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again Esaias saith, There shall be a root of Jesse, and he that shall rise to reign over the Gentiles, in him shall the Gentiles trust. Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost. The Gospel. St. Luke xxi. 25.

ther and the Holy Spirit, ever one God, world without end. Amen. The Epistle. 1 Cor. iv. 1.

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ET a man so account of us, as I of the Ministers of Christ, and Stewards of the mysteries of God. Moreover, it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful. But with me it is a very small

the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.

The Gospel. St. Matt. xi. 2. NOW when John had heard in

AND there shall be signs in the thing, that I should be judged of sun, and in the moon, and in you, or of man's judgment: yea, the stars; and upon the earth dis-I judge not mine own self, for tress of nations, with perplexity; I know nothing by myself, yet the sea and the waves roaring; am I not hereby justified; but he men's hearts failing them for fear, that judgeth me is the Lord. and for looking after those things Therefore judge nothing before which are coming on the earth; for the powers of heaven shall be shaken. And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh. And he spake to them a parable, Behold the figtree, and all the trees; when they now shoot forth, ye see and know of your own selves, that summer is now nigh at hand. So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand. Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away till all be fulfilled. Heaven and earth shall pass away; but my words shall not pass away.

the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples, and said unto him, Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another? Jesus answered and said unto them, Go, and show John again those things which ye do hear and see: The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them: And blessed is he whosoever shall not be offended in me. And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, LORD Jesus Christ, who at What went ye out into the wilthy first coming didst send derness to see? A reed shaken thy messenger to prepare thy way with the wind? But what went before thee; grant that the Mi-ye out for to see? A man clothed nisters and Stewards of thy mys-in soft raiment? Behold, they that teries may likewise so prepare and wear soft clothing are in kings' make ready thy way, by turning houses. But what went ye out the hearts of the disobedient to for to see? A prophet? yea, I say the wisdom of the just, that, at unto you, and more than a prothy second coming to judge the phet. For this is he of whom it world, we may be found an ac- is written, Behold, I send my mesceptable people in thy sight, who senger before thy face, which shali Livest and regnest with the Ta-prepare thy way before thee.

The third Sunday in Advent.
The Collect.

The fourth Sunday in Advent.

The Collect.

with water; but there standeth one among you, whom ye know

LORD, raise up, we pray not; he it is, who coming after thee, thy power, and come me, is preferred before me, among us, and with great might whose shoes' latchet I am not succour us; that whereas, through worthy to unloose. These things our sins and wickedness, we are were done in Bethabara, beyond sore let and hindered in running Jordan, where John was bapthe race that is set before us, thy tizing.

bountiful grace and mercy may The Nativity of our Lord, or the speedily help and deliver us, through the satisfaction of thy Son our Lord: to whom, with thee and the Holy Ghost, be honour

and glory, world without end.

Amen.

The Epistle. Phil. iv. 4.

Birth-day of Christ, commonly called Christmas-day.

The Collect.

ALMIGHTY God, who hast

given us thy only begotten Son to take our nature upon him,

GOD

REJOICE in the Lord alway; and as at this time to be born of and again I say, Rejoice. Let a pure Virgin; grant that we, be your moderation be known unto ing regenerate and made thy all men. The Lord is at hand. children by adoption and grace, Be careful for nothing; but in may daily be renewed by thy Ho every thing by prayer and sup- ly Spirit, through the same our plication, with thanksgiving, let Lord Jesus Christ, who liveth and your requests be made known reigneth with thee and the same unto God. And the peace of Spirit, ever one God, world with God, which passeth all under-out end. Amen. standing, shall keep your hearts The Epistle. Heb. i. 1. and minds through Christ Jesus. OD, who, at sundry times, The Gospel. St. John i. 19. and in divers manners, spake THIS is the record of John in time past unto the fathers by when the Jews sent Priests the prophets, hath in these last and Levites from Jerusalem to days spoken unto us by his Son, ask him, Who art thou? And whom he hath appointed heir of he confessed, and denied not; all things, by whom also he made but confessed, I am not the Christ. the worlds; who being the bright And they asked him, What then? ness of his glory, and the express Art thou Elias? And he saith, I image of his person, and upholdam not. Art thou that Prophet? ing all things by the word of his And he answered, No. Then said power, when he had by himselt they unto him, Who art thou? purged our sins, sat down on the that we may give an answer to right hand of the Majesty on high; them that sent us: What sayest being made so much better than thou of thyself? He said, I am the the angels, as he hath by inherit voice of one crying in the wil-ance obtained a more excellent derness, Make straight the way name than they. For unto which of the Lord, as said the prophet of the angels said he at any time, Esaias. And they which were Thou art my Son, this day have sent were of the Pharisees. And I begotten thee? And again, I they asked him, and said unto will be to him a Father, and he him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that Prophet? John answered them, saying, I baptize

