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angel followed them, saying, with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in the forehead, or in his hand, the same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of his holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: and the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast, and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name. Heb. ii. 1. Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we let them slip. Rom. ii. 3—10. And thinkest thou this, O man, that judgest them that do such things, and doest the same, that thou shall escape the judgment of God? Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness, and forbearance, and long-suffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance? But after thy hardness and impenitent heart, treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath, and revelation of the righteous judgment of God; who will render to every man according to his deeds; to them who by patient continuance in welldoing seek for glory and honour, and immortality, eternal life but unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath, tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, upon the Jew first, and also upon the Gentile.

SECTION VII.

Mark xvi. 15, 16. And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the Gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized, shall be saved; but he that believeth not, shall be damned. Deut. xxx. 15. 19. See, I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil : I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing;

therefore choose life, that both thou, and thy seed may live. John vi. 40. 44, 45. And this is the will of him that sent

me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life and I will raise him up at the last day. No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him. And I will raise him up at the last day. Whoso eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life and I will raise him up at the last day. Heb. vii. 25–27. Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him; seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them. For such an High Priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, and separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens; who needeth not daily, as those high priests, to offer sacrifice, first for his own sins, and then for the people's for this he did once when he offered up himself. Mark x. 17-21. And when he was gone forth in the way, there came one running, and kneeling to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that 1 may have eternal life? And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? There is none good but one, that is, God. Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and thy mother. And he answered and said unto him, Master, all these have I kept from my youth up. Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me. Luke x. 25-28. And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do, to inherit eternal life? And he said unto him What is written in the law? How readest thou? And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind, and thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right this do, and thou shalt live. Gal. iii, 26–29. For

ye are all the children of God, by faith in Jesus Christ For as many of you have been baptized into Christ, have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus. Heb. xii. 1, 2. 28, 29. Wherefore, seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him, endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. Wherefore, we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably, with reverence, and godly fear: for our God is a consuming fire. (See the foregoing Chapters upon each of the several Articles of the Christian Faith.) (Heb. xiii. 20, 21.)

From the Book of Common Praper.

MORNING PRAYER.

Absolution....Where

fore let us beseech him to grant us true repentance, and his Holy Spirit; that those things may please him which we do at this present, and that the rest of our life hereafter may be pure and holy; so that at the last we may come to his eternal joy, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Te Deum. We therefore pray thee, help thy servants, whom thou hast redeemed with thy precious blood.

Make them to be numbered with thy saints in glory everlasting.

O Lord, save thy people, and bless thine he ritage.

Govern them, and lift them up for ever.

Apostles' Creed. I believe in......the life everlasting.

Prayer for the King's Majesty....And finally, after this life, he may attain everlasting joy and felicity....

Prayer for the Royal Family....And bring them to thine everlasting kingdom,..

Prayer of St. Chrysostom....Granting us in

this world knowledge of thy truth, and in the world to come life everlasting.

LITANY......That it may please thee...... finally to beat down Satan under our feet.

General THANKSGIVING. Almighty God.... We bless thee for......for the hope of glory.

COLLECT for the second Sunday in Advent....... That by patience and comfort of thy holy Word, we may embrace and ever hold fast, the blessed hope of everlasting life, which thou hast given us in our Saviour Jesus Christ.

For St. Stephen's Day. Grant, O Lord, that in all our sufferings here upon earth, for the testimony of thy truth, we may steadfastly look up to heaven, and by faith behold the glory that shall be revealed.

For the Epiphany...... Mercifully grant, that we, which know thee now by faith, may after this life have the fruition of thy glorious Godhead.

For the sixth Sunday after the Epiphany. O God, whose blessed Son was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil, and make us the sons of God, and heirs of eternal life; grant us, we beseech thee, that having this hope, we may purify ourselves even as he is pure; that when he shall appear again with power and great glory, we may be made like unto him in his eternal and glorious kingdom;.....

For Easter-Day. Almighty God, who through thine only-begotten Son Jesus Christ, hast overcome death, and opened unto us the gate of everlasting life;......

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