treasure, through Jesus Christ our saying, God be merciful to me a Lord. Amen. sinner. I tell you, this man went The Epistle. 1 Cor. xv. 1. down to his house justified rather BRETHREN, I declare unto than the other for every one that you the Gospel which I preach- exalteth himself, shall be abased ed unto you, which also ye have and he that humbleth himself, shall received, and wherein ye stand; be exalted.

by which also ye are saved, if ye

The Epistle. 2 Cor. iii. 4.

keep in memory what I preached The twelfth Sunday after Trinity. unto you, unless ye have believed The Collect. in vain. For I delivered unto you ALMIGHTY and everlasting first of all, that which I also re- God, who art always more ceived, how that Christ died for our ready to hear than we to pray, and sins, according to the Scriptures; art wont to give more than either and that he was buried; and that we desire or deserve; pour down he rose again the third day, accord-upon us the abundance of thy ing to the Scriptures; and that he mercy, forgiving us those things was seen of Cephas; then of the whereof our conscience is afraid, twelve: After that, he was seen of and giving us those good things. above five hundred brethren at which we are not worthy to ask, once; of whom the greater part but through the merits and media remain unto this present; but some tion of Jesus Christ thy Son our are fallen asleep. After that he Lord. Amen. was seen of James; then of all the Apostles: and last of all he SUCH trust have we through was seen of me also, as of one born Christ to God-ward: Not that out of due time. For I am the we are sufficient of ourselves to east of the Apostles, that am not think any thing as of ourselves; but meet to be called an Apostle, be- our sufficiency is of God. Who cause I persecuted the Church of also hath made us able ministers of God. But, by the grace of God, I the New Testament; not of the am what I am; and his grace, letter, but of the Spirit: for the which was bestowed upon me, was letter killeth, but the Spirit giveth not in vain; but I laboured more life. But if the ministration of abundantly than they all; yet not death, written and engraven in 1, but the grace of God which was stones, was glorious, so that the with me. Therefore, whether it children of Israel could not steadwere I, or they, so we preach, and fastly behold the face of Moses o ye believed. for the glory of his countenance, The Gospel, St. Luke xviii. 9. which glory was to be done away; JESUS spake this parable unto how shall not the ministration of certain which trusted in them- the Spirit be rather glorious? For selves that they were righteous, and if the ministration of condemnation despised others Two men went be glory, much more doth the miup into the temple to pray; the one nistration of righteousness exceed a Pharisee, and the other a Publi- in glory.

can. The Pharisee stood and pray- The Gospel. St. Mark vii. 31. ed thus with himself: God, I thank JESUS, departing from the coasts thee, that I am not as other men of Tyre and Sidon, came unto are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, the sea of Galilee, through the or even as this Publican: I fast midst of the coasts of Decapolis, twice in the week, I give tithes of and they bring unto him one that all that I possess. And the Publi- was deaf, and had an impediment can standing afar off, would not in his speech; and they beseech lift up so much as his eyes unto him to put his hand upon him. And heaven, but smote upon his breast, he took him aside from the multi

tude, and put his fingers into his have been by the law. But the cars, and he spit, and touched his Scripture hath concluded all under tongue; and looking up to heaven, sin, that the promise, by faith of he sighed, and saith unto him, Jesus Christ, might be given to Ephphatha, that is, be opened. them that believe.

And straightway his ears were The Gospel. St. Luke x. 23. opened, and the string of his tongue BLESSED are the eyes which was loosed, and he spake plain. see the things that ye see: For And he charged them that they I tell you, that many prophets and should tell no man: but the more kings have desired to see those he charged them, so much the more things which ye see, and have not a great deal they published it; and seen them; and to hear those things were beyond measure astonished, which ye hear, and have not heard saying, He hath done all things them. And behold a certain law. well; he maketh both the deaf to yer stood up, and tempted him, hear, and the dumb to speak.

saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? He said unto him, What is written in the law? How readest thou? And he an swering said, Thou shalt love the

