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thou at this time rest again into heaven, and sat on the right the kingdom of Israel? And he hand of God. And they went said unto them, It is not for you forth, and preached every where, 8 to know the times or the seasons, the Lord working with them, and. which the Father hath put in his confirming the word with signs own power. But ye shall receive following. power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost

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Sunday after Ascension-Day.
The Collect.

God, the king of glory, who
hast exalted thine only Son

part of the earth. And when he Jesus Christ with great triumph had spoken these things, while unto thy kingdom in heaven; we they beheld, he was taken up, beseech thee leave us not comand a cloud received him out of fortless; but send to us thine Holy their sight. And while they look- Ghost to comfort us, and exalt us ed steadfastly toward heaven, as unto the same place whither our men Saviour Christ is gone before, stood by them in white apparel; who liveth and reigneth with thee which also said, Ye men of Gali- and the Holy Ghost, one God, lee, why stand ye gazing up into world without end. Amen. heaven? This same Jesus, which The Epistle. 1 St. Peter, iv. 7. is taken up from you into heaven, THE end of all things is at band: shall so come in like manner as be ye therefore sober, and ye have seen him go into heaven. watch unto prayer. And above The Gospel. St. Mark, xvi. 14. all things have fervent charity JESUS appeared unto the ele- among yourselves: for charity ven, as they sat at meat, and shall cover the multitude of sins. upbraided them with their unbe- Use hospitality one t to another lief and hardness of heart, because without grudging. As every man they believed not them which had hath received the gift, even so seen him after he was risen. And minister the same one to another, be said unto them, Go ye into all as good stewards of the manifold the world, and preach the Gos-grace of God. If any man speak, pel to every creature. He that let him speak as the oracles of believeth, and is baptized, shall God: If any man minister. let him be saved, but he that believeth do it as of the ability which God not, shall be damned. And these giveth: that God in all things signs shall follow them that be- may be glorified through Jesus lieve: In my name shall they cast Christ: to whom be praise and doout devils; they shall speak with minion for ever and ever. Amen.. new tongues; they shall take up The Gospel. St. John, xv. 26, and serpents; and if if they drink any part of the 16th Chapter. deadly thing, it shall not hurt WE HEN the Comforter is come, them; they shall lay hands on the whom I will send unto you sick, and they shall recover. So from the Father, even the Spirit then, after the Lord had spoken of truth, which proceedeth from unto them, he was received up the Father, he shall testify of me.

And ye also shall bear witness; noised abroad, the multitude came because ye have been with me together, and were confounded, from the beginning. These things because that every man heard have I spoken unto you, that ye them speak in his own language. should not be offended. They And they were all amazed, and shall put you out of the syna-marvelled, saying one to another, gogues: yea, the time cometh, Behold, are not all these which that whosoever killeth you, will speak Galileans? and how hear think that he doeth God service. we every man in our own tongue And these things will they do wherein we were born? Parthiunto you, because they have not ans, and Medes, and Elamites, known the Father, nor me: but and the dwellers in Mesopotathese things have I told you, that mia, and in Judea, and Cappadowhen the time shall come, ye may cia, in Pontus, and Asia, Phrygia, remember that I told you of them. and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and

Whitsunday.

The Collect.

in the parts of Lybia about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and Proselytes, Cretes and God, who as at this time Arabians, we do hear them speak didst teach the hearts of thy in our own tongues the wonderfaithful people, by sending to ful works of God. them the light of thy Holy Spirit; The Gospel. St. John, xiv. 15. grant us by the same Spirit to JESUS said unto his disciples, have a right judgment in all things, If ye love me, keep my comand evermore to rejoice in his mandments. And I will pray the holy comfort, through the merits Father, and he shall give you of Christ Jesus our Saviour, who another Comforter, that he may liveth and reigneth with thee, in abide with you for ever; even the the unity of the same Spirit, one Spirit of truth, whom the world God, world without end. Amen. cannot receive, because it seeth For the Epistle. Acts, ii. 1. [him not, neither knoweth him: WHEN the day of Pentecost but ye know him; for he dwelleth

was fully come, they were with you, and shall be in you 1. I all with one accord in one place: will not leave you comfortless; I And suddenly there came a sound will come to you. Yet a little from heaven, as of a rushing while and the world seeth me no mighty wind, and it filled all the more; but ye see me: because I house where they were sitting.live, ye shall live also. At that And there appeared unto them day ye shall know that I am in cloven tongues, like as of fire, and my Father, and ye in me, and I it sat upon each of them: And in you. He that hath my com they were all filled with the Holy mandments, and keepeth them, Ghost; and began to speak with he it is that loveth me; and he other tongues, as the Spirit gave that loveth me, shall be loved of them utterance. And there were my Father; and I will love him, dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, de- and will manifest myself to him. vout men, out of every nation un-Judas saith unto him, (not Isader heaven. Now when this was riot,) Lord, how is it that thou

wilt manifest thyself unto us, and more to rejoice in his holy com not unto the world? Jesus an-fort, through the merits of Christ swered and said unto him, If a Jesus our Saviour, who liveth and man love me, he will keep my reigneth with thee, in the unity of words; and my Father will love the same Spirit, one God, world him, and we will come unto him, without end. Amen.

and make our abode with him. For the Epistle. Acts, x. 34. He that loveth me not, keepeth THEN Peter opened his mouth, not my sayings: and the word and said, Of a truth I perceive which ye hear is not mine, but the that God is no respecter of perFather's which sent me. These sons; but in every nation, he things have I spoken unto you, that feareth him, and worketh being yet present with you. But righteousness, is accepted with the Comforter, which is the Holy him. The word which God sent Ghost, whom the Father will send unto the children of Israel, preachin my name, he shall teach you ing peace by esus Christ; (he is all things, and bring all things to Lord of all;) that word, I say. your remembrance, whatsoever ye know, which was published I have said unto you. Peace throughout all Judea, and began leave with you, my peace I give from Galilee, after the baptism unto you: not as the world giveth, which John preached: How God give I unto you. Let not your anointed Jesus of Nazareth with heart be troubled, neither let it the Holy Ghost, and with power; be afraid. Ye have heard how I who went about doing good, and said unto you, I go away, and healing all that were oppressed of come again unto you. If ye loved the devil: for God was with him. me, ye would rejoice, because I And we are witnesses of all things said, I go unto the Father: for which he did, both in the land of my Father is greater than the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom And now I have told you before they slew, and hanged on a tree. it come to pass, that when it is Him God raised up the third day, come to pass, ye might believe and showed him openly; not to Hereafter I will not talk much all the people, but unto witnesses with you: for the prince of this chosen before of God; even to us, world cometh, and hath nothing who did eat and drink with him But that the world may after he rose from the dead. And know that I love the Father; and he commanded us to preach unas the Father gave me command- to the people, and to testify that ment, even so I do.

in me.

Monday

ay in

Whitsun-Week.

The Collect.

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 O God, who as at this time didst name, whosoever believeth in teach the hearts of thy faith-him, shall receive remission of ful people, by sending to them the sins. While Peter yet spake light of thy Holy Spirit; grant us these words, the Holy Ghost fell by the same Spirit to have a right on all them who heard the word. judgment in all things, and ever-And they of the circumcision who

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