him, and faid unto him, gan to curfe and to fwear,

Art thou the Chrift, the Son faying, I know not this man of the Bleffed? And Jefus of whom ye fpeak. And the faid, I am and ye fhall fee fecond time the cock crew. the Son of man fitting on the And Peter called to mind the right hand of power, and word that Jefus faid unto coming in the clouds of hea- him, Before the cock crow ven. Then the high prieft twice, thou fhalt deny me rent his clothes, and faith, thrice. And when he thought What need we any further thereon he wept. witneffes? ye have heard the blafphemy: what think ye? and they all condemned him

Tuesday before Eafter.
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Ifai. 1. 5.

HE Lord God hath

Topened mine ear, and I

was not rebellious, neither turned away back. I gave my back to the fmiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from fhame and spitting. For the Lord God will help me, therefore fhall I not be confounded: therefore have I fet my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be afhamed. He is near that justifieth me; who will contend

fome began to spit and to cover his face, and to buffet him, and to fay unto him, Prophefy. And the fervants did ftrike him with the palms of their hands. And as Peter was beneath in the palace, there cometh one of the maids of the high prieft; and when she saw Peter warming himself, the locked upon him, and said, And thou also waft with Jefus of Nazareth. But he denied, faying, I know hot, neither underftand I with me? let us stand togewhat thou fayeft. And he ther; who is mine adversary? went out into the porch; and let him come near to me. the cock crew. And a maid Behold, the Lord God will faw him again, and began to help me; who is he that fhall fay to them that ftood by, condemn me? Lo, they all This is one of them. And he fhall wax old as a garment: denied it again. And a little the moth fhall eat them up. after, they that ftood by faid Who is among you that fearagain to Peter, Surely thou eth the Lord, that obeyeth art one of them; for thou art the voice of his fervant, that a Galilean, and thy fpeech walketh in darkness, and hath agreeth thereto.. But he be- no light? let him trust in the

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Name of the Lord, and ftay upon his God. Behold, all ye that kindle a fire, that compass yourselves about with fparks; walk in the light of your fire, and in the fparks that ye have kindled. This fhall ye have of mine hand, ye fhall lie down in forrow.

ever done unto them. But Pilate answered them, faying, Will ye that I release unto you the King of the Jews? (For he knew that the chief priests had delivered him for envy.) But the chief priests moved the people, that he fhould rather releafe Barabbas unto them. And Pilate anThe Gospel. St. Mark xv. 1. fwered, and faid again unto ND straightway in the them, What will ye then that morning, the chief I fhall do unto him whom ye call the King of the Jews? And they cried out again, Crucify him. Then Pilate faid unto them, Why, what evil hath he done? And they cried out the more exceedingly, Crucify him. And fo Pilate, willing to content the people, releafed Barabbas unto

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priefts held a confultation with the elders and fcribes, and the whole council, and bound Jefus, and carried him away, and delivered him to Pilate. And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he anfwering, faid unto him, Thou fayeft it. And the chief priests accufed him them; and delivered Jefus, of many things: but he an- when he had fcourged him, to fwered nothing. And Pilate be crucified. And the foldiers afked him again, faying, An- led him away into the hall, swereft thou nothing? behold called Pretorium; and they how many things they witnefs called together the whole against thee. But Jefus yet band. And they cloathed him answered nothing: fo that Pi- with purple, and platted a late marvelled. Now at that crown of thorns, and put it feaft he released unto them about his head, and began to one prifoner, whomfoever they falute him, Hail, King of the defired. And there was one Jews. And they smote him named Barabbas, which lay on the head with a reed, and bound with them that had did fpit upon him, and bowmade infurrection with him, ing their knees, worshipped who had committed murder him. And when they had in the infurrection. And the mocked him, they took off the multitude crying aloud, began purple from him, and put his to defire him to do as he had own clothes on him, and led

