ny? Take that thine is, and go thy in cold and nakedness; besides way; I will give unto this last even those things that are without, that as unto thee. Is it not lawful for which cometh upon me daily, the me to do what I will with mine care of all the Churches. Who is own? Is thine eye evil, because I weak, and I am not weak? who is am good? So the last shall be first, offended, and I burn not? If I must and the first last; for many be needs glory, I will glory of the called, but few chosen. The Sunday called Sexagesima, or the second Sunday before Lent. The Collect. YE things which concern mine infirmities. The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which is blessed for evermore, knoweth that I lie not. LORD God, who seest that The Gospel. St. Luke viii. 4. we put not our trust in any WHEN much people were thing that we do; mercifully grant gathered together, and were that by thy power we may be come to him out of every city, he defended against all adversity, spake by a parable: A sower went through Jesus Christ our Lord. out to sow his seed; and as he sowAmen. ed, some fell by the way-side, and The Epistle. 2 Cor. xi. 19. it was trodden down, and the fowls E suffer fools gladly, seeing of the air devoured it; and some ye yourselves are wise. For fell upon a rock, and as soon as it ye suffer if a man bring you into was sprung up, it withered away, bondage, if a man devour you, if a because it lacked moisture; and man take of you, if a man exalt him- some fell among thorns, and the self, if a man smite you on the face. thorns sprang up with it, and choakI speak as concerning reproach, ed it; and other fell on good ground, as though we had been weak: how-and sprang up, and bare fruit an beit, whereinsoever any is bold, (I hundred fold. And when he had speak foolishly) I am bold also. said these things, he cried, He that Are they Hebrews? so am I: are hath ears to hear, let him hear. they Israelites? so am I: are they And his disciples asked him, saying, the seed of Abraham? so am I: are What might this parable be? And they ministers of Christ? (I speak he said, Unto you it is given to know as a fool) I am more: In labours the mysteries of the kingdom of more abundant; in stripes above God; but to others in parables: measure; in prisons more frequent; that seeing they might not see, and in deaths oft. Of the Jews five hearing they might not understand. - times received I forty stripes save Now the parable is this: the seed one; thrice was I beaten with rods; is the word of God. Those by the once was I stoned; thrice I suffer-way-side are they that hear; then ed shipwreck; a night and a day I cometh the devil, and taketh away have been in the deep; in jour-the word out of their hearts, lest neyings often; in perils of waters; they should believe and be saved. in perils of robbers; in perils by They on the rock are they, which, mine own countrymen; in perils when they hear, receive the word by the heathen; in perils in the with joy; and these have no root, city; in perils in the wilderness; in which for a while believe, and in perils in the sea; in perils among time of temptation fall away. And false brethren; in weariness and that which fell among thorns are painfulness; in watchings often; in they, which, when they have heard, hunger and thirst: in fastings often go forth, and are choaked with cares, and riches, and pleasures of shall vanish away. For we know this life, and bring no fruit to per- in part, and we prophesy in part. fection. But that on the good But when that which is perfect is ground are they, which, in an come, then that which is in part honest and good heart, having shall be done away. When I was heard the word, keep it, and bring a child, I spake as a child, I unforth fruit with patience. derstood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man, put away childish things. For The Sunday called Quinquagesi- I ma, or the next Sunday before now we see through a glass darkLent. ly; but then face to face: now I The Collect. know in part; but then shall I know LORD, who hast taught us even as also I am known. And that all our doings without now abideth faith, hope, charity, charity are nothing worth; send these three; but the greatest of thy Holy Ghost, and pour into our these is charity. TH hearts that most excellent gift of The Gospel. St. Luke xviii. 31. charity, the very bond of peace,HEN Jesus took unto him the and of all virtues; without which, twelve, and said unto them, whosoever liveth is counted dead Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, before thee: Grant this for thine and all things that are written by only Son Jesus Christ's sake. the prophets concerning the Son of Amen. man shall be accomplished. For The Epistle. 