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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Joshua 6:1-7\, 11\, 14-20\nNow
  Jericho was straitly shut up because of the children of Israel: none went
  out\, and none came in. And the LORD said unto Joshua\, See\, I have give
 n into thine hand Jericho\, and the king thereof\, and the mighty men of v
 alour. And ye shall compass the city\, all ye men of war\, and go round ab
 out the city once. Thus shalt thou do six days. And seven priests shall be
 ar before the ark seven trumpets of rams’ horns: and the seventh day ye 
 shall compass the city seven times\, and the priests shall blow with the t
 rumpets. And it shall come to pass\, that when they make a long blast with
  the ram’s horn\, and when ye hear the sound of the trumpet\, all the pe
 ople shall shout with a great shout\; and the wall of the city shall fall 
 down flat\, and the people shall ascend up every man straight before him. 
 ¶ And Joshua the son of Nun called the priests\, and said unto them\, Tak
 e up the ark of the covenant\, and let seven priests bear seven trumpets o
 f rams’ horns before the ark of the LORD. And he said unto the people\, 
 Pass on\, and compass the city\, and let him that is armed pass on before 
 the ark of the LORD. So the ark of the LORD compassed the city\, going abo
 ut it once: and they came into the camp\, and lodged in the camp. And the 
 second day they compassed the city once\, and returned into the camp: so t
 hey did six days. And it came to pass on the seventh day\, that they rose 
 early about the dawning of the day\, and compassed the city after the same
  manner seven times: only on that day they compassed the city seven times.
  And it came to pass at the seventh time\, when the priests blew with the 
 trumpets\, Joshua said unto the people\, Shout\; for the LORD hath given y
 ou the city. ¶ And the city shall be accursed\, even it\, and all that ar
 e therein\, to the LORD: only Rahab the harlot shall live\, she and all th
 at are with her in the house\, because she hid the messengers that we sent
 . And ye\, in any wise keep yourselves from the accursed thing\, lest ye m
 ake yourselves accursed\, when ye take of the accursed thing\, and make th
 e camp of Israel a curse\, and trouble it. But all the silver\, and gold\,
  and vessels of brass and iron\, are consecrated unto the LORD: they shall
  come into the treasury of the LORD. So the people shouted when the priest
 s blew with the trumpets: and it came to pass\, when the people heard the 
 sound of the trumpet\, and the people shouted with a great shout\, that th
 e wall fell down flat\, so that the people went up into the city\, every m
 an straight before him\, and they took the city.\n\nSecond Lesson — Luke
  6:1-11\nAnd it came to pass on the second sabbath after the first\, that 
 he went through the corn fields\; and his disciples plucked the ears of co
 rn\, and did eat\, rubbing them in their hands. And certain of the Pharise
 es said unto them\, Why do ye that which is not lawful to do on the sabbat
 h days? And Jesus answering them said\, Have ye not read so much as this\,
  what David did\, when himself was an hungred\, and they which were with h
 im\; How he went into the house of God\, and did take and eat the shewbrea
 d\, and gave also to them that were with him\; which it is not lawful to e
 at but for the priests alone? And he said unto them\, That the Son of man 
 is Lord also of the sabbath. And it came to pass also on another sabbath\,
  that he entered into the synagogue and taught: and there was a man whose 
 right hand was withered. And the scribes and Pharisees watched him\, wheth
 er he would heal on the sabbath day\; that they might find an accusation a
 gainst him. But he knew their thoughts\, and said to the man which had the
  withered hand\, Rise up\, and stand forth in the midst. And he arose and 
 stood forth. Then said Jesus unto them\, I will ask you one thing\; Is it 
 lawful on the sabbath days to do good\, or to do evil? to save life\, or t
 o destroy it? And looking round about upon them all\, he said unto the man
 \, Stretch forth thy hand. And he did so: and his hand was restored whole 
 as the other. And they were filled with madness\; and communed one with an
 other what they might do to Jesus.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Neh
 emiah 2:1-8\nAnd it came to pass in the month Nisan\, in the twentieth yea
 r of Artaxerxes the king\, that wine was before him: and I took up the win
 e\, and gave it unto the king. Now I had not been beforetime sad in his pr
 esence. Wherefore the king said unto me\, Why is thy countenance sad\, see
 ing thou art not sick? this is nothing else but sorrow of heart. Then I wa
 s very sore afraid\, And said unto the king\, Let the king live for ever: 
 why should not my countenance be sad\, when the city\, the place of my fat
 hers’ sepulchres\, lieth waste\, and the gates thereof are consumed with
  fire? Then the king said unto me\, For what dost thou make request? So I 
 prayed to the God of heaven. And I said unto the king\, If it please the k
 ing\, and if thy servant have found favour in thy sight\, that thou woulde
 st send me unto Judah\, unto the city of my fathers’ sepulchres\, that I
  may build it. And the king said unto me\, (the queen also sitting by him\
 ,) For how long shall thy journey be? and when wilt thou return? So it ple
 ased the king to send me\; and I set him a time. Moreover I said unto the 
 king\, If it please the king\, let letters be given me to the governors be
 yond the river\, that they may convey me over till I come into Judah\; And
  a letter unto Asaph the keeper of the king’s forest\, that he may give 
 me timber to make beams for the gates of the palace which appertained to t
 he house\, and for the wall of the city\, and for the house that I shall e
 nter into. And the king granted me\, according to the good hand of my God 
 upon me.\n\nSecond Lesson — Acts 12:25-13:12\nAnd Barnabas and Saul retu
 rned from Jerusalem\, when they had fulfilled their ministry\, and took wi
 th them John\, whose surname was Mark. Now there were in the church that w
 as at Antioch certain prophets and teachers\; as Barnabas\, and Simeon tha
 t was called Niger\, and Lucius of Cyrene\, and Manaen\, which had been br
 ought up with Herod the tetrarch\, and Saul. As they ministered to the Lor
 d\, and fasted\, the Holy Ghost said\, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for t
 he work whereunto I have called them. And when they had fasted and prayed\
 , and laid their hands on them\, they sent them away. ¶ So they\, being s
 ent forth by the Holy Ghost\, departed unto Seleucia\; and from thence the
 y sailed to Cyprus. And when they were at Salamis\, they preached the word
  of God in the synagogues of the Jews: and they had also John to their min
 ister. And when they had gone through the isle unto Paphos\, they found a 
 certain sorcerer\, a false prophet\, a Jew\, whose name was Bar-jesus: Whi
 ch was with the deputy of the country\, Sergius Paulus\, a prudent man\; w
 ho called for Barnabas and Saul\, and desired to hear the word of God. But
  Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them
 \, seeking to turn away the deputy from the faith. Then Saul\, (who also i
 s called Paul\,) filled with the Holy Ghost\, set his eyes on him\, And sa
 id\, O full of all subtilty and all mischief\, thou child of the devil\, t
 hou enemy of all righteousness\, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right 
 ways of the Lord? And now\, behold\, the hand of the Lord is upon thee\, a
 nd thou shalt be blind\, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately 
 there fell on him a mist and a darkness\; and he went about seeking some t
 o lead him by the hand. Then the deputy\, when he saw what was done\, beli
 eved\, being astonished at the doctrine of the Lord.
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SUMMARY:Friday after the Second Sunday after Trinity
DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Joshua 14:6\n¶ Then the child
 ren of Judah came unto Joshua in Gilgal: and Caleb the son of Jephunneh th
 e Kenezite said unto him\, Thou knowest the thing that the LORD said unto 
 Moses the man of God concerning me and thee in Kadesh-barnea. Forty years 
 old was I when Moses the servant of the LORD sent me from Kadesh-barnea to
  espy out the land\; and I brought him word again as it was in mine heart.
  Nevertheless my brethren that went up with me made the heart of the peopl
 e melt: but I wholly followed the LORD my God. And Moses sware on that day
 \, saying\, Surely the land whereon thy feet have trodden shall be thine i
 nheritance\, and thy children’s for ever\, because thou hast wholly foll
 owed the LORD my God. And now\, behold\, the LORD hath kept me alive\, as 
 he said\, these forty and five years\, even since the LORD spake this word
  unto Moses\, while the children of Israel wandered in the wilderness: and
  now\, lo\, I am this day fourscore and five years old. As yet I am as str
 ong this day as I was in the day that Moses sent me: as my strength was th
 en\, even so is my strength now\, for war\, both to go out\, and to come i
 n. Now therefore give me this mountain\, whereof the LORD spake in that da
 y\; for thou heardest in that day how the Anakims were there\, and that th
 e cities were great and fenced: if so be the LORD will be with me\, then I
  shall be able to drive them out\, as the LORD said. And Joshua blessed hi
 m\, and gave unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh Hebron for an inheritance. He
 bron therefore became the inheritance of Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Ke
 nezite unto this day\, because that he wholly followed the LORD God of Isr
 ael. And the name of Hebron before was Kirjath-arba\; which Arba was a gre
 at man among the Anakims. And the land had rest from war.\n\nSecond Lesson
  — Luke 6:12-26\nAnd it came to pass in those days\, that he went out in
 to a mountain to pray\, and continued all night in prayer to God. ¶ And w
 hen it was day\, he called unto him his disciples: and of them he chose tw
 elve\, whom also he named apostles\; Simon\, (whom he also named Peter\,) 
 and Andrew his brother\, James and John\, Philip and Bartholomew\, Matthew
  and Thomas\, James the son of Alphæus\, and Simon called Zelotes\, And J
 udas the brother of James\, and Judas Iscariot\, which also was the traito
 r. ¶ And he came down with them\, and stood in the plain\, and the compan
 y of his disciples\, and a great multitude of people out of all Judæa and
  Jerusalem\, and from the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon\, which came to hear
  him\, and to be healed of their diseases\; And they that were vexed with 
 unclean spirits: and they were healed. And the whole multitude sought to t
 ouch him: for there went virtue out of him\, and healed them all. ¶ And h
 e lifted up his eyes on his disciples\, and said\, Blessed be ye poor: for
  yours is the kingdom of God. Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall
  be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh. Blessed are 
 ye\, when men shall hate you\, and when they shall separate you from their
  company\, and shall reproach you\, and cast out your name as evil\, for t
 he Son of man’s sake. Rejoice ye in that day\, and leap for joy: for\, b
 ehold\, your reward is great in heaven: for in the like manner did their f
 athers unto the prophets. But woe unto you that are rich! for ye have rece
 ived your consolation. Woe unto you that are full! for ye shall hunger. Wo
 e unto you that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep. Woe unto you\, whe
 n all men shall speak well of you! for so did their fathers to the false p
 rophets.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Nehemiah 2:9\n¶ Then I came 
 to the governors beyond the river\, and gave them the king’s letters. No
 w the king had sent captains of the army and horsemen with me. When Sanbal
 lat the Horonite\, and Tobiah the servant\, the Ammonite\, heard of it\, i
 t grieved them exceedingly that there was come a man to seek the welfare o
 f the children of Israel. So I came to Jerusalem\, and was there three day
 s. ¶ And I arose in the night\, I and some few men with me\; neither told
  I any man what my God had put in my heart to do at Jerusalem: neither was
  there any beast with me\, save the beast that I rode upon. And I went out
  by night by the gate of the valley\, even before the dragon well\, and to
  the dung port\, and viewed the walls of Jerusalem\, which were broken dow
 n\, and the gates thereof were consumed with fire. Then I went on to the g
 ate of the fountain\, and to the king’s pool: but there was no place for
  the beast that was under me to pass. Then went I up in the night by the b
 rook\, and viewed the wall\, and turned back\, and entered by the gate of 
 the valley\, and so returned. And the rulers knew not whither I went\, or 
 what I did\; neither had I as yet told it to the Jews\, nor to the priests
 \, nor to the nobles\, nor to the rulers\, nor to the rest that did the wo
 rk. ¶ Then said I unto them\, Ye see the distress that we are in\, how Je
 rusalem lieth waste\, and the gates thereof are burned with fire: come\, a
 nd let us build up the wall of Jerusalem\, that we be no more a reproach. 
 Then I told them of the hand of my God which was good upon me\; as also th
 e king’s words that he had spoken unto me. And they said\, Let us rise u
 p and build. So they strengthened their hands for this good work. But when
  Sanballat the Horonite\, and Tobiah the servant\, the Ammonite\, and Gesh
 em the Arabian\, heard it\, they laughed us to scorn\, and despised us\, a
 nd said\, What is this thing that ye do? will ye rebel against the king? T
 hen answered I them\, and said unto them\, The God of heaven\, he will pro
 sper us\; therefore we his servants will arise and build: but ye have no p
 ortion\, nor right\, nor memorial\, in Jerusalem.\n\nSecond Lesson — Act
 s 13:13-25\nNow when Paul and his company loosed from Paphos\, they came t
 o Perga in Pamphylia: and John departing from them returned to Jerusalem. 
 ¶ But when they departed from Perga\, they came to Antioch in Pisidia\, a
 nd went into the synagogue on the sabbath day\, and sat down. And after th
 e reading of the law and the prophets the rulers of the synagogue sent unt
 o them\, saying\, Ye men and brethren\, if ye have any word of exhortation
  for the people\, say on. Then Paul stood up\, and beckoning with his hand
  said\, Men of Israel\, and ye that fear God\, give audience. The God of t
 his people of Israel chose our fathers\, and exalted the people when they 
 dwelt as strangers in the land of Egypt\, and with an high arm brought he 
 them out of it. And about the time of forty years suffered he their manner
 s in the wilderness. And when he had destroyed seven nations in the land o
 f Chanaan\, he divided their land to them by lot. And after that he gave u
 nto them judges about the space of four hundred and fifty years\, until Sa
 muel the prophet. And afterward they desired a king: and God gave unto the
 m Saul the son of Cis\, a man of the tribe of Benjamin\, by the space of f
 orty years. And when he had removed him\, he raised up unto them David to 
 be their king\; to whom also he gave testimony\, and said\, I have found D
 avid the son of Jesse\, a man after mine own heart\, which shall fulfil al
 l my will. Of this man’s seed hath God according to his promise raised u
 nto Israel a Saviour\, Jesus: When John had first preached before his comi
 ng the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel. And as John fulf
 illed his course\, he said\, Whom think ye that I am? I am not he. But\, b
 ehold\, there cometh one after me\, whose shoes of his feet I am not worth
 y to loose.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Joshua 23:1-3\, 11-16\nAnd it 
 came to pass a long time after that the LORD had given rest unto Israel fr
 om all their enemies round about\, that Joshua waxed old and stricken in a
 ge. And Joshua called for all Israel\, and for their elders\, and for thei
 r heads\, and for their judges\, and for their officers\, and said unto th
 em\, I am old and stricken in age: And ye have seen all that the LORD your
  God hath done unto all these nations because of you\; for the LORD your G
 od is he that hath fought for you. Take good heed therefore unto yourselve
 s\, that ye love the LORD your God. Else if ye do in any wise go back\, an
 d cleave unto the remnant of these nations\, even these that remain among 
 you\, and shall make marriages with them\, and go in unto them\, and they 
 to you: Know for a certainty that the LORD your God will no more drive out
  any of these nations from before you\; but they shall be snares and traps
  unto you\, and scourges in your sides\, and thorns in your eyes\, until y
 e perish from off this good land which the LORD your God hath given you. A
 nd\, behold\, this day I am going the way of all the earth: and ye know in
  all your hearts and in all your souls\, that not one thing hath failed of
  all the good things which the LORD your God spake concerning you\; all ar
 e come to pass unto you\, and not one thing hath failed thereof. Therefore
  it shall come to pass\, that as all good things are come upon you\, which
  the LORD your God promised you\; so shall the LORD bring upon you all evi
 l things\, until he have destroyed you from off this good land which the L
 ORD your God hath given you. When ye have transgressed the covenant of the
  LORD your God\, which he commanded you\, and have gone and served other g
 ods\, and bowed yourselves to them\; then shall the anger of the LORD be k
 indled against you\, and ye shall perish quickly from off the good land wh
 ich he hath given unto you.\n\nSecond Lesson — Luke 6:27-38\n¶ But I sa
 y unto you which hear\, Love your enemies\, do good to them which hate you
 \, Bless them that curse you\, and pray for them which despitefully use yo
 u. And unto him that smiteth thee on the one cheek offer also the other\; 
 and him that taketh away thy cloke forbid not to take thy coat also. Give 
 to every man that asketh of thee\; and of him that taketh away thy goods a
 sk them not again. And as ye would that men should do to you\, do ye also 
 to them likewise. For if ye love them which love you\, what thank have ye?
  for sinners also love those that love them. And if ye do good to them whi
 ch do good to you\, what thank have ye? for sinners also do even the same.
  And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive\, what thank have ye? f
 or sinners also lend to sinners\, to receive as much again. But love ye yo
 ur enemies\, and do good\, and lend\, hoping for nothing again\; and your 
 reward shall be great\, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for h
 e is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil. Be ye therefore merciful\, 
 as your Father also is merciful. Judge not\, and ye shall not be judged: c
 ondemn not\, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive\, and ye shall be forg
 iven: Give\, and it shall be given unto you\; good measure\, pressed down\
 , and shaken together\, and running over\, shall men give into your bosom.
  For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you
  again.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Nehemiah 4:6\nSo built we the 
 wall\; and all the wall was joined together unto the half thereof: for the
  people had a mind to work. ¶ But it came to pass\, that when Sanballat\,
  and Tobiah\, and the Arabians\, and the Ammonites\, and the Ashdodites\, 
 heard that the walls of Jerusalem were made up\, and that the breaches beg
 an to be stopped\, then they were very wroth\, And conspired all of them t
 ogether to come and to fight against Jerusalem\, and to hinder it. Neverth
 eless we made our prayer unto our God\, and set a watch against them day a
 nd night\, because of them. And Judah said\, The strength of the bearers o
 f burdens is decayed\, and there is much rubbish\; so that we are not able
  to build the wall. And our adversaries said\, They shall not know\, neith
 er see\, till we come in the midst among them\, and slay them\, and cause 
 the work to cease. And it came to pass\, that when the Jews which dwelt by
  them came\, they said unto us ten times\, From all places whence ye shall
  return unto us they will be upon you. ¶ Therefore set I in the lower pla
 ces behind the wall\, and on the higher places\, I even set the people aft
 er their families with their swords\, their spears\, and their bows. And I
  looked\, and rose up\, and said unto the nobles\, and to the rulers\, and
  to the rest of the people\, Be not ye afraid of them: remember the Lord\,
  which is great and terrible\, and fight for your brethren\, your sons\, a
 nd your daughters\, your wives\, and your houses. And it came to pass\, wh
 en our enemies heard that it was known unto us\, and God had brought their
  counsel to nought\, that we returned all of us to the wall\, every one un
 to his work. And it came to pass from that time forth\, that the half of m
 y servants wrought in the work\, and the other half of them held both the 
 spears\, the shields\, and the bows\, and the habergeons\; and the rulers 
 were behind all the house of Judah. They which builded on the wall\, and t
 hey that bare burdens\, with those that laded\, every one with one of his 
 hands wrought in the work\, and with the other hand held a weapon. For the
  builders\, every one had his sword girded by his side\, and so builded. A
 nd he that sounded the trumpet was by me. ¶ And I said unto the nobles\, 
 and to the rulers\, and to the rest of the people\, The work is great and 
 large\, and we are separated upon the wall\, one far from another. In what
  place therefore ye hear the sound of the trumpet\, resort ye thither unto
  us: our God shall fight for us. So we laboured in the work: and half of t
 hem held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared
 . Likewise at the same time said I unto the people\, Let every one with hi
 s servant lodge within Jerusalem\, that in the night they may be a guard t
 o us\, and labour on the day. So neither I\, nor my brethren\, nor my serv
 ants\, nor the men of the guard which followed me\, none of us put off our
  clothes\, saving that every one put them off for washing.\n\nSecond Lesso
 n — Acts 13:26-43\nMen and brethren\, children of the stock of Abraham\,
  and whosoever among you feareth God\, to you is the word of this salvatio
 n sent. For they that dwell at Jerusalem\, and their rulers\, because they
  knew him not\, nor yet the voices of the prophets which are read every sa
 bbath day\, they have fulfilled them in condemning him. And though they fo
 und no cause of death in him\, yet desired they Pilate that he should be s
 lain. And when they had fulfilled all that was written of him\, they took 
 him down from the tree\, and laid him in a sepulchre. But God raised him f
 rom the dead: And he was seen many days of them which came up with him fro
 m Galilee to Jerusalem\, who are his witnesses unto the people. And we dec
 lare unto you glad tidings\, how that the promise which was made unto the 
 fathers\, God hath fulfilled the same unto us their children\, in that he 
 hath raised up Jesus again\; as it is also written in the second psalm\, T
 hou art my Son\, this day have I begotten thee. And as concerning that he 
 raised him up from the dead\, now no more to return to corruption\, he sai
 d on this wise\, I will give you the sure mercies of David. Wherefore he s
 aith also in another psalm\, Thou shalt not suffer thine Holy One to see c
 orruption. For David\, after he had served his own generation by the will 
 of God\, fell on sleep\, and was laid unto his fathers\, and saw corruptio
 n: But he\, whom God raised again\, saw no corruption. ¶ Be it known unto
  you therefore\, men and brethren\, that through this man is preached unto
  you the forgiveness of sins: And by him all that believe are justified fr
 om all things\, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses. 
 Beware therefore\, lest that come upon you\, which is spoken of in the pro
 phets\; Behold\, ye despisers\, and wonder\, and perish: for I work a work
  in your days\, a work which ye shall in no wise believe\, though a man de
 clare it unto you. And when the Jews were gone out of the synagogue\, the 
 Gentiles besought that these words might be preached to them the next sabb
 ath. Now when the congregation was broken up\, many of the Jews and religi
 ous proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas: who\, speaking to them\, persua
 ded them to continue in the grace of God.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Jeremiah 31:1-14\nAt the same 
 time\, saith the LORD\, will I be the God of all the families of Israel\, 
 and they shall be my people. Thus saith the LORD\, The people which were l
 eft of the sword found grace in the wilderness\; even Israel\, when I went
  to cause him to rest. The LORD hath appeared of old unto me\, saying\, Ye
 a\, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindn
 ess have I drawn thee. Again I will build thee\, and thou shalt be built\,
  O virgin of Israel: thou shalt again be adorned with thy tabrets\, and sh
 alt go forth in the dances of them that make merry. Thou shalt yet plant v
 ines upon the mountains of Samaria: the planters shall plant\, and shall e
 at them as common things. For there shall be a day\, that the watchmen upo
 n the mount Ephraim shall cry\, Arise ye\, and let us go up to Zion unto t
 he LORD our God. For thus saith the LORD\; Sing with gladness for Jacob\, 
 and shout among the chief of the nations: publish ye\, praise ye\, and say
 \, O LORD\, save thy people\, the remnant of Israel. Behold\, I will bring
  them from the north country\, and gather them from the coasts of the eart
 h\, and with them the blind and the lame\, the woman with child and her th
 at travaileth with child together: a great company shall return thither. T
 hey shall come with weeping\, and with supplications will I lead them: I w
 ill cause them to walk by the rivers of waters in a straight way\, wherein
  they shall not stumble: for I am a father to Israel\, and Ephraim is my f
 irstborn. ¶ Hear the word of the LORD\, O ye nations\, and declare it in 
 the isles afar off\, and say\, He that scattered Israel will gather him\, 
 and keep him\, as a shepherd doth his flock. For the LORD hath redeemed Ja
 cob\, and ransomed him from the hand of him that was stronger than he. The
 refore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion\, and shall flow tog
 ether to the goodness of the LORD\, for wheat\, and for wine\, and for oil
 \, and for the young of the flock and of the herd: and their soul shall be
  as a watered garden\; and they shall not sorrow any more at all. Then sha
 ll the virgin rejoice in the dance\, both young men and old together: for 
 I will turn their mourning into joy\, and will comfort them\, and make the
 m rejoice from their sorrow. And I will satiate the soul of the priests wi
 th fatness\, and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness\, saith the
  LORD.\n\nSecond Lesson — Matthew 9:9-13\n¶ And as Jesus passed forth f
 rom thence\, he saw a man\, named Matthew\, sitting at the receipt of cust
 om: and he saith unto him\, Follow me. And he arose\, and followed him. ¶
  And it came to pass\, as Jesus sat at meat in the house\, behold\, many p
 ublicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples. And whe
 n the Pharisees saw it\, they said unto his disciples\, Why eateth your Ma
 ster with publicans and sinners? But when Jesus heard that\, he said unto 
 them\, They that be whole need not a physician\, but they that are sick. B
 ut go ye and learn what that meaneth\, I will have mercy\, and not sacrifi
 ce: for I am not come to call the righteous\, but sinners to repentance.\n
 \nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Jeremiah 23:1-8\nWoe be unto the pastor
 s that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith the LORD. Theref
 ore thus saith the LORD God of Israel against the pastors that feed my peo
 ple\; Ye have scattered my flock\, and driven them away\, and have not vis
 ited them: behold\, I will visit upon you the evil of your doings\, saith 
 the LORD. And I will gather the remnant of my flock out of all countries w
 hither I have driven them\, and will bring them again to their folds\; and
  they shall be fruitful and increase. And I will set up shepherds over the
 m which shall feed them: and they shall fear no more\, nor be dismayed\, n
 either shall they be lacking\, saith the LORD. ¶ Behold\, the days come\,
  saith the LORD\, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch\, and a 
 King shall reign and prosper\, and shall execute judgment and justice in t
 he earth. In his days Judah shall be saved\, and Israel shall dwell safely
 : and this is his name whereby he shall be called\, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUS
 NESS. Therefore\, behold\, the days come\, saith the LORD\, that they shal
 l no more say\, The LORD liveth\, which brought up the children of Israel 
 out of the land of Egypt\; But\, The LORD liveth\, which brought up and wh
 ich led the seed of the house of Israel out of the north country\, and fro
 m all countries whither I had driven them\; and they shall dwell in their 
 own land.\n\nSecond Lesson — Luke 19:2-10\nAnd\, behold\, there was a ma
 n named Zacchæus\, which was the chief among the publicans\, and he was r
 ich. And he sought to see Jesus who he was\; and could not for the press\,
  because he was little of stature. And he ran before\, and climbed up into
  a sycomore tree to see him: for he was to pass that way. And when Jesus c
 ame to the place\, he looked up\, and saw him\, and said unto him\, Zacch
 æus\, make haste\, and come down\; for to day I must abide at thy house. 
 And he made haste\, and came down\, and received him joyfully. And when th
 ey saw it\, they all murmured\, saying\, That he was gone to be guest with
  a man that is a sinner. And Zacchæus stood\, and said unto the Lord\; Be
 hold\, Lord\, the half of my goods I give to the poor\; and if I have take
 n any thing from any man by false accusation\, I restore him fourfold. And
  Jesus said unto him\, This day is salvation come to this house\, forsomuc
 h as he also is a son of Abraham. For the Son of man is come to seek and t
 o save that which was lost.
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SUMMARY:Monday after the Third Sunday after Trinity
DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Judges 5:1-18\nThen sang Debor
 ah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day\, saying\, Praise ye the LORD 
 for the avenging of Israel\, when the people willingly offered themselves.
  Hear\, O ye kings\; give ear\, O ye princes\; I\, even I\, will sing unto
  the LORD\; I will sing praise to the LORD God of Israel. LORD\, when thou
  wentest out of Seir\, when thou marchedst out of the field of Edom\, the 
 earth trembled\, and the heavens dropped\, the clouds also dropped water. 
 The mountains melted from before the LORD\, even that Sinai from before th
 e LORD God of Israel. In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath\, in the day
 s of Jael\, the highways were unoccupied\, and the travellers walked throu
 gh byways. The inhabitants of the villages ceased\, they ceased in Israel\
 , until that I Deborah arose\, that I arose a mother in Israel. They chose
  new gods\; then was war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen am
 ong forty thousand in Israel? My heart is toward the governors of Israel\,
  that offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless ye the LORD. Sp
 eak\, ye that ride on white asses\, ye that sit in judgment\, and walk by 
 the way. They that are delivered from the noise of archers in the places o
 f drawing water\, there shall they rehearse the righteous acts of the LORD
 \, even the righteous acts toward the inhabitants of his villages in Israe
 l: then shall the people of the LORD go down to the gates. Awake\, awake\,
  Deborah: awake\, awake\, utter a song: arise\, Barak\, and lead thy capti
 vity captive\, thou son of Abinoam. Then he made him that remaineth have d
 ominion over the nobles among the people: the LORD made me have dominion o
 ver the mighty. Out of Ephraim was there a root of them against Amalek\; a
 fter thee\, Benjamin\, among thy people\; out of Machir came down governor
 s\, and out of Zebulun they that handle the pen of the writer. And the pri
 nces of Issachar were with Deborah\; even Issachar\, and also Barak: he wa
 s sent on foot into the valley. For the divisions of Reuben there were gre
 at thoughts of heart. Why abodest thou among the sheepfolds\, to hear the 
 bleatings of the flocks? For the divisions of Reuben there were great sear
 chings of heart. Gilead abode beyond Jordan: and why did Dan remain in shi
 ps? Asher continued on the sea shore\, and abode in his breaches. Zebulun 
 and Naphtali were a people that jeoparded their lives unto the death in th
 e high places of the field.\n\nSecond Lesson — Luke 6:39\nAnd he spake a
  parable unto them\, Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not both fal
 l into the ditch? The disciple is not above his master: but every one that
  is perfect shall be as his master. And why beholdest thou the mote that i
 s in thy brother’s eye\, but perceivest not the beam that is in thine ow
 n eye? Either how canst thou say to thy brother\, Brother\, let me pull ou
 t the mote that is in thine eye\, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam
  that is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite\, cast out first the beam out of
  thine own eye\, and then shalt thou see clearly to pull out the mote that
  is in thy brother’s eye. For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fru
 it\; neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. For every tree is
  known by his own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs\, nor of a b
 ramble bush gather they grapes. A good man out of the good treasure of his
  heart bringeth forth that which is good\; and an evil man out of the evil
  treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abund
 ance of the heart his mouth speaketh. ¶ And why call ye me\, Lord\, Lord\
 , and do not the things which I say? Whosoever cometh to me\, and heareth 
 my sayings\, and doeth them\, I will shew you to whom he is like: He is li
 ke a man which built an house\, and digged deep\, and laid the foundation 
 on a rock: and when the flood arose\, the stream beat vehemently upon that
  house\, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock. But he th
 at heareth\, and doeth not\, is like a man that without a foundation built
  an house upon the earth\; against which the stream did beat vehemently\, 
 and immediately it fell\; and the ruin of that house was great.\n\nEvening
  Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Nehemiah 5:1-13\nAnd there was a great cry of th
 e people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews. For there wer
 e that said\, We\, our sons\, and our daughters\, are many: therefore we t
 ake up corn for them\, that we may eat\, and live. Some also there were th
 at said\, We have mortgaged our lands\, vineyards\, and houses\, that we m
 ight buy corn\, because of the dearth. There were also that said\, We have
  borrowed money for the king’s tribute\, and that upon our lands and vin
 eyards. Yet now our flesh is as the flesh of our brethren\, our children a
 s their children: and\, lo\, we bring into bondage our sons and our daught
 ers to be servants\, and some of our daughters are brought unto bondage al
 ready: neither is it in our power to redeem them\; for other men have our 
 lands and vineyards. ¶ And I was very angry when I heard their cry and th
 ese words. Then I consulted with myself\, and I rebuked the nobles\, and t
 he rulers\, and said unto them\, Ye exact usury\, every one of his brother
 . And I set a great assembly against them. And I said unto them\, We after
  our ability have redeemed our brethren the Jews\, which were sold unto th
 e heathen\; and will ye even sell your brethren? or shall they be sold unt
 o us? Then held they their peace\, and found nothing to answer. Also I sai
 d\, It is not good that ye do: ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God
  because of the reproach of the heathen our enemies? I likewise\, and my b
 rethren\, and my servants\, might exact of them money and corn: I pray you
 \, let us leave off this usury. Restore\, I pray you\, to them\, even this
  day\, their lands\, their vineyards\, their oliveyards\, and their houses
 \, also the hundredth part of the money\, and of the corn\, the wine\, and
  the oil\, that ye exact of them. Then said they\, We will restore them\, 
 and will require nothing of them\; so will we do as thou sayest. Then I ca
 lled the priests\, and took an oath of them\, that they should do accordin
 g to this promise. Also I shook my lap\, and said\, So God shake out every
  man from his house\, and from his labour\, that performeth not this promi
 se\, even thus be he shaken out\, and emptied. And all the congregation sa
 id\, Amen\, and praised the LORD. And the people did according to this pro
 mise.\n\nSecond Lesson — Acts 13:44-14:7\n¶ And the next sabbath day ca
 me almost the whole city together to hear the word of God. But when the Je
 ws saw the multitudes\, they were filled with envy\, and spake against tho
 se things which were spoken by Paul\, contradicting and blaspheming. Then 
 Paul and Barnabas waxed bold\, and said\, It was necessary that the word o
 f God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing ye put it from you\
 , and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life\, lo\, we turn to the 
 Gentiles. For so hath the Lord commanded us\, saying\, I have set thee to 
 be a light of the Gentiles\, that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the
  ends of the earth. And when the Gentiles heard this\, they were glad\, an
 d glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to eternal 
 life believed. And the word of the Lord was published throughout all the r
 egion. But the Jews stirred up the devout and honourable women\, and the c
 hief men of the city\, and raised persecution against Paul and Barnabas\, 
 and expelled them out of their coasts. But they shook off the dust of thei
 r feet against them\, and came unto Iconium. And the disciples were filled
  with joy\, and with the Holy Ghost. And it came to pass in Iconium\, that
  they went both together into the synagogue of the Jews\, and so spake\, t
 hat a great multitude both of the Jews and also of the Greeks believed. Bu
 t the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles\, and made their minds evil
  affected against the brethren. Long time therefore abode they speaking bo
 ldly in the Lord\, which gave testimony unto the word of his grace\, and g
 ranted signs and wonders to be done by their hands. But the multitude of t
 he city was divided: and part held with the Jews\, and part with the apost
 les. And when there was an assault made both of the Gentiles\, and also of
  the Jews with their rulers\, to use them despitefully\, and to stone them
 \, They were ware of it\, and fled unto Lystra and Derbe\, cities of Lycao
 nia\, and unto the region that lieth round about: And there they preached 
 the gospel.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Judges 5:19\nThe kings came an
 d fought\, then fought the kings of Canaan in Taanach by the waters of Meg
 iddo\; they took no gain of money. They fought from heaven\; the stars in 
 their courses fought against Sisera. The river of Kishon swept them away\,
  that ancient river\, the river Kishon. O my soul\, thou hast trodden down
  strength. Then were the horsehoofs broken by the means of the pransings\,
  the pransings of their mighty ones. Curse ye Meroz\, said the angel of th
 e LORD\, curse ye bitterly the inhabitants thereof\; because they came not
  to the help of the LORD\, to the help of the LORD against the mighty. Ble
 ssed above women shall Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite be\, blessed shal
 l she be above women in the tent. He asked water\, and she gave him milk\;
  she brought forth butter in a lordly dish. She put her hand to the nail\,
  and her right hand to the workmen’s hammer\; and with the hammer she sm
 ote Sisera\, she smote off his head\, when she had pierced and stricken th
 rough his temples. At her feet he bowed\, he fell\, he lay down: at her fe
 et he bowed\, he fell: where he bowed\, there he fell down dead. The mothe
 r of Sisera looked out at a window\, and cried through the lattice\, Why i
 s his chariot so long in coming? why tarry the wheels of his chariots? Her
  wise ladies answered her\, yea\, she returned answer to herself\, Have th
 ey not sped? have they not divided the prey\; to every man a damsel or two
 \; to Sisera a prey of divers colours\, a prey of divers colours of needle
 work\, of divers colours of needlework on both sides\, meet for the necks 
 of them that take the spoil? So let all thine enemies perish\, O LORD: but
  let them that love him be as the sun when he goeth forth in his might. An
 d the land had rest forty years.\n\nSecond Lesson — Luke 7:1-10\nNow whe
 n he had ended all his sayings in the audience of the people\, he entered 
 into Capernaum. And a certain centurion’s servant\, who was dear unto hi
 m\, was sick\, and ready to die. And when he heard of Jesus\, he sent unto
  him the elders of the Jews\, beseeching him that he would come and heal h
 is servant. And when they came to Jesus\, they besought him instantly\, sa
 ying\, That he was worthy for whom he should do this: For he loveth our na
 tion\, and he hath built us a synagogue. Then Jesus went with them. And wh
 en he was now not far from the house\, the centurion sent friends to him\,
  saying unto him\, Lord\, trouble not thyself: for I am not worthy that th
 ou shouldest enter under my roof: Wherefore neither thought I myself worth
 y to come unto thee: but say in a word\, and my servant shall be healed. F
 or I also am a man set under authority\, having under me soldiers\, and I 
 say unto one\, Go\, and he goeth\; and to another\, Come\, and he cometh\;
  and to my servant\, Do this\, and he doeth it. When Jesus heard these thi
 ngs\, he marvelled at him\, and turned him about\, and said unto the peopl
 e that followed him\, I say unto you\, I have not found so great faith\, n
 o\, not in Israel. And they that were sent\, returning to the house\, foun
 d the servant whole that had been sick.\n\nEvening Prayer (The Eve of The 
 Nativity of Saint John Baptist)\nFirst Lesson — Ecclesiasticus 48:1-10\n
 Then stood up Elias the prophet as fire\, and his word burned like a lamp.
  He brought a sore famine upon them\, and by his zeal he diminished their 
 number. By the word of the Lord he shut up the heaven\, and also three tim
 es brought down fire. O Elias\, how wast thou honoured in thy wondrous dee
 ds! and who may glory like unto thee! Who didst raise up a dead man from d
 eath\, and his soul from the place of the dead\, by the word of the most H
 igh: Who broughtest kings to destruction\, and honorable men from their be
 d: Who heardest the rebuke of the Lord in Sinai\, and in Horeb the judgmen
 t of vengeance: Who annointedst kings to take revenge\, and prophets to su
 cceed after him: Who was taken up in a whirlwind of fire\, and in a chario
 t of fiery horses: Who wast ordained for reproofs in their times\, to paci
 fy the wrath of the Lord’s judgment\, before it brake forth into fury\, 
 and to turn the heart of the father unto the son\, and to restore the trib
 es of Jacob.\n\nSecond Lesson — Luke 1:5-23\n¶ There was in the days of
  Herod\, the king of Judæa\, a certain priest named Zacharias\, of the co
 urse of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron\, and her name wa
 s Elisabeth. And they were both righteous before God\, walking in all the 
 commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless. And they had no child\,
  because that Elisabeth was barren\, and they both were now well stricken 
 in years. And it came to pass\, that while he executed the priest’s offi
 ce before God in the order of his course\, According to the custom of the 
 priest’s office\, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temp
 le of the Lord. And the whole multitude of the people were praying without
  at the time of incense. And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord 
 standing on the right side of the altar of incense. And when Zacharias saw
  him\, he was troubled\, and fear fell upon him. But the angel said unto h
 im\, Fear not\, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard\; and thy wife Elisabet
 h shall bear thee a son\, and thou shalt call his name John. And thou shal
 t have joy and gladness\; and many shall rejoice at his birth. For he shal
 l be great in the sight of the Lord\, and shall drink neither wine nor str
 ong drink\; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost\, even from his mot
 her’s womb. And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord
  their God. And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias\, 
 to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children\, and the disobedient to
  the wisdom of the just\; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord. An
 d Zacharias said unto the angel\, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an o
 ld man\, and my wife well stricken in years. And the angel answering said 
 unto him\, I am Gabriel\, that stand in the presence of God\; and am sent 
 to speak unto thee\, and to shew thee these glad tidings. And\, behold\, t
 hou shalt be dumb\, and not able to speak\, until the day that these thing
 s shall be performed\, because thou believest not my words\, which shall b
 e fulfilled in their season. And the people waited for Zacharias\, and mar
 velled that he tarried so long in the temple. And when he came out\, he co
 uld not speak unto them: and they perceived that he had seen a vision in t
 he temple: for he beckoned unto them\, and remained speechless. And it cam
 e to pass\, that\, as soon as the days of his ministration were accomplish
 ed\, he departed to his own house.
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SUMMARY:The Nativity of Saint John Baptist
DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Malachi 3:1-6\nBehold\, I will
  send my messenger\, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord\
 , whom ye seek\, shall suddenly come to his temple\, even the messenger of
  the covenant\, whom ye delight in: behold\, he shall come\, saith the LOR
 D of hosts. But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand w
 hen he appeareth? for he is like a refiner’s fire\, and like fullers’ 
 soap: And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall p
 urify the sons of Levi\, and purge them as gold and silver\, that they may
  offer unto the LORD an offering in righteousness. Then shall the offering
  of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto the LORD\, as in the days of old\
 , and as in former years. And I will come near to you to judgment\; and I 
 will be a swift witness against the sorcerers\, and against the adulterers
 \, and against false swearers\, and against those that oppress the hirelin
 g in his wages\, the widow\, and the fatherless\, and that turn aside the 
 stranger from his right\, and fear not me\, saith the LORD of hosts. For I
  am the LORD\, I change not\; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.
 \n\nSecond Lesson — Matthew 3\nIn those days came John the Baptist\, pre
 aching in the wilderness of Judaea\, And saying\, Repent ye: for the kingd
 om of heaven is at hand. For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet 
 Esaias\, saying\, The voice of one crying in the wilderness\, Prepare ye t
 he way of the Lord\, make his paths straight. And the same John had his ra
 iment of camel’s hair\, and a leathern girdle about his loins\; and his 
 meat was locusts and wild honey. Then went out to him Jerusalem\, and all 
 Judaea\, and all the region round about Jordan\, And were baptized of him 
 in Jordan\, confessing their sins. ¶ But when he saw many of the Pharisee
 s and Sadducees come to his baptism\, he said unto them\, O generation of 
 vipers\, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Bring forth t
 herefore fruits meet for repentance: And think not to say within yourselve
 s\, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you\, that God is able o
 f these stones to raise up children unto Abraham. And now also the axe is 
 laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not f
 orth good fruit is hewn down\, and cast into the fire. I indeed baptize yo
 u with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than
  I\, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Ho
 ly Ghost\, and with fire: Whose fan is in his hand\, and he will throughly
  purge his floor\, and gather his wheat into the garner\; but he will burn
  up the chaff with unquenchable fire. ¶ Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to
  Jordan unto John\, to be baptized of him. But John forbad him\, saying\, 
 I have need to be baptized of thee\, and comest thou to me? And Jesus answ
 ering said unto him\, Suffer  it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to 
 fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him. And Jesus\, when he was ba
 ptized\, went up straightway out of the water: and\, lo\, the heavens were
  opened unto him\, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove\, a
 nd lighting upon him: And lo a voice from heaven\, saying\, This is my bel
 oved Son\, in whom I am well pleased.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 
 Malachi 4\nFor\, behold\, the day cometh\, that shall burn as an oven\; an
 d all the proud\, yea\, and all that do wickedly\, shall be stubble: and t
 he day that cometh shall burn them up\, saith the LORD of hosts\, that it 
 shall leave them neither root nor branch. ¶ But unto you that fear my nam
 e shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings\; and ye 
 shall go forth\, and grow up as calves of the stall. And ye shall tread do
 wn the wicked\; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in th
 e day that I shall do this\, saith the LORD of hosts. ¶ Remember ye the l
 aw of Moses my servant\, which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israe
 l\, with the statutes and judgments. ¶ Behold\, I will send you Elijah th
 e prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD: And
  he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children\, and the heart of
  the children to their fathers\, lest I come and smite the earth with a cu
 rse.\n\nSecond Lesson — Matthew 11:2-19\nNow 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 answ
 ered and said unto them\, Go and shew John again those things which ye do 
 hear and see: The blind receive their sight\, and the lame walk\, the lepe
 rs are cleansed\, and the deaf hear\, the dead are raised up\, and the poo
 r have the gospel preached to them. And blessed is he\, whosoever shall no
 t be offended in me. ¶ And as they departed\, Jesus began to say unto the
  multitudes concerning John\, What went ye out into the wilderness to see?
  A reed shaken with the wind? But what went ye out for to see? A man cloth
 ed in soft raiment? behold\, they that wear soft clothing are in kings’ 
 houses. But what went ye out for to see? A 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. Verily I say unto you\, Among them that are born of women there hat
 h not risen a greater than John the Baptist: notwithstanding he that is le
 ast in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. And from the days of John
  the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence\, and the 
 violent take it by force. For all the prophets and the law prophesied unti
 l John. And if ye will receive it\, this is Elias\, which was for to come.
  He that hath ears to hear\, let him hear. ¶ But whereunto shall I liken 
 this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets\, and cal
 ling unto their fellows\, And saying\, We have piped unto you\, and ye hav
 e not danced\; we have mourned unto you\, and ye have not lamented. For Jo
 hn came neither eating nor drinking\, and they say\, He hath a devil. The 
 Son of man came eating and drinking\, and they say\, Behold a man gluttono
 us\, and a winebibber\, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is j
 ustified of her children.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Judges 7:1-8\nThen Jerubbaal\,
  who is Gideon\, and all the people that were with him\, rose up early\, a
 nd pitched beside the well of Harod: so that the host of the Midianites we
 re on the north side of them\, by the hill of Moreh\, in the valley. And t
 he LORD said unto Gideon\, The people that are with thee are too many for 
 me to give the Midianites into their hands\, lest Israel vaunt themselves 
 against me\, saying\, Mine own hand hath saved me. Now therefore go to\, p
 roclaim in the ears of the people\, saying\, Whosoever is fearful and afra
 id\, let him return and depart early from mount Gilead. And there returned
  of the people twenty and two thousand\; and there remained ten thousand. 
 And the LORD said unto Gideon\, The people are yet too many\; bring them d
 own unto the water\, and I will try them for thee there: and it shall be\,
  that of whom I say unto thee\, This shall go with thee\, the same shall g
 o with thee\; and of whomsoever I say unto thee\, This shall not go with t
 hee\, the same shall not go. So he brought down the people unto the water:
  and the LORD said unto Gideon\, Every one that lappeth of the water with 
 his tongue\, as a dog lappeth\, him shalt thou set by himself\; likewise e
 very one that boweth down upon his knees to drink. And the number of them 
 that lapped\, putting their hand to their mouth\, were three hundred men: 
 but all the rest of the people bowed down upon their knees to drink water.
  And the LORD said unto Gideon\, By the three hundred men that lapped will
  I save you\, and deliver the Midianites into thine hand: and let all the 
 other people go every man unto his place. So the people took victuals in t
 heir hand\, and their trumpets: and he sent all the rest of Israel every m
 an unto his tent\, and retained those three hundred men: and the host of M
 idian was beneath him in the valley.\n\nSecond Lesson — Luke 7:18-35\nAn
 d the disciples of John shewed him of all these things. ¶ And John callin
 g unto him two of his disciples sent them to Jesus\, saying\, Art thou he 
 that should come? or look we for another? When the men were come unto him\
 , they said\, John Baptist hath sent us unto thee\, saying\, Art thou he t
 hat should come? or look we for another? And in that same hour he cured ma
 ny of their infirmities and plagues\, and of evil spirits\; and unto many 
 that were blind he gave sight. Then Jesus answering said unto them\, Go yo
 ur way\, and tell John what things ye have seen and heard\; how that the b
 lind see\, the lame walk\, the lepers are cleansed\, the deaf hear\, the d
 ead are raised\, to the poor the gospel is preached. And blessed is he\, w
 hosoever shall not be offended in me. ¶ And when the messengers of John w
 ere departed\, he began to speak unto the people concerning John\, What we
 nt ye out into the wilderness for to see? A reed shaken with the wind? But
  what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold\, they
  which are gorgeously apparelled\, and live delicately\, are in kings’ c
 ourts. But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? Yea\, I say unto you\, 
 and much more than a prophet. This is he\, of whom it is written\, Behold\
 , I send my messenger before thy face\, which shall prepare thy way before
  thee. For I say unto you\, Among those that are born of women there is no
 t a greater prophet than John the Baptist: but he that is least in the kin
 gdom of God is greater than he. And all the people that heard him\, and th
 e publicans\, justified God\, being baptized with the baptism of John. But
  the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the counsel of God against themselves\
 , being not baptized of him. ¶ And the Lord said\, Whereunto then shall I
  liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like? They are lik
 e unto children sitting in the marketplace\, and calling one to another\, 
 and saying\, We have piped unto you\, and ye have not danced\; we have mou
 rned to you\, and ye have not wept. For John the Baptist came neither eati
 ng bread nor drinking wine\; and ye say\, He hath a devil. The Son of man 
 is come eating and drinking\; and ye say\, Behold a gluttonous man\, and a
  winebibber\, a friend of publicans and sinners! But wisdom is justified o
 f all her children.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Nehemiah 9:32\nNow
  therefore\, our God\, the great\, the mighty\, and the terrible God\, who
  keepest covenant and mercy\, let not all the trouble seem little before t
 hee\, that hath come upon us\, on our kings\, on our princes\, and on our 
 priests\, and on our prophets\, and on our fathers\, and on all thy people
 \, since the time of the kings of Assyria unto this day. Howbeit thou art 
 just in all that is brought upon us\; for thou hast done right\, but we ha
 ve done wickedly: Neither have our kings\, our princes\, our priests\, nor
  our fathers\, kept thy law\, nor hearkened unto thy commandments and thy 
 testimonies\, wherewith thou didst testify against them. For they have not
  served thee in their kingdom\, and in thy great goodness that thou gavest
  them\, and in the large and fat land which thou gavest before them\, neit
 her turned they from their wicked works. Behold\, we are servants this day
 \, and for the land that thou gavest unto our fathers to eat the fruit the
 reof and the good thereof\, behold\, we are servants in it: And it yieldet
 h much increase unto the kings whom thou hast set over us because of our s
 ins: also they have dominion over our bodies\, and over our cattle\, at th
 eir pleasure\, and we are in great distress. And because of all this we ma
 ke a sure covenant\, and write it\; and our princes\, Levites\, and priest
 s\, seal unto it.\n\nSecond Lesson — Acts 15:1-12\nAnd certain men which
  came down from Judæa taught the brethren\, and said\, Except ye be circu
 mcised after the manner of Moses\, ye cannot be saved. When therefore Paul
  and Barnabas had no small dissension and disputation with them\, they det
 ermined that Paul and Barnabas\, and certain other of them\, should go up 
 to Jerusalem unto the apostles and elders about this question. And being b
 rought on their way by the church\, they passed through Phenice and Samari
 a\, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles: and they caused great joy un
 to all the brethren. And when they were come to Jerusalem\, they were rece
 ived of the church\, and of the apostles and elders\, and they declared al
 l things that God had done with them. But there rose up certain of the sec
 t of the Pharisees which believed\, saying\, That it was needful to circum
 cise them\, and to command them to keep the law of Moses. ¶ And the apost
 les and elders came together for to consider of this matter. And when ther
 e had been much disputing\, Peter rose up\, and said unto them\, Men and b
 rethren\, ye know how that a good while ago God made choice among us\, tha
 t the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel\, and believ
 e. And God\, which knoweth the hearts\, bare them witness\, giving them th
 e Holy Ghost\, even as he did unto us\; And put no difference between us a
 nd them\, purifying their hearts by faith. Now therefore why tempt ye God\
 , to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples\, which neither our fathers
  nor we were able to bear? But we believe that through the grace of the Lo
 rd Jesus Christ we shall be saved\, even as they. ¶ Then all the multitud
 e kept silence\, and gave audience to Barnabas and Paul\, declaring what m
 iracles and wonders God had wrought among the Gentiles by them.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Judges 7:16\nAnd he divided th
 e three hundred men into three companies\, and he put a trumpet in every m
 an’s hand\, with empty pitchers\, and lamps within the pitchers. And he 
 said unto them\, Look on me\, and do likewise: and\, behold\, when I come 
 to the outside of the camp\, it shall be that\, as I do\, so shall ye do. 
 When I blow with a trumpet\, I and all that are with me\, then blow ye the
  trumpets also on every side of all the camp\, and say\, The sword of the 
 LORD\, and of Gideon. ¶ So Gideon\, and the hundred men that were with hi
 m\, came unto the outside of the camp in the beginning of the middle watch
 \; and they had but newly set the watch: and they blew the trumpets\, and 
 brake the pitchers that were in their hands. And the three companies blew 
 the trumpets\, and brake the pitchers\, and held the lamps in their left h
 ands\, and the trumpets in their right hands to blow withal: and they crie
 d\, The sword of the LORD\, and of Gideon. And they stood every man in his
  place round about the camp: and all the host ran\, and cried\, and fled. 
 And the three hundred blew the trumpets\, and the LORD set every man’s s
 word against his fellow\, even throughout all the host: and the host fled 
 to Beth-shittah in Zererath\, and to the border of Abel-meholah\, unto Tab
 bath. And the men of Israel gathered themselves together out of Naphtali\,
  and out of Asher\, and out of all Manasseh\, and pursued after the Midian
 ites. ¶ And Gideon sent messengers throughout all mount Ephraim\, saying\
 , Come down against the Midianites\, and take before them the waters unto 
 Beth-barah and Jordan. Then all the men of Ephraim gathered themselves tog
 ether\, and took the waters unto Beth-barah and Jordan. And they took two 
 princes of the Midianites\, Oreb and Zeeb\; and they slew Oreb upon the ro
 ck Oreb\, and Zeeb they slew at the winepress of Zeeb\, and pursued Midian
 \, and brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon on the other side Jord
 an.\n\nSecond Lesson — Luke 7:36\n¶ And one of the Pharisees desired hi
 m that he would eat with him. And he went into the Pharisee’s house\, an
 d sat down to meat. And\, behold\, a woman in the city\, which was a sinne
 r\, when she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the Pharisee’s house\, broug
 ht an alabaster box of ointment\, And stood at his feet behind him weeping
 \, and began to wash his feet with tears\, and did wipe them with the hair
 s of her head\, and kissed his feet\, and anointed them with the ointment.
  Now when the Pharisee which had bidden him saw it\, he spake within himse
 lf\, saying\, This man\, if he were a prophet\, would have known who and w
 hat manner of woman this is that toucheth him: for she is a sinner. And Je
 sus answering said unto him\, Simon\, I have somewhat to say unto thee. An
 d he saith\, Master\, say on. There was a certain creditor which had two d
 ebtors: the one owed five hundred pence\, and the other fifty. And when th
 ey had nothing to pay\, he frankly forgave them both. Tell me therefore\, 
 which of them will love him most? Simon answered and said\, I suppose that
  he\, to whom he forgave most. And he said unto him\, Thou hast rightly ju
 dged. And he turned to the woman\, and said unto Simon\, Seest thou this w
 oman? I entered into thine house\, thou gavest me no water for my feet: bu
 t she hath washed my feet with tears\, and wiped them with the hairs of he
 r head. Thou gavest me no kiss: but this woman since the time I came in ha
 th not ceased to kiss my feet. My head with oil thou didst not anoint: but
  this woman hath anointed my feet with ointment. Wherefore I say unto thee
 \, Her sins\, which are many\, are forgiven\; for she loved much: but to w
 hom little is forgiven\, the same loveth little. And he said unto her\, Th
 y sins are forgiven. And they that sat at meat with him began to say withi
 n themselves\, Who is this that forgiveth sins also? And he said to the wo
 man\, Thy faith hath saved thee\; go in peace.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Le
 sson — Nehemiah 13:15-22\n¶ In those days saw I in Judah some treading 
 wine presses on the sabbath\, and bringing in sheaves\, and lading asses\;
  as also wine\, grapes\, and figs\, and all manner of burdens\, which they
  brought into Jerusalem on the sabbath day: and I testified against them i
 n the day wherein they sold victuals. There dwelt men of Tyre also therein
 \, which brought fish\, and all manner of ware\, and sold on the sabbath u
 nto the children of Judah\, and in Jerusalem. Then I contended with the no
 bles of Judah\, and said unto them\, What evil thing is this that ye do\, 
 and profane the sabbath day? Did not your fathers thus\, and did not our G
 od bring all this evil upon us\, and upon this city? yet ye bring more wra
 th upon Israel by profaning the sabbath. And it came to pass\, that when t
 he gates of Jerusalem began to be dark before the sabbath\, I commanded th
 at the gates should be shut\, and charged that they should not be opened t
 ill after the sabbath: and some of my servants set I at the gates\, that t
 here should no burden be brought in on the sabbath day. So the merchants a
 nd sellers of all kind of ware lodged without Jerusalem once or twice. The
 n I testified against them\, and said unto them\, Why lodge ye about the w
 all? if ye do so again\, I will lay hands on you. From that time forth cam
 e they no more on the sabbath. And I commanded the Levites that they shoul
 d cleanse themselves\, and that they should come and keep the gates\, to s
 anctify the sabbath day. Remember me\, O my God\, concerning this also\, a
 nd spare me according to the greatness of thy mercy.\n\nSecond Lesson — 
 Acts 15:13-21\n¶ And after they had held their peace\, James answered\, s
 aying\, Men and brethren\, hearken unto me: Simeon hath declared how God a
 t the first did visit the Gentiles\, to take out of them a people for his 
 name. And to this agree the words of the prophets\; as it is written\, Aft
 er this I will return\, and will build again the tabernacle of David\, whi
 ch is fallen down\; and I will build again the ruins thereof\, and I will 
 set it up: That the residue of men might seek after the Lord\, and all the
  Gentiles\, upon whom my name is called\, saith the Lord\, who doeth all t
 hese things. Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of the wo
 rld. Wherefore my sentence is\, that we trouble not them\, which from amon
 g the Gentiles are turned to God: But that we write unto them\, that they 
 abstain from pollutions of idols\, and from fornication\, and from things 
 strangled\, and from blood. For Moses of old time hath in every city them 
 that preach him\, being read in the synagogues every sabbath day.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Judges 10:17\, 11:29-40\nThen 
 the children of Ammon were gathered together\, and encamped in Gilead. And
  the children of Israel assembled themselves together\, and encamped in Mi
 zpeh. ¶ Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jephthah\, and he passed ov
 er Gilead\, and Manasseh\, and passed over Mizpeh of Gilead\, and from Miz
 peh of Gilead he passed over unto the children of Ammon. And Jephthah vowe
 d a vow unto the LORD\, and said\, If thou shalt without fail deliver the 
 children of Ammon into mine hands\, Then it shall be\, that whatsoever com
 eth forth of the doors of my house to meet me\, when I return in peace fro
 m the children of Ammon\, shall surely be the LORD’s\, and I will offer 
 it up for a burnt offering. ¶ So Jephthah passed over unto the children o
 f Ammon to fight against them\; and the LORD delivered them into his hands
 . And he smote them from Aroer\, even till thou come to Minnith\, even twe
 nty cities\, and unto the plain of the vineyards\, with a very great slaug
 hter. Thus the children of Ammon were subdued before the children of Israe
 l. ¶ And Jephthah came to Mizpeh unto his house\, and\, behold\, his daug
 hter came out to meet him with timbrels and with dances: and she was his o
 nly child\; beside her he had neither son nor daughter. And it came to pas
 s\, when he saw her\, that he rent his clothes\, and said\, Alas\, my daug
 hter! thou hast brought me very low\, and thou art one of them that troubl
 e me: for I have opened my mouth unto the LORD\, and I cannot go back. And
  she said unto him\, My father\, if thou hast opened thy mouth unto the LO
 RD\, do to me according to that which hath proceeded out of thy mouth\; fo
 rasmuch as the LORD hath taken vengeance for thee of thine enemies\, even 
 of the children of Ammon. And she said unto her father\, Let this thing be
  done for me: let me alone two months\, that I may go up and down upon the
  mountains\, and bewail my virginity\, I and my fellows. And he said\, Go.
  And he sent her away for two months: and she went with her companions\, a
 nd bewailed her virginity upon the mountains. And it came to pass at the e
 nd of two months\, that she returned unto her father\, who did with her ac
 cording to his vow which he had vowed: and she knew no man. And it was a c
 ustom in Israel\, That the daughters of Israel went yearly to lament the d
 aughter of Jephthah the Gileadite four days in a year.\n\nSecond Lesson 
 — Luke 8:1-15\nAnd it came to pass afterward\, that he went throughout e
 very city and village\, preaching and shewing the glad tidings of the king
 dom of God: and the twelve were with him\, And certain women\, which had b
 een healed of evil spirits and infirmities\, Mary called Magdalene\, out o
 f whom went seven devils\, And Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod’s steward\
 , and Susanna\, and many others\, which ministered unto him of their subst
 ance. ¶ And when much people were gathered together\, and were come to hi
 m out of every city\, he spake by a parable: A sower went out to sow his s
 eed: and as he sowed\, some fell by the way side\; and it was trodden down
 \, and the fowls of the air devoured it. And some fell upon a rock\; and a
 s soon as it was sprung up\, it withered away\, because it lacked moisture
 . And some fell among thorns\; and the thorns sprang up with it\, and chok
 ed it. And other fell on good ground\, and sprang up\, and bare fruit an h
 undredfold. And when he had said these things\, he cried\, He that hath ea
 rs to hear\, let him hear. And his disciples asked him\, saying\, What mig
 ht this parable be? And he said\, Unto you it is given to know the mysteri
 es of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables\; that seeing they mig
 ht not see\, and hearing they might not understand. Now the parable is thi
 s: The seed is the word of God. Those by the way side are they that hear\;
  then cometh the devil\, and taketh away the word out of their hearts\, le
 st they should believe and be saved. They on the rock are they\, which\, w
 hen they hear\, receive the word with joy\; and these have no root\, which
  for a while believe\, and in time of temptation fall away. And that which
  fell among thorns are they\, which\, when they have heard\, go forth\, an
 d are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life\, and bring 
 no fruit to perfection. But that on the good ground are they\, which in an
  honest and good heart\, having heard the word\, keep it\, and bring forth
  fruit with patience.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Maccabees 1:1\
 , 7-15\nAnd it happened\, after that Alexander son of Philip\, the Macedon
 ian\, who came out of the land of Chettiim\, had smitten Darius king of th
 e Persians and Medes\, that he reigned in his stead\, the first over Greec
 e\, So Alexander reigned twelve years\, and then died. And his servants ba
 re rule every one in his place. And after his death they all put crowns up
 on themselves\; so did their sons after them many years: and evils were mu
 ltiplied in the earth. And there came out of them a wicked root Antiochus 
 surnamed Epiphanes\, son of Antiochus the king\, who had been an hostage a
 t Rome\, and he reigned in the hundred and thirty and seventh year of the 
 kingdom of the Greeks. In those days went there out of Israel wicked men\,
  who persuaded many\, saying\, Let us go and make a covenant with the heat
 hen that are round about us: for since we departed from them we have had m
 uch sorrow. So this device pleased them well. Then certain of the people w
 ere so forward herein\, that they went to the king\, who gave them licence
  to do after the ordinances of the heathen: Whereupon they built a place o
 f exercise at Jerusalem according to the customs of the heathen: And made 
 themselves uncircumcised\, and forsook the holy covenant\, and joined them
 selves to the heathen\, and were sold to do mischief.\n\nSecond Lesson —
  Acts 15:22-35\nThen pleased it the apostles and elders\, with the whole c
 hurch\, to send chosen men of their own company to Antioch with Paul and B
 arnabas\; namely\, Judas surnamed Barsabas\, and Silas\, chief men among t
 he brethren: And they wrote letters by them after this manner\; The apostl
 es and elders and brethren send greeting unto the brethren which are of th
 e Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia: Forasmuch as we have heard\, 
 that certain which went out from us have troubled you with words\, subvert
 ing your souls\, saying\, Ye must be circumcised\, and keep the law: to wh
 om we gave no such commandment: It seemed good unto us\, being assembled w
 ith one accord\, to send chosen men unto you with our beloved Barnabas and
  Paul\, Men that have hazarded their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus 
 Christ. We have sent therefore Judas and Silas\, who shall also tell you t
 he same things by mouth. For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost\, and to us\
 , to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things\; That ye 
 abstain from meats offered to idols\, and from blood\, and from things str
 angled\, and from fornication: from which if ye keep yourselves\, ye shall
  do well. Fare ye well. So when they were dismissed\, they came to Antioch
 : and when they had gathered the multitude together\, they delivered the e
 pistle: Which when they had read\, they rejoiced for the consolation. And 
 Judas and Silas\, being prophets also themselves\, exhorted the brethren w
 ith many words\, and confirmed them. And after they had tarried there a sp
 ace\, they were let go in peace from the brethren unto the apostles. Notwi
 thstanding it pleased Silas to abide there still. Paul also and Barnabas c
 ontinued in Antioch\, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord\, with m
 any others also.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Lamentations 3:22-33\n¶ It is
  of the LORD’s mercies that we are not consumed\, because his compassion
 s fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness. The LOR
 D is my portion\, saith my soul\; therefore will I hope in him. The LORD i
 s good unto them that wait for him\, to the soul that seeketh him. It is g
 ood that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the 
 LORD. It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth. He sitteth 
 alone and keepeth silence\, because he hath borne it upon him. He putteth 
 his mouth in the dust\; if so be there may be hope. He giveth his cheek to
  him that smiteth him: he is filled full with reproach. For the Lord will 
 not cast off for ever: But though he cause grief\, yet will he have compas
 sion according to the multitude of his mercies. For he doth not afflict wi
 llingly nor grieve the children of men.\n\nSecond Lesson — Matthew 10:24
 -39\nThe disciple is not above his master\, nor the servant above his lord
 . It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master\, and the servant
  as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub\, how 
 much more shall they call them of his household? Fear them not therefore: 
 for there is nothing covered\, that shall not be revealed\; and hid\, that
  shall not be known. What I tell you in darkness\, that speak ye in light:
  and what ye hear in the ear\, that preach ye upon the housetops. And fear
  not them which kill the body\, but are not able to kill the soul: but rat
 her fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. Are not 
 two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the gr
 ound without your Father. But the very hairs of your head are all numbered
 . Fear ye not therefore\, ye are of more value than many sparrows. Whosoev
 er therefore shall confess me before men\, him will I confess also before 
 my Father which is in heaven. But whosoever shall deny me before men\, him
  will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven. Think not that I am
  come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace\, but a sword. For 
 I am come to set a man at variance against his father\, and the daughter a
 gainst her mother\, and the daughter in law against her mother in law. And
  a man’s foes shall be they of his own household. He that loveth father 
 or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daug
 hter more than me is not worthy of me. And he that taketh not his cross\, 
 and followeth after me\, is not worthy of me. He that findeth his life sha
 ll lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.\n\nEven
 ing Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Isaiah 29:9-15\n¶ Stay yourselves\, and wond
 er\; cry ye out\, and cry: they are drunken\, but not with wine\; they sta
 gger\, but not with strong drink. For the LORD hath poured out upon you th
 e spirit of deep sleep\, and hath closed your eyes: the prophets and your 
 rulers\, the seers hath he covered. And the vision of all is become unto y
 ou as the words of a book that is sealed\, which men deliver to one that i
 s learned\, saying\, Read this\, I pray thee: and he saith\, I cannot\; fo
 r it is sealed: And the book is delivered to him that is not learned\, say
 ing\, Read this\, I pray thee: and he saith\, I am not learned. ¶ Wherefo
 re the Lord said\, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth\
 , and with their lips do honour me\, but have removed their heart far from
  me\, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men: Therefore\
 , behold\, I will proceed to do a marvellous work among this people\, even
  a marvellous work and a wonder: for the wisdom of their wise men shall pe
 rish\, and the understanding of their prudent men shall be hid. Woe unto t
 hem that seek deep to hide their counsel from the LORD\, and their works a
 re in the dark\, and they say\, Who seeth us? and who knoweth us?\n\nSecon
 d Lesson — Matthew 15:1-20\nThen came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees\, w
 hich were of Jerusalem\, saying\, Why do thy disciples transgress the trad
 ition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread. Bu
 t he answered and said unto them\, Why do ye also transgress the commandme
 nt of God by your tradition? For God commanded\, saying\, Honour thy fathe
 r and mother: and\, He that curseth father or mother\, let him die the dea
 th. But ye say\, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother\, It is a
  gift\, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me\; And honour not his
  father or his mother\, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandmen
 t of God of none effect by your tradition. Ye hypocrites\, well did Esaias
  prophesy of you\, saying\, This people draweth nigh unto me with their mo
 uth\, and honoureth me with their lips\; but their heart is far from me. B
 ut in vain they do worship me\, teaching for doctrines the commandments of
  men. ¶ And he called the multitude\, and said unto them\, Hear\, and und
 erstand: Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man\; but that whi
 ch cometh out of the mouth\, this defileth a man. Then came his disciples\
 , and said unto him\, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended\, afte
 r they heard this saying? But he answered and said\, Every plant\, which m
 y heavenly Father hath not planted\, shall be rooted up. Let them alone: t
 hey be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind\, both 
 shall fall into the ditch. Then answered Peter and said unto him\, Declare
  unto us this parable. And Jesus said\, Are ye also yet without understand
 ing? Do not ye yet understand\, that whatsoever entereth in at the mouth g
 oeth into the belly\, and is cast out into the draught? But those things w
 hich proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart\; and they defile 
 the man. For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts\, murders\, adulteries
 \, fornications\, thefts\, false witness\, blasphemies: These are the thin
 gs which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Ezekiel 2:1-7\nAnd he said unt
 o me\, Son of man\, stand upon thy feet\, and I will speak unto thee. And 
 the spirit entered into me when he spake unto me\, and set me upon my feet
 \, that I heard him that spake unto me. And he said unto me\, Son of man\,
  I send thee to the children of Israel\, to a rebellious nation that hath 
 rebelled against me: they and their fathers have transgressed against me\,
  even unto this very day. For they are impudent children and stiffhearted.
  I do send thee unto them\; and thou shalt say unto them\, Thus saith the 
 Lord GOD. And they\, whether they will hear\, or whether they will forbear
 \, (for they are a rebellious house\,) yet shall know that there hath been
  a prophet among them. ¶ And thou\, son of man\, be not afraid of them\, 
 neither be afraid of their words\, though briers and thorns be with thee\,
  and thou dost dwell among scorpions: be not afraid of their words\, nor b
 e dismayed at their looks\, though they be a rebellious house. And thou sh
 alt speak my words unto them\, whether they will hear\, or whether they wi
 ll forbear: for they are most rebellious.\n\nSecond Lesson — Acts 11:1-1
 8\nAnd the apostles and brethren that were in Judæa heard that the Gentil
 es had also received the word of God. And when Peter was come up to Jerusa
 lem\, they that were of the circumcision contended with him\, Saying\, Tho
 u wentest in to men uncircumcised\, and didst eat with them. But Peter reh
 earsed the matter from the beginning\, and expounded it by order unto them
 \, saying\, I was in the city of Joppa praying: and in a trance I saw a vi
 sion\, A certain vessel descend\, as it had been a great sheet\, let down 
 from heaven by four corners\; and it came even to me: Upon the which when 
 I had fastened mine eyes\, I considered\, and saw fourfooted beasts of the
  earth\, and wild beasts\, and creeping things\, and fowls of the air. And
  I heard a voice saying unto me\, Arise\, Peter\; slay and eat. But I said
 \, Not so\, Lord: for nothing common or unclean hath at any time entered i
 nto my mouth. But the voice answered me again from heaven\, What God hath 
 cleansed\, that call not thou common. And this was done three times: and a
 ll were drawn up again into heaven. And\, behold\, immediately there were 
 three men already come unto the house where I was\, sent from Cæsarea unt
 o me. And the Spirit bade me go with them\, nothing doubting. Moreover the
 se six brethren accompanied me\, and we entered into the man’s house: An
 d he shewed us how he had seen an angel in his house\, which stood and sai
 d unto him\, Send men to Joppa\, and call for Simon\, whose surname is Pet
 er\; Who shall tell thee words\, whereby thou and all thy house shall be s
 aved. And as I began to speak\, the Holy Ghost fell on them\, as on us at 
 the beginning. Then remembered I the word of the Lord\, how that he said\,
  John indeed baptized with water\; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy 
 Ghost. Forasmuch then as God gave them the like gift as he did unto us\, w
 ho believed on the Lord Jesus Christ\; what was I\, that I could withstand
  God? When they heard these things\, they held their peace\, and glorified
  God\, saying\, Then hath God also to the Gentiles granted repentance unto
  life.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Ezekiel 34:11-16\n¶ For thus s
 aith the Lord GOD\; Behold\, I\, even I\, will both search my sheep\, and 
 seek them out. As a shepherd seeketh out his flock in the day that he is a
 mong his sheep that are scattered\; so will I seek out my sheep\, and will
  deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered in the clou
 dy and dark day. And I will bring them out from the people\, and gather th
 em from the countries\, and will bring them to their own land\, and feed t
 hem upon the mountains of Israel by the rivers\, and in all the inhabited 
 places of the country. I will feed them in a good pasture\, and upon the h
 igh mountains of Israel shall their fold be: there shall they lie in a goo
 d fold\, and in a fat pasture shall they feed upon the mountains of Israel
 . I will feed my flock\, and I will cause them to lie down\, saith the Lor
 d GOD. I will seek that which was lost\, and bring again that which was dr
 iven away\, and will bind up that which was broken\, and will strengthen t
 hat which was sick: but I will destroy the fat and the strong\; I will fee
 d them with judgment.\n\nSecond Lesson — John 21:15-22\n¶ So when they 
 had dined\, Jesus saith to Simon Peter\, Simon\, son of Jonas\, lovest tho
 u me more than these? He saith unto him\, Yea\, Lord\; thou knowest that I
  love thee. He saith unto him\, Feed my lambs. He saith to him again the s
 econd time\, Simon\, son of Jonas\, lovest thou me? He saith unto him\, Ye
 a\, Lord\; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him\, Feed my shee
 p. He saith unto him the third time\, Simon\, son of Jonas\, lovest thou m
 e? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time\, Lovest thou
  me? And he said unto him\, Lord\, thou knowest all things\; thou knowest 
 that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him\, Feed my sheep. Verily\, verily\, 
 I say unto thee\, When thou wast young\, thou girdedst thyself\, and walke
 dst whither thou wouldest: but when thou shalt be old\, thou shalt stretch
  forth thy hands\, and another shall gird thee\, and carry thee whither th
 ou wouldest not. This spake he\, signifying by what death he should glorif
 y God. And when he had spoken this\, he saith unto him\, Follow me. Then P
 eter\, turning about\, seeth the disciple whom Jesus loved following\; whi
 ch also leaned on his breast at supper\, and said\, Lord\, which is he tha
 t betrayeth thee? Peter seeing him saith to Jesus\, Lord\, and what shall 
 this man do? Jesus saith unto him\, If I will that he tarry till I come\, 
 what is that to thee? follow thou me.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Judges 16:4-14\n¶ And it came
  to pass afterward\, that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek\, whose 
 name was Delilah. And the lords of the Philistines came up unto her\, and 
 said unto her\, Entice him\, and see wherein his great strength lieth\, an
 d by what means we may prevail against him\, that we may bind him to affli
 ct him: and we will give thee every one of us eleven hundred pieces of sil
 ver. ¶ And Delilah said to Samson\, Tell me\, I pray thee\, wherein thy g
 reat strength lieth\, and wherewith thou mightest be bound to afflict thee
 . And Samson said unto her\, If they bind me with seven green withs that w
 ere never dried\, then shall I be weak\, and be as another man. Then the l
 ords of the Philistines brought up to her seven green withs which had not 
 been dried\, and she bound him with them. Now there were men lying in wait
 \, abiding with her in the chamber. And she said unto him\, The Philistine
 s be upon thee\, Samson. And he brake the withs\, as a thread of tow is br
 oken when it toucheth the fire. So his strength was not known. And Delilah
  said unto Samson\, Behold\, thou hast mocked me\, and told me lies: now t
 ell me\, I pray thee\, wherewith thou mightest be bound. And he said unto 
 her\, If they bind me fast with new ropes that never were occupied\, then 
 shall I be weak\, and be as another man. Delilah therefore took new ropes\
 , and bound him therewith\, and said unto him\, The Philistines be upon th
 ee\, Samson. And there were liers in wait abiding in the chamber. And he b
 rake them from off his arms like a thread. And Delilah said unto Samson\, 
 Hitherto thou hast mocked me\, and told me lies: tell me wherewith thou mi
 ghtest be bound. And he said unto her\, If thou weavest the seven locks of
  my head with the web. And she fastened it with the pin\, and said unto hi
 m\, The Philistines be upon thee\, Samson. And he awaked out of his sleep\
 , and went away with the pin of the beam\, and with the web.\n\nSecond Les
 son — Luke 8:26-39\n¶ And they arrived at the country of the Gadarenes\
 , which is over against Galilee. And when he went forth to land\, there me
 t him out of the city a certain man\, which had devils long time\, and war
 e no clothes\, neither abode in any house\, but in the tombs. When he saw 
 Jesus\, he cried out\, and fell down before him\, and with a loud voice sa
 id\, What have I to do with thee\, Jesus\, thou Son of God most high? I be
 seech thee\, torment me not. (For he had commanded the unclean spirit to c
 ome out of the man. For oftentimes it had caught him: and he was kept boun
 d with chains and in fetters\; and he brake the bands\, and was driven of 
 the devil into the wilderness.) And Jesus asked him\, saying\, What is thy
  name? And he said\, Legion: because many devils were entered into him. An
 d they besought him that he would not command them to go out into the deep
 . And there was there an herd of many swine feeding on the mountain: and t
 hey besought him that he would suffer them to enter into them. And he suff
 ered them. Then went the devils out of the man\, and entered into the swin
 e: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the lake\, and were 
 choked. When they that fed them saw what was done\, they fled\, and went a
 nd told it in the city and in the country. Then they went out to see what 
 was done\; and came to Jesus\, and found the man\, out of whom the devils 
 were departed\, sitting at the feet of Jesus\, clothed\, and in his right 
 mind: and they were afraid. They also which saw it told them by what means
  he that was possessed of the devils was healed. ¶ Then the whole multitu
 de of the country of the Gadarenes round about besought him to depart from
  them\; for they were taken with great fear: and he went up into the ship\
 , and returned back again. Now the man out of whom the devils were departe
 d besought him that he might be with him: but Jesus sent him away\, saying
 \, Return to thine own house\, and shew how great things God hath done unt
 o thee. And he went his way\, and published throughout the whole city how 
 great things Jesus had done unto him.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 
 1 Maccabees 1:54\nNow the fifteenth day of the month Casleu\, in the hundr
 ed forty and fifth year\, they set up the abomination of desolation upon t
 he altar\, and builded idol altars throughout the cities of Juda on every 
 side\; And burnt incense at the doors of their houses\, and in the streets
 . And when they had rent in pieces the books of the law which they found\,
  they burnt them with fire. And whosoever was found with any the book of t
 he testament\, or if any committed to the law\, the king’s commandment w
 as\, that they should put him to death. Thus did they by their authority u
 nto the Israelites every month\, to as many as were found in the cities. N
 ow the five and twentieth day of the month they did sacrifice upon the ido
 l altar\, which was upon the altar of God. At which time according to the 
 commandment they put to death certain women\, that had caused their childr
 en to be circumcised. And they hanged the infants about their necks\, and 
 rifled their houses\, and slew them that had circumcised them. Howbeit man
 y in Israel were fully resolved and confirmed in themselves not to eat any
  unclean thing. Wherefore they chose rather to die\, that they might not b
 e defiled with meats\, and that they might not profane the holy covenant: 
 so then they died. And there was very great wrath upon Israel.\n\nSecond L
 esson — Acts 16:6-15\nNow when they had gone throughout Phrygia and the 
 region of Galatia\, and were forbidden of the Holy Ghost to preach the wor
 d in Asia\, After they were come to Mysia\, they assayed to go into Bithyn
 ia: but the Spirit suffered them not. And they passing by Mysia came down 
 to Troas. And a vision appeared to Paul in the night\; There stood a man o
 f Macedonia\, and prayed him\, saying\, Come over into Macedonia\, and hel
 p us. And after he had seen the vision\, immediately we endeavoured to go 
 into Macedonia\, assuredly gathering that the Lord had called us for to pr
 each the gospel unto them. Therefore loosing from Troas\, we came with a s
 traight course to Samothracia\, and the next day to Neapolis\; And from th
 ence to Philippi\, which is the chief city of that part of Macedonia\, and
  a colony: and we were in that city abiding certain days. And on the sabba
 th we went out of the city by a river side\, where prayer was wont to be m
 ade\; and we sat down\, and spake unto the women which resorted thither. 
 ¶ And a certain woman named Lydia\, a seller of purple\, of the city of T
 hyatira\, which worshipped God\, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened\, t
 hat she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul. And when she w
 as baptized\, and her household\, she besought us\, saying\, If ye have ju
 dged me to be faithful to the Lord\, come into my house\, and abide there.
  And she constrained us.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Judges 16:15-22\n¶ And she sa
 id unto him\, How canst thou say\, I love thee\, when thine heart is not w
 ith me? thou hast mocked me these three times\, and hast not told me where
 in thy great strength lieth. And it came to pass\, when she pressed him da
 ily with her words\, and urged him\, so that his soul was vexed unto death
 \; That he told her all his heart\, and said unto her\, There hath not com
 e a razor upon mine head\; for I have been a Nazarite unto God from my mot
 her’s womb: if I be shaven\, then my strength will go from me\, and I sh
 all become weak\, and be like any other man. And when Delilah saw that he 
 had told her all his heart\, she sent and called for the lords of the Phil
 istines\, saying\, Come up this once\, for he hath shewed me all his heart
 . Then the lords of the Philistines came up unto her\, and brought money i
 n their hand. And she made him sleep upon her knees\; and she called for a
  man\, and she caused him to shave off the seven locks of his head\; and s
 he began to afflict him\, and his strength went from him. And she said\, T
 he Philistines be upon thee\, Samson. And he awoke out of his sleep\, and 
 said\, I will go out as at other times before\, and shake myself. And he w
 ist not that the LORD was departed from him. ¶ But the Philistines took h
 im\, and put out his eyes\, and brought him down to Gaza\, and bound him w
 ith fetters of brass\; and he did grind in the prison house. Howbeit the h
 air of his head began to grow again after he was shaven.\n\nSecond Lesson 
 — Luke 8:40\nAnd it came to pass\, that\, when Jesus was returned\, the 
 people gladly received him: for they were all waiting for him. ¶ And\, be
 hold\, there came a man named Jairus\, and he was a ruler of the synagogue
 : and he fell down at Jesus’ feet\, and besought him that he would come 
 into his house: For he had one only daughter\, about twelve years of age\,
  and she lay a dying. But as he went the people thronged him. ¶ And a wom
 an having an issue of blood twelve years\, which had spent all her living 
 upon physicians\, neither could be healed of any\, Came behind him\, and t
 ouched the border of his garment: and immediately her issue of blood stanc
 hed. And Jesus said\, Who touched me? When all denied\, Peter and they tha
 t were with him said\, Master\, the multitude throng thee and press thee\,
  and sayest thou\, Who touched me? And Jesus said\, Somebody hath touched 
 me: for I perceive that virtue is gone out of me. And when the woman saw t
 hat she was not hid\, she came trembling\, and falling down before him\, s
 he declared unto him before all the people for what cause she had touched 
 him\, and how she was healed immediately. And he said unto her\, Daughter\
 , be of good comfort: thy faith hath made thee whole\; go in peace. ¶ Whi
 le he yet spake\, there cometh one from the ruler of the synagogue’s hou
 se\, saying to him\, Thy daughter is dead\; trouble not the Master. But wh
 en Jesus heard it\, he answered him\, saying\, Fear not: believe only\, an
 d she shall be made whole. And when he came into the house\, he suffered n
 o man to go in\, save Peter\, and James\, and John\, and the father and th
 e mother of the maiden. And all wept\, and bewailed her: but he said\, Wee
 p not\; she is not dead\, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn\, kn
 owing that she was dead. And he put them all out\, and took her by the han
 d\, and called\, saying\, Maid\, arise. And her spirit came again\, and sh
 e arose straightway: and he commanded to give her meat. And her parents we
 re astonished: but he charged them that they should tell no man what was d
 one.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Maccabees 2:1-14\nIn those days
  arose Mattathias the son of John\, the son of Simeon\, a priest of the so
 ns of Joarib\, from Jerusalem\, and dwelt in Modin. And he had five sons\,
  Joannan\, called Caddis: Simon\; called Thassi: Judas\, who was called Ma
 ccabeus: Eleazar\, called Avaran: and Jonathan\, whose surname was Apphus.
  And when he saw the blasphemies that were committed in Juda and Jerusalem
 \, He said\, Woe is me! wherefore was I born to see this misery of my peop
 le\, and of the holy city\, and to dwell there\, when it was delivered int
 o the hand of the enemy\, and the sanctuary into the hand of strangers? He
 r temple is become as a man without glory. Her glorious vessels are carrie
 d away into captivity\, her infants are slain in the streets\, her young m
 en with the sword of the enemy. What nation hath not had a part in her kin
 gdom and gotten of her spoils? All her ornaments are taken away\; of a fre
 e woman she is become a bondslave. And\, behold\, our sanctuary\, even our
  beauty and our glory\, is laid waste\, and the Gentiles have profaned it.
  To what end therefore shall we live any longer? Then Mattathias and his s
 ons rent their clothes\, and put on sackcloth\, and mourned very sore.\n\n
 Second Lesson — Acts 16:16-24\n¶ And it came to pass\, as we went to pr
 ayer\, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us\, whi
 ch brought her masters much gain by soothsaying: The same followed Paul an
 d us\, and cried\, saying\, These men are the servants of the most high Go
 d\, which shew unto us the way of salvation. And this did she many days. B
 ut Paul\, being grieved\, turned and said to the spirit\, I command thee i
 n the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out the same ho
 ur. ¶ And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone\, th
 ey caught Paul and Silas\, and drew them into the marketplace unto the rul
 ers\, And brought them to the magistrates\, saying\, These men\, being Jew
 s\, do exceedingly trouble our city\, And teach customs\, which are not la
 wful for us to receive\, neither to observe\, being Romans. And the multit
 ude rose up together against them: and the magistrates rent off their clot
 hes\, and commanded to beat them. And when they had laid many stripes upon
  them\, they cast them into prison\, charging the jailor to keep them safe
 ly: Who\, having received such a charge\, thrust them into the inner priso
 n\, and made their feet fast in the stocks.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Judges 16:23\nThen the lords o
 f the Philistines gathered them together for to offer a great sacrifice un
 to Dagon their god\, and to rejoice: for they said\, Our god hath delivere
 d Samson our enemy into our hand. And when the people saw him\, they prais
 ed their god: for they said\, Our god hath delivered into our hands our en
 emy\, and the destroyer of our country\, which slew many of us. And it cam
 e to pass\, when their hearts were merry\, that they said\, Call for Samso
 n\, that he may make us sport. And they called for Samson out of the priso
 n house\; and he made them sport: and they set him between the pillars. An
 d Samson said unto the lad that held him by the hand\, Suffer me that I ma
 y feel the pillars whereupon the house standeth\, that I may lean upon the
 m. Now the house was full of men and women\; and all the lords of the Phil
 istines were there\; and there were upon the roof about three thousand men
  and women\, that beheld while Samson made sport. And Samson called unto t
 he LORD\, and said\, O Lord GOD\, remember me\, I pray thee\, and strength
 en me\, I pray thee\, only this once\, O God\, that I may be at once aveng
 ed of the Philistines for my two eyes. And Samson took hold of the two mid
 dle pillars upon which the house stood\, and on which it was borne up\, of
  the one with his right hand\, and of the other with his left. And Samson 
 said\, Let me die with the Philistines. And he bowed himself with all his 
 might\; and the house fell upon the lords\, and upon all the people that w
 ere therein. So the dead which he slew at his death were more than they wh
 ich he slew in his life. Then his brethren and all the house of his father
  came down\, and took him\, and brought him up\, and buried him between Zo
 rah and Eshtaol in the buryingplace of Manoah his father. And he judged Is
 rael twenty years.\n\nSecond Lesson — Luke 9:1-17\nThen he called his tw
 elve disciples together\, and gave them power and authority over all devil
 s\, and to cure diseases. And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God\, 
 and to heal the sick. And he said unto them\, Take nothing for your journe
 y\, neither staves\, nor scrip\, neither bread\, neither money\; neither h
 ave two coats apiece. And whatsoever house ye enter into\, there abide\, a
 nd thence depart. And whosoever will not receive you\, when ye go out of t
 hat city\, shake off the very dust from your feet for a testimony against 
 them. And they departed\, and went through the towns\, preaching the gospe
 l\, and healing every where. ¶ Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that w
 as done by him: and he was perplexed\, because that it was said of some\, 
 that John was risen from the dead\; And of some\, that Elias had appeared\
 ; and of others\, that one of the old prophets was risen again. And Herod 
 said\, John have I beheaded: but who is this\, of whom I hear such things?
  And he desired to see him. ¶ And the apostles\, when they were returned\
 , told him all that they had done. And he took them\, and went aside priva
 tely into a desert place belonging to the city called Bethsaida. And the p
 eople\, when they knew it\, followed him: and he received them\, and spake
  unto them of the kingdom of God\, and healed them that had need of healin
 g. And when the day began to wear away\, then came the twelve\, and said u
 nto him\, Send the multitude away\, that they may go into the towns and co
 untry round about\, and lodge\, and get victuals: for we are here in a des
 ert place. But he said unto them\, Give ye them to eat. And they said\, We
  have no more but five loaves and two fishes\; except we should go and buy
  meat for all this people. For they were about five thousand men. And he s
 aid to his disciples\, Make them sit down by fifties in a company. And the
 y did so\, and made them all sit down. Then he took the five loaves and th
 e two fishes\, and looking up to heaven\, he blessed them\, and brake\, an
 d gave to the disciples to set before the multitude. And they did eat\, an
 d were all filled: and there was taken up of fragments that remained to th
 em twelve baskets.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Maccabees 2:15-30
 \nIn the mean while the king’s officers\, such as compelled the people t
 o revolt\, came into the city Modin\, to make them sacrifice. And when man
 y of Israel came unto them\, Mattathias also and his sons came together. T
 hen answered the king’s officers\, and said to Mattathias on this wise\,
  Thou art a ruler\, and an honourable and great man in this city\, and str
 engthened with sons and brethren: Now therefore come thou first\, and fulf
 il the king’s commandment\, like as all the heathen have done\, yea\, an
 d the men of Juda also\, and such as remain at Jerusalem: so shalt thou an
 d thy house be in the number of the king’s friends\, and thou and thy ch
 ildren shall be honoured with silver and gold\, and many rewards. Then Mat
 tathias answered and spake with a loud voice\, Though all the nations that
  are under the king’s dominion obey him\, and fall away every one from t
 he religion of their fathers\, and give consent to his commandments: Yet w
 ill I and my sons and my brethren walk in the covenant of our fathers. God
  forbid that we should forsake the law and the ordinances. We will not hea
 rken to the king’s words\, to go from our religion\, either on the right
  hand\, or the left. Now when he had left speaking these words\, there cam
 e one of the Jews in the sight of all to sacrifice on the altar which was 
 at Modin\, according to the king’s commandment. Which thing when Mattath
 ias saw\, he was inflamed with zeal\, and his reins trembled\, neither cou
 ld he forbear to shew his anger according to judgment: wherefore he ran\, 
 and slew him upon the altar. Also the king’s commissioner\, who compelle
 d men to sacrifice\, he killed at that time\, and the altar he pulled down
 . Thus dealt he zealously for the law of God like as Phinees did unto Zamb
 ri the son of Salom. And Mattathias cried throughout the city with a loud 
 voice\, saying\, Whosoever is zealous of the law\, and maintaineth the cov
 enant\, let him follow me. So he and his sons fled into the mountains\, an
 d left all that ever they had in the city. Then many that sought after jus
 tice and judgment went down into the wilderness\, to dwell there: Both the
 y\, and their children\, and their wives\; and their cattle\; because affl
 ictions increased sore upon them.\n\nSecond Lesson — Acts 16:25\n¶ And 
 at midnight Paul and Silas prayed\, and sang praises unto God: and the pri
 soners heard them. And suddenly there was a great earthquake\, so that the
  foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were
  opened\, and every one’s bands were loosed. And the keeper of the priso
 n awaking out of his sleep\, and seeing the prison doors open\, he drew ou
 t his sword\, and would have killed himself\, supposing that the prisoners
  had been fled. But Paul cried with a loud voice\, saying\, Do thyself no 
 harm: for we are all here. Then he called for a light\, and sprang in\, an
 d came trembling\, and fell down before Paul and Silas\, And brought them 
 out\, and said\, Sirs\, what must I do to be saved? And they said\, Believ
 e on the Lord Jesus Christ\, and thou shalt be saved\, and thy house. And 
 they spake unto him the word of the Lord\, and to all that were in his hou
 se. And he took them the same hour of the night\, and washed their stripes
 \; and was baptized\, he and all his\, straightway. And when he had brough
 t them into his house\, he set meat before them\, and rejoiced\, believing
  in God with all his house. And when it was day\, the magistrates sent the
  serjeants\, saying\, Let those men go. And the keeper of the prison told 
 this saying to Paul\, The magistrates have sent to let you go: now therefo
 re depart\, and go in peace. But Paul said unto them\, They have beaten us
  openly uncondemned\, being Romans\, and have cast us into prison\; and no
 w do they thrust us out privily? nay verily\; but let them come themselves
  and fetch us out. And the serjeants told these words unto the magistrates
 : and they feared\, when they heard that they were Romans. And they came a
 nd besought them\, and brought them out\, and desired them to depart out o
 f the city. And they went out of the prison\, and entered into the house o
 f Lydia: and when they had seen the brethren\, they comforted them\, and d
 eparted.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Ruth 1:1-14\nNow it came to pa
 ss in the days when the judges ruled\, that there was a famine in the land
 . And a certain man of Beth-lehem-judah went to sojourn in the country of 
 Moab\, he\, and his wife\, and his two sons. And the name of the man was E
 limelech\, and the name of his wife Naomi\, and the name of his two sons M
 ahlon and Chilion\, Ephrathites of Beth-lehem-judah. And they came into th
 e country of Moab\, and continued there. And Elimelech Naomi’s husband d
 ied\; and she was left\, and her two sons. And they took them wives of the
  women of Moab\; the name of the one was Orpah\, and the name of the other
  Ruth: and they dwelled there about ten years. And Mahlon and Chilion died
  also both of them\; and the woman was left of her two sons and her husban
 d. ¶ Then she arose with her daughters in law\, that she might return fro
 m the country of Moab: for she had heard in the country of Moab how that t
 he LORD had visited his people in giving them bread. Wherefore she went fo
 rth out of the place where she was\, and her two daughters in law with her
 \; and they went on the way to return unto the land of Judah. And Naomi sa
 id unto her two daughters in law\, Go\, return each to her mother’s hous
 e: the LORD deal kindly with you\, as ye have dealt with the dead\, and wi
 th me. The LORD grant you that ye may find rest\, each of you in the house
  of her husband. Then she kissed them\; and they lifted up their voice\, a
 nd wept. And they said unto her\, Surely we will return with thee unto thy
  people. And Naomi said\, Turn again\, my daughters: why will ye go with m
 e? are there yet any more sons in my womb\, that they may be your husbands
 ? Turn again\, my daughters\, go your way\; for I am too old to have an hu
 sband. If I should say\, I have hope\, if I should have an husband also to
  night\, and should also bear sons\; Would ye tarry for them till they wer
 e grown? would ye stay for them from having husbands? nay\, my daughters\;
  for it grieveth me much for your sakes that the hand of the LORD is gone 
 out against me. And they lifted up their voice\, and wept again: and Orpah
  kissed her mother in law\; but Ruth clave unto her.\n\nSecond Lesson — 
 Luke 9:18-27\n¶ And it came to pass\, as he was alone praying\, his disci
 ples were with him: and he asked them\, saying\, Whom say the people that 
 I am? They answering said\, John the Baptist\; but some say\, Elias\; and 
 others say\, that one of the old prophets is risen again. He said unto the
 m\, But whom say ye that I am? Peter answering said\, The Christ of God. A
 nd he straitly charged them\, and commanded them to tell no man that thing
 \; Saying\, The Son of man must suffer many things\, and be rejected of th
 e elders and chief priests and scribes\, and be slain\, and be raised the 
 third day. ¶ And he said to them all\, If any man will come after me\, le
 t him deny himself\, and take up his cross daily\, and follow me. For whos
 oever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life f
 or my sake\, the same shall save it. For what is a man advantaged\, if he 
 gain the whole world\, and lose himself\, or be cast away? For whosoever s
 hall be ashamed of me and of my words\, of him shall the Son of man be ash
 amed\, when he shall come in his own glory\, and in his Father’s\, and o
 f the holy angels. But I tell you of a truth\, there be some standing here
 \, which shall not taste of death\, till they see the kingdom of God.\n\nE
 vening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Maccabees 2:31-43\nNow when it was told 
 the king’s servants\, and the host that was at Jerusalem\, in the city o
 f David\, that certain men\, who had broken the king’s commandment\, wer
 e gone down into the secret places in the wilderness\, They pursued after 
 them a great number\, and having overtaken them\, they camped against them
 \, and made war against them on the sabbath day. And they said unto them\,
  Let that which ye have done hitherto suffice\; come forth\, and do accord
 ing to the commandment of the king\, and ye shall live. But they said\, We
  will not come forth\, neither will we do the king’s commandment\, to pr
 ofane the sabbath day. So then they gave them the battle with all speed. H
 owbeit they answered them not\, neither cast they a stone at them\, nor st
 opped the places where they lay hid\; But said\, Let us die all in our inn
 ocency: heaven and earth will testify for us\, that ye put us to death wro
 ngfully. So they rose up against them in battle on the sabbath\, and they 
 slew them\, with their wives and children and their cattle\, to the number
  of a thousand people. Now when Mattathias and his friends understood here
 of\, they mourned for them right sore. And one of them said to another\, I
 f we all do as our brethren have done\, and fight not for our lives and la
 ws against the heathen\, they will now quickly root us out of the earth. A
 t that time therefore they decreed\, saying\, Whosoever shall come to make
  battle with us on the sabbath day\, we will fight against him\; neither w
 ill we die all\, as our brethren that were murdered in the secret places. 
 Then came there unto him a company of Assideans who were mighty men of Isr
 ael\, even all such as were voluntarily devoted unto the law. Also all the
 y that fled for persecution joined themselves unto them\, and were a stay 
 unto them.\n\nSecond Lesson — Acts 17:1-15\nNow when they had passed thr
 ough Amphipolis and Apollonia\, they came to Thessalonica\, where was a sy
 nagogue of the Jews: And Paul\, as his manner was\, went in unto them\, an
 d three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures\, Opening an
 d alleging\, that Christ must needs have suffered\, and risen again from t
 he dead\; and that this Jesus\, whom I preach unto you\, is Christ. And so
 me of them believed\, and consorted with Paul and Silas\; and of the devou
 t Greeks a great multitude\, and of the chief women not a few. ¶ But the 
 Jews which believed not\, moved with envy\, took unto them certain lewd fe
 llows of the baser sort\, and gathered a company\, and set all the city on
  an uproar\, and assaulted the house of Jason\, and sought to bring them o
 ut to the people. And when they found them not\, they drew Jason and certa
 in brethren unto the rulers of the city\, crying\, These that have turned 
 the world upside down are come hither also\; Whom Jason hath received: and
  these all do contrary to the decrees of Cæsar\, saying that there is ano
 ther king\, one Jesus. And they troubled the people and the rulers of the 
 city\, when they heard these things. And when they had taken security of J
 ason\, and of the other\, they let them go. ¶ And the brethren immediatel
 y sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went in
 to the synagogue of the Jews. These were more noble than those in Thessalo
 nica\, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind\, and sea
 rched the scriptures daily\, whether those things were so. Therefore many 
 of them believed\; also of honourable women which were Greeks\, and of men
 \, not a few. But when the Jews of Thessalonica had knowledge that the wor
 d of God was preached of Paul at Berea\, they came thither also\, and stir
 red up the people. And then immediately the brethren sent away Paul to go 
 as it were to the sea: but Silas and Timotheus abode there still. And they
  that conducted Paul brought him unto Athens: and receiving a commandment 
 unto Silas and Timotheus for to come to him with all speed\, they departed
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Isaiah 26:1-4\, 7-8\, 12\nIn t
 hat day shall this song be sung in the land of Judah\; We have a strong ci
 ty\; salvation will God appoint for walls and bulwarks. Open ye the gates\
 , that the righteous nation which keepeth the truth may enter in. Thou wil
 t keep him in perfect peace\, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he tru
 steth in thee. Trust ye in the LORD for ever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH is e
 verlasting strength: The way of the just is uprightness: thou\, most uprig
 ht\, dost weigh the path of the just. Yea\, in the way of thy judgments\, 
 O LORD\, have we waited for thee\; the desire of our soul is to thy name\,
  and to the remembrance of thee. ¶ LORD\, thou wilt ordain peace for us: 
 for thou also hast wrought all our works in us.\n\nSecond Lesson — John 
 8:31-36\nThen said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him\, If ye conti
 nue in my word\, then are ye my disciples indeed\; And ye shall know the t
 ruth\, and the truth shall make you free. ¶ They answered him\, We be Abr
 aham’s seed\, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou\, Ye
  shall be made free? Jesus answered them\, Verily\, verily\, I say unto yo
 u\, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin. And the servant abidet
 h not in the house for ever: but the Son abideth ever. If the Son therefor
 e shall make you free\, ye shall be free indeed.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst 
 Lesson — Deuteronomy 4:1-14\nNow therefore hearken\, O Israel\, unto the
  statutes and unto the judgments\, which I teach you\, for to do them\, th
 at ye may live\, and go in and possess the land which the LORD God of your
  fathers giveth you. Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you\, 
 neither shall ye diminish ought from it\, that ye may keep the commandment
 s of the LORD your God which I command you. Your eyes have seen what the L
 ORD did because of Baal-peor: for all the men that followed Baal-peor\, th
 e LORD thy God hath destroyed them from among you. But ye that did cleave 
 unto the LORD your God are alive every one of you this day. Behold\, I hav
 e taught you statutes and judgments\, even as the LORD my God commanded me
 \, that ye should do so in the land whither ye go to possess it. Keep ther
 efore and do them\; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the 
 sight of the nations\, which shall hear all these statutes\, and say\, Sur
 ely this great nation is a wise and understanding people. For what nation 
 is there so great\, who hath God so nigh unto them\, as the LORD our God i
 s in all things that we call upon him for? And what nation is there so gre
 at\, that hath statutes and judgments so righteous as all this law\, which
  I set before you this day? Only take heed to thyself\, and keep thy soul 
 diligently\, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen\, and 
 lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them t
 hy sons\, and thy sons’ sons\; Specially the day that thou stoodest befo
 re the LORD thy God in Horeb\, when the LORD said unto me\, Gather me the 
 people together\, and I will make them hear my words\, that they may learn
  to fear me all the days that they shall live upon the earth\, and that th
 ey may teach their children. And ye came near and stood under the mountain
 \; and the mountain burned with fire unto the midst of heaven\, with darkn
 ess\, clouds\, and thick darkness. And the LORD spake unto you out of the 
 midst of the fire: ye heard the voice of the words\, but saw no similitude
 \; only ye heard a voice. And he declared unto you his covenant\, which he
  commanded you to perform\, even ten commandments\; and he wrote them upon
  two tables of stone. ¶ And the LORD commanded me at that time to teach y
 ou statutes and judgments\, that ye might do them in the land whither ye g
 o over to possess it.\n\nSecond Lesson — Galatians 4:26-5:1\nBut Jerusal
 em which is above is free\, which is the mother of us all. For it is writt
 en\, Rejoice\, thou barren that bearest not\; break forth and cry\, thou t
 hat travailest not: for the desolate hath many more children than she whic
 h hath an husband. Now we\, brethren\, as Isaac 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 so it is now. Nevertheless what saith the
  scripture? Cast out the bondwoman and her son: for the son of the bondwom
 an shall not be heir with the son of the freewoman. So then\, brethren\, w
 e are not children of the bondwoman\, but of the free. Stand fast therefor
 e in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free\, and be not entangled
  again with the yoke of bondage.
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SUMMARY:Fifth Sunday after Trinity
DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Ecclesiastes 2:1-11\, 18-23\nI
  said in mine heart\, Go to now\, I will prove thee with mirth\, therefore
  enjoy pleasure: and\, behold\, this also is vanity. I said of laughter\, 
 It is mad: and of mirth\, What doeth it? I sought in mine heart to give my
 self unto wine\, yet acquainting mine heart with wisdom\; and to lay hold 
 on folly\, till I might see what was that good for the sons of men\, which
  they should do under the heaven all the days of their life. I made me gre
 at works\; I builded me houses\; I planted me vineyards: I made me gardens
  and orchards\, and I planted trees in them of all kind of fruits: I made 
 me pools of water\, to water therewith the wood that bringeth forth trees:
  I got me servants and maidens\, and had servants born in my house\; also 
 I had great possessions of great and small cattle above all that were in J
 erusalem before me: I gathered me also silver and gold\, and the peculiar 
 treasure of kings and of the provinces: I gat me men singers and women sin
 gers\, and the delights of the sons of men\, as musical instruments\, and 
 that of all sorts. So I was great\, and increased more than all that were 
 before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me. And whatsoever mi
 ne eyes desired I kept not from them\, I withheld not my heart from any jo
 y\; for my heart rejoiced in all my labour: and this was my portion of all
  my labour. Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought\, and
  on the labour that I had laboured to do: and\, behold\, all was vanity an
 d vexation of spirit\, and there was no profit under the sun. ¶ Yea\, I h
 ated all my labour which I had taken under the sun: because I should leave
  it unto the man that shall be after me. And who knoweth whether he shall 
 be a wise man or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour wherein
  I have laboured\, and wherein I have shewed myself wise under the sun. Th
 is is also vanity. Therefore I went about to cause my heart to despair of 
 all the labour which I took under the sun. For there is a man whose labour
  is in wisdom\, and in knowledge\, and in equity\; yet to a man that hath 
 not laboured therein shall he leave it for his portion. This also is vanit
 y and a great evil. For what hath man of all his labour\, and of the vexat
 ion of his heart\, wherein he hath laboured under the sun? For all his day
 s are sorrows\, and his travail grief\; yea\, his heart taketh not rest in
  the night. This is also vanity.\n\nSecond Lesson — Matthew 19:16\n¶ An
 d\, behold\, one came and said unto him\, Good Master\, what good thing sh
 all I do\, that I may have eternal life? And he said unto him\, Why calles
 t thou me good? there is none good but one\, that is\, God: but if thou wi
 lt enter into life\, keep the commandments. He saith unto him\, Which? Jes
 us said\, Thou shalt do no murder\, Thou shalt not commit adultery\, Thou 
 shalt not steal\, Thou shalt not bear false witness\, Honour thy father an
 d thy mother: and\, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. The young ma
 n saith unto him\, All these things have I kept from my youth up: what lac
 k I yet? Jesus said unto him\, If thou wilt be perfect\, go and sell that 
 thou hast\, and give to the poor\, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven:
  and come and follow me. But when the young man heard that saying\, he wen
 t away sorrowful: for he had great possessions. ¶ Then said Jesus unto hi
 s disciples\, Verily I say unto you\, That a rich man shall hardly enter i
 nto the kingdom of heaven. And again I say unto you\, It is easier for a c
 amel to go through the eye of a needle\, than for a rich man to enter into
  the kingdom of God. When his disciples heard it\, they were exceedingly a
 mazed\, saying\, Who then can be saved? But Jesus beheld them\, and said u
 nto them\, With men this is impossible\; but with God all things are possi
 ble. ¶ Then answered Peter and said unto him\, Behold\, we have forsaken 
 all\, and followed thee\; what shall we have therefore? And Jesus said unt
 o them\, Verily I say unto you\, That ye which have followed me\, in the r
 egeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory\, ye 
 also shall sit upon twelve thrones\, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. 
 And every one that hath forsaken houses\, or brethren\, or sisters\, or fa
 ther\, or mother\, or wife\, or children\, or lands\, for my name’s sake
 \, shall receive an hundredfold\, and shall inherit everlasting life. But 
 many that are first shall be last\; and the last shall be first.\n\nEvenin
 g Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Proverbs 3:1-7\, 11-12\nMy son\, forget not my 
 law\; but let thine heart keep my commandments: For length of days\, and l
 ong life\, and peace\, shall they add to thee. Let not mercy and truth for
 sake thee: bind them about thy neck\; write them upon the table of thine h
 eart: So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God
  and man. ¶ Trust in the LORD with all thine heart\; and lean not unto th
 ine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him\, and he shall dire
 ct thy paths. ¶ Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD\, and depart
  from evil. ¶ My son\, despise not the chastening of the LORD\; neither b
 e weary of his correction: For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth\; even a
 s a father the son in whom he delighteth.\n\nSecond Lesson — Luke 14:25\
 n¶ And there went great multitudes with him: and he turned\, and said unt
 o them\, If any man come to me\, and hate not his father\, and mother\, an
 d wife\, and children\, and brethren\, and sisters\, yea\, and his own lif
 e also\, he cannot be my disciple. And whosoever doth not bear his cross\,
  and come after me\, cannot be my disciple. For which of you\, intending t
 o build a tower\, sitteth not down first\, and counteth the cost\, whether
  he have sufficient to finish it? Lest haply\, after he hath laid the foun
 dation\, and is not able to finish it\, all that behold it begin to mock h
 im\, Saying\, This man began to build\, and was not able to finish. Or wha
 t king\, going to make war against another king\, sitteth not down first\,
  and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that come
 th against him with twenty thousand? Or else\, while the other is yet a gr
 eat way off\, he sendeth an ambassage\, and desireth conditions of peace. 
