and word, before God and all the were done in the way, and how people: And how the chief priests he was known of them in breaking and our rulers delivered him to be of bread. condemned to death, and have A Tuesday in Easter-Week. LMIGHTY God, who through M crucified him. But we trusted that it had been he who should have redeemed Israel: and beside all this, to-day is the third day since thine only begotten Son J esus these things were done. Yea, and Christ hast overcome death, and certain women also of our compa-opened unto us the gate of everny made us astonished, who were lasting life; we humbly beseech early at the sepulchre; and when thee, that as, by thy special grace they found not his body, they came, preventing us, thou dost put into our saying, that they had also seen a minds good desires; so by thy convision of angels, which said that tinual help we may bring the same he was alive. And certain of them to good effect, through Jesus Christ who were with us went to the our Lord, who liveth and reigneth sepulchre, and found it even so as with thee and the Holy Ghost, ever the women had said; but him one God, world without end. Amen. they saw not. Then he said unto For the Epistle. Acts xiii. 26. them, O fools, and slow of heart TEN and brethren, children of to believe all that the prophets the stock of Abraham, and have spoken! ought not Christ to whosoever among you feareth God, have suffered these things, and to to you is the word of this salvation enter into his glory? And begin-sent. For they that dwell at Je ning at Moses and all the prophets, rusalem, and their rulers, because he expounded unto them in all the they knew him not, nor yet the Scriptures, the things concerning voices of the prophets which are himself. And they drew nigh un- read every sabbath-day, they have to the village whither they went: fulfilled them in condemning him. and he made as though he would And though they found no cause of have gone further: But they con- death in him, yet desired they Pistrained him, saying, Abide with late that he should be slain. And us; for it is towards evening, and when they had fulfilled all that the day is far spent. And he went was written of him, they took him in to tarry with them. And it came down from the tree, and laid him to pass, as he sat at meat with them, in a sepulchre. But God raised him he took bread, and blessed it, and from the dead: And he was seen brake, and gave to them. And their many days of them which came up eyes were opened, and they knew with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, him, and he vanished out of their who are his witnesses unto the peosight. And they said one to an-ple. And we declare unto you glad other, Did not our heart burn with- tidings, how that the promise which in us, when he talked with us by the was made unto the fathers, God way, and while he opened to us the hath fulfilled the same unto us their Scriptures? And they rose up the children, in that he hath raised up same hour, and returned to Jerusa- Jesus again; as it is also written in lem, and found the eleven gathered the second Psalm, Thou art my together, and them that were with Son, this day have I begotten thee. them, saying, The Lord is risen And as concerning that he raised indeed, and hath appeared unto Si- him up from the dead, now no more And they told what things to return to corruption, he said on mon. this wise, I will give you the sure Then opened he their understandmercies of David. Wherefore he ing, that they might understand the saith also in another Psalm, Thou Scriptures; and said unto them, shalt not suffer thine Holy One to Thus it is written, and thus it besee corruption. For David, after hoved Christ to suffer, and to rise he had served his own generation, from the dead the third day; and by the will of God, fell on sleep, and that repentance and remission of was laid unto his fathers, and saw sins should be preached in his corruption: But he, whom God name among all nations, beginraised again, saw no corruption. Bening at Jerusalem. And ye are it known unto you therefore, men witnesses of these things. and brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins: And by him all that believe are justified from all A things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses. Be- for our sins, and to rise again for ware, therefore, lest that come up- our justification; grant us so to on you which is spoken of in the put away the leaven of malice and prophets, Behold, ye despisers, and wickedness, that we may always wonder, and perish: for I work a serve thee in pureness of living and work in your days, a work which truth, through the merits of the you shall in no wise believe, though same thy Son Jesus Christ our J The first Sunday after Easter. The Collect. LMIGHTY Father, who hast given thine only Son to die Lord. Amen. WHATS a man declare it unto you. The Gospel. St. Luke xxiv. 36. The Epistle. 