For Christ's gospel is not a ceremonial law, as much of Moses' law was; but it is a religion to serve God, not in bondage of the figure or shadow, but in the freedom of the Spirit; being content only with those ordinances which do serve to a decent order and godly discipline, and such as be apt to stir up the dull mind of man, to the remembrance of his duty to God, by some notable and special signification, whereby he might be edified.

Furthermore, none shall have just cause with the Order reserved to be offended, such parts being revised, as were most complained of, and did burden mens minds without any just cause ;* for we think it convenient that every Christian Church should use such ordinances as they shall think best to the setting forth of God's honour and glory, and to the directing of the people to the most perfect and godly living, without error and superstition, and that they should put away those things, which from time to time they perceive to be most abused, as in mens' ordinances it often chanceth diversely in divers countries.

Now if any man, who shall desire a more particular account of the several alterations in any part of the Liturgy, shall take the pains to compare the present book with the former, we doubt not but the reason of the change may easily appear.

And having thus endeavoured to discharge our duties in this weighty affair, as in the sight of God, and to approve our sincerity therein, so far as lay in us, to the consciences of all men; we have good hope that what is here humbly presented will be well and charitably accepted by all sober, peaceable, and truly conscientious sons of the Church of England.

REVISED.

:

PROPER LESSONS FOR SUNDAYS.

10:

11

Out of the Chapters appointed to each Sunday, the Minister shall choose the Lessons

for Morning and Evening Prayer.
FIRST LESSONS.

SECOND LESSONS.
Sundays of
Advent.
51 Isaiah 52 Isaiah 60 Isaiah 40 Job 19 Lu.l to v. 26 John 1 Rom. 3 Heb. 1
2
49 11 & 12

66
Haggai 2 Lv 26 to 57 Heb. 7

1

2
3
35
43 Mal. 3 Micah 4 1 v. 57 Matt. 1 v. 18 5

3
40
55
4

5 3 to v. 20 Heb. 9 61 4
Sundays aft.
Christmas.

1 Isaiah 42 Isaiah 44 [saiah 61 Isaiah 62 Lk. 2 v.21 Heb. 10 Rom. 9 Heb. 5
2

9
41 Amos 4 Amos 5

12

John 2
Sundays aft.
Epiphany.
1 Isaiah 60 Micah 6 Lev. 10 Daniel 2 Luke 5 Matt. 2 Rom. 12

John 4
Job i Dut 4v.41 Numb. 9

3
6
3
15

6
3
2
5
11

7

5

Mk. 1 v.9 7
4
7 12

5
8
6
2

8
5

8
Exod. 23 6

9
7
3

9
6
14

11
Lev. 19 Job 20 10

12

4

10
Septuagesima. Job 28
16 Lev. 23 Job 35

Luke 11 Matt. 13 Mark 5 John H
Sexagesima. Job 29 26 Lev. 25 Job 36

Luke 12 Matt. 14 Mark 6 | John 12
Quinquagesima. Job 40 27 Neh. 9 Job 42 Luke 13 Matt. 15 Mark 7 John 13
Sundays in
Lent.
1 Lev. 26

Lam. 1 Jer. 17 Nahum 1 | Luke 14* Matt. 18 Mark 8 John 14
2 Dut. 28 2

Isaiah 1 15

20

9

15
3
29
3 Ezek, 27 2

16 21

10

16
30

4
28
26
17
23
11

17
5 Ezek. 20 5

Isaiah 48 58

18
25
12

18
6 Isaiah 53 Ezek. 37 Neh, 5 Neh. 9 19

26

14 Luke 22
Easter Day. Isaiah 60 Isaiah 61 Isaiah 51 Isaiah 35 Luke 24 I Cor. 15 Mark 16 John 19
Sundays aft.
Easter.
1 Prov. 1 Prov, 11 Prov. 21 Prov. 26 | 1 John 1 1 Peter 1 Col. 1 John 20

