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Jesus asked them, saying, What let him labour, working with his think ye of Christ? whose son is hands the thing which is good, that he? They say unto him, The son he may have to give to him that of David. He saith unto them, needeth. "Let no corrupt commuHow then doth David in Spirit nication proceed out of your mouth, call him Lord, saying, The Lord but that which is good to the use of said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my edifying, that it may minister grace right hand, till I make thine ene- unto the hearers. And grieve not mies thy footstool? If David then the Holy Spirit of God, whereby call him Lord, now is he his son? ye are sealed unto the day of reAnd no man was able to answer demption. Let all bitterness, and him a word, neither durst any man, wrath, and anger, and clamour, from that day forth, ask him any and evil-speaking, be put away more questions.

The nineteenth Sunday after,

Trinity. The Collect. GOD, forasmuch as without thee we are not able to please thee; mercifully grant that thy

Christ our Lord. Amen..

from you, with all malice. And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.

The Gospel. St. Matt. ix. 1. JESUS entered into a ship, and Holy Spirit may in all things direct passed over, and came into his and rule our hearts, through Jesus Own city. And behold, they brought to him a man sick of the The Epistle. Ephes. iv. 17. palsy, lying on a bed. And Jesus, THIS I say therefore, and testify seeing their faith, said unto the in the Lord, that ye hence-sick of the palsy, Son, be of good forth walk not as other Gentiles cheer, thy sins be forgiven thee. walk, in the vanity of their mind; said within' themselves, This man And behold, certain of the scribes having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of blasphemeth. And Jesus, knowing in them, because of the blindness of whether is easier to say, Thy sins God, through the ignorance that is their thoughts, said, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts? For their heart: who being past feeling, have given themselves over and walk? But that ye may know be forgiven thee? or to say, Arise, unto lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness. But that the Son of man hath power on ye have not so learned Christ; if earth to forgive sins, (then saith he so be that ye have heard him, and to the sick of the palsy) Arise, take have been taught by him, as the up thy bed, and go into thine house. truth in Jesus: That ye put off, house. And he arose, and departed to his concerning the former conversaBut when the multitude tion, the old man, which is corrupt fied God, who had given such saw it, they marvelled, and glori according to the deceitful lusts;

and be renewed in the spirit of your power unto men.
mind: and that ye put on the new
man, which after God is created in
righteousness and true holiness.
Wherefore putting away lying,
speak every man truth with his

neighbour: for we are members

The twentieth Sunday after
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ciful God, of thy bountiful

ALMIGHTY and most mer

one of another. Be ye angry, and goodness keep us, we beseech thee, sin not let not the sun go down from all things that may hurt us; upon your wrath: neither give that we, being ready both in body place to the devil. Let him that and soul, may cheerfully accom stole, steal no more; but rather plish those things which thou com

mandest, through Jesus Christ our camest thou in hither, not having a Lord. Amen. wedding garment? And he was The Epistle. Ephes. v. 15. speechless. Then said the king to SEE then that ye walk circum- the servants, Bind him hand and spectly, not as fools, but as foot, and take him away, and cast wise, redeeming the time, because him into outer darkness: there the days are evil. Wherefore be shall be weeping and gnashing of ye not unwise, but understanding teeth. For many are called, but few what the will of the Lord is. And are chosen. be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit: speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs,

The twenty-first Sunday after
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singing and making melody in your GRANT, we beseech thee, merheart to the Lord; giving thanks ciful Lord, to thy faithful peo

always for all things unto God and ple, pardon and peace; that they the Father, in the name of our Lord may be cleansed from all their sins, Jesus Christ; submitting your- and serve thee with a quiet mind, selves one to another in the fear of through Jesus Christ our Lord. God. Amen.

The Gospel. St. Matt. xxii. 1. The Epistle. Ephes. vi. 10. JESUS said, the kingdom of hea-MY brethren, be strong in the ven is like unto a certain king, Lord, and in the power of his who made a marriage for his son; might. Put on the whole armour and sent forth his servants to call of God, that ye may be able to stand them that were bidden to the wed-against the wiles of the devil. For ding: and they would not come. we wrestle not against flesh and Again, he sent forth other servants, blood, but against principalities, saying, Tell them who are bidden, against powers, against the rulers Behold, I have prepared my dinner: of the darkness of this world, against my oxen and my fatlings are killed, spiritual wickedness in high places. and all things are ready: come unto Wherefore take unto you the whole the marriage. But they made light armour of God, that ye may be of it, and went their ways, one to able to withstand in the evil day, his farm, another to his merchan- and having done all, to stand. Stand dize: and the remnant took his ser- therefore, having your loins girt vants, and entreated them spiteful-about with truth; and having on ly, and slew them. But when the the breast-plate of righteousness: king heard thereof, he was wroth: and your feet shod with the prepaand he sent forth his armies, and ration of the gospel of peace; above destroyed those murderers, and all, taking the shield of faith, whereburnt up their city. Then saith he with ye shall be able to quench to his servants, The wedding is rea- the fiery darts of the wicked. And dy, but they who were bidden were take the helmet of salvation, and not worthy. Go ye therefore into the sword of the Spirit, which is the the highways, and as many as ye word of God; praying always with shall find, bid to the marriage. So all prayer and supplication in the those servants went out into the Spirit, and watching thereunto with highways, and gathered together all perseverance, and supplication all, as many as they found, both for all saints; and for me, that utbad and good: and the wedding terance may be given unto me, that was furnished with guests. And I may open my mouth boldly, to when the king came in to see the make known the mystery of the guests, he saw there a man who had gospel; for which I am an ambasnot on a wedding garment. And sador in bonds: that therein I may he saith unto him, Friend, how speak boldly, as I ought to speak.

