Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: fo that ye cannot do the things that ye would. But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law. Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lafciviousness, idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, herefies, envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they who do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-fuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh, with the affections and lufts.

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The Gospel. St. Luke xvii. 11.

ND it came to pass, as Jesus went to Jerufalem, that he paffed through the midft of Samaria and Galilee. And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, who stood afar off. And they lifted up their voices, and faid, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us. And when he saw them, he faid unto them, Go shew yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were cleanfed. And one of them, when he faw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God, and fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan. And Jesus anfwering faid, Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine? There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger. And he said 'unto him, Arife, go thy way; thy faith hath made thee whole.

The fifteenth Sunday after Trinity.

KEEP, we

The Collect.

beseech thee, O Lord, thy Church with thy perpetual mercy: And because the frailty of man The Collect] This prayer, for the preservation of the church and our. felves, was adopted from Greg. Sac. in 1549. The introitus was pfalm x

without thee cannot but fall, keep us ever by thy help from all things hurtful, and lead us to all things profitable to our falvation, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Epistle. Gal. vi. 11.

YE fee how large

a letter I have written unto you with mine own hand. As many as defire to make a fair shew in the flesh, they constrain you to be circumcised; only left they should fuffer perfecution for the cross of Chrift. For neither they themselves who are circumfed keep the law; but defire to have you circumcifed, that they may glory in your flesh. But God forbid that I should glory, fave in the cross of our Lord Jesus Chrift, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world. For in Christ Jesus neither circumcifion availeth any thing, nor uncircumcifion, but a new creature. And as many as walk according to this rule, peace be on them, and mercy, and upon the Ifrael of God. From henceforth let no man trouble me, for I bear in my body the marks of the Lord Jefus. Brethren, the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your Spirit. Amen.

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The Gofpcl. St. Matt. vi. 24.

he will hate

O man can ferve two masters: for either the one, and love the other; or elfe he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot ferve God and Mammon. Therefore I fay unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on: Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment? Behold the fowls of the air: for they fow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they? Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his flature? And why take ye thought for raiment? Confider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not,

Marks] Stigmata, or marks, were impresled upon flaves anciently to diftinguish them; and the votaries of particular gods marked themselves. In allufion to these, St. Paul favs, that his marks of stripes, and of stoning, denoted him to be a follower of Chrift.

neither do they spin: and yet I say unto you, that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Wherefore, if God so clothe the grafs of the field, which to-day is, and to-morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith? Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or what shall we drink? or wherewithal shall we be clothed? (for after all these things do the Gentiles feek :) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. But feek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousnefs, and all these things shall be added unto you. Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow fhall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.

The fixteenth Sunday after Trinity.
The Collect.

O Lord, we beseech thee, let thy continual pity cleanse

and defend thy Church; and because it cannot continue in fafety without thy fuccour, preserve it evermore by thy help and goodness, through Jesus Chrift our Lord. Amen.

The Epistle. Ephef. iii. 13.

Defire that ye faint not at my tribulations for you, which is your glory. For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, that he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his spirit in the inner man; that Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all faints, what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; and to know the love of Christ, which paffeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God. Now unto him that is able to do ex

The Collett) This prayer for the peace of the church was adopted 1549, from Greg. Sac. The introitus was pfalm xvi.

ceeding abundantly above all that we afk or think, according to the power that worketh in us, unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.

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The Gospel. St. Luke vii. 11.

ND it came to pass the day after, that Jesus went into a city called Nain; and many of his disciples went with him, and much people. Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow: and much people of the city was with her. And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and faid unto her, Weep not. And he came and touched the bier: (and they that bare him ftood still.) And he faid, Young man, I say unto thee, arife. And he that was dead fat up, and began to speak: and he delivered him to his mother. And there came a fear on all: and they glorified God, saying, That a great prophet is risen up among us; and that God hath visited his people. And this rumour of him went forth throughout all Judea, and throughout all the region round about.

The Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity.
The Collect.

L
ORD, we pray thee, that thy grace may always pre-
vent and follow us; and make us continually to be
given to all good works, through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

The Epistle. Ephef. iv. 1.

I Therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, befeech you that

ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, with all lowliness and meekness, with long-fuffering, forbearing one another in love; endeavouring to keep the

The Collect] This prayer for fruitfulness in good works was adopted 7549, from Greg. Sac. The introitus was psalm xvii.

unity of the fpirit in the bond of peace. There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptifm, one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.

The Gospel. St. Luke xiv. 1,

Tcame to pass, as Jesus went into the house of one of the chief Pharifees to eat bread on the fabbath-day, that they watched him. And, behold, there was a certain man before him who had the dropsy. And Jesus answering, spake unto the lawyers and Pharifees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the fabbath-day? And they held their peace. And he took him, and healed him, and let him go; and answered them, faying, Which of you shall have an afs or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out on the fabbath-day? And they could not answer again to these things. And he put forth a parable to those who were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; faying unto them, When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, fit not down in the highest room; left a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him; and he that bade thee and him come and say to thee, Give this man place; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room, But when thou art bidden, go and fit down in the lowest room; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that fit at meat with thee. For whosoever exalteth himself, shall be abased; and he that humbleth himfelf, shall be exalted.

The eighteenth Sunday after Trinity.

The Collect.

I ORD, we befeech thee, grant thy people grace to

withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and

The Collect) This prayer for grace to refift temptation, and follow righteoufness, was composed at the Reformation, and altered at the last Review 1662. Before that time it ran thus: "To avoid the infections of the devil, &c." The introitus was Pfalm xviii.