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my oxen and my fatlings are killed, jagainst the wiles of the devil. For and all things are ready: come we wrestle not against flesh and unto the marriage. But they made blood, but against principalities, light of it, and went their ways, one against powers, against the rulers of to his farm, another to his merchan- the darkness of this world, against dize: and the remnant took his spiritual wickedness in high places. servants, and entreated them spite- Wherefore take unto you the whole fully, and slew them. But when armour of God, that ye may be able the king heard thereof, he was wroth: to withstand in the evil day, and and he sent forth his armies, and having done all, to stand. Stand destroyed those murderers, and therefore, having your loins girt burnt up their city. Then saith he about with truth; and having on the to his servants, The wedding is breast-plate of righteousness; and ready, but they who were bidden your feet shod with the preparation were not worthy. Go ye therefore of the gospel of peace; above all, into the highways, and as many as taking the shield of faith, whereye shall find, bid to the marriage. with ye shall be able to quench all So those servants went out into the the fiery darts of the wicked. And highways, and gathered together take the helmet of salvation, and all, as many as they found, both bad the sword of the Spirit, which is the and good and the wedding was word of God: praying always with furnished with guests. And when all prayer and supplication in the the king came in to see the guests, Spirit, and watching thereunto with he saw there a man who had not on all perseverance, and supplication a wedding garment. And he saith for all saints; and for me, that utunto him, Friend, how camest thou terance may be given unto me, that in hither, not having a wedding gar-I may open my mouth boldly, to ment? And he was speechless. make known the mystery of the Then said the king to the servants, gospel; for which I am an ambasBind him hand and foot, and take sador in bonds: that therein I may him away, and cast him into outer speak boldly, as I ought to speak. darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. For many are called, but few are chosen.

The twenty-first Sunday after
Trinity.

The Collect.

GRANT, we beseech thee, mer

The Gospel. St. John iv. 46.

THERE

was a certain nobleman, whose son was sick at Capernaum. When he heard that Jesus was come out of Judea into Galilee, he went unto him,andbesought him,that he would come down and heal his ciful Lord, to thy faithful peo-Then said Jesus unto him, Except son; for he was at the point of death. ple, pardon and peace; that they may be cleansed from all their sins, ye see signs and wonders, ye will and serve thee with a quiet mind, not believe. The nobleman saith through Jesus Christ our Lord unto him, Sir, come down ere my Amen.

M

The Epistle. Ephes. vi. 10. brethren, be strong in the

child die. Jesus saith unto him, Go thy way, thy son liveth. And the man believed the word that Jesus had spoken unto him, and he went

in the

of as was now

might. Put on the whole armour down, his servants met him, and of God, that ye may be able to stand toid him, saying, Thy son liveth.

Then inquired he of them the hour The Gospel. St. Matt. xviii. 21. when he began to amend: and they PETER said unto Jesus, Lord, said unto him, Yesterday, at the se- how, oft shall my brother sin venth hour, the fever left him. So against me, and I forgive him? till the father knew that it was at the seven times? Jesus saith unto him, same hour in the which Jesus said I say not unto thee,until seven times: unto him, Thy son liveth; and him-but until seventy times seven. self believed, and his whole house. Therefore is the kingdom of heaven This is again the second miracle that likened unto a certain king, who Jesus did, when he was come out of would take account of his servants. Judea into Galilee. And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, who

The twenty-second Sunday after owed him ten thousand talents. But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and

Trinity.
The Collect.

LORD, we beseech thee to keep his wife and children, and all that thy household the Church in he had, and payment to be made. continual godliness; that, through The servant therefore fell down and thy protection, it may be free from worshipped him, saying, Lord, have all adversities, and devoutly given patience with me, and I will pay to serve thee in good works, to the thee all. Then the Lord of that glory of thy name, through Jesus servant was noved with compassion, Christ our Lord. Amen. and loosed him, an! forgave him the debt. But the same servant went

The Epistle. Phil. i. 3. Thank

I my God upon every re-out, and found one of his fellow-ser

membrance of you (always in vants, who owed him an hundred every prayer of mine for you all pence; and he laid hands on him, making request with joy) for your and took him by the throat, saying, fellowship in the Gospel from the Pay me that thou owest. And his first day until now; being confident fellow-servant fell down at his feet, of this very thing, that he who hath and besought him, saying, Have pabegun a good work in you, will per- tience with me, and I will pay thee form it until the day of Jesus Christ; all. And he would not; but went even as it is meet for me to think and cast him into prison,till he should this of you all, because I have you pay the debt. So when his fellowin my heart, inasmuch as both in servants saw what was done, they my bonds, and in the defence and were very sorry, and came and told confirmation of the Gospel, ye all unto their lord all that was done. are partakers of my grace. For Then his lord, after that he had call. God is my record, how greatly I ed him, said unto him, Othou wicked long after you all in the bowels of servant, I forgave thee all that debt, Jesus Christ. And this I pray, that because thou desiredst me: shouldestyour love may abound yet more and not thou also have had compassion more in knowledge, and in all judg-on thy fellow-servant, even as I had ment: That ye may approve things pity on thee? And his lord was wroth, that are excellent, that ye may be and delivered him to the tormentors, sincere, and without offence till the day of Christ; being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.

