more; and they likewise re-howbeit, whereinsoever any ceived every man a penny. Jis bold (I speak foolishly) I And when they had received am bold also. Are they Heit, they murmured against the brews? so am I: are they Isgood man of the house, saying, raelites ? so am I: are they These last have wrought but the seed of Abraham? so am one hour, and thou hast made I: are they ministers of Christ? them equal unto us, which (I speak as a fool) I am more: have borne the burden and In labours more abundant; in heat of the day. But he an-stripes above measure; in priswered one of them, and said, sons more frequent; in deaths Friend, I do thee no wrong; oft. Of the Jews five times didst thou not agree with me received I forty stripes save for a penny? Take that thine one; thrice was I beaten with is, and go thy way; I will give rods; once was I stoned; unto this last even as unto thrice I suffered shipwreck; thee. Is it not lawful for me a night and a day I have been to do what I will with mine in the deep; in journeyings ofown? Is thine eye evil, be-ten; in perils of waters; in cause I am good? So the last perils of robbers; in perils by shall be first, and the first last; mine own countrymen; in pefor many be called, but few rils by the heathen; in perils chosen. in the city; in perils in the wilderness; in perils in the The Sunday called Sexagesima, sea; in perils among false breor the Second Sunday before thren; in weariness and painfulness; in watchings often; in hunger and thirst; in fastLORD God, who seestlings often; in cold and nakedthat we put not our trust ness; besides those things that are without, that which cometh in any thing that we do; merupon me daily, the care of all cifully grant that by thy power the Churches. Who is weak, we may be defended against all adversity, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Lent.

The Collect.

and I am not weak ? who is offended, and I burn not? If I must needs glory, I will glory The Epistle. 2 Cor. xi. 19. of the things which concern VE suffer fools gladly, see-mine infirmities. The God

ing ye yourselves are wise and Father of our Lord Jesus For ye suffer if a man bring Christ, which is blessed for you into bondage, if a man de-evermore, knoweth that I lie vour you, if a man take of you, not. if a man exalt himself, if a man smite you on the face. I The Gospel. St. Luke viii. 4. speak as

concerning reproach, WHEN much people were

as though we had been weak:

gathered together, and were come to him out of every fon the good ground are they, city, he spake by a parable: which, in an honest and good A sower went out to sow his heart, having heard the word, seed; and as he sowed, some keep it, and bring forth fruit fell by the way side. and it was with patience. trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it; and some fell upon a rock, and as soon as it was sprung up it withered away, because it lacked mois ture; and some fell among

The Sunday called Quinquagesima, or the next Sunday before Lent.

thorns, and the thorns sprang Ο

The Collect.

LORD, who hast taught us that all our doings with

up with it, and choaked it; and other fell on good ground, and out charity are nothing worth; sprang up and bare fruit an send thy Holy Ghost, and pour hundred-fold. And when he into our hearts that most exhad said these things, he cried, cellent gift of charity, the very He that hath ears to hear, let bond of peace, and of all virhim hear. And his disciples tues; without which, whosoasked him, saying, Whatever liveth is counted dead bemight this parable be? And he fore thee: Grant this for thine said, Unto you it is given to only Son Jesus Christ's sake. know the mysteries of the king. Amen.

dom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they

The Epistle. 1 Cor. xiii. 1.

might not see and hearing they THOUGH I speak with the

of

might not understand. Now the parable is this: The seed angels, and have not charity, is the word of God. Those by I am become as sounding brass the way side are they that hear; or a tinkling cymbal: And then cometh the devil, and though I have the gift of protaketh away the word out of phecy, and understand all mystheir hearts, lest they should teries, and all knowledge; and believe and be saved. They though I have all faith, so that on the rock are they, which, I could remove mountains, and when they hear, receive the have not charity, I am nothing. word with joy; and these have And though I bestow all my no root, which for a while be-goods to feed the poor, and lieve, and in time of temptation though I give my body to be fall away. And that which fell burned, and have not charity, among thorns are they, which, it profiteth me nothing. Chawhen they have heard, go rity suffereth long, and is kind; forth, and are choaked with charity envieth not; charity cares, and riches, and plea-vaunteth not itself; is not pufsures of this life, and bring no fed up; doth not behave itself fruit to perfection. But that unseemly; seeketh not h

own; is not easily provoked; knew they the things which thinketh no evil; rejoiceth not were spoken. And it came to in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the pass, that as he was come nigh truth; beareth all things, be-unto Jericho, a certain blind lieveth all things, hopeth all man sat by the way-side begthings, endureth all things. ging; and hearing the multiCharity never faileth: buttude pass by, he asked what it whether there be prophecies, meant. And they told him, that they shall fail; whether there Jesus of Nazareth passeth by. be tongues, they shall cease, And he cried, saying, Jesus, whether there be knowledge, thou Son of David, have mercy it shall vanish away. For we on me. And they which went know in part, and we prophecy before rebuked him, that he in part. But when that which should hold his peace; but he is perfect is come, then that cried so much the more, Thou which is in part shall be done Son of David, have mercy on away. When I was a child, I me. And Jesus stood, and spake as a child, I understood commanded him to be brought as a child, I thought as a child; unto him: and when he was but when I became a man, I come near, he asked him, sayput away childish things. Foring, What wilt thou that I now we see through a glass should do unto thee? And he darkly; but then face to face: said, Lord, that I may receive now I know in part; but then my sight. And Jesus said unto shall I know even as also I am him, Receive thy sight; thy known. And now abideth faith, faith hath saved thee. Andimhope, charity, these three; but mediately he received his sight, the greatest of these is charity.and followed him, glorifying The Gospel. St. Luke xviii. 31. God: and all the people, when they saw it, gave praise unto

