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things, a certain woman of the her children. But Jerusalem

company lift up her voice, and faid unto him, Bleffed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou haft fucked. But he said, Yea, rather blefsed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.

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ELL me, ye that defire to be under the law, do ye not hear the law? For it is written that Abraham had two a fons, the one by a bond-maid, the other by a free-woman. But he who was of the bondwoman, was born after the flesh; but he of the free-woman was by promise. Which things are an allegory: for these are the two covenants; the one from mount Sinai, which gendereth to bondage, which is Agar. For this Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and answereth to Jerufalem which now is, and is in bondage with

which is above, is free; which is the mother of us all. For it is written, Rejoice, thou barren that beareft not; break forth and cry, thou that travaileft not; for the defolate hath many more children than the which hath an hufband. Now we, brethren, as Ifaac was, are the children of promise. But as then, he that was born after the flesh persecuted him that was born after the Spirit; even fo it is now. Nevertheless, what faith the Scripture? Caft out the bondwoman and her fon; for the fon of the bond-woman fhall not be heir with the son of the free-woman. So then, brethren, we are not children of the bond-woman, but of the free.

The Gofpel. St. John vi. 1.

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ESUS went over the fea of Galilee, which is the fea of Tiberias. And a great multitude followed him, because they faw his miracles which he did on them that were difeased. And Jefus went up into a mountain, and there he fat with his difciples. And the paffover, a feaft of the Jews, was nigh. When Jefus then lift up his eyes, and saw a great company come unto him, he faith unto Philip, Whence fhall we buy bread,

that

that these may eat? (And this he faid to prove him; for he himself knew what he would

would do.) Philip anfwered him,

The Fifth Sunday in Lent.
The Collect.

mighty WE befeech thee, Al

mighty God, merciTwo hundred penny-worth of fully to look upon thy peobread is not fufficient for ple; that by thy great goodthem, that every one of them nefs they may be governed may take a little. One of his and preferved evermore, both difciples, Andrew, Simon Pe- in body and foul, through Jeter's brother, faith unto him, fus Chrift our Lord. Amen. There is a lad here which The Epiftle. Heb. ix. 11. hath loaves, and

hwo fivall alleys, bus, what Chigh priestor good things

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fishes;

are they among fo many? And Jefus faid, Make the men fit down. Now there was much grafs in the place. So the men fat down, in number about five thoufand. And Jefus took the loaves, and when he had given thanks, he diftributed to the difciples, and the difciples to them that were fet down, and likewise of the fishes as much as they would. When they were filled, he faid unto his difciples, Gather up the the fragments that remain, that nothing be loft. 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 feen the miracle that Jefus did, faid, This is of a truth that Prophet that fhould come into the world.

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 redemption for us. For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the afhes of an heifer fprinkling the unclean, fanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh; how much more fhall the blood of Chrift, who, through the eternal Spirit, offered himself without spot to God, purge your confcience from dead works to ferve the living God? And for this caufe he is the Mediator of the new Testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the tranfgreffions that were under the first Testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.

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Your father Abraham rejoiced to fee my day, and he faw it, and was glad. Then faid' the Jews unto him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and haft thou feen Abraham? Jefus faid unto them, Verily, verily, I fay unto you, before Abraham was, I am. Then took they up ftones to cast at him; but Jefus hid himself, and went out of the temple.

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The Gospel. St. John viii. 46. ESUS faid, Which of you convinceth me of fin? And if I fay 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 anfwered the Jews, and faid unto him, Say we not well, that thou art a Samaritan, and haft a devil? Jefus answered, I have not a devil: but I honour my Fa- The Sunday next before Eafter. ther, and ye do dishonour me. And I feek not mine own glory there is one that feeketh and judgeth. Verily, verily, I fay unto you, If a man keep my faying, he fhall never fee death. Then faid the Jews unto him, Now we know that thou haft a devil: Abraham is dead, and the prophets; and thou fayeft, If a man keep my faying, he fhall never taste of death. Art thou greater than our father Abraham, which is dead? and the prophets are dead: whom makeft thou thyself? Jefus anfwered, If I honour myfelf my honour is nothing; it is my father that honoureth me, Jefus: who being in the form of whom ye fay, that he is of God, thought it not robyour God: yet ye have not bery to be equal with God; known him; but I know him: but made himself of no repuand if I fhould fay I know tation, and took upon him him not, I fhall be a liar the form of a fervant, and like unto you; but I know was made in the likeness of him, and keep his faying. men and being found in

The Collect.
Lmighty and everlasting
God, who, of thy tender
love towards mankind, haft
fent thy Son our Saviour Jefus
Chrift, to take upon him our
flesh, and to fuffer death upon
the cross, that all mankind
fhould follow the example of
his great humility; mercifully
grant that we may both fol-
low the example of his pati-
ence, and alfo be made par-
takers of his refurrection,
through the fame Jefus Chrift
our Lord. Amen.

