the seate were foure beastes full of eyes before and behynde And the firste beaste was lyke a Lion and the second beaste like a Calfe and the third beast had a face as a man and the fourth beaste was lyke a flying Egle. And the foure beastes had eche of them syxe wynges about hym and they were full of eyes within And they did not rest day neyther night saying Holy holy holy Lorde God almightye whiche was and is and is to come And when those beastes gaue glori and honor and thankes to hym that sat on the seate whiche liueth for euer and euer the .xxiiii. elders fell down before him that sat on the throne and worshypped hym that lyueth for euer and caste theyr crownes before the throne saying thou art worthy O lorde our god to receyue glory and honoure and power for thou hast created al thinges and for thy willes sake they are and were created ¶ The Gospell Iohn iii. THere was a mā of the Phariseis named Nichodemus a ruler of the Iewes The same came to Iesus by nighte and sayd vnto him Rabbi we know that thou art a teacher come from god for no man coulde doe suche miracles as thou doest excepte God were wyth hym Iesus aunswered and sayed vnto him Verelye verely I saye vnto thee excepte a man be borne from aboue he cannot see the kyngdome of God Nichodemus sayd vnto hym howe can a man bee borne when he is older can he entre into hys mothers wombe and bee borne agayne Iesus aunswered verely verely I saye vnto thee excepte a mā be borne of water and of the spirite he cannot entre into the kyngdome to God That whiche is borne of the flesh is fleshe And that whiche is borne of the spirite is spirite Meruaile not thou that I sayed to thee ye muste bee borne from aboue The wynd bloweth where it lusteth and thou hearest the sounde thereof but thou canst not tell whence it cometh nor whether he goeth So is euery one the is borne of the spirite Nichodemus aunswered and said vnto him how can these thynges be Iesus aunswered and said vnto hym arte thou a maister in Israel and knowest not these thynges Verely verely I say vnto thee we speake that we knowe and testifye that we haue seene and ye receyue not our witnesse Yf I haue tolde you earthly thynges and ye beleue not howe shall ye beleue if I tell you of heauenlye thynges And no man ascendeth vp to heauen but he that came downe from heauen euen the sonne of man whiche is in heauen And as Moyses lyfte vp the serpent in the wyldernesse euen so muste the sonne of man bee lyfte vp that whosoeuer beleueth in hym peryshe not but haue euerlastyng lyfe ¶ The first Sunday after Trinitie Sundaye ¶ The Collecte GOd the strength of al thē that trust in thee mercyfully accept our prayers And because the weakenes of our mortall nature can doe no good thing without thee graunt vs the helpe of thy grace that in keping of thy commaundementes we may please the both in wil and dede through Iesus Christ our Lorde ¶ The Epistle i. Ioh. iiii DEarely beloued let vs loue one another for loue cometh of god And eueri one that loueth is borne of god and knoweth god He that loueth not knoweth not God for god is loue In this appeareth loue of God to vs warde because that God sent his only begotten sonne into the worlde that we myghte lyue through hym Herein is loue not that we loued God but that he loued vs and sente hys sonne to be the agremente for oure synnes Dearely beloued if God so loued vs we ought also one to loue another No man hath seen God at any time If we loue one another God dwelleth in vs and his loue is perfect in vs. Nereby know we that we dwel in him and he in vs because he hath geuen vs of hys spirite And we haue seen and doe testifie that the father sente the sonne to be the Sauiour of the world whosoeuer cōfesseth that Iesus is the sonne of God in him dwelleth God and he in God And we haue knowen and beleued the loue that God hath to vs. God is loue and he that dwelleth in loue dwelleth in God and God in hym Herein is the loue perfect in vs that we should trust in the day of Iudgement For as he is euē so are we in thys worlde There is no feare in loue but perfecte loue casteth out feare for feare hath painfulnes He that feareth is not perfect in loue We loue him for he loued vs first If a man say I loue god and yet hate his brother he is a lyer For how can he that loueth not hys brother whom he hath seen loue God whom he hath not seen And thys commaundemente haue we of hym that be which loueth God should loue hys brother also ¶ The Gospell Luke xv THere was a certayne riche manne whiche was clothed in purple and fyne whyte and fared deliciouslye euerye daye And there was a certayne begger named Lazarus which laye at hys gate full of sores desyryng to bee refresshed with the crumines which fell from the ryche mans boarde and no man gaue vnto hym The dogges came also and lycked hys sores And it fortuned that the begger dyed and was caried by the