The Collect.

ALmighty and everlasting God, mercifully look upon our infirmities, and in all our dangers and neceffties,ftretch forth thy right hand to help and defend us, through Jefus Chrift our Lord. Amen.

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The Epiftle. Rom. 12. 16.

E not wife in your own conceits.Recompenfe to no man evil for evil. Provide things honeft in the fight of all men. If it be poffible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men. Dearly beloved avenge not your felves, but rather give place unto wrath; for it is written vengeance is mine; I will repay,faith the Lord. Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in fo doing thou fhalt heap coals of fire on his head. Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.

The Gospel. S. Matth. 8. 1.

When he was come down from the mountain, great

multitudes followed him. And behold, there came a leper and worshipped him,faying, Lord. if thou wilt, thou canft make me clean. And Jefus put forth his hand, and touched him, faying, I will, be thou clean. And immediatly his leprofie was cleanfed. And Jefus faith unto him, See thou tell no man, but go thy way,fhew thy felf to the priest, and offer the gift that Mofes commanded for a teftimony unto them. And when Jefus was entred into Capernaum,there came unto him a centurion befceching him, and faying, Lord, my fervant lieth at home fick of the pallie,grievoutly tormented. And Jefus faith unto him, I will come and heal him. TheCenturion anfwered and faid,Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldeft come under my roof; but fpeak the word only, and my fervant fhall be healed. For I am a man under authority,having fouldiers under me and I fay unto this man, Go, and he gceth; and to another. Come,and he cometh, and to my fervant, Do this.

he doth it. When Jefus heard it,he marvelled and faid to them that followed,Verily I fay unto you, I have not found fo great faith no not in Ifrael. And I fay unto you, that many fhall come from the east and weft, and fhall fit down with Abraham, and Ifaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven. But the children of the kingdom hall be caft out into outer darkness: there fhall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. And Jefus faid unto the centurion, Go thy way, and as thou haft believed, fo be it done unto thee. And his fervant was healed in the felf fame hour.

The fourth Sunday after the Epiphany.
The Collect.

God, who knoweft us to be fet in the midst of fo many and great dangers, that by reafon of the frailty of our nature we cannot always ftand upright; Grant to us fuch ftrength and protection, as may fupport us in all dangers, and carry us through all temptations, through Jefus Chrift our Lord. Amen.

The Epiftle. Rom.13.1.

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Et every foul be fubject unto the higher powers, for there is no power but of God: the Powers that be are ordained of God. Whofoever therefore refifteth the power, refifteth the ordinance of God: and they that refift fhall receive to themselves damnation. rulers are not a terrour to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou fhalt have praise of the fame 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 fword in vain: for he is the minifter of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil. Wherefore ye muft needs be fubject,not only for wrath, but also for confcience fake. For, for this caufe pay you ibute alfo for they are Gods ministers, attending co

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Chrift rebuketh the winds. Luke 8.15.

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The Gospel, S. Matth. 8. 23.

Nd when he was entred into a fhip, his difciples followed him.And behold there arofe a great tempeft in the fea,infomuch that the ship was covered with the waves but he was alleep. And his difciples came to him, and awoke him, faying, Lord, fave us, we pe rifh. And he faith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arofe, and rebuked the winds and the fea, and there was a great calm. But the men marvelled, faying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the fea obey him? and when he was come to the other fide into the country of the Gergefcnes, there met him two poffeffed with Devils, coming out of the tombs,exceeding fierce, fo that no man might pafs by that way. And behold,they cried out, faying, What have we to do with thee, Jefus 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 fwine feeding. So the devils befought him, faying, If thou caft us out, fuffer us to go away into the herd of fwine. And he faid unto them, Go. And when they were come out,they went into the herd of fwine and behold, the whole herd of fwine ran violently down a fteep place into the fea,and perished in the waters. Ard they that kept them fled, and went their ways into the city,and told every thing, and what was befallen to the poffeffed of the devils. And behold, the whole city came out to meet Jefus and when they faw him, they befought him that he would depart out of their coafts.

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