thy mercy and euermore serue thee in purenes of lyuyng to thy honour and glory through our onely mediator and aduocate Iesus Christe our Lorde Amen ALmightie God which haste geuen vs grace at this tyme with one accorde to make oure commune supplicacions vnto thee and doest promise that whan two or three be gathered in thy name thou wylt graunte theyr requestes fulfill nowe O Lorde the desyres and peticions of thy seruauntes as may be moste expedience for them grauntyng vs in this worlde knowlege of thy trueth and in the worlde to come lyfe euerlastyng Amen ⸪ ⧠OF THE ADMI ⧠nistracion of publyke Baptisme to be vsed in the Churche IT appeareth by auncient wryters that the Sacrament of Baptisme in the olde tyme was not commōlye ministred but at two tymes in the yeare at Easter and whitsontyde at whiche tymes it was openlye ministred in the presence of all the congregacion Whiche custome nowe beeynge growen out of vse although it cannot for many consideracions be well restored agayne yet it is thought good to folowe the same as nere as conueniently maye be Wherfore the people are to be admonished that it is moste conueniente that Baptisme shoulde not be ministred but vpon Sondayes and other holye dayes when the moste numbre of people maye come together As well for that the congregacion there present maye testifie the receyuyng of them that be newely Baptised into the numbre of Christes Churche as also because in the Baytisme of Infantes euery manne present maye be put in remembraunce of his owne profession made to God in hys Baptisme For whiche cause also it is expedient that Baptisme be ministred in the Englishe tounge Neuerthelesse yf necessitie so require children oughte at all tymes to be Baptised eyther at the Churche or els at home ⧠PVBLIKE BAPTISME ⧠When there are children to be Baptised vpon the Sonday or holy daye the parentes shall geue knowlege ouer nyght or in the mornyng afore the beginnyng of Mattens to the curate And then the Godfathers Godmothers and people wyth the children muste be ready at the churche doore either immediatly afore the last Canticle at Mattens or els immediatly afore the last Canticle at Euensong as the Curate by hys discrecion shal appoynte And then standyng there the pryest shall aske whether the chyldren bee Baptised or no. If they aunswere No. Then shall the priest saye thus DEare beloued forasmuche as al men be conceyued and borne in sinne and that no man borne in synne can entre into the kyngdom of God except he be regenerate and borne a newe of water and the holy ghost I beseche you to cal vpon God the father through our Lord Iesus Christ that of his bounteouse mercy he wyl graūt to these childrē that thing whiche by nature they cannot haue that is to saye they maye be Baptized with the holy ghost and receyued into Christes holy churche and bee made lyuely membres of the same Then the priest shall saye Let vs praye ALmyghtie and euerlasting God which of thy iustice dyddest destroy by floudes of water the whole worlde for sinne except .viii. persones whome of thy mercy the same tyme thou diddest saue in the Arke And when thou dyddest drowne in the reade sea wicked King Pharao with all his armie yet at the same time thou diddest lead thy people the children of Israel safely through the myddes therof whereby thou diddest figure the washing of thy holy baptisme by the baptisme of thy welbeloued sonne Iesus Christ thou diddest sanctifie the flud Iordan all other waters to this misticall washing away of sinne we beseche thee for thy infinite mercies that thou wilte mercifully looke vpon these children and sanctifie them with thy holy gost that by this holsome lauer of regeneration whatsoeuer synne is in them maye be washed cleane away that they beyng deliuered from thy wrath may be receyued into tharke of Christes Church and so saued from peryshing and being feruente in spirite stedfaste in fayth ioyfull through hope rooted in charite maye euer serue thee And finally attayne to euerlasting lyfe with all thy holy and chosen people This graunte vs we beseche thee for Iesus Christes sake our Lord. Amen ¶ Here shall the prieste aske what shal be the name of the childe and when the Godfathers and Godmothers haue tolde the name then he shall make a crosse vpon the childes foreheade and breste saying ¶ N. Receyue the signe of the holy Crosse both in thy forehead and in thy breste in token that thou shalt not be ashamed to confesse thy faith in Christ crucified and manfully to fyght vnder his banner agaynst sinne the worlde and the deuill and to continewe his faythful soldiour and seruaunt vnto thy lyfes ende Amen And this he shall doe and saye to as many children as bee present to be Baptised one after another Let vs praye ALmightie and immortall God the ayde of al that nede the helper of all that flee to thee for succour the life of them that beleue and the resurreccion of the deade we call vpon thee for these infantes that they cummyng to thy holy Baptisme may receyue remission of their sinnes by spirituall regeneracion Receyue them O Lorde as thou haste promised by thy welbeloued sonne saying Aske and you shall haue seke and you shall finde knocke and it shal be opened vnto you So geue nowe vnto vs that aske Lette vs that seke finde open thy gate vnto vs that knocke that these infantes maye enioy the euerlasting benediccion of thy heauenly washing and may come to the eternall kyngdome whiche thou haste promysed by Christe our Lorde Amen Then let the prieste lokyng vpon the children saye I Commaunde thee vnclene spirite in the name of the father of the sonne and of the holy goste that thou come oute and departe from these infantes whom our Lorde Iesus Christe hathe vouchesaued to call to his holye Baptisme to be made membres of his bodye and of his holye congregacion Therefore thou cursed spirit remembre thy sentence remembre thy iudgement remembre the daye to be at hand wherin thou shalt burne in fyre euerlasting prepared for thee and thy Aungels And presume not hereafter to exercise anye tirannye towarde these infantes whom Christe hathe bought with his precious bloud and by this his holy Baptisme calleth to be of his flocke Then shall the priest saye The Lorde be with you The people And with thy spirite The Minister ¶ Heare nowe the gospell written by S. Marke AT a certayne tyme they broughte children to Christe that he shoulde touche them and hys dysciples rebuked those that broughte them But when Iesus sawe it he was displeased and sayed vnto them suffre litle children to come vnto me and forbyd them not for to suche belongeth the kyngdome of God Verely I say vnto you whosoeuer doeth not receyue the kyngdome of God as a litle child he shall not entre therin And when he had taken them vp in his armes he
