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SUMMARY:Thursday after the Second Sunday after Trinity
DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Numbers 20:1-13\nThen came the
  children of Israel\, even the whole congregation\, into the desert of Zin
  in the first month: and the people abode in Kadesh\; and Miriam died ther
 e\, and was buried there. And there was no water for the congregation: and
  they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron. And th
 e people chode with Moses\, and spake\, saying\, Would God that we had die
 d when our brethren died before the LORD! And why have ye brought up the c
 ongregation of the LORD into this wilderness\, that we and our cattle shou
 ld die there? And wherefore have ye made us to come up out of Egypt\, to b
 ring us in unto this evil place? it is no place of seed\, or of figs\, or 
 of vines\, or of pomegranates\; neither is there any water to drink. And M
 oses and Aaron went from the presence of the assembly unto the door of the
  tabernacle of the congregation\, and they fell upon their faces: and the 
 glory of the LORD appeared unto them. ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses\, s
 aying\, Take the rod\, and gather thou the assembly together\, thou\, and 
 Aaron thy brother\, and speak ye unto the rock before their eyes\; and it 
 shall give forth his water\, and thou shalt bring forth to them water out 
 of the rock: so thou shalt give the congregation and their beasts drink. A
 nd Moses took the rod from before the LORD\, as he commanded him. And Mose
 s and Aaron gathered the congregation together before the rock\, and he sa
 id unto them\, Hear now\, ye rebels\; must we fetch you water out of this 
 rock? And Moses lifted up his hand\, and with his rod he smote the rock tw
 ice: and the water came out abundantly\, and the congregation drank\, and 
 their beasts also. ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron\, Because ye
  believed me not\, to sanctify me in the eyes of the children of Israel\, 
 therefore ye shall not bring this congregation into the land which I have 
 given them. This  is the water of Meribah\; because the children of Israel
  strove with the LORD\, and he was sanctified in them.\n\nSecond Lesson 
 — 2 Timothy 3\nThis know also\, that in the last days perilous times sha
 ll come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves\, covetous\, boasters
 \, proud\, blasphemers\, disobedient to parents\, unthankful\, unholy\, Wi
 thout natural affection\, trucebreakers\, false accusers\, incontinent\, f
 ierce\, despisers of those that are good\, Traitors\, heady\, highminded\,
  lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God\; Having a form of godliness\
 , but denying the power thereof: from such turn away. For of this sort are
  they which creep into houses\, and lead captive silly women laden with si
 ns\, led away with divers lusts\, Ever learning\, and never able to come t
 o the knowledge of the truth. Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses\, 
 so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds\, reprobate concer
 ning the faith. But they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall b
 e manifest unto all men\, as theirs also was. But thou hast fully known my
  doctrine\, manner of life\, purpose\, faith\, longsuffering\, charity\, p
 atience\, Persecutions\, afflictions\, which came unto me at Antioch\, at 
 Iconium\, at Lystra\; what persecutions I endured: but out of them all the
  Lord delivered me. Yea\, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus sha
 ll suffer persecution. But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse
 \, deceiving\, and being deceived. But continue thou in the things which t
 hou hast learned and hast been assured of\, knowing of whom thou hast lear
 ned them\; And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures\, whi
 ch are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Chr
 ist Jesus. All scripture is given by inspiration of God\, and is profitabl
 e for doctrine\, for reproof\, for correction\, for instruction in righteo
 usness: That the man of God may be perfect\, throughly furnished unto all 
 good works.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Daniel 12:1-4\nAnd at that
  time shall Michael stand up\, the great prince which standeth for the chi
 ldren of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble\, such as never 
 was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy 
 people shall be delivered\, every one that shall be found written in the b
 ook. And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake\, so
 me to everlasting life\, and some to shame and everlasting contempt. And t
 hey that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament\; and they
  that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever. But thou\
 , O Daniel\, shut up the words\, and seal the book\, even to the time of t
 he end: many shall run to and fro\, and knowledge shall be increased.\n\nS
 econd Lesson — John 11:17-27\nThen when Jesus came\, he found that he ha
 d lain in the grave four days already. Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem
 \, about fifteen furlongs off: And many of the Jews came to Martha and Mar
 y\, to comfort them concerning their brother. Then Martha\, as soon as she
  heard that Jesus was coming\, went and met him: but Mary sat still in the
  house. Then said Martha unto Jesus\, Lord\, if thou hadst been here\, my 
 brother had not died. But I know\, that even now\, whatsoever thou wilt as
 k of God\, God will give it thee. Jesus saith unto her\, Thy brother shall
  rise again. Martha saith unto him\, I know that he shall rise again in th
 e resurrection at the last day. Jesus said unto her\, I am the resurrectio
 n\, and the life: he that believeth in me\, though he were dead\, yet shal
 l he live: And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Belie
 vest thou this? She saith unto him\, Yea\, Lord: I believe that thou art t
 he Christ\, the Son of God\, which should come into the world.
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SUMMARY:Friday after the Second Sunday after Trinity
DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Numbers 20:14-29\n¶ And Moses
  sent messengers from Kadesh unto the king of Edom\, Thus saith thy brothe
 r Israel\, Thou knowest all the travail that hath befallen us: How our fat
 hers went down into Egypt\, and we have dwelt in Egypt a long time\; and t
 he Egyptians vexed us\, and our fathers: And when we cried unto the LORD\,
  he heard our voice\, and sent an angel\, and hath brought us forth out of
  Egypt: and\, behold\, we are in Kadesh\, a city in the uttermost of thy b
 order: Let us pass\, I pray thee\, through thy country: we will not pass t
 hrough the fields\, or through the vineyards\, neither will we drink of th
 e water of the wells: we will go by the king’s high way\, we will not tu
 rn to the right hand nor to the left\, until we have passed thy borders. A
 nd Edom said unto him\, Thou shalt not pass by me\, lest I come out agains
 t thee with the sword. And the children of Israel said unto him\, We will 
 go by the high way: and if I and my cattle drink of thy water\, then I wil
 l pay for it: I will only\, without doing any thing else\, go through on m
 y feet. And he said\, Thou shalt not go through. And Edom came out against
  him with much people\, and with a strong hand. Thus Edom refused to give 
 Israel passage through his border: wherefore Israel turned away from him. 
 ¶ And the children of Israel\, even the whole congregation\, journeyed fr
 om Kadesh\, and came unto mount Hor. And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aar
 on in mount Hor\, by the coast of the land of Edom\, saying\, Aaron shall 
 be gathered unto his people: for he shall not enter into the land which I 
 have given unto the children of Israel\, because ye rebelled against my wo
 rd at the water of Meribah. Take Aaron and Eleazar his son\, and bring the
 m up unto mount Hor: And strip Aaron of his garments\, and put them upon E
 leazar his son: and Aaron shall be gathered unto his people\, and shall di
 e there. And Moses did as the LORD commanded: and they went up into mount 
 Hor in the sight of all the congregation. And Moses stripped Aaron of his 
 garments\, and put them upon Eleazar his son\; and Aaron died there in the
  top of the mount: and Moses and Eleazar came down from the mount. And whe
 n all the congregation saw that Aaron was dead\, they mourned for Aaron th
 irty days\, even all the house of Israel.\n\nSecond Lesson — 2 Timothy 4
 :1-8\nI charge thee therefore before God\, and the Lord Jesus Christ\, who
  shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom\; Pre
 ach the word\; be instant in season\, out of season\; reprove\, rebuke\, e
 xhort with all longsuffering and doctrine. For the time will come when the
 y will not endure sound doctrine\; but after their own lusts shall they he
 ap to themselves teachers\, having itching ears\; And they shall turn away
  their ears from the truth\, and shall be turned unto fables. But watch th
 ou in all things\, endure afflictions\, do the work of an evangelist\, mak
 e full proof of thy ministry. For I am now ready to be offered\, and the t
 ime of my departure is at hand. I have fought a good fight\, I have finish
 ed my course\, I have kept the faith: Henceforth there is laid up for me a
  crown of righteousness\, which the Lord\, the righteous judge\, shall giv
 e me at that day: and not to me only\, but unto all them also that love hi
 s appearing.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Proverbs 8:1-21\nDoth not
  wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice? She standeth in the to
 p of high places\, by the way in the places of the paths. She crieth at th
 e gates\, at the entry of the city\, at the coming in at the doors. Unto y
 ou\, O men\, I call\; and my voice is to the sons of man. O ye simple\, un
 derstand wisdom: and\, ye fools\, be ye of an understanding heart. Hear\; 
 for I will speak of excellent things\; and the opening of my lips shall be
  right things. For my mouth shall speak truth\; and wickedness is an abomi
 nation to my lips. All the words of my mouth are in righteousness\; there 
 is nothing froward or perverse in them. They are all plain to him that und
 erstandeth\, and right to them that find knowledge. Receive my instruction
 \, and not silver\; and knowledge rather than choice gold. For wisdom is b
 etter than rubies\; and all the things that may be desired are not to be c
 ompared to it. I wisdom dwell with prudence\, and find out knowledge of wi
 tty inventions. The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride\, and arroganc
 y\, and the evil way\, and the froward mouth\, do I hate. Counsel is mine\
 , and sound wisdom: I am understanding\; I have strength. By me kings reig
 n\, and princes decree justice. By me princes rule\, and nobles\, even all
  the judges of the earth. I love them that love me\; and those that seek m
 e early shall find me. Riches and honour are with me\; yea\, durable riche
 s and righteousness. My fruit is better than gold\, yea\, than fine gold\;
  and my revenue than choice silver. I lead in the way of righteousness\, i
 n the midst of the paths of judgment: That I may cause those that love me 
 to inherit substance\; and I will fill their treasures.\n\nSecond Lesson 
 — John 14:1-6\nLet not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God\, belie
 ve also in me. In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so
 \, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and
  prepare a place for you\, I will come again\, and receive you unto myself
 \; that where I am\, there ye may be also. And whither I go ye know\, and 
 the way ye know. Thomas saith unto him\, Lord\, we know not whither thou g
 oest\; and how can we know the way? Jesus saith unto him\, I am the way\, 
 the truth\, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father\, but by me.
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SUMMARY:Saturday after the Second Sunday after Trinity
DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Numbers 21:1-9\nAnd when king 
 Arad the Canaanite\, which dwelt in the south\, heard tell that Israel cam
 e by the way of the spies\; then he fought against Israel\, and took some 
 of them prisoners. And Israel vowed a vow unto the LORD\, and said\, If th
 ou wilt indeed deliver this people into my hand\, then I will utterly dest
 roy their cities. And the LORD hearkened to the voice of Israel\, and deli
 vered up the Canaanites\; and they utterly destroyed them and their cities
 : and he called the name of the place Hormah. ¶ And they journeyed from m
 ount Hor by the way of the Red sea\, to compass the land of Edom: and the 
 soul of the people was much discouraged because of the way. And the people
  spake against God\, and against Moses\, Wherefore have ye brought us up o
 ut of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread\, neither is t
 here any water\; and our soul loatheth this light bread. And the LORD sent
  fiery serpents among the people\, and they bit the people\; and much peop
 le of Israel died. ¶ Therefore the people came to Moses\, and said\, We h
 ave sinned\, for we have spoken against the LORD\, and against thee\; pray
  unto the LORD\, that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed 
 for the people. And the LORD said unto Moses\, Make thee a fiery serpent\,
  and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass\, that every one that i
 s bitten\, when he looketh upon it\, shall live. And Moses made a serpent 
 of brass\, and put it upon a pole\, and it came to pass\, that if a serpen
 t had bitten any man\, when he beheld the serpent of brass\, he lived.\n\n
 Second Lesson — 2 Timothy 4:9-22\nDo thy diligence to come shortly unto 
 me: For Demas hath forsaken me\, having loved this present world\, and is 
 departed unto Thessalonica\; Crescens to Galatia\, Titus unto Dalmatia. On
 ly Luke is with me. Take Mark\, and bring him with thee: for he is profita
 ble to me for the ministry. And Tychicus have I sent to Ephesus. The cloke
  that I left at Troas with Carpus\, when thou comest\, bring with thee\, a
 nd the books\, but especially the parchments. Alexander the coppersmith di
 d me much evil: the Lord reward him according to his works: Of whom be tho
 u ware also\; for he hath greatly withstood our words. At my first answer 
 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 stre
 ngthened 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 preserve m
 e unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen. Sal
 ute Prisca and Aquila\, and the household of Onesiphorus. Erastus abode at
  Corinth: but Trophimus have I left at Miletum sick. Do thy diligence to c
 ome before winter. Eubulus greeteth thee\, and Pudens\, and Linus\, and Cl
 audia\, and all the brethren. The Lord Jesus Christ be with thy spirit. Gr
 ace be with you. Amen.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Isaiah 5:1-7\nN
 ow will I sing to my wellbeloved a song of my beloved touching his vineyar
 d. My wellbeloved hath a vineyard in a very fruitful hill: And he fenced i
 t\, and gathered out the stones thereof\, and planted it with the choicest
  vine\, and built a tower in the midst of it\, and also made a winepress t
 herein: and he looked that it should bring forth grapes\, and it brought f
 orth wild grapes. And now\, O inhabitants of Jerusalem\, and men of Judah\
 , judge\, I pray you\, betwixt me and my vineyard. What could have been do
 ne more to my vineyard\, that I have not done in it? wherefore\, when I lo
 oked that it should bring forth grapes\, brought it forth wild grapes? And
  now go to\; I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard: I will take aw
 ay the hedge thereof\, and it shall be eaten up\; and break down the wall 
 thereof\, and it shall be trodden down: And I will lay it waste: it shall 
 not be pruned\, nor digged\; but there shall come up briers and thorns: I 
 will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it. For the viney
 ard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel\, and the men of Judah his
  pleasant plant: and he looked for judgment\, but behold oppression\; for 
 righteousness\, but behold a cry.\n\nSecond Lesson — John 15:1-8\nI am t
 he true vine\, and my Father is the husbandman. Every branch in me that be
 areth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit\, he p
 urgeth it\, that it may bring forth more fruit. Now ye are clean through t
 he word which I have spoken unto you. Abide in me\, and I in you. As the b
 ranch cannot bear fruit of itself\, except it abide in the vine\; no more 
 can ye\, except ye abide in me. I am the vine\, ye are the branches: He th
 at abideth in me\, and I in him\, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for 
 without me ye can do nothing. If a man abide not in me\, he is cast forth 
 as a branch\, and is withered\; and men gather them\, and cast them into t
 he fire\, and they are burned. If ye abide in me\, and my words abide in y
 ou\, ye shall ask what ye will\, and it shall be done unto you. Herein is 
 my Father glorified\, that ye bear much fruit\; so shall ye be my disciple
 s.
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SUMMARY:Third Sunday after Trinity
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 — Joshua 7:16-26\n¶ So Joshua r
 ose up early in the morning\, and brought Israel by their tribes\; and the
  tribe of Judah was taken: And he brought the family of Judah\; and he too
 k the family of the Zarhites: and he brought the family of the Zarhites ma
 n by man\; and Zabdi was taken: And he brought his household man by man\; 
 and Achan\, the son of Carmi\, the son of Zabdi\, the son of Zerah\, of th
 e tribe of Judah\, was taken. And Joshua said unto Achan\, My son\, give\,
  I pray thee\, glory to the LORD God of Israel\, and make confession unto 
 him\; and tell me now what thou hast done\; hide it not from me. And Achan
  answered Joshua\, and said\, Indeed I have sinned against the LORD God of
  Israel\, and thus and thus have I done: When I saw among the spoils a goo
 dly Babylonish garment\, and two hundred shekels of silver\, and a wedge o
 f gold of fifty shekels weight\, then I coveted them\, and took them\; and
 \, behold\, they are hid in the earth in the midst of my tent\, and the si
 lver under it. ¶ So Joshua sent messengers\, and they ran unto the tent\;
  and\, behold\, it was hid in his tent\, and the silver under it. And they
  took them out of the midst of the tent\, and brought them unto Joshua\, a
 nd unto all the children of Israel\, and laid them out before the LORD. An
 d Joshua\, and all Israel with him\, took Achan the son of Zerah\, and the
  silver\, and the garment\, and the wedge of gold\, and his sons\, and his
  daughters\, and his oxen\, and his asses\, and his sheep\, and his tent\,
  and all that he had: and they brought them unto the valley of Achor. And 
 Joshua said\, Why hast thou troubled us? the LORD shall trouble thee this 
 day. And all Israel stoned him with stones\, and burned them with fire\, a
 fter they had stoned them with stones. And they raised over him a great he
 ap of stones unto this day. So the LORD turned from the fierceness of his 
 anger. Wherefore the name of that place was called\, The valley of Achor\,
  unto this day.\n\nSecond Lesson — Luke 9:28-36\n¶ And it came to pass 
 about an eight days after these sayings\, he took Peter and John and James
 \, and went up into a mountain to pray. And as he prayed\, the fashion of 
 his countenance was altered\, and his raiment was white and glistering. An
 d\, behold\, there talked with him two men\, which were Moses and Elias: W
 ho appeared in glory\, and spake of his decease which he should accomplish
  at Jerusalem. But Peter and they that were with him were heavy with sleep
 : and when they were awake\, they saw his glory\, and the two men that sto
 od with him. And it came to pass\, as they departed from him\, Peter said 
 unto Jesus\, Master\, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three 
 tabernacles\; one for thee\, and one for Moses\, and one for Elias: not kn
 owing what he said. While he thus spake\, there came a cloud\, and oversha
 dowed them: and they feared as they entered into the cloud. And there came
  a voice out of the cloud\, saying\, This is my beloved Son: hear him. And
  when the voice was past\, Jesus was found alone. And they kept it close\,
  and told no man in those days any of those things which they had seen.\n\
 nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 2 Chronicles 12\nAnd it came to pass\, w
 hen Rehoboam had established the kingdom\, and had strengthened himself\, 
 he forsook the law of the LORD\, and all Israel with him. And it came to p
 ass\, that in the fifth year of king Rehoboam Shishak king of Egypt came u
 p against Jerusalem\, because they had transgressed against the LORD\, Wit
 h twelve hundred chariots\, and threescore thousand horsemen: and the peop
 le were without number that came with him out of Egypt\; the Lubims\, the 
 Sukkiims\, and the Ethiopians. And he took the fenced cities which pertain
 ed to Judah\, and came to Jerusalem. ¶ Then came Shemaiah the prophet to 
 Rehoboam\, and to the princes of Judah\, that were gathered together to Je
 rusalem because of Shishak\, and said unto them\, Thus saith the LORD\, Ye
  have forsaken me\, and therefore have I also left you in the hand of Shis
 hak. Whereupon the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves\; and
  they said\, The LORD is righteous. And when the LORD saw that they humble
 d themselves\, the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah\, saying\, They have 
 humbled themselves\; therefore I will not destroy them\, but I will grant 
 them some deliverance\; and my wrath shall not be poured out upon Jerusale
 m by the hand of Shishak. Nevertheless they shall be his servants\; that t
 hey may know my service\, and the service of the kingdoms of the countries
 . So Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem\, and took away the t
 reasures of the house of the LORD\, and the treasures of the king’s hous
 e\; he took all: he carried away also the shields of gold which Solomon ha
 d made. Instead of which king Rehoboam made shields of brass\, and committ
 ed them to the hands of the chief of the guard\, that kept the entrance of
  the king’s house. And when the king entered into the house of the LORD\
 , the guard came and fetched them\, and brought them again into the guard 
 chamber. And when he humbled himself\, the wrath of the LORD turned from h
 im\, that he would not destroy him altogether: and also in Judah things we
 nt well. ¶ So king Rehoboam strengthened himself in Jerusalem\, and reign
 ed: for Rehoboam was one and forty years old when he began to reign\, and 
 he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem\, the city which the LORD had chos
 en out of all the tribes of Israel\, to put his name there. And his mother
 ’s name was Naamah an Ammonitess. And he did evil\, because he prepared 
 not his heart to seek the LORD. Now the acts of Rehoboam\, first and last\
 , are they not written in the book of Shemaiah the prophet\, and of Iddo t
 he seer concerning genealogies? And there were wars between Rehoboam and J
 eroboam continually. And Rehoboam slept with his fathers\, and was buried 
 in the city of David: and Abijah his son reigned in his stead.\n\nSecond L
 esson — James 2:1-13\nMy brethren\, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus
  Christ\, the Lord of glory\, with respect of persons. For if there come u
 nto your assembly a man with a gold ring\, in goodly apparel\, and there c
 ome in also a poor man in vile raiment\; And ye have respect to him that w
 eareth the gay clothing\, and say unto him\, Sit thou here in a good place
 \; and say to the poor\, Stand thou there\, or sit here under my footstool
 : Are ye not then partial in yourselves\, and are become judges of evil th
 oughts? Hearken\, my beloved brethren\, Hath not God chosen the poor of th
 is world rich in faith\, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised t
 o them that love him? But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppre
 ss you\, and draw you before the judgment seats? Do not they blaspheme tha
 t worthy name by the which ye are called? If ye fulfil the royal law accor
 ding to the scripture\, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself\, ye do w
 ell: But if ye have respect to persons\, ye commit sin\, and are convinced
  of the law as transgressors. For whosoever shall keep the whole law\, 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 adultery\
 , yet if thou kill\, thou art become a transgressor of the law. So speak y
 e\, 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\; and mercy
  rejoiceth against judgment.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Joshua 8:10-23\nAnd Joshua ros
 e up early in the morning\, and numbered the people\, and went up\, he and
  the elders of Israel\, before the people to Ai. And all the people\, even
  the people of war that were with him\, went up\, and drew nigh\, and came
  before the city\, and pitched on the north side of Ai: now there was a va
 lley between them and Ai. And he took about five thousand men\, and set th
 em to lie in ambush between Beth-el and Ai\, on the west side of the city.
  And when they had set the people\, even all the host that was on the nort
 h of the city\, and their liers in wait on the west of the city\, Joshua w
 ent that night into the midst of the valley. ¶ And it came to pass\, when
  the king of Ai saw it\, that they hasted and rose up early\, and the men 
 of the city went out against Israel to battle\, he and all his people\, at
  a time appointed\, before the plain\; but he wist not that there were lie
 rs in ambush against him behind the city. And Joshua and all Israel made a
 s if they were beaten before them\, and fled by the way of the wilderness.
  And all the people that were in Ai were called together to pursue after t
 hem: and they pursued after Joshua\, and were drawn away from the city. An
 d there was not a man left in Ai or Beth-el\, that went not out after Isra
 el: and they left the city open\, and pursued after Israel. And the LORD s
 aid unto Joshua\, Stretch out the spear that is in thy hand toward Ai\; fo
 r I will give it into thine hand. And Joshua stretched out the spear that 
 he had in his hand toward the city. And the ambush arose quickly out of th
 eir place\, and they ran as soon as he had stretched out his hand: and the
 y entered into the city\, and took it\, and hasted and set the city on fir
 e. And when the men of Ai looked behind them\, they saw\, and\, behold\, t
 he smoke of the city ascended up to heaven\, and they had no power to flee
  this way or that way: and the people that fled to the wilderness turned b
 ack upon the pursuers. And when Joshua and all Israel saw that the ambush 
 had taken the city\, and that the smoke of the city ascended\, then they t
 urned again\, and slew the men of Ai. And the other issued out of the city
  against them\; so they were in the midst of Israel\, some on this side\, 
 and some on that side: and they smote them\, so that they let none of them
  remain or escape. And the king of Ai they took alive\, and brought him to
  Joshua.\n\nSecond Lesson — Luke 9:37-50\n¶ And it came to pass\, that 
 on the next day\, when they were come down from the hill\, much people met
  him. And\, behold\, a man of the company cried out\, saying\, Master\, I 
 beseech thee\, look upon my son: for he is mine only child. And\, lo\, a s
 pirit taketh him\, and he suddenly crieth out\; and it teareth him that he
  foameth again\, and bruising him hardly departeth from him. And I besough
 t thy disciples to cast him out\; and they could not. And Jesus answering 
 said\, O faithless and perverse generation\, how long shall I be with you\
 , and suffer you? Bring thy son hither. And as he was yet a coming\, the d
 evil threw him down\, and tare him. And Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit\,
  and healed the child\, and delivered him again to his father. ¶ And they
  were all amazed at the mighty power of God. But while they wondered every
  one at all things which Jesus did\, he said unto his disciples\, Let thes
 e sayings sink down into your ears: for the Son of man shall be delivered 
 into the hands of men. But they understood not this saying\, and it was hi
 d from them\, that they perceived it not: and they feared to ask him of th
 at saying. ¶ Then there arose a reasoning among them\, which of them shou
 ld be greatest. And Jesus\, perceiving the thought of their heart\, took a
  child\, and set him by him\, And said unto them\, Whosoever shall receive
  this child in my name receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me receiv
 eth him that sent me: for he that is least among you all\, the same shall 
 be great. ¶ And John answered and said\, Master\, we saw one casting out 
 devils in thy name\; and we forbad him\, because he followeth not with us.
  And Jesus said unto him\, Forbid him not: for he that is not against us i
 s for us.\n\nEvening Prayer (The Eve of The Nativity of Saint John Baptist
 )\nFirst Lesson — Malachi 4\nFor\, behold\, the day cometh\, that shall 
 burn as an oven\; and all the proud\, yea\, and all that do wickedly\, sha
 ll 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 shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in
  his wings\; and ye shall go forth\, and grow up as calves of the stall. A
 nd ye shall tread down the wicked\; for they shall be ashes under the sole
 s of your feet in the day that I shall do this\, saith the LORD of hosts. 
 ¶ Remember ye the law of Moses my servant\, which I commanded unto him in
  Horeb for all Israel\, with the statutes and judgments. ¶ Behold\, I wil
 l send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful 
 day of the LORD: And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the childre
 n\, and the heart of the children to their fathers\, lest I come and smite
  the earth with a curse.\n\nSecond Lesson — Matthew 11:2-19\nNow when Jo
 hn had heard in the prison the works of Christ\, he sent two of his discip
 les\, 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 which 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 rai
 sed up\, and the poor have the gospel preached to them. And blessed is he\
 , whosoever shall not be offended in me. ¶ And as they departed\, Jesus b
 egan to say unto the multitudes concerning John\, What went ye out into th
 e wilderness 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 cloth
 ing are in kings’ houses. But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? ye
 a\, 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 pr
 epare thy way before thee. Verily I say unto you\, Among them that are bor
 n of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist: notwithst
 anding he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. And f
 rom 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 until John. And if ye will receive it\, this is Elias\, wh
 ich was for to come. He that hath ears to hear\, let him hear. ¶ But wher
 eunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in t
 he markets\, and calling unto their fellows\, And saying\, We have piped u
 nto you\, and ye have not danced\; we have mourned unto you\, and ye have 
 not lamented. For John came neither eating nor drinking\, and they say\, H
 e hath a devil. The Son of man came eating and drinking\, and they say\, B
 ehold a man gluttonous\, and a winebibber\, a friend of publicans and sinn
 ers. But wisdom is justified of her children.
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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 — 
 1 Kings 21:17-29\n¶ And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite\
 , saying\, Arise\, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel\, which is in Samar
 ia: 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 h
 im\, saying\, Thus saith the LORD\, In the place where dogs licked the blo
 od of Naboth shall dogs lick thy blood\, even thine. And Ahab said to Elij
 ah\, Hast thou found me\, O mine enemy? And he answered\, I have found the
 e: because thou hast sold thyself to work evil in the sight of the LORD. B
 ehold\, I will bring evil upon thee\, and will take away thy posterity\, a
 nd 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 Ahi
 jah\, for the provocation wherewith thou hast provoked me to anger\, and m
 ade Israel to sin. And of Jezebel also spake the LORD\, saying\, The dogs 
 shall eat Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel. Him that dieth of Ahab in the ci
 ty the dogs shall eat\; and him that dieth in the field shall the fowls of
  the air eat. ¶ But there was none like unto Ahab\, which did sell himsel
 f to work wickedness in the sight of the LORD\, whom Jezebel his wife stir
 red up. And he did very abominably in following idols\, according to all t
 hings as did the Amorites\, whom the LORD cast out before the children of 
 Israel. And it came to pass\, when Ahab heard those words\, that he rent h
 is clothes\, and put sackcloth upon his flesh\, and fasted\, and lay in sa
 ckcloth\, and went softly. And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tis
 hbite\, saying\, Seest thou how Ahab humbleth himself before me? because h
 e humbleth himself before me\, I will not bring the evil in his days: but 
 in his son’s days will I bring the evil upon his house.\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 course of Abia: and his wife wa
 s of the daughters of Aaron\, and her name was Elisabeth. And they were bo
 th righteous before God\, walking in all the commandments and ordinances o
 f the Lord blameless. And they had no child\, because that Elisabeth was b
 arren\, and they both were now well stricken in years. And it came to pass
 \, that while he executed the priest’s office before God in the order of
  his course\, According to the custom of the priest’s office\, his lot w
 as to burn incense when he went into the temple 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 him\, Fear not\, Zacharias: fo
 r thy prayer is heard\; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son\, and
  thou shalt call his name John. And thou shalt have joy and gladness\; and
  many shall rejoice at his birth. For he shall be great in the sight of th
 e Lord\, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink\; and he shall be f
 illed with the Holy Ghost\, even from his mother’s womb. And many of the
  children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God. And he shall go b
 efore him in the spirit and power of Elias\, to turn the hearts of the fat
 hers to the children\, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just\; to 
 make ready a people prepared for the Lord. And Zacharias said unto the ang
 el\, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man\, and my wife well str
 icken in years. And the angel answering said unto him\, I am Gabriel\, tha
 t stand in the presence of God\; and am sent to speak unto thee\, and to s
 hew thee these glad tidings. And\, behold\, thou shalt be dumb\, and not a
 ble to speak\, until the day that these things shall be performed\, becaus
 e thou believest not my words\, which shall be fulfilled in their season. 
 And the people waited for Zacharias\, and marvelled that he tarried so lon
 g in the temple. And when he came out\, he could not speak unto them: and 
 they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple: for he beckoned un
 to them\, and remained speechless. And it came to pass\, that\, as soon as
  the days of his ministration were accomplished\, he departed to his own h
 ouse.
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SUMMARY:Thursday after the Third Sunday after Trinity
DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Joshua 24:1-28\nAnd Joshua gat
 hered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem\, and called for the elders of I
 srael\, and for their heads\, and for their judges\, and for their officer
 s\; and they presented themselves before God. And Joshua said unto all the
  people\, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel\, Your fathers dwelt on the ot
 her side of the flood in old time\, even Terah\, the father of Abraham\, a
 nd the father of Nachor: and they served other gods. And I took your fathe
 r Abraham from the other side of the flood\, and led him throughout all th
 e land of Canaan\, and multiplied his seed\, and gave him Isaac. And I gav
 e unto Isaac Jacob and Esau: and I gave unto Esau mount Seir\, to possess 
 it\; but Jacob and his children went down into Egypt. I sent Moses also an
 d Aaron\, and I plagued Egypt\, according to that which I did among them: 
 and afterward I brought you out. And I brought your fathers out of Egypt: 
 and ye came unto the sea\; and the Egyptians pursued after your fathers wi
 th chariots and horsemen unto the Red sea. And when they cried unto the LO
 RD\, he put darkness between you and the Egyptians\, and brought the sea u
 pon them\, and covered them\; and your eyes have seen what I have done in 
 Egypt: and ye dwelt in the wilderness a long season. And I brought you int
 o the land of the Amorites\, which dwelt on the other side Jordan\; and th
 ey fought with you: and I gave them into your hand\, that ye might possess
  their land\; and I destroyed them from before you. Then Balak the son of 
 Zippor\, king of Moab\, arose and warred against Israel\, and sent and cal
 led Balaam the son of Beor to curse you: But I would not hearken unto Bala
 am\; therefore he blessed you still: so I delivered you out of his hand. A
 nd ye went over Jordan\, and came unto Jericho: and the men of Jericho fou
 ght against you\, the Amorites\, and the Perizzites\, and the Canaanites\,
  and the Hittites\, and the Girgashites\, the Hivites\, and the Jebusites\
 ; and I delivered them into your hand. And I sent the hornet before you\, 
 which drave them out from before you\, even the two kings of the Amorites\
 ; but not with thy sword\, nor with thy bow. And I have given you a land f
 or which ye did not labour\, and cities which ye built not\, and ye dwell 
 in them\; of the vineyards and oliveyards which ye planted not do ye eat. 
 ¶ Now therefore fear the LORD\, and serve him in sincerity and in truth: 
 and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the f
 lood\, and in Egypt\; and serve ye the LORD. And if it seem evil unto you 
 to serve the LORD\, choose you this day whom ye will serve\; whether the g
 ods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood\, o
 r the gods of the Amorites\, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my 
 house\, we will serve the LORD. And the people answered and said\, God for
 bid that we should forsake the LORD\, to serve other gods\; For the LORD o
 ur God\, he it is that brought us up and our fathers out of the land of Eg
 ypt\, from the house of bondage\, and which did those great signs in our s
 ight\, and preserved us in all the way wherein we went\, and among all the
  people through whom we passed: And the LORD drave out from before us all 
 the people\, even the Amorites which dwelt in the land: therefore will we 
 also serve the LORD\; for he is our God. And Joshua said unto the people\,
  Ye cannot serve the LORD: for he is an holy God\; he is a jealous God\; h
 e will not forgive your transgressions nor your sins. If ye forsake the LO
 RD\, and serve strange gods\, then he will turn and do you hurt\, and cons
 ume you\, after that he hath done you good. And the people said unto Joshu
 a\, Nay\; but we will serve the LORD. And Joshua said unto the people\, Ye
  are witnesses against yourselves that ye have chosen you the LORD\, to se
 rve him. And they said\, We are witnesses. Now therefore put away\, said h
 e\, the strange gods which are among you\, and incline your heart unto the
  LORD God of Israel. And the people said unto Joshua\, The LORD our God wi
 ll we serve\, and his voice will we obey. So Joshua made a covenant with t
 he people that day\, and set them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem. 
 ¶ And Joshua wrote these words in the book of the law of God\, and took a
  great stone\, and set it up there under an oak\, that was by the sanctuar
 y of the LORD. And Joshua said unto all the people\, Behold\, this stone s
 hall be a witness unto us\; for it hath heard all the words of the LORD wh
 ich he spake unto us: it shall be therefore a witness unto you\, lest ye d
 eny your God. So Joshua let the people depart\, every man unto his inherit
 ance.\n\nSecond Lesson — Luke 10:1-16\nAfter these things the Lord appoi
 nted other seventy also\, and sent them two and two before his face into e
 very city and place\, whither he himself would come. Therefore said he unt
 o them\, The harvest truly is great\, but the labourers are few: pray ye t
 herefore 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 wolve
 s. Carry neither purse\, nor scrip\, nor shoes: and salute no man by the w
 ay. And into whatsoever house ye enter\, first say\, Peace be to this hous
 e. And if the son of peace be there\, your peace shall rest upon it: if no
 t\, it shall turn to you again. And 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 into whatsoever city ye enter\, and they 
 receive you\, eat such things as are set before you: And heal the sick tha
 t are therein\, and say unto them\, The kingdom of God is come nigh unto y
 ou. But into whatsoever city ye enter\, and they receive you not\, go your
  ways out into the streets of the same\, and say\, Even the very dust of y
 our city\, which cleaveth on us\, we do wipe off against you: notwithstand
 ing be ye sure of this\, that the kingdom of God is come nigh unto you. Bu
 t I say unto you\, that it shall be 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 done in Tyre and Sidon\, which have been 
 done in you\, they had a great while ago repented\, sitting in sackcloth a
 nd ashes. But it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgmen
 t\, than for you. And thou\, Capernaum\, which art exalted to heaven\, sha
 lt be thrust down to hell. He that heareth you heareth me\; and he that de
 spiseth you despiseth me\; and he that despiseth me despiseth him that sen
 t me.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 2 Chronicles 17:1-12\nAnd Jehosh
 aphat his son reigned in his stead\, and strengthened himself against Isra
 el. And he placed forces in all the fenced cities of Judah\, and set garri
 sons in the land of Judah\, and in the cities of Ephraim\, which Asa his f
 ather had taken. And the LORD was with Jehoshaphat\, because he walked in 
 the first ways of his father David\, and sought not unto Baalim\; But soug
 ht to the  Lord God of his father\, and walked in his commandments\, and n
 ot after the doings of Israel. Therefore the LORD stablished the kingdom i
 n his hand\; and all Judah brought to Jehoshaphat presents\; and he had ri
 ches and honour in abundance. And his heart was lifted up in the ways of t
 he LORD: moreover he took away the high places and groves out of Judah. ¶
  Also in the third year of his reign he sent to his princes\, even to Ben-
 hail\, and to Obadiah\, and to Zechariah\, and to Nethaneel\, and to Micha
 iah\, to teach in the cities of Judah. And with them he sent Levites\, eve
 n Shemaiah\, and Nethaniah\, and Zebadiah\, and Asahel\, and Shemiramoth\,
  and Jehonathan\, and Adonijah\, and Tobijah\, and Tob-adonijah\, Levites\
 ; and with them Elishama and Jehoram\, priests. And they taught in Judah\,
  and had the book of the law of the LORD with them\, and went about throug
 hout all the cities of Judah\, and taught the people. ¶ And the fear of t
 he LORD fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands that were round about Juda
 h\, so that they made no war against Jehoshaphat. Also some of the Philist
 ines brought Jehoshaphat presents\, and tribute silver\; and the Arabians 
 brought him flocks\, seven thousand and seven hundred rams\, and seven tho
 usand and seven hundred he goats. ¶ And Jehoshaphat waxed great exceeding
 ly\; and he built in Judah castles\, and cities of store.\n\nSecond Lesson
  — James 4:1-12\nFrom whence come wars and fightings among you? come the
 y not hence\, even of your lusts that war in your members? Ye lust\, and h
 ave not: ye kill\, and desire to have\, and cannot obtain: ye fight and wa
 r\, yet ye have not\, because ye ask not. Ye ask\, and receive not\, becau
 se ye ask amiss\, that ye may consume it upon your lusts. Ye adulterers an
 d adulteresses\, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity wi
 th God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of 
 God. Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain\, The spirit that dwelle
 th in us lusteth to envy? But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith\, G
 od resisteth the proud\, but giveth grace unto the humble. Submit yourselv
 es therefore to God. Resist the devil\, and he will flee from you. Draw ni
 gh to God\, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands\, ye sinners\
 ; and purify your hearts\, ye double minded. Be afflicted\, and mourn\, an
 d weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning\, and your joy to heavines
 s. Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord\, and he shall lift you up. 
 Speak not evil one of another\, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his bro
 ther\, and judgeth his brother\, speaketh evil of the law\, and judgeth th
 e law: but if thou judge the law\, thou art not a doer of the law\, but a 
 judge. There is one lawgiver\, who is able to save and to destroy: who art
  thou that judgest another?
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Judges 2:6-24\n¶ And when Jos
 hua had let the people go\, the children of Israel went every man unto his
  inheritance to possess the land. And the people served the LORD all the d
 ays of Joshua\, and all the days of the elders that outlived Joshua\, who 
 had seen all the great works of the LORD\, that he did for Israel. And Jos
 hua the son of Nun\, the servant of the LORD\, died\, being an hundred and
  ten years old. And they buried him in the border of his inheritance in Ti
 mnath-heres\, in the mount of Ephraim\, on the north side of the hill Gaas
 h. And also all that generation were gathered unto their fathers: and ther
 e arose another generation after them\, which knew not the LORD\, nor yet 
 the works which he had done for Israel. ¶ And the children of Israel did 
 evil in the sight of the LORD\, and served Baalim: And they forsook the LO
 RD God of their fathers\, which brought them out of the land of Egypt\, an
 d followed other gods\, of the gods of the people that were round about th
 em\, and bowed themselves unto them\, and provoked the LORD to anger. And 
 they forsook the LORD\, and served Baal and Ashtaroth. ¶ And the anger of
  the LORD was hot against Israel\, and he delivered them into the hands of
  spoilers that spoiled them\, and he sold them into the hands of their ene
 mies round about\, so that they could not any longer stand before their en
 emies. Whithersoever they went out\, the hand of the LORD was against them
  for evil\, as the LORD had said\, and as the LORD had sworn unto them: an
 d they were greatly distressed. ¶ Nevertheless the LORD raised up judges\
 , which delivered them out of the hand of those that spoiled them. And yet
  they would not hearken unto their judges\, but they went a whoring after 
 other gods\, and bowed themselves unto them: they turned quickly out of th
 e way which their fathers walked in\, obeying the commandments of the LORD
 \; but they did not so. And when the LORD raised them up judges\, then the
  LORD was with the judge\, and delivered them out of the hand of their ene
 mies all the days of the judge: for it repented the LORD because of their 
 groanings by reason of them that oppressed them and vexed them. And it cam
 e to pass\, when the judge was dead\, that they returned\, and corrupted t
 hemselves more than their fathers\, in following other gods to serve them\
 , and to bow down unto them\; they ceased not from their own doings\, nor 
 from their stubborn way. ¶ And the anger of the LORD was hot against Isra
 el\; and he said\, Because that this people hath transgressed my covenant 
 which I commanded their fathers\, and have not hearkened unto my voice\; I
  also will not henceforth drive out any from before them of the nations wh
 ich Joshua left when he died: That through them I may prove Israel\, wheth
 er they will keep the way of the LORD to walk therein\, as their fathers d
 id keep it\, or not. Therefore the LORD left those nations\, without drivi
 ng them out hastily\; neither delivered he them into the hand of Joshua.\n
 \nSecond Lesson — Luke 10:17-24\n¶ And the seventy returned again with 
 joy\, saying\, Lord\, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name
 . And he said unto them\, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven. Be
 hold\, 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 hurt you. Notw
 ithstanding 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 Father\, Lord 
 of heaven and earth\, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and pr
 udent\, and hast revealed them unto babes: even so\, Father\; for so it se
 emed good in thy sight. All things are delivered to me of my Father: and n
 o man knoweth who the Son is\, but the Father\; and who the Father is\, bu
 t the Son\, and he to whom the Son will reveal him. ¶ And he turned him u
 nto his disciples\, and said privately\, Blessed are the eyes which see th
 e things that ye see: For I tell you\, that many prophets and kings have d
 esired to see those things which ye see\, and have not seen them\; and to 
 hear those things which ye hear\, and have not heard them.\n\nEvening Pray
 er\nFirst Lesson — 2 Chronicles 35:1-18\nMoreover Josiah kept a passover
  unto the LORD in Jerusalem: and they killed the passover on the fourteent
 h day of the first month. And he set the priests in their charges\, and en
 couraged them to the service of the house of the LORD\, And said unto the 
 Levites that taught all Israel\, which were holy unto the LORD\, Put the h
 oly ark in the house which Solomon the son of David king of Israel did bui
 ld\; it shall not be a burden upon your shoulders: serve now the LORD your
  God\, and his people Israel\, And prepare yourselves by the houses of you
 r fathers\, after your courses\, according to the writing of David king of
  Israel\, and according to the writing of Solomon his son. And stand in th
 e holy place according to the divisions of the families of the fathers of 
 your brethren the people\, and after the division of the families of the L
 evites. So kill the passover\, and sanctify yourselves\, and prepare your 
 brethren\, that they may do according to the word of the LORD by the hand 
 of Moses. And Josiah gave to the people\, of the flock\, lambs and kids\, 
 all for the passover offerings\, for all that were present\, to the number
  of thirty thousand\, and three thousand bullocks: these were of the king
 ’s substance. And his princes gave willingly unto the people\, to the pr
 iests\, and to the Levites: Hilkiah and Zechariah and Jehiel\, rulers of t
 he house of God\, gave unto the priests for the passover offerings two tho
 usand and six hundred small cattle\, and three hundred oxen. Conaniah also
 \, and Shemaiah and Nethaneel\, his brethren\, and Hashabiah and Jeiel and
  Jozabad\, chief of the Levites\, gave unto the Levites for passover offer
 ings five thousand small cattle\, and five hundred oxen. So the service wa
 s prepared\, and the priests stood in their place\, and the Levites in the
 ir courses\, according to the king’s commandment. And they killed the pa
 ssover\, and the priests sprinkled the blood from their hands\, and the Le
 vites flayed them. And they removed the burnt offerings\, that they might 
 give according to the divisions of the families of the people\, to offer u
 nto the LORD\, as it is written in the book of Moses. And so did they with
  the oxen. And they roasted the passover with fire according to the ordina
 nce: but the other holy offerings sod they in pots\, and in caldrons\, and
  in pans\, and divided them speedily among all the people. And afterward t
 hey made ready for themselves\, and for the priests: because the priests t
 he sons of Aaron were busied in offering of burnt offerings and the fat un
 til night\; therefore the Levites prepared for themselves\, and for the pr
 iests the sons of Aaron. And the singers the sons of Asaph were in their p
 lace\, according to the commandment of David\, and Asaph\, and Heman\, and
  Jeduthun the king’s seer\; and the porters waited at every gate\; they 
 might not depart from their service\; for their brethren the Levites prepa
 red for them. So all the service of the LORD was prepared the same day\, t
 o keep the passover\, and to offer burnt offerings upon the altar of the L
 ORD\, according to the commandment of king Josiah. And the children of Isr
 ael that were present kept the passover at that time\, and the feast of un
 leavened bread seven days. And there was no passover like to that kept in 
 Israel from the days of Samuel the prophet\; neither did all the kings of 
 Israel keep such a passover as Josiah kept\, and the priests\, and the Lev
 ites\, and all Judah and Israel that were present\, and the inhabitants of
  Jerusalem.\n\nSecond Lesson — James 4:13-5:6\nGo to now\, ye that say\,
  To day or to morrow we will go into such a city\, and continue there a ye
 ar\, and buy and sell\, and get gain: Whereas ye know not what shall be on
  the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour\, that appeareth f
 or 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 knowe
 th to do good\, and doeth it not\, to him it is sin. Go to now\, ye rich m
 en\, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you. Your riches
  are corrupted\, and your garments are motheaten. Your gold and silver is 
 cankered\; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you\, and shall
  eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the 
 last days. Behold\, the hire of the labourers who have reaped down your fi
 elds\, which is of you kept back by fraud\, crieth: and the cries of them 
 which have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of sabaoth. Ye hav
 e lived in pleasure on the earth\, and been wanton\; ye have nourished you
 r hearts\, as in a day of slaughter. Ye have condemned and killed the just
 \; and he doth not resist you.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Judges 4:1-24\nAnd the childre
 n of Israel again did evil in the sight of the LORD\, when Ehud was dead. 
 And the LORD sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan\, that reigne
 d in Hazor\; the captain of whose host was Sisera\, which dwelt in Haroshe
 th of the Gentiles. And the children of Israel cried unto the LORD: for he
  had nine hundred chariots of iron\; and twenty years he mightily oppresse
 d the children of Israel. ¶ And Deborah\, a prophetess\, the wife of Lapi
 doth\, she judged Israel at that time. And she dwelt under the palm tree o
 f Deborah between Ramah and Beth-el in mount Ephraim: and the children of 
 Israel came up to her for judgment. And she sent and called Barak the son 
 of Abinoam out of Kedesh-naphtali\, and said unto him\, Hath not the LORD 
 God of Israel commanded\, saying\, Go and draw toward mount Tabor\, and ta
 ke with thee ten thousand men of the children of Naphtali and of the child
 ren of Zebulun? And I will draw unto thee to the river Kishon Sisera\, the
  captain of Jabin’s army\, with his chariots and his multitude\; and I w
 ill deliver him into thine hand. And Barak said unto her\, If thou wilt go
  with me\, then I will go: but if thou wilt not go with me\, then I will n
 ot go. And she said\, I will surely go with thee: notwithstanding the jour
 ney that thou takest shall not be for thine honour\; for the LORD shall se
 ll Sisera into the hand of a woman. And Deborah arose\, and went with Bara
 k to Kedesh. ¶ And Barak called Zebulun and Naphtali to Kedesh\; and he w
 ent up with ten thousand men at his feet: and Deborah went up with him. No
 w Heber the Kenite\, which was of the children of Hobab the father in law 
 of Moses\, had severed himself from the Kenites\, and pitched his tent unt
 o the plain of Zaanaim\, which is by Kedesh. And they shewed Sisera that B
 arak the son of Abinoam was gone up to mount Tabor. And Sisera gathered to
 gether all his chariots\, even nine hundred chariots of iron\, and all the
  people that were with him\, from Harosheth of the Gentiles unto the river
  of Kishon. And Deborah said unto Barak\, Up\; for this is the day in whic
 h the LORD hath delivered Sisera into thine hand: is not the LORD gone out
  before thee? So Barak went down from mount Tabor\, and ten thousand men a
 fter him. And the LORD discomfited Sisera\, and all his chariots\, and all
  his host\, with the edge of the sword before Barak\; so that Sisera light
 ed down off his chariot\, and fled away on his feet. But Barak pursued aft
 er the chariots\, and after the host\, unto Harosheth of the Gentiles: and
  all the host of Sisera fell upon the edge of the sword\; and there was no
 t a man left. Howbeit Sisera fled away on his feet to the tent of Jael the
  wife of Heber the Kenite: for there was peace between Jabin the king of H
 azor and the house of Heber the Kenite. ¶ And Jael went out to meet Siser
 a\, and said unto him\, Turn in\, my lord\, turn in to me\; fear not. And 
 when he had turned in unto her into the tent\, she covered him with a mant
 le. And he said unto her\, Give me\, I pray thee\, a little water to drink
 \; for I am thirsty. And she opened a bottle of milk\, and gave him drink\
 , and covered him. Again he said unto her\, Stand in the door of the tent\
 , and it shall be\, when any man doth come and enquire of thee\, and say\,
  Is there any man here? that thou shalt say\, No. Then Jael Heber’s wife
  took a nail of the tent\, and took an hammer in her hand\, and went softl
 y unto him\, and smote the nail into his temples\, and fastened it into th
 e ground: for he was fast asleep and weary. So he died. And\, behold\, as 
 Barak pursued Sisera\, Jael came out to meet him\, and said unto him\, Com
 e\, and I will shew thee the man whom thou seekest. And when he came into 
 her tent\, behold\, Sisera lay dead\, and the nail was in his temples. So 
 God subdued on that day Jabin the king of Canaan before the children of Is
 rael. And the hand of the children of Israel prospered\, and prevailed aga
 inst Jabin the king of Canaan\, until they had destroyed Jabin king of Can
 aan.\n\nSecond Lesson — Luke 10:25-37\n¶ And\, behold\, a certain lawye
 r stood up\, and tempted him\, saying\, Master\, what shall I do to inheri
 t eternal life? He said unto him\, What is written in the law? how readest
  thou? And he answering said\, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all t
 hy heart\, and with all thy soul\, and with all thy strength\, and with al
 l thy mind\; and thy neighbour as thyself. And he said unto him\, Thou has
 t answered right: this do\, and thou shalt live. But he\, willing to justi
 fy himself\, said unto Jesus\, And who is my neighbour? And Jesus answerin
 g said\, A certain  man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho\, and fell amo
 ng thieves\, which stripped him of his raiment\, and wounded him\, and dep
 arted\, leaving him half dead. And by chance there came down a certain pri
 est that way: and when he saw him\, he passed by on the other side. And li
 kewise 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\, c
 ame where he was: and when he saw him\, he had compassion on him\, And wen
 t to him\, and bound up his wounds\, pouring in oil and wine\, and set him
  on his own beast\, and 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 unto him\, Take care of him\; and whatsoever thou spen
 dest more\, when I come again\, I will repay thee. Which now of these thre
 e\, thinkest thou\, was neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves? An
 d he said\, He that shewed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him\, Go\, a
 nd do thou likewise.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 2 Chronicles 34:1
 9-33\nAnd it came to pass\, when the king had heard the words of the law\,
  that he rent his clothes. And the king commanded Hilkiah\, and Ahikam the
  son of Shaphan\, and Abdon the son of Micah\, and Shaphan the scribe\, an
 d Asaiah a servant of the king’s\, saying\, Go\, enquire of the LORD for
  me\, and for them that are left in Israel and in Judah\, concerning the w
 ords of the book that is found: for great is the wrath of the LORD that is
  poured out upon us\, because our fathers have not kept the word of the LO
 RD\, to do after all that is written in this book. And Hilkiah\, and they 
 that the king had appointed\, went to Huldah the prophetess\, the wife of 
 Shallum the son of Tikvath\, the son of Hasrah\, keeper of the wardrobe\; 
 (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the college:) and they spake to her to that
  effect. ¶ And she answered them\, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel\, Te
 ll ye the man that sent you to me\, Thus saith the LORD\, Behold\, I will 
 bring evil upon this place\, and upon the inhabitants thereof\, even all t
 he curses that are written in the book which they have read before the kin
 g of Judah: Because they have forsaken me\, and have burned incense unto o
 ther gods\, that they might provoke me to anger with all the works of thei
 r hands\; therefore my wrath shall be poured out upon this place\, and sha
 ll not be quenched. And as for the king of Judah\, who sent you to enquire
  of the LORD\, so shall ye say unto him\, Thus saith the LORD God of Israe
 l concerning the words which thou hast heard\; Because thine heart was ten
 der\, and thou didst humble thyself before God\, when thou heardest his wo
 rds against this place\, and against the inhabitants thereof\, and humbled
 st thyself before me\, and didst rend thy clothes\, and weep before me\; I
  have even heard thee also\, saith the LORD. Behold\, I will gather thee t
 o thy fathers\, and thou shalt be gathered to thy grave in peace\, neither
  shall thine eyes see all the evil that I will bring upon this place\, and
  upon the inhabitants of the same. So they brought the king word again. ¶
  Then the king sent and gathered together all the elders of Judah and Jeru
 salem. And the king went up into the house of the LORD\, and all the men o
 f Judah\, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem\, and the priests\, and the Lev
 ites\, and all the people\, great and small: and he read in their ears all
  the words of the book of the covenant that was found in the house of the 
 LORD. And the king stood in his place\, and made a covenant before the LOR
 D\, to walk after the LORD\, and to keep his commandments\, and his testim
 onies\, and his statutes\, with all his heart\, and with all his soul\, to
  perform the words of the covenant which are written in this book. And he 
 caused all that were present in Jerusalem and Benjamin to stand to it. And
  the inhabitants of Jerusalem did according to the covenant of God\, the G
 od of their fathers. And Josiah took away all the abominations out of all 
 the countries that pertained to the children of Israel\, and made all that
  were present in Israel to serve\, even to serve the LORD their God. And a
 ll his days they departed not from following the LORD\, the God of their f
 athers.\n\nSecond Lesson — James 5:7-20\nBe patient therefore\, brethren
 \, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold\, the husbandman waiteth for the pr
 ecious fruit of the earth\, and hath long patience for it\, until he recei
 ve the early and latter rain. Be ye also patient\; stablish your hearts: f
 or the coming of the Lord draweth nigh. Grudge not one against another\, b
 rethren\, lest ye be condemned: behold\, the judge standeth before the doo
 r. Take\, my brethren\, the prophets\, who have spoken in the name of the 
 Lord\, for an example of suffering affliction\, and of patience. Behold\, 
 we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job\, a
 nd have seen the end of the Lord\; that the Lord is very pitiful\, and of 
 tender mercy. But above all things\, my brethren\, swear not\, neither by 
 heaven\, neither by the earth\, neither by any other oath: but let your ye
 a be yea\; and your nay\, nay\; lest ye fall into condemnation. Is any amo
 ng 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 let them p
 ray over him\, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord: And the pra
 yer of faith shall save the sick\, and the Lord shall raise him up\; and i
 f he have committed sins\, they shall be forgiven him. Confess your faults
  one to another\, and pray one for another\, that ye may be healed. The ef
 fectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. Elias was a man s
 ubject to like passions as we are\, and he prayed earnestly that it might 
 not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and s
 ix months. And he prayed again\, and the heaven gave rain\, and the 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 f
 rom the error of his way shall save a soul from death\, and shall hide a m
 ultitude of sins.
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SUMMARY:Fourth Sunday after Trinity
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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SUMMARY:Saint Peter the Apostle
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 3:4-11\n¶ And he said 
 unto me\, Son of man\, go\, get thee unto the house of Israel\, and speak 
 with my words unto them. For thou art not sent to a people of a strange sp
 eech and of an hard language\, but to the house of Israel\; Not to many pe
 ople of a strange speech and of an hard language\, whose words thou canst 
 not understand. Surely\, had I sent thee to them\, they would have hearken
 ed unto thee. But the house of Israel will not hearken unto thee\; for the
 y will not hearken unto me: for all the house of Israel are impudent and h
 ardhearted. Behold\, I have made thy face strong against their faces\, and
  thy forehead strong against their foreheads. As an adamant harder than fl
 int have I made thy forehead: fear them not\, neither be dismayed at their
  looks\, though they be a rebellious house. Moreover he said unto me\, Son
  of man\, all my words that I shall speak unto thee receive in thine heart
 \, and hear with thine ears. And go\, get thee to them of the captivity\, 
 unto the children of thy people\, and speak unto them\, and tell them\, Th
 us saith the Lord GOD\; whether they will hear\, or whether they will forb
 ear.\n\nSecond Lesson — Acts 4:8-20\nThen Peter\, filled with the Holy G
 host\, said unto them\, Ye rulers of the people\, and elders of Israel\, I
 f we this day be examined of the good deed done to the impotent man\, by w
 hat means he is made whole\; Be it known unto you all\, and to all the peo
 ple of Israel\, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth\, whom ye cru
 cified\, whom God raised from the dead\, even by him doth this man stand h
 ere before you whole. This is the stone which was set at nought of you bui
 lders\, which is become the head of the corner. Neither is there salvation
  in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men\,
  whereby we must be saved. ¶ Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and 
 John\, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men\, they marv
 elled\; and they took knowledge of them\, that they had been with Jesus. A
 nd beholding the man which was healed standing with them\, they could say 
 nothing against it. But when they had commanded them to go aside out of th
 e council\, they conferred among themselves\, Saying\, What shall we do to
  these men? for that indeed a notable miracle hath been done by them is ma
 nifest to all them that dwell in Jerusalem\; and we can not deny it. But t
 hat it spread no further among the people\, let us straitly threaten them\
 , that they speak henceforth to no man in this name. And they called them\
 , and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus. B
 ut Peter and John answered and said unto them\, Whether it be right in the
  sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God\, judge ye. For we ca
 n not but speak the things which we have seen and heard.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Judges 6:1\, 11-40\nAnd the ch
 ildren of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD: and the LORD delivered
  them into the hand of Midian seven years. ¶ And there came an angel of t
 he LORD\, and sat under an oak which was in Ophrah\, that pertained unto J
 oash the Abi-ezrite: and his son Gideon threshed wheat by the winepress\, 
 to hide it from the Midianites. And the angel of the LORD appeared unto hi
 m\, and said unto him\, The LORD is with thee\, thou mighty man of valour.
  And Gideon said unto him\, Oh my Lord\, if the LORD be with us\, why then
  is all this befallen us? and where be all his miracles which our fathers 
 told us of\, saying\, Did not the LORD bring us up from Egypt? but now the
  LORD hath forsaken us\, and delivered us into the hands of the Midianites
 . And the LORD looked upon him\, and said\, Go in this thy might\, and tho
 u shalt save Israel from the hand of the Midianites: have not I sent thee?
  And he said unto him\, Oh my Lord\, wherewith shall I save Israel? behold
 \, my family is poor in Manasseh\, and I am the least in my father’s hou
 se. And the LORD said unto him\, Surely I will be with thee\, and thou sha
 lt smite the Midianites as one man. And he said unto him\, If now I have f
 ound grace in thy sight\, then shew me a sign that thou talkest with me. D
 epart not hence\, I pray thee\, until I come unto thee\, and bring forth m
 y present\, and set it before thee. And he said\, I will tarry until thou 
 come again. ¶ And Gideon went in\, and made ready a kid\, and unleavened 
 cakes of an ephah of flour: the flesh he put in a basket\, and he put the 
 broth in a pot\, and brought it out unto him under the oak\, and presented
  it. And the angel of God said unto him\, Take the flesh and the unleavene
 d cakes\, and lay them upon this rock\, and pour out the broth. And he did
  so. ¶ Then the angel of the LORD put forth the end of the staff that was
  in his hand\, and touched the flesh and the unleavened cakes\; and there 
 rose up fire out of the rock\, and consumed the flesh and the unleavened c
 akes. Then the angel of the LORD departed out of his sight. And when Gideo
 n perceived that he was an angel of the LORD\, Gideon said\, Alas\, O Lord
  GOD! for because I have seen an angel of the LORD face to face. And the L
 ORD said unto him\, Peace be unto thee\; fear not: thou shalt not die. The
 n Gideon built an altar there unto the LORD\, and called it Jehovah-shalom
 : unto this day it is yet in Ophrah of the Abi-ezrites. ¶ And it came to 
 pass the same night\, that the LORD said unto him\, Take thy father’s yo
 ung bullock\, even the second bullock of seven years old\, and throw down 
 the altar of Baal that thy father hath\, and cut down the grove that is by
  it: And build an altar unto the LORD thy God upon the top of this rock\, 
 in the ordered place\, and take the second bullock\, and offer a burnt sac
 rifice with the wood of the grove which thou shalt cut down. Then Gideon t
 ook ten men of his servants\, and did as the LORD had said unto him: and s
 o it was\, because he feared his father’s household\, and the men of the
  city\, that he could not do it by day\, that he did it by night. ¶ And w
 hen the men of the city arose early in the morning\, behold\, the altar of
  Baal was cast down\, and the grove was cut down that was by it\, and the 
 second bullock was offered upon the altar that was built. And they said on
 e to another\, Who hath done this thing? And when they enquired and asked\
 , they said\, Gideon the son of Joash hath done this thing. Then the men o
 f the city said unto Joash\, Bring out thy son\, that he may die: because 
 he hath cast down the altar of Baal\, and because he hath cut down the gro
 ve that was by it. And Joash said unto all that stood against him\, Will y
 e plead for Baal? will ye save him? he that will plead for him\, let him b
 e put to death whilst it is yet morning: if he be a god\, let him plead fo
 r himself\, because one hath cast down his altar. Therefore on that day he
  called him Jerubbaal\, saying\, Let Baal plead against him\, because he h
 ath thrown down his altar. ¶ Then all the Midianites and the Amalekites a
 nd the children of the east were gathered together\, and went over\, and p
 itched in the valley of Jezreel. But the Spirit of the LORD came upon Gide
 on\, and he blew a trumpet\; and Abi-ezer was gathered after him. And he s
 ent messengers throughout all Manasseh\; who also was gathered after him: 
 and he sent messengers unto Asher\, and unto Zebulun\, and unto Naphtali\;
  and they came up to meet them. ¶ And Gideon said unto God\, If thou wilt
  save Israel by mine hand\, as thou hast said\, Behold\, I will put a flee
 ce of wool in the floor\; and if the dew be on the fleece only\, and it be
  dry upon all the earth beside\, then shall I know that thou wilt save Isr
 ael by mine hand\, as thou hast said. And it was so: for he rose up early 
 on the morrow\, and thrust the fleece together\, and wringed the dew out o
 f the fleece\, a bowl full of water. And Gideon said unto God\, Let not th
 ine anger be hot against me\, and I will speak but this once: let me prove
 \, I pray thee\, but this once with the fleece\; let it now be dry only up
 on the fleece\, and upon all the ground let there be dew. And God did so t
 hat night: for it was dry upon the fleece only\, and there was dew on all 
 the ground.\n\nSecond Lesson — Luke 11:1-13\nAnd it came to pass\, that\
 , as he was praying in a certain place\, when he ceased\, one of his disci
 ples said unto him\, Lord\, teach us to pray\, as John also taught his dis
 ciples. 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. And forgive u
 s our sins\; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lea
 d us not into temptation\; but deliver us from evil. And he said 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 him? 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 thee. I say un
 to you\, Though he will not rise and give him\, because he is his friend\,
  yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he ne
 edeth. And I say unto you\, Ask\, and it shall be given you\; seek\, and y
 e shall find\; knock\, and it shall be opened unto you. For every one that
  asketh receiveth\; and he that seeketh findeth\; and to him that knocketh
  it shall be opened. If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a fath
 er\, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish\, will he for a fish gi
 ve 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 your children
 : how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them th
 at ask him?\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Jeremiah 38:1-13\nThen She
 phatiah the son of Mattan\, and Gedaliah the son of Pashur\, and Jucal the
  son of Shelemiah\, and Pashur the son of Malchiah\, heard the words that 
 Jeremiah had spoken unto all the people\, saying\, Thus saith the LORD\, H
 e that remaineth in this city shall die by the sword\, by the famine\, and
  by the pestilence: but he that goeth forth to the Chaldeans shall live\; 
 for he shall have his life for a prey\, and shall live. Thus saith the LOR
 D\, This city shall surely be given into the hand of the king of Babylon
 ’s army\, which shall take it. Therefore the princes said unto the king\
 , We beseech thee\, let this man be put to death: for thus he weakeneth th
 e hands of the men of war that remain in this city\, and the hands of all 
 the people\, in speaking such words unto them: for this man seeketh not th
 e welfare of this people\, but the hurt. Then Zedekiah the king said\, Beh
 old\, he is in your hand: for the king is not he that can do any thing aga
 inst you. Then took they Jeremiah\, and cast him into the dungeon of Malch
 iah the son of Hammelech\, that was in the court of the prison: and they l
 et down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water\, but m
 ire: so Jeremiah sunk in the mire. ¶ Now when Ebed-melech the Ethiopian\,
  one of the eunuchs which was in the king’s house\, heard that they had 
 put Jeremiah in the dungeon\; the king then sitting in the gate of Benjami
 n\; Ebed-melech went forth out of the king’s house\, and spake to the ki
 ng\, saying\, My lord the king\, these men have done evil in all that they
  have done to Jeremiah the prophet\, whom they have cast into the dungeon\
 ; and he is like to die for hunger in the place where he is: for there is 
 no more bread in the city. Then the king commanded Ebed-melech the Ethiopi
 an\, saying\, Take from hence thirty men with thee\, and take up Jeremiah 
 the prophet out of the dungeon\, before he die. So Ebed-melech took the me
 n with him\, and went into the house of the king under the treasury\, and 
 took thence old cast clouts and old rotten rags\, and let them down by cor
 ds into the dungeon to Jeremiah. And Ebed-melech the Ethiopian said unto J
 eremiah\, Put now these old cast clouts and rotten rags under thine armhol
 es under the cords. And Jeremiah did so. So they drew up Jeremiah with cor
 ds\, and took him up out of the dungeon: and Jeremiah remained in the cour
 t of the prison.\n\nSecond Lesson — Romans 1:8-17\nFirst\, I thank my Go
 d through Jesus Christ for you all\, that your faith is spoken of througho
 ut the whole world. For God is my witness\, 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 by any means now at length I might ha
 ve 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 b
 y 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 hit
 herto\,) that I might have some fruit among you also\, even as among other
  Gentiles. I am debtor both to the Greeks\, and to the Barbarians\; both t
 o the wise\, and to the unwise. So\, as much as in me is\, I am ready to p
 reach the gospel to you that are at Rome 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\, and 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 — Judges 7:1-23\nThen Jerubbaal\
 , who is Gideon\, and all the people that were with him\, rose up early\, 
 and pitched beside the well of Harod: so that the host of the Midianites w
 ere on the north side of them\, by the hill of Moreh\, in the valley. And 
 the 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\, 
 proclaim in the ears of the people\, saying\, Whosoever is fearful and afr
 aid\, let him return and depart early from mount Gilead. And there returne
 d 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 
 down 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 
 go with thee\; and of whomsoever I say unto thee\, This shall not go with 
 thee\, 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 
 every 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 wil
 l 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 
 their hand\, and their trumpets: and he sent all the rest of Israel every 
 man unto his tent\, and retained those three hundred men: and the host of 
 Midian was beneath him in the valley. ¶ And it came to pass the same nigh
 t\, that the LORD said unto him\, Arise\, get thee down unto the host\; fo
 r I have delivered it into thine hand. But if thou fear to go down\, go th
 ou with Phurah thy servant down to the host: And thou shalt hear what they
  say\; and afterward shall thine hands be strengthened to go down unto the
  host. Then went he down with Phurah his servant unto the outside of the a
 rmed men that were in the host. And the Midianites and the Amalekites and 
 all the children of the east lay along in the valley like grasshoppers for
  multitude\; and their camels were without number\, as the sand by the sea
  side for multitude. And when Gideon was come\, behold\, there was a man t
 hat told a dream unto his fellow\, and said\, Behold\, I dreamed a dream\,
  and\, lo\, a cake of barley bread tumbled into the host of Midian\, and c
 ame unto a tent\, and smote it that it fell\, and overturned it\, that the
  tent lay along. And his fellow answered and said\, This is nothing else s
 ave the sword of Gideon the son of Joash\, a man of Israel: for into his h
 and hath God delivered Midian\, and all the host. ¶ And it was so\, when 
 Gideon heard the telling of the dream\, and the interpretation thereof\, t
 hat he worshipped\, and returned into the host of Israel\, and said\, Aris
 e\; for the LORD hath delivered into your hand the host of Midian. And he 
 divided the three hundred men into three companies\, and he put a trumpet 
 in every man’s hand\, with empty pitchers\, and lamps within the pitcher
 s. And he said unto them\, Look on me\, and do likewise: and\, behold\, wh
 en I come to the outside of the camp\, it shall be that\, as I do\, so sha
 ll ye do. When I blow with a trumpet\, I and all that are with me\, then b
 low ye the trumpets also on every side of all the camp\, and say\, The swo
 rd of the LORD\, and of Gideon. ¶ So Gideon\, and the hundred men that we
 re with him\, came unto the outside of the camp in the beginning of the mi
 ddle watch\; and they had but newly set the watch: and they blew the trump
 ets\, and brake the pitchers that were in their hands. And the three compa
 nies blew the trumpets\, and brake the pitchers\, and held the lamps in th
 eir left hands\, and the trumpets in their right hands to blow withal: and
  they cried\, 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 sword 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 Tabbath. And the men of Israel gathered themselves together out of 
 Naphtali\, and out of Asher\, and out of all Manasseh\, and pursued after 
 the Midianites.\n\nSecond Lesson — Luke 11:14-28\n¶ And he was casting 
 out a devil\, and it was dumb. And it came to pass\, when the devil was go
 ne out\, the dumb spake\; and the people wondered. But some of them said\,
  He casteth out devils through Beelzebub the chief of the devils. And othe
 rs\, tempting him\, sought of him a sign from heaven. But he\, knowing the
 ir thoughts\, said unto them\, Every kingdom divided against itself is bro
 ught to desolation\; and a house divided against a house falleth. If Satan
  also be divided against himself\, how shall his kingdom stand? because 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 y
 our judges. But if I with the finger of God cast out devils\, no doubt the
  kingdom of God is come upon you. When a strong man armed keepeth his pala
 ce\, his goods are in peace: But when a stronger than he shall come upon h
 im\, and overcome him\, he taketh from him all his armour wherein he trust
 ed\, and divideth his spoils. He that is not with me is against me: and he
  that gathereth not with me scattereth. When the unclean spirit is gone ou
 t of a man\, he walketh through dry places\, seeking rest\; and finding no
 ne\, he saith\, I will return unto my house whence I came out. And when he
  cometh\, he findeth it swept and garnished. Then goeth he\, and taketh to
  him seven other spirits more wicked than himself\; and they enter in\, an
 d 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 the co
 mpany lifted up her voice\, and said unto him\, Blessed is the womb that b
 are thee\, and the paps which thou hast sucked. But he said\, Yea rather\,
  blessed are they that hear the word of God\, and keep it.\n\nEvening Pray
 er\nFirst Lesson — Jeremiah 38:14-28\n¶ Then Zedekiah the king sent\, a
 nd took Jeremiah the prophet unto him into the third entry that is in the 
 house of the LORD: and the king said unto Jeremiah\, I will ask thee a thi
 ng\; hide nothing from me. Then Jeremiah said unto Zedekiah\, If I declare
  it unto thee\, wilt thou not surely put me to death? and if I give thee c
 ounsel\, wilt thou not hearken unto me? So Zedekiah the king sware secretl
 y unto Jeremiah\, saying\, As the LORD liveth\, that made us this soul\, I
  will not put thee to death\, neither will I give thee into the hand of th
 ese men that seek thy life. Then said Jeremiah unto Zedekiah\, Thus saith 
 the LORD\, the God of hosts\, the God of Israel\; If thou wilt assuredly g
 o forth unto the king of Babylon’s princes\, then thy soul shall live\, 
 and this city shall not be burned with fire\; and thou shalt live\, and th
 ine house: But if thou wilt not go forth to the king of Babylon’s prince
 s\, then shall this city be given into the hand of the Chaldeans\, and the
 y shall burn it with fire\, and thou shalt not escape out of their hand. A
 nd Zedekiah the king said unto Jeremiah\, I am afraid of the Jews that are
  fallen to the Chaldeans\, lest they deliver me into their hand\, and they
  mock me. But Jeremiah said\, They shall not deliver thee. Obey\, I beseec
 h thee\, the voice of the LORD\, which I speak unto thee: so it shall be w
 ell unto thee\, and thy soul shall live. But if thou refuse to go forth\, 
 this is the word that the LORD hath shewed me: And\, behold\, all the wome
 n that are left in the king of Judah’s house shall be brought forth to t
 he king of Babylon’s princes\, and those women shall say\, Thy friends h
 ave set thee on\, and have prevailed against thee: thy feet are sunk in th
 e mire\, and they are turned away back. So they shall bring out all thy wi
 ves and thy children to the Chaldeans: and thou shalt not escape out of th
 eir hand\, but shalt be taken by the hand of the king of Babylon: and thou
  shalt cause this city to be burned with fire. ¶ Then said Zedekiah unto 
 Jeremiah\, Let no man know of these words\, and thou shalt not die. But if
  the princes hear that I have talked with thee\, and they come unto thee\,
  and say unto thee\, Declare unto us now what thou hast said unto the king
 \, hide it not from us\, and we will not put thee to death\; also what the
  king said unto thee: Then thou shalt say unto them\, I presented my suppl
 ication before the king\, that he would not cause me to return to Jonathan
 ’s house\, to die there. Then came all the princes unto Jeremiah\, and a
 sked him: and he told them according to all these words that the king had 
 commanded. So they left off speaking with him\; for the matter was not per
 ceived. So Jeremiah abode in the court of the prison until the day that Je
 rusalem was taken: and he was there when Jerusalem was taken.\n\nSecond Le
 sson — Romans 1:18-32\nFor the wrath of God is revealed from heaven agai
 nst all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men\, who hold the truth in unr
 ighteousness\; 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 t
 he creation of the world are clearly seen\, being understood by the things
  that are made\, even his eternal power and Godhead\; so that they are wit
 hout excuse: Because that\, when they knew God\, they glorified him not as
  God\, neither were thankful\; but became vain in their imaginations\, and
  their foolish heart was darkened. Professing themselves to be wise\, they
  became fools\, And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an ima
 ge made like to corruptible man\, and to birds\, and fourfooted beasts\, a
 nd creeping things. Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through
  the lusts of their own hearts\, to dishonour their own bodies between the
 mselves: Who changed the truth of God into a lie\, and worshipped and serv
 ed the creature more than the Creator\, who is blessed for ever. Amen. For
  this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women di
 d change the natural use into that which is against nature: And likewise a
 lso the men\, leaving the natural use of the woman\, burned in their lust 
 one toward another\; men with men working that which is unseemly\, and rec
 eiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet. And ev
 en as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge\, God gave them o
 ver to a reprobate mind\, to do those things which are not convenient\; Be
 ing filled with all unrighteousness\, fornication\, wickedness\, covetousn
 ess\, maliciousness\; full of envy\, murder\, debate\, deceit\, malignity\
 ; whisperers\, Backbiters\, haters of God\, despiteful\, proud\, boasters\
 , inventors of evil things\, disobedient to parents\, Without understandin
 g\, covenantbreakers\, without natural affection\, implacable\, unmerciful
 : Who knowing the judgment of God\, that they which commit such things are
  worthy of death\, not only do the same\, but have pleasure in them that d
 o them.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Judges 9:1-21\nAnd Abimelech t
 he son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem unto his mother’s brethren\, and com
 muned with them\, and with all the family of the house of his mother’s f
 ather\, saying\, Speak\, I pray you\, in the ears of all the men of Sheche
 m\, Whether is better for you\, either that all the sons of Jerubbaal\, wh
 ich are threescore and ten persons\, reign over you\, or that one reign ov
 er you? remember also that I am your bone and your flesh. And his mother
 ’s brethren spake of him in the ears of all the men of Shechem all these
  words: and their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech\; for they said\, He
  is our brother. And they gave him threescore and ten pieces of silver out
  of the house of Baal-berith\, wherewith Abimelech hired vain and light pe
 rsons\, which followed him. And he went unto his father’s house at Ophra
 h\, and slew his brethren the sons of Jerubbaal\, being threescore and ten
  persons\, upon one stone: notwithstanding yet Jotham the youngest son of 
 Jerubbaal was left\; for he hid himself. And all the men of Shechem gather
 ed together\, and all the house of Millo\, and went\, and made Abimelech k
 ing\, by the plain of the pillar that was in Shechem. ¶ And when they tol
 d it to Jotham\, he went and stood in the top of mount Gerizim\, and lifte
 d up his voice\, and cried\, and said unto them\, Hearken unto me\, ye men
  of Shechem\, that God may hearken unto you. The trees went forth on a tim
 e to anoint a king over them\; and they said unto the olive tree\, Reign t
 hou over us. But the olive tree said unto them\, Should I leave my fatness
 \, wherewith by me they honour God and man\, and go to be promoted over th
 e trees? And the trees said to the fig tree\, Come thou\, and reign over u
 s. But the fig tree said unto them\, Should I forsake my sweetness\, and m
 y good fruit\, and go to be promoted over the trees? Then said the trees u
 nto the vine\, Come thou\, and reign over us. And the vine said unto them\
 , Should I leave my wine\, which cheereth God and man\, and go to be promo
 ted over the trees? Then said all the trees unto the bramble\, Come thou\,
  and reign over us. And the bramble said unto the trees\, If in truth ye a
 noint me king over you\, then come and put your trust in my shadow: and if
  not\, let fire come out of the bramble\, and devour the cedars of Lebanon
 . Now therefore\, if ye have done truly and sincerely\, in that ye have ma
 de Abimelech king\, and if ye have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house
 \, and have done unto him according to the deserving of his hands\; (For m
 y father fought for you\, and adventured his life far\, and delivered you 
 out of the hand of Midian: And ye are risen up against my father’s house
  this day\, and have slain his sons\, threescore and ten persons\, upon on
 e stone\, and have made Abimelech\, the son of his maidservant\, king over
  the men of Shechem\, because he is your brother\;) If ye then have dealt 
 truly and sincerely with Jerubbaal and with his house this day\, then rejo
 ice ye in Abimelech\, and let him also rejoice in you: But if not\, let fi
 re come out from Abimelech\, and devour the men of Shechem\, and the house
  of Millo\; and let fire come out from the men of Shechem\, and from the h
 ouse of Millo\, and devour Abimelech. And Jotham ran away\, and fled\, and
  went to Beer\, and dwelt there\, for fear of Abimelech his brother.\n\nSe
 cond Lesson — Luke 11:29-36\n¶ And when the people were gathered thick 
 together\, 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 to this generation. The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgme
 nt with the men of this generation\, and condemn them: for she came from t
 he utmost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon\; and\, behold\
 , a greater than Solomon is here. The men of Nineve shall rise up in the j
 udgment with this generation\, and shall condemn it: for they repented at 
 the preaching of Jonas\; and\, behold\, a greater than Jonas is here. No m
 an\, when he hath lighted a candle\, putteth it in a secret place\, neithe
 r under a bushel\, but on a candlestick\, that they which come in may see 
 the light. The light of the body is the eye: therefore when thine eye is s
 ingle\, 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 wh
 ich is in thee be not darkness. If thy whole body therefore be full of lig
 ht\, having no part dark\, the whole shall be full of light\, as when the 
 bright shining of a candle doth give thee light.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst 
 Lesson — Jeremiah 39\nIn the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah\, in t
 he tenth month\, came Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon and all his army agai
 nst Jerusalem\, and they besieged it. And in the eleventh year of Zedekiah
 \, in the fourth month\, the ninth day of the month\, the city was broken 
 up. And all the princes of the king of Babylon came in\, and sat in the mi
 ddle gate\, even Nergal-sharezer\, Samgar-nebo\, Sarsechim\, Rab-saris\, N
 ergal-sharezer\, Rab-mag\, with all the residue of the princes of the king
  of Babylon. ¶ And it came to pass\, that when Zedekiah the king of Judah
  saw them\, and all the men of war\, then they fled\, and went forth out o
 f the city by night\, by the way of the king’s garden\, by the gate betw
 ixt the two walls: and he went out the way of the plain. But the Chaldeans
 ’ army pursued after them\, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jeric
 ho: and when they had taken him\, they brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar ki
 ng of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath\, where he gave judgment upo
 n him. Then the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah in Riblah before
  his eyes: also the king of Babylon slew all the nobles of Judah. Moreover
  he put out Zedekiah’s eyes\, and bound him with chains\, to carry him t
 o Babylon. ¶ And the Chaldeans burned the king’s house\, and the houses
  of the people\, with fire\, and brake down the walls of Jerusalem. Then N
 ebuzar-adan the captain of the guard carried away captive into Babylon the
  remnant of the people that remained in the city\, and those that fell awa
 y\, that fell to him\, with the rest of the people that remained. But Nebu
 zar-adan the captain of the guard left of the poor of the people\, which h
 ad nothing\, in the land of Judah\, and gave them vineyards and fields at 
 the same time. ¶ Now Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon gave charge concernin
 g Jeremiah to Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard\, saying\, Take him\, 
 and look well to him\, and do him no harm\; but do unto him even as he sha
 ll say unto thee. So Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard sent\, and Nebu
 shasban\, Rab-saris\, and Nergal-sharezer\, Rab-mag\, and all the king of 
 Babylon’s princes\; Even they sent\, and took Jeremiah out of the court 
 of the prison\, and committed him unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son 
 of Shaphan\, that he should carry him home: so he dwelt among the people. 
 ¶ Now the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah\, while he was shut up in t
 he court of the prison\, saying\, Go and speak to Ebed-melech the Ethiopia
 n\, saying\, Thus saith the LORD of hosts\, the God of Israel\; Behold\, I
  will bring my words upon this city for evil\, and not for good\; and they
  shall be accomplished in that day before thee. But I will deliver thee in
  that day\, saith the LORD: and thou shalt not be given into the hand of t
 he men of whom thou art afraid. For I will surely deliver thee\, and thou 
 shalt not fall by the sword\, but thy life shall be for a prey unto thee: 
 because thou hast put thy trust in me\, saith the LORD.\n\nSecond Lesson 
 — Romans 2:1-16\nTherefore thou art inexcusable\, O man\, whosoever thou
  art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another\, thou condemnest thys
 elf\; for thou that judgest doest the same things. But we are sure that th
 e judgment of God is according to truth against them which commit such thi
 ngs. And thinkest thou this\, O man\, that judgest them which do such thin
 gs\, and doest the same\, that thou shalt escape the judgment of God? Or d
 espisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering
 \; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance? But af
 ter thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath aga
 inst the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God\; Wh
 o will render to every man according to his deeds: To them who by patient 
 continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality\, eter
 nal life: But unto them that are contentious\, and do not obey the truth\,
  but obey unrighteousness\, indignation and wrath\, Tribulation and anguis
 h\, upon every soul of man that doeth evil\, of the Jew first\, and also o
 f the Gentile\; But glory\, honour\, and peace\, to every man that worketh
  good\, to the Jew first\, and also to the Gentile: For there is no respec
 t of persons with God. For as many as have sinned without law shall also p
 erish without law: and as many as have sinned in the law shall be judged b
 y the law\; (For not the hearers of the law are just before God\, but the 
 doers of the law shall be justified. For when the Gentiles\, which have no
 t the law\, do by nature the things contained in the law\, these\, having 
 not the law\, are a law unto themselves: Which shew the work of the law wr
 itten in their hearts\, their conscience also bearing witness\, and their 
 thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another\;) In the da
 y when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my 
 gospel.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Judges 9:44-57\nAnd Abimelech\
 , and the company that was with him\, rushed forward\, and stood in the en
 tering of the gate of the city: and the two other companies ran upon all t
 he people that were in the fields\, and slew them. And Abimelech fought ag
 ainst the city all that day\; and he took the city\, and slew the people t
 hat was therein\, and beat down the city\, and sowed it with salt. ¶ And 
 when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard that\, they entered into an
  hold of the house of the god Berith. And it was told Abimelech\, that all
  the men of the tower of Shechem were gathered together. And Abimelech gat
  him up to mount Zalmon\, he and all the people that were with him\; and A
 bimelech took an axe in his hand\, and cut down a bough from the trees\, a
 nd took it\, and laid it on his shoulder\, and said unto the people that w
 ere with him\, What ye have seen me do\, make haste\, and do as I have don
 e. And all the people likewise cut down every man his bough\, and followed
  Abimelech\, and put them to the hold\, and set the hold on fire upon them
 \; so that all the men of the tower of Shechem died also\, about a thousan
 d men and women. ¶ Then went Abimelech to Thebez\, and encamped against T
 hebez\, and took it. But there was a strong tower within the city\, and th
 ither fled all the men and women\, and all they of the city\, and shut it 
 to them\, and gat them up to the top of the tower. And Abimelech came unto
  the tower\, and fought against it\, and went hard unto the door of the to
 wer to burn it with fire. And a certain woman cast a piece of a millstone 
 upon Abimelech’s head\, and all to brake his skull. Then he called hasti
 ly unto the young man his armourbearer\, and said unto him\, Draw thy swor
 d\, and slay me\, that men say not of me\, A woman slew him. And his young
  man thrust him through\, and he died. And when the men of Israel saw that
  Abimelech was dead\, they departed every man unto his place. ¶ Thus God 
 rendered the wickedness of Abimelech\, which he did unto his father\, in s
 laying his seventy brethren: And all the evil of the men of Shechem did Go
 d render upon their heads: and upon them came the curse of Jotham the son 
 of Jerubbaal.\n\nSecond Lesson — Luke 11:37-44\n¶ And as he spake\, a c
 ertain Pharisee besought him to dine with him: and he went in\, and sat do
 wn to meat. And when the Pharisee saw it\, he marvelled that he had not fi
 rst 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 not he that made that w
 hich is without make that which is within also? But rather give alms of su
 ch things as ye have\; and\, behold\, all things are clean unto you. But w
 oe unto you\, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and 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 lov
 e the uppermost seats in the synagogues\, and greetings in the markets. Wo
 e unto you\, scribes and Pharisees\, hypocrites! for ye are as graves whic
 h appear not\, and the men that walk over them are not aware of them.\n\nE
 vening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Jeremiah 40\nThe word that came to Jeremia
 h from the LORD\, after that Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard had let
  him go from Ramah\, when he had taken him being bound in chains among all
  that were carried away captive of Jerusalem and Judah\, which were carrie
 d away captive unto Babylon. And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah\, 
 and said unto him\, The LORD thy God hath pronounced this evil upon this p
 lace. Now the LORD hath brought it\, and done according as he hath said: b
 ecause ye have sinned against the LORD\, and have not obeyed his voice\, t
 herefore this thing is come upon you. And now\, behold\, I loose thee this
  day from the chains which were upon thine hand. If it seem good unto thee
  to come with me into Babylon\, come\; and I will look well unto thee: but
  if it seem ill unto thee to come with me into Babylon\, forbear: behold\,
  all the land is before thee: whither it seemeth good and convenient for t
 hee to go\, thither go. Now while he was not yet gone back\, he said\, Go 
 back also to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan\, whom the king
  of Babylon hath made governor over the cities of Judah\, and dwell with h
 im among the people: or go wheresoever it seemeth convenient unto thee to 
 go. So the captain of the guard gave him victuals and a reward\, and let h
 im go. Then went Jeremiah unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah\; and 
 dwelt with him among the people that were left in the land. ¶ Now when al
 l the captains of the forces which were in the fields\, even they and thei
 r men\, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam
  governor in the land\, and had committed unto him men\, and women\, and c
 hildren\, and of the poor of the land\, of them that were not carried away
  captive to Babylon\; Then they came to Gedaliah to Mizpah\, even Ishmael 
 the son of Nethaniah\, and Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah\, and S
 eraiah the son of Tanhumeth\, and the sons of Ephai the Netophathite\, and
  Jezaniah the son of a Maachathite\, they and their men. And Gedaliah the 
 son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan sware unto them and to their men\, saying
 \, Fear not to serve the Chaldeans: dwell in the land\, and serve the king
  of Babylon\, and it shall be well with you. As for me\, behold\, I will d
 well at Mizpah to serve the Chaldeans\, which will come unto us: but ye\, 
 gather ye wine\, and summer fruits\, and oil\, and put them in your vessel
 s\, and dwell in your cities that ye have taken. Likewise when all the Jew
 s that were in Moab\, and among the Ammonites\, and in Edom\, and that wer
 e in all the countries\, heard that the king of Babylon had left a remnant
  of Judah\, and that he had set over them Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the s
 on of Shaphan\; Even all the Jews returned out of all places whither they 
 were driven\, and came to the land of Judah\, to Gedaliah\, unto Mizpah\, 
 and gathered wine and summer fruits very much. ¶ Moreover Johanan the son
  of Kareah\, and all the captains of the forces that were in the fields\, 
 came to Gedaliah to Mizpah\, And said unto him\, Dost thou certainly know 
 that Baalis the king of the Ammonites hath sent Ishmael the son of Nethani
 ah to slay thee? But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam believed them not. Then Jo
 hanan the son of Kareah spake to Gedaliah in Mizpah secretly\, saying\, Le
 t me go\, I pray thee\, and I will slay Ishmael the son of Nethaniah\, and
  no man shall know it: wherefore should he slay thee\, that all the Jews w
 hich are gathered unto thee should be scattered\, and the remnant in Judah
  perish? But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam said unto Johanan the son of Karea
 h\, Thou shalt not do this thing: for thou speakest falsely of Ishmael.\n\
 nSecond Lesson — Romans 2:17-29\nBehold\, thou art called a Jew\, and re
 stest in the law\, and makest thy boast of God\, And knowest his will\, an
 d approvest the things that are more excellent\, being instructed out of t
 he law\; And art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind\, a 
 light of them which are in darkness\, An instructor of the foolish\, a tea
 cher of babes\, which hast the form of knowledge and of the truth in the l
 aw. Thou therefore which teachest another\, teachest thou not thyself? tho
 u that preachest a man should not steal\, dost thou steal? Thou that sayes
 t a man should not commit adultery\, dost thou commit adultery? thou that 
 abhorrest idols\, dost thou commit sacrilege? Thou that makest thy boast o
 f the law\, through breaking the law dishonourest thou God? For the name o
 f God is blasphemed among the Gentiles through you\, as it is written. For
  circumcision verily profiteth\, if thou keep the law: but if thou be a br
 eaker of the law\, thy circumcision is made uncircumcision. Therefore if t
 he uncircumcision keep the righteousness of the law\, shall not his uncirc
 umcision be counted for circumcision? And shall not uncircumcision which i
 s by nature\, if it fulfil the law\, judge thee\, who by the letter and ci
 rcumcision dost transgress the law? For he is not a Jew\, which is one out
 wardly\; neither is that circumcision\, which is outward in the flesh: But
  he is a Jew\, which is one inwardly\; and circumcision is that of the hea
 rt\, in the spirit\, and not in the letter\; whose praise is not of men\, 
 but of God.
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SUMMARY:Independence Day
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 19:16-30\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 cal
 lest thou 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\, Th
 ou shalt not steal\, Thou shalt not bear false witness\, Honour thy father
  and thy mother: and\, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. The young
  man saith 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 th
 at thou hast\, and give to the poor\, and thou shalt have treasure in heav
 en: and come and follow me. But when the young man heard that saying\, he 
 went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions. ¶ Then said Jesus unto
  his disciples\, Verily I say unto you\, That a rich man shall hardly ente
 r into the kingdom of heaven. And again I say unto you\, It is easier for 
 a camel to go through the eye of a needle\, than for a rich man to enter i
 nto the kingdom of God. When his disciples heard it\, they were exceedingl
 y amazed\, saying\, Who then can be saved? But Jesus beheld them\, and sai
 d unto them\, With men this is impossible\; but with God all things are po
 ssible. ¶ Then answered Peter and said unto him\, Behold\, we have forsak
 en all\, and followed thee\; what shall we have therefore? And Jesus said 
 unto them\, Verily I say unto you\, That ye which have followed me\, in th
 e 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 Israe
 l. 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 s
 ake\, shall receive an hundredfold\, and shall inherit everlasting life. B
 ut many that are first shall be last\; and the last shall be first.\n\nEve
 ning 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\, an
 d long life\, and peace\, shall they add to thee. Let not mercy and truth 
 forsake thee: bind them about thy neck\; write them upon the table of thin
 e heart: 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
  thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him\, and he shall d
 irect thy paths. ¶ Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD\, and dep
 art from evil. ¶ My son\, despise not the chastening of the LORD\; neithe
 r be weary of his correction: For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth\; eve
 n as a father the son in whom he delighteth.\n\nSecond Lesson — Luke 14:
 25-35\n¶ And there went great multitudes with him: and he turned\, and sa
 id unto them\, If any man come to me\, and hate not his father\, and mothe
 r\, and wife\, and children\, and brethren\, and sisters\, yea\, and his o
 wn life also\, he cannot be my disciple. And whosoever doth not bear his c
 ross\, and come after me\, cannot be my disciple. For which of you\, inten
 ding to build a tower\, sitteth not down first\, and counteth the cost\, w
 hether he have sufficient to finish it? Lest haply\, after he hath laid th
 e foundation\, and is not able to finish it\, all that behold it begin to 
 mock him\, Saying\, This man began to build\, and was not able to finish. 
 Or what king\, going to make war against another king\, sitteth not down f
 irst\, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him tha
 t cometh against him with twenty thousand? Or else\, while the other is ye
 t a great way off\, he sendeth an ambassage\, and desireth conditions of p
 eace. 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 los
 t his savour\, wherewith shall it be seasoned? It is neither fit for the l
 and\, 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 — Judges 13\nAnd the children of
  Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD\; and the LORD delivered t
 hem into the hand of the Philistines forty years. ¶ And there was a certa
 in man of Zorah\, of the family of the Danites\, whose name was Manoah\; a
 nd his wife was barren\, and bare not. And the angel of the LORD appeared 
 unto the woman\, and said unto her\, Behold now\, thou art barren\, and be
 arest not: but thou shalt conceive\, and bear a son. Now therefore beware\
 , I pray thee\, and drink not wine nor strong drink\, and eat not any uncl
 ean thing: For\, lo\, thou shalt conceive\, and bear a son\; and no razor 
 shall come on his head: for the child shall be a Nazarite unto God from th
 e womb: and he shall begin to deliver Israel out of the hand of the Philis
 tines. ¶ Then the woman came and told her husband\, saying\, A man of God
  came unto me\, and his countenance was like the countenance of an angel o
 f God\, very terrible: but I asked him not whence he was\, neither told he
  me his name: But he said unto me\, Behold\, thou shalt conceive\, and bea
 r a son\; and now drink no wine nor strong drink\, neither eat any unclean
  thing: for the child shall be a Nazarite to God from the womb to the day 
 of his death. ¶ Then Manoah intreated the LORD\, and said\, O my Lord\, l
 et the man of God which thou didst send come again unto us\, and teach us 
 what we shall do unto the child that shall be born. And God hearkened to t
 he voice of Manoah\; and the angel of God came again unto the woman as she
  sat in the field: but Manoah her husband was not with her. And the woman 
 made haste\, and ran\, and shewed her husband\, and said unto him\, Behold
 \, the man hath appeared unto me\, that came unto me the other day. And Ma
 noah arose\, and went after his wife\, and came to the man\, and said unto
  him\, Art thou the man that spakest unto the woman? And he said\, I am. A
 nd Manoah said\, Now let thy words come to pass. How shall we order the ch
 ild\, and how shall we do unto him? And the angel of the LORD said unto Ma
 noah\, Of all that I said unto the woman let her beware. She may not eat o
 f any thing that cometh of the vine\, neither let her drink wine or strong
  drink\, nor eat any unclean thing: all that I commanded her let her obser
 ve. ¶ And Manoah said unto the angel of the LORD\, I pray thee\, let us d
 etain thee\, until we shall have made ready a kid for thee. And the angel 
 of the LORD said unto Manoah\, Though thou detain me\, I will not eat of t
 hy bread: and if thou wilt offer a burnt offering\, thou must offer it unt
 o the LORD. For Manoah knew not that he was an angel of the LORD. And Mano
 ah said unto the angel of the LORD\, What is thy name\, that when thy sayi
 ngs come to pass we may do thee honour? And the angel of the LORD said unt
 o him\, Why askest thou thus after my name\, seeing it is secret? So Manoa
 h took a kid with a meat offering\, and offered it upon a rock unto the LO
 RD: and the angel did wondrously\; and Manoah and his wife looked on. For 
 it came to pass\, when the flame went up toward heaven from off the altar\
 , that the angel of the LORD ascended in the flame of the altar. And Manoa
 h and his wife looked on it\, and fell on their faces to the ground. But t
 he angel of the LORD did no more appear to Manoah and to his wife. Then Ma
 noah knew that he was an angel of the LORD. And Manoah said unto his wife\
 , We shall surely die\, because we have seen God. But his wife said unto h
 im\, If the LORD were pleased to kill us\, he would not have received a bu
 rnt offering and a meat offering at our hands\, neither would he have shew
 ed us all these things\, nor would as at this time have told us such thing
 s as these. ¶ And the woman bare a son\, and called his name Samson: and 
 the child grew\, and the LORD blessed him. And the Spirit of the LORD bega
 n to move him at times in the camp of Dan between Zorah and Eshtaol.\n\nSe
 cond 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 disciples first of all\, Beware y
 e of the leaven of the Pharisees\, which is hypocrisy. For there is nothin
 g covered\, that shall not be revealed\; neither hid\, that shall not be k
 nown. Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in th
 e light\; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be pro
 claimed upon the housetops. And I say unto you my friends\, Be not afraid 
 of them that kill the body\, and after that have no more that they can do.
  But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him\, which after he hat
 h killed hath power to cast into hell\; yea\, I say unto you\, Fear him. A
 re not five sparrows sold for two farthings\, and not one of them is forgo
 tten before God? But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fe
 ar not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows. Also I say unto
  you\, Whosoever shall confess me before men\, him shall the Son of man al
 so confess before the angels of God: But he that denieth me before men sha
 ll be denied before the angels of God. And whosoever shall speak a word ag
 ainst the Son of man\, it shall be forgiven him: but unto him that blasphe
 meth against the Holy Ghost it shall not be forgiven. And when they bring 
 you unto the synagogues\, and unto magistrates\, and powers\, take ye no t
 hought how or what thing ye shall answer\, or what ye shall say: For the H
 oly Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say.\n\nEvenin
 g Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Jeremiah 42\nThen all the captains of the force
 s\, and Johanan the son of Kareah\, and Jezaniah the son of Hoshaiah\, and
  all the people from the least even unto the greatest\, came near\, And sa
 id unto Jeremiah the prophet\, Let\, we beseech thee\, our supplication be
  accepted before thee\, and pray for us unto the LORD thy God\, even for a
 ll this remnant\; (for we are left but a few of many\, as thine eyes do be
 hold us:) That the LORD thy God may shew us the way wherein we may walk\, 
 and the thing that we may do. Then Jeremiah the prophet said unto them\, I
  have heard you\; behold\, I will pray unto the LORD your God according to
  your words\; and it shall come to pass\, that whatsoever thing the LORD s
 hall answer you\, I will declare it unto you\; I will keep nothing back fr
 om you. Then they said to Jeremiah\, The LORD be a true and faithful witne
 ss between us\, if we do not even according to all things for the which th
 e LORD thy God shall send thee to us. Whether it be good\, or whether it b
 e evil\, we will obey the voice of the LORD our God\, to whom we send thee
 \; that it may be well with us\, when we obey the voice of the LORD our Go
 d. ¶ And it came to pass after ten days\, that the word of the LORD came 
 unto Jeremiah. Then called he Johanan the son of Kareah\, and all the capt
 ains of the forces which were with him\, and all the people from the least
  even to the greatest\, And said unto them\, Thus saith the LORD\, the God
  of Israel\, unto whom ye sent me to present your supplication before him\
 ; If ye will still abide in this land\, then will I build you\, and not pu
 ll you down\, and I will plant you\, and not pluck you up: for I repent me
  of the evil that I have done unto you. Be not afraid of the king of Babyl
 on\, of whom ye are afraid\; be not afraid of him\, saith the LORD: for I 
 am with you to save you\, and to deliver you from his hand. And I will she
 w mercies unto you\, that he may have mercy upon you\, and cause you to re
 turn to your own land. ¶ But if ye say\, We will not dwell in this land\,
  neither obey the voice of the LORD your God\, Saying\, No\; but we will g
 o into the land of Egypt\, where we shall see no war\, nor hear the sound 
 of the trumpet\, nor have hunger of bread\; and there will we dwell: And n
 ow therefore hear the word of the LORD\, ye remnant of Judah\; Thus saith 
 the LORD of hosts\, the God of Israel\; If ye wholly set your faces to ent
 er into Egypt\, and go to sojourn there\; Then it shall come to pass\, tha
 t the sword\, which ye feared\, shall overtake you there in the land of Eg
 ypt\, and the famine\, whereof ye were afraid\, shall follow close after y
 ou there in Egypt\; and there ye shall die. So shall it be with all the me
 n that set their faces to go into Egypt to sojourn there\; they shall die 
 by the sword\, by the famine\, and by the pestilence: and none of them sha
 ll remain or escape from the evil that I will bring upon them. For thus sa
 ith the LORD of hosts\, the God of Israel\; As mine anger and my fury hath
  been poured forth upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem\; so shall my fury be
  poured forth upon you\, when ye shall enter into Egypt: and ye shall be a
 n execration\, and an astonishment\, and a curse\, and a reproach\; and ye
  shall see this place no more. ¶ The LORD hath said concerning you\, O ye
  remnant of Judah\; Go ye not into Egypt: know certainly that I have admon
 ished you this day. For ye dissembled in your hearts\, when ye sent me unt
 o the LORD your God\, saying\, Pray for us unto the LORD our God\; and acc
 ording unto all that the LORD our God shall say\, so declare unto us\, and
  we will do it. And now I have this day declared it to you\; but ye have n
 ot obeyed the voice of the LORD your God\, nor any thing for the which he 
 hath sent me unto you. Now therefore know certainly that ye shall die by t
 he sword\, by the famine\, and by the pestilence\, in the place whither ye
  desire to go and to sojourn.\n\nSecond Lesson — Romans 3:21-14\n
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Judges 14\nAnd Samson went dow
 n to Timnath\, and saw a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philisti
 nes. And he came up\, and told his father and his mother\, and said\, I ha
 ve seen a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines: now theref
 ore get her for me to wife. Then his father and his mother said unto him\,
  Is there never a woman among the daughters of thy brethren\, or among all
  my people\, that thou goest to take a wife of the uncircumcised Philistin
 es? And Samson said unto his father\, Get her for me\; for she pleaseth me
  well. But his father and his mother knew not that it was of the LORD\, th
 at he sought an occasion against the Philistines: for at that time the Phi
 listines had dominion over Israel. ¶ Then went Samson down\, and his fath
 er and his mother\, to Timnath\, and came to the vineyards of Timnath: and
 \, behold\, a young lion roared against him. And the Spirit of the LORD ca
 me mightily upon him\, and he rent him as he would have rent a kid\, and h
 e had nothing in his hand: but he told not his father or his mother what h
 e had done. And he went down\, and talked with the woman\; and she pleased
  Samson well. ¶ And after a time he returned to take her\, and he turned 
 aside to see the carcase of the lion: and\, behold\, there was a swarm of 
 bees and honey in the carcase of the lion. And he took thereof in his hand
 s\, and went on eating\, and came to his father and mother\, and he gave t
 hem\, and they did eat: but he told not them that he had taken the honey o
 ut of the carcase of the lion. ¶ So his father went down unto the woman: 
 and Samson made there a feast\; for so used the young men to do. And it ca
 me to pass\, when they saw him\, that they brought thirty companions to be
  with him. ¶ And Samson said unto them\, I will now put forth a riddle un
 to you: if ye can certainly declare it me within the seven days of the fea
 st\, and find it out\, then I will give you thirty sheets and thirty chang
 e of garments: But if ye cannot declare it me\, then shall ye give me thir
 ty sheets and thirty change of garments. And they said unto him\, Put fort
 h thy riddle\, that we may hear it. And he said unto them\, Out of the eat
 er came forth meat\, and out of the strong came forth sweetness. And they 
 could not in three days expound the riddle. And it came to pass on the sev
 enth day\, that they said unto Samson’s wife\, Entice thy husband\, that
  he may declare unto us the riddle\, lest we burn thee and thy father’s 
 house with fire: have ye called us to take that we have? is it not so? And
  Samson’s wife wept before him\, and said\, Thou dost but hate me\, and 
 lovest me not: thou hast put forth a riddle unto the children of my people
 \, and hast not told it me. And he said unto her\, Behold\, I have not tol
 d it my father nor my mother\, and shall I tell it thee? And she wept befo
 re him the seven days\, while their feast lasted: and it came to pass on t
 he seventh day\, that he told her\, because she lay sore upon him: and she
  told the riddle to the children of her people. And the men of the city sa
 id unto him on the seventh day before the sun went down\, What is sweeter 
 than honey? and what is stronger than a lion? And he said unto them\, If y
 e had not plowed with my heifer\, ye had not found out my riddle. ¶ And t
 he Spirit of the LORD came upon him\, and he went down to Ashkelon\, and s
 lew thirty men of them\, and took their spoil\, and gave change of garment
 s unto them which expounded the riddle. And his anger was kindled\, and he
  went up to his father’s house. But Samson’s wife was given to his com
 panion\, whom he had used as his friend.\n\nSecond Lesson — Luke 12:13-2
 1\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 abu
 ndance of the things which he possesseth. And he spake a parable unto them
 \, saying\, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully: An
 d 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 lai
 d up for many years\; take thine ease\, eat\, drink\, and be merry. But Go
 d said unto him\, Thou fool\, this night thy soul shall be required of the
 e: then whose shall those things be\, which thou hast provided? So is he t
 hat layeth up treasure for himself\, and is not rich toward God.\n\nEvenin
 g Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Jeremiah 43\nAnd it came to pass\, that when Je
 remiah had made an end of speaking unto all the people all the words of th
 e LORD their God\, for which the LORD their God had sent him to them\, eve
 n all these words\, Then spake Azariah the son of Hoshaiah\, and Johanan t
 he son of Kareah\, and all the proud men\, saying unto Jeremiah\, Thou spe
 akest falsely: the LORD our God hath not sent thee to say\, Go not into Eg
 ypt to sojourn there: But Baruch the son of Neriah setteth thee on against
  us\, for to deliver us into the hand of the Chaldeans\, that they might p
 ut us to death\, and carry us away captives into Babylon. So Johanan the s
 on of Kareah\, and all the captains of the forces\, and all the people\, o
 beyed not the voice of the LORD\, to dwell in the land of Judah. But Johan
 an the son of Kareah\, and all the captains of the forces\, took all the r
 emnant of Judah\, that were returned from all nations\, whither they had b
 een driven\, to dwell in the land of Judah\; Even men\, and women\, and ch
 ildren\, and the king’s daughters\, and every person that Nebuzar-adan t
 he captain of the guard had left with Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son o
 f Shaphan\, and Jeremiah the prophet\, and Baruch the son of Neriah. So th
 ey came into the land of Egypt: for they obeyed not the voice of the LORD:
  thus came they even to Tahpanhes. ¶ Then came the word of the LORD unto 
 Jeremiah in Tahpanhes\, saying\, Take great stones in thine hand\, and hid
 e them in the clay in the brickkiln\, which is at the entry of Pharaoh’s
  house in Tahpanhes\, in the sight of the men of Judah\; And say unto them
 \, Thus saith the LORD of hosts\, the God of Israel\; Behold\, I will send
  and take Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon\, my servant\, and will set h
 is throne upon these stones that I have hid\; and he shall spread his roya
 l pavilion over them. And when he cometh\, he shall smite the land of Egyp
 t\, and deliver such as are for death to death\; and such as are for capti
 vity to captivity\; and such as are for the sword to the sword. And I will
  kindle a fire in the houses of the gods of Egypt\; and he shall burn them
 \, and carry them away captives: and he shall array himself with the land 
 of Egypt\, as a shepherd putteth on his garment\; and he shall go forth fr
 om thence in peace. He shall break also the images of Beth-shemesh\, that 
 is in the land of Egypt\; and the houses of the gods of the Egyptians shal
 l he burn with fire.\n\nSecond Lesson — Romans 4:1-12\nWhat shall we say
  then that Abraham our father\, as pertaining to the flesh\, hath found? F
 or if Abraham were justified by works\, he hath whereof to glory\; but not
  before God. For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God\, and it w
 as counted unto him for righteousness. Now to him that worketh is the rewa
 rd not reckoned of grace\, but of debt. But to him that worketh not\, but 
 believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly\, his faith is counted for ri
 ghteousness. Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man\, un
 to whom God imputeth righteousness without works\, Saying\, Blessed are th
 ey whose 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 the circumcision only\, or upon the uncircumcision also? for we say 
 that faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness. How was it then reck
 oned? when he was in circumcision\, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcis
 ion\, but in uncircumcision. And he received the sign of circumcision\, a 
 seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had yet being uncircumcise
 d: that he might be the father of all them that believe\, though they be n
 ot circumcised\; that righteousness might be imputed unto them also: And t
 he father of circumcision to them who are not of the circumcision only\, b
 ut 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 — Judges 15\nBut it came to pass
  within a while after\, in the time of wheat harvest\, that Samson visited
  his wife with a kid\; and he said\, I will go in to my wife into the cham
 ber. But her father would not suffer him to go in. And her father said\, I
  verily thought that thou hadst utterly hated her\; therefore I gave her t
 o thy companion: is not her younger sister fairer than she? take her\, I p
 ray thee\, instead of her. ¶ And Samson said concerning them\, Now shall 
 I be more blameless than the Philistines\, though I do them a displeasure.
