us with immoderate rain and waters, may continually offer unto thee our and in thy mercy hast relieved and sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving comforted our souls by this seasonable for these thy mercies toward us, and blessed change of weather; we through JESUS CHRIST our Lord. praise and glorify thy holy name, for Amen. this thy mercy, and will always declare thy loving kindness from generation to generation, through JESUS CHRIST our Lord. Amen. ¶ For Plenty. T For Deliverance from great Sickness and O LORD GOD, who hast wounded us for our sins, and consumed us for our transgressions, by thy late heavy O MOST merciful Father, who of and dreadful visitation; and now, in thy gracious goodness hast heard the the midst of judgment remembering devout prayers of thy Church, and mercy, hast redeemed our souls from turned our dearth and scarcity into the jaws of death; we offer unto thy plenty; we give thee humble thanks fatherly goodness ourselves, our souls for this thy special bounty; beseech- and bodies, which thou hast delivered, ing thee to continue thy loving kind- to be a living sacrifice unto thee; ness unto us, that our land may yield always praising and magnifying thy us her fruits of increase, to thy glory mercies in the midst of thy Church, and our comfort, through JESUS through JESUS CHRIST Our Lord. CHRIST Our Lord. Amen. Amen. For Peace, and Deliverance from our 1 For a Recovery from Sickness. O ALMIGHTY GOD, who art O GOD, who art the giver of life, a strong tower of defence unto thy of health, and of safety; we bless thy servants against the face of their name, that thou hast been pleased to enemies; we yield thee praise and deliver from his bodily sickness this thanksgiving, for our deliverance thy servant, who now desireih to refrom those great and apparent dan- turn thanks unto thee, in the presence gers wherewith we were compassed; of all thy people. Gracious art thou, we acknowledge it thy goodness that O LORD, and full of compassion to we were not delivered over as a prey be duly impressed with a sense of thy the children of men. May his heart unto them; beseeching thee still to continue such thy mercies toward merciful goodness, and may he devote ns, that all the world may know that the residue of his days to an humble, thou art our Saviour and mighty De- holy, and obedient walking before liverer, through JESUS CHRIST our thee, through JESUS CHRIST our Lord. Amen. Lord. Amen. For Restoring Public Peace at Home. O ETERNAL GOD, our heavenly Father, who alone makest men to be of one mind in a house, and stillest the outrage of a violent and unruly people; we bless thy holy name, that it hath pleased thee to appease the seditious tumults which have been lately raised up amongst us; most humbly beseeching thee to grant to all of us grace, that we may henceforth obediently walk in thy holy commandments; and, leading a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty, For a safe Return from Sea. MOST gracious LORD, whose mercy is over all thy works; we praise thy holy name that thou hast been pleased to conduct in safety, through the perils of the great deep, this thy servant, who now desireth to return his thanks unto thee, in thy holy Church: May he be duly sensible of thy merciful providence toward him, and ever express his thankfulness by a holy trust in thee,. and obedience to thy laws, through JESUS CHRIST our Lord. Amen. THE COLLECTS, EPISTLES, AND GOSPELS, TO BE USED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR THE FIRST SUNDAY IN ADVENT. The Collect. Amen. The Gospel. St. Matt. xxi. 1. WHEN they drew nigh unto Jeru ALMIGHTY GOD, give us grace salem, and were come to Bethphage, that we may cast away the works of unto the mount of Olives, then sent darkness, and put upon us the armor JESUS two disciples, saying unto of light, now in the time of this mor- them, Go into the village over against tal life, in which thy Son JESUS you, and straightway ye shall find an CHRIST came to visit us in great ass tied, and a colt with her: loose humility; that in the last day, when them, and bring them unto me. And he shall come again in his glorious if any man say aught unto you, ye majesty to judge both the quick and shall say, The Lord hath need of dead, we may rise to the life immor- them; and straightway he will send tal, through him who liveth and them. All this was done, that it reigneth with thee and the HOLY GHOST, now and ever. This Collect is to be repeated every day with the other Collects in Advent, until Christmas-day. The Epistle. Rom. xiii. 8. OWE no man any thing, but to love one another; for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law. For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it briefly comprehended in this say ng, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. Love worketh no ill to his neighbor; therefore love is the fulfilling of the law. And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep; for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed. The night is far spent, the day is at hand; let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light. Let us walk honestly, as in the day; sold and bought in the temple, and not in rioting and drunkenness, not overthrew the tables of the moneyin chambering and wantonness, not changers, and the seats of them that in strife and envying. But put sold doves, and said unto them, It is ye on the Lord JESUS