shall be to me a Son? And again, when he bringeth in the first-begotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God

worship him. And of the angels God.

The Sunday after Christmas-day.
The Collect.

And the Word was made he saith, Who maketh his angels flesh, and dwelt among us, (and spirits, and his ministers a flame we beheld his glory, the glory as of fire. But unto the Son he of the only begotten of the Fasaith, Thy throne, O God, is for ther) full of grace and truth. ever and ever; a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom. Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows. And, thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands: they shall perish, but thou remainest; and they all shall wax old as doth a garment; and as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed; but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail.

The Gospel. St. John i. 1.

ALMIGHTY God, who hast
given us thy only begotten
Son to take our nature upon him,
and as at this time to be born of a
pure Virgin; grant that we, be-
ing regenerate and made thy chil-
dren by adoption and grace, may
daily be renewed by thy Holy
Spirit, through the same
Lord Jesus Christ, who liveth
and reigneth with thee and the
same Spirit, ever one God, world
without end. Amen.

The Epistle. Gal. iv. 1.

Our

Land the wing was the God; eth nothing from
N the beginning was the Word, NOW I say, that the heir, as

long as he is a child, differa servant, and the Word was God. The though he be lord of all; but is same was in the beginning with under tutors and governors, unGod. All things were made by til the time appointed of the fahim; and without him was not ther. Even so we, when we were any thing made, that was made. children, were in bondage under In him was life, and the life was the elements of the world; but the light of men. And the light when the fulness of the time was shineth in darkness, and the dark-come, God sent forth his Son, ness comprehended it not. There made of a woman, made under was a man sent from God, whose the law, to redeem them that name was John: The same came were under the law, that we for a witness, to bear witness of might receive the adoption of the light, that all men through sons. And, because ye are sons, him might believe. He was not God hath sent forth the Spirit of that light, but was sent to bear his Son into your hearts, crying, witness of that light. That was Abba, Father. Wherefore thou the true light, which lighteth art no more a servant, but a son; every man that cometh into the and if a son, then an heir of God, world. He was in the world, and through Christ. the world was made by him, and the world knew him not. He came unto his own, and his own received him not. But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of

The Gospel. St. Matt. i. 18.

on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost. Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a public example, was minded to put her a

HE birth of Jesus Christ was

way privily. But while he thought | faith which he had, yet oeing unon these things, behold, the angel circumcised; that he might be of the Lord appeared unto him in the father of all them that believe, a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son though they be not circumcised; of David, fear not to take unto thee that righteousness might be imMary thy wife; for that which is puted unto them also: And the conceived in her is of the Holy father of circumcision to them Ghost: And she shall bring forth a who are not of the circumcision Son, and thou shalt call his name only, but also walk in the steps Jesus: for he shall save his people of that faith of our father Abrafrom their sins. Now all this was ham, which he had, being yet done, that it might be fulfilled uncircumcised. For the promise, which was spoken of the Lord by that he should be the heir of the the prophet, saying, Behold, a world, was not to Abraham, or to Virgin shall be with child, and his seed, through the law, but shall bring forth a Son, and they through the righteousness of faith. shall call his name Emmanuel, For if they which are of the law which being interpreted, is, God be heirs, faith is made void, and with us. Then Joseph,being raised the promise made of none effect. from sleep, did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife; and knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn Son; and he called his name Jesus.

