mies, through Jesus Christ our The Gospel. S. Luke 11. 14. Lord. Amen. E Efus was cafting out a devil,. out JEfus The Epiftle. Ephef. 5. 1. Bye therefore followers of came to pass when the devil God, as dear children; was gone out, the dumb fpake; and walk in love, as Chrift al- and the people wondred. But fo hath loved us,and hath given fome of them said, He cafteth himself for us, an offering and out devils through Beelzebub, a facrifice to God for a sweet- the chief of the devils. And fmelling favour. But fornica- others tempting him, fought tion, and all uncleannefs, or co- of him a fign from heaven. But vetoufnefs, let it not be once he knowing their thoughts, faid. named amongst you, as beco- unto them, Every kingdom dimeth faints; neither filthiness, vided against it felf, is brought nor foolish talking, nor jefting, to defolation; and a houfe diwhich are not convenient; but vided against a houfe, falleth. rather giving of thanks. For If Satan alfo be divided against this ye know, that no whore- himself, how fhall his kingdom monger, nor unclean perfon, ftand? because ye fay that I nor covetous man, who is an caft out devils through Beelze idolater, hath any inheritance bub. And if I by Beelzebub caft 1 in the kingdom of Chrift and out devils, by whom do your I of God. Let no man deceive fons caft them out? therefore you with vain words: for be- fhall they be your judges. But cause of these things cometh if I with the finger of God caft the wrath of God upon the out devils, no doubt the kingchildren of difobedience. Be dom of God is come upon you. not ye therefore partakers with When a ftrong man armed them; for ye were fometimes keepeth his palace, his goods darkness, but now are ye light are in peace; but when a ftrongin the Lord: walk as children erthan he fhall come upon him, of light; (For the fruit of the and overcome him, he taketh fpirit is in all goodness, and from him all his armour whererighteoufnefs, and truth) pro- in he trufted, and divideth. ving what is acceptable unto his fpoils. He that is not with O the Lord. And have no fellow- me, is against me: and he that fhip with the unfruitful works gathereth not with me, scatterof darkness, but rather reprove eth. When the unclean spirit is them: For it is a fhame even gone out of a man, he walketh to fpeak of those things which through dry places, fecking reft; are done of them in fecret. But and finding none, he faith, all things that are reproved, I will return unto my houfe are made manifeft by the light: whence I came out. And when for whatsoever doth make ma- he cometh, he findeth it swept nifeft, is light. Wherefore he and garnished. Then goeth he faith, Awake thou that fleep- and taketh to him seven other teft, and arife from the dead,and fpirits more wicked than hime Chrift fhall give thee light. felt, and they enter in, and dwell dwell there; and the laft ftate fhe which hath an husband. of that man is worfe than the Now we, brethren, as Ifaac firft. And it came to pafs as he was, are the children of profpake these things, a certain mife. But as then, he that was woman of the company lift up born after the flesh, perfecuted her voice, and faid unto him, him that was born after the Bleffed is the womb that bare Spirit; even fo it is now. Nethee, and the paps which thou haft fucked. But he fald, Yea, rather bleffed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it. The fourth Sunday in Lent." vertheless, what faith the Scripture? Caft out the bond-woman and her fon; for the fon of the bond-woman fhall not be heir with the fon of the free woman. So then, brethren, we are not children of the bond Grant, we beech thee, Ahl- woman, but of the free. mighty God, that we who The Gospel. S. John 6. 1. for our evil deeds do worthily TEfus went over the fea of deferve to be punished, by the JGalilee, which is the fea of comfort of thy grace may mer- Tiberias. And a great multitude cifully be relieved, through our followed him, because they Lord and Saviour Jefus Chrift. faw his miracles which he did Amen. on them that were difeafed. The Epiftle. Gal. 4. 