ness, that through his Name begotten Son, that whosowhosoever believeth in him ever believeth in him shall receive remission of should not perish, but have sins. While Peter yet spake everlasting life. For God these words, the Holy Ghost sent not his Son into the fell on all them which world to condemn the heard the word. And they world; but that the world of the circumcision which through him might be believed were astonished, saved. He that believeth as many as came with on him is not condemned; Peter, because that on the but he that believeth not Gentiles also was poured is condemned already, beout the gift of the Holy cause he hath not believed Ghost. For they heard in the Name of the onlythem speak with tongues, begotten Son of God. And and magnify God. Then this is the condemnation, answered Peter, Can any that light is come into the man forbid water, that world, and men loved darkthese should not be bap-ness rather than light, betized, which have received cause their deeds were evil. the Holy Ghost as well as For every one that doeth we? And he commanded evil hateth the light, neithem to be baptized in the ther cometh to the light, Name of the Lord. Then lest his deeds should be prayed they him to tarry reproved. But he that certain days. doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God. The Gospel. St. John iii. 16. OD so loved the world, that he gave his only Tuesday in Whitsun-week. The Collect. in all things, and evermore GOD, who as at this to rejoice in his holy com time didst teach the fort; through the merits of hearts of thy faithful peo- Christ Jesus our Saviour, ple, by sending to them who liveth and reigneth the light of thy Holy Spirit; | with thee, in the unity of Grant us by the same Spirit the same Spirit, one God, to have a right judgment world without end. Amen. For the Epistle. WB 14. were come Acts viii. HEN the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John: Who, when they down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost. (For as yet he was fallen upon none of them; only they were baptized in the Name of the Lord Jesus.) Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost. The Collect. own sheep by name, and leadeth them out. And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him; for they know his voice. And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him; for they know not the voice of strangers. This parable spake Jesus unto them; but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them. Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep. All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers; but the sheep did not hear them. I am the door; by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture. The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly. Trinity-Sunday. ledge the glory of the eterALMIGHTY and vert bal Trinity, and in the lasting God, who hast given unto us thy servants grace, by the confession of a true faith, to acknow power of the Divine Ma jesty to worship the Unity; We beseech thee that thou wouldest keep us steadfast in this faith, and evermore and in the midst of the defend us from all adversities, who livest and reignest, one God, world without end. Amen. For the Epistle. Rev. iv. 1. AFTER this I looked, throne, and round about the throne, were four beasts full of eyes before and behind. And the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle. And the and behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of four beasts had each of a trumpet talking with them six wings about him; me; which said, Come up and they were full of eyes hither, and I will show within; and they rest not thee things which must be day and night, saying, hereafter. And immedi- Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord ately I was in the Spirit: God Almighty, which was, and behold, a throne was and is, and is to come. set in heaven, and One sat And when those beasts on the throne. And He give glory, and honour, that sat was to look upon and thanks to Him that like a jasper and a sardine sat on the throne, who stone and there was a liveth for ever and ever, rainbow round about the the four and twenty elders throne, in sight like unto fall down before Him that an emerald. And round sat on the throne, and about the throne were four worship Him that liveth and twenty seats and for ever and ever, and cast upon the seats I saw four their crowns before the and twenty elders sitting, throne, saying, Thou art clothed in white raiment; worthy, O Lord, to receive and they had on their glory, and honour, and heads crowns of gold. And power; for thou hast creout of the throne proceed- ated all things, and for thy ed lightnings, and thun- pleasure they are, and were derings, and voices. And created. there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven HERE was a man of the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal: The Gospel. St. John iii. 1. Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him. Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say sunto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the Kingdom of God. Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born? Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the Kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit. Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be? Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things? Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness. If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things? And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of Man which is in heaven. And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up; that whosoever believethi in him should not perish, but have eternal life. The First Sunday after Trinity. good thing without thee, GOD; the strength grant me the help of thy of all those who put grace, that in keeping their trust in thee; Merci- thy commandments we fully accept our prayers: may please thee, both in and because, through the will and deed; through weakness of our mortal Jesus Christ our Lord. nature, we can do no Amen. The Epistle. 1 St. John iv. 7. ELOVED, let us love ; that we may have boldness in the day of judg is of God, and every one so are we in this world. that loveth is born of God, There is no fear in love; and knoweth God. He but perfect love castethi that loveth not knoweth out fear: because fear not God; for God is love. hath torment. He that In this was manifested the feareth is not made perlove of God toward us, fect in love. We love because that God sent his him, because he first loved only-begotten Son Son into us. If a man say, I love the world, that we might God, and hateth his brolive through him. Herein ther, he is a liar: for he is love, not that we loved that loveth not his brother God, but that he loved us, whom he hath seen, how and sent his Son to be the can he love God whom he propitiation for our sins. hath not seen? And this Beloved, if God so loved commandment have we us, we ought also to love from him, That he who one another. No man loveth God love his brothhath seen God at any time. er also. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love Hereis perfected in us. by know we that we dwell in him, and he in us; because he hath given us of his Spirit. And we have seen and do testify 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, The Gospel. St. Luke xvi. 19. HERE HERE was a certain 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 which fell from the rich man's table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom. The rich man also |