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the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken. And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven; and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory. And he

see him as he is. And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure. Whosoever committeth sin, transgresseth also the law; for sin is the transgression of the law. And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin. Whosoever abideth in him, sinneth not: whosoever sinneth, hath not seen him, neither shall send his angels with a known him. Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous. He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of GOD was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.

The Gospel. St. Matt. xxiv. 23.

great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

THE SUNDAY CALLED

SEPTUA

GESIMA, OR THE THIRD SUN-
DAY BEFORE LENT.

The Collect.

O LORD, we beseech thee favourably to hear the prayers of thy people, that we, who are justly punished for our offences, THEN if any man shall say may be mercifully delivered by unto you, Lo, here is CHRIST, thy goodness, for the glory or there; believe it not. For of thy name, through JESUS

and reigneth with thee and the HOLY GHOST, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

The Epistle. 1 Cor. ix. 24.

there shall arise false Christs CHRIST Our Saviour, who liveth and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders; insomuch that (if it were possible) they shall deceive the very elect. Behold, I have told you before. Wherefore, if they KNOW ye not, that they shall say unto you, Behold, he which run in a race, run all, is in the desert; go not forth but one receiveth the prize? behold, he is in the secret cham- So run, that ye may obtain. bers; believe it not. For as And every man that striveth the lightning cometh out of the for the mastery, is temperate in east, and shineth even unto the all things. Now they do it to west; so shall also the coming obtain a corruptible crown, but of the Son of man be. For we an incorruptible. I therewheresoever the carcase is, fore so run, not as uncertainly; there will the eagles be gather-so fight I, not as one that beated together. Immediately after eth the air: but I keep under the tribulation of those days, my body and bring it into sub. shall the sun be darkened, and jection, lest that by any means,

when I have preached to others, | hast made them equal unto us,

I myself should be a cast-away.
The Gospel. St. Matt. xx. 1.
THE kingdom of heaven is
like unto a man that is an house-
holder, which went out early
in the morning to hire labour-
ers into his vineyard. And
when he had agreed with the
labourers for a penny a day,
he sent them into his vineyard.
And he went out about the third
hour, and saw others standing
idle in the market-place, and called, but few chosen.
said unto them, Go ye also into

which have borne the burden
and heat of the day. But he
answered one of them, and said,
Friend, I do thee no wrong;
didst not thou agree with me
for a penny ? Take that thine
is, and go thy way; I will give
unto this last even as unto thee.
Is it not lawful for me to do
what I will with mine own? Is
thine eye evil, because I am
good? So the last shall be first,
and the first last; for many be

And

MA, OR THE SECOND SUNDAY
BEFORE LENT.

the vineyard, and whatsoever THE SUNDAY CALLED SEXAGESIis right I will give you. they went their way. Again he went out about the sixth and ninth hour, and did likewise.

And about the eleventh

hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle? They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right that

The Collect.

O LORD GOD, who seest that we put not our trust in any thing that we do; mercifully grant that by thy power we versity, through JESUS CHRIST may be defended against all adour Lord. Amen.

The Epistle. 2 Cor. xi. 19. YE suffer fools gladly, seeing For

shall ye receive. So when ye yourselves are wise. even was come, the lord of the ye suffer if a man bring you vineyard saith unto his steward, into bondage, if a man devour Call the labourers, and give you, if a man take of you, if a them their hire, beginning from man exalt himself, if a man the last unto the first. And smite you on the face. I speak when they came, that were as concerning reproach, as nired about the eleventh hour, though we had been weak: they received every man a pen-howbeit, whereinsoever any is ny. But when the first came, bold, (I speak foolishly,) I am they supposed that they should bold also. Are they Hebrews? have received more; and they so am I: are they Israelites? likewise received every man so am I: are they the seed of a penny. And when they had Abraham? so am I are they received it, they murmured ministers of CHRIST? (I speak against the good man of the as a fool) I am more: in labours house, saying, These last have more abundant; in stripes above wrought but one hour, and thou | measure; in prisons more fre

quent; in deaths oft. Of the up, and bare fruit an hundred Jews five times received I forty fold. And when he had said stripes save one; thrice was I these things, he cried, He that beaten with rods; once was I hath ears to hear, let him hear. stoned; thrice I suffered ship- And his disciples asked him, wreck; a night and a day I have saying, What might this parabeen in the deep; in journey- ble be? And he said, Unto you ings often; in perils of waters; it is given to know the mysteries in perils of robbers; in perils of the kingdom of God; but to by mine own countrymen; in others in parables: that seeing perils by the heathen; in perils they might not see, and hearing in the city; in perils in the they might not understand. wilderness; in perils in the sea; Now the parable is this: the in perils among false brethren; seed is the word of God. Those in weariness and painfulness; by the way-side are they that in watchings often; in hunger hear; then cometh the devil, and thirst; in fastings often; in and taketh away the word out cold and nakedness; besides of their hearts, lest they should those things that are without, believe and be saved. They that which cometh upon me on the rock are they, which, daily, the care of all the when they hear, receive the Churches. Who is weak, and word with joy; and these have I am not weak? who is offend- no root, which for a while beed, and I burn not? If I must lieve, and in time of temptation needs glory, I will glory of the fall away. And that which things which concern mine fell among thorns are they, infirmities. The GoD and Fa- which, when they have heard, ther of our Lord JESUS CHRIST, go forth, and are choaked with which is blessed for evermore, cares, and riches, and pleasures knoweth that I lie not, of this life, and bring no fruit good ground are they, which, in to perfection. But that on the an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.

