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A HARMONY 
 
 OF THE 
 
 GOSPELS. 
 
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A HARMONY 
 
 OF THE 
 
 GOSPELS 
 
 IN THE WORDS OF THE REVISED VERSION, 
 
 WITH COPIOUS REFERENCES, 
 
 TABLES, ETC. 
 
 ARRANGED BY 
 
 C. C. JAMES, M.A., 
 
 RECTOR OF WORTHAM, SUFFOLK ; 
 
 FORMERLY FELLOW OF KING'S COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE, 
 
 AND ASSISTANT MASTER AT ETON COLLEGE. 
 
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INDEX. 
 
 
 Page 
 
 Preface . . 
 
 vii 
 
 Note on the Versions of i6i I and i88 1 .... 
 
 xi 
 
 Note on the Divisions of the Gospel History . . . . 
 
 xii 
 
 Note on the Sermon on the Mount .... 
 
 xtii 
 
 Note on the Marginal References 
 
 xiv 
 
 Table of Contents 
 
 XV 
 
 Quasi Parallels 
 
 XX 
 
 Table to find any Passage .... 
 
 xxi 
 
 Table of our Lord's Miracles 
 
 XXV 
 
 ,, ,, Parables 
 
 . xxvi 
 
 „ ,, Principal Discourses 
 
 . xxvii 
 
 Harmony of the Gospels 
 
 . 1-271 
 
 Index of Proper Names 
 
 272 
 
The original of tliis book is in 
 tine Cornell University Library. 
 
 There are no known copyright restrictions in 
 the United States on the use of the text. 
 
 http://www.archive.org/details/cu31924029339417 
 
PREFACE. 
 
 THE uses of a "Harmony of the Gospels" are twofold: 
 first to enable each reader to draw up for himself a 
 connected narrative of our Lord's History containing the 
 fullest possible account that can be given : this I have en- 
 deavoured to do in my "Gospel History," which I have pub- 
 lished for the use of others. I have been surprised by the 
 number of correspondents, both men and women, who have 
 told me that they had attempted this, but had not time or 
 patience enough to complete it, and have thanked me for 
 doing it for them. The second use is to enable the reader, 
 by seeing all the different accounts of each event before his 
 eyes at the same moment, to judge how very few and un- 
 important the actual variations are, and how utterly mistaken 
 are those persons who would represent the holy witnesses as 
 " contradicting each other " in any essential matters. No two 
 persons ever give precisely the same account of the same 
 event; if they did, their testimony would at once be open 
 to the suspicion of having been made up and agreed upon 
 beforehand ; and the honest, independent witness of two or 
 more would be reduced to the suspected testimony of one. 
 
 In this Harmony, which follows the order of S. Luke and 
 the same arrangement. of sections as my "Gospel History," I 
 have endeavoured to set forth the parallel passages in a 
 clearer and therefore more useful form than has generally been 
 the case in similar publications; avoiding, at the cost of 
 increased bulk, that snake-like wriggling about of the text 
 which mars the beauty of the page and fatigues the eye. 
 Wherever it has been necessary on account of their length to 
 
viii PREFACE. 
 
 present the parallels of any section on more than two pages, 
 I have tried to divide them at the same points of the narrative, 
 adding "t. o." at the foot of the unfinished extracts, the com- 
 pletion of which will be found in the same order on the next 
 page or pages, so that the same portions of the histories are 
 always before the eye simultaneously. The necessity of ar- 
 ranging the parallels so that the eye could take in both or all 
 at the same moment, entailed in several places some vacant 
 spaces, and these I have for the most part filled with what I 
 have called Quasi-parallels, or passages from other parts of 
 Scripture illustrative of the text, which a student might find 
 it very convenient to have before his eye together ; such as, 
 all of our Lord's words about the Sabbath, on page 29 ; all 
 the Scriptural accounts of the raising of the dead, p. 162 ; and 
 others, of which a list is given in the Table of Contents, after 
 the list of the Sections, on page xx. Such passages are printed 
 in Italics, to avoid any possibility of mistake. The Italics of 
 the Revised Version are printed in the same Roman type with 
 the rest of the text. For my own part, I do not see any need 
 of retaining these Italics in our Bibles at all : if the words so 
 printed are not necessary to the translation they ought not to 
 have been introduced : if they are necessary, they form part of 
 the translation. Certainly they are very misleading to many 
 simple people, who imagine that they ought to be read with 
 special emphasis. 
 
 In most sections, the fullest account is printed first. The 
 reader cannot fail to notice how very often, from Section 31 
 onwards, this is the account of S. Mark. One can scarcely 
 study these extracts without feeling that we have the words of 
 .an eye-witness very observant of little details, who was almost 
 certainly S. Peter. Nothing can be more mistaken than the 
 common notion that S. Mark's Gospel is merely an epitome of 
 S. Matthew's; Section 73 is a sufficient refutation of that 
 idea. I cannot see any indications which would lead me to 
 think that any one of the first three Evangelists had seen the 
 
PREFACE. ix 
 
 work of another, except that perhaps S. Matthew's "Blessed 
 are the poor in spirit," "Blessed are they that hunger and 
 thirst after righteousness'' (v. 3, 6), may contain a correction of 
 possible misinterpretations of S. Luke's "Blessed are ye poor," 
 "Blessed are ye that hunger now" (vi. 20, 21). If there be 
 any force in this remark, it would place S. Matthew's last of 
 the three in point of time. But in all probability the three 
 appeared in their complete form about the same time (a.d. 65 
 or thereabouts) in diiferent parts of the world. S. John, 
 writing fully a generation later, was doubtless familiar with the 
 three others, and supposes his readers to be also familiar with 
 them, for he purposely avoids for the most part repeating what 
 they had already said, except in one instance (ch. vi), where 
 he had much new matter to add to the narrative, and some 
 most important teaching to append to it. Having been him- 
 self present throughout the Passion, he could not have added 
 his testimony in this part without repeating the main outlines 
 of the history, but he has done this as little as possible. 
 
 Everybody can see that there is a close verbal resemblance 
 in many passages between the narratives of the three first 
 Evangelists (often called the Synoptics), and this is even more 
 apparent in the Greek than in the English, at least of the 
 Authorised Version : a resemblance far too great to admit of 
 our supposing that the three histories are altogether the sepa- 
 rate productions of three different minds. At the same time 
 there is even in these very passages sufficient variety to shew 
 that no original document was slavishly copied or incorpor- 
 ated into the text, as we find in parts of the Old Testament 
 (e.g. 2 Kings xviii. 13 — xx. 19 compared with Isaiah xxxvi — 
 xxxix), and it is closer between S. Mark (S. Peter) and S. 
 Matthew, than between either of them and S. Luke. This is 
 exactly what we might expect to find if the two former, 
 having been eye-witnesses, while recording what they had seen 
 used much of the language with which they were very familiar 
 of an unwritten record constantly recited in Church. Such a 
 
PREFACE. 
 
 record would necessarily begin to grow up from the first day 
 on which the Apostles and early disciples adjourned after 
 attending the Temple Service, to "break bread at home" 
 (Acts ii. 47), i.e. to receive the Holy Communion in a house 
 belonging to one of themselves. Having been accustomed to 
 the reading of the Law and the Prophets at the Temple and 
 Synagogue Services, they would necessarily wish to have 
 something about their beloved Master read or recited at their 
 own, and anything so read or recited would have a tendency 
 to grow into a definite form, much of which would naturally 
 be reproduced by those eye-witnesses who were committing to 
 writing their own testimony. S. Luke, being as he tells us 
 one degree further off from original testimony, would reproduce 
 this language a little less closely, as we find to be the case. 
 
 The central idea of the Gospel of S. Mark may be briefly 
 expressed as, Jesus Christ the Son of God; 
 
 of S. Matthew, Jesus Christ the Son of Abraham and 
 of David, the King of Israel ; 
 
 of S. Luke, Jesus Christ the Son of Man, the seed of the 
 woman, that should bruise the serpent's head ; 
 
 of S. John, Jesus Christ the Light and Life of the world. 
 
 The more carefully these holy witnesses are compared 
 together, the more clearly will it be seen that all are alive 
 with the breath of that one Holy Spirit who alone can bless 
 their use to quicken or revive the hearts of the children 
 of God. 
 
 C. C. JAMES. 
 
 WORTHAM Rectory, Diss, 
 Jan. I, 1892. 
 
NOTE ON THE VERSIONS OF 1611 (A) AND i88i (R), 
 
 The Version of 161 1 commonly called the "Authorised Version," and 
 stating on its title-page that it is "appointed to be read in Churches," 
 though there is I believe no record of such Authorisation or appointment, 
 delights throughout to indulge in what used to be considered a great 
 beauty in composition, and a mark of good taste, namely, to introduce as 
 much variety as possible into the language used; not only rendering the 
 same Greek word differently where the meaning appeared to be in any way 
 different, but changing about the English words employed .merely for the 
 sake of avoiding the repetition of the same sound\ and in very many cases 
 translating differently the same Greek word or phrase in the parallel 
 passage from two Gospels^, thereby giving an appearance of Variation 
 between the Witnesses which does not really exist. This artificial variety 
 is frequent throughout the whole Version. R has endeavoured to trans- 
 late the same Greek word by the same English word wherever it can 
 be done. 
 
 The following defects may also be observed in A, which are altogether 
 removed in R. 
 
 Notes of time scattered arbitrarily about the narrative, by giving 
 "when," "then'' as translations of the conjunction 5^. 
 
 A certain Predestinarian bias arbitrarily introduced into a few passages : 
 as dXX' o& TyroLiJMjTTai. "but it shall be given to them for whom it is 
 prepared" Mt. xx. 23 and parallels; el Swarov "if it were possible" 
 Mt. xxiv. 24 and parallels. 
 
 The neglect of distinguishing between aorists and perfects, the in- 
 accurate rendering of prepositions, and the indifference of A to the force of 
 the Greek article in many cases, are well known. 
 
 "You"' and "ye" are often used the one for the other, so are "would"' 
 and "should," and sometimes even "shall" and "will:" "might" is often 
 used where we should now say "may." 
 
 ' e.g. apx"'P'«'k"'0! Jn. >'■ 8, 9; iyepiS Jn. ii. 19; X^P" Lk. xv, 13, 14, 13, 
 " e.g. aft'ous Mt. iiL 8 aod Lk. iii. 8; acjie'j/Te? Mk. i. 18 and Mt. iv. 20. 
 
xii OF VERSIONS OF 161I AND 1881. 
 
 Many words have quite lost their old-fashioned use, so that they no 
 longer adequately represent the original : as "coasts," "meat," "doctrine," 
 "fowls," "prevent," &c. 
 
 OiSds is generally rendered "no man" in A, which logically involves a 
 most astounding consequence in Mk. x. 18, "There is no man good but 
 one, that is God" (therefore God is man!). 
 
 It should be borne in mind that so far as we deviate in our translation 
 from the exact sense of the original writings, so far are we substituting 
 words of mere human authority for the words of Scripture, and are 
 knowingly, so far, teaching error. 
 
 NOTE ON THE DIVISIONS OF THE GOSPEL HISTORY. 
 
 The Gospel History seems naturally to divide itself into five parts, 
 which are separated by a line both in the text and the Index : — 
 
 I. Early History, §§ i— 14. 
 
 II. From John's preaching to the Great Confession, §§ 15 — 71. 
 
 III. From the Transfiguration to the Supper at Bethany, §§ 72 — 125. 
 
 IV. From the Triumphal Entry to our Lord's burial, §§ 126 — 173. 
 
 V. The great forty days, §§ 174—186. 
 
 It may be observed of the second and third divisions, which comprise 
 the whole of our Lord's ministry until the events immediately preceding 
 His Passion, that each begins with circumstances of great glory and a 
 declaration from heaven, and each closes with a special act of faith which 
 is very highly commended by our Saviour. 
 
NOTE ON THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT. 
 
 Whether the discourse in S. Luke vi. 20 — 49 is another report of the 
 same as that in S. Matthew v. vi. vii. or not is one of those questions which 
 must continue to be matters of opinion. I printed them independently in 
 my Gospel History, as it is perfectly impossible to blend them into one, 
 from their being reported from different points of view. S. Luke cannot 
 have been acquainted with S. Matthew's report before his own was 
 written, as the latter is so perfect a composition that had he known it he 
 could not have varied so greatly from it ; on the other hand, S. Matthew 
 perhaps did know S. Luke's report, and explain some phrases in it. 
 
 Many of the passages which at first sight appear peculiar to S. Matthew 
 are found in other parts of S. Luke, mostly in chapters xi. and xii. In the 
 Harmony these are printed in Italics. 
 
 An able writer has recently called the Sermon on the Mount " a coUec 
 tion of loosely connected and aphoristic utterances." I do not know of 
 any more perfect composition in the world, or any hortatory moral treatise 
 in which the train of thought is more connected and logically evolved. 
 It begins by declaring who are good citizens of the new kingdom (v. 3 — 12); 
 sets forth the duties of such citizens, both in the way of example and pre- 
 cept ; (13 — 17) enlarges on the principles on which the laws of that king- 
 dom, the ancient commandments of God, are to be interpreted and kept ; 
 (17 — 48) treats of the great religious duties of the citizens. Almsgiving, 
 Prayer and Fasting (vi. i — 18), and warns us against the chief hinderances 
 to our spiritual life: worldliness (19 — 34); self-righteousness (vii. i — 5); 
 irreverence (6); want of confidence (7 — 12), or earnestness (13 — 14) ; 
 and hypocrisy, whether in teachers (15 — 23), or hearers (24 — 27). The 
 more it is studied as a whole the more does its wonderful beauty shine 
 forth, and the attainment of its glorious standard of perfection commend 
 itself as the worthiest object of human ambition. He might as well have 
 called the human skeleton a string of disconnected ossifications. 
 
 J. H. G. 
 
NOTE ON THE MARGINAL REFERENCES. 
 
 I have endeavoured in these to suggest every passage to which I should 
 wish to be able to refer a class that I was teaching. I have therefore given 
 not only the places quoted from the Old Testament, but many others also 
 that occurred to me or were suggested by others as illustrating the text, 
 whether by throwing light upon obscure or unusual phrases or words, or 
 the general thought ; and in many cases also passages in the Acts and 
 Epistles, as shewing the evolution as it were of our Lord's teaching in the 
 minds of those who first heard Him, and the application of His principles to 
 their own circumstances and times. I know of few things more interesting 
 than thus to trace the history of a thought, dug up from the rich mine of 
 the Old Testament, stamped as current coin by our Saviour, and applied 
 by His Apostles to the various uses of Christian life. The two millennia 
 which have nearly passed since the words were spoken have added infinite 
 variety to such application, but have in no way altered the principles them- 
 selves. 
 
 Where H. or Gr. is printed, attention is called to the Hebrew or 
 the Greek. When more than one or two verses should be read for 
 the reference, two or three dots are in most cases added ; but the exi- 
 gences of the margin have prevented this being always done, as for the 
 sake of clearness each reference is contained for the most part in one line. 
 For the same reason the names of the books have been abbreviated as much 
 as possible, but not, I hope, so as to be in any case unintelligible. Other 
 abbreviations will explain themselves : such as cp, compare ; etc. 
 
 Cross references to other sections are added where the illustration applies 
 to the general thought of a passage, and not merely to a particular word 
 or phrase. These are not repeated on the same page. 
 
TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
 
 Section 
 
 13- 
 14. 
 
 15. 
 16. 
 17- 
 18. 
 19. 
 20. 
 21. 
 22. 
 23. 
 24. 
 25. 
 26. 
 27. 
 28. 
 
 29. 
 30. 
 
 31- 
 32- 
 
 33- 
 
 Jesus the Word of God 
 
 Jesus the Son of David and of 
 
 Abraham 
 Jesus the Son of Man 
 S. Luke's plan and purpose 
 Birth of John the Baptist promised 
 Annunciation. Magnificat 
 The Conception immaculate 
 Birth of John Baptist. Be^tedictus 
 Birth of Jesus 
 Shepherds at Bethlehem 
 Circumcision. Nunc ditnitiis 
 Epiphany 
 
 Flight into Egypt. The Innocents 
 Jesus found in His Father's house 
 
 Preaching of John the Baptist 
 
 Jesus baptised 
 
 Fasting and Temptation of Jesus 
 
 John Baptist of Jesus, and ofhimself 
 
 The Lamb of God. Five disciples 
 
 Water made wine 
 
 Temple cleansed. A Sign 
 
 Nicodemus. The new birth 
 
 John Baptist of Jesus. Eternal life 
 
 Woman of Samaria. True worship 
 
 The Samaritans 
 
 Nobleman's son healed 
 
 Sabbath. Bethesda 
 
 Jesus' Defence. John Baptist. 
 Moses 
 
 At Nazareth. Rejected 
 
 Capernaum. Preaching of Re- 
 pentance 
 
 Call of four fishermen 
 
 Demoniac at Capernaum 
 
 Peter's wife's mother. General 
 healing 
 
 Circuit of Galilee. Effect 
 
 S. Matth. 
 
 n. I — 12 
 ii. 13—23 
 
 13—17 
 . 1 — II 
 
 S. Mark 
 
 IV- 12 
 J. 13—17 
 
 IV. 10 — 22 
 
 viu. 14 — 17 
 
 1. 1—8 
 i. 9 — II 
 i. 12, 13 
 
 1. 14 
 i4» 15 
 
 i, 16 — 20 
 i. 21 — 28 
 i- 29—34 
 
 i- 35—39 
 
 S. Luke 
 
 iii. 23—38 
 i. 1—4 
 i- 5—25 
 
 i. 26 — 56 
 
 i. 57— 80 
 
 ii. I — 7 
 
 ii. 8 — 20 
 
 ii. 21 — 40 
 
 ni. X — 20 
 iii. 21, 22 
 iv. I — 13 
 
 S, John 
 
 IV. 31—37 
 iv. 38 — 41 
 
 i. 29- 
 
 -28 
 -51 
 
 11. 13—25 
 
 IV. I — ; 
 
 iv. 27— 
 iv. 43- 
 v. I — : 
 
 V. ig — 
 
 36 
 26 
 
 ■42 
 ■54 
 
 bl 
 
XVI 
 
 TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
 
 Section 
 
 35. First draught of fishes 
 
 36. The leper healed 
 
 37. Paralytic at Capernaum 
 
 38. Levi (or Matthew) called. Of 
 
 Fasting 
 
 39. Sabbath. The ears of corn 
 
 40. Sabbath. The withered hand 
 
 41. Jesus withdraws. Many miracles 
 
 42. Twelve Apostles appointed 
 
 43. Sermon on the Mount 
 
 44. Centurion's servant 
 
 45. Widow's son at Nain 
 
 46. John Baptist's question. Christ's 
 
 testimony to him 
 
 47. Jesus' feet anointed. The Sinner 
 
 forgiven 
 
 48. Preaching round Galilee 
 
 49. Parable of the Sower 
 
 so. Teaching by parables. The Sower 
 explained 
 
 51. The lamp, Tares, Seed, Mustard 
 
 seed, Leaven 
 
 52. The lares explained. The treasure. 
 
 Pearl, Net 
 
 53. His Mother and His brethren 
 
 54. His own received Him not 
 
 55. He stilleth the storm 
 
 56. Demoniacs healed. The swine 
 
 57. Jairus'daughter. The Issue of blood 
 
 58. Two blind. A dumb demoniac 
 
 59. Mission of the Twelve. Their 
 
 instructions 
 do. Herod's opinion. Murder of John 
 the Baptist 
 
 61. Jesus withdraws. Passover at hand 
 
 62. Five thousand men fed 
 
 63. Jesus walking on the sea. Peter 
 
 64. The Bread of Life 
 
 65. The unwashen hands 
 
 66. The Syrophoenician woman 
 
 67. A deaf and dumb man, and many 
 
 others, healed 
 
 68. Four thousand men fed 
 
 69. A sign from heaven. The leaven 
 
 of the Pharisees 
 
 70. A blind man healed gradually 
 
 71. The great Confession. Passion 
 
 foretold 
 
 72. The Transfiguration. Elijah 
 
 73. The boy with a dumb and deaf 
 
 spirit. Passion foretold 
 
 S. Matth. 
 
 vm. 2 — 4 
 ix. 1—8 
 ix. 9—17 
 
 xii. I — 8 
 xii. 9 — 14 
 xii. 15 — 21 
 
 V. I — vm. I 
 viii. 5—13 
 
 S. Mark 
 
 I- 40—45 
 ii. I — 12 
 ii. 13 — 22 
 
 ii. 23 — 28 
 
 iii, I — 6 
 
 iii. 7 — 12 
 
 iii. 13 — 19 
 
 xni. I — g 
 xiii. 10 — 23 
 
 xiii. 24—35 
 
 xiii. 36 — 52 
 
 xii. 46 — 50 
 xiii. 53 — 58 
 viii. 23 — 27 
 viii. 28 — 34 
 ix. 18—26 
 ix. 27—34 
 ix. 35— xi- I 
 
 xiv. I — 12 
 
 IV. I — 9 
 iv. 10 — 20 
 
 ">• 31—35 
 vi. I — 6 
 
 iv. 35—41 
 V. I — 20 
 
 V. 21 
 
 43 
 6 — 13 
 
 xvn. 1—13 
 xvii. 14 — 23 
 
 xiv. 13 — 16 
 
 vi. 30—37 
 
 XIV. 17 21 
 
 VI. 37—44 
 
 xiv. 22 — 36 
 
 VI. 45—56 
 
 XV. r— 20 
 
 vii. 1—23 
 
 XV. 21—28 
 
 vu. 24—30 
 
 XV. 29—31 
 
 vn. 31—37 
 
 XV. 32—39 
 
 viii. I — 10 
 
 XVI. I— 12 
 
 vm. n— 21 
 
 viii, 22 — 26 
 viii.27— ix. I 
 
 xvi. 13—28 
 
 IX. 14—32 
 
 S. Luke 
 
 V. 1 II 
 
 v. 12 — 16 
 
 V. 17 — 26 
 V. 27—39 
 
 vi, I — 5 
 vi. 6 — II 
 
 vi, 12 — 1 9 
 vi. 20 — 49 
 vii, I — 10 
 vii. II — 17 
 vii. 18-35 
 
 vii. 36 — 50 
 
 viii. I — 3 
 viii, 4 — 8 
 viii. 9 — 15 
 
 viii. 16 — 18 
 
 viii. 19—21 
 
 viii, 22 — 25 
 viii. 26 — 39 
 viii. 40 — 56 
 
 ix. I — 6 
 
 ix. 7— 9 
 
 ix. 10 — 13 
 
 ix. 13—17 
 
 IX. 28 — 36 
 ix. 37—45 
 
 S. John 
 
 VI. I — 4 
 
 vi. 5- 14 
 
 vi. 15 — 21 
 vi, 22 — 71 
 
TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
 
 xvu 
 
 Section 
 
 74. Temple tax supplied 
 
 75. Of little children. Our duties to- 
 
 wards them 
 
 76. Of offences against ourselves 
 
 77. Jesus at the feast of Tabernacles 
 
 78. The adulteress 
 
 S. Matth. 
 
 79- 
 
 80. 
 81. 
 82. 
 
 83. 
 84. 
 85. 
 86. 
 87. 
 88. 
 89. 
 
 90. 
 
 92. 
 
 93- 
 94- 
 
 95- 
 96. 
 97- 
 98. 
 
 103. 
 104. 
 105. 
 106. 
 
 107. 
 108. 
 109. 
 
 no, 
 III. 
 
 xvu. 24- 
 xviii. I- 
 
 Jesus the Son of God, Himself God 
 The man blind from his birth 
 Jesus the Good Shepherd 
 
 Samaritan villagers. Three answers 
 to disciples 
 
 Mission of the Seventy 
 
 Of those who reject Christ 
 
 Return of the Seventy 
 
 Of those who receive Him 
 
 The Good Samaritan 
 
 Martha and Mary. The good part 
 
 Feast of the Dedication. Jesus 
 one with the Father 
 
 The Lord's Prayer. The Impor- 
 tunate Friend 
 
 Beelzebub. Of blasphemy, and 
 words 
 
 The unclean spirit returning 
 
 Who are blessed 
 
 The sign of Jonah. Queen of the 
 South 
 
 The light in a man 
 
 The Pharisees and lawyers 
 
 Whom to fear. Of confessing Christ 
 
 Of covetousness. The rich fool. 
 Anxiety 
 
 Of watchfulness. Make peace 
 betimes 
 
 Of sudden deaths. The fig-tree in 
 the vineyard 
 
 The infirm woman healed on the 
 Sabbath 
 
 Mustard seed. Leaven 
 
 Are there few that be saved ? 
 
 Answer to Herod's threats 
 
 Dinner on Sabbath. Dropsy healed 
 
 The guests reproved. Of true 
 hospitality 
 
 The Great Supper 
 
 Of bearing the Cross after Christ 
 
 Joy in heaven over repenting sin- 
 ners 
 
 Of the right use of riches. Steward 
 
 Of the wrong use of riches. Dives 
 and Lazarus 
 
 Raising of Lazarus 
 
 xii. 38 — 42 
 
 S. Mark 
 
 S. Luke 
 
 ix. 46—50 
 
 ix. 51 — 62 
 
 X. I — 12 
 X, 13 — 16 
 X. 17 — 20 
 X. 21 — 24 
 X. 25—37 
 -. 38-42 
 
 XI. 14 — 23 
 
 xi. 24 — 26 
 xi. 27, 28 
 xi. 29 — 32 
 
 xi. 33—36 
 xi. 37—54 
 xii. I — 12 
 xii. 13—34 
 
 xn. 
 
 35- 
 
 -59 
 
 xiii 
 
 l~ 
 
 -9 
 
 xiii. 
 
 10 — 17 
 
 xiii. 
 
 18- 
 
 -21 
 
 xiu. 
 
 22- 
 
 -30 
 
 XUl. 
 
 31- 
 
 -35 
 
 XIV 
 
 . I- 
 
 -6 
 
 xiv 
 
 7- 
 
 -14 
 
 xiv. 
 
 15- 
 
 -24 
 
 XIV. 
 
 25- 
 
 -35 
 
 XV 
 
 I— 
 
 -32 
 
 xvi 
 
 1— 
 
 -18 
 
 XVI. 
 
 19- 
 
 -31 
 
 S. John 
 
 vu. 1—52 
 vii. 53— 
 
 viii. II 
 viii. 12 — 59 
 ix. I — 41 
 A. I — 21 
 
XVlll 
 
 TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
 
 Section 
 
 113. Of tempting others. Forgiveness. 
 
 Faith. Service 
 
 114. Ten lepers cleansed: one gives 
 
 thanks 
 
 115. How the kingdom of God Cometh 
 
 116. Pray without ceasing. How to 
 
 pray 
 
 117. Of marriage, adultery and divorce 
 jiS. Babes brought to Christ 
 
 119. Counsel of perfection. Riches a 
 
 hindrance 
 
 120. Of those who have left all. The 
 
 labourers in the vineyard 
 
 121. Passion foretold, James and John 
 
 122. Two blind men at Jericho. Zac- 
 
 cheeus 
 
 123. Parable of the Pounds 
 
 124. Passover at hand. The Conspiracy 
 
 to kill Jesus and Lazarus 
 
 125. Mary anoints Jesus. Judas plots 
 
 to betray Him 
 
 126. Jesus enters Jerusalem as King 
 
 127. Fig-tree cursed. Temple cleansed 
 
 128. Authority questioned. The two 
 
 sons 
 
 129. The wicked husbandmen 
 
 130. The king's marriage-feast 
 
 131. Question about tribute to Csesar 
 
 132. Question about the Resurrection 
 
 133. Question about the Great Com- 
 
 mandment 
 
 134. Question about the Son of David 
 
 135. Scribes and Pharisees condemned 
 
 136. The widow's mite 
 
 137. Of Christ's second coming 
 
 138. The Ten Virgins 
 
 139. The Talents 
 
 140. The Last Judgement 
 
 141. Greeks ask to see Christ. Voice 
 
 from heaven 
 
 142. Unbelief of Jews. Faith 
 
 143. Jesus' death at hand. The Con- 
 
 spiracy 
 
 144. Preparation for Passover 
 
 145. Jesus' love. Precedence. The 
 
 first cup 
 
 146. Jesus washes His disciples* feet 
 
 147. The betrayal foretold. The traitor 
 
 leaves 
 
 148. The Lord's Supper 
 
 149. Petf r warned. Danger foretold 
 
 S. Matth. 
 
 XIX. I — 12 
 xix. 13—15 
 xix. 16 — 26 
 
 xix. 27 — 
 
 XX. 16 
 
 XX, 17 — 28 
 XX. 29 — 34 
 
 xxvi. 6 — 16 
 
 XXI. I — II 
 
 xxi. 12 — 22 
 xxi. 23 — 32 
 
 xxi. 33—46 
 xxii. I — 14 
 xxii. 15—22 
 xxii. 23—33 
 xxii. 34 — 40 
 
 xxii. 41 — 46 
 xxiii. I — 39 
 
 xxiv. I — 51 
 XXV. I — 13 
 XXV. 14 — 30 
 XXV. 31 — 46 
 
 XXVI. I — 5 
 
 XXVI. 17 — 19 
 xxvi. 20 
 
 XXVI. 21 — 25 
 
 xxvi. 26 — 29 
 
 S. Mark 
 
 X. I — 12 
 A. 13 — t6 
 
 A. 17—27 
 
 X, 28—31 
 ^- 32—45 
 
 x.. 46 — 52 
 
 XI. I — II 
 
 xi. 12 — 25 
 xi- 27—33 
 
 xii. 1 — 12 
 
 xii. 13 — 17 
 xii. 18 — 27 
 xii. 28 — 34 
 
 xii. 35—37 
 xii. 38 — 40 
 xii. 41 — 44 
 
 xiii. 1—37 
 
 XIV. 12 — 16 
 
 xiv. 17 
 
 XIV, lb— 21 
 
 XIV. 22 — 25 
 
 S. Luke 
 
 XVII. I — 10 
 
 XVU, TI — IQ 
 
 xvii. 20 — 37 
 xviii. I — 14 
 
 xvm. 15 — 17 
 xviii. 18 — 27 
 
 xviu. 31—34 
 xviii. 35— 
 
 xix. 10 
 xix. II — 28 
 
 xxii. 3 — 6 
 
 XIX. 29 — 44 
 
 xix. 45 — 48 
 
 XX. I — 8 
 
 XX. 20 — 26 
 XX. 27 — 40 
 
 XX. 41 — 44 
 XX. 45—47 
 xxi. I — 4 
 xxi. 5—36 
 
 XXI. 37, 38 
 
 XXU. I, 2 
 
 xxii. 7 — 13 
 xxii. 14; 24 — 
 
 30; 15— 
 
 XXll. 21 — 23 
 
 xxii. ig, 20 
 xxii. 31 — 38 
 
 S. John 
 
 :!• 55— xn. 2 
 
 fexii. 9 — 11 
 
 xii. 3—8 
 
 XU. 12 — 1( 
 
 xii. 20—36 
 xii. 37—50 
 
 xni. 2 — 20 
 xiii. 21 — 35 
 
 S. Paul 
 I Cor. xi. 
 
 23—25 
 xiii, 36 — 38 
 
TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
 
 XIX 
 
 Section 
 
 150. Of hope, faith, prayer. The Com- 
 
 forter 
 
 151. The Vine. Christ's Command- 
 
 ment. Comfort 
 
 152. Office of the Holy Ghost 
 
 153 Of Christ's death and resur- 
 rection. Of prayer in His 
 name. The disciples believe, 
 and are warned 
 
 154. Christ prays for them and His 
 
 church 
 
 155. The disciples and Peter again 
 
 warned 
 
 156. Gethsemane 
 
 157. The betrayal and arrest 
 
 158. Jesus before Annas 
 
 159. Peter thrice denies Him 
 
 160. Jesus before the Sanhedrin 
 
 161. Suicide of Judas 
 
 162. Jesus before Pilate 
 
 163. Jesus before Herod 
 
 164. Barabbas preferred. Jesus con- 
 
 demned 
 
 165. Jesus scourged, mocked, sen- 
 
 tenced 
 
 166. Jesus is led to Calvary 
 
 167. He is crucified 
 
 168. Conduct of priests, people, soldiers, 
 
 robbers 
 
 169. Conduct of Jesus Himself 
 
 170. His death 
 
 T71. His death made certain 
 
 172. His burial 
 
 173. Precautions against removal of His 
 
 body 
 
 S. Matth. 
 xxvi. 30 
 
 S. Mark 
 xiv. 26 
 
 174. An angel rolls away the stone 
 
 175. The tomb empty. Angels declare 
 
 that He is risen 
 
 176. Jesus appears to Mary Magdalene 
 
 177. Jesus appears to the other women 
 
 178. Report and bribery of the guards 
 
 179. Jesus appears to Cleopas and an- 
 
 other, and to Peter 
 
 XXVI. 30— 35 
 
 xxvi. 36 — 46 
 xxvi. 47 — 56 
 
 xxvi. 58, 
 
 69—75 
 xxvi, 57—68 
 xxvii. 3 — 10 
 xxvii. I, 2 ; 
 
 II — 14 
 
 xxvii. 15 — 
 
 26 
 xxvii. 27 — 
 
 31 
 xxvii. 32 — 
 
 34 
 xxvii. 35 — 
 
 38 
 
 xxvii. 39 — 
 
 44 
 
 xiv. 26 — 31 
 
 xiv. 32 — 42 
 xiv. 43—52 
 
 XIV. 54, 
 
 66 — 72 
 xiv. 53—65 
 
 XV. I — 5 
 
 xxvii. 
 
 45— 
 
 
 56 
 
 xxvii. 
 
 57— 
 
 
 61 
 
 XXVII. 
 
 62— 
 
 
 66 
 
 xxviii 
 
 2—4 
 
 XXVUl 
 
 i> 
 
 
 5-8 
 
 xxviii 
 
 9i 10 
 
 xxvni 
 
 Il- 
 
 
 ls 
 
 
 
 XV. 6 — 15 
 XV. 16 — 20 
 XV. 21 — 23 
 XV. 24 — 27 
 
 XV. 29 — 32 
 
 XV. 33 — 41 
 XV. 42—47 
 
 XVI. I — 
 
 xvi. 9— II 
 
 S. Luke S. John 
 
 xxii. 39 
 
 xxii. 40 — 46 
 xxii. 47—53 
 xxii. 63 — 65 
 
 xxii. 54 — 62 
 
 xxii. 66 — 71 
 Actsi. i8,ig 
 xxiii. I — 4 
 
 xxiii. 5 — 12 
 xxiii. 13 — 25 
 
 xxiii. 26 — 33 
 
 xxiii. 33, 34, 
 
 38 
 
 xxiii. 35—37 
 
 xxiii. 39—43 
 xxiii. 44 — 49 
 
 XIV. I — 31 
 
 XV. I — 25 
 
 XV, 26 — ■ 
 
 xvi. 15 
 xvi. 16 — 33 
 
 xxiii. 50 — 56 
 
 XXIV. I — 12 
 
 xvm. 1 
 xviii. 2 — II 
 xviii. T2 — 
 
 14, 19—24 
 
 xviii, 15 — 18, 
 
 25—27 
 
 xviii. 28—38 
 
 xviii. 39, 40 
 
 xix, I — 16 
 
 xix. 17 
 
 xix. 18 — 24 
 
 XIX, 25 — 27 
 xix. 28 — 30 
 
 xix, 31—37 
 xix. 38 — 42 
 
 XX. I — 10 
 XX. II — 18 
 
 S, Paul, 
 I Cor, XV. 5 
 
XX 
 
 TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
 
 Section 
 
 i8o. Jesus appears to His disciples the 
 same evening 
 
 i8i. And again, a week later. Thomas 
 
 182. Again at the sea of Tiberias. Se- 
 
 cond draught of fishes 
 
 183. Special charges to Peter and John 
 
 184. Again in Galilee 
 
 185. And in Jerusalem during forty days 
 
 S. Paul 
 
 I Cor. 
 
 XV. 5 
 S. Matth. 
 
 S. Mark 
 xvi. 14 — 18 
 
 S. Luke 
 xxiv. 36—49 
 
 S. John 
 XX. 19—23 
 
 XX. 24 — 31 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 xxviii. 16 — 
 20 
 
 
 
 S. Paul 
 I Cor. 
 
 
 Acts i. 3—8 
 Actsi. 9 — II 
 Gospel 
 xxiv.50 — 53 
 Acts XX. 35 
 
 XV. 6, 7 
 
 
 xvi. ig — 20 
 
 
 187. Of giving and receiving 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 QUASI PARALLELS: 
 
 OR PASSAGES PRINTED IN ITALICS, IN ILLUSTRATION 
 
 OF THE TEXT : TO SECTIONS 
 
 27. Bethesda. The Sabbath. All of our Lord's utterances about the Sabbath-day. 
 
 43. Sermon on the Mount. Several passages from S. Luke xi. xii. xiii. xiv. xvi. also 
 S. Mark ix. 43—48. 
 
 45. Widow's Son raised at Nain. S. Mark v. 40 — 43 ; raising of Jairus' daughter. S. John 
 xi. 41 — 44; raising of Lazarus. 
 
 47. Anointing of Jesus' feet by a sinful woman. S. John xii. i — 8, S. Mark xiv. 3—9; 
 anointing by Mary at Bethany. 
 
 59. Instructions to the twelve Apostles. S. Luke x. 3—12; instructions to the Seventy. 
 
 71. The great confession. On self-denial. S. Matthew xxv. 31 — 46; of the last judgement. 
 
 74. The temple-tax supplied. Exodus xxx. 11 — 16; the institution of the tax. 
 
 90. The Lord's Prayer, &c. S. Matthew vi, 5 — 15, and vii. 7 — 11; of prayer. 
 
 112. The raising of Lazarus. All the other Scriptural accounts of the raising of the dead, 
 by Christ, Elijah, Elisha, Peter and Paul. 
 
 130. The king's marriage feast. S. Luke xiv. 15 — 24; the great supper. 
 
 139. Parable of the talents. S. Luke xix, 12 — 27; the ten pounds. 
 
 161. Suicide of Judas, i Sam. xxxi. i — 6; Saul. 2 Sam. xvii. 14, 23 ; Ahithophel. 
 
 164. Barabbas preferred to Jesus. S. Peter in Acts ii. 22, 23, and iii. 13 — 15. The high priest 
 in Acts v. 27, 28, admitting guilt if Jesus was innocent. 
 
TABLE FOR FINDING ANY PASSAGE. 
 
 S. MATTHEW. 
 
 Section 
 
 I. 
 ii. 
 iii. 
 
 I- 
 
 I- — 12 12 
 
 13—23 13 
 
 I— 12 15 
 
 13—17 16 
 
 I — II 17 
 
 V. VI, 
 
 viii. 
 
 12 
 
 13—17... 
 
 18—22... 
 
 ■2.3- 25-- 
 
 vii. viii. i 
 
 1—4 ... 
 
 5— 13-- 
 14—17... 
 
 18 
 
 19 — 22... 
 
 23—27... 
 
 28—34... 
 
 ix. 1—8 ... 
 
 9—17... 
 18—26... 
 
 1!^ 35 
 xi, 
 
 7—34 
 
 — 38, X., xi. I 
 
 2 — 19 
 
 20 — 24 
 
 25—30 
 
 1—8 
 
 9—14 
 
 15—21 
 
 22—37 
 
 38—42 
 
 43—45 
 
 46—50 
 
 1—9 
 
 10—23 
 
 24—35 
 
 36—52 
 
 53-58 
 
 I — 12 
 
 13—16 
 
 17 — 21 
 
 22—36 
 
 .29 
 •30 
 
 ■31 
 •34 
 •43 
 .36 
 •44 
 •33 
 ■•55 
 .,82 
 
 ■•55 
 ..56 
 •37 
 ..38 
 
 ■•57 
 ..58 
 
 ■II 
 ..84 
 .86 
 
 •39 
 •40 
 
 ..41 
 .91 
 
 ■94 
 .92 
 
 •53 
 •49 
 •50 
 •51 
 
 •52 
 •54 
 .60 
 .61 
 .62 
 •63 
 
 XVll. I — 
 
 xviii. 
 xix. 
 
 xxiu. 
 xxiv. 
 
 XXV. 
 
 Section 
 
 I — 20 65 
 
 21 — 28 66 
 
 29—3' 67 
 
 32— .39 68 
 
 I — 12 69 
 
 13—28 71 
 
 13 72 
 
 14—23 73 
 
 24—27 74 
 
 I— 14 75 
 
 15—35 76 
 
 I — 12 117 
 
 13—15 118 
 
 16 — 26 119 
 
 26 — XX. 16 120 
 
 17 — 28 121 
 
 29—34 122 
 
 I — II 126 
 
 12 — 22 127 
 
 23—32 128 
 
 33—46 129 
 
 I— 14 ^30 
 
 15—22 131 
 
 23—33 132 
 
 34—40 133 
 
 41—46 134 
 
 1—39 135 
 
 I— 51 137 
 
 I— 13 138 
 
 14—30 139 
 
 31—46 140 
 
 1—5 143 
 
 6 — 16 125 
 
 17— '9 144 
 
 20 145 
 
 21—25 147 
 
 26 — 29 148 
 
 30—35 155 
 
 36—46 156 
 
 47—56 J57 
 
 57 158 
 
 58....- 159 
 
 59—68 100 
 
XXll 
 
 TABLE FOR FINDING ANY PASSAGE. 
 
 Section 
 
 xxvi. 69—75 169 
 
 xxvii. I — 2 162 
 
 3 — 10 161 
 
 II — 14 162 
 
 15 — 26 164 
 
 27—31 165 
 
 32—34 166 
 
 35—38 167 
 
 39—44 168 
 
 Section 
 
 xxvii. 45 — 56 1 70 
 
 .'i7— 61 172 
 
 62—66 173 
 
 xxviii. 1 17s 
 
 2—4 174 
 
 5—8 175 
 
 9—1° 177 
 
 II— 15 178 
 
 16 — 20 1 84 
 
 9- 
 
 12- 
 
 14. 
 
 14- 
 16- 
 21- 
 29- 
 
 35- 
 40- 
 
 ii. I- 
 13- 
 23- 
 
 iii. I — I 
 
 -13- 
 
 7- 
 13- 
 20- 
 
 31- 
 
 35- 
 
 I- 
 
 21- 
 
 I- 
 
 6- 
 
 14- 
 
 30- 
 
 37- 
 
 45- 
 
 I- 
 
 24- 
 
 3'- 
 
 ■I5- 
 ■20. 
 ■28. 
 34- 
 ■39- 
 45- 
 12., 
 22., 
 28., 
 6 . 
 -12.. 
 -19., 
 -30-- 
 -35-- 
 -9 •■ 
 -20., 
 
 -34- ■ 
 -41 •• 
 -20.. 
 
 -43 •■ 
 -6 .. 
 
 -I3- 
 -29.. 
 
 -37 •■ 
 -44-- 
 -56.. 
 -23-- 
 -30- 
 -37- 
 
 viii. I — 10.. 
 
 II- 
 22- 
 27- 
 
 2— 
 14- 
 33- 
 
 I- 
 
 -26.... 
 -ix. 1. 
 
 ■13 
 
 -32.... 
 -50.... 
 -12.... 
 
 S. MARK. 
 
 15 
 
 A. 13- 
 
 16 
 
 17- 
 
 17 
 
 28- 
 
 29 
 
 32- 
 
 30 
 
 46- 
 
 31 
 
 XI. I- 
 
 32 
 
 12- 
 
 33 
 
 27- 
 
 34 
 
 Xll. I- 
 
 36 
 
 13- 
 
 37 
 
 18- 
 
 38 
 
 28- 
 
 39 
 
 35- 
 
 40 
 
 38- 
 
 41 
 
 41- 
 
 42 
 
 XUl. I- 
 
 91 
 
 XIV, I- 
 
 53 
 
 3- 
 
 49 
 
 12- 
 
 50 
 
 17 
 
 51 
 
 18- 
 
 55 
 
 22- 
 
 56 
 
 26 
 
 57 
 
 32- 
 
 54 
 
 43- 
 
 59 
 
 53- 
 
 60 
 
 66- 
 
 61 
 
 XV. I- 
 
 62 
 
 6- 
 
 63 
 
 16 
 
 65 
 
 21- 
 
 66 
 
 24- 
 
 67 
 
 29- 
 
 68 
 
 33- 
 
 69 
 
 42- 
 
 70 
 
 XVI. I- 
 
 71 
 
 9 
 
 72 
 
 12 
 
 73 
 
 14 
 
 75 
 
 19 
 
 .117 
 
 -16.. 
 -27.. 
 
 -3I- 
 -45-- 
 -52-- 
 -II.. 
 
 -25-- 
 -33- 
 -12.. 
 -17.. 
 -27.. 
 -34-- 
 -37-- 
 -40.. 
 
 -44-- 
 -37-- 
 -2 .. 
 -II.. 
 -16.. 
 
 -21.. 
 
 -25.. 
 
 -3I-- 
 -42.. 
 -52.. 
 -65.. 
 -72.. 
 -5 ■• 
 -IS-- 
 -20.. 
 
 -23- 
 -27- 
 -32.. 
 -41.. 
 
 -47 •■ 
 -8 .. 
 -II.. 
 
 -13- 
 -18.. 
 -20.. 
 
 .118 
 .119 
 .120 
 .121 
 .122 
 .126 
 .127 
 .128 
 .129 
 -131 
 ■132 
 ■133 
 -134 
 -135 
 .136 
 
 -137 
 ■143 
 -125 
 .144 
 •145 
 ■147 
 .148 
 
 -155 
 .156 
 -157 
 .160 
 
 ■'59 
 .162 
 .164 
 -165 
 .166 
 .167 
 
 .170 
 .172 
 •175 
 .176 
 -179 
 .180 
 .i86 
 
TABLE FOR FINDING ANY PASSAGE. 
 
 XXlU 
 
 S. LUKE. 
 
 iii. I — 
 
 ■23- 
 iv. I — 
 
 14- 
 31- 
 38- 
 42- 
 
 V. I- 
 
 12- 
 17- 
 
 -^~ 
 
 vi. I- 
 
 6- 
 
 12- 
 
 20- 
 
 vii. I- 
 II- 
 18- 
 
 36- 
 viii. I- 
 
 4- 
 9- 
 16- 
 19- 
 22- 
 26- 
 40- 
 ix. I— 
 
 7- 
 10— 
 
 13- 
 18- 
 28- 
 
 37- 
 46- 
 
 51- 
 
 A. I — 
 
 13- 
 
 21 — 
 
 -4 ■ 
 
 -25-. 
 
 -56., 
 
 -So. 
 
 -7 •■ 
 -20. 
 -40., 
 
 20., 
 
 ■22.. 
 
 38.. 
 
 i3- 
 -30-- 
 -37- 
 -41.. 
 
 -44 •■ 
 -II.. 
 -16.. 
 -26.. 
 -39- 
 -5 ■■ 
 -II.. 
 -19.. 
 
 -49- 
 -10.. 
 -17.. 
 -35-- 
 -SO-- 
 -3 •- 
 
 -15- 
 -18. 
 -21., 
 
 -25- 
 
 -?§:: 
 
 ■6 .. 
 -9 - 
 -I3-- 
 
 -17.. 
 -27.. 
 -36- 
 -45- 
 -50.. 
 -62.. 
 -12.. 
 •16.. 
 
 Section 
 
 4 
 
 5 
 
 6 
 
 ■24.. 
 ■37- 
 
 - 9 
 . 10 
 . II 
 
 ■ 14 
 
 - 15 
 . 16 
 
 - 3 
 17 
 
 - 29 
 
 ■ 32 
 
 • 33 
 
 • 34 
 
 • 35 
 . 36 
 
 37 
 . 38 
 
 ■ 39 
 
 ■ 40 
 42 
 
 43 
 44 
 45 
 46 
 47 
 48 
 
 49 
 
 50 
 51 
 
 53 
 
 55 
 56 
 
 57 
 
 II 
 61 
 
 62 
 
 71 
 72 
 
 73 
 
 75 
 82 
 
 83 
 84 
 85 
 86 
 
 87 
 
 XI. I — 
 
 XV. 
 
 xvi. 
 
 38- 
 I- 
 
 14- 
 
 24- 
 27- 
 29- 
 33- 
 37- 
 I- 
 
 13- 
 35- 
 I- 
 10- 
 18- 
 22- 
 
 31- 
 
 I- 
 
 7- 
 
 15- 
 
 25- 
 
 I- 
 
 I- 
 
 19- 
 
 xvii. I — 
 
 II- 
 
 20- 
 
 xviii. I- 
 
 15- 
 18- 
 28- 
 31- 
 35- 
 II- 
 29- 
 45- 
 
 20- 
 
 27- 
 41- 
 
 45- 
 I- 
 
 5- 
 37- 
 
 XIX. II — 
 
 14- 
 19- 
 
 21- 
 
 Section 
 42 88 
 
 '3 9° 
 
 -23 91 
 
 -26 92 
 
 •28 93 
 
 ■32 94 
 
 36 95 
 
 54 96 
 
 ■12 97 
 
 ■u 98 
 
 59 99 
 
 9 100 
 
 17 lOI 
 
 21 102 
 
 ■30 103 
 
 35 104 
 
 6 105 
 
 14 106 
 
 24 107 
 
 35 108 
 
 32 109 
 
 18 no 
 
 31 Ill 
 
 10 113 
 
 19 "4 
 
 37 "5 
 
 14 116 
 
 17 118 
 
 27 119 
 
 30 120 
 
 34 121 
 
 xix. 10 122 
 
 28 123 
 
 ■44 126 
 
 -48 127 
 
 ■8 128 
 
 •19 129 
 
 ■26 131 
 
 40 132 
 
 ■44 134 
 
 47 135 
 
 4 136 
 
 ■36 137 
 
 ■38 141 
 
 2 143 
 
 6 125 
 
 13 144 
 
 18 145 
 
 2P 148 
 
 23 147 
 
XXIV 
 
 TABLE FOR FINDING ANY PASSAGE. 
 
 Section 
 
 xxii. 24 — 30 145 
 
 31—38 149 
 
 39 15s 
 
 40—46 156 
 
 47—53 167 
 
 54—62 159 
 
 63-65 158 
 
 66 — 71 160 
 
 xxiii. I — 4 162 
 
 5—12 163 
 
 13—25 164 
 
 26—33 166 
 
 33. 34. 38 167 
 
 xxiii. 35—37 
 
 39—43 
 
 44—49 
 
 50—56 
 
 xxiv. I — 12 
 
 13—35 
 
 36—49 180 
 
 50—53 186 
 
 Actsi. 3—8 185 
 
 9 — 12 186 
 
 18 — 19 161 
 
 XX. 35 187 
 
 Section 
 
 168 
 
 169 
 
 170 
 
 172 
 
 •175 
 .179 
 
 S. JOHN. 
 
 VII. 
 
 viii. 
 
 18 
 
 19 
 20 
 
 I— 14 
 
 15—28 
 
 29—51 
 
 I — 12 
 
 13—25 21 
 
 I — 21 22 
 
 22—36 23 
 
 I — 26 24 
 
 27—42 25 
 
 43-54 26 
 
 I — 18 27 
 
 19 — 47 28 
 
 I — 4 61 
 
 5—14 62 
 
 15—21 63 
 
 22 — 71 64 
 
 1—52 77 
 
 53— viii. II 78 
 
 12—59 79 
 
 I — 41 80 
 
 I — 21 8i 
 
 22 — 42 89 
 
 1—54 "2 
 
 55— xii. 2 124 
 
 3—8 125 
 
 9 — II 124 
 
 12 — 19 126 
 
 20 — 36 141 
 
 37—50 142 
 
 1 145 
 
 2- 
 21- 
 36- 
 
 XIV. 
 XV. 
 
 xvi. 
 xvii. 
 xviii. 
 
 26- 
 
 16- 
 
 I- 
 
 I.. 
 
 2- 
 12- 
 
 15- 
 19- 
 
 25- 
 28- 
 
 . 39- 
 
 XIX. I- 
 
 17- 
 18- 
 
 25- 
 
 28- 
 31- 
 
 38 
 
 XX. I — 
 
 II- 
 
 19- 
 
 24- 
 
 xxi. I — 
 
 -20 146 
 
 -35 H7 
 
 -38 149 
 
 -31 150 
 
 -25 151 
 
 -XVI. IS 152 
 
 -33 153 
 
 -26 154 
 
 155, 156 
 
 -II 157 
 
 -14 158 
 
 -18 159 
 
 -24 158 
 
 -27 159 
 
 -38 162 
 
 -40 164 
 
 -16 165 
 
 166 
 
 -24 167 
 
 -27 169 
 
 -30 170 
 
 -37 171 
 
 I — 42. 
 
 15- 
 
 ■175 
 .176 
 .180 
 .181 
 .182 
 .183 
 
 S. PAUL. I CORINTHIANS. 
 
 Section 
 
 xi. 23-25 148 
 
 XV. 4 179, 180 
 
 6—7 184 
 
MIRACLES OF OUR LORD, OR ACTS SHOWING HIS 
 SUPREMACY OVER 
 
 a. Inanimate Nature, and the lower animals. 
 
 ;8. Human diseases and infirmities. 
 
 7. Evil Spirits. 
 
 5. Death and Hades. 
 
 Section 
 
 . Water made wine 20 
 
 First draught of fishes 35 
 
 The tempest stilled 55 
 
 Destruction of swine (permitted) 56 
 
 Five thousand men fed 62 
 
 Walking on the sea 63 
 
 Four thousand men fed 68 
 
 Shekel in the fish's mouth 74 
 
 The barren fig-tree withered 127 
 
 Second draught of fishes 182 
 
 I, Healing of 
 
 A wound 157 
 
 An issue of blood 67 
 
 A withered hand 40 
 
 A cripple of thirty-eight years' standing 27 
 
 A spirit of infirmity (contraction of the larger muscles) roi 
 
 Leprosy. 
 
 A leper near Gennesaret 36 
 
 Ten lepers cleansed 114 
 
 Fever. 
 
 The nobleman's son 26 
 
 Peter's wife's mother 33 
 
 Paralysis. 
 
 The man let down through the roof 37 
 
 The centurion's servant 44 
 
 Dropsy 105 
 
XXVI PARABLES OF OUR LORD. 
 
 Section 
 Blindness. 
 
 Two blind (in a house) 58 
 
 A blind man healed gradually 70 
 
 Congenital blindness 80 
 
 Bartimseus and another at Jericho 122 
 
 Deafness. 
 
 A deaf and stammering man 67 
 
 7. Evil Spirits. 
 
 A demoniac in the synagogue at Capernaum 32 
 
 Two near Gadara 56 
 
 A dumb demoniac 58 
 
 The daughter of the Syrophoenician woman 66 
 
 A demoniac child, deaf and dumb 73 
 
 A blind and dumb demoniac 91 
 
 5. Death and Hades. 
 
 Raising of the widow's son at Nain 45 
 
 Jairus' daughter 57 
 
 Lazarus 112 
 
 Himself 175 
 
 Besides these, several instances are recorded of the general healing of all 
 who came or were brought to Him. Sections 33, 34, 36, 41, 46, 63, 67, 117, 
 127. 
 
 PARABLES OF OUR LORD. 
 
 The two debtors 47 
 
 The Sower ^g 
 
 The Lamp, Tares, Seed ci 
 
 The Mustard Seed. The Leaven 51; 102 
 
 The Hidden Treasure, Pearl, Net 52 
 
 The unmerciful servant 76 
 
 The Good Samaritan 87 
 
 The importunate friend go 
 
 The rich fool 08 
 
 The fig-tree in the vineyard 100 
 
 The great supper 107 
 
 The lost sheep j qq 
 
 The lost piece of silver log 
 
 The prodigal son j og 
 
 The unrighteous steward no 
 
PRINCIPAL DISCOURSES OF OUR LORD. xxvll 
 
 Section 
 
 The rich man and Lazarus in 
 
 The unprofitable servants 113 
 
 The godless judge 116 
 
 The Pharisee and publican 116 
 
 The labourers in the vineyard .'. 120 
 
 The ten pounds 123 
 
 The two sons 128 
 
 The wicked husbandmen 129 
 
 The king's marriage-feast 1 30 
 
 The ten virgins 138 
 
 The talents 139 
 
 PRINCIPAL DISCOURSES OF OUR LORD. 
 
 The new birth 22 
 
 The living water. True worship 24,77 
 
 Fulfilment of Prophecy 29 
 
 The Sabbath 27, 28, 39, 40, 77, loi, 105 
 
 The Son of God and Judge of the world 28 
 
 Sermon on the Mount 43 
 
 John the Baptist / 46. 7^ 
 
 Forgiveness of Sins 37> 47 
 
 Teaching by Parables. Their explanation 5°> S'^ 
 
 Instructions to the Apostles on their mission 59 
 
 The Bread of Life 64 
 
 Real defilement 05 
 
 Leaven (bad) 69. 97 
 
 Saving or losing life 7' 
 
 Little children. Our duties toward them 75 
 
 Offences against ourselves I6 
 
 The Son of God, Himself God 79 
 
 The Good Shepherd 81 
 
 Jesus one with the Father 89 
 
 The Resurrection and the Life 112 
 
 Instruction to the Seventy 83 
 
 Of those who reject Him 84 
 
 Of those who receive Him. All are invited 86 
 
 Thegoodpart 88 
 
 Prayer 9° 
 
xxviii PRINCIPAL DISCOURSES OF OUR LORD. 
 
 Section 
 
 Of blasphemy and words 9' 
 
 The unclean spirit returning 9^ 
 
 Of signs 94 
 
 The light in a man 95 
 
 The Pharisees and Lawyers 96 
 
 Whom to fear. Of confessing Christ 97 
 
 Covetousness. Anxiety 9^ 
 
 Service of Christ ." 99' "3 
 
 Of sudden deaths 100 
 
 Strive to enter the narrow door betimes 103 
 
 Jerusalem 104 
 
 Conduct of guests. True hospitality 106 
 
 Bearing the cross. Counting the cost 108 
 
 Use of riches no 
 
 Of tempting others 113 
 
 How the kingdom of God cometh 115 
 
 Marriage, adultery and divorce 117 
 
 Children may come to Him 118 
 
 Danger of riches 119 
 
 Reward of His followers 120 
 
 Honour in His kingdom 121 
 
 Destruction of Jerusalem 126 
 
 Tribute to Csesar 131 
 
 The Resurrection 132 
 
 The Great Commandment 133 
 
 The Son of David 134 
 
 Woe unto hypocrites 13S 
 
 His Second Coming. Watchfulness 137 
 
 The Last Judgement 140 
 
 Precedence among Christians 145 
 
 Comfort. The Comforter 150, 151, 152 
 
 Of His Death and Resurrection 153 
 
 His Prayer for His disciples 154 
 
 His charges to Peter and John 183 
 
ADVERTISEMENT. 
 
 The numbers of a few Sections in this Harmony 
 correspond to different numbers in my " Gospel His- 
 tory " as at present published. These will be altered 
 in the next Edition of the latter volume, so that the two 
 books will correspond throughout. 
 
 Gospel History 
 Sections 
 
 Harmony 
 Sections 
 
 37, 38 
 
 27, 28 
 
 27—36 
 
 29—38 
 
 84—90 
 
 82—88 
 
 82 
 
 89 
 
 91—112 
 
 90—111 
 
 83 
 
 112 
 
 
 C. C. JAMES, 
 
 Feb. 1892. 
 
A HARMONY 
 
 GOSPELS. 
 
 JESUS THE WORD OF GOD. 
 
 1. The divinity, humanity, and office of Jesus Christ, 
 the Word of God, and himself God. 
 
 S. John 1. 1—14. 
 
 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was Rev.19.13. 
 
 2 with God, and the Word was God. The same was in Pro. 8. 22.. 
 
 3 the beginning with God. All things were made by 
 
 him; and without him was not anything made that Col. i. 16. 
 
 4 hath been made. In him was life; and the life was Heb. i. 2. 
 
 5 the light of men. And the light shineth in the dark- 
 
 6 ness ; and the darkness apprehended it not. There jn. 3. 19. 
 came a man, sent from God, whose name was John. 
 
 7 The same came for witness, that he might bear witness 
 
 8 of the light, that all might believe through him. He 
 was not the light, but came that he might bear witness 
 
 9 of the light There was the true light, even the light Lk. 11.35.. 
 
 10 which Ughteth every man, coming into the world. He 
 
 was in the world, and the world was made by him, Heb. 11.3. 
 
 11 and the world knew him not He came unto his own, 
 
 12 and they that were his own received him not. But as 
 many as received him, to them gave he the right to 
 become children of God, even to them that beheve on Rom. 8. 15. 
 
 13 his name: which were bom, not of blood, nor of the i Pet. 1.23. 
 will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. Jn. 3. 5. 
 
 14 And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us (and 
 
 we beheld his glory, glory as of the only begotten from Col. -i- 9. 
 the Father), full of grace and truth. 
 
 J. H. G. I 
 
]Ch.i7-i2.. 
 Ps.89.27... 
 Gen.22.1S. 
 
 2 JESUS THE SON OF DAVID AND OF ABRAHAM. 
 
 2. The genealogy of Jesus Christ from Abraham to Joseph. 
 S. Matthew i. 1—17. 
 The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son i 
 of David, the son of Abraham. 
 
 2 Abraham begat Isaac ; 
 and Isaac begat Jacob ; 
 and Jacob begat Judah 
 
 and his brethren ; 
 
 3 and Judah begat Perez 
 Gen. 38. and Zerah of Tamar ; 
 
 and Perez begat Hezron; 
 and Hezron begat Ram; 
 
 4 and Ram begat Ammi- 
 nadab ; 
 
 and Amminadab begat 
 Nahshon ; 
 
 and Nahshon begat Sal- 
 mon; 
 
 5 and Salmon begat Boaz 
 Heb.11.31. of Rahab; 
 
 and Boaz begat Obed of 
 Ruth 4. 17. Ruth; 
 
 and Obed begat Jesse ; 
 
 6 and Jesse begat David 
 the king. 
 
 And David begat Solo- 
 2Sa.13.24. mon of her that had been 
 the wife of Uriah ; 
 
 7 and Solomon begat Re- 
 hoboam ; 
 
 and Rehoboam begat 
 Abijah ; 
 
 and Abijah begat Asa; 
 
 8 and Asa begat Jehosha- 
 phat ; 
 
 and Jehoshaphat begat 
 J Oram ; 
 
 and Joram begat Uzziah; 
 
 and Uzziah begat Jo- 9 
 tham ; 
 
 and Jotham begat Ahaz; 
 
 and Ahaz begat Heze- 
 kiah; 
 
 and Hezekiah begat Ma- 10 
 nasseh ; 
 
 and Manasseh begat A- 
 mon ; 
 
 and Amon begat Josiah; 
 
 and Josiah begat Jecho- n 
 niah and his brethren, at iCh.3.15... 
 the time of the carrying 
 away to Babylon. 
 
 And after the carrying 12 
 away to Babylon, 
 
 Jechoniahbegat Shealtiel; 
 
 and Shealtiel begat Ze- i Ch,3.i7.. 
 rubbabel ; 
 
 and Zerubbabel begat 13 
 Abiud ; 
 
 and Abiud begat Eliakim ; 
 
 and Eliakim begat Azor; 
 
 and Azor begat Sadoc ; 14 
 
 and Sadoc begat Achim ; 
 
 and Achim begat Eliud ; 
 
 and Ehud begat Eleazar; 15 
 
 and Eleazar begat Mat- 
 than; 
 
 and Matthanbegat Jacob; 
 
 and Jacob begat Joseph 16 
 the husband of Mary, of 
 whom was born Jesus, who 
 is called Christ. 
 
 I Ch.22. 1 
 
 — 22. II ; 
 
 — 24.27; So all the generations from Abraham unto David are 
 
 — 26. 1, fourteen generations ; and from David unto the carrying 
 
 away to Babylon fourteen generations ; and from the carry- 
 ing away to Babylon unto the Christ fourteen generations. 
 
 17 
 
JESUS THE SON OF MAN. 
 
 3. The age and genealogy of Christ from Joseph upwards. 
 S. Luke ill. 23— 3S. 
 
 And Jesus himself, when he began to teach, was about 
 thirty years of age, being the son (as was supposed) of Num. 4. 3. 
 Joseph, 
 
 24 
 
 25 
 
 26 
 
 27 
 
 28 
 
 29 
 
 30 
 
 3' 
 
 the son of HeH, 
 the son of Matthat, 
 the son of Levi, 
 the son of Melchi, 
 the son of Jannai, 
 the son of Joseph, 
 the son of Mattathias, 
 the son of Amos, 
 the son of Nahum, 
 the son of Esli, 
 the son of Naggai, 
 the son of Maath, 
 the son of Mattathias, 
 the son of Semein, 
 the son of Josech, 
 the son of Joda, 
 the son of Joanan, 
 the son of Rhesa, 
 the son of Zerubbabel, 
 the son of Shealtiel, 
 the son of Neri, 
 the son of Melchi, 
 the son of Addi, 
 the son of Cosam, 
 the son of Elmadam, 
 the son of Er, 
 the son of Jesus, 
 the son of Eliezer, 
 the son of Jorim, 
 the son of Matthat, 
 the son of Levi, 
 the son of Symeon, 
 the son of Judas, 
 the son of Joseph, 
 the son of Jonam, 
 the son of Eliakim, 
 the son of Melea, 
 the son of Menna, 
 
 the son of Mattatha, 
 the son of Nathan, 
 the son of David, 
 
 32 the son of Jesse, 
 the son of Obed, 
 the son of Boaz, 
 the son of Salmon, 
 the son of Nahshon, 
 
 33 the son of Amminadab, 
 the son of Arni, 
 
 the son of Hezron, 
 the son of Perez, 
 the son of Judah, 
 
 34 the son of Jacob, 
 the son of Isaac, 
 the son of Abraham, 
 the son of Terah, 
 the son of Nahor, 
 
 35 the son of Serug, 
 the son of Reu, 
 the son of Peleg, 
 the son of Eber, 
 the son of Shelah, 
 
 36 the son of Cainan, 
 the son of Arphaxad, 
 the son of Shem, 
 the son of Noah, 
 the son of Laniech, 
 
 37 the son of Methuselah, 
 the son of Enoch, 
 
 the son of Jared, 
 
 the son of Mahalaleel, 
 
 the son of Cainan, 
 
 38 the son of Enos, 
 the son of Seth, 
 the son of Adam, 
 the son of God. 
 
 1Ch.17.12.. 
 Ps. 89.27... 
 
 Gen.22.18. 
 
 Gen. 9. 16. 
 
 Gen. 3. 15. 
 
4 THY SUPPLICATION • IS HEARD. 
 
 4. The plan and purpose of S. Luke's Gospel. 
 
 S. Luke 1. 1 — 4. 
 Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to draw up i 
 a narrative concerning those matters which have been 
 fulfilled among us, even as they delivered them unto us, 2 
 Acts 10.41. which from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers 
 of the word, it seemed good to me also, having traced 3 
 the course of all things accurately from the first, to write 
 Acts I.I. unto thee in order, most excellent Theophilus ; that thou 4. 
 mightest know the certainty concerning the things wherein 
 
 Gal. 6. 6 thou wast instructed. 
 Gr. 
 
 5. Birth of John Baptist promised. 
 
 S. Luke i. 5 — 25. 
 
 There was in the days of Herod, king of Judaea, a 5 
 
 1Ch.24.10. certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abijah : 
 and he had a wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her 
 
 Gen. 7. 1. name was Elisabeth. And they were both righteous 6- 
 before God, walking in all the commandments and 
 
 Phil. 3. 6. ordinances of the Lord blameless. And they had no 7 
 child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both 
 were now well stricken in years. 
 
