The Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity. Lord, we beseech thee, Church, by Chrift Jefus, throughout all ages, world without end. Amen. · The Gofpel. St. Luke vii. 11. ND it came to pass the O let thy continual pity cleanse and defend thy A day after, that Jefus Church; and because it can- went into a city called Nain; not continue in fafety with- and many of his difciples went out thy fuccour, preferve it with him, and much people. evermore by thy help and Now when he came nigh to goodness, through Jefus the gate of the city, behold, Christ our Lord. Amen. there was a dead man carried The Epifile. Ephef. iii. 13. out, the only fon of his moI my tribulations for you, Defire that ye faint not at ther, and fhe was a widow: and much people of the city which is your glory. For this was with her. And when the cause I bow my knces unto Lord faw her, he had compafthe Father of our Lord Jefus fion on her, and faid unto her, Chrift, of whom the whole Weep not. And he came and fainily in heaven and earth is touched the bier (and they named, that he would that bare him ftood still) and grant you, according to the riches he faid, Young man, I fay of his glory, to be ftrength- unto thee, Arife. And he that ened with might by his Spirit was dead fat up, and began in the inner man; that Chrift to fpeak: and he delivered may dwell in your hearts by him to his mother. And there faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend, with all faints, what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; and to know the love of Chrift, which paffeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God. Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we afk or think, according to that worketh in us, power unto him be glory in the the came a fear on all and they glorified God, faying, that a great Prophet is rifen up among us; and, that God hath vifited his people. And this rumour of him went forth throughout all Judea, and throughout all the region round about. The Seventeenth Sunday after L prevent prevent and follow us; and of you fhall have an afs or an make us continually to be given to all good works, hrough Jefus Chrift our Lord. Amen. ye The Epifle. Ephef. iv. 1. ox fallen into a pit, and will not ftraightway pull him out on the Sabbath-day? And they could not anfwer him again to these things. And he put forth a parable to those who were bidden, when he marked how they chofe out the chief rooms; faying unto them, When thou art bidden I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, befeech you that walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, with all lowlineis and meek- of any man to a wedding, fit nefs, with long-fuffering, forbearing one another in love; endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one Faith, one Baptifm, one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all. not down in the highest room, left a more honorable man than thou be bidden of him; and he that bade thee and him come and fay to thee, Give this man place; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room. But when thou art bidden, go and fit down in the lowest room; that when he that bade thee coneth, he may lay unto thee, Friend, go up higher then The Gospel. St. Luke xiv. 1. fhalt thou have worship in T came to pafs, as Jefus the prefence of them that fit went into the house of one at meat with thee. For whoof the chief Pharifees to eat foever exalteth himself, shall bread, on the Sabbath-day, be abafed: and he that humthat they watched him. And bleth himfelf, fhall be exalted. behold, there was a certain I Trinity. The Collect. man before him, who had the The Eighteenth Sunday after dropfy. And Jefus answering fpake unto the lawyers and Pharifees, faying, Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath-day? ORD, we beseech thee, And they held their peace. grant thy people grace And he took him, and healed to withstand the temptations him, and let him go; and an- of the world, the flesh, and fwered them, faying, Which the devil; and with pure Lo hearts hearts and minds to follow two commandments hang all thee, the only God, through the law and the prophets. Jefus Chrift our Lord. Amen. I While the Pharifees were gathered together, Jefus asked them, faying, What think ye of Chrift? whofe fon is he? They fay unto him, The fon of David. He faith unto them, How then doth David in fpirit call him Lord, saying, The Lord faid unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool? If David The Epifle. I Cor. 1. 4. Thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jefus Chrift; that in every thing ye are enriched by him, in all utterance, and in all knowledge: even as the teftimony of Christ was confirmed in you. So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting then call him Lord, how is for the coming of our Lord Jefus Chrift, who fhall alfo confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jefus Christ. WHE had heard that Jefus had put the Sadducees to filence, they were gathered together. Then one of them, who was a lawyer, afked him a question, tempting him, and faying, Mafter, which is the great commandment in the law? Jefus faid unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy foul, and with all thy mind: This is the firft and great commandment. And the fecond is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyfelf. On thefe he his fon? And no man was able to answer him a word, neither durft any man, from that day forth, afk him any more queftions. to The Nineteenth Sunday after The Collect. God, forafmuch as with out thee we are not able please thee; mercifully grant that thy Holy Spirit may in all things direct and rule our hearts, through Jefus Chrift our Lord. Amen. The Epistle. Ephef. iv. 17. HIS I fay therefore, and TH testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind; having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God, through the igno rance rance that is in them, because all bitterness, and wrath, and of the blindnefs of their heart: anger, and clamour, and evilwho, being paft feeling, have speaking, be put away from given themselves over unto you, with all malice. And lafciviousness, to work all un- be ye kind one to another, cleanness with greedinefs. But tender-hearted, forgiving one as God for ye have not fo learned Chrift; another, even if fo be that ye have heard Chrift's fake hath forgiven him, and have been taught you. by him, as the truth is in ESUS entered into a ship, JE Jefus: That ye put off, con- The Gospel. St. Matth. ix. 1. cerning the former converfation, the old man, which is corrupt according to the de- and paffed over, and came ceitful lufts; and be renewed into his own city. And bein the fpirit of your mind: hold, they brought to him a and that ye put on the new man fick of the palfy, lying man, which after God is crea- on a bed. And Jefus, feeing ted in righteousness and true their faith, faid unto the fick holinefs. Wherefore putting of the palfy, Son, be of good away lying, fpeak every man cheer, thy fins be forgiven truth with his neighbour: for thee. And behold, certain of we are members one of ano- the fcribes faid within themther. Be ye angry, and fin felves, this man blafphemeth." not: let not the fun go down And Jefus knowing their upon your wrath: neither thoughts, faid, Wherefore give place to the devil. Let think ye evil in your hearts ? him that ftole, fteal no more; For whether is cafier to fay, but rather let him labour, Thy fins be forgiven thee? or working with his hands the to fay, Arife, and walk? But thing which is good, that he that ye may know that the may have to give to him that Son of man hath power on needeth. Let no corrupt com- the earth to forgive fins, (then munication proceed out of faith he to the fick of the palyour mouth, but that which fy) Arife, take up thy bed, is good to the use of edifying, and go unto thine house. And that it may minifter grace he arofe, and departed to his unto the hearers. And grieve houfe. But when the mul-. not the Holy Spirit of God, titude faw it, they marvelled, whereby ye are fealed unto and glorified God, who had the day of redemption: Let given fuch power unto men. The The Twentieth Sunday after that were bidden to the wed Trinity. Almighty and moft mer Ociful God, of the tour boun ding: And they would not come. Again, he sent forth other fervants, faying, Tell them who are bidden, Behold, tiful goodness keep us, we be- I have prepared my dinner': feech thee, from all things that may hurt us; that we, Scumfpectly, not as fools, killed, and all things are reamy oxen and my fatlings are. dy: come unto the marriage. But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farin, another to his merchandife: and the remnant took his fervants, and entreated, them fpitefully, and flew them. But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: but as wife, redeeming the and he fent forth his armies, vants went out into the highways, and gathered together all, as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was furnished with guefts. And when the king came in to fee the guests, he faw there a man who had not on a wedding garment. And he faith unto him, Friend, how cameft thou in hither, not having a wedding garment? And he was fpeechless. Then faid the king to the fer |