barley-loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many? And Jesus said, Make the men sit down. Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand. And Jesus took the loaves, and when he had given thanks he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were set down; and likewise of the fishes as much as they would. When they were WE filled, he said unto his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost. Therefore they gathered them together, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barleyloaves, which remained over and above unto them that had eaten. Then those men, when they had seen the miracle that Jesus did, said, This is of a truth that Prophet that should come into the world. The fifth Sunday in Lent. The Collect. beseech thee, Almighty God, mercifully to look upon thy people; that by thy great goodness they may be governed and preserved evermore, both in body and soul; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. C The Epistle. Heb. ix. 11. HRIST being come an High Priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands; that is to say, not of this building; neither by the blood of goats and calves; but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us. For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh; how much more shall the blood of Christ, who, through the eternal Spirit, offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the liv ing God? And for this cause he is the Mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance. The Gospel. St. John viii. 46. JESUS said, Which of you convinceth me of sin? and if I say the truth, why do ye not believe me? He that is of God heareth God's words; ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God. Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, Say we not well, that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil? Jesus answered, I have not a devil; but I honour my Father, and ye do dishonour me. And I seek not mine own glory; there is one that seeketh and judgeth. Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my saying, he shail never see death. Then said the Jews unto him, Now we know that thou hast a devil: Abraham is dead, and the I shall be a liar like unto that I have betrayed the sus which is called Christ? innocent blood. And they For he knew that for envy said, What is that to us? they had delivered him. see thou to that. And he When he was set down on cast down the pieces of silver the judgement-seat, his wife in the temple, and departed, sent unto him, saying, Have and went and hanged him- thou nothing to do with that self. And the chief priests justman: for I have suffered took the silver pieces, and many things this day in a said, It is not lawful for to dream because of him. But put them into the treasury, the chief priests and elders because it is the price of persuaded the multitude that blood. And they took coun- they should ask Barabbas, sel, and bought with them and destroy Jesus. The gothe potter's field, to bury vernour answered and said strangers in. Wherefore that unto them, Whether of the field was called, The field of twain will ye that I release blood, unto this day. (Then unto you? They said, Barabwas fulfilled that which was bas. Pilate saith unto them, spoken by Jeremy the pro- What shall I do then with phet, saying, And they took Jesus, which is called Christ? the thirty pieces of silver, They all say unto him, Let the price of him that was him be crucified. And the valued, whom they of the governour said, Why, what children of Israel did value, evil hath he done? But they and gave them for the pot cried out the more, saying, ter's field, as the Lord ap- Let him be crucified. When pointed me.) And Jesus Pilate saw that he could prestood before the governour; vail nothing, but that rather and the governour asked a tumult was made, he took him, saying, Art thou the water, and washed his hands King of the Jews? And Je- before the multitude, saying, sus said unto him, Thou I am innocent of the blood sayest. And when he was of this just person: see ye accused of the chief priests to it. Then answered all the and elders, he answered no- people, and said, His blood thing. Then saith Pilateunto be on us, and on our chilhim, Hearest thou not how dren. Then released he Bamany things they witness rabbas unto them: and when against thee? And he an- he had scourged Jesus he swered him to never a word, delivered him to be cruciinsomuch that the governour fied. Then the soldiers of the marvelled greatly. Now at governour took Jesus into that feast the governour was the common hall, and gawont to release unto the peo- thered unto him the whole ple a prisoner, whom they band of soldiers. And they would. And they had then stripped him, and put on a notable prisoner, called him a scarletrobe. And when Barabbas. Therefore when they had platted a crown of they were gathered toge- thorns they put it upon his ther, Pilate said unto them, head, and a reed in his his right Whom will ye that I release hand: and they bowed the unto you? Barabbas, or Je-knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of of Israel, let him now come the Jews. And they spit upon down from the cross, and we him, and took