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Peter answered and said, Thou hands of Barnabas and Saul. Now art Christ, the Son of the living about that time, Herod the king God. And Jesus answered and stretched forth his hands to vex said unto him, Blessed art thou, certain of the Church. And he Simon Barjona: for flesh and killed James the brother of John blood hath not revealed it un- with the sword. And because he to thee, but my Father which is saw it pleased the Jews, he proin heaven. And say also unto ceeded further to take Peter also. thee, that thou art Peter, and up- The Gospel. St. Matt. xx. 20. on this rock I will build my THEN came to him the mother Church and the gates of hell of Zebedee's children, with sball not prevail against it. And her sons, worshipping him, and "I will give unto thee the keys of desiring a certain thing of him. the kingdom of heaven: and And he said unto her, What wilt whatsoever thou shalt bind on thou? She saith unto him, Grant earth, shall be bound in heaven; that these my two sons may sit and whatsoever thou shalt loose the one on thy right hand, and on earth, shall be loosed in hea- the other on the left, in thy king.

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Saint James the Apostle.

The Collect.

GRANT, O merciful God, that

dom. But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I

as thine holy Apostle Saint am baptized with? They say unto James, leaving his father and all him, We are able. And he saith that he had, without delay was unto them, Ye shall drink indeed obedient unto the calling of thy of my cup, and be baptized with Son Jesus Christ, and followed the baptism that I am baptized him; so we, forsaking all worldly with; but to sit on my right hand, and carnal affections, may be ever-and on my left, is not mine to more ready to follow thy holy give; but it shall be given to them commandments, through Jesus for whom it is prepared of my Christ our Lord. Amen. Father. And when the ten heard For the Epistle. Acts, xi. 27. it, they were moved with indig and part of Chapter xii. nation against the two brethren. IN those days came prophets But Jesus called them unto him, from Jerusalem m unto Antioch, and said, Ye know that the prin And there stood up one of them ces of the Gentiles exercise donamed Agabus, and signified by minion over them, and they that the Spirit, that there should be are great exercise authority upon great dearth throughout all the them. But it shall not be so world: which came to pass in the among you; but whosoever will days of Claudius Cæsar. Then the be great among you, let him be disciples, every man according to your minister; and whosoever his ability, determined to send re- will be chief among you, let him lief unto the brethren which dwelt be your servant: Even as the Son in Judea. Which also they did, of man came not to be ministered and sent it to the elders by the unto, but to minister, and to

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Saint Bartholomew the Apostle. The that serveth. Ye are they which have continued with me in

The Collect.

Almighty and everlasting God, my temptations. And I appoint who didst give to thine Apos- unto you a kingdom, as my Fa tle Bartholomew grace truly to ther hath appointed unto me; that believe and to preach thy word; ye may eat and drink at my table grant, we beseech thee, unto thy in my kingdom, and sit on thrones, Church, to love that word which judging the twelve tribes of Israel. he believed; and both to preach and receive the same, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. For the Epistle. Acts. v. 12. By the hands of the Apostles

Saint Matthew the Apostle.

The Collect.

Almighty God, who by thy blessed Son didst call Matthew

were many signs and wonders from the receipt of custom, to be wrought among the people, (and an Apostle and Evangelist; grant they were all with one accord in us grace to forsake all covetous Solomon's porch. And of the rest desires, and inordinate love of durst no man join himself to them; riches; and to follow the same thy but the people magnified them. Son Jesus Christ, who liveth and And believers were the more add-reigneth with thee and the Holy ed to the Lord, multitudes both Ghost, one God, world without of men and women)insomuch that end. Amen.

they brought forth the sick into The Epistle. 2 Cor. iv. 1. the streets, and laid them on beds THEREFORE, seeing we have and couches, that at least the shathis ministry, as we have redow of Peter passing by might ceived mercy, we faint not; but overshadow some of them. There have renounced the hidden things came also a multitude out of the of dishonesty, not walking in crafcities roundabout unto Jerusalem, tiness, nor handling the Word of bringing sick folks, and themwhich God deceitfully, but by manifestawere vexed with unclean spirits; tion of the truth, commending ourand they were healed every one. selves to every man's conscience The Gospel. St. Luke, xvii. 24. in the sight of God. But if our AND there was also a strife gosple be hid, it is hid to them

among them, which of them that are lost: In whom the god of should be accounted the greatest. this world hath blinded the minds And he said unto them, The kings of them which believe not, lest the of the Gentiles exercise lordship light of the glorious Gospel of over them; and they that exer- Christ, who is the image of God, cise authority upon them are call-should shine unto them. For we ed benefactors. But ye shall not preach not ourselves, but Christ be so: but he that is greatest among Jesus the Lord; and ourselves you, let him be as the younger your servants for Jesus' sake. For and he that is chief, as he that God, who commanded the light to doth s serve. For whether is great- shine out of darkness, hath shined er, he that sitteth at meat, or he in our hearts, to give the light of

