found not his body, they | up the same hour, and re

came, saying, that they had also seen a vision of angels, which said that he was alive. And certain of them which were with us went to the sepulchre, and found it even so as the women had said; but him they saw not. Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe | all that the prophets have spoken: ought not Christ to have suffered these things,

turned to Jerusalem, and
found the eleven gathered
together, and them that were
with them, saying, The Lord
is risen indeed, and hath
appeared to Simon. And
they told what things were
done in the way, and how he
was known of them in break-
ing of bread.

Tuesday in Easter-week.
The Collect.

through thy only-be

and to enter into his glory: ALMIGHTY God, who And beginning at Moses, and all the prophets, he expound-gotten Son Jesus Christ hast ed unto them in all the overcome death, and opened Scriptures the things con- unto us the gate of everlastcerning himself. And they ing life; We humbly beseech drew nigh unto the village thee, that, as by thy special whither they went; and he grace preventing us thou dost made as though he would put into our minds good have gone further: but they desires, so by thy continual constrained him, saying, help we may bring the same Abide with us, for it is to- to good effect; through Jesus wards evening, and the day Christ our Lord, who liveth is far spent. And he went and reigneth with thee and in to tarry with them. And the Holy Ghost, ever one it came to pass, as he sat at God, world without end. meat with them, he took Amen. bread, and blessed it, and

For the Epistle. Acts xiii. 26.

brake, and gave to them. Mdren of the stock of EN and brethren, chiland chof

And their eyes were opened, and they knew him, and he vanished out of their sight. And they said one to another, Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the Scriptures? And they rose

Abraham, and whosoever among you feareth God, to you is the word of this salvation sent. For they that dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they knew him not, nor yet the voices of the prophets which are

read every sabbath-day, they | no corruption. Be it known have fulfilled them in con- unto you therefore, men and demning him. And though brethren, that through this they found no cause of death man is preached unto you in him, yet desired they Pi- the forgiveness of sins: And late that he should be slain. by him all that believe are And when they had fulfilled justified from all things, all that was written of him, from which ye could not be they took him down from justified by the law of Mothe tree, and laid him in a ses. Beware therefore, lest sepulchre. But God raised that come upon you which is him from the dead: and he spoken of in the prophets; was seen many days of them Behold, ye despisers, and which came up with him wonder, and perish; for I from Galilee to Jerusalem, work a work in your days, a who are his witnesses unto work which ye shall in no the people. And we declare wise believe, though a man unto you glad tidings, how declare it unto you. that the promise which was The Gospel. St. Luke xxiv. 36. made unto the fathers, God JESUS himself stood in the hath fulfilled the same unto us their children, in that he hath raised up Jesus again; as it is also written in the second Psalm, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee. And as concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more to to return to corruption, he said on this wise, I will give you the sure mercies of David. Wherefore he saith also in another Psalm, Thou shalt not suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell on sleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption: But he whom God raised again saw

midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.

But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit. And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled, and why do thoughts arise in your hearts? Behold my in hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have. And when he had thus spoken, he shewed them his hands and his feet. And while they yet believed not for joy, and wondered, he said unto them, Have ye here any meat? And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish, and of an honey comb.

And he took it, and did eat | victory that overcometh the

before them. And he said
unto them, These are the
words which I spake unto
you, while I was yet with
you, that all things must be
fulfilled which were written
in the law of Moses, and in
the Prophets, and in the
Psalms concerning me. Then
opened he their understand-
ing, that they might under-
stand the Scriptures, and
said unto them, Thus it is
written, and thus it behoved
Christ to suffer, and to rise
from the dead the third day;
and that repentance and re-
mission of sins should be
preached in his Name among
all nations, beginning at Je-
rusalem. And ye are wit-
nesses of these things.

The first Sunday after Easter.
The Collect.

Father, who hast given thine only Son to die for our sins, and to rise again for our justification; Grant us so to put away the leaven of malice and wickedness, that we may alway serve thee in pureness of living and truth; through the merits of the same thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

ALMIGHTY

Amen.

world, even our faith. Who
is he that overcometh the
world, but he that believeth
that Jesus is the Son of God?
This is he that came by wa-
ter and blood, even Jesus
Christ; not by water only,
but by water and blood: and
it is the Spirit that beareth
witness, because the Spirit is
truth. For there are three
that bear record in heaven,
the Father, the Word, and
the Holy Ghost: and these
three are one. And there are
three that bear witness in
earth, the spirit, and the wa-
ter, and the blood: and these
three agree in one.
If we
receive the witness of men,
the witness of God is greater:
for this is the witness of God,
which he hath testified of his
Son. He that believeth on
the Son of God hath the wit-
ness in himself: he that be-
lieveth not God hath made
him a liar, because he be-
lieveth not the record that
God gave of his Son. And
this is the record, that God
hath given to us eternal life;
and this life is in his Son.
He that hath the Son hath
life; and he that hath not
the Son hath not life.
The Gospel. St. John xx. 19.
HE same day at even-

The Epistle. 1 St. John v. 4. Ting, being the first day WHA JHATSOEVER is born of God overcometh the world; and this is the

of the week, when the doors were shut, where the disci

to the intent that they mayJples, A little while and

Dach you do vetrangers therefore, What is this that