vity captive, and gave gifts unto men. (Now that he afcended, what is it but that he alfo defcended first into the lower parts of the earth? He that defcended is the fame alfo that afcended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.) And he gave fome, apoftles; and some, prophets; and fome, evangelifts; and fome paftors and teachers: for the perfecting of the faints, for the work of the miniftry, for the edifying of the body of Chrift: til we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the ftature of the fulnefs of Chrift: that we henceforth be no more children toffed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the fleight of men, and cunning craftinefs, whereby they lie in wait to deceive; but fpeaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Chrift: from

branches. He that abideth in me and I in him, the fame bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. If a man abide not in me, he is caft forth as a branch, and is withered: and men gather them, and caft them into the fire, and they are burned. If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye fhall afk what ye will, and it fhall be done unto you. Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; fo fhall ye be my difciples. As the Father hath loved me, fo have I loved you: continue ye in my love. If ye keep my commandments, ye fhall abide in my love: even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love. These things have I fpoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.

S. Philip and S. James's Day. The Collect.

ed together, and compacted by that which every joint fupplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of eve. ry part, maketh increafe of the body unto the edifying of itfelf in love.

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The Gospel. S.John 15. 1. Am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. Every branch in me that beareth not fruit, he taketh away and every branch that beareth fruit he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more frui. Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you. Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. I am the vine, ye are the

to know is everlasting life; Grant us perfectly to know thy Son Jefus Christ to be the way, the truth, and the life; that fol. lowing the fteps of thy holy Apostle, Saint Philip and Saint James, we may ftedfaftly walk in the way that leadeth to eternal life, through the fame thy Son Jefus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Epiftle. S. James 1. 1. AMES á fervant of God, and Jof the Lord Jefus Chrift, to the twelve tribes which are fcattered abroad, gre ting, My brethren, count it all joy when yo fall into divers temptations; knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing. If any of you lack wisdom, let him F 2

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afk of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it all be given him. But let him afk in faith, nothing wavering: for he that wavereth is like a wave of the fea driven with the wind and toffed. For let not that man think that he fhall receive any thing of the Lord. A double-minded man is unstable in all his ways. Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted but the rich in that he is made low; because as the flower of the grafs he fhall pafs away. For the fun is no fooner rifen with a burning heat, but it withereth the grafs, and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perifheth: fo alfo fhall the rich man fade away in his ways. Bleffed is the man that endureth temptation for when he is tried, he fhall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him,

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The Gofpel. S. John 14. 1. AND Jefus faid unto his difciples, Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe alfo in me. In my Father's houfe are many mantions: If it were not fo, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you and if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myfelf, that where I am, there may be alfo. And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know. Thomas faith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goeft; and how can we know the way? Jefus faith unto him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No man cometh unto the Father but by me. If ye had known me, ye fhould have known my Father alfo and from henceforth e know him, and have feen Philip faith unto him, Lord,

fhew us the Father, and it fufficeth us. Jefus faith unto him, Have I been fo long time with you, and yet haft thou not known me, Philip? He that hath feen me, hath feen the Father; and how fayeft thou then, Shew us the Father? Believeft thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? The words that I speak unto you, I fpeak not of myself but the Father, that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works. Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or elfe believe me for the very works fake. Verily verily I fay unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do, fhall he do alfo ; and greater works than thefe fhall he do: because I go unto my Father. And whatfoever ye fhall ask in my Name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If ye fhall ask any thing in my Name, I will do it.

Saint Barnabas the Apoftle.

The Collect.

Lord God Almighty, who didft endue thy holy Apoftle Barnabas with fingular gifts of the Holy Ghoft; Leave us not, we beseech thee, deftitute of thy manifold gifts, nor yet of grace to use them alway to thy honour and glory, through Jefus Chrift our Lord. Amen.

