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and that no man can say The Gospel. St. Luke xix. 41. that Jesus is the Lord, but thate Holy horou near, he beheld the there are diversities of gifts, city, and wept over it, saybut the same Spirit. And ing, If thou hadst known, there are differences of ad- even thou, at least in this ministrations, but the same thy day, the things which Lord. And there are di- belong unto thy peace! but versities of operations, but now they are hid from thine it is the same God, who eyes. For the days shall worketh all in all. But the come upon thee, that thine manifestation of the Spirit enemies shall cast a trench is given to every man to about thee, and compass profit withal. For to one thee round, and keep thee is given by the Spirit the in on every side, and shall word of wisdom; to another lay thee even with the the word of knowledge by ground, and thy children the same Spirit; to another within thee; and they shall faith by the same Spirit; not leave in thee one stone to another the gifts of heal- upon another; because thou ing by the same Spirit; knewest not the time of thy to another the working of visitation. And he went inmiracles; to another pro- to the temple, and began phecy; to another discern- to cast out them that sold ing of spirits; to another therein, and them that divers kinds of tongues; to bought, saying unto them, another the interpretation It is written, My house is of tongues. But all these the house of prayer: but worketh that one and the ye have made it a den of self-same Spirit, dividing to thieves. And he taught every man severally as he will. daily in the temple.

The eleventh Sunday after Trinity.

The Collect.

GOD, who declarest thy

which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand: by almighty power most which also ye are saved, if chiefly in shewing mercy ye keep in memory what I and pity; Mercifully grant preached unto you, unless unto us such a measure of ye have believed in vain. thy grace, that we, running For I delivered unto you the way of thy command- first of all, that which I also ments, may obtain thy received, how that Christ gracious promises, and be died for our sins, according made partakers of thy heavenly treasure; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Epistle. 1 Cor. xv. 1.

BRETHREN, I declare you the Gospel which I preached unto you,

to the Scriptures; and that he was buried; and that he rose again the third day, according to the Scriptures; and that he was seen of Ce

phas, then of the twelve: that, he was seen of above five hundred bre

thren at once; of whom trusted in themselves that

they were righteous, and despised others: Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a Publican. The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that Í am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this Publican: I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess. And the

the greater part remain unto this present; but some are fallen asleep: after that, he was seen of James; then of all the Apostles: and last of all, he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time. For I am the least of the Apostles, that am not meet to be called an Apostle, because I persecuted the Church of God. But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed Publican, standing afar off, upon me was not in vain; would not lift up so much but I laboured more abund-as his eyes unto heaven, antly than they all; yet not but smote upon his breast, I, but the grace of God saying, God be merciful to which was with me. There-me a sinner. I tell you, fore whether it were I or they, so we preach, and so ye believed.

The Gospel. St. Luke xviii. 9. JESUS spake this para

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this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be

ble unto certain which exalted.

The twelfth Sunday after Trinity.

The Collect.

LMIGHTY and everlasting God, who art always more ready to hear than we to pray, and art wont to give more than either we desire, or deserve; Pour down upon us the abundance of thy mercy; forgiving us those things whereof our conscience is afraid, and giving us those good things which we are not worthy to ask, but through the merits and mediation of Jesus Christ, thy Son, our Lord. Amen.

The Epistle. 2 Cor. iii. 4.
UCH
S trust have we
through Christ to God-

ward: not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God. Who also hath made us able ministers of the New Testament; not of the letter, but of the Spirit: for the letter killeth, but the Spirit giveth life. But if the ministration of death written and engraven in stones was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not stedfastly behold the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance, which glory was to be done away; how shall not the ministration of the Spirit be rather glorious? For if the ministration of condemnation be glory, much more doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory.the midst of Samaria, and Galilee. And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off. And they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us. And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go, shew yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were cleansed. And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God, and fell down on his face

The Gospel. St. Mark

vii. 31.

JESUS, departing from

into his ears, and he spit, and touched his tongue; and looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened. And straightway his ears were opened, and the string of his tongue

was loosed, and he plain. And he charged them that they should tell no man: but the more he charged them, so much the more a great deal they published it; and were beyond measure astonished, saying, He hath done all things well; he maketh both the

coasts Tyre and Sidon, came unto the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the coasts of Decapolis. And they bring unto him one that was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech; and they be seech him to put his hand upon him. And he took him aside from the multi- deaf to hear, and the dumb tude, and put his fingers to speak.

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The thirteenth Sunday after Trinity.

The Collect.

LMIGHTY and merciful God, of whose only gift it cometh that thy faithful people do unto thee true and laudable service; Grant, we beseech thee, that we may so faithfully serve thee in this life, that we fail not finally to attain thy heavenly promises; through the merits of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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promise of none effect. For if the inheritance be of the Law, it is no more of promise; but God gave it to Abraham by promise. Wherefore then serveth the Law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come, to whom the promise was made; and it was ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator. Now a mediator is not a mediator of one; but God is one. Is the Law then against the promises of God? God forbid: for if there had been a law given which could have given life, verily righteousness should have been by the Law. But the Scripture hath concluded all under

The Epistle. Gal. iii. 16. O Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one; And to thy seed, which is Christ. And this I say, That the covenant that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the Law, which was sin, that the promise by four hundred and thirty faith of Jesus Christ might years after, cannot disan- be given to them that benul, that it should make the lieve.

The Gospel. St. Luke x. 23. BLESSED are the eyes

which see the things that ye see. For I tell you, That many prophets and kings have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them. And behold, a certain Lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? He said unto him, What is written in the Law? how readest thou? And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself: And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right; this do, and thou shalt live. But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour? And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded

him, and departed, leaving
And by
him half dead.
chance there came down a
certain Priest that way, and,
when he saw him, he passed
by on the other side. And
likewise a Levite, when he
was at the place, came and
looked on him, and passed
by on the other side. But
a certain Samaritan, as he
journeyed, came where he
was; and, when he saw him,
he had compassion on him,
and went to him, and bound
up his wounds, pouring in
oil and wine, and set him
on his own beast, and
brought him to an inn, and
took care of him. And on
the morrow, when he de-
parted, he took out two
pence, and gave them to
the host, and said unto
him, Take care of him;
and whatsoever thou spend-
est more, when I come
again, I will repay thee.
Which now of these three,
thinkest thou, was neigh-
bour unto him that fell
among the thieves? And
he said, He that shewed
mercy on him. Then said
Jesus unto him, Go, and
do thou likewise.

The fourteenth Sunday after Trinity.

The Collect.

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ALMIGHTY and lasting God, give unto us the increase of faith, hope, and charity; and, that we may obtain that which thou dost promise, make us to love that which thou dost command; through Jesus Christ our Lord. A

men.

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rit, ye are not under the law. Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these, adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, That they who do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, at his feet, giving him temperance: against such there is no law. And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh, with the affections and lusts.

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thanks; and he was a Samaritan. And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine? There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger. And he said unto him, Arise, go thy way, thy faith hath made thee whole.

The fifteenth Sunday after Trinity.

The Collect.

EEP,

K we beseech thee,

they constrain you to be circumcised; only lest they O Lord, thy Church should suffer persecution for with thy perpetual mercy: the cross of Christ. For and, because the frailty of neither they themselves who man without thee cannot are circumcised keep the but fall, keep us ever by law; but desire to have thy help from all things you circumcised, that they hurtful, and lead us to may glory in your flesh. all things profitable to our salvation; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world. For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision, but a new creature. And as many

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