 Now it came to pass, while he executed the priest's S 
 
 ^ Ch. 8. 14. office before God in the order of his course, according 9 
 to the custom of the priest's ofl&ce, his lot was to enter 
 
 Ex. 30. 7.. into the temple of the Lord and burn incense. And 10 
 the whole multitude of the people were praying with- 
 out at the hour of incense. And there appeared unto n 
 him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side 
 
 Ex. 30. 1, of the altar of incense. And Zacharias was troubled 12 
 
 Jud.13. 22. when he saw him, and fear fell upon him. But the 15 
 angel said unto him. Fear not, Zacharias : because thy 
 supplication is heard, and thy wife EUsabeth shall bear 
 thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John. And 14 
 thou shalt have joy and gladness ; and many shall 
 
 Num.6. 3. rejoice at his birth. For he shall be great in the sight 15 
 
 Jud. 13. 7. of the Lord, and he shall drink no wine nor strong 
 drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, 
 even from his mother's womb. And many of the children 16 
 of Israel shall he turn unto the Lord their God. And he 17 
 
 Mai. 4. 5. shall go before his face in the spirit and power of Elijah, 
 to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the 
 disobedient to walk in the wisdom of the just ; to make 
 
HAIL THOU THAT ART HIGHLY FAVOURED. 5 
 
 18 ready for the Lord a people prepared for him. And 
 Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know 
 
 this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in Gen.17.17. 
 
 19 years. And the angel answering said unto him, I am — 18.12. 
 Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God ; and I was Dan. 8. 16. 
 sent to speak unto thee, and to bring thee these good 
 
 20 tidings. And behold, thou shalt be silent and not able to Eze. 3. 26.. 
 speak, until the day that these things shall come to pass, — 24- 27- 
 because thou believedst not my words, which shall be 
 
 21 fulfilled in their season. And the people were waiting 
 for Zacharias, and they marvelled while he tarried in 
 
 22 the temple. And when he came out, he could not 
 speak unto them : and they perceived that he had seen a 
 vision in the temple: and he continued making signs 
 
 23 unto them, and remained dumb. And it came to pass, 
 
 when the days of his ministration were fulfilled, heiCh.g. 25. 
 departed unto his house. 
 
 24 And after these days Elisabeth his wife conceived ; 
 
 25 and she hid herself five months, saying. Thus hath the 
 Lord done unto me in the days wherein he looked upon 
 
 me, to take away my reproach among men. Gen. 30.23. 
 
 6. TAe Annimciation. Visit to Elisabeth. Magnificat. 
 
 S. Luke 1. 26—56. 
 
 26 Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent 
 
 27 from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, to a 
 virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of 
 the house of David ; and the virgin's name was Mary. 
 
 28 And he came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art 
 
 29 highly favoured, the Lord is with thee. But she was Jud. 6. 12. 
 greatly troubled at the saying, and cast in her mind 
 
 30 what manner of salutation this might be. And the angel 
 said unto her. Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour 
 
 31 with God. And behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb. Is. 7. 14. 
 and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name Jesus. 
 
 32 He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the 
 
 Most High : and the Lord God shall give unto him the Ps. 72. 8... 
 
 33 throne of his father David : and he shall reign over the Is- 9- 7- 
 house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall Dan. 7. 14. 
 
 34 be no end. And Mary said unto the angel. How shall Mic. 4. 7. 
 
 35 this be, seeing I know not a man ? And the angel 
 answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come 
 
6 BEHOLD, THE HANDMAID OF THE LORD. 
 
 upon thee, and the power of the Most High shall over- 
 shadow thee : wherefore also that which is to be born 
 Jn. 20. 31. shall be called holy, the Son of God. And behold, 36 
 Elisabeth thy kinswoman, she also hath conceived a son 
 in her old age : and this is the sixth month with her that 
 Is. 55. II. yfug called barren. For no word from God shall be 37 
 Rom. 4.31. void of power. And Mary said, Behold, the handmaid 38 
 of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And 
 the angel departed from her. 
 
 And Mary arose in these days and went into the hill 39 
 Jos. 21.9.. country with haste, into a city of Judah ; and entered 40 
 into the house of Zacharias and saluted Elisabeth. And 41 
 it came to pass, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of 
 Mary, the babe leaped in her womb ; and Elisabeth was 
 filled with the Holy Ghost ; and she lifted up her voice 42 
 with a loud cry, and said, Blessed art thou among 
 women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb. And 43 
 whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should 
 come unto me ? For behold, when the voice of thy 44 
 salutation came into mine ears, the babe leaped in my 
 womb for joy. And blessed is she that believed ; for 45 
 there shall be a fulfilment of the things which have been 
 spoken to her from the Lord. And Mary said, 46 
 
 iSa. 2. 1... My soul doth magnify the Lord, 
 
 And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. 47 
 iSa. ..II. For he hath looked upon the low estate of his 48 
 
 handmaiden : 
 For behold, from henceforth all generations shall 
 
 call me blessed. 
 For he that is mighty hath done to me great 49 
 
 things ; 
 And holy is his name. 
 
 And his mercy is unto generations and generations 50 
 On them that fear him. 
 
 He hath shewed strength with his arm; 51 
 
 He hath scattered the proud in the imagination 
 
 of their heart. 
 He hath put down princes from their thrones, 52 
 And hath exalted them of low degree. 
 The hungry he hath filled with good things; 53 
 
 And the rich he hath sent empty away. 
 He hath holpen Israel his servant, 54. 
 
 That he might remember mercy 
 
 Ps. 
 
 126 
 
 . 2.. 
 
 Ps. 
 
 III 
 
 ■ q- 
 
 Ps. 
 
 103, 
 
 ,17. 
 
 Is. 
 
 52. 
 
 10. 
 
 Ps. 
 
 ^?,' 
 
 10; 
 
 — 
 
 89. 
 
 10. 
 
 Job 12. 
 
 19; 
 
 -^ 
 
 5. II. 
 
 Ps. 
 
 107 
 
 • 9; 
 
 — 
 
 34- 
 
 10. 
 
 Is. 
 
 41. 
 
 8. 
 
 Mic. 7. 
 
 20. 
 
THOU SHALT CALL HIS NAME JESUS. 
 
 55 (As he spake unto our fathers) 
 
 Toward Abraham and his seed for ever. Gen.17.19. 
 
 56 And Mary abode with her about three months, and 
 returned unto her house. 
 
 7. The conception immaculate. 
 
 S. Matt. 1. 18—25. 
 
 18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise : 
 When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, 
 before they came together she was found with child of 
 
 19 the Holy Ghost. And Joseph her husband, being a 
 righteous man, and not willing to make her a public 
 
 20 example, was minded to put her away privily. But Deut.'24. 1. 
 when he thought on these things, behold, an angel of the 
 
 Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, 
 thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy 
 wife : for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy 
 
 21 Ghost. And she shall bring forth a son ; and thou shalt 
 
 call his name Jesus ; for it is he that shall save his Nu. 13. 16. 
 
 22 people from their sins. Now all this is come to pass, Acts 4. 12. 
 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord 
 through the prophet, saying, 
 
 23 Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall Is. ?• '4- 
 
 bring forth a son, 
 And they shall call his name Immanuel; 
 
 24 which is, being interpreted, God with us. And Joseph 
 arose from his sleep; and did as the angel of the Lord 
 
 25 commanded him, and took unto him his wife ; and knew 
 her not till she had brought forth a son : and he called 
 his name Jesus. 
 
 8, Birth of John Baptist. Benedictus. 
 S. Luke i. 57—80. 
 
 57 Now Elisabeth's time was fulfilled that she should be 
 
 58 deUvered ; and she brought forth a son. And her neigh- 
 bours and her kinsfolk heard that the Lord had magni- 
 fied his mercy towards her ; and they rejoiced with her. 
 
 59 And it came to pass on the eighth day, that they came Gen. 17. 12. 
 to circumcise the child; and they would have called him Lev. 12. 3. 
 
 60 Zacharias, after the name of his 'father. And his mother 
 answered and said. Not so ; but he shall be called John. 
 
 61 And they said unto her. There is none of thy kindred 
 
8 HE HATH VISITED HIS PEOPLE. 
 
 that is called by this name. And they made signs to 62 
 his father, what he would have him called. And he 63 
 
 ■2 Cor. 3. 3. asked for a writing tablet, and wrote, saying, His name 
 
 is John. And they marvelled all. And his mouth was 64 
 
 Eze. 3. 27. opened immediately, and his tongue loosed, and he spake, 
 
 — 24- 27. blessing God. And fear came on all that dwelt round 65 
 
 about them : and all these sayings were noised abroad 
 throughout all the hill country of Judsea. And all that 66 
 heard them laid them up in their heart, saying. What 
 
 Neh. 2. 8. then shall this child be .'' For the hand of the Lord was 
 
 Actsii.2i..(vithhim. 
 
 And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy 67 
 Ghost, and prophesied, saying, 
 
 1 Ki. 1. 48. Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel ; 68 
 
 Ex. 3. 16.. For he hath visited and wrought redemption for his 
 
 ~ 4^' 31- people, 
 
 Ps. 132.17. And hath raised up a horn of salvation for us 69 
 
 Jer- 23. 5; In the house of his servant David 
 
 — 30' 9- (As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets 70 
 Acts 3. 24. which have been since the world began), 
 
 Ps. 106. 10. Salvation from our enemies, and from the hand of 71 
 
 all that hate us ; 
 Ps. 105. 8. To shew mercy towards our fathers, 72 
 
 — 106.45. ^^(j ^Q remember his holy covenant ; 
 
 Ge.22.16.. The oath which he sware unto Abraham our father, 73 
 
 Mic. 7. 20. To grant unto us that we being delivered out of the 74 
 
 hand of our enemies 
 I Jn. 4. 18. Should serve him without fear, 
 
 Eph. 4. 24. In holiness and righteousness before him all our 7^ 
 
 r Pet. 1. 15. (Jays. 
 
 Yea and thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of 76 
 the Most High : 
 Is. 40. 3. For thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to 
 
 ^^'- i- '• make ready his ways; 
 
 To give knowledge of salvation unto his people 77 
 
 In the remission of their sins, 
 
 Because of the tender mercy of our God, 78 
 
 Nu. 24. 17. Whereby the dayspring from on high shall visit us, 
 
 Mai. 4. 2. To shine upon them that sit in darkness and the 79 
 
 ^5- 9- 2- shadow of death ; 
 
 To guide our feet into the way of peace, 
 r Sa. 3. 19. And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and 80 
 was in the deserts till the day of his shewing unto Israel. 
 
A SAVIOUR, WHICH IS CHRIST THE LORD. 9 
 
 9. Birth of Jesus. 
 S. Luie U. 1—7. 
 
 1 Now it came to pass in those days, there went out a 
 decree from Csesar Augustus, that all the world should 
 
 2 be enrolled. This was the first enrolment made when Acts 5. 37. 
 
 3 Quirinius was governor of Syria. And all went to enrol 
 
 4 themselves, every one to his own city. And Joseph also 
 went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into 
 Judaea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, i Sa. 16. 1. 
 
 5 because he was of the house and family of David ; to Jn. 7. 42. 
 enrol himself with Mary, who was betrothed to him,' 
 
 6 being great with child. And it came to pass, while they 
 were diere, the days were fulfilled that she should be 
 
 7 delivered. And she brought forth her firstborn son ; 
 
 and she wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him Ezek. 16.4. 
 
 in a manger, because there was no room for them in the 
 
 inn. 
 
 10. Shepherds at Bethlehem. 
 S. Luke il. 8—20. 
 
 8 And there were shepherds in the same country abid- 
 ing in the field, and keeping watch by night over their 
 
 9 flock. And an angel of the Lord stood by them, and 
 the glory of the Lord shone round about them : and 
 
 10 they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, 
 Be not afraid; for behold, I bring you good tidings of 
 
 11 great joy which shall be to all the people: for there is Gen. 1-2.3. 
 born to you this day in the city of David a Saviour, I^- 9- 6. 
 
 12 which is Christ the Lord. And this is the sign unto 
 you j Ye shall find a babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, 
 
 13 and lying in a manger. And suddenly there was with 
 
 the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, Rev. 5. u.. 
 and saying, 
 
 14 Glory to God in the highest. 
 
 And on earth peace among men in whom he is well Is. 26. 3. 
 pleased. - 57- i9- 
 
 15 And it came to pass, when the angels went away 
 from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to an- 
 other, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this 
 thing that is come to pass, which the Lord hath made 
 
 16 known unto us. And they came with haste, and found 
 both Mary and Joseph, and the babe lying in the manger. 
 
 17 And when they saw it, they made known concerning the 
 
10 HE CAME IN THE SPIRIT INTO THE TEMPLE. 
 
 saying which was spoken to them about this child. And 18 
 all that heard it wondered at the things which were 
 spoken unto them by the . shepherds. But Mary kept 19 
 Gen. 37.1 1, all these sayings, pondering them in her heart. And 20 
 the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for 
 all the things that they had heard and seen, even as it 
 was spoken unto them. 
 
 11. Circumcision. Presentation. Nunc Dimittis. 
 Anna, 
 
 S. Luke U. 21 — 40. 
 
 Gen.17.12. And when eight days were fulfilled for circumcising 21 
 him, his name was called Jesus, which was so called by 
 the angel before he was conceived in the womb. 
 
 Lev. 11. i. And when the days of their purification according to 22 
 the law of Moses were fulfilled, they brought him up to 
 Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord (as it is written in 23 
 
 Ex. 13. i. the law of the Lord, Every male that openeth the womb 
 
 shall be called holy to the Lord), and to offer a sacrifice 24 
 according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, 
 
 Lev. 12. 8. A pair of turtle-doves, or two young pigeons. And be- 25 
 hold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was 
 Simeon ; and this man was righteous and devout, look- 
 Is. 40. 1. ing for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Spirit 
 
 was upon him. And it had been revealed unto him by 26 
 the Holy Spirit, that he should not see death, before he 
 had seen the Lord's Christ. And he came in the Spirit 27 
 into the temple : and when the parents brought in the 
 child Jesus, that they might do concerning him after the 
 custom of the law, then he received him into his arms, 28 
 and blessed God, and said. 
 
 Gen. 46.30. Now lettest thou thy servant depart, O Lord, 29 
 
 According to thy word, in peace ; 
 
 Is. 40. 5. For mine eyes have seen thy salvation, 30 
 
 — 52. 10. Which thou hast prepared before the face of all 31 
 
 peoples ; 
 Is. 9. 2 ; A light for revelation to the Gentiles, 32 
 
 — 35-7; And the glory of thy people Israel. 
 
 '^^' ■ And his father and his mother were marvelling at the 33 
 
 things which were spoken concerning him ; and Simeon 34 
 blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, 
 Is. 8. 14. this child is set for the falling and rising up of many in 
 Rom. 9.32. Israel; and for a sign which is spoken against; yea 35 
 
WE SAW HIS STAR IN THE EAST. II 
 
 and a sword shall pierce through thine own soul; that jn. 19. 25. 
 
 36 thoughts out of many hearts may be revealed. And 
 there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of 
 Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher (she was of a great age, 
 having lived with a husband seven years from her vir- 
 
 37 ginity, and she had been a widow even for fourscore and 
 four years), which departed not from the temple, wor- 
 shipping with fastings and supplications night and day. iTim. j.5. 
 
 38 And coming up at that very hour she gave thanks unto 
 God, and spake of him to all them that were looking for 
 
 39 the redemption of Jerusalem. And when they had ac- 
 complished all things that were according to the law of 
 the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city 
 Nazareth. 
 
 40 And the child grew and waxed strong, filled with i Sa. 3. 19. 
 wisdom : and the grace of God was upon him. 
 
 12. Epiphany. 
 S. Matthew 11. 1—12. 
 
 1 Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judsea in 
 
 the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the i Ki. 4. 30. 
 
 2 east came to Jerusalem, saying. Where is he that is born 
 
 King of the Jews? for we saw his star in the east, and Nu. 24. 17. 
 
 3 are come to worship him. And when Herod the king Is. 60. 3. 
 heard it, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. 
 
 4 And gathering together all the chief priests and scribes 2Ch.34.13. 
 of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ 
 
 5 should be born. And they said unto him, In Bethlehem 
 of Judsea : for thus it is written by the prophet, 
 
 6 And thou Bethlehem, land of Judah, Mic. 5. i.. 
 Art in no wise least among the princes of Judah : Jn. 7. 47. 
 For out of thee shall come forth a governor, 
 
 Which shall be shepherd of my people Israel. Jn. 10. n. 
 
 7 Then Herod privily called the wise men, and learned of 
 
 8 them carefully what time the star appeared. And he 
 sent them to Bethlehem, and said. Go and search out 
 carefully concerning the young child ; and when ye have 
 found him, bring me word, that I also may come and 
 
 9 worship him. And they, having heard the king, went 
 their way ; and lo, the star, which they saw in the east, 
 went before them, till it came and stood over where the 
 
 10 young child was. And when they saw the star, they 
 
12 RACHEL WEEPING FOR HER CHILDREN. 
 
 rejoiced with exceeding great joy. And they came into ii 
 
 the house and saw the young child with Mary his mother; 
 
 and they fell down and worshipped him; and opening 
 Ps. ^^. lo. their treasures they offered unto him gifts, gold and 
 Is. 60. 6. frankincense and myrrh. And being warned of God 12 
 Jn- 19- 39- in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they 
 
 departed into their own country another way. 
 
 13. Flight into Egypt. Murder of the Innocents. 
 S. Matthew il. 13 — 23. 
 
 Now when they were departed, behold, an angel of 13 
 the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise 
 and take the young child and his mother, and flee into 
 Egypt, and be thou there until I tell thee : for Herod 
 will seek the young child to destroy him. And he arose 14 
 and took the young child and his mother by night, and 
 departed into Egypt ; and was there until the death 15 
 of Herod : that it might be fulfilled which was spoken 
 Hos. II. 1. by the Lord through the prophet, saying. Out of Egypt 
 
 did I call my son. Then Herod, when he saw that he 16 
 was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and 
 sent forth, and slew all the male children that were in 
 Bethlehem, and in all the borders thereof, from two 
 years old and under, according to the time which he 
 had carefully learned of the wise men. Then was ful- 17 
 filled that which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, 
 saying, 
 Jer. 31.15. A voice was heard in Ramah, 18 
 
 Weeping and great mourning, 
 
 Rachel weeping for her children ; 
 
 And she would not be comforted, because they are 
 not. 
 But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the 19 
 Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying, 20 
 Arise and take the young child and his mother, and go 
 into the land of Israel : for they are dead that sought 
 the young child's life. And he arose and took the young 21 
 child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel. 
 But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over 22 
 Judaea in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid 
 to go thither; and being warned of God in a dream, he 
 withdrew into the parts of Galilee, and came and dwelt 23 
 
I MUST BE IN MY FATHER'S HOUSE. 1 3 
 
 in a city called Nazareth : that it might be fulfilled which perhaps 
 was spoken by the prophets, that he should be called a Branch 
 Nazarene. Is. n. ,, 
 
 14. Jesus found in his Father's house. 
 
 S. Luke a 41—52. 
 
 41 And his parents went every year to Jerusalem at the Ex.23. 14,. 
 4.2 feast of the passover. And when he was twelve years Deu.16.15. 
 
 43 old, they went up after the custom of the feast ; and 
 when they had fulfilled the days, as they were returning, 
 the boy Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem ; and his 
 
 44 parents knew it not ; but supposing him to be in the 
 company, they went a day's journey ; and they sought 
 
 45 for him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance : and 
 when they found him not, they returned to Jerusalem, 
 
 46 seeking for him. And it came to pass, after three days 
 they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the 
 doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions : 
 
 47 and all that heard him were amazed at his understanding 
 
 48 and his answers. And when they saw him, they were 
 astonished : and his mother said unto him. Son, why 
 hast thou thus dealt with us? behold, thy father and I 
 
 49 sought thee sorrowing. And he said unto them, How is 
 
 it that ye sought me ? wist ye not that I must be in my Jn. 2. 16. 
 so Father's house? And they understood not the saying 
 
 51 which he spake unto them. And he went down with 
 them, and came to Nazareth ; and he was subject unto 
 
 them : and his mother kept all these sayings in her heart. Dan. 7. 28. 
 
 52 And Jesus advanced in wisdom and stature, and in i Sa. 2. 26. 
 favour with God and men. 
 
14 PREPARE YE THE WAY OF THE LORD. 
 
 15. Preaching of John the Baptist. 
 S. Luke iil. 1—20. 
 
 Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius i 
 Cassar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and 
 Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip 
 tetrarch of the region of Iturasa and Trachonitis, and 
 Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene, in the high-priesthood of 2 
 Jn. 18. 13. Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came unto John 
 the son of Zacharias in the wilderness. And he came 3 
 into all the region round about Jordan, preaching the 
 baptism of repentance unto remission of sins ; as it is 4 
 written in the book of the words of Isaiah the Prophet, 
 Is. 40. 3... 'phe voice of one crying in the wilderness, 
 
 Make ye ready the way of the Lord, 
 Make his paths straight. 
 
 Every valley shall be filled, 5 
 
 And every mountain and hill shall be brought low ; 
 And the crooked shall become straight, 
 And the rough ways smooth; 
 
 And all flesh shall see the salvation of God. 6 
 
 He said therefore to the multitudes that went out 7 
 Is. 59. s- to be baptized of him. Ye offspring of vipers, who warned 
 you to flee from the wrath to come ? Bring forth there- 8 
 fore fruits worthy of repentance, and begin not to say 
 Jn. 8. 39. within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I 
 say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up 
 children unto Abraham. And even now is the axe also 9 
 laid to the root of the trees : every tree therefore that 
 bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into 
 the fire. And the multitudes asked him, saying. What 10 
 then must we do? And he answered and said unto n 
 Job 31. 19. them. He that hath two coats, let him impart to him 
 — 3i' 17- that hath none; and he that hath food, let him do like- 
 wise. And there came also publicans to be baptized, and 12 
 Lk. 19. 8. they said unto him, Master, what must we do ? And he 13 
 said unto them. Extort no more than that which is ap- 
 pointed you. And soldiers also asked him, saying, And 14 
 we, what must we do? And he said unto them, Do 
 violence to no man, neither exact anything wrongfully ; 
 Acts 34. 29. and be content with your wages. ("t. o. 
 
MAKE HIS PATHS STRAIGHT. I J 
 
 S. Matthew lii. 1—12. 
 
 1 And in those days cometh John the Baptist, preaching 
 
 2 in the wilderness of Judaea, saying, Repent ye ; for the 
 
 3 kingdom of heaven is at hand. For this is he that was 
 spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying, 
 
 The voice of one crying in the wilderness, 
 Make ye ready the way of the Lord, 
 Make his paths straight. 
 
 4 Now John himself had his raiment of camel's hair, 
 
 and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his food was i Ki. i. 8. 
 
 5 locusts and wild honey. Then went out to him Jeru- 
 salem, and all Judaea, and all the region round about 
 
 6 Jordan ; and they were baptized of him in the river 
 
 7 Jordan, confessing their sins. But when he saw many of Acts 19.18. 
 the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he Jam. 5. 16. 
 said unto them. Ye offspring of vipers, who warned you Is. 59. 5. 
 
 8 to flee from the wrath to come ? Bring forth therefore 
 
 9 fruit worthy of repentance : and think not to say within 
 yourselves, We have Abraham to our father : for I say Jn. 8. 39. 
 unto you that God is able of these stones to raise up 
 
 10 children unto Abraham. And even now is the axe laid 
 to the root of the trees : every tree therefore that bringeth 
 not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. 
 
 [t. o. 
 
 S. Mark i. 1 — 8. 
 
 1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the 
 Son of God. 
 
 2 Even as it is written in Isaiah the prophet. 
 
 Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, Mai. 3. .. 
 Who shall prepare thy way; 
 
 3 The voice of one crying in the wilderness. Is. 40. 3... 
 Make ye ready the way of the Lord, 
 
 Make his paths straight; 
 
 4 John came, who baptized in the wilderness and preached 
 
 5 the baptism of repentance unto remission of sins. And 
 there went out unto him all the country of Judsa, arid 
 all they of Jerusalem ; and they were baptized of him in 
 
 6 the river Jordan, confessing their sins. And John was 
 clothed with camel's hair, and had a leathern girdle 
 about his loins, and did eat locusts and wild honey. 
 
 [t. o. 
 
1 6 ONE MIGHTIER THAN I. 
 
 S. LulEe lU. 
 
 And as the people were in expectation, and all men 15 
 reasoned in their hearts concerning John, whether haply 
 he were the Christ ; John answered, saying unto them 16 
 all, I indeed baptize you with water ; but there cometh 
 after me he that is mightier than I, the latchet of whose 
 
 Acts I. 5, shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you 
 
 with the Holy Ghost and with fire : whose fan is in his 17 
 
 Amos 9. 9. hand, throughly to cleanse his threshing-floor, and to 
 
 Is. 66. 24. gather the wheat into his garner ; but the chaff he will 
 
 Mt. 13. 30. |3^].jj yp ^jtjj unquenchable fire. 
 
 51 With many other exhortations therefore preached he 18 
 
 good tidings unto the people ; but Herod the tetrarch, 19 
 46. 60 being reproved by him for Herodias his brother's wife, 
 
 and for all the evil things which Herod had done, added 20 
 yet this above all, that he shut up John in prison. 
 
 S. Matthew Ui. 
 
 I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance : 11 
 but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose 
 shoes I am not worthy to bear : he shall baptize you 
 with the Holy Ghost and with fire : whose fan is in his 
 hand, and he will throughly cleanse his threshing-floor; 12 
 and he will gather his wheat into the garner, but the 
 chaff he will burn up with unquenchable fire. 
 
 S. Mark i. 
 
 And he preached, saying. There cometh after me he 7 
 that is mightier than I, the latchet of whose shoes I am 
 not worthy to stoop down and unloose. I baptized you 8 
 with water; but he shall baptize you with the Holy 
 Ghost. 
 
THIS IS MY BELOVED SON. 1 7 
 
 16. Baptism of [esus 
 
 S. Matthew, iii. 13—17. 
 
 13 Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to the Jordan unto 
 
 14 John, to be baptized of him. But John would have 
 hindered him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, 
 
 15 and comest thou to me? But Jesus answering said unto 
 him. Suffer it now : for thus it becometh us to fulfil all 
 
 16 righteousness. Then he suffereth him. And Jesus when 
 he was baptized went up straightway from the water : 
 and lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw 
 the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming 
 
 17 upon him ; and lo, a voice out of the heavens, saying, 72. 141 
 This is my beloved Son ; in whom I am well pleased. Ps. z. 7. 
 
 Is. 42. I. 
 S. Mark 1. 9—11. 
 
 9 And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came 
 from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in 
 
 10 the Jordan. And straightway coming up out of the 
 water, he saw the heavens rent asunder, and the Spirit as 
 
 1 1 a dove descending upon him : and a voice came out of 
 the heavens. Thou art my beloved Son, in thee I am 
 well pleased. 
 
 S. Luke iii. 21, 22. 
 
 21 Now it came to pass, when all the people were 
 baptized, that, Jesus also having been baptized, and 
 
 22 praying, the heaven was opened, and the Holy Ghost 
 descended in a bodily form, as a dove, upon him, and a 
 voice came out of heaven, Thou art my beloved Son ; in 
 thee I am well pleased. 
 
 J. H. G. 
 
IT IS WRITTEN 
 
 17. Fasting and Temptation of Jesus. 
 
 S. Luke iv. 1 — 13. 
 
 And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the i 
 Jordan, and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness 
 during forty days, being tempted of the devil. And he 2 
 did eat nothing in those days : and when they were 
 Ex. 34. 28. completed, he hungered. And the devil said unto him, 3 
 1 Ki. 19. 8. If thou art the Son of God, command this stone that it 
 
 become bread. And Jesus answered unto him. It is 4 
 Deu. 8. 3. written, Man shall not live by bread alone. 
 
 And he led him up, and shewed him all the kingdoms 5 
 of the world in a moment of time. And the devil said 6 
 unto him, To thee will I give all this authority, and the 
 Jn. 16. II. glory of them : for it hath been delivered unto me; and 
 — Hi 3°- to whomsoever I will, I give it. If thou therefore wilt 7 
 ^^' '^' ''■ worship before me, it shall all be thine. And Jesus 8 
 Deu. 6. 13. answered and said unto him. It is written, Thou shalt 
 — 10. 20. worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou 
 serve. 
 
 And he led him to Jerusalem, and set him on the 9 
 pinnacle of the temple, and said unto him, If thou art 
 the Son of God, cast thyself down from hence : for it is 10 
 written, 
 Ps. 91. II. He shall give his angels charge concerning thee, to 
 
 guard thee : 
 and, 1 1 
 
 12. On their hands they shall bear thee up, 
 
 Lest haply thou dash thy foot against a stone. 
 Deu. 6. 16. And Jesus answering said unto him. It is said, Thou 12 
 shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. 
 
 And when the devil had completed every temptation, 13 
 he departed from him for a season. 
 
ANGELS MINISTERED UNTO HIM. IQ 
 
 S. Matthew iv. 1—11. 
 
 1 Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the 
 
 2 wilderness to be tempted of the devil. And when he 
 had fasted forty days and forty nights, he afterward 
 
 3 hungered. And the tempter came and said unto him, If 
 thou art tlie Son of God, command that these stones 
 
 4 become bread. But he answered and said, It is written, 
 Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word 
 that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. 
 
 5 Then the devil taketh him into the holy city ; and 
 
 6 he set him on the pinnacle of the temple, and saith unto 
 him, If thou art the Son of God, cast thyself down : for 
 it is written, 
 
 He shall give his angels charge concerning thee : 
 And on their hands they shall bear thee up. 
 Lest haply thou dash thy foot against a stone. 
 
 7 Jesus said unto him, Again it is written, Thou shalt not 
 tempt the Lord thy God. 
 
 8 Again, the devil taketh him unto an exceeding high 
 mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the 
 
 9 world, and the glory of them ; and he said unto him, 
 All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down 
 
 10 and worship me. Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee 
 hence, Satan : for it is written, Thou shalt worship the 
 
 1 1 Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. Then the 
 
 devil leaveth him ; and behold, angels came and min- Lk. 22. 43. 
 istered unto him. 
 
 S. Hark i. 12, 13. 
 
 12 And straightway the Spirit driveth him forth into the 
 
 13 wilderness. And he was in the wilderness forty days 
 tempted of Satan ; and he was with the wild beasts ; Gen. i. 19. 
 and the angels ministered unto him. 
 
20 BEHOLD THE LAMB OF GOD. 
 
 18. John Baptist of Jesus and of himself. 
 S. John i. 15 — 28. 
 John beareth witness of him, and crieth, saying, 15 
 This was he of whom I said. He that cometh after me is 
 become before me : for he was before me. For of his 16 
 
 Col. 1. 19. fulness we all received, and grace for grace. For the law 17 
 was given by Moses; grace and truth came by Jesus 
 
 iTim6.i6. Christ. No man hath seen God at any time; the only- iS 
 
 ijoh.4.12. begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he 
 hath declared him. 
 
 And this is the witness of John, when the Jews sent i^ 
 unto him from Jerusalem priests and Levites to ask him, 
 
 Actsis.^s. Who art thou? And he confessed, and denied not; and 20 
 he confessed, I am not the Christ. And they asked him, 21 
 
 Mai. 4. 5. What then? Art thou Elijah? And he saith, I am not. 
 
 De.18. 15.. Art thou the prophet? And he answered. No. They 22 
 said therefore unto him, Who art thou ? that we may give 
 an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of 
 
 Is. 40. 3. thyself? He said, I am the voice of one crying in the 23 
 wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said 
 Isaiah the prophet. And they had been sent from the 24 
 Pharisees. And they asked him, and said unto him, 25 
 
 Eze. 36.25. Why then baptizest thou, if thou art not the Christ, 
 
 Is- 52- 15- neither Elijah, neither the prophet? John answered 26 
 
 Zech.13. 1, jj^gjj,^ saying, I baptize with water: in the midst of you 
 standeth one whom ye know not, even he that cometh 
 after me, the latchet of whose shoe I am not worthy to 27 
 unloose. These things were done in Bethany beyond 28 
 Jordan, where John was baptizing. 
 
 19. The Lamb of God. Andrew, Peter, Philip, 
 
 Nathanael. 
 
 S. Jolm i. 29 — 51. 
 
 On the morrow he seeth Jesus coming unto him, and 2^ 
 Is. 53- 7- saith. Behold, the Lamb of God, which taketh away the 
 Ex. 29. 38. gjjj Qf ^jjg world ! This is he of whom I said. After me 30 
 cometh a man which is become before me : for he was 
 before me. And I knew him not ; but that he should be 31 
 made manifest to Israel, for this cause came I baptizing 
 with water. And John bare witness, saying, I have 32 
 16 beheld the Spirit descending as a dove out of heaven ; 
 
 and it abode upon him. And I knew him not : but he 33 
 
WE HAVE FOUND THE MESSIAH. 21 
 
 that sent me to baptize with water, he said unto me, 
 Upon whomsoever thou shalt see the Spirit descending, 
 and abiding upon him, the same is he that baptizeth with Acts i. 5. 
 
 34 the Holy Spirit. And I have seen, and have borne 
 witness that this is the Son of God. 
 
 35 Again on the morrow John was standing, and two of 
 
 36 his disciples ; and he looked upon Jesus as he walked, 
 
 37 and saith. Behold, the Lamb of God ! And the two 
 
 38 disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus. And 
 Jesus turned, and beheld them following, and saith unto 
 them, What seek ye ? And they said unto him. Rabbi 
 (which is to say, being interpreted, Master), where 
 
 39 abidest thou? He saith unto them. Come, and ye shall 
 see. They came therefore and saw where he abode; 
 and they abode with him that day : it was about the tenth 
 
 40 hour. One of the two that heard John speak, and 
 
 41 followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother. He 
 findeth first his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, 
 We have found the Messiah (which is, being interpreted, 
 
 42 Christ). He brought him unto Jesus. Jesus looked upon 
 him, and said, Thou art Simon the son of John: thou 
 
 shalt be called Cephas (which is by interpretation, Peter). Mt. 16. 18. 
 
 43 On the morrow he was minded to go forth into 71 
 Galilee, and he findeth Philip : and Jesus saith unto him, 
 
 44 Follow me. Now Philip was from Bethsaida, of the city Jn. 12. ■21. 
 
 45 of Andrew and Peter. Philip findeth Nathanael, and Jn. 21. -i. 
 saith unto him. We have found him, of whom Moses in Gen. 49. 10. 
 the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, 
 
 46 the son of Joseph. And Nathanael said unto him. Can 
 
 any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith Joh. 7. 52. 
 
 47 unto him, Come and see. Jesus saw Nathanael coming 
 to him, and saith of him. Behold, an Israelite indeed, in 
 
 48 whom is no guile ! Nathanael saith unto him. Whence Ps. 32. 2. 
 knowest thou me ? Jesus answered and said unto him. 
 Before Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig Mic. 4. 4. 
 
 49 tree, I saw thee. Nathanael answered him. Rabbi, thou Zech. 3. 10. 
 
 50 art the Son of God ; thou art King of Israel. Jesus 
 answered and said unto him. Because I said unto thee, I 
 saw thee underneath the fig tree, believest thou? thou 
 
 51 shalt see greater things than these. And he saith unto 
 him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye shall see the 
 heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and Gen. 28. 12. 
 descending upon the Son of man. 
 
22 HE MANIFESTED FORTH HIS GLORY. 
 
 20. Water made wine. 
 S. John U. 1—12. 
 And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of i 
 Galilee ; and the mother of Jesus was there : and Jesus 2 
 also was bidden, and his disciples, to the marriage. And 3 
 when the wine failed, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, 
 
 Jn. 19. 26. They have no wine. And Jesus saith unto her. Woman, 4 
 
 2S. 16. 10. what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come. 
 
 — 19. 22. j^jg mother saith unto the servants. Whatsoever he saith s 
 unto you, do it. Now there were six waterpots of stone 6 
 
 Mk. 7. 3. set there after the Jews' manner of purifying, containing 
 two or three firkins apiece. Jesus saith unto them. Fill 7 
 the waterpots with water. And they filled them up to 
 the brim. And he saith unto them, Draw out now, and 8 
 
 Ecclus. bear unto the ruler of the feast. And they bare it. 
 32. 1. And when the ruler of the feast tasted the water now 9 
 become wine, and knew not whence it was (but the 
 servants which had drawn the water knew), the ruler of 
 the feast calleth the bridegroom, and saith unto him, 10 
 Every man setteth on first the good wine ; and when 
 men have drunk freely, then that which is worse : thou 
 hast kept the good wine until now. This beginning of 1 1 
 his signs did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested 
 
 Jn. I. 14. his glory ; and his disciples believed on him. 
 
 After this he went down to Capernaum, he, and his 12 
 
 Mt. 12.46.. mother, and his brethren, and his disciples : and there 
 they abode not many days. 
 
 21. Temple cleansed. Sign. 
 S. Jolin ii. 13 — 25. 
 De. 16. 16. And the passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus 13 
 127 went up to Jerusalem. And he found in the temple those 14- 
 De. 14.24.. that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of 
 
 money sitting : and he made a scourge of cords, and cast 15 
 all out of the temple, both the sheep and the oxen ; and 
 he poured out the changers' money, and overthrew their 
 tables; and to them that sold the doves he said. Take 16 
 these things hence ; make not my Father's house a house 
 of merchandise. His disciples remembered that it was 17 
 Ps. 69. 9. written, The zeal of thine house shall eat me up. The 18 
 De.18.21.. Jews therefore answered and said unto him, What sign 
 shewest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things? 
 
YE MUST BE BORN ANEW. 23 
 
 19 Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, Mt. 26. 61. 
 
 20 and in three days I will raise it up. The Jews therefore 
 sa,id. Forty and six years was this temple in building, and 
 
 21 wilt thou raise it up in three days? But he spake of the 
 
 22 temple of his body. When therefore he was raised from Col. 2. g. 
 the dead, his disciples remembered that he spake this; iCor.6.19. 
 and they believed the scripture, and the word which ^*^°'^-'5- 16. 
 Jesus had said. 
 
 23 Now when he was in Jerusalem at the passover, 
 during the feast, many believed on his name, beholding 
 
 24 his signs which he did. But Jesus did not trust himself 
 
 25 unto them, for that he knew all men, and because he Acts i. 24. 
 needed not that any one should bear witness concerning 
 
 man ; for he himself knew what was in man. i Cor.'z.i i. 
 
 22. Ntcodemus. The new birth. 
 S. John iU. 1—21. 
 
 1 Now there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nico- Jn. 7. 50. 
 
 2 demus, a ruler of the Jews : the same came unto him by — ig- 39- 
 night, and said to him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a 
 teacher come from God : for no man can do these signs Jn. 9. 33. 
 
 3 that thou doest, except God be with him. Jesus an- 
 swered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto 
 
 thee. Except a man be born anew, he cannot see the jn. i. 13. 
 
 4 kingdom of God. Nicodemus saith unto him, How can Gal. 6. 15. 
 a man be born when he is old ? can he enter a second 
 
 5 time into his mother's womb, and be born ? Jesus an- 
 swered. Verily, verily, I say unto thee. Except a man 
 
 be born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter into the Tit. 3, 5. 
 
 6 kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is i Pet. 1.23. 
 flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. ~ 3- 2'- 
 
 7 Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born anew. 
 
 8 The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the 
 voice thereof, but knowest not whence it cometh, and 
 whither it goeth : so is every one that is born of the 
 
 9 Spirit. Nicodemus answered and said unto him. How 
 
 10 can these things be ? Jesus answered and said unto 
 him, Art thou the teacher of Israel, and understandest 
 
 11 not these things? Verily, verily, I say unto thee. We 
 speak that we do know, and bear witness of that we 
 
 12 have seen ; and ye receive not our witness. If I told 
 you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye 
 
 13 believe, if I tell you heavenly things? And no man 
 
24 MY JOY IS FULFILLED. 
 
 hath ascended into heaven, but he that descended out 
 of heaven, even the Son of man, which is in heaven. 
 
 Num.2 1. 8. And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, 14 
 even so must the Son of man be lifted up : that who- 15 
 soever believeth may in him have eternal life. 
 
 I Joh. 4. 9. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only 16 
 begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should 
 not perish, but have eternal life. For God sent not the 17 
 
 Jn. 12. 47. Son into the world to judge the world ; but that the 
 
 world should be saved through him. He that believeth 18 
 on him is not judged : he that beheveth not hath been 
 judged already, because he hath not believed on the 
 name of the only begotten Son of God. And this 19 
 is the judgement, that the light is come into the 
 world, and men loved the darkness rather than the 
 light ; for their works were evil. For every one that 20 
 doeth ill hateth the light, and cometh not to the light, 
 lest his works should be reproved. But he that doeth 21 
 
 Eph. 5. 13. the truth cometh to the light, that his works may be 
 made manifest, that they have been wrought in God. 
 
 23. John Baptists last testimony to Jesus. Eternal life. 
 S. John ill. 22 — 36. 
 After these things came Jesus and his disciples into 22 
 the land of Judaea ; and there he tarried with them, and 
 baptized. And John also was baptizing in .^Enon near 23 
 to Salim, because there was much water there : and they 
 came, and were baptized. For John was not yet cast 24 
 into prison. There arose therefore a questioning on the 25 
 part of John's disciples with a Jew about purifying. 
 And they came unto John, and said to him. Rabbi, he 26 
 that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou hast 
 borne witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men 
 come to him. John answered and said, A man can 27 
 
 \ Cor. 4. 7. receive nothing, except it have been given him from 
 
 heaven. Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I 28 
 am not the Christ, but, that I am sent before him. He 29 
 that hath the bride is the bridegroom : but the friend of 
 the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, re- 
 
 Mt. 9. 15. joiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice : this 
 
 my joy therefore is fulfilled. He must increase, but I 30 
 must decrease. 
 
 He that cometh from above is above all : he that is 31 
 
GIVE ME TO DRINK. 25 
 
 of the earth is of the earth, and of the earth he speaketh : 
 
 32 he that cometh from heaven is above all. What he hath 
 seen and heard, of that he beareth witness ; and no man 
 
 33 receiveth his witness. He that hath received his witness 
 
 34 hath set his seal to this, that God is true. For he whom 
 God hath sent speaketh the words of God : for he giveth 
 
 35 not the Spirit by measure. The Father loveth the Son, 
 
 36 and hath given all things into his hand. He that be- Mt. 28. 18. 
 lieveth on the Son hath eternal life ; but he that obeyeth Hab. 2. 4. 
 not the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God 
 abideth on him. 
 
 24. The Woman of Samaria. True worship. Messiah. 
 S. John iv. 1—26. 
 
 1 When therefore the Lord knew how that the Phari- 
 sees had heard that Jesus was making and baptizing 
 
 2 more disciples than John (although Jesus himself bap- 
 
 3 tized not, but his disciples), he left Judaea, and departed 
 
 4 again into Galilee. And he must needs pass through 
 
 5 Samaria. So he cometh to a city of Samaria, called 
 Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to Gen.48.2'2. 
 
 6 his son Joseph: and Jacob's well was there. Jesus Jos. 24. 32. 
 therefore, being wearied with his journey, sat thus by 
 
 7 the well. It was about the sixth hour. There cometh 
 a woman of Samaria to draw water : Jesus saith unto 
 
 8 her, Give me to drink. For his disciples were gone 
 
 9 away into the city to buy food. The Samaritan woman 
 therefore saith unto him. How is it that thou, being a 
 
 Jew, askest drink of me, which am a Samaritan woman? 2 Ki. 17.24. 
 
 10 (For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans.) Jesus 
 answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of 
 God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink ; 
 
 thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have Rev.22.17. 
 
 11 given thee living water. The woman saith unto him. 
 Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep : 
 
 12 from whence then hast thou that living water? Art thou 
 greater than our father Jacob, which gave us the well, 
 and drank thereof himself, and his sons, and his cattle ? 
 
 13 Jesus answered and said unto her. Every one that 
 
 14 drinketh of this water shall thirst again : but whoso- 
 ever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall 
 
 never thirst ; but the water that I shall give him shall Jn. 7, 37. 
 become in him a well of water springing up unto eternal 
 
26 GOD IS A SPIRIT. 
 
 life. The woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this water, 15 
 that I thirst not, neither come all the way hither to draw. 
 Jesus saith unto her, Go, call thy husband, and come 16 
 hither. The woman answered and said unto him, I have 17 
 no husband. Jesus saith unto her, Thou saidst well, I 
 have no husband : for thou hast had five husbands ; and 18 
 he whom thou now hast is not thy husband : this hast 
 thou said truly. The woman saith unto him. Sir, I per- 19 
 ceive that thou art a prophet. Our fathers worshipped 20 
 
 Deu.12.13. in this mountain; and ye say, that, in Jerusalem is the 
 
 place where men ought to worship. Jesus saith unto 21 
 her. Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when neither 
 in this mountain, nor in Jerusalem, shall ye worship the 
 Father. Ye worship that which ye know not : we wor- 22 
 ship that which we know : for salvation is from the Jews. 
 But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true wor- 23 
 shippers shall worship the Father in spirit and truth : 
 for such doth the Father seek to be his worshippers. 
 
 2Cor.3.i7. God is a Spirit : and they that worship him must worship 24 
 in spirit and truth. The woman saith unto him, I know 25 
 that iSIessiah cometh (which is called Christ) : when he 
 is come, he will declare unto us all things. Jesus saith 26 
 unto her, I that speak unto thee am he. 
 
 25. The Samaritans. 
 S. John Iv. 27—42. 
 And upon this came his disciples ; and they mar- 27 
 veiled that he was speaking with a woman ; yet no man 
 said, What seekest thou ? or, Why speakest thou with 
 her? So the woman left her waterpot, and went away 28 
 into the city, and saith to the men. Come, see a man, 29 
 which told me all things that ever I did : can this be the 
 Christ ? They went out of the city, and were coming to 30 
 him. In the mean while the disciples prayed him, say- 31 
 
 Rev. 2. 17. ing, Rabbi, eat. But he said unto them, I have meat to 32 
 eat that ye know not. The disciples therefore said one 33 
 to another, Hath any man brought him aught to eat? 
 Jesus saith unto them. My meat is to do the will of him 34 
 that sent me, and to accomplish his work. Say not ye, 35 
 There are yet four months, and then cometh the harvest ? 
 
 Is. 49. 18. behold, I say unto you. Lift up your eyes, and look on 
 
 the fields, that they are white already unto harvest. He 36 
 that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto 
 
GO THY WAY : THY SON LIVETH. 27 
 
 life eternal; that he that soweth and he that reapeth 
 
 37 may rejoice together. For herein is the saying true, 
 
 38 One soweth, and another reapeth. I sent you to reap 
 
 that whereon ye have not laboured: others have laboured, Jos. 24. 13. 
 and ye are entered into their labour. 
 
 39 And from that city many of the Samaritans believed 
 on him because of the word of the woman, who testified, 
 
 40 He told me all things that ever I did. So when the 
 Samaritans came unto him, they besought him to abide 
 
 41 with them : and he abode there two days. And many 
 
 42 more believed because of his word ; and they said to 
 the woman. Now we believe, not because of thy speak- 
 ing : for we have heard for ourselves, and know that this 
 
 is indeed the Saviour of the world. ijoh.4.14. 
 
 26. Nobleman's son healed. 
 S. John Iv. 43 — 54. 
 
 43 And after the two days he went forth from thence 
 
 44 into Galilee. For Jesus himself testified, that a prophet 
 
 45 hath no honour in his own country. So when he came Mt. 13. 57. 
 into Galilee, the Galilasans received him, having seen all 
 
 the things that he did in Jerusalem at the feast : for they 
 also went unto the feast. 
 
 46 He came therefore again unto Cana of Galilee, where 20 
 he made the water wine. And there was a certain noble- 
 
 47 man, whose son was sick at Capernaum. When he 
 heard that Jesus was come out of Judaea into Galilee, 
 he went unto him, and besought him that he would 
 come down, and heal his son ; for he was at the point 
 
 48 of death. Jesus therefore said unto him. Except ye see 
 
 49 signs and wonders, ye will in no wise believe. The 
 nobleman saith unto him. Sir, come down ere my child Mk. 5. 23. 
 
 50 die. Jesus saith unto him. Go thy way : thy son liveth. 
 The man beheved the word that Jesus spake unto him, 
 
 51 and he went his way. And as he was now going down, 
 
 52 his servants met him, saying, that his son lived. So he 
 inquired of them the hour when he began to amend. 
 They said therefore unto him. Yesterday at the seventh 
 
 53 hour the fever left him. So the father knew that it was 
 at that hour in which Jesus said unto him, Thy son liveth : 
 
 54 and himself believed, and his whole house. This is again 
 the second sign that Jesus did, having come out of Judaea 
 into Galilee. 
 
28 TAKE UP THY BED AND WALK. 
 
 27. Bethesda. The sabbath. 
 S. John V. 1—18. 
 
 After these things there was a feast of the Jews ; i 
 and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 
 
 Neh. 3. 1. Now there is in Jerusalem by the sheep gate a pool, z 
 which is called in Hebrew Bethesda, having five porches. 
 In these lay a multitude of them that were sick, blind, 3 
 halt, withered. And a certain man was there, which had s 
 been thirty and eight years in his infirmity. When Jesus 6 
 saw him lying, and knew that he had been now a long 
 time in that case, he saith unto him, Wouldest thou be 
 made whole ? The sick man answered him. Sir, I have 7 
 no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the 
 pool : but while I am coming, another steppeth down 
 
 Mt. 9. 6. before me. Jesus saith unto him, Arise, take up thy 8 
 37 bed, and walk. And straightway the man was made 9 
 whole, and took up his bed and walked. 
 
 Jn. 9. 14. Now it was the sabbath on that day. So the Jews 10 
 
 go said unto him that was cured. It is the sabbath, and it is 
 
 Neh. 13. 19. not lawful for thee to take up thy bed. But he answered 11 
 
 Jer. 17.22. them. He that made me whole, the same said unto me, 
 
 Take up thy bed, and walk. They asked him. Who is 12 
 the man that said unto thee. Take up thy bed, and walk? 
 But he that was healed wist not who it was : for Jesus 13 
 had conveyed himself away, a multitude being in the 
 
 Acts 3. 8. place. Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and 14 
 
 Jn. 8. II. said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no 
 
 Mt. 12. 45. more, lest a worse thing befall thee. The man went 15 
 away, and told the Jews that it was Jesus which had 
 made him whole. And for this cause did the Jews 16 
 persecute Jesus, because he did these things on the 
 sabbath. But Jesus answered them. My Father worketh 17 
 even until now, and I work. For this cause therefore 18 
 
 Jn. 7. 19. the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only 
 brake the sabbath, but also called God his own Father, 
 
 Jn. 10. 30. making himself equal with God. 
 
 Phil. 2. 5. 
 
KEEP HOLY THE SABBATH DAY. 29 
 
 Our Lord's words about the Sabbath day. 
 
 My Father worketh even until now, and I work. 27 
 
 S. Jolin V. 17. 
 
 Have ye not read what David did, when he was an 39 
 hungred, and they that were with him , how he entered 
 into the hotise of God, and did eat the shewbread, which 
 it was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them that 
 were with him, but only for the priests 2 
 
 Or have ye not read in the law, how that on the 
 sabbath day the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, 
 arid are guiltless ? But I say unto you that one greater 
 than the temple is here. 
 
 But if ye had known what this meaneth, I desire mercy, 
 and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless. 
 For the Son of man is lord of the Sabbath. 
 
 S. Matthew xU. 3 — 8. 
 
 The sabbath teas made for ?nan, and not man for the 
 sabbath : so that the Son of man is lord even of the 
 sabbath. S. Mark U. 27, 28. 
 
 Is it lawful on the sabbath day to do good, or to do 40 
 harm 1 to save a life, or to kill ? S. Mark ill. 4. 
 
 What man shall there be of yoic, that shall have one 40 
 sheep, and if this fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will he 
 not lay hold on it, and lift it out? How much then is a 
 man of more value than a sheep ! Wherefore it is lawful 
 to do good on the sabbath day. s. Matthew xii. 11, 12. 
 
 On the sabbath ye circumcise a man. If a man receive 'j'j 
 circumcision on the sabbath, that the law of Moses may not 
 be broken ; are ye wrath with me, because I made a man 
 every whit whole on the sabbath ? Judge not according to 
 appearance, but judge righteous judgement. s. John vli. 22. 
 
 Ye hypocrites, doth not each of you on a sabbath loose 102 
 his ox or his ass from the stall, and lead him away to 
 watering ? and ought not this woman, being a daughter of 
 Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo these eighteen years, 
 to have been loosed from this bond on the day of the 
 sabbath 1 S. Luke xiU. 15, 16. 
 
 Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a 106 
 well, and will not straightway draw him up on the 
 sabbath day ? S. Luke xlv. 5, 6. 
 
30 THEY THAT HEAR SHALL LIVE. 
 
 28. Jesus' defence. He is the Son of God, and judge of 
 the world. Witness of John, of His Father, of His 
 works, and of Moses. 
 
 S. Joliu V. 19—47. 
 
 Jesus therefore answered and said unto them, 19 
 
 Jn. 8. 28. Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing 
 
 — 14. 10. Qf himself, but what he seeth the Father doing : for what 
 
 things soever he doeth, these the Son also doeth in like 
 2 Pet. 1. 17. manner. For the Father loveth the Son, and sheweth 20 
 him all things that himself doeth : and greater works than 
 these will he shew him, that ye may marvel. For as the 21 
 Father raiseth the dead and quickeneth them, even so 
 the Son also quickeneth whom he will. For neither doth 22 
 the Father judge any man, but he hath given all judge- 
 Mt. is- 31. ment unto the Son; that all may honour the Son, even 23 
 
 as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the 
 I Jn. 2. 23. Son honoureth not the Father which sent him. Verily, 24 
 
 verily, I say unto you. He that heareth my word, and 
 Jn. 6. 47. believeth him that sent me, hath eternal life, and cometh 
 I Jn. 3. 14. not into judgement, but hath passed out of death into life. 
 
 Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour cometh, and now 25 
 Eph. 2. 5. is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of 
 
 — 5- 14- God ; and they that hear shall live. For as the Father 26 
 
 hath life in himself, even so gave he to the Son also to 
 Acts 10.42. have life in himself : and he gave him authority to execute 27 
 Dan. 12.2. judgement, because he is the Son of man. Marvel not 28 
 
 at this : for the hour cometh, in which all that are in the 
 Is. 26. 19. tombs shall hear his voice, and shall come forth; they that 29 
 
 1 Co. 1 5. 52. have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they 
 Dan. 12. i. that have done ill, unto the resurrection of judgement. 
 
 I can of myself do nothing : as I hear, I judge : and 30 
 Mt. 26. 39. ™y judgement is righteous ; because I seek not mine own 
 Jn. 6. 38. will, but the will of him that sent me. If I bear witness 31 
 of myself, my witness is not true. It is another that 32 
 Jn. 8. 13... beareth witness of me; and I know that the witness 
 
 which he witnesseth of me is true. Ye have sent unto 33 
 Jn. I. 19... John, and he hath borne witness unto the truth. But the 34 
 18. 23 witness which I receive is not from man : howbeit I say 
 
 these things, that ye may be saved. He was the lamp 35 
 
 2 Pet. 1. 19. that burneth and shineth : and ye were willing to rejoice 
 
HOW CAN YE BELIEVE? 3 1 
 
 36 for a season in his light. But the witness which I have 
 
 is greater than that of John : for the works which the i Jn. 5. 9. 
 Father hath given me to accomplish, the very works that Jn. 10. 25. 
 
 37 I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me. 89 
 And the Father which sent me, he hath borne witness of Mt. 3. 17. 
 me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor Deu. 4. 12. 
 
 38 seen his form. And ye have not his word abiding in iTim.6.i6. 
 
 39 you : for whom he sent, him ye believe not. Ye search 
 
 the scriptures, because ye think that in them ye have Is. 34. 16. 
 eternal life ; and these are they which bear witness of Lk. 24. 27. 
 
 40 me; and ye will not come to me, that ye may have life. jn. 3. 19. 
 41, 42 I receive not glory from men. But I know you, that ye 
 
 43 have not the love of God in yourselves. I am come in 
 my Father's name, and ye receive me not : if another 
 
 44 shall come in his own name, him ye will receive. How Mt. 24. 24. 
 can ye believe, which receive glory one of another, and Mt. 23. 6. 
 the glory that cometh from the only God ye seek not ? 
 
 45 Think not that I will accuse you to the Father : there is 
 one that accuseth you, even Moses, on whom ye have set 
 
 46 your hope. For if ye beheved Moses, ye would believe 
 
 47 me; for he wrote of me. But if ye believe not his Deu.i8.is. 
 writings, how shall ye beUeve my words ? 
 
32 TO-DAY HATH THIS SCRIPTURE BEEN FULFILLED. 
 
 29. Teaching at Nazareth. Rejected. 
 S. Luke iv. 14—30. 
 
 And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into 14- 
 GaHlee : and a fame went out concerning him through 
 all the region round about. And he taught in their 15 
 synagogues, being glorified of all. 
 57 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought 16 
 
 up : and he entered, as his custom was, into the syna- 
 Acts 13.15. gogue on the sabbath day, and stood up to read. And 17 
 there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet 
 Isaiah. And he opened the book, and found the place 
 where it was written. 
 Is. 61. I. The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, 18 
 
 Because he anointed me to preach good tidings to 
 
 the poor : 
 He hath sent me to proclaim release to the captives, 
 And recovering of sight to the blind, 
 To set at liberty them that are bruised, 
 To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord. ig^ 
 
 And he closed the book, and gave it back to the attend- 20 
 ant, and sat down : and the eyes of all in the synagogue 
 were fastened on him. And he began to say unto them, 21 
 To-day hath this scripture been fulfilled in your ears. 
 And all bare him witness, and wondered at the words 22 
 of grace which proceeded out of his mouth : and they 
 Jn. 6. 42. said, Is not this Joseph's son? And he said unto them, 23 
 Mk. 6. 3. Doubtless ye will say unto me this parable. Physician, 
 54 heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done at Caper- 
 naum, do also here in thine own country. And he said, 24 
 Verily I say unto you. No prophet is acceptable in his 
 own country. But of a truth I say unto you. There were 25 
 many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the 
 heaven was shut up three years and six months, when 
 there came a great famine over all the land ; and unto 26 
 iKi. 17.9. none of them was Elijah sent, but only to Zarephath, in 
 the land of Sidon, unto a woman that was a widow. 
 And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of 27 
 Elisha the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, 
 1 Ki. 5. 14. but only Naaman the Syrian. And they were all filled 28. 
 
REPENT YE, AND BELIEVE. 33 
 
 with wrath in the synagogue, as they heard these things ; 
 
 29 and they rose up, and cast him forth out of the city, and 
 led him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was 
 
 30 built, that they might throw him down headlong. But 
 he passing through the midst of them went his way. 
 
 S. Matthew iv. 12. 
 
 12 Now when he heard that John was delivered up, he 
 withdrew into Galilee ; 
 
 S. Mark i. 14. 
 
 14 Now after that John was put into prison, Jesus came 
 into Galilee, 
 
 30. Capernaum. Preaching of repentance. 
 
 S. Matthew Iv. 13 — 17. 
 
 13 And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Caper- 
 naum, which is by the sea, in the borders of Zebulun and 
 
 14 Naphtali : that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by 
 Isaiah the Prophet, saying, 
 
 15 The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, Is. 9. i. 
 Toward the sea, beyond Jordan, 
 
 Galilee of the Gentiles, 
 
 16 The people which sat in darkness 
 Saw a great hght, 
 
 And to them which sat in the region and shadow of 
 
 death, 
 To them did light spring up. 
 
 17 From that time began Jesus to preach, and to say. 
 Repent ye ; for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. 
 
 S. Mark i. 14, 15. 
 
 14 preaching the Gospel of God, and saying, the time is 
 fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand : repent ye, 
 and believe in the gospel. 
 
 J. H. G. 3 
 
34 I WILL MAKE YOU FISHERS OF MEN. 
 
 31. Four fishermen called. 
 
 S. Mark i. 16—20. 
 
 And passing along by the .sea of Galilee, he saw i6 
 19. 35 Simon and Andrew the brother of Simon casting a net 
 
 in the sea : for they were fishers. And Jesus said unto 17 
 them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become 
 Mt. 13.47.. fishers of men. And straightway they left the nets, and 18 
 followed him. And going on a little further, he saw 19 
 James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who 
 also were in the boat mending the nets. And straight- 20 
 way he called them : and they left their father Zebedee 
 in the boat with the hired servants, and went after him. 
 
 S. Matthew Iv. 18 — 22. 
 
 And walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two 18 
 Jn. I. 42. brethren, Simon who is called Peter, and Andrew his 
 brother, casting a net into the sea ; for they were fishers. 
 And he saith unto them. Come ye after me, and I will 19 
 make you fishers of men. And they straightway left 20 
 the nets, and followed him. And going on from thence 21 
 he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, 
 and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their 
 father, mending their nets ; and he called them. . And 22 
 they straightway left the boat and their father, and 
 followed him. 
 
HOLD THY PEACE, AND COME OUT OF HIM. 35 
 
 32. Demoniac at Capernaum. 
 
 S. Mark 1. 21—28. 
 
 21 And they go into Capernaum ; and straightway on 
 the sabbath day he entered into the synagogue and 
 
 22 taught. And they were astonished at his teaching : for 
 
 he taught them as having authority, and not as the Mt. 7. 28. 
 
 23 scribes. And straightway there was in their synagogue a 
 
 24 man with an unclean spirit ; and he cried out, saying, 55. 53 
 What have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth ? 73. 91 
 art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, Actsig.is- 
 
 25 the Holy One of God. And Jesus rebuked him, saying, 
 
 26 Hold thy peace, and come out of him. And the unclean 
 spirit, tearing him and crying with a loud voice, came 
 
 27 out of him. And they were all amazed, insomuch that 
 they questioned among themselves, saying, What is this? 
 a new teaching ! with authority he commandeth even 
 
 28 the unclean spirits, and they obey him. _ And the report 
 of him went out straightway everywhere into all the region 
 of Galilee round about. 
 
 S. Luke iv. 31—37. 
 
 31 And he came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee. 
 
 32 And he was teaching them on the sabbath day: and they 
 were astonished at his teaching ; for his word was with 
 
 33 authority. And in the synagogue there was a man, 
 which had a spirit of an unclean devil ; and he cried out 
 
 34 with a loud voice. Ah ! what have we to do with thee, 
 thou Jesus of Nazareth ? art thou come to destroy us ? 
 
 35 I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God. And 
 Jesus rebuked him, saying. Hold thy peace, and come 
 out of him. And when the devil had thrown him down 
 in the midst, he came out of him, having done him no 
 
 36 hurt. And amazement came upon all, and they spake 
 together, one with another, saying. What is this word ? 
 for with authority and power he commandeth the unclean 
 
 37 spirits, and they come out. And there went forth a 
 rumour concerning him into every place of the region 
 round about. 
 
 3—2 
 
36 HIMSELF TOOK OUR INFIRMITIES. 
 
 33. Peter's wife's mother. General healing. 
 
 Mark i. 29—34. 
 
 And straightway, when they were come out of the 29 
 synagogue, they came into the house of Simon and 
 I Cor. 9. 5. Andrew, with James and John. Now Simon's wife's 30 
 mother lay sick of a fever; and straightway they tell him 
 of her : and he came and took her by the hand, and 31 
 raised her up ; and the fever left her, and she ministered 
 unto them. 
 
 And at even, when the sun did set, they brought 32 
 41. 46. unto him all that were sick, and them that were possessed 
 °' with devils. And all the city was gathered together at 33 
 the door. And he healed many that were sick with 34 
 Acts 15.17- divers diseases, and cast out many devils; and he suffered 
 Mk. 3. 12. jjQj. j-jjg devils to speak, because they knew him. 
 
 S. Luke Iv. 38—41. 
 
 And he rose up from the synagogue, and entered 38 
 into the house of Simon. And Simon's wife's mother 
 was holden with a great fever ; and they besought him 
 for her. And he stood over her, and rebuked the fever ; 39 
 and it left her : and immediately she rose up and minis- 
 tered unto them. 
 
 And when the sun was setting, all they that had any 40 
 sick with divers diseases brought them unto him ; and 
 Acts 10.38. he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed 
 
 them. And devils also came out from many, crying out, 41 
 and saying, Thou art the Son of God. And rebuking 
 them, he suffered them not to speak, because they knew 
 that he was the Christ. 
 
 S. Matthew vlii. 14 — 17. 
 
 And when Jesus was come into Peter's house, he 14 
 saw his wife's mother lying sick of a fever. And he 15 
 touched her hand, and the fever left her ; and she arose, 
 and ministered unto him. And when even was come, 16 
 they brought unto him many possessed with devils : and 
 he cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all that 
 were sick : that it might be fulfilled which was spoken 17 
 Is. 53. 4. by Isaiah the prophet, saying. Himself took our in- 
 firmities, and bare our diseases. 
 
ALL ARE SEEKING THEE. 37 
 
 34. Circuit of Galilee. Effect. 
 
 S. Mark 1. 35—39. 
 
 35 And in the morning, a great while before day, he rose 
 
 up and went out, and departed into a desert place, and 42 
 
 36 there prayed. And Simon and they that were with him 
 
 37 followed after him ; and they found him, and say unto 
 
 38 him, All are seeking thee. And he saith unto them, Let 
 us go elsewhere into the next towns, that I may preach 
 
 39 there also ; for to this end came I forth. And he went 
 into their synagogues throughout all Galilee, preaching 
 and casting out devils. 
 
 S. Luke iv. 42—44. 
 
 42 And when it was day, he came out and went into a 
 desert place : and the multitudes sought after him, and 
 came unto him, and would have stayed him, that he 
 
 43 should not go from them. But he said unto them, I 
 
 must preach the good tidings of the kingdom of God to Is. 61. i. 
 the other cities also : for therefore was I sent. 
 
 44 And he was preaching in the synagogues of Galilee. 
 
 S. Matthew iv. 23—25. 
 
 23 And Jesus went about in all Galilee, teaching in their 
 synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, 
 and healing all manner of disease and all manner of 
 
 24 sickness among the people. And the report of him went 
 forth into all Syria : and they brought unto him all that 
 were sick, holden with divers diseases and torments, 
 possessed with devils, and epileptic, and palsied ; and he 
 
 25 healed them. And there followed him great multitudes 
 from Galilee and Decapolis and Jerusalem and Judaea 
 and from beyond Jordan. 
 
38 FROM HENCEFORTH THOU SHALT CATCH MEN. 
 
 35. First draught of fishes. 
 
 S. Luke v. 1—11. 
 
 Now it came to pass, while the multitude pressed i 
 upon him and heard the word of God, that he was 
 standing by the lake of Gennesaret ; and he saw two 2 
 boats standing by the lake : but the fishermen had gone 
 out of them, and were washing their nets. And he 3 
 
 Mk. 4. I. entered into one of the boats, which was Simon's, and 
 49 asked him to put out a little from the land. And he sat 
 down and taught the multitudes out of the boat. And 4 
 when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Put out 
 
 Jn. 21. 6. into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught. 
 And Simon answered and said. Master, we toiled all 5 
 night, and took nothing : but at thy word I will let down 
 182 the nets. And when they had this done, they inclosed a 6 
 great multitude of fishes ; and their nets were breaking ; 
 and they beckoned unto their partners in the other boat, 7 
 that they should come and help them. And they carae, 
 and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink. 
 
