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Jesus. Brethren, the grace of our Lord Jefus Chrift be with your fpirit. Amen.

The Gospel. S. Matth. 6. 24.

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Nfters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or elfe he will hold to the one, and defpife the other. Ye cannot ferve God and Mammon, Therefore I fay unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye fhall eat, or what ye thall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment? Behold the fowls of the air: for they fow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your hea venly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they? Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his ftature? And why take ye thought for raiment? confider the lilies of the field how they grow they toil not, neither do they fpin; and yet I fay unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Wherefore, if God fo clothe the grafs of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is caft into the oven, fhall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith? Therefore take no thought, faying, What fhall we eat? or, What fhall we drink? or, Wherewithal fhall we be clothed? (for after all these things do the Gentiles feek) for your heavenly Father knoweth

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Lord, we beseech thee, let and defend thy Church; and O thy continual pity cleanfe because it cannot continue in fafety without thy fuccour, preferve it evermore by thy help and goodness, through Jefus Chrift our Lord, Amen.

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The Epifle. Ephef. 3. 13. tribulations for you, which Defire that ye faint not at my your glory. For this caufe I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jefus Chrift, of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, that he would grant you according to the riches of his glory, to be ftrengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man; that Chrift may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all faints, what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; and to know the love of Chrift, which paffeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fullnefs of God. Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think according to the power that worketh in us, unto him be glory in the Church by Chrift Jefus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.

The Gofpel, S. Luke 7. 11.
ND it came to pass the day

that ye have need of all thefe A after, that Jefus went into

things. But feek ye firft the kingdom of God, and his right eoufnefs, and all these things fhall be added unto you. Take therefore no thought for the morrow for the morrow fhall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof,

a city called Nain: and many of his difciples went with him, and much people. Now when, he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only fon of his mother, and the was a widow; and much people of the city was with her. And when the Lord

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faw her, he had compaffion on her, and faid unto her, Weep not. And he came and touched the bier: and they that bare him ftood still. And he faid, Young man, I fay unto thee, Arife. And he that was dead fat up, and began to fpeak: and he delivered him to his mother. And there came a fear on all: and they glorified God, faying, That a great prophet is rifen up among us; and, That God hath vifited his people. And this rumour of him went forth throughout all Judea, and throughout all the region round about.

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The feventeenth Sunday after
Trinity.

The Collect.
ORD, we pray thee, that thy
grace may always prevent
and follow us; and make us con-
tinually to be given to all good
works, through Jefus Chrift our
Lord. Amen.

The Epiftle. Ephef. 4. 1. I Therefore the prifoner of the Lord befeech you, that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, with all lowlinefs and meeknefs, with long-fuffering, forbearing one another in love; endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one Faith, one Baptifm, one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.

The Gospel. S. Luke 14. 1. came to pafs as Jefus went into the house of one of the chief Pharifees to eat bread on the fabbath-day, that they watched him. And behold, there was a certai.. man before him, which had the dropfy, And Jefus anfwering fpake unto the lawyers

and Pharifees, faying, Is it law.
ful to heal on the fabbath day?
And they held their peace. And
he took him and healed him,
and let him go; and answered
them, faying, Which of you fhall
have an afs or an ox fallen into
a pit, and will not straightway
pull him out on the fabbath-day?
And they could not anfwer him
again to thefe things. And be
put forth a parable to those who
were bidden, when he marked
how they chofe out the chief
rooms, faying unto them, When
thou art bidden of any man to
a wedding, fit not down in the
highest room; left a more hon-
ourable man than thou be bid-
den of him: And he that bade
thee and him, come, and say to
thee, Give this man place; and
thou begin with fhame to take
the lowest room. But when thou
art bidden, go, and fit down in
the lowest room; that when he
that bade thee cometh, he may
fay unto thee, Friend, go up
higher. Then fhalt thou have
worship in the presence of them
that fit at meat with thee. For
whofoever exalteth himself fhall
be abafed; and he that humbleth
himfelf fhall be exalted.

The eighteenth Sunday after
Trinity.

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terance, and in all knowledge: even as the teftimony of Chrift was confirmed in you. So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jefus Chrift: who fhall alfo con

firm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jefus Chrift.

The Gofpel. S Matth. 22. 34. Wheard that Jefus had put HEN the Pharifees had

the Sadducees to filence, they were gathered together. Then one of them, which was a law yer, afked him a queftion, tempt ing him, and faying, Master, which is the great commandment in the law? Jefus faid unto him, Thou fhalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy foul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the fecond is like unto it, Thou fhalt love thy neighbour as thyfelf. On thefe two command ments hang all the law and the prophets. While the Pharifees were gathered together, Jefus afked them, faying, What think ye of Chrift? whofe fon is he? They fay unto him, The fon of David. He faith unto them, How then doth David in fpirit call him Lord, faying, The Lord faid unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footftool? If David then call him Lord, how is he his fon? And no man was able to answer him a word, neither durft any man from that day forth aik him any more queftions.

The nineteenth Sunday after Trinity. The Collect. GOD, forafmuch as with out thee we are not able to please thee; Mercifully grant

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that thy Holy Spirit may in all things direct and rule our hearts, through Jefus Chrift our Lord. Amen.

