thou? couldest not thou watch cloth, and fled from them naked. one hour? Watch ye, and pray, And they led Jesus away to the lest ye enter into temptation; the high priest: and with him were spirit truly is ready, but the flesh assembled all the chief priests, is weak. And again he went away, and the elders, and the scribes. and prayed, and spake the same And Peter followed him afar off, words. And when he returned, even into the palace of the high he found them asleep again (for priest: and he sat with the sertheir eyes were heavy); neither vants, and warmed himself at the wist they what to answer him. fire. And the chief priests, and And he cometh the third time, all the council, sought for witness and saith unto them, Sleep on against Jesus to put him to death; now, and take your rest: it is and found none. (For many bare enough, the hour is come; be-false witness against him, but their hold, the Son of man is betrayed witness agreed not together.) into the hands of sinners. Rise And there arose certain, and up, let us go; lo, he that betrayeth bare false witness against him, me is at hand. And immediately, saying, We heard him say, I will while he yet spake, cometh Judas, destroy this temple that is made one of the twelve, and with him a with hands, and within three days great multitude, with swords and I will build another made withstaves, from the chief priest, and out hands. But neither so did the scribes, and the elders. And their witness agree together. And he that betrayed him had given the high priest stood up in the them a token, saying, Whomso- midst, and asked Jesus, saying, ever I shall kiss. that same is he; Answerest thou nothing? what is take him and lead him away safe-it which these witness against ly And as soon as he was come, thee? But he held his peace, and he goeth straightway to him, and answered nothing. Again the saith, Master, Master; and kissed high priest asked him, and said him. And they laid their hands unto him, Art thou the Christ, the on him, and took him. And Son of the Blessed? And Jesus one of them that stood by drew said, I am: and ye shall see the a sword, and smote a servant of Son of man sitting on the right the high priest, and cut off his hand of power, and coming in the And Jesus answered and clouds of heaven. Then the high said unto them, Are ye come out priest rent his clothes, and saith, as against a thief, with swords What need we any further witand with staves, to take me? Inesses? ye have heard the blaswas daily with you in the temple, phemy: what think ye? And they teaching, and ye took me not; all condemned him to be guilty of but the Scriptures must be fulfil-death. And some began to spit on led. And they all forsook him, him, and to cover his face, and to and fled. And there followed buffet him, and to say unto him, him a certain young man, having Prophesy. And the servants did a linen cloth cast about his naked strike him with the palms of their body; and the young men laid hands. And as Peter was beneath hold on him. And he left the linen in the palace, there cometh one

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The Gospel. St. Mark, xv. 1.

of the maids of the high priest; they all shall wax old as a gar and when she saw Peter warm-ment: the moth shall eat them ing himself, she looked upon up. Who is among you him, and said, And thou also feareth the Lord, that obeyeth wast with Jesus of Nazareth. the voice of his servant, that But he denied, saying, I know walketh in darkness, and bath not, neither understand I what no light? let him trust in the thou sayest. And he went out name of the Lord, and stay upon into the porch; and the cock his God. Behold, all ye that kincrew. And a maid saw him again, dle a fire, that compass yourselves and began to say to them that about with sparks; walk in the stood by, This is one of them. light of your fire, and in the sparks And he denied it again. And a that ye have kindled. This shall little after, they that stood by ye have of mine hand, ye shall said again to Peter, Surely thou lie down in sorrow. art one of them; for thou art a Galilean, and thy speech agreeth thereto. But he began to curse AND straightway in the mornand to swear, saying, I know not ing, the chief priests held a this man of whom ye speak. And consultation with the elders and the second time the cock crew. scribes, and the whole council, And Peter called to mind the and bound Jesus, and carried him word that Jesus said unto him, away, and delivered him to PiBefore the cock crow twice,late. And Pilate asked him, Art thou shalt deny me thrice. And thou the king of the Jews? And when he thought thereon he he, answering, said unto him, Thou sayest it. And the chief priests accused him of many things: but Tuesday before Easter. he answered nothing. And PiFor the Epistle. Isaiah, 1. 5. late asked him again, saying, AnTHE Lord God hath opened swerest thou nothing? behold mine ear, and I was not re- how many things they witness bellious, neither turned away against thee. But Jesus yet anback. I gave my back to the swered nothing: so that Pilate smiters, and my cheeks to them marvelied. Now at that feast he that plucked off the hair: I hid released unto them one prisoner, not my face from shame and spit-whomsoever they desired. ting For the Lord God will help there was one named Barabbas, me, therefore shall I not be con-which lay bound with them that founded; therefore have I set my had made insurrection with him, face like a flint, and I know that who had committed murder in I shall not be ashamed. He is near the insurrection. And the multhat justifieth me; who will con- titude, crying aloud, began to tend with me? let us stand toge-desire him to do as he had ever ther; who is mine adversary? let done unto them. But Pilate him come near to me. Behold, answered them, saying, Will ye the Lord God will help me; who that I release unto you the King is he that shall condemn me? Lo, of the Jews? (For he knew that

