The Epistle.

j. S. Pet. 2. 11. Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and Pilgrims abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soule; haveing your conversation honest among the Gentiles; that whereas they speak against you as evil doers, they may by your good works which they shall behold, glorifie God in

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the day of visitation. Submit yourselves to
every ordinance of man for the Lords sake,
whether it beg to the King, as supream or
unto Governours, as unto them that are sent
by him, for the punishment of evil doers, and
for the praise of them that dog well. ffor sog is
the will of God, that with wel-doing ye may
put to silence the ignorance of foolish men¦
as free, and not using your liberty for a cloak

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of malitiousnesse; but as the servants of God.
Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. ffear
God. Honour the King.

The Gospel.

S. Joh. 16. 16 Jesus said to his disciples, a little while and ye shall not see mee; and again, a little while and

In "haveing", a "u" altered into the "v".

1. 10. The 166th page of the MS. Book commences with the words "the day".

1. 4.

1. 10.

In "yourselves", a "u" altered into the "v".

1. 12.

1. 13.

1. 18. In "using", a "y" altered into the “u”.

After "supream", a comma altered into the semicolon.

In "unto", a "v" altered into the "u".

ye
shall see meg, because I go to the father.
Then said some of his disciples among them-
selves, what is this that he saith unto us, A
little while and ye shall not see meg, and again,
a little while and ye shall see me; and because
I go to the father? They said therefore, what
is this that he saith, A little while? weg can-
not tell what he saith. Now Jesus knew that
they were desirous to ask him, and said unto
them, dog ye enquire among yourselves, of that
I said, A little while, and ye shall not se mej
and againe, a little while and ye shall see me.?
Verily, verily I say unto you, that ye shal
weep and lament, but the world shall rejoyce:
and ye shall beg sorrowfull, but your sorrow
shall be turned into joy. A woman when shee
is in travail, hath sorrow, because her hour is
come but as soon as she is delivered of the
Child, she remembreth no more the anguish, for
joy that a man is borne into the world.
now therefore have sorrow: but I will
again, and your heart shall rejoyce, and
no man taketh from you.

And ye see you your joy

In "yourselves", "u" altered into the "v".
In "againg," the "ai" written upon an erasure.
In "verily", the "ily" written upon an erasure.

1. 13.

1. 13.

1. 14.

1. 18.

1. 21.

After the second "verily", a blot, as if to obliterate a point.
In "unto", a "v" altered into the "u".

In "the", the "he" written upon an erasure.
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The fourth Sunday after Easter.
The Collect?

O Almighty God, who alone canst order the
unruly wills and affections of sinfull men;
Grant unto thy people, that they may love the
thing which thou comandest, and desire that
which thou dost promise, that so among the
sundry, and manifold changes of the world, our
hearts may surely there be fixed, where true
joyes are to beg found, through Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen.

The Epistle.

S. Jam. j. 17. Every good gift, and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh downg from the father of lights, with whom is no variablenesse, neither shaddow of turning. Df his owne will begat hee us with the word of truth, that wee should beg a kind of first-fruits of his creatures. Wherfore, my beloved brethren, let every man beg swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath; for the wrath of man worketh not the righteousnesse of God. Wherefore lay a part all filthinesse and superfluity of naughtinesse, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.

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In "unruly", a "v" altered into the "u”.

1. 1.

1. 4.

1. 5.

In "unto' a "y" altered into the "
"u".

1. 17.

1. 25.

In "us", a "v" altered into the "u".

In "save", a "u" altered into the "v".

U. Pr.

Q. Pr.

1. 1. FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER EASTER.

The fourth Sunday after Easter.

The Gospel.

Jesus said unto his disciples, Now I go my S. John. 16..

way to him that sent mee, And asketh me, Whether goest thou?

none of you
But because

I have said these things unto you sorrow hath
filled your heart. Neverthelesse, I tell you the
truth, It is expedient for you that I go away:
for if I go not away, the comforter will not come
unto you;
but if I depart, I will send him unto
you. And when he is come, he will reprove
the world of sin, and of righteousnesse, and of
Judgment of sin; because they believe not
on me: of righteousness; because I go to my

father,

ffather, and ye see mee no more of Judgment because the Prince of this world is judged. I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now. Howbeit, when hee, the Spirit of truth is come, he will guide you into all truth; for he shall not speak of himselfe,

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1. 15.

1. 15.

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1. 17. In "unto", a "v" altered into the "u".

U. Pr.

Q. Pr.

1. 4. Whither.

1. 4. Whither.

but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall heg
speak, and he will shew you things to come.
Hee shall glorifie mee: for he shall receive of
mine, and shall shew it unto you. All things
that the ffather hath, are mine: Therefore said
I, that he shall take of mine, and shall shew it
unto you.

The fifth Sunday after Easter,
The Collect.

O Lord, from whom all good things do
come; Grant to us thy humble servants, that
by thy holy inspiration we may think those
things that be good, and by thy merciful
guiding may perform the same, through our
Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.

The Epistle.

S. Jam. j. 22. Beg ye doers of the word, and not hearers

only, deceiving your own selves. ffor if any

be a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is
like unto a man beholding his natural face in a
glasse. ffor he beholdeth himselfe, and goeth
his way,
and streightway forgetteth what manner