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The Epifle. Ephef. 4. 17. HIS I fay therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind; having the undernated from the life of God, ftanding darkened, being alie

through the ignorance that is in them, becaufe of the blindner's of their heart: who being paft feeling have given themselves over unto lafciviousnefs, to work all uncleannefs with greedinefs. But ye have not fo learned Chrift; if fo be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jefus : That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lufts; and be renewed in the spirit of your mind; and that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness. Wherefore putting away lying, fpeak every man truth with his neighbour : for we are members one of another. Be ye angry, and fin not: let not the fun go down upon your wrath: neither give place to the devil. Let him that ftole fteal 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 no corrupt com> munication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the ufe of edifying, that it may minifter grace unto the hearers. And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are fealed unto the day of redempti on. Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and

evil-fpeaking be put away from you, with all malice. And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another; even as God for Chrift's fake hath forgiven you.

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The Gofpel. S. Matth. 9. 1. ESUS entered into a hip, and passed over, and came into his own city. And behold, they brought to him a man fick of the palfy, lying on a bed and Jefus feeing their faith, faid unto the fick of the pally, Son, be of good cheer: thy fins be forgiven thee. And behold, certain of the Scribes faid within them

felves, This man blafphem
eth. And Jefus knowing their
thoughts, faid, Wherefore think
ye evil in your hearts? For
whether is eafier? to fay, Thy
fins be forgiven thee; or to fay,
Arife, and walk? But that ye
may know that the Son of man
hath power on earth to forgive
fins, (then faith he to the fick of
the palfy) Arife, take up thy
bed, and go unto thine houfe,
And he arofe, and departed to
his houfe. But when the multi-
tude faw it, they marvelled, and
glorified God, which had given
fuch power unto men.

The twentieth Sunday after
Trinity.
The Collect.
Almighty and moft merci-

goodness, keep us, we befeech thee, from all things that may hurt us; that we being ready both in body and foul, may cheerfully accomplish thofe things that thou wouldeft have done, through Jefus Chrift our 1 Lord. Amen..

The Epifle. Ephef. 5.15.. then that ye walk circumSp thin, not ye tools, but as wife, redeeming the time, be

caufe the days are evil. Wherefore be ye not unwife, but underftanding what the will of the Lord is. And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excefs; but be filled with the Spirit; fpeaking to yourfelves in pfalms, and hymns, and spiritual fongs, finging and making melody in your heart to the Lord; giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father, in the Name of our Lord Jefus Chrift; fubmitting yourfelves one to another in the fear of God.

The Gospel. S. Matth. 22. 1.

heaven is like unito a certain ESUS faid, The kingdom of king which made a marriage for his fon, and fent forth his fer vants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come. Again he (ent forth other fervants, faying, Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come unto the marriage. But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandize: and the remnant took his fervants, and entreated them fpitefully, and flew them. But when the king heard thereof he was wroth: and he fent forth his armies, and destroyed thofe murderers,

faith he to his fervants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy. Goye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye fhall find, bid to the marriage. So thofe fervants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good and the wedding was furnished with guests. And when the king came

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The twenty-firf and twenty-fecond Sundays after Trinity.

in to fee the guests, he saw there
a man which had not on a wed.
ding-garment: And he faith un-
to him, Friend, how cameft thou
in hither, not having a wedding-
garment? And he was fpeech-
fefs. Then faid the king to the
fervants, Bind him hand and
foot, and take him away, and
caft him into outer darkness:
there fhall be weeping and
gnashing of teeth. For many are
called, but few are chofen.

The twenty-first Sunday after
Trinity.

The Collect.
RANT, we beseech thee,

of God: praying always with all prayer and fupplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perfeverance, and fupplication for all faints; and for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the Gofpel; for which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I may fpake boldly, as I ought to fpeak.

The Gofpel. S. John. 4.46. Tman, whofe fon was fick at Capernaum. When he heard that Jefus was come out of Judea into Galilee, he went unto him,

was a certain noble-`

G merciful Lord, to thy faith and befought him that he would

ful people, pardon and peace; that they may be cleanfed from all their fins, and ferve thee with a quiet mind, through Jefus Chrift our Lord. Amen.

The Epifle. Ephef. 6, 10, MY Y brethren, be ftrong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to ftand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against fpiritual wickednefs in high plades. Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all to ftand. Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breaft-plate of righteousness ; and your feet fhod with the preparation of the gofpel of peace: above all, taking the fhield of faith, wherewith ye fhall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. And take the hel. met of falvation, and the fword of the Spirit, which is the word

come down, and heal his fon; for he was at the point of death. Then faid Jefus unto him, Ex-. cept ye fee figns and wonders, ye will not believe. The nobleman faith unto him, Sir, come down ere my child die. Jefus faith unto him, Go thy way, thy fon liveth. And the man believed the word that Jefus had fpoken unto him, and he went his way. And as he was now going down, his fervants met him, and told him, faying, Thy fon liveth. Then enquired he of them the hour when he began to amend. And they said unto him, Yefterday at the feventh hour the fever left him. So the father knew that it was at the fame hour in the which Jefus faid unto him, Thy fon liveth; and himself believed, and his whole house. This is again the fecond miracle that Jefus did when he was come out of Judea into Galilee.

The twenty-fecond Sunday after
Trinity.
The Colls.

LORD, we beseech thee to keep
thy houthold the Church in
continual godlinefs; that through

thy

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