The Epifle. 2 Cor. 11. 19. Jefus Chrift, which is bleffed Yine your felves are lie not. 7E fuffer fools gladly, fee for evermore, knoweth that I brews? fo am I : : : wife. For ye fuffer if a man The Gospel. S. Luke 8. 4. bring you into bondage, if a man devour you, if a man take Hen much people were W gathered together, and of you, if a man exalt him- were come to him out of every felf, if a man fmite you on the city, he spake by a parable, face. I fpeak as concerning re- A fower went out to fow his proach, as though we had been feed and as he fowed, fome weak: howbeit, wherein foever fell by the way-fide, and it was any is bold (I fpeak foolishly) troden down, and the fowls of I am bold alfo. Are they He- the air devoured it. And fome are they Ifra- fell upon a rock, and as foon as elites? fo am I are they the it was fprung up, it withered feed of Abraham? fo am I are away, because it lacked moithey minifters of Chrift? (I fture. And fome fell among fpeak as a fool) I am more: thorns, and the thorns fprang in labours more abundant; in up with it, and choked it. ftripes above measure; in pri- And other fell on good ground, fons more frequent, in deaths and fprang up, and bare fruit oft. Of the Jews five times re- an hundred-fold. And when he ceived I forty ftripes fave one. had faid these things, he cried, Thrice was I beaten with rods. He that hath ears to hear, let Once was I ftoned. Thrice I him hear. And his difciples fuffered fhipwrack. A night asked him, saying, What might and a day I have been in the this parable be? And he said, deep in journeying often; in Unto you it is given to know perils of waters; in perils of the myfteries of the kingdom robbers; in perils by mine own of God: but to others in paracountry-men; in perils by the bles; that feeing they might heathen, in perils in the city, not fee, and hearing they might in perils in the wilderness; in not underftand. Now the paraperils in the fea; in perils a- ble is this; The feed is the mong falfe brethren; in wea- word of God, Thofe by the rinefs and painfulness; in way-fide, are they that hear; watchings often; in hunger then cometh the devil, and ta and thirst; in faftings often; keth away the word out of in cold and nakedness; befides their hearts, left they, fhould thofe things that are without, believe and be faved. They on that which cometh upon me the rock, are they, which when daily, the care of all the church- they hear, receive the word es. Who is weak, and I am not with joy, and thefe have no weak? who is offended, and I root, which for a while believe, burn not? If I muft needs glory, and in time of temptation fall I will glory of the things which away. And that which fell aconcern mine infirmities. The mong thorns, are they, which God and Father of our Lord when they have heard, go forth, The Sunday called Quinquage fima, or the next Sunday before Lent. forth, and are choked with is not eafily provoked, thinketh cares, and riches, and pleafures no evil, rejoyceth not in iniof this life, and bring no fruit quity, but rejoyceth in the to perfection. But that on the truth; beareth all things, beliegood ground are they, which veth all things, hopeth all in an honeft and good heart, things, endureth all things. having heard the word, keep Charity never faileth: but whe it, and bring forth fruit with ther there be prophecies, they patience. fhall fail; whether there be tongues, they fhall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanifh away. For we know in part, and we prophefie in part. But when that which is perfect Lord, who haft taught is come, then that which is in us, that all our doings part fhall be done away. When without charity are nothing I was a child, I fpake as a child, worth ; Send thy Holy Ghoft, I understood as a child, and pour into our hearts that thought as a child; but when I moft excellent gift of charity, became a man, I put away the very bond of peace and of childish things. For now we all virtues, without which who- fee through a glass darkly; but foever liveth is counted dead then face to face: now I know before thee. Grant this for in part; but then shall I know thine only Son Jesus Christs even as alfo I am known. And fake. Amen. The Collect. The Epifile. 1 Cor. 13. 1. Tongues of anew and of Hough I fpeak with the angels, and have not charity, now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three, but the greateft of thefe is charity. The Gospel. S. Luke 18. 