ye have kindled. This shall them, Why, what evil hath ye have of mine hand, ye shall he done? And they cried out lie down in forrow. the more exceedingly, Crucifie The Gospel. S. Mark 15. 1. him. And fo Pilate willing to Nd straightway in the content the people, releared A morning, the chief priests Barabbas unto them, and deli held a confultation with the el- vered Jesus, when he had fcourders and scribes, and the whole ged him, to be crucified. And council, and bound Jesus, and the foldiers led him away into carried him away, and deliver- the hall called Pretorium; and ed him to Pilate. And Pilate they call together the whole asked him, Art thou the king band. And they clothed him of the Jews? And he answering, with purple, and platted a faid unto him, Thou sayst it. crown of thorns, and put it And the chief priests accused about his head, and began to him of many things: but he falute him, Hail king of the anfwered nothing. And Pilate Jews. And they finote him on asked him again, saying, An- the head with a reed, and did swereft thou nothing? behold spit upon him,and bowing their how many things they witness knees, worshipped him. And against thee. But Jesus yet an- when they had mocked him, fwered nothing: so that Pilate they took off the purple from marvelled. Now at that feast him, and put his own clothes he released unto them one pri- on him, and led him out to crufoner, whomsoever they deff cifie him. And they compel red. And there was one named one Simon a Cyrenean, who Barabbas, which lay bound with passed by, coming out of the them that had made infurre- country, the father of AlexanEtion with him, who had com- derand Rufus, to bear his cross. mitted murder in the infurre- And they bring him unto the Etion. And the multitude cry- place Golgotha, which is, being ing aloud, began to defire him interpreted, the place of a skull. to do as he had even done unto And they gave him to drink, them. But Pilated answered wine mingled with myrrh; them, faying, Will ye that I but he received it not. And release unto you the king of when they had crucified him, the Jews? (for he knew that they parted his garments, caftthe chief priests had delivered ing lots upon them, what every him for envy) But the chief man should take. And it was priests moved the people that the third hour, and they crucifihe should rather release Barab. ed him. And the fupericription bas unto them. And Pilace of his accufation was written answered, and faid again unto over, THE KING OF them, What will ye then that THE JEWS. And with him I shall do unto him whom ye they crucifie two thieves, the call the king of the Jews? And one on his right hand, and the they cried out again, Crucifie other on his left. And the Scriphima Then Pilate faid unto ture was fulfilled, which faith, DS And And he was numbred with the ceffity be the death of the teftatranfgreffors. And they that tor: for a testament is of force paffed by, railed on him, wag- after men are dead; otherwise ging their heads, and saying, it is of no strength at all whilft Ah, thou that destroyeft the the teftator liveth. Whereupon temple, and buildest it in three neither the first teftament was days, save thy felf, and come dedicated without blood: for down from the cross. Likewise when Moses had spoken every also the chief priests mocking, precept to all the people, ac, faid among themselves with cording to the law, he took the the scribes, He saved others, blood of calves, and of goats, himself he cannot save. Let with water and scarlet-wooll, Chrift the king of Ifrael de- and hyffop, and sprinkled both scend now from the cross, that the book and all the people, we may fee and believe. And saying, This is the blood of the they that were crucified with testament which God hath enhim, reviled him. And when joyned unto you. Moreover, he the fixth hour was come, there sprinkled likewife with blood was darkness over the whole both the tabernacle, and all the land, until the ninth hour. And vessels of the ministry. And at the ninth hour Jesus cried almost all things are by the law with a loud voice, saying, Eloi purged with blood; and withEloi, lama Sabachthani? which out shedding of blood is no reis, being interpreted, My God, miffion. It was therefore nemy God, why why haft thou forfa- ceffary that the patterns of ken me? And fome of them things in the heavens should be that ftood by, when they heard purified with these; but the it, faid, Behold, he calleth E- heavenly things themselves lias. And one ran, and filled a with better facrifices than these. spunge full of vinegar, and put For Chrift is not entred into the it on a reed, and gave him to holy places made with hands, drink, faying, Let alone; let which are the figures