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whither I had driven them; and readily obeyed the calling of thy they shall dwell in their own land. Son Jesus Christ, and followed him The Gospel. St. John vi. 5. without delay; grant unto us all, WHEN Jesus then lift up his that we, being called by thy holy eyes, and saw a great com- word, may forthwith give up ourpany come unto him, he saith unto selves obediently to fulfil thy holy Philip, Whence shall we buy bread, commandments, through the same that these may eat? (and this he Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. said to prove him; for he himself The Epistle. Rom. x. 9. knew what he would do.) Philip F thou shalt confess with thy answered him, Two hundred pen-mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt ny-worth of bread is not sufficient believe in thine heart that God hath for them, that every one of them raised him from the dead, thou shalt may take a little. One of his dis-be saved. For with the heart man ciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's bro- believeth unto righteousness, and ther, saith unto him, There is a lad with the mouth confession is made here, who hath five barley-loaves, unto salvation. For the Scripture and two small fishes; but what are saith, Whosoever believeth on him they among so many? And Jesus shall not be ashamed. For there said, Make the men sit down. Now is no difference between the Jew there was much grass in the place. and the Greek: for the same Lord So the men sat down, in number over all, is rich unto all that call about five thousand. And Jesus upon him. For whosoever shall took the loaves, and when he had call upon the name of the Lord, given thanks, he distributed to the shall be saved. How then shall disciples, and the disciples to them they call on him in whom they have that were set down, and likewise not believed? and how shall they of the fishes, as much as they would. believe in him of whom they have When they were filled, he said un- not heard? And how shall they hear to his disciples, Gather up the frag-without a preacher? And how shall ments that remain, that nothing be they preach, except they be sent ? lost. Therefore they gathered them As it is written, How beautiful are together, and filled twelve baskets the feet of them that preach the with the fragments of the five bar- Gospel of peace, and bring glad tiley-loaves, which remained over dings of good things! But they and above unto them that had eaten. have not all obeyed the Gospel. Then those men, when they had For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath seen the miracle that Jesus did, believed our report? So then, faith said, This is of a truth that Prophet cometh by hearing, and hearing by that should come into the world. the Word of God. But I say, Have ¶ If there be any more Sundays before Advent-they not heard? Yes verily, their Sunday, the Service of some of those Sundays sound went into all the earth, and that were omitted after the Epiphany, shall be taken in to supply so many as are here wanting. their words unto the ends of the And if there be fewer, the overplus may be omit world. But I say, Did not Israel ted: Provided that this last Collect, Epistle, and know? First, Moses saith, I will provoke you to jealousy by them that are no people, and by a foolish nation I will anger you. But Esaias is very bold, and saith, I was found LMIGHTY God, who didst of them that sought me not; I was give such grace unto thy holy made manifest unto them that askApostle Saint Andrew, that heled not after me. But to Israel he

Gospel, shall always be used upon the Sunday next before Advent.

Saint Andrew's Day.

The Collect.

saith, All day long have I stretched them when Jesus came. The other forth my hands unto a disobedient disciples therefore said unto him, and gainsaying people. We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see

The Gospel. St. Matt. iv. 18. JESUS, walking by the sea of in his hands the print of the nails, Galilee, saw two brethren, and put my finger into the print of Simon, called Peter, and Andrew the nails, and thrust my hand into his brother, casting a net into the his side, I will not believe. And sea (for they were fishers.) And after eight days, again his discihe saith unto them, Follow me, and ples were within, and Thomas with I will make you fishers of men. them: Then came Jesus, the doors And they straightway left their nets, being shut, and stood in the midst, and followed him. And going on and said, Peace be unto you. Then from thence, he saw other two bre- said he to Thomas, Reach hither thren, James the son of Zebedee, thy finger, and behold my hands; and John his brother, in a ship and reach hither thy hand, and with Zebedee their father, mend-thrust it into my side; and be not ing their nets; and he called them. faithless, but believing. And ThoAnd they immediately left the ship mas answered and said unto him, and their father, and followed him. My Lord, and my God. Jesus

Saint Thomas the Apostle.

Saint Stephen's Day.

The Collect.

