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unto you; but I know him, and keep people took counsel against JESUS his saying. Your father Abraham to put him to death. And when they rejoiced to see my day, and he saw it, and was glad. Then said the Jews unto him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham? JESUS said unto them, Verily, verily, say unto you, before Abraham was, Then took they up stones to cast at him; but JESUS hid himself, and went out of the temple.

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had bound him, they led him away, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor. Then Judas, who had betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, saying, I have sinned, in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? see thou to that. And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself. And the chief priests took the ALMIGHTY and everlasting ful for to put them into the treasury, silver pieces, and said, It is not lawGOD, who, of thy tender love toward mankind, hast sent thy Son our Sabecause it is the price of blood. And viour JESUS CHRIST, to take upon them the potter's field to bury stranthey took counsel, and bought with him our flesh, and to suffer death upon the cross, that all mankind gers in. should follow the example of his great humility; mercifully grant that we may both follow the example of his patience, and also be made partakers of his resurrection, through the same JESUS CHRIST Our Lord. Amen.

The Collect.

Wherefore that field was

called, The field of blood, unto this day. (Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, pieces of silver, the price of him that saying, and they took the thirty was valued, whom they of the children of Israel did value, and gave The Epistle. Phil. ii. 5. them for the potter's field, as the LET this mind be in you, which LORD appointed me.) And JESUS was also in CHRIST JESUS; who stood before the governor; and the being in the form of GOD, thought it governor asked him, saying, Art thou not robbery to be equal with GOD; the king of the Jews? And JESUS but made himself of no reputation, said unto him, Thou sayest. And and took upon him the form of a serv- when he was accused of the chief ant, and was made in the likeness priests and elders, he answered noof men and being found in fashion thing. Then saith Pilate unto him, as a man, he humbled himself, and Hearest thou not how many things became obedient unto death, even the they witness against thee? And he death of the cross. Wherefore GOD answered him to never a word, insoalso hath highly exalted him, and much that the governor marvelled given him a name which is above greatly. Now at that feast the gov every name; that at the name of ernor was wont to release unto the JESUS every knee should bow, of people a prisoner, whom they would. things in heaven, and things in earth, And they had then a notable prisoner, and things under the earth; and that called Barabbas. Therefore, when every tongue should confess that they were gathered together, Pilate JESUS CHRIST is Lord, to the glory said unto them, Whom will ye that I release unto you? Barabbas, or JESUS, which is called CHRIST? For he knew that for envy they had delivered him. When he was set down on the judgment-seat, his wife

of GOD the Father.

The Gospel. St. Matt. xxvii. 1. WHEN the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the

sent unto him, saying, Have thou casting lots: that it might be fulfilled, nothing to do with that just man; for which was spoken by the prophet, I have suffered many things this day They parted my garments among in a dream because of him. But the them, and upon my vesture did they chief priests and elders persuaded the cast lots. And sitting down, they multitude that they should ask Barab-watched him there; and set up over bas, and destroy JESUS. The go- his head his accusation written, THIS vernor answered and said unto them, IS JESUS THE KING OF THE Whether of the twain will ye that I JEWS. Then were there two thieves release unto you? They said, Ba- crucified with him, one on the right rabbas. Pilate saith unto them, What hand, and another on the left. And shall I do then with JESUS, which is they that passed by reviled him, wagcalled CHRIST! They all say unto ging their heads, and saying, Thou him, Let him be crucified. And the that destroyest the temple, and buildgovernor said, Why, what evil hath est it in three days, save thyself: if he done? But they cried out the thou be the Son of GOD, come down more, saying, Let him be crucified. from the cross. Likewise also the When Pilate saw that he could pre-chief priests, mocking him, with the vail nothing, but that rather a tumult scribes and elders, said, He saved was made, he took water, and washed others, himself he cannot save: if he his hands before the multitude, say-be the King of Israel, let him now ing, I am innocent of the blood of this come down from the cross, and we just person: see ye to it. Then an- will believe him. He trusted in GOD; swered all the people, and said, His let him deliver him now, if he will blood be on us, and on our children. have him: for he said, I am the Son Then released he Barabbas unto of GOD. The thieves also which them and when he had scourged were crucified with him, cast the JESUS, he delivered him to be cruci- same in his teeth. Now from the fied. Then the soldiers of the go- sixth hour there was darkness over vernor took JESUS into the common- all the land, unto the ninth hour. hall, and gathered unto him the whole And about the ninth hour, JESUS band of soldiers. And they stripped cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, him, and put on him a scarlet robe. Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to And when they had platted a crown say, My GoD, my GOD, why hast of thorns, they put it upon his head, thou forsaken me? Some of them and a reed in his right hand; and that stood there, when they heard they bowed the knee before him, and that, said, This man calleth for Elias. mocked him, saying, Hail, King of And straightway one of them ran, and the Jews! And they spit upon him, took a spunge, and filled it with vineand took the reed and smote him on gar, and put it on a reed, and gave the head. And after that they had him to drink. The rest said, Let be, mocked him, they took the robe off let us see whether Elias will come to from him, and put his own raiment save him. JESUS, when he had on him, and led him away to crucify cried again with a loud voice, yielded him. And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name; him they compelled to bear And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, a place of a skull, they gave him vinegar to drink mingled with gall; and when he had tasted thereof, he would not drink. And they crucified him, and parted his garments,

his cross.

