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the men sit down. Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand. And Jesus took the loaves, and when he had given thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were set down, and likewise of the fishes as much as they would. When they were filled, he said unto his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost. Therefore they gathered them together, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves, which remained over and above unto them that had eaten. Then those men, when they had seen the miracle that Jesus did, said, This is of a truth that prophet that should come into the world.

much more shall the blood of
Christ, who, through the eternal
Spirit, offered himself without
spot to God, purge your con-
science from dead works to
serve the living God? And for
this cause he is the Mediator
of the New Testament, that
by means of death, for the re-
demption of the transgressions
that were under the first Tes-
tament, they which are called
might receive the promise of
eternal inheritance.

The Gospel. St. John viii. 46.
JESUS said, Which of you

convinceth me of sin? And if I say the truth, why do ye not believe me? He that is of God, heareth God's words; ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God. Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, Say we not well, that

THE FIFTH SUNDAY IN thou art a Samaritan, and hast

LENT.

The Collect.

WE beseech thee, Almighty God, mercifully to look upon thy people; that by thy great goodness they may be governed and preserved evermore, both in body and soul. through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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a devil? Jesus answered. I have not a devil: but I honour

my Father, and ye do disho

nour me. And I seek not mine own glory, there is one that seeketh and judgeth. Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my saving, he shall never see death. Then said the Jews unto him, Now we know that thou hast a devil: Abraham is dead, and the prophets; and thou sayest, If a man keep my saying, he shall never taste of death. Art thou greater than our father Abraham, which is dead? and the prophets are dead: whom makest thou thyself? Jesus answered, If I honour myself, my honour is pothing; it is my Father that ho

The Epistle. Heb. ix. 11. HRIST being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands; that is to say, not of this building; neither by the blood of goats and calves; but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal re-noureth me, of whom you say, demption for us. For if the that he is your God: yet ye blood of bulls and of goats, and have not known him; but I the ashes of an heifer sprink- know him and if I should say ling the unclean, sanctifieth to I know him not, I shall be a the purifying of the flesh; how liar like unto you; but I know

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The Epistle. Phil. ii. 5.

IET this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: who being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God; but made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: and being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name; that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in gaven, and things in earth, the euthings under the earth; and which is hat at the 9d Dee spon nods

ness against thee? And he an- !mon-hall, and gathered unto swered him to never a word, him the whole band of soldiers. insomuch that the governor And they stripped him, and marvelled greatly. Now at that put on him a scarlet robe. And feast the governor was wont to when they had platted a crown release unto the people a pri- of thorns, they put it upon his soner, whom they would. And head, and a reed in his right they had then a notable prison-hand; and they bowed the knee er, called Barabbas. Therefore, before him, and mocked him, when they were gathered to- saying, Hail, King of the Jews! gether, Pilate said unto them, And they spit upon him, and Whom will ye that I release took the reed, and smote him unto you? Barabbas, or Jesus on the head. And after that which is called Christ? For he they had mocked him, they knew that for envy they had took the robe off from him, and delivered him. When he was put his own raiment on him, set down on the judgment-seat, and led him away to crucify his wife sent unto him, saying, him. And as they came out, Have thou nothing to do with they found a man of Cyrene, that just man; for I have suf- Simon by name; him they comfered many things this day in a pelled to bear his cross. And dream because of him. But when they were come unto a the chief priests and elders place called Golgotha, that is persuaded the multitude that to say, a place of a skull, they they should ask Barabbas, and gave him vinegar to drink, destroy Jesus. The governor mingled with gall; and when answered and said unto them, he had tasted thereof, he would Whether of the twain will ye not drink. And they crucified that I release unto you? They him, and parted his garments, said, Barabbas. Pilate saith un-casting lots; that it might be fulto them, What shall I do then filled, which was spoken by the with Jesus, which is called prophet, They parted my garChrist? They all say unto him, ments among them, and upon Let him be crucified. And the my vesture they cast lots. And governor said, Why, what evil sitting down,, they watched hath he done? But they cried him there; and set up over his out the more, saying, Let him head his accusation written, be crucified. When Pilate saw THIS IS JESUS THE KING that he could prevail nothing,OF THE JEWS. Then were but that rather a tumult was there two thieves crucified with made, he took water, and wash-him, one on the right hand, and ed his hands before the multi-another on the left. And they tude, saying, I am innocent of that passed by reviled him, the blood of this just person: wagging their heads, and saysee ye to it. Then answered ing, Thou that destroyest the all the people, and said, His blood be on us, and on our ehildren. Then released he Barabbas unto them: and when he had scourged Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified. Then the soldiers of the gover-He saved others, himself he nor took Jesus into the com- cannot save: If he be the Kine

temple, and buildest it in three days, save thyself: If thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross. Likewise also the chief priests, mocking him, with the scribes and elders, said,