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them off, and cast them from Thessalonica; Crescens to Galathee: it is better for thee to enter tia, Titus unto Dalmatia. Only into life halt or maimed, rather Luke is with me. Take Mark than having two hands or two and bring him with thee: for he feet, to be cast into everlasting is profitable to me for the minisfire. And if thine eye offend thee, try. And Tychicus have I sent pluck it out, and cast it from thee: to Ephesus. The cloak that I di it is better for thee to enter into left at Troas with Carpus, when life with one eye, rather than thou comest, bring with thee, and having two eyes, to be cast into the books, but especially the hell fire. Take heed that you des- parchments. Alexander the coppise not one of these little ones: persmith did me much evil: the for I say unto you, That in hea- Lord reward him according to ven their angels do always behold his works. Of whom be thou the face of my Father which is in ware also, for he hath greatly heaven. withstood our words.

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Saint Luke the Evangelist.

The Collect.

The Gospel. St. Luke, x. 1. THE Lord appointed other se venty also, and sent them two LMIGHTY God, who calledst and two before his face into every Luke the Physician, whose city and place, whither be himpraise is in the Gospel, to be an self would come. Therefore said Evangelist and Physician of the he unto them, The harvest truly soul; may it please thee, that by is great, but the labourers are the wholesome medicines of the few: pray ye therefore the Lord doctrine delivered by him, all the of the harvest, that he would send diseases of our souls may be heal-forth labourers into his harvest. ed, through the merits of thy Son Go your ways; behold, I send Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. you forth as lambs among wolves.

The Epistle. 2 Tim. iv. 5. Carry neither purse, nor scrip, WATCH thou in all things, en- nor shoes; and salute no man by

dure afflictions, do the work the way. And into whatsoever of an Evangelist, make full proof house ye enter, first say, Peace of thy ministry. For I am now be to this house. And if the son ready to be offered, and the time of peace be there, your peace of ay departure is at hand. I shall rest upon it: if not, it shall have fought a good fight, I have turn to you again. And in the finished my course, I have kept same house remain, eating and the faith. Henceforth there is laid drinking such things as they give: up for me a crown of righteous- for the labourer is worthy of his ness, which the Lord the righteous hire. Judge shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing. Do thy diligence to come shortly unto me: For Demas hath for saken me, having loved this pre

Saint Simon and Saint Jude,

Apostles.

The Collect.modestonk Almighty God, who hast built thy Church upon the founda

sent world, and is departed unto tion of the Apostles and Prophets,

Jesus Christ himself being the and speak evil of dignities. head corner-stone; grant us so to The Gospel. St. John, xv. 17. be joined together in unity of spi-THESE things I command you, rit by their doctrine, that we may that ye love one another. If be made an holy temple accept the world hate you, ye know that able unto thee, through Jesus it hated me before it hated you. Christ our Lord. Amen.

If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because

The Epistle. St. Jude, i. JUDE, the servant of Jesus ye are not of the world, but I have Christ, and brother of James, chosen you out of the world, thereto them that are sanctified by God fore the world hateth you. Rethe Father, and preserved in Jesus member the word that I said unto Christ, and called: Mercy unto you, The servant is not greater you, and peace and love be multi-than his lord; if they have perseplied. Beloved, when I gave all cuted me, they will also persediligence to write unto you of the cute you; if they have kept my common salvation, it was needful saying, they will keep yours also. for me to write unto you, and ex-But all these things will they do hort you, that ye should earnestly unto you for my name's sake, becontend for the faith which was cause they know not him that sent once delivered unto the saints. me. If I had not come and spoken For there are certain men crept unto them, they had not had sin: în unawares, who were before of but now they have no cloak for old ordained to this condemna- their sin. He that hateth me, hattion; ungodly men, turning the eth my Father also. If I had not grace of our God into lascivious-done among them the works ness, and denying the only Lord which none other man did, they God, and our Lord Jesus Christ. had not had sin: but now they I will therefore put you in remem-have both seen and hated both me brance,though ye once knew this, and my Father. But this cometh how that the Lord having saved to pass, that the word might be the people out of the land of fulfilled that is written in their law, Egypt, afterward destroyed them They hated me without a cause. that believed not. And the angels But when the Comforter is come, which kept not their first estate, whom I will send unto you from but left their own habitation, the Father, even the Spirit of he hath reserved in everlasting truth, which proceedeth from the chains under darkness, unto the Father, he shall testify of me. judgment of the great day. Even And ye also shall bear witness, as Sodom and Gomorrha, and because ye have been with me the cities about them, in like from the beginning.

manner giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for

All Saints' Day.

The Collect..

an example, suffering the ven- O Almighty God, who hast knit geance of eternal fire. Likewise together thine elect in one also these filthy dreamers de-communion and fellowship, in file the flesh, despise dominion, the mystical body of thy Son

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