known me, Philip? He that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father? Believest thou not that I

are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you: and if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and re-am in the Father, and the ceive you unto myself, that Father in me? The words. where I am, there ye may that I speak unto you I be also. And whither I go speak not of myself; but ye know, and the way ye the Father that dwelleth in know. Thomas saith unto me, he doeth the works. him, Lord, we know not Believe me, that I am in whither thou goest, and the Father, and the Father how can we know the way? in me; or else believe me Jesus saith unto him, I am for the very works' sake. the way, the truth, and the Verily, verily I say unto life: no man cometh unto you, He that believeth on the Father but by me. If me, the works that I do ye had known me, ye should shall he do also; and greathave known my Father al-er works than these shall 80: and from henceforth ye he do; because I go unto know him, and have seen my Father. And whatsohim. Philip saith unto him, ever ye shall ask in my Lord, shew us the Father, Name, that will I do, that and it sufficeth us. Jesus the Father may be glorified saith unto him, Have I in the Son. If ye shall ask been so long time with any thing in my Name, I you, and yet hast thou not will do it,

Saint Barnabas the Apostle.

The Collect,

and had seen the grace of 0 LORD God Almighty, God, was glad; and exhortwho didst endue thy ed them all, that with purholy Apostle Barnabas with pose of heart they would singular gifts of the Holy cleave unto the Lord. For Ghost; Leave us not, we he was a good man, and full beseech thee, destitute of of the holy Ghost, and of thy manifold gifts, nor yet faith; and much people was of grace to use them alway added unto the Lord. Then to thy honour and glory; departed Barnabas to Tarthrough Jesus Christ our sus, for to seek Saul. And Lord. Amen. when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. For the Epistle. Acts xi. 22. And it came to pass, that a TH IDINGS of these things whole year they assembled came unto the ears of themselves with the Church, the Church which was in and taught much people Jerusalem; and they sent and the disciples were called forth Barnabas, that he Christians first in Antioch. should go as far as Anti- And in these days came och. Who, when he came, prophets from Jerusalem

unto Antioch. And there | you. Greater love hath no stood up one of them nam-man than this, that a man ed Agabus, and signified by lay down his life for his the Spirit, that there should friends. Ye are my friends, be great dearth throughout if ye do whatsoever I comall the world; which came mand you. Henceforth I to pass in the days of Clau- call you not servants; for dius Cæsar. Then the dis- the servant knoweth not ciples, every man according what his lord doeth: but I to his ability, determined have called you friends; for to send relief unto the bre- all things that I have heard thren which dwelt in Ju- of my Father I have made dæa. Which also they did, known unto you. Ye have and sent it to the elders by not chosen me, but I have the hands of Barnabas and chosen you, and ordained Saul. you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain : HIS is my command-that whatsoever ye shall ask ment, That ye love one of the Father in my Name, another, as I have loved he may give it you.

The Gospel. St. John xv. 12.

TH

Saint John Baptist's Day.

The Collect.

hand double for all her sins.

ALMIGHTY, God, by The voice of him that crieth whose providence thy in the wilderness, Prepare ye servant John Baptist was the way of the Lord, make wonderfully born, and sent to straight in the desert a highprepare the way of thy Son way for our God. Every our Saviour, by preaching of valley shall be exalted, and repentance; Make us so to every mountain and hill'shall follow his doctrine and holy be made low, and the crooklife, that we may truly repented shall be made straight, according to his preaching; and the rough places plain. and after his example constantly speak the truth, boldly rebuke vice, and patiently suffer for the truth's sake; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

For the Epistle. Isai. xl. 1.

And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it. The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is

COMFORT ye, comfort ye as the flower of the field.

my people, saith your The grass withereth, the God. Speak ye comfortably flower fadeth, because the to Jerusalem, and cry unto Spirit of the Lord bloweth her, That her warfare is accomplished; that her iniquity is pardoned: for she hath received of the Lord's

upon it: surely the people is grass. The grass withereth, the flower fadeth; but the word of our God shall stand

