shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee rond, and keep thee in on every side, and shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee: and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation. And he went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold therein, and them that hought, saying unto them, It is written, My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves. And The eleventh Sunday after Trinity. GOD, who declarest thy Almighty power chiefly in showing mercy and pity; mercifully grant unto us such a measure of thy grace, that we, running the way of thy commandments, may ob tain thy gracious promises, and be made partakers of thy heavenly treasure, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. BR The Epistie. 1 Cor. xv. 1. off, would not lift up so much as rie eyes unto heaven, but smote upon n's breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner. I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himsen, shall be abased; and he that humbletli himself, shall be exalted. The twelfth Sunday after Trinity. ALMIGHTY and everlasting God who art always more ready to hear than we to pray, and art wont to give more than either we desire or deserve, pour down upon us the abundance of thy of our conscience is afraid, and giving mercy, forgiving us those things whereus those good things which we are not and mediation of Jesus Christ thy Son worthy to ask, but through the merits our Lord. Amen. The Epistle. 2 Cor. iii. 4. if the ministration of death, written and engraven in stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not steadfastly behold the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance, which glory was to be done away; how shall not the ministration of the Spirit be rather glorious? For if the ministration of condemnation be glory, much more doth the ministra tion of righteousness exceed in glory. to Goul-ward: Not that we are sufUCH trust have we through Christ ficient of ourselves to think any thing as RETHREN, I declare unto you the of ourselves; out our sufficiency is of Gospel which I preached unto you, God. Who also hath made us able minwhich also ye have received, and wherein isters of the New Testament; not of the ye stand; by which also ye are saved, if letter, but of the Spirit: for the letter ye keep in memory what I preached un-killeth, but the Spirit giveth life. But to you, unless ye have believed in vain. For I delivered unto you first of all, that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins, according to the Scriptures; and that he was buried; and that he rose again the third day, according to the Scriptures; and that he was seen of Cephas; then of the twelve: After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present; but some are fallen asleep After that he was seen of James; then of all the Apostles and last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time. For I am the least of the Apostles, that am not meet to be called an Apostle, because persecuted the Church of God. But, by the grace of God, I am what I m; and his grace, which was bestowed upon me, was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all not 1, but the grace of God which was with me. Therefore, whether it were 1, or they, so we preach, and so ye believed. The Gospel. St. Luke xviii. 9. this yet certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others: Two men went up into the temple to pray the one a Pharisee, and the other a Publican. The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this Publican: I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that 1 posBess. And the Publican standing afar The Gospel. St. Mark vii. 31. ESUS, departing from the coasts of Tyre and Sidon, came unto the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the coasts of Decapolis, and they bring unto him one that was deaf, and had an impedi ment in his speech; and they beseech him to put his hand upon him. And he took him aside from the multitude, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spit, and touched his tongue; and look. ing up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, be opened. And straightway his ears were opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he spake plain. And he charged them that they should tell no man: but the more he charged them, so much the more a great deal they published it; and were beyond measure astonished, saying, He hath done all things well; he maketh both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak The thirteenth Sunday after Trinity. ALMIGHTY and merciful God, of faithful people do unto thee true and landable service; grant, we beseech thee, that we may so faithfully serve thee in this life, that we fail not finally to attain thy heavenly promises, through the inerits of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. T The Epistle. Gal. iii. 16. NO Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ. And this I say, that the covenant that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was for four hundred and thirty years after. cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of none effect. For if the inheritance be of the law, it is no more of promise; but God gave it to Abraham by promise. Wherefore then serveth the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator. Now a mediator is not a mediator of one; but God is one. Is the law then against the promises of God? God forbid; for if there had been a law given which could have given life. verily righteousness should have been by the law. But the Scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise, by faith of Jesus Christ, might be given to them that believe. B The Gospel. St. Luke x. 23. LESSED are the eyes which see the things that ye see: For! tell you, that many prophets and kings have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard thein. And behold a certain lawYer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master. what shall I do to inherit eternal life? He said unto him, What is written in the law? How readest thou? And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy srength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself. And he said tinto him, Thou hast answered right; this do and shalt live. But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, An. who is my neighbour? And Jesus answering said, Acertain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stript him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead. And by chance there came down a certain Priest that way; and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked on him, and passel by on the other side. But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, caine where he was and when he saw him, he had compassion on him, and went to him, bond up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine; and set him on his own beast, and brought him into an inn, and took care of him. And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave them to the host, and said unto him, Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee. Which now of these three, thinkest thon, was neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves? And he said, He that showed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise. The fourteenth Sunday after Trinity. The Collect. LMIGHTY and everlasting God, give unto us the increase ef faith, hope, and charity; and that we may ob tain that which thou dost promise, make us to love that which thou dost command, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. The Epistle. Gal. v. 16. SAY then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit. and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary the one to the other; so that ye cannot do the things that ye would. But if ye be led by the Spirit, ye are not under the law Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these. Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, envy. ings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they who do such things, shail not inher the kingdom of God the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, faith, meekness, temperance against long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, such there is no law. And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh, with the affections and lusts. But The Gospel St. Luke xvii. 11. AND it came to pass, as Jestis went to Jerusalem, that he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, who stood afar off. And they lifted up their voices, and said. Jesus, Master, have mercy on us. And when he saw them, he said unto them. Go show yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were cleansed. And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, end with a loud voice glorified God, and fell down on his face at his fect, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan. And Jesus answering said. Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine? There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger. And he said unto him, Arise, go thy way thy faith hath made thee whole. The fifteenth Sunday after Trinity The Collect. KE EEP, we beseech thee. O Lord, thy Church with thy perpetual mercy: And because the frailty of man without thee cannot but fall, keep us ever by thy help from all things hurtful, and lead us to all things profitable to our salvation, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. The Epistle Gal. vi. 11. E see how large a letter I have writ As many as desire to make a fair show in the flesh, they constrain you to be circumcised only lest they should suffer persecution for the cross of Christ. For neither they themselves who are circumcised keep the law; but desire to have you circumcised, that they may glory in your flesh. But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world. For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision, but a new creature. And as many as walk according to this rule, peace be on them, and mercy, and upon the Israel of God. From henceforth let no man trouble me, for I bear in my body the marks of the Lord Jesus. Brethren, the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen The Gospel. St. Matt. vi. 24. have need of all these things. But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you Take therefore no thought for the morrow; for the mor row shall take thought for the things of itself sufficient unto the day is the evi thereof. The sixteenth Sunday after Trinity. LORD, we beseech thee, let thy continual pity cleanse and defend thy Church; and because it cannot continue in safety without thy succour, preserve it evermore by thy help and goodness, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. The Epistle. Ephes. iii. 13. your bulations for you, which is your glo. ry. For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 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 strengthenedl with might by his Spi rit in the inner man; that Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend, with all saints, what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; and to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God. Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that No man can serve two masters: for Worketh in us, unto him be glory in the either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other Ye cannot serve God and mammon. Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall 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 sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they? Which of you, by taking thought, can add one cubit unto his stature? And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow they toil not, neither do they spin; and yet I say unto you, that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Wherefore if God so clothe the grass of the field, which today is, and to-morrow is cast into the oven; shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith? Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or. Wherewithal shall we be clothed? (for after all these things do the Gentiles seek :) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye Church, by Christ Jesus, throughout al ages, world without end. Amen. The Gospel. St. Luke vii. 11. AND it came to pass the day after that Jesus went into a city called Nain; and many of his disciples went with him, and much people. Now, when he came nigh to the gate of the ci ty, behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow and much people of the city was with her And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not And he came and touched the bier, (and they that bare him stood still) and he said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise. And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak : and he delivered him to his mother. And there came a fear on all and they glorified God, saying, that a great Prophet is risen up among us; and, that God hath visit. ed his people. And this rumour of him went forth throughout all Judea, and throughout all the region round about. The seventeenth Sunday after Trinity. The Collect. L ORD, we pray thee, that thy grace may always prevent and follow us; and make us continually to be given to all good works, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. The Epistle. Ephes, iv. 1. THEREFORE, the prisoner of the I you thy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, with all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, for bearing one an other 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 Baptism, one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all. The Gospel. St. Luke xiv. 1. I came to pass, as Jesus went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread, on the Sabbath-day, that they watched him. And behold, there was a certain man before him, who had the dropsy And Jesus answering spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath-day? And they held their peace. And he took him, and healed him, and let him go; and answered them, saying, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out on the Sabbath-day 5 And they could not answer him again to these things. And he put forth a parable to those who were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them, When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room, lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him; and he that bade thee and him come and say to thee, Give this man place; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room. But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee. For whosoever exalteth himself, shall be abased: and he that humbleth himself, shall be exalted. The eighteenth Sunday after Trinity. ORD, we beseech thee, grant thy grace ten tations of the world, the flesh, and the devil and with pure hearts and minds to follow thee, the only God, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. The Gospel. St. Matt. xxii. 34. WHEN the Pharisees had heard that Jesus had put the Sadducees to silence, they were gathered together. Then one of them, who was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying, Master, which is the great com. mandment in the law? Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind: This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets. While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them, saying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him. The son of David. He saith unto them, How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool? If David then call him Lord, how is he his son ? And no man was able to answer him a word, neither durst any man, from tha day forth, ask him any more questions The nineteenth Sunday after Trinity. The Collect. GOD, forasmuch as without thee we are not able to please thee; mercifully grant that thy Holy Spirit may in all things direct and rule our hearts, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen The Epistle. Ephes. iv. 17. THIS I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind; having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God, through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart who, being past feeling, have given themselves over unto lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness. But ye have not so learned Christ; if so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus off, cerning the former conversation, the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; 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, speak ev ery man truth with his neighbour for we are members one of another. Be yo angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: neither give place to the devil. Let him that stole, steal no more; but rather let him labour D working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth. Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hear ers. And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evilspeaking, be put away from you, with all malice. And be ye kind one to an other, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you. The Gospel. St. Matt. ix. 1. JESUS entered into a ship, and passed over, and came into his own city. And behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed And Jesus, seeing their faith, said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, be of good cheer, thy sins be forgiven thee. And behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemeth. And Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts ? For whether is easier to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee? or to say, Arise, and walk? But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (then saith he to the sick of the palsy) Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house And he arose, and departed to his house. But when the iniltitude saw it, they marvelled, and glorified God, who had given such pow er unto men. The twentieth Sunday after Trinity. The Collect. 0 ALMIGHTY and most merciful God, of thy bountiful goodness keep us, we beseech thee, from all things that may hurt us; that we, being read boch in body and soul, may cheerfully accomplish those things which thou comnandest, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. The Epistle Ephes. v. 15 NEE then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise redeeming the time, because the days are evil Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is. And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit: speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing 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 Jesus Christ; submit ting yourselves one to another in the fear of God. The Gospel. St. Matt. xxi. 1. JESUS said, The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, who made a marriage for his son; and sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come. Again, he sent forth other ser vants, saying, Tell them who are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatlings are killed, aud all things are ready come unto the mar riage. But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, anoth er to his merchandise: and the remnant took his servants, and entreated them spitefully, and slew them. But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burnt up their city then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they who were bidden were not worthy. Go ye there. fore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage. Sa those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all, as ma ny as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was furnished with guests. And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man who had not on a wedding garment. And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither, not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless. Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take his away, and cast him into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. For many are called, but few are chosen. The twenty-first Sundayer Trinity. The Collect. RANT, we beseech thee, merciful Lord, to thy faithful people, par don and peace; that they may be cleans. ed from all their sins, and serve thee with a quiet mind, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. MY The Epistle. Ephes. vi. 10. Y brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against ties, against powers, against the rulers flesh and blood, but against principai of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. 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 stand Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth; and having on the breast-plate of righte ousness and your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. And take the hel met of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God : praying always with all prayer and supplica |