and sacrifices for sin thou hast had no purple robe, and said, Hail, king of pleasure: Then said I, Lo, I come the Jews! and they smote him with (in the volume of the book it is writ-their hands. Pilate therefore went ten of me) to do thy will, O God. forth again, and saith unto theta, Above, when he said, Sacrifice, and Behold, I bring him forth to you, that offering, and burnt-offerings, and of ye may know that I find no fault in fering for sin, thou wouldest not, him. Then came Jesus forth, wearneither hadst pleasure therein, which ing the crown of thorns, and the are offered by the law; Then said purple robe. And Pilate saith unto he, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. them, Behold the man. When the He taketh away the first, that he may chief priests therefore and officers establish the second. By the which saw him, they cried out, saying, Cru will we are sanctified, through the of- cify him, crucify him. Pilate saith fering of the body of Jesus Christ once unto them, Take ye him, and crucify for all. And every priest standeth him; for I find no fault in him. The daily ministering and offering often-Jews answered him, We have a law, times the same sacrifices, which can and by our law he ought to die, be never take away sins. But this man, cause he made himself the Son of God. after he had offered one sacrifice for When Pilate therefore heard that saysins, for ever sat down on the right ing, he was the more afraid; and hand of God; from henceforth ex- went again into the judgment-hall, pecting till his enemies be made his and saith unto Jesus, Whence art footstool. For by one offering he hath thou? But Jesus gave him no answer. perfected for ever them that are sanc- Then saith Pilate unto him, Speakes! tified whereof the Holy Ghost also thou not unto me? Knowest thou not is a witness to us for after that he that I have power to crucify thee, had said before, This is the covenant and have power to release thee that I will make with them after those Jesus answered, Thou couldest have days, saith the Lord; I will put my no power at all against me, except it laws into their hearts, and in their were given thee from above; there minds will write them; and their fore he that delivered me unto thee sins and iniquities will I remember no hath the greater sin. And from more. Now, where remission of these thenceforth Pilate sought to release is, there is no more offering for sin. him; but the Jews cried out, saying. Having, therefore, brethren, boldness If thou let this man go, thou art not to enter into the holiest by the blood Cæsar's friend: Whosoever maketh of Jesus, by a new and living way, himself a king, speaketh against which he hath consecrated for us Cæsar. When Pilate therefore heard through the vail, that is to say, his that saying, he brought Jesus forth, flesh; and having an high priest over and sat down in the judgment-seat, the house of God; let us draw near in a place that is called the Pave with a true heart, in full assurance of ment, but in the Hebrew, Gabbatha. faith, having our hearts sprinkled And it was the preparation of the from an evil conscience, and our passover, and about the sixth hour. bodies washed with pure water. Let and he saith unto the Jews, Behold us hold fast the profession of our faith your King. But they cried out, Away without wavering; (for he is faithful with him, away with him, crucify that promised ;) and let us consider him. Pilate saith unto them, Shal one another to provoke unto love, and I crucify your King? The chief priests te good works not forsaking the as-answered, We have no king but sembling of ourselves together as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.

Cæsar. Then delivered he him there. fore unto them to be crucified: and they took Jesus, and led him away. And he, bearing his cross, went forth The Gospel. St. John xix. 1. into a place called the place of a skull, PILATE therefore took Jesus, and which is called in the Hebrew Gol scourged him. And the soldiers gotha; where they crucified him, a plated a crown of thorns, and put it two others with him, on either side bis head, and they put on him alone and Jesus in the midst. And

Easter-Even.

The Collect.