  And Samson went and caught three hundred foxes\, and took firebrands\, an
 d turned tail to tail\, and put a firebrand in the midst between two tails
 . And when he had set the brands on fire\, he let them go into the standin
 g corn of the Philistines\, and burnt up both the shocks\, and also the st
 anding corn\, with the vineyards and olives. ¶ Then the Philistines said\
 , Who hath done this? And they answered\, Samson\, the son in law of the T
 imnite\, because he had taken his wife\, and given her to his companion. A
 nd the Philistines came up\, and burnt her and her father with fire. ¶ An
 d Samson said unto them\, Though ye have done this\, yet will I be avenged
  of you\, and after that I will cease. And he smote them hip and thigh wit
 h a great slaughter: and he went down and dwelt in the top of the rock Eta
 m. ¶ Then the Philistines went up\, and pitched in Judah\, and spread the
 mselves in Lehi. And the men of Judah said\, Why are ye come up against us
 ? And they answered\, To bind Samson are we come up\, to do to him as he h
 ath done to us. Then three thousand men of Judah went to the top of the ro
 ck Etam\, and said to Samson\, Knowest thou not that the Philistines are r
 ulers over us? what is this that thou hast done unto us? And he said unto 
 them\, As they did unto me\, so have I done unto them. And they said unto 
 him\, We are come down to bind thee\, that we may deliver thee into the ha
 nd of the Philistines. And Samson said unto them\, Swear unto me\, that ye
  will not fall upon me yourselves. And they spake unto him\, saying\, No\;
  but we will bind thee fast\, and deliver thee into their hand: but surely
  we will not kill thee. And they bound him with two new cords\, and brough
 t him up from the rock. ¶ And when he came unto Lehi\, the Philistines sh
 outed against him: and the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him\, and
  the cords that were upon his arms became as flax that was burnt with fire
 \, and his bands loosed from off his hands. And he found a new jawbone of 
 an ass\, and put forth his hand\, and took it\, and slew a thousand men th
 erewith. And Samson said\, With the jawbone of an ass\, heaps upon heaps\,
  with the jaw of an ass have I slain a thousand men. And it came to pass\,
  when he had made an end of speaking\, that he cast away the jawbone out o
 f his hand\, and called that place Ramath-lehi. ¶ And he was sore athirst
 \, and called on the LORD\, and said\, Thou hast given this great delivera
 nce into the hand of thy servant: and now shall I die for thirst\, and fal
 l into the hand of the uncircumcised? But God clave an hollow place that w
 as in the jaw\, and there came water thereout\; and when he had drunk\, hi
 s spirit came again\, and he revived: wherefore he called the name thereof
  En-hakkore\, which is in Lehi unto this day. And he judged Israel in the 
 days of the Philistines twenty years.\n\nSecond Lesson — Luke 12:22-31\n
 ¶ And he said unto his disciples\, Therefore I say unto you\, Take no tho
 ught for your life\, what ye shall eat\; neither for the body\, what ye sh
 all 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 th
 an the fowls? 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 ta
 ke ye thought for the rest? Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil n
 ot\, they spin not\; and yet I say unto you\, that Solomon in all his glor
 y was not arrayed like one of these. If then God so clothe the grass\, whi
 ch is to day 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 s
 hall eat\, or what ye shall drink\, neither be ye of doubtful mind. For al
 l these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father kno
 weth that ye have need of these things. ¶ But rather seek ye the kingdom 
 of God\; and all these things shall be added unto you.\n\nEvening Prayer\n
 First Lesson — Jeremiah 44:1-14\nThe word that came to Jeremiah concerni
 ng all the Jews which dwell in the land of Egypt\, which dwell at Migdol\,
  and at Tahpanhes\, and at Noph\, and in the country of Pathros\, saying\,
  Thus saith the LORD of hosts\, the God of Israel\; Ye have seen all the e
 vil that I have brought upon Jerusalem\, and upon all the cities of Judah\
 ; and\, behold\, this day they are a desolation\, and no man dwelleth ther
 ein\, Because of their wickedness which they have committed to provoke me 
 to anger\, in that they went to burn incense\, and to serve other gods\, w
 hom they knew not\, neither they\, ye\, nor your fathers. Howbeit I sent u
 nto you all my servants the prophets\, rising early and sending them\, say
 ing\, Oh\, do not this abominable thing that I hate. But they hearkened no
 t\, nor inclined their ear to turn from their wickedness\, to burn no ince
 nse unto other gods. Wherefore my fury and mine anger was poured forth\, a
 nd was kindled in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem\; an
 d they are wasted and desolate\, as at this day. Therefore now thus saith 
 the LORD\, the God of hosts\, the God of Israel\; Wherefore commit ye this
  great evil against your souls\, to cut off from you man and woman\, child
  and suckling\, out of Judah\, to leave you none to remain\; In that ye pr
 ovoke me unto wrath with the works of your hands\, burning incense unto ot
 her gods in the land of Egypt\, whither ye be gone to dwell\, that ye migh
 t cut yourselves off\, and that ye might be a curse and a reproach among a
 ll the nations of the earth? Have ye forgotten the wickedness of your fath
 ers\, and the wickedness of the kings of Judah\, and the wickedness of the
 ir wives\, and your own wickedness\, and the wickedness of your wives\, wh
 ich they have committed in the land of Judah\, and in the streets of Jerus
 alem? They are not humbled even unto this day\, neither have they feared\,
  nor walked in my law\, nor in my statutes\, that I set before you and bef
 ore your fathers. ¶ Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts\, the God of I
 srael\; Behold\, I will set my face against you for evil\, and to cut off 
 all Judah. And I will take the remnant of Judah\, that have set their face
 s to go into the land of Egypt to sojourn there\, and they shall all be co
 nsumed\, and fall in the land of Egypt\; they shall even be consumed by th
 e sword and by the famine: they shall die\, from the least even unto the g
 reatest\, by the sword and by the famine: and they shall be an execration\
 , and an astonishment\, and a curse\, and a reproach. For I will punish th
 em that dwell in the land of Egypt\, as I have punished Jerusalem\, by the
  sword\, by the famine\, and by the pestilence: So that none of the remnan
 t of Judah\, which are gone into the land of Egypt to sojourn there\, shal
 l escape or remain\, that they should return into the land of Judah\, to t
 he which they have a desire to return to dwell there: for none shall retur
 n but such as shall escape.\n\nSecond Lesson — Romans 4:13-25\nFor the p
 romise\, that he should be the heir of the world\, was not to Abraham\, or
  to his seed\, through the law\, but through the righteousness of faith. F
 or if they which are of the law be heirs\, faith is made void\, and the pr
 omise made of none effect: Because the law worketh wrath: for where no law
  is\, there is no transgression. Therefore it is of faith\, that it might 
 be by grace\; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed\; not t
 o that only which is of the law\, but to that also which is of the faith o
 f Abraham\; who is the father of us all\, (As it is written\, I have made 
 thee a father of many nations\,) before him whom he believed\, even God\, 
 who quickeneth the dead\, and calleth those things which be not as though 
 they were. Who against hope believed in hope\, that he might become the fa
 ther of many nations\; according to that which was spoken\, So shall thy s
 eed be. And being not weak in faith\, he considered not his own body now d
 ead\, when he was about an hundred years old\, neither yet the deadness of
  Sara’s womb: He staggered not at the promise 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 i
 t was imputed to him for righteousness. Now it was not written for his sak
 e alone\, that it was imputed to him\; But for us also\, to whom it shall 
 be imputed\, if we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the d
 ead\; Who was delivered for our offences\, and was raised again for our ju
 stification.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Judges 16:1-22\nThen went Sams
 on to Gaza\, and saw there an harlot\, and went in unto her. And it was to
 ld the Gazites\, saying\, Samson is come hither. And they compassed him in
 \, and laid wait for him all night in the gate of the city\, and were quie
 t all the night\, saying\, In the morning\, when it is day\, we shall kill
  him. And Samson lay till midnight\, and arose at midnight\, and took the 
 doors of the gate of the city\, and the two posts\, and went away with the
 m\, bar and all\, and put them upon his shoulders\, and carried them up to
  the top of an hill that is before Hebron. ¶ And it came to pass afterwar
 d\, 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\, E
 ntice him\, and see wherein his great strength lieth\, and by what means w
 e may prevail against him\, that we may bind him to afflict him: and we wi
 ll give thee every one of us eleven hundred pieces of silver. ¶ And Delil
 ah said to Samson\, Tell me\, I pray thee\, wherein thy great strength lie
 th\, and wherewith thou mightest be bound to afflict thee. And Samson said
  unto her\, If they bind me with seven green withs that were never dried\,
  then shall I be weak\, and be as another man. Then the lords of the Phili
 stines 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 h
 er in the chamber. And she said unto him\, The Philistines be upon thee\, 
 Samson. And he brake the withs\, as a thread of tow is broken when it touc
 heth the fire. So his strength was not known. And Delilah said unto Samson
 \, Behold\, thou hast mocked me\, and told me lies: now tell me\, I pray t
 hee\, wherewith thou mightest be bound. And he said unto her\, If they bin
 d 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 t
 herewith\, and said unto him\, The Philistines be upon thee\, Samson. And 
 there were liers in wait abiding in the chamber. And he brake them from of
 f his arms like a thread. And Delilah said unto Samson\, Hitherto thou has
 t mocked me\, and told me lies: tell me wherewith thou mightest 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 him\, The Philistin
 es be upon thee\, Samson. And he awaked out of his sleep\, and went away w
 ith the pin of the beam\, and with the web. ¶ And she said unto him\, How
  canst thou say\, I love thee\, when thine heart is not with me? thou hast
  mocked me these three times\, and hast not told me wherein thy great stre
 ngth lieth. And it came to pass\, when she pressed him daily with her word
 s\, and urged him\, so that his soul was vexed unto death\; That he told h
 er all his heart\, and said unto her\, There hath not come a razor upon mi
 ne head\; for I have been a Nazarite unto God from my mother’s womb: if 
 I be shaven\, then my strength will go from me\, and I shall 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 Philistines\, 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 in their hand. And
  she made him sleep upon her knees\; and she called for a man\, and she ca
 used him to shave off the seven locks of his head\; and she began to affli
 ct him\, and his strength went from him. And she said\, The 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 wist not that the 
 LORD was departed from him. ¶ But the Philistines took him\, and put out 
 his eyes\, and brought him down to Gaza\, and bound him with fetters of br
 ass\; and he did grind in the prison house. Howbeit the hair of his head b
 egan to grow again after he was shaven.\n\nSecond Lesson — Luke 12:32-41
 \nFear not\, little flock\; for it is your Father’s good pleasure to giv
 e you the kingdom. Sell that ye have\, and give alms\; provide yourselves 
 bags which wax not old\, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not\, wher
 e no thief approacheth\, neither moth corrupteth. For where your treasure 
 is\, there will your heart be also. Let your loins be girded about\, and y
 our lights burning\; And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their l
 ord\, when he will return from the wedding\; that when he cometh and knock
 eth\, they may open unto him immediately. Blessed are those servants\, who
 m the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you\, tha
 t he shall gird himself\, and make them to sit down to meat\, and will com
 e forth 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 t
 his know\, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the thief 
 would come\, he would have watched\, and not have suffered his house to be
  broken through. Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at 
 an hour when ye think not. ¶ Then Peter said unto him\, Lord\, speakest t
 hou this parable unto us\, or even to all?\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson
  — Jeremiah 44:15-30\n¶ Then all the men which knew that their wives ha
 d burned incense unto other gods\, and all the women that stood by\, a gre
 at multitude\, even all the people that dwelt in the land of Egypt\, in Pa
 thros\, answered Jeremiah\, saying\, As for the word that thou hast spoken
  unto us in the name of the LORD\, we will not hearken unto thee. But we w
 ill certainly do whatsoever thing goeth forth out of our own mouth\, to bu
 rn incense unto the queen of heaven\, and to pour out drink offerings unto
  her\, as we have done\, we\, and our fathers\, our kings\, and our prince
 s\, in the cities of Judah\, and in the streets of Jerusalem: for then had
  we plenty of victuals\, and were well\, and saw no evil. But since we lef
 t off to burn incense to the queen of heaven\, and to pour out drink offer
 ings unto her\, we have wanted all things\, and have been consumed by the 
 sword and by the famine. And when we burned incense to the queen of heaven
 \, and poured out drink offerings unto her\, did we make her cakes to wors
 hip her\, and pour out drink offerings unto her\, without our men? ¶ Then
  Jeremiah said unto all the people\, to the men\, and to the women\, and t
 o all the people which had given him that answer\, saying\, The incense th
 at ye burned in the cities of Judah\, and in the streets of Jerusalem\, ye
 \, and your fathers\, your kings\, and your princes\, and the people of th
 e land\, did not the LORD remember them\, and came it not into his mind? S
 o that the LORD could no longer bear\, because of the evil of your doings\
 , and because of the abominations which ye have committed\; therefore is y
 our land a desolation\, and an astonishment\, and a curse\, without an inh
 abitant\, as at this day. Because ye have burned incense\, and because ye 
 have sinned against the LORD\, and have not obeyed the voice of the LORD\,
  nor walked in his law\, nor in his statutes\, nor in his testimonies\; th
 erefore this evil is happened unto you\, as at this day. Moreover Jeremiah
  said unto all the people\, and to all the women\, Hear the word of the LO
 RD\, all Judah that are in the land of Egypt: Thus saith the LORD of hosts
 \, the God of Israel\, saying\; Ye and your wives have both spoken with yo
 ur mouths\, and fulfilled with your hand\, saying\, We will surely perform
  our vows that we have vowed\, to burn incense to the queen of heaven\, an
 d to pour out drink offerings unto her: ye will surely accomplish your vow
 s\, and surely perform your vows. Therefore hear ye the word of the LORD\,
  all Judah that dwell in the land of Egypt\; Behold\, I have sworn by my g
 reat name\, saith the LORD\, that my name shall no more be named in the mo
 uth of any man of Judah in all the land of Egypt\, saying\, The Lord GOD l
 iveth. Behold\, I will watch over them for evil\, and not for good: and al
 l the men of Judah that are in the land of Egypt shall be consumed by the 
 sword and by the famine\, until there be an end of them. Yet a small numbe
 r that escape the sword shall return out of the land of Egypt into the lan
 d of Judah\, and all the remnant of Judah\, that are gone into the land of
  Egypt to sojourn there\, shall know whose words shall stand\, mine\, or t
 heirs. ¶ And this shall be a sign unto you\, saith the LORD\, that I will
  punish you in this place\, that ye may know that my words shall surely st
 and against you for evil: Thus saith the LORD\; Behold\, I will give Phara
 oh-hophra king of Egypt into the hand of his enemies\, and into the hand o
 f them that seek his life\; as I gave Zedekiah king of Judah into the hand
  of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon\, his enemy\, and that sought his life.
 \n\nSecond Lesson — Romans 5:1-11\nTherefore being justified by faith\, 
 we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: By whom also we have
  access by faith into this grace wherein we stand\, and rejoice in hope of
  the glory of God. And not only so\, but we glory in tribulations also: kn
 owing that tribulation worketh patience\; And patience\, experience\; and 
 experience\, hope: And hope maketh not ashamed\; because the love of God i
 s shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us. For 
 when we were yet without strength\, in due time Christ died for the ungodl
 y. For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a g
 ood 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 the
 n\, being now justified by his blood\, we shall be saved from wrath throug
 h him. For if\, when we were enemies\, we were reconciled to God by the de
 ath of his Son\, much more\, being reconciled\, we shall be saved by his l
 ife. And not only so\, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Chris
 t\, by whom we have now received the atonement.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Judges 16:23-31\nThen the lord
 s of the Philistines gathered them together for to offer a great sacrifice
  unto Dagon their god\, and to rejoice: for they said\, Our god hath deliv
 ered Samson our enemy into our hand. And when the people saw him\, they pr
 aised their god: for they said\, Our god hath delivered into our hands our
  enemy\, and the destroyer of our country\, which slew many of us. And it 
 came to pass\, when their hearts were merry\, that they said\, Call for Sa
 mson\, that he may make us sport. And they called for Samson out of the pr
 ison house\; and he made them sport: and they set him between the pillars.
  And Samson said unto the lad that held him by the hand\, Suffer me that I
  may feel the pillars whereupon the house standeth\, that I may lean upon 
 them. Now the house was full of men and women\; and all the lords of the P
 hilistines were there\; and there were upon the roof about three thousand 
 men and women\, that beheld while Samson made sport. And Samson called unt
 o the LORD\, and said\, O Lord GOD\, remember me\, I pray thee\, and stren
 gthen me\, I pray thee\, only this once\, O God\, that I may be at once av
 enged of the Philistines for my two eyes. And Samson took hold of the two 
 middle 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 Sams
 on said\, Let me die with the Philistines. And he bowed himself with all h
 is might\; and the house fell upon the lords\, and upon all the people tha
 t were therein. So the dead which he slew at his death were more than they
  which he slew in his life. Then his brethren and all the house of his fat
 her came down\, and took him\, and brought him up\, and buried him between
  Zorah and Eshtaol in the buryingplace of Manoah his father. And he judged
  Israel twenty years.\n\nSecond Lesson — Luke 12:41-48\n¶ Then Peter sa
 id unto him\, Lord\, speakest thou this parable unto us\, or even to all? 
 And the Lord said\, Who then is that faithful and wise steward\, whom his 
 lord shall make ruler over his household\, to give them their portion of m
 eat in due season? Blessed is that servant\, whom his lord when he cometh 
 shall find so doing. Of a truth I say unto you\, that he will make him rul
 er over all that he hath. But and if that servant say in his heart\, My lo
 rd delayeth his coming\; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maide
 ns\, and to eat and drink\, and to be drunken\; The lord of that servant w
 ill come in a day when he looketh not for him\, and at an hour when he is 
 not aware\, and will cut him in sunder\, and will appoint him his portion 
 with the unbelievers. And that servant\, which knew his lord’s will\, an
 d prepared not himself\, neither did according to his will\, shall be beat
 en with many stripes. But he that knew not\, and did commit things worthy 
 of stripes\, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is
  given\, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed muc
 h\, of him they will ask the more.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 2 C
 hronicles 36:11-21\n¶ Zedekiah was one and twenty years old when he began
  to reign\, and reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And he did that which w
 as evil in the sight of the LORD his God\, and humbled not himself before 
 Jeremiah the prophet speaking from the mouth of the LORD. And he also rebe
 lled against king Nebuchadnezzar\, who had made him swear by God: but he s
 tiffened his neck\, and hardened his heart from turning unto the LORD God 
 of Israel. ¶ Moreover all the chief of the priests\, and the people\, tra
 nsgressed very much after all the abominations of the heathen\; and pollut
 ed the house of the LORD which he had hallowed in Jerusalem. And the LORD 
 God of their fathers sent to them by his messengers\, rising up betimes\, 
 and sending\; because he had compassion on his people\, and on his dwellin
 g place: But they mocked the messengers of God\, and despised his words\, 
 and misused his prophets\, until the wrath of the LORD arose against his p
 eople\, till there was no remedy. Therefore he brought upon them the king 
 of the Chaldees\, who slew their young men with the sword in the house of 
 their sanctuary\, and had no compassion upon young man or maiden\, old man
 \, or him that stooped for age: he gave them all into his hand. And all th
 e vessels of the house of God\, great and small\, and the treasures of the
  house of the LORD\, and the treasures of the king\, and of his princes\; 
 all these he brought to Babylon. And they burnt the house of God\, and bra
 ke down the wall of Jerusalem\, and burnt all the palaces thereof with fir
 e\, and destroyed all the goodly vessels thereof. And them that had escape
 d from the sword carried he away to Babylon\; where they were servants to 
 him and his sons until the reign of the kingdom of Persia: To fulfil the w
 ord of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah\, until the land had enjoyed her 
 sabbaths: for as long as she lay desolate she kept sabbath\, to fulfil thr
 eescore and ten years.\n\nSecond Lesson — Romans 5:12-21\nWherefore\, as
  by one man sin entered into the world\, and death by sin\; and so death p
 assed upon all men\, for that all have sinned: (For until the law sin was 
 in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law. Nevertheless de
 ath reigned from Adam to Moses\, even over them that had not sinned after 
 the similitude of Adam’s transgression\, who is the figure of him that w
 as to come. But not as the offence\, so also is the free gift. For if thro
 ugh 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 unto m
 any. And not as it was by one that sinned\, so is the gift: for the judgme
 nt was by one to condemnation\, but the free gift is of many offences unto
  justification. For if by one man’s offence death reigned by one\; much 
 more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousnes
 s shall reign in life by one\, Jesus Christ.) Therefore as by the offence 
 of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation\; even so by the righteo
 usness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life. 
 For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners\, so by the obed
 ience of one shall many be made righteous. Moreover the law entered\, that
  the offence might abound. But where sin abounded\, grace did much more ab
 ound: That as sin hath reigned unto death\, even so might grace reign thro
 ugh righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Judges 18:1-20\, 27-31\nIn tho
 se days there was no king in Israel: and in those days the tribe of the Da
 nites sought them an inheritance to dwell in\; for unto that day all their
  inheritance had not fallen unto them among the tribes of Israel. And the 
 children of Dan sent of their family five men from their coasts\, men of v
 alour\, from Zorah\, and from Eshtaol\, to spy out the land\, and to searc
 h it\; and they said unto them\, Go\, search the land: who when they came 
 to mount Ephraim\, to the house of Micah\, they lodged there. When they we
 re by the house of Micah\, they knew the voice of the young man the Levite
 : and they turned in thither\, and said unto him\, Who brought thee hither
 ? and what makest thou in this place? and what hast thou here? And he said
  unto them\, Thus and thus dealeth Micah with me\, and hath hired me\, and
  I am his priest. And they said unto him\, Ask counsel\, we pray thee\, of
  God\, that we may know whether our way which we go shall be prosperous. A
 nd the priest said unto them\, Go in peace: before the LORD is your way wh
 erein ye go. ¶ Then the five men departed\, and came to Laish\, and saw t
 he people that were therein\, how they dwelt careless\, after the manner o
 f the Zidonians\, quiet and secure\; and there was no magistrate in the la
 nd\, that might put them to shame in any thing\; and they were far from th
 e Zidonians\, and had no business with any man. And they came unto their b
 rethren to Zorah and Eshtaol: and their brethren said unto them\, What say
  ye? And they said\, Arise\, that we may go up against them: for we have s
 een the land\, and\, behold\, it is very good: and are ye still? be not sl
 othful to go\, and to enter to possess the land. When ye go\, ye shall com
 e unto a people secure\, and to a large land: for God hath given it into y
 our hands\; a place where there is no want of any thing that is in the ear
 th. ¶ And there went from thence of the family of the Danites\, out of Zo
 rah and out of Eshtaol\, six hundred men appointed with weapons of war. An
 d they went up\, and pitched in Kirjath-jearim\, in Judah: wherefore they 
 called that place Mahaneh-dan unto this day: behold\, it is behind Kirjath
 -jearim. And they passed thence unto mount Ephraim\, and came unto the hou
 se of Micah. ¶ Then answered the five men that went to spy out the countr
 y of Laish\, and said unto their brethren\, Do ye know that there is in th
 ese houses an ephod\, and teraphim\, and a graven image\, and a molten ima
 ge? now therefore consider what ye have to do. And they turned thitherward
 \, and came to the house of the young man the Levite\, even unto the house
  of Micah\, and saluted him. And the six hundred men appointed with their 
 weapons of war\, which were of the children of Dan\, stood by the entering
  of the gate. And the five men that went to spy out the land went up\, and
  came in thither\, and took the graven image\, and the ephod\, and the ter
 aphim\, and the molten image: and the priest stood in the entering of the 
 gate with the six hundred men that were appointed with weapons of war. And
  these went into Micah’s house\, and fetched the carved image\, the epho
 d\, and the teraphim\, and the molten image. Then said the priest unto the
 m\, What do ye? And they said unto him\, Hold thy peace\, lay thine hand u
 pon thy mouth\, and go with us\, and be to us a father and a priest: is it
  better for thee to be a priest unto the house of one man\, or that thou b
 e a priest unto a tribe and a family in Israel? And the priest’s heart w
 as glad\, and he took the ephod\, and the teraphim\, and the graven image\
 , and went in the midst of the people. And they took the things which Mica
 h had made\, and the priest which he had\, and came unto Laish\, unto a pe
 ople that were at quiet and secure: and they smote them with the edge of t
 he sword\, and burnt the city with fire. And there was no deliverer\, beca
 use it was far from Zidon\, and they had no business with any man\; and it
  was in the valley that lieth by Beth-rehob. And they built a city\, and d
 welt therein. And they called the name of the city Dan\, after the name of
  Dan their father\, who was born unto Israel: howbeit the name of the city
  was Laish at the first. ¶ And the children of Dan set up the graven imag
 e: and Jonathan\, the son of Gershom\, the son of Manasseh\, he and his so
 ns were priests to the tribe of Dan until the day of the captivity of the 
 land. And they set them up Micah’s graven image\, which he made\, all th
 e time that the house of God was in Shiloh.\n\nSecond Lesson — Luke 12:4
 9-59\n¶ I am come to send fire on the earth\; and what will I\, if it be 
 already kindled? But I have a baptism to be baptized with\; and how am I s
 traitened till it be accomplished! Suppose ye that I am come to give peace
  on earth? I tell you\, Nay\; but rather division: For from henceforth the
 re shall be five in one house divided\, three against two\, and two agains
 t three. The father shall be divided against the son\, and the son against
  the father\; the mother against the daughter\, and the daughter against t
 he mother\; the mother in law against her daughter in law\, and the daught
 er in law against her mother in law. ¶ And he said also to the people\, W
 hen ye see a cloud rise out of the west\, straightway ye say\, There comet
 h a shower\; 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 face of the sky and of the earth\; but how is it that ye do not disce
 rn this time? Yea\, and why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right?
  ¶ When thou goest with thine adversary to the magistrate\, as thou art i
 n the way\, give diligence that thou mayest be delivered from him\; lest h
 e hale thee to the judge\, and the judge deliver thee to the officer\, and
  the officer cast thee into prison. I tell thee\, thou shalt not depart th
 ence\, till thou hast paid the very last mite.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Le
 sson — Ezra 1\nNow in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia\, that the 
 word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled\, the LORD st
 irred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia\, that he made a proclamation 
 throughout all his kingdom\, and put it also in writing\, saying\, Thus sa
 ith Cyrus king of Persia\, The LORD God of heaven hath given me all the ki
 ngdoms of the earth\; and he hath charged me to build him an house at Jeru
 salem\, which is in Judah. Who is there among you of all his people? his G
 od be with him\, and let him go up to Jerusalem\, which is in Judah\, and 
 build the house of the LORD God of Israel\, (he is the God\,) which is in 
 Jerusalem. And whosoever remaineth in any place where he sojourneth\, let 
 the men of his place help him with silver\, and with gold\, and with goods
 \, and with beasts\, beside the freewill offering for the house of God tha
 t is in Jerusalem. ¶ Then rose up the chief of the fathers of Judah and B
 enjamin\, and the priests\, and the Levites\, with all them whose spirit G
 od had raised\, to go up to build the house of the LORD which is in Jerusa
 lem. And all they that were about them strengthened their hands with vesse
 ls of silver\, with gold\, with goods\, and with beasts\, and with preciou
 s things\, beside all that was willingly offered. ¶ Also Cyrus the king b
 rought forth the vessels of the house of the LORD\, which Nebuchadnezzar h
 ad brought forth out of Jerusalem\, and had put them in the house of his g
 ods\; Even those did Cyrus king of Persia bring forth by the hand of Mithr
 edath the treasurer\, and numbered them unto Sheshbazzar\, the prince of J
 udah. And this is the number of them: thirty chargers of gold\, a thousand
  chargers of silver\, nine and twenty knives\, Thirty basons of gold\, sil
 ver basons of a second sort four hundred and ten\, and other vessels a tho
 usand. All the vessels of gold and of silver were five thousand and four h
 undred. All these did Sheshbazzar bring up with them of the captivity that
  were brought up from Babylon unto Jerusalem.\n\nSecond Lesson — Romans 
 6:1-14\nWhat shall we say then? Shall we continue 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 Chri
 st were baptized into his death? Therefore we are buried with him by bapti
 sm into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glor
 y of the Father\, even so we also should walk in newness of life. For if w
 e have been planted together in the likeness of his death\, we shall be al
 so in the likeness of his resurrection: Knowing this\, that our old man is
  crucified with him\, that the body of sin might be destroyed\, that hence
 forth we should not serve sin. For he that is dead is freed from sin. Now 
 if we be dead with Christ\, we believe that we shall also live with him: K
 nowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more\; death hath n
 o more dominion over him. For in that he died\, he died unto sin once: but
  in that he liveth\, he liveth unto God. Likewise reckon ye also yourselve
 s to be dead indeed unto sin\, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our
  Lord. Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body\, that ye should ob
 ey it in the lusts thereof. Neither yield ye your members as instruments o
 f unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God\, as those that 
 are alive from the dead\, and your members as instruments of righteousness
  unto God. For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under 
 the law\, but under grace.
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SUMMARY:Sixth Sunday after Trinity
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 5:38-48\n¶ Ye have heard that it ha
 th 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 smite thee on thy righ
 t 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. Give to him that asket
 h thee\, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away. ¶ Ye 
 have heard that it hath been said\, Thou shalt love thy neighbour\, and ha
 te thine enemy. But I say unto you\, Love your enemies\, bless them that c
 urse you\, do good to them that hate you\, and pray for them which despite
 fully use you\, and persecute you\; That ye may be the children of your Fa
 ther 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 
 them which love you\, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the s
 ame? 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.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Exodus 
 24:1-11\, 16-18\nAnd he said unto Moses\, Come up unto the LORD\, thou\, a
 nd Aaron\, Nadab\, and Abihu\, and seventy of the elders of Israel\; and w
 orship ye afar off. And Moses alone shall come near the LORD: but they sha
 ll not come nigh\; neither shall the people go up with him. ¶ And Moses c
 ame and told the people all the words of the LORD\, and all the judgments:
  and all the people answered with one voice\, and said\, All the words whi
 ch the LORD hath said will we do. And Moses wrote all the words of the LOR
 D\, 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 s
 ent 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 o
 n the altar. And he took the book of the covenant\, and read in the audien
 ce of the people: and they said\, All that the LORD hath said will we do\,
  and be obedient. And Moses took the blood\, and sprinkled it on the peopl
 e\, and said\, Behold the blood of the covenant\, which the LORD hath made
  with you concerning all these words. ¶ Then went up Moses\, and Aaron\, 
 Nadab\, 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 s
 apphire stone\, and as it were the body of heaven in his clearness. And up
 on the nobles of the children of Israel he laid not his hand: also they sa
 w God\, and did eat and drink. And the glory of the LORD abode upon mount 
 Sinai\, and the cloud covered it six days: and the seventh day he called u
 nto Moses out of the midst 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 c
 hildren of Israel. And Moses went into the midst of the cloud\, and gat hi
 m up into the mount: and Moses was in the mount forty days and forty night
 s.\n\nSecond Lesson — Hebrews 9:18-28\nWhereupon neither the first testa
 ment was 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 o
 f goats\, with water\, and scarlet wool\, and hyssop\, and sprinkled both 
 the book\, and all the people\, Saying\, This is the blood of the testamen
 t which God hath enjoined unto you. Moreover he sprinkled with blood both 
 the tabernacle\, and all the vessels of the ministry. And almost all thing
 s are by the law purged with blood\; and without shedding of blood is no r
 emission. It was therefore necessary that the patterns of things in the he
 avens should be purified with these\; but the heavenly things themselves w
 ith better sacrifices than these. For Christ is not entered into the holy 
 places made with hands\, which are the figures of the true\; but into heav
 en itself\, now to appear in the presence of God for us: Nor yet that he s
 hould offer himself often\, as the high priest entereth into the holy plac
 e every year with blood of others\; For then must he often have suffered s
 ince the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hat
 h he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself. And as it is ap
 pointed unto men once to die\, but after this the judgment: So Christ was 
 once offered to bear the sins of many\; and unto them that look for him sh
 all he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.
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SUMMARY:Monday after the Sixth Sunday after Trinity
DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Samuel 1:1-20\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. And it cam
 e to pass\, as she continued praying before the LORD\, that Eli marked her
  mouth. Now Hannah\, she spake in her heart\; only her lips moved\, but he
 r voice was not heard: therefore Eli thought she had been drunken. And Eli
  said unto her\, How long wilt thou be drunken? put away thy wine from the
 e. And Hannah answered and said\, No\, my lord\, I am a woman of a sorrowf
 ul spirit: I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink\, but have poured ou
 t my soul before the LORD. Count not thine handmaid for a daughter of Beli
 al: for out of the abundance of my complaint and grief have I spoken hithe
 rto. Then Eli answered and said\, Go in peace: and the God of Israel grant
  thee thy petition that thou hast asked of him. And she said\, Let thine h
 andmaid find grace in thy sight. So the woman went her way\, and did eat\,
  and her countenance was no more sad. ¶ And they rose up in the morning e
 arly\, and worshipped before the LORD\, and returned\, and came to their h
 ouse to Ramah: and Elkanah knew Hannah his wife\; and the LORD remembered 
 her. Wherefore it came to pass\, when the time was come about after Hannah
  had conceived\, that she bare a son\, and called his name Samuel\, saying
 \, Because I have asked him of the LORD.\n\nSecond Lesson — Luke 13:1-9\
 nThere were present at that season some that told him of the Galilæans\, 
 whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. And Jesus answering 
 said unto them\, Suppose ye that these Galilæans were sinners above all t
 he Galilæans\, because they suffered such things? I tell you\, Nay: but\,
  except ye repent\, ye shall all likewise perish. Or those eighteen\, upon
  whom the tower in Siloam fell\, and slew them\, think ye that they were s
 inners above all men that dwelt in Jerusalem? I tell you\, Nay: but\, exce
 pt 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 hi
 s vineyard\, Behold\, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig t
 ree\, and find none: cut it down\; why cumbereth it the ground? And he ans
 wering said unto him\, Lord\, let it alone this year also\, till I shall d
 ig about it\, and dung it: And if it bear fruit\, well: and if not\, then 
 after that thou shalt cut it down.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Ezr
 a 3\nAnd when the seventh month was come\, and the children of Israel were
  in the cities\, the people gathered themselves together as one man to Jer
 usalem. Then stood up Jeshua the son of Jozadak\, and his brethren the pri
 ests\, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel\, and his brethren\, and builde
 d the altar of the God of Israel\, to offer burnt offerings thereon\, as i
 t is written in the law of Moses the man of God. And they set the altar up
 on his bases\; for fear was upon them because of the people of those count
 ries: and they offered burnt offerings thereon unto the LORD\, even burnt 
 offerings morning and evening. They kept also the feast of tabernacles\, a
 s it is written\, and offered the daily burnt offerings by number\, accord
 ing to the custom\, as the duty of every day required\; And afterward offe
 red the continual burnt offering\, both of the new moons\, and of all the 
 set feasts of the LORD that were consecrated\, and of every one that willi
 ngly offered a freewill offering unto the LORD. From the first day of the 
 seventh month began they to offer burnt offerings unto the LORD. But the f
 oundation of the temple of the LORD was not yet laid. They gave money also
  unto the masons\, and to the carpenters\; and meat\, and drink\, and oil\
 , unto them of Zidon\, and to them of Tyre\, to bring cedar trees from Leb
 anon to the sea of Joppa\, according to the grant that they had of Cyrus k
 ing of Persia. ¶ Now in the second year of their coming unto the house of
  God at Jerusalem\, in the second month\, began Zerubbabel the son of Shea
 ltiel\, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak\, and the remnant of their brethren 
 the priests and the Levites\, and all they that were come out of the capti
 vity unto Jerusalem\; and appointed the Levites\, from twenty years old an
 d upward\, to set forward the work of the house of the LORD. Then stood Je
 shua with his sons and his brethren\, Kadmiel and his sons\, the sons of J
 udah\, together\, to set forward the workmen in the house of God: the sons
  of Henadad\, with their sons and their brethren the Levites. And when the
  builders laid the foundation of the temple of the LORD\, they set the pri
 ests in their apparel with trumpets\, and the Levites the sons of Asaph wi
 th cymbals\, to praise the LORD\, after the ordinance of David king of Isr
 ael. And they sang together by course in praising and giving thanks unto t
 he LORD\; because he is good\, for his mercy endureth for ever toward Isra
 el. And all the people shouted with a great shout\, when they praised the 
 LORD\, because the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid. But many 
 of the priests and Levites and chief of the fathers\, who were ancient men
 \, that had seen the first house\, when the foundation of this house was l
 aid before their eyes\, wept with a loud voice\; and many shouted aloud fo
 r joy: So that the people could not discern the noise of the shout of joy 
 from the noise of the weeping of the people: for the people shouted with a
  loud shout\, and the noise was heard afar off.\n\nSecond Lesson — Roman
 s 6:15-23\nWhat then? shall we sin\, because we are not under the law\, bu
 t under grace? God forbid. Know ye not\, that to whom ye yield yourselves 
 servants to obey\, his servants ye are to whom ye obey\; whether of sin un
 to death\, or of obedience unto righteousness? But God be thanked\, that y
 e were the servants of sin\, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form o
 f doctrine which was delivered you. Being then made free from sin\, ye bec
 ame the servants of righteousness. I speak after the manner of men because
  of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have yielded your members serva
 nts to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity\; even so now yield your 
 members servants to righteousness unto holiness. For when ye were the serv
 ants of sin\, ye were free from righteousness. What fruit had ye then in t
 hose things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is dea
 th. But now being made free from sin\, and become servants to God\, ye hav
 e your fruit unto holiness\, and the end everlasting life. For the wages o
 f sin is death\; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ 
 our Lord.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Samuel 1:21-2:11\nAnd the ma
 n Elkanah\, and all his house\, went up to offer unto the LORD the yearly 
 sacrifice\, and his vow. But Hannah went not up\; for she said unto her hu
 sband\, 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 unti
 l thou have weaned him\; only the LORD establish his word. So the woman ab
 ode\, and gave her son suck until she weaned him. ¶ And when she had wean
 ed him\, she took him up with her\, with three bullocks\, and one ephah 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 brought
  the child to Eli. And she said\, Oh my lord\, as thy soul liveth\, my lor
 d\, I am the woman that stood by thee here\, praying unto the LORD. For th
 is child I prayed\; and the LORD hath given me my petition which I asked o
 f him: Therefore also I have lent him to the LORD\; as long as he liveth h
 e shall be lent to the LORD. And he worshipped the LORD there. And Hannah 
 prayed\, and said\, My heart rejoiceth in the LORD\, mine horn is exalted 
 in the LORD: my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies\; because I rejoice in
  thy salvation. There is none holy as the LORD: for there is none beside t
 hee: neither is there any rock like our God. Talk no more so exceeding pro
 udly\; let not arrogancy come out of your mouth: for the LORD is a God of 
 knowledge\, and by him actions are weighed. The bows of the mighty men are
  broken\, and they that stumbled are girded with strength. They that were 
 full have hired out themselves for bread\; and they that were hungry cease
 d: so that the barren hath born seven\; and she that hath many children is
  waxed feeble. The LORD killeth\, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to th
 e grave\, and bringeth up. The LORD maketh poor\, and maketh rich: he brin
 geth low\, and lifteth up. He raiseth up the poor out of the dust\, and li
 fteth up the beggar from the dunghill\, to set them among princes\, and to
  make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are t
 he LORD’s\, and he hath set the world upon them. He will keep the feet o
 f his saints\, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness\; for by strengt
 h shall no man prevail. The adversaries of the LORD shall be broken to pie
 ces\; out of heaven shall he thunder upon them: the LORD shall judge the e
 nds of the earth\; and he shall give strength unto his king\, and exalt th
 e horn of his anointed. And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the ch
 ild did minister unto the LORD before Eli the priest.\n\nSecond Lesson —
  Luke 13:10-21\nAnd he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbat
 h. ¶ And\, behold\, there was a woman which had a spirit of infirmity eig
 hteen years\, and was bowed together\, and could in no wise lift up hersel
 f. And when Jesus saw her\, he called her to him\, and said unto her\, Wom
 an\, thou art loosed from thine infirmity. And he laid his hands on her: a
 nd immediately she was made straight\, and glorified God. And the ruler of
  the synagogue answered with indignation\, because that Jesus had healed o
 n the sabbath day\, and 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 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 daugh
 ter of Abraham\, whom Satan hath bound\, lo\, these eighteen years\, be lo
 osed 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 th
 e glorious things that were done by him. ¶ Then said he\, Unto what is th
 e kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I resemble it? It is like a gra
 in 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 bra
 nches of it. And again he said\, Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom of Go
 d? It is like leaven\, which a woman took and hid in three measures of mea
 l\, till the whole was leavened.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Ezra 
 4:1-5\nNow when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the child
 ren of the captivity builded the temple unto the LORD God of Israel\; Then
  they came to Zerubbabel\, and to the chief of the fathers\, and said unto
  them\, Let us build with you: for we seek your God\, as ye do\; and we do
  sacrifice unto him since the days of Esar-haddon king of Assur\, which br
 ought us up hither. But Zerubbabel\, and Jeshua\, and the rest of the chie
 f of the fathers of Israel\, said unto them\, Ye have nothing to do with u
 s to build an house unto our God\; but we ourselves together will build un
 to the LORD God of Israel\, as king Cyrus the king of Persia hath commande
 d us. Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Juda
 h\, and troubled them in building\, And hired counsellors against them\, t
 o frustrate their purpose\, all the days of Cyrus king of Persia\, even un
 til the reign of Darius king of Persia.\n\nSecond Lesson — Romans 7:1-6\
 nKnow ye not\, brethren\, (for I speak to them that know the law\,) how th
 at the law hath dominion over a man as long as he liveth? For the woman wh
 ich hath an husband is bound by the law to her husband so long as he livet
 h\; but if the husband be dead\, she is loosed from the law of her husband
 . So then if\, while her husband liveth\, she be married to another man\, 
 she shall be called an adulteress: but if her husband be dead\, she is fre
 e 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 God. 
 For when we were in the flesh\, the motions of sins\, which were by the la
 w\, did work in our members to bring forth fruit unto death. But now we ar
 e 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 letter.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Samuel 3:1-19\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. ¶ And Samuel grew\, and the LORD was with him
 \, and did let none of his words fall to the ground.\n\nSecond Lesson — 
 Luke 13:22-35\nAnd he went through the cities and villages\, teaching\, an
 d journeying toward Jerusalem. Then said one unto him\, Lord\, are there f
 ew that be saved? And he said unto them\, ¶ Strive to enter in at the str
 ait gate: for many\, I say unto you\, will seek to enter in\, and shall no
 t be able. When once the master of the house is risen up\, and hath shut t
 o the door\, and ye begin to stand without\, and to knock at the door\, sa
 ying\, Lord\, Lord\, 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 thy presence\, and thou hast taught in our streets. But he sh
 all say\, I tell you\, I know you not whence ye are\; depart from me\, all
  ye workers of iniquity. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth\, wh
 en ye shall see Abraham\, and Isaac\, and Jacob\, and all the prophets\, i
 n the kingdom of God\, and you yourselves thrust out. And they shall come 
 from the east\, and from the west\, and from the north\, and from the sout
 h\, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God. And\, behold\, there are las
 t which shall be first\, and there are first which shall be last. ¶ The s
 ame day there came certain of the Pharisees\, saying unto him\, Get thee o
 ut\, and depart hence: for Herod will kill thee. And he said unto them\, G
 o ye\, and tell that fox\, Behold\, 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 morrow\, and the day following: for it cannot b
 e that a prophet perish out of Jerusalem. O Jerusalem\, Jerusalem\, which 
 killest the prophets\, and stonest them that are sent unto thee\; how ofte
 n would I have gathered thy children together\, as a hen doth gather her b
 rood under her wings\, and ye would not! Behold\, your house is left unto 
 you desolate: and verily I say 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\nFirst Lesson — Ezra 4:7-24\n¶ And in the days
  of Artaxerxes wrote Bishlam\, Mithredath\, Tabeel\, and the rest of their
  companions\, unto Artaxerxes king of Persia\; and the writing of the lett
 er was written in the Syrian tongue\, and interpreted in the Syrian tongue
 . Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jeru
 salem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort: Then wrote Rehum the chancellor
 \, and Shimshai the scribe\, and the rest of their companions\; the Dinait
 es\, the Apharsathchites\, the Tarpelites\, the Apharsites\, the Archevite
 s\, the Babylonians\, the Susanchites\, the Dehavites\, and the Elamites\,
  And the rest of the nations whom the great and noble Asnappar brought ove
 r\, and set in the cities of Samaria\, and the rest that are on this side 
 the river\, and at such a time. ¶ This is the copy of the letter that the
 y sent unto him\, even unto Artaxerxes the king\; Thy servants the men on 
 this side the river\, and at such a time. Be it known unto the king\, that
  the Jews which came up from thee to us are come unto Jerusalem\, building
  the rebellious and the bad city\, and have set up the walls thereof\, and
  joined the foundations. Be it known now unto the king\, that\, if this ci
 ty be builded\, and the walls set up again\, then will they not pay toll\,
  tribute\, and custom\, and so thou shalt endamage the revenue of the king
 s. Now because we have maintenance from the king’s palace\, and it was n
 ot meet for us to see the king’s dishonour\, therefore have we sent and 
 certified the king\; That search may be made in the book of the records of
  thy fathers: so shalt thou find in the book of the records\, and know tha
 t this city is a rebellious city\, and hurtful unto kings and provinces\, 
 and that they have moved sedition within the same of old time: for which c
 ause was this city destroyed. We certify the king that\, if this city be b
 uilded again\, and the walls thereof set up\, by this means thou shalt hav
 e no portion on this side the river. ¶ Then sent the king an answer unto 
 Rehum the chancellor\, and to Shimshai the scribe\, and to the rest of the
 ir companions that dwell in Samaria\, and unto the rest beyond the river\,
  Peace\, and at such a time. The letter which ye sent unto us hath been pl
 ainly read before me. And I commanded\, and search hath been made\, and it
  is found that this city of old time hath made insurrection against kings\
 , and that rebellion and sedition have been made therein. There have been 
 mighty kings also over Jerusalem\, which have ruled over all countries bey
 ond the river\; and toll\, tribute\, and custom\, was paid unto them. Give
  ye now commandment to cause these men to cease\, and that this city be no
 t builded\, until another commandment shall be given from me. Take heed no
 w that ye fail not to do this: why should damage grow to the hurt of the k
 ings? ¶ Now when the copy of king Artaxerxes’ letter was read before Re
 hum\, and Shimshai the scribe\, and their companions\, they went up in has
 te to Jerusalem unto the Jews\, and made them to cease by force and power.
  Then ceased the work of the house of God which is at Jerusalem. So it cea
 sed unto the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.\n\nSecond 
 Lesson — Romans 7:7-25\nWhat shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forb
 id. Nay\, I had not known sin\, but by the law: for I had not known lust\,
  except the law had said\, Thou shalt not covet. But sin\, taking occasion
  by the commandment\, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For witho
 ut the law sin was dead. For I was alive without the law once: but when th
 e commandment came\, sin revived\, and I died. And the commandment\, which
  was ordained to life\, I found to be unto death. For sin\, taking occasio
 n by the commandment\, deceived me\, and by it slew me. Wherefore the law 
 is holy\, and the commandment holy\, and just\, and good. Was then that wh
 ich is good made death unto me? God forbid. But sin\, that it might appear
  sin\, working death in me by that which is good\; that sin by the command
 ment might become exceeding sinful. For we know that the law is spiritual:
  but I am carnal\, sold under sin. For that which I do I allow not: for wh
 at I would\, that do I not\; but what I hate\, that do I. If then I do tha
 t 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 presen
 t with me\; but how to perform that which is good I find not. For the good
  that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not\, that I do. Now if
  I do that I would not\, it is no more I that do it\, but sin that dwellet
 h in me. I find then a law\, that\, when I would do good\, evil is present
  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 bring
 ing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members. O wretched
  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 th
 e law of God\; but with the flesh the law of sin.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Samuel 4:1-18\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 A
 phek. And the Philistines put themselves in array against Israel: and when
  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 peo
 ple were come into the camp\, the elders of Israel said\, Wherefore hath t
 he 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 amo
 ng 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 t
 he 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\, all
  Israel shouted with a great shout\, so that the earth rang again. And whe
 n 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 underst
 ood that the ark of the LORD was come into the camp. And the Philistines w
 ere afraid\, for they said\, God is come into the camp. And they said\, Wo
 e unto us! for there hath not been such a thing heretofore. Woe unto us! w
 ho shall deliver us out of the hand of these mighty Gods? these are the Go
 ds that smote the Egyptians with all the plagues in the wilderness. Be str
 ong\, and quit yourselves like men\, O ye Philistines\, that ye be not ser
 vants unto the Hebrews\, as they have been to you: quit yourselves like me
 n\, and fight. ¶ And the Philistines fought\, and Israel was smitten\, an
 d 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 was
  taken\; and the two sons of Eli\, Hophni and Phinehas\, were slain. ¶ An
 d there ran a man of Benjamin out of the army\, and came to Shiloh the sam
 e day with his clothes rent\, and with earth upon his head. And when he ca
 me\, lo\, Eli sat upon a seat by the wayside watching: for his heart tremb
 led for the 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\, What 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\, that he could not see. And the man said unto Eli\, I am he that cam
 e out of the army\, and I fled to day out of the army. And he said\, What 
 is there done\, my son? And the messenger answered and said\, Israel is fl
 ed before the Philistines\, and there hath been also a great slaughter amo
 ng the people\, and thy two sons also\, Hophni and Phinehas\, are dead\, a
 nd 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 th
 e gate\, and his neck brake\, and he died: for he was an old man\, and hea
 vy. And he had judged Israel forty years.\n\nSecond Lesson — Luke 14:1-1
 1\nAnd it came to pass\, as he went into the house of one of the chief Pha
 risees to eat bread on the sabbath day\, that they watched him. And\, beho
 ld\, there was a certain man before him which had the dropsy. And Jesus an
 swering spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees\, saying\, Is it lawful to he
 al on the sabbath day? And they held their peace. And he took him\, and he
 aled him\, and let him go\; And answered them\, saying\, Which of you shal
 l have an ass or an ox fallen into a pit\, and will not straightway pull h
 im out on the sabbath day? And they could not answer him again to these th
 ings. ¶ And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden\, when he m
 arked how they chose out the chief rooms\; saying unto them\, When thou ar
 t bidden of any man to a wedding\, sit not down in the highest room\; lest
  a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him\; And he that bade thee 
 and him come and say to thee\, Give this man place\; and thou begin with s
 hame to take the lowest room. But when thou art bidden\, go and sit down i
 n the lowest room\; that when he that bade thee cometh\, he may say unto t
 hee\, Friend\, go up higher: then shalt thou have worship in the presence 
 of them that sit at meat with thee. For whosoever exalteth himself shall b
 e abased\; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.\n\nEvening Praye
 r\nFirst Lesson — Ezra 5\nThen the prophets\, Haggai the prophet\, and Z
 echariah the son of Iddo\, prophesied unto the Jews that were in Judah and
  Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel\, even unto them. Then rose up
  Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel\, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak\, and beg
 an to build the house of God which is at Jerusalem: and with them were the
  prophets of God helping them. ¶ At the same time came to them Tatnai\, g
 overnor on this side the river\, and Shethar-boznai\, and their companions
 \, and said thus unto them\, Who hath commanded you to build this house\, 
 and to make up this wall? Then said we unto them after this manner\, What 
 are the names of the men that make this building? But the eye of their God
  was upon the elders of the Jews\, that they could not cause them to cease
 \, till the matter came to Darius: and then they returned answer by letter
  concerning this matter. ¶ The copy of the letter that Tatnai\, governor 
 on this side the river\, and Shethar-boznai\, and his companions the Aphar
 sachites\, which were on this side the river\, sent unto Darius the king: 
 They sent a letter unto him\, wherein was written thus\; Unto Darius the k
 ing\, all peace. Be it known unto the king\, that we went into the provinc
 e of Judea\, to the house of the great God\, which is builded with great s
 tones\, and timber is laid in the walls\, and this work goeth fast on\, an
 d prospereth in their hands. Then asked we those elders\, and said unto th
 em thus\, Who commanded you to build this house\, and to make up these wal
 ls? We asked their names also\, to certify thee\, that we might write the 
 names of the men that were the chief of them. And thus they returned us an
 swer\, saying\, We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth\, and b
 uild the house that was builded these many years ago\, which a great king 
 of Israel builded and set up. But after that our fathers had provoked the 
 God of heaven unto wrath\, he gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar th
 e king of Babylon\, the Chaldean\, who destroyed this house\, and carried 
 the people away into Babylon. But in the first year of Cyrus the king of B
 abylon the same king Cyrus made a decree to build this house of God. And t
 he vessels also of gold and silver of the house of God\, which Nebuchadnez
 zar took out of the temple that was in Jerusalem\, and brought them into t
 he temple of Babylon\, those did Cyrus the king take out of the temple of 
 Babylon\, and they were delivered unto one\, whose name was Sheshbazzar\, 
 whom he had made governor\; And said unto him\, Take these vessels\, go\, 
 carry them into the temple that is in Jerusalem\, and let the house of God
  be builded in his place. Then came the same Sheshbazzar\, and laid the fo
 undation of the house of God which is in Jerusalem: and since that time ev
 en until now hath it been in building\, and yet it is not finished. Now th
 erefore\, if it seem good to the king\, let there be search made in the ki
 ng’s treasure house\, which is there at Babylon\, whether it be so\, tha
 t a decree was made of Cyrus the king to build this house of God at Jerusa
 lem\, and let the king send his pleasure to us concerning this matter.\n\n
 Second Lesson — Romans 8:1-11\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 m
 e free from the law of sin and death. For what the law could not do\, in t
 hat it was weak through the flesh\, God sending his own Son in the likenes
 s of sinful flesh\, and for sin\, condemned sin in the flesh: That the rig
 hteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us\, who walk not after the fl
 esh\, 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 minded 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 God\, neither indeed can be. So then they tha
 t are in the flesh cannot please 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 yo
 u\, the body is dead because of sin\; but the Spirit is life because of ri
 ghteousness. But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead d
 well in you\, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken yo
 ur mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Samuel 5\nAnd the Philistine
 s took the ark of God\, and brought it from Eben-ezer unto Ashdod. When th
 e Philistines took the ark of God\, they brought it into the house of Dago
 n\, and set it by Dagon. ¶ And when they of Ashdod arose early on the mor
 row\, behold\, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the earth before the ark 
 of the LORD. And they took Dagon\, and set him in his place again. And whe
 n they arose early on the morrow morning\, behold\, Dagon was fallen upon 
 his face to the ground before the ark of the LORD\; and the head of Dagon 
 and both the palms of his hands were cut off upon the threshold\; only the
  stump of Dagon was left to him. Therefore neither the priests of Dagon\, 
 nor any that come into Dagon’s house\, tread on the threshold of Dagon i
 n Ashdod unto this day. But the hand of the LORD was heavy upon them of As
 hdod\, and he destroyed them\, and smote them with emerods\, even Ashdod a
 nd the coasts thereof. And when the men of Ashdod saw that it was so\, the
 y said\, The ark of the God of Israel shall not abide with us: for his han
 d is sore upon us\, and upon Dagon our god. They sent therefore and gather
 ed all the lords of the Philistines unto them\, and said\, What shall we d
 o with the ark of the God of Israel? And they answered\, Let the ark of th
 e God of Israel be carried about unto Gath. And they carried the ark of th
 e God of Israel about thither. And it was so\, that\, after they had carri
 ed it about\, the hand of the LORD was against the city with a very great 
 destruction: and he smote the men of the city\, both small and great\, and
  they had emerods in their secret parts. ¶ Therefore they sent the ark of
  God to Ekron. And it came to pass\, as the ark of God came to Ekron\, tha
 t the Ekronites cried out\, saying\, They have brought about the ark of th
 e God of Israel to us\, to slay us and our people. So they sent and gather
 ed together all the lords of the Philistines\, and said\, Send away the ar
 k of the God of Israel\, and let it go again to his own place\, that it sl
 ay us not\, and our people: for there was a deadly destruction throughout 
 all the city\; the hand of God was very heavy there. And the men that died
  not were smitten with the emerods: and the cry of the city went up to hea
 ven.\n\nSecond Lesson — Luke 14:12-24\n¶ Then said he also to him that 
 bade him\, When thou makest a dinner or a supper\, call not thy friends\, 
 nor thy brethren\, neither thy kinsmen\, nor thy rich neighbours\; lest th
 ey also bid thee again\, and a recompence be made thee. But when thou make
 st a feast\, call the poor\, the maimed\, the lame\, the blind: And thou s
 halt be blessed\; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recom
 pensed at the resurrection of the just. ¶ And when one of them that sat a
 t meat with him heard these things\, he said unto him\, Blessed is he that
  shall eat bread in the kingdom of God. Then said he unto him\, A certain 
 man made a great supper\, and bade many: And sent his servant at supper ti
 me to say to them that were bidden\, Come\; for all things are now ready. 
 And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto hi
 m\, I have bought a piece of ground\, and I must needs go and see it: I pr
 ay thee have me excused. And another said\, I have bought five yoke of oxe
 n\, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused. And another said\
 , I have married a wife\, and therefore I cannot come. So that servant cam
 e\, and shewed his lord these things. Then the master of the house being a
 ngry said to his servant\, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of th
 e city\, and bring in hither the poor\, and the maimed\, and the halt\, an
 d the blind. And the servant said\, Lord\, it is done as thou hast command
 ed\, and yet there is room. And the lord said unto the servant\, Go out in
 to the highways and hedges\, and compel them to come in\, that my house ma
 y be filled. For I say unto you\, That none of those men which were bidden
  shall taste of my supper.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Ezra 6\nThe
 n Darius the king made a decree\, and search was made in the house of the 
 rolls\, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon. And there was found a
 t Achmetha\, in the palace that is in the province of the Medes\, a roll\,
  and therein was a record thus written: In the first year of Cyrus the kin
 g the same Cyrus the king made a decree concerning the house of God at Jer
 usalem\, Let the house be builded\, the place where they offered sacrifice
 s\, and let the foundations thereof be strongly laid\; the height thereof 
 threescore cubits\, and the breadth thereof threescore cubits\; With three
  rows of great stones\, and a row of new timber: and let the expenses be g
 iven out of the king’s house: And also let the golden and silver vessels
  of the house of God\, which Nebuchadnezzar took forth out of the temple w
 hich is at Jerusalem\, and brought unto Babylon\, be restored\, and brough
 t again unto the temple which is at Jerusalem\, every one to his place\, a
 nd place them in the house of God. Now therefore\, Tatnai\, governor beyon
 d the river\, Shethar-boznai\, and your companions the Apharsachites\, whi
 ch are beyond the river\, be ye far from thence: Let the work of this hous
 e of God alone\; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews b
 uild this house of God in his place. Moreover I make a decree what ye shal
 l do to the elders of these Jews for the building of this house of God: th
 at of the king’s goods\, even of the tribute beyond the river\, forthwit
 h expenses be given unto these men\, that they be not hindered. And that w
 hich they have need of\, both young bullocks\, and rams\, and lambs\, for 
 the burnt offerings of the God of heaven\, wheat\, salt\, wine\, and oil\,
  according to the appointment of the priests which are at Jerusalem\, let 
 it be given them day by day without fail: That they may offer sacrifices o
 f sweet savours unto the God of heaven\, and pray for the life of the king
 \, and of his sons. Also I have made a decree\, that whosoever shall alter
  this word\, let timber be pulled down from his house\, and being set up\,
  let him be hanged thereon\; and let his house be made a dunghill for this
 . And the God that hath caused his name to dwell there destroy all kings a
 nd people\, that shall put to their hand to alter and to destroy this hous
 e of God which is at Jerusalem. I Darius have made a decree\; let it be do
 ne with speed. ¶ Then Tatnai\, governor on this side the river\, Shethar-
 boznai\, and their companions\, according to that which Darius the king ha
 d sent\, so they did speedily. And the elders of the Jews builded\, and th
 ey prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah t
 he son of Iddo. And they builded\, and finished it\, according to the comm
 andment of the God of Israel\, and according to the commandment of Cyrus\,
  and Darius\, and Artaxerxes king of Persia. And this house was finished o
 n the third day of the month Adar\, which was in the sixth year of the rei
 gn of Darius the king. ¶ And the children of Israel\, the priests\, and t
 he Levites\, and the rest of the children of the captivity\, kept the dedi
 cation of this house of God with joy\, And offered at the dedication of th
 is house of God an hundred bullocks\, two hundred rams\, four hundred lamb
 s\; and for a sin offering for all Israel\, twelve he goats\, according to
  the number of the tribes of Israel. And they set the priests in their div
 isions\, and the Levites in their courses\, for the service of God\, which
  is at Jerusalem\; as it is written in the book of Moses. And the children
  of the captivity kept the passover upon the fourteenth day of the first m
 onth. For the priests and the Levites were purified together\, all of them
  were pure\, and killed the passover for all the children of the captivity
 \, and for their brethren the priests\, and for themselves. And the childr
 en of Israel\, which were come again out of captivity\, and all such as ha
 d separated themselves unto them from the filthiness of the heathen of the
  land\, to seek the LORD God of Israel\, did eat\, And kept the feast of u
 nleavened bread seven days with joy: for the LORD had made them joyful\, a
 nd turned the heart of the king of Assyria unto them\, to strengthen their
  hands in the work of the house of God\, the God of Israel.\n\nSecond Less
 on — Romans 8:12-17\nTherefore\, brethren\, we are debtors\, not to the 
 flesh\, 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 s
 hall 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\; bu
 t ye have received the Spirit of adoption\, whereby we cry\, Abba\, Father
 . The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit\, that we are the chil
 dren 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 glor
 ified together.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Samuel 6:1-16\nAnd the ark o
 f the LORD was in the country of the Philistines seven months. And the Phi
 listines called for the priests and the diviners\, saying\, What shall we 
 do to the ark of the LORD? tell us wherewith we shall send it to his place
 . And they said\, If ye send away the ark of the God of Israel\, send it n
 ot empty\; but in any wise return him a trespass offering: then ye shall b
 e healed\, and it shall be known to you why his hand is not removed from y
 ou. Then said they\, What shall be the trespass offering which we shall re
 turn to him? They answered\, Five golden emerods\, and five golden mice\, 
 according to the number of the lords of the Philistines: for one plague wa
 s on you all\, and on your lords. Wherefore ye shall make images of your e
 merods\, and images of your mice that mar the land\; and ye shall give glo
 ry unto the God of Israel: peradventure he will lighten his hand from off 
 you\, and from off your gods\, and from off your land. Wherefore then do y
 e harden your hearts\, as the Egyptians and Pharaoh hardened their hearts?
  when he had wrought wonderfully among them\, did they not let the people 
 go\, and they departed? Now therefore make a new cart\, and take two milch
  kine\, on which there hath come no yoke\, and tie the kine to the cart\, 
 and bring their calves home from them: And take the ark of the LORD\, and 
 lay it upon the cart\; and put the jewels of gold\, which ye return him fo
 r a trespass offering\, in a coffer by the side thereof\; and send it away
 \, that it may go. And see\, if it goeth up by the way of his own coast to
  Beth-shemesh\, then he hath done us this great evil: but if not\, then we
  shall know that it is not his hand that smote us\; it was a chance that h
 appened to us. ¶ And the men did so\; and took two milch kine\, and tied 
 them to the cart\, and shut up their calves at home: And they laid the ark
  of the LORD upon the cart\, and the coffer with the mice of gold and the 
 images of their emerods. And the kine took the straight way to the way of 
 Beth-shemesh\, and went along the highway\, lowing as they went\, and turn
 ed not aside to the right hand or to the left\; and the lords of the Phili
 stines went after them unto the border of Beth-shemesh. And they of Beth-s
 hemesh were reaping their wheat harvest in the valley: and they lifted up 
 their eyes\, and saw the ark\, and rejoiced to see it. And the cart came i
 nto the field of Joshua\, a Beth-shemite\, and stood there\, where there w
 as a great stone: and they clave the wood of the cart\, and offered the ki
 ne a burnt offering unto the LORD. And the Levites took down the ark of th
 e LORD\, and the coffer that was with it\, wherein the jewels of gold were
 \, and put them on the great stone: and the men of Beth-shemesh offered bu
 rnt offerings and sacrificed sacrifices the same day unto the LORD. And wh
 en the five lords of the Philistines had seen it\, they returned to Ekron 
 the same day.\n\nSecond Lesson — Luke 14:25-35\n¶ And there went great 
 multitudes with him: and he turned\, and said unto them\, If any man come 
 to me\, and hate not his father\, and mother\, and wife\, and children\, a
 nd brethren\, and sisters\, yea\, and his own life also\, he cannot be my 
 disciple. And whosoever doth not bear his cross\, and come after me\, cann
 ot be my disciple. For which of you\, intending to build a tower\, sitteth
  not down first\, and counteth the cost\, whether he have sufficient to fi
 nish it? Lest haply\, after he hath laid the foundation\, and is not able 
 to finish it\, all that behold it begin to mock him\, Saying\, This man be
 gan to build\, and was not able to finish. Or what king\, going to make wa
 r against another king\, sitteth not down first\, and consulteth whether h
 e be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twent
 y thousand? Or else\, while the other is yet a great way off\, he sendeth 
 an ambassage\, and desireth conditions of peace. So likewise\, whosoever h
 e 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.\n\nEvenin
 g Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Ezra 7\nNow after these things\, in the reign o
 f Artaxerxes king of Persia\, Ezra the son of Seraiah\, the son of Azariah
 \, the son of Hilkiah\, The son of Shallum\, the son of Zadok\, the son of
  Ahitub\, The son of Amariah\, the son of Azariah\, the son of Meraioth\, 
 The son of Zerahiah\, the son of Uzzi\, the son of Bukki\, The son of Abis
 hua\, the son of Phinehas\, the son of Eleazar\, the son of Aaron the chie
 f priest: This Ezra went up from Babylon\; and he was a ready scribe in th
 e law of Moses\, which the LORD God of Israel had given: and the king gran
 ted him all his request\, according to the hand of the LORD his God upon h
 im. And there went up some of the children of Israel\, and of the priests\
 , and the Levites\, and the singers\, and the porters\, and the Nethinims\
 , unto Jerusalem\, in the seventh year of Artaxerxes the king. And he came
  to Jerusalem in the fifth month\, which was in the seventh year of the ki
 ng. For upon the first day of the first month began he to go up from Babyl
 on\, and on the first day of the fifth month came he to Jerusalem\, accord
 ing to the good hand of his God upon him. For Ezra had prepared his heart 
 to seek the law of the LORD\, and to do it\, and to teach in Israel statut
 es and judgments. ¶ Now this is the copy of the letter that the king Arta
 xerxes gave unto Ezra the priest\, the scribe\, even a scribe of the words
  of the commandments of the LORD\, and of his statutes to Israel. Artaxerx
 es\, king of kings\, unto Ezra the priest\, a scribe of the law of the God
  of heaven\, perfect peace\, and at such a time. I make a decree\, that al
 l they of the people of Israel\, and of his priests and Levites\, in my re
 alm\, which are minded of their own freewill to go up to Jerusalem\, go wi
 th thee. Forasmuch as thou art sent of the king\, and of his seven counsel
 lors\, to enquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem\, according to the law of
  thy God which is in thine hand\; And to carry the silver and gold\, which
  the king and his counsellors have freely offered unto the God of Israel\,
  whose habitation is in Jerusalem\, And all the silver and gold that thou 
 canst find in all the province of Babylon\, with the freewill offering of 
 the people\, and of the priests\, offering willingly for the house of thei
 r God which is in Jerusalem: That thou mayest buy speedily with this money
  bullocks\, rams\, lambs\, with their meat offerings and their drink offer
 ings\, and offer them upon the altar of the house of your God which is in 
 Jerusalem. And whatsoever shall seem good to thee\, and to thy brethren\, 
 to do with the rest of the silver and the gold\, that do after the will of
  your God. The vessels also that are given thee for the service of the hou
 se of thy God\, those deliver thou before the God of Jerusalem. And whatso
 ever more shall be needful for the house of thy God\, which thou shalt hav
 e occasion to bestow\, bestow it out of the king’s treasure house. And I
 \, even I Artaxerxes the king\, do make a decree to all the treasurers whi
 ch are beyond the river\, that whatsoever Ezra the priest\, the scribe of 
 the law of the God of heaven\, shall require of you\, it be done speedily\
 , Unto an hundred talents of silver\, and to an hundred measures of wheat\
 , and to an hundred baths of wine\, and to an hundred baths of oil\, and s
 alt without prescribing how much. Whatsoever is commanded by the God of he
 aven\, let it be diligently done for the house of the God of heaven: for w
 hy should there be wrath against the realm of the king and his sons? Also 
 we certify you\, that touching any of the priests and Levites\, singers\, 
 porters\, Nethinims\, or ministers of this house of God\, it shall not be 
 lawful to impose toll\, tribute\, or custom\, upon them. And thou\, Ezra\,
  after the wisdom of thy God\, that is in thine hand\, set magistrates and
  judges\, which may judge all the people that are beyond the river\, all s
 uch as know the laws of thy God\; and teach ye them that know them not. An
 d whosoever will not do the law of thy God\, and the law of the king\, let
  judgment be executed speedily upon him\, whether it be unto death\, or to
  banishment\, or to confiscation of goods\, or to imprisonment. ¶ Blessed
  be the LORD God of our fathers\, which hath put such a thing as this in t
 he king’s heart\, to beautify the house of the LORD which is in Jerusale
 m: And hath extended mercy unto me before the king\, and his counsellors\,
  and before all the king’s mighty princes. And I was strengthened as the
  hand of the LORD my God was upon me\, and I gathered together out of Isra
 el chief men to go up with me.\n\nSecond Lesson — Romans 8:18-30\nFor I 
 reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compa
 red with the glory which shall be revealed in us. For the earnest expectat
 ion of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God. For 
 the creature was made subject to vanity\, not willingly\, but by reason of
  him who hath subjected the same in hope\, Because the creature itself als
 o shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious libe
 rty of the children of God. For we know that the whole creation groaneth a
 nd travaileth in pain together until now. And not only they\, but ourselve
 s also\, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit\, even we ourselves groa
 n within ourselves\, waiting for the adoption\, to wit\, the redemption of
  our body. For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: fo
 r 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. Likewise the Spirit also h
 elpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ough
 t: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which c
 annot be uttered. And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the min
 d of the Spirit\, because he maketh intercession for the saints according 
 to the will of God. And 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 foreknow\, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the
  image of his Son\, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren. Mo
 reover whom he did predestinate\, them he also called: and whom he called\
 , them he also justified: and whom he justified\, them he also glorified.
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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\nAnd it came to pas
 s\, when Samuel was old\, that he made his sons judges over Israel. Now th
 e name of his firstborn was Joel\; and the name of his second\, Abiah: the
 y were judges in Beer-sheba. And his sons walked not in his ways\, but tur
 ned aside after lucre\, and took bribes\, and perverted judgment. Then all
  the elders of Israel gathered themselves together\, and came to Samuel un
 to Ramah\, And said unto him\, Behold\, thou art old\, and thy sons walk n
 ot in thy ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations. ¶ Bu
 t the thing displeased Samuel\, when they said\, Give us a king to judge u
 s. And Samuel prayed unto the LORD. And the LORD said unto Samuel\, Hearke
 n unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they ha
 ve not rejected thee\, but they have rejected me\, that I should not reign
  over them. According to all the works which they have done since the day 
 that I brought them up out of Egypt even unto this day\, wherewith they ha
 ve forsaken me\, and served other gods\, so do they also unto thee. Now th
 erefore hearken unto their voice: howbeit yet protest solemnly unto them\,
  and shew them the manner of the king that shall reign over them. ¶ And S
 amuel told all the words of the LORD unto the people that asked of him a k
 ing. And he said\, This will be the manner of the king that shall reign ov
 er you: He will take your sons\, and appoint them for himself\, for his ch
 ariots\, and to be his horsemen\; and some shall run before his chariots. 
 And he will appoint him captains over thousands\, and captains over fiftie
 s\; and will set them to ear his ground\, and to reap his harvest\, and to
  make his instruments of war\, and instruments of his chariots. And he wil
 l take your daughters to be confectionaries\, and to be cooks\, and to be 
 bakers. And he will take your fields\, and your vineyards\, and your olive
 yards\, even the best of them\, and give them to his servants. And he will
  take the tenth of your seed\, and of your vineyards\, and give to his off
 icers\, and to his servants. And he will take your menservants\, and your 
 maidservants\, and your goodliest young men\, and your asses\, and put the
 m to his work. He will take the tenth of your sheep: and ye shall be his s
 ervants. And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king which ye sh
 all have chosen you\; and the LORD will not hear you in that day. ¶ Never
 theless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel\; and they said\, N
 ay\; but we will have a king over us\; That we also may be like all the na
 tions\; and that our king may judge us\, and go out before us\, and fight 
 our battles. And Samuel heard all the words of the people\, and he rehears
 ed them in the ears of the LORD. And the LORD said to Samuel\, Hearken unt
 o their voice\, and make them a king. And Samuel said unto the men of Isra
 el\, Go ye every man unto his city.\n\nSecond Lesson — Luke 15:1-10\nThe
 n drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him. And th
 e Pharisees and scribes murmured\, saying\, This man receiveth sinners\, a
 nd eateth with them. ¶ And he spake this parable unto them\, saying\, Wha
 t man of you\, having an hundred sheep\, if he lose one of them\, doth not
  leave the ninety 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 s
 houlders\, rejoicing. And when he cometh home\, he calleth together his fr
 iends and neighbours\, saying unto them\, Rejoice with me\; for I have fou
 nd my sheep which was lost. I say unto you\, that likewise joy shall be in
  heaven over one sinner that repenteth\, more than over ninety and nine ju
 st persons\, which need no repentance. ¶ Either what woman having ten pie
 ces of silver\, if she lose one piece\, doth not light a candle\, and swee
 p the house\, and seek diligently till she find it? And when she hath foun
 d it\, she calleth her friends and her neighbours together\, saying\, Rejo
 ice with me\; for I have found the piece which I had lost. Likewise\, I sa
 y unto you\, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one si
 nner that repenteth.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Ezra 8:15-36\n¶ 
 And I gathered them together to the river that runneth to Ahava\; and ther
 e abode we in tents three days: and I viewed the people\, and the priests\
 , and found there none of the sons of Levi. Then sent I for Eliezer\, for 
 Ariel\, for Shemaiah\, and for Elnathan\, and for Jarib\, and for Elnathan
 \, and for Nathan\, and for Zechariah\, and for Meshullam\, chief men\; al
 so for Joiarib\, and for Elnathan\, men of understanding. And I sent them 
 with commandment unto Iddo the chief at the place Casiphia\, and I told th
 em what they should say unto Iddo\, and to his brethren the Nethinims\, at
  the place Casiphia\, that they should bring unto us ministers for the hou
 se of our God. And by the good hand of our God upon us they brought us a m
 an of understanding\, of the sons of Mahli\, the son of Levi\, the son of 
 Israel\; and Sherebiah\, with his sons and his brethren\, eighteen\; And H
 ashabiah\, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari\, his brethren and 
 their sons\, twenty\; Also of the Nethinims\, whom David and the princes h
 ad appointed for the service of the Levites\, two hundred and twenty Nethi
 nims: all of them were expressed by name. ¶ Then I proclaimed a fast ther
 e\, at the river of Ahava\, that we might afflict ourselves before our God
 \, to seek of him a right way for us\, and for our little ones\, and for a
 ll our substance. For I was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldi
 ers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way: because we had s
 poken unto the king\, saying\, The hand of our God is upon all them for go
 od that seek him\; but his power and his wrath is against all them that fo
 rsake him. So we fasted and besought our God for this: and he was intreate
 d of us. ¶ Then I separated twelve of the chief of the priests\, Sherebia
 h\, Hashabiah\, and ten of their brethren with them\, And weighed unto the
 m the silver\, and the gold\, and the vessels\, even the offering of the h
 ouse of our God\, which the king\, and his counsellors\, and his lords\, a
 nd all Israel there present\, had offered: I even weighed unto their hand 
 six hundred and fifty talents of silver\, and silver vessels an hundred ta
 lents\, and of gold an hundred talents\; Also twenty basons of gold\, of a
  thousand drams\; and two vessels of fine copper\, precious as gold. And I
  said unto them\, Ye are holy unto the LORD\; the vessels are holy also\; 
 and the silver and the gold are a freewill offering unto the LORD God of y
 our fathers. Watch ye\, and keep them\, until ye weigh them before the chi
 ef of the priests and the Levites\, and chief of the fathers of Israel\, a
 t Jerusalem\, in the chambers of the house of the LORD. So took the priest
 s and the Levites the weight of the silver\, and the gold\, and the vessel
 s\, to bring them to Jerusalem unto the house of our God. ¶ Then we depar
 ted from the river of Ahava on the twelfth day of the first month\, to go 
 unto Jerusalem: and the hand of our God was upon us\, and he delivered us 
 from the hand of the enemy\, and of such as lay in wait by the way. And we
  came to Jerusalem\, and abode there three days. ¶ Now on the fourth day 
 was the silver and the gold and the vessels weighed in the house of our Go
 d by the hand of Meremoth the son of Uriah the priest\; and with him was E
 leazar the son of Phinehas\; and with them was Jozabad the son of Jeshua\,
  and Noadiah the son of Binnui\, Levites\; By number and by weight of ever
 y one: and all the weight was written at that time. Also the children of t
 hose that had been carried away\, which were come out of the captivity\, o
 ffered burnt offerings unto the God of Israel\, twelve bullocks for all Is
 rael\, ninety and six rams\, seventy and seven lambs\, twelve he goats for
  a sin offering: all this was a burnt offering unto the LORD. ¶ And they 
 delivered the king’s commissions unto the king’s lieutenants\, and to 
 the governors on this side the river: and they furthered the people\, and 
 the house of God.\n\nSecond Lesson — Romans 8:31-39\nWhat shall we then 
 say to these things? If God be for us\, who can be against us? He that spa
 red not his own Son\, but delivered him up for us all\, how shall he not w
 ith him also freely give us all things? Who shall lay any thing to the cha
 rge 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 
 separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation\, or distress\, or 
 persecution\, or famine\, or nakedness\, or peril\, or sword? As it is wri
 tten\, For thy sake we are killed all the day long\; we are accounted as s
 heep for the slaughter. Nay\, in all these things we are more than conquer
 ors through him that loved us. For I am persuaded\, that neither death\, n
 or life\, nor angels\, nor principalities\, nor powers\, nor things presen
 t\, nor things to come\, Nor height\, nor depth\, nor any other creature\,
  shall be able to separate us from the love of God\, which is in Christ Je
 sus our Lord.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Samuel 9:1-14\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. ¶ And as they went up the hill to the city\, they found young maide
 ns going out to draw water\, and said unto them\, Is the seer here? And th
 ey answered them\, and said\, He is\; behold\, he is before you: make hast
 e now\, for he came to day to the city\; for there is a sacrifice of the p
 eople to day in the high place: As soon as ye be come into the city\, ye s
 hall straightway find him\, before he go up to the high place to eat: for 
 the people will not eat until he come\, because he doth bless the sacrific
 e\; and afterwards they eat that be bidden. Now therefore get you up\; for
  about this time ye shall find him. And they went up into the city: and wh
 en they were come into the city\, behold\, Samuel came out against them\, 
 for to go up to the high place.\n\nSecond Lesson — Luke 16:1-18\nAnd he 
 said also unto his disciples\, There was a certain rich man\, which had a 
 steward\; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods. 
 And he called him\, and said unto him\, How is it that I hear this of thee
 ? give an account of thy stewardship\; for thou mayest be no longer stewar
 d. Then the steward said within himself\, What shall I do? for my lord tak
 eth away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig\; to beg I am ashamed. I am
  resolved what 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 d
 ebtors unto him\, and said unto the first\, How much owest thou unto my lo
 rd? And he said\, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him\, Take 
 thy bill\, and sit down quickly\, and write fifty. Then said he to another
 \, And how much owest thou? And he said\, An hundred measures of wheat. An
 d he said unto him\, Take thy bill\, and write fourscore. And the lord com
 mended the unjust steward\, because he had done wisely: for the children o
 f 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 unrighteousn
 ess\; that\, when ye fail\, they may receive you into everlasting habitati
 ons. 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 been faithful in the unrighteous mammon\, who will commit to you
 r 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 servan
 t can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one\, and love the ot
 her\; or else he will hold to the one\, and despise the other. Ye cannot s
 erve God and mammon. And the Pharisees also\, who were covetous\, heard al
 l these things: and they derided him. And he said unto them\, Ye are they 
 which justify yourselves before men\; but God knoweth your hearts: for tha
 t which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God. T
 he law and the prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of Go
 d is preached\, and every man presseth into it. And it is easier for heave
 n and earth to pass\, than one tittle of the law to fail. Whosoever puttet
 h away his wife\, and marrieth another\, committeth adultery: and whosoeve
 r marrieth her that is put away from her husband committeth adultery.\n\nE
 vening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Ezra 9\nNow when these things were done\, 
 the princes came to me\, saying\, The people of Israel\, and the priests\,
  and the Levites\, have not separated themselves from the people of the la
 nds\, doing according to their abominations\, even of the Canaanites\, the
  Hittites\, the Perizzites\, the Jebusites\, the Ammonites\, the Moabites\
 , the Egyptians\, and the Amorites. For they have taken of their daughters
  for themselves\, and for their sons: so that the holy seed have mingled t
 hemselves with the people of those lands: yea\, the hand of the princes an
 d rulers hath been chief in this trespass. And when I heard this thing\, I
  rent my garment and my mantle\, and plucked off the hair of my head and o
 f my beard\, and sat down astonied. Then were assembled unto me every one 
 that trembled at the words of the God of Israel\, because of the transgres
 sion of those that had been carried away\; and I sat astonied until the ev
 ening sacrifice. ¶ And at the evening sacrifice I arose up from my heavin
 ess\; and having rent my garment and my mantle\, I fell upon my knees\, an
 d spread out my hands unto the LORD my God\, And said\, O my God\, I am as
 hamed and blush to lift up my face to thee\, my God: for our iniquities ar
 e increased over our head\, and our trespass is grown up unto the heavens.
  Since the days of our fathers have we been in a great trespass unto this 
 day\; and for our iniquities have we\, our kings\, and our priests\, been 
 delivered into the hand of the kings of the lands\, to the sword\, to capt
 ivity\, and to a spoil\, and to confusion of face\, as it is this day. And
  now for a little space grace hath been shewed from the LORD our God\, to 
 leave us a remnant to escape\, and to give us a nail in his holy place\, t
 hat our God may lighten our eyes\, and give us a little reviving in our bo
 ndage. For we were bondmen\; yet our God hath not forsaken us in our bonda
 ge\, but hath extended mercy unto us in the sight of the kings of Persia\,
  to give us a reviving\, to set up the house of our God\, and to repair th
 e desolations thereof\, and to give us a wall in Judah and in Jerusalem. A
 nd now\, O our God\, what shall we say after this? for we have forsaken th
 y commandments\, Which thou hast commanded by thy servants the prophets\, 
 saying\, The land\, unto which ye go to possess it\, is an unclean land wi
 th the filthiness of the people of the lands\, with their abominations\, w
 hich have filled it from one end to another with their uncleanness. Now th
 erefore give not your daughters unto their sons\, neither take their daugh
 ters unto your sons\, nor seek their peace or their wealth for ever: that 
 ye may be strong\, and eat the good of the land\, and leave it for an inhe
 ritance to your children for ever. And after all that is come upon us for 
 our evil deeds\, and for our great trespass\, seeing that thou our God has
 t punished us less than our iniquities deserve\, and hast given us such de
 liverance as this\; Should we again break thy commandments\, and join in a
 ffinity with the people of these abominations? wouldest not thou be angry 
 with us till thou hadst consumed us\, so that there should be no remnant n
 or escaping? O LORD God of Israel\, thou art righteous: for we remain yet 
 escaped\, as it is this day: behold\, we are before thee in our trespasses
 : for we cannot stand before thee because of this.\n\nSecond Lesson — Ro
 mans 9:1-13\nI say the truth in Christ\, I lie not\, my conscience also be
 aring me witness in the Holy Ghost\, That I have great heaviness and conti
 nual sorrow in my heart. For I could wish that myself were accursed from C
 hrist for my brethren\, my kinsmen according to the flesh: Who are Israeli
 tes\; to whom pertaineth the adoption\, and the glory\, and the covenants\
 , and the giving of the law\, and the 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 ever. Amen. Not as though the word of Go
 d hath taken none effect. For they are not all Israel\, which are of Israe
 l: Neither\, because they are the seed of Abraham\, are they all children:
  but\, In Isaac shall thy seed be called. That is\, They which are the chi
 ldren of the flesh\, these are not the children of God: but the children o
 f the promise are counted for the seed. For this is the word of promise\, 
 At this time will I come\, and Sara shall have a son. And not only this\; 
 but when Rebecca also had conceived by one\, even by our father Isaac\; (F
 or the children being not yet born\, neither having done any good or evil\
 , that the purpose of God according to election might stand\, not of works
 \, but of him that calleth\;) It was said unto her\, The elder shall serve
  the younger. As it is written\, Jacob have I loved\, but Esau have I hate
 d.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Samuel 9:15-10:1\n¶ Now the
  LORD had told Samuel in his ear a day before Saul came\, saying\, To morr
 ow about this time I will send thee a man out of the land of Benjamin\, an
 d thou shalt anoint him to be captain over my people 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 spake to thee of! this same
  shall reign over my people. Then Saul drew near to Samuel in the gate\, a
 nd 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 pl
 ace\; for ye shall eat with me to day\, and to morrow I will let thee go\,
  and will tell thee all that is in thine heart. And as for thine asses tha
 t 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 th
 e families of the tribe of Benjamin? wherefore then speakest thou so to me
 ? And 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\, w
 hich were about thirty persons. And Samuel said unto the cook\, Bring the 
 portion which I gave thee\, of which I said unto thee\, Set it by thee. An
 d the cook took up the shoulder\, and that which was upon it\, and set it 
 before Saul. And Samuel said\, Behold that which is left! set it before th
 ee\, and eat: for unto this time hath it been kept for thee since I said\,
  I have invited the people. So Saul did eat with Samuel that day. ¶ And w
 hen they were come down from the high place into the city\, Samuel commune
 d with Saul upon the top of the house. And they arose early: and it came t
 o pass about the spring of the day\, that Samuel called Saul to the top of
  the house\, saying\, Up\, that I may send thee away. And Saul arose\, and
  they went out both of them\, he and Samuel\, abroad. And as they were goi
 ng down to the end of the city\, Samuel said to Saul\, Bid the servant pas
 s on before us\, (and he passed on\,) but stand thou still a while\, that 
 I may shew thee the word of God. Then Samuel took a vial of oil\, and pour
 ed it upon his head\, and kissed him\, and said\, Is it not because the LO
 RD hath anointed thee to be captain over his inheritance?\n\nSecond Lesson
  — Luke 16:19-31\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 sores\
 , 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 pass\, 
 that the beggar died\, and was carried by the angels into Abraham’s boso
 m: the rich man also died\, and was buried\; And in hell he lift up his ey
 es\, being in torments\, and seeth Abraham afar off\, and Lazarus in his b
 osom. 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 to
 ngue\; for I am tormented in this flame. But Abraham said\, Son\, remember
  that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things\, and likewise Lazar
 us evil things: but now he is comforted\, and thou art tormented. And besi
 de 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\, fathe
 r\, that thou wouldest send him to my father’s house: For I have five br
 ethren\; that he may testify unto them\, lest they also come into this pla
 ce of torment. Abraham saith unto him\, They have Moses and the prophets\;
  let them hear them. And he said\, Nay\, father Abraham: but if one went u
 nto 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\, though 
 one rose from the dead.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Ezra 10:1-19\n
 Now when Ezra had prayed\, and when he had confessed\, weeping and casting
  himself down before the house of God\, there assembled unto him out of Is
 rael a very great congregation of men and women and children: for the peop
 le wept very sore. And Shechaniah the son of Jehiel\, one of the sons of E
 lam\, answered and said unto Ezra\, We have trespassed against our God\, a
 nd have taken strange wives of the people of the land: yet now there is ho
 pe in Israel concerning this thing. Now therefore let us make a covenant w
 ith our God to put away all the wives\, and such as are born of them\, acc
 ording to the counsel of my lord\, and of those that tremble at the comman
 dment of our God\; and let it be done according to the law. Arise\; for th
 is matter belongeth unto thee: we also will be with thee: be of good coura
 ge\, and do it. Then arose Ezra\, and made the chief priests\, the Levites
 \, and all Israel\, to swear that they should do according to this word. A
 nd they sware. ¶ Then Ezra rose up from before the house of God\, and wen
 t into the chamber of Johanan the son of Eliashib: and when he came thithe
 r\, he did eat no bread\, nor drink water: for he mourned because of the t
 ransgression of them that had been carried away. And they made proclamatio
 n throughout Judah and Jerusalem unto all the children of the captivity\, 
 that they should gather themselves together unto Jerusalem\; And that whos
 oever would not come within three days\, according to the counsel of the p
 rinces and the elders\, all his substance should be forfeited\, and himsel
 f separated from the congregation of those that had been carried away. ¶ 
 Then all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered themselves together unto J
 erusalem within three days. It was the ninth month\, on the twentieth day 
 of the month\; and all the people sat in the street of the house of God\, 
 trembling because of this matter\, and for the great rain. And Ezra the pr
 iest stood up\, and said unto them\, Ye have transgressed\, and have taken
  strange wives\, to increase the trespass of Israel. Now therefore make co
 nfession unto the LORD God of your fathers\, and do his pleasure: and sepa
 rate yourselves from the people of the land\, and from the strange wives. 
 Then all the congregation answered and said with a loud voice\, As thou ha
 st said\, so must we do. But the people are many\, and it is a time of muc
 h rain\, and we are not able to stand without\, neither is this a work of 
 one day or two: for we are many that have transgressed in this thing. Let 
 now our rulers of all the congregation stand\, and let all them which have
  taken strange wives in our cities come at appointed times\, and with them
  the elders of every city\, and the judges thereof\, until the fierce wrat
 h of our God for this matter be turned from us. ¶ Only Jonathan the son o
 f Asahel and Jahaziah the son of Tikvah were employed about this matter: a
 nd Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite helped them. And the children of th
 e captivity did so. And Ezra the priest\, with certain chief of the father
 s\, after the house of their fathers\, and all of them by their names\, we
 re separated\, and sat down in the first day of the tenth month to examine
  the matter. And they made an end with all the men that had taken strange 
 wives by the first day of the first month. ¶ And among the sons of the pr
 iests there were found that had taken strange wives: namely\, of the sons 
 of Jeshua the son of Jozadak\, and his brethren\; Maaseiah\, and Eliezer\,
  and Jarib\, and Gedaliah. And they gave their hands that they would put a
 way their wives\; and being guilty\, they offered a ram of the flock for t
 heir trespass.\n\nSecond Lesson — Romans 9:14-29\nWhat 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 mercy\, 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 sheweth mercy. For the scripture sai
 th unto Pharaoh\, Even for this same purpose have I raised thee up\, that 
 I might shew my power in thee\, and that my name might be declared through
 out all the earth. Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy\, an
 d whom he will he hardeneth. Thou wilt say then unto me\, Why doth he yet 
 find fault? For who hath resisted his will? Nay but\, O man\, who art thou
  that repliest against God? Shall the thing 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 dishon
 our? What if God\, willing to shew his wrath\, and to make his power known
 \, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruct
 ion: And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels o
 f mercy\, which he had afore prepared unto glory\, Even us\, whom he hath 
 called\, not of the Jews only\, but also of the Gentiles? As he saith also
  in Osee\, I will call them my people\, which were not my people\; and her
  beloved\, which was not beloved. And it shall come to pass\, that in the 
 place where it was said unto them\, Ye are not my people\; there shall the
 y be called the children of the living God. Esaias also crieth concerning 
 Israel\, Though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the
  sea\, a remnant shall be saved: For he will finish the work\, and cut it 
 short in righteousness: because a short work will the Lord make upon the e
 arth. And as Esaias said before\, Except the Lord of Sabaoth had left us a
  seed\, we had been as Sodoma\, and been made like unto Gomorrha.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Samuel 10:1-16\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? And one of the same pla
 ce answered and said\, But who is their father? Therefore it became a prov
 erb\, Is Saul also among the prophets? And when he had made an end of prop
 hesying\, he came to the high place. ¶ And Saul’s uncle said unto him a
 nd to his servant\, Whither went ye? And he said\, To seek the asses: and 
 when we saw that they were no where\, we came to Samuel. And Saul’s uncl
 e said\, Tell me\, I pray thee\, what Samuel said unto you. And Saul said 
 unto his uncle\, He told us plainly that the asses were found. But of the 
 matter of the kingdom\, whereof Samuel spake\, he told him not.\n\nSecond 
 Lesson — Luke 17:1-10\nThen said he unto the disciples\, It is impossibl
 e but that offences will come: but woe unto him\, through whom they come! 
 It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck\, and h
 e cast into the sea\, than that he should offend one of these little ones.
  ¶ Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee\, rebuke
  him\; and if he repent\, forgive him. And if he trespass against thee sev
 en 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 the Lord\, 
 Increase our faith. And the Lord said\, If ye had faith as a grain of must
 ard seed\, ye might say unto this sycamine tree\, Be thou plucked up by th
 e root\, and be thou planted in the sea\; and it should obey you. But whic
 h 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 t
 hyself\, and serve me\, till I have eaten and drunken\; and afterward 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 shall have 
 done all those things which are commanded you\, say\, We are unprofitable 
 servants: we have done that which was our duty to do.\n\nEvening Prayer\nF
 irst Lesson — Nehemiah 1\nThe words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah. An
 d it came to pass in the month Chisleu\, in the twentieth year\, as I was 
 in Shushan the palace\, That Hanani\, one of my brethren\, came\, he and c
 ertain men of Judah\; and I asked them concerning the Jews that had escape
 d\, which were left of the captivity\, and concerning Jerusalem. And they 
 said unto me\, The remnant that are left of the captivity there in the pro
 vince are in great affliction and reproach: the wall of Jerusalem also is 
 broken down\, and the gates thereof are burned with fire. ¶ And it came t
 o pass\, when I heard these words\, that I sat down and wept\, and mourned
  certain days\, and fasted\, and prayed before the God of heaven\, And sai
 d\, I beseech thee\, O LORD God of heaven\, the great and terrible God\, t
 hat keepeth covenant and mercy for them that love him and observe his comm
 andments: Let thine ear now be attentive\, and thine eyes open\, that thou
  mayest hear the prayer of thy servant\, which I pray before thee now\, da
 y and night\, for the children of Israel thy servants\, and confess the si
 ns of the children of Israel\, which we have sinned against thee: both I a
 nd my father’s house have sinned. We have dealt very corruptly against t
 hee\, and have not kept the commandments\, nor the statutes\, nor the judg
 ments\, which thou commandedst thy servant Moses. Remember\, I beseech the
 e\, the word that thou commandedst thy servant Moses\, saying\, If ye tran
 sgress\, I will scatter you abroad among the nations: But if ye turn unto 
 me\, and keep my commandments\, and do them\; though there were of you cas
 t out unto the uttermost part of the heaven\, yet will I gather them from 
 thence\, and will bring them unto the place that I have chosen to set my n
 ame there. Now these are thy servants and thy people\, whom thou hast rede
 emed by thy great power\, and by thy strong hand. O Lord\, I beseech thee\
 , let now thine ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant\, and to the
  prayer of thy servants\, who desire to fear thy name: and prosper\, I pra
 y thee\, thy servant this day\, and grant him mercy in the sight of this m
 an. For I was the king’s cupbearer.\n\nSecond Lesson — Romans 9:30-10:
 10\nWhat shall we say then? That the Gentiles\, which followed not after r
 ighteousness\, have attained to righteousness\, even the righteousness whi
 ch 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 law. For they 
 stumbled at that stumblingstone\; As it is written\, Behold\, I lay in Sio
 n a stumblingstone and rock of offence: and whosoever believeth on him sha
 ll not be ashamed. Brethren\, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for Is
 rael is\, that they might be saved. For I bear them record that they have 
 a zeal of God\, but not according to knowledge. For they being ignorant of
  God’s righteousness\, and going about to establish their own righteousn
 ess\, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God. For Chr
 ist is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth. F
 or Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law\, That the man w
 hich doeth those things shall live by them. But the righteousness which is
  of faith speaketh on this wise\, Say not in thine heart\, Who shall ascen
 d 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 mouth\, and in th
 y heart: that is\, the word of faith\, which we preach\; That if thou shal
 t confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus\, and shalt believe in thine heart
  that God hath raised him from the dead\, thou shalt be saved. For with th
 e heart man believeth unto righteousness\; and with the mouth confession i
 s made unto salvation.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Samuel 10:17-27\n¶ And Samu
 el called the people together unto the LORD to Mizpeh\; And said unto the 
 children of Israel\, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel\, I brought up Isra
 el out of Egypt\, and delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians\, and
  out of the hand of all kingdoms\, and of them that oppressed you: And ye 
 have this day rejected your God\, who himself saved you out of all your ad
 versities and your tribulations\; and ye have said unto him\, Nay\, but se
 t a king over us. Now therefore present yourselves before the LORD by your
  tribes\, and by your thousands. And when Samuel had caused all the tribes
  of Israel to come near\, the tribe of Benjamin was taken. When he had cau
 sed the tribe of Benjamin to come near by their families\, the family of M
 atri was taken\, and Saul the son of Kish was taken: and when they sought 
 him\, he could not be found. Therefore they enquired of the LORD further\,
  if the man should yet come thither. And the LORD answered\, Behold\, he h
 ath hid himself among the stuff. And they ran and fetched him thence: and 
 when he stood among the people\, he was higher than any of the people from
  his shoulders and upward. And Samuel said to all the people\, See ye him 
 whom the LORD hath chosen\, that there is none like him among all the peop
 le? And all the people shouted\, and said\, God save the king. Then Samuel
  told the people the manner of the kingdom\, and wrote it in a book\, and 
 laid it up before the LORD. And Samuel sent all the people away\, every ma
 n to his house. ¶ And Saul also went home to Gibeah\; and there went with
  him a band of men\, whose hearts God had touched. But the children of Bel
 ial said\, How shall this man save us? And they despised him\, and brought
  him no presents. But he held his peace.\n\nSecond Lesson — Luke 17:11-1
 9\n¶ And it came to pass\, as he went to Jerusalem\, that he passed throu
 gh the midst of Samaria and Galilee. And as he entered into a certain vill
 age\, there met him ten men that were lepers\, which stood afar off: And t
 hey 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 pr
 iests. And it came to pass\, that\, as they went\, they were cleansed. And
  one of them\, when he saw that he was healed\, turned back\, and with a l
 oud voice glorified God\, And fell down on his face at his feet\, giving h
 im thanks: and he was a Samaritan. And Jesus answering said\, Were there n
 ot ten cleansed? but where are the nine? There are not found that returned
  to give glory to God\, save this stranger. And he said unto him\, Arise\,
  go thy way: thy faith hath made thee whole.\n\nEvening Prayer (The Eve of
  Saint James the Apostle)\nFirst Lesson — Jeremiah 26:8-15\n¶ Now it ca
 me to pass\, when Jeremiah had made an end of speaking all that the LORD h
 ad commanded him to speak unto all the people\, that the priests and the p
 rophets and all the people took him\, saying\, Thou shalt surely die. Why 
 hast thou prophesied in the name of the LORD\, saying\, This house shall b
 e like Shiloh\, and this city shall be desolate without an inhabitant? And
  all the people were gathered against Jeremiah in the house of the LORD. 
 ¶ When the princes of Judah heard these things\, then they came up from t
 he king’s house unto the house of the LORD\, and sat down in the entry o
 f the new gate of the LORD’s house. Then spake the priests and the proph
 ets unto the princes and to all the people\, saying\, This man is worthy t
 o die\; for he hath prophesied against this city\, as ye have heard with y
 our ears. ¶ Then spake Jeremiah unto all the princes and to all the peopl
 e\, saying\, The LORD sent me to prophesy against this house and against t
 his city all the words that ye have heard. Therefore now amend your ways a
 nd your doings\, and obey the voice of the LORD your God\; and the LORD wi
 ll 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 br
 ing innocent blood upon yourselves\, and upon this city\, and upon the inh
 abitants thereof: for of a truth the LORD hath sent me unto you to speak a
 ll these words in your ears.\n\nSecond Lesson — Matthew 10:16-32\n¶ Beh
 old\, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wi
 se as serpents\, and harmless as doves. But beware of men: for they will d
 eliver you up to the councils\, and they will scourge you in their synagog
 ues\; 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 speaketh in you. And the brother shall deliver
  up the brother to death\, and the father the child: and the children shal
 l rise up against their parents\, and cause them to be put to death. And y
 e shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake: but he that endureth to 
 the end shall be saved. But when they persecute you in this city\, flee ye
  into another: 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 master\, nor the servant above his lord. It is enough for the discipl
 e that he be as his master\, and the servant as his lord. If they have cal
 led 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 te
 ll 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 rather fear him which is able to 
 destroy both soul and body in hell. Are not two sparrows sold for a farthi
 ng? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father. But 
 the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear ye not therefore\, ye a
 re 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 — 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 — Exodus 3:1-15\nNow Moses kept the flock 
 of Jethro his father in law\, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock t
 o the backside of the desert\, and came to the mountain of God\, even to H
 oreb. And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a flame of fire out o
 f the midst of a bush: and he looked\, and\, behold\, the bush burned with
  fire\, and the bush was not consumed. And Moses said\, I will now turn as
 ide\, and see this great sight\, why the bush is not burnt. And when the L
 ORD saw that he turned aside to see\, God called unto him out of the midst
  of the bush\, and said\, Moses\, Moses. And he said\, Here am I. And he s
 aid\, 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 Go
 d of thy father\, the God of Abraham\, the God of Isaac\, and the God of J
 acob. 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 i
 n 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 an
 d a large\, unto a land flowing with milk and honey\; unto the place of th
 e Canaanites\, and the Hittites\, and the Amorites\, and the Perizzites\, 
 and the Hivites\, and the Jebusites. Now therefore\, behold\, the cry of t
 he children of Israel is come unto me: and I have also seen the oppression
  wherewith the Egyptians oppress them. Come now therefore\, and I will sen
 d thee unto Pharaoh\, that thou mayest bring forth my people the children 
 of Israel out of Egypt. ¶ And Moses said unto God\, Who am I\, that I sho
 uld go unto Pharaoh\, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel
  out of Egypt? And he said\, Certainly I will be with thee\; and this shal
 l be a token unto thee\, that I have sent thee: When thou hast brought for
 th the people out of Egypt\, ye shall serve God upon this mountain. And Mo
 ses said unto God\, Behold\, when I come unto the children of Israel\, and
  shall say unto them\, The God of your 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 AM: and he said\, Thus shalt thou say un
 to the children of Israel\, I AM hath sent me unto you. And God said moreo
 ver unto Moses\, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel\, The LOR
 D God of your fathers\, the God of Abraham\, the God of Isaac\, and the Go
 d 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 th
 e gospel of the kingdom of God\, And saying\, The time is fulfilled\, and 
 the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye\, and believe the gospel. Now as 
 he walked by the sea of Galilee\, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother cast
 ing a net into the sea: for they were fishers. And Jesus said unto them\, 
 Come ye after me\, and I will make you to become fishers of men. And strai
 ghtway they forsook their nets\, and followed him. And when he had gone a 
 little further thence\, he saw James the son of Zebedee\, and John his bro
 ther\, who also were in the ship mending their nets. And straightway he ca
 lled them: and they left their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired s
 ervants\, and went after him.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Proverbs 1:1-9\nThe proverbs o
 f Solomon the son of David\, king of Israel\; To know wisdom and instructi
 on\; to perceive the words of understanding\; To receive the instruction o
 f wisdom\, justice\, and judgment\, and equity\; To give subtilty to the s
 imple\, to the young man knowledge and discretion. A wise man will hear\, 
 and will increase learning\; and a man of understanding shall attain unto 
 wise counsels: To understand a proverb\, and the interpretation\; the word
 s of the wise\, and their dark sayings. ¶ The fear of the LORD is the beg
 inning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction. My son\, he
 ar the instruction of thy father\, and forsake not the law of thy mother: 
 For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head\, and chains about th
 y neck.\n\nSecond Lesson — John 7:14-24\n¶ Now about the midst of the f
 east Jesus went up into the temple\, and taught. And the Jews marvelled\, 
 saying\, How knoweth this man letters\, having never learned? Jesus answer
 ed them\, and said\, My doctrine is not mine\, but his that sent me. If an
 y man will do his will\, he shall know of the doctrine\, whether it be of 
 God\, or whether I speak of myself. He that speaketh of himself seeketh hi
 s own glory: but he that seeketh his glory that sent him\, the same is tru
 e\, 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 a
 nswered and said\, Thou hast a devil: who goeth about to kill thee? Jesus 
 answered and said unto them\, I have done one work\, and ye all marvel. Mo
 ses therefore gave unto you circumcision\; (not because it is of Moses\, b
 ut 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 Moses should not
  be broken\; are ye angry at me\, because I have made a man every whit who
 le on the sabbath day? Judge not according to the appearance\, but judge r
 ighteous judgment.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Genesis 18:20-33\nA
 nd the LORD said\, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great\, and be
 cause their sin is very grievous\; I will go down now\, and see whether th
 ey have done altogether according to the cry of it\, which is come unto me
 \; and if not\, I will know. And the men turned their faces from thence\, 
 and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the LORD. ¶ And Abrah
 am drew near\, and said\, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wi
 cked? Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou als
 o destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein
 ? That be far from thee to do after this manner\, to slay the righteous wi
 th the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked\, that be fa
 r from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right? And the LORD s
 aid\, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city\, then I will spa
 re all the place for their sakes. And Abraham answered and said\, Behold n
 ow\, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord\, which am but dust and a
 shes: Peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty righteous: wilt thou
  destroy all the city for lack of five? And he said\, If I find there fort
 y and five\, I will not destroy it. And he spake unto him yet again\, and 
 said\, Peradventure there shall be forty found there. And he said\, I will
  not do it for forty’s sake. And he said unto him\, Oh let not the Lord 
 be angry\, and I will speak: Peradventure there shall thirty be found ther
 e. And he said\, I will not do it\, if I find thirty there. And he said\, 
 Behold now\, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord: Peradventure the
 re shall be twenty found there. And he said\, I will not destroy it for tw
 enty’s sake. And he said\, Oh let not the Lord be angry\, and I will spe
 ak yet but this once: Peradventure ten shall be found there. And he said\,
  I will not destroy it for ten’s sake. And the LORD went his way\, as so
 on as he had left communing with Abraham: and Abraham returned unto his pl
 ace.\n\nSecond Lesson — Luke 10:38-42\n¶ Now it came to pass\, as they 
 went\, that he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named M
 artha received him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary\, whic
 h also sat at Jesus’ feet\, and heard his word. But Martha was cumbered 
 about much serving\, and came to him\, and said\, Lord\, dost thou not car
 e that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she h
 elp 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.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Samuel 12\nAnd Samuel said u
 nto all Israel\, Behold\, I have hearkened 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 grayheaded\; and\, behold\, my sons a
 re with you: and I have walked before you from my childhood unto this day.
  Behold\, here I am: witness against me before the LORD\, and before his a
 nointed: 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 bri
 be to blind mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it you. And they said\
 , Thou hast not defrauded us\, nor oppressed us\, neither hast thou taken 
 ought of any man’s hand. And he said unto them\, The LORD is witness aga
 inst you\, and his anointed is witness this day\, that ye have not found o
 ught in my hand. And they answered\, He is witness. ¶ And Samuel said unt
 o the people\, It is the LORD that advanced Moses and Aaron\, and that bro
 ught your fathers up out of the land of Egypt. Now therefore stand still\,
  that I may reason with you before the LORD of all the righteous acts of t
 he LORD\, which he did to you and to your fathers. When Jacob was come int
 o Egypt\, and your fathers cried unto the LORD\, then the LORD sent Moses 
 and Aaron\, which brought forth your fathers out of Egypt\, and made them 
 dwell in this place. And when they forgat the LORD their God\, he sold the
 m into the hand of Sisera\, captain of the host of Hazor\, and into the ha
 nd of the Philistines\, and into the hand of the king of Moab\, and they f
 ought against them. And they cried unto the LORD\, and said\, We have sinn
 ed\, because we have forsaken the LORD\, and have served Baalim and Ashtar
 oth: but now deliver us out of the hand of our enemies\, and we will serve
  thee. And the LORD sent Jerubbaal\, and Bedan\, and Jephthah\, and Samuel
 \, and delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on every side\, and y
 e dwelled safe. And when ye saw that Nahash the king of the children of Am
 mon came against you\, ye said unto me\, Nay\; but a king shall reign over
  us: when the LORD your God was your king. Now therefore behold the king w
 hom ye have chosen\, and whom ye have desired! and\, behold\, the LORD hat
 h set a king over you. If ye will fear the LORD\, and serve him\, and obey
  his voice\, and not rebel against the commandment of the LORD\, then shal
 l both ye and also the king that reigneth over you continue following the 
 LORD your God: But if ye will not obey the voice of the LORD\, but rebel a
 gainst the commandment of the LORD\, then shall the hand of the LORD be ag
 ainst you\, as it was against your fathers. ¶ Now therefore stand and see
  this great thing\, which the LORD will do before your eyes. Is it not whe
 at harvest to day? I will call unto the LORD\, and he shall send thunder a
 nd rain\; that ye may perceive and see that your wickedness is great\, whi
 ch ye have done in the sight of the LORD\, in asking you a king. So Samuel
  called unto the LORD\; and the LORD sent thunder and rain that day: and a
 ll the people greatly feared the LORD and Samuel. And all the people said 
 unto Samuel\, Pray for thy servants unto the LORD thy God\, that we die no
 t: for we have added unto all our sins this evil\, to ask us a king. ¶ An
 d Samuel said unto the people\, Fear not: ye have done all this wickedness
 : yet turn not aside from following the LORD\, but serve the LORD with all
  your heart\; And turn ye not aside: for then should ye go after vain thin
 gs\, which cannot profit nor deliver\; for they are vain. For the LORD wil
 l not forsake his people for his great name’s sake: because it hath plea
 sed the LORD to make you his people. Moreover as for me\, God forbid 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 tru
 th with all your heart: for consider how great things he hath done for you
 . But if ye shall still do wickedly\, ye shall be consumed\, both ye and y
 our king.\n\nSecond Lesson — Luke 18:1-14\nAnd he spake a parable unto t
 hem to this end\, that men ought always to pray\, and not to faint\; Sayin
 g\, There was in a city a judge\, which feared not God\, neither regarded 
 man: And there was a widow in that city\; and she came unto him\, saying\,
  Avenge me of mine adversary. And he would not for a while: but afterward 
 he said within himself\, Though I fear not God\, nor regard man\; Yet beca
 use this widow troubleth me\, I will avenge her\, lest by her continual co
 ming she weary me. And the Lord said\, Hear what the unjust judge saith. A
 nd shall not God avenge his own elect\, which cry day and night unto him\,
  though he bear long with them? I tell you that he will avenge them speedi
 ly. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh\, shall he find faith on the e
 arth? And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves t
 hat they were righteous\, and despised others: Two men went up into the te
 mple to pray\; the one a Pharisee\, and the other a publican. The Pharisee
  stood and prayed thus with himself\, God\, I thank thee\, that I am not a
 s other men are\, extortioners\, unjust\, adulterers\, or even as this pub
 lican. 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 eyes 
 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 tha
 n the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased\; and he 
 that humbleth himself shall be exalted.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson 
 — Nehemiah 5\nAnd there was a great cry of the people and of their wives
  against their brethren the Jews. For there were that said\, We\, our sons
 \, and our daughters\, are many: therefore we take up corn for them\, that
  we may eat\, and live. Some also there were that said\, We have mortgaged
  our lands\, vineyards\, and houses\, that we might buy corn\, because of 
 the dearth. There were also that said\, We have borrowed money for the kin
 g’s tribute\, and that upon our lands and vineyards. Yet now our flesh i
 s as the flesh of our brethren\, our children as their children: and\, lo\
 , we bring into bondage our sons and our daughters to be servants\, and so
 me of our daughters are brought unto bondage already: 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 these words. Then I consulted
  with myself\, and I rebuked the nobles\, and the rulers\, and said unto t
 hem\, Ye exact usury\, every one of his brother. And I set a great assembl
 y against them. And I said unto them\, We after our ability have redeemed 
 our brethren the Jews\, which were sold unto the heathen\; and will ye eve
 n sell your brethren? or shall they be sold unto us? Then held they their 
 peace\, and found nothing to answer. Also I said\, 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 brethren\, and my servants\,
  might exact of them money and corn: I pray you\, let us leave off this us
 ury. 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 called the priests\, and took
  an oath of them\, that they should do according to this promise. Also I s
 hook my lap\, and said\, So God shake out every man from his house\, and f
 rom his labour\, that performeth not this promise\, even thus be he shaken
  out\, and emptied. And all the congregation said\, Amen\, and praised the
  LORD. And the people did according to this promise. ¶ Moreover from the 
 time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah\, from
  the twentieth year even unto the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes the
  king\, that is\, twelve years\, I and my brethren have not eaten the brea
 d of the governor. But the former governors that had been before me were c
 hargeable unto the people\, and had taken of them bread and wine\, beside 
 forty shekels of silver\; yea\, even their servants bare rule over the peo
 ple: but so did not I\, because of the fear of God. Yea\, also I continued
  in the work of this wall\, neither bought we any land: and all my servant
 s were gathered thither unto the work. Moreover there were at my table an 
 hundred and fifty of the Jews and rulers\, beside those that came unto us 
 from among the heathen that are about us. Now that which was prepared for 
 me daily was one ox and six choice sheep\; also fowls were prepared for me
 \, and once in ten days store of all sorts of wine: yet for all this requi
 red not I the bread of the governor\, because the bondage was heavy upon t
 his people. Think upon me\, my God\, for good\, according to all that I ha
 ve done for this people.\n\nSecond Lesson — Romans 11:13-24\nFor I speak
  to you Gentiles\, inasmuch as I am the apostle of the Gentiles\, I magnif
 y mine office: If by any means I may provoke to emulation them which are m
 y flesh\, and might save some of them. For if the casting away of them be 
 the reconciling of the world\, what shall the receiving of them be\, but l
 ife from the dead? For if the firstfruit be holy\, the lump is also holy: 
 and if the root be holy\, so are the branches. And if some of the branches
  be broken off\, and thou\, being a wild olive tree\, wert graffed in amon
 g them\, and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive tree
 \; Boast not against the branches. But if thou boast\, thou bearest not th
 e 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 bro
 ken off\, and thou standest by faith. Be not highminded\, but fear: For if
  God spared not the natural branches\, take heed lest he also spare not th
 ee. Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell\
 , severity\; but toward thee\, goodness\, if thou continue in his goodness
 : otherwise thou also shalt be cut off. And they also\, if they abide not 
 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 nature\
 , and wert graffed contrary to nature into a good olive tree: how much mor
 e shall these\, which be the natural branches\, be graffed into their own 
 olive tree?
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Samuel 13\nSaul reigned one 
 year\; and when he had reigned two years over Israel\, Saul chose him thre
 e thousand men of Israel\; whereof two thousand were with Saul in Michmash
  and in mount Beth-el\, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Ben
 jamin: and the rest of the people he sent every man to his tent. And Jonat
 han smote the garrison of the Philistines that was in Geba\, and the Phili
 stines heard of it. And Saul blew the trumpet throughout all the land\, sa
 ying\, Let the Hebrews hear. And all Israel heard say that Saul had smitte
 n a garrison of the Philistines\, and that Israel also was had in abominat
 ion with the Philistines. And the people were called together after Saul t
 o Gilgal. ¶ And the Philistines gathered themselves together to fight wit
 h Israel\, thirty thousand chariots\, and six thousand horsemen\, and peop
 le as the sand which is on the sea shore in multitude: and they came up\, 
 and pitched in Michmash\, eastward from Beth-aven. When the men of Israel 
 saw that they were in a strait\, (for the people were distressed\,) then t
 he people did hide themselves in caves\, and in thickets\, and in rocks\, 
 and in high places\, and in pits. And some of the Hebrews went over Jordan
  to the land of Gad and Gilead. As for Saul\, he was yet in Gilgal\, and a
 ll the people followed him trembling. ¶ And he tarried seven days\, accor
 ding to the set time that Samuel had appointed: but Samuel came not to Gil
 gal\; and the people were scattered from him. And Saul said\, Bring hither
  a burnt offering to me\, and peace offerings. And he offered the burnt of
 fering. And it came to pass\, that as soon as he had made an end of offeri
 ng the burnt offering\, behold\, Samuel came\; and Saul went out to meet h
 im\, that he might salute him. ¶ And Samuel said\, What hast thou done? A
 nd Saul said\, Because I saw that the people were scattered from me\, and 
 that thou camest not within the days appointed\, and that the Philistines 
 gathered themselves together at Michmash\; Therefore said I\, The Philisti
 nes will come down now upon me to Gilgal\, and I have not made supplicatio
 n unto the LORD: I forced myself therefore\, and offered a burnt offering.
