told them by the shepherds. But and to make all men see what is the Mary kept all these things, and pon- fellowship of the mystery, which dered them in her heart. And the from the beginning of the world hath shepherds returned, glorifying and been hid in GOD, who created all praising God for all the things that things by JESUS CHRIST: to the they had heard and seen, as it was intent that now unto the principalitold unto them. And when eight ties and powers in heavenly places days were accomplished for the cir- might be known, by the Church, the cumcising of the child, his name was called JESUS, which was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb. The scine Collect, Epistle, and Gospel, shall serve for every day after, unto the Epiphany. THE EPIPHANY, OR THE MANI- The Collect. manifold wisdom of God, according to the eternal purpose which he purposed in CHRIST JESUS our Lord; in whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him. The Gospel. St. Matt. ii. 1. WHEN JESUS was born in Beth lehem of Judea, in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east o Jerusalem, say. ing, Where is he that is born king of 0 GOD, who by the leading of a the Jews? for we have seen his star Star didst manifest thy only-begotten in the east, and are come to worship Son to the Gentiles; mercifully grant him. When Herod the king had heard that we, who know thee now by faith, these things, he was troubled, and all may after this life have the fruition of thy glorious GODHEAD, through JESUS CHRIST our Lord. Amen. The Epistle. Ephes. iii. 1. FOR this cause, I Paul, the prisoner of JESUS CHRIST for you Gentiles; if ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of GOD, which is Jerusalem with him. And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where CHRIST should be born. And they said unto him, in Bethlehem of Judea: for thus it is written by the prophet, And thou Bethlehem in the land of Juda, art not the least anong the princes given me to you-ward: how that by of Juda; for out of thee shall come a revelation he made known unto me Governor that shall rule my people the mystery (as I wrote afore in few Israel. Then Herod, when he had words, whereby, when ye read, ye privily called the wise men, inquired may understand my knowledge in the of them diligently what time the mystery of CHRIST) which in other star appeared. And he sent them to ages was not made known unto the Bethlehem, and said, Go, and search sons of men, as it is now revealed diligently for the young child, and unto his holy apostles and prophets when ye have found him, bring me by the SPIRIT; that the Gentiles word again, that I may come and hould be fellow-heirs, and of the worship him also. When they had same body, and partakers of his pro- heard the king, they departed; and mise in CHRIST, by the Gospel: lo, the star which they saw in the whereof I was made a minister, ac- east went before them, till it came cording to the gift of the grace of and stood over where the young child GOD, given unto me by the effectual was. When they saw the star, they working of his power. Unto me, rejoiced with exceeding great joy. who am less than the least of all And when they were come into the saints, is this grace given, that I house, they saw the young child with should preach among the Gentiles Mary his mother, and fell down and the unsearchable riches of CHRIST; worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they present- supposing him to have been in the ed unto him gifts; gold, and frarkin- company, went a day's journey, and cense, and myrrh. And being warn- they sought him among their kinsfolk ed of God in a dream, that they and acquaintance. And when they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way. found him not, they turned back again to Jerusalem, seeking him. And it caine to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple, THE FIRST SUNDAY AFTER THE sitting in the midst of the doc EPIPHANY. The Collect. tors, both hearing them, and asking them questions. And all that heard. him were astonished at his understanding and answers. And when O LORD, we beseech thee mercifully to receive the prayers of thy they saw him they were amazed: people who call upon thee; and grant and his mother said unto him, Sơn, that they may both perceive and why hast thou thus dealt with us? know what things they ought to do, behold, thy father and I have sought and also may have grace and power thee sorrowing. And he said unto faithfully to fulfil the same, through them, How is it that ye sought me ? JESUS CHRIST our Lord. Amen. The Epistle. Rom. xii. 1. wist ye not that I must be about my Father's business? And they understood not the saying which he spake unto them. And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject unto them: but his mother I BESEECH you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto GOD, kept all these sayings in her heart. which is your reasonable service. And JESUS increased in wisdom, And be not conformed to this world; and stature, and in favor with GOD but be ye transformed by the renew- and man. ing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, THE SECOND SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY. The Collect. ALMIGHTY and everlasting GOD, who dost govern all things in heaven and earth; mercifully hear and perfect will of GOD. For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think soberly, according as GOD hath dealt to every man the measure of faith. For the supplications of thy people, and