IT is better, if the will of God be so,

Plate wrote a title, mud put it on the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, cross; and the writing was, JESUS and forthwith came thereout blood OF NAZARETH, THE KING and water. And he that saw it bare OF THE JEWS. This title then record, and his record is true and read many of the Jewa; for the place be knoweth that he saith true, that ye where Jesus was crucified was nigh might believe. For these things were to the city and it was written in done, that the Scripture should be Hebrew, and Greek, and Latin. Then tulfilled, A bone of him shall not be eaid the chief priests of the Jews to broken. And again another scripture Pilate, Write not, The King of the saith, They shall look on him whom Jews; but that he said, I am King of they pierced. the Jews. Pilate answered, What I have written, I have written. Then the soldiers, when they had crucified. Jesus, took his garments, (and made GRANT, O Lord, that as we are four parts, to every soldier a part) baptized into the death of thy and also his coat: now the coat was blessed Son our Saviour Jesus Christ, without seam, woven from the top so by continual mortifying our corrupt throughout. They said therefore affections, we may be buried with him; among themselves, Let us not rend and that through the grave and gate of it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall death we may pass to our joyful resurbe that the Scripture might be ful-rection, for his merits, who died, and filled, which saith, They parted my was buried, and rose again for us, thy raiment among them, and for my Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. vesture they did cast lots. These The Epistle, 1 St. Peter . 17. things therefore the soldiers did. Now there stood by the cross of Jesus, his that ye suffer for well-doing, than mother, and his mother's sister, Mary for evil-doing. For Christ also hath the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Mag- once suffered for sins, the just for the dalene. When Jesus, therefore, saw unjust (that he might bring us to God) bis mother, and the disciple standing being put to death in the flesh, but by whom he loved, he saith unto his quickened by the spirit: by which mother, Woman, behold thy son. also he went and preached unto the Then saith he to the disciple, Behold spirits in prison; which sometime thy mother. And from that hour that were disobedient, when once the longdisciple took her unto his own home. suffering of God waited in the days of After this, Jesus knowing that all Noah, while the ark was a preparing: things were now accomplished, that wherein few, that is, eight souls, were the Scripture might be fulfilled, saith, saved by water. The like figére I thirst. Now there was set a ves- whereunto, even Baptism, doth also sel full of vinegar: and they filled a now save us (not the putting away ponge with vinegar, and put it up the filth of the flesh, but the answer of in hyssop, and put it to his mouth. a good conscience towards God) by When Jesus, therefore, had received the resurrection of Jesus Christ: Who he vinegar, he said, It is finished: is gone into heaven, and is on the und he bowed his head, and gave up right hand of God; angels, and au he ghost. The Jews, therefore, be-thorities, and powers, being made ause it was the preparation, that the subject unto him. olies should not remain upon the! ross on the sabbath-day, (for that sabbath-day was an high day) be- came a rich man of Arimathea, ough: Pilate that their legs might be named Joseph, who also himself was broken, and that they might be taken Jesus' disciple: He went to Pilate, way. Then came the soldiers and and begged the body of Jesus. brake the legs of the first, and of the Pilate commanded the body to be deother which was crucified with him.livered. And when Joseph had taken But when they came to Jesus, and the body, he wrapped it in a clean saw that he was dead already, they linen cloth, and laid it in his own new orake not his legs. But one of the tomb, which he had hewn out in the

The Gospel. St. Matt. xxvii. 57. WHEN the even was come, there

Then

The Epistle. Col. iii. 1.

rock; and he rolled a great stone to [opened unto us the gate of everlast the door of the sepulchre, and depart-ing life; we humbly beseech thee, that ed. And there was Mary Magda- as, by thy special grace preventing lene, and the other Mary, sitting us, thou dost put into our minds good over against the sepulchre. Now the desires; so by thy continual help we next day that followed the day of the may bring the same to good effect, preparation, the chief priests and through Jesus Christ our Lord, who Pharisees came together unto Pilate, livetn and reigneth with thee and the saying, Sir, we remember that that Holy Ghost, ever one God, world deceiver said, while he was yet alive, without end. Amen. After three days I will rise again. Command therefore that the sepul-F ye then be risen with Christ, chre be made sure until the third day, seek those things which are above, les: his disciples come by night, and where Christ sitteth on the right steal him away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead; so the last error shall be worse than the first. Pilate said unto them, Ye have a watch; go your way, make it as sure as you can. So they went and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, and setting a watch.