1 Cor. xiii. 1. he shall be delivered unto the HOUGH I speak with the Gentiles, and shall be mocked, and tongues of men and of angels, spitefully entreated, and spitted and have not charity, I am become on: And they shall scourge him, as sounding brass or a tinkling cym- and put him to death; and the third bal: And though I have the gift of day he shall rise again. And they prophecy, and understand all mys-understood none of these things: teries, and all knowledge; and and this saying was hid from them, though I have all faith, so that I neither knew they the things which could remove mountains, and have were spoken. And it came to pass, not charity, I am nothing. And that as he was come nigh unto Jethough I bestow all my goods to richo, a certain blind man sat by the feed the poor, and though I give way-side begging; and hearing the my body to be burned, and have multitude pass by, he asked what not charity, it profiteth me nothing. it meant. And they told him, that Charity suffereth long, and is kind; Jesus of Nazareth passeth by. And charity envieth not; charity vaunt- he cried, saying, Jesus, thou Son eth not itself; is not puffed up; of David, have mercy on me. And doth not behave itself unseemly; they which went before rebuked seeketh not her own; is not easily him, that he should hold his peace; provoked; thinketh no evil; re- but he cried so much the more, joiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth Thou Son of David, have mercy in the truth; beareth all things, be-on me. And Jesus stood, and comlieveth all things, hopeth all things, manded him to be brought unto endureth all things. Charity never him: and when he was come near, faileth: but whether there be pro- he asked him, saying, What wilt phecies, they shall fail; whether thou that I should do unto thee? there be tongues, they shall cease; And he said, Lord, that I may rewhether there be knowledge, itceive my sight. And Jesus said Ꭰ unto him, Receive thy sight; thy knowledge our vileness, and truly faith hath saved thee. And imme- repent us of our faults; and so make diately he received his sight, and haste to help us in this world, that followed him, glorifying God: and we may ever live with thee in the all the people, when they saw it, world to come,through Jesus Christ gave praise unto God. our Lord. Amen. The first Day of Lent, commonly called Ash-Wednesday. Then shall the people say this that followeth, after the Minister. TURN thou us, O good Lord, The Collect. and so shall we be turned. Be LMIGHTY and everlasting favourable, O Lord, be favourable God, who hatest nothing that to thy people, who turn to thee in thou hast made, and dost forgive weeping, fasting and praying. For the sins of all those who are peni- thou art a merciful God, full of tent; create and make in us new compassion, long suffering, and of and contrite hearts, that we, wor-great pity. Thou sparest when thily lamenting our sins and ac-we deserve punishment, and in thy knowledging our wretchedness, wrath thinkest upon mercy. Spare may obtain of thee, the God of all thy people, good Lord, spare them; mercy, perfect remission and for- and let not thine heritage be brought giveness, through Jesus Christ our to confusion. Hear us, O Lord, for Lord. Amen. thy mercy is great; and after the This Collect is to be read every day in Lent, af- multitude of thy mercies look upon ter the Collect appointed for the day. OLO At Morning Prayer, the Litany being ended, us, through the merits and mediashall be said the following Prayers, immediately tion of thy blessed Son, Jesus Christ before the general Thanksgiving. LORD,we beseech thee, mer- our Lord. Amen. cifully hear our prayers, and For the Epistle. Joel ii. 12. spare all those who confess their TURN ye even to me, saith the sins unto thee; that they, whose Lord, with all your heart, and consciences by sin are accused, by with fasting, and with weeping, and thy merciful pardon may be ab- with mourning. And rend your solved, through Christ our Lord. heart, and not your garments, and Amen. turn unto the Lord your God: for MOST mighty God, and mer- he is gracious and merciful, slow to ciful Father, who hast com- anger, and of great kindness, and passion upon all men, and hatest repenteth him of the evil. Who nothing that thou hast made; who knoweth if he will return, and rewouldest not the death of a sinner, pent, and leave a blessing behind but rather that he should turn from him, even a meat-offering and a his sin, and be saved; mercifully drink-offering unto the Lord your forgive us our trespasses; receive God? Blow the trumpet in Zion, and comfort us, who are grieved sanctify a fast, call a solemn assemand wearied with the burden of our bly, gather the people, sanctify the sins. Thy property is always to congregation, assemble the elders, have mercy; to thee only it apper-gather the children and those that taineth to forgive sins: spare us suck the breasts; let the bridetherefore, good Lord, spare thy groom go forth of his chamber, and people, whom thou hast redeemed: the bride out of her closet; let the enter not into judgment with thy priests, the ministers of the Lord, servants, who are vile earth, and weep between the porch and the miserable sinners; but so turn thine altar, and let them say, Spare thy anger from us, who meekly ac- people, O Lord, and give not thine heritage to reproach, that the hea- in much patience, in afflictions, in! then should rule over them: where- necessities, in distresses, in stripes, fore should they say among the in imprisonments, in tumults, in people, Where is their God? labours, in watchings, in fastings The Gospel. St. Matt. vi. 16. by pureness, by knowledge,by longHEN ye fast, be not as the suffering, by kindness, by the Holy hypocrites, of a sad counte- Ghost, by love unfeigned, by the nance: for they disfigure their faces, word of truth, by the power of God, that they may appear unto men to by the armour of righteousness on fast. Verily I say unto you, they the right hand and on the left, by have their reward. But thou, when honour and dishonour, by evil rethou fastest, anoint thine head, and port and good report; as deceivers, wash thy face, that thou appear not and yet true; as unknown, and yet