The Collect.

O LORD, which for our sake didst fast forty days and forty nights; Give us grace to use such abstinence, that, our flesh being subdued to the Spirit, we may ever obey thy godly motions in righteousness, and true holiness, to thy honour and glory, which livest and reignest, &c.

The Epistle. 2 Cor. vi.

WE, as helpers, exhort you, that ye receive not the grace of God in vain; for he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is that accepted time; behold, now is that day of salvation.

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us give no occasion of evil, that in our office be found no fault; but in all things let us behave ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in anguishes, in stripes, in prisonments, in strifes, in labours, in watchings, in fastings, in purcness, in knowledge, in long-suffering, in kindness, in the Holy Ghost, in love unfeigned, in the word of truth, in the power of God, by the armour of righteousness of the right hand and "on the left, by honour and dishonour, by evil report and good report; as deceivers, and yet true; as unknown, and yet known; as dying, and behold, we live; as chastened, and not killed; as sorrowing, and yet alway merry; as poor, and yet make many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.

THEN was Jesus led tempted of the Devil.

The Gospel. Matt. iv.

away of the Spirit into wilderness, to be And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was at the last an hungered. And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread. But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. Then the Devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple, and saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down headlong; for it is written, He shall give his angels charge over thee, and with their hands they shall hold thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone. And Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. Again, the Devil taketh him up into an ex

ceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; and saith unto him, All these will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me. Then saith Jesus unto him, Avoid, Satan; for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. Then the Devil leaveth him, and behold, the angels came and ministered unto him.

The second Sunday.

De profundis. Psalm cxxx.

OUT of the deep have I called unto thee, O Lord Lord, hear my voice.

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O let thine ears consider well: the voice of my complaint.

If thou, Lord, wilt be extreme to mark what is done amiss: O Lord, who may abide it?

For there is mercy with thee: therefore shalt thou be feared.

I look for the Lord; my soul doth wait for him: in his word is my trust.

My soul flieth unto the Lord: before the morning watch, I say, before the morning watch.

O Israel, trust in the Lord, for with the Lord there is mercy and with him is plenteous redemption.

And he shall redeem Israel : from all his sins.

&c.

Glory be to the Father, &c.
As it was in the beginning,

The Collect.

ALMIGHTY God, which dost see that we have no power of ourselves to help ourselves; Keep thou us both outwardly in our bodies, and inwardly in our souls; that we may be defended from

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all adversities which may happen to the body, and from all evil thoughts which may assault and hurt the soul; through Jesus Christ, &c.

The Epistle. 1 Thess. iv.

WE beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that ye increase more and more, even as ye have received of us, how ye ought to walk and to please God. For ye know what commandments we gave you by our Lord PJesu Christ. For this is the will of God, even your holiness, that ye should abstain from fornication; and that every one of you should know how to keep his vessel in holiness and honour; and not in the lust of concupiscence, as do the heathen which know not God; that no man oppress and defraud his brother in bargaining; because that the Lord is the avenger of all such things, as we told you before, and testified. For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness. He therefore that despiseth despiseth not man, but God, which hath sent his Holy Spirit among you.

The Gospel. Matt. xv.

JESUS went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon. And behold, a woman of Canaan (which came out of the same coasts) cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son of David; my daughter is piteously vexed with a devil. But he answered her nothing at all. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us. But he answered and said, I am not sent, but to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me. He answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread, and cast it to dogs. She answered and said, Truth, Lord; for the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their master's table. Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole even at the same time.

¶The third Sunday.

Judica me, Deus. Psalm xliii.

GIVE sentence with me, (O God,) and defend my cause against the ungodly people: O deliver me from the deceitful and wicked man.

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O send out thy light and thy truth, that they may lead me: and bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy dwelling.

And that I may go unto the altar of God, even unto the God of my joy and gladness and upon the harp will I give thanks unto thee (O God) my God.

Why art thou so heavy (O my soul) and why art thou so disquieted within me?

O put thy trust in God: for I will yet give him thanks, which is the help of my countenance, and my God.

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Glory be to the Father, &c.
As it was in the beginning,

The Collect.

WE beseech thee, Almighty God, look upon the hearty desires of thy humble servants, and stretch forth the right hand of thy Majesty, to be our defence against all our enemies; through Jesus Christ our Lord.

The Epistle. Ephes. v.

BE you the followers of God, as dear children; and walk in love, even as Christ loved us, and gave himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice of a sweet savour to God. As for fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as it becometh saints; or filthiness, or foolish-talking, or jesting, which are not comely; but rather giving of thanks: for this ye know, that no whoremonger, either unclean person, or covetous person, (which is a worshipper of images,) hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of such things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience. Be not ye

therefore companions of them. Ye were sometime darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light; for the fruit of the Spirit consisteth in all goodness, and righteousness, and truth. Accept that which is pleasing unto the Lord; and have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather rebuke them for it is a shame even to name those things which are done of them in secret. But all things when they are brought forth by the light are manifest: for whatsoever is manifest the same is light. Wherefore he saith, Awake, thou that sleepest, and stand up from death; and Christ shall give thee light.

The Gospel. Luke xi.

JESUS was casting out a devil that was dumb. And when he had cast out the devil, the dumb spake; and the people wondered. But some of them said, He casteth out devils through Beelzebub, the chief of the devils. And other tempted him, and required of him a sign from heaven. But he, knowing their thoughts, said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is desolate; and one house doth fall upon another. If Satan also be divided against himself, how shall his kingdom endure? because bye say that I cast out devils through Beelzebub. If I by the help of Beelzebub cast out devils, by whose help do your children cast them out? therefore shall they be your judges. But if I with the finger of God cast out devils, no doubt the kingdom of God is come upon you. When a strong man armed watcheth his house, the things that he possesseth are in peace; but when a stronger than he cometh upon him, and overcometh him, he taketh from him all his harness (wherein he trusted) and divideth his goods. He that is not with me is against me and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad. When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest; and when he findeth none, he saith, I will return again into my house whence I came out. And when he cometh, he findeth it swept and garnished. Then goeth he and taketh to him seven other spirits worse than himself, and they enter in, and dwell there; and the end of that man is worse than the beginning. And it fortuned that as he spake these things, a certain woman of the company lift up her voice, and said unto him, Happy is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which gave thee suck. But he said, Yea, happy are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.

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