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sent it to the elders by the hands of exalted, and every mountain and Barnabas and Saul.

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hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight,

The Gospel. St. John xv. 12. HIS is my commandment, and the rough places plain. And That ve love one another, as the glory of the Lord shall be reI have loved you. Greater love vealed, and all flesh shall see it tohath no man than this, that a man gether; for the mouth of the Lord lay down his life for his friends. hath spoken it. The voice said, Ye are my friends, if ye do what- Cry. And he said, What shall I soever I command you. Hence- cry? All flesh is grass, and all the forth I call you not servants; for goodliness thereof is as the flower the servant knoweth not what his of the field. The grass withereth, lord doeth: but I have called you the flower fadeth, because the Spifriends; for all things that I have rit of the Lord bloweth upon it: heard of my Father, I have made surely the people is grass. The known unto you. Ye have not grass withereth, the flower fadeth; chosen me, but I have chosen you, but the word of our God shall stand and ordained you, that ye should for ever. O Zion, that bringest go and bring forth fruit, and that good tidings, get thee up into the your fruit should remain that high mountain: O Jerusalem, that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Fa-bringest good tidings, lift up thy ther in my name, he may give it voice with strength; lift it up, be

you.

Saint John Baptist's Day.
The Collect.

not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God. Behold, the Lord God will come with strong hand, and his arm

ALMIGHTY God, by John shall rule for him; behold his re providence thy servant John ward is with him, and his work Baptist was wonderfully born, and before him. He shall feed his sent to prepare the way of thy Son flock like a shepherd; he shall our Saviour, by preaching repent-gather the lambs with his arm, ance; make us so to follow his and carry them in his bosom, and doctrine and holy life, that we may shall gently lead those that are truly repent according to his preach-with ing; and after his example constantly speak the truth, boldly rebuke

young. The Gospel. St. Luke i. 57.

vice, and patiently suffer for the E that she should be delivered; truth's sake, through Jesus Christ and she brought forth a son. And our Lord. Amen. her neighbours and her cousins For the Epistle. Isa. xl. 1. heard how the Lord had showed YOMFORT ye, comfort ye great mercy upon her; and they

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my people, saith your God. rejoiced with her. And it came to Speak ye comfortably to Jerusa-pass, that on the eighth day they lem, and cry unto her, that her came to circumcise the child; and warfare is accomplished, that her they called him Zacharias, after iniquity is pardoned: for she hath the name of his father. And his received of the Lord's hand double mother answered and said, Not so; for all her sins. The voice of him but he shall be called John. And that crieth in the wilderness, Pre- they said unto her, There is none pare ye the way of the Lord, make of thy kindred that is called by this straight in the desert a highway for name. And they made signs to our God. Every valley shall be his father, how he would have

Saint Peter's Day.

him called. And he asked for al writing table, and wrote, saying, The Collect. His name is John. And they ALMIGHTY God, who, by marvelled all. And his mouth thy Son Jesus Christ, didst was opened immediately, and his give to thy Apostle Saint Peter tongue loosed, and he spake, and many excellent gifts, and compraised God. And fear came on mandedst him earnestly to feed thy all that dwelt round about them: flock; make, we beseech thee, all and all these sayings were noised Bishops and Pastors diligently to abroad throughout all the hill coun- preach thy holy Word, and the try of Judea. And all they that people obediently to follow the had heard them laid them up in same, that they may receive the their hearts, saying, What manner crown of everlasting glory, through of child shall this be? And the hand Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. of the Lord was with him. And For the Epistle. Acts xii. 1. his father Zacharias was filled

with the Holy Ghost, and prophe- ABOUT that time, Herod the king stretched forth his hands sied, saying, Blessed be the Lord to vex certain of the Church. And God of Israel; for he hath visited he killed James the brother of John and redeemed his people, and hath with the sword. And because he raised up an horn of salvation for saw it pleased the Jews, he prous, in the house of his servant Da- ceeded further to take Peter also. vid; as he spake by the mouth of (Then were the days of unleavened his holy prophets, which have been bread.) And when he had appresince the world began: that we hended him, he put him in prison, should be saved from our enemies, and delivered him to four quaterand from the hand of all that hate nions of soldiers, to keep him; inus: To perform the mercy promis-tending after Easter to bring him ed to our fathers, and to remem-forth to the people. Peter thereber his holy covenant: the oath fore was kept in prison; but prayer which he sware to our father Abra-was made without ceasing of the ham, that he would grant unto us, Church unto God for him. And that we, being delivered out of the when Herod would have brought hands of our enemies, might serve him forth, the same night Peter him without fear, in holiness and was sleeping between two soldiers, righteousness before him, all the bound with two chains; and the days of our life. And thou, child, keepers before the door kept the shalt be called the prophet of the prison. And behold, the angel of Highest for thou shalt go before the Lord came upon him, and a the face of the Lord, to prepare his light shined in the prison: and he ways; to give knowledge of sal-smote Peter on the site, and raised vation unto his people by the re-him up, saying, Arise up quickly. mission of their sins, through the And his chains fell off from his tender mercy of our God; where- hands. And the angel said unto by the Day-spring from on high him, Gird thyself, and bind on thy hath visited us, to give light to them sandals and so he did. And he that sit in darkness, and in the saith unto him, Cast thy garment shadow of death, to guide our feet about thee, and follow me. And into the way of peace. And the he went out, and followed him; child grew, and waxed strong in and wist not that it was true spirit; and was in the deserts till which was done by the angel; but the day of his showing unto Israel. thought he saw a vision. When

