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him, and took him. And one of them that stood by drew out a sword, and smote a servant of the high priest, and cut off his And Jesus answered, and said unto them, Ye be come out as unto a thief, with swords and staves, for to take me. I was daily with you in the temple teaching, and ye took me not: but these things come to pass that the scriptures should be fulfilled. And they all forsook him, and ran away. And there followed him a certain young man, clothed in linen upon the bare; and the young men caught him: and he left his linen garment, and fled from them naked. And they led Jesus away to the highest priest of all and with him came all the high priests, and the elders, and the scribes. And Peter followed him a great way off, (even till he was come into the palace of the high priest,) and he sat with the servants, and warmed himself at the fire. And the high priests and all the council sought for witness against Jesu to put him to death; and found none. For many bare false witness against him, but their witnesses agreed not together. And there arose certain, and brought false witness against him, saying, We heard him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hands. But yet their witnesses agreed not together. And the high priest stood up among them, and asked Jesus, saying, Answerest thou nothing? how is it that these bear witness against thee? But he held his peace, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, and said unto him, Art thou Christ, the Son of the Blessed? And Jesus said, I am; and ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven. Then the high priest rent his clothes, and said, What need we any further of witnesses? ye have heard blasphemy: what think ye? And they all condemned him to be worthy of death. And some began to spit at him, and to cover his face, and to beat him with fists, and to say unto him, Aread: and the servants buffeted him on the face. And as Peter was beneath in the palace, there came one of the wenches of the high priest; and when she saw Peter warming himself, she looked on him, and said, Wast not thou also with Jesus of Nazareth? And he denied, saying, I know him not, neither wot I what thou sayest. And he went out into the porch; and the cock crew. And a damsel (when she saw him) began again to say to them

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that stood by, This is one of them. And he denied it again. And anon after, they that stood by said again unto Peter, Surely thou art one of them; for thou art of Galilee, and thy speech agreeth thereto. But he began to curse and to swear, saying, I know not this man of whom ye speak. And again the cock crew. And Peter remembered the word that Jesus had said unto him, Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me three times. And he began to weep.

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The Epistle. Esai. 1.

THE Lord God hath opened mine ear, therefore can I not say nay, neither withdraw myself. But I offer my back unto the smiters, and my cheeks to the nippers: I turn not my face from shame and spitting; and the Lord God shall help me, therefore shall I not be confounded. I have hardened my face like a flint stone, for I am sure that I shall not come to confusion. He is at hand that justifieth me; who will then go to law with me? Let us stand one against another; if there be any that will reason with me, let him come here a forth unto me. Behold, the Lord God standeth by me; what is he then that can condemn me? Lo, bthey shall be all like as an old cloth: the moth shall eat them up. Therefore, whoso feareth the Lord among you, let him hear the voice of his servant: whoso walketh in darkness, and no light shineth upon him, let him put his trust in the name of the Lord, and chold him by his God. But take heed, ye all kindle a fire of the wrath of God, and stir up the coals: walk on in the glistering of your own fire, and in the coals that ye have kindled. This cometh unto you from my hand, namely, that ye shall sleep in sorrow.

The Gospel. Mark xv.

AND anon in the dawning the high priests held a council with the elders, and the scribes, and the whole congregation, and bound Jesus, and led him away, and delivered him to Pilate. And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answered and dsaid unto him, Thou sayest it. And the high priests accused him of many things. So Pilate asked him again, saying, Answerest thou nothing? behold how many things they a forth to me 1552. b they shall be like 1552. ehold him up by 1552.