EW ⧠THE ⧠booke of the common prayer and administracion of the Sacramentes and other rites and ceremonies of the Churche after the vse of the Churche of England ⧠LONDON IN OFFICINA Edouardi Whitchurche ⧠Cum priuilegio ad imprimeâ—â—â—â— solum ANNO DO 1549. Mense Maij. ☠☠☠⧠THE CON ⧠tentes of this Booke i. A preface ii A table and Kalendar for Psalmes Lessons with necessary rules perteyning to thesame iii. The ordre for Mattins and Euensong throughout the yeare iiii The Introites Collectes Epistles and Gospelles to be vsed at the celebracion of the Lordes Supper and holy CommunioÌ„ through the yere with proper Psalmes and Lessons for diuerse feastes and dayes v. The Supper of the Lorde and holy Communion commonly called the Masse vi The Letany and Suffrages vii Of Baptisme bothe publike and priuate viii Of Confirmacion where also is a Cathechisme for children ix Of Matrimony x. Of visitacion of the sicke Communion of thesame xi Of Buriall xii The purificacion of women xiii A declaracion of scripture with certeine prayers to bee vsed the firste daye of Lent commonlye called Ashwednesdaie xiiii Of Ceremonies omitted or reteyned xv Certeine notes for the more plain explicacion and decent ministracion of thinges conteined in this booke THE PREFACE THere was neuer any thing by the wie of man so well deuised or so surely established which in continuaÌ„ce of time hath not been corrupted as emong other thinges it may plainly appere by the common prayers in the Churche commonly called diuine seruice the firste originall and grounde whereof if a manne woulde searche out by the auncient fathers he shall finde that thesame was not ordeyned but of a good purpose and for a great aduauncement of godlines For they so ordred the matter that all the whole Bible or the greatest parte thereof should be read ouer once in the yeare intendyng thereby that the Cleargie and specially suche as were Ministers of the congregacion should by often readyng and meditacion of Gods worde be stirred vp to godlines themselfes and be more able also to exhorte other by wholsome doctrine and to confute them that were aduersaries to the trueth And further that the people by daily hearyng of holy scripture read in the Churche should continuallye profite more and more in the knowlege of God and bee the more inflamed with the loue of his true religion But these many yeares passed this Godly and decent ordre of the auncient fathers hath bee so altered broken and neglected by planting in vncertein stories LegeÌ„des Respondes Verses vaine repeticions Commemoracions and Synodalles that commonly when any boke of the Bible was begon before three or foure Chapiters were read out all the rest were vnread And in this sorte the boke of Esaie was begon in Aduent and the booke of Genesis in Septuagesima but they were onely begon and neuer read thorow After a like sorte wer other bokes of holy scripture vsed And moreouer whereas s Paule would haue suche language spoken to the people in the churche as they mighte vnderstande and haue profite by hearyng thesame the seruice in this Church of England these many yeares hath been read in Latin to the people whiche they vnderstoode not so that they haue heard with theyr cares onely their hartes spirite and minde haue not been edified thereby And furthermore notwithstandyng that the auncient fathers had deuided the psalmes into seuen porcions wherof euery one was called a nocturne now of late tyme a fewe of them haue been dailye sayed and ofte repeated and the rest vtterly omitted Moreouer the noÌ„bre hardnes of the rules called the pie and the manifolde chaunginges of the seruice was the cause y t to turne the boke onlye was so hard and intricate a matter that many times there was more busines to fynd out what should be read then to read it when it was founde out These inconueniences therfore considered here is set furth suche an ordre whereby thesame shal be redressed And for a readines in this matter here is drawen out a kalendar for that purpose whiche is plaine and easy to be vnderstanded wherin so muche as maie be the readyng of holy scripture is so set furthe that all thynges shall bee doen in ordre without breakyng one piece therof from another For this cause be cut of Anthemes Respondes Inuitatories and suche like thynges as did breake the continuall course of the readyng of the scripture Yet because there is no remedy but that of necessitie there must be some rules therfore certein rules are here set furth whiche as they be fewe in noÌ„bre so they be plain and easy to be vnderstanded So y t here you haue an ordre for praier as touchyng the readyng of holy scripture muche agreable to the mynde purpose of the olde fathers and a greate deale more profitable and commodious then that whiche of late was vsed It is more profitable because here are left out many thynges whereof some be vntrue some vncertein some vain and supersticious and is ordeyned nothyng to be read but the very pure worde of God the holy scriptures or that whiche is euidently grounded vpon the same and that in suche a language ordre as is moste easy plain for the vnderstandyng bothe of the readers and hearers It is also more coÌ„modious bothe for the shortnes thereof for the plaines of the ordre for that the rules be fewe easy Furthermore by this ordre the curates shal nede none other bookes for their publique seruice but this boke the Bible by the meanes wherof the people shall not be at so great charge for bookes as in tyme past they haue been And where heretofore there hath been great diuersitie in saying and synging in churches within this realme some folowyng Salsbury vse some Herford vse some the vse of Bangor some of Yorke some of Lincolne Now from heÌ„cefurth all the whole realme shall haue but one vse And if any would iudge this waye more painfull because that all thynges must be read vpoÌ„ the boke where as before by the reason of so often repeticion they could saye many thinges by heart if those men will waye their labor with the profite in knowlege whiche dayely they shal obtein by readyng vpon the boke they will not refuse the payn in consideracion of the greate profite that shall ensue therof And forsomuche as nothyng can almoste be so plainly set furth but doubtes maie rise in the vse practisyng of the same to appease all suche diuersitie if any arise and for the resolucion of all doubtes concernyng the maner how to vnderstande do and execute the thynges conteygned in this booke the parties that so doubt or diuersly take any thyng shall alwaye resorte to the Bishop of the Diocese who by his discrecion shall take ordre for the quietyng and appeasyng of the same so that the same ordre be not contrary to any thyng conteigned
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
before This is the testament that I will make vnto them After those daies sayeth the Lord I will put my lawes in theyr heartes and in their myndes will I write them their synnes and iniquities will I remembre nomore And where remission of these thynges is there is nomore offeryng for sinne Seeyng therefore brethren that by the meanes of the bloud of Iesu we haue libertie to enter into the holye place by the newe and liuyng waie whiche he hath prepared for vs through the vayle that is to say by his fleshe And seing also that we haue an hye priest whiche is ruler ouer the house of God let vs drawe nye with a true hearte in a sure fayth sprinkeled in our heartes from an euil conscience and washed in our bodyes with pure water Let vs kepe the profession of our hope without waueringe for he is faythfull that promised and let vs considre one another to the intent that we may prouoke vnto loue and to good workes not forsakyng the felowshipe that we haue among our selues as the maner of some is but let vs exhorte one another and that so muche the more because ye see that the daye draweth nye The Gospell WHen