 So likewise\, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath\,
  he cannot be my disciple. ¶ Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his 
 savour\, wherewith shall it be seasoned? It is neither fit for the land\, 
 nor yet for the dunghill\; but men cast it out. He that hath ears to hear\
 , let him hear.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Ruth 2:1-13\nAnd Naomi had a k
 insman of her husband’s\, a mighty man of wealth\, of the family of Elim
 elech\; and his name was Boaz. And Ruth the Moabitess said unto Naomi\, Le
 t me now go to the field\, and glean ears of corn after him in whose sight
  I shall find grace. And she said unto her\, Go\, my daughter. And she wen
 t\, and came\, and gleaned in the field after the reapers: and her hap was
  to light on a part of the field belonging unto Boaz\, who was of the kind
 red of Elimelech. ¶ And\, behold\, Boaz came from Beth-lehem\, and said u
 nto the reapers\, The LORD be with you. And they answered him\, The LORD b
 less thee. Then said Boaz unto his servant that was set over the reapers\,
  Whose damsel is this? And the servant that was set over the reapers answe
 red and said\, It is the Moabitish damsel that came back with Naomi out of
  the country of Moab: And she said\, I pray you\, let me glean and gather 
 after the reapers among the sheaves: so she came\, and hath continued even
  from the morning until now\, that she tarried a little in the house. Then
  said Boaz unto Ruth\, Hearest thou not\, my daughter? Go not to glean in 
 another field\, neither go from hence\, but abide here fast by my maidens:
  Let thine eyes be on the field that they do reap\, and go thou after them
 : have I not charged the young men that they shall not touch thee? and whe
 n thou art athirst\, go unto the vessels\, and drink of that which the you
 ng men have drawn. Then she fell on her face\, and bowed herself to the gr
 ound\, and said unto him\, Why have I found grace in thine eyes\, that tho
 u shouldest take knowledge of me\, seeing I am a stranger? And Boaz answer
 ed and said unto her\, It hath fully been shewed me\, all that thou hast d
 one unto thy mother in law since the death of thine husband: and how thou 
 hast left thy father and thy mother\, and the land of thy nativity\, and a
 rt come unto a people which thou knewest not heretofore. The LORD recompen
 se thy work\, and a full reward be given thee of the LORD God of Israel\, 
 under whose wings thou art come to trust. Then she said\, Let me find favo
 ur in thy sight\, my lord\; for that thou hast comforted me\, and for that
  thou hast spoken friendly unto thine handmaid\, though I be not like unto
  one of thine handmaidens.\n\nSecond Lesson — Luke 9:46\n¶ Then there a
 rose a reasoning among them\, which of them should be greatest. And Jesus\
 , perceiving the thought of their heart\, took a child\, and set him by hi
 m\, And said unto them\, Whosoever shall receive this child in my name rec
 eiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me receiveth him that sent me: for 
 he that is least among you all\, the same shall be great. ¶ And John answ
 ered and said\, Master\, we saw one casting out devils in thy name\; and w
 e forbad him\, because he followeth not with us. And Jesus said unto him\,
  Forbid him not: for he that is not against us is for us. ¶ And it came t
 o pass\, when the time was come that he should be received up\, he stedfas
 tly set his face to go to Jerusalem\, And sent messengers before his face:
  and they went\, and entered into a village of the Samaritans\, to make re
 ady for him. And they did not receive him\, because his face was as though
  he would go to Jerusalem. And when his disciples James and John saw this\
 , they said\, Lord\, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heav
 en\, and consume them\, even as Elias did? But he turned\, and rebuked the
 m\, and said\, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of. For the Son of
  man is not come to destroy men’s lives\, but to save them. And they wen
 t to another village. ¶ And it came to pass\, that\, as they went in the 
 way\, a certain man said unto him\, Lord\, I will follow thee whithersoeve
 r thou goest. And Jesus said unto him\, Foxes have holes\, and birds of th
 e air have nests\; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head. And 
 he said unto another\, Follow me. But he said\, Lord\, suffer me first to 
 go and bury my father. Jesus said unto him\, Let the dead bury their dead:
  but go thou and preach the kingdom of God. And another also said\, Lord\,
  I will follow thee\; but let me first go bid them farewell\, which are at
  home at my house. And Jesus said unto him\, No man\, having put his hand 
 to the plough\, and looking back\, is fit for the kingdom of God.\n\nEveni
 ng Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Maccabees 3:1-9\nThen his son Judas\, called
  Maccabeus\, rose up in his stead. And all his brethren helped him\, and s
 o did all they that held with his father\, and they fought with cheerfulne
 ss the battle of Israel. So he gat his people great honour\, and put on a 
 breastplate as a giant\, and girt his warlike harness about him\, and he m
 ade battles\, protecting the host with his sword. In his acts he was like 
 a lion\, and like a lion’s whelp roaring for his prey. For He pursued th
 e wicked\, and sought them out\, and burnt up those that vexed his people.
  Wherefore the wicked shrunk for fear of him\, and all the workers of iniq
 uity were troubled\, because salvation prospered in his hand. He grieved a
 lso many kings\, and made Jacob glad with his acts\, and his memorial is b
 lessed for ever. Moreover he went through the cities of Juda\, destroying 
 the ungodly out of them\, and turning away wrath from Israel: So that he w
 as renowned unto the utmost part of the earth\, and he received unto him s
 uch as were ready to perish.\n\nSecond Lesson — Acts 18:1-11\nAfter thes
 e things Paul departed from Athens\, and came to Corinth\; And found a cer
 tain Jew named Aquila\, born in Pontus\, lately come from Italy\, with his
  wife Priscilla\; (because that Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart 
 from Rome:) and came unto them. And because he was of the same craft\, he 
 abode with them\, and wrought: for by their occupation they were tentmaker
 s. And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath\, and persuaded the Jews
  and the Greeks. And when Silas and Timotheus were come from Macedonia\, P
 aul was pressed in the spirit\, and testified to the Jews that Jesus was C
 hrist. And when they opposed themselves\, and blasphemed\, he shook his ra
 iment\, and said unto them\, Your blood be upon your own heads\; I am clea
 n: from henceforth I will go unto the Gentiles. ¶ And he departed thence\
 , and entered into a certain man’s house\, named Justus\, one that worsh
 ipped God\, whose house joined hard to the synagogue. And Crispus\, the ch
 ief ruler of the synagogue\, believed on the Lord with all his house\; and
  many of the Corinthians hearing believed\, and were baptized. Then spake 
 the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision\, Be not afraid\, but speak\, an
 d hold not thy peace: For I am with thee\, and no man shall set on thee to
  hurt thee: for I have much people in this city. And he continued there a 
 year and six months\, teaching the word of God among them.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Ruth 2:14\nAnd Boaz said unto 
 her\, At mealtime come thou hither\, and eat of the bread\, and dip thy mo
 rsel in the vinegar. And she sat beside the reapers: and he reached her pa
 rched corn\, and she did eat\, and was sufficed\, and left. And when she w
 as risen up to glean\, Boaz commanded his young men\, saying\, Let her gle
 an even among the sheaves\, and reproach her not: And let fall also some o
 f the handfuls of purpose for her\, and leave them\, that she may glean th
 em\, and rebuke her not. So she gleaned in the field until even\, and beat
  out that she had gleaned: and it was about an ephah of barley. ¶ And she
  took it up\, and went into the city: and her mother in law saw what she h
 ad gleaned: and she brought forth\, and gave to her that she had reserved 
 after she was sufficed. And her mother in law said unto her\, Where hast t
 hou gleaned to day? and where wroughtest thou? blessed be he that did take
  knowledge of thee. And she shewed her mother in law with whom she had wro
 ught\, and said\, The man’s name with whom I wrought to day is Boaz. And
  Naomi said unto her daughter in law\, Blessed be he of the LORD\, who hat
 h not left off his kindness to the living and to the dead. And Naomi said 
 unto her\, The man is near of kin unto us\, one of our next kinsmen. And R
 uth the Moabitess said\, He said unto me also\, Thou shalt keep fast by my
  young men\, until they have ended all my harvest. And Naomi said unto Rut
 h her daughter in law\, It is good\, my daughter\, that thou go out with h
 is maidens\, that they meet thee not in any other field. So she kept fast 
 by the maidens of Boaz to glean unto the end of barley harvest and of whea
 t harvest\; and dwelt with her mother in law.\n\nSecond Lesson — Luke 10
 :1-24\nAfter these things the Lord appointed other seventy also\, and sent
  them two and two before his face into every city and place\, whither he h
 imself would come. Therefore said he unto them\, The harvest truly is grea
 t\, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest\,
  that he would send forth labourers into his harvest. Go your ways: behold
 \, I send you forth as lambs among wolves. Carry neither purse\, nor scrip
 \, nor shoes: and salute no man by the way. And into whatsoever house ye e
 nter\, first say\, Peace be to this house. And if the son of peace be ther
 e\, your peace shall rest upon it: if not\, it shall turn to you again. An
 d in the same house remain\, eating and drinking such things as they give:
  for the labourer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house. And i
 nto whatsoever city ye enter\, and they receive you\, eat such things as a
 re set before you: And heal the sick that are therein\, and say unto them\
 , The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you. But into whatsoever city ye en
 ter\, and they receive you not\, go your ways out into the streets of the 
 same\, and say\, Even the very dust of your city\, which cleaveth on us\, 
 we do wipe off against you: notwithstanding be ye sure of this\, that the 
 kingdom of God is come nigh unto you. But I say unto you\, that it shall b
 e more tolerable in that day for Sodom\, than for that city. Woe unto thee
 \, Chorazin! woe unto thee\, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works had been d
 one in Tyre and Sidon\, which have been done in you\, they had a great whi
 le ago repented\, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. But it shall be more tol
 erable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment\, than for you. And thou\, Caper
 naum\, which art exalted to heaven\, shalt be thrust down to hell. He that
  heareth you heareth me\; and he that despiseth you despiseth me\; and he 
 that despiseth me despiseth him that sent me. ¶ And the seventy returned 
 again with joy\, saying\, Lord\, even the devils are subject unto us throu
 gh thy name. And he said unto them\, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from
  heaven. Behold\, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions
 \, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hur
 t you. Notwithstanding in this rejoice not\, that the spirits are subject 
 unto you\; but rather rejoice\, because your names are written in heaven. 
 ¶ In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit\, and said\, I thank thee\, O Fat
 her\, Lord of heaven and earth\, that thou hast hid these things from the 
 wise and prudent\, and hast revealed them unto babes: even so\, Father\; f
 or so it seemed good in thy sight. All things are delivered to me of my Fa
 ther: and no man knoweth who the Son is\, but the Father\; and who the Fat
 her is\, but the Son\, and he to whom the Son will reveal him. ¶ And he t
 urned him unto his disciples\, and said privately\, Blessed are the eyes w
 hich see the things that ye see: For I tell you\, that many prophets and k
 ings have desired to see those things which ye see\, and have not seen the
 m\; and to hear those things which ye hear\, and have not heard them.\n\nE
 vening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Maccabees 3:42-54\nNow when Judas and hi
 s brethren saw that miseries were multiplied\, and that the forces did enc
 amp themselves in their borders: for they knew how the king had given comm
 andment to destroy the people\, and utterly abolish them\; They said one t
 o another\, Let us restore the decayed fortune of our people\, and let us 
 fight for our people and the sanctuary. Then was the congregation gathered
  together\, that they might be ready for battle\, and that they might pray
 \, and ask mercy and compassion. Now Jerusalem lay void as a wilderness\, 
 there was none of her children that went in or out: the sanctuary also was
  trodden down\, and aliens kept the strong hold\; the heathen had their ha
 bitation in that place\; and joy was taken from Jacob\, and the pipe with 
 the harp ceased. Wherefore the Israelites assembled themselves together\, 
 and came to Maspha\, over against Jerusalem\; for in Maspha was the place 
 where they prayed aforetime in Israel. Then they fasted that day\, and put
  on sackcloth\, and cast ashes upon their heads\, and rent their clothes\,
  And laid open the book of the law\, wherein the heathen had sought to pai
 nt the likeness of their images. They brought also the priests’ garments
 \, and the firstfruits\, and the tithes: and the Nazarites they stirred up
 \, who had accomplished their days. Then cried they with a loud voice towa
 rd heaven\, saying\, What shall we do with these\, and whither shall we ca
 rry them away? For thy sanctuary is trodden down and profaned\, and thy pr
 iests are in heaviness\, and brought low. And lo\, the heathen are assembl
 ed together against us to destroy us: what things they imagine against us\
 , thou knowest. How shall we be able to stand against them\, except thou\,
  O God\, be our help? Then sounded they with trumpets\, and cried with a l
 oud voice.\n\nSecond Lesson — Acts 18:12-23\n¶ And when Gallio was the 
 deputy of Achaia\, the Jews made insurrection with one accord against Paul
 \, and brought him to the judgment seat\, Saying\, This fellow persuadeth 
 men to worship God contrary to the law. And when Paul was now about to ope
 n his mouth\, Gallio said unto the Jews\, If it were a matter of wrong or 
 wicked lewdness\, O ye Jews\, reason would that I should bear with you: Bu
 t if it be a question of words and names\, and of your law\, look ye to it
 \; for I will be no judge of such matters. And he drave them from the judg
 ment seat. Then all the Greeks took Sosthenes\, the chief ruler of the syn
 agogue\, and beat him before the judgment seat. And Gallio cared for none 
 of those things. ¶ And Paul after this tarried there yet a good while\, a
 nd then took his leave of the brethren\, and sailed thence into Syria\, an
 d with him Priscilla and Aquila\; having shorn his head in Cenchrea: for h
 e had a vow. And he came to Ephesus\, and left them there: but he himself 
 entered into the synagogue\, and reasoned with the Jews. When they desired
  him to tarry longer time with them\, he consented not\; But bade them far
 ewell\, saying\, I must by all means keep this feast that cometh in Jerusa
 lem: but I will return again unto you\, if God will. And he sailed from Ep
 hesus. And when he had landed at Cæsarea\, and gone up\, and saluted the 
 church\, he went down to Antioch. And after he had spent some time there\,
  he departed\, and went over all the country of Galatia and Phrygia in ord
 er\, strengthening all the disciples.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Ruth 3:1-13\nThen Naomi her mo
 ther in law said unto her\, My daughter\, shall I not seek rest for thee\,
  that it may be well with thee? And now is not Boaz of our kindred\, with 
 whose maidens thou wast? Behold\, he winnoweth barley to night in the thre
 shingfloor. Wash thyself therefore\, and anoint thee\, and put thy raiment
  upon thee\, and get thee down to the floor: but make not thyself known un
 to the man\, until he shall have done eating and drinking. And it shall be
 \, when he lieth down\, that thou shalt mark the place where he shall lie\
 , and thou shalt go in\, and uncover his feet\, and lay thee down\; and he
  will tell thee what thou shalt do. And she said unto her\, All that thou 
 sayest unto me I will do. ¶ And she went down unto the floor\, and did ac
 cording to all that her mother in law bade her. And when Boaz had eaten an
 d drunk\, and his heart was merry\, he went to lie down at the end of the 
 heap of corn: and she came softly\, and uncovered his feet\, and laid her 
 down. ¶ And it came to pass at midnight\, that the man was afraid\, and t
 urned himself: and\, behold\, a woman lay at his feet. And he said\, Who a
 rt thou? And she answered\, I am Ruth thine handmaid: spread therefore thy
  skirt over thine handmaid\; for thou art a near kinsman. And he said\, Bl
 essed be thou of the LORD\, my daughter: for thou hast shewed more kindnes
 s in the latter end than at the beginning\, inasmuch as thou followedst no
 t young men\, whether poor or rich. And now\, my daughter\, fear not\; I w
 ill do to thee all that thou requirest: for all the city of my people doth
  know that thou art a virtuous woman. And now it is true that I am thy nea
 r kinsman: howbeit there is a kinsman nearer than I. Tarry this night\, an
 d it shall be in the morning\, that if he will perform unto thee the part 
 of a kinsman\, well\; let him do the kinsman’s part: but if he will not 
 do the part of a kinsman to thee\, then will I do the part of a kinsman to
  thee\, as the LORD liveth: lie down until the morning.\n\nSecond Lesson 
 — Luke 10:25-37\n¶ And\, behold\, a certain lawyer stood up\, and tempt
 ed him\, saying\, Master\, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? He sai
 d unto him\, What is written in the law? how readest thou? And he answerin
 g said\, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart\, and with al
 l thy soul\, and with all thy strength\, and with all thy mind\; and thy n
 eighbour as thyself. And he said unto him\, Thou hast answered right: this
  do\, and thou shalt live. But he\, willing to justify himself\, said unto
  Jesus\, And who is my neighbour? And Jesus answering said\, A certain  ma
 n went down from Jerusalem to Jericho\, and fell among thieves\, which str
 ipped him of his raiment\, and wounded him\, and departed\, leaving him ha
 lf dead. And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when
  he saw him\, he passed by on the other side. And likewise a Levite\, when
  he was at the place\, came and looked on him\, and passed by on the other
  side. But a certain Samaritan\, as he journeyed\, came where he was: and 
 when he saw him\, he had compassion on him\, And went to him\, and bound u
 p his wounds\, pouring in oil and wine\, and set him on his own beast\, an
 d brought him to an inn\, and took care of him. And on the morrow when he 
 departed\, he took out two pence\, and gave them to the host\, and said un
 to him\, Take care of him\; and whatsoever thou spendest more\, when I com
 e again\, I will repay thee. Which now of these three\, thinkest thou\, wa
 s neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves? And he said\, He that sh
 ewed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him\, Go\, and do thou likewise.\n
 \nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Maccabees 4:36-51\nThen said Judas an
 d his brethren\, Behold\, our enemies are discomfited: let us go up to cle
 anse and dedicate the sanctuary. Upon this all the host assembled themselv
 es together\, and went up into mount Sion. And when they saw the sanctuary
  desolate\, and the altar profaned\, and the gates burned up\, and shrubs 
 growing in the courts as in a forest\, or in one of the mountains\, yea\, 
 and the priests’ chambers pulled down\; They rent their clothes\, and ma
 de great lamentation\, and cast ashes upon their heads\, And fell down fla
 t to the ground upon their faces\, and blew an alarm with the trumpets\, a
 nd cried toward heaven. Then Judas appointed certain men to fight against 
 those that were in the fortress\, until he had cleansed the sanctuary. So 
 he chose priests of blameless conversation\, such as had pleasure in the l
 aw: Who cleansed the sanctuary\, and bare out the defiled stones into an u
 nclean place. And when as they consulted what to do with the altar of burn
 t offerings\, which was profaned\; They thought it best to pull it down\, 
 lest it should be a reproach to them\, because the heathen had defiled it:
  wherefore they pulled it down\, And laid up the stones in the mountain of
  the temple in a convenient place\, until there should come a prophet to s
 hew what should be done with them. Then they took whole stones according t
 o the law\, and built a new altar according to the former\; And made up th
 e sanctuary\, and the things that were within the temple\, and hallowed th
 e courts. They made also new holy vessels\, and into the temple they broug
 ht the candlestick\, and the altar of burnt offerings\, and of incense\, a
 nd the table. And upon the altar they burned incense\, and the lamps that 
 were upon the candlestick they lighted\, that they might give light in the
  temple. Furthermore they set the loaves upon the table\, and spread out t
 he veils\, and finished all the works which they had begun to make.\n\nSec
 ond Lesson — Acts 18:24-19:7\n¶ And a certain Jew named Apollos\, born 
 at Alexandria\, an eloquent man\, and mighty in the scriptures\, came to E
 phesus. This man was instructed in the way of the Lord\; and being fervent
  in the spirit\, he spake and taught diligently the things of the Lord\, k
 nowing only the baptism of John. And he began to speak boldly in the synag
 ogue: whom when Aquila and Priscilla had heard\, they took him unto them\,
  and expounded unto him the way of God more perfectly. And when he was dis
 posed to pass into Achaia\, the brethren wrote\, exhorting the disciples t
 o receive him: who\, when he was come\, helped them much which had believe
 d through grace: For he mightily convinced the Jews\, and that publickly\,
  shewing by the scriptures that Jesus was Christ. And it came to pass\, th
 at\, while Apollos was at Corinth\, Paul having passed through the upper c
 oasts came to Ephesus: and finding certain disciples\, He said unto them\,
  Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him
 \, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost. And he sa
 id unto them\, Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said\, Unto John
 ’s baptism. Then said Paul\, John verily baptized with the baptism of re
 pentance\, saying unto the people\, that they should believe on him which 
 should come after him\, that is\, on Christ Jesus. When they heard this\, 
 they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. And when Paul had laid h
 is hands upon them\, the Holy Ghost came on them\; and they spake with ton
 gues\, and prophesied. And all the men were about twelve.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Ruth 4:1-8\nThen went Boaz up 
 to the gate\, and sat him down there: and\, behold\, the kinsman of whom B
 oaz spake came by\; unto whom he said\, Ho\, such a one! turn aside\, sit 
 down here. And he turned aside\, and sat down. And he took ten men of the 
 elders of the city\, and said\, Sit ye down here. And they sat down. And h
 e said unto the kinsman\, Naomi\, that is come again out of the country of
  Moab\, selleth a parcel of land\, which was our brother Elimelech’s: An
 d I thought to advertise thee\, saying\, Buy it before the inhabitants\, a
 nd before the elders of my people. If thou wilt redeem it\, redeem it: but
  if thou wilt not redeem it\, then tell me\, that I may know: for there is
  none to redeem it beside thee\; and I am after thee. And he said\, I will
  redeem it. Then said Boaz\, What day thou buyest the field of the hand of
  Naomi\, thou must buy it also of Ruth the Moabitess\, the wife of the dea
 d\, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance. ¶ And the kins
 man said\, I cannot redeem it for myself\, lest I mar mine own inheritance
 : redeem thou my right to thyself\; for I cannot redeem it. Now this was t
 he manner in former time in Israel concerning redeeming and concerning cha
 nging\, for to confirm all things\; a man plucked off his shoe\, and gave 
 it to his neighbour: and this was a testimony in Israel. Therefore the kin
 sman said unto Boaz\, Buy it for thee. So he drew off his shoe.\n\nSecond 
 Lesson — Luke 10:38-11:13\n¶ Now it came to pass\, as they went\, that 
 he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha receiv
 ed him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary\, which also sat a
 t Jesus’ feet\, and heard his word. But Martha was cumbered about much s
 erving\, and came to him\, and said\, Lord\, dost thou not care that my si
 ster hath left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me. And 
 Jesus answered and said unto her\, Martha\, Martha\, thou art careful and 
 troubled about many things: But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen
  that good part\, which shall not be taken away from her. And it came to p
 ass\, that\, as he was praying in a certain place\, when he ceased\, one o
 f his disciples said unto him\, Lord\, teach us to pray\, as John also tau
 ght his disciples. And he said unto them\, When ye pray\, say\, Our Father
  which art in heaven\, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be
  done\, as in heaven\, so in earth. Give us day by day our daily bread. An
 d forgive us our sins\; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to 
 us. And lead us not into temptation\; but deliver us from evil. And he sai
 d unto them\, Which of you shall have a friend\, and shall go unto him at 
 midnight\, and say unto him\, Friend\, lend me three loaves\; For a friend
  of mine in his journey is come to me\, and I have nothing to set before h
 im? And he from within shall answer and say\, Trouble me not: the door is 
 now shut\, and my children are with me in bed\; I cannot rise and give the
 e. I say unto you\, Though he will not rise and give him\, because he is h
 is friend\, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as ma
 ny as he needeth. And I say unto you\, Ask\, and it shall be given you\; s
 eek\, and ye shall find\; knock\, and it shall be opened unto you. For eve
 ry one that asketh receiveth\; and he that seeketh findeth\; and to him th
 at knocketh it shall be opened. If a son shall ask bread of any of you tha
 t is a father\, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish\, will he fo
 r a fish give him a serpent? Or if he shall ask an egg\, will he offer him
  a scorpion? If ye then\, being evil\, know how to give good gifts unto yo
 ur children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit
  to them that ask him?\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Maccabees 4:5
 2\nNow on the five and twentieth day of the ninth month\, which is called 
 the month Casleu\, in the hundred forty and eighth year\, they rose up bet
 imes in the morning\, And offered sacrifice according to the law upon the 
 new altar of burnt offerings\, which they had made. Look\, at what time an
 d what day the heathen had profaned it\, even in that was it dedicated wit
 h songs\, and citherns\, and harps\, and cymbals. Then all the people fell
  upon their faces\, worshipping and praising the God of heaven\, who had g
 iven them good success. And so they kept the dedication of the altar eight
  days and offered burnt offerings with gladness\, and sacrificed the sacri
 fice of deliverance and praise. They decked also the forefront of the temp
 le with crowns of gold\, and with shields\; and the gates and the chambers
  they renewed\, and hanged doors upon them. Thus was there very great glad
 ness among the people\, for that the reproach of the heathen was put away.
  Moreover Judas and his brethren with the whole congregation of Israel ord
 ained\, that the days of the dedication of the altar should be kept in the
 ir season from year to year by the space of eight days\, from the five and
  twentieth day of the month Casleu\, with mirth and gladness. At that time
  also they builded up the mount Sion with high walls and strong towers rou
 nd about\, lest the Gentiles should come and tread it down as they had don
 e before. And they set there a garrison to keep it\, and fortified Bethsur
 a to preserve it\; that the people might have a defence against Idumea.\n\
 nSecond Lesson — Acts 19:8-20\nAnd he went into the synagogue\, and spak
 e boldly for the space of three months\, disputing and persuading the thin
 gs concerning the kingdom of God. But when divers were hardened\, and beli
 eved not\, but spake evil of that way before the multitude\, he departed f
 rom them\, and separated the disciples\, disputing daily in the school of 
 one Tyrannus. And this continued by the space of two years\; so that all t
 hey which dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus\, both Jews and G
 reeks. And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul: So that from
  his body were brought unto the sick handkerchiefs or aprons\, and the dis
 eases departed from them\, and the evil spirits went out of them. ¶ Then 
 certain of the vagabond Jews\, exorcists\, took upon them to call over the
 m which had evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus\, saying\, We adjure y
 ou by Jesus whom Paul preacheth. And there were seven sons of one Sceva\, 
 a Jew\, and chief of the priests\, which did so. And the evil spirit answe
 red and said\, Jesus I know\, and Paul I know\; but who are ye? And the ma
 n in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them\, and overcame them\, and pre
 vailed against them\, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounde
 d. And this was known to all the Jews and Greeks also dwelling at Ephesus\
 ; and fear fell on them all\, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified
 . And many that believed came\, and confessed\, and shewed their deeds. Ma
 ny of them also which used curious arts brought their books together\, and
  burned them before all men: and they counted the price of them\, and foun
 d it fifty thousand pieces of silver. So mightily grew the word of God and
  prevailed.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Ruth 4:9-17\n¶ And Boaz said 
 unto the elders\, and unto all the people\, Ye are witnesses this day\, th
 at I have bought all that was Elimelech’s\, and all that was Chilion’s
  and Mahlon’s\, of the hand of Naomi. Moreover Ruth the Moabitess\, the 
 wife of Mahlon\, have I purchased to be my wife\, to raise up the name of 
 the dead upon his inheritance\, that the name of the dead be not cut off f
 rom among his brethren\, and from the gate of his place: ye are witnesses 
 this day. And all the people that were in the gate\, and the elders\, said
 \, We are witnesses. The LORD make the woman that is come into thine house
  like Rachel and like Leah\, which two did build the house of Israel: and 
 do thou worthily in Ephratah\, and be famous in Beth-lehem: And let thy ho
 use be like the house of Pharez\, whom Tamar bare unto Judah\, of the seed
  which the LORD shall give thee of this young woman. ¶ So Boaz took Ruth\
 , and she was his wife: and when he went in unto her\, the LORD gave her c
 onception\, and she bare a son. And the women said unto Naomi\, Blessed be
  the LORD\, which hath not left thee this day without a kinsman\, that his
  name may be famous in Israel. And he shall be unto thee a restorer of thy
  life\, and a nourisher of thine old age: for thy daughter in law\, which 
 loveth thee\, which is better to thee than seven sons\, hath born him. And
  Naomi took the child\, and laid it in her bosom\, and became nurse unto i
 t. And the women her neighbours gave it a name\, saying\, There is a son b
 orn to Naomi\; and they called his name Obed: he is the father of Jesse\, 
 the father of David.\n\nSecond Lesson — Luke 11:14-28\n¶ And he was cas
 ting out a devil\, and it was dumb. And it came to pass\, when the devil w
 as gone out\, the dumb spake\; and the people wondered. But some of them s
 aid\, He casteth out devils through Beelzebub the chief of the devils. And
  others\, tempting him\, sought of him a sign from heaven. But he\, knowin
 g their thoughts\, said unto them\, Every kingdom divided against itself i
 s brought to desolation\; and a house divided against a house falleth. If 
 Satan also be divided against himself\, how shall his kingdom stand? becau
 se ye say that I cast out devils through Beelzebub. And if I by Beelzebub 
 cast out devils\, by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore shall they
  be your judges. But if I with the finger of God cast out devils\, no doub
 t the kingdom of God is come upon you. When a strong man armed keepeth his
  palace\, his goods are in peace: But when a stronger than he shall come u
 pon him\, and overcome him\, he taketh from him all his armour wherein he 
 trusted\, and divideth his spoils. He that is not with me is against me: a
 nd he that gathereth not with me scattereth. When the unclean spirit is go
 ne out of a man\, he walketh through dry places\, seeking rest\; and findi
 ng none\, he saith\, I will return unto my house whence I came out. And wh
 en he cometh\, he findeth it swept and garnished. Then goeth he\, and take
 th to him seven other spirits more wicked than himself\; and they enter in
 \, and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first
 . ¶ And it came to pass\, as he spake these things\, a certain woman of t
 he company lifted up her voice\, and said unto him\, Blessed is the womb t
 hat bare thee\, and the paps which thou hast sucked. But he said\, Yea rat
 her\, blessed are they that hear the word of God\, and keep it.\n\nEvening
  Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Daniel 1:1-7\, 17-21\nIn the third year of the r
 eign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon unto J
 erusalem\, and besieged it. And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into
  his hand\, with part of the vessels of the house of God: which he carried
  into the land of Shinar to the house of his god\; and he brought the vess
 els into the treasure house of his god. ¶ And the king spake unto Ashpena
 z the master of his eunuchs\, that he should bring certain of the children
  of Israel\, and of the king’s seed\, and of the princes\; Children in w
 hom was no blemish\, but well favoured\, and skilful in all wisdom\, and c
 unning in knowledge\, and understanding science\, and such as had ability 
 in them to stand in the king’s palace\, and whom they might teach the le
 arning and the tongue of the Chaldeans. And the king appointed them a dail
 y provision of the king’s meat\, and of the wine which he drank: so nour
 ishing them three years\, that at the end thereof they might stand before 
 the king. Now among these were of the children of Judah\, Daniel\, Hanania
 h\, Mishael\, and Azariah: Unto whom the prince of the eunuchs gave names:
  for he gave unto Daniel the name of Belteshazzar\; and to Hananiah\, of S
 hadrach\; and to Mishael\, of Meshach\; and to Azariah\, of Abed-nego. ¶ 
 As for these four children\, God gave them knowledge and skill in all lear
 ning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams. N
 ow at the end of the days that the king had said he should bring them in\,
  then the prince of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar. And
  the king communed with them\; and among them all was found none like Dani
 el\, Hananiah\, Mishael\, and Azariah: therefore stood they before the kin
 g. And in all matters of wisdom and understanding\, that the king enquired
  of them\, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astro
 logers that were in all his realm. And Daniel continued even unto the firs
 t year of king Cyrus.\n\nSecond Lesson — Acts 19:21\n¶ After these thin
 gs were ended\, Paul purposed in the spirit\, when he had passed through M
 acedonia and Achaia\, to go to Jerusalem\, saying\, After I have been ther
 e\, I must also see Rome. So he sent into Macedonia two of them that minis
 tered unto him\, Timotheus and Erastus\; but he himself stayed in Asia for
  a season. And the same time there arose no small stir about that way. For
  a certain man named Demetrius\, a silversmith\, which made silver shrines
  for Diana\, brought no small gain unto the craftsmen\; Whom he called tog
 ether with the workmen of like occupation\, and said\, Sirs\, ye know that
  by this craft we have our wealth. Moreover ye see and hear\, that not alo
 ne at Ephesus\, but almost throughout all Asia\, this Paul hath persuaded 
 and turned away much people\, saying that they be no gods\, which are made
  with hands: So that not only this our craft is in danger to be set at nou
 ght\; but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana should be despis
 ed\, and her magnificence should be destroyed\, whom all Asia and the worl
 d worshippeth. And when they heard these sayings\, they were full of wrath
 \, and cried out\, saying\, Great is Diana of the Ephesians. And the whole
  city was filled with confusion: and having caught Gaius and Aristarchus\,
  men of Macedonia\, Paul’s companions in travel\, they rushed with one a
 ccord into the theatre. And when Paul would have entered in unto the peopl
 e\, the disciples suffered him not. And certain of the chief of Asia\, whi
 ch were his friends\, sent unto him\, desiring him that he would not adven
 ture himself into the theatre. Some therefore cried one thing\, and some a
 nother: for the assembly was confused\; and the more part knew not wherefo
 re they were come together. And they drew Alexander out of the multitude\,
  the Jews putting him forward. And Alexander beckoned with the hand\, and 
 would have made his defence unto the people. But when they knew that he wa
 s a Jew\, all with one voice about the space of two hours cried out\, Grea
 t is Diana of the Ephesians. And when the townclerk had appeased the peopl
 e\, he said\, Ye men of Ephesus\, what man is there that knoweth not how t
 hat the city of the Ephesians is a worshipper of the great goddess Diana\,
  and of the image which fell down from Jupiter? Seeing then that these thi
 ngs cannot be spoken against\, ye ought to be quiet\, and to do nothing ra
 shly. For ye have brought hither these men\, which are neither robbers of 
 churches\, nor yet blasphemers of your goddess. Wherefore if Demetrius\, a
 nd the craftsmen which are with him\, have a matter against any man\, the 
 law is open\, and there are deputies: let them implead one another. But if
  ye enquire any thing concerning other matters\, it shall be determined in
  a lawful assembly. For we are in danger to be called in question for this
  day’s uproar\, there being no cause whereby we may give an account of t
 his concourse. And when he had thus spoken\, he dismissed the assembly.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Samuel 1:1-11\nNow there was
  a certain man of Ramathaim-zophim\, of mount Ephraim\, and his name was E
 lkanah\, the son of Jeroham\, the son of Elihu\, the son of Tohu\, the son
  of Zuph\, an Ephrathite: And he had two wives\; the name of the one was H
 annah\, and the name of the other Peninnah: and Peninnah had children\, bu
 t Hannah had no children. And this man went up out of his city yearly to w
 orship and to sacrifice unto the LORD of hosts in Shiloh. And the two sons
  of Eli\, Hophni and Phinehas\, the priests of the LORD\, were there. ¶ A
 nd when the time was that Elkanah offered\, he gave to Peninnah his wife\,
  and to all her sons and her daughters\, portions: But unto Hannah he gave
  a worthy portion\; for he loved Hannah: but the LORD had shut up her womb
 . And her adversary also provoked her sore\, for to make her fret\, becaus
 e the LORD had shut up her womb. And as he did so year by year\, when she 
 went up to the house of the LORD\, so she provoked her\; therefore she wep
 t\, and did not eat. Then said Elkanah her husband to her\, Hannah\, why w
 eepest thou? and why eatest thou not? and why is thy heart grieved? am not
  I better to thee than ten sons? ¶ So Hannah rose up after they had eaten
  in Shiloh\, and after they had drunk. Now Eli the priest sat upon a seat 
 by a post of the temple of the LORD. And she was in bitterness of soul\, a
 nd prayed unto the LORD\, and wept sore. And she vowed a vow\, and said\, 
 O LORD of hosts\, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thine hand
 maid\, and remember me\, and not forget thine handmaid\, but wilt give unt
 o thine handmaid a man child\, then I will give him unto the LORD all the 
 days of his life\, and there shall no razor come upon his head.\n\nSecond 
 Lesson — Luke 11:29-36\n¶ And when the people were gathered thick toget
 her\, he began to say\, This is an evil generation: they seek a sign\; and
  there shall no sign be given it\, but the sign of Jonas the prophet. For 
 as Jonas was a sign unto the Ninevites\, so shall also the Son of man be t
 o this generation. The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment wi
 th the men of this generation\, and condemn them: for she came from the ut
 most parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon\; and\, behold\, a g
 reater than Solomon is here. The men of Nineve shall rise up in the judgme
 nt with this generation\, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the p
 reaching of Jonas\; and\, behold\, a greater than Jonas is here. No man\, 
 when he hath lighted a candle\, putteth it in a secret place\, neither und
 er a bushel\, but on a candlestick\, that they which come in may see the l
 ight. The light of the body is the eye: therefore when thine eye is single
 \, thy whole body also is full of light\; but when thine eye is evil\, thy
  body also is full of darkness. Take heed therefore that the light which i
 s in thee be not darkness. If thy whole body therefore be full of light\, 
 having no part dark\, the whole shall be full of light\, as when the brigh
 t shining of a candle doth give thee light.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesso
 n — Daniel 2:1-6\, 10-13\nAnd in the second year of the reign of Nebucha
 dnezzar Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams\, wherewith his spirit was troubled\
 , and his sleep brake from him. Then the king commanded to call the magici
 ans\, and the astrologers\, and the sorcerers\, and the Chaldeans\, for to
  shew the king his dreams. So they came and stood before the king. And the
  king said unto them\, I have dreamed a dream\, and my spirit was troubled
  to know the dream. Then spake the Chaldeans to the king in Syriack\, O ki
 ng\, live for ever: tell thy servants the dream\, and we will shew the int
 erpretation. The king answered and said to the Chaldeans\, The thing is go
 ne from me: if ye will not make known unto me the dream\, with the interpr
 etation thereof\, ye shall be cut in pieces\, and your houses shall be mad
 e a dunghill. But if ye shew the dream\, and the interpretation thereof\, 
 ye shall receive of me gifts and rewards and great honour: therefore shew 
 me the dream\, and the interpretation thereof. ¶ The Chaldeans answered b
 efore the king\, and said\, There is not a man upon the earth that can she
 w the king’s matter: therefore there is no king\, lord\, nor ruler\, tha
 t asked such things at any magician\, or astrologer\, or Chaldean. And it 
 is a rare thing that the king requireth\, and there is none other that can
  shew it before the king\, except the gods\, whose dwelling is not with fl
 esh. For this cause the king was angry and very furious\, and commanded to
  destroy all the wise men of Babylon. And the decree went forth that the w
 ise men should be slain\; and they sought Daniel and his fellows to be sla
 in.\n\nSecond Lesson — Acts 20:1-16\nAnd after the uproar was ceased\, P
 aul called unto him the disciples\, and embraced them\, and departed for t
 o go into Macedonia. And when he had gone over those parts\, and had given
  them much exhortation\, he came into Greece\, And there abode three month
 s. And when the Jews laid wait for him\, as he was about to sail into Syri
 a\, he purposed to return through Macedonia. And there accompanied him int
 o Asia Sopater of Berea\; and of the Thessalonians\, Aristarchus and Secun
 dus\; and Gaius of Derbe\, and Timotheus\; and of Asia\, Tychicus and Trop
 himus. These going before tarried for us at Troas. And we sailed away from
  Philippi after the days of unleavened bread\, and came unto them to Troas
  in five days\; where we abode seven days. And upon the first day of the w
 eek\, when the disciples came together to break bread\, Paul preached unto
  them\, ready to depart on the morrow\; and continued his speech until mid
 night. And there were many lights in the upper chamber\, where they were g
 athered together. And there sat in a window a certain young man named Euty
 chus\, being fallen into a deep sleep: and as Paul was long preaching\, he
  sunk down with sleep\, and fell down from the third loft\, and was taken 
 up dead. And Paul went down\, and fell on him\, and embracing him said\, T
 rouble not yourselves\; for his life is in him. When he therefore was come
  up again\, and had broken bread\, and eaten\, and talked a long while\, e
 ven till break of day\, so he departed. And they brought the young man ali
 ve\, and were not a little comforted. ¶ And we went before to ship\, and 
 sailed unto Assos\, there intending to take in Paul: for so had he appoint
 ed\, minding himself to go afoot. And when he met with us at Assos\, we to
 ok him in\, and came to Mitylene. And we sailed thence\, and came the next
  day over against Chios\; and the next day we arrived at Samos\, and tarri
 ed at Trogyllium\; and the next day we came to Miletus. For Paul had deter
 mined to sail by Ephesus\, because he would not spend the time in Asia: fo
 r he hasted\, if it were possible for him\, to be at Jerusalem the day of 
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 2 Samuel 19:16-23\n¶ And Shim
 ei the son of Gera\, a Benjamite\, which was of Bahurim\, hasted and came 
 down with the men of Judah to meet king David. And there were a thousand m
 en of Benjamin with him\, and Ziba the servant of the house of Saul\, and 
 his fifteen sons and his twenty servants with him\; and they went over Jor
 dan before the king. And there went over a ferry boat to carry over the ki
 ng’s household\, and to do what he thought good. And Shimei the son of G
 era fell down before the king\, as he was come over Jordan\; And said unto
  the king\, Let not my lord impute iniquity unto me\, neither do thou reme
 mber that which thy servant did perversely the day that my lord the king w
 ent out of Jerusalem\, that the king should take it to his heart. For thy 
 servant doth know that I have sinned: therefore\, behold\, I am come the f
 irst this day of all the house of Joseph to go down to meet my lord the ki
 ng. But Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered and said\, Shall not Shimei be
  put to death for this\, because he cursed the LORD’s anointed? And Davi
 d said\, What have I to do with you\, ye sons of Zeruiah\, that ye should 
 this day be adversaries unto me? shall there any man be put to death this 
 day in Israel? for do not I know that I am this day king over Israel? Ther
 efore the king said unto Shimei\, Thou shalt not die. And the king sware u
 nto him.\n\nSecond Lesson — Matthew 5:38\n¶ Ye have heard that it hath 
 been said\, An eye for an eye\, and a tooth for a tooth: But I say unto yo
 u\, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right c
 heek\, turn to him the other also. And if any man will sue thee at the law
 \, and take away thy coat\, let him have thy cloke also. And whosoever sha
 ll compel thee to go a mile\, go with him twain. Give to him that asketh t
 hee\, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away. ¶ Ye hav
 e heard that it hath been said\, Thou shalt love thy neighbour\, and hate 
 thine enemy. But I say unto you\, Love your enemies\, bless them that curs
 e you\, do good to them that hate you\, and pray for them which despiteful
 ly use you\, and persecute you\; That ye may be the children of your Fathe
 r which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the
  good\, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust. For if ye love the
 m which love you\, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same
 ? And if ye salute your brethren only\, what do ye more than others? do no
 t even the publicans so? Be ye therefore perfect\, even as your Father whi
 ch is in heaven is perfect.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Exodus 24:
 1-11\, 16-18\nAnd he said unto Moses\, Come up unto the LORD\, thou\, and 
 Aaron\, Nadab\, and Abihu\, and seventy of the elders of Israel\; and wors
 hip ye afar off. And Moses alone shall come near the LORD: but they shall 
 not come nigh\; neither shall the people go up with him. ¶ And Moses came
  and told the people all the words of the LORD\, and all the judgments: an
 d all the people answered with one voice\, and said\, All the words which 
 the LORD hath said will we do. And Moses wrote all the words of the LORD\,
  and rose up early in the morning\, and builded an altar under the hill\, 
 and twelve pillars\, according to the twelve tribes of Israel. And he sent
  young men of the children of Israel\, which offered burnt offerings\, and
  sacrificed peace offerings of oxen unto the LORD. And Moses took half of 
 the blood\, and put it in basons\; and half of the blood he sprinkled on t
 he altar. And he took the book of the covenant\, and read in the audience 
 of the people: and they said\, All that the LORD hath said will we do\, an
 d be obedient. And Moses took the blood\, and sprinkled it on the people\,
  and said\, Behold the blood of the covenant\, which the LORD hath made wi
 th you concerning all these words. ¶ Then went up Moses\, and Aaron\, Nad
 ab\, and Abihu\, and seventy of the elders of Israel: And they saw the God
  of Israel: and there was under his feet as it were a paved work of a sapp
 hire stone\, and as it were the body of heaven in his clearness. And upon 
 the nobles of the children of Israel he laid not his hand: also they saw G
 od\, and did eat and drink. And the glory of the LORD abode upon mount Sin
 ai\, and the cloud covered it six days: and the seventh day he called unto
  Moses out of the midst of the cloud. And the sight of the glory of the LO
 RD was like devouring fire on the top of the mount in the eyes of the chil
 dren of Israel. And Moses went into the midst of the cloud\, and gat him u
 p into the mount: and Moses was in the mount forty days and forty nights.\
 n\nSecond Lesson — Hebrews 9:18\nWhereupon neither the first testament w
 as dedicated without blood. For when Moses had spoken every precept to all
  the people according to the law\, he took the blood of calves and of goat
 s\, with water\, and scarlet wool\, and hyssop\, and sprinkled both the bo
 ok\, and all the people\, Saying\, This is the blood of the testament whic
 h God hath enjoined unto you. Moreover he sprinkled with blood both the ta
 bernacle\, and all the vessels of the ministry. And almost all things are 
 by the law purged with blood\; and without shedding of blood is no remissi
 on. It was therefore necessary that the patterns of things in the heavens 
 should be purified with these\; but the heavenly things themselves with be
 tter sacrifices than these. For Christ is not entered into the holy places
  made with hands\, which are the figures of the true\; but into heaven its
 elf\, now to appear in the presence of God for us: Nor yet that he should 
 offer himself often\, as the high priest entereth into the holy place ever
 y year with blood of others\; For then must he often have suffered since t
 he foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath he a
 ppeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself. And as it is appointe
 d unto men once to die\, but after this the judgment: So Christ was once o
 ffered to bear the sins of many\; and unto them that look for him shall he
  appear the second time without sin unto salvation.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Samuel 1:12-20\nAnd it came 
 to pass\, as she continued praying before the LORD\, that Eli marked her m
 outh. Now Hannah\, she spake in her heart\; only her lips moved\, but her 
 voice was not heard: therefore Eli thought she had been drunken. And Eli s
 aid unto her\, How long wilt thou be drunken? put away thy wine from thee.
  And Hannah answered and said\, No\, my lord\, I am a woman of a sorrowful
  spirit: I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink\, but have poured out 
 my soul before the LORD. Count not thine handmaid for a daughter of Belial
 : for out of the abundance of my complaint and grief have I spoken hithert
 o. Then Eli answered and said\, Go in peace: and the God of Israel grant t
 hee thy petition that thou hast asked of him. And she said\, Let thine han
 dmaid find grace in thy sight. So the woman went her way\, and did eat\, a
 nd her countenance was no more sad. ¶ And they rose up in the morning ear
 ly\, and worshipped before the LORD\, and returned\, and came to their hou
 se to Ramah: and Elkanah knew Hannah his wife\; and the LORD remembered he
 r. Wherefore it came to pass\, when the time was come about after Hannah h
 ad conceived\, that she bare a son\, and called his name Samuel\, saying\,
  Because I have asked him of the LORD.\n\nSecond Lesson — Luke 11:37\n¶
  And as he spake\, a certain Pharisee besought him to dine with him: and h
 e went in\, and sat down to meat. And when the Pharisee saw it\, he marvel
 led that he had not first washed before dinner. And the Lord said unto him
 \, Now do ye Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup and the platter\;
  but your inward part is full of ravening and wickedness. Ye fools\, did n
 ot he that made that which is without make that which is within also? But 
 rather give alms of such things as ye have\; and\, behold\, all things are
  clean unto you. But woe unto you\, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue a
 nd all manner of herbs\, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these
  ought ye to have done\, and not to leave the other undone. Woe unto you\,
  Pharisees! for ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues\, and greeti
 ngs in the markets. Woe unto you\, scribes and Pharisees\, hypocrites! for
  ye are as graves which appear not\, and the men that walk over them are n
 ot aware of them. ¶ Then answered one of the lawyers\, and said unto him\
 , Master\, thus saying thou reproachest us also. And he said\, Woe unto yo
 u also\, ye lawyers! for ye lade men with burdens grievous to be borne\, a
 nd ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers. Woe unto 
 you! for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets\, and your fathers killed
  them. Truly ye bear witness that ye allow the deeds of your fathers: for 
 they indeed killed them\, and ye build their sepulchres. Therefore also sa
 id the wisdom of God\, I will send them prophets and apostles\, and some o
 f them they shall slay and persecute: That the blood of all the prophets\,
  which was shed from the foundation of the world\, may be required of this
  generation\; From the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zacharias\, which p
 erished between the altar and the temple: verily I say unto you\, It shall
  be required of this generation. Woe unto you\, lawyers! for ye have taken
  away the key of knowledge: ye entered not in yourselves\, and them that w
 ere entering in ye hindered. And as he said these things unto them\, the s
 cribes and the Pharisees began to urge him vehemently\, and to provoke him
  to speak of many things: Laying wait for him\, and seeking to catch somet
 hing out of his mouth\, that they might accuse him.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFir
 st Lesson — Daniel 2:14-24\n¶ Then Daniel answered with counsel and wis
 dom to Arioch the captain of the king’s guard\, which was gone forth to 
 slay the wise men of Babylon: He answered and said to Arioch the king’s 
 captain\, Why is the decree so hasty from the king? Then Arioch made the t
 hing known to Daniel. Then Daniel went in\, and desired of the king that h
 e would give him time\, and that he would shew the king the interpretation
 . Then Daniel went to his house\, and made the thing known to Hananiah\, M
 ishael\, and Azariah\, his companions: That they would desire mercies of t
 he God of heaven concerning this secret\; that Daniel and his fellows shou
 ld not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon. ¶ Then was the se
 cret revealed unto Daniel in a night vision. Then Daniel blessed the God o
 f heaven. Daniel answered and said\, Blessed be the name of God for ever a
 nd ever: for wisdom and might are his: And he changeth the times and the s
 easons: he removeth kings\, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto th
 e wise\, and knowledge to them that know understanding: He revealeth the d
 eep and secret things: he knoweth what is in the darkness\, and the light 
 dwelleth with him. I thank thee\, and praise thee\, O thou God of my fathe
 rs\, who hast given me wisdom and might\, and hast made known unto me now 
 what we desired of thee: for thou hast now made known unto us the king’s
  matter. ¶ Therefore Daniel went in unto Arioch\, whom the king had ordai
 ned to destroy the wise men of Babylon: he went and said thus unto him\; D
 estroy not the wise men of Babylon: bring me in before the king\, and I wi
 ll shew unto the king the interpretation.\n\nSecond Lesson — Acts 20:17\
 n¶ And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus\, and called the elders of the chu
 rch. And when they were come to him\, he said unto them\, Ye know\, from t
 he first day that I came into Asia\, after what manner I have been with yo
 u at all seasons\, Serving the Lord with all humility of mind\, and with m
 any tears\, and temptations\, which befell me by the lying in wait of the 
 Jews: And how I kept back nothing that was profitable unto you\, but have 
 shewed you\, and have taught you publickly\, and from house to house\, Tes
 tifying both to the Jews\, and also to the Greeks\, repentance toward God\
 , and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ. And now\, behold\, I go bound in
  the spirit unto Jerusalem\, not knowing the things that shall befall me t
 here: Save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city\, saying that bond
 s and afflictions abide me. But none of these things move me\, neither cou
 nt I my life dear unto myself\, so that I might finish my course with joy\
 , and the ministry\, which I have received of the Lord Jesus\, to testify 
 the gospel of the grace of God. And now\, behold\, I know that ye all\, am
 ong whom I have gone preaching the kingdom of God\, shall see my face no m
 ore. Wherefore I take you to record this day\, that I am pure from the blo
 od of all men. For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel 
 of God. ¶ Take heed therefore unto yourselves\, and to all the flock\, ov
 er the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers\, to feed the church o
 f God\, which he hath purchased with his own blood. For I know this\, that
  after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you\, not sparing
  the flock. Also of your own selves shall men arise\, speaking perverse th
 ings\, to draw away disciples after them. Therefore watch\, and remember\,
  that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every one night and
  day with tears. And now\, brethren\, I commend you to God\, and to the wo
 rd of his grace\, which is able to build you up\, and to give you an inher
 itance among all them which are sanctified. I have coveted no man’s silv
 er\, or gold\, or apparel. Yea\, ye yourselves know\, that these hands hav
 e ministered unto my necessities\, and to them that were with me. I have s
 hewed you all things\, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak\
 , and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus\, how he said\, It is more b
 lessed to give than to receive. ¶ And when he had thus spoken\, he kneele
 d down\, and prayed with them all. And they all wept sore\, and fell on Pa
 ul’s neck\, and kissed him\, Sorrowing most of all for the words which h
 e spake\, that they should see his face no more. And they accompanied him 
 unto the ship.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Samuel 1:21-28\, 2:11\nAnd t
 he man Elkanah\, and all his house\, went up to offer unto the LORD the ye
 arly sacrifice\, and his vow. But Hannah went not up\; for she said unto h
 er husband\, I will not go up until the child be weaned\, and then I will 
 bring him\, that he may appear before the LORD\, and there abide for ever.
  And Elkanah her husband said unto her\, Do what seemeth thee good\; tarry
  until thou have weaned him\; only the LORD establish his word. So the wom
 an abode\, and gave her son suck until she weaned him. ¶ And when she had
  weaned him\, she took him up with her\, with three bullocks\, and one eph
 ah of flour\, and a bottle of wine\, and brought him unto the house of the
  LORD in Shiloh: and the child was young. And they slew a bullock\, and br
 ought the child to Eli. And she said\, Oh my lord\, as thy soul liveth\, m
 y lord\, I am the woman that stood by thee here\, praying unto the LORD. F
 or this child I prayed\; and the LORD hath given me my petition which I as
 ked of him: Therefore also I have lent him to the LORD\; as long as he liv
 eth he shall be lent to the LORD. And he worshipped the LORD there. And El
 kanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto the LORD
  before Eli the priest. ¶ Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial\; they 
 knew not the LORD. And the priests’ custom with the people was\, that\, 
 when any man offered sacrifice\, the priest’s servant came\, while the f
 lesh was in seething\, with a fleshhook of three teeth in his hand\; And h
 e struck it into the pan\, or kettle\, or caldron\, or pot\; all that the 
 fleshhook brought up the priest took for himself. So they did in Shiloh un
 to all the Israelites that came thither. Also before they burnt the fat\, 
 the priest’s servant came\, and said to the man that sacrificed\, Give f
 lesh to roast for the priest\; for he will not have sodden flesh of thee\,
  but raw. And if any man said unto him\, Let them not fail to burn the fat
  presently\, and then take as much as thy soul desireth\; then he would an
 swer him\, Nay\; but thou shalt give it me now: and if not\, I will take i
 t by force. Wherefore the sin of the young men was very great before the L
 ORD: for men abhorred the offering of the LORD. ¶ But Samuel ministered b
 efore the LORD\, being a child\, girded with a linen ephod. Moreover his m
 other made him a little coat\, and brought it to him from year to year\, w
 hen she came up with her husband to offer the yearly sacrifice. ¶ And Eli
  blessed Elkanah and his wife\, and said\, The LORD give thee seed of this
  woman for the loan which is lent to the LORD. And they went unto their ow
 n home. And the LORD visited Hannah\, so that she conceived\, and bare thr
 ee sons and two daughters. And the child Samuel grew before the LORD. ¶ N
 ow Eli was very old\, and heard all that his sons did unto all Israel\; an
 d how they lay with the women that assembled at the door of the tabernacle
  of the congregation. And he said unto them\, Why do ye such things? for I
  hear of your evil dealings by all this people. Nay\, my sons\; for it is 
 no good report that I hear: ye make the LORD’s people to transgress. If 
 one man sin against another\, the judge shall judge him: but if a man sin 
 against the LORD\, who shall intreat for him? Notwithstanding they hearken
 ed not unto the voice of their father\, because the LORD would slay them. 
 And the child Samuel grew on\, and was in favour both with the LORD\, and 
 also with men. ¶ And there came a man of God unto Eli\, and said unto him
 \, Thus saith the LORD\, Did I plainly appear unto the house of thy father
 \, when they were in Egypt in Pharaoh’s house? And did I choose him out 
 of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest\, to offer upon mine altar\, t
 o burn incense\, to wear an ephod before me? and did I give unto the house
  of thy father all the offerings made by fire of the children of Israel? W
 herefore kick ye at my sacrifice and at mine offering\, which I have comma
 nded in my habitation\; and honourest thy sons above me\, to make yourselv
 es fat with the chiefest of all the offerings of Israel my people? Wherefo
 re the LORD God of Israel saith\, I said indeed that thy house\, and the h
 ouse of thy father\, should walk before me for ever: but now the LORD sait
 h\, Be it far from me\; for them that honour me I will honour\, and they t
 hat despise me shall be lightly esteemed. Behold\, the days come\, that I 
 will cut off thine arm\, and the arm of thy father’s house\, that there 
 shall not be an old man in thine house. And thou shalt see an enemy in my 
 habitation\, in all the wealth which God shall give Israel: and there shal
 l not be an old man in thine house for ever. And the man of thine\, whom I
  shall not cut off from mine altar\, shall be to consume thine eyes\, and 
 to grieve thine heart: and all the increase of thine house shall die in th
 e flower of their age. And this shall be a sign unto thee\, that shall com
 e upon thy two sons\, on Hophni and Phinehas\; in one day they shall die b
 oth of them. And I will raise me up a faithful priest\, that shall do acco
 rding to that which is in mine heart and in my mind: and I will build him 
 a sure house\; and he shall walk before mine anointed for ever. And it sha
 ll come to pass\, that every one that is left in thine house shall come an
 d crouch to him for a piece of silver and a morsel of bread\, and shall sa
 y\, Put me\, I pray thee\, into one of the priests’ offices\, that I may
  eat a piece of bread.\n\nSecond Lesson — Luke 12:1-12\nIn the mean time
 \, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people\, 
 insomuch that they trode one upon another\, he began to say unto his disci
 ples first of all\, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees\, which is hy
 pocrisy. For there is nothing covered\, that shall not be revealed\; neith
 er hid\, that shall not be known. Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in d
 arkness shall be heard in the light\; and that which ye have spoken in the
  ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops. And I say unto you
  my friends\, Be not afraid of them that kill the body\, and after that ha
 ve no more that they can do. But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: F
 ear him\, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell\; yea\, 
 I say unto you\, Fear him. Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings\, 
 and not one of them is forgotten before God? But even the very hairs of yo
 ur head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than ma
 ny sparrows. Also I say unto you\, Whosoever shall confess me before men\,
  him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God: But he th
 at denieth me before men shall be denied before the angels of God. And who
 soever shall speak a word against the Son of man\, it shall be forgiven hi
 m: but unto him that blasphemeth against the Holy Ghost it shall not be fo
 rgiven. And when they bring you unto the synagogues\, and unto magistrates
 \, and powers\, take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer\, or 
 what ye shall say: For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour wha
 t ye ought to say.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Daniel 2:25-35\nThe
 n Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in haste\, and said thus unto h
 im\, I have found a man of the captives of Judah\, that will make known un
 to the king the interpretation. The king answered and said to Daniel\, who
 se name was Belteshazzar\, Art thou able to make known unto me the dream w
 hich I have seen\, and the interpretation thereof? Daniel answered in the 
 presence of the king\, and said\, The secret which the king hath demanded 
 cannot the wise men\, the astrologers\, the magicians\, the soothsayers\, 
 shew unto the king\; But there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets\,
  and maketh known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter d
 ays. Thy dream\, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed\, are these\; As
  for thee\, O king\, thy thoughts came into thy mind upon thy bed\, what s
 hould come to pass hereafter: and he that revealeth secrets maketh known t
 o thee what shall come to pass. But as for me\, this secret is not reveale
 d to me for any wisdom that I have more than any living\, but for their sa
 kes that shall make known the interpretation to the king\, and that thou m
 ightest know the thoughts of thy heart. ¶ Thou\, O king\, sawest\, and be
 hold a great image. This great image\, whose brightness was excellent\, st
 ood before thee\; and the form thereof was terrible. This image’s head w
 as of fine gold\, his breast and his arms of silver\, his belly and his th
 ighs of brass\, His legs of iron\, his feet part of iron and part of clay.
  Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands\, which smote the
  image upon his feet that were of iron and clay\, and brake them to pieces
 . Then was the iron\, the clay\, the brass\, the silver\, and the gold\, b
 roken to pieces together\, and became like the chaff of the summer threshi
 ngfloors\; and the wind carried them away\, that no place was found for th
 em: and the stone that smote the image became a great mountain\, and fille
 d the whole earth.\n\nSecond Lesson — Acts 21:1-14\nAnd it came to pass\
 , that after we were gotten from them\, and had launched\, we came with a 
 straight course unto Coos\, and the day following unto Rhodes\, and from t
 hence unto Patara: And finding a ship sailing over unto Phenicia\, we went
  aboard\, and set forth. Now when we had discovered Cyprus\, we left it on
  the left hand\, and sailed into Syria\, and landed at Tyre: for there the
  ship was to unlade her burden. And finding disciples\, we tarried there s
 even days: who said to Paul through the Spirit\, that he should not go up 
 to Jerusalem. And when we had accomplished those days\, we departed and we
 nt our way\; and they all brought us on our way\, with wives and children\
 , till we were out of the city: and we kneeled down on the shore\, and pra
 yed. And when we had taken our leave one of another\, we took ship\; and t
 hey returned home again. And when we had finished our course from Tyre\, w
 e came to Ptolemais\, and saluted the brethren\, and abode with them one d
 ay. And the next day we that were of Paul’s company departed\, and came 
 unto Cæsarea: and we entered into the house of Philip the evangelist\, wh
 ich was one of the seven\; and abode with him. And the same man had four d
 aughters\, virgins\, which did prophesy. And as we tarried there many days
 \, there came down from Judæa a certain prophet\, named Agabus. And when 
 he was come unto us\, he took Paul’s girdle\, and bound his own hands an
 d feet\, and said\, Thus saith the Holy Ghost\, So shall the Jews at Jerus
 alem bind the man that owneth this girdle\, and shall deliver him into the
  hands of the Gentiles. And when we heard these things\, both we\, and the
 y of that place\, besought him not to go up to Jerusalem. Then Paul answer
 ed\, What mean ye to weep and to break mine heart? for I am ready not to b
 e bound only\, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus
 . And when he would not be persuaded\, we ceased\, saying\, The will of th
 e Lord be done.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Samuel 2:18-26\n¶ But Samue
 l ministered before the LORD\, being a child\, girded with a linen ephod. 
 Moreover his mother made him a little coat\, and brought it to him from ye
 ar to year\, when she came up with her husband to offer the yearly sacrifi
 ce. ¶ And Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife\, and said\, The LORD give the
 e seed of this woman for the loan which is lent to the LORD. And they went
  unto their own home. And the LORD visited Hannah\, so that she conceived\
 , and bare three sons and two daughters. And the child Samuel grew before 
 the LORD. ¶ Now Eli was very old\, and heard all that his sons did unto a
 ll Israel\; and how they lay with the women that assembled at the door of 
 the tabernacle of the congregation. And he said unto them\, Why do ye such
  things? for I hear of your evil dealings by all this people. Nay\, my son
 s\; for it is no good report that I hear: ye make the LORD’s people to t
 ransgress. If one man sin against another\, the judge shall judge him: but
  if a man sin against the LORD\, who shall intreat for him? Notwithstandin
 g they hearkened not unto the voice of their father\, because the LORD wou
 ld slay them. And the child Samuel grew on\, and was in favour both with t
 he LORD\, and also with men.\n\nSecond Lesson — Luke 12:13-21\n¶ And on
 e of the company said unto him\, Master\, speak to my brother\, that he di
 vide the inheritance with me. And he said unto him\, Man\, who made me a j
 udge or a divider over you? And he said unto them\, Take heed\, and beware
  of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of th
 e things which he possesseth. And he spake a parable unto them\, saying\, 
 The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully: And he thought
  within himself\, saying\, What shall I do\, because I have no room where 
 to bestow my fruits? And he said\, This will I do: I will pull down my bar
 ns\, and build greater\; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my good
 s. And I will say to my soul\, Soul\, thou hast much goods laid up for man
 y years\; take thine ease\, eat\, drink\, and be merry. But God said unto 
 him\, Thou fool\, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whos
 e shall those things be\, which thou hast provided? So is he that layeth u
 p treasure for himself\, and is not rich toward God.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFi
 rst Lesson — Daniel 2:36-45\n¶ This is the dream\; and we will tell the
  interpretation thereof before the king. Thou\, O king\, art a king of kin
 gs: for the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom\, power\, and strength
 \, and glory. And wheresoever the children of men dwell\, the beasts of th
 e field and the fowls of the heaven hath he given into thine hand\, and ha
 th made thee ruler over them all. Thou art this head of gold. And after th
 ee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee\, and another third kingdo
 m of brass\, which shall bear rule over all the earth. And the fourth king
 dom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subd
 ueth all things: and as iron that breaketh all these\, shall it break in p
 ieces and bruise. And whereas thou sawest the feet and toes\, part of pott
 ers’ clay\, and part of iron\, the kingdom shall be divided\; but there 
 shall be in it of the strength of the iron\, forasmuch as thou sawest the 
 iron mixed with miry clay. And as the toes of the feet were part of iron\,
  and part of clay\, so the kingdom shall be partly strong\, and partly bro
 ken. And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay\, they shall mingle
  themselves with the seed of men: but they shall not cleave one to another
 \, even as iron is not mixed with clay. And in the days of these kings sha
 ll the God of heaven set up a kingdom\, which shall never be destroyed: an
 d the kingdom shall not be left to other people\, but it shall break in pi
 eces and consume all these kingdoms\, and it shall stand for ever. Forasmu
 ch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands
 \, and that it brake in pieces the iron\, the brass\, the clay\, the silve
 r\, and the gold\; the great God hath made known to the king what shall co
 me to pass hereafter: and the dream is certain\, and the interpretation th
 ereof sure.\n\nSecond Lesson — Acts 21:15-26\nAnd after those days we to
 ok up our carriages\, and went up to Jerusalem. There went with us also ce
 rtain of the disciples of Cæsarea\, and brought with them one Mnason of C
 yprus\, an old disciple\, with whom we should lodge. And when we were come
  to Jerusalem\, the brethren received us gladly. And the day following Pau
 l went in with us unto James\; and all the elders were present. And when h
 e had saluted them\, he declared particularly what things God had wrought 
 among the Gentiles by his ministry. And when they heard it\, they glorifie
 d the Lord\, and said unto him\, Thou seest\, brother\, how many thousands
  of Jews there are which believe\; and they are all zealous of the law: An
 d they are informed of thee\, that thou teachest all the Jews which are am
 ong the Gentiles to forsake Moses\, saying that they ought not to circumci
 se their children\, neither to walk after the customs. What is it therefor
 e? the multitude must needs come together: for they will hear that thou ar
 t come. Do therefore this that we say to thee: We have four men which have
  a vow on them\; Them take\, and purify thyself with them\, and be at char
 ges with them\, that they may shave their heads: and all may know that tho
 se things\, whereof they were informed concerning thee\, are nothing\; but
  that thou thyself also walkest orderly\, and keepest the law. As touching
  the Gentiles which believe\, we have written and concluded that they obse
 rve no such thing\, save only that they keep themselves from things offere
 d to idols\, and from blood\, and from strangled\, and from fornication. T
 hen Paul took the men\, and the next day purifying himself with them enter
 ed into the temple\, to signify the accomplishment of the days of purifica
 tion\, until that an offering should be offered for every one of them.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Samuel 3:1-18\nAnd the child
  Samuel ministered unto the LORD before Eli. And the word of the LORD was 
 precious in those days\; there was no open vision. And it came to pass at 
 that time\, when Eli was laid down in his place\, and his eyes began to wa
 x dim\, that he could not see\; And ere the lamp of God went out in the te
 mple of the LORD\, where the ark of God was\, and Samuel was laid down to 
 sleep\; That the LORD called Samuel: and he answered\, Here am I. And he r
 an unto Eli\, and said\, Here am I\; for thou calledst me. And he said\, I
  called not\; lie down again. And he went and lay down. And the LORD calle
 d yet again\, Samuel. And Samuel arose and went to Eli\, and said\, Here a
 m I\; for thou didst call me. And he answered\, I called not\, my son\; li
 e down again. Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD\, neither was the word 
 of the LORD yet revealed unto him. And the LORD called Samuel again the th
 ird time. And he arose and went to Eli\, and said\, Here am I\; for thou d
 idst call me. And Eli perceived that the LORD had called the child. Theref
 ore Eli said unto Samuel\, Go\, lie down: and it shall be\, if he call the
 e\, that thou shalt say\, Speak\, LORD\; for thy servant heareth. So Samue
 l went and lay down in his place. And the LORD came\, and stood\, and call
 ed as at other times\, Samuel\, Samuel. Then Samuel answered\, Speak\; for
  thy servant heareth. ¶ And the LORD said to Samuel\, Behold\, I will do 
 a thing in Israel\, at which both the ears of every one that heareth it sh
 all tingle. In that day I will perform against Eli all things which I have
  spoken concerning his house: when I begin\, I will also make an end. For 
 I have told him that I will judge his house for ever for the iniquity whic
 h he knoweth\; because his sons made themselves vile\, and he restrained t
 hem not. And therefore I have sworn unto the house of Eli\, that the iniqu
 ity of Eli’s house shall not be purged with sacrifice nor offering for e
 ver. ¶ And Samuel lay until the morning\, and opened the doors of the hou
 se of the LORD. And Samuel feared to shew Eli the vision. Then Eli called 
 Samuel\, and said\, Samuel\, my son. And he answered\, Here am I. And he s
 aid\, What is the thing that the Lord hath said unto thee? I pray thee hid
 e it not from me: God do so to thee\, and more also\, if thou hide any thi
 ng from me of all the things that he said unto thee. And Samuel told him e
 very whit\, and hid nothing from him. And he said\, It is the LORD: let hi
 m do what seemeth him good.\n\nSecond Lesson — Luke 12:22-34\n¶ And he 
 said unto his disciples\, Therefore I say unto you\, Take no thought for y
 our life\, what ye shall eat\; neither for the body\, what ye shall put on
 . The life is more than meat\, and the body is more than raiment. Consider
  the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap\; which neither have storehouse
  nor barn\; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fow
 ls? And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit?
  If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least\, why take ye thou
 ght for the rest? Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not\, they 
 spin not\; and yet I say unto you\, that Solomon in all his glory was not 
 arrayed like one of these. If then God so clothe the grass\, which is to d
 ay in the field\, and to morrow is cast into the oven\; how much more will
  he clothe you\, O ye of little faith? And seek not ye what ye shall eat\,
  or what ye shall drink\, neither be ye of doubtful mind. For all these th
 ings do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that 
 ye have need of these things. ¶ But rather seek ye the kingdom of God\; a
 nd all these things shall be added unto you. Fear not\, little flock\; for
  it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom. Sell that ye
  have\, and give alms\; provide yourselves bags which wax not old\, a trea
 sure in the heavens that faileth not\, where no thief approacheth\, neithe
 r moth corrupteth. For where your treasure is\, there will your heart be a
 lso.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Daniel 3:1-7\nNebuchadnezzar the 
 king made an image of gold\, whose height was threescore cubits\, and the 
 breadth thereof six cubits: he set it up in the plain of Dura\, in the pro
 vince of Babylon. Then Nebuchadnezzar the king sent to gather together the
  princes\, the governors\, and the captains\, the judges\, the treasurers\
 , the counsellors\, the sheriffs\, and all the rulers of the provinces\, t
 o come to the dedication of the image which Nebuchadnezzar the king had se
 t up. Then the princes\, the governors\, and captains\, the judges\, the t
 reasurers\, the counsellors\, the sheriffs\, and all the rulers of the pro
 vinces\, were gathered together unto the dedication of the image that Nebu
 chadnezzar the king had set up\; and they stood before the image that Nebu
 chadnezzar had set up. Then an herald cried aloud\, To you it is commanded
 \, O people\, nations\, and languages\, That at what time ye hear the soun
 d of the cornet\, flute\, harp\, sackbut\, psaltery\, dulcimer\, and all k
 inds of musick\, ye fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadne
 zzar the king hath set up: And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth shal
 l the same hour be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace. Therefo
 re at that time\, when all the people heard the sound of the cornet\, flut
 e\, harp\, sackbut\, psaltery\, and all kinds of musick\, all the people\,
  the nations\, and the languages\, fell down and worshipped the golden ima
 ge that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.\n\nSecond Lesson — Acts 21:2
 7-36\nAnd when the seven days were almost ended\, the Jews which were of A
 sia\, when they saw him in the temple\, stirred up all the people\, and la
 id hands on him\, Crying out\, Men of Israel\, help: This is the man\, tha
 t teacheth all men every where against the people\, and the law\, and this
  place: and further brought Greeks also into the temple\, and hath pollute
 d this holy place. (For they had seen before with him in the city Trophimu
 s an Ephesian\, whom they supposed that Paul had brought into the temple.)
  And all the city was moved\, and the people ran together: and they took P
 aul\, and drew him out of the temple: and forthwith the doors were shut. A
 nd as they went about to kill him\, tidings came unto the chief captain of
  the band\, that all Jerusalem was in an uproar. Who immediately took sold
 iers and centurions\, and ran down unto them: and when they saw the chief 
 captain and the soldiers\, they left beating of Paul. Then the chief capta
 in came near\, and took him\, and commanded him to be bound with two chain
 s\; and demanded who he was\, and what he had done. And some cried one thi
 ng\, some another\, among the multitude: and when he could not know the ce
 rtainty for the tumult\, he commanded him to be carried into the castle. A
 nd when he came upon the stairs\, so it was\, that he was borne of the sol
 diers for the violence of the people. For the multitude of the people foll
 owed after\, crying\, Away with him.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Samuel 4:1b-11\nAnd the word
  of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out against the Philistines
  to battle\, and pitched beside Eben-ezer: and the Philistines pitched in 
 Aphek. And the Philistines put themselves in array against Israel: and whe
 n they joined battle\, Israel was smitten before the Philistines: and they
  slew of the army in the field about four thousand men. ¶ And when the pe
 ople were come into the camp\, the elders of Israel said\, Wherefore hath 
 the LORD smitten us to day before the Philistines? Let us fetch the ark of
  the covenant of the LORD out of Shiloh unto us\, that\, when it cometh am
 ong us\, it may save us out of the hand of our enemies. So the people sent
  to Shiloh\, that they might bring from thence the ark of the covenant of 
 the LORD of hosts\, which dwelleth between the cherubims: and the two sons
  of Eli\, Hophni and Phinehas\, were there with the ark of the covenant of
  God. And when the ark of the covenant of the LORD came into the camp\, al
 l Israel shouted with a great shout\, so that the earth rang again. And wh
 en the Philistines heard the noise of the shout\, they said\, What meaneth
  the noise of this great shout in the camp of the Hebrews? And they unders
 tood that the ark of the LORD was come into the camp. And the Philistines 
 were afraid\, for they said\, God is come into the camp. And they said\, W
 oe unto us! for there hath not been such a thing heretofore. Woe unto us! 
 who shall deliver us out of the hand of these mighty Gods? these are the G
 ods that smote the Egyptians with all the plagues in the wilderness. Be st
 rong\, and quit yourselves like men\, O ye Philistines\, that ye be not se
 rvants unto the Hebrews\, as they have been to you: quit yourselves like m
 en\, and fight. ¶ And the Philistines fought\, and Israel was smitten\, a
 nd they fled every man into his tent: and there was a very great slaughter
 \; for there fell of Israel thirty thousand footmen. And the ark of God wa
 s taken\; and the two sons of Eli\, Hophni and Phinehas\, were slain.\n\nS
 econd Lesson — Luke 12:35-48\nLet your loins be girded about\, and your 
 lights burning\; And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord\
 , when he will return from the wedding\; that when he cometh and knocketh\
 , they may open unto him immediately. Blessed are those servants\, whom th
 e lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you\, that he
  shall gird himself\, and make them to sit down to meat\, and will come fo
 rth and serve them. And if he shall come in the second watch\, or come in 
 the third watch\, and find them so\, blessed are those servants. And this 
 know\, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the thief woul
 d come\, he would have watched\, and not have suffered his house to be bro
 ken through. Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an h
 our when ye think not. ¶ Then Peter said unto him\, Lord\, speakest thou 
 this parable unto us\, or even to all? And the Lord said\, Who then is tha
 t faithful and wise steward\, whom his lord shall make ruler over his hous
 ehold\, to give them their portion of meat in due season? Blessed is that 
 servant\, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing. Of a truth I s
 ay unto you\, that he will make him ruler over all that he hath. But and i
 f that servant say in his heart\, My lord delayeth his coming\; and shall 
 begin to beat the menservants and maidens\, and to eat and drink\, and to 
 be drunken\; The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh n
 ot for him\, and at an hour when he is not aware\, and will cut him in sun
 der\, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers. And that serv
 ant\, which knew his lord’s will\, and prepared not himself\, neither di
 d according to his will\, shall be beaten with many stripes. But he that k
 new not\, and did commit things worthy of stripes\, shall be beaten with f
 ew stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given\, of him shall be much requi
 red: and to whom men have committed much\, of him they will ask the more.\
 n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Daniel 3:8-18\n¶ Wherefore at that ti
 me certain Chaldeans came near\, and accused the Jews. They spake and said
  to the king Nebuchadnezzar\, O king\, live for ever. Thou\, O king\, hast
  made a decree\, that every man that shall hear the sound of the cornet\, 
 flute\, harp\, sackbut\, psaltery\, and dulcimer\, and all kinds of musick
 \, shall fall down and worship the golden image: And whoso falleth not dow
 n and worshippeth\, that he should be cast into the midst of a burning fie
 ry furnace. There are certain Jews whom thou hast set over the affairs of 
 the province of Babylon\, Shadrach\, Meshach\, and Abed-nego\; these men\,
  O king\, have not regarded thee: they serve not thy gods\, nor worship th
 e golden image which thou hast set up. ¶ Then Nebuchadnezzar in his rage 
 and fury commanded to bring Shadrach\, Meshach\, and Abed-nego. Then they 
 brought these men before the king. Nebuchadnezzar spake and said unto them
 \, Is it true\, O Shadrach\, Meshach\, and Abed-nego\, do not ye serve my 
 gods\, nor worship the golden image which I have set up? Now if ye be read
 y that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet\, flute\, harp\, sackb
 ut\, psaltery\, and dulcimer\, and all kinds of musick\, ye fall down and 
 worship the image which I have made\; well: but if ye worship not\, ye sha
 ll be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace\; and w
 ho is that God that shall deliver you out of my hands? Shadrach\, Meshach\
 , and Abed-nego\, answered and said to the king\, O Nebuchadnezzar\, we ar
 e not careful to answer thee in this matter. If it be so\, our God whom we
  serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace\, and he will 
 deliver us out of thine hand\, O king. But if not\, be it known unto thee\
 , O king\, that we will not serve thy gods\, nor worship the golden image 
 which thou hast set up.\n\nSecond Lesson — Acts 21:37-22:16\nAnd as Paul
  was to be led into the castle\, he said unto the chief captain\, May I sp
 eak unto thee? Who said\, Canst thou speak Greek? Art not thou that Egypti
 an\, which before these days madest an uproar\, and leddest out into the w
 ilderness four thousand men that were murderers? But Paul said\, I am a ma
 n which am a Jew of Tarsus\, a city in Cilicia\, a citizen of no mean city
 : and\, I beseech thee\, suffer me to speak unto the people. And when he h
 ad given him licence\, Paul stood on the stairs\, and beckoned with the ha
 nd unto the people. And when there was made a great silence\, he spake unt
 o them in the Hebrew tongue\, saying\, Men\, brethren\, and fathers\, hear
  ye my defence which I make now unto you. (And when they heard that he spa
 ke in the Hebrew tongue to them\, they kept the more silence: and he saith
 \,) I am verily a man which am a Jew\, born in Tarsus\, a city in Cilicia\
 , yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel\, and taught accordi
 ng to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers\, and was zealous towar
 d God\, as ye all are this day. And I persecuted this way unto the death\,
  binding and delivering into prisons both men and women. As also the high 
 priest doth bear me witness\, and all the estate of the elders: from whom 
 also I received letters unto the brethren\, and went to Damascus\, to brin
 g them which were there bound unto Jerusalem\, for to be punished. And it 
 came to pass\, that\, as I made my journey\, and was come nigh unto Damasc
 us about noon\, suddenly there shone from heaven a great light round about
  me. And I fell unto the ground\, and heard a voice saying unto me\, Saul\
 , Saul\, why persecutest thou me? And I answered\, Who art thou\, Lord? An
 d he said unto me\, I am Jesus of Nazareth\, whom thou persecutest. And th
 ey that were with me saw indeed the light\, and were afraid\; but they hea
 rd not the voice of him that spake to me. And I said\, What shall I do\, L
 ord? And the Lord said unto me\, Arise\, and go into Damascus\; and there 
 it shall be told thee of all things which are appointed for thee to do. An
 d when I could not see for the glory of that light\, being led by the hand
  of them that were with me\, I came into Damascus. And one Ananias\, a dev
 out man according to the law\, having a good report of all the Jews which 
 dwelt there\, Came unto me\, and stood\, and said unto me\, Brother Saul\,
  receive thy sight. And the same hour I looked up upon him. And he said\, 
 The God of our fathers hath chosen thee\, that thou shouldest know his wil
 l\, and see that Just One\, and shouldest hear the voice of his mouth. For
  thou shalt be his witness unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard. 
 And now why tarriest thou? arise\, and be baptized\, and wash away thy sin
 s\, calling on the name of the Lord.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Samuel 4:12\n¶ And there ra
 n a man of Benjamin out of the army\, and came to Shiloh the same day with
  his clothes rent\, and with earth upon his head. And when he came\, lo\, 
 Eli sat upon a seat by the wayside watching: for his heart trembled for th
 e ark of God. And when the man came into the city\, and told it\, all the 
 city cried out. And when Eli heard the noise of the crying\, he said\, Wha
 t meaneth the noise of this tumult? And the man came in hastily\, and told
  Eli. Now Eli was ninety and eight years old\; and his eyes were dim\, tha
 t he could not see. And the man said unto Eli\, I am he that came out of t
 he army\, and I fled to day out of the army. And he said\, What is there d
 one\, my son? And the messenger answered and said\, Israel is fled before 
 the Philistines\, and there hath been also a great slaughter among the peo
 ple\, and thy two sons also\, Hophni and Phinehas\, are dead\, and the ark
  of God is taken. And it came to pass\, when he made mention of the ark of
  God\, that he fell from off the seat backward by the side of the gate\, a
 nd his neck brake\, and he died: for he was an old man\, and heavy. And he
  had judged Israel forty years. ¶ And his daughter in law\, Phinehas’ w
 ife\, was with child\, near to be delivered: and when she heard the tiding
 s that the ark of God was taken\, and that her father in law and her husba
 nd were dead\, she bowed herself and travailed\; for her pains came upon h
 er. And about the time of her death the women that stood by her said unto 
 her\, Fear not\; for thou hast born a son. But she answered not\, neither 
 did she regard it. And she named the child I-chabod\, saying\, The glory i
 s departed from Israel: because the ark of God was taken\, and because of 
 her father in law and her husband. And she said\, The glory is departed fr
 om Israel: for the ark of God is taken.\n\nSecond Lesson — Luke 12:49\n
 ¶ I am come to send fire on the earth\; and what will I\, if it be alread
 y kindled? But I have a baptism to be baptized with\; and how am I straite
 ned till it be accomplished! Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on ea
 rth? I tell you\, Nay\; but rather division: For from henceforth there sha
 ll be five in one house divided\, three against two\, and two against thre
 e. The father shall be divided against the son\, and the son against the f
 ather\; the mother against the daughter\, and the daughter against the mot
 her\; the mother in law against her daughter in law\, and the daughter in 
 law against her mother in law. ¶ And he said also to the people\, When ye
  see a cloud rise out of the west\, straightway ye say\, There cometh a sh
 ower\; and so it is. And when ye see the south wind blow\, ye say\, There 
 will be heat\; and it cometh to pass. Ye hypocrites\, ye can discern the f
 ace of the sky and of the earth\; but how is it that ye do not discern thi
 s time? Yea\, and why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right? ¶ Wh
 en thou goest with thine adversary to the magistrate\, as thou art in the 
 way\, give diligence that thou mayest be delivered from him\; lest he hale
  thee to the judge\, and the judge deliver thee to the officer\, and the o
 fficer cast thee into prison. I tell thee\, thou shalt not depart thence\,
  till thou hast paid the very last mite.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson 
 — Daniel 3:19\n¶ Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury\, and the form of
  his visage was changed against Shadrach\, Meshach\, and Abed-nego: theref
 ore he spake\, and commanded that they should heat the furnace one seven t
 imes more than it was wont to be heated. And he commanded the most mighty 
 men that were in his army to bind Shadrach\, Meshach\, and Abed-nego\, and
  to cast them into the burning fiery furnace. Then these men were bound in
  their coats\, their hosen\, and their hats\, and their other garments\, a
 nd were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace. Therefore becaus
 e the king’s commandment was urgent\, and the furnace exceeding hot\, th
 e flame of the fire slew those men that took up Shadrach\, Meshach\, and A
 bed-nego. And these three men\, Shadrach\, Meshach\, and Abed-nego\, fell 
 down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace. Then Nebuchadnezza
 r the king was astonied\, and rose up in haste\, and spake\, and said unto
  his counsellors\, Did not we cast three men bound into the midst of the f
 ire? They answered and said unto the king\, True\, O king. He answered and
  said\, Lo\, I see four men loose\, walking in the midst of the fire\, and
  they have no hurt\; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God. ¶
  Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery furnace\,
  and spake\, and said\, Shadrach\, Meshach\, and Abed-nego\, ye servants o
 f the most high God\, come forth\, and come hither. Then Shadrach\, Meshac
 h\, and Abed-nego\, came forth of the midst of the fire. And the princes\,
  governors\, and captains\, and the king’s counsellors\, being gathered 
 together\, saw these men\, upon whose bodies the fire had no power\, nor w
 as an hair of their head singed\, neither were their coats changed\, nor t
 he smell of fire had passed on them. Then Nebuchadnezzar spake\, and said\
 , Blessed be the God of Shadrach\, Meshach\, and Abed-nego\, who hath sent
  his angel\, and delivered his servants that trusted in him\, and have cha
 nged the king’s word\, and yielded their bodies\, that they might not se
 rve nor worship any god\, except their own God. Therefore I make a decree\
 , That every people\, nation\, and language\, which speak any thing amiss 
 against the God of Shadrach\, Meshach\, and Abed-nego\, shall be cut in pi
 eces\, and their houses shall be made a dunghill: because there is no othe
 r God that can deliver after this sort. Then the king promoted Shadrach\, 
 Meshach\, and Abed-nego\, in the province of Babylon.\n\nSecond Lesson —
  Acts 22:17-29\nAnd it came to pass\, that\, when I was come again to Jeru
 salem\, even while I prayed in the temple\, I was in a trance\; And saw hi
 m saying unto me\, Make haste\, and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem: for
  they will not receive thy testimony concerning me. And I said\, Lord\, th
 ey know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed o
 n thee: And when the blood of thy martyr Stephen was shed\, I also was sta
 nding by\, and consenting unto his death\, and kept the raiment of them th
 at slew him. And he said unto me\, Depart: for I will send thee far hence 
 unto the Gentiles. And they gave him audience unto this word\, and then li
 fted up their voices\, and said\, Away with such a fellow from the earth: 
 for it is not fit that he should live. And as they cried out\, and cast of
 f their clothes\, and threw dust into the air\, The chief captain commande
 d him to be brought into the castle\, and bade that he should be examined 
 by scourging\; that he might know wherefore they cried so against him. And
  as they bound him with thongs\, Paul said unto the centurion that stood b
 y\, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman\, and uncondemne
 d? When the centurion heard that\, he went and told the chief captain\, sa
 ying\, Take heed what thou doest: for this man is a Roman. Then the chief 
 captain came\, and said unto him\, Tell me\, art thou a Roman? He said\, Y
 ea. And the chief captain answered\, With a great sum obtained I this free
 dom. And Paul said\, But I was free born. Then straightway they departed f
 rom him which should have examined him: and the chief captain also was afr
 aid\, after he knew that he was a Roman\, and because he had bound him.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Hosea 14\nO Israel\, return un
 to the LORD thy God\; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity. Take with yo
 u words\, and turn to the LORD: say unto him\, Take away all iniquity\, an
 d receive us graciously: so will we render the calves of our lips. Asshur 
 shall not save us\; we will not ride upon horses: neither will we say any 
 more to the work of our hands\, Ye are our gods: for in thee the fatherles
 s findeth mercy. ¶ I will heal their backsliding\, I will love them freel
 y: for mine anger is turned away from him. I will be as the dew unto Israe
 l: he shall grow as the lily\, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon. His br
 anches shall spread\, and his beauty shall be as the olive tree\, and his 
 smell as Lebanon. They that dwell under his shadow shall return\; they sha
 ll revive as the corn\, and grow as the vine: the scent thereof shall be a
 s the wine of Lebanon. Ephraim shall say\, What have I to do any more with
  idols? I have heard him\, and observed him: I am like a green fir tree. F
 rom me is thy fruit found. Who is wise\, and he shall understand these thi
 ngs? prudent\, and he shall know them? for the ways of the LORD are right\
 , and the just shall walk in them: but the transgressors shall fall therei
 n.\n\nSecond Lesson — Romans 6:12-18\nLet not sin therefore reign in you
 r mortal body\, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof. Neither yield
  ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield you
 rselves unto God\, as those that are alive from the dead\, and your member
 s as instruments of righteousness unto God. For sin shall not have dominio
 n over you: for ye are not under the law\, but under grace. What then? sha
 ll we sin\, because we are not under the law\, but under grace? God forbid
 . Know ye not\, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey\, his se
 rvants ye are to whom ye obey\; whether of sin unto death\, or of obedienc
 e unto righteousness? But God be thanked\, that ye were the servants of si
 n\, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was deli
 vered you. Being then made free from sin\, ye became the servants of right
 eousness.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Daniel 5:1-9\, 13-30\nBelsha
 zzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords\, and drank wi
 ne before the thousand. Belshazzar\, whiles he tasted the wine\, commanded
  to bring the golden and silver vessels which his father Nebuchadnezzar ha
 d taken out of the temple which was in Jerusalem\; that the king\, and his
  princes\, his wives\, and his concubines\, might drink therein. Then they
  brought the golden vessels that were taken out of the temple of the house
  of God which was at Jerusalem\; and the king\, and his princes\, his wive
 s\, and his concubines\, drank in them. They drank wine\, and praised the 
 gods of gold\, and of silver\, of brass\, of iron\, of wood\, and of stone
 . ¶ In the same hour came forth fingers of a man’s hand\, and wrote ove
 r against the candlestick upon the plaister of the wall of the king’s pa
 lace: and the king saw the part of the hand that wrote. Then the king’s 
 countenance was changed\, and his thoughts troubled him\, so that the join
 ts of his loins were loosed\, and his knees smote one against another. The
  king cried aloud to bring in the astrologers\, the Chaldeans\, and the so
 othsayers. And the king spake\, and said to the wise men of Babylon\, Whos
 oever shall read this writing\, and shew me the interpretation thereof\, s
 hall be clothed with scarlet\, and have a chain of gold about his neck\, a
 nd shall be the third ruler in the kingdom. Then came in all the king’s 
 wise men: but they could not read the writing\, nor make known to the king
  the interpretation thereof. Then was king Belshazzar greatly troubled\, a
 nd his countenance was changed in him\, and his lords were astonied. Then 
 was Daniel brought in before the king. And the king spake and said unto Da
 niel\, Art thou that Daniel\, which art of the children of the captivity o
 f Judah\, whom the king my father brought out of Jewry? I have even heard 
 of thee\, that the spirit of the gods is in thee\, and that light and unde
 rstanding and excellent wisdom is found in thee. And now the wise men\, th
 e astrologers\, have been brought in before me\, that they should read thi
 s writing\, and make known unto me the interpretation thereof: but they co
 uld not shew the interpretation of the thing: And I have heard of thee\, t
 hat thou canst make interpretations\, and dissolve doubts: now if thou can
 st read the writing\, and make known to me the interpretation thereof\, th
 ou shalt be clothed with scarlet\, and have a chain of gold about thy neck
 \, and shalt be the third ruler in the kingdom. ¶ Then Daniel answered an
 d said before the king\, Let thy gifts be to thyself\, and give thy reward
 s to another\; yet I will read the writing unto the king\, and make known 
 to him the interpretation. O thou king\, the most high God gave Nebuchadne
 zzar thy father a kingdom\, and majesty\, and glory\, and honour: And for 
 the majesty that he gave him\, all people\, nations\, and languages\, trem
 bled and feared before him: whom he would he slew\; and whom he would he k
 ept alive\; and whom he would he set up\; and whom he would he put down. B
 ut when his heart was lifted up\, and his mind hardened in pride\, he was 
 deposed from his kingly throne\, and they took his glory from him: And he 
 was driven from the sons of men\; and his heart was made like the beasts\,
  and his dwelling was with the wild asses: they fed him with grass like ox
 en\, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven\; till he knew that the m
 ost high God ruled in the kingdom of men\, and that he appointeth over it 
 whomsoever he will. And thou his son\, O Belshazzar\, hast not humbled thi
 ne heart\, though thou knewest all this\; But hast lifted up thyself again
 st the Lord of heaven\; and they have brought the vessels of his house bef
 ore thee\, and thou\, and thy lords\, thy wives\, and thy concubines\, hav
 e drunk wine in them\; and thou hast praised the gods of silver\, and gold
 \, of brass\, iron\, wood\, and stone\, which see not\, nor hear\, nor kno
 w: and the God in whose hand thy breath is\, and whose are all thy ways\, 
 hast thou not glorified: Then was the part of the hand sent from him\; and
  this writing was written. ¶ And this is the writing that was written\, M
 ENE\, MENE\, TEKEL\, UPHARSIN. This is the interpretation of the thing: ME
 NE\; God hath numbered thy kingdom\, and finished it. TEKEL\; Thou art wei
 ghed in the balances\, and art found wanting. PERES\; Thy kingdom is divid
 ed\, and given to the Medes and Persians. Then commanded Belshazzar\, and 
 they clothed Daniel with scarlet\, and put a chain of gold about his neck\
 , and made a proclamation concerning him\, that he should be the third rul
 er in the kingdom. ¶ In that night was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldea
 ns slain.\n\nSecond Lesson — Romans 1:17-21\, 28-32\nFor therein is the 
 righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written\, The 
 just shall live by faith. For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven aga
 inst all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men\, who hold the truth in un
 righteousness\; Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them
 \; for God hath shewed it unto them. For the invisible things of him from 
 the creation of the world are clearly seen\, being understood by the thing
 s that are made\, even his eternal power and Godhead\; so that they are wi
 thout excuse: Because that\, when they knew God\, they glorified him not a
 s God\, neither were thankful\; but became vain in their imaginations\, an
 d their foolish heart was darkened. And even as they did not like to retai
 n God in their knowledge\, God gave them over to a reprobate mind\, to do 
 those things which are not convenient\; Being filled with all unrighteousn
 ess\, fornication\, wickedness\, covetousness\, maliciousness\; full of en
 vy\, murder\, debate\, deceit\, malignity\; whisperers\, Backbiters\, hate
 rs of God\, despiteful\, proud\, boasters\, inventors of evil things\, dis
 obedient to parents\, Without understanding\, covenantbreakers\, without n
 atural affection\, implacable\, unmerciful: Who knowing the judgment of Go
 d\, that they which commit such things are worthy of death\, not only do t
 he same\, but have pleasure in them that do them.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Samuel 8:4\nThen all the eld
 ers of Israel gathered themselves together\, and came to Samuel unto Ramah
 \, And said unto him\, Behold\, thou art old\, and thy sons walk not in th
 y ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations. ¶ But the th
 ing displeased Samuel\, when they said\, Give us a king to judge us. And S
 amuel prayed unto the LORD. And the LORD said unto Samuel\, Hearken unto t
 he voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not r
 ejected thee\, but they have rejected me\, that I should not reign over th
 em. According to all the works which they have done since the day that I b
 rought them up out of Egypt even unto this day\, wherewith they have forsa
 ken me\, and served other gods\, so do they also unto thee. Now therefore 
 hearken unto their voice: howbeit yet protest solemnly unto them\, and she
 w them the manner of the king that shall reign over them. ¶ And Samuel to
 ld all the words of the LORD unto the people that asked of him a king. And
  he said\, This will be the manner of the king that shall reign over you: 
 He will take your sons\, and appoint them for himself\, for his chariots\,
  and to be his horsemen\; and some shall run before his chariots. And he w
 ill appoint him captains over thousands\, and captains over fifties\; and 
 will set them to ear his ground\, and to reap his harvest\, and to make hi
 s instruments of war\, and instruments of his chariots. And he will take y
 our daughters to be confectionaries\, and to be cooks\, and to be bakers. 
 And he will take your fields\, and your vineyards\, and your oliveyards\, 
 even the best of them\, and give them to his servants. And he will take th
 e tenth of your seed\, and of your vineyards\, and give to his officers\, 
 and to his servants. And he will take your menservants\, and your maidserv
 ants\, and your goodliest young men\, and your asses\, and put them to his
  work. He will take the tenth of your sheep: and ye shall be his servants.
  And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king which ye shall have
  chosen you\; and the LORD will not hear you in that day. ¶ Nevertheless 
 the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel\; and they said\, Nay\; but
  we will have a king over us\; That we also may be like all the nations\; 
 and that our king may judge us\, and go out before us\, and fight our batt
 les. And Samuel heard all the words of the people\, and he rehearsed them 
 in the ears of the LORD. And the LORD said to Samuel\, Hearken unto their 
 voice\, and make them a king. And Samuel said unto the men of Israel\, Go 
 ye every man unto his city.\n\nSecond Lesson — Luke 13:1-9\nThere were p
 resent at that season some that told him of the Galilæans\, whose blood P
 ilate had mingled with their sacrifices. And Jesus answering said unto the
 m\, Suppose ye that these Galilæans were sinners above all the Galilæans
 \, because they suffered such things? I tell you\, Nay: but\, except ye re
 pent\, ye shall all likewise perish. Or those eighteen\, upon whom the tow
 er in Siloam fell\, and slew them\, think ye that they were sinners above 
 all men that dwelt in Jerusalem? I tell you\, Nay: but\, except ye repent\
 , ye shall all likewise perish. ¶ He spake also this parable\; A certain 
 man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard\; and he came and sought fruit 
 thereon\, and found none. Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard\, 
 Behold\, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree\, and fin
 d none: cut it down\; why cumbereth it the ground? And he answering said u
 nto him\, Lord\, let it alone this year also\, till I shall dig about it\,
  and dung it: And if it bear fruit\, well: and if not\, then after that th
 ou shalt cut it down.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Daniel 4:4-5\, 1
 0-18\n¶ I Nebuchadnezzar was at rest in mine house\, and flourishing in m
 y palace: I saw a dream which made me afraid\, and the thoughts upon my be
 d and the visions of my head troubled me. Thus were the visions of mine he
 ad in my bed\; I saw\, and behold a tree in the midst of the earth\, and t
 he height thereof was great. The tree grew\, and was strong\, and the heig
 ht thereof reached unto heaven\, and the sight thereof to the end of all t
 he earth: The leaves thereof were fair\, and the fruit thereof much\, and 
 in it was meat for all: the beasts of the field had shadow under it\, and 
 the fowls of the heaven dwelt in the boughs thereof\, and all flesh was fe
 d of it. I saw in the visions of my head upon my bed\, and\, behold\, a wa
 tcher and an holy one came down from heaven\; He cried aloud\, and said th
 us\, Hew down the tree\, and cut off his branches\, shake off his leaves\,
  and scatter his fruit: let the beasts get away from under it\, and the fo
 wls from his branches: Nevertheless leave the stump of his roots in the ea
 rth\, even with a band of iron and brass\, in the tender grass of the fiel
 d\; and let it be wet with the dew of heaven\, and let his portion be with
  the beasts in the grass of the earth: Let his heart be changed from man
 ’s\, and let a beast’s heart be given unto him\; and let seven times p
 ass over him. This matter is by the decree of the watchers\, and the deman
 d by the word of the holy ones: to the intent that the living may know tha
 t the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men\, and giveth it to whomsoever
  he will\, and setteth up over it the basest of men. This dream I king Neb
 uchadnezzar have seen. Now thou\, O Belteshazzar\, declare the interpretat
 ion thereof\, forasmuch as all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to 
 make known unto me the interpretation: but thou art able\; for the spirit 
 of the holy gods is in thee.\n\nSecond Lesson — Acts 22:30-23:11\nOn the
  morrow\, because he would have known the certainty wherefore he was accus
 ed of the Jews\, he loosed him from his bands\, and commanded the chief pr
 iests and all their council to appear\, and brought Paul down\, and set hi
 m before them. And Paul\, earnestly beholding the council\, said\, Men and
  brethren\, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day.
  And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him to smite him
  on the mouth. Then said Paul unto him\, God shall smite thee\, thou white
 d wall: for sittest thou to judge me after the law\, and commandest me to 
 be smitten contrary to the law? And they that stood by said\, Revilest tho
 u God’s high priest? Then said Paul\, I wist not\, brethren\, that he wa
 s the high priest: for it is written\, Thou shalt not speak evil of the ru
 ler of thy people. But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducee
 s\, and the other Pharisees\, he cried out in the council\, Men and brethr
 en\, I am a Pharisee\, the son of a Pharisee: of the hope and resurrection
  of the dead I am called in question. And when he had so said\, there aros
 e a dissension between the Pharisees and the Sadducees: and the multitude 
 was divided. For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection\, neither
  angel\, nor spirit: but the Pharisees confess both. And there arose a gre
 at cry: and the scribes that were of the Pharisees’ part arose\, and str
 ove\, saying\, We find no evil in this man: but if a spirit or an angel ha
 th spoken to him\, let us not fight against God. And when there arose a gr
 eat dissension\, the chief captain\, fearing lest Paul should have been pu
 lled in pieces of them\, commanded the soldiers to go down\, and to take h
 im by force from among them\, and to bring him into the castle. And the ni
 ght following the Lord stood by him\, and said\, Be of good cheer\, Paul: 
 for as thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem\, so must thou bear witness 
 also at Rome.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Samuel 9:1-10\nNow there was
  a man of Benjamin\, whose name was Kish\, the son of Abiel\, the son of Z
 eror\, the son of Bechorath\, the son of Aphiah\, a Benjamite\, a mighty m
 an of power. And he had a son\, whose name was Saul\, a choice young man\,
  and a goodly: and there was not among the children of Israel a goodlier p
 erson than he: from his shoulders and upward he was higher than any of the
  people. And the asses of Kish Saul’s father were lost. And Kish said to
  Saul his son\, Take now one of the servants with thee\, and arise\, go se
 ek the asses. And he passed through mount Ephraim\, and passed through the
  land of Shalisha\, but they found them not: then they passed through the 
 land of Shalim\, and there they were not: and he passed through the land o
 f the Benjamites\, but they found them not. And when they were come to the
  land of Zuph\, Saul said to his servant that was with him\, Come\, and le
 t us return\; lest my father leave caring for the asses\, and take thought
  for us. And he said unto him\, Behold now\, there is in this city a man o
 f God\, and he is an honourable man\; all that he saith cometh surely to p
 ass: now let us go thither\; peradventure he can shew us our way that we s
 hould go. Then said Saul to his servant\, But\, behold\, if we go\, what s
 hall we bring the man? for the bread is spent in our vessels\, and there i
 s not a present to bring to the man of God: what have we? And the servant 
 answered Saul again\, and said\, Behold\, I have here at hand the fourth p
 art of a shekel of silver: that will I give to the man of God\, to tell us
  our way. (Beforetime in Israel\, when a man went to enquire of God\, thus
  he spake\, Come\, and let us go to the seer: for he that is now called a 
 Prophet was beforetime called a Seer.) Then said Saul to his servant\, Wel
 l said\; come\, let us go. So they went unto the city where the man of God
  was.\n\nSecond Lesson — Luke 13:10-21\nAnd he was teaching in one of th
 e synagogues on the sabbath. ¶ And\, behold\, there was a woman which had
  a spirit of infirmity eighteen years\, and was bowed together\, and could
  in no wise lift up herself. And when Jesus saw her\, he called her to him
 \, and said unto her\, Woman\, thou art loosed from thine infirmity. And h
 e laid his hands on her: and immediately she was made straight\, and glori
 fied God. And the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation\, becau
 se that Jesus had healed on the sabbath day\, and said unto the people\, T
 here are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come and b
 e healed\, and not on the sabbath day. The Lord then answered him\, and sa
 id\, Thou hypocrite\, doth not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox
  or his ass from the stall\, and lead him away to watering? And ought not 
 this woman\, being a daughter of Abraham\, whom Satan hath bound\, lo\, th
 ese eighteen years\, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day? And when
  he had said these things\, all his adversaries were ashamed: and all the 
 people rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him. ¶ Then
  said he\, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I res
 emble it? It is like a grain of mustard seed\, which a man took\, and cast
  into his garden\; and it grew\, and waxed a great tree\; and the fowls of
  the air lodged in the branches of it. And again he said\, Whereunto shall
  I liken the kingdom of God? It is like leaven\, which a woman took and hi
 d in three measures of meal\, till the whole was leavened.\n\nEvening Pray
 er\nFirst Lesson — Daniel 4:19-27\n¶ Then Daniel\, whose name was Belte
 shazzar\, was astonied for one hour\, and his thoughts troubled him. The k
 ing spake\, and said\, Belteshazzar\, let not the dream\, or the interpret
 ation thereof\, trouble thee. Belteshazzar answered and said\, My lord\, t
 he dream be to them that hate thee\, and the interpretation thereof to thi
 ne enemies. The tree that thou sawest\, which grew\, and was strong\, whos
 e height reached unto the heaven\, and the sight thereof to all the earth\
 ; Whose leaves were fair\, and the fruit thereof much\, and in it was meat
  for all\; under which the beasts of the field dwelt\, and upon whose bran
 ches the fowls of the heaven had their habitation: It is thou\, O king\, t
 hat art grown and become strong: for thy greatness is grown\, and reacheth
  unto heaven\, and thy dominion to the end of the earth. And whereas the k
 ing saw a watcher and an holy one coming down from heaven\, and saying\, H
 ew the tree down\, and destroy it\; yet leave the stump of the roots there
 of in the earth\, even with a band of iron and brass\, in the tender grass
  of the field\; and let it be wet with the dew of heaven\, and let his por
 tion be with the beasts of the field\, till seven times pass over him\; Th
 is is the interpretation\, O king\, and this is the decree of the most Hig
 h\, which is come upon my lord the king: That they shall drive thee from m
 en\, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field\, and they sha
 ll make thee to eat grass as oxen\, and they shall wet thee with the dew o
 f heaven\, and seven times shall pass over thee\, till thou know that the 
 most High ruleth in the kingdom of men\, and giveth it to whomsoever he wi
 ll. And whereas they commanded to leave the stump of the tree roots\; thy 
 kingdom shall be sure unto thee\, after that thou shalt have known that th
 e heavens do rule. Wherefore\, O king\, let my counsel be acceptable unto 
 thee\, and break off thy sins by righteousness\, and thine iniquities by s
 hewing mercy to the poor\; if it may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity.
 \n\nSecond Lesson — Acts 23:12-24\nAnd when it was day\, certain of the 
 Jews banded together\, and bound themselves under a curse\, saying that th
 ey would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul. And they were mo
 re than forty which had made this conspiracy. And they came to the chief p
 riests and elders\, and said\, We have bound ourselves under a great curse
 \, that we will eat nothing until we have slain Paul. Now therefore ye wit
 h the council signify to the chief captain that he bring him down unto you
  to morrow\, as though ye would enquire something more perfectly concernin
 g him: and we\, or ever he come near\, are ready to kill him. And when Pau
 l’s sister’s son heard of their lying in wait\, he went and entered in
 to the castle\, and told Paul. Then Paul called one of the centurions unto
  him\, and said\, Bring this young man unto the chief captain: for he hath
  a certain thing to tell him. So he took him\, and brought him to the chie
 f captain\, and said\, Paul the prisoner called me unto him\, and prayed m
 e to bring this young man unto thee\, who hath something to say unto thee.
  Then the chief captain took him by the hand\, and went with him aside pri
 vately\, and asked him\, What is that thou hast to tell me? And he said\, 
 The Jews have agreed to desire thee that thou wouldest bring down Paul to 
 morrow into the council\, as though they would enquire somewhat of him mor
 e perfectly. But do not thou yield unto them: for there lie in wait for hi
 m of them more than forty men\, which have bound themselves with an oath\,
  that they will neither eat nor drink till they have killed him: and now a
 re they ready\, looking for a promise from thee. So the chief captain then
  let the young man depart\, and charged him\, See thou tell no man that th
 ou hast shewed these things to me. And he called unto him two centurions\,
  saying\, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go to Cæsarea\, and horsemen
  threescore and ten\, and spearmen two hundred\, at the third hour of the 
 night\; And provide them beasts\, that they may set Paul on\, and bring hi
 m safe unto Felix the governor.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Samuel 9:11-21\n¶ And as th
 ey went up the hill to the city\, they found young maidens going out to dr
 aw water\, and said unto them\, Is the seer here? And they answered them\,
  and said\, He is\; behold\, he is before you: make haste now\, for he cam
 e to day to the city\; for there is a sacrifice of the people to day in th
 e high place: As soon as ye be come into the city\, ye shall straightway f
 ind him\, before he go up to the high place to eat: for the people will no
 t eat until he come\, because he doth bless the sacrifice\; and afterwards
  they eat that be bidden. Now therefore get you up\; for about this time y
 e shall find him. And they went up into the city: and when they were come 
 into the city\, behold\, Samuel came out against them\, for to go up to th
 e high place. ¶ Now the LORD had told Samuel in his ear a day before Saul
  came\, saying\, To morrow about this time I will send thee a man out of t
 he land of Benjamin\, and thou shalt anoint him to be captain over my peop
 le Israel\, that he may save my people out of the hand of the Philistines:
  for I have looked upon my people\, because their cry is come unto me. And
  when Samuel saw Saul\, the LORD said unto him\, Behold the man whom I spa
 ke to thee of! this same shall reign over my people. Then Saul drew near t
 o Samuel in the gate\, and said\, Tell me\, I pray thee\, where the seer
 ’s house is. And Samuel answered Saul\, and said\, I am the seer: go up 
 before me unto the high place\; for ye shall eat with me to day\, and to m
 orrow I will let thee go\, and will tell thee all that is in thine heart. 
 And as for thine asses that were lost three days ago\, set not thy mind on
  them\; for they are found. And on whom is all the desire of Israel? Is it
  not on thee\, and on all thy father’s house? And Saul answered and said
 \, Am not I a Benjamite\, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel? and my 
 family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? wherefore t
 hen speakest thou so to me?\n\nSecond Lesson — Luke 13:22\nAnd he went t
 hrough the cities and villages\, teaching\, and journeying toward Jerusale
 m. Then said one unto him\, Lord\, are there few that be saved? And he sai
 d unto them\, ¶ Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many\, I say u
 nto you\, will seek to enter in\, and shall not be able. When once the mas
 ter of the house is risen up\, and hath shut to the door\, and ye begin to
  stand without\, and to knock at the door\, saying\, Lord\, Lord\, open un
 to us\; and he shall answer and say unto you\, I know you not whence ye ar
 e: Then shall ye begin to say\, We have eaten and drunk in thy presence\, 
 and thou hast taught in our streets. But he shall say\, I tell you\, I kno
 w you not whence ye are\; depart from me\, all ye workers of iniquity. The
 re shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth\, when ye shall see Abraham\, an
 d Isaac\, and Jacob\, and all the prophets\, in the kingdom of God\, and y
 ou yourselves thrust out. And they shall come from the east\, and from the
  west\, and from the north\, and from the south\, and shall sit down in th
 e kingdom of God. And\, behold\, there are last which shall be first\, and
  there are first which shall be last. ¶ The same day there came certain o
 f the Pharisees\, saying unto him\, Get thee out\, and depart hence: for H
 erod will kill thee. And he said unto them\, Go ye\, and tell that fox\, B
 ehold\, I cast out devils\, and I do cures to day and to morrow\, and the 
 third day I shall be perfected. Nevertheless I must walk to day\, and to m
 orrow\, and the day following: for it cannot be that a prophet perish out 
 of Jerusalem. O Jerusalem\, Jerusalem\, which killest the prophets\, and s
 tonest them that are sent unto thee\; how often would I have gathered thy 
 children together\, as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings\, and y
 e would not! Behold\, your house is left unto you desolate: and verily I s
 ay unto you\, Ye shall not see me\, until the time come when ye shall say\
 , Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFi
 rst Lesson — Daniel 4:28\n¶ All this came upon the king Nebuchadnezzar.