The Circumcision of Christ.
The Collect.

LMIGHTY

Athy Gerry God, who madest
cised, and obedient to the law for
man; grant us the true circumci-
sion of the Spirit, that, our hearts
and all our members being mor-
tified from all worldly and carnal
lusts, we may in all things obey
thy blessed will, through the same
thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

The Epistle. Rom. iv. 8.
B the Lord will not impute sin.
LESSED is the man to whom

The Gospel. St. Luke ii. 15.

AND it came to pass, as the an

them into heaven, the shepherds
gels were gone away from
said one to another, Let us now
go even unto Bethlehem, and see
this thing which is come to pass,
which the Lord hath made known
unto us.
came

haste, and found Maran with
seph, and the babe lying in a
manger. And when they had
seen it, they made known abroad
the saying which was told them
concerning this child. And all
they that heard it wondered at
those things which were told
them by the shepherds. But Ma-
ry kept all these things, and pon-
dered them in her heart. And
the shepherds returned, glorifying
and they had heard and seen, as
and praising God for all the things

Cometh this blessedness then up-it was told unto them. And when on the circumcision only, or upon eight days were accomplished the uncircumcision also? For we for the circumcising of the child, say, that faith was reckoned to his name was called JESUS, Abraham for righteousness. How which was so named of the an was it then reckoned? when he gel before he was conceived in was in circumcision,or in uncir- the womb. cumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision. And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the

The same Collect, Epistle, and Gospel shall serve for every day after, unto the Epiphany.

The Epiphany, or the Manifestation | access with confidence by the of Christ to the Gentiles. faith of him.

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The Epistle. Ephes. iii. 1.

The Gospel. St. Matt. ii, 1.

HEN Jesus was born in
Bethlehem of Judea, in the

W
days of Herod the king, behold,
there came wise men from the
east to Jerusalem, saying, Where
is he that is born King of the
Jews? for we have seen his star
in the east, and are come to wor-
ship him. When Herod the king
had heard these things, he was

troubled, and all Jerusalem with

FOR this cause, I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you him. And when he had gathered Gentiles; if ye have heard of the all the chief priests and scribes dispensation of the grace of God, of the people together, he dewhich is given me to you-ward: manded of them where Christ How that by revelation he made should be born. And they said known unto me the mystery (as I unto him, in Bethlehem of Juwrote afore in few words, where- dea: For thus it is written by the by, when ye read, we may under- Prophet, And thou Bethlehem stand my knowledge in the mys- in the land of Juda, art not the tery of Christ) which in other least among the princes of Juda, ages was not made known unto for out of thee shall come a Gothe sons of men, as it is now re-vernor that shall rule my people vealed unto his holy Apostles Israel. Then Herod, when he and Prophets by the Spirit; that had privily called the wise men, the Gentiles should be fellow-inquired of them diligently what heirs, and of the same body, and time the star appeared. And he partakers of his promise in Christ, sent them to Bethlehem, and by the Gospel whereof I was said, Go, and search diligently made a minister, according to for the young child, and when ye the gift of the grace of God, given have found him, bring me word unto me by the effectual working again, that I may come and worof his power. Unto me, who am ship him also. When they had less than the least of all saints, is heard the king, they departed; this grace given, that I should and lo, the star which they saw preach among the Gentiles the in the east went before them, unsearchable riches of Christ; till it came and stood over where and to make all men see what is the young child was. When the fellowship of the mystery, they saw the star, they rejoiced which from the beginning of the with exceeding great joy. And world hath been hid in God, who when they were come into the created all things by Jesus Christ: house, they saw the young child to the intent that now unto the with Mary his mother, and fell principalities and powers in hea- down and worshipped him: And venly places might be known, when they had opened their by the Church, the manifold wis- treasures, they presented unto dom of God, according to the him gifts; gold, and frankincense, eternal purpose which he pur- and myrrh. And being warned posed in Christ Jesus our Lord; of God in a dream, that they in whom we have boldness and should not return to Herod, they

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