as we have many members in one grant us thy peace all the days of body, and all inmembers have not the our life, through JESUS CHRIST our same office; so we, being many, are Lord. one body in CHRIST, and every one members one of another. The Gospel. St. Luke ii. 41. Amen. The Epistle. Rom. xii. 6. HAVING then gifts, differing according to the grace that is given to NOW his parents went to Jerusa- us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy lem every year at the feast of the according to the proportion of faith; passover. And when he was twelve or ministry, let us wait on our minisyears old, they went up to Jerusalem, tering; or he that teacheth, on teachafter the custom of the feast. And ing; or he that exhorteth, on exhortawhen they had fulfilled the days, as tion: he that giveth, let him do it with they returned, the child JESUS tarried simplicity; he that ruleth, with dili. behind in Jerusalem; and Joseph and gence; he that showeth mercy, with his mother knew not of it. But they, cheerfulness. Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is THE THIRD SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY. The Collect. evil, cleave to that which is good. Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love, in honor preferring ALMIGHTY and everlasting one another: not slothful in business; God, mercifully look upon our infervent in spirit; serving the LORD; The Epistle. Rom. xii. 16. rejoicing in hope; patient in tribula firmities, and in all our dangers and necessities stretch forth thy right tion; continuing instant in prayer; hand to help and defend us, through distributing to the necessity of saints; JESUS CHRIST Our Lord. Amen. given to hospitality. Bless them which persecute you; bless, and curse not. Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep. Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. The Gospel. St. John ii. I. AND the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee, and the both JESUS was called, and his dis mother of JESUS was there. And BE not wise in your own conceita. Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men. If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men. Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath; for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the LORD. Therefore, if thine ene my hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give drink: for in so doing thou ciples, to the marriage. And when shalt heap coals of fire on his head. they wanted wine, the mother of Be not overcome of evil, but overcome JESUS saith unto him, They have no evil with good. wine. JESUs saith unto her, Wo man, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come. His The Gospel. St. Matt. viii. 1. WHEN he was come down from mother saith unto the servants, What- the mountain, great multitudes folsoever he saith unto you, do it. And lowed him. And behold, there came there were set there six water-pots a leper and worshipped him, saying, of stone, after the manner of the pu- Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make rifying of the Jews, containing two me clean. And JESUS put forth his or three firkins apiece. JESUS saith hand, and touched him, saying, I unto them, Fill the water-pots with will, be thou clean. And immedi. water. And they filled them up to ately his leprosy was cleansed. And the brim. And he saith unto them, JESUs saith unto him, See thou tell Draw out now, and bear unto the no man, but go thy way, show thygovernor of the feast. And they bare self to the priest, and offer the gift it. When the ruler of the feast had that Moses commanded for a testitasted the water that was made wine, mony unto them. And when JESUS and knew not whence it was (but the was entered into Capernaum, there servants which drew the water knew) came unto him a Centurion, beseechthe governor of the feast called the ing him, and saying, Lord, my ser. bridegroom, and 'saith unto him, vant lieth at home sick of the palsy, Every man at the beginning doth grievously tormented. And JESUS set forth good wine, and when men saith unto him, I will come and heal have well drunk, then that which is him. The Centurion answered and worse: but thou hast kept the good said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou wine until now. This beginning of shouldest come under my roof; but miracles did JESUS in Cana of Gali- speak the word only, and my servant lee, and manifested forth his glory, shall be healed. For I am a man and his disciples believed on him. under authority, having soldiers un der me; and I say unto this man, wrath upon him that doeth evil Go, and he goeth; and to another, Wnerefore ye must needs be subjec Come, and he cometh; and to my not only for wrath, but also for con servant, Do this, and he doeth it. science' sake. For, for this cause When JESUS heard it, he marvelled, pay ye tribute also; for they are and said to them that followed, Verily GOD's ministers, attending continuI say unto you, I have not found so ally upon this very thing. Render, great faith, not not in Israel. And I therefore, to all their dues; tribute say unto you, that many shall come to whom tribute is due, custom to from the east and west, and shall sit whom custom, fear to whom fear, down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven: The Gospel. St. Matt. viii. 23. but the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness; there AND when he was entered into shall be weeping and gnashing of ship, his disciples followed him. And teeth. And JESUS