  At the end of twelve months he walked in the palace of the kingdom of Bab
 ylon. The king spake\, and said\, Is not this great Babylon\, that I have 
 built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power\, and for the 
 honour of my majesty? While the word was in the king’s mouth\, there fel
 l a voice from heaven\, saying\, O king Nebuchadnezzar\, to thee it is spo
 ken\; The kingdom is departed from thee. And they shall drive thee from me
 n\, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field: they shall mak
 e thee to eat grass as oxen\, and seven times shall pass over thee\, until
  thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men\, and giveth it
  to whomsoever he will. The same hour was the thing fulfilled upon Nebucha
 dnezzar: and he was driven from men\, and did eat grass as oxen\, and his 
 body was wet with the dew of heaven\, till his hairs were grown like eagle
 s’ feathers\, and his nails like birds’ claws. And at the end of the d
 ays I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto heaven\, and mine understand
 ing returned unto me\, and I blessed the most High\, and I praised and hon
 oured him that liveth for ever\, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion
 \, and his kingdom is from generation to generation: And all the inhabitan
 ts of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will
  in the army of heaven\, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none 
 can stay his hand\, or say unto him\, What doest thou? At the same time my
  reason returned unto me\; and for the glory of my kingdom\, mine honour a
 nd brightness returned unto me\; and my counsellors and my lords sought un
 to me\; and I was established in my kingdom\, and excellent majesty was ad
 ded unto me. Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of 
 heaven\, all whose works are truth\, and his ways judgment: and those that
  walk in pride he is able to abase.\n\nSecond Lesson — Acts 23:25-24:9\n
 And he wrote a letter after this manner: Claudius Lysias unto the most exc
 ellent governor Felix sendeth greeting. This man was taken of the Jews\, a
 nd should have been killed of them: then came I with an army\, and rescued
  him\, having understood that he was a Roman. And when I would have known 
 the cause wherefore they accused him\, I brought him forth into their coun
 cil: Whom I perceived to be accused of questions of their law\, but to hav
 e nothing laid to his charge worthy of death or of bonds. And when it was 
 told me how that the Jews laid wait for the man\, I sent straightway to th
 ee\, and gave commandment to his accusers also to say before thee what the
 y had against him. Farewell. Then the soldiers\, as it was commanded them\
 , took Paul\, and brought him by night to Antipatris. On the morrow they l
 eft the horsemen to go with him\, and returned to the castle: Who\, when t
 hey came to Cæsarea\, and delivered the epistle to the governor\, present
 ed Paul also before him. And when the governor had read the letter\, he as
 ked of what province he was. And when he understood that he was of Cilicia
 \; I will hear thee\, said he\, when thine accusers are also come. And he 
 commanded him to be kept in Herod’s judgment hall. And after five days A
 nanias the high priest descended with the elders\, and with a certain orat
 or named Tertullus\, who informed the governor against Paul. And when he w
 as called forth\, Tertullus began to accuse him\, saying\, Seeing that by 
 thee we enjoy great quietness\, and that very worthy deeds are done unto t
 his nation by thy providence\, We accept it always\, and in all places\, m
 ost noble Felix\, with all thankfulness. Notwithstanding\, that I be not f
 urther tedious unto thee\, I pray thee that thou wouldest hear us of thy c
 lemency a few words. For we have found this man a pestilent fellow\, and a
  mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world\, and a ringlea
 der of the sect of the Nazarenes: Who also hath gone about to profane the 
 temple: whom we took\, and would have judged according to our law. But the
  chief captain Lysias came upon us\, and with great violence took him away
  out of our hands\, Commanding his accusers to come unto thee: by examinin
 g of whom thyself mayest take knowledge of all these things\, whereof we a
 ccuse him. And the Jews also assented\, saying that these things were so.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Samuel 9:22\nAnd Samuel took
  Saul and his servant\, and brought them into the parlour\, and made them 
 sit in the chiefest place among them that were bidden\, which were about t
 hirty persons. And Samuel said unto the cook\, Bring the portion which I g
 ave thee\, of which I said unto thee\, Set it by thee. And the cook took u
 p the shoulder\, and that which was upon it\, and set it before Saul. And 
 Samuel said\, Behold that which is left! set it before thee\, and eat: for
  unto this time hath it been kept for thee since I said\, I have invited t
 he people. So Saul did eat with Samuel that day. ¶ And when they were com
 e down from the high place into the city\, Samuel communed with Saul upon 
 the top of the house. And they arose early: and it came to pass about the 
 spring of the day\, that Samuel called Saul to the top of the house\, sayi
 ng\, Up\, that I may send thee away. And Saul arose\, and they went out bo
 th of them\, he and Samuel\, abroad. And as they were going down to the en
 d of the city\, Samuel said to Saul\, Bid the servant pass on before us\, 
 (and he passed on\,) but stand thou still a while\, that I may shew thee t
 he word of God.\n\nSecond Lesson — Luke 14:1-14\nAnd it came to pass\, a
 s he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the
  sabbath day\, that they watched him. And\, behold\, there was a certain m
 an before him which had the dropsy. And Jesus answering spake unto the law
 yers and Pharisees\, saying\, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day? And
  they held their peace. And he took him\, and healed him\, and let him go\
 ; And answered them\, saying\, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fal
 len into a pit\, and will not straightway pull him out on the sabbath day?
  And they could not answer him again to these things. ¶ And he put forth 
 a parable to those which were bidden\, when he marked how they chose out t
 he chief rooms\; saying unto them\, When thou art bidden of any man to a w
 edding\, sit not down in the highest room\; lest a more honourable man tha
 n thou be bidden of him\; And he that bade thee and him come and say to th
 ee\, Give this man place\; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest ro
 om. But when thou art bidden\, go and sit down in the lowest room\; that w
 hen he that bade thee cometh\, he may say unto thee\, Friend\, go up highe
 r: then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat w
 ith thee. For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased\; and he that hum
 bleth himself shall be exalted. ¶ Then said he also to him that bade him\
 , When thou makest a dinner or a supper\, call not thy friends\, nor thy b
 rethren\, neither thy kinsmen\, nor thy rich neighbours\; lest they also b
 id thee again\, and a recompence be made thee. But when thou makest a feas
 t\, call the poor\, the maimed\, the lame\, the blind: And thou shalt be b
 lessed\; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at
  the resurrection of the just.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Daniel 
 5:1-9\nBelshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords\,
  and drank wine before the thousand. Belshazzar\, whiles he tasted the win
 e\, commanded to bring the golden and silver vessels which his father Nebu
 chadnezzar had taken out of the temple which was in Jerusalem\; that the k
 ing\, and his princes\, his wives\, and his concubines\, might drink there
 in. Then they brought the golden vessels that were taken out of the temple
  of the house of God which was at Jerusalem\; and the king\, and his princ
 es\, his wives\, and his concubines\, drank in them. They drank wine\, and
  praised the gods of gold\, and of silver\, of brass\, of iron\, of wood\,
  and of stone. ¶ In the same hour came forth fingers of a man’s hand\, 
 and wrote over against the candlestick upon the plaister of the wall of th
 e king’s palace: and the king saw the part of the hand that wrote. Then 
 the king’s countenance was changed\, and his thoughts troubled him\, so 
 that the joints of his loins were loosed\, and his knees smote one against
  another. The king cried aloud to bring in the astrologers\, the Chaldeans
 \, and the soothsayers. And the king spake\, and said to the wise men of B
 abylon\, Whosoever shall read this writing\, and shew me the interpretatio
 n thereof\, shall be clothed with scarlet\, and have a chain of gold about
  his neck\, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom. Then came in all 
 the king’s wise men: but they could not read the writing\, nor make know
 n to the king the interpretation thereof. Then was king Belshazzar greatly
  troubled\, and his countenance was changed in him\, and his lords were as
 tonied.\n\nSecond Lesson — Acts 24:10-23\nThen Paul\, after that the gov
 ernor had beckoned unto him to speak\, answered\, Forasmuch as I know that
  thou hast been of many years a judge unto this nation\, I do the more che
 erfully answer for myself: Because that thou mayest understand\, that ther
 e are yet but twelve days since I went up to Jerusalem for to worship. And
  they neither found me in the temple disputing with any man\, neither rais
 ing up the people\, neither in the synagogues\, nor in the city: Neither c
 an they prove the things whereof they now accuse me. But this I confess un
 to thee\, that after the way which they call heresy\, so worship I the God
  of my fathers\, believing all things which are written in the law and in 
 the prophets: And have hope toward God\, which they themselves also allow\
 , that there shall be a resurrection of the dead\, both of the just and un
 just. And herein do I exercise myself\, to have always a conscience void o
 f offence toward God\, and toward men. Now after many years I came to brin
 g alms to my nation\, and offerings. Whereupon certain Jews from Asia foun
 d me purified in the temple\, neither with multitude\, nor with tumult. Wh
 o ought to have been here before thee\, and object\, if they had ought aga
 inst me. Or else let these same here say\, if they have found any evil doi
 ng in me\, while I stood before the council\, Except it be for this one vo
 ice\, that I cried standing among them\, Touching the resurrection of the 
 dead I am called in question by you this day. And when Felix heard these t
 hings\, having more perfect knowledge of that way\, he deferred them\, and
  said\, When Lysias the chief captain shall come down\, I will know the ut
 termost of your matter. And he commanded a centurion to keep Paul\, and to
  let him have liberty\, and that he should forbid none of his acquaintance
  to minister or come unto him.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Samuel 10:1-11\nThen Samuel 
 took a vial of oil\, and poured it upon his head\, and kissed him\, and sa
 id\, Is it not because the LORD hath anointed thee to be captain over his 
 inheritance? When thou art departed from me to day\, then thou shalt find 
 two men by Rachel’s sepulchre in the border of Benjamin at Zelzah\; and 
 they will say unto thee\, The asses which thou wentest to seek are found: 
 and\, lo\, thy father hath left the care of the asses\, and sorroweth for 
 you\, saying\, What shall I do for my son? Then shalt thou go on forward f
 rom thence\, and thou shalt come to the plain of Tabor\, and there shall m
 eet thee three men going up to God to Beth-el\, one carrying three kids\, 
 and another carrying three loaves of bread\, and another carrying a bottle
  of wine: And they will salute thee\, and give thee two loaves of bread\; 
 which thou shalt receive of their hands. After that thou shalt come to the
  hill of God\, where is the garrison of the Philistines: and it shall come
  to pass\, when thou art come thither to the city\, that thou shalt meet a
  company of prophets coming down from the high place with a psaltery\, and
  a tabret\, and a pipe\, and a harp\, before them\; and they shall prophes
 y: And the Spirit of the LORD will come upon thee\, and thou shalt prophes
 y with them\, and shalt be turned into another man. And let it be\, when t
 hese signs are come unto thee\, that thou do as occasion serve thee\; for 
 God is with thee. And thou shalt go down before me to Gilgal\; and\, behol
 d\, I will come down unto thee\, to offer burnt offerings\, and to sacrifi
 ce sacrifices of peace offerings: seven days shalt thou tarry\, till I com
 e to thee\, and shew thee what thou shalt do. ¶ And it was so\, that when
  he had turned his back to go from Samuel\, God gave him another heart: an
 d all those signs came to pass that day. And when they came thither to the
  hill\, behold\, a company of prophets met him\; and the Spirit of God cam
 e upon him\, and he prophesied among them. And it came to pass\, when all 
 that knew him beforetime saw that\, behold\, he prophesied among the proph
 ets\, then the people said one to another\, What is this that is come unto
  the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?\n\nSecond Lesson — Lu
 ke 14:15-24\n¶ And when one of them that sat at meat with him heard these
  things\, he said unto him\, Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kin
 gdom of God. Then said he unto him\, A certain man made a great supper\, a
 nd bade many: And sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were
  bidden\, Come\; for all things are now ready. And they all with one conse
 nt began to make excuse. The first said unto him\, I have bought a piece o
 f ground\, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused. An
 d another said\, I have bought five yoke of oxen\, and I go to prove them:
  I pray thee have me excused. And another said\, I have married a wife\, a
 nd therefore I cannot come. So that servant came\, and shewed his lord the
 se things. Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant\, 
 Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city\, and bring in hithe
 r the poor\, and the maimed\, and the halt\, and the blind. And the servan
 t said\, Lord\, it is done as thou hast commanded\, and yet there is room.
  And the lord said unto the servant\, Go out into the highways and hedges\
 , and compel them to come in\, that my house may be filled. For I say unto
  you\, That none of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper.\
 n\nEvening Prayer (The Eve of Saint James the Apostle)\nFirst Lesson — E
 xodus 3:1-15\nNow Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law\, the p
 riest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert\, and 
 came to the mountain of God\, even to Horeb. And the angel of the LORD app
 eared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looke
 d\, and\, behold\, the bush burned with fire\, and the bush was not consum
 ed. And Moses said\, I will now turn aside\, and see this great sight\, wh
 y the bush is not burnt. And when the LORD saw that he turned aside to see
 \, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush\, and said\, Moses\, M
 oses. And he said\, Here am I. And he said\, Draw not nigh hither: put off
  thy shoes from off thy feet\, for the place whereon thou standest is holy
  ground. Moreover he said\, I am the God of thy father\, the God of Abraha
 m\, the God of Isaac\, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face\; for 
 he was afraid to look upon God. ¶ And the LORD said\, I have surely seen 
 the affliction of my people which are in Egypt\, and have heard their cry 
 by reason of their taskmasters\; for I know their sorrows\; And I am come 
 down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians\, and to bring them 
 up out of that land unto a good land and a large\, unto a land flowing wit
 h milk and honey\; unto the place of the Canaanites\, and the Hittites\, a
 nd the Amorites\, and the Perizzites\, and the Hivites\, and the Jebusites
 . Now therefore\, behold\, the cry of the children of Israel is come unto 
 me: and I have also seen the oppression wherewith the Egyptians oppress th
 em. Come now therefore\, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh\, that thou may
 est bring forth my people the children of Israel out of Egypt. ¶ And Mose
 s said unto God\, Who am I\, that I should go unto Pharaoh\, and that I sh
 ould bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt? And he said\, Certai
 nly I will be with thee\; and this shall be a token unto thee\, that I hav
 e sent thee: When thou hast brought forth the people out of Egypt\, ye sha
 ll serve God upon this mountain. And Moses said unto God\, Behold\, when I
  come unto the children of Israel\, and shall say unto them\, The God of y
 our fathers hath sent me unto you\; and they shall say to me\, What is his
  name? what shall I say unto them? And God said unto Moses\, I AM THAT I A
 M: and he said\, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel\, I AM ha
 th sent me unto you. And God said moreover unto Moses\, Thus shalt thou sa
 y unto the children of Israel\, The LORD God of your fathers\, the God of 
 Abraham\, the God of Isaac\, and the God of Jacob\, hath sent me unto you:
  this is my name for ever\, and this is my memorial unto all generations.\
 n\nSecond Lesson — Mark 1:14-20\nNow after that John was put in prison\,
  Jesus came into Galilee\, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God\, An
 d saying\, The time is fulfilled\, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repe
 nt ye\, and believe the gospel. Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee\, h
 e saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea: for they we
 re fishers. And Jesus said unto them\, Come ye after me\, and I will make 
 you to become fishers of men. And straightway they forsook their nets\, an
 d followed him. And when he had gone a little further thence\, he saw Jame
 s the son of Zebedee\, and John his brother\, who also were in the ship me
 nding their nets. And straightway he called them: and they left their fath
 er Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants\, and went after him.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Jeremiah 45\nThe word that Jer
 emiah the prophet spake unto Baruch the son of Neriah\, when he had writte
 n these words in a book at the mouth of Jeremiah\, in the fourth year of J
 ehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah\, saying\, Thus saith the LORD\, 
 the God of Israel\, unto thee\, O Baruch\; Thou didst say\, Woe is me now!
  for the LORD hath added grief to my sorrow\; I fainted in my sighing\, an
 d I find no rest. ¶ Thus shalt thou say unto him\, The LORD saith thus\; 
 Behold\, that which I have built will I break down\, and that which I have
  planted I will pluck up\, even this whole land. And seekest thou great th
 ings for thyself? seek them not: for\, behold\, I will bring evil upon all
  flesh\, saith the LORD: but thy life will I give unto thee for a prey in 
 all places whither thou goest.\n\nSecond Lesson — 1 Peter 1:22-2:10\nSee
 ing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit un
 to unfeigned love of the brethren\, see that ye love one another with a pu
 re heart fervently: Being born again\, not of corruptible seed\, but of in
 corruptible\, by the word of God\, which liveth and abideth for ever. For 
 all flesh is as grass\, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. T
 he grass withereth\, and the flower thereof falleth away: But the word of 
 the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is pr
 eached unto you. Wherefore laying aside all malice\, and all guile\, and h
 ypocrisies\, and envies\, and all evil speakings\, As newborn babes\, desi
 re the sincere milk of the word\, that ye may grow thereby: If so be ye ha
 ve tasted that the Lord is gracious. To whom coming\, as unto a living sto
 ne\, disallowed indeed of men\, but chosen of God\, and precious\, Ye also
 \, as lively stones\, are built up a spiritual house\, an holy priesthood\
 , to offer up spiritual sacrifices\, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ. Wh
 erefore also it is contained in the scripture\, Behold\, I lay in Sion a c
 hief corner stone\, elect\, precious: and he that believeth on him shall n
 ot be confounded. Unto you therefore which believe he is precious: but unt
 o them which be disobedient\, the stone which the builders disallowed\, th
 e same is made the head of the corner\, And a stone of stumbling\, and a r
 ock of offence\, even to them which stumble at the word\, being disobedien
 t: whereunto also they were appointed. But ye are a chosen generation\, a 
 royal priesthood\, an holy nation\, a peculiar people\; that ye should she
 w forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his ma
 rvellous light: Which in time past were not a people\, but are now the peo
 ple of God: which had not obtained mercy\, but now have obtained mercy.\n\
 nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Jeremiah 26:8-15\n¶ Now it came to pass
 \, when Jeremiah had made an end of speaking all that the LORD had command
 ed him to speak unto all the people\, that the priests and the prophets an
 d all the people took him\, saying\, Thou shalt surely die. Why hast thou 
 prophesied in the name of the LORD\, saying\, This house shall be like Shi
 loh\, and this city shall be desolate without an inhabitant? And all the p
 eople were gathered against Jeremiah in the house of the LORD. ¶ When the
  princes of Judah heard these things\, then they came up from the king’s
  house unto the house of the LORD\, and sat down in the entry of the new g
 ate of the LORD’s house. Then spake the priests and the prophets unto th
 e princes and to all the people\, saying\, This man is worthy to die\; for
  he hath prophesied against this city\, as ye have heard with your ears. 
 ¶ Then spake Jeremiah unto all the princes and to all the people\, saying
 \, The LORD sent me to prophesy against this house and against this city a
 ll the words that ye have heard. Therefore now amend your ways and your do
 ings\, and obey the voice of the LORD your God\; and the LORD will repent 
 him of the evil that he hath pronounced against you. As for me\, behold\, 
 I am in your hand: do with me as seemeth good and meet unto you. But know 
 ye for certain\, that if ye put me to death\, ye shall surely bring innoce
 nt blood upon yourselves\, and upon this city\, and upon the inhabitants t
 hereof: for of a truth the LORD hath sent me unto you to speak all these w
 ords in your ears.\n\nSecond Lesson — Matthew 10:16-32\n¶ Behold\, I se
 nd you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serp
 ents\, and harmless as doves. But beware of men: for they will deliver you
  up to the councils\, and they will scourge you in their synagogues\; And 
 ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake\, for a testimo
 ny against them and the Gentiles. But when they deliver you up\, take no t
 hought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same 
 hour what ye shall speak. For it is not ye that speak\, but the Spirit of 
 your Father which speaketh in you. And the brother shall deliver up the br
 other to death\, and the father the child: and the children shall rise up 
 against their parents\, and cause them to be put to death. And ye shall be
  hated of all men for my name’s sake: but he that endureth to the end sh
 all be saved. But when they persecute you in this city\, flee ye into anot
 her: for verily I say unto you\, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of
  Israel\, till the Son of man be come. The disciple is not above his maste
 r\, nor the servant above his lord. It is enough for the disciple that he 
 be as his master\, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the ma
 ster of the house Beelzebub\, how much more shall they call them of his ho
 usehold? Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered\, that shal
 l not be revealed\; and hid\, that shall not be known. What I tell you in 
 darkness\, that speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear\, that prea
 ch ye upon the housetops. And fear not them which kill the body\, but are 
 not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy bo
 th soul and body in hell. Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and on
 e of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father. But the very h
 airs of your head are all numbered. Fear ye not therefore\, ye are of more
  value than many sparrows. Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men
 \, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Ecclesiasticus 1:18-27\nThe fe
 ar of the Lord is a crown of wisdom\, making peace and perfect health to f
 lourish\; both which are the gifts of God: and it enlargeth their rejoicin
 g that love him. Wisdom raineth down skill and knowledge of understanding 
 standing\, and exalteth them to honour that hold her fast. The root of wis
 dom is to fear the Lord\, and the branches thereof are long life. The fear
  of the Lord driveth away sins: and where it is present\, it turneth away 
 wrath. A furious man cannot be justified\; for the sway of his fury shall 
 be his destruction. A patient man will tear for a time\, and afterward joy
  shall spring up unto him. He will hide his words for a time\, and the lip
 s of many shall declare his wisdom. The parables of knowledge are in the t
 reasures of wisdom: but godliness is an abomination to a sinner. If thou d
 esire wisdom\, keep the commandments\, and the Lord shall give her unto th
 ee. For the fear of the Lord is wisdom and instruction: and faith and meek
 ness are his delight.\n\nSecond Lesson — John 7:14-24\n¶ Now about the 
 midst of the feast Jesus went up into the temple\, and taught. And the Jew
 s marvelled\, saying\, How knoweth this man letters\, having never learned
 ? Jesus answered them\, and said\, My doctrine is not mine\, but his that 
 sent me. If any man will do his will\, he shall know of the doctrine\, whe
 ther it be of God\, or whether I speak of myself. He that speaketh of hims
 elf seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh his glory that sent him\, t
 he same is true\, and no unrighteousness is in him. Did not Moses give you
  the law\, and yet none of you keepeth the law? Why go ye about to kill me
 ? The people answered and said\, Thou hast a devil: who goeth about to kil
 l thee? Jesus answered and said unto them\, I have done one work\, and ye 
 all marvel. Moses therefore gave unto you circumcision\; (not because it i
 s of Moses\, but of the fathers\;) and ye on the sabbath day circumcise a 
 man. If a man on the sabbath day receive circumcision\, that the law of Mo
 ses should not be broken\; are ye angry at me\, because I have made a man 
 every whit whole on the sabbath day? Judge not according to the appearance
 \, but judge righteous judgment.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Eccle
 siasticus 6:22\nFor wisdom is according to her name\, and she is not manif
 est unto many. Give ear\, my son\, receive my advice\, and refuse not my c
 ounsel\, And put thy feet into her fetters\, and thy neck into her chain. 
 Bow down thy shoulder\, and bear her\, and be not grieved with her bonds. 
 Come unto her with thy whole heart\, and keep her ways with all thy power.
  Search\, and seek\, and she shall be made known unto thee: and when thou 
 hast got hold of her\, let her not go. For at the last thou shalt find her
  rest\, and that shall be turned to thy joy. Then shall her fetters be a s
 trong defence for thee\, and her chains a robe of glory. For there is a go
 lden ornament upon her\, and her bands are purple lace. Thou shalt put her
  on as a robe of honour\, and shalt put her about thee as a crown of joy. 
 My son\, if thou wilt\, thou shalt be taught: and if thou wilt apply thy m
 ind\, thou shalt be prudent. If thou love to hear\, thou shalt receive und
 erstanding: and if thou bow thine ear\, thou shalt be wise\, Stand in the 
 multitude of the elders\; and cleave unto him that is wise. Be willing to 
 hear every godly discourse\; and let not the parables of understanding esc
 ape thee. And if thou seest a man of understanding\, get thee betimes unto
  him\, and let thy foot wear the steps of his door. Let thy mind be upon t
 he ordinances of the Lord and meditate continually in his commandments: he
  shall establish thine heart\, and give thee wisdom at thine owns desire.\
 n\nSecond Lesson — Luke 10:38\n¶ Now it came to pass\, as they went\, t
 hat he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha re
 ceived him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary\, which also s
 at at Jesus’ feet\, and heard his word. But Martha was cumbered about mu
 ch serving\, and came to him\, and said\, Lord\, dost thou not care that m
 y sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me. 
 And Jesus answered and said unto her\, Martha\, Martha\, thou art careful 
 and troubled about many things: But one thing is needful: and Mary hath ch
 osen that good part\, which shall not be taken away from her.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Samuel 11:1-13\nThen Nahash 
 the Ammonite came up\, and encamped against Jabesh-gilead: and all the men
  of Jabesh said unto Nahash\, Make a covenant with us\, and we will serve 
 thee. And Nahash the Ammonite answered them\, On this condition will I mak
 e a covenant with you\, that I may thrust out all your right eyes\, and la
 y it for a reproach upon all Israel. And the elders of Jabesh said unto hi
 m\, Give us seven days’ respite\, that we may send messengers unto all t
 he coasts of Israel: and then\, if there be no man to save us\, we will co
 me out to thee. ¶ Then came the messengers to Gibeah of Saul\, and told t
 he tidings in the ears of the people: and all the people lifted up their v
 oices\, and wept. And\, behold\, Saul came after the herd out of the field
 \; and Saul said\, What aileth the people that they weep? And they told hi
 m the tidings of the men of Jabesh. And the Spirit of God came upon Saul w
 hen he heard those tidings\, and his anger was kindled greatly. And he too
 k a yoke of oxen\, and hewed them in pieces\, and sent them throughout all
  the coasts of Israel by the hands of messengers\, saying\, Whosoever come
 th not forth after Saul and after Samuel\, so shall it be done unto his ox
 en. And the fear of the LORD fell on the people\, and they came out with o
 ne consent. And when he numbered them in Bezek\, the children of Israel we
 re three hundred thousand\, and the men of Judah thirty thousand. And they
  said unto the messengers that came\, Thus shall ye say unto the men of Ja
 besh-gilead\, To morrow\, by that time the sun be hot\, ye shall have help
 . And the messengers came and shewed it to the men of Jabesh\; and they we
 re glad. Therefore the men of Jabesh said\, To morrow we will come out unt
 o you\, and ye shall do with us all that seemeth good unto you. And it was
  so on the morrow\, that Saul put the people in three companies\; and they
  came into the midst of the host in the morning watch\, and slew the Ammon
 ites until the heat of the day: and it came to pass\, that they which rema
 ined were scattered\, so that two of them were not left together. ¶ And t
 he people said unto Samuel\, Who is he that said\, Shall Saul reign over u
 s? bring the men\, that we may put them to death. And Saul said\, There sh
 all not a man be put to death this day: for to day the LORD hath wrought s
 alvation in Israel.\n\nSecond Lesson — Luke 15:1-10\nThen drew near unto
  him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him. And the Pharisees and 
 scribes murmured\, saying\, This man receiveth sinners\, and eateth with t
 hem. ¶ And he spake this parable unto them\, saying\, What man of you\, h
 aving an hundred sheep\, if he lose one of them\, doth not leave the ninet
 y and nine in the wilderness\, and go after that which is lost\, until he 
 find it? And when he hath found it\, he layeth it on his shoulders\, rejoi
 cing. And when he cometh home\, he calleth together his friends and neighb
 ours\, saying unto them\, Rejoice with me\; for I have found my sheep whic
 h was lost. I say unto you\, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one
  sinner that repenteth\, more than over ninety and nine just persons\, whi
 ch need no repentance. ¶ Either what woman having ten pieces of silver\, 
 if she lose one piece\, doth not light a candle\, and sweep the house\, an
 d seek diligently till she find it? And when she hath found it\, she calle
 th her friends and her neighbours together\, saying\, Rejoice with me\; fo
 r I have found the piece which I had lost. Likewise\, I say unto you\, the
 re is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repent
 eth.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Daniel 6:1-8\nIt pleased Darius t
 o set over the kingdom an hundred and twenty princes\, which should be ove
 r the whole kingdom\; And over these three presidents\; of whom Daniel was
  first: that the princes might give accounts unto them\, and the king shou
 ld have no damage. Then this Daniel was preferred above the presidents and
  princes\, because an excellent spirit was in him\; and the king thought t
 o set him over the whole realm. ¶ Then the presidents and princes sought 
 to find occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom\; but they could fi
 nd none occasion nor fault\; forasmuch as he was faithful\, neither was th
 ere any error or fault found in him. Then said these men\, We shall not fi
 nd any occasion against this Daniel\, except we find it against him concer
 ning the law of his God. Then these presidents and princes assembled toget
 her to the king\, and said thus unto him\, King Darius\, live for ever. Al
 l the presidents of the kingdom\, the governors\, and the princes\, the co
 unsellors\, and the captains\, have consulted together to establish a roya
 l statute\, and to make a firm decree\, that whosoever shall ask a petitio
 n of any God or man for thirty days\, save of thee\, O king\, he shall be 
 cast into the den of lions. Now\, O king\, establish the decree\, and sign
  the writing\, that it be not changed\, according to the law of the Medes 
 and Persians\, which altereth not.\n\nSecond Lesson — Acts 26:1-23\nThen
  Agrippa said unto Paul\, Thou art permitted to speak for thyself. Then Pa
 ul stretched forth the hand\, and answered for himself: I think myself hap
 py\, king Agrippa\, because I shall answer for myself this day before thee
  touching all the things whereof I am accused of the Jews: Especially beca
 use I know thee to be expert in all customs and questions which are among 
 the Jews: wherefore I beseech thee to hear me patiently. My manner of life
  from my youth\, which was at the first among mine own nation at Jerusalem
 \, know all the Jews\; Which knew me from the beginning\, if they would te
 stify\, that after the most straitest sect of our religion I lived a Phari
 see. And now I stand and am judged for the hope of the promise made of God
  unto our fathers: Unto which promise our twelve tribes\, instantly servin
 g God day and night\, hope to come. For which hope’s sake\, king Agrippa
 \, I am accused of the Jews. Why should it be thought a thing incredible w
 ith you\, that God should raise the dead? I verily thought with myself\, t
 hat I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth. W
 hich thing I also did in Jerusalem: and many of the saints did I shut up i
 n prison\, having received authority from the chief priests\; and when the
 y were put to death\, I gave my voice against them. And I punished them of
 t in every synagogue\, and compelled them to blaspheme\; and being exceedi
 ngly mad against them\, I persecuted them even unto strange cities. Whereu
 pon as I went to Damascus with authority and commission from the chief pri
 ests\, At midday\, O king\, I saw in the way a light from heaven\, above t
 he brightness of the sun\, shining round about me and them which journeyed
  with me. And when we were all fallen to the earth\, I heard a voice speak
 ing unto me\, and saying in the Hebrew tongue\, Saul\, Saul\, why persecut
 est thou me? it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks. And I said\, 
 Who art thou\, Lord? And he said\, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest. But r
 ise\, and stand upon thy feet: for I have appeared unto thee for this purp
 ose\, to make thee a minister and a witness both of these things which tho
 u hast seen\, and of those things in the which I will appear unto thee\; D
 elivering thee from the people\, and from the Gentiles\, unto whom now I s
 end thee\, To open their eyes\,  and to turn them from darkness to light\,
  and from the power of Satan unto God\, that they may receive forgiveness 
 of sins\, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is
  in me. Whereupon\, O king Agrippa\, I was not disobedient unto the heaven
 ly vision: But shewed first unto them of Damascus\, and at Jerusalem\, and
  throughout all the coasts of Judæa\, and then to the Gentiles\, that the
 y should repent and turn to God\, and do works meet for repentance. For th
 ese causes the Jews caught me in the temple\, and went about to kill me. H
 aving therefore obtained help of God\, I continue unto this day\, witnessi
 ng both to small and great\, saying none other things than those which the
  prophets and Moses did say should come: That Christ should suffer\, and t
 hat he should be the first that should rise from the dead\, and should she
 w light unto the people\, and to the Gentiles.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Samuel 11:14-12:5\nThen said
  Samuel to the people\, Come\, and let us go to Gilgal\, and renew the kin
 gdom there. And all the people went to Gilgal\; and there they made Saul k
 ing before the LORD in Gilgal\; and there they sacrificed sacrifices of pe
 ace offerings before the LORD\; and there Saul and all the men of Israel r
 ejoiced greatly. And Samuel said unto all Israel\, Behold\, I have hearken
 ed unto your voice in all that ye said unto me\, and have made a king over
  you. And now\, behold\, the king walketh before you: and I am old and gra
 yheaded\; and\, behold\, my sons are with you: and I have walked before yo
 u from my childhood unto this day. Behold\, here I am: witness against me 
 before the LORD\, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose
  ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or of 
 whose hand have I received any bribe to blind mine eyes therewith? and I w
 ill restore it you. And they said\, Thou hast not defrauded us\, nor oppre
 ssed us\, neither hast thou taken ought of any man’s hand. And he said u
 nto them\, The LORD is witness against you\, and his anointed is witness t
 his day\, that ye have not found ought in my hand. And they answered\, He 
 is witness.\n\nSecond Lesson — Luke 15:11\n¶ And he said\, A certain ma
 n had two sons: And the younger of them said to his father\, Father\, give
  me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his 
 living. And not many days after the younger son gathered all together\, an
 d took his journey into a far country\, and there wasted his substance wit
 h riotous living. And when he had spent all\, there arose a mighty famine 
 in that land\; and he began to be in want. And he went and joined himself 
 to a citizen of that country\; and he sent him into his fields to feed swi
 ne. And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine 
 did eat: and no man gave unto him. And when he came to himself\, he said\,
  How many hired servants of my father’s have bread enough and to spare\,
  and I perish with hunger! I will arise and go to my father\, and will say
  unto him\, Father\, I have sinned against heaven\, and before thee\, And 
 am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servan
 ts. And he arose\, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way
  off\, his father saw him\, and had compassion\, and ran\, and fell on his
  neck\, and kissed him. And the son said unto him\, Father\, I have sinned
  against heaven\, and in thy sight\, and am no more worthy to be called th
 y son. But the father said to his servants\, Bring forth the best robe\, a
 nd put it on him\; and put a ring on his hand\, and shoes on his feet: And
  bring hither the fatted calf\, and kill it\; and let us eat\, and be merr
 y: For this my son was dead\, and is alive again\; he was lost\, and is fo
 und. And they began to be merry. Now his elder son was in the field: and a
 s he came and drew nigh to the house\, he heard musick and dancing. And he
  called one of the servants\, and asked what these things meant. And he sa
 id unto him\, Thy brother is come\; and thy father hath killed the fatted 
 calf\, because he hath received him safe and sound. And he was angry\, and
  would not go in: therefore came his father out\, and intreated him. And h
 e answering said to his father\, Lo\, these many years do I serve thee\, n
 either transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gave
 st me a kid\, that I might make merry with my friends: But as soon as this
  thy son was come\, which hath devoured thy living with harlots\, thou has
 t killed for him the fatted calf. And he said unto him\, Son\, thou art ev
 er with me\, and all that I have is thine. It was meet that we should make
  merry\, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead\, and is alive again\;
  and was lost\, and is found.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Daniel 6
 :9-15\nWherefore king Darius signed the writing and the decree. ¶ Now whe
 n Daniel knew that the writing was signed\, he went into his house\; and h
 is windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem\, he kneeled upon hi
 s knees three times a day\, and prayed\, and gave thanks before his God\, 
 as he did aforetime. Then these men assembled\, and found Daniel praying a
 nd making supplication before his God. Then they came near\, and spake bef
 ore the king concerning the king’s decree\; Hast thou not signed a decre
 e\, that every man that shall ask a petition of any God or man within thir
 ty days\, save of thee\, O king\, shall be cast into the den of lions? The
  king answered and said\, The thing is true\, according to the law of the 
 Medes and Persians\, which altereth not. Then answered they and said befor
 e the king\, That Daniel\, which is of the children of the captivity of Ju
 dah\, regardeth not thee\, O king\, nor the decree that thou hast signed\,
  but maketh his petition three times a day. Then the king\, when he heard 
 these words\, was sore displeased with himself\, and set his heart on Dani
 el to deliver him: and he laboured till the going down of the sun to deliv
 er him. Then these men assembled unto the king\, and said unto the king\, 
 Know\, O king\, that the law of the Medes and Persians is\, That no decree
  nor statute which the king establisheth may be changed.\n\nSecond Lesson 
 — Acts 26:24-27:8\nAnd as he thus spake for himself\, Festus said with a
  loud voice\, Paul\, thou art beside thyself\; much learning doth make the
 e mad. But he said\, I am not mad\, most noble Festus\; but speak forth th
 e words of truth and soberness. For the king knoweth of these things\, bef
 ore whom also I speak freely: for I am persuaded that none of these things
  are hidden from him\; for this thing was not done in a corner. King Agrip
 pa\, believest thou the prophets? I know that thou believest. Then Agrippa
  said unto Paul\, Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian. And Paul sa
 id\, I would to God\, that not only thou\, but also all that hear me this 
 day\, were both almost\, and altogether such as I am\, except these bonds.
  And when he had thus spoken\, the king rose up\, and the governor\, and B
 ernice\, and they that sat with them: And when they were gone aside\, they
  talked between themselves\, saying\, This man doeth nothing worthy of dea
 th or of bonds. Then said Agrippa unto Festus\, This man might have been s
 et at liberty\, if he had not appealed unto Cæsar. And when it was determ
 ined that we should sail into Italy\, they delivered Paul and certain othe
 r prisoners unto one named Julius\, a centurion of Augustus’ band. And e
 ntering into a ship of Adramyttium\, we launched\, meaning to sail by the 
 coasts of Asia\; one Aristarchus\, a Macedonian of Thessalonica\, being wi
 th us. And the next day we touched at Sidon. And Julius courteously entrea
 ted Paul\, and gave him liberty to go unto his friends to refresh himself.
  And when we had launched from thence\, we sailed under Cyprus\, because t
 he winds were contrary. And when we had sailed over the sea of Cilicia and
  Pamphylia\, we came to Myra\, a city of Lycia. And there the centurion fo
 und a ship of Alexandria sailing into Italy\; and he put us therein. And w
 hen we had sailed slowly many days\, and scarce were come over against Cni
 dus\, the wind not suffering us\, we sailed under Crete\, over against Sal
 mone\; And\, hardly passing it\, came unto a place which is called The fai
 r havens\; nigh whereunto was the city of Lasea.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Samuel 12:19\nAnd all the pe
 ople said unto Samuel\, Pray for thy servants unto the LORD thy God\, that
  we die not: for we have added unto all our sins this evil\, to ask us a k
 ing. ¶ And Samuel said unto the people\, Fear not: ye have done all this 
 wickedness: yet turn not aside from following the LORD\, but serve the LOR
 D with all your heart\; And turn ye not aside: for then should ye go after
  vain things\, which cannot profit nor deliver\; for they are vain. For th
 e LORD will not forsake his people for his great name’s sake: because it
  hath pleased the LORD to make you his people. Moreover as for me\, God fo
 rbid that I should sin against the LORD in ceasing to pray for you: but I 
 will teach you the good and the right way: Only fear the LORD\, and serve 
 him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great things he hath do
 ne for you. But if ye shall still do wickedly\, ye shall be consumed\, bot
 h ye and your king.\n\nSecond Lesson — Luke 16:1-18\nAnd he said also un
 to his disciples\, There was a certain rich man\, which had a steward\; an
 d the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods. And he calle
 d him\, and said unto him\, How is it that I hear this of thee? give an ac
 count of thy stewardship\; for thou mayest be no longer steward. Then the 
 steward said within himself\, What shall I do? for my lord taketh away fro
 m me the stewardship: I cannot dig\; to beg I am ashamed. I am resolved wh
 at to do\, that\, when I am put out of the stewardship\, they may receive 
 me into their houses. So he called every one of his lord’s debtors unto 
 him\, and said unto the first\, How much owest thou unto my lord? And he s
 aid\, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him\, Take thy bill\, a
 nd sit down quickly\, and write fifty. Then said he to another\, And how m
 uch owest thou? And he said\, An hundred measures of wheat. And he said un
 to him\, Take thy bill\, and write fourscore. And the lord commended the u
 njust steward\, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world
  are in their generation wiser than the children of light. And I say unto 
 you\, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness\; that\,
  when ye fail\, they may receive you into everlasting habitations. He that
  is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that 
 is unjust in the least is unjust also in much. If therefore ye have not be
 en faithful in the unrighteous mammon\, who will commit to your trust the 
 true riches? And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man
 ’s\, who shall give you that which is your own? ¶ No servant can serve 
 two masters: for either he will hate the one\, and love the other\; or els
 e he will hold to the one\, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and
  mammon. And the Pharisees also\, who were covetous\, heard all these thin
 gs: and they derided him. And he said unto them\, Ye are they which justif
 y yourselves before men\; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is h
 ighly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God. The law and t
 he prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preache
 d\, and every man presseth into it. And it is easier for heaven and earth 
 to pass\, than one tittle of the law to fail. Whosoever putteth away his w
 ife\, and marrieth another\, committeth adultery: and whosoever marrieth h
 er that is put away from her husband committeth adultery.\n\nEvening Praye
 r\nFirst Lesson — Daniel 6:16-23\, 25-27\nThen the king commanded\, and 
 they brought Daniel\, and cast him into the den of lions. Now the king spa
 ke and said unto Daniel\, Thy God whom thou servest continually\, he will 
 deliver thee. And a stone was brought\, and laid upon the mouth of the den
 \; and the king sealed it with his own signet\, and with the signet of his
  lords\; that the purpose might not be changed concerning Daniel. ¶ Then 
 the king went to his palace\, and passed the night fasting: neither were i
 nstruments of musick brought before him: and his sleep went from him. Then
  the king arose very early in the morning\, and went in haste unto the den
  of lions. And when he came to the den\, he cried with a lamentable voice 
 unto Daniel: and the king spake and said to Daniel\, O Daniel\, servant of
  the living God\, is thy God\, whom thou servest continually\, able to del
 iver thee from the lions? Then said Daniel unto the king\, O king\, live f
 or ever. My God hath sent his angel\, and hath shut the lions’ mouths\, 
 that they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him innocency was found in
  me\; and also before thee\, O king\, have I done no hurt. Then was the ki
 ng exceeding glad for him\, and commanded that they should take Daniel up 
 out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den\, and no manner of h
 urt was found upon him\, because he believed in his God. ¶ Then king Dari
 us wrote unto all people\, nations\, and languages\, that dwell in all the
  earth\; Peace be multiplied unto you. I make a decree\, That in every dom
 inion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel: for he 
 is the living God\, and stedfast for ever\, and his kingdom that which sha
 ll not be destroyed\, and his dominion shall be even unto the end. He deli
 vereth and rescueth\, and he worketh signs and wonders in heaven and in ea
 rth\, who hath delivered Daniel from the power of the lions.\n\nSecond Les
 son — Acts 27:9-26\nNow when much time was spent\, and when sailing was 
 now dangerous\, because the fast was now already past\, Paul admonished th
 em\, And said unto them\, Sirs\, I perceive that this voyage will be with 
 hurt and much damage\, not only of the lading and ship\, but also of our l
 ives. Nevertheless the centurion believed the master and the owner of the 
 ship\, more than those things which were spoken by Paul. And because the h
 aven was not commodious to winter in\, the more part advised to depart the
 nce also\, if by any means they might attain to Phenice\, and there to win
 ter\; which is an haven of Crete\, and lieth toward the south west and nor
 th west. And when the south wind blew softly\, supposing that they had obt
 ained their purpose\, loosing thence\, they sailed close by Crete. But not
  long after there arose against it a tempestuous wind\, called Euroclydon.
  And when the ship was caught\, and could not bear up into the wind\, we l
 et her drive. And running under a certain island which is called Clauda\, 
 we had much work to come by the boat: Which when they had taken up\, they 
 used helps\, undergirding the ship\; and\, fearing lest they should fall i
 nto the quicksands\, strake sail\, and so were driven. And we being exceed
 ingly tossed with a tempest\, the next day they lightened the ship\; And t
 he third day we cast out with our own hands the tackling of the ship. And 
 when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared\, and no small tempest la
 y on us\, all hope that we should be saved was then taken away. But after 
 long abstinence Paul stood forth in the midst of them\, and said\, Sirs\, 
 ye should have hearkened unto me\, and not have loosed from Crete\, and to
  have gained this harm and loss. And now I exhort you to be of good cheer:
  for there shall be no loss of any man’s life among you\, but of the shi
 p. For there stood by me this night the angel of God\, whose I am\, and wh
 om I serve\, Saying\, Fear not\, Paul\; thou must be brought before Cæsar
 : and\, lo\, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee. Wherefore\,
  sirs\, be of good cheer: for I believe God\, that it shall be even as it 
 was told me. Howbeit we must be cast upon a certain island.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Samuel 15:1-9\nSamuel also s
 aid unto Saul\, The LORD sent me to anoint thee to be king over his people
 \, over Israel: now therefore hearken thou unto the voice of the words of 
 the LORD. Thus saith the LORD of hosts\, I remember that which Amalek did 
 to Israel\, how he laid wait for him in the way\, when he came up from Egy
 pt. Now go and smite Amalek\, and utterly destroy all that they have\, and
  spare them not\; but slay both man and woman\, infant and suckling\, ox a
 nd sheep\, camel and ass. And Saul gathered the people together\, and numb
 ered them in Telaim\, two hundred thousand footmen\, and ten thousand men 
 of Judah. And Saul came to a city of Amalek\, and laid wait in the valley.
  ¶ And Saul said unto the Kenites\, Go\, depart\, get you down from among
  the Amalekites\, lest I destroy you with them: for ye shewed kindness to 
 all the children of Israel\, when they came up out of Egypt. So the Kenite
 s departed from among the Amalekites. And Saul smote the Amalekites from H
 avilah until thou comest to Shur\, that is over against Egypt. And he took
  Agag the king of the Amalekites alive\, and utterly destroyed all the peo
 ple with the edge of the sword. But Saul and the people spared Agag\, and 
 the best of the sheep\, and of the oxen\, and of the fatlings\, and the la
 mbs\, and all that was good\, and would not utterly destroy them: but ever
 y thing that was vile and refuse\, that they destroyed utterly.\n\nSecond 
 Lesson — Luke 16:19\n¶ There was a certain rich man\, which was clothed
  in purple and fine linen\, and fared sumptuously every day: And there was
  a certain beggar named Lazarus\, which was laid at his gate\, full of sor
 es\, And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man
 ’s table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. And it came to pa
 ss\, that the beggar died\, and was carried by the angels into Abraham’s
  bosom: the rich man also died\, and was buried\; And in hell he lift up h
 is eyes\, being in torments\, and seeth Abraham afar off\, and Lazarus in 
 his bosom. And he cried and said\, Father Abraham\, have mercy on me\, and
  send Lazarus\, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water\, and cool 
 my tongue\; for I am tormented in this flame. But Abraham said\, Son\, rem
 ember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things\, and likewise 
 Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted\, and thou art tormented. And
  beside all this\, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that
  they which would pass from hence to you cannot\; neither can they pass to
  us\, that would come from thence. Then he said\, I pray thee therefore\, 
 father\, that thou wouldest send him to my father’s house: For I have fi
 ve brethren\; that he may testify unto them\, lest they also come into thi
 s place of torment. Abraham saith unto him\, They have Moses and the proph
 ets\; let them hear them. And he said\, Nay\, father Abraham: but if one w
 ent unto them from the dead\, they will repent. And he said unto him\, If 
 they hear not Moses and the prophets\, neither will they be persuaded\, th
 ough one rose from the dead.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Esther 2:
 5-8\, 17-23\n¶ Now in Shushan the palace there was a certain Jew\, whose 
 name was Mordecai\, the son of Jair\, the son of Shimei\, the son of Kish\
 , a Benjamite\; Who had been carried away from Jerusalem with the captivit
 y which had been carried away with Jeconiah king of Judah\, whom Nebuchadn
 ezzar the king of Babylon had carried away. And he brought up Hadassah\, t
 hat is\, Esther\, his uncle’s daughter: for she had neither father nor m
 other\, and the maid was fair and beautiful\; whom Mordecai\, when her fat
 her and mother were dead\, took for his own daughter. ¶ So it came to pas
 s\, when the king’s commandment and his decree was heard\, and when many
  maidens were gathered together unto Shushan the palace\, to the custody o
 f Hegai\, that Esther was brought also unto the king’s house\, to the cu
 stody of Hegai\, keeper of the women. And the king loved Esther above all 
 the women\, and she obtained grace and favour in his sight more than all t
 he virgins\; so that he set the royal crown upon her head\, and made her q
 ueen instead of Vashti. Then the king made a great feast unto all his prin
 ces and his servants\, even Esther’s feast\; and he made a release to th
 e provinces\, and gave gifts\, according to the state of the king. And whe
 n the virgins were gathered together the second time\, then Mordecai sat i
 n the king’s gate. Esther had not yet shewed her kindred nor her people\
 ; as Mordecai had charged her: for Esther did the commandment of Mordecai\
 , like as when she was brought up with him. ¶ In those days\, while Morde
 cai sat in the king’s gate\, two of the king’s chamberlains\, Bigthan 
 and Teresh\, of those which kept the door\, were wroth\, and sought to lay
  hand on the king Ahasuerus. And the thing was known to Mordecai\, who tol
 d it unto Esther the queen\; and Esther certified the king thereof in Mord
 ecai’s name. And when inquisition was made of the matter\, it was found 
 out\; therefore they were both hanged on a tree: and it was written in the
  book of the chronicles before the king.\n\nSecond Lesson — Acts 27:27\n
 But when the fourteenth night was come\, as we were driven up and down in 
 Adria\, about midnight the shipmen deemed that they drew near to some coun
 try\; And sounded\, and found it twenty fathoms: and when they had gone a 
 little further\, they sounded again\, and found it fifteen fathoms. Then f
 earing lest we should have fallen upon rocks\, they cast four anchors out 
 of the stern\, and wished for the day. And as the shipmen were about to fl
 ee out of the ship\, when they had let down the boat into the sea\, under 
 colour as though they would have cast anchors out of the foreship\, Paul s
 aid to the centurion and to the soldiers\, Except these abide in the ship\
 , ye cannot be saved. Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat\, an
 d let her fall off. And while the day was coming on\, Paul besought them a
 ll to take meat\, saying\, This day is the fourteenth day that ye have tar
 ried and continued fasting\, having taken nothing. Wherefore I pray you to
  take some meat: for this is for your health: for there shall not an hair 
 fall from the head of any of you. And when he had thus spoken\, he took br
 ead\, and gave thanks to God in presence of them all: and when he had brok
 en it\, he began to eat. Then were they all of good cheer\, and they also 
 took some meat. And we were in all in the ship two hundred threescore and 
 sixteen souls. And when they had eaten enough\, they lightened the ship\, 
 and cast out the wheat into the sea. And when it was day\, they knew not t
 he land: but they discovered a certain creek with a shore\, into the which
  they were minded\, if it were possible\, to thrust in the ship. And when 
 they had taken up the anchors\, they committed themselves unto the sea\, a
 nd loosed the rudder bands\, and hoised up the mainsail to the wind\, and 
 made toward shore. And falling into a place where two seas met\, they ran 
 the ship aground\; and the forepart stuck fast\, and remained unmoveable\,
  but the hinder part was broken with the violence of the waves. And the so
 ldiers’ counsel was to kill the prisoners\, lest any of them should swim
  out\, and escape. But the centurion\, willing to save Paul\, kept them fr
 om their purpose\; and commanded that they which could swim should cast th
 emselves first into the sea\, and get to land: And the rest\, some on boar
 ds\, and some on broken pieces of the ship. And so it came to pass\, that 
 they escaped all safe to land.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Samuel 15:10-23\n¶ Then cam
 e the word of the LORD unto Samuel\, saying\, It repenteth me that I have 
 set up Saul to be king: for he is turned back from following me\, and hath
  not performed my commandments. And it grieved Samuel\; and he cried unto 
 the LORD all night. And when Samuel rose early to meet Saul in the morning
 \, it was told Samuel\, saying\, Saul came to Carmel\, and\, behold\, he s
 et him up a place\, and is gone about\, and passed on\, and gone down to G
 ilgal. And Samuel came to Saul: and Saul said unto him\, Blessed be thou o
 f the LORD: I have performed the commandment of the LORD. And Samuel said\
 , What meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in mine ears\, and the lowi
 ng of the oxen which I hear? And Saul said\, They have brought them from t
 he Amalekites: for the people spared the best of the sheep and of the oxen
 \, to sacrifice unto the LORD thy God\; and the rest we have utterly destr
 oyed. Then Samuel said unto Saul\, Stay\, and I will tell thee what the LO
 RD hath said to me this night. And he said unto him\, Say on. And Samuel s
 aid\, When thou wast little in thine own sight\, wast thou not made the he
 ad of the tribes of Israel\, and the LORD anointed thee king over Israel? 
 And the LORD sent thee on a journey\, and said\, Go and utterly destroy th
 e sinners the Amalekites\, and fight against them until they be consumed. 
 Wherefore then didst thou not obey the voice of the LORD\, but didst fly u
 pon the spoil\, and didst evil in the sight of the LORD? And Saul said unt
 o Samuel\, Yea\, I have obeyed the voice of the LORD\, and have gone the w
 ay which the LORD sent me\, and have brought Agag the king of Amalek\, and
  have utterly destroyed the Amalekites. But the people took of the spoil\,
  sheep and oxen\, the chief of the things which should have been utterly d
 estroyed\, to sacrifice unto the LORD thy God in Gilgal. And Samuel said\,
  Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices\, as in 
 obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold\, to obey is better than sacrifice\,
  and to hearken than the fat of rams. For rebellion is as the sin of witch
 craft\, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast re
 jected the word of the LORD\, he hath also rejected thee from being king.\
 n\nSecond Lesson — Luke 17:1-10\nThen said he unto the disciples\, It is
  impossible but that offences will come: but woe unto him\, through whom t
 hey come! It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his ne
 ck\, and he cast into the sea\, than that he should offend one of these li
 ttle ones. ¶ Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against the
 e\, rebuke him\; and if he repent\, forgive him. And if he trespass agains
 t thee seven times in a day\, and seven times in a day turn again to thee\
 , saying\, I repent\; thou shalt forgive him. And the apostles said unto t
 he Lord\, Increase our faith. And the Lord said\, If ye had faith as a gra
 in of mustard seed\, ye might say unto this sycamine tree\, Be thou plucke
 d up by the root\, and be thou planted in the sea\; and it should obey you
 . But which of you\, having a servant plowing or feeding cattle\, will say
  unto him by and by\, when he is come from the field\, Go and sit down to 
 meat? And will not rather say unto him\, Make ready wherewith I may sup\, 
 and gird thyself\, and serve me\, till I have eaten and drunken\; and afte
 rward thou shalt eat and drink? Doth he thank that servant because he did 
 the things that were commanded him? I trow not. So likewise ye\, when ye s
 hall have done all those things which are commanded you\, say\, We are unp
 rofitable servants: we have done that which was our duty to do.\n\nEvening
  Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Esther 3:1-12\nAfter these things did king Ahasu
 erus promote Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite\, and advanced him\, 
 and set his seat above all the princes that were with him. And all the kin
 g’s servants\, that were in the king’s gate\, bowed\, and reverenced H
 aman: for the king had so commanded concerning him. But Mordecai bowed not
 \, nor did him reverence. Then the king’s servants\, which were in the k
 ing’s gate\, said unto Mordecai\, Why transgressest thou the king’s co
 mmandment? Now it came to pass\, when they spake daily unto him\, and he h
 earkened not unto them\, that they told Haman\, to see whether Mordecai’
 s matters would stand: for he had told them that he was a Jew. And when Ha
 man saw that Mordecai bowed not\, nor did him reverence\, then was Haman f
 ull of wrath. And he thought scorn to lay hands on Mordecai alone\; for th
 ey had shewed him the people of Mordecai: wherefore Haman sought to destro
 y all the Jews that were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus\, even 
 the people of Mordecai. ¶ In the first month\, that is\, the month Nisan\
 , in the twelfth year of king Ahasuerus\, they cast Pur\, that is\, the lo
 t\, before Haman from day to day\, and from month to month\, to the twelft
 h month\, that is\, the month Adar. ¶ And Haman said unto king Ahasuerus\
 , There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the peopl
 e in all the provinces of thy kingdom\; and their laws are diverse from al
 l people\; neither keep they the king’s laws: therefore it is not for th
 e king’s profit to suffer them. If it please the king\, let it be writte
 n that they may be destroyed: and I will pay ten thousand talents of silve
 r to the hands of those that have the charge of the business\, to bring it
  into the king’s treasuries. And the king took his ring from his hand\, 
 and gave it unto Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite\, the Jews’ ene
 my. And the king said unto Haman\, The silver is given to thee\, the peopl
 e also\, to do with them as it seemeth good to thee. Then were the king’
 s scribes called on the thirteenth day of the first month\, and there was 
 written according to all that Haman had commanded unto the king’s lieute
 nants\, and to the governors that were over every province\, and to the ru
 lers of every people of every province according to the writing thereof\, 
 and to every people after their language\; in the name of king Ahasuerus w
 as it written\, and sealed with the king’s ring.\n\nSecond Lesson — Ac
 ts 28:1-15\nAnd when they were escaped\, then they knew that the island wa
 s called Melita. And the barbarous people shewed us no little kindness: fo
 r they kindled a fire\, and received us every one\, because of the present
  rain\, and because of the cold. And when Paul had gathered a bundle of st
 icks\, and laid them on the fire\, there came a viper out of the heat\, an
 d fastened on his hand. And when the barbarians saw the venomous beast han
 g on his hand\, they said among themselves\, No doubt this man is a murder
 er\, whom\, though he hath escaped the sea\, yet vengeance suffereth not t
 o live. And he shook off the beast into the fire\, and felt no harm. Howbe
 it they looked when he should have swollen\, or fallen down dead suddenly:
  but after they had looked a great while\, and saw no harm come to him\, t
 hey changed their minds\, and said that he was a god. In the same quarters
  were possessions of the chief man of the island\, whose name was Publius\
 ; who received us\, and lodged us three days courteously. And it came to p
 ass\, that the father of Publius lay sick of a fever and of a bloody flux:
  to whom Paul entered in\, and prayed\, and laid his hands on him\, and he
 aled him. So when this was done\, others also\, which had diseases in the 
 island\, came\, and were healed: Who also honoured us with many honours\; 
 and when we departed\, they laded us with such things as were necessary. A
 nd after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria\, which had wint
 ered in the isle\, whose sign was Castor and Pollux. And landing at Syracu
 se\, we tarried there three days. And from thence we fetched a compass\, a
 nd came to Rhegium: and after one day the south wind blew\, and we came th
 e next day to Puteoli: Where we found brethren\, and were desired to tarry
  with them seven days: and so we went toward Rome. And from thence\, when 
 the brethren heard of us\, they came to meet us as far as Appii forum\, an
 d The three taverns: whom when Paul saw\, he thanked God\, and took courag
 e.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Samuel 15:24-34\n¶ And Saul
  said unto Samuel\, I have sinned: for I have transgressed the commandment
  of the LORD\, and thy words: because I feared the people\, and obeyed the
 ir voice. Now therefore\, I pray thee\, pardon my sin\, and turn again wit
 h me\, that I may worship the LORD. And Samuel said unto Saul\, I will not
  return with thee: for thou hast rejected the word of the LORD\, and the L
 ORD hath rejected thee from being king over Israel. And as Samuel turned a
 bout to go away\, he laid hold upon the skirt of his mantle\, and it rent.
  And Samuel said unto him\, The LORD hath rent the kingdom of Israel from 
 thee this day\, and hath given it to a neighbour of thine\, that is better
  than thou. And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent: for h
 e is not a man\, that he should repent. Then he said\, I have sinned: yet 
 honour me now\, I pray thee\, before the elders of my people\, and before 
 Israel\, and turn again with me\, that I may worship the LORD thy God. So 
 Samuel turned again after Saul\; and Saul worshipped the LORD. ¶ Then sai
 d Samuel\, Bring ye hither to me Agag the king of the Amalekites. And Agag
  came unto him delicately. And Agag said\, Surely the bitterness of death 
 is past. And Samuel said\, As thy sword hath made women childless\, so sha
 ll thy mother be childless among women. And Samuel hewed Agag in pieces be
 fore the LORD in Gilgal. ¶ Then Samuel went to Ramah\; and Saul went up t
 o his house to Gibeah of Saul.\n\nSecond Lesson — Luke 17:11-19\n¶ And 
 it came to pass\, as he went to Jerusalem\, that he passed through the mid
 st of Samaria and Galilee. And as he entered into a certain village\, ther
 e met him ten men that were lepers\, which stood afar off: And they lifted
  up their voices\, and said\, Jesus\, Master\, have mercy on us. And when 
 he saw them\, he said unto them\, Go shew yourselves unto the priests. And
  it came to pass\, that\, as they went\, they were cleansed. And one of th
 em\, when he saw that he was healed\, turned back\, and with a loud voice 
 glorified God\, And fell down on his face at his feet\, giving him thanks:
  and he was a Samaritan. And Jesus answering said\, Were there not ten cle
 ansed? but where are the nine? There are not found that returned to give g
 lory to God\, save this stranger. And he said unto him\, Arise\, go thy wa
 y: thy faith hath made thee whole.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Est
 her 4:1\, 5-17\nWhen Mordecai perceived all that was done\, Mordecai rent 
 his clothes\, and put on sackcloth with ashes\, and went out into the mids
 t of the city\, and cried with a loud and a bitter cry\; Then called Esthe
 r for Hatach\, one of the king’s chamberlains\, whom he had appointed to
  attend upon her\, and gave him a commandment to Mordecai\, to know what i
 t was\, and why it was. So Hatach went forth to Mordecai unto the street o
 f the city\, which was before the king’s gate. And Mordecai told him of 
 all that had happened unto him\, and of the sum of the money that Haman ha
 d promised to pay to the king’s treasuries for the Jews\, to destroy the
 m. Also he gave him the copy of the writing of the decree that was given a
 t Shushan to destroy them\, to shew it unto Esther\, and to declare it unt
 o her\, and to charge her that she should go in unto the king\, to make su
 pplication unto him\, and to make request before him for her people. And H
 atach came and told Esther the words of Mordecai. ¶ Again Esther spake un
 to Hatach\, and gave him commandment unto Mordecai\; All the king’s serv
 ants\, and the people of the king’s provinces\, do know\, that whosoever
 \, whether man or woman\, shall come unto the king into the inner court\, 
 who is not called\, there is one law of his to put him to death\, except s
 uch to whom the king shall hold out the golden sceptre\, that he may live:
  but I have not been called to come in unto the king these thirty days. An
 d they told to Mordecai Esther’s words. Then Mordecai commanded to answe
 r Esther\, Think not with thyself that thou shalt escape in the king’s h
 ouse\, more than all the Jews. For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at
  this time\, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jew
 s from another place\; but thou and thy father’s house shall be destroye
 d: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as
  this? ¶ Then Esther bade them return Mordecai this answer\, Go\, gather 
 together all the Jews that are present in Shushan\, and fast ye for me\, a
 nd neither eat nor drink three days\, night or day: I also and my maidens 
 will fast likewise\; and so will I go in unto the king\, which is not acco
 rding to the law: and if I perish\, I perish. So Mordecai went his way\, a
 nd did according to all that Esther had commanded him.\n\nSecond Lesson 
 — Acts 28:16\nAnd when we came to Rome\, the centurion delivered the pri
 soners to the captain of the guard: but Paul was suffered to dwell by hims
 elf with a soldier that kept him. And it came to pass\, that after three d
 ays Paul called the chief of the Jews together: and when they were come to
 gether\, he said unto them\, Men and brethren\, though I have committed no
 thing against the people\, or customs of our fathers\, yet was I delivered
  prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans. Who\, when they had
  examined me\, would have let me go\, because there was no cause of death 
 in me. But when the Jews spake against it\, I was constrained to appeal un
 to Cæsar\; not that I had ought to accuse my nation of. For this cause th
 erefore have I called for you\, to see you\, and to speak with you: becaus
 e that for the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain. And they said un
 to him\, We neither received letters out of Judæa concerning thee\, neith
 er any of the brethren that came shewed or spake any harm of thee. But we 
 desire to hear of thee what thou thinkest: for as concerning this sect\, w
 e know that every where it is spoken against. And when they had appointed 
 him a day\, there came many to him into his lodging\; to whom he expounded
  and testified the kingdom of God\, persuading them concerning Jesus\, bot
 h out of the law of Moses\, and out of the prophets\, from morning till ev
 ening. And some believed the things which were spoken\, and some believed 
 not. And when they agreed not among themselves\, they departed\, after tha
 t Paul had spoken one word\, Well spake the Holy Ghost by Esaias the proph
 et unto our fathers\, Saying\, Go unto this people\, and say\, Hearing ye 
 shall hear\, and shall not understand\; and seeing ye shall see\, and not 
 perceive: For the heart of this people is waxed gross\, and their ears are
  dull of hearing\, and their eyes have they closed\; lest they should see 
 with their eyes\, and hear with their ears\, and understand with their hea
 rt\, and should be converted\, and I should heal them. Be it known therefo
 re unto you\, that the salvation of God is sent unto the Gentiles\, and th
 at they will hear it. And when he had said these words\, the Jews departed
 \, and had great reasoning among themselves. And Paul dwelt two whole year
 s in his own hired house\, and received all that came in unto him\, Preach
 ing the kingdom of God\, and teaching those things which concern the Lord 
 Jesus Christ\, with all confidence\, no man forbidding him.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Ezekiel 14:1-11\nThen came cer
 tain of the elders of Israel unto me\, and sat before me. And the word of 
 the LORD came unto me\, saying\, Son of man\, these men have set up their 
 idols in their heart\, and put the stumblingblock of their iniquity before
  their face: should I be enquired of at all by them? Therefore speak unto 
 them\, and say unto them\, Thus saith the Lord GOD\; Every man of the hous
 e of Israel that setteth up his idols in his heart\, and putteth the stumb
 lingblock of his iniquity before his face\, and cometh to the prophet\; I 
 the LORD will answer him that cometh according to the multitude of his ido
 ls\; That I may take the house of Israel in their own heart\, because they
  are all estranged from me through their idols. ¶ Therefore say unto the 
 house of Israel\, Thus saith the Lord GOD\; Repent\, and turn yourselves f
 rom your idols\; and turn away your faces from all your abominations. For 
 every one of the house of Israel\, or of the stranger that sojourneth in I
 srael\, which separateth himself from me\, and setteth up his idols in his
  heart\, and putteth the stumblingblock of his iniquity before his face\, 
 and cometh to a prophet to enquire of him concerning me\; I the LORD will 
 answer him by myself: And I will set my face against that man\, and will m
 ake him a sign and a proverb\, and I will cut him off from the midst of my
  people\; and ye shall know that I am the LORD. And if the prophet be dece
 ived when he hath spoken a thing\, I the LORD have deceived that prophet\,
  and I will stretch out my hand upon him\, and will destroy him from the m
 idst of my people Israel. And they shall bear the punishment of their iniq
 uity: the punishment of the prophet shall be even as the punishment of him
  that seeketh unto him\; That the house of Israel may go no more astray fr
 om me\, neither be polluted any more with all their transgressions\; but t
 hat they may be my people\, and I may be their God\, saith the Lord GOD.\n
 \nSecond Lesson — 1 Thessalonians 4:1-12\nFurthermore then we beseech yo
 u\, brethren\, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus\, that as ye have received
  of us how ye ought to walk and to please God\,  so ye would abound more a
 nd more. For ye know what commandments we gave you by the Lord Jesus. For 
 this is the will of God\, even your sanctification\, that ye should abstai
 n from fornication: That every one of you should know how to possess his v
 essel in sanctification and honour\; Not in the lust of concupiscence\, ev
 en as the Gentiles which know not God: That no man go beyond and defraud h
 is brother in any matter: because that the Lord is the avenger of all such
 \, as we also have forewarned you and testified. For God hath not called u
 s unto uncleanness\, but unto holiness. He therefore that despiseth\, desp
 iseth not man\, but God\, who hath also given unto us his holy Spirit. But
  as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye your
 selves are taught of God to love one another. And indeed ye do it toward a
 ll the brethren which are in all Macedonia: but we beseech you\, brethren\
 , that ye increase more and more\; And that ye study to be quiet\, and to 
 do your own business\, and to work with your own hands\, as we commanded y
 ou\; That ye may walk honestly toward them that are without\, and that ye 
 may have lack of nothing.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Proverbs 4:1
 -4\, 20-27\nHear\, ye children\, the instruction of a father\, and attend 
 to know understanding. For I give you good doctrine\, forsake ye not my la
 w. For I was my father’s son\, tender and only beloved in the sight of m
 y mother. He taught me also\, and said unto me\, Let thine heart retain my
  words: keep my commandments\, and live. ¶ My son\, attend to my words\; 
 incline thine ear unto my sayings. Let them not depart from thine eyes\; k
 eep them in the midst of thine heart. For they are life unto those that fi
 nd them\, and health to all their flesh. ¶ Keep thy heart with all dilige
 nce\; for out of it are the issues of life. Put away from thee a froward m
 outh\, and perverse lips put far from thee. Let thine eyes look right on\,
  and let thine eyelids look straight before thee. Ponder the path of thy f
 eet\, and let all thy ways be established. Turn not to the right hand nor 
 to the left: remove thy foot from evil.\n\nSecond Lesson — Hebrews 12:1-
 13\nWherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of 
 witnesses\, let us lay aside every weight\, and the sin which doth so easi
 ly beset us\, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us\
 , Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith\; who for the jo
 y that was set before him endured the cross\, despising the shame\, and is
  set down at the right hand of the throne of God. For consider him that en
 dured such contradiction of sinners against himself\, lest ye be wearied a
 nd faint in your minds. Ye have not yet resisted unto blood\, striving aga
 inst sin. And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as
  unto children\, My son\, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord\, no
 r faint when thou art rebuked of him: For whom the Lord loveth he chastene
 th\, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. If ye endure chastening\, 
 God dealeth with you as with sons\; for what son is he whom the father cha
 steneth not? But if ye be without chastisement\, whereof all are partakers
 \, then are ye bastards\, and not sons. Furthermore we have had fathers of
  our flesh which corrected us\, and we gave them reverence: shall we not m
 uch rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits\, and live? For the
 y verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure\; but he for
  our profit\, that we might be partakers of his holiness. Now no chastenin
 g for the present seemeth to be joyous\, but grievous: nevertheless afterw
 ard it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are e
 xercised thereby. Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down\, and the fe
 eble knees\; And make straight paths for your feet\, lest that which is la
 me be turned out of the way\; but let it rather be healed.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Samuel 16:1-13\nAnd the LORD
  said unto Samuel\, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul\, seeing I have reje
 cted him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil\, and go\, I 
 will send thee to Jesse the Beth-lehemite: for I have provided me a king a
 mong his sons. And Samuel said\, How can I go? if Saul hear it\, he will k
 ill me. And the LORD said\, Take an heifer with thee\, and say\, I am come
  to sacrifice to the LORD. And call Jesse to the sacrifice\, and I will sh
 ew thee what thou shalt do: and thou shalt anoint unto me him whom I name 
 unto thee. And Samuel did that which the LORD spake\, and came to Beth-leh
 em. And the elders of the town trembled at his coming\, and said\, Comest 
 thou peaceably? And he said\, Peaceably: I am come to sacrifice unto the L
 ORD: sanctify yourselves\, and come with me to the sacrifice. And he sanct
 ified Jesse and his sons\, and called them to the sacrifice. ¶ And it cam
 e to pass\, when they were come\, that he looked on Eliab\, and said\, Sur
 ely the LORD’s anointed is before him. But the LORD said unto Samuel\, L
 ook not on his countenance\, or on the height of his stature\; because I h
 ave refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth\; for man looketh on 
 the outward appearance\, but the LORD looketh on the heart. Then Jesse cal
 led Abinadab\, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said\, Neither hath
  the LORD chosen this. Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said\, N
 either hath the LORD chosen this. Again\, Jesse made seven of his sons to 
 pass before Samuel. And Samuel said unto Jesse\, The LORD hath not chosen 
 these. And Samuel said unto Jesse\, Are here all thy children? And he said
 \, There remaineth yet the youngest\, and\, behold\, he keepeth the sheep.
  And Samuel said unto Jesse\, Send and fetch him: for we will not sit down
  till he come hither. And he sent\, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy\,
  and withal of a beautiful countenance\, and goodly to look to. And the LO
 RD said\, Arise\, anoint him: for this is he. Then Samuel took the horn of
  oil\, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of th
 e LORD came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up\, and went
  to Ramah.\n\nSecond Lesson — Luke 17:20\n¶ And when he was demanded of
  the Pharisees\, when the kingdom of God should come\, he answered them an
 d said\, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation: Neither shall the
 y say\, Lo here! or\, lo there! for\, behold\, the kingdom of God is withi
 n you. And he said unto the disciples\, The days will come\, when ye shall
  desire to see one of the days of the Son of man\, and ye shall not see it
 . And they shall say to you\, See here\; or\, see there: go not after them
 \, nor follow them. For as the lightning\, that lighteneth out of the one 
 part under heaven\, shineth unto the other part under heaven\; so shall al
 so the Son of man be in his day. But first must he suffer many things\, an
 d be rejected of this generation. And as it was in the days of Noe\, so sh
 all it be also in the days of the Son of man. They did eat\, they drank\, 
 they married wives\, they were given in marriage\, until the day that Noe 
 entered into the ark\, and the flood came\, and destroyed them all. Likewi
 se also as it was in the days of Lot\; they did eat\, they drank\, they bo
 ught\, they sold\, they planted\, they builded\; But the same day that Lot
  went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven\, and destroye
 d them all. Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is reveal
 ed. In that day\, he which shall be upon the housetop\, and his stuff in t
 he house\, let him not come down to take it away: and he that is in the fi
 eld\, let him likewise not return back. Remember Lot’s wife. Whosoever s
 hall seek to save his life shall lose it\; and whosoever shall lose his li
 fe shall preserve it. I tell you\, in that night there shall be two men in
  one bed\; the one shall be taken\, and the other shall be left. Two women
  shall be grinding together\; the one shall be taken\, and the other left.
  Two men shall be in the field\; the one shall be taken\, and the other le
 ft. And they answered and said unto him\, Where\, Lord? And he said unto t
 hem\, Wheresoever the body is\, thither will the eagles be gathered togeth
 er.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Esther 5\nNow it came to pass on t
 he third day\, that Esther put on her royal apparel\, and stood in the inn
 er court of the king’s house\, over against the king’s house: and the 
 king sat upon his royal throne in the royal house\, over against the gate 
 of the house. And it was so\, when the king saw Esther the queen standing 
 in the court\, that she obtained favour in his sight: and the king held ou
 t to Esther the golden sceptre that was in his hand. So Esther drew near\,
  and touched the top of the sceptre. Then said the king unto her\, What wi
 lt thou\, queen Esther? and what is thy request? it shall be even given th
 ee to the half of the kingdom. And Esther answered\, If it seem good unto 
 the king\, let the king and Haman come this day unto the banquet that I ha
 ve prepared for him. Then the king said\, Cause Haman to make haste\, that
  he may do as Esther hath said. So the king and Haman came to the banquet 
 that Esther had prepared. ¶ And the king said unto Esther at the banquet 
 of wine\, What is thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: and what is 
 thy request? even to the half of the kingdom it shall be performed. Then a
 nswered Esther\, and said\, My petition and my request is\; If I have foun
 d favour in the sight of the king\, and if it please the king to grant my 
 petition\, and to perform my request\, let the king and Haman come to the 
 banquet that I shall prepare for them\, and I will do to morrow as the kin
 g hath said. ¶ Then went Haman forth that day joyful and with a glad hear
 t: but when Haman saw Mordecai in the king’s gate\, that he stood not up
 \, nor moved for him\, he was full of indignation against Mordecai. Nevert
 heless Haman refrained himself: and when he came home\, he sent and called
  for his friends\, and Zeresh his wife. And Haman told them of the glory o
 f his riches\, and the multitude of his children\, and all the things wher
 ein the king had promoted him\, and how he had advanced him above the prin
 ces and servants of the king. Haman said moreover\, Yea\, Esther the queen
  did let no man come in with the king unto the banquet that she had prepar
 ed but myself\; and to morrow am I invited unto her also with the king. Ye
 t all this availeth me nothing\, so long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting
  at the king’s gate. ¶ Then said Zeresh his wife and all his friends un
 to him\, Let a gallows be made of fifty cubits high\, and to morrow speak 
 thou unto the king that Mordecai may be hanged thereon: then go thou in me
 rrily with the king unto the banquet. And the thing pleased Haman\; and he
  caused the gallows to be made.\n\nSecond Lesson — Romans 1:1-17\nPaul\,
  a servant of Jesus Christ\, called to be an apostle\, separated unto the 
 gospel of God\, (Which he had promised afore by his prophets in the holy s
 criptures\,) Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord\, which was made of 
 the seed of David according to the flesh\; And declared to be the Son of G
 od with power\, according to the spirit of holiness\, by the resurrection 
 from the dead: By whom we have received grace and apostleship\, for obedie
 nce to the faith among all nations\, for his name: Among whom are ye also 
 the called of Jesus Christ: To all that be in Rome\, beloved of God\, call
 ed to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father\, and the Lord
  Jesus Christ. First\, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all\, t
 hat your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world. For God is my witn
 ess\, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son\, that without 
 ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers\; Making request\, if b
 y any means now at length I might have a prosperous journey by the will of
  God to come unto you. For I long to see you\, that I may impart unto you 
 some spiritual gift\, to the end ye may be established\; That is\, that I 
 may be comforted together with you by the mutual faith both of you and me.
  Now I would not have you ignorant\, brethren\, that oftentimes I purposed
  to come unto you\, (but was let hitherto\,) that I might have some fruit 
 among you also\, even as among other Gentiles. I am debtor both to the Gre
 eks\, and to the Barbarians\; both to the wise\, and to the unwise. So\, a
 s much as in me is\, I am ready to preach the gospel to you that are at Ro
 me also. For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power
  of God unto salvation to every one that believeth\; to the Jew first\, an
 d also to the Greek. For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from
  faith to faith: as it is written\, The just shall live by faith.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Samuel 16:14\n¶ But the Spi
 rit of the LORD departed from Saul\, and an evil spirit from the LORD trou
 bled him. And Saul’s servants said unto him\, Behold now\, an evil spiri
 t from God troubleth thee. Let our lord now command thy servants\, which a
 re before thee\, to seek out a man\, who is a cunning player on an harp: a
 nd it shall come to pass\, when the evil spirit from God is upon thee\, th
 at he shall play with his hand\, and thou shalt be well. And Saul said unt
 o his servants\, Provide me now a man that can play well\, and bring him t
 o me. Then answered one of the servants\, and said\, Behold\, I have seen 
 a son of Jesse the Beth-lehemite\, that is cunning in playing\, and a migh
 ty valiant man\, and a man of war\, and prudent in matters\, and a comely 
 person\, and the LORD is with him. ¶ Wherefore Saul sent messengers unto 
 Jesse\, and said\, Send me David thy son\, which is with the sheep. And Je
 sse took an ass laden with bread\, and a bottle of wine\, and a kid\, and 
 sent them by David his son unto Saul. And David came to Saul\, and stood b
 efore him: and he loved him greatly\; and he became his armourbearer. And 
 Saul sent to Jesse\, saying\, Let David\, I pray thee\, stand before me\; 
 for he hath found favour in my sight. And it came to pass\, when the evil 
 spirit from God was upon Saul\, that David took an harp\, and played with 
 his hand: so Saul was refreshed\, and was well\, and the evil spirit depar
 ted from him.\n\nSecond Lesson — Luke 18:1-14\nAnd he spake a parable un
 to them to this end\, that men ought always to pray\, and not to faint\; S
 aying\, There was in a city a judge\, which feared not God\, neither regar
 ded man: And there was a widow in that city\; and she came unto him\, sayi
 ng\, Avenge me of mine adversary. And he would not for a while: but afterw
 ard he said within himself\, Though I fear not God\, nor regard man\; Yet 
 because this widow troubleth me\, I will avenge her\, lest by her continua
 l coming she weary me. And the Lord said\, Hear what the unjust judge sait
 h. And shall not God avenge his own elect\, which cry day and night unto h
 im\, though he bear long with them? I tell you that he will avenge them sp
 eedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh\, shall he find faith on t
 he earth? And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselv
 es that they were righteous\, and despised others: Two men went up into th
 e temple to pray\; the one a Pharisee\, and the other a publican. The Phar
 isee stood and prayed thus with himself\, God\, I thank thee\, that I am n
 ot as other men are\, extortioners\, unjust\, adulterers\, or even as this
  publican. I fast twice in the week\, I give tithes of all that I possess.
  And the publican\, standing afar off\, would not lift up so much as his e
 yes unto heaven\, but smote upon his breast\, saying\, God be merciful to 
 me a sinner. I tell you\, this man went down to his house justified rather
  than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased\; and
  he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesso
 n — Esther 6\nOn that night could not the king sleep\, and he commanded 
 to bring the book of records of the chronicles\; and they were read before
  the king. And it was found written\, that Mordecai had told of Bigthana a
 nd Teresh\, two of the king’s chamberlains\, the keepers of the door\, w
 ho sought to lay hand on the king Ahasuerus. And the king said\, What hono
 ur and dignity hath been done to Mordecai for this? Then said the king’s
  servants that ministered unto him\, There is nothing done for him. ¶ And
  the king said\, Who is in the court? Now Haman was come into the outward 
 court of the king’s house\, to speak unto the king to hang Mordecai on t
 he gallows that he had prepared for him. And the king’s servants said un
 to him\, Behold\, Haman standeth in the court. And the king said\, Let him
  come in. So Haman came in. And the king said unto him\, What shall be don
 e unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour? Now Haman thought in hi
 s heart\, To whom would the king delight to do honour more than to myself?
  And Haman answered the king\, For the man whom the king delighteth to hon
 our\, Let the royal apparel be brought which the king useth to wear\, and 
 the horse that the king rideth upon\, and the crown royal which is set upo
 n his head: And let this apparel and horse be delivered to the hand of one
  of the king’s most noble princes\, that they may array the man withal w
 hom the king delighteth to honour\, and bring him on horseback through the
  street of the city\, and proclaim before him\, Thus shall it be done to t
 he man whom the king delighteth to honour. Then the king said to Haman\, M
 ake haste\, and take the apparel and the horse\, as thou hast said\, and d
 o even so to Mordecai the Jew\, that sitteth at the king’s gate: let not
 hing fail of all that thou hast spoken. Then took Haman the apparel and th
 e horse\, and arrayed Mordecai\, and brought him on horseback through the 
 street of the city\, and proclaimed before him\, Thus shall it be done unt
 o the man whom the king delighteth to honour. ¶ And Mordecai came again t
 o the king’s gate. But Haman hasted to his house mourning\, and having h
 is head covered. And Haman told Zeresh his wife and all his friends every 
 thing that had befallen him. Then said his wise men and Zeresh his wife un
 to him\, If Mordecai be of the seed of the Jews\, before whom thou hast be
 gun to fall\, thou shalt not prevail against him\, but shalt surely fall b
 efore him. And while they were yet talking with him\, came the king’s ch
 amberlains\, and hasted to bring Haman unto the banquet that Esther had pr
 epared.\n\nSecond Lesson — Romans 2:1-16\nTherefore thou art inexcusable
 \, O man\, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest anoth
 er\, thou condemnest thyself\; for thou that judgest doest the same things
 . But we are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth against t
 hem which commit such things. And thinkest thou this\, O man\, that judges
 t them which do such things\, and doest the same\, that thou shalt escape 
 the judgment of God? Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forb
 earance and longsuffering\; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth t
 hee to repentance? But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest 
 up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the right
 eous judgment of God\; Who will render to every man according to his deeds
 : To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and hono
 ur and immortality\, eternal life: But unto them that are contentious\, an
 d do not obey the truth\, but obey unrighteousness\, indignation and wrath
 \, Tribulation and anguish\, upon every soul of man that doeth evil\, of t
 he Jew first\, and also of the Gentile\; But glory\, honour\, and peace\, 
 to every man that worketh good\, to the Jew first\, and also to the Gentil
 e: For there is no respect of persons with God. For as many as have sinned
  without law shall also perish without law: and as many as have sinned in 
 the law shall be judged by the law\; (For not the hearers of the law are j
 ust before God\, but the doers of the law shall be justified. For when the
  Gentiles\, which have not the law\, do by nature the things contained in 
 the law\, these\, having not the law\, are a law unto themselves: Which sh
 ew the work of the law written in their hearts\, their conscience also bea
 ring witness\, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing
  one another\;) In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesu
 s Christ according to my gospel.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Samuel 17:1-11\nNow the Phil
 istines gathered together their armies to battle\, and were gathered toget
 her at Shochoh\, which belongeth to Judah\, and pitched between Shochoh an
 d Azekah\, in Ephes-dammim. And Saul and the men of Israel were gathered t
 ogether\, and pitched by the valley of Elah\, and set the battle in array 
 against the Philistines. And the Philistines stood on a mountain on the on
 e side\, and Israel stood on a mountain on the other side: and there was a
  valley between them. ¶ And there went out a champion out of the camp of 
 the Philistines\, named Goliath\, of Gath\, whose height was six cubits an
 d a span. And he had an helmet of brass upon his head\, and he was armed w
 ith a coat of mail\; and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels 
 of brass. And he had greaves of brass upon his legs\, and a target of bras
 s between his shoulders. And the staff of his spear was like a weaver’s 
 beam\; and his spear’s head weighed six hundred shekels of iron: and one
  bearing a shield went before him. And he stood and cried unto the armies 
 of Israel\, and said unto them\, Why are ye come out to set your battle in
  array? am not I a Philistine\, and ye servants to Saul? choose you a man 
 for you\, and let him come down to me. If he be able to fight with me\, an
 d to kill me\, then will we be your servants: but if I prevail against him
 \, and kill him\, then shall ye be our servants\, and serve us. And the Ph
 ilistine said\, I defy the armies of Israel this day\; give me a man\, tha
 t we may fight together. When Saul and all Israel heard those words of the
  Philistine\, they were dismayed\, and greatly afraid.\n\nSecond Lesson 
 — Luke 18:15-30\nAnd they brought unto him also infants\, that he would 
 touch them: but when his disciples saw it\, they rebuked them. But Jesus c
 alled them unto him\, and said\, Suffer little children to come unto me\, 
 and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God. Verily I say unto 
 you\, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child sha
 ll in no wise enter therein. And a certain ruler asked him\, saying\, Good
  Master\, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? And Jesus said unto him
 \, Why callest thou me good? none is good\, save one\, that is\, God. Thou
  knowest the commandments\, Do not commit adultery\, Do not kill\, Do not 
 steal\, Do not bear false witness\, Honour thy father and thy mother. And 
 he said\, All these have I kept from my youth up. Now when Jesus heard the
 se things\, he said unto him\, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that t
 hou hast\, and distribute unto the poor\, and thou shalt have treasure in 
 heaven: and come\, follow me. And when he heard this\, he was very sorrowf
 ul: for he was very rich. And when Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful\, 
 he said\, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of
  God! For it is easier for a camel to go through a needle’s eye\, than f
 or a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. And they that heard it sai
 d\, Who then can be saved? And he said\, The things which are impossible w
 ith men are possible with God. Then Peter said\, Lo\, we have left all\, a
 nd followed thee. And he said unto them\, Verily I say unto you\, There is
  no man that hath left house\, or parents\, or brethren\, or wife\, or chi
 ldren\, for the kingdom of God’s sake\, Who shall not receive manifold m
 ore in this present time\, and in the world to come life everlasting.\n\nE
 vening Prayer (The Eve of The Transfiguration of Christ)\nFirst Lesson —
  1 Kings 19:1-12\nAnd Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done\, and wit
 hal how he had slain all the prophets with the sword. Then Jezebel sent a 
 messenger unto Elijah\, saying\, So let the gods do to me\, and more also\
 , if I make not thy life as the life of one of them by to morrow about thi
 s time. And when he saw that\, he arose\, and went for his life\, and came
  to Beer-sheba\, which belongeth to Judah\, and left his servant there. ¶
  But he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness\, and came and 
 sat down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might 
 die\; and said\, It is enough\; now\, O LORD\, take away my life\; for I a
 m not better than my fathers. And as he lay and slept under a juniper tree
 \, behold\, then an angel touched him\, and said unto him\, Arise and eat.
  And he looked\, and\, behold\, there was a cake baken on the coals\, and 
 a cruse of water at his head. And he did eat and drink\, and laid him down
  again. And the angel of the LORD came again the second time\, and touched
  him\, and said\, Arise and eat\; because the journey is too great for the
 e. And he arose\, and did eat and drink\, and went in the strength of that
  meat forty days and forty nights unto Horeb the mount of God. ¶ And he c
 ame thither unto a cave\, and lodged there\; and\, behold\, the word of th
 e LORD came to him\, and he said unto him\, What doest thou here\, Elijah?
  And he said\, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: for the
  children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant\, thrown down thine altars\
 , and slain thy prophets with the sword\; and I\, even I only\, am left\; 
 and they seek my life\, to take it away. And he said\, Go forth\, and stan
 d upon the mount before the LORD. And\, behold\, the LORD passed by\, and 
 a great and strong wind rent the mountains\, and brake in pieces the rocks
  before the LORD\; but the LORD was not in the wind: and after the wind an
  earthquake\; but the LORD was not in the earthquake: And after the earthq
 uake a fire\; but the LORD was not in the fire: and after the fire a still
  small voice.\n\nSecond Lesson — 2 Corinthians 4:1-6\nTherefore seeing w
 e have this ministry\, as we have received mercy\, we faint not\; But have
  renounced the hidden things of dishonesty\, not walking in craftiness\, n
 or handling the word of God deceitfully\; but by manifestation of the trut
 h commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God. Bu
 t if our gospel be hid\, it is hid to them that are lost: In whom the god 
 of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not\, lest the 
 light of the glorious gospel of Christ\, who is the image of God\, should 
 shine unto them. For we preach not ourselves\, but Christ Jesus the Lord\;
  and ourselves your servants for Jesus’ sake. For God\, who commanded th
 e light to shine out of darkness\, hath shined in our hearts\, to give the
  light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Exodus 34:29\n¶ And it came t
 o pass\, when Moses came down from mount Sinai with the two tables of test
 imony in Moses’ hand\, when he came down from the mount\, that Moses wis
 t not that the skin of his face shone while he talked with him. And when A
 aron and all the children of Israel saw Moses\, behold\, the skin of his f
 ace shone\; and they were afraid to come nigh him. And Moses called unto t
 hem\; and Aaron and all the rulers of the congregation returned unto him: 
 and Moses talked with them. And afterward all the children of Israel came 
 nigh: and he gave them in commandment all that the LORD had spoken with hi
 m in mount Sinai. And till Moses had done speaking with them\, he put a va
 il on his face. But when Moses went in before the LORD to speak with him\,
  he took the vail off\, until he came out. And he came out\, and spake unt
 o the children of Israel that which he was commanded. And the children of 
 Israel saw the face of Moses\, that the skin of Moses’ face shone: and M
 oses put the vail upon his face again\, until he went in to speak with him
 .\n\nSecond Lesson — 2 Corinthians 3\nDo we begin again to commend ourse
 lves? or need we\, as some others\, epistles of commendation to you\, or l
 etters of commendation from you? Ye are our epistle written in our hearts\
 , known and read of all men: Forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be
  the epistle of Christ ministered by us\, written not with ink\, but with 
 the Spirit of the living God\; not in tables of stone\, but in fleshy tabl
 es of the heart. And such trust have we through Christ to God-ward: Not th
 at we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves\; but
  our sufficiency is of God\; Who also hath made us able ministers of the n
 ew testament\; not of the letter\, but of the spirit: for the letter kille
 th\, but the spirit giveth life. But if the ministration of death\, writte
 n and engraven in stones\, was glorious\, so that the children of Israel c
 ould not stedfastly behold the face of Moses for the glory of his countena
 nce\; which glory was to be done away: How shall not the ministration of t
 he spirit be rather glorious? For if the ministration of condemnation be g
 lory\, much more doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory. F
 or even that which was made glorious had no glory in this respect\, by rea
 son of the glory that excelleth. For if that which is done away was glorio
 us\, much more that which remaineth is glorious. Seeing then that we have 
 such hope\, we use great plainness of speech: And not as Moses\, which put
  a vail over his face\, that the children of Israel could not stedfastly l
 ook to the end of that which is abolished: But their minds were blinded: f
 or until this day remaineth the same vail untaken away in the reading of t
 he old testament\; which vail is done away in Christ. But even unto this d
 ay\, when Moses is read\, the vail is upon their heart. Nevertheless when 
 it shall turn to the Lord\, the vail shall be taken away. Now the Lord is 
 that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is\, there is liberty. But w
 e all\, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord\, are
  changed into the same image from glory to glory\, even as by the Spirit o
 f the Lord.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Exodus 24:12\n¶ And the L
 ORD said unto Moses\, Come up to me into the mount\, and be there: and I w
 ill give thee tables of stone\, and a law\, and commandments which I have 
 written\; that thou mayest teach them. And Moses rose up\, and his ministe
 r Joshua: and Moses went up into the mount of God. And he said unto the el
 ders\, Tarry ye here for us\, until we come again unto you: and\, behold\,
  Aaron and Hur are with you: if any man have any matters to do\, let him c
 ome unto them. And Moses went up into the mount\, and a cloud covered the 
 mount. And the glory of the LORD abode upon mount Sinai\, and the cloud co
 vered it six days: and the seventh day he called unto Moses out of the mid
 st of the cloud. And the sight of the glory of the LORD was like devouring
  fire on the top of the mount in the eyes of the children of Israel. And M
 oses went into the midst of the cloud\, and gat him up into the mount: and
  Moses was in the mount forty days and forty nights.\n\nSecond Lesson — 
 Philippians 3:13\nBrethren\, I count not myself to have apprehended: but t
 his one thing I do\, forgetting those things which are behind\, and reachi
 ng forth unto those things which are before\, I press toward the mark for 
 the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. Let us therefore\, a
 s many as be perfect\, be thus minded: and if in any thing ye be otherwise
  minded\, God shall reveal even this unto you. Nevertheless\, whereto we h
 ave already attained\, let us walk by the same rule\, let us mind the same
  thing. Brethren\, be followers together of me\, and mark them which walk 
 so as ye have us for an ensample. (For many walk\, of whom I have told you
  often\, and now tell you even weeping\, that they are the enemies of the 
 cross of Christ: Whose end is destruction\, whose God is their belly\, and
  whose glory is in their shame\, who mind earthly things.) For our convers
 ation is in heaven\; from whence also we look for the Saviour\, the Lord J
 esus Christ: Who shall change our vile body\, that it may be fashioned lik
 e unto his glorious body\, according to the working whereby he is able eve
 n to subdue all things unto himself.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Samuel 17:28-40\n¶ And Elia
 b his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men\; and Eliab’s ange
 r was kindled against David\, and he said\, Why camest thou down hither? a
 nd with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy 
 pride\, and the naughtiness of thine heart\; for thou art come down that t
 hou mightest see the battle. And David said\, What have I now done? Is the
 re not a cause? ¶ And he turned from him toward another\, and spake after
  the same manner: and the people answered him again after the former manne
 r. And when the words were heard which David spake\, they rehearsed them b
 efore Saul: and he sent for him. ¶ And David said to Saul\, Let no man’
 s heart fail because of him\; thy servant will go and fight with this Phil
 istine. And Saul said to David\, Thou art not able to go against this Phil
 istine to fight with him: for thou art but a youth\, and he a man of war f
 rom his youth. And David said unto Saul\, Thy servant kept his father’s 
 sheep\, and there came a lion\, and a bear\, and took a lamb out of the fl
 ock: And I went out after him\, and smote him\, and delivered it out of hi
 s mouth: and when he arose against me\, I caught him by his beard\, and sm
 ote him\, and slew him. Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear: and t
 his uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them\, seeing he hath defi
 ed the armies of the living God. David said moreover\, The LORD that deliv
 ered me out of the paw of the lion\, and out of the paw of the bear\, he w
 ill deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine. And Saul said unto Davi
 d\, Go\, and the LORD be with thee. ¶ And Saul armed David with his armou
 r\, and he put an helmet of brass upon his head\; also he armed him with a
  coat of mail. And David girded his sword upon his armour\, and he assayed
  to go\; for he had not proved it. And David said unto Saul\, I cannot go 
 with these\; for I have not proved them. And David put them off him. And h
 e took his staff in his hand\, and chose him five smooth stones out of the
  brook\, and put them in a shepherd’s bag which he had\, even in a scrip
 \; and his sling was in his hand: and he drew near to the Philistine.\n\nS
 econd Lesson — Luke 19:1-10\nAnd Jesus entered and passed through Jerich
 o. And\, behold\, there was a man named Zacchæus\, which was the chief am
 ong the publicans\, and he was rich. And he sought to see Jesus who he was
 \; and could not for the press\, because he was little of stature. And he 
 ran before\, and climbed up into a sycomore tree to see him: for he was to
  pass that way. And when Jesus came to the place\, he looked up\, and saw 
 him\, and said unto him\, Zacchæus\, make haste\, and come down\; for to 
 day I must abide at thy house. And he made haste\, and came down\, and rec
 eived him joyfully. And when they saw it\, they all murmured\, saying\, Th
 at he was gone to be guest with a man that is a sinner. And Zacchæus stoo
 d\, and said unto the Lord\; Behold\, Lord\, the half of my goods I give t
 o the poor\; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusatio
 n\, I restore him fourfold. And Jesus said unto him\, This day is salvatio
 n come to this house\, forsomuch as he also is a son of Abraham. For the S
 on of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.\n\nEvening Pray
 er\nFirst Lesson — Micah 2\nWoe to them that devise iniquity\, and work 
 evil upon their beds! when the morning is light\, they practise it\, becau
 se it is in the power of their hand. And they covet fields\, and take them
  by violence\; and houses\, and take them away: so they oppress a man and 
 his house\, even a man and his heritage. Therefore thus saith the LORD\; B
 ehold\, against this family do I devise an evil\, from which ye shall not 
 remove your necks\; neither shall ye go haughtily: for this time is evil. 
 ¶ In that day shall one take up a parable against you\, and lament with a
  doleful lamentation\, and say\, We be utterly spoiled: he hath changed th
 e portion of my people: how hath he removed it from me! turning away he ha
 th divided our fields. Therefore thou shalt have none that shall cast a co
 rd by lot in the congregation of the LORD. Prophesy ye not\, say they to t
 hem that prophesy: they shall not prophesy to them\, that they shall not t
 ake shame. ¶ O thou that art named the house of Jacob\, is the spirit of 
 the LORD straitened? are these his doings? do not my words do good to him 
 that walketh uprightly? Even of late my people is risen up as an enemy: ye
  pull off the robe with the garment from them that pass by securely as men
  averse from war. The women of my people have ye cast out from their pleas
 ant houses\; from their children have ye taken away my glory for ever. Ari
 se ye\, and depart\; for this is not your rest: because it is polluted\, i
 t shall destroy you\, even with a sore destruction. If a man walking in th
 e spirit and falsehood do lie\, saying\, I will prophesy unto thee of wine
  and of strong drink\; he shall even be the prophet of this people. ¶ I w
 ill surely assemble\, O Jacob\, all of thee\; I will surely gather the rem
 nant of Israel\; I will put them together as the sheep of Bozrah\, as the 
 flock in the midst of their fold: they shall make great noise by reason of
  the multitude of men. The breaker is come up before them: they have broke
 n up\, and have passed through the gate\, and are gone out by it: and thei
 r king shall pass before them\, and the LORD on the head of them.\n\nSecon
 d Lesson — Romans 3:21\nBut now the righteousness of God without the law
  is manifested\, being witnessed by the law and the prophets\; Even the ri
 ghteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all
  them that believe: for there is no difference: For all have sinned\, and 
 come short of the glory of God\; Being justified freely by his grace throu
 gh the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: Whom God hath set forth to be a
  propitiation through faith in his blood\, to declare his righteousness fo
 r the remission of sins that are past\, through the forbearance of God\; T
 o declare\, I say\, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just\
 , and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus. Where is boasting the
 n? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith. Th
 erefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of 
 the law. Is he the God of the Jews only? is he not also of the Gentiles? Y
 es\, of the Gentiles also: Seeing it is one God\, which shall justify the 
 circumcision by faith\, and uncircumcision through faith. Do we then make 
 void the law through faith? God forbid: yea\, we establish the law.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Samuel 17:41-51\nAnd the Phi
 listine came on and drew near unto David\; and the man that bare the shiel
 d went before him. And when the Philistine looked about\, and saw David\, 
 he disdained him: for he was but a youth\, and ruddy\, and of a fair count
 enance. And the Philistine said unto David\, Am I a dog\, that thou comest
  to me with staves? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods. And the P
 hilistine said to David\, Come to me\, and I will give thy flesh unto the 
 fowls of the air\, and to the beasts of the field. Then said David to the 
 Philistine\, Thou comest to me with a sword\, and with a spear\, and with 
 a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the LORD of hosts\, the God of
  the armies of Israel\, whom thou hast defied. This day will the LORD deli
 ver thee into mine hand\; and I will smite thee\, and take thine head from
  thee\; and I will give the carcases of the host of the Philistines this d
 ay unto the fowls of the air\, and to the wild beasts of the earth\; that 
 all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel. And all this assembl
 y shall know that the LORD saveth not with sword and spear: for the battle
  is the LORD’s\, and he will give you into our hands. And it came to pas
 s\, when the Philistine arose\, and came and drew nigh to meet David\, tha
 t David hasted\, and ran toward the army to meet the Philistine. And David
  put his hand in his bag\, and took thence a stone\, and slang it\, and sm
 ote the Philistine in his forehead\, that the stone sunk into his forehead
 \; and he fell upon his face to the earth. So David prevailed over the Phi
 listine with a sling and with a stone\, and smote the Philistine\, and sle
 w him\; but there was no sword in the hand of David. Therefore David ran\,
  and stood upon the Philistine\, and took his sword\, and drew it out of t
 he sheath thereof\, and slew him\, and cut off his head therewith. And whe
 n the Philistines saw their champion was dead\, they fled.\n\nSecond Lesso
 n — Luke 19:11-28\nAnd as they heard these things\, he added and spake a
  parable\, because he was nigh to Jerusalem\, and because they thought tha
 t the kingdom of God should immediately appear. He said therefore\, A cert
 ain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom\, an
 d to return. And he called his ten servants\, and delivered them ten pound
 s\, and said unto them\, Occupy till I come. But his citizens hated him\, 
 and sent a message after him\, saying\, We will not have this man to reign
  over us. And it came to pass\, that when he was returned\, having receive
 d the kingdom\, then he commanded these servants to be called unto him\, t
 o whom he had given the money\, that he might know how much every man had 
 gained by trading. Then came the first\, saying\, Lord\, thy pound hath ga
 ined ten pounds. And he said unto him\, Well\, thou good servant: because 
 thou hast been faithful in a very little\, have thou authority over ten ci
 ties. And the second came\, saying\, Lord\, thy pound hath gained five pou
 nds. And he said likewise to him\, Be thou also over five cities. And anot
 her came\, saying\, Lord\, behold\, here is thy pound\, which I have kept 
 laid up in a napkin: For I feared thee\, because thou art an austere man: 
 thou takest up that thou layedst not down\, and reapest that thou didst no
 t sow. And he saith unto him\, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee\, 
 thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man\, taking up th
 at I laid not down\, and reaping that I did not sow: Wherefore then gavest
  not thou my money into the bank\, that at my coming I might have required
  mine own with usury? And he said unto them that stood by\, Take from him 
 the pound\, and give it to him that hath ten pounds. (And they said unto h
 im\, Lord\, he hath ten pounds.) For I say unto you\, That unto every one 
 which hath shall be given\; and from him that hath not\, even that he hath
  shall be taken away from him. But those mine enemies\, which would not th
 at I should reign over them\, bring hither\, and slay them before me. ¶ A
 nd when he had thus spoken\, he went before\, ascending up to Jerusalem.\n
 \nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Micah 3:1-8\nAnd I said\, Hear\, I pray
  you\, O heads of Jacob\, and ye princes of the house of Israel\; Is it no
 t for you to know judgment? Who hate the good\, and love the evil\; who pl
 uck off their skin from off them\, and their flesh from off their bones\; 
 Who also eat the flesh of my people\, and flay their skin from off them\; 
 and they break their bones\, and chop them in pieces\, as for the pot\, an
 d as flesh within the caldron. Then shall they cry unto the LORD\, but he 
 will not hear them: he will even hide his face from them at that time\, as
  they have behaved themselves ill in their doings. ¶ Thus saith the LORD 
 concerning the prophets that make my people err\, that bite with their tee
 th\, and cry\, Peace\; and he that putteth not into their mouths\, they ev
 en prepare war against him. Therefore night shall be unto you\, that ye sh
 all not have a vision\; and it shall be dark unto you\, that ye shall not 
 divine\; and the sun shall go down over the prophets\, and the day shall b
 e dark over them. Then shall the seers be ashamed\, and the diviners confo
 unded: yea\, they shall all cover their lips\; for there is no answer of G
 od. ¶ But truly I am full of power by the spirit of the LORD\, and of jud
 gment\, and of might\, to declare unto Jacob his transgression\, and to Is
 rael his sin.\n\nSecond Lesson — Romans 4:1-12\nWhat shall we say then t
 hat Abraham our father\, as pertaining to the flesh\, hath found? For if A
 braham were justified by works\, he hath whereof to glory\; but not before
  God. For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God\, and it was coun
 ted unto him for righteousness. Now to him that worketh is the reward not 
 reckoned of grace\, but of debt. But to him that worketh not\, but believe
 th on him that justifieth the ungodly\, his faith is counted for righteous
 ness. Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man\, unto whom
  God imputeth righteousness without works\, Saying\, Blessed are they whos
 e iniquities are forgiven\, and whose sins are covered. Blessed is the man
  to whom the Lord will not impute sin. Cometh this blessedness then upon t
 he circumcision only\, or upon the uncircumcision also? for we say that fa
 ith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness. How was it then reckoned? w
 hen he was in circumcision\, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision\, b
 ut in uncircumcision. And he received the sign of circumcision\, a seal of
  the righteousness of the faith which he had yet being uncircumcised: that
  he might be the father of all them that believe\, though they be not circ
 umcised\; that righteousness might be imputed unto them also: And the fath
 er of circumcision to them who are not of the circumcision only\, but who 
 also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham\, which he had 
 being yet uncircumcised.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Ecclesiasticus 1:1-10\nAll wis
 dom cometh from the Lord\, and is with him for ever. Who can number the sa
 nd of the sea\, and the drops of rain\, and the days of eternity? Who can 
 find out the height of heaven\, and the breadth of the earth\, and the dee
 p\, and wisdom? Wisdom hath been created before all things\, and the under
 standing of prudence from everlasting. The word of God most high is the fo
 untain of wisdom\; and her ways are everlasting commandments. To whom hath
  the root of wisdom been revealed? or who hath known her wise counsels? Un
 to whom hath the knowledge of wisdom been made manifest? and who hath unde
 rstood her great experience? There is one wise and greatly to be feared\, 
 the Lord sitting upon his throne. He created her\, and saw her\, and numbe
 red her\, and poured her out upon all his works. She is with all flesh acc
 ording to his gift\, and he hath given her to them that love him.\n\nSecon
 d Lesson — John 8:25-36\nThen said they unto him\, Who art thou? And Jes
 us saith unto them\, Even the same that I said unto you from the beginning
 . I have many things to say and to judge of you: but he that sent me is tr
 ue\; and I speak to the world those things which I have heard of him. They
  understood not that he spake to them of the Father. Then said Jesus unto 
 them\, When ye have lifted up the Son of man\, then shall ye know that I a
 m he\, and that I do nothing of myself\; but as my Father hath taught me\,
  I speak these things. And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not
  left me alone\; for I do always those things that please him. As he spake
  these words\, many believed on him. Then said Jesus to those Jews which b
 elieved on him\, If ye continue in my word\, then are ye my disciples inde
 ed\; And ye shall know the truth\, and the truth shall make you free. ¶ T
 hey answered him\, We be Abraham’s seed\, and were never in bondage to a
 ny man: how sayest thou\, Ye shall be made free? Jesus answered them\, Ver
 ily\, verily\, I say unto you\, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of
  sin. And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the Son abide
 th ever. If the Son therefore shall make you free\, ye shall be free indee
 d.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Isaiah 44:1-8\, 21-23\nYet now hear
 \, O Jacob my servant\; and Israel\, whom I have chosen: Thus saith the LO
 RD that made thee\, and formed thee from the womb\, which will help thee\;
  Fear not\, O Jacob\, my servant\; and thou\, Jesurun\, whom I have chosen
 . For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty\, and floods upon the dry
  ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed\, and my blessing upon thine 
 offspring: And they shall spring up as among the grass\, as willows by the
  water courses. One shall say\, I am the LORD’s\; and another shall call
  himself by the name of Jacob\; and another shall subscribe with his hand 
 unto the LORD\, and surname himself by the name of Israel. Thus saith the 
 LORD the King of Israel\, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts\; I am the fi
 rst\, and I am the last\; and beside me there is no God. And who\, as I\, 
 shall call\, and shall declare it\, and set it in order for me\, since I a
 ppointed the ancient people? and the things that are coming\, and shall co
 me\, let them shew unto them. Fear ye not\, neither be afraid: have not I 
 told thee from that time\, and have declared it? ye are even my witnesses.