for ever. O Zion, that bring-out all the hill-country of est good tidings, get thee up Judæa. And all they that into the high mountain: O had heard them laid them up Jerusalem, that bringest good in their hearts, saying, What tidings, lift up thy voice with manner of child shall this strength; lift it up, be not be? And the hand of the afraid: say unto the cities Lord was with him. And his of Judah, Behold your God. father Zacharias was filled Behold, the Lord God will with the holy Ghost, and come with strong hand, and prophesied, saying, Blessed his arm shall rule for him: be the Lord God of Israel: behold, his reward is with for he hath visited and rehim, and his work before deemed his people, and hath him. He shall feed his flock raised up an horn of salvalike a shepherd; he shall tion for us in the house of his gather the lambs with his servant David; as he spake arm, and carry them in his by the mouth of his holy bosom, and shall gently lead prophets, which have been those that are with young. since the world began; that we should be saved from our The Gospel. St. Luke i. 57. enemies, and from the hand for all the mercy LISABETH's full time of all that hate us; to percame that she should be form the mercy promised to delivered; and she brought our fathers, and to rememforth a son. And her neigh- ber his holy covenant; the bours and her cousins heard oath which he sware to our how the Lord had shewed father Abraham, that he great mercy upon her; and would grant unto us, that they rejoiced with her. And we, being delivered out of the it came to pass, that on the hands of our enemies, might eighth day they came to cir-serve him without fear, in cumcise the child; and they holiness and righteousness called him Zacharias, after before him all the days of the name of his father. And our life. And thou, Child, his mother answered and shalt be called the Prophet said, Not so; but he shall be of the Highest: for thou called John. And they said shalt go before the face of unto her, There is none of the Lord to prepare his thy kindred that is called ways; to give knowledge of by this name. And they salvation unto his people, by made signs to his father, the remission of their sins, how he would have him call-through the tender mercy of ed. And he asked for a writ- our God, whereby the daying-table, and wrote, saying, spring from on high hath His name is John. And visited us; to give light to they marvelled all. And his them that sit in darkness mouth was opened immedi- and in the shadow of death, ately, and his tongue loosed, to guide our feet into the and he spake, and praised way of peace. And the child God. And fear came on grew, and waxed strong in all that dwelt round about spirit; and was in the dethem; and all these sayings serts till the day of his shewwere noised abroad through- ing unto Israel.

The Collect. his chains fell off from his ALMIGHTY God, who hands. And the angel said by thy Son Jesus Christ unto him, Gird thyself, and didst give to thy Apostle bind on thy sandals: and so Saint Peter many excellent he did. And he saith unto gifts, and commandedst him earnestly to feed thy flock; Make, we beseech thee, all Bishops and Pastors diligently to preach thy holy Word, and the people obediently to follow the same, that they may receive the crown of everlasting glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

For the Epistle. Acts xii. 1.

BOUT that time Herod

A the king stretched forth

him, Cast thy garment about thee, and follow me. And he went out and followed him; and wist not that it was true which was done by the angel; but thought he saw a vision. When they were past the first and the second ward, they came unto the iron gate that leadeth unto the city, which opened to them of his own accord; and they went out, and passed on through one street, and forthwith the

angel departed from him.

The Gospel. St. Matt. xvi. 13.

WHEN Jesus came into

his hands to vex certain of And when Peter was come the Church. And he killed to himself, he said, Now I James the brother of John know of a surety, that the with the sword. And, be- Lord hath sent his angel, cause he saw it pleased the and hath delivered me out Jews, he proceeded further of the hand of Herod, and to take Peter also. (Then from all the expectation of were the days of unleavened the people of the Jews. bread.) And when he had apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him, intending after Easter to bring him forth to the people. Peter therefore was kept in prison; but prayer was made without ceasing of the Church unto God for him. And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains; and the keepers before the door kept the prison. And behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him, and a light shined in the prison; and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise up quickly. And

the coasts of Cæsarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I, the Son of man, am? And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist, some Elias, and others Jeremias, or one of the prophets. He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art Christ, the Son of the living God. And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-jona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven. And I say also unto thee,

That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my Church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of

heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

Saint James the Apostle.

The Collect.

The Gospel. St. Matt. xx. 20.
THEN came to him the

Gat as thine holy Apo-mother of Zebedee's chilGRANT, O merciful God, stle Saint James, leaving his

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father and all that he had, dren with her sons, worshipwithout delay was obedient ping him, and desiring a cerunto the calling of thy Son tain thing of him. And he Jesus Christ, and followed said unto her, What wilt him so we, forsaking all thou? She saith unto him, worldly and carnal affec- Grant that these my two tions, may be evermore reasons may sit, the one on thy dy to follow thy holy com- right hand, and the other on mandments; through Jesus the left, in thy kingdom. But Christ our Lord. Amen. Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are For the Epistle. Acts xi. 27, ye able to drink of the cup and part of Chap. xii. that I shall drink of, and to N those days came pro- be baptized with the baptism phets from Jerusalem un- that I am baptized with? to Antioch. And there stood They say unto him, We are up one of them named Aga- able. And he saith unto bus, and signified by the them, Ye shall drink indeed Spirit, that there should be of my cup, and be baptized great dearth throughout all with the baptism that I am the world; which came to baptized with: but to sit on pass in the days of Claudius my right hand, and on my Cæsar. Then the disciples, left, is not mine to give; but every man according to his it shall be given to them for ability, determined to send whom it is prepared of my reliefunto the brethren which Father. And when the ten dwelt in Judea. Which also heard it, they were moved they did, and sent it to the with indignation against the elders by the hands of Bar-two brethren. But Jesus callnabas and Saul. Now about ed them unto him, and said, that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the Church. And he killed James the brother of John with the sword. And, because he saw it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to take Peter

also.

Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them. But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister; and whosoever will