crofs. And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to fay, A place of a fcull, they gave him vinegar to drink mingled with gall: and when he had tafted thereof, he would not drink. And they crucified him, and parted his garments, cafting lots: that it might be fulfilled, which was fpoken by the prophet, They parted my garments among them, and upon my vefture did they caft lots. And fitting down, they watched him there and fet up over his head his accufation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS. Then were there two thieves crucified with him: one on the right hand, and another on the left. And they that paffed by reviled him, wagging their heads, and faying, Thou that deftroyeft the temple, and buildeft it in three days, fave thyfelf: if thou be the Son of God, come down from the crofs. Likewife alfo the chief priests mocking him, with the fcribes and elders, faid, He faved others, himfelf he cannot fave: if he be the King of Ifrael, let him now come down from the crofs, and we will believe him. He trufted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him: for he faid, I am the Son of God. The thieves alfo, which were crucified with him, caft the fame in his teeth. Now from the fixth hour there was darkness over all the land, unto the ninth hour. And about the ninth hour Jefus cried with a loud voice, faying, Eli, Eli, lama Jabachthani that is to fay, My God, my God, why haft thou forfaken me? Some of them that ftood there, when they heard that, faid, This man calleth for Elias. And ftraightway one of them ran, and took a fpunge, and filled it with vi negar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink. The reft said, Let be, let us fee whether Elias will come to fave him. Jefus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost. And behold the vail of the temple was rent in twain, from the top to the bottom: and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent: and the graves were opened, and many bodies of faints which flept arofe, and came out of the graves after his refurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many. Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jefus, faw the earthquake, and thofe things that were done, they feared greatly, faying, Truly this was the Son of God. Monday before Eafter. from Edom, with died garments from Bozrah ? this that is glorious in his apparel, travelling in the greatnefs of his ftrength? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to fave. Wherefore art thou red in thine apparel, and thy garments like him that treadeth in the wine. fat? I have trodden the wineprefs alone; and of the people there was none with me: for I will tread them in mine anger, and trample them in my fury; and their blood thall be sprinkled upon my garments, and I will ftain all my raiment. For the day of vengeance is in mine heart, and the year of my redeemed is come. And I looked, and there was none to help; and I wondered that there was none to uphold therefore mine own arm brought falvation unto me, and my fury it upheld me. me. And I will tread down the people in mine anger, and make them drunk in my fury, and I will bring down their ftrength to the earth. I will mention the loving-kindneffes of the Lord, and the praises of the Lord, according to all that the Lord hath bestowed on us, and the great goodness towards the houfe of Ifrael, which he hath bestowed on them, according to his mercies, and according to the multitude of his loving-kindneffes. For he said, Surely they are my people, children that will not lie: fo he was their Saviour. In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his pre fence faved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them, and he bare them, and carried them all the days of old. But they rebelled, and vexed his holy Spirit: therefore he was turned to be their enemy, and he fought against them. Then he remembered the days of old, Mofes and his people, faying, Where is he that brought them up out of the fea with the fhepherd of his flock? Where is he that put his holy Spirit within him? That led them by the right hand of Mofes with his glorious arm, dividing the water before them, to make himfelf an everlasting name? That led them, through the deep as an horse in the wildernefs, that they fhould not ftumble? as a beaft goeth down into the valley, the Spirit of the Lord caufed him to reft: fo did thou lead thy people to make thyfelf a glorious name. Look down from heaven, and behold from the habitation of thy holiness, and of thy glory: Where is thy zeal, and thy ftrength, the found ing of thy bowels and of thy mercies towards me? Are they restrained? Doubtless, thou art our Father, though Abraham be ignorant of us, and Ifrael acknowledge us not: Thou, O Lord, art our Father, our Redeemer, thy Name is from everlafting. O Lord, why haft thou made us to err from thy ways? and hardened our heart from thy fear? Return for thy fervants fake, the tribes of thine inheritance. The people of thy holinefs have poffeffed it but a little while our adverfaries have trodden down thy fanctuary. We are thine: thou never bareft rule over them; they were not called by thy name. The