  Is there a God beside me? yea\, there is no God\; I know not any. ¶ Reme
 mber these\, O Jacob and Israel\; for thou art my servant: I have formed t
 hee\; thou art my servant: O Israel\, thou shalt not be forgotten of me. I
  have blotted out\, as a thick cloud\, thy transgressions\, and\, as a clo
 ud\, thy sins: return unto me\; for I have redeemed thee. Sing\, O ye heav
 ens\; for the LORD hath done it: shout\, ye lower parts of the earth: brea
 k forth into singing\, ye mountains\, O forest\, and every tree therein: f
 or the LORD hath redeemed Jacob\, and glorified himself in Israel.\n\nSeco
 nd Lesson — Romans 12:1-9\nI beseech you therefore\, brethren\, by the m
 ercies of God\, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice\, holy\, ac
 ceptable unto God\, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed
  to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind\, that 
 ye may prove what is that good\, and acceptable\, and perfect\, will of Go
 d. For I say\, through the grace given unto me\, to every man that is amon
 g you\, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think\; but t
 o think soberly\, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of 
 faith. For as we have many members in one body\, and all members have not 
 the same office: So we\, being many\, are one body in Christ\, and every o
 ne members one of another. Having then gifts differing according to the gr
 ace that is given to us\, whether prophecy\, let us prophesy according to 
 the proportion of faith\; Or ministry\, let us wait on our ministering: or
  he that teacheth\, on teaching\; Or he that exhorteth\, on exhortation: h
 e that giveth\, let him do it with simplicity\; he that ruleth\, with dili
 gence\; he that sheweth mercy\, with cheerfulness. Let love be without dis
 simulation. Abhor that which is evil\; cleave to that which is good.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Samuel 18:1-9\nAnd it came t
 o pass\, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul\, that the soul of 
 Jonathan was knit with the soul of David\, and Jonathan loved him as his o
 wn soul. And Saul took him that day\, and would let him go no more home to
  his father’s house. Then Jonathan and David made a covenant\, because h
 e loved him as his own soul. And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe tha
 t was upon him\, and gave it to David\, and his garments\, even to his swo
 rd\, and to his bow\, and to his girdle. ¶ And David went out whithersoev
 er Saul sent him\, and behaved himself wisely: and Saul set him over the m
 en of war\, and he was accepted in the sight of all the people\, and also 
 in the sight of Saul’s servants. And it came to pass as they came\, when
  David was returned from the slaughter of the Philistine\, that the women 
 came out of all cities of Israel\, singing and dancing\, to meet king Saul
 \, with tabrets\, with joy\, and with instruments of musick. And the women
  answered one another as they played\, and said\, Saul hath slain his thou
 sands\, and David his ten thousands. And Saul was very wroth\, and the say
 ing displeased him\; and he said\, They have ascribed unto David ten thous
 ands\, and to me they have ascribed but thousands: and what can he have mo
 re but the kingdom? And Saul eyed David from that day and forward.\n\nSeco
 nd Lesson — Luke 19:29-40\nAnd it came to pass\, when he was come nigh t
 o Bethphage and Bethany\, at the mount called the mount of Olives\, he sen
 t two of his disciples\, Saying\, Go ye into the village over against you\
 ; in the which at your entering ye shall find a colt tied\, whereon yet ne
 ver man sat: loose him\, and bring him hither. And if any man ask you\, Wh
 y do ye loose him? thus shall ye say unto him\, Because the Lord hath need
  of him. And they that were sent went their way\, and found even as he had
  said unto them. And as they were loosing the colt\, the owners thereof sa
 id unto them\, Why loose ye the colt? And they said\, The Lord hath need o
 f him. And they brought him to Jesus: and they cast their garments upon th
 e colt\, and they set Jesus thereon. And as he went\, they spread their cl
 othes in the way. And when he was come nigh\, even now at the descent of t
 he mount of Olives\, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice
  and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had s
 een\; Saying\, Blessed be the King that cometh in the name of the Lord: pe
 ace in heaven\, and glory in the highest. And some of the Pharisees from a
 mong the multitude said unto him\, Master\, rebuke thy disciples. And he a
 nswered and said unto them\, I tell you that\, if these should hold their 
 peace\, the stones would immediately cry out.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Les
 son — Micah 4:1-8\nBut in the last days it shall come to pass\, that the
  mountain of the house of the LORD shall be established in the top of the 
 mountains\, and it shall be exalted above the hills\; and people shall flo
 w unto it. And many nations shall come\, and say\, Come\, and let us go up
  to the mountain of the LORD\, and to the house of the God of Jacob\; and 
 he will teach us of his ways\, and we will walk in his paths: for the law 
 shall go forth of Zion\, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. ¶ And h
 e shall judge among many people\, and rebuke strong nations afar off\; and
  they shall beat their swords into plowshares\, and their spears into prun
 inghooks: nation shall not lift up a sword against nation\, neither shall 
 they learn war any more. But they shall sit every man under his vine and u
 nder his fig tree\; and none shall make them afraid: for the mouth of the 
 LORD of hosts hath spoken it. For all people will walk every one in the na
 me of his god\, and we will walk in the name of the LORD our God for ever 
 and ever. In that day\, saith the LORD\, will I assemble her that halteth\
 , and I will gather her that is driven out\, and her that I have afflicted
 \; And I will make her that halted a remnant\, and her that was cast far o
 ff a strong nation: and the LORD shall reign over them in mount Zion from 
 henceforth\, even for ever. ¶ And thou\, O tower of the flock\, the stron
 g hold of the daughter of Zion\, unto thee shall it come\, even the first 
 dominion\; the kingdom shall come to the daughter of Jerusalem.\n\nSecond 
 Lesson — Romans 4:13\nFor the promise\, that he should be the heir of th
 e world\, was not to Abraham\, or to his seed\, through the law\, but thro
 ugh the righteousness of faith. For if they which are of the law be heirs\
 , faith is made void\, and the promise made of none effect: Because the la
 w worketh wrath: for where no law is\, there is no transgression. Therefor
 e it is of faith\, that it might be by grace\; to the end the promise migh
 t be sure to all the seed\; not to that only which is of the law\, but to 
 that also which is of the faith of Abraham\; who is the father of us all\,
  (As it is written\, I have made thee a father of many nations\,) before h
 im whom he believed\, even God\, who quickeneth the dead\, and calleth tho
 se things which be not as though they were. Who against hope believed in h
 ope\, that he might become the father of many nations\; according to that 
 which was spoken\, So shall thy seed be. And being not weak in faith\, he 
 considered not his own body now dead\, when he was about an hundred years 
 old\, neither yet the deadness of Sara’s womb: He staggered not at the p
 romise of God through unbelief\; but was strong in faith\, giving glory to
  God\; And being fully persuaded that\, what he had promised\, he was able
  also to perform. And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness. N
 ow it was not written for his sake alone\, that it was imputed to him\; Bu
 t for us also\, to whom it shall be imputed\, if we believe on him that ra
 ised up Jesus our Lord from the dead\; Who was delivered for our offences\
 , and was raised again for our justification.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Samuel 20:1-7\, 12-23\nAnd D
 avid fled from Naioth in Ramah\, and came and said before Jonathan\, What 
 have I done? what is mine iniquity? and what is my sin before thy father\,
  that he seeketh my life? And he said unto him\, God forbid\; thou shalt n
 ot die: behold\, my father will do nothing either great or small\, but tha
 t he will shew it me: and why should my father hide this thing from me? it
  is not so. And David sware moreover\, and said\, Thy father certainly kno
 weth that I have found grace in thine eyes\; and he saith\, Let not Jonath
 an know this\, lest he be grieved: but truly as the LORD liveth\, and as t
 hy soul liveth\, there is but a step between me and death. Then said Jonat
 han unto David\, Whatsoever thy soul desireth\, I will even do it for thee
 . And David said unto Jonathan\, Behold\, to morrow is the new moon\, and 
 I should not fail to sit with the king at meat: but let me go\, that I may
  hide myself in the field unto the third day at even. If thy father at all
  miss me\, then say\, David earnestly asked leave of me that he might run 
 to Beth-lehem his city: for there is a yearly sacrifice there for all the 
 family. If he say thus\, It is well\; thy servant shall have peace: but if
  he be very wroth\, then be sure that evil is determined by him. And Jonat
 han said unto David\, O LORD God of Israel\, when I have sounded my father
  about to morrow any time\, or the third day\, and\, behold\, if there be 
 good toward David\, and I then send not unto thee\, and shew it thee\; The
  LORD do so and much more to Jonathan: but if it please my father to do th
 ee evil\, then I will shew it thee\, and send thee away\, that thou mayest
  go in peace: and the LORD be with thee\, as he hath been with my father. 
 And thou shalt not only while yet I live shew me the kindness of the LORD\
 , that I die not: But also thou shalt not cut off thy kindness from my hou
 se for ever: no\, not when the LORD hath cut off the enemies of David ever
 y one from the face of the earth. So Jonathan made a covenant with the hou
 se of David\, saying\, Let the LORD even require it at the hand of David
 ’s enemies. And Jonathan caused David to swear again\, because he loved 
 him: for he loved him as he loved his own soul. Then Jonathan said to Davi
 d\, To morrow is the new moon: and thou shalt be missed\, because thy seat
  will be empty. And when thou hast stayed three days\, then thou shalt go 
 down quickly\, and come to the place where thou didst hide thyself when th
 e business was in hand\, and shalt remain by the stone Ezel. And I will sh
 oot three arrows on the side thereof\, as though I shot at a mark. And\, b
 ehold\, I will send a lad\, saying\, Go\, find out the arrows. If I expres
 sly say unto the lad\, Behold\, the arrows are on this side of thee\, take
  them\; then come thou: for there is peace to thee\, and no hurt\; as the 
 LORD liveth. But if I say thus unto the young man\, Behold\, the arrows ar
 e beyond thee\; go thy way: for the LORD hath sent thee away. And as touch
 ing the matter which thou and I have spoken of\, behold\, the LORD be betw
 een thee and me for ever.\n\nSecond Lesson — Luke 19:47-20:8\nAnd he tau
 ght daily in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the chi
 ef of the people sought to destroy him\, And could not find what they migh
 t do: for all the people were very attentive to hear him. And it came to p
 ass\, that on one of those days\, as he taught the people in the temple\, 
 and preached the gospel\, the chief priests and the scribes came upon him 
 with the elders\, And spake unto him\, saying\, Tell us\, by what authorit
 y doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority? And
  he answered and said unto them\, I will also ask you one thing\; and answ
 er me: The baptism of John\, was it from heaven\, or of men? And they reas
 oned with themselves\, saying\, If we shall say\, From heaven\; he will sa
 y\, Why then believed ye him not? But and if we say\, Of men\; all the peo
 ple will stone us: for they be persuaded that John was a prophet. And they
  answered\, that they could not tell whence it was. And Jesus said unto th
 em\, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.\n\nEvening Pr
 ayer\nFirst Lesson — Micah 4:9-5:1\nNow why dost thou cry out aloud? is 
 there no king in thee? is thy counsellor perished? for pangs have taken th
 ee as a woman in travail. Be in pain\, and labour to bring forth\, O daugh
 ter of Zion\, like a woman in travail: for now shalt thou go forth out of 
 the city\, and thou shalt dwell in the field\, and thou shalt go even to B
 abylon\; there shalt thou be delivered\; there the LORD shall redeem thee 
 from the hand of thine enemies. ¶ Now also many nations are gathered agai
 nst thee\, that say\, Let her be defiled\, and let our eye look upon Zion.
  But they know not the thoughts of the LORD\, neither understand they his 
 counsel: for he shall gather them as the sheaves into the floor. Arise and
  thresh\, O daughter of Zion: for I will make thine horn iron\, and I will
  make thy hoofs brass: and thou shalt beat in pieces many people: and I wi
 ll consecrate their gain unto the LORD\, and their substance unto the Lord
  of the whole earth. Now gather thyself in troops\, O daughter of troops: 
 he hath laid siege against us: they shall smite the judge of Israel with a
  rod upon the cheek.\n\nSecond Lesson — Romans 5\nTherefore being justif
 ied by faith\, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: By wh
 om also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand\, and rej
 oice in hope of the glory of God. And not only so\, but we glory in tribul
 ations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience\; And patience\, ex
 perience\; and experience\, hope: And hope maketh not ashamed\; because th
 e love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is give
 n unto us. For when we were yet without strength\, in due time Christ died
  for the ungodly. For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet perad
 venture for a good man some would even dare to die. But God commendeth his
  love toward us\, in that\, while we were yet sinners\, Christ died for us
 . Much more then\, being now justified by his blood\, we shall be saved fr
 om wrath through him. For if\, when we were enemies\, we were reconciled t
 o God by the death of his Son\, much more\, being reconciled\, we shall be
  saved by his life. And not only so\, but we also joy in God through our L
 ord Jesus Christ\, by whom we have now received the atonement. Wherefore\,
  as by one man sin entered into the world\, and death by sin\; and so deat
 h passed upon all men\, for that all have sinned: (For until the law sin w
 as in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law. Nevertheless
  death reigned from Adam to Moses\, even over them that had not sinned aft
 er the similitude of Adam’s transgression\, who is the figure of him tha
 t was to come. But not as the offence\, so also is the free gift. For if t
 hrough the offence of one many be dead\, much more the grace of God\, and 
 the gift by grace\, which is by one man\, Jesus Christ\, hath abounded unt
 o many. And not as it was by one that sinned\, so is the gift: for the jud
 gment was by one to condemnation\, but the free gift is of many offences u
 nto justification. For if by one man’s offence death reigned by one\; mu
 ch more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteous
 ness shall reign in life by one\, Jesus Christ.) Therefore as by the offen
 ce of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation\; even so by the righ
 teousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of lif
 e. For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners\, so by the o
 bedience of one shall many be made righteous. Moreover the law entered\, t
 hat the offence might abound. But where sin abounded\, grace did much more
  abound: That as sin hath reigned unto death\, even so might grace reign t
 hrough righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Samuel 20:24-39\n¶ So David
  hid himself in the field: and when the new moon was come\, the king sat h
 im down to eat meat. And the king sat upon his seat\, as at other times\, 
 even upon a seat by the wall: and Jonathan arose\, and Abner sat by Saul
 ’s side\, and David’s place was empty. Nevertheless Saul spake not any
  thing that day: for he thought\, Something hath befallen him\, he is not 
 clean\; surely he is not clean. And it came to pass on the morrow\, which 
 was the second day of the month\, that David’s place was empty: and Saul
  said unto Jonathan his son\, Wherefore cometh not the son of Jesse to mea
 t\, neither yesterday\, nor to day? And Jonathan answered Saul\, David ear
 nestly asked leave of me to go to Beth-lehem: And he said\, Let me go\, I 
 pray thee\; for our family hath a sacrifice in the city\; and my brother\,
  he hath commanded me to be there: and now\, if I have found favour in thi
 ne eyes\, let me get away\, I pray thee\, and see my brethren. Therefore h
 e cometh not unto the king’s table. Then Saul’s anger was kindled agai
 nst Jonathan\, and he said unto him\, Thou son of the perverse rebellious 
 woman\, do not I know that thou hast chosen the son of Jesse to thine own 
 confusion\, and unto the confusion of thy mother’s nakedness? For as lon
 g as the son of Jesse liveth upon the ground\, thou shalt not be establish
 ed\, nor thy kingdom. Wherefore now send and fetch him unto me\, for he sh
 all surely die. And Jonathan answered Saul his father\, and said unto him\
 , Wherefore shall he be slain? what hath he done? And Saul cast a javelin 
 at him to smite him: whereby Jonathan knew that it was determined of his f
 ather to slay David. So Jonathan arose from the table in fierce anger\, an
 d did eat no meat the second day of the month: for he was grieved for Davi
 d\, because his father had done him shame. ¶ And it came to pass in the m
 orning\, that Jonathan went out into the field at the time appointed with 
 David\, and a little lad with him. And he said unto his lad\, Run\, find o
 ut now the arrows which I shoot. And as the lad ran\, he shot an arrow bey
 ond him. And when the lad was come to the place of the arrow which Jonatha
 n had shot\, Jonathan cried after the lad\, and said\, Is not the arrow be
 yond thee? And Jonathan cried after the lad\, Make speed\, haste\, stay no
 t. And Jonathan’s lad gathered up the arrows\, and came to his master. B
 ut the lad knew not any thing: only Jonathan and David knew the matter.\n\
 nSecond Lesson — Luke 20:9-26\nThen began he to speak to the people this
  parable\; A certain man planted a vineyard\, and let it forth to husbandm
 en\, and went into a far country for a long time. And at the season he sen
 t a servant to the husbandmen\, that they should give him of the fruit of 
 the vineyard: but the husbandmen beat him\, and sent him away empty. And a
 gain he sent another servant: and they beat him also\, and entreated him s
 hamefully\, and sent him away empty. And again he sent a third: and they w
 ounded him also\, and cast him out. Then said the lord of the vineyard\, W
 hat shall I do? I will send my beloved son: it may be they will reverence 
 him when they see him. But when the husbandmen saw him\, they reasoned amo
 ng themselves\, saying\, This is the heir: come\, let us kill him\, that t
 he inheritance may be ours. So they cast him out of the vineyard\, and kil
 led him. What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do unto them? He sh
 all come and destroy these husbandmen\, and shall give the vineyard to oth
 ers. And when they heard it\, they said\, God forbid. And he beheld them\,
  and said\, What is this then that is written\, The stone which the builde
 rs rejected\, the same is become the head of the corner? Whosoever shall f
 all upon that stone shall be broken\; but on whomsoever it shall fall\, it
  will grind him to powder. ¶ And the chief priests and the scribes the sa
 me hour sought to lay hands on him\; and they feared the people: for they 
 perceived that he had spoken this parable against them. And they watched h
 im\, and sent forth spies\, which should feign themselves just men\, that 
 they might take hold of his words\, that so they might deliver him unto th
 e power and authority of the governor. And they asked him\, saying\, Maste
 r\, we know that thou sayest and teachest rightly\, neither acceptest thou
  the person of any\, but teachest the way of God truly: Is it lawful for u
 s to give tribute unto Cæsar\, or no? But he perceived their craftiness\,
  and said unto them\, Why tempt ye me? Shew me a penny. Whose image and su
 perscription hath it? They answered and said\, Cæsar’s. And he said unt
 o them\, Render therefore unto Cæsar the things which be Cæsar’s\, and
  unto God the things which be God’s. And they could not take hold of his
  words before the people: and they marvelled at his answer\, and held thei
 r peace.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Micah 6:1-8\nHear ye now what
  the LORD saith\; Arise\, contend thou before the mountains\, and let the 
 hills hear thy voice. Hear ye\, O mountains\, the LORD’s controversy\, a
 nd ye strong foundations of the earth: for the LORD hath a controversy wit
 h his people\, and he will plead with Israel. O my people\, what have I do
 ne unto thee? and wherein have I wearied thee? testify against me. For I b
 rought thee up out of the land of Egypt\, and redeemed thee out of the hou
 se of servants\; and I sent before thee Moses\, Aaron\, and Miriam. O my p
 eople\, remember now what Balak king of Moab consulted\, and what Balaam t
 he son of Beor answered him from Shittim unto Gilgal\; that ye may know th
 e righteousness of the LORD. ¶ Wherewith shall I come before the LORD\, a
 nd bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt offe
 rings\, with calves of a year old? Will the LORD be pleased with thousands
  of rams\, or with ten thousands of rivers of oil? shall I give my firstbo
 rn for my transgression\, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul? He 
 hath shewed thee\, O man\, what is good\; and what doth the LORD require o
 f thee\, but to do justly\, and to love mercy\, and to walk humbly with th
 y God?\n\nSecond Lesson — Romans 6\nWhat shall we say then? Shall we con
 tinue in sin\, that grace may abound? God forbid. How shall we\, that are 
 dead to sin\, live any longer therein? Know ye not\, that so many of us as
  were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? Therefore w
 e are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raise
 d up from the dead by the glory of the Father\, even so we also should wal
 k in newness of life. For if we have been planted together in the likeness
  of his death\, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection: Know
 ing this\, that our old man is crucified with him\, that the body of sin m
 ight be destroyed\, that henceforth we should not serve sin. For he that i
 s dead is freed from sin. Now if we be dead with Christ\, we believe that 
 we shall also live with him: Knowing that Christ being raised from the dea
 d dieth no more\; death hath no more dominion over him. For in that he die
 d\, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth\, he liveth unto God. Lik
 ewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin\, but alive unt
 o God through Jesus Christ our Lord. Let not sin therefore reign in your m
 ortal body\, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof. Neither yield ye
  your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourse
 lves unto God\, as those that are alive from the dead\, and your members a
 s instruments of righteousness unto God. For sin shall not have dominion o
 ver you: for ye are not under the law\, but under grace. What then? shall 
 we sin\, because we are not under the law\, but under grace? God forbid. K
 now ye not\, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey\, his serva
 nts ye are to whom ye obey\; whether of sin unto death\, or of obedience u
 nto righteousness? But God be thanked\, that ye were the servants of sin\,
  but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was deliver
 ed you. Being then made free from sin\, ye became the servants of righteou
 sness. I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your fl
 esh: for as ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to in
 iquity unto iniquity\; even so now yield your members servants to righteou
 sness unto holiness. For when ye were the servants of sin\, ye were free f
 rom righteousness. What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are n
 ow ashamed? for the end of those things is death. But now being made free 
 from sin\, and become servants to God\, ye have your fruit unto holiness\,
  and the end everlasting life. For the wages of sin is death\; but the gif
 t of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Samuel 22:6\n¶ When Saul he
 ard that David was discovered\, and the men that were with him\, (now Saul
  abode in Gibeah under a tree in Ramah\, having his spear in his hand\, an
 d all his servants were standing about him\;) Then Saul said unto his serv
 ants that stood about him\, Hear now\, ye Benjamites\; will the son of Jes
 se give every one of you fields and vineyards\, and make you all captains 
 of thousands\, and captains of hundreds\; That all of you have conspired a
 gainst me\, and there is none that sheweth me that my son hath made a leag
 ue with the son of Jesse\, and there is none of you that is sorry for me\,
  or sheweth unto me that my son hath stirred up my servant against me\, to
  lie in wait\, as at this day? ¶ Then answered Doeg the Edomite\, which w
 as set over the servants of Saul\, and said\, I saw the son of Jesse comin
 g to Nob\, to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub. And he enquired of the LORD for
  him\, and gave him victuals\, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Phili
 stine. Then the king sent to call Ahimelech the priest\, the son of Ahitub
 \, and all his father’s house\, the priests that were in Nob: and they c
 ame all of them to the king. And Saul said\, Hear now\, thou son of Ahitub
 . And he answered\, Here I am\, my lord. And Saul said unto him\, Why have
  ye conspired against me\, thou and the son of Jesse\, in that thou hast g
 iven him bread\, and a sword\, and hast enquired of God for him\, that he 
 should rise against me\, to lie in wait\, as at this day? Then Ahimelech a
 nswered the king\, and said\, And who is so faithful among all thy servant
 s as David\, which is the king’s son in law\, and goeth at thy bidding\,
  and is honourable in thine house? Did I then begin to enquire of God for 
 him? be it far from me: let not the king impute any thing unto his servant
 \, nor to all the house of my father: for thy servant knew nothing of all 
 this\, less or more. And the king said\, Thou shalt surely die\, Ahimelech
 \, thou\, and all thy father’s house. ¶ And the king said unto the foot
 men that stood about him\, Turn\, and slay the priests of the LORD\; becau
 se their hand also is with David\, and because they knew when he fled\, an
 d did not shew it to me. But the servants of the king would not put forth 
 their hand to fall upon the priests of the LORD. And the king said to Doeg
 \, Turn thou\, and fall upon the priests. And Doeg the Edomite turned\, an
 d he fell upon the priests\, and slew on that day fourscore and five perso
 ns that did wear a linen ephod. And Nob\, the city of the priests\, smote 
 he with the edge of the sword\, both men and women\, children and suckling
 s\, and oxen\, and asses\, and sheep\, with the edge of the sword. ¶ And 
 one of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub\, named Abiathar\, escaped\
 , and fled after David. And Abiathar shewed David that Saul had slain the 
 LORD’s priests. And David said unto Abiathar\, I knew it that day\, when
  Doeg the Edomite was there\, that he would surely tell Saul: I have occas
 ioned the death of all the persons of thy father’s house. Abide thou wit
 h me\, fear not: for he that seeketh my life seeketh thy life: but with me
  thou shalt be in safeguard.\n\nSecond Lesson — Luke 20:27-40\n¶ Then c
 ame to him certain of the Sadducees\, which deny that there is any resurre
 ction\; and they asked him\, Saying\, Master\, Moses wrote unto us\, If an
 y man’s brother die\, having a wife\, and he die without children\, that
  his brother should take his wife\, and raise up seed unto his brother. Th
 ere were therefore seven brethren: and the first took a wife\, and died wi
 thout children. And the second took her to wife\, and he died childless. A
 nd the third took her\; and in like manner the seven also: and they left n
 o children\, and died. Last of all the woman died also. Therefore in the r
 esurrection whose wife of them is she? for seven had her to wife. And Jesu
 s answering said unto them\, The children of this world marry\, and are gi
 ven in marriage: But they which shall be accounted worthy to obtain that w
 orld\, and the resurrection from the dead\, neither marry\, nor are given 
 in marriage: Neither can they die any more: for they are equal unto the an
 gels\; and are the children of God\, being the children of the resurrectio
 n. Now that the dead are raised\, even Moses shewed at the bush\, when he 
 calleth the Lord the God of Abraham\, and the God of Isaac\, and the God o
 f Jacob. For he is not a God of the dead\, but of the living: for all live
  unto him. ¶ Then certain of the scribes answering said\, Master\, thou h
 ast well said. And after that they durst not ask him any question at all.\
 n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Micah 6:9\nThe LORD’s voice crieth u
 nto the city\, and the man of wisdom shall see thy name: hear ye the rod\,
  and who hath appointed it. ¶ Are there yet the treasures of wickedness i
 n the house of the wicked\, and the scant measure that is abominable? Shal
 l I count them pure with the wicked balances\, and with the bag of deceitf
 ul weights? For the rich men thereof are full of violence\, and the inhabi
 tants thereof have spoken lies\, and their tongue is deceitful in their mo
 uth. Therefore also will I make thee sick in smiting thee\, in making thee
  desolate because of thy sins. Thou shalt eat\, but not be satisfied\; and
  thy casting down shall be in the midst of thee\; and thou shalt take hold
 \, but shalt not deliver\; and that which thou deliverest will I give up t
 o the sword. Thou shalt sow\, but thou shalt not reap\; thou shalt tread t
 he olives\, but thou shalt not anoint thee with oil\; and sweet wine\, but
  shalt not drink wine. ¶ For the statutes of Omri are kept\, and all the 
 works of the house of Ahab\, and ye walk in their counsels\; that I should
  make thee a desolation\, and the inhabitants thereof an hissing: therefor
 e ye shall bear the reproach of my people.\n\nSecond Lesson — Romans 7:1
 -13\nKnow ye not\, brethren\, (for I speak to them that know the law\,) ho
 w that the law hath dominion over a man as long as he liveth? For the woma
 n which hath an husband is bound by the law to her husband so long as he l
 iveth\; but if the husband be dead\, she is loosed from the law of her hus
 band. So then if\, while her husband liveth\, she be married to another ma
 n\, she shall be called an adulteress: but if her husband be dead\, she is
  free from that law\; so that she is no adulteress\, though she be married
  to another man. Wherefore\, my brethren\, ye also are become dead to the 
 law by the body of Christ\; that ye should be married to another\, even to
  him who is raised from the dead\, that we should bring forth fruit unto G
 od. For when we were in the flesh\, the motions of sins\, which were by th
 e law\, did work in our members to bring forth fruit unto death. But now w
 e are delivered from the law\, that being dead wherein we were held\; that
  we should serve in newness of spirit\, and not in the oldness of the lett
 er. What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay\, I had not kn
 own sin\, but by the law: for I had not known lust\, except the law had sa
 id\, Thou shalt not covet. But sin\, taking occasion by the commandment\, 
 wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dea
 d. For I was alive without the law once: but when the commandment came\, s
 in revived\, and I died. And the commandment\, which was ordained to life\
 , I found to be unto death. For sin\, taking occasion by the commandment\,
  deceived me\, and by it slew me. Wherefore the law is holy\, and the comm
 andment holy\, and just\, and good. Was then that which is good made death
  unto me? God forbid. But sin\, that it might appear sin\, working death i
 n me by that which is good\; that sin by the commandment might become exce
 eding sinful.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Samuel 23:7-18\n¶ And it wa
 s told Saul that David was come to Keilah. And Saul said\, God hath delive
 red him into mine hand\; for he is shut in\, by entering into a town that 
 hath gates and bars. And Saul called all the people together to war\, to g
 o down to Keilah\, to besiege David and his men. ¶ And David knew that Sa
 ul secretly practised mischief against him\; and he said to Abiathar the p
 riest\, Bring hither the ephod. Then said David\, O LORD God of Israel\, t
 hy servant hath certainly heard that Saul seeketh to come to Keilah\, to d
 estroy the city for my sake. Will the men of Keilah deliver me up into his
  hand? will Saul come down\, as thy servant hath heard? O LORD God of Isra
 el\, I beseech thee\, tell thy servant. And the LORD said\, He will come d
 own. Then said David\, Will the men of Keilah deliver me and my men into t
 he hand of Saul? And the LORD said\, They will deliver thee up. ¶ Then Da
 vid and his men\, which were about six hundred\, arose and departed out of
  Keilah\, and went whithersoever they could go. And it was told Saul that 
 David was escaped from Keilah\; and he forbare to go forth. And David abod
 e in the wilderness in strong holds\, and remained in a mountain in the wi
 lderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day\, but God delivered him no
 t into his hand. And David saw that Saul was come out to seek his life: an
 d David was in the wilderness of Ziph in a wood. ¶ And Jonathan Saul’s 
 son arose\, and went to David into the wood\, and strengthened his hand in
  God. And he said unto him\, Fear not: for the hand of Saul my father shal
 l not find thee\; and thou shalt be king over Israel\, and I shall be next
  unto thee\; and that also Saul my father knoweth. And they two made a cov
 enant before the LORD: and David abode in the wood\, and Jonathan went to 
 his house.\n\nSecond Lesson — Luke 20:41-21:4\nAnd he said unto them\, H
 ow say they that Christ is David’s son? And David himself saith in the b
 ook of Psalms\, The LORD said unto my Lord\, Sit thou on my right hand\, T
 ill I make thine enemies thy footstool. David therefore calleth him Lord\,
  how is he then his son? ¶ Then in the audience of all the people he said
  unto his disciples\, Beware of the scribes\, which desire to walk in long
  robes\, and love greetings in the markets\, and the highest seats in the 
 synagogues\, and the chief rooms at feasts\; Which devour widows’ houses
 \, and for a shew make long prayers: the same shall receive greater damnat
 ion. And he looked up\, and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the 
 treasury. And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mite
 s. And he said\, Of a truth I say unto you\, that this poor widow hath cas
 t in more than they all: For all these have of their abundance cast in unt
 o the offerings of God: but she of her penury hath cast in all the living 
 that she had.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Micah 7:1-9\nWoe is me! 
 for I am as when they have gathered the summer fruits\, as the grapegleani
 ngs of the vintage: there is no cluster to eat: my soul desired the firstr
 ipe fruit. The good man is perished out of the earth: and there is none up
 right among men: they all lie in wait for blood\; they hunt every man his 
 brother with a net. ¶ That they may do evil with both hands earnestly\, t
 he prince asketh\, and the judge asketh for a reward\; and the great man\,
  he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up. The best of them 
 is as a brier: the most upright is sharper than a thorn hedge: the day of 
 thy watchmen and thy visitation cometh\; now shall be their perplexity. ¶
  Trust ye not in a friend\, put ye not confidence in a guide: keep the doo
 rs of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom. For the son dishonoureth
  the father\, the daughter riseth up against her mother\, the daughter in 
 law against her mother in law\; a man’s enemies are the men of his own h
 ouse. Therefore I will look unto the LORD\; I will wait for the God of my 
 salvation: my God will hear me. ¶ Rejoice not against me\, O mine enemy: 
 when I fall\, I shall arise\; when I sit in darkness\, the LORD shall be a
  light unto me. I will bear the indignation of the LORD\, because I have s
 inned against him\, until he plead my cause\, and execute judgment for me:
  he will bring me forth to the light\, and I shall behold his righteousnes
 s.\n\nSecond Lesson — Romans 7:14\nFor we know that the law is spiritual
 : but I am carnal\, sold under sin. For that which I do I allow not: for w
 hat I would\, that do I not\; but what I hate\, that do I. If then I do th
 at which I would not\, I consent unto the law that it is good. Now then it
  is no more I that do it\, but sin that dwelleth in me. For I know that in
  me (that is\, in my flesh\,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is prese
 nt with me\; but how to perform that which is good I find not. For the goo
 d that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not\, that I do. Now i
 f I do that I would not\, it is no more I that do it\, but sin that dwelle
 th in me. I find then a law\, that\, when I would do good\, evil is presen
 t with me. For I delight in the law of God after the inward man: But I see
  another law in my members\, warring against the law of my mind\, and brin
 ging me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members. O wretche
 d man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death? I thank
  God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve t
 he law of God\; but with the flesh the law of sin.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Samuel 28:3-19\n¶ Now Samue
 l was dead\, and all Israel had lamented him\, and buried him in Ramah\, e
 ven in his own city. And Saul had put away those that had familiar spirits
 \, and the wizards\, out of the land. And the Philistines gathered themsel
 ves together\, and came and pitched in Shunem: and Saul gathered all Israe
 l together\, and they pitched in Gilboa. And when Saul saw the host of the
  Philistines\, he was afraid\, and his heart greatly trembled. And when Sa
 ul enquired of the LORD\, the LORD answered him not\, neither by dreams\, 
 nor by Urim\, nor by prophets. ¶ Then said Saul unto his servants\, Seek 
 me a woman that hath a familiar spirit\, that I may go to her\, and enquir
 e of her. And his servants said to him\, Behold\, there is a woman that ha
 th a familiar spirit at Endor. And Saul disguised himself\, and put on oth
 er raiment\, and he went\, and two men with him\, and they came to the wom
 an by night: and he said\, I pray thee\, divine unto me by the familiar sp
 irit\, and bring me him up\, whom I shall name unto thee. And the woman sa
 id unto him\, Behold\, thou knowest what Saul hath done\, how he hath cut 
 off those that have familiar spirits\, and the wizards\, out of the land: 
 wherefore then layest thou a snare for my life\, to cause me to die? And S
 aul sware to her by the LORD\, saying\, As the LORD liveth\, there shall n
 o punishment happen to thee for this thing. Then said the woman\, Whom sha
 ll I bring up unto thee? And he said\, Bring me up Samuel. And when the wo
 man saw Samuel\, she cried with a loud voice: and the woman spake to Saul\
 , saying\, Why hast thou deceived me? for thou art Saul. And the king said
  unto her\, Be not afraid: for what sawest thou? And the woman said unto S
 aul\, I saw gods ascending out of the earth. And he said unto her\, What f
 orm is he of? And she said\, An old man cometh up\; and he is covered with
  a mantle. And Saul perceived that it was Samuel\, and he stooped with his
  face to the ground\, and bowed himself. ¶ And Samuel said to Saul\, Why 
 hast thou disquieted me\, to bring me up? And Saul answered\, I am sore di
 stressed\; for the Philistines make war against me\, and God is departed f
 rom me\, and answereth me no more\, neither by prophets\, nor by dreams: t
 herefore I have called thee\, that thou mayest make known unto me what I s
 hall do. Then said Samuel\, Wherefore then dost thou ask of me\, seeing th
 e LORD is departed from thee\, and is become thine enemy? And the LORD hat
 h done to him\, as he spake by me: for the LORD hath rent the kingdom out 
 of thine hand\, and given it to thy neighbour\, even to David: Because tho
 u obeyedst not the voice of the LORD\, nor executedst his fierce wrath upo
 n Amalek\, therefore hath the LORD done this thing unto thee this day. Mor
 eover the LORD will also deliver Israel with thee into the hand of the Phi
 listines: and to morrow shalt thou and thy sons be with me: the LORD also 
 shall deliver the host of Israel into the hand of the Philistines.\n\nSeco
 nd Lesson — Luke 21:5-19\n¶ And as some spake of the temple\, how it wa
 s adorned with goodly stones and gifts\, he said\, As for these things whi
 ch ye behold\, the days will come\, in the which there shall not be left o
 ne stone upon another\, that shall not be thrown down. And they asked him\
 , saying\, Master\, but when shall these things be? and what sign  will th
 ere be when these things shall come to pass? And he said\, Take heed that 
 ye be not deceived: for many shall come in my name\, saying\, I am Christ\
 ; and the time draweth near: go ye not therefore after them. But when ye s
 hall hear of wars and commotions\, be not terrified: for these things must
  first come to pass\; but the end is not by and by. Then said he unto them
 \, Nation shall rise against nation\, and kingdom against kingdom: And gre
 at earthquakes shall be in divers places\, and famines\, and pestilences\;
  and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven. But before
  all these\, they shall lay their hands on you\, and persecute you\, deliv
 ering you up to the synagogues\, and into prisons\, being brought before k
 ings and rulers for my name’s sake. And it shall turn to you for a testi
 mony. Settle it therefore in your hearts\, not to meditate before what ye 
 shall answer: For I will give you a mouth and wisdom\, which all your adve
 rsaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist. And ye shall be betrayed 
 both by parents\, and brethren\, and kinsfolks\, and friends\; and some of
  you shall they cause to be put to death. And ye shall be hated of all men
  for my name’s sake. But there shall not an hair of your head perish. In
  your patience possess ye your souls.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 
 Micah 7:14\n¶ Feed thy people with thy rod\, the flock of thine heritage\
 , which dwell solitarily in the wood\, in the midst of Carmel: let them fe
 ed in Bashan and Gilead\, as in the days of old. According to the days of 
 thy coming out of the land of Egypt will I shew unto him marvellous things
 . ¶ The nations shall see and be confounded at all their might: they shal
 l lay their hand upon their mouth\, their ears shall be deaf. They shall l
 ick the dust like a serpent\, they shall move out of their holes like worm
 s of the earth: they shall be afraid of the LORD our God\, and shall fear 
 because of thee. Who is a God like unto thee\, that pardoneth iniquity\, a
 nd passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaine
 th not his anger for ever\, because he delighteth in mercy. He will turn a
 gain\, he will have compassion upon us\; he will subdue our iniquities\; a
 nd thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea. Thou wilt per
 form the truth to Jacob\, and the mercy to Abraham\, which thou hast sworn
  unto our fathers from the days of old.\n\nSecond Lesson — Romans 8:1-17
 \nThere is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus
 \, who walk not after the flesh\, but after the Spirit. For the law of the
  Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and 
 death. For what the law could not do\, in that it was weak through the fle
 sh\, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh\, and for sin
 \, condemned sin in the flesh: That the righteousness of the law might be 
 fulfilled in us\, who walk not after the flesh\, but after the Spirit. For
  they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh\; but they 
 that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit. For to be carnally min
 ded is death\; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. Because the
  carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of Go
 d\, neither indeed can be. So then they that are in the flesh cannot pleas
 e God. But ye are not in the flesh\, but in the Spirit\, if so be that the
  Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ\
 , he is none of his. And if Christ be in you\, the body is dead because of
  sin\; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness. But if the Spirit 
 of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you\, he that raised up
  Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit 
 that dwelleth in you. Therefore\, brethren\, we are debtors\, not to the f
 lesh\, to live after the flesh. For if ye live after the flesh\, ye shall 
 die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body\, ye sh
 all live. For as many as are led by the Spirit of God\, they are the sons 
 of God. For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear\; but
  ye have received the Spirit of adoption\, whereby we cry\, Abba\, Father.
  The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit\, that we are the child
 ren of God: And if children\, then heirs\; heirs of God\, and joint-heirs 
 with Christ\; if so be that we suffer with him\, that we may be also glori
 fied together.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Isaiah 26:12-16\, 19\n¶ LORD\
 , thou wilt ordain peace for us: for thou also hast wrought all our works 
 in us. O LORD our God\, other lords beside thee have had dominion over us:
  but by thee only will we make mention of thy name. They are dead\, they s
 hall not live\; they are deceased\, they shall not rise: therefore hast th
 ou visited and destroyed them\, and made all their memory to perish. Thou 
 hast increased the nation\, O LORD\, thou hast increased the nation: thou 
 art glorified: thou hadst removed it far unto all the ends of the earth. L
 ORD\, in trouble have they visited thee\, they poured out a prayer when th
 y chastening was upon them. Thy dead men shall live\, together with my dea
 d body shall they arise. Awake and sing\, ye that dwell in dust: for thy d
 ew is as the dew of herbs\, and the earth shall cast out the dead.\n\nSeco
 nd Lesson — Romans 8:26\nLikewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmitie
 s: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit its
 elf maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. And
  he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit\, bec
 ause he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God. A
 nd we know that all things work together for good to them that love God\, 
 to them who are the called according to his purpose. For whom he did forek
 now\, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son\, t
 hat he might be the firstborn among many brethren. Moreover whom he did pr
 edestinate\, them he also called: and whom he called\, them he also justif
 ied: and whom he justified\, them he also glorified. What shall we then sa
 y to these things? If God be for us\, who can be against us? He that spare
 d not his own Son\, but delivered him up for us all\, how shall he not wit
 h him also freely give us all things? Who shall lay any thing to the charg
 e of God’s elect? It is God that justifieth. Who is he that condemneth? 
 It is Christ that died\, yea rather\, that is risen again\, who is even at
  the right hand of God\, who also maketh intercession for us. Who shall se
 parate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation\, or distress\, or pe
 rsecution\, or famine\, or nakedness\, or peril\, or sword? As it is writt
 en\, For thy sake we are killed all the day long\; we are accounted as she
 ep for the slaughter. Nay\, in all these things we are more than conqueror
 s through him that loved us. For I am persuaded\, that neither death\, nor
  life\, nor angels\, nor principalities\, nor powers\, nor things present\
 , nor things to come\, Nor height\, nor depth\, nor any other creature\, s
 hall be able to separate us from the love of God\, which is in Christ Jesu
 s our Lord.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Ecclesiasticus 35:10-19\nG
 ive unto the most High according as he hath enriched thee\; and as thou ha
 st gotten\, give with a cheerful eye. For the Lord recompenseth\, and will
  give thee seven times as much. Do not think to corrupt with gifts\; for s
 uch he will not receive: and trust not to unrighteous sacrifices\; for the
  Lord is judge\, and with him is no respect of persons. He will not accept
  any person against a poor man\, but will hear the prayer of the oppressed
 . He will not despise the supplication of the fatherless\; nor the widow\,
  when she poureth out her complaint. Do not the tears run down the widow
 ’s cheeks? and is not her cry against him that causeth them to fall? He 
 that serveth the Lord shall be accepted with favour\, and his prayer shall
  reach unto the clouds. The prayer of the humble pierceth the clouds: and 
 till it come nigh\, he will not be comforted\; and will not depart\, till 
 the most High shall behold to judge righteously\, and execute judgment. Fo
 r the Lord will not be slack\, neither will the Mighty be patient toward t
 hem\, till he have smitten in sunder the loins of the unmerciful\, and rep
 ayed vengeance to the heathen\; till he have taken away the multitude of t
 he proud\, and broken the sceptre of the unrighteous\; Till he have render
 ed to every man according to his deeds\, and to the works of men according
  to their devices\; till he have judged the cause of his people\, and made
  them to rejoice in his mercy.\n\nSecond Lesson — Mark 12:38\n¶ And he 
 said unto them in his doctrine\, Beware of the scribes\, which love to go 
 in long clothing\, and love salutations in the marketplaces\, And the chie
 f seats in the synagogues\, and the uppermost rooms at feasts: Which devou
 r widows’ houses\, and for a pretence make long prayers: these shall rec
 eive greater damnation. ¶ And Jesus sat over against the treasury\, and b
 eheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich
  cast in much. And there came a certain poor widow\, and she threw in two 
 mites\, which make a farthing. And he called unto him his disciples\, and 
 saith unto them\, Verily I say unto you\, That this poor widow hath cast m
 ore in\, than all they which have cast into the treasury: For all they did
  cast in of their abundance\; but she of her want did cast in all that she
  had\, even all her living.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Samuel 31\nNow the Philistin
 es fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Phili
 stines\, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa. And the Philistines followed
  hard upon Saul and upon his sons\; and the Philistines slew Jonathan\, an
 d Abinadab\, and Malchi-shua\, Saul’s sons. And the battle went sore aga
 inst Saul\, and the archers hit him\; and he was sore wounded of the arche
 rs. Then said Saul unto his armourbearer\, Draw thy sword\, and thrust me 
 through therewith\; lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through\, 
 and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not\; for he was sore afraid. The
 refore Saul took a sword\, and fell upon it. And when his armourbearer saw
  that Saul was dead\, he fell likewise upon his sword\, and died with him.
  So Saul died\, and his three sons\, and his armourbearer\, and all his me
 n\, that same day together. ¶ And when the men of Israel that were on the
  other side of the valley\, and they that were on the other side Jordan\, 
 saw that the men of Israel fled\, and that Saul and his sons were dead\, t
 hey forsook the cities\, and fled\; and the Philistines came and dwelt in 
 them. And it came to pass on the morrow\, when the Philistines came to str
 ip the slain\, that they found Saul and his three sons fallen in mount Gil
 boa. And they cut off his head\, and stripped off his armour\, and sent in
 to the land of the Philistines round about\, to publish it in the house of
  their idols\, and among the people. And they put his armour in the house 
 of Ashtaroth: and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth-shan. ¶ And 
 when the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead heard of that which the Philistines 
 had done to Saul\; All the valiant men arose\, and went all night\, and to
 ok the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Beth-shan\
 , and came to Jabesh\, and burnt them there. And they took their bones\, a
 nd buried them under a tree at Jabesh\, and fasted seven days.\n\nSecond L
 esson — Luke 21:20\nAnd when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armie
 s\, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh. Then let them which are
  in Judæa flee to the mountains\; and let them which are in the midst of 
 it depart out\; and let not them that are in the countries enter thereinto
 . For these be the days of vengeance\, that all things which are written m
 ay be fulfilled. But woe unto them that are with child\, and to them that 
 give suck\, in those days! for there shall be great distress in the land\,
  and wrath upon this people. And they shall fall by the edge of the sword\
 , and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be t
 rodden down of the Gentiles\, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled
 . ¶ And there shall be signs in the sun\, and in the moon\, and in the st
 ars\; and upon the earth distress of nations\, with perplexity\; the sea a
 nd the waves roaring\; Men’s hearts failing them for fear\, and for look
 ing after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of he
 aven shall be shaken. And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a c
 loud with power and great glory. And when these things begin to come to pa
 ss\, then look up\, and lift up your heads\; for your redemption draweth n
 igh. And he spake to them a parable\; Behold the fig tree\, and all the tr
 ees\; When they now shoot forth\, ye see and know of your own selves that 
 summer is now nigh at hand. So likewise ye\, when ye see these things come
  to pass\, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand. Verily I say u
 nto you\, This generation shall not pass away\, till all be fulfilled. Hea
 ven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away. ¶ And ta
 ke heed to yourselves\, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with s
 urfeiting\, and drunkenness\, and cares of this life\, and so that day com
 e upon you unawares. For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell o
 n the face of the whole earth. Watch ye therefore\, and pray always\, that
  ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to 
 pass\, and to stand before the Son of man. And in the day time he was teac
 hing in the temple\; and at night he went out\, and abode in the mount tha
 t is called the mount of Olives. And all the people came early in the morn
 ing to him in the temple\, for to hear him.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesso
 n — Nahum 1:3-8\, 15\nThe LORD is slow to anger\, and great in power\, a
 nd will not at all acquit the wicked: the LORD hath his way in the whirlwi
 nd and in the storm\, and the clouds are the dust of his feet. He rebuketh
  the sea\, and maketh it dry\, and drieth up all the rivers: Bashan langui
 sheth\, and Carmel\, and the flower of Lebanon languisheth. The mountains 
 quake at him\, and the hills melt\, and the earth is burned at his presenc
 e\, yea\, the world\, and all that dwell therein. Who can stand before his
  indignation? and who can abide in the fierceness of his anger? his fury i
 s poured out like fire\, and the rocks are thrown down by him. The LORD is
  good\, a strong hold in the day of trouble\; and he knoweth them that tru
 st in him. But with an overrunning flood he will make an utter end of the 
 place thereof\, and darkness shall pursue his enemies. Behold upon the mou
 ntains the feet of him that bringeth good tidings\, that publisheth peace!
  O Judah\, keep thy solemn feasts\, perform thy vows: for the wicked shall
  no more pass through thee\; he is utterly cut off.\n\nSecond Lesson — R
 omans 8:18-27\nFor I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are n
 ot worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. For
  the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of 
 the sons of God. For the creature was made subject to vanity\, not willing
 ly\, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope\, Because th
 e creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption i
 nto the glorious liberty of the children of God. For we know that the whol
 e creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now. And not onl
 y they\, but ourselves also\, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit\, e
 ven we ourselves groan within ourselves\, waiting for the adoption\, to wi
 t\, the redemption of our body. For we are saved by hope: but hope that is
  seen is not hope: for what a man seeth\, why doth he yet hope for? But if
  we hope for that we see not\, then do we with patience wait for it. Likew
 ise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we shoul
 d pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us w
 ith groanings which cannot be uttered. And he that searcheth the hearts kn
 oweth what is the mind of the Spirit\, because he maketh intercession for 
 the saints according to the will of God.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 2 Samuel 1:1-16\nNow it came t
 o pass after the death of Saul\, when David was returned from the slaughte
 r of the Amalekites\, and David had abode two days in Ziklag\; It came eve
 n to pass on the third day\, that\, behold\, a man came out of the camp fr
 om Saul with his clothes rent\, and earth upon his head: and so it was\, w
 hen he came to David\, that he fell to the earth\, and did obeisance. And 
 David said unto him\, From whence comest thou? And he said unto him\, Out 
 of the camp of Israel am I escaped. And David said unto him\, How went the
  matter? I pray thee\, tell me. And he answered\, That the people are fled
  from the battle\, and many of the people also are fallen and dead\; and S
 aul and Jonathan his son are dead also. And David said unto the young man 
 that told him\, How knowest thou that Saul and Jonathan his son be dead? A
 nd the young man that told him said\, As I happened by chance upon mount G
 ilboa\, behold\, Saul leaned upon his spear\; and\, lo\, the chariots and 
 horsemen followed hard after him. And when he looked behind him\, he saw m
 e\, and called unto me. And I answered\, Here am I. And he said unto me\, 
 Who art thou? And I answered him\, I am an Amalekite. He said unto me agai
 n\, Stand\, I pray thee\, upon me\, and slay me: for anguish is come upon 
 me\, because my life is yet whole in me. So I stood upon him\, and slew hi
 m\, because I was sure that he could not live after that he was fallen: an
 d I took the crown that was upon his head\, and the bracelet that was on h
 is arm\, and have brought them hither unto my lord. Then David took hold o
 n his clothes\, and rent them\; and likewise all the men that were with hi
 m: And they mourned\, and wept\, and fasted until even\, for Saul\, and fo
 r Jonathan his son\, and for the people of the LORD\, and for the house of
  Israel\; because they were fallen by the sword. ¶ And David said unto th
 e young man that told him\, Whence art thou? And he answered\, I am the so
 n of a stranger\, an Amalekite. And David said unto him\, How wast thou no
 t afraid to stretch forth thine hand to destroy the LORD’s anointed? And
  David called one of the young men\, and said\, Go near\, and fall upon hi
 m. And he smote him that he died. And David said unto him\, Thy blood be u
 pon thy head\; for thy mouth hath testified against thee\, saying\, I have
  slain the LORD’s anointed.\n\nSecond Lesson — Luke 22:1-13\nNow the f
 east of unleavened bread drew nigh\, which is called the Passover. And the
  chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill him\; for they feare
 d the people. ¶ Then entered Satan into Judas surnamed Iscariot\, being o
 f the number of the twelve. And he went his way\, and communed with the ch
 ief priests and captains\, how he might betray him unto them. And they wer
 e glad\, and covenanted to give him money. And he promised\, and sought op
 portunity to betray him unto them in the absence of the multitude. ¶ Then
  came the day of unleavened bread\, when the passover must be killed. And 
 he sent Peter and John\, saying\, Go and prepare us the passover\, that we
  may eat. And they said unto him\, Where wilt thou that we prepare? And he
  said unto them\, Behold\, when ye are entered into the city\, there shall
  a man meet you\, bearing a pitcher of water\; follow him into the house w
 here he entereth in. And ye shall say unto the goodman of the house\, The 
 Master saith unto thee\, Where is the guestchamber\, where I shall eat the
  passover with my disciples? And he shall shew you a large upper room furn
 ished: there make ready. And they went\, and found as he had said unto the
 m: and they made ready the passover.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — N
 ahum 2\nHe that dasheth in pieces is come up before thy face: keep the mun
 ition\, watch the way\, make thy loins strong\, fortify thy power mightily
 . For the LORD hath turned away the excellency of Jacob\, as the excellenc
 y of Israel: for the emptiers have emptied them out\, and marred their vin
 e branches. The shield of his mighty men is made red\, the valiant men are
  in scarlet: the chariots shall be with flaming torches in the day of his 
 preparation\, and the fir trees shall be terribly shaken. The chariots sha
 ll rage in the streets\, they shall justle one against another in the broa
 d ways: they shall seem like torches\, they shall run like the lightnings.
  He shall recount his worthies: they shall stumble in their walk\; they sh
 all make haste to the wall thereof\, and the defence shall be prepared. Th
 e gates of the rivers shall be opened\, and the palace shall be dissolved.
  And Huzzab shall be led away captive\, she shall be brought up\, and her 
 maids shall lead her as with the voice of doves\, tabering upon their brea
 sts. But Nineveh is of old like a pool of water: yet they shall flee away.
  Stand\, stand\, shall they cry\; but none shall look back. Take ye the sp
 oil of silver\, take the spoil of gold: for there is none end of the store
  and glory out of all the pleasant furniture. She is empty\, and void\, an
 d waste: and the heart melteth\, and the knees smite together\, and much p
 ain is in all loins\, and the faces of them all gather blackness. Where is
  the dwelling of the lions\, and the feedingplace of the young lions\, whe
 re the lion\, even the old lion\, walked\, and the lion’s whelp\, and no
 ne made them afraid? The lion did tear in pieces enough for his whelps\, a
 nd strangled for his lionesses\, and filled his holes with prey\, and his 
 dens with ravin. Behold\, I am against thee\, saith the LORD of hosts\, an
 d I will burn her chariots in the smoke\, and the sword shall devour thy y
 oung lions: and I will cut off thy prey from the earth\, and the voice of 
 thy messengers shall no more be heard.\n\nSecond Lesson — Romans 8:28\nA
 nd we know that all things work together for good to them that love God\, 
 to them who are the called according to his purpose. For whom he did forek
 now\, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son\, t
 hat he might be the firstborn among many brethren. Moreover whom he did pr
 edestinate\, them he also called: and whom he called\, them he also justif
 ied: and whom he justified\, them he also glorified. What shall we then sa
 y to these things? If God be for us\, who can be against us? He that spare
 d not his own Son\, but delivered him up for us all\, how shall he not wit
 h him also freely give us all things? Who shall lay any thing to the charg
 e of God’s elect? It is God that justifieth. Who is he that condemneth? 
 It is Christ that died\, yea rather\, that is risen again\, who is even at
  the right hand of God\, who also maketh intercession for us. Who shall se
 parate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation\, or distress\, or pe
 rsecution\, or famine\, or nakedness\, or peril\, or sword? As it is writt
 en\, For thy sake we are killed all the day long\; we are accounted as she
 ep for the slaughter. Nay\, in all these things we are more than conqueror
 s through him that loved us. For I am persuaded\, that neither death\, nor
  life\, nor angels\, nor principalities\, nor powers\, nor things present\
 , nor things to come\, Nor height\, nor depth\, nor any other creature\, s
 hall be able to separate us from the love of God\, which is in Christ Jesu
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 2 Samuel 1:17\n¶ And David la
 mented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son: (Also he
  bade them teach the children of Judah the use of the bow: behold\, it is 
 written in the book of Jasher.) The beauty of Israel is slain upon thy hig
 h places: how are the mighty fallen! Tell it not in Gath\, publish it not 
 in the streets of Askelon\; lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice\
 , lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph. Ye mountains of Gilboa\
 , let there be no dew\, neither let there be rain\, upon you\, nor fields 
 of offerings: for there the shield of the mighty is vilely cast away\, the
  shield of Saul\, as though he had not been anointed with oil. From the bl
 ood of the slain\, from the fat of the mighty\, the bow of Jonathan turned
  not back\, and the sword of Saul returned not empty. Saul and Jonathan we
 re lovely and pleasant in their lives\, and in their death they were not d
 ivided: they were swifter than eagles\, they were stronger than lions. Ye 
 daughters of Israel\, weep over Saul\, who clothed you in scarlet\, with o
 ther delights\, who put on ornaments of gold upon your apparel. How are th
 e mighty fallen in the midst of the battle! O Jonathan\, thou wast slain i
 n thine high places. I am distressed for thee\, my brother Jonathan: very 
 pleasant hast thou been unto me: thy love to me was wonderful\, passing th
 e love of women. How are the mighty fallen\, and the weapons of war perish
 ed!\n\nSecond Lesson — Luke 22:14-30\nAnd when the hour was come\, he sa
 t down\, and the twelve apostles with him. And he said unto them\, With de
 sire I have desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer: For I s
 ay unto you\, I will not any more eat thereof\, until it be fulfilled in t
 he kingdom of God. And he took the cup\, and gave thanks\, and said\, Take
  this\, and divide it among yourselves: For I say unto you\, I will not dr
 ink of the fruit of the vine\, until the kingdom of God shall come. ¶ And
  he took bread\, and gave thanks\, and brake it\, and gave unto them\, say
 ing\, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me
 . Likewise also the cup after supper\, saying\, This cup is the new testam
 ent in my blood\, which is shed for you. ¶ But\, behold\, the hand of him
  that betrayeth me is with me on the table. And truly the Son of man goeth
 \, as it was determined: but woe unto that man by whom he is betrayed! And
  they began to enquire among themselves\, which of them it was that should
  do this thing. ¶ And there was also a strife among them\, which of them 
 should be accounted the greatest. And he said unto them\, The kings of the
  Gentiles exercise lordship over them\; and they that exercise authority u
 pon them are called benefactors. But ye shall not be so: but he that is gr
 eatest among you\, let him be as the younger\; and he that is chief\, as h
 e that doth serve. For whether is greater\, he that sitteth at meat\, or h
 e that serveth? is not he that sitteth at meat? but I am among you as he t
 hat serveth. Ye are they which have continued with me in my temptations. A
 nd I appoint unto you a kingdom\, as my Father hath appointed unto me\; Th
 at ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom\, and sit on thrones jud
 ging the twelve tribes of Israel.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Nahu
 m 3\nWoe to the bloody city! it is all full of lies and robbery\; the prey
  departeth not\; The noise of a whip\, and the noise of the rattling of th
 e wheels\, and of the pransing horses\, and of the jumping chariots. The h
 orseman lifteth up both the bright sword and the glittering spear: and the
 re is a multitude of slain\, and a great number of carcases\; and there is
  none end of their corpses\; they stumble upon their corpses: Because of t
 he multitude of the whoredoms of the wellfavoured harlot\, the mistress of
  witchcrafts\, that selleth nations through her whoredoms\, and families t
 hrough her witchcrafts. Behold\, I am against thee\, saith the LORD of hos
 ts\; and I will discover thy skirts upon thy face\, and I will shew the na
 tions thy nakedness\, and the kingdoms thy shame. And I will cast abominab
 le filth upon thee\, and make thee vile\, and will set thee as a gazingsto
 ck. And it shall come to pass\, that all they that look upon thee shall fl
 ee from thee\, and say\, Nineveh is laid waste: who will bemoan her? whenc
 e shall I seek comforters for thee? Art thou better than populous No\, tha
 t was situate among the rivers\, that had the waters round about it\, whos
 e rampart was the sea\, and her wall was from the sea? Ethiopia and Egypt 
 were her strength\, and it was infinite\; Put and Lubim were thy helpers. 
 Yet was she carried away\, she went into captivity: her young children als
 o were dashed in pieces at the top of all the streets: and they cast lots 
 for her honourable men\, and all her great men were bound in chains. Thou 
 also shalt be drunken: thou shalt be hid\, thou also shalt seek strength b
 ecause of the enemy. All thy strong holds shall be like fig trees with the
  firstripe figs: if they be shaken\, they shall even fall into the mouth o
 f the eater. Behold\, thy people in the midst of thee are women: the gates
  of thy land shall be set wide open unto thine enemies: the fire shall dev
 our thy bars. Draw thee waters for the siege\, fortify thy strong holds: g
 o into clay\, and tread the morter\, make strong the brickkiln. There shal
 l the fire devour thee\; the sword shall cut thee off\, it shall eat thee 
 up like the cankerworm: make thyself many as the cankerworm\, make thyself
  many as the locusts. Thou hast multiplied thy merchants above the stars o
 f heaven: the cankerworm spoileth\, and flieth away. Thy crowned are as th
 e locusts\, and thy captains as the great grasshoppers\, which camp in the
  hedges in the cold day\, but when the sun ariseth they flee away\, and th
 eir place is not known where they are. Thy shepherds slumber\, O king of A
 ssyria: thy nobles shall dwell in the dust: thy people is scattered upon t
 he mountains\, and no man gathereth them. There is no healing of thy bruis
 e\; thy wound is grievous: all that hear the bruit of thee shall clap the 
 hands over thee: for upon whom hath not thy wickedness passed continually?
 \n\nSecond Lesson — Romans 9:1-5\, 14-24\, 30-33\nI say the truth in Chr
 ist\, I lie not\, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost\
 , That I have great heaviness and continual sorrow in my heart. For I coul
 d wish that myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren\, my kinsmen 
 according to the flesh: Who are Israelites\; to whom pertaineth the adopti
 on\, and the glory\, and the covenants\, and the giving of the law\, and t
 he service of God\, and the promises\; Whose are the fathers\, and of whom
  as concerning the flesh Christ came\, who is over all\, God blessed for e
 ver. Amen. What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? God 
 forbid. For he saith to Moses\, I will have mercy on whom I will have merc
 y\, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion. So then it 
 is not of him that willeth\, nor of him that runneth\, but of God that she
 weth mercy. For the scripture saith unto Pharaoh\, Even for this same purp
 ose have I raised thee up\, that I might shew my power in thee\, and that 
 my name might be declared throughout all the earth. Therefore hath he merc
 y on whom he will have mercy\, and whom he will he hardeneth. Thou wilt sa
 y then unto me\, Why doth he yet find fault? For who hath resisted his wil
 l? Nay but\, O man\, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thi
 ng formed say to him that formed it\, Why hast thou made me thus? Hath not
  the potter power over the clay\, of the same lump to make one vessel unto
  honour\, and another unto dishonour? What if God\, willing to shew his wr
 ath\, and to make his power known\, endured with much longsuffering the ve
 ssels of wrath fitted to destruction: And that he might make known the ric
 hes of his glory on the vessels of mercy\, which he had afore prepared unt
 o glory\, Even us\, whom he hath called\, not of the Jews only\, but also 
 of the Gentiles? What shall we say then? That the Gentiles\, which followe
 d not after righteousness\, have attained to righteousness\, even the righ
 teousness which is of faith. But Israel\, which followed after the law of 
 righteousness\, hath not attained to the law of righteousness. Wherefore? 
 Because they sought it not by faith\, but as it were by the works of the l
 aw. For they stumbled at that stumblingstone\; As it is written\, Behold\,
  I lay in Sion a stumblingstone and rock of offence: and whosoever believe
 th on him shall not be ashamed.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 2 Samuel 4:1\, 5\, 7-12\nAnd w
 hen Saul’s son heard that Abner was dead in Hebron\, his hands were feeb
 le\, and all the Israelites were troubled. And the sons of Rimmon the Beer
 othite\, Rechab and Baanah\, went\, and came about the heat of the day to 
 the house of Ish-bosheth\, who lay on a bed at noon. For when they came in
 to the house\, he lay on his bed in his bedchamber\, and they smote him\, 
 and slew him\, and beheaded him\, and took his head\, and gat them away th
 rough the plain all night. And they brought the head of Ish-bosheth unto D
 avid to Hebron\, and said to the king\, Behold the head of Ish-bosheth the
  son of Saul thine enemy\, which sought thy life\; and the LORD hath aveng
 ed my lord the king this day of Saul\, and of his seed. ¶ And David answe
 red Rechab and Baanah his brother\, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite\, an
 d said unto them\, As the LORD liveth\, who hath redeemed my soul out of a
 ll adversity\, When one told me\, saying\, Behold\, Saul is dead\, thinkin
 g to have brought good tidings\, I took hold of him\, and slew him in Zikl
 ag\, who thought that I would have given him a reward for his tidings: How
  much more\, when wicked men have slain a righteous person in his own hous
 e upon his bed? shall I not therefore now require his blood of your hand\,
  and take you away from the earth? And David commanded his young men\, and
  they slew them\, and cut off their hands and their feet\, and hanged them
  up over the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ish-bosheth\, and b
 uried it in the sepulchre of Abner in Hebron.\n\nSecond Lesson — Luke 22
 :31-46\n¶ And the Lord said\, Simon\, Simon\, behold\, Satan hath desired
  to have you\, that he may sift you as wheat: But I have prayed for thee\,
  that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted\, strengthen thy bre
 thren. And he said unto him\, Lord\, I am ready to go with thee\, both int
 o prison\, and to death. And he said\, I tell thee\, Peter\, the cock shal
 l not crow this day\, before that thou shalt thrice deny that thou knowest
  me. And he said unto them\, When I sent you without purse\, and scrip\, a
 nd shoes\, lacked ye any thing? And they said\, Nothing. Then said he unto
  them\, But now\, he that hath a purse\, let him take it\, and likewise hi
 s scrip: and he that hath no sword\, let him sell his garment\, and buy on
 e. For I say unto you\, that this that is written must yet be accomplished
  in me\, And he was reckoned among the transgressors: for the things conce
 rning me have an end. And they said\, Lord\, behold\, here are two swords.
  And he said unto them\, It is enough. ¶ And he came out\, and went\, as 
 he was wont\, to the mount of Olives\; and his disciples also followed him
 . And when he was at the place\, he said unto them\, Pray that ye enter no
 t into temptation. And he was withdrawn from them about a stone’s cast\,
  and kneeled down\, and prayed\, Saying\, Father\, if thou be willing\, re
 move this cup from me: nevertheless not my will\, but thine\, be done. And
  there appeared an angel unto him from heaven\, strengthening him. And bei
 ng in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were grea
 t drops of blood falling down to the ground. And when he rose up from pray
 er\, and was come to his disciples\, he found them sleeping for sorrow\, A
 nd said unto them\, Why sleep ye? rise and pray\, lest ye enter into tempt
 ation.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Habakkuk 1:2-4\, 12-2:4\nO LORD
 \, how long shall I cry\, and thou wilt not hear! even cry out unto thee o
 f violence\, and thou wilt not save! Why dost thou shew me iniquity\, and 
 cause me to behold grievance? for spoiling and violence are before me: and
  there are that raise up strife and contention. Therefore the law is slack
 ed\, and judgment doth never go forth: for the wicked doth compass about t
 he righteous\; therefore wrong judgment proceedeth. ¶ Art thou not from e
 verlasting\, O LORD my God\, mine Holy One? we shall not die. O LORD\, tho
 u hast ordained them for judgment\; and\, O mighty God\, thou hast establi
 shed them for correction. Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil\, and
  canst not look on iniquity: wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal tr
 eacherously\, and holdest thy tongue when the wicked devoureth the man tha
 t is more righteous than he? And makest men as the fishes of the sea\, as 
 the creeping things\, that have no ruler over them? They take up all of th
 em with the angle\, they catch them in their net\, and gather them in thei
 r drag: therefore they rejoice and are glad. Therefore they sacrifice unto
  their net\, and burn incense unto their drag\; because by them their port
 ion is fat\, and their meat plenteous. Shall they therefore empty their ne
 t\, and not spare continually to slay the nations? I will stand upon my wa
 tch\, and set me upon the tower\, and will watch to see what he will say u
 nto me\, and what I shall answer when I am reproved. And the LORD answered
  me\, and said\, Write the vision\, and make it plain upon tables\, that h
 e may run that readeth it. For the vision is yet for an appointed time\, b
 ut at the end it shall speak\, and not lie: though it tarry\, wait for it\
 ; because it will surely come\, it will not tarry. Behold\, his soul which
  is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith.
 \n\nSecond Lesson — Romans 10\nBrethren\, my heart’s desire and prayer
  to God for Israel is\, that they might be saved. For I bear them record t
 hat they have a zeal of God\, but not according to knowledge. For they bei
 ng ignorant of God’s righteousness\, and going about to establish their 
 own righteousness\, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness o
 f God. For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one tha
 t believeth. For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law\, 
 That the man which doeth those things shall live by them. But the righteou
 sness which is of faith speaketh on this wise\, Say not in thine heart\, W
 ho shall ascend into heaven? (that is\, to bring Christ down from above:) 
 Or\, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is\, to bring up Christ again 
 from the dead.) But what saith it? The word is nigh thee\, even in thy mou
 th\, and in thy heart: that is\, the word of faith\, which we preach\; Tha
 t if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus\, and shalt believe 
 in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead\, thou shalt be save
 d. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness\; and with the mout
 h confession is made unto salvation. For the scripture saith\, Whosoever b
 elieveth on him shall not be ashamed. For there is no difference between t
 he Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that cal
 l upon him. For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be sa
 ved. How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and h
 ow shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall th
 ey hear without a preacher? And how shall they preach\, except they be sen
 t? as it is written\, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the g
 ospel of peace\, and bring glad tidings of good things! But they have not 
 all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith\, Lord\, who hath believed our rep
 ort? So then faith cometh by hearing\, and hearing by the word of God. But
  I say\, Have they not heard? Yes verily\, their sound went into all the e
 arth\, and their words unto the ends of the world. But I say\, Did not Isr
 ael know? First Moses saith\, I will provoke you to jealousy by them that 
 are no people\, and by a foolish nation I will anger you. But Esaias is ve
 ry bold\, and saith\, I was found of them that sought me not\; I was made 
 manifest unto them that asked not after me. But to Israel he saith\, All d
 ay long I have stretched forth my hands unto a disobedient and gainsaying 
 people.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 2 Samuel 5:1-10\nThen came all
  the tribes of Israel to David unto Hebron\, and spake\, saying\, Behold\,
  we are thy bone and thy flesh. Also in time past\, when Saul was king ove
 r us\, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and the LOR
 D said to thee\, Thou shalt feed my people Israel\, and thou shalt be a ca
 ptain over Israel. So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron\
 ; and king David made a league with them in Hebron before the LORD: and th
 ey anointed David king over Israel. ¶ David was thirty years old when he 
 began to reign\, and he reigned forty years. In Hebron he reigned over Jud
 ah seven years and six months: and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and thre
 e years over all Israel and Judah. ¶ And the king and his men went to Jer
 usalem unto the Jebusites\, the inhabitants of the land: which spake unto 
 David\, saying\, Except thou take away the blind and the lame\, thou shalt
  not come in hither: thinking\, David cannot come in hither. Nevertheless 
 David took the strong hold of Zion: the same is the city of David. And Dav
 id said on that day\, Whosoever getteth up to the gutter\, and smiteth the
  Jebusites\, and the lame and the blind\, that are hated of David’s soul
 \, he shall be chief and captain. Wherefore they said\, The blind and the 
 lame shall not come into the house. So David dwelt in the fort\, and calle
 d it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward.
  And David went on\, and grew great\, and the LORD God of hosts was with h
 im.\n\nSecond Lesson — Luke 22:47-62\n¶ And while he yet spake\, behold
  a multitude\, and he that was called Judas\, one of the twelve\, went bef
 ore them\, and drew near unto Jesus to kiss him. But Jesus said unto him\,
  Judas\, betrayest thou the Son of man with a kiss? When they which were a
 bout him saw what would follow\, they said unto him\, Lord\, shall we smit
 e with the sword? ¶ And one of them smote the servant of the high priest\
 , and cut off his right ear. And Jesus answered and said\, Suffer ye thus 
 far. And he touched his ear\, and healed him. Then Jesus said unto the chi
 ef priests\, and captains of the temple\, and the elders\, which were come
  to him\, Be ye come out\, as against a thief\, with swords and staves? Wh
 en I was daily with you in the temple\, ye stretched forth no hands agains
 t me: but this is your hour\, and the power of darkness. ¶ Then took they
  him\, and led him\, and brought him into the high priest’s house. And P
 eter followed afar off. And when they had kindled a fire in the midst of t
 he hall\, and were set down together\, Peter sat down among them. But a ce
 rtain maid beheld him as he sat by the fire\, and earnestly looked upon hi
 m\, and said\, This man was also with him. And he denied him\, saying\, Wo
 man\, I know him not. And after a little while another saw him\, and said\
 , Thou art also of them. And Peter said\, Man\, I am not. And about the sp
 ace of one hour after another confidently affirmed\, saying\, Of a truth t
 his fellow also was with him: for he is a Galilæan. And Peter said\, Man\
 , I know not what thou sayest. And immediately\, while he yet spake\, the 
 cock crew. And the Lord turned\, and looked upon Peter. And Peter remember
 ed the word of the Lord\, how he had said unto him\, Before the cock crow\
 , thou shalt deny me thrice. And Peter went out\, and wept bitterly.\n\nEv
 ening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Habakkuk 2:9-14\, 19-20\n¶ Woe to him that
  coveteth an evil covetousness to his house\, that he may set his nest on 
 high\, that he may be delivered from the power of evil! Thou hast consulte
 d shame to thy house by cutting off many people\, and hast sinned against 
 thy soul. For the stone shall cry out of the wall\, and the beam out of th
 e timber shall answer it. ¶ Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood\, 
 and stablisheth a city by iniquity! Behold\, is it not of the LORD of host
 s that the people shall labour in the very fire\, and the people shall wea
 ry themselves for very vanity? For the earth shall be filled with the know
 ledge of the glory of the LORD\, as the waters cover the sea. Woe unto him
  that saith to the wood\, Awake\; to the dumb stone\, Arise\, it shall tea
 ch! Behold\, it is laid over with gold and silver\, and there is no breath
  at all in the midst of it. But the LORD is in his holy temple: let all th
 e earth keep silence before him.\n\nSecond Lesson — Romans 11:1-21\nI sa
 y then\, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israe
 lite\, of the seed of Abraham\, of the tribe of Benjamin. God hath not cas
 t away his people which he foreknew. Wot ye not what the scripture saith o
 f Elias? how he maketh intercession to God against Israel\, saying\, Lord\
 , they have killed thy prophets\, and digged down thine altars\; and I am 
 left alone\, and they seek my life. But what saith the answer of God unto 
 him? I have reserved to myself seven thousand men\, who have not bowed the
  knee to the image of Baal. Even so then at this present time also there i
 s a remnant according to the election of grace. And if by grace\, then is 
 it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of wor
 ks\, then is it no more grace: otherwise work is no more work. What then? 
 Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for\; but the election hath
  obtained it\, and the rest were blinded (According as it is written\, God
  hath given them the spirit of slumber\, eyes that they should not see\, a
 nd ears that they should not hear\;) unto this day. And David saith\, Let 
 their table be made a snare\, and a trap\, and a stumblingblock\, and a re
 compence unto them: Let their eyes be darkened\, that they may not see\, a
 nd bow down their back alway. I say then\, Have they stumbled that they sh
 ould fall? God forbid: but rather through their fall salvation is come unt
 o the Gentiles\, for to provoke them to jealousy. Now if the fall of them 
 be the riches of the world\, and the diminishing of them the riches of the
  Gentiles\; how much more their fulness? For I speak to you Gentiles\, ina
 smuch as I am the apostle of the Gentiles\, I magnify mine office: If by a
 ny means I may provoke to emulation them which are my flesh\, and might sa
 ve some of them. For if the casting away of them be the reconciling of the
  world\, what shall the receiving of them be\, but life from the dead? For
  if the firstfruit be holy\, the lump is also holy: and if the root be hol
 y\, so are the branches. And if some of the branches be broken off\, and t
 hou\, being a wild olive tree\, wert graffed in among them\, and with them
  partakest of the root and fatness of the olive tree\; Boast not against t
 he branches. But if thou boast\, thou bearest not the root\, but the root 
 thee. Thou wilt say then\, The branches were broken off\, that I might be 
 graffed in. Well\; because of unbelief they were broken off\, and thou sta
 ndest by faith. Be not highminded\, but fear: For if God spared not the na
 tural branches\, take heed lest he also spare not thee.
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SUMMARY:Saturday after the Eleventh Sunday after Trinity
DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 2 Samuel 6:1-11\nAgain\, David
  gathered together all the chosen men of Israel\, thirty thousand. And Dav
 id arose\, and went with all the people that were with him from Baale of J
 udah\, to bring up from thence the ark of God\, whose name is called by th
 e name of the LORD of hosts that dwelleth between the cherubims. And they 
 set the ark of God upon a new cart\, and brought it out of the house of Ab
 inadab that was in Gibeah: and Uzzah and Ahio\, the sons of Abinadab\, dra
 ve the new cart. And they brought it out of the house of Abinadab which wa
 s at Gibeah\, accompanying the ark of God: and Ahio went before the ark. A
 nd David and all the house of Israel played before the LORD on all manner 
 of instruments made of fir wood\, even on harps\, and on psalteries\, and 
 on timbrels\, and on cornets\, and on cymbals. ¶ And when they came to Na
 chon’s threshingfloor\, Uzzah put forth his hand to the ark of God\, and
  took hold of it\; for the oxen shook it. And the anger of the LORD was ki
 ndled against Uzzah\; and God smote him there for his error\; and there he
  died by the ark of God. And David was displeased\, because the LORD had m
 ade a breach upon Uzzah: and he called the name of the place Perez-uzzah t
 o this day. And David was afraid of the LORD that day\, and said\, How sha
 ll the ark of the LORD come to me? So David would not remove the ark of th
 e LORD unto him into the city of David: but David carried it aside into th
 e house of Obed-edom the Gittite. And the ark of the LORD continued in the
  house of Obed-edom the Gittite three months: and the LORD blessed Obed-ed
 om\, and all his household.\n\nSecond Lesson — Luke 22:63-23:12\n¶ And 
 the men that held Jesus mocked him\, and smote him. And when they had blin
 dfolded him\, they struck him on the face\, and asked him\, saying\, Proph
 esy\, who is it that smote thee? And many other things blasphemously spake
  they against him. ¶ And as soon as it was day\, the elders of the people
  and the chief priests and the scribes came together\, and led him into th
 eir council\, saying\, Art thou the Christ? tell us. And he said unto them
 \, If I tell you\, ye will not believe: And if I also ask you\, ye will no
 t answer me\, nor let me go. Hereafter shall the Son of man sit on the rig
 ht hand of the power of God. Then said they all\, Art thou then the Son of
  God? And he said unto them\, Ye say that I am. And they said\, What need 
 we any further witness? for we ourselves have heard of his own mouth. And 
 the whole multitude of them arose\, and led him unto Pilate. And they bega
 n to accuse him\, saying\, We found this fellow perverting the nation\, an
 d forbidding to give tribute to Cæsar\, saying that he himself is Christ 
 a King. And Pilate asked him\, saying\, Art thou the King of the Jews? And
  he answered him and said\, Thou sayest it. Then said Pilate to the chief 
 priests and to the people\, I find no fault in this man. And they were the
  more fierce\, saying\, He stirreth up the people\, teaching throughout al
 l Jewry\, beginning from Galilee to this place. When Pilate heard of Galil
 ee\, he asked whether the man were a Galilæan. And as soon as he knew tha
 t he belonged unto Herod’s jurisdiction\, he sent him to Herod\, who him
 self also was at Jerusalem at that time. ¶ And when Herod saw Jesus\, he 
 was exceeding glad: for he was desirous to see him of a long season\, beca
 use he had heard many things of him\; and he hoped to have seen some mirac
 le done by him. Then he questioned with him in many words\; but he answere
 d him nothing. And the chief priests and scribes stood and vehemently accu
 sed him. And Herod with his men of war set him at nought\, and mocked him\
 , and arrayed him in a gorgeous robe\, and sent him again to Pilate. ¶ An
 d the same day Pilate and Herod were made friends together: for before the
 y were at enmity between themselves.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — H
 abakkuk 3:2-6\, 10-13\, 18-19a\nO LORD\, I have heard thy speech\, and was
  afraid: O LORD\, revive thy work in the midst of the years\, in the midst
  of the years make known\; in wrath remember mercy. God came from Teman\, 
 and the Holy One from mount Paran. Selah. His glory covered the heavens\, 
 and the earth was full of his praise. And his brightness was as the light\
 ; he had horns coming out of his hand: and there was the hiding of his pow
 er. Before him went the pestilence\, and burning coals went forth at his f
 eet. He stood\, and measured the earth: he beheld\, and drove asunder the 
 nations\; and the everlasting mountains were scattered\, the perpetual hil
 ls did bow: his ways are everlasting. The mountains saw thee\, and they tr
 embled: the overflowing of the water passed by: the deep uttered his voice
 \, and lifted up his hands on high. The sun and moon stood still in their 
 habitation: at the light of thine arrows they went\, and at the shining of
  thy glittering spear. Thou didst march through the land in indignation\, 
 thou didst thresh the heathen in anger. Thou wentest forth for the salvati
 on of thy people\, even for salvation with thine anointed\; thou woundedst
  the head out of the house of the wicked\, by discovering the foundation u
 nto the neck. Selah. Yet I will rejoice in the LORD\, I will joy in the Go
 d of my salvation. The LORD God is my strength\, and he will make my feet 
 like hinds’ feet\, and he will make me to walk upon mine high places. To
  the chief singer on my stringed instruments.\n\nSecond Lesson — Romans 
 11:22\nBehold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fe
 ll\, severity\; but toward thee\, goodness\, if thou continue in his goodn
 ess: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off. And they also\, if they abide n
 ot still in unbelief\, shall be graffed in: for God is able to graff them 
 in again. For if thou wert cut out of the olive tree which is wild by natu
 re\, and wert graffed contrary to nature into a good olive tree: how much 
 more shall these\, which be the natural branches\, be graffed into their o
 wn olive tree? For I would not\, brethren\, that ye should be ignorant of 
 this mystery\, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits\; that blindnes
 s in part is happened to Israel\, until the fulness of the Gentiles be com
 e in. And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written\, There shall com
 e out of Sion the Deliverer\, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob: 
 For this is my covenant unto them\, when I shall take away their sins. As 
 concerning the gospel\, they are enemies for your sakes: but as touching t
 he election\, they are beloved for the fathers’ sakes. For the gifts and
  calling of God are without repentance. For as ye in times past have not b
 elieved God\, yet have now obtained mercy through their unbelief: Even so 
 have these also now not believed\, that through your mercy they also may o
 btain mercy. For God hath concluded them all in unbelief\, that he might h
 ave mercy upon all. O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowl
 edge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments\, and his ways past findin
 g out! For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his couns
 ellor? Or who hath first given to him\, and it shall be recompensed unto h
 im again? For of him\, and through him\, and to him\, are all things: to w
 hom be glory for ever. Amen.
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SUMMARY:Twelfth Sunday after Trinity
DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Ecclesiasticus 15:11\nSay not 
 thou\, It is through the Lord that I fell away: for thou oughtest not to d
 o the things that he hateth. Say not thou\, He hath caused me to err: for 
 he hath no need of the sinful man. The Lord hateth all abomination\; and t
 hey that fear God love it not. He himself made man from the beginning\, an
 d left him in the hand of his counsel\; If thou wilt\, to keep the command
 ments\, and to perform acceptable faithfulness. He hath set fire and water
  before thee: stretch forth thy hand unto whether thou wilt. Before man is
  life and death\; and whether him liketh shall be given him. For the wisdo
 m of the Lord is great\, and he is mighty in power\, and beholdeth all thi
 ngs: And his eyes are upon them that fear him\, and he knoweth every work 
 of man. He hath commanded no man to do wickedly\, neither hath he given an
 y man licence to sin.\n\nSecond Lesson — Philippians 2:12-18\nWherefore\
 , my beloved\, as ye have always obeyed\, not as in my presence only\, but
  now much more in my absence\, work out your own salvation with fear and t
 rembling. For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his
  good pleasure. Do all things without murmurings and disputings: That ye m
 ay be blameless and harmless\, the sons of God\, without rebuke\, in the m
 idst of a crooked and perverse nation\, among whom ye shine as lights in t
 he world\; Holding forth the word of life\; that I may rejoice in the day 
 of Christ\, that I have not run in vain\, neither laboured in vain. Yea\, 
 and if I be offered upon the sacrifice and service of your faith\, I joy\,
  and rejoice with you all. For the same cause also do ye joy\, and rejoice
  with me.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Tobit 13:1b-5\, 7-11\nThen T
 obit wrote a prayer of rejoicing\, and said\, Blessed be God that liveth f
 or ever\, and blessed be his kingdom. For he doth scourge\, and hath mercy
 : he leadeth down to hell\, and bringeth up again: neither is there any th
 at can avoid his hand. Confess him before the Gentiles\, ye children of Is
 rael: for he hath scattered us among them. There declare his greatness\, a
 nd extol him before all the living: for he is our Lord\, and he is the God
  our Father for ever. And he will scourge us for our iniquities\, and will
  have mercy again\, and will gather us out of all nations\, among whom he 
 hath scattered us. I will extol my God\, and my soul shall praise the King
  of heaven\, and shall rejoice in his greatness. Let all men speak\, and l
 et all praise him for his righteousness. O Jerusalem\, the holy city\, he 
 will scourge thee for thy children’s works\, and will have mercy again o
 n the sons of the righteous. Give praise to the Lord\, for he is good: and
  praise the everlasting King\, that his tabernacle may be builded in thee 
 again with joy\, and let him make joyful there in thee those that are capt
 ives\, and love in thee for ever those that are miserable. Many nations sh
 all come from far to the name of the Lord God with gifts in their hands\, 
 even gifts to the King of heaven\; all generations shall praise thee with 
 great joy.\n\nSecond Lesson — Romans 15:14-21\nAnd I myself also am pers
 uaded of you\, my brethren\, that ye also are full of goodness\, filled wi
 th all knowledge\, able also to admonish one another. Nevertheless\, breth
 ren\, I have written the more boldly unto you in some sort\, as putting yo
 u in mind\, because of the grace that is given to me of God\, That I shoul
 d be the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles\, ministering the gospel
  of God\, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be acceptable\, being
  sanctified by the Holy Ghost. I have therefore whereof I may glory throug
 h Jesus Christ in those things which pertain to God. For I will not dare t
 o speak of any of those things which Christ hath not wrought by me\, to ma
 ke the Gentiles obedient\, by word and deed\, Through mighty signs and won
 ders\, by the power of the Spirit of God\; so that from Jerusalem\, and ro
 und about unto Illyricum\, I have fully preached the gospel of Christ. Yea
 \, so have I strived to preach the gospel\, not where Christ was named\, l
 est I should build upon another man’s foundation: But as it is written\,
  To whom he was not spoken of\, they shall see: and they that have not hea
 rd shall understand.
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SUMMARY:Saint Bartholomew the Apostle
DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Genesis 28:10-12\, 16-17\n¶ A
 nd Jacob went out from Beer-sheba\, and went toward Haran. And he lighted 
 upon a certain place\, and tarried there all night\, because the sun was s
 et\; and he took of the stones of that place\, and put them for his pillow
 s\, and lay down in that place to sleep. And he dreamed\, and behold a lad
 der set up on the earth\, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold 
 the angels of God ascending and descending on it. ¶ And Jacob awaked out 
 of his sleep\, and he said\, Surely the LORD is in this place\; and I knew
  it not. And he was afraid\, and said\, How dreadful is this place! this i
 s none other but the house of God\, and this is the gate of heaven.\n\nSec
 ond Lesson — John 1:43\n¶ The day following Jesus would go forth into G
 alilee\, and findeth Philip\, and saith unto him\, Follow me. Now Philip w
 as of Bethsaida\, the city of Andrew and Peter. Philip findeth Nathanael\,
  and saith unto him\, We have found him\, of whom Moses in the law\, and t
 he prophets\, did write\, Jesus of Nazareth\, the son of Joseph. And Natha
 nael said unto him\, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip
  saith unto him\, Come and see. Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him\, and sa
 ith of him\, Behold an Israelite indeed\, in whom is no guile! Nathanael s
 aith unto him\, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said unto him\,
  Before that Philip called thee\, when thou wast under the fig tree\, I sa
 w thee. Nathanael answered and saith unto him\, Rabbi\, thou art the Son o
 f God\; thou art the King of Israel. Jesus answered and said unto him\, Be
 cause I said unto thee\, I saw thee under the fig tree\, believest thou? t
 hou shalt see greater things than these. And he saith unto him\, Verily\, 
 verily\, I say unto you\, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open\, and the ang
 els of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.\n\nEvening Prayer
 \nFirst Lesson — Isaiah 66:1-2\, 18-23\nThus saith the LORD\, The heaven
  is my throne\, and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that ye 
 build unto me? and where is the place of my rest? For all those things hat
 h mine hand made\, and all those things have been\, saith the LORD: but to
  this man will I look\, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit\
 , and trembleth at my word. For I know their works and their thoughts: it 
 shall come\, that I will gather all nations and tongues\; and they shall c
 ome\, and see my glory. And I will set a sign among them\, and I will send
  those that escape of them unto the nations\, to Tarshish\, Pul\, and Lud\
 , that draw the bow\, to Tubal\, and Javan\, to the isles afar off\, that 
 have not heard my fame\, neither have seen my glory\; and they shall decla
 re my glory among the Gentiles. And they shall bring all your brethren for
  an offering unto the LORD out of all nations upon horses\, and in chariot
 s\, and in litters\, and upon mules\, and upon swift beasts\, to my holy m
 ountain Jerusalem\, saith the LORD\, as the children of Israel bring an of
 fering in a clean vessel into the house of the LORD. And I will also take 
 of them for priests and for Levites\, saith the LORD. For as the new heave
 ns and the new earth\, which I will make\, shall remain before me\, saith 
 the LORD\, so shall your seed and your name remain. And it shall come to p
 ass\, that from one new moon to another\, and from one sabbath to another\
 , shall all flesh come to worship before me\, saith the LORD.\n\nSecond Le
 sson — 1 Peter 5:1-11\nThe elders which are among you I exhort\, who am 
 also an elder\, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ\, and also a par
 taker of the glory that shall be revealed: Feed the flock of God which is 
 among you\, taking the oversight thereof\, not by constraint\, but willing
 ly\; not for filthy lucre\, but of a ready mind\; Neither as being lords o
 ver God’s heritage\, but being ensamples to the flock. And when the chie
 f Shepherd shall appear\, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth no
 t away. Likewise\, ye younger\, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea\, al
 l of you be subject one to another\, and be clothed with humility: for God
  resisteth the proud\, and giveth grace to the humble. Humble yourselves t
 herefore under the mighty hand of God\, that he may exalt you in due time:
  Casting all your care upon him\; for he careth for you. Be sober\, be vig
 ilant\; because your adversary the devil\, as a roaring lion\, walketh abo
 ut\, seeking whom he may devour: Whom resist stedfast in the faith\, knowi
 ng that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in
  the world. But the God of all grace\, who hath called us unto his eternal
  glory by Christ Jesus\, after that ye have suffered a while\, make you pe
 rfect\, stablish\, strengthen\, settle you. To him be glory and dominion f
 or ever and ever. Amen.
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SUMMARY:Tuesday after the Twelfth Sunday after Trinity
DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 2 Samuel 7:1-11\, 16-17\nAnd i
 t came to pass\, when the king sat in his house\, and the LORD had given h
 im rest round about from all his enemies\; That the king said unto Nathan 
 the prophet\, See now\, I dwell in an house of cedar\, but the ark of God 
 dwelleth within curtains. And Nathan said to the king\, Go\, do all that i
 s in thine heart\; for the LORD is with thee. ¶ And it came to pass that 
 night\, that the word of the LORD came unto Nathan\, saying\, Go and tell 
 my servant David\, Thus saith the LORD\, Shalt thou build me an house for 
 me to dwell in? Whereas I have not dwelt in any house since the time that 
 I brought up the children of Israel out of Egypt\, even to this day\, but 
 have walked in a tent and in a tabernacle. In all the places wherein I hav
 e walked with all the children of Israel spake I a word with any of the tr
 ibes of Israel\, whom I commanded to feed my people Israel\, saying\, Why 
 build ye not me an house of cedar? Now therefore so shalt thou say unto my
  servant David\, Thus saith the LORD of hosts\, I took thee from the sheep
 cote\, from following the sheep\, to be ruler over my people\, over Israel
 : And I was with thee whithersoever thou wentest\, and have cut off all th
 ine enemies out of thy sight\, and have made thee a great name\, like unto
  the name of the great men that are in the earth. Moreover I will appoint 
 a place for my people Israel\, and will plant them\, that they may dwell i
 n a place of their own\, and move no more\; neither shall the children of 
 wickedness afflict them any more\, as beforetime\, And as since the time t
 hat I commanded judges to be over my people Israel\, and have caused thee 
 to rest from all thine enemies. Also the LORD telleth thee that he will ma
 ke thee an house. And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for
  ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever. According to 
 all these words\, and according to all this vision\, so did Nathan speak u
 nto David.\n\nSecond Lesson — Luke 23:26-38\nAnd as they led him away\, 
 they laid hold upon one Simon\, a Cyrenian\, coming out of the country\, a
 nd on him they laid the cross\, that he might bear it after Jesus. ¶ And 
 there followed him a great company of people\, and of women\, which also b
 ewailed and lamented him. But Jesus turning unto them said\, Daughters of 
 Jerusalem\, weep not for me\, but weep for yourselves\, and for your child
 ren. For\, behold\, the days are coming\, in the which they shall say\, Bl
 essed are the barren\, and the wombs that never bare\, and the paps which 
 never gave suck. Then shall they begin to say to the mountains\, Fall on u
 s\; and to the hills\, Cover us. For if they do these things in a green tr
 ee\, what shall be done in the dry? And there were also two other\, malefa
 ctors\, led with him to be put to death. And when they were come to the pl
 ace\, which is called Calvary\, there they crucified him\, and the malefac
 tors\, one on the right hand\, and the other on the left. ¶ Then said Jes
 us\, Father\, forgive them\; for they know not what they do. And they part
 ed his raiment\, and cast lots. And the people stood beholding. And the ru
 lers also with them derided him\, saying\, He saved others\; let him save 
 himself\, if he be Christ\, the chosen of God. And the soldiers also mocke
 d him\, coming to him\, and offering him vinegar\, And saying\, If thou be
  the king of the Jews\, save thyself. And a superscription also was writte
 n over him in letters of Greek\, and Latin\, and Hebrew\, THIS IS THE KING
  OF THE JEWS.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Zephaniah 3:1-8\nWoe to 
 her that is filthy and polluted\, to the oppressing city! She obeyed not t
 he voice\; she received not correction\; she trusted not in the LORD\; she
  drew not near to her God. Her princes within her are roaring lions\; her 
 judges are evening wolves\; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow. Her p
 rophets are light and treacherous persons: her priests have polluted the s
 anctuary\, they have done violence to the law. The just LORD is in the mid
 st thereof\; he will not do iniquity: every morning doth he bring his judg
 ment to light\, he faileth not\; but the unjust knoweth no shame. I have c
 ut off the nations: their towers are desolate\; I made their streets waste
 \, that none passeth by: their cities are destroyed\, so that there is no 
 man\, that there is none inhabitant. I said\, Surely thou wilt fear me\, t
 hou wilt receive instruction\; so their dwelling should not be cut off\, h
 owsoever I punished them: but they rose early\, and corrupted all their do
 ings. ¶ Therefore wait ye upon me\, saith the LORD\, until the day that I
  rise up to the prey: for my determination is to gather the nations\, that
  I may assemble the kingdoms\, to pour upon them mine indignation\, even a
 ll my fierce anger: for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of m
 y jealousy.\n\nSecond Lesson — Romans 13\nLet every soul be subject unto
  the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be a
 re ordained of God. Whosoever therefore resisteth the power\, resisteth th
 e ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damna
 tion. For rulers are not a terror to good works\, but to the evil. Wilt th
 ou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good\, and thou shalt
  have praise of the same: For he is the minister of God to thee for good. 
 But if thou do that which is evil\, be afraid\; for he beareth not the swo
 rd in vain: for he is the minister of God\, a revenger to execute wrath up
 on him that doeth evil. Wherefore ye must needs be subject\, not only for 
 wrath\, but also for conscience sake. For for this cause pay ye tribute al
 so: for they are God’s ministers\, attending continually upon this very 
 thing. Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due\
 ; custom to whom custom\; fear to whom fear\; honour to whom honour. Owe n
 o 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\, Tho
 u shalt not covet\; and if there be any other commandment\, it is briefly 
 comprehended in this saying\, namely\, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as th
 yself. Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfill
 ing 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 th
 e works of darkness\, and let us put on the armour of light. Let us walk h
 onestly\, as in the day\; not in rioting and drunkenness\, not in chamberi
 ng and wantonness\, not in strife and envying. But put ye on the Lord Jesu
 s Christ\, and make not provision for the flesh\, to fulfil the lusts ther
 eof.
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SUMMARY:Wednesday after the Twelfth Sunday after Trinity
DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 2 Samuel 7:18\n¶ Then went ki
 ng David in\, and sat before the LORD\, and he said\, Who am I\, O Lord GO
 D? and what is my house\, that thou hast brought me hitherto? And this was
  yet a small thing in thy sight\, O Lord GOD\; but thou hast spoken also o
 f thy servant’s house for a great while to come. And is this the manner 
 of man\, O Lord GOD? And what can David say more unto thee? for thou\, Lor
 d GOD\, knowest thy servant. For thy word’s sake\, and according to thin
 e own heart\, hast thou done all these great things\, to make thy servant 
 know them. Wherefore thou art great\, O LORD God: for there is none like t
 hee\, neither is there any God beside thee\, according to all that we have
  heard with our ears. And what one nation in the earth is like thy people\
 , even like Israel\, whom God went to redeem for a people to himself\, and
  to make him a name\, and to do for you great things and terrible\, for th
 y land\, before thy people\, which thou redeemedst to thee from Egypt\, fr
 om the nations and their gods? For thou hast confirmed to thyself thy peop
 le Israel to be a people unto thee for ever: and thou\, LORD\, art become 
 their God. And now\, O LORD God\, the word that thou hast spoken concernin
 g thy servant\, and concerning his house\, establish it for ever\, and do 
 as thou hast said. And let thy name be magnified for ever\, saying\, The L
 ORD of hosts is the God over Israel: and let the house of thy servant Davi
 d be established before thee. For thou\, O LORD of hosts\, God of Israel\,
  hast revealed to thy servant\, saying\, I will build thee an house: there
 fore hath thy servant found in his heart to pray this prayer unto thee. An
 d now\, O Lord GOD\, thou art that God\, and thy words be true\, and thou 
 hast promised this goodness unto thy servant: Therefore now let it please 
 thee to bless the house of thy servant\, that it may continue for ever bef
 ore thee: for thou\, O Lord GOD\, hast spoken it: and with thy blessing le
 t the house of thy servant be blessed for ever.\n\nSecond Lesson — Luke 
 23:39-49\n¶ And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him\, 
 saying\, If thou be Christ\, save thyself and us. But the other answering 
 rebuked him\, saying\, Dost not thou fear God\, seeing thou art in the sam
 e condemnation? And we indeed justly\; for we receive the due reward of ou
 r deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss. And he said unto Jesus\, Lo
 rd\, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom. And Jesus said unto hi
 m\, Verily I say unto thee\, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise. And
  it was about the sixth hour\, and there was a darkness over all the earth
  until the ninth hour. And the sun was darkened\, and the veil of the temp
 le was rent in the midst. ¶ And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice\, 
 he said\, Father\, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thu
 s\, he gave up the ghost. Now when the centurion saw what was done\, he gl
 orified God\, saying\, Certainly this was a righteous man. And all the peo
 ple that came together to that sight\, beholding the things which were don
 e\, smote their breasts\, and returned. And all his acquaintance\, and the
  women that followed him from Galilee\, stood afar off\, beholding these t
 hings.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Zephaniah 3:9\nFor then will I 
 turn to the people a pure language\, that they may all call upon the name 
 of the LORD\, to serve him with one consent. From beyond the rivers of Eth
 iopia my suppliants\, even the daughter of my dispersed\, shall bring mine
  offering. In that day shalt thou not be ashamed for all thy doings\, wher
 ein thou hast transgressed against me: for then I will take away out of th
 e midst of thee them that rejoice in thy pride\, and thou shalt no more be
  haughty because of my holy mountain. I will also leave in the midst of th
 ee an afflicted and poor people\, and they shall trust in the name of the 
 LORD. The remnant of Israel shall not do iniquity\, nor speak lies\; neith
 er shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth: for they shall feed a
 nd lie down\, and none shall make them afraid. ¶ Sing\, O daughter of Zio
 n\; shout\, O Israel\; be glad and rejoice with all the heart\, O daughter
  of Jerusalem. The LORD hath taken away thy judgments\, he hath cast out t
 hine enemy: the king of Israel\, even the LORD\, is in the midst of thee: 
 thou shalt not see evil any more. In that day it shall be said to Jerusale
 m\, Fear thou not: and to Zion\, Let not thine hands be slack. The LORD th
 y God in the midst of thee is mighty\; he will save\, he will rejoice over
  thee with joy\; he will rest in his love\, he will joy over thee with sin
 ging. I will gather them that are sorrowful for the solemn assembly\, who 
 are of thee\, to whom the reproach of it was a burden. Behold\, at that ti
 me I will undo all that afflict thee: and I will save her that halteth\, a
 nd gather her that was driven out\; and I will get them praise and fame in
  every land where they have been put to shame. At that time will I bring y
 ou again\, even in the time that I gather you: for I will make you a name 
 and a praise among all people of the earth\, when I turn back your captivi
 ty before your eyes\, saith the LORD.\n\nSecond Lesson — Romans 14:1-12\
 nHim that is weak in the faith receive ye\, but not to doubtful disputatio
 ns. For one believeth that he may eat all things: another\, who is weak\, 
 eateth herbs. Let not him that eateth despise him that eateth not\; and le
 t not him which eateth not judge him that eateth: for God hath received hi
 m. Who art thou that judgest another man’s servant? to his own master he
  standeth or falleth. Yea\, he shall be holden up: for God is able to make
  him stand. One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth eve
 ry day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind. He that re
 gardeth the day\, regardeth it unto the Lord\; and he that regardeth not t
 he day\, to the Lord he doth not regard it. He that eateth\, eateth to the
  Lord\, for he giveth God thanks\; and he that eateth not\, to the Lord he
  eateth not\, and giveth God thanks. For none of us liveth to himself\, an
 d no man dieth to himself. For whether we live\, we live unto the Lord\; a
 nd whether we die\, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore\, or d
 ie\, we are the Lord’s. For to this end Christ both died\, and rose\, an
 d revived\, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living. But why dos
 t thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for 
 we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ. For it is written\,
  As I live\, saith the Lord\, every knee shall bow to me\, and every tongu
 e shall confess to God. So then every one of us shall give account of hims
 elf to God.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 2 Samuel 9:1-9\, 13\nAnd David
  said\, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul\, that I may sh
 ew him kindness for Jonathan’s sake? And there was of the house of Saul 
 a servant whose name was Ziba. And when they had called him unto David\, t
 he king said unto him\, Art thou Ziba? And he said\, Thy servant is he. An
 d the king said\, Is there not yet any of the house of Saul\, that I may s
 hew the kindness of God unto him? And Ziba said unto the king\, Jonathan h
 ath yet a son\, which is lame on his feet. And the king said unto him\, Wh
 ere is he? And Ziba said unto the king\, Behold\, he is in the house of Ma
 chir\, the son of Ammiel\, in Lo-debar. ¶ Then king David sent\, and fetc
 hed him out of the house of Machir\, the son of Ammiel\, from Lo-debar. No
 w when Mephibosheth\, the son of Jonathan\, the son of Saul\, was come unt
 o David\, he fell on his face\, and did reverence. And David said\, Mephib
 osheth. And he answered\, Behold thy servant! ¶ And David said unto him\,
  Fear not: for I will surely shew thee kindness for Jonathan thy father’
 s sake\, and will restore thee all the land of Saul thy father\; and thou 
 shalt eat bread at my table continually. And he bowed himself\, and said\,
  What is thy servant\, that thou shouldest look upon such a dead dog as I 
 am? ¶ Then the king called to Ziba\, Saul’s servant\, and said unto him
 \, I have given unto thy master’s son all that pertained to Saul and to 
 all his house. So Mephibosheth dwelt in Jerusalem: for he did eat continua
 lly at the king’s table\; and was lame on both his feet.\n\nSecond Lesso
 n — Luke 23:50-24:12\n¶ And\, behold\, there was a man named Joseph\, a
  counsellor\; and he was a good man\, and a just: (The same had not consen
 ted to the counsel and deed of them\;) he was of Arimathæa\, a city of th
 e Jews: who also himself waited for the kingdom of God. This man went unto
  Pilate\, and begged the body of Jesus. And he took it down\, and wrapped 
 it in linen\, and laid it in a sepulchre that was hewn in stone\, wherein 
 never man before was laid. And that day was the preparation\, and the sabb
 ath drew on. And the women also\, which came with him from Galilee\, follo
 wed after\, and beheld the sepulchre\, and how his body was laid. And they
  returned\, and prepared spices and ointments\; and rested the sabbath day
  according to the commandment. Now upon the first day of the week\, very e
 arly in the morning\, they came unto the sepulchre\, bringing the spices w
 hich they had prepared\, and certain others with them. And they found the 
 stone rolled away from the sepulchre. And they entered in\, and found not 
 the body of the Lord Jesus. And it came to pass\, as they were much perple
 xed thereabout\, behold\, two men stood by them in shining garments: And a
 s they were afraid\, and bowed down their faces to the earth\, they said u
 nto them\, Why seek ye the living among the dead? He is not here\, but is 
 risen: remember how he spake unto you when he was yet in Galilee\, Saying\
 , The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men\, and be c
 rucified\, and the third day rise again. And they remembered his words\, A
 nd returned from the sepulchre\, and told all these things unto the eleven
 \, and to all the rest. It was Mary Magdalene\, and Joanna\, and Mary the 
 mother of James\, and other women that were with them\, which told these t
 hings unto the apostles. And their words seemed to them as idle tales\, an
 d they believed them not. Then arose Peter\, and ran unto the sepulchre\; 
 and stooping down\, he beheld the linen clothes laid by themselves\, and d
 eparted\, wondering in himself at that which was come to pass.\n\nEvening 
 Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Ecclesiasticus 1:1-10\nAll wisdom cometh from the
  Lord\, and is with him for ever. Who can number the sand of the sea\, and
  the drops of rain\, and the days of eternity? Who can find out the height
  of heaven\, and the breadth of the earth\, and the deep\, and wisdom? Wis
 dom hath been created before all things\, and the understanding of prudenc
 e from everlasting. The word of God most high is the fountain of wisdom\; 
 and her ways are everlasting commandments. To whom hath the root of wisdom
  been revealed? or who hath known her wise counsels? Unto whom hath the kn
 owledge of wisdom been made manifest? and who hath understood her great ex
 perience? There is one wise and greatly to be feared\, the Lord sitting up
 on his throne. He created her\, and saw her\, and numbered her\, and poure
 d her out upon all his works. She is with all flesh according to his gift\
 , and he hath given her to them that love him.\n\nSecond Lesson — Romans
  14:13\nLet us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this ra
 ther\, that no man put a stumblingblock or an occasion to fall in his brot
 her’s way. I know\, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus\, that there is n
 othing unclean of itself: but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclea
 n\, to him it is unclean. But if thy brother be grieved with thy meat\, no
 w walkest thou not charitably. Destroy not him with thy meat\, for whom Ch
 rist died. Let not then your good be evil spoken of: For the kingdom of Go
 d is not meat and drink\; but righteousness\, and peace\, and joy in the H
 oly Ghost. For he that in these things serveth Christ is acceptable to God
 \, and approved of men. Let us therefore follow after the things which mak
 e for peace\, and things wherewith one may edify another. For meat destroy
  not the work of God. All things indeed are pure\; but it is evil for that
  man who eateth with offence. It is good neither to eat flesh\, nor to dri
 nk wine\, nor any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth\, or is offended\, o
 r is made weak. Hast thou faith? have it to thyself before God. Happy is h
 e that condemneth not himself in that thing which he alloweth. And he that
  doubteth is damned if he eat\, because he eateth not of faith: for whatso
 ever is not of faith is sin.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 2 Samuel 11:1-13\nAnd it came 
 to pass\, after the year was expired\, at the time when kings go forth to 
 battle\, that David sent Joab\, and his servants with him\, and all Israel
 \; and they destroyed the children of Ammon\, and besieged Rabbah. But Dav
 id tarried still at Jerusalem. ¶ And it came to pass in an eveningtide\, 
 that David arose from off his bed\, and walked upon the roof of the king
 ’s house: and from the roof he saw a woman washing herself\; and the wom
 an was very beautiful to look upon. And David sent and enquired after the 
 woman. And one said\, Is not this Bath-sheba\, the daughter of Eliam\, the
  wife of Uriah the Hittite? And David sent messengers\, and took her\; and
  she came in unto him\, and he lay with her\; for she was purified from he
 r uncleanness: and she returned unto her house. And the woman conceived\, 
 and sent and told David\, and said\, I am with child. ¶ And David sent to
  Joab\, saying\, Send me Uriah the Hittite. And Joab sent Uriah to David. 
 And when Uriah was come unto him\, David demanded of him how Joab did\, an
 d how the people did\, and how the war prospered. And David said to Uriah\
 , Go down to thy house\, and wash thy feet. And Uriah departed out of the 
 king’s house\, and there followed him a mess of meat from the king. But 
 Uriah slept at the door of the king’s house with all the servants of his
  lord\, and went not down to his house. And when they had told David\, say
 ing\, Uriah went not down unto his house\, David said unto Uriah\, Camest 
 thou not from thy journey? why then didst thou not go down unto thine hous
 e? And Uriah said unto David\, The ark\, and Israel\, and Judah\, abide in
  tents\; and my lord Joab\, and the servants of my lord\, are encamped in 
 the open fields\; shall I then go into mine house\, to eat and to drink\, 
 and to lie with my wife? as thou livest\, and as thy soul liveth\, I will 
 not do this thing. And David said to Uriah\, Tarry here to day also\, and 
 to morrow I will let thee depart. So Uriah abode in Jerusalem that day\, a
 nd the morrow. And when David had called him\, he did eat and drink before
  him\; and he made him drunk: and at even he went out to lie on his bed wi
 th the servants of his lord\, but went not down to his house.\n\nSecond Le
 sson — Luke 24:13-35\n¶ And\, behold\, two of them went that same day t
 o a village called Emmaus\, which was from Jerusalem about threescore furl
 ongs. And they talked together of all these things which had happened. And
  it came to pass\, that\, while they communed together and reasoned\, Jesu
 s himself drew near\, and went with them. But their eyes were holden that 
 they should not know him. And he said unto them\, What manner of communica
 tions are these that ye have one to another\, as ye walk\, and are sad? An
 d the one of them\, whose name was Cleopas\, answering said unto him\, Art
  thou only a stranger in Jerusalem\, and hast not known the things which a
 re come to pass there in these days? And he said unto them\, What things? 
 And they said unto him\, Concerning Jesus of Nazareth\, which was a prophe
 t mighty in deed and word before God and all the people: And how the chief
  priests and our rulers delivered him to be condemned to death\, and have 
 crucified him. But we trusted that it had been he which should have redeem
 ed Israel: and beside all this\, to day is the third day since these thing
 s were done. Yea\, and certain women also of our company made us astonishe
 d\, which were early at the sepulchre\; And when they found not his body\,
  they came\, saying\, that they had also seen a vision of angels\, which s
 aid that he was alive. And certain of them which were with us went to the 
 sepulchre\, and found it even so as the women had said: but him they saw n
 ot. Then he said unto them\, O fools\, and slow of heart to believe all th
 at the prophets have spoken: Ought not Christ to have suffered these thing
 s\, and to enter into his glory? And beginning at Moses and all the prophe
 ts\, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning hi
 mself. And they drew nigh unto the village\, whither they went: and he mad
 e as though he would have gone further. But they constrained him\, saying\
 , Abide with us: for it is toward evening\, and the day is far spent. And 
 he went in to tarry with them. And it came to pass\, as he sat at meat wit
 h them\, he took bread\, and blessed it\, and brake\, and gave to them. An
 d their eyes were opened\, and they knew him\; and he vanished out of thei
 r sight. And they said one to another\, Did not our heart burn within us\,
  while he talked with us by the way\, and while he opened to us the script
 ures? And they rose up the same hour\, and returned to Jerusalem\, and fou
 nd the eleven gathered together\, and them that were with them\, Saying\, 
 The Lord is risen indeed\, and hath appeared to Simon. And they told what 
 things were done in the way\, and how he was known of them in breaking of 
 bread.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Ecclesiasticus 1:11-20\,26-27\n
 The fear of the Lord is honour\, and glory\, and gladness\, and a crown of
  rejoicing. The fear of the Lord maketh a merry heart\, and giveth joy\, a
 nd gladness\, and a long life. Whoso feareth the Lord\, it shall go well w
 ith him at the last\, and he shall find favour in the day of his death. To
  fear the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and it was created with the fai
 thful in the womb. She hath built an everlasting foundation with men\, and
  she shall continue with their seed. To fear the Lord is fulness of wisdom
 \, and filleth men with her fruits. She filleth all their house with thing
 s desirable\, and the garners with her increase. The fear of the Lord is a
  crown of wisdom\, making peace and perfect health to flourish\; both whic
 h are the gifts of God: and it enlargeth their rejoicing that love him. Wi
 sdom raineth down skill and knowledge of understanding standing\, and exal
 teth them to honour that hold her fast. The root of wisdom is to fear the 
 Lord\, and the branches thereof are long life. If thou desire wisdom\, kee
 p the commandments\, and the Lord shall give her unto thee. For the fear o
 f the Lord is wisdom and instruction: and faith and meekness are his delig
 ht.\n\nSecond Lesson — Romans 15:1-16\nWe then that are strong ought to 
 bear the infirmities of the weak\, and not to please ourselves. Let every 
 one of us please his neighbour for his good to edification. For even Chris
 t pleased not himself\; but\, as it is written\, The reproaches of them th
 at reproached thee fell on me. For whatsoever things were written aforetim
 e were written for our learning\, that we through patience and comfort of 
 the scriptures might have hope. Now the God of patience and consolation gr
 ant you to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus: Tha
 t ye may with one mind and one mouth glorify God\, even the Father of our 
 Lord Jesus Christ. Wherefore receive ye one another\, as Christ also recei
 ved us to the glory of God. Now I say that Jesus Christ was a minister of 
 the circumcision for the truth of God\, to confirm the promises made unto 
 the fathers: And that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy\; as it
  is written\, For this cause I will confess to thee among the Gentiles\, a
 nd sing unto thy name. And again he saith\, Rejoice\, ye Gentiles\, with h
 is people. And again\, Praise the Lord\, all ye Gentiles\; and laud him\, 
 all ye people. And again\, Esaias saith\, There shall be a root of Jesse\,
  and he that shall rise to reign over the Gentiles\; in him shall the Gent
 iles trust. Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believi
 ng\, that ye may abound in hope\, through the power of the Holy Ghost. And
  I myself also am persuaded of you\, my brethren\, that ye also are full o
 f goodness\, filled with all knowledge\, able also to admonish one another
 . Nevertheless\, brethren\, I have written the more boldly unto you in som
 e sort\, as putting you in mind\, because of the grace that is given to me
  of God\, That I should be the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles\, 
 ministering the gospel of God\, that the offering up of the Gentiles might
  be acceptable\, being sanctified by the Holy Ghost.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 2 Samuel 11:14\n¶ And it came
  to pass in the morning\, that David wrote a letter to Joab\, and sent it 
 by the hand of Uriah. And he wrote in the letter\, saying\, Set ye Uriah i
 n the forefront of the hottest battle\, and retire ye from him\, that he m
 ay be smitten\, and die. And it came to pass\, when Joab observed the city
 \, that he assigned Uriah unto a place where he knew that valiant men were
 . And the men of the city went out\, and fought with Joab: and there fell 
 some of the people of the servants of David\; and Uriah the Hittite died a
 lso. ¶ Then Joab sent and told David all the things concerning the war\; 
 And charged the messenger\, saying\, When thou hast made an end of telling
  the matters of the war unto the king\, And if so be that the king’s wra
 th arise\, and he say unto thee\, Wherefore approached ye so nigh unto the
  city when ye did fight? knew ye not that they would shoot from the wall? 
