them right soore euen as though they were myne enemies Trye me O God and seke the grounde of myne heart proue me and examine my thoughtes Looke well if there be any way of wickednes in me and leade me in the waye euerlastyng Glory be to the father c. As it was in the begynnyng c. PRayse the Lord O my soule while I lyue will I prayse the Lorde yea as long as I haue any beeing I will sing prayses vnto my God O put not your trust in princes nor in any childe of man for there is no helpe in them For when the breath of man goeth furth he shall turne agayne to his earth and then all his thoughtes perishe Blessed is he that hath the God of Iacob for his helpe and whose hope is in the Lorde his God Whiche made heauen and earth the sea and al that therin is whiche kepeth his promyse for euer Whiche helpeth them to ryght that suffer wrong whiche feedeth the hungry The Lorde looceth men out of prison the Lorde geueth sight to the blynde The Lorde helpeth them vp that are fallen the Lorde careth for the righteous The Lorde careth for the straungers he defendeth the fatherlesse and widdowe as for the waye of the vngodly he turneth it vpsyde downe The Lorde thy God O Sion shal be king for euermore and throughout all generacions Glory be to the father c. As it was in the beginnyng c. Then shall folowe this lesson taken out of the .xv. Chapter to the Corinthians the first Epistle CHriste is risen from the dead and become the firste fruites of them that slepte For by a manne came death and by a manne came the resurreccion of the dead For as by Adam all dye euen so by Christe shall all be made alyue but euery manne in his owne ordre The firste is Christe then they that are Christes at his commyng Then commeth the ende when he hath delyuered vp the kyngdome to God the father when he hath put downe all rule and all authoritie and power For he must reygne till he haue putte all his enemyes vnder his feete The laste enemy that shall be destroyed is death For he hath put all thinges vnder his feete But when he sayeth all thinges are put vnder him it is manifest that he is excepted whiche did put all thinges vnder hym When all thynges are subdued vnto hym then shall the sonne also hymselfe be subiecte vnto hym that put all thynges vnder him that God may be all in all Els what doe they which are baptized ouer the dead if the dead ryse not at all Why are they then baptized ouer them Yea and why stand we alwaye then in ieoperdie By our reioysing which I haue in Christ Iesu our Lord I dye dayly That I haue fought with beastes at Ephesus after the maner of men what auauntageth it me if the dead ryse not againe Let vs eate and drynke for to morowe we shall dye Be not ye deceyued euill wordes corrupt good maners Awake truely out of slepe and sinne not For some haue not the knowledge of God I speake this to youre shame But some manne will say howe aryse the dead with what body shall they come Thou foole that whiche thou sowest is not quickened excepte it dye And what sowest thou Thou sowest not that body that shal be but bare corne as of weate or of some other but God geueth it a body at his pleasure to euery seede his owne body All fleshe is not one maner of fleshe but there is one maner of fleshe of mē an other maner of fleshe of beastes an other of fishes and an other of birdes There are also celestiall bodyes and there are bodyes terrestriall But the glory of the celestiall is one and the glory of the terrestrial is an other There is one maner glory of the sunne and an other glory of the moone and an other glory of the starres For one starre differeth from an other in glory So is the resurreccion of the deade It is sowen in corrupcion it riseth agayne in incorrupcion It is sowen in dishonoure it ryseth agayne in honoure It is sowen in weakenes it riseth againe in power It is sowen a naturall body it ryseth agayne a spirituall bodie There is a natural body and there is a spiritual body as it is also written the first man Adam was made a lyuing soule and the last Adam was made a quicknyng spirite Howebeit that is not fyrst which is spirituall but that whiche is naturall and then that which is spirituall The first man is of the earth earthy The seconde manne is the Lorde from heauen heauenly As is the earthy suche are they that are earthy And as is the heauenly such are they that are heauenly And as we haue borne the image of the earthy so shal we beare the ymage of the heauenly This saie I brethren that fleshe and bloud can not enherite the kingdome of God Neither doth corrupcion inherite vncorrupcion Beholde I shewe you a mistery We shal not al slepe but we shall al be chaunged and that in a momente in the twynkelyng of an iye by the laste trumpe For the trumpe shal blowe the dead shal rise incorruptible and we shal be chaunged For this corruptible must put on