Gospel, S. Mark 14.1. of the pafs-over and of unFter two days was the feaft leavened bread: and the chief priefts and the scribes fought how they might take him by craft, and put him to death. But they faid, not on the feast-day, left there be an uproar of the people. And being in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, as he fat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster-box of ointment of fpikenard, very precious, and the brake the box, and poured it on his head. And there were some that had indignation within themselves, and faid, Why was this wafte of the ointment made? for it might have been fold for more than three hundred pence, and have been given to the poor and they murmured against her. And Jefus faid, Let her alone, why trouble ye her? the bath wrought a good work on me? For ye have the poor with you always, and whenfoever ye will, ye may do them good; but me ye have not always. She hath done what he could: the is come aforehand to anoint my body to the burying. Verily I fay I fay unto you, Wherefoever were it for that man if he had this Gofpel thall be preached never been born! And as they throughout the whole world, did eat, Jefus took bread, and this alfo that the hath done, bleffed, and brake it, and gave fhall be fpoken of for a memo- to them, and faid, Take, eat: rial of her. And Judas Ifcariot, this is my body. And he took one of the twelve, went unto the cup, and when he had given the chief priests, to betray him thanks, he gave it to them: unto them. And when they and they all drank of it. And heard it, they were glad, and he said unto them, This is my promifed to give him money. blood of the new teftament, And he fought how he might which is fhed for many. Verily conveniently betray him. And I fay unto you, I will drink no the first day of unleavened more of the fruit of the vine bread, when they killed the pafs- until that day that I drink it over, his difciples faid unto him, new in the kingdom of God. Where wilt thou that we go And when they had fung an and prepare, that thou mayeft hymn, they went out into the eat the pafs over? And he fend- mount of Olives. And Jefus eth forth two of his difciples, faid unto them, All ye fhall be and faith unto them, Go ye into offended because of me this the city, and there fhall meet night: for it is written, I will you a man bearing a pitcher of fmite the fhepherd, and the water; follow him: and where- fheep fhall be fcattered. But af foever he fhall go in, fay ye to ter that I am rifen, I will go bear the good man of the houfe, The fore you into Galilee. But Peter mafter faith, Where is the guest said unto him, Although all shall chamber, Where I fhall eat the be offended, yet will not I. And pafs-over with my difciples? Jefus faid unto him, Verily I fay And he will fhew you a large unto thee, That this day, even in upper room furnished, and pre- this night, before the cock crow pared, there make ready for us. twice, thou fhalt deny me And his difciples went forth, thrice. But he speak the more and came into the city, and vehemently, If I should die with found as he had faid unto them: thee, I will not deny thee in any and they made ready the pafs- wife. Likewife also faid they all. over. And in the evening he And they came to a place which cometh with the twelve. And was named Gethsemane: and as they fat, and did eat, Jefus he faith to his difciples, Sit ye faid, Verily I fay unto you, One here, while I fhall pray. And you which eateth with me, he taketh with him, Peter and fhall betray me. And they be James and John, and began to gan to be forrowful, and to fay be fore amazed, and to be very unto him one by one, Is it I? heavy, and faith unto them, and another faid, Is it I? And My foul is exceeding forrowful he anfwered and faid unto them, unto death; tarry ye here, and It is one of the twelve that watch. And he went forward dippeth with me in the dish, a little, and fell on the ground, The Son of man indeed goeth, and prayed, that if it were poffias it is written of him: but ble, the hour might pafs from wo to that man by whom the him. And he faid, Abba, Father, Son of man is betrayed! good all things are poffible unto thee; of take take away this cup from me: nevertheless, not what I will, but what thou wilt. And he cometh and findeth them fleeping, and faith unto Peter, Simon, fleepeft thou? couldeft not thou watch one hour? Watch ye and pray, left ye enter into temptation: The spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is weak. And again he went away, and prayed and fpake the fame words. And when he returned, he found them asleep again; (for their eyes were heavy neither wift they what to answer him. And he cometh the third time, and faith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your reft: it is enough, the hour is come; behold, the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of finners. Rife up, Let us go; lo, he that betrayeth me is at hand. And immediately, while he yet spake, cometh Judas one of the twelve, and with him a great multitude with fwords and ftaves from the chief priefts, and the fcribes, and the elders. And he that betrayed him, had given them a token, faying, Whomsoever