up the ghost. And behold, the vail of the temple was rent in twain, from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent; and the graves were opened; and many bodies of saints which slept, arose, and came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many. Now when the Centurion, and they that

were with him watching JESUS, saw | ses and his people, saying, Where is the earthquake, and those things that he that brought them up out of the were done, they feared greatly, say-sea, with the shepherd of his flock? ing, Truly this was the Son of GOD.

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Where is he that put his HOLY SPI RIT within him that led them by the right hand of Moses, with his glorious arm dividing the water beFor the Epistle. Isaiah lxiii. 1. fore them, to make himself an everWHO is this that cometh from lasting name? That led them through Edom, with dyed garments from Boz- the deep as a horse in the wilderness, rah? this that is glorious in his appa- that they should not stumble? As a rel, travelling in the greatness of his beast goeth down into the valley, the strength? I that speak in righteous- SPIRIT of the LORD caused him to ness, mighty to save. Wherefore rest: so didst thou lead thy people, art thou red in thine apparel, and thy to make thyself a glorious name. garments like him that treadeth in the Look down from heaven, and behold wine-fat? I have trodden the wine- from the habitation of thy holiness, press alone, and of the people there and of thy glory: where is thy zeal, was none with me: for I will tread and thy strength, the sounding of thy them in mine anger, and trample bowels, and of thy mercies toward them in my fury, and their blood me? are they restrained? Doubtshall be sprinkled upon my garments, less thou art our Father, though Abraand I will stain all my raiment. For ham be ignorant of us, and Israel the day of vengeance is in mine heart, acknowledge us not: thou, O LORD, and the year of my redeemed is come. art our Father, our Redeemer; thy And I looked, and there was none to name is from everlasting. O LORD, help; and I wondered that there was why hast thou made us to err from none to uphold: therefore mine own thy ways, and hardened our heart arm brought salvation unto me; and from thy fear? Return, for thy sermy fury it upheld me. And I will tread down the people in mine anger, and make them drurk in my fury, and I will bring down their strength to the earth. I will mention the loving kindnesses of the LORD, and the praises of the LORD, according to all that the LORD hath bestowed on us, and the great goodness toward the The Gospel. St. Mark xiv. 1. house of Israel, which he hath be- AFTER two days was the feast stowed on them, according to his of the Passover, and of unleavened mercies, and according to the multi-bread: and the chief priests and the tude of his loving kindnesses. For scribes sought how they might take he said, Surely they are my people, him by craft, and put him to death. children that will not lie: So he was But they said, Not on the feast day, their Saviour. In all their affliction lest there be an uproar of the people. he was afflicted, and the angel of his And being in Bethany, in the house presence saved them: in his love and of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, in his pity he redeemed them, and there came a woman having an alahe bare them, and carried them all baster box of ointment of spikenard, the days of old. But they rebelled, very precious; and she brake the box, and vexed his HOLY SPIRIT: there- and poured it on his head. And fore he was turned to be their enemy, there were some that had indignation and he fought against them. Then within themselves, and said, Why he remembered the days of old, Mo-was this waste of the ointment made 7

vants' sake, the tribes of thine inheritance. The people of thy holiness have possessed it but a little while: our adversaries have trodden down thy sanotuary. We are thine: thou never barest rule over them; they were not called by thy name.

