walk, in the vanity of their mind ;] The Gospel. St. Matt. ix. 1. having the understanding darken- JESUS entered into a ship, and ed, being alienated from the life of passed over, and came into his God, through the ignorance that own city. And behold, they is in them, because of the blind-brought to him a man sick of the ness of their heart: who, being palsy, lying on a bed. And Jesus, past feeling, have given them-seeing their faith, said unto the selves over unto lasciviousness, sick of the palsy, Son, be of good to work all uncleanness with cheer, thy sins be forgiven thee. greediness. But ye have not so And behold, certain of the scribes learned Christ; if so be that ye said within themselves, This man have heard him, and have been blasphemeth. And Jesus, knowtaught by him, as the truth is in ing their thoughts, said, WhereJesus: That ye put off, concern-fore think ye evil in your hearts? ing the former conversation, the For whether is easier to say, Thy old man, which is corrupt accord- sins be forgiven thee? or to say, ing to the deceitful lust; and be Arise, and walk? But that ye may renewed in the spirit of your know that the Son of man hath mind: and that ye put on the new power on earth to forgive sins, man, which after God is created (then saith he to the sick of the in righteousness and true holi-palsy) Arise, take up thy bed, ness. Wherefore putting away and go unto thine house. Aud lying, speak every man truth he arose, and departed to his with his neighbour for we are house. But when the multitude members one of another. Be ye saw it, they marvelled, and gloangry, and sin not: let not the rified God, who had given such sun go down upon your wrath:power unto men. neither give place to the devil. Let him that stole, steal no more; but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth. Let The twentieth Sunday after Almighty and most merciful no corrupt communication pro-ness keep us, we beseech thee, ceed out of your mouth, but that from all things that may hurt us; which is good to the use of edify-that we, being ready both in body ing, that it may minister grace and soul, may cheerfully accomunto the hearers. And grieve not plish those things which thou the Holy Spirit of God, whereby commandest, through Jesus Christ ye are sealed unto the day of re-our Lord. Amen. demption. Let all bitterness, and The Epistle. Ephes. v. 15. wrath, and anger, and clamour. SEE then that ye walk circumand evil-speaking, be put away spectly, not as fools, but as from you, with all malice. And wise, redeeming the time, bebe ye kind one to another, ten-cause the days are evil. Whereder-hearted, forgiving one ano-fore be not unwise, but underther, even as God for Christ's standing what the will of the Lord sake hath forgiven you. is. And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess: but be filled how camest thou in hither, not with the Spirit; speaking to your-having a wedding garment? And selves in psalms and hymns and he was speechless Then said the spiritual songs, singing and mak-king to the servants, Bind him ing melody in your heart to the hand and foot, and take him Lord; giving thanks always for all away, and cast him into outer things unto God and the Father, darkness: there shall be weeping in the name of our Lord Jesus and gnashing of teeth. For many Christ; submitting yourselves one jare called, but few are chosen. to another in the fear of God. The Gospel. St. Matt. xxii. 1. JESUS said, The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain The twenty first Sunday after king, who made a marriage for GRANT, we beseech thee, merhis son; and sent forth his ser- ciful Lord, to thy faithful vants to call them that were bid-people, pardon and peace; that den to the wedding: and they they may be cleansed from all would not come. Again, he sent their sins, and serve thee with a forth other servants, saying, Teil quiet mind, through Jesus Christ them who are bidden, Behold, our Lord. Amen. have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatlings are killed, MY brethren, be strong in the and all things are ready: come Lord, and in the power of The Epistle. Ephes. vi. 10. unto the marriage. But they made his might. Put on the whole arlight of it, and went their ways, mour of God, that ye may be able one to his farm, another to his mer-to stand against the wiles of the chandise and the remnant took devil. For we wrestle not against his servants, and entreated them flesh and blood, but against prinspitefully, and slew them. But cipalities, against powers, against when the king heard thereof, he the rulers of the darkness of this was wroth: and he sent forth his world, against spiritual wickedarmies, and destroyed those mur-ness in high places. Wherefore derers, and burnt up their city take unto you the whole armour Then saith he to his servants, The of God, that ye may be able to wedding is ready, but