him out to crucify him. And crucified with him reviled him. they compel one Simon, a And when the fixth hour was Cyrenian, who paffed by, come, there was darkness over coming out of the country, the whole land, until the the father of Alexander and ninth hour. And at the ninth Rufus, to bear his crofs. And hour, Jefus cried with a loud they bring him unto the place voice, faying, Eloi, Eloi, lámá Golgotha, which is, being in- fabachthani? which is, being terpreted, the place of a fkull. interpreted, My God, my And they gave him to drink God, why haft thou forfaken wine mingled with myrrh; but me? And fome of them that he received it not. And when ftood by, when they heard it, they had crucified him, they faid, Behold, he calleth Elias. parted his garments, cafting And one ran and filled a lots upon them, what every fpunge full of vinegar, and put man fhould take. And it was it on a reed, and gave him to the third hour, and they cru- drink, faying, Let alone; let cified him. And the fuper- us fee whether Elias will come fcription of his accufation was to take him down. And Jefus written over, THE KING cried with a loud voice, and OF THE JEWS. And with gave up the ghoft. And the him they crucify two thieves; vail of the temple was rent in the one on his right hand, and twain, from the top to the the other on his left. And the bottom. And when the CenScripture was fulfilled, which turion, which stood over faith, And he was numbered against him, faw that he fo with the tranfgreffors. And cried out, and gave up the they that paffed by railed on ghoft, he faid, Truly this man him, wagging their heads, and was the Son of God.

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faying, Ah, thou that deftroyeft the temple, and buildeft it in three days, fave thyself, and come down from the cross. Likewife alfo the chief priests mocking, faid among themfelves, with the fcribes, He faved others, himfelf he cannot fave. Let Chrift the King of force after men are dead; Ifrael defcend now from the otherwife it is of no ftrength crofs, that we may fee and at all, whilft the teftator livbelieve. And they that were eth. Whereupon, neither the

firft teftament was dedicated of himself. And as it is apwithout blood. For when pointed unto men once to Mofes had spoken every pre- die, but after this the judgcept to all the people, ac- ment: fo Chrift was once cording to the law, he took offered to bear the fins of mathe blood of calves and of ny; and unto them that look goats, with water, and fcarlet for him fhall he appear the wool, and hyffop, and fprink- fecond time, without fin, unto led both the book, and all falvation.

the people, faying, This is

the blood of the teftament The Gofpel. St. Luke xxii. 1. which God hath enjoined unto you. Moreover, he sprinkled likewife with blood both the tabernacle, and all the veffels of the miniftry. And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without Thedding of blood is no remiffion. It was therefore neceffary that the patterns of things in the heavens fhould be purified with thefe; but the heavenly things themselves with better facrifices than thefe. For Chrift is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us: nor yet that he should offer himself often, as the high prieft entereth into the holy place every year with blood of others: (for then must he often have fuffered fince the foundation of the world) but now once, in the end of the world, hath he appeared to put away fin by the facrifice

the feaft unlea

Nvened bread of nigh

drew nigh, which is called the Paffover. And the chief priests and scribes fought how they might. kill him; for they feared the people. Then entered Satan into Judas, furnamed Ifcariot, being of the number of the twelve. And he went his way, and communed with the chief priefts and captains how he might betray him unto them. And they were glad, and covenanted to give him money. And he promised, and fought opportunity to betray him unto them in the abfence of the multitude. Then came

the day of unleavened bread, when the paffover must be killed. And he fent Peter and John, faying, Go, and prepare us the paffover, that we may eat. And they faid unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare? And he said unto them, Behold, when ye are entered into the city, there shall a man meet you bearing a pitcher

of

of water; follow him into Son of man goeth as it was the house where he entereth determined; but woe unto in. And ye shall fay unto the that man by whom he is begood-man of the house, The trayed. And they began to Master faith unto thee, Where enquire among themselves, is the guest-chamber, where I which of them it was that fhall eat the paffover with my fhould do this thing. And difciples? And he fhall fhow there was alfo a ftrife among you a large upper room furnished there make ready. And they went and found as he had faid unto them; and they made ready the paffover. And when the hour was come, he fat down, and the twelve Apostles with him. And he faid unto them, With defire I have defired to eat this passover with you before I fuffer. For I fay unto you, I will not any more eat thereof, until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God. And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and faid, Take this, and divide it among yourselves. For I fay unto you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine, until the kingdom of God fhall come. And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave unto them, faying, This is my body, which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me. Likewise alfo the cup after fupper, faying, This cup is the new teftament in my blood, which is fhed for you. But behold, the hand of him that betrayeth me is with me on the table. And truly the

them, which of them should be accounted the greatest. And he faid unto them, The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and they that exercise authority upon them are called benefactors. But ye fhall not be so: but he that is greatest among you, let him be as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that doth serve. For whether is greater, he that fitteth at meat, or he that ferveth? is not he that fitteth at meat? But I am among you as he that ferveth. Ye are they which have continued with me in my temptations. And I appoint unto you a kingdom, as my Father hath appointed unto me: that ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and fit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Ifrael. And the Lord faid, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath defired to have you, that he may fift you as wheat: but I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not; and when thou art converted, ftrengthen thy brethren. And he faid unto