Easter-Day.

At Morning Prayer, instead of the Psalm (0 come let us sing, &c.) these anthems shall be sung or said.

CHR

HRIST our passover is sacrificed for us; therefore let us keep the feast;

Not with the old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth. 1 Cor. v.7. HRIST being raised from the dead, dieth no more; death hath

no more dominon over him.

For in that he died, he died unto sin once; but in that he liveth, he liveth urto God.

Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin; but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord. Rom. vi. 9.

hand of God. Set your affections on things above, not on things on the earth: For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory. Mortify therefore your mem bers which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate af fection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry: for which things sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of Cisobedience. In the which ye also walked sometime, when ye lived in them.

The Gospel. St. John xx. 1.

THE first day of the week cometh

Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre. Then she runneth and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and saith unto them, They have taken away the Lord out of the sepulchre, and we know not where they have laid him. Peter therefore went forth, and that other disciple, and came to the sepulchre. So they ran both together; and the other disciple did outrun Peter, and came first to the sepulchre; and he, stooping down and looking in, saw the linen clothes lying, yet went he not in. Then cometh Simon Peter following him, and went into the sepulchre, and seeth the linen clothes lie; and the For as in Adam all die; even so in napkin that was about his head not Christ shall all be made alive. 1lying with the linen clothes, but Cor. xi. 20. wrapped together in a place by itself. The Collect. Then went in also that other disciple LMIGHTY God, who through which came first to the sepulchre, and thine only begotten son Jesus he saw, and believed. For as yet Christ hast overcome death, and they knew not the Scripture, that he

HIRIST is risen from the dead, and become the first fruits of them that slept.

For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the

dead.

must rise again from the dend. Then talked together of all these thinga the disciples went away again unto which had happened. And it came their own home.

Monday in Easter-Week.
The Collect.

ALMIGHTY God, who through

to pass, that while they communed together, and reasoned, Jesus himself drew dear, and went with them. But their eyes were holden, that they

should not know him. And he said

thine only begotten Son Jesus unto them, What manner of commuChrist hast overcome death, and nications are these that ye have one opened unto us the gate of everlast- to another, as ye walk, and are sad? ing life; we humbly beseech thee, And one of them, whose name was that as, by thy special grace prevent- Cleopas, answering, said unto him, ing us, thou dost put into our minds Art thou only a stranger in Jerusa good desires; so by thy continual help lem, and hast not known the things we may bring the same to good effect, through Jesus Christ our Lord; who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

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which are come to pass there in thes? days? And he said unto them, What things? And they said unto him, Cor. cerning Jesus of Nazareth, who wa prophet mighty in deed and word, For the Epistle. Acts x. 34. before God and all the people: And PETER opened his mouth, and how the chief priests and our rulers said, Of a truth I perceive that delivered him to be condemned to God is no respecter of persons: but death, and have crucified him. But in every nation he that feareth him we trusted that it had been he who and worketh righteousness, is accept- should have redeemed Israel: and ed with him. The word which God beside all this, to-day is the third day sept unto the children of Israel, since these things were done. Yen, preaching peace by Jesus Christ; (he and certain women also of our comis Lord of all:) that word, I say, ye pany made uз astonished, who were know, which was published through-early at the sepulchre; and when out all Judea, and began from Gali- they found not his body, they came, lee, after the baptisin which Joho saying, that they had also seen a vi preached: How God anointed Jesus sion of angels, which said that he was of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost, and alive. And certain of them who were with power; who went about doing with us went to the sepulchre, and good, and healing all that were op- found it even so as the women had said; pressed of the devil: for God was with him. And we are witnesses of all things which he did, both in the land of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom they slew, and hanged on a tree. Him God raised up the third day, and showed him openly; not to all the people, but unto witnesses chosen before of God, even to us, who did eat and drink with him after he rose from the dead. And he commanded as to preach unto the people, and to testify that it is he who was ordained of God to be the judge of quick and dead. To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name, whosoever believeth. in him, shall receive remission of sins.

