the Apostles, whom he had chosen; to whom also he shewed himself alive after his Passion (and that by many tokens) appearing unto them forty days, and speaking of the Kingdom of God, and gathered them together, and commanded them, that they should not depart from Ierusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, whereof (saith he) ye have heard of me. For John truly baptized with water, but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost after these few days. When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying: Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom of Israel? And 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 the Holy Ghost is come upon you. And ye shall be witnesses unto me, not only in Ierusalem, but also in all Jewry, and in all Samaria, and even unto the world's end. And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up on high, and a cloud received him up out of their sight. And while they looked stedfastly up toward heaven as he went, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel, which also said: Ye men of Galile, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come, even as ye have seen him go into heaven, The Gospel. JESUS appeared unto the .xi. as they sat at meat: and cast in their Mar. xvi. teeth their unbelief, and hardness of heart, because they believed not them, which had seen that he was risen again from the dead: and he said unto them: Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to all creatures: he that believeth, and is baptized, shall be saved. But he that believeth not, shall be damned. And these tokens shall follow them that believe. In my name they shall cast out devils, they shall speak with new tongues, they shall drive away serpents. And if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them. They shall lay their hand 2 on the sick, and they shall recover. So then, when the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received into heaven, and is on the right hand of God. And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with miracles following. The3 Sunday after the ascension day. The Collect. O GOD, the king of glory, which 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. &c. [Grafton, handes.] [The, not in 1596.] [Grafton, to.] i. Pete. iv. John xv. Acts ii. The Epistle. THE end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer. But above all things, have fervent love among yourselves, for love shall cover the multitude of sins. Be ye herberous1 one to another without grudging. As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good ministers of the manifold graces of GOD. If any man speak, let him talk as the words of GOD. If any man minister, let him do it as of the ability, which GOD ministereth to him, that God in all things may be glorified, through Jesus Christ: to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen. The Gospel. WHEN the Comforter is come, whom will I send unto you from the Father (even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth of the Father) he shall testify of me. And ye shall bear witness also, because ye have been with me from the beginning. These things have I said unto you, because ye3 should not be offended. They shall excommunicate you: yea, the time shall come, that whosoever killeth you, will think that he doth God service. And such things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father, neither yet me. But these things I have told you, that when the time is come, ye may remember then that I told you. Whitsunday. The Collect. Gon, which as upon this day hast taught the hearts of thy faithful people, by the 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 Jesu our Saviour: who liveth and reigneth with thee in the unity of the same Spirit, one God world without end". The Epistle. WHEN the fifty days were come to an end, they were all with one accord together in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as it had been the coming of a mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they sat. And there appeared unto them cloven tongues, like as they had been of fire, and it sat upon each one of them: and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, even as the same Spirit gave them utterance. Then were dwelling at Ierusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation of them, that are under heaven. When this was noised about, the multitude came together, and were astonied, because that every man heard them speak with his own language, [1 Herberous, or harborous hospitable.] [ Grafton, you.] [Grafton and 1596, Amen.] [Grafton, grace.] They wondered all, and marvelled, saying among themselves: Behold, are not all these which speak of Galile? And how hear we every man his own tongue, wherein we were born? Parthians and Medes, and Elamites, and the inhabiters of Mesopotamia, and of Jewry, and of Capadocia, of Pontus, and Asia, Phrygia, and Pamphylia, of Egypt, and of the parties of Lybia, which is beside Syren, and strangers of Rome, Jews, and Proselytes, Greeks, and Arabians, we have heard them speak in our own tongues, the great works of God. The Gospel, JESUS said unto his Disciples: If ye love me, keep my command- Joh. xiii.6 ments, and I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever: even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because the world 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, but will come to you. Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me. For I live, and ye shall live. That day shall ye know, that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you, He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, the same is he that loveth me. And he that loveth me, shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will shew mine own self unto him. Judas saith unto him (not Judas Iscariath) Lord, what is done that thou wilt shew thyself unto us, and not unto the world? Jesus answered, and said unto them': If a man love me, he will keep my sayings, and my Father will love him: and we will come unto him, and dwell with him. He that loveth me not, keepeth not my sayings. And the word which ye hear, is not mine, but the Father's, which sent me. These things have I spoken unto you, being yet present with you. But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom my 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 hearts be grieved, neither fear. Ye have heard how I said unto you: I go and come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye would verily rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father. For the Father is greater than I. And now have I shewed you before it come, that, when it is come to pass, ye might believe. Hereafter will I not talk many words unto you. For the prince of this world cometh, and hath nought in me. But that the world may know, that I love the Father. And as the Father gave me commandment, even so do I. [ Misprint for, xiiii.] [ Grafton, he.] [ Grafton, him.] [ Grafton, the.] Acts x.2 John iii. Monday in Whitsun week The Collect. Gon' which. &c. (As upon Whitsunday.) The Epistle. THEN Peter opened his mouth, and said: Of a truth, I perceive that there is no respect of persons with God: but in all people, he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him. Ye know the preaching that God sent unto the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ, which is Lord over all things: which preaching was published throughout all Jewry, (and began in Galile, after the baptism, which John preached) how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost, and with power. Which Jesus 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 in the land of the Jews, and at Ierusalem; whom they slew, and hanged on a tree: Him God raised up the third day, and shewed him openly, not to all the people, but unto us witnesses (chosen before of God, for the same intent) which did eat and drink with him, after he arose from death. And he commanded us to preach unto the people, and to testify that it is he, which was ordained of God, to be the judge of quick and dead. To him give all the Prophets witness, that through his name, whosoever believeth in him, shall receive remission of sins. While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all them, which heard the preaching. And they of the circumcision, which believed, were astonied, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was shed out the gift of the Holy Ghost. For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God. Then answered Peter: Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we? And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then prayed they him to tarry a few days. The Gospel. So God loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world, to condemn the world, but that the world through him might be saved. But he that believeth on him, is not condemned. But he that believeth not, is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. And this is the condemnation: that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness more than light, because their deeds were evil. For every one that evil doeth, hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, [Grafton, God, which hast given. &c. 1596, God, which as upon this day hast taught the heartes of thy faithfull. &c.] [Grafton, iiii. A misprint.] lest his deeds should be reproved. But he that doth the truth, cometh to the light, that his deeds may be known, how that they are wrought in God. The Tuesday after Whitsunday. The Collect. GOD' which. &c. (As upon Whitsunday.) The Epistle. WHEN the Apostles, which were at Ierusalem, heard say, that Sama- Acts viil. ria had received the word of God: they sent unto them Peter and John. Which when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost. For as yet he was come on none of them, but they were baptized only in the name of Christ Jesu. Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost. The Gospel. VERILY, verily, I say unto you: he that entereth not in by the door John x. into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a murtherer. But he that entereth in" by the door, is the shepherd of the sheep: To him the porter openeth, and the sheep hear his voice, and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out. And when he hath sent forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice. A stranger will they not follow, but will flee" from him, for they know not the voice of strangers. This proverb spake Jesus unto them, but they understood not, what things they were, which he spake unto them. Then said Jesus unto them again: Verily, verily I say unto you: I am the door of the sheep. All (even as many as came before me) are thieves and murtherers, but the sheep did not hear them. I am the door: by me if any enter in, he shall be safe, and shall go in and out, and find pasture. A thief cometh not, but for to steal, kill, and destroy. I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly. Trinity Sunday. The Collect. ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, which hast given unto us thy servants grace by the confession of a true faith to acknowledge the glory of the eternal Trinity, and in the power of the divine majesty to worship the unity we beseech thee, that through the stedfastness of this faith we may evermore be defended from all adversity, which livest and reignest one God, world without end. Amen. [1596, Tuesday in Whitsunweeke.] [ Grafton, God, which hast given. &c. 1596, God, which as upon this day hast taught the heartes of thy faithful people. &c.] [Grafton has not, in.] [Grafton, flye.] |