  And Samuel said to Saul\, Thou hast done foolishly: thou hast not kept th
 e commandment of the LORD thy God\, which he commanded thee: for now would
  the LORD have established thy kingdom upon Israel for ever. But now thy k
 ingdom shall not continue: the LORD hath sought him a man after his own he
 art\, and the LORD hath commanded him to be captain over his people\, beca
 use thou hast not kept that which the LORD commanded thee. And Samuel aros
 e\, and gat him up from Gilgal unto Gibeah of Benjamin. And Saul numbered 
 the people that were present with him\, about six hundred men. And Saul\, 
 and Jonathan his son\, and the people that were present with them\, abode 
 in Gibeah of Benjamin: but the Philistines encamped in Michmash. ¶ And th
 e spoilers came out of the camp of the Philistines in three companies: one
  company turned unto the way that leadeth to Ophrah\, unto the land of Shu
 al: And another company turned the way to Beth-horon: and another company 
 turned to the way of the border that looketh to the valley of Zeboim towar
 d the wilderness. ¶ Now there was no smith found throughout all the land 
 of Israel: for the Philistines said\, Lest the Hebrews make them swords or
  spears: But all the Israelites went down to the Philistines\, to sharpen 
 every man his share\, and his coulter\, and his axe\, and his mattock. Yet
  they had a file for the mattocks\, and for the coulters\, and for the for
 ks\, and for the axes\, and to sharpen the goads. So it came to pass in th
 e day of battle\, that there was neither sword nor spear found in the hand
  of any of the people that were with Saul and Jonathan: but with Saul and 
 with Jonathan his son was there found. And the garrison of the Philistines
  went out to the passage of Michmash.\n\nSecond Lesson — Luke 18:15-30\n
 And they brought unto him also infants\, that he would touch them: but whe
 n his disciples saw it\, they rebuked them. But Jesus called 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 sha
 ll not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter
  therein. And a certain ruler asked him\, saying\, Good Master\, what shal
 l 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 comman
 dments\, 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 these things\, he said
  unto him\, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast\, and dist
 ribute unto the poor\, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come\, 
 follow me. And when he heard this\, he was very sorrowful: for he was very
  rich. And when Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful\, he said\, How hardl
 y shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God! For it is eas
 ier for a camel to go through a needle’s eye\, than for a rich man to en
 ter into the kingdom of God. And they that heard it said\, Who then can be
  saved? And he said\, The things which are impossible with men are possibl
 e with God. Then Peter said\, Lo\, we have left all\, and followed thee. A
 nd he said unto them\, Verily I say unto you\, There is no man that hath l
 eft house\, or parents\, or brethren\, or wife\, or children\, for the kin
 gdom of God’s sake\, Who shall not receive manifold more in this present
  time\, and in the world to come life everlasting.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirs
 t Lesson — Nehemiah 6:1-16\nNow it came to pass\, when Sanballat\, and T
 obiah\, and Geshem the Arabian\, and the rest of our enemies\, heard that 
 I had builded the wall\, and that there was no breach left therein\; (thou
 gh at that time I had not set up the doors upon the gates\;) That Sanballa
 t and Geshem sent unto me\, saying\, Come\, let us meet together in some o
 ne of the villages in the plain of Ono. But they thought to do me mischief
 . And I sent messengers unto them\, saying\, I am doing a great work\, so 
 that I cannot come down: why should the work cease\, whilst I leave it\, a
 nd come down to you? Yet they sent unto me four times after this sort\; an
 d I answered them after the same manner. Then sent Sanballat his servant u
 nto me in like manner the fifth time with an open letter in his hand\; Whe
 rein was written\, It is reported among the heathen\, and Gashmu saith it\
 , that thou and the Jews think to rebel: for which cause thou buildest the
  wall\, that thou mayest be their king\, according to these words. And tho
 u hast also appointed prophets to preach of thee at Jerusalem\, saying\, T
 here is a king in Judah: and now shall it be reported to the king accordin
 g to these words. Come now therefore\, and let us take counsel together. T
 hen I sent unto him\, saying\, There are no such things done as thou sayes
 t\, but thou feignest them out of thine own heart. For they all made us af
 raid\, saying\, Their hands shall be weakened from the work\, that it be n
 ot done. Now therefore\, O God\, strengthen my hands. Afterward I came unt
 o the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah the son of Mehetabeel\, who was
  shut up\; and he said\, Let us meet together in the house of God\, within
  the temple\, and let us shut the doors of the temple: for they will come 
 to slay thee\; yea\, in the night will they come to slay thee. And I said\
 , Should such a man as I flee? and who is there\, that\, being as I am\, w
 ould go into the temple to save his life? I will not go in. And\, lo\, I p
 erceived that God had not sent him\; but that he pronounced this prophecy 
 against me: for Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him. Therefore was he hired
 \, that I should be afraid\, and do so\, and sin\, and that they might hav
 e matter for an evil report\, that they might reproach me. My God\, think 
 thou upon Tobiah and Sanballat according to these their works\, and on the
  prophetess Noadiah\, and the rest of the prophets\, that would have put m
 e in fear. ¶ So the wall was finished in the twenty and fifth day of the 
 month Elul\, in fifty and two days. And it came to pass\, that when all ou
 r enemies heard thereof\, and all the heathen that were about us saw these
  things\, they were much cast down in their own eyes: for they perceived t
 hat this work was wrought of our God.\n\nSecond Lesson — Romans 11:25-36
 \nFor I would not\, brethren\, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery\
 , lest ye should be wise in your own conceits\; that blindness in part is 
 happened to Israel\, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in. And so 
 all Israel shall be saved: as it is written\, There shall come out of Sion
  the Deliverer\, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob: For this is m
 y covenant unto them\, when I shall take away their sins. As concerning th
 e gospel\, they are enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election\,
  they are beloved for the fathers’ sakes. For the gifts and calling of G
 od are without repentance. For as ye in times past have not believed God\,
  yet have now obtained mercy through their unbelief: Even so have these al
 so now not believed\, that through your mercy they also may obtain mercy. 
 For God hath concluded them all in unbelief\, that he might have mercy upo
 n all. O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! 
 how unsearchable are his judgments\, and his ways past finding out! For wh
 o hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counsellor? Or who
  hath first given to him\, and it shall be recompensed unto him again? For
  of him\, and through him\, and to him\, are all things: to whom be glory 
 for ever. Amen.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Samuel 14:1-15\nNow it came 
 to pass upon a day\, that Jonathan the son of Saul said unto the young man
  that bare his armour\, Come\, and let us go over to the Philistines’ ga
 rrison\, that is on the other side. But he told not his father. And Saul t
 arried in the uttermost part of Gibeah under a pomegranate tree which is i
 n Migron: and the people that were with him were about six hundred men\; A
 nd Ahiah\, the son of Ahitub\, I-chabod’s brother\, the son of Phinehas\
 , the son of Eli\, the LORD’s priest in Shiloh\, wearing an ephod. And t
 he people knew not that Jonathan was gone. ¶ And between the passages\, b
 y which Jonathan sought to go over unto the Philistines’ garrison\, ther
 e was a sharp rock on the one side\, and a sharp rock on the other side: a
 nd the name of the one was Bozez\, and the name of the other Seneh. The fo
 refront of the one was situate northward over against Michmash\, and the o
 ther southward over against Gibeah. And Jonathan said to the young man tha
 t bare his armour\, Come\, and let us go over unto the garrison of these u
 ncircumcised: it may be that the LORD will work for us: for there is no re
 straint to the LORD to save by many or by few. And his armourbearer said u
 nto him\, Do all that is in thine heart: turn thee\; behold\, I am with th
 ee according to thy heart. Then said Jonathan\, Behold\, we will pass over
  unto these men\, and we will discover ourselves unto them. If they say th
 us unto us\, Tarry until we come to you\; then we will stand still in our 
 place\, and will not go up unto them. But if they say thus\, Come up unto 
 us\; then we will go up: for the LORD hath delivered them into our hand: a
 nd this shall be a sign unto us. And both of them discovered themselves un
 to the garrison of the Philistines: and the Philistines said\, Behold\, th
 e Hebrews come forth out of the holes where they had hid themselves. And t
 he men of the garrison answered Jonathan and his armourbearer\, and said\,
  Come up to us\, and we will shew you a thing. And Jonathan said unto his 
 armourbearer\, Come up after me: for the LORD hath delivered them into the
  hand of Israel. And Jonathan climbed up upon his hands and upon his feet\
 , and his armourbearer after him: and they fell before Jonathan\; and his 
 armourbearer slew after him. And that first slaughter\, which Jonathan and
  his armourbearer made\, was about twenty men\, within as it were an half 
 acre of land\, which a yoke of oxen might plow. And there was trembling in
  the host\, in the field\, and among all the people: the garrison\, and th
 e spoilers\, they also trembled\, and the earth quaked: so it was a very g
 reat trembling.\n\nSecond Lesson — Luke 18:31-43\n¶ Then he took unto h
 im the twelve\, and said unto them\, Behold\, we go up to Jerusalem\, and 
 all things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of man shal
 l be accomplished. For he shall be delivered unto the Gentiles\, and shall
  be mocked\, and spitefully entreated\, and spitted on: And they shall sco
 urge him\, and put him to death: and the third day he shall rise again. An
 d they understood none of these things: and this saying was hid from them\
 , neither knew they the things which were spoken. ¶ And it came to pass\,
  that as he was come nigh unto Jericho\, a certain blind man sat by the wa
 y side begging: And hearing the multitude pass by\, he asked what it meant
 . And they told him\, that Jesus of Nazareth passeth by. And he cried\, sa
 ying\, Jesus\, thou Son of David\, have mercy on me. And they which went b
 efore rebuked him\, that he should hold his peace: but he cried so much th
 e more\, Thou Son of David\, have mercy on me. And Jesus stood\, and comma
 nded him to be brought unto him: and when he was come near\, he asked him\
 , Saying\, What wilt thou that I shall do unto thee? And he said\, Lord\, 
 that I may receive my sight. And Jesus said unto him\, Receive thy sight: 
 thy faith hath saved thee. And immediately he received his sight\, and fol
 lowed him\, glorifying God: and all the people\, when they saw it\, gave p
 raise unto God.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Nehemiah 8:1-12\nAnd a
 ll the people gathered themselves together as one man into the street that
  was before the water gate\; and they spake unto Ezra the scribe to bring 
 the book of the law of Moses\, which the LORD had commanded to Israel. And
  Ezra the priest brought the law before the congregation both of men and w
 omen\, and all that could hear with understanding\, upon the first day of 
 the seventh month. And he read therein before the street that was before t
 he water gate from the morning until midday\, before the men and the women
 \, and those that could understand\; and the ears of all the people were a
 ttentive unto the book of the law. And Ezra the scribe stood upon a pulpit
  of wood\, which they had made for the purpose\; and beside him stood Matt
 ithiah\, and Shema\, and Anaiah\, and Urijah\, and Hilkiah\, and Maaseiah\
 , on his right hand\; and on his left hand\, Pedaiah\, and Mishael\, and M
 alchiah\, and Hashum\, and Hashbadana\, Zechariah\, and Meshullam. And Ezr
 a opened the book in the sight of all the people\; (for he was above all t
 he people\;) and when he opened it\, all the people stood up: And Ezra ble
 ssed the LORD\, the great God. And all the people answered\, Amen\, Amen\,
  with lifting up their hands: and they bowed their heads\, and worshipped 
 the LORD with their faces to the ground. Also Jeshua\, and Bani\, and Sher
 ebiah\, Jamin\, Akkub\, Shabbethai\, Hodijah\, Maaseiah\, Kelita\, Azariah
 \, Jozabad\, Hanan\, Pelaiah\, and the Levites\, caused the people to unde
 rstand the law: and the people stood in their place. So they read in the b
 ook in the law of God distinctly\, and gave the sense\, and caused them to
  understand the reading. ¶ And Nehemiah\, which is the Tirshatha\, and Ez
 ra the priest the scribe\, and the Levites that taught the people\, said u
 nto all the people\, This day is holy unto the LORD your God\; mourn not\,
  nor weep. For all the people wept\, when they heard the words of the law.
  Then he said unto them\, Go your way\, eat the fat\, and drink the sweet\
 , and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day i
 s holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry\; for the joy of the LORD is you
 r strength. So the Levites stilled all the people\, saying\, Hold your pea
 ce\, for the day is holy\; neither be ye grieved. And all the people went 
 their way to eat\, and to drink\, and to send portions\, and to make great
  mirth\, because they had understood the words that were declared unto the
 m.\n\nSecond Lesson — Romans 12:1-8\nI beseech you therefore\, brethren\
 , by the mercies of God\, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice\,
  holy\, acceptable unto God\, which is your reasonable service. And be not
  conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mi
 nd\, that ye may prove what is that good\, and acceptable\, and perfect\, 
 will of God. For I say\, through the grace given unto me\, to every man th
 at is among you\, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to thi
 nk\; but to think soberly\, according as God hath dealt to every man the m
 easure 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\, a
 nd every one members one of another. Having then gifts differing according
  to the grace that is given to us\, whether prophecy\, let us prophesy acc
 ording to the proportion of faith\; Or ministry\, let us wait on our minis
 tering: or he that teacheth\, on teaching\; Or he that exhorteth\, on exho
 rtation: he that giveth\, let him do it with simplicity\; he that ruleth\,
  with diligence\; he that sheweth mercy\, with cheerfulness.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Samuel 14:24-46\n¶ And the 
 men of Israel were distressed that day: for Saul had adjured the people\, 
 saying\, Cursed be the man that eateth any food until evening\, that I may
  be avenged on mine enemies. So none of the people tasted any food. And al
 l they of the land came to a wood\; and there was honey upon the ground. A
 nd when the people were come into the wood\, behold\, the honey dropped\; 
 but no man put his hand to his mouth: for the people feared the oath. But 
 Jonathan heard not when his father charged the people with the oath: where
 fore he put forth the end of the rod that was in his hand\, and dipped it 
 in an honeycomb\, and put his hand to his mouth\; and his eyes were enligh
 tened. Then answered one of the people\, and said\, Thy father straitly ch
 arged the people with an oath\, saying\, Cursed be the man that eateth any
  food this day. And the people were faint. Then said Jonathan\, My father 
 hath troubled the land: see\, I pray you\, how mine eyes have been enlight
 ened\, because I tasted a little of this honey. How much more\, if haply t
 he people had eaten freely to day of the spoil of their enemies which they
  found? for had there not been now a much greater slaughter among the Phil
 istines? And they smote the Philistines that day from Michmash to Aijalon:
  and the people were very faint. And the people flew upon the spoil\, and 
 took sheep\, and oxen\, and calves\, and slew them on the ground: and the 
 people did eat them with the blood. ¶ Then they told Saul\, saying\, Beho
 ld\, the people sin against the LORD\, in that they eat with the blood. An
 d he said\, Ye have transgressed: roll a great stone unto me this day. And
  Saul said\, Disperse yourselves among the people\, and say unto them\, Br
 ing me hither every man his ox\, and every man his sheep\, and slay them h
 ere\, and eat\; and sin not against the LORD in eating with the blood. And
  all the people brought every man his ox with him that night\, and slew th
 em there. And Saul built an altar unto the LORD: the same was the first al
 tar that he built unto the LORD. ¶ And Saul said\, Let us go down after t
 he Philistines by night\, and spoil them until the morning light\, and let
  us not leave a man of them. And they said\, Do whatsoever seemeth good un
 to thee. Then said the priest\, Let us draw near hither unto God. And Saul
  asked counsel of God\, Shall I go down after the Philistines? wilt thou d
 eliver them into the hand of Israel? But he answered him not that day. And
  Saul said\, Draw ye near hither\, all the chief of the people: and know a
 nd see wherein this sin hath been this day. For\, as the LORD liveth\, whi
 ch saveth Israel\, though it be in Jonathan my son\, he shall surely die. 
 But there was not a man among all the people that answered him. Then said 
 he unto all Israel\, Be ye on one side\, and I and Jonathan my son will be
  on the other side. And the people said unto Saul\, Do what seemeth good u
 nto thee. Therefore Saul said unto the LORD God of Israel\, Give a perfect
  lot. And Saul and Jonathan were taken: but the people escaped. And Saul s
 aid\, Cast lots between me and Jonathan my son. And Jonathan was taken. Th
 en Saul said to Jonathan\, Tell me what thou hast done. And Jonathan told 
 him\, and said\, I did but taste a little honey with the end of the rod th
 at was in mine hand\, and\, lo\, I must die. And Saul answered\, God do so
  and more also: for thou shalt surely die\, Jonathan. And the people said 
 unto Saul\, Shall Jonathan die\, who hath wrought this great salvation in 
 Israel? God forbid: as the LORD liveth\, there shall not one hair of his h
 ead fall to the ground\; for he hath wrought with God this day. So the peo
 ple rescued Jonathan\, that he died not. Then Saul went up from following 
 the Philistines: and the Philistines went to their own place.\n\nSecond Le
 sson — Luke 19:1-10\nAnd Jesus entered and passed through Jericho. And\,
  behold\, there was a man named Zacchæus\, which was the chief among the 
 publicans\, and he was rich. And he sought to see Jesus who he was\; and c
 ould not for the press\, because he was little of stature. And he ran befo
 re\, and climbed up into a sycomore tree to see him: for he was to pass th
 at way. And when Jesus came to the place\, he looked up\, and saw him\, an
 d said unto him\, Zacchæus\, make haste\, and come down\; for to day I mu
 st abide at thy house. And he made haste\, and came down\, and received hi
 m joyfully. And when they saw it\, they all murmured\, saying\, That he wa
 s gone to be guest with a man that is a sinner. And Zacchæus stood\, and 
 said unto the Lord\; Behold\, Lord\, the half of my goods I give to the po
 or\; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation\, I re
 store him fourfold. And Jesus said unto him\, This day is salvation come t
 o this house\, forsomuch as he also is a son of Abraham. For the Son of ma
 n is come to seek and to save that which was lost.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirs
 t Lesson — Nehemiah 8:13-18\n¶ And on the second day were gathered toge
 ther the chief of the fathers of all the people\, the priests\, and the Le
 vites\, unto Ezra the scribe\, even to understand the words of the law. An
 d they found written in the law which the LORD had commanded by Moses\, th
 at the children of Israel should dwell in booths in the feast of the seven
 th month: And that they should publish and proclaim in all their cities\, 
 and in Jerusalem\, saying\, Go forth unto the mount\, and fetch olive bran
 ches\, and pine branches\, and myrtle branches\, and palm branches\, and b
 ranches of thick trees\, to make booths\, as it is written. ¶ So the peop
 le went forth\, and brought them\, and made themselves booths\, every one 
 upon the roof of his house\, and in their courts\, and in the courts of th
 e house of God\, and in the street of the water gate\, and in the street o
 f the gate of Ephraim. And all the congregation of them that were come aga
 in out of the captivity made booths\, and sat under the booths: for since 
 the days of Jeshua the son of Nun unto that day had not the children of Is
 rael done so. And there was very great gladness. Also day by day\, from th
 e first day unto the last day\, he read in the book of the law of God. And
  they kept the feast seven days\; and on the eighth day was a solemn assem
 bly\, according unto the manner.\n\nSecond Lesson — Romans 12:9-21\nLet 
 love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil\; cleave to that w
 hich is good. Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love\; i
 n honour preferring one another\; Not slothful in business\; fervent in sp
 irit\; serving the Lord\; Rejoicing in hope\; patient in tribulation\; con
 tinuing instant in prayer\; Distributing to the necessity of saints\; give
 n to hospitality. Bless them which persecute you: bless\, and curse not. R
 ejoice with them that do rejoice\, and weep with them that weep. Be of the
  same mind one toward another. Mind not high things\, but condescend to me
 n of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits. Recompense to no man ev
 il for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men. If it be possi
 ble\, as much as lieth in you\, live peaceably with all men. Dearly belove
 d\, avenge not yourselves\, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is wr
 itten\, Vengeance is mine\; I will repay\, saith the Lord. Therefore if th
 ine enemy hunger\, feed him\; if he thirst\, give him drink: for in so doi
 ng thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head. Be not overcome of evil\, bu
 t overcome evil with good.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Samuel 15:1-23\nSamuel also 
 said unto Saul\, The LORD sent me to anoint thee to be king over his peopl
 e\, 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 Eg
 ypt. Now go and smite Amalek\, and utterly destroy all that they have\, an
 d spare them not\; but slay both man and woman\, infant and suckling\, ox 
 and sheep\, camel and ass. And Saul gathered the people together\, and num
 bered 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 amon
 g 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 Kenit
 es departed from among the Amalekites. And Saul smote the Amalekites from 
 Havilah until thou comest to Shur\, that is over against Egypt. And he too
 k Agag the king of the Amalekites alive\, and utterly destroyed all the pe
 ople 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 l
 ambs\, and all that was good\, and would not utterly destroy them: but eve
 ry thing that was vile and refuse\, that they destroyed utterly. ¶ Then c
 ame the word of the LORD unto Samuel\, saying\, It repenteth me that I hav
 e set up Saul to be king: for he is turned back from following me\, and ha
 th not performed my commandments. And it grieved Samuel\; and he cried unt
 o the LORD all night. And when Samuel rose early to meet Saul in the morni
 ng\, it was told Samuel\, saying\, Saul came to Carmel\, and\, behold\, he
  set him up a place\, and is gone about\, and passed on\, and gone down to
  Gilgal. And Samuel came to Saul: and Saul said unto him\, Blessed be thou
  of the LORD: I have performed the commandment of the LORD. And Samuel sai
 d\, What meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in mine ears\, and the lo
 wing of the oxen which I hear? And Saul said\, They have brought them from
  the Amalekites: for the people spared the best of the sheep and of the ox
 en\, to sacrifice unto the LORD thy God\; and the rest we have utterly des
 troyed. Then Samuel said unto Saul\, Stay\, and I will tell thee what the 
 LORD hath said to me this night. And he said unto him\, Say on. And Samuel
  said\, When thou wast little in thine own sight\, wast thou not made the 
 head 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 
 the 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
  upon the spoil\, and didst evil in the sight of the LORD? And Saul said u
 nto Samuel\, Yea\, I have obeyed the voice of the LORD\, and have gone the
  way which the LORD sent me\, and have brought Agag the king of Amalek\, a
 nd 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
  destroyed\, to sacrifice unto the LORD thy God in Gilgal. And Samuel said
 \, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices\, as i
 n 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 wit
 chcraft\, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast 
 rejected the word of the LORD\, he hath also rejected thee from being king
 .\n\nSecond Lesson — Luke 19:11-27\nAnd as they heard these things\, he 
 added and spake a parable\, because he was nigh to Jerusalem\, and because
  they thought that the kingdom of God should immediately appear. He said t
 herefore\, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himse
 lf a kingdom\, and to return. And he called his ten servants\, and deliver
 ed them ten pounds\, and said unto them\, Occupy till I come. But his citi
 zens 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 received the kingdom\, then he commanded these servants to be ca
 lled unto him\, to whom he had given the money\, that he might know how mu
 ch every man had gained by trading. Then came the first\, saying\, Lord\, 
 thy pound hath gained ten pounds. And he said unto him\, Well\, thou good 
 servant: because thou hast been faithful in a very little\, have thou auth
 ority over ten cities. And the second came\, saying\, Lord\, thy pound hat
 h gained five pounds. And he said likewise to him\, Be thou also over five
  cities. And another came\, saying\, Lord\, behold\, here is thy pound\, w
 hich 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 t
 hat thou didst not sow. And he saith unto him\, Out of thine own mouth wil
 l I judge thee\, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere m
 an\, taking up that I laid not down\, and reaping that I did not sow: Wher
 efore then gavest not thou my money into the bank\, that at my coming I mi
 ght 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 him\, Lord\, he hath ten pounds.) For I say unto you\, Tha
 t 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\, w
 hich would not that I should reign over them\, bring hither\, and slay the
 m before me.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Nehemiah 9:1-23\nNow in t
 he twenty and fourth day of this month the children of Israel were assembl
 ed with fasting\, and with sackclothes\, and earth upon them. And the seed
  of Israel separated themselves from all strangers\, and stood and confess
 ed their sins\, and the iniquities of their fathers. And they stood up in 
 their place\, and read in the book of the law of the LORD their God one fo
 urth part of the day\; and another fourth part they confessed\, and worshi
 pped the LORD their God. ¶ Then stood up upon the stairs\, of the Levites
 \, Jeshua\, and Bani\, Kadmiel\, Shebaniah\, Bunni\, Sherebiah\, Bani\, an
 d Chenani\, and cried with a loud voice unto the LORD their God. Then the 
 Levites\, Jeshua\, and Kadmiel\, Bani\, Hashabniah\, Sherebiah\, Hodijah\,
  Shebaniah\, and Pethahiah\, said\, Stand up and bless the LORD your God f
 or ever and ever: and blessed be thy glorious name\, which is exalted abov
 e all blessing and praise. Thou\, even thou\, art LORD alone\; thou hast m
 ade heaven\, the heaven of heavens\, with all their host\, the earth\, and
  all things that are therein\, the seas\, and all that is therein\, and th
 ou preservest them all\; and the host of heaven worshippeth thee. Thou art
  the LORD the God\, who didst choose Abram\, and broughtest him forth out 
 of Ur of the Chaldees\, and gavest him the name of Abraham\; And foundest 
 his heart faithful before thee\, and madest a covenant with him to give th
 e land of the Canaanites\, the Hittites\, the Amorites\, and the Perizzite
 s\, and the Jebusites\, and the Girgashites\, to give it\, I say\, to his 
 seed\, and hast performed thy words\; for thou art righteous: And didst se
 e the affliction of our fathers in Egypt\, and heardest their cry by the R
 ed sea\; And shewedst signs and wonders upon Pharaoh\, and on all his serv
 ants\, and on all the people of his land: for thou knewest that they dealt
  proudly against them. So didst thou get thee a name\, as it is this day. 
 And thou didst divide the sea before them\, so that they went through the 
 midst of the sea on the dry land\; and their persecutors thou threwest int
 o the deeps\, as a stone into the mighty waters. Moreover thou leddest the
 m in the day by a cloudy pillar\; and in the night by a pillar of fire\, t
 o give them light in the way wherein they should go. Thou camest down also
  upon mount Sinai\, and spakest with them from heaven\, and gavest them ri
 ght judgments\, and true laws\, good statutes and commandments: And madest
  known unto them thy holy sabbath\, and commandedst them precepts\, statut
 es\, and laws\, by the hand of Moses thy servant: And gavest them bread fr
 om heaven for their hunger\, and broughtest forth water for them out of th
 e rock for their thirst\, and promisedst them that they should go in to po
 ssess the land which thou hadst sworn to give them. But they and our fathe
 rs dealt proudly\, and hardened their necks\, and hearkened not to thy com
 mandments\, And refused to obey\, neither were mindful of thy wonders that
  thou didst among them\; but hardened their necks\, and in their rebellion
  appointed a captain to return to their bondage: but thou art a God ready 
 to pardon\, gracious and merciful\, slow to anger\, and of great kindness\
 , and forsookest them not. Yea\, when they had made them a molten calf\, a
 nd said\, This is thy God that brought thee up out of Egypt\, and had wrou
 ght great provocations\; Yet thou in thy manifold mercies forsookest them 
 not in the wilderness: the pillar of the cloud departed not from them by d
 ay\, to lead them in the way\; neither the pillar of fire by night\, to sh
 ew them light\, and the way wherein they should go. Thou gavest also thy g
 ood spirit to instruct them\, and withheldest not thy manna from their mou
 th\, and gavest them water for their thirst. Yea\, forty years didst thou 
 sustain them in the wilderness\, so that they lacked nothing\; their cloth
 es waxed not old\, and their feet swelled not. Moreover thou gavest them k
 ingdoms and nations\, and didst divide them into corners: so they possesse
 d the land of Sihon\, and the land of the king of Heshbon\, and the land o
 f Og king of Bashan. Their children also multipliedst thou as the stars of
  heaven\, and broughtest them into the land\, concerning which thou hadst 
 promised to their fathers\, that they should go in to possess it.\n\nSecon
 d Lesson — Romans 13\nLet every soul be subject unto the higher powers. 
 For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. 
 Whosoever therefore resisteth the power\, resisteth the ordinance of God: 
 and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation. For rulers are
  not a terror to good works\, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afrai
 d 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 sword in vain: for he i
 s the minister of God\, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth ev
 il. Wherefore ye must needs be subject\, not only for wrath\, but also for
  conscience sake. For for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God
 ’s ministers\, attending continually upon this very thing. Render theref
 ore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due\; custom to whom cus
 tom\; fear to whom fear\; honour to whom honour. Owe no man any thing\, bu
 t 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 sha
 lt not steal\, Thou shalt not bear false witness\, Thou shalt not covet\; 
 and if there be any other commandment\, it is briefly comprehended in this
  saying\, namely\, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. Love worketh 
 no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law. And 
 that\, knowing the time\, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: 
 for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed. The night is far sp
 ent\, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness\
 , and let us put on the armour of light. Let us walk honestly\, as in the 
 day\; not in rioting and drunkenness\, not in chambering and wantonness\, 
 not in strife and envying. But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ\, and make 
 not provision for the flesh\, to fulfil the lusts thereof.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Samuel 16\nAnd the LORD said
  unto Samuel\, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul\, seeing I have rejected 
 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 among 
 his sons. And Samuel said\, How can I go? if Saul hear it\, he will kill m
 e. And the LORD said\, Take an heifer with thee\, and say\, I am come to s
 acrifice to the LORD. And call Jesse to the sacrifice\, and I will shew th
 ee 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-lehem. A
 nd 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 LORD: 
 sanctify yourselves\, and come with me to the sacrifice. And he sanctified
  Jesse and his sons\, and called them to the sacrifice. ¶ And it came to 
 pass\, when they were come\, that he looked on Eliab\, and said\, Surely t
 he LORD’s anointed is before him. But the LORD said unto Samuel\, Look n
 ot on his countenance\, or on the height of his stature\; because I have r
 efused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth\; for man looketh on the o
 utward appearance\, but the LORD looketh on the heart. Then Jesse called A
 binadab\, 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\, Neithe
 r 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\, Th
 ere 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 LORD sa
 id\, 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 the LOR
 D came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up\, and went to R
 amah. ¶ But the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul\, and an evil spiri
 t from the LORD troubled him. And Saul’s servants said unto him\, Behold
  now\, an evil spirit from God troubleth thee. Let our lord now command th
 y servants\, which are before thee\, to seek out a man\, who is a cunning 
 player on an harp: and it shall come to pass\, when the evil spirit from G
 od is upon thee\, that he shall play with his hand\, and thou shalt be wel
 l. And Saul said unto his servants\, Provide me now a man that can play we
 ll\, and bring him to me. Then answered one of the servants\, and said\, B
 ehold\, I have seen a son of Jesse the Beth-lehemite\, that is cunning in 
 playing\, and a mighty valiant man\, and a man of war\, and prudent in mat
 ters\, and a comely person\, and the LORD is with him. ¶ Wherefore Saul s
 ent messengers unto Jesse\, and said\, Send me David thy son\, which is wi
 th the sheep. And Jesse took an ass laden with bread\, and a bottle of win
 e\, and a kid\, and sent them by David his son unto Saul. And David came t
 o Saul\, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly\; and he became hi
 s 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 p
 ass\, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul\, that David took an har
 p\, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed\, and was well\, and t
 he evil spirit departed from him.\n\nSecond Lesson — Luke 19:28-40\n¶ A
 nd when he had thus spoken\, he went before\, ascending up to Jerusalem. A
 nd it came to pass\, when he was come nigh to Bethphage and Bethany\, at t
 he mount called the mount of Olives\, he sent two of his disciples\, Sayin
 g\, Go ye into the village over against you\; in the which at your enterin
 g ye shall find a colt tied\, whereon yet never man sat: loose him\, and b
 ring him hither. And if any man ask you\, Why do ye loose him? thus shall 
 ye say unto him\, Because the Lord hath need of him. And they that were se
 nt went their way\, and found even as he had said unto them. And as they w
 ere loosing the colt\, the owners thereof said unto them\, Why loose ye th
 e colt? And they said\, The Lord hath need of him. And they brought him to
  Jesus: and they cast their garments upon the colt\, and they set Jesus th
 ereon. And as he went\, they spread their clothes in the way. And when he 
 was come nigh\, even now at the descent of the mount of Olives\, the whole
  multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud vo
 ice for all the mighty works that they had seen\; Saying\, Blessed be the 
 King that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven\, and glory in t
 he highest. And some of the Pharisees from among the multitude said unto h
 im\, Master\, rebuke thy disciples. And he answered and said unto them\, I
  tell you that\, if these should hold their peace\, the stones would immed
 iately cry out.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Nehemiah 9:24-38\nSo t
 he children went in and possessed the land\, and thou subduedst before the
 m the inhabitants of the land\, the Canaanites\, and gavest them into thei
 r hands\, with their kings\, and the people of the land\, that they might 
 do with them as they would. And they took strong cities\, and a fat land\,
  and possessed houses full of all goods\, wells digged\, vineyards\, and o
 liveyards\, and fruit trees in abundance: so they did eat\, and were fille
 d\, and became fat\, and delighted themselves in thy great goodness. Never
 theless they were disobedient\, and rebelled against thee\, and cast thy l
 aw behind their backs\, and slew thy prophets which testified against them
  to turn them to thee\, and they wrought great provocations. Therefore tho
 u deliveredst them into the hand of their enemies\, who vexed them: and in
  the time of their trouble\, when they cried unto thee\, thou heardest the
 m from heaven\; and according to thy manifold mercies thou gavest them sav
 iours\, who saved them out of the hand of their enemies. But after they ha
 d rest\, they did evil again before thee: therefore leftest thou them in t
 he hand of their enemies\, so that they had the dominion over them: yet wh
 en they returned\, and cried unto thee\, thou heardest them from heaven\; 
 and many times didst thou deliver them according to thy mercies\; And test
 ifiedst against them\, that thou mightest bring them again unto thy law: y
 et they dealt proudly\, and hearkened not unto thy commandments\, but sinn
 ed against thy judgments\, (which if a man do\, he shall live in them\;) a
 nd withdrew the shoulder\, and hardened their neck\, and would not hear. Y
 et many years didst thou forbear them\, and testifiedst against them by th
 y spirit in thy prophets: yet would they not give ear: therefore gavest th
 ou them into the hand of the people of the lands. Nevertheless for thy gre
 at mercies’ sake thou didst not utterly consume them\, nor forsake them\
 ; for thou art a gracious and merciful God. Now therefore\, our God\, the 
 great\, the mighty\, and the terrible God\, who keepest covenant and mercy
 \, let not all the trouble seem little before thee\, that hath come upon u
 s\, on our kings\, on our princes\, and on our priests\, and on our prophe
 ts\, and on our fathers\, and on all thy people\, since the time of the ki
 ngs of Assyria unto this day. Howbeit thou art just in all that is brought
  upon us\; for thou hast done right\, but we have done wickedly: Neither h
 ave our kings\, our princes\, our priests\, nor our fathers\, kept thy law
 \, nor hearkened unto thy commandments and thy testimonies\, wherewith tho
 u didst testify against them. For they have not served thee in their kingd
 om\, and in thy great goodness that thou gavest them\, and in the large an
 d fat land which thou gavest before them\, neither turned they from their 
 wicked works. Behold\, we are servants this day\, and for the land that th
 ou gavest unto our fathers to eat the fruit thereof and the good thereof\,
  behold\, we are servants in it: And it yieldeth much increase unto the ki
 ngs whom thou hast set over us because of our sins: also they have dominio
 n over our bodies\, and over our cattle\, at their pleasure\, and we are i
 n great distress. And because of all this we make a sure covenant\, and wr
 ite it\; and our princes\, Levites\, and priests\, seal unto it.\n\nSecond
  Lesson — Romans 14:1-12\nHim that is weak in the faith receive ye\, but
  not to doubtful disputations. For one believeth that he may eat all thing
 s: another\, who is weak\, eateth herbs. Let not him that eateth despise h
 im that eateth not\; and let not him which eateth not judge him that eatet
 h: for God hath received him. Who art thou that judgest another man’s se
 rvant? 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 ano
 ther: another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded 
 in his own mind. He that regardeth the day\, regardeth it unto the Lord\; 
 and he that regardeth not the 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 o
 f us liveth to himself\, and no man dieth to himself. For whether we live\
 , we live unto the Lord\; and whether we die\, we die unto the Lord: wheth
 er we live therefore\, or die\, we are the Lord’s. For to this end Chris
 t both died\, and rose\, and revived\, that he might be Lord both of the d
 ead and living. But why dost 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 tongue shall confess to God. So then every one of us
  shall give account of himself to God.
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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 17:1-25\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. ¶ Now David was th
 e son of that Ephrathite of Beth-lehem-judah\, whose name was Jesse\; and 
 he had eight sons: and the man went among men for an old man in the days o
 f Saul. And the three eldest sons of Jesse went and followed Saul to the b
 attle: and the names of his three sons that went to the battle were Eliab 
 the firstborn\, and next unto him Abinadab\, and the third Shammah. And Da
 vid was the youngest: and the three eldest followed Saul. But David went a
 nd returned from Saul to feed his father’s sheep at Beth-lehem. And the 
 Philistine drew near morning and evening\, and presented himself forty day
 s. And Jesse said unto David his son\, Take now for thy brethren an ephah 
 of this parched corn\, and these ten loaves\, and run to the camp to thy b
 rethren\; And carry these ten cheeses unto the captain of their thousand\,
  and look how thy brethren fare\, and take their pledge. Now Saul\, and th
 ey\, and all the men of Israel\, were in the valley of Elah\, fighting wit
 h the Philistines. ¶ And David rose up early in the morning\, and left th
 e sheep with a keeper\, and took\, and went\, as Jesse had commanded him\;
  and he came to the trench\, as the host was going forth to the fight\, an
 d shouted for the battle. For Israel and the Philistines had put the battl
 e in array\, army against army. And David left his carriage in the hand of
  the keeper of the carriage\, and ran into the army\, and came and saluted
  his brethren. And as he talked with them\, behold\, there came up the cha
 mpion\, the Philistine of Gath\, Goliath by name\, out of the armies of th
 e Philistines\, and spake according to the same words: and David heard the
 m. And all the men of Israel\, when they saw the man\, fled from him\, and
  were sore afraid. And the men of Israel said\, Have ye seen this man that
  is come up? surely to defy Israel is he come up: and it shall be\, that t
 he man who killeth him\, the king will enrich him with great riches\, and 
 will give him his daughter\, and make his father’s house free in Israel.
 \n\nSecond Lesson — Luke 19:41-20:8\n¶ And when he was come near\, he b
 eheld the city\, and wept over it\, Saying\, If thou hadst known\, even th
 ou\, at least in this thy day\, the things which belong unto thy peace! bu
 t now they are hid from thine eyes. For the days shall come upon thee\, th
 at thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee\, and compass thee round\,
  and keep thee in on every side\, And shall lay thee even with the ground\
 , and thy children within thee\; and they shall not leave in thee one ston
 e upon another\; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation. And 
 he went into the temple\, and began to cast out them that sold therein\, a
 nd them that bought\; Saying unto them\, It is written\, My house is the h
 ouse of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves. And he taught daily 
 in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of the 
 people sought to destroy him\, And could not find what they might do: for 
 all the people were very attentive to hear him. And it came to pass\, that
  on one of those days\, as he taught the people in the temple\, and preach
 ed the gospel\, the chief priests and the scribes came upon him with the e
 lders\, And spake unto him\, saying\, Tell us\, by what authority doest th
 ou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority? And he answer
 ed and said unto them\, I will also ask you one thing\; and answer me: The
  baptism of John\, was it from heaven\, or of men? And they reasoned with 
 themselves\, saying\, If we shall say\, From heaven\; he will say\, Why th
 en believed ye him not? But and if we say\, Of men\; all the people will s
 tone 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 them\, Neith
 er tell I you by what authority I do these things.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirs
 t Lesson — Nehemiah 13:1-14\nOn that day they read in the book of Moses 
 in the audience of the people\; and therein was found written\, that the A
 mmonite and the Moabite should not come into the congregation of God for e
 ver\; Because they met not the children of Israel with bread and with wate
 r\, but hired Balaam against them\, that he should curse them: howbeit our
  God turned the curse into a blessing. Now it came to pass\, when they had
  heard the law\, that they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude. 
 ¶ And before this\, Eliashib the priest\, having the oversight of the cha
 mber of the house of our God\, was allied unto Tobiah: And he had prepared
  for him a great chamber\, where aforetime they laid the meat offerings\, 
 the frankincense\, and the vessels\, and the tithes of the corn\, the new 
 wine\, and the oil\, which was commanded to be given to the Levites\, and 
 the singers\, and the porters\; and the offerings of the priests. But in a
 ll this time was not I at Jerusalem: for in the two and thirtieth year of 
 Artaxerxes king of Babylon came I unto the king\, and after certain days o
 btained I leave of the king: And I came to Jerusalem\, and understood of t
 he evil that Eliashib did for Tobiah\, in preparing him a chamber in the c
 ourts of the house of God. And it grieved me sore: therefore I cast forth 
 all the household stuff of Tobiah out of the chamber. Then I commanded\, a
 nd they cleansed the chambers: and thither brought I again the vessels of 
 the house of God\, with the meat offering and the frankincense. ¶ And I p
 erceived that the portions of the Levites had not been given them: for the
  Levites and the singers\, that did the work\, were fled every one to his 
 field. Then contended I with the rulers\, and said\, Why is the house of G
 od forsaken? And I gathered them together\, and set them in their place. T
 hen brought all Judah the tithe of the corn and the new wine and the oil u
 nto the treasuries. And I made treasurers over the treasuries\, Shelemiah 
 the priest\, and Zadok the scribe\, and of the Levites\, Pedaiah: and next
  to them was Hanan the son of Zaccur\, the son of Mattaniah: for they were
  counted faithful\, and their office was to distribute unto their brethren
 . Remember me\, O my God\, concerning this\, and wipe not out my good deed
 s that I have done for the house of my God\, and for the offices thereof.\
 n\nSecond Lesson — Romans 14:13-23\nLet us not therefore judge one anoth
 er any more: but judge this rather\, that no man put a stumblingblock or a
 n occasion to fall in his brother’s way. I know\, and am persuaded by th
 e Lord Jesus\, that there is nothing unclean of itself: but to him that es
 teemeth any thing to be unclean\, to him it is unclean. But if thy brother
  be grieved with thy meat\, now walkest thou not charitably. Destroy not h
 im with thy meat\, for whom Christ died. Let not then your good be evil sp
 oken of: For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink\; but righteousness\
 , and peace\, and joy in the Holy Ghost. For he that in these things serve
 th Christ is acceptable to God\, and approved of men. Let us therefore fol
 low after the things which make for peace\, and things wherewith one may e
 dify 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 nei
 ther to eat flesh\, nor to drink wine\, nor any thing whereby thy brother 
 stumbleth\, or is offended\, or is made weak. Hast thou faith? have it to 
 thyself before God. Happy is he that condemneth not himself in that thing 
 which he alloweth. And he that doubteth is damned if he eat\, because he e
 ateth not of faith: for whatsoever is not of faith is sin.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Samuel 17:26-50\nAnd David s
 pake to the men that stood by him\, saying\, What shall be done to the man
  that killeth this Philistine\, and taketh away the reproach from Israel? 
 for who is this uncircumcised Philistine\, that he should defy the armies 
 of the living God? And the people answered him after this manner\, saying\
 , So shall it be done to the man that killeth him. ¶ And Eliab his eldest
  brother heard when he spake unto the men\; and Eliab’s anger was kindle
 d against David\, and he said\, Why camest thou down hither? and 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 thou mightest
  see the battle. And David said\, What have I now done? Is there not a cau
 se? ¶ And he turned from him toward another\, and spake after the same ma
 nner: and the people answered him again after the former manner. And when 
 the words were heard which David spake\, they rehearsed them before 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 Philistine. And 
 Saul said to David\, Thou art not able to go against this Philistine to fi
 ght with him: for thou art but a youth\, and he a man of war from his yout
 h. 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 flock: And I w
 ent out after him\, and smote him\, and delivered it out of his mouth: and
  when he arose against me\, I caught him by his beard\, and smote him\, an
 d slew him. Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear: and this uncircum
 cised Philistine shall be as one of them\, seeing he hath defied the armie
 s of the living God. David said moreover\, The LORD that delivered me out 
 of the paw of the lion\, and out of the paw of the bear\, he will deliver 
 me out of the hand of this Philistine. And Saul said unto David\, Go\, and
  the LORD be with thee. ¶ And Saul armed David with his armour\, and he p
 ut an helmet of brass upon his head\; also he armed him with a coat of mai
 l. 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 he took his s
 taff 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 s
 ling was in his hand: and he drew near to the Philistine. And the Philisti
 ne came on and drew near unto David\; and the man that bare the shield wen
 t before him. And when the Philistine looked about\, and saw David\, he di
 sdained him: for he was but a youth\, and ruddy\, and of a fair countenanc
 e. And the Philistine said unto David\, Am I a dog\, that thou comest to m
 e with staves? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods. And the Philis
 tine 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 Phili
 stine\, Thou comest to me with a sword\, and with a spear\, and with a shi
 eld: 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 deliver t
 hee 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 day un
 to the fowls of the air\, and to the wild beasts of the earth\; that all t
 he earth may know that there is a God in Israel. And all this assembly sha
 ll know that the LORD saveth not with sword and spear: for the battle is t
 he LORD’s\, and he will give you into our hands. And it came to pass\, w
 hen the Philistine arose\, and came and drew nigh to meet David\, that Dav
 id 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 smote t
 he Philistine in his forehead\, that the stone sunk into his forehead\; an
 d he fell upon his face to the earth. So David prevailed over the Philisti
 ne with a sling and with a stone\, and smote the Philistine\, and slew him
 \; but there was no sword in the hand of David.\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 husbandmen\, and went into a far
  country for a long time. And at the season he sent a servant to the husba
 ndmen\, that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard: but the hu
 sbandmen beat him\, and sent him away empty. And again he sent another ser
 vant: and they beat him also\, and entreated him shamefully\, and sent him
  away empty. And again he sent a third: and they wounded him also\, and ca
 st him out. Then said the lord of the vineyard\, What shall I do? I will s
 end my beloved son: it may be they will reverence him when they see him. B
 ut when the husbandmen saw him\, they reasoned among themselves\, saying\,
  This is the heir: come\, let us kill him\, that the inheritance may be ou
 rs. So they cast him out of the vineyard\, and killed him. What therefore 
 shall the lord of the vineyard do unto them? He shall come and destroy the
 se husbandmen\, and shall give the vineyard to others. 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 builders rejected\, the same i
 s become the head of the corner? Whosoever shall fall upon that stone shal
 l be broken\; but on whomsoever it shall fall\, it will grind him to powde
 r. ¶ And the chief priests and the scribes the same hour sought to lay ha
 nds on him\; and they feared the people: for they perceived that he had sp
 oken this parable against them. And they watched him\, and sent forth spie
 s\, which should feign themselves just men\, that they might take hold of 
 his words\, that so they might deliver him unto the power and authority of
  the governor. And they asked him\, saying\, Master\, we know that thou sa
 yest and teachest rightly\, neither acceptest thou the person of any\, but
  teachest the way of God truly: Is it lawful for us to give tribute unto C
 æsar\, or no? But he perceived their craftiness\, and said unto them\, Wh
 y tempt ye me? Shew me a penny. Whose image and superscription hath it? Th
 ey answered and said\, Cæsar’s. And he said unto them\, Render therefor
 e unto Cæsar the things which be Cæsar’s\, and unto God the things whi
 ch be God’s. And they could not take hold of his words before the people
 : and they marvelled at his answer\, and held their peace.\n\nEvening Pray
 er\nFirst Lesson — Nehemiah 13:15-31\n¶ In those days saw I in Judah so
 me treading wine presses on the sabbath\, and bringing in sheaves\, and la
 ding asses\; as also wine\, grapes\, and figs\, and all manner of burdens\
 , which they brought into Jerusalem on the sabbath day: and I testified ag
 ainst them in the day wherein they sold victuals. There dwelt men of Tyre 
 also therein\, which brought fish\, and all manner of ware\, and sold on t
 he sabbath unto the children of Judah\, and in Jerusalem. Then I contended
  with the nobles of Judah\, and said unto them\, What evil thing is this t
 hat ye do\, and profane the sabbath day? Did not your fathers thus\, and d
 id not our God bring all this evil upon us\, and upon this city? yet ye br
 ing more wrath upon Israel by profaning the sabbath. And it came to pass\,
  that when the gates of Jerusalem began to be dark before the sabbath\, I 
 commanded that the gates should be shut\, and charged that they should not
  be opened till after the sabbath: and some of my servants set I at the ga
 tes\, that there should no burden be brought in on the sabbath day. So the
  merchants and sellers of all kind of ware lodged without Jerusalem once o
 r twice. Then I testified against them\, and said unto them\, Why lodge ye
  about the wall? if ye do so again\, I will lay hands on you. From that ti
 me forth came they no more on the sabbath. And I commanded the Levites tha
 t they should cleanse themselves\, and that they should come and keep the 
 gates\, to sanctify the sabbath day. Remember me\, O my God\, concerning t
 his also\, and spare me according to the greatness of thy mercy. ¶ In tho
 se days also saw I Jews that had married wives of Ashdod\, of Ammon\, and 
 of Moab: And their children spake half in the speech of Ashdod\, and could
  not speak in the Jews’ language\, but according to the language of each
  people. And I contended with them\, and cursed them\, and smote certain o
 f them\, and plucked off their hair\, and made them swear by God\, saying\
 , Ye shall not give your daughters unto their sons\, nor take their daught
 ers unto your sons\, or for yourselves. Did not Solomon king of Israel sin
  by these things? yet among many nations was there no king like him\, who 
 was beloved of his God\, and God made him king over all Israel: neverthele
 ss even him did outlandish women cause to sin. Shall we then hearken unto 
 you to do all this great evil\, to transgress against our God in marrying 
 strange wives? And one of the sons of Joiada\, the son of Eliashib the hig
 h priest\, was son in law to Sanballat the Horonite: therefore I chased hi
 m from me. Remember them\, O my God\, because they have defiled the priest
 hood\, and the covenant of the priesthood\, and of the Levites. Thus clean
 sed I them from all strangers\, and appointed the wards of the priests and
  the Levites\, every one in his business\; And for the wood offering\, at 
 times appointed\, and for the firstfruits. Remember me\, O my God\, for go
 od.\n\nSecond Lesson — Romans 15:1-13\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.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Samuel 17:55-18:16\n¶ And w
 hen Saul saw David go forth against the Philistine\, he said unto Abner\, 
 the captain of the host\, Abner\, whose son is this youth? And Abner said\
 , As thy soul liveth\, O king\, I cannot tell. And the king said\, Enquire
  thou whose son the stripling is. And as David returned from the slaughter
  of the Philistine\, Abner took him\, and brought him before Saul with the
  head of the Philistine in his hand. And Saul said to him\, Whose son art 
 thou\, thou young man? And David answered\, I am the son of thy servant Je
 sse the Beth-lehemite. And it came to pass\, when he had made an end of sp
 eaking unto Saul\, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of Dav
 id\, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul. And Saul took him that day\, 
 and would let him go no more home to his father’s house. Then Jonathan a
 nd David made a covenant\, because he loved him as his own soul. And Jonat
 han stripped himself of the robe that was upon him\, and gave it to David\
 , and his garments\, even to his sword\, and to his bow\, and to his girdl
 e. ¶ And David went out whithersoever Saul sent him\, and behaved himself
  wisely: and Saul set him over the men 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\, sin
 ging 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 thousands\, and David his ten thousands. A
 nd Saul was very wroth\, and the saying displeased him\; and he said\, The
 y have ascribed unto David ten thousands\, and to me they have ascribed bu
 t thousands: and what can he have more but the kingdom? And Saul eyed Davi
 d from that day and forward. ¶ And it came to pass on the morrow\, that t
 he evil spirit from God came upon Saul\, and he prophesied in the midst of
  the house: and David played with his hand\, as at other times: and there 
 was a javelin in Saul’s hand. And Saul cast the javelin\; for he said\, 
 I will smite David even to the wall with it. And David avoided out of his 
 presence twice. ¶ And Saul was afraid of David\, because the LORD was wit
 h him\, and was departed from Saul. Therefore Saul removed him from him\, 
 and made him his captain over a thousand\; and he went out and came in bef
 ore the people. And David behaved himself wisely in all his ways\; and the
  LORD was with him. Wherefore when Saul saw that he behaved himself very w
 isely\, he was afraid of him. But all Israel and Judah loved David\, becau
 se he went out and came in before them.\n\nSecond Lesson — Luke 20:27-40
 \n¶ Then came to him certain of the Sadducees\, which deny that there is 
 any resurrection\; and they asked him\, Saying\, Master\, Moses wrote unto
  us\, If any man’s brother die\, having a wife\, and he die without chil
 dren\, that his brother should take his wife\, and raise up seed unto his 
 brother. There were therefore seven brethren: and the first took a wife\, 
 and died without children. And the second took her to wife\, and he died c
 hildless. And the third took her\; and in like manner the seven also: and 
 they left no children\, and died. Last of all the woman died also. Therefo
 re in the resurrection whose wife of them is she? for seven had her to wif
 e. And Jesus answering said unto them\, The children of this world marry\,
  and are given in marriage: But they which shall be accounted worthy to ob
 tain that world\, 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 angels\; and are the children of God\, being the children of the 
 resurrection. 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\, an
 d the God of Jacob. For he is not a God of the dead\, but of the living: f
 or all live unto him. ¶ Then certain of the scribes answering said\, Mast
 er\, thou hast well said. And after that they durst not ask him any questi
 on at all.\n\nEvening Prayer (The Eve of The Transfiguration of Christ)\nF
 irst Lesson — Exodus 24:12-18\n¶ And the LORD said unto Moses\, Come up
  to me into the mount\, and be there: and I will give thee tables of stone
 \, and a law\, and commandments which I have written\; that thou mayest te
 ach them. And Moses rose up\, and his minister Joshua: and Moses went up i
 nto the mount of God. And he said unto the elders\, 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 come unto them. And Moses went
  up into the mount\, and a cloud covered the mount. And the glory of the L
 ORD abode upon mount Sinai\, and the cloud covered it six days: and the se
 venth day he called unto Moses out of the midst of the cloud. And the sigh
 t 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 Moses went into the midst of t
 he cloud\, and gat him up into the mount: and Moses was in the mount forty
  days and forty nights.\n\nSecond Lesson — Philippians 3:13-21\nBrethren
 \, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do\, forge
 tting those things which are behind\, and reaching forth unto those things
  which are before\, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high call
 ing of God in Christ Jesus. Let us therefore\, as 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 have already attained\, let
  us walk by the same rule\, let us mind the same thing. Brethren\, be foll
 owers together of me\, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an en
 sample. (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 s
 hame\, who mind earthly things.) For our conversation is in heaven\; from 
 whence also we look for the Saviour\, the Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall cha
 nge our vile body\, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body\,
  according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unt
 o himself.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Exodus 34:29-35\n¶ And it cam
 e to pass\, when Moses came down from mount Sinai with the two tables of t
 estimony in Moses’ hand\, when he came down from the mount\, that Moses 
 wist not that the skin of his face shone while he talked with him. And whe
 n Aaron and all the children of Israel saw Moses\, behold\, the skin of hi
 s face shone\; and they were afraid to come nigh him. And Moses called unt
 o them\; and Aaron and all the rulers of the congregation returned unto hi
 m: and Moses talked with them. And afterward all the children of Israel ca
 me nigh: and he gave them in commandment all that the LORD had spoken with
  him in mount Sinai. And till Moses had done speaking with them\, he put a
  vail on his face. But when Moses went in before the LORD to speak with hi
 m\, he took the vail off\, until he came out. And he came out\, and spake 
 unto 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: an
 d Moses 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 ou
 rselves? or need we\, as some others\, epistles of commendation to you\, o
 r letters of commendation from you? Ye are our epistle written in our hear
 ts\, 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 wi
 th the Spirit of the living God\; not in tables of stone\, but in fleshy t
 ables of the heart. And such trust have we through Christ to God-ward: Not
  that 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 th
 e new testament\; not of the letter\, but of the spirit: for the letter ki
 lleth\, but the spirit giveth life. But if the ministration of death\, wri
 tten and engraven in stones\, was glorious\, so that the children of Israe
 l could not stedfastly behold the face of Moses for the glory of his count
 enance\; which glory was to be done away: How shall not the ministration o
 f the spirit be rather glorious? For if the ministration of condemnation b
 e glory\, much more 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 glory that excelleth. For if that which is done away was glo
 rious\, much more that which remaineth is glorious. Seeing then that we ha
 ve 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 stedfastl
 y look to the end of that which is abolished: But their minds were blinded
 : for until this day remaineth the same vail untaken away in the reading o
 f the old testament\; which vail is done away in Christ. But even unto thi
 s day\, when Moses is read\, the vail is upon their heart. Nevertheless wh
 en 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. Bu
 t 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 Spiri
 t of the Lord.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Kings 19:1-12\nAnd Ah
 ab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done\, and withal 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 this time. And when he saw 
 that\, he arose\, and went for his life\, and came to Beer-sheba\, which b
 elongeth to Judah\, and left his servant there. ¶ But he himself went a d
 ay’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 e
 nough\; now\, O LORD\, take away my life\; for I am not better than my fat
 hers. And as he lay and slept under a juniper tree\, behold\, then an ange
 l touched him\, and said unto him\, Arise and eat. And he looked\, and\, b
 ehold\, 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 thee. And he arose\, and di
 d eat and drink\, and went in the strength of that meat forty days and for
 ty nights unto Horeb the mount of God. ¶ And he came thither unto a cave\
 , and lodged there\; and\, behold\, the word of the LORD came to him\, and
  he said unto him\, What doest thou here\, Elijah? And he said\, I have be
 en 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 stand 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 t
 he LORD was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake\; but the LO
 RD was not in the earthquake: And after the earthquake a fire\; but the LO
 RD was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice.\n\nSecond 
 Lesson — 2 Corinthians 4:1-6\nTherefore seeing we have this ministry\, a
 s we have received mercy\, we faint not\; But have renounced the hidden th
 ings of dishonesty\, not walking in craftiness\, nor handling the word of 
 God deceitfully\; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves t
 o every man’s conscience in the sight of God. But if our gospel be hid\,
  it is hid to them that are lost: In whom the god of this world hath blind
 ed the minds of them which believe not\, lest the light of the glorious go
 spel 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 serv
 ants for Jesus’ sake. For God\, who commanded the 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 — 1 Samuel 20:1-17\nAnd David fl
 ed 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 h
 e seeketh my life? And he said unto him\, God forbid\; thou shalt not die:
  behold\, my father will do nothing either great or small\, but that he wi
 ll 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 knoweth th
 at I have found grace in thine eyes\; and he saith\, Let not Jonathan know
  this\, lest he be grieved: but truly as the LORD liveth\, and as thy soul
  liveth\, there is but a step between me and death. Then said Jonathan unt
 o David\, Whatsoever thy soul desireth\, I will even do it for thee. And D
 avid said unto Jonathan\, Behold\, to morrow is the new moon\, and I shoul
 d not fail to sit with the king at meat: but let me go\, that I may hide m
 yself in the field unto the third day at even. If thy father at all miss m
 e\, 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. Therefore thou s
 halt deal kindly with thy servant\; for thou hast brought thy servant into
  a covenant of the LORD with thee: notwithstanding\, if there be in me ini
 quity\, slay me thyself\; for why shouldest thou bring me to thy father? A
 nd Jonathan said\, Far be it from thee: for if I knew certainly that evil 
 were determined by my father to come upon thee\, then would not I tell it 
 thee? Then said David to Jonathan\, Who shall tell me? or what if thy fath
 er answer thee roughly? ¶ And Jonathan said unto David\, Come\, and let u
 s go out into the field. And they went out both of them into the field. An
 d Jonathan 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 th
 ere be good toward David\, and I then send not unto thee\, and shew it the
 e\; The LORD do so and much more to Jonathan: but if it please my father t
 o do thee 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 f
 ather. And thou shalt not only while yet I live shew me the kindness of th
 e LORD\, that I die not: But also thou shalt not cut off thy kindness from
  my house for ever: no\, not when the LORD hath cut off the enemies of Dav
 id every one from the face of the earth. So Jonathan made a covenant with 
 the house 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 l
 oved him: for he loved him as he loved his own soul.\n\nSecond Lesson — 
 Luke 21:5-19\n¶ And as some spake of the temple\, how it was adorned with
  goodly stones and gifts\, he said\, As for these things which ye behold\,
  the days will come\, in the which there shall not be left one stone upon 
 another\, that shall not be thrown down. And they asked him\, saying\, Mas
 ter\, but when shall these things be? and what sign  will there be when th
 ese things shall come to pass? And he said\, Take heed that ye be not dece
 ived: 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 shall hear of w
 ars 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 shal
 l rise against nation\, and kingdom against kingdom: And great earthquakes
  shall be in divers places\, and famines\, and pestilences\; and fearful s
 ights and great signs shall there be from heaven. But before all these\, t
 hey shall lay their hands on you\, and persecute you\, delivering you up t
 o the synagogues\, and into prisons\, being brought before kings and ruler
 s for my name’s sake. And it shall turn to you for a testimony. Settle i
 t therefore in your hearts\, not to meditate before what ye shall answer: 
 For I will give you a mouth and wisdom\, which all your adversaries shall 
 not be able to gainsay nor resist. And ye shall be betrayed both by parent
 s\, and brethren\, and kinsfolks\, and friends\; and some of you shall the
 y 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 patien
 ce possess ye your souls.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Zechariah 1:
 1-17\nIn the eighth month\, in the second year of Darius\, came the word o
 f the LORD unto Zechariah\, the son of Berechiah\, the son of Iddo the pro
 phet\, saying\, The LORD hath been sore displeased with your fathers. Ther
 efore say thou unto them\, Thus saith the LORD of hosts\; Turn ye unto me\
 , saith the LORD of hosts\, and I will turn unto you\, saith the LORD of h
 osts. Be ye not as your fathers\, unto whom the former prophets have cried
 \, saying\, Thus saith the LORD of hosts\; Turn ye now from your evil ways
 \, and from your evil doings: but they did not hear\, nor hearken unto me\
 , saith the LORD. Your fathers\, where are they? and the prophets\, do the
 y live for ever? But my words and my statutes\, which I commanded my serva
 nts the prophets\, did they not take hold of your fathers? and they return
 ed and said\, Like as the LORD of hosts thought to do unto us\, according 
 to our ways\, and according to our doings\, so hath he dealt with us. ¶ U
 pon the four and twentieth day of the eleventh month\, which is the month 
 Sebat\, in the second year of Darius\, came the word of the LORD unto Zech
 ariah\, the son of Berechiah\, the son of Iddo the prophet\, saying\, I sa
 w by night\, and behold a man riding upon a red horse\, and he stood among
  the myrtle trees that were in the bottom\; and behind him were there red 
 horses\, speckled\, and white. Then said I\, O my lord\, what are these? A
 nd the angel that talked with me said unto me\, I will shew thee what thes
 e be. And the man that stood among the myrtle trees answered and said\, Th
 ese are they whom the LORD hath sent to walk to and fro through the earth.
  And they answered the angel of the LORD that stood among the myrtle trees
 \, and said\, We have walked to and fro through the earth\, and\, behold\,
  all the earth sitteth still\, and is at rest. ¶ Then the angel of the LO
 RD answered and said\, O LORD of hosts\, how long wilt thou not have mercy
  on Jerusalem and on the cities of Judah\, against which thou hast had ind
 ignation these threescore and ten years? And the LORD answered the angel t
 hat talked with me with good words and comfortable words. So the angel tha
 t communed with me said unto me\, Cry thou\, saying\, Thus saith the LORD 
 of hosts\; I am jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion with a great jealousy. 
 And I am very sore displeased with the heathen that are at ease: for I was
  but a little displeased\, and they helped forward the affliction. Therefo
 re thus saith the LORD\; I am returned to Jerusalem with mercies: my house
  shall be built in it\, saith the LORD of hosts\, and a line shall be stre
 tched forth upon Jerusalem. Cry yet\, saying\, Thus saith the LORD of host
 s\; My cities through prosperity shall yet be spread abroad\; and the LORD
  shall yet comfort Zion\, and shall yet choose Jerusalem.\n\nSecond Lesson
  — Romans 16:1-16\nI commend unto you Phebe our sister\, which is a serv
 ant of the church which is at Cenchrea: That ye receive her in the Lord\, 
 as becometh saints\, and that ye assist her in whatsoever business she hat
 h need of you: for she hath been a succourer of many\, and of myself also.
  Greet Priscilla and Aquila my helpers in Christ Jesus: Who have for my li
 fe laid down their own necks: unto whom not only I give thanks\, but also 
 all the churches of the Gentiles. Likewise greet the church that is in the
 ir house. Salute my wellbeloved Epaenetus\, who is the firstfruits of Acha
 ia unto Christ. Greet Mary\, who bestowed much labour on us. Salute Andron
 icus and Junia\, my kinsmen\, and my fellowprisoners\, who are of note amo
 ng the apostles\, who also were in Christ before me. Greet Amplias my belo
 ved in the Lord. Salute Urbane\, our helper in Christ\, and Stachys my bel
 oved. Salute Apelles approved in Christ. Salute them which are of Aristobu
 lus’ household. Salute Herodion my kinsman. Greet them that be of the ho
 usehold of Narcissus\, which are in the Lord. Salute Tryphena and Tryphosa
 \, who labour in the Lord. Salute the beloved Persis\, which laboured much
  in the Lord. Salute Rufus chosen in the Lord\, and his mother and mine. S
 alute Asyncritus\, Phlegon\, Hermas\, Patrobas\, Hermes\, and the brethren
  which are with them. Salute Philologus\, and Julia\, Nereus\, and his sis
 ter\, and Olympas\, and all the saints which are with them. Salute one ano
 ther with an holy kiss. The churches of Christ salute you.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Samuel 20:18-42\nThen Jonath
 an said to David\, To morrow is the new moon: and thou shalt be missed\, b
 ecause 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 the business was in hand\, and shalt remain by the stone Ezel
 . And I will shoot three arrows on the side thereof\, as though I shot at 
 a mark. And\, behold\, I will send a lad\, saying\, Go\, find out the arro
 ws. If I expressly 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 are beyond thee\; go thy way: for the LORD hath sent thee awa
 y. And as touching the matter which thou and I have spoken of\, behold\, t
 he LORD be between thee and me for ever. ¶ So David hid himself in the fi
 eld: and when the new moon was come\, the king sat him down to eat meat. A
 nd the king sat upon his seat\, as at other times\, even upon a seat by th
 e 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 th
 e month\, that David’s place was empty: and Saul said unto Jonathan his 
 son\, Wherefore cometh not the son of Jesse to meat\, neither yesterday\, 
 nor to day? And Jonathan answered Saul\, David earnestly asked leave of me
  to go to Beth-lehem: And he said\, Let me go\, I pray thee\; for our fami
 ly hath a sacrifice in the city\; and my brother\, he hath commanded me to
  be there: and now\, if I have found favour in thine eyes\, let me get awa
 y\, I pray thee\, and see my brethren. Therefore he cometh not unto the ki
 ng’s table. Then Saul’s anger was kindled against Jonathan\, and he sa
 id unto him\, Thou son of the perverse rebellious woman\, do not I know th
 at thou hast chosen the son of Jesse to thine own confusion\, and unto the
  confusion of thy mother’s nakedness? For as long as the son of Jesse li
 veth upon the ground\, thou shalt not be established\, nor thy kingdom. Wh
 erefore now send and fetch him unto me\, for he shall surely die. And Jona
 than 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: whe
 reby Jonathan knew that it was determined of his father to slay David. So 
 Jonathan arose from the table in fierce anger\, and did eat no meat the se
 cond day of the month: for he was grieved for David\, because his father h
 ad done him shame. ¶ And it came to pass in the morning\, that Jonathan w
 ent out into the field at the time appointed with David\, and a little lad
  with him. And he said unto his lad\, Run\, find out now the arrows which 
 I shoot. And as the lad ran\, he shot an arrow beyond him. And when the la
 d was come to the place of the arrow which Jonathan had shot\, Jonathan cr
 ied after the lad\, and said\, Is not the arrow beyond thee? And Jonathan 
 cried after the lad\, Make speed\, haste\, stay not. And Jonathan’s lad 
 gathered up the arrows\, and came to his master. But the lad knew not any 
 thing: only Jonathan and David knew the matter. And Jonathan gave his arti
 llery unto his lad\, and said unto him\, Go\, carry them to the city. ¶ A
 nd as soon as the lad was gone\, David arose out of a place toward the sou
 th\, and fell on his face to the ground\, and bowed himself three times: a
 nd they kissed one another\, and wept one with another\, until David excee
 ded. And Jonathan said to David\, Go in peace\, forasmuch as we have sworn
  both of us in the name of the LORD\, saying\, The LORD be between me and 
 thee\, and between my seed and thy seed for ever. And he arose and departe
 d: and Jonathan went into the city.\n\nSecond Lesson — Luke 21:20-38\nAn
 d when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies\, then know that the d
 esolation thereof is nigh. Then let them which are in Judæa flee to the m
 ountains\; 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 may be fulfilled. But woe
  unto them that are with child\, and to them that give suck\, in those day
 s! for there shall be great distress in the land\, and wrath upon this peo
 ple. And they shall fall by the edge of the sword\, and shall be led away 
 captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Genti
 les\, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled. ¶ And there shall be 
 signs in the sun\, and in the moon\, and in the stars\; and upon the earth
  distress of nations\, with perplexity\; the sea and the waves roaring\; M
 en’s hearts failing them for fear\, and for looking after those things w
 hich are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken. An
 d then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and grea
 t glory. And when these things begin to come to pass\, then look up\, and 
 lift up your heads\; for your redemption draweth nigh. And he spake to the
 m a parable\; Behold the fig tree\, and all the trees\; When they now shoo
 t forth\, ye see and know of your own selves that summer is now nigh at ha
 nd. 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 unto you\, This generatio
 n shall not pass away\, till all be fulfilled. Heaven and earth shall pass
  away: but my words shall not pass away. ¶ And take heed to yourselves\, 
 lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting\, and drunkenn
 ess\, and cares of this life\, and so that day come upon you unawares. For
  as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole 
 earth. Watch ye therefore\, and pray always\, that ye may be accounted wor
 thy to escape all these things that shall come to pass\, and to stand befo
 re the Son of man. And in the day time he was teaching in the temple\; and
  at night he went out\, and abode in the mount that is called the mount of
  Olives. And all the people came early in the morning to him in the temple
 \, for to hear him.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Zechariah 1:18-2:1
 3\n¶ Then lifted I up mine eyes\, and saw\, and behold four horns. And I 
 said unto the angel that talked with me\, What be these? And he answered m
 e\, These are the horns which have scattered Judah\, Israel\, and Jerusale
 m. And the LORD shewed me four carpenters. Then said I\, What come these t
 o do? And he spake\, saying\, These are the horns which have scattered Jud
 ah\, so that no man did lift up his head: but these are come to fray them\
 , to cast out the horns of the Gentiles\, which lifted up their horn over 
 the land of Judah to scatter it. I lifted up mine eyes again\, and looked\
 , and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand. Then said I\, Whithe
 r goest thou? And he said unto me\, To measure Jerusalem\, to see what is 
 the breadth thereof\, and what is the length thereof. And\, behold\, the a
 ngel that talked with me went forth\, and another angel went out to meet h
 im\, And said unto him\, Run\, speak to this young man\, saying\, Jerusale
 m shall be inhabited as towns without walls for the multitude of men and c
 attle therein: For I\, saith the LORD\, will be unto her a wall of fire ro
 und about\, and will be the glory in the midst of her. ¶ Ho\, ho\, come f
 orth\, and flee from the land of the north\, saith the LORD: for I have sp
 read you abroad as the four winds of the heaven\, saith the LORD. Deliver 
 thyself\, O Zion\, that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon. For thus sa
 ith the LORD of hosts\; After the glory hath he sent me unto the nations w
 hich spoiled you: for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye. 
 For\, behold\, I will shake mine hand upon them\, and they shall be a spoi
 l to their servants: and ye shall know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me
 . ¶ Sing and rejoice\, O daughter of Zion: for\, lo\, I come\, and I will
  dwell in the midst of thee\, saith the LORD. And many nations shall be jo
 ined to the LORD in that day\, and shall be my people: and I will dwell in
  the midst of thee\, and thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent 
 me unto thee. And the LORD shall inherit Judah his portion in the holy lan
 d\, and shall choose Jerusalem again. Be silent\, O all flesh\, before the
  LORD: for he is raised up out of his holy habitation.\n\nSecond Lesson 
 — Romans 16:17-27\nNow I beseech you\, brethren\, mark them which cause 
 divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned\; an
 d avoid them. For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ\, but
  their own belly\; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts 
 of the simple. For your obedience is come abroad unto all men. I am glad t
 herefore on your behalf: but yet I would have you wise unto that which is 
 good\, and simple concerning evil. And the God of peace shall bruise Satan
  under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. 
 Amen. Timotheus my workfellow\, and Lucius\, and Jason\, and Sosipater\, m
 y kinsmen\, salute you. I Tertius\, who wrote this epistle\, salute you in
  the Lord. Gaius mine host\, and of the whole church\, saluteth you. Erast
 us the chamberlain of the city saluteth you\, and Quartus a brother. The g
 race of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen. Now to him that is of
  power to stablish you according to my gospel\, and the preaching of Jesus
  Christ\, according to the revelation of the mystery\, which was kept secr
 et since the world began\, But now is made manifest\, and by the scripture
 s of the prophets\, according to the commandment of the everlasting God\, 
 made known to all nations for the obedience of faith: To God only wise\, b
 e glory through Jesus Christ for ever. Amen.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Joshua 24:14-24\n¶ Now theref
 ore fear the LORD\, and serve him in sincerity and in truth: and put away 
 the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the flood\, and in
  Egypt\; and serve ye the LORD. And if it seem evil unto you to serve the 
 LORD\, choose you this day whom ye will serve\; whether the gods which you
 r fathers served that were on the other side of the flood\, or the gods of
  the Amorites\, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house\, we wi
 ll serve the LORD. And the people answered and said\, God forbid that we s
 hould forsake the LORD\, to serve other gods\; For the LORD our God\, he i
 t is that brought us up and our fathers out of the land of Egypt\, from th
 e house of bondage\, and which did those great signs in our sight\, and pr
 eserved us in all the way wherein we went\, and among all the people throu
 gh whom we passed: And the LORD drave out from before us all the people\, 
 even the Amorites which dwelt in the land: therefore will we also serve th
 e LORD\; for he is our God. And Joshua said unto the people\, Ye cannot se
 rve the LORD: for he is an holy God\; he is a jealous God\; he will not fo
 rgive your transgressions nor your sins. If ye forsake the LORD\, and serv
 e strange gods\, then he will turn and do you hurt\, and consume you\, aft
 er that he hath done you good. And the people said unto Joshua\, Nay\; but
  we will serve the LORD. And Joshua said unto the people\, Ye are witnesse
 s against yourselves that ye have chosen you the LORD\, to serve him. And 
 they said\, We are witnesses. Now therefore put away\, said he\, the stran
 ge gods which are among you\, and incline your heart unto the LORD God of 
 Israel. And the people said unto Joshua\, The LORD our God will we serve\,
  and his voice will we obey.\n\nSecond Lesson — John 8:25-36\nThen said 
 they unto him\, Who art thou? And Jesus saith unto them\, Even the same th
 at I said unto you from the beginning. I have many things to say and to ju
 dge of you: but he that sent me is true\; and I speak to the world those t
 hings 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 am he\, and that I do nothing of mysel
 f\; but as my Father hath taught me\, I speak these things. And he that se
 nt me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone\; for I do always thos
 e things that please him. As he spake these words\, many believed on him. 
 Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him\, If ye continue in my
  word\, then are ye my disciples indeed\; And ye shall know the truth\, an
 d the truth shall make you free. ¶ They answered him\, We be Abraham’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 you\, Whoso
 ever committeth sin is the servant of sin. And the servant abideth not in 
 the house for ever: but the Son abideth ever. If the Son therefore shall m
 ake you free\, ye shall be free indeed.\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 LORD 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 th
 at 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 a
 m 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 r
 edeemer the LORD of hosts\; I am the first\, and I am the last\; and besid
 e me there is no God. And who\, as I\, shall call\, and shall declare it\,
  and set it in order for me\, since I appointed the ancient people? and th
 e things that are coming\, and shall come\, 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\, th
 ere is no God\; I know not any. ¶ Remember these\, O Jacob and Israel\; f
 or thou art my servant: I have formed thee\; thou art my servant: O Israel
 \, thou shalt not be forgotten of me. I have blotted out\, as a thick clou
 d\, thy transgressions\, and\, as a cloud\, thy sins: return unto me\; for
  I have redeemed thee. Sing\, O ye heavens\; for the LORD hath done it: sh
 out\, ye lower parts of the earth: break forth into singing\, ye mountains
 \, O forest\, and every tree therein: for the LORD hath redeemed Jacob\, a
 nd glorified himself in Israel.\n\nSecond Lesson — Romans 12:1-9\nI bese
 ech you therefore\, brethren\, by the mercies of God\, that ye present you
 r bodies a living sacrifice\, holy\, acceptable unto God\, which is your r
 easonable service. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transform
 ed by the renewing of your mind\, that ye may prove what is that good\, an
 d acceptable\, and perfect\, will of God. For I say\, through the grace gi
 ven unto me\, to every man that is among you\, not to think of himself mor
 e highly than he ought to think\; but to 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 one members one of another. Having t
 hen gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us\, whether p
 rophecy\, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith\; Or minist
 ry\, let us wait on our ministering: or he that teacheth\, on teaching\; O
 r he that exhorteth\, on exhortation: he that giveth\, let him do it with 
 simplicity\; he that ruleth\, with diligence\; he that sheweth mercy\, wit
 h cheerfulness. Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evi
 l\; cleave to that which is good.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Samuel 21:1-22:5\nThen came 
 David to Nob to Ahimelech the priest: and Ahimelech was afraid at the meet
 ing of David\, and said unto him\, Why art thou alone\, and no man with th
 ee? And David said unto Ahimelech the priest\, The king hath commanded me 
 a business\, and hath said unto me\, Let no man know any thing of the busi
 ness whereabout I send thee\, and what I have commanded thee: and I have a
 ppointed my servants to such and such a place. Now therefore what is under
  thine hand? give me five loaves of bread in mine hand\, or what there is 
 present. And the priest answered David\, and said\, There is no common bre
 ad under mine hand\, but there is hallowed bread\; if the young men have k
 ept themselves at least from women. And David answered the priest\, and sa
 id unto him\, Of a truth women have been kept from us about these three da
 ys\, since I came out\, and the vessels of the young men are holy\, and th
 e bread is in a manner common\, yea\, though it were sanctified this day i
 n the vessel. So the priest gave him hallowed bread: for there was no brea
 d there but the shewbread\, that was taken from before the LORD\, to put h
 ot bread in the day when it was taken away. Now a certain man of the serva
 nts of Saul was there that day\, detained before the LORD\; and his name w
 as Doeg\, an Edomite\, the chiefest of the herdmen that belonged to Saul. 
 ¶ And David said unto Ahimelech\, And is there not here under thine hand 
 spear or sword? for I have neither brought my sword nor my weapons with me
 \, because the king’s business required haste. And the priest said\, The
  sword of Goliath the Philistine\, whom thou slewest in the valley of Elah
 \, behold\, it is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod: if thou wilt t
 ake that\, take it: for there is no other save that here. And David said\,
  There is none like that\; give it me. ¶ And David arose\, and fled that 
 day for fear of Saul\, and went to Achish the king of Gath. And the servan
 ts of Achish said unto him\, Is not this David the king of the land? did t
 hey not sing one to another of him in dances\, saying\, Saul hath slain hi
 s thousands\, and David his ten thousands? And David laid up these words i
 n his heart\, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath. And he chang
 ed his behaviour before them\, and feigned himself mad in their hands\, an
 d scrabbled on the doors of the gate\, and let his spittle fall down upon 
 his beard. Then said Achish unto his servants\, Lo\, ye see the man is mad
 : wherefore then have ye brought him to me? Have I need of mad men\, that 
 ye have brought this fellow to play the mad man in my presence? shall this
  fellow come into my house? David therefore departed thence\, and escaped 
 to the cave Adullam: and when his brethren and all his father’s house he
 ard it\, they went down thither to him. And every one that was in distress
 \, and every one that was in debt\, and every one that was discontented\, 
 gathered themselves unto him\; and he became a captain over them: and ther
 e were with him about four hundred men. ¶ And David went thence to Mizpeh
  of Moab: and he said unto the king of Moab\, Let my father and my mother\
 , I pray thee\, come forth\, and be with you\, till I know what God will d
 o for me. And he brought them before the king of Moab: and they dwelt with
  him all the while that David was in the hold. ¶ And the prophet Gad said
  unto David\, Abide not in the hold\; depart\, and get thee into the land 
 of Judah. Then David departed\, and came into the forest of Hareth.\n\nSec
 ond Lesson — Luke 22:1-13\nNow the feast of unleavened bread drew nigh\,
  which is called the Passover. And the chief priests and scribes sought ho
 w they might kill him\; for they feared the people. ¶ Then entered Satan 
 into Judas surnamed Iscariot\, being of the number of the twelve. And he w
 ent his way\, and communed with the chief priests and captains\, how he mi
 ght betray him unto them. And they were glad\, and covenanted to give him 
 money. And he promised\, and sought opportunity 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\, W
 here wilt thou that we prepare? And he said unto them\, Behold\, when ye a
 re entered into the city\, there shall a man meet you\, bearing a pitcher 
 of water\; follow him into the house where he entereth in. And ye shall sa
 y unto the goodman of the house\, The Master saith unto thee\, Where is th
 e guestchamber\, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples? And he 
 shall shew you a large upper room furnished: there make ready. And they we
 nt\, and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the passover.
 \n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Zechariah 3 & 4\nAnd he shewed me Jos
 hua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD\, and Satan stan
 ding at his right hand to resist him. And the LORD said unto Satan\, The L
 ORD rebuke thee\, O Satan\; even the LORD that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuk
 e thee: is not this a brand plucked out of the fire? Now Joshua was clothe
 d with filthy garments\, and stood before the angel. And he answered and s
 pake unto those that stood before him\, saying\, Take away the filthy garm
 ents from him. And unto him he said\, Behold\, I have caused thine iniquit
 y to pass from thee\, and I will clothe thee with change of raiment. And I
  said\, Let them set a fair mitre upon his head. So they set a fair mitre 
 upon his head\, and clothed him with garments. And the angel of the LORD s
 tood by. And the angel of the LORD protested unto Joshua\, saying\, Thus s
 aith the LORD of hosts\; If thou wilt walk in my ways\, and if thou wilt k
 eep my charge\, then thou shalt also judge my house\, and shalt also keep 
 my courts\, and I will give thee places to walk among these that stand by.
  Hear now\, O Joshua the high priest\, thou\, and thy fellows that sit bef
 ore thee: for they are men wondered at: for\, behold\, I will bring forth 
 my servant the BRANCH. For behold the stone that I have laid before Joshua
 \; upon one stone shall be seven eyes: behold\, I will engrave the graving
  thereof\, saith the LORD of hosts\, and I will remove the iniquity of tha
 t land in one day. In that day\, saith the LORD of hosts\, shall ye call e
 very man his neighbour under the vine and under the fig tree. And the ange
 l that talked with me came again\, and waked me\, as a man that is wakened
  out of his sleep\, And said unto me\, What seest thou? And I said\, I hav
 e looked\, and behold a candlestick all of gold\, with a bowl upon the top
  of it\, and his seven lamps thereon\, and seven pipes to the seven lamps\
 , which are upon the top thereof: And two olive trees by it\, one upon the
  right side of the bowl\, and the other upon the left side thereof. So I a
 nswered and spake to the angel that talked with me\, saying\, What are the
 se\, my lord? Then the angel that talked with me answered and said unto me
 \, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said\, No\, my lord. Then he answ
 ered and spake unto me\, saying\, This is the word of the LORD unto Zerubb
 abel\, saying\, Not by might\, nor by power\, but by my spirit\, saith the
  LORD of hosts. Who art thou\, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel thou sh
 alt become a plain: and he shall bring forth the headstone thereof with sh
 outings\, crying\, Grace\, grace unto it. Moreover the word of the LORD ca
 me unto me\, saying\, The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of 
 this house\; his hands shall also finish it\; and thou shalt know that the
  LORD of hosts hath sent me unto you. For who hath despised the day of sma
 ll things? for they shall rejoice\, and shall see the plummet in the hand 
 of Zerubbabel with those seven\; they are the eyes of the LORD\, which run
  to and fro through the whole earth. ¶ Then answered I\, and said unto hi
 m\, What are these two olive trees upon the right side of the candlestick 
 and upon the left side thereof? And I answered again\, and said unto him\,
  What be these two olive branches which through the two golden pipes empty
  the golden oil out of themselves? And he answered me and said\, Knowest t
 hou not what these be? And I said\, No\, my lord. Then said he\, These are
  the two anointed ones\, that stand by the Lord of the whole earth.\n\nSec
 ond Lesson — Ephesians 1:1-14\nPaul\, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the 
 will of God\, to the saints which are at Ephesus\, and to the faithful in 
 Christ Jesus: Grace be to you\, and peace\, from God our Father\, and from
  the Lord Jesus Christ. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Ch
 rist\, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places
  in Christ: According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of
  the world\, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love: 
 Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to h
 imself\, according to the good pleasure of his will\, To the praise of the
  glory of his grace\, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved. In 
 whom we have redemption through his blood\, the forgiveness of sins\, acco
 rding to the riches of his grace\; Wherein he hath abounded toward us in a
 ll wisdom and prudence\; Having made known unto us the mystery of his will
 \, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself: That 
 in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in on
 e all things in Christ\, both which are in heaven\, and which are on earth
 \; even in him: In whom also we have obtained an inheritance\, being prede
 stinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the 
 counsel of his own will: That we should be to the praise of his glory\, wh
 o first trusted in Christ. In whom ye also trusted\, after that ye heard t
 he word of truth\, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that y
 e believed\, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise\, Which is th
 e earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possess
 ion\, unto the praise of his glory.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Samuel 22:6-23\n¶ When Saul
  heard that David was discovered\, and the men that were with him\, (now S
 aul abode in Gibeah under a tree in Ramah\, having his spear in his hand\,
  and all his servants were standing about him\;) Then Saul said unto his s
 ervants that stood about him\, Hear now\, ye Benjamites\; will the son of 
 Jesse give every one of you fields and vineyards\, and make you all captai
 ns of thousands\, and captains of hundreds\; That all of you have conspire
 d against me\, and there is none that sheweth me that my son hath made a l
 eague with the son of Jesse\, and there is none of you that is sorry for m
 e\, 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\, whic
 h was set over the servants of Saul\, and said\, I saw the son of Jesse co
 ming 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 Ph
 ilistine. Then the king sent to call Ahimelech the priest\, the son of Ahi
 tub\, and all his father’s house\, the priests that were in Nob: and the
 y came all of them to the king. And Saul said\, Hear now\, thou son of Ahi
 tub. And he answered\, Here I am\, my lord. And Saul said unto him\, Why h
 ave ye conspired against me\, thou and the son of Jesse\, in that thou has
 t given 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 Ahimelec
 h answered the king\, and said\, And who is so faithful among all thy serv
 ants as David\, which is the king’s son in law\, and goeth at thy biddin
 g\, and is honourable in thine house? Did I then begin to enquire of God f
 or him? be it far from me: let not the king impute any thing unto his serv
 ant\, nor to all the house of my father: for thy servant knew nothing of a
 ll this\, less or more. And the king said\, Thou shalt surely die\, Ahimel
 ech\, thou\, and all thy father’s house. ¶ And the king said unto the f
 ootmen that stood about him\, Turn\, and slay the priests of the LORD\; be
 cause their hand also is with David\, and because they knew when he fled\,
  and did not shew it to me. But the servants of the king would not put for
 th their hand to fall upon the priests of the LORD. And the king said to D
 oeg\, Turn thou\, and fall upon the priests. And Doeg the Edomite turned\,
  and he fell upon the priests\, and slew on that day fourscore and five pe
 rsons that did wear a linen ephod. And Nob\, the city of the priests\, smo
 te he with the edge of the sword\, both men and women\, children and suckl
 ings\, and oxen\, and asses\, and sheep\, with the edge of the sword. ¶ A
 nd one of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub\, named Abiathar\, escap
 ed\, and fled after David. And Abiathar shewed David that Saul had slain t
 he LORD’s priests. And David said unto Abiathar\, I knew it that day\, w
 hen Doeg the Edomite was there\, that he would surely tell Saul: I have oc
 casioned the death of all the persons of thy father’s house. Abide thou 
 with me\, fear not: for he that seeketh my life seeketh thy life: but with
  me thou shalt be in safeguard.\n\nSecond Lesson — Luke 22:14-23\nAnd wh
 en the hour was come\, he sat down\, and the twelve apostles with him. And
  he said unto them\, With desire I have desired to eat this passover with 
 you before I suffer: For I say unto you\, I will not any more eat thereof\
 , until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God. And he took the cup\, and g
 ave thanks\, and said\, Take this\, and divide it among yourselves: For I 
 say unto you\, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine\, until the kingd
 om of God shall come. ¶ And he took bread\, and gave thanks\, and brake i
 t\, and gave unto them\, saying\, 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 testament in my blood\, which is shed for you. ¶ Bu
 t\, behold\, the hand of him that betrayeth me is with me on the table. An
 d 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\, whic
 h of them it was that should do this thing.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesso
 n — Zechariah 6:9-15\n¶ And the word of the LORD came unto me\, saying\
 , Take of them of the captivity\, even of Heldai\, of Tobijah\, and of Jed
 aiah\, which are come from Babylon\, and come thou the same day\, and go i
 nto the house of Josiah the son of Zephaniah\; Then take silver and gold\,
  and make crowns\, and set them upon the head of Joshua the son of Josedec
 h\, the high priest\; And speak unto him\, saying\, Thus speaketh the LORD
  of hosts\, saying\, Behold the man whose name is The BRANCH\; and he shal
 l grow up out of his place\, and he shall build the temple of the LORD: Ev
 en he shall build the temple of the LORD\; and he shall bear the glory\, a
 nd shall sit and rule upon his throne\; and he shall be a priest upon his 
 throne: and the counsel of peace shall be between them both. And the crown
 s shall be to Helem\, and to Tobijah\, and to Jedaiah\, and to Hen the son
  of Zephaniah\, for a memorial in the temple of the LORD. And they that ar
 e far off shall come and build in the temple of the LORD\, and ye shall kn
 ow that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto you. And this shall come to pa
 ss\, if ye will diligently obey the voice of the LORD your God.\n\nSecond 
 Lesson — Ephesians 1:15-23\nWherefore I also\, after I heard of your fai
 th in the Lord Jesus\, and love unto all the saints\, Cease not to give th
 anks for you\, making mention of you in my prayers\; That the God of our L
 ord Jesus Christ\, the Father of glory\, may give unto you the spirit of w
 isdom and revelation in the knowledge of him: The eyes of your understandi
 ng being enlightened\; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling\, 
 and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints\, And wh
 at is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe\, accord
 ing to the working of his mighty power\, Which he wrought in Christ\, when
  he raised him from the dead\, and set him at his own right hand in the he
 avenly places\, Far above all principality\, and power\, and might\, and d
 ominion\, and every name that is named\, not only in this world\, but also
  in that which is to come: And hath put all things under his feet\, and ga
 ve him to be the head over all things to the church\, Which is his body\, 
 the fulness of him that filleth all in all.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Samuel 23\nThen they told Da
 vid\, saying\, Behold\, the Philistines fight against Keilah\, and they ro
 b the threshingfloors. Therefore David enquired of the LORD\, saying\, Sha
 ll I go and smite these Philistines? And the LORD said unto David\, Go\, a
 nd smite the Philistines\, and save Keilah. And David’s men said unto hi
 m\, Behold\, we be afraid here in Judah: how much more then if we come to 
 Keilah against the armies of the Philistines? Then David enquired of the L
 ORD yet again. And the LORD answered him and said\, Arise\, go down to Kei
 lah\; for I will deliver the Philistines into thine hand. So David and his
  men went to Keilah\, and fought with the Philistines\, and brought away t
 heir cattle\, and smote them with a great slaughter. So David saved the in
 habitants of Keilah. And it came to pass\, when Abiathar the son of Ahimel
 ech fled to David to Keilah\, that he came down with an ephod in his hand.
  ¶ And it was told Saul that David was come to Keilah. And Saul said\, Go
 d hath delivered 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 go down to Keilah\, to besiege David and his men. ¶ And David
  knew that Saul secretly practised mischief against him\; and he said to A
 biathar the priest\, Bring hither the ephod. Then said David\, O LORD God 
 of Israel\, thy servant hath certainly heard that Saul seeketh to come to 
 Keilah\, to destroy the city for my sake. Will the men of Keilah deliver m
 e up into his hand? will Saul come down\, as thy servant hath heard? O LOR
 D God of Israel\, I beseech thee\, tell thy servant. And the LORD said\, H
 e will come down. Then said David\, Will the men of Keilah deliver me and 
 my men into the hand of Saul? And the LORD said\, They will deliver thee u
 p. ¶ Then David and his men\, which were about six hundred\, arose and de
 parted out of Keilah\, and went whithersoever they could go. And it was to
 ld Saul that David was escaped from Keilah\; and he forbare to go forth. A
 nd David abode in the wilderness in strong holds\, and remained in a mount
 ain in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day\, but God del
 ivered him not into his hand. And David saw that Saul was come out to seek
  his life: and David was in the wilderness of Ziph in a wood. ¶ And Jonat
 han Saul’s son arose\, and went to David into the wood\, and strengthene
 d his hand in God. And he said unto him\, Fear not: for the hand of Saul m
 y father shall 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 t
 wo made a covenant before the LORD: and David abode in the wood\, and Jona
 than went to his house. ¶ Then came up the Ziphites to Saul to Gibeah\, s
 aying\, Doth not David hide himself with us in strong holds in the wood\, 
 in the hill of Hachilah\, which is on the south of Jeshimon? Now therefore
 \, O king\, come down according to all the desire of thy soul to come down
 \; and our part shall be to deliver him into the king’s hand. And Saul s
 aid\, Blessed be ye of the LORD\; for ye have compassion on me. Go\, I pra
 y you\, prepare yet\, and know and see his place where his haunt is\, and 
 who hath seen him there: for it is told me that he dealeth very subtilly. 
 See therefore\, and take knowledge of all the lurking places where he hide
 th himself\, and come ye again to me with the certainty\, and I will go wi
 th you: and it shall come to pass\, if he be in the land\, that I will sea
 rch him out throughout all the thousands of Judah. And they arose\, and we
 nt to Ziph before Saul: but David and his men were in the wilderness of Ma
 on\, in the plain on the south of Jeshimon. Saul also and his men went to 
 seek him. And they told David: wherefore he came down into a rock\, and ab
 ode in the wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard that\, he pursued after
  David in the wilderness of Maon. And Saul went on this side of the mounta
 in\, and David and his men on that side of the mountain: and David made ha
 ste to get away for fear of Saul\; for Saul and his men compassed David an
 d his men round about to take them. ¶ But there came a messenger unto Sau
 l\, saying\, Haste thee\, and come\; for the Philistines have invaded the 
 land. Wherefore Saul returned from pursuing after David\, and went against
  the Philistines: therefore they called that place Sela-hammahlekoth. ¶ A
 nd David went up from thence\, and dwelt in strong holds at En-gedi.\n\nSe
 cond Lesson — Luke 22:24-34\n¶ And there was also a strife among them\,
  which of them should be accounted the greatest. And he said unto them\, T
 he kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them\; and they that exerc
 ise authority upon them are called benefactors. But ye shall not be so: bu
 t he that is greatest among you\, let him be as the younger\; and he that 
 is chief\, as he that doth serve. For whether is greater\, he that sitteth
  at meat\, or he that serveth? is not he that sitteth at meat? but I am am
 ong you as he that serveth. Ye are they which have continued with me in my
  temptations. And I appoint unto you a kingdom\, as my Father hath appoint
 ed unto me\; That ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom\, and sit
  on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel. ¶ And the Lord said\, Si
 mon\, Simon\, behold\, Satan hath desired to have you\, that he may sift y
 ou as wheat: But I have prayed for thee\, that thy faith fail not: and whe
 n thou art converted\, strengthen thy brethren. And he said unto him\, Lor
 d\, I am ready to go with thee\, both into prison\, and to death. And he s
 aid\, I tell thee\, Peter\, the cock shall not crow this day\, before that
  thou shalt thrice deny that thou knowest me.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Les
 son — Zechariah 7\nAnd it came to pass in the fourth year of king Darius
 \, that the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah in the fourth day of the 
 ninth month\, even in Chisleu\; When they had sent unto the house of God S
 herezer and Regem-melech\, and their men\, to pray before the LORD\, And t
 o speak unto the priests which were in the house of the LORD of hosts\, an
 d to the prophets\, saying\, Should I weep in the fifth month\, separating
  myself\, as I have done these so many years? ¶ Then came the word of the
  LORD of hosts unto me\, saying\, Speak unto all the people of the land\, 
 and to the priests\, saying\, When ye fasted and mourned in the fifth and 
 seventh month\, even those seventy years\, did ye at all fast unto me\, ev
 en to me? And when ye did eat\, and when ye did drink\, did not ye eat for
  yourselves\, and drink for yourselves? Should ye not hear the words which
  the LORD hath cried by the former prophets\, when Jerusalem was inhabited
  and in prosperity\, and the cities thereof round about her\, when men inh
 abited the south and the plain? ¶ And the word of the LORD came unto Zech
 ariah\, saying\, Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts\, saying\, Execute true j
 udgment\, and shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother: And opp
 ress not the widow\, nor the fatherless\, the stranger\, nor the poor\; an
 d let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart. But they
  refused to hearken\, and pulled away the shoulder\, and stopped their ear
 s\, that they should not hear. Yea\, they made their hearts as an adamant 
 stone\, lest they should hear the law\, and the words which the LORD of ho
 sts hath sent in his spirit by the former prophets: therefore came a great
  wrath from the LORD of hosts. Therefore it is come to pass\, that as he c
 ried\, and they would not hear\; so they cried\, and I would not hear\, sa
 ith the LORD of hosts: But I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the
  nations whom they knew not. Thus the land was desolate after them\, that 
 no man passed through nor returned: for they laid the pleasant land desola
 te.\n\nSecond Lesson — Ephesians 2:1-10\nAnd you hath he quickened\, who
  were dead in trespasses and sins\; Wherein in time past ye walked accordi
 ng to the course of this world\, according to the prince of the power of t
 he air\, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience: Amon
 g whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our 
 flesh\, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind\; and were by 
 nature the children of wrath\, even as others. But God\, who is rich in me
 rcy\, for his great love wherewith he loved us\, Even when we were dead in
  sins\, hath quickened us together with Christ\, (by grace ye are saved\;)
  And hath raised us up together\, and made us sit together in heavenly pla
 ces in Christ Jesus: That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding 
 riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus. For by
  grace are ye saved through faith\; and that not of yourselves: it is the 
 gift of God: Not of works\, lest any man should boast. For we are his work
 manship\, created in Christ Jesus unto good works\, which God hath before 
 ordained that we should walk in them.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Samuel 26\nAnd the Ziphites 
 came unto Saul to Gibeah\, saying\, Doth not David hide himself in the hil
 l of Hachilah\, which is before Jeshimon? Then Saul arose\, and went down 
 to the wilderness of Ziph\, having three thousand chosen men of Israel wit
 h him\, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul pitched in the h
 ill of Hachilah\, which is before Jeshimon\, by the way. But David abode i
 n the wilderness\, and he saw that Saul came after him into the wilderness
 . David therefore sent out spies\, and understood that Saul was come in ve
 ry deed. ¶ And David arose\, and came to the place where Saul had pitched
 : and David beheld the place where Saul lay\, and Abner the son of Ner\, t
 he captain of his host: and Saul lay in the trench\, and the people pitche
 d round about him. Then answered David and said to Ahimelech the Hittite\,
  and to Abishai the son of Zeruiah\, brother to Joab\, saying\, Who will g
 o down with me to Saul to the camp? And Abishai said\, I will go down with
  thee. So David and Abishai came to the people by night: and\, behold\, Sa
 ul lay sleeping within the trench\, and his spear stuck in the ground at h
 is bolster: but Abner and the people lay round about him. Then said Abisha
 i to David\, God hath delivered thine enemy into thine hand this day: now 
 therefore let me smite him\, I pray thee\, with the spear even to the eart
 h at once\, and I will not smite him the second time. And David said to Ab
 ishai\, Destroy him not: for who can stretch forth his hand against the LO
 RD’s anointed\, and be guiltless? David said furthermore\, As the LORD l
 iveth\, the LORD shall smite him\; or his day shall come to die\; or he sh
 all descend into battle\, and perish. The LORD forbid that I should stretc
 h forth mine hand against the LORD’s anointed: but\, I pray thee\, take 
 thou now the spear that is at his bolster\, and the cruse of water\, and l
 et us go. So David took the spear and the cruse of water from Saul’s bol
 ster\; and they gat them away\, and no man saw it\, nor knew it\, neither 
 awaked: for they were all asleep\; because a deep sleep from the LORD was 
 fallen upon them. ¶ Then David went over to the other side\, and stood on
  the top of an hill afar off\; a great space being between them: And David
  cried to the people\, and to Abner the son of Ner\, saying\, Answerest th
 ou not\, Abner? Then Abner answered and said\, Who art thou that criest to
  the king? And David said to Abner\, Art not thou a valiant man? and who i
 s like to thee in Israel? wherefore then hast thou not kept thy lord the k
 ing? for there came one of the people in to destroy the king thy lord. Thi
 s thing is not good that thou hast done. As the LORD liveth\, ye are worth
 y to die\, because ye have not kept your master\, the LORD’s anointed. A
 nd now see where the king’s spear is\, and the cruse of water that was a
 t his bolster. And Saul knew David’s voice\, and said\, Is this thy voic
 e\, my son David? And David said\, It is my voice\, my lord\, O king. And 
 he said\, Wherefore doth my lord thus pursue after his servant? for what h
 ave I done? or what evil is in mine hand? Now therefore\, I pray thee\, le
 t my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If the LORD have stirred
  thee up against me\, let him accept an offering: but if they be the child
 ren of men\, cursed be they before the LORD\; for they have driven me out 
 this day from abiding in the inheritance of the LORD\, saying\, Go\, serve
  other gods. Now therefore\, let not my blood fall to the earth before the
  face of the LORD: for the king of Israel is come out to seek a flea\, as 
 when one doth hunt a partridge in the mountains. ¶ Then said Saul\, I hav
 e sinned: return\, my son David: for I will no more do thee harm\, because
  my soul was precious in thine eyes this day: behold\, I have played the f
 ool\, and have erred exceedingly. And David answered and said\, Behold the
  king’s spear! and let one of the young men come over and fetch it. The 
 LORD render to every man his righteousness and his faithfulness: for the L
 ORD delivered thee into my hand to day\, but I would not stretch forth min
 e hand against the LORD’s anointed. And\, behold\, as thy life was much 
 set by this day in mine eyes\, so let my life be much set by in the eyes o
 f the LORD\, and let him deliver me out of all tribulation. Then Saul said
  to David\, Blessed be thou\, my son David: thou shalt both do great thing
 s\, and also shalt still prevail. So David went on his way\, and Saul retu
 rned to his place.\n\nSecond Lesson — Luke 22:35-46\nAnd he said unto th
 em\, When I sent you without purse\, and scrip\, and shoes\, lacked ye any
  thing? And they said\, Nothing. Then said he unto them\, But now\, he tha
 t hath a purse\, let him take it\, and likewise his scrip: and he that hat
 h no sword\, let him sell his garment\, and buy one. For I say unto you\, 
 that this that is written must yet be accomplished in me\, And he was reck
 oned among the transgressors: for the things concerning me have an end. An
 d 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 mou
 nt of Olives\; and his disciples also followed him. And when he was at the
  place\, he said unto them\, Pray that ye enter not into temptation. And h
 e was withdrawn from them about a stone’s cast\, and kneeled down\, and 
 prayed\, Saying\, Father\, if thou be willing\, remove this cup from me: n
 evertheless not my will\, but thine\, be done. And there appeared an angel
  unto him from heaven\, strengthening him. And being in an agony he prayed
  more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling
  down to the ground. And when he rose up from prayer\, and was come to his
  disciples\, he found them sleeping for sorrow\, And said unto them\, Why 
 sleep ye? rise and pray\, lest ye enter into temptation.\n\nEvening Prayer
 \nFirst Lesson — Zechariah 8:1-18\nAgain the word of the LORD of hosts c
 ame to me\, saying\, Thus saith the LORD of hosts\; I was jealous for Zion
  with great jealousy\, and I was jealous for her with great fury. Thus sai
 th the LORD\; I am returned unto Zion\, and will dwell in the midst of Jer
 usalem: and Jerusalem shall be called a city of truth\; and the mountain o
 f the LORD of hosts the holy mountain. Thus saith the LORD of hosts\; Ther
 e shall yet old men and old women dwell in the streets of Jerusalem\, and 
 every man with his staff in his hand for very age. And the streets of the 
 city shall be full of boys and girls playing in the streets thereof. Thus 
 saith the LORD of hosts\; If it be marvellous in the eyes of the remnant o
 f this people in these days\, should it also be marvellous in mine eyes? s
 aith the LORD of hosts. Thus saith the LORD of hosts\; Behold\, I will sav
 e my people from the east country\, and from the west country\; And I will
  bring them\, and they shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and they sha
 ll be my people\, and I will be their God\, in truth and in righteousness.
  ¶ Thus saith the LORD of hosts\; Let your hands be strong\, ye that hear
  in these days these words by the mouth of the prophets\, which were in th
 e day that the foundation of the house of the LORD of hosts was laid\, tha
 t the temple might be built. For before these days there was no hire for m
 an\, nor any hire for beast\; neither was there any peace to him that went
  out or came in because of the affliction: for I set all men every one aga
 inst his neighbour. But now I will not be unto the residue of this people 
 as in the former days\, saith the LORD of hosts. For the seed shall be pro
 sperous\; the vine shall give her fruit\, and the ground shall give her in
 crease\, and the heavens shall give their dew\; and I will cause the remna
 nt of this people to possess all these things. And it shall come to pass\,
  that as ye were a curse among the heathen\, O house of Judah\, and house 
 of Israel\; so will I save you\, and ye shall be a blessing: fear not\, bu
 t let your hands be strong. For thus saith the LORD of hosts\; As I though
 t to punish you\, when your fathers provoked me to wrath\, saith the LORD 
 of hosts\, and I repented not: So again have I thought in these days to do
  well unto Jerusalem and to the house of Judah: fear ye not. ¶ These are 
 the things that ye shall do\; Speak ye every man the truth to his neighbou
 r\; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates: And let none of
  you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbour\; and love no false
  oath: for all these are things that I hate\, saith the LORD. ¶ And the w
 ord of the LORD of hosts came unto me\, saying\,\n\nSecond Lesson — Ephe
 sians 2:11-22\nWherefore remember\, that ye being in time past Gentiles in
  the flesh\, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Cir
 cumcision in the flesh made by hands\; That at that time ye were without C
 hrist\, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel\, and strangers 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 made nigh by the
  blood of Christ. For he is our peace\, who hath made both one\, and hath 
 broken down the middle wall of partition between us\; Having abolished in 
 his flesh the enmity\, even the law of commandments contained in ordinance
 s\; for to make in himself of twain one new man\, so making peace\; And th
 at he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross\, having slai
 n the enmity thereby: And came and preached peace to you which were afar o
 ff\, and to them that were nigh. For through him we both have access by on
 e Spirit unto the Father. Now therefore ye are no more strangers and forei
 gners\, but fellowcitizens with the saints\, and of the household of God\;
  And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets\, Jesus Ch
 rist himself being the chief corner stone\; In whom all the building fitly
  framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord: In whom ye also 
 are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Samuel 28:3-25\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. Then Sa
 ul fell straightway all along on the earth\, and was sore afraid\, because
  of the words of Samuel: and there was no strength in him\; for he had eat
 en no bread all the day\, nor all the night. ¶ And the woman came unto Sa
 ul\, and saw that he was sore troubled\, and said unto him\, Behold\, thin
 e handmaid hath obeyed thy voice\, and I have put my life in my hand\, and
  have hearkened unto thy words which thou spakest unto me. Now therefore\,
  I pray thee\, hearken thou also unto the voice of thine handmaid\, and le
 t me set a morsel of bread before thee\; and eat\, that thou mayest have s
 trength\, when thou goest on thy way. But he refused\, and said\, I will n
 ot eat. But his servants\, together with the woman\, compelled him\; and h
 e hearkened unto their voice. So he arose from the earth\, and sat upon th
 e bed. And the woman had a fat calf in the house\; and she hasted\, and ki
 lled it\, and took flour\, and kneaded it\, and did bake unleavened bread 
 thereof: And she brought it before Saul\, and before his servants\; and th
 ey did eat. Then they rose up\, and went away that night.\n\nSecond Lesson
  — Luke 22:47-62\n¶ And while he yet spake\, behold a multitude\, and h
 e that was called Judas\, one of the twelve\, went before them\, and drew 
 near unto Jesus to kiss him. But Jesus said unto him\, Judas\, betrayest t
 hou the Son of man with a kiss? When they which were about him saw what wo
 uld follow\, they said unto him\, Lord\, shall we smite with the sword? ¶
  And one of them smote the servant of the high priest\, and cut off his ri
 ght ear. And Jesus answered and said\, Suffer ye thus far. And he touched 
 his ear\, and healed him. Then Jesus said unto the chief priests\, and cap
 tains of the temple\, and the elders\, which were come to him\, Be ye come
  out\, as against a thief\, with swords and staves? When I was daily with 
 you in the temple\, ye stretched forth no hands against me: but this is yo
 ur hour\, and the power of darkness. ¶ Then took they him\, and led him\,
  and brought him into the high priest’s house. And Peter followed afar o
 ff. And when they had kindled a fire in the midst of the hall\, and were s
 et down together\, Peter sat down among them. But a certain maid beheld hi
 m as he sat by the fire\, and earnestly looked upon him\, and said\, This 
 man was also with him. And he denied him\, saying\, Woman\, I know him not
 . And after a little while another saw him\, and said\, Thou art also of t
 hem. And Peter said\, Man\, I am not. And about the space of one hour afte
 r another confidently affirmed\, saying\, Of a truth this fellow also was 
 with him: for he is a Galilæan. And Peter said\, Man\, I know not what th
 ou sayest. And immediately\, while he yet spake\, the cock crew. And the L
 ord turned\, and looked upon Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the L
 ord\, how he had said unto him\, Before the cock crow\, thou shalt deny me
  thrice. And Peter went out\, and wept bitterly.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst 
 Lesson — Zechariah 8:19-23\nThus saith the LORD of hosts\; The fast of t
 he fourth month\, and the fast of the fifth\, and the fast of the seventh\
 , and the fast of the tenth\, shall be to the house of Judah joy and gladn
 ess\, and cheerful feasts\; therefore love the truth and peace. Thus saith
  the LORD of hosts\; It shall yet come to pass\, that there shall come peo
 ple\, and the inhabitants of many cities: And the inhabitants of one city 
 shall go to another\, saying\, Let us go speedily to pray before the LORD\
 , and to seek the LORD of hosts: I will go also. Yea\, many people and str
 ong nations shall come to seek the LORD of hosts in Jerusalem\, and to pra
 y before the LORD. Thus saith the LORD of hosts\; In those days it shall c
 ome to pass\, that ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nat
 ions\, even shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew\, saying\, W
 e will go with you: for we have heard that God is with you.\n\nSecond Less
 on — Ephesians 3:1-13\nFor this cause I Paul\, the prisoner of Jesus Chr
 ist for you Gentiles\, If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace o
 f God which is given me to you-ward: How that by revelation he made known 
 unto me the mystery\; (as I wrote afore in few words\, Whereby\, when ye r
 ead\, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ) Which in ot
 her ages was not made known unto the sons of men\, as it is now revealed u
 nto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit\; That the Gentiles shoul
 d be fellowheirs\, and of the same body\, and partakers of his promise in 
 Christ by the gospel: Whereof I was made a minister\, according to the gif
 t of the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his power.
  Unto me\, who am less than the least of all saints\, is this grace given\
 , that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Chris
 t\; And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery\, which 
 from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God\, who created all thi
 ngs by Jesus Christ: To the intent that now unto the principalities and po
 wers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom o
 f God\, According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus
  our Lord: In whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the fait
 h of him. Wherefore I desire that ye faint not at my tribulations for you\
 , which is your glory.
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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 22:63-23:5\n¶ And the men that held Jesus mocked him\, and
  smote him. And when they had blindfolded him\, they struck him on the fac
 e\, and asked him\, saying\, Prophesy\, who is it that smote thee? And man
 y 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 c
 ame together\, and led him into their council\, saying\, Art thou the Chri
 st? tell us. And he said unto them\, If I tell you\, ye will not believe: 
 And if I also ask you\, ye will not answer me\, nor let me go. Hereafter s
 hall the Son of man sit on the right hand of the power of God. Then said t
 hey all\, Art thou then the Son of God? And he said unto them\, Ye say tha
 t 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 began to accuse him\, saying\, We found this
  fellow perverting the nation\, and 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 fa
 ult in this man. And they were the more fierce\, saying\, He stirreth up t
 he people\, teaching throughout all Jewry\, beginning from Galilee to this
  place.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Job 1\nThere was a man in the 
 land of Uz\, whose name was Job\; and that man was perfect and upright\, a
 nd one that feared God\, and eschewed evil. And there were born unto him s
 even sons and three daughters. His substance also was seven thousand sheep
 \, and three thousand camels\, and five hundred yoke of oxen\, and five hu
 ndred she asses\, and a very great household\; so that this man was the gr
 eatest of all the men of the east. And his sons went and feasted in their 
 houses\, every one his day\; and sent and called for their three sisters t
 o eat and to drink with them. And it was so\, when the days of their feast
 ing were gone about\, that Job sent and sanctified them\, and rose up earl
 y in the morning\, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of 
 them all: for Job said\, It may be that my sons have sinned\, and cursed G
 od in their hearts. Thus did Job continually. ¶ Now there was a day when 
 the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD\, and Satan cam
 e also among them. And the LORD said unto Satan\, Whence comest thou? Then
  Satan answered the LORD\, and said\, From going to and fro in the earth\,
  and from walking up and down in it. And the LORD said unto Satan\, Hast t
 hou 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?
