Eafter-Day. ¶ At Morning Prayer, instead of the Pfalm [O come let us, &c.thefe Anthems fhall be fung or faid. C HRIST our paffover is facrificed for us: therefore let us keep the feaft; not with the old leaven, nor with the leaven of malice and wickednefs; but with the unleavened bread of fincerity and truth. 1 Cor. v. 7. HRIST being raifed from the dead, dieth no more; CHE death hath no more dominion over him. For in that he died, he died unto fin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God. Likewife reckon ye alfo yourfelves to be dead indeed unto fin, but alive unto God through Jefus Christ our Lord. Rom. vi. g. HRIST is rifen from the dead, and become the first CH fruits of them that flept. For fince by man came death; by man came alfo the refurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die: even fo in Chrift fhall all be made alive. 1 Cor. xv. 20. Glory be to the Father, &c. As it was in the beginning, &c. 2 Eafler-day] This is the higheft of all feafts, fays Epiphanius; and was obferved as fuch from the earliest ages of Chriftianity; commanded to be to, according to St. Auguftine, either by the apostles, or the first general councils. The English name of it is derived from the Saxon after, a word fignifying "to rite." In the primitive ages the Chriftians were accuftomed on this feftival to ufe the following falutation to each other on meeting in the morning," Chrift is rifen." The reply to this was either, "Chrift is rifen, indeed;" or thus, "And hath appeared unto Simon." It is faid this practice is ftill retained in the Greek church. In reference probably to this cuftom, our church changes her ufual invitatory pfalmo, O come, let us fing," &c. and appoints a ferics of fentences from fcrip ture in licu thereof, which are all allufive to the glorious event of Chrift's refurrection from the grave. The firit of thefe fentences was added at the review 1662; the fecond, (which was the first in Edward the Vlth's prayer-book) was concluded with two hallelujahs; and the next with one. After which was inferted as follows: 66 The Prief. Shew forth to all nations the glory of God: Let us pray. O God, who for our redemption didit give thine only-begotten Son to the death of the crofs; and by his glorious refurrection haft delivered us from the power of our enemy; grant us fo to die daily from fin, that we may evermore live with him in the joy of his refurrection, through the fame Chrift our Lord. Amen. The Collect. Lmighty God, who through thine only-begotten Son Jefus Chrift haft overcome death, and opened unto us the gate of everlafting life; We humbly befeech thee, that as by thy fpecial grace preventing us, thou doft put into our minds good defires; fo by thy continual help we may bring the fame to good effect, through Jefus Chrift our Lord; who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghoft, ever one God, world without end. Amen. The Epiftle. Coloff. iii. 1. IF ye then be rifen with Chrift, feek thofe things which are above, where Chrift fitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth: For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Chrift in God. When Chrift, who is our life, fhall appear, then shall ye alfo appear with him in glory. Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupifcence, and covetoufnefs which is idolatry: For which things' fake the wrath of God cometh on the children of difobedience: In the which ye alfo walked fome time, when ye lived in them. The Gospel. St. John xx. 1. THE first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the fupulchre, and feeth the ftone taken away from the fepulchre. Then The runneth, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other difciple whom Jefus loved, and faith unto them, They have taken away the Lord out of the fepulchre, and we know not where they have laid him. Peter therefore went forth, and that other difciple, and came to the fepulchre. So they ran both together: and the other dif The Collect] This prayer for grace to will, and power to do good, is compofed from a form in the Sacramentarium of Gregory; and another in the Gallic. Lit. Mabil. p. 336. The introitus at the first communion, in Edward's book, at which this collect was used, was pfalm xvi. At the fecond communion, (at which the collect for the first Sunday after Eafter was ufed) the introitus was the id pfalm: and the epiftle and gospel, 1 Cor. v. 6, to verfe 9; and Mark xvi. to verse 9. cipledid outrun Peter, and came first to the fepulchre: and he ftooping down, and looking in, faw the linen clothes lying; yet went he not in. Then cometh Simon Peter following him, and went into the fepulchre, and feeth the linen clothes lie, and the napkin that was about his head not lying with the linen clothes, but wrapped together in a place by itself. Then went in alfo that other difciple which came firft to the fepulchre, and he faw, and believed. For as yet they knew not the fcripture, that he must rife again from the dead. Then the difciples went away again unto their own home. Monday in Eafter-Week. The Collect. Almighty God, who through thy only-begotten Son Jefus Chrift haft overcome death, and opened unto us the gate of everlasting life; We humbly befeech