wanting. And if there
be fewer, the overplus may be omitted: Provided that this last
Collect, Epistle, and Gospel shall always be used upon the Sunday
next before Advent_.

| THE SEPTEMBER EMBER DAYS
|
| _The second Ember Collect in the Book of Common Prayer may be_
| _used with the Collect of the day_.
|
| FOR THE EPISTLE. Acts xx. 28.
|
| Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over
| the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the
| church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood. For I
| know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in
| among you, not sparing the flock. Also of your own selves shall
| men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after
| them. Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of three
| years I ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears. And
| now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace,
| which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance
| among all them which are sanctified. I have coveted no man's
| silver, or gold, or apparel. Yea, ye yourselves know, that these
| hands have ministered unto my necessities, and to them that were
| with me. I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye
| ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord
| Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.
|
| THE GOSPEL. St John x. 1.
|
| Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the
| door into the sheep-fold, but climbeth up some other way, the
| same is a thief and a robber. But he that entereth in by the door
| is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the porter openeth; and the
| sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and
| leadeth them out. And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he
| goeth before them, and the sheep follow him; for they know his
| voice. And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from
| him; for they know not the voice of strangers. This parable spake
| Jesus unto them: but they understood not what things they were
| which he spake unto them. Then said Jesus unto them again,
| Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep.
| All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the
| sheep did not hear them. I am the door: by me if any man enter
| in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.
| The thief cometh not but for to steal, an