cause we love the brethren. He that angry, said to his servant, Go out loveth not his brother, abideth in quickly into the streets and lanes of death. Whosoever hateth his bro- the city, and bring in hither the poor. ther, is a murderer: and ye know and the maimed, and the halt, and that no murderer hath eternal life the blind. And the servant said. abiding in him. Hereby perceive we Lord, it is done as thou hast comthe love of GOD, because he laid manded, and yet there is room. And down his life for us and we ought the lord said unto the servant, Go out to lay down our lives for the bre- into the highways and hedges, and thren. But whoso hath this world's compel them to come in, that my good, and seeth his brother have need, house may be filled: for I say unto and shutteth up his bowels of compas- you, that none of those men which sion from him; how dwelleth the love were bidden shall taste of my supper. of GOD in him? My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed, and in truth. Ana hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts THE THIRD SUNDAY AFTER O LORD, we beseech thee merci before him. For if our heart condemn fully to hear us; and grant that we, us, GOD is greater than our heart, to whom thou hast given a hearty and knoweth all things. Beloved, if desire to pray, may, by thy mighty our heart condemn us not, then have aid, be defended and comforted in we all confidence toward GOD. And dangers and adversities, through JE SUS CHRIST our Lord. Amen. whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are The Epistle. 1 St. Peter v. 5. pleasing in his sight. And this is ALL of you be subject one to anhis commandment, That we should other, and be clothed with humility: believe on the name of his Son JESUS for God resisteth the proud, and CHRIST, and love one another, as he giveth grace to the humble. Humgave us coinmandment. And he that ble yourselves therefore under the keepeth his commandments, dwelleth in him, and he in him: and hereby we know, that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us. The Gospel. St. Luke xiv. 16. 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, steadfast in the faith; knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world. But the God of all grace, A CERTAIN man made a great supper, and bade many; ; and sent his servant at supper-time, to say to them that were bidden, Come, for all things are now ready. And they all with one consent began to make ex- who hath called us unto his eternal cuse. The first said unto him, I have glory by CHRIST JESUS, after that bought a piece of ground, and I must ye have suffered awhile, make you needs go and see it; I pray thee have perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle 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 showed his lord these things. And the Pharisees and Scribes murThen the master of the house, being mured, saying, This man receiveth you. To him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen. The Gospel. St. Luke xv. 1. THEN drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him. sinners, and eateth with them. And the same in hope: because the creahe spake this parable unto them, say- ture itself also shall be delivered from ing, What man of you having a the bondage of corruption, into the hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, glorious liberty of the children of doth not leave the ninety and nine in GOD. For we know that the whole the wilderness, and go after that creation groaneth and travaileth in which is lost, until he find it? And pain together until now and not when he hath found it, he layeth it only they, but ourselves also, which have the first fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption 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 on his shoulders, rejoicing. And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and neighbors, saying unto thein, Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost. I say unto you, that likewise jey shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance. Either what not, and ye shall not be condemned: woman having ten pieces of silver, forgive, and ye shall be forgiven: if she lose one piece, doth not light a give, and it shall be given unto you; candle, and sweep the house, and good measure, pressed down, and seek diligently till she find it? And shaken together, and running over, when she hath found it, she calleth her friends and her neighbors toge ther, saying, Rejoice with me, for I have found the piece which I had lost. Likewise, I say unto you, there is jey in the presence of the angels of GOD over one sinner that repenteth. THE FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. The Collect. shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal, it shall be measured to you again. And he spake a parable unto them: Can the lead blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch? The disciple is not above his master; but every one that is perfect shall be as his master. And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but perceivest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Either how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself O GOD, the protector of all that trust in thee, without whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy; increase and multiply upon us thy mercy; beholdest not the beam that is in that thou being our ruler and guide, thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, we may so pass through things tem- cast out first the beam