31. the twelve, and said unto I am become as founding bral, en Jefus took unto him or a tinkling cymbal. And them, Behold, we go up to Jethough I have the gift of pro- rusalem, and all things that are phecy, and understand all my- written by the prophets confteries, and all knowledge; and cerning the Son of man fhall though I have all faith, fo that be accomplished. For he shall I could remove mountains, and be delivered unto the Gentiles, have no charity, I am nothing. and fhall be mocked, and spite And though I beftow all my fully entreated, and spitted on. goods to feed the poor, and And they shall scourge him,and though I give my body to be put him to death; and the third burned, and have not charity, day he fhall rise again. And it profiteth me nothing. Cha- they understood none of these rity fuffereth long, and is kind; things: and this faying was hid charity envieth not; charity from them, neither knew they vaunteth not it felf, is not puff- the things which were spoken. a ed up, doth not behave it self And it came to pass, that as he unfeemly, feeketh not her own, was come nigh unto Jericho, a 20 certain certain blind man fat by the For the Epiftle. Joel 2. 12. the Lord, with all you Urn ye even to me, fait TU way-fide begging: and hearing the multitude pafs by, he asked what it meant. And they told heart, and with fafting, and him, that Jefus of Nazareth with weeping, and with mourn palleth by. And he cried, fay- ing. And rent your heart, and ing, Jefus, thou Son of David, not your garments, and tur have mercy on me. And they unto the Lord your God: fo which went before rebuked he is gracious and merciful him, that he fhould hold his flow to anger, and of grea peace: but he cried fo much kindness, and repenteth him of the more, Thou Son of David, the evil. Who knoweth if he have mercy on me. And Jefus will return, and repent, and ftood and commanded him to leave a bleffing behind him, be brought unto him: And even a meat-offering and when he was come near, he drink-offering unto the Lord asked him, faying, What wilt your God? Blow the trumpet thou that I fhould do unto in Zion, fanctifie a fast, call a thee? And he faid, Lord, that folemn affembly, gather the I may receive my fight. And people, fanctifie the congrega Jefus faid unto him, Receive thy tion, affemble the elders, ga fight, thy faith hath faved ther the children, and thofe thee. And immediately he re- that fuck the breafts; let the ceived his fight, and followed bridegroom go forth of his him, glorifying God: and all chamber, and the bride out of the people when they faw it, her clofet; let the priests, the gave praife unto God. minifters of the Lord, weep be tween the porch and the altar The first day of Lent, commonly and let them fay, Spare the called Afhwednesday. The Collect. people, O Lord, and give not thine heritage to rep: oach, that Lmighty and everlafting the heathen fhould rule over that thou haft made, and doft fay among the people, Where forgive the fins of all them that is their God? are penitent; Create and make The Gospel. S. Matth. 6. 16. Hen thus new and contrite hearts; W the portes, of a fad that we worthily lamenting our. the hypocrites, of sad fins, and acknowledging our countenance for they disfi wretchednefs, may obtain of gure their faces, that they may thee the God of all mercy, appear unto men to faft. Veri perfect remiffion and forgive- ly I fay unto you, they have nefs, through Jefus Chrift our their reward. But thou, when Lord. Amen. thou fafteft, anoint thine head, and wash thy face, that thou This Collest is to be read every appear not unto men to faft, day in Lent, after the Collect but unto thy. Father which is appointed for the day. in fecret; and thy, Father hich feeth in fecret, fhall re- by knowledge, by long-fuffer ward thee openly. Lay not up ing, by kindnefs, by the Holy or your felves treafures upon Ghoft, by love unfeigned, by arth, where moth and ruft the word of truth, by the pow oth corrupt, and where thieves er of God, by the armour of reak through and fteal. But righteoufnefs on the right hand ay up for your felves treasures and on the left, by honour and n' heaven, where neither moth dishonour, by evil report and or ruft doth corrupt, and good report; as deceivers, and where thieves do not break yet true; as unknown, and through nor fteal. For where yet well known; as dying, and your treasure is, there will your behold, we live, as chaftned, heart be alfo. The first Sunday in Lent. and not killed, as forrowful, yet alway rejoycing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet poffeffing, all things The Gofpel. S. Matth. 