Aungels into Abrahams bosome The ryche man also dyed and was buried And beeing in hell in tormentes he lyfte vp his eyes and sawe Abraham afarre of and Lazarus in hys bosome and he cryed and sayde Father Abraham haue mercye on me and sende Lazarus that he maye dyppe the typpe of hys fynger in water and cole my tong for I am tormented in thys flame But Abraham sayde Sonne remembre that thou in thy life tyme receiuedst thy pleasure and contrariwyse Lazarus receyued payne But nowe he is coumforted and thou art punyshed Beyonde all thys betwene vs and you there is a greate space sette so that they whyche woulde goe from hence to you cannot neither maye come from thence to vs. Then he sayed I praye thee therefore father sende hym to my fathers house for I haue fiue brethrē for to warne them left they come also into this place of tormente Abraham sayde vnto hym they haue Moyses and the Prophetes let them heare thē And he sayde naye father Abraham but if one come vnto them from the dead they will repent He sayde vnto hym Yf they heare not Moyses and the Prophetes neither wil they belieue though one rose from death agayne The second Sunday after Trinitie ¶ The Collect. LOrde make vs to haue a perpetuall feare and loue of thy holye name for thou neuer faylest to helpe and gouerne them whome thou dooest bryng vp in thy stedfast loue Graunt this c. ¶ The Epistle i. Ioh. iii. MErueyle not my brethren though the world hate you We know that we are translated from death vnto lyfe because we loue the brethren He that loueth
bee called but the faulte is muche greater when menne stande by and yet wyll neyther eate nor drynke thys holye Communyon with other I praye you what can thys bee elles but euen to haue the misteryes of Chryste in derysyon It is sayde vnto all Take ye and eate Take and drinke ye all of this do this in remembraunce of me With what face then or with what countenaunce shall ye heare thes e woordes What wyll thys bee elles but a neglecting a des pys ing and mockyng of the Tes tament of Chris te Wherfore rather then you should s o doe departe you hence and geue place to them that bee Godlye dys pos ed. But when you departe I bees eche you pondre with youre selues from whom you departe ye departe from the Lordes table ye departe from youre brethren and from the banquete of most heauenlye foode These thynges yf ye earnestlye considre ye shall by Gods grace returne a better mind for the obteining wherof we shall make our humble peticions whyle me shall receyue the holy communion ¶ And some tyme shal be sayd thys also at the discrecyon of the Curate DEarely beloued forasmuche as our duetie is to render to almyghtye God oure heauenlye father moste hearty thankes for that he hath geuen hys sonne our sauiour Iesus Christe not onelye to dye for vs but also to bee oure spirituall foode and sustenaunce as it is declared vnto vs aswell by Gods woorde as by the holy sacramentes of his blessed body and bloud the whyche beyng so coumfortable a thyng to them whiche receue it worthelye and so daungerous to them that wyll presume to receyue it vnwoorthelye My duetye is to exhort you to consydre the bignitie of the holye misterye and the greate peryll of the vnmorthye receiuyng therof and so to searche and examyne youre owne consciences as you should come holy and cleane to a moste godly and heauenlye feaste so that in no wyse you come but in the maryage garmente required of God in holy scripture and so come and bee receiued as woorthye partakers of suche a heauenly table The way and meanes therto is Fyrste to examine your lyues and conuersacion by the rule of Goddes commaundementes and wherin soeuer ye shall perceyue youre selues to haue offended eyther by wyll woorde or dede there bewayle your owne sinfullines confesse your selues to almightie god with ful purpose of amendement of lyfe And if ye shall perceiue youre offences to be such as be not onely againste God but also agaynste youre neighbours then ye shall reconcile your selues vnto them ready to make restitucion and satisfaccion according to the vttermost of your powers for al iniuries wronges done by you to any other and like wise being ready to forgeue other that haue offended you as you would haue forgeuenes of your offences at gods hande for otherwyse the receiuing of the holy CoÌ„munion doeth noting els but encrease your damnacion And because it is requisite that no man should come to the holy Communion but with a full trust in Gods mercy with a quiet conscience therefore yf there be any of you whiche by the meanes aforesaid cannot quiet his own conscyence but requireth further comfort or counsel then let him come to me or some other discrete and learned minister of gods word and open his griefe that he maye receiue suche gostly counsayl aduise and comfort as his conscience may be relieued and that by the ministery of Gods word he may