The booke of common prayer, and administration of the sacraments and other rites and ceremonies of the Church of England.

The first Sunday in Aduent.

The Collect.

ALmighty God, give vs grace that Wee may cast away the workes of darkenesse, and put vpon vs the armour of light, nowe in the time of this mortall life (in the which thy Sonne Iesus Christ came to visite vs in great humilitie) that in the last day when he shall come againe in his glorious Maiestie, to iudge both the quicke and the dead, we may rise to the life immortal, through him who tiueth and reigneth with thee and the holy Ghost, now and euer. Amen.

The Epistle.

O we nothing to any man, * 1.1 but this, that ye loue one another: For he that loueth another, fulfilleth the Law. For these Commaundements, Thou shall not commit adulterie, Thou shall not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shall not beare false witnesse, Thou shalt not lust: and so foorth (if there be any other Commandement) it is all comprehen∣ded in this faying, namely, Loue thy neighbour as thy selfe. Toue hurteth not his neighbour, therefore is loue the fulfilling of the Lawe. This also wee know the season, how that it is time that wee should now a∣wake out of sleep: for now is our saluation neerer then when we beleeued. The night is passed, the day is come nigh: let vs therefore cast away the deeds of darkenesse, and let vs put on the armour of light. Let vs walke honestly, as it were in the day light, not in eating and drinking, neither in cham∣bering and wantonnesse, neither in strife and enuying:

but put ye on the Lord Iesus Christ, and make no prouision for the flesh, to fulfill the lusts of it.

The Gospel.

ANd when they drewe nigh to Hie∣rusalem, * 1.2 and were come to Beth∣phage, vnto mount Oliuet, then sent Iesus two of his Disciples, saying vnto them, Goe into the towne that lieth ouer against you, and anon yee shall finde an Asse bounde, and her colte with her, loose them, and bring them vnto me: and if any man say ought vnto to you, say pee, The Lorde hath neede of them: and straight way he will let them go. All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Prophet, saying, Tell yee the daughter of Sion: behold, thy King commeth vnto thee, meeke, sitting vpon an Asse, and a colte, the foale of the Asse vsed to the yoke. The Disciples went and did as Iesus commanded them, and brought the Asse and the colte, and put on them their clothes, and set him thereon. And many of the people spred their garments in the way: other cut downe branches from the trees, and strawed them in the way. Moreouer, the people that went before, and they that came after, cried, saying, Hosanna to the some of Da∣uid: Blessed is hee that conuneth in the name of the Lorde, Hosanna in the highest. And when hee was come to Hierusa∣lem, all the citie was mooued, saying, who is this? And the people said, This is Iesus the Prophet of Nazareth, a citie of Galilee. And Iesus went into the Temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the Temple, and o∣uerthrew the tables of the money changers, and the seates of them that solde doues, anb sayd vnto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer, but ye haue made it a denne of theeues.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Rom. 13. 8.
• * 1.2

  Mat. 21.1