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potter's field, to bury ftrangers in. Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this day. (Then was fulfilled that which was fpoken by Jeremy the prophet, faying, And they took the thirty pieces of filver, the price of him that was valued, whom they of the children of Ifrael did value, and gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord appointed me.) And Jefus ftood before the governor; and the governor afked him, faying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jefus faid unto him, Thou fayeft. And when he was accufed of the chief priefs and elders, he answered nothing. Then faid Pilate unto him, Hearest thou not how many things they witnefs againft thee? And he answered him to never a word, infomuch that the governor marvelled greatly. Now at that feaft the governor was wont to release unto the people a prifoner whom they would. And they had then a notable prifoner, called Barabbas. Therefore when they were gathered together, Pilate faid unto them, Whom will ye that I releafe unto you? Barabbas, or Jefus, which is called Chrift? For he knew that for envy they had delivered him. When he was fet down on the judgment-feat, his wife fent unto him faying, Have thou nothing to do with that juft man: for I have fuffered many things this day in a dream because of him. But the chief priefts and elders perfuaded the multitude that they should afk Barabbas, and deftroy Jefus. The governor anfwered and faid unto them, Whether of the twain will ye that I releafe unto you? They faid, Barabbas. Pilate faith unto them, What fhall I do then with Jefus, which is called Chrift? They all fay unto him, Let him be crucified. And the governor faid, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more, faying, Let him be crucified. When Pilate faw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, faying, I am innocent of the blood of this juft perfon: fee ye to it. Then anfwered all the people, and faid, His blood be on us, and on our children. Then released he Barabbas unto them: and when he had fcourged Jefus, he delivered him to be crucified. Then the foldiers of the governor took Jefus into the common

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hall, and gathered unto him the whole band of foldlers. And they ftripped him, and put on him a fcarlet robe. And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, faying, Hail, King of the Jews. And they fpit upon him, and took the reed, and fmote him on the head. And after that they had mocked him, they took the robe off from him, and put his own raiment on him, and led him away to crucify him. And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name him they compelled to bear his crofs. And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, A place of a skull, they gave him vinegar to drink, mingled with gall and when he had tafted thereof, he would not drink. And they crucified him, and parted his garments. cafting lots that it might be fulfilled which was fpoken by the prophet, They parted my garments among them, and, upon my vesture did they caft lots. And fitting down, they watched him there; and fet up over his head his accufation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS. Then were there two thieves crucified with him: one on the right hand, and another on the left. And they that paffed by reviled him, wagging their heads, and faying, Thou that destroyeft the temple, and buildeft it in three days, fave thyself; If thou be the Son of God, come down from the crofs. Likewife alfo the chief priests mocking him, with the fcribes and elders, faid, He faved others, himself he cannot fave: if he be the king of Ifrael, let him now come down from the crofs, and we will believe him. He trufted in God; let him deliver him now if he will have him; for he faid, I am the Son of God. The thieves alfe which were crucified with him caft the fame in his teeth. Now from the fixth hour there was darknefs over all the land unto the ninth hour. And about the ninth hour Jefus cried with a loud voice, faying, Eli, Eli, lama fabachthani? that is to fay, My God, my God, why haft thou forfaken me? Some of them that stood there, when they heard that, faid, This man calleth for Elias. And ftraightway one of them ran, and took a fpunge, and filled it with vinegar,

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and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink. The reft faid, Let be, let us fee whether Elias will come to fave him. Jefus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghoft. And behold, the vail of the temple was rent in twain, from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent, and the graves were opened, and many bodies of faints which flept arofe, and came out of the graves after his refurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many. Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jefus, faw the earthquake, and thofe things that were done, they feared greatly, faying, Truly this was the Son of God.

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Monday before Eafter.

For the Epiftle. Ifaiah lxiii. 1.

