child, she remembereth no more grims, abstain from fleshly lusts, the anguish, for joy that a man is which war against the soul; having born into the world. And ye now your conversation honest among therefore have sorrow: but I will the Gentiles; that whereas they see you again, and your heart shall speak against you as evil-doers, rejoice, and your joy no man taketh they may by your good works, from you.

The Collect. ALMIGHTY God, who alone canst order the unruly

which they shall behold, glorify The fourth Sunday after Easter. God in the day of visitation. Sub'mit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake; whether it be to the king, as supreme; or unto governors, as unto them wills and affections of sinful men; that are sent by him, for the pun-grant unto thy people, that they may ishment of evil-doers, and for the love the thing which thou compraise of them that do well. For mandest, and desire that which so is the will of God, that with thou dost promise; that so, among well-doing ye may put to silence the sundry and manifold changes the ignorance of foolish men: as of the world, our hearts may surefree, and not using your liberty for ly there be fixed, where true joys a cloak of maliciousness; but as are to be found, through Jesus the servants of God. Honour all Christ our Lord. Amen. men: Love the brotherhood: Fear The Epistle. St. James i. 17. God: Honour the king.

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perfect gift is from above, ESUS said to his disciples, A and cometh down from the Father little while, and ye shall not see of lights, with whom is no variame; and again, a little while, and bleness, neither shadow of turning: ye shall see me; because I go to Of his own will begat he us with the Father. Then said some of his the word of truth, that we should disciples among themselves, What be a kind of first fruits of his creais this that he saith unto us, A little tures. Wherefore, my beloved while, and ye shall not see me ; brethren, let every man be swift to and again, a little while, and ye hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath; shall see me; and, Because I go to for the wrath of man worketh not the Father? They said therefore, the righteousness of God. WhereWhat is this that he saith, A little fore lay apart all filthiness and while? we cannot tell what he superfluity of naughtiness, and resaith. Now Jesus knew that they ceive with meekness the engrafted were desirous to ask him, and said word, which is able to save your unto them, Do ye inquire among souls. yourselves of that I said, A little The Gospel. St. John xvi. 5. while, and ye shall not see me; and ESUS said unto his disciples, again, a little while, and ye shall Now I go my way to him that see me? Verily, verily, I say unto sent me, and none of you asketh you, that ye shall weep and lament, me, Whither goest thou? But bebut the world shall rejoice: and ye cause I have said these things unto shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow you, sorrow hath filled your heart. shall be turned into joy. A wo-Nevertheless I tell you the truth; man when she is in travail hath it is expedient for you that I go

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away; for if I go not away, the bridleth not his tongue, but deceivComforter will not come unto you; eth his own heart, this man's religion but if I depart, I will send him un-is vain. Pure religion and undefiled to you. And when he is come, he before God and the Father, is this, will reprove the world of sin, and To visit the fatherless and widows of righteousness, and of judgment: in their affliction, and to keep himOf sin, because they believe not on self unspotted from the world. me: Of righteousness, because I go The Gospel. St. John xvi. 23. to my Father, and ye see me no ERILY, verily, I say unto you, more: Of judgment, because the Whatsoever ye shall ask the prince of this world is judged. I Father in my name, he will give have yet many things to say unto it you. Hitherto have ye asked you, but ye cannot bear them now. nothing in my name: Ask, and Howbeit, when he, the Spirit of shall receive, that your joy may be truth, is come, he will guide you full. These things have I spoken into all truth: for he shall not unto you in proverbs: the time speak of himself; but whatsoever cometh, when I shall no more speak he shall hear, that shall he speak; unto you in proverbs; but I shall and he will show you things to show you plainly of the Father. At come. He shall glorify me: for that day ye shall ask in my name: he shall receive of mine, and shall and I say not unto you, that I will show it unto you. All things that pray the Father for you; for the the Father hath, are mine; there- Father himself loveth you, because fore said I, that he shall take of ye have loved me, and have believed mine, and shall show it unto you.

The fifth Sunday after Easter.
The Collect.