RANT, O Lord, that in all our sufferings here upon earth, for

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saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast beThe Collect. lieved; blessed are they that have LMIGHTY and everliving not seen, and yet have believed. A God, who, for the greater con- And many other signs truly did firmation of the faith, didst suffer thy Jesus in the presence of his disciholy Apostle Thomas to be doubtful ples, which are not written in this in thy Son's resurrection; grant us book. But these are written, that so perfectly, and without all doubt, ye might believe that Jesus is to believe in thy Son Jesus Christ, the Christ, the Son of God; and that our faith in thy sight may never that believing, ye might have life be reproved. Hear us, O Lord, through his name. through the same Jesus Christ; to whom, with thee and the Holy Ghost, be all honour and glory, now and for evermore. Amen. The Epistle. Ephes. ii. 19. TOW therefore ye are no more the testimony of thy truth, we may strangers and foreigners, but steadfastly look up to heaven, and fellow-citizens with the saints, and by faith behold the glory that shall of the household of God; and are be revealed; and being filled with built upon the foundation of the the Holy Ghost, may learn to love Apostles and Prophets, Jesus Christ and bless our persecutors, by the himself being the chief corner-example of thy first martyr Saint stone; in whom all the building, fitly Stephen, who prayed for his murframed together, groweth unto an derers to thee, O blessed Jesus, who holy temple in the Lord: in whom ye standest at the right hand of God, also are builded together for an ha- to succour all those who suffer for bitation of God, through the Spirit. thee, our only Mediator and AdvoThe Gospel. St. John xx. 24. cate. Amen. HOMAS, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with

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Then shall follow the Collect of the Nativity,
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which shall be said continually until New-Year's

Saint John the Evangelist's Day.

The Collect.

TERCIFUL Lord, we beseech

For the Epistle. Acts vii. 55. TEPHEN, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up stead-thee to cast thy bright beams fastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing of light upon thy Church, that it on the right hand of God; and being instructed by the doctrine of said, Behold, I see the heavens thy blessed Apostle and Evangelist opened, and the Son of man stand- St. John, may so walk in the light ing on the right hand of God. of thy truth, that it may at length Then they cried out with a loud attain to everlasting life, through voice, and stopped their ears, and Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. ran upon him with one accord, and The Epistle. 1 John i. 1. cast him out of the city, and sto- THAT which was from the The ned him and the witnesses laid beginning, which we have down their clothes at a young heard, which we have seen with man's feet, whose name was Saul. our eyes, which we have looked And they stoned Stephen, calling upon, and our hands have handled upon God, and saying, Lord Je- of the word of life; (for the life sus, receive my spirit. And he was manifested, and we have seen kneeled down, and cried with a it, and bear witness, and show unloud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to you that eternal life which was to their charge. And when he had with the Father, and was manisaid this, he fell asleep.

fested unto us ;) that which we have seen and heard, declare we The Gospel. St. Matt. xxiii. 34. unto you, that ye also may have B prophets' and wise men, and fellowship is with the Father, and

EHOLD, I send unto you fellowship with us; and truly our

scribes; and some of them ye shall with his Son Jesus Christ. And kill and crucify; and some of these things write we unto you, them shall ye scourge in your sy-that your joy may be full. This nagogues, and persecute them from then is the message which we have city to city; that upon you may heard of him, and declare unto you, come all the righteous blood shed that God is light, and in him is no upon the earth, from the blood of darkness at all. If we say that we righteous Abel, unto the blood of have fellowship with him, and Zacharias, son of Barachias, whom walk in darkness, we lie, and do ye slew between the temple and not the truth: But if we walk in the altar. Verily I say unto you, the light, as he is in the light, we All these things shall come upon have fellowship one with another, this generation. O Jerusalem, Je- and the blood of Jesus Christ his rusalem, thou that killest the pro-Son cleanseth us from all sin. If phets, and stonest them which are we say that we have no sin, we sent unto thee; how often would deceive ourselves, and the truth is I have gathered thy children to- not in us. If we confess our sins, gether, even as a hen gathereth he is faithful and just to forgive us her chickens under her wings, and our sins, and to cleanse us from all ye would not! Behold, your house unrighteousness. If we say that is left unto you desolate. For I we have not sinned, we make him say unto you, Ye shall not see me a liar, and his Word is not in us. henceforth, till ye shall say, Bless- The Gospel. St. John xxi. 19. ed is he that cometh in the name ESUS said unto Peter, Folof the Lord. low me. Then Peter turning

about, seeth the disciple whom Je- four beasts, and the elders: and no sus loved, following, (which also man could learn that song, but the leaned on his breast at supper, and hundred and forty and four thousaid, Lord, which is he that be- sand, which were redeemed from trayeth thee?) Peter seeing him, the earth. These are they which saith to Jesus, Lord, and what were not defiled with women, for shall this man do? Jesus saith un- they are virgins: these are they to him, If I will that he tarry till I which follow the Lamb whithercome, what is that to thee? Fol-soever he goeth: these were relow thou me. Then went this say-deemed from among men, being ing abroad among the brethren, the first-fruits unto God, and to the that that disciple should not die: Lamb. And in their mouth was yet Jesus said not unto him, He found no guile; for they are withshall not die: but, If I will that he out fault before the throne of God. tarry till I come, what is that to The Gospel. St. Matt. ii. 13. thee? This is the disciple which THE angel of the Lord appeartestifieth of these things, and wrote eth to Joseph in a dream, these things, and we know that his saying, Arise, and take the young testimony is true. And there are child and his mother, and flee into also many other things which Je- Egypt, and be thou there until I sus did, the which, if they should bring thee word; for Herod will be written every one, I suppose seek the young child to destroy that even the world itself could not him. When he arose, he took the contain the books that should be young child and his mother by written.

