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The Gospel.

The Gospel.

At that time Jesus. S. Mat. I am the true vine. S. John

11. ver. 25. to the end.

The Annunciation of the bless

ed Virgin Mary.
The Collect.

WEbeseech thee, O Lord,

pour thy grace into our hearts; that as we have known the Incarnation of thy Son Jesus Christ by the message of an Angel; fo by his cross and paffion we may be brought unto the glory of his Refurrection, through the fame Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

For the Epistle. Moreover the Lord. Ifai. 7 ver. 10. to v. 16.

The Gospel.

15. ver. I. to v. 12. Saint Philip, and Saint

James's Day.
The Collect.

Almighty God, whom

to know is everlafting life; Grant us perfectly to know thy Son Jesus Christ to be the way, the truth, and the life; that following the steps of thy holy Apostles, Philip and James, we may stedfastly walk in the way that leadeth to eternal life, thro' the same thy Son Jesus Chrift our Lord. Amen.

The Epistle. James a fervant of. S. Jam. I. ver. I. to v. 13. The Gospel.

And in the fixth Month.S. And Jesus faid unto. S. Job.

Luke 2. ver. 26. to v.

39.

Saint Mark's Day.

The Collect.

14. ver. I. to v. 15. Saint Barnabas the Apostle. The Collect.

Almighty God, who

hast instructed thy holy Church with the heavenly doctrine of thy holy Evan gelift Mark; Give us grace, that being not like children carried away with every blast of vain doctrine, we

may be established in the truth of thy holy Gospel, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Epistle.

Unto every one of. Eph. 4. ver. 7. to v. 17.

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who didst endue thy holy Apostle Barnabas with fingular gifts of the Holy Ghost; leave us not, we beseech thee, destitute of thy manifold gifts, nor yet of grace to use them alway to thy honour and glory, thro Jesus Christ our Lord. A

men.

For the Epistle. Tidings of these. Afts II. ver. 22. to the end.

The

The Gospel.

This is my. S. John 15.ver.
12. to v. 27.
Saint John Baptist's Day.
The Collect.

A Lmighty God, by whose
providence thy fervant
John Baptift was wonderful-
ly born, and fent to prepare
the way of thy Son our Savi-
our, by preaching of repent-
ance; Make us fo to follow
his doctrine, and his holy life
that we may truly repent ac-
cording to his preaching; and
after his example conftantly
speak the truth, boldly re-
buke vice, and patiently fuf-
fer for the truth's fake, thro'

men.

For the Epistle. Comfort ye, comfort. 11.40.

ver. I. to V. 12.

Jelus Christ our Lord. A
men.

For the Epistle.
About that time. Atts 12.

ver. I. to v. 12.

that as

The Gospel.
When Jesus came. S. Mat.
16. ver. 13. to v. 19.
Saint James the Apostle.
The Gospel.
Grant, O merciful God,
thine holy
Apostle James, leaving his
Father and all that he
had without delay, was
obedient unto the calling
of thy Son Jesus Christ, and
followed him; fo we forfa-

Jesus Chrift our Lord. A king all worldly and canal
affections, may be evermore
ready to follow thy ho-
ly commandments, through
Jesus Chrift our Lord. Amen.
For the Epistle.
In those days came. AttsII.
ver. 27. to ch. 12. v. 3.
The Gospel.
Then came to him. S. Mat.

The Gospel.
Elizabeth's full time. S. Luke

I. ver. 57. to the end.
Saint Peter's Day.
The Collect.

Almighty God, who by

thy Son Jefus Chrift didst give to thy holy Apostle Peter many excellent gifts,

and commandedit him earnestly to feed thy flock; Make, we beseech thee, all Bishops and Paftors diligently to preach thy holy word, and the people obediently to follow the fame, that they may receive the crown of everlasting life, through

20. ver. 20. to v. 28. Saint Bartholomew the Apo

Stle.

The Collett.

Almighty and everlast

ing. God, who didst give thine Apostle Bartholomew grace truly to believe and to preach thy word; Grant, we beseech thee, unto thy Church to love that Wordwhich he believed, and both to preach and receive H the

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For the Epistle.

The Gospel.

At the fame time. S. Matt.

18. ver. 1. to V. IO.