Iesus had spoken these wordes he wēt furthe with his disciples ouer the broke Cedron where was a garden into the whiche he entred with his disciples Iudas also which betrayed him knewe the place for Iesus oft times resorted thither with his disciples Iudas then after he had receyued a bende of men and ministers of the hye priestes Phariseis came thyther with Lanterns and fyerbrādes and weapons And Iesus knowinge all thinges that should come on him wēt furth and saied vnto them whom seke ye They answered him Iesus of Nazareth Iesus sayeth vnto them I am he Iudas also which betraied him stode with thē Assone then as he had saied vnto them I am he they went backewarde fell to the grounde Then asked he them agayne whom seke ye They sayed Iesus of Nazareth Iesus answered I haue tolde you that I am he If ye seke me therfore let these goe theyr waye that the saying might be fulfilled whiche he spake Of thē which thou gauest me haue I not lost one Then Simon Peter hauing a sworde drew it and smote the hye priestes seruaunt and cut of his right eare The seruauntes name was Malchus Therfore sayeth Iesus vnto Peter put vp thy sweord into the sheath shall I not drinke of the cuppe which my father hathe geuen me Then the companye and the captayne and the ministers of the Iewes tooke Iesus and bound hym and led hym awaie to Anna firste for he was father in lawe to Cayphas whiche was the hye prieste thesame yere Cayphas was he that gaue counsell to the Iewes that it was expediente that one man shoulde dye for the people And Simon Peter folowed Iesus and so dyd an other disciple that disciple was knowen to the hye priest and wente in with Iesus into the palace of the hye prieste But Peter stode at the doore without Then wente out that other disciple whiche was knowen to the hye prieste and spake to the damosell that kept the doore and brought in Peter Then sayde the damosell that kept the doore vnto Peter Art not thou also one of this mannes disciples he sayd I am not The seruauntes and ministers stode there which had made a fyre of coales for it was colde and they warmed themselues Peter also stode among them warmed himselfe The hye priest then asked Iesus of his disciples and of his doctrine Iesus aunswered him I spake openly in the worlde I euer taught in the Synagoge and in the tēple whither all the Iewes haue resorted and in secrete haue I sayed nothing Why askest thou me Aske thē which heard me what I sayd vnto them Beholde they cā tell what I sayde When he had thus spoken one of the ministers which stode by smote Iesus on the face saying Aunswerest thou the hye priest so Iesus aunswered hym If I haue euil spoken beare witnesse of the euill But if I haue well spoken why smitest thou me And Annas sente hym bounde vnto Cayphas the hye priest Symon Peter stode and warmed himself Then sayd they vnto him Art not thou also one of his disciples He denyed it sayde I am not One of the seruaūtes of the hye priestes his cosin whose eare Peter smote of sayed vnto him did not I see thee in the garden with him Peter therfore denied again and immediatly the Cocke crewe Then ledde they Iesus from Cayphas into the hall of iudgemente It was in the morninge they themselfes wente not into the iudgemente hall leste they shoulde be defiled but that they myghte eate the Passeouer Pilate then went out to them sayd what accusacion bringe you againste this man They answered and sayd vnto hym If he were not an euil doer we would not haue deliuered him vnto thee Then sayd Pylate vnto them take ye him and iudge him after your owne lawe The Iewes therfore sayed vnto him It is not lawfull for vs to put any manne to deathe that the woordes of Iesus myght be fulfilled which he spake signifying what death he shoulde dye Then Pylate entred into the iudgemente hall againe called Iesus and sayed vnto him Art thou the king of the Iewes Iesus answered sayeste thou that of thy selfe or did other tel it thee of me Pylate answered am I a Iewe Thine owne nacion hye priestes haue deliuered thee vnto me what hast thou done Iesus answered my kyngdome is not of this worlde yf my kyngdome were of this worlde then would my ministers surely fight that I shoulde not be deliuered to the Iewes but nowe is my kingdome not from hence Pylate therefore sayed vnto him Art thou a kynge then Iesus answered thou saiest that I am a king For this cause was I borne for this cause came I into the world that I should beare witnes vnto the trueth And all that are of the truethe heare my voyce Pylate sayde vnto hym what thyng is truethe And when he had sayd this he wente out againe vnto the Iewes sayeth vnto them I finde in him no cause at all Ye haue a custome that I shoulde deliuer you one loce at Easter wil ye that I loce vnto you the king of the Iewes Thē cried they al again saying Not him but Barrabas thesame Barrabas was a murtherer Then Pilate toke Iesus therfore scourged him And the souldiers wounde a croune of thornes put it on his head And they dyd on him a purple garmente came vnto him and sayed hayle king of the Iewes and they smote him on the face Pylate went furth againe and sayd vnto them beholde I brynge him furth to you that ye may know that I finde no faulte in him Thē came Iesus furth wearing a croūe of thorne and a robe of purple And he sayth vnto them beholde the man When the hye
Then wente in also that other disciple whiche came firste to the sepulchre he sawe and beleued For as yet they knewe not the scripture that he shoulde ryse againe from death Then the disciples went awaye agayne vnto their owne home At the seconde Communion LOrde howe are they encreased that trouble me many are they that ryse agaynst me Many one there bee that saye of my soule there is no helpe for him in his God But thou O Lorde art my defender thou art my worshyp and the lifter vp of my head I dyd call vpon the Lorde with my voyce and he hearde me out of his holy hill I layde me downe and slept and rose vp agayne for the Lorde sustayned me I wil not be afrayd for ten thousādes of the people that haue set themselues agaynste me rounde aboute Vp Lorde and helpe me O my God for thou smitest all myne enemies vpon the cheke bone thou haste broken the teeth of the vngodly Saluacion belongeth vnto the lorde and thy blessing is vpon thy people Glory bee to the father and to the sonne and to the holy ghost As it was in the beginning is nowe and euer shal bee worlde without ende Amen The Collect. ALmightie father whiche hast geuen thy onely sonne to dye for our sinnes and to rise agayne for oure iustificacion Graunte vs so to putte awaye the leauen of malyce and wickednesse that we maye alwaye serue thee in purenesse of liuing and trueth through Iesus Christ our Lorde The Epistle KNow ye not that a litle leauen sowreth the whole lompe of dowe Pourge therefore the olde leauen that ye maye be newe dowe as ye are swete bread For Christ our passeouer is offered vp for vs. Therfore let vs kepe holye daye not with olde leauen neither with the leauen of maliciousnes and wickednes but with the swete breade of purenes and trueth The Gospell WHen the Sabboth was paste Mary Magdalene and Mary Iacoby and Salome bought swete odoures that they myghte come and anoynt hym And early in the morning the first day of the Sabboth they came vnto the Sepulchre when the sonne was risen And they sayed