  Then Satan answered the LORD\, and said\, Doth Job fear God for nought? H
 ast not thou made an hedge about him\, and about his house\, and about all
  that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands\, and
  his substance is increased in the land. But put forth thine hand now\, an
 d touch all that he hath\, and he will curse thee to thy face. And the LOR
 D said unto Satan\, Behold\, all that he hath is in thy power\; only upon 
 himself put not forth thine hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of
  the LORD. ¶ And there was a day when his sons and his daughters were eat
 ing and drinking wine in their eldest brother’s house: And there came a 
 messenger unto Job\, and said\, The oxen were plowing\, and the asses feed
 ing beside them: And the Sabeans fell upon them\, and took them away\; 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 came also a
 nother\, and said\, The fire of God is fallen from heaven\, and hath burne
 d up the sheep\, and the servants\, and consumed them\; and I only am esca
 ped alone to tell thee. While he was yet speaking\, there came also anothe
 r\, and said\, The Chaldeans made out three bands\, and fell upon the came
 ls\, and have carried them away\, yea\, and slain the servants with the ed
 ge of the sword\; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee. While he was y
 et speaking\, there came also another\, and said\, Thy sons and thy daught
 ers were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother’s house: 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\, and worshi
 pped\, And said\, Naked came I out of my mother’s womb\, and naked 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 fool
 ishly.\n\nSecond Lesson — Ephesians 3:14-21\nFor this cause I bow my kne
 es unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ\, Of whom the whole family in 
 heaven and earth is named\, That he would grant you\, according to the ric
 hes of his glory\, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inne
 r man\; That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith\; that ye\, being ro
 oted and grounded in love\, May be able to comprehend with all saints what
  is the breadth\, and length\, and depth\, and height\; And to know the lo
 ve of Christ\, which passeth knowledge\, that ye might be filled with all 
 the fulness of God. Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly a
 bove all that we ask or think\, according to the power that worketh in us\
 , Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages\, wo
 rld without end. Amen.
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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 8:26-39\nLikewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmi
 ties: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit 
 itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. 
 And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit\, 
 because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God
 . And 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 fo
 reknow\, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son\
 , that he might be the firstborn among many brethren. Moreover whom he did
  predestinate\, them he also called: and whom he called\, them he also jus
 tified: and whom he justified\, them he also glorified. What shall we then
  say to these things? If God be for us\, who can be against us? He that sp
 ared not his own Son\, but delivered him up for us all\, how shall he not 
 with him also freely give us all things? Who shall lay any thing to the ch
 arge of God’s elect? It is God that justifieth. Who is he that condemnet
 h? 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
  separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation\, or distress\, or
  persecution\, or famine\, or nakedness\, or peril\, or sword? As it is wr
 itten\, For thy sake we are killed all the day long\; we are accounted as 
 sheep for the slaughter. Nay\, in all these things we are more than conque
 rors through him that loved us. For I am persuaded\, that neither death\, 
 nor life\, nor angels\, nor principalities\, nor powers\, nor things prese
 nt\, nor things to come\, Nor height\, nor depth\, nor any other creature\
 , shall be able to separate us from the love of God\, which is in Christ J
 esus our Lord.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Deuteronomy 15:7-18\n¶
  If there be among you a poor man of one of thy brethren within any of thy
  gates in thy land which the LORD thy God giveth thee\, thou shalt not har
 den thine heart\, nor shut thine hand from thy poor brother: But thou shal
 t open thine hand wide unto him\, and shalt surely lend him sufficient for
  his need\, in that which he wanteth. Beware that there be not a thought i
 n thy wicked heart\, saying\, The seventh year\, the year of release\, is 
 at hand\; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother\, and thou givest
  him nought\; and he cry unto the LORD against thee\, and it be sin unto t
 hee. Thou shalt surely give him\, and thine heart shall not be grieved whe
 n thou givest unto him: because that for this thing the LORD thy God shall
  bless thee in all thy works\, and in all that thou puttest thine hand unt
 o. For the poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command the
 e\, saying\, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother\, to thy poo
 r\, 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 s
 endest him out free from thee\, thou 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 wherewith the LORD thy God hath blessed the
 e thou shalt give unto him. And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondm
 an in the land of Egypt\, and the LORD thy God redeemed thee: therefore I 
 command thee this thing to day. And it shall be\, if he say unto thee\, I 
 will not go away from thee\; because he loveth thee and thine house\, beca
 use he is well with thee\; Then thou shalt take an aul\, and thrust it thr
 ough his ear unto the door\, and he shall be thy servant for ever. And als
 o unto thy maidservant thou shalt do likewise. It shall not seem hard unto
  thee\, when thou sendest him away free from thee\; for he hath been worth
  a double hired servant to thee\, in serving thee six years: and the LORD 
 thy God shall bless thee in all that thou doest.\n\nSecond Lesson — Mark
  12:38-44\n¶ And he said unto them in his doctrine\, Beware of the scribe
 s\, which love to go in long clothing\, and love salutations in the market
 places\, And the chief seats in the synagogues\, and the uppermost rooms a
 t feasts: Which devour widows’ houses\, and for a pretence make long pra
 yers: these shall receive greater damnation. ¶ And Jesus sat over against
  the treasury\, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: an
 d 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 p
 oor widow hath cast more in\, than all they which have cast into the treas
 ury: 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 — 2 Samuel 1\nNow it came to pas
 s after the death of Saul\, when David was returned from the slaughter of 
 the Amalekites\, and David had abode two days in Ziklag\; It came even to 
 pass on the third day\, that\, behold\, a man came out of the camp from Sa
 ul with his clothes rent\, and earth upon his head: and so it was\, when h
 e 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 th
 e camp of Israel am I escaped. And David said unto him\, How went the matt
 er? 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 Saul a
 nd 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? And th
 e young man that told him said\, As I happened by chance upon mount Gilboa
 \, behold\, Saul leaned upon his spear\; and\, lo\, the chariots and horse
 men followed hard after him. And when he looked behind him\, he saw me\, a
 nd called unto me. And I answered\, Here am I. And he said unto me\, Who a
 rt thou? And I answered him\, I am an Amalekite. He said unto me again\, S
 tand\, 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 him\, b
 ecause I was sure that he could not live after that he was fallen: and I t
 ook the crown that was upon his head\, and the bracelet that was on his ar
 m\, and have brought them hither unto my lord. Then David took hold on his
  clothes\, and rent them\; and likewise all the men that were with him: An
 d they mourned\, and wept\, and fasted until even\, for Saul\, and for Jon
 athan his son\, and for the people of the LORD\, and for the house of Isra
 el\; because they were fallen by the sword. ¶ And David said unto the you
 ng man that told him\, Whence art thou? And he answered\, I am the son of 
 a stranger\, an Amalekite. And David said unto him\, How wast thou not afr
 aid to stretch forth thine hand to destroy the LORD’s anointed? And Davi
 d called one of the young men\, and said\, Go near\, and fall upon him. An
 d he smote him that he died. And David said unto him\, Thy blood be upon t
 hy head\; for thy mouth hath testified against thee\, saying\, I have slai
 n the LORD’s anointed. ¶ And David lamented with this lamentation over 
 Saul and over Jonathan his son: (Also he bade them teach the children of J
 udah the use of the bow: behold\, it is written in the book of Jasher.) Th
 e beauty of Israel is slain upon thy high places: how are the mighty falle
 n! Tell it not in Gath\, publish it not in the streets of Askelon\; lest t
 he daughters of the Philistines rejoice\, lest the daughters of the uncirc
 umcised triumph. Ye mountains of Gilboa\, let there be no dew\, neither le
 t 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 blood 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 were lovely and pleasant in their li
 ves\, and in their death they were not divided: they were swifter than eag
 les\, they were stronger than lions. Ye daughters of Israel\, weep over Sa
 ul\, who clothed you in scarlet\, with other delights\, who put on ornamen
 ts of gold upon your apparel. How are the mighty fallen in the midst of th
 e battle! O Jonathan\, thou wast slain in thine high places. I am distress
 ed for thee\, my brother Jonathan: very pleasant hast thou been unto me: t
 hy love to me was wonderful\, passing the love of women. How are the might
 y fallen\, and the weapons of war perished!\n\nSecond Lesson — Luke 23:6
 -25\nWhen Pilate heard of Galilee\, he asked whether the man were a Galil
 æan. And as soon as he knew that he belonged unto Herod’s jurisdiction\
 , he sent him to Herod\, who himself also was at Jerusalem at that time. 
 ¶ And when Herod saw Jesus\, he was exceeding glad: for he was desirous t
 o see him of a long season\, because he had heard many things of him\; and
  he hoped to have seen some miracle done by him. Then he questioned with h
 im in many words\; but he answered him nothing. And the chief priests and 
 scribes stood and vehemently accused him. And Herod with his men of war se
 t him at nought\, and mocked him\, and arrayed him in a gorgeous robe\, an
 d sent him again to Pilate. ¶ And the same day Pilate and Herod were made
  friends together: for before they were at enmity between themselves. ¶ A
 nd Pilate\, when he had called together the chief priests and the rulers a
 nd the people\, Said unto them\, Ye have brought this man unto me\, as one
  that perverteth the people: and\, behold\, I\, having examined him before
  you\, have found no fault in this man touching those things whereof ye ac
 cuse him: No\, nor yet Herod: for I sent you to him\; and\, lo\, nothing w
 orthy of death is done unto him. I will therefore chastise him\, and relea
 se him. (For of necessity he must release one unto them at the feast.) And
  they cried out all at once\, saying\, Away with this man\, and release un
 to us Barabbas: (Who for a certain sedition made in the city\, and for mur
 der\, was cast into prison.) Pilate therefore\, willing to release Jesus\,
  spake again to them. But they cried\, saying\, Crucify him\, crucify him.
  And he said unto them the third time\, Why\, what evil hath he done? I ha
 ve found no cause of death in him: I will therefore chastise him\, and let
  him go. And they were instant with loud voices\, requiring that he might 
 be crucified. And the voices of them and of the chief priests prevailed. A
 nd Pilate gave sentence that it should be as they required. And he release
 d unto them him that for sedition and murder was cast into prison\, whom t
 hey had desired\; but he delivered Jesus to their will.\n\nEvening Prayer\
 nFirst Lesson — Job 2\nAgain there was a day when the sons of God came t
 o present themselves before the LORD\, and Satan came also among them to p
 resent himself before the LORD. And the LORD said unto Satan\, From whence
  comest thou? And Satan answered the LORD\, and said\, From going to and f
 ro in the earth\, and from walking up and down in it. And the LORD said un
 to Satan\, Hast thou considered my servant Job\, that there is none like h
 im in the earth\, a perfect and an upright man\, one that feareth God\, an
 d escheweth evil? and 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 gi
 ve for his life. But put forth thine hand now\, and touch his bone and his
  flesh\, and he will 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 so
 le of his foot unto his crown. And he took him a potsherd to scrape himsel
 f withal\; and he sat down among the ashes. ¶ Then said his wife unto him
 \, Dost thou still retain thine integrity? curse God\, and die. But he sai
 d unto her\, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? sha
 ll we receive good at the hand of God\, and shall we not receive evil? In 
 all this did not Job sin with his lips. ¶ Now when Job’s three friends 
 heard of all this evil that was come upon him\, they came every one from h
 is own place\; Eliphaz 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 comfort 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 mantle\, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven.
  So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights\, a
 nd none spake a word unto him: for they saw that his grief was very great.
 \n\nSecond Lesson — Ephesians 4:1-16\nI therefore\, the prisoner of the 
 Lord\, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are ca
 lled\, With all lowliness and meekness\, with longsuffering\, forbearing o
 ne another in love\; Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the b
 ond of peace. There is one body\, and one Spirit\, even as ye are called i
 n one hope of your calling\; One Lord\, one faith\, one baptism\, One God 
 and Father of all\, who is above all\, and through all\, and in you all. B
 ut unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gif
 t of Christ. Wherefore he saith\, When he ascended up on high\, he led cap
 tivity captive\, and gave gifts unto men. (Now that he ascended\, what is 
 it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth? He 
 that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens\, t
 hat he might fill all things.) And he gave some\, apostles\; and some\, pr
 ophets\; and some\, evangelists\; and some\, pastors and teachers\; For th
 e perfecting of the saints\, for the work of the ministry\, for the edifyi
 ng of the body of Christ: Till we all come in the unity of the faith\, and
  of the knowledge of the Son of God\, unto a perfect man\, unto the measur
 e of the stature of the fulness of Christ: That we henceforth be no more c
 hildren\, tossed to and fro\, and carried about with every wind of doctrin
 e\, by the sleight of men\, and cunning craftiness\, whereby they lie in w
 ait to deceive\; But speaking the truth in love\, may grow up into him in 
 all things\, which is the head\, even Christ: From whom the whole body fit
 ly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth\, acc
 ording to the effectual working in the measure of every part\, maketh incr
 ease of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 2 Samuel 2\nAnd it came to pas
 s after this\, that David enquired of the LORD\, saying\, Shall I go up in
 to any of the cities of Judah? And the LORD said unto him\, Go up. And Dav
 id said\, Whither shall I go up? And he said\, Unto Hebron. So David went 
 up thither\, and his two wives also\, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess\, and Abiga
 il Nabal’s wife the Carmelite. And his men that were with him did David 
 bring up\, every man with his household: and they dwelt in the cities of H
 ebron. And the men of Judah came\, and there they anointed David king over
  the house of Judah. And they told David\, saying\, That the men of Jabesh
 -gilead were they that buried Saul. ¶ And David sent messengers unto the 
 men of Jabesh-gilead\, and said unto them\, Blessed be ye of the LORD\, th
 at ye have shewed this kindness unto your lord\, even unto Saul\, and have
  buried him. And now the LORD shew kindness and truth unto you: and I also
  will requite you this kindness\, because ye have done this thing. Therefo
 re now let your hands be strengthened\, and be ye valiant: for your master
  Saul is dead\, and also the house of Judah have anointed me king over the
 m. ¶ But Abner the son of Ner\, captain of Saul’s host\, took Ish-boshe
 th the son of Saul\, and brought him over to Mahanaim\; And made him king 
 over Gilead\, and over the Ashurites\, and over Jezreel\, and over Ephraim
 \, and over Benjamin\, and over all Israel. Ish-bosheth Saul’s son was f
 orty years old when he began to reign over Israel\, and reigned two years.
  But the house of Judah followed David. And the time that David was king i
 n Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months. ¶ And Ab
 ner the son of Ner\, and the servants of Ish-bosheth the son of Saul\, wen
 t out from Mahanaim to Gibeon. And Joab the son of Zeruiah\, and the serva
 nts of David\, went out\, and met together by the pool of Gibeon: and they
  sat down\, the one on the one side of the pool\, and the other on the oth
 er side of the pool. And Abner said to Joab\, Let the young men now arise\
 , and play before us. And Joab said\, Let them arise. Then there arose and
  went over by number twelve of Benjamin\, which pertained to Ish-bosheth t
 he son of Saul\, and twelve of the servants of David. And they caught ever
 y one his fellow by the head\, and thrust his sword in his fellow’s side
 \; so they fell down together: wherefore that place was called Helkath-haz
 zurim\, which is in Gibeon. And there was a very sore battle that day\; an
 d Abner was beaten\, and the men of Israel\, before the servants of David.
  ¶ And there were three sons of Zeruiah there\, Joab\, and Abishai\, and 
 Asahel: and Asahel was as light of foot as a wild roe. And Asahel pursued 
 after Abner\; and in going he turned not to the right hand nor to the left
  from following Abner. Then Abner looked behind him\, and said\, Art thou 
 Asahel? And he answered\, I am. And Abner said to him\, Turn thee aside to
  thy right hand or to thy left\, and lay thee hold on one of the young men
 \, and take thee his armour. But Asahel would not turn aside from followin
 g of him. And Abner said again to Asahel\, Turn thee aside from following 
 me: wherefore should I smite thee to the ground? how then should I hold up
  my face to Joab thy brother? Howbeit he refused to turn aside: wherefore 
 Abner with the hinder end of the spear smote him under the fifth rib\, tha
 t the spear came out behind him\; and he fell down there\, and died in the
  same place: and it came to pass\, that as many as came to the place where
  Asahel fell down and died stood still. Joab also and Abishai pursued afte
 r Abner: and the sun went down when they were come to the hill of Ammah\, 
 that lieth before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon. ¶ And the 
 children of Benjamin gathered themselves together after Abner\, and became
  one troop\, and stood on the top of an hill. Then Abner called to Joab\, 
 and said\, Shall the sword devour for ever? knowest thou not that it will 
 be bitterness in the latter end? how long shall it be then\, ere thou bid 
 the people return from following their brethren? And Joab said\, As God li
 veth\, unless thou hadst spoken\, surely then in the morning the people ha
 d gone up every one from following his brother. So Joab blew a trumpet\, a
 nd all the people stood still\, and pursued after Israel no more\, neither
  fought they any more. And Abner and his men walked all that night through
  the plain\, and passed over Jordan\, and went through all Bithron\, and t
 hey came to Mahanaim. And Joab returned from following Abner: and when he 
 had gathered all the people together\, there lacked of David’s servants 
 nineteen men and Asahel. But the servants of David had smitten of Benjamin
 \, and of Abner’s men\, so that three hundred and threescore men died. 
 ¶ And they took up Asahel\, and buried him in the sepulchre of his father
 \, which was in Beth-lehem. And Joab and his men went all night\, and they
  came to Hebron at break of day.\n\nSecond Lesson — Luke 23:26-43\nAnd a
 s they led him away\, they laid hold upon one Simon\, a Cyrenian\, coming 
 out of the country\, and on him they laid the cross\, that he might bear i
 t after Jesus. ¶ And there followed him a great company of people\, and o
 f women\, which also bewailed and lamented him. But Jesus turning unto the
 m said\, Daughters of Jerusalem\, weep not for me\, but weep for yourselve
 s\, and for your children. For\, behold\, the days are coming\, in the whi
 ch they shall say\, Blessed 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 us\; and to the hills\, Cover us. For if they do thes
 e things in a green tree\, what shall be done in the dry? And there were a
 lso two other\, malefactors\, led with him to be put to death. And when th
 ey were come to the place\, which is called Calvary\, there they crucified
  him\, and the malefactors\, one on the right hand\, and the other on the 
 left. ¶ Then said Jesus\, Father\, forgive them\; for they know not what 
 they do. And they parted his raiment\, and cast lots. And the people stood
  beholding. And the rulers also with them derided him\, saying\, He saved 
 others\; let him save himself\, if he be Christ\, the chosen of God. And t
 he soldiers also mocked him\, coming to him\, and offering him vinegar\, A
 nd saying\, If thou be the king of the Jews\, save thyself. And a superscr
 iption also was written over him in letters of Greek\, and Latin\, and Heb
 rew\, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS. ¶ And one of the malefactors which we
 re 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 same condemnation? And we indeed justly\; for we re
 ceive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss. A
 nd he said unto Jesus\, Lord\, remember me when thou comest into thy kingd
 om. And Jesus said unto him\, Verily I say unto thee\, To day shalt thou b
 e with me in paradise.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Job 3\nAfter th
 is opened Job his mouth\, and cursed his day. And Job spake\, and said\, L
 et the day perish wherein I was born\, and the night in which it was said\
 , There is a man child conceived. Let that day be darkness\; let not God r
 egard it from above\, neither let the light shine upon it. Let darkness an
 d the shadow of death stain it\; let a cloud dwell upon it\; let the black
 ness of the day terrify it. As for that night\, let darkness seize upon it
 \; let it not be joined unto the days of the year\, let it not come into t
 he number of the months. Lo\, let that night be solitary\, let no joyful v
 oice come therein. Let them curse it that curse the day\, who are ready to
  raise up their mourning. Let the stars of the twilight thereof be dark\; 
 let it look for light\, but have none\; neither let it see the dawning of 
 the day: Because it shut not up the doors of my mother’s womb\, nor hid 
 sorrow from mine eyes. Why died I not from the womb? why did I not give up
  the ghost when I came out of the belly? Why did the knees prevent me? or 
 why the breasts that I should suck? For now should I have lain still and b
 een quiet\, I should have slept: then had I been at rest\, With kings and 
 counsellors of the earth\, which built desolate places for themselves\; Or
  with princes that had gold\, who filled their houses with silver: Or as a
 n hidden untimely birth I had not been\; as infants which never saw light.
  There the wicked cease from troubling\; and there the weary be at rest. T
 here the prisoners rest together\; they hear not the voice of the oppresso
 r. The small and great are there\; and the servant is free from his master
 . Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery\, and life unto the bi
 tter in soul\; Which long for death\, but it cometh not\; and dig for it m
 ore than for hid treasures\; Which rejoice exceedingly\, and are glad\, wh
 en they can find the grave? Why is light given to a man whose way is hid\,
  and whom God hath hedged in? For my sighing cometh before I eat\, and my 
 roarings are poured out like the waters. For the thing which I greatly fea
 red is come upon me\, and that which I was afraid of is come unto me. I wa
 s not in safety\, neither had I rest\, neither was I quiet\; yet trouble c
 ame.\n\nSecond Lesson — Ephesians 4:17-32\nThis I say therefore\, and te
 stify in the Lord\, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk\, i
 n the vanity of their mind\, Having the understanding darkened\, being ali
 enated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them\, becaus
 e of the blindness of their heart: Who being past feeling have given thems
 elves over unto lasciviousness\, to work all uncleanness with greediness. 
 But ye have not so learned Christ\; If so be that ye have heard him\, and 
 have been taught by him\, as the truth is in Jesus: That ye put off concer
 ning the former conversation the old man\, which is corrupt according to t
 he deceitful lusts\; And be renewed in the spirit of your mind\; And that 
 ye put on the new man\, which after God is created in righteousness and tr
 ue holiness. Wherefore putting away lying\, speak every man truth with his
  neighbour: for we are members one of another. Be ye angry\, and sin not: 
 let not the sun go down upon your wrath: Neither give place to the devil. 
 Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour\, working with
  his hands the thing which is good\, that he may have to give to him that 
 needeth. Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth\, but that
  which is good to the use of edifying\, that it may minister grace unto th
 e hearers. And grieve not the holy Spirit of God\, whereby ye are sealed u
 nto the day of redemption. Let all bitterness\, and wrath\, and anger\, an
 d clamour\, and evil speaking\, be put away from you\, with all malice: An
 d be ye kind one to another\, tenderhearted\, forgiving one another\, even
  as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 2 Samuel 5:1-10\, 17-25\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 over us\, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and
  the LORD said to thee\, Thou shalt feed my people Israel\, and thou shalt
  be a captain 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 they 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 Judah seven years and six months: and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty 
 and three years over all Israel and Judah. ¶ And the king and his men wen
 t to Jerusalem unto the Jebusites\, the inhabitants of the land: which spa
 ke unto David\, saying\, Except thou take away the blind and the lame\, th
 ou shalt not come in hither: thinking\, David cannot come in hither. Never
 theless David took the strong hold of Zion: the same is the city of David.
  And David said on that day\, Whosoever getteth up to the gutter\, and smi
 teth 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 called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo an
 d inward. And David went on\, and grew great\, and the LORD God of hosts w
 as with him. ¶ But when the Philistines heard that they had anointed Davi
 d king over Israel\, all the Philistines came up to seek David\; and David
  heard of it\, and went down to the hold. The Philistines also came and sp
 read themselves in the valley of Rephaim. And David enquired of the LORD\,
  saying\, Shall I go up to the Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into mi
 ne hand? And the LORD said unto David\, Go up: for I will doubtless delive
 r the Philistines into thine hand. And David came to Baal-perazim\, and Da
 vid smote them there\, and said\, The LORD hath broken forth upon mine ene
 mies before me\, as the breach of waters. Therefore he called the name of 
 that place Baal-perazim. And there they left their images\, and David and 
 his men burned them. ¶ And the Philistines came up yet again\, and spread
  themselves in the valley of Rephaim. And when David enquired of the LORD\
 , he said\, Thou shalt not go up\; but fetch a compass behind them\, and c
 ome upon them over against the mulberry trees. And let it be\, when thou h
 earest the sound of a going in the tops of the mulberry trees\, that then 
 thou shalt bestir thyself: for then shall the LORD go out before thee\, to
  smite the host of the Philistines. And David did so\, as the LORD had com
 manded him\; and smote the Philistines from Geba until thou come to Gazer.
 \n\nSecond Lesson — Luke 23:44-56a\nAnd it was about the sixth hour\, an
 d there was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour. And the su
 n was darkened\, and the veil of the temple 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 thus\, he gave up the ghost. Now whe
 n the centurion saw what was done\, he glorified God\, saying\, Certainly 
 this was a righteous man. And all the people that came together to that si
 ght\, beholding the things which were done\, smote their breasts\, and ret
 urned. And all his acquaintance\, and the women that followed him from Gal
 ilee\, stood afar off\, beholding these things. ¶ And\, behold\, there wa
 s a man named Joseph\, a counsellor\; and he was a good man\, and a just: 
 (The same had not consented to the counsel and deed of them\;) he was of A
 rimathæa\, a city of the Jews: who also himself waited for the kingdom of
  God. This man went unto Pilate\, and begged the body of Jesus. And he too
 k 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 pr
 eparation\, and the sabbath drew on. And the women also\, which came with 
 him from Galilee\, followed after\, and beheld the sepulchre\, and how his
  body was laid. And they returned\, and prepared spices and ointments\; an
 d rested the sabbath day according to the commandment.\n\nEvening Prayer\n
 First Lesson — Job 4\nThen Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said\, If w
 e assay to commune with thee\, wilt thou be grieved? but who can withhold 
 himself from speaking? Behold\, thou hast instructed many\, and thou hast 
 strengthened the weak hands. Thy words have upholden him that was falling\
 , and thou hast strengthened the feeble knees. But now it is come upon the
 e\, and thou faintest\; it toucheth thee\, and thou art troubled. Is not t
 his thy fear\, thy confidence\, thy hope\, and the uprightness of thy ways
 ? Remember\, I pray thee\, who ever perished\, being innocent? or where we
 re the righteous cut off? Even as I have seen\, they that plow iniquity\, 
 and sow wickedness\, reap the same. By the blast of God they perish\, and 
 by the breath of his nostrils are they consumed. The roaring of the lion\,
  and the voice of the fierce lion\, and the teeth of the young lions\, are
  broken. The old lion perisheth for lack of prey\, and the stout lion’s 
 whelps are scattered abroad. Now a thing was secretly brought to me\, and 
 mine ear received a little thereof. In thoughts from the visions of the ni
 ght\, when deep sleep falleth on men\, Fear came upon me\, and trembling\,
  which made all my bones to shake. Then a spirit passed before my face\; t
 he hair of my flesh stood up: It stood still\, but I could not discern the
  form thereof: an image was before mine eyes\, there was silence\, and I h
 eard a voice\, saying\, Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a ma
 n be more pure than his maker? Behold\, he put no trust in his servants\; 
 and his angels he charged with folly: How much less in them that dwell in 
 houses of clay\, whose foundation is in the dust\, which are crushed befor
 e the moth? They are destroyed from morning to evening: they perish for ev
 er without any regarding it. Doth not their excellency which is in them go
  away? they die\, even without wisdom.\n\nSecond Lesson — Ephesians 5:1-
 14\nBe ye therefore followers of God\, as dear children\; And walk in love
 \, as Christ also hath loved us\, and hath given himself for us an offerin
 g and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour. But fornication\, and
  all uncleanness\, or covetousness\, let it not be once named among you\, 
 as becometh saints\; Neither filthiness\, nor foolish talking\, nor jestin
 g\, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks. For this ye kno
 w\, that no whoremonger\, nor unclean person\, nor covetous man\, who is a
 n idolater\, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. Let
  no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh th
 e wrath of God upon the children of disobedience. Be not ye therefore part
 akers with them. For ye were sometimes darkness\, but now are ye light in 
 the Lord: walk as children of light: (For the fruit of the Spirit is in al
 l goodness and righteousness and truth\;) Proving what is acceptable unto 
 the Lord. And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness\, b
 ut rather reprove them. For it is a shame even to speak of those things wh
 ich are done of them in secret. But all things that are reproved are made 
 manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light. Wherefo
 re he saith\, Awake thou that sleepest\, and arise from the dead\, and Chr
 ist shall give thee light.
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SUMMARY:Thursday after the Eleventh Sunday after Trinity
DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 2 Samuel 6:1-19\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. ¶ And it was told king David\, saying\, The L
 ORD hath blessed the house of Obed-edom\, and all that pertaineth unto him
 \, because of the ark of God. So David went and brought up the ark of God 
 from the house of Obed-edom into the city of David with gladness. And it w
 as so\, that when they that bare the ark of the LORD had gone six paces\, 
 he sacrificed oxen and fatlings. And David danced before the LORD with all
  his might\; and David was girded with a linen ephod. So David and all the
  house of Israel brought up the ark of the LORD with shouting\, and with t
 he sound of the trumpet. And as the ark of the LORD came into the city of 
 David\, Michal Saul’s daughter looked through a window\, and saw king Da
 vid leaping and dancing before the LORD\; and she despised him in her hear
 t. ¶ And they brought in the ark of the LORD\, and set it in his place\, 
 in the midst of the tabernacle that David had pitched for it: and David of
 fered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD. And as soon as 
 David had made an end of offering burnt offerings and peace offerings\, he
  blessed the people in the name of the LORD of hosts. And he dealt among a
 ll the people\, even among the whole multitude of Israel\, as well to the 
 women as men\, to every one a cake of bread\, and a good piece of flesh\, 
 and a flagon of wine. So all the people departed every one to his house.\n
 \nSecond Lesson — Luke 23:56b-24:12\nAnd they returned\, and prepared sp
 ices and ointments\; and rested the sabbath day according to the commandme
 nt. Now upon the first day of the week\, very early in the morning\, they 
 came unto the sepulchre\, bringing the spices which they had prepared\, an
 d 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 perplexed thereabout\, behold\, t
 wo men stood by them in shining garments: And as they were afraid\, and bo
 wed down their faces to the earth\, they said unto them\, Why seek ye the 
 living among the dead? He is not here\, but is risen: remember how he spak
 e unto you when he was yet in Galilee\, Saying\, The Son of man must be de
 livered into the hands of sinful men\, and be crucified\, and the third da
 y rise again. And they remembered his words\, And returned from the sepulc
 hre\, 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 things unto the apostles. An
 d their words seemed to them as idle tales\, and they believed them not. T
 hen arose Peter\, and ran unto the sepulchre\; and stooping down\, he behe
 ld the linen clothes laid by themselves\, and departed\, wondering in hims
 elf at that which was come to pass.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Jo
 b 5\nCall now\, if there be any that will answer thee\; and to which of th
 e saints wilt thou turn? For wrath killeth the foolish man\, and envy slay
 eth the silly one. I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cur
 sed his habitation. His children are far from safety\, and they are crushe
 d in the gate\, neither is there any to deliver them. Whose harvest the hu
 ngry eateth up\, and taketh it even out of the thorns\, and the robber swa
 lloweth up their substance. Although affliction cometh not forth of the du
 st\, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground\; Yet man is born unto 
 trouble\, as the sparks fly upward. I would seek unto God\, and unto God w
 ould I commit my cause: Which doeth great things and unsearchable\; marvel
 lous things without number: Who giveth rain upon the earth\, and sendeth w
 aters upon the fields: To set up on high those that be low\; that those wh
 ich mourn may be exalted to safety. He disappointeth the devices of the cr
 afty\, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise. He taketh the 
 wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried he
 adlong. 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\, and iniquity st
 oppeth her mouth. Behold\, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore
  despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty: For he maketh sore\, and
  bindeth up: he woundeth\, and his hands make whole. He shall deliver thee
  in six troubles: yea\, in seven there shall no evil touch thee. In famine
  he shall redeem thee from death: and in war from the power of the sword. 
 Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue: neither shalt thou be af
 raid of destruction when it cometh. At destruction and famine thou shalt l
 augh: neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth. For thou sh
 alt be in league with the stones of the field: and the beasts of the field
  shall be at peace with thee. And thou shalt know that thy tabernacle shal
 l be in peace\; and thou shalt visit thy habitation\, and shalt not sin. T
 hou shalt know also that thy seed shall be great\, and thine offspring as 
 the grass of the earth. Thou shalt come to thy grave in a full age\, like 
 as a shock of corn cometh in in his season. Lo this\, we have searched it\
 , so it is\; hear it\, and know thou it for thy good.\n\nSecond Lesson —
  Ephesians 5:15-33\nSee then that ye walk circumspectly\, not as fools\, b
 ut as wise\, Redeeming the time\, because the days are evil. Wherefore be 
 ye not unwise\, but understanding what the will of the Lord is. And be not
  drunk with wine\, wherein is excess\; but be filled with the Spirit\; Spe
 aking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs\, singing and 
 making melody in your heart to the Lord\; Giving thanks always for all thi
 ngs unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ\; Submitt
 ing yourselves one to another in the fear of God. Wives\, submit yourselve
 s unto your own husbands\, as unto the Lord. For the husband is the head o
 f the wife\, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the savio
 ur of the body. Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ\, so let th
 e wives be to their own husbands in every thing. Husbands\, love your wive
 s\, even as Christ also loved the church\, and gave himself for it\; That 
 he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word\, T
 hat he might present it to himself a glorious church\, not having spot\, o
 r wrinkle\, or any such thing\; but that it should be holy and without ble
 mish. So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth
  his wife loveth himself. For no man ever yet hated his own flesh\; but no
 urisheth and cherisheth it\, even as the Lord the church: For we are membe
 rs of his body\, of his flesh\, and of his bones. For this cause shall a m
 an leave his father and mother\, and shall be joined unto his wife\, and t
 hey two shall be one flesh. This is a great mystery: but I speak concernin
 g Christ and the church. Nevertheless let every one of you in particular s
 o love his wife even as himself\; and the wife see that she reverence her 
 husband.
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SUMMARY:Friday after the Eleventh Sunday after Trinity
DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 2 Samuel 7:1-17\nAnd it came t
 o pass\, when the king sat in his house\, and the LORD had given him rest 
 round about from all his enemies\; That the king said unto Nathan the prop
 het\, 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 is in thi
 ne 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 serva
 nt David\, Thus saith the LORD\, Shalt thou build me an house for me to dw
 ell in? Whereas I have not dwelt in any house since the time that I brough
 t up the children of Israel out of Egypt\, even to this day\, but have wal
 ked in a tent and in a tabernacle. In all the places wherein I have walked
  with all the children of Israel spake I a word with any of the tribes 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 sheepcote\, f
 rom following the sheep\, to be ruler over my people\, over Israel: And I 
 was with thee whithersoever thou wentest\, and have cut off all thine enem
 ies out of thy sight\, and have made thee a great name\, like unto the nam
 e 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 in a plac
 e of their own\, and move no more\; neither shall the children of wickedne
 ss afflict them any more\, as beforetime\, And as since the time that I co
 mmanded 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 make thee 
 an house. ¶ And when thy days be fulfilled\, and thou shalt sleep with th
 y fathers\, I will set up thy seed after thee\, which shall proceed out of
  thy bowels\, and I will establish his kingdom. He shall build an house fo
 r my name\, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever. I will
  be his father\, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity\, I will ch
 asten him with the rod of men\, and with the stripes of the children of me
 n: But my mercy shall not depart away from him\, as I took it from Saul\, 
 whom I put away before thee. And thine house and thy kingdom shall be esta
 blished for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever. Ac
 cording to all these words\, and according to all this vision\, so did Nat
 han speak unto David.\n\nSecond Lesson — Luke 24:13-35\n¶ And\, behold\
 , two of them went that same day to a village called Emmaus\, which was fr
 om Jerusalem about threescore furlongs. And they talked together of all th
 ese things which had happened. And it came to pass\, that\, while they com
 muned together and reasoned\, Jesus himself drew near\, and went with them
 . But their eyes were holden that they should not know him. And he said un
 to them\, What manner of communications are these that ye have one to anot
 her\, as ye walk\, and are sad? And the one of them\, whose name was Cleop
 as\, answering said unto him\, Art thou only a stranger in Jerusalem\, and
  hast not known the things which are come to pass there in these days? And
  he said unto them\, What things? And they said unto him\, Concerning Jesu
 s of Nazareth\, which was a prophet 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 ha
 d been he which should have redeemed Israel: and beside all this\, to day 
 is the third day since these things were done. Yea\, and certain women als
 o of our company made us astonished\, 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 said that he was alive. And certain of th
 em which were with us went to the sepulchre\, and found it even so as the 
 women had said: but him they saw not. Then he said unto them\, O fools\, a
 nd slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken: Ought not C
 hrist to have suffered these things\, and to enter into his glory? And beg
 inning at Moses and all the prophets\, he expounded unto them in all the s
 criptures the things concerning himself. And they drew nigh unto the villa
 ge\, whither they went: and he made as though he would have gone further. 
 But they constrained him\, saying\, Abide with us: for it is toward evenin
 g\, and the day is far spent. And he went in to tarry with them. And it ca
 me to pass\, as he sat at meat with them\, he took bread\, and blessed it\
 , and brake\, and gave to them. And their eyes were opened\, and they knew
  him\; and he vanished out of their sight. And they said one to another\, 
 Did not our heart burn within us\, while he talked with us by the way\, an
 d while he opened to us the scriptures? And they rose up the same hour\, a
 nd returned to Jerusalem\, and found the eleven gathered together\, and th
 em that were with them\, Saying\, The Lord is risen indeed\, and hath appe
 ared 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 
 — Job 6\nBut Job answered and said\, Oh that my grief were throughly wei
 ghed\, and my calamity laid in the balances together! For now it would be 
 heavier than the sand of the sea: therefore my words are swallowed up. For
  the arrows of the Almighty are within me\, the poison whereof drinketh up
  my spirit: the terrors of God do set themselves in array against me. Doth
  the wild ass bray when he hath grass? or loweth the ox over his fodder? C
 an that which is unsavoury be eaten without salt? or is there any taste in
  the white of an egg? The things that my soul refused to touch are as my s
 orrowful meat. Oh that I might have my request\; and that God would grant 
 me the thing that I long for! Even that it would please God to destroy me\
 ; that he would let loose his hand\, and cut me off! Then should I yet hav
 e comfort\; yea\, I would harden myself in sorrow: let him not spare\; for
  I have not concealed the words of the Holy One. What is my strength\, tha
 t I should hope? and what is mine end\, that I should prolong my life? Is 
 my strength the strength of stones? or is my flesh of brass? Is not my hel
 p in me? and is wisdom driven quite from me? To him that is afflicted pity
  should be shewed from his friend\; but he forsaketh the fear of the Almig
 hty. My brethren have dealt deceitfully as a brook\, and as the stream of 
 brooks they pass away\; Which are blackish by reason of the ice\, and wher
 ein the snow is hid: What time they wax warm\, they vanish: when it is hot
 \, they are consumed out of their place. The paths of their way are turned
  aside\; they go to nothing\, and perish. The troops of Tema looked\, the 
 companies of Sheba waited for them. They were confounded because they had 
 hoped\; they came thither\, and were ashamed. For now ye are nothing\; ye 
 see my casting down\, and are afraid. Did I say\, Bring unto me? or\, Give
  a reward for me of your substance? Or\, Deliver me from the enemy’s han
 d? or\, Redeem me from the hand of the mighty? Teach me\, and I will hold 
 my tongue: and cause me to understand wherein I have erred. How forcible a
 re right words! but what doth your arguing reprove? Do ye imagine to repro
 ve words\, and the speeches of one that is desperate\, which are as wind? 
 Yea\, ye overwhelm the fatherless\, and ye dig a pit for your friend. Now 
 therefore be content\, look upon me\; for it is evident unto you if I lie.
  Return\, I pray you\, let it not be iniquity\; yea\, return again\, my ri
 ghteousness is in it. Is there iniquity in my tongue? cannot my taste disc
 ern perverse things?\n\nSecond Lesson — Ephesians 6:1-9\nChildren\, obey
  your parents in the Lord: for this is right. Honour thy father and mother
 \; (which is the first commandment with promise\;) That it may be well wit
 h thee\, and thou mayest live long on the earth. And\, ye fathers\, provok
 e not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonit
 ion of the Lord. Servants\, be obedient to them that are your masters acco
 rding to the flesh\, with fear and trembling\, in singleness of your heart
 \, as unto Christ\; Not with eyeservice\, as menpleasers\; but as the serv
 ants of Christ\, doing the will of God from the heart\; With good will doi
 ng service\, as to the Lord\, and not to men: Knowing that whatsoever good
  thing any man doeth\, the same shall he receive of the Lord\, whether he 
 be bond or free. And\, ye masters\, do the same things unto them\, forbear
 ing threatening: knowing that your Master also is in heaven\; neither is t
 here respect of persons with him.
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SUMMARY:Saturday after the Eleventh Sunday after Trinity
DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 2 Samuel 7:18-29\n¶ Then went
  king David in\, and sat before the LORD\, and he said\, Who am I\, O Lord
  GOD? 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 als
 o of thy servant’s house for a great while to come. And is this the mann
 er of man\, O Lord GOD? And what can David say more unto thee? for thou\, 
 Lord GOD\, knowest thy servant. For thy word’s sake\, and according to t
 hine own heart\, hast thou done all these great things\, to make thy serva
 nt know them. Wherefore thou art great\, O LORD God: for there is none lik
 e thee\, neither is there any God beside thee\, according to all that we h
 ave heard with our ears. And what one nation in the earth is like thy peop
 le\, 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
  thy land\, before thy people\, which thou redeemedst to thee from Egypt\,
  from the nations and their gods? For thou hast confirmed to thyself thy p
 eople Israel to be a people unto thee for ever: and thou\, LORD\, art beco
 me their God. And now\, O LORD God\, the word that thou hast spoken concer
 ning 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\, Th
 e LORD of hosts is the God over Israel: and let the house of thy servant D
 avid be established before thee. For thou\, O LORD of hosts\, God of Israe
 l\, hast revealed to thy servant\, saying\, I will build thee an house: th
 erefore hath thy servant found in his heart to pray this prayer unto thee.
  And now\, O Lord GOD\, thou art that God\, and thy words be true\, and th
 ou hast promised this goodness unto thy servant: Therefore now let it plea
 se thee to bless the house of thy servant\, that it may continue for ever 
 before thee: for thou\, O Lord GOD\, hast spoken it: and with thy blessing
  let the house of thy servant be blessed for ever.\n\nSecond Lesson — Lu
 ke 24:36-53\n¶ And as they thus spake\, Jesus himself stood in the midst 
 of them\, and saith unto them\, Peace be unto you. But they were terrified
  and affrighted\, and supposed that they had seen a spirit. And he said un
 to them\, Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts? B
 ehold my hands and my feet\, that it is I myself: handle me\, and see\; fo
 r a spirit hath not flesh and bones\, as ye see me have. And when he had t
 hus spoken\, he shewed them his hands and his feet. And while they yet bel
 ieved not for joy\, and wondered\, he said unto them\, Have ye here any me
 at? And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish\, and of an honeycomb. And
  he took it\, and did eat before them. And he said unto them\, These are t
 he words which I spake unto you\, while I was yet with you\, that all thin
 gs must be fulfilled\, which were written in the law of Moses\, and in the
  prophets\, and in the psalms\, concerning me. Then opened he their unders
 tanding\, that they might understand the scriptures\, And said unto them\,
  Thus it is written\, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer\, and to rise f
 rom the dead the third day: And that repentance and remission of sins shou
 ld be preached in his name among all nations\, beginning at Jerusalem. And
  ye are witnesses 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 e
 ndued with power from on high. ¶ And he led them out as far as to Bethany
 \, and he lifted up his hands\, and blessed them. And it came to pass\, wh
 ile he blessed them\, he was parted from them\, and carried up into heaven
 . And they worshipped him\, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy: And 
 were continually in the temple\, praising and blessing God. Amen.\n\nEveni
 ng Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Job 7\nIs there not an appointed time to man u
 pon earth? are not his days also like the days of an hireling? As a servan
 t earnestly desireth the shadow\, and as an hireling looketh for the rewar
 d of his work: So am I made to possess months of vanity\, and wearisome ni
 ghts are appointed to me. When I lie down\, I say\, When shall I arise\, a
 nd the night be gone? and I am full of tossings to and fro unto the dawnin
 g of the day. My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust\; my skin i
 s broken\, and become loathsome. My days are swifter than a weaver’s shu
 ttle\, and are spent without hope. O remember that my life is wind: mine e
 ye shall no more see good. The eye of him that hath seen me shall see me n
 o more: thine eyes are upon me\, and I am not. As the cloud is consumed an
 d vanisheth away: so he that goeth down to the grave shall come up no more
 . He shall return no more to his house\, neither shall his place know him 
 any more. Therefore I will not refrain my mouth\; I will speak in the angu
 ish of my spirit\; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul. Am I a se
 a\, or a whale\, that thou settest a watch over me? When I say\, My bed sh
 all comfort me\, my couch shall ease my complaint\; Then thou scarest me w
 ith dreams\, and terrifiest me through visions: So that my soul chooseth s
 trangling\, and death rather than my life. I loathe it\; I would not live 
 alway: let me alone\; for my days are vanity. What is man\, that thou shou
 ldest magnify him? and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him? And t
 hat thou shouldest visit him every morning\, and try him every moment? How
  long wilt thou not depart from me\, nor let me alone till I swallow down 
 my spittle? I have sinned\; what shall I do unto thee\, O thou preserver o
 f men? why hast thou set me as a mark against thee\, so that I am a burden
  to myself? And why dost thou not pardon my transgression\, and take away 
 mine iniquity? for now shall I sleep in the dust\; and thou shalt seek me 
 in the morning\, but I shall not be.\n\nSecond Lesson — Ephesians 6:10-2
 4\nFinally\, my brethren\, be strong in the Lord\, and in the power of his
  might. Put on the whole armour of God\, that ye may be able to stand agai
 nst the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood\, b
 ut against principalities\, against powers\, against the rulers of the dar
 kness of this world\, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Wherefo
 re take unto you the whole armour of God\, that ye may be able to withstan
 d in the evil day\, and having done all\, to stand. Stand therefore\, havi
 ng your loins girt about with truth\, and having on the breastplate of rig
 hteousness\; And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peac
 e\; Above all\, taking the shield of faith\, wherewith ye shall be able to
  quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. And take the helmet of salvatio
 n\, and the sword of the Spirit\, which is the word of God: Praying always
  with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit\, and watching thereunto w
 ith all perseverance and supplication for all saints\; And for me\, that u
 tterance may be given unto me\, that I may open my mouth boldly\, to make 
 known the mystery of the gospel\, For which I am an ambassador in bonds: t
 hat therein I may speak boldly\, as I ought to speak. But that ye also may
  know my affairs\, and how I do\, Tychicus\, a beloved brother and faithfu
 l minister in the Lord\, shall make known to you all things: Whom I have s
 ent unto you for the same purpose\, that ye might know our affairs\, and t
 hat he might comfort your hearts. Peace be to the brethren\, and love with
  faith\, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Grace be with all 
 them that love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. Amen.
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SUMMARY:Twelfth Sunday after Trinity
DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Deuteronomy 11:8-21\nTherefore
  shall ye keep all the commandments which I command you this day\, that ye
  may be strong\, and go in and possess the land\, whither ye go to possess
  it\; And that ye may prolong your days in the land\, which the LORD sware
  unto your fathers to give unto them and to their seed\, a land that flowe
 th with milk and honey. ¶ For the land\, whither thou goest in to possess
  it\, is not as the land of Egypt\, from whence ye came out\, where thou s
 owedst thy seed\, and wateredst it with thy foot\, as a garden of herbs: B
 ut the land\, whither ye go to possess it\, is a land of hills and valleys
 \, and drinketh water of the rain of heaven: A land which the LORD thy God
  careth for: the eyes of the LORD thy God are always upon it\, from the be
 ginning of the year even unto the end of the year. ¶ And it shall come to
  pass\, if ye shall hearken diligently unto my commandments which I comman
 d you this day\, to love the LORD your God\, and to serve him with all you
 r heart and with all your soul\, That I will give you the rain of your lan
 d in his due season\, the first rain and the latter rain\, that thou mayes
 t gather in thy corn\, and thy wine\, and thine oil. And I will send grass
  in thy fields for thy cattle\, that thou mayest eat and be full. Take hee
 d to yourselves\, that your heart be not deceived\, and ye turn aside\, an
 d serve other gods\, and worship them\; And then the LORD’s wrath be kin
 dled against you\, and he shut up the heaven\, that there be no rain\, and
  that the land yield not her fruit\; and lest ye perish quickly from off t
 he good land which the LORD giveth you. ¶ Therefore shall ye lay up these
  my words in your heart and in your soul\, and bind them for a sign upon y
 our hand\, that they may be as frontlets between your eyes. And ye shall t
 each them your children\, speaking of them when thou sittest in thine hous
 e\, and when thou walkest by the way\, when thou liest down\, and when tho
 u risest up. And thou shalt write them upon the door posts of thine house\
 , and upon thy gates: That your days may be multiplied\, and the days of y
 our children\, in the land which the LORD sware unto your fathers to give 
 them\, as the days of heaven upon the earth.\n\nSecond Lesson — Philippi
 ans 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 sa
 lvation with fear and trembling. For it is God which worketh in you both t
 o will and to do of his good pleasure. Do all things without murmurings an
 d disputings: That ye may be blameless and harmless\, the sons of God\, wi
 thout rebuke\, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation\, among whom 
 ye shine as lights in the world\; Holding forth the word of life\; that I 
 may rejoice in the day of Christ\, that I have not run in vain\, neither l
 aboured 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 — Exodu
 s 15:1-18\nThen sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the L
 ORD\, and spake\, saying\, I will sing unto the LORD\, for he hath triumph
 ed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea. The LO
 RD is my strength and song\, and he is become my salvation: he is my God\,
  and I will prepare him an habitation\; my father’s God\, and I will exa
 lt him. The LORD is a man of war: the LORD is his name. Pharaoh’s chario
 ts and his host hath he cast into the sea: his chosen captains also are dr
 owned in the Red sea. The depths have covered them: they sank into the bot
 tom as a stone. Thy right hand\, O LORD\, is become glorious in power: thy
  right hand\, O LORD\, hath dashed in pieces the enemy. And in the greatne
 ss of thine excellency thou hast overthrown them that rose up against thee
 : thou sentest forth thy wrath\, which consumed them as stubble. And with 
 the blast of thy nostrils the waters were gathered together\, the floods s
 tood upright as an heap\, and the depths were congealed in the heart of th
 e sea. The enemy said\, I will pursue\, I will overtake\, I will divide th
 e spoil\; my lust shall be satisfied upon them\; I will draw my sword\, my
  hand shall destroy them. Thou didst blow with thy wind\, the sea covered 
 them: they sank as lead in the mighty waters. Who is like unto thee\, O LO
 RD\, among the gods? who is like thee\, glorious in holiness\, fearful in 
 praises\, doing wonders? Thou stretchedst out thy right hand\, the earth s
 wallowed them. Thou in thy mercy hast led forth the people  which thou has
 t redeemed: thou hast guided them in thy strength unto thy holy habitation
 . The people shall hear\, and be afraid: sorrow shall take hold on the inh
 abitants of Palestina. Then the dukes of Edom shall be amazed\; the mighty
  men of Moab\, trembling shall take hold upon them\; all the inhabitants o
 f Canaan shall melt away. Fear and dread shall fall upon them\; by the gre
 atness of thine arm they shall be as still as a stone\; till thy people pa
 ss over\, O LORD\, till the people pass over\,  which thou hast purchased.
  Thou shalt bring them in\, and plant them in the mountain of thine inheri
 tance\, in the place\, O LORD\, which thou hast made for thee to dwell in\
 , in the Sanctuary\, O Lord\, which thy hands have established. The LORD s
 hall reign for ever and ever.\n\nSecond Lesson — Romans 15:14-21\nAnd I 
 myself also am persuaded of you\, my brethren\, that ye also are full of g
 oodness\, filled with all knowledge\, able also to admonish one another. N
 evertheless\, brethren\, I have written the more boldly unto you in some s
 ort\, 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\, min
 istering 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 through Jesus Christ in those things which pertain to God. Fo
 r I will not dare to speak of any of those things which Christ hath not wr
 ought by me\, to make the Gentiles obedient\, by word and deed\, Through m
 ighty signs and wonders\, by the power of the Spirit of God\; so that from
  Jerusalem\, and round about unto Illyricum\, I have fully preached the go
 spel of Christ. Yea\, so have I strived to preach the gospel\, not where C
 hrist was named\, lest I should build upon another man’s foundation: But
  as it is written\, To whom he was not spoken of\, they shall see: and the
 y that have not heard shall understand.
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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 1:43-51\n¶ The day following Jesus would go forth int
 o Galilee\, and findeth Philip\, and saith unto him\, Follow me. Now Phili
 p was of Bethsaida\, the city of Andrew and Peter. Philip findeth Nathanae
 l\, and saith unto him\, We have found him\, of whom Moses in the law\, an
 d the prophets\, did write\, Jesus of Nazareth\, the son of Joseph. And Na
 thanael said unto him\, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Phi
 lip saith unto him\, Come and see. Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him\, and
  saith of him\, Behold an Israelite indeed\, in whom is no guile! Nathanae
 l saith unto him\, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said unto hi
 m\, Before that Philip called thee\, when thou wast under the fig tree\, I
  saw thee. Nathanael answered and saith unto him\, Rabbi\, thou art the So
 n of God\; thou art the King of Israel. Jesus answered and said unto him\,
  Because I said unto thee\, I saw thee under the fig tree\, believest thou
 ? thou 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 
 angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.\n\nEvening Pra
 yer\nFirst Lesson — Deuteronomy 18:15-19\n¶ The LORD thy God will raise
  up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee\, of thy brethren\, like un
 to me\; unto him ye shall hearken\; According to all that thou desiredst o
 f the LORD thy God in Horeb in the day of the assembly\, saying\, Let me n
 ot hear again the voice of the LORD my God\, neither let me see this great
  fire any more\, that I die not. And the LORD said unto me\, They have wel
 l spoken that which they have spoken. I will raise them up a Prophet from 
 among their brethren\, like unto thee\, and will put my words in his mouth
 \; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him. And it shall
  come to pass\, that whosoever will not hearken unto my words which he sha
 ll speak in my name\, I will require it of him.\n\nSecond Lesson — Luke 
 6:12-23\nAnd it came to pass in those days\, that he went out into a mount
 ain to pray\, and continued all night in prayer to God. ¶ And when it was
  day\, he called unto him his disciples: and of them he chose twelve\, who
 m also he named apostles\; Simon\, (whom he also named Peter\,) and Andrew
  his brother\, James and John\, Philip and Bartholomew\, Matthew and Thoma
 s\, James the son of Alphæus\, and Simon called Zelotes\, And Judas the b
 rother of James\, and Judas Iscariot\, which also was the traitor. ¶ And 
 he came down with them\, and stood in the plain\, and the company of his d
 isciples\, 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 sp
 irits: and they were healed. And the whole multitude sought to touch him: 
 for there went virtue out of him\, and healed them all. ¶ And he lifted u
 p 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 the Son of 
 man’s sake. Rejoice ye in that day\, and leap for joy: for\, behold\, yo
 ur reward is great in heaven: for in the like manner did their fathers unt
 o the prophets.
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SUMMARY:Tuesday after the Twelfth Sunday after Trinity
DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 2 Samuel 11\nAnd it came to pa
 ss\, after the year was expired\, at the time when kings go forth to battl
 e\, that David sent Joab\, and his servants with him\, and all Israel\; an
 d they destroyed the children of Ammon\, and besieged Rabbah. But David ta
 rried 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 ho
 use: and from the roof he saw a woman washing herself\; and the woman 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 o
 f Uriah the Hittite? And David sent messengers\, and took her\; and she ca
 me in unto him\, and he lay with her\; for she was purified from her uncle
 anness: and she returned unto her house. And the woman conceived\, and sen
 t 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 whe
 n Uriah was come unto him\, David demanded of him how Joab did\, and how t
 he people did\, and how the war prospered. And David said to Uriah\, Go do
 wn 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 s
 lept 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\, saying\, U
 riah went not down unto his house\, David said unto Uriah\, Camest thou no
 t from thy journey? why then didst thou not go down unto thine house? 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 ope
 n 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 morr
 ow I will let thee depart. So Uriah abode in Jerusalem that day\, and 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 with the 
 servants of his lord\, but went not down to his house. ¶ And it came to p
 ass in the morning\, that David wrote a letter to Joab\, and sent it by th
 e hand of Uriah. And he wrote in the letter\, saying\, Set ye Uriah in the
  forefront of the hottest battle\, and retire ye from him\, that he may be
  smitten\, and die. And it came to pass\, when Joab observed the city\, th
 at 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 also. 
 ¶ Then Joab sent and told David all the things concerning the war\; And c
 harged 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 wrath ar
 ise\, 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 s
 mote 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 ye nig
 h the wall? then say thou\, Thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also. ¶
  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 agai
 nst 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 wall upo
 n thy servants\; and some of the king’s servants be dead\, and thy serva
 nt Uriah the Hittite is dead also. Then David said unto the messenger\, Th
 us 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 agains
 t the city\, and overthrow it: and encourage thou him. ¶ And when the wif
 e of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead\, she mourned for her hus
 band. And when the mourning was past\, David sent and fetched her to his h
 ouse\, and she became his wife\, and bare him a son. But the thing that Da
 vid had done displeased the LORD.\n\nSecond Lesson — Acts 1:15-26\n¶ An
 d in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples\, and said\, 
 (the number of names together were about an hundred and twenty\,) Men and 
 brethren\, this scripture must needs have been fulfilled\, which the Holy 
 Ghost by the mouth of David spake before concerning Judas\, which was guid
 e to them that took Jesus. For he was numbered with us\, and had obtained 
 part of this ministry. Now this man purchased a field with the reward of i
 niquity\; and falling headlong\, he burst asunder in the midst\, and all h
 is bowels gushed out. And it was known unto all the dwellers at Jerusalem\
 ; insomuch as that field is called in their proper tongue\, Aceldama\, tha
 t is to say\, The field of blood. For it is written in the book of Psalms\
 , Let his habitation be desolate\, and let no man dwell therein: and his b
 ishoprick let another take. Wherefore of these men which have companied wi
 th us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us\, Beginnin
 g from the baptism of John\, unto that same day that he was taken up from 
 us\, must one be ordained to be a witness with us of his resurrection. And
  they appointed two\, Joseph called Barsabas\, who was surnamed Justus\, a
 nd Matthias. And they prayed\, and said\, Thou\, Lord\, which knowest the 
 hearts of all men\, shew whether of these two thou hast chosen\, That he m
 ay take part of this ministry and apostleship\, from which Judas by transg
 ression fell\, that he might go to his own place. And they gave forth thei
 r lots\; and the lot fell upon Matthias\; and he was numbered with the ele
 ven apostles.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Job 9\nThen Job answered
  and said\, I know it is so of a truth: but how should man be just with Go
 d? If he will contend with him\, he cannot answer him one of a thousand. H
 e is wise in heart\, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself aga
 inst him\, and hath prospered? Which removeth the mountains\, and they kno
 w not: which overturneth them in his anger. Which shaketh the earth out of
  her place\, and the pillars thereof tremble. Which commandeth the sun\, a
 nd it riseth not\; and sealeth up the stars. Which alone spreadeth out the
  heavens\, and treadeth upon the waves of the sea. Which maketh Arcturus\,
  Orion\, and Pleiades\, and the chambers of the south. Which doeth great t
 hings past finding out\; yea\, and wonders without number. Lo\, he goeth b
 y me\, and I see him not: he passeth on also\, but I perceive him not. Beh
 old\, he taketh away\, who can hinder him? who will say unto him\, What do
 est thou? If God will not withdraw his anger\, the proud helpers do stoop 
 under him. How much less shall I answer him\, and choose out my words to r
 eason with him? Whom\, though I were righteous\, yet would I not answer\, 
 but I would make supplication to my judge. If I had called\, and he had an
 swered me\; yet would I not believe that he had hearkened unto my voice. F
 or he breaketh me with a tempest\, and multiplieth my wounds without cause
 . He will not suffer me to take my breath\, but filleth me with bitterness
 . If I speak of strength\, lo\, he is strong: and if of judgment\, who sha
 ll set me a time to plead? If I justify myself\, mine own mouth shall cond
 emn me: if I say\, I am perfect\, it shall also prove me perverse. Though 
 I were perfect\, yet would I not know my soul: I would despise my life. Th
 is is one thing\, therefore I said it\, He destroyeth the perfect and the 
 wicked. If the scourge slay suddenly\, he will laugh at the trial of the i
 nnocent. The earth is given into the hand of the wicked: he covereth the f
 aces of the judges thereof\; if not\, where\, and who is he? Now my days a
 re swifter than a post: they flee away\, they see no good. They are passed
  away as the swift ships: as the eagle that hasteth to the prey. If I say\
 , I will forget my complaint\, I will leave off my heaviness\, and comfort
  myself: I am afraid of all my sorrows\, I know that thou wilt not hold me
  innocent. If I be wicked\, why then labour I in vain? If I wash myself wi
 th snow water\, and make my hands never so clean\; Yet shalt thou plunge m
 e in the ditch\, and mine own clothes shall abhor me. For he is not a man\
 , as I am\, that I should answer him\, and we should come together in judg
 ment. Neither is there any daysman betwixt us\, that might lay his hand up
 on us both. Let him take his rod away from me\, and let not his fear terri
 fy me: Then would I speak\, and not fear him\; but it is not so with me.\n
 \nSecond Lesson — Mark 1:14-28\nNow after that John was put in prison\, 
 Jesus came into Galilee\, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God\, And
  saying\, The time is fulfilled\, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repen
 t ye\, and believe the gospel. Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee\, he
  saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea: for they wer
 e fishers. And Jesus said unto them\, Come ye after me\, and I will make y
 ou to become fishers of men. And straightway they forsook their nets\, and
  followed him. And when he had gone a little further thence\, he saw James
  the son of Zebedee\, and John his brother\, who also were in the ship men
 ding their nets. And straightway he called them: and they left their fathe
 r Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants\, and went after him. And th
 ey went into Capernaum\; and straightway on the sabbath day he entered int
 o the synagogue\, and taught. And they were astonished at his doctrine: fo
 r he taught them as one that had authority\, and not as the scribes. And t
 here was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit\; and he cried ou
 t\, Saying\, Let us alone\; what have we to do with thee\, thou Jesus of N
 azareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art\, the Holy 
 One of God. And Jesus rebuked him\, saying\, Hold thy peace\, and come out
  of him. And when the unclean spirit had torn him\, and cried with a loud 
 voice\, he came out of him. And they were all amazed\, insomuch that they 
 questioned among themselves\, saying\, What thing is this? what new doctri
 ne is this? for with authority commandeth he even the unclean spirits\, an
 d they do obey him. And immediately his fame spread abroad throughout all 
 the region round about Galilee.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 2 Samuel 12:1-25\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 nothing\, save 
 one little ewe lamb\, which he had bought and nourished up: and it grew up
  together with him\, and with his children\; it did eat of his own meat\, 
 and drank of his own cup\, and lay in his bosom\, and was unto him as a da
 ughter. And there came a traveller unto the rich man\, and he spared to ta
 ke of his own flock and of his own herd\, to dress for the wayfaring man t
 hat was come unto him\; but took the poor man’s lamb\, and dressed it fo
 r the man that was come to him. And David’s anger was greatly kindled ag
 ainst 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 lamb fourf
 old\, because he did this thing\, and because he had no pity. ¶ And Natha
 n said to David\, Thou art the man. Thus saith the LORD God of Israel\, I 
 anointed thee king over Israel\, and I delivered thee out of the hand of S
 aul\; And I gave thee thy master’s house\, and thy master’s wives 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 e
 vil in his sight? thou hast killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword\, 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 thi
 ne house\; because thou hast despised me\, and hast taken the wife of Uria
 h the Hittite to be thy wife. Thus saith the LORD\, Behold\, I will raise 
 up evil against thee out of thine own house\, and I will take thy wives be
 fore thine eyes\, and give them unto thy neighbour\, and he shall lie with
  thy wives in the sight of this sun. For thou didst it secretly: but I wil
 l do this thing before all Israel\, and before the sun. And David said unt
 o Nathan\, I have sinned against the LORD. And Nathan said unto David\, Th
 e 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 child 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 unto David\, and it was very sick. David therefore besought
  God for the child\; and David fasted\, and went in\, and lay all night up
 on the earth. And the elders of his house arose\, and went to him\, to rai
 se him 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 t
 he servants 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
  would not hearken unto our voice: how will he then vex himself\, if we te
 ll him that the child is dead? But when David saw that his servants whispe
 red\, David perceived that the child was dead: therefore David said unto h
 is servants\, Is the child dead? And they said\, He is dead. Then David ar
 ose from the earth\, and washed\, and anointed himself\, and changed his a
 pparel\, and came into the house of the LORD\, and worshipped: then he cam
 e to his own house\; and when he required\, they set bread before him\, an
 d he did eat. Then said his servants unto him\, What thing is this that th
 ou hast 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
 \, While 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 no
 w he is dead\, wherefore should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shal
 l go to him\, but he shall not return to me. ¶ And David comforted Bath-s
 heba his wife\, and went in unto her\, and lay with her: and she bare a so
 n\, and he called his name Solomon: and the LORD loved him. And he sent by
  the hand of Nathan the prophet\; and he called his name Jedidiah\, becaus
 e of the LORD.\n\nSecond Lesson — Acts 2:1-13\nAnd when the day of Pente
 cost was fully come\, they were all with one accord in one place. And sudd
 enly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind\, and it f
 illed all the house where they were sitting. And there appeared unto them 
 cloven tongues like as of fire\, and it sat upon each of them. And they we
 re all filled with the Holy Ghost\, and began to speak with other tongues\
 , as the Spirit gave them utterance. And there were dwelling at Jerusalem 
 Jews\, devout men\, out of every nation under heaven. Now when this was no
 ised abroad\, the multitude came together\, and were confounded\, because 
 that every man heard them speak in his own language. And they were all ama
 zed and marvelled\, saying one to another\, Behold\, are not all these whi
 ch speak Galilæans? And how hear we every man in our own tongue\, wherein
  we were born? Parthians\, and Medes\, and Elamites\, and the dwellers in 
 Mesopotamia\, and in Judæa\, and Cappadocia\, in Pontus\, and Asia\, Phry
 gia\, and Pamphylia\, in Egypt\, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene\, 
 and strangers of Rome\, Jews and proselytes\, Cretes and Arabians\, we do 
 hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God. And they were a
 ll amazed\, and were in doubt\, saying one to another\, What meaneth this?
  Others mocking said\, These men are full of new wine.\n\nEvening Prayer\n
 First Lesson — Job 10\nMy soul is weary of my life\; I will leave my com
 plaint upon myself\; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul. I will say
  unto God\, Do not condemn me\; shew me wherefore thou contendest with me.
  Is it good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress\, that thou shouldest de
 spise the work of thine hands\, and shine upon the counsel of the wicked? 
 Hast thou eyes of flesh? or seest thou as man seeth? Are thy days as the d
 ays of man? are thy years as man’s days\, That thou enquirest after mine
  iniquity\, and searchest after my sin? Thou knowest that I am not wicked\
 ; and there is none that can deliver out of thine hand. Thine hands have m
 ade me and fashioned me together round about\; yet thou dost destroy me. R
 emember\, I beseech thee\, that thou hast made me as the clay\; and wilt t
 hou bring me into dust again? Hast thou not poured me out as milk\, and cu
 rdled me like cheese? Thou hast clothed me with skin and flesh\, and hast 
 fenced me with bones and sinews. Thou hast granted me life and favour\, an
 d thy visitation hath preserved my spirit. And these things hast thou hid 
 in thine heart: I know that this is with thee. If I sin\, then thou markes
 t me\, and thou wilt not acquit me from mine iniquity. If I be wicked\, wo
 e unto me\; and if I be righteous\, yet will I not lift up my head. I am f
 ull of confusion\; therefore see thou mine affliction\; For it increaseth.
  Thou huntest me as a fierce lion: and again thou shewest thyself marvello
 us upon me. Thou renewest thy witnesses against me\, and increasest thine 
 indignation upon me\; changes and war are against me. Wherefore then hast 
 thou brought me forth out of the womb? Oh that I had given up the ghost\, 
 and no eye had seen me! I should have been as though I had not been\; I sh
 ould have been carried from the womb to the grave. Are not my days few? ce
 ase then\, and let me alone\, that I may take comfort a little\, Before I 
 go whence I shall not return\, even to the land of darkness and the shadow
  of death\; A land of darkness\, as darkness itself\; and of the shadow of
  death\, without any order\, and where the light is as darkness.\n\nSecond
  Lesson — Mark 1:29-45\nAnd forthwith\, when they were come out of the s
 ynagogue\, they entered into the house of Simon and Andrew\, with James an
 d John. But Simon’s wife’s mother lay sick of a fever\, and anon they 
 tell him of her. And he came and took her by the hand\, and lifted her up\
 ; and immediately the fever left her\, and she ministered unto them. And a
 t even\, when the sun did set\, they brought unto him all that were diseas
 ed\, and them that were possessed with devils. And all the city was gather
 ed together at the door. And he healed many that were sick of divers disea
 ses\, and cast out many devils\; and suffered not the devils to speak\, be
 cause they knew him. And in the morning\, rising up a great while before d
 ay\, he went out\, and departed into a solitary place\, and there prayed. 
 And Simon and they that were with him followed after him. And when they ha
 d found him\, they said unto him\, All men seek for thee. And he said unto
  them\, Let us go into the next towns\, that I may preach there also: for 
 therefore came I forth. And he preached in their synagogues throughout all
  Galilee\, and cast out devils. And there came a leper to him\, beseeching
  him\, and kneeling down to him\, and saying unto him\, If thou wilt\, tho
 u canst make me clean. And Jesus\, moved with compassion\, put forth his h
 and\, and touched him\, and saith unto him\, I will\; be thou clean. And a
 s soon as he had spoken\, immediately the leprosy departed from him\, and 
 he was cleansed. And he straitly charged him\, and forthwith sent him away
 \; And saith unto him\, See thou say nothing to any man: but go thy way\, 
 shew thyself to the priest\, and offer for thy cleansing those things whic
 h Moses commanded\, for a testimony unto them. But he went out\, and began
  to publish it much\, and to blaze abroad the matter\, insomuch that Jesus
  could no more openly enter into the city\, but was without in desert plac
 es: and they came to him from every quarter.
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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 — Acts 2:14-36\n¶ But Peter\, standing up with the eleven\, lifte
 d up his voice\, and said unto them\, Ye men of Judæa\, and all ye that d
 well at Jerusalem\, be this known unto you\, and hearken to my words: For 
 these are not drunken\, as ye suppose\, seeing it is but the third hour of
  the day. But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel\; And it s
 hall come to pass in the last days\, saith God\, I will pour out of my Spi
 rit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy\, and 
 your young men shall see visions\, and your old men shall dream dreams: An
 d on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my
  Spirit\; and they shall prophesy: And I will shew wonders in heaven above
 \, and signs in the earth beneath\; blood\, and fire\, and vapour of smoke
 : The sun shall be turned into darkness\, and the moon into blood\, before
  that great and notable day of the Lord come: And it shall come to pass\, 
 that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved. Ye men o
 f Israel\, hear these words\; Jesus of Nazareth\, a man approved of God am
 ong you by miracles and wonders and signs\, which God did by him in the mi
 dst of you\, as ye yourselves also know: Him\, being delivered by the dete
 rminate counsel and foreknowledge of God\, ye have taken\, and by wicked h
 ands have crucified and slain: Whom God hath raised up\, having loosed the
  pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of i
 t. For David speaketh concerning him\, I foresaw the Lord always before my
  face\, for he is on my right hand\, that I should not be moved: Therefore
  did my heart rejoice\, and my tongue was glad\; moreover also my flesh sh
 all rest in hope: Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell\, neither wi
 lt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. Thou hast made known to m
 e the ways of life\; thou shalt make me full of joy with thy countenance. 
 Men and brethren\, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David\, t
 hat he is both dead and buried\, and his sepulchre is with us unto this da
 y. Therefore being a prophet\, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath
  to him\, that of the fruit of his loins\, according to the flesh\, he wou
 ld raise up Christ to sit on his throne\; He seeing this before spake of t
 he resurrection of Christ\, that his soul was not left in hell\, neither h
 is flesh did see corruption. This Jesus hath God raised up\, whereof we al
 l are witnesses. Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted\, and ha
 ving received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost\, he hath shed f
 orth this\, which ye now see and hear. For David is not ascended into the 
 heavens: but he saith himself\, The LORD said unto my Lord\, Sit thou on m
 y right hand\, Until I make thy foes thy footstool. Therefore let all the 
 house of Israel know assuredly\, that God hath made that same Jesus\, whom
  ye have crucified\, both Lord and Christ.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson
  — Job 11\nThen answered Zophar the Naamathite\, and said\, Should not t
 he multitude of words be answered? and should a man full of talk be justif
 ied? Should thy lies make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest\, sh
 all no man make thee ashamed? For thou hast said\, My doctrine is pure\, a
 nd I am clean in thine eyes. But oh that God would speak\, and open his li
 ps against thee\; And that he would shew thee the secrets of wisdom\, that
  they are double to that which is! Know therefore that God exacteth of the
 e less than thine iniquity deserveth. Canst thou by searching find out God
 ? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection? It is as high as heave
 n\; what canst thou do? deeper than hell\; what canst thou know? The measu
 re 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 k
 noweth vain men: he seeth wickedness also\; will he not then consider it? 
 For vain man would be wise\, though man be born like a wild ass’s colt. 
 If thou prepare thine heart\, and stretch out thine hands toward him\; If 
 iniquity be in thine hand\, put it far away\, and let not wickedness dwell
  in thy tabernacles. For then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot\; y
 ea\, thou shalt be stedfast\, and shalt not fear: Because thou shalt forge
 t thy misery\, and remember it as waters that pass away: And thine age sha
 ll be clearer than the noonday\; thou shalt shine forth\, thou shalt be as
  the morning. And thou shalt be secure\, because there is hope\; yea\, tho
 u shalt dig 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 — Mark 2:1-12\nAnd again he entered into Capernaum after some da
 ys\; and it was noised that he was in the house. And straightway many were
  gathered together\, insomuch that there was no room to receive them\, no\
 , not so much as about the door: and he preached the word unto them. And t
 hey come unto him\, bringing one sick of the palsy\, which was borne of fo
 ur. And when they could not come nigh unto him for the press\, they uncove
 red the roof where he was: and when they had broken it up\, they let down 
 the bed wherein the sick of the palsy lay. When Jesus saw their faith\, he
  said unto the sick of the palsy\, Son\, thy sins be forgiven thee. But th
 ere were certain of the scribes sitting there\, and reasoning in their hea
 rts\, Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but G
 od only? And immediately when Jesus perceived in his spirit that they so r
 easoned within themselves\, he said unto them\, Why reason ye these things
  in your hearts? Whether is it easier to say to the sick of the palsy\, Th
 y sins be forgiven thee\; or to say\, Arise\, and take up thy bed\, and wa
 lk? But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgiv
 e sins\, (he saith to the sick of the palsy\,) I say unto thee\, Arise\, a
 nd take up thy bed\, and go thy way into thine house. And immediately he a
 rose\, took up the bed\, and went forth before them all\; insomuch that th
 ey were all amazed\, and glorified God\, saying\, We never saw it on this 
 fashion.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 2 Samuel 15:13-37\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. ¶ And David went up by the ascent of
  mount Olivet\, and wept as he went up\, and had his head covered\, and he
  went barefoot: and all the people that was with him covered every man his
  head\, and they went up\, weeping as they went up. ¶ And one told David\
 , saying\, Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom. And David sa
 id\, O LORD\, I pray thee\, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishnes
 s. ¶ And it came to pass\, that when David was come to the top of the mou
 nt\, where he worshipped God\, behold\, Hushai the Archite came to meet hi
 m 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 kin
 g\; as I have been thy father’s servant hitherto\, so will I now also be
  thy servant: then mayest thou for me defeat the counsel of Ahithophel. An
 d hast thou not there with thee Zadok and Abiathar the priests? therefore 
 it shall be\, that what thing soever thou shalt hear out of the king’s h
 ouse\, thou shalt tell it to Zadok and Abiathar the priests. Behold\, they
  have there with them their two sons\, Ahimaaz Zadok’s son\, and Jonatha
 n Abiathar’s son\; and by them ye shall send unto me every thing that ye
  can hear. So Hushai David’s friend came into the city\, and Absalom cam
 e into Jerusalem.\n\nSecond Lesson — Acts 2:37-47\n¶ Now when they hear
 d this\, they were pricked in their heart\, and said unto Peter and to the
  rest of the apostles\, Men and brethren\, what shall we do? Then Peter sa
 id unto them\, Repent\, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Je
 sus Christ for the remission of sins\, and ye shall receive the gift of th
 e Holy Ghost. For the promise is unto you\, and to your children\, and to 
 all that are afar off\, even as many as the Lord our God shall call. And w
 ith many other words did he testify and exhort\, saying\, Save yourselves 
 from this untoward generation. ¶ Then they that gladly received his word 
 were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three tho
 usand souls. And they continued stedfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and
  fellowship\, and in breaking of bread\, and in prayers. And fear came upo
 n every soul: and many wonders and signs were done by the apostles. And al
 l that believed were together\, and had all things common\; And sold their
  possessions and goods\, and parted them to all men\, as every man had nee
 d. And they\, continuing daily with one accord in the temple\, and breakin
 g bread from house to house\, did eat their meat with gladness and singlen
 ess of heart\, Praising God\, and having favour with all the people. And t
 he Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.\n\nEvening Pray
 er\nFirst Lesson — Job 12\nAnd Job answered and said\, No doubt but ye a
 re 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\, an
 d he answereth him: the just upright man is laughed to scorn. He that is r
 eady to slip with his feet is as a lamp despised in the thought of him tha
 t is at ease. The tabernacles of robbers prosper\, and they that provoke G
 od are secure\; into whose hand God bringeth abundantly. But ask now the b
 easts\, and they shall teach thee\; and the fowls of the air\, and they sh
 all tell thee: Or speak to the earth\, and it shall teach thee: and the fi
 shes of the sea shall declare unto thee. Who knoweth not in all these that
  the hand of the LORD hath wrought this? In whose hand is the soul of ever
 y living thing\, and the breath of all mankind. Doth not the ear try words
 ? and the mouth taste his meat? With the ancient is wisdom\; and in length
  of days understanding. With him is wisdom and strength\, he hath counsel 
 and understanding. Behold\, he breaketh down\, and it cannot be built agai
 n: he shutteth up a man\, and there can be no opening. Behold\, he withhol
 deth the waters\, and they dry up: also he sendeth them out\, and they ove
 rturn the earth. With him is strength and wisdom: the deceived and the dec
 eiver are his. He leadeth counsellors away spoiled\, and maketh the judges
  fools. He looseth the bond of kings\, and girdeth their loins with a gird
 le. He leadeth princes away spoiled\, and overthroweth the mighty. He remo
 veth 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. He increaseth the nations\, and destroyeth 
 them: he enlargeth the nations\, and straiteneth them again. He taketh awa
 y the heart of the chief of the people of the earth\, and causeth them to 
 wander in a wilderness where there is no way. They grope in the dark witho
 ut light\, and he maketh them to stagger like a drunken man.\n\nSecond Les
 son — Mark 2:13-22\nAnd he went forth again by the sea side\; and all th
 e multitude resorted unto him\, and he taught them. And as he passed by\, 
 he saw Levi the son of Alphæus sitting at the receipt of custom\, and sai
 d unto him\, Follow me. And he arose and followed him. And it came to pass
 \, that\, as Jesus sat at meat in his house\, many publicans and sinners s
 at also together with Jesus and his disciples: for there were many\, and t
 hey followed him. And when the scribes and Pharisees saw him eat with publ
 icans and sinners\, they said unto his disciples\, How is it that he eatet
 h and drinketh with publicans and sinners? When Jesus heard it\, he saith 
 unto them\, They that are whole have no need of the physician\, but they t
 hat are sick: I came not to call the righteous\, but sinners to repentance
 . And the disciples of John and of the Pharisees used to fast: and they co
 me and say unto him\, Why do the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fa
 st\, but thy disciples fast not? And Jesus said unto them\, Can the childr
 en of the bridechamber fast\, while the bridegroom is with them? as long a
 s they have the bridegroom with them\, they cannot fast. But the days will
  come\, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them\, and then shall
  they fast in those days. No man also seweth a piece of new cloth on an ol
 d garment: else the new piece that filled it up taketh away from the old\,
  and the rent is made worse. And no man putteth new wine into old bottles:
  else the new wine doth burst the bottles\, and the wine is spilled\, and 
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 2 Samuel 16:1-14\nAnd when Dav
 id was a little past the top of the hill\, behold\, Ziba the servant of Me
 phibosheth met him\, with a couple of asses saddled\, and upon them two hu
 ndred loaves of bread\, and an hundred bunches of raisins\, and an hundred
  of summer fruits\, and a bottle of wine. And the king said unto Ziba\, Wh
 at meanest thou by these? And Ziba said\, The asses be for the king’s ho
 usehold to ride on\; and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to e
 at\; and the wine\, 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 k
 ing\, Behold\, he abideth at Jerusalem: for he said\, To day shall the hou
 se of Israel restore me the kingdom of my father. Then said the king to Zi
 ba\, Behold\, thine are all that pertained unto Mephibosheth. And Ziba sai
 d\, I humbly beseech thee that I may find grace in thy sight\, my lord\, O
  king. ¶ 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 forth\, and cursed still as he came. And he cast stones a
 t David\, and at all the servants of king David: and all the people and al
 l the mighty men were on his right hand and on his left. And thus said Shi
 mei 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 stead thou hast reigned\; and the LORD hath delivered the 
 kingdom into the hand of Absalom thy son: and\, behold\, thou art taken in
  thy mischief\, because thou art a bloody man. ¶ Then said Abishai the so
 n of Zeruiah unto the king\, Why should this dead dog curse my lord the ki
 ng? let me go over\, I pray thee\, and take off his head. And the king sai
 d\, What have I to do with you\, ye sons of Zeruiah? so let him curse\, be
 cause the LORD hath said unto him\, Curse David. Who shall then say\, Wher
 efore hast thou done so? And David said to Abishai\, and to all his servan
 ts\, Behold\, my son\, which came forth of my bowels\, seeketh my life: ho
 w much more now may this Benjamite do it? let him alone\, and let him curs
 e\; for the LORD hath bidden him. It may be that the LORD will look on min
 e 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 dust. And the king\, and all the people that were with h
 im\, came weary\, and refreshed themselves there.\n\nSecond Lesson — Act
 s 3:1-10\nNow Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour 
 of prayer\, being the ninth hour. And a certain man lame from his mother
 ’s womb was carried\, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple whi
 ch is called Beautiful\, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple\
 ; Who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple asked an alms. And
  Peter\, fastening his eyes upon him with John\, said\, Look on us. And he
  gave heed unto them\, expecting to receive something of them. Then Peter 
 said\, Silver and gold have I none\; but such as I have give I thee: In th
 e name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk. And he took him by th
 e right hand\, and lifted him up: and immediately his feet and ankle bones
  received strength. And he leaping up stood\, and walked\, and entered wit
 h them into the temple\, walking\, and leaping\, and praising God. And all
  the people saw him walking and praising God: And they knew that it was he
  which sat for alms at the Beautiful gate of the temple: and they were fil
 led with wonder and amazement at that which had happened unto him.\n\nEven
 ing Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Job 13\nLo\, mine eye hath seen all this\, mi
 ne ear hath heard and understood it. What ye know\, the same do I know als
 o: I am not inferior unto you. Surely I would speak to the Almighty\, and 
 I desire to reason with God. But ye are forgers of lies\, ye are all physi
 cians of no value. O that ye would altogether hold your peace! and it shou
 ld be your wisdom. Hear now my reasoning\, and hearken to the pleadings of
  my lips. Will ye speak wickedly for God? and talk deceitfully for him? Wi
 ll ye accept his person? will ye contend for God? Is it good that he shoul
 d search you out? or as one man mocketh another\, do ye so mock him? He wi
 ll surely reprove you\, if ye do secretly accept persons. Shall not his ex
 cellency make you afraid? and his dread fall upon you? Your remembrances a
 re like unto ashes\, your bodies to bodies of clay. Hold your peace\, let 
 me alone\, that I may speak\, and let come on me what will. Wherefore do I
  take my flesh in my teeth\, and put my life in mine hand? Though he slay 
 me\, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain mine own ways before him
 . He also shall be my salvation: for an hypocrite shall not come before hi
 m. Hear diligently my speech\, and my declaration with your ears. Behold n
 ow\, I have ordered my cause\; I know that I shall be justified. Who is he
  that will plead with me? for now\, if I hold my tongue\, I shall give up 
 the ghost. Only do not two things unto me: then will I not hide myself fro
 m thee. Withdraw thine hand far from me: and let not thy dread make me afr
 aid. Then call thou\, and I will answer: or let me speak\, and answer thou
  me. How many are mine iniquities and sins? make me to know my transgressi
 on and my sin. Wherefore hidest thou thy face\, and holdest me for thine e
 nemy? Wilt thou break a leaf driven to and fro? and wilt thou pursue the d
 ry stubble? For thou writest bitter things against me\, and makest me to p
 ossess the iniquities of my youth. Thou puttest my feet also in the stocks
 \, and lookest narrowly unto all my paths\; thou settest a print upon the 
 heels of my feet. And he\, as a rotten thing\, consumeth\, as a garment th
 at is moth eaten.\n\nSecond Lesson — Mark 2:23-3:6\nAnd it came to pass\
 , that he went through the corn fields on the sabbath day\; and his discip
 les began\, as they went\, to pluck the ears of corn. And the Pharisees sa
 id unto him\, Behold\, why do they on the sabbath day that which is not la
 wful? And he said unto them\, Have ye never read what David did\, when he 
 had need\, and was an hungred\, he\, and they that were with him? How he w
 ent into the house of God in the days of Abiathar the high priest\, and di
 d eat the shewbread\, which is not lawful to eat but for the priests\, and
  gave also to them which were with him? And he said unto them\, The sabbat
 h was made for man\, and not man for the sabbath: Therefore the Son of man
  is Lord also of the sabbath. And he entered again into the synagogue\; an
 d there was a man there which had a withered hand. And they watched him\, 
 whether he would heal him on the sabbath day\; that they might accuse him.
  And he saith unto the man which had the withered hand\, Stand forth. And 
 he saith unto them\, Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath days\, or to d
 o evil? to save life\, or to kill? But they held their peace. And when he 
 had looked round about on them with anger\, being grieved for the hardness
  of their hearts\, he saith unto the man\, Stretch forth thine hand. And h
 e stretched it out: and his hand was restored whole as the other. And the 
 Pharisees went forth\, and straightway took counsel with the Herodians aga
 inst him\, how they might destroy him.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Joshua 24:14-28\n¶ Now theref
 ore fear the LORD\, and serve him in sincerity and in truth: and put away 
 the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the flood\, and in
  Egypt\; and serve ye the LORD. And if it seem evil unto you to serve the 
 LORD\, choose you this day whom ye will serve\; whether the gods which you
 r fathers served that were on the other side of the flood\, or the gods of
  the Amorites\, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house\, we wi
 ll serve the LORD. And the people answered and said\, God forbid that we s
 hould forsake the LORD\, to serve other gods\; For the LORD our God\, he i
 t is that brought us up and our fathers out of the land of Egypt\, from th
 e house of bondage\, and which did those great signs in our sight\, and pr
 eserved us in all the way wherein we went\, and among all the people throu
 gh whom we passed: And the LORD drave out from before us all the people\, 
 even the Amorites which dwelt in the land: therefore will we also serve th
 e LORD\; for he is our God. And Joshua said unto the people\, Ye cannot se
 rve the LORD: for he is an holy God\; he is a jealous God\; he will not fo
 rgive your transgressions nor your sins. If ye forsake the LORD\, and serv
 e strange gods\, then he will turn and do you hurt\, and consume you\, aft
 er that he hath done you good. And the people said unto Joshua\, Nay\; but
  we will serve the LORD. And Joshua said unto the people\, Ye are witnesse
 s against yourselves that ye have chosen you the LORD\, to serve him. And 
 they said\, We are witnesses. Now therefore put away\, said he\, the stran
 ge gods which are among you\, and incline your heart unto the LORD God of 
 Israel. And the people said unto Joshua\, The LORD our God will we serve\,
  and his voice will we obey. So Joshua made a covenant with the people tha
 t day\, and set them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem. ¶ And Joshua 
 wrote these words in the book of the law of God\, and took a great stone\,
  and set it up there under an oak\, that was by the sanctuary of the LORD.
  And Joshua said unto all the people\, Behold\, this stone shall be a witn
 ess unto us\; for it hath heard all the words of the LORD which he spake u
 nto us: it shall be therefore a witness unto you\, lest ye deny your God. 
 So Joshua let the people depart\, every man unto his inheritance.\n\nSecon
 d Lesson — Mark 3:20-21\, 31-35\nAnd the multitude cometh together again
 \, so that they could not so much as eat bread. And when his friends heard
  of it\, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said\, He is beside hi
 mself. ¶ There came then his brethren and his mother\, and\, standing wit
 hout\, sent unto him\, calling him. And the multitude sat about him\, and 
 they said unto him\, Behold\, thy mother and thy brethren without seek for
  thee. And he answered them\, saying\, Who is my mother\, or my brethren? 
 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 sa
 me is my brother\, and my sister\, and mother.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Le
 sson — Deuteronomy 15:7-15\n¶ If there be among you a poor man of one o
 f thy brethren within any of thy gates in thy land which the LORD thy God 
 giveth thee\, thou shalt not harden thine heart\, nor shut thine hand from
  thy poor brother: But thou shalt open thine hand wide unto him\, and shal
 t surely lend him sufficient for his need\, in that which he wanteth. Bewa
 re that there be not a thought in thy wicked heart\, saying\, The seventh 
 year\, the year of release\, is at hand\; and thine eye be evil against th
 y poor brother\, and thou givest him nought\; and he cry unto the LORD aga
 inst thee\, and it be sin unto thee. Thou shalt surely give him\, and thin
 e heart shall not be grieved when thou givest unto him: because that for t
 his 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 out of t
 he land: therefore I command thee\, saying\, Thou shalt open thine hand wi
 de 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\, thou shalt
  not let him go away empty: Thou shalt furnish him liberally out of thy fl
 ock\, and out of thy floor\, and out of thy winepress: of that wherewith t
 he LORD thy God hath blessed thee thou shalt give unto him. And thou shalt
  remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt\, and the LORD thy
  God redeemed thee: therefore I command thee this thing to day.\n\nSecond 
 Lesson — Matthew 26:6-13\n¶ Now when Jesus was in Bethany\, in the hous
 e of Simon the leper\, There came unto him a woman having an alabaster 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\, To what 
 purpose is this waste? For this ointment might have been sold for much\, a
 nd given to the poor. When Jesus understood it\, he said unto them\, Why t
 rouble 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 hat
 h 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 memoria
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 2 Samuel 17:1-23\nMoreover Ahi
 thophel said unto Absalom\, Let me now choose out twelve thousand men\, an
 d I will arise and pursue after 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 shall flee\; and I will smite the king only: And
  I will bring back all the people unto thee: the man whom thou seekest is 
 as if all returned: so all the people shall be in peace. And the saying pl
 eased Absalom well\, and all the elders of Israel. Then said Absalom\, Cal
 l now Hushai the Archite also\, and let us hear likewise what he saith. An
 d when Hushai was come to Absalom\, Absalom spake unto him\, saying\, Ahit
 hophel hath spoken after this manner: shall we do after his saying? if not
 \; speak thou. And Hushai said unto Absalom\, The counsel that Ahithophel 
 hath given is not good at this time. For\, said Hushai\, thou knowest thy 
 father and his men\, that they 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 lodge with the people. Behold\, he is hid now in
  some pit\, or in some other place: and it will come to pass\, when some o
 f them be overthrown at the first\, that whosoever heareth it will say\, T
 here is a slaughter among the 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. Therefore I counsel that all Israel be generall
 y gathered unto thee\, from Dan even to Beer-sheba\, as the sand that is b
 y the sea for multitude\; and 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 w
 ill light upon him as the dew falleth on the ground: and of him and of all
  the men that are with him there shall not be left so much as one. Moreove
 r\, if he be gotten into a city\, then shall all Israel bring ropes to tha
 t city\, and we will draw it into the river\, until there be not one small
  stone found there. And Absalom and all the men of Israel said\, The couns
 el of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For the
  LORD had appointed to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel\, to the inte
 nt that the LORD might bring evil upon Absalom. ¶ Then said Hushai unto Z
 adok and to Abiathar the priests\, Thus and thus did Ahithophel counsel Ab
 salom and the elders of Israel\; and thus and thus have I counselled. Now 
 therefore send quickly\, and tell David\, saying\, Lodge not this night in
  the plains of the wilderness\, but speedily pass over\; lest the king be 
 swallowed up\, and all the people that are with him. Now Jonathan and Ahim
 aaz 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 king David. Never
 theless a lad saw them\, and told Absalom: but they went both of them away
  quickly\, and came to a man’s house in Bahurim\, which had a well in hi
 s court\; whither they went down. And the woman took and spread 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 woman to the hous
 e\, they said\, Where is Ahimaaz and Jonathan? And the woman said unto the
 m\, They be gone over the brook of water. And when they had sought and cou
 ld not find them\, they returned to Jerusalem. And it came to pass\, after
  they were departed\, that they came up out of the well\, and went and tol
 d king David\, and said unto David\, Arise\, and pass quickly over the wat
 er: for thus hath Ahithophel counselled against you. Then David arose\, an
 d 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 gone over Jordan. 
 ¶ And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed\, he saddled 
 his ass\, and arose\, and gat him home to his house\, to his city\, and pu
 t his household in order\, and hanged himself\, and died\, and was buried 
 in the sepulchre of his father.\n\nSecond Lesson — Acts 3:11-4:4\nAnd as
  the lame man which was healed held Peter and John\, all the people ran to
 gether unto them in the porch that is called Solomon’s\, greatly wonderi
 ng. ¶ And when Peter saw it\, he answered unto the people\, Ye men of Isr
 ael\, why marvel ye at this? or why look ye so earnestly on us\, as though
  by our own power or holiness we had made this man to walk? The God of Abr
 aham\, and of Isaac\, and of Jacob\, the God of our fathers\, hath glorifi
 ed his Son Jesus\; whom ye delivered up\, and denied him in the presence o
 f Pilate\, when he was determined to let him go. But ye denied the Holy On
 e and the Just\, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you\; And kille
 d the Prince of life\, whom God hath raised from the dead\; whereof we are
  witnesses. And his name through faith in his name hath made this man stro
 ng\, whom ye see and know: yea\, the faith which is by him hath given him 
 this perfect soundness in the presence of you all. And now\, brethren\, I 
 wot that through ignorance ye did it\, as did also your rulers. But those 
 things\, which God before had shewed by the mouth of all his prophets\, th
 at Christ should suffer\, he hath so fulfilled. ¶ Repent ye therefore\, a
 nd be converted\, that your sins may be blotted out\, when the times of re
 freshing shall come from the presence of the Lord\; And he shall send Jesu
 s Christ\, which before was preached unto you: Whom the heaven must receiv
 e until the times of restitution of all things\, which God hath spoken by 
 the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began. For Moses truly 
 said unto the fathers\, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto yo
 u of your brethren\, like unto me\; him shall ye hear in all things whatso
 ever he shall say unto you. And it shall come to pass\, that every soul\, 
 which will not hear that prophet\, shall be destroyed from among the peopl
 e. Yea\, and all the prophets from Samuel and those that follow after\, as
  many as have spoken\, have likewise foretold of these days. Ye are the ch
 ildren of the prophets\, and of the covenant which God made with our fathe
 rs\, saying unto Abraham\, And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the e
 arth be blessed. Unto you first God\, having raised up his Son Jesus\, sen
 t him to bless you\, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities.
  And as they spake unto the people\, the priests\, and the captain of the 
 temple\, and the Sadducees\, came upon them\, Being grieved that they taug
 ht the people\, and preached through Jesus the resurrection from the dead.
  And they laid hands on them\, and put them in hold unto the next day: for
  it was now eventide. Howbeit many of them which heard the word believed\;
  and the number of the men was about five thousand.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFir
 st Lesson — Job 14\nMan that is born of a woman is of few days\, and ful
 l of trouble. He cometh forth like a flower\, and is cut down: he fleeth a
 lso as a shadow\, and continueth not. And dost thou open thine eyes upon s
 uch an one\, and bringest me into judgment with thee? Who can bring a clea
 n thing out of an unclean? not one. Seeing his days are determined\, the n
 umber of his months are with thee\, thou hast appointed his bounds that he
  cannot pass\; Turn from him\, that he may rest\, till he shall accomplish
 \, as an hireling\, his day. For there is hope of a tree\, if it be cut do
 wn\, that it will sprout again\, and that the tender branch thereof will n
 ot cease. Though the root thereof wax old in the earth\, and the stock the
 reof die in the ground\; Yet through the scent of water it will bud\, and 
 bring forth boughs like a plant. But man dieth\, and wasteth away: yea\, m
 an giveth up the ghost\, and where is he? As the waters fail 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 o
 f their sleep. O that thou wouldest hide me in the grave\, that thou would
 est keep me secret\, until thy wrath be past\, that thou wouldest appoint 
 me a set time\, and remember me! If a man die\, shall he live again? all t
 he days of my appointed time will I wait\, till my change come. Thou shalt
  call\, and I will answer thee: thou wilt have a desire to the work of thi
 ne hands. For now thou numberest my steps: dost thou not watch over my sin
 ? My transgression is sealed up in a bag\, and thou sewest up mine iniquit
 y. And surely the mountain falling cometh to nought\, and the rock is remo
 ved out of his place. The waters wear the stones: thou washest away the th
 ings which grow out of the dust of the earth\; and thou destroyest the hop
 e of man. Thou prevailest for ever against him\, and he passeth: thou chan
 gest his countenance\, and sendest him away. His sons come to honour\, and
  he knoweth it not\; and they are brought low\, but he perceiveth it not o
 f them. But his flesh upon him shall have pain\, and his soul within him s
 hall mourn.\n\nSecond Lesson — Mark 3:7-19a\nBut Jesus withdrew himself 
 with his disciples to the sea: and a great multitude from Galilee followed
  him\, and from Judæa\, And from Jerusalem\, and from Idumaea\, and from 
 beyond Jordan\; and they about Tyre and Sidon\, a great multitude\, when t
 hey had heard what great things he did\, came unto him. And he spake to hi
 s disciples\, that a small ship should wait on him because of the multitud
 e\, lest they should throng him. For he had healed many\; insomuch that th
 ey pressed upon him for to touch him\, as many as had plagues. And unclean
  spirits\, when they saw him\, fell down before him\, and cried\, saying\,
  Thou art the Son of God. And he straitly charged them that they should no
 t make him known. And he goeth up into a mountain\, and calleth unto him w
 hom he would: and they came unto him. And he ordained twelve\, that they s
 hould be with him\, and that he might send them forth to preach\, And to h
 ave power to heal sicknesses\, and to cast out devils: And Simon he surnam
 ed Peter\; And James the son of Zebedee\, and John the brother of James\; 
 and he surnamed them Boanerges\, which is\, The sons of thunder: And Andre
 w\, and Philip\, and Bartholomew\, and Matthew\, and Thomas\, and James th
 e son of Alphaeus\, and Thaddaeus\, and Simon the Canaanite\, And Judas Is
 cariot\, which also betrayed him: and they went into an house.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 2 Samuel 18:1-18\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. ¶ Now Ab
 salom in his lifetime had taken and reared up for himself a pillar\, which
  is in the king’s dale: for he said\, I have no son to keep my name in r
 emembrance: and he called the pillar after his own name: and it is called 
 unto this day\, Absalom’s place.\n\nSecond Lesson — Acts 4:5-22\n¶ An
 d it came to pass on the morrow\, that their rulers\, and elders\, and scr
 ibes\, And Annas the high priest\, and Caiaphas\, and John\, and Alexander
 \, and as many as were of the kindred of the high priest\, were gathered t
 ogether at Jerusalem. And when they had set them in the midst\, they asked
 \, By what power\, or by what name\, have ye done this? Then Peter\, fille
 d with the Holy Ghost\, said unto them\, Ye rulers of the people\, and eld
 ers of Israel\, If we this day be examined of the good deed done to the im
 potent man\, by what means he is made whole\; Be it known unto you all\, a
 nd to all the people of Israel\, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazar
 eth\, whom ye crucified\, whom God raised from the dead\, even by him doth
  this man stand here before you whole. This is the stone which was set at 
 nought of you builders\, which is become the head of the corner. Neither i
 s there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven 
 given among men\, whereby we must be saved. ¶ Now when they saw the boldn
 ess of Peter and John\, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignoran
 t men\, they marvelled\; and they took knowledge of them\, that they had b
 een with Jesus. And beholding the man which was healed standing with them\
 , they could say nothing against it. But when they had commanded them to g
 o aside out of the council\, they conferred among themselves\, Saying\, Wh
 at shall we do to these men? for that indeed a notable miracle hath been d
 one by them is manifest to all them that dwell in Jerusalem\; and we can n
 ot deny it. But that it spread no further among the people\, let us strait
 ly threaten them\, that they speak henceforth to no man in this name. And 
 they called them\, and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the
  name of Jesus. But Peter and John answered and said unto them\, Whether i
 t be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God\, ju
 dge ye. For we can not but speak the things which we have seen and heard. 
 So when they had further threatened them\, they let them go\, finding noth
 ing how they might punish them\, because of the people: for all men glorif
 ied God for that which was done. For the man was above forty years old\, o
 n whom this miracle of healing was shewed.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson
  — Job 15:1-16\nThen answered Eliphaz the Temanite\, and said\, Should a
  wise man utter vain knowledge\, and fill his belly with the east wind? Sh
 ould he reason with unprofitable talk? or with speeches wherewith he can d
 o no good? Yea\, thou castest off fear\, and restrainest prayer before God
 . For thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity\, and thou choosest the tongue of 
 the crafty. Thine own mouth condemneth thee\, and not I: yea\, thine own l
 ips testify against thee. Art thou the first man that was born? or wast th
 ou made before the hills? Hast thou heard the secret of God? and dost thou
  restrain wisdom to thyself? What knowest thou\, that we know not? what un
 derstandest thou\, which is not in us? With us are both the grayheaded and
  very aged men\, much elder than thy father. Are the consolations of God s
 mall with thee? is there any secret thing with thee? Why doth thine heart 
 carry thee away? and what do thy eyes wink at\, That thou turnest thy spir
 it against God\, and lettest such words go out of thy mouth? What is man\,
  that he should be clean? and he which is born of a woman\, that he should
  be righteous? Behold\, he putteth no trust in his saints\; yea\, the heav
 ens are not clean in his sight. How much more abominable and filthy is man
 \, which drinketh iniquity like water?\n\nSecond Lesson — Mark 3:19b-35\
 nAnd Judas Iscariot\, which also betrayed him: and they went into an house
 . And the multitude cometh together again\, so that they could not so much
  as eat bread. And when his friends heard of it\, they went out to lay hol
 d on him: for they said\, He is beside himself. ¶ And the scribes which c
 ame down from Jerusalem said\, He hath Beelzebub\, and by the prince of th
 e devils casteth he out devils. And he called them unto him\, and said unt
 o them in parables\, How can Satan cast out Satan? And if a kingdom be div
 ided against itself\, that kingdom cannot stand. And if a house be divided
  against itself\, that house cannot stand. And if Satan rise up against hi
 mself\, and be divided\, he cannot stand\, but hath an end. No man can ent
 er into a strong man’s house\, and spoil his goods\, except he will firs
 t bind the strong man\; and then he will spoil his house. Verily I say unt
 o you\, All sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men\, and blasphemies 
 wherewith soever they shall blaspheme: But he that shall blaspheme against
  the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness\, but is in danger of eternal damna
 tion: Because they said\, He hath an unclean spirit. ¶ There came then hi
 s brethren and his mother\, and\, standing without\, sent unto him\, calli
 ng him. And the multitude sat about him\, and they said unto him\, Behold\
 , thy mother and thy brethren without seek for thee. And he answered them\
 , saying\, Who is my mother\, or my brethren? And he looked round about on
  them which sat about him\, and said\, Behold my mother and my brethren! F
 or whosoever shall do the will of God\, the same is my brother\, and my si
 ster\, and mother.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 2 Samuel 18:19-33\n¶ Then sai
 d Ahimaaz 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\
 , Thou shalt not bear tidings this day\, but thou shalt bear tidings anoth
 er 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 
 Zadok yet again to Joab\, But howsoever\, let me\, I pray thee\, also run 
 after Cushi. And Joab said\, Wherefore wilt thou run\, my son\, seeing tha
 t thou hast no tidings ready? But howsoever\, said he\, let me run. And he
  said unto him\, Run. Then Ahimaaz ran by the way of the plain\, and overr
 an Cushi. And David sat between the two gates: and the watchman went up to
  the roof over the gate unto the wall\, and lifted up his eyes\, and looke
 d\, and behold a man running alone. And the watchman cried\, and told the 
 king. 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 runnin
 g: and the watchman called unto the porter\, and said\, Behold another man
  running alone. And the king said\, He also bringeth tidings. And the watc
 hman said\, Me thinketh the running of the foremost is like the running of
  Ahimaaz the son of Zadok. And the king said\, He is a good man\, and come
 th with good tidings. And Ahimaaz called\, and said unto the king\, All is
  well. And he fell down to the earth upon his face before the king\, and s
 aid\, Blessed be the LORD thy God\, which hath delivered up the men that l
 ifted up their hand against my lord the king. And the king said\, Is the y
 oung man Absalom safe? And Ahimaaz answered\, When Joab sent the king’s 
 servant\, 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 t
 urned aside\, and stood still. And\, behold\, Cushi came\; and Cushi said\
 , Tidings\, my lord the king: for the LORD hath avenged thee this day of a
 ll them that rose up against thee. And the king said unto Cushi\, Is the y
 oung man Absalom safe? And Cushi answered\, The enemies of my lord the kin
 g\, 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 g
 ate\, and wept: and as he went\, thus he said\, O my son Absalom\, my son\
 , my son Absalom! would God I had died for thee\, O Absalom\, my son\, my 
 son!\n\nSecond Lesson — Acts 4:23-31\n¶ And being let go\, they went to
  their own company\, and reported all that the chief priests and elders ha
 d said unto them. And when they heard that\, they lifted up their voice to
  God with one accord\, and said\, Lord\, thou art God\, which hast made he
 aven\, and earth\, and the sea\, and all that in them is: Who by the mouth
  of thy servant David hast said\, Why did the heathen rage\, and the peopl
 e imagine vain things? The kings of the earth stood up\, and the rulers we
 re gathered together against the Lord\, and against his Christ. For of a t
 ruth against thy holy child Jesus\, whom thou hast anointed\, both Herod\,
  and Pontius Pilate\, with the Gentiles\, and the people of Israel\, were 
 gathered together\, For to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determin
 ed before to be done. And now\, Lord\, behold their threatenings: and gran
 t unto thy servants\, that with all boldness they may speak thy word\, By 
 stretching forth thine hand to heal\; and that signs and wonders may be do
 ne by the name of thy holy child Jesus. ¶ And when they had prayed\, the 
 place was shaken where they were assembled together\; and they were all fi
 lled with the Holy Ghost\, and they spake the word of God with boldness.\n
 \nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Job 16:1-17:2\nThen Job answered and sa
 id\, I have heard many such things: miserable comforters are ye all. Shall
  vain words have an end? or what emboldeneth thee that thou answerest? I a
 lso could speak as ye do: if your soul were in my soul’s stead\, I could
  heap up words against you\, and shake mine head at you. But I would stren
 gthen you with my mouth\, and the moving of my lips should asswage your gr
 ief. Though I speak\, my grief is not asswaged: and though I forbear\, wha
 t am I eased? But now he hath made me weary: thou hast made desolate all m
 y company. And thou hast filled me with wrinkles\, which is a witness agai
 nst me: and my leanness rising up in me beareth witness to my face. He tea
 reth me in his wrath\, who hateth me: he gnasheth upon me with his teeth\;
  mine enemy sharpeneth his eyes upon me. They have gaped upon me with thei
 r mouth\; they have smitten me upon the cheek reproachfully\; they have ga
 thered themselves together against me. God hath delivered me to the ungodl
 y\, and turned me over into the hands of the wicked. I was at ease\, but h
 e hath broken me asunder: he hath also taken me by my neck\, and shaken me
  to pieces\, and set me up for his mark. His archers compass me round abou
 t\, he cleaveth my reins asunder\, and doth not spare\; he poureth out my 
 gall upon the ground. He breaketh me with breach upon breach\, he runneth 
 upon me like a giant. I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin\, and defiled my
  horn in the dust. My face is foul with weeping\, and on my eyelids is the
  shadow of death\; Not for any injustice in mine hands: also my prayer is 
 pure. O earth\, cover not thou my blood\, and let my cry have no place. Al
 so now\, behold\, my witness is in heaven\, and my record is on high. My f
 riends scorn me: but mine eye poureth out tears unto God. O that one might
  plead for a man with God\, as a man pleadeth for his neighbour! When a fe
 w years are come\, then I shall go the way whence I shall not return. My b
 reath is corrupt\, my days are extinct\, the graves are ready for me. Are 
 there not mockers with me? and doth not mine eye continue in their provoca
 tion?\n\nSecond Lesson — Mark 4:1-20\nAnd he began again to teach by the
  sea side: and there was gathered unto him a great multitude\, so that he 
 entered into a ship\, and sat in the sea\; and the whole multitude was by 
 the sea on the land. And he taught them many things by parables\, and said
  unto them in his doctrine\, Hearken\; Behold\, there went out a sower to 
 sow: And it came to pass\, as he sowed\, some fell by the way side\, and t
 he fowls of the air came and devoured it up. And some fell on stony ground
 \, where it had not much earth\; and immediately it sprang up\, because it
  had no depth of earth: But when the sun was up\, it was scorched\; and be
 cause it had no root\, it withered away. And some fell among thorns\, and 
 the thorns grew up\, and choked it\, and it yielded no fruit. And other fe
 ll on good ground\, and did yield fruit that sprang up and increased\; and
  brought forth\, some thirty\, and some sixty\, and some an hundred. And h
 e said unto them\, He that hath ears to hear\, let him hear. And when he w
 as alone\, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parab
 le. And he said unto them\, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of th
 e kingdom of God: but unto them that are without\, all these things are do
 ne in parables: That seeing they may see\, and not perceive\; and hearing 
 they may hear\, and not understand\; lest at any time they should be conve
 rted\, and their sins should be forgiven them. And he said unto them\, Kno
 w ye not this parable? and how then will ye know all parables? ¶ The sowe
 r soweth the word. And these are they by the way side\, where the word is 
 sown\; but when they have heard\, Satan cometh immediately\, and taketh aw
 ay the word that was sown in their hearts. And these are they likewise whi
 ch are sown on stony ground\; who\, when they have heard the word\, immedi
 ately receive it with gladness\; And have no root in themselves\, and so e
 ndure but for a time: afterward\, when affliction or persecution ariseth f
 or the word’s sake\, immediately they are offended. And these are they w
 hich are sown among thorns\; such as hear the word\, And the cares of this
  world\, and the deceitfulness of riches\, and the lusts of other things e
 ntering in\, choke the word\, and it becometh unfruitful. And these are th
 ey which are sown on good ground\; such as hear the word\, and receive it\
 , and bring forth fruit\, some thirtyfold\, some sixty\, and some an hundr
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 2 Samuel 19:1-23\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? ¶ And king David sent to Zadok and to Abi
 athar 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 his house. Ye are my brethren\, 
 ye are my bones and my flesh: wherefore then are ye the last to bring back
  the king? And say ye to Amasa\, Art thou not of my bone\, and of my flesh
 ? God do so to me\, and more also\, if thou be not captain of the host bef
 ore 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 servants. So the king returned\,
  and came to Jordan. And Judah came to Gilgal\, to go to meet the king\, t
 o conduct the king over Jordan. ¶ And Shimei the son of Gera\, a Benjamit
 e\, which was of Bahurim\, hasted and came down with the men of Judah to m
 eet king David. And there were a thousand men of Benjamin with him\, and Z
 iba the servant of the house of Saul\, and his fifteen sons and his twenty
  servants with him\; and they went over Jordan before the king. And there 
 went over a ferry boat to carry over the king’s household\, and to do wh
 at he thought good. And Shimei the son of Gera fell down before the king\,
  as he was come over Jordan\; And said unto the king\, Let not my lord imp
 ute iniquity unto me\, neither do thou remember that which thy servant did
  perversely the day that my lord the king went out of Jerusalem\, that the
  king should take it to his heart. For thy servant doth know that I have s
 inned: therefore\, behold\, I am come the first this day of all the house 
 of Joseph to go down to meet my lord the king. But Abishai the son of Zeru
 iah answered and said\, Shall not Shimei be put to death for this\, becaus
 e he cursed the LORD’s anointed? And David 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 kno
 w that I am this day king over Israel? Therefore the king said unto Shimei
 \, Thou shalt not die. And the king sware unto him.\n\nSecond Lesson — A
 cts 4:32-5:11\nAnd the multitude of them that believed were of one heart a
 nd of one soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things which he
  possessed was his own\; but they had all things common. And with great po
 wer gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and g
 reat grace was upon them all. Neither was there any among them that lacked
 : for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them\, and brough
 t the prices of the things that were sold\, And laid them down at the apos
 tles’ feet: and distribution was made unto every man according as he had
  need. And Joses\, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas\, (which is\,
  being interpreted\, The son of consolation\,) a Levite\, and of the count
 ry of Cyprus\, Having land\, sold it\, and brought the money\, and laid it
  at the apostles’ feet. But a certain man named Ananias\, with Sapphira 
 his wife\, sold a possession\, And kept back part of the price\, his wife 
 also being privy to it\, and brought a certain part\, and laid it at the a
 postles’ feet. But Peter said\, Ananias\, why hath Satan filled thine he
 art to lie to the Holy Ghost\, and to keep back part of the price of the l
 and? Whiles it remained\, was it not thine own? and after it was sold\, wa
 s it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine h
 eart? thou hast not lied unto men\, but unto God. And Ananias hearing thes
 e words fell down\, and gave up the ghost: and great fear came on all them
  that heard these things. And the young men arose\, wound him up\, and car
 ried him out\, and buried him. And it was about the space of three hours a
 fter\, when his wife\, not knowing what was done\, came in. And Peter answ
 ered unto her\, Tell me whether ye sold the land for so much? And she said
 \, Yea\, for so much. Then Peter said unto her\, How is it that ye have ag
 reed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? behold\, the feet of them w
 hich have buried thy husband are at the door\, and shall carry thee out. T
 hen fell she down straightway at his feet\, and yielded up the ghost: and 
 the young men came in\, and found her dead\, and\, carrying her forth\, bu
 ried her by her husband. And great fear came upon all the church\, and upo
 n as many as heard these things.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Job 1
 7:3-16\nLay down now\, put me in a surety with thee\; who is he that will 
 strike hands with me? For thou hast hid their heart from understanding: th
 erefore shalt thou not exalt them. He that speaketh flattery to his friend
 s\, even the eyes of his children shall fail. He hath made me also a bywor
 d of the people\; and aforetime I was as a tabret. Mine eye also is dim by
  reason of sorrow\, and all my members are as a shadow. Upright men shall 
 be astonied at this\, and the innocent shall stir up himself against the h
 ypocrite. The righteous also shall hold on his way\, and he that hath clea
 n hands shall be stronger and stronger. But as for you all\, do ye return\
 , and come now: for I cannot find one wise man among you. My days are past
 \, my purposes are broken off\, even the thoughts of my heart. They change
  the night into day: the light is short because of darkness. If I wait\, t
 he grave is mine house: I have made my bed in the darkness. I have said to
  corruption\, Thou art my father: to the worm\, Thou art my mother\, and m
 y sister. And where is now my hope? as for my hope\, who shall see it? The
 y shall go down to the bars of the pit\, when our rest together is in the 
 dust.\n\nSecond Lesson — Mark 4:21-34\n¶ And he said unto them\, Is a c
 andle brought to be put under a bushel\, or under a bed? and not to be set
  on a candlestick? For there is nothing hid\, which shall not be manifeste
 d\; neither was any thing kept secret\, but that it should come abroad. If
  any man have ears to hear\, let him hear. And he said unto them\, Take he
 ed what ye hear: with what measure ye mete\, it shall be measured to you: 
 and unto you that hear shall more be given. For he that hath\, to him shal
 l be given: and he that hath not\, from him shall be taken even that which
  he hath. ¶ And he said\, So is the kingdom of God\, as if a man should c
 ast seed into the ground\; And should sleep\, and rise night and day\, and
  the seed should spring and grow up\, he knoweth not how. For the earth br
 ingeth forth fruit of herself\; first the blade\, then the ear\, after tha
 t the full corn in the ear. But when the fruit is brought forth\, immediat
 ely he putteth in the sickle\, because the harvest is come. ¶ And he said
 \, Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God? or with what comparison sh
 all we compare it? It is like a grain of mustard seed\, which\, when it is
  sown in the earth\, is less than all the seeds that be in the earth: But 
 when it is sown\, it groweth up\, and becometh greater than all herbs\, an
 d shooteth out great branches\; so that the fowls of the air may lodge und
 er the shadow of it. And with many such parables spake he the word unto th
 em\, as they were able to hear it. But without a parable spake he not unto
  them: and when they were alone\, he expounded all things to his disciples
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 2 Samuel 19:24-43\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. Then the king went on to Gilgal\, a
 nd Chimham went on with him: and all the people of Judah conducted the kin
 g\, and also half the people of Israel. ¶ And\, behold\, all the men of I
 srael came to the king\, and said unto the king\, Why have our brethren th
 e men of Judah stolen thee away\, and have brought the king\, and his hous
 ehold\, and all David’s men with him\, over Jordan? And all the men of J
 udah answered the men of Israel\, Because the king is near of kin to us: w
 herefore then be ye angry for this matter? have we eaten at all of the kin
 g’s cost? or hath he given us any gift? And the men of Israel answered t
 he men of Judah\, and said\, We have ten parts in the king\, and we have a
 lso more right in David than ye: why then did ye despise us\, that our adv
 ice should not be first had in bringing back our king? And the words of th
 e men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel.\n\nSecond
  Lesson — Acts 5:12-26\n¶ And by the hands of the apostles were many si
 gns and wonders wrought among the people\; (and they were all with one acc
 ord in Solomon’s porch. And of the rest durst no man join himself to the
 m: but the people magnified them. And believers were the more added to the
  Lord\, multitudes both of men and women.) Insomuch that they brought fort
 h the sick into the streets\, and laid them on beds and couches\, that at 
 the least the shadow of Peter passing by might overshadow some of them. Th
 ere came also a multitude out of the cities round about unto Jerusalem\, b
 ringing sick folks\, and them which were vexed with unclean spirits: and t
 hey were healed every one. ¶ Then the high priest rose up\, and all they 
 that were with him\, (which is the sect of the Sadducees\,) and were fille
 d with indignation\, And laid their hands on the apostles\, and put them i
 n the common prison. But the angel of the Lord by night opened the prison 
 doors\, and brought them forth\, and said\, Go\, stand and speak in the te
 mple to the people all the words of this life. And when they heard that\, 
 they entered into the temple early in the morning\, and taught. But the hi
 gh priest came\, and they that were with him\, and called the council toge
 ther\, and all the senate of the children of Israel\, and sent to the pris
 on to have them brought. But when the officers came\, and found them not i
 n the prison\, they returned\, and told\, Saying\, The prison truly found 
 we shut with all safety\, and the keepers standing without before the door
 s: but when we had opened\, we found no man within. Now when the high prie
 st and the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these things\
 , they doubted of them whereunto this would grow. Then came one and told t
 hem\, saying\, Behold\, the men whom ye put in prison are standing in the 
 temple\, and teaching the people. Then went the captain with the officers\
 , and brought them without violence: for they feared the people\, lest the
 y should have been stoned.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Job 18\nThe
 n answered Bildad the Shuhite\, and said\, How long will it be ere ye make
  an end of words? mark\, and afterwards we will speak. Wherefore are we co
 unted as beasts\, and reputed vile in your sight? He teareth himself in hi
 s anger: shall the earth be forsaken for thee? and shall the rock be remov
 ed out of his place? Yea\, 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 tabe
 rnacle\, and his candle shall be put out with him. The steps of his streng
 th shall be straitened\, and his own counsel shall cast him down. For he i
 s cast into a net by his own feet\, and he walketh upon a snare. The gin s
 hall take him by the heel\, and the robber shall prevail against him. The 
 snare is laid for him in the ground\, and a trap for him in the way. Terro
 rs shall make him afraid on every side\, and shall drive him to his feet. 
