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Sunday after Ascension-Day.
The Collect.

thou at this time restore again into heaven, and sat on the right the kingdom of Israel? And he hand of God. And they went said unto them, It is not for you forth, and preached every where, to know the times or the seasons, the Lord working with them, and which the Father hath put in his confirming the word with signs own power. But ye shall receive following. power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in God, the king of glory, who Samaria, and unto the uttermost hast exalted thine only Son part of the earth. And when he Jesus Christ with great triumph had spoken these things, while unto thy kingdom in heaven; we they beheld, he was taken up. beseech thee leave us not com and a cloud received him out of fortless; but send to us thine Holy their sight. And while they look- Ghost to comfort us, and exalt us ed steadfastly toward heaven, as unto the same place whither our he went up, behold, two men Saviour Christ is gone before, stood by them in white apparel; who liveth and reigneth with thee which also said, Ye men of Gali-and the Holy Ghost, one God, lee, why stand ye gazing up into world without end. Amen. heaven? This same Jesus, which The Epistle. 1 St. Peter, iv. 7. is taken up from you into heaven. THE end of all things is at hand: shall so come in like manner as be ye therefore sober, and ye have seen him go into heaven. watch unto prayer. And above The Gospel. St. Mark, xvi. 14. all things have fervent charity JESUS appeared unto the ele- among yourselves: for charity ven, as they sat at meat, and shall cover the multitude of sins. upbraided them with their unbe- Use hospitality one to another lief and hardness of heart, because without grudging. As every man they believed not them which had hath received the gift even so seen him after he was risen And minister the same one to another, he said unto them, Go ye into all as good stewards of the manifold the world, and preach the Gos-grace of God. If any man speak, pel to every creature. He that let him speak as, the oracles of believeth, and is baptized, shall God: If any man minister, let him be saved, but he that believeth de it as of the ability which God not, shall be damned. And these giveth: that God in all things signs shall follow them that be- may be glorified through Jesus lieve: In my name shall they cast Christ: to whom be praise and doout devils; they shall speak with minion for ever and ever Amen. new tongues; they shall take up The Gospel. St. John, xv. 26, and serpents; and if they drink any part of the 16th Chapter.

deadly thing, it shall not hurt WHEN the Comforter is come, them; they shall lay hands on the whom I will send unto you sick, and they shall recover. So from the Father, even the Spirit then, after the Lord had spoken of truth, which proceedeth from unto them, he was received up the Father, he shall testify of ave

And ye also shall bear witness noised abroad, the multitude came because ye have been with me together, and were confounded, from the beginning. These things because that every man heard have I spoken unto you, that ye them speak in his own language. should not be offended. They And they were all amazed, and shall put you out of the syna-marvelled, saying one to another, gogues: yea, the time cometh. Behold, are not all these which that whosoever killeth you, will speak Galileans? and how hear think that he doeth God service. we every man in our own tongue And these things will they do wherein we were born? Parthiunto you, because they have not ans, and Medes, and Elamites, known the Father, nor me: but and the dwellers in Mesopota these things have I told you, that mia, and in Judea, and Cappadowhen the time shall come, ye may cia, in Pontus, and Asia, Phrygia, remember hat I told you of them. and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and

Whitsanday.

The Collect.

in the parts of Lybia about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and Proselytes, Cretes and 'God, who as at this time Arabians, we do hear them speak didst teach the hearts of thy in our own tongues the wonderfaithful people, by sending to ful works of God. them the light of thy Holy Spirit; The Gospel St John, xiv. 15. grant us by the same Spirit to JESUS said unto his disciples, have aright judgment in all things, If ye love me, keep my comand evermore to rejoice in his mandments. And I will pray the holy comfort, through the merits Father, and he shall give you of Christ Jesus our Saviour, who another Comforter, that he may liveth and reigneth with thee, in abide with you for ever, even the the unity of the same Spirit, one Spirit of truth, whom the world God. world without end. Amen. cannot receive, because it seeth For the Epistle. Acts, ii. 1 him not, neither knoweth him: WHEN the day of Pentecost but ye know him; for he dwelleth