The Gospel. St. Luke xxiv. 13.

B EHOLD, two of his disciples went inat same day to a village called Emaus, which was from Jerusalem about threescore furlongs. And they

but him they saw not. Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! ought not Christ to have suf fered these things, and to enter into his glory? And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the Scriptures, the things concerning himself. And they drew nigh unto the village whither they went: and he made as though: he would have gone further: But they constrained him, saying, Abide with us; for it is towards evening. and the day is far spent. And he went in to farry with them. And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with them, he took bread, and blessed it. and brake, and gave to them. And their eyes were opened, and they knew him, and he vanished out of their sight. And they said one to another, Did not our heart burn with

nus when he talked with us by the [turn to corruption, he said on this way, while he opened to us the wise, I will give you the sure mercies Scriptures? And they rose up the same of David. Wherefore he saith also in hour, and returned to Jerusalem, and another Psalm, Thou shalt not suffer found the eleven gathered together, thine Holy One to see corruption. For and them that were with them, say- David, after he had served his own ing, The Lord is risen indeed, and generation, by the will of God, fell on hath appeared unto Simon. And they sleep, and was laid unto his fathers, toid what things were done in the and saw corruption: But he, whom way, and how he was known of them God raised again, saw no corruption. in breaking of bread.

Tuesday in Easter-Week.

The Collect.

Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins: And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from LMIGHTY God, who through which ye could not be justified by the thine only begotten Sou Jesus law of Moses. Beware, therefore, lest Christ hast overcome death, and that come upon you which is spoken spewed unto us the gate of everlasting of in the prophets, Behold, ye despiLife; we humbly beseech thee, that sers, and wonder, and perish: for I as, by thy special grace preventing work a work in your days, a work ws, thou dost put into our minds good which you shall in no wise believe, desires; so by thy continual help we though a man declare it unto you. nay bring the same to good effect, hrough Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world awithout end. Amen.

The Gospel. St. Luke xxiv. 36. JESUS himself stood in the midst of

them, and saith unto them, Pence be unto you. But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they For the Epistle. Acts xiii. 26. had seen a spirit. And he said unto ME [EN and brethren, children of the them, Why are ye troubled, and why stock of Abraham, and whoso-jdo thoughts arise in your hearts? Boever among you leareth God, to you hold my hands and my feet, that it is is the word of this salvation sent. For I myself: handle me, and see; for a they that dwell at Jerusalem, and spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye their rulers, because they knew him see me have. And when he had thus not, nor yet the voices of the prophets spoken, he showed them his hands and which are read every sabbath-day, his feet. And while they yet believen they have fulfilled them in condemn-not for joy, and wondered, he said ing him. And though they found no unto them, Have ye here any meat? cause of death in him, yet desired they And they gave him a piece of a broiled Pilate that he should be slain. And fish, and of an honey-comb. And he when they had fulfilled all that was took it, and did eat before them. And written of him, they took him down he said unto them, These are the from the tree, and laid him in a sepul-words which I spake unto you, while chre. But God raised him from the I was yet with you, that all things lead: And he was seen many days of must be fulfilled which were written thein which came up with him from in the law of Moses, and in the FroGalilee to Jerusalem, who are his wit-phets, and in the Psalms, concerning nesses unto the people. And we de- me. Then opened he their underclare unto you glad tidings, how that standing, that they might understand the promise which was made unto the the scriptures; and said unto them, fathers, God hath fulfilied the same Thus it is written, and thus it behov. unto us their children, in that he hath fed Christ to suffer, and to rise from raised up Jesus again; as it is also the dead the third day; and that rewritten in the second Psalm, Thou art pentance and remission of sins should my Son, this day have I begotten thee. be preached in his name among ak And as concerning that he raised him nations, beginning at Jerusalem. up from the dead, now no more to re- And ye are witnesses of these things