The Gospel. St. John iv. 46. have you in my heart, inasmuch as THERE was a certain noble- both in my bonds, and in the de

man, whose son was sick at Ca-fence and confirmation of the Gospernaum. When he heard that pel, ye_ all are partakers of my Jesus was come out of Judea into grace. For God is my record, how Galilee, he went unto him, and greatly I long after you all in the besought him, that he would come bowels of Jesus Christ. And this I down and heal his son; for he was pray, that your love may abound at the point of death. Then said yet more and more in knowledge, Jesus unto him, Except ye see and in all judgment: That ye may signs and wonders, ye will not be-approve things that are excellent, lieve. The nobleman saith unto that ye may be sincere, and with him, Sir, come down ere my child out offence till the day of Christ; die. Jesus saith unto him, Go thy being filled with the fruits of righ way, thy son liveth. And the man teousness, which are by Jesus believed the word that Jesus had Christ, unto the glory and praise spoken unto him, and he went his of God.

way. And as he was now going The Gospel. St. Matt. xviii. 21. down, his servants met him, and PETER said unto Jesus, Lord, told him, saying, Thy son liveth. how oft shall my brother sin Then inquired he of them the hour against me, and I forgive him? till when he began to amend: and they seven times? Jesus saith unto him, said unto him, Yesterday, at the I say not unto thee, until seven seventh hour, the fever left him. times: but until seventy times seSo the father knew that it was at ven. Therefore is the kingdom of the same hour in the which Jesus heaven likened unto a certain king, said unto him, Thy son liveth; and who would take account of his serhimself believed, and his whole vants. And when he had begun to house. This is again the second reckon, one was brought unto him miracle that Jesus did, when he who owed him ten thousand tawas come out of Judea into Ga-lents. But forasmuch as he had filee. not to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife and

The twenty-second Sunday after children, and all that he had, and payment to be made. The ser vant therefore fell down and wor

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LORD, we beseech thee to keep shipped him, saying, Lord, have thy household the Church in patience with me, and I will pay continual godliness; that, through thee all. Then the Lord of that thy protection, it may be free from servant was moved with compas all adversities, and devoutly given sion, and loosed him, and forgave to serve thee in good works, to the him the debt. But the same serglory of thy name, through Jesus vant went out, and found one of Christ our Lord. Amen. his fellow-servants, who owed him The Epistle. Phil. i. 3. an hundred pence; and he laid THANK my God upon every hands on him, and took him by the remembrance of you (always throat, saying, Pay me that thou in every prayer of mine for you all owest. And his fellow-servant fell making request with joy) for your down at his feet, and besought him, fellowship in the Gospel from the saying, Have patience with me, rst day until now; being confident and I will pay thee al.. And he of this very thing, that he who would not; but went and cast him nath begun a good work in you, will into prison, till he should pay the perform it until the day of Jesus debt. So when his fellow-servants Christ; even as it is meet for me saw what was done, they were very to think this of you all, because I sorry, and came and told unto their

lord all that was done. Then his man: for thou regardest not the ford, after that he had called him, person of men. Tell us, therefore, said unto him, O thou wicked ser- what thinkest thou? Is it lawful vant, I forgave thee all that to give tribute unto Cæsar, or not? debt, because thou desiredst me: But Jesus perceived their wickedshouldest not thou also have had ness, and said, Why tempt ye me, compassion on thy fellow-servant, ye hypocrites? Show me the trieven as I had pity on thee? And bute-money. And they brought his lord was wroth, and delivered unto him a penny. And he saith him to the tormentors, till he should unto them, Whose is this image pay all that was due unto him. So and superscription? They say unto likewise shall my heavenly Father him, Cæsar's. Then saith he unto do also unto you, if ye, from your them, Render therefore unto Cæsar hearts, forgive not every one his the things which are Cæsar's; and brother their trespasses. unto God the things that are God's. When they had heard these words, The twenty-third Sunday after they marvelled, and left him, and went their way.

Trinity.