was fully come, they were with you, and shall be in you. I all with one accord in one place:will not leave you comfortless; I And suddenly there came a sound will come to you. Yet a little from heaven, as of a rushing while and the world seeth me no mighty wind, and it filled all the more; but ye see me because I house where they were sitting. live, ye shall live also. At that And there appeared unto them day ye shall know that I am in cloven tongues, like as of fire, and my Father, and ye in me, and I it sat upon each of them: And in you. He that hath my comthey were all filled with the Holy mandinents, and keepeth them, Ghost; and began to speak with he it is that loveth me; and he other tongues, as the Spirit gave that loveth me, shall be loved of them utterance. And there were my Father; and I will love him, dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, de- and will manifest myself to him. vout men, out of every nation un-Judas saith unto him, (not Iscader heaven. Now when this was riot,) Lord, how is it that thou

For the Epistle. Acts, x. 34. THEN Peter opened his mouth, and said, of a truth I perceive

wilt manifest thyself unto us, and more to rejoice in his holy com not unto the world? Jesus an-fort, through the merits of Christ swered and said unto him, If a Jesus our Saviour, who liveth and man love me, he will keep my reigneth with thee, in the unity of words; and my Father will love the same Spirit, one God, world him, and we will come unto him, without end. Amen. and make our abode with him. He that loveth me not, keepeth not my sayings: and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the that God is no respecter of perFather's which sent me. These sons; but in every nation, he things have I spoken unto you, that feareth him, and worketh being yet present with you. But righteousness, is accepted with the Comforter, which is the Holy him. The word which God sent Ghost, whom the Father will send unto the children of Israel preachin my name, he shall teach you ing peace by Jesus Christ; (he is all things, and bring all things to Lord of all;) that word, I say, your remembrance, whatsoever ye know, which was published I have said unto you. Peace throughout all Judea, and began leave with you, my peace I give from Galilee, after the baptism unto you: not as the world giveth, which John preached: How God give I unto you. Let not your anointed Jesus of Nazareth with heart be troubled, neither let it the Holy Ghost, and with power; be afraid. Ye have heard how I who went about doing good, and said unto you, I go away, and healing all that were oppressed of come again unto you. If ye loved the devil: for God was with him, me, ye would rejoice, because I And we are witnesses of all things said, I go unto the Father: for which he did, both in the land of my Father is greater than 1.the Jews. and in Jerusalem; whom And now I have told you before they slew and hanged on a tree. it come to pass, that when it is Him God raised up the third day, come to pass, ye might believe. and showed him openly; not to Hereafter I will not talk much all the people, but unto witnesses with you for the prince of this chosen before of God; even to us, world cometh, and hath nothing who did eat and drink with him in me. But that the world may after he rose from the dead. And know that I love the Father; and he commanded us to preach unas the Father gave me command-to the people, and to testify that ment, even so I do. it is he which was ordained of God to be the judge of quick and dead. To him give all the prophets witness, that through his God, who as at this time didst name, whosoever believeth in teach the hearts of thy faith-him, shall receive remission of ful people, by sending to them the sins. While Peter yet spake light of thy Holy Spirit; grant us these words, the Holy Ghost fell by the same Spirit to have a right on all them who heard the word, judgment in all things, and ever-And they of the circumcision who

Monday in Whitsun-Week.

The Collect.

believed, were astonished, as ma-[judgment in all things, and everny as came with Peter, because more to rejoice in his holy comthat on the Gentiles also was fort, through the merits of Christ poured out the gift of the Holy Jesus our Saviour, who liveth and Ghost. For they heard them reigneth with thee, in the unity speak with tongues, and magnify of the same Spirit, one God, God Then answered Peter, Can world without end. Amen. any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, who have received the Holy Ghost as well as we? And he commanded them maria had received the word of

to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then prayed they him to tarry certain days.

