ascended into the heavens; kingdom to Israel? And so we may also in heart For the Epistle. Acts i. 1. Thave I made, The treatise he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power. But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you; and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in dea, and in Samaria, and Jerusalem, and in all Ju ophilus, of all that Jesus unto the uttermost part of began both to do and teach, the earth. And when he until the day in which he had spoken these things, was taken up, after that while they beheld, he was he through the Holy Ghost taken up; and a cloud rehad given commandments ceived him out of their unto the Apostles whom sight. And while they he had chosen to whom looked steadfastly toward also he showed himself heaven as he went up, bealive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the Kingdom of God: and, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me. For John truly baptized the eleven as they sat ESUS appeared unto with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence. When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the hold, two men stood by them in white apparel ; which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven. The Gospel. St. Mark xvi. 14. at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them which had seen him after he was risen. And he said unto them, Go ye re recover. So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was ceived up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God. into all the world, and it shall not hurt them; preach the Gospel to every they shall lay hands on creature. He that be- the sick, and they shall lieveth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my Name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; they shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the Word with signs following. Sunday after Ascension-Day. of GOD, the King glory, who hast exalted thine only Son Jesus Christ with great triumph unto thy kingdom in heaven; We beseech thee, leave us not comfortless; but send to us thine Holy Ghost to comfort us, and exalt us unto the same place whither our Saviour Christ is gone before, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, world without end. Amen. The Epistle. 1 St. Pet. iv. 7. ye therefore sober, and watch And As for charity shall cover the Amen. The Gospel. St. John xv. 26, and part of chap. xvi. unto prayer have favent WHEN the, Comforter clarity among yourselves; will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit time cometh, that whosoof Truth, which proceed-ever killeth you will think eth from the Father, he that he doeth God sershall testify of me. And vice. And these things ye also shall bear witness, will they do unto you, bebecause ye have been with cause they have not known me from the beginning. the Father, nor me. But These things have I spo- these things have I told ken unto you, that ye you, that when the time should not be offended. shall come, ye may They shall put you out of member that I told you of the synagogues: yea, the them. Whitsun-Bay. The Collect. GOD, who as at this time didst teach the hearts of thy faithful people, by sending to them the light of thy Holy Spirit; Grant us by the same Spirit to have a right judgment in all things, and evermore to rejoice in his holy comfort; through the merits of Christ Jesus our Saviour, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the same Spirit, one God, world without end. Amen. For the Epistle. Acts ii. 1. W Pentecost was fully HEN day of come, they were all with one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house re where they were sitting. And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven. Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language. And they were all amazed, and mai velled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these which speak, Galileans? And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born? Parthians, and eth them, he it is that Medes, and Elamites, and loveth me; and he that the dwellers in Mesopota- loveth me shall be loved mia, and in Judea, and of my Father, and I will Cappadocia, in Pontus, love him, and will maniand Asia, Phrygia, and fest myself to him. Judas Pamphylia, in Egypt, and saith unto him, (nɔt Iscain the parts of Lybia about riot) Lord, how is it that Cyrene, and strangers of thou wilt manifest thyself Rome, Jews and Prose- unto us, and not unto the lytes, Cretes and Ara- world? Jesus answered bians, we do hear them and said unto him, If a speak in our tongues the man love me, he will keep wonderful works of God. my words; and my Father will love him, and The Gospel. St. John we will come unto him, xiv, 15. and make our abode with ESUS said unto his him. He that loveth me J disciples, If ye love not, keepeth not my say. me, keep my command-ings; and the word which ments. And I will pray ye hear is not mine, but the Father, and he shall the Father's which sent give you another Com- me. These things have I forter, that he may abide spoken unto you, being with you for ever; even yet present with you. But the Spirit of Truth, whom the Comforter, which is the world cannot receive, the Holy Ghost, whom because it seeth him not, the Father will send in neither knoweth him: but my Name, he shall teach ye know him; for he you all things, and bring dwelleth with you, and all things to your rememshall be in you. I will brance, whatsoever I have not leave you comfortless; said unto you. Peace I I will come to you. Yet leave with you, my peace a little while, and the I give unto you: not as world seeth me no more; the world giveth, give I but ye see me because I unto you. Let not your live, ye shall live also. heart be troubled, neither At that day ye shall know let it be afraid. Ye have that I am in my Father, heard how I said unto you, and ye in me, and I in I go away, and come again you. He that hath my unto you. If ye loved commandments, and keep- me, ye would rejoice, be for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in cause said, I go unto the Father: for my Father is me. But that the greater than I. And now I have told you before it world may know that I come to pass, that, when love the Father; and as it is come to pass, ye might the Father gave me believe. Hereafter I will commandment, even so I not talk much with you: do. Monday in Whitsun-week. The Collect. GOD, who as at this time didst teach the hearts of thy faithful people, by sending to them the light of thy Holy Spirit; Grant us by the same Spirit to have a right judgment in all things, and evermore to rejoice in his Holy comfort; through the merits of Christ Jesus our Saviour, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of same Spirit, one God, world without end. Amen. which was published throughout all Judea, and began from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached; how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him. the For the Epistle. Acts x. 34. truth I perceive that God And we are wit nesses of all things which he did both in the land of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom they slew and hanged on a tree. Him God raised up the third day, and showed him open not to all the people, but unto witnesses chosen before of God, even to us, who did eat and drink with him after he rose from the dead. And he commanded us to preach unto the people, and to testify that it is he which was ordained of God to be the Judge of quick and dead. To him give all the Prophets wit |