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worthy to afk, but through the merits and mediation of Jefus Chrift thy Son our Lord. Amen.

The Gofpel. St. Luke xviii. 9. cy, forgiving us thofe things ESUS spake this parable whereof our confcience is unto certain which truft- afraid, and giving us those ed in themselves that they good things which we are not were righteous, and defpifed others: Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharifee, and the other aPublican. The Pharifee ftood and prayed thus with himself: God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjuft, adulterers, or even as this Publican: I faft

twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I poffefs. And the Publican ftanding afar off, would not lift up fo much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, faying, God be merciful to me a fin ner. I tell you, this man went down to his houfe juftified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself, fhall be abased; and he that humbleth himself, shall be exalted.

The Twelfth Sunday after
Trinity.

The Collect.

LMIGHTY and everA Laming and everΑ lafting God, who art always more ready to hear than meto pray, and art wont to give deferve; pour down upon us the abundance of thy mer

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The Epiftle. 2 Cor. iii. 4. UCH truft have we ward: Not that we are fuffithrough Chrift to Godcient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our fufficiency is of God. Who alfo hath made us able minif

ters of the New Teftament; not of the letter, but of the Spirit: for the letter killeth, but the Spirit giveth life. But if the miniftration of death, written and engraven in ftones, dren of Ifrael could not ftedwas glorious, fo that the chilfaftly behold the face of Mofes for the glory of his countenance, which glory was to be done away; how shall not the ministration of the Spirit be rather glorious? For if the ministration of condemnation be glory, much more doth the miniftration of righteoufnefs exceed in glory.

The Gofpel. St. Mark vii. 31. JESUS, departing from the Tyre Sidon, came unto the fea of Galilee, through the midst of the coafts K a

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of Decapolis, and they bring unto him one that was deaf, and had an impediment in his fpeech; and they befeech him to put his hand upon him. And he took him afide from the multitude, and put his fingers into his ears, and he fpit, and touched his tongue; and looking up to heaven, he fighed, and faith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened. And ftraightway his ears were opened, and the ftring of his tongue was loofed, and he fpake plain. And he charged

The Epifile. Gal. iii. 16.

O Abraham and his feed Tove He faith not, And to feeds, were the promifes made. And to thy feed, which is as of many; but as of one, the covenant that was conChrist. And this I say, that firmed before of God in Chrift, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot difannul, that it should make the promife of none effect. For if the inheritance be of the law, it is no more of promife; but God gave

them that they should tell no it to Abraham by promife. :man: but the more he charg- Wherefore then ferveth the ed them, fo much the more law? It was added because of a great deal they published it; tranfgreffions, till the feed and were beyond meafure fhould come to whom the aftonifhed, faying, He hath done all things well; he maketh both the deaf to hear, -and the dumb to speak.

promife was made; and it was ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator. Now a mediator is not a mediator of one; but God is one.

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The Thirteenth Sunday after law then against the promises

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Trinity.
The Collect.
LMIGHTY and mer-

of God? God forbid; for if there had been a law given which could have given life, have been by the law. But verily righteoufnefs fhould the fcripture hath concluded by faith of Jefus Chrift, might all under fin, that the promife, be given to them that believe.

ciful God, of whofe only gift it cometh that thy faithful people do unto thee true and laudable fervice; grant, we beseech thee, that we may fo faithfully ferve thee in this life, that we fail not finally The Gospel. to attain thy heavenly pro-B which fee the things

mifes, through the merits of

St. Luke x. 23. LESSED are the eyes

Jefus Christ our Lord. Amen. that ye fee: For I tell you,

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that many prophets and kings where he was: and when he have defired to fee thofe faw him, he had compaffion things which ye fee, and have on him, and went to him, not feen them; and to hear and bound up his wounds, thofe things which ye hear, pouring in oil and wine; and and have not heard them. fet him on his own beaft, and And behold a certain lawyer brought him into an inn, and ftood up, and tempted him, took care of him. And. on faying, Mafter, what fhall I the morrow, when he departdo to inherit eternal life? ed, he took out two pence, He faid unto him, What is and gave them to the hoft, written in the law? How and laid unto him, Take readeft thou? And he anfwer- care of him; and whatsoever ing faid, Thou fhalt love the thou fpendeft more, when I Lord thy God with all thy come again, I will repay thee.) heart, and with all thy foul, Which now of these three,' and with all thy strength, and thinkeft thou, was neighbour with all thy mind; and thy unto him that fell among the neighbour as thyfelf. And he thieves? And he faid, He faid unto him, thou haft an- that fhowed mercy on him." fwered right: this do, and Then faid Jefus unto him, thou shalt live. But he, wil- Go, and do thou likewife. ling to juftify himself, faid unto Jefus, and who is neighbour? and Jefus anfwering faid, A certain man went down from Jerufalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which ftript him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead. And by chance there came down a certain Prieft that way; and when he faw him, he paffed by on the other fide. And likewife a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked on him, and paffed by on the other fide. But a certain Samaritan, as he journied, came