among themselues who shall rolle vs away the stone frō the dore of the Sepulchre And when they looked they sawe howe that the stone was rolled away for it was a very great one And they wente into the Sepulchre and sawe a younge man sytting on the right syde clothed in a longe white garmente and they were afrayed And he sayed vnto them be not afrayed ye seke Iesus of Nazareth whiche was crucified He is risen he is not here Beholde the place where they had put him But goe your waye and tell his disciples and Peter that he goeth before you into Galile there shall you see him as he sayed vnto you And they went out quickly and fledde from the Sepulchre for they trembled and were amased neyther sayed they anye thing to anye man for they were afrayde At Euensong ¶ Proper psalmes and lessons Psalm cxiii The .ii. lesson Act. ii Vnto the ende Psalm cxiiii The .ii. lesson Act. ii Vnto the ende Psalm cxviii The .ii. lesson Act. ii Vnto the ende ¶ Monedaye in Easter weke At Mattyns ¶ The seconde lesson Mat. xxviii Vnto the ende At the Communion MY soule truely wayteth styll vpon God for of him commeth my saluacion He verely is my strength and my saluacion he is my defence so that I shall not greatly fal Howe longe wil ye imagine mischefe against euery mā ye shal be slaine al the sort of you yea as a tottering wal shall ye be and lyke a broken hedge Their deuice is onely howe to put him out whom God will exalte their delyte is in lyes they geue good woordes with their mouth but curse with their hearte Neuerthelesse my soule wayte thou still vpon God for my hope is in him He truely is my strength and my saluacion he is my defence so that I shall not fall In God is my health and my glory the rocke of my myght and in God is my trust O put your trust in him alwaye ye people powre oute your heartes before him for God is our hope As for the children of men they are but vayne the children of men are deceiptful vpon the weyghtes they are altogether lyghter then vaynitie it selfe O trust not in wrong and robbery geue not your selues vnto vanitie yf ryches encrease set not your hearte vpon them God spake once and twise I haue also heard the same that power belongeth vnto God And that thou Lorde art mercifull for thou rewardest euery man according to his worke Glory be to the father and to the sonne c. As it was in the beginning is nowe c. The Collect. ALmyghtye God whiche through thy onely begotten sonne Iesus Christe haste ouercome deathe and opened vnto vs the gate of euerlasting life we humbly beseche thee that as by thy speciall grace preuentyng vs thou doest putte in oure myndes good desyres so by thy continuall helpe we may bring thesame to good effect through Iesus Christe our Lorde who lyueth and reygneth c. The Epistle PEter opened his mouth and sayd of a trueth I perceyue that there is no respecte of persons with God but in all people he that feareth hym and worketh righteousnes is accepted with hym Ye knowe the preaching that God sente vnto the children of Israell preaching peace by Iesu Christe whiche is Lorde ouer all thinges which preaching was published throughout all Iewry and began in Galilee after the baptisme whiche Iohn preached howe God annoynted Iesus of Nazareth with the holy ghoste and with power Which went about doing good and healynge all that were oppressed of the deuil for god was with him And we are witnesses of all thinges whiche he did in the lande of the Iewes and at Ierusalem whome they slewe and hanged on tree Hym God reised vp the thirde day shewed him openly not to all the people but vnto vs witnesses chosen before of God for thesame intent which did eate and drinke with him after he arose from death And he commaunded vs to preach vnto the people and to testifie that it is he whiche was ordained of God to be the iudge of the quicke and deade To him geue all the prophetes witnes that through his name whosoeuer beleueth in him shall receyue remission of synnes The Gospell BEholde two of the disciples wente that same daye to a towne called Emaus whiche was from Ierusalem about .lx. furlonges and they talked together of all the thinges that had happened And it chaūced that while they cōmoned together reasoned Iesus himselfe drue nere and went with thē But their eyes were holdē that they should not knowe hym And he sayd vnto them what maner of communicacions are these that ye haue one to another as ye walke and are sad And the one of them whose name was Cleophas aunswered and sayd vnto him art thou onely
commaundementes His seede shal be mightie vpon yearthe the generacion of the faythefull shal be blessed Riches and plenteousnes shal be in his house and hys righteousnes endureth for euer Vnto the Godly there ariseth vp lyght in the darkenes he is mercifull louing and righteous A good man is mercifull and lendeth and wyll guyde his wordes with discrecion For he shall neuer be moued and the righteous shal be had in euerlasting remembraunce He will not bee afrayed for any euyl tydynges for hys hearte standeth fast and beleueth in the Lorde His hearte is stablyshed and will not shrynke vntill he see his desire vpon his enemyes He hath sparsed abroade and geuē to the poore and hys righteousnes remaineth for euer his horne shal bee exalted with honor The vngodlye shall se it and it shall greue him he shall gnashe with his teeth and consume awaye the desyre of the vngodly shall perishe Glory be to the father and to the sonne c. As it was in the beginning is now and euer c. The Collect. Almightie father c. As at the second Communion on Easter day The Epistle ALl that is borne of GOD ouercommeth the world And this is the victory that ouercommeth the worlde euen our faith Who is it that ouercommeth the worlde but he whiche beleueth that Iesus is the sonne of God This Iesus Christe is he that came by water and bloude not by water onely but by water and bloud And it is the spirite that beareth witnesse because the spirite is truethe For there are three whiche beare recorde in heauen the father the woorde and the holy ghoste and these three are one And there are three whiche beare recorde in yearth the spirite and water and bloude and these three are one If wee receyue the witnes of menne the witnes of God is greater For this is the witnes of God that is greater whiche he testified of his sonne He that beleueth on the sonne of God hath the witnes in hymselfe He that beleueth not God hath made hym a lyer because he beleueth not the recorde that God gaue of his sonne And this is the record how that God hath geuen vnto vs eternall life and this lyfe is in his sonne He that hath the sonne hath lyfe and he that hath not the sonne of God hath not lyfe The Gospell IHesame daye at nyghte whiche was the first day of the Sabbothes whē the dores were shut where the disciples were assembled together for feare of the Iewes came Iesus and stode in the middes and sayd vnto them Peace be vnto you And when he had so sayde he shewed vnto them his handes and his syde Then were the disciples glad when they sawe the Lorde Then sayde Iesus to them againe Peace be vnto you As my father sent me euen so sende I you also And when he had saide those wordes he breathed on them and saide vnto them receyue ye the holy gost Whosoeuers synnes ye remytte they are remytted vnto them And whosoeuers synnes ye retaine they are