they who withstand in the evil day, and were bidden were not worthy. having done all, to stand. Stand Go ye therefore into the high-therefore, having your loins girt ways, and as many as ye shall about with truth; and having on find, bid to the marriage. So the breast-plate of righteousness; those servants went out into the and your feet shod with the prehighways, and gathered together paration of the gospel of peace; all, as many as they found, both above all, taking the shield of bad and good and the wedding faith, wherewith ye shall be able was furnished with guests. And to quench all the fiery darts of the when the king came in to see the wicked. And take the helmet of guests, he saw there a man who salvation, and the sword of the ad not on a wedding garment. Spirit, which is the word of God: and he saith unto him, Friend, praying always with all prayer The Epistle. Phil. i. 3. and supplication in the Spirit, and continual godliness; that, through watching thereunto with all per- thy protection, it may be free from severance, and supplication for all adversities, and devoutly given all saints; and for me, that utter-to serve thee in good works, to ance may be given unto me, that the glory of thy name, through I may open my mouth boldly, to Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. make known the mystery of the gospel; for which I am an ambas- Thank my God upon every sador in bonds: that therein I may remembrance of you (always speak boldly as I ought to speak. in every prayer of mine for you The Gospel. St. John, iv. 46. all making request with joy) for THERE was a certain noble-your fellowship in the Gospel man, whose son was sick at from the first day until now; being Capernaum. When he heard that confident of this very thing, that Jesus was come out of Judea into he who hath begun a good work Galilee, he went unto him, and in you. will perform it until the besought him, that he would come day of Jesus Christ; even as it is down and heal his son; for he was meet for me to think this of you at the point of death. Then said all, because I have you in my Jesus unto him, Except ye see heart, inasmuch as both in my signs and wonders, ye will not be-bonds, and in the defence and lieve. The nobleman said unto confirmation of the Gospel, ye all him, Sir, come down ere my child are partakers of my grace. For die. Jesus saith unto him, Go thy God is my record, how greatly I way, thy son liveth. And the man long after you all in the bowels of believed the word that Jesus had Jesus Christ. And this I pray, that spoken unto him, and he went your love may abound yet more his way. And as he was now go-and more in knowledge, and in ing down, his servants met him, all judgment: That ye may apand told him, saying, Thy son liv-prove things that are excellent, eth. Then inquired he of them that ye may be sincere, and withthe hour when he began to out offence till the day of Christ; amend and they said unto him, being filled with the fruits of righYesterday, at the seventh hour, teousness, which are by Jesus the fever left him. So the father Christ, unto the glory and praise knew that it was at the same of God. : hour in the which Jesus said unto The Gospel. St. Matt. xviii. 21, him, Thy son liveth; and himself PETER said unto Jesus, Lord, believed, and his whole house. how oft shall my brother sin This is again the second miracle against me, and I forgive him? that Jesus did, when he was come till seven times? Jesus saith unto out of Judea into Galilee. rim, I say not unto thee, until seven times: but until seventy Therefore is the I The twenty-second Sunday after times seven. Trinity. The Collect. kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, who would take LORD, we beseech thee to keep account of his servants. thy household the Church in when he had begun to reckon, one And was brought unto him, who owed liness; be ready, we beseech thee, him ten thousand talents. But to hear the devout prayers of thy forasmuch as he had not to pay, Church; and grant that those his lord commanded him to be things which we ask faithfully, we soll, and his wife and children, may obtain effectually, through and all that he had, and payment Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. to be made. The servant there- The Epistle. Phil. iii. 17. fore fell down and worshipped BRETHREN, be followers tohim, saying, Lord, have patience gether of me, and mark them with me, and I will pay thee all. who walk so, as ye bave us for an Then the lord of that servant was ensample. (For many walk, of moved with compassion; and loos-whom I have told you often, and ed him, and forgave him the debt now tell you even weeping, that But the same servant went out, they are the enemies of the cross and found one of his fellow-ser-of Christ; whose end is destrucvants, who owed him an hundred tion, whose god is their belly, and pence; and he laid