incorrupcion this mortal must put on immortalitie When this corruptible hath put on incorrupcion this mortal hath put on immortalitie then shal be brought to passe the saying that is writtē Death is swalowed vp in victory Death where is thy sting Hell where is thy victory The sting of death is synne the strēgth of sinne is the law But thākes be vnto God which hath geuen vs victory through our lord Iesus Christ Therfore my deare brethrē be ye steadfast vnmouable alwaies riche in the worke of the lord forasmuch as ye know how that your labour is not in vaine in the lord The lesson ended then shal the priest saye Lorde haue mercy vpon vs. Christ haue mercy vpon vs. Lorde haue mercy vpon vs. ¶ Oure father which art in heauen c. And leade vs not into temptacion Aunswere But delyuer vs from euil Amen Priest Entre not O Lorde into iudgement with thy seruaunt Aunswere For in thy sight no lyuing creature shal be iustifyed Priest From the gates of hell Aunswere Delyuer theyr soules O Lorde Priest I beleue to see the goodnes of the Lorde Aunswere In the lande of the lyuing Priest O Lorde graciously heare my prayer Aunswere And let my crye come vnto thee Let vs praye O Lorde with whome do liue the spirites of them that be dead and in whome the soules of them that be elected after they be delyuered from the burden of the fleshe be in ioy and felicitie Graunte vnto this thy seruaunt that the sinnes which he committed in this world be not imputed vnto him but that he escaping the gates of hell paynes of eternal darckenes may euer dwel in the
the heauens Glory and wurship are before hym power and honour are in his sanctuary Ascribe vnto the Lorde O ye kynreds of the people ascribe vnto the Lorde worship and power Ascribe vnto the Lorde the honour due vnto his name bryng presentes and come into his courtes O woorshyp the Lorde in the beautie of holynes let the whole earth stande in awe of hym Tell it out among the Heathen that the lorde is kyng and that it is he whiche hathe made the rounde worlde so fast that it cannot be moued and howe that he shall iudge the people righteously Let the heauens reioyce and let the yearth be glad let the sea make a noyse and all that therein is Let the fielde bee ioyfull and all that is in it then shall all the trees of the wood reioyce before the Lorde For he cummeth for he cummeth to iudge the yearth and with righteousnes to iudge the worlde and the people with his trueth Glory be to the father c. As it was in the beginning c. The Collect. O God whiche by the leadyng of a starre diddest manyfeste thy onelye begotten sonne to the Gentiles Mercifully graunt that we which know thee now by faythe maye after thys lyfe haue the fruicion of thy glorious Godhead through Christ our Lorde The Epistle FOr thys cause I Paule am a pryesoner of Iesus Christe for you heathen if ye haue hearde of the ministracion of the grace of god which is geuen me to you warde For by reuelacyon shewed he the misterye vnto me as I wrote afore in few wordes wherby whē ye reade ye maye vnderstande my knoweledge in the mysterye of Christe whiche mysterye in tymes passed was not opened vnto the sonnes of menne as it is nowe declared vnto hys holy Apostles and Prophetes by the spirite that the Gentiles should be inheritours also and of the same bodye and partakers of hys promyse in Christe by the meanes of the Gospell whereof I am made a minister accordyng to the gifte of the grace of God which is geuen vnto me after the woorkyng of hys power Vnto me the leaste of all sainctes is thys grace geuen that I shoulde preache amonge the Gentiles the vnsearcheable ryches of Christe and to make all men see what the felowshyppe of the misterie is whiche from the beginning of the worlde hath bene hydde in God whiche made all thinges through Iesus Christe to the entente that nowe vnto the rulers and powers in heauenly thinges might be knowen by the congregacyon the manifolde wisedome of God according to the eternal purpose whiche he wrought in Christ Iesu our lorde by whome we haue boldenes and entraunce with the confidence whiche is by the fayth of him The Gospell WHen Iesus was borne in Bethleē a citie of Iury in the tyme of Herode the kyng Beholde there came wise men from the East to Ierusalē saying where is he that is borne kyng of Iewes For we haue seene hys starre in the East and are come to wurship hym When Herode the kyng had hearde these thynges he was troubled and all the citie of Ierusalem with hym And when he had gathered al the chiefe priestes and scribes of the people together he demaunded of them where Christe shoulde bee borne And they sayd vnto hym at Bethleem in Iurie For thus it is written by the Prophete And thou Bethleem in the land of Iury art not the leaste among the prynces of Iuda for out of thee there shall come vnto me the capitaine that