retained ¶ The second Sondaye after Easter HAste thee O God to deliuer me Make haste to helpe me O Lorde Let them bee ashamed and confounded that seke after my soule lette them be turned backeward and put to confusion that wishe me euill Let them for their reward be soone brought to shame that crye ouer me there there But let all those that seke thee be ioyfull and gladde in thee and let al suche as delight in thy saluacion say alway the Lorde be praysed As for me I am poore and in misery Haste thee vnto me O God Thou art my helpe and my redemer O Lorde make no long tarying Glory be to the father and to the sonne c. As it was in the beginning is nowe and euer c. The Collect. ALmightie God whiche haste geuen thy holy sonne to be vnto vs both a sacrifice for synne and also an example of Godly lyfe Geue vs the grace that we may alwayes moste thankfully receiue that his inestimable benefite and also dayly indeuour our selfes to folowe the blessed steppes of his moste holy lyfe The Epistle THis is thanke worthy yf a manne for conscience toward God indure griefe and suffre wrong vndeserued For what prayse is it yf when ye bee buffeted for your fautes ye take it paciently But and if when ye doe well ye suffre wrong and take it paciently then is there thāke with God For hereunto verely were ye called For Christe also suffered for vs leauyng vs an ensample that ye shoulde folowe his steppes whiche dyd no synne neyther was there guyle found in his mouth which when he was reuiled reuiled not againe when he suffered he threatned not but committed the vengeaunce to hym that iudgeth righteously which his owne selfe bare our sinnes in his body on the tree that we being deliuered from sinne should lyue vnto righteousnes By whose stripes ye were healed For ye were as shepe goyng a stray But are nowe turned vnto the shepheard and bishop of your soules The Gospell CHriste sayed to his disciples I am the good shepheard a good shepheard geueth his lyfe for the shepe An hired seruaunte he whiche is not the shepheard neyther the shepe are his owne seeth the wolfe commyng and leaueth the shepe and flieth and the wolfe catcheth and skattreth the shepe The hired seruaunt flyeth because he is an hired seruaunte and careth not for the shepe I am the good shepheard and knowe my shepe and am knowen of myne As my Father knoweth me euen so knowe I also my Father And I geue my lyfe for the shepe and other shepe I haue whiche are not of this folde Them also must I bryng and they shall heare my voyce and there shal be one folde and one shepheard ¶ The .iii. Sonday VNto thee O God doe we geue thankes yea vnto thee doe we geue thankes Thy name also is so nye and that doe thy wonderous workes declare When I receiue the congregacion I shal iudge accordyng vnto right The earth is weake and all the inhabitours therof I beare vp the pillers of it I sayed vnto the fooles deale not so madly and to the vngodly set not vp your horne Sette not vp youre horne on hye and speake not with a stiffe necke For promocion commeth neither from the East nor from the West nor yet from the Southe And why GOD is the iudge he putteth downe one and setteth vp an other For in the hande of the Lorde there is a cup and the wine is red it is full mixte and he poureth out of thesame As for the dregges therof all the vngodly of the yearth shall drinke them and sucke them out But I will talke of the God of Iacob and prayse hym for euer All the hornes of the vngodly also will I breake and the hornes of the righteous shal be exalted Glory be to the father and to the sonne c. As it was in the
beginning is nowe and euer c. The Collect. ALmightie God which shewest to all men that be in errour the light of thy trueth to the intent that they may returne into the waye of righteousnes Graunte vnto all them that be admitted into the felowship of Christes religion that they may exchewe those thinges that be contrarye to their profession and folowe all suche thinges as bee agreable to thesame through our Lorde Iesus Christe The Epistle DErely beloued I beseche you as straungiers and pilgriemes abstaine frō fleshly lustes which fight against the soule and see that ye haue honest conuersacion among the Gentiles that where as they backbite you as euill doers they may see youre good workes and prayse God in the day of visitacion Submyt your selfes therfore vnto all maner ordinaunce of man for the Lordes sake whether it bee vnto the kyng as vnto the chiefe head either vnto rulers as vnto them that are sent of him for the punishment of euil doers but for the laude of them that do well For so is the wil of God that with well doing ye may stop the mouthes of foolishe and ignoraunte men as free and not as hauyng the libertie for a cloke of maliciousnes but euen as the seruauntes of God Honour all menne loue brotherly felowship feare God honor the Kyng The Gospell IEsus sayed to his disciples After a while ye shal not see me and againe after a while ye shall see me for I go to the father Then sayed some of his disciples betwene themselfes what is this that he sayeth vnto vs after a while ye shall not see me and againe after a while ye shall see me and that I go to the father They sayed therfore what is this that he sayeth after a while We cānot tell what he sayth Iesus perceyued that they would aske hym and sayed vnto them ye inquire of this betwene your selfes because I sayed after a whyle ye shall not see me and againe after a while ye shall see me Verely verely I saye vnto you ye shall wepe and lament but contrary wyse the worlde shall reioyce Ye shal sorowe but your sorowe shal be turned to ioy A woman when she trauayleth hath sorowe because her houre is come But assone as she is deliuered of the childe she remembreth no more the anguishe for ioy that a manne is borne into the worlde And ye nowe therfore haue sorowe but I wyll see you againe and your heartes shall reioyce and youre ioy shall no manne take from you ¶ The .iiii. Sonday GOD standeth in the congregacion of princes He is iudge emong Gods Howe long will ye geue wrong iudgement and accept the persons of the vngodly Defende the poore and fatherlesse see that suche as bee in nede and necessitie haue right Deliuer the outcast and poore Saue them from the hande of the vngodly They will not be learned nor vnderstande but walke on still in darkenesse all the foundacions of the earth be out of course I haue sayed ye are Gods and ye all are children of the the moste highest But ye shall dye lyke men and fal lyke one of the princes Arise O God and iudge thou the earth For thou shalt take all the Heathen to thyne inheritaunce Glory be to the father and to the sonne c. As it was in the beginning is nowe c. The Collect. ALmightie God whiche doest make the myndes of all faythfull menne to be of one wyll graunte vnto thy people that they maye loue the thyng whiche thou commaundest and desyre that whiche thou doest promes that emong the sundery and manifolde chaunges of the worlde our heartes may surely there be fixed where as true ioyes are to be founde Through Christe our Lorde The Epistle EVery good gifte and euery perfect gifte is from aboue commeth doune from the father of lightes with whom is no variablenes neither is he chaūged vnto darkenes Of his owne will begate he vs with the worde of trueth that we shoulde be the