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dlay unto thy charge. Jesus yet answered nothing: so that Pilate marvelled. At that feast Pilate did deliver unto them a prisoner, whomsoever they would desire. And there was one that was named Barabbas, which lay bound with them that made insurrection: he had committed murder. And the people called unto him, and began to desire him that he would do according as he had ever done unto them. Pilate answered them, saying, Will ye that I let loose unto you the King of the Jews? For he knew that the high priests had delivered him of envy. But the high priests moved the people, that he should rather deliver Barabbas unto them. Pilate answered again, and said unto them, What will ye that I then do unto him whom ye call the King of the Jews? And they cried again, Crucify him. Pilate said unto them, What evil hath he done? And they cried the more fervently, Crucify him. And so Pilate, willing to content the people, let loose Barabbas unto them, and delivered up Jesus (when he had scourged him) for to be crucified. And the soldiers led him away into the common hall; and called together the whole multitude. And they clothed him with purple, and they platted a crown of thorns, and crowned him withal; and began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews! And they smote him on the head with a reed, and did spit upon him, and bowed their knees and worshipped him. And when they had mocked him they took the purple off him, and put his own clothes on him, and led him out to crucify him. And they compelled one that passed by, called Simon of Cyrene, (the father of Alexander and Rufus,) which came out of the field, to bear his cross. And they brought him to a place named Golgotha, (which, if a man finterpret it, is the place of dead men's skulls :) and they gave him to drink wine mingled with myrrh; but he received it not. And when they had crucified him, they parted his garments, casting lots upon them, what every man should take. And it was about the third hour, and they crucified him. And the title of his cause was written, THE KING OF THE JEWS. And they crucified with him two thieves, the one on his right hand, and the other on his left. And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, He was counted among the wicked. And they that went by railed on him, wagging their heads, and saying, A wretch! thou that destroyest the temple and buildest it again in three days, save thya lay to thy charge 1552. ⚫ answered yet nothing 1552. the place 1552.

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self, and come down from the cross. Likewise also mocked him the high priests among themselves, with the scribes, and said, He saved other men; himself he cannot save. Let Christ the King of Israel descend now from the cross, that we may see and believe. And they that were crucified with him checked him also. And when the sixth hour was come, darkness arose over all the earth until the ninth hour. And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lamasabathany? which is, (if one interpret it,) My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? And some of them that stood by, when they heard that, said, Behold, he calleth for Elias. And one ran and filled a spunge full of vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let him alone; let us see whether Elias will come and take him down. But Jesus cried with a loud voice, and gave up the ghost. And the vail of the temple rent in two pieces from the top to the bottom. And when the centurion (which stood before him) saw that he so cried, and gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God. There were also women a good way off beholding him: among whom was Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James the little and of Joses, and Mary Salome; (which also, when he was in Galilee, had followed him, and ministered unto him;) and many other women which came up with him to Jerusalem. And now when

the even was come, (because it was the day of preparing that goeth before the sabbath,) Joseph of the city of Arimathea, a noble counsellor, which also looked for the kingdom of God, came, and went in boldly unto Pilate, and begged of him the body of Jesu. And Pilate marvelled that he was already dead; and called unto him the centurion, and asked of him whether he had been any while dead. And when he knew the truth of the centurion, he gave the body to Joseph. And he bought a linen cloth, and took him down, and wrapped him in the linen cloth, and laid him in a sepulchre that was hewn out of a rock, and rolled a stone before the door of the sepulchre. And Mary Magdalene and Mary Joses beheld where he was laid.

¶ Wednesday before Easter.

The Epistle. Heb. ix.

WHEREAS is a testament, there must also (of necessity) be the death of him that maketh the testament: for the testament taketh

authority when men are dead; for it is yet of no value as long as he that maketh the testament is alive. For which cause also, neither the first testament was ordained without blood for when Moses had declared all the commandment to all the people, according to the law, he took the blood of calves and of goats, with water, and purple wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book, and all the people, saying, This is the blood of the testament, which God hath appointed unto you. Moreover, he sprinkled the tabernacle with blood also, and all the ministering vessels. And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission. It is need then that the similitudes of heavenly things be purified with such things; but that the heavenly things themselves be purified with better sacrifices than are those. For Christ is not entered into the holy places that are made with hands, (which are similitudes of true things,) but is entered into very heaven, for to appear now in the sight of God for us; not to offer himself often, as the high priest entereth into the holy place every year with strange blood : for then must he have often suffered since the world began; but now in the end of the world hath he appeared once to put sin to flight by the offering up of himself. And as it is appointed unto all men that they shall once die, and then cometh the judgment even so Christ was once offered to take away the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear again without sin unto salvation.

The Gospel. Luke xxii.

THE feast of sweet bread drew nigh, which is called Easter. And the high priests and scribes sought how they might kill him; for they feared the people. Then entered Satan into Judas, whose surname was Iscariot, (which was of the number of the twelve.) And he went his way, and communed with the high priests and officers, how he might betray him unto them. And they were glad, and promised to give him money. And he consented, and sought opportunity to betray him unto them when the people were away. Then came the day of sweet bread, when of necessity passover must be offered. And he sent Peter and John, saying, Go and prepare us the passover, that we may eat. They said unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare? And he said unto them, Behold, when ye enter into the city, there shall

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