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into one place, this is not to eat the And they began to accuse him, sayLord's Supper. For, in eating, ing, We found this fellow pervertevery one taketh before other his ing the nation, and forbidding to own supper: and one is hungry, and give tribute to Cæsar, saying, that another is drunken. What, have he himself is Christ a king. And ye not houses to eat and to drink in? Pilate asked him, saying, Art thou or despise ye the Church of God, the King of the Jews? And he anand shame them that have not? swered him, and said, Thou sayest What shall I say to you? shall I it. Then said Pilate to the chief praise you in this? I praise you not. priests and to the people, I find no For I have received of the Lord fault in this man. And they were that which also I delivered unto the more fierce, saying, He stirreth you, That the Lord Jesus, the same up the people, teaching throughout night in which he was betrayed, all Jewry, beginning from Galilee took bread; and when he had given to this place. When Pilate heard thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, of Galilee, he asked whether the this is my body, which is bro-man were a Galilean. And as soon ken for you: this do in remembrance as he knew that he belonged unto of me. After the same manner also Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him. he took the cup, when he had sup-to Herod, who himself was also at ped, saying, This cup is the new Jerusalem at that time. And when testament in my blood: this do ye, Herod saw Jesus, he was exceeding as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance glad; for he was desirous to see of me. For as often as ye eat this him of a long season, because he had bread, and drink this cup, ye do heard many things of him; and he show the Lord's death till he come. hoped to have seen some miracle Wherefore, whosoever shall eat this done by him. Then he questioned bread, and drink this cup of the with him in many words; but he Lord unworthily, shall be guilty of answered him nothing. And the the body and blood of the Lord. chief priests and scribes stood and But let a man examine himself, and vehemently accused him. And so let him eat of that bread, and Herod with his men of war set him drink of that cup. For he that eateth at nought, and mocked him, and arand drinketh unworthily, eateth and rayed him in a gorgeous robe, and drinketh damnation to himself, not sent him again to Pilate. And the discerning the Lord's body. For same day Pilate and Herod were this cause many are weak and sick-made friends together; for before, ly among you, and many sleep. For they were at enmity between themif we would judge ourselves, we selves. And Pilate, when he had should not be judged. But when called together the chief priests, we are judged, we are chastened of and the rulers, and the people, said the Lord, that we should not be con- unto them, Ye have brought this demned with the world. Where-man unto me, as one that pervertfore, my brethren, when ye come to-eth the people: and behold, I, havgether to eat, tarry one for another. ing examined him before you, have And if any man hunger, let him eat found no fault in this man, touching at home; that ye come not together those things whereof ye accuse unto condemnation. And the rest him: No, nor yet Herod: for I sent will I set in order when I come. you to him; and lo, nothing worThe Gospel. St. Luke xxiii. 1. thy of death is done unto him. I THE HE whole multitude of them will therefore chastise him, and arose, and led him unto Pilate. release him. (For of necessity he E

must release one unto them at the Then said Jesus, Father, forgive feast.) And they cried out all at them, for they know not what they once, saying, Away with this man, do. And they parted his raiment, and release unto us Barabbas: (who and cast lots. And the people for a certain sedition made in the stood beholding: and the rulers alcity, and for murder, was cast into so with him derided him, saying, prison.) Pilate, therefore, willing He saved others; let him save himto release Jesus, spake again to self, if he be Christ the chosen of them. But they cried, saying, Cru-God. And the soldiers also mockcify him, crucify him. And he said ed him, coming to him, and offerunto them the third time, Why, ing him vinegar, and saying, If thou what evil hath he done? I have be the King of the Jews, save thyfound no cause of death in him: I self. And a superscription also was will therefore chastise him, and let written over him in letters of Greek, him go. And they were instant with and Latin, and Hebrew, THIS IS loud voices, requiring that he might THE KING OF THE JEWS. be crucified: and the voices of them, And one of the malefactors, which and of the chief priests, prevailed. were hanged, railed on him, sayAnd Pilate gave sentence that it ing, If thou be Christ, save thyself should be as they required. And and us. But the other answerhe released unto them him that for ing, rebuked him, saying, Dost sedition and murder was cast into not thou fear God, seeing thou art prison, whom they had desired in the same condemnation? And but he delivered Jesus to their will. we indeed justly; for we receive And as they led him away, they the due reward of our deeds: but laid hold upon one Sinon, a Cy- this man hath done nothing amiss. renian, coming out of the country, And he said unto Jesus, Lord, and on him they laid the cross, that remember me when thou comest he might bear it after Jesus. And into thy kingdom. And Jesus there followed him a great compa- said unto him, Verily, I say unto ny of people, and of women, who thee, To-day shalt thou be with also bewailed and lamented him. me in Paradise. And it was about But Jesus turning unto them, said, the sixth hour, and there was darkDaughters of Jerusalem, weep not ness over all the earth until the for me, but weep for yourselves, ninth hour. And the sun was darkand for your children. For behold, ened, and the vail of the temple was the days are coming, in the which rent in the midst. And when Jethey shall say, Blessed are the bar-sus had cried with a loud voice, he ren, and the wombs that never bare, said, Father, into thy hands I comand the paps which never gave mend my spirit: and having said suck. Then shall they begin to say thus, he gave up the ghost. Now to the mountains, Fall on us; and when the Centurion saw what was to the hills, Cover us. For if they done, he glorified God, saying, Cerdo these things in a green tree, tainly this was a righteous man. what shall be done in the dry? And all the people that came And there were also two other, together to that sight, beholdmalefactors, led with him to being the things that were done, put to death. And when they were smote their breasts and returned. come to the place which is called And all his acquaintance, and the Calvary, there they crucified him, women that followed him from and the malefactors; one on the Galilee, stood afar off, beholding right hand, and the other on the left. these things.