 Who smote Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth? did not a woman cast a piece 
 of a millstone upon him from the wall\, that he died in Thebez? why went y
 e nigh the wall? then say thou\, Thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead als
 o. ¶ So the messenger went\, and came and shewed David all that Joab had 
 sent him for. And the messenger said unto David\, Surely the men prevailed
  against us\, and came out unto us into the field\, and we were upon them 
 even unto the entering of the gate. And the shooters shot from off the wal
 l upon thy servants\; and some of the king’s servants be dead\, and thy 
 servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also. Then David said unto the messenger
 \, Thus shalt thou say unto Joab\, Let not this thing displease thee\, for
  the sword devoureth one as well as another: make thy battle more strong a
 gainst the city\, and overthrow it: and encourage thou him. ¶ And when th
 e wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead\, she mourned for he
 r husband. And when the mourning was past\, David sent and fetched her to 
 his house\, and she became his wife\, and bare him a son. But the thing th
 at David had done displeased the LORD.\n\nSecond Lesson — Luke 24:36\n¶
  And as they thus spake\, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them\, and s
 aith unto them\, Peace be unto you. But they were terrified and affrighted
 \, and supposed that they had seen a spirit. And he said unto them\, Why a
 re ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts? Behold my hands 
 and my feet\, that it is I myself: handle me\, and see\; for a spirit hath
  not flesh and bones\, as ye see me have. And when he had thus spoken\, he
  shewed them his hands and his feet. And while they yet believed not for j
 oy\, and wondered\, he said unto them\, Have ye here any meat? And they ga
 ve him a piece of a broiled fish\, and of an honeycomb. And he took it\, a
 nd did eat before them. And he said unto them\, These are the words which 
 I spake unto you\, while I was yet with you\, that all things must be fulf
 illed\, which were written in the law of Moses\, and in the prophets\, and
  in the psalms\, concerning me. Then opened he their understanding\, that 
 they might understand the scriptures\, And said unto them\, Thus it is wri
 tten\, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer\, and to rise from the dead th
 e third day: And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached 
 in his name among all nations\, beginning at Jerusalem. And ye are witness
 es of these things. ¶ And\, behold\, I send the promise of my Father upon
  you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem\, until ye be endued with powe
 r from on high. ¶ And he led them out as far as to Bethany\, and he lifte
 d up his hands\, and blessed them. And it came to pass\, while he blessed 
 them\, he was parted from them\, and carried up into heaven. And they wors
 hipped him\, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy: And were continuall
 y in the temple\, praising and blessing God. Amen.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirs
 t Lesson — Ecclesiasticus 2\nMy son\, if thou come to serve the Lord\, p
 repare thy soul for temptation. Set thy heart aright\, and constantly endu
 re\, and make not haste in time of trouble. Cleave unto him\, and depart n
 ot away\, that thou mayest be increased at thy last end. Whatsoever is bro
 ught upon thee take cheerfully\, and be patient when thou art changed to a
  low estate. For gold is tried in the fire\, and acceptable men in the fur
 nace of adversity. Believe in him\, and he will help thee\; order thy way 
 aright\, and trust in him. Ye that fear the Lord\, wait for his mercy\; an
 d go not aside\, lest ye fall. Ye that fear the Lord\, believe him\; and y
 our reward shall not fail. Ye that fear the Lord\, hope for good\, and for
  everlasting joy and mercy. Look at the generations of old\, and see\; did
  ever any trust in the Lord\, and was confounded? or did any abide in his 
 fear\, and was forsaken? or whom did he ever despise\, that called upon hi
 m? For the Lord is full of compassion and mercy\, longsuffering\, and very
  pitiful\, and forgiveth sins\, and saveth in time of affliction. Woe be t
 o fearful hearts\, and faint hands\, and the sinner that goeth two ways! W
 oe unto him that is fainthearted! for he believeth not\; therefore shall h
 e not be defended. Woe unto you that have lost patience! and what will ye 
 do when the Lord shall visit you? They that fear the Lord will not disobey
  his Word\; and they that love him will keep his ways. They that fear the 
 Lord will seek that which is well\, pleasing unto him\; and they that love
  him shall be filled with the law. They that fear the Lord will prepare th
 eir hearts\, and humble their souls in his sight\, Saying\, We will fall i
 nto the hands of the Lord\, and not into the hands of men: for as his maje
 sty is\, so is his mercy.\n\nSecond Lesson — Romans 15:17\nI have theref
 ore whereof I may glory through Jesus Christ in those things which pertain
  to God. For I will not dare to speak of any of those things which Christ 
 hath not wrought by me\, to make the Gentiles obedient\, by word and deed\
 , Through mighty signs and wonders\, by the power of the Spirit of God\; s
 o that from Jerusalem\, and round about unto Illyricum\, I have fully prea
 ched the gospel of Christ. Yea\, so have I strived to preach the gospel\, 
 not where Christ was named\, lest I should build upon another man’s foun
 dation: But as it is written\, To whom he was not spoken of\, they shall s
 ee: and they that have not heard shall understand. For which cause also I 
 have been much hindered from coming to you. But now having no more place i
 n these parts\, and having a great desire these many years to come unto yo
 u\; Whensoever I take my journey into Spain\, I will come to you: for I tr
 ust to see you in my journey\, and to be brought on my way thitherward by 
 you\, if first I be somewhat filled with your company. But now I go unto J
 erusalem to minister unto the saints. For it hath pleased them of Macedoni
 a and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor saints which are 
 at Jerusalem. It hath pleased them verily\; and their debtors they are. Fo
 r if the Gentiles have been made partakers of their spiritual things\, the
 ir duty is also to minister unto them in carnal things. When therefore I h
 ave performed this\, and have sealed to them this fruit\, I will come by y
 ou into Spain. And I am sure that\, when I come unto you\, I shall come in
  the fulness of the blessing of the gospel of Christ. Now I beseech you\, 
 brethren\, for the Lord Jesus Christ’s sake\, and for the love of the Sp
 irit\, that ye strive together with me in your prayers to God for me\; Tha
 t I may be delivered from them that do not believe in Judaea\; and that my
  service which I have for Jerusalem may be accepted of the saints\; That I
  may come unto you with joy by the will of God\, and may with you be refre
 shed. Now the God of peace be with you all. Amen.
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SUMMARY:Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity
DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Ecclesiasticus 17:1-15\nThe Lo
 rd created man of the earth\, and turned him into it again. He gave them f
 ew days\, and a short time\, and power also over the things therein. He en
 dued them with strength by themselves\, and made them according to his ima
 ge\, And put the fear of man upon all flesh\, and gave him dominion over b
 easts and fowls. They received the use of the five operations of the Lord\
 , and in the sixth place he imparted them understanding\, and in the seven
 th speech\, an interpreter of the cogitations thereof. Counsel\, and a ton
 gue\, and eyes\, ears\, and a heart\, gave he them to understand. Withal h
 e filled them with the knowledge of understanding\, and shewed them good a
 nd evil. He set his eye upon their hearts\, that he might shew them the gr
 eatness of his works. He gave them to glory in his marvellous acts for eve
 r\, that they might declare his works with understanding. And the elect sh
 all praise his holy name. Beside this he gave them knowledge\, and the law
  of life for an heritage. He made an everlasting covenant with them\, and 
 shewed them his judgments. Their eyes saw the majesty of his glory\, and t
 heir ears heard his glorious voice. And he said unto them\, Beware of all 
 unrighteousness\; and he gave every man commandment concerning his neighbo
 ur. Their ways are ever before him\, and shall not be hid from his eyes.\n
 \nSecond Lesson — Mark 3:20-21\, 31-35\nAnd the multitude cometh togethe
 r again\, so that they could not so much as eat bread. And when his friend
 s heard of it\, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said\, He is be
 side himself. ¶ There came then his brethren and his mother\, and\, stand
 ing without\, sent unto him\, calling him. And the multitude sat about him
 \, and they said unto him\, Behold\, thy mother and thy brethren without s
 eek for thee. And he answered them\, saying\, Who is my mother\, or my bre
 thren? And he looked round about on them which sat about him\, and said\, 
 Behold my mother and my brethren! For whosoever shall do the will of God\,
  the same is my brother\, and my sister\, and mother.\n\nEvening Prayer\nF
 irst Lesson — Deuteronomy 15:7-15\n¶ If there be among you a poor man o
 f one of thy brethren within any of thy gates in thy land which the LORD t
 hy God giveth thee\, thou shalt not harden thine heart\, nor shut thine ha
 nd from thy poor brother: But thou shalt open thine hand wide unto him\, a
 nd shalt surely lend him sufficient for his need\, in that which he wantet
 h. Beware that there be not a thought in thy wicked heart\, saying\, The s
 eventh year\, the year of release\, is at hand\; and thine eye be evil aga
 inst thy poor brother\, and thou givest him nought\; and he cry unto the L
 ORD against thee\, and it be sin unto thee. Thou shalt surely give him\, a
 nd thine heart shall not be grieved when thou givest unto him: because tha
 t for this thing the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all thy works\, and 
 in all that thou puttest thine hand unto. For the poor shall never cease o
 ut of the land: therefore I command thee\, saying\, Thou shalt open thine 
 hand wide unto thy brother\, to thy poor\, and to thy needy\, in thy land.
  ¶ And if thy brother\, an Hebrew man\, or an Hebrew woman\, be sold unto
  thee\, and serve thee six years\; then in the seventh year thou shalt let
  him go free from thee. And when thou sendest him out free from thee\, tho
 u shalt not let him go away empty: Thou shalt furnish him liberally out of
  thy flock\, and out of thy floor\, and out of thy winepress: of that wher
 ewith the LORD thy God hath blessed thee thou shalt give unto him. And tho
 u shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt\, and the L
 ORD thy God redeemed thee: therefore I command thee this thing to day.\n\n
 Second Lesson — Matthew 26:6-13\n¶ Now when Jesus was in Bethany\, in t
 he house of Simon the leper\, There came unto him a woman having an alabas
 ter box of very precious ointment\, and poured it on his head\, as he sat 
 at meat. But when his disciples saw it\, they had indignation\, saying\, T
 o what purpose is this waste? For this ointment might have been sold for m
 uch\, and given to the poor. When Jesus understood it\, he said unto them\
 , Why trouble ye the woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon me. For 
 ye have the poor always with you\; but me ye have not always. For in that 
 she hath poured this ointment on my body\, she did it for my burial. Veril
 y I say unto you\, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the whole 
 world\, there shall also this\, that this woman hath done\, be told for a 
 memorial of her.
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SUMMARY:Monday after the Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity
DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 2 Samuel 12:1-10\, 13-15a\nAnd
  the LORD sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him\, and said unto him
 \, There were two men in one city\; the one rich\, and the other poor. The
  rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds: But the poor man had nothin
 g\, save one little ewe lamb\, which he had bought and nourished up: and i
 t grew up together with him\, and with his children\; it did eat of his ow
 n meat\, and drank of his own cup\, and lay in his bosom\, and was unto hi
 m as a daughter. And there came a traveller unto the rich man\, and he spa
 red to take of his own flock and of his own herd\, to dress for the wayfar
 ing man that was come unto him\; but took the poor man’s lamb\, and dres
 sed it for the man that was come to him. And David’s anger was greatly k
 indled against the man\; and he said to Nathan\, As the LORD liveth\, the 
 man that hath done this thing shall surely die: And he shall restore the l
 amb fourfold\, because he did this thing\, and because he had no pity. ¶ 
 And Nathan said to David\, Thou art the man. Thus saith the LORD God of Is
 rael\, I anointed thee king over Israel\, and I delivered thee out of the 
 hand of Saul\; And I gave thee thy master’s house\, and thy master’s w
 ives into thy bosom\, and gave thee the house of Israel and of Judah\; and
  if that had been too little\, I would moreover have given unto thee such 
 and such things. Wherefore hast thou despised the commandment of the LORD\
 , to do evil in his sight? thou hast killed Uriah the Hittite with the swo
 rd\, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife\, and hast slain him with the 
 sword of the children of Ammon. Now therefore the sword shall never depart
  from thine house\; because thou hast despised me\, and hast taken the wif
 e of Uriah the Hittite to be thy wife. And David said unto Nathan\, I have
  sinned against the LORD. And Nathan said unto David\, The LORD also hath 
 put away thy sin\; thou shalt not die. Howbeit\, because by this deed thou
  hast given great occasion to the enemies of the LORD to blaspheme\, the c
 hild also that is born unto thee shall surely die. ¶ And Nathan departed 
 unto his house. And the LORD struck the child that Uriah’s wife bare unt
 o David\, and it was very sick.\n\nSecond Lesson — 2 Corinthians 1\nPaul
 \, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God\, and Timothy our brother
 \, unto the church of God which is at Corinth\, with all the saints which 
 are in all Achaia: Grace be to you and peace from God our Father\, and fro
 m the Lord Jesus Christ. Blessed be God\, even the Father of our Lord Jesu
 s Christ\, the Father of mercies\, and the God of all comfort\; Who comfor
 teth us in all our tribulation\, that we may be able to comfort them which
  are in any trouble\, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted 
 of God. For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us\, so our consolation 
 also aboundeth by Christ. And whether we be afflicted\, it is for your con
 solation and salvation\, which is effectual in the enduring of the same su
 fferings which we also suffer: or whether we be comforted\, it is for your
  consolation and salvation. And our hope of you is stedfast\, knowing\, th
 at as ye are partakers of the sufferings\, so shall ye be also of the cons
 olation. For we would not\, brethren\, have you ignorant of our trouble wh
 ich came to us in Asia\, that we were pressed out of measure\, above stren
 gth\, insomuch that we despaired even of life: But we had the sentence of 
 death in ourselves\, that we should not trust in ourselves\, but in God wh
 ich raiseth the dead: Who delivered us from so great a death\, and doth de
 liver: in whom we trust that he will yet deliver us\; Ye also helping toge
 ther by prayer for us\, that for the gift bestowed upon us by the means of
  many persons thanks may be given by many on our behalf. For our rejoicing
  is this\, the testimony of our conscience\, that in simplicity and godly 
 sincerity\, not with fleshly wisdom\, but by the grace of God\, we have ha
 d our conversation in the world\, and more abundantly to you-ward. For we 
 write none other things unto you\, than what ye read or acknowledge\; and 
 I trust ye shall acknowledge even to the end\; As also ye have acknowledge
 d us in part\, that we are your rejoicing\, even as ye also are ours in th
 e day of the Lord Jesus. And in this confidence I was minded to come unto 
 you before\, that ye might have a second benefit\; And to pass by you into
  Macedonia\, and to come again out of Macedonia unto you\, and of you to b
 e brought on my way toward Judaea. When I therefore was thus minded\, did 
 I use lightness? or the things that I purpose\, do I purpose according to 
 the flesh\, that with me there should be yea yea\, and nay nay? But as God
  is true\, our word toward you was not yea and nay. For the Son of God\, J
 esus Christ\, who was preached among you by us\, even by me and Silvanus a
 nd Timotheus\, was not yea and nay\, but in him was yea. For all the promi
 ses of God in him are yea\, and in him Amen\, unto the glory of God by us.
  Now he which stablisheth us with you in Christ\, and hath anointed us\, i
 s God\; Who hath also sealed us\, and given the earnest of the Spirit in o
 ur hearts. Moreover I call God for a record upon my soul\, that to spare y
 ou I came not as yet unto Corinth. Not for that we have dominion over your
  faith\, but are helpers of your joy: for by faith ye stand.\n\nEvening Pr
 ayer\nFirst Lesson — Ecclesiasticus 3:17\nMy son\, go on with thy busine
 ss in meekness\; so shalt thou be beloved of him that is approved. The gre
 ater thou art\, the more humble thyself\, and thou shalt find favour befor
 e the Lord. Many are in high place\, and of renown: but mysteries are reve
 aled unto the meek. For the power of the Lord is great\, and he is honoure
 d of the lowly. Seek not out things that are too hard for thee\, neither s
 earch the things that are above thy strength. But what is commanded thee\,
  think thereupon with reverence\, for it is not needful for thee to see wi
 th thine eyes the things that are in secret. Be not curious in unnecessary
  matters: for more things are shewed unto thee than men understand. For ma
 ny are deceived by their own vain opinion\; and an evil suspicion hath ove
 rthrown their judgment. Without eyes thou shalt want light: profess not th
 e knowledge therefore that thou hast not. A stubborn heart shall fare evil
  at the last\; and he that loveth danger shall perish therein. An obstinat
 e heart shall be laden with sorrows\; and the wicked man shall heap sin up
 on sin. In the punishment of the proud there is no remedy\; for the plant 
 of wickedness hath taken root in him. The heart of the prudent will unders
 tand a parable\; and an attentive ear is the desire of a wise man. Water w
 ill quench a flaming fire\; and alms maketh an atonement for sins. And he 
 that requiteth good turns is mindful of that which may come hereafter\; an
 d when he falleth\, he shall find a stay.\n\nSecond Lesson — Matthew 1:1
 8\n¶ Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother M
 ary was espoused to Joseph\, before they came together\, she was found wit
 h child of the Holy Ghost. Then Joseph her husband\, being a just man\, an
 d not willing to make her a publick example\, was minded to put her away p
 rivily. But while he thought on these things\, behold\, the angel of the L
 ord appeared unto him in a dream\, saying\, Joseph\, thou son of David\, f
 ear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in he
 r is of the Holy Ghost. And she shall bring forth a son\, and thou shalt c
 all his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins. Now all 
 this was done\, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by
  the prophet\, saying\, Behold\, a virgin shall be with child\, and shall 
 bring forth a son\, and they shall call his name Emmanuel\, which being in
 terpreted is\, God with us. Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the
  angel of the Lord had bidden him\, and took unto him his wife: And knew h
 er not till she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his nam
 e JESUS.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 2 Samuel 12:15b-23\n¶ And Nat
 han departed unto his house. And the LORD struck the child that Uriah’s 
 wife bare unto David\, and it was very sick. David therefore besought God 
 for the child\; and David fasted\, and went in\, and lay all night upon th
 e earth. And the elders of his house arose\, and went to him\, to raise hi
 m up from the earth: but he would not\, neither did he eat bread with them
 . And it came to pass on the seventh day\, that the child died. And the se
 rvants of David feared to tell him that the child was dead: for they said\
 , Behold\, while the child was yet alive\, we spake unto him\, and he woul
 d not hearken unto our voice: how will he then vex himself\, if we tell hi
 m that the child is dead? But when David saw that his servants whispered\,
  David perceived that the child was dead: therefore David said unto his se
 rvants\, Is the child dead? And they said\, He is dead. Then David arose f
 rom the earth\, and washed\, and anointed himself\, and changed his appare
 l\, and came into the house of the LORD\, and worshipped: then he came to 
 his own house\; and when he required\, they set bread before him\, and he 
 did eat. Then said his servants unto him\, What thing is this that thou ha
 st done? thou didst fast and weep for the child\, while it was alive\; but
  when the child was dead\, thou didst rise and eat bread. And he said\, Wh
 ile the child was yet alive\, I fasted and wept: for I said\, Who can tell
  whether GOD will be gracious to me\, that the child may live? But now he 
 is dead\, wherefore should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go 
 to him\, but he shall not return to me.\n\nSecond Lesson — 2 Corinthians
  2\nBut I determined this with myself\, that I would not come again to you
  in heaviness. For if I make you sorry\, who is he then that maketh me gla
 d\, but the same which is made sorry by me? And I wrote this same unto you
 \, lest\, when I came\, I should have sorrow from them of whom I ought to 
 rejoice\; having confidence in you all\, that my joy is the joy of you all
 . For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with ma
 ny tears\; not that ye should be grieved\, but that ye might know the love
  which I have more abundantly unto you. But if any have caused grief\, he 
 hath not grieved me\, but in part: that I may not overcharge you all. Suff
 icient to such a man is this punishment\, which was inflicted of many. So 
 that contrariwise ye ought rather to forgive him\, and comfort him\, lest 
 perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow. Wherefore 
 I beseech you that ye would confirm your love toward him. For to this end 
 also did I write\, that I might know the proof of you\, whether ye be obed
 ient in all things. To whom ye forgive any thing\, I forgive also: for if 
 I forgave any thing\, to whom I forgave it\, for your sakes forgave I it i
 n the person of Christ\; Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we 
 are not ignorant of his devices. Furthermore\, when I came to Troas to pre
 ach Christ’s gospel\, and a door was opened unto me of the Lord\, I had 
 no rest in my spirit\, because I found not Titus my brother: but taking my
  leave of them\, I went from thence into Macedonia. Now thanks be unto God
 \, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ\, and maketh manifest the 
 savour of his knowledge by us in every place. For we are unto God a sweet 
 savour of Christ\, in them that are saved\, and in them that perish: To th
 e one we are the savour of death unto death\; and to the other the savour 
 of life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things? For we are not 
 as many\, which corrupt the word of God: but as of sincerity\, but as of G
 od\, in the sight of God speak we in Christ.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Less
 on — Ecclesiasticus 4:1-18\nMy son\, defraud not the poor of his living\
 , and make not the needy eyes to wait long. Make not an hungry soul sorrow
 ful\; neither provoke a man in his distress. Add not more trouble to an he
 art that is vexed\; and defer not to give to him that is in need. Reject n
 ot the supplication of the afflicted\; neither turn away thy face from a p
 oor man. Turn not away thine eye from the needy\, and give him none occasi
 on to curse thee: For if he curse thee in the bitterness of his soul\, his
  prayer shall be heard of him that made him. Get thyself the love of the c
 ongregation\, and bow thy head to a great man. Let it not grieve thee to b
 ow down thine ear to the poor\, and give him a friendly answer with meekne
 ss. Deliver him that suffereth wrong from the hand of the oppressor\; and 
 be not fainthearted when thou sittest in judgment. Be as a father unto the
  fatherless\, and instead of an husband unto their mother: so shalt thou b
 e as the son of the most High\, and he shall love thee more than thy mothe
 r doth. Wisdom exalteth her children\, and layeth hold of them that seek h
 er. He that loveth her loveth life\; and they that seek to her early shall
  be filled with joy. He that holdeth her fast shall inherit glory\; and wh
 eresoever she entereth\, the Lord will bless. They that serve her shall mi
 nister to the Holy One: and them that love her the Lord doth love. Whoso g
 iveth ear unto her shall judge the nations: and he that attendeth unto her
  shall dwell securely. If a man commit himself unto her\, he shall inherit
  her\; and his generation shall hold her in possession. For at the first s
 he will walk with him by crooked ways\, and bring fear and dread upon him\
 , and torment him with her discipline\, until she may trust his soul\, and
  try him by her laws. Then will she return the straight way unto him\, and
  comfort him\, and shew him her secrets.\n\nSecond Lesson — Matthew 2:1-
 12\nNow when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod th
 e king\, behold\, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem\, Saying\
 , Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in 
 the east\, and are come to worship him. When Herod the king had heard thes
 e things\, he was troubled\, and all Jerusalem with him. And when he had g
 athered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together\, he dema
 nded of them where Christ should be born. And they said unto him\, In Beth
 lehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet\, And thou Bethlehe
 m\, in the land of Juda\, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for
  out of thee shall come a Governor\, that shall rule my people Israel. The
 n Herod\, when he had privily called the wise men\, enquired of them dilig
 ently what time the star appeared. And he sent them to Bethlehem\, and sai
 d\, Go and search diligently for the young child\; and when ye have found 
 him\, bring me word again\, that I may come and worship him also. When the
 y had heard the king\, they departed\; and\, lo\, the star\, which they sa
 w in the east\, went before them\, till it came and stood over where the y
 oung child was. When they saw the star\, they rejoiced with exceeding grea
 t joy. ¶ And when they were come into the house\, they saw the young chil
 d with Mary his mother\, and fell down\, and worshipped him: and when they
  had opened their treasures\, they presented unto him gifts\; gold\, and f
 rankincense\, and myrrh. And being warned of God in a dream that they shou
 ld not return to Herod\, they departed into their own country another way.
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SUMMARY:Wednesday after the Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity
DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 2 Samuel 15:1-12\nAnd it came 
 to pass after this\, that Absalom prepared him chariots and horses\, and f
 ifty men to run before him. And Absalom rose up early\, and stood beside t
 he way of the gate: and it was so\, that when any man that had a controver
 sy came to the king for judgment\, then Absalom called unto him\, and said
 \, Of what city art thou? And he said\, Thy servant is of one of the tribe
 s of Israel. And Absalom said unto him\, See\, thy matters are good and ri
 ght\; but there is no man deputed of the king to hear thee. Absalom said m
 oreover\, Oh that I were made judge in the land\, that every man which hat
 h any suit or cause might come unto me\, and I would do him justice! And i
 t was so\, that when any man came nigh to him to do him obeisance\, he put
  forth his hand\, and took him\, and kissed him. And on this manner did Ab
 salom to all Israel that came to the king for judgment: so Absalom stole t
 he hearts of the men of Israel. ¶ And it came to pass after forty years\,
  that Absalom said unto the king\, I pray thee\, let me go and pay my vow\
 , which I have vowed unto the LORD\, in Hebron. For thy servant vowed a vo
 w while I abode at Geshur in Syria\, saying\, If the LORD shall bring me a
 gain indeed to Jerusalem\, then I will serve the LORD. And the king said u
 nto him\, Go in peace. So he arose\, and went to Hebron. ¶ But Absalom se
 nt spies throughout all the tribes of Israel\, saying\, As soon as ye hear
  the sound of the trumpet\, then ye shall say\, Absalom reigneth in Hebron
 . And with Absalom went two hundred men out of Jerusalem\, that were calle
 d\; and they went in their simplicity\, and they knew not any thing. And A
 bsalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite\, David’s counsellor\, from his 
 city\, even from Giloh\, while he offered sacrifices. And the conspiracy w
 as strong\; for the people increased continually with Absalom.\n\nSecond L
 esson — 2 Corinthians 3\nDo we begin again to commend ourselves? or need
  we\, as some others\, epistles of commendation to you\, or letters of com
 mendation from you? Ye are our epistle written in our hearts\, known and r
 ead of all men: Forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle 
 of Christ ministered by us\, written not with ink\, but with the Spirit of
  the living God\; not in tables of stone\, but in fleshy tables of the hea
 rt. And such trust have we through Christ to God-ward: Not that we are suf
 ficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves\; but our sufficie
 ncy is of God\; Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament\
 ; not of the letter\, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth\, but the 
 spirit giveth life. But if the ministration of death\, written and engrave
 n in stones\, was glorious\, so that the children of Israel could not sted
 fastly behold the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance\; which g
 lory was to be done away: How shall not the ministration of the spirit be 
 rather glorious? For if the ministration of condemnation be glory\, much m
 ore doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory. For even that 
 which was made glorious had no glory in this respect\, by reason of the gl
 ory that excelleth. For if that which is done away was glorious\, much mor
 e that which remaineth is glorious. Seeing then that we have such hope\, w
 e use great plainness of speech: And not as Moses\, which put a vail over 
 his face\, that the children of Israel could not stedfastly look to the en
 d of that which is abolished: But their minds were blinded: for until this
  day remaineth the same vail untaken away in the reading of the old testam
 ent\; which vail is done away in Christ. But even unto this day\, when Mos
 es is read\, the vail is upon their heart. Nevertheless when it shall turn
  to the Lord\, the vail shall be taken away. Now the Lord is that Spirit: 
 and where the Spirit of the Lord is\, there is liberty. But we all\, with 
 open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord\, are changed into
  the same image from glory to glory\, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.\n
 \nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Ecclesiasticus 4:20-5:7\nObserve the op
 portunity\, and beware of evil\; and be not ashamed when it concerneth thy
  soul. For there is a shame that bringeth sin\; and there is a shame which
  is glory and grace. Accept no person against thy soul\, and let not the r
 everence of any man cause thee to fall. And refrain not to speak\, when th
 ere is occasion to do good\, and hide not thy wisdom in her beauty. For by
  speech wisdom shall be known: and learning by the word of the tongue. In 
 no wise speak against the truth\; but be abashed of the error of thine ign
 orance. Be not ashamed to confess thy sins\; and force not the course of t
 he river. Make not thyself an underling to a foolish man\; neither accept 
 the person of the mighty. Strive for the truth unto death\, and the Lord s
 hall fight for thee. Be not hasty in thy tongue\, and in thy deeds slack a
 nd remiss. Be not as a lion in thy house\, nor frantick among thy servants
 . Let not thine hand be stretched out to receive\, and shut when thou shou
 ldest repay. Set thy heart upon thy goods\; and say not\, I have enough fo
 r my life. Follow not thine own mind and thy strength\, to walk in the way
 s of thy heart: And say not\, Who shall controul me for my works? for the 
 Lord will surely revenge thy pride. Say not\, I have sinned\, and what har
 m hath happened unto me? for the Lord is longsuffering\, he will in no wis
 e let thee go. Concerning propitiation\, be not without fear to add sin un
 to sin: And say not His mercy is great\; he will be pacified for the multi
 tude of my sins: for mercy and wrath come from him\, and his indignation r
 esteth upon sinners. Make no tarrying to turn to the Lord\, and put not of
 f from day to day: for suddenly shall the wrath of the Lord come forth\, a
 nd in thy security thou shalt be destroyed\, and perish in the day of veng
 eance.\n\nSecond Lesson — Matthew 2:13\nAnd when they were departed\, be
 hold\, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream\, saying\, Ari
 se\, and take the young child and his mother\, and flee into Egypt\, and b
 e thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child 
 to destroy him. When he arose\, he took the young child and his mother by 
 night\, and departed into Egypt: And was there until the death of Herod: t
 hat it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet\, sa
 ying\, Out of Egypt have I called my son. ¶ Then Herod\, when he saw that
  he was mocked of the wise men\, was exceeding wroth\, and sent forth\, an
 d slew all the children that were in Bethlehem\, and in all the coasts the
 reof\, from two years old and under\, according to the time which he had d
 iligently enquired of the wise men. Then was fulfilled that which was spok
 en by Jeremy the prophet\, saying\, In Rama was there a voice heard\, lame
 ntation\, and weeping\, and great mourning\, Rachel weeping for her childr
 en\, and would not be comforted\, because they are not. ¶ But when Herod 
 was dead\, behold\, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in
  Egypt\, Saying\, Arise\, and take the young child and his mother\, and go
  into the land of Israel: for they are dead which sought the young child
 ’s life. And he arose\, and took the young child and his mother\, and ca
 me into the land of Israel. But when he heard that Archelaus did reign in 
 Judaea in the room of his father Herod\, he was afraid to go thither: notw
 ithstanding\, being warned of God in a dream\, he turned aside into the pa
 rts of Galilee: And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it m
 ight be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets\, He shall be called a 
 Nazarene.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 2 Samuel 15:13-29\n¶ And ther
 e came a messenger to David\, saying\, The hearts of the men of Israel are
  after Absalom. And David said unto all his servants that were with him at
  Jerusalem\, Arise\, and let us flee\; for we shall not else escape from A
 bsalom: make speed to depart\, lest he overtake us suddenly\, and bring ev
 il upon us\, and smite the city with the edge of the sword. And the king
 ’s servants said unto the king\, Behold\, thy servants are ready to do w
 hatsoever my lord the king shall appoint. And the king went forth\, and al
 l his household after him. And the king left ten women\, which were concub
 ines\, to keep the house. And the king went forth\, and all the people aft
 er him\, and tarried in a place that was far off. And all his servants pas
 sed on beside him\; and all the Cherethites\, and all the Pelethites\, and
  all the Gittites\, six hundred men which came after him from Gath\, passe
 d on before the king. ¶ Then said the king to Ittai the Gittite\, Wherefo
 re goest thou also with us? return to thy place\, and abide with the king:
  for thou art a stranger\, and also an exile. Whereas thou camest but yest
 erday\, should I this day make thee go up and down with us? seeing I go wh
 ither I may\, return thou\, and take back thy brethren: mercy and truth be
  with thee. And Ittai answered the king\, and said\, As the LORD liveth\, 
 and as my lord the king liveth\, surely in what place my lord the king sha
 ll be\, whether in death or life\, even there also will thy servant be. An
 d David said to Ittai\, Go and pass over. And Ittai the Gittite passed ove
 r\, and all his men\, and all the little ones that were with him. And all 
 the country wept with a loud voice\, and all the people passed over: the k
 ing also himself passed over the brook Kidron\, and all the people passed 
 over\, toward the way of the wilderness. ¶ And lo Zadok also\, and all th
 e Levites were with him\, bearing the ark of the covenant of God: and they
  set down the ark of God\; and Abiathar went up\, until all the people had
  done passing out of the city. And the king said unto Zadok\, Carry back t
 he ark of God into the city: if I shall find favour in the eyes of the LOR
 D\, he will bring me again\, and shew me both it\, and his habitation: But
  if he thus say\, I have no delight in thee\; behold\, here am I\, let him
  do to me as seemeth good unto him. The king said also unto Zadok the prie
 st\, Art not thou a seer? return into the city in peace\, and your two son
 s with you\, Ahimaaz thy son\, and Jonathan the son of Abiathar. See\, I w
 ill tarry in the plain of the wilderness\, until there come word from you 
 to certify me. Zadok therefore and Abiathar carried the ark of God again t
 o Jerusalem: and they tarried there.\n\nSecond Lesson — 2 Corinthians 4\
 nTherefore seeing we have this ministry\, as we have received mercy\, we f
 aint not\; But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty\, not walkin
 g in craftiness\, nor handling the word of God deceitfully\; but by manife
 station of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in t
 he sight of God. But if our gospel be hid\, it is hid to them that are los
 t: In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which beli
 eve not\, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ\, who is the ima
 ge of God\, should shine unto them. For we preach not ourselves\, but Chri
 st Jesus the Lord\; and ourselves your servants for Jesus’ sake. For God
 \, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness\, hath shined in our h
 earts\, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face
  of Jesus Christ. But we have this treasure in earthen vessels\, that the 
 excellency of the power may be of God\, and not of us. We are troubled on 
 every side\, yet not distressed\; we are perplexed\, but not in despair\; 
 Persecuted\, but not forsaken\; cast down\, but not destroyed\; Always bea
 ring about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus\, that the life also of
  Jesus might be made manifest in our body. For we which live are alway del
 ivered unto death for Jesus’ sake\, that the life also of Jesus might be
  made manifest in our mortal flesh. So then death worketh in us\, but life
  in you. We having the same spirit of faith\, according as it is written\,
  I believed\, and therefore have I spoken\; we also believe\, and therefor
 e speak\; Knowing that he which raised up the Lord Jesus shall raise up us
  also by Jesus\, and shall present us with you. For all things are for you
 r sakes\, that the abundant grace might through the thanksgiving of many r
 edound to the glory of God. For which cause we faint not\; but though our 
 outward man perish\, yet the inward man is renewed day by day. For our lig
 ht affliction\, which is but for a moment\, worketh for us a far more exce
 eding and eternal weight of glory\; While we look not at the things which 
 are seen\, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are 
 seen are temporal\; but the things which are not seen are eternal.\n\nEven
 ing Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Ecclesiasticus 15:11\nSay not thou\, It is th
 rough the Lord that I fell away: for thou oughtest not to do the things th
 at he hateth. Say not thou\, He hath caused me to err: for he hath no need
  of the sinful man. The Lord hateth all abomination\; and they that fear G
 od love it not. He himself made man from the beginning\, and left him in t
 he hand of his counsel\; If thou wilt\, to keep the commandments\, and to 
 perform acceptable faithfulness. He hath set fire and water before thee: s
 tretch forth thy hand unto whether thou wilt. Before man is life and death
 \; and whether him liketh shall be given him. For the wisdom of the Lord i
 s great\, and he is mighty in power\, and beholdeth all things: And his ey
 es are upon them that fear him\, and he knoweth every work of man. He hath
  commanded no man to do wickedly\, neither hath he given any man licence t
 o sin.\n\nSecond Lesson — Matthew 3\nIn those days came John the Baptist
 \, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea\, And saying\, Repent ye: for the
  kingdom of heaven is at hand. For this is he that was spoken of by the pr
 ophet Esaias\, saying\, The voice of one crying in the wilderness\, Prepar
 e ye the way of the Lord\, make his paths straight. And the same John had 
 his raiment of camel’s hair\, and a leathern girdle about his loins\; an
 d his meat was locusts and wild honey. Then went out to him Jerusalem\, an
 d all Judaea\, and all the region round about Jordan\, And were baptized o
 f him in Jordan\, confessing their sins. ¶ But when he saw many of the Ph
 arisees and Sadducees come to his baptism\, he said unto them\, O generati
 on of vipers\, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Bring f
 orth therefore fruits meet for repentance: And think not to say within you
 rselves\, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you\, that God is 
 able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham. And now also the a
 xe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth
  not forth good fruit is hewn down\, and cast into the fire. I indeed bapt
 ize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightie
 r than I\, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with 
 the Holy Ghost\, and with fire: Whose fan is in his hand\, and he will thr
 oughly purge his floor\, and gather his wheat into the garner\; but he wil
 l burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire. ¶ Then cometh Jesus from Gali
 lee to Jordan unto John\, to be baptized of him. But John forbad him\, say
 ing\, I have need to be baptized of thee\, and comest thou to me? And Jesu
 s answering said unto him\, Suffer  it to be so now: for thus it becometh 
 us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him. And Jesus\, when he 
 was baptized\, went up straightway out of the water: and\, lo\, the heaven
 s were opened unto him\, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a do
 ve\, and lighting upon him: And lo a voice from heaven\, saying\, This is 
 my beloved Son\, in whom I am well pleased.
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SUMMARY:Friday after the Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity
DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 2 Samuel 15:30-16:4\n¶ And Da
 vid went up by the ascent of mount Olivet\, and wept as he went up\, and h
 ad his head covered\, and he went barefoot: and all the people that was wi
 th him covered every man his head\, and they went up\, weeping as they wen
 t up. ¶ And one told David\, saying\, Ahithophel is among the conspirator
 s with Absalom. And David said\, O LORD\, I pray thee\, turn the counsel o
 f Ahithophel into foolishness. ¶ And it came to pass\, that when David wa
 s come to the top of the mount\, where he worshipped God\, behold\, Hushai
  the Archite came to meet him with his coat rent\, and earth upon his head
 : Unto whom David said\, If thou passest on with me\, then thou shalt be a
  burden unto me: But if thou return to the city\, and say unto Absalom\, I
  will be thy servant\, O king\; as I have been thy father’s servant hith
 erto\, so will I now also be thy servant: then mayest thou for me defeat t
 he counsel of Ahithophel. And hast thou not there with thee Zadok and Abia
 thar the priests? therefore it shall be\, that what thing soever thou shal
 t hear out of the king’s house\, thou shalt tell it to Zadok and Abiatha
 r the priests. Behold\, they have there with them their two sons\, Ahimaaz
  Zadok’s son\, and Jonathan Abiathar’s son\; and by them ye shall send
  unto me every thing that ye can hear. So Hushai David’s friend came int
 o the city\, and Absalom came into Jerusalem. And when David was a little 
 past the top of the hill\, behold\, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met h
 im\, with a couple of asses saddled\, and upon them two hundred loaves of 
 bread\, and an hundred bunches of raisins\, and an hundred of summer fruit
 s\, and a bottle of wine. And the king said unto Ziba\, What meanest thou 
 by these? And Ziba said\, The asses be for the king’s household to ride 
 on\; and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat\; and the win
 e\, that such as be faint in the wilderness may drink. And the king said\,
  And where is thy master’s son? And Ziba said unto the king\, Behold\, h
 e abideth at Jerusalem: for he said\, To day shall the house of Israel res
 tore me the kingdom of my father. Then said the king to Ziba\, Behold\, th
 ine are all that pertained unto Mephibosheth. And Ziba said\, I humbly bes
 eech thee that I may find grace in thy sight\, my lord\, O king.\n\nSecond
  Lesson — 2 Corinthians 5:1-10\nFor we know that if our earthly house of
  this tabernacle were dissolved\, we have a building of God\, an house not
  made with hands\, eternal in the heavens. For in this we groan\, earnestl
 y desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven: If so b
 e that being clothed we shall not be found naked. For we that are in this 
 tabernacle do groan\, being burdened: not for that we would be unclothed\,
  but clothed upon\, that mortality might be swallowed up of life. Now he t
 hat hath wrought us for the selfsame thing is God\, who also hath given un
 to us the earnest of the Spirit. Therefore we are always confident\, knowi
 ng that\, whilst we are at home in the body\, we are absent from the Lord:
  (For we walk by faith\, not by sight:) We are confident\, I say\, and wil
 ling rather to be absent from the body\, and to be present with the Lord. 
 Wherefore we labour\, that\, whether present or absent\, we may be accepte
 d of him. For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ\; that
  every one may receive the things done in his body\, according to that he 
 hath done\, whether it be good or bad.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson —
  Ecclesiasticus 16:17\nSay not thou\, I will hide myself from the Lord: sh
 all any remember me from above? I shall not be remembered among so many pe
 ople: for what is my soul among such an infinite number of creatures? Beho
 ld\, the heaven\, and the heaven of heavens\, the deep\, and the earth\, a
 nd all that therein is\, shall be moved when he shall visit. The mountains
  also and foundations of the earth be shaken with trembling\, when the Lor
 d looketh upon them. No heart can think upon these things worthily: and wh
 o is able to conceive his ways? It is a tempest which no man can see: for 
 the most part of his works are hid. Who can declare the works of his justi
 ce? or who can endure them? for his covenant is afar off\, and the trial o
 f all things is in the end. He that wanteth understanding will think upon 
 vain things: and a foolish man erring imagineth follies. My son\, hearken 
 unto me\, and learn knowledge\, and mark my words with thy heart. I will s
 hew forth doctrine in weight\, and declare his knowledge exactly. The work
 s of the Lord are done in judgment from the beginning: and from the time h
 e made them he disposed the parts thereof. He garnished his works for ever
 \, and in his hand are the chief of them unto all generations: they neithe
 r labour\, nor are weary\, nor cease from their works. None of them hinder
 eth another\, and they shall never disobey his word. After this the Lord l
 ooked upon the earth\, and filled it with his blessings. With all manner o
 f living things hath he covered the face thereof\; and they shall return i
 nto it again.\n\nSecond Lesson — Matthew 4:1-11\nThen was Jesus led up o
 f the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. And when he h
 ad fasted forty days and forty nights\, he was afterward an hungred. And w
 hen the tempter came to him\, he said\, If thou be the Son of God\, comman
 d that these stones be made bread. But he answered and said\, It is writte
 n\, Man shall not live by bread alone\, but by every word that proceedeth 
 out of the mouth of God. Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city\,
  and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple\, And saith unto him\, If tho
 u be the Son of God\, cast thyself down: for it is written\, He shall give
  his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear the
 e up\, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone. Jesus said unt
 o him\, It is written again\, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. Again
 \, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain\, and sheweth h
 im all the kingdoms of the world\, and the glory of them\; And saith unto 
 him\, All these things will I give thee\, if thou wilt fall down and worsh
 ip me. Then saith Jesus unto him\, Get thee hence\, Satan: for it is writt
 en\, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God\, and him only shalt thou serve. 
 Then the devil leaveth him\, and\, behold\, angels came and ministered unt
 o him.
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SUMMARY:Saturday after the Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity
DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 2 Samuel 16:5-19\n¶ And when 
 king David came to Bahurim\, behold\, thence came out a man of the family 
 of the house of Saul\, whose name was Shimei\, the son of Gera: he came fo
 rth\, and cursed still as he came. And he cast stones at David\, and at al
 l the servants of king David: and all the people and all the mighty men we
 re on his right hand and on his left. And thus said Shimei when he cursed\
 , Come out\, come out\, thou bloody man\, and thou man of Belial: The LORD
  hath returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul\, in whose ste
 ad thou hast reigned\; and the LORD hath delivered the kingdom into the ha
 nd of Absalom thy son: and\, behold\, thou art taken in thy mischief\, bec
 ause thou art a bloody man. ¶ Then said Abishai the son of Zeruiah unto t
 he king\, Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? let me go over\
 , I pray thee\, and take off his head. And the king said\, What have I to 
 do with you\, ye sons of Zeruiah? so let him curse\, because the LORD hath
  said unto him\, Curse David. Who shall then say\, Wherefore hast thou don
 e so? And David said to Abishai\, and to all his servants\, Behold\, my so
 n\, which came forth of my bowels\, seeketh my life: how much more now may
  this Benjamite do it? let him alone\, and let him curse\; for the LORD ha
 th bidden him. It may be that the LORD will look on mine affliction\, and 
 that the LORD will requite me good for his cursing this day. And as David 
 and his men went by the way\, Shimei went along on the hill’s side over 
 against him\, and cursed as he went\, and threw stones at him\, and cast d
 ust. And the king\, and all the people that were with him\, came weary\, a
 nd refreshed themselves there. ¶ And Absalom\, and all the people the men
  of Israel\, came to Jerusalem\, and Ahithophel with him. And it came to p
 ass\, when Hushai the Archite\, David’s friend\, was come unto Absalom\,
  that Hushai said unto Absalom\, God save the king\, God save the king. An
 d Absalom said to Hushai\, Is this thy kindness to thy friend? why wentest
  thou not with thy friend? And Hushai said unto Absalom\, Nay\; but whom t
 he LORD\, and this people\, and all the men of Israel\, choose\, his will 
 I be\, and with him will I abide. And again\, whom should I serve? should 
 I not serve in the presence of his son? as I have served in thy father’s
  presence\, so will I be in thy presence.\n\nSecond Lesson — 2 Corinthia
 ns 5:11\nKnowing therefore the terror of the Lord\, we persuade men\; but 
 we are made manifest unto God\; and I trust also are made manifest in your
  consciences. For we commend not ourselves again unto you\, but give you o
 ccasion to glory on our behalf\, that ye may have somewhat to answer them 
 which glory in appearance\, and not in heart. For whether we be beside our
 selves\, it is to God: or whether we be sober\, it is for your cause. For 
 the love of Christ constraineth us\; because we thus judge\, that if one d
 ied for all\, then were all dead: And that he died for all\, that they whi
 ch live should not henceforth live unto themselves\, but unto him which di
 ed for them\, and rose again. Wherefore henceforth know we no man after th
 e flesh: yea\, though we have known Christ after the flesh\, yet now hence
 forth know we him no more. Therefore if any man be in Christ\, he is a new
  creature: old things are passed away\; behold\, all things are become new
 . And all things are of God\, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus C
 hrist\, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation\; To wit\, tha
 t God was in Christ\, reconciling the world unto himself\, not imputing th
 eir trespasses unto them\; and hath committed unto us the word of reconcil
 iation. Now then we are ambassadors for Christ\, as though God did beseech
  you by us: we pray you in Christ’s stead\, be ye reconciled to God. For
  he hath made him to be sin for us\, who knew no sin\; that we might be ma
 de the righteousness of God in him.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Ec
 clesiasticus 19:4-18\nHe that is hasty to give credit is lightminded\; and
  he that sinneth shall offend against his own soul. Whoso taketh pleasure 
 in wickedness shall be condemned: but he that resisteth pleasures crowneth
  his life. He that can rule his tongue shall live without strife\; and he 
 that hateth babbling shall have less evil. Rehearse not unto another that 
 which is told unto thee\, and thou shalt fare never the worse. Whether it 
 be to friend or foe\, talk not of other men’s lives\; and if thou canst 
 without offence\, reveal them not. For he heard and observed thee\, and wh
 en time cometh he will hate thee. If thou hast heard a word\, let it die w
 ith thee\; and be bold\, it will not burst thee. A fool travaileth with a 
 word\, as a woman in labour of a child. As an arrow that sticketh in a man
 ’s thigh\, so is a word within a fool’s belly. Admonish a friend\, it 
 may be he hath not done it: and if he have done it\, that he do it no more
 . Admonish thy friend\, it may be he hath not said it: and if he have\, th
 at he speak it not again. Admonish a friend: for many times it is a slande
 r\, and believe not every tale. There is one that slippeth in his speech\,
  but not from his heart\; and who is he that hath not offended with his to
 ngue? Admonish thy neighbour before thou threaten him\; and not being angr
 y\, give place to the law of the most High. The fear of the Lord is the fi
 rst step to be accepted of him\, and wisdom obtaineth his love.\n\nSecond 
 Lesson — Matthew 4:12\n¶ Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast in
 to prison\, he departed into Galilee\; And leaving Nazareth\, he came and 
 dwelt in Capernaum\, which is upon the sea coast\, in the borders of Zabul
 on and Nephthalim: That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias t
 he prophet\, saying\, The land of Zabulon\, and the land of Nephthalim\, b
 y the way of the sea\, beyond Jordan\, Galilee of the Gentiles\; The peopl
 e which sat in darkness saw great light\; and to them which sat in the reg
 ion and shadow of death light is sprung up. ¶ From that time Jesus began 
 to preach\, and to say\, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. ¶ 
 And Jesus\, walking by the sea of Galilee\, saw two brethren\, Simon calle
 d Peter\, and Andrew his brother\, casting a net into the sea: for they we
 re fishers. And he saith unto them\, Follow me\, and I will make you fishe
 rs of men. And they straightway left their nets\, and followed him. And go
 ing on from thence\, he saw other two brethren\, James the son of Zebedee\
 , and John his brother\, in a ship with Zebedee their father\, mending the
 ir nets\; and he called them. And they immediately left the ship and their
  father\, and followed him. ¶ And Jesus went about all Galilee\, teaching
  in their synagogues\, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom\, and heali
 ng all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people. And 
 his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick peo
 ple that were taken with divers diseases and torments\, and those which we
 re possessed with devils\, and those which were lunatick\, and those that 
 had the palsy\; and he healed them. And there followed him great multitude
 s of people from Galilee\, and from Decapolis\, and from Jerusalem\, and f
 rom Judaea\, and from beyond Jordan.
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SUMMARY:Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity
DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Micah 6:1-8\nHear ye now what 
 the LORD saith\; Arise\, contend thou before the mountains\, and let the h
 ills hear thy voice. Hear ye\, O mountains\, the LORD’s controversy\, an
 d ye strong foundations of the earth: for the LORD hath a controversy with
  his people\, and he will plead with Israel. O my people\, what have I don
 e unto thee? and wherein have I wearied thee? testify against me. For I br
 ought thee up out of the land of Egypt\, and redeemed thee out of the hous
 e of servants\; and I sent before thee Moses\, Aaron\, and Miriam. O my pe
 ople\, remember now what Balak king of Moab consulted\, and what Balaam th
 e son of Beor answered him from Shittim unto Gilgal\; that ye may know the
  righteousness of the LORD. ¶ Wherewith shall I come before the LORD\, an
 d bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt offer
 ings\, with calves of a year old? Will the LORD be pleased with thousands 
 of rams\, or with ten thousands of rivers of oil? shall I give my firstbor
 n for my transgression\, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul? He h
 ath shewed thee\, O man\, what is good\; and what doth the LORD require of
  thee\, but to do justly\, and to love mercy\, and to walk humbly with thy
  God?\n\nSecond Lesson — Philippians 4:4-13\nRejoice in the Lord alway: 
 and again I say\, Rejoice. Let your moderation be known unto all men. 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 h
 earts and minds through Christ Jesus. Finally\, brethren\, whatsoever thin
 gs are true\, whatsoever things are honest\, whatsoever things are just\, 
 whatsoever things are pure\, whatsoever things are lovely\, whatsoever thi
 ngs are of good report\; if there be any virtue\, and if there be any prai
 se\, think on these things. Those things\, which ye have both learned\, an
 d received\, and heard\, and seen in me\, do: and the God of peace shall b
 e with you. But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly\, that now at the last your
  care of me hath flourished again\; wherein ye were also careful\, but ye 
 lacked opportunity. Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learne
 d\, in whatsoever state I am\, therewith to be content. I know both how to
  be abased\, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am 
 instructed both to be full and to be hungry\, both to abound and to suffer
  need. I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.\n\nEveni
 ng Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Jeremiah 7:1-11\nThe word that came to Jeremia
 h from the LORD\, saying\, Stand in the gate of the LORD’s house\, and p
 roclaim there this word\, and say\, Hear the word of the LORD\, all ye of 
 Judah\, that enter in at these gates to worship the LORD. Thus saith the L
 ORD of hosts\, the God of Israel\, Amend your ways and your doings\, and I
  will cause you to dwell in this place. Trust ye not in lying words\, sayi
 ng\, The temple of the LORD\, The temple of the LORD\, The temple of the L
 ORD\, are these. For if ye throughly amend your ways and your doings\; if 
 ye throughly execute judgment between a man and his neighbour\; If ye oppr
 ess not the stranger\, the fatherless\, and the widow\, and shed not innoc
 ent blood in this place\, neither walk after other gods to your hurt: Then
  will I cause you to dwell in this place\, in the land that I gave to your
  fathers\, for ever and ever. ¶ Behold\, ye trust in lying words\, that c
 annot profit. Will ye steal\, murder\, and commit adultery\, and swear fal
 sely\, and burn incense unto Baal\, and walk after other gods whom ye know
  not\; And come and stand before me in this house\, which is called by my 
 name\, and say\, We are delivered to do all these abominations? Is this ho
 use\, which is called by my name\, become a den of robbers in your eyes? B
 ehold\, even I have seen it\, saith the LORD.\n\nSecond Lesson — Luke 13
 :18-30\n¶ Then said he\, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereu
 nto shall I resemble it? It is like a grain of mustard seed\, which a man 
 took\, and cast into his garden\; and it grew\, and waxed a great tree\; a
 nd the fowls of the air lodged in the branches of it. And again he said\, 
 Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom of God? It is like leaven\, which a wo
 man took and hid in three measures of meal\, till the whole was leavened. 
 And he went through the cities and villages\, teaching\, and journeying to
 ward Jerusalem. Then said one unto him\, Lord\, are there few that be save
 d? And he said unto them\, ¶ Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for m
 any\, I say unto you\, will seek to enter in\, and shall not be able. When
  once the master of the house is risen up\, and hath shut to the door\, an
 d ye begin to stand without\, and to knock at the door\, saying\, Lord\, L
 ord\, open unto us\; and he shall answer and say unto you\, I know you not
  whence ye are: Then shall ye begin to say\, We have eaten and drunk in th
 y presence\, and thou hast taught in our streets. But he shall say\, I tel
 l you\, I know you not whence ye are\; depart from me\, all ye workers of 
 iniquity. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth\, when ye shall see
  Abraham\, and Isaac\, and Jacob\, and all the prophets\, in the kingdom o
 f God\, and you yourselves thrust out. And they shall come from the east\,
  and from the west\, and from the north\, and from the south\, and shall s
 it down in the kingdom of God. And\, behold\, there are last which shall b
 e first\, and there are first which shall be last.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 2 Samuel 16:23-17:14\nAnd the 
 counsel of Ahithophel\, which he counselled in those days\, was as if a ma
 n had enquired at the oracle of God: so was all the counsel of Ahithophel 
 both with David and with Absalom. Moreover Ahithophel said unto Absalom\, 
 Let me now choose out twelve thousand men\, and I will arise and pursue af
 ter David this night: And I will come upon him while he is weary and weak 
 handed\, and will make him afraid: and all the people that are with him sh
 all flee\; and I will smite the king only: And I will bring back all the p
 eople unto thee: the man whom thou seekest is as if all returned: so all t
 he people shall be in peace. And the saying pleased Absalom well\, and all
  the elders of Israel. Then said Absalom\, Call now Hushai the Archite als
 o\, and let us hear likewise what he saith. And when Hushai was come to Ab
 salom\, Absalom spake unto him\, saying\, Ahithophel hath spoken after thi
 s manner: shall we do after his saying? if not\; speak thou. And Hushai sa
 id unto Absalom\, The counsel that Ahithophel hath given is not good at th
 is time. For\, said Hushai\, thou knowest thy father and his men\, that th
 ey be mighty men\, and they be chafed in their minds\, as a bear robbed of
  her whelps in the field: and thy father is a man of war\, and will not lo
 dge with the people. Behold\, he is hid now in some pit\, or in some other
  place: and it will come to pass\, when some of them be overthrown at the 
 first\, that whosoever heareth it will say\, There is a slaughter among th
 e people that follow Absalom. And he also that is valiant\, whose heart is
  as the heart of a lion\, shall utterly melt: for all Israel knoweth that 
 thy father is a mighty man\, and they which be with him are valiant men. T
 herefore I counsel that all Israel be generally gathered unto thee\, from 
 Dan even to Beer-sheba\, as the sand that is by the sea for multitude\; an
 d that thou go to battle in thine own person. So shall we come upon him in
  some place where he shall be found\, and we will light upon him as the de
 w falleth on the ground: and of him and of all the men that are with him t
 here shall not be left so much as one. Moreover\, if he be gotten into a c
 ity\, then shall all Israel bring ropes to that city\, and we will draw it
  into the river\, until there be not one small stone found there. And Absa
 lom and all the men of Israel said\, The counsel of Hushai the Archite is 
 better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For the LORD had appointed to defea
 t the good counsel of Ahithophel\, to the intent that the LORD might bring
  evil upon Absalom.\n\nSecond Lesson — 2 Corinthians 6:1-10\nWe then\, a
 s workers together with him\, beseech you also that ye receive not the gra
 ce of God in vain. (For he saith\, I have heard thee in a time accepted\, 
 and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold\, now is the acc
 epted time\; behold\, now is the day of salvation.) Giving no offence in a
 ny thing\, that the ministry be not blamed: But in all things approving ou
 rselves as the ministers of God\, in much patience\, in afflictions\, in n
 ecessities\, in distresses\, In stripes\, in imprisonments\, in tumults\, 
 in labours\, in watchings\, in fastings\; By pureness\, by knowledge\, by 
 longsuffering\, by kindness\, by the Holy Ghost\, by love unfeigned\, By t
 he word of truth\, by the power of God\, by the armour of righteousness on
  the right hand and on the left\, By honour and dishonour\, by evil report
  and good report: as deceivers\, and yet true\; As unknown\, and yet well 
 known\; as dying\, and\, behold\, we live\; as chastened\, and not killed\
 ; As sorrowful\, yet alway rejoicing\; as poor\, yet making many rich\; as
  having nothing\, and yet possessing all things.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst 
 Lesson — Ecclesiasticus 19:20\nThe fear of the Lord is all wisdom\; and 
 in all wisdom is the performance of the law\, and the knowledge of his omn
 ipotency. If a servant say to his master\, I will not do as it pleaseth th
 ee\; though afterward he do it\, he angereth him that nourisheth him. The 
 knowledge of wickedness is not wisdom\, neither at any time the counsel of
  sinners prudence. There is a wickedness\, and the same an abomination\; a
 nd there is a fool wanting in wisdom. He that hath small understanding\, a
 nd feareth God\, is better than one that hath much wisdom\, and transgress
 eth the law of the most High. There is an exquisite subtilty\, and the sam
 e is unjust\; and there is one that turneth aside to make judgment appear\
 ; and there is a wise man that justifieth in judgment. There is a wicked m
 an that hangeth down his head sadly\; but inwardly he is full of deceit\, 
 Casting down his countenance\, and making as if he heard not: where he is 
 not known\, he will do thee a mischief before thou be aware. And if for wa
 nt of power he be hindered from sinning\, yet when he findeth opportunity 
 he will do evil. A man may be known by his look\, and one that hath unders
 tanding by his countenance\, when thou meetest him. A man’s attire\, and
  excessive laughter\, and gait\, shew what he is.\n\nSecond Lesson — Mat
 thew 5:1-16\nAnd seeing the multitudes\, he went up into a mountain: and w
 hen he was set\, his disciples came unto him: And he opened his mouth\, an
 d taught them\, saying\, Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the
  kingdom of heaven. Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comfort
 ed. Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are th
 ey which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be fille
 d. Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. Blessed are the 
 pure in heart: for they shall see God. Blessed are the peacemakers: for th
 ey shall be called the children of God. Blessed are they which are persecu
 ted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blesse
 d are ye\, when men shall revile you\, and persecute you\, and shall say a
 ll manner of evil against you falsely\, for my sake. Rejoice\, and be exce
 eding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the
  prophets which were before you. ¶ Ye are the salt of the earth: but if t
 he salt have lost his savour\, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thencef
 orth good for nothing\, but to be cast out\, and to be trodden under foot 
 of men. Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill canno
 t be hid. Neither do men light a candle\, and put it under a bushel\, but 
 on a candlestick\; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. Let
  your light so shine before men\, that they may see your good works\, and 
 glorify your Father which is in heaven.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 2 Samuel 17:15-23\n¶ Then sai
 d Hushai unto Zadok and to Abiathar the priests\, Thus and thus did Ahitho
 phel counsel Absalom and the elders of Israel\; and thus and thus have I c
 ounselled. Now therefore send quickly\, and tell David\, saying\, Lodge no
 t this night in the plains of the wilderness\, but speedily pass over\; le
 st the king be swallowed up\, and all the people that are with him. Now Jo
 nathan and Ahimaaz stayed by En-rogel\; for they might not be seen to come
  into the city: and a wench went and told them\; and they went and told ki
 ng David. Nevertheless a lad saw them\, and told Absalom: but they went bo
 th of them away quickly\, and came to a man’s house in Bahurim\, which h
 ad a well in his court\; whither they went down. And the woman took and sp
 read a covering over the well’s mouth\, and spread ground corn thereon\;
  and the thing was not known. And when Absalom’s servants came to the wo
 man to the house\, they said\, Where is Ahimaaz and Jonathan? And the woma
 n said unto them\, They be gone over the brook of water. And when they had
  sought and could not find them\, they returned to Jerusalem. And it came 
 to pass\, after they were departed\, that they came up out of the well\, a
 nd went and told king David\, and said unto David\, Arise\, and pass quick
 ly over the water: for thus hath Ahithophel counselled against you. Then D
 avid arose\, and all the people that were with him\, and they passed over 
 Jordan: by the morning light there lacked not one of them that was not gon
 e over Jordan. ¶ And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followe
 d\, he saddled his ass\, and arose\, and gat him home to his house\, to hi
 s city\, and put his household in order\, and hanged himself\, and died\, 
 and was buried in the sepulchre of his father.\n\nSecond Lesson — 2 Cori
 nthians 6:11-7:1\nO ye Corinthians\, our mouth is open unto you\, our hear
 t is enlarged. Ye are not straitened in us\, but ye are straitened in your
  own bowels. Now for a recompence in the same\, (I speak as unto my childr
 en\,) be ye also enlarged. Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelie
 vers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and wha
 t communion hath light with darkness? And what concord hath Christ with Be
 lial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? And what agreem
 ent hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living
  God\; as God hath said\, I will dwell in them\, and walk in them\; and I 
 will be their God\, and they shall be my people. Wherefore come out from a
 mong them\, and be ye separate\, saith the Lord\, and touch not the unclea
 n thing\; and I will receive you\, And will be a Father unto you\, and ye 
 shall be my sons and daughters\, saith the Lord Almighty. Having therefore
  these promises\, dearly beloved\, let us cleanse ourselves from all filth
 iness of the flesh and spirit\, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.\n\
 nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Ecclesiasticus 20:9-20\nThere is a sinne
 r that hath good success in evil things\; and there is a gain that turneth
  to loss. There is a gift that shall not profit thee\; and there is a gift
  whose recompence is double. There is an abasement because of glory\; and 
 there is that lifteth up his head from a low estate. There is that buyeth 
 much for a little\, and repayeth it sevenfold. A wise man by his words mak
 eth him beloved: but the graces of fools shall be poured out. The gift of 
 a fool shall do thee no good when thou hast it\; neither yet of the enviou
 s for his necessity: for he looketh to receive many things for one. He giv
 eth little\, and upbraideth much\; he openeth his mouth like a crier\; to 
 day he lendeth\, and to morrow will he ask it again: such an one is to be 
 hated of God and man. The fool saith\, I have no friends\, I have no thank
  for all my good deeds\, and they that eat my bread speak evil of me. How 
 oft\, and of how many shall he be laughed to scorn! for he knoweth not ari
 ght what it is to have\; and it is all one unto him as if he had it not. T
 o slip upon a pavement is better than to slip with the tongue: so the fall
  of the wicked shall come speedily. An unseasonable tale will always be in
  the mouth of the unwise. A wise sentence shall be rejected when it cometh
  out of a fool’s mouth\; for he will not speak it in due season.\n\nSeco
 nd Lesson — Matthew 5:17-26\n¶ Think not that I am come to destroy the 
 law\, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy\, but to fulfil. For veril
 y I say unto you\, Till heaven and earth pass\, one jot or one tittle shal
 l in no wise pass from the law\, till all be fulfilled. Whosoever therefor
 e shall break one of these least commandments\, and shall teach men so\, h
 e shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall 
 do and teach them\, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heave
 n. For I say unto you\, That except your righteousness shall exceed the ri
 ghteousness of the scribes and Pharisees\, ye shall in no case enter into 
 the kingdom of heaven. ¶ Ye have heard that it was said by them of old ti
 me\, Thou shalt not kill\; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of 
 the judgment: But I say unto you\, That whosoever is angry with his brothe
 r without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall 
 say to his brother\, Raca\, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoev
 er shall say\, Thou fool\, shall be in danger of hell fire. Therefore if t
 hou bring thy gift to the altar\, and there rememberest that thy brother h
 ath ought against thee\; Leave there thy gift before the altar\, and go th
 y way\; first be reconciled to thy brother\, and then come and offer thy g
 ift. Agree with thine adversary quickly\, whiles thou art in the way with 
 him\; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge\, and the j
 udge deliver thee to the officer\, and thou be cast into prison. Verily I 
 say unto thee\, Thou shalt by no means come out thence\, till thou hast pa
 id the uttermost farthing.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 2 Samuel 18:1-17\nAnd David nu
 mbered the people that were with him\, and set captains of thousands and c
 aptains of hundreds over them. And David sent forth a third part of the pe
 ople under the hand of Joab\, and a third part under the hand of Abishai t
 he son of Zeruiah\, Joab’s brother\, and a third part under the hand of 
 Ittai the Gittite. And the king said unto the people\, I will surely go fo
 rth with you myself also. But the people answered\, Thou shalt not go fort
 h: for if we flee away\, they will not care for us\; neither if half of us
  die\, will they care for us: but now thou art worth ten thousand of us: t
 herefore now it is better that thou succour us out of the city. And the ki
 ng said unto them\, What seemeth you best I will do. And the king stood by
  the gate side\, and all the people came out by hundreds and by thousands.
  And the king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai\, saying\, Deal gently 
 for my sake with the young man\, even with Absalom. And all the people hea
 rd when the king gave all the captains charge concerning Absalom. ¶ So th
 e people went out into the field against Israel: and the battle was in the
  wood of Ephraim\; Where the people of Israel were slain before the servan
 ts of David\, and there was there a great slaughter that day of twenty tho
 usand men. For the battle was there scattered over the face of all the cou
 ntry: and the wood devoured more people that day than the sword devoured. 
 ¶ And Absalom met the servants of David. And Absalom rode upon a mule\, a
 nd the mule went under the thick boughs of a great oak\, and his head caug
 ht hold of the oak\, and he was taken up between the heaven and the earth\
 ; and the mule that was under him went away. And a certain man saw it\, an
 d told Joab\, and said\, Behold\, I saw Absalom hanged in an oak. And Joab
  said unto the man that told him\, And\, behold\, thou sawest him\, and wh
 y didst thou not smite him there to the ground? and I would have given the
 e ten shekels of silver\, and a girdle. And the man said unto Joab\, Thoug
 h I should receive a thousand shekels of silver in mine hand\, yet would I
  not put forth mine hand against the king’s son: for in our hearing the 
 king charged thee and Abishai and Ittai\, saying\, Beware that none touch 
 the young man Absalom. Otherwise I should have wrought falsehood against m
 ine own life: for there is no matter hid from the king\, and thou thyself 
 wouldest have set thyself against me. Then said Joab\, I may not tarry thu
 s with thee. And he took three darts in his hand\, and thrust them through
  the heart of Absalom\, while he was yet alive in the midst of the oak. An
 d ten young men that bare Joab’s armour compassed about and smote Absalo
 m\, and slew him. And Joab blew the trumpet\, and the people returned from
  pursuing after Israel: for Joab held back the people. And they took Absal
 om\, and cast him into a great pit in the wood\, and laid a very great hea
 p of stones upon him: and all Israel fled every one to his tent.\n\nSecond
  Lesson — 2 Corinthians 7:2\nReceive us\; we have wronged no man\, we ha
 ve corrupted no man\, we have defrauded no man. I speak not this to condem
 n you: for I have said before\, that ye are in our hearts to die and live 
 with you. Great is my boldness of speech toward you\, great is my glorying
  of you: I am filled with comfort\, I am exceeding joyful in all our tribu
 lation. For\, when we were come into Macedonia\, our flesh had no rest\, b
 ut we were troubled on every side\; without were fightings\, within were f
 ears. Nevertheless God\, that comforteth those that are cast down\, comfor
 ted us by the coming of Titus\; And not by his coming only\, but by the co
 nsolation wherewith he was comforted in you\, when he told us your earnest
  desire\, your mourning\, your fervent mind toward me\; so that I rejoiced
  the more. For though I made you sorry with a letter\, I do not repent\, t
 hough I did repent: for I perceive that the same epistle hath made you sor
 ry\, though it were but for a season. Now I rejoice\, not that ye were mad
 e sorry\, but that ye sorrowed to repentance: for ye were made sorry after
  a godly manner\, that ye might receive damage by us in nothing. For godly
  sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sor
 row of the world worketh death. For behold this selfsame thing\, that ye s
 orrowed after a godly sort\, what carefulness it wrought in you\, yea\, wh
 at clearing of yourselves\, yea\, what indignation\, yea\, what fear\, yea
 \, what vehement desire\, yea\, what zeal\, yea\, what revenge! In all thi
 ngs ye have approved yourselves to be clear in this matter. Wherefore\, th
 ough I wrote unto you\, I did it not for his cause that had done the wrong
 \, nor for his cause that suffered wrong\, but that our care for you in th
 e sight of God might appear unto you. Therefore we were comforted in your 
 comfort: yea\, and exceedingly the more joyed we for the joy of Titus\, be
 cause his spirit was refreshed by you all. For if I have boasted any thing
  to him of you\, I am not ashamed\; but as we spake all things to you in t
 ruth\, even so our boasting\, which I made before Titus\, is found a truth
 . And his inward affection is more abundant toward you\, whilst he remembe
 reth the obedience of you all\, how with fear and trembling ye received hi
 m. I rejoice therefore that I have confidence in you in all things.\n\nEve
 ning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Ecclesiasticus 24:1-9\, 18-22\nWisdom shall 
 praise herself\, and shall glory in the midst of her people. In the congre
 gation of the most High shall she open her mouth\, and triumph before his 
 power. I came out of the mouth of the most High\, and covered the earth as
  a cloud. I dwelt in high places\, and my throne is in a cloudy pillar. I 
 alone compassed the circuit of heaven\, and walked in the bottom of the de
 ep. In the waves of the sea and in all the earth\, and in every people and
  nation\, I got a possession. With all these I sought rest: and in whose i
 nheritance shall I abide? So the Creator of all things gave me a commandme
 nt\, and he that made me caused my tabernacle to rest\, and said\, Let thy
  dwelling be in Jacob\, and thine inheritance in Israel. He created me fro
 m the beginning before the world\, and I shall never fail. I am the mother
  of fair love\, and fear\, and knowledge\, and holy hope: I therefore\, be
 ing eternal\, am given to all my children which are named of him. Come unt
 o me\, all ye that be desirous of me\, and fill yourselves with my fruits.
  For my memorial is sweeter than honey\, and mine inheritance than the hon
 eycomb. They that eat me shall yet be hungry\, and they that drink me shal
 l yet be thirsty. He that obeyeth me shall never be confounded\, and they 
 that work by me shall not do amiss.\n\nSecond Lesson — Matthew 5:27-37\n
 ¶ Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time\, Thou shalt not com
 mit adultery: But I say unto you\, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lu
 st after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart. And if
  thy right eye offend thee\, pluck it out\, and cast it from thee: for it 
 is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish\, and not tha
 t thy whole body should be cast into hell. And if thy right hand offend th
 ee\, cut it off\, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee tha
 t one of thy members should perish\, and not that thy whole body should be
  cast into hell. It hath been said\, Whosoever shall put away his wife\, l
 et him give her a writing of divorcement: But I say unto you\, That whosoe
 ver shall put away his wife\, saving for the cause of fornication\, causet
 h her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced c
 ommitteth adultery. ¶ Again\, ye have heard that it hath been said by the
 m of old time\, Thou shalt not forswear thyself\, but shalt perform unto t
 he Lord thine oaths: But I say unto you\, Swear not at all\; neither by he
 aven\; for it is God’s throne: Nor by the earth\; for it is his footstoo
 l: neither by Jerusalem\; for it is the city of the great King. Neither sh
 alt thou swear by thy head\, because thou canst not make one hair white or
  black. But let your communication be\, Yea\, yea\; Nay\, nay: for whatsoe
 ver is more than these cometh of evil.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 2 Samuel 18:19\n¶ Then said A
 himaaz the son of Zadok\, Let me now run\, and bear the king tidings\, how
  that the LORD hath avenged him of his enemies. And Joab said unto him\, T
 hou shalt not bear tidings this day\, but thou shalt bear tidings another 
 day: but this day thou shalt bear no tidings\, because the king’s son is
  dead. Then said Joab to Cushi\, Go tell the king what thou hast seen. And
  Cushi bowed himself unto Joab\, and ran. Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zad
 ok yet again to Joab\, But howsoever\, let me\, I pray thee\, also run aft
 er Cushi. And Joab said\, Wherefore wilt thou run\, my son\, seeing that t
 hou hast no tidings ready? But howsoever\, said he\, let me run. And he sa
 id unto him\, Run. Then Ahimaaz ran by the way of the plain\, and overran 
 Cushi. And David sat between the two gates: and the watchman went up to th
 e roof over the gate unto the wall\, and lifted up his eyes\, and looked\,
  and behold a man running alone. And the watchman cried\, and told the kin
 g. And the king said\, If he be alone\, there is tidings in his mouth. And
  he came apace\, and drew near. And the watchman saw another man running: 
 and the watchman called unto the porter\, and said\, Behold another man ru
 nning alone. And the king said\, He also bringeth tidings. And the watchma
 n said\, Me thinketh the running of the foremost is like the running of Ah
 imaaz the son of Zadok. And the king said\, He is a good man\, and cometh 
 with good tidings. And Ahimaaz called\, and said unto the king\, All is we
 ll. And he fell down to the earth upon his face before the king\, and said
 \, Blessed be the LORD thy God\, which hath delivered up the men that lift
 ed up their hand against my lord the king. And the king said\, Is the youn
 g man Absalom safe? And Ahimaaz answered\, When Joab sent the king’s ser
 vant\, and me thy servant\, I saw a great tumult\, but I knew not what it 
 was. And the king said unto him\, Turn aside\, and stand here. And he turn
 ed aside\, and stood still. And\, behold\, Cushi came\; and Cushi said\, T
 idings\, my lord the king: for the LORD hath avenged thee this day of all 
 them that rose up against thee. And the king said unto Cushi\, Is the youn
 g man Absalom safe? And Cushi answered\, The enemies of my lord the king\,
  and all that rise against thee to do thee hurt\, be as that young man is.
  ¶ And the king was much moved\, and went up to the chamber over the gate
 \, and wept: and as he went\, thus he said\, O my son Absalom\, my son\, m
 y son Absalom! would God I had died for thee\, O Absalom\, my son\, my son
 !\n\nSecond Lesson — 2 Corinthians 8:1-15\nMoreover\, brethren\, we do y
 ou to wit of the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia\; How 
 that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their d
 eep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality. For to their pow
 er\, I bear record\, yea\, and beyond their power they were willing of the
 mselves\; Praying us with much intreaty that we would receive the gift\, a
 nd take upon us the fellowship of the ministering to the saints. And this 
 they did\, not as we hoped\, but first gave their own selves to the Lord\,
  and unto us by the will of God. Insomuch that we desired Titus\, that as 
 he had begun\, so he would also finish in you the same grace also. Therefo
 re\, as ye abound in every thing\, in faith\, and utterance\, and knowledg
 e\, and in all diligence\, and in your love to us\, see that ye abound in 
 this grace also. I speak not by commandment\, but by occasion of the forwa
 rdness of others\, and to prove the sincerity of your love. For ye know th
 e grace of our Lord Jesus Christ\, that\, though he was rich\, yet for you
 r sakes he became poor\, that ye through his poverty might be rich. And he
 rein I give my advice: for this is expedient for you\, who have begun befo
 re\, not only to do\, but also to be forward a year ago. Now therefore per
 form the doing of it\; that as there was a readiness to will\, so there ma
 y be a performance also out of that which ye have. For if there be first a
  willing mind\, it is accepted according to that a man hath\, and not acco
 rding to that he hath not. For I mean not that other men be eased\, and ye
  burdened: But by an equality\, that now at this time your abundance may b
 e a supply for their want\, that their abundance also may be a supply for 
 your want: that there may be equality: As it is written\, He that had gath
 ered much had nothing over\; and he that had gathered little had no lack.\
 n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Ecclesiasticus 28:13\nCurse the whispe
 rer and doubletongued: for such have destroyed many that were at peace. A 
 backbiting tongue hath disquieted many\, and driven them from nation to na
 tion: strong cities hath it pulled down\, and overthrown the houses of gre
 at men. A backbiting tongue hath cast out virtuous women\, and deprived th
 em of their labours. Whoso hearkeneth unto it shall never find rest\, and 
 never dwell quietly. The stroke of the whip maketh marks in the flesh: but
  the stroke of the tongue breaketh the bones. Many have fallen by the edge
  of the sword: but not so many as have fallen by the tongue. Well is he th
 at is defended through the venom thereof\; who hath not drawn the yoke the
 reof\, nor hath been bound in her bands. For the yoke thereof is a yoke of
  iron\, and the bands thereof are bands of brass. The death thereof is an 
 evil death\, the grave were better than it. It shall not have rule over th
 em that fear God\, neither shall they be burned with the flame thereof. Su
 ch as forsake the Lord shall fall into it\; and it shall burn in them\, an
 d not be quenched\; it shall be sent upon them as a lion\, and devour them
  as a leopard. Look that thou hedge thy possession about with thorns\, and
  bind up thy silver and gold\, And weigh thy words in a balance\, and make
  a door and bar for thy mouth. Beware thou slide not by it\, lest thou fal
 l before him that lieth in wait.\n\nSecond Lesson — Matthew 5:38\n¶ Ye 
 have heard that it hath been said\, An eye for an eye\, and a tooth for a 
 tooth: But I say unto you\, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall s
 mite thee on thy right cheek\, turn to him the other also. And if any man 
 will sue thee at the law\, and take away thy coat\, let him have thy cloke
  also. And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile\, go with him twain. G
 ive to him that asketh thee\, and from him that would borrow of thee turn 
 not thou away. ¶ Ye have heard that it hath been said\, Thou shalt love t
 hy neighbour\, and hate thine enemy. But I say unto you\, Love your enemie
 s\, bless them that curse you\, do good to them that hate you\, and pray f
 or them which despitefully use you\, and persecute you\; That ye may be th
 e children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to ris
 e on the evil and on the good\, and sendeth rain on the just and on the un
 just. For if ye love them which love you\, what reward have ye? do not eve
 n the publicans the same? And if ye salute your brethren only\, what do ye
  more than others? do not even the publicans so? Be ye therefore perfect\,
  even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 2 Samuel 19:1-10\nAnd it was t
 old Joab\, Behold\, the king weepeth and mourneth for Absalom. And the vic
 tory that day was turned into mourning unto all the people: for the people
  heard say that day how the king was grieved for his son. And the people g
 at them by stealth that day into the city\, as people being ashamed steal 
 away when they flee in battle. But the king covered his face\, and the kin
 g cried with a loud voice\, O my son Absalom\, O Absalom\, my son\, my son
 ! And Joab came into the house to the king\, and said\, Thou hast shamed t
 his day the faces of all thy servants\, which this day have saved thy life
 \, and the lives of thy sons and of thy daughters\, and the lives of thy w
 ives\, and the lives of thy concubines\; In that thou lovest thine enemies
 \, and hatest thy friends. For thou hast declared this day\, that thou reg
 ardest neither princes nor servants: for this day I perceive\, that if Abs
 alom had lived\, and all we had died this day\, then it had pleased thee w
 ell. Now therefore arise\, go forth\, and speak comfortably unto thy serva
 nts: for I swear by the LORD\, if thou go not forth\, there will not tarry
  one with thee this night: and that will be worse unto thee than all the e
 vil that befell thee from thy youth until now. Then the king arose\, and s
 at in the gate. And they told unto all the people\, saying\, Behold\, the 
 king doth sit in the gate. And all the people came before the king: for Is
 rael had fled every man to his tent. ¶ And all the people were at strife 
 throughout all the tribes of Israel\, saying\, The king saved us out of th
 e hand of our enemies\, and he delivered us out of the hand of the Philist
 ines\; and now he is fled out of the land for Absalom. And Absalom\, whom 
 we anointed over us\, is dead in battle. Now therefore why speak ye not a 
 word of bringing the king back?\n\nSecond Lesson — 2 Corinthians 8:16\nB
 ut thanks be to God\, which put the same earnest care into the heart of Ti
 tus for you. For indeed he accepted the exhortation\; but being more forwa
 rd\, of his own accord he went unto you. And we have sent with him the bro
 ther\, whose praise is in the gospel throughout all the churches\; And not
  that only\, but who was also chosen of the churches to travel with us wit
 h this grace\, which is administered by us to the glory of the same Lord\,
  and declaration of your ready mind: Avoiding this\, that no man should bl
 ame us in this abundance which is administered by us: Providing for honest
  things\, not only in the sight of the Lord\, but also in the sight of men
 . And we have sent with them our brother\, whom we have oftentimes proved 
 diligent in many things\, but now much more diligent\, upon the great conf
 idence which I have in you. Whether any do enquire of Titus\, he is my par
 tner and fellowhelper concerning you: or our brethren be enquired of\, the
 y are the messengers of the churches\, and the glory of Christ. Wherefore 
 shew ye to them\, and before the churches\, the proof of your love\, and o
 f our boasting on your behalf.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Ecclesi
 asticus 31:12-18\, 25-32:2\nIf thou sit at a bountiful table\, be not gree
 dy upon it\, and say not\, There is much meat on it. Remember that a wicke
 d eye is an evil thing: and what is created more wicked than an eye? there
 fore it weepeth upon every occasion. Stretch not thine hand whithersoever 
 it looketh\, and thrust it not with him into the dish. Judge not thy neigh
 bour by thyself: and be discreet in every point. Eat as it becometh a man\
 , those things which are set before thee\; and devour not\, lest thou be h
 ated. Leave off first for manners’ sake\; and be not unsatiable\, lest t
 hou offend. When thou sittest among many\, reach not thine hand out first 
 of all. Shew not thy valiantness in wine\; for wine hath destroyed many. T
 he furnace proveth the edge by dipping: so doth wine the hearts of the pro
 ud by drunkeness. Wine is as good as life to a man\, if it be drunk modera
 tely: what life is then to a man that is without wine? for it was made to 
 make men glad. Wine measurably drunk and in season bringeth gladness of th
 e heart\, and cheerfulness of the mind: But wine drunken with excess maket
 h bitterness of the mind\, with brawling and quarrelling. Drunkenness incr
 easeth the rage of a fool till he offend: it diminisheth strength\, and ma
 keth wounds. Rebuke not thy neighbour at the wine\, and despise him not in
  his mirth: give him no despiteful words\, and press not upon him with urg
 ing him to drink. If thou be made the master of a feast\, lift not thyself
  up\, but be among them as one of the rest\; take diligent care for them\,
  and so sit down. And when thou hast done all thy office\, take thy place\
 , that thou mayest be merry with them\, and receive a crown for thy well o
 rdering of the feast.\n\nSecond Lesson — Matthew 6:1-18\nTake heed that 
 ye do not your alms before men\, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no 
 reward of your Father which is in heaven. Therefore when thou doest thine 
 alms\, do not sound a trumpet before thee\, as the hypocrites do in the sy
 nagogues and in the streets\, that they may have glory of men. Verily I sa
 y unto you\, They have their reward. But when thou doest alms\, let not th
 y left hand know what thy right hand doeth: That thine alms may be in secr
 et: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.
  ¶ And when thou prayest\, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for t
 hey love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the stre
 ets\, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you\, They have thei
 r reward. But thou\, when thou prayest\, enter into thy closet\, and when 
 thou hast shut thy door\, pray to thy Father which is in secret\; and thy 
 Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly. But when ye pray\, 
 use not vain repetitions\, as the heathen do: for they think that they sha
 ll be heard for their much speaking. Be not ye therefore like unto them: f
 or your Father knoweth what things ye have need of\, before ye ask him. Af
 ter this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven\, Hallow
 ed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth\, as it is in 
 heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts\, as we
  forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation\, but deliver us fro
 m evil: For thine is the kingdom\, and the power\, and the glory\, for eve
 r. Amen. For if ye forgive men their trespasses\, your heavenly Father wil
 l also forgive you: But if ye forgive not men their trespasses\, neither w
 ill your Father forgive your trespasses. ¶ Moreover when ye fast\, be not
 \, as the hypocrites\, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their face
 s\, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you\, They ha
 ve their reward. But thou\, when thou fastest\, anoint thine head\, and wa
 sh thy face\; That thou appear not unto men to fast\, but unto thy Father 
 which is in secret: and thy Father\, which seeth in secret\, shall reward 
 thee openly.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 2 Samuel 19:11-23\n¶ And king
  David sent to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests\, saying\, Speak unto the
  elders of Judah\, saying\, Why are ye the last to bring the king back to 
 his house? seeing the speech of all Israel is come to the king\, even to h
 is house. Ye are my brethren\, ye are my bones and my flesh: wherefore the
 n are ye the last to bring back the king? And say ye to Amasa\, Art thou n
 ot of my bone\, and of my flesh? God do so to me\, and more also\, if thou
  be not captain of the host before me continually in the room of Joab. And
  he bowed the heart of all the men of Judah\, even as the heart of one man
 \; so that they sent this word unto the king\, Return thou\, and all thy s
 ervants. So the king returned\, and came to Jordan. And Judah came to Gilg
 al\, to go to meet the king\, to conduct the king over Jordan. ¶ And Shim
 ei the son of Gera\, a Benjamite\, which was of Bahurim\, hasted and came 
 down with the men of Judah to meet king David. And there were a thousand m
 en of Benjamin with him\, and Ziba the servant of the house of Saul\, and 
 his fifteen sons and his twenty servants with him\; and they went over Jor
 dan before the king. And there went over a ferry boat to carry over the ki
 ng’s household\, and to do what he thought good. And Shimei the son of G
 era fell down before the king\, as he was come over Jordan\; And said unto
  the king\, Let not my lord impute iniquity unto me\, neither do thou reme
 mber that which thy servant did perversely the day that my lord the king w
 ent out of Jerusalem\, that the king should take it to his heart. For thy 
 servant doth know that I have sinned: therefore\, behold\, I am come the f
 irst this day of all the house of Joseph to go down to meet my lord the ki
 ng. But Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered and said\, Shall not Shimei be
  put to death for this\, because he cursed the LORD’s anointed? And Davi
 d said\, What have I to do with you\, ye sons of Zeruiah\, that ye should 
 this day be adversaries unto me? shall there any man be put to death this 
 day in Israel? for do not I know that I am this day king over Israel? Ther
 efore the king said unto Shimei\, Thou shalt not die. And the king sware u
 nto him.\n\nSecond Lesson — 2 Corinthians 9\nFor as touching the ministe
 ring to the saints\, it is superfluous for me to write to you: For I know 
 the forwardness of your mind\, for which I boast of you to them of Macedon
 ia\, that Achaia was ready a year ago\; and your zeal hath provoked very m
 any. Yet have I sent the brethren\, lest our boasting of you should be in 
 vain in this behalf\; that\, as I said\, ye may be ready: Lest haply if th
 ey of Macedonia come with me\, and find you unprepared\, we (that we say n
 ot\, ye) should be ashamed in this same confident boasting. Therefore I th
 ought it necessary to exhort the brethren\, that they would go before unto
  you\, and make up beforehand your bounty\, whereof ye had notice before\,
  that the same might be ready\, as a matter of bounty\, and not as of cove
 tousness. But this I say\, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also spari
 ngly\; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully. Every 
 man according as he purposeth in his heart\, so let him give\; not grudgin
 gly\, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver. And God is able to
  make all grace abound toward you\; that ye\, always having all sufficienc
 y in all things\, may abound to every good work: (As it is written\, He ha
 th dispersed abroad\; he hath given to the poor: his righteousness remaine
 th for ever. Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread
  for your food\, and multiply your seed sown\, and increase the fruits of 
 your righteousness\;) Being enriched in every thing to all bountifulness\,
  which causeth through us thanksgiving to God. For the administration of t
 his service not only supplieth the want of the saints\, but is abundant al
 so by many thanksgivings unto God\; Whiles by the experiment of this minis
 tration they glorify God for your professed subjection unto the gospel of 
 Christ\, and for your liberal distribution unto them\, and unto all men\; 
 And by their prayer for you\, which long after you for the exceeding grace
  of God in you. Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift.\n\nEvening Pr
 ayer\nFirst Lesson — Ecclesiasticus 34:1-8\nThe hopes of a man void of u
 nderstanding are vain and false: and dreams lift up fools. Whoso regardeth
  dreams is like him that catcheth at a shadow\, and followeth after the wi
 nd. The vision of dreams is the resemblance of one thing to another\, even
  as the likeness of a face to a face. Of an unclean thing what can be clea
 nsed? and from that thing which is false what truth can come? Divinations\
 , and soothsayings\, and dreams\, are vain: and the heart fancieth\, as a 
 woman’s heart in travail. If they be not sent from the most High in thy 
 visitation\, set not thy heart upon them. For dreams have deceived many\, 
 and they have failed that put their trust in them. The law shall be found 
 perfect without lies: and wisdom is perfection to a faithful mouth.\n\nSec
 ond Lesson — Matthew 6:19\n¶ Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon e
 arth\, where moth and rust doth corrupt\, and where thieves break through 
 and steal: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven\, where neither m
 oth nor rust doth corrupt\, and where thieves do not break through nor ste
 al: For where your treasure is\, there will your heart be also. The light 
 of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single\, thy whole body 
 shall be full of light. But if thine eye be evil\, thy whole body shall be
  full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness\, ho
 w great is that darkness! ¶ No man can serve two masters: for either he w
 ill hate the one\, and love the other\; or else he will hold to the one\, 
 and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. Therefore I say unt
 o you\, Take no thought for your life\, what ye shall eat\, or what ye sha
 ll drink\; nor yet for your body\, what ye shall put on. Is not the life m
 ore than meat\, and the body than raiment? Behold the fowls of the air: fo
 r they sow not\, neither do they reap\, nor gather into barns\; yet your h
 eavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they? Which of yo
 u by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature? And why take ye th
 ought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field\, how they grow\; they
  toil not\, neither do they spin: And yet I say unto you\, That even Solom
 on in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Wherefore\, if God 
 so clothe the grass of the field\, which to day is\, and to morrow is cast
  into the oven\, shall he not much more clothe you\, O ye of little faith?
  Therefore take no thought\, saying\, What shall we eat? or\, What shall w
 e drink? or\, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? (For after all these things
  do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need
  of all these things. But seek ye first the kingdom of God\, and his right
 eousness\; and all these things shall be added unto you. Take therefore no
  thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things 
 of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Ecclesiasticus 5:1-10\nSet thy
  heart upon thy goods\; and say not\, I have enough for my life. Follow no
 t thine own mind and thy strength\, to walk in the ways of thy heart: And 
 say not\, Who shall controul me for my works? for the Lord will surely rev
 enge thy pride. Say not\, I have sinned\, and what harm hath happened unto
  me? for the Lord is longsuffering\, he will in no wise let thee go. Conce
 rning propitiation\, be not without fear to add sin unto sin: And say not 
 His mercy is great\; he will be pacified for the multitude of my sins: for
  mercy and wrath come from him\, and his indignation resteth upon sinners.
  Make no tarrying to turn to the Lord\, and put not off from day to day: f
 or suddenly shall the wrath of the Lord come forth\, and in thy security t
 hou shalt be destroyed\, and perish in the day of vengeance. Set not thine
  heart upon goods unjustly gotten\, for they shall not profit thee in the 
 day of calamity. Winnow not with every wind\, and go not into every way: f
 or so doth the sinner that hath a double tongue. Be stedfast in thy unders
 tanding\; and let thy word be the same.\n\nSecond Lesson — Luke 12:13-21
 \n¶ And one of the company said unto him\, Master\, speak to my brother\,
  that he divide the inheritance with me. And he said unto him\, Man\, who 
 made me a judge or a divider over you? And he said unto them\, Take heed\,
  and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abun
 dance of the things which he possesseth. And he spake a parable unto them\
 , saying\, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully: And
  he thought within himself\, saying\, What shall I do\, because I have no 
 room where to bestow my fruits? And he said\, This will I do: I will pull 
 down my barns\, and build greater\; and there will I bestow all my fruits 
 and my goods. And I will say to my soul\, Soul\, thou hast much goods laid
  up for many years\; take thine ease\, eat\, drink\, and be merry. But God
  said unto him\, Thou fool\, this night thy soul shall be required of thee
 : then whose shall those things be\, which thou hast provided? So is he th
 at layeth up treasure for himself\, and is not rich toward God.\n\nEvening
  Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Ecclesiastes 5:8\n¶ If thou seest the oppressio
 n of the poor\, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a provin
 ce\, marvel not at the matter: for he that is higher than the highest rega
 rdeth\; and there be higher than they. ¶ Moreover the profit of the earth
  is for all: the king himself is served by the field. He that loveth silve
 r shall not be satisfied with silver\; nor he that loveth abundance with i
 ncrease: this is also vanity. When goods increase\, they are increased tha
 t eat them: and what good is there to the owners thereof\, saving the beho
 lding of them with their eyes? The sleep of a labouring man is sweet\, whe
 ther he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer 
 him to sleep. There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun\, namel
 y\, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt. But those riches per
 ish by evil travail: and he begetteth a son\, and there is nothing in his 
 hand. As he came forth of his mother’s womb\, naked shall he return to g
 o as he came\, and shall take nothing of his labour\, which he may carry a
 way in his hand. And this also is a sore evil\, that in all points as he c
 ame\, so shall he go: and what profit hath he that hath laboured for the w
 ind? All his days also he eateth in darkness\, and he hath much sorrow and
  wrath with his sickness. ¶ Behold that which I have seen: it is good and
  comely for one to eat and to drink\, and to enjoy the good of all his lab
 our that he taketh under the sun all the days of his life\, which God give
 th him: for it is his portion. Every man also to whom God hath given riche
 s and wealth\, and hath given him power to eat thereof\, and to take his p
 ortion\, and to rejoice in his labour\; this is the gift of God. For he sh
 all not much remember the days of his life\; because God answereth him in 
 the joy of his heart.\n\nSecond Lesson — 1 Timothy 6:1-10\nLet as many s
 ervants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honour
 \, that the name of God and his doctrine be not blasphemed. And they that 
 have believing masters\, let them not despise them\, because they are bret
 hren\; but rather do them service\, because they are faithful and beloved\
 , partakers of the benefit. These things teach and exhort. If any man teac
 h otherwise\, and consent not to wholesome words\, even the words of our L
 ord Jesus Christ\, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness\; H
 e is proud\, knowing nothing\, but doting about questions and strifes of w
 ords\, whereof cometh envy\, strife\, railings\, evil surmisings\, Pervers
 e disputings of men of corrupt minds\, and destitute of the truth\, suppos
 ing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself. But godliness with
  contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into this world\, and i
 t is certain we can carry nothing out. And having food and raiment let us 
 be therewith content. But they that will be rich fall into temptation and 
 a snare\, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts\, which drown men in des
 truction and perdition. For the love of money is the root of all evil: whi
 ch while some coveted after\, they have erred from the faith\, and pierced
  themselves through with many sorrows.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 2 Samuel 19:24-39\n¶ And Meph
 ibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet the king\, and had neither dres
 sed his feet\, nor trimmed his beard\, nor washed his clothes\, from the d
 ay the king departed until the day he came again in peace. And it came to 
 pass\, when he was come to Jerusalem to meet the king\, that the king said
  unto him\, Wherefore wentest not thou with me\, Mephibosheth? And he answ
 ered\, My lord\, O king\, my servant deceived me: for thy servant said\, I
  will saddle me an ass\, that I may ride thereon\, and go to the king\; be
 cause thy servant is lame. And he hath slandered thy servant unto my lord 
 the king\; but my lord the king is as an angel of God: do therefore what i
 s good in thine eyes. For all of my father’s house were but dead men bef
 ore my lord the king: yet didst thou set thy servant among them that did e
 at at thine own table. What right therefore have I yet to cry any more unt
 o the king? And the king said unto him\, Why speakest thou any more of thy
  matters? I have said\, Thou and Ziba divide the land. And Mephibosheth sa
 id unto the king\, Yea\, let him take all\, forasmuch as my lord the king 
 is come again in peace unto his own house. ¶ And Barzillai the Gileadite 
 came down from Rogelim\, and went over Jordan with the king\, to conduct h
 im over Jordan. Now Barzillai was a very aged man\, even fourscore years o
 ld: and he had provided the king of sustenance while he lay at Mahanaim\; 
 for he was a very great man. And the king said unto Barzillai\, Come thou 
 over with me\, and I will feed thee with me in Jerusalem. And Barzillai sa
 id unto the king\, How long have I to live\, that I should go up with the 
 king unto Jerusalem? I am this day fourscore years old: and can I discern 
 between good and evil? can thy servant taste what I eat or what I drink? c
 an I hear any more the voice of singing men and singing women? wherefore t
 hen should thy servant be yet a burden unto my lord the king? Thy servant 
 will go a little way over Jordan with the king: and why should the king re
 compense it me with such a reward? Let thy servant\, I pray thee\, turn ba
 ck again\, that I may die in mine own city\, and be buried by the grave of
  my father and of my mother. But behold thy servant Chimham\; let him go o
 ver with my lord the king\; and do to him what shall seem good unto thee. 
 And the king answered\, Chimham shall go over with me\, and I will do to h
 im that which shall seem good unto thee: and whatsoever thou shalt require
  of me\, that will I do for thee. And all the people went over Jordan. And
  when the king was come over\, the king kissed Barzillai\, and blessed him
 \; and he returned unto his own place.\n\nSecond Lesson — 2 Corinthians 
 10\nNow I Paul myself beseech you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ
 \, who in presence am base among you\, but being absent am bold toward you
 : But I beseech you\, that I may not be bold when I am present with that c
 onfidence\, wherewith I think to be bold against some\, which think of us 
 as if we walked according to the flesh. For though we walk in the flesh\, 
 we do not war after the flesh: (For the weapons of our warfare are not car
 nal\, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds\;) Castin
 g down imaginations\, and every high thing that exalteth itself against th
 e knowledge of God\, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obed
 ience of Christ\; And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience\, 
 when your obedience is fulfilled. Do ye look on things after the outward a
 ppearance? If any man trust to himself that he is Christ’s\, let him of 
 himself think this again\, that\, as he is Christ’s\, even so are we Chr
 ist’s. For though I should boast somewhat more of our authority\, which 
 the Lord hath given us for edification\, and not for your destruction\, I 
 should not be ashamed: That I may not seem as if I would terrify you by le
 tters. For his letters\, say they\, are weighty and powerful\; but his bod
 ily presence is weak\, and his speech contemptible. Let such an one think 
 this\, that\, such as we are in word by letters when we are absent\, such 
 will we be also in deed when we are present. For we dare not make ourselve
 s of the number\, or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves: 
 but they measuring themselves by themselves\, and comparing themselves amo
 ng themselves\, are not wise. But we will not boast of things without our 
 measure\, but according to the measure of the rule which God hath distribu
 ted to us\, a measure to reach even unto you. For we stretch not ourselves
  beyond our measure\, as though we reached not unto you: for we are come a
 s far as to you also in preaching the gospel of Christ: Not boasting of th
 ings without our measure\, that is\, of other men’s labours\; but having
  hope\, when your faith is increased\, that we shall be enlarged by you ac
 cording to our rule abundantly\, To preach the gospel in the regions beyon
 d you\, and not to boast in another man’s line of things made ready to o
 ur hand. But he that glorieth\, let him glory in the Lord. For not he that
  commendeth himself is approved\, but whom the Lord commendeth.\n\nEvening
  Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Ecclesiasticus 34:18-35:3\nHe that sacrificeth o
 f a thing wrongfully gotten\, his offering is ridiculous\; and the gifts o
 f unjust men are not accepted. The most High is not pleased with the offer
 ings of the wicked\; neither is he pacified for sin by the multitude of sa
 crifices. Whoso bringeth an offering of the goods of the poor doeth as one
  that killeth the son before his father’s eyes. The bread of the needy i
 s their life: he that defraudeth him thereof is a man of blood. He that ta
 keth away his neighbour’s living slayeth him\; and he that defraudeth th
 e labourer of his hire is a bloodshedder. When one buildeth\, and another 
 pulleth down\, what profit have they then but labour? When one prayeth\, a
 nd another curseth\, whose voice will the Lord hear? He that washeth himse
 lf after the touching of a dead body\, if he touch it again\, what availet
 h his washing? So is it with a man that fasteth for his sins\, and goeth a
 gain\, and doeth the same: who will hear his prayer? or what doth his humb
 ling profit him? He that keepeth the law bringeth offerings enough: he tha
 t taketh heed to the commandment offereth a peace offering. He that requit
 eth a goodturn offereth fine flour\; and he that giveth alms sacrificeth p
 raise. To depart from wickedness is a thing pleasing to the Lord\; and to 
 forsake unrighteousness is a propitiation.\n\nSecond Lesson — Matthew 7:
 1-12\nJudge not\, that ye be not judged. For with what judgment ye judge\,
  ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete\, it shall be measured 
 to you again. And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s e
 ye\, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Or how wilt th
 ou say to thy brother\, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye\; and\, 
 behold\, a beam is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite\, first cast out the b
 eam out of thine own eye\; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the
  mote out of thy brother’s eye. ¶ Give not that which is holy unto the 
 dogs\, neither cast ye your pearls before swine\, lest they trample them u
 nder their feet\, and turn again and rend you. ¶ Ask\, and it shall be gi
 ven you\; seek\, and ye shall find\; knock\, and it shall be opened unto y
 ou: For every one that asketh receiveth\; and he that seeketh findeth\; an
 d to him that knocketh it shall be opened. Or what man is there of you\, w
 hom if his son ask bread\, will he give him a stone? Or if he ask a fish\,
  will he give him a serpent? If ye then\, being evil\, know how to give go
 od gifts unto your children\, how much more shall your Father which is in 
 heaven give good things to them that ask him? Therefore all things whatsoe
 ver ye would that men should do to you\, do ye even so to them: for this i
 s the law and the prophets.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 2 Samuel 23:8-17\n¶ These be 
 the names of the mighty men whom David had: The Tachmonite that sat in the
  seat\, chief among the captains\; the same was Adino the Eznite: he lift 
 up his spear against eight hundred\, whom he slew at one time. And after h
 im was Eleazar the son of Dodo the Ahohite\, one of the three mighty men w
 ith David\, when they defied the Philistines that were there gathered toge
 ther to battle\, and the men of Israel were gone away: He arose\, and smot
 e the Philistines until his hand was weary\, and his hand clave unto the s
 word: and the LORD wrought a great victory that day\; and the people retur
 ned after him only to spoil. And after him was Shammah the son of Agee the
  Hararite. And the Philistines were gathered together into a troop\, where
  was a piece of ground full of lentiles: and the people fled from the Phil
 istines. But he stood in the midst of the ground\, and defended it\, and s
 lew the Philistines: and the LORD wrought a great victory. And three of th
 e thirty chief went down\, and came to David in the harvest time unto the 
 cave of Adullam: and the troop of the Philistines pitched in the valley of
  Rephaim. And David was then in an hold\, and the garrison of the Philisti
 nes was then in Beth-lehem. And David longed\, and said\, Oh that one woul
 d give me drink of the water of the well of Beth-lehem\, which is by the g
 ate! And the three mighty men brake through the host of the Philistines\, 
 and drew water out of the well of Beth-lehem\, that was by the gate\, and 
 took it\, and brought it to David: nevertheless he would not drink thereof
 \, but poured it out unto the LORD. And he said\, Be it far from me\, O LO
 RD\, that I should do this: is not this the blood of the men that went in 
 jeopardy of their lives? therefore he would not drink it. These things did
  these three mighty men.\n\nSecond Lesson — 2 Corinthians 11:1-15\nWould
  to God ye could bear with me a little in my folly: and indeed bear with m
 e. For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you 
 to one husband\, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ. But 
 I fear\, lest by any means\, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subti
 lty\, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Chr
 ist. For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus\, whom we have not prea
 ched\, or if ye receive another spirit\, which ye have not received\, or a
 nother gospel\, which ye have not accepted\, ye might well bear with him. 