receiue comfort and the benefite of absolucion to the quieting of his conscience and auoiding of al Scruple and doubtfulnes Then shal the priest say thys exhortacion DErely beloued in the Lorde ye that minde to come to the holy CommunioÌ„ of the body and bloud of our sauiour Christe must consyder what S. Paul wryteth to the Corinthians how he exhorteth al persons diligently to try and examyne theÌ„selues before they presume to eate of that bread and drynke of that cuppe for as the benefite is great if with a truly penitente hearte and lyuely fayth we receiue that holy Sacramente for then we spirituallye eate the fleshe of Chryste and drynke hys bloude then we dwell in Chryste and Chryste in vs â—…e bee one with Chryste and Chryste wyth vs so is the daunger greate if we receyue the same vnworthely For then we be giltie of the bodye and bloud of Christ our Sauiour We eate and drynke our own damnacion not considering the lordes body We kyndle Gods wrath agaynst vs we prouoke hym to plage vs with diuerse diseases and sondrye kindes of death Therefore if anye of you be a blasphemer of God an hinderer or slaunderer of his to word an adulterer or be in malice or enuie or in any other grieuous cryme bewayle your sinnes and come not to this holye Table lest after the takyng of that holy Sacrament the Deuill entre into you as he entred into Iudas and fill you ful of al iniquities and bring you to destruccion both of body and soule Iudge therefore your selues brethren that ye bee not iudged of the Lorde Repent you truely for your sinnes past haue a liuelye and stedfast fayth in Christ our Sauiour Amende your lyues and be in perfect charitie with all men so shall ye bee mete partakers of those holy misteries And aboue all thinges ye must geue most humble and heartie thankes to God the father the sonne and the holy ghost for the redempcion of the world by the death and passion of our Sauiour Christ bothe God and man who did humble himselfe euen to the death vpon the Crosse for vs miserable sinners which lay in darkenes and shadowe of death that he myght make vs the children of God and exalte vs to euerlastyng lyfe And to th ende that we shoulde alwaye remembre the exceding great loue of our Master and onely Sauiour Iesu Christ thus dying for vs and the innumerable benefites whiche by his precious bloudshedding he hath obtayned to vs he hath instituted and ordeyned holy misteries as pledges of his loue and continual remembraunce of his death so our great and endlesse comfort To hym therefore with the father and the holy ghost let vs geue as we are most bounden continuall thankes submittyng our slues wholye to his holye will and pleasure and studying to setue hym in true holinesse and ryghteousnes all the dayes of our lyfe Amen ¶ Then shall the priest saye to them that come to receiue the holy Communion YOu that doe truely earnestly repente you of your sinnes be in loue charitie with your neighbours entend to leade a newe lyfe folowyng the commaundementes of God and walking from hencefurh in hys holy mayes Draw nere take this holy Sacramente to your comfort make your huÌ„ble coufession to almighty God beefore thys congregacion here gathered together in hys holy name mekely kneling vpon your knees Then shall this generall confession be made in the name of all those that are minded to receiue the holye
ryghteousenesse and am of power to helpe Wherfore then is thy clothyng redde and thy rayment like his that treadeth in the wyne presse I haue troden the presse my selfe alone and of all people there is not one with me Thus will I treade down myne enemies in my wrath and set my feete vpon them in myne indignacion And theyr bloud shall bespryng my clothes and so will I stayne all my rayment For the day of vengeaunce is assigned in my heart and the yeare whē my people shal be delyuered is come I loked aboute me and there was no man to shewe me any helpe I merueiled that no man helde me vp Then I helde me by myne owne arme and my feruentnes sustayned me And thus will I treade downe the people in my wrathe and bathe them in my displeasure and vpon the earth will I lay theyr strength I will declare the goodnes of the Lord yea and the prayse of the Lorde for all that he hath geuen vs for the greate good that he hath done for Israel whyche he hathe geuen them of hys owne fauor and accordyng to the multitude of hys louing kindnes For he sayd these no doubt are my people and no shrinking children and so he was theyr sauiour In their troubles he was also troubled with them the Aungel that went furth from his presence deliuered them Of very loue and kindnes that he had vnto them he redemed them He hath borne them and caryed them vp euer sence the worlde began But after they prouoked him to wrath and vexed hys holy mynde he was theyr enemy and fought agaynst them himselfe Yet rememberd Israel the olde time of