ALMIGHTY God, which through thy only begotten Son Jesus Christ hast overcome death, and opened unto us the gate of everlasting life; We humbly beseech thee, that, as by thy special grace preventing us thou dost put in our minds good desires, so by thy continual help we may bring the same to good effect; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth, &c.

The Epistle. Coloss. iii.

If ye be risen again with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on heavenly things, and not on earthly things: for ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. Whensoever Christ (which is our life) shall shew himself, then shall ye also appear with him in glory. Mortify therefore your earthly members, fornication, uncleanness, unnatural lust, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is worshipping of idols: for which things' sake the wrath of God useth to come on P the disobedient children; among whom ye walked sometime when ye lived in them.

The Gospel. John xx.

THE first day of the sabbaths came Mary Magdalene early (when it was yet dark) unto the sepulchre, and saw the stone taken away from the grave. Then she ran and came to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and saith unto them, They have taken away the Lord out of the grave, and we cannot tell where they have laid him. Peter therefore went forth, and that other disciple, and came unto the sepulchre. They ran both together; and the other disciple did outrun Peter, and came first to the sepulchre and when he had stooped down, he saw the linen clothes lying; yet went he not in. Then came Simon Peter following him, and went into the sepulchre, and saw the linen clothes lie; and the napkin that was about his head, not lying with the linen clothes, but wrapped together in a place by itself. Then went in also that other disciple which came first to the sepulchre, and he saw, and believed. For as yet they knew not the scripture, that he should rise again from death. Then the disciples went away again 'unto their own home.

At the second Communion.

Domine, quid multiplicati? Ps. iii. LORD, how are they increased that trouble me : many are they that rise against me.

Many one there be that say of my soul There is no help for him in his God.

But thou, O Lord, art my

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of dough? Purge therefore the old leaven, that ye may be new dough, as ye are sweet bread. For Christ our passover is offered up for us therefore let us keep holy day, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of maliciousness and wickedness; but with the sweet bread of pureness and truth.

The Gospel. Mark xvi.

WHEN the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary Jacoby, and Salome, bought sweet odours, that they might come and anoint him. And early in the morning, the first day of the sabbath, they came unto the sepulchre when the sun was risen. And they said among themselves, Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the sepulchre? And when they looked, they saw how that the stone was rolled away: for it was a very great one. And they went into the sepulchre, and saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were afraid. And he said unto them, Be not afraid ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified: he is risen; he is not here: behold the place where they had put him. But go your way, and tell his disciples and Peter that he goeth before you into Galilee there shall you see him, as he said

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He verily is my strength and my salvation: he is my defence, so that I shall not greatly fall. How long will ye imagine. mischief against every man : ye shall be slain all the sort of you; yea, as a tottering wall shall ye be, and like a broken hedge.

Their device is only how to put him out whom God will exalt their delight is in lies; they give good words with their mouth, but curse with their heart.

Nevertheless, my soul, wait