of the us fee whether Elias will come true, but into heaven it self, to take him down. And Jesus now to appear in the prefence cried with a loud voice, and of God for us; nor yet that he gave up the ghoft. And the vail should offer himself often, as of the temple was rent in twain, the high priest entreth into from the top to the bottom. the holy place every year with And when the centurion which blood of others: for then must ftood over against him, faw he often have fuffered since the that he so cried out, and gave foundation of the world; d; but up the ghoft, he said, Truly now once in the end of the this man was the Son of God. world, hath he appeared to put away fin by the facrifice of him felf. And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after Wednesday before Easter. The Epistle. Hebr. 9. 16. Here a W teftament is, this the judgment: fo Chrift there must also of ne- was once offered to bear the fins of many; and unto them and the twelve apostles with that look for him, shall he ap- him. And he said unto them, pear the second time without With defire I have defired to fin unto falvation. N eat this paffover with you before I fuffer. For I say fay unto you, I will not any more eat thereof, until it be fulfilled in The Gospel. S. Luke 22. 1. TOw the feaft of unleavened bread drew nigh, which is called the passover. And the the kingdom of God. And he chief priests and scribes fought took the cup and gave thanks, how they might kill him; for and faid, Take this, and divide they feared the people. Then it among your selves. For I fay entred Satan into Judas, fir- unto you, I will not drink of named Iscariot, being of the the fruit of the vine, until the number of the twelve. And he kingdom of God shall come. went his way, and communed And he took bread, and gave with the chief priests, and cap- thanks, and brake it, and gave tains how he might betray him unto them, saying, This is my unto them. And they were body, which is given for you: glad, and covenanted to give this do in remembrance of me.. him money. And he promised, Likewise also the cup after fup. and fought opportunity to be. per, saying, This cup is the new tray him unto them, in the ab- teftament in my blood, which fence of the multitude. Then is shed for you. But behold, came the day of unleavened the hand of him that betrayeth bread, when the paffover must me, is with me on the table. be killed. And he sent Peter And truly the Son of man goeth and John, saying, Go and pre- as it was determined; but wo pare us the paffover, that we unto that man, by whom he is may eat. And they faid unto betrayed. And they began to him, Where wilt thou that we enquire among themselves, prepare? And he said unto which of them it was that are them, Behold, when ye are en should do this thing. And there tred into the city, there shall a was also a strife among them, man meet you, bearing a pitch which of them should be ac er of water; follow him into counted the greatest. And he the house where he entreth in, faid unto them, The kings of And ye shall say unto the good the Gentiles exercise lordship. man of the house, The master over them, and they that exfaith unto thee, Where is the ercise autho authority upon them, guest-chamber, where I shalleat called benefactors. But ye shall the passover with my difciples? not be fo; but he that is greatAnd he shall shew you a large est among you, let him be as upper room furnished; there the younger; and he that is make ready. And they went, chief, as he that doth serve. and found as he had faid unto For whether is greater, he that them: and they made ready fitteth at meat, or he that fer-the passover. And when the veth? is not he that fitteth at hour was come, he fat down, meat? But I am among you as he that serveth. Ye are they about a stones caft, and kneeled which have continued with me down, and prayed, saying, Fain my temptations. And I ap- ther, if thou be willing, remove point unto you a kingdom, as this cup from me: neverthemy Father hath appointed unto less, not my will, but thine be me; that ye may eat and drink done. And there appeared an at my table in my kingdom, angel unto him from heaven, and fit on thrones judging the strengthning him And being twelve tribes of Ifrael. And the in an agony, he prayed more Lord faid, Simon, Simon, be- earnestly; and his sweat was hold, Satan hath defired to have as it were great drops of blood you, that he may fift you as falling down to the ground. wheat: but I have prayed for And when he rose up from thee, that thy faith fail not; prayer, and was come to his and when thou art converted, disciples, he found them fleepstrengthen thy brethren. And ing for forrow, and faid unto he faid unto him, Lord, I am