The Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity. The Collect. Church, by Chrift Jefus, throughout all ages, world without end. Amen. · Lord, we beseech thee, The Gospel. St. Luke vii. 11. let thy continual pity cleanse and defend A ND it came to pass the defend thy day after, that Jefus Church; and because it can- went into a city called Nain; not continue in fafety with- and many of his difciples went out thy fuccour, preferve it with him, and much people." evermore by thy help and Now when he came nigh to goodness, through Jefus the gate of the city, behold, Christ our Lord. Amen. there was a dead man carried The Epifile. Ephef. iii. 13. out, the only fon of his moI Defire that Ye faint r Defire that ye faint not at ther, and fhe was a widow: my tribulations for you, and much people of the city which is your glory. For this was with her. And when the cause I bow my knees unto Lord faw her, he had compafthe Father of our Lord Jefus fion on her, and faid unto her, Chrift, of whom the whole Weep not. And he came and family in heaven and earth is touched the bier (and they named, that he would grant that bare him stood still) and you, according to the riches he faid, Young man, Í fay of his glory, to be ftrength- unto thee, Arife. And he that ened with might by his Spirit was dead fat up, and began in the inner man; that Chrift to speak: and he delivered may dwell in your hearts by him to his mother. And there faith; that ye, being rooted came a fear on all and they and grounded in love, may be glorified God, faying, that a able to comprehend, with all great Prophet is rifen up faints, what is the breadth, and among us; and, that God length, and depth, and height; hath vifited his people. And and toknow the love of Chrift, this rumour of him went forth which paffeth knowledge, that throughout all Judea, and ye might be filled with all the throughout all the region fulness of God. Now unto round about. him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we afk or think, according to the power that worketh in us, unto him be glory in the The Seventeenth Sunday after L The Collect. ORD, we pray thee, that thy grace may always prevent prevent and follow us; and make us continually to be iven to all good works, hrough Jefus Chrift our Lord. Amen. The Epifle. Ephef. iv. 1. Therefore, the prifoner of the Lord, befeech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, with all lowlineis and meek nefs, with long-fuffering, forbearing one another in love; endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one Faith, one Baptifm, one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all. of you fhall have an afs or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not ftraightway pull him out on the Sabbath-day? And they could not answer him again to these things. And he put forth a parable to thofe who were bidden, when he marked how they chofe out the chief rooms; faying unto them, When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, fit not down in the highest room, left a more honorable man than thou be bidden of him; and he that bade thee and him come and fay to thee, Give this man place; and thou begin with fhame to take the lowest room. But when thou art bidden, go and fit down in the lowest room; that when he that bade thee com eth, he may fay unto thee, Friend, go up higher then The Gospel. St. Luke xiv. 1. fhalt thou have worship in T came to pass, as Jefus the prefence of them that fit went into the houfe of one at meat with thee. For whoof the chief Pharifees to eat foever exalteth himfelf, fhall bread, on the Sabbath-day, be abafed: and he that humthat they watched him. And bleth himself, fhall be exalted. behold, there was a certain. man before him, who had the The dropfy. And Jefus answering (pake unto the lawyers and Pharifees, faying, Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath-day? ORD, we beseech thee, And they held their peace. grant thy people grace And he took him, and healed to withstand the temptations him, and let him go; and an- of the world, the flesh, and fwered them, faying, Which the devil; and with pure Eighteenth Sunday after The Collect. hearts I ye hearts and minds to follow two commandments hang all thee, the only God, through the law and the prophets." Jefus Christ our Lord. Amen. While the Pharifees were gathered together, Jefus afked The Epiftle. 1 Cor. 1. 