unto men to fast, but unto thy Fa- well known; as dying, and behold ther which is in secret; and thy we live; as chastened, and not Father which seeth in secret, shall killed; as sorrowful, yet alway rereward thee openly. Lay not up joicing; as poor, yet making many for yourselves treasures upon earth, rich; as having nothing, and yet where moth and rust doth corrupt, possessing all things. and where thieves break through and steal: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and be tempted of the devil: And when where thieves do not break through he had fasted forty days and forty nor steal: For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. The first Sunday in Lent. The Collect. The Gospel. St. Matt. iv. 1. HEN was Jesus led up of the spirit into the wilderness, to nights, he was afterward an hungered. And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread. But he answered LORD,who for our sake didst and said, It is written, Man shall fast forty days and forty nights; not live by bread alone, but by give us grace to use such abstinence, every word that proceedeth out of that our flesh being subdued to the the mouth of God. Then the devil Spirit, we may ever obey thy godly taketh him up into the holy city, motions in righteousness and true and setteth him on a pinnacle of holiness, to thy honour and glory, the temple, and saith unto him, If who livest and reignest with the thou be the Son of God, cast thyFather and the Holy Ghost, one self down; for it is written, He God, world without end. Amen. shall give his angels charge conThe Epistle. 2 Cor. vi. 1. cerning thee; and in their hands VE then, as workers together they shall bear thee up, lest at any with him, beseech you also, time thou dash thy foot against a that ye receive not the grace of God stone. Jesus said unto him, It is in vain: (For he saith, I have heard written again, Thou shalt not thee in a time accepted, and in the tempt the Lord thy God. Again day of salvation have I succoured the devil taketh him up into an thee: behold, now is the accepted exceeding high mountain, and time; behold, now is the day of showeth him all the kingdoms of salvation) giving no offence in any the world, and the glory of them; thing, that the ministry be not and saith unto him, All these things blamed; but in all things approving will I give thee, if thou wilt fall ourselves as the ministers of God, down and worship me. Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, of Canaan came out of the same Satan; for it is written, Thou shalt coasts, and cried unto him, saying, worship the Lord thy God, and Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou him only shalt thou serve. Then Son of David: my daughter is the devil leaveth him, and behold, grievously vexed with a devil. But angels came and ministered unto he answered her not a word. And him. his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us. But he answered and said, I am not sent but The second Sunday in Lent. The Collect. ALMIGHTY God, who seest unto the lost sheep of the house of that we have no power of Israel. Then came she and worourselves to help ourselves; keep shipped him, saying, Lord, help us both outwardly in our bodies, me. But he answered, and said, and inwardly in our souls; that It is not meet to take the chilwe may be defended from all ad-dren's bread, and to cast it to dogs. versities which may happen to the And she said, Truth, Lord; yet body, and from all evil thoughts the dogs eat of the crumbs which which may assault and hurt the fall from their master's table. Then soul, through Jesus Christ our Jesus answered and said unto her, Lord. Amen. O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And The Epistle. 1 Thess. iv. 1. WE beseech you, brethren, and her daughter was made whole from exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk, and to please God, so ye would abound more and more. For ye know that very hour. The third Sunday in Lent. God, look upon the hearty what commandments we gave you by the Lord Jesus. For this is the desires of thy humble servants, and will of God, even your sanctifi- stretch forth the right hand of thy cation, that ye should abstain Majesty, to be our defence against from fornication; that every one of all our enemies, through Jesus you should know how to possess Christ our Lord. Amen. his vessel in sanctification and The Epistle. Ephes. v. 1. honour; not in the lust of concupi-BF ye therefore followers of scence, even as the Gentiles which God, as dear children; and know not God that no man go walk in love, as Christ also hath beyond and defraud his brother in loved us, and hath given himself any matter; because that the Lord for us, an offering and a sacrifice is the avenger of all such, as we to God, for a sweet-smelling saalso have forewarned you and tes-vour. But fornication and all untified. For God hath not called us cleanness, or covetousness, let it unto uncleanness, but unto holi- not be once named amongst you, ness. He therefore that despiseth, as becometh saints; neither filthidespiseth not man, but God, who ness, nor foolish talking, nor jesthath also given unto us his Holy ing, which are not convenient; but Spirit. rather giving of thanks. For this The Gospel. St. Matt. xv. 21. ye know, that no whoremonger, ESUS went thence, and de- nor unclean person, nor covetous parted into the coasts of Tyre man, who is an idolater, hath any and Sidon. And behold, a woman inheritance in the kingdom of |