For the Epiftle. Acts 11. 22. Tidings of thefe things came

unto the ears of the Church which was in Jerufalem: and they fent forth Barnabas, that he should go as far as Antioch: Who when he came, and had feen the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted them all that with purpofe of heart, they would cleave unto the Lord. For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Ghoft, and of faith; and much

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people was added unto the Lord. Then departed Barnabas to Tarfus for to feek Saul: And when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass that a whole year they affembled themselves with the Church, and taught much people: and the difciples were called Chriftians firft in Antioch. And in these days came pro. phets from Jerufalem unto Antioch. And there ftood up one of

them named Agabus, and fignified by the Spirit that there fhould be great dearth through

out all the world: which came

to pafs in the days of Claudius Cefar. Then the difciples, every man according to his ability, determined to fend relief unto the brethren which dwelt in Judea. Which alfo they did, and fent it to the elders by the hands of

Barnabas and Saul.

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The Gospel. S. John 15. 12. That my commandment, as I have loved you. Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. Ye are my friends, if ye do whatfoever I command you. Henceforth I call you not fervants; for the fervant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my

Father I have made known unto you. Ye have not chofen me, but I have chofen you, and ordained you, that ye fhould go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit Thould remain; that whatfoever ye fhall afk of the Father in my Name, he may give it you.

Saint John Baptift's.Day.

The Collect.

Almighty God, by whofe providence thy fervant john Baptift was wonderfully born,

and fent to prepare the way of thy Son our Saviour, by preaching of repentance: Make us fo to follow his doctrine and holy life, that we may truly repent according to his preaching: and after his example conftantly fpeak the truth, boldly rebuke vice, and patiently fuffer for the truth's fake, through Jefus Chrift our Lord. Amen.

For the Epiftle. Ifaiah 40. I. Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, faith your God. lem, and cry unto her, that her Speak ye comfortably to Jerufaher iniquity is pardoned: for warfare is accomplished, that the hath received of the Lord's hand double for all her fins. The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight in the defert a high way for our God. Every valley fhall be exalted, and every mountain and hill fhall be made crooked hall below and the and the rough places plain. And the glory of the Lord fhall be revealed, and all flefh fhall fee it Lord hath fpoken it. The voice together for the mouth of the faid, Cry. And he faid, What shall I cry? All flesh is grafs, and all the goodlinefs thereof is as the flower of the field. The grafs wicaufe the Spirit of the Lord blowthereth, the flower fadeth; beeth upon it: furely the people is grafs. The grafs withereth, the

flower fadeth: but the word of our God fhall stand for ever. Zion, that bringest good tidings, fain: O Jerufalem, that bringeft get thee up into the high moungood tidings, lift up thy voice with ftrength: lift it up, be not afraid; fay unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God, Behold,

the Lord God will come with ftrong hand, and his arm fhall rule for him: behold, his reward

is with him, and his work before him. He fhall feed his flock like a fhepherd: he fhall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bofom, and fhall gently lead thofe that are with young.

The Gospel. S. Luke 1. 57. Lifabeth's full time came that she should be delivered: and the brought forth a fon. And her neighbours and her coufins heard how the Lord had frewed great mercy upon her; and they rejoiced with her. And it came to pafs that on the eighth day they came to circumcife the child; and they called him Zacharias, after the name of his father. And his mother anfwered and faid, Not fo: but he fhall be called John. And they faid unto her, There is none of thy kindred that is called by this name. And they made figns to his father how he would have him called. And he asked for a writing-table, and wrote, faying, His name is John. And they marvelled all. And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue loofed, and he fpake and praised God. And fear came on all that dwelt round about them and all thefe fayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill-country of Judea. And all they that had heard them, laid them up in their hearts, faying, What manner of child fhail this be? And the hand of the Lord was with him. And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghoft, and prophefied, faying, Bleffed be the Lord God of Ifrael: for he hath vifited and redeemed his people, and hath raised up an horn of falvation for us, in the houfe of his fervant David; as he fpake by the mouth of his holy prophets which have been fince he world began; that we should

be faved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us; to perform the mercy promifed to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant; the oath which he fware to our father Abraham, that he would grant unto us, that we, being delivered out of the hands of our enemies, might ferve him without fear, in holiness and righteoufnefs before him all the days of our life. And thou, Child, halt be called the Prophet of the Highest for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways: to give knowledge of falvation unto his people, by the remiffion of their fins, through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayfpring from on high hath vifited us, to give light to them that fit in darkness and in the fhadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace. And the child grew and waxed strong in fpirit, and was in the deferts till the day of his fhewing unto Ifrael.

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Saint Peter's Day.

The Collect.

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