By the hands of the. Acts 5. Saint Luke the Evangelift.

ver. 12. to v. 17.

The Gospel.

And there was also. S. Luke

21. ver. 24. to v. 31. Saint Matthew the Apostle. The Collect.

Almighty God, who by thy blessed Son didst call Matthew from the receit of custom, to be an Apostle and Evangelist; grant us grace to forsake all covetous defires, and inordinate love of riches, and to follow the fame thy Son Jesus Chrift, who liveth and reigneth with thee, world without end. Amen.

The Epistle. Therefore seeing we. 2 Cor. 4. ver. I. to v. 7. The Gospel. And as Jesus passed. S. Mat.

S. Michael, and all Angels.

The Coilet.

Everlasting God, who haft ordained and constituted the services of Angels and men in a wonderful order; Mercifully grant, that as thy holy Angels always do thee service in heaven, so by thy appointment they may fuccour and defend us on earth, through Jefus Chrift our Lord. Amen. For the Epistle.

There was war in. Rev. 12. ver. 7. to v. 13.

The Collect.

A Lmighty God, who calledst Luke the Physician, whose praise is in the Gospel, to be an Evangelift, and Physician of the Soul; May it please thee, that by the holy doctrine, delivered by him, all the diseases of our fouls may be healed, through the merits of thy Son Jesus Chrift our Lord. Amen.

The Epistle. Watch thou in all. 2. Tim. 4. ver. 5. to v. 16. The Gospel. The Lord appointed. S.Lu. 10. ver. 1. to v. 7. Go not from.

Saint Simon and Saint Jude
Apostles.
The Collect.

O Almighty Godhu

the Church

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The Gospel. in all virtuous and godly livThese things I. S. John 15. ing, that we may come

ver. 15. to the end.

All Saints Day.

to those unspeakable joys,

The Collect.

which thou haft prepared
for them that unfeignedly
love thee, thro' Jesus Chrift
our Lord. Amen.

Almighty God, who

fellowship, in the mystical

Body of thy Son, Chrift our

baft knit together thine

elect in one communion and And I saw another. Rev. 7.

Lord; Grant us grace so Jesus seeing the. S. Mat. 5.

For the Epistle.

ver. 2. to v. 13.

The Gospel.

to follow thy blessed Saints

ver. I. to v. 13.

The Order for the Administration of the

Lord's Supper, or Holy Communion.

The Altar at the Communion-time having a fair white linen Cloth upon it, shall stand in the body of the Church, or in the Chancel, where Morning and Evening-Prayer are appointed to be faid. And the Priest standing humbly before the fame, shall say the Collect following, the People also ftanding.

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and power infinite; Have mercy upon the whole Church; and so rule the heart of thy chosen servant George, our King and Governor, that he (knowing whose Minister he is) may above all things seek thy honour and glory; and that we and all his fubjects, (duly confidering whose authority he hath,) may faithfully ferve, honour, and humbly obey him, in thee, and for thee, according to thy blessed word and ordinance, thro' Jesus Chrift our Lord. Amen.

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A Lmighty and everlasting

Then shall be said the Collect of the day. And immediately after the Collett, the Epistle shall be read, the Reader saving, The Epittle [or, The Portion of Scripture appointed for the Epistle] is written in the Chapter of - beginning at the verse. And the Epistle ended, he that readeth shall say, Here endeth the Epistle. Then Shali a Presbyter or a Deacon read the Gospel, saying, The holy Gospel is written in the - Chapter of - beginning at the verse. And the Gospel ended, shall be repeated the Creed following, all ftanding.

God, we are taught by thy holy Word, that the hearts of Kings, and Princes, are under thy rule and go-Believe in one God the

vernance, and that thou doft dispose and turn them as it seemeth beft to thy divine wisdom; We humbly beseech thee so to dispose and govern the heart of George thy servant, our King and Governor, that in all his thoughts, words, and works, he may ever feek thy honour and glory; and study to preserve thy people committed to his charge, in wealth, peace and godli. nefs. Grant this Omer ciful Father, for thy dear Son's fake Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth. And of all things visible and invisible:

And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God, begotten of his Father before all worlds, by whom all things were made: Who for us, and for our salvation, came down from heaven, And was incarnate by the Holy Ghost, of the Virgin Mary, And was made man, And was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate. He fuffered

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