 2 Sam. 6. 9. But Simon Peter, when he saw it, fell down at Jesus' 8 
 
 Is. 6. 5. knees, saying. Depart from me ; for I am a sinful man, 
 O Lord. For he was amazed, and all that were with him, 9 
 at the draught of the fishes which they had taken ; and so 10 
 were also James and John, sons of Zebedee, which were 
 31 partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear 
 
 iTi. 1. 26. not; from henceforth thou shalt catch men. And when 11 
 Gr. they had brought their boats to land, they left all, and 
 followed him. 
 
 36. The Leper healed. 
 
 S. Mark i. 40—45. 
 
 And there cometh to him a leper, beseeching him, 40 
 114 and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, If thou 
 
 wilt, thou canst make me clean. And being moved with 41 
 
I WILL: BE THOU MADE CLEAN. 39 
 
 compassion, he stretched forth his hand, and touched 
 him, and saith unto him, I will : be thou made clean. 
 
 42 And straightway the leprosy departed from him, and he 
 
 43 was made clean. And he strictly charged him, and 
 
 44 straightway sent him out, and saith unto him, See thou 
 
 say nothing to any man : but go thy way, shew thyself Le. 13. -z.. 
 to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing the things which — 14- ^• 
 
 45 Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them. But he 
 went out and began to publish it much, and to spread 
 abroad the matter, insomuch that Jesus could no more 34 
 openly enter into a city, but was without in desert 
 places : and they came to him from every quarter. 
 
 S. Luke V. 12—16. 
 
 12 And it came to pass, while he was in one of the 
 cities, behold, a man full of leprosy : and when he saw 
 Jesus, he fell on his face, and besought him, saying, 
 
 13 Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. And he 
 stretched forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will ; 
 be thou made clean. And straightway the leprosy de- 
 
 14 parted from him. And he charged him to tell no man : 
 but go thy way, and shew thyself to the priest, and offer 
 for thy cleansing, according as Moses commanded, for 
 
 15 a testimony unto them. But so much the more went 
 abroad the report concerning him : and great multitudes 
 came together to hear, and to be healed of their infirmities. 
 
 16 But he withdrew himself in the deserts, and prayed. 
 
 S. Matthew vili. 1 — 4. 
 
 1 And when he was come down from the mountain, 
 
 2 great multitudes followed him. And behold, there came 
 to him a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou 
 
 3 wilt, thou canst make me clean. And he stretched forth 
 his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou made 
 clean. And straightway his leprosy was cleansed. And 
 
 4 Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man ; but go thy 
 way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that 
 Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them. 
 
40 SON, THY SINS ARE FORGIVEN. 
 
 37. The Paralytic at Capernaum. 
 
 S. Mark 11. 1—12. 
 
 And when he entered again into Capernaum after i 
 some days, it was noised that he was in the house. And 2 
 many were gathered together, so that there was no longer 
 room for them, no, not even about the door: and he 
 spake the word unto them. And they come, bringing 3 
 unto him a man sick of the palsy, borne of four. And 4 
 when they could not come nigh unto him for the crowd, 
 they uncovered the roof where he was : and when they 
 had broken it up, they let down the bed whereon the 
 sick of the palsy lay. And Jesus seeing their faith saith s 
 unto the sick of the palsy. Son, thy sins are forgiven. 
 47 But there were certain of the scribes sitting there, and 6 
 Job 14. 4. reasoning in their hearts, Why doth this man thus speak? 7 
 Is. 43. -25. he blasphemeth : who can forgive sins but one, even 
 Ps. 130. ^i. God? And straightway Jesus, perceiving in his spirits 
 Acts I. 24. that they so reasoned within themselves, saith unto them, 
 Why reason ye these things in your hearts ? Whether is 9 
 easier, to say to the sick of the palsy. Thy sins are for- 
 given ; or to say, Arise, and take up thy bed, and walk ? 
 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power 10 
 on earth to forgive sins (he saith to the sick of the 
 Jn. 5. 8. palsy), I say unto thee. Arise, take up thy bed, and go 11 
 27 unto thy house. And he arose, and straightway took 12 
 up the bed, and went forth before them all ; insomuch 
 that they were all amazed, and glorified God, saying, 
 We never saw it on this fashion. 
 
 S. Luke V. 17—26. 
 
 And it came to pass on one of those days, that he 17 
 was teaching ; and there were Pharisees and doctors of 
 the law sitting by, which were come out of every village 
 of Galilee and Judaea and Jerusalem : and the power of 
 the Lord was with him to heal. And behold, men bring 18 
 
ARISE AND WALK. 4 1 
 
 on a bed a man that was palsied : and they sought to 
 19 bring him in, and to lay him before him. And not 
 
 finding by what way they might bring him in because of 
 
 the multitude, they went up to the housetop, and let Mk. 13.14. 
 
 him down through the tiles with his couch into the 
 io midst before Jesus. And seeing their faith, he said, 
 21 Man, thy sins are forgiven thee. And the scribes and 
 
 the Pharisees began to reason, saying. Who is this that 
 
 speaketh blasphemies ? Who can forgive sins, but God 
 22aione? But Jesus perceiving their reasonings, answered 
 
 and said unto them. What reason ye in your hearts? 
 
 23 Whether is easier, to say. Thy sins are forgiven thee ; or 
 
 24 to say, Arise and walk ? But that ye may know that the 
 Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins (he said 
 unto him that was palsied), I say unto thee. Arise, and 
 
 25 take up thy couch, and go unto thy house. And im- 
 mediately he rose up before them, and took up that 
 whereon he lay, and departed to his house, glorifying 
 
 26 God. And amazement took hold on all, and they glori- 
 fied God; and they were filled with fear, saying, We 
 have seen strange things to-day. 
 
 S. Matthew ix. 1 — 8. 
 
 1 And he entered into a boat, and crossed over, and 
 
 2 came into his own city. And behold, they brought to 
 him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed : and Jesus 
 seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, be 
 
 3 of good cheer ; thy sins are forgiven. And behold, 
 certain of the scribes said within themselves. This man 
 
 4 blasphemeth. And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, 
 
 5 Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts ? For whether is 
 easier, to say. Thy sins are forgiven ; or to say. Arise, 
 
 6 and walk ? But that ye may know that the Son of man 
 hath power on earth to forgive sins (then saith he to the 
 sick of the palsy). Arise, and take up thy bed, and go 
 
 7 unto thy house. And he arose, and departed to his 
 
 8 house. But when the multitudes saw it, they were afraid, 
 and glorified God, which had given such power unto 
 
I CAME TO CALL SINNERS. 
 
 38. Levi (or Matthew) called. Of fasting. 
 S. Mark ii. 13—22. 
 And he went forth again by the sea side ; and all 13 
 the multitude resorted unto him, and he taught them. 
 
 Matthew, And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphseus 14 
 ^^- sitting at the place of toll, and he saith unto him, Follow 
 
 me. And he arose and followed him. And it came to 15 
 pass, that he was sitting at meat in his house, and 
 
 Lk. 15.1... many publicans and sinners sat down with Jesus and 
 
 his disciples : for there were many, and they followed 
 
 him. And the scribes of the Pharisees, when they saw 16 
 
 that he was eating with the sinners and publicans, said 
 
 109 unto his disciples, He eateth and drinketh with publicans 
 
 and sinners. And when Jesus heard it, he saith unto 17 
 them. They that are whole have no need of a physician, 
 
 iTim.i.i6. but they that are sick : I came not to call the righteous, 
 
 Lk. 19. 10. but sinners. 
 
 And John's disciples and the Pharisees were fasting : 18 
 and they come and say unto him, Why do John's 
 
 Lk. 18. 12. disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but thy 
 
 disciples fast not? And Jesus said unto them. Can the 19 
 
 Jn. 3. 29. sons of the bride-chamber fast, while the bridegroom is 
 with them? as long as they have the bridegroom with 
 them, they cannot fast. But the days will come, when 20 
 
 Acts 13. 2.. the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then 
 
 — 14.23. will they fast in that day. No man seweth a piece of 21 
 
 I Cor. 7. 5. undressed cloth on an old garment : else that which 
 should fill it up taketh from it, the new from the old, 
 and a worse rent is made. And no man putteth new 22 
 
 Job 32. 19. wine into old wine-skins : else the wine will burst 
 the skins, and the wine perisheth, and the skins : but 
 they put new wine into fresh wine-skins. 
 
 S. Luke V. 27 — 39. 
 
 And after these things he went forth, and beheld a 27 
 publican, named Levi, sitting at., the place of toll, and 
 said unto him. Follow me. And he forsook all, and rose 28 
 up and followed him. And Levi made him a great feast 29 
 in his house : and there was a great multitude of pub- 
 licans and of others that were sitting at meat with them. 
 And the Pharisees and their scribes murmured against 30 
 his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with the 
 publicans and sinners ? And Jesus answering said unto 31 
 them. They that are whole have no need of a physician ; 
 
I DESIRE MERCY AND NOT SACRIFICE. 43 
 
 32 but they that are sick. I am not come to call the 
 
 33 righteous but sinners to repentance. And they said 
 unto him, The disciples of John fast often, and make 
 supplications; likewise also the disciples of the Pharisees; 
 
 34 but thine eat and drink. And Jesus said unto them, 
 Can ye make the sons of the bride-chamber fast, while 
 
 35 the bridegroom is with them ? But the days will come ; 
 and when the bridegroom shall be taken away from 
 
 36 them, then will they fast in those days. And he spake 
 also a parable unto them ; No man rendeth a piece from 
 a new garment and putteth it upon an old garment ; else 
 he will rend the new, and also the piece from the new 
 
 37 will not agree with the old. And no man putteth new 
 wine into old wine-skins ; else the new wine will burst 
 the skins, and itself will be spilled, and the skins will 
 
 38 perish. But new wine must be put into fresh wine- 
 
 39 skins. And no man having drunk old wine desireth 
 new : for he saith. The old is good. 
 
 S. Matthew ix. 9 — 17. 
 9 And as Jesus passed by from thence, he saw a man, 
 called Matthew, sitting at the place of toll : and he saith 
 unto him. Follow me. And he arose, and followed him. 
 
 10 And it came to pass, as he sat at meat in the house, 
 behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down 
 
 1 1 with Jesus and his disciples. And when the Pharisees 
 saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your 
 
 12 Master with the publicans and sinners? But when he 
 heard it, he said. They that are whole have no need of a 
 
 13 physician, but they that are sick. But go ye and learn 
 
 what this meaneth, I desire mercy, and not sacrifice : for Hos. 6. 6. 
 I came not to call the righteous, but sinners. Mic.6. 6... 
 
 14 Then come to him the disciples of John, saying. 
 Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples 
 
 15 fast not? And Jesus said unto them, Can the sons of 
 the bride-chamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is 
 with them? but the days will come, when the bride- 
 groom shall be taken away from them, and then will they 
 
 16 fast. And no man putteth a piece of undressed cloth 
 upon an old garment ; for that which should fill it up 
 taketh from the garment, and a worse rent is made. 
 
 17 Neither do men put new wine into old wine-skins : else 
 the skins burst, and the wine is spilled, and the skins 
 perish : but they put new wine into fresh wine-skins, and 
 both are preserved. 
 
44 THE SABBATH WAS MADE FOR MAN, 
 
 39. Sabbath. The ears of corn. 
 
 S. Matthew xU. 1 — 8. 
 
 27 At that season Jesus went on the sabbath day through i 
 
 the cornfields; and his disciples were an hungred, and 
 Deu.23.25. began to pluck ears of corn, and to eat. But the 2 
 Pharisees, when they saw it, said unto him, Behold, thy 
 disciples do that which it is not lawful to do upon the 
 Ex.16.22... sabbath. But he said unto them, Have ye not read what 3 
 
 David did, when he was an hungred, and they that were 
 iSa. 21.6. with him; how he entered into the house of God, and 4 
 Lev. 24. 8. did eat the shewbread, which it was not lawful for him 
 to eat, neither for them that were with him, but only for 
 Num.28.9. the priests? Or have ye not read in the law, how that 5 
 on the sabbath day the priests in the temple profane the 
 sabbath, and are guiltless ? But I say unto you, that one 6 
 2Ch.6.i8. greater than the temple is here. But if ye had known 7 
 Hos. 6. 6. what this meaneth, I desire mercy, and not sacrifice, ye 
 Mic.6. 6... would not have condemned the guiltless. For the Son 8 
 of man is lord of the sabbath. 
 
AND NOT MAN FOR THE SABBATH. 45 
 
 S. Mark ii. 23—28. 
 
 23 And it came to pass, that he was going on the sabbath 
 day through the cornfields ; and his disciples began, as 
 
 24 they vvent, to pluck the ears of corn. And the Pharisees 
 said unto him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath day 
 
 25 that which is not lawful ? And he said unto them, Did 
 ye never read what David did, when he had need, and 
 
 26 was an hungred, he, and they that were with him ? How 
 he entered into the house of God when Abiathar was 
 high priest, and did eat the shewbread, which it is not 
 lawful to eat save for the priests, and gave also to them 
 
 27 that were with him? And he said unto them. The sabbath 
 
 28 was made for man, and not man for the sabbath : so 
 that the Son of man is lord even of the sabbath. 
 
 S. Luke vl. 1 — 5. 
 
 1 Now it came to pass on a sabbath, that he was going 
 through the cornfields ; and his disciples plucked the 
 ears of com, and did eat, rubbing them in their hands. 
 
 2 But certain of the Pharisees said. Why do ye that which 
 
 3 it is not lawful to do on the sabbath day ? And Jesus 
 answering them said. Have ye not read even this, what 
 David did, when he was an hungred, he, and they that 
 
 4 were with him ; how he entered into the house of God, 
 and did take and eat the shewbread, and gave also to 
 them that were with him ; which it is not lawful to eat 
 
 5 save for the priests alone ? And he said unto them. The 
 Son of man is lord of the sabbath. 
 
46 TO DO GOOD, OR TO DO HARM ? 
 
 40, Sabbath. The withered hand. 
 
 S. Luke vi. 6 — 11. 
 
 And it came to pass on another sabbath, that he 6 
 27 entered into the synagogue and taught : and there was a 
 man there, and his right hand was withered. And the 7 
 scribes and the Pharisees watched him, whether he would 
 heal on the sabbath ; that they might find how to 
 Acts 1. 24. accuse him. But he knew their thoughts; and he said 8 
 to the man that had his hand withered. Rise up, and 
 stand forth in the midst. And he arose and stood forth. 
 Lk. 14.3... And Jesus said unto them, I ask you, Is it lawful on the 9 
 Jas. 4. 1 7. sabbath to do good, or to do harm ? to save a life, or to 
 
 destroy it? And he looked round about on them all, 10 
 and said unto him, Stretch forth thy hand. And he did 
 SO: and his hand was restored. But they were filled with 11 
 madness; and communed one with another what they 
 might do to Jesus. 
 
TO SAVE A LIFE, OR TO DESTROY IT ? 47 
 
 S. Mark Ul. 1—6. 
 
 1 And he entered again into the synagogue ; and there 
 
 2 was a man there which had his hand withered. And 
 they watched him, whether he would heal him on the 
 
 3 sabbath day; that they might accuse him. And he 
 saith unto the man that had his hand withered, Stand 
 
 4 forth. And he saith unto them, Is it lawful on the 
 sabbath day to do good, or to do harm ? to save a life, 
 
 5 or to kill? But they held their peace. And when he 
 had looked round about on them with anger, being 
 grieved at the hardening of their heart, he saith unto 
 the man. Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched it 
 
 6 forth : and his hand was restored. And the Pharisees Mt. 22. 16. 
 went out, and straightway with the Herodians took 
 counsel against him, how they might destroy him. 
 
 S. Matthew xii. 9 — 14. 
 
 9 And he departed thence, and went into their syna- 
 gogue : and behold, a man having a withered hand. 
 
 10 And they asked him, saying. Is it lawful to heal on the 
 
 11 sabbath day ? that they might accuse him. And he said 
 unto them. What man shall there be of you, that shall j^qS 
 have one sheep, and if this fall into a pit on the sabbath 
 
 12 day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out? How Mt. 5. 26. 
 much then is a man of more value than a sheep ! Where- 
 
 13 fore it is lawful to do good on the sabbath day. Then 
 saith he to the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he 
 stretched it forth ; and it was restored whole, as the 
 
 14 other. But the Pharisees went out, and took counsel 
 against him, how they might destroy him. 
 
48 HE HEALED THEM ALL. 
 
 41. Jesus withdraius to the sea of Galilee. Many 
 miracles. 
 
 S. Mark Ui. 7—12. 
 
 And Jesus with his disciples withdrew to the sea : 7 
 and a great multitude from Galilee followed : and from 
 Judaea, and from Jerusalem, and from Idumsea, and 8 
 beyond Jordan, and about Tyre and Sidon, a great mul- 
 titude, hearing what great things he did, came unto him. 
 And he spake to his disciples, that a little boat should 9 
 wait on him because of the crowd, lest they should 
 throng him : for he had healed many ; insomuch that as lo 
 many as had plagues pressed upon him that they might 
 33 touch him. And the unclean spirits, whensoever they ii 
 beheld him, fell down before him, and cried, saying, Thou 
 art the Son of God. And he charged them much that 12 
 they should not make him known. 
 
 S. Matthew xii. 15 — 21. 
 
 And Jesus perceiving it withdrew from thence : and 15 
 many followed him; and he healed them all, and charged 16 
 them that they should not make him known : that it 17 
 might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the 
 prophet, saying, 
 Is. 42. I... Behold, my servant whom I have chosen; 18 
 
 My beloved in whom my soul is well pleased: 
 I will put my Spirit upon him, 
 And he shall declare judgement to the Gentiles. 
 He shall not strive, nor cry aloud; 19 
 
 Neither shall any one hear his voice in the streets. 
 A bruised reed shall he not break, 20 
 
 And smoking flax shall he not quench. 
 Till he send forth judgement unto victory. 
 Gr. And in his name shall the Gentiles hope. 21 
 
HE APPOINTED TWELVE. 49 
 
 42. Appointment of twelve Apostles. 
 
 S. Luke vl. 12—19. 
 
 j2 And it came to pass in these days, that he went out y^^_ j ^s. 
 into the mountain to pray ; and he continued all night in Lk. 9. 28. 
 
 J, prayer to God. And when it was day, he called his 63. 72. 
 disciples : and he chose from them twelve, whom also he i^jj j^ ^ 
 
 J named apostles ; Simon, whom he also named Peter, and 59 
 Andrew his brother, and James and John, and Philip and Acts i. 13. 
 
 j^ Bartholomew, and Matthew and Thomas, and James the J"' '• +^' 
 son of Alphaeus, and Simon which was called the Zealot, ^^.jj ^2. a. 
 
 jg and Judas the son of James, and Judas Iscariot, which jos. 15. ^j. 
 
 j_ was the traitor; and he came down with them, and stood 
 on a level place, and a great multitude of his disciples, 
 and a great number of the people from all Judaea and 
 Jerusalem, and the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, which 
 came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases; 
 
 jg and they that were troubled with unclean spirits were 
 
 jg healed. And all the multitude sought to touch him : Mk. 5. 30. 
 for power came forth from him, and healed them all. 57 
 
 S. Mark ill. 13—19. 
 
 And he goeth up into the mountain, and calleth unto 
 
 him whom he himself would : and they went unto him. 
 
 And he appointed twelve, that they might be with him, 
 
 ^ and that he might send them forth to preach, and to 
 
 \ have authority to cast out devils : and Simon he sur- jn. i. 
 
 . named Peter ; and James the son of Zebedee, and John 
 
 the brother of James ; and them he surnamed Boanerges, 
 
 g which is, Sons of thunder : and Andrew, and Philip, and 
 
 Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James 
 
 the son of Alphseus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the 
 
 ^„ Canansean, and Judas Iscariot, which also betrayed him. 
 
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 50 WHO ARE BLESSED. 
 
 43. Sermon on the Mount. 
 
 S. Matthew V. 1— yill. 1. 
 
 And seeing the multitudes, he went up into the ' 
 mountain : and when he had sat down, his disciples 
 came unto him : and he opened his mouth and taught 2 
 them, saying, 
 Is- 57- 15; Blessed are the poor in spirit : for theirs is the king- 3 
 dom of heaven. 
 
 Blessed are they that mourn : for they shall be com- 4 
 forted. 
 
 Blessed are the meek : for they shall inherit the earth. 5 
 Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after right- ^ 
 eousness : for they shall be filled. 
 
 Blessed are the merciful : for they shall obtain mercy. ^ 
 Blessed are the pure in heart : for they shall see God. ^ 
 Blessed are the peacemakers : for they shall be called 9 
 sons of God. 
 I Pet. 3. 14. Blessed are they that have been persecuted for right- 1° 
 2Tim.2.i2. gQ,jgj^gggi sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 
 
 Blessed are ye when men shall reproach you, and per- n 
 I Pet. 4. 14. secute you, and say all manner of evil against you falsely, 
 
 for my sake. Rejoice, and be exceeding glad : for great i^ 
 iTh. 2.15. is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the 
 prophets which were before you. 
 
 Ye are the salt of the earth : but if the salt have lost i3 
 Mk. 9. 50. its savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth 
 75. 108 good for nothing, but to be cast out and trodden under 
 Pro. 4. 18. foot of men. Ye are the light of the world. A city set H 
 on a hill cannot be hid. Neither do men light a lamp, "5 
 and put it under the bushel, but on the stand; and it 
 shineth unto all that are in the house. Even so let your 16 
 I Pet. 2. 12. light shine before men, that they may see your good 
 1C0.14.25. -yvorks, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. 
 Is. 42. 21. Think not that I came to destroy the law or the '7 
 prophets : I came not to destroy, but to fulfil. For 18 
 verily I say unto you. Till heaven and earth pass away, 
 one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass away from the 
 Tas. 2. 10. law, till all things be accomplished. Whosoever there- 19 
 fore shall break one of these least commandments, and 
 shall teach men so, shall be called least in the kingdom 
 
 [t. o. 
 
GREAT IS YOUR REWARD IN HEAVEN. 5 1 
 
 S. Luke vi. 20 — 49. 
 
 20 And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, 
 Blessed are ye poor : for yours is the kingdom of God. Jas. 2. 5. 
 
 21 Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Is. 55. i... 
 Blessed are ye that weep now : for ye shall laugh. Is. 61. 3. 
 
 22 Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when iPe. 2.20. 
 they shall separate you from their company, and reproach Jn. 16. 2 ; 
 you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's — 9- 34- 
 
 23 sake. Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy : for behold, Acts 5. 41. 
 your reward is great in heaven : for in the same manner J^^- '■ ^- ■• 
 
 24 did their fathers unto the prophets. But woe unto you Amos 6.1.. 
 that are rich ! for ye have received your consolation. ^^- '6. 25. 
 
 25 Woe unto you, ye that are full now ! for ye shall hunger. Is. 65. 13. 
 Woe unto you, ye that laugh now! for ye shall mourn Pro. 14. 13. 
 
 26 and weep. Woe unto you, when all men shall speak Jn. 15. 19. 
 well of you ! for in the same manner did their fathers to 
 
 the false prophets. 
 
 xiv. 34, 35. (108) 
 
 34 Sali therefore is good : but if even the salt have lost 
 
 35 its savour, wherewith shall it be seasoned ? It is fit neither 
 for the land nor for the dunghill: men cast it out. He 
 that hath ears to hear, let him hear. 
 
 xl. 33. (95) 
 
 No man, when he hath lighted a lamp, futteth it in a 
 cellar, neither under the bushel, but on the stand, that they 
 which enter in may see the light. 
 
 xvi. 17. (110) 
 
 But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away, 
 than for one tittle of the law to fall. 
 
52 THOU SHALT NOT KILL. 
 
 S. Matthew V. 
 
 of heaven : but whosoever shall do and teach them, he 
 shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. For I 20 
 Ro. 9. 31.. say unto you, that except your righteousness shall exceed 
 — 10- 3- the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in 
 
 no wise enter into the kingdom of heaven. 
 Ex. 20. 13. Ye have heard that it was said to them of old time, 21 
 Deu. 5. 17. Thou shalt not kill ; and whosoever shall kill shall be in 
 
 danger of the judgement : but I say unto you, that every 22 
 Jas. 1. 19.. one who is angry with his brother shall be in danger of 
 the judgement ; and whosoever shall say to his brother, 
 Raca, shall be in danger of the council ; and whosoever 
 probably shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of the hell of fire. 
 '^'V^. If therefore thou art offering thy gift at the altar, and 23 
 Nu^2o 10 there rememberest that thy brother hath aught against 
 
 thee, leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy 24 
 Mk. 11.25. way, first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come 
 
 and offer thy gift. Agree with thine adversary quickly, 25 
 whiles thou art with him in the way ; lest haply the ad- 
 Pro. 25. 8. versary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver 
 
 thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison. Verily 26 
 I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out 
 thence, till thou have paid the last farthing. 
 Ex. 20. 14. Ye have heard that it was said, Thou shalt not com- 27 
 Deu. 5. 18. jjjjt; adultery : but I say unto you, that every one that 28 
 Job 31. 1. looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed 
 Pro. 6. 25. adultery with her already in his heart. And if thy right 29 
 Mt. 19. 12. eye causeth thee to stumble, pluck it out, and cast it 
 from thee : for it is profitable for thee that one of thy 
 75 members should perish, and not thy whole body be cast 
 
 into hell. And if thy right hand causeth thee to stumble, 30 
 cut it off, and cast it from thee : for it is profitable for 
 thee that one of thy members should perish, and not thy 
 whole body go into hell. It was said also. Whosoever 31 
 Deu. 24. 1., shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of 
 
 divorcement : but I say unto you, that every one that 32 
 1C0.7.10.. putteth away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, 
 maketh her an adulteress : and whosoever shall marry 
 her when she is put away committeth adultery. 
 Ex. 20. 7. Again, ye have heard that it was said to them of old 33 
 Lev. 19.12. time, Thou shalt not forsv/ear thyself, but shalt perform 
 Num. 30.2. unto the Lord thine oaths: but I say unto you. Swear 34 
 De. 23. 21. I^x. o. 
 
THOU SHALT NOT COMMIT ADULTERY. 53 
 
 S. Luke Xii. 68, S9. (99) 
 
 58 For as thou art going with thine adversary before the 
 magistrate, on the way give diligence to be quit of hitn ; 
 lest haply he hale thee unto the judge, and the judge shall 
 deliver thee to the officer, and the officer shall cast thee into 
 
 y) prison. I say unto thee. Thou shall by no means come out 
 thence, till thou have paid the very last mite. 
 
 S. Mark ix. 43—48. (75) 
 
 43 And if thy hand cause thee to stumble, cut it ojff : it is 
 good for thee to enter into life maimed, rather than having 
 thy two hands to go into hell, into the unquenchable fire. 
 
 45 And if thy foot cause thee to stumble, cut it off: it is good 
 for thee to enter into life halt, rather than having thy two 
 
 J^T feet to be cast into hell. And if thine eye cause thee to 
 stumble, cast it out: it is good for thee to enter into the 
 kingdom of God with one eye, rather than having two eyes 
 
 48 to be cast into hell; where their worm dieth not, and the 
 fire is not quenched. 
 
 S. Luke xvi. 18. (110) 
 
 18 Every one that putteth away his wife, and marrieth 
 another, committeth adultery : and he that marrieth one 
 that is put away from a husband committeth adultery. 
 
54 WHEN THOU DOEST ALMS. 
 
 S. Matthew V. 
 
 not at all ; neither by the heaven, for it is the throne of 
 Is. 66. I. God; nor by the earth, for it is the footstool of his feet; 35 
 Ps. 48. 2. nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. 
 
 Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, for thou canst not 36 
 
 make one hair white or black. But let your speech be, 37 
 Jas. 5. 12. Yea, yea; Nay, nay : and whatsoever is more than these 
 
 is of the evil one. 
 Ex. 11. 24. Ye have heard that it was said, An eye for an eye, 38 
 Lev.24.'2o. and a tooth for a tooth : but I say unto you, Resist not 39 
 Deu.19.21. him that is evil : but whosoever smiteth thee on thy right 
 
 cheek, turn to him the other also. And if any man 40 
 
 1 Cor. 6. 7. would go to law with thee, and take away thy coat, let 
 Mt. 27. 32. him have thy cloke also. And whosoever shall compel 41 
 
 thee to go one mile, go with him twain. Give to him 42 
 
 Deu. 15.8. that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of 
 thee turn not thou away. 
 
 Lev. 19. 18. Ye have heard that it was said. Thou shalt love thy 43 
 neighbour, and hate thine enemy : but I say unto you, 44 
 
 Acts 7. 60. Love your enemies, and pray for them that persecute 
 
 you ; that ye may be sons of your Father which is in 45 
 
 Job 25. 3. heaven : for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and 
 the good, and sendeth rain on the just and the unjust. 
 For if ye love them that love you, what reward have ye ? 46 
 do not even the publicans the same ? And if ye salute 47 
 your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not 
 
 De. 18. 13. even the Gentiles the same? Ye therefore shall be per- 48 
 
 Jas. 1. 4. feet, as your heavenly Father is perfect. 
 
 Take heed that ye do not your righteousness before 6. i 
 men, to be seen of them : else ye have no reward with 
 your Father which is in heaven. 
 
 He. 13. 16. When therefore thou doest alms, sound not a trumpet 2 
 before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and 
 in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily 
 I say unto you. They have received their reward. But 3 
 when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what 
 thy right hand doeth : that thine alms may be in secret : 4 
 
 2 Co. 9. 6. and thy Father which seeth in secret shall recompense 
 
 thee. 
 
 And when ye pray, ye shall not be as the hypocrites : 5 
 for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and in 
 the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. 
 
 [t. o. 
 
LOVE YOUR ENEMIES. 55 
 
 S. Luke vl. 27 — 36. 
 
 27 But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, Ex. 23. 4. 
 
 28 do good to them that hate you, bless them that curse P^-^s-^i- 
 
 29 you, pray for them that despitefully use you. To him Acts 7. 60. 
 that smiteth thee on the one cheek offer also the other ; 
 
 and from him that taketh away thy cloke withhold not i Cor. 6. 7. 
 
 30 thy coat also. Give to every one that asketh thee; and Pro- 21-26. 
 of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again. 
 
 31 And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also Tob. 4. 15. 
 
 32 to them likewise. And if ye love them that love you, 
 what thank have ye ? for even sinners love those that 
 
 33 love them. And if ye do good to them that do good to 
 you, what thank have ye ? for even sinners do the same. 
 
 34 And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, 
 what thank have ye? even sinners lend to sinners, to 
 
 35 receive again as much. But love your enemies, and do 
 
 them good, and lend, never despairing ; and your reward Ps. 37. 26. 
 shall be great, and ye shall be sons of the Most High : 
 
 36 for he is kind toward the unthankful and evil. Be ye 
 merciful, even as your Father is merciful. 
 
S6 AFTER THIS MANNER PRAY YE. 
 
 S. Matthew Ti. 
 
 Verily I say unto you, They have received their reward. 
 Is. 26. 20. J^^f ti^Qu^ when thou prayest, enter into thine inner ^ 
 1- 4- 33- chamber, and having shut thy door, pray to thy Father 
 which is in secret, and thy Father which seeth in secret 
 shall recompense thee. And in praying use not vain 7 
 I K1.18.27. repetitions, as the Gentiles do : for they think that they 
 . ■ J shall be heard for their much speaking. Be not there- ° 
 fore like unto them : for your Father knoweth what things 
 ye have need of, before ye ask him. After this manner 9 
 90 therefore pray ye : Our Father which art in heaven, 
 
 Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will '° 
 Pro. 30. 8. jjg (jone, as in heaven, so on earth. Give us this day ' ' 
 Ecclus. Qjjj. (ja^jiy bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also '^ 
 ■ have forgiven our debtors. And bring us not into temp- '3 
 tation, but deliver us from the evil one. For if ye forgive '4 
 Mk.11.25. jjjgjj (.j^gjj. trespasses, your heavenly Father will also for- 
 Mt. 18. 35. gjyg yQ^ ;g^(- jf yg fofgive uot men their trespasses, '5 
 neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. 
 ^° Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of '^ 
 
 Is. 58. 3... g^ sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that 
 they may be seen of men to fast. Verily I say unto 
 you. They have received their reward. But thou, when '7 
 thou fastest, anoint thy head, and wash thy face ; that '^ 
 thou be not seen of men to fast, but of thy Father which 
 is in secret : and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall 
 recompense thee. 
 Lk. 12.33. Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, '9 
 Jas. 5. I... yjriigi-g moth and rust doth consume, and where thieves 
 iTim.6.19. break through and steal ; but lay up for yourselves ^° 
 treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth 
 consume, and where thieves do not break through nor 
 steal : for where thy treasure is, there will thy heart be 2' 
 95 also. The lamp of the body is the eye : if therefore ^^ 
 thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light. 
 But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of ^3 
 darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be dark- 
 ■'■■'■" ness, how great is the darkness ! No man can serve two ^4 
 masters : for either he will hate the one, and love the 
 other ; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. 
 1C0.10.21. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. Therefore I say ^5 
 
 [t. o. 
 
WHEN YE PRAY, SAY, 57 
 
 S. Luke xl. 1—4. (90) 
 
 1 And it canie to pass, as he was praying in a certain 
 place, that tvhen he ceased, one of his disciples said unto 
 him. Lord, teach us to pray, even as John also taught his 
 
 2 disciples. And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, 
 
 3 Father, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Give 
 
 4 us day by day our daily bread. And forgive us our sins ; 
 for we ourselves also forgive every one that is indebted to 
 
 us. And bring us not into temptation. 
 
 Xi. 34—36. (95) 
 
 34 The lamp of the body is thine eye: when thine eye is 
 single, thy whole body also is full of light ; but when it is 
 
 35 evil, thy body also is full of darkness. Look therefore 
 
 36 whether the light that is in thee be not darkness. If there- 
 fore thy whole body be full of light, having no part dark, it 
 shall be wholly full of light, as when the lamp with its 
 bright shining doth give thee light. 
 
 xvl. 13. (110) 
 No servant can serve two masters : for either he will 
 hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to 
 one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and 
 m.ammon. 
 
58 BE NOT ANXIOUS. 
 
 S. Matthew vi. 
 
 98 unto you, Be not anxious for your life, what ye shall eat, 
 or what ye shall drink ; nor yet for your body, what ye 
 shall put on. Is not the life more than the food, and 
 Job 38. 41. the body than the raiment? Behold the birds of the 26 
 Ps. 147. 9. heaven, that they sow not, neither do they reap, nor 
 gather into barns ; and your heavenly Father feedeth 
 them. Are not ye of much more value than they ? And 27 
 which of you by being anxious can add one cubit unto 
 Lk. 19.3. his stature? And why are ye anxious concerning rai- 28 
 ^"^ ment ? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow ; 
 
 they toil not, neither do they spin : yet I say unto you, 29 
 that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like 
 Ps. 104. 14. one of these. But if God doth so clothe the grass of the 30 
 Jas. 1. 10. field, which to-day is, and to-morrow is cast into the 
 oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little 
 Ps. 55. 22. faith? Be not therefore anxious, saying. What shall we 31 
 pivf '' ^ V? ^^'■^ °^' ^hat shall we drink? or. Wherewithal shall we 
 ^ ■ '^' 'be clothed ? For after all these things do the Gentiles 32 
 seek ; for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have 
 need of all these things. But seek ye first his kingdom, 33 
 1 Ki. 3. 13. and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added 
 I Tim. 4. 8. mjto yQy_ gg not therefore anxious for the morrow : for 34 
 the morrow will be anxious for itself Sufficient unto 
 the day is the evil thereof 
 Rom. z. 1. Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what?. 1,2 
 Mk. 4. 24. judgement ye judge, ye shall be judged : and with what 
 R0.14.3... measure ye mete, it shall be measured unto you. And 3 
 Ja?. 2. 13. ^Yiy beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's 
 eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own 
 eye ? Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me cast 4 
 out the mote out of thine eye ; and lo, the beam is in 
 thine own eye ? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam 5 
 out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to 
 cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye. 
 Pro. 9. 7 .. Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither 6 
 — H- 9- cast your pearls before the swine, lest haply they trample 
 them under their feet, and turn and rend you. 
 90 Ask, and it shall be given you ; seek, and ye 7 
 
 shall find ; knock, and it shall be opened unto you : 
 
 [t. o. 
 
THE MOTE AND THE BEAM. 59 
 
 S. Luke Zil. 22—34. (98) 
 
 22 Therefore I say unto you. Be not anxious for your life, 
 what ye shall eat; tior yet for your body, what ye shall put 
 
 23 on. For the life is more than the food, and the body than the 
 
 24 raiment. Consider the ravens, that they sow not, neither 
 reap J which have no store-chamber nor barn; and God 
 
 feedeth them: of how much more value are ye than the birds! 
 2,s And which of you by being anxious can add a czibit utito his 
 i(> stature ? If then ye are not able to do even that which is least, 
 
 27 why are ye anxious concerning the rest? Consider the lilies, 
 how they grow : they toil not, neither do they spin; yet I say 
 unto you. Even Soloinon in all his glory was not arrayed 
 
 28 like otie of these. But if God doth so clothe the grass in the 
 field, which to-day is, and to-morrow is cast into the oven; 
 
 29 how much more shall he clothe you, O ye of little faith? And 
 seek not ye what ye shall eat, atid what ye shall drink, neither 
 
 30 be ye of doubtful mind. For all these things do the nations of 
 the world seek after : but your Father knoweth that ye have 
 
 31 need of these things. Ho%vbeit seek ye his kingdom, and these 
 
 32 things shall be added unto you. Fear not, little flock ; for it 
 is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom. 
 
 33 Sell that ye have, and give alms; make for yourselves purses 
 which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, 
 
 34 where no thief draweth near, nor moth destroyeth. For 
 where your treasw-e is, there will your heart be also. 
 
 Vi. 37—42. 
 
 37 And judge not, and ye shall not be judged: and Jas. 4. n. 
 condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: release, Rom. 14.4. 
 
 38 and ye shall be released : give, and it shall be given unto 
 
 you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together. Pro. 19. 17. 
 running over, shall they give into your bosom. For with Ps. 79. 12. 
 what measure ye mete it shall be measured to you again. Jas. 2. 13. 
 
 39 And he spake also a parable unto them. Can the Mt. 15. 14. 
 blind guide the blind? shall they not both fall into a 
 
 40 pit? The disciple is not above his master: but every Mt. 10. 24. 
 
 41 one when he is perfected shall be as his master. And 
 why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, 
 but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye ? 
 
 42 Or how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me 
 cast out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself 
 beholdest not the beam that is in thine own eye ? Thou 
 hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, 
 and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote that 
 is in thy brother's eye. 
 
 xi. 9—13. (90) 
 9 And I say unto you. Ask, and it shall be given you ; seek, 
 and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. 
 
6o THIS IS THE LAW AND THE PROPHETS. 
 
 S. Mattbew vll. 
 Jas. I. 5- for every one that asketh receiveth ; and he that seeketh 8 
 ijn.5.14.. findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. Org 
 what man is there of you, who, if his son shall ask him 
 for a loaf, will give him a stone ; or if he shall ask for a 10 
 Gen. 6. 5. fish, will give him a serpent ? If ye then, being evil, know i r 
 how to give good gifts unto your children, how much 
 more shall your Father which is in heaven give good 
 things to them that ask him ? All things therefore what- 12 
 Jas. 2. 8. soever ye would that men should do unto you, even 
 133 so do ye also unto them : for this is the law and the 
 
 prophets. 
 103, Enter ye in by the narrow gate : for wide is the gate, 13 
 
 and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and 
 many be they that enter in thereby. For narrow is the 14 
 gate, and straitened the way, that leadeth unto life, and 
 few be they that find it. 
 Deu. 13.2.. Beware of false prophets, which come to you in 15 
 Acts 20.29. sheep's clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves. By 16 
 their fruits ye shall know them. Do men gather grapes 
 of thorns, or figs of thistles? Even so every good tree 17 
 Mt. 12.33.. bringeth forth good fruit; but the corrupt tree bringeth 
 91 forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil 18 
 fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. 
 Mt. 3. 10. Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn 19 
 J"-iS-j2... down, and cast into the fire. Therefore by their fruits 20 
 ^^^ ye shall know them. Not every one that saith unto me, 21 
 H0S.8. i... Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven ; but 
 Rom.2. 13. he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. 
 Jas. X. 22.. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, did we not 22 
 Jer. 27. 15. prophesy by thy name, and by thy name cast out devils, 
 — 14. 14. and by thy name do many mighty works? And then 23 
 Lk. 13. 27. will I profess unto them, I never knew you : depart from 
 Ps. 6. 8. jjjg^ yg fj.,aj work iniquity. Every one therefore which 24 
 heareth these words of mine, and doeth them, shall be 
 likened unto a wise man, which built his house upon the 
 rock : and the rain descended, and the floods came, and 25 
 the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell 
 not : for it was founded upon the rock. And every one 26 
 Jas. I. 23.. that heareth these words of mine, and doeth them not, 
 shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house 
 upon the sand : and the rain descended, and the floods 27 
 came, and the winds blew, and smote upon that house ; 
 and it fell : and great was the fall thereof. [t. o. 
 
EACH TREE IS KNOWN BY ITS OWN FRUIT. 6 1 
 
 S. Luke zl. 
 
 10 For everyone that asketh receive th; and he that seekethfindethj 
 
 11 and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. And of which 
 of you that is a father shall his son ask a loaf and he give him 
 
 12 a stone? or a fish, and he for a fish give him a serpent? Or 
 \-^if }ie shall ask an egg, will he give him a scorpion ? If ye 
 
 then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your 
 children, how imich more shall your heavenly Father give 
 the Holy Spirit to them that ask him ? 
 
 Xiil. 24 — 27. 
 
 24 Strive to etiter in by the narrow door: for many, I say 
 
 25 unto you, shall seek to enter in, and shall 710 1 be able. When 
 once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the 
 door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, 
 saying. Lord, open to usj and he shall answer and say to 
 you, I know you not whence ye are; then shall ye begin to 
 
 26 say. We did eat and drink in thy presence, and thou didst 
 
 27 teach in our streets; and he shall say, I tell you, I know 
 not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of 
 iniquity. 
 
 vl. 43—49. 
 
 43 For there is no good tree that bringeth forth corrupt Mt. 12. 33. 
 fruit ; nor again a corrupt tree that bringeth forth good 91 
 
 44 fruit. For each tree is known by its own fruit. For of 
 thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush 
 
 45 gather they grapes. The good man out of the good 
 treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good ; Mt. 12. 35. 
 and the evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth 
 
 that which is evil : for out of the abundance of the heart 
 his mouth speaketh. 
 
 46 And why call ye me, Lord, I-ord, and do not the 
 
 47 things which I say ? Every one that cometh unto me, 
 and heareth my words, and doeth them, I will shew you 
 
 48 to whom he is like : he is like a man building a house, 
 who digged and went deep, and laid a foundation upon 
 the rock : and when a flood arose, the stream brake 
 against that house, and could not shake it : because it 
 
 49 bad been well builded. But he that heareth, and doeth 
 not, is like a man that built a house upon the earth 
 without a foundation; against which the stream brake, 
 and straightway it fell in ; and the ruin of that house was 
 great. 
 
62 I AM NOT WORTHY: 
 
 S. Matthew Tli. 28— vUi. 1. 
 
 And it came to pass, when Jesus ended these words, 28 
 the multitudes were astonished at his teaching : for he 29 
 Jn. 7. 46. taught them as one having authority, and not as their 
 scribes. 
 
 And when he was come down from the mountain, 8.1 
 great multitudes followed him. 
 
 44. The centurion's servant healed. 
 
 S. Luke vii. 1 — 10. 
 
 After he had ended all his sayings in the ears of i 
 the people, he entered into Capernaum. 
 
 Mk. 15. 39. And a certain centurion's servant, who was dear unto 2 
 
 Acts 10. 2. him, was sick and at the point of death. And when he 3 
 heard concerning Jesus, he sent unto him elders of the 
 Jews, asking him that he would come and save his 
 servant. And they, when they came to Jesus, besought 4 
 him earnestly, saying, He is worthy that thou shouldest 
 do this for him : for he loveth our nation, and himself S 
 built us our synagogue. And Jesus went with them. 6 
 And when he was now not far from the house, the cen- 
 turion sent friends to him, saying unto him, Lord, trouble 
 not thyself: for I am not worthy that thou shouldest 
 come under my roof : wherefore neither thought I my- 7 
 self worthy to come unto thee : but say the word, and 
 
 P.S. 107.20. my servant shall be healed. For I also am a man set 8 
 under authority, having under myself soldiers : and I 
 say to this one, Go, and he goeth ; and to another. 
 Come, and he cometh ; and to my servant. Do this, 
 and he doeth it. And when Jesus heard these things, 9 
 he marvelled at him, and turned and said to the multi- 
 
 Mt. 15. 28. tude that followed him, I say unto you, I have not 
 66 found so great faith, no, not in Israel. And they that 10 
 were sent, returning to the house, found the servant 
 whole. 
 
BUT ONLY SAY THE WORD. 6^ 
 
 S. Matthew viii. 5 — 13. 
 
 5 And when he was entered into Capernaum, there 
 
 g came unto him a centurion, beseeching him, and saying, 
 
 Lprd, my servant Heth in the house sick of the palsy, 
 
 y grievously tormented. And he saith unto him, I will 
 
 8 come and heal him. And the centurion answered and 
 
 said. Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come 
 
 under my roof : but only say the word, and my servant 
 
 g shall be healed. For I also am a man under authority, 
 
 having under myself soldiers : and I say to this one. 
 
 Go, and he goeth ; and to another, Come, and he 
 
 cometh ; and to my servant. Do this, and he doeth it. 
 
 10 And when Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to 
 them that followed. Verily I say unto you, I have not 
 
 11 found so great faith, no, not in Israel. And I say unto 
 
 you, that many shall come from the east and the west, Mai. i. ii. 
 and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, Is- 59- i9- 
 
 12 in the kingdom of heaven : but the sons of the kingdom 
 
 shall be cast forth into the outer darkness: there shall Mt. 21.43. 
 
 13 be the weeping and gnashing of teeth. And Jesus ^^^'•-■■7- 
 said unto the centurion, Go thy way; as thou hast-'" ^ '^' 
 beUeved, so be it done unto thee. And the servant was 
 
 healed in that hour. 
 
64 I SAY UNTO THEE, ARISE. 
 
 45. The widow's son raised. 
 
 S. Luke vli. 11—17. 
 
 And it came to pass soon afterwards, that he went to n 
 a city called Nain ; and his disciples went with him, and 
 a great multitude. Now when he drew near to the gate i2 
 of the city, behold, there was carried out one that was 
 dead, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow : 
 and much people of the city was with her. And when 13 
 the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said 
 unto her, Weep not. And he came nigh and touched 14 
 the bier : and the bearers stood still. And he said, 
 57. 112. Young man, I say unto thee, Arise. And he that was 15 
 dead sat up, and began to speak. And he gave him to 
 his mother. And fear took hold on all: and they glori- 16 
 fied God, saying, A great prophet is arisen among us : 
 Lk. 1. 68. and, God hath visited his people. And this report went 17 
 forth concerning him in the whole of Judsea, and all the 
 region round about. 
 
 S. Mark v. 40—43. (57) 
 But he, having put them all forth, taketh the father of ao 
 the child and her mother and them that ivere ivith him, 
 and goeth in where the child was. And taking the child ^^ 
 by the hand, he saith unto her, Talitha cumi ; which is, 
 being interpreted. Damsel, I say unto thee. Arise. And 42 
 straightway the damsel rose up, and walked ; for she was 
 twelve years old. And they were amazed straightway 
 with a great amazement. And he charged them much 43 
 that no man should know this : and he commanded that 
 something should be given her to eat. 
 
 S. Jolrn xi. 41-44. (112) 
 So they took away the stone. And Jesus lifted up his 41 
 eyes, and said. Father, I thank thee that thou heardest me. 
 And I knew that thou hearest me always : but because of a^ 
 the multitude which standeth around I said it, that they 
 may believe that thou didst send me. And when he had M 
 thus spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth. 
 He that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with 44 
 grave-clothes ; and his face was bound about with a napkin. 
 Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go. 
 
ART THOU HE THAT COMETH ? 6$ 
 
 46. JbAn Baptist's question. Jesus' testimony to him. 
 
 S. Luke vil. 18—35. 
 
 i8 And the disciples of John told him of all these things. 
 
 19 And John calling unto him two of his disciples sent 
 them to the Lord, saying, Art thou he that cometh, or 
 
 20 look we for another ? And when the men were come 
 unto him, they said, John the Baptist hath sent us unto 
 thee, saying, Art thou he that cometh, or look we for 
 
 21 another ? In that hour he cured many of diseases and 33 
 plagues and evil spirits ; and on many that were blind 
 
 22 he bestowed sight. And he answered and said unto 
 them, Go your way, and tell John what things ye have 
 
 seen and heard ; the blind receive their sight, the lame Is. 35. 5.. 
 walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead — ^9- '8. 
 are raised up, and the poor have good tidings preached Is. 61. i. 
 
 23 unto them. And blessed is he whosoever shall find none Jas. 1.. 5. 
 occasion of stumbling in me. [t.o. : Pet. 2. 8 
 
 S. Matthew xl. 2—19. 
 
 2 Now when John heard in the prison the works of the Lk. 3. 
 
 3 Christ, he sent by his disciples, and said unto him, Art 
 
 4 thou he that cometh, or look we for another? And Jesus 
 answered and said unto them, Go your way and tell 
 
 5 John the things which ye do hear and see : the blind 
 receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are 
 cleansed, and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised up, 
 
 6 and the poor have good tidings preached to them. And 
 blessed is he, whosoever shall find none occasion of 
 stumbling in me. [t. o. 
 
 J. H. G. 
 
66 THIS IS ELIJAH, 
 
 S. Luke yli. 
 
 And when the messengers of John were departed, 24 
 he began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, 
 What went ye out into the wilderness to behold ? a reed 
 Eph. 4. 14. shaken with the wind ? But what went ye out to see ? a 25 
 man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they which are 
 gorgeously apparelled, and hve delicately, are in kings' 
 courts. But what went ye out to see ? a prophet ? 26 
 Yea, I say unto you, and much more than a prophet. 
 This is he of whom it is written, 27 
 
 Mai. 3. I. Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, 
 
 Who shall prepare thy way before thee. 
 I say unto you, Among them that are born of women 28 
 there is none greater than John : yet he that is but 
 little in the kingdom of God is greater than he. And 29 
 Mt. 21. 31. all the people when they heard, and the publicans, justi- 
 
 128 fied God, being baptized with the baptism of John. But 30 
 I Tim. -i. 4. the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected for themselves 
 
 the counsel of God, being not baptized of him. Where- 31 
 unto then shall I liken the men of this generation, and 
 to what are they like ? They are like unto children that 32 
 Lk. T5. 25. sit in the marketplace, and call one to another; which 
 Mk. 5. 38. say-j We piped unto you, and ye did not dance ; we 
 
 wailed, and ye did not weep. For John the Baptist is 33 
 come eating no bread nor drinking wine ; and ye say, 
 Jn. 2. i. He hath a devil. The Son of man is come eating and 34 
 Lk. 14. 1. drinking; and ye say, Behold, a gluttonous man, and a 
 jn. 12. 1. -yyjjjebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners ! And 35 
 wisdom is justified of all her children. 
 
WHICH IS TO COME. 6"] 
 
 S. Matthew xi. 
 
 7 And as these went their way, Jesus began to say 
 unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out 
 into the wilderness to behold ? a reed shaken with the 
 
 8 wind ? But what went ye out for to see ? a man clothed 
 in soft raiment ? Behold, they that wear soft raiment are 
 
 9 in kings' houses. But wherefore went ye out ? to see a 
 prophet ? Yea, I say unto you, and much more than a 
 
 10 prophet. This is he, of whom it is written, 
 
 Behold, I send my messenger before thy face. 
 Who shall prepare thy way before thee. 
 
 11 Verily I say unto you. Among them that are born of 
 women there hath not arisen a greater than John the 
 Baptist: yet he that is but little in the kingdom of 
 
 12 heaven is greater than he. And from the days of John 
 
 the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth Lk. i6. i6. 
 
 13 violence, and men of violence take it by force. For all HO 
 
 14 the prophets and the law prophesied until John. And if 
 
 ye are willing to receive it, this is Elijah, which is to Mai. 4. 5. 
 15, 16 come. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. But 
 whereunto shall I liken this generation ? It is Uke unto 
 children sitting in the marketplaces, which call unto 
 
 17 their fellows, and say, We piped unto you, and ye did 
 
 18 not dance ; we wailed, and ye did not mourn. For 
 John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, 
 
 19 He hath a devil. The Son of man came eating and 
 drinking, and they say, Behold, a gluttonous man, and a 
 winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners ! And 
 wisdom is justified by her works. 
 
68 THY SINS ARE FORGIVEN. 
 
 47. Jesus' feet anointed. The sinner forgiven. 
 
 S. Luke vli. 36 — 50. 
 
 And one of the Pharisees desired him that he would 36 
 eat with him. And he entered into the Pharisee's house, 
 and sat down to meat. And behold, a woman which 37 
 was in the city, a sinner; and when she knew that he 
 was sitting at meat in the Pharisee's house, she brought 
 
 Mk. 14. 3. an alabaster cruse of ointment, and standing behind at 38 
 125 his feet, weeping, she began to wet his feet with her 
 tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head, and 
 kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment. 
 Now when the Pharisee which had bidden him saw it, 39 
 
 Lk. 15. 2. he spake within himself, saying. This man, if he were a 
 
 Is. 65. 5. prophet, would have perceived who and what manner of 
 woman this is which toucheth him, that she is a sinner. 
 And Jesus answering said unto him, Simon, I have some- 40 
 what to say unto thee. And he saith. Master, say on. 
 A certain lender had two debtors : the one owed five 41 
 hundred pence, and the other fifty. When they had not 42 
 
 Mt.iS.is... wherewith to pay, he forgave them both. Which of 
 
 them therefore will love him most ? Simon answered 43 
 and said. He, I suppose, to whom he forgave the most. 
 And he said unto him, Thou hast rightly judged. And 44 
 turning to the woman, he said unto Simon, Seest thou 
 this woman? I entered into thine house, thou gavest 
 
 Gen. 18. 4. me no water for my feet : but she hath wetted my feet 
 
 with her tears, and wiped them with her hair. Thou 45 
 
 Ex. 18. 7- gavest me no kiss : but she, since the time I came in, 
 
 hath not ceased to kiss my feet. My head with oil thou 46 
 
 Ps. 23. 5- didst not anoint : but she hath anointed my feet with 
 
 ointment. Wherefore I say unto thee. Her sins, which 47 
 are many, are forgiven ; for she loved much : but to 
 whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little. And he 48 
 said unto her, Thy sins are forgiven. And they that sat 49 
 
 Mk. 2. 7. at meat with him began to say within themselves. Who 
 37 is this that even forgiveth sins ? And he said unto the 50 
 woman. Thy faith hath saved thee ; go in peace. 
 
CERTAIN WOMEN WHICH HAD BEEN HEALED 69 
 
 S. Jolin xli. 1—8. (125) 
 
 1 Jesus therefore six days before the passover came to 
 Bethany, where Lazarus -was, whom Jesus raised from the 
 
 2 dead. So they made him a supper there : and Martha 
 served J but Lazarus was one of them that sat at meat with 
 
 3 hint. Mary therefore took a pound of ointment of spikenard, 
 very precious, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his 
 
 feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour 
 
 4 of the ointment. But Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples, 
 
 5 which should betray him., saith. Why was not this ointtnent 
 d sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor f Now 
 
 this he said, not because he cared for the poor; but because 
 he was a thief, and having the bag took away what was put 
 
 7 therein. Jesus therefore said. Suffer her to keep it against 
 
 8 the day of 7ny burying. For the poor ye have always with 
 you; but me ye have not always. 
 
 S. Mark xiv. 3—9. (125) 
 
 3 And while he was in Bethany in the house of Simon the 
 leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an 
 cdabaster cruse of ointment of spikenard very costly; and she 
 
 4 brake the cruse, and poured it over his head. But there were 
 some that had indignation among themselves, saying, To 
 what purpose hath this waste of the ointment been made ? 
 
 5 For this ointment m.ight have been sold for above three 
 hundred pence, and given to the poor. And they murmured 
 
 6 against her. But Jesus said. Let her alone j why trouble ye 
 
 7 her ? she hath wrought a good work on me. For ye have 
 the poor always with you, and whensoever ye will ye can do 
 
 8 them, good: but me ye have not always. She hath done 
 what she could: she hath anointed my body aforehand for 
 
 9 the burying. And verily I say unto you. Wheresoever the 
 gospel shall be preached throughout the whole world, that 
 also which this woman hath done shall be spoken of for a 
 memorial of her. 
 
 48. Circuit in Galilee. Ministering women. 
 S. Luke vlU. 1—3. 
 
 1 And it came to pass soon afterwards, that he went 
 about through cities and villages, preaching and bringing 
 the good tidings of the kingdom of God, and with him 
 
 2 the twelve, and certain women which had been healed 
 of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary that was called Mag- 
 
 3 dalene, from whom seven devils had gone out, and Jo- Mk. 16. 9. 
 anna the wife of Chuza Herod's steward, and Susanna, 
 
 and many others, which ministered unto them of their Lk. 23. 55. 
 substance. 
 
70 BEHOLD THE SOWER 
 
 49. The parable of the sower. 
 
 Mark iv. 1—9. 
 
 And again he began to teach by the sea side. And r 
 there is gathered unto him a very great multitude, so 
 
 Lk. 5. 3. that he entered into a boat, and sat in the sea; and all 
 35 the multitude were by the sea on the land. And he 2 
 
 Ps. 78. ■!.. taught them many things in parables, and said unto 
 them in his teaching, Hearken : Behold the sower went 3 
 forth to sow : and it came to pass, as he sowed, some 4 
 seed fell by the way side, and the birds came and de- 
 voured it. And other fell on the rocky ground, where it 5 
 had not much earth ; and straightway it sprang up, 
 
 Jas. I. II. because it had no deepness of earth : and when the sun 6 
 was risen, it was scorched; and because it had no root, 
 
 Jer. 4. 3. it withered away. And other fell among the thorns, and 7 
 the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit. 
 
 Jn. 15. 5. And others fell into the good ground, and yielded fruit, 8 
 
 Col. I. 6. growing up and increasing ; and brought forth, thirtyfold, 
 and sixtyfold, and a hundredfold. And he said, Who 9 
 hath ears to hear, let him hear. 
 
WENT FORTH TO SOW. 7 1 
 
 S. Matthew xlll. 1—9 
 
 1 On that day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by 
 
 2 the sea side. And there were gathered unto him great 
 multitudes, so that he entered into a boat, and sat ; and 
 
 3 all the multitude stood on the beach. And he spake to 
 them many things in parables, saying. Behold, the sower 
 
 4 went forth to sow ; and as he sowed, some seeds fell by 
 the way side, and the birds came and devoured them : 
 
 5 and others fell upon the rocky places, where they had 
 not much earth : and straightway they sprang up, because 
 
 6 they had no deepness of earth : and when the sun was 
 risen, they were scorched ; and because they had no 
 
 7 root, they withered away. And others fell upon the 
 
 8 thorns ; and the thorns grew up, and choked them : and 
 others fell upon the good ground, and yielded fruit, some 
 
 9 a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. He that hath 
 ears, let him hear. 
 
 S. Luke viii. 4 — 8. 
 
 4 And when a great multitude came together, and they 
 of every city resorted unto him, he spake by a parable : 
 
 5 The sower went forth to sow his seed : and as he sowed, 
 some fell by the way side ; and it was trodden under 
 foot, and the birds of the heaven devoured it. And 
 
 6 other fell on the rock; and as soon as it grew, it withered 
 away, because it had no moisture. And other fell amidst 
 
 7 the thorns ; and the thorns grew with it, and choked it. 
 
 8 And other fell into the good ground, and grew, and 
 brought forth fruit a hundredfold. As he said these 
 things, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him 
 hear. 
 
72 UNTO YOU IT IS GIVEN 
 
 50, Of teaching by parables. The sower explained. 
 
 S. Mattliew xlU. 10 — 23. 
 
 And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why lo 
 speakest thou unto them in parables? And he answered ii 
 Mt. II. 25. and said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the 
 mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is 
 Mt.25.28.. not given. For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, 12 
 and he shall have abundance : but whosoever hath not, 
 from him shall be taken away even that which he hath. 
 Lk. 19. 24.. Therefore speak I to them in parables; because seeing 13 
 they see not, and hearing they hear not, neither do they 
 understand. And unto them is fulfilled the prophecy of 14 
 Isaiah, which saith. 
 Is. 6. 9. By hearing ye shall hear, and shall in no wise 
 
 Jn. 12. 40. understand ; 
 
 Acts 28. 26. ^jj(j seeing ye shall see, and shall in no wise perceive : 
 
 For this people's heart is waxed gross, 15 
 
 Heb. 5. II. And their ears are dull of hearing, 
 
 And their eyes they have closed; 
 Lest haply they should perceive with their eyes, 
 And hear with their ears. 
 And understand with their heart. 
 And should turn again. 
 And I should heal them. 
 Lk. 10. 24. But blessed are your eyes, for they see ; and your ears, 16 
 for they hear. For verily I say unto you, that many 17 
 Heb.11.13. prophets and righteous men desired to see the things 
 I Pet. 1. 10. which ye see, and saw them not; and to hear the things 
 which ye hear, and heard them not. [t. o. 
 
TO KNOW THE MYSTERY. 73 
 
 S. Mark iv. 10—20. 
 
 10 And when he was alone, they that were about him 
 
 11 with the twelve asked of him the parables. And he said 
 unto them, Unto you is given the mystery of the king- 
 dom of God : but unto them that are without, all things 
 
 12 are done in parables : that seeing they may see, and not 
 perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not under- 
 stand ; lest haply they should turn again, and it should 
 be forgiven them. [t. o. 
 
 S. Luke vlli. 9—16. 
 
 9 And his disciples asked him what this parable might 
 
 10 be. And he said. Unto you it is given to know the 
 
 mysteries of the kingdom of God : but to the rest in 
 
 parables ; that seeing they may not see, and hearing 
 
 they may not understand. [t. o. 
 
74 THE SOWER SOWETH THE WORD. 
 
 S. Mtattliew ziii. 
 
 Hear then ye the parable of the sower. When any i8 
 one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth 19 
 Eph. z. -z. it not, then cometh the evil one, and snatcheth away 
 that which hath been sown in his heart. This is he that 
 was sown by the way side. And he that was sown upon 20 
 the rocky places, this is he that heareth the word, and 
 Eph. 3. 17. straightway with joy receiveth it ; yet hath he not root in 21 
 
 himself, but endureth for a while ; and when tribulation 
 Mt. 24. 12. or persecution ariseth because of the word, straightway 
 he stumbleth. And he that was sown among the thorns, 
 Mt. 6. 25. this is he that heareth the word; and the care of the 
 Jlk. 10.23. vvorld, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, 22 
 I im. . 9. ^jjj j^g becometh unfruitful. And he that was sown 23 
 upon the good ground, this is he that heareth the word, 
 and understandeth it ; who verily beareth fruit, and 
 bringeth forth, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some 
 thirty. 
 
THE SEED IS THE WORD OF GOD. "5 
 
 S. Mark Iv. 
 
 13 And he saith unto them, Know ye not this parable? 
 
 14 and how shall ye know all the parables ? The sower 
 
 15 soweth the word. And these are they by the way side, iCor.3.6. 
 where the word is sown ; and when they have heard, 
 straightway cometh Satan, and taketh away the word 
 
 16 which hath been sown in them. And these in like 
 manner are they that are sown upon the rocky places, 
 who, when they have heard the word, straightway receive 
 
 17 it with joy ; and they have no root in themselves, but 
 endure for a while ; then, when tribulation or persecution 
 ariseth because of the word, straightway they stumble. 
 
 18 And others are they that are sown among the thorns ; 
 
 19 these are they that have heard the word, and the cares 
 of the world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the 
 lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it 
 
 20 becometh unfruitful. And those are they that were 
 sown upon the good ground ; such as hear the word, 
 and accept it, and bear fruit, thirtyfold, and sixtyfold, 
 and a hundredfold. 
 
 S. Luke viii. 
 
 11 Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of 
 
 12 God. And those by the way side are they that have 
 heard ; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word 
 from their heart, that they may not believe and be saved. 
 
 13 And those on the rock are they which, when they have 
 heard, receive the word with joy ; and these have no 
 root, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation 
 
 14 fall away. And that which fell among the thorns, these 
 are they that have heard, and as they go on their way 
 they are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of 
 
 15 this life, and bring no fruit to perfection. And that in 
 
 the good ground, these are such as in an honest and jn. 8. 47. 
 good heart, having heard the word, hold it fast, and Prov. 16.1. 
 bring forth fruit with patience. 
 
76 TAKE HEED WHAT YE HEAR. 
 
 51, Parable of the lamp. The tares. The seed. 
 The mustard seed. The leaven. 
 
 S. Mark iv. 21—34. 
 
 Mt. 5. 16. And he said unto them, Is the lamp brought to be 21 
 Psalm put under the bushel, or under the bed, and not to be 
 119.105. p^j|- Qjj ^jjg stand? For there is nothing hid, save that it 22 
 should be manifested; neither was anything made secret, 
 Mt. 10. 26. but that it should come to light. If any man hath ears 23 
 Lk. 12. 2. to hear, let him hear. And he said unto them, Take 24 
 59. 97 heed what ye hear : with what measure ye mete it shall 
 '40. ' be measured unto you : and more shall be given unto 
 Mt. 25. 29. you. For he that hath, to him shall be given : and he 25 
 123. 139 that hath not, from him shall be taken away even that 
 which he hath. 
 
 And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man 26 
 should cast seed upon the earth ; and should sleep and 27 
 rise night and day, and the seed should spring up and 
 grow, he knoweth not how. The earth beareth fruit of 28 
 herself; first the blade, then the ear, then the full corn 
 Joels. 13. in the ear. But when the fruit is ripe, straightway he 29 
 Rev. 14.15. putteth forth the sickle, because the harvest is come. 
 
 And he said. How shall we liken the kingdom of 30 
 God ? or in what parable shall we set it forth ? It is like 31 
 103 a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown upon the 
 earth, though it be less than all the seeds that are upon 
 the earth, yet when it is sown, groweth up, and be- 32 
 cometh greater than all the herbs, and putteth out 
 Dan. 4. 12. great branches; so that the birds of the heaven can 
 Ez.17.22... lodge under the shadow thereof. 
 
 And with many such parables spake he the word unto 33 
 them, as they were able to hear it : and without a parable 34 
 spake he not unto them : but privately to his own 
 disciples he expounded all things. 
 
 S. Matthew xUi. 24 — 35. 
 
 Another parable set he before them, saying. The 24 
 kingdom of God is likened unto a man that sowed 
 Hos. 2. 23. good seed in his field : but while men slept, his enemy 25 
 came and sowed tares also among the wheat, and went 
 
TAKE HEED HOW YE HEAR. JJ 
 
 26 away. But when the blade sprang up, and brought forth 
 
 27 fruit, then appeared the tares also. And the servants of 
 the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst thou 
 not sow good seed in thy field? whence then hath it tares? 
 