out of thine poral, that we finally lose not the things eternal: Grant this, O heavenly Father, for JESUS CHRIST'S sake our Lord. Amen. The Epistle. Rom. viii. 18. own eye, and then shal: thou see clearly to pull out the mote that is in thy brother's eye. THE FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER The Collect. I RECKON that the sufferings 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 wait eth for the manifestation of the sons of GOD. For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but etness, through JESUS CHRIST OU by reason of him who hath subjected Lord. Amen. GRANT, O LORD, we beseech thee, that the course of this world may be so peaceably crdered by thy governance, that thy Church may joyfully serve thee in all godly qui The Epistle 1 St. Peter iii. 8. it, he fell down at JESUS' knees, sayBE ye all of one mind, having ing, Depart from me, for I am a sincompassion one of another; love as ful man, O Lord. For he was astobrethren, be pitiful, be courteous; nished, and all that were with him, at not rendering evil for evil, or railing the draught of the fishes which they for railing; but contrariwise, bless. had taken; and so was also James ing; knowing that ye are thereunto and Jolin the sons of Zebedee, which called, that ye should inherit a bless, were partners with Simon. And JEing. For he that will love life, and sus said unto Simon, Fear not; from see good days, let him refrain his henceforth thou shalt catch men. tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile: let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it. For the eyes of the LORD are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the LORD is against And when they had brought their ships to land, they forsook all and fo lowed him. THE SIXTH SUNDAY AFTER The Collect. them that do evil. And who is he O GOD, who hast prepared for that will harm you, if ye be followers those who love thee, such good things of that which is good? But and if as pass man's understanding; pour ye suffer for righteousness' sake, into our hearts such love toward thee, happy are ye: and be not afraid of that we, loving thee above all things, their terror, neither be troubled; but may obtain thy promises, which exsanctify the LORD GOD in your ceed all that we can desire, through JESUS CHRIST our Lord. Amen. hearts. The Gospel, St. Luke v. 1. The Epistle. Rom. vì. 3. KNOW ye not that so many of us as were baptized into JESUS CHRIST, were baptized into his death? There. fore we are buried with him by bap tism into death; that like as CHRIST was raised up from the dead by the glory of the FATHER, even so we also should walk in newness of life. For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be IT came to pass, that as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of GOD, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret, and saw two ships standing by the lake; but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets. And he entered into one of the ships, which was Simon's, and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land and he sat down and taught the people out of also in the likeness of his resurrecthe ship. Now, when he had left tion: knowing this, that our old man speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch is crucified with him, that the body out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught. And Simon an swering, said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing; nevertheless, at thy word I will let down the net. And when they had this done, they en closed a great multitude of fishes, and death hath no more dominion over their net brake. And they beckoned him. For in that he died, he died unto their partners which were in the other ship, that they should come and help them. And they came, and filled both the ships; so that they be gan to sink. When Simon Peter saw of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin. For he that is dead, is freed from sin. Now, if we be dead with CHRIST, we believe that we shall also live with him, knowing that CHRIST being raised from the dead, dieth no more; unto sin once; but in that he liveth, he liveth unto GOD. Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin; but alive unto GOD, through JESUS CHRIST our Lord. everlasting life. For the wages of sin is death: but the gift of GOD is eternal life, through JESUS CHRIST our Lord. The Gospel. St. Matt. v. 20. were free from righteousness. What JESUS said unto his disciples, Ex- fruit had ye then in those things, cept your righteousness shall exceed whereof ye are now ashamed? for the the righteousness of the Scribes and end of those things is death. But Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter now being made free from sin, and into the kingdom of heaven. Ye become servants to GOD, ye have have heard that it was said by them your fruit unto holiness, and the end of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill, shall be in dan ger of the judgment. But I say unto you, that whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause, shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire. Therefore, if thou bring thy gift to the altar, The Gospel. St. Mark viii. 1. IN those days the multitude being very great, and having nothing to eat, JESUS called his disciples unto him, and saith unto them, I have compas sion on the multitude, because they have now been with me three days, and there rememberest that thy bro- and have nothing to eat: and if Í ther hath aught against thee, leave