 His strength shall be hungerbitten\, and destruction shall be ready at his
  side. It shall devour the strength of his skin: even the firstborn of dea
 th shall devour his strength. His confidence shall be rooted out of his ta
 bernacle\, and it shall bring him to the king of terrors. It shall dwell i
 n his tabernacle\, because it is none of his: brimstone shall be scattered
  upon his habitation. His roots shall be dried up beneath\, and above shal
 l 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 d
 arkness\, and chased out of the world. He shall neither have son nor nephe
 w among his people\, nor any remaining in his dwellings. They that come af
 ter him shall be astonied at his day\, as they that went before were affri
 ghted. Surely such are the dwellings of the wicked\, and this is the place
  of him that knoweth not God.\n\nSecond Lesson — Mark 4:35-41\nAnd the s
 ame day\, when the even was come\, he saith unto them\, Let us pass over u
 nto the other side. And when they had sent away the multitude\, they took 
 him even as he was in the ship. And there were also with him other little 
 ships. And there arose a great storm of wind\, and the waves beat into the
  ship\, so that it was now full. And he was in the hinder part of the ship
 \, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him\, and say unto him\, Master\, ca
 rest thou not that we perish? And he arose\, and rebuked the wind\, and sa
 id unto the sea\, Peace\, be still. And the wind ceased\, and there was a 
 great calm. And he said unto them\, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that 
 ye have no faith? And they feared exceedingly\, and said one to another\, 
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 2 Samuel 23:1-7\nNow these be 
 the last words of David. David the son of Jesse said\, and the man who was
  raised up on high\, the anointed of the God of Jacob\, and the sweet psal
 mist of Israel\, said\, The Spirit of the LORD spake by me\, and his word 
 was in my tongue. The God of Israel said\, the Rock of Israel spake to me\
 , He that ruleth over men must be just\, ruling in the fear of God. And he
  shall be as the light of the morning\, when the sun riseth\, even a morni
 ng without clouds\; as the tender grass springing out of the earth by clea
 r shining after rain. Although my house be not so with God\; yet he hath m
 ade with me an everlasting covenant\, ordered in all things\, and sure: fo
 r this is all my salvation\, and all my desire\, although he make it not t
 o grow. ¶ But the sons of Belial shall be all of them as thorns thrust aw
 ay\, because they cannot be taken with hands: But the man that shall touch
  them must be fenced with iron and the staff of a spear\; and they shall b
 e utterly burned with fire in the same place.\n\nSecond Lesson — Acts 5:
 27-42\nAnd when they had brought them\, they set them before the council: 
 and the high priest asked them\, Saying\, Did not we straitly command you 
 that ye should not teach in this name? and\, behold\, ye have filled Jerus
 alem with your doctrine\, and intend to bring this man’s blood upon us. 
 ¶ Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said\, We ought to obey 
 God rather than men. The God of our fathers raised up Jesus\, whom ye slew
  and hanged on a tree. Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Pr
 ince and a Saviour\, for to give repentance to Israel\, and forgiveness of
  sins. And we are his witnesses of these things\; and so is also the Holy 
 Ghost\, whom God hath given to them that obey him. ¶ When they heard that
 \, they were cut to the heart\, and took counsel to slay them. Then stood 
 there up one in the council\, a Pharisee\, named Gamaliel\, a doctor of th
 e law\, had in reputation among all the people\, and commanded to put the 
 apostles forth a little space\; And said unto them\, Ye men of Israel\, ta
 ke heed to yourselves what ye intend to do as touching these men. For befo
 re these days rose up Theudas\, boasting himself to be somebody\; to whom 
 a number of men\, about four hundred\, joined themselves: who was slain\; 
 and all\, as many as obeyed him\, were scattered\, and brought to nought. 
 After this man rose up Judas of Galilee in the days of the taxing\, and dr
 ew away much people after him: he also perished\; and all\, even as many a
 s obeyed him\, were dispersed. And now I say unto you\, Refrain from these
  men\, and let them alone: for if this counsel or this work be of men\, it
  will come to nought: But if it be of God\, ye can not overthrow it\; lest
  haply ye be found even to fight against God. And to him they agreed: and 
 when they had called the apostles\, and beaten them\, they commanded that 
 they should not speak in the name of Jesus\, and let them go. ¶ And they 
 departed from the presence of the council\, rejoicing that they were count
 ed worthy to suffer shame for his name. And daily in the temple\, and in e
 very house\, they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ.\n\nEvening 
 Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Job 19\nThen Job answered and said\, How long wil
 l ye vex my soul\, and break me in pieces with words? These ten times have
  ye reproached me: ye are not ashamed that ye make yourselves strange to m
 e. And be it indeed that I have erred\, mine error remaineth with myself. 
 If indeed ye will magnify yourselves against me\, and plead against me my 
 reproach: Know now that God hath overthrown me\, and hath compassed me wit
 h his net. Behold\, I cry out of wrong\, but I am not heard: I cry aloud\,
  but there is no judgment. He hath fenced up my way that I cannot pass\, a
 nd he hath set darkness in my paths. He hath stripped me of my glory\, and
  taken the crown from my head. He hath destroyed me on every side\, and I 
 am gone: and mine hope hath he removed like a tree. He hath also kindled h
 is wrath against me\, and he counteth me unto him as one of his enemies. H
 is troops come together\, and raise up their way against me\, and encamp r
 ound about my tabernacle. He hath put my brethren far from me\, and mine a
 cquaintance are verily estranged from me. My kinsfolk have failed\, and my
  familiar friends have forgotten me. They that dwell in mine house\, and m
 y maids\, count me for a stranger: I am an alien in their sight. I called 
 my servant\, and he gave me no answer\; I intreated him with my mouth. My 
 breath is strange to my wife\, though I intreated for the children’s sak
 e of mine own body. Yea\, young children despised me\; I arose\, and they 
 spake against me. All my inward friends abhorred me: and they whom I loved
  are turned against me. My bone cleaveth to my skin and to my flesh\, and 
 I am escaped with the skin of my teeth. Have pity upon me\, have pity upon
  me\, O ye my friends\; for the hand of God hath touched me. Why do ye per
 secute me as God\, and are not satisfied with my flesh? Oh that my words w
 ere now written! oh that they were printed in a book! That they were grave
 n with an iron pen and lead in the rock for ever! For I know that my redee
 mer liveth\, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth: And
  though after my skin worms destroy this body\, yet in my flesh shall I se
 e God: Whom I shall see for myself\, and mine eyes shall behold\, and not 
 another\; though my reins be consumed within me. But ye should say\, Why p
 ersecute we him\, seeing the root of the matter is found in me? Be ye afra
 id of the sword: for wrath bringeth the punishments of the sword\, that ye
  may know there is a judgment.\n\nSecond Lesson — Mark 5:1-20\nAnd they 
 came over unto the other side of the sea\, into the country of the Gadaren
 es. And when he was come out of the ship\, immediately there met him out o
 f the tombs a man with an unclean spirit\, Who had his dwelling among the 
 tombs\; and no man could bind him\, no\, not with chains: Because that he 
 had been often bound with fetters and chains\, and the chains had been plu
 cked asunder by him\, and the fetters broken in pieces: neither could any 
 man tame him. And always\, night and day\, he was in the mountains\, and i
 n the tombs\, crying\, and cutting himself with stones. But when he saw Je
 sus afar off\, he ran and worshipped him\, And cried with a loud voice\, a
 nd said\, What have I to do with thee\, Jesus\, thou Son of the most high 
 God? I adjure thee by God\, that thou torment me not. For he said unto him
 \, Come out of the man\, thou unclean spirit. And he asked him\, What is t
 hy name? And he answered\, saying\, My name is Legion: for we are many. An
 d he besought him much that he would not send them away out of the country
 . Now there was there nigh unto the mountains a great herd of swine feedin
 g. And all the devils besought him\, saying\, Send us into the swine\, tha
 t we may enter into them. And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the unc
 lean spirits went out\, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran viole
 ntly down a steep place into the sea\, (they were about two thousand\;) an
 d were choked in the sea. And they that fed the swine fled\, and told it i
 n the city\, and in the country. And they went out to see what it was that
  was done. And they come to Jesus\, and see him that was possessed with th
 e devil\, and had the legion\, sitting\, and clothed\, and in his right mi
 nd: and they were afraid. And they that saw it told them how it befell to 
 him that was possessed with the devil\, and also concerning the swine. And
  they began to pray him to depart out of their coasts. And when he was com
 e into the ship\, he that had been possessed with the devil prayed him tha
 t he might be with him. Howbeit Jesus suffered him not\, but saith unto hi
 m\, Go home to thy friends\, and tell them how great things the Lord hath 
 done for thee\, and hath had compassion on thee. And he departed\, and beg
 an to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him: and al
 l men did marvel.
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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 23:8-39\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. And Abishai\, the brother of Joab\, the son of Ze
 ruiah\, was chief among three. And he lifted up his spear against three hu
 ndred\, and slew them\, and had the name among three. Was he not most hono
 urable of three? therefore he was their captain: howbeit he attained not u
 nto the first three. And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada\, the son of a valian
 t man\, of Kabzeel\, who had done many acts\, he slew two lionlike men of 
 Moab: he went down also and slew a lion in the midst of a pit in time of s
 now: And he slew an Egyptian\, a goodly man: and the Egyptian had a spear 
 in his hand\; but he went down to him with a staff\, and plucked the spear
  out of the Egyptian’s hand\, and slew him with his own spear. These thi
 ngs did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada\, and had the name among three mighty 
 men. He was more honourable than the thirty\, but he attained not to the f
 irst three. And David set him over his guard. Asahel the brother of Joab w
 as one of the thirty\; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Beth-lehem\, Shammah the
  Harodite\, Elika the Harodite\, Helez the Paltite\, Ira the son of Ikkesh
  the Tekoite\, Abiezer the Anethothite\, Mebunnai the Hushathite\, Zalmon 
 the Ahohite\, Maharai the Netophathite\, Heleb the son of Baanah\, a Netop
 hathite\, Ittai the son of Ribai out of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin
 \, Benaiah the Pirathonite\, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash\, Abi-albon the
  Arbathite\, Azmaveth the Barhumite\, Eliahba the Shaalbonite\, of the son
 s of Jashen\, Jonathan\, Shammah the Hararite\, Ahiam the son of Sharar th
 e Hararite\, Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai\, the son of the Maachathite\, E
 liam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite\, Hezrai the Carmelite\, Paarai th
 e Arbite\, Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah\, Bani the Gadite\, Zelek the A
 mmonite\, Naharai the Beerothite\, armourbearer to Joab the son of Zeruiah
 \, Ira an Ithrite\, Gareb an Ithrite\, Uriah the Hittite: thirty and seven
  in all.\n\nSecond Lesson — Acts 6\nAnd in those days\, when the number 
 of the disciples was multiplied\, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians 
 against the Hebrews\, because their widows were neglected in the daily min
 istration. Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples unto them
 \, and said\, It is not reason that we should leave the word of God\, and 
 serve tables. Wherefore\, brethren\, look ye out among you seven men of ho
 nest report\, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom\, whom we may appoint over
  this business. But we will give ourselves continually to prayer\, and to 
 the ministry of the word. ¶ And the saying pleased the whole multitude: a
 nd they chose Stephen\, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost\, and Ph
 ilip\, and Prochorus\, and Nicanor\, and Timon\, and Parmenas\, and Nicola
 s a proselyte of Antioch: Whom they set before the apostles: and when they
  had prayed\, they laid their hands on them. And the word of God increased
 \; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly\; and a
  great company of the priests were obedient to the faith. And Stephen\, fu
 ll of faith and power\, did great wonders and miracles among the people. 
 ¶ Then there arose certain of the synagogue\, which is called the synagog
 ue of the Libertines\, and Cyrenians\, and Alexandrians\, and of them of C
 ilicia and of Asia\, disputing with Stephen. And they were not able to res
 ist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake. Then they suborned men\, 
 which said\, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses\, and
  against God. And they stirred up the people\, and the elders\, and the sc
 ribes\, and came upon him\, and caught him\, and brought him to the counci
 l\, And set up false witnesses\, which said\, This man ceaseth not to spea
 k blasphemous words against this holy place\, and the law: For we have hea
 rd him say\, that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place\, and sh
 all change the customs which Moses delivered us. And all that sat in the c
 ouncil\, looking stedfastly on him\, saw his face as it had been the face 
 of an angel.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Job 21\nBut Job answered 
 and said\, Hear diligently my speech\, and let this be your consolations. 
 Suffer me that I may speak\; and after that I have spoken\, mock on. As fo
 r me\, is my complaint to man? and if it were so\, why should not my spiri
 t be troubled? Mark me\, and be astonished\, and lay your hand upon your m
 outh. Even when I remember I am afraid\, and trembling taketh hold on my f
 lesh. Wherefore do the wicked live\, become old\, yea\, are mighty in powe
 r? Their seed is established in their sight with them\, and their offsprin
 g before their eyes. Their houses are safe from fear\, neither is the rod 
 of God upon them. Their bull gendereth\, and faileth not\; their cow calve
 th\, and casteth not her calf. They send forth their little ones like a fl
 ock\, and their children dance. They take the timbrel and harp\, and rejoi
 ce at the sound of the organ. They spend their days in wealth\, and in a m
 oment go down to the grave. Therefore they say unto God\, Depart from us\;
  for we desire not the knowledge 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 their hand: the counsel of the wicked is far fr
 om me. How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and how oft cometh the
 ir destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows in his anger. They are 
 as stubble before the wind\, and as chaff that the storm carrieth away. Go
 d layeth up his iniquity for his children: he rewardeth him\, and he shall
  know it. His eyes shall see his destruction\, and he shall drink of the w
 rath of the Almighty. For what pleasure hath he in his house after him\, w
 hen the number of his months is cut off in the midst? Shall any teach God 
 knowledge? seeing he judgeth those that are high. One dieth in his full st
 rength\, being wholly at ease and quiet. His breasts are full of milk\, an
 d his bones are moistened with marrow. And another dieth in the bitterness
  of his soul\, and never eateth with pleasure. They shall lie down alike i
 n the dust\, and the worms shall cover them. Behold\, I know your thoughts
 \, and the devices which ye wrongfully imagine against me. For ye say\, Wh
 ere is the house of the prince? and where are the dwelling places of the w
 icked? 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 shal
 l be brought forth to the day of wrath. Who shall declare his way to his f
 ace? and who shall repay him what he hath done? Yet shall he be brought to
  the grave\, and shall remain in the tomb. The clods of the valley shall b
 e sweet unto him\, and every man shall draw after him\, as there are innum
 erable before him. How then comfort ye me in vain\, seeing in your answers
  there remaineth falsehood?\n\nSecond Lesson — Mark 5:21-34\nAnd when Je
 sus was passed over again by ship unto the other side\, much people gather
 ed unto him: and he was nigh unto the sea. And\, behold\, there cometh one
  of the rulers of the synagogue\, Jairus by name\; and when he saw him\, h
 e fell at his feet\, And besought him greatly\, saying\, My little daughte
 r lieth at the point of death: I pray thee\, come and lay thy hands on her
 \, that she may be healed\; and she shall live. And Jesus went with him\; 
 and much people followed him\, and thronged him. And a certain woman\, whi
 ch had an issue of blood twelve years\, And had suffered many things of ma
 ny physicians\, and had spent all that she had\, and was nothing bettered\
 , but rather grew worse\, When she had heard of Jesus\, came in the press 
 behind\, and touched his garment. For she said\, If I may touch but his cl
 othes\, I shall be whole. And straightway the fountain of her blood was dr
 ied up\; and she felt in her body that she was healed of that plague. And 
 Jesus\, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him\, t
 urned him about in the press\, and said\, Who touched my clothes? And his 
 disciples said unto him\, Thou seest the multitude thronging thee\, and sa
 yest thou\, Who touched me? And he looked round about to see her that had 
 done this thing. But the woman fearing and trembling\, knowing what was do
 ne in her\, came and fell down before him\, and told him all the truth. An
 d he said unto her\, Daughter\, thy faith hath made thee whole\; go in pea
 ce\, and be whole of thy plague.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 2 Samuel 24\nAnd again the ang
 er of the LORD was kindled against Israel\, and he moved David against the
 m to say\, Go\, number Israel and Judah. For the king said to Joab the cap
 tain of the host\, which was with him\, Go now through all the tribes of I
 srael\, from Dan even to Beer-sheba\, and number ye the people\, that I ma
 y know the number of the people. And Joab said unto the king\, Now the LOR
 D thy God add unto the people\, how many soever they be\, an hundredfold\,
  and that the eyes of my lord the king may see it: but why doth my lord th
 e king delight in this thing? Notwithstanding the king’s word prevailed 
 against Joab\, and against the captains of the host. And Joab and the capt
 ains of the host went out from the presence of the king\, to number the pe
 ople of Israel. ¶ And they passed over Jordan\, and pitched in Aroer\, on
  the right side of the city that lieth in the midst of the river of Gad\, 
 and toward Jazer: Then they came to Gilead\, and to the land of Tahtim-hod
 shi\; and they came to Dan-jaan\, and about to Zidon\, And came to the str
 ong hold of Tyre\, and to all the cities of the Hivites\, and of the Canaa
 nites: and they went out to the south of Judah\, even to Beer-sheba. So wh
 en they had gone through all the land\, they came to Jerusalem at the end 
 of nine months and twenty days. And Joab gave up the sum of the number of 
 the people unto the king: and there were in Israel eight hundred thousand 
 valiant men that drew the sword\; and the men of Judah were five hundred t
 housand men. ¶ And David’s heart smote him after that he had numbered t
 he people. And David said unto the LORD\, I have sinned greatly in that I 
 have done: and now\, I beseech thee\, O LORD\, take away the iniquity of t
 hy servant\; for I have done very foolishly. 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\, Thus saith the LORD\, I offer thee thre
 e things\; choose thee one of them\, that I may do it unto thee. So Gad ca
 me to David\, and told him\, and said unto him\, Shall seven years of fami
 ne come unto thee in thy land? or wilt thou flee three months before thine
  enemies\, while they pursue thee? or that there be three days’ pestilen
 ce in thy land? now advise\, and see what answer I shall return to him tha
 t sent me. And David said unto Gad\, I am in a great strait: let us fall n
 ow into the hand of the LORD\; for his mercies are great: and let me not f
 all into the hand of man. ¶ So the LORD sent a pestilence upon Israel fro
 m the morning even to the time appointed: and there died of the people fro
 m Dan even to Beer-sheba seventy thousand men. And when the angel stretche
 d out his hand upon Jerusalem to destroy it\, the LORD repented him of the
  evil\, and said to the angel that destroyed the people\, It is enough: st
 ay now thine hand. And the angel of the LORD was by the threshingplace of 
 Araunah the Jebusite. And David spake unto the LORD when he saw the angel 
 that smote the people\, and said\, Lo\, I have sinned\, and I have done wi
 ckedly: but these sheep\, what have they done? let thine hand\, I pray the
 e\, be against me\, and against my father’s house. ¶ And Gad came that 
 day to David\, and said unto him\, Go up\, rear an altar unto the LORD in 
 the threshingfloor of Araunah the Jebusite. And David\, according to the s
 aying of Gad\, went up as the LORD commanded. And Araunah looked\, and saw
  the king and his servants coming on toward him: and Araunah went out\, an
 d bowed himself before the king on his face upon the ground. And Araunah s
 aid\, 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 people. And Araunah said unto David\, L
 et my lord the king take and offer up what seemeth good unto him: behold\,
  here be oxen for burnt sacrifice\, and threshing instruments and other in
 struments of the oxen for wood. All these things did Araunah\, as a king\,
  give unto the king. And Araunah said unto the king\, The LORD thy God acc
 ept thee. And the king said unto Araunah\, Nay\; but I will surely buy it 
 of thee at a price: neither will I offer burnt offerings unto the LORD my 
 God of that which doth cost me nothing. So David bought the threshingfloor
  and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver. And David built there an altar 
 unto the LORD\, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. So the LO
 RD was intreated for the land\, and the plague was stayed from Israel.\n\n
 Second Lesson — Acts 7:1-16\nThen said the high priest\, Are these thing
 s so? And he said\, Men\, brethren\, and fathers\, hearken\; The God of gl
 ory appeared unto our father Abraham\, when he was in Mesopotamia\, before
  he dwelt in Charran\, And said unto him\, Get thee out of thy country\, a
 nd from thy kindred\, and come into the land which I shall shew thee. Then
  came he out of the land of the Chaldæans\, and dwelt in Charran: and fro
 m thence\, when his father was dead\, he removed him into this land\, wher
 ein ye now dwell. And he gave him none inheritance in it\, no\, not so muc
 h as to set his foot on: yet he promised that he would give it to him for 
 a possession\, and to his seed after him\, when as yet he had no child. An
 d God spake on this wise\, That his seed should sojourn in a strange land\
 ; and that they should bring them into bondage\, and entreat them evil fou
 r hundred years. And the nation to whom they shall be in bondage will I ju
 dge\, said God: and after that shall they come forth\, and serve me in thi
 s place. And he gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so Abraham bega
 t Isaac\, and circumcised him the eighth day\; and Isaac begat Jacob\; and
  Jacob begat the twelve patriarchs. And the patriarchs\, moved with envy\,
  sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him\, And delivered him out of a
 ll his afflictions\, and gave him favour and wisdom in the sight of Pharao
 h king of Egypt\; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house. N
 ow there came a dearth over all the land of Egypt and Chanaan\, and great 
 affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance. But when Jacob heard that
  there was corn in Egypt\, he sent out our fathers first. And at the secon
 d time Joseph was made known to his brethren\; and Joseph’s kindred was 
 made known unto Pharaoh. Then sent Joseph\, and called his father Jacob to
  him\, and all his kindred\, threescore and fifteen souls. So Jacob went d
 own into Egypt\, and died\, he\, and our fathers\, And were carried over i
 nto Sychem\, and laid in the sepulchre that Abraham bought for a sum of mo
 ney of the sons of Emmor the father of Sychem.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Le
 sson — Job 22\nThen Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said\, Can a man b
 e profitable unto God\, as he that is wise may be profitable unto himself?
  Is it any pleasure to the Almighty\, that thou art righteous? or is it ga
 in to him\, that thou makest thy ways perfect? Will he reprove thee for fe
 ar of thee? will he enter with thee into judgment? Is not thy wickedness g
 reat? and thine iniquities infinite? For thou hast taken a pledge from thy
  brother for nought\, and stripped the naked of their clothing. Thou hast 
 not given water to the weary to drink\, and thou hast withholden bread fro
 m the hungry. But as for the mighty man\, he had the earth\; and the honou
 rable man dwelt in it. Thou hast sent widows away empty\, and the arms of 
 the fatherless have been broken. Therefore snares are round about thee\, a
 nd sudden fear troubleth thee\; Or darkness\, that thou canst not see\; an
 d abundance of waters cover thee. Is not God in the height of heaven? and 
 behold the height of the stars\, how high they are! And thou sayest\, How 
 doth God know? can he judge through the dark cloud? Thick clouds are a cov
 ering to him\, that he seeth not\; and he walketh in the circuit of heaven
 . Hast thou marked the old way which wicked men have trodden? Which were c
 ut down out of time\, whose foundation was overflown with a flood: Which s
 aid unto God\, Depart from us: and what can the Almighty do for them? Yet 
 he filled their houses with good things: but the counsel of the wicked is 
 far from me. The righteous see it\, and are glad: and the innocent laugh t
 hem to scorn. Whereas our substance is not cut down\, but the remnant of t
 hem the fire consumeth. Acquaint now thyself with him\, and be at peace: t
 hereby good shall come unto thee. Receive\, I pray thee\, the law from his
  mouth\, and lay up his words in thine heart. If thou return to the Almigh
 ty\, thou shalt be built up\, thou shalt put away iniquity far from thy ta
 bernacles. Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust\, and the gold of Ophir as 
 the stones of the brooks. Yea\, the Almighty shall be thy defence\, and th
 ou shalt have plenty of silver. For then shalt thou have thy delight in th
 e Almighty\, and shalt lift up thy face unto God. Thou shalt make thy pray
 er unto him\, and he shall hear thee\, and thou shalt pay thy vows. Thou s
 halt also decree a thing\, and it shall be established unto thee: and the 
 light shall shine upon thy ways. When men are cast down\, then thou shalt 
 say\, There is lifting up\; and he shall save the humble person. He shall 
 deliver the island of the innocent: and it is delivered by the pureness of
  thine hands.\n\nSecond Lesson — Mark 5:35-43\nWhile he yet spake\, ther
 e came from the ruler of the synagogue’s house certain which said\, Thy 
 daughter is dead: why troublest thou the Master any further? As soon as Je
 sus heard the word that was spoken\, he saith unto the ruler of the synago
 gue\, Be not afraid\, only believe. And he suffered no man to follow him\,
  save Peter\, and James\, and John the brother of James. And he cometh to 
 the house of the ruler of the synagogue\, and seeth the tumult\, and them 
 that wept and wailed greatly. And when he was come in\, he saith unto them
 \, Why make ye this ado\, and weep? the damsel is not dead\, but sleepeth.
  And they laughed him to scorn. But when he had put them all out\, he take
 th the father and the mother of the damsel\, and them that were with him\,
  and entereth in where the damsel was lying. And he took the damsel by the
  hand\, and said unto her\, Talitha cumi\; which is\, being interpreted\, 
 Damsel\, I say unto thee\, arise. And straightway the damsel arose\, and w
 alked\; for she was of the age of twelve years. And they were astonished w
 ith a great astonishment. And he charged them straitly that no man should 
 know it\; and commanded that something should be given her to eat.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Kings 1:5-31\n¶ Then Adonij
 ah the son of Haggith exalted himself\, saying\, I will be king: and he pr
 epared him chariots and horsemen\, and fifty men to run before him. And hi
 s father had not displeased him at any time in saying\, Why hast thou done
  so? and he also was a very goodly man\; and his mother bare him after Abs
 alom. And he conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah\, and with Abiathar th
 e priest: and they following Adonijah helped him. But Zadok the priest\, a
 nd Benaiah the son of Jehoiada\, and Nathan the prophet\, and Shimei\, and
  Rei\, and the mighty men which belonged to David\, were not with Adonijah
 . And Adonijah slew sheep and oxen and fat cattle by the stone of Zoheleth
 \, which is by En-rogel\, and called all his brethren the king’s sons\, 
 and all the men of Judah the king’s servants: But Nathan the prophet\, a
 nd Benaiah\, and the mighty men\, and Solomon his brother\, he called not.
  ¶ Wherefore Nathan spake unto Bath-sheba the mother of Solomon\, saying\
 , Hast thou not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith doth reign\, and Da
 vid our lord knoweth it not? Now therefore come\, let me\, I pray thee\, g
 ive thee counsel\, that thou mayest save thine own life\, and the life of 
 thy son Solomon. Go and get thee in unto king David\, and say unto him\, D
 idst not thou\, my lord\, O king\, swear unto thine handmaid\, saying\, As
 suredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me\, and he shall sit upon my th
 rone? why then doth Adonijah reign? Behold\, while thou yet talkest there 
 with the king\, I also will come in after thee\, and confirm thy words. ¶
  And Bath-sheba went in unto the king into the chamber: and the king was v
 ery old\; and Abishag the Shunammite ministered unto the king. And Bath-sh
 eba bowed\, and did obeisance unto the king. And the king said\, What woul
 dest thou? And she said unto him\, My lord\, thou swarest by the LORD thy 
 God unto thine handmaid\, saying\, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign a
 fter me\, and he shall sit upon my throne. And now\, behold\, Adonijah rei
 gneth\; and now\, my lord the king\, thou knowest it not: And he hath slai
 n oxen and fat cattle and sheep in abundance\, and hath called all the son
 s of the king\, and Abiathar the priest\, and Joab the captain of the host
 : but Solomon thy servant hath he not called. And thou\, my lord\, O king\
 , the eyes of all Israel are upon thee\, that thou shouldest tell them who
  shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him. Otherwise it shall
  come to pass\, when my lord the king shall sleep with his fathers\, that 
 I and my son Solomon shall be counted offenders. ¶ And\, lo\, while she y
 et talked with the king\, Nathan the prophet also came in. And they told t
 he king\, saying\, Behold Nathan the prophet. And when he was come in befo
 re the king\, he bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground
 . And Nathan said\, My lord\, O king\, hast thou said\, Adonijah shall rei
 gn after me\, and he shall sit upon my throne? For he is gone down this da
 y\, and hath slain oxen and fat cattle and sheep in abundance\, and hath c
 alled all the king’s sons\, and the captains of the host\, and Abiathar 
 the priest\; and\, behold\, they eat and drink before him\, and say\, God 
 save king Adonijah. But me\, even me thy servant\, and Zadok the priest\, 
 and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada\, and thy servant Solomon\, hath he not ca
 lled. Is this thing done by my lord the king\, and thou hast not shewed it
  unto thy servant\, who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after
  him? ¶ Then king David answered and said\, Call me Bath-sheba. And she c
 ame into the king’s presence\, and stood before the king. And the king s
 ware\, and said\, As the LORD liveth\, that hath redeemed my soul out of a
 ll distress\, Even as I sware unto thee by the LORD God of Israel\, saying
 \, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me\, and he shall sit upon 
 my throne in my stead\; even so will I certainly do this day. Then Bath-sh
 eba bowed with her face to the earth\, and did reverence to the king\, and
  said\, Let my lord king David live for ever.\n\nSecond Lesson — Acts 7:
 17-36\nBut when the time of the promise drew nigh\, which God had sworn to
  Abraham\, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt\, Till another king aro
 se\, which knew not Joseph. The same dealt subtilly with our kindred\, and
  evil entreated our fathers\, so that they cast out their young children\,
  to the end they might not live. In which time Moses was born\, and was ex
 ceeding fair\, and nourished up in his father’s house three months: And 
 when he was cast out\, Pharaoh’s daughter took him up\, and nourished hi
 m for her own son. And Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptian
 s\, and was mighty in words and in deeds. And when he was full forty years
  old\, it came into his heart to visit his brethren the children of Israel
 . And seeing one of them suffer wrong\, he defended him\, and avenged him 
 that was oppressed\, and smote the Egyptian: For he supposed his brethren 
 would have understood how that God by his hand would deliver them: but the
 y understood not. And the next day he shewed himself unto them as they str
 ove\, and would have set them at one again\, saying\, Sirs\, ye are brethr
 en\; why do ye wrong one to another? But he that did his neighbour wrong t
 hrust him away\, saying\, Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us? Wilt 
 thou kill me\, as thou diddest the Egyptian yesterday? Then fled Moses at 
 this saying\, and was a stranger in the land of Madian\, where he begat tw
 o sons. And when forty years were expired\, there appeared to him in the w
 ilderness of mount Sina an angel of the Lord in a flame of fire in a bush.
  When Moses saw it\, he wondered at the sight: and as he drew near to beho
 ld it\, the voice of the Lord came unto him\, Saying\, I am the God of thy
  fathers\, the God of Abraham\, and the God of Isaac\, and the God of Jaco
 b. Then Moses trembled\, and durst not behold. Then said the Lord to him\,
  Put off thy shoes from thy feet: for the place where thou standest is hol
 y ground. I have seen\, I have seen the affliction of my people which is i
 n Egypt\, and I have heard their groaning\, and am come down to deliver th
 em. And now come\, I will send thee into Egypt. This Moses whom they refus
 ed\, saying\, Who made thee a ruler and a judge? the same did God send to 
 be a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel which appeared to him 
 in the bush. He brought them out\, after that he had shewed wonders and si
 gns in the land of Egypt\, and in the Red sea\, and in the wilderness fort
 y years.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Job 23\nThen Job answered and
  said\, Even to day is my complaint bitter: my stroke is heavier than my g
 roaning. Oh that I knew where I might find him! that I might come even to 
 his seat! I would order my cause before him\, and fill my mouth with argum
 ents. I would know the words which he would answer me\, and understand wha
 t he would say unto me. Will he plead against me with his great power? No\
 ; but he would put strength in me. There the righteous might dispute with 
 him\; so should I be delivered for ever from my judge. Behold\, I go forwa
 rd\, but he is not there\; and backward\, but I cannot perceive him: On th
 e left hand\, where he doth work\, but I cannot behold him: he hideth hims
 elf on the right hand\, that I cannot see him: But he knoweth the way that
  I take: when he hath tried me\, I shall come forth as gold. My foot hath 
 held his steps\, his way have I kept\, and not declined. Neither have I go
 ne back from the commandment of his lips\; I have esteemed the words of hi
 s mouth more than my necessary food. But he is in one mind\, and who can t
 urn him? and what his soul desireth\, even that he doeth. For he performet
 h the thing that is appointed for me: and many such things are with him. T
 herefore am I troubled at his presence: when I consider\, I am afraid of h
 im. For God maketh my heart soft\, and the Almighty troubleth me: Because 
 I was not cut off before the darkness\, neither hath he covered the darkne
 ss from my face.\n\nSecond Lesson — Mark 6:1-13\nAnd he went out from th
 ence\, and came into his own country\; and his disciples follow him. And w
 hen the sabbath day was come\, he began to teach in the synagogue: and man
 y hearing him were astonished\, saying\, From whence hath this man these t
 hings? and what wisdom is this which is given unto him\, that even such mi
 ghty works are wrought by his hands? Is not this the carpenter\, the son o
 f Mary\, the brother of James\, and Joses\, and of Juda\, and Simon? and a
 re not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him. But Jesus 
 said unto them\, A prophet is not without honour\, but in his own country\
 , and among his own kin\, and in his own house. And he could there do no m
 ighty work\, save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk\, and healed
  them. And he marvelled because of their unbelief. And he went round about
  the villages\, teaching. ¶ And he called unto him the twelve\, and began
  to send them forth by two and two\; and gave them power over unclean spir
 its\; And commanded them that they should take nothing for their journey\,
  save a staff only\; no scrip\, no bread\, no money in their purse: But be
  shod with sandals\; and not put on two coats. And he said unto them\, In 
 what place soever ye enter into an house\, there abide till ye depart from
  that place. And whosoever shall not receive you\, nor hear you\, when ye 
 depart thence\, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against
  them. Verily I say unto you\, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Go
 morrha in the day of judgment\, than for that city. And they went out\, an
 d preached that men should repent. And they cast out many devils\, and ano
 inted with oil many that were sick\, and healed them.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Kings 1:38-53\nSo Zadok the 
 priest\, and Nathan the prophet\, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada\, and th
 e Cherethites\, and the Pelethites\, went down\, and caused Solomon to rid
 e upon king David’s mule\, and brought him to Gihon. And Zadok the pries
 t took an horn of oil out of the tabernacle\, and anointed Solomon. And th
 ey blew the trumpet\; and all the people said\, God save king Solomon. And
  all the people came up after him\, and the people piped with pipes\, and 
 rejoiced with great joy\, so that the earth rent with the sound of them. 
 ¶ And Adonijah and all the guests that were with him heard it as they had
  made an end of eating. And when Joab heard the sound of the trumpet\, he 
 said\, Wherefore is this noise of the city being in an uproar? And while h
 e yet spake\, behold\, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came: and A
 donijah said unto him\, Come in\; for thou art a valiant man\, and bringes
 t good tidings. And Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah\, Verily our lo
 rd king David hath made Solomon king. And the king hath sent with him Zado
 k the priest\, and Nathan the prophet\, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada\, 
 and the Cherethites\, and the Pelethites\, and they have caused him to rid
 e upon the king’s mule: And Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have
  anointed him king in Gihon: and they are come up from thence rejoicing\, 
 so that the city rang again. This is the noise that ye have heard. And als
 o Solomon sitteth on the throne of the kingdom. And moreover the king’s 
 servants came to bless our lord king David\, saying\, God make the name of
  Solomon better than thy name\, and make his throne greater than thy thron
 e. And the king bowed himself upon the bed. And also thus said the king\, 
 Blessed be the LORD God of Israel\, which hath given one to sit on my thro
 ne this day\, mine eyes even seeing it. And all the guests that were with 
 Adonijah were afraid\, and rose up\, and went every man his way. ¶ And Ad
 onijah feared because of Solomon\, and arose\, and went\, and caught hold 
 on the horns of the altar. And it was told Solomon\, saying\, Behold\, Ado
 nijah feareth king Solomon: for\, lo\, he hath caught hold on the horns of
  the altar\, saying\, Let king Solomon swear unto me to day that he will n
 ot slay his servant with the sword. And Solomon said\, If he will shew him
 self a worthy man\, there shall not an hair of him fall to the earth: but 
 if wickedness shall be found in him\, he shall die. So king Solomon sent\,
  and they brought him down from the altar. And he came and bowed himself t
 o king Solomon: and Solomon said unto him\, Go to thine house.\n\nSecond L
 esson — Acts 7:37-53\n¶ This is that Moses\, which said unto the childr
 en of Israel\, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your
  brethren\, like unto me\; him shall ye hear. This is he\, that was in the
  church in the wilderness with the angel which spake to him in the mount S
 ina\, and with our fathers: who received the lively oracles to give unto u
 s: To whom our fathers would not obey\, but thrust him from them\, and in 
 their hearts turned back again into Egypt\, Saying unto Aaron\, Make us go
 ds to go before us: for as for this Moses\, which brought us out of the la
 nd of Egypt\, we wot not what is become of him. And they made a calf in th
 ose days\, and offered sacrifice unto the idol\, and rejoiced in the works
  of their own hands. Then God turned\, and gave them up to worship the hos
 t of heaven\; as it is written in the book of the prophets\, O ye house of
  Israel\, have ye offered to me slain beasts and sacrifices by the space o
 f forty years in the wilderness? Yea\, ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch
 \, and the star of your god Remphan\, figures which ye made to worship the
 m: and I will carry you away beyond Babylon. Our fathers had the tabernacl
 e of witness in the wilderness\, as he had appointed\, speaking unto Moses
 \, that he should make it according to the fashion that he had seen. Which
  also our fathers that came after brought in with Jesus into the possessio
 n of the Gentiles\, whom God drave out before the face of our fathers\, un
 to the days of David\; Who found favour before God\, and desired to find a
  tabernacle for the God of Jacob. But Solomon built him an house. Howbeit 
 the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands\; as saith the proph
 et\, Heaven is my throne\, and earth is my footstool: what house will ye b
 uild me? saith the Lord: or what is the place of my rest? Hath not my hand
  made all these things? ¶ Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and e
 ars\, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers did\, so do ye. 
 Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? and they have slai
 n them which shewed before of the coming of the Just One\; of whom ye have
  been now the betrayers and murderers: Who have received the law by the di
 sposition of angels\, and have not kept it.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesso
 n — Job 24\nWhy\, seeing times are not hidden from the Almighty\, do the
 y that know him not see his days? Some remove the landmarks\; they violent
 ly take away flocks\, and feed thereof. They drive away the ass of the fat
 herless\, 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 w
 ild asses in the desert\, go they forth to their work\; rising betimes for
  a prey: the wilderness yieldeth food for them and for their children. The
 y 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 n
 o covering in the cold. They are wet with the showers of the mountains\, a
 nd embrace the rock for want of a shelter. They pluck the fatherless from 
 the breast\, and take a pledge of the poor. They cause him to go naked wit
 hout 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 city\, and the soul of the wounded crieth out: y
 et God layeth not folly to them. They are of those that rebel against the 
 light\; they know not the ways thereof\, nor abide in the paths thereof. T
 he murderer rising with the light killeth the poor and needy\, and in the 
 night is as a thief. The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twiligh
 t\, saying\, No eye shall see me: and disguiseth his face. In the dark the
 y dig through houses\, which they had marked for themselves in the daytime
 : they know not the light. For the morning is to them even as the shadow o
 f death: if one know them\, they are in the terrors of the shadow of death
 . He is swift as the waters\; their portion is cursed in the earth: he beh
 oldeth not the way of the vineyards. Drought and heat consume the snow wat
 ers: so doth the grave those which have sinned. The womb shall forget him\
 ; the worm shall feed sweetly on him\; he shall be no more remembered\; an
 d wickedness shall be broken as a tree. He evil entreateth the barren that
  beareth not: and doeth not good to the widow. He draweth also the mighty 
 with his power: he riseth up\, and no man is sure of life. Though it be gi
 ven him to be in safety\, whereon he resteth\; yet his eyes are upon their
  ways. They are exalted for a little while\, but are gone and brought low\
 ; they are taken out of the way as all other\, and cut off as the tops of 
 the ears of corn. And if it be not so now\, who will make me a liar\, and 
 make my speech nothing worth?\n\nSecond Lesson — Mark 6:14-29\nAnd king 
 Herod heard of him\; (for his name was spread abroad:) and he said\, That 
 John the Baptist was risen from the dead\, and therefore mighty works do s
 hew forth themselves in him. Others said\, That it is Elias. And others sa
 id\, That it is a prophet\, or as one of the prophets. But when Herod hear
 d thereof\, he said\, It is John\, whom I beheaded: he is risen from the d
 ead. For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John\, and bound 
 him in prison for Herodias’ sake\, his brother Philip’s wife: for he h
 ad married her. For John had said unto Herod\, It is not lawful for thee t
 o have thy brother’s wife. Therefore Herodias had a quarrel against him\
 , and would have killed him\; but she could not: For Herod feared John\, k
 nowing that he was a just man and an holy\, and observed him\; and when he
  heard him\, he did many things\, and heard him gladly. And when a conveni
 ent day was come\, that Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords\,
  high captains\, and chief estates of Galilee\; And when the daughter of t
 he said Herodias came in\, and danced\, and pleased Herod and them that sa
 t with him\, the king said unto the damsel\, Ask of me whatsoever thou wil
 t\, and I will give it thee. And he sware unto her\, Whatsoever thou shalt
  ask of me\, I will give it thee\, unto the half of my kingdom. And she we
 nt forth\, and said unto her mother\, What shall I ask? And she said\, The
  head of John the Baptist. And she came in straightway with haste unto the
  king\, and asked\, saying\, I will that thou give me by and by in a charg
 er the head of John the Baptist. And the king was exceeding sorry\; yet fo
 r his oath’s sake\, and for their sakes which sat with him\, he would no
 t reject her. And immediately the king sent an executioner\, and commanded
  his head to be brought: and he went and beheaded him in the prison\, And 
 brought his head in a charger\, and gave it to the damsel: and the damsel 
 gave it to her mother. And when his disciples heard of it\, they came and 
 took up his corpse\, and laid it in a tomb.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Kings 2:1-12\nNow the days o
 f David drew nigh that he should die\; and he charged Solomon his son\, sa
 ying\, I go the way of all the earth: be thou strong therefore\, and shew 
 thyself a man\; And keep the charge of the LORD thy God\, to walk in his w
 ays\, to keep his statutes\, and his commandments\, and his judgments\, an
 d his testimonies\, as it is written in the law of Moses\, that thou mayes
 t prosper in all that thou doest\, and whithersoever thou turnest thyself:
  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 truth wit
 h all their heart and with all their soul\, there shall not fail thee (sai
 d he) a man on the throne of Israel. Moreover thou knowest also what Joab 
 the son of Zeruiah did to me\, and what he did to the two captains of the 
 hosts of Israel\, unto Abner the son of Ner\, and unto Amasa the son of Je
 ther\, whom he slew\, and shed the blood of war in peace\, and put the blo
 od of war upon his girdle that was about his loins\, and in his shoes that
  were on his feet. Do therefore according to thy wisdom\, and let not his 
 hoar head go down to the grave in peace. But shew kindness unto the sons o
 f Barzillai the Gileadite\, and let them be of those that eat at thy table
 : for so they came to me when I fled because of Absalom thy brother. And\,
  behold\, thou hast with thee Shimei the son of Gera\, a Benjamite of Bahu
 rim\, which cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Maha
 naim: but he came down to meet me at Jordan\, and I sware to him by the LO
 RD\, saying\, I will not put thee to death with the sword. Now therefore h
 old him not guiltless: for thou art a wise man\, and knowest what thou oug
 htest to do unto him\; but his hoar head bring thou down to the grave with
  blood. So David slept with his fathers\, and was buried in the city of Da
 vid. And the days that David reigned over Israel were forty years: seven y
 ears reigned he in Hebron\, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerus
 alem. ¶ Then sat Solomon upon the throne of David his father\; and his ki
 ngdom was established greatly.\n\nSecond Lesson — Acts 7:54-8:3\n¶ When
  they heard these things\, they were cut to the heart\, and they gnashed o
 n him with their teeth. But he\, being full of the Holy Ghost\, looked up 
 stedfastly into heaven\, and saw the glory of God\, and Jesus standing on 
 the right hand of God\, And said\, Behold\, I see the heavens opened\, and
  the Son of man standing on the right hand of God. Then they cried out wit
 h a loud voice\, and stopped their ears\, and ran upon him with one accord
 \, And cast him out of the city\, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid d
 own their clothes at a young man’s feet\, whose name was Saul. And they 
 stoned Stephen\, calling upon God\, and saying\, Lord Jesus\, receive my s
 pirit. And he kneeled down\, and cried with a loud voice\, Lord\, lay not 
 this sin to their charge. And when he had said this\, he fell asleep. And 
 Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a great per
 secution against the church which was at Jerusalem\; and they were all sca
 ttered abroad throughout the regions of Judæa and Samaria\, except the ap
 ostles. And devout men carried Stephen to his burial\, and made great lame
 ntation over him. As for Saul\, he made havock of the church\, entering in
 to every house\, and haling men and women committed them to prison.\n\nEve
 ning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Job 25 & 26\nThen answered Bildad the Shuhit
 e\, and said\, Dominion and fear are with him\, he maketh peace in his hig
 h places. Is there any number of his armies? and upon whom doth not his li
 ght arise? How then can man be justified with God? or how can he be clean 
 that is born of a woman? Behold even to the moon\, and it shineth not\; ye
 a\, the stars are not pure in his sight. How much less man\, that is a wor
 m? and the son of man\, which is a worm? But Job answered and said\, How h
 ast thou helped him that is without power? how savest thou the arm that ha
 th no strength? How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom? and how 
 hast thou plentifully declared the thing as it is? To whom hast thou utter
 ed words? and whose spirit came from thee? Dead things are formed from und
 er the waters\, and the inhabitants thereof. Hell is naked before him\, an
 d destruction hath no covering. He stretcheth out the north over the empty
  place\, and hangeth the earth upon nothing. He bindeth up the waters in h
 is thick clouds\; and the cloud is not rent under them. He holdeth back th
 e face of his throne\, and spreadeth his cloud upon it. He hath compassed 
 the waters with bounds\, until the day and night come to an end. The pilla
 rs of heaven tremble and are astonished at his reproof. He divideth the se
 a 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 cro
 oked serpent. Lo\, these are parts of his ways: but how little a portion i
 s heard of him? but the thunder of his power who can understand?\n\nSecond
  Lesson — Mark 6:30-44\nAnd the apostles gathered themselves together un
 to Jesus\, and told him all things\, both what they had done\, and what th
 ey had taught. And he said unto them\, Come ye yourselves apart into a des
 ert place\, and rest a while: for there were many coming and going\, and t
 hey had no leisure so much as to eat. And they departed into a desert plac
 e by ship privately. And the people saw them departing\, and many knew him
 \, and ran afoot thither out of all cities\, and outwent them\, and came t
 ogether unto him. And Jesus\, when he came out\, saw much people\, and was
  moved with compassion toward them\, because they were as sheep not having
  a shepherd: and he began to teach them many things. And when the day was 
 now far spent\, his disciples came unto him\, and said\, This is a desert 
 place\, and now the time is far passed: Send them away\, that they may go 
 into the country round about\, and into the villages\, and buy themselves 
 bread: for they have nothing to eat. He answered and said unto them\, Give
  ye them to eat. And they say unto him\, Shall we go and buy two hundred p
 ennyworth of bread\, and give them to eat? He saith unto them\, How many l
 oaves have ye? go and see. And when they knew\, they say\, Five\, and two 
 fishes. And he commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the g
 reen grass. And they sat down in ranks\, by hundreds\, and by fifties. And
  when he had taken the five loaves and the two fishes\, he looked up to he
 aven\, and blessed\, and brake the loaves\, and gave them to his disciples
  to set before them\; and the two fishes divided he among them all. And th
 ey did all eat\, and were filled. And they took up twelve baskets full of 
 the fragments\, and of the fishes. And they that did eat of the loaves wer
 e about five thousand men.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Kings 3\nAnd Solomon made af
 finity with Pharaoh king of Egypt\, and took Pharaoh’s daughter\, and br
 ought her into the city of David\, until he had made an end of building hi
 s own house\, and the house of the LORD\, and the wall of Jerusalem round 
 about. Only the people sacrificed in high places\, because there was no ho
 use built unto the name of the LORD\, until those days. And Solomon loved 
 the LORD\, walking in the statutes of David his father: only he sacrificed
  and burnt incense in high places. And the king went to Gibeon to sacrific
 e there\; for that was the great high place: a thousand burnt offerings di
 d Solomon offer upon that altar. ¶ In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon
  in a dream by night: and God said\, Ask what I shall give thee. And Solom
 on said\, Thou hast shewed unto thy servant David my father great mercy\, 
 according as he walked before thee in truth\, and in righteousness\, and i
 n uprightness of heart with thee\; and thou hast kept for him this great k
 indness\, that thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne\, as it is t
 his 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 thy people which thou hast
  chosen\, a great people\, that cannot be numbered nor counted for multitu
 de. Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people\
 , that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this t
 hy so great a people? And the speech pleased the Lord\, that Solomon had a
 sked this thing. And God said unto him\, Because thou hast asked this thin
 g\, and hast not asked for thyself long life\; neither hast asked riches f
 or thyself\, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies\; but hast asked for
  thyself understanding to discern judgment\; Behold\, I have done accordin
 g to thy words: lo\, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart\;
  so that there was none like thee before thee\, neither after thee shall a
 ny arise like unto thee. And I have also given thee that which thou hast n
 ot asked\, both riches\, and honour: so that there shall not be any among 
 the kings like unto thee all thy days. And if thou wilt walk in my ways\, 
 to keep my statutes and my commandments\, as thy father David did walk\, t
 hen I will lengthen thy days. And Solomon awoke\; and\, behold\, it was a 
 dream. And he came to Jerusalem\, and stood before the ark of the covenant
  of the LORD\, and offered up burnt offerings\, and offered peace offering
 s\, and made a feast to all his servants. ¶ Then came there two women\, t
 hat were harlots\, unto the king\, and stood before him. And the one woman
  said\, O my lord\, I and this woman dwell in one house\; and I was delive
 red of a child with her in the house. And it came to pass the third day af
 ter that I was delivered\, that this woman was delivered also: and we were
  together\; there was no stranger with us in the house\, save we two in th
 e house. And this woman’s child died in the night\; because she overlaid
  it. And she arose at midnight\, and took my son from beside me\, while th
 ine handmaid slept\, and laid it in her bosom\, and laid her 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 wa
 s 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 d
 ead 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 th
 y son is the dead: and the other saith\, Nay\; but thy son is the dead\, a
 nd my son is the living. And the king said\, Bring me a sword. And they br
 ought 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 u
 pon her son\, and she said\, O my lord\, give her the living child\, and i
 n 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 chil
 d\, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof. And all Israel hear
 d of the judgment which the king had judged\; and they feared the king: fo
 r they saw that the wisdom of God was in him\, to do judgment.\n\nSecond L
 esson — Acts 8:4-25\nTherefore they that were scattered abroad went ever
 y where preaching the word. Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria\,
  and preached Christ unto them. And the people with one accord gave heed u
 nto those things which Philip spake\, hearing and seeing the miracles whic
 h he did. For unclean spirits\, crying with loud voice\, came out of many 
 that were possessed with them: and many taken with palsies\, and that were
  lame\, were healed. And there was great joy in that city. But there was a
  certain man\, called Simon\, which beforetime in the same city used sorce
 ry\, and bewitched the people of Samaria\, giving out that himself was som
 e great one: To whom they all gave heed\, from the least to the greatest\,
  saying\, This man is the great power of God. And to him they had regard\,
  because that of long time he had bewitched them with sorceries. But when 
 they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God\, 
 and the name of Jesus Christ\, they were baptized\, both men and women. Th
 en Simon himself believed also: and when he was baptized\, he continued wi
 th Philip\, and wondered\, beholding the miracles and signs which were don
 e. Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had re
 ceived the word of God\, they sent unto them Peter and John: Who\, when th
 ey were come down\, prayed for them\, that they might receive the Holy Gho
 st: (For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized i
 n the name of the Lord Jesus.) Then laid they their hands on them\, and th
 ey received the Holy Ghost. And when Simon saw that through laying on of t
 he apostles’ hands the Holy Ghost was given\, he offered them money\, Sa
 ying\, Give me also this power\, that on whomsoever I lay hands\, he may r
 eceive the Holy Ghost. But Peter said unto him\, Thy money perish with the
 e\, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with m
 oney. Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not 
 right in the sight of God. Repent therefore of this thy wickedness\, and p
 ray God\, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee. For 
 I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness\, and in the bond of in
 iquity. Then answered Simon\, and said\, Pray ye to the Lord for me\, that
  none of these things which ye have spoken come upon me. And they\, when t
 hey had testified and preached the word of the Lord\, returned to Jerusale
 m\, and preached the gospel in many villages of the Samaritans.\n\nEvening
  Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Job 27\nMoreover Job continued his parable\, and
  said\, As God liveth\, who hath taken away my judgment\; and the Almighty
 \, who hath vexed my soul\; All the while my breath is in me\, and the spi
 rit of God is in my nostrils\; My lips shall not speak wickedness\, nor my
  tongue utter deceit. God forbid that I should justify you: till I die I w
 ill not remove mine integrity from me. My righteousness I hold fast\, and 
 will not let it go: my heart shall not reproach me so long as I live. Let 
 mine enemy be as the wicked\, and he that riseth up against me as the unri
 ghteous. For what is the hope of the hypocrite\, though he hath gained\, w
 hen God taketh away his soul? Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh up
 on him? Will he delight himself in the Almighty? will he always call upon 
 God? I will teach you by the hand of God: that which is with the Almighty 
 will I not conceal. Behold\, all ye yourselves have seen it\; why then are
  ye thus altogether vain? This is the portion of a wicked man with God\, a
 nd the heritage of oppressors\, which they shall receive of the Almighty. 
 If his children be multiplied\, it is for the sword: and his offspring sha
 ll not be satisfied with bread. Those that remain of him shall be buried i
 n death: and his widows shall not weep. Though he heap up silver as the du
 st\, and prepare raiment as the clay\; He may prepare it\, but the just sh
 all put it on\, and the innocent shall divide the silver. He buildeth his 
 house as a moth\, and as a booth that the keeper maketh. The rich man shal
 l lie down\, but he shall not be gathered: he openeth his eyes\, and he is
  not. Terrors take hold on him as waters\, a tempest stealeth him away in 
 the night. The east wind carrieth him away\, and he departeth: and as a st
 orm hurleth him out of his place. For God shall cast upon him\, and not sp
 are: he would fain flee out of his hand. Men shall clap their hands at him
 \, and shall hiss him out of his place.\n\nSecond Lesson — Mark 6:45-56\
 nAnd straightway he constrained his disciples to get into the ship\, and t
 o go to the other side before unto Bethsaida\, while he sent away the peop
 le. And when he had sent them away\, he departed into a mountain to pray. 
 And when even was come\, the ship was in the midst of the sea\, and he alo
 ne on the land. And he saw them toiling in rowing\; for the wind was contr
 ary unto them: and about the fourth watch of the night he cometh unto them
 \, walking upon the sea\, and would have passed by them. But when they saw
  him walking upon the sea\, they supposed it had been a spirit\, and cried
  out: For they all saw him\, and were troubled. And immediately he talked 
 with them\, and saith unto them\, Be of good cheer: it is I\; be not afrai
 d. And he went up unto them into the ship\; and the wind ceased: and they 
 were sore amazed in themselves beyond measure\, and wondered. For they con
 sidered not the miracle of the loaves: for their heart was hardened. And w
 hen they had passed over\, they came into the land of Gennesaret\, and dre
 w to the shore. And when they were come out of the ship\, straightway they
  knew him\, And ran through that whole region round about\, and began to c
 arry about in beds those that were sick\, where they heard he was. And whi
 thersoever he entered\, into villages\, or cities\, or country\, they laid
  the sick in the streets\, and besought him that they might touch if it we
 re but the border of his garment: and as many as touched him were made who
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Proverbs 26:1-12\nAs snow in s
 ummer\, and as rain in harvest\, so honour is not seemly for a fool. As th
 e bird by wandering\, as the swallow by flying\, so the curse causeless sh
 all not come. A whip for the horse\, a bridle for the ass\, and a rod for 
 the fool’s back. Answer not a fool according to his folly\, lest thou al
 so be like unto him. Answer a fool according to his folly\, lest he be wis
 e in his own conceit. He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutt
 eth off the feet\, and drinketh damage. The legs of the lame are not equal
 : so is a parable in the mouth of fools. As he that bindeth a stone in a s
 ling\, so is he that giveth honour to a fool. As a thorn goeth up into the
  hand of a drunkard\, so is a parable in the mouth of fools. The great God
  that formed all things both rewardeth the fool\, and rewardeth transgress
 ors. As a dog returneth to his vomit\, so a fool returneth to his folly. S
 eest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than
  of him.\n\nSecond Lesson — Luke 12:13-21\n¶ And one of the company sai
 d 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 ov
 er you? And he said unto them\, Take heed\, and beware of covetousness: fo
 r a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he po
 ssesseth. And he spake a parable unto them\, saying\, The ground of a cert
 ain rich man brought forth plentifully: And he thought within himself\, sa
 ying\, 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 great
 er\; 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\, th
 is night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things
  be\, which thou hast provided? So is he that layeth up treasure for himse
 lf\, and is not rich toward God.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Eccle
 siastes 5:8-20\n¶ If thou seest the oppression of the poor\, and violent 
 perverting of judgment and justice in a province\, marvel not at the matte
 r: 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 himsel
 f is served by the field. He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied wit
 h silver\; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity
 . When goods increase\, they are increased that eat them: and what good is
  there to the owners thereof\, saving the beholding of them with their eye
 s? The sleep of a labouring man is sweet\, whether he eat little or much: 
 but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep. There is a sor
 e evil which I have seen under the sun\, namely\, riches kept for the owne
 rs thereof to their hurt. But those riches perish by evil travail: and he 
 begetteth a son\, and there is nothing in his hand. As he came forth of hi
 s mother’s womb\, naked shall he return to go as he came\, and shall tak
 e nothing of his labour\, which he may carry away in his hand. And this al
 so is a sore evil\, that in all points as he came\, so shall he go: and wh
 at profit hath he that hath laboured for the wind? All his days also he ea
 teth 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 t
 o drink\, and to enjoy the good of all his labour that he taketh under the
  sun all the days of his life\, which God giveth him: for it is his portio
 n. Every man also to whom God hath given riches and wealth\, and hath give
 n him power to eat thereof\, and to take his portion\, and to rejoice in h
 is labour\; this is the gift of God. For he shall not much remember the da
 ys of his life\; because God answereth him in the joy of his heart.\n\nSec
 ond Lesson — 1 Timothy 6:1-10\nLet as many servants as are under the yok
 e 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 brethren\; but rather do them se
 rvice\, because they are faithful and beloved\, partakers of the benefit. 
 These things teach and exhort. If any man teach otherwise\, and consent no
 t to wholesome words\, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ\, and to th
 e doctrine which is according to godliness\; He is proud\, knowing nothing
 \, but doting about questions and strifes of words\, whereof cometh envy\,
  strife\, railings\, evil surmisings\, Perverse disputings of men of corru
 pt minds\, and destitute of the truth\, supposing that gain is godliness: 
 from such withdraw thyself. But godliness with contentment is great gain. 
 For we brought nothing into this world\, and it is certain we can carry no
 thing out. And having food and raiment let us be therewith content. But th
 ey that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare\, and into many fool
 ish 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 from the faith\, and pierced themselves through with man
 y sorrows.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Kings 4:29-5:12\n¶ And God 
 gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much\, and largeness of he
 art\, even as the sand that is on the sea shore. And Solomon’s wisdom ex
 celled the wisdom of all the children of the east country\, and all the wi
 sdom of Egypt. For he was wiser than all men\; than Ethan the Ezrahite\, a
 nd Heman\, and Chalcol\, and Darda\, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was i
 n all nations round about. And he spake three thousand proverbs: and his s
 ongs were a thousand and five. And he spake of trees\, from the cedar tree
  that is in Lebanon even unto the hyssop that springeth out of the wall: h
 e spake also of beasts\, and of fowl\, and of creeping things\, and of fis
 hes. And there came of all people to hear the wisdom of Solomon\, from all
  kings of the earth\, which had heard of his wisdom. And Hiram king of Tyr
 e sent his servants unto Solomon\; for he had heard that they had anointed
  him king in the room of his father: for Hiram was ever a lover of David. 
 And Solomon sent to Hiram\, saying\, Thou knowest how that David my father
  could not build an house unto the name of the LORD his God for the wars w
 hich were about him on every side\, until the LORD put them under the sole
 s of his feet. But now the LORD my God hath given me rest on every side\, 
 so that there is neither adversary nor evil occurrent. And\, behold\, I pu
 rpose to build an house unto the name of the LORD my God\, as the LORD spa
 ke unto David my father\, saying\, Thy son\, whom I will set upon thy thro
 ne in thy room\, he shall build an house unto my name. Now therefore comma
 nd thou that they hew me cedar trees out of Lebanon\; and my servants shal
 l be with thy servants: and unto thee will I give hire for thy servants ac
 cording to all that thou shalt appoint: for thou knowest that there is not
  among us any that can skill to hew timber like unto the Sidonians. ¶ And
  it came to pass\, when Hiram heard the words of Solomon\, that he rejoice
 d greatly\, and said\, Blessed be the LORD this day\, which hath given unt
 o David a wise son over this great people. And Hiram sent to Solomon\, say
 ing\, I have considered the things which thou sentest to me for: and I wil
 l do all thy desire concerning timber of cedar\, and concerning timber of 
 fir. My servants shall bring them down from Lebanon unto the sea: and I wi
 ll convey them by sea in floats unto the place that thou shalt appoint me\
 , and will cause them to be discharged there\, and thou shalt receive them
 : and thou shalt accomplish my desire\, in giving food for my household. S
 o Hiram gave Solomon cedar trees and fir trees according to all his desire
 . And Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand measures of wheat for food to his
  household\, and twenty measures of pure oil: thus gave Solomon to Hiram y
 ear by year. And the LORD gave Solomon wisdom\, as he promised him: and th
 ere was peace between Hiram and Solomon\; and they two made a league toget
 her.\n\nSecond Lesson — Acts 8:26-40\nAnd the angel of the Lord spake un
 to Philip\, saying\, Arise\, and go toward the south unto the way that goe
 th down from Jerusalem unto Gaza\, which is desert. And he arose and went:
  and\, behold\, a man of Ethiopia\, an eunuch of great authority under Can
 dace queen of the Ethiopians\, who had the charge of all her treasure\, an
 d had come to Jerusalem for to worship\, Was returning\, and sitting in hi
 s chariot read Esaias the prophet. Then the Spirit said unto Philip\, Go n
 ear\, and join thyself to this chariot. And Philip ran thither to him\, an
 d heard him read the prophet Esaias\, and said\, Understandest thou what t
 hou readest? And he said\, How can I\, except some man should guide me? An
 d he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him. The place of t
 he scripture which he read was this\, He was led as a sheep to the slaught
 er\; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer\, so opened he not his mouth:
  In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who shall declare his
  generation? for his life is taken from the earth. And the eunuch answered
  Philip\, and said\, I pray thee\, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of h
 imself\, or of some other man? Then Philip opened his mouth\, and began at
  the same scripture\, and preached unto him Jesus. And as they went on the
 ir way\, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said\, See\, here 
 is water\; what doth hinder me to be baptized? And Philip said\, If thou b
 elievest with all thine heart\, thou mayest. And he answered and said\, I 
 believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. And he commanded the chariot 
 to stand still: and they went down both into the water\, both Philip and t
 he eunuch\; and he baptized him. And when they were come up out of the wat
 er\, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip\, that the eunuch saw him n
 o more: and he went on his way rejoicing. But Philip was found at Azotus: 
 and passing through he preached in all the cities\, till he came to Cæsar
 ea.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Job 28\nSurely there is a vein for
  the silver\, and a place for gold where they fine it. Iron is taken out o
 f the earth\, and brass is molten out of the stone. He setteth an end to d
 arkness\, and searcheth out all perfection: the stones of darkness\, and t
 he shadow of death. The flood breaketh out from the inhabitant\; even the 
 waters forgotten of the foot: they are dried up\, they are gone away from 
 men. As for the earth\, out of it cometh bread: and under it is turned up 
 as it were fire. The stones of it are the place of sapphires: and it hath 
 dust of gold. There is a path which no fowl knoweth\, and which the vultur
 e’s eye hath not seen: The lion’s whelps have not trodden it\, nor the
  fierce lion passed by it. He putteth forth his hand upon the rock\; he ov
 erturneth the mountains by the roots. He cutteth out rivers among the rock
 s\; and his eye seeth every precious thing. He bindeth the floods from ove
 rflowing\; and the thing that is hid bringeth he forth to light. But where
  shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of understanding? Man knowe
 th 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 pri
 ce thereof. It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir\, with the precious
  onyx\, or the sapphire. The gold and the crystal cannot equal it: and the
  exchange of it shall 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 pu
 re gold. Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understandin
 g? Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living\, and kept close from the 
 fowls of the air. Destruction and death say\, We have heard the fame there
 of with our ears. God understandeth the way thereof\, and he knoweth the p
 lace thereof. For he looketh to the ends of the earth\, and seeth under th
 e whole heaven\; To make the weight for the winds\; and he weigheth the wa
 ters by measure. When he made a decree for the rain\, and a way for the li
 ghtning of the thunder: Then did he see it\, and declare it\; he prepared 
 it\, yea\, and searched it out. And unto man he said\, Behold\, the fear o
 f the Lord\, that is wisdom\; and to depart from evil is understanding.\n\
 nSecond Lesson — Mark 7:1-13\nThen came together unto him the Pharisees\
 , and certain of the scribes\, which came from Jerusalem. And when they sa
 w some of his disciples eat bread with defiled\, that is to say\, with unw
 ashen\, hands\, they found fault. For the Pharisees\, and all the Jews\, e
 xcept they wash their hands oft\, eat not\, holding the tradition of the e
 lders. And when they come from the market\, except they wash\, they eat no
 t. And many other things there be\, which they have received to hold\, as 
 the washing of cups\, and pots\, brasen vessels\, and of tables. Then the 
 Pharisees and scribes asked him\, Why walk not thy disciples according to 
 the tradition of the elders\, but eat bread with unwashen hands? He answer
 ed and said unto them\, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites\, as
  it is written\, This people honoureth me with their lips\, but their hear
 t is far from me. Howbeit in vain do they worship me\, teaching for doctri
 nes the commandments of men. For laying aside the commandment of God\, ye 
 hold the tradition of men\, as the washing of pots and cups: and many othe
 r such like things ye do. And he said unto them\, Full well ye reject the 
 commandment of God\, that ye may keep your own tradition. For Moses said\,
  Honour thy father and thy mother\; and\, Whoso curseth father or mother\,
  let him die the death: But ye say\, If a man shall say to his father or m
 other\, It is Corban\, that is to say\, a gift\, by whatsoever thou mighte
 st be profited by me\; he shall be free. And ye suffer him no more to do o
 ught for his father or his mother\; Making the word of God of none effect 
 through your tradition\, which ye have delivered: and many such like thing
 s do ye.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Kings 6:1-14\nAnd it came to
  pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel 
 were come out of the land of Egypt\, in the fourth year of Solomon’s rei
 gn over Israel\, in the month Zif\, which is the second month\, that he be
 gan to build the house of the LORD. And the house which king Solomon built
  for the LORD\, the length thereof was threescore cubits\, and the breadth
  thereof twenty cubits\, and the height thereof thirty cubits. And the por
 ch before the temple of the house\, twenty cubits was the length thereof\,
  according to the breadth of the house\; and ten cubits was the breadth th
 ereof before the house. And for the house he made windows of narrow lights
 . ¶ And against the wall of the house he built chambers round about\, aga
 inst the walls of the house round about\, both of the temple and of the or
 acle: and he made chambers round about: The nethermost chamber was five cu
 bits broad\, and the middle was six cubits broad\, and the third was seven
  cubits broad: for without in the wall of the house he made narrowed rests
  round about\, that the beams should not be fastened in the walls of the h
 ouse. And the house\, when it was in building\, was built of stone made re
 ady before it was brought thither: so that there was neither hammer nor ax
 e nor any tool of iron heard in the house\, while it was in building. The 
 door for the middle chamber was in the right side of the house: and they w
 ent up with winding stairs into the middle chamber\, and out of the middle
  into the third. So he built the house\, and finished it\; and covered the
  house with beams and boards of cedar. And then he built chambers against 
 all the house\, five cubits high: and they rested on the house with timber
  of cedar. ¶ And the word of the LORD came to Solomon\, saying\, Concerni
 ng this house which thou art in building\, if thou wilt walk in my statute
 s\, and execute my judgments\, and keep all my commandments to walk in the
 m\; then will I perform my word with thee\, which I spake unto David thy f
 ather: And I will dwell among the children of Israel\, and will not forsak
 e my people Israel. So Solomon built the house\, and finished it.\n\nSecon
 d Lesson — Acts 9:1-19a\nAnd Saul\, yet breathing out threatenings and s
 laughter against the disciples of the Lord\, went unto the high priest\, A
 nd desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues\, that if he found
  any of this way\, whether they were men or women\, he might bring them bo
 und unto Jerusalem. And as he journeyed\, he came near Damascus: and sudde
 nly there shined round about him a light from heaven: And he fell to the e
 arth\, and heard a voice saying unto him\, Saul\, Saul\, why persecutest t
 hou me? And he said\, Who art thou\, Lord? And the Lord said\, I am Jesus 
 whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks. And
  he trembling and astonished said\, Lord\, what wilt thou have me to do? A
 nd the Lord said unto him\, Arise\, and go into the city\, and it shall be
  told thee what thou must do. And the men which journeyed with him stood s
 peechless\, hearing a voice\, but seeing no man. And Saul arose from the e
 arth\; and when his eyes were opened\, he saw no man: but they led him by 
 the hand\, and brought him into Damascus. And he was three days without si
 ght\, and neither did eat nor drink. ¶ And there was a certain disciple a
 t Damascus\, named Ananias\; and to him said the Lord in a vision\, Anania
 s. And he said\, Behold\, I am here\, Lord. And the Lord said unto him\, A
 rise\, and go into the street which is called Straight\, and enquire in th
 e house of Judas for one called Saul\, of Tarsus: for\, behold\, he prayet
 h\, And hath seen in a vision a man named Ananias coming in\, and putting 
 his hand on him\, that he might receive his sight. Then Ananias answered\,
  Lord\, I have heard by many of this man\, how much evil he hath done to t
 hy saints at Jerusalem: And here he hath authority from the chief priests 
 to bind all that call on thy name. But the Lord said unto him\, Go thy way
 : for he is a chosen vessel unto me\, to bear my name before the Gentiles\
 , and kings\, and the children of Israel: For I will shew him how great th
 ings he must suffer for my name’s sake. And Ananias went his way\, and e
 ntered into the house\; and putting his hands on him said\, Brother Saul\,
  the Lord\, even Jesus\, that appeared unto thee in the way as thou camest
 \, hath sent me\, that thou mightest receive thy sight\, and be filled wit
 h the Holy Ghost. And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been 
 scales: and he received sight forthwith\, and arose\, and was baptized. An
 d when he had received meat\, he was strengthened. Then was Saul certain d
 ays with the disciples which were at Damascus.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Le
 sson — Job 29:1-30:1\nMoreover Job continued his parable\, and said\, Oh
  that I were as in months past\, as in the days when God preserved me\; Wh
 en his candle shined upon my head\, and when by his light I walked through
  darkness\; As I was in the days of my youth\, when the secret of God was 
 upon my tabernacle\; When the Almighty was yet with me\, when my children 
 were about me\; When I washed my steps with butter\, and the rock poured m
 e out rivers of oil\; When I went out to the gate through the city\, when 
 I prepared my seat in the street! The young men saw me\, and hid themselve
 s: and the aged arose\, and stood up. The princes refrained talking\, and 
 laid their hand on their mouth. The nobles held their peace\, and their to
 ngue cleaved to the roof of their mouth. When the ear heard me\, then it b
 lessed me\; and when the eye saw me\, it gave witness to me: Because I del
 ivered the poor that cried\, and the fatherless\, and him that had none to
  help him. The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and 
 I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy. I put on righteousness\, and
  it clothed me: my judgment was as a robe and a diadem. I was eyes to the 
 blind\, and feet was I to the lame. I was a father to the poor: and the ca
 use which I knew not I searched out. And I brake the jaws of the wicked\, 
 and plucked the spoil out of his teeth. Then I said\, I shall die in my ne
 st\, and I shall multiply my days as the sand. My root was spread out by t
 he waters\, and the dew lay all night upon my branch. My glory was fresh i
 n me\, and my bow was renewed in my hand. Unto me men gave ear\, and waite
 d\, and kept silence at my counsel. After my words they spake not again\; 
 and my speech dropped upon them. And they waited for me as for the rain\; 
 and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain. If I laughed on t
 hem\, they believed it not\; and the light of my countenance they cast not
  down. I chose out their way\, and sat chief\, and dwelt as a king in the 
 army\, as one that comforteth the mourners. But now they that are younger 
 than I have me in derision\, whose fathers I would have disdained to have 
 set with the dogs of my flock.\n\nSecond Lesson — Mark 7:14-23\n¶ And w
 hen he had called all the people unto him\, he said unto them\, Hearken un
 to me every one of you\, and understand: There is nothing from without a m
 an\, that entering into him can defile him: but the things which come out 
 of him\, those are they that defile the man. If any man have ears to hear\
 , let him hear. And when he was entered into the house from the people\, h
 is disciples asked him concerning the parable. And he saith unto them\, Ar
 e ye so without understanding also? Do ye not perceive\, that whatsoever t
 hing from without entereth into the man\, it cannot defile him\; Because i
 t entereth not into his heart\, but into the belly\, and goeth out into th
 e draught\, purging all meats? And he said\, That which cometh out of the 
 man\, that defileth the man. For from within\, out of the heart of men\, p
 roceed evil thoughts\, adulteries\, fornications\, murders\, Thefts\, cove
 tousness\, wickedness\, deceit\, lasciviousness\, an evil eye\, blasphemy\
 , pride\, foolishness: All these evil things come from within\, and defile
  the man.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Kings 8:1-21\nThen Solomon a
 ssembled the elders of Israel\, and all the heads of the tribes\, the chie
 f of the fathers of the children of Israel\, unto king Solomon in Jerusale
 m\, that they might bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of th
 e city of David\, which is Zion. And all the men of Israel assembled thems
 elves unto king Solomon at the feast in the month Ethanim\, which is the s
 eventh month. And all the elders of Israel came\, and the priests took up 
 the ark. And they brought up the ark of the LORD\, and the tabernacle of t
 he congregation\, and all the holy vessels that were in the tabernacle\, e
 ven those did the priests and the Levites bring up. And king Solomon\, and
  all the congregation of Israel\, that were assembled unto him\, were with
  him before the ark\, sacrificing sheep and oxen\, that could not be told 
 nor numbered for multitude. And the priests brought in the ark of the cove
 nant of the LORD unto his place\, into the oracle of the house\, to the mo
 st holy place\, even under the wings of the cherubims. For the cherubims s
 pread forth their two wings over the place of the ark\, and the cherubims 
 covered the ark and the staves thereof above. And they drew out the staves
 \, that the ends of the staves were seen out in the holy place before the 
 oracle\, and they were not seen without: and there they are unto this day.
  There was nothing in the ark save the two tables of stone\, which Moses p
 ut there at Horeb\, when the LORD made a covenant with the children of Isr
 ael\, when they came out of the land of Egypt. And it came to pass\, when 
 the priests were come out of the holy place\, that the cloud filled the ho
 use of the LORD\, So that the priests could not stand to minister because 
 of the cloud: for the glory of the LORD had filled the house of the LORD. 
 ¶ Then spake Solomon\, The LORD said that he would dwell in the thick dar
 kness. I have surely built thee an house to dwell in\, a settled place for
  thee to abide in for ever. And the king turned his face about\, and bless
 ed all the congregation of Israel: (and all the congregation of Israel sto
 od\;) And he said\, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel\, which spake with h
 is mouth unto David my father\, and hath with his hand fulfilled it\, sayi
 ng\, Since the 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 the 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 i
 t was in thine heart to build an house unto my name\, thou didst well that
  it was in thine 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 a
 m risen up in the room of David my father\, and sit on the throne of Israe
 l\, as the LORD promised\, and have built an house for the name of the LOR
 D God of Israel. 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 t
 hem out of the land of Egypt.\n\nSecond Lesson — Acts 9:19b-31\nAnd when
  he had received meat\, he was strengthened. Then was Saul certain days wi
 th the disciples which were at Damascus. And straightway he preached Chris
 t in the synagogues\, that he is the Son of God. But all that heard him we
 re amazed\, and said\; Is not this he that destroyed them which called on 
 this name in Jerusalem\, and came hither for that intent\, that he might b
 ring them bound unto the chief priests? But Saul increased the more in str
 ength\, and confounded the Jews which dwelt at Damascus\, proving that thi
 s is very Christ. ¶ And after that many days were fulfilled\, the Jews to
 ok counsel to kill him: But their laying await was known of Saul. And they
  watched the gates day and night to kill him. Then the disciples took him 
 by night\, and let him down by the wall in a basket. And when Saul was com
 e to Jerusalem\, he assayed to join himself to the disciples: but they wer
 e all afraid of him\, and believed not that he was a disciple. But Barnaba
 s took him\, and brought him to the apostles\, and declared unto them how 
 he had seen the Lord in the way\, and that he had spoken to him\, and how 
 he had preached boldly at Damascus in the name of Jesus. And he was with t
 hem coming in and going out at Jerusalem. And he spake boldly in the name 
 of the Lord Jesus\, and disputed against the Grecians: but they went about
  to slay him. Which when the brethren knew\, they brought him down to Cæs
 area\, and sent him forth to Tarsus. Then had the churches rest throughout
  all Judæa and Galilee and Samaria\, and were edified\; and walking in th
 e fear of the Lord\, and in the comfort of the Holy Ghost\, were multiplie
 d.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Job 31:13-40\nIf I did despise the 
 cause of my manservant or of my maidservant\, when they contended with me\
 ; What then shall I do when God riseth up? and when he visiteth\, what sha
 ll I answer him? Did not he that made me in the womb make him? and did not
  one fashion us in the womb? If I have withheld the poor from their desire
 \, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail\; Or have eaten my morsel 
 myself alone\, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof\; (For from my yo
 uth he was brought up with me\, as with a father\, and I have guided her f
 rom my mother’s womb\;) If I have seen any perish for want of clothing\,
  or any poor without covering\; If his loins have not blessed me\, and if 
 he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep\; If I have lifted up my ha
 nd against the fatherless\, when I saw my help in the gate: Then let mine 
 arm fall from my shoulder blade\, and mine arm be broken from the bone. Fo
 r destruction from God was a terror to me\, and by reason of his highness 
 I could not endure. If I have made gold my hope\, or have said to the fine
  gold\, Thou art my confidence\; If I rejoiced because my wealth was great
 \, and because mine hand had gotten much\; If I beheld the sun when it shi
 ned\, or the moon walking in brightness\; And my heart hath been secretly 
 enticed\, or my mouth hath kissed my hand: This also were an iniquity to b
 e punished by the judge: for I should have denied the God that is above. I
 f I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me\, or lifted up myself
  when evil found him: Neither have I suffered my mouth to sin by wishing a
  curse to his soul. If the men of my tabernacle said not\, Oh that we had 
 of his flesh! we cannot be satisfied. The stranger did not lodge in the st
 reet: but I opened my doors to the traveller. If I covered my transgressio
 ns as Adam\, by hiding mine iniquity in my bosom: Did I fear a great multi
 tude\, or did the contempt of families terrify me\, that I kept silence\, 
 and went not out of the door? Oh that one would hear me! behold\, my desir
 e is\, that the Almighty would answer me\, and that mine adversary had wri
 tten a book. Surely I would take it upon my shoulder\, and bind it as a cr
 own to me. I would declare unto him the number of my steps\; as a prince w
 ould I go near unto him. If my land cry against me\, or that the furrows l
 ikewise thereof complain\; If I have eaten the fruits thereof without mone
 y\, or have caused the owners thereof to lose their life: Let thistles gro
 w instead of wheat\, and cockle instead of barley. The words of Job are en
 ded.\n\nSecond Lesson — Mark 7:24-37\n¶ And from thence he arose\, and 
 went into the borders of Tyre and Sidon\, and entered into an house\, and 
 would have no man know it: but he could not be hid. For a certain woman\, 
 whose young daughter had an unclean spirit\, heard of him\, and came and f
 ell at his feet: The woman was a Greek\, a Syrophenician by nation\; and s
 he besought him that he would cast forth the devil out of her daughter. Bu
 t Jesus said unto her\, Let the children first be filled: for it is not me
 et to take the children’s bread\, and to cast it unto the dogs. And she 
 answered and said unto him\, Yes\, Lord: yet the dogs under the table eat 
 of the children’s crumbs. And he said unto her\, For this saying go thy 
 way\; the devil is gone out of thy daughter. And when she was come to her 
 house\, she found the devil gone out\, and her daughter laid upon the bed.
  ¶ And again\, departing from the coasts of Tyre and Sidon\, he came unto
  the sea of Galilee\, through the midst of the coasts of Decapolis. And th
 ey bring unto him one that was deaf\, and had an impediment in his speech\
 ; and they beseech him to put his hand upon him. And he took him aside fro
 m the multitude\, and put his fingers into his ears\, and he spit\, and to
 uched his tongue\; And looking up to heaven\, he sighed\, and saith unto h
 im\, Ephphatha\, that is\, Be opened. And straightway his ears were opened
 \, and the string of his tongue was loosed\, and he spake plain. And he ch
 arged them that they should tell no man: but the more he charged them\, so
  much the more a great deal they published it\; And were beyond measure as
 tonished\, saying\, He hath done all things well: he maketh both the deaf 
 to hear\, and the dumb to speak.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Kings 10:1-25\nAnd when the 
 queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LOR
 D\, she came to prove him with hard questions. And she came to Jerusalem w
 ith a very great train\, with camels that bare spices\, and very much gold
 \, and precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon\, she communed wi
 th him of all that was in her heart. And Solomon told her all her question
 s: there was not any thing hid from the king\, which he told her not. And 
 when the queen of Sheba had seen all Solomon’s wisdom\, and the house th
 at he had built\, And the meat of his table\, and the sitting of his serva
 nts\, and the attendance of his ministers\, and their apparel\, and his cu
 pbearers\, and his ascent by which he went up unto the house of the LORD\;
  there was no more spirit in her. And she said to the king\, It was a true
  report that I heard in mine own land of thy acts and of thy wisdom. Howbe
 it I believed not the words\, until I came\, and mine eyes had seen it: an
 d\, behold\, the half was not told me: thy wisdom and prosperity exceedeth
  the fame which I heard. Happy are thy men\, happy are these thy servants\
 , which stand continually before thee\, and that hear thy wisdom. Blessed 
 be the LORD thy God\, which delighted in thee\, to set thee on the throne 
 of Israel: because the LORD loved Israel for ever\, therefore made he thee
  king\, to do judgment and justice. And she gave the king an hundred and t
 wenty talents of gold\, and of spices very great store\, and precious ston
 es: there came no more such abundance of spices as these which the queen o
 f Sheba gave to king Solomon. And the navy also of Hiram\, that brought go
 ld from Ophir\, brought in from Ophir great plenty of almug trees\, and pr
 ecious stones. And the king made of the almug trees pillars for the house 
 of the LORD\, and for the king’s house\, harps also and psalteries for s
 ingers: there came no such almug trees\, nor were seen unto this day. And 
 king Solomon gave unto the queen of Sheba all her desire\, whatsoever she 
 asked\, beside that which Solomon gave her of his royal bounty. So she tur
 ned and went to her own country\, she and her servants. ¶ Now the weight 
 of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred threescore and si
 x talents of gold\, Beside that he had of the merchantmen\, and of the tra
 ffick of the spice merchants\, and of all the kings of Arabia\, and of the
  governors of the country. ¶ And king Solomon made two hundred targets of
  beaten gold: six hundred shekels of gold went to one target. And he made 
 three hundred shields of beaten gold\; three pound of gold went to one shi
 eld: and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon. ¶ Moreo
 ver the king made a great throne of ivory\, and overlaid it with the best 
 gold. The throne had six steps\, and the top of the throne was round behin
 d: and there were stays on either side on the place of the seat\, and two 
 lions stood beside the stays. And twelve lions stood there on the one side
  and on the other upon the six steps: there was not the like made in any k
 ingdom. ¶ And all king Solomon’s drinking vessels were of gold\, and al
 l the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold\; no
 ne were of silver: it was nothing accounted of in the days of Solomon. For
  the king had at sea a navy of Tharshish with the navy of Hiram: once in t
 hree years came the navy of Tharshish\, bringing gold\, and silver\, ivory
 \, and apes\, and peacocks. So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the 
 earth for riches and for wisdom. ¶ And all the earth sought to Solomon\, 
 to hear his wisdom\, which God had put in his heart. And they brought ever
 y man his present\, vessels of silver\, and vessels of gold\, and garments
 \, and armour\, and spices\, horses\, and mules\, a rate year by year.\n\n
 Second Lesson — Acts 9:32-43\n¶ And it came to pass\, as Peter passed t
 hroughout all quarters\, he came down also to the saints which dwelt at Ly
 dda. And there he found a certain man named Æneas\, which had kept his be
 d eight years\, and was sick of the palsy. And Peter said unto him\, Ænea
 s\, Jesus Christ maketh thee whole: arise\, and make thy bed. And he arose
  immediately. And all that dwelt at Lydda and Saron saw him\, and turned t
 o the Lord. ¶ Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha\, w
 hich by interpretation is called Dorcas: this woman was full of good works
  and almsdeeds which she did. And it came to pass in those days\, that she
  was sick\, and died: whom when they had washed\, they laid  her in an upp
 er chamber. And forasmuch as Lydda was nigh to Joppa\, and the disciples h
 ad heard that Peter was there\, they sent unto him two men\, desiring him 
 that he would not delay to come to them. Then Peter arose and went with th
 em. When he was come\, they brought him into the upper chamber: and all th
 e widows stood by him weeping\, and shewing the coats and garments which D
 orcas made\, while she was with them. But Peter put them all forth\, and k
 neeled down\, and prayed\; and turning him to the body said\, Tabitha\, ar
 ise. And she opened her eyes: and when she saw Peter\, she sat up. And he 
 gave her his hand\, and lifted her up\, and when he had called the saints 
 and widows\, presented her alive. And it was known throughout all Joppa\; 
 and many believed in the Lord. And it came to pass\, that he tarried many 
 days in Joppa with one Simon a tanner.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson —
  Job 32\nSo these three men ceased to answer Job\, because he was righteou
 s in his own eyes. Then was kindled the wrath of Elihu the son of Barachel
  the Buzite\, of the kindred of Ram: against Job was his wrath kindled\, b
 ecause he justified himself rather than God. Also against his three friend
 s was his wrath kindled\, because they had found no answer\, and yet had c
 ondemned Job. Now Elihu had waited till Job had spoken\, because they were
  elder than he. When Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of th
 ese three men\, then his wrath was kindled. And Elihu the son of Barachel 
 the Buzite answered and said\, I am young\, and ye are very old\; wherefor
 e I was afraid\, and durst not shew you mine opinion. I said\, Days should
  speak\, and multitude of years should teach wisdom. But there is a spirit
  in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding. Gr
 eat men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand judgment. Ther
 efore I said\, Hearken to me\; I also will shew mine opinion. Behold\, I w
 aited for your words\; I gave ear to your reasons\, whilst ye searched out
  what to say. Yea\, I attended unto you\, and\, behold\, there was none of
  you that convinced Job\, or that answered his words: Lest ye should say\,
  We have found out wisdom: God thrusteth him down\, not man. Now he hath n
 ot directed his words against me: neither will I answer him with your spee
 ches. They were amazed\, they answered no more: they left off speaking. Wh
 en I had waited\, (for they spake not\, but stood still\, and answered no 
 more\;) I said\, I will answer also my part\, I also will shew mine opinio
 n. For I am full of matter\, the spirit within me constraineth me. Behold\
 , my belly is as wine which hath no vent\; it is ready to burst like new b
 ottles. I will speak\, that I may be refreshed: I will open my lips and an
 swer. Let me not\, I pray you\, accept any man’s person\, neither let me
  give flattering titles unto man. For I know not to give flattering titles
 \; in so doing my maker would soon take me away.\n\nSecond Lesson — Mark
  8:1-10\nIn those days the multitude being very great\, and having nothing
  to eat\, Jesus called his disciples unto him\, and saith unto them\, I ha
 ve compassion on the multitude\, because they have now been with me three 
 days\, and have nothing to eat: And if I send them away fasting to their o
 wn houses\, they will faint by the way: for divers of them came from far. 
 And his disciples answered him\, From whence can a man satisfy these men w
 ith bread here in the wilderness? And he asked them\, How many loaves have
  ye? And they said\, Seven. And he commanded the people to sit down on the
  ground: and he took the seven loaves\, and gave thanks\, and brake\, and 
 gave to his disciples to set before them\; and they did set them before th
 e people. And they had a few small fishes: and he blessed\, and commanded 
 to set them also before them. So they did eat\, and were filled: and they 
 took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets. And they that had 
 eaten were about four thousand: and he sent them away. ¶ And straightway 
 he entered into a ship with his disciples\, and came into the parts of Dal
 manutha.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Kings 11:1-13\nBut king Solo
 mon loved many strange women\, together with the daughter of Pharaoh\, wom
 en of the Moabites\, Ammonites\, Edomites\, Zidonians\, and Hittites\; Of 
 the nations concerning which the LORD said unto the children of Israel\, Y
 e shall not go in to them\, neither shall they come in unto you: for surel
 y they will turn away your heart after their gods: Solomon clave unto thes
 e in love. And he had seven hundred wives\, princesses\, and three hundred
  concubines: and his wives turned away his heart. For it came to pass\, wh
 en Solomon was old\, that his wives turned away his heart after other gods
 : and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God\, as was the heart o
 f David his father. For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zi
 donians\, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites. And Solomon d
 id evil in the sight of the LORD\, and went not fully after the LORD\, as 
 did David his father. Then did Solomon build an high place for Chemosh\, t
 he abomination of Moab\, in the hill that is before Jerusalem\, and for Mo
 lech\, the abomination of the children of Ammon. And likewise did he for a
 ll his strange wives\, which burnt incense and sacrificed unto their gods.
  ¶ And the LORD was angry with Solomon\, because his heart was turned fro
 m the LORD God of Israel\, which had appeared unto him twice\, And had com
 manded him concerning this thing\, that he should not go after other gods:
  but he kept not that which the LORD commanded. Wherefore the LORD said un
 to Solomon\, Forasmuch as this is done of thee\, and thou hast not kept my
  covenant and my statutes\, which I have commanded thee\, I will surely re
 nd the kingdom from thee\, and will give it to thy servant. Notwithstandin
 g in thy days I will not do it for David thy father’s sake: but I will r
 end it out of the hand of thy son. Howbeit I will not rend away all the ki
 ngdom\; but will give one tribe to thy son for David my servant’s sake\,
  and for Jerusalem’s sake which I have chosen.\n\nSecond Lesson — Acts
  10:1-16\nThere was a certain man in Cæsarea called Cornelius\, a centuri
 on of the band called the Italian band\, A devout man\, and one that feare
 d God with all his house\, which gave much alms to the people\, and prayed
  to God alway. He saw in a vision evidently about the ninth hour of the da
 y an angel of God coming in to him\, and saying unto him\, Cornelius. And 
 when he looked on him\, he was afraid\, and said\, What is it\, Lord? And 
 he said unto him\, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial b
 efore God. And now send men to Joppa\, and call for one Simon\, whose surn
 ame is Peter: He lodgeth with one Simon a tanner\, whose house is by the s
 ea side: he shall tell thee what thou oughtest to do. And when the angel w
 hich spake unto Cornelius was departed\, he called two of his household se
 rvants\, and a devout soldier of them that waited on him continually\; And
  when he had declared all these things unto them\, he sent them to Joppa. 
 ¶ On the morrow\, as they went on their journey\, and drew nigh unto the 
 city\, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray about the sixth hour: And h
 e became very hungry\, and would have eaten: but while they made ready\, h
 e fell into a trance\, And saw heaven opened\, and a certain vessel descen
 ding unto him\, as it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners\, an
 d let down to the earth: Wherein were all manner of fourfooted beasts of t
 he earth\, and wild beasts\, and creeping things\, and fowls of the air. A
 nd there came a voice to him\, Rise\, Peter\; kill\, and eat. But Peter sa
 id\, Not so\, Lord\; for I have never eaten any thing that is common or un
 clean. And the voice spake unto him again the second time\, What God hath 
 cleansed\, that call not thou common. This was done thrice: and the vessel
  was received up again into heaven.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Jo
 b 33\nWherefore\, Job\, I pray thee\, hear my speeches\, and hearken to al
 l my words. Behold\, now I have opened my mouth\, my tongue hath spoken in
  my mouth. My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart: and my lips s
 hall utter knowledge clearly. The Spirit of God hath made me\, and the bre
 ath of the Almighty hath given me life. If thou canst answer me\, set thy 
 words in order before me\, stand up. Behold\, I am according to thy wish i
 n God’s stead: I also am formed out of the clay. Behold\, my terror shal
 l not make thee afraid\, neither shall my hand be heavy upon thee. Surely 
 thou hast spoken in mine hearing\, and I have heard the voice of thy words
 \, saying\, I am clean without transgression\, I am innocent\; neither is 
 there iniquity in me. Behold\, he findeth occasions against me\, he counte
 th me for his enemy\, He putteth my feet in the stocks\, he marketh all my
  paths. Behold\, in this thou art not just: I will answer thee\, that God 
 is greater than man. Why dost thou strive against him? for he giveth not a
 ccount of any of his matters. For God speaketh once\, yea twice\, yet man 
 perceiveth it not. In a dream\, in a vision of the night\, when deep sleep
  falleth upon men\, in slumberings upon the bed\; Then he openeth the ears
  of men\, and sealeth their instruction\, That he may withdraw man from hi
 s purpose\, and hide pride from man. He keepeth back his soul from the pit
 \, and his life from perishing by the sword. He is chastened also with pai
 n upon his bed\, and the multitude of his bones with strong pain: So that 
 his life abhorreth bread\, and his soul dainty meat. His flesh is consumed
  away\, that it cannot be seen\; and his bones that were not seen stick ou
 t. Yea\, his soul draweth near unto the grave\, and his life to the destro
 yers. If there be a messenger with him\, an interpreter\, one among a thou
 sand\, to shew unto man his uprightness: Then he is gracious unto him\, an
 d saith\, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom. H
 is flesh shall be fresher than a child’s: he shall return to the days of
  his youth: He shall pray unto God\, and he will be favourable unto him: a
 nd he shall see his face with joy: for he will render unto man his righteo
 usness. He looketh upon men\, and if any say\, I have sinned\, and pervert
 ed that which was right\, and it profited me not\; He will deliver his sou
 l from going into the pit\, and his life shall see the light. Lo\, all the
 se things worketh God oftentimes with man\, To bring back his soul from th
 e pit\, to be enlightened with the light of the living. Mark well\, O Job\
 , hearken unto me: hold thy peace\, and I will speak. If thou hast any thi
 ng to say\, answer me: speak\, for I desire to justify thee. If not\, hear
 ken unto me: hold thy peace\, and I shall teach thee wisdom.\n\nSecond Les
 son — Mark 8:11-21\nAnd the Pharisees came forth\, and began to question
  with him\, seeking of him a sign from heaven\, tempting him. And he sighe
 d deeply in his spirit\, and saith\, Why doth this generation seek after a
  sign? verily I say unto you\, There shall no sign be given unto this gene
 ration. And he left them\, and entering into the ship again departed to th
 e other side. ¶ Now the disciples had forgotten to take bread\, neither h
 ad they in the ship with them more than one loaf. And he charged them\, sa
 ying\, Take heed\, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees\, and of the leav
 en of Herod. And they reasoned among themselves\, saying\, It is because w
 e have no bread. And when Jesus knew it\, he saith unto them\, Why reason 
 ye\, because ye have no bread? perceive ye not yet\, neither understand? h
 ave ye your heart yet hardened? Having eyes\, see ye not? and having ears\
 , hear ye not? and do ye not remember? When I brake the five loaves among 
 five thousand\, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? They say un
 to him\, Twelve. And when the seven among four thousand\, how many baskets
  full of fragments took ye up? And they said\, Seven. And he said unto the
 m\, How is it that ye do not understand?
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Kings 11:26-40\n¶ And Jerob
 oam the son of Nebat\, an Ephrathite of Zereda\, Solomon’s servant\, who
 se 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 hand again
 st the king: Solomon built Millo\, and repaired the breaches of the city o
 f David his father. And the man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valour: and S
 olomon seeing the young man that he was industrious\, he made him ruler ov
 er all the charge of the house of Joseph. And it came to pass at that time
  when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem\, that the prophet Ahijah the Shiloni
 te found him in the way\; and he had clad himself with a new garment\; and
  they two were alone in the field: And Ahijah caught the new garment 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\, Behold\, I 
 will rend the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon\, and will give ten tribe
 s to thee: (But he shall have one tribe for my servant David’s sake\, an
 d for Jerusalem’s sake\, the city which I have chosen out of all the tri
 bes of Israel:) Because that they have forsaken me\, and have worshipped A
 shtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians\, Chemosh the god of the Moabites\, 
 and Milcom the god of the children of Ammon\, and have not walked in my wa
 ys\, to do that which is right in mine eyes\, and to keep my statutes and 
 my judgments\, as did David his father. Howbeit I will not take the whole 
 kingdom out of his hand: but I will make him prince all the days of his li
 fe for David my servant’s sake\, whom I chose\, because he kept my comma
 ndments and my statutes: But I will take the kingdom out of his son’s ha
 nd\, and will give it unto thee\, even ten tribes. And unto his son will I
  give one tribe\, that David my servant may have a light alway before me i
 n Jerusalem\, the city 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 desir
 eth\, and shalt be king over Israel. And it shall be\, if thou wilt hearke
 n unto all that I command thee\, and wilt walk in my ways\, and do that is
  right in my sight\, to keep my statutes and my commandments\, as David my
  servant did\; that I will be with thee\, and build thee a sure house\, as
  I built for David\, and will give Israel unto thee. And I will for this a
 fflict the seed of David\, but not for ever. Solomon sought therefore to k
 ill Jeroboam. And Jeroboam arose\, and fled into Egypt\, unto Shishak king
  of Egypt\, and was in Egypt until the death of Solomon.\n\nSecond Lesson 
 — Acts 10:17-33\nNow while Peter doubted in himself what this vision whi
 ch he had seen should mean\, behold\, the men which were sent from Corneli
 us had made enquiry for Simon’s house\, and stood before the gate\, And 
 called\, and asked whether Simon\, which was surnamed Peter\, were lodged 
 there. ¶ While Peter thought on the vision\, the Spirit said unto him\, B
 ehold\, three men seek thee. Arise therefore\, and get thee down\, and go 
 with them\, doubting nothing: for I have sent them. Then Peter went down t
 o the men which were sent unto him from Cornelius\; and said\, Behold\, I 
 am he whom ye seek: what is the cause wherefore ye are come? And they said
 \, Cornelius the centurion\, a just man\, and one that feareth God\, and o
 f good report among all the nation of the Jews\, was warned from God by an
  holy angel to send for thee into his house\, and to hear words of thee. T
 hen called he them in\, and lodged them. And on the morrow Peter went away
  with them\, and certain brethren from Joppa accompanied him. And the morr
 ow after they entered into Cæsarea. And Cornelius waited for them\, and h
 ad called together his kinsmen and near friends. And as Peter was coming i
 n\, Cornelius met him\, and fell down at his feet\, and worshipped him. Bu
 t Peter took him up\, saying\, Stand up\; I myself also am a man. And as h
 e talked with him\, he went in\, and found many that were come together. A
 nd he said unto them\, Ye know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man 
 that is a Jew to keep company\, or come unto one of another nation\; but G
 od hath shewed me that I should not call any man common or unclean. Theref
 ore came I unto you without gainsaying\, as soon as I was sent for: I ask 
 therefore for what intent ye have sent for me? And Cornelius said\, Four d
 ays ago I was fasting until this hour\; and at the ninth hour I prayed in 
 my house\, and\, behold\, a man stood before me in bright clothing\, And s
 aid\, Cornelius\, thy prayer is heard\, and thine alms are had in remembra
 nce in the sight of God. Send therefore to Joppa\, and call hither Simon\,
  whose surname is Peter\; he is lodged in the house of one Simon a tanner 
 by the sea side: who\, when he cometh\, shall speak unto thee. Immediately
  therefore I sent to thee\; and thou hast well done that thou art come. No
 w therefore are we all here present before God\, to hear all things that a
 re commanded thee of God.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Job 38:1-21\
 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 l
 ike a man\; for I will demand of thee\, and answer thou me. Where wast tho
 u when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare\, if thou hast underst
 anding. Who hath laid the measures thereof\, if thou knowest? or who hath 
 stretched the line upon it? Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened
 ? or who laid the corner stone thereof\; When the morning stars sang toget
 her\, 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 swaddlingband f
 or it\, And brake up for it my decreed place\, and set bars and doors\, An
 d said\, Hitherto shalt thou come\, but no further: and here shall thy pro
 ud waves be stayed? Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days\; and c
 aused the dayspring to know his place\; That it might take hold of the end
 s of the earth\, that the wicked might be shaken out of it? It is turned a
 s clay to the seal\; and they stand as a garment. And from the wicked thei
 r light is withholden\, and the high arm shall be broken. Hast thou entere
 d into the springs of the sea? or hast thou walked in the search of the de
 pth? Have the gates of death been 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 all. Where is the way where light dwelleth? a
 nd as for darkness\, where is the place thereof\, That thou shouldest take
  it to the bound thereof\, and that thou shouldest know the paths to the h
 ouse thereof? Knowest thou it\, because thou wast then born? or because th
 e number of thy days is great?\n\nSecond Lesson — Mark 8:22-26\n¶ And h
 e cometh to Bethsaida\; and they bring a blind man unto him\, and besought
  him to touch him. And he took the blind man by the hand\, and led him out
  of the town\; and when he had spit on his eyes\, and put his hands upon h
 im\, he asked him if he saw ought. And he looked up\, and said\, I see men
  as trees\, walking. After that he put his hands again upon his eyes\, and
  made him look up: and he was restored\, and saw every man clearly. And he
  sent him away to his house\, saying\, Neither go into the town\, nor tell
  it to any in the town.
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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 24:37-51\nBut as the days of Noe were\, so sha
 ll also the coming of the Son of man be. For as in the days that were befo
 re the flood they were eating and drinking\, marrying and giving in marria
 ge\, until the day that Noe entered into the ark\, And knew not until the 
 flood 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 t
 he other left. Two women shall be grinding at the mill\; the one shall be 
 taken\, and the other left. ¶ Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour 
 your Lord doth come. But know this\, that if the goodman of the house had 
 known in what watch the thief would come\, he would have watched\, and wou
 ld 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
  faithful and wise servant\, whom his lord hath made ruler over his househ
 old\, to give them meat in due season? Blessed is that servant\, whom his 
 lord when he cometh shall find so doing. Verily I say unto you\, That he s
 hall make him ruler over all his goods. But and if that evil servant shall
  say in his heart\, My lord delayeth his coming\; And shall begin to smite
  his fellowservants\, and to eat and drink with the drunken\; The lord of 
 that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him\, and in an h
 our 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 te
 eth.
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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 19:16-30\n¶ And\, behold\, one came and said unto him\, 
 Good Master\, what good thing shall I do\, that I may have eternal life? A
 nd 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
 . He saith unto him\, Which? Jesus said\, Thou shalt do no murder\, Thou s
 halt not commit adultery\, Thou shalt not steal\, Thou shalt not bear fals
 e witness\, Honour thy father and thy mother: and\, Thou shalt love thy ne
 ighbour as thyself. The young man saith unto him\, All these things have I
  kept from my youth up: what lack I yet? Jesus said unto him\, If thou wil
 t be perfect\, go and sell that thou hast\, and give to the poor\, and tho
 u shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me. But when the youn
 g man heard that saying\, he went away sorrowful: for he had great possess
 ions. ¶ 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
  unto you\, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle\, t
 han for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. When his disciples he
 ard it\, they were exceedingly amazed\, saying\, Who then can be saved? Bu
 t Jesus beheld them\, and said unto them\, With men this is impossible\; b
 ut with God all things are possible. ¶ Then answered Peter and said unto 
 him\, Behold\, we have forsaken all\, and followed thee\; what shall we ha
 ve therefore? And Jesus said unto them\, Verily I say unto you\, That ye w
 hich 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\, judgi
 ng 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 shal
 l inherit everlasting life. But many that are first shall be last\; and th
 e last shall be first.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Chronicles 29
 :9-17\nThen the people rejoiced\, for that they offered willingly\, becaus
 e with perfect heart they offered willingly to the LORD: and David the kin
 g also rejoiced with great joy. ¶ Wherefore David blessed the LORD before
  all the congregation: and David said\, Blessed be thou\, LORD God of Isra
 el our father\, for ever and ever. Thine\, O LORD\, is the greatness\, and
  the power\, and the glory\, and the victory\, and the majesty: for all th
 at is in the heaven and in the earth is thine\; thine is the kingdom\, O L
 ORD\, and thou art exalted as head above all. Both riches and honour come 
 of thee\, and thou reignest over all\; and in thine hand is power and migh
 t\; and in thine hand it is to make great\, and to give strength unto all.