Good Friday. of sins. But in those sacrifices there The Collects. is a remembrance again made of LMIGHTY God, we beseech sins every year. For it is not posthee graciously to behold this sible that the blood of bulls and thy family, for which our Lord Je- of goats should take away sins. sus Christ was contented to be be- Wherefore, when he cometh into trayed, and given up into the hands the world, he saith, Sacrifice and of wicked men, and to suffer death offering thou wouldest not, but a upon the cross, who now liveth and body hast thou prepared me: In reigneth with thee and the Holy burnt-offerings and sacrifices for Ghost, ever one God, world with- sin thou hast had no pleasure: out end. Amen. Then said I, Lo, I come (in the A is LMIGHTY and everlasting volume of the book it is written God, by whose Spirit the whole of me) to do thy will, O God. body of the Church is governed and Above, when he said, Sacrifice, sanctified; receive our supplications and offering, and burnt-offerings, and prayers, which we offer before and offering for sin, thou wouldest thee for all estates of men in thy not, neither hadst pleasure therein, holy Church, that every member of which are offered by the law; Then the same, in his vocation and minis- said he, Lo, I come to do thy will, try, may truly and godly serve thee, O God. He taketh away the first, through our Lord and Saviour Je- that he may establish the second. sus Christ. Amen. By the which will we are sanctified, MERCIFUL God, who hast through the offering of the body of made all men, and hatest Jesus Christ once for all. And evenothing that thou hast made, nor ry priest standeth daily ministering desirest the death of a sinner, but and offering oftentimes the same rather that he should be converted sacrifices, which can never take and live; have mercy upon all Jews, away sins. But this man, after Turks, Infidels, and Heretics; and he had offered one sacrifice for sins, take from them all ignorance, hard-for ever sat down on the right hand ness of heart, and contempt of thy of God; from henceforth expectword; and so fetch them home, ing till his enemies be made his blessed Lord, to thy flock, that they footstool. For by one offering he may be saved among the remnant hath perfected for ever them that of the true Israelites, and be made are sanctified: whereof the Holy one fold under one Shepherd, Jesus Ghost also is a witness to us: for Christ our Lord, who liveth and after that he had said before, This reigneth with thee and the Holy is the covenant that I will make Spirit, one God, world without with them after those days, saith end. Amen. the Lord; I will put my laws into The Epistle. Heb. x. 1. their hearts, and in their minds HE law having a shadow of will I write them; and their sins good things to come, and not and iniquities will I remember no the very image of the things, can more. Now, where remission of never, with those sacrifices which these is, there is no more offering for they offered year by year continu-sin. Having, therefore, brethren, ally, make the comers thereunto boldness to enter into the holiest perfect. For then, would they not by the blood of Jesus, by a new have ceased to be offered? because and living way, which he hath that the worshippers, once purged, consecrated for us through the should have had no more conscience vail, that is to say, his flesh; and

having an high priest over the house except it were given thee from of God; let us draw near with a above; therefore he that delivered true heart, in full assurance of faith, me unto thee hath the greater sin. having our hearts sprinkled from And from thenceforth Pilate sought an evil conscience, and our bodies to release him; but the Jews cried washed with pure water. Let us out, saying, If thou let this man hold fast the profession of our faith go, thou art not Cæsar's friend: without wavering; (for he is faith- Whosoever maketh himself a king, ful that promised;) and let us con- speaketh against Cæsar. When sider one another to provoke unto Pilate therefore heard that saying, love, and to good works; not for- he brought Jesus forth, and sat saking the assembling of ourselves down in the judgment-seat, in a together, as the manner of some is; place that is called the Pavement, but exhorting one another: and so but in the Hebrew, Gabbatha. much the more, as ye see the day And it was the preparation of the approaching. passover, and about the sixth hour: The Gospel. St. John xix. 1. and he saith unto the Jews, Behold ILATE therefore took Jesus, your King. But they cried out,