 28 And he said unto them. An enemy hath done this. And 
 the servants say unto him. Wilt thou then that we go and 
 
 29 gather them up ? But he saith. Nay ; lest haply while ye 
 gather up the tares, ye root up the wheat with them. 
 
 30 Let both grow together until the harvest : and in the 
 time of the harvest I will say to the reapers. Gather up 
 
 first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them : Mt. 3. 12. 
 but gather the wheat into my barn. Amos 9. 9. 
 
 31 Another parable set he before them, saying, The 
 kingdom of heaven is like unto a grain of mustard seed, 
 
 32 which a man took, and sowed in his field : which indeed 
 is less than all seeds ; but when it is grown, it is greater 
 than the herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds 
 of the heaven come and lodge in the branches thereof 
 
 33 Another parable spake he unto them ; The kingdom 102 
 of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and Ex. 16. 36 
 hid in three measures of meal, till it was all leavened. cp.Gr.&H. 
 
 34 All these things spake Jesus in parables unto the 
 multitudes; and without a parable spake he nothing 
 
 35 unto them : that it might be fulfilled which was spoken Ps. 78. ■!.. 
 by the prophet, saying, 
 
 I will open my mouth in parables ; 
 I will utter things hidden from the foundation of the 
 world. 
 
 S. Luie vili. 16—18. 
 
 16 And no man, when he hath lighted a lamp, covereth 
 it with a vessel, or putteth it under a bed ; but putteth it 
 on a stand, that they which enter in may see the light. 
 
 17 For nothing is hid, that shall not be made manifest; nor 
 anything secret, that shall not be known and come to 
 
 18 light. Take heed therefore how ye hear : for whosoever 
 hath, to him shall be given; and whosoever hath not, 
 from him shall be taken away even that which he 
 thinketh he hath. 
 
78 THE REAPERS ARE ANGELS. 
 
 52. Parable of the tares explained. The hidden 
 treasure. The pearl. The net. 
 S. Matthew xlil. 36 — 52. 
 Then he left the multitudes, and went into the house : 36 
 and his disciples came unto him, saying. Explain unto us 
 the parable of the tares of the field. And he answered 37 
 and said, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of 
 Ro. 10. 18. man; and the field is the world; and the good seed, 38 
 
 these are the sons of the kingdom ; and the tares are the 
 Jn. 8. 44. sons of the evil one; and the enemy that sowed them is 39 
 I Jn. 3. 8. the devil : and the harvest is the end of the world ; and 
 Re.14.15... the reapers are angels. As therefore the tares are 40 
 gathered up and burned with fire ; so shall it be in the 
 140 end of the world. The Son of man shall send forth his 41 
 angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all 
 things that cause stumbling, and them that do iniquity. 
 Is. 65. 24. and shall cast them into the furnace of fire : there shall 42 
 be the weeping and gnashing of teeth. Then shall the 43 
 Dan. 12. 3. righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their 
 Rev. 7. 9. Father. He that hath ears, let him hear. 
 
 The kingdom of heaven is like unto a treasure hidden 44 
 in the field ; which a man found, and hid ; and in his 
 Phil. 3. 7.. joy he goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that 
 Is. 55- I- field. 
 
 Rev. 3. 18. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that 45 
 is a merchant seeking goodly pearls : and having found 46 
 Pro. 3. 13.. one pearl of great price, he went and sold all that he 
 had, and bought it. 
 
 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that 47 
 Mt. 22. 10. was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind: which, 48 
 when it was filled, they drew up on the beach ; and they 
 sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but the 
 bad they cast away. So shall it be in the end of the 49 
 Mt. 25. 32. world : the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked 
 140 from among the righteous, and shall cast them into the 50 
 furnace of fire : there shall be the weeping and gnashing 
 of teeth. 
 
 Have ye understood all these things? They say 51 
 unto him. Yea. And he said unto them. Therefore 52 
 every scribe who hath been made a disciple to the 
 kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is a house- 
 holder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure things 
 new and old. 
 
MY BROTHER AND SISTER AND MOTHER. 79 
 
 53. J^is mother and his brethren. 
 
 S. Matthew xii. 46—50. 
 
 46 While he was yet speaking to the multitudes, behold, 
 
 his mother and his brethren stood without, seeking to 54 
 
 47 speak to him. And one said unto him, Behold, thy 
 mother and thy brethren stand without, seeking to speak 
 
 48 to thee. But he answered and said unto him that told 
 him, Who is my mother ? and who are my brethren ? 
 
 49 And he stretched forth his hand towards his disciples, 
 
 50 and said, Behold, my mother and my brethren ! For 
 whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in jn. [5. \ 
 heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother. 
 
 S. Mark 111. 31—35. 
 
 31 And there come his mother and his brethren; and, 
 
 32 standing without, they sent unto him, calling him. And 
 a multitude was sitting about him ; and they say unto 
 him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren without seek 
 
 33 for thee. And he answereth them, and saith, Who is 
 
 34 my mother and my brethren ? And looking round on 
 them which sat round about him, he saith. Behold, my 
 
 35 mother and my brethren ! For whosoever shall do the 
 will of God, the same is my brother, and sister, and 
 mother. 
 
 S. Luke rill. 19—21. 
 
 19 And there came to him his mother and brethren, and 
 zo they could not come at him for the crowd. And it was 
 
 told him. Thy mother and thy brethren stand without, 
 21 desiring to see thee. But he answered and said unto 
 
 them, My mother and my brethren are these which hear 
 
 the word of God, and do it. 
 
8o THEY WERE OFFENDED IN HIM. 
 
 54. His own received hi7n not. 
 
 S. Mark vl. 1—6. 
 
 And he went out from thence ; and he cometh into i 
 his own country ; and his disciples follow him. And 2 
 when the sabbath was come, he began to teach in the 
 Lk. 4.16... synagogue : and many hearing him were astonished, 
 29 saying, Whence hath this man these things ? and, What 
 is the wisdom that is given unto this man, and what 
 mean such mighty works wrought by his hands ? Is not 3 
 this the carpenter, the son of Mary, and brother of 
 Gal. I. 19. James, and Joses, and Judas, and Simon? and are not 
 Jude I. his sisters here with us ? And they were offended in 
 
 him. And Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not 4 
 Jn. 4. 44. without honour, save in his own country, and among his 
 Gen. 19.22. own kin, and in his own house. And he could there do 5 
 Mk. 9. 23.. no mighty work, save that he laid his hands upon a few 
 Acts 14. 9. gj(,]j Iq^, and healed them. And he marvelled because 6 
 of their unbelief 
 
 S. Mattliew xili. 63—58. 
 
 And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these 53 
 parables, he departed thence. And coming into his own 54 
 country he taught them in their synagogue, insomuch 
 that they were astonished, and said. Whence hath this 
 man this wisdom, and these mighty works ? Is not this 55 
 the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary? 
 and his brethren, James, and Joseph, and Simon, and 
 Judas ? And his sisters, are they not all with us ? 56 
 Whence then hath this man all these things ? And they 57 
 were offended in him. But Jesus said unto them, A 
 prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, 
 and in his own house. And he did not many mighty 58 
 works there because of their unbelief. 
 
PEACE, BE STILL. 8 1 
 
 55. He stilleth the storm. 
 S. Mark iv. 35—41. 
 
 35 And on that day, when even was come, he saith 
 
 36 unto them, Let us go over unto the other side. And 
 leaving the muhitude, they take him with them, even as 
 he was, in the boat. And other boats were with him. 
 
 37 And there ariseth a great storm of wind, and the waves 
 beat into the boat, insomuch that the boat was now 
 
 38 filHng. And he himself was in the stern, asleep on the 
 cushion : and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, 
 
 39 carest thou not that we perish? And he awoke, and re- 
 buked the wind, and said unto the sea. Peace, be still. Ps. 89. 9. 
 
 40 And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. And Ps. 107.29. 
 he said unto them. Why are ye fearful ? have ye not yet 53 
 
 41 faith ? And they feared exceedingly, and said one to 
 another, Who then is this, that even the wind and the 
 sea obey him ? 
 
 S. Luke viii. 22—25. 
 
 22 Now it came to pass on one of those days, that he 
 entered into a boat, himself and his disciples; and he 
 said unto them, Let us go over unto the other side of 
 
 23 the lake : and they launched forth. But as they sailed he 
 fell asleep : and there came down a storm of wind on 
 the lake ; and they were filling with water, and were in 
 
 24 jeopardy. And they came to him, and awoke him, saying. 
 Master, master, we perish. And he awoke, and rebuked 
 the wind and the raging of the water : and they ceased, 
 
 25 and there was a calm. And he said unto them. Where 
 is your faith? And being afraid they marvelled, saying 
 one to another. Who then is this, that he commandeth 
 even the winds and the water, and they obey him ? 
 
 S. Matthew vUi. 23—27. 
 
 23 And when he was entered into a boat, his disciples 
 
 24 followed him. And behold, there arose a great tempest 
 in the sea, insomuch that the boat was covered with the 
 
 25 waves : but he was asleep. And they came to him, and 
 
 26 awoke him, saying, Save, Lord; we perish. And he saith 
 unto them. Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith ? Then 
 he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea ; and there 
 
 27 was a great calm. And the men marvelled, saying. What 
 manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea 
 obey him? 
 
 J. H. G. 6 
 
82 COME FORTH, THOU UNCLEAN SPIRIT. 
 
 56. Demoniacs healed. The swine. 
 
 S. Mark V. 1—20. 
 
 And they came to the other side of the sea, into the i 
 country of the Gerasenes. And when he was come out 2 
 of the boat, straightway there met him out of the tombs 
 a man with an unclean spirit, who had his dwelUng in 3 
 the tombs : and no man could any more bind him, no, 
 not with a chain ; because that he had been often bound 4 
 with fetters and chains, and the chains had been rent 
 asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces : and 
 no man had strength to tame him. And always, night 5 
 and day, in the tombs and in the mountains, he was 
 crying out, and cutting himself with stones. And when 6 
 he saw Jesus from afar, he ran and worshipped him ; 
 Mk. I. 24. and crying out with a loud voice, he saith. What have I 7 
 32 to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the Most High God ? 
 I adjure thee by God, torment me not. For he said 8 
 unto him. Come forth, thou unclean spirit, out of the 
 man. And he asked him. What is thy name ? And he 9 
 saith unto him. My name is Legion ; for we are many. 
 And he besought him much that he would not send 10 
 them away out of the country. Now there was on the 11 
 Lev. II. 7. mountain side a great herd of swine feeding. And they 12 
 Is. 65. 4. besought him, saying, send us into the swine, that we 
 
 may enter into them. And he gave them leave. And 13 
 the unclean spirits came out, and entered into the swine : 
 and the herd rushed down the steep into the sea, in 
 number about two thousand ; and they were choked in 
 the sea. And they that fed them fled, and told it in 14 
 the city, and in the country. And they came to see 
 what it was that had come to pass. And they come to 15 
 
 [t. o. 
 
 S. LuKe Vlll. 26—39. 
 
 And they arrived at the country of the Gerasenes, 26 
 which is over against Galilee. And when he was come 27 
 forth upon the land, there met him a certain man out of 
 the city, who had devils ; and for a long time he had 
 worn no clothes, and abode not in any house, but in the 
 tombs. And when he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell 28 
 down before "him, and with a loud voice said. What have 
 
HE GAVE THEM LEAVE. 83 
 
 I to do with thee, Jesus, thou son of the Most High 
 
 29 God ? I beseech thee, torment me not. For he com- 
 manded the unclean spirit to come out from the man. 
 For oftentimes it had seized him : and he was kept 
 under guard, and bound with chains and fetters; and 
 breaking the bands asunder, he was driven of the devil 
 
 30 into the deserts. And Jesus asked him, What is thy 
 name .'' And he said. Legion ; for many devils were 
 
 31 entered into him. And they intreated him that he would 
 
 32 not command them to depart into the abyss. Now there Rev.2o.i. 
 was there a herd of many swine feeding on the mountain : 
 
 and they intreated him that he would give them leave to 
 
 33 enter into them. And he gave them leave. And the 
 devils came out from the man, and entered into the 
 swine : and the herd rushed down the steep into the 
 
 34 lake, and were choked. And when they that fed them 
 saw what had come to pass, they fled, and told it in the 
 
 35 city and in the country. And they went out to see 
 what had come to pass ; and they came to Jesus, and 
 
 [t. o. 
 
 S. Matthew viU. 28—34. 
 
 28 And when he was come to the other side into the 
 country of the Gadarenes, there met him two possessed 
 with devils, coming forth out of the tombs, exceeding 
 
 29 fierce, so that no man could pass by that way. And 
 behold, they cried out, saying. What have we to do with 
 thee, thou Son of God ? art thou come hither to torment 
 
 30 us before the time ? Now there was afar off from them a 
 
 31 herd of many swine feeding. And the devils besought 
 him, saying, If thou cast us out, send us away into the 
 
 32 herd of swine. And he said unto them, Go. And they 
 came out, and went into the swine : and behold, the 
 whole herd rushed down the steep into the sea, and 
 
 33 perished in the waters. And they that fed them fled, 
 and went away into the city, and told every thing, and 
 what was befallen to them that were possessed with 
 
 [t. o. 
 
 6—2 
 
84 RETURN TO THY HOUSE UNTO THY FRIENDS. 
 
 S. Mark T. 
 
 Jesus, and behold him that was possessed with devils 
 sitting, clothed and in his right mind, even him that had 
 the legion : and they were afraid. And they that saw it i6 
 declared unto them how it befell him that was possessed 
 with devils, and concerning the swine. And they began 17 
 Acts 16. 39. to beseech him to depart from their borders. And as 18 
 he was entering into the boat, he that had been possessed 
 with devils besought him that he might be with him. 
 And he suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go to thy 19 
 house unto thy friends, and tell them how great things 
 the Lord hath done for thee, and how he had mercy 
 on thee. And he went his way, and began to publish 20 
 in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him : 
 and all men did marvel. 
 
 S. Luke viil. 
 
 found the man, from whom the devils were gone out, 
 Lk. 10. 39. sitting, clothed and in his right mind, at the feet of 
 
 Jesus : and they were afraid. And they that saw it told 36 
 them how he that was possessed with devils was made 
 whole. And all the people of the country of the Gera- 37 
 senes round about asked him to depart from them ; for 
 they were holden with great fear : and he entered into 
 a boat, and returned. But the man from whom the 38 
 devils were gone out prayed him that he might be with 
 him : but he sent him away, saying. Return to thy house, 39 
 and declare how great things God hath done for thee. 
 And he went his way, publishing throughout the whole 
 city how great things Jesus had done for him. 
 
 S. Matthew vili. 
 
 devils. And behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus : 34 
 and when they saw him, they besought him that he 
 would depart from their borders. 
 
COME AND LAY THINE HANDS UPON HER. 85 
 
 57. Jdirui daughter. The issue of blood. 
 S. Mark V. 21—43. 
 
 21 And when Jesus had crossed over again in the boat 
 unto the other side, a great multitude was gathered unto 
 
 22 him : and he was by the sea. And there cometh one 
 of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name ; and 
 seeing him, he falleth at his feet, and beseecheth him 
 
 23 much, saying. My Httle daughter is at the point of death : 
 I pray thee, that thou come and lay thy hands on her, 
 
 24 that she may be made whole, and live. And he went 
 with him ; and a great multitude followed him, and they 
 thronged him. 
 
 25 And a woman, which had an issue of blood twelve Le.15.19.. 
 
 26 years, and had suffered many things of many physicians, 
 and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, 
 
 27 but rather grew worse, having heard the things concerning 
 Jesus, came in the crowd behind, and touched his gar- 
 
 [t. o. 
 
 S. Luke vili. 40—56. 
 
 40 And as Jesus returned, the multitude welcomed him ; 
 
 41 for they were all waiting for him. And behold, there 
 came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of 
 the synagogue : and he fell down at Jesus' feet, and 
 
 42 besought him to come into his house ; for he had an 
 only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she lay a 
 dying. But as he went the multitudes thronged him. 
 
 43 And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, 
 which had spent all her living upon physicians, and 
 
 44 could not be healed of any, came behind him, and 
 
 [t. o. 
 
 S. Matthew Ix. 18—26. 
 
 18 While he spake these things unto them, behold, there 
 came a ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter 
 is even now dead : but come and lay thy hand upon her, 
 
 19 and she shall Uve. And Jesus arose, and followed him, 
 
 20 and so did his disciples. And behold, a woman, who 
 had an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, 
 
 [t. o. 
 
DAUGHTER, BE OF GOOD CHEER. 
 
 S. Mark. V. 
 
 ment. For she said, If I touch but his garments, I shall 28 
 be made whole. And straightway the fountain of her 29 
 blood was dried up ; and she felt in her body that she 
 was healed of her plague. And straightway Jesus, per- 30 
 
 Lk. 6. 19. ceiving in himself that the power proceeding from him 
 had gone forth, turned him about in the crowd, and said. 
 Who touched my garments? And his disciples said unto 31 
 him. Thou seest the multitude thronging thee, and sayest 
 thou, Who touched me ? And he looked round about to 32 
 see her that had done this thing. But the woman fearing 33 
 and trembling, knowing what had been done to her, 
 came and fell down before him, and told him all the 
 
 Mk. 10. 52. truth. And he said unto her. Daughter, thy faith hath 34 
 
 Acts 3. 16. made thee whole ; go in peace, and be whole of thy 
 plague. 
 
 While he yet spake, they come from the ruler of the 35 
 synagogue's house, saying. Thy daughter is dead : why 
 troublest thou the Master any further ? But Jesus, not 36 
 heeding the word spoken, saith unto the ruler of the 
 synagogue, Fear not, only believe. And he suffered no 37 
 72. 156 rnan to follow with him, save Peter, and James, and 
 
 John the brother of James. And they come to the 38 
 house of the ruler of the synagogue ; and he beholdeth 
 
 Lk. 7. 32. a tumult, and many weeping and wailing greatly. And 39 
 when he was entered in, he saith unto them, Why make 
 ye a tumult, and weep ? the child is not dead, but 
 
 Jn. II. II. sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn. But he, 40 
 having put them all forth, taketh the father of the child 
 and her mother and them that were with him, and goeth 
 in where the child was. And taking the child by the 41 
 hand, he saith unto her, Talitha cumi ; which is, being 
 45. 112 interpreted, Damsel, I say unto thee. Arise. And straight- 42 
 way the damsel rose up, and walked ; for she was twelve 
 years old. And they were amazed straightway with a 
 great amazement. And he charged them much that 43 
 
 Mk. 7. 36. no man should know this : and he commanded that 
 something should be given her to eat. 
 
DAMSEL, I SAY UNTO THEE, ARISE. 8/ 
 
 S. Luie viii. 
 
 touched the border of his garment : and immediately the Nu. 15. 38. 
 
 45 issue of her blood stanched. And Jesus said, Who is it Deu.22.12. 
 that touched me? And when all denied, Peter said, and ^''ol' ^' 
 they that were with him, Master, the multitudes press 
 
 46 thee and crush thee. But Jesus said, Some one did 
 touch me : for I perceived that power had gone forth 
 
 47 from me. And when the woman saw that she was not 
 hid, she came trembling, and falling down before him 
 declared in the presence of all the people for what cause 
 she touched him, and how she was healed immediately. 
 
 48 And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made 
 thee whole ; go in peace. 
 
 49 While he yet spake, there cometh one from the ruler 
 of the synagogue's house, saying, Thy daughter is dead ; 
 
 50 trouble not the Master. But Jesus hearing it, answered 
 him, Fear not : only believe, and she shall be made 
 
 51 whole. And when he came to the house, he suffered 
 not any man to enter in with him, save Peter, and John, 
 and James, and the father of the maiden and her mother. 
 
 32 And all were weeping, and bewailing her : but he said, 
 
 53 Weep not; for she is not dead, but sleepeth. And they Lk. 7. n. 
 
 54 laughed him to scorn, knowing that she was dead. But 
 he, taking her by the hand, called, saying. Maiden, arise. 
 
 55 And her spirit returned, and she rose up immediately ; 
 and he commanded that something be given her to eat. 
 
 56 And her parents were amazed : but he charged them to 
 tell no man what had been done. 
 
 S. Matthew Ix. 
 
 21 and touched the border of his garment : for she said 
 within herself. If I do but touch his garment, I shall be 
 
 22 made whole. But Jesus turning and seeing her said. 
 Daughter, be of good cheer; thy faith hath made thee 
 whole. And the woman was made whole from that 
 
 23 hour. And when Jesus came into the ruler's house, and 
 saw the flute-players, and the crowd making a tumult, he 
 
 24 said. Give place : for the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth. 
 
 25 And they laughed him to scorn. But when the crowd 
 was put forth, he entered in, and took her by the hand ; 
 
 26 and the damsel arose. And the fame hereof went forth 
 into all that land. 
 
88 IT WAS NEVER SO SEEN IN ISRAEL. 
 
 58. Two blind vien. A dumb demoniac. 
 
 S. Matthew xx. 27 — 34. 
 And as Jesus passed by from thence, two blind men 27 
 followed him, crying out, and saying, Have mercy on us, 
 Mt. 15. 22. thou son of David. And when he was come into the 28 
 Mk. 10.47. house, the blind men came to him : and Jesus saith unto 
 them, Believe ye that I am able to do this ? They say 
 unto him. Yea, Lord. Then touched he their eyes, 29 
 Acts 14. 9. saying, According to your faith be it done unto you. 
 
 And their eyes were opened. And Jesus strictly charged 30 
 them, saying. See that no man know it. But they went 31 
 forth, and spread abroad his fame in all that land. 
 
 And as they went forth, behold, there was brought to 32 
 him a dumb man possessed with a devil. And when the 33 
 73. 91 devil was cast out, the dumb man spake : and the multi- 
 tudes marvelled, saying. It was never so seen in Israel. 
 But the Pharisees said. By the prince of the devils casteth 34- 
 he out devils. 
 
 59. Mission of the twelve. Instructions. 
 
 S. Mark vl. 6—13. 
 And he went round about the villages teaching. 6 
 
 And he called unto him the twelve, and began to 7 
 send them forth by two and two ; and he gave them 
 authority over the unclean spirits ; and he charged them 8 
 that they should take nothing for their journey, save a 
 staff only; no bread, no wallet, no money in their purse ; 
 but to go shod with sandals : and, said he, put not on 9 
 two coats. And he said unto them. Wheresoever ye 10 
 enter into a house, there abide till ye depart thence. 
 And whatsoever place shall not receive you, and they 11 
 hear you not, as ye go forth thence, shake off the dust 
 that is under your feet for a testimony unto them. And 12 
 they went out, and preached that men should repent. 
 
 Lk. 10. 34. And they cast out many devils, and anointed with oil 13 
 
 Jas. 5. 14. u^any that were sick, and healed them. 
 
 S. Luke Ix. 1 — 6. 
 
 And he called the twelve together, and gave them i 
 power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases. 
 And he sent them forth to preach the kingdom of God, 2 
 and to heal the sick. And he said unto them, Take 3 
 nothing for your journey, neither staff, nor wallet, nor 
 
FREELY YE RECEIVED, FREELY GIVE. 89 
 
 4 bread, nor money ; neither have two coats. And into 
 whatsoever house ye enter, there abide, and thence 
 
 5 depart. And as many as receive you not, when ye de- 
 part from that city, shake off the dust from your feet for 
 a testimony against them. And they departed, and 
 
 6 went throughout the villages, preaching the gospel, and 
 healing everywhere. 
 
 S. Matthew Ix. 35— xi. 1. 
 
 35 And Jesus went about all the cities and the villages, 
 teaching "in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel 
 
 of the kingdom, and healing all manner of disease Acts 10. 38. 
 
 36 and all manner of sickness. But when he saw the 
 multitudes, he was moved with compassion for them, 
 because they were distressed and scattered, as sheep not Nu. 27. 17. 
 
 37 having a shepherd. Then saith he unto his disciples, ^^^- 34- 5- 
 The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few. Jn. 4. 35. 
 
 38 Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he send 
 
 1 forth labourers into his harvest. And he called unto him Mk. 4. 29. 
 his twelve disciples, and gave them authority over un- 
 clean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner 
 
 of disease and all manner of sickness. 
 
 2 Now the names of the twelve apostles are these : The 42 
 first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; Actsi.13... 
 
 3 James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother ; Philip, Jn- i- 42- 
 and Bartholomew ; Thomas, and Matthew the publican ; 
 
 4 James the son of Alphseus, and Thaddseus ; Simon the 
 Canansean, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him. Acts 22. 3. 
 
 5 These twelve Jesus sent forth, and charged them, saying, Jos. 15.25. 
 
 Go not into any way of the Gentiles, and enter not 
 
 6 into any city of the Samaritans : but go rather to the lost Mt. 15. 24. 
 
 7 sheep of the house of Israel. And as ye go, preach, Acts 13.46. 
 
 8 saying. The kingdom of heaven is at hand. Heal the 
 sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out devils : 
 
 9 freely ye received, freely give. Get you no gold, nor Acts 8. 18.. 
 
 10 silver, nor brass in your purses ; no wallet for your ^k- '°- 4- 
 journey, neither two coats, nor shoes, nor staff: for the 83 
 
 11 labourer is worthy of his food. And into whatsoever city i Cor. 9. 7.. 
 or village ye shall enter, search out who in it is worthy ; ' Ti. 5. 18. 
 
 12 and there abide till ye go forth. And as ye enter into 
 
 13 the house, salute it. And if the house be worthy, let 
 your peace come upon it: but if it be not worthy, let your 
 
 14 peace return to you. And whosoever shall not receive 
 
 you, nor hear your words, as ye go forth out of that house Neh. 5. 13. 
 
 15 or that city, shake off the dust of your feet. Verily I Acts 13. 51. 
 
90 IT IS NOT YE THAT SPEAK. 
 
 S. Mattliew k. 
 
 84 say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of 
 Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgement, than for 
 that city. 
 
 Behold, I send, you forth as sheep in the midst of i6 
 Ro. i6. 19. wolves : be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harm- 
 1C0.14.30. less as doves. But beware of men: for they will deliver 17 
 Acts22.i9. you up to councils, and in their synagogues they will 
 Mk. 13. 9.. scourge you ; yea and before governors and kings shall 18 
 137 ye be brought for my sake, for a testimony to them and 
 
 to the Gentiles. But when they deliver you up, be not 19 
 anxious how or what ye shall speak : for it shall be given 
 you in that hour what ye shall speak. For it is not ye 20 
 I Cor. 2.1 3. that speak, but the Spirit of your Father that speaketh in 
 
 you. And brother shall deliver up brother to death, and 21 
 Mic. 7. 6. the father his child : and children shall rise up against 
 
 parents, and cause them to be put to death. And ye 22 
 shall be hated of all men for my name's sake : but he 
 Jas. 1. 12. that endureth to the end, the same shall be saved. But 23 
 Acts 8. 4. when they persecute you in this city, flee into the next : 
 for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone through 
 the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come. 
 Lk. 6. 40. A disciple is not above his master, nor a servant 24 
 Jn. 13. 16. above his lord. It is enough for the disciple that he be 25 
 as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have 
 called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much 
 more shall they call them of his household ! Fear them 26 
 Mk. 4. 22. not therefore ; for there is nothing covered, that shall not 
 Lk. 12. 2. be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known. What I 27 
 51. 97 tell you in the darkness, speak ye in the light : and what 
 
 ye hear in the ear, proclaim upon the housetops. And 28 
 Is. 8. 12.. be not afraid of them which kill the body, but are not 
 Lk. 12.4... able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able 
 Jas. 4. 12. (-Q destroy both soul and body in hell. Are not two 29 
 sparrows sold for a farthing? and not one of them shall 
 fall on the ground without your Father : but the very 30 
 2Sa.i4. II. hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not there- 31 
 fore; ye are of more value than many sparrows. Every one 32 
 Rev. 3. 5. therefore who shall confess me before men, him will I 
 
 also confess before my Father which is in heaven. But 33 
 Lk. 9. 26. whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also 
 2Tim.2.i2. deny before my Father which is in heaven. 
 
HIM WILL I ALSO CONFESS. 9I 
 
 34 Think not that I came to send peace on the earth : 
 
 35 I came not to send peace, but a sword. For I came to Lk.12.51... 
 set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter Mic. 7. 6. 
 against her mother, and the daughter in law against her 
 
 36 mother in law ; and a man's foes shall be they of his own 
 
 37 household. He that loveth father or mother more than Lk.14.26... 
 me is not worthy of me ; and he that loveth son or 
 
 38 daughter more than me is not worthy of me. And he 
 
 that doth not take his cross and follow after me, is not Lk. 9. 24. 
 
 39 worthy of me. He that findeth his life shall lose it : ^^ ^ 
 and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it. J"' "' '^^' 
 
 40 He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that Mt. 18. 5. 
 receiveth me receiveth him that sent me. He that Jn. 13. 20. 
 
 41 receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall 
 receive a prophet's reward; and he that receiveth a. I'K.li'j.io.. 
 righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall re- ^ '^' ^" 
 
 42 ceive a righteous man's reward. And whosoever shall Mk. 9. 41. 
 give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold 75 
 water only, in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto Ge.24. 18.. 
 you, he shall in no wise lose his reward. 
 
 I And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of 
 commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to 
 teach and preach in their cities. 
 
 S. Luke X. 3—12. (83) 
 
 3 Go your ways : behold, I send you forth as lambs in 
 
 4 the midst of wolves. Carry no purse, no wallet, no shoes : 
 
 5 and salute no man on the way. And into whatsoever 
 
 6 house ye shall enter, first say. Peace be to this house. And 
 if a son of peace be t}iere, your peace shall rest upon him : 
 
 7 but if not, it shall turn to you again. And in that same 
 house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give : 
 for the labourer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house 
 
 8 to house. And into whatsoever city ye enter, and they 
 
 9 receive you, eat such things as are set before you : and heal 
 the sick that are therein, and say unto them, The kingdom 
 
 10 of God is come nigh unto you. But into whatsoever city 
 ye shall enter, and they receive you not, go out into the 
 
 1 1 streets thereof and say. Even the dust from your city, that 
 cleaveth to our feet, we do wipe off against you : howbeit 
 
 12 know this, that the kingdom of God is come nigh. I say 
 unto you. It shall be more tolerable in that day for Sodom, 
 than for that city. 
 
92 FOR THE SAKE OF HIS OATHS, 
 
 60. Herod's opinion of Jesus. His murder of 
 John the Baptist. 
 
 S. Mark vi. 14—29. 
 
 And king Herod heard thereof; for his name had 14 
 become known : and he said, John the Baptist is risen 
 from the dead, and therefore do these powers work in 
 71 him. But others said, It is Elijah. And others said. It is 15 
 a prophet, even as one of the prophets. But Herod, 16 
 when he heard thereof, said, John, whom I beheaded, he 
 Lk. 3. •20.. is risen. For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold 17 
 
 15 upon John, and bound him in prison for the sake of 
 Ex. 10. 14. Herodias, his brother Philip's wife : for he had married 
 Le. 18. 16. her. For John said unto Herod, It is not lawful for 18 
 — 20. 21. thee to have thy brother's wife. And Herodias set 19 
 herself against him, and desired to kill him ; and she 
 could not ; for Herod feared John, knowing that he 20 
 was a righteous man and a holy, and kept him safe. 
 And when he heard him, he was much perplexed ; and 
 he heard him gladly. And when a convenient day was 21 
 Gen.40.20. come, that Herod on his birthday made a supper to his 
 lords, and the high captains, and the chief men of 
 Galilee ; and when the daughter of Herodias herself 22 
 came in and danced, she pleased Herod and them that 
 sat at meat with him ; and the king said unto the 
 damsel, Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt, and I will give 
 Est. 5.3... it thee. And he sware unto her, Whatsoever thou shalt 23 
 ~ 7- 2. ask of me, I will give it thee, unto the half of my 
 
 kingdom. And she went out, and said unto her mother, 24 
 What shall I ask ? And she said. The head of John the 
 Baptist. And she came in straightway with haste unto 25 
 the king, and asked, saying, I will that thou forthwith 
 give me in a charger the head of John the Baptist. And 26 
 Jud. 11.35. the king was exceeding sorry; but for the sake of his 
 cf. I Sam. oaths, and of them that sat at meat, he would not reject 
 25- 22, 33. jjg^_ j^jj^j straightway the king sent forth a soldier of his 27 
 guard, and commanded to bring his head : and he went 
 and beheaded him in the prison, and brought his head 28 
 in a charger, and gave it to the damsel ; and the damsel 
 gave it to her mother. And when his disciples heard 29 
 Acts 8. i. thereof, they came and took up his corpse, and laid it 
 in a tomb. 
 
HE WOULD NOT REJECT HER. 93 
 
 S. Matthew xlv. 1—12. 
 
 1 At that season Herod the tetrarch heard the report 
 
 2 concerning Jesus, and said unto his servants, This is 
 John the Baptist ; he is risen from the dead ; and there- 
 
 3 fore do these powers work in him. For Herod had laid 
 hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for 
 
 4 the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife. For 
 John said unto him. It is not lawful for thee to have her. 
 
 5 And when he would have put him to death, he feared 
 the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet. 
 
 6 But when Herod's birthday came, the daughter of Hero- 
 
 7 dias danced in the midst, and pleased Herod. Where- 
 upon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever 
 
 8 she should ask. And she, being put forward by her 
 mother, saith, Give me here in a charger the head of 
 
 9 John the Baptist. And the king was grieved ; but for 
 the sake of his oaths, and of them which sat at meat 
 
 10 with him, he commanded it to be given ; and he sent, 
 
 11 and beheaded John in the prison. And his head was 
 brought in a charger, and given to the damsel : and she 
 
 12 brought it to her mother. And his disciples came, and 
 took up the corpse, and buried him ; and they went 
 and told Jesus. 
 
 S. Luke ix. 7 — 9. 
 
 7 Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done : 
 
 and he was much perplexed, because that it was said by 
 S some, that John was risen from the dead ; and by some, 
 
 that Elijah had appeared ; and by others, that one of the 
 9 old prophets was risen again. And Herod said, John I 
 
 beheaded : but who is this, about whom I hear such 
 
 things ? And he sought to see him. 
 
94 COME YE APART, AND REST AWHILE. 
 
 61. Jesus withdraws. Passover at hand. 
 
 S. Mark vl. 30—37. 
 
 And the apostles gather themselves together unto 3° 
 Jesus ; and they told him all things, whatsoever they had 
 done, and whatsoever they had taught. And he saith 31 
 unto them. Come ye yourselves apart into a desert 
 place, and rest a while. For there were many coming 
 and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat. 
 And they went away in the boat to a desert place apart. 32 
 And the people saw them going, and many knew them, 33 
 and they ran there together on foot from all the cities, 
 and outwent them. And he came forth and saw a great 34 
 Nu. 27. 17. multitude, and he had compassion on them, because 
 Ezek.34.5. jjjgy ^gj,g g^g shecp uot havlug a shepherd : and he began 
 
 to teach them many things. And when the day was 35 
 now far spent, his disciples came unto him, and said, 
 The place is desert, and the day is now far spent : send 3^ 
 them away, that they may go into the country and vil- 
 lages round about, and buy themselves somewhat to 
 eat. But he answered and said unto them, Give ye them 37 
 to eat. 
 
 S. John vl. 
 
 After these things Jesus went away to the other i 
 side of the sea of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias. 
 And a great multitude followed him, because they be- 2 
 held the signs which he did on them that were sick. 
 And Jesus went up into the mountain, and there he sat 3 
 with his disciples. Now the passover, the feast of the 4 
 Jews, was at hand. 
 
GIVE YE THEM TO EAT. 95 
 
 S. Luke Ix. 10—13. 
 
 10 And the apostles, when they were returned, declared 
 unto him what things they had done. And he took 
 them, and withdrew apart to a city called Bethsaida. 
 
 11 But the multitudes perceiving it followed him : and he 
 welcomed them, and spake to them of the kingdom of 
 
 God, and them that had need of healing he healed. Acts 10.38. 
 
 12 And the day began to wear away ; and the twelve 
 came, and said unto him, Send the multitude away, that 
 they may go into the villages and country round about, 
 and lodge, and get victuals : for we are here in a desert 
 
 13 place. But he said unto them. Give ye them to eat. 
 
 S. Matthew xiv. 13—16. 
 
 13 Now when Jesus heard it, he withdrew from thence 
 in a boat, to a desert place apart : and when the mul- 
 titudes heard thereof, they followed him on foot from 
 
 14 the cities. And he came forth, and saw a great multitude, 
 and he had compassion on them, and healed their sick. 
 
 15 And when even was come, the disciples came to him, 
 saying. The place is desert, and the time is already past ; 
 send the multitudes away, that they may go into the 
 
 16 villages, and buy themselves food. But Jesus said unto 
 them. They have no need to go away ; give ye them 
 to eat. 
 
96 LOOKING UP TO HEAVEN, 
 
 62. Five thousand men fed. 
 
 S. John vi. 5—14. 
 
 Jesus therefore lifting up his eyes, and seeing that 5 
 68 a great multitude cometh unto him, saith unto Philip, 
 Whence are we to buy bread, that these may eat ? And 6 
 
 Jn. 14. 9. this he said to prove him : for he himself knew what he 
 would do. Philip answered him, Two hundred penny- 7 
 worth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one 
 
 Nu. 11.22. may take a little. One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon 8 
 Peter's brother, saith unto him, There is a lad here, 9 
 which hath five barley loaves, and two fishes : but what 
 
 2 Ki. 4.43. are these among so many? Jesus said, Make the people 10 
 sit down. Now there was much grass in the place. 
 So the men sat down, in number about five thousand. 
 Jesus therefore took the loaves j and having given 11 
 thanks, he distributed to them that were set down ; like- 
 wise also of the fishes as much as they would. And 12 
 when they were filled, he saith unto his disciples. Gather 
 up the broken pieces which remain over, that nothing 
 be lost. So they gathered them up, and filled twelve 13 
 baskets with broken pieces from the five barley loaves, 
 which remained over unto them that had eaten. When 14 
 therefore the people saw the sign which he did, they said, 
 
 De. 18.18.. This is of a truth the prophet that cometh into the 
 world. 
 
 S. Matthew xiv. 17—21. 
 
 And they say unto him. We have here but five loaves, 17 
 and two fishes. And he said, Bring them hither to me. 18 
 And he commanded the multitudes to sit down on the 19 
 grass ; and he took the five loaves, and the two fishes, 
 Lk. 24. 30, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake and 
 35- gave the loaves to the disciples, and the disciples to the 
 multitudes. And they did all eat, and were filled : and 20 
 they took up that which remained over of the broken 
 pieces, twelve baskets full. And they that did eat were 21 
 about five thousand men, beside women and children. 
 
HE BLESSED, AND BRAKE THE LOAVES. 97 
 
 S. Maxk vi. 37—44. 
 
 37 And they say unto him, Shall we go and buy two 
 hundred pennyworth of bread, and give them to eat ? 
 
 38 And he saith unto them, How many loaves have ye ? go 
 and see. And when they knew, they say. Five, and two 
 
 39 fishes. And he commanded them that all should sit 
 
 40 down by companies upon the green grass. And they sat 
 
 41 down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties. And he 
 
 took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up i Sa. 9. 13. 
 to heaven, he blessed, and brake the loaves; and he Lk. 24. 30.. 
 gave to the disciples to set before them; and the two "™-'4- • 
 
 42 fishes divided he among them all. And they did all eat, 
 
 43 and were filled. And they took up broken pieces, 
 
 44 twelve basketfuls, and also of the fishes. And they that 
 ate the loaves were five thousand men. 
 
 S. Luke ix. 13—17. 
 
 13 And they said. We have no more than five loaves and 
 two fishes; except we should go and buy food for all 
 
 14 this people. For they were about five thousand men. 
 And he said unto his disciples, Make them sit down in 
 
 15 companies, about fifty each. And they did so, and made 
 
 16 them all sit down. And he took the five loaves and the 
 two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them, 
 and brake ; and gave to the disciples to set before the 
 
 17 multitude. And they did eat, and were all filled : and 
 there was taken up that which remained over to them of 
 broken pieces, twelve baskets. 
 
 J. H. G. 
 
98 WHEREFORE DIDST THOU DOUBT? 
 
 63. Jesus walketh on the sea. Peter. General healing. 
 
 S. Matthew xiT. 22 — 36. 
 
 And straightway he constrained the disciples to enter 22 
 into the boat, and to go before him unto the other side, 
 till he should send the multitudes away. And after 23 
 he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into the 
 Lk. 6. 12. mountain apart to pray: and when even was come, he 
 
 — 9. 28. was there alone. But the boat was now in the midst of 24 
 
 the sea, distressed by the waves ; for the wind was con- 
 trary. And in the fourth watch of the night he came 25 
 unto them, walking upon the sea. And when the disciples 26 
 
 Job 9. 8. saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, 
 
 Lk. 24. 37. It is an apparition ; and they cried out for fear. But 27 
 180 straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying. Be of good 
 
 cheer ; it is I ; be not afraid. And Peter answered him 28 
 
 Jn. 21. 7. and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee 
 
 upon the waters. And he said. Come. And Peter went 29 
 down from the boat, and walked upon the waters, to 
 come to Jesus. But when he saw the wind, he was 30 
 afraid ; and beginning to sink, he cried out, saying, 
 
 Mt. 8. 25. Lord, save me. And immediately Jesus stretched forth 31 
 his hand, and took hold of him, and saith unto him, O 
 thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt? And 32 
 55 when they were gone up into the boat, the wind ceased. 
 
 Ps. 89. 9. And they that were in the boat worshipped him, saying, 33 
 
 Mt. 16. 16. Of a truth thou art the Son of God. 
 
 And when they had crossed over, they came to the 34 
 land, unto Gennesaret. And when the men of that 35 
 place knew him, they sent into all that region round 
 about, and brought unto him all that were sick ; and they 36 
 
 Acts 19.12. besought him that they might only touch the border of 
 
 — 10.38. his garment : and as many as touched were made whole. 
 
 S. Mark vl. 45—66. 
 
 And straightway he constrained his disciples to enter 45 
 into the boat, and to go before him unto the other side 
 to Bethsaida, while he himself sendeth the multitude 
 away. And after he had taken leave of them, he de- 46 
 
IT IS I ; BE NOT AFRAID. 99 
 
 47 parted into the mountain to pray. And when even was 
 come, the boat was in the midst of the sea, and he alone 
 
 48 on the land. And seeing them distressed in rowing, for 
 the wind was contrary unto them, about the fourth 
 watch of the night he cometh unto them, walking on the 
 
 49 sea ; and he would have passed by them : but they, 
 when they saw him walking on the sea, supposed that 
 
 50 it was an apparition, and cried out : for they all saw 
 him, and were troubled. But he straightway spake with 
 them, and saith unto them, Be of good cheer : it is I ; 
 
 51 be not afraid. And he went up unto them into the 
 boat ; and the wind ceased : and they were sore amazed 
 
 52 in themselves ; for they understood not concerning the 
 loaves, but their heart was hardened. 
 
 53 And when they had crossed over, they came to the 
 
 54 land unto Gennesaret, and moored to the shore. And 
 when they were come out of the boat, straightway the 
 
 55 people knew him, and ran round about that whole 
 region, and began to carry about on their beds those 
 
 56 that were sick, where they heard he was. And where- 
 soever he entered, into villages, or into cities, or into the 
 country, they laid the sick in the marketplaces, and Actss.is... 
 besought him that they might touch if it were but the 
 border of his garment : and as many as touched him 
 
 were made whole. 
 
 S. John vl. 16—21. 
 
 15 Jesus therefore perceiving that they were about to Jn. 18. 36. 
 come and take him by force, to make him king, withdrew 
 
 again into the mountain himself alone. 
 
 16 And when evening came, his disciples went down 
 
 17 unto the sea ; and they entered into a boat, and were 
 going over the sea unto Capernaum. And it was now 
 
 18 dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them. And the 
 sea was rising by reason of a great wind that blew. 
 
 19 When therefore they had rowed about five and twenty 
 or thirty furlongs, they behold Jesus walking on the 
 sea, and drawing nigh unto the boat : and they were 
 
 20 afraid. But he saith unto them. It is I ; be not afraid. 
 
 21 They were willing therefore to receive him into the 
 
 boat : and straightway the boat was at the land whither Ps. 107.30. 
 they were going. 
 
lOO WORK NOT FOR THE MEAT THAT PERISHETH. 
 
 64. The bread of life. 
 
 S. John vi. 22 — 71. 
 
 On the morrow, the multitude which stood on the 22 
 other side of the sea saw that there was none other boat 
 there, save one, and that Jesus entered not with his 
 disciples into the boat, but that his disciples went away 
 alone (howbeit there came boats from Tiberias nigh unto 23 
 the place where they ate the bread after the Lord had 
 given thanks) : when the multitude therefore saw that 24 
 Jesus was not there, neither his disciples, they themselves 
 got into the boats, and came to Capernaum, seeking 
 Jesus. And when they found him on the other side of 25 
 the sea, they said unto him, Rabbi, when earnest thou 
 hither? Jesus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I 26 
 say unto you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw signs, but 
 
 Is. 55. I ... because ye ate of the loaves, and were filled. Work not 27 
 for the meat which perisheth, but for the meat which 
 
 Mt. 5. 6. abideth unto eternal life, which the Son of man shall 
 give unto you : for him the Father, even God, hath 
 
 Jn- 3- 33- sealed. They said therefore unto him, What must we 2S 
 do, that we may work the works of God? Jesus 29 
 answered and said unto them. This is the work of God, 
 
 I Jn. 3. 23. that ye believe on him whom he hath sent. They said 30 
 therefore unto him. What then doest thou for a sign, that 
 we may see, and believe thee? what workest thou? Our 31 
 
 Ex. 16.4... fathers ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written, 
 
 Ps. 78. 24. He gave them bread out of heaven to eat. Jesus there- 32 
 fore said unto them. Verily, verily, I say unto you, It was 
 not Moses that gave you the bread out of heaven ; but 
 
 Deu. 8. 3. my Father giveth you the true bread out of heaven. For 33 
 the bread of God is that which cometh down out of 
 heaven, and giveth life unto the world. They said there- 34. 
 fore unto him, Lord, evermore give us this bread. Jesus 35 
 said unto them, I am the bread of life : he that cometh 
 
 Jn. 4. 14. to me shall not hunger, and he that believeth on me 
 
 shall never thirst. But I said unto you, that ye have 36 
 
I AM THE BREAD OF LIFE. lOI 
 
 S. John vi. 
 
 37 seen me, and yet believe not. All that which the Father 
 
 giveth me shall come unto me ; and him that cometh to Ro. lo. u.. 
 
 38 me I will in no wise cast out. For I am come down 1 Jn-2. 19. 
 from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of 
 
 39 him that sent me. And this is the will of him that sent 
 
 me, that of all that which he hath given me I should lose Jn. 17. 12. 
 
 40 nothing, but should raise it up at the last day. For this 
 is the will of my Father, that every one that beholdeth 
 
 the Son, and believeth on him, should have eternal life ; Jn. 5. -24. 
 and I will raise him up at the last day. 
 
 41 The Jews therefore murmured concerning him, 
 because he said, I am the bread which came down out 
 
 42 of heaven. And they said. Is not this Jesus, the son Lk. 4. 22. 
 of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how Mt. 13.55. 
 doth he now say, I am come down out of heaven ? 29. 54 
 
 43 Jesus answered and said unto them, Murmur not among 
 
 44 yourselves. No man can come to me, except the Father 
 which sent me draw him : and I will raise him up in the 
 
 45 last day. It is written in the prophets. And they shall Is. 54. 13. 
 all be taught of God. Every one that hath heard from Ter.31.33... 
 
 46 the Father, and hath learned, cometh unto me. Not ^^'^-^-lo- 
 that any man hath seen the Father, save he which is Jn. 1.18. 
 
 47 from God, he hath seen the Father. Verily, verily, I say 
 
 48 unto you. He that believeth hath eternal life. I am the Jn. 3. 16 
 
 49 bread of life. Your fathers did eat the manna in the 
 
 50 wilderness, and they died. This is the bread which 
 cometh down out of heaven, that a man may eat thereof, Rev. 2. 17. 
 
 51 and not die. I am the living bread which came down out Jn. 3. 13. 
 of heaven : if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for Jn. 8. 51... 
 ever : yea and the bread which I will give is my flesh, for 
 
 the life of the world. 
 
 52 The Jews therefore strove one with another, saying, 
 
 53 How can this man give us his flesh to eat? Jesus there- i Co. 11.24. 
 fore said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Mt.26.26.. 
 Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his 
 
 54 blood, ye have not life in yourselves. He that eateth my 
 flesh and drinketh my blood hath eternal life ; and I will 
 
 55 raise him up at the last day. For my flesh is meat iCo. 10.16. 
 
 56 indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. He that eateth 
 
 my flesh and drinketh my blood abideth in me, and I in i Jn. 3. 24. 
 
102 IT IS THE SPIRIT THAT QUICKENETH. 
 
 S. Joliu Ti. 
 
 him. As the living Father sent me, and I live because 57 
 of the Father; so he that eateth me, he also shall live 
 because of me. This is the bread which came down out 58 
 of heaven : not as the fathers did eat, and died : he that 
 
 Rev. i. 17. eateth this bread shall live for ever. These things said 59 
 he in the synagogue, as he taught in Capernaum. 
 
 Many therefore of his disciples, when they heard this, 60 
 said, This is a hard saying ; who can hear it ? But Jesus 61 
 knowing in himself that his disciples murmured at this, 
 
 Mt. II. 6. said unto them. Doth this cause you to stumble? What 62 
 then if ye should behold the Son of man ascending where 
 
 3 Cor. 3. 6. he was before ? It is the spirit that quickeneth j the 63 
 flesh profiteth nothing : the words that I have spoken 
 unto you are spirit, and are life. But there are some of 64 
 
 Jn. 2. 24... you that believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning 
 who they were that believed not, and who it was that 
 
 Jn. 13. ir. should betray him. And he said. For this cause have I 65 
 said unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it 
 be given unto him of the Father. 
 
 Upon this many of his disciples went back, and 66 
 walked no more with him. Jesus said therefore unto the 67 
 twelve. Would ye also go away ? Simon Peter answered 68 
 him. Lord, to whom shall we go ? thou hast the words of 
 
 Mt. 16. 16. eternal life. And we have beheved and know that thou 69 
 71 art the Holy One of God. Jesus answered them. Did 70 
 not I choose you the twelve, and one of you is a devil ? 
 
 Jn. 13. 27- Now he spake of Judas the son of Simon Iscariot, for he 71 
 
 Jos. 15.25. it ^as that should betray him, being one of the twelve. 
 
YE REJECT THE COMMANDMENT OF GOD. 103 
 
 65. The unwashen hands. 
 
 S. Mark vll. 1—23. 
 
 1 And there are gathered together unto him the Phari- 
 sees, and certain of the scribes, which had come from 
 
 2 Jerusalem, and had seen that some of his disciples ate 
 
 3 their bread with defiled, that is, unwashen, hands. For 
 the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their 
 hands diligently, eat not, holding the tradition of the Col. 2. 8. 
 
 4 elders : and when they come from the marketplace, 
 except they wash themselves, they eat not : and many 
 other things there be, which they have received to hold, 
 
 5 washings of cups, and pots, and brasen vessels. And the Jn. -i. 6. 
 Pharisees and the scribes ask him. Why walk not thy 
 disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but 
 
 6 eat their bread with defiled hands ? And he said unto 
 them, Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it 
 is written, 
 
 This people honoureth me with their hps. Is. 29. 13. 
 
 But their heart is far from me. '^'■• 
 
 7 But in vain do they worship me, ze-33-3i- 
 Teaching as their doctrines the precepts of men. Tit. 1. 14. 
 
 8 Ye leave the commandment of God, and hold fast the 
 
 9 tradition of men. And he said unto them, Full well do 2 Cor. 1 1.4. 
 ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep ("°nical.) 
 
 [t. o. 
 
 S. Matthew xv. J. — 20. 
 
 1 Then there come to Jesus from Jerusalem Pharisees 
 
 2 and scribes, saying, Why do thy disciples transgress the 
 tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands 
 
 3 when they eat bread. And he answered and said unto 
 them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of 
 
 [t. o. 
 
104 HONOUR THY FATHER AND MOTHER. 
 
 S. Mark vll. 
 
 Ex. 20. 12. 
 
 Deu. 5. 16. your tradition. For Moses said, Honour thy father and 10 
 Ex. 21. 77. thy mother; and, He that speaketh evil of father or 
 Lev. 20. 9. mother, let him die the death: but ye say. If a man 11 
 ro. 20. 20. gjjg^jj gg^y ^^ ^^ ^ ^ father or his mother, That wherewith thou 
 mightest have been profited by me is Corban, that is to 
 say. Given to God ; ye no longer suffer him to do aught 12 
 for his father or his mother; making void the word of 13 
 God by your tradition, which ye have delivered : and 
 many such like things ye do. And he called to him the 14 
 multitude again, and said unto them. Hear me all of 
 Acts 10. 1 5. you, and understand : there is nothing from without the 15 
 R0.14.14.. naan, that going into him can defile him : but the things 
 "'■"'■■ which proceed out of the man are those that defile the 
 man. And when he was entered into the house from 17 
 the multitude, his disciples asked of him the parable. 
 And he saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding 18 
 also ? Perceive ye not, that whatsoever from without 
 I Cor.6.13. goeth into the man, it cannot defile him; because it 19 
 
 goeth not into his heart, but into his belly, and goeth 
 Acts 10.15. out into the draught? This he said, making all meats 
 Jas. 3. 6. clean. And he said. That which proceedeth out of the 20 
 Gen. 6. 5 ; jj,an, that defileth the man. For from within, out of the 21 
 Gal.5.10^'. J^s^""' of men, evil thoughts proceed, fornications, thefts, 22 
 '" murders, adulteries, covetings, wickednesses, deceit, las- 
 civiousness, an evil eye, railing, pride, foolishness : all 23 
 these evil things proceed from within, and defile the 
 man. 
 
THESE THINGS DEFILE THE MAN. 10$ 
 
 S. Matthew xv. 
 
 4 God because of your tradition ? For God said, Honour 
 thy father and thy mother : and, He that speaketh evil 
 
 5 of father or mother, let him die the death. But ye say, 
 Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, That 
 wherewith thou mightest have been profited by me is 
 
 6 given to God ; he shall not honour his father. And ye 
 have made void the word of God because of your 
 
 7 tradition. Ye hypocrites, well did Isaiah prophesy of 
 you, saying, 
 
 8 This people honoureth me with their lips ; 
 But their heart is far from me. 
 
 9 But in vain do they worship me, 
 
 Teaching as their doctrines the precepts of men. 
 
 10 And he called to him the multitude, and said unto them, 
 
 11 Hear, and understand : Not that which entereth into the 
 mouth defileth the man ; but that which proceedeth out 
 
 12 of the mouth, this defileth the man. Then came the 
 disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the 
 Pharisees were offended, when they heard this saying? 
 
 13 But he answered and said. Every plant which my heavenly jn. 15 j.. 
 
 14 Father planted not, shall be rooted up. Let them alone : 
 
 they are blind guides. And if the blind guide the blind, Is. g. 16. 
 
 15 both shall fall into a pit. And Peter answered and said 
 
 16 unto him, Declare unto us the parable. And he said, 
 
 17 Are ye also even yet without understanding ? Perceive 
 ye not, that whatsoever goeth into the mouth passeth 
 
 18 into the belly, and is cast out into the draught? But the 
 things which proceed out of the mouth come forth out 
 
 19 of the heart ; and they defile the man. For out of the 
 heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, 
 
 20 fornications, thefts, false witness, railings : these are the 
 things which defile the man : but to eat with unwashen 
 hands defileth not the man. 
 
I06 O WOMAN, GREAT IS THY FAITH. 
 
 66. The Syrophmnician woman. 
 
 S. Mark vll. 24—30. 
 
 And from thence he arose, and went away into the 24 
 borders of Tyre and Sidon. And he entered into a 
 house, and would have no man know it : and he could 
 not be hid. But straightway a woman, whose little 25 
 daughter had an unclean spirit, having heard of him, 
 came and fell down at his feet. Now the woman was a 26 
 
 Ro. 10. 12. Greek, a Syrophoenician by race. And she besought 
 him that he would cast forth the devil out of her 
 daughter. And he said unto her, Let the children first 27 
 be filled : for it is not meet to take the children's bread 
 
 Mt. 7. 6. and cast it to the dogs. But she answered and saith 28 
 unto him, Yea, Lord : even the dogs under the table 
 eat of the children's crumbs. And he said unto her. For 29 
 
 Lk. 7. g. this saying go thy way ; the devil is gone out of thy 
 44 daughter. And she went away unto her house, and found 30 
 the child laid upon the bed, and the devil gone out. 
 
 S. Matthew XV. 21 — 28. 
 
 And Jesus went out thence, and withdrew into the 21 
 parts of Tyre and Sidon. And behold, a Canaanitish 22 
 woman came out from those borders, and cried, saying. 
 Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David; my 
 daughter is grievously vexed with a devil. But he an- 23 
 swered her not a word. And his disciples came and 
 besought him, saying. Send her away; for she crieth after 
 Mt. 10. 6. us. But he answered and said, I was not sent but unto 24 
 Acts 3. 26. the lost sheep of the house of Israel. But she came 25 
 and worshipped him, saying. Lord, help me. And he 26 
 answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's 
 bread and cast it to the dogs. But she said, Yea, Lord : 27 
 for even the 'dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their 
 masters' table. Then Jesus answered and said unto her, 28 
 O woman, great is thy faith : be it done unto thee even 
 as thou wilt. And her daughter was healed from that 
 hour. 
 
EPHPHATHA. 107 
 
 67. -^ deaf and dumb man, and many others, healed. 
 
 S. Mark vli. 31—37. 
 
 31 And again he went out from the borders of Tyre, 
 and came through Sidon unto the sea of Galilee, through 
 
 32 the midst of the borders of Decapolis. And they bring 
 unto him one that was deaf, and had an impediment in 
 his speech ; and they beseech him to lay his hand upon 
 
 33 him. And he took him aside from the multitude Mk. 8. 23. 
 privately, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spat, J". 9- 6- 
 
 34 and touched his tongue ; and looking up to heaven, he 70. 80 
 sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Bejn. 11.33.. 
 
 35 opened. And his ears were opened, and the bond of 
 
 36 his tongue was loosed, and he spake plain. And he 
 charged them that they should tell no man : but the Mk. 5. 43. 
 more he charged them, so much the more a great deal 
 
 37 they published it. And they were beyond measure 
 astonished, saying. He hath done all things well : he 
 maketh even the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak. Is. 35- o- 
 
 S. Matthew xv. 29 — 31. 
 
 29 And Jesus departed thence, and came nigh unto the 
 sea of Galilee ; and he went up into the mountain, and 
 
 30 sat there. And there came unto him great multitudes, 
 having with them the lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and 33 
 many others, and they cast them down at his feet ; and 
 
 31 he healed them : insomuch that the multitude wondered, 
 when they saw the dumb speaking, the maimed whole, 
 and the lame walking, and the blind seeing : and they 
 glorified the God of Israel. 
 
I08 HAVING GIVEN THANKS, 
 
 68. Four thousand men fed. 
 
 S. Mark vUi. 1—10. 
 
 62 In those days, when there was again a great multitude, i 
 
 and they had nothing to eat, he called unto him his 
 disciples, and saith unto them, I have compassion on 2 
 the multitude, because they continue with me now three 
 days, and have nothing to eat : and if I send them away 3 
 fasting to their home, they will faint in the way; and 
 some of them are come from far. And his disciples 4 
 
 2Ki. 4. 43. answered him. Whence shall one be able to fill these 
 men with bread here in a desert place ? And he asked 5 
 
 Mt. 14. 17.. them. How many loaves have ye? And they said. 
 Seven. And he commandeth the multitude to sit down 6 
 on the ground : and he took the seven loaves, and 
 
 I Sa. 9. 13. having given thanks, he brake, and gave to his disciples, 
 
 Lk. 22. 19. to set before them ; and they set them before the mul- 
 titude. And they had a few small fishes : and having 7 
 blessed them, he commanded to set these also before 
 
 Acts 9. 25. them. And they did eat, and were filled : and they took 8 
 '^'^- up, of broken pieces that remained over, seven baskets. 
 And they were about four thousand : and he sent them 9 
 away. And straightway he entered into the boat with 10 
 his disciples, and came into the parts of Dalmanutha. 
 
HE BRAKE. IO9 
 
 S. Matthew XV. 32—39. 
 
 32 And Jesus called unto him his disciples, and said, I 
 have compassion on the multitude, because they continue 
 with me now three days and have nothing to eat : and I 
 would not send them away fasting, lest haply they faint 
 
 33 in the way. And the disciples say unto him. Whence 
 should we have so many loaves in a desert place, as to 
 
 34 fill so great a multitude? And Jesus saith unto them. 
 How many loaves have ye ? And they said. Seven, and a 
 
 35 few small fishes. And he commanded the multitude to sit 
 
 36 down on the ground ; and he took the seven loaves and 
 the fishes ; and he gave thanks and brake, and gave to 
 
 37 the disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes. And 
 they did all eat, and were filled : and they took up that 
 which remained over of the broken pieces, seven baskets 
 
 38 full. And they that did eat were four thousand men, 
 
 39 beside women and children. And he sent away the 
 multitudes, and entered into the boat, and came into the 
 borders of Magadan. 
 
no BEWARE OF THE LEAVEN. 
 
 69. A sign from heaven. The leaven of the Pharisees. 
 
 S. Matthew xvi. 1 — 12. 
 
 Jn. 6. 30. And the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and tempting i 
 
 1 Cor.1.22. jjjjjj asked him to shew them a sign from heaven. But 2 
 Mt. 12. 38. he answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye 
 94: say, It will be fair weather : for the heaven is red. And 3 
 in the morning. It will be foul weather to-day : for the 
 Lk. 12. 56. heaven is red and lowring. Ye know how to discern the 
 99 face of the heaven ; but ye cannot discern the signs of 
 the times. An evil and adulterous generation seeketh 4 
 after a sign ; and there shall no sign be given unto it, 
 but the sign of Jonah. And he left them, and departed. 
 And the disciples came to the other side and forgot to 5 
 Lk. 12. 1. take bread. And Jesus said unto them. Take heed and 6 
 beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees. 
 And they reasoned among themselves, saying, We took 7 
 no bread. And Jesus perceiving it said, O ye of little 8 
 faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have 
 no bread ? Do ye not yet perceive, neither remember the 9 
 62 five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets 
 
 ye took up? Neither the seven loaves of the four 10 
 53 thousand, and how many baskets ye took up ? How is 11 
 it that ye do not perceive that I spake not to you con- 
 cerning bread ? But beware of the leaven of the Pharisees 
 and Sadducees. Then understood they how that he bade 12 
 iCor.5.6... them not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the 
 teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees. 
 
DO YE NOT YET UNDERSTAND ? Ill 
 
 S. Mark vUl. 11—21. 
 
 11 And the Pharisees came forth, and began to question 
 with him, seeking of him a sign from heaven, tempting 
 
 12 him. And he sighed deeply in his spirit, and saith, Why 
 doth this generation seek a sign ? verily I say unto you, 
 
 13 There shall no sign be given unto this generation. And 
 he left them, and again entering into the boat departed 
 to the other side. 
 
 14 And they forgot to take bread ; and they had not in 
 
 15 the boat with them more than one loaf. And he charged 
 them, saying. Take heed, beware of the leaven of the 
 
 16 Pharisees and the leaven of Herod. And they reasoned 
 
 17 one with another, saying. We have no bread. And Jesus 
 perceiving it saith unto them, Why reason ye, because 
 ye have no bread ? do ye not yet perceive, neither 
 
 18 understand ? have ye your heart hardened? Having jer. 5. 21. 
 eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do Ezek.i2..i. 
 
 19 ye not remember ? When I brake the five loaves among 
 the five thousand, how many baskets full of broken 
 
 20 pieces took ye up ? They say unto him. Twelve. And 
 when the seven among the four thousand, how many 
 basketfuls of broken pieces took ye up ? And they say 
 
 21 unto him, Seven. And he said unto them. Do ye not 
 
 yet understand ? 
 
 70. A blind man healed gradually. 
 S. Mark vili. 22—26. 
 
 22 And they come unto Bethsaida. And they bring to 
 
 23 him a blind man, and beseech him to touch him. And 
 he took hold of the blind man by the hand, and brought 
 
 him out of the village ; and when he had spit on his eyes, Mk. 7. 33. 
 and laid his hands upon him, he asked him, Seest thou J"- 9- 6- 
 
 24 aught ? And he looked up, and said, I see men ; for I gy_ qq 
 
 25 behold them as trees, walking. Then again he laid his 
 hands upon his eyes ; and he looked stedfastly, and was 
 
 26 restored, and saw all things clearly. And he sent him 
 away to his home, saying. Do not even enter into the 
 village. 
 
112 WHO SAY YE THAT I AM? 
 
 71. The great confession. The passion foretold. 
 
 S. Matthew xvi. 13 — 28. 
 
 Now when Jesus came into the parts of Csesarea 13 
 Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Who do men say 
 that the Son of man is ? And they said, Some say John 14 
 60 the Baptist ; some, Elijah : and others, Jeremiah, or one 
 
 of the prophets. He saith unto them. But who say ye 15 
 that I am ? And Simon Peter answered and said. Thou 16 
 Jn. 6. 69. art the Christ, the Son of the living God. And Jesus 17 
 — II- 27. answered and said unto him. Blessed art thou, Simon 
 iCor.2.io. Bar-Jonah : for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto 
 
 thee, but my Father which is in heaven. And I also 18 
 Jn. I. 42. say unto thee, that thou art Peter, and upon this rock 
 Eph. 1. 20. J ^Qi^ build my church ; and the gates of Hades shall 
 
 ^' not prevail against it. I will give unto thee the keys 19 
 Is. 22. 22. of the kingdom of heaven : and whatsoever thou shalt 
 Mt. 18. 18. bind on earth shall be bound in heaven : and whatsoever 
 76 thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. 
 
 Then charged he the disciples that they should tell no 20 
 man that lie was the Christ. 
 Mt. 20. 17. From that time began Jesus to shew unto his dis- 21 
 121 ciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer 
 many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, 
 and be killed, and the third day be raised up. And 22 
 Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying. Be it 
 Gen.43.22. far from thee, Lord : this shall never be unto thee. But 23 
 Gr. ];jg turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, 
 ■ ^' '°' Satan : thou art a stumbhngblock unto me : for thou 
 mindest not the things of God, but the things of men. 
 
 [t. o. 
 
THOU ART THE CHRIST. ir 
 
 S. Mark Till. 27— ix. 1. 
 
 27 And Jesus went forth, and his disciples, into the 
 villages of Csesarea Philippi : and in the way he asked 
 his disciples, saying unto them, Who do men say that I 
 
 28 am ? And they told him, saying, John the Baptist : and 
 
 29 others, Elijah; but others, One of the prophets. And he 
 asked them. But who say ye that I am ? Peter answereth 
 
 30 and saith unto him. Thou art the Christ. And he 
 
 31 charged them that they should tell no man of him. And 
 he began to teach them, that the Son of man must 
 suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders, and 
 the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and 
 
 32 after three days rise again. And he spake the saying 
 openly. And Peter took , him, and began to rebuke 
 
 33 him. But he turning about, and seeing his disciples, 
 rebuked Peter, and saith. Get thee behind me, Satan : 
 for thou mindest not the things of God, but the things 
 of men. [t. o. 
 