ALMIGHTY and merciful God, Lord thy God with all thy heart of whose only gift it cometh and with all thy soul, and with all that thy faithful people do unto thee thy strength, and with all thy mind true and laudable service; grart, and thy neighbour as thyself. And we beseech thee, that we may so he said unto him, Thou hast an faithfully serve thee in this life, that swered right: this do. and thou we fail not finally to attain thy shalt live. But he, willing to jus heavenly promises, through the tify himself, said unto Jesus, And merits of Jesus Christ our Lord. who is my neighbour? And Jesus Amen. answering said, A certain man The Epistle. Gal. iii. 16. went down from Jerusalem to TO Abraham and his seed were Jericho, and fell among thieves, the promises made, He saith which stript him of his raiment, and not, And to seeds, as of many; but wounded him, and departed, leavas of one, And to thy seed, which ing him half dead. And by chance is Christ. And this I say, that the there came down a certain Priest Covenant that was confirmed before that way; and when he saw him, of God in Christ, the law, which he passed by on the other side. was four hundred and thirty years And likewise a Levite, when he after, cannot disannul, that it was at the place, came and looked should make the promise of none on him, and passed by on the other effect. For if the inheritance be of side. But a certain Samaritan, as the law, it is no more of promise; he journeyed, came where he was: but God gave it to Abraham by and when he saw him, he had compromise. Wherefore then serveth passion on him, and went to him, the law? It was added because of and bound up his wounds, pouring transgressions, till the seed should in oil and wine; and set him on his come to whom the promise was own beast, and brought him into made; and it was ordained by an inn, and took care of nim. And angels in the hand of a mediator. on the morrow, when he departed, Now a mediator is not a mediator he took out two-pence, and gave of one; but God is one. Is the law them to the host, and said unto then against the promises of God?him, Take care of him; and what God forbid; for if there had been soever thou spendest more, when I a law given which could have given come again, I will repay thee. life, verily, righteousness should Which now of these three, thinkest

thou, was neighbour unto him that he saw them, he said unto them, 8 fell among the thieves? And he Go show yourselves unto the said, He that showed mercy on priests. And it came to pass, that, him. Then said Jesus unto him, as they went, they were cleansed. Go, and do thou likewise.

The fourteenth Sunday after

And one of them, when he saw that
he was healed, turned back, and
with a loud voice glorified God,
and fell down on his face at his feet,
giving him thanks: and he was a

Trinity.
The Collect.
LMIGHTY and everlasting Samaritan. And Jesus answering

A God, give unto us the increase said, Were there

of faith, hope, and charity; and but where are the nine? There are that we may obtain that which not found that returned to give thou dost promise, make us to love glory to God, save this stranger. that which thou dost command, And he said unto him, Arise, go through Jesus Christ our Lord thy way: thy faith hath made thee Amen. whole.

The Epistle. Gal. v. 16.

I SAY then, Walk in the Spirit, The fifteenth Sunday after Trinity.

and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. For the flesh lusteth

The Collect.

gainst the Spirit, and the Spirit KEEP, we beseech thee, O Lord, against the flesh; and these are mercy: And because the frailty of thy Church with thy perpetual contrary the one to the other; so man without thee cannot but fall, that ye cannot do the things that keep us ever by thy help from all re would. But if ye be led by the things hurtful, and lead us to all Spirit, ye are not under the law. things profitable to our salvation, Now the works of the flesh are through Jesus Christ our Lord. manifest, which are these, Adul- Amen.

tery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, idolatry, witchcraft, The Epistle. Gal. vi. 11. hatred, variance, emulations, E see how large a letter I have wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, written unto you with mine envyings, murders, drunkenness, own hand. As many as desire to revellings, and such like: of the make a fair show in the flesh, they which I tell you before, as I have constrain you to be circumcised; also told you in time past, that only lest they should suffer persethey who do such things, shall not cution for the cross of Christ. For inherit the kingdom of God. But neither they themselves who are the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, circumcised keep the law; but de peace, long-suffering, gentleness, sire to have you circumcised, that goodness, faith, meekness, tempe- they may glory in your flesh. But rance: against such there is no God forbid that I should glory, law. And they that are Christ's save in the cross of our Lord Jesus have crucified the flesh, with the Christ, by whom the world is cru affections and lusts. cified unto me, and I unto the The Gospel. St. Luke xvii. 11. world. For in Christ Jesus neither AN ND it came to pass, as Jesus circumcision availeth any thing, went to Jerusalem, that he nor uncircumcision, but a new passed through the midst of Sama-creature. And as many as walk ria and Galilee. And as he enter-according to this rule, peace be on ed into a certain village, there met them, and mercy, and upon the him ten men that were lepers, who Israel of God. From henceforth stood afar off. And they lifted up let no man trouble me, for I bear their voices, and said, Jesus, Mas-in my body the marks of the Lord ter, have mercy on us. And when Jesus, Brethren, the grace of our

Lord Jesus Christ be with your thy succour, preserve it evermore spirit. Amen.

