Egive thanks to God, and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you, since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have to all the The Gospel. St. Matt. xxii. 15. saints; for the hope which is T THEN went the Pharisees, laid up for you in heaven, and took counsel how they whereof ye heard before in the might entangle him in his talk. word of the truth of the Gospel; And they sent out unto him which is come unto you, as it is their disciples, with the Hero-in all the world, and bringeth dians, saying, Master, we know forth fruit, as it doth also in that thou art true, and teachest you, since the day ye heard of the way of God in truth, nei-it, and knew the grace of God ther carest thou for any man: in truth. As ye also learned of for thou regardest not the per- Epaphras, our dear fellow-serson of men. Tell us, therefore, vant, who is for you a faithful what thinkest thou? Is it law-minister of Christ; who also deful to give tribute unto Cæsar, clared unto us your love in the or not? But Jesus perceived spirit. For this cause we also, their wickedness, and said, since the day we heard it, do Why tempt ye me, ye hypo- not cease to pray for you, and crites? Show me the tribute- to desire that ye might be filled money. And they brought un-with the knowledge of his will to him a penny. And he saith in all wisdom and spiritual ununto them, Whose is this image derstanding; that ye might and superscription? They say walk worthy of the Lord unto unto him, Cæsar's. Then saith all pleasing, being fruitful in he unto them, Render there-every good work, and increas fore unto Cæsar the things ing in the knowledge of God; which are Caesar's; and unto strengthened with all might, God the things that are God's. according to his glorious powWhen they had heard these er, unto all patience and longwords, they marvelled, and left suffering, with joyfulness; givhim, and went their way. ing thanks unto the Father, who hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light.

The Gospel. St. Matt. ix. 18. WHILE Jesus spake these things unto John's disciples, behold, there came a certain ruler, and worshipped him,

he would do.) Philip answered him, Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little. One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, saith unto him, There is a lad here, who hath THE TWENTY-FIFTH five barley-loaves, and two SUNDAY AFTER TRI-small fishes; but what are they HONITY among so many? And Jesus esaid, Make the men sit down. The Collect. STIR up, we beseech thee, O Now there was much grass in Lord, the wills of thy faith-the place. So the men sat ful people; that they plente-down, in number about five ously bringing forth the fruit thousand. And Jesus took the of good works, may by thee be loaves, and when he had given plenteously rewarded, through thanks, he distributed to the Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. them that were set down, and disciples, and the disciples to For the Epistle. Jer. xxiii. 5. likewise of the fishes, as much DEHOLD, the days come, as they would. When they Baith the Lord, that I will were filled, he said unto his disraise unto David a righteous ciples, Gather up the fragments Branch; and a King shall reign that remain, that nothing be and prosper, and shall execute lost. Therefore they gathered Judgment and justice in the them together, and filled twelve earth. In his days, Judah shall baskets with the fragments of be saved, and Israel shall dwell the five barley-loaves, which safely and this is his name remained over and above unto

them that had eaten. Then those the name of the Lord, shall be men, when they had seen the saved. How then shall they call miracle that Jesus did, said, on him in whom they have not This is of a truth that Prophet that should come into the world.

believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? And how shall If there be any more Sun- And how shall they preach, exthey hear without a preacher? days before Advent-Sunday, the Service of some of those cept they be sent? As it is written, How beautiful are the feet Sundays that were omitted of them that preach the Gosafter the Epiphany, shall be pel of peace, and bring glad titaken in to supply so many dings of good things! But they as are here wanting. And have not all obeyed the Gosif there be fewer, the over pel. For Esaias saith, Lord, plus may be omitted: Provi- who hath believed our report? ded that this last Collect, So then, faith cometh by hearEpistle, and Gospel, shall ing, and hearing by the Word always be used upon the Sun- of God. But I say, Have they day next before Advent. not heard? Yes verily, their sound went into all the earth, SAINT ANDREW'S DAY. and their words unto the ends The Collect. of the world. But I say, Did

ALMIGHTY God, who not Israel know? First, Moses

didst give such grace un-saith, I will provoke you to to thy holy Apostle Saint An-jealousy by them that are no drew, that he readily obeyed people, and by a foolish nation the calling of thy Son Jesus will anger you. But Esaias Christ, and followed him with-is very bold, and saith, I was out delay; grant unto us all, found of them that sought me that we, being called by thy not; I was made manifest unto holy word, may forthwith give them that asked not after me. up ourselves obediently to ful-But to Israel he saith, All day fil thy holy commandments, long have I stretched forth my through the same Jesus Christ hands unto a disobedient and our Lord. Amen. og gainsaying people.

The Gospel. St. Matt. iv. 18.
JESUS, walking by the sea

The Epistle. Rom. x. 9. Fthou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that of Galilee, saw two breGod hath raised him from the thren, Simon, called Peter, and dead, thou shalt be saved. For Andrew his brother, casting a with the heart man believeth net into the sea: (for they were unto righteousness, and with the fishers.) And he saith unto them, mouth confession is made un-Follow me, and I will make to salvation. For the Scripture you fishers of men. And they saith, whosoever believeth on straightway left their nets, and him shall not be ashamed. For followed him. And going on there is no difference between from thence, he saw other two the Jew and the Greek: for brethren, James the son of Zethe same Lord over all, is rich bedee, and John his brother, unto all that call upon him. in a ship with Zebedee their For whosoever shall call upon father, mending their nets; and

The Epistle. Ephes. ii. 19. NOW therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellow-citizens with the saints, and of the household of God; and are built upon the foundation of the GRANT, O Lord, that in all Apostles and Prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner-stone; in whom all the building, fitly framed together, groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord: in whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God, through the Spirit. The Gospel. St. John xx. 24. THOMAS, one of the twelve, T called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came. The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust iny hands into his side, I will not believe And after eight days, again, his disciples were within, and Thomas with them: