The Gospel. S. John 16. 16. Efus faid unto his difciples, A little while and ye shall not fee me, and again, A little while and ye thall fee me, because I go to the Father. Then faid fome of his difciples among themfelves, What is this that he faith unto us. A little while and ye fhall not fee me,and again, A little while and ye fhall fee me,and, Because I go to the Father? They faid therefore, What is this that he faith, A little while? we cannot tell what he faith. Now Jefus knew that they were defirous to ask him, and faid unto them, Do ye enquire among your felves, of that I faid, A little while and ye fhall not fee me; And again, A little while and ye shall fee me? Verily, verily I fay unto you, that ye shall weep and lament, but the world fhall rejoyce and ye fhall be forrowful,but your forrow fhall be turned into joy. A woman when he is in travail, hath forrow because her hour is come:but affoon as she is delivered of the child; fhe remembreth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world. And ye now therefore have forrow: but I will fee you again, and your heart fhall rejoyce,and your joy no man taketh from you. The fourth Sunday after Easter. The Collect. Almighty God, who alone canft order the unruly wills and affections of finful men: Grant unto thy people that they may love the thing which thou commandeft,and defire that which thou doft promife; that fo among the fundry and manifold changes of theworld, our hearts may furely there be fixed, where true joys are to be found, through Jefus Chrift our Lord. Amen. The Epiftle. S. Jam. 1. 17. Every Sets from the Father of lights, with Very good gift,and every perfect gift is from above, whom is no variablenefs, neither fhadow of turning. Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth,that we fhould be a kind of first-fruits of his creatures. Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear,flow to fpeak,flow to wrath; for the wrath of man worketh not the righteoufnefs of God. Wherefore lay apart all filthinefs and fuperfluity of naughtinefs,and receive with meeknefs the engrafted word, which is able to fave your fouls. J The Gospel. S. John 16.5. Efus faid unto his difciples,Now I go my way to him that fent me, and none of you asketh me, Whither goeft thou? But because I have faid these things unto you, forrow hath filled your heart. Nevertheless, I tell you the truth, it is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you, But if I depart, I will fend him unto you. And when he is come, he will reprove the world of fin, and of righteoufnefs and of judgement: Of fin; becaufe they believe not on me: Of righteoufnefs; becaufe I go unto my Father, and ye fee me no more: Of judgment; because the prince of this world is judged. I have yet many things to fay unto you, but ye cannot bear them now. Howbeit, when he, the Spirit of truth is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he fhall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that hall he fpeak, and he will fhew you things to come. He fhall glorifie me: for he shall receive of mine, and fhall fhew it unto you. All things that the Father hath, are mine: therefore faid I that he fhall take of mine, and shall fhew it unto you. די The fifth Sunday after Easter. The Collect. Lord, from whom all good things do come,Grant to us thy humble fervants,that by thy holy infpiration we may think those things that be good, and b thy merciful guiding may perform the fame, through our Lord Jefus Chrift. Amen. The Epiftle. S. James 1. 22. Eye doers of the word, and not hearers only, de the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glafs. For he beholdeth himself and goeth his way, and ftraightway forgetteth what manner of man he was. But whofo looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein; he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man fhall be bleffed in his deed. If any man among you feem to be religious,and bridleth not his tongue,but deceiveth his own heart,this mans religion is vain.Pure religion,and undefiled before God and the Father,is this To vifit the fatherlefs and widows in their affliction,and to keep himself unfpotted from the world. The Gospel, S. John 16. 23. Erily, verily I fay unto you, Whatsoever ye fhall ask the Father in my Name, he will give it you. Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my Name: Ask,and ye fhall receive,that your joy may be full. These things have I fpoken unto you in proverbs: the time cometh when I fhall no more fpeak unto you in proverbs, but I fhall fhew you plainly of the Father. At that day ye fhall ask in my Name: and I fay not unto you,that I will pray the Father for you; For the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me,and have believed 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 Father. His difciples faid unto him, Lo, now fpeakeft thou plainly,and fpeakeft no proverb.Now are we fure that thou knoweft all things,and needeft not that any man fhould ask thee: by this we believe that thou cameft forth from God. Jefus answered them, Do ye now believe? Behold, the hour cometh, yea is now come,that ye shall be scattered everyman to his own,and fhall fhall leave me alone: and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me. These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye fhall have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.. The Collect. Grant, we beseech thee, Almighty God, that like as we do believe thy only begotten Son our Lord Jefus Chrift to have afcended into the heavens, fo we may alfo in heart and mind thither afcend,and with him continually dwell, who liveth and reigneth with thee, and the holy Ghoft, one God world without end. Amen. For the Epistle. Acts 1.1. He former treatife have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jefus began both to do and teach,until the day in which he was taken up,after that he through the holy Ghoft had given commandments unto the Apoftles whom he had chofen. To whom alfo he fhewed himfelf alive after his paffion,by many infallible proofs, being feen of them forty days, and fpeaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God: And being affembled together with them,commanded them that they fhould not depart from Jerufalem, but wait for the promife of the Father, which, faith he, ye have heard of me. For John truly baptized with water,but ye fhall be baptized with the holy Ghoft not many days hence. When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, faying, Lord, wilt thou at this time reftore again the kingdom to Ifrael? And he faid unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the feafons, 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 fhall be witnesses unto me, both in Jerufalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost po of the earth. And when he had spoken thefe things, while they beheld, he was taken up, and a cloud received him out of their fight. And while they looked ftedfaftly toward heaven, as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel, which alfo faid, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? This fame Jefus which is taken up from you into heaven, fhall fo come in like manner as ye have feen him go into heaven. The Gospel. S. Mark 16.14. ? Efus appeared unto the eleven as they fat at meat,and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them which had feen him after he was rifen. And he faid unto them, Goye into all the world, and preach the Gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized,fhall be faved: but he that believeth not, fhall be damned. And there figns fhall follow them that believe. In my name fhall they caft out devils, they fhall fpeak with new tongues, they hall take up ferpents, and if they drink any deadly thing, it fhall not hurt them, they fhall lay hands on the fick,and they fhall recover. So then after the Lord had poken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and fat on the right hand of God. And they went forth and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with figns following. Sunday after Afcenfion-day, edyt The Collect. God the King of glory, who haft exalted thine only Son Jefus Chrift with great triumph unto thy kingdom in heaven; We befeech thee, leave us not comfortless, but send to us thine holy Ghoft to comfort us, and exalt us unto the fame place whither our Saviour Chrift is gone before, who liveth and reigneth with thee, d the holy Ghost, one God, world without end. en: ་་ The |