For the Epistle. Acts, viii. 14. WHEN the Apostles, who were

at Jerusalem, heard that Sa

God, they sent unto them Peter and John; who, when they were come down, prayed for them, The Gospel. St. John, iii. 16. that they might receive the Holy GOD so loved the world, that Ghost: (For as yet he was fallen he gave his only begotten Son, upon none of them; only they that whosoever believeth in him were baptized in the name of the should not perish, but have ever-Lord Jesus.) Then laid they their lasting life. For God sent not his hands on them, and they receivSon into the world to condemned the Holy Ghost.

the world, but that the world The Gospel. St. John, x. 1. through him might be saved. He VERILY, verily, I say unto that believeth on him is not con- you, He that entereth not by deinned: but he that believeth not the door into the sheepfold, but is condemned already because he climbeth up some other way, the hath not believed in the name of same is a thief and a robber. But the only begotten Son of God. he that entereth in by the door And this is the condemnation, is the shepherd of the sheep. To that light is come into the world. him the porter openeth; and the and men loved darkness rather sheep hear his voice; and he callthan light, because their deeds eth his own sheep by name, and were evil. For every one that leadeth them out. And when he eth evil hateth the light, nei-putteth forth his own sheep he ther cometh to the light, lest his goeth before them, and the sheep deeds should be reproved. But follow him; for they know his he that doeth truth cometh to voice: and a stranger will they the light, that his deeds may be not follow, but will flee from him "made manifest, that they are for they know not the voice of wrought in God.

Tuesday in Whitsun-Week.

The Collect.

strangers. This parable spake Jesus unto them; but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them. Then God, who as at this time didst said Jesus unto them again, Vereach the hearts of thy faith-rily verily. I say unto you, I am ful people by sending to them the the door of the sheep: All that light of thy Holy Spirit; grant us ever came before me are thieves by the same Spirit to have a right and robbers; but the sheep did

not hear them. I am the door: nings, and thunderings, and by me if any man enter in, he voices. And there were seven shall be saved, and shall go in and lamps of fire burning before the out, and find pasture. The thief throne, which are the seven cometh not but for to steal, and spirits of God. And before the to kill, and to destroy: I am come throne, there was a sea of glass, that they might have life, and that like unto crystal. And in the they might have it more abun- midst of the throne, and round dantly.

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about the throne, were four beasts full of eyes before and behind: And the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a caif,

The Collect. LMIGHTY and everlasting and the third beast had a face as God, who hast given unto us a man, and the fourth beast was thy servants grace, by the con- like a flying eagle. And the four fession of a true faith, to acknow-beasts had each of them six wings ledge the glory of the eternal about him; and they were full Trinity, and in the power of the of eyes within: and they rest not divine Majesty to worship the day and night, saying, Holy, holy, Unity; we beseech thee that thou holy, Lord God Almighty, who wouldest keep us steadfast in this was, and is, and is to come. And faith, and evermore defend us when those beasts give glory, and from all adversities, who livest honour, and thanks to him that and reignest, one God, world sat on the throne, who liveth for without end. Amen. ever and ever, the four and twenFor the Epistle. Rev. iv. 1. ty elders fall down before him FTER this I looked, and be- that sat on the throne, and wor hold, a door was opened in ship him that liveth for ever and heaven: and the first voice which ever, and cast their crowns' beI heard, was as it were of a trum-fore the throne, saying, Thou pet, talking with me; which said. art worthy, O Lord to receive Come up hither, and I will show glory, and honour, and power; thee things which must be here- for thou hast created all things, after. And immediately I was in and for thy pleasure they are, the Spirit; and behold, a throne and were created. was set in heaven, and one sat on The Gospel. St. John, iii. 1. the throne: and he that sat was THERE was a man of the Phato look upon like a jasper and a risees, named Nicodemus, a sardine-store and there was a ruler of the Jews: The same came rain-bow round about the throne, to Jesus by night, and said unto in sight like unto an emerald. him, Rabbi, we know that thou And round about the throne were art a teacher come from God: four and twenty seats; and upon For no man can do these mirathe seats I saw four and twenty cles that thou doest, except God elders sitting, clothed in white be with him. Jesus answered raiment; and they had on their and said unto him, Verily, verily, heads crowns of gold: and out I say unto thee, except a man be of the throne proceeded light-born again, he cannot see the

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