firste fruites of his creatures Wherfore dere brethren let euery man be swift to heare slowe to speake slowe to wrathe For the wrathe of man worketh not that which is righteous before God Wherfore laye aparte all filthines and superfluitie of maliciousnes receiue with mekenes the word that is graffed in you whiche is able to saue your soules The Gospell IEsus sayed vnto his disciples nowe I goe my way to him that sent me and none of you asketh me whither I goe But because I haue sayed suche thynges vnto you your heartes are full of sorow Neuertheles I tell you the truth it is expedient for you that I go away For if I go not away that comforter will not come vnto you But if I depart I will sende hym vnto you And when he is come he will rebuke the worlde of sinne and of righteousnes and of iudgement Of synne because they beleue not on me Of righteousnes because I go to my father and ye shall see me nomore Of Iudgement because the Prince of this worlde is iudged already I haue yet many thinges to saye vnto you but ye cannot beare them awaye nowe howbeit when he is come which is the spirite of trueth he will leade you into all trueth He shall not speake of himselfe but whatsoeuer he shall heare that shall he speake and he will shewe you thynges to come He shall glorifie me for he shall receyue of myne and shall shewe vnto you All thinges that the father hath are mine therfore sayed I vnto you that he shall take of mine and shewe vnto you ¶ The .v. Sonday O Howe amiable are thy dwellynges Thou Lorde of Hostes My soule hath a desyre and longing to entre into the courtes of the Lorde My heart and my flesh reioyce in the lyuing God Yea the Sparowe hath foūd her an house and the Swalow a nest where she may lay her young Euen thy altares O Lorde of Hostes my king and my God Blessed are they that dwell in thy house they will be alwaye praysing thee Blessed is that manne whose strength is in thee In whose heart are thy wayes Whiche goyng through the vale of misery vse it for a well and the pooles are filled with water They will goe from strength to strength and vnto the God of Gods appeareth euery one of them in Sion O Lorde God of Hostes heare my prayer Hearken O God of Iacob Behold O God our defender and loke vpon the face of thyne anoynted For one day in thy courtes is better then a thousande I had rather be a doore keper in the house of my God then to dwell in the tentes of vngodlynes For the Lorde God is a light and defence the Lorde will geue grace and worship and no good thyng shall he withholde from them that liue a godly lyfe O Lorde God of Hostes blessed is the manne that putteth his trust in thee Glory be to the father and to
worlde seeth hym not neyther knoweth hym But ye knowe hym for he dwelleth with you and shal be in you I will not leaue you comfortles but wyll come to you Yet a lytle whyle and the worlde seeth me no more but ye see me For I lyue and ye shall lyue That daye shall ye knowe that I am in my father and you in me and I in you He that hathe my commaundementes and kepeth them thesame is he that loueth me And he that loueth me shal be loued of my father and I will loue him and will shewe myne owne selfe vnto hym ¶ Proper Psalmes and Lessons at Euensong Psalm Ciiii. The .ii. Lesson Actes .xix. It fortuned when Apollo wente to Corinthum vnto After these thinges Psalm Cxlv. The .ii. Lesson Actes .xix. It fortuned when Apollo wente to Corinthum vnto After these thinges ¶ Monday in Whitson weke O Be ioyfull in the Lorde all ye landes serue the Lorde with gladnesse and come before his presence with a song Be ye sure that the Lorde he is God it is he that hath made vs and not we oure selfes we are his people and the sheepe of his pasture O Goe your waye into his gates with thankesgeuyng and into his courtes with prayse be thankefull vnto hym and speake good of his name For the Lorde is gracious his mercy is euerlastyng and his trueth endureth from generacion to generacion Glory be to the father and to the sonne c. As it was in the beginning is nowe and euer c. The Collect. ¶ God whiche c. As vpon Whitsondaye The Epistle THen Peter opened his mouth and sayd of a trueth I perceyue that there is no respecte of persones with God but in all people he that feareth hym and worketh righteousnes is accepted with him Ye know the preaching that God sente vnto the children of Israel preaching peace by Iesu Christe whiche is Lorde ouer all thynges whiche preaching was published throughout all Iewry and beganne in Galile after the baptisme whiche Iohn preached howe God annointed Iesus of Nazareth with the holy goste and with power Whiche Iesus wente about doyng good and healyng all that were oppressed of the deuill For God was with him And we are witnesses of all thinges whiche he did in the lande of the Iewes and at Ierusalem whome they slewe and hanged on tree Hym God raysed vp the thirde day and shewed him openly not to all the people but vnto vs witnesses chosen before of God for thesame entente which did eate and drinke with hym after he arose from death And he commaunded vs to preache vnto the people and to testifie that it is he whiche was ordayned of God to be the iudge of quicke and dead To hym geue all the Prophetes witnesse that through his name whosoeuer beleueth in hym shal receiue remission of synnes Whyle Peter yet spake these wordes the holy gost fell on all them whiche heard the preaching And they of the circumcisiō which beleued were astonied as many as came with Peter because that on the gentiles also was shedde out the gifte of the holy gost For they heard them speake with tongues magnifye God Then aunswered Peter can any man forbid water that these should not be baptised whiche haue receyued the holy gost as well as we And he commaunded them to be baptised in the name of the Lorde Then prayed they hym to tarye a fewe dayes The Gospell SO God loued the worlde that he gaue his only begotten sōne that whosoeuer beleueth in him should not perishe but haue euerlasting lyfe For God sent not his sonne into the worlde to condemne the worlde but that the worlde through him myght be saued He that beleueth on hym is not condēned But he that beleueth not is condemned already because he hath not beleued in the name of the onely begotten sonne of God And this is the condemnacion that lyght is come into the worlde and men loued darkenes more then lyght because theyr dedes were euill For euery one that euill doeth hateth the light neyther cummeth to the light leste his dedes should be reproued But he that doeth trueth cummeth to the light that his dedes may be knowen howe that they are wrought in God ¶ Tuesday ¶ At the communion MY song shall be of mercye and iudgemente vnto thee O Lorde will I syng O let me haue vnderstandyng in the way of Godlynes When wilt thou come vnto me I wyll walke in my house with a perfect heart I will take no wicked thing in hande I hate the sinnes of vnfaythfulnes there shall no suche cleaue vnto me A frowarde heart shall departe from me I wyll not knowe a wicked person Whoso prieuely slaundreth his neyghbour hym wyll I destroy Whoso hath also a proude looke and an hie stomake I will not suffre him Myne iyes looke vnto suche as be faythfull in the lande that they may dwell with me Whoso leadeth a godly lyfe he shal be my seruaunt There shall no deceitfull person