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they were past the first and the and carnal affections, may be eversecond ward, they came unto the more ready to follow thy holy comiron gate that leadeth unto the city, mandments, through Jesus Christ which opened to them of its own our Lord. Amen.

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accord: and they went out, and For the Epistle. Acts xi. 27, and passed on through one street, and part of Chapter xii. forthwith the angel departed from TN those days came prophets him. And when Peter was come from Jerusalem unto Antioch. to himself, he said, Now I know And there stood up one of them of a surety that the Lord hath sent named Agabus, and signified by his angel, and hath delivered me the Spirit, that there should be out of the hand of Herod, and from great dearth throughout all the all the expectation of the people of world: which came to pass in the the Jews. days of Claudius Cæsar. Then The Gospel. St. Matt. xvi. 13. the disciples, every man according VHEN Jesus came into the to his ability, determined to send coasts of Cæsarea Philippi, relief unto the brethren which he asked his disciples, saying, dwelt in Judea. Which also they Whom do men say that I, the Son did, and sent it to the elders by the of man, am? And they said, Some hands of Barnabas and Saul. Now say that thou art John the Baptist; about that time, Herod the king some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, stretched forth his hands to vex or one of the prophets. He saith certain of the Church. And he unto them, But whom say ye that killed James the brother of John I am? And Simon Peter answered with the sword. And because he and said, Thou art Christ, the Son saw it pleased the Jews, he proof the living God. And Jesus an-ceeded further to take Peter also. swered and said unto him, Blessed The Gospel. St. Matt. xx. 20. THEN came to him the mother

art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh of Zebedee's children, with

and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in her sons, worshipping him, and heaven. And I say also unto thee, desiring a certain thing of him. that thou art Peter, and upon this And he said unto her, What wilt rock I will build my Church: and thou? She saith unto him, Grant the gates of hell shall not prevail that these my two sons may sit, against it. And I will give unto the one on thy right hand, and the thee the keys of the kingdom of other on the left, in thy kingdom. heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt But Jesus answered and said, Ye bind on earth, shall be bound in know not what ye ask. Are ye heaven; and whatsoever thou shalt able to drink of the cup that I shall loose on earth, shall be loosed in drink of, and to be baptized with heaven.

Saint James the Apostle.

The Collect.

the baptism that I am baptized with? They say unto him, We are able. And he saith unto them, Ye shall drink indeed of my cup, RANT, O merciful God, that and be baptized with the baptism as thine holy Apostle Saint that I am baptized with; but to James, leaving his father and all sit on my right hand, and on my that he had, without delay was left, is not mine to give; but it obedient unto the calling of thy shall be given to them for whom Son Jesus Christ, and followed it is prepared of my Father. And him; so we, forsaking all worldly when the ten heard it, they were

moved with indignation against should be accounted the greatest. the two brethren. But Jesus call- And he said unto them, The kings ed them unto him, and said, Ye of the Gentiles exercise lordship know that the princes of the Gen- over them; and they that exercise tiles exercise dominion over them, authority upon them are called and they that are great exercise benefactors. But ye shall not be so: authority upon them. But it shall but he that is greatest among you, not be so among you: but whoso-let him be as the younger; and he ever will be great among you, let that is chief, as he that doth serve, him be your minister; and who- For whether is greater, he that soever will be chief among you, sitteth at meat, or he that serveth? let him be your servant: Even as is not he that sitteth at meat? but the Son of man came not to be min- I am among you as he that serveth. istered unto, but to minister, and Ye are they which have continued to give his life a ransom for many. with me in my temptations. And I appoint unto you a kingdom, as my Father hath appointed unto me; that ye may eat and drink at ALMIGHTY and everlast-my table in my kingdom, and sit ing God, who didst give to on thrones, judging the twelve thine Apostle Bartholomew grace tribes of Israel.