 For I suppose I was not a whit behind the very chiefest apostles. But thou
 gh I be rude in speech\, yet not in knowledge\; but we have been throughly
  made manifest among you in all things. Have I committed an offence in aba
 sing myself that ye might be exalted\, because I have preached to you the 
 gospel of God freely? I robbed other churches\, taking wages of them\, to 
 do you service. And when I was present with you\, and wanted\, I was charg
 eable to no man: for that which was lacking to me the brethren which came 
 from Macedonia supplied: and in all things I have kept myself from being b
 urdensome unto you\, and so will I keep myself. As the truth of Christ is 
 in me\, no man shall stop me of this boasting in the regions of Achaia. Wh
 erefore? because I love you not? God knoweth. But what I do\, that I will 
 do\, that I may cut off occasion from them which desire occasion\; that wh
 erein they glory\, they may be found even as we. For such are false apostl
 es\, deceitful workers\, transforming themselves into the apostles of Chri
 st. And no marvel\; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of ligh
 t. Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as 
 the ministers of righteousness\; whose end shall be according to their wor
 ks.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Ecclesiasticus 36:1-17\nHave mercy
  upon us\, O Lord God of all\, and behold us: And send thy fear upon all t
 he nations that seek not after thee. Lift up thy hand against the strange 
 nations\, and let them see thy power. As thou wast sanctified in us before
  them: so be thou magnified among them before us. And let them know thee\,
  as we have known thee\, that there is no God but only thou\, O God. Shew 
 new signs\, and make other strange wonders: glorify thy hand and thy right
  arm\, that they may set forth thy wondrous works. Raise up indignation\, 
 and pour out wrath: take away the adversary\, and destroy the enemy. Make 
 the time short\, remember the covenant\, and let them declare thy wonderfu
 l works. Let him that escapeth be consumed by the rage of the fire\; and l
 et them perish that oppress the people. Smite in sunder the heads of the r
 ulers of the heathen\, that say\, There is none other but we. Gather all t
 he tribes of Jacob together\, and inherit thou them\, as from the beginnin
 g. O Lord\, have mercy upon the people that is called by thy name\, and up
 on Israel\, whom thou hast named thy firstborn. O be merciful unto Jerusal
 em\, thy holy city\, the place of thy rest. Fill Sion with thine unspeakab
 le oracles\, and thy people with thy glory: Give testimony unto those that
  thou hast possessed from the beginning\, and raise up prophets that have 
 been in thy name. Reward them that wait for thee\, and let thy prophets be
  found faithful. O Lord\, hear the prayer of thy servants\, according to t
 he blessing of Aaron over thy people\, that all they which dwell upon the 
 earth may know that thou art the Lord\, the eternal God.\n\nSecond Lesson 
 — Matthew 7:13\n¶ Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate\
 , and broad is the way\, that leadeth to destruction\, and many there be w
 hich go in thereat: Because strait is the gate\, and narrow is the way\, w
 hich leadeth unto life\, and few there be that find it. ¶ Beware of false
  prophets\, which come to you in sheep’s clothing\, but inwardly they ar
 e ravening wolves. Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grape
 s of thorns\, or figs of thistles? Even so every good tree bringeth forth 
 good fruit\; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree can
 not bring forth evil fruit\, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good f
 ruit. Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down\, and cas
 t into the fire. Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them. ¶ Not ever
 y one that saith unto me\, Lord\, Lord\, shall enter into the kingdom of h
 eaven\; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Many w
 ill say to me in that day\, Lord\, Lord\, have we not prophesied in thy na
 me? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonder
 ful works? And then will I profess unto them\, I never knew you: depart fr
 om me\, ye that work iniquity. ¶ Therefore whosoever heareth these saying
 s of mine\, and doeth them\, I will liken him unto a wise man\, which buil
 t his house upon a rock: And the rain descended\, and the floods came\, an
 d the winds blew\, and beat upon that house\; and it fell not: for it was 
 founded upon a rock. And every one that heareth these sayings of mine\, an
 d doeth them not\, shall be likened unto a foolish man\, which built his h
 ouse upon the sand: And the rain descended\, and the floods came\, and the
  winds blew\, and beat upon that house\; and it fell: and great was the fa
 ll of it. And it came to pass\, when Jesus had ended these sayings\, the p
 eople were astonished at his doctrine: For he taught them as one having au
 thority\, and not as the scribes.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 2 Samuel 24:1\, 10-25\nAnd aga
 in the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel\, and he moved David a
 gainst them to say\, Go\, number Israel and Judah. ¶ And David’s heart 
 smote him after that he had numbered the people. And David said unto the L
 ORD\, I have sinned greatly in that I have done: and now\, I beseech thee\
 , O LORD\, take away the iniquity of thy servant\; for I have done very fo
 olishly. For when David was up in the morning\, the word of the LORD came 
 unto the prophet Gad\, David’s seer\, saying\, Go and say unto David\, T
 hus saith the LORD\, I offer thee three things\; choose thee one of them\,
  that I may do it unto thee. So Gad came to David\, and told him\, and sai
 d unto him\, Shall seven years of famine come unto thee in thy land? or wi
 lt thou flee three months before thine enemies\, while they pursue thee? o
 r that there be three days’ pestilence in thy land? now advise\, and see
  what answer I shall return to him that sent me. And David said unto Gad\,
  I am in a great strait: let us fall now into the hand of the LORD\; for h
 is mercies are great: and let me not fall into the hand of man. ¶ So the 
 LORD sent a pestilence upon Israel from the morning even to the time appoi
 nted: and there died of the people from Dan even to Beer-sheba seventy tho
 usand men. And when the angel stretched out his hand upon Jerusalem to des
 troy it\, the LORD repented him of the evil\, and said to the angel that d
 estroyed the people\, It is enough: stay now thine hand. And the angel of 
 the LORD was by the threshingplace of Araunah the Jebusite. And David spak
 e unto the LORD when he saw the angel that smote the people\, and said\, L
 o\, I have sinned\, and I have done wickedly: but these sheep\, what have 
 they done? let thine hand\, I pray thee\, be against me\, and against my f
 ather’s house. ¶ And Gad came that day to David\, and said unto him\, G
 o up\, rear an altar unto the LORD in the threshingfloor of Araunah the Je
 busite. And David\, according to the saying of Gad\, went up as the LORD c
 ommanded. And Araunah looked\, and saw the king and his servants coming on
  toward him: and Araunah went out\, and bowed himself before the king on h
 is face upon the ground. And Araunah said\, Wherefore is my lord the king 
 come to his servant? And David said\, To buy the threshingfloor of thee\, 
 to build an altar unto the LORD\, that the plague may be stayed from the p
 eople. And Araunah said unto David\, Let my lord the king take and offer u
 p what seemeth good unto him: behold\, here be oxen for burnt sacrifice\, 
 and threshing instruments and other instruments of the oxen for wood. All 
 these things did Araunah\, as a king\, give unto the king. And Araunah sai
 d unto the king\, The LORD thy God accept thee. And the king said unto Ara
 unah\, Nay\; but I will surely buy it of thee at a price: neither will I o
 ffer burnt offerings unto the LORD my God of that which doth cost me nothi
 ng. So David bought the threshingfloor and the oxen for fifty shekels of s
 ilver. And David built there an altar unto the LORD\, and offered burnt of
 ferings and peace offerings. So the LORD was intreated for the land\, and 
 the plague was stayed from Israel.\n\nSecond Lesson — 2 Corinthians 11:1
 6\nI say again\, Let no man think me a fool\; if otherwise\, yet as a fool
  receive me\, that I may boast myself a little. That which I speak\, I spe
 ak it not after the Lord\, but as it were foolishly\, in this confidence o
 f boasting. Seeing that many glory after the flesh\, I will glory also. Fo
 r ye suffer fools gladly\, seeing ye yourselves are wise. For ye suffer\, 
 if a man bring you into bondage\, if a man devour you\, if a man take of y
 ou\, if a man exalt himself\, if a man smite you on the face. I speak as c
 oncerning reproach\, as though we had been weak. Howbeit whereinsoever any
  is bold\, (I speak foolishly\,) I am bold also. Are they Hebrews? so am I
 . Are they Israelites? so am I. Are they the seed of Abraham? so am I. Are
  they ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool) I am more\; in labours more
  abundant\, in stripes above measure\, in prisons more frequent\, in death
 s oft. Of the Jews five times received I forty stripes save one. Thrice wa
 s I beaten with rods\, once was I stoned\, thrice I suffered shipwreck\, a
  night and a day I have been in the deep\; In journeyings often\, in peril
 s of waters\, in perils of robbers\, in perils by mine own countrymen\, in
  perils by the heathen\, in perils in the city\, in perils in the wilderne
 ss\, in perils in the sea\, in perils among false brethren\; In weariness 
 and painfulness\, in watchings often\, in hunger and thirst\, in fastings 
 often\, in cold and nakedness. Beside those things that are without\, that
  which cometh upon me daily\, the care of all the churches. Who is weak\, 
 and I am not weak? who is offended\, and I burn not? If I must needs glory
 \, I will glory of the things which concern mine infirmities. The God and 
 Father of our Lord Jesus Christ\, which is blessed for evermore\, knoweth 
 that I lie not. In Damascus the governor under Aretas the king kept the ci
 ty of the Damascenes with a garrison\, desirous to apprehend me: And throu
 gh a window in a basket was I let down by the wall\, and escaped his hands
 .\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Ecclesiasticus 37:6-15\nForget not t
 hy friend in thy mind\, and be not unmindful of him in thy riches. Every c
 ounsellor extolleth counsel\; but there is some that counselleth for himse
 lf. Beware of a counsellor\, and know before what need he hath\; for he wi
 ll counsel for himself\; lest he cast the lot upon thee\, And say unto the
 e\, Thy way is good: and afterward he stand on the other side\, to see wha
 t shall befall thee. Consult not with one that suspecteth thee: and hide t
 hy counsel from such as envy thee. Neither consult with a woman touching h
 er of whom she is jealous\; neither with a coward in matters of war\; nor 
 with a merchant concerning exchange\; nor with a buyer of selling\; nor wi
 th an envious man of thankfulness\; nor with an unmerciful man touching ki
 ndness\; nor with the slothful for any work\; nor with an hireling for a y
 ear of finishing work\; nor with an idle servant of much business: hearken
  not unto these in any matter of counsel. But be continually with a godly 
 man\, whom thou knowest to keep the commandments of the Lord\, whose\, min
 d is according to thy mind\, and will sorrow with thee\, if thou shalt mis
 carry. And let the counsel of thine own heart stand: for there is no man m
 ore faithful unto thee than it. For a man’s mind is sometime wont to tel
 l him more than seven watchmen\, that sit above in an high tower. And abov
 e all this pray to the most High\, that he will direct thy way in truth.\n
 \nSecond Lesson — Matthew 8:1-13\nWhen he was come down from the mountai
 n\, great multitudes followed him. And\, behold\, there came a leper and w
 orshipped him\, saying\, Lord\, if thou wilt\, thou canst make me clean. A
 nd Jesus put forth his hand\, and touched him\, saying\, I will\; be thou 
 clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. And Jesus saith unto him\
 , See thou tell no man\; but go thy way\, shew thyself to the priest\, and
  offer the gift that Moses commanded\, for a testimony unto them. ¶ And w
 hen Jesus was entered into Capernaum\, there came unto him a centurion\, b
 eseeching him\, And saying\, Lord\, my servant lieth at home sick of the p
 alsy\, grievously tormented. And Jesus saith unto him\, I will come and he
 al him. The centurion answered and said\, Lord\, I am not worthy that thou
  shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only\, and my servant sh
 all be healed. For I am a man under authority\, having soldiers under me: 
 and I say to this man\, Go\, and he goeth\; and to another\, Come\, and he
  cometh\; and to my servant\, Do this\, and he doeth it. When Jesus heard 
 it\, he marvelled\, and said to them that followed\, Verily I say unto you
 \, I have not found so great faith\, no\, not in Israel. And I say unto yo
 u\, That many shall come from the east and west\, and shall sit down with 
 Abraham\, and Isaac\, and Jacob\, in the kingdom of heaven. But the childr
 en of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be we
 eping and gnashing of teeth. And Jesus said unto the centurion\, Go thy wa
 y\; and as thou hast believed\, so be it done unto thee. And his servant w
 as healed in the selfsame hour.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Kings 2:1-4\, 10-12\nNow the
  days of David drew nigh that he should die\; and he charged Solomon his s
 on\, saying\, I go the way of all the earth: be thou strong therefore\, an
 d shew thyself a man\; And keep the charge of the LORD thy God\, to walk i
 n his ways\, to keep his statutes\, and his commandments\, and his judgmen
 ts\, and his testimonies\, as it is written in the law of Moses\, that tho
 u mayest prosper in all that thou doest\, and whithersoever thou turnest t
 hyself: That the LORD may continue his word which he spake concerning me\,
  saying\, If thy children take heed to their way\, to walk before me in tr
 uth with all their heart and with all their soul\, there shall not fail th
 ee (said he) a man on the throne of Israel. So David slept with his father
 s\, and was buried in the city of David. And the days that David reigned o
 ver Israel were forty years: seven years reigned he in Hebron\, and thirty
  and three years reigned he in Jerusalem. ¶ Then sat Solomon upon the thr
 one of David his father\; and his kingdom was established greatly.\n\nSeco
 nd Lesson — 2 Corinthians 12:1-13\nIt is not expedient for me doubtless 
 to glory. I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord. I knew a man
  in Christ above fourteen years ago\, (whether in the body\, I cannot tell
 \; or whether out of the body\, I cannot tell: God knoweth\;) such an one 
 caught up to the third heaven. And I knew such a man\, (whether in the bod
 y\, or out of the body\, I cannot tell: God knoweth\;) How that he was cau
 ght up into paradise\, and heard unspeakable words\, which it is not lawfu
 l for a man to utter. Of such an one will I glory: yet of myself I will no
 t glory\, but in mine infirmities. For though I would desire to glory\, I 
 shall not be a fool\; for I will say the truth: but now I forbear\, lest a
 ny man should think of me above that which he seeth me to be\, or that he 
 heareth of me. And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abun
 dance of the revelations\, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh\, th
 e messenger of Satan to buffet me\, lest I should be exalted above measure
 . For this thing I besought the Lord thrice\, that it might depart from me
 . And he said unto me\, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength i
 s made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in m
 y infirmities\, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore I tak
 e pleasure in infirmities\, in reproaches\, in necessities\, in persecutio
 ns\, in distresses for Christ’s sake: for when I am weak\, then am I str
 ong. I am become a fool in glorying\; ye have compelled me: for I ought to
  have been commended of you: for in nothing am I behind the very chiefest 
 apostles\, though I be nothing. Truly the signs of an apostle were wrought
  among you in all patience\, in signs\, and wonders\, and mighty deeds. Fo
 r what is it wherein ye were inferior to other churches\, except it be tha
 t I myself was not burdensome to you? forgive me this wrong.\n\nEvening Pr
 ayer\nFirst Lesson — Ecclesiasticus 38:24\nThe wisdom of a learned man c
 ometh by opportunity of leisure: and he that hath little business shall be
 come wise. How can he get wisdom that holdeth the plough\, and that glorie
 th in the goad\, that driveth oxen\, and is occupied in their labours\, an
 d whose talk is of bullocks? He giveth his mind to make furrows\; and is d
 iligent to give the kine fodder. So every carpenter and workmaster\, that 
 laboureth night and day: and they that cut and grave seals\, and are dilig
 ent to make great variety\, and give themselves to counterfeit imagery\, a
 nd watch to finish a work: The smith also sitting by the anvil\, and consi
 dering the iron work\, the vapour of the fire wasteth his flesh\, and he f
 ighteth with the heat of the furnace: the noise of the hammer and the anvi
 l is ever in his ears\, and his eyes look still upon the pattern of the th
 ing that he maketh\; he setteth his mind to finish his work\, and watcheth
  to polish it perfectly: So doth the potter sitting at his work\, and turn
 ing the wheel about with his feet\, who is alway carefully set at his work
 \, and maketh all his work by number\; He fashioneth the clay with his arm
 \, and boweth down his strength before his feet\; he applieth himself to l
 ead it over\; and he is diligent to make clean the furnace: All these trus
 t to their hands: and every one is wise in his work. Without these cannot 
 a city be inhabited: and they shall not dwell where they will\, nor go up 
 and down: They shall not be sought for in publick counsel\, nor sit high i
 n the congregation: they shall not sit on the judges’ seat\, nor underst
 and the sentence of judgment: they cannot declare justice and judgment\; a
 nd they shall not be found where parables are spoken. But they will mainta
 in the state of the world\, and all their desire is in the work of their c
 raft.\n\nSecond Lesson — Matthew 8:14-27\n¶ And when Jesus was come int
 o Peter’s house\, he saw his wife’s mother laid\, and sick of a fever.
  And he touched her hand\, and the fever left her: and she arose\, and min
 istered unto them. ¶ When the even was come\, they brought unto him many 
 that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word
 \, and healed all that were sick: That it might be fulfilled which was spo
 ken by Esaias the prophet\, saying\, Himself took our infirmities\, and ba
 re our sicknesses. ¶ Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him\, he g
 ave commandment to depart unto the other side. And a certain scribe came\,
  and said unto him\, Master\, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.
  And Jesus saith unto him\, The foxes have holes\, and the birds of the ai
 r have nests\; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head. And anot
 her of his disciples said unto him\, Lord\, suffer me first to go and bury
  my father. But Jesus said unto him\, Follow me\; and let the dead bury th
 eir dead. ¶ And when he was entered into a ship\, his disciples followed 
 him. And\, behold\, there arose a great tempest in the sea\, insomuch that
  the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep. And his disciples
  came to him\, and awoke him\, saying\, Lord\, save us: we perish. And he 
 saith unto them\, Why are ye fearful\, O ye of little faith? Then he arose
 \, and rebuked the winds and the sea\; and there was a great calm. But the
  men marvelled\, saying\, What manner of man is this\, that even the winds
  and the sea obey him!
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Kings 3:4-15\nAnd the king w
 ent to Gibeon to sacrifice there\; for that was the great high place: a th
 ousand burnt offerings did Solomon offer upon that altar. ¶ In Gibeon the
  LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said\, Ask what I s
 hall give thee. And Solomon said\, Thou hast shewed unto thy servant David
  my father great mercy\, according as he walked before thee in truth\, and
  in righteousness\, and in uprightness of heart with thee\; and thou hast 
 kept for him this great kindness\, that thou hast given him a son to sit o
 n his throne\, as it is this day. And now\, O LORD my God\, thou hast made
  thy servant king instead of David my father: and I am but a little child:
  I know not how to go out or come in. And thy servant is in the midst of t
 hy people which thou hast chosen\, a great people\, that cannot be numbere
 d nor counted for multitude. Give therefore thy servant an understanding h
 eart to judge thy people\, that I may discern between good and bad: for wh
 o is able to judge this thy so great a people? And the speech pleased the 
 Lord\, that Solomon had asked this thing. And God said unto him\, Because 
 thou hast asked this thing\, and hast not asked for thyself long life\; ne
 ither hast asked riches for thyself\, nor hast asked the life of thine ene
 mies\; but hast asked for thyself understanding to discern judgment\; Beho
 ld\, I have done according to thy words: lo\, I have given thee a wise and
  an understanding heart\; so that there was none like thee before thee\, n
 either after thee shall any arise like unto thee. And I have also given th
 ee that which thou hast not asked\, both riches\, and honour: so that ther
 e shall not be any among the kings like unto thee all thy days. And if tho
 u wilt walk in my ways\, to keep my statutes and my commandments\, as thy 
 father David did walk\, then I will lengthen thy days. And Solomon awoke\;
  and\, behold\, it was a dream. And he came to Jerusalem\, and stood befor
 e the ark of the covenant of the LORD\, and offered up burnt offerings\, a
 nd offered peace offerings\, and made a feast to all his servants.\n\nSeco
 nd Lesson — 2 Corinthians 12:14\nBehold\, the third time I am ready to c
 ome to you\; and I will not be burdensome to you: for I seek not yours\, b
 ut you: for the children ought not to lay up for the parents\, but the par
 ents for the children. And I will very gladly spend and be spent for you\;
  though the more abundantly I love you\, the less I be loved. But be it so
 \, I did not burden you: nevertheless\, being crafty\, I caught you with g
 uile. Did I make a gain of you by any of them whom I sent unto you? I desi
 red Titus\, and with him I sent a brother. Did Titus make a gain of you? w
 alked we not in the same spirit? walked we not in the same steps? Again\, 
 think ye that we excuse ourselves unto you? we speak before God in Christ:
  but we do all things\, dearly beloved\, for your edifying. For I fear\, l
 est\, when I come\, I shall not find you such as I would\, and that I shal
 l be found unto you such as ye would not: lest there be debates\, envyings
 \, wraths\, strifes\, backbitings\, whisperings\, swellings\, tumults: And
  lest\, when I come again\, my God will humble me among you\, and that I s
 hall bewail many which have sinned already\, and have not repented of the 
 uncleanness and fornication and lasciviousness which they have committed.\
 n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Ecclesiasticus 42:15-21\nI will now re
 member the works of the Lord\, and declare the things that I have seen: In
  the words of the Lord are his works. The sun that giveth light looketh up
 on all things\, and the work thereof is full of the glory of the Lord. The
  Lord hath not given power to the saints to declare all his marvellous wor
 ks\, which the Almighty Lord firmly settled\, that whatsoever is might be 
 established for his glory. He seeketh out the deep\, and the heart\, and c
 onsidereth their crafty devices: for the Lord knoweth all that may be know
 n\, and he beholdeth the signs of the world. He declareth the things that 
 are past\, and for to come\, and revealeth the steps of hidden things. No 
 thought escapeth him\, neither any word is hidden from him. He hath garnis
 hed the excellent works of his wisdom\, and he is from everlasting to ever
 lasting: unto him may nothing be added\, neither can he be diminished\, an
 d he hath no need of any counsellor.\n\nSecond Lesson — Matthew 8:28-9:8
 \n¶ And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gerges
 enes\, there met him two possessed with devils\, coming out of the tombs\,
  exceeding fierce\, so that no man might pass by that way. And\, behold\, 
 they cried out\, saying\, What have we to do with thee\, Jesus\, thou Son 
 of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time? And there was 
 a good way off from them an herd of many swine feeding. So the devils beso
 ught him\, saying\, If thou cast us out\, suffer us to go away into the he
 rd of swine. And he said unto them\, Go. And when they were come out\, the
 y went into the herd of swine: and\, behold\, the whole herd of swine ran 
 violently down a steep place into the sea\, and perished in the waters. An
 d they that kept them fled\, and went their ways into the city\, and told 
 every thing\, and what was befallen to the possessed of the devils. And\, 
 behold\, the whole city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw him\, th
 ey besought him that he would depart out of their coasts. And he entered i
 nto a ship\, and passed over\, and came into his own city. And\, behold\, 
 they brought to him a man sick of the palsy\, lying on a bed: and Jesus se
 eing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy\; Son\, be of good cheer\
 ; thy sins be forgiven thee. And\, behold\, certain of the scribes said wi
 thin themselves\, This man blasphemeth. And Jesus knowing their thoughts s
 aid\, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts? For whether is easier\, to s
 ay\, Thy sins be forgiven thee\; or to say\, Arise\, and walk? But that ye
  may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins\, (then 
 saith he to the sick of the palsy\,) Arise\, take up thy bed\, and go unto
  thine house. And he arose\, and departed to his house. But when the multi
 tudes saw it\, they marvelled\, and glorified God\, which had given such p
 ower unto men.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Kings 3:16\n¶ Then came the
 re two women\, that were harlots\, unto the king\, and stood before him. A
 nd the one woman said\, O my lord\, I and this woman dwell in one house\; 
 and I was delivered of a child with her in the house. And it came to pass 
 the third day after that I was delivered\, that this woman was delivered a
 lso: and we were together\; there was no stranger with us in the house\, s
 ave we two in the house. And this woman’s child died in the night\; beca
 use she overlaid it. And she arose at midnight\, and took my son from besi
 de me\, while thine handmaid slept\, and laid it in her bosom\, and laid h
 er dead child in my bosom. And when I rose in the morning to give my child
  suck\, behold\, it was dead: but when I had considered it in the morning\
 , behold\, it was not my son\, which I did bear. And the other woman said\
 , Nay\; but the living is my son\, and the dead is thy son. And this said\
 , No\; but the dead is thy son\, and the living is my son. Thus they spake
  before the king. Then said the king\, The one saith\, This is my son that
  liveth\, and thy son is the dead: and the other saith\, Nay\; but thy son
  is the dead\, and my son is the living. And the king said\, Bring me a sw
 ord. And they brought a sword before the king. And the king said\, Divide 
 the living child in two\, and give half to the one\, and half to the other
 . Then spake the woman whose the living child was unto the king\, for her 
 bowels yearned upon her son\, and she said\, O my lord\, give her the livi
 ng child\, and in no wise slay it. But the other said\, Let it be neither 
 mine nor thine\, but divide it. Then the king answered and said\, Give her
  the living child\, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof. And
  all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged\; and they fea
 red the king: for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him\, to do judgm
 ent.\n\nSecond Lesson — 2 Corinthians 13\nThis is the third time I am co
 ming to you. In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be es
 tablished. I told you before\, and foretell you\, as if I were present\, t
 he second time\; and being absent now I write to them which heretofore hav
 e sinned\, and to all other\, that\, if I come again\, I will not spare: S
 ince ye seek a proof of Christ speaking in me\, which to you-ward is not w
 eak\, but is mighty in you. For though he was crucified through weakness\,
  yet he liveth by the power of God. For we also are weak in him\, but we s
 hall live with him by the power of God toward you. Examine yourselves\, wh
 ether ye be in the faith\; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own sel
 ves\, how that Jesus Christ is in you\, except ye be reprobates? But I tru
 st that ye shall know that we are not reprobates. Now I pray to God that y
 e do no evil\; not that we should appear approved\, but that ye should do 
 that which is honest\, though we be as reprobates. For we can do nothing a
 gainst the truth\, but for the truth. For we are glad\, when we are weak\,
  and ye are strong: and this also we wish\, even your perfection. Therefor
 e I write these things being absent\, lest being present I should use shar
 pness\, according to the power which the Lord hath given me to edification
 \, and not to destruction. Finally\, brethren\, farewell. Be perfect\, be 
 of good comfort\, be of one mind\, live in peace\; and the God of love and
  peace shall be with you. Greet one another with an holy kiss. All the sai
 nts salute you. The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ\, and the love of God\,
  and the communion of the Holy Ghost\, be with you all. Amen.\n\nEvening P
 rayer\nFirst Lesson — Ecclesiasticus 43:1-12\nThe pride of the height\, 
 the clear firmament\, the beauty of heaven\, with his glorious shew\; The 
 sun when it appeareth\, declaring at his rising a marvellous instrument\, 
 the work of the most High: At noon it parcheth the country\, and who can a
 bide the burning heat thereof? A man blowing a furnace is in works of heat
 \, but the sun burneth the mountains three times more\; breathing out fier
 y vapours\, and sending forth bright beams\, it dimmeth the eyes. Great is
  the Lord that made it\; and at his commandment runneth hastily. He made t
 he moon also to serve in her season for a declaration of times\, and a sig
 n of the world. From the moon is the sign of feasts\, a light that decreas
 eth in her perfection. The month is called after her name\, increasing won
 derfully in her changing\, being an instrument of the armies above\, shini
 ng in the firmament of heaven\; The beauty of heaven\, the glory of the st
 ars\, an ornament giving light in the highest places of the Lord. At the c
 ommandment of the Holy One they will stand in their order\, and never fain
 t in their watches. Look upon the rainbow\, and praise him that made it\; 
 very beautiful it is in the brightness thereof. It compasseth the heaven a
 bout with a glorious circle\, and the hands of the most High have bended i
 t.\n\nSecond Lesson — Matthew 9:9-17\n¶ And as Jesus passed forth from 
 thence\, he saw a man\, named Matthew\, sitting at the receipt of custom: 
 and he saith unto him\, Follow me. And he arose\, and followed him. ¶ And
  it came to pass\, as Jesus sat at meat in the house\, behold\, many publi
 cans and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples. And when th
 e Pharisees saw it\, they said unto his disciples\, Why eateth your Master
  with publicans and sinners? But when Jesus heard that\, he said unto them
 \, They that be whole need not a physician\, but they that are sick. But g
 o ye and learn what that meaneth\, I will have mercy\, and not sacrifice: 
 for I am not come to call the righteous\, but sinners to repentance. ¶ Th
 en came to him the disciples of John\, saying\, Why do we and the Pharisee
 s fast oft\, but thy disciples fast not? And Jesus said unto them\, Can th
 e children of the bridechamber mourn\, as long as the bridegroom is with t
 hem? but the days will come\, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them
 \, and then shall they fast. No man putteth a piece of new cloth unto an o
 ld garment\, for that which is put in to fill it up taketh from the garmen
 t\, and the rent is made worse. Neither do men put new wine into old bottl
 es: else the bottles break\, and the wine runneth out\, and the bottles pe
 rish: but they put new wine into new bottles\, and both are preserved.
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SUMMARY:Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity
DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Isaiah 12\nAnd in that day tho
 u shalt say\, O LORD\, I will praise thee: though thou wast angry with me\
 , thine anger is turned away\, and thou comfortedst me. Behold\, God is my
  salvation\; I will trust\, and not be afraid: for the LORD JEHOVAH is my 
 strength and my song\; he also is become my salvation. Therefore with joy 
 shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation. And in that day shall y
 e say\, Praise the LORD\, call upon his name\, declare his doings among th
 e people\, make mention that his name is exalted. Sing unto the LORD\; for
  he hath done excellent things: this is known in all the earth. Cry out an
 d shout\, thou inhabitant of Zion: for great is the Holy One of Israel in 
 the midst of thee.\n\nSecond Lesson — John 11:21-44\nThen said Martha un
 to Jesus\, Lord\, if thou hadst been here\, my brother had not died. But I
  know\, that even now\, whatsoever thou wilt ask of God\, God will give it
  thee. Jesus saith unto her\, Thy brother shall rise again. Martha saith u
 nto him\, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last 
 day. Jesus said unto her\, I am the resurrection\, and the life: he that b
 elieveth in me\, though he were dead\, yet shall he live: And whosoever li
 veth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this? She saith u
 nto him\, Yea\, Lord: I believe that thou art the Christ\, the Son of God\
 , which should come into the world. And when she had so said\, she went he
 r way\, and called Mary her sister secretly\, saying\, The Master is come\
 , and calleth for thee. As soon as she heard that\, she arose quickly\, an
 d came unto him. Now Jesus was not yet come into the town\, but was in tha
 t place where Martha met him. The Jews then which were with her in the hou
 se\, and comforted her\, when they saw Mary\, that she rose up hastily and
  went out\, followed her\, saying\, She goeth unto the grave to weep there
 . Then when Mary was come where Jesus was\, and saw him\, she fell down at
  his feet\, saying unto him\, Lord\, if thou hadst been here\, my brother 
 had not died. When Jesus therefore saw her weeping\, and the Jews also wee
 ping which came with her\, he groaned in the spirit\, and was troubled\, A
 nd said\, Where have ye laid him? They said unto him\, Lord\, come and see
 . Jesus wept. Then said the Jews\, Behold how he loved him! And some of th
 em said\, Could not this man\, which opened the eyes of the blind\, have c
 aused that even this man should not have died? Jesus therefore again groan
 ing in himself cometh to the grave. It was a cave\, and a stone lay upon i
 t. Jesus said\, Take ye away the stone. Martha\, the sister of him that wa
 s dead\, saith unto him\, Lord\, by this time he stinketh: for he hath bee
 n dead four days. Jesus saith unto her\, Said I not unto thee\, that\, if 
 thou wouldest believe\, thou shouldest see the glory of God? Then they too
 k away the stone from the place where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted 
 up his eyes\, and said\, Father\, I thank thee that thou hast heard me. An
 d I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the people which stan
 d by I said it\, that they may believe that thou hast sent me. And when he
  thus had spoken\, he cried with a loud voice\, Lazarus\, come forth. And 
 he that was dead came forth\, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and h
 is face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them\, Loose him\,
  and let him go.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Ezekiel 33:1-9\nAgain
  the word of the LORD came unto me\, saying\, Son of man\, speak to the ch
 ildren of thy people\, and say unto them\, When I bring the sword upon a l
 and\, if the people of the land take a man of their coasts\, and set him f
 or their watchman: If when he seeth the sword come upon the land\, he blow
  the trumpet\, and warn the people\; Then whosoever heareth the sound of t
 he trumpet\, and taketh not warning\; if the sword come\, and take him awa
 y\, his blood shall be upon his own head. He heard the sound of the trumpe
 t\, and took not warning\; his blood shall be upon him. But he that taketh
  warning shall deliver his soul. But if the watchman see the sword come\, 
 and blow not the trumpet\, and the people be not warned\; if the sword com
 e\, and take any person from among them\, he is taken away in his iniquity
 \; but his blood will I require at the watchman’s hand. ¶ So thou\, O s
 on of man\, I have set thee a watchman unto the house of Israel\; therefor
 e thou shalt hear the word at my mouth\, and warn them from me. When I say
  unto the wicked\, O wicked man\, thou shalt surely die\; if thou dost not
  speak to warn the wicked from his way\, that wicked man shall die in his 
 iniquity\; but his blood will I require at thine hand. Nevertheless\, if t
 hou warn the wicked of his way to turn from it\; if he do not turn from hi
 s way\, he shall die in his iniquity\; but thou hast delivered thy soul.\n
 \nSecond Lesson — Matthew 24:37\nBut as the days of Noe were\, so shall 
 also the coming of the Son of man be. For as in the days that were before 
 the flood they were eating and drinking\, marrying and giving in marriage\
 , until the day that Noe entered into the ark\, And knew not until the flo
 od came\, and took them all away\; so shall also the coming of the Son of 
 man be. Then shall two be in the field\; the one shall be taken\, and the 
 other left. Two women shall be grinding at the mill\; the one shall be tak
 en\, and the other left. ¶ Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour you
 r Lord doth come. But know this\, that if the goodman of the house had kno
 wn in what watch the thief would come\, he would have watched\, and would 
 not have suffered his house to be broken up. Therefore be ye also ready: f
 or in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh. Who then is a fa
 ithful and wise servant\, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household
 \, to give them meat in due season? Blessed is that servant\, whom his lor
 d when he cometh shall find so doing. Verily I say unto you\, That he shal
 l make him ruler over all his goods. But and if that evil servant shall sa
 y in his heart\, My lord delayeth his coming\; And shall begin to smite hi
 s fellowservants\, and to eat and drink with the drunken\; The lord of tha
 t servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him\, and in an hour
  that he is not aware of\, And shall cut him asunder\, and appoint him his
  portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth
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SUMMARY:Saint Matthew the Evangelist
DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Kings 19:15-16\, 19-21\nAnd 
 the LORD said unto him\, Go\, return on thy way to the wilderness of Damas
 cus: and when thou comest\, anoint Hazael to be king over Syria: And Jehu 
 the son of Nimshi shalt thou anoint to be king over Israel: and Elisha the
  son of Shaphat of Abel-meholah shalt thou anoint to be prophet in thy roo
 m. ¶ So he departed thence\, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat\, who wa
 s plowing with twelve yoke of oxen before him\, and he with the twelfth: a
 nd Elijah passed by him\, and cast his mantle upon him. And he left the ox
 en\, and ran after Elijah\, and said\, Let me\, I pray thee\, kiss my fath
 er and my mother\, and then I will follow thee. And he said unto him\, Go 
 back again: for what have I done to thee? And he returned back from him\, 
 and took a yoke of oxen\, and slew them\, and boiled their flesh with the 
 instruments of the oxen\, and gave unto the people\, and they did eat. The
 n he arose\, and went after Elijah\, and ministered unto him.\n\nSecond Le
 sson — Matthew 19:16\n¶ And\, behold\, one came and said unto him\, Goo
 d Master\, what good thing shall I do\, that I may have eternal life? And 
 he said unto him\, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one\, 
 that is\, God: but if thou wilt enter into life\, keep the commandments. H
 e saith unto him\, Which? Jesus said\, Thou shalt do no murder\, Thou shal
 t not commit adultery\, Thou shalt not steal\, Thou shalt not bear false w
 itness\, Honour thy father and thy mother: and\, Thou shalt love thy neigh
 bour as thyself. The young man saith unto him\, All these things have I ke
 pt from my youth up: what lack I yet? Jesus said unto him\, If thou wilt b
 e perfect\, go and sell that thou hast\, and give to the poor\, and thou s
 halt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me. But when the young m
 an heard that saying\, he went away sorrowful: for he had great possession
 s. ¶ Then said Jesus unto his disciples\, Verily I say unto you\, That a 
 rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven. And again I say un
 to you\, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle\, than
  for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. When his disciples heard
  it\, they were exceedingly amazed\, saying\, Who then can be saved? But J
 esus beheld them\, and said unto them\, With men this is impossible\; but 
 with God all things are possible. ¶ Then answered Peter and said unto him
 \, Behold\, we have forsaken all\, and followed thee\; what shall we have 
 therefore? And Jesus said unto them\, Verily I say unto you\, That ye whic
 h have followed me\, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in 
 the throne of his glory\, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones\, judging 
 the twelve tribes of Israel. And every one that hath forsaken houses\, or 
 brethren\, or sisters\, or father\, or mother\, or wife\, or children\, or
  lands\, for my name’s sake\, shall receive an hundredfold\, and shall i
 nherit everlasting life. But many that are first shall be last\; and the l
 ast shall be first.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Job 28:12\nBut whe
 re shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of understanding? Man kno
 weth not the price thereof\; neither is it found in the land of the living
 . The depth saith\, It is not in me: and the sea saith\, It is not with me
 . It cannot be gotten for gold\, neither shall silver be weighed for the p
 rice thereof. It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir\, with the precio
 us onyx\, or the sapphire. The gold and the crystal cannot equal it: and t
 he exchange of it shall not be for jewels of fine gold. No mention shall b
 e made of coral\, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom is above rubies. T
 he topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it\, neither shall it be valued with 
 pure gold. Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understand
 ing? Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living\, and kept close from th
 e fowls of the air. Destruction and death say\, We have heard the fame the
 reof with our ears. God understandeth the way thereof\, and he knoweth the
  place thereof. For he looketh to the ends of the earth\, and seeth under 
 the whole heaven\; To make the weight for the winds\; and he weigheth the 
 waters by measure. When he made a decree for the rain\, and a way for the 
 lightning of the thunder: Then did he see it\, and declare it\; he prepare
 d it\, yea\, and searched it out. And unto man he said\, Behold\, the fear
  of the Lord\, that is wisdom\; and to depart from evil is understanding.\
 n\nSecond Lesson — 1 Timothy 6:6-19\nBut godliness with contentment is g
 reat gain. For we brought nothing into this world\, and it is certain we c
 an carry nothing out. And having food and raiment let us be therewith cont
 ent. But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare\, and int
 o many foolish and hurtful lusts\, which drown men in destruction and perd
 ition. For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some cov
 eted after\, they have erred from the faith\, and pierced themselves throu
 gh with many sorrows. But thou\, O man of God\, flee these things\; and fo
 llow after righteousness\, godliness\, faith\, love\, patience\, meekness.
  Fight the good fight of faith\, lay hold on eternal life\, where unto tho
 u art also called\, and hast professed a good profession before many witne
 sses. I give thee charge in the sight of God\, who quickeneth all things\,
  and before Christ Jesus\, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good conf
 ession\; That thou keep this commandment without spot\, unrebukeable\, unt
 il the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ: Which in his times he shall she
 w\, who is the blessed and only Potentate\, the King of kings\, and Lord o
 f lords\; Who only hath immortality\, dwelling in the light which no man c
 an approach unto\; whom no man hath seen\, nor can see: to whom be honour 
 and power everlasting. Amen. Charge them that are rich in this world\, tha
 t they be not highminded\, nor trust in uncertain riches\, but in the livi
 ng God\, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy\; That they do good\, th
 at they be rich in good works\, ready to distribute\, willing to communica
 te\; Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time 
 to come\, that they may lay hold on eternal life.
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SUMMARY:Tuesday after the Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity
DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Kings 8:12-21\n¶ Then spake
  Solomon\, The LORD said that he would dwell in the thick darkness. I have
  surely built thee an house to dwell in\, a settled place for thee to abid
 e in for ever. And the king turned his face about\, and blessed all the co
 ngregation of Israel: (and all the congregation of Israel stood\;) And he 
 said\, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel\, which spake with his mouth unto
  David my father\, and hath with his hand fulfilled it\, saying\, Since th
 e day that I brought forth my people Israel out of Egypt\, I chose no city
  out of all the tribes of Israel to build an house\, that my name might be
  therein\; but I chose David to be over my people Israel. And it was in th
 e heart of David my father to build an house for the name of the LORD God 
 of Israel. And the LORD said unto David my father\, Whereas it was in thin
 e heart to build an house unto my name\, thou didst well that it was in th
 ine heart. Nevertheless thou shalt not build the house\; but thy son that 
 shall come forth out of thy loins\, he shall build the house unto my name.
  And the LORD hath performed his word that he spake\, and I am risen up in
  the room of David my father\, and sit on the throne of Israel\, as the LO
 RD promised\, and have built an house for the name of the LORD God of Isra
 el. And I have set there a place for the ark\, wherein is the covenant of 
 the LORD\, which he made with our fathers\, when he brought them out of th
 e land of Egypt.\n\nSecond Lesson — 1 Thessalonians 2:1-13\nFor yourselv
 es\, brethren\, know our entrance in unto you\, that it was not in vain: B
 ut even after that we had suffered before\, and were shamefully entreated\
 , as ye know\, at Philippi\, we were bold in our God to speak unto you the
  gospel of God with much contention. For our exhortation was not of deceit
 \, nor of uncleanness\, nor in guile: But as we were allowed of God to be 
 put in trust with the gospel\, even so we speak\; not as pleasing men\, bu
 t God\, which trieth our hearts. For neither at any time used we flatterin
 g words\, as ye know\, nor a cloke of covetousness\; God is witness: Nor o
 f men sought we glory\, neither of you\, nor yet of others\, when we might
  have been burdensome\, as the apostles of Christ. But we were gentle amon
 g you\, even as a nurse cherisheth her children: So being affectionately d
 esirous of you\, we were willing to have imparted unto you\, not the gospe
 l of God only\, but also our own souls\, because ye were dear unto us. For
  ye remember\, brethren\, our labour and travail: for labouring night and 
 day\, because we would not be chargeable unto any of you\, we preached unt
 o you the gospel of God. Ye are witnesses\, and God also\, how holily and 
 justly and unblameably we behaved ourselves among you that believe: As ye 
 know how we exhorted and comforted and charged every one of you\, as a fat
 her doth his children\, That ye would walk worthy of God\, who hath called
  you unto his kingdom and glory. For this cause also thank we God without 
 ceasing\, because\, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us\
 , ye received it not as the word of men\, but as it is in truth\, the word
  of God\, which effectually worketh also in you that believe.\n\nEvening P
 rayer\nFirst Lesson — Ecclesiasticus 43:20\nWhen the cold north wind blo
 weth\, and the water is congealed into ice\, it abideth upon every gatheri
 ng together of water\, and clotheth the water as with a breastplate. It de
 voureth the mountains\, and burneth the wilderness\, and consumeth the gra
 ss as fire. A present remedy of all is a mist coming speedily\, a dew comi
 ng after heat refresheth. By his counsel he appeaseth the deep\, and plant
 eth islands therein. They that sail on the sea tell of the danger thereof\
 ; and when we hear it with our ears\, we marvel thereat. For therein be st
 range and wondrous works\, variety of all kinds of beasts and whales creat
 ed. By him the end of them hath prosperous success\, and by his word all t
 hings consist. We may speak much\, and yet come short: wherefore in sum\, 
 he is all. How shall we be able to magnify him? for he is great above all 
 his works. The Lord is terrible and very great\, and marvellous is his pow
 er. When ye glorify the Lord\, exalt him as much as ye can\; for even yet 
 will he far exceed: and when ye exalt him\, put forth all your strength\, 
 and be not weary\; for ye can never go far enough. Who hath seen him\, tha
 t he might tell us? and who can magnify him as he is? There are yet hid gr
 eater things than these be\, for we have seen but a few of his works. For 
 the Lord hath made all things\; and to the godly hath he given wisdom.\n\n
 Second Lesson — Matthew 9:36-10:15\n¶ But when he saw the multitudes\, 
 he was moved with compassion on them\, because they fainted\, and were sca
 ttered abroad\, as sheep having no shepherd. Then saith he unto his discip
 les\, The harvest truly is plenteous\, but the labourers are few\; Pray ye
  therefore the Lord of the harvest\, that he will send forth labourers int
 o his harvest. And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples\, he g
 ave them power against unclean spirits\, to cast them out\, and to heal al
 l manner of sickness and all manner of disease. Now the names of the twelv
 e apostles are these\; The first\, Simon\, who is called Peter\, and Andre
 w his brother\; James the son of Zebedee\, and John his brother\; Philip\,
  and Bartholomew\; Thomas\, and Matthew the publican\; James the son of Al
 phaeus\, and Lebbaeus\, whose surname was Thaddaeus\; Simon the Canaanite\
 , and Judas Iscariot\, who also betrayed him. These twelve Jesus sent fort
 h\, and commanded them\, saying\, Go not into the way of the Gentiles\, an
 d into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not: But go rather to the lost 
 sheep of the house of Israel. And as ye go\, preach\, saying\, The kingdom
  of heaven is at hand. Heal the sick\, cleanse the lepers\, raise the dead
 \, cast out devils: freely ye have received\, freely give. Provide neither
  gold\, nor silver\, nor brass in your purses\, Nor scrip for your journey
 \, neither two coats\, neither shoes\, nor yet staves: for the workman is 
 worthy of his meat. And into whatsoever city or town ye shall enter\, enqu
 ire who in it is worthy\; and there abide till ye go thence. And when ye c
 ome into an house\, salute it. And if the house be worthy\, let your peace
  come upon it: but if it be not worthy\, let your peace return to you. And
  whosoever shall not receive you\, nor hear your words\, when ye depart ou
 t of that house or city\, shake off the dust of your feet. Verily I say un
 to you\, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in 
 the day of judgment\, than for that city.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Kings 8:22-30\n¶ And Solomo
 n stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the congregati
 on of Israel\, and spread forth his hands toward heaven: And he said\, LOR
 D God of Israel\, there is no God like thee\, in heaven above\, or on eart
 h beneath\, who keepest covenant and mercy with thy servants that walk bef
 ore thee with all their heart: Who hast kept with thy servant David my fat
 her that thou promisedst him: thou spakest also with thy mouth\, and hast 
 fulfilled it with thine hand\, as it is this day. Therefore now\, LORD God
  of Israel\, keep with thy servant David my father that thou promisedst hi
 m\, saying\, There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit on the thr
 one of Israel\; so that thy children take heed to their way\, that they wa
 lk before me as thou hast walked before me. And now\, O God of Israel\, le
 t thy word\, I pray thee\, be verified\, which thou spakest unto thy serva
 nt David my father. But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold\, the h
 eaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee\; how much less this house
  that I have builded? Yet have thou respect unto the prayer of thy servant
 \, and to his supplication\, O LORD my God\, to hearken unto the cry and t
 o the prayer\, which thy servant prayeth before thee to day: That thine ey
 es may be open toward this house night and day\, even toward the place of 
 which thou hast said\, My name shall be there: that thou mayest hearken un
 to the prayer which thy servant shall make toward this place. And hearken 
 thou to the supplication of thy servant\, and of thy people Israel\, when 
 they shall pray toward this place: and hear thou in heaven thy dwelling pl
 ace: and when thou hearest\, forgive.\n\nSecond Lesson — 1 Thessalonians
  2:17-3:13\nBut we\, brethren\, being taken from you for a short time in p
 resence\, not in heart\, endeavoured the more abundantly to see your face 
 with great desire. Wherefore we would have come unto you\, even I Paul\, o
 nce and again\; but Satan hindered us. For what is our hope\, or joy\, or 
 crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Chri
 st at his coming? For ye are our glory and joy. Wherefore when we could no
  longer forbear\, we thought it good to be left at Athens alone\; And sent
  Timotheus\, our brother\, and minister of God\, and our fellowlabourer in
  the gospel of Christ\, to establish you\, and to comfort you concerning y
 our faith: That no man should be moved by these afflictions: for yourselve
 s know that we are appointed thereunto. For verily\, when we were with you
 \, we told you before that we should suffer tribulation\; even as it came 
 to pass\, and ye know. For this cause\, when I could no longer forbear\, I
  sent to know your faith\, lest by some means the tempter have tempted you
 \, and our labour be in vain. But now when Timotheus came from you unto us
 \, and brought us good tidings of your faith and charity\, and that ye hav
 e good remembrance of us always\, desiring greatly to see us\, as we also 
 to see you: Therefore\, brethren\, we were comforted over you in all our a
 ffliction and distress by your faith: For now we live\, if ye stand fast i
 n the Lord. For what thanks can we render to God again for you\, for all t
 he joy wherewith we joy for your sakes before our God\; Night and day pray
 ing exceedingly that we might see your face\, and might perfect that which
  is lacking in your faith? Now God himself and our Father\, and our Lord J
 esus Christ\, direct our way unto you. And the Lord make you to increase a
 nd abound in love one toward another\, and toward all men\, even as we do 
 toward you: To the end he may stablish your hearts unblameable in holiness
  before God\, even our Father\, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ wit
 h all his saints.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Ecclesiasticus 44:1-
 15\nLet us now praise famous men\, and our fathers that begat us. The Lord
  hath wrought great glory by them through his great power from the beginni
 ng. Such as did bear rule in their kingdoms\, men renowned for their power
 \, giving counsel by their understanding\, and declaring prophecies: Leade
 rs of the people by their counsels\, and by their knowledge of learning me
 et for the people\, wise and eloquent are their instructions: Such as foun
 d out musical tunes\, and recited verses in writing: Rich men furnished wi
 th ability\, living peaceably in their habitations: All these were honoure
 d in their generations\, and were the glory of their times. There be of th
 em\, that have left a name behind them\, that their praises might be repor
 ted. And some there be\, which have no memorial\; who are perished\, as th
 ough they had never been\; and are become as though they had never been bo
 rn\; and their children after them. But these were merciful men\, whose ri
 ghteousness hath not been forgotten. With their seed shall continually rem
 ain a good inheritance\, and their children are within the covenant. Their
  seed standeth fast\, and their children for their sakes. Their seed shall
  remain for ever\, and their glory shall not be blotted out. Their bodies 
 are buried in peace\; but their name liveth for evermore. The people will 
 tell of their wisdom\, and the congregation will shew forth their praise.\
 n\nSecond Lesson — Matthew 10:16-31\n¶ Behold\, I send you forth as she
 ep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents\, and harmless
  as doves. But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils
 \, and they will scourge you in their synagogues\; And ye shall be brought
  before governors and kings for my sake\, for a testimony against them and
  the Gentiles. But when they deliver you up\, take no thought how or what 
 ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall 
 speak. For it is not ye that speak\, but the Spirit of your Father which s
 peaketh in you. And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death\, an
 d the father the child: and the children shall rise up against their paren
 ts\, and cause them to be put to death. And ye shall be hated of all men f
 or my name’s sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved. But w
 hen they persecute you in this city\, flee ye into another: for verily I s
 ay unto you\, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel\, till the 
 Son of man be come. The disciple is not above his master\, nor the servant
  above his lord. It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master\, 
 and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house B
 eelzebub\, how much more shall they call them of his household? Fear them 
 not therefore: for there is nothing covered\, that shall not be revealed\;
  and hid\, that shall not be known. What I tell you in darkness\, that spe
 ak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear\, that preach ye upon the hous
 etops. And fear not them which kill the body\, but are not able to kill th
 e soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in
  hell. Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not
  fall on the ground without your Father. But the very hairs of your head a
 re all numbered. Fear ye not therefore\, ye are of more value than many sp
 arrows.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Kings 8:54-63\nAnd it was so
 \, that when Solomon had made an end of praying all this prayer and suppli
 cation unto the LORD\, he arose from before the altar of the LORD\, from k
 neeling on his knees with his hands spread up to heaven. And he stood\, an
 d blessed all the congregation of Israel with a loud voice\, saying\, Bles
 sed be the LORD\, that hath given rest unto his people Israel\, according 
 to all that he promised: there hath not failed one word of all his good pr
 omise\, which he promised by the hand of Moses his servant. The LORD our G
 od be with us\, as he was with our fathers: let him not leave us\, nor for
 sake us: That he may incline our hearts unto him\, to walk in all his ways
 \, and to keep his commandments\, and his statutes\, and his judgments\, w
 hich he commanded our fathers. And let these my words\, wherewith I have m
 ade supplication before the LORD\, be nigh unto the LORD our God day and n
 ight\, that he maintain the cause of his servant\, and the cause of his pe
 ople Israel at all times\, as the matter shall require: That all the peopl
 e of the earth may know that the LORD is God\, and that there is none else
 . Let your heart therefore be perfect with the LORD our God\, to walk in h
 is statutes\, and to keep his commandments\, as at this day. ¶ And the ki
 ng\, and all Israel with him\, offered sacrifice before the LORD. And Solo
 mon offered a sacrifice of peace offerings\, which he offered unto the LOR
 D\, two and twenty thousand oxen\, and an hundred and twenty thousand shee
 p. So the king and all the children of Israel dedicated the house of the L
 ORD.\n\nSecond Lesson — 1 Thessalonians 4:1-12\nFurthermore then we bese
 ech you\, brethren\, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus\, that as ye have re
 ceived of us how ye ought to walk and to please God\,  so ye would abound 
 more and more. For ye know what commandments we gave you by the Lord Jesus
 . For this is the will of God\, even your sanctification\, that ye should 
 abstain from fornication: That every one of you should know how to possess
  his vessel in sanctification and honour\; Not in the lust of concupiscenc
 e\, even as the Gentiles which know not God: That no man go beyond and def
 raud his brother in any matter: because that the Lord is the avenger of al
 l such\, as we also have forewarned you and testified. For God hath not ca
 lled us unto uncleanness\, but unto holiness. He therefore that despiseth\
 , despiseth not man\, but God\, who hath also given unto us his holy Spiri
 t. But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for y
 e yourselves are taught of God to love one another. And indeed ye do it to
 ward all the brethren which are in all Macedonia: but we beseech you\, bre
 thren\, that ye increase more and more\; And that ye study to be quiet\, a
 nd to do your own business\, and to work with your own hands\, as we comma
 nded you\; That ye may walk honestly toward them that are without\, and th
 at ye may have lack of nothing.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Job 1:
 1-12\nThere was a man in the land of Uz\, whose name was Job\; and that ma
 n was perfect and upright\, and one that feared God\, and eschewed evil. A
 nd there were born unto him seven sons and three daughters. His substance 
 also was seven thousand sheep\, and three thousand camels\, and five hundr
 ed yoke of oxen\, and five hundred she asses\, and a very great household\
 ; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east. And his so
 ns went and feasted in their houses\, every one his day\; and sent and cal
 led for their three sisters to eat and to drink with them. And it was so\,
  when the days of their feasting were gone about\, that Job sent and sanct
 ified them\, and rose up early in the morning\, and offered burnt offering
 s according to the number of them all: for Job said\, It may be that my so
 ns have sinned\, and cursed God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually.
  ¶ Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves be
 fore the LORD\, and Satan came also among them. And the LORD said unto Sat
 an\, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered the LORD\, and said\, From go
 ing to and fro in the earth\, and from walking up and down in it. And the 
 LORD said unto Satan\, Hast thou considered my servant Job\, that there is
  none like him in the earth\, a perfect and an upright man\, one that fear
 eth God\, and escheweth evil? Then Satan answered the LORD\, and said\, Do
 th Job fear God for nought? Hast not thou made an hedge about him\, and ab
 out his house\, and about all that he hath on every side? thou hast blesse
 d the work of his hands\, and his substance is increased in the land. But 
 put forth thine hand now\, and touch all that he hath\, and he will curse 
 thee to thy face. And the LORD said unto Satan\, Behold\, all that he hath
  is in thy power\; only upon himself put not forth thine hand. So Satan we
 nt forth from the presence of the LORD.\n\nSecond Lesson — Matthew 10:32
 -11:1\nWhosoever therefore shall confess me before men\, him will I confes
 s also before my Father which is in heaven. But whosoever shall deny me be
 fore men\, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven. Think
  not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace\, but
  a sword. For I am come to set a man at variance against his father\, and 
 the daughter against her mother\, and the daughter in law against her moth
 er in law. And a man’s foes shall be they of his own household. He that 
 loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that love
 th son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. And he that taketh no
 t his cross\, and followeth after me\, is not worthy of me. He that findet
 h his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall fi
 nd it. ¶ He that receiveth you receiveth me\, and he that receiveth me re
 ceiveth him that sent me. He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a pro
 phet shall receive a prophet’s reward\; and he that receiveth a righteou
 s man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man’s rew
 ard. And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup
  of cold water only in the name of a disciple\, verily I say unto you\, he
  shall in no wise lose his reward. And it came to pass\, when Jesus had ma
 de an end of commanding his twelve disciples\, he departed thence to teach
  and to preach in their cities.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Kings 9:1-9\nAnd it came to 
 pass\, when Solomon had finished the building of the house of the LORD\, a
 nd the king’s house\, and all Solomon’s desire which he was pleased to
  do\, That the LORD appeared to Solomon the second time\, as he had appear
 ed unto him at Gibeon. And the LORD said unto him\, I have heard thy praye
 r and thy supplication\, that thou hast made before me: I have hallowed th
 is house\, which thou hast built\, to put my name there for ever\; and min
 e eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually. And if thou wilt walk be
 fore me\, as David thy father walked\, in integrity of heart\, and in upri
 ghtness\, to do according to all that I have commanded thee\, and wilt kee
 p my statutes and my judgments: Then I will establish the throne of thy ki
 ngdom upon Israel for ever\, as I promised to David thy father\, saying\, 
 There shall not fail thee a man upon the throne of Israel. But if ye shall
  at all turn from following me\, ye or your children\, and will not keep m
 y commandments and my statutes which I have set before you\, but go and se
 rve other gods\, and worship them: Then will I cut off Israel out of the l
 and which I have given them\; and this house\, which I have hallowed for m
 y name\, will I cast out of my sight\; and Israel shall be a proverb and a
  byword among all people: And at this house\, which is high\, every one th
 at passeth by it shall be astonished\, and shall hiss\; and they shall say
 \, Why hath the LORD done thus unto this land\, and to this house? And the
 y shall answer\, Because they forsook the LORD their God\, who brought for
 th their fathers out of the land of Egypt\, and have taken hold upon other
  gods\, and have worshipped them\, and served them: therefore hath the LOR
 D brought upon them all this evil.\n\nSecond Lesson — 1 Thessalonians 4:
 13\nBut I would not have you to be ignorant\, brethren\, concerning them w
 hich are asleep\, that ye sorrow not\, even as others which have no hope. 
 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again\, even so them also which
  sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. For this we say unto you by the w
 ord of the Lord\, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of th
 e Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. For the Lord himself shall
  descend from heaven with a shout\, with the voice of the archangel\, and 
 with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we wh
 ich are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clou
 ds\, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. W
 herefore comfort one another with these words.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Le
 sson — Job 1:13\n¶ And there was a day when his sons and his daughters 
 were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother’s house: And there
  came a messenger unto Job\, and said\, The oxen were plowing\, and the as
 ses feeding beside them: And the Sabeans fell upon them\, and took them aw
 ay\; yea\, they have slain the servants with the edge of the sword\; and I
  only am escaped alone to tell thee. While he was yet speaking\, there cam
 e also another\, and said\, The fire of God is fallen from heaven\, and ha
 th burned up the sheep\, and the servants\, and consumed them\; and I only
  am escaped alone to tell thee. While he was yet speaking\, there came als
 o another\, and said\, The Chaldeans made out three bands\, and fell upon 
 the camels\, and have carried them away\, yea\, and slain the servants wit
 h the edge of the sword\; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee. While 
 he was yet speaking\, there came also another\, and said\, Thy sons and th
 y daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother’s hous
 e: And\, behold\, there came a great wind from the wilderness\, and smote 
 the four corners of the house\, and it fell upon the young men\, and they 
 are dead\; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee. Then Job arose\, and 
 rent his mantle\, and shaved his head\, and fell down upon the ground\, an
 d worshipped\, And said\, Naked came I out of my mother’s womb\, and nak
 ed shall I return thither: the LORD gave\, and the LORD hath taken away\; 
 blessed be the name of the LORD. In all this Job sinned not\, nor charged 
 God foolishly.\n\nSecond Lesson — Matthew 11:2-19\nNow when John had hea
 rd 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\, Go and shew John again those things wh
 ich ye do hear and see: The blind receive their sight\, and the lame walk\
 , the lepers are cleansed\, and the deaf hear\, the dead are raised up\, a
 nd the poor have the gospel preached to them. And blessed is he\, whosoeve
 r shall not be offended in me. ¶ And as they departed\, Jesus began to sa
 y unto the multitudes concerning John\, What went ye out into the wilderne
 ss to see? A reed shaken with the wind? But what went ye out for to see? A
  man clothed in soft raiment? behold\, they that wear soft clothing are in
  kings’ houses. But what went ye out for to see? A 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. Verily I say unto you\, Among them that are born of women
  there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist: notwithstanding he 
 that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. And from the da
 ys of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence\
 , and the violent take it by force. For all the prophets and the law proph
 esied until John. And if ye will receive it\, this is Elias\, which was fo
 r to come. He that hath ears to hear\, let him hear. ¶ But whereunto shal
 l I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets
 \, and calling unto their fellows\, And saying\, We have piped unto you\, 
 and ye have not danced\; we have mourned unto you\, and ye have not lament
 ed. For John came neither eating nor drinking\, and they say\, He hath a d
 evil. The Son of man came eating and drinking\, and they say\, Behold a ma
 n gluttonous\, and a winebibber\, a friend of publicans and sinners. But w
 isdom is justified of her children.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Kings 11:26-31\, 34-37\n¶ A
 nd Jeroboam the son of Nebat\, an Ephrathite of Zereda\, Solomon’s serva
 nt\, whose mother’s name was Zeruah\, a widow woman\, even he lifted up 
 his hand against the king. And this was the cause that he lifted up his ha
 nd against the king: Solomon built Millo\, and repaired the breaches of th
 e city of David his father. And the man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valou
 r: and Solomon seeing the young man that he was industrious\, he made him 
 ruler over all the charge of the house of Joseph. And it came to pass at t
 hat time when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem\, that the prophet Ahijah the
  Shilonite found him in the way\; and he had clad himself with a new garme
 nt\; and they two were alone in the field: And Ahijah caught the new garme
 nt that was on him\, and rent it in twelve pieces: And he said to Jeroboam
 \, Take thee ten pieces: for thus saith the LORD\, the God of Israel\, Beh
 old\, I will rend the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon\, and will give t
 en tribes to thee: Howbeit I will not take the whole kingdom out of his ha
 nd: but I will make him prince all the days of his life for David my serva
 nt’s sake\, whom I chose\, because he kept my commandments and my statut
 es: But I will take the kingdom out of his son’s hand\, and will give it
  unto thee\, even ten tribes. And unto his son will I give one tribe\, tha
 t David my servant may have a light alway before me in Jerusalem\, the cit
 y which I have chosen me to put my name there. And I will take thee\, and 
 thou shalt reign according to all that thy soul desireth\, and shalt be ki
 ng over Israel.\n\nSecond Lesson — 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11\nBut of the ti
 mes and the seasons\, brethren\, ye have no need that I write unto you. Fo
 r yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief 
 in the night. For when they shall say\, Peace and safety\; then sudden des
 truction cometh upon them\, as travail upon a woman with child\; and they 
 shall not escape. But ye\, brethren\, are not in darkness\, that that day 
 should overtake you as a thief. Ye are all the children of light\, and the
  children of the day: we are not of the night\, nor of darkness. Therefore
  let us not sleep\, as do others\; but let us watch and be sober. For they
  that sleep sleep in the night\; and they that be drunken are drunken in t
 he night. But let us\, who are of the day\, be sober\, putting on the brea
 stplate of faith and love\; and for an helmet\, the hope of salvation. For
  God hath not appointed us to wrath\, but to obtain salvation by our Lord 
 Jesus Christ\, Who died for us\, that\, whether we wake or sleep\, we shou
 ld live together with him. Wherefore comfort yourselves together\, and edi
 fy one another\, even as also ye do.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — J
 ob 2\nAgain there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselve
 s before the LORD\, and Satan came also among them to present himself befo
 re the LORD. And the LORD said unto Satan\, From whence comest thou? And S
 atan answered the LORD\, and said\, From going to and fro in the earth\, a
 nd from walking up and down in it. And the LORD said unto Satan\, Hast tho
 u considered my servant Job\, that there is none like him in the earth\, a
  perfect and an upright man\, one that feareth God\, and escheweth evil? a
 nd still he holdeth fast his integrity\, although thou movedst me against 
 him\, to destroy him without cause. And Satan answered the LORD\, and said
 \, Skin for skin\, yea\, all that a man hath will he give for his life. Bu
 t put forth thine hand now\, and touch his bone and his flesh\, and he wil
 l curse thee to thy face. And the LORD said unto Satan\, Behold\, he is in
  thine hand\; but save his life. ¶ So went Satan forth from the presence 
 of the LORD\, and smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto
  his crown. And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself withal\; and he s
 at down among the ashes. ¶ Then said his wife unto him\, Dost thou still 
 retain thine integrity? curse God\, and die. But he said unto her\, Thou s
 peakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good 
 at the hand of God\, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Jo
 b sin with his lips. ¶ Now when Job’s three friends heard of all this e
 vil that was come upon him\, they came every one from his own place\; Elip
 haz the Temanite\, and Bildad the Shuhite\, and Zophar the Naamathite: for
  they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to co
 mfort him. And when they lifted up their eyes afar off\, and knew him not\
 , they lifted up their voice\, and wept\; and they rent every one his mant
 le\, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven. So they sat down w
 ith him upon the ground seven days and seven nights\, and none spake a wor
 d unto him: for they saw that his grief was very great.\n\nSecond Lesson 
 — Matthew 11:20\n¶ Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of 
 his mighty works were done\, because they repented not: Woe unto thee\, Ch
 orazin! woe unto thee\, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works\, which were do
 ne in you\, had been done in Tyre and Sidon\, they would have repented lon
 g ago in sackcloth and ashes. But I say unto you\, It shall be more tolera
 ble for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment\, than for you. And thou\, C
 apernaum\, which art exalted unto heaven\, shalt be brought down to hell: 
 for if the mighty works\, which have been done in thee\, had been done in 
 Sodom\, it would have remained until this day. But I say unto you\, That i
 t shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment\, t
 han for thee. ¶ At that time Jesus answered and said\, I thank thee\, O F
 ather\, Lord of heaven and earth\, because thou hast hid these things from
  the wise and prudent\, and hast revealed them unto babes. Even so\, Fathe
 r: for so it seemed good in thy sight. All things are delivered unto me of
  my Father: and no man knoweth the Son\, but the Father\; neither knoweth 
 any man the Father\, save the Son\, and he to whomsoever the Son will reve
 al him. ¶ Come unto me\, all ye that labour and are heavy laden\, and I w
 ill give you rest. Take my yoke upon you\, and learn of me\; for I am meek
  and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke i
 s easy\, and my burden is light.
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SUMMARY:Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity
DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Jeremiah 13:15-21\n¶ Hear ye\
 , and give ear\; be not proud: for the LORD hath spoken. Give glory to the
  LORD your God\, before he cause darkness\, and before your feet stumble u
 pon the dark mountains\, and\, while ye look for light\, he turn it into t
 he shadow of death\, and make it gross darkness. But if ye will not hear i
 t\, my soul shall weep in secret places for your pride\; and mine eye shal
 l weep sore\, and run down with tears\, because the LORD’s flock is carr
 ied away captive. Say unto the king and to the queen\, Humble yourselves\,
  sit down: for your principalities shall come down\, even the crown of you
 r glory. The cities of the south shall be shut up\, and none shall open th
 em: Judah shall be carried away captive all of it\, it shall be wholly car
 ried away captive. Lift up your eyes\, and behold them that come from the 
 north: where is the flock that was given thee\, thy beautiful flock? What 
 wilt thou say when he shall punish thee? for thou hast taught them to be c
 aptains\, and as chief over thee: shall not sorrows take thee\, as a woman
  in travail?\n\nSecond Lesson — Mark 10:35-45\n¶ And James and John\, t
 he sons of Zebedee\, come unto him\, saying\, Master\, we would that thou 
 shouldest do for us whatsoever we shall desire. And he said unto them\, Wh
 at would ye that I should do for you? They said unto him\, Grant unto us t
 hat we may sit\, one on thy right hand\, and the other on thy left hand\, 
 in thy glory. But Jesus said unto them\, Ye know not what ye ask: can ye d
 rink of the cup that I drink of? and be baptized with the baptism that I a
 m baptized with? And they said unto him\, We can. And Jesus said unto them
 \, Ye shall indeed drink of the cup that I drink of\; and with the baptism
  that I am baptized withal shall ye be baptized: But to sit on my right ha
 nd and on my left hand is not mine to give\; but it shall be given to them
  for whom it is prepared. And when the ten heard it\, they began to be muc
 h displeased with James and John. But Jesus called them to him\, and saith
  unto them\, Ye know that they which are accounted to rule over the Gentil
 es exercise lordship over them\; and their great ones exercise authority u
 pon them. But so shall it not be among you: but whosoever will be great am
 ong you\, shall be your minister: And whosoever of you will be the chiefes
 t\, shall be servant of all. For even the Son of man came not to be minist
 ered unto\, but to minister\, and to give his life a ransom for many.\n\nE
 vening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Malachi 2:1-10\nAnd now\, O ye priests\, t
 his commandment is for you. If ye will not hear\, and if ye will not lay i
 t to heart\, to give glory unto my name\, saith the LORD of hosts\, I will
  even send a curse upon you\, and I will curse your blessings: yea\, I hav
 e cursed them already\, because ye do not lay it to heart. Behold\, I will
  corrupt your seed\, and spread dung upon your faces\, even the dung of yo
 ur solemn feasts\; and one shall take you away with it. And ye shall know 
 that I have sent this commandment unto you\, that my covenant might be wit
 h Levi\, saith the LORD of hosts. My covenant was with him of life and pea
 ce\; and I gave them to him for the fear wherewith he feared me\, and was 
 afraid before my name. The law of truth was in his mouth\, and iniquity wa
 s not found in his lips: he walked with me in peace and equity\, and did t
 urn many away from iniquity. For the priest’s lips should keep knowledge
 \, and they should seek the law at his mouth: for he is the messenger of t
 he LORD of hosts. But ye are departed out of the way\; ye have caused many
  to stumble at the law\; ye have corrupted the covenant of Levi\, saith th
 e LORD of hosts. Therefore have I also made you contemptible and base befo
 re all the people\, according as ye have not kept my ways\, but have been 
 partial in the law. Have we not all one father? hath not one God created u
 s? why do we deal treacherously every man against his brother\, by profani
 ng the covenant of our fathers?\n\nSecond Lesson — Luke 13:10-17\nAnd he
  was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath. ¶ And\, behold\, t
 here was a woman which had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years\, and was 
 bowed together\, and could in no wise lift up herself. And when Jesus saw 
 her\, he called her to him\, and said unto her\, Woman\, thou art loosed f
 rom thine infirmity. And he laid his hands on her: and immediately she was
  made straight\, and glorified God. And the ruler of the synagogue answere
 d with indignation\, because that Jesus had healed on the sabbath day\, an
 d said unto the people\, There are six days in which men ought to work: in
  them therefore come and be healed\, and not on the sabbath day. The Lord 
 then answered him\, and said\, Thou hypocrite\, doth not each one of you o
 n the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the stall\, and lead him away t
 o watering? And ought not this woman\, being a daughter of Abraham\, whom 
 Satan hath bound\, lo\, these eighteen years\, be loosed from this bond on
  the sabbath day? And when he had said these things\, all his adversaries 
 were ashamed: and all the people rejoiced for all the glorious things that
  were done by him.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Kings 12:1-11\nAnd Rehoboam 
 went to Shechem: for all Israel were come to Shechem to make him king. And
  it came to pass\, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat\, who was yet in Egypt\,
  heard of it\, (for he was fled from the presence of king Solomon\, and Je
 roboam dwelt in Egypt\;) That they sent and called him. And Jeroboam and a
 ll the congregation of Israel came\, and spake unto Rehoboam\, saying\, Th
 y father made our yoke grievous: now therefore make thou the grievous serv
 ice of thy father\, and his heavy yoke which he put upon us\, lighter\, an
 d we will serve thee. And he said unto them\, Depart yet for three days\, 
 then come again to me. And the people departed. ¶ And king Rehoboam consu
 lted with the old men\, that stood before Solomon his father while he yet 
 lived\, and said\, How do ye advise that I may answer this people? And the
 y spake unto him\, saying\, If thou wilt be a servant unto this people thi
 s day\, and wilt serve them\, and answer them\, and speak good words to th
 em\, then they will be thy servants for ever. But he forsook the counsel o
 f the old men\, which they had given him\, and consulted with the young me
 n that were grown up with him\, and which stood before him: And he said un
 to them\, What counsel give ye that we may answer this people\, who have s
 poken to me\, saying\, Make the yoke which thy father did put upon us ligh
 ter? And the young men that were grown up with him spake unto him\, saying
 \, Thus shalt thou speak unto this people that spake unto thee\, saying\, 
 Thy father made our yoke heavy\, but make thou it lighter unto us\; thus s
 halt thou say unto them\, My little finger shall be thicker than my father
 ’s loins. And now whereas my father did lade you with a heavy yoke\, I w
 ill add to your yoke: my father hath chastised you with whips\, but I will
  chastise you with scorpions.\n\nSecond Lesson — 1 Thessalonians 5:12\nA
 nd we beseech you\, brethren\, to know them which labour among you\, and a
 re over you in the Lord\, and admonish you\; And to esteem them very highl
 y in love for their work’s sake. And be at peace among yourselves. Now w
 e exhort you\, brethren\, warn them that are unruly\, comfort the feeblemi
 nded\, support the weak\, be patient toward all men. See that none render 
 evil for evil unto any man\; but ever follow that which is good\, both amo
 ng yourselves\, and to all men. Rejoice evermore. Pray without ceasing. In
  every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus conc
 erning you. Quench not the Spirit. Despise not prophesyings. Prove all thi
 ngs\; hold fast that which is good. Abstain from all appearance of evil. A
 nd the very God of peace sanctify you wholly\; and I pray God your whole s
 pirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord
  Jesus Christ. Faithful is he that calleth you\, who also will do it. Bret
 hren\, pray for us. Greet all the brethren with an holy kiss. I charge you
  by the Lord that this epistle be read unto all the holy brethren. The gra
 ce of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.\n\nEvening Prayer (The Eve 
 of Saint Michael and All Angels)\nFirst Lesson — Daniel 12:1-3\nAnd at t
 hat time shall Michael stand up\, the great prince which standeth for the 
 children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble\, such as nev
 er was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time t
 hy people shall be delivered\, every one that shall be found written in th
 e book. And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake\,
  some to everlasting life\, and some to shame and everlasting contempt. An
 d they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament\; and t
 hey that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.\n\nSec
 ond Lesson — Revelation 5\nAnd I saw in the right hand of him that sat o
 n the throne a book written within and on the backside\, sealed with seven
  seals. And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice\, Who is wo
 rthy to open the book\, and to loose the seals thereof? And no man in heav
 en\, nor in earth\, neither under the earth\, was able to open the book\, 
 neither to look thereon. And I wept much\, because no man was found worthy
  to open and to read the book\, neither to look thereon. And one of the el
 ders saith unto me\, Weep not: behold\, the Lion of the tribe of Juda\, th
 e Root of David\, hath prevailed to open the book\, and to loose the seven
  seals thereof. And I beheld\, and\, lo\, in the midst of the throne and o
 f the four beasts\, and in the midst of the elders\, stood a Lamb as it ha
 d been slain\, having seven horns and seven eyes\, which are the seven Spi
 rits of God sent forth into all the earth. And he came and took the book o
 ut of the right hand of him that sat upon the throne. And when he had take
 n the book\, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before t
 he Lamb\, having every one of them harps\, and golden vials full of odours
 \, which are the prayers of saints. And they sung a new song\, saying\, Th
 ou art worthy to take the book\, and to open the seals thereof: for thou w
 ast slain\, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred\
 , and tongue\, and people\, and nation\; And hast made us unto our God kin
 gs and priests: and we shall reign on the earth. And I beheld\, and I hear
 d the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the e
 lders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand\, and th
 ousands of thousands\; Saying with a loud voice\, Worthy is the Lamb that 
 was slain to receive power\, and riches\, and wisdom\, and strength\, and 
 honour\, and glory\, and blessing. And every creature which is in heaven\,
  and on the earth\, and under the earth\, and such as are in the sea\, and
  all that are in them\, heard I saying\, Blessing\, and honour\, and glory
 \, and power\, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne\, and unto the Lam
 b for ever and ever. And the four beasts said\, Amen. And the four and twe
 nty elders fell down and worshipped him that liveth for ever and ever.
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SUMMARY:Saint Michael and All Angels
DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Job 38:1-7\nThen the LORD answ
 ered Job out of the whirlwind\, and said\, Who is this that darkeneth coun
 sel by words without knowledge? Gird up now thy loins like a man\; for I w
 ill demand of thee\, and answer thou me. Where wast thou when I laid the f
 oundations of the earth? declare\, if thou hast understanding. Who hath la
 id the measures thereof\, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line 
 upon it? Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the c
 orner stone thereof\; When the morning stars sang together\, and all the s
 ons of God shouted for joy?\n\nSecond Lesson — Hebrews 1:13-2:10\nBut to
  which of the angels said he at any time\, Sit on my right hand\, until I 
 make thine enemies thy footstool? Are they not all ministering spirits\, s
 ent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation? Therefore 
 we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard\,
  lest at any time we should let them slip. For if the word spoken by angel
 s was stedfast\, and every transgression and disobedience received a just 
 recompence of reward\; How shall we escape\, if we neglect so great salvat
 ion\; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord\, and was confirme
 d unto us by them that heard him\; God also bearing them witness\, both wi
 th signs and wonders\, and with divers miracles\, and gifts of the Holy Gh
 ost\, according to his own will? For unto the angels hath he not put in su
 bjection the world to come\, whereof we speak. But one in a certain place 
 testified\, saying\, What is man\, that thou art mindful of him? or the so
 n of man\, that thou visitest him? Thou madest him a little lower than the
  angels\; thou crownedst him with glory and honour\, and didst set him ove
 r the works of thy hands: Thou hast put all things in subjection under his
  feet. For in that he put all in subjection under him\, he left nothing th
 at is not put under him. But now we see not yet all things put under him. 
 But we see Jesus\, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suf
 fering of death\, crowned with glory and honour\; that he by the grace of 
 God should taste death for every man. For it became him\, for whom are all
  things\, and by whom are all things\, in bringing many sons unto glory\, 
 to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings.\n\nEven
 ing Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 2 Kings 6:8-17\n¶ Then the king of Syria war
 red against Israel\, and took counsel with his servants\, saying\, In such
  and such a place shall be my camp. And the man of God sent unto the king 
 of Israel\, saying\, Beware that thou pass not such a place\; for thither 
 the Syrians are come down. And the king of Israel sent to the place which 
 the man of God told him and warned him of\, and saved himself there\, not 
 once nor twice. Therefore the heart of the king of Syria was sore troubled
  for this thing\; and he called his servants\, and said unto them\, Will y
 e not shew me which of us is for the king of Israel? And one of his servan
 ts said\, None\, my lord\, O king: but Elisha\, the prophet that is in Isr
 ael\, telleth the king of Israel the words that thou speakest in thy bedch
 amber. ¶ And he said\, Go and spy where he is\, that I may send and fetch
  him. And it was told him\, saying\, Behold\, he is in Dothan. Therefore s
 ent he thither horses\, and chariots\, and a great host: and they came by 
 night\, and compassed the city about. And when the servant of the man of G
 od was risen early\, and gone forth\, behold\, an host compassed the city 
 both with horses and chariots. And his servant said unto him\, Alas\, my m
 aster! how shall we do? And he answered\, Fear not: for they that be with 
 us are more than they that be with them. And Elisha prayed\, and said\, LO
 RD\, I pray thee\, open his eyes\, that he may see. And the LORD opened th
 e eyes of the young man\; and he saw: and\, behold\, the mountain was full
  of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.\n\nSecond Lesson — A
 cts 12:1-11\nNow about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands 
 to vex certain of the church. And he killed James the brother of John with
  the sword. And because he saw it pleased the Jews\, he proceeded further 
 to take Peter also. (Then were the days of unleavened bread.) And when he 
 had apprehended him\, he put him in prison\, and delivered him to four qua
 ternions of soldiers to keep him\; intending after Easter to bring him for
 th to the people. Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made 
 without ceasing of the church unto God for him. And when Herod would have 
 brought him forth\, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers
 \, bound with two chains: and the keepers before the door kept the prison.
  And\, behold\, the angel of the Lord came upon him\, and a light shined i
 n the prison: and he smote Peter on the side\, and raised him up\, saying\
 , Arise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands. And the angel 
 said unto him\, Gird thyself\, and bind on thy sandals. And so he did. And
  he saith unto him\, Cast thy garment about thee\, and follow me. And he w
 ent out\, and followed him\; and wist not that it was true which was done 
 by the angel\; but thought he saw a vision. When they were past the first 
 and the second ward\, they came unto the iron gate that leadeth unto the c
 ity\; which opened to them of his own accord: and they went out\, and pass
 ed on through one street\; and forthwith the angel departed from him. And 
 when Peter was come to himself\, he said\, Now I know of a surety\, that t
 he Lord hath sent his angel\, and hath delivered me out of the hand of Her
 od\, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews.
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SUMMARY:Wednesday after the Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity
DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Kings 12:25\n¶ Then Jeroboa
 m built Shechem in mount Ephraim\, and dwelt therein\; and went out from t
 hence\, and built Penuel. And Jeroboam said in his heart\, Now shall the k
 ingdom return to the house of David: If this people go up to do sacrifice 
 in the house of the LORD at Jerusalem\, then shall the heart of this peopl
 e turn again unto their lord\, even unto Rehoboam king of Judah\, and they
  shall kill me\, and go again to Rehoboam king of Judah. Whereupon the kin
 g took counsel\, and made two calves of gold\, and said unto them\, It is 
 too much for you to go up to Jerusalem: behold thy gods\, O Israel\, which
  brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. And he set the one in Beth-el\,
  and the other put he in Dan. And this thing became a sin: for the people 
 went to worship before the one\, even unto Dan. And he made an house of hi
 gh places\, and made priests of the lowest of the people\, which were not 
 of the sons of Levi. And Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth month\, o
 n the fifteenth day of the month\, like unto the feast that is in Judah\, 
 and he offered upon the altar. So did he in Beth-el\, sacrificing unto the
  calves that he had made: and he placed in Beth-el the priests of the high
  places which he had made. So he offered upon the altar which he had made 
 in Beth-el the fifteenth day of the eighth month\, even in the month which
  he had devised of his own heart\; and ordained a feast unto the children 
 of Israel: and he offered upon the altar\, and burnt incense.\n\nSecond Le
 sson — 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12\nNow we beseech you\, brethren\, by the co
 ming of our Lord Jesus Christ\, and by our gathering together unto him\, T
 hat ye be not soon shaken in mind\, or be troubled\, neither by spirit\, n
 or by word\, nor by letter as from us\, as that the day of Christ is at ha
 nd. Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come\, exc
 ept there come a falling away first\, and that man of sin be revealed\, th
 e son of perdition\; Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is c
 alled God\, or that is worshipped\; so that he as God sitteth in the templ
 e of God\, shewing himself that he is God. Remember ye not\, that\, when I
  was yet with you\, I told you these things? And now ye know what withhold
 eth that he might be revealed in his time. For the mystery of iniquity dot
 h already work: only he who now letteth will let\, until he be taken out o
 f the way. And then shall that Wicked be revealed\, whom the Lord shall co
 nsume with the spirit of his mouth\, and shall destroy with the brightness
  of his coming: Even him\, whose coming is after the working of Satan with
  all power and signs and lying wonders\, And with all deceivableness of un
 righteousness in them that perish\; because they received not the love of 
 the truth\, that they might be saved. And for this cause God shall send th
 em strong delusion\, that they should believe a lie: That they all might b
 e damned who believed not the truth\, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
 \n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Job 5:8-18\nI would seek unto God\, a
 nd unto God would I commit my cause: Which doeth great things and unsearch
 able\; marvellous things without number: Who giveth rain upon the earth\, 
 and sendeth waters upon the fields: To set up on high those that be low\; 
 that those which mourn may be exalted to safety. He disappointeth the devi
 ces of the crafty\, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise. H
 e taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward 
 is carried headlong. They meet with darkness in the daytime\, and grope in
  the noonday as in the night. But he saveth the poor from the sword\, from
  their mouth\, and from the hand of the mighty. So the poor hath hope\, an
 d iniquity stoppeth her mouth. Behold\, happy is the man whom God correcte
 th: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty: For he make
 th sore\, and bindeth up: he woundeth\, and his hands make whole.\n\nSecon
 d Lesson — Matthew 12:31\n¶ Wherefore I say unto you\, All manner of si
 n and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the 
 Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men. And whosoever speaketh a word a
 gainst the Son of man\, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh a
 gainst the Holy Ghost\, it shall not be forgiven him\, neither in this wor
 ld\, neither in the world to come. Either make the tree good\, and his fru
 it good\; or else make the tree corrupt\, and his fruit corrupt: for the t
 ree is known by his fruit. O generation of vipers\, how can ye\, being evi
 l\, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth spe
 aketh. A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth goo
 d things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil thi
 ngs. But I say unto you\, That every idle word that men shall speak\, they
  shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. For by thy words thou 
 shalt be justified\, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned. ¶ Then cer
 tain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered\, saying\, Master\, we w
 ould see a sign from thee. But he answered and said unto them\, An evil an
 d adulterous generation seeketh after a sign\; and there shall no sign be 
 given to it\, but the sign of the prophet Jonas: For as Jonas was three da
 ys and three nights in the whale’s belly\; so shall the Son of man be th
 ree days and three nights in the heart of the earth. The men of Nineveh sh
 all rise in judgment with this generation\, and shall condemn it: because 
 they repented at the preaching of Jonas\; and\, behold\, a greater than Jo
 nas is here. The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with thi
 s generation\, and shall condemn it: for she came from the uttermost parts
  of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon\; and\, behold\, a greater tha
 n Solomon is here. When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man\, he walke
 th through dry places\, seeking rest\, and findeth none. Then he saith\, I
  will return into my house from whence I came out\; and when he is come\, 
 he findeth it empty\, swept\, and garnished. Then goeth he\, and taketh wi
 th himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself\, and they enter i
 n and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first.
  Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation. ¶ While he yet tal
 ked to the people\, behold\, his mother and his brethren stood without\, d
 esiring to speak with him. Then one said unto him\, Behold\, thy mother an
 d thy brethren stand without\, desiring to speak with thee. But he answere
 d and said unto him that told him\, Who is my mother? and who are my breth
 ren? And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples\, and said\, Beh
 old my mother and my brethren! For whosoever shall do the will of my Fathe
 r which is in heaven\, the same is my brother\, and sister\, and mother.
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SUMMARY:Thursday after the Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity
DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Kings 16:29\n¶ And in the t
 hirty and eighth year of Asa king of Judah began Ahab the son of Omri to r
 eign over Israel: and Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria 
 twenty and two years. And Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of th
 e LORD above all that were before him. And it came to pass\, as if it had 
 been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Neba
 t\, that he took to wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Zidon
 ians\, and went and served Baal\, and worshipped him. And he reared up an 
 altar for Baal in the house of Baal\, which he had built in Samaria. And A
 hab made a grove\; and Ahab did more to provoke the LORD God of Israel to 
 anger than all the kings of Israel that were before him. ¶ In his days di
 d Hiel the Beth-elite build Jericho: he laid the foundation thereof in Abi
 ram his firstborn\, and set up the gates thereof in his youngest son Segub
 \, according to the word of the LORD\, which he spake by Joshua the son of
  Nun.\n\nSecond Lesson — 2 Thessalonians 2:13-3:5\nBut we are bound to g
 ive thanks alway to God for you\, brethren beloved of the Lord\, because G
 od hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification 
 of the Spirit and belief of the truth: Whereunto he called you by our gosp
 el\, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore\, b
 rethren\, stand fast\, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught\,
  whether by word\, or our epistle. Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself\, and
  God\, even our Father\, which hath loved us\, and hath given us everlasti
 ng consolation and good hope through grace\, Comfort your hearts\, and sta
 blish you in every good word and work. Finally\, brethren\, pray for us\, 
 that the word of the Lord may have free course\, and be glorified\, even a
 s it is with you: And that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicke
 d men: for all men have not faith. But the Lord is faithful\, who shall st
 ablish you\, and keep you from evil. And we have confidence in the Lord to
 uching you\, that ye both do and will do the things which we command you. 
 And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God\, and into the patien
 t waiting for Christ.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Job 10:1-9\, 12-
 18\nMy soul is weary of my life\; I will leave my complaint upon myself\; 
 I will speak in the bitterness of my soul. I will say unto God\, Do not co
 ndemn me\; shew me wherefore thou contendest with me. Is it good unto thee
  that thou shouldest oppress\, that thou shouldest despise the work of thi
 ne hands\, and shine upon the counsel of the wicked? Hast thou eyes of fle
 sh? or seest thou as man seeth? Are thy days as the days of man? are thy y
 ears as man’s days\, That thou enquirest after mine iniquity\, and searc
 hest after my sin? Thou knowest that I am not wicked\; and there is none t
 hat can deliver out of thine hand. Thine hands have made me and fashioned 
 me together round about\; yet thou dost destroy me. Remember\, I beseech t
 hee\, that thou hast made me as the clay\; and wilt thou bring me into dus
 t again? Thou hast granted me life and favour\, and thy visitation hath pr
 eserved my spirit. And these things hast thou hid in thine heart: I know t
 hat this is with thee. If I sin\, then thou markest me\, and thou wilt not
  acquit me from mine iniquity. If I be wicked\, woe unto me\; and if I be 
 righteous\, yet will I not lift up my head. I am full of confusion\; there
 fore see thou mine affliction\; For it increaseth. Thou huntest me as a fi
 erce lion: and again thou shewest thyself marvellous upon me. Thou renewes
 t thy witnesses against me\, and increasest thine indignation upon me\; ch
 anges and war are against me. Wherefore then hast thou brought me forth ou
 t of the womb? Oh that I had given up the ghost\, and no eye had seen me!\
 n\nSecond Lesson — Matthew 13:1-23\nThe same day went Jesus out of the h
 ouse\, and sat by the sea side. And great multitudes were gathered togethe
 r unto him\, so that he went into a ship\, and sat\; and the whole multitu
 de stood on the shore. And he spake many things unto them in parables\, sa
 ying\, Behold\, a sower went forth to sow\; And when he sowed\, some seeds
  fell by the way side\, and the fowls came and devoured them up: Some fell
  upon stony places\, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they spr
 ung up\, because they had no deepness of earth: And when the sun was up\, 
 they were scorched\; and because they had no root\, they withered away. An
 d some fell among thorns\; and the thorns sprung up\, and choked them: But
  other fell into good ground\, and brought forth fruit\, some an hundredfo
 ld\, some sixtyfold\, some thirtyfold. Who hath ears to hear\, let him hea
 r. And the disciples came\, and said unto him\, Why speakest thou unto the
 m in parables? He answered and said unto them\, Because it is given unto y
 ou to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven\, but to them it is not 
 given. For whosoever hath\, to him shall be given\, and he shall have more
  abundance: but whosoever hath not\, from him shall be taken away even tha
 t he hath. Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see 
 not\; and hearing they hear not\, neither do they understand. And in them 
 is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias\, which saith\, By hearing ye shall he
 ar\, and shall not understand\; and seeing ye shall see\, and shall not pe
 rceive: For this people’s heart is waxed gross\, and their ears are dull
  of hearing\, and their eyes they have closed\; lest at any time they shou
 ld see with their eyes\, and hear with their ears\, and should understand 
 with their heart\, and should be converted\, and I should heal them. But b
 lessed are your eyes\, for they see: and your ears\, for they hear. For ve
 rily I say unto you\, That many prophets and righteous men have desired to
  see those things which ye see\, and have not seen them\; and to hear thos
 e things which ye hear\, and have not heard them. ¶ Hear ye therefore the
  parable of the sower. When any one heareth the word of the kingdom\, and 
 understandeth it not\, then cometh the wicked one\, and catcheth away that
  which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way si
 de. But he that received the seed into stony places\, the same is he that 
 heareth the word\, and anon with joy receiveth it\; Yet hath he not root i
 n himself\, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ar
 iseth because of the word\, by and by he is offended. He also that receive
 d seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word\; and the care of this
  world\, and the deceitfulness of riches\, choke the word\, and he becomet
 h unfruitful. But he that received seed into the good ground is he that he
 areth the word\, and understandeth it\; which also beareth fruit\, and bri
 ngeth forth\, some an hundredfold\, some sixty\, some thirty.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Kings 17:1-16\nAnd Elijah th
 e Tishbite\, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead\, said unto Ahab\, As th
 e LORD God of Israel liveth\, before whom I stand\, there shall not be dew
  nor rain these years\, but according to my word. And the word of the LORD
  came unto him\, saying\, Get thee hence\, and turn thee eastward\, and hi
 de thyself by the brook Cherith\, that is before Jordan. And it shall be\,
  that thou shalt drink of the brook\; and I have commanded the ravens to f
 eed thee there. So he went and did according unto the word of the LORD: fo
 r he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith\, that is before Jordan. And the 
 ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning\, and bread and flesh in
  the evening\; and he drank of the brook. And it came to pass after a whil
 e\, that the brook dried up\, because there had been no rain in the land. 
 ¶ And the word of the LORD came unto him\, saying\, Arise\, get thee to Z
 arephath\, which belongeth to Zidon\, and dwell there: behold\, I have com
 manded a widow woman there to sustain thee. So he arose and went to Zareph
 ath. And when he came to the gate of the city\, behold\, the widow woman w
 as there gathering of sticks: and he called to her\, and said\, Fetch me\,
  I pray thee\, a little water in a vessel\, that I may drink. And as she w
 as going to fetch it\, he called to her\, and said\, Bring me\, I pray the
 e\, a morsel of bread in thine hand. And she said\, As the LORD thy God li
 veth\, I have not a cake\, but an handful of meal in a barrel\, and a litt
 le oil in a cruse: and\, behold\, I am gathering two sticks\, that I may g
 o in and dress it for me and my son\, that we may eat it\, and die. And El
 ijah said unto her\, Fear not\; go and do as thou hast said: but make me t
 hereof a little cake first\, and bring it unto me\, and after make for the
 e and for thy son. For thus saith the LORD God of Israel\, The barrel of m
 eal shall not waste\, neither shall the cruse of oil fail\, until the day 
 that the LORD sendeth rain upon the earth. And she went and did according 
 to the saying of Elijah: and she\, and he\, and her house\, did eat many d
 ays. And the barrel of meal wasted not\, neither did the cruse of oil fail
 \, according to the word of the LORD\, which he spake by Elijah.\n\nSecond
  Lesson — 2 Thessalonians 3:6\nNow we command you\, brethren\, in the na
 me of our Lord Jesus Christ\, that ye withdraw yourselves from every broth
 er that walketh disorderly\, and not after the tradition which he received
  of us. For yourselves know how ye ought to follow us: for we behaved not 
 ourselves disorderly among you\; Neither did we eat any man’s bread for 
 nought\; but wrought with labour and travail night and day\, that we might
  not be chargeable to any of you: Not because we have not power\, but to m
 ake ourselves an ensample unto you to follow us. For even when we were wit
 h you\, this we commanded you\, that if any would not work\, neither shoul
 d he eat. For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly\
 , working not at all\, but are busybodies. Now them that are such we comma
 nd and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ\, that with quietness they work\, a
 nd eat their own bread. But ye\, brethren\, be not weary in well doing. An
 d if any man obey not our word by this epistle\, note that man\, and have 
 no company with him\, that he may be ashamed. Yet count him not as an enem
 y\, but admonish him as a brother. Now the Lord of peace himself give you 
 peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all. The salutation of Pau
 l with mine own hand\, which is the token in every epistle: so I write. Th
 e grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.\n\nEvening Prayer\
 nFirst Lesson — Job 11:7\nCanst thou by searching find out God? canst th
 ou find out the Almighty unto perfection? It is as high as heaven\; what c
 anst thou do? deeper than hell\; what canst thou know? The measure thereof
  is longer than the earth\, and broader than the sea. If he cut off\, and 
 shut up\, or gather together\, then who can hinder him? For he knoweth vai
 n men: he seeth wickedness also\; will he not then consider it? For vain m
 an would be wise\, though man be born like a wild ass’s colt. If thou pr
 epare thine heart\, and stretch out thine hands toward him\; If iniquity b
 e in thine hand\, put it far away\, and let not wickedness dwell in thy ta
 bernacles. For then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot\; yea\, thou 
 shalt be stedfast\, and shalt not fear: Because thou shalt forget thy mise
 ry\, and remember it as waters that pass away: And thine age shall be clea
 rer than the noonday\; thou shalt shine forth\, thou shalt be as the morni
 ng. And thou shalt be secure\, because there is hope\; yea\, thou shalt di
 g about thee\, and thou shalt take thy rest in safety. Also thou shalt lie
  down\, and none shall make thee afraid\; yea\, many shall make suit unto 
 thee. But the eyes of the wicked shall fail\, and they shall not escape\, 
 and their hope shall be as the giving up of the ghost.\n\nSecond Lesson 
 — Matthew 13:24-30\, 36-43\n¶ Another parable put he forth unto them\, 
 saying\, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed
  in his field: But while men slept\, his enemy came and sowed tares among 
 the wheat\, and went his way. But when the blade was sprung up\, and broug
 ht forth fruit\, then appeared the tares also. So the servants of the hous
 eholder came and said unto him\, Sir\, didst not thou sow good seed in thy
  field? from whence then hath it tares? He said unto them\, An enemy hath 
 done this. The servants said unto him\, Wilt thou then that we go and gath
 er them up? But he said\, Nay\; lest while ye gather up the tares\, ye roo
 t up also the wheat with them. Let both grow together until the harvest: a
 nd in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers\, Gather ye together f
 irst the tares\, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the whe
 at into my barn. Then Jesus sent the multitude away\, and went into the ho
 use: and his disciples came unto him\, saying\, Declare unto us the parabl
 e of the tares of the field. He answered and said unto them\, He that sowe
 th the good seed is the Son of man\; The field is the world\; the good see
 d are the children of the kingdom\; but the tares are the children of the 
 wicked one\; The enemy that sowed them is the devil\; the harvest is the e
 nd of the world\; and the reapers are the angels. As therefore the tares a
 re gathered and burned in the fire\; so shall it be in the end of this wor
 ld. The Son of man shall send forth his angels\, and they shall gather out
  of his kingdom all things that offend\, and them which do iniquity\; And 
 shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashin
 g of teeth. Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom
  of their Father. Who hath ears to hear\, let him hear.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Kings 17:17\n¶ And it came 
 to pass after these things\, that the son of the woman\, the mistress of t
 he house\, fell sick\; and his sickness was so sore\, that there was no br
 eath left in him. And she said unto Elijah\, What have I to do with thee\,
  O thou man of God? art thou come unto me to call my sin to remembrance\, 
 and to slay my son? And he said unto her\, Give me thy son. And he took hi
 m out of her bosom\, and carried him up into a loft\, where he abode\, and
  laid him upon his own bed. And he cried unto the LORD\, and said\, O LORD
  my God\, hast thou also brought evil upon the widow with whom I sojourn\,
  by slaying her son? And he stretched himself upon the child three times\,
  and cried unto the LORD\, and said\, O LORD my God\, I pray thee\, let th
 is child’s soul come into him again. And the LORD heard the voice of Eli
 jah\; and the soul of the child came into him again\, and he revived. And 
 Elijah took the child\, and brought him down out of the chamber into the h
 ouse\, and delivered him unto his mother: and Elijah said\, See\, thy son 
 liveth. ¶ And the woman said to Elijah\, Now by this I know that thou art
  a man of God\, and that the word of the LORD in thy mouth is truth.\n\nSe
 cond Lesson — James 1:1-11\nJames\, a servant of God and of the Lord Jes
 us Christ\, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad\, greeting. My
  brethren\, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations\; Knowin
 g this\, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience 
 have her perfect work\, that ye may be perfect and entire\, wanting nothin
 g. If any of you lack wisdom\, let him ask of God\, that giveth to all men
  liberally\, and upbraideth not\; and it shall be given him. But let him a
 sk in faith\, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the
  sea driven with the wind and tossed. For let not that man think that he s
 hall receive any thing of the Lord. A double minded man is unstable in all
  his ways. Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted: Bu
 t the rich\, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he
  shall pass away. For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat\, but
  it withereth the grass\, and the flower thereof falleth\, and the grace o
 f the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in his
  ways.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Job 12:1-10\nAnd Job answered a
 nd said\, No doubt but ye are the people\, and wisdom shall die with you. 
 But I have understanding as well as you\; I am not inferior to you: yea\, 
 who knoweth not such things as these? I am as one mocked of his neighbour\
 , who calleth upon God\, and he answereth him: the just upright man is lau
 ghed to scorn. He that is ready to slip with his feet is as a lamp despise
 d in the thought of him that is at ease. The tabernacles of robbers prospe
 r\, and they that provoke God are secure\; into whose hand God bringeth ab
 undantly. But ask now the beasts\, and they shall teach thee\; and the fow
 ls of the air\, and they shall tell thee: Or speak to the earth\, and it s
 hall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee. Who kn
 oweth not in all these that the hand of the LORD hath wrought this? In who
 se hand is the soul of every living thing\, and the breath of all mankind.
 \n\nSecond Lesson — Matthew 13:31-35\, 44-52\n¶ Another parable put he 
 forth unto them\, saying\, The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mus
 tard seed\, which a man took\, and sowed in his field: Which indeed is the
  least of all seeds: but when it is grown\, it is the greatest among herbs
 \, and becometh a tree\, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in th
 e branches thereof. ¶ Another parable spake he unto them\; The kingdom of
  heaven is like unto leaven\, which a woman took\, and hid in three measur
 es of meal\, till the whole was leavened. All these things spake Jesus unt
 o the multitude in parables\; and without a parable spake he not unto them
 : That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet\, saying\, I 
 will open my mouth in parables\; I will utter things which have been kept 
 secret from the foundation of the world. ¶ Again\, the kingdom of heaven 
 is like unto treasure hid in a field\; the which when a man hath found\, h
 e hideth\, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath\, and bu
 yeth that field. ¶ Again\, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant 
 man\, seeking goodly pearls: Who\, when he had found one pearl of great pr
 ice\, went and sold all that he had\, and bought it. ¶ Again\, the kingdo
 m of heaven is like unto a net\, that was cast into the sea\, and gathered
  of every kind: Which\, when it was full\, they drew to shore\, and sat do
 wn\, and gathered the good into vessels\, but cast the bad away. So shall 
 it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth\, and sever the
  wicked from among the just\, And shall cast them into the furnace of fire
 : there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. Jesus saith unto them\, Ha
 ve ye understood all these things? They say unto him\, Yea\, Lord. Then sa
 id he unto them\, Therefore every scribe which is instructed unto the king
 dom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder\, which bringeth f
 orth out of his treasure things new and old.
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SUMMARY:Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity
DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Proverbs 2:1-9\nMy son\, if th
 ou wilt receive my words\, and hide my commandments with thee\; So that th
 ou incline thine ear unto wisdom\, and apply thine heart to understanding\
 ; Yea\, if thou criest after knowledge\, and liftest up thy voice for unde
 rstanding\; If thou seekest her as silver\, and searchest for her as for h
 id treasures\; Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD\, and find 
 the knowledge of God. For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh 
 knowledge and understanding. He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: 
 he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly. He keepeth the paths of judgm
 ent\, and preserveth the way of his saints. Then shalt thou understand rig
 hteousness\, and judgment\, and equity\; yea\, every good path.\n\nSecond 
 Lesson — 1 Timothy 3:14-4:16\nThese things write I unto thee\, hoping to
  come unto thee shortly: But if I tarry long\, that thou mayest know how t
 hou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God\, which is the church o
 f the living God\, the pillar and ground of the truth. And without controv
 ersy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh\, ju
 stified in the Spirit\, seen of angels\, preached unto the Gentiles\, beli
 eved on in the world\, received up into glory. Now the Spirit speaketh exp
 ressly\, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith\, givin
 g heed to seducing spirits\, and doctrines of devils\; Speaking lies in hy
 pocrisy\; having their conscience seared with a hot iron\; Forbidding to m
 arry\, and commanding to abstain from meats\, which God hath created to be
  received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth. For 
 every creature of God is good\, and nothing to be refused\, if it be recei
 ved with thanksgiving: For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.
  If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things\, thou shalt be a
  good minister of Jesus Christ\, nourished up in the words of faith and of
  good doctrine\, whereunto thou hast attained. But refuse profane and old 
 wives’ fables\, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness. For bodily e
 xercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things\, ha
 ving promise of the life that now is\, and of that which is to come. This 
 is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation. For therefore we both 
 labour and suffer reproach\, because we trust in the living God\, who is t
 he Saviour of all men\, specially of those that believe. These things comm
 and and teach. Let no man despise thy youth\; but be thou an example of th
 e believers\, in word\, in conversation\, in charity\, in spirit\, in fait
 h\, in purity. Till I come\, give attendance to reading\, to exhortation\,
  to doctrine. Neglect not the gift that is in thee\, which was given thee 
 by prophecy\, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery. Meditate 
 upon these things\; give thyself wholly to them\; that thy profiting may a
 ppear to all. Take heed unto thyself\, and unto the doctrine\; continue in
  them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself\, and them that hear
  thee.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Deuteronomy 11:18-21\, 26-28\, 
 32\n¶ Therefore shall ye lay up these my words in your heart and in your 
 soul\, and bind them for a sign upon your hand\, that they may be as front
 lets between your eyes. And ye shall teach them your children\, speaking o
 f them when thou sittest in thine house\, and when thou walkest by the way
 \, when thou liest down\, and when thou risest up. And thou shalt write th
 em upon the door posts of thine house\, and upon thy gates: That your days
  may be multiplied\, and the days of your children\, in the land which the
  LORD sware unto your fathers to give them\, as the days of heaven upon th
 e earth. ¶ Behold\, I set before you this day a blessing and a curse\; A 
 blessing\, if ye obey the commandments of the LORD your God\, which I comm
 and you this day: And a curse\, if ye will not obey the commandments of th
 e LORD your God\, but turn aside out of the way which I command you this d
 ay\, to go after other gods\, which ye have not known. And ye shall observ
 e to do all the statutes and judgments which I set before you this day.\n\
 nSecond Lesson — Galatians 1:1-12\nPaul\, an apostle\, (not of men\, nei
 ther by man\, but by Jesus Christ\, and God the Father\, who raised him fr
 om the dead\;) And all the brethren which are with me\, unto the churches 
 of Galatia: Grace be to you and peace from God the Father\, and from our L
 ord Jesus Christ\, Who gave himself for our sins\, that he might deliver u
 s from this present evil world\, according to the will of God and our Fath
 er: To whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen. I marvel that ye are so soon
  removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another go
 spel: Which is not another\; but there be some that trouble you\, and woul
 d pervert the gospel of Christ. But though we\, or an angel from heaven\, 
 preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you
 \, let him be accursed. As we said before\, so say I now again\, If any ma
 n preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received\, let him be
  accursed. For do I now persuade men\, or God? or do I seek to please men?
  for if I yet pleased men\, I should not be the servant of Christ. But I c
 ertify you\, brethren\, that the gospel which was preached of me is not af
 ter man. For I neither received it of man\, neither was I taught it\, but 
 by the revelation of Jesus Christ.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Kings 18:1-15\nAnd it came t
 o pass after many days\, that the word of the LORD came to Elijah in the t
 hird year\, saying\, Go\, shew thyself unto Ahab\; and I will send rain up
 on the earth. And Elijah went to shew himself unto Ahab. And there was a s
 ore famine in Samaria. And Ahab called Obadiah\, which was the governor of
  his house. (Now Obadiah feared the LORD greatly: For it was so\, when Jez
 ebel cut off the prophets of the LORD\, that Obadiah took an hundred proph
 ets\, and hid them by fifty in a cave\, and fed them with bread and water.
 ) And Ahab said unto Obadiah\, Go into the land\, unto all fountains of wa
 ter\, and unto all brooks: peradventure we may find grass to save the hors
 es and mules alive\, that we lose not all the beasts. So they divided the 
 land between them to pass throughout it: Ahab went one way by himself\, an
 d Obadiah went another way by himself. ¶ And as Obadiah was in the way\, 
 behold\, Elijah met him: and he knew him\, and fell on his face\, and said
 \, Art thou that my lord Elijah? And he answered him\, I am: go\, tell thy
  lord\, Behold\, Elijah is here. And he said\, What have I sinned\, that t
 hou wouldest deliver thy servant into the hand of Ahab\, to slay me? As th
 e LORD thy God liveth\, there is no nation or kingdom\, whither my lord ha
 th not sent to seek thee: and when they said\, He is not there\; he took a
 n oath of the kingdom and nation\, that they found thee not. And now thou 
 sayest\, Go\, tell thy lord\, Behold\, Elijah is here. And it shall come t
 o pass\, as soon as I am gone from thee\, that the Spirit of the LORD shal
 l carry thee whither I know not\; and so when I come and tell Ahab\, and h
 e cannot find thee\, he shall slay me: but I thy servant fear the LORD fro
 m my youth. Was it not told my lord what I did when Jezebel slew the proph
 ets of the LORD\, how I hid an hundred men of the LORD’s prophets by fif
 ty in a cave\, and fed them with bread and water? And now thou sayest\, Go
 \, tell thy lord\, Behold\, Elijah is here: and he shall slay me. And Elij
 ah said\, As the LORD of hosts liveth\, before whom I stand\, I will surel
 y shew myself unto him to day.\n\nSecond Lesson — James 1:12-21\nBlessed
  is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried\, he shall rece
 ive the crown of life\, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him
 . Let no man say when he is tempted\, I am tempted of God: for God cannot 
 be tempted with evil\, neither tempteth he any man: But every man is tempt
 ed\, when he is drawn away of his own lust\, and enticed. Then when lust h
 ath conceived\, it bringeth forth sin: and sin\, when it is finished\, bri
 ngeth forth death. Do not err\, my beloved brethren. Every good gift and e
 very perfect gift is from above\, and cometh down from the Father of light
 s\, with whom is no variableness\, neither shadow of turning. Of his own w
 ill begat he us with the word of truth\, that we should be a kind of first
 fruits of his creatures. Wherefore\, my beloved brethren\, let every man b
 e swift to hear\, slow to speak\, slow to wrath: For the wrath of man work
 eth not the righteousness of God. Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and s
 uperfluity of naughtiness\, and receive with meekness the engrafted word\,
  which is able to save your souls.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Job
  12:13-22\nWith him is wisdom and strength\, he hath counsel and understan
 ding. Behold\, he breaketh down\, and it cannot be built again: he shuttet
 h up a man\, and there can be no opening. Behold\, he withholdeth the wate
 rs\, and they dry up: also he sendeth them out\, and they overturn the ear
 th. With him is strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver are his
 . He leadeth counsellors away spoiled\, and maketh the judges fools. He lo
 oseth the bond of kings\, and girdeth their loins with a girdle. He leadet
 h princes away spoiled\, and overthroweth the mighty. He removeth away the
  speech of the trusty\, and taketh away the understanding of the aged. He 
 poureth contempt upon princes\, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty. 
 He discovereth deep things out of darkness\, and bringeth out to light the
  shadow of death.\n\nSecond Lesson — Matthew 13:53-14:12\n¶ And it came
  to pass\, that when Jesus had finished these parables\, he departed thenc
 e. And when he was come into his own country\, he taught them in their syn
 agogue\, insomuch that they were astonished\, and said\, Whence hath this 
 man this wisdom\, and these mighty works? Is not this the carpenter’s so
 n? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren\, James\, and Joses\, a
 nd Simon\, and Judas? And his sisters\, are they not all with us? Whence t
 hen hath this man all these things? And they were offended in him. But Jes
 us said unto them\, A prophet is not without honour\, save in his own coun
 try\, and in his own house. And he did not many mighty works there because
  of their unbelief. At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of J
 esus\, And said unto his servants\, This is John the Baptist\; he is risen
  from the dead\; and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in hi
 m. ¶ For Herod had laid hold on John\, and bound him\, and put him in pri
 son for Herodias’ sake\, his brother Philip’s wife. For John said unto
  him\, It is not lawful for thee to have her. And when he would have put h
 im to death\, he feared the multitude\, because they counted him as a prop
 het. But when Herod’s birthday was kept\, the daughter of Herodias dance
 d before them\, and pleased Herod. Whereupon he promised with an oath to g
 ive her whatsoever she would ask. And she\, being before instructed of her
  mother\, said\, Give me here John Baptist’s head in a charger. And the 
 king was sorry: nevertheless for the oath’s sake\, and them which sat wi
 th him at meat\, he commanded it to be given her. And he sent\, and behead
 ed John in the prison. And his head was brought in a charger\, and given t
 o the damsel: and she brought it to her mother. And his disciples came\, a
 nd took up the body\, and buried it\, and went and told Jesus.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Kings 18:16-24\nSo Obadiah w
 ent to meet Ahab\, and told him: and Ahab went to meet Elijah. ¶ And it c
 ame to pass\, when Ahab saw Elijah\, that Ahab said unto him\, Art thou he
  that troubleth Israel? And he answered\, I have not troubled Israel\; but
  thou\, and thy father’s house\, in that ye have forsaken the commandmen
 ts of the LORD\, and thou hast followed Baalim. Now therefore send\, and g
 ather to me all Israel unto mount Carmel\, and the prophets of Baal four h
 undred and fifty\, and the prophets of the groves four hundred\, which eat
  at Jezebel’s table. So Ahab sent unto all the children of Israel\, and 
 gathered the prophets together unto mount Carmel. And Elijah came unto all
  the people\, and said\, How long halt ye between two opinions? if the LOR
 D be God\, follow him: but if Baal\, then follow him. And the people answe
 red him not a word. Then said Elijah unto the people\, I\, even I only\, r
 emain a prophet of the LORD\; but Baal’s prophets are four hundred and f
 ifty men. Let them therefore give us two bullocks\; and let them choose on
 e bullock for themselves\, and cut it in pieces\, and lay it on wood\, and
  put no fire under: and I will dress the other bullock\, and lay it on woo
 d\, and put no fire under: And call ye on the name of your gods\, and I wi
 ll call on the name of the LORD: and the God that answereth by fire\, let 
 him be God. And all the people answered and said\, It is well spoken.\n\nS
 econd Lesson — James 1:22\nBut be ye doers of the word\, and not hearers
  only\, deceiving your own selves. For if any be a hearer of the word\, an
 d not a doer\, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass
 : For he beholdeth himself\, and goeth his way\, and straightway forgettet
 h what manner of man he was. But whoso looketh into the perfect law of lib
 erty\, and continueth therein\, he being not a forgetful hearer\, but a do
 er of the work\, this man shall be blessed in his deed. If any man among y
 ou seem to be religious\, and bridleth not his tongue\, but deceiveth his 
 own heart\, this man’s religion is vain. Pure religion and undefiled bef
 ore God and the Father is this\, To visit the fatherless and widows in the
 ir affliction\, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.\n\nEvening P
 rayer\nFirst Lesson — Job 14:1-14\nMan that is born of a woman is of few
  days\, and full of trouble. He cometh forth like a flower\, and is cut do
 wn: he fleeth also as a shadow\, and continueth not. And dost thou open th
 ine eyes upon such an one\, and bringest me into judgment with thee? Who c
 an bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one. Seeing his days are det
 ermined\, the number of his months are with thee\, thou hast appointed his
  bounds that he cannot pass\; Turn from him\, that he may rest\, till he s
 hall accomplish\, as an hireling\, his day. For there is hope of a tree\, 
 if it be cut down\, that it will sprout again\, and that the tender branch
  thereof will not cease. Though the root thereof wax old in the earth\, an
 d the stock thereof die in the ground\; Yet through the scent of water it 
 will bud\, and bring forth boughs like a plant. But man dieth\, and wastet
 h away: yea\, man giveth up the ghost\, and where is he? As the waters fai
 l from the sea\, and the flood decayeth and drieth up: So man lieth down\,
  and riseth not: till the heavens be no more\, they shall not awake\, nor 
 be raised out of their sleep. O that thou wouldest hide me in the grave\, 
 that thou wouldest keep me secret\, until thy wrath be past\, that thou wo
 uldest appoint me a set time\, and remember me! If a man die\, shall he li
 ve again? all the days of my appointed time will I wait\, till my change c
 ome.\n\nSecond Lesson — Matthew 14:13-21\n¶ When Jesus heard of it\, he
  departed thence by ship into a desert place apart: and when the people ha
 d heard thereof\, they followed him on foot out of the cities. And Jesus w
 ent forth\, and saw a great multitude\, and was moved with compassion towa
 rd them\, and he healed their sick. ¶ And when it was evening\, his disci
 ples came to him\, saying\, This is a desert place\, and the time is now p
 ast\; send the multitude away\, that they may go into the villages\, and b
 uy themselves victuals. But Jesus said unto them\, They need not depart\; 
 give ye them to eat. And they say unto him\, We have here but five loaves\
 , and two fishes. He said\, Bring them hither to me. And he commanded the 
 multitude to sit down on the grass\, and took the five loaves\, and the tw
 o fishes\, and looking up to heaven\, he blessed\, and brake\, and gave th
 e loaves to his disciples\, and the disciples to the multitude. And they d
 id all eat\, and were filled: and they took up of the fragments that remai
 ned twelve baskets full. And they that had eaten were about five thousand 
 men\, beside women and children.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Kings 18:25-30\, 36-46\nAnd 
 Elijah said unto the prophets of Baal\, Choose you one bullock for yoursel
 ves\, and dress it first\; for ye are many\; and call on the name of your 
 gods\, but put no fire under. And they took the bullock which was given th
 em\, and they dressed it\, and called on the name of Baal from morning eve
 n until noon\, saying\, O Baal\, hear us. But there was no voice\, nor any
  that answered. And they leaped upon the altar which was made. And it came
  to pass at noon\, that Elijah mocked them\, and said\, Cry aloud: for he 
 is a god\; either he is talking\, or he is pursuing\, or he is in a journe
 y\, or peradventure he sleepeth\, and must be awaked. And they cried aloud
 \, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lancets\, till th
 e blood gushed out upon them. And it came to pass\, when midday was past\,
  and they prophesied until the time of the offering of the evening sacrifi
 ce\, that there was neither voice\, nor any to answer\, nor any that regar
 ded. And Elijah said unto all the people\, Come near unto me. And all the 
 people came near unto him. And he repaired the altar of the LORD that was 
 broken down. And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evenin
 g sacrifice\, that Elijah the prophet came near\, and said\, LORD God of A
 braham\, Isaac\, and of Israel\, let it be known this day that thou art Go
 d in Israel\, and that I am thy servant\, and that I have done all these t
 hings at thy word. Hear me\, O LORD\, hear me\, that this people may know 
 that thou art the LORD God\, and that thou hast turned their heart back ag
 ain. Then the fire of the LORD fell\, and consumed the burnt sacrifice\, a
 nd the wood\, and the stones\, and the dust\, and licked up the water that
  was in the trench. And when all the people saw it\, they fell on their fa
 ces: and they said\, The LORD\, he is the God\; the LORD\, he is the God. 