The Innocents Day.

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night, and departed into Egypt; and was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled The Collect. which was spoken of the Lord by ALMIGHTY God, who out the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt of the mouths of babes and have I called my Son. Then Hesucklings hast ordained strength, rod, when he saw that he was and madest infants to glorify thee mocked of the wise men, was exby their deaths: mortify and kill ceeding wroth, and sent forth, and all vices in us, and so strengthen slew all the children that were us by thy grace, that by the inno- in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts cency of our lives, and constancy thereof, from two years old and of our faith even unto death, we under, according to the time which may glorify thy holy name, through he had diligently inquired of the Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. wise men. Then was fulfilled that For the Epistle. Rev. xiv. 1. which was spoken by Jeremy the I LOOKED, and lo, a Lamb prophet, saying, In Rama was stood on the mount Sion, and there a voice heard, lamentation, with him an hundred forty and and weeping, and great mourning, four thousand, having his Father's Rachel weeping for her children, name written in their foreheads. and would not be comforted, beAnd I heard a voice from heaven, cause they are not. as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps: and they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the Apostle Saint Paul, hast caused

The Conversion of St. Paul.

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The Collect.

GOD, who, through the preaching of the blessed

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the light of the Gospel to shine of Judas for one called Saul, of throughout the world; grant, we Tarsus: for behold, he prayeth, beseech thee, that we, having his and hath seen in a vision a man wonderful conversion in remem- named Ananias, coming in, and brance, may show forth our thank-putting his hand on him, that he fulness unto thee for the same, by might receive his sight. Then following the holy doctrine which Ananias answered, Lord, I have he taught, through Jesus Christ our heard by many of this man, how Lord. Amen. much evil he hath done to thy saints For the Epistle. Acts ix. 1. at Jerusalem: and here he hath ND Saul, yet breathing out authority from the chief priests to threatenings and slaughter bind all that call on thy name. But against the disciples of the Lord, the Lord said unto him, Go thy went unto the High Priest, and de- way: for he is a chosen vessel unsired of him letters to Damascus to me, to bear my name before the to the synagogues, that if he found Gentiles, and kings, and the chilany of this way, whether they were dren of Israel: For I will show men or women, he might bring him how great things he must sufthem bound unto Jerusalem. And fer for my name's sake. And Anaas he journeyed, he came near Da- nias went his way, and entered mascus and suddenly there shined into the house; and putting his round about him a light from hea- hands on him, said, Brother Saul, ven. And he fell to the earth, and the Lord (even Jesus, that appearheard a voice saying unto him, ed unto thee in the way as thou Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou camest) hath sent me, that thou me? And he said, Who art thou, mightest receive thy sight, and be Lord? And the Lord said, I am filled with the Holy Ghost. And Jesus whom thou persecutest: It immediately there fell from his is hard for thee to kick against the eyes as it had been scales; and pricks. And he, trembling and he received sight forthwith, and astonished, said, Lord, what wilt arose, and was baptized. And thou have me to do? And the when he had received meat, he Lord said unto him, Arise, and go was strengthened. Then was Saul into the city, and it shall be told certain days with the disciples thee what thou must do. And the which were at Damascus. And men which journeyed with him straightway he preached Christ in stood speechless, hearing a voice, the synagogues, that he is the Son but seeing no man. And Saul of God. But all that heard him arose from the earth; and when were amazed, and said, Is not this his eyes were opened, he saw no he that destroyed them which callman: but they led him by the ed on this name in Jerusalem, and hand, and brought him into Da- came hither for that intent, that he mascus. And he was three days might bring them bound unto the without sight, and neither did eat chief priests? But Saul increased nor drink. And there was a cer- the more in strength, and contain disciple at Damascus, named founded the Jews which dwelt at Ananias, and to him said the Lord Damascus, proving that this is in a vision, Ananias: And he said, very Christ. Behold, I am here, Lord. And The Gospel. St. Matt. xix. 27. the Lord said unto him, Arise, and DETER answered, and said ungo into the street which is called to Jesus, Behold, we have forStraight, and inquire in the house saken all, and followed thee; what

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