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and scourged him. And the Away with him, away with him, soldiers platted a crown of thorns, crucify him. Pilate saith unto and put it on his head, and they put them, Shall I crucify your King? on him a purple robe, and said, The chief priests answered, We Hail, King of the Jews! And they have no king but Cæsar. Then smote him with their hands. Pi- delivered he him therefore unto late therefore went forth again, and them to be crucified and they saith unto them, Behold, I bring took Jesus, and led him away. him forth to you, that ye may know And he, bearing his cross, went that I find no fault in him. Then forth into a place called the place came Jesus forth, wearing the of a skull, which is called in the crown of thorns, and the purple Hebrew Golgotha; where they robe. And Pilate saith unto them, crucified him, and two others with Behold the man. When the chief him, on either side one, and Jesus priests therefore and officers saw in the midst. And Pilate wrote a him, they cried out, saying, Cruci- title, and put it on the cross; and fy him, crucify him. Pilate saith the writing was, JESUS OF NAunto them, Take ye him, and cru-ZARETH, THE KING OF cify him; for I find no fault in him. THE JEWS. This title then The Jews answered him, We have read many of the Jews; for the a law, and by our law he ought to place where Jesus was crucified die, because he made himself the was nigh to the city; and it was Son of God. When Pilate there- written in Hebrew, and Greek, fore heard that saying, he was the and Latin. Then said the chief more afraid; and went again into priests of the Jews to Pilate, Write the judgment-hall, and saith unto not, The King of the Jews; but Jesus, Whence art thou? But Je- that he said, I am King of the sus gave him no answer. Then Jews. Pilate answered, What I saith Pilate unto him, Speakest have written, I have written. Then thou not unto me? Knowest thou the soldiers, when they had crucinot that I have power to crucify fied Jesus, took his garments, (and thee, and have power to release made four parts, to every soldier a thee? Jesus answered, Thou could-part) and also his coat: now the est have no power at all against me, coat was without seam, woven

from the top throughout. They bone of him shall not be broken. said therefore among themselves, And again another Scripture saith, Let us not rend it, but cast lots for They shall look on him whom they it, whose it shall be: that the Scrip- pierced. ture might be fulfilled, which saith, They parted my raiment among them, and for my vesture they did cast lots. These things therefore

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the soldiers did. Now there stood by the cross of Jesus, his mother, thy blessed Son our Saviour Jesus and his mother's sister, Mary the Christ, so by continual mortifying wife of Cleophas, and Mary Mag- our corrupt affections, we may be dalene. When Jesus, therefore, buried with him; and that through saw his mother, and the disciple the grave and gate of death we may standing by whom he loved, he saith pass to our joyful resurrection, for unto his mother, Woman, behold his merits, who died, and was buthy son. Then saith he to the dis- ried, and rose again for us, thy Son ciple, Behold thy mother. And Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. from that hour that disciple took The Epistle. 1 St. Peter iii. 17. her unto his own home. After T is better, if the will of God be this, Jesus knowing that all things So, that ye suffer for well-doing, were now accomplished, that the than for evil-doing. For Christ Scripture might be fulfilled, saith, also hath once suffered for sins, the I thirst. Now there was set a ves-just for the unjust, (that he might sel full of vinegar: and they filled bring us to God) being put to death a spunge with vinegar, and put it in the flesh, but quickened by the upon hyssop, and put it to his Spirit: by which also he went and mouth. When Jesus, therefore, preached unto the spirits in prison; had received the vinegar, he said, which sometime were disobedient, It is finished: and he bowed his when once the long-suffering of head, and gave up the ghost. The God waited in the days of Noah, Jews, therefore, because it was the while the ark was a preparing; preparation, that the bodies should wherein few, that is, eight souls, not remain upon the cross on the were saved by water. The like sabbath-day, (for that sabbath-day figure whereunto, even Baptism, was an high day) besought Pilate doth also now save us (not the putthat their legs might be broken, ting away the filth of the flesh, and that they might be taken away. but the answer of a good conThen came the soldiers and brake science towards God) by the resurthe legs of the first, and of the other rection of Jesus Christ: Who is which was crucified with him. But gone into heaven, and is on the when they came to Jesus, and saw right hand of God; angels, and authat he was dead already, they thorities, and powers, being made brake not his legs. But one of the subject unto him. soldiers with a spear pierced his The Gospel. St. Matt. xxvii. 57. side, and forthwith came thereout there came a rich man of Ari7HËN the even was come,

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blood and water. And he that saw it bare record, and his record is mathea, named Joseph, who also true: and he knoweth that he saith himself was Jesus' disciple: He true, that ye might believe. For went to Pilate, and begged the these things were done, that the body of Jesus. Then Pilate comScripture should be fulfilled, Amanded the body to be delivered.

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