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The Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity. The Collect. LMIGHTY and everlafting God, give unto us the increase of faith, hope, and charity; and that we may obtain that which thou doft promife, make us to love that which thou doft command, through Jefus Chrift our Lord. Amen.

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The Epiftle. Gal. v. 16. Say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the luft of the flesh. For the flesh lufteth against the Spi

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rit, and the Spirit against the them, he said unto them, Go flesh; and these are contrary fhow yourselves unto the the one to the other; fo that priefts. And it came to pass, ye cannot do the things that that, as they went, they were would. But if ye be led by cleanfed. And one of them, the Spirit, ye are not under when he faw that he was the law. Now the works of healed, turned back, and with the flesh are manifeft, which a loud voice glorified God, are these, Adultery, fornica- and fell down on his face at tion, uncleanness, lafciviouf- his feet, giving him thanks : nefs, idolatry, witchcraft, ha- and he was a Samaritan. And tred, variance, emulations, Jefus answering faid, Were wrath, ftrife, feditions, he- there not ten cleansed? but refies, envyings, murders, where are the nine? There drunkenness, revellings, and are not found that returned fuch like of the which I tell to give glory to God, fave you before, as I have alfo told this ftranger. And he said you in time paft, that they unto him, Arife, go thy way: who do fuch things, fhall not thy faith hath made thee inherit the kingdom of God. whole. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-fuffering, gentlenefs, goodness, faith, meeknefs, temperance: against fuch there is no law. And they that are Chrift's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lufts.

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The Fifteenth Sunday after
Trinity.
The Collect.

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EEP, we beseech thee, O Lord, thy Church with thy perpetual mercy : And because the frailty of man without thee cannot but fall, keep us ever by thy help from all things hurtful, and lead us to all things profitable to our falvation, through Jefus Chrift our Lord. Amen.

The Epiftle. Gal. vi. 11.

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E fee how large a letter I have written unto you As with mine own hand. many as defire to make a fair

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fhow in the flesh, they con- the life more than meat, and ftrain you to be circumcifed; the body than raiment ? Beonly left they should fuffer hold the fowls of the air for perfecution for the crofs of they fow not, neither do they Chrift. For neither they reap, nor gather into barns; themselves who are circum- yet your heavenly Father cifed keep the law; but defire feedeth them. Are ye not to have you circumcifed, that much better than they? they may glory in your flesh. Which of you, by taking But God forbid that I fhould thought, can add one cubit glory, fave in the cross of our unto his ftature? And why Lord Jefus Chrift, by whom take ye thought for raiment ? the world is crucified unto Confider the lilies of the field, me, and I unto the world. how they grow: they toil not, For in Chrift Jefus neither neither do they spin; and yet circumcifion availeth any I fay unto you, that even Sothing, nor uncircumcifion, but a new creature. And as many as walk according to this rule, peace be on them, and mercy, and upon the Ifrael of God. From henceforth let no man trouble me, for I bear in my body the marks of the Lord Jefus. Brethren, the grace of our Lord Jefus Chrift be with your fpirit.

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Amen.
The Gofpel. St. Matth. vi. 24.
man can ferve two
masters: for either he
will hate the one, and love
the other or else he will hold
to the one, and defpife the
other: Ye cannot ferve God
and mammon. Therefore I
fay unto you,
Take no
thought for your life, what ye
Thall eat, or what ye fhall
drink; nor yet for your body,
what ye fhall put on: Is not

lomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Wherefore if God fo clothe the grafs of the field, which to-day is, and to-morrow is caft into the oven; fhall he not much more clothe you, Oye of little faith? Therefore take no thought, faying, What shall we eat? or, What fhall we drink? or, Wherewithal fhall we be clothed? (for after all these things do the Gentiles feek :) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all thefe things. But feek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteoufnefs, and all these things fhall be added unto you. Take therefore no thought for the morrow; for the morrow fhall take thought for the things of itfelf: fufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.

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