 S. Luke ix. 18—27. 
 
 18 And it came to pass, as he was praying alone, the 
 disciples were with him : and he asked them, saying, 
 
 19 Who do the multitudes say that I am ? And they an- 
 swering said, John the Baptist ; but others say, Elijah ; 
 and others, that one of the old prophets is risen again. 
 
 20 And he said unto them. But who say ye that I am ? 
 
 21 And Peter answering said, The Christ of God. But he 
 charged them, and commanded them to tell this to no 
 
 22 man ; saying. The Son of man must suffer many things, 
 and be rejected of the elders and chief priests and 
 scribes, and be killed, and the third day be raised up. 
 
 [t. o. 
 
 J. H. G. 
 
114 IF ANY MAN WOULD COME AFTER ME, 
 
 S. Matthew xvl. 
 
 Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man would 24 
 Mt. 10. 38. come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his 
 
 59. 71 cross, and follow me. For whosoever would save his 25 
 Jn. 12. 25. life shall lose it : and whosoever shall lose his life for 
 
 my sake shall find it. For what shall a man be profited, 26 
 Ps. 49. 7.. if he shall gain the whole world, and forfeit his life? or 
 
 what shall a man give in exchange for his Hfe ? For the 27 
 140 Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with 
 Ps. 62. 12. his angels ; and then shall he render unto every man 
 Rom. 2. 6. according to his deeds. Verily I say unto you, There be 28 
 Pro. 24. 12. g^j^g ^|- jjjgj^ |.jj^|. gfg^jjd here, which shall in no wise 
 Jn. 21. 22. taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in 
 Mt. 24. 30. his kingdom. 
 137 ^ 
 
 S. Mark Till. 
 
 And he called unto him the multitude with his 34 
 disciples, and said unto them, If any man would come 
 after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, 
 and follow me. For whosoever would save his life shall 35 
 lose it ; and whosoever shall lose his life for my sake 
 and the gospel's shall save it. For what doth it profit a 36 
 man, to gain the whole world, and forfeit his life? For 37 
 what should a man give in exchange for his life ? For 38 
 Ro. 1. 16. whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words in 
 2 Tim. 1.8. this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of man 
 also shall be ashamed of him, when he cometh in the 
 glory of his Father with the holy angels. And he said i9 
 unto them. Verily I say unto you, There be some here 
 of them that stand by, which shall in no wise taste of 
 death, till they see the kingdom of God come with 
 power. 
 
 S. Luke ix. 
 
 And he said unto all, If any man would come after 23 
 me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, 
 and follow me. For whosoever would save his life shall 24 
 lose it ; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake, the 
 same shall save it. For what is a man profited, if he 25 
 gain the whole world, and lose or forfeit his own self? 
 For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my 26 
 
 — 2. 12. 
 
LET HIM DENY HIMSELF. II 5 
 
 words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when 
 he Cometh in his own glory, and the glory of the Father, 
 27 and of the holy angels. But I tell you of a truth. There 
 be some of them that stand here, which shall in no wise 
 taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God. 
 
 S. Matthew XXV. 31—46. (140) 
 
 31 But when the Son of man shall come in his glory, and 
 all the angels with him, then shall he sit on the throne of 
 
 32 his glory : and before him shall be gathered all the nations: 
 and he shall separate them one from another, as the 
 
 33 sliepherd separateth the sheep from the goats : and he shall 
 set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left. 
 
 34 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, 
 Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom pre- 
 
 Zi pared for you from the fouiidation of the world : for I was 
 an hungred, and ye gave me 7neat : I was thirsty, and ye 
 gave me drink : I was a stranger, and ye took me in ; 
 
 36 naked, and ye clothed me : T was sick, and ye visited me : 
 
 37 / was in prison, and ye came unto me. Then shall the 
 righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an 
 hungred, and fed thee 1 or athirst, and gave thee drink ? 
 
 38 And when saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in 2 or 
 
 39 naked, and clothed thee 1 And when saw we thee sick, or 
 
 40 in prison, and came unto thee? And the King shall 
 answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inas- 
 much as ye did it unto one of these my brethren, even these 
 
 41 least, ye did it unto me. Then shall he say also unto 
 them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into the 
 eternal fire which is prepared for the devil and his angels : 
 
 42, for I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was 
 
 43 thirsty, and ye gave me no drink : I was a stranger, and 
 ye took me not in ; naked, and ye clothed me not ; sick, and 
 
 44 in prison, and ye visited me not. Then shall they also 
 answer, saying. Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or 
 athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and 
 
 45 did not minister unto thee 1 Then shall he answer them, 
 saying. Verily I say unto you. Inasmuch as ye did it not 
 
 46 unto one of these least, ye did it not unto me. And these 
 shall go away into eternal punishment : but the righteous 
 into eternal life. 
 
Il6 THIS IS MY BELOVED SON: 
 
 72. The Transfiguration. Elijah. 
 S. Mark Ix. 2 — 13. 
 
 Mk. s- 37- And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, and 2 
 Mt. 26. 37. James, and John, and bringeth them up into a high 
 57. 156 mountain apart by themselves : and he was transfigured 
 Dan. 7. 9. before them : and his garments became glistering, ex- 3 
 ceeding white j so as no fuller on earth can whiten them. 
 And there appeared unto them Elijah with Moses : and 4 
 they were talking with Jesus. And Peter answereth and 5 
 saith to Jesus, Rabbi, it is good for us to be here : and 
 let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one 
 for Moses, and one for Elijah. For he wist not what to 6 
 answer ; for they became sore afraid. And there came 7 
 a cloud overshadowing them : and there came a voice 
 ■zPet. 1.17. out of the cloud, This is my beloved Son : hear ye him. 
 Mt. 3. 17. And suddenly looking round about, they saw no one any 8 
 16 more, save Jesus only with themselves. 
 
 And as they were coming down from the mountain, 9 
 he charged them that they should tell no man what 
 things they had seen, save when the Son of man should 
 have risen again from the dead. And they kept the lo 
 saying, questioning among themselves what the rising 
 again from the dead should mean. And they asked 11 
 Mai. 4. 5. him, saying. The scribes say that Elijah must first come. 
 
 And he said unto them, Elijah indeed cometh first, and 12 
 Acts 3.21. restoreth all things; and how is it written of the Son 
 Is. 53. 1... of man, that he should suffer many things and be set at 
 Ps. 22. 6.. nought? But I say unto you, that Elijah is come, and 13 
 
 they have also done unto him whatsoever they listed, 
 Mt. 14.3... even as it is written of him. 
 60 
 
 S. Matthe-HT xvll. 1—13. 
 
 And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, and i 
 James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into 
 a high mountain apart : and he was transfigured before 2 
 Rev. 1. 13.. them : and his face did shine as the sun, and his 
 garments became white as the light. And behold, there 3 
 appeared unto them Moses and Elijah talking with him. 
 And Peter answered, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is 4 
 good for us to be here : if thou wilt, I will make here 
 three tabernacles ; one for thee, and one for Moses, and 
 
HEAR YE HIM. > 1 17 
 
 5 one for Elijah. While he was yet speaking, behold, a 
 bright cloud overshadowed them : and behold, a voice 
 out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son, in 
 
 6 whom I am well pleased ; hear ye him. And when the 
 disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore 
 
 7 afraid. And Jesus came and touched them and said, Dan.io.i8. 
 
 8 Arise, and be not afraid. And lifting up their eyes, they 
 saw no one, save Jesus only. 
 
 9 And as they were coming down from the mountain, 
 Jesus commanded them, saying. Tell the vision to no 
 
 10 man, until the Son of man be risen from the dead. And 
 his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes 
 
 11 that Elijah must first come? And he answered and said, 
 
 12 Elijah indeed cometh, and shall restore all things : but I 
 say unto you, that Elijah is come already, and they 
 knew him not, but did unto him whatsoever they listed. 
 
 13 Even so shall the Son of man also suffer of them. Then 
 understood the disciples that he spake unto them of 
 John the Baptist. 
 
 S. Luke ix. 28 — 36. 
 
 28 And it came to pass about eight days after these 
 sayings, he took with him Peter and John and James, 
 
 29 and went up into the mountain to pray. And as he was 
 praying, the fashion of his countenance was altered, and 
 
 30 his raiment became white and dazzling. And behold, 
 there talked with him two men, which were Moses and 
 
 31 Elijah ; who appeared in glory, and spake of his decease 
 
 32 which he was about to accomplish at Jerusalem. Now 
 
 Peter and they that were with him were heavy with sleep : Mt. 26. 43. 
 but when they were fully awake, they saw his glory, and Jn- '■ H- 
 
 33 the two men that stood with him. And it came to pass, ^i^- '^- '■■■ 
 as they were parting from him, Peter said unto Jesus, 
 Master, it is good for us to be here : and let us make 
 
 three tabernacles ; one for thee, and one for Moses, and 
 
 34 one for Elijah : not knowing what he said. And while 
 he said these things, there came a cloud, and over- 
 shadowed them : and they feared as they entered into 
 
 35 the cloud. And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, 
 
 36 This is my Son, my chosen : hear ye him. And when 
 the voice came, Jesus was found alone. And they held 
 their peace, and told no man in those days any of the 
 things which they had seen. 
 
Il8 ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE 
 
 73. The boy with a deaf and dumb spirit. 
 The passion foretold, 
 
 S. Mark ix. 14—32. 
 
 And when they came to the disciples, they saw a 14 
 great multitude about them, and scribes questioning with 
 them. And straightway all the multitude, when they saw 15 
 him, were greatly amazed, and running to him saluted 
 him. And he asked them, What question ye with them ? 16 
 And one of the multitude answered him. Master, I 17 
 brought unto thee my son, which hath a dumb spirit; 
 and wheresoever it taketh him, it dasheth him down : and 18 
 he foameth, and grindeth his teeth, and pineth away : 
 and I spake to thy disciples that they should cast it out; 
 and they were not able. And he answereth them and 19 
 saith, O faithless generation, how long shall I be with 
 you ? how long shall I bear with you ? bring him unto 
 me. And they brought him unto him : and when he 20 
 Mk, I. 26. saw him, straightway the spirit tare him grievously; and 
 
 he fell on the ground, and wallowed foaming. And he 21 
 asked his father. How long time is it since this hath 
 come unto him ? And he said. From a child. And oft- 22 
 times it hath cast him both into the fire and into the 
 waters, to destroy him : but if thou canst do anything, 
 have compassion on us, and help us. And Jesus said 23 
 Mk.11.23. unto him. If thou canst ! All things are possible to him 
 Jn. II. 40. that believeth. Straightway the father of the child cried 24 
 out, and said, I beheve ; help thou mine unbelief. And 25 
 when Jesus saw that a multitude came running together, 
 58. 91 he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying unto him, Thou 
 dumb and deaf spirit, I command thee, come out of him, 
 and enter no more into him. And having cried out, and 26 
 torn him much, he came out : and the child became as 
 one dead; insomuch that the more part said, He is 
 dead. But Jesus took him by the hand, and raised him 27 
 up ; and he arose. [t. o. 
 
TO HIM THAT BELIEVETH. II9 
 
 S. Luke ix. 37—46. 
 
 37 And it came pass, on the next day, when they were 
 come down from the mountain, a great multitude met 
 
 38 him. And behold, a man from the multitude cried, 
 saying, Master, I beseech thee to look upon my son ; for 
 
 39 he is mine only child : and behold, a spirit taketh him, 
 and he suddenly crieth out ; and it teareth him that he 
 foameth, and it hardly departeth from him, bruising him 
 
 40 sorely. And I besought thy disciples to cast it out ; 
 
 41 and they could not. And Jesus answered and said, O 
 faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be 
 with you, and bear with you? bring hither thy son. 
 
 42 And as he was yet a coming, the devil dashed him down, 
 and tare him grievously. But Jesus rebuked the unclean 
 spirit, and healed the boy, and gave him back to his Lk. 
 
 43 father. And they were all astonished at the majesty 
 of God. [t. o. 
 
 S. Matthew xvil. 14—23. 
 
 14 And when they were come to the multitude, there 
 
 15 came to him a man, kneeling to him, and saying. Lord, 
 have mercy on my son : for he is epileptic, and suffereth 
 grievously : for oft-times he falleth into the fire, and 
 
 16 oft-times into the water. And I brought him to thy 
 
 17 disciples, and they could not cure him. And Jesus 
 answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, 
 how long shall I be with you? how long shall I bear 
 
 18 with you ? bring him hither to me. And Jesus rebuked 
 him ; and the devil went out from him : and the boy 
 was cured from that hour. [t. 0. 
 
120 WHY COULD NOT WE CAST IT OUT? 
 
 S. Mark ix. 
 
 And when he was come into the house, his disciples 28 
 asked him privately, saying. We could not cast it out. 
 And he said unto them, This kind can come out by 29 
 2Cor.i2.8. nothing, save by prayer. 
 
 And they went forth from thence, and passed through 30 
 Galilee ; and he would not that any man should know it. 
 Lk. 24. 6. For he taught his disciples, and said unto them. The Son 31 
 175 of man is delivered up into the hands of men, and they 
 shall kill him; and when he is killed, after three days 
 Lk. 18. 34. he shall rise again. But they understood not the saying, 32 
 121 and were afraid to ask him. 
 
 S. Luke Ix, 
 
 But while all were marvelling at all the things which 
 he did, he said unto his disciples, Let these words sink 44 
 into your ears : for the Son of man shall be delivered up 
 into the hands of men. But they understood not this 45 
 saying, and it was concealed from them, that they should 
 not perceive it : and they were afraid to ask him about 
 this saying. 
 
 S. Matthew xvU. 
 
 Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, 19 
 
 Why could not we cast it out ? And he saith unto them, 20 
 
 Mt. 21.21. Because of your little faith.: for verily I say unto you. If 
 
 127 ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say 
 
 I Cor. 13. 2. unto this mountain. Remove hence to yonder place; and 
 
 it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you. 
 
 And while they abode in Galilee, Jesus said unto 22 
 them, The Son of man shall be delivered up into the 
 hands of men ; and they shall kill him, and the third 23 
 day he shall be raised up. And they were exceeding 
 sorry. 
 
THEREFORE THE SONS ARE FREE. 121 
 
 74. The temple tax supplied. 
 
 S. Mattnew xvU. 24^27. 
 
 24 And when they were come to Capernaum, they that Ex.30.12... 
 received the half-shekel came to Peter, and said, Doth 38- 20. 
 not your master pay the half-shekel? He saith, Yea. 
 
 25 And when he came into the house, Jesus spake first to 
 him, saying. What thinkest thou, Simon? the kings of 
 
 the earth, from, whom do they receive toll or tribute? Rom.13. 6. 
 
 26 from their sons, or from strangers ? And when he said. 
 From strangers, Jesus said unto him, Therefore the sons 
 
 27 are free. But, lest we cause them to stumble, go thou 
 
 to the sea, and cast a hook, and take up the fish that Hab. 1.15. 
 first cometh up ; and when thou hast opened his mouth, 
 thou shalt find a shekel : that take, and give unto them 
 for me and thee. 
 
 Ezodus XXX. 11 — 16. 
 
 II, 12 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying. When thou 
 takest the sum of the children of Israel, according to those 
 that are numbered of them, then shall they give every tnan 
 a ransom for his soul unto the Lord, when thou nutnberest 
 them ; that there be no plague among them, when thou 
 
 13 numberest them. This they shall give, every one that 
 passeth over unto them that are numbered, half a shekel 
 after the shekel of the sanctuary: (the shekel is twenty 
 gerahs :) half a shekel for an offering to the Lord. 
 
 14 Every one that passeth over unto them that are numbered, 
 from twenty years old and upward, shall give the offering 
 
 15 of the Lord. The rich shall not give more, and the poor 
 shall not give less, than the half shekel, when they give the 
 offering of the Lord, to make atonement for your souls. 
 
 16 And thou shalt take the atonement money from the children 
 of Israel, and shalt appoint it for the service of the tent of 
 meeting ; that it may be a memorial for the children of 
 Israel before the Lord, to make atonement for your souls. 
 
122 SEE THAT YE DESPISE NOT 
 
 75. Of little children. Our duties towards them. 
 S. Marie Ix. 33—50. 
 
 And they came to Capernaum : and when he was in 33 
 
 the house he asked them, What were ye reasoning in 
 
 the way ? But they held their peace : for they had dis- 34 
 
 Lk. 22. 24. puted one with another in the way, who was the greatest. 
 
 145 And he sat down, and called the twelve ; and he saith 35 
 
 Mt. 20-21. unto them, If any man would be first, he shall be last 
 
 121 of all, and minister of all. And he took a little child, and 36 
 
 set him in the midst of them : and taking him in his arms, 
 
 Mt. 10.40.. he said unto them, Whosoever shall receive one of such 37 
 
 59 little children in my name, receiveth me : and whosoever 
 
 Jn. 13. 20. receiveth me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me. 
 
 Nu. 11.28. John said unto him. Master, we saw one casting out 38 
 
 Mt. 12. 27. devils in thy name : and we forbade him, because he 
 
 Acts 19.13. fgiiQ^gjj not us. But Jesus said. Forbid him not: for 39 
 
 ' ■ ^' ' ■ there is no man which shall do a mighty work in my 
 
 Cp. name, and be able quickly to speak evil of me. For 40 
 
 Mt. 12. 30. he that is not against us is for us. For whosoever shall 41 
 
 Mt. 10. 42. give you a cup of water to drink, because ye are Christ's, 
 
 59 verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward. 
 
 Lk. 17. 1... And whosoever shall cause one of these little ones that 42 
 
 113 believe on me to stumble, it were better for him if a 
 
 great millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were 
 
 Mt.5.29... cast into the sea. And if thy hand cause thee to 43 
 
 43* stumble, cut it off: it is good for thee to enter into life 
 
 Deu. 13- 0- maimed, rather than having thy two hands to go into 
 
 hell, into the unquenchable fire. And if thy foot cause 45 
 
 thee to stumble, cut it off: it is good for thee to enter 
 
 into life halt, rather than having thy two feet to be cast 
 
 into hell. And if thine eye cause thee to stumble, cast 47 
 
 it out : it is good for thee to enter into the kingdom of 
 
 God with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast 
 
 Is. 66. 24. into hell ; where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not 48 
 
 Lev. J.. 13. quenched. For every one shall be salted with fire. 49 
 
 Mt. s- 13. Salt is good : but if the salt have lost its saltness, 50 
 
 Lk. 14. 34. wherewith will ye season it ? Have salt in yourselves, 
 
 43*. 108 and be at peace one with another. 
 Col. 4. 6. 
 
 S. Matthew xvlil. 1—14. 
 
 In that hour came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, i 
 
 Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven ? And he 2 
 
 called to him a little child, and set him in the midst of 3 
 
 Mk. 10.15. them, and said. Verily I say unto you, Except ye turn, 
 
ONE OF THESE LITTLE ONES. 1 23 
 
 and become as little children, ye shall in no wise enter Mt. 19. 14. 
 
 4 into the kingdom of heaven. Whosoever therefore shall 118 
 humble himself as this httle child, the same is the greatest ^5,' '3'- ■^■ 
 
 5 in the kingdom of heaven. And whoso shall receive one '''°-'4-'2o. 
 
 6 such little child in my name receiveth me : but whoso 
 shall cause one of these little ones which believe on me 
 to stumble, it is profitable for him that a great millstone 
 should be hanged about his neck, and that he should be 
 
 7 sunk in the depth of the sea. Woe unto the world be- 
 cause of occasions of stumbling ! for it must needs be 
 
 that the occasions come; but woe to that man through 1C0.11.19. 
 
 8 whom the occasion cometh ! And if thy hand or thy 
 foot causeth thee to stumble, cut it ofif, and cast it from 
 thee : it is good for thee to enter into life maimed or 
 halt, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast 
 
 9 into the eternal fire. And if thine eye causeth thee to 
 stumble, pluck it out, and cast it from thee : it is good 
 for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than 
 
 10 having two eyes to be cast into the hell of fire. See 
 that ye despise not one of these little ones ; for I say 
 unto you, that in heaven their angels do always behold Ps. 91. u. 
 
 12 the face of my Father which is in heaven. How think ^^^' '•'3- 
 ye? if any man have a hundred sheep, and one of them Lk. 15. 3... 
 be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, 109 
 and go unto the mountains, and seek that which goeth Ezek.34.6. 
 
 13 astray? And if so be that he find it, verily I say unto "^'h6 
 you, he rejoiceth over it more than over the ninety and 
 
 14 nine which have not gone astray. Even so it is not the 1 Pet. 3. 9. 
 will of your Father which is in heaven, that one of these i Tim. 2.4. 
 little ones should perish. 
 
 S. Luke Ix. 46 — 50. 
 
 46 And there arose a reasoning among them, which of 
 
 47 them should be greatest. But when Jesus saw the 
 reasoning of their heart, he took a httle child, and set 
 
 48 him by his side, and said unto them, Whosoever shall 
 receive this little child in my name receiveth me : and 
 whosoever shall receive me receiveth him that sent me : 
 for he that is least among you all, the same is great. 
 
 49 And John answered and said. Master, we saw one 
 casting out devils in thy name ; and we forbade him, 
 
 50 because he followeth not with us. But Jesus said unto 
 him, Forbid him not : for he that is not against you is 
 for you. 
 
IF HE HEAR THEE, THOU HAST GAINED 
 "+ THY BROTHER. 
 
 76, Of offences against ourselves. The unmerciful 
 servant. 
 
 S. Matthew xvlU. 15—35. 
 
 Lev. 1 9. 1 7. And if thy brother sin against thee, go, shew him his 15 
 Lk. 17. 3.. fault between thee and him alone : if he hear thee, thou 
 
 113 hast gained thy brother. But if he hear thee not, take 16 
 Deu.19.15. with thee one or two more, that at the mouth of two 
 
 witnesses or three every word may be established. And 17 
 2Cor.i3.i. if he refuse to hear them, tell it unto the church : and if 
 I Cor. 5.1 1, he refuse to hear the church also, let him be unto thee 
 ■zTh. 3. 14. as the Gentile and the publican. Verily I say unto you, i8 
 
 What things soever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound 
 
 Mt. 16. 19. in heaven: and what things soever ye shall loose on earth 
 
 71 shall be loosed in heaven. Again I say unto you, that if 19 
 
 two of you shall agree on earth as touching anything that 
 
 I Jn. 3. 22; they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father 
 
 — 5- 14- which is in heaven. For where two or three are gathered 20 
 
 1 Cor. 5. 4. together in my name, there am I in the midst of them. 
 
 Then came Peter, and said to him. Lord, how oft 21 
 shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? 
 Amo.1.3... until seven times? Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto 22 
 Gen. 4. 24. thee. Until seven times ; but, Until seventy times seven. 
 Gr- Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a 23 
 certain king, which would make a reckoning with his 
 servants. And when he had begun to reckon, one was 24 
 brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents. 
 But forasmuch as he had not wherewith to pay, his lord 25 
 Le.25.39... commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, 
 Deu.r5.12. and all that he had, and payment to be made. The 26 
 
 2 Ki. 4. 1. sej-vant therefore fell down and worshipped him, saying, 
 
 Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all. 
 
 Lk. 7. 42. And the lord of that servant, being moved with com- 27 
 47 passion, released him, and forgave him the debt. But 28 
 that servant went out, and found one of his fellow- 
 servants, which owed him a hundred pence : and he 
 laid hold on him, and took him by the throat, saying, 
 Pay what thou owest. So his fellow-servant fell down 29 
 and besought him, saying. Have patience with me, and 
 
 Ecclus. I will pay thee. And he would not : but went and cast 30 
 28. 4- him into prison, till he should pay that which was due. 
 
I FORGAVE THEE ALL THAT DEBT. 125 
 
 31 So when his fellow-servants saw what was done, they 
 were exceeding sorry, and came and told unto their lord 
 
 32 all that was done. Then his lord called him unto him, 
 and saith to him, Thou wicked servant, I forgave thee 
 
 33 all that debt, because thou besoughtest me: shouldest Mt.6. 12... 
 not thou also have had mercy on thy fellow-servant, even Eph.4. ^i. 
 
 34 as 1 had mercy on thee? And his lord was wroth, and ''°^- 3- '3- 
 delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all 
 
 35 that was due. So shall also my heavenly Father do unto Jas. 7.. 13. 
 you, if ye forgive not every one his brother from your Mk. n.25. 
 hearts. 
 
 77. T'ke feast of tabernacles. 
 S. Jolm vii. 1 — 52. 
 
 1 And after these things Jesus walked in Galilee : for 
 
 he would not walk in Jud^a, because the Jews sought Jn. 5. 16. 
 
 2 to kill him. Now the feast of the Jews, the feast of 
 
 3 tabernacles, was at hand. His brethren therefore said Le. 23. 34.. 
 unto him, Depart hence, and go into Judaea, that thy 
 disciples also may behold thy works which thou doest. 
 
 4 For no man doeth anything in secret, and himself 
 seeketh to be known openly. If thou doest these things, 
 
 5 manifest thyself to the world. For even his brethren did 
 
 6 not believe on him. Jesus therefore saith unto them. 
 
 My time is not yet come ; but your time is alway ready. Jn. 8. 20. 
 
 7 The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I Jn. 15. 19. 
 
 8 testify of it, that its works are evil. Go ye up unto the 
 feast : I go not up yet unto this feast ; because my time 
 
 9 is not yet fulfilled. And having said these things unto 
 them, he abode still in Galilee. 
 
 10 But when his brethren were gone up unto the feast, 
 then went he also up, not publicly, but as it were in 
 
 11 secret. The Jews therefore sought him at the feast, and Jn. n. 56, 
 
 12 said. Where is he ? And there was much murmuring 124 
 among the multitudes concerning him : some said. He 
 
 is a good man : others said, Not so, but he leadeth the 
 
 13 multitude astray. Howbeit no man spake openly of him 
 
 for fear of the Jews. Jn. 9. 22. 
 
 14 But when it was now the midst of the feast Jesus 
 
 15 went up into the temple, and taught. The Jews there- 
 fore marvelled, saying. How knoweth this man letters, 
 
 16 having never learned ? Jesus therefore answered them, Acts 4. 13. 
 and said. My teaching is not mine, but his that sent me. Jn. 8. 28. 
 
126 ON THE SABBATH YE CIRCUMCISE A MAN. 
 
 If any man willeth to do his will, he shall know of the 17 
 teaching, whether it be of God, or whether I speak from 
 Jn. 5. 41; myself. He that speaketh from himself seeketh his own 18 
 — 8. 60. glory : but he that seeketh the glory of him that sent 
 him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him. 
 Acts 7. 38. Did not Moses give you the law, and yet none of you 19 
 doeth the law ? Why seek ye to kill me ? The multi- 20 
 tude answered. Thou hast a devil : who seeketh to kill 
 Jn. 5. 8... thee? Jesus answered and said unto them, I did one 21 
 27 work, and ye all marvel. For this cause hath Moses 22 
 Lev. 12. 3. given you circumcision (not that it is of Moses, but of 
 Gen.17.10. the fathers); and on the sabbath ye circumcise a man. 
 
 If a man receiveth circumcision on the sabbath, that the 23 
 law of Moses may not be broken ; are ye wroth with me, 
 because I made a man every whit whole on the sabbath? 
 Deu.i.i6.. Judge not according to appearance, but judge righteous 24 
 Is. II. 3.. judgement. 
 
 Some therefore of them of Jerusalem said, Is not 25 
 this he whom they seek to kill ? And lo, he speaketh 26 
 openly, and they say nothing unto him. Can it be that 
 the rulers indeed know that this is the Christ ? How- 27 
 Mt. 13. 55. belt we know this man whence he is : but when the 
 
 Christ cometh, no one knoweth whence he is. Jesus 28 
 therefore cried in the temple, teaching and saying. Ye 
 Jn. 8. 14. both know me, and know whence I am ; and I am not 
 come, of myself, but he that sent me is true, whom ye 
 know not. I know him ; because I am from him, and 29 
 Jn. 8. 42. he sent me. They sought therefore to take him : and 30 
 Lk. 22. 53. no man laid his hand on him, because his hour was not 
 Jn. 8. 20. yet come. But of the multitude many believed on him ; 31 
 and they said, When the Christ shall come, will he do 
 more signs than those which this man hath done ? The 32 
 Pharisees heard the multitude murmuring these things 
 concerning him ; and the chief priests and the Pharisees 
 Jn. i.^. 33- sent officers to take him. Jesus therefore said. Yet a 33 
 Jn. 16. 16. Httle while am I with you, and I go unto him that sent 
 Lk. 17. 22. me. Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and 34 
 Jn. 8. 21. where I am, ye cannot come. The Jews therefore said 35 
 
 79 among themselves, Whither will this man go that we 
 Jas. I. I. shall not find him? will he go unto the Dispersion 
 
 among the Greeks, and teach the Greeks ? What is this 36 
 word that he said. Ye shall seek me, and shall not find 
 me : and where I am, ye cannot come ? 
 
IF ANY MAN THIRST, LET HIM COME UNTO ME. 12/ 
 
 37 Now on the last day, the great day of the feast, Jesus Lev.23.36. 
 stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come 
 
 38 unto me, and drink. He that believeth on me, as the is. 12. 3 ; 
 scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of — 58. 1 1. 
 
 39 living water. But this spake he of the Spirit, which they Zech. 14.8. 
 that believed on him were to receive : for the Spirit was is. 44. 3. 
 
 40 not yet given; because Jesus was not yet glorified. Some Joel 2. 28. 
 of the multitude therefore, when they heard these words, 
 
 41 said. This is of a truth the prophet. Others said, This is 
 the Christ. But some said. What, doth the Christ come 
 
 42 out of Galilee ? Hath not the scripture said that the Ps. 89. 3. 
 Christ cometh of the seed of David, and from Bethlehem, Is. n. 1. 
 
 43 the village where David was ? So there arose a division Mic. 5. 2. 
 
 44 in the multitude because of him. And some of them 
 would have taken him ; but no man laid hands on him. 
 
 45 The officers therefore came to the chief priests and 
 Pharisees ; and they said unto them. Why did ye not 
 
 46 bring him ? The officers answered, Never man so spake. 
 
 47 The Pharisees therefore answered them, Are ye also led 
 
 48 astray ? Hath any of the rulers believed on him, or of 
 
 49 the Pharisees ? But this multitude which knoweth not 
 
 50 the law are accursed. Nicodemus saith unto them (he Jn. 3. i. 
 
 51 that came to him before, being one of them). Doth our 
 
 law judge a man, except it first hear from himself andDeu. i. 17. 
 
 52 know what he doeth? They answered and said unto _ 19.15. 
 him. Art thou also of Galilee ? Search, and see that out 
 
 of Galilee ariseth no prophet. Jn. i. 45. 
 
 78. The adulteress, 
 S. Jolin vU. 63 — viil. 11. 
 
 S3 [And they went every man unto his own house : but 
 8. 1,2 Jesus went unto the mount of Olives. And early in the Lk. 21. 37. 
 morning he came again into the temple, and all the 
 people came unto him; and he sat down, and taught 
 
 3 them. And the scribes and the Pharisees bring a woman 
 
 4 taken in adultery ; and having set her in the midst, they 
 say unto him. Master, this woman hath been taken in 
 
 5 adultery, in the very act. Now in the law Moses com- Lev.20.10. 
 manded us to stone such: what then sayest thou of her? De. 22.22; 
 
 6 And this they said, tempting him, that they might have 24. 
 whereof to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and '" ^^' '°' 
 
128 FROM HENCEFORTH SIN NO MORE. 
 
 with his finger wrote on the ground. But when they 7 
 continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto 
 Deu. 17. 7. them. He that is without sin among you, let him first 
 Ro. i. 22. cast a stone at her. And again he stooped down, and 8 
 with his finger wrote on the ground. And they, when 9 
 they heard it, went out one by one, beginning from the 
 eldest, even unto the last : and Jesus was left alone, and 
 the woman, where she was, in the midst. And Jesus 10 
 lifted up himself, and said unto her. Woman, where are 
 they? did no man condemn thee? And she said, No n 
 Jn. 3. 17. man. Lord. And Jesus said, Neither do I condemn 
 Lk. 12. 14. thee : go thy way; from henceforth sin no more.] 
 Ro. 5.20... 
 iTiin.1.15.. 
 
 79. Jesus the Son of God, himself God. 
 S. John Till. 12—59, 
 
 Jn. I. 9; Again therefore Jesus spake unto them, saying, I am 12 
 
 — 9-5; the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not 
 ~^\^"' walk in the darkness, but shall have the light of life. 
 
 The Pharisees therefore said unto him. Thou bearest 13 
 Jn. 5. 31. witness of thyself; thy witness is not true. Jesus an- 14 
 28 swered and said unto them, Even if I bear witness of 
 
 myself, my witness is true ; for I know whence I came, 
 Jn. 9. 29... and whither I go; but ye know not whence I come, or 
 Jn. 8. ri. whither I go. Ye judge after the flesh ; I judge no man. 15 
 12. 47. Yea and if I judge, my judgement is true; for I am not 16 
 
 alone, but I and the Father that sent me. Yea and in 17 
 Deu. 17. 6. your law it is written, that the witness of two men is 
 
 true. I am he that beareth witness of myself, and the 18 
 Mt. 3. 17; Father that sent me beareth witness of me. They said 19 
 ~~ '7- 5- therefore unto him. Where is thy Father? Jesus an- 
 °" ' swered. Ye know neither me, nor my Father : if ye knew 
 Jn. 14. 7... me, ye would know my Father also. These words spake 20 
 
 he in the treasury, as he taught in the temple : and no 
 Jn. 7. 30; nnan took him; because his hour was not yet come. 
 
 *"*■■ He said therefore again unto them, I go away, and 21 
 Jn. 7. 34... ye shall seek me, and shall die in your sin : whither I go, 
 77 ye cannot come. The Jews therefore said. Will he kill 22 
 
 himself, that he saith. Whither I go, ye cannot come? 
 
 And he said unto them. Ye are from beneath ; I am from 23 
 
 above : ye are of this world ; I am not of this world. 
 
THE TRUTH SHALL MAKE YOU FREE. 1 29 
 
 24 I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins : 
 
 for except ye believe that I am he, ye shall die in your Mk.i6. 16. 
 
 25 sins. They said therefore unto him, Who art thou? Heb. i. 3. 
 Jesus said unto them, Even that which I have also spoken 
 
 26 unto you from the beginning. I have many things to 
 speak and to judge concerning you : howbeit he that 
 sent me is true ; and the things which I heard from him, 
 
 27 these speak I unto the world. They perceived not that Jn. i. 18. 
 
 28 he spake to them of the Father. Jesus therefore said, 
 
 When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye Jn. 3. 14. 
 know that I am he, and that I do nothing of myself, but Jn. 5. 30. 
 
 29 as the Father taught me, I speak these things. And he 
 
 that sent me is with me; he hath not left me alone; Jn. 14. 11. 
 for I do always the things that are pleasing to him. Jn. 4. 34; 
 
 30 As he spake these things, many beheved on him. — *5. 38. 
 
 31 Jesus therefore said to those Jews which had beheved 
 
 him, If ye abide in my word, then are ye truly my Jn. 15. 10. 
 
 32 disciples ; and ye shall know the truth, and the truth 
 
 33 shall make you free. They answered unto him. We be Jas. i. 25. 
 Abraham's seed, and have never yet been in bondage to 
 
 any man : how sayest thou. Ye shall be made free ? 
 
 34 Jesus answered them. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ro. 6. 16... 
 Every one that committeth sin is the bondservant of sin. <jal. 4. 3... 
 
 35 And the bondservant abideth not in the house for ever : ^ ^'' ^"'S' 
 
 36 the son abideth for ever. If therefore the Son shall make Rom. 8. i. 
 
 37 you free, ye shall be free indeed. I know that ye are Gal. 5.1. 
 Abraham's seed ; yet ye seek to kill me, because my word Jn. 5. 18. 
 
 38 hath not free course in you. I speak the things which I 
 
 have seen with my Father: and ye also do the things which Jn. 14. lo. 
 
 39 ye heard from your father. They answered and said 
 
 unto him, Our father is Abraham. Jesus saith unto Mt. 3. 9. 
 them, If ye were Abraham's children, ye would do the Gal. 3. 7; 
 
 40 works of Abraham. But now ye seek to kill me, a man "^9- 
 that hath told you the truth, which I heard from God : 
 
 41 this did not Abraham. Ye do the works of your father. 
 They said unto him, We were not born of fornication ; 
 
 42 we have one Father, even God. Jesus said unto them. 
 
 If God were your Father, ye would love me : for I came i Jn. 5. i. 
 forth and am come from God ; for neither have I come 
 
 43 of myself, but he sent me. Why do ye not understand 
 
 my speech? Even because ye cannot hear my word. Jn- 7- i7- 
 
 44 Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your i Jn. 3. 8. 
 father it is your will to do. He was a murderer from the 
 
 J. H. G. 9 
 
130 BEFORE ABRAHAM WAS, I AM. 
 
 beginning, and stood not in the truth, because there is 
 no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh 
 of his own : for he is a liar, and the father thereof. But 45 
 because I say the truth, ye believe me not. Which of 46 
 you convicteth me of sin? If I say truth, why do ye 
 
 I Jn. 4. 6. not believe me ? He that is of God heareth the words 47 
 of God : for this cause ye hear them not, because ye are 
 not of God. The Jews answered and said unto him, 48 
 
 Jn. 4- 9. Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a 
 
 devil ? Jesus answered, I have not a devil ; but I honour 49 
 
 Jn. 5. 41; my Father, and ye dishonour me. But I seek not mine 50 
 
 — 7. t8. o^pji glory : there is one that seeketh and judgeth. 
 
 Jn. 5. 24; Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my word, 51 
 II. 26. jjg shall never see death. The Jews said unto him, Now 52 
 
 Zech. I. 5. -yve know that thou hast a devil. Abraham is dead, and 
 the prophets ; and thou sayest, If a man keep my word, 
 he shall never taste of death. Art thou greater than our 53 
 father Abraham, which is dead ? and the prophets are 
 dead : whom makest thou thyself? Jesus answered. If 54 
 
 Jn. 12. 28. I glorify myself, my glory is nothing: it is my Father 
 that glorifieth me ; of whom ye say, that he is your God ; 
 and ye have not known him : but I know him ; and if I 55 
 should say, I know him not, I shall be like unto you, a 
 
 Lk. 10. 24. iia,r : but I know him, and keep his word. Your father 56 
 
 He. II. 13. Abraham rejoiced to see my day ; and he saw it, and was 
 
 glad. The Jews therefore said unto him, Thou art not 57 
 yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham ? Jesus 58 
 
 Is- 43- '3- said unto them. Verily, verily, I say unto you. Before 
 
 Jn. 10. 30. Abraham was, I am. They took up stones therefore to 59 
 cast at him : but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the 
 
 Lk. 4. 30. temple. 
 
 80. The man blind from his birth. 
 
 S. John ix. 1—41. 
 
 x'Vnd as he passed by, he saw a man blind from his i 
 birth. And his disciples asked him, saying. Rabbi, who 2 
 did sin, this man, or his parents, that he should be born 
 blind? Jesus answered. Neither did this man sin, nor 3 
 Jn. II. 4. his parents : but that the works of God should be made 
 manifest in him. We must work the works of him that 4 
 
GO, WASH IN THE POOL OF SILOAM. 131 
 
 sent me, while it is day : the night cometh, when no man jn. 12. 35. 
 
 5 can work. When I am in the world, I am the light of Jn- i- 9- 
 
 6 the world. When he had thus spoken, he spat on the Mk. 7. 33 ; 
 ground, and made clay of the spittle, and anointed his — 8. 23. 
 
 7 eyes with the clay, and said unto him, Go, wash in the 67. 70 
 pool of Siloam (which is by interpretation, Sent). He is. 8. 6. 
 went away therefore, and washed, and came seeing. Neh. 3. 15. 
 
 8 The neighbours therefore, and they which saw him afore- 
 time, that he was a beggar, said. Is not this he that sat 
 
 9 and begged ? Others said. It is he : others said. No, 
 
 10 but he is like him. He said, I am he. They said there- 
 
 11 fore unto him, How then were thine eyes opened? He 
 answered. The man that is called Jesus made clay, and 
 anointed mine eyes, and said unto me, Go to Siloam, 
 and wash : so I went away and washed, and I received 
 
 12 sight. And they said unto him, Where is he ? He saith, 
 I know not. 
 
 13 They bring to the Pharisees him that aforetime was 
 
 14 blind. Now it was the sabbath on the day when Jesus Jn. 5. 10. 
 
 15 made the clay, and opened his eyes. Again therefore 27 
 the Pharisees also asked him how he received his sight. 
 
 And he said unto them. He put clay upon mine eyes, 
 
 16 and I washed, and do see. Some therefore of the 
 Pharisees said. This man is not from God, because he 
 keepeth not the sabbath. But others said. How can a 
 
 17 man that is a sinner do such signs? And there was a Jn. 3. 2. 
 division among them. They say therefore unto the blind Jn. 7. 33. 
 man again, What sayest thou of him, in that he opened 
 
 18 thine eyes? And he said, He is a prophet. The Jews jn. 4. 19; 
 therefore did not believe concerning him, that he had — 6. 14. 
 been blind, and had received his sight, until they called 
 
 19 the parents of him that had received his sight, and asked 
 them, saying. Is this your son, who ye say was born 
 
 20 blind ? how then doth he now see ? His parents an- 
 swered and said. We know that this is our son, and that 
 
 21 he wasborn blind : but how he now seeth, we know not; 
 or who opened his eyes, we know not : ask him ; he is 
 
 22 of age ; he shall speak for himself. These things said 
 his parents, because they feared the Jews : for the Jews 
 had agreed already, that if any man should confess him 
 
 to be Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue. Jn. 12.42; 
 23, 24 Therefore said his parents, He is of age ; ask him. So — '^- ''■ 
 they called a second time the man that was blind, and 
 
132 DOST THOU BELIEVE ON THE SON OF GOD ? 
 
 Jos. 7. 19, said unto him, Give glory to God : we know that this 
 
 man is a sinner. He therefore answered, Whether he be 25 
 a sinner, I know not : one thing I know, that, whereas I 
 was blind, now I see. They said therefore unto him, 26 
 What did he to thee ? how opened he thine eyes ? He 27 
 answered them, I told you even now, and ye did not 
 hear : wherefore would ye hear it again ? would ye also 
 become his disciples ? And they reviled him, and said, 28 
 Thou art his disciple; but we are disciples of Moses. 
 We know that God hath spoken unto Moses : but as for 29 
 Jn. 8. 14. this man, we know not whence he is. The man an- 30 
 swered and said unto them. Why, herein is the marvel, 
 that ye know not whence he is, and yet he opened mine 
 Ps. 66. 18. eyes. We know that God heareth not sinners: but if 31 
 Is. 1. 15. any man be a worshipper of God, and do his will, him 
 "s. 34. 15. jjg heareth. Since the world began it was never heard 32 
 that any one opened the eyes of a man born blind. If 33 
 this man were not from God, he could do nothing. 
 They answered and said unto him, Thou wast altogether 34 
 born in sins, and dost thou teach us ? And they cast 
 him out. 
 
 Jesus heard that they had cast him out ; and finding 35 
 him, he said, Dost thou believe on the Son of God? 
 He answered and said, And who is he, Lord, that I may 36 
 believe on him ? Jesus said unto him, Thou hast both 37 
 Jn. 4. 26. seen him, and he it is that speaketh with thee. And he 38 
 said. Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him. And 39 
 Jn. 5. 27. Jesus said. For judgement came I into this world, that 
 Lk. 10. 21. they which see not may see; and that they which see 
 86 may become bUnd. Those of the Pharisees which were 40 
 with him heard these things, and said unto him. Are we 
 also blind ? Jesus said unto them. If ye were bUnd, ye 41 
 Jn. 15. ■24. would have no sin : but now ye say. We see : your sin 
 remaineth. 
 
 81. Jesus the good shepherd. 
 
 S. Jolin X. X — 21. 
 
 Verily, verily, I say unto you. He that entereth not i 
 by the door into the fold of the sheep, but climbeth up 
 some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. But 2 
 
I AM THE GOOD SHEPHERD. 1 33 
 
 he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the 
 
 3 sheep. To him the porter openeth ; and the sheep hear 
 his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and 
 
 4 leadeth them out. When he hath put forth all his own, 
 he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him : for 
 
 5 they know his voice. And a stranger will they not 
 follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the 
 
 6 voice of strangers. This parable spake Jesus unto them : 
 but they understood not what things they were which he 
 spake unto them. 
 
 7 Jesus therefore said unto them again, Verily, verily, I 
 
 8 say unto you, I am the door of the sheep. All that Eph. 2. 18. 
 came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep Eze. 34. 2.. 
 
 9 did not hear them. I am the door : by me if any man Jer. 23- i-- 
 enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and go out, ''■ 3-- 
 
 10 and shall find pasture. The thief cometh not, but that 
 he may steal, and kill, and destroy : I came that they 
 
 11 may have life, and may have it abundantly. I am the Is. 40. n. 
 good shepherd : the good shepherd layeth down his life Eze. 34. 23. 
 
 12 for the sheep. He that is a hireling, and not a shepherd, 
 whose own the sheep are not, beholdeth the wolf coming, 
 
 and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth, and the wolf snatcheth Zee. 11. 16. 
 
 13 them, and scattereth them : he fleeth because he is a 
 
 14 hireling, and careth not for the sheep. I am the good 
 shepherd; and I know mine own, and mine own know 2 Ti. i. 19. 
 
 15 me, even as the Father knoweth me, and I know the 
 
 16 Father J and 1 lay down my life for the sheep. And Jn. 15. 13. 
 other sheep I have, which are not of this fold : them also is. 56. 8. 
 I must bring, and they shall hear my voice ; and they Ez. 34. 23 ; 
 
 17 shall become one flock, one shepherd. Therefore doth — 37- 24- 
 the Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I Is. 53. 12. 
 
 18 may take it again. No one taketh it away from me, but 
 I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, 
 
 and I have power to take it again. This commandment jn. 12.49..; 
 received I from my Father. — H' 3i- 
 
 19 There arose a division again among the Jews because 
 
 20 of these words. And many of them said. He hath a 
 
 21 devil, and is mad ; why hear ye him ? Others said. 
 These are not the sayings of one possessed with a devil. 
 
 Can a devil open the eyes of the blind ? 80 
 
134 FOLLOW ME. 
 
 82. The Samaritan villagers. Three answers to disciples. 
 
 S. Luke Ix. 51—62. 
 
 And it came to pass, when the days were well-nigh 51 
 
 Acts I. 2. come that he should be received up, he stedfastly set his 
 face to go to Jerusalem, and sent messengers before his 
 face : and they went, and entered into a village of the 52 
 Samaritans, to make ready for him. And they did not 53 
 
 Jn. 4. 9. receive him, because his face was as though he were 
 
 going to Jerusalem. And when his disciples James and 54 
 John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we bid fire 
 
 1 Ki. 1. 10. to come down from heaven, and consume them ? But 55 
 he turned, and rebuked them. And they went to another 56 
 village. 
 
 And as they went in the way, a certain man said unto 57 
 him, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. And 58 
 Jesus said unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds 
 
 I Co. 4.1 r. of the heaven have nests; but the Son of man hath not 
 
 where to lay his head. And he said unto another, 59 
 Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and 
 bury my father. But he said unto him. Leave the dead 60 
 to bury their own dead ; but go thou and publish abroad 
 the kingdom of God. And another also said, I will 61 
 
 iKi.19.20. follow thee, Lord; but first suffer me to bid farewell to 
 
 them that are at my house. But Jesus said unto him, 62 
 No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking 
 back, is fit for the kingdom of God. 
 
 S. Matthew vlii. 19 — 22. 
 
 And there came a scribe, and said unto him, Master, 19 
 I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. And Jesus 20 
 saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of 
 the heaven have nests ; ' but the Son of man hath not 
 where to lay his head. And another of the disciples 21 
 said unto him. Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my 
 father. But Jesus saith unto him. Follow me ; and leave 22 
 the dead to bury their own dead. 
 
PEACE BE TO THIS HOUSE. 1 35 
 
 83. Mission of the seventy. 
 
 S. Luke X. 1 — 12. 
 
 1 Now after these things the Lord appointed seventy 
 others, and sent them two and two before his face into 
 every city and place, whither he himself was about to 
 
 2 come. And he said unto them, The harvest is plenteous, Mt. 9.37... 
 but the labourers are few : pray ye therefore the Lord of 59 
 the harvest, that he send forth labourers into his harvest. 
 
 3 Go your ways : behold, I send you forth as lambs in the 
 
 4 midst of wolves. Carry no purse, no wallet, no shoes : 
 
 5 and salute no man on the way. And into whatsoever 2 Ki. 4. 29. 
 house ye shall enter, first say. Peace be to this house. 
 
 6 And if a son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon 
 
 7 him : but if not, it shall turn to you again. And in that 
 
 same house remain, eating and drinking such things as i Co. 9. 7. 
 they give : for the labourer is worthy of his hire. Go not iTim.5.18. 
 
 8 from house to house. And into whatsoever city ye enter, 
 and they receive you, eat such things as are set before 
 
 9 you : and heal the sick that are therein, and say unto 
 
 10 them, The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you. But Mt. 4. 17. 
 into whatsoever city ye shall enter, and they receive you 
 
 11 not, go out into the streets thereof and say, Even the 
 
 dust from your city, that cleaveth to our feet, we do wipe Acts 13.51. 
 oiT against you : howbeit know this, that the kingdom of 
 
 12 God is come nigh. I say unto you, It shall be more 
 tolerable in that day for Sodom, than for that city. 
 
136 I BEHELD SATAN FALLEN FROM HEAVEN. 
 
 84. Of those who reject him. 
 
 S. Matthew xl. 20—24. 
 Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most 20 
 of his mighty works were done, because they repented 
 not. Woe unto thee, Chorazin ! woe unto thee, Beth- 21 
 saida 1 for if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and 
 Ezek. 3. 6. Sidon which were done in you, they would have repented 
 Is. 23. long ago in sackcloth and ashes. Howbeit I say unto 22 
 Ezek. 27, you, it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the 
 ■■^ ^^- day of judgement, than for you. And thou, Capernaum, 23 
 
 Is. 14. 13.. shall thou be exalted unto heaven? thou shalt go down 
 unto Hades : for if the mighty works had been done in 
 Sodom which were done in thee, it would have remained 
 until this day. Howbeit I say unto you, that it shall 24 
 Gen. 19. be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of 
 judgement, than for thee. 
 
 S. Luke X. 13 — 16. 
 
 Woe unto thee, Chorazin ! woe unto thee, Bethsaida ! 13 
 for if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and 
 Sidon, which were done in you, they would have re- 
 pented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. Howbeit 14. 
 it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the 
 judgement, than for you. And thou, Capernaum, shalt 15 
 thou be exalted unto heaven? thou shalt be brought 
 
 Jn. 13. 20. down unto Hades. He that heareth you heareth me; 16 
 and he that rejecteth you rejecteth me; and he that re- 
 
 Jn. 5. 23. jecteth me rejecteth him that sent me. 
 
 85. Return of the seventy. 
 
 S. Luke X. 17 — 20. 
 
 And the seventy returned with joy, saying. Lord, 17 
 even the devils are subject unto us in thy name. And 18 
 
 Rev. 12. 9. he said unto them, I beheld Satan fallen as lightning 
 
 from heaven. Behold, I have given you authority to 19 
 
 Ps. 91. 13. tread upon serpents and scorpions, and over all the 
 
 Mk. t6. 18. power of the enemy : and nothing shall in any wise hurt 
 
 you. Howbeit in this rejoice not, that the spirits are 20 
 
 Phil. 4. 3. subject unto you ; but rejoice that your names are 
 
 Rev.20.12. written in lieaven. 
 
I WILL GIVE YOU REST. 137 
 
 86. Of those who receive him. 
 
 S. Luke X. 21—24. 
 
 21 In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit, and 
 said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, 
 
 that thou didst hide these things from the wise and un- Rom. 6. 17. 
 derstanding, and didst reveal them unto babes : yea, (constr.) 
 
 22 Father; for so it was well-pleasing in thy sight. All things '^°' i-^S- 
 have been delivered unto me of my Father : and no one Mt. 28. 18; 
 knoweth who the Son is, save the Father; and who the — 16. 17. 
 Father is, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son Jn. 6. 46. 
 
 23 willeth to reveal him. And turning to the disciples, he 
 
 said privately, Blessed are the eyes which see the things Mt. 13. 16. 
 
 24 that ye see : for I say unto you, that many prophets and 50 
 kings desired to see the things which ye see, and saw 
 
 them not; and to hear the things which ye hear, and He. u. 13. 
 heard them not. 
 
 S. Matthew xi. 25 — 30. 
 
 25 At that season Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, 
 O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou didst 
 hide these things from the wise and understanding, and 
 
 26 didst reveal them unto babes : yea, Father, for so it was 
 
 27 well-pleasing in thy sight. All things have been delivered 
 unto me of my Father: and no one knoweth the Son, 
 save the Father ; neither doth any know the Father, save 
 the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son willeth to reveal 
 
 28 him. Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy 
 
 29 laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon 
 
 you, and learn of me ; for I am meek and lowly in Zee. q. 9. 
 
 30 heart : and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my jer. 6. 16. 
 yoke is easy, and my burden is light. 
 
138 GO AND DO THOU LIKEWISE. 
 
 87. The good Samaritan. 
 S. Luke X. 25 — 37. 
 And behold, a certain lawyer stood up and tempted 25 
 
 Lk. 18.18.. him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal 
 119 life ? And he said unto him, What is written in the law? 26 
 how readest thou ? And he answering said. Thou shalt 27 
 
 Deut. 6. 5. love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all 
 133 thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; 
 
 Lev. 19.18. and thy neighbour as thyself. And he said unto him, 28 
 
 Lev. 18. 5. Thou hast answered right : this do, and thou shalt live. 
 
 Lk. 16.15. But he, desiring to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And 29 
 who is my neighbour? Jesus made answer and said, A 30 
 certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho ; 
 and he fell among robbers, which both stripped him and 
 beat him, and departed, leaving him half dead. And 31 
 by chance a certain priest was going down that way : 
 
 Ps. 38. 11. and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. 
 
 And in like manner a Levite also, when he came to the 32 
 place, and saw him, passed by on the other side. But a 33 
 
 Jn. 4. 9. certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was : 
 and when he saw him, he was moved with compassion. 
 
 Is. I. 6. and came to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring on 34. 
 
 Mk. 6. 13. them oil and wine; and he set him on his own beast, 
 
 Jas. 5. 14. ^^^ brought him to an inn, and took care of him. And 35 
 
 Mt. 10. i. on the morrow he took out two pence, and gave them to 
 the host, and said. Take care of him ; and whatsoever 
 thou spendest more, I, when I come back again, will 
 repay thee. Which of these three, thinkest thou, proved 36 
 neighbour unto him that fell among the robbers ? And 37 
 he said, He that shewed mercy on him. And Jesus said 
 unto him. Go, and do thou likewise. 
 
 88. Martha and Mary. The good part. 
 S. Luke X. 38 — 42. 
 
 Now as they went on their way, he entered into a 38 
 certain village : and a certain woman named Martha 
 Jn. 11.20... received him into her house. And she had a sister 39 
 
 89 called Mary, which also sat at the Lord's feet, and heard 
 Jn. 12. 2... his word. But Martha was cumbered about much serv- 40 
 125 ing ; and she came up to him, and said. Lord, dost thou 
 not care that my sister did leave me to serve alone ? bid 
 her therefore that she help me. But the Lord answered 41 
 
I AND THE FATHER ARE ONE. 1 39 
 
 and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art anxious and 
 42 troubled about many things : but one thing is needful : Ps. 27. 4. 
 for Mary hath chosen the good part, which shall not be 
 taken away from her. 
 
 89. The feast of dedication. Jesus one with the Father. 
 S. John X. 22—42. 
 
 22 And it was the feast of the dedication at Jerusalem : rMac.4.59. 
 
 23 it was winter ; and Jesus was walking in the temple in 
 
 24 Solomon's porch. The Jews therefore came round about Acts 3. n; 
 him, and said unto him, How long dost thou hold us in — S- i^- 
 
 25 suspense ? If thou art the Christ, tell us plainly. Jesus 
 answered them, I told you, and ye believe not : the Jn. 8. 42. 
 works that I do in my Father's name, these bear witness jn. 5. 36. 
 
 26 of me. But ye believe not, because ye are not of my 28 
 
 27 sheep. My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and 
 
 28 they follow me : and I give unto them eternal life ; and 
 
 they shall never perish, and no one shall snatch them out Jn. 18. 9. 
 
 29 of my hand. My Father, which hath given them unto 
 me, is greater than all ; and no one is able to snatch 
 
 30 them out of the Father's hand. I and the Father are 
 
 31 one. The Jews took up stones again to stone him. Jn. 8. 59. 
 
 32 Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed 
 you from the Father ; for which of those works do ye 
 
 33 stone me ? The Jews answered him, For a good work 
 
 we stone thee not, but for blasphemy; and because that Jn. 5. 18. 
 
 34 thou, being a man, makest thyself God. Jesus answered 
 
 them. Is it not written in your law, I said. Ye are gods ? Ps. 82. 6. 
 
 35 If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God 
 
 36 came (and the scripture cannot be broken), say ye ofMt. 5. 18. 
 him, whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world. 
 
 Thou blasphemest ; because I said, I am the Son of 
 
 37 God? If I do not the works of my Father, believe me Jn. 15. 24. 
 
 38 not But if I do them, though ye believe not me, 150 
 believe the works : that ye may know and understand 
 
 39 that the Father is in me, and I in the Father. They 
 sought again to take him : and he went forth out of their jn. 7. 30; 
 hand. — 8- 59- 
 
 40 And he went away again beyond Jordan into the Mk. 10. i. 
 place where John was at the first baptizing ; and there 117 
 
 41 he abode. And many came unto him ; and they said, 
 John indeed did no sign ; but all things whatsoever John 
 
 42 spake of this man were true. And many believed on him 
 there. 
 
140 WHEN YE PRAY, SAY :- 
 
 90. The Lord's prayer. The importunate friend. 
 The father. 
 
 S. Luke xi. 1—13. 
 
 And it came to pass, as he was praying in a certain i 
 place, that when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto 
 him, Lord, teach us to pray, even as John also taught his 
 disciples. And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, 2 
 
 Mt. 6.^9... Father, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. 
 ^ Give us day by day our daily bread. And forgive us our 3, 4 
 sins ; for we ourselves also forgive every one that is 
 indebted to us. And bring us not into temptation. 
 
 And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a 5 
 friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say to 
 him. Friend, lend me three loaves ; for a friend of mine 6 
 is come to me from a journey, and I have nothing to set 
 before him ; and he from within shall answer and say, 7 
 Trouble me not : the door is now shut, and my children 
 are with me in bed ; I cannot rise and give thee ? I say 8 
 unto you. Though he will not rise and give him, because 
 
 Lk. 18. 1... he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will 
 116 arise and give him as many as he needeth. And I say 9 
 unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you ; seek, and ye 
 
 Mt- 7-^ 7--' shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. 
 
 I Tn =1. 22 ^°^ every one that asketh receiveth ; and he that seeketh 10 
 ' findeth ; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. 
 And of which of you that is a father shall his son ask 11 
 a loaf, and he give him a stone? or a fish, and he for 
 a fish give him a serpent? Or if he shall ask an egg, 12 
 will he give him a scorpion? If ye then, being evil, 13 
 know how to give good gifts unto your children, how 
 
 Jas. I. 5. much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy 
 Spirit to them that ask him ? 
 
AFTER THIS MANNER PRAY YE. 141 
 
 S, Matthew vl. 5—15. (43*) 
 
 5 And when ye pray, ye shall not be as the hypocrites : 
 for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and in 
 the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. 
 
 Verily I say unto you. They have received their reward. 
 
 6 But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thine inner 
 chamber, and having shut thy door, pray to thy Father 
 which is in secret, and thy Father which seeth in secret 
 
 7 shall recompense thee. And in praying use not vain 
 repetitions, as the Gentiles do : for they think that they 
 
 8 shall be heard for their much speaking. Be not therefore 
 like unto them : for your Father knoweth what things 
 
 9 ye have need of, before ye ask him. After this manner 
 therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, 
 
 10 Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will 
 
 11 be done, as in heaven, so on earth. Give us this day our 
 
 12 daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also have 
 \Z forgiven our debtors. And bring us not into temptation, 
 
 14 but deliver us from the evil one. For if ye forgive men 
 their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 
 
 15 But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your 
 Father forgive your trespasses. 
 
 S. Matthew vil. 7—11. (43*) 
 
 7 Ask, and it shall be given you , seek, and ye shall find ; 
 
 8 knock, and it shall be opened unto you : for every one that 
 asketh receiveth ; and he that seeketh findeth ; and to him 
 
 9 that knocketh it shall be opened. Or what man is there of 
 you, who, if his son shall ask him for a loaf, will give him 
 
 10 a stone ; or if he shall ask for a fish, will give him a 
 
 11 serpents If ye then, being evil, know how to give good 
 gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father 
 which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him ? 
 
 12 All things therefore whatsoever ye would that men should 
 do unto you, even so do ye also unto them : for this is the 
 law and the prophets. 
 
142 EVERY IDLE WORD. 
 
 91. Beelzebub. Of blasphemy, and of words. 
 
 S. Matthew xU. 22—37. 
 
 Then was brought unto him one possessed with a 22 
 58. 73 devil, blind and dumb : and he healed him, insomuch 
 
 that the dumb man spake and saw. And all the mul- 23 
 titudes were amazed, and said, Is this the son of David ? 
 But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This man 24 
 Mt. 9. 34. doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince 
 
 of the devils. And knowing their thoughts he said 25 
 unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is 
 brought to desolation ; and every city or house divided 
 against itself shall not stand : and if Satan casteth out 26 
 Satan, he is divided against himself; how then shall his 
 Lk. 9. 49. kingdom stand ? And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, 27 
 Acts 19.13. by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore shall 
 Ex. 8. 19. they be your judges. But if I by the Spirit of God cast 28 
 out devils, then is the kingdom of God come upon you. 
 Or how can one enter into the house of the strong man, 29 
 and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man ? 
 cp. and then he will spoil his house. He that is not with 30 
 Mk. 9. 40. me is against me ; and he that gathereth not with me 
 
 scattereth. Therefore I say unto you. Every sin and 31 
 blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men ; but the blas- 
 phemy against the Spirit shall not be forgiven. And 32 
 iTim.1.13. whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, 
 it shall be forgiven him ; but whosoever shall speak 
 Heb.6.4... against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, 
 I Jn. 5. 16. neither in this world, nor in that which is to come. 
 Lk. 6. 43. Either make the tree good, and its fruit good ; or make 33 
 Mt. 7.16... the tree corrupt, and its fruit corrupt: for the tree is 
 
 43. 43* known by its fruit. Ye offspring of vipers, how can ye, 34 
 Mt. -23. 33. being evil, speak good things ? for out of the abundance 
 Lk. 6. 45. of the heart the mouth speaketh. The good man out 35 
 of his good treasure bringeth forth good things : and the 
 evil man out of his evil treasure bringeth forth evil 
 things. And I say unto you, that every idle word that 36 
 men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the 
 day of judgement. For by thy words thou shalt be 37 
 justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned. 
 
HOW CAN SATAN CAST OUT SATAN? I43 
 S. Mark 111. 20—30. 
 
 20 And he cometh into a house. And the multitude 
 Cometh together again, so that they could not so much 
 
 21 as eat bread. And when his friends heard it, they went 
 out to lay hold on him : for they said. He is beside him- 
 
 22 self. And the scribes which came down from Jerusalem 
 said, He hath Beelzebub, and. By the prince of the 
 
 23 devils casteth he out the devils. And he called them 
 unto him, and said unto them in parables. How can 
 
 24 Satan cast out Satan ? And if a kingdom be divided 
 
 25 against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. And if a 
 house be divided against itself, that house will not be 
 
 26 able to stand. And if Satan hath risen up against 
 himself, and is divided, he cannot stand, but hath an 
 
 27 end. But no one can enter into the house of the strong 
 man, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong 
 
 28 man ; and then he will spoil his house. Verily I say 
 unto you. All their sins shall be forgiven unto the sons 
 of men, and their blasphemies wherewith soever they shall 
 
 29 blaspheme : but whosoever shall blaspheme against the 
 Holy Spirit hath never forgiveness, but he is guilty of an 
 
 30 eternal sin : because they said, He hath an unclean spirit. 
 
 S. Luke xl. 14^23. 
 
 14 And he was casting out a devil which was dumb. 
 And it came to pass, when the devil was gone out, the 
 
 15 dumb man spake ; and the multitudes marvelled. But 
 some of them said. By Beelzebub the prince of the 
 
 16 devils casteth he out devils. And others, tempting him, 
 
 17 sought of him a sign from heaven. But he, knowing 
 their thoughts, said unto them, Every kingdom divided 
 against itself is brought to desolation ; and a house 
 
 18 divided against a house falleth. And if Satan also is 
 divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? 
 
 19 because ye say that I cast out devils by Beelzebub. And 
 if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your sons 
 
 20 cast them out? therefore shall they be your judges. But 
 if I by the finger of God cast out devils, then is the 
 
 21 kingdom of God come upon you. When the strong man 
 fully armed guardeth his own court, his goods are in 
 
 22 peace : but when a stronger than he shall come upon 
 him, and overcome him, he taketh from him his whole 
 
 23 armour wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils. He 
 that is not with me is against me ; and he that gathereth 
 not with me scattereth. 
 
144 I WILL RETURN INTO MY HOUSE. 
 
 92. The unclean spirit returning. 
 
 S. Mattliew xil. 43 — 45. 
 
 But the unclean spirit, when he is gone out of the 43 
 Job I. 7. man, passeth through waterless places, seeking rest, and 
 
 1 Pet. 5. 8. findeth it not. Then he saith, I will return to my house 44 
 
 whence I came out ; and when he is come, he findeth it 
 empty, swept, and garnished. Then goeth he and taketh 45 
 Mk. 16. 9. with himself seven other spirits more evil than himself, 
 and they enter in and dwell there : and the last state of 
 
 2 Pet. 2. 20. that man becometh worse than the first. Even so shall 
 
 it be also unto this evil generation. 
 
 S. LuSe xi. 24—26. 
 
 The unclean spirit when he is gone out of the 24 
 man, passeth through waterless places, seeking rest; and 
 finding none, he saith, I will turn back unto my house 
 whence I came out. And when he is come, he findeth 25 
 it swept and garnished. Then goeth he, and taketh to 26 
 him seven other spirits more evil than himself; and they 
 enter in and dwell there : and the last state of that man 
 becometh worse than the first. 
 
 93. Who are blessed. 
 S. Luke xi. 27, 28. 
 
 And it came to pass, as he said these things, a 27 
 certain woman out of the multitude lifted up her voice, 
 and said unto him. Blessed is the womb that bare thee, 
 Mt. 12. 49.. and the breasts which thou didst suck. But he said, 2S 
 53 Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, 
 and keep it. 
 
A GREATER THAN SOLOMON IS HERE. 14S 
 
 94. The sign of Jonah. Nineveh. The queen of the 
 south. 
 
 S. Matthew xU. 38 — 42. 
 
 38 Then certain of the scribes and Pharisees answered 69 
 him, saying, Master, we would see a sign from thee, i Cor. 1.22. 
 
 39 But he answered and said unto them. An evil and 
 adulterous generation seeketh after a sign ; and there 
 shall no sign be given to it but the sign of Jonah the 
 
 40 prophet: for as Jonah was three days and three nights Jon. 1. 17. 
 in the belly of the whale ; so shall the Son of man be 
 
 three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. 
 
 41 The men of Nineveh shall stand up in the judgement 
 with this generation, and shall condemn it : for they 
 repented at the preaching of Jonah ; and behold a greater Jon. 3. 10. 
 
 42 than Jonah is here. The queen of the south shall rise 
 up in the judgement with this generation, and shall 
 condemn it : for she came from the ends of the earth to 
 
 hear the wisdom of Solomon ; and behold a greater than i Ki. 10. 
 Solomon is here. 
 
 S. IiUke zi. 29 — 32. 
 
 29 And when the multitudes were gathering together 
 unto him, he began to say. This generation is an evil 
 generation : it seeketh after a sign ; and there shall no 
 
 30 sign be given to it but the sign of Jonah. For even as 
 Jonah became a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also 
 
 31 the Son of man be to this generation. The queen of the 
 south shall rise up in the judgement with the men of this 
 generation, and shall condemn them : for she came from 
 the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon ; 
 
 32 and behold, a greater than Solomon is here. The men 
 of Nineveh shall stand up in the judgement with this 
 generation, and shall condemn it : for they repented at 
 the preaching of Jonah ; and behold, a greater than 
 Jonah is here. 
 
 J. H. G. 
 
14$ THE LIGHT THAT IS IN THEE. 
 
 95, The light in a man. 
 
 S. Luke Xi. 33—36. 
 
 No man, when he hath lighted a lamp, putteth it in 33 
 Mt. 5. 15. a cellar, neither under the bushel, but on the stand, that 
 
 43* they which enter in may see the light. The lamp of thy 34 
 Mt. 6. 11. body is thine eye : when thine eye is single, thy whole 
 body also is full of light ; but when it is evil, thy body 
 also is full of darkness. Look therefore whether the 35 
 light that is in thee be not darkness. If therefore thy 36 
 whole body be full of light, having no part dark, it shall 
 be wholly full of light, as when the lamp with its bright 
 shining doth give thee light. 
 
 96. The Pharisees and lawyers. 
 
 S. Lllke Xl. 37—54. 
 
 Now as he spake, a Pharisee asketh him to dine with 37 
 him : and he went in, and sat down to meat. And when 38 
 the Pharisee saw it, he marvelled that he had not first 
 washed before dinner. And the Lord said unto him, 39 
 
 Mt.23.25.. Now do ye Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and 
 135 of the platter ; but your inward part is full of extortion 
 
 and wickedness. Ye foolish ones, did not he that made 40 
 the outside make the inside also? Howbeit give for alms 41 
 
 Lk. 12. 33. those things which are within ; and behold, all things are 
 clean unto you. 
 
 Mt.23.'23.. But woe unto you Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and 42 
 rue and every herb, and pass over judgement and the 
 love of God : but these ought ye to have done, and not 
 to leave the other undone. Woe unto you Pharisees ! 43 
 
 Mt. 23. 5. for ye love the chief seats in the synagogues, and the 
 
 salutations in the marketplaces. Woe unto you ! for ye 44 
 
 Mt. 23. 27. are as the tombs which appear not, and the men that 
 walk over them know it not. 
 
 And one of the lawyers answering saith unto him, 45 
 Master, in saying this thou reproachest us also. And he 46 
 said, Woe unto you lawyers also ! for ye lade men with 
 
 Mt. 23. 4. burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves touch 
 
 not the burdens with one of your fingers. Woe unto 47 
 
 Mt.23. 29.. you! for ye build the tombs of the prophets, and your 
 
 fathers killed them. So ye are witnesses and consent 48 
 
FEAR GOD ONLY. 1 47 
 
 unto the works of your fathers : for they killed them, and 
 
 49 ye build their tombs. Therefore also said the wisdom of 
 
 God, I will send unto them prophets and apostles ; and Mt. 23. 34. 
 
 50 some of them they shall kill and persecute ; that the 
 blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the 
 foundation of the world, may be required of this genera- 
 
 51 tion ; from the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zachariah, Gen. 4. 8. 
 who perished between the altar and the sanctuary : yea, ■2Ch.24.22. 
 I say unto you, it shall be required of this generation. 
 
 52 Woe unto you lawyers ! for ye took away the key of 
 knowledge : ye entered not in yourselves, and them that Mt. 23. 13. 
 were entering in ye hindered. 
 
 53 And when he was come out from thence, the scribes 
 and the Pharisees began to press upon him vehemently, 
 
 54 and to provoke him to speak of many things ; laying 
 wait for him, to catch something out of his mouth. 
 
 97. Whom to fear. Of confessing Christ. 
 
 S. Luke xU. 1—12. 
 
 1 In the mean time, when the many thousands of the 
 multitude were gathered together, insomuch that they 
 trode one upon another, he began to say unto his 
 disciples first of all. Beware ye of the leaven of the Mt. 16. 6. 
 
 2 Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. But there is nothing Mk. 4. 22. 
 covered up, that shall not be revealed: and hid, that Mt. 10. 26.. 
 
 3 shall not be known. Wherefore whatsoever ye have said 51. 59 
 in the darkness shall be heard in the light ; and what ye 
 
 have spoken in the ear in the inner chambers shall be 
 
 4 proclaimed upon the housetops. And I say unto you 
 
 my friends, Be not afraid of them which kill the body, is. 51. 12.. 
 
 5 and after that have no more that they can do. But I Jas. 4. 12. 
 will warn you whom ye shall fear : Fear him, which after 
 
 he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say 
 
 ■6 unto you, Fear him. Are not five sparrows sold for two 
 
 farthings ? and not one of them is forgotten in the sight 
 
 7 of God. But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. 
 Fear not : ye are of more value than many sparrows. 
 
 8 And I say unto you, Every one who shall confess me 
 before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before 
 
 9 the angels of God : but he that denieth me in the 2Tim.2.i2. 
 
148 BE NOT ANXIOUS. 
 
 presence of men shall be denied in the presence of the 
 angels of God. And every one who shall speak a word 10 
 Mt. 12. 31. against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him : but 
 91 unto him that blasphemeth against the Holy Spirit it 
 shall not be forgiven. And when they bring you before n 
 the synagogues, and the rulers, and the authorities, be 
 Mt. 10. 19. not anxious how or what ye shall answer, or what ye shall 
 ^^' ^i" '4- say : for the Holy Spirit shall teach you in that very hour 12 
 what ye ought to say. 
 
 98, Of covetousness. The rich fool. Of anxiety. 
 
 S. Luke xli. 13—34. 
 
 And one out of the multitude said unto him. Master, 13 
 bid my brother divide the inheritance with me. But he 14. 
 
 Jn. 8. II. said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider 
 
 over you? And he said unto them. Take heed, and 15 
 
 I Tim. 6. 9. keep yourselves from all covetousness : for a man's life 
 consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he 
 possesseth. And he spake a parable unto them, saying, 16 
 The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plenti- 
 
 Ecclus. fully : and he reasoned within himself, saying. What shall \^ 
 II. 19. I (Jo, because I have not where to bestow my fruits? 
 
 Ps.49. 16.. ^^(j jjg g^j(j^ -pjjjg ^jj I (Jo: I will pull down my barns, 18 
 
 and build greater ; and there will I bestow all my corn 
 and my goods. And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou 19 
 hast much goods laid up for many years ; take thine 
 ease, eat, drink, be merry. But God said unto him, 20 
 
 Job 27. 8. Thou foolish one, this night is thy soul required of thee ; 
 
 Jas. 4. 14. and the things which thou hast prepared, whose shall 
 
 Ps. 39. 6. they be? So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, 21 
 
 iTim.6.i8. and is not rich toward God. 
 
 And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto 22 
 
 Mt. 6.25... you. Be not anxious for your life, what ye shall eat; nor 
 43* yet for your body, what ye shall put on. For the life is 23 
 more than the food, and the body than the raiment. 
 Consider the ravens, that they sow not, neither reap ; 24 
 
 Job 38. 41. which have no store-chamber nor barn; and God feedeth 
 
 Ps. 147. 9. them : of how much more value are ye than the birds ! 
 
 And which of you by being anxious can add a cubit unto 25 
 
 Lk. 19. 3. his stature ? If then ye are not able to do even that which 26 
 Gr. is least, why are ye anxious concerning the rest ? Con- 27 
 
BE YE ALSO READY. 1 49 
 
 sider the lilies, how they grow : they toil not, neither do 
 they spin ; yet I say unto you, Even Solomon in all his 
 
 28 glory was not arrayed like one of these. But if God 
 
 doth so clothe the grass in the field, which to-day is, and Ps. 104. 14. 
 to-morrow is cast into the oven ; how much more shall Jas. 1. 10. 
 
 29 he clothe you, O ye of little faith ? And seek not ye 
 
 what ye shall eat, and what ye shall drink, neither be ye Ps. 55. 11. 
 
 30 of doubtful mind. For all these things do the nations of i Pet. 5. 7. 
 the world seek after : but your Father knoweth that ye Phil. 4. 6. 
 
 31 have need of these things. Howbeit seek ye his kingdom, 
 
 32 and these things shall be added unto you. Fear not, : Ki. 3. 13. 
 little flock ; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give i Tim. 4. 8. 
 
 33 you the kingdom. Sell that ye have, and give alms ; Acts 4. 34. 
 make for yourselves purses which wax not old, a treasure Mt. 6. 20. 
 in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief draweth 43». ng 
 
 34 near, neither moth destroyeth. For where your treasure 
 is, there will your heart be also. 
 
 99. Of watchfulness, stripes, division. Make peace 
 betimes. 
 
 S. Luke xil. 36 — 69. 
 
 35 Let your loins be girded about, and your lamps Eph. 6. 14. 
 
 36 burning; and be ye yourselves like unto men looking for J^^'- '-'S- 
 their lord, when he shall return from the marriage feast; -^S-'--- 
 that, when he cometh and knocketh, they may straight- 
 
 37 way open unto him. Blessed are those servants, whom Mt. 24. 46. 
 the lord when he cometh shall find watching : verily I 137 
 say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them 
 
 38 sit down to meat, and shall come and serve them. And Rev. 3. 20. 
 if he shall come in the second watch, and if in the third, 
 
 39 and find them so, blessed are those servants. But know 
 
 this, that if the master of the house had known in what Mt. 24. 43. 
 hour the thief was coming, he would have watched, and ' T°- 5- '^■ 
 
 40 not have left his house to be broken through. Be ye ^ey''|_' '°' 
 also ready : for in an hour that ye think not the Son of 
 
 man cometh. 
 
 41 And Peter said. Lord, speakest thou this parable 
 
 42 unto us, or even unto all? And the Lord said, Who Mt. 24.44.. 
 then is the faithful and wise steward, whom his lord ' ^°'^- 4- ^• 
 shall set over his household, to give them their portion of 
 
 43 food in due season ? Blessed is that servant, whom his 
 
150 NOT PEACE BUT DIVISION. 
 
 lord when he cometh shall find so doing. Of a truth I 44 
 say unto you, that he will set him over all that he hath. 
 But if that servant shall say in his heart, My lord 45 
 1 Pet. 3. 4. delayeth his coming ; and shall begin to beat the men- 
 servants and the maidservants, and to eat and drink, and 
 to be drunken ; the lord of that servant shall come in a 46 
 day when he expecteth not, and in an hour when he 
 knoweth not, and shall cut him asunder, and appoint his 
 Ro. 2. 12... portion with the unfaithful. And that servant, which 47 
 Nu. 15. 30. knew his lord's will, and made not ready, nor did ac- 
 Jas. 4. 17. cording to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes ; 
 Lev. 5.17.. but he that knew not, and did things worthy of stripes, 48 
 I Tim. 1. 1 3. shall be beaten with few stripes. And to whomsoever 
 much is given, of him shall much be required : and to 
 whom they commit much, of him will they ask the more. 
 I came to cast fire upon the earth ; and what will I, 49 
 Mt. 20. 2 2. if it is already kindled? But I have a baptism to be 50 
 baptized with ; and how am I straitened till it be ac- 
 complished ! Think ye that I am come to give peace in 51 
 Mt. 10. 34.. the earth ? I tell you, Nay ; but rather division : for 52 
 59 there shall be from henceforth five in one house divided, 
 
 three against two, and two against three. They shall be 53 
 Mic. 7. 6. divided, father against son, and son against father ; 
 mother against daughter, and daughter against her 
 mother ; mother in law against her daughter in law, and 
 daughter in law against her mother in law. 
 Mt. 16. 2... And he said to the multitudes also, When ye see a 54 
 69 cloud rising in the west, straightway ye say, There cometh 
 
 a shower ; and so it cometh to pass. And when ye see 55 
 Mt. 20. 12. a south wind blowing, ye say. There will be a scorching 
 Jas.1.11. heat; and it cometh to pass. Ye hypocrites, ye know 56 
 ^' how to interpret the face of the earth and the heaven ; 
 but how is it that ye know not how to interpret this 
 time? And why even of yourselves judge ye not what 57 
 Pro. 25. 8.. is right? For as thou art going with thine adversary 5S 
 Mt.5.2s... before the magistrate, on the way give diligence to be 
 *^ quit of him ; lest haply he hale thee unto the judge, and 
 the judge shall deliver thee to the officer, and the officer 
 shall cast thee into prison. I say unto thee, Thou shalt 59 
 by no means come out thence, till thou have paid the 
 very last mite. 
 
THOU ART LOOSED FROM THINE INFIRMITY. 151 
 
 100. Of sudden judgements. The fig-tree in the 
 vineyard. 
 
 S. Luke xlU. 1—9. 
 
 1 Now there were some present at that very season 
 which told him of the Gahlsans, whose blood Pilate had 
 
 2 mingled with their sacrifices. And he answered and 
 said unto them, Think ye that these Galiteans were 
 sinners above all the Galilgeans, because they have suf- 
 
 3 fered these things ? I tell you, Nay : but, except ye 
 
 4 repent, ye shall all in like manner perish. Or those 
 eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and killed 
 them, think ye that they were offenders above all the 
 
 5 men that dwell in Jerusalem ? I tell you, Nay ; but, 
 except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish. 
 
 6 And he spake this parable ; A certain man had a fig 
 
 tree planted in his vineyard ; and he came seeking fruit Mt. 21. 19. 
 
 7 thereon, and found none. And he said unto the vine- 127 
 dresser, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit 
 
 on this fig tree, and find none : cut it down ; why doth 
 Sit also cumber the ground? And he answering saith 
 unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall 
 9 dig about it, and dung it : and if it bear fruit thence- 
 forth, well ; but if not, thou shalt cut it down. 
 
 101. The infirm woman healed on the sabbath. 
 S. Luke xlll. 10—17. 
 
 10 And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on 27. 40 
 
 11 the sabbath day. And behold, a woman which had a 77.105 
 spirit of infirmity eighteen years; and she was bowed 
 
 12 together, and could in no wise lift herself up. And 
 when Jesus saw her, he called her, and said to her, 
 
 13 Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity. And he 
 
 laid his hands upon her : and immediately she was made Mk. 10. 16. 
 
 14 straight, and glorified God. And the ruler of the syna- 
 gogue, being moved with indignation because Jesus had 
 healed on the sabbath, answered and said to the multi- 
 tude. There are six days in which men ought to work : Ex. 20. 9. 
 in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the 
 
 15 day of the sabbath. But the Lord answered him, and 
 
 said, Ye hypocrites, doth not each one of you on the Lk. 14. 5. 
 
152 STRIVE TO ENTER IN BY THE NARROW DOOR. 
 
 sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the stall, and lead 
 him away to watering? And ought not this woman, i6 
 Lk. 19. 9. being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan had bound, 
 lo, these eighteen years, to have been loosed from this 
 bond on the day of the sabbath? And as he said these 17 
 things, all his adversaries were put to shame : and all the 
 multitude rejoiced for all the glorious things that were 
 done by him. 
 
 102. Parable of the mustard-seed, and of the leaven. 
 
 S. Luke xlii. 18—21. 
 
 He said therefore, Unto what is the kingdom of God 18 
 Mt. 13.31.. like? and whereunto shall I liken it? It is hke unto a 19 
 51 grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and cast into 
 his own garden ; and it grew, and became a tree ; and 
 Dan. 4. 12. the birds of the heaven lodged in the branches thereof 
 
 And again he said, Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom 20 
 Mt. 13. 33. of God? It is like unto leaven, which a woman took and 21 
 Ex. 16. 36. hid in three measures of meal, till it was all leavened. 
 cp.Gr.&H. 
 
 103. Are they few that be saved 1 
 
 S. Luke xlU. 22 — 30. 
 And he went on his way through cities and villages, 22 
 teaching, and journeying on unto Jerusalem. And one 23 
 said unto him, Lord, are they few that be saved ? And 
 Mt. 7. 13,.. he said unto them, Strive to enter in by the narrow door: 24 
 43* for many, I say unto you, shall seek to enter in, and 
 
 shall not be able. When once the master of the house 25 
 
 Mt. 25.10.. is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to 
 
 13g stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, 
 
 open to us ; and he shall answer and say to you, I know 
 
 you not whence ye are ; then shall ye begin to say. We 26 
 
 Mt.7.21... did eat and drink in thy presence, and thou didst teach 
 
 in our streets ; and he shall say, I tell you, I know not 27 
 Ps. 6. 8. whence ye are ; depart from me, all ye workers of in- 
 iquity. There shall be the weeping and gnashing of 28 
 Lk.16.23.. teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, 
 111 and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and your- 
 Mal. I. ri. selves cast forth without. And they shall come from the 29 
 Is. 59. 19. east and west, and from the north and south, and shall 
 
O JERUSALEM, JERUSALEM. I 53 
 
 30 sit down in the kingdom of God. And behold, there are 
 
 last which shall be first, and there are first which shall be Mt. 19. 30. 
 last. 
 
 104. Answer to Herod's threats. 
 S. Luke xill. 31 — 35. 
 
 31 In that very hour there came certain Pharisees, say- 
 ing to him. Get thee out, and go hence : for Herod would 
 
 32 fain kill thee. And he said unto them, Go and say to 
 that fox. Behold, I cast out devils and perform cures to- 
 day and to-morrow, and the third day I am perfected. Heb. 2. 10. 
 
 33 Howbeit I must go on my way to-day and to-morrow and 
 the day following : for it cannot be that a prophet perish 
 
 34 out of Jerusalem. O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which kill- Mt. is. 37.. 
 eth the prophets, and stoneth them that are sent unto 135 
 her ! how often would I have gathered thy children to- 
 gether, even as a hen gathereth her own brood under 
 
 35 her wings, and ye would not! Behold, your house isjer. 22. 5; 
 left unto you desolate : and I say unto you. Ye shall not ~ "• 7- 
 see me, until ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in Ps. 118.26. 
 the name of the Lord. 
 
 105. Dinner on the sabbath. The dropsy healed. 
 S. Luke xlv. 1 — 6. 
 
 1 And it came to pass, when he went into the house 
 of one of the rulers of the Pharisees on a sabbath to eat 
 
 2 bread, that they were watching him. And behold, there 
 was before him a certain man which had the dropsy. 
 
 3 And Jesus answering spake unto the lawyers and Phari- 
 sees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath, or not ? 27. 40 
 
 4 But they held their peace. And he took him, and healed 77. 101 
 
 5 him, and let him go. And he said unto them. Which of 
 you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a well, and 
 will not straightway draw him up on a sabbath day? 
 
 6 And they could not answer again unto these things. 
 
 106. The guests reproved. Of true hospitality. 
 S. Luke xiv. 7 — 14. 
 
 7 And he spake a parable unto those which were bid- 
 den, when he marked how they chose out the chief seats; 
 
 8 saying unto them, When thou art bidden of any man to 
 
154 ALL BEGAN TO MAKE EXCUSE. 
 
 Pro. 25.6.. a marriage feast, sit not down in the chief seat; lest 
 haply a more honourable man than thou be bidden of 
 him, and he that bade thee and him shall come and say 9 
 to thee, Give this man place ; and then thou shalt begin 
 with shame to take the lowest place. But when thou 10 
 art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest place; that 
 when he that hath bidden thee cometh, he may say to 
 thee. Friend, go up higher : then shalt thou have glory 
 Mt. 23.12. in the presence of all that sit at meat with thee. For 11 
 Pro. 29. 23. everyone that exalteth himself shall be humbled; and 
 ■ '■ ^^' he that humbleth himself shall be exalted. 
 
 And he said to him also that had bidden him, When 12 
 thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, 
 nor thy brethren, nor thy kinsmen, nor rich neighbours ; 
 lest haply they also bid thee again, and a recompense be 
 Neh. 8. 10. made thee. But when thou makest a feast, bid the poor, 13 
 Tob.4.7... the maimed, the lame, the blind: and thou shalt be 14 
 blessed ; because they have not wherewith to recom- 
 pense thee : for thou shalt be recompensed in the resur- 
 rection of the just. 
 
 107. The great supper. 
 
 S. Luke xiv. 15 — 24. 
 And when one of them that sat at meat with him 15 
 
 Rev. 19. 9. heard these things, he said unto him, Blessed is he that 
 
 shall eat bread in the kingdom of God. But he said 16 
 unto him, A certain man made a great supper; and he 
 
 Esth.6. 14. bade many : and he sent forth his servant at supper time 17 
 
 Pro. 9. 1... to say to them that were bidden. Come ; for all things 
 
 Mt. 22. 1... are now ready. And they all with one consent began to 18 
 130 make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought 
 
 Mt. 13. 34. a field, and I must needs go out and see it : I pray thee 
 
 have me excused. And another said, I have bought five 19 
 
 Lk. 9. 62. yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them : I pray thee have 
 
 me excused. And another said, I have married a wife, 20 
 
 I Cor. 7.33. and therefore I cannot come. And the servant came, 21 
 and told his lord these things. Then the master of the 
 house being angry said to his servant. Go out quickly 
 into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither 
 the poor and maimed and blind and lame. And the 22 
 servant said. Lord, what thou didst command is done, 
 and yet there is room. And the lord said unto the 23 
 
SALT THEREFORE IS GOOD. 155 
 
 servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and con- 
 strain them to come in, that my house may be filled. 
 
 24 For I say unto you, that none of those men which were Acts 13.46. 
 bidden shall taste of my supper. 
 
 108. Of hearing the cross, and counting the cost. 
 S. Luke xlv. 25 — 35. 
 
 25 Now there went with him great multitudes : and he 
 
 26 turned, and said unto them, If any man cometh unto Mt. 10. 37.. 
 me, and hateth not his own father, and mother, and 59 
 wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and Deu. 33. 9. 
 
 27 his own life also, he cannot be my disciple. Whosoever Rev.12.11. 
 doth not bear his own cross, and come after me, cannot Mt. 16. 24. 
 
 28 be my disciple. For which of you, desiring to build a 71 
 tower, doth not first sit down and count the cost, whether 
 
 29 he have wherewith to complete it ? Lest haply, when he 
 hath laid a foundation, and is not able to finish, all that 
 
 30 behold begin to mock him, saying, This man began to 
 
 31 build, and was not able to finish. Or what king, as he 
 goeth to encounter another king in war, will not sit down 
 first and take counsel whether he is able with ten thou- 
 sand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty 
 
 32 thousand ? Or else, while the other is yet a great way 
 off, he sendeth an ambassage, and asketh conditions of 
 
 33 peace. So therefore whosoever he be of you that re- 
 nounceth not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple. 
 
 34 Salt therefore is good : but if even the salt have lost its Mt. 5. 13. 
 
 35 savour, wherewith shall it be seasoned ? It is fit neither 43* 
 for the land nor for the dunghill : men cast it out. He '^'^■„% ^°' 
 that hath ears to hear, let him hear. 
 
 109. Joy in heaven over sinners that repent. 
 The lost sheep. The piece of silver. The prodigal soji. 
 
 S. Luke XV. 1 — 32. 
 
 1 Now all the publicans and sinners were drawing near 
 
 2 unto him for to hear him. And both the Pharisees and 
 
 the scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth Lk. 19. 7. 
 sinners, and eateth with them. 122 
 
 J, 4 And he spake unto them this parable, saying. What 
 
 man of you, having a hundred sheep, and having lost one Mt. 18. 12. 
 of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the 75 
 wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find Psalm 
 
 119. 176. 
 
IS6 I WILL ARISE AND GO TO MY FATHER. 
 
 it ? And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his 5 
 shoulders, rejoicing. And when he cometh home, he 6 
 calleth together his friends and his neighbours, saying 
 unto them. Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep 
 which was lost. I say unto you, that even so there shall 7 
 be joy in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more 
 
 Lk. 5. 32. than over ninety and nine righteous persons, which need 
 no repentance. 
 
 Or what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she 8 
 lose one piece, doth not light a lamp, and sweep the 
 house, and seek diligently until she find it ? And when 9 
 she hath found it, she calleth together her friends and 
 neighbours, saying. Rejoice with me, for I have found the 
 piece which I had lost. Even so, I say unto you, there 10 
 is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one 
 sinner that repenteth. 
 
 And he said, A certain man had two sons; and the 11,12 
 younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the 
 
 De.21.16... portion of thy substance that falleth to me. And he 
 
 divided unto them his living. And not many days after 13 
 the younger son gathered all together, and took his 
 journey into a far country ; and there he wasted his 
 substance with riotous living. And when he had spent 14 
 
 Amos8.11. all, there arose a mighty famine in that country; and he 
 
 began to be in want. And he went and joined himself 15 
 to one of the citizens of that country ; and he sent him 
 into his fields to feed swine. And he would fain have 16 
 been filled with the husks that the swine did eat : and no 
 man gave unto him. But when he came to himself he 17 
 said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread 
 enough and to spare, and I perish here with hunger ! I 18 
 will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him. 
 Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight : 
 I am no more worthy to be called thy son : make me as 19 
 one of thy hired servants. And he arose, and came to 20 
 
 Acts 2. 39. his father. But while he was yet afar off, his father saw 
 
 Eph. 2. 17. jjjjjj^ and was moved with compassion, and ran, and 
 
 fell on his neck, and kissed him. And the son said unto 21 
 
 Ps. 51. 4. him. Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy 
 
 sight : I am no more worthy to be called thy son. But 22 
 the father said to his servants. Bring forth quickly the 
 best robe, and put it on him ; and put a ring on his 
 hand, and shoes on his feet : and bring the fatted calf, 23 
 
IT WAS MEET TO MAKE MERRY. 1 57 
 
 and kill it, and let us eat, and make merry: for this my 
 
 son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is Eph. .i.i. 
 
 25 found. And they began to be merry. Now his elder ^.e^- 3' '• 
 son was in the field : and as he came and drew nigh to 
 
 26 the house, he heard music and dancing. And he called 
 to him one of the servants, and inquired what these 
 
 27 things might be. And he said unto him, Thy brother is 
 come j and thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because 
 
 28 he hath received him safe and sound. But he was angry, 
 and would not go in : and his father came out, and 
 
 29 intreated him. But he answered and said to his father, 
 Lo, these many years do I serve thee, and I never 
 transgressed a commandment of thine : and yet thou 
 never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my 
 
 30 friends : but when this thy son came, which hath devoured 
 thy living with harlots, thou killedst for him the fatted 
 
 31 calf. And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, 
 
 32 and all that is mine is thine. But it was meet to make 
 
 merry and be glad : for this thy brother was dead, and is Eph. 5. 14. 
 alive again ; and was lost, and is found. 
 
 110. Of the right use of riches. The unjust steward. 
 
 S. Luke xvi. 1 — 18. 
 
 1 And he said also unto the disciples. There was a 
 certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same 
 was accused unto him that he was wasting his goods. 
 
 2 And he called him, and said unto him. What is this that 
 
 I hear of thee ? render the account of thy stewardship ; i Cor. 4. ■!., 
 
 3 for thou canst be no longer steward. And the steward 
 said within himself, What shall I do, seeing that my 
 lord taketh away the stewardship from me ? I have not 
 
 4 strength to dig ; to beg I am ashamed. I am resolved 
 what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, 
 
 5 they may receive me into their houses. And calling to 
 him each one of his lord's debtors, he said to the first, 
 
 6 How much owest thou unto my lord ? And he said, A 
 hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take 
 
 7 thy bond, and sit down quickly and write fifty. Then 
 said he to another, And how much owest thou ? And he 
 said, A hundred measures of wheat. He saith unto him, 
 
 8 Take thy bond, and write fourscore. And his lord 
 commended the unrighteous steward because he had 
 
158 MAKE TO YOURSELVES FRIENDS. 
 
 done wisely : for the sons of this world are for their own 
 I The. 5. 5. generation wiser than the sons of the light And I say 9 
 Dan. 4. 27. unto you, Make to yourselves friends by means of the 
 iTim.6.i8. niammon of unrighteousness ; that, when it shall fail, they 
 Mt. 25. 21. may receive you into the eternal tabernacles. He that 10 
 
 139 is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much : and he 
 ■'"''• '9- 17- that is unrighteous in a very little is unrighteous also in 
 j^gy ,7 j8_ much. If therefore ye have not been faithful in then 
 
 unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the 
 
 true riches? And if ye have not been faithful in that 12 
 
 which is another's, who will give you that which is your 
 Mt. 6. 24. own ? No servant can serve two masters : for either he 13 
 43* will hate the one, and love the other ; or else he will hold 
 
 to one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and 
 
 mammon. 
 
 And the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard 14 
 
 all these things ; and they scoffed at him. And he said 15 
 Lk. 10. 29. unto them. Ye are they that justify yourselves in the 
 I Sa. 16. 7. sight of men ; but God knoweth your hearts : for that 
 
 which is exalted among men is an abomination in the 
 Mt. II. 12. sight of God. The law and the prophets were until 16 
 46 John : from that time the gospel of the kingdom of God 
 
 is preached, and every man entereth violently into it. 
 Mt. 5. 18. But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away, than 17 
 
 for one tittle of the law to fall. Every one that putteth 18 
 Mt. 5. 32. away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: 
 43* and he that marrieth one that is put away from a husband 
 Mt. 19. 9. committeth adultery. 
 
 111. Of the wrong use of riches. Dives and Lazarus. 
 
 S. Luke xvl. 19—31. 
 Now there was a certain rich man, and he was 19 
 clothed in purple and fine linen, faring sumptuously 
 every day : and a certain beggar named Lazarus was 20 
 laid at his gate, full of sores, and desiring to be fed with 21 
 Mt. 15. 27. the crumbs that fell from the rich man's table ; yea, even 
 Ps. 22. 16. the dogs came and licked his sores. And it came to 22 
 
 pass, that the beggar died, and that he was carried away 
 Lk. 23. 43. by the angels into Abraham's bosom : and the rich man 
 
 also died, and was buried. And in Hades he lifted up 23 
 his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, 
 and Lazarus in his bosom. And he cried and said, 24 
 
LAZARUS IS FALLEN ASLEEP. 1 59 
 
 Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, 
 that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool 
 
 25 my tongue ; for I am in anguish in this flame. But Mk. 9. 48. 
 Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime 
 receivedst thy good things, and Lazarus in like manner Lk. 6. 24. 
 evil things : but now here he is comforted, and thou art in — 6. 20. 
 
 26 anguish. And beside all this, between us and you there 
 is a great gulf fixed, that they which would pass from 
 hence to you may not be able, and that none may cross 
 
 27 over from thence to us. And he said, I pray thee there- 
 fore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father's 
 
 28 house ; for I have five brethren ; that he may testify 
 unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment. 
 
 29 But Abraham saith. They have Moses and the prophets ; Is. 34. 16. 
 
 30 let them hear them. And he said. Nay, father Abraham : 
 but if one go to them from the dead, they will repent. 
 
 31 And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the Jn. 5. 47. 
 prophets, neither will they be persuaded, if one rise from Jn. ji.46..; 
 the dead. — 12. 10. 
 
 112. The raising of Lazarus. 
 
 S. John xl. 1—54. 
 
 1 Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, of 
 
 2 the village of Mary and her sister Martha. And it was 
 
 that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and jn. ii. 3. 
 wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was 125 
 
 3 sick. The sisters therefore sent unto him, saying. Lord, 
 
 4 behold, he whom thou lovest is sick. But when Jesus 
 heard it, he said. This sickness is not unto death, but for jn. 9. 3. 
 the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified jn. 12. 23; 
 
 5 thereby. Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and — 13. 31. 
 
 6 Lazarus. When therefore he heard that he was sick, he 
 abode at that time two days in the place where he was. 
 
 7 Then after this he saith to the disciples. Let us go into 
 
 S Judaea again. The disciples say unto him. Rabbi, the Jn. 10. 33. 
 
 Jews were but now seeking to stone thee; and goest thou 89 
 9 thither again ? Jesus answered, Are there not twelve 
 hours in the day? If a man walk in the day, he 
 stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world. 
 10 But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because Jn. 12. 35. 
 lithe light is not in him. These things spake he: and 
 after this he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus is 
 fallen asleep ; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep. iTh. 4. 13. 
 
l6o I AM THE RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE. 
 
 The disciples therefore said unto him, Lord, if he is 12 
 fallen asleep, he will recover. Now Jesus had spoken of 13 
 his death : but they thought that he spake of taking rest 
 in sleep. Then Jesus therefore said unto them plainly, 14 
 Lazarus is dead. And I am glad for your sakes that I 15 
 was not there, to the intent ye may believe; nevertheless 
 let us go unto him. Thomas therefore, who is called 16 
 Didymus, said unto his fellow-disciples, Let us also go, 
 
 Lk. 22. 33. that we may die with him. 
 
 So when Jesus came, he found that he had been in 17 
 the tomb four days already. Now Bethany was nigh 18 
 unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off; and many of 19 
 
 Job 2. II.. the Jews had come to Martha and Mary, to console them 
 
 concerning their brother. Martha therefore, when she 20 
 
 Lk.io. 38.. heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but 
 88 Mary still sat in the house. Martha therefore said unto 21 
 Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not 
 died. And even now I know that, whatsoever thou 22 
 shalt ask of God, God will give thee. Jesus saith unto 23 
 her, Thy brother shall rise again. Martha saith unto 24. 
 
 Acts 24.15. him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection 
 
 Jn. 5. 38... at the last day. Jesus said unto her, I am the resur- 25 
 rection, and the life : he that believeth on me, though he 
 
 Jn. 6. 39. die, yet shall he live : and whosoever liveth and believeth 26 
 on me shall never die. Believest thou this ? She saith 27 
 
 Mt. 16. 16. unto him, Yea, Lord : I have believed that thou art the 
 
 Jn. 6. 69. Christ, the Son of God, even he that cometh into the 
 
 world. And when she had said this, she went away, and 2S 
 called Mary her sister secretly, saying. The Master is 
 here, and calleth thee. And she, when she heard it, 29 
 arose quickly, and went unto him. (Now Jesus was not 30 
 yet come into the village, but was still in the place where 
 Martha met him.) The Jews then which were with her 31 
 in the house, and were comforting her, when they saw 
 Mary, that she rose up quickly and went out, followed 
 
 Mt. 28. 1. her, supposing that she was going unto the tomb to weep 
 
 there. Mary therefore, when she came where Jesus was, 32 
 and saw him, fell down at his feet, saying unto him. 
 Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died. 
 When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews 33 
 also weeping which came with her, he groaned in the 
 spirit, and was troubled, and said, Where have ye laid 34. 
 him ? They say unto him, Lord, come and see. Jesus 35 
 
LAZARUS COME FORTH. l6l 
 
 36 wept. The Jews therefore said, Behold how he loved Lk. 19. 41. 
 
 37 him ! But some of them said, Could not this man, 
 which opened the eyes of him that was blind, have Jn. 9, 6. 
 
 38 caused that this man also should not die ? Jesus there- 
 fore again groaning in himself cometh to the tomb. 
 
 39 Now it was a cave, and a stone lay against it. Jesus Mt. 27.60. 
 saith, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him 
 
 that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time he 
 
 40 stinketh : for he hath been dead four days. Jesus saith 
 unto her. Said I not unto thee, that, if thou believedst, 
 
 41 thou shouldest see the glory of God ? So they took 
 away the stone. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, 
 
 42 Father, I thank thee that thou heardest me. And I 
 
 knew that thou hearest me always : but because of the Jn. 12. 30. 
 multitude which standeth around I said it, that they may 
 
 43 believe that thou didst send me. And when he had thus Lk- 7- H- 
 spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth. ^^- 9- 26- 
 
 44 He that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with 45. 57 
 grave-clothes; and his face was bound about with a napkin, jn. 20. 7. 
 Jesus saith unto them. Loose him, and let him go. 
 
 45 Many therefore of the Jews, which came to Mary and 
 
 46 beheld that which he did, believed on him. But some 
 of them went away to the Pharisees, and told them the 
 things which Jesus had done. 
 
 47 The chief priests therefore and the Pharisees gathered 
 a council, and said. What do we? for this man doeth 
 
 48 many signs. If we let him thus alone, all men will Acts 4. 16. 
 believe on him : and the Romans will come and take 
 
 49 away both our place and our nation. But a certain one 
 
 of them, Caiaphas, being high priest that year, said unto Jn. r8. 14. 
 
 50 them, Ye know nothing at all, nor do ye take account 
 that it is expedient for you that one man should die for 
 
 51 the people, and that the whole nation perish not. Now 
 this he said not of himself: but being high priest that 
 year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for the nation ; 
 
 52 and not for the nation only, but that he might also Is. 49. 6. 
 gather together into one the children of God that are 1 Jn. 2. 2. 
 
 53 scattered abroad. So from that day forth they took Ep. 2. 14. . 
 counsel that they might put him to death. 
 
 54 Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the 
 Jews, but departed thence into the country near to the 
 wilderness, into a city called Ephraim ; and there he 
 tarried with the disciples. 
 
 J. H. G. II 
 
1 62 I AM THE RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE. 
 
 S. Luke vU. 14, 16. 
 
 And he came nigh and touched the bier: and the bearers 14 
 stood still. And he said. Young man, I say unto thee. Arise. 
 And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he iS 
 gave him to his mother. 
 
 S. Mark v. 40 — 42. 
 
 But he* * * goeth in where the child was. And taking 40, 41 
 the child by the hand, he saith unto her, Talitha cumi; which 
 is, being interpreted, Damsel, I say unto thee. Arise. And 42 
 straightway the damsel rose up, and walked j for she was 
 twelve years old. 
 
 1 Kings xvll. 21 — 23. 
 
 And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and 2.1 
 cried unto the Lord, and said, O Lord my God, I pray thee, 
 let this child's soul come into hitn again. And the Lord 22 
 hearkened unto the voice of Elijah ; and the soul of the 
 child came into him again, and he revived. And Elijah 23 
 took the child, and brought him down out of the chamber 
 into the house, and delivered him unto his m,other: and 
 Elijah said, See, thy son liveth. 
 
 2 Kings iv. 33—35. 
 
 He went in therefore, and shut the door upon them twain, 33 
 and prayed unto the Lord. And he went up, and lay upon 34 
 the child, and put his mouth upon his mouth, and his eyes 
 upon his eyes, and his hands upon his hands ; and he stretched 
 himself upon himj and the flesh of the child waxed warm. 
 Then he returned, and walked in the house once to and fro ; 35 
 and went up, and stretched himself upon him : and the child 
 sneezed seven times, and the child opened his eyes. 
 
 2 Kings xiii. 21. 
 And it catne to pass, as they were burying a man, that, 21 
 behold, they spied a band; and they cast the man into the 
 sepulchre of Elisha : and as soon as the man touched the 
 bones of Elisha, he revived, and stood up on his feet. 
 
 Acts ix. 40, 41. 
 But Peter put them all forth, and kneeled down, and 40 
 prayed; and turning to the body, he said, Tabitha, arise. 
 And she opened her eyes ; a7id when she saw Peter, she sat 
 up. And he gave her his hand, and raised her up; and ^i 
 calling the saints and widows, he presented her alive. 
 
 Acts XX. 10 — 12. 
 And Paul went down, and fell on him (Eutychus), and 10 
 embracing him said. Make ye no ado; for his life is in him. 
 * * * And they brought the lad alive, and were not a 12 
 little comforted. 
 
SAY, WE ARE UNPROFITABLE SERVANTS. l6$ 
 
 113. Of tempting others. Of forgiveness, faith, and 
 service. 
 
 S. Luke xvU. 1—10. 
 
 1 And he said unto his disciples, It is impossible but Mt. i8. 7. 
 that occasions of stumbling should come : but woe unto 75 
 
 2 him, through whom they come ! It were well for him if 'Co.ii.ig. 
 a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were 
 thrown into the sea, rather than that he should cause one 
 
 3 of these little ones to stumble. Take heed to yourselves: 
 
 if thy brother sin, rebuke him ; and if he repent, forgive Lev. 19.17. 
 
 4 him. And if he sin against thee seven times in the day, Mt. 18. 21. 
 and seven times turn again to thee, saying, I repent ; '° 
 thou shall forgive him. 
 
 5 And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our 
 
 6 faith. And the Lord said. If ye have faith as a grain of Mt. 17. 20. 
 mustard seed, ye would say unto this sycamine tree, Be 127 
 thou rooted up, and be thou planted in the sea ; and it ' '3" 3- 
 
 7 would have obeyed you. But who is there of you, having 
 a servant plowing or keeping sheep, that will say unto 
 
 8 him, when he is come in from the field, Come straight- 
 way and sit down to meat ; and will not rather say unto 
 
 him. Make ready wherewith I may sup, and gird thyself, Lk. 12. 37. 
 and serve me, till I have eaten and drunken ; and after- 
 
 9 ward thou shalt eat and drink? Doth he thank the 
 servant because he did the things that were commanded? 
 
 10 Even so ye also, when ye shall have done all the things 
 
 that are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable Job 22. 3; 
 servants; we have done that which it was our duty to do. — 35- 7- 
 
 114. Ten lepers cleansed. One gives thanks. 
 
 S. Luke xvli. 11—19. 
 
 11 And it came to pass, as they were on the way to 
 Jerusalem, that he was passing through the midst of 
 
 12 Samaria and Galilee. And as he entered into a certain 36 
 village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which 
 
 13 stood afar off: and they lifted up their voices, saying, Lev.13.46. 
 
 14 Jesus, Master, have mercy on us. And when he saw 
 
 them, he said unto them. Go and shew yourselves unto Lev. 14.2.. 
 the priests. And it came to pass, as they went, they 
 
 15 were cleansed. And one of them, when he saw that he 
 
164 REMEMBER LOT'S WIFE. 
 
 was healed, turned back, with a loud voice glorifying 
 God ; and he fell upon his face at his feet, giving him 16 
 thanks : and he was a Samaritan. And Jesus answering 17 
 said, Were not the ten cleansed? but where are the 
 nine ? Were there none found that returned to give 18 
 glory to God, save this stranger ? And he said unto him, 19 
 Lk. 8. 48. Arise, and go thy way ; thy faith hath made thee whole. 
 
 115. How the kingdo7Ji of God cometh. 
 S. Luke xvli. 20 — 37. 
 
 And being asked by the Pharisees, when the kingdom 20 
 of God cometh, he answered them and said, The king- 
 dom of God cometh not with observation : neither shall 21 
 they say, Lo, here ! or, There ! for lo, the kingdom of 
 
 Ro. 14. 17. God is within you. 
 
 And he said unto the disciples. The days will come, 22 
 
 Mt. 9. 15. when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of 
 
 man, and ye shall not see it. And they shall say to you, 25 
 
 Mt. 24.23.. Lo, there! Lo, here! go not away, nor follow after 
 137 them : for as the lightning, when it lighteneth out of the 2+ 
 one part under the heaven, shineth unto the other part 
 under heaven ; so shall the Son of man be in his day. 
 
 Lk. 9. 22. But first must he suffer many things and be rejected of 25 
 this generation. And as it came to pass in the days of 26 
 
 Gen. 7. Noah, even so shall it be also in the days of the Son of 
 
 man. They ate, they drank, they married, they were 27 
 given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into 
 the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all. 
 
 Gen. 19. Likewise even as it came to pass in the days of Lot : 28 
 they ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, 
 they builded ; but in the day that Lot went out from 29 
 Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and 
 destroyed them all : after the same manner shall it be in 30 
 
 2 The. 1. 7. the day that the Son of man is revealed. In that day, 31 
 
 Mt. 24. 17. ijg which shall be on the housetop, and his goods in the 
 house, let him not go down to take them away: and let 
 him that is in the field likewise not return back. Re- 32 
 
 Gen.1g.26. member Lot's wife. Whosoever shall seek to gain his 33 
 
 Mt. 16. 25. life shall lose it : but whosoever shall lose his life shall 
 71 preserve it. I say unto you. In that night there shall be 34- 
 two men on one bed ; the one shall be taken, and the 
 
GOD, BE MERCIFUL TO ME A SINNER. 165 
 
 35 other shall be left. There shall be two women grinding Mt. 24. 40. 
 
 together ; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be 
 37 left. And they answering say unto him. Where, Lord ? 
 
 And he said unto them, Where the body is, thither will Mt. 24. 28. 
 
 the eagles also be gathered together. 137 
 
 116. Pray without ceasing. How to pray. 
 
 S. Luke xviii. 1 — 14. 
 
 1 And he spake a parable unto them to the end that 
 
 2 they ought always to pray, and not to faint; saying, iTh. 5.17. 
 There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, 
 
 3 and regarded not man : and there was a widow in that 
 city ; and she came oft unto him, saying. Avenge me of 
 
 4 mine adversary. And he would not for a while : but 
 afterward he said within himself. Though I fear not God, 
 
 5 nor regard man ; yet because this widow troubleth me, I Lk. 11. 8. 
 will avenge her, lest she wear me out by her continual iCor.9.17. 
 
 '6 coming. And the Lord said. Hear what the unrighteous Gk. 
 7 judge saith. And shall not God avenge his elect, which 
 
 cry to him day and night, and he is longsuffering over Rev. 6. 9.. 
 S them ? I say unto you, that he will avenge them Ecclus. 
 
 speedily. Howbeit when the Son of man cometh, shall 35- i7--- 
 
 he find faith on the earth? ^ Pe.3.8... 
 
 9 And he spake also this parable unto certain which 
 
 trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and set Is. 65. 5. 
 
 10 all others at nought : Two men went up into the temple 
 to pray ; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican. 
 
 11 The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, 
 
 I thank thee, that I am not as the rest of men, extor- Rev. 3. 17. 
 
 12 tioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican. I 
 fast twice in the week ; I give tithes of all that I get. 
 
 13 But the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so 
 
 much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote his breast, Jn. 17. i. 
 
 14 saying, God, be merciful to me a sinner. I say unto 
 you, This man went down to his house justified rather 
 
 than the other : for every one that exalteth himself shall Mt. 23. 12. 
 be humbled ; but he that humbleth himself shall be 135 
 exalted. 
 
1 66 LET NOT MAN PUT ASUNDER. 
 
 117. Of marriage, adultery, and divorce. 
 
 S. Matthew xix. 1 — 12. 
 And it came to pass when Jesus had finished these i 
 words, he departed from Gahlee, and came into the 
 borders of Judsea beyond Jordan ; and great multitudes 2 
 followed him ; and he healed them there. 
 
 And there came unto him Pharisees, tempting him, 3 
 and saying, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife 
 for every cause ? And he answered and said. Have ye 4. 
 not read, that he which made them from the beginning 
 Gen. I. 27. made them male and female, and said, For this cause 5 
 — 2.24. sjj^u ^ ras.'o. leave his father and mother, and shall 
 cleave to his wife ; and the twain shall become one flesh ? 
 Mai. 2.14.. So that they are no more twain, but one flesh. What 6 
 Eph.5.28.. therefore God hath joined together, let not man put 
 
 asunder. They say unto him. Why then did Moses 7 
 Deu. 24. command to give a bill of divorcement, and to put her 
 away ? He saith unto them, Moses for your hardness of 8 
 heart suffered you to put away your wives : but from the 
 beginning it hath not been so. And I say unto you, 9 
 Mt. 5. 32. Whosoever shall put away his wife, except for fornication, 
 T ir ^ s ^^'^ shall marry another, committeth adultery : and he 
 110 '^^'^ marrieth her when she is put away committeth 
 
 adultery. The disciples say unto him. If the case of the 10 
 man is so with his wife, it is not expedient to marry. 
 iCor. 7. 1. But he said unto them. All men cannot receive this 11 
 saying, but they to whom it is given. For there are 12 
 eunuchs, which were so born from their mother's womb : 
 Is. 39. 7. and there are eunuchs, which were made eunuchs by 
 I Cor. 7. 7. men: and there are eunuchs, which made themselves 
 eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake. He that is 
 able to receive it, let him receive it. 
 
 S. Mark X. 1—12. 
 And he arose from thence, and cometh into the i 
 borders of Judaea and beyond Jordan : and multitudes 
 come together unto him again ; and, as he was wont, he 
 taught them again. And there came unto him Pharisees, 2 
 and asked him. Is it lawful for a man to put away his 
 wife? tempting him. And he answered and said unto 3 
 them. What did Moses command you ? And they said, 4 
 Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put 
 
OF SUCH IS THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN. 167 
 
 5 her away. But Jesus said unto them, For your hardness 
 
 6 of heart he wrote you this commandment. But from 
 the beginning of the creation, Male and female made he 
 
 7 them. For this cause shall a man leave his father and 
 
 8 mother, and shall cleave to his wife ; and the twain shall 
 become one flesh ; so that they are no more twain, but 
 
 9 one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, 
 
 10 let no man put asunder. And in the house the disciples iCor.y. n. 
 
 11 asked him again of this matter. And he saith unto them, 
 Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, iCor.7.10, 
 
 12 committeth adultery against her : and if she herself shall — 39- 
 put away her husband, and marry another, she com- 
 mitteth adultery. 
 
 118. Babes brought to Christ. 
 
 S. Mark X. 13—16. 
 
 13 And they brought unto him little children, that he 
 should touch them : and the disciples rebuked them. 
 
 14 But when Jesus saw it, he was moved with indignation, 
 
 and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come Mt. 18.3... 
 unto me, forbid them not : for of such is the kingdom 75 
 
 15 of God. Verily I say unto you. Whosoever shall not ^ pet'*^. 2. 
 receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall 
 
 16 in no wise enter therein. And he took them in his arms, 
 and blessed them, laying his hands upon them. 
 
 S. Luke xvlU. 16—17. 
 
 15 And they brought unto him also their babes, that he 
 should touch them : but when the disciples saw it, they 
 
 16 rebuked them. But Jesus called them unto him, saying. 
 Suffer the Httle children to come unto me, and forbid 
 
 17 them not : for of such is the kingdom of God. Verily I 
 say unto you. Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom 
 of God as a little child, he shall in no wise enter therein. 
 
 S. Matthew xlx. 13 — 15. 
 
 13 Then were there brought unto him little children, 
 that he should lay his hands on them, and pray: and the 
 
 14 disciples rebuked them. But Jesus said. Suffer the little 
 children, and forbid them not, to come unto me : for of 
 
 15 such is the kingdom of heaven. And he laid his hands 
 on them, and departed thence. 
 
l68 ONE THING THOU LACKEST YET. 
 
 119. Counsel of perfection. Riches a hindrance. 
 
 S. Mark x. 17—27. 
 
 And as he was going forth into the way, there ran 17 
 one to him, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good 
 Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life ? 
 And Jesus said unto him. Why callest thou me good? 18 
 none is good save one, even God. Thou knowest the 19 
 Ex.20.13.. commandments, Do not kill. Do not commit adultery, 
 Deu. 5. 16. Do not steal, Do not bear false witness. Do not defraud, 
 
 Honour thy father and mother. And he said unto him, 20 
 Master, all these things have I observed from my youth. 
 And Jesus looking upon him loved him, and said unto 21 
 Lk. 12. 33. him. One thing thou lackest : go, sell whatsoever thou 
 98 hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure 
 Acts 4. 34.. jjj heaven : and come, follow me. But his countenance 22 
 fell at the saying, and he went away sorrowful : for he 
 was one that had great possessions. 
 
 And Jesus looked round about, and saith unto his 23 
 disciples, How hardly shall they that have riches enter 
 into the kingdom of God ! And the disciples were 24 
 amazed at his words. But Jesus answereth again, and 
 Job 31. 24. saith unto them, Children, how hard is it for them that 
 Ps.62.10. tj-ust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God! It 25 
 I im. .17. |g g^gjg]. fQj. ^ camel to go through a needle's eye, than 
 
 for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. And 26 
 they were astonished exceedingly, saying unto him. 
 Then who can be saved? Jesus looking upon them 27 
 Gen.18.14. saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for 
 
 Job 42. 2. all things are possible with God. 
 Zech. 8. 6. 
 
 S. Matthew xix. 16—26. 
 
 And behold, one came to him arid said. Master, 16 
 what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life ? 
 And he said unto him. Why askest thou me concerning 17 
 that which is good ? One there is who is good : but if 
 thou wouldest enter into life, keep the commandments. 
 He saith unto him, Which? And Jesus said, Thou shalt 18 
 not kill. Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not 
 steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Honour thy 19 
 
WHO THEN CAN BE SAVED ? 1 69 
 
 father and thy mother : and, Thou shalt love thy neigh- Lev. 19. 18. 
 
 20 hour as thyself. The young man saith unto him, AH ^°™- '3-9- 
 
 21 these things have I observed : what lack I yet ? Jesus 
 said unto him, If thou wouldest be perfect, go, sell that 
 thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have 
 
 22 treasure in heaven : and come, follow me. But when 
 the young man heard the saying, he went away sorrowful : 
 for he was one that had great possessions. 
 
 23 And Jesus said unto his disciples, Verily I say unto 
 you, It is hard for a rich man to enter into the kingdom 
 
 24 of heaven. And again I say unto you, It is easier for a 
 camel to go through a needle's eye, than for a rich man 
 
 25 to enter into the kingdom of God. And when the 
 disciples heard it, they were astonished exceedingly, 
 
 26 saying. Who then can be saved? And Jesus looking 
 upon them said to them. With men this is impossible ; 
 but with God all things are possible. 
 
 S. Luke CTiii. 18—27. 
 
 18 And a certain ruler asked him, saying. Good Master, 
 
 19 what shall I do to inherit eternal life ? And Jesus said 
 unto him. Why callest thou me good? none is good, 
 
 20 save one, even God. Thou knowest the command- 
 ments. Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not 
 steal. Do not bear false witness, Honour thy father and 
 
 21 mother. And he said, All these things have I observed 
 
 22 from my youth up. And when Jesus heard it, he said 
 unto him. One thing thou lackest yet : sell all that thou 
 hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have 
 
 23 treasure in heaven : and come, follow me. But when he 
 heard these things, he became exceeding sorrowful ; for 
 
 24 he was very rich. And Jesus seeing him said. How 
 hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom 
 
 25 of God ! For it is easier for a camel to enter in through 
 a needle's eye, than for a rich man to enter into the 
 
 26 kingdom of God. And they that heard it said. Then 
 
 27 who can be saved ? But he said, The things which are 
 impossible with men are possible with God. 
 
170 GO YE ALSO INTO THE VINEYARD. 
 
 120. Of those who have left all. The labourers in 
 the vineyard. 
 
 S. Matthew xlx. 27 — xx. 16. 
 
 Then answered Peter and said unto him, Lo, we ay- 
 have left all, and followed thee ; what then shall we 
 have ? And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto 28 
 Re.21.1,5. you, that ye which have followed me, in the regeneration 
 Acts 3. 21. ^j^gji (-Jig Son of man shall sit on the throne of his 
 I Co. 6. i. glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the 
 Lk. 11. 30. twelve tribes of Israel. And every one that hath left 29 
 "^^ houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or 
 children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive a 
 hundredfold, and shall inherit eternal life. But many 30 
 shall be last that are first ; and first that are last. For i 20 
 the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is a 
 householder, which went out early in the morning to hire 
 labourers into his vineyard. And when he had agreed 2 
 Tob. 5. 14. with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into 
 Lk. 10. 35. i,jg vineyard. And he went out about the third hour, 3 
 and saw others standing in the marketplace idle ; and 4. 
 to them he said, Go ye also into the vineyard, and what- 
 soever is right I will give you. And they went their 
 way. Again he went out about the sixth and the ninth 5 
 hour, and did likewise. And about the eleventh hour he 6 
 went out, and found others standing ; and he saith unto 
 them, Why stand ye here all the day idle ? They say ^ 
 unto him. Because no man hath hired us. He saith 
 unto them. Go ye also into the vineyard. And when 8 
 Lev. 19. 13. even was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his 
 Deu.24.15 steward. Call the labourers, and pay them their hire, 
 ° "•' ^'^' beginning from the last unto the first. And when they 9 
 came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they re- 
 ceived every man a penny. And when the first came, 10 
 they supposed that they would receive more ; and they 
 likewise received every man a penny. And when they 11 
 received it, they murmured against the householder, say- 12 
 ing. These last have spent but one hour, and thou hast 
 made them equal unto us, which have borne the burden 
 
FRIEND, I DO THEE NO WRONG. I/I 
 
 13 of the day and the scorching heat. But he answered Jas. i. 11. 
 and said to one of them, Friend, I do thee no wrong : Gr. 
 
 14 didst not thou agree with me for a penny ? Take up 
 
 that which is thine, and go thy way ; it is my will to give Eze. 18. 4. 
 
 15 unto this last, even as unto thee. Is it not lawful for me I^o™-9-2°- 
 to do what I will with mine own? or is thine eye evil, Deu. 15.9. 
 
 16 because I am good? So the last shall be first, and the Pro- 28.22. 
 first last. ^°^- *■ ''■ 
 
 S. Mark X. 28—31. 
 
 28 Peter began to say unto him, Lo, we have left all, 
 
 29 and have followed thee. Jesus said, Verily I say unto 
 you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, 
 or sisters, or mother, or father, or children, or lands, for 
 
 30 my sake, and for the gospel's sake, but he shall receive a 2Ch. 25.9. 
 hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and i Tim. 4. 8. 
 sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with per- 2X1111.3.12. 
 
 31 secutions ; and in the world to come eternal life. But 
 many that are first shall be last ; and the last first. 
 
 S. Luke xviil. 28—30. 
 
 28 And Peter said, Lo, we have left our own, and 
 
 29 followed thee. And he said unto them. Verily I say 
 unto you. There is no man that hath left house, or wife, 
 or brethren, or parents, or children, for the kingdom of 
 
 30 God's sake, who shall not receive manifold more in this 
 time, and in the world to come eternal life. 
 
172 YE KNOW NOT WHAT YE ASK. 
 
 121. The passion foretold. T/ie request of Jmnes and 
 John. 
 
 S. Mark X. 32 — 45. 
 
 And they were in the way, going up to Jerasalem ; 32 
 and Jesus was going before them: and they were amazed; 
 and they that followed were afraid. And he took again 
 Mt. 16. 21. the twelve, and began to tell them the things that were 
 71 to happen unto him, saying. Behold, we go up to 33 
 Jerusalem ; and the Son of man shall be delivered unto 
 the chief priests and the scribes ; and they shall con- 
 demn him to death, and shall, deliver him unto the 
 Gentiles : and they shall mock him, and shall spit upon 34 
 him, and shall scourge him, and shall kill him; and 
 after three days he shall rise again. 
 Mt. 27. 56. And there come near unto him James and John, the 35 
 Mk. 15.40. sons of Zebedee, saying unto him. Master, we would 
 that thou shouldest do for us whatsoever we shall ask of 
 thee. And he said unto them, What would ye that I 36 
 should do for you ? And they said unto him. Grant 37 
 Mt. 19. 28. unto us that we may sit, one on thy right hand, and 
 
 120 one on thy left hand, in thy glory. But Jesus said unto 38 
 Mt. 26. 39. them, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink 
 Lk. 12. 50. the cup that I drink? or to be baptized with the baptism 
 
 that I am baptized with ? And they said unto him, We 39 
 are able. And Jesus said unto them, The cup that I 
 Acts 12. 2. drink ye shall drink; and with the baptism that I am 
 Rev. I. 9. baptized withal shall ye be baptized : but to sit on my 40 
 right hand or on my left hand is not mine to give : but 
 it is for them for whom it hath been prepared. And 41 
 when the ten heard it, they began to be moved with 
 indignation concerning James and John. And Jesus 42 
 called them to him, and saith unto them. Ye know that 
 they which are accounted to rule over the Gentiles lord 
 iPet. 5. 3. it over them; and their great ones exercise authority 
 Mt. 18. 1... over them. But it is not so among you : but whosoever 43 
 75. 145 would become great among you, shall be your minister : 
 
 and whosoever would be first among you, shall be ser- 44 
 Phil. 2. 7. vant of all. For verily the Son of man came not to be 45 
 ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a 
 ransom for many. 
 
NOT SO SHALL IT BE AMONG YOU. 1 73 
 
 S. Matthew xx. 17 — 28. 
 
 17 And as Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took 
 the twelve disciples apart, and in the way he said unto 
 
 18 them, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem ; and the Son of 
 man shall be delivered unto the chief priests and scribes; 
 
 19 and they shall condemn him to death, and shall deliver 
 him unto the Gentiles to mock, and to scourge, and to 
 crucify : and the third day he shall be raised up. 
 
 20 Then came to him the mother of the sons of Zebedee 
 with her sons, worshipping him, and asking a certain 
 
 21 thing of him. And he said unto her. What wouldest 
 thou ? She saith unto him. Command that these my two 
 sons may sit, one on thy right hand, and one on thy 
 
 22 left hand, in thy kingdom. But Jesus answered and said. 
 Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink the cup 
 
 23 that I am about to drink ? They say unto him, We are 
 able. He saith unto them. My cup indeed ye shall 
 drink : but to sit on my right hand, and on my left hand, 
 is not mine to give, but it is for them for whom it hath 
 
 24 been prepared of my Father. And when the ten heard 
 it, they were moved with indignation concerning the two 
 
 25 brethren. But Jesus called them unto him, and said, 
 Ye know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over 
 them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. 
 
 26 Not so shall it be among you : but whosoever would 
 
 27 become great among you shall be your minister; and 
 whosoever would be first among you shall be your 
 
 28 servant : even as the Son of man came not to be minis- 
 tered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a 
 ransom for many. 
 
 S. LiUse xvlil. 31 — 34. 
 
 31 And he took unto him the twelve, and said unto 
 them. Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all the things 
 that are written by the prophets shall be accomplished 
 
 32 unto the Son of man. For he shall be delivered up unto 
 the Gentiles, and shall be mocked, and shamefully 
 
 33 entreated, and spit upon :- and they shall scourge and 
 
 34 kill him : and the third day he shall rise again. And 
 
 they understood none of these things ; and this saying Lk. 9. 45. 
 was hid from them, and they perceived not the things 73 
 that were said. 
 
174 TO-DAY I MUST ABIDE AT THY HOUSE. 
 
 122. Two blind men at Jericho. Zacchaus. 
 
 S. Luke xTlil. 35 — ziz. 10. 
 
 And it came to pass, as he drew nigh unto Jericho, a 35 
 certain blind man sat by the way side begging : and hear- 36 
 ing a multitude going by, he enquired what this meant. 
 And they told him, that Jesus of Nazareth passeth by. 37 
 And he cried, saying, Jesus, thou son of David, have 38 
 mercy on me. And they that went before rebuked him, 39 
 that he should hold his peace : but he cried out the 
 
 Mt. 15. 22. more a great deal. Thou son of David, have mercy on 
 
 me. And Jesus stood, and commanded him to be 40 
 brought unto him : and when he was come near, he 
 asked him, What wilt thou that I should do unto thee? 41 
 And he said. Lord, that I may receive my sight. And 42 
 
 Mk. 5. 34. Jesus said unto him, Receive thy sight : thy faith hath 
 
 made thee whole. And immediately he received his 43 
 sight, and followed him, glorifying God : and all the 
 people, when they saw it, gave praise unto God. 
 
 And he entered and was passing through Jericho. 1 19 
 And behold, a man called by name Zacchseus ; and he 2 
 was a chief publican, and he was rich. And he sought 3 
 to see Jesus who he was ; and could not for the crowd, 
 because he was little of stature. And he ran on before, 4 
 and climbed up into a sycomore tree to see him : for he 
 was to pass that way. And when Jesus came to the s 
 place, he looked up, and said unto him, Zacchaeus, make 
 
 Lk. 4. 43; haste, and come down; for to-day I must abide at thy 
 
 — i3- 33- house. And he made haste, and came down, and re- 6 
 ceived him joyfully. And when they saw it, they all 7 
 
 Lk. 5. 30 ; murmured, saying, He is gone in to lodge with a man 
 ino^ ^^^ ^^ ^ sinner. And Zacchseus stood, and said unto 8 
 the Lord, Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to 
 
 Lk. 3. 13- the poor; and if I have wrongfully exacted aught of any 
 
 Ex. 22.1, 4. man, I restore fourfold. And Jesus said unto him, To- 9 
 day is salvation come to this house, forasmuch as he also 
 
 Lk. 13. 16; is a son of Abraham. For the Son of man came to seek 10 
 
 — 15- 4. 7- and to save that which was lost. 
 
RISE, HE CALLETH THEE. I75 
 
 S. Mark X. 46—62. 
 
 46 And they come to Jericho : and as he went out from 
 Jericho, with his disciples and a great multitude, the son 
 of Timaeus, Bartimaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting by 
 
 47 the way side. And when he heard that it was Jesus of 
 Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou son 
 
 48 of David, have mercy on me. And many rebuked him, 
 that he should hold his peace : but he cried out the 
 more a great deal. Thou son of David, have mercy on 
 
 49 me. And Jesus stood still, and said, Call ye him. And 
 they call the blind man, saying unto him, Be of good 
 
 50 cheer : rise, he calleth thee. And he, casting away his 
 
 51 garment, sprang up, and came to Jesus.- And Jesus 
 answered him, and said, What wilt thou that I should 
 do unto thee? And the blind man said unto him, 
 
 52 Rabboni, that I may receive my sight. And Jesus said Jn. 20. 16. 
 unto him, Go thy way ; thy faith hath made thee whole. 
 
 And straightway he received his sight, and followed him 
 in the way. 
 
 S. Matthew XX. 29 — 34. 
 
 29 And as they went out from Jericho, a great multitude 
 
 30 followed him. And behold, two blind men sitting by 
 the way side, when they heard that Jesus was passing by, 
 cried out, saying, Lord, have mercy on us, thou son of 
 
 31 David. And the multitude rebuked them, that they 
 should hold their peace : but they cried out the more, 
 saying. Lord, have mercy on us, thou son of David. 
 
 32 And Jesus stood still, and called them, and said, What 
 
 33 will ye that I should do unto you ? They say unto him, 
 
 34 Lord, that our eyes may be opened. And Jesus, being 
 moved with compassion, touched their eyes : and straight- Mk. 7. 33. 
 way they received their sight, and followed him. Lk. 22. 51. 
 
176 WELL DONE, THOU GOOD SERVANT. 
 
 123. The parable of the pounds. 
 
 S. Luke xlx. 11 — 28. 
 
 And as they heard these things, he added and spake 11 
 a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because 
 
 Acts I. 6. they supposed that the kingdom of God was immedi- 
 ately to appear. He said therefore, A certain nobleman 12 
 went into a far country, to receive for himself a kingdom, 
 
 Mt.25.14.. and to return. And he called ten servants of his, and 13 
 139 gave them ten pounds, and said unto them. Trade ye 
 
 herewith till I come. But his citizens hated him, and 14- 
 
 Jn. I. II. sent an Embassage after him, saying, We will not that 
 
 this man reign over us. And it came to pass, when he 15 
 was come back again, having received the kingdom, that 
 he commanded these servants, unto whom he had given 
 the money, to be called to him, that he might know what 
 they had gained by trading. And the first came before 16 
 him, saying, Lord, thy pound hath made ten pounds 
 more. And he said unto him. Well done, thou good 17 
 
 Lk. 16.10.. servant: because thou wast found faithful in a very little, 
 
 have thou authority over ten cities. And the second iS 
 139 came, saying. Thy pound. Lord, hath made five pounds. 
 
