me, was not in vain; but I labour-letter, but of the Spirit: for the leted more abundantly than they all: ter killeth, but the Spirit giveth life. yet not I, but the grace of God But if the ministration of death, which was with me. Therefore, written and engraven in stones, was whether it were I, or they, so we glorious, so that the children of Ispreach, and so ye believed. rael could not steadfastly behold The Gospel. St. Luke xviii. 9. the face of Moses for the glory of JESUS spake this parable unto his countenance, which glory was certain which trusted in them-to be done away; how shall not the selves that they were righteous, and ministration of the Spirit be rather despised others: Two men went glorious? For if the ministration up into the temple to pray; the one of condemnation be glory, much a Pharisee, and the other a Publi- more doth the ministration of righcan. The Pharisee stood and pray-teousness exceed in glory. ed thus with himself: God, I thank The Gospel. St. Mark vii. 31. thee, that I am not as other men JESUS, departing from the are, extortioners, unjust, adulter- coasts of Tyre and Sidon, came ers, or even as this Publican: I fast unto the sea of Galilee, through the twice in the week, I give tithes of midst of the coasts of Decapolis, all that I possess. And the Publi-and they bring unto him one that can standing afar off, would not lift was deaf, and had an impediment up so much as his eyes unto heaven, in his speech; and they beseech but smote upon his breast, saying, him to put his hand upon him. God be merciful to me a sinner. And he took him aside from the tell you, this man went down to his multitude, and put his fingers into house justified rather than the oth- his ears, and he spit, and touched er: for every one that exalteth him- his tongue; and looking up to heaself, shall be abased; and he that ven, he sighed, and saith unto him, humbleth himself, shall be exalted. Ephphatha, that is, be opened. And The twelfth Sunday after Trinity. and the string of his tongue was straightway his ears were opened, The Collect. loosed, and he spake plain. And LMIGHTY and everlasting he charged them that they should ready to hear than we to pray, and ged them, so much the more a great art wont to give more than either deal they published it; and were we desire or deserve; pour down beyond measure astonished, sayupon us the abundance of thy mer-ing, He hath done all things well; ey, forgiving us those things where- he maketh both the deaf to hear, of our conscience is afraid, and giv-and the dumb to speak. ing us those good things which we are not worthy to ask, but through the merits and mediation of Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord. Amen. The Epistle. 2 Cor. iii. 4. LMIGHTY and merciful God, UCH trust have we through of whose only gift it cometh Christ to God-ward: Not that that thy faithful people do unto thee we are sufficient of ourselves to true and laudable service; grant, think any thing as of ourselves; we beseech thee, that we may so but our sufficiency is of God. Who faithfully serve thee in this life, also hath made us able ministers that we fail not finally to attain thy of the New Testament; not of the heavenly promises, through the The thirteenth Sunday after merits of Jesus Christ our Lord. he said unto him, Thou hast anAmen. swered right: this do, and thou The Epistle. Gal. iii. 16. shalt live. But he, willing to jusTO Abraham and his seed were tify himself, said unto Jesus, And the promises made. He saith who is my neighbour? And Jesus not, And to seeds, as of many; but answering said, A certain man as of one, And to thy seed, which went down from Jerusalem to is Christ. And this I say, that the Jericho, and fell among thieves, covenant that was confirmed before which stript him of his raiment, of God in Christ, the law, which and wounded him, and departed, was for four hundred and thirty leaving him half dead. And by years after, cannot disannul, that it chance there came down a certain should make the promise of none Priest that way; and when he saw effect. For if the inheritance be of him, he passed by on the other the law, it is no more of promise; side. And likewise a Levite, when but God gave it to Abraham by he was at the place, came and lookpromise. Wherefore then serveth ed on him, and passed by on the the law? It was added because of other side. But a certain Samaritransgressions, till the seed should tan, as he journeyed, came where come to whom the promise was he was: and when he saw him, made; and it was ordained by an- he had compassion on him, and gels in the hand of a mediator. went to him, and bound up his Now a mediator is not a mediator wounds, pouring in oil and wine; of one; but God is one. Is the law and set him on his own beast, and then against the promises of God? brought