raiment? Behold the fowls of the to be strengthened with might by air: for they sow not, neither do his Spirit in the inner man; that they reap, nor gather into barns; Christ may dwell in your hearts by yet your heavenly Father feedeth faith; that ye, being rooted and them. Are ye not much better grounded in love, may be able to than they? Which of you, by taking comprehend, with all saints, what thought, can add one cubit unto his is the breadth,and length,anddepth, stature? And why take ye thought and height; and to know the love for raiment? Consider the lilies of of Christ, which passeth knowthe field, how they grow: they toil ledge,that ye might be filled with all not, neither do they spin; and yet the fulness of God. Now unto him I say unto you, that even Solomon that is able to do exceeding abunin all his glory was not arrayed like dantly above all that we ask or one of these. Wherefore if God think, according to the power that so clothe the grass of the field, which worketh in us, unto him be_glory to-day is, and to-morrow is cast into in the Church, by Christ Jesus, the oven; shall he not much more throughout all ages, world withclothe you, O ye of little faith? out end. Amen. Therefore take no thought, saying, The Gospel. St. Luke vii. 11. What shall we eat? or, What shall AND it came to pass the day afwe drink? or, Wherewithal shall ter, that Jesus went into a city we be clothed? (for after all these called Nain; and many of his discithings do the Gentiles seek :) for ples went with him, and much your heavenly Father knoweth that people. Now, when he came nigh ye have need of all these things. to the gate of the city, behold, there But seek ye first the kingdom of was a dead man carried out, the onGod, and his righteousness, and all ly son of his mother, and she was a these things shall be added unto you. widow: and much people of the Take therefore no thought for the city was with her. And when the morrow; for the morrow shall take Lord saw her, he had compassion thought for the things of itself: suffi- on her, and said unto her, Weep not. cient unto the day is the evil thereof. And he came and touched the bier, (and they that bare him stood still) and he said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise. And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak: and he LORD, we beseech thee, let delivered him to his mother. And thy continual pity cleanse and there came a fear on all and they defend thy Church; and because it glorified God, saying, that a great cannot continue in safety without Prophet is risen up among us; and, thy succour, preserve it evermore that God hath visited his people. by thy help and goodness, through And this rumour of him went forth Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. The sixteenth Sunday after throughout all Judea, and through- The seventeenth Sunday after The Epistle. Ephes. iii. 13. DESIRE that ye faint not at my tribulations for you, which is your glory. For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, of whom the ORD, we pray thee, that thy whole family in heaven and earth grace may always prevent is named, that he would grant you, and follow us; and make us conaccording to the riches of his glory, tinually to be given to all good L 1 The eighteenth Sunday after ye walk worthy of the vocation himself, shall be exalted. Trinity. unity of the Spirit in the bond of LORD, we beseech thee, grant IT The Epistle. 1 Cor. i. 4. T came to pass, as Jesus went THANK my God always on into the house of one of the your behalf, for the grace of chief Pharisees to eat bread, on God which is given you by Jesus the Sabbath-day, that they watch- Christ; that in every thing ye are ed him. And behold, there was a enriched by him, in all utterance, certain man before him, who had and in all knowledge; even as the the dropsy. And Jesus answering testimony of Christ was confirmed spake unto the Lawyers and Pha- in you. So that ye come behind risees, saying, Is it lawful to heal in no gift; waiting for the coming on the Sabbath-day? And they of our Lord Jesus Christ, who held their peace. And he took shall also confirm you unto the him, and healed him, and let him end, that ye may be blameless in go; and answered them, saying, the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. Which of you shall have an ass or The Gospel. St. Matt. xxii. 34. an ox fallen into a pit, and will not WHEN the Pharisees had straightway pull him out on the heard that Jesus had put the Sabbath-day? And they could not Sadducees to silence, they were answer him again to these things. gathered together. Then one of And he put forth a parable to those them, who was a lawyer, asked who were bidden, when he mark-him a question, tempting him, and ed how they chose out the chief saying, Master, which is the great rooms; saying unto them, When commandment in the law? Jesus thou art bidden of any man to a said unto him, Thou shalt love the wedding, sit not down in the high- Lord thy God with all thy heart, est room, lest a more honourable and with