The Gospel. St. Luke viii. 4.

THE SUNDAY CALLED QUINQUA-
GESIMA, OR THE NEXT SUN-
DAY BEFORE LENT.

WHEN much people were gathered together, and were come to him out of every city, he spake by a parable: A sower went out to sow his seed; and as he sowed, some fell by the way-side, and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it; and some fell upon a rock, and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, us that all our doings without because it lacked moisture; and charity are nothing worth; some fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up with it, and choaked it; and other fell on good ground, and sprang

The Collect.

O LORD, who hast taught

send thy HOLY GHOST, and pour into our hearts that most excellent gift of charity, the very bond of peace, and of all

before thee: Grant this for thine only Son JESUS CHRIST's sake. Amen.

virtues; without which, who- things. For now we see soever liveth is counted dead through a glass darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known. And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.

The Epistle. 1 Cor. xiii. 1.

The Gospel. St. Luke xviii. 31.

THEN JESUS took unto him

THOUGH I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass or a tinkling cymbal: and though the twelve, and said unto them, I have the gift of prophecy, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and understand all mysteries, and all things that are written and all knowledge; and though by the prophets concerning the I have all faith, so that I could Son of man shall be accomremove mountains, and have plished. For he shall be delinot charity, I am nothing. And vered unto the Gentiles, and though I bestow all my goods shall be mocked, and spitefully to feed the poor, and though entreated, and spitted on: and I give my body to be burned, they shall scourge him, and put and have not charity, it profit-him to death; and the third eth me nothing. Charity suf- day he shall rise again. And fereth long, and is kind; charity they understood none of these envieth not; charity vaunteth things: and this saying was not itself; is not puffed up; hid from them, neither knew doth not behave itself unseem- they the things which were ly; seeketh not her own; is spoken. And it came to pass, not easily provoked; thinketh that as he was come nigh unto no evil; rejoiceth not in iniqui- Jericho, a certain blind man ty, but rejoiceth in the truth; sat by the way-side begging; beareth all things, believeth all and hearing the multitude pass things, hopeth all things, en- by, he asked what it meant. dureth all things. Charity never And they told him, that Jesus faileth but whether there be of Nazareth passeth by. And prophecies, they shall fail; he cried, saying, JESUS, thou whether there be tongues, they Son of David, have mercy on shall cease; whether there be me. And they which went knowledge, it shall vanish away. before rebuked him, that he For we know in part, and we should hold his peace; but he prophesy in part. But when cried so much the more, Thou that which is perfect is come, Son of David, have mercy on then that which is in part shall me. And JESUS stood, and be done away. When I was commanded him to be brought a child, I spake as a child, I unto him: and when he was understood as a child, I thought come near, he asked him, sayas a child; but when I became ing, What wilt thou that I a man, I put away childish should do unto thee? And he

said, Lord, that I may receive sin, and be saved; mercifully my sight. And JESUS said unto forgive us our trespasses; rehim, Receive thy sight; thy ceive and comfort us, who are faith hath saved thee. And grieved and wearied with the immediately he received his burden of our sins. Thy prosight, and followed him, glori- perty is always to have mercy; fying GoD and all the people, to thee only it appertaineth to when they saw it, gave praise forgive sins: spare us thereunto God.

THE FIRST DAY OF LENT, COM-
MONLY CALLED ASH-WEDNES-

DAY.

The Collect.

fore, good LORD, spare thy people, whom thou hast redeemed enter not into judgment with thy servants, who are vile earth, and miserable sinners; but SO turn thine ALMIGHTY and everlasting anger from us, who meekly GOD, who hatest nothing that acknowledge our vileness, and thou hast made, and dost for- truly repent us of our faults; give the sins of all those who and so make haste to help us are penitent; create and make in this world, that we may in us new and contrite hearts, ever live with thee in that we, worthily lamenting our sins and acknowledging our wretchedness, may obtain of thee, the GoD of all mercy, perfect remission and forgiveness, through JESUS CHRIST our Lord. Amen.

This Collect is to be read every day in Lent, after the Collect appointed for the day. At Morning Prayer, the Litany being ended, shall be said the following Prayers, immediately before the general Thanksgiving.

the

world to come, through JESUS
CHRIST Our Lord. Amen.
¶ Then shall the people say this that follow-

eth, after the Minister.

TURN thou us, O good Lord, and so shall we be turned. Be favourable, O LORD, be favourable to thy people, who turn to thee in weeping, fasting and praying. For thou art a merciful GOD, full of compassion, long-suffering, and of great pity. O LORD, we beseech thee, Thou sparest when we deserve mercifully hear our prayers, punishment, and in thy wrath and spare all those who confess upon mercy. Spare their sins unto thee; that they, thy people, good LORD, spare them; and let not thine heritage whose consciences by sin are accused, by thy merciful par- be brought to confusion. Hear don may be absolved, through us, O LORD, for thy mercy is CHRIST Our Lord, Amen. great; and after the multitude

O MOST mighty GoD, and merciful Father, who hast compassion upon all men, and hatest nothing that thou hast made; who wouldest not the death of a sinner, but rather that he should turn from his

thinkest

of thy mercies look upon us, through the merits and mediation of thy blessed Son, JESUS CHRIST our Lord. Amen.

For the Epistle. Joel ii. 12.

TURN ye even to me, saith the LORD, with all your heart,

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