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word, keep it, and bring forth fruit ther there be knowledge, it shall with patience.

vanish away. For we know in part, and we prophesy in part. The Sunday called Quinquages- But when that which is perfect is ima, or the next Sunday be- come, then that which is in part fore Lent.

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The Collect.

shall be done away. When I was a child, I spake as a child, I unLord, who hast taught us that derstood as a child, I thought as all our doings without charity a child; but when I became a nothing worth; send thy Holy man, I put away childish things.. Ghost, and pour into our hearts For now we see through a glass that most excellent gift of charity, darkly; but then face to face: the very bond of peace, and of now I know in part; but then all virtues; without which, who-shall I know even as also I am soever liveth is counted dead be-known. And now abideth faith, fore thee: Grant this for thine hope, charity, these three; but only Son Jesus Christ's sake. the greatest of these is charity.

Anen

The Epistle. 1 Cor. xiii. 1. THOUGH I speak with the

The Gospel. St. Luke, xviii 31. THEN Jesus took unto him the twelve, and said unto them,

tongues of men and of angels, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and have not charity, I am be-and all things that are written by come as sounding brass or a tink- the prophets concerning the Son ling cymbal: And And though I have of man shall be accomplished. the gift of prophecy, and under- For he shall be delivered unto stand all mysteries, and all know the Gentiles, and shall be mockledge; and though I have all faith, ed, and spitefully entreated, and so that I could remove moun-spitted on: And they shall scourge lains, and have not charity, I am him, and put him to death; and mathing. And though I bestow the third day he shall rise again. ll my goods to feed the poor, And they understood none of and though I give my body to be these things and this saying burned, and have not charity, it was hid from them, neither knew profiteth me nothing. Charity they the things which were spofereth long, and is kind; cha-ken. And it came to pass, that as My envieth not; charity vaunt-he was come nigh unto Jericho, eth not itself; is not puffed up; a certain blind man sat by the 3d not behave itself unseemly; way side begging; and hearing keth not her own; is not easi- the multitude pass by, he asked provoked; thinketh no evil; what it meant. And they told joiceth not in iniquity, but re- him, that Jesus of Nazareth passeth in the truth; beareth all ed by. And he cried, saying, Rings, believeth all things, hop-Jesus, thou Son of David, have thall things, endureth all things. mercy on me. And they which Carity never faileth: but whe-went before rebuked him, that he er there be prophecies, they should hold his peace; but he baul fail; whether there be cried so much the more, Thou ques, they shall cease; whe-Son of David, have mercy on

me. And Jesus stood and com- sinner, but rather that he should manded him to be brought unto turn from his sin, and be saved; him: and when he was come mercifully forgive us our tresnear, he asked him, saying, What passes; receive and comfort us, wilt thou that I should do unto who are grieved and wearied thee? And he said, Lord, that I with the burden of our sins. Thy may receive my sight. And Je-property is always to have mersus said unto him, Receive thy cy; to thee only it appertaineth sight, thy faith hath saved thee. to forgive sins: spare us thereAnd immediately he received his fore, good Lord, spare thy peosight, and followed him, glorify-ple, whom thou hast redeemed: ing God: and all the people, enter not into judgment with thy when they saw it, gave praise servants, who are vile earth, and unto God, miserable sinners; but so turn The first day of Lent, commonly thine anger from us, who meekly acknowledge our vileness, and truly repent us of our faults; and

called Ash-Wednesday.

The Collect.

ALMIGHTY and everlasting so make haste to help us in this God, who hatest nothing that world, that we may ever live thou hast made, and dost forgive with thee in the world to come, through Jesus Christ our Lord. the sins of all those who are penitent; create and make in us new and contrite hearts, that we, worthily lamenting our sins and

our Lord. Amen.

Amen

Then shall the People say this that followeth, after the Minister.

and so shall we be turned. may obtain of thee, the God of Be favourable, O Lord, be favourall mercy, perfect remission and able to thy people, who turn to forgiveness, through Jesus Christ thee in weeping, fasting and praying. For thou art a merciful This Collect is to be read every day in God. full of compassion, long sufLent, after the Collect appointed for fering, and of great pity. Thou At Morning Prayer, the Litany being sparest when we deserve punishended, shall be said the following Pray-ment, and in thy wrath thinkest ers, immediately before the general Thanksgiving. upon mercy. Spare thy people,

day.

