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And when Joseph had taken the For since by man came death, body, he wrapped it in a clean linen by man came also the resurrection cloth, and laid it in his own new of the dead.

tomb, which he had hewn out in For as in Adam all die; even the rock; and he rolled a great so in Christ shall all be made alive. stone to the door of the sepulchre, 1 Cor. xv. 20. and departed. And there was Ma

The Collect. LMIGHTY God, who through

ry Magdalene, and the other Mary, Athine only begotten Son Jesus

sitting over against the sepulchre.

Now the next day that followed the Christ hast overcome death, and day of the preparation, the chief opened unto us the gate of everpriests and Pharisees came to-lasting life; we humbly beseech gether unto Pilate, saying, Sir, we thee, that as, by thy special grace remember that that deceiver said, preventing us, thou dost put into while he was yet alive, After three our minds good desires; so by thy days I will rise again. Command continual help we may bring the therefore that the sepulchre be same to good effect, through Jemade sure until the third day, lest sus Christ our Lord, who liveth his disciples come by night, and and reigneth with thee and the steal him away, and say unto the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world people, He is risen from the dead; without end. Amen. so the last error shall be worse than The Epistle. Col. iii. 1. the first. Pilate said unto them, Yeye those things which are then be risen with Christ, have a watch; go your way, make

it as sure as you can. So they went above, where Christ sitteth on the and made the sepulchre sure, seal-right hand of God. Set your affecing the stone, and setting a watch. tion on things above, not on things on the earth: For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in ¶ At Morning Prayer, instead of the Psalm, (0 God. When Christ, who is our come let us sing, &c.) these anthems shall be sung or said. life, shall appear, then shall ye alHRIST our passover is sacri-so appear with him in glory. Mor

Easter-Day.

CHRIST our is let us tify therefore your members which

keep the feast;

v. 7.

are upon the earth; fornication, Not with the old leaven, neither uncleanness, inordinate affection, with the leaven of malice and wick-evil concupiscence, and covetousedness; but with the unleavened ness, which is idolatry: for which bread of sincerity and truth. 1 Cor. thing's sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobeHRIST being raised from the dience. In the which ye also dead, dieth no more; death walked sometime, when ye lived hath no more dominion over him. in them. For in that he died, he died un- The Gospel. St. John xx. 1. to sin once; but in that he liveth,HE first day of the week he liveth unto God. Mary Magdalene Likewise reckon ye also your-early, when it was yet dark, unto selves to be dead indeed unto sin; the sepulchre, and seeth the stone but alive unto God through Jesus taken away from the sepulchre. Christ our Lord. Rom. vi. 9. Then she runneth and cometh to HRIST is risen from the Simon Peter, and to the other disdead, and become the first ciple whom Jesus loved, and saith fruits of them that slept. Junto them, They have taken away

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the Lord out of the sepulchre, and was published throughout all Juwe know not where they have dea, and began from Galilee, after laid him. Peter therefore went the baptism which John preached: forth, and that other disciple, and How God anointed Jesus of Nazacame to the sepulchre. So they reth with the Holy Ghost, and with ran both together; and the other power; who went about doing disciple did outrun Peter, and good, and healing all that were opcame first to the sepulchre; and he, pressed of the devil: for God was stooping down and looking in, saw with him. And we are witnesses the linen clothes lying, yet went of all things which he did, both in he not in. Then cometh Simon the land of the Jews, and in JePeter following him, and went into rusalem; whom they slew, and the sepulchre, and seeth the linen hanged on a tree. Him God raised clothes lie; and the napkin that up the third day, and showed him was about his head not lying with openly; not to all the people, but the linen clothes, but wrapped to- unto witnesses chosen before of gether in a place by itself. Then God, even to us, who did eat and went in also that other disciple drink with him after he rose from which came first to the sepulchre, the dead. And he commanded us and he saw, and believed. For as to preach unto the people, and to yet they knew not the Scripture, testify that it is he who was ordainthat he must rise again from the ed of God to be the judge of quick dead. Then the disciples went and dead. To him give all the away again unto their own home. prophets witness, that through his

Monday in Easter-Week.
The Collect.

