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Response.

Benediction 8.

Lesson 8. (Homily, continued.)

Response 8.

Benediction 9.

which is necessary. Or otherwise; He that loveth his life,
shall lose it. Love it not lest thou really lose it; love it
not here, lest thou lose it eternally.

But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us.
Thanks be to God.

On the hot bars I denied Thee not, my God; and when brought to the fire, I confessed the Lord Jesus Christ. Thou hast proved, O Lord, and visited mine heart in the night-season.

And when brought to the fire, I confessed the Lord Jesus Christ.

Reader.-Sir, be pleased to bless us.

Minister. May he whose festival we keep, intercede for us to the Lord. Amen.

The latter of these two seems rather to be the sense of the Gospel. For it goes on," And he that hateth his life in this world, shall keep it unto life eternal." Therefore, as is said before," He that loveth," that is, "in this world," he surely shall lose it; but "he who hateth," namely, "in this world," shall keep it unto life eternal. A great and marvellous saying, how should be that a man should love his life to its destruction, and hate it to its preservation. If thou hast loved it perversely, then thou really hatest it; if thou hast hated rightly, then thou hast loved it. Blessed are they who so hate it while really saving it, as not to lose it while loving it.

But Thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us.

Thanks be to God.

O Hippolytus, if thou hast faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, I will both show thee treasures, and promise thee life everlasting.

The blessed Laurence said to Hippolytus, If thou hast faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.

I will both show thee treasures, and promise thee life ever

lasting.

Glory be to the Father, &c.

As it was, &c.

I will both show thee treasures, and promise thee life everlasting.

Reader.-Sir, be pleased to bless us.

Minister.-The King of Angels lead us on to the fellowship of the inhabitants of heaven. Amen.

Lesson 9.

(Homily continued.)

Te Deum.

But beware of the desire of self-murder stealing on thee, as if from the precept of hating thy life in this world. For hence certain evil-tempered and perverse men, and to themselves more cruel and wicked murderers, give themselves to the flames, drown themselves in the water, break their bones down precipices, and so perish. This is not from Christ's teaching, who even answered to the devil, suggesting to Him such a fall, "Get thee behind me, Satan; it is written, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God." But to Peter he said, signifying by what death he should glorify God, "When thou wast young, thou girdedst thyself and walkedst whither thou wouldest; but when thou art old, another shall gird thee, and shall carry thee whither thou wouldest not." Where he sufficiently intimated that he who follows Christ's footsteps must be put to death, not by himself but by another.

We praise thee, O God: we acknowledge thee to be the Lord.

All the earth doth worship thee: the Father everlasting. To thee all Angels cry aloud: the heavens and all the Powers therein, &c.

§ 6. MATIN SERVICE FOR MARCH 21.

Bishop Ken's day.

[FOR SOCIAL OR PRIVATE DEVOTION.
N.]

(a) Invitatory with

Psalm 95.

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O come, let us worship the Lord, the King of Confessors.
O come, let us sing unto the Lord: let us heartily re-

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Ask not of Him more than this,

Leave it to his Saviour's breast,
Whether early called to bliss,

He in youth shall find his rest,
Or armed at his station wait,
Till his Lord be at the gate.

Gales from heaven, if so He will,

Sweeter melodies can wake,

On the lonely mountain rill,

Than the meeting waters make,
Who hath the Father and the Son,
May be left, but not alone.

(c) Antiphon.

Psalm 1. (1) (c) Antiphon.

(d) Antiphon.

Psalm 2. (2) (d) Antiphon.

(e) Antiphon. Psalm 3. (3)

(e) Antiphon.

(f) Verse and Response. The Lord's Prayer,

(privately.)

NOCTURN 1.

Blessed is the man whose delight is in the law of the Lord.

Blessed is the man that, &c.

Blessed is the man whose delight is in the law of the Lord, who hath not walked in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stood in the way of sinners, and hath not sat in the seat of the scornful.

Desire of me, and I will give thee the heathen for thine inheritance.

Why do the heathen, &c.

Desire of me, and I will give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the utmost parts of the earth for thy possession. Thou shalt bruise them with a rod of iron.

Thou, O Lord, art my worship.

Lord, how are they, &c.

Thou, O Lord, art my worship, and the lifter up of my head. I did call upon the Lord with my voice, and He heard me out of His holy hill.

The Lord loved him and adorned him.
And clothed him in a robe of glory.

Our Father, &c.

And lead us not into temptation.

But deliver us from evil,

Absolution 1.

O Lord Jesus Christ, mercifully hear the supplications of Thy people, and grant us Thy peace all the days of our life, who livest and reignest with the Father and the Holy Ghost, world without end. Amen.

Benediction 1.

Lesson 1.

1 Tim. iii. 1-6.

Reader.-Sir, be pleased to bless us.

Minister. The Lord bless us and keep us. Amen.

This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a Bishop, he desireth a good work.

A Bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;

Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre ; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous :

One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;

(For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the Church of God?)

Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.

But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us.

Thanks be to God.

Response 1.

Well done, thou good and faithful servant, thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy Lord. Lord, Thou deliveredst unto me five talents, behold, I have gained beside them five talents more.

Enter thou into the joy of thy Lord.

Benediction 2.

Lesson 2.
Tit. i. 7-11.

Reader. Sir, be pleased to bless us.

Minister. The Lord make His face to shine upon us, and be gracious unto us. Amen.

For a Bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not self-willed, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre ;

But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate;

Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers.

For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision.

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