send them away fasting to their own there thy gift before the altar, and go houses, they will faint by the way: thy way, first be reconciled to thy for divers of them came from far. brother, and then come and offer thy And his disciples answered him, gift. Agree with thine adversary From whence can a man satisfy these quickly, whiles thou art in the way men with bread here in the wilderwith him; lest at any time the adver- ness? And he asked them, How many sary deliver thee to the judge, and loaves have ye? And they said, Seven. the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison. Verily I say unto thee, thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing. THE SEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. The Collect. LORD of all power and might, who art the author and giver of all good things; graft in our hearts the love of thy name, increase in us true religion, nourish us with all goodness, and of thy great mercy keep us in the same, through JESUS CHRIST our Lord. Amen. And he commanded the people to sit down on the ground: and he took the seven loaves, and gave thanks, and brake, and gave to his disciples to set before them; and they did set them before the people. And they had a few small fishes; and he bless. ed, and commanded to set them also before them. So they did eat, and were filled; and they took up of the broken meat that was left, seven baskets. And they that had eaten were about four thousand. And he sent them away. THE EIGHTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. The Epistle. Rom. vi. 19. I SPEAK after the manner of O GOD, whose never failing promen, because of the infirmity of your vidence ordereth all things both in flesh: for as ye have yielded your heaven and earth; we humbly bemenabers servants to uncleanness, seech thee to put away from us all and to iniquity, unto iniquity; even hurtful things, and to give us those so now yield your members servants things which are profitable for us, to righteousness, unto holiness. For through JESUS CHRIST Our Lord. when ye were the servants of sin, ye Amen. The Epistle. Rom. viii. 12. BRETHREN, we are debtors not to the flesh, to live after the flesh: for if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die; but if ye through the SPIRIT do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live. For as many as are led by the SPIRIT OF GOD, they are the The Epistle. 1 Cor. x. 1. BRETHREN, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea; and were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud, and in the sea; and did all eat the same spiritual meat, and did all drink the sons of GOD. For ye have not re- same spiritual drink; (for they drank ceived the spirit of bondage again to of that spiritual Rock that followed fear; but ye have received the spirit them; and that Rock was CHRIST.) of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, But with many of them GOD was not Father. The SPIRIT itself beareth well pleased; for they were overthrown in the wilderness. Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted. Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of them: as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play., Neither let us commit fornica witness with our spirit, that we are the children of GOD. And if child. ren, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint heirs with CHRIST: if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together. The Gospel. St. Matt. vii. 15. BEWARE of false prophets, which tion, as some of them committed, and come to you in sheep's clothing, but fell in one day three and twenty thouinwardly they are ravening wolves. sand. Neither let us tempt CHRIST, Ye shall know them by their fruits: as some of them also tempted, and do men gather grapes of thorns, or were destroyed of serpents. Neither figs of thistles? Even so every good murmur ye, as some of them also tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a murmured, and were destroyed of the corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. destroyer. Now all these things hapA good tree cannot bring forth evil pened unto them for ensamples: and fruit; neither can a corrupt tree bring they are written for our admonition, forth good fruit. Every tree that upon whom the ends of the world are bringeth not forth good fruit, is hewn come. Wherefore let him that thinkdown, and cast into the fire. Where- eth he standeth, take heed lest he fall fore by their fruits ye shall know There hath no temptation taken you, them. Not every one that saith but such as is common to man: but. unto me, LORD, LORD, shall enter GOD is faithful, who will not suffer into the kingdom of heaven; but he you to be tempted above that ye are that doeth the will of my Father, who able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it. is in heaven. THE NINTH SUNDAY AFTER The Collect. The Gospel. St. Luke xvi. 1. JESUS said unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man whe had a steward; and the same was accused unto him, that he had wasted his goods. And he called him, and said unto him, How is it that I hear this of ardship; for thou mayest be no longer steward. 'Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for Imy lord taketh away from me the GRANT to us, LORD, we beseech thee, the spirit to think and do always such things as are right: that we who cannot do any thing that is thee? Give an account of thy stew good without thee, may by thee be enabled to live according to thy will, through JESUS CHRIST our Lord. Amen. |