And they that are Christ's 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 profita- The Epistle. Gal. vi. 11.. E see how large a letter I with mine own hand. As many as desire to make a fair shew in the flesh, they constrain you to be circumcised; only lest they should suffer persecution for the cross of Christ. For neither they themselves who are circumcised keep the law; but de AND it came to pass, as Jesus went to Jerusalem, that he passed through the midst of Samaria, and Galilee. And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off. And they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us. And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go, shew your selves unto the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were cleansed. And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turn-sire to have you circumcised, ed back, and with a loud that they may glory in your voice glorified God, and fell flesh. But God forbid that down on his face at his feet, I should glory, save in the giving him thanks; and he cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, was a Samaritan. And Jesus by whom the world is crucianswering said, Were there fied unto me, and I unto the not ten cleansed? but where world. For in Christ Jesus are the nine? There are not neither circumcision availeth found that returned to give any thing, nor uncircumcision, glory to God, save this stran- but a new creature. And as ger. And he said unto him, many as walk according to Arise, go thy way, thy faith this rule, peace be on them, hath made thee whole. and mercy, and upon the Israel of God. From henceforth let no man trouble me; for I bear in my body the marks of the Lord Jesus. Brethren, the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen. The fifteenth Sunday after The Collect. KE The Gospel. St. Matt. vi. 24. O man can serve two masters for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and Mammon. Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on: Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment? Behold the fowls of the air; for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth ye them. Are ye not much better than they? Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature? And why take thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field how they grow: they toil not, neither do they spin: and yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to-day is, and to-morrow is cast into the oven; shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith? Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or what shall we drink? or wherewithal shall ye, being rooted and ground- | fear on all, and they glorified God, saying, That a great Prophet is risen up among us, and that God hath visited his people. And this rumour of him went forth throughout all Judæa, and throughout all the region round about. ed in love, may be able to comprehend with all saints, what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; and to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God. Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, unto him be glory in the Church by Christ Jesus, throughout all ages, world without end. Amen. A The Gospel. St. Luke vii. 11. ND it came to pass the day after, that Jesus went into a city called Naim; and many of his disciples went with him, and much people. Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow; and much people of the city was with her. And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not. And he came and touched the bier, (and they that bare him stood still,) and he said, Young man, I say unto thee, The seventeenth Sunday after Trinity. The Collect. thy grace may always LORD, we pray thee that prevent and follow us, and make us continually to be given to all good works; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. The Epistle. Ephes. iv. 1. Therefore the prisoner of the Lord beseech you, that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, with all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, 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 baptism, one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all. The Gospel. St. Luke xiv. 1. T came to pass, as Jesus Arise. And he that was dead went into the house of sat up, and began to speak: and he delivered him to his mother. And there came a one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath-day, that they watched him. And | abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted. behold, there was a certain man before him which had the dropsy. And Jesus answering spake spake unto the Lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on The eighteenth Sunday after the sabbath-day? And they LORD, we beseech thee, held their peace. And he took him, and healed him, and let him go; and answered them, saying, Which of you shall have an ass, or an ox, fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out on the sabbath-day? And they could not answer him again to these things. And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms, saying unto them, When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him; and he that bade thee and him come and say to thee, Give this man place; and thou I Thank grant thy people grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil, and with pure hearts and minds to follow thee the only God; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. The Epistle. 1 Cor. i. 4. Thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ; that in every thing ye are enriched by him, in all utterance, and in all knowledge; even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you; so that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. The Gospel. St. Matt. xxii. 34. begin with shame to take WHEN the Pharisees the lowest room. But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that, when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee. For whosoever exalteth himself shall be had heard that Jesus had put the Sadducees to silence, they were gathered together. Then one of them, who was a Lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying, Master, which is the great commandment in the Law? Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord. thy God with all thy heart, | ye henceforth walk not as and with all thy soul, and other Gentiles walk, in the with all thy mind. This is vanity of their mind; having the first and great command- the understanding darkened, ment. And the second is like being alienated from the life unto it, Thou shalt love thy of God through the ignorance neighbour as thyself. On that is in them, because of these two commandments the blindness of their heart: hang all the Law and the who, being past feeling, have Prophets. While the Phari- given themselves over unto sees were gathered together, lasciviousness, to work all Jesus asked them, saying, uncleanness with greediness. What think ye of Christ? But ye have not so learned whose son is he? They say Christ; if so be that ye have unto him, The son of David. heard him, and have been He saith unto them, How taught by him, as the truth then doth David in spirit call is in Jesus: that ye put off, him Lord, saying, The Lord concerning the former consaid unto my Lord, Sit thou versation, the old man, which on my right hand, till I make is corrupt according to the thine enemies thy foot-stool? deceitful lusts; and be reIf David then call him Lord, newed in the spirit of your how is he his Son? And no mind; and that ye put on man was able to answer him the new man, which after a word; neither durst any God is created in righteousman from that day forth askness and true holiness. Wherehim any more questions. fore, putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another. Be ye angry and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: neither give place to the devil. Let him that stole steal no more; but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth. Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that The nineteenth Sunday after The Collect. Lord. Amen. The Epistle. Ephes. iv. 17. |