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read_v  _fw-fr king_n edw._n calendar_n the_o parish_n book_n calendar_n convers_n of_o paul_n morning_n prayer_n 1_o lesson_n ge._n 46_o morning_n prayer_n 1_o lesson_n wisd_v 5_o evening_n prayer_n 1_o lesson_n gen._n 47_o evening_n prayer_n 1_o lesson_n wisd_v 6_o purification_n of_o mary_n morning_n prayer_n 1_o lesson_n ex._n 12_o morning_n prayer_n 1_o lesson_n wisd_v 9_o evening_n prayer_n 1_o lesson_n exo._n 13_o evening_n prayer_n 1_o lesson_n wisd_v 12_o mathias_n morn_n prayer_n 1_o lesson_n num._n 33_o morning_n prayer_n 1_o lesson_n wis_v 19_o even_o prayer_n 1_o lesson_n num_fw-la 34_o evening_n prayer_n 1_o lesson_n ecclus._n 1_o annunciat_a of_o mary_n morning_n prayer_n 1_o lesson_n jos_n 21_o morning_n prayer_n 1_o lesson_n ecclus._n 2_o evening_n prayer_n 1_o lesson_n jos_n 22_o evening_n prayer_n 1_o lesson_n ecclus._n 3_o upon_o monday_n and_o tuesday_n in_o easter_n week_n upon_o the_o ascension_n day_n and_o whitsunday_n king_n edwa._n book_n appoint_v no_o proper_a chapter_n for_o the_o first_o lesson_n but_o only_o proper_a chapter_n for_o the_o second_o lesson_n and_o so_o refer_v the_o minister_n for_o the_o first_o lesson_n on_o those_o day_n to_o the_o chapter_n which_o by_o the_o common_a calendar_n be_v appoint_v to_o be_v read_v upon_o those_o day_n whereas_o the_o parish_n book_n appoint_v proper_a chapter_n aswell_o for_o the_o first_o as_o second_o lesson_n upon_o all_o those_o day_n upon_o monday_n and_o tuesday_n in_o whitsunday_n week_n by_o the_o k._n book_n there_o be_v no_o proper_a chap._n appoint_v for_o the_o first_o or_o second_o lesson_n at_o morning_n or_o evening_n prayer_n whereas_o the_o parish_n book_n appoint_v upon_o monday_n part_n of_o gene._n 11._o at_o morning_n prayer_n for_o the_o first_o lesson_n and_o for_o the_o second_o lesson_n 1_o corint_n 12._o and_o for_o the_o first_o lesson_n at_o evening_n prayer_n of_o the_o same_o day_n part_n of_o the_o 11._o of_o number_n upon_o tuesday_n in_o the_o same_o week_n for_o the_o 1._o lesson_n at_o morning_n prayer_n part_n of_o the_o 19_o 1._o king_n and_o for_o the_o first_o lesson_n at_o evening_n prayer_n deut._n 30._o  _fw-fr king_n edwa._n calendar_n the_o parish_n book_n calendar_n mark_n morn_n prayer_n 1_o lesson_n 2._o k._n 3_o morn_n prayer_n 1_o lesson_n ecclus._n 4_o evening_n prayer_n 1_o lesson_n 2._o k._n 4_o evening_n prayer_n 1_o lesson_n ecclus._n 5_o philip_n and_o jacob_n morn_n prayer_n 1_o lesson_n 2._o k._n 15_o morn_n prayer_n 1_o lesson_n ecclus_fw-la 7_o evening_n prayer_n 1_o lesson_n 2._o k._n 16_o evening_n prayer_n 1_o lesson_n ecclus_fw-la 9_o barnaby_n morn_n prayer_n 1_o lesson_n hest_n 3_o morn_n prayer_n 1_o lesson_n ecclus_fw-la 10_o evening_n prayer_n 1_o lesson_n hest_n 4_o evening_n prayer_n 1_o lesson_n ecclus_fw-la 12_o  _fw-fr king_n edw._n calendar_n the_o parish_n book_n calendar_n peter_n morn_n prayer_n 1_o lesson_n job._n 31_o morning_n prayer_n 1_o
lesson_n ecclu._n 15_o evening_n prayer_n 1_o lesson_n job_n 32_o evening_n prayer_n 1_o lesson_n ecclu._n 19_o james._n morn_n prayer_n 1_o lesson_n eccl_n 10_o morning_n prayer_n 1_o lesson_n ecclu._n 21_o evening_n prayer_n 1_o lesson_n eccle_n 11_o evening_n prayer_n 1_o lesson_n ecclu._n 23_o bartholomew_n morn_n prayer_n 1_o lesson_n ezek_v 3_o morn_n prayer_n 1_o lesson_n ecclu._n 25_o evening_n prayer_n 1_o lesson_n ezek_v 6_o evening_n prayer_n 1_o lesson_n ecclu._n 29_o matthew_n morn_n prayer_n 1_o lesson_n micha_n 7_o morning_n prayer_n 1_o lesson_n ecclu._n 35_o evening_n prayer_n 1_o lesson_n nahu_n 1_o evening_n prayer_n 1_o lesson_n ecclu._n 38_o michael_n morn_n prayer_n 1_o lesson_n zecha_n 7_o morning_n prayer_n 1_o lesson_n ecclu._n 39_o evening_n prayer_n 1_o lesson_n zecha_n 8_o evening_n prayer_n 1_o lesson_n ecclu._n 44_o luke_n morn_n prayer_n 1_o lesson_n judu_n 13_o morning_n prayer_n 1_o lesson_n ecclu._n 51_o evening_n prayer_n 1_o lesson_n jud._n 14_o evening_n prayer_n 1_o lesson_n job._n 1_o simon_n and_o jude._n morn_n prayer_n 1_o lesson_n sapi._n 17_o morn_n prayer_n 1_o lesson_n job._n 24._o 25_o evening_n prayer_n 1_o lesson_n sapi._n 18_o evening_n prayer_n 1_o lesson_n job_n 42_o all_o saint_n morni_n prayer_n 1_o lesson_n wisd_v 3_o morn_n prayer_n 1_o lesson_n part_n of_o wis_v 3_o evening_n prayer_n 1_o lesson_n wisd_v 5_o even_o prayer_n 1_o lesson_n part_n of_o wis_v 5_o andrew_z morni_n prayer_n 1_o lesson_n esai_n 5_o morning_n prayer_n 1_o lesson_n pro._n 20_o evening_n prayer_n 1_o lesson_n esai_n 6_o evening_n prayer_n 1_o lesson_n pro._n 21_o thomas_n morn_n prayer_n 1_o lesson_n esa_n 48_o morning_n prayer_n 1_o lesson_n pro._n 23_o evening_n prayer_n 1_o lesson_n esa_n 49_o evening_n prayer_n 1_o lesson_n pro._n 24_o unto_o these_o alteration_n there_o be_v one_o main_a difference_n to_o be_v add_v and_o fit_a in_o this_o place_n to_o be_v observe_v concern_v certain_a day_n wherein_o proper_a lesson_n be_v 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