dwell in my house he that telleth lyes shall not tarye in my syght I shal soone destroy al the vngodly that are in the lande that I may roote out all wicked doers from the citie of the Lorde Glory be to the father c. As it was in the beginnyng c. The Collect. God whiche c. As vpon whitsonday The Epistle WHen the Apostles whiche were at Ierusalem hearde saye that Samaria had receyued the word of God they sent vnto them Peter and Iohn Which when they were come downe praied for thē that they myght receyue the holy gost For as yet he was come on none of them but they were baptised onely in the name of Christ Iesu Thē layde they theyr handes on them they receyued the holy goste The Gospell VErely verely I say vnto you he that entreth not in by the doore into the shepefold but climeth vp some other waye thesame is a thefe and a murtherer But he that entreth in by the doore is the shepheard of the shepe To him the porter openeth and the shepe heare his voyce and he calleth his owne shepe by name and leadeth them out And when he hath sent furthe his owne shepe he goeth before them and the shepe folow him for they knowe his voyce A straunger will they not folowe but will flye from him for they knowe not the voyce of straungers This prouerbe spake Iesus vnto them but they vnderstoode not what thynges they were whiche he spake vnto them Then sayed Iesus vnto them agayne verely verely I saye vnto you I am the doore of the shepe All euē as many as came before me are theues and murtherers but the shepe dyd not heare them I am the doore by me yf any enter in he shal be safe and shal goe in and out and fynde pasture A thefe cummeth not but for to steale kill and destroy I am come that they myght haue lyfe that they myght haue it more
had not on a wedding garment he said vnto him frende howe cammest thou in hither not hauyng a weddyng Garment And he was euen speacheles Then sayd the Kyng to the mynisters take and bynde hym hand and foote and caste hym into vtter darckenesse there shal be wepyng and gnashyng of teeth For many be called but fewe are chosen ¶ The. xxi Sondaye PRynces haue persecuted me without cause but my heart standeth in awe of thy wordes I am as glad of thy worde as one that fyndeth great spoyles As for lies I hate and abhorre them But thy lawe do I loue Seuen tymes a daye do I prayse thee Because of thy righteous iudgementes Greate is the peace that they haue which loue thy lawe and they are not offended at it Lorde I haue loked for thy sauyng health and doen after thy commaundementes My soule hath kepte thy testymonyes and loued them exceadyngly I haue kepte thy commaundementes and testymonies for all my wayes are before thee Glory be to the father and to the sonne and to the holy ghoste As it was in the begynning is nowe and euer shal be worlde without ende Amen The Collect. GRaunte wee beseche thee mercyfull Lorde to thy faythfull people pardon and peace that they may be clensed from all their sinnes and serue thee with a quyete mynde Through Iesus Christ oure Lorde The Epistle MY brethren be strong through the Lord through the power of hys myght Put on all the armoure of God that ye maye stande agaynst the assaultes of the deuyll for we wrestle not agaynste bloude and fleshe but agaynst rule against power agaynst worldly rulers euen gouerners of the darckenes of this worlde agaynst spirituall craftinesse in heauenly thynges Wherfore take vnto you the whole armoure of God that ye may be able to resyst in the euyll daye and stande perfecte in all thynges Stande therfore and your loynes gyrde with the trueth hauyng on the breste plate of ryghteousnes and hauing shoes on your feete that ye maye be prepared for the gospell of peace Aboue all take to you the shilde of fayth wherwith ye maye quenche all the fiery dartes of the wycked And take the helmet of saluacion and the sworde of the spirite which is the worde of God And praie alwaies with all maner of praier supplicacion in the spirite and watch therunto with all instaunce and supplicacion for al sayntes and for me that vtteraunce maye be geuen vnto me that I maye open my mouth frely to vtter the secretes of my gospell wherof I am a messenger in bōdes that therin I may speake freely as I ought to speake The Gospell THere was a certayne Ruler whose sonne was sycke at Capernaum Assene as the same hearde that Iesus was come out of Iewry into Galile he went vnto him besought him that he would come doune and heale hys sonne For he was euen at the pointe of death Then sayed Iesus vnto hym except ye see signes and wonders ye wyll not beleue The Ruler saieth vnto him Syr come doune or euer that my sōne dye Iesus saieth vnto hym go thy waye thy sonne lyueth The man beleued the worde that Iesus had spoken vnto hym And he went hys waye And as he was goyng doune the seruauntes mette hym and told hym saying thy sonne liueth Then enquyred he of them the houre when he beganne to amende And they said vnto him yesterdaye at the seuenth houre the feuer left hym So the father knewe that it was the same houre in the whiche Iesus sayd vnto hym Thy sonne lyueth and he beleued and all hys housholde Thys is againe the seconde miracle that Iesus did when he was come out of Iewry into Galile ¶ The. xxii Sondaye LEt my complaynte come before thee O Lorde Geue me vnderstandyng accordyng vnto thy worde O let my supplicacion come before thee Delyuer me according to thy worde My lyppes shall speake of thy praise when thou hast taught me thy statutes Yea my toungue shall sing of thy worde For all thy commaundementes are righteous Let thyne hande helpe me For I haue chosen thy commaundementes I haue longed for thy sauing healthe O Lorde And in thy lawe is my delight O lette my soule lyue and it shall prayse thee And thy iudgementes shall helpe me I haue gone astraye lyke a shepe that is lost O seke thy seruaunte for I doe not forget thy commaundementes Glory be to the father and to the sonne and to the holy ghoste As it was in the begynning is nowe and euer shal be worlde without ende Amen The Collect. LOrde we beseche thee to kepe thy housholde the churche in contynuall godlynes that through thy proteccion it maye be free from all aduersyties and deuoutly geuen to serue thee in good workes to the glory of thy name Through Iesus Christe oure Lorde The Epistle I Thanke my God with all remembraunce of you alwayes in all my prayers for you and praye with gladnes Because ye are come into the felowshyp of the Gospell from the fyrst daye vnto nowe And am surelye certyfyed of thys that he whyche hath begon a good worke in you shall performe it vntyll the day of Iesus Christe as it becommeth me so iudge I of you all because I haue you in my hearte forasmuche as ye are all companions of grace with me euen in my bondes and in the defendyng and stablishing of the Gospell for God is my recorde howe greately I longe after you all from the very hearte rote in Iesus Christ And thys I praye that your loue may increase yet more and more in knowledge in all vnderstandyng that ye maye accepte the thynges that are moste excellente that ye may be pure and suche as offend no man vntyll the daye of Christe beeyng fylled with the fruite of righteousnes which commeth by Iesus Christ vnto the glory and praise of God The Gospell PEter sayde vnto Iesus Lorde howe oft shall I forgeue my brother if he synne agaynst me tyll seuen times Iesus saieth vnto him I saye not vnto thee vntyll seuen tymes but seuentie tymes seuen times Therfore is the kyngdome of heauen lykened vnto a certayne man that was a kyng which woulde take accoumptes of his seruauntes And when he had begon to recken one was broughte vnto hym whyche ought him tenne M. talentes but forasmuche as he was not able to paye his Lorde commaunded hym to be solde and hys wyfe and children and all that he had and payment to be made The seruaunt fell doune and besoughte hym saying syr haue pacience with me and I wyll paye thee all Then had the Lorde pytye on that seruaunt and loced hym and forgaue him the debt So the same seruaunt went out and founde one of his felowes which ought hym an C. pence and he layed handes on hym and toke hym by the throte saying paye that thou owest And hys felowe fell doune and besoughte him saying haue pacience with me and I wyll