Moyses and his people saying where is he that broughte them from the water of the sea with them that fede hys shepe where is he that hath geuen hys holye spiryte among them he ledde them by the ryghte hād of Moses with his glorious arme deuiding the water before them wherby he gat himselfe an euerlastyng name he led them in the depe as an horse is led in the playne that they should not stumble as a tame beaste goeth in the fielde the breath geuen of God geueth hym reste Thus O god haste thou led thy people to make thy selfe a glorious name withall Loke downe then from heauen behold the dwellyng place of thy sāctuary and thy glory How is it that thy gelousy thy strength the multitude of thy mercyes and thy louyng kindnes will not be entreated of vs yet art thou our father For Abrahā knoweth vs not neither is Israel acquaynted with vs. But thou lord art our father redemer and thy name is euerlastyng O lord wherfore hast thou led vs out of thy way wherfore hast thou hardned our heartes that we feare thee not Be at one with vs agayne for thy seruauntes sake and for the generacion of thyne heritage Thy people haue had but a lytle of thy Sanctuary in possessiō for our enemies haue trodē downe the holy place And we were thyne from the beginning when thou wast not theyr Lorde for they haue not called vpon thy name ¶ The Gospell mar xiiii AFter two dayes was Easter and the dayes of swete bread And the hie priestes the Scribes sought how they might take hym by craft and put hym to death But they said not in the feast day lest any busines aryse among the people And when he was in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper euen as he sat at meate there came a woman hauing an Albaster boxe of oyntment called Narde that was pure and costly she brake the boxe and powred it vpon his head And ther were some that were not contente within themselues and said what neded this waste of oyntmente for it might haue been solde for more then three hundreth pence and haue been geuen vnto the poore And they grudged agaynst her And Iesus sayde lette her alone why trouble ye her She hath done a good woorke on me for ye haue poore with you alwayes and whensoeuer ye wyll ye may doe them good but me haue ye not alwayes She hath done that she coulde she came aforehande to annoynte my body to the burying Verely I saye vnto you wheresoeuer thys Gospell shal be preached throughout the whole world this also that she hath done shal be rehearsed in remēbraūce of her And Iudas Iscarioth one of the twelue went a way vnto the hie Priestes to betraye hym vnto them When they hearde that they were glad and promised that they woulde geue hym money And he sought how he might conueniently betray hym And the fyrst day of swete bread when they offered the Passeouer his disciples said vnto hym where with thou that we goe and prepare that thou mayst eate the Passeouer And he sente furth two of his disciples and sayde vnto them goe ye vnto the citie and there shall mete you a manne bearyng a pitcher of water folow hym And whithersoeuer he goeth in say ye vnto the good mā of the house the master saith where is the geast chaūber where I shall eate the Passeouer with my disciples And he will shewe you a great parlor paued and prepared there make ready for vs. And hys disciples went furth and came into the citie and found as he had sayd vnto thē and they made ready the Passeouer And when it was now euentide he came with the twelue And as they sate at borde and did eate Iesus sayd vereley I saye vnto you one of you that eateth with me shall betraye me And they beganne to be sory and to saye to hym one by one is it I and an other sayd is it I he aunswered and sayd vnto them it is one of the .xii. euen he that dippeth with me in the platter The sonne of man truly goeth as it is writtē of him but woe to that man by whom the sonne of man is betrayed good were it for that manne yf he had neuer been borne And as they did eate Iesus tooke bread and when he had geuē thankes he brake it and gaue to them and said Take eate this is my body And he toke the cup and when he had geuen thankes he toke it to them they al dranke of it And he sayd vnto them This is my bloud of the new testament which is shed for many Verely I say vnto you I wil drink no more of the fruite of the vine vntil that day that I drinke it newe in the kyngdome of God And when they had sayde grace they went out to the mount Oliuete And Iesus saith vnto them all ye shal be offended becausse of me this nyghte For it is wrytten I wyll smyte the shepeheard the shepe shal be scattered but after that I am rysen agayne I wyll goe into Galile before you Peter said vnto hym and though all men bee offended yet wyll not I. And Iesus sayeth vnto hym verely I say vnto thee that this day euē in this night before the