1 John v. 4. ESUS himself stood in the HATSOEVER is born of midst of them, and saith unto God, overcometh the world; them, Peace be unto you. But they and this is the victory that overwere terrified and affrighted, and cometh the world, even our faith. supposed that they had seen a spi- Who is he that overcometh the rit. And he said unto them, Why world, but he that believeth that are ye troubled, and why do Jesus is the Son of God? This is thoughts arise in your hearts? he that came by water and blood, Behold my hands and my feet, even Jesus Christ; not by water that it is I myself: handle me, and only, but by water and blood: And see; for a spirit hath not flesh and it is the Spirit that beareth witness, bones, as ye see me have. And because the Spirit is truth. For when he had thus spoken, he there are three that bear record in showed them his hands and his Heaven, the Father, the Word, and feet. And while they yet believed the Holy Ghost: and these three not for joy, and wondered, he said are one. And there are three that unto them, Have ye here any meat? bear witness in earth, the spirit, And they gave him a piece of a and the water, and the blood: and broiled fish, and of an honey-comb. these three agree in one. If we And he took it, and did eat before receive the witness of men, the them. And he said unto them, witness of God is greater: for this These are the words which I spake is the witness of God, which he unto you, while I was yet with hath testified of his Son. He that you, that all things must be fulfil- believeth on the Son of God, hath led which were written in the law the witness in himself: he that of Moses, and in the Prophets, believeth not God, hath made him and in the Psalms, concerning me. a liar, because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son.jed for us, leaving us an example, And this is the record, that God that ye should follow his steps: hath given to us eternal life; and Who did no sin, neither was guile this life is in his Son. He that found in his mouth: Who when hath the Son hath life; and he that he was reviled, reviled not again; hath not the Son hath not life. when he suffered, he threatened The Gospel. St. John xx. 19. not; but committed himself to him THE same day at evening, be- that judgeth righteously: Who his ing the first day week, own bare in his own when the doors were shut, where body on the tree, that we, being the disciples were assembled for dead to sin, should live unto rightfear of the Jews, came Jesus and eousness: by whose stripes ye stood in the midst, and saith unto were healed. For ye were as sheep them, Peace be unto you. And going astray; but are now returned when he had so said, he showed unto the shepherd and bishop of unto them his hands and his side. your souls. Then were the disciples glad when they saw the Lord. Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: As my Father hath sent me, his life for the sheep. But he that even so send I you. And when he is an hireling, and not the shepherd, had said this, he breathed on them, whose own the sheep are not, seeth and saith unto them, Receive ye the wolf coming, and leaveth the the Holy Ghost: Whose soever sheep, and fleeth; and the wolf sins ye remit, they are remitted catcheth them, and scattereth the unto them; and whose soever sins sheep. The hireling fleeth because ye retain, they are retained. J The Gospel. St. John x. 11. ESUS said, I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep. I am the good shepThe second Sunday after Easter herd, and know my sheep, and am A The Collect. known of mine. As the Father LMIGHTY God, who hast knoweth me, even so know I the given thine only Son to be Father: and I lay down my life unto us both a sacrifice for sin, for the sheep. And other sheep I and also an ensample of godly have, which are not of this fold; life; give us grace that we may them also I must bring, and they always most thankfully receive shall hear my voice; and there that his inestimable benefit, and shall be one fold and one shepherd. also daily endeavour ourselves to follow the blessed steps of his most The third Sunday after Easter. holy life, through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. The Epistle. 1 St. Peter ii. 19. The Collect. LMIGHTY God, who showest to them that are in error A THIS is thank-worthy, if a man the light of thy truth, to the intent for conscience toward God that they may return into the way endure grief, suffering wrongfully. of righteousness; grant unto all For what glory is it, if when ye be those who are admitted into the buffeted for your faults, ye shall fellowship of Christ's religion, that take it patiently? But if, when ye they may avoid those things that do well, and suffer for it, ye take are contrary to their profession, it patiently, this is acceptable with and follow all such things as are God. For even hereunto were ye agreeable to the same, through our called; because Christ also suffer- Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. The Epistle. 1 St. Peter ii. 11. sorrow, because her hour is come: DEARLY beloved, I beseech butas soon as she is delivered of the strangers and pil-child, she remembereth no more grims, abstain from fleshly lusts, the anguish, for joy that a man is which war against the soul; having born into the world. And ye now your conversation honest among therefore have sorrow: but I will the Gentiles; that whereas they see you again, and your heart shall speak against you as evil-doers, rejoice, and your joy no man taketh they may by your good works, from you. which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation. Sub- The fourth Sunday after Easter. The Collect. ALMIGHTY God, who a mit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake; whe- 0 ther it be to the king, as supreme; lone canst order the unruly or unto governors, as unto them wills and affections of sinful men, that are sent by him, for the pun- grant unto thy people, that they may ishment of evil-doers, and for the love the thing which