thee, that as by thy fpecial grace preventing ns, thon doit put into our minds good defires, fo by thy continual help we may bring the fame to good effect, through Jefus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, and the Holy Ghoft, ever one God, world without end. Amen. The Epiftie. A&s x. 34. ETER opened his mouth, and faid, Of a truth I perceive that God is no refpecter of perfons; but in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteouf nefs, is accepted with him. The word which God fent unto the children of Ifrael, preaching peace by Jefus Monday, &c. This and Tucfday were added and retained as attendants upon Eafter-day in honour of it; for of old this queen of feafts, as the fathers call it, was fo highly estimated, that it was in a manner folemDized fifty days together, even from Eafter to Whitfuntide; all which time the early Christians met together in public, to fing with greatest joy pfalms and hallelujahs to Almighty God, and to take the cup of falvation, the holy communion, prailing the name of the Lord.-Sparrow. During thefe fifty days baptifin was conferred; ll fafts were suspended; and the worth.ppers prayed itanding, (the cuftomary pofture on Sundays in token at joy.) The introitus on this day was pfalni lxii, Chrift: (he is Lord of all:) that word, I fay, ye know, which was published throughout all Judea, and began from Galilee, after the Baptifm which John preached: How God anointed Jefus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost, and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppreffed of the devil; for God was with him. And we are witneffes of all things which he did both in the land of the Jews, and in Jerufalem; whom they flew, and hanged on a tree: Him God raifed up the third day, and fhewed him openly, not to all the people, but unto witneffes chofen before of God, even to us who did eat and drink with him after he rose from the dead. And he commanded us to preach unto the people, and to teftify that it is he which was ordained of God, to be the Judge of quick and dead. To him give all the prophets witnefs, that through his Name, whofoever believeth in him fhall receive remiffion of fins. The Gospel. St. Luke xxiv. 13. EHOLD, two of his difciples went that fame day BEHOL to a village called Emmaus, which was from Jerufalem about threefcore furlongs. And they talked together of all these things which had happened. And it came to pafs, that, while they commuhed together and reafoned, Jefus himfelf drew near, and went with them. But their eyes were holden that they should not know him. And he faid unto them, What manner of communications are thefe that ye have one to another, as ye walk, and are fad? And the one of them, whofe name was Cleophas, anfwering, faid unto him, Art thou only a ftranger in Jerufalem, and haft not known the things which are come to pafs there in thefe days? he faid unto them, What things? And they faid unto him, Concerning Jefus of Nazareth, which was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people: And how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him to be condemned to death, and have crucified him. But we trusted that it had been he which should have redeemed Ifrael: and befide all this, to-day is the third day fince thefe things were done. Yea, and certain women alfo And of our company made us aftonished, which were early at the fepulchre; and when they found not his body, they came, faying, that they had alfo feen a vifion of angels, which faid that he was alive. And certain of them which were with us, went to the fepulchre, and found it even so as the women had faid: but him they faw not. Then he said unto them, O fools, and flow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! ought not Chrift to have fuffered these things, and to enter into his glory? And beginning at Mofes and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the fcriptures the things concerning himfelf. And they drew nigh unto the village whither they went: and he made as though he would have gone further. But they constrained him, faying, Abide with us, for it is towards evening, and the day is far fpent. And he went in to tarry with them. And it came to pafs, as he fat at meat with them, he took bread, and blessed it, and brake, and gave to them. And their eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he vanished out of their fight. And they faid one to another, Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the fcriptures? And they rofe up the fame hour, and returned to Jerufalem, and found the eleven gathered together, and them that were with them, faying, The Lord is rifen indeed, and hath appeared to Simon. And they told what things were done in the way, and how he was known of them in breaking of bread. Tuesday in Easter-Weck. The Collect. ALMIGHTY God, who through thy only-begotten Son Jefus Chrift haft overcome death, and opened unto us the gate of everlasting life; We humbly befeech The Collect] Before the laft review the collect for this day was what we now use on the fucceeding Sunday; being the fame that in the first common prayer-book of Edward VIth was ordained for the poft-communion on Eafter-day. The introitus was pfalm cxiii. |