that is taughte in the worde ministre vnto hym that teacheth in all good thynges Be not deceiued God is not mocked for whatsoeuer a manne soweth that shall he reape Gala. vi Whyle we haue tyme lette vs doe good vnto all menne and specyallye vnto them whyche are of the householde of faythe i. Tim. vi Godlines is great riches if a man be contented with that he hath for we brought nothing into the world neither may we cary any thyng oute i. Tim. vi Charge them which are riche in this worlde that they be ready to geue and glad to distribute laying vp in store for themselues a good foundacyon agaynste the tyme to come that they may attayne eternall lyfe Heb. vi God is not vnrighteous that he wil forgeat your workes labour that procedeth of loue whiche loue ye haue shewed for his names sake whiche haue ministred vnto sainctes yet doe ministre Heb. xiii To doe good and to distribute forgeat not for with suche sacrfices God is pleased i Ioh. iii. Whoso hathe this worldes good and seeth hys brother haue nede and shutteth vp his compassion from hym howe dwelleth the loue of God in him Tob. iiii Geue almose of thy goodes and turne neuer thy face from any poore man and then the face of the Lord shal not be turned awaye from thee Tob. iiii Be mercifull after thy power If thou haste muche geue plenteouslye If thou haste litle doe thy diligence gladlye to geue of that little for so gatherest thou thy selfe a good rewarde in the day of necessitie Prou. xix He that hath pitie vpon the poore lendeth vnto the Lorde and loke what he layeth out it shal be payed hym agayne Psal lxi Blessed be the man that prouideth for the sycke and nedy the Lord shall deliuer hym in the tyme of trouble Then shall the church wardens or some other by them appoynted gather the deuocion of the people and put the same into the poore mens bore and vpō the offring daies appoynted euery man and woman shall pay to the curate the due and accustomed offringes after whiche done the priest shall saye Let vs praye for the whole state of Christes Churche militante here in earth ALmightie and euerliuing God whiche by thy holy Apostle haste taught vs to make prayers and supplicacyons and to geue thankes for all menne we humbly beseche thee moste mercifullye to accepte our almose If there bee none almose geuē vnto the pore then shal the wordes of acceptyng our almes be lefte oute vnsayde and to receyue these oure prayers which we offer vnto wordes thy deuine maiestye besechyng thee to inspire contynually the vniuersall churche with the spirite of trueth vnitie and our concorde and graunte that all they that doe confesse thy holye name maye agree in the trueth of thy holy woord and lyue in vnitye and godlye loue We beeseche thee also to saue and defende all chrystian Kynges Prynces and gouernours and specially thy seruaunt Edward oure Kyng that vnder hym we maye bee godly and quietly gouerned and graunte vnto hys whole counsayle and to all that bee put in auctoritie vnder hym that they may truelye and indifferentlye minister iustice to the punyshmente of wyckednes and vice and to the maintenaunce of Goddes true religion and vertue Geue grace O heauenlye father to all Bisshoppes Pastours and Curates that they may bothe by theyr lyfe and doctryne sette foorthe thy true and lyuelye woord and rightly and duely administer thy holy Sacramentes and to all thy people geue thy heauenly grace and especiallye to thys congregacion here presente that with meke heart and due reuerence they maye heare and receyue thy holy woorde truely seruing thee in holynes and ryghteousnes all the dayes of theyr lyfe And we moste humbly beseche thee of thy goodnes O Lorde to comfort and succour all them whiche in this transitory life be in trouble sorowe nede syckenes or anye other aduersitie Graunte this O father for Iesus Christes sake oure only mcdiatour and aduocate Amen Then shall folow this exhortacion at certayne tymes when the Curate shall see the people negligent to come to the holy Communion WE be come together at this time dereli beloued brethren to fede at the Lordes supper vnto the whiche in Gods behalfe I did you all that bee here present and beseche you for the Lorde Iesus Christes sake the ye wyll not refuse to come therto being so louinglye called and bidden of God himself Ye knowe howe grieuouse and vnkynde a thyng it is when a man hathe prepared a ryche feaste decked his table with all kynde of prouisyon so that there lacketh nothyng but the geastes to sitte downe and yet they whyche bee called withoute any cause moste vnthankefullye refuse to come Whyche of you in suche a case woulde not bee moued Who moulde not thynke a greate iniurye and wrong doone vnto hym Wherfore moste dearelye beloued in Chryste take ye good hede leste ye with drawing youre selues from thys holye supper prouoke Goddes indygnacyon agaynste you It is an easye matter for a man to saye I wyll not communicate because I am otherwyse letted