The Epiftle. Phil. ii. 5.
ET this mind be in you,

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which was alfo in Chrift

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fashion as a man, he humbled is the price of blood. And himself, and became obedient they took counfel, and bought

with them the potters field to bury ftrangers in. Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this day. (Then was fulfilled that which was fpoken by Jeremy the prophet, faying, And they took the thirty pieces of fil

unto death, even the death of the cross. Wherefore God alfo hath highly exalted him, and given him a Name which is above every name; that at the Name of Jefus every knee fhould bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; and ver, the price of him that that every tongue fhould con- was valued, whom they of fefs that Jefus Chrift is Lord, the children of Ifrael did vatotheglory of God the Father.

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The Gospel. St. Matth. xxvii. 1. HEN the morning was come, all the chief priefts and elders of the people took counsel against Jefus to put him to death. And when they had bound him, they led him away, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor. Then Judas, who had betrayed him, when he faw that he was condemned, repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of filver to the chief priests and elders, faying, I have finned, in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they faid, What is that to us? fee thou to that. And he caft down the pieces of filver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself. And the chief priests took the filver pieces, and faid, It is not lawful for to put them into the treasury, because it

lue, and gave them for the potters field, as the Lord appointed me.) And Jefus ftood before the governor; and the governor asked him, faying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jefus faid unto him, Thou fayeft. And when he was accused of the chief priests and elders, he anfwered nothing. Then faith Pilate unto him, Hearest thou not how many things they witness against thee? and he anfwered him to nevera word, infomuch that the governor marvelled greatly. Now at that feaft the governor was wont to release unto the people a prifoner, whom they would. And they had then a notable prifoner, called Barabbas. Therefore, when they were gathered together, Pilate faid unto them, Whom will ye that I release unto you? Barabbas, or Jefus which is called Chrift? For he knew that for envy they

had

had delivered him. When band of foldiers. And they

he was fet down on the judg- ftripped him, and put on him ment-feat, his wife fent unto a fcarlet robe. And when him, faying, Have thou no- they had platted a crown of thing to do with that juft thorns, they put it upon his man; for I have fuffered ma- head; and a reed in his right ny things this day in a dream hand: and they bowed the becaufe of him. But the knee before him, and mocked chief priests and elders per- him, faying, Hail, King of fuaded the multitude that the Jews! And they spit upon they should ask Barabbas, and him, and took the reed and deftroy Jefus. The governor fmote him on the head. And answered and faid unto them, after that they had mocked Whether of the twain will ye him, they took the robe off that I release unto you? They from him, and put his own faid, Barabbas. Pilate faith raiment on him, and led him unto them, What fhall I do away to crucify him. And then with Jesus, which is cal- as they came out, they found led Chrift? They all fay unto a man of Cyrene, Simon by him, Let him be crucified. name; him they compelled And the governor faid, Why, to bear his crofs. And when what evil hath he done? they were come unto a place But they cried out the more, called Golgotha, that is to faying, Let him be crucified, fay, a place of a skull, they When Pilate faw that he could gave him vinegar to drink prevail nothing, but that ra- mingled with gall; and when ther a tumult was made, he he had tafted thereof, he would took water, and washed his not drink. And they crucihands before the multitude, fied him, and parted his garfaying, I am innocent of the ments, cafting lots: that it blood of this juft perfon: fee might be fulfilled, which was ye to it. Then anfwered all spoken by the prophet, They the people, and faid, His parted my garments among blood be on us, and on our them, and upon my vesture children. Then released he did they caft lots. And fitBarabbas unto them; and ting down, they watched him when he had fcourged Jefus, there; and fet up over his he delivered him to be cru- head his accufation written, cified. Then the foldiers of THIS IS JESUS THE the governor took Jefus into KING OF THE JEWS. the common-hall, and ga- Then were there two thieves thered unto him the whole crucified with him; one on

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