till he should pay all that was due unto him. So likewise shall my heaven ly Father do also unto you, if ye, from your hearts, forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.

The twenty-third Sunday after Caesar's. Then saith he unto them,

Trinity.
The Collect.

Render therefore unto Cæsar the things which are Caesar's; and unto

God, our refuge and strength, God the things that are God's. who art the author of all god-When they had heard these words, liness; be ready, we beseech thee, they marvelled, and left him, and to hear the devout prayers of thy went their way.

Church; and grant that those things

which we ask faithfully, we may ob- The twenty-fourth Sunday after tain effectually, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Trinity.
The Collect.

Lord, we beseech thee, absolve thy people from their offences;

The Epistle. Colos. i. 3.

give thanks to God, and the Father of our Lord Jesus

The Epistle. Phil. iii. 17. BRETHREN, be followers together of me, and mark them that, through thy bountiful goodness who walk so, as ye have us for an we may all be delivered from the ensample. (For many walk, of bands of those sins which by our whom I have told you often, and frailty we have committed: Grant now tell you even weeping, that this, O heavenly Father, for Jesus they are the enemies of the cross of Christ's sake, our blessed Lord and Christ; whose end is destruction, Saviour. Amen. whose god is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.) For our conversation is in heaven, from whence Christ, praying always for you, since also we look for the Saviour, the we heard of your faith in Christ Lord Jesus Christ; who shall change Jesus, and of the love which ye have our vile body, that it may be fashion-to all the saints; for the hope which ed like unto his glorious body, ac-is laid up for you in heaven, wherecording to the working, whereby he of ye heard before in the word of is able even to subdue all things un- the truth of the Gospel; which is come unto you, as it is in all the The Gospel. St. Matt. xxii. 15. world, and bringeth forth fruit, as it THEN went the Pharisees, and doth also in you, since the day ye

to himself.

took counsel how they might heard of it, and knew the grace of entangle him in his talk. And they God in truth. As ye also learned sent out unto him their disciples, of Epaphras, our dear fellow-serwith the Herodians, saying, Master, vant, who is for you a faithful minwe know that thou art true, and ister of Christ; who also declared teachest the way of God in truth, unto us your love in the spirit. For neither carest thou for any man: for this cause we also, since the day we thou regardest not the person of heard it, do not cease to pray for men. Tell us, therefore, what you, and to desire that ye might be thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give filled with the knowledge of hig tribute unto Cæsar, or not? But will in all wisdom and spiritual unJesus perceived their wickedness, derstanding; that ye might walk and said, Why tempt ye me, ye worthy of the Lord unto all pleashypocrites? Show me the tribute-ing, being fruitful in every good money. And they brought unto work, and increasing in the knownim a penny. And he saith unto ledge of God; strengthened with hem, Whose is this image and su-all might, according to his glorious perscription? They say unto him, power, unto all patience and long

suffering, with joyfulness; giving in the earth. In his days, Judah shall thanks unto the Father, who hath be saved, and Israel shall dwell safe. made us meet to be partakers of ly: and this is his name whereby he the inheritance of the saints in light. shall be called, THE LORD OUR The Gospel. St. Matt. ix. 18. RIGHTEOUSNESS. Therefore, WHILE Jesus spake these things behold, the day's come, saith the unto John's disciples, behold, Lord, that they shall no more say, there came a certain ruler, and wor- The Lord liveth, who brought up the shipped him, saying, My daughter children of Israel out of the land of is even now dead; but come and Egypt; but, The Lord liveth, who lay thy hand upon her, and she shall brought up, and who led the seed of live. And Jesus arose, and follow-the house of Israel out of the north ed him, and so did his disciples. country, and from all countries (And behold, a woman, which was whither I had driven them; and diseased with an issue of blood twelve they shall dwell in their own land years, came behind him, and touch- The Gospel. St. John vi. 5. ed the hem of his garment: For W WHEN Jesus then lift up his she said within herself, IfI may but cyes, and saw a great com. touch his garment, I shall be whole. pany come unto him, he saith unto But Jesus turned him about, and Philip, Whence shall we buy bread, when he saw her, he said, Daugh- that these may eat? (and this he ter, be of good comfort, thy faith said to prove him; for he himself hath made thee whole. And the knew what he would do.) Philip woman was made whole from that answered him, Two hundred penhour.) And when Jesus came into ny-worth of bread is not sufficient the ruler's house, and saw the min- for them, that every one of them strels and the people making a noise, may take a little. One of his dishe said unto them, Give place: for ciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brothe maid is not dead, but sleepeth. ther, saith unto him, There is a And they laughed him to scorn. But lad here, who hath five barleywhen the people were put forth, he loaves, and two small fishes; but went in, and took her by the hand, what are they among so many? and the maid arose. And the fame And Jesus said, Make the men hereof went abroad into all that land.