THEN Jesus took unto him God.

twelve, and said unto

monly called Ash-Wednesday.

them, Behold, we go up to Je- The first Day of Lent, comrusalem, and all things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of man shall be accomplished. For he shall

be delivered unto the Gentiles, A

The Collect. LMIGHTY and everlastand shali be mocked, and spiteing God, who hatest nofully entreated, and spitted on : thing that thou hast made, and And they shall scourge him, dost forgive the sins of all those and put him to death; and the who are penitent; create and third day he shall rise again. make in us new and contrite And they understood none of hearts, that we, worthily lathese things: and this saying menting our sins and acknowwas hid from them, neither ledging our wretchedness, may

obtain of thee, the God of all our faults; and so make haste mercy perfect remission and to help us in this world, that forgiveness, through Jesus we may ever live with thee in Christ our Lord. Amen.

This Collect is to be read every day in Lent, after the Collect appointed for the day.

At Morning Prayer,

the

the world to come, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Then shall the People say this that followeth, after the Minister.

TURN

'URN thou us, Ogood Lord and so shall we be turned.

Litany being cended, shall be Be favourable, O Lord, be fasaid the following Prayers vourable to thy people, who immediately before the ge- turn to thee in weeping, fasting

neral Thanksgiving.

and praying. For thou art a LORD, we beseech thee, merciful God, full of compasmercifully hearour prayers, sion, long-suffering, and of and spare all those who confess great pity. Thou sparest when their sins unto thee; that they, we deserve punishment, and in whose consciences by sin are thy wrath thinkest upon meraccused, by thy merciful par-cy. Spare thy people, good don may be absolved through Lord, spare them; and let not Christ our Lord. Amen.

thine heritage be brought to confusion. Hear us, O Lord, for thy mercy is great; and alter the multitude of thy mercies look upon us, through the merits and mediation of thy blessed son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

TURN

MOST mighty God, and merciful Father, who hast compassion upon all men, and hatest nothing that thou hast made; who wouldest not the death of a sinner, but rather that he should turn from his sin, and be saved; mercifully For the Epistle. Joel ii. 12. forgive us our trespasses; reURN ye even to me, saith ceive and comfort us, who are the Lord, with all your grieved and wearied with the heart, and with fasting, and burden of our sins. Thy pro- with weeping, and with mournperty is always to have mercy: ing. And rend your heart, and to thee only it appertaineth to not your garments, and turn forgive sins: spare us there-unto the Lord your God: for fore, good Lord, spare thy peo- he is gracious and merciful, ple, whom thou hast redeemed: slow to anger, and of great enter not into judgment with kindness, and repenteth him of thy servants, who are vile the evil. Who knoweth if he earth, and miserable sinners; will return, and repent, and but so turn thine anger from us, leave a blessing behind him, who meekly acknowledge our even a meat-offering and a vileness, and truly repent us of drink-offering unto the Lord your God? Blow the trumpet The First Sunday in Lent.

in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a

solemn assembly, gather the

ther the children and those that

The Collect.

LORD, who for our sake didst fast forty days and

people, sanctify the congrega- Ο tion, assemble the elders, ga- forty nights; give us grace to suck the breasts; let the bride-use such abstinence, that our flesh being subdued to the Spigroom go forth of his chamber, rit, we may ever obey thy let the priests, the ministers of godly motions in righteousness the Lord, weep between the our and glory, who livest and porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O reignest with the Father and

and the bride out of her closet:

Lord, and give not thine heritage to reproach, that the heathen should rule over them: wherefore should they say among the people, Where is their God.

The Gospel. St. Matt. vi. 16.

WHEN ye

and true holiness, to thy hon

the Holy Ghost, one God, world without end. Amen.

The Epistle. 2 Cor, vi. 1.

W

E then as workers together with him, beseech you also, that ye receive not the grace of God in vain : (For he

saith I have heard thee in a fast, be not as time accepted, and in the day the hypocrites, of a sad of salvation have I succoured countenance: for they disfigure thee: behold, now is the accept their faces, that they may ap-ed time: behold, now is the day pear unto men to fast. Verily of salvation) giving no offence I say unto you, they have their in any thing, that the ministry reward. But thou, when thou be not blamed; but in all things fastest, anoint thine head, and approving ourselves as the miwash thy face, that thou appear nisters of God, in much patinot unto men to fast, but unto ence, in afflictions, in necessithy Father which is in secret; ties, in distresses, in stripes, in and thy Father which seeth in imprisonments, in tumults, in secret, shall reward thee open-labours, in watchings, in fastly. Lay not up for yourselves ings; by pureness, by knowtreasures upon earth, where ledge, by long-suffering, by moth and rust doth corrupt, and kindness, by the Holy Ghost, where thieves break through by love unfeigned, by the word and steal: But lay up for your- of truth, by the power of God, selves treasures in heaven, by the armour of righteousness where neither moth nor rust on the right hand and on the doth corrupt, and where thieves left; by honour and dishonour, do not break through nor by evil report and good report; steal: For where your treasure as deceivers, and yet true; as is, there will your heart be unknown, and yet well known; las dying, and behold we live;