said unto the behold, there arose a great tempest Centurion, Go thy way, and as thou in the sea, insomuch that the ship hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the self-same hour. EPIPHANY. The Collect. honor to whom honor. was covered with the waves; but he was asleep. And his disciples came to him and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us, we perish. And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye THE FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER THE of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm. But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him? And when he was come to the other side, into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way. And behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, JESUS, thou SON of GOD? art thou come hither to torment us be O GOD, who knowest us to be set in the midst of so many and great dangers, that by reason of the frailty of our nature we cannot always stand upright; grant to us such strength and protection, as may support us in all dangers, and carry us through all temptations, through JESUS CHRIST our Lord. Amen. The Epistle. Rom. xiii. 1. LET every soul be subject unto fore the time? And there was a good the higher powers; for there is no no way off from them a herd of many power but of GOD: the powers that swine, feeding. So the devils bebe are ordained of God. Whoso- sought him, saying, If thou cast us ever, therefore, resisteth the power, out, suffer us to go away into the resisteth the ordinance of GOD: and herd of swine. And he said unto they that resist, shall receive to them- them, Go. And when they were selves damnation. For rulers are not come out, they went into the herd of a terror to good works, but to the evil. swine; and behold, the whole herd Wilt thou then not be afraid of the of swine ran violently down a steep power? do that which is good, and place into the sea, and perished in thou shalt have praise of the same: the waters. And they that kept for he is the minister of GOD to thee them fled, and went their ways into for good. But if thou do that which the city, and told every thing, and is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not what was befallen to the possessed the sword in vain: for he is the mi- of he devils. And behold, the whole nister of God, a revenger to execute city came out to meet JESUS; and when they saw him, they besought hath done this. The servants said him, that he would depart out of their unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up? But he said, Nay; lest, while ye gather up the coasts. THE FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER THE tares, ye root up also the wheat with EPIPHANY. them. Let both grow together until the harvest; and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them; but gather the wheat into my barn. O LORD, we beseech thee to keep thy Church and Household continually in thy true religion, that they who do lean only upon the hope of thy heavenly grace, may everniore be defended by thy mighty power, THE SIXTH SUNDAY AFTER THE through JESUS CHRIST our Lord. Amen. EPIPHANY. The Collect. The Epistle. Col. iii. 12. O GOD, whose blessed Son was PUT on therefore (as the elect of manifested that he might destroy the Gon, holy and beloved) bowels of works of the devil, and make us the mercies, kindness, humbleness of sons of God, and heirs of eternal mind, meekness, long-suffering; for life; grant us, we beseech thee, that bearing one another, and forgiving having this hope, we may purify our. one another, if any man have a quar-selves, even as he is pure; that when rel against any; even as CHRIST he shall appear again with power and forgave you, so also do ye. And, great glory, we may be made like above all these things, put on charity, unto him in his eternal and glorious which is the bond of perfectness. kingdom; where, with thee, O FAAnd let the peace of God rule in THER, and thee, O HOLY GHOST, your hearts, to the which also ye are he liveth and reigneth, ever one called in one body; and be ye thank- GOD, world without end. Amen. ful. Let the word of CHRIST dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms, and hymus, and spiritual the Father hath bestowed upon us, songs; singing with grace in your hearts to the LORD. And whatso The Epistle. 1 John iii. 1. BEHOLD what manner of love that we should be called the sons of SO GOD; therefore the world knoweth ever ye do in word or deed, do all in us not, because it knew him not. the name of the LORD JESUS: riv- Beloved, now are we the sons of ing thanks to God and the Father GOD; and it doth not yet appear by him. what we shall be: but we know, that when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure. Whosoever commi teth sin, transgresseth also the law; The Gospel. St. Matt. xiii. 24. THE kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field. But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way. for sin is the transgression of the law. But when the blade was sprung un, And ye know that he was manifested and brought forth fruit, then appeared to take away our sins; and in him is the tares also. So the servants of the no sin. Whosoever abideth in him, householder came and said unto aim, sinneth not: whosoever sinneth, hath Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in not seen him, neither known him. thy field? from whence then hach it Little children, let no man deceive tares? He said unto them, An enemy | you: he that doeth righteousness in |