The Gospel. St. Matt. vi. 24. No man can serve two masters:

for either he will hate the one,

:

by thy help and goodness, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Epistle. Ephes. iii. 13. DESIRE that ye faint not at my tribulations for you, which is

and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and your glory. For this cause I bow mammon. Therefore I say unto my knees unto the Father of our you, Take no thought for your life, Lord Jesus Christ, of whom the what ye shall eat, or what ye shall whole family in heaven and earth drink; nor yet for your body, what is named, that he would grant you, ye shall put on. Is not the life according to the riches of his glory, more than meat, and the body than to be strengthened with might by raiment? Behold the fowls of the his Spirit in the inner man; that Christ air: for they sow not, neither do may dwell in your hearts by they reap, nor gather into barns; grounded in love, may be able to faith; that ye, being rooted and yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better comprehend, with all saints, what than they? Which of you, by is the breadth, and length, and taking thought, can add one cubit depth, and height; and to know the unto his stature? And why take ye love of Christ, which passeth knowthought for raiment? Consider the ledge, that ye might be filled with lilies of the field, how they grow him that is able to do exceeding all the fulness of God. Now unto they tail not, neither do they spin; abundantly above all that we ask or and yet I say unto you, that even Solomon in all his glory was not worketh in us, unto him be glory think, according to the power that arrayed like one of these. Where in the Church, by Christ Jesus, fore if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to-day is, and to- throughout all ages, world without end. Amen. morrow is cast into the oven; shall he not much more clothe you, O ye The Gospel. St. Luke vii. 11. of little faith? Therefore take no AN ND it came to pass the day thought, saying, What shall we after, that Jesus went into a eat? or, What shall we drink? or, city called Nain; and many of his Wherewithal shall we be clothed ? disciples went with him, and much (for after all these things do the people. Now, when he came nigh Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly to the gate of the city, behold, there Father knoweth that ye have need was a dead man carried out, the of all these things. But seek ye only son of his mother, and she first the kingdom of God, and his was a widow: and much people of righteousness, and all these things the city was with her. And when shall be added unto you. Take the Lord saw her, he had compas therefore no thought for the mor- sion on her, and said unto her, row; for the morrow shall take Weep not. And he came and thought for the things of itself: touched the bier, (and they that sufficient unto the day is the evil bare him stood still) and he said, thereof.

Young man, I say unto thee, Arise. And he that was dead sat up, and The sixteenth Sunday after began to speak: and he delivered Trinity. him to his mother. And there came The Collect. a fear on all and they glorified LORD, we beseech thee, let God, saying, that a great Prophet thy continual pity cleanse and is risen up among us; and, that defend thy Church; and because it God hath visited his people. And cannot continue in safety without this rumour of him went forth

throughout all Judea, and through-place; and thou begin with shame out all the region round about.

The seventeenth Sunday after
Trinity.
The Collect,

to take the lowest room. But when thou art bidden, go and sit

down in the lowest room; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up LORD, we pray thee, that thy higher; then shalt thou have worgrace may always prevent and ship in the presence of them that follow us; and make us continually sit at meat with thee. For whosoto be given to all good works, ever exalteth himself, shall be abasthrough Jesus Christ our Lord.ed: and he that humbleth himself, Amen. shall be exalted.

I

The Epistle. Ephes. iv. 1. THEREFORE, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation

wherewith ye are called, with all TORD, we beseech thee, grant lowliness and meekness, with long- thy people grace to withstand suffering, forbearing one another in the temptations of the world, the love; endeavouring to keep the flesh, and the devil; and with pure unity of the Spirit in the bond of hearts and minds to follow thee, peace. There is one body, and one the only God, through Jesus Christ Spirit, even as ye are called in one our Lord. Amen. hope of your calling; one Lord,

The Epistle. 1 Cor. i. 4. THANK my God always on

one Faith, one Baptism, one God your behalf, for the grace of

and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all, God which is given you by Jesus The Gospel. St. Luke xiv. 1. Christ; that in every thing ye are I came to pass, as Jesus went enriched by him, in all utterance, into the house of one of the and in all knowledge; even as the chief Pharisees to eat bread, on testimony of Christ was confirmed the Sabbath-day, that they watch-in you. So that ye come behind in ed him. And behold, there was a no gift; waiting for the coming of certain man before him, who had our Lord Jesus Christ, who shall the dropsy. And Jesus answering also confirm you unto the end, that spake unto the Lawyers and Pha-ye may be blameless in the day of risees, saying, Is it lawful to heal our Lord Jesus Christ.

on the Sabbath-day? And they The Gospel. St. Matt. xxii. 34. held their peace. And he took him, WHEN the Pharisees had heard and healed him, and let him go; that Jesus had put the Sadduand answered them, saying, Which cees to silence, they were gathered you shall have an ass or an ox together. Then one of them, who fallen into a pit, and will not was a lawyer, asked him a ques straightway pull him out on the tion, tempting him, and saying, Sabbath-day? And they could not Master, which is the great comanswer him again to these things. mandment in the law? Jesus said And he put forth a parable to those unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord who were bidden, when he marked thy God with all thy heart, and with how they chose out the chief rooms; all thy soul, and with all thy mind: saving unto them, When thou art This is the first and great combidden of any man to a wedding, mandment. And the second is sit not down in the highest room, like unto it, Thou shalt love thy lest more honourable man than neighbour as thyself. On these thou be bidden of him; and he two commandments hang all the that bade thee and him come law and the prophets. While the and say to thee, Give this man Pharisees were gathered together,