thou compraise of them that do well. For mandest, and desire that which so is the will of God, that with thou dost promise; that so, among well-doing ye may put to silence the sundry and manifold changes the ignorance of foolish men: as of the world, our hearts may surefree, and not using your liberty for ly there be fixed, where true joys a cloak of maliciousness; but as are to be found, through Jesus the servants of God. Honour all Christ our Lord. Amen. men: Love the brotherhood: Fear The Epistle. St. James i. 17. God: Honour the king. The Gospel. St. John xvi. 16. J ESUS said to E VERY good gift, and every perfect gift is from above, his disciples, A and cometh down from the Father little while, and ye shall not see of lights, with whom is no variame; and again, a little while, and bleness, neither shadow of turning: ye shall see me; because I go to Of his own will begat he us with the Father. Then said some of his the word of truth, that we should disciples among themselves, What be a kind of first fruits of his creais this that he saith unto us, A little tures. Wherefore, my beloved while, and ye shall not see me; brethren, let every man be swift to and again, a little while, and ye hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath; shall see me; and, Because I go to for the wrath of man worketh not the Father? They said therefore, the righteousness of God. WhereWhat is this that he saith, A little fore lay apart all filthiness and while? we cannot tell what he superfluity of naughtiness, and resaith. Now Jesus knew that they ceive with meekness the engrafted were desirous to ask him, and said word, which is able to save your unto them, Do ye inquire among souls. yourselves of that I said, A little while, and ye shall not see me; and again, a little while, and ye shall see me? Verily, verily, I say unto sent me, and none of you asketh you, that ye shall weep and lament, me, Whither goest thou? But bebut the world shall rejoice: and ye cause I have said these things unto shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow you, sorrow hath filled your heart. shall be turned into joy. A wo- Nevertheless I tell you the truth; man when she is in travail hath it is expedient for you that I go J The Gospel. St. John xvi. 5. ۱ VERIL away; for if I go not away, the bridleth not his tongue, but deceivComforter will not come unto you; eth his own heart, this man's religion but if I depart, I will send him un-is vain. Pure religion and undefiled to you. And when he is come, he before God and the Father, is this, will reprove the world of sin, and To visit the fatherless and widows of righteousness, and of judgment: in their affliction, and to keep himOf sin, because they believe not on self unspotted from the world. me: Of righteousness, because I go The Gospel. St. John xvi. 23. to my Father, and ye see me no ERILY, verily, I say unto you, more: Of judgment, because the Whatsoever ye shall ask the prince of this world is judged. I Father in my name, he will give have yet many things to say unto it you. Hitherto have ye asked you, but ye cannot bear them now. nothing in my name: Ask, and ye Howbeit, when he, the Spirit of shall receive, that your joy may be truth, is come, he will guide you full. These things have I spoken into all truth: for he shall not unto you in proverbs: the time speak of himself; but whatsoever cometh, when I shall no more speak he shall hear, that shall he speak; unto you in proverbs; but I shall and he will show you things to show you plainly of the Father. At come. He shall glorify me: for that day ye shall ask in my name: he shall receive of mine, and shall and I say not unto you, that I will show it unto you. All things that pray the Father for you; for the the Father hath, are mine; there- Father himself loveth you, because fore said I, that he shall take of ye have loved me, and have believed mine, and shall show it unto you. The fifth Sunday after Easter. that I came out from God. I came forth from the Father, and am come into the world: Again, I leave the world, and go to the His disciples said unto O LORD, from whom all good Father. things do come; grant to us him, Lo, now speakest thou plainthy humble servants, that by thy ly, and speakest no proverb. Now holy inspiration we may think those are we sure that thou knowest all things that are good, and by thy things, and needest not that any merciful guiding may perform the man should ask thee: by this we same, through our Lord Jesus believe that thou camest forth from Christ. Amen. God. Jesus answered them, Do The Epistle. St. James i. 22. ye now believe? Behold, the hour BE ye doers of the word, and not cometh, yea, is now come, that ye hearers only, deceiving your shall be scattered every man to his own selves. For if any be a hearer own, and shall leave me alone: and of the word, and not a doer, he is yet I am not alone, because the like unto a man beholding his natu- Father is with me. These things ral face in a glass. For he behold- I have spoken unto you, that in me eth himself, and goeth his way, and ye might have peace. In the world straightway forgetteth what man-ye shall have tribulation: but be ner of man he was. But whoso of good cheer; I have overcome looketh into the perfect law of the world. liberty, and continueth therein; he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed. If any man among you seem to be religious, and The Ascension-Day. GRANT, we beseech thee, Al mighty God, that like |