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that I came out from God. I came forth from the Father, and am come into the world: Again, 1 leave the world, and go to the LORD, from whom all good Father. His disciples said unto things do come; grant to us him, Lo, now speakest thou plainthy humble servants, that by thy ly, and speakest no proverb. Now holy inspiration we may think those are we sure that thou knowest all things that are good, and by thy things, and needest not that any merciful guiding may perform the man should ask thee: by this we same, through our Lord Jesus believe that thou camest forth from Christ. Amen. God. Jesus answered them, Do The Epistle. St. James i. 22. ye now believe? Behold, the hour

B Eye doers of the word, and not cometh, yea, is now come, that ye

hearers only, deceiving your shall be scattered every man to his own selves. For if any be a hearer own, and shall leave me alone: and of the word, and not a doer, he is yet I am not alone, because the like unto a man beholding his natu- Father is with me. These things ral face in a glass. For he behold-I have spoken unto you, that in me eth himself, and goeth his way, and ye might have peace. In the world straightway forgetteth what man-ye shall have tribulation: but be ner of man he was. But whoso of good cheer; I have overcome looketh into the perfect law of the world. liberty, and continueth therein; he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall

be blessed in his deed. If any man among you seem to be religious, and

The Ascension-Day.

The Collect.

GRANT, we beseech thee, Almighty God, that like as we

do believe thy only begotten Son stand ye gazing up into heaven? our Lord Jesus Christ to have as-This same Jesus, which is taken cended into the heavens; so we up from you into heaven, shall so may also in heart and mind thither come in like manner as ye have ascend, and with him continually seen him go into heaven. dwell, who liveth and reigneth with The Gospel. St. Mark xvi. 14. thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, Jus they sat at meat, and upbraidESUS appeared unto the eleven, world without end. Amen.

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For the Epistle. Acts i. 1. ed them with their unbelief and HE former treatise have I hardness of heart, because they bemade, O Theophilus, of all lieved not them which had seen that Jesus began both to do and him after he was risen. And he teach, until the day in which he was said unto them, Go ye into all the taken up, after that he, through world, and preach the Gospel to the Holy Ghost, had given com-every creature. He that believeth, mandments unto the apostles whom and is baptized, shall be saved; he had chosen: To whom also he but he that believeth not, shall be showed himself alive after his pas-damned. And these signs shall folsion, by many infallible proofs, be-low them that believe: In my name ing seen of them forty days, and shall they cast out devils; they shall speaking of the things pertaining speak with new tongues; they shall to the kingdom of God: and being take up serpents; and if they drink assembled together with them, any deadly thing, it shall not hurt commanded them that they should them; they shall lay hands on the not depart from Jerusalem, but sick, and they shall recover. So wait for the promise of the Father, then, after the Lord had spoken which, saith he, ye have heard of unto them, he was received up into me. For John truly baptized with heaven, and sat on the right hand water; but ye shall be baptized of God. And they went forth, and with the Holy Ghost, not many preached every where, the Lord days hence. When they therefore working with them, and confirmwere come together, they asked of ing the word with signs following. him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel? And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or

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Sunday after Ascension-Day.
The Collect.

GOD, the king of glory, who hast exalted thine only Son put in his own power. But ye shall Jesus Christ with great triumph receive power, after that the Holy unto thy kingdom in heaven; we Ghost is come upon you: and ye beseech thee leave us not comfortshall be witnesses unto me both in less; but send to us thine Holy Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Ghost to comfort us, and exalt us Samaria, and unto the uttermost unto the same place whither our part of the earth. And when he Saviour Christ is gone before; who had spoken these things, while they liveth and reigneth with thee and beheld, he was taken up, and a the Holy Ghost, one God, world cloud received him out of their without end. Amen. sight. And while they looked The Epistle. 1 St. Peter iv. 7. steadfastly toward heaven, as he THE end of all things is at hand: went up, behold, two men stood be ye therefore sober, and by them in white apparel; which watch unto prayer. And above all also said, Ye men of Galilee, why things have fervent charity among

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