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The Epiftle. 2 Cor. 11. 19. Jesus Chrift, which is blessed E fuffer r fools gladly, fee- for evermore, knoweth that I ing ye your felves are lie not.

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of you, if a man exalt him- were come to him out of every self, if a man smite you on the city, he spake by a parable, face. I speak as concerning re- A fower went out to fow his proach, as though we had been feed and as he fowed, some weak: howbeit, whereinfoever fell by the way-fide, and it was any is bold (I speak foolishly) troden down, and the fowls of I am bold also. Are they He- the air devoured it. And fome brews? so am I: are they Ifra- fell upon a rock, and as foon as elites? so am I: are they the it was sprung up, it withered feed of Abraham? so am I: are away, because it lacked moithey minifters of Christ? (I sture. And fome fell among speak as a fool) I am more: thorns, and the thorns sprang in labours more abundant; in up with it, and choked it. stripes above measure; meafure; in in pri- And other fell on good ground, fons more frequent; in deaths and sprang 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 disciples fuffered shipwrack. 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 mysteries 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 understand. Now the paraperils in the fea; in perils a- ble is this; The feed is the mong false brethren; in wea- word of God. Those by the riness and painfulness; in way-fide, are they that hear ear; watchings often; hunger then cometh the the dev devil, and and thirst; in faftings often; keth away the word out of in cold and nakedness; befides their hearts, left they, should those things that are without, believe and be saved. 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 these have no weak ? who is offended, and I root, which for a while believe, burn not? If I must 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,

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forth, and are choked with is not easily provoked, thinketh cares, and riches, and pleasures no evil, rejoyceth not in iniof this life, and bring no fruit fruit quity, bu 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 honest and good heart, things, endureth all things. having heard the word, keep Charity never faileth: but wheit, and bring forth fruit with ther there be prophecies, they patience. shall fail; whether there be

tongues, they shall cease; wheThe Sunday called Quinquage- ther there be knowledge, it shall fima, or the next Sunday be- vanish away. For we know in fore Lent. part, and we prophefie in part. But when that which is perfect

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Lord hawha bat taught then that which us, that all our doings part shall be done away. When without charity are nothing I was a child, I spake as a child, -worth; Send thy Holy Ghost, I understood as a child, Í and pour into our hearts that thought as a child; but when I moft excellent gift of charity, became a man, I put away 1 the very bond of peace and of childish things. For now we all virtues, without which who- see through a glass darkly; but soever 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 Chrifts even asalso I am known. And fake. Amen. now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three, but the greatof these is charity. The Gospel. S. Luke 18. 31. Hen Jesus took unto him the twelve, and faid unto

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The Epifile. 1 Cor. 13. 1. Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as founding brafs,

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or a tinkling cymbal. And them, Behold, we go up to Jethough I have the gift of pro- rufalem, and all things that are phecy, and understand all my- written by the prophets confteries, and all knowledge; and cerning the Son of man shall though I have all faith, so that be accomplished. For he shall I could remove mountains, and be delivered unto the Gentiles, have no charity, I am nothing. and shall be mocked, and spiteAnd though I bestow 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 shall rise again. And profiteth me nothing. Cha- they they understood none of these rity suffereth 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. ed up, doth not behave it self And it came to pass, that as he ct unfeemly, feeketh not her own, was come nigh unto Jericho, a

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certain blind man fat by the For the Epistle. Joel 2. 12. way fide begging and hearing T Urn ye even to me, fait the multitude pass by, the Lord, with all you what it meant. And they told heart, and with fafting, and him, that Jesus of Nazareth with weeping, and with mourn passeth by. And he cried, say- ing. And rent your heart, and ing, Jesus, thou Son of David, not your garments, and turn have mercy on me. And they unto the Lord your God: fo which went before rebuked he is gracious and merciful him, that he should hold his flow to anger, and of grea peace: but he cried so much kindness, and repenteth him on the more, Thou Son of David, the evil. Who knoweth if he have mercy on me. And Jesus will return, and repent, and ftood and commanded him to leave a blessing behind him. be brought unto him: And even a meat-offering and a when he was come near, he drink-offering unto the Lord asked him, faying, What wilt your God? Blow the trumpet thow that I should do unto in Zion, fanctifie a fast, call a thee? And he said, Lord, that folemn assembly, gather the I may receive my fight. And people, sanctifie the congrega Jesus said unto him, Receive thy tion, affemble the elders, gafight; thy faith hath faved ther the children, and those 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 saw it, her closet; let the priests, the gave praise unto God. minifters of the Lord, weep between the porch and the altar.