CHRIST, and written, My house shall be called the make not provision for the flesh, to house of prayer; but ye have made fulfil the lusts thereof. lit a den of thieves. might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass. And the disciples went, and did as JESUS commanded them; and brought the ass and the colt, and put on them their clothes, and they sat him thereon. And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way; others cut down branches from the trees, and strawed them in the way. And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David: blessed is he that cometh in the name of the LORD; Hosanna in the highest. And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, Who is this? And the multitude said, This is JESUS the Prophet of Nazareth of Galilee. And JESUS went into the temple of GOD, and cast out all them that THE SECOND SUNDAY IN ADVENT. | nations, with perplexity; the sea and The Collect. the waves roaring; men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth; for the powers of heaven shall be shaken. And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cload with power and great glory. And when these things begin to come and lift up your up, BLESSED LORD, who hast caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning; grant that we may in such wise hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them, that by patience, and comfort of thy holy Word, we may to then look pass, embrace, and ever hold fast the bless- heads; for your redemption draweth ed hope of everlasting life, which nigh. And he spake to them a para thou hast given us in our Saviour ble, Behold the fig-tree, and all the JESUS CHRIST. Amen. trees; when they now shoot forth, The Epistle. Rom. xv. 4. ye see and know of your own selves, WHATSOEVER things were that summer is now nigh at hand. So written aforetime, were written for likewise ye, when ye see these things our learning; that we, through pa-dom of GOD is nigh at hand. Verily come to pass, know ye that the kingtience, and comfort of the Scriptures, I say unto you, This generation shall might have hope. Now the GOD of patience and consolation grant you to be like-minded one toward another, according to CHRIST JESUS: that ye may with one mind and one say, Heaven and earth shall pass away; not pass away till all be fulfilled. but my word shall not pass away. The Collect. like mouth glorify Gon, even the Fa- THE THIRD SUNDAY IN ADVENT. her of our Lord JESUS CHRIST. Wherefore receive ye one another, as CHRIST also received us, to the O LORD JESUS CHRIST, who at glory of GOD. Now I that thy first coming didst send thy mesJESUS CHRIST was a minister of the senger to prepare thy way before circumcision, for the truth of GOD, thee; grant that the Ministers and to confirm the promises made unto Stewards of thy mysteries may the fathers: and that the Gentiles wise so prepare and make ready thy might glorify God for his mercy; as way, by turning the hearts of the it is written, For this cause I will disobedient to the wisdom of the just, confess to thee among the Gentiles, that, at thy second coming to judge and sing unto thy name: and again the world, we may be found an ache saith, Rejoice ye Gentiles, with ceptable people in thy sight, whe his people: and again, Praise the livest and reignest with the FATHER LORD, all ye Gentiles; and laud him, and the HOLY SPIRIT, ever one all ye people. And again Esaias GOD, world without end. Amen. The Epistle. 1 Cor. iv. 1. LET a man so account of us, as saith, There shall be a root of Jesse, and he that shall rise to reign over the Gentiles, in him shall the Gentiles trust. Now the GOD of hope of the Ministers of CHRIST, and fill with all joy and you Stewards of the mysteries of God. in bepeace lieving, that ye may abound in hope, Moreover, it is required in stewards, through the power of the HOLY that a man be found faithful. But GHOST. with me it is a very small thing, that I should be judged of you, or of man's judgment: yea, I judge not mine own self. For I know nothing by myself, yet am I not hereby justified; but he that judgeth me is the The Gospel. St. Luke xxi. 25. AND there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of LORD. Therefore judge nothing be-| fore the time, until the LORD come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God. The Gospel. St. Matt. xi. 2. The Epistle. Phil. iv. 4. REJOICE in the LORD alway, moderation be known unto all men. and again I say, Rejoice. Let your The LORD is at hand. Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known unto GOD. And the peace of GOD, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through CHRIST JESUS. The Gospel. St John i. 19. NOW when John had heard in the prison the works of CHRIST, he sent two of his disciples, and said unto him, Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another? JESUS answered and said unto them, THIS is the record of John when Go, and show John again those the Jews sent Priests and Levites things which ye do hear and see: from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art the blind receive their sight, and the thou? And he confessed, and denied lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, not; but confessed, I am not the and the deaf hear, the dead are raised Christ. And they asked him, What up, and the poor have the Gospel then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, preached to them: and blessed