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the chief priests had delivered and they crucified him. And the him for envy.) But the chief superscription of his accusation priests moved the people, that was written over. THE KING he should rather release Barab- OF THE JEWS. And with him bas unto them. And Pilate an- they crucify two thieves; the one swered, and said again unto them, on his right hand, and the other What will ye then that I shall do on his left. And the scripture was unto him whom ye call the King fulfilled, which saith, And he was of the Jews? And they cried out numbered with the transgressors. again, Crucify him. Then Pilate And they that passed by railed said unto them, Why, what evil on him, wagging their heads, and hath he done? And they cried saying, Ah, thou that destroyest out the more exceedingly, Cru- the temple, and buildest it in three cify him And so Pilate, willing days, save thyself, and come down to content the people, released from the cross. Likewise also the Barabbas unto them; and de- chief priests mocking, said among livered Jesus, when he had themselves, with the scribes, He Scourged him, to be crucified. saved others, himself he cannot And the soldiers led him away save. Let Christ the King of Isinto the hall, called Pretorium; rael descend now from the cross, and they called together the that we may see and believe. whole band. And they clothed And they that were crucified with him with purple, and platted a him reviled him. And when the crown of thorns, and put it about sixth hour was come, there was his head, and began to salute darkness over the whole land, unhim, Hail, King of the Jews. til the ninth hour. And at the And they smote him on the head ninth hour, Jesus cried with a with a reed, and did spit upon loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lahim, and bowing their knees wor-ma sabachthani? which is, being shipped him. And when they interpreted, My God, my God, had mocked him they took off why hast thou forsaken me? And the purple from him, and put his some of them that stood by, when own clothes on him, and led him they heard it, said, Behold, he out to crucify him. And they calleth Elias. And one ran and compel one Šimon, a Cyrenian, filled a spunge full of vinegar, who passed by, coming out of the and put it on a reed, and gave country, the father of Alexander him to drink, saying, Let alone; and Rufus, to bear his cross. And let us see whether Elias will come they bring him unto the place to take him down. And Jesus Golgotha, which is, being inter-cried with a loud voice, and gave preted, the place of a skull. And up the ghost. And the vail of the they gave him to drink wine temple was rent in twain, from mingled with myrrh; but he re- the top to the bottom. And when ceived it not. And when they the Centurion, which stood over had crucified him, they parted against him, saw that he so cried his garments, casting lots upon out, and gave up the ghost, he them, what every man should said. Truly this man was the Son take. And it was the third hour, of God.

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The Epistle. Heb. ix. 16.