 And he said unto him also, Be thou also over five cities. 19 
 And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy 20 
 pound, which I kept laid up in a napkin : for I feared 21 
 thee, because thou art an austere man : thou takest up 
 that thou layedst not down, and reapest that thou didst 
 
 Job 15. 6. not sow. He saith unto him. Out of thine own mouth 22 
 
 Mt. 12. 37. will I judge thee, thou wicked servant Thou knewest 
 that I am an austere man, taking up that I laid not 
 down, and reaping that I did not sow ; then wherefore 23 
 gavest thou not my money into the bank, and I at my 
 coming should have required it with interest ? And he 24 
 said unto them that stood by. Take away from him the 
 pound, and give it unto him that hath the ten pounds. 
 And they said unto him, Lord, he hath ten pounds. I 25, 26 
 
 Mt. 13. 12. say unto you, that unto every one that hath shall be 
 49 given ; but from him that hath not, even that which he 
 hath shall be taken away from him. Howbeit these 27 
 
TO HIM THAT HATH SHALL BE GIVEN. 1 77 
 
 mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over Mt. 21.41; 
 them, bring hither, and slay them before me. — 22. 7. 
 
 2S And when he had thus spoken, he went on before, 129. 130 
 going up to Jerusalem. 
 
 124. ^^^ passover at hand. Conspiracy of the Jews 
 to kill Jesus and Lazarus. 
 
 S. John xL. 55 — ^xii. 2, and xii. 9 — 11. 
 
 55 Now the passover of the Jews was at hand : and 
 many went up to Jerusalem out of the country before 
 
 56 the passover, to purify themselves. They sought there- Lev. 7. 21. 
 fore for Jesus, and spake one with another, as they stood J°- ^8. 28. 
 in the temple, What think ye? That he will not come Act. 2 1.24. 
 
 57 to the feast? Now the chief priests and the Pharisees Jn. 7. n. 
 had given commandment, that, if any man knew where 
 
 he was, he should shew it, that they might take him. 
 12 I Jesus therefore six days before the passover came to 
 
 Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus raised from Jn. 11. i... 
 2 the dead. So they made him a supper there: and Martha 112 
 served ; but Lazarus was one of them that sat at meat Lk. 10. 38. 
 with him. 88 
 
 9 The common people therefore of the Jews learned 
 that he was there: and they came, not for Jesus' sake 
 only, but that they might see Lazarus also, whom he had 
 
 10 raised from the dead. But the chief priests took counsel 
 
 11 that they might put Lazarus also to death ; because that Lk. 16. 31. 
 by reason of him many of the Jews went away, and be- 
 lieved on Jesus. 
 
 J. H. G. 
 
178 SHE HATH DONE WHAT SHE COULD. 
 
 125. Mary anoints Jesus. Judas plans to betray Him. 
 
 S. Jolin xii. 3 — 8. 
 
 Mary therefore took a pound of ointment of spike- 3 
 nard, very precious, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and 
 wiped his feet with her hair : and the house was filled 
 with the odour of the ointment. But Judas Iscariot, one 4 
 of his disciples, which should betray him, saith, Why S 
 was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and 
 given to the poor? Now this he said, not because he 6 
 Jn. 6. 70. cared for the poor ; but because he was a thief, and 
 Jn. 13. 39. having the bag took away what was put therein. Jesus 7 
 
 therefore said, Suffer her to keep it against the day of 
 Deu.ij.n. my burying. For the poor ye have always with you; 8 
 but me ye have not always. 
 
 S. Mark xlv. 3—11. 
 
 And while he was in Bethany in the house of Simon 3 
 the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having 
 Lk. 7. 37. an alabaster cruse of ointment of spikenard very costly ; 
 47 and she brake the cruse, and poured it over his head. 
 But there were some that had indignation among them- 4 
 selves, saying, To what purpose hath this waste of the 
 ointment been made ? For this ointment might have 5 
 been sold for above three hundred pence, and given to 
 the poor. And they murmured against her. But Jesus 6 
 said. Let her alone ; why trouble ye her ? she hath 
 wrought a good work on me. For ye have the poor 7 
 always with you, and whensoever ye will ye can do diem 
 good : but me ye have not always. She hath done what 8 
 she could : she hath anointed my body aforehand for 
 the burying. And verily I say unto you. Wheresoever 9 
 the gospel shall be preached throughout the whole 
 world, that also which this woman hath done shall be 
 spoken of for a memorial of her. 
 
 And Judas Iscariot, he that was one of the twelve, 10 
 went away unto the chief priests, that he might deliver 
 him unto them. And they, when they heard it, were n 
 glad,' and promised to give him money. And he sought 
 how he might conveniently deliver him unto them. 
 
SHE HATH WROUGHT A GOOD WORK UPON ME. 1 79 
 
 S. Matthew xxvl. 6 — 16. 
 
 6 Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of 
 
 7 Simon the leper, there came unto him a woman having 
 an alabaster cruse of exceeding precious ointment, and 
 
 8 she poured it upon his head, as he sat at meat. But 
 when the disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, 
 
 9 To what purpose is this waste ? For this ointment might 
 
 10 have been sold for much, and given to the poor. But 
 Jesus perceiving it said unto them, Why trouble ye the 
 
 11 woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon me. For 
 ye have the poor always with you ; but me ye have not 
 
 12 always. For in that she poured this ointment upon my 
 
 13 body, she did it to prepare me for burial. Verily I say 
 unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in 
 the whole world, that also which this woman hath done 
 shall be spoken of for a memorial of her. 
 
 14 Then one of the twelve, who was called Judas 
 
 15 Iscariot, went unto the chief priests, and said. What are Gen.37.28. 
 ye willing to give me, and I will deliver him unto you? 
 
 16 And they weighed unto him thirty pieces of silver. And Zee. n. i^. 
 from that time he sought opportunity to deliver him unto Ex. 21. 32. 
 them. 
 
 S. Luke xxli. 3—6. 
 
 3 And Satan entered into Judas who was called Iscariot, 
 
 4 being of the number of the twelve. And he went away, 
 and communed with the chief priests and captains, how 
 
 5 he might deliver him unto them. And they were glad, 
 and covenanted to give him money. And he consented, 
 
 6 and sought opportunity to deliver him unto them in the 
 absence of the multitude. 
 
l8o IF ANY SAY, WHY DO YE THIS? 
 
 126. Jesus entereth Jerusalem as King. 
 
 S. Matthew xxl. 1 — 11 
 
 And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and came i 
 Zee. 14. 4. unto Bethphage, unto the mount of OHves, then Jesus 
 
 sent two disciples, saying unto them, Go into the village 2 
 Mk.14. 13. that is over against you, and straightway ye shall find 
 144 an ass tied, and a colt with her : loose them, and bring 
 them unto me. And if any one say aught unto you, ye 3 
 shall say, The Lord hath need of them ; and straightway 
 he will send them. Now this is come to pass, that it 4 
 might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, 
 saying, 
 Is. 62. II. Tell ye the daughter of Zion, 5 
 
 Zee. 9. 9. Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, 
 
 Meek, and riding upon an ass, 
 And upon a colt the foal of an ass. 
 And the disciples went, and did even as Jesus appointed 6 
 them, and brought the ass, and the colt, and put on 7 
 them their garments ; and he sat thereon. 
 
 [t. o. 
 
 S. Maxk xi. 1 — 11. 
 
 And when they draw nigh unto Jerusalem, unto i 
 Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount of Olives, he 
 sendeth two of his disciples, and saith unto them, Go 2 
 your way into the village that is over against you : and 
 straightway as ye enter into it, ye shall find a colt tied. 
 Num. 19. 2. whereon no man ever yet sat; loose him, and bring 
 Deu. 21. 3. him. And if any one say unto you. Why do ye this? 3 
 I Sa. 6. 7. say ye^ The Lord hath need of him ; and straightway 
 he will send him back hither. And they went away, and 4 
 found a colt tied at the door without in the open street ; 
 and they loose him. And certain of them that stood 5 
 there said unto them, What do ye, loosing the colt? 
 And they said unto them even as Jesus had said : and 6 
 they let them go. And they bring the colt unto Jesus, 7 
 and cast on him their garments ; and he sat upon him. 
 
 [t. 0. 
 
SAY YE, THE LORD HATH NEED OF HIM. l8l 
 
 S. Luke xlx. 29 — 44. 
 
 29 And it came to pass, when he drew nigh unto 
 Bethpage and Bethany, at the mount that is called the 
 
 30 mount of Olives, he sent two of the disciples, saying. Go 
 your way into the village over against you ; in the which 
 as ye enter ye shall find a colt tied, whereon no man 
 
 31 ever yet sat : loose him, and bring him. And if any one 
 ask you. Why do- ye loose him ? thus shall ye say. The 
 
 32 Lord hath need of him. And they that were sent went 
 
 33 away, and found even as he had said unto them. And 
 as they were loosing the colt, the owners thereof said 
 
 34 unto them, Why loose ye the colt ? And they said, The 
 
 35 Lord hath need of him. And they brought him to 
 Jesus : and they threw their garments upon the colt, and 
 set Jesus thereon. [t. 0. 
 
 S. Jolin xU. 12—19. 
 
 12 On the morrow a great multitude that had come to 
 
 the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to i Mace. 
 
 13 Jerusalem, took the branches of the palm trees, and 13- S'- 
 went forth to meet him, and cried out, Hosanna: Blessed Lev. 23.40. 
 is he that cometh in the name of the Lord, even the ^^' ^' 
 
 14 King of Israel. And Jesus, having found a young ass, 
 
 15 sat thereon J as it is written, Fear not, daughter of Zion : 
 behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an ass's colt. 
 
 [t. o. 
 
1 82 BLESSED IS HE THAT COMETH 
 
 S. Matthew xxl. 
 
 I Ki. 9. 13. And the most part of the muUitude spread their garnients 8 
 in the way ; and others cut branches from the trees, and 
 spread them in the way. And the multitudes that went 9 
 
 Ps. 118.25. before him, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to 
 the son of David : Blessed is he that cometh in the 
 name of the Lord ; Hosanna in the highest. And when 10 
 he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was stirred, 
 saying. Who is this? And the multitudes said, This is n 
 the prophet, Jesus, from Nazareth of Galilee. 
 
 S. Mark xi. 
 
 And many spread their garments upon the way ; and 8 
 others branches, which they had cut from the fields. 
 And they that went before, and they that followed, cried, 9 
 Hosanna ; Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the 10 
 Lord : Blessed is the kingdom that cometh, the kingdom 
 of our father David : Hosanna in the highest. 
 Lk. 2. 5g. And he entered into Jerusalem, into the temple; and 11 
 when he had looked round about upon all things, it being 
 now eventide, he went out unto Bethany with the twelve. 
 
IN THE NAME OF THE LORD. 1 83 
 
 S. Luke xlz. 
 
 36 And as he went, they spread their garments in the way. 
 
 37 And as he was now drawing nigh, even at the descent 
 of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the 
 disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud 
 voice for all the mighty works which they had seen; 
 
 38 saying, Blessed is the King that cometh in the name of 
 
 the Lord : peace in heaven, and glory in the highest. Lk. 2. 14. 
 
 39 And some of the Pharisees from the multitude said unto 
 
 40 him, Master, rebuke thy disciples. And he answered and 
 said, I tell you that, if these shall hold their peace, the 
 
 stones will cry out. Hab. 2.11. 
 
 41 And when he drew nigh, he saw the city and wept Jn. 11. 35. 
 
 42 over it, saying. If thou hadst known in this day, even 
 thou, the things which belong unto peace ! but now they 
 
 43 are hid from thine eyes. For the days shall come upon 
 
 thee, when thine enemies shall cast up a bank about Is. 29. 3. 
 thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on Deu.28.52. 
 
 44 every side, and shall dash thee to the ground, and thy Ps. 137. 7.. 
 children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee 
 
 one stone upon another ; because thou knewest not the 
 
 time of thy visitation. ^^- '• ^^• 
 
 S. John zll. 
 
 j6 These things understood not his disciples at the first : jn. 2. 22. 
 but when Jesus was glorified, then remembered they that — 7- 39- 
 these things were writteii of him, and that they had done 
 
 17 these things unto him. The multitude therefore that 
 
 was with him when he called Lazarus out of the tomb, Jn. n. 43. 
 
 18 and raised him from the dead, bare witness. For this 112 
 cause also the multitude went and met him, for that they 
 
 19 heard that he had done this sign. The Pharisees there- 
 fore said among themselves, Behold how ye prevail 
 nothing : lo, the world is gone after him. 
 
1 84 MY HOUSE SHALL BE CALLED A HOUSE 
 
 127. The barren fig tree cursed. The temple cleansed. 
 
 S. Mark xi. 12—25. 
 
 And on the morrow, when they were come out from 12- 
 Bethany, he hungered. And seeing a fig tree afar off 13 
 having leaves, he came, if haply he might find anything 
 Lk. 13. 7. thereon : and when he came to it, he found nothing but 
 
 100 leaves ; for it was not the season of figs. And he an- 14 
 Lk. 3. 9. swered and said unto it, No man eat fruit from thee 
 
 henceforward for ever. And his disciples heard it. 
 Jn. 2. 13... And they come to Jerusalem: and he entered into 15 
 21 the temple, and began to cast out them that sold and 
 e.i4-24-- tj^gjjj ^}jg^(. bought in the temple, and overthrew the 
 tables of the money-changers, and the seats of them 
 that sold the doves ; and he would not suffer that any i& 
 man should carry a vessel through the temple. And he 17 
 taught, and said unto them. Is it not written. My house 
 Is. 56. 7. shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations? but 
 Jer. 7. II. ye have made it a den of robbers. And the chief priests 18 
 and the scribes heard it, and sought how they might 
 destroy him : for they feared him, for all the multitude 
 was astonished at his teaching 
 
 And every evening he went forth out of the city. 19 
 
 And as they passed by in the mprning, they saw the 20 
 fig tree withered away from the rootsi And Peter calling 21 
 to remembrance saith unto him, R4bbi, behold, the fig 
 tree which thou cursedst is withered\ away. And Jesus 22 
 I Co. 13. 2. answering saith unto them. Have faith in God. Verily I 23 
 say unto you. Whosoever shall say unto this mountain, 
 Be thou taken up and cast into the sea ; and shall not 
 I Jn. 5. 15. doubt in his heart, but shall believe that what he saith 
 
 cometh to pass ; he shall have it. Therefore I say unto 24 
 Mt. 6. 14.. you. All things whatsoever ye pray and ask for, believe 
 43*. 76 that ye have received them, and ye shall have them. 
 Ecclus. And whensoever ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have 25, 
 28. i... aught against any one; that your Father also which is in 
 heaven may forgive you your trespasses. 
 
OF PRAYER FOR ALL THE NATIONS. 1 85 
 
 S. Matthew xxi. 12—22. 
 
 12 And Jesus entered into the temple of God, and cast 
 out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and 
 overthrew the tables of the money-changers, and the 
 
 13 seats of them that sold the doves ; and he saith unto 
 them, It is written. My house shall be called a house 
 
 14 of prayer : but ye make it a den of robbers. And 
 the blind and the lame came to him in the temple : and 
 
 15 he healed them. But when the chief priests and the 
 scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the 
 children that were crying in the temple and saying, 
 Hosanna to the son of David; they were moved with Ps. [18.26. 
 
 16 indignation, and said unto him, Hearest thou what these 
 are saying ? And Jesus saith unto them, Yea : did ye 
 never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings Ps. 8. i. 
 
 17 thou hast perfected praise? And he left them, and went Gr. 
 forth out of the city to Bethany, and lodged there. 
 
 18 Now in the morning as he returned to the city, he 
 
 19 hungered. And seeing a fig tree by the way side, he 
 came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only ; 
 and he saith unto it, Let there be no fruit from thee 
 henceforward for ever. And immediately the fig tree 
 
 20 withered away. And when the disciples saw it, they 
 marvelled, saying, How did the fig tree immediately 
 
 21 wither away ? And Jesus answered and said unto them. 
 Verily I say unto you. If ye have faith, and doubt not, 
 ye shall not only do what is done to the fig tree, but 
 even if ye shall say unto this mountain. Be thou taken 
 
 22 up and cast into the sea, it shall be done. And all 
 things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye 
 shall receive. 
 
 S. Luke xlx. 45 — 48. 
 
 45 And he entered into the temple, and began to cast 
 
 46 out them that sold, saying unto them. It is written. And 
 my house shall be a house of prayer : but ye have made 
 it a den of robbers. 
 
 47 And he was teaching daily in the temple. But the 
 chief priests and the scribes and the principal men of 
 
 48 the people sought to destroy him : and they could not 
 find what they might do ; for the people all hung upon 
 him, listening. 
 
I GO, SIR: AND WENT NOT. 
 
 128. Authority questioned. The two sons. 
 
 S. MattUew xxi. 23 — 32. 
 
 And when he was come into the temple, the chief 23 
 priests and the elders of the people came unto him as 
 
 Acts 4. 7. he was teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou 
 
 these things ? and who gave thee this authority ? And 24 
 Jesus answered and said unto them, I also will ask you 
 one question, which if ye tell me, I likewise will tell you 
 by what authority I do these things. The baptism of 25 
 John, whence was it ? from heaven or from men ? And 
 they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, 
 From heaven ; he will say unto us. Why then did ye not 
 believe him ? But if we shall say, From men ; we fear 26 
 
 Lk. 7. 29. the multitude ; for all hold John as a prophet. And 27 
 
 Mt. 14. 5. they answered Jesus, and said. We know not. He also 
 said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I 
 do these things. But what think ye ? A man had two 28 
 sons ; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work 
 to-day in the vineyard. And he answered and said, I 29 
 will not : but afterward he repented himself, and went. 
 And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he 30 
 answered and said, I go, sir : and went not. Whether 31 
 of the twain did the will of his father .? They say, The 
 
 Lk. 7. 29.. first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, that 
 46 the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of 
 
 God before you. For John came unto you in the way 32 
 of righteousness, and ye believed him not : but the 
 publicans and the harlots believed him : and ye, when 
 ye saw it, did not even repent yourselves afterward, 
 that ye might believe him. 
 
WE KNOW NOT. 1 87 
 
 S. Mark XI. 27—33. 
 
 27 And they come again to Jerusalem : and as he was 
 walking in the temple, there come to him the chief 
 
 28 priests, and the scribes, and the elders ; and they said 
 unto him, By what authority doest thou these things? 
 
 29 or who gave thee this authority to do these things? And 
 Jesus said unto them, I will ask of you one question, 
 and answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I 
 
 30 do these things. The baptism of John, was it from 
 
 31 heaven, or from men ? answer me. And they reasoned 
 with themselves saying. If we shall say. From heaven ; 
 
 32 he will say. Why then did ye not believe him ? But 
 should we say. From men — they feared the people : for 
 
 33 all verily held John to be a prophet. And they answered 
 Jesus and say, We know not. And Jesus saith unto 
 them. Neither tell 1 you by what authority I do these 
 things. 
 
 S. Ltike XX. 1 — 8. 
 
 1 And it came to pass, on one of the days, as he was 
 teaching the people in the temple, and preaching the 
 gospel, there came upon him the chief priests and the 
 
 2 scribes with the elders ; and they spake, saying unto 
 him. Tell us : By what authority doest thou these things ? 
 
 3 or who is he that gave thee this authority ? And he 
 answered and said unto them, I also will ask you a 
 
 4 question ; and tell me : The baptism of John, was it 
 
 5 from heaven, or from men ? And they reasoned with 
 themselves, saying. If we shall say. From heaven; he 
 
 6 will say, Why did ye not believe him ? But if we shall 
 say, From men ; all the people will stone us : for they 
 
 7 be persuaded that John was a prophet. And they an- 
 
 8 swered, that they knew not whence it was. And Jesus 
 said unto them. Neither tell I you by what authority I 
 do these things. 
 
1 88 THEY WILL REVERENCE MY SON. 
 
 129. The wicked husbandmen. 
 S. Matthew xxi. 33 — 46. 
 Hear another parable : There was a man that was a 33 
 Is. 5. 1... householder, which planted a vineyard, and set a hedge 
 Jer. 2. 31. about it, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, 
 Ps. 80.8... and let it out to husbandmen, and went into another 
 Can. 8. II. country. And when the season of the fruits drew near, 34. 
 
 he sent his servants to the husbandmen, to receive his 
 Lk. 16. 5... fruits. And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat 35 
 Acts 7. 52. one, and killed another, and stoned another. Again, he 36 
 He. 11.37. sent other servants more than the first: and they did 
 
 unto them in like manner. But afterward he sent unto 37 
 them his son, saying, They will reverence my son. But 38 
 Jn.11.48... the husbandmen, when they saw the son, said among 
 themselves, This is the heir ; come, let us kill him, and 
 He. 13. 12. take his inheritance. And they took him, and cast him 39 
 forth out of the vineyard, and killed him. When there- 40 
 fore the lord of the vineyard shall come, what will he do 
 unto those husbandmen ? They say unto him, He will 41 
 miserably destroy those miserable men, and will let out 
 the vineyard unto other husbandmen, which shall render 
 him the fruits in their seasons. Jesus saith unto them, 42 
 Did ye never read in the scriptures, 
 Ps. 118.22. The stone which the builders rejected, 
 
 Acts 4. II. "phe same was made the head of the corner: 
 
 This was from the Lord, 
 And it is marvellous in our eyes? 
 Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be 43 
 taken away from you, and shall be given to a nation 
 Acts 28.28. bringing forth the fruits thereof. And he that falleth on 44 
 this stone shall be broken to pieces ; but on whomsoever 
 it shall fall, it will scatter him as dust. [t. o. 
 
 S. Mark xii. 1 — 12. 
 And he began to speak unto them in parables. A i 
 man planted a vineyard, and set a hedge about it, and 
 digged a pit for the winepress, and built a tower, and let 
 it out to husbandmen, and went into another country. 
 And at the season he sent to the husbandmen a servant, 2 
 that he might receive from the husbandmen of the fruits 
 of the vineyard. And they took him, and beat him, and 3 
 sent him away empty. And again he sent unto them 4 
 another servant; and him they wounded in the head, 
 
THIS IS THE HEIR : COME, LET US KILL HIM. 1 89 
 
 5 and handled shamefully. And he sent another; and 
 him they killed : and many others ; beating some, and 
 
 6 killing some. He had yet one, a beloved son : he sent 
 him last unto them, saying, They will reverence my son. 
 
 7 But those husbandmen said among, themselves. This is 
 the heir ; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall 
 
 8 be ours. And they took him, and killed him, and cast 
 
 9 him forth out of the vineyard. What therefore will the 
 lord of the vineyard do ? he will come and destroy the 
 husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others. 
 
 10 Have ye not read even this scripture ; 
 
 The stone which the builders rejected, 
 The same was made the head of the corner : 
 
 1 1 This was from the Lord, 
 
 And it is marvellous in our eyes ? [t. o. 
 
 S. Luke XX.. 9 — 19. 
 
 9 And he began to speak unto the people this parable : 
 A man planted a vineyard, and let it out to husbandmen, 
 
 10 and went into another country for a long time. And at 
 the season he sent unto the husbandmen a servant, that 
 they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard : but 
 the husbandmen beat him, and sent him away empty. 
 
 11 And he sent yet another servant: and him also they 
 beat, and handled him shamefully, and sent him away 
 
 12 empty. And he sent yet a third : and him also they 
 
 13 wounded, and cast him forth. And the lord of the 
 vineyard said. What shall I do ? I will send my beloved 
 
 14 son : it may be they will reverence him. But when the 
 husbandmen saw him, they reasoned one with another, 
 saying. This is the heir : let us kill him, that the in- 
 
 15 heritance may be ours. And they cast him forth out of 
 the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore will the 
 
 16 lord of the vineyard do unto them ? He will come and 
 destroy these husbandmen, and will give the vineyard 
 unto others. And when they heard it, they said, God 
 
 17 forbid. But he looked upon them, and said. What then 
 is this that is written, 
 
 The stone which the builders rejected. 
 
 The same was made the head of the corner ? 
 
 18 Every one that falleth on that stone shall be broken to Is- 8. 14... 
 pieces ; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will scatter P^- ''■ 35- 
 him as dust. [T. o. J°pet^;": 
 
190 COME TO THE MARRIAGE FEAST. 
 
 S. Matthew xxl. 
 
 And when the chief priests and the Pharisees heard 45 
 his parables, they perceived that he spake of them. And 46 
 when they sought to lay hold on him, they feared the 
 multitudes, because they took him for a prophet. 
 
 S. Mark xil. 
 
 And they sought to lay hold on him ; and they feared 12 
 the multitude ; for they perceived that he spake the 
 parable against them : and they left him, and went 
 away. 
 
 S. Luke XX. 
 
 And the scribes and the chief priests sought to lay 19 
 hands on him in that very hour; and they feared the 
 people : for they perceived that he spake this parable 
 against them. 
 
 130, The King's marriage feast. 
 
 S. Matthew xxU. 1 — 14. 
 
 Lk.14.15. . And Jesus answered and spake again in parables i 
 107 unto them, saying. The kingdom of heaven is likened 2 
 
 Rev. 19. 9. unto a certain king, which made a marriage feast for his 
 
 Est. 6. 14. son, and sent forth his servants to call them that were 3 
 bidden to the marriage feast : and they would not come. 
 Again he sent forth other servants, saying. Tell them that 4 
 
 Pro. 9. i. are bidden. Behold, I have made ready my dinner : my 
 oxen and my fallings are killed, and all things are ready : 
 
 2Ch.30.10. come to the marriage feast. But they made light of it, 5 
 and went their ways, one to his own farm, another to his 
 merchandise : and the rest laid hold on his servants, and 6 
 entreated them shamefully, and killed them. But the 7 
 
 De.28.49.. king was wroth; and he sent his armies, and destroyed 
 
 Dan. 9. 26. those murderers, and burned their city. Then saith he 8 
 to his servants. The wedding is ready, but they that were 
 
 Acts 13. 46. bidden were not worthy. Go ye therefore unto the 9 
 partings of the highways, and as many as ye shall find, 
 bid to the marriage feast. And those servants went out 10 
 into the highways, and gathered together all as many as 
 
CONSTRAIN THEM TO COME IN. 191 
 
 they found, both bad and good : and the wedding was Mt. 13. 47. 
 
 1 1 filled with guests. But when the king came in to behold 
 
 the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding- Zeph. 1. 8. 
 
 12 garment : and he saith unto him, Friend, how earnest Gal. 3. 27. 
 thou in hither not having a wedding-garment ? And he '9- 8- 
 
 13 was speechless. Then the king said to the servants, 
 Bind him hand and foot, and cast him out into the 
 outer darkness ; there shall be the weeping and gnashing 
 
 14 of teeth. For many are called, but few chosen. 
 
 The great supper. (107) 
 
 S. Luke xiv. 15 — 21. 
 
 15 And when one of them that sat at meat with him 
 heard these things, he said unto him. Blessed is he that 
 
 i6 shall eat bread in the kingdom of God. But he said unto 
 him, A certain man made a great supper ; and he bade 
 
 17 many : and he sent forth his servant at supper time to say 
 to them that were bidden, Come ; for all things are now 
 
 18 ready. And they all with one consent began to make 
 excuse. The first said unto him, T have bought a field, 
 and I must needs go out and see it: l pray thee have tne 
 
 19 excused. And another said, I have bought five yoke of 
 oxen, and I go to prove them : I pray thee have me ex- 
 
 20 cused. And another said, I have married a wife, and 
 
 21 therefore I cannot come. And the servant came, and told 
 his lord these things. Then the master of the house being 
 angry said to his servant. Go out quickly into the streets 
 and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor and 
 
 22 maimed and blind and lame. And the servant said. Lord, 
 what thou didst command is done, and yet there is room. 
 
 23 And the lord said unto ilie servant. Go out into the 
 highways and hedges, and constrain them to come in, that 
 
 24 my house may be filled. For I say unto you, that none of 
 those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper. 
 
192 RENDER UNTO C^SAR 
 
 131. Question of the tribute to Ccesar. 
 
 S. Matthew zxU. 15 — 22. 
 
 Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they 15 
 might ensnare him in his talk. And they send to him 16 
 
 Mk. 8. 15. their disciples, with the Herodians, saying. Master, we 
 know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in 
 
 Acts 10.34. truth, and carest not for any one : for thou regardest 
 
 not the person of men. Tell us therefore, what thinkest 17 
 thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or 
 not? But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, 18 
 Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites ? Shew me the tribute 19 
 money. And they brought unto him a penny. And he 20 
 saith unto them. Whose is this image and superscription? 
 They say unto him, Csesar's. Then saith he unto them, 21 
 
 Rom. 13. 7. Render therefore unto Caesar the things that are Cesar's; 
 
 1Ch.29.14. and unto God the things that are God's. And when 22 
 they heard it, they marvelled, and left him, and went 
 their way. 
 
 S. Mark xli. 13—17. 
 
 And they send unto him certain of the Pharisees and 13 
 of the Herodians, that they might catch him in talk. 
 And when they were come, they say unto him, Master, 14 
 we know that thou art true, and carest not for any one : 
 for thou regardest not the person of men, but of a truth 
 teachest the way of God : Is it lawful to give tribute 
 unto Csesar, or not ? Shall we give, or shall we not give ? 
 But he, knowing their hypocrisy, said unto them, Why 15 
 tempt ye me? bring me a penny, that I may see it. 
 And they brought it. And he saith unto them. Whose 16 
 is this image and superscription ? And they said unto 
 him, Caesar's. And Jesus said unto them, Render unto 17 
 CKsar the things that are Caesar's, and unto God the 
 things that are God's. And they marvelled greatly 
 at him. 
 
THE THINGS THAT ARE CESAR'S. 193 
 
 S. Luke XX. 20—26. 
 
 20 And they watched him, and sent forth spies, which 
 feigned themselves to be righteous, that they might take 
 hold of his speech, so as to deliver him up to the rule 
 
 21 and to the authority of the governor. And they asked 
 him, saying. Master, we know that thou sayest and 
 teachest rightly, and acceptest not the person of any, but 
 
 22 of a truth teachest the way of God : Is it lawful for us 
 
 23 to give tribute unto Cssar, or not ? But he perceived 
 their craftiness, and said unto them, Shew me a penny. 
 
 24 Whose image and superscription hath it ? And the)' 
 
 25 said, Caesar's. And he said unto them. Then render 
 unto Cffisar the things that are Caesar's, and unto God 
 
 26 the things that are God's. And they were not able to 
 take hold of the saying before the people : and they 
 marvelled at his answer, and held their peace. 
 
 J. H. G. 33 
 
194 THEY ARE EQUAL UNTO THE ANGELS. 
 
 132. Question of the resurrection. 
 
 S. Luke XX. 27 — 40. 
 
 And there came to him certain of the Sadducees, 27 
 Acts 23. 8. they which say that there is no resurrection ; and they 
 
 asked him, saying, Master, Moses wrote unto us, that if 28 
 Deu. 25. 5. a man's brother die, having a wife, and he be childless, 
 Gen. 38. 8. hjg brother should take the wife, and raise up seed unto 
 Kuthi.ij. j^jg brother. There were therefore seven brethren: and 29 
 ■*" "' ' the first took a wife, and died childless; and the second ; 30 
 and the third took her : and likewise the seven also left 31 
 no children, and died. Afterward the woman also died. 32 
 In the resurrection therefore whose wife of them shall 33 
 she be? for the seven had her to wife. And Jesus said 34 
 unto them, The sons of this world marry, and are given 
 in marriage : but they that are accounted worthy to 35 
 attain to that world, and the resurrection from the dead, 
 I Co. 7.29. neither marry, nor are given in marriage: for neither can 36 
 
 they die any more : for they are equal unto the angels ; 
 1 Jn. 3. z. and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection. 
 
 But that the dead are raised ; even Moses shewed, in 37 
 the place concerning the Bush, when he calleth the Lord 
 Ex. 3. 6. the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the 
 He. II. 16. God of Jacob. Now he is not the God of the dead, but 38 
 Ro. 14. 8. . of the living : for all live unto him. And certain of the 39 
 scribes answering said. Master, thou hast well said. For 40 
 they durst not any more ask him any question. 
 
 S. Mark xli. 18—27. 
 
 And there come unto him Sadducees, which say that 18 
 there is no resurrection; and they asked him, saying, 
 Master, Moses wrote unto us, If a man's brother die, 19 
 and leave a wife behind him, and leave no child, that 
 his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto 
 his brother. There were seven brethren : and the first 20 
 took a wife, and dying left no seed ; .and the second 21 
 
HE IS THE GOD OF THE LIVING. 195 
 
 22 took her, and died, leaving no seed behind him ; and 
 the third likewise : and the seven left no seed. Last of 
 
 23 all the woman also died. In the resurrection whose 
 wife shall she be of them? for the seven had her to 
 
 24 wife. Jesus said unto them. Is it not for this cause that 
 ye err, that ye know not the scriptures, nor the power of 
 
 25 God? For when they shall rise from the dead, they 
 neither marry, nor are given in marriage ; but are as 
 
 26 angels in heaven. But as touching the dead, that they 
 are raised ; have ye not read in the book of Moses, in 
 the place concerning the Bush, how God spake unto him, 
 saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, 
 
 27 and the God of Jacob ? He is not the God of the dead, 
 but of the living : ye do greatly err. 
 
 S. Mattliew xxil. 23 — 33. 
 
 2^ On that day there came to him Sadducees, which 
 say that there is no resurrection : and they asked him, 
 
 24 saying, Master, Moses said. If a man die, having no 
 children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up 
 
 25 seed unto his brother. Now there were with us seven 
 brethren : and the first married and deceased, and having 
 
 26 no seed left his wife unto his brother ; in like manner 
 
 27 the second also, and the third, unto the seventh. And 
 
 28 after them all the woman died. In the resurrection 
 therefore whose wife shall she be of the seven ? for they 
 
 29 all had her. But Jesus answered and said unto them, 
 Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of 
 
 30 God. For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor 
 
 31 are given in marriage, but are as angels in heaven. But 
 as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not 
 
 32 read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying, I 
 am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the 
 God of Jacob ? God is not the God of the dead, but of 
 
 J3 the living. And when the multitudes heard it, they were 
 astonished at his teaching. 
 
 13—2 
 
1 96 THOU ART NOT FAR FROM THE KINGDOM OF GOD. 
 
 133. Question of the great commandment. 
 
 S. Mark xil. 28 — 34. 
 
 And one of the Scribes came, and heard them 2S 
 questioning together, and knowing that he had answered 
 them well, asked him, What commandment is the first of 
 Deu.6.4... all? Jesus answered, The first is, Hear, O Israel; The 29 
 Mt. 4. 10. Lord our God, the Lord is one : and thou shalt love the 30 
 ■ gy " Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, 
 
 and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength. The 31 
 Lev. 19.18. second is this. Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself 
 Ro. 13. 8.. There is none other commandment greater than these. 
 
 And the scribe said unto him. Of a truth. Master, thou 32 
 Deu.4. 35. hast well said that he is one; and there is none other 
 
 but he : and to love him with all the heart, and with all 33 
 the understanding, and with all the strength, and to love 
 1Sa.15.22. his neighbour as himself, is much more than all whole 
 
 burnt offerings and sacrifices. And when Jesus saw that 34, 
 he answered discreetly, he said unto him. Thou art not 
 far from the kingdom of God. And no man after that 
 durst ask him any question. 
 
 S. Mattbew xxil. 34 — 40. 
 
 But the Pharisees, when they heard that he had put 34 
 the Sadducees to silence, gathered themselves together. 
 And one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question, 35 
 tempting him, Master, which is the great commandment 36 
 in the law ? And he said unto him, Thou shalt love the 37 
 Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, 
 and with all thy mind. This is the great and first com- 38 
 mandment. And a second like unto it is this, Thou 39 
 shalt love thy neighbour as thyself On these two com- 40. 
 mandments hangeth the whole law, and the prophets. 
 
HOW DOTH DAVID CALL HIM LORD ? 1 97 
 
 134. Christ's question of the Son of David. 
 
 S. Matthew xxU. 41 — 16. 
 
 41 Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, 
 
 42 Jesus asked them a question, saying, What think ye of 
 the Christ ? whose son is he ? They say unto him, The 
 
 43 son of David. He saith unto them, How then doth Ps. 132.11. 
 David in the Spirit call him Lord, saying, 
 
 44 The Lord said unto my Lord, Ps. no. 1. 
 Sit thou on my right hand, Acts 2. 34. 
 Till I put thine enemies underneath thy feet? Heb. i. 3. 
 
 45 If David then calleth him Lord, how is he his son? ^P^- "■ -°- 
 
 46 And no one was able to answer him a word, neither Ro. 1. 3... 
 durst any man from that day forth ask him any more 
 questions. 
 
 S. Mars xii. 35 — 37. 
 
 35 And Jesus answered and said, as he taught in the 
 temple. How say the scribes that the Christ is the son of 
 
 36 David ? David himself said in the Holy Spirit, 
 
 The Lord said unto my Lord, 
 
 Sit thou on my right hand. 
 
 Till I make thine enemies the footstool of thy feet. 
 
 37 David himself calleth him Lord : and whence is he his 
 
 son ? And the common people heard him gladly. Lk. 4. 22. 
 
 S. Luke XX. 41 — 44. 
 
 41 And he said unto them, How say they that the Christ 
 
 42 is David's son ? For David himself saith in the book of 
 Psalms, 
 
 The Lord said unto my Lord, 
 Sit thou on my right hand, 
 
 43 Till I make thine enemies the footstool of thy feet. 
 
 44 David therefore calleth him Lord, and how is he his 
 son? 
 
igS BE NOT YE CALLED RABBL 
 
 135. The scribes and Pharisees condemned. 
 
 S. Luke XX. 45 — 17. 
 
 And in the hearing of all the people he said unto his 45 
 disciples, Beware of the scribes, which desire to walk in 46 
 long robes, and love salutations in the marketplaces, and 
 chief seats in the synagogues, and chief places at feasts ; 
 which devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make 47 
 long prayers : these shall receive greater condemnation. 
 
 S. Mark xU. 38—40. 
 
 And in his teaching he said. Beware of the scribes, 3S 
 which desire to walk in long robes, and to have salu- 
 tations in the marketplaces, and chief seats in the 39 
 ■2 Ki. 4. I. synagogues, and chief places at feasts : they which de- 40 
 Mt. 6. 5. vour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long 
 prayers; these shall receive greater condemnation. 
 
 S. Matthew xxlii. 1 — 39. 
 
 Then spake Jesus to the multitudes and to his i 
 Mai. 2. 7.. disciples, saying. The scribes and the Pharisees sit on 2 
 Moses' seat : all things therefore whatsoever they bid 3 
 you, these do and observe : but do not ye after their 
 Lk. II. 46. works ; for they say, and do not. Yea, they bind heavy 4 
 96 burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on 
 '^ ^'^■'°' men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move 
 Mt. 6. I. them with their finger. But all their works they do for 5 
 Nu. 15.38.. to be seen of men: for they make broad their phylac- 
 Deu.22.12. teries, and enlarge the borders of their garments, and 6 
 Lk. II. 43. love the chief places at feasts, and the chief seats 
 in the synagogues, and the salutations in the market- 7 
 places, and to be called of men. Rabbi. But be not ye 8 
 
JUDGEMENT, MERCY, AND FAITH. 1 99 
 
 called Rabbi : for one is your teacher, and all ye are Jas. 3. 1. 
 9 brethren. And call no man your father on the earth : 
 
 10 for one is your Father, which is in heaven. Neither be [s. 63. 16. 
 ye called masters : for one is your master, even the 
 
 11 Christ. But he that is greatest among you shall be your 
 
 12 servant. And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be Lk. 14. ir. 
 humbled ; and whosoever shall humble himself shall be 106 
 exalted. Jas. 4. 6, 10. 
 
 13 But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites ! 
 because ye shut the kingdom of heaven against men : Lk. 11.52. 
 for ye enter not in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that 
 
 are entering in to enter. 
 
 15 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites ! for 
 ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte ; and 
 when he is become so, ye make him twofold more a son 
 of hell than yourselves. 
 
 16 Woe unto you, ye blind guides, which say, Whosoever 
 
 shall swear by the temple, it is nothing ; but whosoever Mt. 5. 34. 
 shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor. 
 
 17 Ye fools and blind : for whether is greater, the gold, or 
 
 18 the temple that hath sanctified the gold? And, Whoso- 
 ever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing ; but whoso- 
 ever shall swear by the gift that is upon it, he is a debtor. Mt. j. 23. 
 
 19 Ye blind : for whether is greater, the gift, or the altar 
 
 20 that sanctifieth the gift? He therefore that sweareth Ex. 29. 37. 
 by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon. 
 
 21 And he that sweareth by the temple, sweareth by it, and 
 
 22 by him that dwelleth therein. And he that sweareth by i Ki. 8. 13. 
 the heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him 
 
 that sitteth thereon. Rev. 4..!.. 
 
 23 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites ! for 
 
 ye tithe mint and anise and cummin, and have left undone Lk. 18. 12. 
 the weightier matters of the law, judgement, and mercy, Lk. 11.42. 
 and faith : but these ye ought to have done, and not to "° 
 
 24 have left the other undone. Ye blind guides, which 
 strain out the gnat, and swallow the camel. 
 
 25 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites ! Lk. n. 39. 
 for ye cleanse the outside of the cup and of the platter, 
 
 26 but within they are full from extortion and excess. Thou 
 
 blind Pharisee, cleanse first the inside of the cup and of Is. i. 16. 
 the platter, that the outside thereof may become clean Eze.36.2,v 
 also. 
 
 27 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites ! for 
 
200 YOUR HOUSE IS LEFT UNTO YOU DESOLATE. 
 
 S. Mattbew zxiii. 
 
 Acts 23. 3. ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which outwardly 
 Lk. 11.44. appear beautiful, but inwardly are full of dead men's 
 
 bones, and of all uncleanness. Even so ye also out- 28 
 wardly appear righteous unto men, but inwardly ye are 
 full of hypocrisy and iniquity. 
 
 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites ! for 29 
 Lk.11.47. ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and garnish the 
 
 tombs of the righteous, and say, If we had been in the 30 
 days of our fathers, we should not have been partakers 
 with them in the blood of the prophets. Wherefore ye 31 
 mtness to yourselves, that ye are sons of them that slew 
 the prophets. Fill ye up then the measure of your 32 
 Mt. 3. 7. fathers. Ye serpents, ye offspring of vipers, how shall 33 
 Gen. 3.15. yg escape the judgement of hell? Therefore, behold, 34 
 Acts7. 5g;l send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: 
 ~ '-■ ^- some of them shall ye kill and crucify; and some of 
 Acts 5. 40. them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute 
 
 from city to city : that upon you may come all the 35 
 Rev.18.24. righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood of 
 Abel the righteous unto the blood of Zachariah son of 
 2Ch.24.22. Barachiah, whom ye slew between the sanctuary and the 
 
 altar. Verily I say unto you. All these things shall come 36 
 Lk. 21. 20. upon this generation. 
 
 Lk. 13. 34. O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killeth the prophets, 37 
 104 and stoneth them that are sent unto her ! how often 
 would I have gathered thy children together, even as a 
 Deu.32.11. hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye 
 Jer. 22. 5. would not ! Behold, your house is left unto you desolate. 38 
 — 12. 7. For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till 39 
 Ps. 118.26. ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the 
 Ro. ri.26. Lord. 
 
SHE CAST IN ALL HER LIVING. 201 
 
 136. The widow's miie. 
 
 S. Mars xll. 41—44. 
 
 41 And he sat down over against the treasury, and 2 Ki. 12.9. 
 beheld how the multitude cast money into the treasury : 
 
 42 and many that were rich cast in much. And there came Nu. 7. 2. 
 a poor widow, and she cast in two mites, which make a i tja. y. 8. 
 
 43 farthing. And he called unto him his disciples, and said 
 
 unto them, Verily I say unto you, this poor widow cast 2 Co. 8.12. 
 in more than all they which are casting into the treasury : 
 
 44 for they all did cast in of their superfluity ; but she of 
 her want did cast in all that she had, even all her living. 
 
 S. Luke xxi. 1 — 4. 
 
 1 And he looked up, and saw the rich men that were 
 
 2 casting their gifts into the treasury. And he saw a 
 certain poor widow casting in thither two mites. And 
 
 3 he said, Of a truth I say unto you, This poor widow 
 
 4 cast in more than they all : for all these did of their 
 superfluity cast in unto the gifts : but she of her want did 
 cast in all the living that she had. 
 
 S. Paul, 2 Cor. viil. 12. 
 
 If the readiness be there, it is acceptable according as a 
 man hath, not according as he hath not. 
 
 2 Cor. ix. 7. 
 
 God loveth a cheerful giver. 
 
202 WHAT SHALL BE THE SIGN OF THY COMING 
 
 137. Of Christ s second coming. 
 
 S. Matthew xxlv. 1 — 51. 
 
 And Jesus went out from the temple, and was going i 
 on his way ; and his disciples came to him to shew him 
 
 Jn. 1. 20. the buildings of the temple. But he answered and said 2 
 unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say 
 
 Ps. 79. I. unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon 
 
 Dan. 8. II. another, that shall not be thrown down. 
 
 And as he sat on the mount of Olives, the disciples 3 
 came unto him privately, saying. Tell us, when shall 
 
 iTh. 5. 1.. these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy 
 coming, and of the end of the world ? And Jesus an- 4 
 swered and said unto them. Take heed that no man 
 
 Acts 2 1.38. lead you astray. For many shall come in my name, 5 
 
 J"- 5- 43- saying, I am the Christ ; and shall lead many astray. 
 And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of v/ars : see 6 
 that ye be not troubled : for these things must needs 
 come to pass ; but the end is not yet. For nation shall 7 
 
 Is. 19. -1. rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom : and 
 there shall be famines and earthquakes in divers places. 
 
 Ro. 8. 22. But all these things are the beginning of travail. [t. o. 8 
 
 S. Mark xlii. 1 — 37. 
 
 And as he went forth out of the temple, one of his i 
 disciples saith unto him. Master, behold, what manner 
 of stones and what manner of buildings ! And Jesus ^ 
 said unto him, Seest thou these great buildings? there 
 shall not be left here one stone upon another, which 
 shall not be thrown down. 
 
AND OF THE END OF THE WORLD ? 203 
 
 3 And as he sat on the mount of Olives over against 
 the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew 
 
 4 asked him privately, Tell us, when shall these things be ? 
 and what shall be the sign when these things are all 
 
 5 about to be accomplished ? And Jesus began to say 
 unto them, Take heed that no man lead you astray. 
 
 6 Many shall come in my name, saying, I am he ; and 
 
 7 shall lead many astray. And when ye shall hear of wars 
 and rumours of wars, be not troubled : these things must 
 
 8 needs come to pass ; but the end is not yet. For nation 
 shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom : 
 there shall be earthquakes in divers places ; there shall 
 be famines : these things are the beginning of travail. 
 
 [t. o. 
 
 S. Luke xxi. 6 — 36. 
 
 5 And as some spake of the temple, how it was 
 
 6 adorned with goodly stones and offerings, he said. As for 
 these things which ye behold, the days will come, in 
 
 which there shall not be left here one stone upon i Ki. q. 7.. 
 
 7 another, that shall not be thrown down. And they '^"=- 3- "■ 
 asked him, saying. Master, when therefore shall these 
 
 things be ? and what shall be the sign when these things 
 
 8 are about to come to pass ? And he said. Take heed 
 that ye be not led astray : for many shall come in my 
 name, saying, I am he ; and. The time is at hand : go 
 
 9 ye not after them. And when ye shall hear of wars and 
 tumults, be not terrified : for these things must needs 
 come to pass first ; but the end is not immediately. 
 
 10 Then said he unto them, Nation shall rise against 
 
 11 nation, and kingdom against kingdom : and there shall 
 be great earthquakes, and in divers places famines and 
 pestilences; and there shall be terrors and great signs 
 from heaven. [t. 0. 
 
204 HE THAT ENDURETH TO THE END, 
 
 S. Matthew xxiv. 
 
 Then shall they deliver you up unto tribulation, and shall 9 
 Jn. 16. 2. kill you : and ye shall be hated of all the nations for my 
 Acts 28.22. name's sake. And then shall many stumble, and shall 10 
 ■ ■*' deliver up one another, and shall hate one another. 
 
 And many false prophets shall arise, and shall lead n 
 2 Pet. i. I. many astray. And because iniquity shall be multiplied, 12 
 Ja. I. 13. the love of the many shall wax cold. But he that en- 13 
 Rev. 2. 3. (jureth to the end, the same shall be saved. And this 14 
 
 gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole 
 Ro. 10. 18. world for a testimony unto all the nations ; and then 
 Col. 1. 23. shall thg end come. 
 
 Dan. 9.27; When therefore ye see the abomination of desolation, 15 
 "• 31'. which was spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in 
 
 the holy place (let him that readeth understand), then 16 
 Heb. II. 7. let them that are in Judaea flee unto the mountains : let 17 
 Lk. 17. 31. him that is on the housetop not go down to take out the 
 115 things that are in his house : and let him that is in the 18 
 
 field not return back to take his cloke. [t. o. 
 
 S. Mark xUi. 
 
 Mt. 10. 17.. But take ye heed to yourselves : for they shall deliver 9 
 59 you up to councils ; and in synagogues shall ye be 
 beaten ; and before governors and kings shall ye stand 
 for my sake, for a testimony unto them. And the 10 
 gospel must first be preached unto all the nations. And n 
 
 Mt. 10. 19. when they lead you to judgement, and deliver you up, 
 
 ^'*^"UL"'" be not anxious beforehand what ye shall speak: but 
 whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak 
 
 iCo. 2. 13. ye: for it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Ghost. 
 
 Jlic. 7. 6. And brother shall deliver up brother to death, and the 12 
 
THE SAME SHALL BE SAVED. 205 
 
 father his child; and children shall rise up against 
 
 13 parents, and cause them to be put to death. And ye 
 shall be hated of all men for my name's sake : but he 
 that endureth to the end, the same shall be saved. 
 
 14 But when ye see the abomination of desolation 
 standing where he ought not (let him that readeth un- 
 derstand), then let them that are in Judsea flee unto the 
 
 15 mountains : and let him that is on the housetop not go 
 down, nor enter in, to take any thing out of his house : 
 
 16 and let him that is in the field not return back to take 
 his cloke. [t. o. 
 
 S. Luke xxl. 
 
 12 But before all these things, they shall lay their hands 
 on you, and shall persecute you, delivering you up to 
 the synagogues and prisons, bringing you before kings 
 
 13 and governors for my name's sake. It shall turn unto you 
 
 14 for a testimony. Settle it therefore in your hearts, not 
 
 15 to meditate beforehand how to answer : for I will give 
 you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries 
 
 16 shall not be able to withstand or to gainsay. But ye Acts 6. 10. 
 shall be delivered up even by parents, and brethren, and 
 kinsfolk, and friends ; and some of you shall they cause 
 
 17 to be put to death. And ye shall be hated of all men 
 
 18 for my name's sake. And not a hair of your head shall 
 
 19 perish. In your patience ye shall win your souls. Is. 26. 3.. 
 
 20 But when ye see Jerusalem compassed with armies, 
 
 21 then know that her desolation is at hand. Then let 
 them that are in Judsea flee unto the mountains ; and let 
 them that are in the midst of her depart out; and let 
 
 22 not them that are in the country enter therein. For 
 
 these are days of vengeance, that all things which are Hos. 9. 7. 
 written may be fulfilled. [t. 0. 
 
206 AS THE LIGHTNING « * * SO SHALL 
 
 S. Matthew xxlv. 
 
 But woe unto them that are with child and to them ig 
 that give suck in those days ! And pray ye that your 20 
 flight be not in tlie winter, neither on a sabbath : for 21 
 Dan. 12. 1. then shall be great tribulation, such as hath not been 
 from the beginning of the world until now, no, nor ever 
 shall be. And except those days had been shortened, 22 
 Is. 65. 8.. no flesh would have been saved : but for the elect's sake 
 Lk.17.23.. those days shall be shortened. Then if any man shall 23 
 
 say unto you, Lo, here is the Christ, or, Here ; believe 
 Deu.13.1.. it not. For there shall arise false Christs, and false 24 
 iTh.i.p... prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; so as 
 
 to lead astray, if possible, even the elect. Behold, I 25 
 2Pet.3. 17. have told you beforehand. If. therefore they shall say 26 
 unto you, Behold, he is in the wilderness ; go not forth : 
 Behold, he is in the inner chambers ; believe it not. 
 Lk. 17.24. For as the lightning cometh forth from the east, and is 27 
 
 seen even unto the west ; so shall be the coming of the 
 Job 39. 30. Son of man. Wheresoever the carcase is, there will the 28 
 
 eagles be gathered together. 
 Ezek.32.7. But immediately, after the tribulation of those days, 29 
 Joel 2. 31. [jjg gjjjj shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give 
 Is. 13. 10. her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the 
 
 34- 4- powers of the heavens shall be shaken : and then shall 30 
 Dan. 7. 13. appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven : and then 
 Zee. 12.12. sjjg^jj g^i jjjg tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall 
 Rev. 1. 7. see the Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven 
 1C0.15.52. with power and great glory. And he shall send forth his 31 
 iTh.4. 16. angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall 
 Deu. 30. 4. gather together his elect from the four winds, from one 
 end of heaven to the other. [t. o. 
 
 S. Mark xiii. 
 
 But woe unto them that are with child and to them 17 
 that give suck in those days ! And pray ye that it be not 18 
 in the winter. For those days shall be tribulation, such 19 
 as there hath not been the like from the beginning of 
 the creation which God created until now, and never 
 shall be. And except the Lord had shortened the days, 20 
 
THE COMING OF THE SON OF MAN BE. 20/ 
 
 no flesh would have been saved : but for the elect's sake, 
 
 21 whom he chose, he shortened the days. And then if 
 any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is the Christ ; or, 
 
 22 Lo, there ; believe it not : for there shall arise false 
 Christs and false prophets, and shall shew signs and 
 wonders, that they may lead astray, if possible, the elect. 
 
 23 But take ye heed : behold, I have told you all things 
 beforehand. 
 
 24 But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall 
 
 25 be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and 
 the stars shall be falling from heaven, and the powers 
 
 26 that are in the heavens shall be shaken. And then 
 shall they see the Son of man coming in clouds with 
 
 27 great power and glory. And then shall he send forth 
 the angels, and shall gather together his elect from the 
 four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the 
 uttermost part of heaven. [x. o. 
 
 S. Luke xxi. 
 
 23 Woe unto them that are with child and to them that give 
 suck in those days ! for there shall be great distress upon 
 
 24 the land, and wrath unto this people. And they shall fall 
 by the edge of the sword, and shall be led captive into 
 
 all the nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down Zech. 12.3. 
 of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be ful- Gr. 
 
 25 filled. And there shall be signs in sun and moon and I?" ^3- '8- 
 stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, in per- ^"' '^^" 
 
 2 5 plexity for the roaring of the sea and the billows; men 
 fainting for fear, and for expectation of the things which 
 are coming on the world : for the powers of the heavens 
 
 27 shall be shaken. And then shall they see the Son of 
 man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. 
 
 28 But when these things begin to come to pass, look up, 
 and lift up your heads ; because your redemption draweth 
 nigh. [t. o. 
 
208 WATCH, THAT YE MAY PREVAIL 
 
 S. Matthew xxlv. 
 
 Now from the fig tree learn her parable : when her 32 
 branch is now become tender, and putteth forth its leaves, 
 ye know that the summer is nigh ; even so ye also, when 33 
 
 Jas. 5. 9. ye see all these things, know ye that he is nigh, even at 
 
 Mt. 16. 28. the doors. Verily I say unto you, This generation shall 34 
 not pass away, till all these things be accomplished. 
 
 Is. 51. 6. Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall 35 
 
 Acts 1.7. not pass away. But of that day and hour knoweth no 36 
 one, not even the angels of heaven, neither the Son, but 
 
 2 Pet. 2. 5. the Father only. And as were the days of Noah, so 37 
 shall be the coming of the Son of man. For as in those 38 
 
 Gen. 6.1... days which were before the flood they were eating and 
 drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day 
 
 Gen. 7. 7; that Noah entered into the ark, and they knew not until 39 
 2i... the flood came, and took them all away; so shall be the 
 coming of the Son of man. Then shall two men be in 40 
 
 Lk. 17.34.. the field; one is taken, and one is left: two women shall 41 
 115 be grinding at the mill ; one is taken, and one is left. 
 
 Watch therefore : for ye know not on what day your 42 
 
 Lk.T2.39.. Lord Cometh. But know this, that if the master of the 43 
 99 house had known in what watch the thief was coming, he 
 would have watched, and would not have suffered his 
 house to be broken through. Therefore be ye also 44 
 
 Rev. 3. 3. ready : for in an hour that ye think not the Son of man 
 
 Lk. 12.42.. cometh. Who then is the faithful and wise servant, 45 
 whom his lord hath set over his household, to give 
 them their food in due season ? Blessed is that servant, 46 
 whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing. 
 
 Lk. 19. 17. Verily I say unto you, that he will set him over all that 47 
 he hath. But if that evil servant shall say in his heart, 48 
 
 2Pet. 3.4..My lord tarrieth ; and shall begin to beat his fellow- 49 
 servants, and shall eat and drink with the drunken ; the 50 
 lord of that servant shall come in a day when he ex- 
 pecteth not, and in an hour when he knoweth not, and 51 
 shall cut him asunder, and appoint his portion with the 
 hypocrites : there shall be the weeping and gnashing of 
 teeth. 
 
TO STAND BEFORE THE SON OF MAN. 209 
 
 S. Mark xlv. 
 
 28 Now from the fig tree learn her parable : when her 
 branch is now become tender, and putteth forth its 
 
 29 leaves, ye know that the summer is nigh ; even so ye 
 also, when ye see. these things coming to pass, know ye 
 
 30 that he is nigh, even at the doors. Verily I say unto 
 you, This generation shall not pass away, until all these 
 
 31 things be accomplished. Heaven and earth shall pass 
 
 32 away : but my words shall not pass away. But of that 
 day or that hour knoweth no one, not even the angels 
 
 33 in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father. Take ye 
 heed, watch and pray ; for ye know not when the time 
 
 34 is. It is as when a man, sojourning in another country, Mt. 25. 14. 
 having left his house, and given authority to his servants, 139 
 to each one his work, commanded also the porter to 
 
 35 watch. Watch therefore : for ye know not when the 
 
 Lord of the house cometh, whether at even, or at mid- Lk. 12. 38. 
 
 36 night, or at cockcrowing, or in the morning ; lest coming 99 
 
 37 suddenly he find you sleeping. And what I say unto 
 you I say unto all. Watch. 
 
 S. Luke xxi. 
 
 29 And he spake to them a parable : Behold the fig 
 
 30 tree, and all the trees : when they now shoot forth, ye 
 see it and know of your own selves that the summer is 
 
 31 now nigh. Even so ye also, when ye see these things 
 coming to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is 
 
 32 nigh. Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not 
 
 33 pass away, till all things be accomplished. Heaven and 
 earth shall pass away : but my words shall not pass 
 away. 
 
 34 But take heed to yourselves, lest haply your hearts 
 
 be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and i Th. 5. 2.. 
 cares of this life, and that day come on you suddenly as 
 
 35 a snare : for so shall it come upon all them that dwell Rev.16.15. 
 
 36 on the face of all the earth. But watch ye at every Is. 24. 17. 
 season, making supplication, that ye may prevail to 
 escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to 
 
 stand before the Son of man. Ro. 13. n. 
 
 J. H. G. 14 
 
210 LORD, LORD, OPEN TO US. 
 
 138. The ten virgins. 
 
 S. Mattbew xxv. 1 — 13. 
 Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto i 
 ■zCor.ii.i. ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to 
 Eph.5.25.. meet the bridegroom. And five of them were foohsh, 2 
 Rev. 21.2. and five were wise. For the foolish, when they took 3 
 Lk. 12. 35. their lamps, took no oil with them : but the wise took 4 
 oil in their vessels with their lamps. Now while the 5 
 bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept. But 6 
 at midnight there is a cry, Behold, the bridegroom ! 
 Amos4.i2. Come ye forth to meet him. Then all those virgins arose, 7 
 and trimmed their lamps. And the foolish said unto the 8 
 wise. Give us of your oil ; for our lamps are going out. 
 But the wise answered, saying, Peradventure there will 9 
 Ps. 49. 7. not be enough for us and you : go ye rather to them that 
 Is. 55- I- sell, and buy for yourselves. And while they went away 10 
 Ps.45. 14.. to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready 
 Lk. 13. 25. went in with him to the marriage feast : and the door was 
 
 103 shut. Afterward come also the other virgins, saying, n 
 He. 3. 1 S.. Lord, Lord, open to us. But he answered and said, 12 
 Mt. 7.22.. Verily I say unto you, I know you not. Watch there- 13 
 Jn. 10. 14. fore, for ye know not the day nor the hour. 
 
 139. The talents. 
 
 S. Matthe-w xsv. 14—30. 
 
 For it is as when a man, going into another country, 14 
 
 ^'■^•'9-i2.. called his own servants, and delivered unto them his 
 •"•^^ goods. And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, 15 
 
 Jas. 1. 17. to another one; to each according to his several ability; 
 
 I Co. 12.4. g^jjjj he went on his journey. Straightway he that 16 
 received the five talents went and traded with them, and 
 made other five talents. In like manner he also that 17 
 received the two gained other two. But he that received 18 
 the one went away and digged in the earth, and hid his 
 lord's money. Now after a long time the lord of those 19 
 servants cometh, and maketh a reckoning with them. 
 And he that received the five talents came and brought 20 
 other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me 
 
 I Th. 2. 19. five talents: lo, I have gained other five talents. His 21 
 lord said unto him. Well done, good and faithful servant: 
 
 Lk. 16. 10. thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will set thee 
 110 * 
 
WELL DONE, GOOD AND FAITHFUL SERVANT. 211 
 
 over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord. zTim.s.ii. 
 
 22 And he also that received the two talents came and said, ^^- '^' ^' 
 Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents : lo, I have 
 
 23 gained other two talents. His lord said unto him, Well 
 done, good and faithful servant j thou hast been faithful 
 over a few things, I will set thee over many things : 
 
 24 enter thou into the joy of thy lord. And he also that 
 had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew 
 thee that thou art a hard man, reaping where thou didst 
 not sow, and gathering where thou didst not scatter : 
 
 25 and I was afraid, and went away and hid thy talent in Rev. 21.8. 
 
 26 the earth : lo, thou hast thine own. But his lord an- 
 swered and said unto him. Thou wicked and slothful 
 servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, 
 
 27 and gather where I did not scatter ; thou oughtest there- 
 fore to have put my money to the bankers, and at my 
 coming I should have received back mine own with 
 
 28 interest. Take ye away therefore the talent from him, 
 
 29 and give it unto him that hath the ten talents. For unto 
 
 every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have Mt. 13.12. 
 abundance : but from him that hath not, even that 50 
 
 30 which he hath shall be taken away. And cast ye out the 
 unprofitable servant into the outer darkness : there shall 
 
 be the weeping and gnashing of teeth. Mt- 8- i^- 
 
 S. Luke xix. 12 — 27. 
 
 12 ^ certain nobleman went into a far country, to receive 
 
 I'ifor himself a kingdom, and to return. And he called ten 
 
 servants of his, atid gave them ten poicnds, and said unto 
 
 14 them. Trade ye herewith till I come. But his citizens 
 hated him, and sent an ambassage after him, saying. We 
 
 15 will not that this man reign over us. And it came to pass, 
 when he was come back again, having received the kingdom, 
 that he commanded these servants, unto whom he had given 
 the money, to be called to him, that he might know what 
 
 16 they had gained by trading. And the first came before 
 him, saying. Lord, thy pound hath made ten pounds more. 
 
 17 And he said unto him. Well done, thou good servant : 
 because thou wast found faithful in a very little, have thou 
 
 18 authority over ten cities. And the second came, saying, 
 
 19 Thy pound. Lord, hath made five pounds. And he said 
 
 20 urito him also, Be thou also over five cities. And another 
 came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I kept 
 
 21 laid zip in a napkin : for T feared thee, (yc. 
 
 14 — 2 
 
212 COME, YE BLESSED OF MY FATHER. 
 
 140. The last judgement. 
 S. Matthew XXV. 31 — 46. 
 Re. 20.11.. But when the Son of man shall come in his glory, 31 
 Dan. 7.9.. and all the angels with him, then shall he sit on the 
 2 Co. 5. 10. throne of his glory : and before him shall be gathered all 32 
 
 the nations : and he shall separate them one from 
 Mt. 13. 49. another, as the shepherd separateth the sheep from the 
 
 goats : and he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but 33 
 the goats on the left. Then shall the King say unto 34 
 I Jn. 3. I. them on his right hand. Come, ye blessed of my Father, 
 I Co. 2. 9. . inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation 
 Is. 58. 7. of the world : for I was an hungred, and ye gave me 35 
 Ezek.18.7. meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was 336 
 Tob ^i 17' stranger, and ye took me in; naked, and ye clothed me: 
 19, 32. ' I was sick, and ye visited me : I was in prison, and ye 
 
 came unto me. Then shall the righteous answer him, 37 
 saying. Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed 
 thee ? or athirst, and gave thee drink ? And when saw 3» 
 we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and 
 clothed thee ? And when saw we thee sick, or in prison, 39 
 and came unto thee ? And the King shall answer and 40 
 Heb. 2. II. say unto them. Verily I say unto you. Inasmuch as ye 
 — 6. 10. did it unto one of these my brethren, even these least, ye 
 Pro. 19. 17. ^j^ jj ^jjjQ j^g_ Then shall he say also unto them on 41 
 Mt. 7. 23. the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into the 
 Jn. 5. 37. eternal fire which is prepared for the devil and his 
 
 angels : for I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat : 42 
 I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink : I was a stranger, 43 
 and ye took me not in ; naked, and ye clothed me not ; 
 sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not. Then shall 44 
 they also answer, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an 
 hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in 
 prison, and did not minister unto thee ? Then shall he 45 
 Acts 9. 4. answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you. Inasmuch 
 as ye did it not unto one of these least, ye did it not 
 Dan. 12. 2. unto me. And these shall go away into eternal punish- 4& 
 Jn. 5. 29. ment : but the righteous into eternal life. 
 
 141. Greeks come to Christ. A voice from heaven. 
 S. Luke xxl. 37, 38. 
 
 And every day he was teaching in the temple ; and 37 
 
FATHER, GLORIFY THY NAME. 21 3 
 
 every night he went out, and lodged in the mount that is 
 38 called the mount of Olives. And all the people came Zee. n. 4. 
 early in the morning to him in the temple, to hear him. 
 