1
2
2

22
27
2
2
2

21
8

3
16
23
28
3
S

3

Luke 20
4
19
24
31
4

4 Eph. 3 21
5

5
20
Ecc. 11 v. 9|| 1 John 5 Titus 2 4

23
and 12 ch..
Sunday after
Ascension. Isaiah 63 Isaiah 64 Isaiah 65 Micah 4 ||1 Cor. 15 to 1 Thess. 4 2 Peter 2 Tim. 2

* saunom,
Whit Sunday Isaiah 32 Isaiah 33 Isaiah 54 Acts 2 v. 17/ Acts 19 2 Peter 3 Tim. 6

Trinity Hab. 2
Sunday. lv. 2 to 19 Isaiah 48 / Ezek. 33 Jer. 31 Matt. 3 1 John 5 Rom. 12 Col. I

V. 20

25

V. 28

* The Five Chapters of the Epistle of St. James, may be also used for the Second Lessons of the first five

Sundays in Lent.

FIRST LESSONS.

SECOND LESSONS.

v. 26

Sundays aft.
Trinity.

Rom. 1 to
1 Gen. 1 Prov. 8 Job. 26 Job. 38 Acts 1 Heb. 1

1 Cor. 1
2
2 Exod. 1 Numb. 22 1 Sam. 12 3

2
2

2
3
3
2
23
15

3
3

3
6
3 24 17

5

4
5
7
Josh. 1 28 6 and 7 5

5

5
6
8
5
3 2 Sam. 1 8

6
6

6 7 9 to v. 20 7

1 Chro.91 9 Acts 22 Acts 26 Philip. 3 8 11 to v. 101 8

6
29

10 Heb. 7 Rom. 7 1 Cor. 7
9
18

9
10 2 Chro. 1 11

8
8

8 10 19 to v.30 10 Judges 4 2

12
9
9

9 11 22 to v.20 12

5
5
13
10
10

10
12
24
14
6
6
14
11
11

11 13 28 15 7 7 15 12 12

12
14
32
16
9 1 Kings 10 16

18
13

13
15
37
17

18 l2Chro. 10 17 Gal. 1 14
16
39
18 14 1 Kings 18

2 15 15
17
41
19
15
19
20

Eph. 1 | 2 Cor. 1 18 42 20 to v. 25 16 21

21
4
2

3
19
43
31 1 Sam. 1 | 2 Kings 2 22

5

3 20 45 32 2 4 23 6

5 21 49 33 3 5 24 Phil. 1 5

6 22 50 34

6
25
2
6

8 23 Ruth 2 Numb. 16/ 5

7
26

3 Rev. 1 24

4
20

7

18 Y. 28 and
19 chap
27

2 25 Dan. 2 Dan. 3 Dan. 5 Dan. 6 28 Rev. 21 3 Rev, 22 Sunday bef.

Advent. Isaiah 55 Dan. 7 Dan. 9 Dan. 12 | Heb. 12 1 Peter 4 2 Peter 3 Jude

14

18

11 12

PROPER LESSONS FOR HOLY-DAYS.

V. 20

FIRST LESSONS.

SECOND LESSONS. Nativity of

Luke 2 to

Titus Christ. Isaiah 35 Isaiah 52 Isaiah 60 Isaiah 62

Matt. 2 | Heb. 2 3 to v. 9 Epiphany. Isaiah 42 Isaiah 49 Isaiah 52 Isaiah 61 Rom. 10 John 1 Lk.3 to v 20 Rom. 11 Ash Wedn. Ezek. 3 Hosea 4 Hosea 6 Hosea 11 || James 2 James 3 James 4 James 5 Wed. before

John Ilv. Easter. Hosea 13 Hosea 14

45 Thurs before Easter. Dan. 9 Jer. 31 Isaiah 53

John 13 Good Friday Isaiah 53 Isaiah 65

To be used at the discretion of the Minister instead of the daily Table of Psalms. THE DAILY TABLE OF PSALMS.

Day of the
Month,

1 2 3 4 5 6 * 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

N.B. That version of the Psalter shall be used, which is contained in the authorized translation of the Bible, set forth in the reign of King James the First.