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The Collect.

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Lord, we beseech thee to keep thy Church and houfhold continually in thy true religion

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they who do lean only upon the hope of thy heavenly grace may evermore be defended by thy mighty power, through Jefus Chrift our Lord. Amen..

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The Epiftle. Col. 3. 12..

Ut on therefore (as the elect of God, holy and beloved) bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meeknefs, long-fuffering, forbearing one another,and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any; even as Chrift forgave you, fo alfo do ye. And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectnefs. And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which alfo ye are called in one body, and be ye thankful. Let the word of Chrift dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in pfalms and hymns, and fpiritual fongs, finging with grace in your hearts to the Lord. And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jefus, giving thanks to God, and the Father by him.

The Gospel. S. Matth. 13. 24

'He kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man, which fowed good feed in his field. But while men flept his enemy came and fowed tares among the wheat, and went his way. But when the blade was fprung up, and rought forth fruit,then appeared the tares alfo. So the ents of the hou holder came and faid unto him, Sir, not thou fow good feed in thy field? from whence

The Parables of the Sowers & Tares Mat:13 16

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then hath it tares? He faid unto them, An enemy hath done this. The fervants faid unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up? But he faid,Nay, left while ye gather up the tares, ye root up alfo the wheat with them. Let both grow together until the harvest; and in the time of harveft I will fay to the reapers, Gather yetogether firft the tares,and bind them in bundles to burn them but gather the wheat into my barn.

The fixth Sunday after the Epiphany.

The Collect

God, whofe blessed Son was manifested, that he might deftroy the works of the devil,and make us the fons of God and heirs of eternal life; grant us wo befeech thee, that having this hope, we may purifie our felves, even as he is pure, that when he fhall appear again with power and great glory,we may be made like unto him in his eternal and glorious kingdom, where with thee, O Father, and thee, O holy Ghoft, he liveth and reigneth,ever one God,world without end. Amer,

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The Epiftle. 1S. John 3. 1.

Ehold,what manner of love the Father hath beftowed upon us,thatave fhould be called the fons of God therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not. Beloved, now are we the fons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be:but we know that when he fhall appear, we shall be like him:for we fhall fee him as he is. And every man that hath this hope in him, purifieth himfelf,even as he is pure. Whofoever committeth fin,tranfgreffeth alfo the law:for fin is the tranf greffion of the law. And ye know that he was mani. feited to take away our fins; and in him is no fin. 7

foever abideth in him, finneth not: whofoever finneth, hath not feen him,neither known him. Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness, is righteous, even as he is righteous. He that committeth finis of the devil: for the devil finneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.

The Gospel. S. Matth.24.23.

"Hen if any man fhall fay unto you, Lo, here is

rife falfe Chrifts and false prophets,and shall fhew great figns and wonders; infomuch that (if it were poflible) they fhall deceive the very elect. Behold, I have told you before. Wherefore, if they fhall fay unto you, Behold he is in the defert, go not forth: behold, he is in the fecret chambers,believe it not. For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and fhineth even unto the weft: fo fhall alfo the coming of the Son of man be. For wherefoever the carcafe is, there will the eagles be ga thered together. Immediatly after the tribulation of thofe days, fhall the fun be darkned, and the moon fhall not give her light, and the stars fhall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens fhall be shaken. And then fhall appear the fignof the Son of man in heaven: and then fhall all the tribes of the earth mourn,and they fhall fee the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. And he fhall fend his angels with a great found of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other

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