4. them, faying, What think Thank my God always on of Chrift? whofe fon is he? your behalf, for the grace They fay unto him, The fon of God which is given you of David. He faith unto by Jefus Chrift; that in every them, How then doth David thing ye are enriched by him, in fpirit call him Lord, fayin all utterance, and in all ing, The Lord faid unto my knowledge: even as the tef- Lord, Sit thou on my right timony of Chrift was confirm- hand, till I make thine eneed in you. So that ye come mies thy footstool? If David behind in no gift; waiting then call him Lord, how is for the coming of our Lord he his fon? And no man was Jefus Chrift, who fhall alfo able to answer him a word, confirm you unto the end, neither durft any man, from that ye may be blameless in that day forth, afk him any the day of our Lord Jefus more questions. Christ. The Gospel. St. Matth. xxii. 34. HEN the Pharifees The Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity. W had heard that Jefus God, forafmuch as withΟ had put the Sadducees to filence, they were gathered together. Then one of them, who was a lawyer, asked him a queftion, tempting him, and faying, Mafter, which is the great commandment in the law? Jefus faid unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy foul, and with all thy mind: This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyfelf. On these out thee we are not able to please thee; mercifully grant that thy Holy Spirit may in all things direct and rule our hearts, through Jefus Chrift our Lord. Amen. rance that is in them, because all bitterness, and wrath, and of the blindness of their heart: anger, and clamour, and evilwho, being paft feeling, have fpeaking, be put away from given themselves over unto you, with all malice. And lafciviousness, to work all un- be ye kind one to another, cleannefs with greedinefs. But tender-hearted, forgiving one ye have not fo learned Chrift; another, even as God for if fo be that ye have heard Chrift's fake hath forgiven him, and have been taught you. by him, as the truth is in JE Jefus: That ye put off, con- The Gospel. St. Matth. ix. 1. cerning the former converfation, the old man, which is ESUS entered into a ship, corrupt according to the deand paffed over, and came ceitful lufts; and be renewed into his own city. And bein the fpirit of your mind: hold, they brought to him a and that ye put on the new man fick of the palfy, lying man, which after God is crea- on a bed. And Jefus, feeing ted in righteousness and true their faith, faid unto the fick holiness. Wherefore putting of the palfy, Son, be of good" away lying, fpeak every man cheer, thy fins be forgiven truth with his neighbour: for thee. And behold, certain of we are members one of ano- the fcribes faid within themther. Be ye angry, and fin felves, this man blafphemeth." not: let not the fun go down And Jefus knowing their upon your wrath: neither thoughts, faid, Wherefore give place to the devil. Let think ye evil in your hearts ? him that ftole, fteal no more; For whether is easier to fay, but rather let him labour, Thy fins be forgiven thee? or working with his hands the to fay, Arife, and walk? But thing which is good, that he that ye may know that the may have to give to him that Son of man hath power on needeth. Let no corrupt com- the earth to forgive fins, (then munication proceed out of faith he to the fick of the palyour mouth, but that which fy) Arise, take up thy bed, is good to the use of edifying, and go unto thine houfe. And that it may minifter grace he arofe, and departed to his unto the hearers. And grieve houfe. But when the mul-. not the Holy Spirit of God, titude faw it, they marvelled, whereby ye are fealed unto and glorified God, who had the day of redemption. Let given fuch power unto men. The The Twentieth Sunday after that were bidden to the wed Trinity. mer The Collect. Almighty and most ciful God, of thy bountiful goodness keep us, we befeech thee, from all things that may hurt us; that we, being ready both in body and foul, may cheerfully accomplish thofe things which thou commandeft, through Jefus Christ our Lord. Amen. The Epiftle. Ephef. v. 15. EE then that ye walk cirSEE cumfpectly, not as fools, but as wife, redeeming the time, because the days are evil. Wherefore be ye not unwife, but understanding what the will of the Lord is. And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be fil led with the Spirit: fpeaking to yourselves in pfalms and hymns and fpiritual fongs, finging and making melody in your heart to the Lord; giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father, in the name of our Lord Jefus Chrift; fubmitting yourselves one to ano ther in the fear of God. ding: And they would not come. Again, he fent forth other fervants, faying, Tell them who are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner': my oxen and my fatlings are. killed, and all things are ready: come unto the marriage. But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farin, another to his merchan dife: and the remnant took his fervants, and entreated, them. But when the king them fpitefully, and flew heard thereof, he was wroth: and he fent forth his armies, and destroyed thofe murderThen faith he to his fervants, ers, and burnt up their city. The wedding is ready, but they who were bidden were into the highways, and as not worthy. Go ye therefore the marriage. So thofe fermany as ye shall find, bid to wants went out into the highways, and gathered together all, as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was furnished with guefts. And when the king came in to fee the guests, he faw there a man who had not on a wedding garment. And he faith unto him, Friend, how cameft thou in hither, not having a wedding gar ment? And he was fpeechlefs. Then faid the king to the fer |