The first day of Lent, commonly and let them fay, Spare the

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The Collect.

people, O Lord, and give not thine heritage to rep: oach, tha

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God, who hateft nothing them wherefore should they that thou hast made, and dost say 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.

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that we worthily lamenting our the hypocrites, of a fad fins, and acknowledging our countenance: for they disfi wretchedness, 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 say unto you, they have ness, through Jesus Christ our their reward. But thou, when Lord. Amen.

thou fastest, 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, shall re- by knowledge, by long-fuffer ward thee openly. Lay not up ing, by kindness, by the Holy or your selves treasures upon Ghost, by love unfeigned, by arth, where moth and rust the word of truth, by the powoth corrupt, and where thieves er of God, by by the armour of reak through and steal. But righteousness on the right hand ay up for your selves treasures and on the left, by honour and n heaven, where neither moth dishonour, by evil report and for ruft doth corrupt, and good report; as deceivers, and where thieves do not break yet true; as unknown, and through nor steal. For where yet well known; as dying, and your treasure is, there will your behold, we live; as chaftned,

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and not killed; as forrowful, yet alway rejoycing; as poor, The first Sunday in Lent. yet making many rich; as haThe Collest. ving nothing, and yet poffeffing Lord, who for our fake all things. didst fast forty days and The Gospel. S. Matth. 4. 1. Forty nights; give us grace to Hen was Jesus led TH afe fuch abstinence, that our up of the spirit int into the wilderness, Resh 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 livest and reign- when the tempter came to him, eft with the Father and the he faid, If thou be the Son of Holy Ghost, one God, world God, command that these stones without end. Amen. be made bread. But he an

The Epiftle. z. Cor. 6. 1. swered and faid, It is written, WE E then as workers toge- Man shall not live by bread ther with him, beseech alone, but by every word that you also, 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, the day of falvation) Giving He hall give his angels charge no offence in any thing, that concerning thee, and in their the ministry be not blamed; hands they shall bear thee up, in all things approving our left at any time thou dash 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 distresses, in Thou shalt not tempt the Lord stripes, in imprifonments, in thy God. Again the devil tatumults, in labours, in watch- keth him up into an exceeding ings, in faftings; by pureness, high mountain, and sheweth

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angels came and ministred unto him.

The Second Sunday in Lent.
The Collect.

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Tyre and Sidon. And behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the fame coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son of Da

we have no power vid, my daughter is grievously of our selves to help ourselves; vexed with a devil. But heanKeep us both outwardly in swered her not a word. And his our bodies, and inwardly in our difciples came and befought fouls, that we may be defend- him, saying, Send her away, for ed from all adversities which shecrieth after us. But he anmay happen to the body, and swered and said, I am not fent from all evil thoughts which but unto the loft sheep of the may affault and hurt the soul, house of Ifrael. Then came through Jesus Christ our Lord. she and worshipped him, sayAmen.

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ing, Lord, help me. But heanswered and faid, It is not meet to take the childrens bread, and to cast it to dogs. And she said,

The Epistle. Theff. 4. r. 7 E beseech you, 'brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, 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 masters table. Then Jesus ye would abound more and answered and faid unto her, O more. For ye know what com- woman, great is thy faith: be mandments wegave you by the it unto thee even as thou wilt. Lord Jesus. For this is the will And her daughter was made of God, even your fanctificati- whole from that very hour.

The third Sundayin Lent.
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