The first Sunday after Trinity. | have seen, and do testify, The Collect. God, the strength of all them that put their trust in thee, mercifully accept our prayers; and because through the weakness of our mortal nature we can do no good thing without thee, grant us the help of thy grace, that in keeping of thy commandments we may please thee both in will and deed; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. B The Epistle. 1 St. John iv. 7. ELOVED, let us love one another for love is of God, and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. In this was manifested the love of God towards us, because that God sent his only-begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another. No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us. Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us; because he hath given us of his Spirit. And we that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world. Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God. And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him. Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgement; because as he is, so are we in this world. There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear; because fear hath torment: He that feareth is not made perfect in love. We love him, because he first loved us. If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar for he that loveth not his brother, whom he hath seen, how can he love God, whom he hath not seen? And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also. The Gospel. St. Luke xvi. 19. THERE was a certain THE rich man, which was clothed in purple, and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day. And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate full of sores, and desiring to be fed with the crumbs, 4 The second Sunday after O Trinity. The Collect. Lord, who never failest to help and govern them whom thou dost bring up in thy stedfast fear and love; Keep us, we beseech thee, under the protection of thy good providence, and make. us to have a perpetual fear and love of thy holy Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. which fell from the rich | father Abraham; but if oneman's table: moreover, the went unto them from the dogs came and licked his dead, they will repent. And. sores. And it came to pass, he said unto him, If they that the beggar died, and hear not Moses and the prowas carried by the angels in- phets, neither will they be to Abraham's bosom. The persuaded, though one rose rich man also died, and was from the dead. buried and in hell he lift up his eyes being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and. Lazarus in his bosom. And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame. But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy life-time receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things; but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented. And besides all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they who would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence. Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father's house for I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment. Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them. And he said, Nay, The Epistle. 1 St. John iii. 13. Mthren, if the world hate you. We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death. Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him. Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shut ground, and I must needs go and see it; I pray thee have me excused. And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them; I pray thee have me excused. And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come. So that servant came, and shew teth up his bowels of compassion from him; how dwelleth the love of God in him? My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed, and in truth. And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him. For if our heart condemn us, God is greater thaned his lord these things. our heart, and knoweth all Then the master of the house things. Beloved, if our heart being angry said to his sercondemn us not, then have vant, Go out quickly into the we confidence towards God. streets and lanes of the city, And whatsoever we ask, we and bring in hither the poor, receive of him, because we and the maimed, and the keep his commandments, and halt, and the blind. And do those things that are the servant said, Lord, it is pleasing in his sight. And done as thou hast commandthis is his commandment, ed, and yet there is room. That we should believe on And the lord said unto the the Name of his Son Jesus servant, Go out into the highChrist, and love one another, ways and hedges, and comas he gave us commandment. pel them to come in, that And he that keepeth his my house may be filled. For commandments dwelleth in I say unto you, That none of him, and he in him and those men which were bidden hereby we know that he shall taste of my supper. abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us. The Gospel. St. Luke xiv. 16. A Certain man made a great supper, and bade many; and sent his servant at supper-time to say to them that were bidden, Čome, for all things are now ready. And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of The third Sunday after O Lord, we beseech thee mercifully to hear us; and grant that we, to whom thou hast given an hearty desire to pray, may by thy mighty aid be defended and comforted in all dangers and adversities; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. The Epistle. 1 St. Peter v. 5. | wilderness, and go after that ALL of you be subject which is lost, until he find it? one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble. Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time; casting all your care upon him, for he careth for you. Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about seeking whom he may devour: whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world. But the God of all grace, who hath called us into his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you. To him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen. he And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing. And when cometh home, he calleth together his friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost. I say unto you, That likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance. Either what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently till she find it? And when she hath found it, she calleth her friends and her neighbours together, saying, Rejoice with me, for I have found the piece which I had lost. Likewise, I say unto you, There is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth. receiveth sinners, and eateth things temporal, that we final- | be given unto you; good ly lose not the things eternal: measure, pressed down, and Grant this, O heavenly Fa-shaken together, and running ther, for Jesus Christ's sake our Lord. Amen. Reckon that the over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal, it shall be measured to you ble unto them, Can the blind lead the blind? shall they The disciple is not above his master; but every one that is perfect shall be as his master. And why beholdest thou the not both fall into the ditch? of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God. For the creature was made subject to vanity, not will-mote that is in thy brother's ingly, but by reason of him eye, but perceivest not the beam that is in thine own who hath subjected the same in hope: because the creature eye? Either how canst thou itself also shall be delivered say to thy brother, Brother, from the bondage of corrup-is in thine eye, when thou let me pull out the mote that tion, into the glorious liberty thyself beholdest not of the children of God. For of the children of God. For beam that is in thine own we know that the whole crea tion groaneth, and travaileth in pain together until now. And not only they, but our selves also, which have the first-fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the the eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thou see clearly to pull out thine own eye, and then shalt the mote that is in thy brother's eye. adoption, to wit, the redemp- The fifth Sunday after Trinity. tion of our body. The Gospel. St. Luke vi. 36. BE ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful. Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven: give, and it shall GR The Collect. RANT, O Lord, we beseech thee, that the course of this world may be so peaceably ordered by thy governance, that thy Church may joyfully serve thee in all godly quietness; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. |