may be ftedfaft; knowing, that as you are partakers of the fufferings, fo fhall you also be of the confolation in Chrift Jefus our Lord. GRADUAL. P. viii. Thou haft crowned nour. him with glory and hoV. And fet him over the works of thy hands, O Lord. Gloria & honore co ronafti eum. V. Et conftituifti eum fuper opera manuum tuarum, Domine. TRACT. Pf. cxi. Bleffed is the man that feareth the Lord; he delights exceedingly in his commandments, V. His feed fhall be mighty upon earth; the generation of the righteous fhall be blessed. Glory and wealth fhall be in his houfe; and his rigteoufnefs remaineth for ever and ever. AT V. Beatus vir qui timet 'Dominum; in mandatis ejus cupit nimis. V. Potens in terrâ erit femen ejus; generatio rectorum benedicetur. V. Gloria & divitiæ in domo ejus; & juftitia ejus manet in fæculum fæculi. GOSPEL. Matt. xvi. 24, 28. IT that time: Jefus faid to his difciples: If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, take up his crofs, and follow me. For he that would fave his life, fhall lofe it: and he that lofeth his life for my fake, fhall find it. For what doth it profit a man, if he gains the whole world, and lofe his own foul? Or what fhall a man give in exchange for his foul? For the Son of man thall come in the glory of his Father with his Angels: and then will he render to every man according to his works. OFFERTORY. P. lxxxviii. I have found David Inveni David fervum my fervant: with my ho- meum oleo fancto meo ly oil have I anointed unxi eum: manus enim : him. My hand fhall help him, and my arm fhall ftrengthen him. mea auxiliabitur ei, & brachium meum confortabit eum. SECRET. Anctify, O Lord, the offerings confecrated to thee and, being appeafed thereby, mercifully look upon us, by the interceffion of blefled N. thy Martyr and Bifhop. Thro'. COMMUNION. P. xx. Thou, O Lord, haft fet on his head a crown of precious ftones." POSTCOMMUNION. Pofuifti, Domine, in capite ejus coronam de lapide pretiofo. Hæc nos Communio. AY this communion, O Lord, cleanfe us from fin, and, by the interceffion of blefled N. thy Martyr and Bishop, make us effectually partakers of this heavenly remedy. Thro'. Of a MARTYR, not a BISHOP. THE HE righteous man, O Lord, fhall rejoice in thy might: and he fhall be tranfported with joy that thou haft faved him: thou didst grant him his heart's defire. P. For thou waft before-hand with him in the bleffings of thy fweetness thou haft fet on his head a crown of precious ftones. V. Glory. VOL. II. COLLECT. Præfla, quæfumus. Rant, we beseech thee, O Almighty God, that we, who celebrate the feftival of bleffed N. thy Martyr, may, by his interceffion, be strengthened in the love of thy name. Thro'. G LESSON. Wifd. x. HE Lord led the righteous man through the TH Tright ways, and fhewed him the kingdom of God, and gave him the knowledge of the holy things he honoured him in his troubles, and finifhed his labours. He ftood by him against the deceit of those that would over-reach him, and made him honourable.. He kept him fafe from his enemies, and defended him from feducers; and gave him a strong conflict, that he might overcome, and to let him know that wildom is mightier than all. This wisdom forfook not the righteous man, when he was fold, but delivered him from finners. She went down with him into the pit, and in his bands fhe left him not, till fhe brought him the fcepter of the kingdom, and power against thofe that oppreffed him; and fhewed them to be liars, who accused him; and our Lord God gave him eternal glory. GRADUA L. Pf. cxi. Bleffed is the man that fears the Lord: he delights exceedingly in his commandments. V. His feed fhall be mighty upon earth: the generation of the righteous fhall be bleffed. Beatus vir qui timet Dominum: in mandatis ejus cupit nimis. V. Potens in terrâ erit femen ejus: generatio rectorum benedicetur. TRACT. Thou haft given, Pf. xx. p. lxxxi. GOSPEL Matt. x. 34. IT that time Jefus faid to his difciples: Do not think that I am come to fend peace upon earth: I come not to fend peace, but the sword. For I am come to fet a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law, and a man's enemies fhall be they of his own household. He that loveth father, or mother more than me, is not worthy of me: and he that loveth fon, or dau_hter more than me, is not worthy of me. And he that taketh not up his crofs, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me. He that findeth his life, fhall lofeit: and he that fhall lofe his life for my fake, fhall find it. He that receiveth you, receiveth me: and he that receiveth me, receiveth him that fent me. He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet, fhall receive the reward of a prophet: and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man, fhall receive the reward of a righteous man. And whofoever shall give to drink to one of thefe little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a difciple, Amen I fay to you, he fhall not lose his reward. OFFERTORY. P. viii. Thou haft crowned him, O Lord, with glory and honour, and fet him over the works of thy hands. Gloria & honore coronafti eum, & confti. tuifti eum fuper opera manuum tuaruin, Domine. SECRET. Eceive, O Lord, we beseech thee, our offerings and prayers, purify us by these heavenly myfteries, and mercifully hear us. Thro'. COMMUNION. Matt. xvi. Let him that is willing to come after me, deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me. Qui vult venire poft me, abneget femetipfum: & tollat crucem fuam,, & fequatur me. POSTCOMMUNION. Da, quæfumus. Rant, we beseech thee, O Lord our God, that as we rejoice on the feafts of thy faints in this life, fo we may enjoy their fight for ever in that which is to come. Thro'. G Another MASS of the fame. INTROIT. Pf. lxiii. HE righteous man fhall rejoice in the Loid, and hope in him : and all the upright of heart hall have praife. Pf. Hear, O God, my petition, when I pray: deliver my foul from the fear of the enemy. V. Glory. G Ætabitur juftus in LA bit in eo: & laudabuntur omnes recti corde. Pf. Exaudi, Deus, orationem meam cum deprecor: à timore inimici eripe animam meam. V. Gloria. COLLECT. Præfa, quæfumus. Rant, we beseech thee, O Almighty God, that, by the interceffion of bleffed N. thy Martyr, we may be delivered from all temporal adverfities, and our hearts be cleanfed from all evil thoughts. Thro'. EPISTLE. 2 Tim. ii. 8, 11: ii. 10. DEarly beloved fon: Be mindful that the Lord Jefus Christ, of the feed of David, is rifen from the dead, according to my Gospel, wherein I labour even unto bonds, as an evil doer; but the word of God is not bound. Therefore I endure all things for the fake of the elect, that they also may obtain the falvation, which is in Christ Jefus with heavenly glory.--Chap. iii. But thou haft fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpofe, faith, long-fuffering, love, patience, perfecutions, and afflictions: fuch as came upon me at Antioch, Iconium, and at Lyftra: what perfecutions I endured, and out of |