Peter therefore went forth, our Lord; who liveth and and that other difciple, and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghoft, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

came to the fepulchre. So they ran both together; and the other difciple did outrun Peter, and came firft to the fepulchre; and he, ftooping and faid, Of a truth I

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down and looking in, faw the linen clothes lying, yet went perceive that God is no rehe not in. Then cometh Si- fpecter of perfons: but inevery mon Peter following him, and nation he that feareth him went into the fepulchre, and and worketh righteousness, is feeth the linen clothes lie; and accepted with him. The word the napkin that was about his which God fent unto the head not lying with the linen children of Ifrael, preaching clothes, but wrapped together peace by Jesus Christ: (he is in a place by itfelf. Then Lord of all:) That word, I went in alfo that other difci- fay, ye know, which was pubple which came firft to the fe- lifhed throughout all Judea, pulchre, and he faw, and be- and began from Galilee, after lieved. For as yet they knew the baptifm which John not the Scripture, that he preached: How God anointmuft rife again from the ed Jefus of Nazareth with dead. Then the difciples the Holy Ghost, and with went away again unto their own home.

power; who went about doing good, and healing all that were opprefled 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 Jerufalem; whom they flew, and hanged on a tree. Him God raifed up the third day, and fhowed him openly; not to all the people, but unto witneffes chofen 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 teftify that it is he

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demned to death, and have crucified him. But we trufted that it had been he, who should have redeemed Ifrael: and befide all this, to day is the third day fince these things were done. Yea, and certain woThe Gospel. St. Luke xxiv. 13. men alfo of our company made EHOLD, two of his dif- us aftonished, who were early ciples went that fame day at the fepulchre; and when to a village called Emmaus, they found not his body, they which was from Jerufalem came, faying, that they had about threescore furlongs. alfo feen a vifion of angels, And they talked together of all which faid that he was alive. these things which had hap- And certain of them who pened. And it came to país, were with us went to the fethat while they communed pulchre, and found it even fo together, and reafoned, Jefus as the women had faid; but himself drew near, and went him they faw not. Then he with them. But their eyes were faid unto them, O fools, and holden, that they should not flow of heart to believe all know him. And he faid un- that the prophets have spoto them, What manner of ken! ought not Chrift to have communications are thefe fuffered these things, and to that ye have one to another, enter into his glory? And beas ye walk, and are fad? ginning at Mofes and all the And one of them, whofe prophets, he expounded unto name was Cleopas, anfwer- them in all the Scriptures, the ing, faid unto him, Art thou things concerning himself. only a ftranger in Jerufalem, And they drew nigh unto the and haft not known the things village whither they went : which are come to pass there and he made as though he in these days? And he faid would have gone further: unto them, What things? But they constrained him, And they said unto him, Con- faying, Abide with us; for cerning Jefus of Nazareth, it is towards evening, and who was a prophet mighty in the day is far fpent. And deed and word, before God he went in to tarry with and all the people: And how them. And it came to pafs, the chief priests and our ru- as he fat at meat with them,

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he took bread, and bleffed it, For the Epifle. Acts xiii. 26. and brake, and gave to them. And their eyes were opened, and they knew him, and he vanished out of their fight. Abraham, and whofoever And they said one to another, among you feareth God, to Did not our heart burn within you is the word of this falus, while he talked with us vation fent. For they that by the way, and while he dwell at Jerufalem, and their opened to us the Scriptures? rulers, because they knew And they rofe up the fame him not, nor yet the voices hour, and returned to Jeru- of the prophets which are falem, and found the eleven read every fabbath-day, they gathered together, and them have fulfilled them in conthat were with them, faying, demning him. And though The Lord is rifen indeed, they found no cause of death and hath appeared unto Si- in him, yet defired they mon. And they told what Pilate that he should be flain. things were done in the way, And when they had fulfilled and how he was known of all that was written of him, them in breaking of bread. they took him down from the tree, and laid him in a fepulchre. But God raised Tuesday in Eafter-Week. him from the dead: And he The Collect. was feen many days of them LMIGHTY God, who which came up with him from through thine only be- Galilee to Jerufalem, who are gotten Son Jefus Chrift haft his witneffes unto the people. overcome death, and opened And we declare unto you unto us the gate of everlaft- glad tidings, how that the ing life; we humbly befeech promife which was made unto thee, that as, by thy fpecial the fathers, God hath fulgrace preventing us, thou filled the fame unto us their doft put into our minds good children, in that he hath defires; fo by thy continual raifed up Jefus again; as it help we may bring the fame is alfo written in the second to good effect, through Jefus Pfalm, Thou art my Son, Christ our Lord; who liveth this day have I begotten thee. and reigneth with thee and the And as concerning that he Holy Ghoft, ever one God, raised him up from the dead, world without end. Amen. now no more to return to corruption,

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corruption, he faid on this them, Why are ye troubled, wife, I will give you the fure and why do thoughts arife in mercies of David. Where- your hearts? Behold my fore he faith alfo in another hands and my feet, that it is Pfalm, Thou shalt not fuffer I myfelf: handle me, and fee; thine holy One to fee corrup- for a spirit hath not flesh and tion. For David, after he bones, as ye fee me have. had ferved his own genera- And when he had thus fpotion, by the will of God, ken, he fhowed them his fell on fleep, and was laid hands and his feet. And unto his fathers, and faw cor- while they yet believed not ruption: But he, whom God for joy, and wondered, he raised again, faw no corrup- faid unto them, Have ye tion. Be it known unto you here any meat? And they therefore, men and brethren, gave him a piece of a broiled that through this man is fifh, and of an honey-comb. preached unto you the for- And he took it, and did eat giveness of fins: And by before them. And he said him all that believe are jufti- unto them, Thefe are the fied from all things, from words which I fpake unto which ye could not be jufti- you, while I was yet with fied by the law of Mofes. you, that all things must be Beware, therefore, left that fulfilled which were written come upon you which is in the law of Mofes, and in fpoken of in the prophets, the Prophets, and in the Behold, ye defpifers, and won- Pfalms, concerning me. Then der, and perish: for I work opened he their understanda work in your days, a work which you fhall in no wife believe, though a man declare it unto you.

ing, that they might underftand the fcriptures; and faid unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Chrift to fuffer, and to rife from the dead the third day; and that repentance and remiffion of fins fhould be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerufalem. And ye are witneffes of these things.

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