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Lancelot Andrewes

Lancelot Andrewes (1555 – 25 September 1626) was an English bishop and scholar, who held high positions in the Church of England during the reigns of Elizabeth I and James I. During the latter's reign, Andrewes served successively as Bishop of Chichester, of Ely, and of Winchester and oversaw the translation of the King James Version of the Bible (or Authorized Version). In the Church of England he is commemorated on 25 September with a Lesser Festival.

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Two things I recognize, O Lord, in myself: Nature, which Thou hast made; Sin, which I have added.

Hast, Lord, Nature, Recognize, Sin, Two

Behold, O Lord, that I am indignant with myself, for my senseless, profitless, hurtful, perilous passions; that I loathe myself, for these inordinate, unseemly, deformed, false, shameful, disgraceful passions; that my confusion is daily before me, and the shame of my face hath covered me. Alas! woe, woe! O me, how long?

Confusion, Covered, Long, Passion, Passions, Unseemly

COMMEMORATION Blessed art Thou, O Lord who didst bring forth of water moving creatures that have life, and whales, and winged fowls: and didst bless them, so as to increase and multiply. The things concerning the Ascension: Set up Thyself, O God, above the heavens and Thy glory above all the earth. By thine Ascension draw us withal unto Thee, O Lord, so as to set our affections on things above, and not on things on the earth. By the awful mystery of Thy Holy Body and Precious Blood in the evening of this day: Lord, have mercy.

Art, Ascension, Life, Moving, Winged

Let us pray for the Catholic Church; for the Churches throughout the whole world; that is, for their truth, unity, and stability; that in all charity may flourish, and truth may live. For our own Church, that what is lacking in it may be supplied; what is unsound, corrected; that all Heresies, Schisms, Scandals, as well public as private, may be removed. Correct the wandering, convert the unbelieving, increase the faith of the Church, destroy Heresies, discover the crafty enemies, crush the violent.

Catholic, Crush, Enemy, Heresies, Lacking, Supplied

Men use to reason with themselves: It will not always be health, let us lay up for sickness; it will not always be youth, for age; and why not, saith St. Paul, it will not alway be this life, nor alway present life, lay up for yourselves against the life to come.

Age, Men, Saith, Sickness, Why Not

Take away, O Lord, the veil of my heart while I read the Scriptures.

Bible, Christian, Heart, Lord, Scriptures

Ever since our first fathers by infection took this morbum sathanicum, this devilish disease, pride, of the devil, such tinder is our nature, that every little spark sets us on fire; our nature hath grown so light, that every little thing puffeth us up, and sets us aloft in our altitudes presently.

Father, Fire, Light, Pride, Sathanicum, Thing

Wisdom ruleth in counsel -- so do riches.

Rich, Riches, Ruleth, Wealth, Wisdom

What shall I do that I may inherit eternal life? Keep the commandments.

Commandments, Eternal, Eternal Life, Inherit, Life, May

A cold coming they had of it, at this time of the year; just the worst time of the year to take a journey, and specially a long journey, in.

Coming, Journey, Long, Specially, Years

For having wealth and wherewithal to "do good", if you do it not, talk not of faith, for you have no faith in you.

Faith, Good, Ifs, Talk, Wealth, Wherewithal

There is no part of the whole course of our Saviour Christ's life or death, but it is well worthy our looking on; and from each part in it there goeth virtue to do us good.

Christ, Death, Goeth, Life, Virtue, Worthy

The Lord is my strength, my strong rock, my defense, my deliverer, the horn of my salvation, and my refuge. Amen.

Amen, Defense, Lord, Rocks, Strong

HOLY, HOLY, HOLY Thou are worthy, O Lord and our God, the Holy One, to receive the glory and the honour and the power: for Thou hast created all things, and for Thy pleasure they are and were created.

Created, Glory, Lord, Power, Things, Worthy

Gratitude is the praise we offer God: for teachers kind, benefactors never to be forgotten, for all who have advantaged me, by writings, sermons, converse, prayers, examples, for all these and all others which I know, which I know not, open, hidden, remembered, and forgotten.

Converse, Gratitude, Open, Prayer, Sermons, Teacher

It is good reason, that man consisting of two parts, the soul and body, the body only should not take up all, but the soul should be remembered too. Enjoying is the body's part, and well-doing is the soul's; your souls are suitors to you to remember them, that is, to remember well-doing, which is the soul's portion.

Good, Men, Part, Soul, Soul And Body, Two