I shall kifs, that fame is he; take him, and lead him away fafely. And as foon as he was come, he goeth ftraightway to him, and faith, Mafter, mafter, and kiffed him. And they laid their hands on him, and took him. And one of them that stood by, drew a fword, and fmote a fervant of the high priest, and cuft off his ear. And Jefus anfwered and faid unto them, Are ye' come out as against a thief, with fwords and with itaves to take me? I was daily with you in the temple, teaching, and ye took me not: but the fcriptures must be fulfilled. And they all forfook him, and fled. And there followed him a certain young man, having a linen cloția caft about his naked body; and the young men laid hold on him and he left the linen cloth, and fled from them naked. And they led Jefus away to the high prieft; and with him were affembled all the chief priests, and the elders, and the fcribes. And Peter followed him afar off, even into the palace of the high prieft: and he fat with the fervants, and warmed himself at the fire. And the chief priests and all the council fought for witness against Jefus to put him to death; and found none. For many bare falfe witnefs againft him, but their witness agreed not together. And there arofe certain, and bare falfe witness against him, faying, We heard him fay, I will deftroy this temple that is made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hands. But neither fo did their witnefs agree together. And the high priest ftood up in the midft, and afked Jefus, faying, Anfwereft thou nothing? what is it which thefe witness against thee? But he held his peace, and anfwered nothing. Again the high priest afked him, and faid unto him, Art thou the Chrift, the Son of the bleffed? And Jefus faid, I am; and ye shall fee the Son of man fitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven. Then the high priest rent his clothes, and faith, What need we any further witneffes? ye. have heard the blafphemy: what think ye? And they all condemned him to be guilty of death. And fome began to fpit on him, and to cover his face, and to buffet him, and to fay unto him, Prophefy; and the fervants did ftrike him with the D palms palms of their hands. And as Peter was beneath in the palace, there cometh one of the maids of the high priest; and when the faw Peter warming himself, fhe looked upon him, and faid, And thou alfo wait with Jefus of Nazareth. But he denied, faying, I know not, neither understand I what thou fayeft. And he went out into the porch; and the cock crew. And a maid faw him again, and be gan to fay to them that flood by, This is one of them. And he denied it again. And a little after, they that stood by faid again to Peter, Surely thou art one of them for thou art a Galilean, and thy fpeech agreeth thereto. But he began to curfe and to fwear, faying, I know not this man of whom ye fpeak. And the fecond time the cock crew. And Peter called to mind the word that Jefus faid unto him, Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny thrice. And when he thought thereon, he wept. me Tuesday before Eafter. For the Epiftle. Ifai. 50. 5. HE Lord God hath opened Tmine ear, and I was not rebellious, neither turned away back. I gave my back to the fmiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from fhame and fpitting. For the Lord God will help me; therefore fhall I not be confounded: therefore have I fet my face like a flint, and I know that I fhall not be afhamed. He is near that juftifieth me; who will contend with me? Let us ftand together; who is mine adverfary? let him come near to me. Behold, the Lord God will help me; who is he that fhall condemn me? Lo, they all fhall wax old as a gars ment: the moth fhall eat them up. Who is among you that feareth the Lord, that obeyeth the voice of his fervant, that walketh in darkness, and hath no light? let him trust in the Name of the Lord, and ftay upon his God. Behold, all ye that kindle a fire, that compafs your felves about with sparks; walk in the light of your fire, and in the fparks that ye have kindled. This fhall ye have of mine hand, ye shall lie down in for row. The Gospel. S. Mark 15. 1. AND "traightway in the morning the chief priests held a confultation with the elders and scribes, and the whole council, and bound Jefus, and carried him away, and delivered him to Pilate. And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he anfwering, faid unto him, Thou fayeft it. And the chief priests accufed him of many things: but he answered nothing. And Pilate asked him again, faying, Anfwereft thou nothing? behold, how many things they witnefs against thee. But Jefus yet answered nothing: fo that Pilate marvelled. Now at that feaft he releafed unto them one prifoner whomfoever they defired. And there was one named Barabbas, which lay bound with them that had made infurrection with him, who had committed murder in the infurrection. And the multitude crying "aloud, began to defire him to do as he had ever done unto them, But Pilate answered them, faying, Will ye that I releafe unto you the King of the Jews? (for he knew that the chief priests had delivered him for envy.) 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