ALMIGHTY God, whom

name, whosoever believeth in him, shall receive remission of sins. The Gospel. St. Luke xxiv. 13. EHOLD, two of his disciples

thine only begotten Son Jesus B went that same day to a village

Christ hast overcome death, and called Emmaus, which was from opened unto us the gate of everlast-Jerusalem about threescore furing life; we humbly beseech thee, longs. And they talked together that as, by thy special grace pre-of all these things which had hapventing us, thou dost put into our pened. And it came to pass, that minds good desires; so by thy con- while they communed together, tinual help we may bring the same and reasoned, Jesus himself drew to good effect, through Jesus Christ near, and went with them. But our Lord; who liveth and reign- their eyes were holden, that they eth with thee and the Holy Ghost, should not know him. And he ever one God, world without end. said unto them, What manner of Amen. communications are these that ye For the Epistle. Acts x. 34. have one to another, as ye walk, ETER opened his mouth, and and are sad? And one of them, said, Of a truth I perceive that whose name was Cleopas, answerGod is no respecter of persons:ing, said unto him, Art thou only but in every nation he that feareth a stranger in Jerusalem, and hast him and worketh righteousness, is not known the things which are accepted with him. The word come to pass there in these days? which God sent unto the children And he said unto them, What of Israel, preaching peace by Je-things? And they said unto him, sus Christ; (he is Lord of all:) Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, that word, I say, ye know, which who was a prophet mighty in deed

and word, before God and all the were done in the way, and how people And how the chief priests he was known of them in breaking and our rulers delivered him to be of bread. condemned to death, and have crucified him. But we trusted that it had been he who should havel redeemed Israel: and beside all

Tuesday in Easter-Week.
The Collect.

this, to-day is the third day since ALMIGHTY God, who through thine only begotten Son Jesus these things were done. Yea, and Christ hast overcome death, and certain women also of our compa- opened unto us the gate of everny made us astonished, who were lasting life; we humbly beseech early at the sepulchre; and when thee, that as, by thy special grace they found not his body, they came, preventing us, thou dost put into our saying, that they had also seen a minds good desires; so by thy convision of angels, which said that tinual help we may bring the same he was alive. And certain of them to good effect, through Jesus Christ who were with us went to the our Lord, who liveth and reigneth sepulchre, and found it even so as with thee and the Holy Ghost, ever the women had said; but him one God, world without end. Amen. they saw not. Then he said unto For the Epistle. Acts xiii. 26. them, O fools, and slow of heart MEN and brethren, children of to believe all that the prophets the stock of Abraham, and have spoken! ought not Christ to whosoever among you feareth God, have suffered these things, and to to you is the word of this salvation enter into his glory? And begin- sent. For they that dwell at Je ning at Moses and all the prophets, rusalem, and their rulers, because he expounded unto them in all the they knew him not, nor yet the Scriptures, the things concerning voices of the prophets which are himself. And they drew nigh un-read every sabbath-day, they have to the village whither they went fulfilled them in condemning him. and he made as though he would And though they found no cause of have gone further: But they con- death in him, yet desired they Pistrained him, saying, Abide with late that he should be slain. And us; for it is towards evening, and when they had fulfilled all that the day is far spent. And he went was written of him, they took him in to tarry with them. And it came down from the tree, and laid himn to pass, as he sat at meat with them, in a sepulchre. But God raised him he took bread, and blessed it, and from the dead: And he was seen brake, and gave to them. And their many days of them which came up eyes were opened, and they knew with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, him, and he vanished out of their who are his witnesses unto the peosight. And they said one to an-ple. And we declare unto you glad other, Did not our heart burn with- tidings, how that the promise which in us, when he talked with us by the was made unto the fathers, God way, and while he opened to us the hath fulfilled the same unto us their Scriptures? And they rose up the children, in that he hath raised up same hour, and returned to Jerusa-Jesus again; as it is also written in lem, and found the eleven gathered the second Psalm, Thou art my together, and them that were with Son, this day have I begotten thee. them, saying, The Lord is risen And as concerning that he raised indeed, and hath appeared unto Si-him up from the dead, now no more And they told what things to return to corruption, he said on

mon.

this wise, I will give you the sure Then opened he their understandanercies 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. Bening 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 forgiveness of sins: And by him all that believe are justified from all A given thine only Son to die things, from which ye could not be

The first Sunday after Easter.

The Collect. LMIGHTY Father, who hast

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.

The Gospel. St. Luke xxiv. 36.

Lord. Amen.

The Epistle. 1 John v. 4. WHATSOEVER is born of

ESUS himself stood in the W God, overcometh the world; Jidst of them, and saith unto

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 fulfil-believeth on the Son of God, hath led 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. Ja liar, because he believeth not the

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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 THE 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 rightfear of the Jews, came Jesus and eousness: 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. Then were the disciples glad when The Gospel. St. John x. 11. they saw the Lord. Then said Je- ESUS 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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he is an hireling, and careth not The second Sunday after Easter- herd, and know my sheep, and am for the sheep. I am the good shepThe 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; life; 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 The third Sunday after Easter. holy life, through the same Jesus The Collect. Christ our Lord. Amen. The Epistle.

1 St. Peter ii. 19. ALMIGHTY God, who showest to them that are in error THIS a God that they may return into the way THIS is thank-worthy, if a man the light of thy truth, to the intent 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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