Lord, we beseech thee, mer-good Lord, spare them; and let cifully hear our prayers, and not thine heritage be brought to spare all those who confess their confusion. Hear us, O Lord, for sins unto thee; that they, whose thy mercy is great; and after the consciences by sin are accused, multitude of thy mercies look by thy merciful pardon may be upon us, through the merits and absolved, through Christ our mediation of thy blessed Son, Most mighty God, and mer

Lord. Amen.

Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.

For the Epistle. Joel, ii. 12.

ciful Father, who hast com-TURN ye even to me, saith the passion upon all men, and hatest Lord, with all your heart, nothing that thou hast made; and with fasting, and with weepwho wouldest not the death of ajing, and with mourning. And

rend your heart, and not your through nor steal: For where garments, and turn unto the Lord your treasure is, there will your your God: for he is gracious and heart be also.

merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil. Who knoweth

The first Sunday in Lent.

The Collect.

Lord, who for our sake didst fast forty days and forty

if he will return, and repent, and leave a blessing behind him, even a meat-offering and a drink-of-nights; give us grace to use such fering unto the Lord your God? abstinence, that our flesh being Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanc-subdued to the Spirit, we may tify a fast, call a solemn assem- ever obey thy godly motions in bly; gather the people, sanctify righteousness and true holiness, the congregation, assemble the to thy honour and glory, who elders, gather the children and livest and reignest with the Fathose that suck the breasts; let ther and the Holy Ghost, one the bridegroom go forth of his God, world without end. Amen. chamber, and the bride of The Epistle. 2 Cor. vi. 1. her closet; let the priests, the WE then; as workers together ministers of the Lord, weep be- with him, beseech you also, tween the porch and the altar, that ye receive not the grace of and let them say, Spare thy peo- God in vain: (For he saith, I have ple, O Lord, and give not thine heard thee in a time accepted, heritage to reproach, that the and in the day of salvation have heathen should rule over them: I succoured thee: behold, now is wherefore should they say among the accepted time; behold, now the people, Where is their God? is the day of salvation) giving no The Gospel. St. Matt. vi. 16. offence in any thing, that the miWHEN ye fast, be not as the nistry be not blamed; but in all

hypocrites, of a sad counte- things approving ourselves as the nance: for they disfigure their ministers of God, in much pafaces, that they may appear unto tience, in afflictions, in neces men to fast. Verily i say unto sities, in distresses, in stripes, in you, they have their reward. But imprisonments, in tumults, in lathou, when thou fastest, anoint bours, in watchings, in fastings; thine head, and wash thy face, by pureness, by knowledge, by that thou appear not unto men long-suffering, by kindness, by to fast, but unto thy Father which the Holy Ghost, by love unfeignis in secret; and thy Father which led, by the word of truth, by the seeth in secret, shall reward thee power of God, by the armour of openly. Lay not up for yourselves righteousness on the right hand treasures upon earth, where moth and on the left, by honour and and rust doth corrupt, and where dishonour, by evil report and thieves break through and steal: good report; as deceivers, and But lay up for yourselves trea-yet true; as unknown, and yet sures in heaven, where neither well known; as dying, and bemoth nor rust doth corrupt, and hold we live; as chastened, and where thieves do not breakluot killed; as sorrowful, yet a

way rejoicing; as poor, yet mak- ourselves to help ourselves; keep ing many rich; as having nothing, us both outwardly in our bodies, and yet possessing all things. and inwardly in our souls; that we may be defended from all

The Gospel. St. Matt. iv. 1.