the beard euen vnto Aarons bearde and went downe to the skirtes of hys clothing Like the dewe of Hermon which fell vpon the hil of Sion For there the Lorde promised hys blessyng and lyfe for euermore Glory be to the father and to the sonne and to the holy gost As it was in the begynnyng is nowe and euer shall be worlde without ende Amen The Collect. ALmightie God whome truely to knowe is euerlasting lyfe Graunte vs perfectlye to knowe thy sonne Iesus Christe to be the way the trueth and the lyfe as thou haste taught saint Philip and other the Apostles Through Iesus Christe our Lorde The Epistle IAmes the seruaunt of God and of the Lord Iesus Christe sendethe greetyng to the .xii Tribes which are scatered abroade My brethren count it for an exceding ioye when ye fall into dyuerse temptacions Knowing this that the trying of your fayth gendreth pacience and let pacience haue her perfect worke that ye may be perfecte and sound lacking nothing If any of you lacke wisedome let hym aske of hym that geueth it euen God whiche geueth to all men indifferentlye and casteth no man in the teeth and it shal be geuen hym But let hym aske in fayth and wauer not for he that doubteth is lyke a waue of the sea whiche is tost of the windes and caried with violence Neither let that manne thynke that he shall receiue any thing of the Lorde A waueryng mynded man is vnstable in all his wayes Let the brother whiche is of lowe degree reioyce when he is exalted Agayne let him that is riche reioyce when he is made lowe For euen as the flower of the grasse shall he passe awaye For as the sunne riseth with heate and the grasse withereth and his flower falleth away and the beautye of the fashyon of it perisheth euen so shall the riche manne peryshe in hys wayes Happy is the man that endureth temptacion For when he is tried he shall receyue the croune of lyfe whiche the Lorde hath promised to them that loue him The Gospell ANd Iesus sayed vnto his disciples let not youre hearte be troubled Ye beleue in God beleue also in me In my fathers house are many Mansions If it were not so I woulde haue tolde you I goe to prepare a place for you And yf I goe to prepare a place for you I will come againe and receiue you euen vnto my selfe that where I am there may ye be also And whither I goe ye knowe and the waye ye knowe Thomas sayeth vnto him Lorde we knowe not whether thou goest And howe is it possible for vs to knowe the waye Iesus saieth vnto him I am the waye the trueth the lyfe No man cometh vnto the father but by me if ye had knowen me ye had knowen my father also And nowe ye knowe him and haue seen him Philip sayeth vnto him Lorde shewe vs the father and it suffiseth vs. Iesus sayeth vnto him haue I bene so long time with you and yet haste thou not knowen me Philip he that hath sene me hath sene my father and howe sayest thou then shewe vs the father Beleuest thou not that I am in the father the father in me The woordes that I speake vnto you I speake not of my selfe But the father that dwelleth in me is he that doeth the workes Beleue me that I am in the father and the father in me Orels beleue me for the workes sake Verely verely I say vnto you he that beleueth on me the workes that I doe the same shall he doe also and greater workes then these shall he doe because I go vnto my father And whatsoeuer ye aske in my name that will I doe that the father may be gloryfied by the sonne Yf ye shall aske anye thyng in my name I will do it At Mattyns ¶ The seconde lesson Actes .xiiii. vnto the ende ¶ At the Communion I Cried vnto the Lord with my voyce yea euen vnto the Lorde did I make my supplicacion I powred out my complayntes before hym and shewed him of my trouble When my spirit was in heauines thou knewest my path in the waye wherein I walked haue they prieuely layed a snare for me I looked also vpon my righthande and see there was no man that would knowe me I had no place to flye vnto and no manne cared for my soule I cryed vnto thee O Lord and said Thou art my hope and my porcion in the lande of the lyuyng Consider my complaynt for I am brought very lowe O delyuer me from my persecutours for they are to strong for me Bryng my soule out of prieson that I maye geue thankes vnto thy name which thing if thou wilte graunte me then shall the righteous resorte vnto my company Glory be to the father c. As it was in the beginning c. The Collect. LOrde almyghtie whiche haste indued thy holy Apostle Barnabas with singuler giftes of thy holy gost let vs not be destitute of thy manyfolde giftes nor yet of grace to vse them alwaye to thy honoure and glory Through Iesus Christ our Lorde The Epistle TYdynges of these thinges came vnto the eares of the congregacion which was in Ierusalem And they sent furth Barnabas that he should goe vnto Antioche Whiche when he came and had seen the grace of God was glad and exhorted them all that with purpose of heart they would continually cleaue vnto the Lorde For he was a good man and full of the holy gost and of fayth and muche people was added vnto the Lorde Then departed Barnabas to Tharsus for to seke Saul And when he had found him he brought him vnto Antioche And it chaunsed that a whole yere they hadde theyr conuersacion with the congregacion there taught muche people insomuche that the disciples of Antioche were the first that were called Christen In those dayes came Prophetes from the citie of Hierusalem vnto Antioche And there stode vp one of them named Agabus and signified by the spirite that there should be greate dearth throughout all the world which came to passe in the Emperoure Cladius dayes Then the disciples euery manne according to his habilitie purposed to sende succour vnto the brethren which dwelt in Iewry which thing they also dyd and sent it to the elders by the handes of Barnabas and Saul The Gospell THys is my commaundement that ye loue together as I haue loued you Greater loue hath no man then this that a man bestowe his lyfe for his frendes Ye are my frendes yf ye doe whatsoeuer I commaunde you Hencefurth call I you not seruauntes for the seruaunte knoweth not what his Lorde doeth But you haue I called frendes for all thinges that I haue heard of my father haue I opened to you ye haue not chosen me but I haue chosen you and ordayned you to goe and bryng furth fruite and that your fruite shoulde remayne that whatsoeuer ye aske of the father in my name he maye