judgment so Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many

WHERE a testament is, there and unto them that look for him

must also of necessity be shall he appear the second time, the death of the testator; for a without sin, unto salvation. testament is of force after men The Gospel. St. Luke, xxii. 1. are dead; otherwise it is of no NOW the feast of unleaven strength at all, whilst the testator ed bread drew nigh, which liveth. Whereupon, neither the is called the Passover. And the first testament was dedicated chief priests and scribes sought without blood. For when Moses how they might kill him; for had spoken every precept to all they feared the people. Then the people, according to the law, entered Satan into Judas, surhe took the blood of calves and named Iscariot, being of the numof goats, with water, and scarlet ber of the twelve. And he went wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled his way, and communed with the both the book, and all the people, chief priests and captains how be saying, This is the blood of the might betray him unto them. testament which God hath en-And they were glad, and covejoined unto you. Moreover, he nanted to give him money. And sprinkled likewise with blood he promised, and sought opporboth the tabernacle and all the tunity to betray him unto them vessels of the ministry. And al- in the absence of the multitude. most all things are by the law Then came the day of unleavenpurged with blood; and without ed bread, when the passover must shedding of blood is no remission. be killed. And he sent Peter It was therefore necessary that and John, saying, Go, and prethe patterns of things in the hea-pare us the passover, that we vens should be purified with may eat. And they said unto these; but the heavenly things him, Where wilt thou that we themselves with better sacrifices prepare? And he said unto them, than these For Christ is not en-Behold, when ye are entered into tered into the holy places made the city, there shall a man meet with hands, which are the figures you bearing a pitcher of water; of the true; but into heaven it-follow him into the house where self, now to appear in the pre- he entereth in. And ye shall say sence of God for us: nor yet that unto the good man of the house, he should offer himself often, as The Master saith unto thee, Where the high priest entereth into the is the guest-chamber, where I holy place every year with blood shall eat the passover with my of others: (for then must he of-disciples? And he shall show you ten have suffered since the foun-a large upper room furnished: dation of the world) but now there make ready. And they once, in the end of the world, went and found as he had said hath he appeared to put away unto them; and they made ready sin by the sacrifice of himself. the passover. And when the hour And as it is appointed unto men was come, he sat down, and the once to die, but after this the twelve Apostles with him. And

he said unto them, With desire that ye may eat and drink at my I have desired to eat this passover table in my kingdom, and sit on with you before I suffer. For I thrones, judging the twelve tribes say unto you, I will not any more of Israel. And the Lord said, eat thereof, until it be fulfilled in Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath the kingdom of God. And he desired to have you, that he may took the cup, and gave thanks, sift you as wheat but I have and said, Take this, and divide it prayed for thee, that thy faith fail among yourselves. For I say not; and when thou art convertunto you, I will not drink of the ed, strengthen thy brethren. And fruit of the vine, until the king-he said unto him, Lord. I am dom of God shall come. And he ready to go with thee both into took bread, and gave thanks, and prison and to death. And he said, brake it, and gave unto them, say-I tell thee, Peter, the cock shall ing, This is ny body, which is not crow this day, before that thou given for you: this do in remem-shalt thrice deny that thou knowbrance of me. Likewise also the est me. And he said unto them, cup after supper, saying, This cup When I sent you without purse, is the new testament in my blood, and scrip, and shoes, lacked ye which is shed for you But be-jany thing? And they said, Nohold, the hand of him that betray-thing. Then said he unto them, eth me is with me on the table. But now he that hath a purse, let And truly the Son of man goeth him take it, and likewise his as it was determined: but woe scrip: and he that hath no sword, unto that man by whom he is be-let him sell his garment and buy trayed. And they began to in-one. For I say unto you, that this quire among themselves, which that is written must yet be acof them it was that should do this complished in me. And he was thing. And there was also a strife reckoned among the transgresamong them, which of them sors for the things concerning should be accounted the greatest. me have an end. And they said, And he said unto them, The kings Lord, behold, here are two of the Gentiles exercise lordship swords. And he said unto them, over them; and they that exer- It is enough. And he came out, cise authority upon them are and went, as he was wont, to the called benefactors. But ye shall mount of Olives; and his discinot be so: but he that is greatest ples also followed him. And among you, let him be as the when he was at the place, he younger; and he that is chief, as said unto them, Pray that ye enhe that doth serve. For whether ter not into temptation. And he is greater, he that sitteth at meat, was withdrawn from them about or he that serveth? is not he that a stone's cast, and kneeled down, sitteth at meat? But I am among and prayed, saying, Father, if thou you as he that serveth. Ye are be willing, remove this cup from they which have continued with me: nevertheless, not my will, And there me in my temptations. And I ap-but thine be done. point unto you a kingdom, as my appeared an angel unto him from Father hath appointed unto me:heaven, strengthening him. And