THEN was Jesus led up of the adversities which may happen spirit into the wilderness, to to the body, and from all evil be tempted of the devil: And thoughts which may assault and when he had fasted forty days hurt the soul, through Jesus Christ and forty nights, he was after-our Lord. Amen.

ward an hungered. And when the tempter came to him, he said, If

thou be the Son of God, command

The Epistle. 1 Thess. iv. 1.
TE beseech you, brethren,

that these stones be made bread. Jesus, that as ye have received of But he answered and said, It is us how ye ought to walk, and to written, Man shall not live by please God, so ye would abound bread alone, but by every word more and more. For ye know that proceedeth out of the mouth what commandments we gave of God. Then the devil taketh you by the Lord Jesus. For this him up into the holy city, and is the will of God, even your setteth him on a pinnacle of the sanctification, that ye should abtemple, and saith unto him, If stain from fornication; that every thou be the Son of God, cast thy- one of you should know how to self down; for it is written, He possess his vessel in sanctification shall give his angels charge con- and honour; not in the lust of cerning thee; and in their hands concupiscence, even as the Genthey shall bear thee up, lest at tiles which know not God: that any time thou dash thy foot no man go beyond and defraud against a stone. Jesus said unto his brother in any matter; behim, it is written again, Thou cause that the Lord is the avengshalt not tempt the Lord thy God. er of all such, as we also have Again the devil taketh him up forewarned you and testified. For into an exceeding high moun- God hath not called us unto untain, and showeth him all the cleanness, but unto holiness. He kingdoms of the world, and the therefore that despiseth, despiseth glory of them; and saith unto not man, but God, who hath also him, All these things will I give given unto us his Holy Spirit.

thee, if thou wilt fall down and

worship me. Then saith Jesus The Gospel. St. Matt. xv. 21. unto him, Get thee hence, Satan; JESUS went thence, and defor it is written, Thou shalt wor- parted into the coasts of Tyre ship the Lord thy God, and him and Sidon. And behold, a woman only shalt thou serve. Then the devil leaveth him, and behold, angels came and ministered unto him.

of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him. saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son of David: my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil. But he answered her not a word. ALMIGHTY God, who seest And his disciples came and bethat we have no power of sought him, saying, Send her

The second Sunday in Lent.
The Collect.

away; for she crieth after us. cometh the wrath of God upon But he answered and said, I am the children of disobedience. Be not sent but unto the lost sheep not ye therefore partakers with of the house of Israel Then them; for ye were sometimes came she and worshipped him, darkness, but now are ye light in saying, Lord, help me. But he the Lord: walk as children of answered, and said, It is not meet light; (For the fruit of the spirit to take the children's bread, and is in all goodness, and righteousto cast it to dogs. And she said, ness, and truth) proving what is Truth, Lord; yet the dogs eat of acceptable unto the Lord. And the crumbs which fall from their have no fellowship with the unmaster's table. Then Jesus an- fruitful works of darkness, but swered and said unto her, O wo-rather reprove them. For it is man, great is thy faith: be it unto a shame even to speak of those thee even as thou wilt. And her things which are done of them in daughter was made whole from secret. But all things that are that very hour.

The third Sunday in Lent.

The Collect.

reproved, are made manifest by the light; for whatsoever doth make manifest, is light. Where-fore he saith, Awake, thou th

WE beseech thee, Almighty sleepest, and arise from the deau, God, look upon the hearty and Christ shall give thee light. desires of thy humble servants, The Gospel. St. Luke, xi. 14. and stretch forth the right hand to the right and JESUS was casting out a devil,

and it was dumb. And it came

of thy Majesty, against all our enemies, through to pass, when the devil was gone Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. out, the dumb spake; and the

The Epistle. Ephes. v. 1. people wondered. But some of BE ye therefore followers of them said. He casteth out devils

God, as dear children; and through Beelzebub, the chief of walk in love, as Christ also hath the devils. And others tempting loved us, and hath given himself him, sought of him a sign from for us, an offering and a sacrifice heaven. But he, knowing their to God, for a sweet smelling sa-thoughts, said unto them, Every vour. But fornication and all un- kingdom divided against itself, is cleanness, or covetousness, let it brought to desolation; and a not be once named amongst you, house divided against a house, fallas becometh saints; neither filthi-eth, If Satan also be divided ness, nor foolish talking, nor jest-against himself, how shall his ing, which are not convenient; kingdom stand? because ye say but rather giving of thanks. For that I cast out devils through Beelthis ye know, that no whore-zebub. And if I by Beelzebub monger, nor unclean person, nor cast out devils, by whom do your covetous man, who is an idolater, sons cast them out? therefore hath any inheritance in the king- shall they be your judges. But dom of Christ, and of God. Let if I with the finger of God cast no man deceive you with vain out devils, no doubt the kingdom words: for because of these things of God is come upon you. When