 And Elijah said unto them\, Take the prophets of Baal\; let not one of the
 m escape. And they took them: and Elijah brought them down to the brook Ki
 shon\, and slew them there. ¶ And Elijah said unto Ahab\, Get thee up\, e
 at and drink\; for there is a sound of abundance of rain. So Ahab went up 
 to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel\; and he cast
  himself down upon the earth\, and put his face between his knees\, And sa
 id to his servant\, Go up now\, look toward the sea. And he went up\, and 
 looked\, and said\, There is nothing. And he said\, Go again seven times. 
 And it came to pass at the seventh time\, that he said\, Behold\, there ar
 iseth a little cloud out of the sea\, like a man’s hand. And he said\, G
 o up\, say unto Ahab\, Prepare thy chariot\, and get thee down\, that the 
 rain stop thee not. And it came to pass in the mean while\, that the heave
 n was black with clouds and wind\, and there was a great rain. And Ahab ro
 de\, and went to Jezreel. And the hand of the LORD was on Elijah\; and he 
 girded up his loins\, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.\n\nS
 econd Lesson — James 2:1-13\nMy brethren\, have not the faith of our Lor
 d Jesus Christ\, the Lord of glory\, with respect of persons. For if there
  come unto your assembly a man with a gold ring\, in goodly apparel\, and 
 there come in also a poor man in vile raiment\; And ye have respect to him
  that weareth the gay clothing\, and say unto him\, Sit thou here in a goo
 d place\; and say to the poor\, Stand thou there\, or sit here under my fo
 otstool: Are ye not then partial in yourselves\, and are become judges of 
 evil thoughts? Hearken\, my beloved brethren\, Hath not God chosen the poo
 r of this world rich in faith\, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath pro
 mised to them that love him? But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich me
 n oppress you\, and draw you before the judgment seats? Do not they blasph
 eme that worthy name by the which ye are called? If ye fulfil the royal la
 w according to the scripture\, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself\, 
 ye do well: But if ye have respect to persons\, ye commit sin\, and are co
 nvinced of the law as transgressors. For whosoever shall keep the whole la
 w\, and yet offend in one point\, he is guilty of all. For he that said\, 
 Do not commit adultery\, said also\, Do not kill. Now if thou commit no ad
 ultery\, yet if thou kill\, thou art become a transgressor of the law. So 
 speak ye\, and so do\, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty.
  For he shall have judgment without mercy\, that hath shewed no mercy\; an
 d mercy rejoiceth against judgment.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Jo
 b 18:5-7\, 14-21\nYea\, the light of the wicked shall be put out\, and the
  spark of his fire shall not shine. The light shall be dark in his taberna
 cle\, and his candle shall be put out with him. The steps of his strength 
 shall be straitened\, and his own counsel shall cast him down. His confide
 nce shall be rooted out of his tabernacle\, and it shall bring him to the 
 king of terrors. It shall dwell in his tabernacle\, because it is none of 
 his: brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation. His roots shall be 
 dried up beneath\, and above shall his branch be cut off. His remembrance 
 shall perish from the earth\, and he shall have no name in the street. He 
 shall be driven from light into darkness\, and chased out of the world. He
  shall neither have son nor nephew among his people\, nor any remaining in
  his dwellings. They that come after him shall be astonied at his day\, as
  they that went before were affrighted. Surely such are the dwellings of t
 he wicked\, and this is the place of him that knoweth not God.\n\nSecond L
 esson — Matthew 14:22\n¶ And straightway Jesus constrained his disciple
 s to get into a ship\, and to go before him unto the other side\, while he
  sent the multitudes away. And when he had sent the multitudes away\, he w
 ent up into a mountain apart to pray: and when the evening was come\, he w
 as there alone. But the ship was now in the midst of the sea\, tossed with
  waves: for the wind was contrary. And in the fourth watch of the night Je
 sus went unto them\, walking on the sea. And when the disciples saw him wa
 lking on the sea\, they were troubled\, saying\, It is a spirit\; and they
  cried out for fear. But straightway Jesus spake unto them\, saying\, Be o
 f good cheer\; it is I\; be not afraid. And Peter answered him and said\, 
 Lord\, if it be thou\, bid me come unto thee on the water. And he said\, C
 ome. And when Peter was come down out of the ship\, he walked on the water
 \, to go to Jesus. But when he saw the wind boisterous\, he was afraid\; a
 nd beginning to sink\, he cried\, saying\, Lord\, save me. And immediately
  Jesus stretched forth his hand\, and caught him\, and said unto him\, O t
 hou of little faith\, wherefore didst thou doubt? And when they were come 
 into the ship\, the wind ceased. Then they that were in the ship came and 
 worshipped him\, saying\, Of a truth thou art the Son of God. ¶ And when 
 they were gone over\, they came into the land of Gennesaret. And when the 
 men of that place had knowledge of him\, they sent out into all that count
 ry round about\, and brought unto him all that were diseased\; And besough
 t him that they might only touch the hem of his garment: and as many as to
 uched were made perfectly whole.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Kings 19:1-8\nAnd Ahab told 
 Jezebel all that Elijah had done\, and withal how he had slain all the pro
 phets with the sword. Then Jezebel sent a messenger unto Elijah\, saying\,
  So let the gods do to me\, and more also\, if I make not thy life as the 
 life of one of them by to morrow about this time. And when he saw that\, h
 e arose\, and went for his life\, and came to Beer-sheba\, which belongeth
  to Judah\, and left his servant there. ¶ But he himself went a day’s j
 ourney into the wilderness\, and came and sat down under a juniper tree: a
 nd he requested for himself that he might die\; and said\, It is enough\; 
 now\, O LORD\, take away my life\; for I am not better than my fathers. An
 d as he lay and slept under a juniper tree\, behold\, then an angel touche
 d him\, and said unto him\, Arise and eat. And he looked\, and\, behold\, 
 there was a cake baken on the coals\, and a cruse of water at his head. An
 d he did eat and drink\, and laid him down again. And the angel of the LOR
 D came again the second time\, and touched him\, and said\, Arise and eat\
 ; because the journey is too great for thee. And he arose\, and did eat an
 d drink\, and went in the strength of that meat forty days and forty night
 s unto Horeb the mount of God.\n\nSecond Lesson — James 2:14\nWhat doth 
 it profit\, my brethren\, though a man say he hath faith\, and have not wo
 rks? can faith save him? If a brother or sister be naked\, and destitute o
 f daily food\, And one of you say unto them\, Depart in peace\, be ye warm
 ed and filled\; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are ne
 edful to the body\; what doth it profit? Even so faith\, if it hath not wo
 rks\, is dead\, being alone. Yea\, a man may say\, Thou hast faith\, and I
  have works: shew me thy faith without thy works\, and I will shew thee my
  faith by my works. Thou believest that there is one God\; thou doest well
 : the devils also believe\, and tremble. But wilt thou know\, O vain man\,
  that faith without works is dead? Was not Abraham our father justified by
  works\, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar? Seest thou how 
 faith wrought with his works\, and by works was faith made perfect? And th
 e scripture was fulfilled which saith\, Abraham believed God\, and it was 
 imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God. Y
 e see then how that by works a man is justified\, and not by faith only. L
 ikewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works\, when she had re
 ceived the messengers\, and had sent them out another way? For as the body
  without the spirit is dead\, so faith without works is dead also.\n\nEven
 ing Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Job 21:7-20\, 29-33\nWherefore do the wicked 
 live\, become old\, yea\, are mighty in power? Their seed is established i
 n their sight with them\, and their offspring before their eyes. Their hou
 ses are safe from fear\, neither is the rod of God upon them. Their bull g
 endereth\, and faileth not\; their cow calveth\, and casteth not her calf.
  They send forth their little ones like a flock\, and their children dance
 . They take the timbrel and harp\, and rejoice at the sound of the organ. 
 They spend their days in wealth\, and in a moment go down to the grave. Th
 erefore they say unto God\, Depart from us\; for we desire not the knowled
 ge of thy ways. What is the Almighty\, that we should serve him? and what 
 profit should we have\, if we pray unto him? Lo\, their good is not in the
 ir hand: the counsel of the wicked is far from me. How oft is the candle o
 f the wicked put out! and how oft cometh their destruction upon them! God 
 distributeth sorrows in his anger. They are as stubble before the wind\, a
 nd as chaff that the storm carrieth away. God layeth up his iniquity for h
 is children: he rewardeth him\, and he shall know it. His eyes shall see h
 is destruction\, and he shall drink of the wrath of the Almighty. Have ye 
 not asked them that go by the way? and do ye not know their tokens\, That 
 the wicked is reserved to the day of destruction? they shall be brought fo
 rth to the day of wrath. Who shall declare his way to his face? and who sh
 all repay him what he hath done? Yet shall he be brought to the grave\, an
 d shall remain in the tomb. The clods of the valley shall be sweet unto hi
 m\, and every man shall draw after him\, as there are innumerable before h
 im.\n\nSecond Lesson — Matthew 15:1-20\nThen came to Jesus scribes and P
 harisees\, which were of Jerusalem\, saying\, Why do thy disciples transgr
 ess the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they e
 at bread. But he answered and said unto them\, Why do ye also transgress t
 he commandment of God by your tradition? For God commanded\, saying\, Hono
 ur thy father and mother: and\, He that curseth father or mother\, let him
  die the death. But ye say\, Whosoever shall say to his father or his moth
 er\, It is a gift\, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me\; And ho
 nour not his father or his mother\, he shall be free. Thus have ye made th
 e commandment of God of none effect by your tradition. Ye hypocrites\, wel
 l did Esaias prophesy of you\, saying\, This people draweth nigh unto me w
 ith their mouth\, and honoureth me with their lips\; but their heart is fa
 r from me. But in vain they do worship me\, teaching for doctrines the com
 mandments of men. ¶ And he called the multitude\, and said unto them\, He
 ar\, and understand: Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man\; 
 but that which cometh out of the mouth\, this defileth a man. Then came hi
 s disciples\, and said unto him\, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were off
 ended\, after they heard this saying? But he answered and said\, Every pla
 nt\, which my heavenly Father hath not planted\, shall be rooted up. Let t
 hem alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the b
 lind\, both shall fall into the ditch. Then answered Peter and said unto h
 im\, Declare unto us this parable. And Jesus said\, Are ye also yet withou
 t understanding? Do not ye yet understand\, that whatsoever entereth in at
  the mouth goeth into the belly\, and is cast out into the draught? But th
 ose things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart\; and 
 they defile the man. For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts\, murders\
 , adulteries\, fornications\, thefts\, false witness\, blasphemies: These 
 are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth
  not a man.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Kings 19:9\n¶ And he came t
 hither unto a cave\, and lodged there\; and\, behold\, the word of the LOR
 D came to him\, and he said unto him\, What doest thou here\, Elijah? And 
 he said\, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: for the chil
 dren of Israel have forsaken thy covenant\, thrown down thine altars\, and
  slain thy prophets with the sword\; and I\, even I only\, am left\; and t
 hey seek my life\, to take it away. And he said\, Go forth\, and stand upo
 n the mount before the LORD. And\, behold\, the LORD passed by\, and a gre
 at and strong wind rent the mountains\, and brake in pieces the rocks befo
 re the LORD\; but the LORD was not in the wind: and after the wind an eart
 hquake\; but the LORD was not in the earthquake: And after the earthquake 
 a fire\; but the LORD was not in the fire: and after the fire a still smal
 l voice. And it was so\, when Elijah heard it\, that he wrapped his face i
 n his mantle\, and went out\, and stood in the entering in of the cave. An
 d\, behold\, there came a voice unto him\, and said\, What doest thou here
 \, Elijah? And he said\, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of host
 s: because the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant\, thrown down
  thine altars\, and slain thy prophets with the sword\; and I\, even I onl
 y\, am left\; and they seek my life\, to take it away. And the LORD said u
 nto him\, Go\, return on thy way to the wilderness of Damascus: and when t
 hou comest\, anoint Hazael to be king over Syria: And Jehu the son of Nims
 hi shalt thou anoint to be king over Israel: and Elisha the son of Shaphat
  of Abel-meholah shalt thou anoint to be prophet in thy room. And it shall
  come to pass\, that him that escapeth the sword of Hazael shall Jehu slay
 : and him that escapeth from the sword of Jehu shall Elisha slay. Yet I ha
 ve left me seven thousand in Israel\, all the knees which have not bowed u
 nto Baal\, and every mouth which hath not kissed him. ¶ So he departed th
 ence\, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat\, who was plowing with twelve y
 oke of oxen before him\, and he with the twelfth: and Elijah passed by him
 \, and cast his mantle upon him. And he left the oxen\, and ran after Elij
 ah\, and said\, Let me\, I pray thee\, kiss my father and my mother\, and 
 then I will follow thee. And he said unto him\, Go back again: for what ha
 ve I done to thee? And he returned back from him\, and took a yoke of oxen
 \, and slew them\, and boiled their flesh with the instruments of the oxen
 \, and gave unto the people\, and they did eat. Then he arose\, and went a
 fter Elijah\, and ministered unto him.\n\nSecond Lesson — James 3\nMy br
 ethren\, be not many masters\, knowing that we shall receive the greater c
 ondemnation. For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in wo
 rd\, the same is a perfect man\, and able also to bridle the whole body. B
 ehold\, we put bits in the horses’ mouths\, that they may obey us\; and 
 we turn about their whole body. Behold also the ships\, which though they 
 be so great\, and are driven of fierce winds\, yet are they turned about w
 ith a very small helm\, whithersoever the governor listeth. Even so the to
 ngue is a little member\, and boasteth great things. Behold\, how great a 
 matter a little fire kindleth! And the tongue is a fire\, a world of iniqu
 ity: so is the tongue among our members\, that it defileth the whole body\
 , and setteth on fire the course of nature\; and it is set on fire of hell
 . For every kind of beasts\, and of birds\, and of serpents\, and of thing
 s in the sea\, is tamed\, and hath been tamed of mankind: But the tongue c
 an no man tame\; it is an unruly evil\, full of deadly poison. Therewith b
 less we God\, even the Father\; and therewith curse we men\, which are mad
 e after the similitude of God. Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing a
 nd cursing. My brethren\, these things ought not so to be. Doth a fountain
  send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter? Can the fig tree\, m
 y brethren\, bear olive berries? either a vine\, figs? so can no fountain 
 both yield salt water and fresh. Who is a wise man and endued with knowled
 ge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekn
 ess of wisdom. But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts\, g
 lory not\, and lie not against the truth. This wisdom descendeth not from 
 above\, but is earthly\, sensual\, devilish. For where envying and strife 
 is\, there is confusion and every evil work. But the wisdom that is from a
 bove is first pure\, then peaceable\, gentle\, and easy to be intreated\, 
 full of mercy and good fruits\, without partiality\, and without hypocrisy
 . And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.
 \n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Job 24:1-4\, 12-20\nWhy\, seeing time
 s are not hidden from the Almighty\, do they that know him not see his day
 s? Some remove the landmarks\; they violently take away flocks\, and feed 
 thereof. They drive away the ass of the fatherless\, they take the widow
 ’s ox for a pledge. They turn the needy out of the way: the poor of the 
 earth hide themselves together. Men groan from out of the city\, and the s
 oul of the wounded crieth out: yet God layeth not folly to them. They are 
 of those that rebel against the light\; they know not the ways thereof\, n
 or abide in the paths thereof. The murderer rising with the light killeth 
 the poor and needy\, and in the night is as a thief. The eye also of the a
 dulterer waiteth for the twilight\, saying\, No eye shall see me: and disg
 uiseth his face. In the dark they dig through houses\, which they had mark
 ed for themselves in the daytime: they know not the light. For the morning
  is to them even as the shadow of death: if one know them\, they are in th
 e terrors of the shadow of death. He is swift as the waters\; their portio
 n is cursed in the earth: he beholdeth not the way of the vineyards. Droug
 ht and heat consume the snow waters: so doth the grave those which have si
 nned. The womb shall forget him\; the worm shall feed sweetly on him\; he 
 shall be no more remembered\; and wickedness shall be broken as a tree.\n\
 nSecond Lesson — Matthew 15:21\n¶ Then Jesus went thence\, and departed
  into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon. And\, behold\, a woman of Canaan came 
 out of the same coasts\, and cried unto him\, saying\, Have mercy on me\, 
 O Lord\, thou Son of David\; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.
  But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him\,
  saying\, Send her away\; for she crieth after us. But he answered and sai
 d\, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel. Then cam
 e she and worshipped him\, saying\, Lord\, help me. But he answered and sa
 id\, It is not meet to take the children’s bread\, and to cast it to dog
 s. And she said\, Truth\, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall 
 from their masters’ table. Then Jesus answered and said unto her\, O wom
 an\, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daught
 er was made whole from that very hour. And Jesus departed from thence\, an
 d came nigh unto the sea of Galilee\; and went up into a mountain\, and sa
 t down there. And great multitudes came unto him\, having with them those 
 that were lame\, blind\, dumb\, maimed\, and many others\, and cast them d
 own at Jesus’ feet\; and he healed them: Insomuch that the multitude won
 dered\, when they saw the dumb to speak\, the maimed to be whole\, the lam
 e to walk\, and the blind to see: and they glorified the God of Israel. ¶
  Then Jesus called his disciples unto him\, and said\, I have compassion o
 n the multitude\, because they continue with me now three days\, and have 
 nothing to eat: and I will not send them away fasting\, lest they faint in
  the way. And his disciples say unto him\, Whence should we have so much b
 read in the wilderness\, as to fill so great a multitude? And Jesus saith 
 unto them\, How many loaves have ye? And they said\, Seven\, and a few lit
 tle fishes. And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground. And 
 he took the seven loaves and the fishes\, and gave thanks\, and brake them
 \, and gave to his disciples\, and the disciples to the multitude. And the
 y did all eat\, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that 
 was left seven baskets full. And they that did eat were four thousand men\
 , beside women and children. And he sent away the multitude\, and took shi
 p\, and came into the coasts of Magdala.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Kings 21:1-10\nAnd it came t
 o pass after these things\, that Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard\, wh
 ich was in Jezreel\, hard by the palace of Ahab king of Samaria. And Ahab 
 spake unto Naboth\, saying\, Give me thy vineyard\, that I may have it for
  a garden of herbs\, because it is near unto my house: and I will give the
 e for it a better vineyard than it\; or\, if it seem good to thee\, I will
  give thee the worth of it in money. And Naboth said to Ahab\, The LORD fo
 rbid it me\, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee. A
 nd Ahab came into his house heavy and displeased because of the word which
  Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him: for he had said\, I will not giv
 e thee the inheritance of my fathers. And he laid him down upon his bed\, 
 and turned away his face\, and would eat no bread. ¶ But Jezebel his wife
  came to him\, and said unto him\, Why is thy spirit so sad\, that thou ea
 test no bread? And he said unto her\, Because I spake unto Naboth the Jezr
 eelite\, and said unto him\, Give me thy vineyard for money\; or else\, if
  it please thee\, I will give thee another vineyard for it: and he answere
 d\, I will not give thee my vineyard. And Jezebel his wife said unto him\,
  Dost thou now govern the kingdom of Israel? arise\, and eat bread\, and l
 et thine heart be merry: I will give thee the vineyard of Naboth the Jezre
 elite. So she wrote letters in Ahab’s name\, and sealed them with his se
 al\, and sent the letters unto the elders and to the nobles that were in h
 is city\, dwelling with Naboth. And she wrote in the letters\, saying\, Pr
 oclaim a fast\, and set Naboth on high among the people: And set two men\,
  sons of Belial\, before him\, to bear witness against him\, saying\, Thou
  didst blaspheme God and the king. And then carry him out\, and stone him\
 , that he may die.\n\nSecond Lesson — James 4:1-12\nFrom whence come war
 s and fightings among you? come they not hence\, even of your lusts that w
 ar in your members? Ye lust\, and have not: ye kill\, and desire to have\,
  and cannot obtain: ye fight and war\, yet ye have not\, because ye ask no
 t. Ye ask\, and receive not\, because ye ask amiss\, that ye may consume i
 t upon your lusts. Ye adulterers and adulteresses\, know ye not that the f
 riendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a f
 riend of the world is the enemy of God. Do ye think that the scripture sai
 th in vain\, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy? But he giveth
  more grace. Wherefore he saith\, God resisteth the proud\, but giveth gra
 ce unto the humble. Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil\,
  and he will flee from you. Draw nigh to God\, and he will draw nigh to yo
 u. Cleanse your hands\, ye sinners\; and purify your hearts\, ye double mi
 nded. Be afflicted\, and mourn\, and weep: let your laughter be turned to 
 mourning\, and your joy to heaviness. Humble yourselves in the sight of th
 e Lord\, and he shall lift you up. Speak not evil one of another\, brethre
 n. He that speaketh evil of his brother\, and judgeth his brother\, speake
 th evil of the law\, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law\, thou
  art not a doer of the law\, but a judge. There is one lawgiver\, who is a
 ble to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another?\n\nEvening 
 Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Job 25:2-6 & 26:6-14\nDominion and fear are with 
 him\, he maketh peace in his high places. Is there any number of his armie
 s? and upon whom doth not his light arise? How then can man be justified w
 ith God? or how can he be clean that is born of a woman? Behold even to th
 e moon\, and it shineth not\; yea\, the stars are not pure in his sight. H
 ow much less man\, that is a worm? and the son of man\, which is a worm? H
 ell is naked before him\, and destruction hath no covering. He stretcheth 
 out the north over the empty place\, and hangeth the earth upon nothing. H
 e bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds\; and the cloud is not rent un
 der them. He holdeth back the face of his throne\, and spreadeth his cloud
  upon it. He hath compassed the waters with bounds\, until the day and nig
 ht come to an end. The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at his
  reproof. He divideth the sea with his power\, and by his understanding he
  smiteth through the proud. By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens\; 
 his hand hath formed the crooked serpent. Lo\, these are parts of his ways
 : but how little a portion is heard of him? but the thunder of his power w
 ho can understand?\n\nSecond Lesson — Matthew 16:1-12\nThe Pharisees als
 o with the Sadducees came\, and tempting desired him that he would shew th
 em a sign from heaven. He answered and said unto them\, When it is evening
 \, ye say\, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red. And in the mornin
 g\, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowring. O ye h
 ypocrites\, ye can discern the face of the sky\; but can ye not discern th
 e signs of the times? A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a s
 ign\; and there shall no sign be given unto it\, but the sign of the proph
 et Jonas. And he left them\, and departed. And when his disciples were com
 e to the other side\, they had forgotten to take bread. ¶ Then Jesus said
  unto them\, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of th
 e Sadducees. And they reasoned among themselves\, saying\, It is because w
 e have taken no bread. Which when Jesus perceived\, he said unto them\, O 
 ye of little faith\, why reason ye among yourselves\, because ye have brou
 ght no bread? Do ye not yet understand\, neither remember the five loaves 
 of the five thousand\, and how many baskets ye took up? Neither the seven 
 loaves of the four thousand\, and how many baskets ye took up? How is it t
 hat ye do not understand that I spake it not to you concerning bread\, tha
 t ye should beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees? Th
 en understood they how that he bade them not beware of the leaven of bread
 \, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Job 24:1-17\nWhy\, seeing time
 s are not hidden from the Almighty\, do they that know him not see his day
 s? Some remove the landmarks\; they violently take away flocks\, and feed 
 thereof. They drive away the ass of the fatherless\, they take the widow
 ’s ox for a pledge. They turn the needy out of the way: the poor of the 
 earth hide themselves together. Behold\, as wild asses in the desert\, go 
 they forth to their work\; rising betimes for a prey: the wilderness yield
 eth food for them and for their children. They reap every one his corn in 
 the field: and they gather the vintage of the wicked. They cause the naked
  to lodge without clothing\, that they have no covering in the cold. They 
 are wet with the showers of the mountains\, and embrace the rock for want 
 of a shelter. They pluck the fatherless from the breast\, and take a pledg
 e of the poor. They cause him to go naked without clothing\, and they take
  away the sheaf from the hungry\; Which make oil within their walls\, and 
 tread their winepresses\, and suffer thirst. Men groan from out of the cit
 y\, and the soul of the wounded crieth out: yet God layeth not folly to th
 em. They are of those that rebel against the light\; they know not the way
 s thereof\, nor abide in the paths thereof. The murderer rising with the l
 ight killeth the poor and needy\, and in the night is as a thief. The eye 
 also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight\, saying\, No eye shall see
  me: and disguiseth his face. In the dark they dig through houses\, which 
 they had marked for themselves in the daytime: they know not the light. Fo
 r the morning is to them even as the shadow of death: if one know them\, t
 hey are in the terrors of the shadow of death.\n\nSecond Lesson — Titus 
 2\nBut speak thou the things which become sound doctrine: That the aged me
 n be sober\, grave\, temperate\, sound in faith\, in charity\, in patience
 . The aged women likewise\, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness
 \, not false accusers\, not given to much wine\, teachers of good things\;
  That they may teach the young women to be sober\, to love their husbands\
 , to love their children\, To be discreet\, chaste\, keepers at home\, goo
 d\, obedient to their own husbands\, that the word of God be not blaspheme
 d. Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded. In all things shewing thy
 self a pattern of good works: in doctrine shewing uncorruptness\, gravity\
 , sincerity\, Sound speech\, that cannot be condemned\; that he that is of
  the contrary part may be ashamed\, having no evil thing to say of you. Ex
 hort servants to be obedient unto their own masters\, and to please them w
 ell in all things\; not answering again\; Not purloining\, but shewing all
  good fidelity\; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in al
 l things. For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to al
 l men\, Teaching us that\, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts\, we shou
 ld live soberly\, righteously\, and godly\, in this present world\; Lookin
 g for that blessed hope\, and the glorious appearing of the great God and 
 our Saviour Jesus Christ\; Who gave himself for us\, that he might redeem 
 us from all iniquity\, and purify unto himself a peculiar people\, zealous
  of good works. These things speak\, and exhort\, and rebuke with all auth
 ority. Let no man despise thee.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Jeremi
 ah 5:7-19\n¶ How shall I pardon thee for this? thy children have forsaken
  me\, and sworn by them that are no gods: when I had fed them to the full\
 , they then committed adultery\, and assembled themselves by troops in the
  harlots’ houses. They were as fed horses in the morning: every one neig
 hed after his neighbour’s wife. Shall I not visit for these things? sait
 h the LORD: and shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this? ¶ 
 Go ye up upon her walls\, and destroy\; but make not a full end: take away
  her battlements\; for they are not the LORD’s. For the house of Israel 
 and the house of Judah have dealt very treacherously against me\, saith th
 e LORD. They have belied the LORD\, and said\, It is not he\; neither shal
 l evil come upon us\; neither shall we see sword nor famine: And the proph
 ets shall become wind\, and the word is not in them: thus shall it be done
  unto them. Wherefore thus saith the LORD God of hosts\, Because ye speak 
 this word\, behold\, I will make my words in thy mouth fire\, and this peo
 ple wood\, and it shall devour them. Lo\, I will bring a nation upon you f
 rom far\, O house of Israel\, saith the LORD: it is a mighty nation\, it i
 s an ancient nation\, a nation whose language thou knowest not\, neither u
 nderstandest what they say. Their quiver is as an open sepulchre\, they ar
 e all mighty men. And they shall eat up thine harvest\, and thy bread\, wh
 ich thy sons and thy daughters should eat: they shall eat up thy flocks an
 d thine herds: they shall eat up thy vines and thy fig trees: they shall i
 mpoverish thy fenced cities\, wherein thou trustedst\, with the sword. Nev
 ertheless in those days\, saith the LORD\, I will not make a full end with
  you. ¶ And it shall come to pass\, when ye shall say\, Wherefore doeth t
 he LORD our God all these things unto us? then shalt thou answer them\, Li
 ke as ye have forsaken me\, and served strange gods in your land\, so shal
 l ye serve strangers in a land that is not yours.\n\nSecond Lesson — 2 C
 orinthians 13\nThis is the third time I am coming to you. In the mouth of 
 two or three witnesses shall every word be established. I told you before\
 , and foretell you\, as if I were present\, the second time\; and being ab
 sent now I write to them which heretofore have sinned\, and to all other\,
  that\, if I come again\, I will not spare: Since ye seek a proof of Chris
 t speaking in me\, which to you-ward is not weak\, but is mighty in you. F
 or though he was crucified through weakness\, yet he liveth by the power o
 f God. For we also are weak in him\, but we shall live with him by the pow
 er of God toward you. Examine yourselves\, whether ye be in the faith\; pr
 ove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves\, how that Jesus Christ i
 s in you\, except ye be reprobates? But I trust that ye shall know that we
  are not reprobates. Now I pray to God that ye do no evil\; not that we sh
 ould appear approved\, but that ye should do that which is honest\, though
  we be as reprobates. For we can do nothing against the truth\, but for th
 e truth. For we are glad\, when we are weak\, and ye are strong: and this 
 also we wish\, even your perfection. Therefore I write these things being 
 absent\, lest being present I should use sharpness\, according to the powe
 r which the Lord hath given me to edification\, and not to destruction. Fi
 nally\, brethren\, farewell. Be perfect\, be of good comfort\, be of one m
 ind\, live in peace\; and the God of love and peace shall be with you. Gre
 et one another with an holy kiss. All the saints salute you. The grace of 
 the Lord Jesus Christ\, and the love of God\, and the communion of the Hol
 y Ghost\, be with you all. Amen.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Kings 21:11-22\nAnd the men 
 of his city\, even the elders and the nobles who were the inhabitants in h
 is city\, did as Jezebel had sent unto them\, and as it was written in the
  letters which she had sent unto them. They proclaimed a fast\, and set Na
 both on high among the people. And there came in two men\, children of Bel
 ial\, and sat before him: and the men of Belial witnessed against him\, ev
 en against Naboth\, in the presence of the people\, saying\, Naboth did bl
 aspheme God and the king. Then they carried him forth out of the city\, an
 d stoned him with stones\, that he died. Then they sent to Jezebel\, sayin
 g\, Naboth is stoned\, and is dead. ¶ And it came to pass\, when Jezebel 
 heard that Naboth was stoned\, and was dead\, that Jezebel said to Ahab\, 
 Arise\, take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite\, which h
 e refused to give thee for money: for Naboth is not alive\, but dead. And 
 it came to pass\, when Ahab heard that Naboth was dead\, that Ahab rose up
  to go down to the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite\, to take possession 
 of it. ¶ And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite\, saying\, 
 Arise\, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel\, which is in Samaria: behold\
 , he is in the vineyard of Naboth\, whither he is gone down to possess it.
  And thou shalt speak unto him\, saying\, Thus saith the LORD\, Hast thou 
 killed\, and also taken possession? And thou shalt speak unto him\, saying
 \, Thus saith the LORD\, In the place where dogs licked the blood of Nabot
 h shall dogs lick thy blood\, even thine. And Ahab said to Elijah\, Hast t
 hou found me\, O mine enemy? And he answered\, I have found thee: because 
 thou hast sold thyself to work evil in the sight of the LORD. Behold\, I w
 ill bring evil upon thee\, and will take away thy posterity\, and will cut
  off from Ahab him that pisseth against the wall\, and him that is shut up
  and left in Israel\, And will make thine house like the house of Jeroboam
  the son of Nebat\, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah\, for t
 he provocation wherewith thou hast provoked me to anger\, and made Israel 
 to sin.\n\nSecond Lesson — James 4:13-5:11\nGo to now\, ye that say\, To
  day or to morrow we will go into such a city\, and continue there a year\
 , and buy and sell\, and get gain: Whereas ye know not what shall be on th
 e morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour\, that appeareth for 
 a little time\, and then vanisheth away. For that ye ought to say\, If the
  Lord will\, we shall live\, and do this\, or that. But now ye rejoice in 
 your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil. Therefore to him that knoweth 
 to do good\, and doeth it not\, to him it is sin. Go to now\, ye rich men\
 , weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you. Your riches ar
 e corrupted\, and your garments are motheaten. Your gold and silver is can
 kered\; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you\, and shall ea
 t your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the las
 t days. Behold\, the hire of the labourers who have reaped down your field
 s\, which is of you kept back by fraud\, crieth: and the cries of them whi
 ch have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of sabaoth. Ye have l
 ived in pleasure on the earth\, and been wanton\; ye have nourished your h
 earts\, as in a day of slaughter. Ye have condemned and killed the just\; 
 and he doth not resist you. Be patient therefore\, brethren\, unto the com
 ing of the Lord. Behold\, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of
  the earth\, and hath long patience for it\, until he receive the early an
 d latter rain. Be ye also patient\; stablish your hearts: for the coming o
 f the Lord draweth nigh. Grudge not one against another\, brethren\, lest 
 ye be condemned: behold\, the judge standeth before the door. Take\, my br
 ethren\, the prophets\, who have spoken in the name of the Lord\, for an e
 xample of suffering affliction\, and of patience. Behold\, we count them h
 appy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job\, and have seen th
 e end of the Lord\; that the Lord is very pitiful\, and of tender mercy.\n
 \nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Job 28:12\nBut where shall wisdom be fo
 und? and where is the place of understanding? Man knoweth not the price th
 ereof\; neither is it found in the land of the living. The depth saith\, I
 t is not in me: and the sea saith\, It is not with me. It cannot be gotten
  for gold\, neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof. It cann
 ot be valued with the gold of Ophir\, with the precious onyx\, or the sapp
 hire. The gold and the crystal cannot equal it: and the exchange of it sha
 ll not be for jewels of fine gold. No mention shall be made of coral\, or 
 of pearls: for the price of wisdom is above rubies. The topaz of Ethiopia 
 shall not equal it\, neither shall it be valued with pure gold. Whence the
 n cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding? Seeing it is hid
  from the eyes of all living\, and kept close from the fowls of the air. D
 estruction and death say\, We have heard the fame thereof with our ears. G
 od understandeth the way thereof\, and he knoweth the place thereof. For h
 e looketh to the ends of the earth\, and seeth under the whole heaven\; To
  make the weight for the winds\; and he weigheth the waters by measure. Wh
 en he made a decree for the rain\, and a way for the lightning of the thun
 der: Then did he see it\, and declare it\; he prepared it\, yea\, and sear
 ched it out. And unto man he said\, Behold\, the fear of the Lord\, that i
 s wisdom\; and to depart from evil is understanding.\n\nSecond Lesson — 
 Matthew 16:13\n¶ When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi\, h
 e asked his disciples\, saying\, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?
  And they said\, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some\, Elias\; a
 nd others\, Jeremias\, or one of the prophets. He saith unto them\, But wh
 om say ye that I am? And Simon Peter answered and said\, Thou art the Chri
 st\, the Son of the living God. And Jesus answered and said unto him\, Ble
 ssed art thou\, Simon Bar-jona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it u
 nto thee\, but my Father which is in heaven. And I say also unto thee\, Th
 at thou art Peter\, and upon this rock I will build my church\; and the ga
 tes of hell shall not prevail against it. And I will give unto thee the ke
 ys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall
  be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loo
 sed in heaven. Then charged he his disciples that they should tell no man 
 that he was Jesus the Christ. ¶ From that time forth began Jesus to shew 
 unto his disciples\, how that he must go unto Jerusalem\, and suffer many 
 things of the elders and chief priests and scribes\, and be killed\, and b
 e raised again the third day. Then Peter took him\, and began to rebuke hi
 m\, saying\, Be it far from thee\, Lord: this shall not be unto thee. But 
 he turned\, and said unto Peter\, Get thee behind me\, Satan: thou art an 
 offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God\, but th
 ose that be of men. ¶ Then said Jesus unto his disciples\, If any man wil
 l come after me\, let him deny himself\, and take up his cross\, and follo
 w me. For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will l
 ose his life for my sake shall find it. For what is a man profited\, if he
  shall gain the whole world\, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man g
 ive in exchange for his soul? For the Son of man shall come in the glory o
 f his Father with his angels\; and then he shall reward every man accordin
 g to his works. Verily I say unto you\, There be some standing here\, whic
 h shall not taste of death\, till they see the Son of man coming in his ki
 ngdom.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Kings 22:1-12\nAnd they cont
 inued three years without war between Syria and Israel. And it came to pas
 s in the third year\, that Jehoshaphat the king of Judah came down to the 
 king of Israel. And the king of Israel said unto his servants\, Know ye th
 at Ramoth in Gilead is ours\, and we be still\, and take it not out of the
  hand of the king of Syria? And he said unto Jehoshaphat\, Wilt thou go wi
 th me to battle to Ramoth-gilead? And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Isra
 el\, I am as thou art\, my people as thy people\, my horses as thy horses.
  And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel\, Enquire\, I pray thee\, at
  the word of the LORD to day. Then the king of Israel gathered the prophet
 s together\, about four hundred men\, and said unto them\, Shall I go agai
 nst Ramoth-gilead to battle\, or shall I forbear? And they said\, Go up\; 
 for the Lord shall deliver it into the hand of the king. And Jehoshaphat s
 aid\, Is there not here a prophet of the LORD besides\, that we might enqu
 ire of him? And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat\, There is yet on
 e man\, Micaiah the son of Imlah\, by whom we may enquire of the LORD: but
  I hate him\; for he doth not prophesy good concerning me\, but evil. And 
 Jehoshaphat said\, Let not the king say so. Then the king of Israel called
  an officer\, and said\, Hasten hither Micaiah the son of Imlah. And the k
 ing of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah sat each on his throne\, h
 aving put on their robes\, in a void place in the entrance of the gate of 
 Samaria\; and all the prophets prophesied before them. And Zedekiah the so
 n of Chenaanah made him horns of iron: and he said\, Thus saith the LORD\,
  With these shalt thou push the Syrians\, until thou have consumed them. A
 nd all the prophets prophesied so\, saying\, Go up to Ramoth-gilead\, and 
 prosper: for the LORD shall deliver it into the king’s hand.\n\nSecond L
 esson — James 5:12\nBut above all things\, my brethren\, swear not\, nei
 ther by heaven\, neither by the earth\, neither by any other oath: but let
  your yea be yea\; and your nay\, nay\; lest ye fall into condemnation. Is
  any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.
  Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church\; and le
 t them pray over him\, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord: And
  the prayer of faith shall save the sick\, and the Lord shall raise him up
 \; and if he have committed sins\, they shall be forgiven him. Confess you
 r faults one to another\, and pray one for another\, that ye may be healed
 . The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. Elias was
  a man subject to like passions as we are\, and he prayed earnestly that i
 t might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three yea
 rs and six months. And he prayed again\, and the heaven gave rain\, and th
 e earth brought forth her fruit. Brethren\, if any of you do err from the 
 truth\, and one convert him\; Let him know\, that he which converteth the 
 sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death\, and shall 
 hide a multitude of sins.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Job 38:1-11\
 , 16-18\nThen the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind\, and said\, Who 
 is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge? Gird up now thy
  loins like a man\; for I will demand of thee\, and answer thou me. Where 
 wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare\, if thou hast
  understanding. Who hath laid the measures thereof\, if thou knowest? or w
 ho hath stretched the line upon it? Whereupon are the foundations thereof 
 fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof\; When the morning stars sa
 ng together\, and all the sons of God shouted for joy? Or who shut up the 
 sea with doors\, when it brake forth\, as if it had issued out of the womb
 ? When I made the cloud the garment thereof\, and thick darkness a swaddli
 ngband for it\, And brake up for it my decreed place\, and set bars and do
 ors\, And said\, Hitherto shalt thou come\, but no further: and here shall
  thy proud waves be stayed? Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea?
  or hast thou walked in the search of the depth? Have the gates of death b
 een opened unto thee? or hast thou seen the doors of the shadow of death? 
 Hast thou perceived the breadth of the earth? declare if thou knowest it a
 ll.\n\nSecond Lesson — Matthew 17:1-13\nAnd after six days Jesus taketh 
 Peter\, James\, and John his brother\, and bringeth them up into an high m
 ountain apart\, And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine a
 s the sun\, and his raiment was white as the light. And\, behold\, there a
 ppeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with him. Then answered Peter\, 
 and said unto Jesus\, Lord\, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt\, 
 let us make here three tabernacles\; one for thee\, and one for Moses\, an
 d one for Elias. While he yet spake\, behold\, a bright cloud overshadowed
  them: and behold a voice out of the cloud\, which said\, This is my belov
 ed Son\, in whom I am well pleased\; hear ye him. And when the disciples h
 eard it\, they fell on their face\, and were sore afraid. And Jesus came a
 nd touched them\, and said\, Arise\, and be not afraid. And when they had 
 lifted up their eyes\, they saw no man\, save Jesus only. And as they came
  down from the mountain\, Jesus charged them\, saying\, Tell the vision to
  no man\, until the Son of man be risen again from the dead. And his disci
 ples asked him\, saying\, Why then say the scribes that Elias must first c
 ome? And Jesus answered and said unto them\, Elias truly shall first come\
 , and restore all things. But I say unto you\, That Elias is come already\
 , and they knew him not\, but have done unto him whatsoever they listed. L
 ikewise shall also the Son of man suffer of them. Then the disciples under
 stood that he spake unto them of John the Baptist.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Kings 22:13-28\nAnd the mess
 enger that was gone to call Micaiah spake unto him\, saying\, Behold now\,
  the words of the prophets declare good unto the king with one mouth: let 
 thy word\, I pray thee\, be like the word of one of them\, and speak that 
 which is good. And Micaiah said\, As the LORD liveth\, what the LORD saith
  unto me\, that will I speak. ¶ So he came to the king. And the king said
  unto him\, Micaiah\, shall we go against Ramoth-gilead to battle\, or sha
 ll we forbear? And he answered him\, Go\, and prosper: for the LORD shall 
 deliver it into the hand of the king. And the king said unto him\, How man
 y times shall I adjure thee that thou tell me nothing but that which is tr
 ue in the name of the LORD? And he said\, I saw all Israel scattered upon 
 the hills\, as sheep that have not a shepherd: and the LORD said\, These h
 ave no master: let them return every man to his house in peace. And the ki
 ng of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat\, Did I not tell thee that he would pro
 phesy no good concerning me\, but evil? And he said\, Hear thou therefore 
 the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on his throne\, and all the h
 ost of heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left. And the L
 ORD said\, Who shall persuade Ahab\, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth-
 gilead? And one said on this manner\, and another said on that manner. And
  there came forth a spirit\, and stood before the LORD\, and said\, I will
  persuade him. And the LORD said unto him\, Wherewith? And he said\, I wil
 l go forth\, and I will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets
 . And he said\, Thou shalt persuade him\, and prevail also: go forth\, and
  do so. Now therefore\, behold\, the LORD hath put a lying spirit in the m
 outh of all these thy prophets\, and the LORD hath spoken evil concerning 
 thee. But Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah went near\, and smote Micaiah on t
 he cheek\, and said\, Which way went the Spirit of the LORD from me to spe
 ak unto thee? And Micaiah said\, Behold\, thou shalt see in that day\, whe
 n thou shalt go into an inner chamber to hide thyself. And the king of Isr
 ael said\, Take Micaiah\, and carry him back unto Amon the governor of the
  city\, and to Joash the king’s son\; And say\, Thus saith the king\, Pu
 t this fellow in the prison\, and feed him with bread of affliction and wi
 th water of affliction\, until I come in peace. And Micaiah said\, If thou
  return at all in peace\, the LORD hath not spoken by me. And he said\, He
 arken\, O people\, every one of you.\n\nSecond Lesson — 1 Timothy 1:1-11
 \nPaul\, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the commandment of God our Saviour\
 , and Lord Jesus Christ\, which is our hope\; Unto Timothy\, my own son in
  the faith: Grace\, mercy\, and peace\, from God our Father and Jesus Chri
 st our Lord. As I besought thee to abide still at Ephesus\, when I went in
 to Macedonia\, that thou mightest charge some that they teach no other doc
 trine\, Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies\, which minist
 er questions\, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: so do. Now th
 e end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart\, and of a good co
 nscience\, and of faith unfeigned: From which some having swerved have tur
 ned aside unto vain jangling\; Desiring to be teachers of the law\; unders
 tanding neither what they say\, nor whereof they affirm. But we know that 
 the law is good\, if a man use it lawfully\; Knowing this\, that the law i
 s not made for a righteous man\, but for the lawless and disobedient\, for
  the ungodly and for sinners\, for unholy and profane\, for murderers of f
 athers and murderers of mothers\, for manslayers\, For whoremongers\, for 
 them that defile themselves with mankind\, for menstealers\, for liars\, f
 or perjured persons\, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to 
 sound doctrine\; According to the glorious gospel of the blessed God\, whi
 ch was committed to my trust.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Job 38:1
 9-30\nWhere is the way where light dwelleth? and as for darkness\, where i
 s the place thereof\, That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof\, a
 nd that thou shouldest know the paths to the house thereof? Knowest thou i
 t\, because thou wast then born? or because the number of thy days is grea
 t? Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow? or hast thou seen the
  treasures of the hail\, Which I have reserved against the time of trouble
 \, against the day of battle and war? By what way is the light parted\, wh
 ich scattereth the east wind upon the earth? Who hath divided a watercours
 e for the overflowing of waters\, or a way for the lightning of thunder\; 
 To cause it to rain on the earth\, where no man is\; on the wilderness\, w
 herein there is no man\; To satisfy the desolate and waste ground\; and to
  cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth? Hath the rain a father?
  or who hath begotten the drops of dew? Out of whose womb came the ice? an
 d the hoary frost of heaven\, who hath gendered it? The waters are hid as 
 with a stone\, and the face of the deep is frozen.\n\nSecond Lesson — Ma
 tthew 17:14\n¶ And when they were come to the multitude\, there came to h
 im a certain man\, kneeling down to him\, and saying\, Lord\, have mercy o
 n my son: for he is lunatick\, and sore vexed: for ofttimes he falleth int
 o the fire\, and oft into the water. And I brought him to thy disciples\, 
 and they could not cure him. Then Jesus answered and said\, O faithless an
 d perverse generation\, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suf
 fer you? bring him hither to me. And Jesus rebuked the devil\; and he depa
 rted out of him: and the child was cured from that very hour. Then came th
 e disciples to Jesus apart\, and said\, Why could not we cast him out? And
  Jesus said unto them\, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto yo
 u\, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed\, ye shall say unto this m
 ountain\, Remove hence to yonder place\; and it shall remove\; and nothing
  shall be impossible unto you. Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by pray
 er and fasting. ¶ And while they abode in Galilee\, Jesus said unto them\
 , The Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of men: And they shall k
 ill him\, and the third day he shall be raised again. And they were exceed
 ing sorry. ¶ And when they were come to Capernaum\, they that received tr
 ibute money came to Peter\, and said\, Doth not your master pay tribute? H
 e saith\, Yes. And when he was come into the house\, Jesus prevented him\,
  saying\, What thinkest thou\, Simon? of whom do the kings of the earth ta
 ke custom or tribute? of their own children\, or of strangers? Peter saith
  unto him\, Of strangers. Jesus saith unto him\, Then are the children fre
 e. Notwithstanding\, lest we should offend them\, go thou to the sea\, and
  cast an hook\, and take up the fish that first cometh up\; and when thou 
 hast opened his mouth\, thou shalt find a piece of money: that take\, and 
 give unto them for me and thee.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Kings 22:29-40\nSo the king 
 of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramoth-gilead. And 
 the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat\, I will disguise myself\, and en
 ter into the battle\; but put thou on thy robes. And the king of Israel di
 sguised himself\, and went into the battle. But the king of Syria commande
 d his thirty and two captains that had rule over his chariots\, saying\, F
 ight neither with small nor great\, save only with the king of Israel. And
  it came to pass\, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat\, tha
 t they said\, Surely it is the king of Israel. And they turned aside to fi
 ght against him: and Jehoshaphat cried out. And it came to pass\, when the
  captains of the chariots perceived that it was not the king of Israel\, t
 hat they turned back from pursuing him. And a certain man drew a bow at a 
 venture\, and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the harness: 
 wherefore he said unto the driver of his chariot\, Turn thine hand\, and c
 arry me out of the host\; for I am wounded. And the battle increased that 
 day: and the king was stayed up in his chariot against the Syrians\, and d
 ied at even: and the blood ran out of the wound into the midst of the char
 iot. And there went a proclamation throughout the host about the going dow
 n of the sun\, saying\, Every man to his city\, and every man to his own c
 ountry. ¶ So the king died\, and was brought to Samaria\; and they buried
  the king in Samaria. And one washed the chariot in the pool of Samaria\; 
 and the dogs licked up his blood\; and they washed his armour\; according 
 unto the word of the LORD which he spake. Now the rest of the acts of Ahab
 \, and all that he did\, and the ivory house which he made\, and all the c
 ities that he built\, are they not written in the book of the chronicles o
 f the kings of Israel? So Ahab slept with his fathers\; and Ahaziah his so
 n reigned in his stead.\n\nSecond Lesson — 1 Timothy 1:12\nAnd I thank C
 hrist Jesus our Lord\, who hath enabled me\, for that he counted me faithf
 ul\, putting me into the ministry\; Who was before a blasphemer\, and a pe
 rsecutor\, and injurious: but I obtained mercy\, because I did it ignorant
 ly in unbelief. And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with fait
 h and love which is in Christ Jesus. This is a faithful saying\, and worth
 y of all acceptation\, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinne
 rs\; of whom I am chief. Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy\, that in
  me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering\, for a pattern 
 to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting. Now unt
 o the King eternal\, immortal\, invisible\, the only wise God\, be honour 
 and glory for ever and ever. Amen. This charge I commit unto thee\, son Ti
 mothy\, according to the prophecies which went before on thee\, that thou 
 by them mightest war a good warfare\; Holding faith\, and a good conscienc
 e\; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck: Of wh
 om is Hymenaeus and Alexander\; whom I have delivered unto Satan\, that th
 ey may learn not to blaspheme.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Job 38:
 31-38\nCanst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades\, or loose the ban
 ds of Orion? Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or canst thou
  guide Arcturus with his sons? Knowest thou the ordinances of heaven? cans
 t thou set the dominion thereof in the earth? Canst thou lift up thy voice
  to the clouds\, that abundance of waters may cover thee? Canst thou send 
 lightnings\, that they may go\, and say unto thee\, Here we are? Who hath 
 put wisdom in the inward parts? or who hath given understanding to the hea
 rt? Who can number the clouds in wisdom? or who can stay the bottles of he
 aven\, When the dust groweth into hardness\, and the clods cleave fast tog
 ether?\n\nSecond Lesson — Matthew 18:1-14\nAt the same time came the dis
 ciples unto Jesus\, saying\, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?
  And Jesus called a little child unto him\, and set him in the midst of th
 em\, And said\, Verily I say unto you\, Except ye be converted\, and becom
 e as little children\, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. Whos
 oever therefore shall humble himself as this little child\, the same is gr
 eatest in the kingdom of heaven. And whoso shall receive one such little c
 hild in my name receiveth me. But whoso shall offend one of these little o
 nes which believe in me\, it were better for him that a millstone were han
 ged about his neck\, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea. ¶ 
 Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences
  come\; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh! Wherefore if thy h
 and or thy foot offend thee\, cut them off\, and cast them from thee: it i
 s better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed\, rather than having t
 wo hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire. And if thine eye of
 fend thee\, pluck it out\, and cast it from thee: it is better for thee to
  enter into life with one eye\, rather than having two eyes to be cast int
 o hell fire. Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones\; for 
 I say unto you\, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of 
 my Father which is in heaven. For the Son of man is come to save that whic
 h was lost. How think ye? if a man have an hundred sheep\, and one of them
  be gone astray\, doth he not leave the ninety and nine\, and goeth into t
 he mountains\, and seeketh that which is gone astray? And if so be that he
  find it\, verily I say unto you\, he rejoiceth more of that sheep\, than 
 of the ninety and nine which went not astray. Even so it is not the will o
 f your Father which is in heaven\, that one of these little ones should pe
 rish.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 2 Kings 1:2-8\, 17a\nAnd Ahazi
 ah fell down through a lattice in his upper chamber that was in Samaria\, 
 and was sick: and he sent messengers\, and said unto them\, Go\, enquire o
 f Baal-zebub the god of Ekron whether I shall recover of this disease. But
  the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite\, Arise\, go up to meet
  the messengers of the king of Samaria\, and say unto them\, Is it not bec
 ause there is not a God in Israel\, that ye go to enquire of Baal-zebub th
 e god of Ekron? Now therefore thus saith the LORD\, Thou shalt not come do
 wn from that bed on which thou art gone up\, but shalt surely die. And Eli
 jah departed. ¶ And when the messengers turned back unto him\, he said un
 to them\, Why are ye now turned back? And they said unto him\, There came 
 a man up to meet us\, and said unto us\, Go\, turn again unto the king tha
 t sent you\, and say unto him\, Thus saith the LORD\, Is it not because th
 ere is not a God in Israel\, that thou sendest to enquire of Baal-zebub th
 e god of Ekron? therefore thou shalt not come down from that bed on which 
 thou art gone up\, but shalt surely die. And he said unto them\, What mann
 er of man was he which came up to meet you\, and told you these words? And
  they answered him\, He was an hairy man\, and girt with a girdle of leath
 er about his loins. And he said\, It is Elijah the Tishbite. ¶ So he died
  according to the word of the LORD which Elijah had spoken. And Jehoram re
 igned in his stead in the second year of Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat ki
 ng of Judah\; because he had no son.\n\nSecond Lesson — 1 Timothy 2:1-10
 \nI exhort therefore\, that\, first of all\, supplications\, prayers\, int
 ercessions\, and giving of thanks\, be made for all men\; For kings\, and 
 for all that are in authority\; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable lif
 e in all godliness and honesty. For this is good and acceptable in the sig
 ht of God our Saviour\; Who will have all men to be saved\, and to come un
 to the knowledge of the truth. For there is one God\, and one mediator bet
 ween God and men\, the man Christ Jesus\; Who gave himself a ransom for al
 l\, to be testified in due time. Where unto I am ordained a preacher\, and
  an apostle\, (I speak the truth in Christ\, and lie not\;) a teacher of t
 he Gentiles in faith and verity. I will therefore that men pray every wher
 e\, lifting up holy hands\, without wrath and doubting. In like manner als
 o\, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel\, with shamefacedness an
 d sobriety\; not with broided hair\, or gold\, or pearls\, or costly array
 \; But (which becometh women professing godliness) with good works.\n\nEve
 ning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Job 39:19\nHast thou given the horse strengt
 h? hast thou clothed his neck with thunder? Canst thou make him afraid as 
 a grasshopper? the glory of his nostrils is terrible. He paweth in the val
 ley\, and rejoiceth in his strength: he goeth on to meet the armed men. He
  mocketh at fear\, and is not affrighted\; neither turneth he back from th
 e sword. The quiver rattleth against him\, the glittering spear and the sh
 ield. He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage: neither believeth
  he that it is the sound of the trumpet. He saith among the trumpets\, Ha\
 , ha\; and he smelleth the battle afar off\, the thunder of the captains\,
  and the shouting. Doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom\, and stretch her wings
  toward the south? Doth the eagle mount up at thy command\, and make her n
 est on high? She dwelleth and abideth on the rock\, upon the crag of the r
 ock\, and the strong place. From thence she seeketh the prey\, and her eye
 s behold afar off. Her young ones also suck up blood: and where the slain 
 are\, there is she.\n\nSecond Lesson — Matthew 18:15\n¶ Moreover if thy
  brother shall trespass against thee\, go and tell him his fault between t
 hee and him alone: if he shall hear thee\, thou hast gained thy brother. B
 ut if he will not hear thee\, then take with thee one or two more\, that i
 n the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established. And i
 f he shall neglect to hear them\, tell it unto the church: but if he negle
 ct to hear the church\, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publi
 can. Verily I say unto you\, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bo
 und in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in h
 eaven. Again I say unto you\, That if two of you shall agree on earth as t
 ouching any thing that they shall ask\, it shall be done for them of my Fa
 ther which is in heaven. For where two or three are gathered together in m
 y name\, there am I in the midst of them. ¶ Then came Peter to him\, and 
 said\, Lord\, how oft shall my brother sin against me\, and I forgive him?
  till seven times? Jesus saith unto him\, I say not unto thee\, Until seve
 n times: but\, Until seventy times seven. ¶ Therefore is the kingdom of h
 eaven likened unto a certain king\, which would take account of his servan
 ts. And when he had begun to reckon\, one was brought unto him\, which owe
 d him ten thousand talents. But forasmuch as he had not to pay\, his lord 
 commanded him to be sold\, and his wife\, and children\, and all that he h
 ad\, and payment to be made. The servant therefore fell down\, and worship
 ped him\, saying\, Lord\, have patience with me\, and I will pay thee all.
  Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion\, and loosed him\
 , and forgave him the debt. But the same servant went out\, and found one 
 of his fellowservants\, which owed him an hundred pence: and he laid hands
  on him\, and took him by the throat\, saying\, Pay me that thou owest. An
 d his fellowservant fell down at his feet\, and besought him\, saying\, Ha
 ve patience with me\, and I will pay thee all. And he would not: but went 
 and cast him into prison\, till he should pay the debt. So when his fellow
 servants saw what was done\, they were very sorry\, and came and told unto
  their lord all that was done. Then his lord\, after that he had called hi
 m\, said unto him\, O thou wicked servant\, I forgave thee all that debt\,
  because thou desiredst me: Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on
  thy fellowservant\, even as I had pity on thee? And his lord was wroth\, 
 and delivered him to the tormentors\, till he should pay all that was due 
 unto him. So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you\, if ye fr
 om your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 2 Kings 2:1-15\nAnd it came to
  pass\, when the LORD would take up Elijah into heaven by a whirlwind\, th
 at Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal. And Elijah said unto Elisha\, Tarr
 y here\, I pray thee\; for the LORD hath sent me to Beth-el. And Elisha sa
 id unto him\, As the LORD liveth\, and as thy soul liveth\, I will not lea
 ve thee. So they went down to Beth-el. And the sons of the prophets that w
 ere at Beth-el came forth to Elisha\, and said unto him\, Knowest thou tha
 t the LORD will take away thy master from thy head to day? And he said\, Y
 ea\, I know it\; hold ye your peace. And Elijah said unto him\, Elisha\, t
 arry here\, I pray thee\; for the LORD hath sent me to Jericho. And he sai
 d\, As the LORD liveth\, and as thy soul liveth\, I will not leave thee. S
 o they came to Jericho. And the sons of the prophets that were at Jericho 
 came to Elisha\, and said unto him\, Knowest thou that the LORD will take 
 away thy master from thy head to day? And he answered\, Yea\, I know it\; 
 hold ye your peace. And Elijah said unto him\, Tarry\, I pray thee\, here\
 ; for the LORD hath sent me to Jordan. And he said\, As the LORD liveth\, 
 and as thy soul liveth\, I will not leave thee. And they two went on. And 
 fifty men of the sons of the prophets went\, and stood to view afar off: a
 nd they two stood by Jordan. And Elijah took his mantle\, and wrapped it t
 ogether\, and smote the waters\, and they were divided hither and thither\
 , so that they two went over on dry ground. ¶ And it came to pass\, when 
 they were gone over\, that Elijah said unto Elisha\, Ask what I shall do f
 or thee\, before I be taken away from thee. And Elisha said\, I pray thee\
 , let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me. And he said\, Thou hast a
 sked a hard thing: nevertheless\, if thou see me when I am taken from thee
 \, it shall be so unto thee\; but if not\, it shall not be so. And it came
  to pass\, as they still went on\, and talked\, that\, behold\, there appe
 ared a chariot of fire\, and horses of fire\, and parted them both asunder
 \; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven. ¶ And Elisha saw it\, a
 nd he cried\, My father\, my father\, the chariot of Israel\, and the hors
 emen thereof. And he saw him no more: and he took hold of his own clothes\
 , and rent them in two pieces. He took up also the mantle of Elijah that f
 ell from him\, and went back\, and stood by the bank of Jordan\; And he to
 ok the mantle of Elijah that fell from him\, and smote the waters\, and sa
 id\, Where is the LORD God of Elijah? and when he also had smitten the wat
 ers\, they parted hither and thither: and Elisha went over. And when the s
 ons of the prophets which were to view at Jericho saw him\, they said\, Th
 e spirit of Elijah doth rest on Elisha. And they came to meet him\, and bo
 wed themselves to the ground before him.\n\nSecond Lesson — 1 Timothy 3:
 1-13\nThis is a true saying\, If a man desire the office of a bishop\, he 
 desireth a good work. A bishop then must be blameless\, the husband of one
  wife\, vigilant\, sober\, of good behaviour\, given to hospitality\, apt 
 to teach\; Not given to wine\, no striker\, not greedy of filthy lucre\; b
 ut patient\, not a brawler\, not covetous\; One that ruleth well his own h
 ouse\, having his children in subjection with all gravity\; (For if a man 
 know not how to rule his own house\, how shall he take care of the church 
 of God?) Not a novice\, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the c
 ondemnation of the devil. Moreover he must have a good report of them whic
 h are without\; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil. Lik
 ewise must the deacons be grave\, not doubletongued\, not given to much wi
 ne\, not greedy of filthy lucre\; Holding the mystery of the faith in a pu
 re conscience. And let these also first be proved\; then let them use the 
 office of a deacon\, being found blameless. Even so must their wives be gr
 ave\, not slanderers\, sober\, faithful in all things. Let the deacons be 
 the husbands of one wife\, ruling their children and their own houses well
 . For they that have used the office of a deacon well purchase to themselv
 es a good degree\, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesu
 s.\n\nEvening Prayer (The Eve of Saint Luke the Evangelist)\nFirst Lesson 
 — Ezekiel 47:1-2\,6-8\,12\nAfterward he brought me again unto the door o
 f the house\; and\, behold\, waters issued out from under the threshold of
  the house eastward: for the forefront of the house stood toward the east\
 , and the waters came down from under from the right side of the house\, a
 t the south side of the altar. Then brought he me out of the way of the ga
 te northward\, and led me about the way without unto the utter gate by the
  way that looketh eastward\; and\, behold\, there ran out waters on the ri
 ght side. ¶ And he said unto me\, Son of man\, hast thou seen this? Then 
 he brought me\, and caused me to return to the brink of the river. Now whe
 n I had returned\, behold\, at the bank of the river were very many trees 
 on the one side and on the other. Then said he unto me\, These waters issu
 e out toward the east country\, and go down into the desert\, and go into 
 the sea: which being brought forth into the sea\, the waters shall be heal
 ed. And by the river upon the bank thereof\, on this side and on that side
 \, shall grow all trees for meat\, whose leaf shall not fade\, neither sha
 ll the fruit thereof be consumed: it shall bring forth new fruit according
  to his months\, because their waters they issued out of the sanctuary: an
 d the fruit thereof shall be for meat\, and the leaf thereof for medicine.
 \n\nSecond Lesson — Luke 1:1-4\nForasmuch as many have taken in hand to 
 set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely bel
 ieved among us\, Even as they delivered them unto us\, which from the begi
 nning were eyewitnesses\, and ministers of the word\; It seemed good to me
  also\, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first
 \, to write unto thee in order\, most excellent Theophilus\, That thou mig
 htest know the certainty of those things\, wherein thou hast been instruct
 ed.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Isaiah 52:7-10\n¶ How beautif
 ul upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings\, tha
 t publisheth peace\; that bringeth good tidings of good\, that publisheth 
 salvation\; that saith unto Zion\, Thy God reigneth! Thy watchmen shall li
 ft up the voice\; with the voice together shall they sing: for they shall 
 see eye to eye\, when the LORD shall bring again Zion. ¶ Break forth into
  joy\, sing together\, ye waste places of Jerusalem: for the LORD hath com
 forted his people\, he hath redeemed Jerusalem. The LORD hath made bare hi
 s holy arm in the eyes of all the nations\; and all the ends of the earth 
 shall see the salvation of our God.\n\nSecond Lesson — Acts 1:1-8\nThe f
 ormer treatise have I made\, O Theophilus\, of all that Jesus began both t
 o do and teach\, Until the day in which he was taken up\, after that he th
 rough the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had 
 chosen: To whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion by many inf
 allible proofs\, being seen of them forty days\, and speaking of the thing
 s pertaining to the kingdom of God: And\, being assembled together with th
 em\, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem\, but wait 
 for the promise of the Father\, which\, saith he\, ye have heard of me. Fo
 r John truly baptized with water\; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy 
 Ghost not many days hence. When they therefore were come together\, they a
 sked of him\, saying\, Lord\, wilt thou at this time restore again the kin
 gdom to Israel? And he said unto them\, It is not for you to know the time
 s or the seasons\, which the Father hath put in his own power. But ye shal
 l receive power\, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall
  be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem\, and in all Judæa\, and in Samar
 ia\, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Le
 sson — Ecclesiasticus 38:1-14\nHonour a physician with the honour due un
 to him for the uses which ye may have of him: for the Lord hath created hi
 m. For of the most High cometh healing\, and he shall receive honour of th
 e king. The skill of the physician shall lift up his head: and in the sigh
 t of great men he shall be in admiration. The Lord hath created medicines 
 out of the earth\; and he that is wise will not abhor them. Was not the wa
 ter made sweet with wood\, that the virtue thereof might be known? And he 
 hath given men skill\, that he might be honoured in his marvellous works. 
 With such doth he heal men\, and taketh away their pains. Of such doth the
  apothecary make a confection\; and of his works there is no end\; and fro
 m him is peace over all the earth\, My son\, in thy sickness be not neglig
 ent: but pray unto the Lord\, and he will make thee whole. Leave off from 
 sin\, and order thine hands aright\, and cleanse thy heart from all wicked
 ness. Give a sweet savour\, and a memorial of fine flour\; and make a fat 
 offering\, as not being. Then give place to the physician\, for the Lord h
 ath created him: let him not go from thee\, for thou hast need of him. The
 re is a time when in their hands there is good success. For they shall als
 o pray unto the Lord\, that he would prosper that\, which they give for ea
 se and remedy to prolong life.\n\nSecond Lesson — Colossians 4:2\nContin
 ue in prayer\, and watch in the same with thanksgiving\; Withal praying al
 so for us\, that God would open unto us a door of utterance\, to speak the
  mystery of Christ\, for which I am also in bonds: That I may make it mani
 fest\, as I ought to speak. Walk in wisdom toward them that are without\, 
 redeeming the time. Let your speech be alway with grace\, seasoned with sa
 lt\, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man. All my state shall
  Tychicus declare unto you\, who is a beloved brother\, and a faithful min
 ister and fellowservant in the Lord: Whom I have sent unto you for the sam
 e purpose\, that he might know your estate\, and comfort your hearts\; Wit
 h Onesimus\, a faithful and beloved brother\, who is one of you. They shal
 l make known unto you all things which are done here. Aristarchus my fello
 wprisoner saluteth you\, and Marcus\, sister’s son to Barnabas\, (touchi
 ng whom ye received commandments: if he come unto you\, receive him\;) And
  Jesus\, which is called Justus\, who are of the circumcision. These only 
 are my fellowworkers unto the kingdom of God\, which have been a comfort u
 nto me. Epaphras\, who is one of you\, a servant of Christ\, saluteth you\
 , always labouring fervently for you in prayers\, that ye may stand perfec
 t and complete in all the will of God. For I bear him record\, that he hat
 h a great zeal for you\, and them that are in Laodicea\, and them in Hiera
 polis. Luke\, the beloved physician\, and Demas\, greet you. Salute the br
 ethren which are in Laodicea\, and Nymphas\, and the church which is in hi
 s house. And when this epistle is read among you\, cause that it be read a
 lso in the church of the Laodiceans\; and that ye likewise read the epistl
 e from Laodicea. And say to Archippus\, Take heed to the ministry which th
 ou hast received in the Lord\, that thou fulfil it. The salutation by the 
 hand of me Paul. Remember my bonds. Grace be with you. Amen.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 2 Kings 4:8-17\n¶ And it fell
  on a day\, that Elisha passed to Shunem\, where was a great woman\; and s
 he constrained him to eat bread. And so it was\, that as oft as he passed 
 by\, he turned in thither to eat bread. And she said unto her husband\, Be
 hold now\, I perceive that this is an holy man of God\, which passeth by u
 s continually. Let us make a little chamber\, I pray thee\, on the wall\; 
 and let us set for him there a bed\, and a table\, and a stool\, and a can
 dlestick: and it shall be\, when he cometh to us\, that he shall turn in t
 hither. And it fell on a day\, that he came thither\, and he turned into t
 he chamber\, and lay there. And he said to Gehazi his servant\, Call this 
 Shunammite. And when he had called her\, she stood before him. And he said
  unto him\, Say now unto her\, Behold\, thou hast been careful for us with
  all this care\; what is to be done for thee? wouldest thou be spoken for 
 to the king\, or to the captain of the host? And she answered\, I dwell am
 ong mine own people. And he said\, What then is to be done for her? And Ge
 hazi answered\, Verily she hath no child\, and her husband is old. And he 
 said\, Call her. And when he had called her\, she stood in the door. And h
 e said\, About this season\, according to the time of life\, thou shalt em
 brace a son. And she said\, Nay\, my lord\, thou man of God\, do not lie u
 nto thine handmaid. And the woman conceived\, and bare a son at that seaso
 n that Elisha had said unto her\, according to the time of life.\n\nSecond
  Lesson — 1 Timothy 3:14-4:5\nThese things write I unto thee\, hoping to
  come unto thee shortly: But if I tarry long\, that thou mayest know how t
 hou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God\, which is the church o
 f the living God\, the pillar and ground of the truth. And without controv
 ersy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh\, ju
 stified in the Spirit\, seen of angels\, preached unto the Gentiles\, beli
 eved on in the world\, received up into glory. Now the Spirit speaketh exp
 ressly\, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith\, givin
 g heed to seducing spirits\, and doctrines of devils\; Speaking lies in hy
 pocrisy\; having their conscience seared with a hot iron\; Forbidding to m
 arry\, and commanding to abstain from meats\, which God hath created to be
  received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth. For 
 every creature of God is good\, and nothing to be refused\, if it be recei
 ved with thanksgiving: For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.
 \n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Ecclesiastes 1:2-11\nVanity of vaniti
 es\, saith the Preacher\, vanity of vanities\; all is vanity. What profit 
 hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun? One generation
  passeth away\, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for e
 ver. The sun also ariseth\, and the sun goeth down\, and hasteth to his pl
 ace where he arose. The wind goeth toward the south\, and turneth about un
 to the north\; it whirleth about continually\, and the wind returneth agai
 n according to his circuits. All the rivers run into the sea\; yet the sea
  is not full\; unto the place from whence the rivers come\, thither they r
 eturn again. All things are full of labour\; man cannot utter it: the eye 
 is not satisfied with seeing\, nor the ear filled with hearing. The thing 
 that hath been\, it is that which shall be\; and that which is done is tha
 t which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun. Is there a
 ny thing whereof it may be said\, See\, this is new? it hath been already 
 of old time\, which was before us. There is no remembrance of former thing
 s\; neither shall there be any remembrance of things that are to come with
  those that shall come after.\n\nSecond Lesson — Matthew 19:16\n¶ And\,
  behold\, one came and said unto him\, Good Master\, what good thing shall
  I do\, that I may have eternal life? And he said unto him\, Why callest t
 hou me good? there is none good but one\, that is\, God: but if thou wilt 
 enter into life\, keep the commandments. He saith unto him\, Which? Jesus 
 said\, Thou shalt do no murder\, Thou shalt not commit adultery\, Thou sha
 lt not steal\, Thou shalt not bear false witness\, Honour thy father and t
 hy mother: and\, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. The young man s
 aith unto him\, All these things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I
  yet? Jesus said unto him\, If thou wilt be perfect\, go and sell that tho
 u hast\, and give to the poor\, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: an
 d come and follow me. But when the young man heard that saying\, he went a
 way sorrowful: for he had great possessions. ¶ Then said Jesus unto his d
 isciples\, Verily I say unto you\, That a rich man shall hardly enter into
  the kingdom of heaven. And again I say unto you\, It is easier for a came
 l to go through the eye of a needle\, than for a rich man to enter into th
 e kingdom of God. When his disciples heard it\, they were exceedingly amaz
 ed\, saying\, Who then can be saved? But Jesus beheld them\, and said unto
  them\, With men this is impossible\; but with God all things are possible
 . ¶ Then answered Peter and said unto him\, Behold\, we have forsaken all
 \, and followed thee\; what shall we have therefore? And Jesus said unto t
 hem\, Verily I say unto you\, That ye which have followed me\, in the rege
 neration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory\, ye als
 o shall sit upon twelve thrones\, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. And
  every one that hath forsaken houses\, or brethren\, or sisters\, or fathe
 r\, or mother\, or wife\, or children\, or lands\, for my name’s sake\, 
 shall receive an hundredfold\, and shall inherit everlasting life. But man
 y that are first shall be last\; and the last shall be first.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 2 Kings 4:18-25a\n¶ And when 
 the child was grown\, it fell on a day\, that he went out to his father to
  the reapers. And he said unto his father\, My head\, my head. And he said
  to a lad\, Carry him to his mother. And when he had taken him\, and broug
 ht him to his mother\, he sat on her knees till noon\, and then died. And 
 she went up\, and laid him on the bed of the man of God\, and shut the doo
 r upon him\, and went out. And she called unto her husband\, and said\, Se
 nd me\, I pray thee\, one of the young men\, and one of the asses\, that I
  may run to the man of God\, and come again. And he said\, Wherefore wilt 
 thou go to him to day? it is neither new moon\, nor sabbath. And she said\
 , It shall be well. Then she saddled an ass\, and said to her servant\, Dr
 ive\, and go forward\; slack not thy riding for me\, except I bid thee. So
  she went and came unto the man of God to mount Carmel. And it came to pas
 s\, when the man of God saw her afar off\, that he said to Gehazi his serv
 ant\, Behold\, yonder is that Shunammite:\n\nSecond Lesson — 1 Timothy 4
 :6\nIf thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things\, thou shalt b
 e a good minister of Jesus Christ\, nourished up in the words of faith and
  of good doctrine\, whereunto thou hast attained. But refuse profane and o
 ld wives’ fables\, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness. For bodil
 y exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things\,
  having promise of the life that now is\, and of that which is to come. Th
 is is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation. For therefore we bo
 th labour and suffer reproach\, because we trust in the living God\, who i
 s the Saviour of all men\, specially of those that believe. These things c
 ommand and teach. Let no man despise thy youth\; but be thou an example of
  the believers\, in word\, in conversation\, in charity\, in spirit\, in f
 aith\, in purity. Till I come\, give attendance to reading\, to exhortatio
 n\, to doctrine. Neglect not the gift that is in thee\, which was given th
 ee by prophecy\, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery. Medita
 te upon these things\; give thyself wholly to them\; that thy profiting ma
 y appear to all. Take heed unto thyself\, and unto the doctrine\; continue
  in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself\, and them that h
 ear thee.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Ecclesiastes 2:1-11\nI said 
 in mine heart\, Go to now\, I will prove thee with mirth\, therefore enjoy
  pleasure: and\, behold\, this also is vanity. I said of laughter\, It is 
 mad: and of mirth\, What doeth it? I sought in mine heart to give myself u
 nto wine\, yet acquainting mine heart with wisdom\; and to lay hold on fol
 ly\, till I might see what was that good for the sons of men\, which they 
 should do under the heaven all the days of their life. I made me great wor
 ks\; I builded me houses\; I planted me vineyards: I made me gardens and o
 rchards\, and I planted trees in them of all kind of fruits: I made me poo
 ls of water\, to water therewith the wood that bringeth forth trees: I got
  me servants and maidens\, and had servants born in my house\; also I had 
 great possessions of great and small cattle above all that were in Jerusal
 em before me: I gathered me also silver and gold\, and the peculiar treasu
 re of kings and of the provinces: I gat me men singers and women singers\,
  and the delights of the sons of men\, as musical instruments\, and that o
 f all sorts. So I was great\, and increased more than all that were before
  me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me. And whatsoever mine eye
 s desired I kept not from them\, I withheld not my heart from any joy\; fo
 r my heart rejoiced in all my labour: and this was my portion of all my la
 bour. Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought\, and on th
 e labour that I had laboured to do: and\, behold\, all was vanity and vexa
 tion of spirit\, and there was no profit under the sun.\n\nSecond Lesson 
 — Matthew 20:1-16\nFor the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is 
 an householder\, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers int
 o his vineyard. And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a da
 y\, he sent them into his vineyard. And he went out about the third hour\,
  and saw others standing idle in the marketplace\, And said unto them\; Go
  ye also into the vineyard\, and whatsoever is right I will give you. And 
 they went their way. Again he went out about the sixth and ninth hour\, an
 d did likewise. And about the eleventh hour he went out\, and found others
  standing idle\, and saith unto them\, Why stand ye here all the day idle?
  They say unto him\, Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them\, Go
  ye also into the vineyard\; and whatsoever is right\, that shall ye recei
 ve. So when even was come\, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his stewar
 d\, Call the labourers\, and give them their hire\, beginning from the las
 t unto the first. And when they came that were hired about the eleventh ho
 ur\, they received every man a penny. But when the first came\, they suppo
 sed that they should have received more\; and they likewise received every
  man a penny. And when they had received it\, they murmured against the go
 odman of the house\, Saying\, These last have wrought but one hour\, and t
 hou hast made them equal unto us\, which have borne the burden and heat of
  the day. But he answered one of them\, and said\, Friend\, I do thee no w
 rong: didst not thou agree with me for a penny? Take that thine is\, and g
 o thy way: I will give unto this last\, even as unto thee. Is it not lawfu
 l for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil\, because I am
  good? So the last shall be first\, and the first last: for many be called
 \, but few chosen.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 2 Kings 4:25b-37\nSo she went 
 and came unto the man of God to mount Carmel. And it came to pass\, when t
 he man of God saw her afar off\, that he said to Gehazi his servant\, Beho
 ld\, yonder is that Shunammite: Run now\, I pray thee\, to meet her\, and 
 say unto her\, Is it well with thee? is it well with thy husband? is it we
 ll with the child? And she answered\, It is well. And when she came to the
  man of God to the hill\, she caught him by the feet: but Gehazi came near
  to thrust her away. And the man of God said\, Let her alone\; for her sou
 l is vexed within her: and the LORD hath hid it from me\, and hath not tol
 d me. Then she said\, Did I desire a son of my lord? did I not say\, Do no
 t deceive me? Then he said to Gehazi\, Gird up thy loins\, and take my sta
 ff in thine hand\, and go thy way: if thou meet any man\, salute him not\;
  and if any salute thee\, answer him not again: and lay my staff upon the 
 face of the child. And the mother of the child said\, As the LORD liveth\,
  and as thy soul liveth\, I will not leave thee. And he arose\, and follow
 ed her. And Gehazi passed on before them\, and laid the staff upon the fac
 e of the child\; but there was neither voice\, nor hearing. Wherefore he w
 ent again to meet him\, and told him\, saying\, The child is not awaked. A
 nd when Elisha was come into the house\, behold\, the child was dead\, and
  laid upon his bed. He went in therefore\, and shut the door upon them twa
 in\, and prayed unto the LORD. And he went up\, and lay upon the child\, a
 nd put his mouth upon his mouth\, and his eyes upon his eyes\, and his han
 ds upon his hands: and he stretched himself upon the child\; and the flesh
  of the child waxed warm. Then he returned\, and walked in the house to an
 d fro\; and went up\, and stretched himself upon him: and the child sneeze
 d seven times\, and the child opened his eyes. And he called Gehazi\, and 
 said\, Call this Shunammite. So he called her. And when she was come in un
 to him\, he said\, Take up thy son. Then she went in\, and fell at his fee
 t\, and bowed herself to the ground\, and took up her son\, and went out.\
 n\nSecond Lesson — 1 Timothy 5:1-16\nRebuke not an elder\, but intreat h
 im as a father\; and the younger men as brethren\; The elder women as moth
 ers\; the younger as sisters\, with all purity. Honour widows that are wid
 ows indeed. But if any widow have children or nephews\, let them learn fir
 st to shew piety at home\, and to requite their parents: for that is good 
 and acceptable before God. Now she that is a widow indeed\, and desolate\,
  trusteth in God\, and continueth in supplications and prayers night and d
 ay. But she that liveth in pleasure is dead while she liveth. And these th
 ings give in charge\, that they may be blameless. But if any provide not f
 or his own\, and specially for those of his own house\, he hath denied the
  faith\, and is worse than an infidel. Let not a widow be taken into the n
 umber under threescore years old\, having been the wife of one man\, Well 
 reported of for good works\; if she have brought up children\, if she have
  lodged strangers\, if she have washed the saints’ feet\, if she have re
 lieved the afflicted\, if she have diligently followed every good work. Bu
 t the younger widows refuse: for when they have begun to wax wanton agains
 t Christ\, they will marry\; Having damnation\, because they have cast off
  their first faith. And withal they learn to be idle\, wandering about fro
 m house to house\; and not only idle\, but tattlers also and busybodies\, 
 speaking things which they ought not. I will therefore that the younger wo
 men marry\, bear children\, guide the house\, give none occasion to the ad
 versary to speak reproachfully. For some are already turned aside after Sa
 tan. If any man or woman that believeth have widows\, let them relieve the
 m\, and let not the church be charged\; that it may relieve them that are 
 widows indeed.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Ecclesiastes 2:18\n¶ Y
 ea\, I hated all my labour which I had taken under the sun: because I shou
 ld leave it unto the man that shall be after me. And who knoweth whether h
 e shall be a wise man or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour
  wherein I have laboured\, and wherein I have shewed myself wise under the
  sun. This is also vanity. Therefore I went about to cause my heart to des
 pair of all the labour which I took under the sun. For there is a man whos
 e labour is in wisdom\, and in knowledge\, and in equity\; yet to a man th
 at hath not laboured therein shall he leave it for his portion. This also 
 is vanity and a great evil. For what hath man of all his labour\, and of t
 he vexation of his heart\, wherein he hath laboured under the sun? For all
  his days are sorrows\, and his travail grief\; yea\, his heart taketh not
  rest in the night. This is also vanity. ¶ There is nothing better for a 
 man\, than that he should eat and drink\, and that he should make his soul
  enjoy good in his labour. This also I saw\, that it was from the hand of 
 God. For who can eat\, or who else can hasten hereunto\, more than I? For 
 God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom\, and knowledge\, and
  joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail\, to gather and to heap up\, tha
 t he may give to him that is good before God. This also is vanity and vexa
 tion of spirit.\n\nSecond Lesson — Matthew 20:17\n¶ And Jesus going up 
 to Jerusalem took the twelve disciples apart in the way\, and said unto th
 em\, Behold\, we go up to Jerusalem\; and the Son of man shall be betrayed
  unto the chief priests and unto the scribes\, and they shall condemn him 
 to death\, And shall deliver him to the Gentiles to mock\, and to scourge\
 , and to crucify him: and the third day he shall rise again. ¶ Then came 
 to him the mother of Zebedee’s children with her sons\, worshipping him\
 , and desiring a certain thing of him. And he said unto her\, What wilt th
 ou? She saith unto him\, Grant that these my two sons may sit\, the one on
  thy right hand\, and the other on the left\, in thy kingdom. But Jesus an
 swered and said\, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup
  that I shall drink of\, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am bap
 tized with? They say unto him\, We are able. And he saith unto them\, Ye s
 hall drink indeed of my cup\, and be baptized with the baptism that I am b
 aptized with: but to sit on my right hand\, and on my left\, is not mine t
 o give\, but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared of my Fathe
 r. And when the ten heard it\, they were moved with indignation against th
 e two brethren. But Jesus called them unto him\, and said\, Ye know that t
 he princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them\, and they that are
  great exercise authority upon them. But it shall not be so among you: but
  whosoever will be great among you\, let him be your minister\; And whosoe
 ver will be chief among you\, let him be your servant: Even as the Son of 
 man came not to be ministered unto\, but to minister\, and to give his lif
 e a ransom for many. And as they departed from Jericho\, a great multitude
  followed him. ¶ And\, behold\, two blind men sitting by the way side\, w
 hen they heard that Jesus passed by\, cried out\, saying\, Have mercy on u
 s\, O Lord\, thou Son of David. And the multitude rebuked them\, because t
 hey should hold their peace: but they cried the more\, saying\, Have mercy
  on us\, O Lord\, thou Son of David. And Jesus stood still\, and called th
 em\, and said\, What will ye that I shall do unto you? They say unto him\,
  Lord\, that our eyes may be opened. So Jesus had compassion on them\, and
  touched their eyes: and immediately their eyes received sight\, and they 
 followed him.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 2 Kings 5:1-8\nNow Naaman\, ca
 ptain of the host of the king of Syria\, was a great man with his master\,
  and honourable\, because by him the LORD had given deliverance unto Syria
 : he was also a mighty man in valour\, but he was a leper. And the Syrians
  had gone out by companies\, and had brought away captive out of the land 
 of Israel a little maid\; and she waited on Naaman’s wife. And she said 
 unto her mistress\, Would God my lord were with the prophet that is in Sam
 aria! for he would recover him of his leprosy. And one went in\, and told 
 his lord\, saying\, Thus and thus said the maid that is of the land of Isr
 ael. And the king of Syria said\, Go to\, go\, and I will send a letter un
 to the king of Israel. And he departed\, and took with him ten talents of 
 silver\, and six thousand pieces of gold\, and ten changes of raiment. And
  he brought the letter to the king of Israel\, saying\, Now when this lett
 er is come unto thee\, behold\, I have therewith sent Naaman my servant to
  thee\, that thou mayest recover him of his leprosy. And it came to pass\,
  when the king of Israel had read the letter\, that he rent his clothes\, 
 and said\, Am I God\, to kill and to make alive\, that this man doth send 
 unto me to recover a man of his leprosy? wherefore consider\, I pray you\,
  and see how he seeketh a quarrel against me. ¶ And it was so\, when Elis
 ha the man of God had heard that the king of Israel had rent his clothes\,
  that he sent to the king\, saying\, Wherefore hast thou rent thy clothes?
  let him come now to me\, and he shall know that there is a prophet in Isr
 ael.\n\nSecond Lesson — 1 Timothy 5:17\nLet the elders that rule well be
  counted worthy of double honour\, especially they who labour in the word 
 and doctrine. For the scripture saith\, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that 
 treadeth out the corn. And\, The labourer is worthy of his reward. Against
  an elder receive not an accusation\, but before two or three witnesses. T
 hem that sin rebuke before all\, that others also may fear. I charge thee 
 before God\, and the Lord Jesus Christ\, and the elect angels\, that thou 
 observe these things without preferring one before another\, doing nothing
  by partiality. Lay hands suddenly on no man\, neither be partaker of othe
 r men’s sins: keep thyself pure. Drink no longer water\, but use a littl
 e wine for thy stomach’s sake and thine often infirmities. Some men’s 
 sins are open beforehand\, going before to judgment\; and some men they fo
 llow after. Likewise also the good works of some are manifest beforehand\;
  and they that are otherwise can not be hid.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Less
 on — Ecclesiastes 3:1-2\, 9-15\nTo every thing there is a season\, and a
  time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born\, and a time to
  die\; a time to plant\, and a time to pluck up that which is planted\; Wh
 at profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboureth? I have seen t
 he travail\, which God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised in it
 . He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the wor
 ld in their heart\, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh f
 rom the beginning to the end. I know that there is no good in them\, but f
 or a man to rejoice\, and to do good in his life. And also that every man 
 should eat and drink\, and enjoy the good of all his labour\, it is the gi
 ft of God. I know that\, whatsoever God doeth\, it shall be for ever: noth
 ing can be put to it\, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it\, tha
 t men should fear before him. That which hath been is now\; and that which
  is to be hath already been\; and God requireth that which is past.\n\nSec
 ond Lesson — Matthew 21:1-16\nAnd when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem\, a
 nd were come to Bethphage\, unto the mount of Olives\, then sent Jesus two
  disciples\, Saying unto them\, Go into the village over against you\, and
  straightway ye shall find an ass tied\, and a colt with her: loose them\,
  and bring them unto me. And if any man say ought unto you\, ye shall say\
 , The Lord hath need of them\; and straightway he will send them. All this
  was done\, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet\, s
 aying\, 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\, a
 nd the colt\, and put on them their clothes\, and they set him thereon. An
 d a very great multitude spread their garments in the way\; others cut dow
 n branches from the trees\, and strawed them in the way. And the multitude
 s that went before\, and that followed\, cried\, saying\, Hosanna to the S
 on of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord\; Hosanna i
 n the highest. And when he was come into Jerusalem\, all the city was move
 d\, saying\, Who is this? And the multitude said\, This is Jesus the proph
 et of Nazareth of Galilee. ¶ And Jesus went into the temple of God\, and 
 cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple\, and overthrew the t
 ables of the moneychangers\, and the seats of them that sold doves\, And s
 aid unto them\, It is written\, My house shall be called the house of pray
 er\; but ye have made it a den of thieves. And the blind and the lame came
  to him in the temple\; and he healed them. And when the chief priests and
  scribes saw the wonderful things that he did\, and the children crying in
  the temple\, and saying\, Hosanna to the Son of David\; they were sore di
 spleased\, And said unto him\, Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus sait
 h unto them\, Yea\; have ye never read\, Out of the mouth of babes and suc
 klings thou hast perfected praise?
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 2 Kings 5:9-19\nSo Naaman came
  with his horses and with his chariot\, and stood at the door of the house
  of Elisha. And Elisha sent a messenger unto him\, saying\, Go and wash in
  Jordan seven times\, and thy flesh shall come again to thee\, and thou sh
 alt be clean. But Naaman was wroth\, and went away\, and said\, Behold\, I
  thought\, He will surely come out to me\, and stand\, and call on the nam
 e of the LORD his God\, and strike his hand over the place\, and recover t
 he leper. Are not Abana and Pharpar\, rivers of Damascus\, better than all
  the waters of Israel? may I not wash in them\, and be clean? So he turned
  and went away in a rage. And his servants came near\, and spake unto him\
 , and said\, My father\, if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing\,
  wouldest thou not have done it? how much rather then\, when he saith to t
 hee\, Wash\, and be clean? Then went he down\, and dipped himself seven ti
 mes in Jordan\, according to the saying of the man of God: and his flesh c
 ame again like unto the flesh of a little child\, and he was clean. ¶ And
  he returned to the man of God\, he and all his company\, and came\, and s
 tood before him: and he said\, Behold\, now I know that there is no God in
  all the earth\, but in Israel: now therefore\, I pray thee\, take a bless
 ing of thy servant. But he said\, As the LORD liveth\, before whom I stand
 \, I will receive none. And he urged him to take it\; but he refused. And 
 Naaman said\, Shall there not then\, I pray thee\, be given to thy servant
  two mules’ burden of earth? for thy servant will henceforth offer neith
 er burnt offering nor sacrifice unto other gods\, but unto the LORD. In th
 is thing the LORD pardon thy servant\, that when my master goeth into the 
 house of Rimmon to worship there\, and he leaneth on my hand\, and I bow m
 yself in the house of Rimmon: when I bow down myself in the house of Rimmo
 n\, the LORD pardon thy servant in this thing. And he said unto him\, Go i
 n peace. So he departed from him a little way.\n\nSecond Lesson — 1 Timo
 thy 6:1-11\nLet as many servants as are under the yoke count their own mas
 ters worthy of all honour\, that the name of God and his doctrine be not b
 lasphemed. And they that have believing masters\, let them not despise the
 m\, because they are brethren\; but rather do them service\, because they 
 are faithful and beloved\, partakers of the benefit. These things teach an
 d exhort. If any man teach otherwise\, and consent not to wholesome words\
 , even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ\, and to the doctrine which is a
 ccording to godliness\; He is proud\, knowing nothing\, but doting about q
 uestions and strifes of words\, whereof cometh envy\, strife\, railings\, 
 evil surmisings\, Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds\, and destit
 ute of the truth\, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw th
 yself. But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothin
 g into this world\, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. And having
  food and raiment let us be therewith content. But they that will be rich 
 fall into temptation and a snare\, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts
 \, which drown men in destruction and perdition. For the love of money is 
 the root of all evil: which while some coveted after\, they have erred fro
 m the faith\, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. But thou\,
  O man of God\, flee these things\; and follow after righteousness\, godli
 ness\, faith\, love\, patience\, meekness.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson
  — Ecclesiastes 3:16\n¶ And moreover I saw under the sun the place of j
 udgment\, that wickedness was there\; and the place of righteousness\, tha
 t iniquity was there. I said in mine heart\, God shall judge the righteous
  and the wicked: for there is a time there for every purpose and for every
  work. I said in mine heart concerning the estate of the sons of men\, tha
 t God might manifest them\, and that they might see that they themselves a
 re beasts. For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts\; eve
 n one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth\, so dieth the other\; yea\, 
 they have all one breath\; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast
 : for all is vanity. All go unto one place\; all are of the dust\, and all
  turn to dust again. Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward\, and
  the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth? Wherefore I per
 ceive that there is nothing better\, than that a man should rejoice in his
  own works\; for that is his portion: for who shall bring him to see what 
 shall be after him?\n\nSecond Lesson — Matthew 21:17-32\n¶ And he left 
 them\, and went out of the city into Bethany\; and he lodged there. Now in
  the morning as he returned into the city\, he hungered. And when he saw a
  fig tree in the way\, he came to it\, and found nothing thereon\, but lea
 ves only\, and said unto it\, Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for e
 ver. And presently the fig tree withered away. And when the disciples saw 
 it\, they marvelled\, saying\, How soon is the fig tree withered away! Jes
 us answered and said unto them\, Verily I say unto you\, If ye have faith\
 , and doubt not\, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree\
 , but also if ye shall say unto this mountain\, Be thou removed\, and be t
 hou cast into the sea\; it shall be done. And all things\, whatsoever ye s
 hall ask in prayer\, believing\, ye shall receive. ¶ And when he was come
  into the temple\, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unt
 o him as he was teaching\, and said\, By what authority doest thou these t
 hings? and who gave thee this authority? And Jesus answered and said unto 
 them\, I also will ask you one thing\, which if ye tell me\, I in like wis
 e will tell you by what authority I do these things. The baptism of John\,
  whence was it? from heaven\, or of men? And they reasoned with themselves
 \, saying\, If we shall say\, From heaven\; he will say unto us\, Why did 
 ye not then believe him? But if we shall say\, Of men\; we fear the people
 \; for all hold John as a prophet. And they answered Jesus\, and said\, We
  cannot tell. And he said unto them\, Neither tell I you by what authority
  I do these things. ¶ But what think ye? A certain man had two sons\; and
  he came to the first\, and said\, Son\, go work to day in my vineyard. He
  answered and said\, I will not: but afterward he repented\, and went. And
  he came to the second\, and said likewise. And he answered and said\, I g
 o\, sir: and went not. Whether of them twain did the will of his father? T
 hey say unto him\, The first. Jesus saith unto them\, Verily I say unto yo
 u\, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before y
 ou. For John came unto you in the way of righteousness\, and ye believed h
 im not: but the publicans and the harlots believed him: and ye\, when ye h
 ad seen it\, repented not afterward\, that ye might believe him.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 2 Kings 5:20\n¶ But Gehazi\, 
 the servant of Elisha the man of God\, said\, Behold\, my master hath spar
 ed Naaman this Syrian\, in not receiving at his hands that which he brough
 t: but\, as the LORD liveth\, I will run after him\, and take somewhat of 
 him. So Gehazi followed after Naaman. And when Naaman saw him running afte
 r him\, he lighted down from the chariot to meet him\, and said\, Is all w
 ell? And he said\, All is well. My master hath sent me\, saying\, Behold\,
  even now there be come to me from mount Ephraim two young men of the sons
  of the prophets: give them\, I pray thee\, a talent of silver\, and two c
 hanges of garments. And Naaman said\, Be content\, take two talents. And h
 e urged him\, and bound two talents of silver in two bags\, with two chang
 es of garments\, and laid them upon two of his servants\; and they bare th
 em before him. And when he came to the tower\, he took them from their han
 d\, and bestowed them in the house: and he let the men go\, and they depar
 ted. But he went in\, and stood before his master. And Elisha said unto hi
 m\, Whence comest thou\, Gehazi? And he said\, Thy servant went no whither
 . And he said unto him\, Went not mine heart with thee\, when the man turn
 ed again from his chariot to meet thee? Is it a time to receive money\, an
 d to receive garments\, and oliveyards\, and vineyards\, and sheep\, and o
 xen\, and menservants\, and maidservants? The leprosy therefore of Naaman 
 shall cleave unto thee\, and unto thy seed for ever. And he went out from 
 his presence a leper as white as snow.\n\nSecond Lesson — 1 Timothy 6:12
 \nFight the good fight of faith\, lay hold on eternal life\, where unto th
 ou art also called\, and hast professed a good profession before many witn
 esses. I give thee charge in the sight of God\, who quickeneth all things\
 , and before Christ Jesus\, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good con
 fession\; That thou keep this commandment without spot\, unrebukeable\, un
 til the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ: Which in his times he shall sh
 ew\, who is the blessed and only Potentate\, the King of kings\, and Lord 
 of lords\; Who only hath immortality\, dwelling in the light which no man 
 can approach unto\; whom no man hath seen\, nor can see: to whom be honour
  and power everlasting. Amen. Charge them that are rich in this world\, th
 at they be not highminded\, nor trust in uncertain riches\, but in the liv
 ing God\, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy\; That they do good\, t
 hat they be rich in good works\, ready to distribute\, willing to communic
 ate\; Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time
  to come\, that they may lay hold on eternal life. O Timothy\, keep that w
 hich is committed to thy trust\, avoiding profane and vain babblings\, and
  oppositions of science falsely so called: Which some professing have erre
 d concerning the faith. Grace be with thee. Amen.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst
  Lesson — Ecclesiastes 5:1-7\nKeep thy foot when thou goest to the house
  of God\, and be more ready to hear\, than to give the sacrifice of fools:
  for they consider not that they do evil. Be not rash with thy mouth\, and
  let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in
  heaven\, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few. For a dream
  cometh through the multitude of business\; and a fool’s voice is known 
 by multitude of words. When thou vowest a vow unto God\, defer not to pay 
 it\; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast vowed. Bet
 ter is it that thou shouldest not vow\, than that thou shouldest vow and n
 ot pay. Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin\; neither say thou 
 before the angel\, that it was an error: wherefore should God be angry at 
 thy voice\, and destroy the work of thine hands? For in the multitude of d
 reams and many words there are also divers vanities: but fear thou God.\n\
 nSecond Lesson — Matthew 21:33\n¶ Hear another parable: There was a cer
 tain householder\, which planted a vineyard\, and hedged it round about\, 
 and digged a winepress in it\, and built a tower\, and let it out to husba
 ndmen\, and went into a far country: And when the time of the fruit drew n
 ear\, he sent his servants to the husbandmen\, that they might receive the
  fruits of it. And the husbandmen took his servants\, and beat one\, and k
 illed another\, and stoned another. Again\, he sent other servants more th
 an the first: and they did unto them likewise. But last of all he sent unt
 o them his son\, saying\, They will reverence my son. But when the husband
 men saw the son\, they said among themselves\, This is the heir\; come\, l
 et us kill him\, and let us seize on his inheritance. And they caught him\
 , and cast him out of the vineyard\, and slew him. When the lord therefore
  of the vineyard cometh\, what will he do unto those husbandmen? They say 
 unto him\, He will miserably destroy those wicked men\, and will let out h
 is vineyard unto other husbandmen\, which shall render him the fruits in t
 heir seasons. Jesus saith unto them\, Did ye never read in the scriptures\
 , The stone which the builders rejected\, the same is become the head of t
 he corner: this is the Lord’s doing\, and it is marvellous in our eyes? 
 Therefore say I unto you\, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you\, an
 d given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof. And whosoever shall
  fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall\, it 
 will grind him to powder. And when the chief priests and Pharisees had hea
 rd his parables\, they perceived that he spake of them. But when they soug
 ht to lay hands on him\, they feared the multitude\, because they took him
  for a prophet.
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SUMMARY:Twenty-first Sunday after Trinity
DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Isaiah 59:15b\nYea\, truth fai
 leth\; and he that departeth from evil maketh himself a prey: and the LORD
  saw it\, and it displeased him that there was no judgment. ¶ And he saw 
 that there was no man\, and wondered that there was no intercessor: theref
 ore his arm brought salvation unto him\; and his righteousness\, it sustai
 ned him. For he put on righteousness as a breastplate\, and an helmet of s
 alvation upon his head\; and he put on the garments of vengeance for cloth
 ing\, and was clad with zeal as a cloke. According to their deeds\, accord
 ingly he will repay\, fury to his adversaries\, recompence to his enemies\
 ; to the islands he will repay recompence. So shall they fear the name of 
 the LORD from the west\, and his glory from the rising of the sun. When th
 e enemy shall come in like a flood\, the Spirit of the LORD shall lift up 
 a standard against him. ¶ And the Redeemer shall come to Zion\, and unto 
 them that turn from transgression in Jacob\, saith the LORD. As for me\, t
 his is my covenant with them\, saith the LORD\; My spirit that is upon the
 e\, and my words which I have put in thy mouth\, shall not depart out of t
 hy mouth\, nor out of the mouth of thy seed\, nor out of the mouth of thy 
 seed’s seed\, saith the LORD\, from henceforth and for ever.\n\nSecond L
 esson — 2 Corinthians 10:1-7\, 17-18\nNow I Paul myself beseech you by t
 he meekness and gentleness of Christ\, who in presence am base among you\,
  but being absent am bold toward you: But I beseech you\, that I may not b
 e bold when I am present with that confidence\, wherewith I think to be bo
 ld against some\, which think of us as if we walked according to the flesh
 . For though we walk in the flesh\, we do not war after the flesh: (For th
 e weapons of our warfare are not carnal\, but mighty through God to the pu
 lling down of strong holds\;) Casting down imaginations\, and every high t
 hing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God\, and bringing into
  captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ\; And having in a read
 iness to revenge all disobedience\, when your obedience is fulfilled. Do y
 e look on things after the outward appearance? If any man trust to himself
  that he is Christ’s\, let him of himself think this again\, that\, as h
 e is Christ’s\, even so are we Christ’s. But he that glorieth\, let hi
 m glory in the Lord. For not he that commendeth himself is approved\, but 
 whom the Lord commendeth.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Genesis 15:1
 -6\nAfter these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision\, 
 saying\, Fear not\, Abram: I am thy shield\, and thy exceeding great rewar
 d. And Abram said\, Lord GOD\, what wilt thou give me\, seeing I go childl
 ess\, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus? And Abram s
 aid\, Behold\, to me thou hast given no seed: and\, lo\, one born in my ho
 use is mine heir. And\, behold\, the word of the LORD came unto him\, sayi
 ng\, This shall not be thine heir\; but he that shall come forth out of th
 ine own bowels shall be thine heir. And he brought him forth abroad\, and 
 said\, Look now toward heaven\, and tell the stars\, if thou be able to nu
 mber them: and he said unto him\, So shall thy seed be. And he believed in
  the LORD\; and he counted it to him for righteousness.\n\nSecond Lesson 
 — Romans 4:1-8\nWhat shall we say then that Abraham our father\, as pert
 aining to the flesh\, hath found? For if Abraham were justified by works\,
  he hath whereof to glory\; but not before God. For what saith the scriptu
 re? Abraham believed God\, and it was counted unto him for righteousness. 
 Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace\, but of debt.
  But to him that worketh not\, but believeth on him that justifieth the un
 godly\, his faith is counted for righteousness. Even as David also describ
 eth the blessedness of the man\, unto whom God imputeth righteousness with
 out works\, Saying\, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven\, and 
 whose sins are covered. Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not imput
 e sin.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 2 Kings 6:8-14\n¶ Then the ki
 ng of Syria warred against Israel\, and took counsel with his servants\, s
 aying\, In such and such a place shall be my camp. And the man of God sent
  unto the king of Israel\, saying\, Beware that thou pass not such a place
 \; for thither the Syrians are come down. And the king of Israel sent to t
 he place which the man of God told him and warned him of\, and saved himse
 lf there\, not once nor twice. Therefore the heart of the king of Syria wa
 s sore troubled for this thing\; and he called his servants\, and said unt
 o them\, Will ye not shew me which of us is for the king of Israel? And on
 e of his servants said\, None\, my lord\, O king: but Elisha\, the prophet
  that is in Israel\, telleth the king of Israel the words that thou speake
 st in thy bedchamber. ¶ And he said\, Go and spy where he is\, that I may
  send and fetch him. And it was told him\, saying\, Behold\, he is in Doth
 an. Therefore sent he thither horses\, and chariots\, and a great host: an
 d they came by night\, and compassed the city about.\n\nSecond Lesson — 
 2 Timothy 1:1-14\nPaul\, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God\, a
 ccording to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus\, To Timothy\, my
  dearly beloved son: Grace\, mercy\, and peace\, from God the Father and C
 hrist Jesus our Lord. I thank God\, whom I serve from my forefathers with 
 pure conscience\, that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my pr
 ayers night and day\; Greatly desiring to see thee\, being mindful of thy 
 tears\, that I may be filled with joy\; When I call to remembrance the unf
 eigned faith that is in thee\, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois\,
  and thy mother Eunice\; and I am persuaded that in thee also. Wherefore I
  put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God\, which is in t
 hee by the putting on of my hands. For God hath not given us the spirit of
  fear\; but of power\, and of love\, and of a sound mind. Be not thou ther
 efore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord\, nor of me his prisoner: but b
 e thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of
  God\; Who hath saved us\, and called us with an holy calling\, not accord
 ing to our works\, but according to his own purpose and grace\, which was 
 given us in Christ Jesus before the world began\, But is now made manifest
  by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ\, who hath abolished death\,
  and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel: Where 
 unto I am appointed a preacher\, and an apostle\, and a teacher of the Gen
 tiles. For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am n
 ot ashamed: for I know whom I have believed\, and am persuaded that he is 
 able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day. Hold f
 ast the form of sound words\, which thou hast heard of me\, in faith and l
 ove which is in Christ Jesus. That good thing which was committed unto the
 e keep by the Holy Ghost which dwelleth in us.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Le
 sson — Ecclesiastes 5:8\n¶ If thou seest the oppression of the poor\, a
 nd violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province\, marvel not a
 t the matter: for he that is higher than the highest regardeth\; and there
  be higher than they. ¶ Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the 
 king himself is served by the field. He that loveth silver shall not be sa
 tisfied with silver\; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is 
 also vanity. When goods increase\, they are increased that eat them: and w
 hat good is there to the owners thereof\, saving the beholding of them wit
 h their eyes? The sleep of a labouring man is sweet\, whether he eat littl
 e or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep. The
 re is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun\, namely\, riches kept f
 or the owners thereof to their hurt. But those riches perish by evil trava
 il: and he begetteth a son\, and there is nothing in his hand. As he came 
 forth of his mother’s womb\, naked shall he return to go as he came\, an
 d shall take nothing of his labour\, which he may carry away in his hand. 
 And this also is a sore evil\, that in all points as he came\, so shall he
  go: and what profit hath he that hath laboured for the wind? All his days
  also he eateth in darkness\, and he hath much sorrow and wrath with his s
 ickness. ¶ Behold that which I have seen: it is good and comely for one t
 o eat and to drink\, and to enjoy the good of all his labour that he taket
 h under the sun all the days of his life\, which God giveth him: for it is
  his portion. Every man also to whom God hath given riches and wealth\, an
 d hath given him power to eat thereof\, and to take his portion\, and to r
 ejoice in his labour\; this is the gift of God. For he shall not much reme
 mber the days of his life\; because God answereth him in the joy of his he
 art.\n\nSecond Lesson — Matthew 22:15-33\n¶ Then went the Pharisees\, a
 nd took counsel how they might entangle him in his talk. And they sent out
  unto him their disciples with the Herodians\, saying\, Master\, we know t
 hat thou art true\, and teachest the way of God in truth\, neither carest 
 thou for any man: for thou regardest not the person of men. Tell us theref
 ore\, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar\, or no
 t? But Jesus perceived their wickedness\, and said\, Why tempt ye me\, ye 
 hypocrites? Shew me the tribute money. And they brought unto him a penny. 
 And he saith unto them\, Whose is this image and superscription? They say 
 unto him\, Cæsar’s. Then saith he unto them\, Render therefore unto Cæ
 sar the things which are Cæsar’s\; and unto God the things that are God
 ’s. When they had heard these words\, they marvelled\, and left him\, an
 d went their way. ¶ The same day came to him the Sadducees\, which say th
 at there is no resurrection\, and asked him\, Saying\, Master\, Moses said
 \, If a man die\, having no children\, his brother shall marry his wife\, 
 and raise up seed unto his brother. Now there were with us seven brethren:
  and the first\, when he had married a wife\, deceased\, and\, having no i
 ssue\, left his wife unto his brother: Likewise the second also\, and the 
 third\, unto the seventh. And last of all the woman died also. Therefore i
 n the resurrection whose wife shall she be of the seven? for they all had 
 her. Jesus answered and said unto them\, Ye do err\, not knowing the scrip
 tures\, nor the power of God. For in the resurrection they neither marry\,
  nor are given in marriage\, but are as the angels of God in heaven. But a
 s touching the resurrection of the dead\, have ye not read that which was 
 spoken unto you by God\, saying\, I am the God of Abraham\, and the God of
  Isaac\, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead\, but of the
  living. And when the multitude heard this\, they were astonished at his d
 octrine.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 2 Kings 6:15-23\nAnd when the 
 servant of the man of God was risen early\, and gone forth\, behold\, an h
 ost compassed the city both with horses and chariots. And his servant said
  unto him\, Alas\, my master! how shall we do? And he answered\, Fear not:
  for they that be with us are more than they that be with them. And Elisha
  prayed\, and said\, LORD\, I pray thee\, open his eyes\, that he may see.