  Now therefore\, our God\, we thank thee\, and praise thy glorious name. B
 ut who am I\, and what is my people\, that we should be able to offer so w
 illingly after this sort? for all things come of thee\, and of thine own h
 ave we given thee. For we are strangers before thee\, and sojourners\, as 
 were all our fathers: our days on the earth are as a shadow\, and there is
  none abiding. O LORD our God\, all this store that we have prepared to bu
 ild thee an house for thine holy name cometh of thine hand\, and is all th
 ine own. I know also\, my God\, that thou triest the heart\, and hast plea
 sure in uprightness. As for me\, in the uprightness of mine heart I have w
 illingly offered all these things: and now have I seen with joy thy people
 \, which are present here\, to offer willingly unto thee.\n\nSecond Lesson
  — Romans 10:1-15\nBrethren\, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for 
 Israel is\, that they might be saved. For I bear them record that they hav
 e a zeal of God\, but not according to knowledge. For they being ignorant 
 of God’s righteousness\, and going about to establish their own righteou
 sness\, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God. For C
 hrist is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.
  For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law\, That the man
  which doeth those things shall live by them. But the righteousness which 
 is of faith speaketh on this wise\, Say not in thine heart\, Who shall asc
 end into heaven? (that is\, to bring Christ down from above:) Or\, Who sha
 ll descend into the deep? (that is\, to bring up Christ again from the dea
 d.) But what saith it? The word is nigh thee\, even in thy mouth\, and in 
 thy heart: that is\, the word of faith\, which we preach\; That if thou sh
 alt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus\, and shalt believe in thine hea
 rt that God hath raised him from the dead\, thou shalt be saved. For with 
 the heart man believeth unto righteousness\; and with the mouth confession
  is made unto salvation. For the scripture saith\, Whosoever believeth on 
 him shall not be ashamed. For there is no difference between the Jew and t
 he Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him. 
 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. How the
 n shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall the
 y believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear with
 out a preacher? And how shall they preach\, except they be sent? as it is 
 written\, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of pea
 ce\, and bring glad tidings of good things!
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SUMMARY:Tuesday after the Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity
DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Kings 12:25-33\n¶ Then Jero
 boam built Shechem in mount Ephraim\, and dwelt therein\; and went out fro
 m thence\, and built Penuel. And Jeroboam said in his heart\, Now shall th
 e kingdom return to the house of David: If this people go up to do sacrifi
 ce in the house of the LORD at Jerusalem\, then shall the heart of this pe
 ople turn again unto their lord\, even unto Rehoboam king of Judah\, and t
 hey shall kill me\, and go again to Rehoboam king of Judah. Whereupon the 
 king 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\, wh
 ich brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. And he set the one in Beth-e
 l\, and the other put he in Dan. And this thing became a sin: for the peop
 le went to worship before the one\, even unto Dan. And he made an house of
  high places\, and made priests of the lowest of the people\, which were n
 ot of the sons of Levi. And Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth month\
 , on 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 h
 igh places which he had made. So he offered upon the altar which he had ma
 de in Beth-el the fifteenth day of the eighth month\, even in the month wh
 ich he had devised of his own heart\; and ordained a feast unto the childr
 en of Israel: and he offered upon the altar\, and burnt incense.\n\nSecond
  Lesson — Acts 11:1-18\nAnd the apostles and brethren that were in Judæ
 a heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God. And when Pete
 r was come up to Jerusalem\, they that were of the circumcision contended 
 with him\, Saying\, Thou wentest in to men uncircumcised\, and didst eat w
 ith them. But Peter rehearsed the matter from the beginning\, and expounde
 d it by order unto them\, saying\, I was in the city of Joppa praying: and
  in a trance I saw a vision\, A certain vessel descend\, as it had been a 
 great sheet\, let down from heaven by four corners\; and it came even to m
 e: Upon the which when I had fastened mine eyes\, I considered\, and saw f
 ourfooted beasts of the earth\, and wild beasts\, and creeping things\, an
 d fowls of the air. And I heard a voice saying unto me\, Arise\, Peter\; s
 lay and eat. But I said\, Not so\, Lord: for nothing common or unclean hat
 h at any time entered into 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 all were drawn up again into heaven. And\, behold\, 
 immediately there were three men already come unto the house where I was\,
  sent from Cæsarea unto me. And the Spirit bade me go with them\, nothing
  doubting. Moreover these six brethren accompanied me\, and we entered int
 o the man’s house: And he shewed us how he had seen an angel in his hous
 e\, which stood and said unto him\, Send men to Joppa\, and call for Simon
 \, whose surname is Peter\; Who shall tell thee words\, whereby thou and a
 ll thy house shall be saved. 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 Lo
 rd\, 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 gif
 t as he did unto us\, who believed on the Lord Jesus Christ\; what was I\,
  that I could withstand God? When they heard these things\, they held thei
 r peace\, and glorified God\, saying\, Then hath God also to the Gentiles 
 granted repentance unto life.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Job 39\n
 Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? or cans
 t thou mark when the hinds do calve? Canst thou number the months that the
 y fulfil? or knowest thou the time when they bring forth? They bow themsel
 ves\, they bring forth their young ones\, they cast out their sorrows. The
 ir young ones are in good liking\, they grow up with corn\; they go forth\
 , and return not unto them. Who hath sent out the wild ass free? or who ha
 th loosed the bands of the wild ass? Whose house I have made the wildernes
 s\, and the barren land his dwellings. He scorneth the multitude of the ci
 ty\, neither regardeth he the crying of the driver. The range of the mount
 ains is his pasture\, and he searcheth after every green thing. Will the u
 nicorn be willing to serve thee\, or abide by thy crib? Canst thou bind th
 e unicorn with his band in the furrow? or will he harrow the valleys after
  thee? Wilt thou trust him\, because his strength is great? or wilt thou l
 eave thy labour to him? Wilt thou believe him\, that he will bring home th
 y seed\, and gather it into thy barn? Gavest thou the goodly wings unto th
 e peacocks? or wings and feathers unto the ostrich? Which leaveth her eggs
  in the earth\, and warmeth them in dust\, And forgetteth that the foot ma
 y crush them\, or that the wild beast may break them. She is hardened agai
 nst her young ones\, as though they were not hers: her labour is in vain w
 ithout fear\; Because God hath deprived her of wisdom\, neither hath he im
 parted to her understanding. What time she lifteth up herself on high\, sh
 e scorneth the horse and his rider. Hast thou given the horse strength? ha
 st thou clothed his neck with thunder? Canst thou make him afraid as a gra
 sshopper? the glory of his nostrils is terrible. He paweth in the valley\,
  and rejoiceth in his strength: he goeth on to meet the armed men. He mock
 eth at fear\, and is not affrighted\; neither turneth he back from the swo
 rd. The quiver rattleth against him\, the glittering spear and the shield.
  He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage: neither believeth he t
 hat 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 towa
 rd the south? Doth the eagle mount up at thy command\, and make her nest o
 n high? She dwelleth and abideth on the rock\, upon the crag of the rock\,
  and the strong place. From thence she seeketh the prey\, and her eyes beh
 old afar off. Her young ones also suck up blood: and where the slain are\,
  there is she.\n\nSecond Lesson — Mark 9:2-13\n¶ And after six days Jes
 us taketh with him Peter\, and James\, and John\, and leadeth them up into
  an high mountain apart by themselves: and he was transfigured before them
 . And his raiment became shining\, exceeding white as snow\; so as no full
 er on earth can white them. And there appeared unto them Elias with Moses:
  and they were talking with Jesus. And Peter answered and said to Jesus\, 
 Master\, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles\;
  one for thee\, and one for Moses\, and one for Elias. For he wist not wha
 t to say\; for they were sore afraid. And there was a cloud that overshado
 wed them: and a voice came out of the cloud\, saying\, This is my beloved 
 Son: hear him. And suddenly\, when they had looked round about\, they saw 
 no man any more\, save Jesus only with themselves. And as they came down f
 rom the mountain\, he charged them that they should tell no man what thing
 s they had seen\, till the Son of man were risen from the dead. And they k
 ept that saying with themselves\, questioning one with another what the ri
 sing from the dead should mean. ¶ And they asked him\, saying\, Why say t
 he scribes that Elias must first come? And he answered and told them\, Eli
 as verily cometh first\, and restoreth all things\; and how it is written 
 of the Son of man\, that he must suffer many things\, and be set at nought
 . But I say unto you\, That Elias is indeed come\, and they have done unto
  him whatsoever they listed\, as it is written of him.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Kings 13:1-10\nAnd\, behold\
 , there came a man of God out of Judah by the word of the LORD unto Beth-e
 l: and Jeroboam stood by the altar to burn incense. And he cried against t
 he altar in the word of the LORD\, and said\, O altar\, altar\, thus saith
  the LORD\; Behold\, a child shall be born unto the house of David\, Josia
 h by name\; and upon thee shall he offer the priests of the high places th
 at burn incense upon thee\, and men’s bones shall be burnt upon thee. An
 d he gave a sign the same day\, saying\, This is the sign which the LORD h
 ath spoken\; Behold\, the altar shall be rent\, and the ashes that are upo
 n it shall be poured out. And it came to pass\, when king Jeroboam heard t
 he saying of the man of God\, which had cried against the altar in Beth-el
 \, that he put forth his hand from the altar\, saying\, Lay hold on him. A
 nd his hand\, which he put forth against him\, dried up\, so that he could
  not pull it in again to him. The altar also was rent\, and the ashes pour
 ed out from the altar\, according to the sign which the man of God had giv
 en by the word of the LORD. And the king answered and said unto the man of
  God\, Intreat now the face of the LORD thy God\, and pray for me\, that m
 y hand may be restored me again. And the man of God besought the LORD\, an
 d the king’s hand was restored him again\, and became as it was before. 
 And the king said unto the man of God\, Come home with me\, and refresh th
 yself\, and I will give thee a reward. And the man of God said unto the ki
 ng\, If thou wilt give me half thine house\, I will not go in with thee\, 
 neither will I eat bread nor drink water in this place: For so was it char
 ged me by the word of the LORD\, saying\, Eat no bread\, nor drink water\,
  nor turn again by the same way that thou camest. So he went another way\,
  and returned not by the way that he came to Beth-el.\n\nSecond Lesson —
  Acts 11:19-30\n¶ Now they which were scattered abroad upon the persecuti
 on that arose about Stephen travelled as far as Phenice\, and Cyprus\, and
  Antioch\, preaching the word to none but unto the Jews only. And some of 
 them were men of Cyprus and Cyrene\, which\, when they were come to Antioc
 h\, spake unto the Grecians\, preaching the Lord Jesus. And the hand of th
 e Lord was with them: and a great number believed\, and turned unto the Lo
 rd. ¶ Then tidings of these things came unto the ears of the church which
  was in Jerusalem: and they sent forth Barnabas\, that he should go as far
  as Antioch. Who\, when he came\, and had seen the grace of God\, was glad
 \, and exhorted them all\, that with purpose of heart they would cleave un
 to the Lord. For he was a good man\, and full of the Holy Ghost and of fai
 th: and much people was added unto the Lord. Then departed Barnabas to Tar
 sus\, for to seek Saul: And when he had found him\, he brought him unto An
 tioch. And it came to pass\, that a whole year they assembled themselves w
 ith the church\, and taught much people. And the disciples were called Chr
 istians first in Antioch. ¶ And in these days came prophets from Jerusale
 m unto Antioch. And there stood up one of them named Agabus\, and signifie
 d by the Spirit that there should be great dearth throughout all the world
 : which came to pass in the days of Claudius Cæsar. Then the disciples\, 
 every man according to his ability\, determined to send relief unto the br
 ethren which dwelt in Judæa: Which also they did\, and sent it to the eld
 ers by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson —
  Job 40\nMoreover the LORD answered Job\, and said\, Shall he that contend
 eth with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth God\, let him answer
  it. ¶ Then Job answered the LORD\, and said\, Behold\, I am vile\; what 
 shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth. Once have I spoke
 n\; but I will not answer: yea\, twice\; but I will proceed no further. ¶
  Then answered the LORD unto Job out of the whirlwind\, and said\, Gird up
  thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee\, and declare thou unto m
 e. Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me\, that thou m
 ayest be righteous? Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with 
 a voice like him? Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency\; and array
  thyself with glory and beauty. Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath: and beh
 old every one that is proud\, and abase him. Look on every one that is pro
 ud\, and bring him low\; and tread down the wicked in their place. Hide th
 em in the dust together\; and bind their faces in secret. Then will I also
  confess unto thee that thine own right hand can save thee. ¶ Behold now 
 behemoth\, which I made with thee\; he eateth grass as an ox. Lo now\, his
  strength is in his loins\, and his force is in the navel of his belly. He
  moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped togeth
 er. His bones are as strong pieces of brass\; his bones are like bars of i
 ron. He is the chief of the ways of God: he that made him can make his swo
 rd to approach unto him. Surely the mountains bring him forth food\, where
  all the beasts of the field play. He lieth under the shady trees\, in the
  covert of the reed\, and fens. The shady trees cover him with their shado
 w\; the willows of the brook compass him about. Behold\, he drinketh up a 
 river\, and hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his m
 outh. He taketh it with his eyes: his nose pierceth through snares.\n\nSec
 ond Lesson — Mark 9:14-29\n¶ And when he came to his disciples\, he saw
  a great multitude about them\, and the scribes questioning with them. And
  straightway all the people\, when they beheld him\, were greatly amazed\,
  and running to him saluted him. And he asked the scribes\, What question 
 ye with them? And one of the multitude answered and said\, Master\, I have
  brought unto thee my son\, which hath a dumb spirit\; And wheresoever he 
 taketh him\, he teareth him: and he foameth\, and gnasheth with his teeth\
 , and pineth away: and I spake to thy disciples that they should cast him 
 out\; and they could not. He answereth him\, and saith\, O faithless gener
 ation\, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring h
 im unto me. And they brought him unto him: and when he saw him\, straightw
 ay the spirit tare him\; and he fell on the ground\, and wallowed foaming.
  And he asked his father\, How long is it ago since this came unto him? An
 d he said\, Of a child. And ofttimes it hath cast him into the fire\, and 
 into the waters\, to destroy him: but if thou canst do any thing\, have co
 mpassion on us\, and help us. Jesus said unto him\, If thou canst believe\
 , all things are possible to him that believeth. And straightway the fathe
 r of the child cried out\, and said with tears\, Lord\, I believe\; help t
 hou mine unbelief. When Jesus saw that the people came running together\, 
 he rebuked the foul spirit\, saying unto him\, Thou dumb and deaf spirit\,
  I charge thee\, come out of him\, and enter no more into him. And the spi
 rit cried\, and rent him sore\, and came out of him: and he was as one dea
 d\; insomuch that many said\, He is dead. But Jesus took him by the hand\,
  and lifted him up\; and he arose. And when he was come into the house\, h
 is disciples asked him privately\, Why could not we cast him out? And he s
 aid unto them\, This kind can come forth by nothing\, but by prayer and fa
 sting.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Kings 13:11-34\n¶ Now there
  dwelt an old prophet in Beth-el\; and his sons came and told him all the 
 works that the man of God had done that day in Beth-el: the words which he
  had spoken unto the king\, them they told also to their father. And their
  father said unto them\, What way went he? For his sons had seen what way 
 the man of God went\, which came from Judah. And he said unto his sons\, S
 addle me the ass. So they saddled him the ass: and he rode thereon\, And w
 ent after the man of God\, and found him sitting under an oak: and he said
  unto him\, Art thou the man of God that camest from Judah? And he said\, 
 I am. Then he said unto him\, Come home with me\, and eat bread. And he sa
 id\, I may not return with thee\, nor go in with thee: neither will I eat 
 bread nor drink water with thee in this place: For it was said to me by th
 e word of the LORD\, Thou shalt eat no bread nor drink water there\, nor t
 urn again to go by the way that thou camest. He said unto him\, I am a pro
 phet also as thou art\; and an angel spake unto me by the word of the LORD
 \, saying\, Bring him back with thee into thine house\, that he may eat br
 ead and drink water. But he lied unto him. So he went back with him\, and 
 did eat bread in his house\, and drank water. ¶ And it came to pass\, as 
 they sat at the table\, that the word of the LORD came unto the prophet th
 at brought him back: And he cried unto the man of God that came from Judah
 \, saying\, Thus saith the LORD\, Forasmuch as thou hast disobeyed the mou
 th of the LORD\, and hast not kept the commandment which the LORD thy God 
 commanded thee\, But camest back\, and hast eaten bread and drunk water in
  the place\, of the which the Lord did say to thee\, Eat no bread\, and dr
 ink no water\; thy carcase shall not come unto the sepulchre of thy father
 s. ¶ And it came to pass\, after he had eaten bread\, and after he had dr
 unk\, that he saddled for him the ass\, to wit\, for the prophet whom he h
 ad brought back. And when he was gone\, a lion met him by the way\, and sl
 ew him: and his carcase was cast in the way\, and the ass stood by it\, th
 e lion also stood by the carcase. And\, behold\, men passed by\, and saw t
 he carcase cast in the way\, and the lion standing by the carcase: and the
 y came and told it in the city where the old prophet dwelt. And when the p
 rophet that brought him back from the way heard thereof\, he said\, It is 
 the man of God\, who was disobedient unto the word of the LORD: therefore 
 the LORD hath delivered him unto the lion\, which hath torn him\, and slai
 n him\, according to the word of the LORD\, which he spake unto him. And h
 e spake to his sons\, saying\, Saddle me the ass. And they saddled him. An
 d he went and found his carcase cast in the way\, and the ass and the lion
  standing by the carcase: the lion had not eaten the carcase\, nor torn th
 e ass. And the prophet took up the carcase of the man of God\, and laid it
  upon the ass\, and brought it back: and the old prophet came to the city\
 , to mourn and to bury him. And he laid his carcase in his own grave\; and
  they mourned over him\, saying\, Alas\, my brother! And it came to pass\,
  after he had buried him\, that he spake to his sons\, saying\, When I am 
 dead\, then bury me in the sepulchre wherein the man of God is buried\; la
 y my bones beside his bones: For the saying which he cried by the word of 
 the LORD against the altar in Beth-el\, and against all the houses of the 
 high places which are in the cities of Samaria\, shall surely come to pass
 . ¶ After this thing Jeroboam returned not from his evil way\, but made a
 gain of the lowest of the people priests of the high places: whosoever wou
 ld\, he consecrated him\, and he became one of the priests of the high pla
 ces. And this thing became sin unto the house of Jeroboam\, even to cut it
  off\, and to destroy it from off the face of the earth.\n\nSecond Lesson 
 — Acts 12:1-11\nNow about that time Herod the king stretched forth his h
 ands 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 fur
 ther to take Peter also. (Then were the days of unleavened bread.) And whe
 n he had apprehended him\, he put him in prison\, and delivered him to fou
 r quaternions of soldiers to keep him\; intending after Easter to bring hi
 m forth 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 sol
 diers\, bound with two chains: and the keepers before the door kept the pr
 ison. And\, behold\, the angel of the Lord came upon him\, and a light shi
 ned in the prison: and he smote Peter on the side\, and raised him up\, sa
 ying\, Arise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands. And the a
 ngel 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 went 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 f
 irst and the second ward\, they came unto the iron gate that leadeth unto 
 the city\; which opened to them of his own accord: and they went out\, and
  passed 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\, t
 hat the Lord hath sent his angel\, and hath delivered me out of the hand o
 f Herod\, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews.\n\nEveni
 ng Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Job 41\nCanst thou draw out leviathan with an 
 hook? or his tongue with a cord which thou lettest down? Canst thou put an
  hook into his nose? or bore his jaw through with a thorn? Will he make ma
 ny supplications unto thee? will he speak soft words unto thee? Will he ma
 ke a covenant with thee? wilt thou take him for a servant for ever? Wilt t
 hou play with him as with a bird? or wilt thou bind him for thy maidens? S
 hall the companions make a banquet of him? shall they part him among the m
 erchants? Canst thou fill his skin with barbed irons? or his head with fis
 h spears? Lay thine hand upon him\, remember the battle\, do no more. Beho
 ld\, the hope of him is in vain: shall not one be cast down even at the si
 ght of him? None is so fierce that dare stir him up: who then is able to s
 tand before me? Who hath prevented me\, that I should repay him? whatsoeve
 r is under the whole heaven is mine. I will not conceal his parts\, nor hi
 s power\, nor his comely proportion. Who can discover the face of his garm
 ent? or who can come to him with his double bridle? Who can open the doors
  of his face? his teeth are terrible round about. His scales are his pride
 \, shut up together as with a close seal. One is so near to another\, that
  no air can come between them. They are joined one to another\, they stick
  together\, that they cannot be sundered. By his neesings a light doth shi
 ne\, and his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning. Out of his mouth go
  burning lamps\, and sparks of fire leap out. Out of his nostrils goeth sm
 oke\, as out of a seething pot or caldron. His breath kindleth coals\, and
  a flame goeth out of his mouth. In his neck remaineth strength\, and sorr
 ow is turned into joy before him. The flakes of his flesh are joined toget
 her: they are firm in themselves\; they cannot be moved. His heart is as f
 irm as a stone\; yea\, as hard as a piece of the nether millstone. When he
  raiseth up himself\, the mighty are afraid: by reason of breakings they p
 urify themselves. The sword of him that layeth at him cannot hold: the spe
 ar\, the dart\, nor the habergeon. He esteemeth iron as straw\, and brass 
 as rotten wood. The arrow cannot make him flee: slingstones are turned wit
 h him into stubble. Darts are counted as stubble: he laugheth at the shaki
 ng of a spear. Sharp stones are under him: he spreadeth sharp pointed thin
 gs upon the mire. He maketh the deep to boil like a pot: he maketh the sea
  like a pot of ointment. He maketh a path to shine after him\; one would t
 hink the deep to be hoary. Upon earth there is not his like\, who is made 
 without fear. He beholdeth all high things: he is a king over all the chil
 dren of pride.\n\nSecond Lesson — Mark 9:30-37\n¶ And they departed the
 nce\, and passed through Galilee\; and he would not that any man should kn
 ow it. For he taught his disciples\, and said unto them\, The Son of man i
 s delivered into the hands of men\, and they shall kill him\; and after th
 at he is killed\, he shall rise the third day. But they understood not tha
 t saying\, and were afraid to ask him. ¶ And he came to Capernaum: and be
 ing in the house he asked them\, What was it that ye disputed among yourse
 lves by the way? But they held their peace: for by the way they had disput
 ed among themselves\, who should be the greatest. And he sat down\, and ca
 lled the twelve\, and saith unto them\, If any man desire to be first\, th
 e same shall be last of all\, and servant of all. And he took a child\, an
 d set him in the midst of them: and when he had taken him in his arms\, he
  said unto them\, Whosoever shall receive one of such children in my name\
 , receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me\, receiveth not me\, but hi
 m that sent me.
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SUMMARY:Friday after the Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity
DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Kings 17\nAnd Elijah the Tis
 hbite\, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead\, said unto Ahab\, As the LOR
 D 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 hide th
 yself 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 feed t
 hee there. So he went and did according unto the word of the LORD: for he 
 went and dwelt by the brook Cherith\, that is before Jordan. And the raven
 s 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 while\, t
 hat the brook dried up\, because there had been no rain in the land. ¶ An
 d the word of the LORD came unto him\, saying\, Arise\, get thee to Zareph
 ath\, which belongeth to Zidon\, and dwell there: behold\, I have commande
 d a widow woman there to sustain thee. So he arose and went to Zarephath. 
 And when he came to the gate of the city\, behold\, the widow woman was th
 ere gathering of sticks: and he called to her\, and said\, Fetch me\, I pr
 ay thee\, a little water in a vessel\, that I may drink. And as she was go
 ing to fetch it\, he called to her\, and said\, Bring me\, I pray thee\, a
  morsel of bread in thine hand. And she said\, As the LORD thy God liveth\
 , I have not a cake\, but an handful of meal in a barrel\, and a little oi
 l in a cruse: and\, behold\, I am gathering two sticks\, that I may go in 
 and dress it for me and my son\, that we may eat it\, and die. And Elijah 
 said unto her\, Fear not\; go and do as thou hast said: but make me thereo
 f a little cake first\, and bring it unto me\, and after make for thee and
  for thy son. For thus saith the LORD God of Israel\, The barrel of meal s
 hall 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 th
 e saying of Elijah: and she\, and he\, and her house\, did eat many days. 
 And the barrel of meal wasted not\, neither did the cruse of oil fail\, ac
 cording to the word of the LORD\, which he spake by Elijah. ¶ And it came
  to pass after these things\, that the son of the woman\, the mistress of 
 the house\, fell sick\; and his sickness was so sore\, that there was no b
 reath 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 h
 im out of her bosom\, and carried him up into a loft\, where he abode\, an
 d laid him upon his own bed. And he cried unto the LORD\, and said\, O LOR
 D 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 t
 his child’s soul come into him again. And the LORD heard the voice of El
 ijah\; 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 
 house\, 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 ar
 t a man of God\, and that the word of the LORD in thy mouth is truth.\n\nS
 econd Lesson — Acts 12:12-25\nAnd when he had considered the thing\, he 
 came to the house of Mary the mother of John\, whose surname was Mark\; wh
 ere many were gathered together praying. And as Peter knocked at the door 
 of the gate\, a damsel came to hearken\, named Rhoda. And when she knew Pe
 ter’s voice\, she opened not the gate for gladness\, but ran in\, and to
 ld how Peter stood before the gate. And they said unto her\, Thou art mad.
  But she constantly affirmed that it was even so. Then said they\, It is h
 is angel. But Peter continued knocking: and when they had opened the door\
 , and saw him\, they were astonished. But he\, beckoning unto them with th
 e hand to hold their peace\, declared unto them how the Lord had brought h
 im out of the prison. And he said\, Go shew these things unto James\, and 
 to the brethren. And he departed\, and went into another place. Now as soo
 n as it was day\, there was no small stir among the soldiers\, what was be
 come of Peter. And when Herod had sought for him\, and found him not\, he 
 examined the keepers\, and commanded that they should be put to death. And
  he went down from Judæa to Cæsarea\, and there abode. ¶ And Herod was 
 highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon: but they came with one acco
 rd to him\, and\, having made Blastus the king’s chamberlain their frien
 d\, desired peace\; because their country was nourished by the king’s co
 untry. And upon a set day Herod\, arrayed in royal apparel\, sat upon his 
 throne\, and made an oration unto them. And the people gave a shout\, sayi
 ng\, It is the voice of a god\, and not of a man. And immediately the ange
 l of the Lord smote him\, because he gave not God the glory: and he was ea
 ten of worms\, and gave up the ghost. ¶ But the word of God grew and mult
 iplied. And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem\, when they had fulf
 illed their ministry\, and took with them John\, whose surname was Mark.\n
 \nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Job 42\nThen Job answered the LORD\, an
 d said\, I know that thou canst do every thing\, and that no thought can b
 e withholden from thee. Who is he that hideth counsel without knowledge? t
 herefore have I uttered that I understood not\; things too wonderful for m
 e\, which I knew not. Hear\, I beseech thee\, and I will speak: I will dem
 and of thee\, and declare thou unto me. I have heard of thee by the hearin
 g of the ear: but now mine eye seeth thee. Wherefore I abhor myself\, and 
 repent in dust and ashes. ¶ And it was so\, that after the LORD had spoke
 n these words unto Job\, the LORD said to Eliphaz the Temanite\, My wrath 
 is kindled against thee\, and against thy two friends: for ye have not spo
 ken of me the thing that is right\, as my servant Job hath. Therefore take
  unto you now seven bullocks and seven rams\, and go to my servant Job\, a
 nd offer up for yourselves a burnt offering\; and my servant Job shall pra
 y for you: for him will I accept: lest I deal with you after your folly\, 
 in that ye have not spoken of me the thing which is right\, like my servan
 t Job. So Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naama
 thite went\, and did according as the LORD commanded them: the LORD also a
 ccepted Job. And the LORD turned the captivity of Job\, when he prayed for
  his friends: also the LORD gave Job twice as much as he had before. Then 
 came there unto him all his brethren\, and all his sisters\, and all they 
 that had been of his acquaintance before\, and did eat bread with him in h
 is house: and they bemoaned him\, and comforted him over all the evil that
  the LORD had brought upon him: every man also gave him a piece of money\,
  and every one an earring of gold. So the LORD blessed the latter end of J
 ob more than his beginning: for he had fourteen thousand sheep\, and six t
 housand camels\, and a thousand yoke of oxen\, and a thousand she asses. H
 e had also seven sons and three daughters. And he called the name of the f
 irst\, Jemima\; and the name of the second\, Kezia\; and the name of the t
 hird\, Keren-happuch. And in all the land were no women found so fair as t
 he daughters of Job: and their father gave them inheritance among their br
 ethren. After this lived Job an hundred and forty years\, and saw his sons
 \, and his sons’ sons\, even four generations. So Job died\, being old a
 nd full of days.\n\nSecond Lesson — Mark 9:38-50\n¶ And John answered h
 im\, saying\, Master\, we saw one casting out devils in thy name\, and he 
 followeth not us: and we forbad him\, because he followeth not us. But Jes
 us said\, Forbid him not: for there is no man which shall do a miracle in 
 my name\, that can lightly speak evil of me. For he that is not against us
  is on our part. For whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in m
 y name\, because ye belong to Christ\, verily I say unto you\, he shall no
 t lose his reward. And whosoever shall offend one of these little ones tha
 t believe in me\, it is better for him that a millstone were hanged about 
 his neck\, and he were cast into the sea. And if thy hand offend thee\, cu
 t it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed\, than having tw
 o hands to go into hell\, into the fire that never shall be quenched: Wher
 e their worm dieth not\, and the fire is not quenched. And if thy foot off
 end thee\, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter halt into life\, tha
 n having two feet to be cast into hell\, into the fire that never shall be
  quenched: Where their worm dieth not\, and the fire is not quenched. And 
 if thine eye offend thee\, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter in
 to the kingdom of God with one eye\, than having two eyes to be cast into 
 hell fire: Where their worm dieth not\, and the fire is not quenched. For 
 every one shall be salted with fire\, and every sacrifice shall be salted 
 with salt. Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his saltness\, wherewit
 h will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves\, and have peace one with ano
 ther.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Kings 18:1-20\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. So Obadiah went to meet Ahab\, and told him
 : and Ahab went to meet Elijah. ¶ And it came to pass\, when Ahab saw Eli
 jah\, 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 hous
 e\, in that ye have forsaken the commandments of the LORD\, and thou hast 
 followed Baalim. Now therefore send\, and gather to me all Israel unto mou
 nt Carmel\, and the prophets of Baal four hundred and fifty\, and the prop
 hets 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.\n\nSecond Lesson — Acts 13:1-12\nNow there were in th
 e church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers\; as Barnabas\,
  and Simeon that was called Niger\, and Lucius of Cyrene\, and Manaen\, wh
 ich had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch\, and Saul. As they minist
 ered to the Lord\, and fasted\, the Holy Ghost said\, Separate me Barnabas
  and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them. And when they had fas
 ted and prayed\, and laid their hands on them\, they sent them away. ¶ So
  they\, being sent forth by the Holy Ghost\, departed unto Seleucia\; and 
 from thence they sailed to Cyprus. And when they were at Salamis\, they pr
 eached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews: and they had also Jo
 hn to their minister. 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: Which was with the deputy of the country\, Sergius Paulus\, a 
 prudent man\; who called for Barnabas and Saul\, and desired to hear the w
 ord 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 Sau
 l\, (who also is called Paul\,) filled with the Holy Ghost\, set his eyes 
 on him\, And said\, O full of all subtilty and all mischief\, thou child o
 f the devil\, thou enemy of all righteousness\, wilt thou not cease to per
 vert the right ways of the Lord? And now\, behold\, the hand of the Lord i
 s upon thee\, and thou shalt be blind\, not seeing the sun for a season. A
 nd immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkness\; and he went about
  seeking some to lead him by the hand. Then the deputy\, when he saw what 
 was done\, believed\, being astonished at the doctrine of the Lord.\n\nEve
 ning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Amos 1\nThe words of Amos\, who was among th
 e herdmen of Tekoa\, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah 
 king of Judah\, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israe
 l\, two years before the earthquake. And he said\, The LORD will roar from
  Zion\, and utter his voice from Jerusalem\; and the habitations of the sh
 epherds shall mourn\, and the top of Carmel shall wither. Thus saith the L
 ORD\; For three transgressions of Damascus\, and for four\, I will not tur
 n away the punishment thereof\; because they have threshed Gilead with thr
 eshing instruments of iron: But I will send a fire into the house of Hazae
 l\, which shall devour the palaces of Ben-hadad. I will break also the bar
  of Damascus\, and cut off the inhabitant from the plain of Aven\, and him
  that holdeth the sceptre from the house of Eden: and the people of Syria 
 shall go into captivity unto Kir\, saith the LORD. ¶ Thus saith the LORD\
 ; For three transgressions of Gaza\, and for four\, I will not turn away t
 he punishment thereof\; because they carried away captive the whole captiv
 ity\, to deliver them up to Edom: But I will send a fire on the wall of Ga
 za\, which shall devour the palaces thereof: And I will cut off the inhabi
 tant from Ashdod\, and him that holdeth the sceptre from Ashkelon\, and I 
 will turn mine hand against Ekron: and the remnant of the Philistines shal
 l perish\, saith the Lord GOD. ¶ Thus saith the LORD\; For three transgre
 ssions of Tyrus\, and for four\, I will not turn away the punishment there
 of\; because they delivered up the whole captivity to Edom\, and remembere
 d not the brotherly covenant: But I will send a fire on the wall of Tyrus\
 , which shall devour the palaces thereof. ¶ Thus saith the LORD\; For thr
 ee transgressions of Edom\, and for four\, I will not turn away the punish
 ment thereof\; because he did pursue his brother with the sword\, and did 
 cast off all pity\, and his anger did tear perpetually\, and he kept his w
 rath for ever: But I will send a fire upon Teman\, which shall devour the 
 palaces of Bozrah. ¶ Thus saith the LORD\; For three transgressions of th
 e children of Ammon\, and for four\, I will not turn away the punishment t
 hereof\; because they have ripped up the women with child of Gilead\, that
  they might enlarge their border: But I will kindle a fire in the wall of 
 Rabbah\, and it shall devour the palaces thereof\, with shouting in the da
 y of battle\, with a tempest in the day of the whirlwind: And their king s
 hall go into captivity\, he and his princes together\, saith the LORD.\n\n
 Second Lesson — Mark 10:1-16\nAnd he arose from thence\, and cometh into
  the coasts of Judæa by the farther side of Jordan: and the people resort
  unto him again\; and\, as he was wont\, he taught them again. ¶ And the 
 Pharisees came to him\, and asked him\, Is it lawful for a man to put away
  his wife? tempting him. And he answered and said unto them\, What did Mos
 es command you? And they said\, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcem
 ent\, and to put her away. And Jesus answered and said unto them\, For the
  hardness of your heart he wrote you this precept. But from the beginning 
 of the creation God made them male and female. For this cause shall a man 
 leave his father and mother\, and cleave to his wife\; And they twain shal
 l be one flesh: so then they are no more twain\, but one flesh. What there
 fore God hath joined together\, let not man put asunder. And in the house 
 his disciples asked him again of the same matter. And he saith unto them\,
  Whosoever shall put away his wife\, and marry another\, committeth adulte
 ry against her. And if a woman shall put away her husband\, and be married
  to another\, she committeth adultery. ¶ And they brought young children 
 to him\, that he should touch them: and his disciples rebuked those that b
 rought them. But when Jesus saw it\, he was much displeased\, and said unt
 o them\, Suffer the little children to come unto me\, and forbid them not:
  for of such is the kingdom of God. Verily I say unto you\, Whosoever shal
 l not receive the kingdom of God as a little child\, he shall not enter th
 erein. And he took them up in his arms\, put his hands upon them\, and ble
 ssed them.
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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 18:21-46\nAnd Elijah c
 ame unto all the people\, and said\, How long halt ye between two opinions
 ? if the LORD be God\, follow him: but if Baal\, then follow him. And the 
 people answered him not a word. Then said Elijah unto the people\, I\, eve
 n I only\, remain a prophet of the LORD\; but Baal’s prophets are four h
 undred and fifty men. Let them therefore give us two bullocks\; and let th
 em choose one bullock for themselves\, and cut it in pieces\, and lay it o
 n wood\, and put no fire under: and I will dress the other bullock\, and l
 ay it on wood\, and put no fire under: And call ye on the name of your god
 s\, and I will 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. And Elijah said unto the prophets of Baal\, Choose you one bullock
  for yourselves\, and dress it first\; for ye are many\; and call on the n
 ame of your gods\, but put no fire under. And they took the bullock which 
 was given them\, and they dressed it\, and called on the name of Baal from
  morning even until noon\, saying\, O Baal\, hear us. But there was no voi
 ce\, 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 al
 oud: for he is a god\; either he is talking\, or he is pursuing\, or he is
  in a journey\, or peradventure he sleepeth\, and must be awaked. And they
  cried aloud\, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lance
 ts\, till the blood gushed out upon them. And it came to pass\, when midda
 y was past\, and they prophesied until the time of the offering of the eve
 ning sacrifice\, that there was neither voice\, nor any to answer\, nor an
 y that regarded. 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 LO
 RD that was broken down. And Elijah took twelve stones\, according to the 
 number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob\, unto whom the word of the LORD
  came\, saying\, Israel shall be thy name: And with the stones he built an
  altar in the name of the LORD: and he made a trench about the altar\, as 
 great as would contain two measures of seed. And he put the wood in order\
 , and cut the bullock in pieces\, and laid him on the wood\, and said\, Fi
 ll four barrels with water\, and pour it on the burnt sacrifice\, and on t
 he wood. And he said\, Do it the second time. And they did it the second t
 ime. And he said\, Do it the third time. And they did it the third time. A
 nd the water ran round about the altar\; and he filled the trench also wit
 h water. And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening sa
 crifice\, that Elijah the prophet came near\, and said\, LORD God of Abrah
 am\, Isaac\, and of Israel\, let it be known this day that thou art God in
  Israel\, and that I am thy servant\, and that I have done all these thing
 s 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 again.
  Then the fire of the LORD fell\, and consumed the burnt sacrifice\, and t
 he 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 faces:
  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 them es
 cape. And they took them: and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon
 \, and slew them there. ¶ And Elijah said unto Ahab\, Get thee up\, eat a
 nd drink\; for there is a sound of abundance of rain. So Ahab went up to e
 at and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel\; and he cast him
 self down upon the earth\, and put his face between his knees\, And said t
 o his servant\, Go up now\, look toward the sea. And he went up\, and look
 ed\, 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 ariset
 h a little cloud out of the sea\, like a man’s hand. And he said\, Go 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 heaven wa
 s black with clouds and wind\, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode\,
  and went to Jezreel. And the hand of the LORD was on Elijah\; and he gird
 ed up his loins\, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.\n\nSecon
 d Lesson — Acts 13:13-41\nNow when Paul and his company loosed from Paph
 os\, they came to Perga in Pamphylia: and John departing from them returne
 d to Jerusalem. ¶ But when they departed from Perga\, they came to Antioc
 h in Pisidia\, and went into the synagogue on the sabbath day\, and sat do
 wn. And after the reading of the law and the prophets the rulers of the sy
 nagogue sent unto them\, saying\, Ye men and brethren\, if ye have any wor
 d of exhortation for the people\, say on. Then Paul stood up\, and beckoni
 ng with his hand said\, Men of Israel\, and ye that fear God\, give audien
 ce. The God of this people of Israel chose our fathers\, and exalted the p
 eople 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 manners in the wilderness. And when he had destroyed seven natio
 ns in the land of Chanaan\, he divided their land to them by lot. And afte
 r that he gave unto them judges about the space of four hundred and fifty 
 years\, until Samuel the prophet. And afterward they desired a king: and G
 od gave unto them Saul the son of Cis\, a man of the tribe of Benjamin\, b
 y the space of forty years. And when he had removed him\, he raised up unt
 o them David to be their king\; to whom also he gave testimony\, and said\
 , I have found David the son of Jesse\, a man after mine own heart\, which
  shall fulfil all my will. Of this man’s seed hath God according to his 
 promise raised unto Israel a Saviour\, Jesus: When John had first preached
  before his coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel. 
 And as John fulfilled his course\, he said\, Whom think ye that I am? I am
  not he. But\, behold\, there cometh one after me\, whose shoes of his fee
 t I am not worthy to loose. Men and brethren\, children of the stock of Ab
 raham\, and whosoever among you feareth God\, to you is the word of this s
 alvation sent. For they that dwell at Jerusalem\, and their rulers\, becau
 se they knew him not\, nor yet the voices of the prophets which are read e
 very sabbath day\, they have fulfilled them in condemning him. And though 
 they found no cause of death in him\, yet desired they Pilate that he shou
 ld be slain. And when they had fulfilled all that was written of him\, the
 y took him down from the tree\, and laid him in a sepulchre. But God raise
 d him from the dead: And he was seen many days of them which came up with 
 him from Galilee to Jerusalem\, who are his witnesses unto the people. And
  we declare unto you glad tidings\, how that the promise which was made un
 to the fathers\, God hath fulfilled the same unto us their children\, in t
 hat he hath raised up Jesus again\; as it is also written in the second ps
 alm\, Thou art my Son\, this day have I begotten thee. And as concerning t
 hat he raised him up from the dead\, now no more to return to corruption\,
  he said on this wise\, I will give you the sure mercies of David. Wherefo
 re he saith also in another psalm\, Thou shalt not suffer thine Holy One t
 o see corruption. For David\, after he had served his own generation by th
 e will of God\, fell on sleep\, and was laid unto his fathers\, and saw co
 rruption: But he\, whom God raised again\, saw no corruption. ¶ Be it kno
 wn unto you therefore\, men and brethren\, that through this man is preach
 ed unto you the forgiveness of sins: And by him all that believe are justi
 fied from 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 prophets\; 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 declare it unto you.\n\nEvening Prayer (The Eve of Saint Michael and 
 All Angels)\nFirst Lesson — 2 Kings 6:8-17\n¶ Then the king of Syria wa
 rred against Israel\, and took counsel with his servants\, saying\, In suc
 h 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 trouble
 d for this thing\; and he called his servants\, and said unto them\, Will 
 ye not shew me which of us is for the king of Israel? And one of his serva
 nts said\, None\, my lord\, O king: but Elisha\, the prophet that is in Is
 rael\, telleth the king of Israel the words that thou speakest in thy bedc
 hamber. ¶ And he said\, Go and spy where he is\, that I may send and fetc
 h him. And it was told him\, saying\, Behold\, he is in Dothan. Therefore 
 sent 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 
 God 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 
 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\, L
 ORD\, I pray thee\, open his eyes\, that he may see. And the LORD opened t
 he eyes of the young man\; and he saw: and\, behold\, the mountain was ful
 l of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.\n\nSecond Lesson — 
 Acts 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 wit
 h 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 qu
 aternions of soldiers to keep him\; intending after Easter to bring him fo
 rth 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 soldier
 s\, 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 
 in 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. An
 d he saith unto him\, Cast thy garment about thee\, and follow me. And he 
 went 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 
 city\; which opened to them of his own accord: and they went out\, and pas
 sed 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 
 the Lord hath sent his angel\, and hath delivered me out of the hand of He
 rod\, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews.
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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 — Daniel 12:1-3\nAnd at that 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 never was since there was
  a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be del
 ivered\, every one that shall be found written in the book. And many of th
 em that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake\, some to everlasting l
 ife\, and some to shame and everlasting contempt. And they that be wise sh
 all shine as the brightness of the firmament\; and they that turn many to 
 righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.\n\nSecond Lesson — Revelat
 ion 5\nAnd I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book wr
 itten within and on the backside\, sealed with seven seals. And I saw a st
 rong angel proclaiming with a loud voice\, Who is worthy to open the book\
 , and to loose the seals thereof? And no man in heaven\, nor in earth\, ne
 ither under the earth\, was able to open the book\, neither to look thereo
 n. And I wept much\, because no man was found worthy to open and to read t
 he book\, neither to look thereon. And one of the elders saith unto me\, W
 eep not: behold\, the Lion of the tribe of Juda\, the 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 of the four beasts\, an
 d in the midst of the elders\, stood a Lamb as it had been slain\, having 
 seven horns and seven eyes\, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth
  into all the earth. And he came and took the book out of the right hand o
 f him that sat upon the throne. And when he had taken the book\, the four 
 beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb\, having every
  one of them harps\, and golden vials full of odours\, which are the praye
 rs of saints. And they sung a new song\, saying\, Thou art worthy to take 
 the book\, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain\, and hast r
 edeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred\, and tongue\, and peo
 ple\, and nation\; And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we
  shall reign on the earth. And I beheld\, and I heard the voice of many an
 gels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number 
 of them was ten thousand times ten thousand\, and thousands of thousands\;
  Saying with a loud voice\, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive p
 ower\, and riches\, and wisdom\, and strength\, and honour\, and glory\, a
 nd blessing. And every creature which is in heaven\, and on the earth\, an
 d 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 Lamb for ever and ever. A
 nd the four beasts said\, Amen. And the four and twenty elders fell down a
 nd worshipped him that liveth for ever and ever.
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SUMMARY:Wednesday after the Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity
DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Kings 20:1-22\nAnd Ben-hadad
  the king of Syria gathered all his host together: and there were thirty a
 nd two kings with him\, and horses\, and chariots: and he went up and besi
 eged Samaria\, and warred against it. And he sent messengers to Ahab king 
 of Israel into the city\, and said unto him\, Thus saith Ben-hadad\, Thy s
 ilver and thy gold is mine\; thy wives also and thy children\, even the go
 odliest\, are mine. And the king of Israel answered and said\, My lord\, O
  king\, according to thy saying\, I am thine\, and all that I have. And th
 e messengers came again\, and said\, Thus speaketh Ben-hadad\, saying\, Al
 though I have sent unto thee\, saying\, Thou shalt deliver me thy silver\,
  and thy gold\, and thy wives\, and thy children\; Yet I will send my serv
 ants unto thee to morrow about this time\, and they shall search thine hou
 se\, and the houses of thy servants\; and it shall be\, that whatsoever is
  pleasant in thine eyes\, they shall put it in their hand\, and take it aw
 ay. Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land\, and said\,
  Mark\, I pray you\, and see how this man seeketh mischief: for he sent un
 to me for my wives\, and for my children\, and for my silver\, and for my 
 gold\; and I denied him not. And all the elders and all the people said un
 to him\, Hearken not unto him\, nor consent. Wherefore he said unto the me
 ssengers of Ben-hadad\, Tell my lord the king\, All that thou didst send f
 or to thy servant at the first I will do: but this thing I may not do. And
  the messengers departed\, and brought him word again. And Ben-hadad sent 
 unto him\, and said\, The gods do so unto me\, and more also\, if the dust
  of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the people that follow me. 
 And the king of Israel answered and said\, Tell him\, Let not him that gir
 deth on his harness boast himself as he that putteth it off. And it came t
 o pass\, when Ben-hadad heard this message\, as he was drinking\, he and t
 he kings in the pavilions\, that he said unto his servants\, Set yourselve
 s in array. And they set themselves in array against the city. ¶ And\, be
 hold\, there came a prophet unto Ahab king of Israel\, saying\, Thus saith
  the LORD\, Hast thou seen all this great multitude? behold\, I will deliv
 er it into thine hand this day\; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD. A
 nd Ahab said\, By whom? And he said\, Thus saith the LORD\, Even by the yo
 ung men of the princes of the provinces. Then he said\, Who shall order th
 e battle? And he answered\, Thou. Then he numbered the young men of the pr
 inces of the provinces\, and they were two hundred and thirty two: and aft
 er them he numbered all the people\, even all the children of Israel\, bei
 ng seven thousand. And they went out at noon. But Ben-hadad was drinking h
 imself drunk in the pavilions\, he and the kings\, the thirty and two king
 s that helped him. And the young men of the princes of the provinces went 
 out first\; and Ben-hadad sent out\, and they told him\, saying\, There ar
 e men come out of Samaria. And he said\, Whether they be come out for peac
 e\, take them alive\; or whether they be come out for war\, take them aliv
 e. So these young men of the princes of the provinces came out of the city
 \, and the army which followed them. And they slew every one his man: and 
 the Syrians fled\; and Israel pursued them: and Ben-hadad the king of Syri
 a escaped on an horse with the horsemen. And the king of Israel went out\,
  and smote the horses and chariots\, and slew the Syrians with a great sla
 ughter. ¶ And the prophet came to the king of Israel\, and said unto him\
 , Go\, strengthen thyself\, and mark\, and see what thou doest: for at the
  return of the year the king of Syria will come up against thee.\n\nSecond
  Lesson — Acts 14:8-28\n¶ And there sat a certain man at Lystra\, impot
 ent in his feet\, being a cripple from his mother’s womb\, who never had
  walked: The same heard Paul speak: who stedfastly beholding him\, and per
 ceiving that he had faith to be healed\, Said with a loud voice\, Stand up
 right on thy feet. And he leaped and walked. And when the people saw what 
 Paul had done\, they lifted up their voices\, saying in the speech of Lyca
 onia\, The gods are come down to us in the likeness of men. And they calle
 d Barnabas\, Jupiter\; and Paul\, Mercurius\, because he was the chief spe
 aker. Then the priest of Jupiter\, which was before their city\, brought o
 xen and garlands unto the gates\, and would have done sacrifice with the p
 eople. Which when the apostles\, Barnabas and Paul\, heard of\, they rent 
 their clothes\, and ran in among the people\, crying out\, And saying\, Si
 rs\, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you\, a
 nd preach unto you that ye should turn from these vanities unto the living
  God\, which made heaven\, and earth\, and the sea\, and all things that a
 re therein: Who in times past suffered all nations to walk in their own wa
 ys. Nevertheless he left not himself without witness\, in that he did good
 \, and gave us rain from heaven\, and fruitful seasons\, filling our heart
 s with food and gladness. And with these sayings scarce restrained they th
 e people\, that they had not done sacrifice unto them. ¶ And there came t
 hither certain Jews from Antioch and Iconium\, who persuaded the people\, 
 and\, having stoned Paul\, drew him out of the city\, supposing he had bee
 n dead. Howbeit\, as the disciples stood round about him\, he rose up\, an
 d came into the city: and the next day he departed with Barnabas to Derbe.
  And when they had preached the gospel to that city\, and had taught many\
 , they returned again to Lystra\, and to Iconium\, and Antioch\, Confirmin
 g the souls of the disciples\, and exhorting them to continue in the faith
 \, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God
 . And when they had ordained them elders in every church\, and had prayed 
 with fasting\, they commended them to the Lord\, on whom they believed. An
 d after they had passed throughout Pisidia\, they came to Pamphylia. And w
 hen they had preached the word in Perga\, they went down into Attalia: And
  thence sailed to Antioch\, from whence they had been recommended to the g
 race of God for the work which they fulfilled. And when they were come\, a
 nd had gathered the church together\, they rehearsed all that God had done
  with them\, and how he had opened the door of faith unto the Gentiles. An
 d there they abode long time with the disciples.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst 
 Lesson — Amos 4\nHear this word\, ye kine of Bashan\, that are in the mo
 untain of Samaria\, which oppress the poor\, which crush the needy\, which
  say to their masters\, Bring\, and let us drink. The Lord GOD hath sworn 
 by his holiness\, that\, lo\, the days shall come upon you\, that he will 
 take you away with hooks\, and your posterity with fishhooks. And ye shall
  go out at the breaches\, every cow at that which is before her\; and ye s
 hall cast them into the palace\, saith the LORD. ¶ Come to Beth-el\, and 
 transgress\; at Gilgal multiply transgression\; and bring your sacrifices 
 every morning\, and your tithes after three years: And offer a sacrifice o
 f thanksgiving with leaven\, and proclaim and publish the free offerings: 
 for this liketh you\, O ye children of Israel\, saith the Lord GOD. ¶ And
  I also have given you cleanness of teeth in all your cities\, and want of
  bread in all your places: yet have ye not returned unto me\, saith the LO
 RD. And also I have withholden the rain from you\, when there were yet thr
 ee months to the harvest: and I caused it to rain upon one city\, and caus
 ed it not to rain upon another city: one piece was rained upon\, and the p
 iece whereupon it rained not withered. So two or three cities wandered unt
 o one city\, to drink water\; but they were not satisfied: yet have ye not
  returned unto me\, saith the LORD. I have smitten you with blasting and m
 ildew: when your gardens and your vineyards and your fig trees and your ol
 ive trees increased\, the palmerworm devoured them: yet have ye not return
 ed unto me\, saith the LORD. I have sent among you the pestilence after th
 e manner of Egypt: your young men have I slain with the sword\, and have t
 aken away your horses\; and I have made the stink of your camps to come up
  unto your nostrils: yet have ye not returned unto me\, saith the LORD. I 
 have overthrown some of you\, as God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah\, and ye
  were as a firebrand plucked out of the burning: yet have ye not returned 
 unto me\, saith the LORD. Therefore thus will I do unto thee\, O Israel: a
 nd because I will do this unto thee\, prepare to meet thy God\, O Israel. 
 For\, lo\, he that formeth the mountains\, and createth the wind\, and dec
 lareth unto man what is his thought\, that maketh the morning darkness\, a
 nd treadeth upon the high places of the earth\, The LORD\, The God of host
 s\, is his name.\n\nSecond Lesson — Mark 10:35-45\n¶ And James and John
 \, the sons of Zebedee\, come unto him\, saying\, Master\, we would that t
 hou shouldest do for us whatsoever we shall desire. And he said unto them\
 , What would ye that I should do for you? They said unto him\, Grant unto 
 us that we may sit\, one on thy right hand\, and the other on thy left han
 d\, in thy glory. But Jesus said unto them\, Ye know not what ye ask: can 
 ye drink of the cup that I drink of? and be baptized with the baptism that
  I am 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 bap
 tism that I am baptized withal shall ye be baptized: But to sit on my righ
 t hand 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
  much displeased with James and John. But Jesus called them to him\, and s
 aith unto them\, Ye know that they which are accounted to rule over the Ge
 ntiles exercise lordship over them\; and their great ones exercise authori
 ty upon them. But so shall it not be among you: but whosoever will be grea
 t among you\, shall be your minister: And whosoever of you will be the chi
 efest\, shall be servant of all. For even the Son of man came not to be mi
 nistered unto\, but to minister\, and to give his life a ransom for many.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Kings 20:23-43\nAnd the serv
 ants of the king of Syria said unto him\, Their gods are gods of the hills
 \; therefore they were stronger than we\; but let us fight against them in
  the plain\, and surely we shall be stronger than they. And do this thing\
 , Take the kings away\, every man out of his place\, and put captains in t
 heir rooms: And number thee an army\, like the army that thou hast lost\, 
 horse for horse\, and chariot for chariot: and we will fight against them 
 in the plain\, and surely we shall be stronger than they. And he hearkened
  unto their voice\, and did so. And it came to pass at the return of the y
 ear\, that Ben-hadad numbered the Syrians\, and went up to Aphek\, to figh
 t against Israel. And the children of Israel were numbered\, and were all 
 present\, and went against them: and the children of Israel pitched before
  them like two little flocks of kids\; but the Syrians filled the country.
  ¶ And there came a man of God\, and spake unto the king of Israel\, and 
 said\, Thus saith the LORD\, Because the Syrians have said\, The LORD is G
 od of the hills\, but he is not God of the valleys\, therefore will I deli
 ver all this great multitude into thine hand\, and ye shall know that I am
  the LORD. And they pitched one over against the other seven days. And so 
 it was\, that in the seventh day the battle was joined: and the children o
 f Israel slew of the Syrians an hundred thousand footmen in one day. But t
 he rest fled to Aphek\, into the city\; and there a wall fell upon twenty 
 and seven thousand of the men that were left. And Ben-hadad fled\, and cam
 e into the city\, into an inner chamber. ¶ And his servants said unto him
 \, Behold now\, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are me
 rciful kings: let us\, I pray thee\, put sackcloth on our loins\, and rope
 s upon our heads\, and go out to the king of Israel: peradventure he will 
 save thy life. So they girded sackcloth on their loins\, and put ropes on 
 their heads\, and came to the king of Israel\, and said\, Thy servant Ben-
 hadad saith\, I pray thee\, let me live. And he said\, Is he yet alive? he
  is my brother. Now the men did diligently observe whether any thing would
  come from him\, and did hastily catch it: and they said\, Thy brother Ben
 -hadad. Then he said\, Go ye\, bring him. Then Ben-hadad came forth to him
 \; and he caused him to come up into the chariot. And Ben-hadad said unto 
 him\, The cities\, which my father took from thy father\, I will restore\;
  and thou shalt make streets for thee in Damascus\, as my father made in S
 amaria. Then said Ahab\, I will send thee away with this covenant. So he m
 ade a covenant with him\, and sent him away. ¶ And a certain man of the s
 ons of the prophets said unto his neighbour in the word of the LORD\, Smit
 e me\, I pray thee. And the man refused to smite him. Then said he unto hi
 m\, Because thou hast not obeyed the voice of the LORD\, behold\, as soon 
 as thou art departed from me\, a lion shall slay thee. And as soon as he w
 as departed from him\, a lion found him\, and slew him. Then he found anot
 her man\, and said\, Smite me\, I pray thee. And the man smote him\, so th
 at in smiting he wounded him. So the prophet departed\, and waited for the
  king by the way\, and disguised himself with ashes upon his face. And as 
 the king passed by\, he cried unto the king: and he said\, Thy servant wen
 t out into the midst of the battle\; and\, behold\, a man turned aside\, a
 nd brought a man unto me\, and said\, Keep this man: if by any means he be
  missing\, then shall thy life be for his life\, or else thou shalt pay a 
 talent of silver. And as thy servant was busy here and there\, he was gone
 . And the king of Israel said unto him\, So shall thy judgment be\; thysel
 f hast decided it. And he hasted\, and took the ashes away from his face\;
  and the king of Israel discerned him that he was of the prophets. And he 
 said unto him\, Thus saith the LORD\, Because thou hast let go out of thy 
 hand a man whom I appointed to utter destruction\, therefore thy life shal
 l go for his life\, and thy people for his people. And the king of Israel 
 went to his house heavy and displeased\, and came to Samaria.\n\nSecond Le
 sson — Acts 15:1-21\nAnd certain men which came down from Judæa taught 
 the brethren\, and said\, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Mos
 es\, ye cannot be saved. When therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small dis
 sension and disputation with them\, they determined that Paul and Barnabas
 \, and certain other of them\, should go up to Jerusalem unto the apostles
  and elders about this question. And being brought on their way by the chu
 rch\, they passed through Phenice and Samaria\, declaring the conversion o
 f the Gentiles: and they caused great joy unto all the brethren. And when 
 they were come to Jerusalem\, they were received of the church\, and of th
 e apostles and elders\, and they declared all things that God had done wit
 h them. But there rose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees which belie
 ved\, saying\, That it was needful to circumcise them\, and to command the
 m to keep the law of Moses. ¶ And the apostles and elders came together f
 or to consider of this matter. And when there had been much disputing\, Pe
 ter rose up\, and said unto them\, Men and brethren\, ye know how that a g
 ood while ago God made choice among us\, that the Gentiles by my mouth sho
 uld hear the word of the gospel\, and believe. And God\, which knoweth the
  hearts\, bare them witness\, giving them the Holy Ghost\, even as he did 
 unto us\; And put no difference between us and them\, purifying their hear
 ts 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 Lord Jesus Christ we shall be sa
 ved\, even as they. ¶ Then all the multitude kept silence\, and gave audi
 ence to Barnabas and Paul\, declaring what miracles and wonders God had wr
 ought among the Gentiles by them. ¶ And after they had held their peace\,
  James answered\, saying\, Men and brethren\, hearken unto me: Simeon hath
  declared how God at the first did visit the Gentiles\, to take out of the
 m a people for his name. And to this agree the words of the prophets\; as 
 it is written\, After this I will return\, and will build again the tabern
 acle of David\, which is fallen down\; and I will build again the ruins th
 ereof\, 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 Lor
 d\, who doeth all these things. Known unto God are all his works from the 
 beginning of the world. Wherefore my sentence is\, that we trouble not the
 m\, which from among the Gentiles are turned to God: But that we write unt
 o 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 sa
 bbath day.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Amos 5:1-17\nHear ye this w
 ord which I take up against you\, even a lamentation\, O house of Israel. 
 The virgin of Israel is fallen\; she shall no more rise: she is forsaken u
 pon her land\; there is none to raise her up. For thus saith the Lord GOD\
 ; The city that went out by a thousand shall leave an hundred\, and that w
 hich went forth by an hundred shall leave ten\, to the house of Israel. ¶
  For thus saith the LORD unto the house of Israel\, Seek ye me\, and ye sh
 all live: But seek not Beth-el\, nor enter into Gilgal\, and pass not to B
 eer-sheba: for Gilgal shall surely go into captivity\, and Beth-el shall c
 ome to nought. Seek the LORD\, and ye shall live\; lest he break out like 
 fire in the house of Joseph\, and devour it\, and there be none to quench 
 it in Beth-el. Ye who turn judgment to wormwood\, and leave off righteousn
 ess in the earth\, Seek him that maketh the seven stars and Orion\, and tu
 rneth the shadow of death into the morning\, and maketh the day dark with 
 night: that calleth for the waters of the sea\, and poureth them out upon 
 the face of the earth: The LORD is his name: That strengtheneth the spoile
 d against the strong\, so that the spoiled shall come against the fortress
 . They hate him that rebuketh in the gate\, and they abhor him that speake
 th uprightly. Forasmuch therefore as your treading is upon the poor\, and 
 ye take from him burdens of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone\, bu
 t ye shall not dwell in them\; ye have planted pleasant vineyards\, but ye
  shall not drink wine of them. For I know your manifold transgressions and
  your mighty sins: they afflict the just\, they take a bribe\, and they tu
 rn aside the poor in the gate from their right. Therefore the prudent shal
 l keep silence in that time\; for it is an evil time. Seek good\, and not 
 evil\, that ye may live: and so the LORD\, the God of hosts\, shall be wit
 h you\, as ye have spoken. Hate the evil\, and love the good\, and establi
 sh judgment in the gate: it may be that the LORD God of hosts will be grac
 ious unto the remnant of Joseph. Therefore the LORD\, the God of hosts\, t
 he Lord\, saith thus\; Wailing shall be in all streets\; and they shall sa
 y in all the highways\, Alas! alas! and they shall call the husbandman to 
 mourning\, and such as are skilful of lamentation to wailing. And in all v
 ineyards shall be wailing: for I will pass through thee\, saith the LORD.\
 n\nSecond Lesson — Mark 10:46-52\n¶ And they came to Jericho: and as he
  went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people\, bli
 nd Bartimæus\, the son of Timæus\, sat by the highway side begging. And 
 when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth\, he began to cry out\, and sa
 y\, Jesus\, thou Son of David\, have mercy on me. And many charged him tha
 t he should hold his peace: but he cried the more a great deal\, Thou Son 
 of David\, have mercy on me. And Jesus stood still\, and commanded him to 
 be called. And they call the blind man\, saying unto him\, Be of good comf
 ort\, rise\; he calleth thee. And he\, casting away his garment\, rose\, a
 nd came to Jesus. And Jesus answered and said unto him\, What wilt thou th
 at I should do unto thee? The blind man said unto him\, Lord\, that I migh
 t receive my sight. And Jesus said unto him\, Go thy way\; thy faith hath 
 made thee whole. And immediately he received his sight\, and followed Jesu
 s in the way.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Kings 21\nAnd it came to pas
 s after these things\, that Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard\, which w
 as 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 ga
 rden of herbs\, because it is near unto my house: and I will give thee 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 forbid 
 it me\, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee. And Ah
 ab came into his house heavy and displeased because of the word which Nabo
 th the Jezreelite had spoken to him: for he had said\, I will not give the
 e the inheritance of my fathers. And he laid him down upon his bed\, and t
 urned 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 eatest 
 no bread? And he said unto her\, Because I spake unto Naboth the Jezreelit
 e\, and said unto him\, Give me thy vineyard for money\; or else\, if it p
 lease thee\, I will give thee another vineyard for it: and he answered\, 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 let th
 ine heart be merry: I will give thee the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite
 . So she wrote letters in Ahab’s name\, and sealed them with his seal\, 
 and sent the letters unto the elders and to the nobles that were in his ci
 ty\, dwelling with Naboth. And she wrote in the letters\, saying\, Proclai
 m 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 dids
 t blaspheme God and the king. And then carry him out\, and stone him\, tha
 t he may die. And the men of his city\, even the elders and the nobles who
  were the inhabitants in his city\, did as Jezebel had sent unto them\, an
 d as it was written in the letters which she had sent unto them. They proc
 laimed a fast\, and set Naboth on high among the people. And there came in
  two men\, children of Belial\, and sat before him: and the men of Belial 
 witnessed against him\, even against Naboth\, in the presence of the peopl
 e\, saying\, Naboth did blaspheme God and the king. Then they carried him 
 forth out of the city\, and stoned him with stones\, that he died. Then th
 ey sent to Jezebel\, saying\, Naboth is stoned\, and is dead. ¶ And it ca
 me to pass\, when Jezebel heard that Naboth was stoned\, and was dead\, th
 at Jezebel said to Ahab\, Arise\, take possession of the vineyard of Nabot
 h the Jezreelite\, which he refused to give thee for money: for Naboth is 
 not alive\, but dead. And it came to pass\, when Ahab heard that Naboth wa
 s dead\, that Ahab rose up to go down to the vineyard of Naboth the Jezree
 lite\, to take possession of it. ¶ And the word of the LORD came to Elija
 h the Tishbite\, saying\, Arise\, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel\, wh
 ich is in Samaria: behold\, he is in the vineyard of Naboth\, whither he i
 s gone down to possess it. And thou shalt speak unto him\, saying\, Thus s
 aith the LORD\, Hast thou killed\, and also taken possession? And thou sha
 lt speak unto him\, saying\, Thus saith the LORD\, In the place where dogs
  licked the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick thy blood\, even thine. And Ah
 ab said to Elijah\, Hast thou 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 will bring evil upon thee\, and will take away th
 y 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 the provocation wherewith thou hast provoked me t
 o anger\, and made Israel to sin. And of Jezebel also spake the LORD\, say
 ing\, The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel. Him that dieth of
  Ahab in the city the dogs shall eat\; and him that dieth in the field sha
 ll the fowls of the air eat. ¶ But there was none like unto Ahab\, which 
 did sell himself to work wickedness in the sight of the LORD\, whom Jezebe
 l his wife stirred up. And he did very abominably in following idols\, acc
 ording to all things as did the Amorites\, whom the LORD cast out before t
 he children of Israel. And it came to pass\, when Ahab heard those words\,
  that he rent his clothes\, and put sackcloth upon his flesh\, and fasted\
 , and lay in sackcloth\, and went softly. And the word of the LORD came to
  Elijah the Tishbite\, saying\, Seest thou how Ahab humbleth himself befor
 e me? because he humbleth himself before me\, I will not bring the evil in
  his days: but in his son’s days will I bring the evil upon his house.\n
 \nSecond Lesson — Acts 15:22-35\nThen pleased it the apostles and elders
 \, with the whole church\, to send chosen men of their own company to Anti
 och with Paul and Barnabas\; namely\, Judas surnamed Barsabas\, and Silas\
 , chief men among the brethren: And they wrote letters by them after this 
 manner\; The apostles and elders and brethren send greeting unto the breth
 ren which are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia: Forasmuch 
 as we have heard\, that certain which went out from us have troubled you w
 ith words\, subverting your souls\, saying\, Ye must be circumcised\, and 
 keep the law: to whom we gave no such commandment: It seemed good unto us\
 , being assembled with one accord\, to send chosen men unto you with our b
 eloved 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 sh
 all also tell you the same things by mouth. For it seemed good to the Holy
  Ghost\, and to us\, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessar
 y things\; That ye abstain from meats offered to idols\, and from blood\, 
 and from things strangled\, and from fornication: from which if ye keep yo
 urselves\, ye shall do well. Fare ye well. So when they were dismissed\, t
 hey came to Antioch: and when they had gathered the multitude together\, t
 hey delivered the epistle: Which when they had read\, they rejoiced for th
 e consolation. And Judas and Silas\, being prophets also themselves\, exho
 rted the brethren with many words\, and confirmed them. And after they had
  tarried there a space\, they were let go in peace from the brethren unto 
 the apostles. Notwithstanding it pleased Silas to abide there still. Paul 
 also and Barnabas continued in Antioch\, teaching and preaching the word o
 f the Lord\, with many others also.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Am
 os 5:18-27\nWoe unto you that desire the day of the LORD! to what end is i
 t for you? the day of the LORD is darkness\, and not light. As if a man di
 d flee from a lion\, and a bear met him\; or went into the house\, and lea
 ned his hand on the wall\, and a serpent bit him. Shall not the day of the
  LORD be darkness\, and not light? even very dark\, and no brightness in i
 t? ¶ I hate\, I despise your feast days\, and I will not smell in your so
 lemn assemblies. Though ye offer me burnt offerings and your meat offering
 s\, I will not accept them: neither will I regard the peace offerings of y
 our fat beasts. Take thou away from me the noise of thy songs\; for I will
  not hear the melody of thy viols. But let judgment run down as waters\, a
 nd righteousness as a mighty stream. Have ye offered unto me sacrifices an
 d offerings in the wilderness forty years\, O house of Israel? But ye have
  borne the tabernacle of your Moloch and Chiun your images\, the star of y
 our god\, which ye made to yourselves. Therefore will I cause you to go in
 to captivity beyond Damascus\, saith the LORD\, whose name is The God of h
 osts.\n\nSecond Lesson — Mark 11:1-11\nAnd when they came nigh to Jerusa
 lem\, unto Bethphage and Bethany\, at the mount of Olives\, he sendeth for
 th two of his disciples\, And saith unto them\, Go your way into the villa
 ge over against you: and as soon as ye be entered into it\, ye shall find 
 a colt tied\, whereon never man sat\; loose him\, and bring him. And if an
 y man say unto you\, Why do ye this? say ye that the Lord hath need of him
 \; and straightway he will send him hither. And they went their way\, and 
 found the colt tied by the door without in a place where two ways met\; an
 d they loose him. And certain of them that stood there said unto them\, Wh
 at do ye\, loosing the colt? And they said unto them even as Jesus had com
 manded: and they let them go. And they brought the colt to Jesus\, and cas
 t their garments on him\; and he sat upon him. And many spread their garme
 nts in the way: and others cut down branches off the trees\, and strawed t
 hem in the way. And they that went before\, and they that followed\, cried
 \, saying\, Hosanna\; Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord: B
 lessed be the kingdom of our father David\, that cometh in the name of the
  Lord: Hosanna in the highest. And Jesus entered into Jerusalem\, and into
  the temple: and when he had looked round about upon all things\, and now 
 the eventide was come\, he went out unto Bethany with the twelve.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 1 Kings 22:1-28\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. And the mes
 senger 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 sait
 h unto me\, that will I speak. ¶ So he came to the king. And the king sai
 d unto him\, Micaiah\, shall we go against Ramoth-gilead to battle\, or sh
 all 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 ma
 ny times shall I adjure thee that thou tell me nothing but that which is t
 rue 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 
 have no master: let them return every man to his house in peace. And the k
 ing of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat\, Did I not tell thee that he would pr
 ophesy 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 
 host of heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left. And the 
 LORD 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. An
 d there came forth a spirit\, and stood before the LORD\, and said\, I wil
 l persuade him. And the LORD said unto him\, Wherewith? And he said\, I wi
 ll go forth\, and I will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophet
 s. And he said\, Thou shalt persuade him\, and prevail also: go forth\, an
 d do so. Now therefore\, behold\, the LORD hath put a lying spirit in the 
 mouth 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 
 the cheek\, and said\, Which way went the Spirit of the LORD from me to sp
 eak unto thee? And Micaiah said\, Behold\, thou shalt see in that day\, wh
 en thou shalt go into an inner chamber to hide thyself. And the king of Is
 rael said\, Take Micaiah\, and carry him back unto Amon the governor of th
 e city\, and to Joash the king’s son\; And say\, Thus saith the king\, P
 ut this fellow in the prison\, and feed him with bread of affliction and w
 ith water of affliction\, until I come in peace. And Micaiah said\, If tho
 u return at all in peace\, the LORD hath not spoken by me. And he said\, H
 earken\, O people\, every one of you.\n\nSecond Lesson — Acts 15:36-16:5
 \n¶ And some days after Paul said unto Barnabas\, Let us go again and vis
 it our brethren in every city where we have preached the word of the Lord\
 , and see how they do. And Barnabas determined to take with them John\, wh
 ose surname was Mark. But Paul thought not good to take him with them\, wh
 o departed from them from Pamphylia\, and went not with them to the work. 
 And the contention was so sharp between them\, that they departed asunder 
 one from the other: and so Barnabas took Mark\, and sailed unto Cyprus\; A
 nd Paul chose Silas\, and departed\, being recommended by the brethren unt
 o the grace of God. And he went through Syria and Cilicia\, confirming the
  churches. Then came he to Derbe and Lystra: and\, behold\, a certain disc
 iple was there\, named Timotheus\, the son of a certain woman\, which was 
 a Jewess\, and believed\; but his father was a Greek: Which was well repor
 ted of by the brethren that were at Lystra and Iconium. Him would Paul hav
 e to go forth with him\; and took and circumcised him because of the Jews 
 which were in those quarters: for they knew all that his father was a Gree
 k. And as they went through the cities\, they delivered them the decrees f
 or to keep\, that were ordained of the apostles and elders which were at J
 erusalem. And so were the churches established in the faith\, and increase
 d in number daily.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Amos 6\nWoe to them
  that are at ease in Zion\, and trust in the mountain of Samaria\, which a
 re named chief of the nations\, to whom the house of Israel came! Pass ye 
 unto Calneh\, and see\; and from thence go ye to Hamath the great: then go
  down to Gath of the Philistines: be they better than these kingdoms? or t
 heir border greater than your border? Ye that put far away the evil day\, 
 and cause the seat of violence to come near\; That lie upon beds of ivory\
 , and stretch themselves upon their couches\, and eat the lambs out of the
  flock\, and the calves out of the midst of the stall\; That chant to the 
 sound of the viol\, and invent to themselves instruments of musick\, like 
 David\; That drink wine in bowls\, and anoint themselves with the chief oi
 ntments: but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph. ¶ Therefo
 re now shall they go captive with the first that go captive\, and the banq
 uet of them that stretched themselves shall be removed. The Lord GOD hath 
 sworn by himself\, saith the LORD the God of hosts\, I abhor the excellenc
 y of Jacob\, and hate his palaces: therefore will I deliver up the city wi
 th all that is therein. And it shall come to pass\, if there remain ten me
 n in one house\, that they shall die. And a man’s uncle shall take him u
 p\, and he that burneth him\, to bring out the bones out of the house\, an
 d shall say unto him that is by the sides of the house\, Is there yet any 
 with thee? and he shall say\, No. Then shall he say\, Hold thy tongue: for
  we may not make mention of the name of the LORD. For\, behold\, the LORD 
 commandeth\, and he will smite the great house with breaches\, and the lit
 tle house with clefts. ¶ Shall horses run upon the rock? will one plow th
 ere with oxen? for ye have turned judgment into gall\, and the fruit of ri
 ghteousness into hemlock: Ye which rejoice in a thing of nought\, which sa
 y\, Have we not taken to us horns by our own strength? But\, behold\, I wi
 ll raise up against you a nation\, O house of Israel\, saith the LORD the 
 God of hosts\; and they shall afflict you from the entering in of Hemath u
 nto the river of the wilderness.\n\nSecond Lesson — Mark 11:12-26\n¶ An
 d on the morrow\, when they were come from Bethany\, he was hungry: And se
 eing a fig tree afar off having leaves\, he came\, if haply he might find 
 any thing thereon: and when he came to it\, he found nothing but leaves\; 
 for the time of figs was not yet. And Jesus answered and said unto it\, No
  man eat fruit of thee hereafter for ever. And his disciples heard it. ¶ 
 And they come to Jerusalem: and Jesus went into the temple\, and began to 
 cast out them that sold and bought in the temple\, and overthrew the table
 s of the moneychangers\, and the seats of them that sold doves\; And would
  not suffer that any man should carry any vessel through the temple. And h
 e taught\, saying unto them\, Is it not written\, My house shall be called
  of all nations the house of prayer? but ye have made it a den of thieves.
  And the scribes and chief priests heard it\, and sought how they might de
 stroy him: for they feared him\, because all the people was astonished at 
 his doctrine. And when even was come\, he went out of the city. ¶ And in 
 the morning\, as they passed by\, they saw the fig tree dried up from the 
 roots. And Peter calling to remembrance saith unto him\, Master\, behold\,
  the fig tree which thou cursedst is withered away. And Jesus answering sa
 ith unto them\, Have faith in God. For verily I say unto you\, That whosoe
 ver shall say unto this mountain\, Be thou removed\, and be thou cast into
  the sea\; and shall not doubt in his heart\, but shall believe that those
  things which he saith shall come to pass\; he shall have whatsoever he sa
 ith. Therefore I say unto you\, What things soever ye desire\, when ye pra
 y\, believe that ye receive them\, and ye shall have them. And when ye sta
 nd praying\, forgive\, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also
  which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses. But if ye do not forg
 ive\, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses.
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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 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 — Acts 16:6-24\nNow when they h
 ad gone throughout Phrygia and the region of Galatia\, and were forbidden 
 of the Holy Ghost to preach the word in Asia\, After they were come to Mys
 ia\, they assayed to go into Bithynia: but the Spirit suffered them not. A
 nd they passing by Mysia came down to Troas. And a vision appeared to Paul
  in the night\; There stood a man of Macedonia\, and prayed him\, saying\,
  Come over into Macedonia\, and help us. And after he had seen the vision\
 , immediately we endeavoured to go into Macedonia\, assuredly gathering th
 at the Lord had called us for to preach the gospel unto them. Therefore lo
 osing from Troas\, we came with a straight course to Samothracia\, and the
  next day to Neapolis\; And from thence to Philippi\, which is the chief c
 ity of that part of Macedonia\, and a colony: and we were in that city abi
 ding certain days. And on the sabbath we went out of the city by a river s
 ide\, where prayer was wont to be made\; and we sat down\, and spake unto 
 the women which resorted thither. ¶ And a certain woman named Lydia\, a s
 eller of purple\, of the city of Thyatira\, which worshipped God\, heard u
 s: whose heart the Lord opened\, that she attended unto the things which w
 ere spoken of Paul. And when she was baptized\, and her household\, she be
 sought us\, saying\, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord\, com
 e into my house\, and abide there. And she constrained us. ¶ And it came 
 to pass\, as we went to prayer\, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit 
 of divination met us\, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying:
  The same followed Paul and us\, and cried\, saying\, These men are the se
 rvants of the most high God\, which shew unto us the way of salvation. And
  this did she many days. But Paul\, being grieved\, turned and said to the
  spirit\, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. A
 nd he came out the same hour. ¶ And when her masters saw that the hope of
  their gains was gone\, they caught Paul and Silas\, and drew them into th
 e marketplace unto the rulers\, And brought them to the magistrates\, sayi
 ng\, These men\, being Jews\, do exceedingly trouble our city\, And teach 
 customs\, which are not lawful for us to receive\, neither to observe\, be
 ing Romans. And the multitude rose up together against them: and the magis
 trates rent off their clothes\, and commanded to beat them. And when they 
 had laid many stripes upon them\, they cast them into prison\, charging th
 e jailor to keep them safely: Who\, having received such a charge\, thrust
  them into the inner prison\, and made their feet fast in the stocks.\n\nE
 vening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Amos 7\nThus hath the Lord GOD shewed unto
  me\; and\, behold\, he formed grasshoppers in the beginning of the shooti
 ng up of the latter growth\; and\, lo\, it was the latter growth after the
  king’s mowings. And it came to pass\, that when they had made an end of
  eating the grass of the land\, then I said\, O Lord GOD\, forgive\, I bes
 eech thee: by whom shall Jacob arise? for he is small. The LORD repented f
 or this: It shall not be\, saith the LORD. ¶ Thus hath the Lord GOD shewe
 d unto me: and\, behold\, the Lord GOD called to contend by fire\, and it 
 devoured the great deep\, and did eat up a part. Then said I\, O Lord GOD\
 , cease\, I beseech thee: by whom shall Jacob arise? for he is small. The 
 LORD repented for this: This also shall not be\, saith the Lord GOD. ¶ Th
 us he shewed me: and\, behold\, the Lord stood upon a wall made by a plumb
 line\, with a plumbline in his hand. And the LORD said unto me\, Amos\, wh
 at seest thou? And I said\, A plumbline. Then said the Lord\, Behold\, I w
 ill set a plumbline in the midst of my people Israel: I will not again pas
 s by them any more: And the high places of Isaac shall be desolate\, and t
 he sanctuaries of Israel shall be laid waste\; and I will rise against the
  house of Jeroboam with the sword. ¶ Then Amaziah the priest of Beth-el s
 ent to Jeroboam king of Israel\, saying\, Amos hath conspired against thee
  in the midst of the house of Israel: the land is not able to bear all his
  words. For thus Amos saith\, Jeroboam shall die by the sword\, and Israel
  shall surely be led away captive out of their own land. Also Amaziah said
  unto Amos\, O thou seer\, go\, flee thee away into the land of Judah\, an
 d there eat bread\, and prophesy there: But prophesy not again any more at
  Beth-el: for it is the king’s chapel\, and it is the king’s court. ¶
  Then answered Amos\, and said to Amaziah\, I was no prophet\, neither was
  I a prophet’s son\; but I was an herdman\, and a gatherer of sycomore f
 ruit: And the LORD took me as I followed the flock\, and the LORD said unt
 o me\, Go\, prophesy unto my people Israel. ¶ Now therefore hear thou the
  word of the LORD: Thou sayest\, Prophesy not against Israel\, and drop no
 t thy word against the house of Isaac. Therefore thus saith the LORD\; Thy
  wife shall be an harlot in the city\, and thy sons and thy daughters shal
 l fall by the sword\, and thy land shall be divided by line\; and thou sha
 lt die in a polluted land: and Israel shall surely go into captivity forth
  of his land.\n\nSecond Lesson — Mark 11:27-33\n¶ And they come again t
 o Jerusalem: and as he was walking in the temple\, there come to him the c
 hief priests\, and the scribes\, and the elders\, And say unto him\, By wh
 at authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority to 
 do these things? And Jesus answered and said unto them\, I will also ask o
 f you one question\, and answer me\, and I will tell you by what authority
  I do these things. The baptism of John\, was it from heaven\, or of men? 
 answer me. And they reasoned with themselves\, saying\, If we shall say\, 
 From heaven\; he will say\, Why then did ye not believe him? But if we sha
 ll say\, Of men\; they feared the people: for all men counted John\, that 
 he was a prophet indeed. And they answered and said unto Jesus\, We cannot
  tell. And Jesus answering saith unto them\, Neither do I tell you by what
  authority I do these things.
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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 — Acts 16:25-4
 0\n¶ And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed\, and sang praises unto God: a
 nd the prisoners heard them. And suddenly there was a great earthquake\, s
 o 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 prison awaking out of his sleep\, and seeing the prison doors open\, 
 he drew out his sword\, and would have killed himself\, supposing that the
  prisoners had been fled. But Paul cried with a loud voice\, saying\, Do t
 hyself no harm: for we are all here. Then he called for a light\, and spra
 ng in\, and came trembling\, and fell down before Paul and Silas\, And bro
 ught them out\, and said\, Sirs\, what must I do to be saved? And they sai
 d\, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ\, and thou shalt be saved\, and thy h
 ouse. And they spake unto him the word of the Lord\, and to all that were 
 in his house. And he took them the same hour of the night\, and washed the
 ir stripes\; and was baptized\, he and all his\, straightway. And when he 
 had brought them into his house\, he set meat before them\, and rejoiced\,
  believing in God with all his house. And when it was day\, the magistrate
 s sent the serjeants\, saying\, Let those men go. And the keeper of the pr
 ison told this saying to Paul\, The magistrates have sent to let you go: n
 ow therefore depart\, and go in peace. But Paul said unto them\, They have
  beaten us openly uncondemned\, being Romans\, and have cast us into priso
 n\; and now 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 m
 agistrates: and they feared\, when they heard that they were Romans. And t
 hey came and besought them\, and brought them out\, and desired them to de
 part out of the city. And they went out of the prison\, and entered into t
 he house of Lydia: and when they had seen the brethren\, they comforted th
 em\, and departed.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Amos 8\nThus hath t
 he Lord GOD shewed unto me: and behold a basket of summer fruit. And he sa
 id\, Amos\, what seest thou? And I said\, A basket of summer fruit. Then s
 aid the LORD unto me\, The end is come upon my people of Israel\; I will n
 ot again pass by them any more. And the songs of the temple shall be howli
 ngs in that day\, saith the Lord GOD: there shall be many dead bodies in e
 very place\; they shall cast them forth with silence. ¶ Hear this\, O ye 
 that swallow up the needy\, even to make the poor of the land to fail\, Sa
 ying\, When will the new moon be gone\, that we may sell corn? and the sab
 bath\, that we may set forth wheat\, making the ephah small\, and the shek
 el great\, and falsifying the balances by deceit? That we may buy the poor
  for silver\, and the needy for a pair of shoes\; yea\, and sell the refus
 e of the wheat? The LORD hath sworn by the excellency of Jacob\, Surely I 
 will never forget any of their works. Shall not the land tremble for this\
 , and every one mourn that dwelleth therein? and it shall rise up wholly a
 s a flood\; and it shall be cast out and drowned\, as by the flood of Egyp
 t. And it shall come to pass in that day\, saith the Lord GOD\, that I wil
 l cause the sun to go down at noon\, and I will darken the earth in the cl
 ear day: And I will turn your feasts into mourning\, and all your songs in
 to lamentation\; and I will bring up sackcloth upon all loins\, and baldne
 ss upon every head\; and I will make it as the mourning of an only son\, a
 nd the end thereof as a bitter day. ¶ Behold\, the days come\, saith the 
 Lord GOD\, that I will send a famine in the land\, not a famine of bread\,
  nor a thirst for water\, but of hearing the words of the LORD: And they s
 hall wander from sea to sea\, and from the north even to the east\, they s
 hall run to and fro to seek the word of the LORD\, and shall not find it. 
 In that day shall the fair virgins and young men faint for thirst. They th
 at swear by the sin of Samaria\, and say\, Thy god\, O Dan\, liveth\; and\
 , The manner of Beer-sheba liveth\; even they shall fall\, and never rise 
 up again.\n\nSecond Lesson — Mark 12:1-12\nAnd he began to speak unto th
 em by parables. A certain man planted a vineyard\, and set an hedge about 
 it\, and digged a place for the winefat\, and built a tower\, and let it o
 ut to husbandmen\, and went into a far country. And at the season he sent 
 to the husbandmen a servant\, that he might receive from the husbandmen of
  the fruit of the vineyard. And they caught him\, and beat him\, and sent 
 him away empty. And again he sent unto them another servant\; and at him t
 hey cast stones\, and wounded him in the head\, and sent him away shameful
 ly handled. And again he sent another\; and him they killed\, and many oth
 ers\; beating some\, and killing some. Having yet therefore one son\, his 
 wellbeloved\, he sent him also last unto them\, saying\, They will reveren
 ce my son. But those husbandmen said among themselves\, This is the heir\;
  come\, let us kill him\, and the inheritance shall be ours. And they took
  him\, and killed him\, and cast him out of the vineyard. What shall there
 fore the lord of the vineyard do? he will come and destroy the husbandmen\
 , and will give the vineyard unto others. And have ye not read this script
 ure\; The stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corn
 er: This was the Lord’s doing\, and it is marvellous in our eyes? And th
 ey sought to lay hold on him\, but feared the people: for they knew that h
 e had spoken the parable against them: and they left him\, and went their 
 way.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 2 Kings 3:4-24\n¶ And Mesha k
 ing of Moab was a sheepmaster\, and rendered unto the king of Israel an hu
 ndred thousand lambs\, and an hundred thousand rams\, with the wool. But i
 t came to pass\, when Ahab was dead\, that the king of Moab rebelled again
 st the king of Israel. ¶ And king Jehoram went out of Samaria the same ti
 me\, and numbered all Israel. And he went and sent to Jehoshaphat the king
  of Judah\, saying\, The king of Moab hath rebelled against me: wilt thou 
 go with me against Moab to battle? And he said\, I will go up: I am as tho
 u art\, my people as thy people\, and my horses as thy horses. And he said
 \, Which way shall we go up? And he answered\, The way through the wildern
 ess of Edom. So the king of Israel went\, and the king of Judah\, and the 
 king of Edom: and they fetched a compass of seven days’ journey: and the
 re was no water for the host\, and for the cattle that followed them. And 
 the king of Israel said\, Alas! that the LORD hath called these three king
 s together\, to deliver them into the hand of Moab! But Jehoshaphat said\,
  Is there not here a prophet of the LORD\, that we may enquire of the LORD
  by him? And one of the king of Israel’s servants answered and said\, He
 re is Elisha the son of Shaphat\, which poured water on the hands of Elija
 h. And Jehoshaphat said\, The word of the LORD is with him. So the king of
  Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to him. And Elisha 
 said unto the king of Israel\, What have I to do with thee? get thee to th
 e prophets of thy father\, and to the prophets of thy mother. And the king
  of Israel said unto him\, Nay: for the LORD hath called these three kings
  together\, to deliver them into the hand of Moab. And Elisha said\, As th
 e LORD of hosts liveth\, before whom I stand\, surely\, were it not that I
  regard the presence of Jehoshaphat the king of Judah\, I would not look t
 oward thee\, nor see thee. But now bring me a minstrel. And it came to pas
 s\, when the minstrel played\, that the hand of the LORD came upon him. An
 d he said\, Thus saith the LORD\, Make this valley full of ditches. For th
 us saith the LORD\, Ye shall not see wind\, neither shall ye see rain\; ye
 t that valley shall be filled with water\, that ye may drink\, both ye\, a
 nd your cattle\, and your beasts. And this is but a light thing in the sig
 ht of the LORD: he will deliver the Moabites also into your hand. And ye s
 hall smite every fenced city\, and every choice city\, and shall fell ever
 y good tree\, and stop all wells of water\, and mar every good piece of la
 nd with stones. And it came to pass in the morning\, when the meat offerin
 g was offered\, that\, behold\, there came water by the way of Edom\, and 
 the country was filled with water. ¶ And when all the Moabites heard that
  the kings were come up to fight against them\, they gathered all that wer
 e able to put on armour\, and upward\, and stood in the border. And they r
 ose up early in the morning\, and the sun shone upon the water\, and the M
 oabites saw the water on the other side as red as blood: And they said\, T
 his is blood: the kings are surely slain\, and they have smitten one anoth
 er: now therefore\, Moab\, to the spoil. And when they came to the camp of
  Israel\, the Israelites rose up and smote the Moabites\, so that they fle
 d before them: but they went forward smiting the Moabites\, even in their 
 country.\n\nSecond Lesson — Acts 17:1-15\nNow when they had passed throu
 gh Amphipolis and Apollonia\, they came to Thessalonica\, where was a syna
 gogue of the Jews: And Paul\, as his manner was\, went in unto them\, and 
 three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures\, Opening and 
 alleging\, that Christ must needs have suffered\, and risen again from the
  dead\; and that this Jesus\, whom I preach unto you\, is Christ. And some
  of them believed\, and consorted with Paul and Silas\; and of the devout 
 Greeks a great multitude\, and of the chief women not a few. ¶ But the Je
 ws which believed not\, moved with envy\, took unto them certain lewd fell
 ows of the baser sort\, and gathered a company\, and set all the city on a
 n uproar\, and assaulted the house of Jason\, and sought to bring them out
  to the people. And when they found them not\, they drew Jason and certain
  brethren unto the rulers of the city\, crying\, These that have turned th
 e world upside down are come hither also\; Whom Jason hath received: and t
 hese all do contrary to the decrees of Cæsar\, saying that there is anoth
 er king\, one Jesus. And they troubled the people and the rulers of the ci
 ty\, when they heard these things. And when they had taken security of Jas
 on\, and of the other\, they let them go. ¶ And the brethren immediately 
 sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into
  the synagogue of the Jews. These were more noble than those in Thessaloni
 ca\, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind\, and searc
 hed 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 word 
 of God was preached of Paul at Berea\, they came thither also\, and stirre
 d 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 t
 hat conducted Paul brought him unto Athens: and receiving a commandment un
 to Silas and Timotheus for to come to him with all speed\, they departed.\
 n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Amos 9\nI saw the Lord standing upon t
 he altar: and he said\, Smite the lintel of the door\, that the posts may 
 shake: and cut them in the head\, all of them\; and I will slay the last o
 f them with the sword: he that fleeth of them shall not flee away\, and he
  that escapeth of them shall not be delivered. Though they dig into hell\,
  thence shall mine hand take them\; though they climb up to heaven\, thenc
 e will I bring them down: And though they hide themselves in the top of Ca
 rmel\, I will search and take them out thence\; and though they be hid fro
 m my sight in the bottom of the sea\, thence will I command the serpent\, 
 and he shall bite them: And though they go into captivity before their ene
 mies\, thence will I command the sword\, and it shall slay them: and I wil
 l set mine eyes upon them for evil\, and not for good. And the Lord GOD of
  hosts is he that toucheth the land\, and it shall melt\, and all that dwe
 ll therein shall mourn: and it shall rise up wholly like a flood\; and sha
 ll be drowned\, as by the flood of Egypt. It is he that buildeth his stori
 es in the heaven\, and hath founded his troop in the earth\; he that calle
 th for the waters of the sea\, and poureth them out upon the face of the e
 arth: The LORD is his name. Are ye not as children of the Ethiopians unto 
 me\, O children of Israel? saith the LORD. Have not I brought up Israel ou
 t of the land of Egypt? and the Philistines from Caphtor\, and the Syrians
  from Kir? Behold\, the eyes of the Lord GOD are upon the sinful kingdom\,
  and I will destroy it from off the face of the earth\; saving that I will
  not utterly destroy the house of Jacob\, saith the LORD. For\, lo\, I wil
 l command\, and I will sift the house of Israel among all nations\, like a
 s corn is sifted in a sieve\, yet shall not the least grain fall upon the 
 earth. All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword\, which say\, T
 he evil shall not overtake nor prevent us. ¶ In that day will I raise up 
 the tabernacle of David that is fallen\, and close up the breaches thereof
 \; and I will raise up his ruins\, and I will build it as in the days of o
 ld: That they may possess the remnant of Edom\, and of all the heathen\, w
 hich are called by my name\, saith the LORD that doeth this. Behold\, the 
 days come\, saith the LORD\, that the plowman shall overtake the reaper\, 
 and the treader of grapes him that soweth seed\; and the mountains shall d
 rop sweet wine\, and all the hills shall melt. And I will bring again the 
 captivity of my people of Israel\, and they shall build the waste cities\,
  and inhabit them\; and they shall plant vineyards\, and drink the wine th
 ereof\; they shall also make gardens\, and eat the fruit of them. And I wi
 ll plant them upon their land\, and they shall no more be pulled up out of
  their land which I have given them\, saith the LORD thy God.\n\nSecond Le
 sson — Mark 12:13-27\n¶ And they send unto him certain of the Pharisees
  and of the Herodians\, to catch him in his words. And when they were come
 \, they say unto him\, Master\, we know that thou art true\, and carest fo
 r no man: for thou regardest not the person of men\, but teachest the way 
 of God in truth: Is it lawful to give tribute to Cæsar\, or not? Shall we
  give\, or shall we not give? But he\, knowing their hypocrisy\, said unto
  them\, Why tempt ye me? bring me a penny\, that I may see it. And they br
 ought it. And he saith unto them\, Whose is this image and superscription?
  And they said unto him\, Cæsar’s. And Jesus answering said unto them\,
  Render to Cæsar the things that are Cæsar’s\, and to God the things t
 hat are God’s. And they marvelled at him. ¶ Then come unto him the Sadd
 ucees\, which say there is no resurrection\; and they asked him\, saying\,
  Master\, Moses wrote unto us\, If a man’s brother die\, and leave his w
 ife behind him\, and leave no children\, that his brother should take his 
 wife\, and raise up seed unto his brother. Now there were seven brethren: 
 and the first took a wife\, and dying left no seed. And the second took he
 r\, and died\, neither left he any seed: and the third likewise. And the s
 even had her\, and left no seed: last of all the woman died also. In the r
 esurrection therefore\, when they shall rise\, whose wife shall she be of 
 them? for the seven had her to wife. And Jesus answering said unto them\, 
 Do ye not therefore err\, because ye know not the scriptures\, neither the
  power of God? For when they shall rise from the dead\, they neither marry
 \, nor are given in marriage\; but are as the angels which are in heaven. 
 And as touching the dead\, that they rise: have ye not read in the book of
  Moses\, how in the bush God spake unto him\, saying\, I am the God of Abr
 aham\, and the God of Isaac\, and the God of Jacob? He is not the God of t
 he dead\, but the God of the living: ye therefore do greatly err.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 2 Kings 4:1-37\nNow there crie
 d a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha\, s
 aying\, Thy servant my husband is dead\; and thou knowest that thy servant
  did fear the LORD: and the creditor is come to take unto him my two sons 
 to be bondmen. And Elisha said unto her\, What shall I do for thee? tell m
 e\, what hast thou in the house? And she said\, Thine handmaid hath not an
 y thing in the house\, save a pot of oil. Then he said\, Go\, borrow thee 
 vessels abroad of all thy neighbours\, even empty vessels\; borrow not a f
 ew. And when thou art come in\, thou shalt shut the door upon thee and upo
 n thy sons\, and shalt pour out into all those vessels\, and thou shalt se
 t aside that which is full. So she went from him\, and shut the door upon 
 her and upon her sons\, who brought the vessels to her\; and she poured ou
 t. And it came to pass\, when the vessels were full\, that she said unto h
 er son\, Bring me yet a vessel. And he said unto her\, There is not a vess
 el more. And the oil stayed. Then she came and told the man of God. And he
  said\, Go\, sell the oil\, and pay thy debt\, and live thou and thy child
 ren of the rest. ¶ And it fell on a day\, that Elisha passed to Shunem\, 
 where was a great woman\; and she 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\, Behold now\, I perceive that this is an holy 
 man of God\, which passeth by us 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 candlestick: and it shall be\, when he cometh 
 to us\, that he shall turn in thither. And it fell on a day\, that he came
  thither\, and he turned into the chamber\, and lay there. And he said to 
 Gehazi his servant\, Call this Shunammite. And when he had called her\, sh
 e stood before him. And he said unto him\, Say now unto her\, Behold\, tho
 u hast been careful for us with all this care\; what is to be done for the
 e? wouldest thou be spoken for to the king\, or to the captain of the host
 ? And she answered\, I dwell among mine own people. And he said\, What the
 n is to be done for her? And Gehazi 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 he said\, About this season\, according to t
 he time of life\, thou shalt embrace a son. And she said\, Nay\, my lord\,
  thou man of God\, do not lie unto thine handmaid. And the woman conceived
 \, and bare a son at that season that Elisha had said unto her\, according
  to the time of life. ¶ 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 fathe
 r\, My head\, my head. And he said to a lad\, Carry him to his mother. And
  when he had taken him\, and brought him to his mother\, he sat on her kne
 es till noon\, and then died. And she went up\, and laid him on the bed of
  the man of God\, and shut the door upon him\, and went out. And she calle
 d unto her husband\, and said\, Send me\, I pray thee\, one of the young m
 en\, and one of the asses\, that I may run to the man of God\, and come ag
 ain. 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\, Drive\, and go forward\; slack not thy rid
 ing for me\, except I bid thee. So she went and came unto the man of God t
 o mount Carmel. And it came to pass\, when the man of God saw her afar off
 \, that he said to Gehazi his servant\, Behold\, 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 well with the child? And she ans
 wered\, 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 m
 an of God said\, Let her alone\; for her soul is vexed within her: and the
  LORD hath hid it from me\, and hath not told me. Then she said\, Did I de
 sire a son of my lord? did I not say\, Do not deceive me? Then he said to 
 Gehazi\, Gird up thy loins\, and take my staff in thine hand\, and go thy 
 way: if thou meet any man\, salute him not\; and if any salute thee\, answ
 er him not again: and lay my staff upon the face of the child. And the mot
 her of the child said\, As the LORD liveth\, and as thy soul liveth\, I wi
 ll not leave thee. And he arose\, and followed her. And Gehazi passed on b
 efore them\, and laid the staff upon the face of the child\; but there was
  neither voice\, nor hearing. Wherefore he went again to meet him\, and to
 ld him\, saying\, The child is not awaked. And when Elisha was come into t
 he house\, behold\, the child was dead\, and laid upon his bed. He went in
  therefore\, and shut the door upon them twain\, and prayed unto the LORD.
  And he went up\, and lay upon the child\, and put his mouth upon his mout
 h\, and his eyes upon his eyes\, and his hands upon his hands: and he stre
 tched himself upon the child\; and the flesh of the child waxed warm. Then
  he returned\, and walked in the house to and fro\; and went up\, and stre
 tched himself upon him: and the child sneezed seven times\, and the child 
 opened his eyes. And he called Gehazi\, and said\, Call this Shunammite. S
 o he called her. And when she was come in unto him\, he said\, Take up thy
  son. Then she went in\, and fell at his feet\, and bowed herself to the g
 round\, and took up her son\, and went out.\n\nSecond Lesson — Acts 17:1
 6-34\n¶ Now while Paul waited for them at Athens\, his spirit was stirred
  in him\, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry. Therefore dispute
 d he in the synagogue with the Jews\, and with the devout persons\, and in
  the market daily with them that met with him. Then certain philosophers o
 f the Epicureans\, and of the Stoicks\, encountered him. And some said\, W
 hat will this babbler say? other some\, He seemeth to be a setter forth of
  strange gods: because he preached unto them Jesus\, and the resurrection.
  And they took him\, and brought him unto Areopagus\, saying\, May we know
  what this new doctrine\, whereof thou speakest\, is? For thou bringest ce
 rtain strange things to our ears: we would know therefore what these thing
 s mean. (For all the Athenians and strangers which were there spent their 
 time in nothing else\, but either to tell\, or to hear some new thing.) ¶
  Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars’ hill\, and said\, Ye men of Athen
 s\, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious. For as I passe
 d by\, and beheld your devotions\, I found an altar with this inscription\
 , TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship\, him declare I
  unto you. God that made the world and all things therein\, seeing that he
  is Lord of heaven and earth\, dwelleth not in temples made with hands\; N
 either is worshipped with men’s hands\, as though he needed any thing\, 
 seeing he giveth to all life\, and breath\, and all things\; And hath made
  of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth
 \, and hath determined the times before appointed\, and the bounds of thei
 r habitation\; That they should seek the Lord\, if haply they might feel a
 fter him\, and find him\, though he be not far from every one of us: For i
 n him we live\, and move\, and have our being\; as certain also of your ow
 n poets have said\, For we are also his offspring. Forasmuch then as we ar
 e the offspring of God\, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like un
 to gold\, or silver\, or stone\, graven by art and man’s device. And the
  times of this ignorance God winked at\; but now commandeth all men every 
 where to repent: Because he hath appointed a day\, in the which he will ju
 dge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained\; whereof
  he hath given assurance unto all men\, in that he hath raised him from th
 e dead. ¶ And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead\, some mock
 ed: and others said\, We will hear thee again of this matter. So Paul depa
 rted from among them. Howbeit certain men clave unto him\, and believed: a
 mong the which was Dionysius the Areopagite\, and a woman named Damaris\, 
 and others with them.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Micah 1\nThe wor
 d of the LORD that came to Micah the Morasthite in the days of Jotham\, Ah
 az\, and Hezekiah\, kings of Judah\, which he saw concerning Samaria and J
 erusalem. Hear\, all ye people\; hearken\, O earth\, and all that therein 
 is: and let the Lord GOD be witness against you\, the Lord from his holy t
 emple. For\, behold\, the LORD cometh forth out of his place\, and will co
 me down\, and tread upon the high places of the earth. And the mountains s
 hall be molten under him\, and the valleys shall be cleft\, as wax before 
 the fire\, and as the waters that are poured down a steep place. For the t
 ransgression of Jacob is all this\, and for the sins of the house of Israe
 l. What is the transgression of Jacob? is it not Samaria? and what are the
  high places of Judah? are they not Jerusalem? Therefore I will make Samar
 ia as an heap of the field\, and as plantings of a vineyard: and I will po
 ur down the stones thereof into the valley\, and I will discover the found
 ations thereof. And all the graven images thereof shall be beaten to piece
 s\, and all the hires thereof shall be burned with the fire\, and all the 
 idols thereof will I lay desolate: for she gathered it of the hire of an h
 arlot\, and they shall return to the hire of an harlot. Therefore I will w
 ail and howl\, I will go stripped and naked: I will make a wailing like th
 e dragons\, and mourning as the owls. For her wound is incurable\; for it 
 is come unto Judah\; he is come unto the gate of my people\, even to Jerus
 alem. ¶ Declare ye it not at Gath\, weep ye not at all: in the house of A
 phrah roll thyself in the dust. Pass ye away\, thou inhabitant of Saphir\,
  having thy shame naked: the inhabitant of Zaanan came not forth in the mo
 urning of Beth-ezel\; he shall receive of you his standing. For the inhabi
 tant of Maroth waited carefully for good: but evil came down from the LORD
  unto the gate of Jerusalem. O thou inhabitant of Lachish\, bind the chari
 ot to the swift beast: she is the beginning of the sin to the daughter of 
 Zion: for the transgressions of Israel were found in thee. Therefore shalt
  thou give presents to Moresheth-gath: the houses of Achzib shall be a lie
  to the kings of Israel. Yet will I bring an heir unto thee\, O inhabitant
  of Mareshah: he shall come unto Adullam the glory of Israel. Make thee ba
 ld\, and poll thee for thy delicate children\; enlarge thy baldness as the
  eagle\; for they are gone into captivity from thee.\n\nSecond Lesson — 
 Mark 12:28-34\n¶ And one of the scribes came\, and having heard them reas
 oning together\, and perceiving that he had answered them well\, asked him
 \, Which is the first commandment of all? And Jesus answered him\, The fir
 st of all the commandments is\, Hear\, O Israel\; The Lord our God is one 
 Lord: And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart\, and with a
 ll thy soul\, and with all thy mind\, and with all thy strength: this is t
 he first commandment. And the second is like\, namely this\, Thou shalt lo
 ve thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than 
 these. And the scribe said unto him\, Well\, Master\, thou hast said the t
 ruth: for there is one God\; and there is none other but he: And to love h
 im with all the heart\, and with all the understanding\, and with all the 
 soul\, and with all the strength\, and to love his neighbour as himself\, 
 is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices. And when Jesus saw 
 that he answered discreetly\, he said unto him\, Thou art not far from the
  kingdom of God. And no man after that durst ask him any question.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 2 Kings 5\nNow Naaman\, captai
 n 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 I
 srael 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 Samaria
 ! 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 Israel.
  And the king of Syria said\, Go to\, go\, and I will send a letter unto t
 he king of Israel. And he departed\, and took with him ten talents of silv
 er\, 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 letter i
 s come unto thee\, behold\, I have therewith sent Naaman my servant to the
 e\, that thou mayest recover him of his leprosy. And it came to pass\, whe
 n 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 Elisha t
 he man of God had heard that the king of Israel had rent his clothes\, tha
 t 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 Israel.
  So Naaman came with his horses and with his chariot\, and stood at the do
 or 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 the
 e\, and thou shalt be clean. But Naaman was wroth\, and went away\, and sa
 id\, Behold\, I thought\, He will surely come out to me\, and stand\, and 
 call on the name of the LORD his God\, and strike his hand over the place\
 , and recover the leper. Are not Abana and Pharpar\, rivers of Damascus\, 
 better than all the waters of Israel? may I not wash in them\, and be clea
 n? 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 som
 e great thing\, wouldest thou not have done it? how much rather then\, whe
 n he saith to thee\, Wash\, and be clean? Then went he down\, and dipped h
 imself seven times in Jordan\, according to the saying of the man of God: 
 and his flesh came again like unto the flesh of a little child\, and he wa
 s clean. ¶ And he returned to the man of God\, he and all his company\, a
 nd came\, and stood before him: and he said\, Behold\, now I know that the
 re is no God in all the earth\, but in Israel: now therefore\, I pray thee
 \, take a blessing of thy servant. But he said\, As the LORD liveth\, befo
 re whom I stand\, I will receive none. And he urged him to take it\; but h
 e 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 hencefo
 rth offer neither burnt offering nor sacrifice unto other gods\, but unto 
 the LORD. In this thing the LORD pardon thy servant\, that when my master 
 goeth into the house of Rimmon to worship there\, and he leaneth on my han
 d\, and I bow myself in the house of Rimmon: when I bow down myself in the
  house of Rimmon\, the LORD pardon thy servant in this thing. And he said 
 unto him\, Go in peace. So he departed from him a little way. ¶ But Gehaz
 i\, the servant of Elisha the man of God\, said\, Behold\, my master hath 
 spared Naaman this Syrian\, in not receiving at his hands that which he br
 ought: 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 
 after him\, he lighted down from the chariot to meet him\, and said\, Is a
 ll well? And he said\, All is well. My master hath sent me\, saying\, Beho
 ld\, 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 t
 wo changes of garments. And Naaman said\, Be content\, take two talents. A
 nd he urged him\, and bound two talents of silver in two bags\, with two c
 hanges of garments\, and laid them upon two of his servants\; and they bar
 e them before him. And when he came to the tower\, he took them from their
  hand\, and bestowed them in the house: and he let the men go\, and they d
 eparted. But he went in\, and stood before his master. And Elisha said unt
 o him\, Whence comest thou\, Gehazi? And he said\, Thy servant went no whi
 ther. And he said unto him\, Went not mine heart with thee\, when the man 
 turned again from his chariot to meet thee? Is it a time to receive money\
 , and to receive garments\, and oliveyards\, and vineyards\, and sheep\, a
 nd oxen\, and menservants\, and maidservants? The leprosy therefore of Naa
 man shall cleave unto thee\, and unto thy seed for ever. And he went out f
 rom his presence a leper as white as snow.\n\nSecond Lesson — Acts 18:1-
 21\nAfter these things Paul departed from Athens\, and came to Corinth\; A
 nd found a certain Jew named Aquila\, born in Pontus\, lately come from It
 aly\, with his wife Priscilla\; (because that Claudius had commanded all J
 ews to depart from Rome:) and came unto them. And because he was of the sa
 me craft\, he abode with them\, and wrought: for by their occupation they 
 were tentmakers. And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath\, and pers
 uaded the Jews and the Greeks. And when Silas and Timotheus were come from
  Macedonia\, Paul was pressed in the spirit\, and testified to the Jews th
 at Jesus was Christ. And when they opposed themselves\, and blasphemed\, h
 e shook his raiment\, and said unto them\, Your blood be upon your own hea
 ds\; I am clean: from henceforth I will go unto the Gentiles. ¶ And he de
 parted thence\, and entered into a certain man’s house\, named Justus\, 
 one that worshipped God\, whose house joined hard to the synagogue. And Cr
 ispus\, the chief ruler of the synagogue\, believed on the Lord with all h
 is house\; and many of the Corinthians hearing believed\, and were baptize
 d. Then spake the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision\, Be not afraid\, 
 but speak\, and 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 cont
 inued there a year and six months\, teaching the word of God among them. 
 ¶ And when Gallio was the deputy of Achaia\, the Jews made insurrection w
 ith one accord against Paul\, and brought him to the judgment seat\, Sayin
 g\, This fellow persuadeth men to worship God contrary to the law. And whe
 n Paul was now about to open 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: But 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 judgment seat. Then all the Greeks took Sosthenes\,
  the chief ruler of the synagogue\, 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\, and then took his leave of the brethren\, and sa
 iled thence into Syria\, and with him Priscilla and Aquila\; having shorn 
 his head in Cenchrea: for he 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 consen
 ted not\; But bade them farewell\, saying\, I must by all means keep this 
 feast that cometh in Jerusalem: but I will return again unto you\, if God 
 will. And he sailed from Ephesus.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Mica
 h 2\nWoe to them that devise iniquity\, and work evil upon their beds! whe
 n the morning is light\, they practise it\, because 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 an
 d his heritage. Therefore thus saith the LORD\; Behold\, against this fami
 ly do I devise an evil\, from which ye shall not remove your necks\; neith
 er 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\, an
 d say\, We be utterly spoiled: he hath changed the portion of my people: h
 ow hath he removed it from me! turning away he hath divided our fields. Th
 erefore thou shalt have none that shall cast a cord by lot in the congrega
 tion of the LORD. Prophesy ye not\, say they to them that prophesy: they s
 hall not prophesy to them\, that they shall not take 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? E
 ven of late my people is risen up as an enemy: ye pull off the robe with t
 he garment from them that pass by securely as men averse from war. The wom
 en of my people have ye cast out from their pleasant houses\; from their c
 hildren have ye taken away my glory for ever. Arise ye\, and depart\; for 
 this is not your rest: because it is polluted\, it shall destroy you\, eve
 n with a sore destruction. If a man walking in the 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 will surely assemble\, O J
 acob\, all of thee\; I will surely gather the remnant of Israel\; I will p
 ut them together as the sheep of Bozrah\, as the flock in the midst of the
 ir fold: they shall make great noise by reason of the multitude of men. Th
 e breaker is come up before them: they have broken up\, and have passed th
 rough the gate\, and are gone out by it: and their king shall pass before 
 them\, and the LORD on the head of them.\n\nSecond Lesson — Mark 12:35-4
 4\n¶ And Jesus answered and said\, while he taught in the temple\, How sa
 y the scribes that Christ is the Son of David? For David himself said by t
 he Holy Ghost\, The LORD said to my Lord\, Sit thou on my right hand\, til
 l I make thine enemies thy footstool. David therefore himself calleth him 
 Lord\; and whence is he then his son? And the common people heard him glad
 ly. ¶ And he said unto them in his doctrine\, Beware of the scribes\, whi
 ch love to go in long clothing\, and love salutations in the marketplaces\
 , And the chief seats in the synagogues\, and the uppermost rooms at feast
 s: Which devour widows’ houses\, and for a pretence make long prayers: t
 hese shall receive greater damnation. ¶ And Jesus sat over against the tr
 easury\, and beheld 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 di
 sciples\, and saith unto them\, Verily I say unto you\, That this poor wid
 ow hath cast more in\, than all they which have cast into the treasury: Fo
 r all they did cast in of their abundance\; but she of her want did cast i
 n all that she had\, even all her living.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 2 Kings 6:8-23\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. And when the servant 
 of the man of God was risen early\, and gone forth\, behold\, an host comp
 assed the city both with horses and chariots. And his servant said unto hi
 m\, Alas\, my master! how shall we do? And he answered\, Fear not: for the
 y 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 mo
 untain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha. And whe
 n they came down to him\, Elisha prayed unto the LORD\, and said\, Smite t
 his people\, I pray thee\, with blindness. And he smote them with blindnes
 s 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 bring you t
 o 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 th
 ey 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 th
 em? shall I smite them? And he answered\, Thou shalt not smite them: would
 est thou smite those whom thou hast taken captive with thy sword and with 
 thy bow? set bread and water before them\, that they may eat and drink\, a
 nd go to their master. And he prepared great provision for them: and when 
 they had eaten and drunk\, he sent them away\, and they went to their mast
 er. So the bands of Syria came no more into the land of Israel.\n\nSecond 
 Lesson — Acts 18:22-19:7\nAnd when he had landed at Cæsarea\, and gone 
 up\, and saluted the church\, he went down to Antioch. And after he had sp
 ent some time there\, he departed\, and went over all the country of Galat
 ia and Phrygia in order\, strengthening all the disciples. ¶ And a certai
 n Jew named Apollos\, born at Alexandria\, an eloquent man\, and mighty in
  the scriptures\, came to Ephesus. This man was instructed in the way of t
 he Lord\; and being fervent in the spirit\, he spake and taught diligently
  the things of the Lord\, knowing only the baptism of John. And he began t
 o speak boldly in the synagogue: whom when Aquila and Priscilla had heard\
 , they took him unto them\, and expounded unto him the way of God more per
 fectly. And when he was disposed to pass into Achaia\, the brethren wrote\
 , exhorting the disciples to receive him: who\, when he was come\, helped 
 them much which had believed through grace: For he mightily convinced the 
 Jews\, and that publickly\, shewing by the scriptures that Jesus was Chris
 t. And it came to pass\, that\, while Apollos was at Corinth\, Paul having
  passed through the upper coasts came to Ephesus: and finding certain disc
 iples\, He said unto them\, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye belie
 ved? And they said unto him\, We have not so much as heard whether there b
 e any Holy Ghost. And he said unto them\, Unto what then were ye baptized?