hands on him, whose glory is in their shame, and took him by the throat, say- who mind earthly things.) For ing, Pay me that thou owest. our conversation is in heaven, And his fellow-servant fell down from whence also we look for the at his feet, and besought him, say-Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ; ing, Have patience with me, and who shall change our vile body, I will pay thee all. And he would that it may be fashioned like unto not; but went and cast him into his glorious body, according to the prison, till he should pay the debt. working, whereby he is able even So when his fellow-servants saw to subdue all things unto himself. what was done, they were very The Gospel. St. Matt. xxii. 15. sorry, and came and told unto THEN went the Pharisees, and their lord all that was done. Then took counsel how they might his lord, after that he had called entangle him in his talk. And him, said unto him, O thou wick- they sent out unto him their dised servant, I forgave thee all that ciples, with the Herodians, saydebt, because thou desiredst meing, Master, we know that thou shouldest not thou also have had art true, and teachest the way of compassion on thy fellow-servant, God in truth, neither carest thou even as I had pity on thee? And for any man: for thou regardest his lord was wroth, and delivered not the person of men. Tell us, him to the tormentors, till he therefore, what thinkest thou? Is should pay all that was due unto it lawful to give tribute unto Cæbim. So likewise shall my heaven-sar, or not? But Jesus perceived ly Father do also unto you, if ye, their wickedness, and said, Why from your hearts, forgive not eve- tempt ye me, ye hypocrites? Show ry one his brother their trespasses. me the tribute-money. And they The twenty-third Sunday after brought unto him a penny. And Trinity. be saith unto them, Whose is this The Collect. image and superscription? They God, our refuge and strength, say unto him, Cæsar's. Then who art the author of all god-saith he unto them, Render there fore unto Cæsar the things which knowledge of God; strengthened are Cæsar's; and unto God the with all might, according to his things that are God's. When they glorious power, unto all patience had heard these words, they mar- and long-suffering, with joyfulvelled, and left him, and went ness; giving thanks unto the Fatheir way. ther, who hath made us meet to The twenty-fourth Sunday after be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light. Trinity. The Collect. The Gospel. St. Matt. ix. 18. WHILE Jesus spake these things unto John's disciples, Lord, we beseech thee, absolve thy people from their offences; that, through thy boun-behold, there came a certain rutiful goodness, we may all be de-ier, and worshipped him, saying, livered from the bands of those My daughter is even now dead; sins which by our frailty we have but come and lay thy hand upon committed: Grant this, O hea- her, and she shall live. And Jevenly Father, for Jesus Christ's sus arose, and followed him, and sake, our blessed Lord and Sa- so did his disciples. (And behold, viour. Amen. a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve was The Epistle. Colos. i. 3. WE give thanks to God, and the years, came behind him, and Father of our Lord Jesus touched the hem of his garment: Christ, praying always for you, For she said within herself, If I since we heard of your faith in may but touch his garment, I Christ Jesus, and of the love shall be whole. But Jesus turned which ye have to all the saints; him about, and when he saw her, for the hope which is laid up for he said, Daughter, be of good you in heaven, whereof ye heard comfort, thy faith hath made thee before in the word of the truth of whole. And the woman the Gospel; which is come unto made whole from that hour.) you, as it is in all the world, and And when Jesus came into the bringeth forth fruit, as it doth also ruler's house, and saw the minin you, since the day ye heard of strels and the people making a it, and knew the grace of God in noise, he said unto them, Give truth. As ye also learned of Epa-place: for the maid is not dead, phras, our dear fellow-servant, but sleepeth. And they laughed who is for you a faithful minister him to scorn. But when the peoof Christ; who also declared unto ple were put forth, he went in, us your love in the spirit. For and took her by the hand, and And the fame this cause we also, since the day the maid arose. we heard it, do not cease to pray hereof went abroad into all that for you, and to desire that ye might land. be filled with the knowledge of The twenty-fifth Sunday after his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; that ye might Trinity. walk worthy of the Lord unto all STIR up, we beseech thee, ul pleasing, being fruitful in every Lord, the wills of thy faithful good work, and increasing in the people; that they plenteously |