the reed, and will believe him. He trusted smote him on the head. in God; let him deliver him And after that they had now, if he will have him: mocked him they took the for he said, I am the Son of robe off from him, and put God. The thieves also, which his own raiment on him, were crucified with him, cast and led him away to crucify the same in his teeth. Now him. And as they came out from the sixth hour there they found a man of Cyrene, was darkness over all the Simon by name; him they land unto the ninth hour. compelled to bear his cross. And about the ninth hour And when they were come Jesus cried with a loud voice, unto a place called Golgotha, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sathat is to say, a place of a bachthani? that is to say, scull, they gave him vinegar My God, my God, why hast to drink mingled with gall: thou forsaken me? Some of and when he had tasted them that stood there, when thereof, he would not drink. they heard that, said, This And they crucified him, and man calleth for Elias. And parted his garments, casting straightway one of them ran, lots: that it might be fulfil- and took a spunge, and fillled, which was spoken by ed it with vinegar, and put the prophet, They parted it on a reed, and gave him my garments among them, to drink. The rest said, Let and upon my vesture did be, let us see whether Elias they cast lots. And sitting will come to save him. Jedown they watched him sus, when he had cried again there; and set up over his with a loud voice, yielded head his accusation written, up the ghost. And behold, THIS IS JESUS THE the vail of the temple was KING OF THE JEWS. rent in twain from the top to Then were there two thieves the bottom, and the earth crucified with him; one on did quake, and the rocks the right hand, and another rent, and the graves were on the left. And they that opened, and many bodies of passed by reviled him, wag- saints which slept arose, and ging their heads, and saying, came out of the graves after Thou that destroyest the his resurrection, and went temple, and buildest it in into the holy city, and apthree days, save thyself: if peared unto many. Now thou be the Son of God, come when the centurion, and they down from the cross. Like- that were with him, watchwise also the chief priests ing Jesus, saw the earthmocking him, with the quake, and those things that scribes and elders, said, He were done, they feared greatsaved others, himself he can-ly, saying, Truly this was not save: if he be the King the Son of God. For the Epistle, Is. lxiii. 1. and the angel of his presence WHO is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this that is glorious in his apparel, travelling in the greatness of his strength? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save. Wherefore art thou red in thine apparel, and thy garments like him that treadeth in the winefat? I have trodden the winepress alone, and of the people there was none with me: for I will tread them in mine anger, and trample them in my fury, and their blood shall be sprinkled upon my garments, and I will stain all my raiment. For the day of vengeance is in mine heart, and the year of my redeemed is come. And I looked, and there was none to help; and I won-ble? As a beast goeth down dered that there was none to uphold: therefore mine own arm brought salvation unto me, and my fury it up held me. And I will tread down the people in mine anger, and make them drunk in my fury, and I will bring down their strength to the earth. I will mention the loving-kindnesses of the Lord, and the praises of the Lord, according to all that the Lord hath bestowed on us, and the great goodness towards the house of Israel, which he hath bestowed on them, according to his mercies, and according to the multitude of his loving-kindnesses. For he said, Surely they are my people, children that will not lie: so he was their Saviour. In all their affliction he was afflicted, saved them innislove and in his pity, he redeemed them, and he bare tliem, and carried them all the day's of old. But they rebelled, and vexed his Holy Spirit; therefore he was turned to be theirenemy, and he fought against them. Then he remembered the days of old, Moses and his people, saying, Wliere is he that brought them up out of the sea with the shepherd of his flock? where is he that put his Holy Spirit within him? that led them by the right hand of Moses, with his glorious arm, dividing the water before them, to make himself an everlasting Name? that led them through the deep as an horse in the wilderness, that they should not stuminto the valley, the Spirit of the Lord caused him to rest: so didst thou lead thy people, to make thyself a glorious Name. Look down from heaven, and behold from the habitation of thy holiness, and of thy glory: where is thy zeal, and thy strength, the sounding of thy bowels, and of thy mercies towards me? Are they restrained? Doubtless thou art our Father, though Abraham be ignorant of us, and Israel acknowledge us not: Thou, Ο Lord, art our Father, our Redeemer, thy Name is from everlasting. O Lord, why hast thou made us to err from thy ways? and hardened our hearts from thy fear? Return for thy servants' sake, the tribes of thine inheritance. The peo |