of Israel, let him now come travelling in the greatness of his down from the cross, and we strength? I that speak in will believe him. He trusted righteousness, mighty to save. in God; let him deliver him Wherefore art thou red in thine now, if he will have him: for apparel, and thy garments like he said, I am the Son of God. him that treadeth in the wineThe thieves also which were fat? I have trodden the winecrucified with him, cast the press alone, and of the people same in his teeth. Now from there was none with me: for I the sixth hour there was dark-will tread them in mine anger,. ness over all the land, unto the and trample them in my fury, ninth hour. And about the and their blood shall be sprinninth hour, Jesus cried with a kled upon my garments, and I loud voice, saying. Eli, Eli, will stain all my raiment. For lama sabachthani? that is to the day of vengeance is in mine say, My God, my God, why heart, and the year of my rehast thou forsaken me? Some deemed is come. And I lookof them that stood there, whened, and there was none to help; they heard that, said, This man and I wondered that there was calleth for Elias. And straight-none to uphold: therefore mine way one of them ran, and took own arm brought salvation una sponge, and filled it with vine- to me; and my fury it upheld gar, and put it on a reed, and me. And I will tread down the gave him to drink. The rest people in mine anger, and make said, Let be, let us see whether them drunk in my fury, and I Elias will come to save him. will bring down their strength Jesus, when he had cried again to the earth. I will mention the with a loud voice, yielded up loving kindness of the Lord, the ghost. And behold, the and the praises of the Lord, acvail of the temple was rent in cording to all that the Lord twain, from the top to the bot-bath bestowed on us, and the tom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent; and the graves were opened; and many bodies of saints which slept, arose, and came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many. Now when the Centurion, and they that were with him watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.

MONDAY BEFORE EAS-
TER.

For the Epistle. Isaiah Ixiii. 1.
W
HO is this that cometh
from Edom, with dyed
garments from Bozrah? this
that is glorious in his apparel,

great goodness towards the house of Israel, which he hath bestowed on them, according to his mercies, and according to the multitude of his loving kindnesses. For he said, Surely they are my people, children that will not lie: So he was their Saviour. In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them, and he bare them, and carried them all the days of old. But they rebelled, and vexed his Holy Spirit: therefore he was turned to be their enemy, and he fought against them. Then he remembered the days of old, Moses and his people, saying, Where is he that brought them

up out of the sea, with the shep- meat, there came a woman herd of his flock? Where is he having an alabaster box of ointthat put his Holy Spirit within ment of spikenard, very precihim that led them by the ous, and she brake the box, and right hand of Moses, with his poured it on his head. And glorious arm dividing the water there were some that had inbefore them, to make himself dignation within themselves, an everlasting name? That led and said, Why was this waste them through the deep as an of the ointment made? for it horse in the wilderness, that might have been sold for more they should not stumble? As than three hundred pence, and a beast goeth down into the have been given to the poor. valley, the spirit of the Lord And they murmured against caused him to rest: so didst her. And Jesus said, Let her thou lead thy people, to make alone: why trouble ye her? she thyself a glorious name. Look hath wrought a good work ou down from heaven, and behold me: For ye have the poor with from the habitation of thy holi- you always, and whensoever ness, and of thy glory: Where ye will, ye may do them good; is thy zeal, and thy strength, but me ye have not always. the sounding of thy bowels, and She hath done what she could; of thy mercies towards me? she is come aforehand to anoint are they restrained? Doubtless my body to the burying. Verithou art our Father, though ly I say unto you, WheresoAbraham be ignorant of us, ever this gospel shall be preachand Israel acknowledge us noted throughout the whole world, thou, O Lord, art our Father, this also that she hath done our Redeemer; thy name is shall be spoken of, for a mefrom everlasting. O Lord, why morial of her. And Judas Ishast thou made us to err from cariot, one of the twelve, went thy ways, and hardened our unto the chief priests, to betray heart from thy fear? Return, bim unto them. And when they for thy servant's sake, the heard it, they were glad, and tribes of thine inheritance. The promised to give him money. people of thy holiness have And he sought how he might possessed it but a little while: conveniently betray him. And our adversaries have trodden the first day of unleavened down thy sanctuary. We are bread, when they killed the thine: thou never barest rule passover, his disciples said unto over them; they were not call-him, Where wilt thou that we ed by thy name.

The Gospel. St. Mark xiv. 1.
AFTER Iwo days was the

feast of the Passover, and of unleavened bread: and the chief priests aud the scribes sought how they might take him by craft, and put him to death. But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar of the people. And be ing in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at

go and prepare, that thou mayest eat the passover? And he

sendeth forth two of his disci

ples, and saith unto them, Go ye into the city; and there shail meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water: follow him. And wheresoever he shall go in, say ye to the good man of the house, The Master saith, Where is the guest-chamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples? And he

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