shal gouerne my people Israell Then Herode when he had prieuelye called the wise men he inquired of them diligentlye what tyme the starre appeared and he bad them goe to Bethleem and said goe your way thither and searche dilygentlye for the chylde And when ye haue found him bryng me woorde agayne that I may come and woorship him also whē they had hearde the kyng they departed and loe the starre whiche they sawe in the Easte wente beefore them tyll it came and stoode ouer the place wherein the chylde was When they sawe the starre they were exceading glad and wente into the house and founde the childe with Mary hys mother and fell downe flat and wurshypped hym and opened theyr treasures and offered vnto hym giftes Golde Frankincense and Mirre And after they were warned of God in slepe that they should not goe agayne to Herode they returned into theyr owne countrey another way At Euensong The first lesson Esai xlix vnto the ende The seconde lesson Iohn .ii. After this he went downe to Capernaum vnto the ende The firste Sonday after the Epiphanie HOwe long wilt thou forget me O Lorde for euer howe long wilt thou hyde thy face from me Howe long shall I seke counsell in my soule and be so vexed in my heart howe long shall myne enemye triumphe ouer me Consider and heare me O lorde my God lyghten myne eyes that I slepe not in death Leste myne enemye saye I haue prenayled agaynste him for if I be cast downe they that trouble me will reioyce at it But my trust is in thy mercye and my hearte is ioyfull in thy saluacion I wil sing of the lorde because he hath dealt so louyngly with me yea I will prayse the name of the Lorde the moste highest Glory be to the father c. As it was in the beginning c. The Collect. LOrde we beseche thee mercifullye to receyue the praiers of thy people whiche call vpon thee and graunt that they maye both perceyue and knowe what thynges they ought to do and also haue grace and power faithully to fullfyll the same The Epistle I Besech you therefore brethren by the mercifulnes of God that ye make youre bodies a quicke sacrifice holy and acceptable vnto God whiche is your resonable seruyng of god and fashion not your selfes like vnto this world but be ye chaunged in your shape by the renuing of youre minde that ye maie proue what thing that good and acceptable and perfect will of god is For I saye throughe the grace that vnto me geuen is to euery man amonge you that no man stand hygh in his owne conceite more then it becommeth hym to esteme of hymselfe but so iudge of himselfe that he be gentle and sobre according as God hath dealt to euery man the measure of faith for as we haue many membres in one body and all membres haue not one office so we being many are one body in Christ and euery man amōg our selues one anothers members The Gospell THe father and mother of Iesus wente to Hierusalem after the custome of the feast day And when they had fulfilled the dayes as they returned home the child Iesus abode stil in Ierusalem and his father and mother knewe not of it but they supposing hym to haue beene in the cumpanye came a dayes iourney and sought hym amōg their kinsfolke and acquaintaunce And when they found hym not they went backe again to Ierusalem
into Capernaum there came vnto hym a Centurion and besoughte hym saying Maister my seruaunt lieth at home sicke of the paulsey and is grieuously payned And Iesus sayde when I come vnto him I wil heale him The Centurion aunswered and sayd Sir I am not woorthye that thou shouldeste come vnder my roofe but speake the word onely my seruaunt shal be healed For I also my selfe am a mā subiect to the autoritie of another and haue souldiers vnder me and I say to thys manne goe and he goeth and to another manne come and he cummeth and to my seruaunt doe this and he doeth it When Iesus heard these woordes he merueyled and sayde to them that folowed hym verely I saye vnto you I haue not founde so great fayth in Israell I saye vnto you that many shall come from the Easte and Weste and shall reste with Abraham and Isaac and Iacob in the kingdome of heauen but the chyldren of the kyngdome shall be caste out into vtter darkenes there shal be wepyng and gnashyng of teeth And Iesus sayde vnto the Centurion Goe thy way and as thou beleueste so bee it vnto thee and hys seruaunte was healed in the selfe same houre ¶ The .iiii. Sonday WHy doe the Heathen so furiously rage together and why doe the people imagin a vayne thyng The kynges of the earthe stande vp and the rulers take counsel together agaynst the Lorde and agaynst his anoynted Let vs breake theyr bondes a sunder and caste awaye theyr coardes from vs. He that dwelleth in heauen shal laugh them to skorne the Lorde shall haue them in derision Then shall he speake vnto them in his wrath and vexe them in his sore displeasure Yet haue I set my king vpon my holy hill of Sion I will preache the lawe wherof the Lorde hath sayd vnto me thou art my sonne this day haue I begotten thee Desire of me and I shal geue thee the heathen for thine inheritaunce and the vttermoste partes of the earth for thy possession Thou shalt bruise them with a rod of yron and breake them in pieces lyke a potters vessell Be wyse nowe therefore o ye kinges be learned ye that are iudges of the yearth Serue the Lorde in feare and reioyce vnto hym with reuerence Kisse the sonne lest he be angrie and so ye peryshe from the righte waye if hys wrathe be kiendled yea but a lytle blessed are all they that put theyr trust in him Glory be to the father and to the sonne and to the. c. As it was in the beginning is nowe and euer shal be c. The Collect. GOd whiche knoweste vs to be set in the myddeste of so many and great daungers that for mans fraylnesse we cannot alwayes stande vprightly Graunt to vs the health of body and soule that all those thynges whiche we suffer for synne by thy helpe we maye well passe and ouercome through Christ our Lorde The Epistle LEt euery soule submit hymselfe vnto the auctoritie of the hygher powers for there is no power but of God The powers that bee are ordeyned of God whosoeuer therfore resisteth power resisteth the ordinaūce of God But they that resyste shall receyue to themselues dānacion For rulers are not feareful to them that do good but to them that doe euil Wilt thou be without feare of the power do wel then so shalt thou be praysed of the same for he is the minister of God for thy wealth But yf thou doe that whiche is euyll then feare for he beareth not the sweorde for noughte for he is the minister of God to take vengeaunce on him that doth euil Wherfore ye must nedes obey not onely for feare of vengeaunce but also because of conscience and euen for this cause paye ye tribute For they are goddes ministers seruing for the same purpose Geue to euery man therefore hys duetye tribute to whome tribute belōgeth custome to whom custome is due feare to whom feare belongeth honour to whome honour pertayneth The Gospell ANd when he entred into a ship his disciples folowed him And behold there arose a great tempest in the sea insomuche that the shyp was couered with waues but he was aslepe And his disciples came to him awoke hym saying Maister saue vs we perishe And he sayth vnto them why are ye feareful O ye of litle faith Then he arose rebuked the windes and the sea and there folowed a greate calme But the men meruailed saying what maner of man is thys that both wyndes and sea obey hym And when he was come to the other side into the countrey of the Gergesites there met him .ii. possessed of deuilles whiche came out of the graues and were out of measure fierce so that no man might goe by that way And beholde they cryed out saying O Iesu thou sonne of God what haue we to dooe with thee Arte thou come hither to torment vs before the tyme And there was a good way of from them a heerd of many Swyne feeding So the deuils besoughte hym saying If thou caste vs oute suffre vs to goe into the heerde of Swyne And he sayd vnto them goe your wayes Then wente they oute and departed into the heerde of Swine And beholde the whole heerd of Swine was caryed hedlong into the sea peryshed in the waters Then they that kept them fled and went theyr wayes into the citie and tolde euery thyng what had happened vnto the possessed of the deuils And behold the whole citie came out to mete Iesus and when they sawe hym they besought him that he would depart out of theyr coastes ¶ The .v. Sonday THe Lord heare thee in the day of trouble the name of the God of Iacob defende thee Sende thee helpe from the Sanctuary and strength thee out of Sion Remember all thy offerynges and accepte thy brente sacrifice Graunte thee thy heartes desyre and fulfyll all thy mynde We will reioyce in thy saluacion and tryumphe in the name of the Lorde oure God the Lorde perfourme all thy peticions Now knowe I that the Lorde helpeth hys anoynted and will heare him from hys holye heauen euen with the wholesome strength of his right hand Some put their trust in Chariotes and some in horses but we will remembre the name of the Lorde our God They are brought downe and fallen but we are risen and stand vpright Saue Lorde and heare vs O kyng of heauen when we call vpon thee Glory be to the father and to the sonne c. As it was in the beginning c. The Collect. LOrde we beseche thee to kepe thy Churche housholde continually in thy true religion that they whiche dooe leane onelye vpon hope of thy heauenlye grace maye euermore be defended by thy myghtie power Through Christ our Lorde The Epistle PVt vpon you as the electe of God tendre mercye kyndnes humblenes of mynde mekenes long sufferyng forbearyng one an other and forgeuyng one an other if