The twenty-fourth Sunday after

The Collect. GOD, our refuge and strength, who art the author of all godTrinity. liness; be ready, we beseech thee, The Collect. to hear the devout prayers of thy LORD, we beseech thee, abChurch; and grant that those things solve thy people from their which we ask faithfully, we may offences; that, through thy bounobtain effectually, through Jesus tiful goodness, we may all be deChrist our Lord. Amen. livered from the bands of those sins The Epistle. Phil. iii. 17. which by our frailty we have com. BRETHREN, be followers to-mitted: Grant this, O heavenly gether of me, and mark them Father for Jesus Christ's sake, our who walk so, as ye have us for an blessed Lord and Saviour. Amen. ensample. (For many walk, of The Epistle. Colos. i. 3. whom I have told you often, and WE give thanks to God, and the now tell you even weeping, that Father of our Lord Jesus they are the enemies of the cross Christ, praying always for you, of Christ; whose end is destruction, since we heard of your faith in whose God is their belly, and whose Christ Jesus, and of the love which glory is in their shane, who mind ye have to all the saints; for the earthly things.) For our conver- hope which is laid up for you in sation is in heaven, from whence heaven, whereof ye heard before in also we look for the Saviour, the the word of the truth of the Gospel; Lord Jesus Christ; who shall which is come unto you, as it is in change our vile body, that it may all the world, and bringeth forth he fashioned like unto his glorious fruit, as it doth also in you, since body, according to the working, the day ve heard of it, and knew whereby he is able even, to subdue the grace of God in truth. As ye all things unto himself. also learned of Epaphras, our dear The Gospel. St. Matt. xxii. 15. fellow-servant, who is for you a THEN went the Pharisees, and faithful minister of Christ; who

took counsel how they might also declared unto us your love in entangle him in his talk. And they the spirit. For this cause we also, sent out unto him their disciples, since the day we heard it, do not with the Herodians, saying, Mas- cease to pray for you, and to desire ter, we know that thou art true, that ye might be filled with the and teachest the way of God in knowledge of his will in all wisdom truth, neither carest thou for any and spiritual understanding; that

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ye might walk worthy of the Lord For the Epistle. Jer. xxiii. 5. unto all pleasing, being fruitful in BEHOLD, the days come, saith every good work, and increasing in the Lord, that I will raise unto the knowledge of God; strengthen- David a righteous branch; and a Ied with all might, according to his King shall reign and prosper, and glorious power, unto all patience shall execute judgment and justice and long-suffering, with joyful-in the earth. In his days, Judah ness; giving thanks unto the Fa-shall be saved, and Israel shall ther, who hath made us meet to be dwell safely; and this is his name partakers of the inheritance of the whereby he shall be called, THE saints in light. LORD OUR RIGHTEOUS { NESS. Therefore, behold, the The Gospel, St. Matt. ix. 18. days come, saith the Lord, that WHILE Jesus spake these things they shall no more say, The Lord unto John's disciples, behold, liveth, who brought up the children there came a certain ruler, and of Israel out of the land of Egypt; worshipped him, saying, My but, The Lord liveth, who brought daughter is even now dead; but up, and who led the seed of the come and lay thy hand upon her, house of Israel out of the north and she shall live. And Jesus country, and from all countries arose, and followed him, and so did whither I had driven them; and his disciples. (And, behold, a wo-they shall dwell in their own land, man, which was diseased with an The Gospel. St. John vi. 5. issue of blood twelve years, came WE WHEN Jesus then lift up his behind him, and touched the hem eyes, and saw a great com of his garment: For she said within pany come unto him, he saith unto herself, If I may but touch his gar-Philip, Whence shall we buy bread ment, I shall be whole. But Jesus that these may eat? (And this he turned him about, and when he said to prove him; for he himself saw her, he said, Daughter, be of knew what he would do.) Phili good comfort, thy faith hath made answered him, Two hundred pen thee whole. And the woman was ny-worth of bread is not sufficien made whole from that hour.) And for them, that every one of them when Jesus came into the ruler's may take a little. One of his uts house, and saw the minstrels and ciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's bro the people making a noise, he said ther, saith unto him, There is a la unto them, Give place: for the here, who hath five barley-loaves maid is not dead, but sleepeth. And and two small fishes; but what ar they laughed him to scorn. But they among so many? And Jesu when the people were put forth, said, Make the men sit down. Now he went in, and took her by the there was much grass in the place hand, and the maid arose. And So the men sat down, in numbe the fame hereof went abroad into about five thousand. And Jesu all that land. took the loaves, and when he ha given thanks, he distributed to th

The twenty-fifth Sunday after disciples, and the disciples to the

Trinity. that were set down, and likewis of the fishes, as much as the The Collect.. would. When they were filled, STIR up, we beseech thee, O said unto his disciples, Gather Lord, the wills of thy faithful the fragments that remain, that n people that they plenteously thing be lost. Therefore they g bringing forth the fruit of good thered them together, and fille works, may by thee be plenteously twelve baskets with the fragmen rewarded, through Jesus Christ our of the hive barley-loaves, which r Lord. Amen. imained over and above unto the

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