Saint Luke the Euangelist.
The Collect.
AL mighty God, which calledst Luke the Physitton, whose praise is in the Gospel, to be a Physition of the soule: it may plese thee by the wholesome medicines of his doctrine, to heale all the diseases of our soules, through thy sonne Iesus Christ Lord.
The Epistle.
WAtch thou in al things, * suffer afflictions, doe the worke throughly of an Evangelist, fulfil thine office vnto to the vttermost. Besober. For I am now ready to be offred, and the time of my departing is at hand. I haue fought a good fight, I haue fulfilled my couse, I haue kept the faith. From henceforth there is laid vp for mee a crowne of rightousnesse, which the Lord that is a righteous Iudge shall giue me at that day, not to mee onely, but to all them that loue his comming. Doe thy diligence that thou mayest come shortly vnto me. For Demas hath forsaken me, and loueth this present world, and is departed vnto Thessalonica. Crescens is gone to Galatia, Titus vnto Dalmatia, onely Lucas is with me. Take Marke, and bring him with thee, for he is profitable vnto me for the ministration. And Tychicus haue I sent vnto Ephesus. The cloke that I left at Troada with Carpus, when thou commest bring with thee, and the bookes, but spectally the parchment. Alexander the Coppersmith did me much evil, the Lord reward him according to his vee ves: of whom bee thou ware also, for the hath greatly with s•ood our wordes.
The Gospel.
THe Lord appointed other seuentie (and two) also, * and sent them two and two before him into euery city and place, whither he himselfe would come. Therefore he said vnto them, The haruenst is great, but the labourers are few. Pray ye therefore the Lord of the haruest, to sende foorth labourers into his harusest. Goe your wayes, behold, I send you forth as lambes among woulues. Beare no Wallet, neighter scrip, nor shooes, and salute noman by the way. Into whatsoeuer house ye enter, first say, no man be to this house. And if the sonne of peace be thre, your peace shall rest vpon him, if not, if shall returne to you againe. And in the same house tarie still, eating and drinking such as they giue: For the labourer is worthie of his reward.