21. AndJefus went up into a moun Τ Tell me Ell me, ye that defire to be tain, and there he fat with his under the law, do ye not difciples. And the paffover, a hear the law? for it is written, feaft of the Jews, was nigh. that Abraham had two fons, the When Jefus then lift up his one by a bond-maid, the other eyes, and faw a great company by a free-woman. But he who come unto him, he faith unto was of the bond-woman, was Philip, Whence fhall we buy born after the flesh; but he of bread that thefe may eat? (And the free-woman, was by pro- this he faid to prove him; for mife. Which things are an he himself knew what he would allegory for thefe are the two do.) Philip anfwered him, Covenants ; the one from the Two hundred peny-worth of mount Sinai, which gendreth bread is not fufficient for them, to bondage, which is Agar. that every one of them may For this Agar is mount Sinai take a little. One of his difci in Arabia, and anfwereth to ples, Andrew, Simon PetersJerufalem which now is, and is brother, faith unto him, There in bondage with her children. is a lad here which hath five But Jerufalem which is above barley-loaves, and two fmall is free; which is the mother of fishes: but what are they among us all For it is written, Rejoyce, fo many? And Jefus faid, Make thou barren that beareft not; the men fit down. Now there break forth and cry, thou that was much grafs in the place. travaileft not for the defolate So the men fat down, in numhath many more children than ber about five thousand. And : Jefus 7 Jefus took the loaves, and when the blood of Chrift, who he had given thanks, he diftri- through the eternal Spirit, ofbuted to the difciples, and the fered himself without spot to difciples to them that were fet God, purge your confcience down, and likewife of the fiihes from dead works to ferve the as much as they would. When living God? And for this caufe they were filled he said unto he is the Mediator of the new his difciples, Gather up the teftament, that by means of fragments that remain, that no- death,for the redemption of the thing be loft. Therefore they tranfgreffions that were under gathered them together, and the firft teftament, they which filled twelve baskets with the are called might receive the fragments of the five barley- promife of eternal inheritance. loaves, which remained over The Gofpel. S. John S. 46. and above unto thein that had. Jungeth me of fin? And if Efus faid, Which of you con eaten. Then those men, when they had seen the miracle that Jefus did, faid, This is of a truth that Prophet that fhould come into the world. The fifth Sunday in Lent. WE E beseech thee, Almighty God, mercifully to look upon thy people; that by thy great goodness they may be s governed and preferved evermore, both in body and foul, through Jefus Christ our Lord. Amen fay the truth, why do ye not believe me? He that is of God, heareth Gods words; ye there fore hear them not, because ye are not of God. Then anfwered the Jews, and faid unto him, Say we not well, that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil? Jefus answered, 1 have not a devil; but I honour my Father, and ye do difionour me. And I feek not mine own glory; there is one that feeketh and judgeth. Verily verily I fay unto you, If a man keep my The Epiftle. Hebr. 9. 11. faying, he fhall never fee death. Hrift being come an high Then faid the Jews unto him, prieft of good things to Now we know that thou haft a come, by a greater and more devil. Abraham is dead, and perfect tabernacle, not made the prophets; and thou fayit, with hands; that is to fay, not If a man keep my faying, he of this building; neither by fhall never tafte of death. Art the blood of goats and calves; thou greater than our father but by his own blood he en- Abraham, which is dead? and -2 tred in once into the holy the prophets are dead: whom e place, having obtained eternal makeft thou thy felf? Jefus anredemption for us. For if the fwered,. If I honour my self, blood of bulls and of goats, my honour is nothing; it is my and the afhes of an heifer Father that honoureth me, of fprinkling the unclean, fancti- whom ye fay, that he is your fieth to the purifying of the God; yet ye have not known flesh; how much more fhall him; but I know him : and if [ D fhould fhould fay, I know him not, I which is above every name; fhall be a liar like unto you, that at the Name of Jefus every but I know him, and keep his knee fhould bow, of things in faying. Your father Abraham heaven, and things in earth,and rejoyced to fee my day, and he things under the earth; and faw it, and was glad. Then that every tongue fhould con faid the Jews unto him, Thou fefs that Jefus Chrift is Lord, art not yet fifty years old, and to the glory of God the Father. haft thou feen Abraham? Jefus The Gospel. S. Matth. 