  And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man\; and he saw: and\, behold\
 , the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.
  And when they came down to him\, Elisha prayed unto the LORD\, and said\,
  Smite this people\, I pray thee\, with blindness. And he smote them with 
 blindness according to the word of Elisha. ¶ And Elisha said unto them\, 
 This is not the way\, neither is this the city: follow me\, and I will bri
 ng you to the man whom ye seek. But he led them to Samaria. And it came to
  pass\, when they were come into Samaria\, that Elisha said\, LORD\, open 
 the eyes of these men\, that they may see. And the LORD opened their eyes\
 , and they saw\; and\, behold\, they were in the midst of Samaria. And the
  king of Israel said unto Elisha\, when he saw them\, My father\, shall I 
 smite them? shall I smite them? And he answered\, Thou shalt not smite the
 m: wouldest thou smite those whom thou hast taken captive with thy sword a
 nd with thy bow? set bread and water before them\, that they may eat and d
 rink\, and go to their master. And he prepared great provision for them: a
 nd when they had eaten and drunk\, he sent them away\, and they went to th
 eir master. So the bands of Syria came no more into the land of Israel.\n\
 nSecond Lesson — 2 Timothy 1:15-2:13\nThis thou knowest\, that all they 
 which are in Asia be turned away from me\; of whom are Phygellus and Hermo
 genes. The Lord give mercy unto the house of Onesiphorus\; for he oft refr
 eshed me\, and was not ashamed of my chain: But\, when he was in Rome\, he
  sought me out very diligently\, and found me. The Lord grant unto him tha
 t he may find mercy of the Lord in that day: and in how many things he min
 istered unto me at Ephesus\, thou knowest very well. Thou therefore\, my s
 on\, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. And the things that t
 hou hast heard of me among many witnesses\, the same commit thou to faithf
 ul men\, who shall be able to teach others also. Thou therefore endure har
 dness\, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. No man that warreth entangleth 
 himself with the affairs of this life\; that he may please him who hath ch
 osen him to be a soldier. And if a man also strive for masteries\, yet is 
 he not crowned\, except he strive lawfully. The husbandman that laboureth 
 must be first partaker of the fruits. Consider what I say\; and the Lord g
 ive thee understanding in all things. Remember that Jesus Christ of the se
 ed of David was raised from the dead according to my gospel: Where in I su
 ffer trouble\, as an evil doer\, even unto bonds\; but the word of God is 
 not bound. Therefore I endure all things for the elect’s sakes\, that th
 ey may also obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glo
 ry. It is a faithful saying: For if we be dead with him\, we shall also li
 ve with him: If we suffer\, we shall also reign with him: if we deny him\,
  he also will deny us: If we believe not\, yet he abideth faithful: he can
  not deny himself.\n\nEvening Prayer (The Eve of Saint Simon and Saint Jud
 e\, Apostles)\nFirst Lesson — Isaiah 4:2\nIn that day shall the branch o
 f the LORD be beautiful and glorious\, and the fruit of the earth shall be
  excellent and comely for them that are escaped of Israel. And it shall co
 me to pass\, that he that is left in Zion\, and he that remaineth in Jerus
 alem\, shall be called holy\, even every one that is written among the liv
 ing in Jerusalem: When the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the da
 ughters of Zion\, and shall have purged the blood of Jerusalem from the mi
 dst thereof by the spirit of judgment\, and by the spirit of burning. And 
 the LORD will create upon every dwelling place of mount Zion\, and upon he
 r assemblies\, a cloud and smoke by day\, and the shining of a flaming fir
 e by night: for upon all the glory shall be a defence. And there shall be 
 a tabernacle for a shadow in the daytime from the heat\, and for a place o
 f refuge\, and for a covert from storm and from rain.\n\nSecond Lesson —
  Acts 1:6-14\nWhen they therefore were come together\, they asked of him\,
  saying\, Lord\, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israe
 l? And he said unto them\, It is not for you to know the times or the seas
 ons\, which the Father hath put in his own power. But ye shall receive pow
 er\, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses
  unto me both in Jerusalem\, and in all Judæa\, and in Samaria\, and unto
  the uttermost part of the earth. And when he had spoken these things\, wh
 ile they beheld\, he was taken up\; and a cloud received him out of their 
 sight. And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up\, beho
 ld\, two men stood by them in white apparel\; Which also said\, Ye men of 
 Galilee\, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus\, which is t
 aken up from you into heaven\, shall so come in like manner as ye have see
 n him go into heaven. Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount cal
 led Olivet\, which is from Jerusalem a sabbath day’s journey. And when t
 hey were come in\, they went up into an upper room\, where abode both Pete
 r\, and James\, and John\, and Andrew\, Philip\, and Thomas\, Bartholomew\
 , and Matthew\, James the son of Alphaeus\, and Simon Zelotes\, and Judas 
 the brother of James. These all continued with one accord in prayer and su
 pplication\, with the women\, and Mary the mother of Jesus\, and with his 
 brethren.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Isaiah 28:9-16\n¶ Whom shall 
 he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand doctrine? them th
 at are weaned from the milk\, and drawn from the breasts. For precept must
  be upon precept\, precept upon precept\; line upon line\, line upon line\
 ; here a little\, and there a little: For with stammering lips and another
  tongue will he speak to this people. To whom he said\, This is the rest w
 herewith ye may cause the weary to rest\; and this is the refreshing: yet 
 they would not hear. But the word of the LORD was unto them precept upon p
 recept\, precept upon precept\; line upon line\, line upon line\; here a l
 ittle\, and there a little\; that they might go\, and fall backward\, and 
 be broken\, and snared\, and taken. ¶ Wherefore hear the word of the LORD
 \, ye scornful men\, that rule this people which is in Jerusalem. Because 
 ye have said\, We have made a covenant with death\, and with hell are we a
 t agreement\; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through\, it shall n
 ot come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge\, and under falsehood ha
 ve we hid ourselves: ¶ Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD\, Behold\, I lay
  in Zion for a foundation a stone\, a tried stone\, a precious corner ston
 e\, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.\n\nSecond L
 esson — Ephesians 2:11-18\nWherefore remember\, that ye being in time pa
 st Gentiles in the flesh\, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is 
 called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands\; That at that time ye 
 were without Christ\, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel\, and s
 trangers from the covenants of promise\, having no hope\, and without God 
 in the world: But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are ma
 de nigh by the blood of Christ. For he is our peace\, who hath made both o
 ne\, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us\; Having
  abolished in his flesh the enmity\, even the law of commandments containe
 d in ordinances\; for to make in himself of twain one new man\, so making 
 peace\; And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross
 \, having slain the enmity thereby: And came and preached peace to you whi
 ch were afar off\, and to them that were nigh. For through him we both hav
 e access by one Spirit unto the Father.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson 
 — Deuteronomy 32:1-4\nGive ear\, O ye heavens\, and I will speak\; and h
 ear\, O earth\, the words of my mouth. My doctrine shall drop as the rain\
 , my speech shall distil as the dew\, as the small rain upon the tender he
 rb\, and as the showers upon the grass: Because I will publish the name of
  the LORD: ascribe ye greatness unto our God. He is the Rock\, his work is
  perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniqui
 ty\, just and right is he.\n\nSecond Lesson — John 14:15\n¶ If ye love 
 me\, keep my commandments. And I will pray the Father\, and he shall give 
 you another Comforter\, that he may abide with you for ever\; Even the Spi
 rit of truth\; whom the world cannot receive\, because it seeth him not\, 
 neither knoweth him: but ye know him\; for he dwelleth with you\, and shal
 l be in you. I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you. Yet a l
 ittle while\, and the world seeth me no more\; but ye see me: because I li
 ve\, ye shall live also. At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father\
 , and ye in me\, and I in you. He that hath my commandments\, and keepeth 
 them\, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my
  Father\, and I will love him\, and will manifest myself to him. Judas sai
 th unto him\, not Iscariot\, Lord\, how is it that thou wilt manifest thys
 elf unto us\, and not unto the world? Jesus answered and said unto him\, I
 f a man love me\, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him\, and
  we will come unto him\, and make our abode with him. He that loveth me no
 t keepeth not my sayings: and the word which ye hear is not mine\, but the
  Father’s which sent me. These things have I spoken unto you\, being yet
  present with you. But the Comforter\, which is the Holy Ghost\, whom the 
 Father will send in my name\, he shall teach you all things\, and bring al
 l things to your remembrance\, whatsoever I have said unto you. Peace I le
 ave with you\, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth\, give I 
 unto you. Let not your heart be troubled\, neither let it be afraid. Ye ha
 ve heard how I said unto you\, I go away\, and come again unto you. If ye 
 loved me\, ye would rejoice\, because I said\, I go unto the Father: for m
 y Father is greater than I. And now I have told you before it come to pass
 \, that\, when it is come to pass\, ye might believe. Hereafter I will not
  talk much with you: for the prince of this world cometh\, and hath nothin
 g in me. But that the world may know that I love the Father\; and as the F
 ather gave me commandment\, even so I do. Arise\, let us go hence.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 2 Kings 9:17-28\nAnd there sto
 od a watchman on the tower in Jezreel\, and he spied the company of Jehu a
 s he came\, and said\, I see a company. And Joram said\, Take an horseman\
 , and send to meet them\, and let him say\, Is it peace? So there went one
  on horseback to meet him\, and said\, Thus saith the king\, Is it peace? 
 And Jehu said\, What hast thou to do with peace? turn thee behind me. And 
 the watchman told\, saying\, The messenger came to them\, but he cometh no
 t again. Then he sent out a second on horseback\, which came to them\, and
  said\, Thus saith the king\, Is it peace? And Jehu answered\, What hast t
 hou to do with peace? turn thee behind me. And the watchman told\, saying\
 , He came even unto them\, and cometh not again: and the driving is like t
 he driving of Jehu the son of Nimshi\; for he driveth furiously. And Joram
  said\, Make ready. And his chariot was made ready. And Joram king of Isra
 el and Ahaziah king of Judah went out\, each in his chariot\, and they wen
 t out against Jehu\, and met him in the portion of Naboth the Jezreelite. 
 And it came to pass\, when Joram saw Jehu\, that he said\, Is it peace\, J
 ehu? And he answered\, What peace\, so long as the whoredoms of thy mother
  Jezebel and her witchcrafts are so many? And Joram turned his hands\, and
  fled\, and said to Ahaziah\, There is treachery\, O Ahaziah. And Jehu dre
 w a bow with his full strength\, and smote Jehoram between his arms\, and 
 the arrow went out at his heart\, and he sunk down in his chariot. Then sa
 id Jehu to Bidkar his captain\, Take up\, and cast him in the portion of t
 he field of Naboth the Jezreelite: for remember how that\, when I and thou
  rode together after Ahab his father\, the LORD laid this burden upon him\
 ; Surely I have seen yesterday the blood of Naboth\, and the blood of his 
 sons\, saith the LORD\; and I will requite thee in this plat\, saith the L
 ORD. Now therefore take and cast him into the plat of ground\, according t
 o the word of the LORD. ¶ But when Ahaziah the king of Judah saw this\, h
 e fled by the way of the garden house. And Jehu followed after him\, and s
 aid\, Smite him also in the chariot. And they did so at the going up to Gu
 r\, which is by Ibleam. And he fled to Megiddo\, and died there. And his s
 ervants carried him in a chariot to Jerusalem\, and buried him in his sepu
 lchre with his fathers in the city of David.\n\nSecond Lesson — 2 Timoth
 y 3\nThis know also\, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For
  men shall be lovers of their own selves\, covetous\, boasters\, proud\, b
 lasphemers\, disobedient to parents\, unthankful\, unholy\, Without natura
 l affection\, trucebreakers\, false accusers\, incontinent\, fierce\, desp
 isers of those that are good\, Traitors\, heady\, highminded\, lovers of p
 leasures more than lovers of God\; Having a form of godliness\, but denyin
 g the power thereof: from such turn away. For of this sort are they which 
 creep into houses\, and lead captive silly women laden with sins\, led awa
 y with divers lusts\, Ever learning\, and never able to come to the knowle
 dge of the truth. Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses\, so do these 
 also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds\, reprobate concerning the fai
 th. But they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be manifest u
 nto all men\, as theirs also was. But thou hast fully known my doctrine\, 
 manner of life\, purpose\, faith\, longsuffering\, charity\, patience\, Pe
 rsecutions\, afflictions\, which came unto me at Antioch\, at Iconium\, at
  Lystra\; what persecutions I endured: but out of them all the Lord delive
 red me. Yea\, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer pe
 rsecution. But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse\, deceiving
 \, and being deceived. But continue thou in the things which thou hast lea
 rned and hast been assured of\, knowing of whom thou hast learned them\; A
 nd that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures\, which are able 
 to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. A
 ll scripture is given by inspiration of God\, and is profitable for doctri
 ne\, for reproof\, for correction\, for instruction in righteousness: That
  the man of God may be perfect\, throughly furnished unto all good works.\
 n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Ecclesiastes 9:11\n¶ I returned\, and
  saw under the sun\, that the race is not to the swift\, nor the battle to
  the strong\, neither yet bread to the wise\, nor yet riches to men of und
 erstanding\, nor yet favour to men of skill\; but time and chance happenet
 h to them all. For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are t
 aken in an evil net\, and as the birds that are caught in the snare\; so a
 re the sons of men snared in an evil time\, when it falleth suddenly upon 
 them. ¶ This wisdom have I seen also under the sun\, and it seemed great 
 unto me: There was a little city\, and few men within it\; and there came 
 a great king against it\, and besieged it\, and built great bulwarks again
 st it: Now there was found in it a poor wise man\, and he by his wisdom de
 livered the city\; yet no man remembered that same poor man. Then said I\,
  Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man’s wisdom is d
 espised\, and his words are not heard. The words of wise men are heard in 
 quiet more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools. Wisdom is better t
 han weapons of war: but one sinner destroyeth much good.\n\nSecond Lesson 
 — Matthew 23:13-23\n¶ But woe unto you\, scribes and Pharisees\, hypocr
 ites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go 
 in yourselves\, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in. Woe unt
 o you\, scribes and Pharisees\, hypocrites! for ye devour widows’ houses
 \, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the gre
 ater damnation. Woe unto you\, scribes and Pharisees\, hypocrites! for ye 
 compass sea and land to make one proselyte\, and when he is made\, ye make
  him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves. Woe unto you\, ye bli
 nd guides\, which say\, Whosoever shall swear by the temple\, it is nothin
 g\; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple\, he is a debtor! 
 Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater\, the gold\, or the temple that
  sanctifieth the gold? And\, Whosoever shall swear by the altar\, it is no
 thing\; but whosoever sweareth by the gift that is upon it\, he is guilty.
  Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater\, the gift\, or the altar that
  sanctifieth the gift? Whoso therefore shall swear by the altar\, sweareth
  by it\, and by all things thereon. And whoso shall swear by the temple\, 
 sweareth by it\, and by him that dwelleth therein. And he that shall swear
  by heaven\, sweareth by the throne of God\, and by him that sitteth there
 on. Woe unto you\, scribes and Pharisees\, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of
  mint and anise and cummin\, and have omitted the weightier matters of the
  law\, judgment\, mercy\, and faith: these ought ye to have done\, and not
  to leave the other undone.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 2 Kings 9:30\n¶ And when Jehu
  was come to Jezreel\, Jezebel heard of it\; and she painted her face\, an
 d tired her head\, and looked out at a window. And as Jehu entered in at t
 he gate\, she said\, Had Zimri peace\, who slew his master? And he lifted 
 up his face to the window\, and said\, Who is on my side? who? And there l
 ooked out to him two or three eunuchs. And he said\, Throw her down. So th
 ey threw her down: and some of her blood was sprinkled on the wall\, and o
 n the horses: and he trode her under foot. And when he was come in\, he di
 d eat and drink\, and said\, Go\, see now this cursed woman\, and bury her
 : for she is a king’s daughter. And they went to bury her: but they foun
 d no more of her than the skull\, and the feet\, and the palms of her hand
 s. Wherefore they came again\, and told him. And he said\, This is the wor
 d of the LORD\, which he spake by his servant Elijah the Tishbite\, saying
 \, In the portion of Jezreel shall dogs eat the flesh of Jezebel: And the 
 carcase of Jezebel shall be as dung upon the face of the field in the port
 ion of Jezreel\; so that they shall not say\, This is Jezebel.\n\nSecond L
 esson — 2 Timothy 4:1-8\nI charge thee therefore before God\, and the Lo
 rd Jesus Christ\, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing 
 and his kingdom\; Preach the word\; be instant in season\, out of season\;
  reprove\, rebuke\, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine. For the ti
 me will come when they will not endure sound doctrine\; but after their ow
 n lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers\, having itching ears\; And
  they shall turn away their ears from the truth\, and shall be turned unto
  fables. But watch thou in all things\, endure afflictions\, do the work o
 f an evangelist\, make full proof of thy ministry. For I am now ready to b
 e offered\, and the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought a good 
 fight\, I have finished my course\, I have kept the faith: Henceforth ther
 e is laid up for me a crown of righteousness\, which the Lord\, the righte
 ous judge\, shall give me at that day: and not to me only\, but unto all t
 hem also that love his appearing.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Eccl
 esiastes 11\nCast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after 
 many days. Give a portion to seven\, and also to eight\; for thou knowest 
 not what evil shall be upon the earth. If the clouds be full of rain\, the
 y empty themselves upon the earth: and if the tree fall toward the south\,
  or toward the north\, in the place where the tree falleth\, there it shal
 l be. He that observeth the wind shall not sow\; and he that regardeth the
  clouds shall not reap. As thou knowest not what is the way of the spirit\
 , nor how the bones do grow in the womb of her that is with child: even so
  thou knowest not the works of God who maketh all. In the morning sow thy 
 seed\, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not wh
 ether shall prosper\, either this or that\, or whether they both shall be 
 alike good. ¶ Truly the light is sweet\, and a pleasant thing it is for t
 he eyes to behold the sun: But if a man live many years\, and rejoice in t
 hem all\; yet let him remember the days of darkness\; for they shall be ma
 ny. All that cometh is vanity. ¶ Rejoice\, O young man\, in thy youth\; a
 nd let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth\, and walk in the way
 s of thine heart\, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou\, that fo
 r all these things God will bring thee into judgment. Therefore remove sor
 row from thy heart\, and put away evil from thy flesh: for childhood and y
 outh are vanity.\n\nSecond Lesson — Matthew 23:25\nWoe unto you\, scribe
 s and Pharisees\, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and
  of the platter\, but within they are full of extortion and excess. Thou b
 lind Pharisee\, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter\, t
 hat the outside of them may be clean also. Woe unto you\, scribes and Phar
 isees\, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres\, which indeed 
 appear beautiful outward\, but are within full of dead men’s bones\, and
  of all uncleanness. Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men\,
  but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity. Woe unto you\, scribes 
 and Pharisees\, hypocrites! because ye build the tombs of the prophets\, a
 nd garnish the sepulchres of the righteous\, And say\, If we had been in t
 he days of our fathers\, we would not have been partakers with them in the
  blood of the prophets. Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves\, that y
 e are the children of them which killed the prophets. Fill ye up then the 
 measure of your fathers. Ye serpents\, ye generation of vipers\, how can y
 e escape the damnation of hell? ¶ Wherefore\, behold\, I send unto you pr
 ophets\, and wise men\, and scribes: and some of them ye shall kill and cr
 ucify\; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues\, and persecu
 te them from city to city: That upon you may come all the righteous blood 
 shed upon the earth\, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Z
 acharias son of Barachias\, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.
  Verily I say unto you\, All these things shall come upon this generation.
  O Jerusalem\, Jerusalem\, thou that killest the prophets\, and stonest th
 em which are sent unto thee\, how often would I have gathered thy children
  together\, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings\, and ye 
 would not! Behold\, your house is left unto you desolate. For I say unto y
 ou\, Ye shall not see me henceforth\, till ye shall say\, Blessed is he th
 at cometh in the name of the Lord.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 2 Kings 11:1-4\,9-16\nAnd when
  Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead\, she arose and 
 destroyed all the seed royal. But Jehosheba\, the daughter of king Joram\,
  sister of Ahaziah\, took Joash the son of Ahaziah\, and stole him from am
 ong the king’s sons which were slain\; and they hid him\, even him and h
 is nurse\, in the bedchamber from Athaliah\, so that he was not slain. And
  he was with her hid in the house of the LORD six years. And Athaliah did 
 reign over the land. ¶ And the seventh year Jehoiada sent and fetched the
  rulers over hundreds\, with the captains and the guard\, and brought them
  to him into the house of the LORD\, and made a covenant with them\, and t
 ook an oath of them in the house of the LORD\, and shewed them the king’
 s son. And the captains over the hundreds did according to all things that
  Jehoiada the priest commanded: and they took every man his men that were 
 to come in on the sabbath\, with them that should go out on the sabbath\, 
 and came to Jehoiada the priest. And to the captains over hundreds did the
  priest give king David’s spears and shields\, that were in the temple o
 f the LORD. And the guard stood\, every man with his weapons in his hand\,
  round about the king\, from the right corner of the temple to the left co
 rner of the temple\, along by the altar and the temple. And he brought for
 th the king’s son\, and put the crown upon him\, and gave him the testim
 ony\; and they made him king\, and anointed him\; and they clapped their h
 ands\, and said\, God save the king. ¶ And when Athaliah heard the noise 
 of the guard and of the people\, she came to the people into the temple of
  the LORD. And when she looked\, behold\, the king stood by a pillar\, as 
 the manner was\, and the princes and the trumpeters by the king\, and all 
 the people of the land rejoiced\, and blew with trumpets: and Athaliah ren
 t her clothes\, and cried\, Treason\, Treason. But Jehoiada the priest com
 manded the captains of the hundreds\, the officers of the host\, and said 
 unto them\, Have her forth without the ranges: and him that followeth her 
 kill with the sword. For the priest had said\, Let her not be slain in the
  house of the LORD. And they laid hands on her\; and she went by the way b
 y the which the horses came into the king’s house: and there was she sla
 in.\n\nSecond Lesson — 2 Timothy 4:9\nDo thy diligence to come shortly u
 nto me: For Demas hath forsaken me\, having loved this present world\, and
  is departed unto Thessalonica\; Crescens to Galatia\, Titus unto Dalmatia
 . Only Luke is with me. Take Mark\, and bring him with thee: for he is pro
 fitable to me for the ministry. And Tychicus have I sent to Ephesus. The c
 loke that I left at Troas with Carpus\, when thou comest\, bring with thee
 \, and the books\, but especially the parchments. Alexander the coppersmit
 h did me much evil: the Lord reward him according to his works: Of whom be
  thou ware also\; for he hath greatly withstood our words. At my first ans
 wer no man stood with me\, but all men forsook me: I pray God that it may 
 not be laid to their charge. Notwithstanding the Lord stood with me\, and 
 strengthened me\; that by me the preaching might be fully known\, and that
  all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the 
 lion. And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work\, and will preser
 ve me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
  Salute Prisca and Aquila\, and the household of Onesiphorus. Erastus abod
 e at Corinth: but Trophimus have I left at Miletum sick. Do thy diligence 
 to come before winter. Eubulus greeteth thee\, and Pudens\, and Linus\, an
 d Claudia\, and all the brethren. The Lord Jesus Christ be with thy spirit
 . Grace be with you. Amen.\n\nEvening Prayer (The Eve of All Saints' Day)\
 nFirst Lesson — Ecclesiasticus 44:1-15\nLet us now praise famous men\, a
 nd our fathers that begat us. The Lord hath wrought great glory by them th
 rough his great power from the beginning. Such as did bear rule in their k
 ingdoms\, men renowned for their power\, giving counsel by their understan
 ding\, and declaring prophecies: Leaders of the people by their counsels\,
  and by their knowledge of learning meet for the people\, wise and eloquen
 t are their instructions: Such as found out musical tunes\, and recited ve
 rses in writing: Rich men furnished with ability\, living peaceably in the
 ir habitations: All these were honoured in their generations\, and were th
 e glory of their times. There be of them\, that have left a name behind th
 em\, that their praises might be reported. And some there be\, which have 
 no memorial\; who are perished\, as though they had never been\; and are b
 ecome as though they had never been born\; and their children after them. 
 But these were merciful men\, whose righteousness hath not been forgotten.
  With their seed shall continually remain a good inheritance\, and their c
 hildren are within the covenant. Their seed standeth fast\, and their chil
 dren for their sakes. Their seed shall remain for ever\, and their glory s
 hall not be blotted out. Their bodies are buried in peace\; but their name
  liveth for evermore. The people will tell of their wisdom\, and the congr
 egation will shew forth their praise.\n\nSecond Lesson — Hebrews 11:32-1
 2:2\nAnd what shall I more say? for the time would fail me to tell of Gede
 on\, and of Barak\, and of Samson\, and of Jephthae\; of David also\, and 
 Samuel\, and of the prophets: Who through faith subdued kingdoms\, wrought
  righteousness\, obtained promises\, stopped the mouths of lions\, Quenche
 d the violence of fire\, escaped the edge of the sword\, out of weakness w
 ere made strong\, waxed valiant in fight\, turned to flight the armies of 
 the aliens. Women received their dead raised to life again: and others wer
 e tortured\, not accepting deliverance\; that they might obtain a better r
 esurrection: And others had trial of cruel mockings and scourgings\, yea\,
  moreover of bonds and imprisonment: They were stoned\, they were sawn asu
 nder\, were tempted\, were slain with the sword: they wandered about in sh
 eepskins and goatskins\; being destitute\, afflicted\, tormented\; (Of who
 m the world was not worthy:) they wandered in deserts\, and in mountains\,
  and in dens and caves of the earth. And these all\, having obtained a goo
 d report through faith\, received not the promise: God having provided som
 e better thing for us\, that they without us should not be made perfect. W
 herefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witne
 sses\, let us lay aside every weight\, and the sin which doth so easily be
 set us\, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us\, Loo
 king unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith\; who for the joy tha
 t was set before him endured the cross\, despising the shame\, and is set 
 down at the right hand of the throne of God.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Wisdom 3:1-9\nBut the souls of
  the righteous are in the hand of God\, and there shall no torment touch t
 hem. In the sight of the unwise they seemed to die: and their departure is
  taken for misery\, And their going from us to be utter destruction: but t
 hey are in peace. For though they be punished in the sight of men\, yet is
  their hope full of immortality. And having been a little chastised\, they
  shall be greatly rewarded: for God proved them\, and found them worthy fo
 r himself. As gold in the furnace hath he tried them\, and received them a
 s a burnt offering. And in the time of their visitation they shall shine\,
  and run to and fro like sparks among the stubble. They shall judge the na
 tions\, and have dominion over the people\, and their Lord shall reign for
  ever. They that put their trust in him shall understand the truth: and su
 ch as be faithful in love shall abide with him: for grace and mercy is to 
 his saints\, and he hath care for his elect.\n\nSecond Lesson — Revelati
 on 19:1-4\, 6\nAnd after these things I heard a great voice of much people
  in heaven\, saying\, Alleluia\; Salvation\, and glory\, and honour\, and 
 power\, unto the Lord our God: For true and righteous are his judgments: f
 or he hath judged the great whore\, which did corrupt the earth with her f
 ornication\, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand. And a
 gain they said\, Alleluia. And her smoke rose up for ever and ever. And th
 e four and twenty elders and the four beasts fell down and worshipped God 
 that sat on the throne\, saying\, Amen\; Alleluia. And I heard as it were 
 the voice of a great multitude\, and as the voice of many waters\, and as 
 the voice of mighty thunderings\, saying\, Alleluia: for the Lord God omni
 potent reigneth.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Wisdom 5:1-5\, 14-16\
 nThen shall the righteous man stand in great boldness before the face of s
 uch as have afflicted him\, and made no account of his labours. When they 
 see it\, they shall be troubled with terrible fear\, and shall be amazed a
 t the strangeness of his salvation\, so far beyond all that they looked fo
 r. And they repenting and groaning for anguish of spirit shall say within 
 themselves\, This was he\, whom we had sometimes in derision\, and a prove
 rb of reproach: We fools accounted his life madness\, and his end to be wi
 thout honour: How is he numbered among the children of God\, and his lot i
 s among the saints! For the hope of the ungodly is like dust that is blown
  away with the wind\; like a thin froth that is driven away with the storm
 \; like as the smoke which is dispersed here and there with a tempest\, an
 d passeth away as the remembrance of a guest that tarrieth but a day. But 
 the righteous live for evermore\; their reward also is with the Lord\, and
  the care of them is with the most High. Therefore shall they receive a gl
 orious kingdom\, and a beautiful crown from the Lord’s hand: for with hi
 s right hand shall he cover them\, and with his arm shall he protect them.
 \n\nSecond Lesson — Revelation 21:1-4\, 22-22:5\nAnd I saw a new heaven 
 and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away
 \; and there was no more sea. And I John saw the holy city\, new Jerusalem
 \, coming down from God out of heaven\, prepared as a bride adorned for he
 r husband. And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying\, Behold\, the t
 abernacle of God is with men\, and he will dwell with them\, and they shal
 l be his people\, and God himself shall be with them\, and be their God. A
 nd God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes\; and there shall be no m
 ore death\, neither sorrow\, nor crying\, neither shall there be any more 
 pain: for the former things are passed away. And I saw no temple therein: 
 for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it. And the city 
 had no need of the sun\, neither of the moon\, to shine in it: for the glo
 ry of God did lighten it\, and the Lamb is the light thereof. And the nati
 ons of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings o
 f the earth do bring their glory and honour into it. And the gates of it s
 hall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there. And the
 y shall bring the glory and honour of the nations into it. And there shall
  in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth\, neither whatsoever wor
 keth abomination\, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb
 ’s book of life. And he shewed me a pure river of water of life\, clear 
 as crystal\, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. In the m
 idst of the street of it\, and on either side of the river\, was there the
  tree of life\, which bare twelve manner of fruits\, and yielded her fruit
  every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the natio
 ns. And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lam
 b shall be in it\; and his servants shall serve him: And they shall see hi
 s face\; and his name shall be in their foreheads. And there shall be no n
 ight there\; and they need no candle\, neither light of the sun\; for the 
 Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 2 Kings 17:6-8\, 12-18\n¶ In 
 the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria took Samaria\, and carried Is
 rael away into Assyria\, and placed them in Halah and in Habor by the rive
 r of Gozan\, and in the cities of the Medes. For so it was\, that the chil
 dren of Israel had sinned against the LORD their God\, which had brought t
 hem up out of the land of Egypt\, from under the hand of Pharaoh king of E
 gypt\, and had feared other gods\, And walked in the statutes of the heath
 en\, whom the LORD cast out from before the children of Israel\, and of th
 e kings of Israel\, which they had made. For they served idols\, whereof t
 he LORD had said unto them\, Ye shall not do this thing. Yet the LORD test
 ified against Israel\, and against Judah\, by all the prophets\, and by al
 l the seers\, saying\, Turn ye from your evil ways\, and keep my commandme
 nts and my statutes\, according to all the law which I commanded your fath
 ers\, and which I sent to you by my servants the prophets. Notwithstanding
  they would not hear\, but hardened their necks\, like to the neck of thei
 r fathers\, that did not believe in the LORD their God. And they rejected 
 his statutes\, and his covenant that he made with their fathers\, and his 
 testimonies which he testified against them\; and they followed vanity\, a
 nd became vain\, and went after the heathen that were round about them\, c
 oncerning whom the LORD had charged them\, that they should not do like th
 em. And they left all the commandments of the LORD their God\, and made th
 em molten images\, even two calves\, and made a grove\, and worshipped all
  the host of heaven\, and served Baal. And they caused their sons and thei
 r daughters to pass through the fire\, and used divination and enchantment
 s\, and sold themselves to do evil in the sight of the LORD\, to provoke h
 im to anger. Therefore the LORD was very angry with Israel\, and removed t
 hem out of his sight: there was none left but the tribe of Judah only.\n\n
 Second Lesson — Titus 1\nPaul\, a servant of God\, and an apostle of Jes
 us Christ\, according to the faith of God’s elect\, and the acknowledgin
 g of the truth which is after godliness\; In hope of eternal life\, which 
 God\, that cannot lie\, promised before the world began\; But hath in due 
 times manifested his word through preaching\, which is committed unto me a
 ccording to the commandment of God our Saviour\; To Titus\, mine own son a
 fter the common faith: Grace\, mercy\, and peace\, from God the Father and
  the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour. For this cause left I thee in Crete\, 
 that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting\, and ordain 
 elders in every city\, as I had appointed thee: If any be blameless\, the 
 husband of one wife\, having faithful children not accused of riot or unru
 ly. For a bishop must be blameless\, as the steward of God\; not selfwille
 d\, not soon angry\, not given to wine\, no striker\, not given to filthy 
 lucre\; But a lover of hospitality\, a lover of good men\, sober\, just\, 
 holy\, temperate\; Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught\,
  that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the 
 gainsayers. For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers\, spe
 cially they of the circumcision: Whose mouths must be stopped\, who subver
 t whole houses\, teaching things which they ought not\, for filthy lucre
 ’s sake. One of themselves\, even a prophet of their own\, said\, The Cr
 etians are alway liars\, evil beasts\, slow bellies. This witness is true.
  Wherefore rebuke them sharply\, that they may be sound in the faith\; Not
  giving heed to Jewish fables\, and commandments of men\, that turn from t
 he truth. Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are defile
 d and unbelieving is nothing pure\; but even their mind and conscience is 
 defiled. They profess that they know God\; but in works they deny him\, be
 ing abominable\, and disobedient\, and unto every good work reprobate.\n\n
 Evening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Deuteronomy 4:1-9\nNow therefore hearken\
 , O Israel\, unto the statutes and unto the judgments\, which I teach you\
 , for to do them\, that ye may live\, and go in and possess the land which
  the LORD God of your fathers giveth you. Ye shall not add unto the word w
 hich I command you\, neither shall ye diminish ought from it\, that ye may
  keep the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you. Your eyes
  have seen what the LORD did because of Baal-peor: for all the men that fo
 llowed Baal-peor\, the LORD thy God hath destroyed them from among you. Bu
 t ye that did cleave unto the LORD your God are alive every one of you thi
 s day. Behold\, I have taught you statutes and judgments\, even as the LOR
 D my God commanded me\, that ye should do so in the land whither ye go to 
 possess it. Keep therefore and do them\; for this is your wisdom and your 
 understanding in the sight of the nations\, which shall hear all these sta
 tutes\, and say\, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding peo
 ple. For what nation is there so great\, who hath God so nigh unto them\, 
 as the LORD our God is in all things that we call upon him for? And what n
 ation is there so great\, that hath statutes and judgments so righteous as
  all this law\, which I set before you this day? Only take heed to thyself
 \, and keep thy soul diligently\, lest thou forget the things which thine 
 eyes have seen\, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy l
 ife: but teach them thy sons\, and thy sons’ sons\;\n\nSecond Lesson —
  Matthew 24:15-28\nWhen ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolati
 on\, spoken of by Daniel the prophet\, stand in the holy place\, (whoso re
 adeth\, let him understand:) Then let them which be in Judaea flee into th
 e mountains: Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any th
 ing out of his house: Neither let him which is in the field return back to
  take his clothes. And woe unto them that are with child\, and to them tha
 t give suck in those days! But pray ye that your flight be not in the wint
 er\, neither on the sabbath day: For then shall be great tribulation\, suc
 h as was not since the beginning of the world to this time\, no\, nor ever
  shall be. And except those days should be shortened\, there should no fle
 sh be saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened. The
 n if any man shall say unto you\, Lo\, here is Christ\, or there\; believe
  it not. For there shall arise false Christs\, and false prophets\, and sh
 all shew great signs and wonders\; insomuch that\, if it were possible\, t
 hey shall deceive the very elect. Behold\, I have told you before. Wherefo
 re if they shall say unto you\, Behold\, he is in the desert\; go not fort
 h: behold\, he is in the secret chambers\; believe it not. For as the ligh
 tning cometh out of the east\, and shineth even unto the west\; so shall a
 lso the coming of the Son of man be. For wheresoever the carcase is\, ther
 e will the eagles be gathered together.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 2 Kings 21:1-3\,10-18\nManasse
 h was twelve years old when he began to reign\, and reigned fifty and five
  years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Hephzi-bah. And he did th
 at which was evil in the sight of the LORD\, after the abominations of the
  heathen\, whom the LORD cast out before the children of Israel. For he bu
 ilt up again the high places which Hezekiah his father had destroyed\; and
  he reared up altars for Baal\, and made a grove\, as did Ahab king of Isr
 ael\; and worshipped all the host of heaven\, and served them. ¶ And the 
 LORD spake by his servants the prophets\, saying\, Because Manasseh king o
 f Judah hath done these abominations\, and hath done wickedly above all th
 at the Amorites did\, which were before him\, and hath made Judah also to 
 sin with his idols: Therefore thus saith the LORD God of Israel\, Behold\,
  I am bringing such evil upon Jerusalem and Judah\, that whosoever heareth
  of it\, both his ears shall tingle. And I will stretch over Jerusalem the
  line of Samaria\, and the plummet of the house of Ahab: and I will wipe J
 erusalem as a man wipeth a dish\, wiping it\, and turning it upside down. 
 And I will forsake the remnant of mine inheritance\, and deliver them into
  the hand of their enemies\; and they shall become a prey and a spoil to a
 ll their enemies\; Because they have done that which was evil in my sight\
 , and have provoked me to anger\, since the day their fathers came forth o
 ut of Egypt\, even unto this day. Moreover Manasseh shed innocent blood ve
 ry much\, till he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another\; beside hi
 s sin wherewith he made Judah to sin\, in doing that which was evil in the
  sight of the LORD. ¶ Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh\, and all that
  he did\, and his sin that he sinned\, are they not written in the book of
  the chronicles of the kings of Judah? And Manasseh slept with his fathers
 \, and was buried in the garden of his own house\, in the garden of Uzza: 
 and Amon his son reigned in his stead.\n\nSecond Lesson — Titus 2\nBut s
 peak thou the things which become sound doctrine: That the aged men be sob
 er\, grave\, temperate\, sound in faith\, in charity\, in patience. The ag
 ed women likewise\, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness\, not f
 alse accusers\, not given to much wine\, teachers of good things\; That th
 ey may teach the young women to be sober\, to love their husbands\, to lov
 e their children\, To be discreet\, chaste\, keepers at home\, good\, obed
 ient to their own husbands\, that the word of God be not blasphemed. Young
  men likewise exhort to be sober minded. In all things shewing thyself a p
 attern of good works: in doctrine shewing uncorruptness\, gravity\, sincer
 ity\, Sound speech\, that cannot be condemned\; that he that is of the con
 trary part may be ashamed\, having no evil thing to say of you. Exhort ser
 vants to be obedient unto their own masters\, and to please them well in a
 ll things\; not answering again\; Not purloining\, but shewing all good fi
 delity\; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things
 . For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men\, 
 Teaching us that\, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts\, we should live 
 soberly\, righteously\, and godly\, in this present world\; Looking for th
 at blessed hope\, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Savi
 our Jesus Christ\; Who gave himself for us\, that he might redeem us from 
 all iniquity\, and purify unto himself a peculiar people\, zealous of good
  works. These things speak\, and exhort\, and rebuke with all authority. L
 et no man despise thee.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Deuteronomy 4:
 15-24\nTake ye therefore good heed unto yourselves\; for ye saw no manner 
 of similitude on the day that the LORD spake unto you in Horeb out of the 
 midst of the fire: Lest ye corrupt yourselves\, and make you a graven imag
 e\, the similitude of any figure\, the likeness of male or female\, The li
 keness of any beast that is on the earth\, the likeness of any winged fowl
  that flieth in the air\, The likeness of any thing that creepeth on the g
 round\, the likeness of any fish that is in the waters beneath the earth: 
 And lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven\, and when thou seest the sun
 \, and the moon\, and the stars\, even all the host of heaven\, shouldest 
 be driven to worship them\, and serve them\, which the LORD thy God hath d
 ivided unto all nations under the whole heaven. But the LORD hath taken yo
 u\, and brought you forth out of the iron furnace\, even out of Egypt\, to
  be unto him a people of inheritance\, as ye are this day. Furthermore the
  LORD was angry with me for your sakes\, and sware that I should not go ov
 er Jordan\, and that I should not go in unto that good land\, which the LO
 RD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance: But I must die in this land\, I
  must not go over Jordan: but ye shall go over\, and possess that good lan
 d. Take heed unto yourselves\, lest ye forget the covenant of the LORD you
 r God\, which he made with you\, and make you a graven image\, or the like
 ness of any thing\, which the LORD thy God hath forbidden thee. For the LO
 RD thy God is a consuming fire\, even a jealous God.\n\nSecond Lesson — 
 Matthew 24:29-41\n¶ Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall
  the sun be darkened\, and the moon shall not give her light\, and the sta
 rs shall fall from heaven\, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
  And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shal
 l all the tribes of the earth mourn\, and they shall see the Son of man co
 ming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. And he shall send
  his angels with a great sound of a trumpet\, and they shall gather togeth
 er his elect from the four winds\, from one end of heaven to the other. No
 w learn a parable of the fig tree\; When his branch is yet tender\, and pu
 tteth forth leaves\, ye know that summer is nigh: So likewise ye\, when ye
  shall see all these things\, know that it is near\, even at the doors. Ve
 rily I say unto you\, This generation shall not pass\, till all these thin
 gs be fulfilled. Heaven and earth shall pass away\, but my words shall not
  pass away. ¶ But of that day and hour knoweth no man\, no\, not the ange
 ls of heaven\, but my Father only. But as the days of Noe were\, so shall 
 also the coming of the Son of man be. For as in the days that were before 
 the flood they were eating and drinking\, marrying and giving in marriage\
 , until the day that Noe entered into the ark\, And knew not until the flo
 od came\, and took them all away\; so shall also the coming of the Son of 
 man be. Then shall two be in the field\; the one shall be taken\, and the 
 other left. Two women shall be grinding at the mill\; the one shall be tak
 en\, and the other left.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 2 Kings 22:3-13\n¶ And it cam
 e to pass in the eighteenth year of king Josiah\, that the king sent Shaph
 an the son of Azaliah\, the son of Meshullam\, the scribe\, to the house o
 f the LORD\, saying\, Go up to Hilkiah the high priest\, that he may sum t
 he silver which is brought into the house of the LORD\, which the keepers 
 of the door have gathered of the people: And let them deliver it into the 
 hand of the doers of the work\, that have the oversight of the house of th
 e LORD: and let them give it to the doers of the work which is in the hous
 e of the LORD\, to repair the breaches of the house\, Unto carpenters\, an
 d builders\, and masons\, and to buy timber and hewn stone to repair the h
 ouse. Howbeit there was no reckoning made with them of the money that was 
 delivered into their hand\, because they dealt faithfully. ¶ And Hilkiah 
 the high priest said unto Shaphan the scribe\, I have found the book of th
 e law in the house of the LORD. And Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan\, and
  he read it. And Shaphan the scribe came to the king\, and brought the kin
 g word again\, and said\, Thy servants have gathered the money that was fo
 und in the house\, and have delivered it into the hand of them that do the
  work\, that have the oversight of the house of the LORD. And Shaphan the 
 scribe shewed the king\, saying\, Hilkiah the priest hath delivered me a b
 ook. And Shaphan read it before the king. And it came to pass\, when the k
 ing had heard the words of the book of the law\, that he rent his clothes.
  And the king commanded Hilkiah the priest\, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan
 \, and Achbor the son of Michaiah\, and Shaphan the scribe\, and Asahiah a
  servant of the king’s\, saying\, Go ye\, enquire of the LORD for me\, a
 nd for the people\, and for all Judah\, concerning the words of this book 
 that is found: for great is the wrath of the LORD that is kindled against 
 us\, because our fathers have not hearkened unto the words of this book\, 
 to do according unto all that which is written concerning us.\n\nSecond Le
 sson — Titus 3\nPut them in mind to be subject to principalities and pow
 ers\, to obey magistrates\, to be ready to every good work\, To speak evil
  of no man\, to be no brawlers\, but gentle\, shewing all meekness unto al
 l men. For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish\, disobedient\, deceiv
 ed\, serving divers lusts and pleasures\, living in malice and envy\, hate
 ful\, and hating one another. But after that the kindness and love of God 
 our Saviour toward man appeared\, Not by works of righteousness which we h
 ave done\, but according to his mercy he saved us\, by the washing of rege
 neration\, and renewing of the Holy Ghost\; Which he shed on us abundantly
  through Jesus Christ our Saviour\; That being justified by his grace\, we
  should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life. This is a fai
 thful saying\, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly\, that 
 they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. T
 hese things are good and profitable unto men. But avoid foolish questions\
 , and genealogies\, and contentions\, and strivings about the law\; for th
 ey are unprofitable and vain. A man that is an heretick after the first an
 d second admonition reject\; Knowing that he that is such is subverted\, a
 nd sinneth\, being condemned of himself. When I shall send Artemas unto th
 ee\, or Tychicus\, be diligent to come unto me to Nicopolis: for I have de
 termined there to winter. Bring Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their jour
 ney diligently\, that nothing be wanting unto them. And let ours also lear
 n to maintain good works for necessary uses\, that they be not unfruitful.
  All that are with me salute thee. Greet them that love us in the faith. G
 race be with you all. Amen.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Deuteronom
 y 4:25-31\n¶ When thou shalt beget children\, and children’s children\,
  and ye shall have remained long in the land\, and shall corrupt yourselve
 s\, and make a graven image\, or the likeness of any thing\, and shall do 
 evil in the sight of the LORD thy God\, to provoke him to anger: I call he
 aven and earth to witness against you this day\, that ye shall soon utterl
 y perish from off the land whereunto ye go over Jordan to possess it\; ye 
 shall not prolong your days upon it\, but shall utterly be destroyed. And 
 the LORD shall scatter you among the nations\, and ye shall be left few in
  number among the heathen\, whither the LORD shall lead you. And there ye 
 shall serve gods\, the work of men’s hands\, wood and stone\, which neit
 her see\, nor hear\, nor eat\, nor smell. But if from thence thou shalt se
 ek the LORD thy God\, thou shalt find him\, if thou seek him with all thy 
 heart and with all thy soul. When thou art in tribulation\, and all these 
 things are come upon thee\, even in the latter days\, if thou turn to the 
 LORD thy God\, and shalt be obedient unto his voice\; (For the LORD thy Go
 d is a merciful God\;) he will not forsake thee\, neither destroy thee\, n
 or forget the covenant of thy fathers which he sware unto them.\n\nSecond 
 Lesson — Matthew 24:42\n¶ Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour yo
 ur Lord doth come. But know this\, that if the goodman of the house had kn
 own in what watch the thief would come\, he would have watched\, and would
  not have suffered his house to be broken up. Therefore be ye also ready: 
 for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh. Who then is a f
 aithful and wise servant\, whom his lord hath made ruler over his househol
 d\, to give them meat in due season? Blessed is that servant\, whom his lo
 rd when he cometh shall find so doing. Verily I say unto you\, That he sha
 ll make him ruler over all his goods. But and if that evil servant shall s
 ay in his heart\, My lord delayeth his coming\; And shall begin to smite h
 is fellowservants\, and to eat and drink with the drunken\; The lord of th
 at servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him\, and in an hou
 r that he is not aware of\, And shall cut him asunder\, and appoint him hi
 s portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teet
 h.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 2 Kings 22:14\nSo Hilkiah the 
 priest\, and Ahikam\, and Achbor\, and Shaphan\, and Asahiah\, went unto H
 uldah the prophetess\, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah\, the son of 
 Harhas\, keeper of the wardrobe\; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the colle
 ge\;) and they communed with her. ¶ And she said unto them\, Thus saith t
 he LORD God of Israel\, Tell the man that sent you to me\, Thus saith the 
 LORD\, Behold\, I will bring evil upon this place\, and upon the inhabitan
 ts thereof\, even all the words of the book which the king of Judah hath r
 ead: Because they have forsaken me\, and have burned incense unto other go
 ds\, that they might provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands
 \; therefore my wrath shall be kindled against this place\, and shall not 
 be quenched. But to the king of Judah which sent you to enquire of the LOR
 D\, thus shall ye say to him\, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel\, As touc
 hing the words which thou hast heard\; Because thine heart was tender\, an
 d thou hast humbled thyself before the LORD\, when thou heardest what I sp
 ake against this place\, and against the inhabitants thereof\, that they s
 hould become a desolation and a curse\, and hast rent thy clothes\, and we
 pt before me\; I also have heard thee\, saith the LORD. Behold therefore\,
  I will gather thee unto thy fathers\, and thou shalt be gathered into thy
  grave in peace\; and thine eyes shall not see all the evil which I will b
 ring upon this place. And they brought the king word again.\n\nSecond Less
 on — Philemon\nPaul\, a prisoner of Jesus Christ\, and Timothy our broth
 er\, unto Philemon our dearly beloved\, and fellowlabourer\, And to our be
 loved Apphia\, and Archippus our fellowsoldier\, and to the church in thy 
 house: Grace to you\, and peace\, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus C
 hrist. I thank my God\, making mention of thee always in my prayers\, Hear
 ing of thy love and faith\, which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus\, and to
 ward all saints\; That the communication of thy faith may become effectual
  by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus.
  For we have great joy and consolation in thy love\, because the bowels of
  the saints are refreshed by thee\, brother. Wherefore\, though I might be
  much bold in Christ to enjoin thee that which is convenient\, Yet for lov
 e’s sake I rather beseech thee\, being such an one as Paul the aged\, an
 d now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ. I beseech thee for my son Onesimus\
 , whom I have begotten in my bonds: Which in time past was to thee unprofi
 table\, but now profitable to thee and to me: Whom I have sent again: thou
  therefore receive him\, that is\, mine own bowels: Whom I would have reta
 ined with me\, that in thy stead he might have ministered unto me in the b
 onds of the gospel: But without thy mind would I do nothing\; that thy ben
 efit should not be as it were of necessity\, but willingly. For perhaps he
  therefore departed for a season\, that thou shouldest receive him for eve
 r\; Not now as a servant\, but above a servant\, a brother beloved\, speci
 ally to me\, but how much more unto thee\, both in the flesh\, and in the 
 Lord? If thou count me therefore a partner\, receive him as myself. If he 
 hath wronged thee\, or oweth thee ought\, put that on mine account\; I Pau
 l have written it with mine own hand\, I will repay it: albeit I do not sa
 y to thee how thou owest unto me even thine own self besides. Yea\, brothe
 r\, let me have joy of thee in the Lord: refresh my bowels in the Lord. Ha
 ving confidence in thy obedience I wrote unto thee\, knowing that thou wil
 t also do more than I say. But withal prepare me also a lodging: for I tru
 st that through your prayers I shall be given unto you. There salute thee 
 Epaphras\, my fellowprisoner in Christ Jesus\; Marcus\, Aristarchus\, Dema
 s\, Lucas\, my fellowlabourers. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with
  your spirit. Amen.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Deuteronomy 4:32-4
 0\nFor ask now of the days that are past\, which were before thee\, since 
 the day that God created man upon the earth\, and ask from the one side of
  heaven unto the other\, whether there hath been any such thing as this gr
 eat thing is\, or hath been heard like it? Did ever people hear the voice 
 of God speaking out of the midst of the fire\, as thou hast heard\, and li
 ve? Or hath God assayed to go and take him a nation from the midst of anot
 her nation\, by temptations\, by signs\, and by wonders\, and by war\, and
  by a mighty hand\, and by a stretched out arm\, and by great terrors\, ac
 cording to all that the LORD your God did for you in Egypt before your eye
 s? Unto thee it was shewed\, that thou mightest know that the LORD he is G
 od\; there is none else beside him. Out of heaven he made thee to hear his
  voice\, that he might instruct thee: and upon earth he shewed thee his gr
 eat fire\; and thou heardest his words out of the midst of the fire. And b
 ecause he loved thy fathers\, therefore he chose their seed after them\, a
 nd brought thee out in his sight with his mighty power out of Egypt\; To d
 rive out nations from before thee greater and mightier than thou art\, to 
 bring thee in\, to give thee their land for an inheritance\, as it is this
  day. Know therefore this day\, and consider it in thine heart\, that the 
 LORD he is God in heaven above\, and upon the earth beneath: there is none
  else. Thou shalt keep therefore his statutes\, and his commandments\, whi
 ch I command thee this day\, that it may go well with thee\, and with thy 
 children after thee\, and that thou mayest prolong thy days upon the earth
 \, which the LORD thy God giveth thee\, for ever.\n\nSecond Lesson — Mat
 thew 25:1-13\nThen shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins
 \, which took their lamps\, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. And fiv
 e of them were wise\, and five were foolish. They that were foolish took t
 heir lamps\, and took no oil with them: But the wise took oil in their ves
 sels with their lamps. While the bridegroom tarried\, they all slumbered a
 nd slept. And at midnight there was a cry made\, Behold\, the bridegroom c
 ometh\; go ye out to meet him. Then all those virgins arose\, and trimmed 
 their lamps. And the foolish said unto the wise\, Give us of your oil\; fo
 r our lamps are gone out. But the wise answered\, saying\, Not so\; lest t
 here be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell\, an
 d buy for yourselves. And while they went to buy\, the bridegroom came\; a
 nd they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was
  shut. Afterward came also the other virgins\, saying\, Lord\, Lord\, open
  to us. But he answered and said\, Verily I say unto you\, I know you not.
  Watch therefore\, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the So
 n of man cometh.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 2 Kings 23:1-4\, 11-14\, 21-23
 \nAnd the king sent\, and they gathered unto him all the elders of Judah a
 nd of Jerusalem. And the king went up into the house of the LORD\, and all
  the men of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with him\, and the 
 priests\, and the prophets\, and all the people\, both small and great: an
 d he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant which wa
 s found in the house of the LORD. ¶ And the king stood by a pillar\, and 
 made a covenant before the LORD\, to walk after the LORD\, and to keep his
  commandments and his testimonies and his statutes with all their heart an
 d all their soul\, to perform the words of this covenant that were written
  in this book. And all the people stood to the covenant. And the king comm
 anded Hilkiah the high priest\, and the priests of the second order\, and 
 the keepers of the door\, to bring forth out of the temple of the LORD all
  the vessels that were made for Baal\, and for the grove\, and for all the
  host of heaven: and he burned them without Jerusalem in the fields of Kid
 ron\, and carried the ashes of them unto Beth-el. And he took away the hor
 ses that the kings of Judah had given to the sun\, at the entering in of t
 he house of the LORD\, by the chamber of Nathan-melech the chamberlain\, w
 hich was in the suburbs\, and burned the chariots of the sun with fire. An
 d the altars that were on the top of the upper chamber of Ahaz\, which the
  kings of Judah had made\, and the altars which Manasseh had made in the t
 wo courts of the house of the LORD\, did the king beat down\, and brake th
 em down from thence\, and cast the dust of them into the brook Kidron. And
  the high places that were before Jerusalem\, which were on the right hand
  of the mount of corruption\, which Solomon the king of Israel had builded
  for Ashtoreth the abomination of the Zidonians\, and for Chemosh the abom
 ination of the Moabites\, and for Milcom the abomination of the children o
 f Ammon\, did the king defile. And he brake in pieces the images\, and cut
  down the groves\, and filled their places with the bones of men. ¶ And t
 he king commanded all the people\, saying\, Keep the passover unto the LOR
 D your God\, as it is written in the book of this covenant. Surely there w
 as not holden such a passover from the days of the judges that judged Isra
 el\, nor in all the days of the kings of Israel\, nor of the kings of Juda
 h\; But in the eighteenth year of king Josiah\, wherein this passover was 
 holden to the LORD in Jerusalem.\n\nSecond Lesson — 2 John\nThe elder un
 to the elect lady and her children\, whom I love in the truth\; and not I 
 only\, but also all they that have known the truth\; For the truth’s sak
 e\, which dwelleth in us\, and shall be with us for ever. Grace be with yo
 u\, mercy\, and peace\, from God the Father\, and from the Lord Jesus Chri
 st\, the Son of the Father\, in truth and love. I rejoiced greatly that I 
 found of thy children walking in truth\, as we have received a commandment
  from the Father. And now I beseech thee\, lady\, not as though I wrote a 
 new commandment unto thee\, but that which we had from the beginning\, tha
 t we love one another. And this is love\, that we walk after his commandme
 nts. This is the commandment\, That\, as ye have heard from the beginning\
 , ye should walk in it. For many deceivers are entered into the world\, wh
 o confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver a
 nd an antichrist. Look to yourselves\, that we lose not those things which
  we have wrought\, but that we receive a full reward. Whosoever transgress
 eth\, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ\, hath not God. He that ab
 ideth in the doctrine of Christ\, he hath both the Father and the Son. If 
 there come any unto you\, and bring not this doctrine\, receive him not in
 to your house\, neither bid him God speed: For he that biddeth him God spe
 ed is partaker of his evil deeds. Having many things to write unto you\, I
  would not write with paper and ink: but I trust to come unto you\, and sp
 eak face to face\, that our joy may be full. The children of thy elect sis
 ter greet thee. Amen.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Deuteronomy 5:1-
 21\nAnd Moses called all Israel\, and said unto them\, Hear\, O Israel\, t
 he statutes and judgments which I speak in your ears this day\, that ye ma
 y learn them\, and keep\, and do them. The LORD our God made a covenant wi
 th us in Horeb. The LORD made not this covenant with our fathers\, but wit
 h us\, even us\, who are all of us here alive this day. The LORD talked wi
 th you face to face in the mount out of the midst of the fire\, (I stood b
 etween the LORD and you at that time\, to shew you the word of the LORD: f
 or ye were afraid by reason of the fire\, and went not up into the mount\;
 ) saying\, ¶ I am the LORD thy God\, which brought thee out of the land o
 f Egypt\, from the house of bondage. Thou shalt have none other gods befor
 e me. Thou shalt not make thee any graven image\, or any likeness of any t
 hing that is in heaven above\, or that is in the earth beneath\, or that i
 s in the waters beneath the earth: Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto th
 em\, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God\, visiting th
 e iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth gene
 ration of them that hate me\, And shewing mercy unto thousands of them tha
 t love me and keep my commandments. Thou shalt not take the name of the LO
 RD thy God in vain: for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh h
 is name in vain. Keep the sabbath day to sanctify it\, as the LORD thy God
  hath commanded thee. Six days thou shalt labour\, and do all thy work: Bu
 t the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not
  do any work\, thou\, nor thy son\, nor thy daughter\, nor thy manservant\
 , nor thy maidservant\, nor thine ox\, nor thine ass\, nor any of thy catt
 le\, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates\; that thy manservant and t
 hy maidservant may rest as well as thou. And remember that thou wast a ser
 vant in the land of Egypt\, and that the LORD thy God brought thee out the
 nce through a mighty hand and by a stretched out arm: therefore the LORD t
 hy God commanded thee to keep the sabbath day. ¶ Honour thy father and th
 y mother\, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee\; that thy days may be 
 prolonged\, and that it may go well with thee\, in the land which the LORD
  thy God giveth thee. Thou shalt not kill. Neither shalt thou commit adult
 ery. Neither shalt thou steal. Neither shalt thou bear false witness again
 st thy neighbour. Neither shalt thou desire thy neighbour’s wife\, neith
 er shalt thou covet thy neighbour’s house\, his field\, or his manservan
 t\, or his maidservant\, his ox\, or his ass\, or any thing that is thy ne
 ighbour’s.\n\nSecond Lesson — Matthew 25:14-30\n¶ For the kingdom of 
 heaven is as a man travelling into a far country\, who called his own serv
 ants\, and delivered unto them his goods. And unto one he gave five talent
 s\, to another two\, and to another one\; to every man according to his se
 veral ability\; and straightway took his journey. Then he that had receive
 d the five talents went and traded with the same\, and made them other fiv
 e talents. And likewise he that had received two\, he also gained other tw
 o. But he that had received one went and digged in the earth\, and hid his
  lord’s money. After a long time the lord of those servants cometh\, and
  reckoneth with them. And so he that had received five talents came and br
 ought other five talents\, saying\, Lord\, thou deliveredst unto me five t
 alents: behold\, I have gained beside them five talents more. His lord sai
 d unto him\, Well done\, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been fa
 ithful over a few things\, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter 
 thou into the joy of thy lord. He also that had received two talents came 
 and said\, Lord\, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: behold\, I have ga
 ined two other talents beside them. His lord said unto him\, Well done\, g
 ood and faithful servant\; thou hast been faithful over a few things\, I w
 ill make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
  Then he which had received the one talent came and said\, Lord\, I knew t
 hee that thou art an hard man\, reaping where thou hast not sown\, and gat
 hering where thou hast not strawed: And I was afraid\, and went and hid th
 y talent in the earth: lo\, there thou hast that is thine. His lord answer
 ed and said unto him\, Thou wicked and slothful servant\, thou knewest tha
 t I reap where I sowed not\, and gather where I have not strawed: Thou oug
 htest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers\, and then at my co
 ming I should have received mine own with usury. Take therefore the talent
  from him\, and give it unto him which hath ten talents. For unto every on
 e that hath shall be given\, and he shall have abundance: but from him tha
 t hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath. And cast ye the un
 profitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashin
 g of teeth.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 2 Kings 23:24-30\n¶ Moreover 
 the workers with familiar spirits\, and the wizards\, and the images\, and
  the idols\, and all the abominations that were spied in the land of Judah
  and in Jerusalem\, did Josiah put away\, that he might perform the words 
 of the law which were written in the book that Hilkiah the priest found in
  the house of the LORD. And like unto him was there no king before him\, t
 hat turned to the LORD with all his heart\, and with all his soul\, and wi
 th all his might\, according to all the law of Moses\; neither after him a
 rose there any like him. ¶ Notwithstanding the LORD turned not from the f
 ierceness of his great wrath\, wherewith his anger was kindled against Jud
 ah\, because of all the provocations that Manasseh had provoked him withal
 . And the LORD said\, I will remove Judah also out of my sight\, as I have
  removed Israel\, and will cast off this city Jerusalem which I have chose
 n\, and the house of which I said\, My name shall be there. Now the rest o
 f the acts of Josiah\, and all that he did\, are they not written in the b
 ook of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? ¶ In his days Pharaoh-nechoh
  king of Egypt went up against the king of Assyria to the river Euphrates:
  and king Josiah went against him\; and he slew him at Megiddo\, when he h
 ad seen him. And his servants carried him in a chariot dead from Megiddo\,
  and brought him to Jerusalem\, and buried him in his own sepulchre. And t
 he people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah\, and anointed him\,
  and made him king in his father’s stead.\n\nSecond Lesson — 3 John\nT
 he elder unto the wellbeloved Gaius\, whom I love in the truth. Beloved\, 
 I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health\, even a
 s thy soul prospereth. For I rejoiced greatly\, when the brethren came and
  testified of the truth that is in thee\, even as thou walkest in the trut
 h. I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth. Belo
 ved\, thou doest faithfully whatsoever thou doest to the brethren\, and to
  strangers\; Which have borne witness of thy charity before the church: wh
 om if thou bring forward on their journey after a godly sort\, thou shalt 
 do well: Because that for his name’s sake they went forth\, taking nothi
 ng of the Gentiles. We therefore ought to receive such\, that we might be 
 fellowhelpers to the truth. I wrote unto the church: but Diotrephes\, who 
 loveth to have the preeminence among them\, receiveth us not. Wherefore\, 
 if I come\, I will remember his deeds which he doeth\, prating against us 
 with malicious words: and not content therewith\, neither doth he himself 
 receive the brethren\, and forbiddeth them that would\, and casteth them o
 ut of the church. Beloved\, follow not that which is evil\, but that which
  is good. He that doeth good is of God: but he that doeth evil hath not se
 en God. Demetrius hath good report of all men\, and of the truth itself: y
 ea\, and we also bear record\; and ye know that our record is true. I had 
 many things to write\, but I will not with ink and pen write unto thee: Bu
 t I trust I shall shortly see thee\, and we shall speak face to face. Peac
 e be to thee. Our friends salute thee. Greet the friends by name.\n\nEveni
 ng Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Deuteronomy 5:22\n¶ These words the LORD spak
 e unto all your assembly in the mount out of the midst of the fire\, of th
 e cloud\, and of the thick darkness\, with a great voice: and he added no 
 more. And he wrote them in two tables of stone\, and delivered them unto m
 e. And it came to pass\, when ye heard the voice out of the midst of the d
 arkness\, (for the mountain did burn with fire\,) that ye came near unto m
 e\, even all the heads of your tribes\, and your elders\; And ye said\, Be
 hold\, the LORD our God hath shewed us his glory and his greatness\, and w
 e have heard his voice out of the midst of the fire: we have seen this day
  that God doth talk with man\, and he liveth. Now therefore why should we 
 die? for this great fire will consume us: if we hear the voice of the LORD
  our God any more\, then we shall die. For who is there of all flesh\, tha
 t hath heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the midst of the 
 fire\, as we have\, and lived? Go thou near\, and hear all that the LORD o
 ur God shall say: and speak thou unto us all that the LORD our God shall s
 peak unto thee\; and we will hear it\, and do it. And the LORD heard the v
 oice of your words\, when ye spake unto me\; and the LORD said unto me\, I
  have heard the voice of the words of this people\, which they have spoken
  unto thee: they have well said all that they have spoken. O that there we
 re such an heart in them\, that they would fear me\, and keep all my comma
 ndments always\, that it might be well with them\, and with their children
  for ever! Go say to them\, Get you into your tents again. But as for thee
 \, stand thou here by me\, and I will speak unto thee all the commandments
 \, and the statutes\, and the judgments\, which thou shalt teach them\, th
 at they may do them in the land which I give them to possess it. Ye shall 
 observe to do therefore as the LORD your God hath commanded you: ye shall 
 not turn aside to the right hand or to the left. Ye shall walk in all the 
 ways which the LORD your God hath commanded you\, that ye may live\, and t
 hat it may be well with you\, and that ye may prolong your days in the lan
 d which ye shall possess.\n\nSecond Lesson — Matthew 25:31\n¶ When the 
 Son of man shall come in his glory\, and all the holy angels with him\, th
 en shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: And before him shall be gath
 ered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another\, as a sheph
 erd divideth his sheep from the goats: And he shall set the sheep on his r
 ight hand\, but the goats on the left. Then shall the King say unto them o
 n his right hand\, Come\, ye blessed of my Father\, inherit the kingdom pr
 epared for you from the foundation of the world: For I was an hungred\, an
 d ye gave me meat: I was thirsty\, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger\
 , and ye took me in: Naked\, and ye clothed me: I was sick\, and ye visite
 d me: I was in prison\, and ye came unto me. Then shall the righteous answ
 er him\, saying\, Lord\, when saw we thee an hungred\, and fed thee? or th
 irsty\, and gave thee drink? When saw we thee a stranger\, and took thee i
 n? or naked\, and clothed thee? Or when saw we thee sick\, or in prison\, 
 and came unto thee? And the King shall answer and say unto them\, Verily I
  say unto you\, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these
  my brethren\, ye have done it unto me. Then shall he say also unto them o
 n the left hand\, Depart from me\, ye cursed\, into everlasting fire\, pre
 pared for the devil and his angels: For I was an hungred\, and ye gave me 
 no meat: I was thirsty\, and ye gave me no drink: I was a stranger\, and y
 e took me not in: naked\, and ye clothed me not: sick\, and in prison\, an
 d ye visited me not. Then shall they also answer him\, saying\, Lord\, whe
 n saw we thee an hungred\, or athirst\, or a stranger\, or naked\, or sick
 \, or in prison\, and did not minister unto thee? Then shall he answer the
 m\, saying\, Verily I say unto you\, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of t
 he least of these\, ye did it not to me. And these shall go away into ever
 lasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Jeremiah 29:1\, 4-14\nNow thes
 e are the words of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusale
 m unto the residue of the elders which were carried away captives\, and to
  the priests\, and to the prophets\, and to all the people whom Nebuchadne
 zzar had carried away captive from Jerusalem to Babylon\; Thus saith the L
 ORD of hosts\, the God of Israel\, unto all that are carried away captives
 \, whom I have caused to be carried away from Jerusalem unto Babylon\; Bui
 ld ye houses\, and dwell in them\; and plant gardens\, and eat the fruit o
 f them\; Take ye wives\, and beget sons and daughters\; and take wives for
  your sons\, and give your daughters to husbands\, that they may bear sons
  and daughters\; that ye may be increased there\, and not diminished. And 
 seek the peace of the city whither I have caused you to be carried away ca
 ptives\, and pray unto the LORD for it: for in the peace thereof shall ye 
 have peace. ¶ For thus saith the LORD of hosts\, the God of Israel\; Let 
 not your prophets and your diviners\, that be in the midst of you\, deceiv
 e you\, neither hearken to your dreams which ye cause to be dreamed. For t
 hey prophesy falsely unto you in my name: I have not sent them\, saith the
  LORD. ¶ For thus saith the LORD\, That after seventy years be accomplish
 ed at Babylon I will visit you\, and perform my good word toward you\, in 
 causing you to return to this place. For I know the thoughts that I think 
 toward you\, saith the LORD\, thoughts of peace\, and not of evil\, to giv
 e you an expected end. Then shall ye call upon me\, and ye shall go and pr
 ay unto me\, and I will hearken unto you. And ye shall seek me\, and find 
 me\, when ye shall search for me with all your heart. And I will be found 
 of you\, saith the LORD: and I will turn away your captivity\, and I will 
 gather you from all the nations\, and from all the places whither I have d
 riven you\, saith the LORD\; and I will bring you again into the place whe
 nce I caused you to be carried away captive.\n\nSecond Lesson — Titus 3:
 1-8\nPut them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers\, to obey
  magistrates\, to be ready to every good work\, To speak evil of no man\, 
 to be no brawlers\, but gentle\, shewing all meekness unto all men. For we
  ourselves also were sometimes foolish\, disobedient\, deceived\, serving 
 divers lusts and pleasures\, living in malice and envy\, hateful\, and hat
 ing one another. But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour t
 oward man appeared\, Not by works of righteousness which we have done\, bu
 t according to his mercy he saved us\, by the washing of regeneration\, an
 d renewing of the Holy Ghost\; Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesu
 s Christ our Saviour\; That being justified by his grace\, we should be ma
 de heirs according to the hope of eternal life. This is a faithful saying\
 , and these things I will that thou affirm constantly\, that they which ha
 ve believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. These things a
 re good and profitable unto men.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Ezeki
 el 33:30\n¶ Also\, thou son of man\, the children of thy people still are
  talking against thee by the walls and in the doors of the houses\, and sp
 eak one to another\, every one to his brother\, saying\, Come\, I pray you
 \, and hear what is the word that cometh forth from the LORD. And they com
 e unto thee as the people cometh\, and they sit before thee as my people\,
  and they hear thy words\, but they will not do them: for with their mouth
  they shew much love\, but their heart goeth after their covetousness. And
 \, lo\, thou art unto them as a very lovely song of one that hath a pleasa
 nt voice\, and can play well on an instrument: for they hear thy words\, b
 ut they do them not. And when this cometh to pass\, (lo\, it will come\,) 
 then shall they know that a prophet hath been among them.\n\nSecond Lesson
  — 1 Corinthians 4:8-16\nNow ye are full\, now ye are rich\, ye have rei
 gned as kings without us: and I would to God ye did reign\, that we also m
 ight reign with you. For I think that God hath set forth us the apostles l
 ast\, as it were appointed to death: for we are made a spectacle unto the 
 world\, and to angels\, and to men. We are fools for Christ’s sake\, but
  ye are wise in Christ\; we are weak\, but ye are strong\; ye are honourab
 le\, but we are despised. Even unto this present hour we both hunger\, and
  thirst\, and are naked\, and are buffeted\, and have no certain dwellingp
 lace\; And labour\, working with our own hands: being reviled\, we bless\;
  being persecuted\, we suffer it: Being defamed\, we intreat: we are made 
 as the filth of the world\, and are the offscouring of all things unto thi
 s day. I write not these things to shame you\, but as my beloved sons I wa
 rn you. For though ye have ten thousand instructers in Christ\, yet have y
 e not many fathers: for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the go
 spel. Wherefore I beseech you\, be ye followers of me.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Jeremiah 35:1-11\nThe word whi
 ch came unto Jeremiah from the LORD in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Jo
 siah king of Judah\, saying\, Go unto the house of the Rechabites\, and sp
 eak unto them\, and bring them into the house of the LORD\, into one of th
 e chambers\, and give them wine to drink. Then I took Jaazaniah the son of
  Jeremiah\, the son of Habaziniah\, and his brethren\, and all his sons\, 
 and the whole house of the Rechabites\; And I brought them into the house 
 of the LORD\, into the chamber of the sons of Hanan\, the son of Igdaliah\
 , a man of God\, which was by the chamber of the princes\, which was above
  the chamber of Maaseiah the son of Shallum\, the keeper of the door: And 
 I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites pots full of wine\, a
 nd cups\, and I said unto them\, Drink ye wine. But they said\, We will dr
 ink no wine: for Jonadab the son of Rechab our father commanded us\, sayin
 g\, Ye shall drink no wine\, neither ye\, nor your sons for ever: Neither 
 shall ye build house\, nor sow seed\, nor plant vineyard\, nor have any: b
 ut all your days ye shall dwell in tents\; that ye may live many days in t
 he land where ye be strangers. Thus have we obeyed the voice of Jonadab th
 e son of Rechab our father in all that he hath charged us\, to drink no wi
 ne all our days\, we\, our wives\, our sons\, nor our daughters\; Nor to b
 uild houses for us to dwell in: neither have we vineyard\, nor field\, nor
  seed: But we have dwelt in tents\, and have obeyed\, and done according t
 o all that Jonadab our father commanded us. But it came to pass\, when Neb
 uchadrezzar king of Babylon came up into the land\, that we said\, Come\, 
 and let us go to Jerusalem for fear of the army of the Chaldeans\, and for
  fear of the army of the Syrians: so we dwell at Jerusalem.\n\nSecond Less
 on — Colossians 1:1-17\nPaul\, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of
  God\, and Timotheus our brother\, To the saints and faithful brethren in 
 Christ which are at Colosse: Grace be unto you\, and peace\, from God our 
 Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. We give thanks to God and the Father of 
 our Lord Jesus Christ\, praying always for you\, Since we heard of your fa
 ith in Christ Jesus\, and of the love which ye have to all the saints\, Fo
 r the hope which is laid up for you in heaven\, whereof ye heard before in
  the word of the truth of the gospel\; Which is come unto you\, as it is i
 n all the world\; and bringeth forth fruit\, as it doth also in you\, sinc
 e the day ye heard of it\, and knew the grace of God in truth: As ye also 
 learned of Epaphras our dear fellowservant\, who is for you a faithful min
 ister of Christ\; Who also declared unto us your love in the Spirit. For t
 his cause we also\, since the day we heard it\, do not cease to pray for y
 ou\, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will 
 in all wisdom and spiritual understanding\; That ye might walk worthy of t
 he Lord unto all pleasing\, being fruitful in every good work\, and increa
 sing in the knowledge of God\; Strengthened with all might\, according to 
 his glorious power\, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness\;
  Giving thanks unto the Father\, which hath made us meet to be partakers o
 f the inheritance of the saints in light: Who hath delivered us from the p
 ower of darkness\, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son
 : In whom we have redemption through his blood\, even the forgiveness of s
 ins: Who is the image of the invisible God\, the firstborn of every creatu
 re: For by him were all things created\, that are in heaven\, and that are
  in earth\, visible and invisible\, whether they be thrones\, or dominions
 \, or principalities\, or powers: all things were created by him\, and for
  him: And he is before all things\, and by him all things consist.\n\nEven
 ing Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Deuteronomy 6:1-9\nNow these are the commandm
 ents\, the statutes\, and the judgments\, which the LORD your God commande
 d to teach you\, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go to posses
 s it: That thou mightest fear the LORD thy God\, to keep all his statutes 
 and his commandments\, which I command thee\, thou\, and thy son\, and thy
  son’s son\, all the days of thy life\; and that thy days may be prolong
 ed. ¶ Hear therefore\, O Israel\, and observe to do it\; that it may be w
 ell with thee\, and that ye may increase mightily\, as the LORD God of thy
  fathers hath promised thee\, in the land that floweth with milk and honey
 . Hear\, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD: And thou shalt love the L
 ORD thy God with all thine heart\, and with all thy soul\, and with all th
 y might. And these words\, which I command thee this day\, shall be in thi
 ne heart: And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children\, and sha
 lt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house\, and when thou walkest b
 y the way\, and when thou liest down\, and when thou risest up. And thou s
 halt bind them for a sign upon thine hand\, and they shall be as frontlets
  between thine eyes. And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house
 \, and on thy gates.\n\nSecond Lesson — Matthew 26:1-16\nAnd it came to 
 pass\, when Jesus had finished all these sayings\, he said unto his discip
 les\, Ye know that after two days is the feast of the passover\, and the S
 on of man is betrayed to be crucified. Then assembled together the chief p
 riests\, and the scribes\, and the elders of the people\, unto the palace 
 of the high priest\, who was called Caiaphas\, And consulted that they mig
 ht take Jesus by subtilty\, and kill him. But they said\, Not on the feast
  day\, lest there be an uproar among the people. ¶ Now when Jesus was in 
 Bethany\, in the house of Simon the leper\, There came unto him a woman ha
 ving an alabaster box of very precious ointment\, and poured it on his hea
 d\, as he sat at meat. But when his disciples saw it\, they had indignatio
 n\, saying\, To what purpose is this waste? For this ointment might have b
 een sold for much\, and given to the poor. When Jesus understood it\, he s
 aid unto them\, Why trouble ye the woman? for she hath wrought a good work
  upon me. For ye have the poor always with you\; but me ye have not always
 . For in that she hath poured this ointment on my body\, she did it for my
  burial. Verily I say unto you\, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached
  in the whole world\, there shall also this\, that this woman hath done\, 
 be told for a memorial of her. ¶ Then one of the twelve\, called Judas Is
 cariot\, went unto the chief priests\, And said unto them\, What will ye g
 ive me\, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for
  thirty pieces of silver. And from that time he sought opportunity to betr
 ay him.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Jeremiah 35:12\n¶ Then came t
 he word of the LORD unto Jeremiah\, saying\, Thus saith the LORD of hosts\
 , the God of Israel\; Go and tell the men of Judah and the inhabitants of 
 Jerusalem\, Will ye not receive instruction to hearken to my words? saith 
 the LORD. The words of Jonadab the son of Rechab\, that he commanded his s
 ons not to drink wine\, are performed\; for unto this day they drink none\
 , but obey their father’s commandment: notwithstanding I have spoken unt
 o you\, rising early and speaking\; but ye hearkened not unto me. I have s
 ent also unto you all my servants the prophets\, rising up early and sendi
 ng them\, saying\, Return ye now every man from his evil way\, and amend y
 our doings\, and go not after other gods to serve them\, and ye shall dwel
 l in the land which I have given to you and to your fathers: but ye have n
 ot inclined your ear\, nor hearkened unto me. Because the sons of Jonadab 
 the son of Rechab have performed the commandment of their father\, which h
 e commanded them\; but this people hath not hearkened unto me: Therefore t
 hus saith the LORD God of hosts\, the God of Israel\; Behold\, I will brin
 g upon Judah and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem all the evil that I
  have pronounced against them: because I have spoken unto them\, but they 
 have not heard\; and I have called unto them\, but they have not answered.
  ¶ And Jeremiah said unto the house of the Rechabites\, Thus saith the LO
 RD of hosts\, the God of Israel\; Because ye have obeyed the commandment o
 f Jonadab your father\, and kept all his precepts\, and done according unt
 o all that he hath commanded you: Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts\,
  the God of Israel\; Jonadab the son of Rechab shall not want a man to sta
 nd before me for ever.\n\nSecond Lesson — Colossians 1:18-2:5\nAnd he is
  the head of the body\, the church: who is the beginning\, the firstborn f
 rom the dead\; that in all things he might have the preeminence. For it pl
 eased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell\; And\, having made 
 peace through the blood of his cross\, by him to reconcile all things unto
  himself\; by him\, I say\, whether they be things in earth\, or things in
  heaven. And you\, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind b
 y wicked works\, yet now hath he reconciled In the body of his flesh throu
 gh death\, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his si
 ght: If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled\, and be not moved a
 way from the hope of the gospel\, which ye have heard\, and which was prea
 ched to every creature which is under heaven\; whereof I Paul am made a mi
 nister\; Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you\, and fill up that which
  is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body’s sake\
 , which is the church: Whereof I am made a minister\, according to the dis
 pensation of God which is given to me for you\, to fulfil the word of God\
 ; Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations\, bu
 t now is made manifest to his saints: To whom God would make known what is
  the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles\; which is Chr
 ist in you\, the hope of glory: Whom we preach\, warning every man\, and t
 eaching every man in all wisdom\; that we may present every man perfect in
  Christ Jesus: Whereunto I also labour\, striving according to his working
 \, which worketh in me mightily. For I would that ye knew what great confl
 ict I have for you\, and for them at Laodicea\, and for as many as have no
 t seen my face in the flesh\; That their hearts might be comforted\, being
  knit together in love\, and unto all riches of the full assurance of unde
 rstanding\, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God\, and of the Fath
 er\, and of Christ\; In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowl
 edge. And this I say\, lest any man should beguile you with enticing words
 . For though I be absent in the flesh\, yet am I with you in the spirit\, 
 joying and beholding your order\, and the stedfastness of your faith in Ch
 rist.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Deuteronomy 6:10-16\, 20-25\nAnd
  it shall be\, when the LORD thy God shall have brought thee into the land
  which he sware unto thy fathers\, to Abraham\, to Isaac\, and to Jacob\, 
 to give thee great and goodly cities\, which thou buildedst not\, And hous
 es full of all good things\, which thou filledst not\, and wells digged\, 
 which thou diggedst not\, vineyards and olive trees\, which thou plantedst
  not\; when thou shalt have eaten and be full\; Then beware lest thou forg
 et the LORD\, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt\, from the
  house of bondage. Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God\, and serve him\, and 
 shalt swear by his name. Ye shall not go after other gods\, of the gods of
  the people which are round about you\; (For the LORD thy God is a jealous
  God among you) lest the anger of the LORD thy God be kindled against thee
 \, and destroy thee from off the face of the earth. ¶ Ye shall not tempt 
 the LORD your God\, as ye tempted him in Massah. And when thy son asketh t
 hee in time to come\, saying\, What mean the testimonies\, and the statute
 s\, and the judgments\, which the LORD our God hath commanded you? Then th
 ou shalt say unto thy son\, We were Pharaoh’s bondmen in Egypt\; and the
  LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand: And the LORD shewed sign
 s and wonders\, great and sore\, upon Egypt\, upon Pharaoh\, and upon all 
 his household\, before our eyes: And he brought us out from thence\, that 
 he might bring us in\, to give us the land which he sware unto our fathers
 . And the LORD commanded us to do all these statutes\, to fear the LORD ou
 r God\, for our good always\, that he might preserve us alive\, as it is a
 t this day. And it shall be our righteousness\, if we observe to do all th
 ese commandments before the LORD our God\, as he hath commanded us.\n\nSec
 ond Lesson — Matthew 26:17-30\n¶ Now the first day of the feast of unle
 avened bread the disciples came to Jesus\, saying unto him\, Where wilt th
 ou that we prepare for thee to eat the passover? And he said\, Go into the
  city to such a man\, and say unto him\, The Master saith\, My time is at 
 hand\; I will keep the passover at thy house with my disciples. And the di
 sciples did as Jesus had appointed them\; and they made ready the passover
 . Now when the even was come\, he sat down with the twelve. And as they di
 d eat\, he said\, Verily I say unto you\, that one of you shall betray me.
  And they were exceeding sorrowful\, and began every one of them to say un
 to him\, Lord\, is it I? And he answered and said\, He that dippeth his ha
 nd with me in the dish\, the same shall betray me. The Son of man goeth as
  it is written of him: but woe unto that man by whom the Son of man is bet
 rayed! it had been good for that man if he had not been born. Then Judas\,
  which betrayed him\, answered and said\, Master\, is it I? He said unto h
 im\, Thou hast said. ¶ And as they were eating\, Jesus took bread\, and b
 lessed it\, and brake it\, and gave it to the disciples\, and said\, Take\
 , eat\; this is my body. And he took the cup\, and gave thanks\, and gave 
 it to them\, saying\, Drink ye all of it\; For this is my blood of the new
  testament\, which is shed for many for the remission of sins. But I say u
 nto you\, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine\, until th
 at day when I drink it new with you in my Father’s kingdom. And when the
 y had sung an hymn\, they went out into the mount of Olives.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Jeremiah 36:1-8\nAnd it came t
 o pass in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah\, t
 hat this word came unto Jeremiah from the LORD\, saying\, Take thee a roll
  of a book\, and write therein all the words that I have spoken unto thee 
 against Israel\, and against Judah\, and against all the nations\, from th
 e day I spake unto thee\, from the days of Josiah\, even unto this day. It
  may be that the house of Judah will hear all the evil which I purpose to 
 do unto them\; that they may return every man from his evil way\; that I m
 ay forgive their iniquity and their sin. Then Jeremiah called Baruch the s
 on of Neriah: and Baruch wrote from the mouth of Jeremiah all the words of
  the LORD\, which he had spoken unto him\, upon a roll of a book. And Jere
 miah commanded Baruch\, saying\, I am shut up\; I cannot go into the house
  of the LORD: Therefore go thou\, and read in the roll\, which thou hast w
 ritten from my mouth\, the words of the LORD in the ears of the people in 
 the LORD’s house upon the fasting day: and also thou shalt read them in 
 the ears of all Judah that come out of their cities. It may be they will p
 resent their supplication before the LORD\, and will return every one from
  his evil way: for great is the anger and the fury that the LORD hath pron
 ounced against this people. And Baruch the son of Neriah did according to 
 all that Jeremiah the prophet commanded him\, reading in the book the word
 s of the LORD in the LORD’s house.\n\nSecond Lesson — Colossians 2:6-1
 9\nAs ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord\, so walk ye in him
 : Rooted and built up in him\, and stablished in the faith\, as ye have be
 en taught\, abounding therein with thanksgiving. Beware lest any man spoil
  you through philosophy and vain deceit\, after the tradition of men\, aft
 er the rudiments of the world\, and not after Christ. For in him dwelleth 
 all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. And ye are complete in him\, which 
 is the head of all principality and power: In whom also ye are circumcised
  with the circumcision made without hands\, in putting off the body of the
  sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ: Buried with him in bapti
 sm\, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation
  of God\, who hath raised him from the dead. And you\, being dead in your 
 sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh\, hath he quickened together wit
 h him\, having forgiven you all trespasses\; Blotting out the handwriting 
 of ordinances that was against us\, which was contrary to us\, and took it
  out of the way\, nailing it to his cross\; And having spoiled principalit
 ies and powers\, he made a shew of them openly\, triumphing over them in i
 t. Let no man therefore judge you in meat\, or in drink\, or in respect of
  an holyday\, or of the new moon\, or of the sabbath days: Which are a sha
 dow of things to come\; but the body is of Christ. Let no man beguile you 
 of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels\, intrudi
 ng into those things which he hath not seen\, vainly puffed up by his fles
 hly mind\, And not holding the Head\, from which all the body by joints an
 d bands having nourishment ministered\, and knit together\, increaseth wit
 h the increase of God.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Deuteronomy 7:6
 -13\nFor thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God: the LORD thy God h
 ath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself\, above all people tha
 t are upon the face of the earth. The LORD did not set his love upon you\,
  nor choose you\, because ye were more in number than any people\; for ye 
 were the fewest of all people: But because the LORD loved you\, and becaus
 e he would keep the oath which he had sworn unto your fathers\, hath the L
 ORD brought you out with a mighty hand\, and redeemed you out of the house
  of bondmen\, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. Know therefore that 
 the LORD thy God\, he is God\, the faithful God\, which keepeth covenant a
 nd mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand g
 enerations\; And repayeth them that hate him to their face\, to destroy th
 em: he will not be slack to him that hateth him\, he will repay him to his
  face. Thou shalt therefore keep the commandments\, and the statutes\, and
  the judgments\, which I command thee this day\, to do them. ¶ Wherefore 
 it shall come to pass\, if ye hearken to these judgments\, and keep\, and 
 do them\, that the LORD thy God shall keep unto thee the covenant and the 
 mercy which he sware unto thy fathers: And he will love thee\, and bless t
 hee\, and multiply thee: he will also bless the fruit of thy womb\, and th
 e fruit of thy land\, thy corn\, and thy wine\, and thine oil\, the increa
 se of thy kine\, and the flocks of thy sheep\, in the land which he sware 
 unto thy fathers to give thee.\n\nSecond Lesson — Matthew 26:31-46\nThen
  saith Jesus unto them\, All ye shall be offended because of me this night
 : for it is written\, I will smite the shepherd\, and the sheep of the flo
 ck shall be scattered abroad. But after I am risen again\, I will go befor
 e you into Galilee. Peter answered and said unto him\, Though all men shal
 l be offended because of thee\, yet will I never be offended. Jesus said u
 nto him\, Verily I say unto thee\, That this night\, before the cock crow\
 , thou shalt deny me thrice. Peter said unto him\, Though I should die wit
 h thee\, yet will I not deny thee. Likewise also said all the disciples. 
 ¶ Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane\, and saith 
 unto the disciples\, Sit ye here\, while I go and pray yonder. And he took
  with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee\, and began to be sorrowful an
 d very heavy. Then saith he unto them\, My soul is exceeding sorrowful\, e
 ven unto death: tarry ye here\, and watch with me. And he went a little fu
 rther\, and fell on his face\, and prayed\, saying\, O my Father\, if it b
 e possible\, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will\, but a
 s thou wilt. And he cometh unto the disciples\, and findeth them asleep\, 
 and saith unto Peter\, What\, could ye not watch with me one hour? Watch a
 nd pray\, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing\
 , but the flesh is weak. He went away again the second time\, and prayed\,
  saying\, O my Father\, if this cup may not pass away from me\, except I d
 rink it\, thy will be done. And he came and found them asleep again: for t
 heir eyes were heavy. And he left them\, and went away again\, and prayed 
 the third time\, saying the same words. Then cometh he to his disciples\, 
 and saith unto them\, Sleep on now\, and take your rest: behold\, the hour
  is at hand\, and the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. Ri
 se\, let us be going: behold\, he is at hand that doth betray me.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Jeremiah 36:11-19\n¶ When Mic
 haiah the son of Gemariah\, the son of Shaphan\, had heard out of the book
  all the words of the LORD\, Then he went down into the king’s house\, i
 nto the scribe’s chamber: and\, lo\, all the princes sat there\, even El
 ishama the scribe\, and Delaiah the son of Shemaiah\, and Elnathan the son
  of Achbor\, and Gemariah the son of Shaphan\, and Zedekiah the son of Han
 aniah\, and all the princes. Then Michaiah declared unto them all the word
 s that he had heard\, when Baruch read the book in the ears of the people.
  Therefore all the princes sent Jehudi the son of Nethaniah\, the son of S
 helemiah\, the son of Cushi\, unto Baruch\, saying\, Take in thine hand th
 e roll wherein thou hast read in the ears of the people\, and come. So Bar
 uch the son of Neriah took the roll in his hand\, and came unto them. And 
 they said unto him\, Sit down now\, and read it in our ears. So Baruch rea
 d it in their ears. Now it came to pass\, when they had heard all the word
 s\, they were afraid both one and other\, and said unto Baruch\, We will s
 urely tell the king of all these words. And they asked Baruch\, saying\, T
 ell us now\, How didst thou write all these words at his mouth? Then Baruc
 h answered them\, He pronounced all these words unto me with his mouth\, a
 nd I wrote them with ink in the book. Then said the princes unto Baruch\, 
 Go\, hide thee\, thou and Jeremiah\; and let no man know where ye be.\n\nS
 econd Lesson — Colossians 2:20-3:11\nWherefore if ye be dead with Christ
  from the rudiments of the world\, why\, as though living in the world\, a
 re ye subject to ordinances\, (Touch not\; taste not\; handle not\; Which 
 all are to perish with the using\;) after the commandments and doctrines o
 f men? Which things have indeed a shew of wisdom in will worship\, and hum
 ility\, and neglecting of the body\; not in any honour to the satisfying o
 f the flesh. If ye then be risen with Christ\, seek those things which are
  above\, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection
  on things above\, not on things on the earth. For ye are dead\, and your 
 life is hid with Christ in God. When Christ\, who is our life\, shall appe
 ar\, then shall ye also appear with him in glory. Mortify therefore your m
 embers which are upon the earth\; fornication\, uncleanness\, inordinate a
 ffection\, evil concupiscence\, and covetousness\, which is idolatry: For 
 which things’ sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedien
 ce: In the which ye also walked some time\, when ye lived in them. But now
  ye also put off all these\; anger\, wrath\, malice\, blasphemy\, filthy c
 ommunication out of your mouth. Lie not one to another\, seeing that ye ha
 ve put off the old man with his deeds\; And have put on the new man\, whic
 h is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him: Where t
 here is neither Greek nor Jew\, circumcision nor uncircumcision\, Barbaria
 n\, Scythian\, bond nor free: but Christ is all\, and in all.\n\nEvening P
 rayer\nFirst Lesson — Deuteronomy 8:1-10\nAll the commandments which I c
 ommand thee this day shall ye observe to do\, that ye may live\, and multi
 ply\, and go in and possess the land which the LORD sware unto your father
 s. And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee the
 se forty years in the wilderness\, to humble thee\, and to prove thee\, to
  know what was in thine heart\, whether thou wouldest keep his commandment
 s\, or no. And he humbled thee\, and suffered thee to hunger\, and fed the
 e with manna\, which thou knewest not\, neither did thy fathers know\; tha
 t he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only\, but by ev
 ery word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the LORD doth man live. Thy r
 aiment waxed not old upon thee\, neither did thy foot swell\, these forty 
 years. Thou shalt also consider in thine heart\, that\, as a man chastenet
 h his son\, so the LORD thy God chasteneth thee. Therefore thou shalt keep
  the commandments of the LORD thy God\, to walk in his ways\, and to fear 
 him. For the LORD thy God bringeth thee into a good land\, a land of brook
 s of water\, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills\
 ; A land of wheat\, and barley\, and vines\, and fig trees\, and pomegrana
 tes\; a land of oil olive\, and honey\; A land wherein thou shalt eat brea
 d without scarceness\, thou shalt not lack any thing in it\; a land whose 
 stones are iron\, and out of whose hills thou mayest dig brass. When thou 
 hast eaten and art full\, then thou shalt bless the LORD thy God for the g
 ood land which he hath given thee.\n\nSecond Lesson — Matthew 26:47-56\n
 ¶ And while he yet spake\, lo\, Judas\, one of the twelve\, came\, and wi
 th him a great multitude with swords and staves\, from the chief priests a
 nd elders of the people. Now he that betrayed him gave them a sign\, sayin
 g\, Whomsoever I shall kiss\, that same is he: hold him fast. And forthwit
 h he came to Jesus\, and said\, Hail\, master\; and kissed him. And Jesus 
 said unto him\, Friend\, wherefore art thou come? Then came they\, and lai
 d hands on Jesus\, and took him. And\, behold\, one of them which were wit
 h Jesus stretched out his hand\, and drew his sword\, and struck a servant
  of the high priest’s\, and smote off his ear. Then said Jesus unto him\
 , Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword 
 shall perish with the sword. Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Fa
 ther\, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels? 
 But how then shall the scriptures be fulfilled\, that thus it must be? In 
 that same hour said Jesus to the multitudes\, Are ye come out as against a
  thief with swords and staves for to take me? I sat daily with you teachin
 g in the temple\, and ye laid no hold on me. But all this was done\, that 
 the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples 
 forsook him\, and fled.
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SUMMARY:Friday after the Twenty-third Sunday after Trinity
DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Jeremiah 36:20-26\n¶ And they
  went in to the king into the court\, but they laid up the roll in the cha
 mber of Elishama the scribe\, and told all the words in the ears of the ki
 ng. So the king sent Jehudi to fetch the roll: and he took it out of Elish
 ama the scribe’s chamber. And Jehudi read it in the ears of the king\, a
 nd in the ears of all the princes which stood beside the king. Now the kin
 g sat in the winterhouse in the ninth month: and there was a fire on the h
 earth burning before him. And it came to pass\, that when Jehudi had read 
 three or four leaves\, he cut it with the penknife\, and cast it into the 
 fire that was on the hearth\, until all the roll was consumed in the fire 
 that was on the hearth. Yet they were not afraid\, nor rent their garments
 \, neither the king\, nor any of his servants that heard all these words. 
 Nevertheless Elnathan and Delaiah and Gemariah had made intercession to th
 e king that he would not burn the roll: but he would not hear them. But th
 e king commanded Jerahmeel the son of Hammelech\, and Seraiah the son of A
 zriel\, and Shelemiah the son of Abdeel\, to take Baruch the scribe and Je
 remiah the prophet: but the LORD hid them.\n\nSecond Lesson — Colossians
  3:12-17\nPut on therefore\, as the elect of God\, holy and beloved\, bowe
 ls of mercies\, kindness\, humbleness of mind\, meekness\, longsuffering\;
  Forbearing one another\, and forgiving one another\, if any man have a qu
 arrel against any: even as Christ forgave you\, so also do ye. And above a
 ll these things put on charity\, which is the bond of perfectness. And let
  the peace of God rule in your hearts\, to the which also ye are called in
  one body\; and be ye thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly
  in all wisdom\; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns 
 and spiritual songs\, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. And w
 hat soever ye do in word or deed\, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus\, 
 giving thanks to God and the Father by him.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesso
 n — Deuteronomy 8:11\nBeware that thou forget not the LORD thy God\, in 
 not keeping his commandments\, and his judgments\, and his statutes\, whic
 h I command thee this day: Lest when thou hast eaten and art full\, and ha
 st built goodly houses\, and dwelt therein\; And when thy herds and thy fl
 ocks multiply\, and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied\, and all that t
 hou hast is multiplied\; Then thine heart be lifted up\, and thou forget t
 he LORD thy God\, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt\, from
  the house of bondage\; Who led thee through that great and terrible wilde
 rness\, wherein were fiery serpents\, and scorpions\, and drought\, where 
 there was no water\; who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint
 \; Who fed thee in the wilderness with manna\, which thy fathers knew not\
 , that he might humble thee\, and that he might prove thee\, to do thee go
 od at thy latter end\; And thou say in thine heart\, My power and the migh
 t of mine hand hath gotten me this wealth. But thou shalt remember the LOR
 D thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth\, that he may
  establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers\, as it is this da
 y. And it shall be\, if thou do at all forget the LORD thy God\, and walk 
 after other gods\, and serve them\, and worship them\, I testify against y
 ou this day that ye shall surely perish. As the nations which the LORD des
 troyeth before your face\, so shall ye perish\; because ye would not be ob
 edient unto the voice of the LORD your God.\n\nSecond Lesson — Matthew 2
 6:57\n¶ And they that had laid hold on Jesus led him away to Caiaphas the
  high priest\, where the scribes and the elders were assembled. But Peter 
 followed him afar off unto the high priest’s palace\, and went in\, and 
 sat with the servants\, to see the end. Now the chief priests\, and elders
 \, and all the council\, sought false witness against Jesus\, to put him t
 o death\; But found none: yea\, though many false witnesses came\, yet fou
 nd they none. At the last came two false witnesses\, And said\, This fello
 w said\, I am able to destroy the temple of God\, and to build it in three
  days. And the high priest arose\, and said unto him\, Answerest thou noth
 ing? what is it which these witness against thee? But Jesus held his peace
 . And the high priest answered and said unto him\, I adjure thee by the li
 ving God\, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ\, the Son of God. 
 Jesus saith unto him\, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you\, Herea
 fter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power\, and 
 coming in the clouds of heaven. Then the high priest rent his clothes\, sa
 ying\, He hath spoken blasphemy\; what further need have we of witnesses? 
 behold\, now ye have heard his blasphemy. What think ye? They answered and
  said\, He is guilty of death. Then did they spit in his face\, and buffet
 ed him\; and others smote him with the palms of their hands\, Saying\, Pro
 phesy unto us\, thou Christ\, Who is he that smote thee? ¶ Now Peter sat 
 without in the palace: and a damsel came unto him\, saying\, Thou also was
 t with Jesus of Galilee. But he denied before them all\, saying\, I know n
 ot what thou sayest. And when he was gone out into the porch\, another mai
 d saw him\, and said unto them that were there\, This fellow was also with
  Jesus of Nazareth. And again he denied with an oath\, I do not know the m
 an. And after a while came unto him they that stood by\, and said to Peter
 \, Surely thou also art one of them\; for thy speech bewrayeth thee. Then 
 began he to curse and to swear\, saying\, I know not the man. And immediat
 ely the cock crew. And Peter remembered the word of Jesus\, which said unt
 o him\, Before the cock crow\, thou shalt deny me thrice. And he went out\
 , and wept bitterly.
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SUMMARY:Saturday after the Twenty-third Sunday after Trinity
DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 2 Kings 25:8-11\,22\, 25-26\n
 ¶ And in the fifth month\, on the seventh day of the month\, which is the
  nineteenth year of king Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon\, came Nebuzar-ada
 n\, captain of the guard\, a servant of the king of Babylon\, unto Jerusal
 em: And he burnt the house of the LORD\, and the king’s house\, and all 
 the houses of Jerusalem\, and every great man’s house burnt he with fire
 . And all the army of the Chaldees\, that were with the captain of the gua
 rd\, brake down the walls of Jerusalem round about. Now the rest of the pe
 ople that were left in the city\, and the fugitives that fell away to the 
 king of Babylon\, with the remnant of the multitude\, did Nebuzar-adan the
  captain of the guard carry away. ¶ And as for the people that remained i
 n the land of Judah\, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had left\, even 
 over them he made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam\, the son of Shaphan\, ruler.
  But it came to pass in the seventh month\, that Ishmael the son of Nethan
 iah\, the son of Elishama\, of the seed royal\, came\, and ten men with hi
 m\, and smote Gedaliah\, that he died\, and the Jews and the Chaldees that
  were with him at Mizpah. And all the people\, both small and great\, and 
 the captains of the armies\, arose\, and came to Egypt: for they were afra
 id of the Chaldees.\n\nSecond Lesson — Colossians 3:18-4:6\nWives\, subm
 it yourselves unto your own husbands\, as it is fit in the Lord. Husbands\
 , love your wives\, and be not bitter against them. Children\, obey your p
 arents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord. Fathers\, p
 rovoke not your children to anger\, lest they be discouraged. Servants\, o
 bey in all things your masters according to the flesh\; not with eyeservic
 e\, as menpleasers\; but in singleness of heart\, fearing God: And what so
 ever ye do\, do it heartily\, as to the Lord\, and not unto men\; Knowing 
 that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye se
 rve the Lord Christ. But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong w
 hich he hath done: and there is no respect of persons. Masters\, give unto
  your servants that which is just and equal\; knowing that ye also have a 
 Master in heaven. Continue in prayer\, and watch in the same with thanksgi
 ving\; Withal praying also for us\, that God would open unto us a door of 
 utterance\, to speak the mystery of Christ\, for which I am also in bonds:
  That I may make it manifest\, as I ought to speak. Walk in wisdom toward 
 them that are without\, redeeming the time. Let your speech be alway with 
 grace\, seasoned with salt\, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every
  man.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Deuteronomy 9:7-17\, 25-29\n¶ R
 emember\, and forget not\, how thou provokedst the LORD thy God to wrath i
 n the wilderness: from the day that thou didst depart out of the land of E
 gypt\, until ye came unto this place\, ye have been rebellious against the
  LORD. Also in Horeb ye provoked the LORD to wrath\, so that the LORD was 
 angry with you to have destroyed you. When I was gone up into the mount to
  receive the tables of stone\, even the tables of the covenant which the L
 ORD made with you\, then I abode in the mount forty days and forty nights\
 , I neither did eat bread nor drink water: And the LORD delivered unto me 
 two tables of stone written with the finger of God\; and on them was writt
 en according to all the words\, which the LORD spake with you in the mount
  out of the midst of the fire in the day of the assembly. And it came to p
 ass at the end of forty days and forty nights\, that the LORD gave me the 
 two tables of stone\, even the tables of the covenant. And the LORD said u
 nto me\, Arise\, get thee down quickly from hence\; for thy people which t
 hou hast brought forth out of Egypt have corrupted themselves\; they are q
 uickly turned aside out of the way which I commanded them\; they have made
  them a molten image. Furthermore the LORD spake unto me\, saying\, I have
  seen this people\, and\, behold\, it is a stiffnecked people: Let me alon
 e\, that I may destroy them\, and blot out their name from under heaven: a
 nd I will make of thee a nation mightier and greater than they. So I turne
 d and came down from the mount\, and the mount burned with fire: and the t
 wo tables of the covenant were in my two hands. And I looked\, and\, behol
 d\, ye had sinned against the LORD your God\, and had made you a molten ca
 lf: ye had turned aside quickly out of the way which the LORD had commande
 d you. And I took the two tables\, and cast them out of my two hands\, and
  brake them before your eyes. Thus I fell down before the LORD forty days 
 and forty nights\, as I fell down at the first\; because the LORD had said
  he would destroy you. I prayed therefore unto the LORD\, and said\, O Lor
 d GOD\, destroy not thy people and thine inheritance\, which thou hast red
 eemed through thy greatness\, which thou hast brought forth out of Egypt w
 ith a mighty hand. Remember thy servants\, Abraham\, Isaac\, and Jacob\; l
 ook not unto the stubbornness of this people\, nor to their wickedness\, n
 or to their sin: Lest the land whence thou broughtest us out say\, Because
  the LORD was not able to bring them into the land which he promised them\
 , and because he hated them\, he hath brought them out to slay them in the
  wilderness. Yet they are thy people and thine inheritance\, which thou br
 oughtest out by thy mighty power and by thy stretched out arm.\n\nSecond L
 esson — Matthew 27:1-10\nWhen the morning was come\, all the chief pries
 ts and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death
 : And when they had bound him\, they led him away\, and delivered him to P
 ontius Pilate the governor. ¶ Then Judas\, which had betrayed him\, when 
 he saw that he was condemned\, repented himself\, and brought again the th
 irty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders\, Saying\, I have si
 nned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said\, What is t
 hat to us? see thou to that. And he cast down the pieces of silver in the 
 temple\, and departed\, and went and hanged himself. And the chief priests
  took the silver pieces\, and said\, It is not lawful for to put them into
  the treasury\, because it is the price of blood. And they took counsel\, 
 and bought with them the potter’s field\, to bury strangers in. Wherefor
 e that field was called\, The field of blood\, unto this day. Then was ful
 filled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet\, saying\, And they too
 k the thirty pieces of silver\, the price of him that was valued\, whom th
 ey of the children of Israel did value\; And gave them for the potter’s 
 field\, as the Lord appointed me.
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SUMMARY:Twenty-fourth Sunday after Trinity
DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Malachi 3:13-4:3\n¶ Your word
 s have been stout against me\, saith the LORD. Yet ye say\, What have we s
 poken so much against thee? Ye have said\, It is vain to serve God: and wh
 at profit is it that we have kept his ordinance\, and that we have walked 
 mournfully before the LORD of hosts? And now we call the proud happy\; yea
 \, they that work wickedness are set up\; yea\, they that tempt God are ev
 en delivered. ¶ Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another
 : and the LORD hearkened\, and heard it\, and a book of remembrance was wr
 itten before him for them that feared the LORD\, and that thought upon his
  name. And they shall be mine\, saith the LORD of hosts\, in that day when
  I make up my jewels\; and I will spare them\, as a man spareth his own so
 n that serveth him. Then shall ye return\, and discern between the righteo
 us and the wicked\, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him 
 not. For\, behold\, the day cometh\, that shall burn as an oven\; and all 
 the proud\, yea\, and all that do wickedly\, shall be stubble: and the day
  that cometh shall burn them up\, saith the LORD of hosts\, that it shall 
 leave them neither root nor branch. ¶ But unto you that fear my name shal
 l the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings\; and ye shall 
 go forth\, and grow up as calves of the stall. And ye shall tread down the
  wicked\; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day 
 that I shall do this\, saith the LORD of hosts.\n\nSecond Lesson — Luke 
 10:17-24\n¶ And the seventy returned again with joy\, saying\, Lord\, eve
 n the devils are subject unto us through thy name. And he said unto them\,
  I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven. Behold\, I give unto you po
 wer to tread on serpents and scorpions\, and over all the power of the ene
 my: and nothing shall by any means hurt you. Notwithstanding in this rejoi
 ce not\, that the spirits are subject unto you\; but rather rejoice\, beca
 use your names are written in heaven. ¶ In that hour Jesus rejoiced in sp
 irit\, and said\, I thank thee\, O Father\, Lord of heaven and earth\, tha
 t thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent\, and hast revealed
  them unto babes: even so\, Father\; for so it seemed good in thy sight. A
 ll things are delivered to me of my Father: and no man knoweth who the Son
  is\, but the Father\; and who the Father is\, but the Son\, and he to who
 m the Son will reveal him. ¶ And he turned him unto his disciples\, and s
 aid privately\, Blessed are the eyes which see the things that ye see: For
  I tell you\, that many prophets and kings have desired to see those thing
 s which ye see\, and have not seen them\; and to hear those things which y
 e hear\, and have not heard them.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Deut
 eronomy 33:1-3\, 26-29\nAnd this is the blessing\, wherewith Moses the man
  of God blessed the children of Israel before his death. And he said\, The
  LORD came from Sinai\, and rose up from Seir unto them\; he shined forth 
 from mount Paran\, and he came with ten thousands of saints: from his righ
 t hand went a fiery law for them. Yea\, he loved the people\; all his sain
 ts are in thy hand: and they sat down at thy feet\; every one shall receiv
 e of thy words. ¶ There is none like unto the God of Jeshurun\, who ridet
 h upon the heaven in thy help\, and in his excellency on the sky. The eter
 nal God is thy refuge\, and underneath are the everlasting arms: and he sh
 all thrust out the enemy from before thee\; and shall say\, Destroy them. 
 Israel then shall dwell in safety alone: the fountain of Jacob shall be up
 on a land of corn and wine\; also his heavens shall drop down dew. Happy a
 rt thou\, O Israel: who is like unto thee\, O people saved by the LORD\, t
 he shield of thy help\, and who is the sword of thy excellency! and thine 
 enemies shall be found liars unto thee\; and thou shalt tread upon their h
 igh places.\n\nSecond Lesson — Jude 1-4\, 17-25\nJude\, the servant of J
 esus Christ\, and brother of James\, to them that are sanctified by God th
 e Father\, and preserved in Jesus Christ\, and called: Mercy unto you\, an
 d peace\, and love\, be multiplied. Beloved\, when I gave all diligence to
  write unto you of the common salvation\, it was needful for me to write u
 nto you\, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith wh
 ich was once delivered unto the saints. For there are certain men crept in
  unawares\, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation\, ungodly
  men\, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness\, and denying the 
 only Lord God\, and our Lord Jesus Christ. But\, beloved\, remember ye the
  words which were spoken before of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ\;
  How that they told you there should be mockers in the last time\, who sho
 uld walk after their own ungodly lusts. These be they who separate themsel
 ves\, sensual\, having not the Spirit. But ye\, beloved\, building up your
 selves on your most holy faith\, praying in the Holy Ghost\, Keep yourselv
 es in the love of God\, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unt
 o eternal life. And of some have compassion\, making a difference: And oth
 ers save with fear\, pulling them out of the fire\; hating even the garmen
 t spotted by the flesh. Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling
 \, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exce
 eding joy\, To the only wise God our Saviour\, be glory and majesty\, domi
 nion and power\, both now and ever. Amen.
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