be praised. Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let
| her own works praise her in the gates.
|
| THE GOSPEL. St Matth. xiii. 44.
|
| The kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field;
| the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof
| goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.
| Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man,
| seeking goodly pearls: who, when he had found one pearl of
| great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.
|
| AT THE DEDICATION FESTIVAL
|
| THE COLLECT.
|
| Almighty God, whom year by year we praise for the dedication
| of this church, and who hast preserved us in safety to worship
| therein; Hear, we beseech thee, the prayers of thy people, and
| grant that whosoever in this place shall make his supplication
| before thee, may by the granting of his petitions be filled
| with joy to the glory of thy holy Name, through Jesus Christ
| our Lord. _Amen_.
|
| THE EPISTLE. 1 St Peter ii. 1.
|
| Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies,
| and envies, and all evil speakings, as newborn babes, desire
| the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby: if so
| be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious. To whom coming, as
| unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God,
| and precious, ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual
| house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices,
| acceptable to God by Jesus Christ. Wherefore also it is contained
| in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief cornerstone,
| elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be
| confounded. Unto you therefore which believe he is precious:
| but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders
| disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner, and a
| stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which
| stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they
| were appointed. But ye are a chosen generation, a royal
| priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should
| shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of
| darkness into his marvellous light: which in time past were
| not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not
| obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.
|
| THE GOSPEL. St Matth. xxi. 12.
|
| Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that
| sold and bought in the temple