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Lord liveth, who brought up
the children of Ifrael out of
the land of Egypt; but, The
Lord liveth who brought up,
and who led the feed of the
houfe of Ifrael out of the
north-country, and from all
countries whither I had driven
them;
and they fhall dwell
in their own land.

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fishes, as much as they would. When they were filled, he faid unto his difciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be loft. Therefore they gathered them together, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley-loaves, which remained over and above, unto them that had eaten. Then thofe

¶ If there be any more Sundays before Advent Sunday, the Service of fome of thofe Sundays that were omitted after the Epiphany, fhall be taken in to fupply fo many as are here wanting. And if there be fewer, the overplus may be omitted: Provided that this laft Collect, Epiftle, and Gofpel, fhall always be used upon the Sunday next before Advent.

men, when they had feen the WHEN Jefus then lift miracle that Jefus did, faid, up his eyes, and faw This is of a truth that Proa great company come unto phet that should come into him, he faith unto Philip, the world. Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat? (and this he faid to prove him; for he himself knew what he would do.) Philip anfwered him, Two hundred penny-worth of bread is not fufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little. One of his difciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, faith unto him, There is a lad here, who hath five barley-loaves, and two small fifhes; but what are they among fo many? and Jefus faid, Make the men fit down. The Collect. Now there was much grafs in the place. So the men fat LMIGHTY God, who down, in number about five didft give fuch grace thousand. And Jefus took unto thy holy Apoftle Saint the loaves, and when he had Andrew, that he readily obey given thanks, he diftributed ed the calling of thy Son Je to the difciples, and the difci- fus Chrift, and followed him

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without delay; grant unto Gofpel. For Efaias faith,

us all, that we, being called by thy holy Word, may forthwith give up ourselves obediently to fulfil thy holy commandments, through the fame Jefus Chrift our Lord. Amen.

Lord, who hath believed our report? So then, faith cometh by hearing, and bearing by the Word of God. But I fay, have they not heard? Yes verily, their found went into all the earth, and their words unte The Epifile. Rom. x. 9. the ends of the world. But F thou fhalt confefs with I fay, Did not Ifrael know? thy mouth the Lord Je- Firft, Mofes faith, I will profus, and fhalt believe in thine voke you to jealoufy by them heart that God hath raised that are no people, and by a him from the dead, thou shalt foolish nation I will anger be faved. For with the heart you. But Efaias is very bold, man believeth unto righteouf- and faith, I was found of them nefs, and with the mouth that fought me not; I was confeffion is made unto falva- made manifeft unto them that tion. For the Scripture faith, afked not after me. But to IfWhofoever believeth on him rael he faith, All day long have fhall not be ashamed. For I ftretched forth my hands unthere is no difference between to a difobedient and gainfaythe Jew and the Greek: for ing people. the fame Lord over all, is rich unto all that call upon him. For whofoever shall call upon ESUS walking by the fea the name of the Lord, fhall of Galilee, faw two brebe faved. How then fhall thren, Simon, called Peter, and they call on him in whom Andrew his brother, cafting a they have not believed? And net into the fea: (for they how fhall they believe in him were fishers.) And he faith of whom they have not heard? unto them, Follow me, and And how fhall they hear with- I will make you fifhers of out a preacher? And how men. And they ftraightway fhall they preach except they left their nets, and followed be fent? As it is written, him. And going on from How beautiful are the feet of thence, he faw other two brethem that preach the Gospel thren, James the fon of Zeof peace, and bring glad ti- bedee, and John his brother, dings of good things? But in a fhip with Zebedee their they have not all obeyed the father, mending their nets;

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in all our fufferings here ing upon God, and fayings
upon earth, for the teftimony Lord Jefus, receive my fpirit?
of thy truth, we may fted And he kneeled down, and
of thy truth, we may ted
faftly look up to Heaven, and cried with a loud voice, Lord,
by faith behold the glory that lay not this fin to their charge.
fhall be revealed; and being And when he had faid this,
he fell asleep. THRIMI
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may learn to love and blefs The Gospel. St. Matth. xxiii. 34
our perfecutors, by the ex-
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his murderers to thee, O and fcribes; and fome of them
Bleffed Jefus, who ftandeft at ye fhall kill and crucify; and
the right hand of God, to fome of them fhall ye fcourge
fuccour all thofe who fuffer
for thee, our only Mediator
and Advocate. Amen.

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fecute them from city to city 3
that upon you may come all
the righteous blood fhed up-
on the earth, from the blood
of righteous Abel, unto the
blood of Zacharias, fon of Ba-
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the temple and the altar. Ve-
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we have heard, which we have feen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled of the Follow me. Then Peter word of life; (for the life was turning about, feeth the difmanifefted, and we have feen ciple whom Jefus loved, folit, and bear witnefs, and fhow lowing, (which alfo leaned on unto you that eternal life his breast at fupper, and faid, which was with the Father, Lord, which is he that beand was manifefted unto us ;) trayeth thee?) Peter feeing that which we have feen and him, faith to Jefus, Lord, heard, declare we unto you, and what shall this man do? that ye alfo may have fellow- Jefus faith unto him, If I will fhip with us; and truly our that he tarry till I come, what fellowship is with the Father, is that to thee?. Follow thou and with his fon Jefus Chrift. me. Then went this faying And these things write we abroad among the brethren, unto you, that your joy may that that difciple fhould not be full. This then is the mef- die yet Jefus faid not unto fage which we have heard of him, He fhall not die: but, him, and declare unto you, If I will that he tarry till I

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