ascended into the heavens; kingdom to Israel? And into all the world, and it shall not hurt them; preach the Gospel to every they shall lay hands on creature. He that be- the sick, and they shall lieveth and is baptized recover. So then after shall be saved; but he that the Lord had spoken believeth not shall be unto them, he was redamned. And these signs ceived up into heaven, and shall follow them that be- sat on the right hand lieve; In my Name shall of God. And they went they cast out devils; they forth, and preached every shall speak with new where, the Lord working tongues; they shall take with them, and confirming up serpents; and if they the Word with signs foldrink any deadly thing, lowing. so we may also in heart and mind thither ascend, and with him continually dwell, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, world without end. Amen. For the Epistle. Acts i. 1. T HE former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach, until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the Apostles whom he had chosen: to whom also he showed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the Kingdom of God: and, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me. For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence. When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power. But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you; and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight. And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel; which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven. Sunday after Ascension-Day. The Collect. for charity shall cover the GOD the King of multitude of sins. Use hospitality one to another without grudging. As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth; that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen. glory, who hast exalted thine only Son Jesus Christ with great triumph unto thy kingdom in heaven; We beseech thee, leave us not comfortless; but send to us thine Holy Ghost to comfort us, and exalt us unto the same place whither our Saviour Christ is gone before, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, world without end. Amen. The Epistle. 1 St. Pet. iv. 7. TH HE end of all things is at hand; be ye The Gospel. St. John xv. therefore sober, and watch 26, and part of chap. xvi. unto prayer. And above HEN the Comforter all things have fervent is come, whom I charity among yourselves; will send unto you from W the Father, even the Spirit of Truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me. And ye also shall bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning. These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended. They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the The Collect. time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service. And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father, nor me. But these things have I told you, that when the time shall come, ye may remember that I told you of them. Whitsun-Day. where they were sitting. time didst teach the them cloven tongues like hearts of thy faithful people, by sending to them the light of thy Holy Spirit; Grant us by the same Spirit to have a right judgment in all things, and evermore to rejoice in his holy comfort; through the merits of Christ Jesus as of fire, and it sat upon And there dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, our Saviour, who liveth out of every nation under and reigneth with thee, heaven. Now when this in the unity of the same was noised abroad, the Spirit, one God, world without end. Amen. multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language. And they were all amazed, and marvelled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these which speak, Galileans? And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born? Parthians, and eth them, he it is that Medes, and Elamites, and loveth me; and he that the dwellers in Mesopota- loveth me shall be loved mia, and in Judea, and of my Father, and I will Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia, Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Lybia about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and Proselytes, Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God. The Gospel. St. John xiv. 15. love him, and will manifest myself to him. Judas saith unto him, (not Iscariot) Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us; and not unto the world? Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words; and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with JESUS said unto his him. He that loveth me disciples, If ye love not, keepeth not my sayme, keep my_command-ings; and the word which ments. And I will pray ye hear is not mine, but the Father, and he shall the Father's which sent give you another Com- me. These things have I forter, that he may abide spoken unto you, being with you for ever; even yet present with you. But the Spirit of Truth, whom the Comforter, which is the world cannot receive, the Holy Ghost, whom because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. I will not leave you comfortless; I will come to you. Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also. At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you. He that hath my commandments, and keep the Father will send in my Name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you. Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the for the prince of this world Father: for my Father is cometh, and hath nothing greater than I. And now in me. But that the I have told you before it world may know that I come to pass, that, when love the Father; and as it is come to pass, ye might the Father gave me believe. Hereafter I will commandment, even so I not talk much with you: do. peo was published O time didst teach the began from Galilee, after hearts of thy faithful the baptism which John ple, by sending to them the preached; how God anointlight of thy Holy Spirit; ed Jesus of Nazareth with Grant us by the same Spirit to have a right judgment in all things, and evermore to rejoice in his Holy comfort; through the merits of Christ Jesus our Saviour, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the same Spirit, one God, world without end. Amen. T the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him. And we are witnesses of all things which he did both in the land of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom they slew and hanged on a tree. Him God raised up the third day, and showed him openly, not to all the people, but unto witnesses chosen before of God, even to us, who did eat and drink with him after he rose from the dead. And he commanded us to preach unto the people, and to testify that it is For the Epistle. Acts x. 34. HEN Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons; but in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him. The Word which God sent unto the children of Israel, preach- he which was ordained of ing peace by Jesus Christ, (he is Lord of all,) that God to be the Judge of quick and dead. To him Word, I say, ye know, give all the Prophets wit |