4. 1. Hen was Jefus led up of the fpirit into the wilderness, Lord, who for our fake didft faft forty days and orty nights give us grace to afe fuch abftinence, that our lefh being fubdued to the Spi- to be tempted of the devil. it, we may ever obey thy god- And when he had fafted forty y motions in righteousness and days and forty nights, he was rue holiness, to thy honour afterward an hungred. And and glory,who liveft and reign- when the tempter came to him," eft with the Father and the he faid, If thou be the Son of Holy Ghoft, one God, world God,command that these stones without end. Amen. WR be made bread. But he anThe Epiftle. z. Cor. 6. 1. fwered and faid, It is written, E then as workers toge Man fhall not live by bread ther with him, befeech alone, but by every word that you alfo, that ye receive not the proceedeth out of the mouth grace of God in vain: (For he of God. Then the devil tafaith, I have heard thee in a keth him up into the holy city, time accepted, and in the day and fetteth him on a pinnacle of of falvation have I fuccoured the temple, and faith unto him, thee: behold, now is the ac- If thou be the Son of God, caft Repted time; behold, now is thy felf down; for it is written, he day of falvation) Giving He fall give his angels charge no offence in any thing, that concerning thee, and in their the miniftry be not blamed; hands they fhall bear thee up, but in all things approving our left at any time thou dah thy felves as the minifters of God, foot against a stone. · Jesus faid in much patience, in afflictions, unto him, It is written again, in neceffities, in diftreffes, in Thou shalt not tempt the Lord ftripes, in imprisonments, in thy God. Again the devil tatumults, in labours, in watch- keth him up into an exceeding ings, in faftings; by purenefs, high mountain, and fheweth 2 him him all the kingdoms of the because that the Lord is the aworld, and the glory of them, venger of all fuch, as we alfo have forewarned you, and teftified. For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness. He therefore that defpifeth, defpifeth not man, but God, who hath alfo given unto us his Holy Spirit. The Gospel. S. Matth. 15. 21. Efus went thence, and de and faith unto him, All these The fecond Sunday in Lent. parted into the coafts of Tyre and Sidon. And behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the fame coafts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy Almighty God, who feet on me, O Lord, thou Son of D2, that we have no power of our felves to help our felves; Keep us both outwardly in our bodies, and inwardly in our fouls, that we may be defend ed from all adverfities which may happen to the body, and from all evil thoughts which may affault and hurt the foul, through Jefus Chrift our Lord. Amen. The Epiftle. Theff. 4. 1. vid, my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil. But he anfwered her not a word. And his difciples came and befought him, faying, Send her away, for he crieth after us. But he anfwered and faid, I am not fent but unto the loft fheep of the houfe of Ifrael. Then came The and worshipped him, fay ing, Lord, help me. But heanfwered and faid, It is not meet and exhort you by the to caft it to dogs. And the faid, Lord Jefus, that as ye have Truth, Lord; yet the dogs eat received of us how you ought of the crumbs which fall from to walk, and to please God, so their mafters table. Then Jefus ye would abound more and answered and faid unto her, O more. For ye know what com- woman, great is thy faith: be mandments we gave you by the it unto thee even as thou wilt. Lord Jefus. For this is the will And her daughter was made of God, even your fanctificati- whole from that very hour. on, that ye fhould abftain from fornication that every one of you fhould know how to poffefs his veffel in fanctificati on and honour ; not in the luft of concupifcence, even as the Gentiles which know not God; that no man go beyond, and detraud his brother in any matter, The third Sunday in Lent. E befeech thee, Almigh ty God, look upon the hearty defires of thy humble fervants, and ftretch forth the right hand of thy Majefty to be our defence against all our ene 8 mies, |