  And they said\, Unto John’s baptism. Then said Paul\, John verily bapti
 zed with the baptism of repentance\, saying unto the people\, that they sh
 ould believe on him which should come after him\, that is\, on Christ Jesu
 s. When they heard this\, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus
 . And when Paul had laid his hands upon them\, the Holy Ghost came on them
 \; and they spake with tongues\, and prophesied. And all the men were abou
 t twelve.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Micah 3\nAnd I said\, Hear\,
  I pray you\, O heads of Jacob\, and ye princes of the house of Israel\; I
 s it not for you to know judgment? Who hate the good\, and love the evil\;
  who pluck off their skin from off them\, and their flesh from off their b
 ones\; 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 p
 ot\, and 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 ti
 me\, as they have behaved themselves ill in their doings. ¶ Thus saith th
 e LORD concerning the prophets that make my people err\, that bite with th
 eir teeth\, and cry\, Peace\; and he that putteth not into their mouths\, 
 they even prepare war against him. Therefore night shall be unto you\, tha
 t ye shall not have a vision\; and it shall be dark unto you\, that ye sha
 ll not divine\; and the sun shall go down over the prophets\, and the day 
 shall be dark over them. Then shall the seers be ashamed\, and the diviner
 s confounded: yea\, they shall all cover their lips\; for there is no answ
 er of God. ¶ But truly I am full of power by the spirit of the LORD\, and
  of judgment\, and of might\, to declare unto Jacob his transgression\, an
 d to Israel his sin. Hear this\, I pray you\, ye heads of the house of Jac
 ob\, and princes of the house of Israel\, that abhor judgment\, and perver
 t all equity. They build up Zion with blood\, and Jerusalem with iniquity.
  The heads thereof judge for reward\, and the priests thereof teach for hi
 re\, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet will they lean upon th
 e LORD\, and say\, Is not the LORD among us? none evil can come upon us. T
 herefore shall Zion for your sake be plowed as a field\, and Jerusalem sha
 ll become heaps\, and the mountain of the house as the high places of the 
 forest.\n\nSecond Lesson — Mark 13:1-13\nAnd as he went out of the templ
 e\, one of his disciples saith unto him\, Master\, see what manner of ston
 es and what buildings are here! And Jesus answering said unto him\, Seest 
 thou these great buildings? there shall not be left one stone upon another
 \, that shall not be thrown down. And as he sat upon the mount of Olives o
 ver against the temple\, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him pri
 vately\, Tell us\, when shall these things be? and what  shall be the sign
  when all these things shall be fulfilled? And Jesus answering them began 
 to say\, Take heed lest any man deceive you: For many shall come in my nam
 e\, saying\, I am Christ\; and shall deceive many. And when ye shall hear 
 of wars and rumours of wars\, be ye not troubled: for such things must nee
 ds be\; but the end shall not be yet. For nation shall rise against nation
 \, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be earthquakes in divers p
 laces\, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings 
 of sorrows. ¶ But take heed to yourselves: for they shall deliver you up 
 to councils\; and in the synagogues ye shall be beaten: and ye shall be br
 ought before rulers and kings for my sake\, for a testimony against them. 
 And the gospel must first be published among all nations. But when they sh
 all lead  you\, and deliver you up\, take no thought beforehand what ye sh
 all speak\, neither do ye premeditate: but whatsoever shall be given you i
 n that hour\, that speak ye: for it is not ye that speak\, but the Holy Gh
 ost. Now the brother shall betray the brother to death\, and the father th
 e son\; and children shall rise up against their parents\, and shall cause
  them to be put to death. And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s
  sake: but he that shall endure unto the end\, the same shall be saved.
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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 — 2 Kings 6:24-7:2\n¶ And it ca
 me to pass after this\, that Ben-hadad king of Syria gathered all his host
 \, and went up\, and besieged Samaria. And there was a great famine in Sam
 aria: and\, behold\, they besieged it\, until an ass’s head was sold for
  fourscore pieces of silver\, and the fourth part of a cab of dove’s dun
 g for five pieces of silver. And as the king of Israel was passing by upon
  the wall\, there cried a woman unto him\, saying\, Help\, my lord\, O kin
 g. And he said\, If the LORD do not help thee\, whence shall I help thee? 
 out of the barnfloor\, or out of the winepress? And the king said unto her
 \, What aileth thee? And she answered\, This woman said unto me\, Give thy
  son\, that we may eat him to day\, and we will eat my son to morrow. So w
 e boiled my son\, and did eat him: and I said unto her on the next day\, G
 ive thy son\, that we may eat him: and she hath hid her son. ¶ And it cam
 e to pass\, when the king heard the words of the woman\, that he rent his 
 clothes\; and he passed by upon the wall\, and the people looked\, and\, b
 ehold\, he had sackcloth within upon his flesh. Then he said\, God do so a
 nd more also to me\, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat shall stand 
 on him this day. But Elisha sat in his house\, and the elders sat with him
 \; and the king sent a man from before him: but ere the messenger came to 
 him\, he said to the elders\, See ye how this son of a murderer hath sent 
 to take away mine head? look\, when the messenger cometh\, shut the door\,
  and hold him fast at the door: is not the sound of his master’s feet be
 hind him? And while he yet talked with them\, behold\, the messenger came 
 down unto him: and he said\, Behold\, this evil is of the LORD\; what shou
 ld I wait for the LORD any longer? Then Elisha said\, Hear ye the word of 
 the LORD\; Thus saith the LORD\, To morrow about this time shall a measure
  of fine flour be sold for a shekel\, and two measures of barley for a she
 kel\, in the gate of Samaria. Then a lord on whose hand the king leaned an
 swered the man of God\, and said\, Behold\, if the LORD would make windows
  in heaven\, might this thing be? And he said\, Behold\, thou shalt see it
  with thine eyes\, but shalt not eat thereof.\n\nSecond Lesson — Acts 19
 :8-20\nAnd he went into the synagogue\, and spake boldly for the space of 
 three months\, disputing and persuading the things concerning the kingdom 
 of God. But when divers were hardened\, and believed not\, but spake evil 
 of that way before the multitude\, he departed from them\, and separated t
 he disciples\, disputing daily in the school of one Tyrannus. And this con
 tinued by the space of two years\; so that all they which dwelt in Asia he
 ard the word of the Lord Jesus\, both Jews and Greeks. And God wrought spe
 cial miracles by the hands of Paul: So that from his body were brought unt
 o the sick handkerchiefs or aprons\, and the diseases departed from them\,
  and the evil spirits went out of them. ¶ Then certain of the vagabond Je
 ws\, exorcists\, took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits t
 he name of the Lord Jesus\, saying\, We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul prea
 cheth. And there were seven sons of one Sceva\, a Jew\, and chief of the p
 riests\, which did so. And the evil spirit answered and said\, Jesus I kno
 w\, and Paul I know\; but who are ye? And the man in whom the evil spirit 
 was leaped on them\, and overcame them\, and prevailed against them\, so t
 hat they fled out of that house naked and wounded. And this was known to a
 ll the Jews and Greeks also dwelling at Ephesus\; and fear fell on them al
 l\, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified. And many that believed c
 ame\, and confessed\, and shewed their deeds. Many of them also which used
  curious arts brought their books together\, and burned them before all me
 n: and they counted the price of them\, and found it fifty thousand pieces
  of silver. So mightily grew the word of God and prevailed.\n\nEvening Pra
 yer\nFirst Lesson — Micah 4:1-5:1\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 flow 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 pat
 hs: for the law shall go forth of Zion\, and the word of the LORD from Jer
 usalem. ¶ And he shall judge among many people\, and rebuke strong nation
 s afar off\; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares\, and their 
 spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up a sword against nation\
 , neither shall they learn war any more. But they shall sit every man unde
 r his vine and under his fig tree\; and none shall make them afraid: for t
 he mouth of the LORD of hosts hath spoken it. For all people will walk eve
 ry one in the name of his god\, and we will walk in the name of the LORD o
 ur God for ever and ever. In that day\, saith the LORD\, will I assemble h
 er 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 tha
 t was cast far off a strong nation: and the LORD shall reign over them in 
 mount Zion from henceforth\, even for ever. ¶ And thou\, O tower of the f
 lock\, the strong hold of the daughter of Zion\, unto thee shall it come\,
  even the first dominion\; the kingdom shall come to the daughter of Jerus
 alem. Now why dost thou cry out aloud? is there no king in thee? is thy co
 unsellor perished? for pangs have taken thee as a woman in travail. Be in 
 pain\, and labour to bring forth\, O daughter of Zion\, like a woman in tr
 avail: for now shalt thou go forth out of the city\, and thou shalt dwell 
 in the field\, and thou shalt go even to Babylon\; there shalt thou be del
 ivered\; there the LORD shall redeem thee from the hand of thine enemies. 
 ¶ Now also many nations are gathered against 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 the
 m as the sheaves into the floor. Arise and thresh\, O daughter of Zion: fo
 r I will make thine horn iron\, and I will make thy hoofs brass: and thou 
 shalt beat in pieces many people: and I will consecrate their gain unto th
 e 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: t
 hey shall smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek.\n\nSecond L
 esson — Mark 13:14-27\n¶ But when ye shall see the abomination of desol
 ation\, spoken of by Daniel the prophet\, standing where it ought not\, (l
 et him that readeth understand\,) then let them that be in Judæa flee to 
 the mountains: And let him that is on the housetop not go down into the ho
 use\, neither enter therein\, to take any thing out of his house: And let 
 him that is in the field not turn back again for to take up his garment. B
 ut woe to them that are with child\, and to them that give suck in those d
 ays! And pray ye that your flight be not in the winter. For in those days 
 shall be affliction\, such as was not from the beginning of the creation w
 hich God created unto this time\, neither shall be. And except that the Lo
 rd had shortened those days\, no flesh should be saved: but for the elect
 ’s sake\, whom he hath chosen\, he hath shortened the days. And then if 
 any man shall say to you\, Lo\, here is Christ\; or\, lo\, he is there\; b
 elieve him not: For false Christs and false prophets shall rise\, and shal
 l shew signs and wonders\, to seduce\, if it were possible\, even the elec
 t. But take ye heed: behold\, I have foretold you all things. ¶ But in th
 ose days\, after that tribulation\, the sun shall be darkened\, and the mo
 on shall not give her light\, And the stars of heaven shall fall\, and the
  powers that are in heaven shall be shaken. And then shall they see the So
 n of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory. And then shall h
 e send his angels\, and shall gather together his elect from the four wind
 s\, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 2 Kings 7:3-20\n¶ And there w
 ere four leprous men at the entering in of the gate: and they said one to 
 another\, Why sit we here until we die? If we say\, We will enter into the
  city\, then the famine is in the city\, and we shall die there: and if we
  sit still here\, we die also. Now therefore come\, and let us fall unto t
 he host of the Syrians: if they save us alive\, we shall live\; and if the
 y kill us\, we shall but die. And they rose up in the twilight\, to go unt
 o the camp of the Syrians: and when they were come to the uttermost part o
 f the camp of Syria\, behold\, there was no man there. For the Lord had ma
 de the host of the Syrians to hear a noise of chariots\, and a noise of ho
 rses\, even the noise of a great host: and they said one to another\, Lo\,
  the king of Israel hath hired against us the kings of the Hittites\, and 
 the kings of the Egyptians\, to come upon us. Wherefore they arose and fle
 d in the twilight\, and left their tents\, and their horses\, and their as
 ses\, even the camp as it was\, and fled for their life. And when these le
 pers came to the uttermost part of the camp\, they went into one tent\, an
 d did eat and drink\, and carried thence silver\, and gold\, and raiment\,
  and went and hid it\; and came again\, and entered into another tent\, an
 d carried thence also\, and went and hid it. Then they said one to another
 \, We do not well: this day is a day of good tidings\, and we hold our pea
 ce: if we tarry till the morning light\, some mischief will come upon us: 
 now therefore come\, that we may go and tell the king’s household. So th
 ey came and called unto the porter of the city: and they told them\, sayin
 g\, We came to the camp of the Syrians\, and\, behold\, there was no man t
 here\, neither voice of man\, but horses tied\, and asses tied\, and the t
 ents as they were. And he called the porters\; and they told it to the kin
 g’s house within. ¶ And the king arose in the night\, and said unto his
  servants\, I will now shew you what the Syrians have done to us. They kno
 w that we be hungry\; therefore are they gone out of the camp to hide them
 selves in the field\, saying\, When they come out of the city\, we shall c
 atch them alive\, and get into the city. And one of his servants answered 
 and said\, Let some take\, I pray thee\, five of the horses that remain\, 
 which are left in the city\, (behold\, they are as all the multitude of Is
 rael that are left in it: behold\, I say\, they are even as all the multit
 ude of the Israelites that are consumed:) and let us send and see. They to
 ok therefore two chariot horses\; and the king sent after the host of the 
 Syrians\, saying\, Go and see. And they went after them unto Jordan: and\,
  lo\, all the way was full of garments and vessels\, which the Syrians had
  cast away in their haste. And the messengers returned\, and told the king
 . And the people went out\, and spoiled the tents of the Syrians. So a mea
 sure of fine flour was sold for a shekel\, and two measures of barley for 
 a shekel\, according to the word of the LORD. ¶ And the king appointed th
 e lord on whose hand he leaned to have the charge of the gate: and the peo
 ple trode upon him in the gate\, and he died\, as the man of God had said\
 , who spake when the king came down to him. And it came to pass as the man
  of God had spoken to the king\, saying\, Two measures of barley for a she
 kel\, and a measure of fine flour for a shekel\, shall be to morrow about 
 this time in the gate of Samaria: And that lord answered the man of God\, 
 and said\, Now\, behold\, if the LORD should make windows in heaven\, migh
 t such a thing be? And he said\, Behold\, thou shalt see it with thine eye
 s\, but shalt not eat thereof. And so it fell out unto him: for the people
  trode upon him in the gate\, and he died.\n\nSecond Lesson — Acts 19:21
 -41\n¶ After these things were ended\, Paul purposed in the spirit\, when
  he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia\, to go to Jerusalem\, saying\
 , After I have been there\, I must also see Rome. So he sent into Macedoni
 a two of them that ministered unto him\, Timotheus and Erastus\; but he hi
 mself 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\, w
 hich made silver shrines for Diana\, brought no small gain unto the crafts
 men\; Whom he called together with the workmen of like occupation\, and sa
 id\, Sirs\, ye know that by this craft we have our wealth. Moreover ye see
  and hear\, that not alone at Ephesus\, but almost throughout all Asia\, t
 his 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 nought\; but also that the temple of the great goddes
 s Diana should be despised\, and her magnificence should be destroyed\, wh
 om all Asia and the world 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 accord into the theatre. And when Paul would have e
 ntered in unto the people\, the disciples suffered him not. And certain of
  the chief of Asia\, which were his friends\, sent unto him\, desiring him
  that he would not adventure himself into the theatre. Some therefore crie
 d one thing\, and some another: for the assembly was confused\; and the mo
 re part knew not wherefore they were come together. And they drew Alexande
 r out of the multitude\, the Jews putting him forward. And Alexander becko
 ned with the hand\, and would have made his defence unto the people. But w
 hen they knew that he was a Jew\, all with one voice about the space of tw
 o hours cried out\, Great is Diana of the Ephesians. And when the towncler
 k had appeased the people\, he said\, Ye men of Ephesus\, what man is ther
 e that knoweth not how that the city of the Ephesians is a worshipper of t
 he great goddess Diana\, and of the image which fell down from Jupiter? Se
 eing then that these things cannot be spoken against\, ye ought to be quie
 t\, and to do nothing rashly. For ye have brought hither these men\, which
  are neither robbers of churches\, nor yet blasphemers of your goddess. Wh
 erefore if Demetrius\, and the craftsmen which are with him\, have a matte
 r against any man\, the law is open\, and there are deputies: let them imp
 lead one another. But if ye enquire any thing concerning other matters\, i
 t shall be determined in a lawful assembly. For we are in danger to be cal
 led in question for this day’s uproar\, there being no cause whereby we 
 may give an account of this concourse. And when he had thus spoken\, he di
 smissed the assembly.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Micah 5:2-15\nBu
 t thou\, Beth-lehem Ephratah\, though thou be little among the thousands o
 f Judah\, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler 
 in Israel\; whose goings forth have been from of old\, from everlasting. T
 herefore will he give them up\, until the time that she which travaileth h
 ath brought forth: then the remnant of his brethren shall return unto the 
 children of Israel. ¶ And he shall stand and feed in the strength of the 
 LORD\, in the majesty of the name of the LORD his God\; and they shall abi
 de: for now shall he be great unto the ends of the earth. And this man sha
 ll be the peace\, when the Assyrian shall come into our land: and when he 
 shall tread in our palaces\, then shall we raise against him seven shepher
 ds\, and eight principal men. And they shall waste the land of Assyria wit
 h the sword\, and the land of Nimrod in the entrances thereof: thus shall 
 he deliver us from the Assyrian\, when he cometh into our land\, and when 
 he treadeth within our borders. And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the m
 idst of many people as a dew from the LORD\, as the showers upon the grass
 \, that tarrieth not for man\, nor waiteth for the sons of men. ¶ And the
  remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles in the midst of many people 
 as a lion among the beasts of the forest\, as a young lion among the flock
 s of sheep: who\, if he go through\, both treadeth down\, and teareth in p
 ieces\, and none can deliver. Thine hand shall be lifted up upon thine adv
 ersaries\, and all thine enemies shall be cut off. And it shall come to pa
 ss in that day\, saith the LORD\, that I will cut off thy horses out of th
 e midst of thee\, and I will destroy thy chariots: And I will cut off the 
 cities of thy land\, and throw down all thy strong holds: And I will cut o
 ff witchcrafts out of thine hand\; and thou shalt have no more soothsayers
 : Thy graven images also will I cut off\, and thy standing images out of t
 he midst of thee\; and thou shalt no more worship the work of thine hands.
  And I will pluck up thy groves out of the midst of thee: so will I destro
 y thy cities. And I will execute vengeance in anger and fury upon the heat
 hen\, such as they have not heard.\n\nSecond Lesson — Mark 13:28-37\nNow
  learn a parable of the fig tree\; When her branch is yet tender\, and put
 teth forth leaves\, ye know that summer is near: So ye in like manner\, wh
 en ye shall see these things come to pass\, know that it is nigh\, even at
  the doors. Verily I say unto you\, that this generation shall not pass\, 
 till all these things be done. Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my wo
 rds shall not pass away. ¶ But of that day and that hour knoweth no man\,
  no\, not the angels which are in heaven\, neither the Son\, but the Fathe
 r. Take ye heed\, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is. For th
 e Son of man is as a man taking a far journey\, who left his house\, and g
 ave authority to his servants\, and to every man his work\, and commanded 
 the porter to watch. Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master o
 f the house cometh\, at even\, or at midnight\, or at the cockcrowing\, or
  in the morning: Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping. And what I say
  unto you I say unto all\, Watch.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 2 Kings 9:1-13\nAnd Elisha the
  prophet called one of the children of the prophets\, and said unto him\, 
 Gird up thy loins\, and take this box of oil in thine hand\, and go to Ram
 oth-gilead: And when thou comest thither\, look out there Jehu the son of 
 Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi\, and go in\, and make him arise up from amo
 ng his brethren\, and carry him to an inner chamber\; Then take the box of
  oil\, and pour it on his head\, and say\, Thus saith the LORD\, I have an
 ointed thee king over Israel. Then open the door\, and flee\, and tarry no
 t. ¶ So the young man\, even the young man the prophet\, went to Ramoth-g
 ilead. And when he came\, behold\, the captains of the host were sitting\;
  and he said\, I have an errand to thee\, O captain. And Jehu said\, Unto 
 which of all us? And he said\, To thee\, O captain. And he arose\, and wen
 t into the house\; and he poured the oil on his head\, and said unto him\,
  Thus saith the LORD God of Israel\, I have anointed thee king over the pe
 ople of the LORD\, even over Israel. And thou shalt smite the house of Aha
 b thy master\, that I may avenge the blood of my servants the prophets\, a
 nd the blood of all the servants of the LORD\, at the hand of Jezebel. For
  the whole house of Ahab shall perish: and I will cut off from Ahab him th
 at pisseth against the wall\, and him that is shut up and left in Israel: 
 And I will make the house of Ahab like the house of Jeroboam the son of Ne
 bat\, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah: And the dogs shall e
 at Jezebel in the portion of Jezreel\, and there shall be none to bury her
 . And he opened the door\, and fled. ¶ Then Jehu came forth to the servan
 ts of his lord: and one said unto him\, Is all well? wherefore came this m
 ad fellow to thee? And he said unto them\, Ye know the man\, and his commu
 nication. And they said\, It is false\; tell us now. And he said\, Thus an
 d thus spake he to me\, saying\, Thus saith the LORD\, I have anointed the
 e king over Israel. Then they hasted\, and took every man his garment\, an
 d put it under him on the top of the stairs\, and blew with trumpets\, say
 ing\, Jehu is king.\n\nSecond Lesson — Acts 20:1-16\nAnd after the uproa
 r was ceased\, Paul called unto him the disciples\, and embraced them\, an
 d departed for to go into Macedonia. And when he had gone over those parts
 \, and had given them much exhortation\, he came into Greece\, And there a
 bode three months. And when the Jews laid wait for him\, as he was about t
 o sail into Syria\, he purposed to return through Macedonia. And there acc
 ompanied him into Asia Sopater of Berea\; and of the Thessalonians\, Arist
 archus and Secundus\; and Gaius of Derbe\, and Timotheus\; and of Asia\, T
 ychicus and Trophimus. These going before tarried for us at Troas. And we 
 sailed away from Philippi after the days of unleavened bread\, and came un
 to them to Troas in five days\; where we abode seven days. And upon the fi
 rst day of the week\, when the disciples came together to break bread\, Pa
 ul preached unto them\, ready to depart on the morrow\; and continued his 
 speech until midnight. And there were many lights in the upper chamber\, w
 here they were gathered together. And there sat in a window a certain youn
 g man named Eutychus\, being fallen into a deep sleep: and as Paul was lon
 g 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 embrac
 ing him said\, Trouble not yourselves\; for his life is in him. When he th
 erefore was come up again\, and had broken bread\, and eaten\, and talked 
 a long while\, even till break of day\, so he departed. And they brought t
 he young man alive\, and were not a little comforted. ¶ And we went befor
 e to ship\, and sailed unto Assos\, there intending to take in Paul: for s
 o had he appointed\, minding himself to go afoot. And when he met with us 
 at Assos\, we took him in\, and came to Mitylene. And we sailed thence\, a
 nd came the next day over against Chios\; and the next day we arrived at S
 amos\, and tarried at Trogyllium\; and the next day we came to Miletus. Fo
 r Paul had determined to sail by Ephesus\, because he would not spend the 
 time in Asia: for he hasted\, if it were possible for him\, to be at Jerus
 alem the day of Pentecost.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Micah 6\nHe
 ar 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 c
 ontroversy\, and ye strong foundations of the earth: for the LORD hath a c
 ontroversy with his people\, and he will plead with Israel. O my people\, 
 what have I done unto thee? and wherein have I wearied thee? testify again
 st me. For I brought thee up out of the land of Egypt\, and redeemed thee 
 out of the house of servants\; and I sent before thee Moses\, Aaron\, and 
 Miriam. O my people\, remember now what Balak king of Moab consulted\, and
  what Balaam the son of Beor answered him from Shittim unto Gilgal\; that 
 ye may know the righteousness of the LORD. ¶ Wherewith shall I come befor
 e the LORD\, and bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him w
 ith burnt offerings\, 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 g
 ive my firstborn for my transgression\, the fruit of my body for the sin o
 f my soul? He hath 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? The LORD’s voice crieth unto 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 in the house of the wicked\
 , and the scant measure that is abominable? Shall I count them pure with t
 he wicked balances\, and with the bag of deceitful weights? For the rich m
 en thereof are full of violence\, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken 
 lies\, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth. Therefore also will I
  make thee sick in smiting thee\, in making thee desolate because of thy s
 ins. 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 to the sword. Thou shalt so
 w\, but thou shalt not reap\; thou shalt tread the 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: therefore ye shall bear the reproa
 ch of my people.\n\nSecond Lesson — Mark 14:1-11\nAfter two days was the
  feast of the passover\, and of unleavened bread: and the chief priests an
 d the scribes sought how they might take him by craft\, and put him to dea
 th. But they said\, Not on the feast day\, lest there be an uproar of the 
 people. ¶ And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper\, as he sa
 t at meat\, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spik
 enard very precious\; and she brake the box\, and poured it on his head. A
 nd there were some that had indignation within themselves\, and said\, Why
  was this waste of the ointment made? For it might have been sold for more
  than three hundred pence\, and have been given to the poor. And they murm
 ured against her. And Jesus said\, Let her alone\; why trouble ye her? she
  hath wrought a good work on me. For ye have the poor with you always\, an
 d whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always. She h
 ath done what she could: she is come aforehand to anoint my body to the bu
 rying. Verily I say unto you\, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached t
 hroughout the whole world\, this also that she hath done shall be spoken o
 f for a memorial of her. ¶ And Judas Iscariot\, one of the twelve\, went 
 unto the chief priests\, to betray him unto them. And when they heard it\,
  they were glad\, and promised to give him money. And he sought how he mig
 ht conveniently betray him.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 2 Kings 9:14-37\nSo Jehu the s
 on of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi conspired against Joram. (Now Joram ha
 d kept Ramoth-gilead\, he and all Israel\, because of Hazael king of Syria
 . But king Joram was returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which 
 the Syrians had given him\, when he fought with Hazael king of Syria.) And
  Jehu said\, If it be your minds\, then let none go forth nor escape out o
 f the city to go to tell it in Jezreel. So Jehu rode in a chariot\, and we
 nt to Jezreel\; for Joram lay there. And Ahaziah king of Judah was come do
 wn to see Joram. And there stood a watchman on the tower in Jezreel\, and 
 he spied the company of Jehu as 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 pe
 ace? turn thee behind me. And the watchman told\, saying\, The messenger c
 ame to them\, but he cometh not again. Then he sent out a second on horseb
 ack\, which came to them\, and said\, Thus saith the king\, Is it peace? A
 nd Jehu answered\, What hast thou to do with peace? turn thee behind me. A
 nd the watchman told\, saying\, He came even unto them\, and cometh not ag
 ain: and the driving is like the driving of Jehu the son of Nimshi\; for h
 e driveth furiously. And Joram said\, Make ready. And his chariot was made
  ready. And Joram king of Israel and Ahaziah king of Judah went out\, each
  in his chariot\, and they went out against Jehu\, and met him in the port
 ion of Naboth the Jezreelite. And it came to pass\, when Joram saw Jehu\, 
 that he said\, Is it peace\, Jehu? And he answered\, What peace\, so long 
 as the whoredoms of thy mother Jezebel and her witchcrafts are so many? An
 d Joram turned his hands\, and fled\, and said to Ahaziah\, There is treac
 hery\, O Ahaziah. And Jehu drew a bow with his full strength\, and smote J
 ehoram between his arms\, and the arrow went out at his heart\, and he sun
 k down in his chariot. Then said Jehu to Bidkar his captain\, Take up\, an
 d cast him in the portion of the field of Naboth the Jezreelite: for remem
 ber how that\, when I and thou rode together after Ahab his father\, the L
 ORD 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 t
 hee in this plat\, saith the LORD. Now therefore take and cast him into th
 e plat of ground\, according to the word of the LORD. ¶ But when Ahaziah 
 the king of Judah saw this\, he fled by the way of the garden house. And J
 ehu followed after him\, and said\, Smite him also in the chariot. And the
 y did so at the going up to Gur\, which is by Ibleam. And he fled to Megid
 do\, and died there. And his servants carried him in a chariot to Jerusale
 m\, and buried him in his sepulchre with his fathers in the city of David.
  And in the eleventh year of Joram the son of Ahab began Ahaziah to reign 
 over Judah. ¶ And when Jehu was come to Jezreel\, Jezebel heard of it\; a
 nd she painted her face\, and tired her head\, and looked out at a window.
  And as Jehu entered in at the gate\, she said\, Had Zimri peace\, who sle
 w his master? And he lifted up his face to the window\, and said\, Who is 
 on my side? who? And there looked out to him two or three eunuchs. And he 
 said\, Throw her down. So they threw her down: and some of her blood was s
 prinkled on the wall\, and on the horses: and he trode her under foot. And
  when he was come in\, he did eat and drink\, and said\, Go\, see now this
  cursed woman\, and bury her: for she is a king’s daughter. And they wen
 t to bury her: but they found no more of her than the skull\, and the feet
 \, and the palms of her hands. Wherefore they came again\, and told him. A
 nd he said\, This is the word of the LORD\, which he spake by his servant 
 Elijah the Tishbite\, saying\, In the portion of Jezreel shall dogs eat th
 e flesh of Jezebel: And the carcase of Jezebel shall be as dung upon the f
 ace of the field in the portion of Jezreel\; so that they shall not say\, 
 This is Jezebel.\n\nSecond Lesson — Acts 20:17-38\n¶ And from Miletus h
 e sent to Ephesus\, and called the elders of the church. And when they wer
 e come to him\, he said unto them\, Ye know\, from the first day that I ca
 me into Asia\, after what manner I have been with you at all seasons\, Ser
 ving the Lord with all humility of mind\, and with many tears\, and tempta
 tions\, which befell me by the lying in wait of the Jews: And how I kept b
 ack nothing that was profitable unto you\, but have shewed you\, and have 
 taught you publickly\, and from house to house\, Testifying both to the Je
 ws\, 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 Jerus
 alem\, not knowing the things that shall befall me there: Save that the Ho
 ly Ghost witnesseth in every city\, saying that bonds and afflictions abid
 e me. But none of these things move me\, neither count I my life dear unto
  myself\, so that I might finish my course with joy\, and the ministry\, w
 hich I have received of the Lord Jesus\, to testify the gospel of the grac
 e of God. And now\, behold\, I know that ye all\, among whom I have gone p
 reaching the kingdom of God\, shall see my face no more. Wherefore I take 
 you to record this day\, that I am pure from the blood of all men. For I h
 ave not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God. ¶ Take heed t
 herefore unto yourselves\, and to all the flock\, over the which the Holy 
 Ghost hath made you overseers\, to feed the church of God\, which he hath 
 purchased with his own blood. For I know this\, that after my departing sh
 all grievous wolves enter in among you\, not sparing the flock. Also of yo
 ur own selves shall men arise\, speaking perverse things\, to draw away di
 sciples 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 n
 ow\, brethren\, I commend you to God\, and to the word of his grace\, whic
 h is able to build you up\, and to give you an inheritance among all them 
 which are sanctified. I have coveted no man’s silver\, or gold\, or appa
 rel. Yea\, ye yourselves know\, that these hands have ministered unto my n
 ecessities\, and to them that were with me. I have shewed 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 blessed to give than to
  receive. ¶ And when he had thus spoken\, he kneeled down\, and prayed wi
 th them all. And they all wept sore\, and fell on Paul’s neck\, and kiss
 ed him\, Sorrowing most of all for the words which he spake\, that they sh
 ould see his face no more. And they accompanied him unto the ship.\n\nEven
 ing Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Micah 7:1-7\nWoe is me! for I am as when they
  have gathered the summer fruits\, as the grapegleanings of the vintage: t
 here is no cluster to eat: my soul desired the firstripe fruit. The good m
 an is perished out of the earth: and there is none upright 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\, the prince asketh\, a
 nd the judge asketh for a reward\; and the great man\, he uttereth his mis
 chievous desire: so they wrap it up. The best of them is as a brier: the m
 ost 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 f
 riend\, put ye not confidence in a guide: keep the doors of thy mouth from
  her that lieth in thy bosom. For the son dishonoureth the father\, the da
 ughter riseth up against her mother\, the daughter in law against her moth
 er in law\; a man’s enemies are the men of his own house. Therefore I wi
 ll look unto the LORD\; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God wi
 ll hear me.\n\nSecond Lesson — Mark 14:12-25\n¶ And the first day of un
 leavened bread\, when they killed the passover\, his disciples said unto h
 im\, Where wilt thou that we go and prepare that thou mayest eat the passo
 ver? And he sendeth forth two of his disciples\, and saith unto them\, Go 
 ye into the city\, and there shall meet you a man bearing a pitcher of wat
 er: follow him. And wheresoever he shall go in\, say ye to the goodman of 
 the house\, The Master saith\, Where is the guestchamber\, where I shall e
 at the passover with my disciples? And he will shew you a large upper room
  furnished and prepared: there make ready for us. And his disciples went f
 orth\, and came into the city\, and found as he had said unto them: and th
 ey made ready the passover. And in the evening he cometh with the twelve. 
 And as they sat and did eat\, Jesus said\, Verily I say unto you\, One of 
 you which eateth with me shall betray me. And they began to be sorrowful\,
  and to say unto him one by one\, Is it I? and another said\, Is it I? And
  he answered and said unto them\, It is one of the twelve\, that dippeth w
 ith me in the dish. The Son of man indeed goeth\, as it is written of him:
  but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! good were it for 
 that man if he had never been born. ¶ And as they did eat\, Jesus took br
 ead\, and blessed\, and brake it\, and gave to them\, and said\, Take\, ea
 t: this is my body. And he took the cup\, and when he had given thanks\, h
 e gave it to them: and they all drank of it. And he said unto them\, This 
 is my blood of the new testament\, which is shed for many. Verily I say un
 to you\, I will drink no more of the fruit of the vine\, until that day th
 at I drink it new in the kingdom of God.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 2 Kings 10:18-28\n¶ And Jehu 
 gathered all the people together\, and said unto them\, Ahab served Baal a
  little\; but Jehu shall serve him much. Now therefore call unto me all th
 e prophets of Baal\, all his servants\, and all his priests\; let none be 
 wanting: for I have a great sacrifice to do to Baal\; whosoever shall be w
 anting\, he shall not live. But Jehu did it in subtilty\, to the intent th
 at he might destroy the worshippers of Baal. And Jehu said\, Proclaim a so
 lemn assembly for Baal. And they proclaimed it. And Jehu sent through all 
 Israel: and all the worshippers of Baal came\, so that there was not a man
  left that came not. And they came into the house of Baal\; and the house 
 of Baal was full from one end to another. And he said unto him that was ov
 er the vestry\, Bring forth vestments for all the worshippers of Baal. And
  he brought them forth vestments. And Jehu went\, and Jehonadab the son of
  Rechab\, into the house of Baal\, and said unto the worshippers of Baal\,
  Search\, and look that there be here with you none of the servants of the
  LORD\, but the worshippers of Baal only. And when they went in to offer s
 acrifices and burnt offerings\, Jehu appointed fourscore men without\, and
  said\, If any of the men whom I have brought into your hands escape\, he 
 that letteth him go\, his life shall be for the life of him. And it came t
 o pass\, as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering\, th
 at Jehu said to the guard and to the captains\, Go in\, and slay them\; le
 t none come forth. And they smote them with the edge of the sword\; and th
 e guard and the captains cast them out\, and went to the city of the house
  of Baal. And they brought forth the images out of the house of Baal\, and
  burned them. And they brake down the image of Baal\, and brake down the h
 ouse of Baal\, and made it a draught house unto this day. Thus Jehu destro
 yed Baal out of Israel.\n\nSecond Lesson — Acts 21:1-16\nAnd it came to 
 pass\, that after we were gotten from them\, and had launched\, we came wi
 th a straight course unto Coos\, and the day following unto Rhodes\, and f
 rom thence 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 ther
 e the ship was to unlade her burden. And finding disciples\, we tarried th
 ere seven days: who said to Paul through the Spirit\, that he should not g
 o up to Jerusalem. And when we had accomplished those days\, we departed a
 nd went our way\; and they all brought us on our way\, with wives and chil
 dren\, till we were out of the city: and we kneeled down on the shore\, an
 d prayed. And when we had taken our leave one of another\, we took ship\; 
 and they returned home again. And when we had finished our course from Tyr
 e\, we came to Ptolemais\, and saluted the brethren\, and abode with them 
 one day. 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
 \, which was one of the seven\; and abode with him. And the same man had f
 our daughters\, 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 han
 ds and feet\, and said\, Thus saith the Holy Ghost\, So shall the Jews at 
 Jerusalem bind the man that owneth this girdle\, and shall deliver him int
 o the hands of the Gentiles. And when we heard these things\, both we\, an
 d they of that place\, besought him not to go up to Jerusalem. Then Paul a
 nswered\, What mean ye to weep and to break mine heart? for I am ready not
  to be 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 the Lord be done. And after those days we took up our carriages\, and w
 ent up to Jerusalem. There went with us also certain of the disciples of C
 æsarea\, and brought with them one Mnason of Cyprus\, an old disciple\, w
 ith whom we should lodge.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Micah 7:8-20
 \n¶ 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 th
 e indignation of the LORD\, because I have sinned against him\, until he p
 lead my cause\, and execute judgment for me: he will bring me forth to the
  light\, and I shall behold his righteousness. Then she that is mine enemy
  shall see it\, and shame shall cover her which said unto me\, Where is th
 e LORD thy God? mine eyes shall behold her: now shall she be trodden down 
 as the mire of the streets. In the day that thy walls are to be built\, in
  that day shall the decree be far removed. In that day also he shall come 
 even to thee from Assyria\, and from the fortified cities\, and from the f
 ortress even to the river\, and from sea to sea\, and from mountain to mou
 ntain. Notwithstanding the land shall be desolate because of them that dwe
 ll therein\, for the fruit of their doings. ¶ Feed thy people with thy ro
 d\, the flock of thine heritage\, which dwell solitarily in the wood\, in 
 the midst of Carmel: let them feed in Bashan and Gilead\, as in the days o
 f 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 confound
 ed at all their might: they shall lay their hand upon their mouth\, their 
 ears shall be deaf. They shall lick the dust like a serpent\, they shall m
 ove out of their holes like worms of the earth: they shall be afraid of th
 e LORD our God\, and shall fear because of thee. Who is a God like unto th
 ee\, that pardoneth iniquity\, and passeth by the transgression of the rem
 nant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever\, because he del
 ighteth in mercy. He will turn again\, he will have compassion upon us\; h
 e will subdue our iniquities\; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the 
 depths of the sea. Thou wilt perform the truth to Jacob\, and the mercy to
  Abraham\, which thou hast sworn unto our fathers from the days of old.\n\
 nSecond Lesson — Mark 14:26-42\n¶ And when they had sung an hymn\, they
  went out into the mount of Olives. And Jesus saith unto them\, All ye sha
 ll be offended because of me this night: for it is written\, I will smite 
 the shepherd\, and the sheep shall be scattered. But after that I am risen
 \, I will go before you into Galilee. But Peter said unto him\, Although a
 ll shall be offended\, yet will not I. And Jesus saith unto him\, Verily I
  say unto thee\, That this day\, even in this night\, before the cock crow
  twice\, thou shalt deny me thrice. But he spake the more vehemently\, If 
 I should die with thee\, I will not deny thee in any wise. Likewise also s
 aid they all. And they came to a place which was named Gethsemane: and he 
 saith to his disciples\, Sit ye here\, while I shall pray. And he taketh w
 ith him Peter and James and John\, and began to be sore amazed\, and to be
  very heavy\; And saith unto them\, My soul is exceeding sorrowful unto de
 ath: tarry ye here\, and watch. And he went forward a little\, and fell on
  the ground\, and prayed that\, if it were possible\, the hour might pass 
 from him. And he said\, Abba\, Father\, all things are possible unto thee\
 ; take away this cup from me: nevertheless not what I will\, but what thou
  wilt. And he cometh\, and findeth them sleeping\, and saith unto Peter\, 
 Simon\, sleepest thou? couldest not thou watch one hour? Watch ye and pray
 \, lest ye enter into temptation. The spirit truly is ready\, but the fles
 h is weak. And again he went away\, and prayed\, and spake the same words.
  And when he returned\, he found them asleep again\, (for their eyes were 
 heavy\,) neither wist they what to answer him. And he cometh the third tim
 e\, and saith unto them\, Sleep on now\, and take your rest: it is enough\
 , the hour is come\; behold\, the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of
  sinners. Rise up\, let us go\; lo\, he that betrayeth me is at hand.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 2 Kings 11:21-12:21\nSeven yea
 rs old was Jehoash when he began to reign. In the seventh year of Jehu Jeh
 oash began to reign\; and forty years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mot
 her’s name was Zibiah of Beer-sheba. And Jehoash did that which was righ
 t in the sight of the LORD all his days wherein Jehoiada the priest instru
 cted him. But the high places were not taken away: the people still sacrif
 iced and burnt incense in the high places. ¶ And Jehoash said to the prie
 sts\, All the money of the dedicated things that is brought into the house
  of the LORD\, even the money of every one that passeth the account\, the 
 money that every man is set at\, and all the money that cometh into any ma
 n’s heart to bring into the house of the LORD\, Let the priests take it 
 to them\, every man of his acquaintance: and let them repair the breaches 
 of the house\, wheresoever any breach shall be found. But it was so\, that
  in the three and twentieth year of king Jehoash the priests had not repai
 red the breaches of the house. Then king Jehoash called for Jehoiada the p
 riest\, and the other priests\, and said unto them\, Why repair ye not the
  breaches of the house? now therefore receive no more money of your acquai
 ntance\, but deliver it for the breaches of the house. And the priests con
 sented to receive no more money of the people\, neither to repair the brea
 ches of the house. But Jehoiada the priest took a chest\, and bored a hole
  in the lid of it\, and set it beside the altar\, on the right side as one
  cometh into the house of the LORD: and the priests that kept the door put
  therein all the money that was brought into the house of the LORD. And it
  was so\, when they saw that there was much money in the chest\, that the 
 king’s scribe and the high priest came up\, and they put up in bags\, an
 d told the money that was found in the house of the LORD. And they gave th
 e money\, being told\, into the hands of them that did the work\, that had
  the oversight of the house of the LORD: and they laid it out to the carpe
 nters and builders\, that wrought upon the house of the LORD\, And to maso
 ns\, and hewers of stone\, and to buy timber and hewed stone to repair the
  breaches of the house of the LORD\, and for all that was laid out for the
  house to repair it. Howbeit there were not made for the house of the LORD
  bowls of silver\, snuffers\, basons\, trumpets\, any vessels of gold\, or
  vessels of silver\, of the money that was brought into the house of the L
 ORD: But they gave that to the workmen\, and repaired therewith the house 
 of the LORD. Moreover they reckoned not with the men\, into whose hand the
 y delivered the money to be bestowed on workmen: for they dealt faithfully
 . The trespass money and sin money was not brought into the house of the L
 ORD: it was the priests’. ¶ Then Hazael king of Syria went up\, and fou
 ght against Gath\, and took it: and Hazael set his face to go up to Jerusa
 lem. And Jehoash king of Judah took all the hallowed things that Jehoshaph
 at\, and Jehoram\, and Ahaziah\, his fathers\, kings of Judah\, had dedica
 ted\, and his own hallowed things\, and all the gold that was found in the
  treasures of the house of the LORD\, and in the king’s house\, and sent
  it to Hazael king of Syria: and he went away from Jerusalem. ¶ And the r
 est of the acts of Joash\, and all that he did\, are they not written in t
 he book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? And his servants arose\, 
 and made a conspiracy\, and slew Joash in the house of Millo\, which goeth
  down to Silla. For Jozachar the son of Shimeath\, and Jehozabad the son o
 f Shomer\, his servants\, smote him\, and he died\; and they buried him wi
 th his fathers in the city of David: and Amaziah his son reigned in his st
 ead.\n\nSecond Lesson — Acts 21:17-36\nAnd when we were come to Jerusale
 m\, the brethren received us gladly. And the day following Paul went in wi
 th us unto James\; and all the elders were present. And when he had salute
 d them\, he declared particularly what things God had wrought among the Ge
 ntiles by his ministry. And when they heard it\, they glorified the Lord\,
  and said unto him\, Thou seest\, brother\, how many thousands of Jews the
 re are which believe\; and they are all zealous of the law: And they are i
 nformed of thee\, that thou teachest all the Jews which are among the Gent
 iles to forsake Moses\, saying that they ought not to circumcise their chi
 ldren\, neither to walk after the customs. What is it therefore? the multi
 tude must needs come together: for they will hear that thou art come. Do t
 herefore this that we say to thee: We have four men which have a vow on th
 em\; Them take\, and purify thyself with them\, and be at charges with the
 m\, that they may shave their heads: and all may know that those things\, 
 whereof they were informed concerning thee\, are nothing\; but that thou t
 hyself also walkest orderly\, and keepest the law. As touching the Gentile
 s which believe\, we have written and concluded that they observe no such 
 thing\, save only that they keep themselves from things offered to idols\,
  and from blood\, and from strangled\, and from fornication. Then Paul too
 k the men\, and the next day purifying himself with them entered into the 
 temple\, to signify the accomplishment of the days of purification\, until
  that an offering should be offered for every one of them. And when the se
 ven days were almost ended\, the Jews which were of Asia\, when they saw h
 im in the temple\, stirred up all the people\, and laid hands on him\, Cry
 ing out\, Men of Israel\, help: This is the man\, that teacheth all men ev
 ery where against the people\, and the law\, and this place: and further b
 rought Greeks also into the temple\, and hath polluted this holy place. (F
 or they had seen before with him in the city Trophimus 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 Paul\, and drew him ou
 t of the temple: and forthwith the doors were shut. And 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 soldiers and centurions\,
  and ran down unto them: and when they saw the chief captain and the soldi
 ers\, they left beating of Paul. Then the chief captain came near\, and to
 ok him\, and commanded him to be bound with two chains\; and demanded who 
 he was\, and what he had done. And some cried one thing\, some another\, a
 mong the multitude: and when he could not know the certainty for the tumul
 t\, he commanded him to be carried into the castle. And when he came upon 
 the stairs\, so it was\, that he was borne of the soldiers for the violenc
 e of the people. For the multitude of the people followed after\, crying\,
  Away with him.\n\nEvening Prayer (The Eve of Saint Luke the Evangelist)\n
 First Lesson — Ezekiel 1:1-14\nNow it came to pass in the thirtieth year
 \, in the fourth month\, in the fifth day of the month\, as I was among th
 e captives by the river of Chebar\, that the heavens were opened\, and I s
 aw visions of God. In the fifth day of the month\, which was the fifth yea
 r of king Jehoiachin’s captivity\, The word of the LORD came expressly u
 nto Ezekiel the priest\, the son of Buzi\, in the land of the Chaldeans by
  the river Chebar\; and the hand of the LORD was there upon him. ¶ And I 
 looked\, and\, behold\, a whirlwind came out of the north\, a great cloud\
 , and a fire infolding itself\, and a brightness was about it\, and out of
  the midst thereof as the colour of amber\, out of the midst of the fire. 
 Also out of the midst thereof came the likeness of four living creatures. 
 And this was their appearance\; they had the likeness of a man. And every 
 one had four faces\, and every one had four wings. And their feet were str
 aight feet\; and the sole of their feet was like the sole of a calf’s fo
 ot: and they sparkled like the colour of burnished brass. And they had the
  hands of a man under their wings on their four sides\; and they four had 
 their faces and their wings. Their wings were joined one to another\; they
  turned not when they went\; they went every one straight forward. As for 
 the likeness of their faces\, they four had the face of a man\, and the fa
 ce of a lion\, on the right side: and they four had the face of an ox on t
 he left side\; they four also had the face of an eagle. Thus were their fa
 ces: and their wings were stretched upward\; two wings of every one were j
 oined one to another\, and two covered their bodies. And they went every o
 ne straight forward: whither the spirit was to go\, they went\; and they t
 urned not when they went. As for the likeness of the living creatures\, th
 eir appearance was like burning coals of fire\, and like the appearance of
  lamps: it went up and down among the living creatures\; and the fire was 
 bright\, and out of the fire went forth lightning. And the living creature
 s ran and returned as the appearance of a flash of lightning.\n\nSecond Le
 sson — Colossians 4:2-18\nContinue in prayer\, and watch in the same wit
 h thanksgiving\; 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 wisd
 om toward them that are without\, redeeming the time. Let your speech be a
 lway with grace\, seasoned with salt\, that ye may know how ye ought to an
 swer every man. All my state shall Tychicus declare unto you\, who is a be
 loved brother\, and a faithful minister and fellowservant in the Lord: Who
 m I have sent unto you for the same purpose\, that he might know your esta
 te\, and comfort your hearts\; With Onesimus\, a faithful and beloved brot
 her\, who is one of you. They shall make known unto you all things which a
 re done here. Aristarchus my fellowprisoner saluteth you\, and Marcus\, si
 ster’s son to Barnabas\, (touching whom ye received commandments: if he 
 come unto you\, receive him\;) And Jesus\, which is called Justus\, who ar
 e of the circumcision. These only are my fellowworkers unto the kingdom of
  God\, which have been a comfort unto me. Epaphras\, who is one of you\, a
  servant of Christ\, saluteth you\, always labouring fervently for you in 
 prayers\, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God. F
 or I bear him record\, that he hath a great zeal for you\, and them that a
 re in Laodicea\, and them in Hierapolis. Luke\, the beloved physician\, an
 d Demas\, greet you. Salute the brethren which are in Laodicea\, and Nymph
 as\, and the church which is in his house. And when this epistle is read a
 mong you\, cause that it be read also in the church of the Laodiceans\; an
 d that ye likewise read the epistle from Laodicea. And say to Archippus\, 
 Take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord\, that thou
  fulfil it. The salutation by the hand of me Paul. Remember my bonds. Grac
 e be with you. Amen.
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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 — Ezekiel 47:1-2\, 6-8\, 12\nAfterward he brought me again unto the
  door of the house\; and\, behold\, waters issued out from under the thres
 hold of the house eastward: for the forefront of the house stood toward th
 e east\, and the waters came down from under from the right side of the ho
 use\, at the south side of the altar. Then brought he me out of the way of
  the gate 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 right 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 when 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 wate
 rs issue out toward the east country\, and go down into the desert\, and g
 o into the sea: which being brought forth into the sea\, the waters shall 
 be healed. And by the river upon the bank thereof\, on this side and on th
 at side\, shall grow all trees for meat\, whose leaf shall not fade\, neit
 her shall the fruit thereof be consumed: it shall bring forth new fruit ac
 cording to his months\, because their waters they issued out of the sanctu
 ary: and the fruit thereof shall be for meat\, and the leaf thereof for me
 dicine.\n\nSecond Lesson — Luke 1:1-4\nForasmuch as many have taken in h
 and to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most sur
 ely believed among us\, Even as they delivered them unto us\, which from t
 he beginning were eyewitnesses\, and ministers of the word\; It seemed goo
 d to me also\, having had perfect understanding of all things from the ver
 y first\, to write unto thee in order\, most excellent Theophilus\, That t
 hou mightest know the certainty of those things\, wherein thou hast been i
 nstructed.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 2 Kings 17:1-23\nIn the twelft
 h year of Ahaz king of Judah began Hoshea the son of Elah to reign in Sama
 ria over Israel nine years. And he did that which was evil in the sight of
  the LORD\, but not as the kings of Israel that were before him. ¶ Agains
 t him came up Shalmaneser king of Assyria\; and Hoshea became his servant\
 , and gave him presents. And the king of Assyria found conspiracy in Hoshe
 a: for he had sent messengers to So king of Egypt\, and brought no present
  to the king of Assyria\, as he had done year by year: therefore the king 
 of Assyria shut him up\, and bound him in prison. ¶ Then the king of Assy
 ria came up throughout all the land\, and went up to Samaria\, and besiege
 d it three years. ¶ In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria took 
 Samaria\, and carried Israel away into Assyria\, and placed them in Halah 
 and in Habor by the river of Gozan\, and in the cities of the Medes. For s
 o it was\, that the children of Israel had sinned against the LORD their G
 od\, which had brought them up out of the land of Egypt\, from under the h
 and of Pharaoh king of Egypt\, and had feared other gods\, And walked in t
 he statutes of the heathen\, whom the LORD cast out from before the childr
 en of Israel\, and of the kings of Israel\, which they had made. And the c
 hildren of Israel did secretly those things that were not right against th
 e LORD their God\, and they built them high places in all their cities\, f
 rom the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city. And they set them up ima
 ges and groves in every high hill\, and under every green tree: And there 
 they burnt incense in all the high places\, as did the heathen whom the LO
 RD carried away before them\; and wrought wicked things to provoke the LOR
 D to anger: For they served idols\, whereof the LORD had said unto them\, 
 Ye shall not do this thing. Yet the LORD testified against Israel\, and ag
 ainst Judah\, by all the prophets\, and by all the seers\, saying\, Turn y
 e from your evil ways\, and keep my commandments and my statutes\, accordi
 ng to all the law which I commanded your fathers\, and which I sent to you
  by my servants the prophets. Notwithstanding they would not hear\, but ha
 rdened their necks\, like to the neck of their fathers\, that did not beli
 eve in the LORD their God. And they rejected his statutes\, and his covena
 nt that he made with their fathers\, and his testimonies which he testifie
 d against them\; and they followed vanity\, and became vain\, and went aft
 er the heathen that were round about them\, concerning whom the LORD had c
 harged them\, that they should not do like them. And they left all the com
 mandments of the LORD their God\, and made them molten images\, even two c
 alves\, and made a grove\, and worshipped all the host of heaven\, and ser
 ved Baal. And they caused their sons and their daughters to pass through t
 he fire\, and used divination and enchantments\, and sold themselves to do
  evil in the sight of the LORD\, to provoke him to anger. Therefore the LO
 RD was very angry with Israel\, and removed them out of his sight: there w
 as none left but the tribe of Judah only. Also Judah kept not the commandm
 ents of the LORD their God\, but walked in the statutes of Israel which th
 ey made. And the LORD rejected all the seed of Israel\, and afflicted them
 \, and delivered them into the hand of spoilers\, until he had cast them o
 ut of his sight. For he rent Israel from the house of David\; and they mad
 e Jeroboam the son of Nebat king: and Jeroboam drave Israel from following
  the LORD\, and made them sin a great sin. For the children of Israel walk
 ed in all the sins of Jeroboam which he did\; they departed not from them\
 ; Until the LORD removed Israel out of his sight\, as he had said by all h
 is servants the prophets. So was Israel carried away out of their own land
  to Assyria unto this day.\n\nSecond Lesson — Acts 21:37-22:21\nAnd as P
 aul was to be led into the castle\, he said unto the chief captain\, May I
  speak unto thee? Who said\, Canst thou speak Greek? Art not thou that Egy
 ptian\, which before these days madest an uproar\, and leddest out into th
 e wilderness four thousand men that were murderers? But Paul said\, I am a
  man which am a Jew of Tarsus\, a city in Cilicia\, a citizen of no mean c
 ity: and\, I beseech thee\, suffer me to speak unto the people. And when h
 e had given him licence\, Paul stood on the stairs\, and beckoned with the
  hand unto the people. And when there was made a great silence\, he spake 
 unto them in the Hebrew tongue\, saying\, Men\, brethren\, and fathers\, h
 ear ye my defence which I make now unto you. (And when they heard that he 
 spake in the Hebrew tongue to them\, they kept the more silence: and he sa
 ith\,) I am verily a man which am a Jew\, born in Tarsus\, a city in Cilic
 ia\, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel\, and taught acco
 rding to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers\, and was zealous to
 ward God\, as ye all are this day. And I persecuted this way unto the deat
 h\, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women. As also the hi
 gh priest doth bear me witness\, and all the estate of the elders: from wh
 om also I received letters unto the brethren\, and went to Damascus\, to b
 ring 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 Dam
 ascus about noon\, suddenly there shone from heaven a great light round ab
 out me. And I fell unto the ground\, and heard a voice saying unto me\, Sa
 ul\, Saul\, why persecutest thou me? And I answered\, Who art thou\, Lord?
  And he said unto me\, I am Jesus of Nazareth\, whom thou persecutest. And
  they that were with me saw indeed the light\, and were afraid\; but they 
 heard not the voice of him that spake to me. And I said\, What shall I do\
 , Lord? And the Lord said unto me\, Arise\, and go into Damascus\; and the
 re it shall be told thee of all things which are appointed for thee to do.
  And when I could not see for the glory of that light\, being led by the h
 and of them that were with me\, I came into Damascus. And one Ananias\, a 
 devout man according to the law\, having a good report of all the Jews whi
 ch dwelt there\, Came unto me\, and stood\, and said unto me\, Brother Sau
 l\, 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 
 will\, 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 hear
 d. And now why tarriest thou? arise\, and be baptized\, and wash away thy 
 sins\, calling on the name of the Lord. And it came to pass\, that\, when 
 I was come again to Jerusalem\, even while I prayed in the temple\, I was 
 in a trance\; And saw him saying unto me\, Make haste\, and get thee quick
 ly out of Jerusalem: for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me
 . And I said\, Lord\, they know that I imprisoned and beat in every synago
 gue them that believed on thee: And when the blood of thy martyr Stephen w
 as shed\, I also was standing by\, and consenting unto his death\, and kep
 t the raiment of them that slew him. And he said unto me\, Depart: for I w
 ill send thee far hence unto the Gentiles.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson
  — Nahum 2\nHe that dasheth in pieces is come up before thy face: keep t
 he munition\, watch the way\, make thy loins strong\, fortify thy power mi
 ghtily. For the LORD hath turned away the excellency of Jacob\, as the exc
 ellency of Israel: for the emptiers have emptied them out\, and marred the
 ir vine branches. The shield of his mighty men is made red\, the valiant m
 en are in scarlet: the chariots shall be with flaming torches in the day o
 f his preparation\, and the fir trees shall be terribly shaken. The chario
 ts shall rage in the streets\, they shall justle one against another in th
 e broad ways: they shall seem like torches\, they shall run like the light
 nings. He shall recount his worthies: they shall stumble in their walk\; t
 hey shall make haste to the wall thereof\, and the defence shall be prepar
 ed. The gates of the rivers shall be opened\, and the palace shall be diss
 olved. And Huzzab shall be led away captive\, she shall be brought up\, an
 d her maids shall lead her as with the voice of doves\, tabering upon thei
 r breasts. 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 spoil 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 voi
 d\, and waste: and the heart melteth\, and the knees smite together\, and 
 much pain is in all loins\, and the faces of them all gather blackness. Wh
 ere is the dwelling of the lions\, and the feedingplace of the young lions
 \, where the lion\, even the old lion\, walked\, and the lion’s whelp\, 
 and none made them afraid? The lion did tear in pieces enough for his whel
 ps\, and strangled for his lionesses\, and filled his holes with prey\, an
 d his dens with ravin. Behold\, I am against thee\, saith the LORD of host
 s\, and I will burn her chariots in the smoke\, and the sword shall devour
  thy young lions: and I will cut off thy prey from the earth\, and the voi
 ce of thy messengers shall no more be heard.\n\nSecond Lesson — Mark 14:
 53-65\n¶ And they led Jesus away to the high priest: and with him were as
 sembled all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes. And Peter fo
 llowed him afar off\, even into the palace of the high priest: and he sat 
 with the servants\, and warmed himself at the fire. And the chief priests 
 and all the council sought for witness against Jesus to put him to death\;
  and found none. For many bare false witness against him\, but their witne
 ss agreed not together. And there arose certain\, and bare false witness a
 gainst him\, saying\, We heard him say\, I will destroy this temple that i
 s made with hands\, and within three days I will build another made withou
 t hands. But neither so did their witness agree together. And the high pri
 est stood up in the midst\, and asked Jesus\, saying\, Answerest thou noth
 ing? what is it which these witness against thee? But he held his peace\, 
 and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him\, and said unto him\
 , Art thou the Christ\, the Son of the Blessed? And Jesus said\, I am: and
  ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power\, and comi
 ng in the clouds of heaven. Then the high priest rent his clothes\, and sa
 ith\, What need we any further witnesses? Ye have heard the blasphemy: wha
 t think ye? And they all condemned him to be guilty of death. And some beg
 an to spit on him\, and to cover his face\, and to buffet him\, and to say
  unto him\, Prophesy: and the servants did strike him with the palms of th
 eir hands.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 2 Kings 17:24-41\n¶ And the k
 ing of Assyria brought men from Babylon\, and from Cuthah\, and from Ava\,
  and from Hamath\, and from Sepharvaim\, and placed them in the cities of 
 Samaria instead of the children of Israel: and they possessed Samaria\, an
 d dwelt in the cities thereof. And so it was at the beginning of their dwe
 lling there\, that they feared not the LORD: therefore the LORD sent lions
  among them\, which slew some of them. Wherefore they spake to the king of
  Assyria\, saying\, The nations which thou hast removed\, and placed in th
 e cities of Samaria\, know not the manner of the God of the land: therefor
 e he hath sent lions among them\, and\, behold\, they slay them\, because 
 they know not the manner of the God of the land. Then the king of Assyria 
 commanded\, saying\, Carry thither one of the priests whom ye brought from
  thence\; and let them go and dwell there\, and let him teach them the man
 ner of the God of the land. Then one of the priests whom they had carried 
 away from Samaria came and dwelt in Beth-el\, and taught them how they sho
 uld fear the LORD. Howbeit every nation made gods of their own\, and put t
 hem in the houses of the high places which the Samaritans had made\, every
  nation in their cities wherein they dwelt. And the men of Babylon made Su
 ccoth-benoth\, and the men of Cuth made Nergal\, and the men of Hamath mad
 e Ashima\, And the Avites made Nibhaz and Tartak\, and the Sepharvites bur
 nt their children in fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech\, the gods of Seph
 arvaim. So they feared the LORD\, and made unto themselves of the lowest o
 f them priests of the high places\, which sacrificed for them in the house
 s of the high places. They feared the LORD\, and served their own gods\, a
 fter the manner of the nations whom they carried away from thence. Unto th
 is day they do after the former manners: they fear not the LORD\, neither 
 do they after their statutes\, or after their ordinances\, or after the la
 w and commandment which the LORD commanded the children of Jacob\, whom he
  named Israel\; With whom the LORD had made a covenant\, and charged them\
 , saying\, Ye shall not fear other gods\, nor bow yourselves to them\, nor
  serve them\, nor sacrifice to them: But the LORD\, who brought you up out
  of the land of Egypt with great power and a stretched out arm\, him shall
  ye fear\, and him shall ye worship\, and to him shall ye do sacrifice. An
 d the statutes\, and the ordinances\, and the law\, and the commandment\, 
 which he wrote for you\, ye shall observe to do for evermore\; and ye shal
 l not fear other gods. And the covenant that I have made with you ye shall
  not forget\; neither shall ye fear other gods. But the LORD your God ye s
 hall fear\; and he shall deliver you out of the hand of all your enemies. 
 Howbeit they did not hearken\, but they did after their former manner. So 
 these nations feared the LORD\, and served their graven images\, both thei
 r children\, and their children’s children: as did their fathers\, so do
  they unto this day.\n\nSecond Lesson — Acts 22:22-23:11\nAnd they gave 
 him audience unto this word\, and then lifted 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 off their clothes\, and threw dust 
 into the air\, The chief captain commanded him to be brought into the cast
 le\, 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 by\, Is it lawful for you to scour
 ge a man that is a Roman\, and uncondemned? When the centurion heard that\
 , he went and told the chief captain\, saying\, 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\, Yea. And the chief captain answere
 d\, With a great sum obtained I this freedom. And Paul said\, But I was fr
 ee born. Then straightway they departed from him which should have examine
 d him: and the chief captain also was afraid\, after he knew that he was a
  Roman\, and because he had bound him. On the morrow\, because he would ha
 ve known the certainty wherefore he was accused of the Jews\, he loosed hi
 m from his bands\, and commanded the chief priests and all their council t
 o appear\, and brought Paul down\, and set him before them. And Paul\, ear
 nestly beholding the council\, said\, Men and brethren\, I have lived in a
 ll 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 whited wall: for sittest thou to j
 udge me after the law\, and commandest me to be smitten contrary to the la
 w? And they that stood by said\, Revilest thou God’s high priest? Then s
 aid Paul\, I wist not\, brethren\, that he was the high priest: for it is 
 written\, Thou shalt not speak evil of the ruler of thy people. But when P
 aul perceived that the one part were Sadducees\, and the other Pharisees\,
  he cried out in the council\, Men and brethren\, I am a Pharisee\, the so
 n of a Pharisee: of the hope and resurrection of the dead I am called in q
 uestion. And when he had so said\, there arose a dissension between the Ph
 arisees and the Sadducees: and the multitude was divided. For the Sadducee
 s say that there is no resurrection\, neither angel\, nor spirit: but the 
 Pharisees confess both. And there arose a great cry: and the scribes that 
 were of the Pharisees’ part arose\, and strove\, saying\, We find no evi
 l in this man: but if a spirit or an angel hath spoken to him\, let us not
  fight against God. And when there arose a great dissension\, the chief ca
 ptain\, fearing lest Paul should have been pulled in pieces of them\, comm
 anded the soldiers to go down\, and to take him by force from among them\,
  and to bring him into the castle. And the night 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.\n\nEvening Pray
 er\nFirst Lesson — Nahum 3\nWoe to the bloody city! it is all full of li
 es and robbery\; the prey departeth not\; The noise of a whip\, and the no
 ise of the rattling of the wheels\, and of the pransing horses\, and of th
 e jumping chariots. The horseman lifteth up both the bright sword and the 
 glittering spear: and there is a multitude of slain\, and a great number o
 f carcases\; and there is none end of their corpses\; they stumble upon th
 eir corpses: Because of the multitude of the whoredoms of the wellfavoured
  harlot\, the mistress of witchcrafts\, that selleth nations through her w
 horedoms\, and families through her witchcrafts. Behold\, I am against the
 e\, saith the LORD of hosts\; and I will discover thy skirts upon thy face
 \, and I will shew the nations thy nakedness\, and the kingdoms thy shame.
  And I will cast abominable filth upon thee\, and make thee vile\, and wil
 l set thee as a gazingstock. And it shall come to pass\, that all they tha
 t look upon thee shall flee from thee\, and say\, Nineveh is laid waste: w
 ho will bemoan her? whence shall I seek comforters for thee? Art thou bett
 er than populous No\, that was situate among the rivers\, that had the wat
 ers round about it\, whose 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 captivit
 y: her young children also were dashed in pieces at the top of all the str
 eets: and they cast lots for her honourable men\, and all her great men we
 re bound in chains. Thou also shalt be drunken: thou shalt be hid\, thou a
 lso shalt seek strength because of the enemy. All thy strong holds shall b
 e like fig trees with the firstripe figs: if they be shaken\, they shall e
 ven fall into the mouth of the eater. Behold\, thy people in the midst of 
 thee are women: the gates of thy land shall be set wide open unto thine en
 emies: the fire shall devour thy bars. Draw thee waters for the siege\, fo
 rtify thy strong holds: go into clay\, and tread the morter\, make strong 
 the brickkiln. There shall 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 me
 rchants above the stars of heaven: the cankerworm spoileth\, and flieth aw
 ay. Thy crowned are as the locusts\, and thy captains as the great grassho
 ppers\, which camp in the hedges in the cold day\, but when the sun ariset
 h they flee away\, and their place is not known where they are. Thy shephe
 rds slumber\, O king of Assyria: thy nobles shall dwell in the dust: thy p
 eople is scattered upon the mountains\, and no man gathereth them. There i
 s no healing of thy bruise\; thy wound is grievous: all that hear the brui
 t of thee shall clap the hands over thee: for upon whom hath not thy wicke
 dness passed continually?\n\nSecond Lesson — Mark 14:66-72\n¶ And as Pe
 ter was beneath in the palace\, there cometh one of the maids of the high 
 priest: And when she saw Peter warming himself\, she looked upon him\, and
  said\, And thou also wast with Jesus of Nazareth. But he denied\, saying\
 , I know not\, neither understand I what thou sayest. And he went out into
  the porch\; and the cock crew. And a maid saw him again\, and began to sa
 y to them that stood by\, This is one of them. And he denied it again. And
  a little after\, they that stood by said again to Peter\, Surely thou art
  one of them: for thou art a Galilaean\, and thy speech agreeth thereto. B
 ut he began to curse and to swear\, saying\, I know not this man of whom y
 e speak. And the second time the cock crew. And Peter called to mind the w
 ord that Jesus said unto him\, Before the cock crow twice\, thou shalt den
 y me thrice. And when he thought thereon\, he wept.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 2 Kings 18:1-12\nNow it came t
 o pass in the third year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel\, that Hezek
 iah the son of Ahaz king of Judah began to reign. Twenty and five years ol
 d was he when he began to reign\; and he reigned twenty and nine years in 
 Jerusalem. His mother’s name also was Abi\, the daughter of Zachariah. A
 nd he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD\, according to all
  that David his father did. ¶ He removed the high places\, and brake the 
 images\, and cut down the groves\, and brake in pieces the brasen serpent 
 that Moses had made: for unto those days the children of Israel did burn i
 ncense to it: and he called it Nehushtan. He trusted in the LORD God of Is
 rael\; so that after him was none like him among all the kings of Judah\, 
 nor any that were before him. For he clave to the LORD\, and departed not 
 from following him\, but kept his commandments\, which the LORD commanded 
 Moses. And the LORD was with him\; and he prospered whithersoever he went 
 forth: and he rebelled against the king of Assyria\, and served him not. H
 e smote the Philistines\, even unto Gaza\, and the borders thereof\, from 
 the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city. ¶ And it came to pass in th
 e fourth year of king Hezekiah\, which was the seventh year of Hoshea son 
 of Elah king of Israel\, that Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against 
 Samaria\, and besieged it. And at the end of three years they took it: eve
 n in the sixth year of Hezekiah\, that is the ninth year of Hoshea king of
  Israel\, Samaria was taken. And the king of Assyria did carry away Israel
  unto Assyria\, and put them in Halah and in Habor by the river of Gozan\,
  and in the cities of the Medes: Because they obeyed not the voice of the 
 LORD their God\, but transgressed his covenant\, and all that Moses the se
 rvant of the LORD commanded\, and would not hear them\, nor do them.\n\nSe
 cond Lesson — Acts 23:12-35\nAnd when it was day\, certain of the Jews b
 anded together\, and bound themselves under a curse\, saying that they wou
 ld neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul. And they were more tha
 n forty which had made this conspiracy. And they came to the chief priests
  and elders\, and said\, We have bound ourselves under a great curse\, tha
 t we will eat nothing until we have slain Paul. Now therefore ye with the 
 council signify to the chief captain that he bring him down unto you to mo
 rrow\, as though ye would enquire something more perfectly concerning him:
  and we\, or ever he come near\, are ready to kill him. And when Paul’s 
 sister’s son heard of their lying in wait\, he went and entered into 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 cer
 tain thing to tell him. So he took him\, and brought him to the chief capt
 ain\, and said\, Paul the prisoner called me unto him\, and prayed me to b
 ring 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 privately
 \, and asked him\, What is that thou hast to tell me? And he said\, The Je
 ws have agreed to desire thee that thou wouldest bring down Paul to morrow
  into the council\, as though they would enquire somewhat of him more perf
 ectly. But do not thou yield unto them: for there lie in wait for him of t
 hem 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 are the
 y ready\, looking for a promise from thee. So the chief captain then let t
 he young man depart\, and charged him\, See thou tell no man that thou has
 t shewed these things to me. And he called unto him two centurions\, sayin
 g\, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go to Cæsarea\, and horsemen three
 score 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 him safe
  unto Felix the governor. And he wrote a letter after this manner: Claudiu
 s Lysias unto the most excellent governor Felix sendeth greeting. This man
  was taken of the Jews\, and should have been killed of them: then came I 
 with an army\, and rescued him\, having understood that he was a Roman. An
 d when I would have known the cause wherefore they accused him\, I brought
  him forth into their council: Whom I perceived to be accused of questions
  of their law\, but to have 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 thee\, and gave commandment to his accusers also t
 o say before thee what they had against him. Farewell. Then the soldiers\,
  as it was commanded them\, took Paul\, and brought him by night to Antipa
 tris. On the morrow they left the horsemen to go with him\, and returned t
 o the castle: Who\, when they came to Cæsarea\, and delivered the epistle
  to the governor\, presented Paul also before him. And when the governor h
 ad read the letter\, he asked of what province he was. And when he underst
 ood that he was of Cilicia\; I will hear thee\, said he\, when thine accus
 ers are also come. And he commanded him to be kept in Herod’s judgment h
 all.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Habakkuk 1\nThe burden which Haba
 kkuk the prophet did see. O LORD\, how long shall I cry\, and thou wilt no
 t hear! even cry out unto thee of violence\, and thou wilt not save! Why d
 ost 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 conten
 tion. Therefore the law is slacked\, and judgment doth never go forth: for
  the wicked doth compass about the righteous\; therefore wrong judgment pr
 oceedeth. ¶ Behold ye among the heathen\, and regard\, and wonder marvell
 ously: for I will work a work in your days\, which ye will not believe\, t
 hough it be told you. For\, lo\, I raise up the Chaldeans\, that bitter an
 d hasty nation\, which shall march through the breadth of the land\, to po
 ssess the dwellingplaces that are not theirs. They are terrible and dreadf
 ul: their judgment and their dignity shall proceed of themselves. Their ho
 rses also are swifter than the leopards\, and are more fierce than the eve
 ning wolves: and their horsemen shall spread themselves\, and their horsem
 en shall come from far\; they shall fly as the eagle that hasteth to eat. 
 They shall come all for violence: their faces shall sup up as the east win
 d\, and they shall gather the captivity as the sand. And they shall scoff 
 at the kings\, and the princes shall be a scorn unto them: they shall deri
 de every strong hold\; for they shall heap dust\, and take it. Then shall 
 his mind change\, and he shall pass over\, and offend\, imputing this his 
 power unto his god. ¶ Art thou not from everlasting\, O LORD my God\, min
 e Holy One? we shall not die. O LORD\, thou hast ordained them for judgmen
 t\; and\, O mighty God\, thou hast established them for correction. Thou a
 rt of purer eyes than to behold evil\, and canst not look on iniquity: whe
 refore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously\, and holdest thy to
 ngue when the wicked devoureth the man that 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 them with the angle\, they catch t
 hem in their net\, and gather them in their drag: therefore they rejoice a
 nd are glad. Therefore they sacrifice unto their net\, and burn incense un
 to their drag\; because by them their portion is fat\, and their meat plen
 teous. Shall they therefore empty their net\, and not spare continually to
  slay the nations?\n\nSecond Lesson — Mark 15:1-15\nAnd straightway in t
 he morning the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scrib
 es and the whole council\, and bound Jesus\, and carried him away\, and de
 livered him to Pilate. And Pilate asked him\, Art thou the King of the Jew
 s? And he answering said unto him\, Thou sayest it. And the chief priests 
 accused him of many things: but he answered nothing. And Pilate asked him 
 again\, saying\, Answerest thou nothing? behold how many things they witne
 ss against thee. But Jesus yet answered nothing\; so that Pilate marvelled
 . Now at that feast he released unto them one prisoner\, whomsoever they d
 esired. And there was one named Barabbas\, which lay bound with them that 
 had made insurrection with him\, who had committed murder in the insurrect
 ion. And the multitude crying aloud began to desire him to do as he had ev
 er done unto them. But Pilate answered them\, saying\, Will ye that I rele
 ase unto you the King of the Jews? For he knew that the chief priests had 
 delivered him for envy. But the chief priests moved the people\, that he s
 hould rather release Barabbas unto them. And Pilate answered and said agai
 n unto them\, What will ye then that I shall do unto him whom ye call the 
 King of the Jews? And they cried out again\, Crucify him. Then Pilate said
  unto them\, Why\, what evil hath he done? And they cried out the more exc
 eedingly\, Crucify him. ¶ And so Pilate\, willing to content the people\,
  released Barabbas unto them\, and delivered Jesus\, when he had scourged 
 him\, to be crucified.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 2 Kings 18:13-37\n¶ Now in th
 e fourteenth year of king Hezekiah did Sennacherib king of Assyria come up
  against all the fenced cities of Judah\, and took them. And Hezekiah king
  of Judah sent to the king of Assyria to Lachish\, saying\, I have offende
 d\; return from me: that which thou puttest on me will I bear. And the kin
 g of Assyria appointed unto Hezekiah king of Judah three hundred talents o
 f silver and thirty talents of gold. And Hezekiah gave him all the silver 
 that was found in the house of the LORD\, and in the treasures of the king
 ’s house. At that time did Hezekiah cut off the gold from the doors of t
 he temple of the LORD\, and from the pillars which Hezekiah king of Judah 
 had overlaid\, and gave it to the king of Assyria. ¶ And the king of Assy
 ria sent Tartan and Rabsaris and Rab-shakeh from Lachish to king Hezekiah 
 with a great host against Jerusalem. And they went up and came to Jerusale
 m. And when they were come up\, they came and stood by the conduit of the 
 upper pool\, which is in the highway of the fuller’s field. And when the
 y had called to the king\, there came out to them Eliakim the son of Hilki
 ah\, which was over the household\, and Shebna the scribe\, and Joah the s
 on of Asaph the recorder. And Rab-shakeh said unto them\, Speak ye now to 
 Hezekiah\, Thus saith the great king\, the king of Assyria\, What confiden
 ce is this wherein thou trustest? Thou sayest\, (but they are but vain wor
 ds\,) I have counsel and strength for the war. Now on whom dost thou trust
 \, that thou rebellest against me? Now\, behold\, thou trustest upon the s
 taff of this bruised reed\, even upon Egypt\, on which if a man lean\, it 
 will go into his hand\, and pierce it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt unto al
 l that trust on him. But if ye say unto me\, We trust in the LORD our God:
  is not that he\, whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah hath taken a
 way\, and hath said to Judah and Jerusalem\, Ye shall worship before this 
 altar in Jerusalem? Now therefore\, I pray thee\, give pledges to my lord 
 the king of Assyria\, and I will deliver thee two thousand horses\, if tho
 u be able on thy part to set riders upon them. How then wilt thou turn awa
 y the face of one captain of the least of my master’s servants\, and put
  thy trust on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen? Am I now come up withou
 t the LORD against this place to destroy it? The LORD said to me\, Go up a
 gainst this land\, and destroy it. Then said Eliakim the son of Hilkiah\, 
 and Shebna\, and Joah\, unto Rab-shakeh\, Speak\, I pray thee\, to thy ser
 vants in the Syrian language\; for we understand it: and talk not with us 
 in the Jews’ language in the ears of the people that are on the wall. Bu
 t Rab-shakeh said unto them\, Hath my master sent me to thy master\, and t
 o thee\, to speak these words? hath he not sent me to the men which sit on
  the wall\, that they may eat their own dung\, and drink their own piss wi
 th you? Then Rab-shakeh stood and cried with a loud voice in the Jews’ l
 anguage\, and spake\, saying\, Hear the word of the great king\, the king 
 of Assyria: Thus saith the king\, Let not Hezekiah deceive you: for he sha
 ll not be able to deliver you out of his hand: Neither let Hezekiah make y
 ou trust in the LORD\, saying\, The LORD will surely deliver us\, and this
  city shall not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria. Hearken
  not to Hezekiah: for thus saith the king of Assyria\, Make an agreement w
 ith me by a present\, and come out to me\, and then eat ye every man of hi
 s own vine\, and every one of his fig tree\, and drink ye every one the wa
 ters of his cistern: Until I come and take you away to a land like your ow
 n land\, a land of corn and wine\, a land of bread and vineyards\, a land 
 of oil olive and of honey\, that ye may live\, and not die: and hearken no
 t unto Hezekiah\, when he persuadeth you\, saying\, The LORD will deliver 
 us. Hath any of the gods of the nations delivered at all his land out of t
 he hand of the king of Assyria? Where are the gods of Hamath\, and of Arpa
 d? where are the gods of Sepharvaim\, Hena\, and Ivah? have they delivered
  Samaria out of mine hand? Who are they among all the gods of the countrie
 s\, that have delivered their country out of mine hand\, that the LORD sho
 uld deliver Jerusalem out of mine hand? But the people held their peace\, 
 and answered him not a word: for the king’s commandment was\, saying\, A
 nswer him not. Then came Eliakim the son of Hilkiah\, which was over the h
 ousehold\, and Shebna the scribe\, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder\
 , to Hezekiah with their clothes rent\, and told him the words of Rab-shak
 eh.\n\nSecond Lesson — Acts 24:1-23\nAnd after five days Ananias the hig
 h priest descended with the elders\, and with a certain orator named Tertu
 llus\, who informed the governor against Paul. And when he was called fort
 h\, Tertullus began to accuse him\, saying\, Seeing that by thee we enjoy 
 great quietness\, and that very worthy deeds are done unto this nation by 
 thy providence\, We accept it always\, and in all places\, most noble Feli
 x\, with all thankfulness. Notwithstanding\, that I be not further tedious
  unto thee\, I pray thee that thou wouldest hear us of thy clemency a few 
 words. For we have found this man a pestilent fellow\, and a mover of sedi
 tion among all the Jews throughout the world\, and a ringleader of the sec
 t of the Nazarenes: Who also hath gone about to profane the temple: whom w
 e 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 ha
 nds\, Commanding his accusers to come unto thee: by examining of whom thys
 elf mayest take knowledge of all these things\, whereof we accuse him. And
  the Jews also assented\, saying that these things were so. Then Paul\, af
 ter that the governor had beckoned unto him to speak\, answered\, Forasmuc
 h as I know that thou hast been of many years a judge unto this nation\, I
  do the more cheerfully answer for myself: Because that thou mayest unders
 tand\, that there 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 ma
 n\, neither raising up the people\, neither in the synagogues\, nor in the
  city: Neither can they prove the things whereof they now accuse me. But t
 his I confess unto thee\, that after the way which they call heresy\, so w
 orship 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 themse
 lves also allow\, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead\, both of
  the just and unjust. And herein do I exercise myself\, to have always a c
 onscience void of offence toward God\, and toward men. Now after many year
 s I came to bring alms to my nation\, and offerings. Whereupon certain Jew
 s from Asia found me purified in the temple\, neither with multitude\, nor
  with tumult. Who ought to have been here before thee\, and object\, if th
 ey had ought against me. Or else let these same here say\, if they have fo
 und any evil doing in me\, while I stood before the council\, Except it be
  for this one voice\, that I cried standing among them\, Touching the resu
 rrection of the dead I am called in question by you this day. And when Fel
 ix heard these things\, having more perfect knowledge of that way\, he def
 erred them\, and said\, When Lysias the chief captain shall come down\, I 
 will know the uttermost of your matter. And he commanded a centurion to ke
 ep Paul\, and to let him have liberty\, and that he should forbid none of 
 his acquaintance to minister or come unto him.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Le
 sson — Habakkuk 2\nI will stand upon my watch\, and set me upon the towe
 r\, and will watch to see what he will say unto me\, and what I shall answ
 er when I am reproved. And the LORD answered me\, and said\, Write the vis
 ion\, and make it plain upon tables\, that he may run that readeth it. For
  the vision is yet for an appointed time\, but 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 i
 n him: but the just shall live by his faith. ¶ Yea also\, because he tran
 sgresseth by wine\, he is a proud man\, neither keepeth at home\, who enla
 rgeth his desire as hell\, and is as death\, and cannot be satisfied\, but
  gathereth unto him all nations\, and heapeth unto him all people: Shall n
 ot all these take up a parable against him\, and a taunting proverb agains
 t him\, and say\, Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how lo
 ng? and to him that ladeth himself with thick clay! Shall they not rise up
  suddenly that shall bite thee\, and awake that shall vex thee\, and thou 
 shalt be for booties unto them? Because thou hast spoiled many nations\, a
 ll the remnant of the people shall spoil thee\; because of men’s blood\,
  and for the violence of the land\, of the city\, and of all that dwell th
 erein. ¶ Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house\, tha
 t he may set his nest on high\, that he may be delivered from the power of
  evil! Thou hast consulted 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 the timber shall answer it. ¶ Woe to him that buil
 deth a town with blood\, and stablisheth a city by iniquity! Behold\, is i
 t not of the LORD of hosts that the people shall labour in the very fire\,
  and the people shall weary themselves for very vanity? For the earth shal
 l be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD\, as the waters co
 ver the sea. ¶ Woe unto him that giveth his neighbour drink\, that puttes
 t thy bottle to him\, and makest him drunken also\, that thou mayest look 
 on their nakedness! Thou art filled with shame for glory: drink thou also\
 , and let thy foreskin be uncovered: the cup of the LORD’s right hand sh
 all be turned unto thee\, and shameful spewing shall be on thy glory. For 
 the violence of Lebanon shall cover thee\, and the spoil of beasts\, which
  made them afraid\, because of men’s blood\, and for the violence of the
  land\, of the city\, and of all that dwell therein. ¶ What profiteth the
  graven image that the maker thereof hath graven it\; the molten image\, a
 nd a teacher of lies\, that the maker of his work trusteth therein\, to ma
 ke dumb idols? Woe unto him that saith to the wood\, Awake\; to the dumb s
 tone\, Arise\, it shall teach! Behold\, it is laid over with gold and silv
 er\, and there is no breath at all in the midst of it. But the LORD is in 
 his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him.\n\nSecond Less
 on — Mark 15:16-32\nAnd the soldiers led him away into the hall\, called
  Prætorium\; and they call together the whole band. And they clothed him 
 with purple\, and platted a crown of thorns\, and put it about his head\, 
 And began to salute him\, Hail\, King of the Jews! And they smote him on t
 he head with a reed\, and did spit upon him\, and bowing their knees worsh
 ipped him. And when they had mocked him\, they took off the purple from hi
 m\, and put his own clothes on him\, and led him out to crucify him. And t
 hey compel one Simon a Cyrenian\, who passed by\, coming out of the countr
 y\, the father of Alexander and Rufus\, to bear his cross. And they bring 
 him unto the place Golgotha\, which is\, being interpreted\, The place of 
 a skull. And they gave him to drink wine mingled with myrrh: but he receiv
 ed it not. And when they had crucified him\, they parted his garments\, ca
 sting lots upon them\, what every man should take. And it was the third ho
 ur\, and they crucified him. And the superscription of his accusation was 
 written over\, THE KING OF THE JEWS. And with him they crucify two thieves
 \; the one on his right hand\, and the other on his left. And the scriptur
 e was fulfilled\, which saith\, And he was numbered with the transgressors
 . And they that passed by railed on him\, wagging their heads\, and saying
 \, Ah\, thou that destroyest the temple\, and buildest it in three days\, 
 Save thyself\, and come down from the cross. Likewise also the chief pries
 ts mocking said among themselves with the scribes\, He saved others\; hims
 elf he cannot save. Let Christ the King of Israel descend now from the cro
 ss\, that we may see and believe. And they that were crucified with him re
 viled him.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 2 Kings 19:1-13\nAnd it came t
 o pass\, when king Hezekiah heard it\, that he rent his clothes\, and cove
 red himself with sackcloth\, and went into the house of the LORD. And he s
 ent Eliakim\, which was over the household\, and Shebna the scribe\, and t
 he elders of the priests\, covered with sackcloth\, to Isaiah the prophet 
 the son of Amoz. And they said unto him\, Thus saith Hezekiah\, This day i
 s a day of trouble\, and of rebuke\, and blasphemy: for the children are c
 ome to the birth\, and there is not strength to bring forth. It may be the
  LORD thy God will hear all the words of Rab-shakeh\, whom the king of Ass
 yria his master hath sent to reproach the living God\; and will reprove th
 e words which the LORD thy God hath heard: wherefore lift up thy prayer fo
 r the remnant that are left. So the servants of king Hezekiah came to Isai
 ah. ¶ And Isaiah said unto them\, Thus shall ye say to your master\, Thus
  saith the LORD\, Be not afraid of the words which thou hast heard\, with 
 which the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed me. Behold\, I w
 ill send a blast upon him\, and he shall hear a rumour\, and shall return 
 to his own land\; and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own lan
 d. ¶ So Rab-shakeh returned\, and found the king of Assyria warring again
 st Libnah: for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish. And when he
  heard say of Tirhakah king of Ethiopia\, Behold\, he is come out to fight
  against thee: he sent messengers again unto Hezekiah\, saying\, Thus shal
 l ye speak to Hezekiah king of Judah\, saying\, Let not thy God in whom th
 ou trustest deceive thee\, saying\, Jerusalem shall not be delivered into 
 the hand of the king of Assyria. Behold\, thou hast heard what the kings o
 f Assyria have done to all lands\, by destroying them utterly: and shalt t
 hou be delivered? Have the gods of the nations delivered them which my fat
 hers have destroyed\; as Gozan\, and Haran\, and Rezeph\, and the children
  of Eden which were in Thelasar? Where is the king of Hamath\, and the kin
 g of Arpad\, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim\, of Hena\, and Ivah?\
 n\nSecond Lesson — Acts 24:24-25:12\nAnd after certain days\, when Felix
  came with his wife Drusilla\, which was a Jewess\, he sent for Paul\, and
  heard him concerning the faith in Christ. And as he reasoned of righteous
 ness\, temperance\, and judgment to come\, Felix trembled\, and answered\,
  Go thy way for this time\; when I have a convenient season\, I will call 
 for thee. He hoped also that money should have been given him of Paul\, th
 at he might loose him: wherefore he sent for him the oftener\, and commune
 d with him. But after two years Porcius Festus came into Felix’ room: an
 d Felix\, willing to shew the Jews a pleasure\, left Paul bound. Now when 
 Festus was come into the province\, after three days he ascended from Cæs
 area to Jerusalem. Then the high priest and the chief of the Jews informed
  him against Paul\, and besought him\, And desired favour against him\, th
 at he would send for him to Jerusalem\, laying wait in the way to kill him
 . But Festus answered\, that Paul should be kept at Cæsarea\, and that he
  himself would depart shortly thither. Let them therefore\, said he\, whic
 h among you are able\, go down with me\, and accuse this man\, if there be
  any wickedness in him. And when he had tarried among them more than ten d
 ays\, he went down unto Cæsarea\; and the next day sitting on the judgmen
 t seat commanded Paul to be brought. And when he was come\, the Jews which
  came down from Jerusalem stood round about\, and laid many and grievous c
 omplaints against Paul\, which they could not prove. While he answered for
  himself\, Neither against the law of the Jews\, neither against the templ
 e\, nor yet against Cæsar\, have I offended any thing at all. But Festus\
 , willing to do the Jews a pleasure\, answered Paul\, and said\, Wilt thou
  go up to Jerusalem\, and there be judged of these things before me? Then 
 said Paul\, I stand at Cæsar’s judgment seat\, where I ought to be judg
 ed: to the Jews have I done no wrong\, as thou very well knowest. For if I
  be an offender\, or have committed any thing worthy of death\, I refuse n
 ot to die: but if there be none of these things whereof these accuse me\, 
 no man may deliver me unto them. I appeal unto Cæsar. Then Festus\, when 
 he had conferred with the council\, answered\, Hast thou appealed unto Cæ
 sar? unto Cæsar shalt thou go.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Habakk
 uk 3:2-19\nO LORD\, I have heard thy speech\, and was afraid: O LORD\, rev
 ive thy work in the midst of the years\, in the midst of the years make kn
 own\; 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 ful
 l 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 power. Before him went t
 he pestilence\, and burning coals went forth at his feet. He stood\, and m
 easured the earth: he beheld\, and drove asunder the nations\; and the eve
 rlasting mountains were scattered\, the perpetual hills did bow: his ways 
 are everlasting. I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction: and the curtains
  of the land of Midian did tremble. Was the LORD displeased against the ri
 vers? was thine anger against the rivers? was thy wrath against the sea\, 
 that thou didst ride upon thine horses and thy chariots of salvation? Thy 
 bow was made quite naked\, according to the oaths of the tribes\, even thy
  word. Selah. Thou didst cleave the earth with rivers. The mountains saw t
 hee\, and they trembled: the overflowing of the water passed by: the deep 
 uttered his voice\, and lifted up his hands on high. The sun and moon stoo
 d 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 fort
 h for the salvation of thy people\, even for salvation with thine anointed
 \; thou woundedst the head out of the house of the wicked\, by discovering
  the foundation unto the neck. Selah. Thou didst strike through with his s
 taves the head of his villages: they came out as a whirlwind to scatter me
 : their rejoicing was as to devour the poor secretly. Thou didst walk thro
 ugh the sea with thine horses\, through the heap of great waters. When I h
 eard\, my belly trembled\; my lips quivered at the voice: rottenness enter
 ed into my bones\, and I trembled in myself\, that I might rest in the day
  of trouble: when he cometh up unto the people\, he will invade them with 
 his troops. ¶ Although the fig tree shall not blossom\, neither shall fru
 it be in the vines\; the labour of the olive shall fail\, and the fields s
 hall yield no meat\; the flock shall be cut off from the fold\, and there 
 shall be no herd in the stalls: Yet I will rejoice in the LORD\, I will jo
 y in the God of my salvation. The LORD God is my strength\, and he will ma
 ke 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 
 — Mark 15:33-47\nAnd when the sixth hour was come\, there was darkness o
 ver the whole land until the ninth hour. And at the ninth hour Jesus cried
  with a loud voice\, saying\, Eloi\, Eloi\, lama sabachthani? which is\, b
 eing interpreted\, My God\, my God\, why hast thou forsaken me? And some o
 f them that stood by\, when they heard it\, said\, Behold\, he calleth Eli
 as. And one ran and filled a spunge full of vinegar\, and put it on a reed
 \, and gave him to drink\, saying\, Let alone\; let us see whether Elias w
 ill come to take him down. And Jesus cried with a loud voice\, and gave up
  the ghost. And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to t
 he bottom. ¶ And when the centurion\, which stood over against him\, saw 
 that he so cried out\, and gave up the ghost\, he said\, Truly this man wa
 s the Son of God. There were also women looking on afar off: among whom wa
 s Mary Magdalene\, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses\, an
 d Salome\; (Who also\, when he was in Galilee\, followed him\, and ministe
 red unto him\;) and many other women which came up with him unto Jerusalem
 . ¶ And now when the even was come\, because it was the preparation\, tha
 t is\, the day before the sabbath\, Joseph of Arimathaea\, an honourable c
 ounsellor\, which also waited for the kingdom of God\, came\, and went in 
 boldly unto Pilate\, and craved the body of Jesus. And Pilate marvelled if
  he were already dead: and calling unto him the centurion\, he asked him w
 hether he had been any while dead. And when he knew it of the centurion\, 
 he gave the body to Joseph. And he bought fine linen\, and took him down\,
  and wrapped him in the linen\, and laid him in a sepulchre which was hewn
  out of a rock\, and rolled a stone unto the door of the sepulchre. And Ma
 ry Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses beheld where he was laid.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 2 Kings 19:20-37\n¶ Then Isai
 ah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah\, saying\, Thus saith the LORD God of 
 Israel\, That which thou hast prayed to me against Sennacherib king of Ass
 yria I have heard. This is the word that the LORD hath spoken concerning h
 im\; The virgin the daughter of Zion hath despised thee\, and laughed thee
  to scorn\; the daughter of Jerusalem hath shaken her head at thee. Whom h
 ast thou reproached and blasphemed? and against whom hast thou exalted thy
  voice\, and lifted up thine eyes on high? even against the Holy One of Is
 rael. By thy messengers thou hast reproached the Lord\, and hast said\, Wi
 th the multitude of my chariots I am come up to the height of the mountain
 s\, to the sides of Lebanon\, and will cut down the tall cedar trees there
 of\, and the choice fir trees thereof: and I will enter into the lodgings 
 of his borders\, and into the forest of his Carmel. I have digged and drun
 k strange waters\, and with the sole of my feet have I dried up all the ri
 vers of besieged places. Hast thou not heard long ago how I have done it\,
  and of ancient times that I have formed it? now have I brought it to pass
 \, that thou shouldest be to lay waste fenced cities into ruinous heaps. T
 herefore their inhabitants were of small power\, they were dismayed and co
 nfounded\; they were as the grass of the field\, and as the green herb\, a
 s the grass on the housetops\, and as corn blasted before it be grown up. 
 But I know thy abode\, and thy going out\, and thy coming in\, and thy rag
 e against me. Because thy rage against me and thy tumult is come up into m
 ine ears\, therefore I will put my hook in thy nose\, and my bridle in thy
  lips\, and I will turn thee back by the way by which thou camest. And thi
 s shall be a sign unto thee\, Ye shall eat this year such things as grow o
 f themselves\, and in the second year that which springeth of the same\; a
 nd in the third year sow ye\, and reap\, and plant vineyards\, and eat the
  fruits thereof. And the remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah sha
 ll yet again take root downward\, and bear fruit upward. For out of Jerusa
 lem shall go forth a remnant\, and they that escape out of mount Zion: the
  zeal of the LORD  of hosts shall do this. Therefore thus saith the LORD c
 oncerning the king of Assyria\, He shall not come into this city\, nor sho
 ot an arrow there\, nor come before it with shield\, nor cast a bank again
 st it. By the way that he came\, by the same shall he return\, and shall n
 ot come into this city\, saith the LORD. For I will defend this city\, to 
 save it\, for mine own sake\, and for my servant David’s sake. ¶ And it
  came to pass that night\, that the angel of the LORD went out\, and smote
  in the camp of the Assyrians an hundred fourscore and five thousand: and 
 when they arose early in the morning\, behold\, they were all dead corpses
 . So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed\, and went and returned\, and dw
 elt at Nineveh. And it came to pass\, as he was worshipping in the house o
 f Nisroch his god\, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons smote him with 
 the sword: and they escaped into the land of Armenia. And Esar-haddon his 
 son reigned in his stead.\n\nSecond Lesson — Acts 25:13-35\nAnd after ce
 rtain days king Agrippa and Bernice came unto Cæsarea to salute Festus. A
 nd when they had been there many days\, Festus declared Paul’s cause unt
 o the king\, saying\, There is a certain man left in bonds by Felix: About
  whom\, when I was at Jerusalem\, the chief priests and the elders of the 
 Jews informed me\, desiring to have judgment against him. To whom I answer
 ed\, It is not the manner of the Romans to deliver any man to die\, before
  that he which is accused have the accusers face to face\, and have licenc
 e to answer for himself concerning the crime laid against him. Therefore\,
  when they were come hither\, without any delay on the morrow I sat on the
  judgment seat\, and commanded the man to be brought forth. Against whom w
 hen the accusers stood up\, they brought none accusation of such things as
  I supposed: But had certain questions against him of their own superstiti
 on\, and of one Jesus\, which was dead\, whom Paul affirmed to be alive. A
 nd because I doubted of such manner of questions\, I asked him whether he 
 would go to Jerusalem\, and there be judged of these matters. But when Pau
 l had appealed to be reserved unto the hearing of Augustus\, I commanded h
 im to be kept till I might send him to Cæsar. Then Agrippa said unto Fest
 us\, I would also hear the man myself. To morrow\, said he\, thou shalt he
 ar him. And on the morrow\, when Agrippa was come\, and Bernice\, with gre
 at pomp\, and was entered into the place of hearing\, with the chief capta
 ins\, and principal men of the city\, at Festus’ commandment Paul was br
 ought forth. And Festus said\, King Agrippa\, and all men which are here p
 resent with us\, ye see this man\, about whom all the multitude of the Jew
 s have dealt with me\, both at Jerusalem\, and also here\, crying that he 
 ought not to live any longer. But when I found that he had committed nothi
 ng worthy of death\, and that he himself hath appealed to Augustus\, I hav
 e determined to send him. Of whom I have no certain thing to write unto my
  lord. Wherefore I have brought him forth before you\, and specially befor
 e thee\, O king Agrippa\, that\, after examination had\, I might have some
 what to write. For it seemeth to me unreasonable to send a prisoner\, and 
 not withal to signify the crimes laid against him.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirs
 t Lesson — Zephaniah 1\nThe word of the LORD which came unto Zephaniah t
 he son of Cushi\, the son of Gedaliah\, the son of Amariah\, the son of Hi
 zkiah\, in the days of Josiah the son of Amon\, king of Judah. I will utte
 rly consume all things from off the land\, saith the LORD. I will consume 
 man and beast\; I will consume the fowls of the heaven\, and the fishes of
  the sea\, and the stumblingblocks with the wicked\; and I will cut off ma
 n from off the land\, saith the LORD. I will also stretch out mine hand up
 on Judah\, and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem\; and I will cut off 
 the remnant of Baal from this place\, and the name of the Chemarims with t
 he priests\; And them that worship the host of heaven upon the housetops\;
  and them that worship and that swear by the LORD\, and that swear by Malc
 ham\; And them that are turned back from the LORD\; and those that have no
 t sought the LORD\, nor enquired for him. Hold thy peace at the presence o
 f the Lord GOD: for the day of the LORD is at hand: for the LORD hath prep
 ared a sacrifice\, he hath bid his guests. And it shall come to pass in th
 e day of the LORD’s sacrifice\, that I will punish the princes\, and the
  king’s children\, and all such as are clothed with strange apparel. In 
 the same day also will I punish all those that leap on the threshold\, whi
 ch fill their masters’ houses with violence and deceit. And it shall com
 e to pass in that day\, saith the LORD\, that there shall be the noise of 
 a cry from the fish gate\, and an howling from the second\, and a great cr
 ashing from the hills. Howl\, ye inhabitants of Maktesh\, for all the merc
 hant people are cut down\; all they that bear silver are cut off. And it s
 hall come to pass at that time\, that I will search Jerusalem with candles
 \, and punish the men that are settled on their lees: that say in their he
 art\, The LORD will not do good\, neither will he do evil. Therefore their
  goods shall become a booty\, and their houses a desolation: they shall al
 so build houses\, but not inhabit them\; and they shall plant vineyards\, 
 but not drink the wine thereof. The great day of the LORD is near\, it is 
 near\, and hasteth greatly\, even the voice of the day of the LORD: the mi
 ghty man shall cry there bitterly. That day is a day of wrath\, a day of t
 rouble and distress\, a day of wasteness and desolation\, a day of darknes
 s and gloominess\, a day of clouds and thick darkness\, A day of the trump
 et and alarm against the fenced cities\, and against the high towers. And 
 I will bring distress upon men\, that they shall walk like blind men\, bec
 ause they have sinned against the LORD: and their blood shall be poured ou
 t as dust\, and their flesh as the dung. Neither their silver nor their go
 ld shall be able to deliver them in the day of the LORD’s wrath\; but th
 e whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he shall m
 ake even a speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land.\n\nSecond L
 esson — Mark 16\nAnd when the sabbath was past\, Mary Magdalene\, and Ma
 ry the mother of James\, and Salome\, had bought sweet spices\, that they 
 might come and anoint him. And very early in the morning the first day of 
 the week\, they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun. And they
  said among themselves\, Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of
  the sepulchre? And when they looked\, they saw that the stone was rolled 
 away: for it was very great. And entering into the sepulchre\, they saw a 
 young man sitting on the right side\, clothed in a long white garment\; an
 d they were affrighted. And he saith unto them\, Be not affrighted: Ye see
 k Jesus of Nazareth\, which was crucified: he is risen\; he is not here: b
 ehold the place where they laid him. But go your way\, tell his disciples 
 and Peter that he goeth before you into Galilee: there shall ye see him\, 
 as he said unto you. And they went out quickly\, and fled from the sepulch
 re\; for they trembled and were amazed: neither said they any thing to any
  man\; for they were afraid. ¶ Now when Jesus was risen early the first d
 ay of the week\, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene\, out of whom he had 
 cast seven devils. And she went and told them that had been with him\, as 
 they mourned and wept. And they\, when they had heard that he was alive\, 
 and had been seen of her\, believed not. ¶ After that he appeared in anot
 her form unto two of them\, as they walked\, and went into the country. An
 d they went and told it unto the residue: neither believed they them. ¶ A
 fterward he appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat\, and upbraided t
 hem with their unbelief and hardness of heart\, because they believed not 
 them which had seen him after he was risen. And he said unto them\, Go ye 
 into all the world\, and preach the gospel to every creature. He that beli
 eveth and is baptized shall be saved\; but he that believeth not shall be 
 damned. And these signs shall follow them that believe\; In my name shall 
 they cast out devils\; they shall speak with new tongues\; They shall take
  up serpents\; and if they drink any deadly thing\, it shall not hurt them
 \; they shall lay hands on the sick\, and they shall recover. ¶ So then a
 fter the Lord had spoken unto them\, he was received up into heaven\, and 
 sat on the right hand of God. And they went forth\, and preached every whe
 re\, the Lord working with them\, and confirming the word with signs follo
 wing. Amen.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Isaiah 59:15b-21\nYea\, truth 
 faileth\; and he that departeth from evil maketh himself a prey: and the L
 ORD saw it\, and it displeased him that there was no judgment. ¶ And he s
 aw that there was no man\, and wondered that there was no intercessor: the
 refore his arm brought salvation unto him\; and his righteousness\, it sus
 tained him. For he put on righteousness as a breastplate\, and an helmet o
 f salvation upon his head\; and he put on the garments of vengeance for cl
 othing\, and was clad with zeal as a cloke. According to their deeds\, acc
 ordingly he will repay\, fury to his adversaries\, recompence to his enemi
 es\; 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
  the 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 un
 to them that turn from transgression in Jacob\, saith the LORD. As for me\
 , this is my covenant with them\, saith the LORD\; My spirit that is upon 
 thee\, and my words which I have put in thy mouth\, shall not depart out o
 f thy mouth\, nor out of the mouth of thy seed\, nor out of the mouth of t
 hy seed’s seed\, saith the LORD\, from henceforth and for ever.\n\nSecon
 d Lesson — 2 Corinthians 10:1-7\, 17-18\nNow I Paul myself beseech you b
 y the meekness and gentleness of Christ\, who in presence am base among yo
 u\, but being absent am bold toward you: But I beseech you\, that I may no
 t be bold when I am present with that confidence\, wherewith I think to be
  bold against some\, which think of us as if we walked according to the fl
 esh. For though we walk in the flesh\, we do not war after the flesh: (For
  the weapons of our warfare are not carnal\, but mighty through God to the
  pulling down of strong holds\;) Casting down imaginations\, and every hig
 h thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God\, and bringing i
 nto captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ\; And having in a r
 eadiness to revenge all disobedience\, when your obedience is fulfilled. D
 o ye look on things after the outward appearance? If any man trust to hims
 elf that he is Christ’s\, let him of himself think this again\, that\, a
 s he is Christ’s\, even so are we Christ’s. But he that glorieth\, let
  him glory in the Lord. For not he that commendeth himself is approved\, b
 ut whom the Lord commendeth.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Genesis 1
 5:1-6\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 re
 ward. And Abram said\, Lord GOD\, what wilt thou give me\, seeing I go chi
 ldless\, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus? And Abra
 m said\, Behold\, to me thou hast given no seed: and\, lo\, one born in my
  house is mine heir. And\, behold\, the word of the LORD came unto him\, s
 aying\, This shall not be thine heir\; but he that shall come forth out of
  thine own bowels shall be thine heir. And he brought him forth abroad\, a
 nd said\, Look now toward heaven\, and tell the stars\, if thou be able to
  number 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 Lesso
 n — Romans 4:1-8\nWhat shall we say then that Abraham our father\, as pe
 rtaining 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 scrip
 ture? 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 deb
 t. But to him that worketh not\, but believeth on him that justifieth the 
 ungodly\, his faith is counted for righteousness. Even as David also descr
 ibeth the blessedness of the man\, unto whom God imputeth righteousness wi
 thout works\, Saying\, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven\, an
 d whose sins are covered. Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not imp
 ute sin.
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SUMMARY:Monday after the Twenty-first Sunday after Trinity
DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 2 Kings 20\nIn those days was 
 Hezekiah sick unto death. And the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz came to h
 im\, and said unto him\, Thus saith the LORD\, Set thine house in order\; 
 for thou shalt die\, and not live. Then he turned his face to the wall\, a
 nd prayed unto the LORD\, saying\, I beseech thee\, O LORD\, remember now 
 how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart\, and have
  done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore. And it came
  to pass\, afore Isaiah was gone out into the middle court\, that the word
  of the LORD came to him\, saying\, Turn again\, and tell Hezekiah the cap
 tain of my people\, Thus saith the LORD\, the God of David thy father\, I 
 have heard thy prayer\, I have seen thy tears: behold\, I will heal thee: 
 on the third day thou shalt go up unto the house of the LORD. And I will a
 dd unto thy days fifteen years\; and I will deliver thee and this city out
  of the hand of the king of Assyria\; and I will defend this city for mine
  own sake\, and for my servant David’s sake. And Isaiah said\, Take a lu
 mp of figs. And they took and laid it on the boil\, and he recovered. ¶ A
 nd Hezekiah said unto Isaiah\, What shall be the sign that the LORD will h
 eal me\, and that I shall go up into the house of the LORD the third day? 