with worldlye busines but suche excuses bee not so easelye accepted and allowed before God If anye man saye I am a grieuouse sinner and therefore am afrayde to come wherefore then doe you not repent and amend When God calleth you bee you not ashamed to saye you wyll not come when you should returne to God wyll you excuse youreselfe and saye that you bee not readye Consydre earnestlye with youre selues howe lyttle suche fayned excuse shall auayle beefore God They that refused the feaste in the Gospell beecause they hadde boughte a farme or woulde trye theyr yokes of oxen or beecause they were maryed were not so excused but counted vnwoorthy of the heauenlye feaste I for my parte am here presente and accordyng vnto myne offyce I bydde you in the name of GOD I call you in Chrystes behalfe I exhorte you as you loue youre owne saluacyon that ye wyll bee partakers of thys holye Communyon And as the sonne of God dyd vouchesafe to yelde vp hys soule by deathe vpon the Crosse for youre healthe euen so it is youre duetye to receyue the Communyon together in the remembraunce of hys deathe as he hymselfe commaunded Nowe yf you wyll in nowyse thus dooe considre with youre selues howe greate iniurye you dooe vnto GOD and howe sore punyshemente hangeth ouer youre heades for the same And whereas you offend GOD so fore in refusyng thys holye Banquete I admonyshe exhorte and beeseche you that vnto thys vnkyndenesse ye wyll not adde any more Whyche thyng ye shall dooe yf ye stande by as gasers and lookers on them that dooe communycate and bee no partakers of the same youre selues For what thyng can this bee accoumpted els then a further contempt and vnkindenes vnto God Truely it is a great vnthankefulnes to say nay when ye
soule of our dere brother here departed we therefore commit hys body to the ground earth to earth asshes to asshes dust to dust in sure certaine hope of resurreccion to eternal lyfe through our Lord Iesus Christ who shal chaunge our vile bodi that it may be like to his glorious body according to the mightie working wherby he is hable to subdue all thynges to hymselfe Then shal be sayde or song I Heard a voyce from heauen saying vnto me write from hence for the blessed are the dead whiche dye in the Lorde Euen so sayeth the spiryte that they rest from theyr laboures Then shall folow this lesson taken out the .xv. Chapter to the Corinthians the firste Epistle CHrist is rysen from the dead and become the fyrste fruites of thē that slepe For by a man came death and by a man came the resurrecciō of the dead For as by Adam all dye euen so by Christe shal all bee made alyue but euery man in his owne ordre The firste is Christe then they that are Christes at hys comyng Then cometh the end when he hath deliuered vp the kyngdom to god the father when he hath put down al rule and al auctoritie and power For he muste reigne tyll he hath put all hys enemies vnder his fete The last enemie that shal be destroied is death For he hath put al thinges vnder his fete But whē he sayeth all thynges are put vnder hym it is manifest that he is excepted whyche did putte all thynges vnder hym When all thynges are subdued vnto him then shal the sonne also himselfe bee subiecte vnto hym that putte all thynges vnder him that god may be al in al els what doe thei which are Baptised ouer the dead yf the dead ryse not at al Why are they then Baptised ouer them yea and why stande we alwaye then in ieopardye by oure reioysyng whiche I haue in Christ Iesu our Lord I die dayly That I haue foughte with beastes at Ephesus after the maner of mē what auantageth it me if the dead rise not again Let vs eate drinke for to morowe we shal dye Be not ye deceyued euil wordes corrupt good maners Awake truely out of slepe sinne not For some haue not the knowledge of god I speake this to your shame But some man wyl saye how arise the dead With what bodi shal they come thou foole that which thou sowest is not quickened except it die And what sowest thou thou sowest not the body the shal be but bare corne as of wheate or some other but god geueth it a body at his pleasure to euery sede his own body Al fleshe is not one maner of fleshe but there is one maner of flesh of mē other maner of flesh of beastes other of fishes another of birdes There are also celestial bodyes there are bodyes terrestrial But the glory of the celestial is one and the glory of the terrestrial is another There is one maner glory of the sunne and another glory of the moone another glory of the starres For one starre differeth from another in glory so is the resurreccion of the dead It is sowen in corrupcion it riseth again in incorrupcion It is sowen in dishonoure it riseth agayn in honour It is sowen in weakenes it riseth again in power It is sowen a naturall body it riseth agayne a spirituall body There is a natural body there is a spiritual body as it is