all thy soul, and with all man than thou be bidden of him; thy mind: This is the first and and he that bade thee and him great commandment. And the come and say to thee, Give this second is like unto it, Thou shalt man place; and thou begin with love thy neighbour as thyself. On shame to take the lowest room. these two commandments hang all But when thou art bidden, go and the law and the prophets. While sit down in the lowest room; that the Pharisees were gathered togewhen he that bade thee cometh, ther, Jesus asked them, saying, he may say unto thee, Friend, gol What think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, give place to the devil. Let him The son of David. He saith unto that stole, steal no more; but rathem, How then doth David in ther let him labour, working with spirit call him Lord, saying, The his hands the thing which is good, Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou that he may have to give to him that on my right hand, till I make thine needeth. Let no corrupt commuenemies thy footstool? If David nication proceed out of your mouth, then call him Lord, how is he his but that which is good to the use son? And no man was able to an- of edifying, that it may minister swer him a word, neither durst grace unto the hearers. And grieve any man, from that day forth, ask him any more questions. The nineteenth Sunday after The Collect. not the Holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil-speaking, be put away from you,with all malice. And be ye kind O GOD, forasmuch as with- one to another, tender-hearted, for TH passed over, and came into his out thee we are not able to giving one another, even as God for please thee; mercifully grant that Christ's sake hath forgiven you. thy Holy Spirit may in all things The Gospel. St. Matt. ix. 1. direct and rule our hearts, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen." JESUS entered into a ship, and The Epistle. Ephes. iv. 17. own city. And behold,they brought HIS I say therefore, and testi- to him a man sick of the palsy, lyfy in the Lord, that ye hence- ing on a bed. And Jesus, seeing forth walk not as other Gentiles their faith, said unto the sick of walk, in the vanity of their mind; the palsy, Son, be of good cheer, having the understanding darken- thy sins be forgiven thee. And ed, being alienated from the life of behold, certain of the scribes said God, through the ignorance that is within themselves, This man blasin them, because of the blindness of phemeth. And Jesus, knowing their heart: who, being past feel- their thoughts, said, Wherefore ing, have given themselves over think ye evil in your hearts? For unto lasciviousness, to work all whether is easier to say, Thy sins uncleanness with greediness. But be forgiven thee? or to say, Arise, ye have not so learned Christ; if and walk? But that ye may know so be that ye have heard him, and that the Son of man hath power have been taught by him, as the on earth to forgive sins, (then saith truth is in Jesus: That ye put off, he to the sick of the palsy) Arise. concerning the former conversa- take up thy bed, and go unto thine tion, the old man, which is cor- house. And he arose, and departrupt according to the deceitfuled to his house. But when the lusts; and be renewed in the spi-multitude saw it, they marvelled, rit of your mind: and that ye put and glorified God, who had given on the new man, which after God such is created in righteousness and true holiness. Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another. Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go power unto men. The twentieth Sunday after down upon your wrath: neither goodness keep us, we beseech thee, from all things that may hurt those servants went out into the us; that we, being ready both in highways, and gathered together body and soul, may cheerfully ac- all, as many as they found, both complish those things which thou bad and good: and the wedding cominandest, through Jesus Christ was furnished with guests. And our Lord. Amen. when the king came in to see the The Epistle. Ephes. v. 15. guests, he saw there a man who SE EE then that ye walk circum- had not on a wedding garment. spectly, not as fools, but as And he saith unto him, Friend, wise, redeeming the time, because how camest thou in hither, not the days are evil. Wherefore be having a wedding garment? And ye not unwise, but understanding he was speechless. Then said the what the will of the Lord is. And king to the servants, Bind him be not drunk with wine, wherein hand and foot, and take him away, is excess; but be filled with the and cast him into outer darkness: Spirit: speaking to yourselves in there shall be weeping and gnashpsalms and hymns and spiritual ing of teeth. For many are callsongs, singing and making melody ed, but few are chosen. in your heart to the Lord; giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ; sub The twenty-first Sunday after Trinity. RANT,we beseech thee, mer mitting yourselves one to another Giful Lord, to thy faithful peo in the fear of God. JES The