is he I am not. Art thou that prophet? whosoever shall not be offended in And he answered, No. Then said me. And as they departed, JESUS they unto him, Who art thou? that began to say unto the multitudes con- we may give an answer to them that cerning John, What went ye out into sent us: What sayest thou of thythe wilderness to see? A reed sha- self? He said, am the voice of ken with the wind? But what went one crying in the wilderness, Make ye out for to see? A man clothed in straight the way of the LORD, as soft raiment? Behold, they that wear said the prophet Esaias. And they soft clothing are in kings' houses. which were sent were of the PhariBut what went ye out for to see? A sees. And they asked him, and said prophet? yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet. For this is he of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee. unto him, why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that prophet? John answered them, saying, I baptize with water; but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not; he it is, who, coming after me, is preferred before THE FOURTH SUNDAY IN ADVENT. me, whose shoe's latchet I am not The Collect. O LORD, raise up, we pray thee, thy power, and come among us, and with great might succor us; that worthy to unloose. These things were done in Bethabara, beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing. whereas, through our sins and wick- THE NATIVITY OF OUR lord, or edness, we are sore let and hindered in running the race that is set before us, thy bountiful grace and mercy may speedily help and deliver us, through the satisfaction of thy Son our LORD: to whom, with thee and the HOLY GHOST, be honor and glory, world without end. Amen. E* THE BIRTH DAY OF CHRIST DAY. The Collect. ALMIGHTY GOD, who hast given us thy only-begotten Son to take our nature upon him, and as at this time to be born of a pure virgin, grant that we, being regenerate and made thy children by adoption and grace, may daily be renewed by thy holy SPIRIT, through the same our Lord JESUS CHRIST, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the same SPIRIT, ever one God, world without him was not any thing made, out end. Amen. The Gospel. St. John i. 1. IN the beginning was the WORD, and the WORD was with GOD, and the WORD was GOD. was in the beginning with GOD. All things were made by him; and with The same that was made. In him was life, and the life was the light of men. And The Epistle. Heb. i. 1. the light shineth in darkness, and GOD, who, at sundry times, and the darkness comprehended it not. in divers manners, spake in time There was a man sent from GOD, past unto the fathers by the prophets, whose name was John: the same hath in these last days spoken unto came for a witness, to bear witness of us by his Son, whom he hath ap- the light, that all men through him pointed heir of all things, by whom might believe. He was not that light, also he made the worlds; who, being but was sent to bear witness of that the brightness of his glory, and the light. That was the true light, which express image of his person, and lighteth every man that cometh into upholding all things by the word of the world. He was in the world, and his power, when he had by himself the world was made by him, and the purged our sins, sat down on the world knew him not. He came unto right hand of the Majesty on high; his own, and his own received him not. being made so much better than the But as many as received him, to them angels, as he hath by inheritance ob- gave he power to become the sons of tained a more excellent name than GOD, even to them that believe on his they. For unto which of the angels name: which were born, not of blood, said he at any time, Thou art my nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the Son, this day have I begotten thee? will of man, but of GOD. And the And again, I will be to him a Father, WORD was made flesh, and dwelt and he shall be to me a Son? And among us, (and we beheld his glory, again, when he bringeth in the first- the glory as of the only-begotten of begotten into the world, he saith, the Father,) full of grace and truth. And let all the angels of GOD worship him. And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, and DAY. his ministers a flame of fire. But The Collect. unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O GOD, is for ever and ever; a sceptre given us thy only-begotten Son to ALMIGHTY GOD, who hast of righteousness is the sceptre of thy take our nature upon him, and as at kingdom. Thou hast loved right this time to be born of a pure virgin; eousness, and hated iniquity; therefore GOD, even thy GOD, hath grant that we, being regenerate and anointed thee with the oil of gladness made thy children by adoption and above thy fellows. And, Thou, LORD, race, may daily be renewed by thy in the beginning hast laid the founholy SPIRIT, through the same our dation of the earth; and the heavens reigneth with thee and the same Lord JESUS CHRIST, who liveth and are the works of thine hands: they SPIRIT, ever one GOD, world withshall perish, but thou remainest; and they all shall wax old as doth a gar ment; and as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed; but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail. THE SUNDAY AFTER CHRISTMAS out end. Amen. The Epistle. Gal. iv. 1. NOW I say, that the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of |