they all. And they came to a place which was named Gethsemane: and he faith to his disciples, Sit ye here, while I fhall pray. And he taketh with him Peter, and James, and John, and began to be fore amazed, and to be very heavy, and faith unto them, My foul is exceeding forrowful unto death; tarry ye here, and watch. And he went forward a little, and fell on the ground, and prayed, that, if it were poffible, the hour might pafs from him. And he faid, Abba, Father, all things are poffible unto thee; take away this cup from me; neverthelefs, not what I will, but what thou wilt. And he cometh and findeth them fleeping, and faith unto Peter, Simon, fleepest thou? couldeft not thou watch one hour? Watch ye and pray, left ye enter into temptation: the spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is weak. And again he went away, and prayed, and spake the fame words. And when he returned he found them asleep again, (for their eyes were heavy,) neither wift they what to answer him. And he cometh the third time, and faith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your reft: it is enough, the hour is come; behold, the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of finners. Rife up, let us go; lo, he that betrayeth me is at hand. And immediately, while he yet spake, cometh Judas, one of

the twelve, and with him a great multitude with fwords and ftaves, from the chief priefts, and the fcribes, and the elders. And he that betrayed him had given them a token, faying, Whomfoever I fhall kifs, that fame is he; take him, and lead him away fafely. And as foon as he was come he goeth straightway to him, and faith, Mafter, mafter; and kiffed him. And they laid their hands on him, and took him. And one of them that food by drew a fword, and fmote a fervant of the high priest, and cut off his ear. And Jefus answered, and faid unto them, Are ye come out as against a thief, with fwords and with staves, to take me? I was daily with you in the temple teaching, and ye took me not: but the Scriptures must be fulfilled. And they all forfook him, and fled.. And there followed him a certain young man, having a linen cloth caft about his naked body; and the young men laid hold on him : and he left the linen cloth, and fled from them naked. And they led Jefus away to the high priest: and with him were affembled all the chief priests, and the elders, and the fcribes. And Peter followed him afar off, even into the palace of the high prieft; and he fat with the fervants, and warmed himself at the fire. And the chief priests and all the council fought

for witness against Jefus to put him to death; and found none. For many bare falfe witness against him, but their witnefs agreed not together. And there arofe certain, and bare falfe witness against him, faying, We heard him fay, I will deftroy this temple that is made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hands. But neither fo did their witness agree together. And the high prieft ftood up in the midft, and asked Jefus, faying, Anfwerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness against thee? But he held his peace, and anfwered nothing. Again the high prieft afked him, and faid unto him, Art thou the Chrift, the Son of the Bleffed? And Jefus faid, I am; and ye fhall fee the Son of Man fitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of hea

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Then the high priest rent his clothes, and faith, What need we any further witneffes? have heard the blafphemy: what think ye? And they all condemned him to be guilty of death. And fome began to fpit on him, and to cover his face, and to buffet him, and to fay unto him, Prophefy: and the fervants did ftrike him with the palms of their hands. And as Peter was beneath in the palace there cometh one of the maids of the high prieft; and when fhe faw Peter

warming himself she looked upon him, and faid, And thou alfo waft with Jefus of Nazareth. But he denied, faying, I know not, neither understand I what thou fayeft. And he went out into the porch; and the cock crew. And a maid faw him again, and began to fay to them that ftood by, This is one of them. And he denied it again. And a little after, they that stood by faid again to Peter, Surely thou art one of them; for thou art a Galilean, and thy fpeech agreeth thereto. But he began to curfe and to fwear, faying, I know not this man of whom ye fpeak. And the fecond time the cock crew. And Peter called to mind the word that Jefus faid unto him, Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice. And when he thought thereon, he wept.

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Tuesday before Eafter. For the Epifle. Ifai. 1. 5. HE Lord God hath opened mine ear, and I was not rebellious, neither turned away back. I gave my back to the fmiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from fhame and fpitting. For the Lord God will help me, therefore fhall I not be confounded: therefore have I fet my face like a flint, and I know that I fhall not be afhamed. He is near that justifieth

and bowing their knees worshipped him. And when they had mocked him they took off the purple from him, and put his own clothes on him, and led him out to crucify him. And they compel one Simon a Cyrenian, who passed by, coming out of the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his crofs. And they bring him unto the place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, The place of a fcull. And they gave him to drink wine mingled with myrrh; but he received it not. And when they had crucified him they parted his garments, cafting lots upon them, what every man fhould take. And it was the third hour, and they crucified him. And the fuperfcription of his accufation was written over, THE KING OF THE JEWS. And with him they crucify two thieves, the one on his right hand, and the other on his left. And the fcripture was fulfilled, which faith, And he was numbered with the tranfgreffors. And they that paffed by railed on him, wagging their heads, and faying, Ah, thou that destroyeft the

temple, and buildest it in three days, fave thyself, and come down from the cross. Likewife also the chief priests mocking faid among themselves, with the fcribes, He faved others; himself he cannot fave. Let Chrift the King of If

rael defcend now from the crofs, that we may fee and believe. And they that were crucified with him reviled him. And when the fixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour. And at the ninth hour Jefus cried with a loud voice, faying, Eloi, Eloi, lama fabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why haft thou forfaken me? And fome of them that ftood by, when they heard it, said, Behold, he calleth Élias. And one ran and filled a fpunge full of vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink, faying, Let alone ; let us fee whether Elias will come to take him down. And Jefus cried with a loud voice, and gave up the ghost. And the vail of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom. And when the centurion, which stood over against him, faw that he fo cried out, and gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God.

fhall he appear the second time without fin unto falvation. The Gospel. St. Luke xxii. 1. OW the feast of unleavened NOW the fe bread drew nigh, which is called the Paffover. And the chief priefts and fcribes fought how they might kill him; for they feared the people. Then entered Satan into Judas furnamed Ifcariot, being of the number of the twelve. And he went his way, and communed with the chief priefts and captains, how he might betray him unto them. And they were glad, and covenanted to give him money. And he promised, and fought opportunity to betray him unto them in the abfence of the multitude. Then came the day of unleavened bread, when the passover must be killed. And he fent Peter and John, faying, Go and prepare us the paffover, that we may eat. And they faid unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare? And he said unto them, Behold, when ye are entered into the city, there fhall a man meet you, bearing a pitcher of water; follow him into the house where he entereth in. And ye fhall fay unto the good-man of the house, The Mafter faith unto thee, Where is the guest-chamber, where I shall eat the paffover with my difciples? And he fhall fhew you a large upper-room furnished; there make ready. And they went, and found

when Mofes had spoken every pre- | cept to all the people, according to the law, he took the blood of calves and of goats, with water, and fcarlet wool, and hyffop, and fprinkled both the book, and all the people, faying, This is the blood of the teftament, which God hath enjoined unto you. Moreover, he fprinkled with blood both the tabernacle, and all the veffels of the miniftry. And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without hedding of blood is no remiffion. It was therefore neceffary that the patterns of things in the heavens fhould be purified with thefe; but the heavenly things themselves with better facrifices than these. For Chrift is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the prefence of God for us; nor yet that he should offer himself often, as the high priest entereth into the holy place every year with blood of others: for then must he often have fuffered fince the foundation of the world; but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away fin by the facrifice of himself. And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgement: fo Chrift was once offered to bear the fins of many; and unto them that look for him