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for it might have been sold for more of him: but wo to that man by whom than three hundred pence, and have the Son of man is betrayed! good been given to the poor. And they were it for that man if he had never murmured against her. And JESUS been born. And as they did eat, said, Let her alone: why trouble ye JESUS took bread, and blessed, and her? She hath wrought a good work brake it, and gave to them, and said, on me: for ye have the poor with you Take, cat: this is my body. And he always, and whensoever ye will, ye took the cup, and when he had given may do them good; but me ye have thanks, he gave it to them; and they not always. She hath done what all drank of it. And he said unto she could; she is come aforehand to them, This is my blood of the new anoint my body to the burying. Veri- testament, which is shed for many. ly I say unto you, Wheresoever this Verily I say unto you, I will drink Gospel shall be preached throughout no more of the fruit of the vine until the whole world, this also that she that day that I drink it new in the hath done shall be spoken of, for a kingdom of GOD. And when they memorial of her. And Judas Iscariot, had sung a hymn, they went out into one of the twelve, went unto the chief the mount of Olives. And JESUS priests, to betray him unto them. And saith unto them, All ye shall be of when they heard it, they were glad, fended because of me this night: for and promised to give him money. it is written, I will smite the shepAnd he sought how he might conve- herd, and the sheep shall be scat niently betray him. And the first tered. But after that I am risen, I day of unleavened bread, when they will go before you into Galilee. But killed the passover, his disciples said Peter said unto him, Although all unto him, Where wilt thou that we shall be cfended, yet will not I. And go and prepare, that thou mayest eat JESUS saith unto him, Verily I say the passover? And he sendeth forth unto thee, that this day, even in this two of his disciples, and saith unto night, before the cock crow twice, But he them, Go ye into the city; and there thou shalt deny me thrice. shall meet you a man bearing a pitch-spake the more vehemently, If I er of water: follow him. And where should die with thee, I will not deny soever he shall go in, say ye to the thee in any wise. Likewise also said good man of the house, The Master they all. And they came to a place saith, Where is the guest-chamber, which was named Gethsemane and where I shall eat the passover with he saith to his disciples, Sit ye here, my disciples? And he will show you while I shall pray. And he taketh a large upper room furnished and with him Peter, and James, and prepared: there make ready for us. John, and began to be sore amazed, And his disciples went forth, and and to be very heavy; and saith unto came into the city, and found as he them, My soul is exceeding sorrowhad said unto them: and they made ful unto death: tarry ye here and ready the passover. And in the watch. And he went forward a little, evening he cometh with the twelve. and fell on the ground, and prayed, And as they sat, and did eat, JESUS that, if it were possible, the hour said, Verily I say unto you, one of might pass from hiin. And he said, you which eateth with me shall be- Abba, Father, all things are possible tray me. And they began to be sor- unto thee take away this cup from rowful, and to say unto him one by me: nevertheless, not what I will, one, Is it I? And another said, Is but what thou wilt. And he cometh, it I? And he answered and said unto and findeth them sleeping, and saith them, It is one of the twelve that dip-unto Peter, Simon, sleepest thou? peth with me in the dish. The Son couldest not thou watch one hour? of man indeed goeth, as it is written Watch ye, and pray, lest ye enter

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into temptation; the spirit truly is witness agreed not together.) And ready, but the flesh is weak. And there arose certain, and bare false witagain he went away, and prayed, and ness against him, saying, We heard spake the same words. And when him say, I will destroy this temple he returned, he found them asleep that is made with hands, and within again (for their eyes were heavy); three days I will build another made neither wist they what to answer him. without hands. But neither so did And he cometh the third time, and their witness agree together. And saith unto them, Sleep on now, and the high priest stood up in the midst, take your rest: it is enough, the hour and asked JESUS, saying, Answerest is come; behold, the Son of man is thou nothing? what is it which these betrayed into the hands of sinners. witness against thee? But he held his Rise up, let us go; lo, he that betray- peace, and answered nothing. Again eth me is at hand. And immediately, the high priest asked him, and said while he yet spake, cometh Judas, unto him, Art thou the CHRIST, the one of the twelve, and with him a Son of the Blessed? And JESUS great multitude, with swords and said, I am: and ye shall see the Son staves, from the chief priests, and the of man sitting on the right hand of scribes, and the elders. And he that power, and coming in the clouds of betrayed him had given them a token, heaven. Then the high priest rent saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that his clothes, and saith, What need we same is he; take him, and lead him any further witnesses? ye have heard away safely. And as soon as he was the blasphemy: what think ye? And come, he goeth straightway to him, they all condemned him to be guilty and saith, Master, Master; and kiss- of death. And some began to spit on ed him. And they laid their hands him, and to cover his face, and to on him, and took him. And one of buffet him, and to say unto him, Prothem that stood by drew a sword, and phesy. And the servants did strike sinote a servant of the high priest, him with the palms of their hands. and cut off his ear. And JESUS an-And as Peter was beneath in the paswered and said unto them, Are ye lace, there cometh one of the maids of come out as against a thief, with the high priest; and when she saw swords and with staves, to take me? Peter warming himself, she looked I was daily with you in the temple, upon him, and said, And thou also teaching, and ye took me not; but wast with JESUS of Nazareth. But the Scriptures must be fulfilled. And he denied, saying, I know not, neither they all forsook him, and fled. And understand I what thou sayest. And there followed him a certain young he went out into the porch; and the man, having a linen cloth cast about cock crew. And a maid saw him his naked body; and the young men again, and began to say to them that laid hold on him. And he left the stood by, This is one of them. And linen cloth, and fled from them naked. he denied it again. And a little after, And they led JESUS away to the they that stood by said again to Peter, high priest and with him were as- Surely thou art one of them; for thou sembled all the chief priests, and the art a Galilean, and thy speech agreeth elders, and the scribes. And Peter thereto. But he began to curse and followed him afar off, even into the to swear, saying, I know not this palace of the high priest: and he sat man of whom ye speak. And the with the servants, and warmed him- second time the cock crew. self at the fire. And the chief priests, Peter called to mind the word that and all the council, sought for witness JESUS said unto him, Before the against JESUS to put him to death; cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me and found none. And when he thought there. (For many bare thrice. false witness against him, but their on he wept.

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