also written the first man Adam was made a liuing soule and the last Adam was made a quickening spirte How beit that is not first which is spiritual but the which is natural then that which is spiritual The firste man is of the earth earthy The second mā is the lord from heauen heauely As is the earthy such are they that be earthy And as is the heauenly such are they the are heauenly And as we haue borne the image of the earthy so shall we beare the Image of the heauenly Thys say I brethren that fleshe and bloud cannot inherite the kingdome of god neyther doeth corrupcion inherite vncorrupcion Behold I shewe you a mistery We shall not all slepe but we shall al be chaunged and that in a momente in the twinkeling of an eie by the last trumpe For the trumpe shal blow the dead shal rise incorruptible and we shal be chaunged For this corruptible must put on incorrupcion this mortal must put on immortalitie When this corruptible hath put on incorrupciō this mortal hath put on immortalitie thē shal be brought to passe the saying that is written Death is swalowed vp in victorie Death where is thy sting Hell where is thy victorye The sting of Death is synne and the strength of synne is the lawe But thankes be vnto god which hath geuen vs victory through our Lorde Iesus Christ Therfore my deare brethren be ye stedfast and vnmoueable alwayes riche in the worke of the Lord forasmuch as ye know now that your labour is not in vayne in the Lorde The Lesson ended the Priest shall saye Lorde haue mercy vpon vs. Christ haue mercy vpon vs. Lorde haue mercy vpon vs. ¶ Our father which art in heauen c. And leade vs not into temptacion Aunswere But delyuer vs from euill Amen The Priest ALmightie god with whom doe liue the spirites of them that depart hence in the Lord and in whom the soules of them that be elected after they be deliuered from the burthen of the fleshe be in ioye felicitie We geue thee harty thākes for that it hath pleased thee to deliuer this N. our brother out of the miseries of thys synneful world beseching thee that it may please thee of thy gracious goodnes shortely to accōplishe the numbre of thine elect and to hast thy kyngdome that we with thys our brother al other departed in the true faith of thy holy name may haue our perfect consummacion blisse both in body soule in thy eternall and euerlastyng glory Amen ¶ The Collecte O Merciful god the father of our lord Iesus Christ who is the resurreccion and the lyfe in whom whosoeuer beleueth shal liue though he die And whosoeuer lyueth and beleueth in him shal not die eternally who also taught vs by his holy Apostle Paul not to be sorye as men without hope for them that slepe in him We mekely beseche thee O father to rayse vs from the death of synne vnto the lyfe of righteousnes that when we shall depart this lyfe we may rest in him as our hope is this our brother doeth and that at the general resurreccion in the last day we may be foūd acceptable in thy sight and receiue that blessing which thy welbeloued sonne shall then pronounce to all that loue and feare thee saying Come ye blessed chyldren of my father receiue the kingdome prepared for you from the beginning of the world Graunte this we beseche thee O merciful father through Iesus Christe our
not his brother abideth in death Whosoeuer hateth his brother is a manslear And ye know that no manslear hath eternall life abiding in him Herby perceiue we loue because he gaue hys lyfe for vs and we oughte to geue our liues for the brethrē But whoso hath this worldes good and seeth his brother haue nede and shutteth vp his compassion from hym howe dwelleth the loue of God in him My babes let vs not loue in word neither in tongue but in dede and in veritie Herby we knowe that we are of the veritie and can quiete our heartes beefore hym For yf our hearte condemne vs God is greater then our hearte knoweth all thinges Dearelye beloued if our hearte condemne vs not then haue we trust to Godward whatsoeuer we aske we receiue of him because we kepe his commaundementes and doe those thinges which are pleasant in his sight And this is his commaundement that we belieue on the name of his sonne Iesus Christe and loue one another as he gaue commaundement And he that kepeth his commaundementes dwelleth in hym and he in hym herby we knowe that he abideth in vs euen by the spirite whiche he hath geuen vs. ¶ The Gospell Luk. xiiii A Certayne man ordeined a greate supper and bade many and sēt his seruaūt at supper time to saye to them that were bydden come for all thinges are nowe readye And they all at once beganne to make excuse The fyrst sayde vnto him I haue bought a farme and I must nedes goe and see it I pray thee haue me excused And another sayd I haue bought fiue yoke of Oxen and I goe to proue thē I pray thee haue me excused And another sayde I haue maryed a wife and therfore I cannot come