 And Isaiah said\, This sign shalt thou have of the LORD\, that the LORD wi
 ll do the thing that he hath spoken: shall the shadow go forward ten degre
 es\, or go back ten degrees? And Hezekiah answered\, It is a light thing f
 or the shadow to go down ten degrees: nay\, but let the shadow return back
 ward ten degrees. And Isaiah the prophet cried unto the LORD: and he broug
 ht the shadow ten degrees backward\, by which it had gone down in the dial
  of Ahaz. ¶ At that time Berodach-baladan\, the son of Baladan\, king of 
 Babylon\, sent letters and a present unto Hezekiah: for he had heard that 
 Hezekiah had been sick. And Hezekiah hearkened unto them\, and shewed them
  all the house of his precious things\, the silver\, and the gold\, and th
 e spices\, and the precious ointment\, and all the house of his armour\, a
 nd all that was found in his treasures: there was nothing in his house\, n
 or in all his dominion\, that Hezekiah shewed them not. ¶ Then came Isaia
 h the prophet unto king Hezekiah\, and said unto him\, What said these men
 ? and from whence came they unto thee? And Hezekiah said\, They are come f
 rom a far country\, even from Babylon. And he said\, What have they seen i
 n thine house? And Hezekiah answered\, All the things that are in mine hou
 se have they seen: there is nothing among my treasures that I have not she
 wed them. And Isaiah said unto Hezekiah\, Hear the word of the LORD. Behol
 d\, the days come\, that all that is in thine house\, and that which thy f
 athers have laid up in store unto this day\, shall be carried into Babylon
 : nothing shall be left\, saith the LORD. And of thy sons that shall issue
  from thee\, which thou shalt beget\, shall they take away\; and they shal
 l be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon. Then said Hezekiah unto
  Isaiah\, Good is the word of the LORD which thou hast spoken. And he said
 \, Is it not good\, if peace and truth be in my days? ¶ And the rest of t
 he acts of Hezekiah\, and all his might\, and how he made a pool\, and a c
 onduit\, and brought water into the city\, are they not written in the boo
 k of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? And Hezekiah slept with his fat
 hers: and Manasseh his son reigned in his stead.\n\nSecond Lesson — Acts
  26:1-23\nThen Agrippa said unto Paul\, Thou art permitted to speak for th
 yself. Then Paul stretched forth the hand\, and answered for himself: I th
 ink myself happy\, king Agrippa\, because I shall answer for myself this d
 ay before thee touching all the things whereof I am accused of the Jews: E
 specially because I know thee to be expert in all customs and questions wh
 ich 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 natio
 n at Jerusalem\, know all the Jews\; Which knew me from the beginning\, if
  they would testify\, that after the most straitest sect of our religion I
  lived a Pharisee. And now I stand and am judged for the hope of the promi
 se made of God unto our fathers: Unto which promise our twelve tribes\, in
 stantly serving 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 thin
 g incredible with you\, that God should raise the dead? I verily thought w
 ith myself\, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus 
 of Nazareth. Which thing I also did in Jerusalem: and many of the saints d
 id I shut up in prison\, having received authority from the chief priests\
 ; and when they were put to death\, I gave my voice against them. And I pu
 nished them oft in every synagogue\, and compelled them to blaspheme\; and
  being exceedingly mad against them\, I persecuted them even unto strange 
 cities. Whereupon as I went to Damascus with authority and commission from
  the chief priests\, At midday\, O king\, I saw in the way a light from he
 aven\, above the brightness of the sun\, shining round about me and them w
 hich journeyed with me. And when we were all fallen to the earth\, I heard
  a voice speaking unto me\, and saying in the Hebrew tongue\, Saul\, Saul\
 , why persecutest 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 pers
 ecutest. But rise\, and stand upon thy feet: for I have appeared unto thee
  for this purpose\, to make thee a minister and a witness both of these th
 ings which thou hast seen\, and of those things in the which I will appear
  unto thee\; Delivering thee from the people\, and from the Gentiles\, unt
 o whom now I send thee\, To open their eyes\,  and to turn them from darkn
 ess to light\, and from the power of Satan unto God\, that they may receiv
 e forgiveness of sins\, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by
  faith that is in me. Whereupon\, O king Agrippa\, I was not disobedient u
 nto the heavenly vision: But shewed first unto them of Damascus\, and at J
 erusalem\, and throughout all the coasts of Judæa\, and then to the Genti
 les\, that they should repent and turn to God\, and do works meet for repe
 ntance. For these causes the Jews caught me in the temple\, and went about
  to kill me. Having therefore obtained help of God\, I continue unto this 
 day\, witnessing both to small and great\, saying none other things than t
 hose which the prophets and Moses did say should come: That Christ should 
 suffer\, and that he should be the first that should rise from the dead\, 
 and should shew light unto the people\, and to the Gentiles.\n\nEvening Pr
 ayer\nFirst Lesson — Zephaniah 2\nGather yourselves together\, yea\, gat
 her together\, O nation not desired\; Before the decree bring forth\, befo
 re the day pass as the chaff\, before the fierce anger of the LORD come up
 on you\, before the day of the LORD’s anger come upon you. Seek ye the L
 ORD\, all ye meek of the earth\, which have wrought his judgment\; seek ri
 ghteousness\, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the L
 ORD’s anger. ¶ For Gaza shall be forsaken\, and Ashkelon a desolation: 
 they shall drive out Ashdod at the noon day\, and Ekron shall be rooted up
 . Woe unto the inhabitants of the sea coast\, the nation of the Cherethite
 s! the word of the LORD is against you\; O Canaan\, the land of the Philis
 tines\, I will even destroy thee\, that there shall be no inhabitant. And 
 the sea coast shall be dwellings and cottages for shepherds\, and folds fo
 r flocks. And the coast shall be for the remnant of the house of Judah\; t
 hey shall feed thereupon: in the houses of Ashkelon shall they lie down in
  the evening: for the LORD their God shall visit them\, and turn away thei
 r captivity. ¶ I have heard the reproach of Moab\, and the revilings of t
 he children of Ammon\, whereby they have reproached my people\, and magnif
 ied themselves against their border. Therefore as I live\, saith the LORD 
 of hosts\, the God of Israel\, Surely Moab shall be as Sodom\, and the chi
 ldren of Ammon as Gomorrah\, even the breeding of nettles\, and saltpits\,
  and a perpetual desolation: the residue of my people shall spoil them\, a
 nd the remnant of my people shall possess them. This shall they have for t
 heir pride\, because they have reproached and magnified themselves against
  the people of the LORD of hosts. The LORD will be terrible unto them: for
  he will famish all the gods of the earth\; and men shall worship him\, ev
 ery one from his place\, even all the isles of the heathen. ¶ Ye Ethiopia
 ns also\, ye shall be slain by my sword. And he will stretch out his hand 
 against the north\, and destroy Assyria\; and will make Nineveh a desolati
 on\, and dry like a wilderness. And flocks shall lie down in the midst of 
 her\, all the beasts of the nations: both the cormorant and the bittern sh
 all lodge in the upper lintels of it\; their voice shall sing in the windo
 ws\; desolation shall be in the thresholds: for he shall uncover the cedar
  work. This is the rejoicing city that dwelt carelessly\, that said in her
  heart\, I am\, and there is none beside me: how is she become a desolatio
 n\, a place for beasts to lie down in! every one that passeth by her shall
  hiss\, and wag his hand.\n\nSecond Lesson — Luke 10:25-37\n¶ And\, beh
 old\, a certain lawyer stood up\, and tempted him\, saying\, Master\, what
  shall I do to inherit eternal life? He said unto him\, What is written in
  the law? how readest thou? And he answering said\, Thou shalt love the Lo
 rd thy God with all thy heart\, and with all thy soul\, and with all thy s
 trength\, and with all thy mind\; and thy neighbour as thyself. And he sai
 d 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 neighbou
 r? And Jesus answering said\, A certain  man went down from Jerusalem to J
 ericho\, and fell among thieves\, which stripped him of his raiment\, and 
 wounded him\, and departed\, leaving him half dead. And by chance there ca
 me down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him\, he passed by on t
 he 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 compas
 sion on him\, And went to him\, and bound up his wounds\, pouring in oil a
 nd wine\, and set him on his own beast\, and brought him to an inn\, and t
 ook care of him. And on the morrow when he departed\, he took out two penc
 e\, and gave them to the host\, and said unto him\, Take care of him\; and
  whatsoever thou spendest more\, when I come again\, I will repay thee. Wh
 ich now of these three\, thinkest thou\, was neighbour unto him that fell 
 among the thieves? And he said\, He that shewed mercy on him. Then said Je
 sus unto him\, Go\, and do thou likewise.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 2 Kings 22\nJosiah was eight y
 ears old when he began to reign\, and he reigned thirty and one years in J
 erusalem. And his mother’s name was Jedidah\, the daughter of Adaiah of 
 Boscath. And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD\, and wa
 lked in all the way of David his father\, and turned not aside to the righ
 t hand or to the left. ¶ And it came to pass in the eighteenth year of ki
 ng Josiah\, that the king sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah\, the son of Mes
 hullam\, the scribe\, to the house of the LORD\, saying\, Go up to Hilkiah
  the high priest\, that he may sum the silver which is brought into the ho
 use of the LORD\, which the keepers of the door have gathered of the peopl
 e: And let them deliver it into the hand of the doers of the work\, that h
 ave the oversight of the house of the LORD: and let them give it to the do
 ers of the work which is in the house of the LORD\, to repair the breaches
  of the house\, Unto carpenters\, and builders\, and masons\, and to buy t
 imber and hewn stone to repair the house. Howbeit there was no reckoning m
 ade with them of the money that was delivered into their hand\, because th
 ey dealt faithfully. ¶ And Hilkiah the high priest said unto Shaphan the 
 scribe\, I have found the book of the law in the house of the LORD. And Hi
 lkiah gave the book to Shaphan\, and he read it. And Shaphan the scribe ca
 me to the king\, and brought the king word again\, and said\, Thy servants
  have gathered the money that was found 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\, Hilk
 iah the priest hath delivered me a book. And Shaphan read it before the ki
 ng. And it came to pass\, when the king had heard the words of the book of
  the law\, that he rent his clothes. And the king commanded Hilkiah the pr
 iest\, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan\, and Achbor the son of Michaiah\, an
 d Shaphan the scribe\, and Asahiah a servant of the king’s\, saying\, Go
  ye\, enquire of the LORD for me\, and 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 hear
 kened unto the words of this book\, to do according unto all that which is
  written concerning us. So Hilkiah the priest\, and Ahikam\, and Achbor\, 
 and Shaphan\, and Asahiah\, went unto Huldah 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 college\;) and they communed with her. 
 ¶ And she said unto them\, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel\, Tell the m
 an that sent you to me\, Thus saith the LORD\, Behold\, I will bring evil 
 upon this place\, and upon the inhabitants thereof\, even all the words of
  the book which the king of Judah hath read: Because they have forsaken me
 \, and have burned incense unto other gods\, that they might provoke me to
  anger with all the works of their hands\; therefore my wrath shall be kin
 dled against this place\, and shall not be quenched. But to the king of Ju
 dah which sent you to enquire of the LORD\, thus shall ye say to him\, Thu
 s saith the LORD God of Israel\, As touching the words which thou hast hea
 rd\; Because thine heart was tender\, and thou hast humbled thyself before
  the LORD\, when thou heardest what I spake against this place\, and again
 st the inhabitants thereof\, that they should become a desolation and a cu
 rse\, and hast rent thy clothes\, and wept before me\; I also have heard t
 hee\, saith the LORD. Behold therefore\, I will gather thee unto thy fathe
 rs\, and thou shalt be gathered into thy grave in peace\; and thine eyes s
 hall not see all the evil which I will bring upon this place. And they bro
 ught the king word again.\n\nSecond Lesson — Acts 26:24-32\nAnd as he th
 us spake for himself\, Festus said with a loud voice\, Paul\, thou art bes
 ide thyself\; much learning doth make thee mad. But he said\, I am not mad
 \, most noble Festus\; but speak forth the words of truth and soberness. F
 or the king knoweth of these things\, before whom also I speak freely: for
  I am persuaded that none of these things are hidden from him\; for this t
 hing was not done in a corner. King Agrippa\, believest thou the prophets?
  I know that thou believest. Then Agrippa said unto Paul\, Almost thou per
 suadest me to be a Christian. And Paul said\, I would to God\, that not on
 ly thou\, but also all that hear me this day\, were both almost\, and alto
 gether such as I am\, except these bonds. And when he had thus spoken\, th
 e king rose up\, and the governor\, and Bernice\, and they that sat with t
 hem: And when they were gone aside\, they talked between themselves\, sayi
 ng\, This man doeth nothing worthy of death or of bonds. Then said Agrippa
  unto Festus\, This man might have been set at liberty\, if he had not app
 ealed unto Cæsar.\n\nEvening Prayer (The Eve of Saint Simon and Saint Jud
 e\, Apostles)\nFirst Lesson — Deuteronomy 32:1-4\nGive ear\, O ye heaven
 s\, and I will speak\; and hear\, O earth\, the words of my mouth. My doct
 rine shall drop as the rain\, my speech shall distil as the dew\, as the s
 mall rain upon the tender herb\, and as the showers upon the grass: Becaus
 e 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 iniquity\, just and right is he.\n\nSecond Lesson 
 — John 14:15-31\n¶ If ye love me\, keep my commandments. And I will pra
 y the Father\, and he shall give you another Comforter\, that he may abide
  with you for ever\; Even the Spirit of truth\; whom the world cannot rece
 ive\, because it seeth him not\, neither knoweth him: but ye know him\; fo
 r he dwelleth with you\, and shall be in you. I will not leave you comfort
 less: I will come to you. Yet a little while\, and the world seeth me no m
 ore\; but ye see me: because I live\, ye shall live also. At that day ye s
 hall know that I am in my Father\, and ye in me\, and I in you. He that ha
 th my commandments\, and keepeth them\, he it is that loveth me: and he th
 at loveth me shall be loved of my Father\, and I will love him\, and will 
 manifest myself to him. Judas saith unto him\, not Iscariot\, Lord\, how i
 s it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us\, and not unto the world? Jes
 us answered and said unto him\, If a man love me\, he will keep my words: 
 and my Father will love him\, and we will come unto him\, and make our abo
 de with him. He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and the word wh
 ich ye hear is not mine\, but the Father’s which sent me. These things h
 ave I spoken unto you\, being yet present with you. But the Comforter\, wh
 ich is the Holy Ghost\, whom the Father will send in my name\, he shall te
 ach you all things\, and bring all things to your remembrance\, whatsoever
  I have said unto you. Peace I leave 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 have heard how I said unto you\, I go away\
 , and come again unto you. If ye loved me\, ye would rejoice\, because I s
 aid\, I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I. And now I hav
 e told you before it come to pass\, that\, when it is come to pass\, ye mi
 ght believe. Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the prince of th
 is world cometh\, and hath nothing in me. But that the world may know that
  I love the Father\; and as the Father gave me commandment\, even so I do.
  Arise\, let us go hence.
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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 
 — Isaiah 4:2-6\nIn that day shall the branch of the LORD be beautiful an
 d glorious\, and the fruit of the earth shall be excellent and comely for 
 them that are escaped of Israel. And it shall come to pass\, that he that 
 is left in Zion\, and he that remaineth in Jerusalem\, shall be called hol
 y\, even every one that is written among the living in Jerusalem: When the
  Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion\, and shal
 l have purged the blood of Jerusalem from the midst 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 her assemblies\, a cloud and
  smoke by day\, and the shining of a flaming fire by night: for upon all t
 he glory shall be a defence. And there shall be a tabernacle for a shadow 
 in the daytime from the heat\, and for a place of refuge\, and for a cover
 t from storm and from rain.\n\nSecond Lesson — Acts 1:6-14\nWhen they th
 erefore were come together\, they asked of him\, saying\, Lord\, wilt thou
  at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel? And he said unto them\,
  It is not for you to know the times or the seasons\, which the Father hat
 h put in his own power. But ye shall receive power\, after that the Holy G
 host 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\, while they beheld\, he was t
 aken up\; and a cloud received him out of their sight. And while they look
 ed stedfastly toward heaven as he went up\, behold\, two men stood by them
  in white apparel\; Which also said\, Ye men of Galilee\, why stand ye gaz
 ing up into heaven? this same Jesus\, which is taken up from you into heav
 en\, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven. Then
  returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet\, which is from
  Jerusalem a sabbath day’s journey. And when they were come in\, they we
 nt up into an upper room\, where abode both Peter\, 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. Thes
 e all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication\, with the wome
 n\, and Mary the mother of Jesus\, and with his brethren.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 2 Kings 23:21-24:7\n¶ And the
  king commanded all the people\, saying\, Keep the passover unto the LORD 
 your God\, as it is written in the book of this covenant. Surely there was
  not holden such a passover from the days of the judges that judged Israel
 \, nor in all the days of the kings of Israel\, nor of the kings of Judah\
 ; But in the eighteenth year of king Josiah\, wherein this passover was ho
 lden to the LORD in Jerusalem. ¶ Moreover the workers with familiar spiri
 ts\, and the wizards\, and the images\, and the idols\, and all the abomin
 ations 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 i
 n the book that Hilkiah the priest found in the house of the LORD. And lik
 e unto him was there no king before him\, that turned to the LORD with all
  his heart\, and with all his soul\, and with all his might\, according to
  all the law of Moses\; neither after him arose there any like him. ¶ Not
 withstanding the LORD turned not from the fierceness of his great wrath\, 
 wherewith his anger was kindled against Judah\, because of all the provoca
 tions that Manasseh had provoked him withal. And the LORD said\, I will re
 move Judah also out of my sight\, as I have removed Israel\, and will cast
  off this city Jerusalem which I have chosen\, and the house of which I sa
 id\, My name shall be there. Now the rest of the acts of Josiah\, and all 
 that he did\, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the ki
 ngs 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 h
 im\; and he slew him at Megiddo\, when he had seen him. And his servants c
 arried him in a chariot dead from Megiddo\, and brought him to Jerusalem\,
  and buried him in his own sepulchre. And the people of the land took Jeho
 ahaz the son of Josiah\, and anointed him\, and made him king in his fathe
 r’s stead. ¶ Jehoahaz was twenty and three years old when he began to r
 eign\; and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name w
 as Hamutal\, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. And he did that which was
  evil in the sight of the LORD\, according to all that his fathers had don
 e. And Pharaoh-nechoh put him in bands at Riblah in the land of Hamath\, t
 hat he might not reign in Jerusalem\; and put the land to a tribute of an 
 hundred talents of silver\, and a talent of gold. And Pharaoh-nechoh made 
 Eliakim the son of Josiah king in the room of Josiah his father\, and turn
 ed his name to Jehoiakim\, and took Jehoahaz away: and he came to Egypt\, 
 and died there. And Jehoiakim gave the silver and the gold to Pharaoh\; bu
 t he taxed the land to give the money according to the commandment of Phar
 aoh: he exacted the silver and the gold of the people of the land\, of eve
 ry one according to his taxation\, to give it unto Pharaoh-nechoh. ¶ Jeho
 iakim was twenty and five years old when he began to reign\; and he reigne
 d eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Zebudah\, the dau
 ghter of Pedaiah of Rumah. And he did that which was evil in the sight of 
 the LORD\, according to all that his fathers had done. In his days Nebucha
 dnezzar king of Babylon came up\, and Jehoiakim became his servant three y
 ears: then he turned and rebelled against him. And the LORD sent against h
 im bands of the Chaldees\, and bands of the Syrians\, and bands of the Moa
 bites\, and bands of the children of Ammon\, and sent them against Judah t
 o destroy it\, according to the word of the LORD\, which he spake by his s
 ervants the prophets. Surely at the commandment of the LORD came this upon
  Judah\, to remove them out of his sight\, for the sins of Manasseh\, acco
 rding to all that he did\; And also for the innocent blood that he shed: f
 or he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood\; which the LORD would not pard
 on. ¶ Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim\, and all that he did\, are t
 hey not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? So Je
 hoiakim slept with his fathers: and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his stea
 d. And the king of Egypt came not again any more out of his land: for the 
 king of Babylon had taken from the river of Egypt unto the river Euphrates
  all that pertained to the king of Egypt.\n\nSecond Lesson — Acts 27:27-
 44\nBut 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 
 country\; And sounded\, and found it twenty fathoms: and when they had gon
 e a little further\, they sounded again\, and found it fifteen fathoms. Th
 en fearing 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 t
 o flee out of the ship\, when they had let down the boat into the sea\, un
 der colour as though they would have cast anchors out of the foreship\, Pa
 ul said to the centurion and to the soldiers\, Except these abide in the s
 hip\, ye cannot be saved. Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat\
 , and let her fall off. And while the day was coming on\, Paul besought th
 em all to take meat\, saying\, This day is the fourteenth day that ye have
  tarried and continued fasting\, having taken nothing. Wherefore I pray yo
 u to take some meat: for this is for your health: for there shall not an h
 air fall from the head of any of you. And when he had thus spoken\, he too
 k bread\, and gave thanks to God in presence of them all: and when he had 
 broken it\, he began to eat. Then were they all of good cheer\, and they a
 lso 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 shi
 p\, and cast out the wheat into the sea. And when it was day\, they knew n
 ot the land: but they discovered a certain creek with a shore\, into the w
 hich they were minded\, if it were possible\, to thrust in the ship. And w
 hen they had taken up the anchors\, they committed themselves unto the sea
 \, and 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 unmoveab
 le\, but the hinder part was broken with the violence of the waves. And th
 e soldiers’ counsel was to kill the prisoners\, lest any of them should 
 swim out\, and escape. But the centurion\, willing to save Paul\, kept the
 m from their purpose\; and commanded that they which could swim should cas
 t themselves first into the sea\, and get to land: And the rest\, some on 
 boards\, and some on broken pieces of the ship. And so it came to pass\, t
 hat they escaped all safe to land.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Mal
 achi 2:1-16\nAnd now\, O ye priests\, this commandment is for you. If ye w
 ill not hear\, and if ye will not lay it 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 have cursed them already\, because ye 
 do not lay it to heart. Behold\, I will corrupt your seed\, and spread dun
 g upon your faces\, even the dung of your solemn feasts\; and one shall ta
 ke you away with it. And ye shall know that I have sent this commandment u
 nto you\, that my covenant might be with Levi\, saith the LORD of hosts. M
 y covenant was with him of life and peace\; and I gave them to him for the
  fear wherewith he feared me\, and was afraid before my name. The law of t
 ruth was in his mouth\, and iniquity was not found in his lips: he walked 
 with me in peace and equity\, and did turn many away from iniquity. For th
 e priest’s lips should keep knowledge\, and they should seek the law at 
 his mouth: for he is the messenger of the LORD of hosts. But ye are depart
 ed out of the way\; ye have caused many to stumble at the law\; ye have co
 rrupted the covenant of Levi\, saith the LORD of hosts. Therefore have I a
 lso made you contemptible and base before 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 us? why do we deal treacherously eve
 ry man against his brother\, by profaning the covenant of our fathers? ¶ 
 Judah hath dealt treacherously\, and an abomination is committed in Israel
  and in Jerusalem\; for Judah hath profaned the holiness of the LORD which
  he loved\, and hath married the daughter of a strange god. The LORD will 
 cut off the man that doeth this\, the master and the scholar\, out of the 
 tabernacles of Jacob\, and him that offereth an offering unto the LORD of 
 hosts. And this have ye done again\, covering the altar of the LORD with t
 ears\, with weeping\, and with crying out\, insomuch that he regardeth not
  the offering any more\, or receiveth it with good will at your hand. ¶ Y
 et ye say\, Wherefore? Because the LORD hath been witness between thee and
  the wife of thy youth\, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously: yet i
 s she thy companion\, and the wife of thy covenant. And did not he make on
 e? Yet had he the residue of the spirit. And wherefore one? That he might 
 seek a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit\, and let none deal 
 treacherously against the wife of his youth. For the LORD\, the God of Isr
 ael\, saith that he hateth putting away: for one covereth violence with hi
 s garment\, saith the LORD of hosts: therefore take heed to your spirit\, 
 that ye deal not treacherously.\n\nSecond Lesson — Luke 15:11-32\n¶ And
  he said\, A certain man 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 gat
 hered all together\, and took his journey into a far country\, and there w
 asted his substance with 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 w
 ent and joined himself to a citizen of that country\; and he sent him into
  his fields to feed swine. And he would fain have filled his belly with th
 e 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 brea
 d enough and to spare\, and I perish with hunger! I will arise and go to m
 y 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 servants. And he arose\, and came to his father. But when
  he was yet a great way off\, his father saw him\, and had compassion\, an
 d 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 thy son. But the father said to his servants\, Bring 
 forth the best robe\, and 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 l
 et us eat\, and be merry: For this my son was dead\, and is alive again\; 
 he was lost\, and is found. And they began to be merry. Now his elder son 
 was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house\, he heard mus
 ick and dancing. And he called one of the servants\, and asked what these 
 things meant. And he said 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\, a
 nd intreated him. And he answering said to his father\, Lo\, these many ye
 ars do I serve thee\, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: 
 and yet thou never gavest me a kid\, that I might make merry with my frien
 ds: But as soon as this thy son was come\, which hath devoured thy living 
 with harlots\, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf. And he said unto 
 him\, Son\, thou art ever with me\, and all that I have is thine. It was m
 eet that we should make merry\, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead
 \, and is alive again\; and was lost\, and is found.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 2 Kings 24:8-25:12\n¶ Jehoiac
 hin was eighteen years old when he began to reign\, and he reigned in Jeru
 salem three months. And his mother’s name was Nehushta\, the daughter of
  Elnathan of Jerusalem. And he did that which was evil in the sight of the
  LORD\, according to all that his father had done. ¶ At that time the ser
 vants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against Jerusalem\, and th
 e city was besieged. And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came against the c
 ity\, and his servants did besiege it. And Jehoiachin the king of Judah we
 nt out to the king of Babylon\, he\, and his mother\, and his servants\, a
 nd his princes\, and his officers: and the king of Babylon took him in the
  eighth year of his reign. And he carried out thence all the treasures of 
 the house of the LORD\, and the treasures of the king’s house\, and cut 
 in pieces all the vessels of gold which Solomon king of Israel had made in
  the temple of the LORD\, as the LORD had said. And he carried away all Je
 rusalem\, and all the princes\, and all the mighty men of valour\, even te
 n thousand captives\, and all the craftsmen and smiths: none remained\, sa
 ve the poorest sort of the people of the land. And he carried away Jehoiac
 hin to Babylon\, and the king’s mother\, and the king’s wives\, and hi
 s officers\, and the mighty of the land\, those carried he into captivity 
 from Jerusalem to Babylon. And all the men of might\, even seven thousand\
 , and craftsmen and smiths a thousand\, all that were strong and apt for w
 ar\, even them the king of Babylon brought captive to Babylon. ¶ And the 
 king of Babylon made Mattaniah his father’s brother king in his stead\, 
 and changed his name to Zedekiah. Zedekiah was twenty and one years old wh
 en he began to reign\, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his m
 other’s name was Hamutal\, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. And he di
 d that which was evil in the sight of the LORD\, according to all that Jeh
 oiakim had done. For through the anger of the LORD it came to pass in Jeru
 salem and Judah\, until he had cast them out from his presence\, that Zede
 kiah rebelled against the king of Babylon. And it came to pass in the nint
 h year of his reign\, in the tenth month\, in the tenth day of the month\,
  that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came\, he\, and all his host\, agains
 t Jerusalem\, and pitched against it\; and they built forts against it rou
 nd about. And the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekia
 h. And on the ninth day of the fourth month the famine prevailed in the ci
 ty\, and there was no bread for the people of the land. ¶ And the city wa
 s broken up\, and all the men of war fled by night by the way of the gate 
 between two walls\, which is by the king’s garden: (now the Chaldees wer
 e against the city round about:) and the king went the way toward the plai
 n. And the army of the Chaldees pursued after the king\, and overtook him 
 in the plains of Jericho: and all his army were scattered from him. So the
 y took the king\, and brought him up to the king of Babylon to Riblah\; an
 d they gave judgment upon him. And they slew the sons of Zedekiah before h
 is eyes\, and put out the eyes of Zedekiah\, and bound him with fetters of
  brass\, and carried him to Babylon. ¶ And in the fifth month\, on the se
 venth day of the month\, which is the nineteenth year of king Nebuchadnezz
 ar king of Babylon\, came Nebuzar-adan\, captain of the guard\, a servant 
 of the king of Babylon\, unto Jerusalem: And he burnt the house of the LOR
 D\, and the king’s house\, and all the houses of Jerusalem\, and every g
 reat man’s house burnt he with fire. And all the army of the Chaldees\, 
 that were with the captain of the guard\, brake down the walls of Jerusale
 m round about. Now the rest of the people 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. But
  the captain of the guard left of the poor of the land to be vinedressers 
 and husbandmen.\n\nSecond Lesson — Acts 28:1-16\nAnd when they were esca
 ped\, then they knew that the island was called Melita. And the barbarous 
 people shewed us no little kindness: for they kindled a fire\, and receive
 d us every one\, because of the present rain\, and because of the cold. An
 d when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks\, and laid them on the fire\, 
 there came a viper out of the heat\, and fastened on his hand. And when th
 e barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand\, they said among the
 mselves\, No doubt this man is a murderer\, whom\, though he hath escaped 
 the sea\, yet vengeance suffereth not to live. And he shook off the beast 
 into the fire\, and felt no harm. Howbeit 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\, they 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 t
 hree days courteously. And it came to pass\, that the father of Publius la
 y sick of a fever and of a bloody flux: to whom Paul entered in\, and pray
 ed\, and laid his hands on him\, and healed him. So when this was done\, o
 thers also\, which had diseases in the island\, came\, and were healed: Wh
 o also honoured us with many honours\; and when we departed\, they laded u
 s with such things as were necessary. And after three months we departed i
 n a ship of Alexandria\, which had wintered in the isle\, whose sign was C
 astor and Pollux. And landing at Syracuse\, we tarried there three days. A
 nd from thence we fetched a compass\, and came to Rhegium: and after one d
 ay the south wind blew\, and we came the next day to Puteoli: Where we fou
 nd brethren\, and were desired to tarry with them seven days: and so we we
 nt toward Rome. And from thence\, when the brethren heard of us\, they cam
 e to meet us as far as Appii forum\, and The three taverns: whom when Paul
  saw\, he thanked God\, and took courage. And when we came to Rome\, the c
 enturion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard: but Paul was
  suffered to dwell by himself with a soldier that kept him.\n\nEvening Pra
 yer\nFirst Lesson — Malachi 2:17-3:12\n¶ Ye have wearied the LORD with 
 your words. Yet ye say\, Wherein have we wearied him? When ye say\, Every 
 one that doeth evil is good in the sight of the LORD\, and he delighteth i
 n them\; or\, Where is the God of judgment? Behold\, I will send my messen
 ger\, 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 LORD of hosts. But
  who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appearet
 h? for he is like a refiner’s fire\, and like fullers’ soap: And he sh
 all sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify 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 J
 erusalem be pleasant unto the LORD\, as in the days of old\, and as in for
 mer 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 hireling in his wages\
 , the widow\, and the fatherless\, and that turn aside the stranger from h
 is 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. ¶ Even from t
 he days of your fathers ye are gone away from mine ordinances\, and have n
 ot kept them. Return unto me\, and I will return unto you\, saith the LORD
  of hosts. But ye said\, Wherein shall we return? ¶ Will a man rob God? Y
 et ye have robbed me. But ye say\, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes 
 and offerings. Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me\, even th
 is whole nation. Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse\, that there 
 may be meat in mine house\, and prove me now herewith\, saith the LORD of 
 hosts\, if I will not open you the windows of heaven\, and pour you out a 
 blessing\, that there shall not be room enough to receive it. And I will r
 ebuke the devourer for your sakes\, and he shall not destroy the fruits of
  your ground\; neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in t
 he field\, saith the LORD of hosts. And all nations shall call you blessed
 : for ye shall be a delightsome land\, saith the LORD of hosts.\n\nSecond 
 Lesson — Luke 16:19-31\n¶ There was a certain rich man\, which was clot
 hed 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 
 sores\, And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich ma
 n’s table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. And it came to p
 ass\, 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 
 his 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\, an
 d 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\, re
 member that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things\, and likewise
  Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted\, and thou art tormented. An
 d beside all this\, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so tha
 t they which would pass from hence to you cannot\; neither can they pass t
 o 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 f
 ive brethren\; that he may testify unto them\, lest they also come into th
 is place of torment. Abraham saith unto him\, They have Moses and the prop
 hets\; let them hear them. And he said\, Nay\, father Abraham: but if one 
 went 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\, t
 hough one rose from the dead.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 2 Kings 25:22-30\n¶ And as fo
 r the people that remained in 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. And when all the captains of the armies\, the
 y and their men\, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah governo
 r\, there came to Gedaliah to Mizpah\, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah\,
  and Johanan the son of Careah\, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth the Neto
 phathite\, and Jaazaniah the son of a Maachathite\, they and their men. An
 d Gedaliah sware to them\, and to their men\, and said unto them\, Fear no
 t to be the servants of the Chaldees: dwell in the land\, and serve the ki
 ng of Babylon\; and it shall be well with you. But it came to pass in the 
 seventh month\, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah\, the son of Elishama\, 
 of the seed royal\, came\, and ten men with him\, and smote Gedaliah\, tha
 t he died\, and the Jews and the Chaldees that were with him at Mizpah. An
 d all the people\, both small and great\, and the captains of the armies\,
  arose\, and came to Egypt: for they were afraid of the Chaldees. ¶ And i
 t came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiac
 hin king of Judah\, in the twelfth month\, on the seven and twentieth day 
 of the month\, that Evil-merodach king of Babylon in the year that he bega
 n to reign did lift up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah out of prison\
 ; And he spake kindly to him\, and set his throne above the throne of the 
 kings that were with him in Babylon\; And changed his prison garments: and
  he did eat bread continually before him all the days of his life. And his
  allowance was a continual allowance given him of the king\, a daily rate 
 for every day\, all the days of his life.\n\nSecond Lesson — Acts 28:17-
 31\nAnd it came to pass\, that after three days Paul called the chief of t
 he Jews together: and when they were come together\, he said unto them\, M
 en and brethren\, though I have committed nothing 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 unto Cæsar\; not that I had oug
 ht to accuse my nation of. For this cause therefore have I called for you\
 , to see you\, and to speak with you: because that for the hope of Israel 
 I am bound with this chain. And they said unto him\, We neither received l
 etters out of Judæa concerning thee\, neither any of the brethren that ca
 me shewed or spake any harm of thee. But we desire to hear of thee what th
 ou thinkest: for as concerning this sect\, we 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\, both out of the law of Moses\, an
 d out of the prophets\, from morning till evening. And some believed the t
 hings which were spoken\, and some believed not. And when they agreed not 
 among themselves\, they departed\, after that Paul had spoken one word\, W
 ell spake the Holy Ghost by Esaias the prophet unto our fathers\, Saying\,
  Go unto this people\, and say\, Hearing ye shall hear\, and shall not und
 erstand\; and seeing ye shall see\, and not perceive: For the heart of thi
 s people is waxed gross\, and their ears are dull of hearing\, and their e
 yes have they closed\; lest they should see with their eyes\, and hear wit
 h their ears\, and understand with their heart\, and should be converted\,
  and I should heal them. Be it known therefore unto you\, that the salvati
 on of God is sent unto the Gentiles\, and that they will hear it. And when
  he had said these words\, the Jews departed\, and had great reasoning amo
 ng themselves. And Paul dwelt two whole years in his own hired house\, and
  received all that came in unto him\, Preaching the kingdom of God\, and t
 eaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ\, with all confid
 ence\, no man forbidding him.\n\nEvening Prayer (The Eve of All Saints' Da
 y)\nFirst Lesson — Deuteronomy 33:1-5\, 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 unt
 o them\; he shined forth from mount Paran\, and he came with ten thousands
  of saints: from his right hand went a fiery law for them. Yea\, he loved 
 the people\; all his saints are in thy hand: and they sat down at thy feet
 \; every one shall receive of thy words. Moses commanded us a law\, even t
 he inheritance of the congregation of Jacob. And he was king in Jeshurun\,
  when the heads of the people and the tribes of Israel were gathered toget
 her. ¶ There is none like unto the God of Jeshurun\, who rideth upon the 
 heaven in thy help\, and in his excellency on the sky. The eternal God is 
 thy refuge\, and underneath are the everlasting arms: and he shall 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 upon a land o
 f corn and wine\; also his heavens shall drop down dew. Happy art thou\, O
  Israel: who is like unto thee\, O people saved by the LORD\, the shield o
 f thy help\, and who is the sword of thy excellency! and thine enemies sha
 ll be found liars unto thee\; and thou shalt tread upon their high places.
 \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 — Daniel 7:23-27\nThus he said\,
  The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth\, which shall be 
 diverse from all kingdoms\, and shall devour the whole earth\, and shall t
 read it down\, and break it in pieces. And the ten horns out of this kingd
 om are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them\; and
  he shall be diverse from the first\, and he shall subdue three kings. And
  he shall speak great words against the most High\, and shall wear out the
  saints of the most High\, and think to change times and laws: and they sh
 all be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time
 . But the judgment shall sit\, and they shall take away his dominion\, to 
 consume and to destroy it unto the end. And the kingdom and dominion\, and
  the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven\, shall be given to t
 he people of the saints of the most High\, whose kingdom is an everlasting
  kingdom\, and all dominions shall serve and obey him.\n\nSecond Lesson 
 — Revelation 19:1-16\nAnd after these things I heard a great voice of mu
 ch people in heaven\, saying\, Alleluia\; Salvation\, and glory\, and hono
 ur\, and power\, unto the Lord our God: For true and righteous are his jud
 gments: for he hath judged the great whore\, which did corrupt the earth w
 ith her fornication\, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her ha
 nd. And again they said\, Alleluia. And her smoke rose up for ever and eve
 r. And the four and twenty elders and the four beasts fell down and worshi
 pped God that sat on the throne\, saying\, Amen\; Alleluia. And a voice ca
 me out of the throne\, saying\, Praise our God\, all ye his servants\, and
  ye that fear him\, both small and great. 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 omnipotent re
 igneth. Let us be glad and rejoice\, and give honour to him: for the marri
 age of the Lamb is come\, and his wife hath made herself ready. And to her
  was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen\, clean and white: f
 or the fine linen is the righteousness of saints. And he saith unto me\, W
 rite\, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the L
 amb. And he saith unto me\, These are the true sayings of God. And I fell 
 at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me\, See thou do it not: I am
  thy fellowservant\, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus:
  worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy. And I 
 saw heaven opened\, and behold a white horse\; and he that sat upon him wa
 s called Faithful and True\, and in righteousness he doth judge and make w
 ar. His eyes were as a flame of fire\, and on his head were many crowns\; 
 and he had a name written\, that no man knew\, but he himself. And he was 
 clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of
  God. And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses\,
  clothed in fine linen\, white and clean. And out of his mouth goeth a sha
 rp sword\, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule the
 m with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and 
 wrath of Almighty God. And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name 
 written\, KING OF KINGS\, AND LORD OF LORDS.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Less
 on — Daniel 7:15-22\n¶ I Daniel was grieved in my spirit in the midst o
 f my body\, and the visions of my head troubled me. I came near unto one o
 f them that stood by\, and asked him the truth of all this. So he told me\
 , and made me know the interpretation of the things. These great beasts\, 
 which are four\, are four kings\, which shall arise out of the earth. But 
 the saints of the most High shall take the kingdom\, and possess the kingd
 om for ever\, even for ever and ever. Then I would know the truth of the f
 ourth beast\, which was diverse from all the others\, exceeding dreadful\,
  whose teeth were of iron\, and his nails of brass\; which devoured\, brak
 e in pieces\, and stamped the residue with his feet\; And of the ten horns
  that were in his head\, and of the other which came up\, and before whom 
 three fell\; even of that horn that had eyes\, and a mouth that spake very
  great things\, whose look was more stout than his fellows. I beheld\, and
  the same horn made war with the saints\, and prevailed against them\; Unt
 il the Ancient of days came\, and judgment was given to the saints of the 
 most High\; and the time came that the saints possessed the kingdom.\n\nSe
 cond Lesson — Hebrews 11:32-12:2\nAnd what shall I more say? for the tim
 e would fail me to tell of Gedeon\, and of Barak\, and of Samson\, and of 
 Jephthae\; of David also\, and Samuel\, and of the prophets: Who through f
 aith subdued kingdoms\, wrought righteousness\, obtained promises\, stoppe
 d the mouths of lions\, Quenched the violence of fire\, escaped the edge o
 f the sword\, out of weakness were made strong\, waxed valiant in fight\, 
 turned to flight the armies of the aliens. Women received their dead raise
 d to life again: and others were tortured\, not accepting deliverance\; th
 at they might obtain a better resurrection: And others had trial of cruel 
 mockings and scourgings\, yea\, moreover of bonds and imprisonment: They w
 ere stoned\, they were sawn asunder\, were tempted\, were slain with the s
 word: they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins\; being destitute\, 
 afflicted\, tormented\; (Of whom the world was not worthy:) they wandered 
 in deserts\, and in mountains\, and in dens and caves of the earth. And th
 ese all\, having obtained a good report through faith\, received not the p
 romise: God having provided some better thing for us\, that they without u
 s should not be made perfect. Wherefore 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 easily beset us\, and let us run with patience the r
 ace that is set before us\, Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of 
 our faith\; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross\, de
 spising the shame\, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Ecclesiastes 1\nThe words of t
 he Preacher\, the son of David\, king in Jerusalem. Vanity of vanities\, s
 aith 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 passe
 th away\, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever. T
 he sun also ariseth\, and the sun goeth down\, and hasteth to his place wh
 ere he arose. The wind goeth toward the south\, and turneth about unto the
  north\; it whirleth about continually\, and the wind returneth again acco
 rding to his circuits. All the rivers run into the sea\; yet the sea is no
 t full\; unto the place from whence the rivers come\, thither they return 
 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 h
 ath been\, it is that which shall be\; and that which is done is that whic
 h shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun. Is there any thi
 ng 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 things\; ne
 ither shall there be any remembrance of things that are to come with those
  that shall come after. ¶ I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusale
 m. And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all thi
 ngs that are done under heaven: this sore travail hath God given to the so
 ns of man to be exercised therewith. I have seen all the works that are do
 ne under the sun\; and\, behold\, all is vanity and vexation of spirit. Th
 at which is crooked cannot be made straight: and that which is wanting can
 not be numbered. I communed with mine own heart\, saying\, Lo\, I am come 
 to great estate\, and have gotten more wisdom than all they that have been
  before me in Jerusalem: yea\, my heart had great experience of wisdom and
  knowledge. And I gave my heart to know wisdom\, and to know madness and f
 olly: I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit. For in much wisdom
  is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.\n\nSec
 ond Lesson — Philippians 1:1-11\nPaul and Timotheus\, the servants of Je
 sus Christ\, to all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi\, wit
 h the bishops and deacons: Grace be unto you\, and peace\, from God our Fa
 ther\, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God upon every remembran
 ce of you\, Always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with
  joy\, For your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now\; Be
 ing confident of this very thing\, that he which hath begun a good work in
  you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ: Even as it is meet for
  me to think this of you all\, because I have you in my heart\; inasmuch a
 s both in my bonds\, and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel\, y
 e all are partakers of my grace. For God is my record\, how greatly I long
  after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ. And this I pray\, that your 
 love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment\; That 
 ye may approve things that are excellent\; that ye may be sincere and with
 out offence till the day of Christ\; Being filled with the fruits of right
 eousness\, which are by Jesus Christ\, unto the glory and praise of God.\n
 \nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Ecclesiastes 2:1-23\nI said in mine hea
 rt\, 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 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 u
 nder the heaven all the days of their life. I made me great works\; I buil
 ded me houses\; I planted me vineyards: I made me gardens and orchards\, a
 nd 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 servant
 s and maidens\, and had servants born in my house\; also I had great posse
 ssions of great and small cattle above all that were in Jerusalem before m
 e: I gathered me also silver and gold\, and the peculiar treasure of kings
  and of the provinces: I gat me men singers and women singers\, and the de
 lights 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 Jeru
 salem: also my wisdom remained with me. And whatsoever mine eyes desired I
  kept not from them\, I withheld not my heart from any joy\; 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 th
 at I had laboured to do: and\, behold\, all was vanity and vexation of spi
 rit\, and there was no profit under the sun. ¶ And I turned myself to beh
 old wisdom\, and madness\, and folly: for what can the man do that cometh 
 after the king? even that which hath been already done. Then I saw that wi
 sdom excelleth folly\, as far as light excelleth darkness. The wise man’
 s eyes are in his head\; but the fool walketh in darkness: and I myself pe
 rceived also that one event happeneth to them all. Then said I in my heart
 \, As it happeneth to the fool\, so it happeneth even to me\; and why was 
 I then more wise? Then I said in my heart\, that this also is vanity. For 
 there is no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool for ever\; seein
 g that which now is in the days to come shall all be forgotten. And how di
 eth the wise man? as the fool. Therefore I hated life\; because the work t
 hat is wrought under the sun is grievous unto me: for all is vanity and ve
 xation of spirit. ¶ Yea\, I hated all my labour which I had taken under t
 he 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 r
 ule 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 despair of all the labour which I took under the sun. F
 or there is a man whose labour is in wisdom\, and in knowledge\, and in eq
 uity\; yet to a man that hath not laboured therein shall he leave it for h
 is portion. This also is vanity and a great evil. For what hath man of all
  his labour\, and of the 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.\n\nSecond L
 esson — Luke 17:20-37\n¶ And when he was demanded of the Pharisees\, wh
 en the kingdom of God should come\, he answered them and said\, The kingdo
 m of God cometh not with observation: Neither shall they say\, Lo here! or
 \, lo there! for\, behold\, the kingdom of God is within 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 sa
 y 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 also the Son of man b
 e in his day. But first must he suffer many things\, and be rejected of th
 is generation. And as it was in the days of Noe\, so shall it be also in t
 he 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 ar
 k\, and the flood came\, and destroyed them all. Likewise also as it was i
 n the days of Lot\; they did eat\, they drank\, they bought\, they sold\, 
 they planted\, they builded\; But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom 
 it rained fire and brimstone from heaven\, and destroyed them all. Even th
 us shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed. In that day\, h
 e which shall be upon the housetop\, and his stuff in the house\, let him 
 not come down to take it away: and he that is in the field\, let him likew
 ise not return back. Remember Lot’s wife. Whosoever shall seek to save h
 is life shall lose it\; and whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve i
 t. 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 i
 n the field\; the one shall be taken\, and the other left. And they answer
 ed and said unto him\, Where\, Lord? And he said unto them\, Wheresoever t
 he body is\, thither will the eagles be gathered together.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Ecclesiastes 3:1-15\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 pluc
 k up that which is planted\; A time to kill\, and a time to heal\; a time 
 to break down\, and a time to build up\; A time to weep\, and a time to la
 ugh\; a time to mourn\, and a time to dance\; A time to cast away stones\,
  and a time to gather stones together\; a time to embrace\, and a time to 
 refrain from embracing\; A time to get\, and a time to lose\; a time to ke
 ep\, and a time to cast away\; A time to rend\, and a time to sew\; a time
  to keep silence\, and a time to speak\; A time to love\, and a time to ha
 te\; a time of war\, and a time of peace. What profit hath he that worketh
  in that wherein he laboureth? I have seen the travail\, which God hath gi
 ven to the sons of men to be exercised in it. He hath made every thing bea
 utiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart\, so that no
  man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end. 
 I know that there is no good in them\, but for a man to rejoice\, and to d
 o good in his life. And also that every man should eat and drink\, and enj
 oy the good of all his labour\, it is the gift of God. I know that\, whats
 oever God doeth\, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it\, nor any
  thing taken from it: and God doeth it\, that 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\nSecond Lesson — Philippians 1:1
 2-30\nBut I would ye should understand\, brethren\, that the things which 
 happened unto me have fallen out rather unto the furtherance of the gospel
 \; So that my bonds in Christ are manifest in all the palace\, and in all 
 other places\; And many of the brethren in the Lord\, waxing confident by 
 my bonds\, are much more bold to speak the word without fear. Some indeed 
 preach Christ even of envy and strife\; and some also of good will: The on
 e preach Christ of contention\, not sincerely\, supposing to add afflictio
 n to my bonds: But the other of love\, knowing that I am set for the defen
 ce of the gospel. What then? notwithstanding\, every way\, whether in pret
 ence\, or in truth\, Christ is preached\; and I therein do rejoice\, yea\,
  and will rejoice. For I know that this shall turn to my salvation through
  your prayer\, and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ\, According to
  my earnest expectation and my hope\, that in nothing I shall be ashamed\,
  but that with all boldness\, as always\, so now also Christ shall be magn
 ified in my body\, whether it be by life\, or by death. For to me to live 
 is Christ\, and to die is gain. But if I live in the flesh\, this is the f
 ruit of my labour: yet what I shall choose I wot not. For I am in a strait
  betwixt two\, having a desire to depart\, and to be with Christ\; which i
 s far better: Nevertheless to abide in the flesh is more needful for you. 
 And having this confidence\, I know that I shall abide and continue with y
 ou all for your furtherance and joy of faith\; That your rejoicing may be 
 more abundant in Jesus Christ for me by my coming to you again. Only let y
 our conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I co
 me and see you\, or else be absent\, I may hear of your affairs\, that ye 
 stand fast in one spirit\, with one mind striving together for the faith o
 f the gospel\; And in nothing terrified by your adversaries: which is to t
 hem an evident token of perdition\, but to you of salvation\, and that of 
 God. For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ\, not only to believ
 e on him\, but also to suffer for his sake\; Having the same conflict whic
 h ye saw in me\, and now hear to be in me.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson
  — Ecclesiastes 3:16-4:16\n¶ And moreover I saw under the sun the place
  of judgment\, that wickedness was there\; and the place of righteousness\
 , that iniquity was there. I said in mine heart\, God shall judge the righ
 teous 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\
 , that God might manifest them\, and that they might see that they themsel
 ves are beasts. For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts\
 ; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth\, so dieth the other\; y
 ea\, 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\, an
 d 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 perceive that there is nothing better\, than that a man should rejoice i
 n his own works\; for that is his portion: for who shall bring him to see 
 what shall be after him? So I returned\, and considered all the oppression
 s that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of such as were oppres
 sed\, and they had no comforter\; and on the side of their oppressors ther
 e was power\; but they had no comforter. Wherefore I praised the dead whic
 h are already dead more than the living which are yet alive. Yea\, better 
 is he than both they\, which hath not yet been\, who hath not seen the evi
 l work that is done under the sun. ¶ Again\, I considered all travail\, a
 nd every right work\, that for this a man is envied of his neighbour. This
  is also vanity and vexation of spirit. The fool foldeth his hands togethe
 r\, and eateth his own flesh. Better is an handful with quietness\, than b
 oth the hands full with travail and vexation of spirit. ¶ Then I returned
 \, and I saw vanity under the sun. There is one alone\, and there is not a
  second\; yea\, he hath neither child nor brother: yet is there no end of 
 all his labour\; neither is his eye satisfied with riches\; neither saith 
 he\, For whom do I labour\, and bereave my soul of good? This is also vani
 ty\, yea\, it is a sore travail. ¶ Two are better than one\; because they
  have a good reward for their labour. For if they fall\, the one will lift
  up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth\; for he hath
  not another to help him up. Again\, if two lie together\, then they have 
 heat: but how can one be warm alone? And if one prevail against him\, two 
 shall withstand him\; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken. ¶ Bette
 r is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king\, who will no mo
 re be admonished. For out of prison he cometh to reign\; whereas also he t
 hat is born in his kingdom becometh poor. I considered all the living whic
 h walk under the sun\, with the second child that shall stand up in his st
 ead. There is no end of all the people\, even of all that have been before
  them: they also that come after shall not rejoice in him. Surely this als
 o is vanity and vexation of spirit.\n\nSecond Lesson — Luke 18:1-17\nAnd
  he spake a parable unto them to this end\, that men ought always to pray\
 , and not to faint\; Saying\, There was in a city a judge\, which feared n
 ot God\, neither regarded man: And there was a widow in that city\; and sh
 e came unto him\, saying\, Avenge me of mine adversary. And he would not f
 or a while: but afterward 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 continual coming she weary me. And the Lord said\, Hear what
  the unjust judge saith. And shall not God avenge his own elect\, which cr
 y day and night unto him\, though he bear long with them? I tell you that 
 he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh\, sh
 all he find faith on the earth? And he spake this parable unto certain whi
 ch trusted in themselves that they were righteous\, and despised others: T
 wo men went up into the temple to pray\; the one a Pharisee\, and the othe
 r a publican. The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself\, God\, I th
 ank thee\, that I am not as other men are\, extortioners\, unjust\, adulte
 rers\, 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 li
 ft up so much as his eyes 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. And they
  brought unto him also infants\, that he would touch them: but when his di
 sciples saw it\, they rebuked them. But Jesus called them unto him\, and s
 aid\, 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 r
 eceive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter therein
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SUMMARY:Wednesday after the Twenty-second Sunday after Trinity
DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Ecclesiastes 5\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 n
 ot rash with thy mouth\, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thi
 ng before God: for God is in heaven\, and thou upon earth: therefore let t
 hy words be few. For a dream cometh through the multitude of business\; an
 d 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 tha
 t which thou hast vowed. Better is it that thou shouldest not vow\, than t
 hat thou shouldest vow and not pay. Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy fles
 h to sin\; neither say thou before the angel\, that it was an error: where
 fore should God be angry at thy voice\, and destroy the work of thine hand
 s? For in the multitude of dreams and many words there are also divers van
 ities: but fear thou God. ¶ If thou seest the oppression of the poor\, an
 d violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province\, marvel not at
  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 k
 ing himself is served by the field. He that loveth silver shall not be sat
 isfied with silver\; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is a
 lso vanity. When goods increase\, they are increased that eat them: and wh
 at good is there to the owners thereof\, saving the beholding of them with
  their eyes? The sleep of a labouring man is sweet\, whether he eat little
  or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep. Ther
 e is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun\, namely\, riches kept fo
 r the owners thereof to their hurt. But those riches perish by evil travai
 l: and he begetteth a son\, and there is nothing in his hand. As he came f
 orth of his mother’s womb\, naked shall he return to go as he came\, and
  shall take nothing of his labour\, which he may carry away in his hand. A
 nd 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 si
 ckness. ¶ 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 labour that he taketh
  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\, and
  hath given him power to eat thereof\, and to take his portion\, and to re
 joice in his labour\; this is the gift of God. For he shall not much remem
 ber the days of his life\; because God answereth him in the joy of his hea
 rt.\n\nSecond Lesson — Philippians 2:1-18\nIf there be therefore any con
 solation in Christ\, if any comfort of love\, if any fellowship of the Spi
 rit\, if any bowels and mercies\, Fulfil ye my joy\, that ye be likeminded
 \, having the same love\, being of one accord\, of one mind. Let nothing b
 e done through strife or vainglory\; but in lowliness of mind let each est
 eem other better than themselves. Look not every man on his own things\, b
 ut every man also on the things of others. Let this mind be in you\, which
  was also in Christ Jesus: Who\, being in the form of God\, thought it not
  robbery to be equal with God: But made himself of no reputation\, and too
 k upon him the form of a servant\, and was made in the likeness of men: An
 d being found in fashion as a man\, he humbled himself\, and became obedie
 nt unto death\, even the death of the cross. Wherefore God also hath highl
 y exalted him\, and given him a name which is above every name: That at th
 e name of Jesus every knee should bow\, of things in heaven\, and things i
 n earth\, and things under the earth\; And that every tongue should confes
 s that Jesus Christ is Lord\, to the glory of God the Father. Wherefore\, 
 my beloved\, as ye have always obeyed\, not as in my presence only\, but n
 ow much more in my absence\, work out your own salvation with fear and tre
 mbling. For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his g
 ood pleasure. Do all things without murmurings and disputings: That ye may
  be blameless and harmless\, the sons of God\, without rebuke\, in the mid
 st of a crooked and perverse nation\, among whom ye shine as lights in the
  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\, an
 d if I be offered upon the sacrifice and service of your faith\, I joy\, a
 nd rejoice with you all. For the same cause also do ye joy\, and rejoice w
 ith me.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Ecclesiastes 6\nThere is an ev
 il which I have seen under the sun\, and it is common among men: A man to 
 whom God hath given riches\, wealth\, and honour\, so that he wanteth noth
 ing for his soul of all that he desireth\, yet God giveth him not power to
  eat thereof\, but a stranger eateth it: this is vanity\, and it is an evi
 l disease. ¶ If a man beget an hundred children\, and live many years\, s
 o that the days of his years be many\, and his soul be not filled with goo
 d\, and also that he have no burial\; I say\, that an untimely birth is be
 tter than he. For he cometh in with vanity\, and departeth in darkness\, a
 nd his name shall be covered with darkness. Moreover he hath not seen the 
 sun\, nor known any thing: this hath more rest than the other. ¶ Yea\, th
 ough he live a thousand years twice told\, yet hath he seen no good: do no
 t all go to one place? All the labour of man is for his mouth\, and yet th
 e appetite is not filled. For what hath the wise more than the fool? what 
 hath the poor\, that knoweth to walk before the living? ¶ Better is the s
 ight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this is also vanity and
  vexation of spirit. That which hath been is named already\, and it is kno
 wn that it is man: neither may he contend with him that is mightier than h
 e. ¶ Seeing there be many things that increase vanity\, what is man the b
 etter? For who knoweth what is good for man in this life\, all the days of
  his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what 
 shall be after him under the sun?\n\nSecond Lesson — Luke 18:18-30\nAnd 
 a certain ruler asked him\, saying\, Good Master\, what shall I do to inhe
 rit 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 no
 t 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 f
 rom my youth up. Now when Jesus heard these things\, he said unto him\, Ye
 t lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast\, and distribute unto th
 e poor\, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come\, follow me. And
  when he heard this\, he was very sorrowful: for he was very rich. And whe
 n Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful\, he said\, How hardly shall they t
 hat have riches enter into the kingdom of God! For it is easier for a came
 l to go through a needle’s eye\, than for a rich man to enter into the k
 ingdom of God. And they that heard it said\, Who then can be saved? And he
  said\, The things which are impossible with men are possible with God. Th
 en Peter said\, Lo\, we have left all\, and followed thee. And he said unt
 o them\, Verily I say unto you\, There is no man that hath left house\, or
  parents\, or brethren\, or wife\, or children\, for the kingdom of God’
 s sake\, Who shall not receive manifold more in this present time\, and in
  the world to come life everlasting.
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SUMMARY:Thursday after the Twenty-second Sunday after Trinity
DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Ecclesiastes 7\nA good name is
  better than precious ointment\; and the day of death than the day of one
 ’s birth. ¶ It is better to go to the house of mourning\, than to go to
  the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men\; and the living wi
 ll lay it to his heart. Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness
  of the countenance the heart is made better. The heart of the wise is in 
 the house of mourning\; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth. I
 t is better to hear the rebuke of the wise\, than for a man to hear the so
 ng of fools. For as the crackling of thorns under a pot\, so is the laught
 er of the fool: this also is vanity. ¶ Surely oppression maketh a wise ma
 n mad\; and a gift destroyeth the heart. Better is the end of a thing than
  the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud
  in spirit. Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in t
 he bosom of fools. Say not thou\, What is the cause that the former days w
 ere better than these? for thou dost not enquire wisely concerning this. 
 ¶ Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them t
 hat see the sun. For wisdom is a defence\, and money is a defence: but the
  excellency of knowledge is\, that wisdom giveth life to them that have it
 . Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight\, which he hath
  made crooked? In the day of prosperity be joyful\, but in the day of adve
 rsity consider: God also hath set the one over against the other\, to the 
 end that man should find nothing after him. All things have I seen in the 
 days of my vanity: there is a just man that perisheth in his righteousness
 \, and there is a wicked man that prolongeth his life in his wickedness. B
 e not righteous over much\; neither make thyself over wise: why shouldest 
 thou destroy thyself? Be not over much wicked\, neither be thou foolish: w
 hy shouldest thou die before thy time? It is good that thou shouldest take
  hold of this\; yea\, also from this withdraw not thine hand: for he that 
 feareth God shall come forth of them all. Wisdom strengtheneth the wise mo
 re than ten mighty men which are in the city. For there is not a just man 
 upon earth\, that doeth good\, and sinneth not. Also take no heed unto all
  words that are spoken\; lest thou hear thy servant curse thee: For oftent
 imes also thine own heart knoweth that thou thyself likewise hast cursed o
 thers. ¶ All this have I proved by wisdom: I said\, I will be wise\; but 
 it was far from me. That which is far off\, and exceeding deep\, who can f
 ind it out? I applied mine heart to know\, and to search\, and to seek out
  wisdom\, and the reason of things\, and to know the wickedness of folly\,
  even of foolishness and madness: And I find more bitter than death the wo
 man\, whose heart is snares and nets\, and her hands as bands: whoso pleas
 eth God shall escape from her\; but the sinner shall be taken by her. Beho
 ld\, this have I found\, saith the preacher\, counting one by one\, to fin
 d out the account: Which yet my soul seeketh\, but I find not: one man amo
 ng a thousand have I found\; but a woman among all those have I not found.
  Lo\, this only have I found\, that God hath made man upright\; but they h
 ave sought out many inventions.\n\nSecond Lesson — Philippians 2:19-30\n
 But I trust in the Lord Jesus to send Timotheus shortly unto you\, that I 
 also may be of good comfort\, when I know your state. For I have no man li
 keminded\, who will naturally care for your state. For all seek their own\
 , not the things which are Jesus Christ’s. But ye know the proof of him\
 , that\, as a son with the father\, he hath served with me in the gospel. 
 Him therefore I hope to send presently\, so soon as I shall see how it wil
 l go with me. But I trust in the Lord that I also myself shall come shortl
 y. Yet I supposed it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus\, my brother\, 
 and companion in labour\, and fellowsoldier\, but your messenger\, and he 
 that ministered to my wants. For he longed after you all\, and was full of
  heaviness\, because that ye had heard that he had been sick. For indeed h
 e was sick nigh unto death: but God had mercy on him\; and not on him only
 \, but on me also\, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow. I sent him ther
 efore the more carefully\, that\, when ye see him again\, ye may rejoice\,
  and that I may be the less sorrowful. Receive him therefore in the Lord w
 ith all gladness\; and hold such in reputation: Because for the work of Ch
 rist he was nigh unto death\, not regarding his life\, to supply your lack
  of service toward me.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Ecclesiastes 8\
 nWho is as the wise man? and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing? a 
 man’s wisdom maketh his face to shine\, and the boldness of his face sha
 ll be changed. I counsel thee to keep the king’s commandment\, and that 
 in regard of the oath of God. Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand n
 ot in an evil thing\; for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him. Where the word
  of a king is\, there is power: and who may say unto him\, What doest thou
 ? Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man
 ’s heart discerneth both time and judgment. ¶ Because to every purpose 
 there is time and judgment\, therefore the misery of man is great upon him
 . For he knoweth not that which shall be: for who can tell him when it sha
 ll be? There is no man that hath power over the spirit to retain the spiri
 t\; neither hath he power in the day of death: and there is no discharge i
 n that war\; neither shall wickedness deliver those that are given to it. 
 All this have I seen\, and applied my heart unto every work that is done u
 nder the sun: there is a time wherein one man ruleth over another to his o
 wn hurt. And so I saw the wicked buried\, who had come and gone from the p
 lace of the holy\, and they were forgotten in the city where they had so d
 one: this is also vanity. Because sentence against an evil work is not exe
 cuted speedily\, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in th
 em to do evil. ¶ Though a sinner do evil an hundred times\, and his days 
 be prolonged\, yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear
  God\, which fear before him: But it shall not be well with the wicked\, n
 either shall he prolong his days\, which are as a shadow\; because he fear
 eth not before God. There is a vanity which is done upon the earth\; that 
 there be just men\, unto whom it happeneth according to the work of the wi
 cked\; again\, there be wicked men\, to whom it happeneth according to the
  work of the righteous: I said that this also is vanity. Then I commended 
 mirth\, because a man hath no better thing under the sun\, than to eat\, a
 nd to drink\, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labour
  the days of his life\, which God giveth him under the sun. ¶ When I appl
 ied mine heart to know wisdom\, and to see the business that is done upon 
 the earth: (for also there is that neither day nor night seeth sleep with 
 his eyes:) Then I beheld all the work of God\, that a man cannot find out 
 the work that is done under the sun: because though a man labour to seek i
 t out\, yet he shall not find it\; yea further\; though a wise man think t
 o know it\, yet shall he not be able to find it.\n\nSecond Lesson — Luke
  18:35-43\n¶ And it came to pass\, that as he was come nigh unto Jericho\
 , a certain blind man sat by the way side begging: And hearing the multitu
 de pass by\, he asked what it meant. And they told him\, that Jesus of Naz
 areth passeth by. And he cried\, saying\, Jesus\, thou Son of David\, have
  mercy on me. And they which went before rebuked him\, that he should hold
  his peace: but he cried so much the more\, Thou Son of David\, have mercy
  on me. And Jesus stood\, and commanded him to be brought unto him: and wh
 en he was come near\, he asked him\, Saying\, What wilt thou that I shall 
 do unto thee? And he said\, Lord\, that I may receive my sight. And Jesus 
 said unto him\, Receive thy sight: thy faith hath saved thee. And immediat
 ely he received his sight\, and followed him\, glorifying God: and all the
  people\, when they saw it\, gave praise unto God.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Ecclesiastes 9\nFor all this I
  considered in my heart even to declare all this\, that the righteous\, an
 d the wise\, and their works\, are in the hand of God: no man knoweth eith
 er love or hatred by all that is before them. All things come alike to all
 : there is one event to the righteous\, and to the wicked\; to the good an
 d to the clean\, and to the unclean\; to him that sacrificeth\, and to him
  that sacrificeth not: as is the good\, so is the sinner\; and he that swe
 areth\, as he that feareth an oath. This is an evil among all things that 
 are done under the sun\, that there is one event unto all: yea\, also the 
 heart of the sons of men is full of evil\, and madness is in their heart w
 hile they live\, and after that they go to the dead. ¶ For to him that is
  joined to all the living there is hope: for a living dog is better than a
  dead lion. For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not
  any thing\, neither have they any more a reward\; for the memory of them 
 is forgotten. Also their love\, and their hatred\, and their envy\, is now
  perished\; neither have they any more a portion for ever in any thing tha
 t is done under the sun. ¶ Go thy way\, eat thy bread with joy\, and drin
 k thy wine with a merry heart\; for God now accepteth thy works. Let thy g
 arments be always white\; and let thy head lack no ointment. Live joyfully
  with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the life of thy vanity\, w
 hich he hath given thee under the sun\, all the days of thy vanity: for th
 at is thy portion in this life\, and in thy labour which thou takest under
  the sun. Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do\, do it with thy might\; for t
 here is no work\, nor device\, nor knowledge\, nor wisdom\, in the grave\,
  whither thou goest. ¶ 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 understanding\, nor yet favour to men
  of skill\; but time and chance happeneth to them all. For man also knowet
 h not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net\, and as the b
 irds that are caught in the snare\; so are the sons of men snared in an ev
 il time\, when it falleth suddenly upon them. ¶ This wisdom have I seen a
 lso 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 besi
 eged it\, and built great bulwarks against it: Now there was found in it a
  poor wise man\, and he by his wisdom delivered the city\; yet no man reme
 mbered that same poor man. Then said I\, Wisdom is better than strength: n
 evertheless the poor man’s wisdom is despised\, and his words are not he
 ard. The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of him tha
 t ruleth among fools. Wisdom is better than weapons of war: but one sinner
  destroyeth much good.\n\nSecond Lesson — Philippians 3:1-4:1\nFinally\,
  my brethren\, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you\, to m
 e indeed is not grievous\, but for you it is safe. Beware of dogs\, beware
  of evil workers\, beware of the concision. For we are the circumcision\, 
 which worship God in the spirit\, and rejoice in Christ Jesus\, and have n
 o confidence in the flesh. Though I might also have confidence in the fles
 h. If any other man thinketh that he hath whereof he might trust in the fl
 esh\, I more: Circumcised the eighth day\, of the stock of Israel\, of the
  tribe of Benjamin\, an Hebrew of the Hebrews\; as touching the law\, a Ph
 arisee\; Concerning zeal\, persecuting the church\; touching the righteous
 ness which is in the law\, blameless. But what things were gain to me\, th
 ose I counted loss for Christ. Yea doubtless\, and I count all things but 
 loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom
  I have suffered the loss of all things\, and do count them but dung\, tha
 t I may win Christ\, And be found in him\, not having mine own righteousne
 ss\, which is of the law\, but that which is through the faith of Christ\,
  the righteousness which is of God by faith: That I may know him\, and the
  power of his resurrection\, and the fellowship of his sufferings\, being 
 made conformable unto his death\; If by any means I might attain unto the 
 resurrection of the dead. Not as though I had already attained\, either we
 re already perfect: but I follow after\, if that I may apprehend that for 
 which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus. Brethren\, I count not myself
  to have apprehended: but this one thing I do\, forgetting those things wh
 ich are behind\, and reaching 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\, as many as be perfect\, be thus minded: and if i
 n any thing ye be otherwise minded\, God shall reveal even this unto you. 
 Nevertheless\, whereto we have 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 wal
 k\, of whom I have told you often\, and now tell you even weeping\, that t
 hey are the enemies of the cross of Christ: Whose end is destruction\, who
 se God is their belly\, and whose glory is in their shame\, who mind earth
 ly things.) For our conversation is in heaven\; from whence also we look f
 or the Saviour\, the Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall change our vile body\, t
 hat it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body\, according to the wor
 king whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself. Therefore\
 , my brethren dearly beloved and longed for\, my joy and crown\, so stand 
 fast in the Lord\, my dearly beloved.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — 
 Ecclesiastes 11:1-8\nCast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find i
 t 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 ra
 in\, they 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 shall be. He that observeth the wind shall not sow\; and he that regar
 deth 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 knowes
 t not whether shall prosper\, either this or that\, or whether they both s
 hall be alike good. ¶ Truly the light is sweet\, and a pleasant thing it 
 is for the eyes to behold the sun: But if a man live many years\, and rejo
 ice in them all\; yet let him remember the days of darkness\; for they sha
 ll be many. All that cometh is vanity.\n\nSecond Lesson — Luke 19:1-10\n
 And Jesus entered and passed through Jericho. And\, behold\, there was a m
 an named Zacchæus\, which was the chief among 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 int
 o 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\, 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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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Ecclesiastes 11:9-12:14\n¶ Re
 joice\, O young man\, in thy youth\; and let thy heart cheer thee in the d
 ays of thy youth\, and walk in the ways of thine heart\, and in the sight 
 of thine eyes: but know thou\, that for all these things God will bring th
 ee into judgment. Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart\, and put away ev
 il from thy flesh: for childhood and youth are vanity. Remember now thy Cr
 eator in the days of thy youth\, while the evil days come not\, nor the ye
 ars draw nigh\, when thou shalt say\, I have no pleasure in them\; While t
 he sun\, or the light\, or the moon\, or the stars\, be not darkened\, nor
  the clouds return after the rain: In the day when the keepers of the hous
 e shall tremble\, and the strong men shall bow themselves\, and the grinde
 rs cease because they are few\, and those that look out of the windows be 
 darkened\, And the doors shall be shut in the streets\, when the sound of 
 the grinding is low\, and he shall rise up at the voice of the bird\, and 
 all the daughters of musick shall be brought low\; Also when they shall be
  afraid of that which is high\, and fears shall be in the way\, and the al
 mond tree shall flourish\, and the grasshopper shall be a burden\, and des
 ire shall fail: because man goeth to his long home\, and the mourners go a
 bout the streets: Or ever the silver cord be loosed\, or the golden bowl b
 e broken\, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain\, or the wheel broken 
 at the cistern. Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the
  spirit shall return unto God who gave it. ¶ Vanity of vanities\, saith t
 he preacher\; all is vanity. And moreover\, because the preacher was wise\
 , he still taught the people knowledge\; yea\, he gave good heed\, and sou
 ght out\, and set in order many proverbs. The preacher sought to find out 
 acceptable words: and that which was written was upright\, even words of t
 ruth. The words of the wise are as goads\, and as nails fastened by the ma
 sters of assemblies\, which are given from one shepherd. And further\, by 
 these\, my son\, be admonished: of making many books there is no end\; and
  much study is a weariness of the flesh. ¶ Let us hear the conclusion of 
 the whole matter: Fear God\, and keep his commandments: for this is the wh
 ole duty of man. For God shall bring every work into judgment\, with every
  secret thing\, whether it be good\, or whether it be evil.\n\nSecond Less
 on — Philippians 4\nTherefore\, my brethren dearly beloved and longed fo
 r\, my joy and crown\, so stand fast in the Lord\, my dearly beloved. I be
 seech Euodias\, and beseech Syntyche\, that they be of the same mind in th
 e Lord. And I intreat thee also\, true yokefellow\, help those women which
  laboured with me in the gospel\, with Clement also\, and with other my fe
 llowlabourers\, whose names are in the book of life. Rejoice in the Lord a
 lway: 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 pray
 er and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto
  God. And the peace of God\, which passeth all understanding\, shall keep 
 your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. Finally\, brethren\, whatsoeve
 r things are true\, whatsoever things are honest\, whatsoever things are j
 ust\, whatsoever things are pure\, whatsoever things are lovely\, whatsoev
 er things are of good report\; if there be any virtue\, and if there be an
 y praise\, think on these things. Those things\, which ye have both learne
 d\, and received\, and heard\, and seen in me\, do: and the God of peace s
 hall be with you. But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly\, that now at the las
 t your care of me hath flourished again\; wherein ye were also careful\, b
 ut ye lacked opportunity. Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have 
 learned\, 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. No
 twithstanding ye have well done\, that ye did communicate with my afflicti
 on. Now ye Philippians know also\, that in the beginning of the gospel\, w
 hen I departed from Macedonia\, no church communicated with me as concerni
 ng giving and receiving\, but ye only. For even in Thessalonica ye sent on
 ce and again unto my necessity. Not because I desire a gift: but I desire 
 fruit that may abound to your account. But I have all\, and abound: I am f
 ull\, having received of Epaphroditus the things which were sent from you\
 , an odour of a sweet smell\, a sacrifice acceptable\, wellpleasing to God
 . But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory b
 y Christ Jesus. Now unto God and our Father be glory for ever and ever. Am
 en. Salute every saint in Christ Jesus. The brethren which are with me gre
 et you. All the saints salute you\, chiefly they that are of Caesar’s ho
 usehold. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.\n\nEven
 ing Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Obadiah\nThe vision of Obadiah. Thus saith th
 e Lord GOD concerning Edom\; We have heard a rumour from the LORD\, and an
  ambassador is sent among the heathen\, Arise ye\, and let us rise up agai
 nst her in battle. Behold\, I have made thee small among the heathen: thou
  art greatly despised. ¶ The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee\, th
 ou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock\, whose habitation is high\; th
 at saith in his heart\, Who shall bring me down to the ground? Though thou
  exalt thyself as the eagle\, and though thou set thy nest among the stars
 \, thence will I bring thee down\, saith the LORD. If thieves came to thee
 \, if robbers by night\, (how art thou cut off!) would they not have stole
 n till they had enough? if the grapegatherers came to thee\, would they no
 t leave some grapes? How are the things of Esau searched out! how are his 
 hidden things sought up! All the men of thy confederacy have brought thee 
 even to the border: the men that were at peace with thee have deceived the
 e\, and prevailed against thee\; they that eat thy bread have laid a wound
  under thee: there is none understanding in him. Shall I not in that day\,
  saith the LORD\, even destroy the wise men out of Edom\, and understandin
 g out of the mount of Esau? And thy mighty men\, O Teman\, shall be dismay
 ed\, to the end that every one of the mount of Esau may be cut off by slau
 ghter. ¶ For thy violence against thy brother Jacob shame shall cover the
 e\, and thou shalt be cut off for ever. In the day that thou stoodest on t
 he other side\, in the day that the strangers carried away captive his for
 ces\, and foreigners entered into his gates\, and cast lots upon Jerusalem
 \, even thou wast as one of them. But thou shouldest not have looked on th
 e day of thy brother in the day that he became a stranger\; neither should
 est thou have rejoiced over the children of Judah in the day of their dest
 ruction\; neither shouldest thou have spoken proudly in the day of distres
 s. Thou shouldest not have entered into the gate of my people in the day o
 f their calamity\; yea\, thou shouldest not have looked on their afflictio
 n in the day of their calamity\, nor have laid hands on their substance in
  the day of their calamity\; Neither shouldest thou have stood in the cros
 sway\, to cut off those of his that did escape\; neither shouldest thou ha
 ve delivered up those of his that did remain in the day of distress. For t
 he day of the LORD is near upon all the heathen: as thou hast done\, it sh
 all be done unto thee: thy reward shall return upon thine own head. For as
  ye have drunk upon my holy mountain\, so shall all the heathen drink cont
 inually\, yea\, they shall drink\, and they shall swallow down\, and they 
 shall be as though they had not been. ¶ But upon mount Zion shall be deli
 verance\, and there shall be holiness\; and the house of Jacob shall posse
 ss their possessions. And the house of Jacob shall be a fire\, and the hou
 se of Joseph a flame\, and the house of Esau for stubble\, and they shall 
 kindle in them\, and devour them\; and there shall not be any remaining of
  the house of Esau\; for the LORD hath spoken it. And they of the south sh
 all possess the mount of Esau\; and they of the plain the Philistines: and
  they shall possess the fields of Ephraim\, and the fields of Samaria: and
  Benjamin shall possess Gilead. And the captivity of this host of the chil
 dren of Israel shall possess that of the Canaanites\, even unto Zarephath\
 ; and the captivity of Jerusalem\, which is in Sepharad\, shall possess th
 e cities of the south. And saviours shall come up on mount Zion to judge t
 he mount of Esau\; and the kingdom shall be the LORD’s.\n\nSecond Lesson
  — Luke 19:11-27\nAnd as they heard these things\, he added and spake a 
 parable\, because he was nigh to Jerusalem\, and because they thought that
  the kingdom of God should immediately appear. He said therefore\, A certa
 in nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom\, and
  to return. And he called his ten servants\, and delivered them ten pounds
 \, and said unto them\, Occupy till I come. But his citizens hated him\, a
 nd 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 received
  the kingdom\, then he commanded these servants to be called unto him\, to
  whom he had given the money\, that he might know how much every man had g
 ained by trading. Then came the first\, saying\, Lord\, thy pound hath gai
 ned ten pounds. And he said unto him\, Well\, thou good servant: because t
 hou hast been faithful in a very little\, have thou authority over ten cit
 ies. And the second came\, saying\, Lord\, thy pound hath gained five poun
 ds. And he said likewise to him\, Be thou also over five cities. And anoth
 er came\, saying\, Lord\, behold\, here is thy pound\, which I have kept l
 aid up in a napkin: For I feared thee\, because thou art an austere man: t
 hou takest up that thou layedst not down\, and reapest that thou didst not
  sow. And he saith unto him\, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee\, t
 hou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man\, taking up tha
 t 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 t
 he pound\, and give it to him that hath ten pounds. (And they said unto hi
 m\, Lord\, he hath ten pounds.) For I say unto you\, That unto every one w
 hich 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 tha
 t I should reign over them\, bring hither\, and slay them before me.
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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 33:30-33\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
  speak 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 
 come unto thee as the people cometh\, and they sit before thee as my peopl
 e\, and they hear thy words\, but they will not do them: for with their mo
 uth 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 ple
 asant voice\, and can play well on an instrument: for they hear thy words\
 , but 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 Les
 son — 1 Corinthians 4:8-16\nNow ye are full\, now ye are rich\, ye have 
 reigned as kings without us: and I would to God ye did reign\, that we als
 o might reign with you. For I think that God hath set forth us the apostle
 s last\, as it were appointed to death: for we are made a spectacle unto t
 he 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 honou
 rable\, but we are despised. Even unto this present hour we both hunger\, 
 and thirst\, and are naked\, and are buffeted\, and have no certain dwelli
 ngplace\; And labour\, working with our own hands: being reviled\, we bles
 s\; being persecuted\, we suffer it: Being defamed\, we intreat: we are ma
 de as the filth of the world\, and are the offscouring of all things unto 
 this day. I write not these things to shame you\, but as my beloved sons I
  warn you. For though ye have ten thousand instructers in Christ\, yet hav
 e ye not many fathers: for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the
  gospel. Wherefore I beseech you\, be ye followers of me.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Genesis 3:1-15\nNow the serpen
 t was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made.
  And he said unto the woman\, Yea\, hath God said\, Ye shall not eat of ev
 ery tree of the garden? And the woman said unto the serpent\, We may eat o
 f the fruit of the trees of the garden: But of the fruit of the tree which
  is in the midst of the garden\, God hath said\, Ye shall not eat of it\, 
 neither shall ye touch it\, lest ye die. And the serpent said unto the wom
 an\, Ye shall not surely die: For God doth know that in the day ye eat the
 reof\, then your eyes shall be opened\, and ye shall be as gods\, knowing 
 good and evil. And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food\, an
 d that it was pleasant to the eyes\, and a tree to be desired to make one 
 wise\, she took of the fruit thereof\, and did eat\, and gave also unto he
 r husband with her\; and he did eat. And the eyes of them both were opened
 \, and they knew that they were naked\; and they sewed fig leaves together
 \, and made themselves aprons. And they heard the voice of the LORD God wa
 lking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid them
 selves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden. 
 And the LORD God called unto Adam\, and said unto him\, Where art thou? An
 d he said\, I heard thy voice in the garden\, and I was afraid\, because I
  was naked\; and I hid myself. And he said\, Who told thee that thou wast 
 naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree\, whereof I commanded thee that thou sh
 ouldest not eat? And the man said\, The woman whom thou gavest to be with 
 me\, she gave me of the tree\, and I did eat. And the LORD God said unto t
 he woman\, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said\, The serp
 ent beguiled me\, and I did eat. And the LORD God said unto the serpent\, 
 Because thou hast done this\, thou art cursed above all cattle\, and above
  every beast of the field\; upon thy belly shalt thou go\, and dust shalt 
 thou eat all the days of thy life: And I will put enmity between thee and 
 the woman\, and between thy seed and her seed\; it shall bruise thy head\,
  and thou shalt bruise his heel.\n\nSecond Lesson — Matthew 1:18-25\n¶ 
 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary wa
 s espoused to Joseph\, before they came together\, she was found with chil
 d of the Holy Ghost. Then Joseph her husband\, being a just man\, and not 
 willing to make her a publick example\, was minded to put her away privily
 . But while he thought on these things\, behold\, the angel of the Lord ap
 peared unto him in a dream\, saying\, Joseph\, thou son of David\, fear no
 t to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is o
 f the Holy Ghost. And she shall bring forth a son\, and thou shalt call hi
 s name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins. Now all this w
 as done\, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the p
 rophet\, saying\, Behold\, a virgin shall be with child\, and shall bring 
 forth a son\, and they shall call his name Emmanuel\, which being interpre
 ted 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 her not
  till she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name JESU
 S.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Proverbs 1:1-19\nThe proverbs of So
 lomon the son of David\, king of Israel\; To know wisdom and instruction\;
  to perceive the words of understanding\; To receive the instruction of wi
 sdom\, justice\, and judgment\, and equity\; To give subtilty to the simpl
 e\, to the young man knowledge and discretion. A wise man will hear\, and 
 will increase learning\; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise
  counsels: To understand a proverb\, and the interpretation\; the words of
  the wise\, and their dark sayings. ¶ The fear of the LORD is the beginni
 ng of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction. My son\, hear t
 he instruction of thy father\, and forsake not the law of thy mother: For 
 they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head\, and chains about thy ne
 ck. ¶ My son\, if sinners entice thee\, consent thou not. If they say\, C
 ome with us\, let us lay wait for blood\, let us lurk privily for the inno
 cent without cause: Let us swallow them up alive as the grave\; and whole\
 , as those that go down into the pit: We shall find all precious substance
 \, we shall fill our houses with spoil: Cast in thy lot among us\; let us 
 all have one purse: My son\, walk not thou in the way with them\; refrain 
 thy foot from their path: For their feet run to evil\, and make haste to s
 hed blood. Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird. And 
 they lay wait for their own blood\; they lurk privily for their own lives.
  So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain\; which taketh away t
 he life of the owners thereof.\n\nSecond Lesson — Revelation 1\nThe Reve
 lation of Jesus Christ\, which God gave unto him\, to shew unto his servan
 ts things which must shortly come to pass\; and he sent and signified it b
 y his angel unto his servant John: Who bare record of the word of God\, an
 d of the testimony of Jesus Christ\, and of all things that he saw. Blesse
 d is he that readeth\, and they that hear the words of this prophecy\, and
  keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand. Joh
 n to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you\, and peace\,
  from him which is\, and which was\, and which is to come\; and from the s
 even Spirits which are before his throne\; And from Jesus Christ\, who is 
 the faithful witness\, and the first begotten of the dead\, and the prince
  of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us\, and washed us from ou
 r sins in his own blood\, And hath made us kings and priests unto God and 
 his Father\; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen. Behold\
 , he cometh with clouds\; and every eye shall see him\, and they also whic
 h pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Ev
 en so\, Amen. I am Alpha and Omega\, the beginning and the ending\, saith 
 the Lord\, which is\, and which was\, and which is to come\, the Almighty.
  I John\, who also am your brother\, and companion in tribulation\, and in
  the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ\, was in the isle that is called
  Patmos\, for the word of God\, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ. I w
 as in the Spirit on the Lord’s day\, and heard behind me a great voice\,
  as of a trumpet\, Saying\, I am Alpha and Omega\, the first and the last:
  and\, What thou seest\, write in a book\, and send it unto the seven chur
 ches which are in Asia\; unto Ephesus\, and unto Smyrna\, and unto Pergamo
 s\, and unto Thyatira\, and unto Sardis\, and unto Philadelphia\, and unto
  Laodicea. And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And being tur
 ned\, I saw seven golden candlesticks\; And in the midst of the seven cand
 lesticks one like unto the Son of man\, clothed with a garment down to the
  foot\, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle. His head and his hai
 rs were white like wool\, as white as snow\; and his eyes were as a flame 
 of fire\; And his feet like unto fine brass\, as if they burned in a furna
 ce\; and his voice as the sound of many waters. And he had in his right ha
 nd seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his 
 countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength. And when I saw him\, I
  fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me\, saying unt
 o me\, Fear not\; I am the first and the last: I am he that liveth\, and w
 as dead\; and\, behold\, I am alive for evermore\, Amen\; and have the key
 s of hell and of death. Write the things which thou hast seen\, and the th
 ings which are\, and the things which shall be hereafter\; The mystery of 
 the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand\, and the seven golden 
 candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and th
 e seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Genesis 3:16-24\nUnto the woma
 n he said\, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception\; in sor
 row thou shalt bring forth children\; and thy desire shall be to thy husba
 nd\, and he shall rule over thee. And unto Adam he said\, Because thou has
 t hearkened unto the voice of thy wife\, and hast eaten of the tree\, of w
 hich I commanded thee\, saying\, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the g
 round for thy sake\; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy li
 fe\; Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee\; and thou shal
 t eat the herb of the field\; In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat brea
 d\, till thou return unto the ground\; for out of it wast thou taken: for 
 dust thou art\, and unto dust shalt thou return. And Adam called his wife
 ’s name Eve\; because she was the mother of all living. Unto Adam also a
 nd to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins\, and clothed them. ¶
  And the LORD God said\, Behold\, the man is become as one of us\, to know
  good and evil: and now\, lest he put forth his hand\, and take also of th
 e tree of life\, and eat\, and live for ever: Therefore the LORD God sent 
 him forth from the garden of Eden\, to till the ground from whence he was 
 taken. So he drove out the man\; and he placed at the east of the garden o
 f Eden Cherubims\, and a flaming sword which turned every way\, to keep th
 e way of the tree of life.\n\nSecond Lesson — Matthew 2:1-12\nNow when J
 esus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king\, behol
 d\, 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 these things\, he 
 was troubled\, and all Jerusalem with him. And when he had gathered all th
 e chief priests and scribes of the people together\, he demanded of them w
 here Christ should be born. And they said unto him\, In Bethlehem of Judae
 a: for thus it is written by the prophet\, And thou Bethlehem\, in the lan
 d of Juda\, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee s
 hall come a Governor\, that shall rule my people Israel. Then Herod\, when
  he had privily called the wise men\, enquired of them diligently what tim
 e the star appeared. And he sent them to Bethlehem\, and said\, Go and sea
 rch diligently for the young child\; and when ye have found him\, bring me
  word again\, that I may come and worship him also. When they had heard th
 e king\, they departed\; and\, lo\, the star\, which they saw in the east\
 , went before them\, till it came and stood over where the young child was
 . When they saw the star\, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy. ¶ And 
 when they were come into the house\, they saw the young child with Mary hi
 s mother\, and fell down\, and worshipped him: and when they had opened th
 eir treasures\, they presented unto him gifts\; gold\, and frankincense\, 
 and myrrh. And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return 
 to Herod\, they departed into their own country another way.\n\nEvening Pr
 ayer\nFirst Lesson — Proverbs 1:20-33\n¶ Wisdom crieth without\; she ut
 tereth her voice in the streets: She crieth in the chief place of concours
 e\, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words\, say
 ing\, How long\, ye simple ones\, will ye love simplicity? and the scorner
 s delight in their scorning\, and fools hate knowledge? Turn you at my rep
 roof: behold\, I will pour out my spirit unto you\, I will make known my w
 ords unto you. ¶ Because I have called\, and ye refused\; I have stretche
 d out my hand\, and no man regarded\; But ye have set at nought all my cou
 nsel\, and would none of my reproof: I also will laugh at your calamity\; 
 I will mock when your fear cometh\; When your fear cometh as desolation\, 
 and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind\; when distress and anguish com
 eth upon you. Then shall they call upon me\, but I will not answer\; they 
 shall seek me early\, but they shall not find me: For that they hated know
 ledge\, and did not choose the fear of the LORD: They would none of my cou
 nsel: they despised all my reproof. Therefore shall they eat of the fruit 
 of their own way\, and be filled with their own devices. For the turning a
 way of the simple shall slay them\, and the prosperity of fools shall dest
 roy them. But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely\, and shall be q
 uiet from fear of evil.\n\nSecond Lesson — Revelation 2:1-11\nUnto the a
 ngel of the church of Ephesus write\; These things saith he that holdeth t
 he seven stars in his right hand\, who walketh in the midst of the seven g
 olden candlesticks\; I know thy works\, and thy labour\, and thy patience\
 , and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried the
 m which say they are apostles\, and are not\, and hast found them liars: A
 nd hast borne\, and hast patience\, and for my name’s sake hast laboured
 \, and hast not fainted. Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee\, becau
 se thou hast left thy first love. Remember therefore from whence thou art 
 fallen\, and repent\, and do the first works\; or else I will come unto th
 ee quickly\, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place\, except tho
 u repent. But this thou hast\, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaita
 ns\, which I also hate. He that hath an ear\, let him hear what the Spirit
  saith unto the churches\; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of th
 e tree of life\, which is in the midst of the paradise of God. And unto th
 e angel of the church in Smyrna write\; These things saith the first and t
 he last\, which was dead\, and is alive\; I know thy works\, and tribulati
 on\, and poverty\, (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them wh
 ich say they are Jews\, and are not\, but are the synagogue of Satan. Fear
  none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold\, the devil shall ca
 st some of you into prison\, that ye may be tried\; and ye shall have trib
 ulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death\, and I will give thee a cro
 wn of life. He that hath an ear\, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto 
 the churches\; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Genesis 4:1-16\nAnd Adam knew 
 Eve his wife\; and she conceived\, and bare Cain\, and said\, I have gotte
 n a man from the LORD. And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a
  keeper of sheep\, but Cain was a tiller of the ground. And in process of 
 time it came to pass\, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an off
 ering unto the LORD. And Abel\, he also brought of the firstlings of his f
 lock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his
  offering: But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain 
 was very wroth\, and his countenance fell. And the LORD said unto Cain\, W
 hy art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen? If thou doest well\,
  shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well\, sin lieth at the
  door. And unto thee shall be his desire\, and thou shalt rule over him. A
 nd Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass\, when they were
  in the field\, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother\, and slew him.
  ¶ And the LORD said unto Cain\, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said\,
  I know not: Am I my brother’s keeper? And he said\, What hast thou done
 ? the voice of thy brother’s blood crieth unto me from the ground. And n
 ow art thou cursed from the earth\, which hath opened her mouth to receive
  thy brother’s blood from thy hand\; When thou tillest the ground\, it s
 hall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength\; a fugitive and a vagabo
 nd shalt thou be in the earth. And Cain said unto the LORD\, My punishment
  is greater than I can bear. Behold\, thou hast driven me out this day fro
 m the face of the earth\; and from thy face shall I be hid\; and I shall b
 e a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth\; and it shall come to pass\, tha
 t every one that findeth me shall slay me. And the LORD said unto him\, Th
 erefore whosoever slayeth Cain\, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold
 . And the LORD set a mark upon Cain\, lest any finding him should kill him
 . ¶ And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD\, and dwelt in the la
 nd of Nod\, on the east of Eden.\n\nSecond Lesson — Matthew 2:13-23\nAnd
  when they were departed\, behold\, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Jos
 eph in a dream\, saying\, Arise\, and take the young child and his mother\
 , and flee into Egypt\, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Her
 od will seek the young child to destroy him. When he arose\, he took the y
 oung child and his mother by night\, and departed into Egypt: And was ther
 e until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of
  the Lord by the prophet\, saying\, Out of Egypt have I called my son. ¶ 
 Then Herod\, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men\, was exceedin
 g wroth\, and sent forth\, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehe
 m\, and in all the coasts thereof\, from two years old and under\, accordi
 ng to the time which he had diligently enquired of the wise men. Then was 
 fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet\, saying\, In Rama w
 as there a voice heard\, lamentation\, and weeping\, and great mourning\, 
 Rachel weeping for her children\, and would not be comforted\, because the
 y are not. ¶ But when Herod was dead\, behold\, an angel of the Lord appe
 areth 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 w
 hich sought the young child’s life. And he arose\, and took the young ch
 ild and his mother\, and came into the land of Israel. But when he heard t
 hat Archelaus did reign in Judaea in the room of his father Herod\, he was
  afraid to go thither: notwithstanding\, being warned of God in a dream\, 
 he turned aside into the parts of Galilee: And he came and dwelt in a city
  called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the proph
 ets\, He shall be called a Nazarene.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — P
 roverbs 2\nMy son\, if thou wilt receive my words\, and hide my commandmen
 ts with thee\; So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom\, and apply thin
 e heart to understanding\; Yea\, if thou criest after knowledge\, and lift
 est up thy voice for understanding\; If thou seekest her as silver\, and s
 earchest for her as for hid treasures\; Then shalt thou understand the fea
 r 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 w
 isdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly. He k
 eepeth the paths of judgment\, and preserveth the way of his saints. Then 
 shalt thou understand righteousness\, and judgment\, and equity\; yea\, ev
 ery good path. ¶ When wisdom entereth into thine heart\, and knowledge is
  pleasant unto thy soul\; Discretion shall preserve thee\, understanding s
 hall keep thee: To deliver thee from the way of the evil man\, from the ma
 n that speaketh froward things\; Who leave the paths of uprightness\, to w
 alk in the ways of darkness\; Who rejoice to do evil\, and delight in the 
 frowardness of the wicked\; Whose ways are crooked\, and they froward in t
 heir paths: To deliver thee from the strange woman\, even from the strange
 r which flattereth with her words\; Which forsaketh the guide of her youth
 \, and forgetteth the covenant of her God. For her house inclineth unto de
 ath\, and her paths unto the dead. None that go unto her return again\, ne
 ither take they hold of the paths of life. That thou mayest walk in the wa
 y of good men\, and keep the paths of the righteous. For the upright shall
  dwell in the land\, and the perfect shall remain in it. But the wicked sh
 all be cut off from the earth\, and the transgressors shall be rooted out 
 of it.\n\nSecond Lesson — Revelation 2:12-29\nAnd to the angel of the ch
 urch in Pergamos write\; These things saith he which hath the sharp sword 
 with two edges\; I know thy works\, and where thou dwellest\, even where S
 atan’s seat is: and thou holdest fast my name\, and hast not denied my f
 aith\, even in those days wherein Antipas was my faithful martyr\, who was
  slain among you\, where Satan dwelleth. But I have a few things against t
 hee\, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam\, who 
 taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel\, to e
 at things sacrificed unto idols\, and to commit fornication. So hast thou 
 also them that hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitans\, which thing I hate. 
 Repent\; or else I will come unto thee quickly\, and will fight against th
 em with the sword of my mouth. He that hath an ear\, let him hear what the
  Spirit saith unto the churches\; To him that overcometh will I give to ea
 t of the hidden manna\, and will give him a white stone\, and in the stone
  a new name written\, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it. An
 d unto the angel of the church in Thyatira write\; These things saith the 
 Son of God\, who hath his eyes like unto a flame of fire\, and his feet ar
 e like fine brass\; I know thy works\, and charity\, and service\, and fai
 th\, and thy patience\, and thy works\; and the last to be more than the f
 irst. Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee\, because thou suff
 erest that woman Jezebel\, which calleth herself a prophetess\, to teach a
 nd to seduce my servants to commit fornication\, and to eat things sacrifi
 ced unto idols. And I gave her space to repent of her fornication\; and sh
 e repented not. Behold\, I will cast her into a bed\, and them that commit
  adultery with her into great tribulation\, except they repent of their de
 eds. And I will kill her children with death\; and all the churches shall 
 know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give un
 to every one of you according to your works. But unto you I say\, and unto
  the rest in Thyatira\, as many as have not this doctrine\, and which have
  not known the depths of Satan\, as they speak\; I will put upon you none 
 other burden. But that which ye have already hold fast till I come. And he
  that overcometh\, and keepeth my works unto the end\, to him will I give 
 power over the nations: And he shall rule them with a rod of iron\; as the
  vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received o
 f my Father. And I will give him the morning star. He that hath an ear\, l
 et him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Genesis 6:9-22\n¶ These are t
 he generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations
 \, and Noah walked with God. And Noah begat three sons\, Shem\, Ham\, and 
 Japheth. The earth also was corrupt before God\, and the earth was filled 
 with violence. And God looked upon the earth\, and\, behold\, it was corru
 pt\; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth. And God said unto
  Noah\, The end of all flesh is come before me\; for the earth is filled w
 ith violence through them\; and\, behold\, I will destroy them with the ea
 rth. ¶ Make thee an ark of gopher wood\; rooms shalt thou make in the ark
 \, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch. And this is the fashi
 on which thou shalt make it of: The length of the ark shall be three hundr
 ed cubits\, the breadth of it fifty cubits\, and the height of it thirty c
 ubits. A window shalt thou make to the ark\, and in a cubit shalt thou fin
 ish it above\; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof\
 ; with lower\, second\, and third stories shalt thou make it. And\, behold
 \, I\, even I\, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth\, to destroy all
  flesh\, wherein is the breath of life\, from under heaven\; and every thi
 ng that is in the earth shall die. But with thee will I establish my coven
 ant\; and thou shalt come into the ark\, thou\, and thy sons\, and thy wif
 e\, and thy sons’ wives with thee. And of every living thing of all fles
 h\, two of every sort shalt thou bring into the ark\, to keep them alive w
 ith thee\; they shall be male and female. Of fowls after their kind\, and 
 of cattle after their kind\, of every creeping thing of the earth after hi
 s kind\, two of every sort shall come unto thee\, to keep them alive. And 
 take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten\, and thou shalt gather it t
 o thee\; and it shall be for food for thee\, and for them. Thus did Noah\;
  according to all that God commanded him\, so did he.\n\nSecond Lesson —
  Matthew 3\nIn those days came John the Baptist\, preaching in the wildern
 ess of Judaea\, And saying\, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at ha
 nd. For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias\, saying\, The
  voice of one crying in the wilderness\, Prepare ye the way of the Lord\, 
 make his paths straight. And the same John had his raiment of camel’s ha
 ir\, 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\, confessin
 g their sins. ¶ But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come 
 to his baptism\, he said unto them\, O generation of vipers\, who hath war
 ned you to flee from the wrath to come? Bring forth therefore fruits meet 
 for repentance: And think not to say within yourselves\, We have Abraham t
 o our father: for I say unto you\, that God is able of these stones to rai
 se up children unto Abraham. And now also the axe is laid unto the root of
  the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is he
 wn down\, and cast into the fire. I indeed baptize you with water unto rep
 entance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I\, whose shoes I am
  not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost\, and with f
 ire: Whose fan is in his hand\, and he will throughly purge his floor\, an
 d gather his wheat into the garner\; but he will burn up the chaff with un
 quenchable fire. ¶ Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John\, t
 o be baptized of him. But John forbad him\, saying\, I have need to be bap
 tized of thee\, and comest thou to me? And Jesus answering said unto him\,
  Suffer  it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousn
 ess. Then he suffered him. And Jesus\, when he was baptized\, went up stra
 ightway out of the water: and\, lo\, the heavens were opened unto him\, an
 d he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove\, and lighting upon him:
  And lo a voice from heaven\, saying\, This is my beloved Son\, in whom I 
 am well pleased.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Proverbs 3:1-26\nMy s
 on\, forget not my law\; but let thine heart keep my commandments: For len
 gth of days\, and long life\, and peace\, shall they add to thee. Let not 
 mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck\; write them upon t
 he table of thine heart: So shalt thou find favour and good understanding 
 in the sight of God and man. ¶ Trust in the LORD with all thine heart\; a
 nd lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him\
 , and he shall direct thy paths. ¶ Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear th
 e LORD\, and depart from evil. It shall be health to thy navel\, and marro
 w to thy bones. Honour the LORD with thy substance\, and with the firstfru
 its of all thine increase: So shall thy barns be filled with plenty\, and 
 thy presses shall burst out with new wine. ¶ My son\, despise not the cha
 stening of the LORD\; neither be weary of his correction: For whom the LOR
 D loveth he correcteth\; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth. 
 ¶ Happy is the man that findeth wisdom\, and the man that getteth underst
 anding. For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver
 \, and the gain thereof than fine gold. She is more precious than rubies: 
 and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her. Leng
 th of days is in her right hand\; and in her left hand riches and honour. 
 Her ways are ways of pleasantness\, and all her paths are peace. She is a 
 tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that r
 etaineth her. The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth\; by understanding
  hath he established the heavens. By his knowledge the depths are broken u
 p\, and the clouds drop down the dew. ¶ My son\, let not them depart from
  thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion: So shall they be life unto 
 thy soul\, and grace to thy neck. Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely\,
  and thy foot shall not stumble. When thou liest down\, thou shalt not be 
 afraid: yea\, thou shalt lie down\, and thy sleep shall be sweet. Be not a
 fraid of sudden fear\, neither of the desolation of the wicked\, when it c
 ometh. For the LORD shall be thy confidence\, and shall keep thy foot from
  being taken.\n\nSecond Lesson — Revelation 3:1-13\nAnd unto the angel o
 f the church in Sardis write\; These things saith he that hath the seven S
 pirits of God\, and the seven stars\; I know thy works\, that thou hast a 
 name that thou livest\, and art dead. Be watchful\, and strengthen the thi
 ngs which remain\, that are ready to die: for I have not found thy works p
 erfect before God. Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard\, a
 nd hold fast\, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch\, I will come
  on thee as a thief\, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon t
 hee. Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their gar
 ments\; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy. He that
  overcometh\, the same shall be clothed in white raiment\; and I will not 
 blot out his name out of the book of life\, but I will confess his name be
 fore my Father\, and before his angels. He that hath an ear\, let him hear
  what the Spirit saith unto the churches. And to the angel of the church i
 n Philadelphia write\; These things saith he that is holy\, he that is tru
 e\, he that hath the key of David\, he that openeth\, and no man shutteth\
 ; and shutteth\, and no man openeth\; I know thy works: behold\, I have se
 t before thee an open door\, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a littl
 e strength\, and hast kept my word\, and hast not denied my name. Behold\,
  I will make them of the synagogue of Satan\, which say they are Jews\, an
 d are not\, but do lie\; behold\, I will make them to come and worship bef
 ore thy feet\, and to know that I have loved thee. Because thou hast kept 
 the word of my patience\, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptatio
 n\, which shall come upon all the world\, to try them that dwell upon the 
 earth. Behold\, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast\, that no m
 an take thy crown. Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple 
 of my God\, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the nam
 e of my God\, and the name of the city of my God\, which is new Jerusalem\
 , which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him m
 y new name. He that hath an ear\, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto 
 the churches.
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DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Genesis 7\nAnd the LORD said u
 nto Noah\, Come thou and all thy house into the ark\; for thee have I seen
  righteous before me in this generation. Of every clean beast thou shalt t
 ake to thee by sevens\, the male and his female: and of beasts that are no
 t clean by two\, the male and his female. Of fowls also of the air by seve
 ns\, the male and the female\; to keep seed alive upon the face of all the
  earth. For yet seven days\, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth fo
 rty days and forty nights\; and every living substance that I have made wi
 ll I destroy from off the face of the earth. And Noah did according unto a
 ll that the LORD commanded him. And Noah was six hundred years old when th
 e flood of waters was upon the earth. ¶ And Noah went in\, and his sons\,
  and his wife\, and his sons’ wives with him\, into the ark\, because of
  the waters of the flood. Of clean beasts\, and of beasts that are not cle
 an\, and of fowls\, and of every thing that creepeth upon the earth\, Ther
 e went in two and two unto Noah into the ark\, the male and the female\, a
 s God had commanded Noah. And it came to pass after seven days\, that the 
 waters of the flood were upon the earth. ¶ In the six hundredth year of N
 oah’s life\, in the second month\, the seventeenth day of the month\, th
 e same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up\, and the wi
 ndows of heaven were opened. And the rain was upon the earth forty days an
 d forty nights. In the selfsame day entered Noah\, and Shem\, and Ham\, an
 d Japheth\, the sons of Noah\, and Noah’s wife\, and the three wives of 
 his sons with them\, into the ark\; They\, and every beast after his kind\
 , and all the cattle after their kind\, and every creeping thing that cree
 peth upon the earth after his kind\, and every fowl after his kind\, every
  bird of every sort. And they went in unto Noah into the ark\, two and two
  of all flesh\, wherein is the breath of life. And they that went in\, wen
 t in male and female of all flesh\, as God had commanded him: and the LORD
  shut him in. And the flood was forty days upon the earth\; and the waters
  increased\, and bare up the ark\, and it was lift up above the earth. And
  the waters prevailed\, and were increased greatly upon the earth\; and th
 e ark went upon the face of the waters. And the waters prevailed exceeding
 ly upon the earth\; and all the high hills\, that were under the whole hea
 ven\, were covered. Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail\; and the
  mountains were covered. And all flesh died that moved upon the earth\, bo
 th of fowl\, and of cattle\, and of beast\, and of every creeping thing th
 at creepeth upon the earth\, and every man: All in whose nostrils was the 
 breath of life\, of all that was in the dry land\, died. And every living 
 substance was destroyed which was upon the face of the ground\, both man\,
  and cattle\, and the creeping things\, and the fowl of the heaven\; and t
 hey were destroyed from the earth: and Noah only remained alive\, and they
  that were with him in the ark. And the waters prevailed upon the earth an
  hundred and fifty days.\n\nSecond Lesson — Matthew 4:1-11\nThen was Jes
 us led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. An
 d when he had fasted forty days and forty nights\, he was afterward an hun
 gred. And when the tempter came to him\, he said\, If thou be the Son of G
 od\, command that these stones be made bread. But he answered and said\, I
 t is written\, 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 h
 im\, If thou 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 sha
 ll bear thee up\, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone. Jes
 us said unto him\, It is written again\, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy
  God. Again\, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain\, an
 d sheweth him 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 dow
 n and worship me. Then saith Jesus unto him\, Get thee hence\, Satan: for 
 it is written\, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God\, and him only shalt t
 hou serve. Then the devil leaveth him\, and\, behold\, angels came and min
 istered unto him.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Proverbs 3:27-4:19\n
 ¶ Withhold not good from them to whom it is due\, when it is in the power
  of thine hand to do it. Say not unto thy neighbour\, Go\, and come again\
 , and to morrow I will give\; when thou hast it by thee. Devise not evil a
 gainst thy neighbour\, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee. ¶ Strive not 
 with a man without cause\, if he have done thee no harm. ¶ Envy thou not 
 the oppressor\, and choose none of his ways. For the froward is abominatio
 n to the LORD: but his secret is with the righteous. ¶ The curse of the L
 ORD is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the j
 ust. Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly. 
 The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools. H
 ear\, ye children\, the instruction of a father\, and attend to know under
 standing. For I give you good doctrine\, forsake ye not my law. For I was 
 my father’s son\, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother. He 
 taught me also\, and said unto me\, Let thine heart retain my words: keep 
 my commandments\, and live. Get wisdom\, get understanding: forget it not\
 ; neither decline from the words of my mouth. Forsake her not\, and she sh
 all preserve thee: love her\, and she shall keep thee. Wisdom is the princ
 ipal thing\; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understand
 ing. Exalt her\, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honou
 r\, when thou dost embrace her. She shall give to thine head an ornament o
 f grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee. Hear\, O my son\, and
  receive my sayings\; and the years of thy life shall be many. I have taug
 ht thee in the way of wisdom\; I have led thee in right paths. When thou g
 oest\, thy steps shall not be straitened\; and when thou runnest\, thou sh
 alt not stumble. Take fast hold of instruction\; let her not go: keep her\
 ; for she is thy life. ¶ Enter not into the path of the wicked\, and go n
 ot in the way of evil men. Avoid it\, pass not by it\, turn from it\, and 
 pass away. For they sleep not\, except they have done mischief\; and their
  sleep is taken away\, unless they cause some to fall. For they eat the br
 ead of wickedness\, and drink the wine of violence. But the path of the ju
 st is as the shining light\, that shineth more and more unto the perfect d
 ay. The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumb
 le.\n\nSecond Lesson — Revelation 3:14-22\nAnd unto the angel of the chu
 rch of the Laodiceans write\; These things saith the Amen\, the faithful a
 nd true witness\, the beginning of the creation of God\; I know thy works\
 , that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. So th
 en because thou art lukewarm\, and neither cold nor hot\, I will spue thee
  out of my mouth. Because thou sayest\, I am rich\, and increased with goo
 ds\, and have need of nothing\; and knowest not that thou art wretched\, a
 nd miserable\, and poor\, and blind\, and naked: I counsel thee to buy of 
 me gold tried in the fire\, that thou mayest be rich\; and white raiment\,
  that thou mayest be clothed\, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not 
 appear\; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve\, that thou mayest see. As ma
 ny as I love\, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore\, and repent. Be
 hold\, I stand at the door\, and knock: if any man hear my voice\, and ope
 n the door\, I will come in to him\, and will sup with him\, and he with m
 e. To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne\, even 
 as I also overcame\, and am set down with my Father in his throne. He that
  hath an ear\, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
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SUMMARY:Saturday after the Twenty-third Sunday after Trinity
DESCRIPTION:Morning Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Genesis 8:1-14\nAnd God rememb
 ered Noah\, and every living thing\, and all the cattle that was with him 
 in the ark: and God made a wind to pass over the earth\, and the waters as
 swaged\; The fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were sto
 pped\, and the rain from heaven was restrained\; And the waters returned f
 rom off the earth continually: and after the end of the hundred and fifty 
 days the waters were abated. And the ark rested in the seventh month\, on 
 the seventeenth day of the month\, upon the mountains of Ararat. And the w
 aters decreased continually until the tenth month: in the tenth month\, on
  the first day of the month\, were the tops of the mountains seen. ¶ And 
 it came to pass at the end of forty days\, that Noah opened the window of 
 the ark which he had made: And he sent forth a raven\, which went forth to
  and fro\, until the waters were dried up from off the earth. Also he sent
  forth a dove from him\, to see if the waters were abated from off the fac
 e of the ground\; But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot\, an
 d she returned unto him into the ark\, for the waters were on the face of 
 the whole earth: then he put forth his hand\, and took her\, and pulled he
 r in unto him into the ark. And he stayed yet other seven days\; and again
  he sent forth the dove out of the ark\; And the dove came in to him in th
 e evening\; and\, lo\, in her mouth was an olive leaf pluckt off: so Noah 
 knew that the waters were abated from off the earth. And he stayed yet oth
 er seven days\; and sent forth the dove\; which returned not again unto hi
 m any more. ¶ And it came to pass in the six hundredth and first year\, i
 n the first month\, the first day of the month\, the waters were dried up 
 from off the earth: and Noah removed the covering of the ark\, and looked\
 , and\, behold\, the face of the ground was dry. And in the second month\,
  on the seven and twentieth day of the month\, was the earth dried.\n\nSec
 ond Lesson — Matthew 4:12-22\n¶ Now when Jesus had heard that John was 
 cast into prison\, he departed into Galilee\; And leaving Nazareth\, he ca
 me and dwelt in Capernaum\, which is upon the sea coast\, in the borders o
 f Zabulon and Nephthalim: That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by E
 saias the prophet\, saying\, The land of Zabulon\, and the land of Nephtha
 lim\, by the way of the sea\, beyond Jordan\, Galilee of the Gentiles\; Th
 e people which sat in darkness saw great light\; and to them which sat in 
 the region 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 ha
 nd. ¶ And Jesus\, walking by the sea of Galilee\, saw two brethren\, Simo
 n called Peter\, and Andrew his brother\, casting a net into the sea: for 
 they were fishers. And he saith unto them\, Follow me\, and I will make yo
 u fishers of men. And they straightway left their nets\, and followed him.
  And going on from thence\, he saw other two brethren\, James the son of Z
 ebedee\, and John his brother\, in a ship with Zebedee their father\, mend
 ing their nets\; and he called them. And they immediately left the ship an
 d their father\, and followed him.\n\nEvening Prayer\nFirst Lesson — Pro
 verbs 6:1-19\nMy son\, if thou be surety for thy friend\, if thou hast str
 icken thy hand with a stranger\, Thou art snared with the words of thy mou
 th\, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth. Do this now\, my son\, an
 d deliver thyself\, when thou art come into the hand of thy friend\; go\, 
 humble thyself\, and make sure thy friend. Give not sleep to thine eyes\, 
 nor slumber to thine eyelids. Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of th
 e hunter\, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler. ¶ Go to the ant\, t
 hou sluggard\; consider her ways\, and be wise: Which having no guide\, ov
 erseer\, or ruler\, Provideth her meat in the summer\, and gathereth her f
 ood in the harvest. How long wilt thou sleep\, O sluggard? when wilt thou 
 arise out of thy sleep? Yet a little sleep\, a little slumber\, a little f
 olding of the hands to sleep: So shall thy poverty come as one that travel
 leth\, and thy want as an armed man. ¶ A naughty person\, a wicked man\, 
 walketh with a froward mouth. He winketh with his eyes\, he speaketh with 
 his feet\, he teacheth with his fingers\; Frowardness is in his heart\, he
  deviseth mischief continually\; he soweth discord. Therefore shall his ca
 lamity come suddenly\; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy. ¶ Thes
 e six things doth the LORD hate: yea\, seven are an abomination unto him: 
 A proud look\, a lying tongue\, and hands that shed innocent blood\, An he
 art that deviseth wicked imaginations\, feet that be swift in running to m
 ischief\, A false witness that speaketh lies\, and he that soweth discord 
 among brethren.\n\nSecond Lesson — Revelation 4\nAfter this I looked\, a
 nd\, behold\, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I hea
 rd was as it were of a trumpet talking with me\; which said\, Come up hith
 er\, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter. And immediately 
 I was in the spirit: and\, behold\, a throne was set in heaven\, and one s
 at on the throne. And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sar
 dine stone: and there was a rainbow round about the throne\, in sight like
  unto an emerald. And round about the throne were four and twenty seats: a
 nd upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting\, clothed in white 
 raiment\; and they had on their heads crowns of gold. And out of the thron
 e proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices: and there were seven la
 mps of fire burning before the throne\, which are the seven Spirits of God
 . And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in
  the midst of the throne\, and round about the throne\, were four beasts f
 ull of eyes before and behind. And the first beast was like a lion\, and t
 he second beast like a calf\, and the third beast had a face as a man\, an
 d the fourth beast was like a flying eagle. And the four beasts had each o
 f them six wings about him\; and they were full of eyes within: and they r
 est not day and night\, saying\, Holy\, holy\, holy\, Lord God Almighty\, 
 which was\, and is\, and is to come. And when those beasts give glory and 
 honour and thanks to him that sat on the throne\, who liveth for ever and 
 ever\, The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the thr
 one\, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever\, and cast their crown
 s before the throne\, saying\, Thou art worthy\, O Lord\, to receive glory
  and honour and power: for thou hast created all things\, and for thy plea
 sure they are and were created.
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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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