COLLECT FOR THE SUNDAY NEXT BEFORE EASTER. Almighty and everlasting God, who, of thy tender love towards mankind, has sent thy Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ, to take upon Him our flesh, and to suffer death upon the cross, that all mankind should follow the example of His great humility; mercifully grant that we may both follow the example of His patience, and also be made partakers of His resurrection; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. QUESTIONS ON THE COLLECT. 1. What attributes or perfections are here ascribed to God? 2. What disposition is God here said to have towards us? 3. Whom has He "sent" to us? 4. What did CHRIST do for us? 6. How did Christ suffer? 7. For what purpose? 8. What do we pray for in consequence of this? 9. How can we follow His example? 10. Who is to follow His example? 11. Of what do we pray to be made "partakers?" 12. How do we become such partakers? 13. What texts are illustrated here? ANSWER. John iii. 16. John i. 14. Phil. ii. 8. Rom. vi. 5. 1 Peter ii. 21. COLLECT FOR EASTER DAY. Almighty God, who through thine only begotten Son, Jesus Christ, hast overcome death, and opened unto us the gate of everlasting life; we humbly beseech thee, that, as by thy special grace preventing us thou dost put into our minds good desires, so by thy continual help we may bring the same to good effect; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen. QUESTIONS ON THE COLLECT. 1. What is Jesus Christ here called? 2. What has GOD done through Him? 3. What is meant by "overcoming death?" 4. What does the "gate of everlasting life" mean? 5. What means the " special grace of God?" 6. What does the word "preventing" mean as it is used here? 7. Who puts "good desires" into our minds? 8. How do we bring "good desires" to "good effect ?" 9. Through whom must we do this? 10. What texts are illustrated here? ANSWER. 1 Tim. i. 10. Titus ii. 13. COLLECT FOR THE FIRST SUNDAY AFTER EASTER. Almighty Father, who hast given thine only Son to die for our sins, and to rise again for our justification; grant us so to put away the leaven of malice and wickedness, that we may always serve thee in pureness of living and truth; through the merits of the same thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. QUESTIONS ON THE COLLECT. 1. What is the character here given of God? 2. What has God given for us? 3. What has he procured for us? 4. What do we pray, in consequence, to be able to do? 5. What is meant by the "leaven of malice and wickedness?" 6. How do we pray that we may serve God? 7. Through whose merits? 8. What texts are referred to here? ANSWER. Rom. iv. 25. 1 Cor. v. 7. Psalm li. 6, 10. |