them, Why fleep ye? rise and ready to go with thee both into pray, left ye enter into temptaprison and to death. And he tion. And while he yet spake, faid, I tell thee, Peter, the cock behold, a multitude, and he shall not crow this day, before that was called Judas, one of that thou shalt thrice deny that the twelve, went before them, thou knowest me. And he said and drew near unto Jesus to unto them, When I fent you kiss him. But Jesus said unto without purse, and scrip, and him, Judas, betrayest thou the fhoes, lacked ye anything? And Son of man with a kiss? When they faid, Nothing. Then faid they who were about him, faw he unto them, But now he that what would follow, they faid hath a purse, let him take it, unto him, Lord, shall we smite and likewise his fcrip and he with the sword? And one of that hath no sword, let him fell them smote the servant of the his garment, and buy one. For high prieft, and cut off his right I fay unto you, that this that is ear. And Jesus answered and written, must yet be accom- faid, Suffer ye thus far. And he plished in me, And he was touched his ear, and healed reckoned among the tranfgref- him. Then Jesus said unto the fors: for the things concerning chief priests, and captains of the me have an end. And they said, temple, and the elders who Lord, behold, here are two were come to ohim, Be yecome fwords. And hesaid unto them, out as against a thief, with It is enough. And he came out, swords and staves? when I and went, as he was wont, to was daily with you in the tem the mount of Olives, and his ple, ye ftretched forth no difciples also followed him. And hands against me: but this is when he was at the place, he your hour, and the power of faid unto them, Pray, that ye darkness. Then took they him, enter not into temptation. And and led him, and brought him he was withdrawn from them into the high priests house, and Peter Peter followed afar off. And right hand of the power of when they had kindled a fire in God. Then said they all, Art the midst of the hall, and were thou then the Son of God And fet down together, Peter fat he said unto them, Ye fay that down among them. But a cer- I am. And they faid, What tain maid beheld him as he fat need we any further witness? by the fire, and earnestly look for we our selves have heard of ed upon him, and said, This his own mouth. man was also with him. And he denied him, saying, Woman, Thursday before Easter. I know him not. And after a The Epistle. Cor. 11. 17. little while, another faw him, IN IN this that I declare unto and faid, Thou art also of them. you, I praise you not; that And Peter faid, Man, I am not. you come together not for the And about the space of one better, but for the worse. For hour after, another confidently first of all, when ye come togeaffirmed, faying, Of a truth this ther in the church, I hear that fellow alfo was with him; for there be divisions among you, he is a Galilean. And Petersaid, and I partly believe it. For there Man, I know not what thou say- must be also herefies among eft. And immediately while he you, that they who are approyet spake, the cock crew. And ved, may be made manifeft a the Lord turned, and looked mong you. When ye come toupon Peter; and Peter remem- gether therefore into one place, bred the word of the Lord, how this is not to eat the Lords suphe had faid unto him, Before per: For in eating, every one the cock crow, thou shalt deny taketh before other his own me thrice. And Peter went out, supper: and one is hungry, and and wept bitterly. And the men another is drunken. What, that held Jesus, mocked him, have ye not houses to eat and and smore him. And when they to drink in? or despise ye the had blind-folded him, they Church of God, and shame ftruck him on the face, and ask them that have not? What shall ed him, faying, Prophefie, who I fay to you? shall I praise you is it that smote 1. that smote thee? And ma- in this? I praise you not. For I ny other things blafphemously have received of the Lord that spake they against him. And which also I delivered unto as foon as it was day, the elders you, That the Lord Jesus, the of the people, and the chief same night in which he wasbepriests and the scribes came to trayed, took bread; and when gether, and led him into their he had given thanks, he, brake council, faying, Art thou thou it, and faid, Take, eat; this is Christ? Tell us. And he said my body, which is broken for unto them, If I tell you, you you: this do in remembrance will not believe. And if I also of me. After the fame manask you, you will not answer ner also he took the cup, when me, nor let me go. Hereafter he had fupped, saying, This shall the Son of man fit on the cup is the new teftament in my blood: |