The twenty-fifth Sunday after
Trinity.
The Collect.

sit down. Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thou sand. And Jesus took the loaves, and when he had given thanks, he STIR up, we beseech thee, O distributed to the disciples, and the Lord, the wills of thy faithful disciples to them that were set people; that they plenteously bring-down, and likewise of the fishes, ing forth the fruit of good works, as much as they would. When may by thee be plenteously reward-they were filled, he said unto his ed, through Jesus Christ our Lord. disciples, Gather up the fragments Amen, that remain, that nothing be lost. Therefore they gathered them to

For the Epistle. Jer. xxiii. 5. BEHOLD, the day's come, saith gether, and filled twelve baskets

the Lord, that I will raise unto with the fragments of the five barDavid a righteous branch; and alley-loaves, which remained over King shall reign and prosper, and and above unto them that had eaten. shall execute judgment and justice Then those men, when they had

ween the miracle that Jesus did, said, dings of good things! But they have This is of a truth that Prophet that not all obeyed the Gospel. For should come into the world. Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believ

If there be any more Sundays before ed our report? So then, faith Advent-Sunday, the Service of some of cometh by hearing, and hearing by those Sundays that were omitted after the Word of God. But I say, Have the Epiphany, shall be taken in to sup; they not heard? Yes verily, their ply so many as are here wanting. And if there be fewer, the overplus may be sound went into all the earth, and omitted: Provided that this last Coflect, their words unto the ends of the Epistle, and Gospel, shall always be used upon the Sunday next before Advent.

Saint Andrew's Day.

The Collect.

world. But I say, Did not Israel know? First, Moses saith, I will provoke you to jealousy by them that are no people, and by a foolish nation I will anger you. But Esaias

ALMIGHTY God, who didst is very bold, and saith, I was found

I was

give such grace unto thy holy of them that sought me not; Apostle Saint Andrew, that he made manifest unto them that askreadily obeyed the calling of thyed not after me. But to Israel he Son Jesus Christ, and followed him saith, All day long have I stretched without delay; grant unto us all, forth my hands unto a disobedient that we, being called by thy holy and gainsaying people. word, may forthwith give up ourselves obediently to fulfil thy holy commandments, through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

IF

The Gospel. St. Matt. iv. 18. TESUS, walking by the sea of Ga

lilee, saw two brethren, Simon, called Peter, and Andrew his bro The Epistle. Rom. x. 9. ther, casting a net into the sea: (for thou shalt confess with thy they were fishers.) And he saith mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt unto them, Follow me, and I will believe in thine heart that God hath make you fishers of men. And they raised him from the dead, thou shalt straightway left their nets, and folbe saved. For with the heart man lowed him. And going on from believeth unto righteousness, and thence, he saw other two brethren, with the mouth confession is made James the son of Zebedee, and John anto salvation. For the Scripture his brother, in a ship with Zebesaith, Whosoever believeth on him dee their father, mending their shall not be ashamed. For there nets; and he called them. And they is no difference between the Jewjimmediately left the ship and their and the Greek: for the same Lord father, and followed him.

over all, is rich unto all that call upon him. For whosoever shall. call upon the name of the Lord, shall be saved. How then shall

Saint Thomas the Apostle.

The Collect.

they call on him in whorn they have MIGHTY and everliving

God, who, for the greater connot believed? and how shall they firmation of the faith, didst suffer believe in him of whom they have thy holy Apostle Thomas to be not heard? And how shall they hear doubtful in thy Son's resurrection; without a preacher? And how shall grant us so perfectly, and without they preach, except they be sent ? all doubt, to believe in thy Son JeAs it is written, How beautiful are sus Christ, that our faith in thy the feet of them that preach the sight may never be reproved. Hear Gospel of peace, and bring glad ti-las, O Lord, through the same Jo

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