him into an inn, and took God forbid; for if there had been care of him. And on the morrow, a law given which could have given when he departed, he took out twolife, verily righteousness_should pence, and gave them to the host, have been by the law. But the and said unto him, Take care of Scripture hath concluded all under him; and whatsoever thou spendsin, that the promise, by faith of est more, when I come again, I will Jesus Christ, might be given to repay thee. Which now of these them that believe. three, thinkest thou, was neighThe Gospel. St. Luke x. 23. bour unto him that fell among the BLESSED are the eyes which thieves? And he said, He that show see the things that ye see: For ed mercy on him. Then said JeI tell you, that many prophets and sus unto him, Go, and do thou kings have desired to see those likewise. things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things The fourteenth Sunday after which ye hear, and have not heard them. And behold a certain law ver stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to Trinity. God, give unto us the increase LMIGHTY and everlasting inherit eternal life? He said unto of faith, hope, and charity; and him, What is written in the law? that we may obtain that which thou How readest thou? And he an-dost promise, make us to love that swering said, Thou shalt love the which thou dost command, through Lord thy God with all thy heart, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. and with all thy soul, and with all The Epistle. Gal. v. 16. thy strength, and with all thy mind; in and thy neighbour as thyself. And I SAY then, Walk in the Spirit, the flesh. For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary the one to the other; soKEEP, we beseech thee, O that ye cannot do the things that Lord, thy Church with thy ye would. But if ye be led by the perpetual mercy: And because the Spirit, ye are not under the law. frailty of man without thee cannot Now the works of the flesh are but fall, keep us ever by thy help manifest, which are these, Adulte- from all things hurtful, and lead us ry, fornication, uncleanness, lasci- to all things profitable to our salviousness, idolatry, witchcraft, ha-vation, through Jesus Christ our tred, variance, emulations, wrath, Lord. Amen. strife, seditions, heresies, envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell The Epistle. Gal. vi. 11. see how large a letter I have written unto you with mine you before, as I have also told you own hand. As many as desire to in time past, that they who do such make a fair show in the flesh, they things,shall not inherit the kingdom constrain you to be circumcised; of God. But the fruit of the Spirit only lest they should suffer perseis love, joy, peace, long-suffering, cution for the cross of Christ. For gentleness, goodness, faith, meek-neither they themselves who are ness, temperance: against such circumcised keep the law; but dethere is no law. And they that are sire to have you circumcised, that Christ's have crucified the flesh, they may glory in your flesh. But with the affections and lusts. God forbid that I should glory, The Gospel. St. Luke xvii. 11. save in the cross of our Lord JeAND it came to pass, as Jesus sus Christ, by whom the world is went to Jerusalem, that he crucified unto me, and I unto the passed through the midst of Sa- world. For in Christ Jesus neither maria and Galilee. And as he circumcision availeth any thing, entered into a certain village, there nor uncircumcision, but a new met him ten men that were lepers, creature. And as many as walk who stood afar off. And they lifted according to this rule, peace be on up their voices, and said, Jesus, them, and mercy, and upon the IsMaster, have mercy on us. And rael of God. From henceforth let when he saw them, he said unto no man trouble me, for I bear in them, Go show yourselves unto the my body the marks of the Lord priests. And it came to pass, that, Jesus. Brethren, the grace of our as they went, they were cleansed. Lord Jesus Christ be with your And one of them, when he saw spirit. Amen. that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God, Neither he will hate the one, The Gospel. St. Matt. vi. 24. O man can serve two masters: and fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a and love the other; or else he will Samaritan. And Jesus answering hold to the one, and despise the said, Were there not ten cleansed? other. Ye cannot serve God and but where are the nine? There are mammon. Therefore I say unto not found that returned to give you, Take no thought for your life, glory to God, save this stranger. what ye shall eat, or what ye shall And he said unto him, Arise, go drink; nor yet for your body, what thy way: thy faith hath made thee ye shall put on. Is not the life whole. more than meat, and the body than |