27. I. faid unto them, Verily verily I come, all the chief Hen the morning was fay unto you, Before Abraham was, I am. Then took they up priests and elders of the people ftones to caft at him: but Jefus took counsel against Jefus to hid himself, and went out of put him to death. And when the temple. they had bound him, they led him away,and delivered him to The Sunday next before Eafter. Pontius Pilate the governor. Then Judas who had betrayed The Collect. A God, who of thy tender condemned, repented himself, love towards mankind, haft fent and brought again the thirty thy Son our Saviour JefusChrift, pieces of filver to the chief to take upon him our flesh, and priests and elders,saying, I have to fuffer death upon the cross, finned in that I have betrayed that all mankind fhould follow the innocent blood. And they the example of his great humi- faid, What is that to us? fee lity, Mercifully grant, that we thou to that. And he caft down may both follow the example the pieces of filver in the temof his patience, and alfo be made partakers of his refur rection, through the fame Jefus Chrift our Lord. Amen. The Epiftle. Phil. 2. 5. Let this mind be in ple, and departed, and went and hanged himself. And the chief priests took the filver pie ces, and faid, It is not lawful for to put them into the treafublood cause it is took out of which was alfo in Chrift blood. And they took counsel, Jefus who being in the form and bought with them the potof God, thought it not robbery ters field, to bury ftrangers in. to be equal with God: but made Wherefore that field was called, himself of no reputation, and The field of blood unto this took upon him the form of a day. (Then was fulfilled that fervant, and was made in the which was fpoken by Jeremy likeness of men and being the prophet, faying, And they found in fashion as a man, he took the thirty pieces of filver, humbled himself, and became the price of him that was vaobedient unto death, even the lued, whom they of the childeath of the crofs. Wherefore dren of Ifrael did value, and God alfo hath highly exalted gave them for the potters field, him, and given him a Name, as the Lord appointed. me.) And And Jefus ftood before the go- that he could prevail nothing, vernor; and the governor ask but that rather a tumult was ed him, faying, Art thou the made, he took water and washKing of the Jews? And Jefus ed his hands before the multifaid unto him, Thou fayft. tude, faying, I am innocent of And when he was accused of the blood of this just person : the chief priests and elders, he fee ye to it. Then answered anfwered nothing. Then faith all the people, and faid, His Pilate unto him, Heareft thou blood be on us, and on our not how many things they wit- children. Then released he Ba nefs against thee? And he an- rabbas unto them: and when fwered him to never a word, he had fcourged Jefus, he deinfomuch that the governor livered him to be crucified. marvelled greatly. Now at that Then the foldiers of the goverfeast the governor was wont to nor took Jefus into the comrelease unto the people a prifo- mon hall, and gathered unto ner, whom they would. And him the whole band of folthey had then a notable prifo- diers. And they ftripped him,. ner, called Barabbas. Therefore and put on him a fcarlet robe. when they were gathered to- And when they had platted a gether, Pilate faid unto them, crown of thorns, they put it Whom will ye that I release upon his head, and a reed in unto you? Barabbas, or Jefus, his right hand and they bowwhich is called Chrift? For he ed the knee before him, and knew that for envy they had mocked him, faying, Hail, king E delivered him. When he was of the Jews. And they fpit upfet down on the judgment-feat, on him, and took the reed, and his wife fent unto him, faying, fmote him on the head. And Have thou nothing to do with after that they had mocked that juft man for 1 have fuf him, they took the robe off fered many things this day in a from him, and put his own dream because of him. Bnt the raiment on him, and led him chief priests and elders perfwa away to crucifie him. And as ded the multitude that they they came out, they found a fhould ask Barabbas, and de- man of Cyrene, Simon by ftroy Jefus. The governor an- name: him they compelled to fwered and faid unto them, bear his crofs. And when they Whether of the twain will ye were come unto a place called that I release unto you? They Golgotha, that is to fay, a faid, Barabbas. Pilate faith un- place of a skull, they gave him to them, What fhall I do then vinegar to drink, mingled with with Jefus, which is called gall: and when he had tafted Chrift? They all fay unto him, thereof, he would not drink Let him be crucified. And the And they crucified him, and governor faid, Why, what evil parted his garments, cafting hath he done? But they cried lots: that it might be fulfilled. out the more, faying, Let him which was fpoken by the probe crucified. When Pilate faw phet, They parted my garD & mente |