Gospel. St. Matt. xxii. 1. ple, pardon and peace; that they ESUS said, The kingdom of may be cleansed from all their sins, heaven is like unto a certain and serve thee with a quiet mind, king, who made a marriage for his through Jesus Christ our Lord. son; and sent forth his servants to Amen. call them that were bidden to the The Epistle. Ephes. vi. 10. wedding and they would not come. Again, he sent forth other MY brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of servants, saying, Tell them who his might. Put on the whole arare bidden, Behold, I have pre-mour of God, that ye may be able pared my dinner: my oxen and to stand against the wiles of the iny fatlings are killed, and all devil. For we wrestle not against things are ready: come unto the flesh and blood, but against prinmarriage. But they made light of cipalities, against powers, against it, and went their ways, one to his the rulers of the darkness of this farm, another to his merchandize: world, against spiritual wickedand the remnant took his servants, ness in high places. Wherefore and entreated them spitefully, and take unto you the whole armour slew them. But when the king of God, that ye may be able to heard thereof, he was wroth: and withstand in the evil day, and havhe sent forth his armies, and de-ing done all, to stand. Stand therestroyed those murderers, and burnt fore, having your loins girt about up their city. Then saith he to his with truth; and having on the servants, The wedding is ready, breast-plate of righteousness; and but they who were bidden were your feet shod with the preparanot worthy. Go ye therefore into tion of the gospel of peace; above the highways, and as many as ye all, taking the shield of faith, whereshall find, bid to the marriage. So with ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. And continual godliness; that, through take the helmet of salvation, and thy protection, it may be free from the sword of the Spirit, which is all adversities, and devoutly given the word of God: praying always to serve thee in good works, to the with all prayer and supplication in glory of thy name, through Jesus the Spirit, and watching thereun-Christ our Lord. Amen. to with all perseverance, and sup- The Epistle. Phil. i. 3. plication for all saints; and for me, I THANK my God upon every that utterance may be given unto remembrance of you (always me, that I may open my mouth in every prayer of mine for you all boldly, to make known the mys-making request with joy) for your tery of the gospel; for which I fellowship in the Gospel from the am an ambassador in bonds: that first day until now; being confitherein I may speak boldly, as I dent of this very thing, that he ought to speak. who hath begun a good work in The Gospel. St. John iv. 46. you, will perform it until the day TH HERE was a certain noble-of Jesus Christ; even as it is meet man, whose son was sick at for me to think this of you all, beCapernaum. When he heard that cause I have you in my heart, inJesus was come out of Judea into asmuch as both in my bonds, and Galilee, he went unto him, and in the defence and confirmation of besought him, that he would come the Gospel, ye all are partakers of down and heal his son; for he was my grace. For God is my record, at the point of death. Then said how greatly I long after you all in Jesus unto him, Except ye see the bowels of Jesus Christ. And signs and wonders, ye will not be- this I pray, that your love may lieve. The nobleman saith unto abound yet more and more in him, Sir, come down ere my child knowledge, and in all judgment: die. Jesus saith unto him, Go That ye may approve things that thy way, thy son liveth. And the are excellent, that ye may be sinman believed the word that Jesus cere, and without offence till the had spoken unto him, and he went day of Christ; being filled with the his way. And as he was now going fruits of righteousness, which are down, his servants met him, and by Jesus Christ, unto the glory told him, saying, Thy son liveth. and praise of God. Then inquired he of them the hour The Gospel. St. Matt. xviii. 21. when he began to amend: and they of shall my brother sin ETER said unto Jesus, Lord, said unto him, Yesterday, at the seventh hour, the fever left him. So against me, and I forgive him? till the father knew that it was at the seven times? Jesus saith unto him, same hour in the which Jesus said I say, not unto thee, until seven unto him, Thy son liveth; and him- times: but until seventy times self believed, and his whole house. seven. Therefore is the kingdom This is again the second miracle of heaven likened unto a certain that Jesus did, when he was come king, who would take account of his out of Judea into Galilee. servants. And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto The twenty-second Sunday after him, who owed him ten thousand talents. But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded Trinity. LORD, we beseech thee to keep him to be sold, and his wife and thy household the Church in children, and all that he had, and G |