And the seruaunt returned and brought his master word agayn therof Then was the good man of the house displeased and sayed to his seruaunt goe out quickely into the stretes and quarters of the citie and bryng in hither the poore and feble and the halte and blind And the seruaunt sayd Lord it is done as thou haste commaunded and yet there is roume And the Lord sayd vnto the seruaunt goe oute vnto the hie wayes and hedges and compell thē to come in that my house may be fylled For I say vnto you that none of these men which were bidden shall tast of my supper The third Sunday after Trinitie ¶ The Collect. LOrde we beseche thee mercifully to heare vs and vnto whom thou haste geuen an heartye desyre to praye graunt the by thy mightie ayde we may be defended through Iesus Christ our Lorde ¶ The Epistle i. Petr. v. SVbmitte your selues euery man one to another knit your selues together in lowelynes of minde For god resisteth the proude and geueth grace to the humble Submit your selues therefore vnder the mightie hande of god that he maye exalt you when the tyme is come Cast al your care vpon him for he careth for you Be sobre watche for youre aduersarye the deuyll as a roaryng Lion walketh about sekyng whom he may deuoure whom resist stedfast in the fayth knowing that the same affliccions are appointed vnto your brethrē that are in the world But the god of all grace which hath called vs vnto hys eternal glory by Christ Iesu shall his owne selfe after that ye haue suffred a little afflyccion make you perfecte settle strength and stablishe you To him be glory and dominion for euer and euer Amen ¶ The Gospell Luke xv THen resorted vnto him al the Publicans and sinners for to heare him And the Phariseis and Scribes murmured saying He receyueth synners and eateth wyth them But he putte foorth this parable vnto them laying What man among you hauing an hundreth shepe yf he lose one of them dooeth not of leaue ninetie and nine in the wildernes goeth after that which is lost vntil he find it And when he hath founde it he layeth it on his shoulders with ioye And assoone as he cometh home he calleth together hys louers neyghbors saying vnto them Reioyce with me for I haue founde my shepe whiche was lost I saye vnto you that lykewise ioye shal be in heauen ouer one synner that repenteth more then ouer nintie nine iust persons which nede no repentaunce Eyther what woman hauing ten grotes if she loose one doth not light a candle swepe the house seke diligentlye tyl she find it And when she hath founde it she calleth her louers and her neighbours together saying Reioyce with me for I haue founde the grote which I lost Likewise I saye vnto you shal there be ioye in the presence of the Aungels of god ouer one synner that repenteth The fourth Sunday after Trinitie ¶ The Collect. GOd the protector of al that trust in thee without whō nothing is strong nothing is holye encrease and multiplie vpon vs thy mercye that thou beeing oure ruler and gyde we may so passe through thinges temporall that we fynally lose not the thynges eternall graunt this heauenly father for Iesu Christes sake our Lorde ¶ The Epistle Ro. viii I Suppose that the afflictions of this life are not worthy of the glory whiche shall bee shewed vpon vs. For the feruente desyre of the creature abydeth lookyng when the sonnes of God shall appeare beecause the creature is subdued to vanitie agaynste the wyll therof but for hys wyll whyche hath subdued the same in hope For the same creature shal be delyuered from the bondage of corrupcion into the glorious libertie of the sonnes of God For we knowe that euery creature groneth with vs also and trauayleth in payne euē vnto thys tyme not onely it but we also which haue the fyrst fruites of the spirite mourne in our selues also waite for the adopcion of the children of God euē the deliueraunce of our bodies ¶ The Gospell Luke vi BE ye merciful as your father also is merciful Iudge not ye shal not be iudged condemne not and ye shall not bee condemned For geue and ye shal be forgeuē Geue and it shal be geuen vnto you good measure pressed down and shaken together and runnyng ouer shall men geue into youre bosomes For with thesame measure that ye mete withall shall other men mete to you agayne And he putte forth a similitude vnto them Can the blynde leade the blynde doe they not both fall into the ditche The disciple is not aboue his maister Euery mā shal be perfecte euen as his maister is Why seest thou a mote in thy brothers eye but consydereste not the beame that is in thyne owne eye Eyther how canst thou saye to thy brother Brother lette me pull oute the mote that is in thyne eye when thou seeste not the beame that is in thyne owne eye fyrste thou ypocrite cast out the beame out of thine owne eye thē shalt thou see perfectely to pull oute the mote that is in thy brothers eye ¶ The fifth Sunday after