THO is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this that is glorious in his apparel, travelling in the greatness of his ftrength? 1 that fpeak in righteoufnefs, mighty to fave. Wherefore art thou red in thine apparel, and thy garments like him that treadeth in the wine fat? I have troden the wine-prefs alone, and of the people there was none with me: for I will tread them in mine anger, and trample them in my fury, and their blood fhall be fprinkled upon my garments, and I will stain all my raiment. For the day of vengeance is in mine heart, and the year of my redeemed is come. And I looked, and there was none to help, and I wondered that there was none to uphold therefore mine own arm brought falvation unto me, and my fury it upheld me. And I will tread down the people in mine anger, and make them drunk in my fury, and I will bring down their ftrength to the earth. I will mention the loving kindneffes of the Lord, and the praises of the Lord, according to all that the Lord hath beftowed on us, and the great goodnefs towards the house of Ifrael, which he hath beftowed on them, according to his mercies, and according to the multitude of his loving kindneffes. For he faid, Surely they are my people, children that will not

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lie: fo he was their Saviour. In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his prefence faved them in his love, and in his pity he redeemed them, and carried them all the days of old. and vexed his holy Spirit, therefore he their enemy, and he fought against them. bered the days of old, Mofes and his people, faying, Where is he that brought them up out of the fea with the shepherd of his flock? Where is he that put his holy Spirit within him? that led them by the right hand of Mofes, with his glorious arm, dividing the water before them, to make himfelf an everlasting Name? That led them through the deep as an horse in the wilderness, that they fhould not stumble? As a beaft goeth down into the valley, the Spirit of the Lord caufed him to reft: fo didst thou lead thy people, to make thyself a glorious Name. Look down from heaven, and behold from the habitation of thy holiness, and of thy glory: Where is thy zeal, and thy ftrength, the founding of thy bowels, and of thy mercies towards me? are they reftrained? Doubtlefs thou art our Father, though Abraham be ignorant of us, and Ifrael acknowledge us not: thou, O Lord, art our Father, our Redeemer, thy Name is from everlasting. O Lord, why haft thou made us to err from thy ways? and hardened our hearts from thy fear? Return for thy fervants fake, the tribes of thine inheritance. The people of thy holinefs have poffeffed it but a little while: our adverfaries have troden down thy fanctuary. We are thine, thou never bareft rule over them? they were not called by thy Name.

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The Gospel. St Mark xiv. 1.

FTER two days was the feaft of the paffover, and of unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the scribes ought how they might take him by craft, and put him to death. But they faid, Not on the feaft day, left there be an uproar of the people. And being in Bethany, in the houfe of Simon the leper, as he fat at meat, there came a woman, having an alabalter-box of ointment of fpikenard, very precious; and the brake the box, and poured it on his

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head. And there were fome that had indignation withia themselves, and faid, Why was this wafte of the ointment made? For it might have been fold for more than three hundred pence, and have been given to the poor: and they murmured againft her. And Jefus faid, Let her alone, why trouble you her? the hath wrought a good work on me. For ye have the poor with you always, and whenfoever ye will, ye may do them good, but me ye have not always. She hath done what he could: fhe is come aforehand to anoint my body to the burying. Verily I fay unto you, Wherefoever this Gospel fhall be preached throughout the whole world, this alfo that the hath done, fhall be spoken of for a memorial of her. And Judas Ifcariot, one of the twelve, went unto the chief priests, to betray him unto them. And when they heard it, they were glad, and promifed to give him money. And he fought how he might conveniently betray him. And the first day of unleavened bread, when they killed the paffover, his difciples faid unto him, Where wilt thou that we go and prepare, that thou mayeft eat the paffover? And he fendeth forth two of his difciples, and faith unto them, Go ye into the city, and there fhall meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water: follow him. And wherefoever he fhall go in, fay ye to the good man of the houfe, The Mafter faith, Where is the gueft-chamber, where I fhall eat the paffover with my dif ciples? And he will fhew you a large upper room furnished, and prepared: there make ready for us. And his difciples went forth, and came into the city, and found as he had said unto them and they made ready the paffover. And in the evening he cometh with the twelve. And as they fat, and did eat, Jefus faid, Verily I fay unto you, One of you which eateth with me fhall betray me. And they began to be forrowful, and to say unto him one by one, Is it I? and another faid, Is it I? And he answered and faid unto them, it is one of the twelve that dippeth with me in the difh. 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, Jefus took bread, and bleffed, and brake it,

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