Saint Bartholomew the Apostle.

The Collect.

truly to believe and to preach thy word; grant, we beseech thee, unto thy Church, to love that word which

he believed; and both to preach and receive the same, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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Saint Matthew the Apostle.

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The Collect. ALMIGHTY God, who by

thy blessed Son didst call Matthew from the receipt of cusFor the Epistle. Acts v. 12. tom, to be an Apostle and EvanY the hands of the Apostles gelist; grant us grace to forsake were many signs and won-all covetous desires, and inordiders wrought among the people, nate love of riches; and to follow (and they were all with one ac-the same thy Son Jesus Christ, cord in Solomon's porch. And of who liveth and reigneth with thee the rest durst no man join himself and the Holy Ghost, one God, to them; but the people magnified world without end.

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them. And believers were the The Epistle. 2 Cor. iv. 1. more added to the Lord, multi-HEREFORE, seeing we tudes both of men and women) inthe this ministry, as we somuch that they brought forth the have received mercy, we faint not; sick into the streets, and laid them but have renounced the hidden on beds and couches, that at least things of dishonesty, not walking the shadow of Peter passing by in craftiness, nor handling the might overshadow some of them. Word of God deceitfully, but by There came also a multitude out manifestation of the truth, comof the cities round about unto Je- mending ourselves to every man's rusalem, bringing sick folks, and conscience in the sight of God. them which were vexed with un- But if our gospel be hid, it is hid clean spirits; and they were heal- to them that are lost: In whom ed every one. the God of this world hath blindThe Gospel. St. Luke xxii. 24. ed the minds of them which beND there was also a strife lieve not, lest the light of the gloamong them, which of them rious Gospel of Christ, who is the H

image of God, should shine unto the great dragon was cast out, that them. For we preach not our-old serpent, called the devil and selves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; satan, which deceiveth the whole and ourselves your servants for world; he was cast out into the Jesus' sake. For God, who com- earth, and his angels were cast out manded the light to shine out of with him. And I heard a loud voice darkness, hath shined in our hearts, saying in heaven, Now is come salto give the light of the knowledge vation and strength, and the kingof the glory of God, in the face of dom of our God, and the power of Jesus Christ. his Christ: for the accuser of our The Gospel. St. Matt. ix. 9. brethren is cast down, which acfroud and night. And they ovur ND as Jesus passed forth from cused them before our God day

AND Matthew sitting at the receipt of by the blood of the Lamb, and by custom and he saith unto him, the word of their testimony; and Follow me. And he arose, and they loved not their lives unto followed him. And it came to the death. Therefore rejoice, ye pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the heavens, and ye that dwell in them. house, behold many publicans and Woe to the inhabitants of the earth sinners came and sat down with and of the sea: for the devil is him and his disciples. And when come down unto you, having great the Pharisees saw it, they said wrath, because he knoweth that unto his disciples, Why eateth he hath but a short time. your Master with publicans and The Gospel. St. Matt. xviii. 1. sinners? But when Jesus heard Aciples unto Jesus, saying, Who T the same time came the dis

that, he said unto them, They that be whole, need not a physician, is the greatest in the kingdom of but they that are sick. But go ye heaven? And Jesus called a little and learn what that meaneth, I child unto him, and set him in the will have mercy, and not sacrifice; midst of them, and said, Verily I for I am not come to call the right-say unto you, Except ye be converteous, but sinners to repentance.

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ed, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom Saint Michael and all Angels. of heaven. Whosoever therefore The Collect. shall humble himself as this little EVERLASTING God, child, the same is greatest in the who hast ordained and con- kingdom of heaven. And whoso stituted the services of Angels and shall receive one such little child men in a wonderful order; merci- in my name, receiveth me. But fully grant, that as thy holy Angels whoso shall offend one of these little always do thee service in heaven; ones which believe in me, it were so, by thy appointment, they may better for him that a millstone were succour and defend us on earth, hanged about his neck, and that he through Jesus Christ our Lord. were drowned in the depth of the Amen. sea. Woe unto the world because For the Epistle. Rev. xii. 7. of offences! for it must needs be HERE was war in heaven; that offences come: but woe to that Michael and his angels fought man by whom the offence cometh. against the dragon; and the dragon Wherefore, if thy hand or thy foot fought and his angels, and prevail-offend thee, cut them off, and cast ed not; neither was their place them from thee: it is better for found any more in heaven. And thee to enter into life halt or maim-,

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