 S. John xii. 20 — 36. 
 
 20 Now there were certain Greeks among those that iKi.8.4[.. 
 
 21 went up to worship at the feast: these therefore came to Acts 17. 4. 
 Philip, which was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and asked him, 
 
 22 saying. Sir, we would see Jesus. Philip cometh and 
 telleth Andrew : Andrew cometh, and Philip, and they 
 
 23 tell Jesus. And Jesus answereth them, saying, The 
 
 hour is come, that the Son of man should be glorified. Jn. 13. 31. 
 
 24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a grain of wheat 
 
 fall into the earth and die, it abideth by itself alone ; but 1C0.15.36.. 
 
 25 if it die, it beareth much fruit. He that loveth his life 
 
 loseth it ; and he that hateth his life in this world shall Mt. 10. 39. 
 
 26 keep it unto life eternal. If any man serve me, let him 59 
 follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant iTh.4. 17. 
 be : if any man serve me, him will the Father honour. 
 
 27 Now is my soul troubled ; and what shall I say? Father, Ps. 42. 5; 
 save me from this hour. But for this cause came I unto — 6. 3. 
 
 28 this hour. Father, glorify thy name. There came there- 
 fore a voice out of heaven, saying, I have both glorified Mt. 3. 17; 
 
 29 it, and will glorify it again. The multitude therefore, — i7- 5- 
 that stood by, and heard it, said that it had thundered : l^- '^2 
 
 30 others said. An angel hath spoken to him. Jesus an- 
 swered and said. This voice hath not come for my sake, 
 
 31 but for your sakes. Now is the judgement of this world: 
 
 32 now shall the prince of this world be cast out. And I, Jn. 16. 11. 
 if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto Jn. 3. 14; 
 
 33 myself. But this he said, signifying by what manner of —8- 28. 
 
 34 death he should die. The multitude therefore answered ^2. 79 
 him, We have heard out of the law that the Christ Ps. 1 10. 4. 
 abideth for ever : and how sayest thou, The Son of man 
 
 35 must be lifted up? who is this Son of man? Jesus there- 
 fore said unto them. Yet a little while is the light among Jn. 9. 5. 
 you. Walk while ye have the light, that darkness over- Jer. 13. 16. 
 take you not : and he that walketh in the darkness Eph. 5. 8. 
 
 36 knoweth not whither he goeth. While ye have theijn. 2. u. 
 light, believe on the light, that ye may become sons of • Th. 5. 5. 
 Jight. 
 
214 I CAME TO SAVE THE WORLD. 
 
 142. S. John on the unbelief of the Jews. Of true faith. 
 S. John xii. 36 — 50. 
 
 These things spake Jesus, and he departed and hid 36 
 himself from them. But though he had done so many 37 
 signs before them, yet they believed not on him : that 38 
 the word of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which 
 he spake. 
 Is. 53. 1. Lord, who hath believed our report.? 
 
 Ro. 10. 16. And to whom hath the arm of the Lord been re- 
 
 vealed ? 
 For this cause they could not believe, for that Isaiah 39 
 said again, 
 Is. 6. 9... He hath blinded their eyes, and he hardened their 40 
 
 heart ; 
 Lest they should see with their eyes, and perceive 
 
 with their heart, 
 And should turn. 
 And I should heal them. 
 Is. 6. I... These things said Isaiah, because he saw his glory 541 
 Jn. 8. 48. and he spake of him. Nevertheless even of the rulers 42 
 
 many believed on hira; but because of the Pharisees 
 Jn. 9. II. they did not confess it, lest they should be put out of the 
 80 synagogue : for they loved the glory of men more than 43 
 
 And Jesus cried and said, He that believeth on me, 44 
 believeth not on me, but on him that sent me. And he 45 
 Jn. 14. 9. that beholdeth me beholdeth him that sent me. I am 46 
 Jn. 3. 19. come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on 
 
 15 me may not abide in the darkness. And if any man hear 47 
 Jn. 3. 17; rny sayings, and keep them not, I judge him not: for I 
 — 8. 15. came not to judge the world, but to save the world. He 48 
 
 that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my sayings, hath 
 De. 18. 19. one that judgeth him : the word that I spake, the same 
 
 shall judge him in the last day. For I spake not from 49 
 Jn. 5. 19. myself; but the Father which sent me, he hath given 
 De. 18. 18. me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should 
 
 speak. And I know that his commandment is life eternal : 50 
 the things therefore which I speak, even as the Father hath 
 said unto me, so I speak. 
 
THEY SOUGHT HOW THEY MIGHT KILL HIM. 21 5 
 
 143. Christ declares his death at hand. The 
 conspiracy. 
 
 S. Matthew xxvl. 1 — 5. 
 
 1 And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all 
 
 2 these words, he said unto his disciples, Ye know that 
 after two days the passover cometh, and the Son of man 
 
 3 is delivered up to be crucified. Then were gathered 
 together the chief priests, and the elders of the people, 
 unto the court of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas; Ps. 
 
 4 and they took counsel together that they might take Jesus 
 
 5 by subtilty, and kill him. But they said. Not during the 
 feast, lest a tumult arise among the people. 
 
 S. Mark zlv. 1, 2. 
 
 1 Now after two days was the feast of the passover 
 and the unleavened bread : and the chief priests and 
 the scribes sought how they might take him with subtilty, 
 
 2 and kill him : for they said. Not during the feast, lest 
 haply there shall be a tumult of the people. 
 
 S. Luke zzii. 1, 2. 
 
 1 Now the feast of unleavened bread drew nigh, which 
 
 2 is called the Passover. And the chief priests and the 
 scribes sought how they might put him to death; for 
 they feared the people. 
 
2l6 MY TIME IS AT HAND. 
 
 144. Preparation for the passover. 
 
 S. Mark xlv. 12—16. 
 
 Ex. 12. 6. And on the first day of unleavened bread, when they 12 
 sacrificed the passover, his disciples say unto him, Where 
 wilt thou that we go and make ready that thou mayest 
 eat the passover? And he sendeth two of his disciples, 13 
 
 Mt. 21.2. and saith unto them, Go into the city, and there shall 
 126 meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water : follow him ; 
 
 and wheresoever he shall enter in, say to the goodman 14 
 of the house, The Master saith. Where is my guest- 
 chamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples? 
 
 Acts 1. 13. And he will himself shew you a large upper room fur- 15 
 nished and ready : and there make ready for us. And 16 
 the disciples went forth, and came into the city, and 
 found as he had said unto them : and they made ready 
 the passover. 
 
 S. Luke xxli. 7 — 13. 
 And the day of unleavened bread came, on which 7 
 the passover must be sacrificed. And he sent Peter and 8 
 John, saying. Go and make ready for us the passover, 
 that we may eat. And they said unto him, Where wilt 9 
 thou that we make ready? And he said unto them, 10 
 Behold, when ye are entered into the city, there shall 
 meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water ; follow him 
 into the house whereinto he goeth. And ye shall say 11 
 unto the goodman of the house, The Master saith unto 
 thee, Where is the guest-chamber, where I shall eat the 
 passover with my disciples? And he will shew you a 12 
 large upper room furnished : there make ready. And 13 
 they went, and found as he had said unto them : and 
 they made ready the passover. 
 
 S. Matthew xxTl. 17—19. 
 Now on the first day of unleavened bread the dis- 17 
 ciples came to Jesus, saying, Where wilt thou that we 
 make ready for thee to eat the passover ? And he said, iS 
 Go into the city to such a man, and say unto him. The 
 Master saith, My time is at hand ; I keep the passover 19 
 at thy house with my disciples. And the disciples did 
 as Jesus appointed them; and they made ready the 
 passover. 
 
I AM AS HE THAT SERVETH. 21/ 
 
 145. Jesus' love. Precedence. The first cup. 
 
 S. John xUi. 1. 
 I Now before the feast of the passover, Jesus knowing 
 that his hour was come that he should depart out of this 
 world unto the Father, having loved his own which were Eph. 5. 2. 
 in the world, he loved them unto the end. 
 
 S. Mark xiv. 17. 
 17 And when it was evening he cometh with the twelve. 
 
 S. Matthew xzvl. 20. 
 20 Now when even was come, he was sitting at meat 
 with the twelve disciples. 
 
 S. Luke XXU. 14; 24—30; IB— 18. 
 
 14 And when the hour was come, he sat down, and the 
 apostles with him. 
 
 24 And there arose also a contention among them, which Mk. 9. 34. 
 
 25 of them is accounted to be greatest. And he said unto 75 
 them, The kings of the Gentiles have lordship over them; Mt. 20.25.. 
 and they that have authority over them are called Bene- 121 
 
 26 factors. But ye shall not be so : but he that is the i Pet. 5. 3. 
 greater among you, let him become as the younger; 
 
 27 and he that is chief, as he that doth serve. For whether 
 
 is greater, he that sitteth at meat, or he that serveth? is Lk. 17. 8. 
 not he that sitteth at meat? but I am in the midst of you Lk. 12.37. 
 
 28 as he that serveth. But ye are they which have con- 
 
 29 tinued with me in my temptations; and I appoint unto Heb.4. 15. 
 you a kingdom, even as my Father appointed unto me, 
 
 30 that ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom; Rev. 19.9. 
 and ye shall sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Mt. 19. 28. 
 Israel. 120 
 
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 15 And he said unto them. With desire I have desired to 
 
 16 eat this passover with you before I suffer : for I say unto 
 
 you, I will not eat it, until it be fulfilled in the kingdom 1 Co. 5. 7.. 
 
 17 of God. And he received a cup, and when he had given 
 thanks, he said. Take this, and divide it among your- 
 
 18 selves : for I say unto you, I will not drink from hence- 
 forth of the fruit of the vine, until the kingdom of God 
 shall come. 
 
2l8 YE ARE CLEAN, BUT NOT ALL. 
 
 146. Jesus washes his disciples^ feet. 
 S. John xlii. 2—20. 
 
 Mt. 26. 14.. And during supper, the devil having already put into 2 
 125 the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray him, 
 ^ ■ ^' ■ Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into 3 
 ' his hands, and that he came forth from God, and goeth 
 unto God, riseth from supper, and layeth aside his gar- 4- 
 Lk. 12. 37. ments ; and he took a towel, and girded himself. Then 5 
 °" he poureth water into the bason, and began to wash the 
 disciples' feet, and to wipe them with the towel where- 
 with he was girded. So he cometh to Simon Peter. He 6 
 saith unto him. Lord, dost thou wash my feet ? Jesus 7 
 answered and said unto him. What I do thou knowest 
 not now ; but thou shalt understand hereafter. Peter 8 
 saith unto him. Thou shalt never wash my feet. Jesus 
 Jn- 3- 5- answered him, If I wash thee not, thou hast no part with 
 iCo. 6. II. jjjg Simon Peter saith unto him, Lord, not my feet 9 
 only, but also my hands and my head. Jesus saith to 10 
 1 Pet. I. 9. him. He that is bathed needeth not save to wash his feet, 
 Tit- 3- 5. but is clean every whit : and ye are clean, but not all. 
 Jn. 6. 64. For he knew him that should betray him ; therefore said 1 1 
 he, Ye are not all clean. 
 
 So when he had washed their feet, and taken his 12 
 
 garments, and sat down again, he said unto them, Know 
 
 ye what I have done to you ? Ye call me. Master, and, 13 
 
 Lord : and ye say well ; for so I am. If I then, the 14 
 
 Gal. 6. 2. Lord and the Master, have washed your feet, ye also 
 
 I Pet. 5. 5. ought to wash one another's feet. For I have given you 15 
 
 an example, that ye also should do as I have done to 
 Mt. 10. 24. you. Verily, verily, I say unto you, A servant is not 16 
 
 59 greater than his lord ; neither one that is sent greater 
 Jas. I. 25. than he that sent him. If ye know these things, blessed 17 
 Jn. 6. 70... are ye if ye do them. I speak not of you all : I know 18 
 
 64 whom I have chosen : but that the scripture may be ful- 
 Ps. 41. 9. filled. He that eateth my bread lifted up his heel against 
 
 me. From henceforth I tell you before it come to pass, 19 
 Jn. 14. 29. that, when it is come to pass, ye may believe that I am 
 
 150 he. Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that receiveth 20 
 Mt. 10. 40. whomsoever I send receiveth me ; and he that receiveth 
 59 me receiveth him that sent me. 
 
ONE OF YOU SHALL BETRAY ME. 219 
 
 147. The betrayal foretold. The traitor leaves. 
 
 S. John xlU. 21—36. 
 
 21 When Jesus had thus said, he was troubled in the Jn. 12.27, 
 spirit, and testified, and said, Verily, verily, I say unto 
 
 22 you, that one of you shall betray me. The disciples Ps. 41. 9. 
 looked one on another, doubting of whom he spake. 
 
 23 There was at the table reclining in Jesus' bosom one of Jn. 20. 2; 
 
 24 his disciples, whom Jesus loved. Simon Peter therefore —■21.7,20, 
 beckoneth to him, and saith unto him, Tell us who it is 
 
 25 of whom he speaketh. He leaning back, as he was, on 
 
 [t. o. 
 S. Matthew xxvl. 21 — 25. 
 
 21 And as they were eating, he said, Verily I say unto 
 
 22 you, that one of you shall betray me. And they were 
 exceeding sorrowful, and began to say unto him every 
 
 23 one, Is it I, Lord ? And he answered and said, He that 
 dipped his hand with me in the dish, the same shall 
 
 24 betray me. The Son of man goeth, even as it is written 
 
 of him : but woe unto that man through whom the Son Jn. 17. 12, 
 of man is betrayed ! good were it for that man if he had Mt. 18. 7. 
 
 25 not been born. And Judas, which betrayed him, an- 
 swered and said, Is it I, Rabbi? He saith unto him. 
 Thou hast said. 
 
 S. Mark xiv. 18—21. 
 
 18 And as they sat and were eating, Jesus said, Verily I 
 say unto you. One of you shall betray me, even he that 
 
 19 eateth with me. They began to be sorrowful, and to say 
 
 20 unto him one by one. Is it I ? And he said unto them, 
 It is one of the twelve, he that dippeth with me in the 
 
 21 dish. For the Son of man goeth, even as it is written of 
 him : but woe unto that man through whom the Son of 
 man is betrayed ! good were it for that man if he had 
 not been born. 
 
 S. Luke xxU. 21 — 23. 
 
 21 But behold, the hand of him that betray eth me is 
 
 22 with me on the table. For the Son of man indeed 
 goeth, as it hath been determined : but woe unto that 
 
 23 man through whom he is betrayed ! And they began to 
 question among themselves, which of them it was that 
 should do this thing. 
 
220 THIS IS MY BODY. 
 
 S. Jolm zlil. 
 
 Jesus' breast saith unto him, Lord, who is it? Jesus 26 
 therefore answereth, He it is, for whom I shall dip the 
 sop, and give it him. So when he had dipped the sop, 
 Jii. 6. 71. he taketh and giveth it to Judas, the son of Simon 
 Lk. 22. 3. Iscariot. And after the sop, then entered Satan into 27 
 him. Jesus therefore saith unto him, That thou doest, 
 do quickly. Now no man at the table knew for what 28 
 Jn. 12. 6. intent he spake this unto him. For some thought, be- 29 
 cause Judas had the bag, that Jesus said unto him. Buy 
 what things we have need of for the feast ; or, that he 
 should give something to the poor. He then having 30 
 I Th. 5. 5.. received the sop went out straightway : and it was night. 
 Jn. 12. 23. When therefore he was gone out, Jesus saith, Now 31 
 I Pet. 4.1 1, is the Son of man glorified, and God is glorified in him; 
 J"- '?■ '••■ and God shall glorify him in himself, and straightway 32 
 shall he glorify him. Little children, yet a little while 33 
 Jn. 7. 34 ; I am with you. Ye shall seek me : and as I said unto 
 — 8. 21. the Jews, Whither I go, ye cannot come; so now I say 
 Jn. 15.12.. unto you. A new commandment I give unto you, that 34 
 
 151 ye love one another ; even as I have loved you, that ye 
 
 r Jn. 4. 21. also love one another. By this shall all men know that 35 
 
 ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another. 
 
 148. Institution of the Lord's supper. 
 
 S. Paul, 1 Cor xl. 23—25. 
 
 For I received of the Lord that which also I delivered 23 
 unto you, how that the Lord Jesus in the night in which 
 he was betrayed took bread ; and when he had given 24 
 thanks, he brake it, and said. This is my body, which is 
 for you : this do in remembrance of me. In like manner 25 
 also the cup, after supper, saying, This cup is the new 
 covenant in my blood : this do, as oft as ye drink it, in 
 remembrance of me. 
 
THIS DO IN REMEMBRANCE OF ME. 221 
 
 S. Mark xlv. 22—25. 
 
 22 And as they were eating, he took bread, and when 
 he had blessed, he brake it, and gave to them, and 
 
 23 said, Take ye: this is my body. And he took a cup, Jn. 6. 52... 
 and when he had given thanks, he gave to them : and 64 
 
 24 they all drank of it. And he said unto them. This is my iCo.io.i6. 
 
 25 blood of the covenant, which is shed for many. Verily Ex. 24. 8. 
 I say unto you, I will no more drink of the fruit of the Zee. 9. n. 
 vine, until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom ^^'^h '^' 
 °f God. ^,lf5^^^ 
 
 S. Mattliew xxrt. 26 — 29. 
 
 26 And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and 
 blessed, and brake it ; and he gave to the disciples, and 
 
 27 said. Take, eat ; this is my body. And he took a cup, 
 
 28 and gave thanks, and gave to them, saying. Drink ye all 
 of it; for this is my blood of the covenant, which is 
 
 29 shed for many unto remission of sins. But I say unto 
 you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, 
 until that day when I drink it new with you in my 
 Father's kingdom. 
 
 S. Luke zxil. 19, 20. 
 
 19 And he took bread, and when he had given thanks, 
 he brake it, and gave to them, saying. This is my body 
 which is given for you ; this do in remembrance of me. 
 
 20 And the cup in like manner after supper, saying. This 
 cup is the new covenant in my blood, even that which is 
 poured out for you. 
 
222 I GO TO PREPARE A PLACE FOR YOU. 
 
 149. Peter warned. Danger foretold. 
 
 S. Luke xxU. 31 — 38. 
 
 Job I. 12. Simon, Simon, behold, Satan asked to have you, that 31 
 
 — 2. 6. he might sift you as wheat : but I made supplication for 32 
 thee, that thy faith fail not: and do thou, when once 
 thou hast turned again, stablish thy brethren. And he 33 
 said unto him, Lord, with thee I am ready to go both to 
 
 Mt. 26. 34. prison and to death. And he said, I tell thee, Peter, the 34 
 155 cock shall not crow this day, until thou shalt thrice deny 
 that thou knowest me. 
 
 Mt. 10. 9. And he said unto them, When I sent you forth with- 35 
 59 out purse, and wallet, and shoes, lacked ye any thing ? 
 And they said. Nothing. And he said unto them. But 36 
 now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise a 
 wallet : and he that hath none, let him sell his cloke, 
 and buy a sword. For I say unto you, that this which 37 
 
 Is. 53. 12. is written must be fulfilled in me. And he was reckoned 
 with transgressors : for that which concerneth me hath 
 fulfilment. And they said. Lord, behold, here are two 38 
 swords. And he said unto them, It is enough. 
 
 S. John xiii. 36 — 38. 
 Simon Peter saith unto him. Lord, whither goest 36 
 thou? Jesus answered. Whither I go, thou canst not 
 Jn. 21. 18. follow me now ; but thou shalt follow afterwards. Peter 37 
 
 ■'•°^ saith unto him, Lord, why cannot I follow thee even 
 2 Pet. 1. 14. now? I will lay down my life for thee. Jesus answereth, 38 
 Wilt thou lay down thy life for me? Verily, verily, I 
 say unto thee, The cock shall not crow, till thou hast 
 denied me thrice. 
 
 150. Of hope, faith, prayer. The Comforter. 
 
 S. Jolin xiv. 1—31. 
 Let not your heart be troubled : ye believe in God, i 
 believe also in me. In my Father's house are many 2 
 : Ki.S. 13. mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you; for 
 Nu. 10. 33. 1 go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and pre- 3 
 Heb. 6. 20. pare a place for you, I come again, and will receive you 
 Jn. 12. 26. unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also. 
 iTh.4. 17. And whither I go, ye know the way. Thomas saith 4, 
 
BECAUSE I LIVE, YE SHALL LIVE ALSO. 223 
 
 unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; how 
 
 6 know we the way? Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, Heb.10.20. 
 and the truth, and the life: no one cometh unto thejn. i. 17. 
 
 7 Father, but by me. If ye had known me, ye would have — '• +■ 
 known my Father also : from henceforth ye know him, t~ g°'j^' 
 
 8 and have seen him. Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew 
 
 9 us the Father, and it sufficeth us. Jesus saith unto him. 
 Have I been so long time with you, and dost thou not 
 
 know me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Col. i. 15. 
 
 10 Father; how sayest thou, Shew us the Father? Believest Heb. i. 3. 
 thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me ? 
 
 the words that I say unto you I speak not from myself: 
 
 1 1 but the Father abiding in me doeth his works. Believe Jn. 10. 37. . 
 me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me : or 89 
 
 12 else believe me for the very works' sake. Verily, verily, 
 I say unto you. He that believeth on me, the works that 
 
 I do shall he do also; and greater works than these Acts2. 41.. 
 
 13 shall he do ; because I go unto the Father. And what- Mt. 21. 21. 
 soever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Mt. 7. 7. 
 
 14 Father may be glorified in the Son. If ye shall ask me Jn- 16. 23.. 
 
 15 anything in my name, that will I do. If ye love me, ye l^^ 
 
 16 will keep my commandments. And I will pray the i Jn. 5. 3. 
 Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he 
 
 17 maybe with you for ever, even the Spirit of truth: whom i Jn. 5. 7. 
 the world cannot receive; for it beholdeth him not, iCor.2.14. 
 neither knoweth him : ye know him ; for he abideth with 
 
 jS you, and shall be in you. I will not leave you desolate : Mt. 28. 20. 
 
 19 I come unto you. Yet a little while, and the world 
 beholdeth me no more ; but ye behold me : because 
 
 20 I live, ye shall live also. In that day ye shall know that Rom. 5. 10. 
 
 21 I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you. He *^^'- 2. 20. 
 that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is 
 
 that loveth me : and he that loveth me shall be loved of i Jn. 2. 3.. 
 my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself 
 
 22 unto him. Judas (not Iscariot) saith unto him, Lord, 
 what is come to pass that thou wilt manifest thyself unto 
 
 23 us, and not unto the world ? Jesus answered and said Jn. 7. 4. 
 unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my word : and 
 
 my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and Rev. 3. 20. 
 
 24 make our abode with him. He that loveth me not i Jn. vi. 24. 
 keepeth not my words : and the word which ye hear is 
 
 not mine, but the Father's who sent me. Jn. 7. 16. 
 
 25 These things have I spoken unto you, while yet 
 
224 I AM THE TRUE VINE. 
 
 S. Jolin xl7. 
 abiding with you. But the Comforter, even the Holy 26 
 Jn. 15. 26. Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall 
 Jn. 16. 13.. teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all 
 
 152 that I said unto you. Peace I leave with you ; my peace 27 
 Is. 26. 3. I give unto you : not as the world giveth, give I unto 
 Phil. 4. 7. you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be 
 
 fearful. Ye heard how I said to you, I go away, and I 2S 
 come unto you. If ye loved me, ye would have rejoiced, 
 Phil. 2. 6. because I go unto the Father : for the Father is greater 
 Jn. 13. 19. than I. And now I have told you before it come to 29- 
 146 pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye may believe. I 30' 
 Jn. 12. 31 -will no more speak much with you, for the prince of the 
 l^l world cometh : and he hath nothing in me ; but that the 31 
 world may know that I love the Father, and as the 
 Heb. 5. 8. Father gave me commandment, even so I do. Arise, let 
 us go hence. 
 
 S. Mark xlv. 26 and S. Matthew zxvl 30. 
 And when they had sung a hymn, they went out 
 unto the mount of Olives. 
 
 151, T^e vine. Christ's commandment. Comfort. 
 S. John XV. 1 — 25. 
 I Cor. 3. 9. J AM the true vine, and my Father is the husband- 1 
 Mt. 7. 21. jjjg^jj_ Every branch in me that beareth not fruit, he 2 
 Mai. 3. 3. taketh it away : and every branch that beareth fruit, he 
 
 cleanseth it, that it may bear more fruit. Already ye are 3, 
 Jn. 13. 10. clean because of the word which I have spoken unto you. 
 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear 4 
 fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine ; so neither can 
 ye, except ye abide in me. I am the vine, ye are the 5. 
 I Jn. 2. 6. branches : He that abideth in me, and I in him, the 
 Eph. i. 12. same beareth much fruit: for apart from me ye»can do 
 Phil. 4. 13. nothing. If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as 6 
 
 a branch, and is withered ; and they gather them, and 
 Mt. 7. 19. cast them into the fire, and they are burned. If ye 7 
 
 abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatsoever 
 I Jn. 3. 22. ye will, and it shall be done unto you. Herein is my 8 
 Phil. I. n. Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit ; and so shall ye 
 be my disciples. Even as the Father hath loved me, I 9 
 also have loved you ; abide ye in my love. If ye keep lo- 
 Jn. 14. 21- my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as 
 
GO AND BEAR FRUIT. 225 
 
 I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in 
 
 11 his love. These things have I spoken unto you, that 
 
 my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be ful- Jn. 17. 13. 
 
 12 filled. This is my commandment, that ye love one an- ' J"- '• 4- 
 
 13 other, even as I have loved you. Greater love hath no Jn. 13. 34. 
 man than this, that a man lay down his life for his qi*^ 
 
 14 friends. Ye are my friends, if ye do the things which I j jj, ■^,'^ 
 
 15 command you. No longer do I call you servants ; for 
 
 the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth : but I have Mt. 25. 24. 
 called you friends ; for all things that I heard from my Jas. 2. 23. 
 
 16 Father I have made known unto you. Ye did not "^^^ i^-'?- 
 choose me, but I chose you, and appointed you, that ye 2Tim.i.ii. 
 should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should 
 
 abide : that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my Jn. 14. 13. 
 
 17 name, he may give it you. These things I command 
 
 18 you, that ye may love one another. If the world hateth 
 
 you, ye know that it hath hated me before it hated you. Jn. 7. 7. 
 
 19 If ye were of the world, the world would love its own : i Jn. 4. 5. 
 but because ye are not of the world, but I chose you out Jn. 17. 14- 
 
 20 of the world, therefore the world hateth you. Remember 
 
 the word that I said unto you, A servant is not greater Jn. 13. 16. 
 than his lord. If they persecuted me, they will also '^'' '°- ■^+- 
 persecute you ; if they kept my word, they will keep 
 
 21 yours also. But all these things will they do unto you Eze. 3. 7. 
 for my name's sake, because they know not him that sent 
 
 22 me. If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had Jn. 9. 41. 
 not had sin : but now they have no excuse for their sin. Jas. 4. 17. 
 
 23, 24 He that hateth me hateth my Father also. If I had not i Jn. 2. 23. 
 done among them the works which none other did, they Jn. 7. 31. 
 had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated 
 
 25 both me and my Father. But this cometh to pass, that 
 
 the word may be fulfilled that is written in their law, Ps. 35. 19. 
 They hated me without a cause. ~ 69. 4. 
 
 152. Office of the Holy Ghost. 
 S. John XY. 26 — xvl. 16. 
 
 26 But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send Jn. 14. 26. 
 unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which 150 
 proceedeth from the Father, he shall bear witness of me: ■^''' ^'^' 
 
 27 and ye also bear witness, because ye have been with me 
 from the beginning. 
 
 16 I These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should 
 
 2 not be made to stumble. They shall put you out of the Jn. 9. 22. 
 
 — 12. 42. 
 
 J. H. G. 15 
 
226 HE SHALL GUIDE YOU INTO ALL THE TRUTH. 
 
 S. Jotin xvi. 
 
 synagogues : yea, the hour cometh, that whosoever 
 Acts 26. 9.. killeth you shall think that he offereth service unto God. 
 
 And these things will they do, because they have not 3 
 I Cor. 2.8. known the Father, nor me. But these things have I 4 
 iTim.i.i3_ spoken unto you, that when their hour is come, ye may 
 Jn. 14. 29. remember them, how that I told you. And these things 
 
 I said not unto you from the beginning, because I was 
 Jn. 7. 33. with you. But now I go unto him that sent me ; and S 
 
 none of you asketh me, Whither goest thou ? But 6 
 Jn. 14. I. because I have spoken these things unto you, sorrow 
 
 hath filled your heart. Nevertheless I tell you the truth; 7 
 Jn. 7. 39. It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not 
 
 away, the Comforter will not come unto you ; but if I 
 Acts 2. 33. go, I will send him unto you. And he, when he is come, 8 
 
 will convict the world in respect of sin, and of righteous- 
 Acts2.37.. ness, and of judgement : of sin, because they beheve not 9 
 Acts 2. 32. on me; of righteousness, because I go to the Father, and 10 
 Jn. 12. 31. ye behold me no more; of judgement, because the prince 11 
 Lk. 10. 18. of this world hath been judged. I have yet many things 12 
 I Cor. 3. 2. to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now. How- 13 
 Jn. 14. 26. beit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he shall guide 
 150 you into all the truth : for he shall not speak from him- 
 ijn-2. 27- ggjf . ]J^^ ^jj^j things soever he shall hear, these shall he 
 
 speak : and he shall declare unto you the things that are 
 
 to come. He shall glorify me: for he shall take of 14. 
 Mt. II. 27. mine, and shall declare it unto you. All things whatso- 15 
 Jn. 13. 3. gyg^ ^jjg pather hath are mine: therefore said I, that he 
 
 taketh of mine, and shall declare it unto you. 
 
 153. Of Christ's resurrection. Of prayer in his name. 
 The disciples declare their belief and are warned. 
 
 S. Jolm xvl. 16—33. 
 Jn^7-33- A LITTLE while, and ye behold me no more; and 16 
 
 — 13- 33. again a little while, and ye shall see me. Some of his 17 
 disciples therefore said one to another. What is this that 
 he saith unto us, A little while, and ye behold me not ; 
 and again a little while, and ye shall see me; and, 
 Because I go to the Father ? They said therefore, What 18 
 is this that he saith, A little while ? We know not what 
 he saith. Jesus perceiveth that they were desirous to 19 
 ask him, and he said unto them. Do ye inquire among 
 
ASK IN MY NAME. 22/ 
 
 yourselves concerning this, that I said, A little while, 
 and ye behold me not, and again a little while, and ye 
 
 20 shall see me ? Verily, verily, I say unto you, that ye 
 
 shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice : ye Mt. 9. 15. 
 shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into J°- '^o- '^°- 
 
 21 joy. A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow. Gen. 3. 16. 
 because her hour is come: but when she is delivered Is. 26. 17. 
 of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for 
 
 22 the joy that a man is born into the world. And ye Gen. 4. i. 
 therefore now have sorrow : but I will see you again, and 
 
 your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no one taketh Is. 66. 14. 
 
 23 away from you. And in that day ye shall ask rne ^ ■^^*- '■^■ 
 nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you. If ye shall ask Mt. 7. 7. 
 anything of the Father, he will give it you in my name. J"- 14- i3- 
 
 24 Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name : ask, and ■'■°" 
 ye shall receive, that your joy may be fulfilled. Mt. 21. 22. 
 
 25 These things have I spoken unto you in proverbs : 
 the hour cometh, when I shall no more speak unto you 
 
 26 in proverbs, but shall tell you plainly of the Father. In 
 that day ye shall ask in my name : and I say not unto 
 
 27 you, that I will pray the Father for you ; for the Father 
 himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have Jn. 14. 21. 
 
 28 beheved that I came forth from the Father. I came out Jn. 8. 42. 
 from the Father, and am come into the world : again, I 
 
 29 leave the world, and go unto the Father. His disciples Jn. 13. 3. 
 say, Lo, now speakest thou plainly, and speakest no 
 
 30 proverb. Now know we that thou knowest all things, Jn. 21. 17. 
 and needest not that any man should ask thee : by this 
 
 31 we believe that thou camest forth from God. Jesus Jn. 17. 8. 
 
 32 answered them. Do ye now believe ? Behold, the hour 
 cometh, yea, is come, that ye shall be scattered, every Mt. 26. 56. 
 man to his own, and shall leave me alone : and yet I am 
 
 33 not alone, because the Father is with me. These things jn. 8. 29. 
 have I spoken unto you, that in me ye may have peace. Is. 26. 3. 
 In the world ye have tribulation : but be of good cheer ; 
 
 I have overcome the world. ' t Jn. 5. 4.. 
 
 154. Christ s prayer for them and for his church. 
 S. John zvll. 1 — 26. 
 
 1 These things spake Jesus ; and lifting up his eyes to Lk. 18. 13. 
 heaven, he said. Father, the hour is come; glorify thy 
 
 2 Son, that the Son may glorify thee : even as thou gavest Phil. 2. 9.. 
 him authority over all flesh, that whatsoever thou hast Mt. 28. 18. 
 
 IS— 2 
 
228 I PRAY FOR THEM. 
 
 S. John xvll. 
 Jn. 6. 37. given him, to them he should give eternal life. And this 3 
 ijn. 5. 12. is life eternal, that they should know thee the only true 
 Jn. 6. 40. God, and him whom thou didst send, even Jesus Christ. 
 
 I glorified thee on the earth, having accomplished the 4 
 Jn. 5. 36. work which thou hast given me to do. And now, O 5 
 
 Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the 
 Jn. I. I., glory which I had with thee before the world was. I 6 
 Jn. I. 18. manifested thy name unto the men whom thou gavest me 
 Jn. 10. 29. out of the world : thine they were, and thou gavest them 
 
 to me ; and they have kept thy word. Now they know 7 
 
 that all things whatsoever thou hast given me are from 
 Jn. 7. 16. thee : for the words which thou gavest me I have given 8 
 
 unto them ; and they received them, and knew of a truth 
 Jn. 16. 27. that I came forth from thee, and they believed that thou 
 
 didst send me. I pray for them : I pray not for the world, 9 
 Jn. 10. 29. but for those whom thou hast given me ; for they are thine : 
 
 16. 15. a^jj(j a.11 things that are mine are thine, and thine are mine: 10 
 Jn. 16. 28. and I am glorified in them. And I am no more in the n 
 
 world, and these are in the world, and I come to thee. 
 Ps. 121. 5. Holy Father, keep them in thy nam.e which thou hast 
 Jude J. given me, that they may be one, even as we are. While 12 
 
 I was with them, I kept them in thy name which thou 
 Jude 24. hast given me : and I guarded them, and not one of 
 2 Th. 2. 3. them perished, but the son of perdition ; that the 
 Ps. 109. 8. scripture might be fulfilled. But now I come to thee ; 13 
 " *'■ ^' and these things I speak in the world, that they may 
 
 have my joy fulfilled in themselves. I have given them 14 
 Jn. 15. 18. thy word ; and the world hated them, because they are 
 I Jn- 3- 13- not of the world, even as I am not of the world. I pray 15 
 
 not that thou shouldest take them from the world, but 
 I Jn. 5. 18.. that thou shouldest keep them from the evil one. They 16 
 
 are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. 
 Eph. 5.26. Sanctify them in the truth : thy word is truth. As thou 17,18 
 Jn. 20. 21. didst send me into the world, even so sent I them into 
 iCor.1.30. the world. And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that 19 
 Heb.io.io. they themselves also may be sanctified in truth. Neither 20 
 
 for these only do I pray, but for them also that believe 
 Rom. 12. 5. on me through their word; that they may all be one; 21 
 Eph. 4. 4. gygjj a,s thou. Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they 
 
 also may be in us : that the world may believe that thou 
 
 didst send me. And the glory which thou hast given me 22 
 
 I have given unto them ; that they may be one, even as 
 
I WILL SMITE THE SHEPHERD. 229 
 
 23 we are one ; I in them, and thou in me, that they may 
 
 be perfected into one ; that the world may know that Col. 3. 14. 
 thou didst send me, and lovedst them, even as thou 
 
 24 lovedst me. Father, that which thou hast given me, I 
 
 will that, where I am, they also may be with me; that Jn. 12. 16. 
 they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: iTh. 4.17. 
 for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world. 
 
 25 O righteous Father, the world knew thee not, but I knew Jn. 16. 3. 
 
 26 thee; and these knew that thou didst send me; and I jn. i6.2-i. 
 made known unto them thy name, and will make it 
 known ; that the love wherewith thou lovedst me may be 
 
 in them, and I in them. Jn- is- 9- 
 
 155. ^^^ disciples and Peter again warned. 
 
 S. John xvlii. 1. 
 When Jesus had spoken these words, he went forth 
 with his disciples over the brook Kidron. 253.15.23. 
 
 S. Luke xxii. 39. 
 
 And he came out, and went, as his custom was, unto 
 the mount of Olives ; and the disciples also followed him. Zech. 14.4. 
 
 S. Mark xlT. 27 — 31. 
 
 27 And Jesus saith unto them. All ye shall be offended : Mt. 11. 6. 
 for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep Zech. 13. 7. 
 
 28 shall be scattered abroad. Howbeit, after I am raised up, 
 
 29 I will go before you into Galilee. But Peter said unto Mt. 28. 10. 
 
 30 him. Although all shall be offended, yet will not I. And Prov.i6.i8. 
 Jesus saith unto him, Verily I say unto thee, that thou Jn-13-36 •■■ 
 to-day, even this night, before the cock crow twice, shalt 
 
 31 deny me thrice. But he spake exceeding vehemently, If 149 
 I must die with thee, I will not deny thee. And in like 
 manner also said they all. 
 
 S. Matthew xxvl. 31 — 35. 
 
 31 Then saith Jesus unto them. All ye shall be offended 
 in me this night : for it is written, I will smite the 
 shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered 
 
 32 abroad. But after I am raised up, I will go before you 
 
 33 into Galilee. But Peter answered and said unto him. If 
 all shall be offended in thee, I will never be offended. 
 
 34 Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, that this 
 night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. 
 
 35 Peter saith unto him. Even if I must die with thee, yet 
 will I not deny thee. Likewise also said all the disciples. 
 
230 WATCH AND PRAY. 
 
 156. Gethsemane. 
 
 S. Mark xlT. 32—42. 
 
 Gen. i. 8. And they come unto a place which was named Geth- 32 
 
 semane : and he saith unto his disciples, Sit ye here, 
 Mk. 5. 37. while I pray. And he taketh with him Peter and James 33 
 '^t- 17- I- and John, and began to be greatly amazed, and sore 
 Ph. 'i. 26. troubled. And he saith unto them. My soul is exceeding 34 
 Gr. sorrowful even unto death : abide ye here, and watch. 
 
 And he went forward a little, and fell on the ground, 35 
 and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass 
 Mk. 10.27. away from him. And he said, Abba, Father, all things 36 
 Mt. 20. 22. are possible unto thee ; remove this cup from me : how- 
 
 beit not what I will, but what thou wilt. And he cometh, 37 
 and findeth them sleeping, and saith unto Peter, Simon, 
 sleepest thou? couldest thou not watch one hour? 
 Rom. 7. 18. Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation : the 38 
 Gal. 5. 17. spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. And 39 
 
 again he went away, and prayed, saying the same words. 
 Mk. 9. 6. And again he came, and found them sleeping, for their 40 
 eyes were very heavy ; and they wist not what to answer 
 him. And he cometh the third time, and saith unto 41 
 them. Sleep on now, and take your rest : it is enough ; 
 Jn. 13. I. the hour is come; behold, the Son of man is betrayed 
 
 into the hands of sinners. Arise, let us be going : 42 
 behold, he that betrayeth me is at hand. 
 
 S. John xvlll. 1. 
 
 When Jesus had spoken these words, he went forth 
 2 Sa. 15.23. with his disciples over the brook Kidron, where was a 
 Gen. 2. 8. garden, into the which he entered, himself and his 
 disciples. 
 
THY WILL BE DONE. 23 1 
 
 S. Mattbew zzTl. 36 — 46. 
 
 36 Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called 
 Gethsemane, and saith unto his disciples, Sit ye here, 
 
 37 while I go yonder and pray. And he took with him 
 Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be 
 
 38 sorrowful and sore troubled. Then saith he unto them, 
 My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death : abide 
 
 39 ye here, and watch with me. And he went forward a 
 little, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my 
 Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass away from me : 
 
 40 nevertheless, not as I will, but as thou wilt. And he 
 cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them sleeping, 
 and saith unto Peter, What, could ye pot watch with me 
 
 41 one hour? Watch and pray, that ye enter not into 
 temptation : the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is 
 
 42 weak. Again a second time he went away, and prayed, 
 saying, O my Father, if this cannot pass away, except I 
 
 43 drink it, thy will be done. And he came again and 
 
 44 found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy. And he 
 left them again, and went away, and prayed a third time, 
 
 45 saying again the same words. Then cometh he to the 
 disciples, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take 
 your rest : behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of 
 
 46 man is betrayed unto the hands of sinners. Arise, let us 
 be going : behold he is at hand that betrayeth me. 
 
 S. Lake z^. 40—16. 
 
 40 And when he was at the place, he said unto them, 
 
 41 Pray that ye enter not into temptation. And he was 
 
 parted from them about a stone's cast ; and he kneeled Dan. 6. 10. 
 
 42 down and prayed, saying. Father, if thou be willing, Acts2o.36. 
 remove this cup from me : nevertheless not my will, but ^ ' ^' 
 
 43 thine, be done. And there appeared unto him an angel Mt. 4. n. 
 
 44 from heaven, strengthening him. And being in an 
 
 agony he prayed more earnestly : and his sweat became Heb. 5. 7. 
 as it were great drops of blood falling down upon the 
 
 45 ground. And when he rose up from his prayer, he 
 came unto the disciples, and found them sleeping for 
 
 46 sorrow, and said unto them. Why sleep ye ? rise and 
 pray, that ye enter not into temptation. 
 
232 I AM HE. 
 
 157. The betrayal and arrest. 
 
 S. John xvUl. 2—11. 
 
 Now Judas also, which betrayed him, knew the place : 2 
 
 for Jesus oft-times resorted thither with his disciples. 
 
 Judas then, having received the band of soldiers, and 3 
 
 officers from the chief priests and the Pharisees, cometh 
 
 Acts I. 16. thither with lanterns and torches and weapons. Jesus 4 
 therefore, knowing all the things that were coming upon 
 him, went forth, and saith unto them. Whom seek ye? 
 They answered him, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus saith 5 
 unto them, I am he. And Judas also, which betrayed 
 him, was standing with them. When therefore he said 6 
 
 Jn. 7. 4S... unto them, I am he, they went backward, and fell to 
 the ground. Again therefore he asked them. Whom seek 7 
 ye ? And they said, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus answered, 8 
 I told you that I am he : if therefore ye seek me, let 
 these go their way : that the word might be fulfilled 9 
 
 Jn. 17. 19,. which he spake, Of those whom thou hast given me I 
 
 lost not one. Simon Peter therefore having a sword 10 
 drew it, and struck the high priest's servant, and cut off 
 his right ear. Now the servant's name was Malchus. 
 Jesus therefore said unto Peter, Put up the sword into 11 
 
 Mt. lo. 12. the sheath : the cup which the Father hath given me, 
 156 shall I not drink it? 
 
 S. Maxk xlv. 43—62. 
 And straightway, while he yet spake, cometh Judas, 43 
 one of the twelve, and with him a multitude with swords 
 and staves, from the chief priests and the scribes and 
 the elders. Now he that betrayed him had given them a 44 
 token, saying. Whomsoever I shall kiss, that is he ; take 
 him, and lead him away safely. And when he was come, 45 
 straightway he came to him, and saith. Rabbi; and 
 2 Sa. 20. 9. kissed him. And they laid hands on him, and took 46 
 him. But a certain one of them that stood by drew his 47 
 sword, and smote the servant of the high priest, and 
 struck off his ear. And Jesus answered and said unto 48 
 them. Are ye come out, as against a robber, with swords 
 and staves to seize me ? I was daily with you in the 49 
 temple teaching, and ye took me not : but this is done 
 that the scriptures might be fulfilled. And they all left 50 
 him, and fled. 
 
 And a certain young man followed with him, having 51 
 
THIS IS YOUR HOUR. 233 
 
 a linen cloth cast about him, over his naked body : and 
 52 they lay hold on him ; but he left the linen cloth, and 
 fled naked. 
 
 S. Matthew xxvi. 47 — 56. 
 
 47 And while he yet spake, lo, Judas, one of the 
 twelve, came, and with him a great multitude with swords 
 and staves, from the chief priests and elders of the 
 
 48 people. Now he that betrayed him gave them a sign, 
 saying. Whomsoever I shall kiss, that is he : take him. 
 
 49 And straightway he came to Jesus, and said, Hail, 
 
 50 Rabbi; and kissed him. And Jesus said unto him, 
 Friend, do that for which thou art come. Then they Mt. 22. 12. 
 
 51 came and laid hands on Jesus, and took him. And 
 behold, one of them that were with Jesus stretched out 
 his hand, and drew his sword, and smote the servant of 
 
 52 the high priest, and struck off his ear. Then saith 
 Jesus unto him. Put up again thy sword into its place : 
 
 for all they that take the sword shall perish with the Rev. 13. 10. 
 
 53 sword. Or thinkest thou that I cannot beseech my 
 Father, and he shall even now send me more than twelve 2 Ki. 6. 17. 
 
 54 legions of angels ? How then should the scriptures be 
 
 55 fulfilled, that thus it must be ? In that hour said Jesus 
 to the multitudes, Are ye come out as against a robber 
 
 with swords and staves to seize me? I sat daily injn. 7. 44... 
 
 56 the temple teaching, and ye took me not. But all this 77 
 is come to pass, that the scriptures of the prophets might 
 
 be fulfilled. Then all the disciples left him, and fled. Jn. 16. 32. 
 
 S. Luke xxli. 47 — 53. 
 
 47 While he yet spake, behold, a multitude, and he that 
 was called Judas, one of the twelve, went before them ; 
 
 48 and he drew near unto Jesus to kiss him. But Jesus 
 said unto him, Judas, betrayest thou the Son of man 
 
 49 with a kiss? And when they that were about him saw 
 
 what would follow, they said. Lord, shall we smite with Lk. 22. 35. 
 
 50 the sword ? And a certain one of them smote the 
 servant of the high priest, and struck off his right ear. 
 
 51 But Jesus answered and said. Suffer ye thus far. And 
 
 52 he touched his ear and healed him. And Jesus said 
 
 unto the chief priests, and captains of the temple, and Acts 5. 24. 
 elders, which were come against him, Are ye come out, 
 
 53 as against a robber, with swords and staves ? When I 
 was daily with you in the temple, ye stretched not forth 
 your hands against me : but this is your hour, and the 
 power of darkness. 
 
234 WHY SMITEST THOU ME? 
 
 158. Jesus before Annas. 
 
 S. John xviU. 12—14; 19—24. 
 
 So the band and the chief captain, and the officers of 12 
 the Jews, seized Jesus and bound him, and led him to 
 Lk. 3. i. Annas first ; for he was father in law to Caiaphas, which 13 
 Acts 4. 6. was high priest that year. Now Caiaphas was he which 14 
 Jn.11.49... gave counsel to the Jews, that it was expedient that one 
 112 jnan should die for the people. 
 
 ^ ^ ^ % ^ 
 
 The high priest therefore asked Jesus of his disciples, 19 
 and of his teaching. Jesus answered him, I have spoken 20 
 Lk. 4. 15. openly to the world ; I ever taught in synagogues, and 
 Jn. 7. 28. in the temple, where all the Jews come together ; and in 
 Jn. 8. 26. secret spake I nothing. Why askest thou me? ask them 21 
 that have heard me, what I spake unto them : behold, 
 these know the things which I said. And when he had 22 
 Acts 23. 2. said this, one of the officers standing by struck Jesus 
 
 with his hand, saying, Answerest thou the high priest so ? 23 
 Jesus answered him, If I have spoken evil, bear witness 
 of the evil : but if well, why smitest thou me ? Annas 24 
 therefore sent him bound unto Caiaphas the high priest. 
 
WHO IS HE THAT STRUCK THEE? 235 
 
 S. Luke zxli. 64 ; 63 — 65. 
 
 54 And they seized him, and led him away, and brought 
 
 him into the high priest's house. 
 
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 63 And the men that held Jesus mocked him, and beat 
 
 64 him. And they blindfolded him, and asked him, saying, 
 
 65 Prophesy: who is he that struck thee? And many other is. 53. 7. 
 things spake they against him, reviling him. iPet.2.23. 
 
 S. Matthew xzTl. 67. 
 
 57 And they that had taken Jesus led him away to the 
 house of Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and 
 the elders were gathered together. 
 
 S. Mark ziv. 63. 
 
 53 And they led Jesus away to the high priest : and 
 there come together with him all the chief priests and 
 the elders and the scribes. 
 
236 I KNOW NOT THIS MAN 
 
 159. Peter thrice denies him. 
 S. John xvlll. 15—18 ; 25—27. 
 
 And Simon Peter followed Jesus, and so did another 15 
 
 Mk. I. 20. disciple. Now that disciple was known unto the high 
 
 priest, and entered in with Jesus into the court of the 
 
 high priest ; but Peter was standing at the door without. 16 
 
 So the other disciple, which was known unto the high 
 
 Acts 12.13. priest, went out and spake unto her that kept the door, 
 
 and brought in Peter. The maid therefore that kept the 17 
 door saith unto Peter, Art thou also one of this man's 
 disciples ? He saith, I am not. Now the servants and 18 
 the officers were standing there, having made a fire of 
 coals ; for it was cold ; and they were warming them- 
 selves : and Peter also was with them, standing and 
 warming himself. 
 
 Now Simon Peter was standing and warming him- 25 
 self. They said therefore unto him, Art thou also one 
 Mt.io. 32.. of his disciples? He denied, and said, I am not. One 26 
 of the servants of the high priest, being a kinsman of 
 him whose ear Peter cut off, saith. Did not I see thee in 
 the garden with him ? Peter therefore denied again : and 27 
 straightway the cock crew. 
 
 S, Mark xlv. 54 ; 66—72. 
 And Peter had followed him afar off, even within, 54 
 into the court of the high priest ; and he was sitting 
 with the officers, and warming himself in the light of 
 the fire. 
 
 ^ ^ Tp ^ Tjf 
 
 And as Peter was beneath in the court, there cometh 66 
 one of the maids of the high priest ; and seeing Peter 67 
 warming himself, she looked upon him, and saith, Thou 
 also wast with the Nazarene, even Jesus. But he denied, 68 
 saying, I neither know, nor understand what thou sayest : 
 and he went out into the porch ; and the cock crew. 
 And the maid saw him, and began again to say to them 69 
 that stood by. This is one of them. But he again denied 70 
 it. And after a little while again they they that stood 
 by said to Peter, Of a truth thou art one of them ; for 
 thou art a Galilsean. But he began to curse, and to 71 
 swear, I know not this man of whom ye speak. And 72 
 straightway the second time the cock crew. And Peter 
 
OF WHOM YE SPEAK. 237 
 
 called to mind the word, how that Jesus said unto him, 
 Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice. 
 And when he thought thereon, he wept. 
 
 S. Matthew xxvl. 58 ; 69 — 75. 
 58 But Peter followed him afar off, unto the court of the 
 high priest, and entered in, and sat with the officers, to 
 
 see the end. 
 
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 69 Now Peter was sitting without in the court : and a 
 maid came unto him, saying, Thou also wast with Jesus 
 
 70 the Galilsean. But he denied before them all, saying, I J"- i.s- 38- 
 
 71 know not what thou sayest. And when he was gone out ytf^ 
 into the porch, another maid saw him, and saith unto 155^^ 
 them that were there, This man also was with Jesus the 
 
 72 Nazarene. And again he denied with an oath, I know 
 
 73 not the man. And after a little while they that stood by 
 came and said to Peter, Of a truth thou also art one of 
 
 74 them ; for thy speech bewrayeth thee. Then began he Jud. 12. 6. 
 to curse and to swear, I know not the man. And 
 
 75 straightway the cock crew. And Peter remembered the 
 word which Jesus had said, Before the cock crow, thou 
 shalt deny me thrice. And he went out, and wept 
 bitterly. 
 
 S. Luke xxli. 5i — 62. 
 54, 55 But Peter followed afar off. And when they had 
 kindled a fire in the midst of the court, and had sat 
 
 56 down together, Peter sat in the midst of them. And a 
 certain maid seeing him as he sat in the light of the fire, 
 and looking stedfastly upon him, said. This man also 
 
 57 was with him. But he denied, saying. Woman, I know 
 
 58 him not. And after a little while another saw him, and 
 said. Thou also art one of them. But Peter said, Man, 
 
 59 I am not. And after the space of about one hour 
 another confidently affirmed, saying. Of a truth this man 
 
 60 also was with him : for he is a Galilaean. But Peter 
 said, Man, I know not what thou sayest. And im- 
 
 61 mediately, while he yet spake, the cock crew. And the 
 Lord turned, and looked upon Peter. And Peter re- 
 membered the word of the Lord, how that he said unto 
 
 him, Before the cock crow this day, thou shalt deny Jn. 21. 17. 
 
 62 me thrice. And he went out, and wept bitterly. 
 
238 ART THOU THE CHRIST, 
 
 160. Jesus before the Sanhedrin. 
 
 S. Mark xiv. 55 — 65. 
 
 1Ki.21.10. Now the chief priests and the whole council sought 55 
 witness against Jesus to put him to death ; and found it 
 
 Ps. 35. II. not. For many bare false witness against him, and their 56 
 witness agreed not together. And there stood up certain, 57 
 and bare false witness against him, saying, We heard 58 
 
 Jji. 2. 19. him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with 
 21 hands, and in three days I will build another made 
 
 without hands. And not even so did their witness agree 59 
 together. And the high priest stood up in the midst, 60 
 and asked Jesus, saying, Answerest thou nothing ? what 
 
 Ps. 39. 9. js j( vvhich these witness against thee ? But he held his 61 
 
 Is. 53. 7- peace, and answered nothing. Again the high priest 
 asked him, and saith unto him. Art thou the Christ, the 
 
 Dan. 7. 13. Son of the Blessed ? And Jesus said, I am : and ye shall 62 
 
 ^i,- ' '°- ): see the Son of man sitting at the right hand of power, and 
 ■ *■ ' ■ coming with the clouds of heaven. And the high priest 63 
 
 ■2 Ki. 19. 1, rent his clothes, and saith, what further need have we 
 
 Acts 14.14. of witnesses? Ye have heard the blasphemy : what think 64 
 ye? And they all condemned him to be worthy of 
 
 Is. 50. 6. death. And some began to spit on him, and to cover 65 
 his face, and to buffet him, and to say unto him, Pro- 
 phesy : and the officers received him with blows of 
 their hands. 
 
 S. Matthew xrrt. 59 — 68. 
 
 Now the chief priests and the whole council sought 59 
 false witness against Jesus, that they might put him to 
 death ; and they found it not, though many false wit- 60 
 nesses came. But afterward came two, and said. This 61 
 man said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and 
 
THE SON OF THE BLESSED? 239 
 
 62 to build it in three days. And the high priest stood up, 
 and said unto him, Answerest thou nothing ? what is it 
 
 63 which these witness against thee ? But Jesus held his 
 peace. And the high priest said unto him, I adjure thee 
 
 by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Lev. 5. 1. 
 
 64 Christ, the Son of God. Jesus saith unto him. Thou Heb. 7.16. 
 hast said : nevertheless I say unto you, Henceforth ye 
 
 shall see the Son of man sitting at the right hand of 
 
 65 power, and coming on the clouds of heaven. Then the 
 high priest rent his garments, saying, He hath spoken 
 blasphemy : what further need have we of witnesses ? 
 
 66 behold, now ye have heard the blasphemy : what think 
 ye? They answered and said, He is worthy of death. 
 
 67 Then did they spit in his face and buffet him : and some 
 
 68 smote him with the palms of their hands, saying. Pro- 
 phesy unto us, thou Christ : who is he that struck thee ? 
 
 S. Luke xxll. 66—71. 
 
 66 And as soon as it was day, the assembly of the elders 
 of the people was gathered together, both chief priests 
 and scribes ; and they led him away into their council, 
 
 67 saying, If thou art the Christ, tell us. But he said unto 
 
 68 them. If I tell you, ye will not believe : and if I ask you, 
 
 69 ye will not answer. But from henceforth shall the Son 
 of man be seated at the right hand of the power of God. 
 
 70 And they all said. Art thou then the Son of God ? And 
 
 71 he said unto them. Ye say that I am. And they said. 
 What further need have we of witness ? for we ourselves 
 have heard from his own mouth. 
 
240 THE FIELD OF BLOOD. 
 
 161. The suicide of Judas. 
 
 S. Matthew xxvli. 3 — 10. 
 
 Then Judas, which betrayed him, when he saw that 3 
 he was condemned, repented himself, and brought back 
 the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, 
 saying, I have sinned in that I betrayed innocent blood. 4 
 
 2 Ki. 10. 9. But they said, What is that to us ? see thou to it. And 5 
 he cast down the pieces of silver into the sanctuary, and 
 
 2Sa.17.23. departed; and he went away and hanged himself. And 6 
 
 iSa. 31.4. tjjg chief priests took the pieces of silver, and said, It 
 is not lawful to put them into the treasury, since it is 
 
 Deu.23.18. the price of blood. And they took counsel, and bought 7 
 with them the potter's field, to bury strangers in. Where- 8 
 fore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this 
 day. Then was fulfilled that, which was spoken by 9 
 
 Zee. II. 12. Jeremiah the prophet, saying. And they took the thirty 
 pieces of silver, the price of him that was priced, whom 
 certain of the children of Israel did price ; and they gave 10 
 them for the potter's field, as the Lord appointed me. 
 
 S. Luke or S. Feter, Acts i. 18, 19. 
 
 Now this man obtained a field with the reward of his 18 
 iniquity ; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the 
 midst, and all his bowels gushed out. And it became 19 
 known to all the dwellers in Jerusalem, insomuch that 
 in their language that field was called Akeldama, that is, 
 The field of blood. 
 
SAUL. AHITHOPHEL. 24 1 
 
 Suicide of Saul. 
 
 1 Sam. xxxl. 1 — 6. 
 
 1 Now the Philistines fought against Israel : and the 
 men of Israel fled fro?n before the Philistines, and fell 
 
 2 down slain in tnount Gilboa. And the Philistines followed 
 hard upon Saul and upon his sons ; and the Philistines 
 slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchi-shua, the sons 
 
 3 of Saul. And the battle went sore against Saul, and the 
 archers overtook him ; and he was greatly distressed by 
 
 4 reason of the archers. Then said Saul to his armour- 
 bearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith ; 
 lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and 
 abuse me. But his armourbearer would not ; for he was 
 sore afraid. Therefore Saul took his sword, and fell upon 
 
 5 it. And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, 
 
 6 he likewise fell upon his sword, a?id died with him. So 
 Saul died, and his three sons, and his armourbearer, and 
 all his men, that same day together. 
 
 Suicide of Ahithophel. 
 
 2 Sam. xvli. 14; 23. 
 
 14 And Absaloin and all the men of Israel said. The 
 
 counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of 
 
 Ahithophel. For the Lord had ordained to defeat the good 
 
 counsel of Ahithophel, to the i7itent that the Lord might 
 
 bring evil upon Absalom. 
 
 * * * * » 
 
 23 And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not 
 followed, he saddled his ass, and arose, and gat him home, 
 unto his city, and set his house in order, and hanged 
 himself; and he died, and was buried in the sepulchre of 
 his father. 
 
 J. H. G. 16 
 
242 MY KINGDOM IS NOT OF THIS WORLD. 
 
 162. Jesus before Pilate. 
 
 S. John xvUi. 28 — 38. 
 
 They lead Jesus therefore from Caiaphas into the 28 
 Acts 10.28. palace : and it was early ; and they themselves entered 
 — 12.4. not into the palace, that they might not be defiled, but 
 
 might eat the passover. Pilate therefore went out unto 29 
 Acts 25.16. them, and saith, What accusation bring ye against this 
 
 man ? They answered and said unto him, If this man 30 
 were not an evil-doer, we should not have delivered him 
 up unto thee. Pilate therefore said unto them, Take 31 
 Acts 24. 6. him yourselves, and judge him according to your law. 
 The Jews said unto him. It is not lawful for us to put 
 Mt. 20. 19. any man to death : that the word of Jesus might be 32 
 121 fulfilled, which he spake, signifying by what manner of 
 death he should die. 
 
 Pilate therefore entered again into the palace, and 33 
 called Jesus, and said unto him, Art thou the King of the 
 Jews? Jesus answered, Sayest thou this of thyself, or did 34. 
 others tell it thee concerning me? Pilate answered, 35 
 Am I a Jew ? Thine own nation and the chief priests 
 delivered thee unto me : what hast thou done ? Jesus 36 
 Col. 1. 13.. answered, My kingdom is not of this world : if my 
 Rev.ii.i6. kingdom were of this world, then would my servants 
 fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews : but 
 now is my kingdom not from hence. Pilate therefore 37 
 said unto him. Art thou a king then ? Jesus answered, 
 Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end have I been 
 I Ti. 6. 13. born, and to this end am I come into the world, that I 
 I Jn. 4. 6. should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is 
 
 of the truth heareth my voice. Pilate saith unto him, 3a 
 What is truth? 
 
I FIND NO FAULT IN THIS MAN. 243 
 
 S. Matthew xxvil. 1, 2; 11 — 14. 
 
 1 Now when morning was come, all the chief priests 
 and the elders of the people took counsel against 
 
 2 Jesus to put him to death : and they bound him, and 
 led him away, and delivered him up to Pilate the 
 governor. 
 
 ***** 
 
 1 1 Now Jesus stood before the governor : and the 
 governor asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the 
 
 12 Jews ? And Jesus said unto him, Thou sayest. And 
 when he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he 
 
 13 answered nothing. Then saith Pilate unto him, Hearest Is. 53. 7. 
 thou not how many things they witness against thee? 
 
 14 And he gave him no answer, not even to one word : 
 insomuch that the governor marvelled greatly. 
 
 S. Mark xv. 1 — 5. 
 
 1 And straightway in the morning the chief priests 
 with the elders and scribes, and the whole council, held 
 a consultation, and bound Jesus, and carried him away, 
 
 2 and delivered him up to Pilate. And Pilate asked him. 
 Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering 
 
 3 saith unto him, Thou sayest. And the chief priests 
 
 4 accused him of many things. And Pilate again asked 
 him, saying, Answerest thou nothing? behold how many 
 
 5 things they accuse thee of. But Jesus no more answered 
 anything ; insomuch that Pilate marvelled. 
 
 S. Luke xxiii. 1 — 4. 
 
 1 And the whole company of them rose up, and brought 
 
 2 him before Pilate. And they began to accuse him, saying, 
 
 We found this man perverting our nation, and forbidding Mt. 22. 21. 
 to give tribute to Csesar, and saying that he himself is 131 
 
 3 Christ a king. And Pilate asked him, saying. Art thou 
 the King of the Jews ? And he answered him and said, 
 
 4 Thou sayest. And Pilate said unto the chief priests and 
 the multitudes, I find no fault in this man. 
 
 16 — 2 
 
244 AWAY WITH THIS MAN, AND 
 
 163. Jesus before Herod. 
 
 S. Luke xxili. 5—12. 
 
 But they were the more urgent, saying, He stirreth s 
 up the people, teaching throughout all Judsea, and be- 
 ginning from Galilee even unto this place. But when 6 
 Pilate heard it, he asked whether the man were a Gali- 
 Lk. 3. J. Isean. And when he knew that he was of Herod's 7 
 jurisdiction, he sent him unto Herod, who himself also 
 was at Jerusalem in these days. 
 
 Now when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceeding glad : 8 
 Lk. 9. 9. for he was of a long time desirous to see him, because 
 Mk. 6. 20. he had heard concerning him ; and he hoped to see 
 Jn. 4. 48. some miracle done by him. And he questioned him in 9 
 many words ; but he answered him nothing. And the 10 
 chief priests and the scribes stood, vehemently accusing 
 Acts 4. 27. him. And Herod with his soldiers set him at nought, 11 
 and mocked him, and arraying him in gorgeous apparel 
 sent him back to Pilate. And Herod and Pilate became 12 
 friends with each other that very day : for before they 
 were at enmity between themselves. 
 
 164. Barabbas preferred. Jesus condemned. 
 
 S. Matthew xxvii. 15 — 26. 
 
 Now at the feast the governor was wont to release 15 
 unto the multitude one prisoner, whom they would. And 16 
 they had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas. 
 When therefore they were gathered together, Pilate said 17 
 Jos. 24. 15. unto them. Whom will ye that I release unto you? 
 
 Barabbas, or Jesus which is called Christ? For he knew 18 
 that for envy they had delivered him up. And while he 19 
 was sitting on the judgement-seat, his wife sent unto 
 him, saying. Have thou nothing to do with that righteous 
 man : for I have suffered many things this day in a 
 dream because of him. Now the chief priests and the 20 
 elders persuaded the multitudes that they should ask for 
 Barabbas, and destroy Jesus. But the governor answered 21 
 and said unto them. Whether of the twain will ye that I 
 release unto you ? And they said, Barabbas. [t. o. 
 
RELEASE UNTO US BARABBAS. 245 
 
 S. Luke zxUl. 13 — 2S. 
 
 13 And Pilate called together the chief priests and the 
 
 14 rulers and the people, and said unto them, Ye brought 
 unto me this man, as one that perverteth the people : 
 and behold, I, having examined him before you, found 
 no fault in this man touching those things whereof ye 
 
 15 accuse him : no, nor yet Herod : for he sent him back 
 unto us; and behold, nothing worthy of death hath 
 
 16 been done by him. I will therefore chastise him, and 
 
 18 release him. But they cried out altogether, saying, 
 
 19 Away with this man, and release unto us Barabbas : one 
 who for a certain insurrection made in the city, and for 
 murder, was cast into prison. [t. o. 
 
 S. Mark XV. 6 — 15. 
 
 6 Now at the feast he used to release unto them one 
 
 7 prisoner, whom they asked of him. And there was one 
 called Barabbas, Ipng bound with them that had made 
 insurrection, men who in the insurrection had committed 
 
 8 murder. And the multitude went up and began to ask 
 
 9 him to do as he was wont to do unto them. And Pilate 
 answered them, saying, Will ye that I release unto you 
 
 10 the King of the Jews ? For he perceived that for envy 
 
 11 the chief priests had delivered him up. But the chief 
 priests stirred up the multitude, that he should rather 
 release Barabbas unto them. [t. o. 
 
 S. Jolin xvlll. 38 — 40. 
 
 38 And when he had said this, he went out again unto 
 the Jews, and saith unto them, I find no crime in him. 
 
 39 But ye have a custom, that I should release unto you one 
 at the passover : will ye therefore that I release unto you 
 the King of the Jews? They cried out therefore again, 
 
 40 saying, Not this man, but Barabbas. Now Barabbas was 
 a robber. 
 
246 HIS BLOOD BE ON US 
 
 S. Matthew xxvll. 
 
 Pilate saith unto them, What then shall I do unto 22 
 Jesus which is called Christ ? They all say, Let him be 
 crucified. And he said, Why, what evil hath he done ? 23 
 
 Is. 5. 7. But they cried out exceedingly, saying. Let him be cruci- 
 fied. So when Pilate saw that he prevailed nothing, but 24 
 rather that a tumult was arising, he took water, and 
 
 Deu.21.6.. washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am in- 
 nocent of the blood of this righteous man : see ye to it. 25 
 
 Deu.19.10. And all the people answered and said, His blood be 
 
 Acts 5. 28. on us, and on our children. Then released he unto 26 
 them Barabbas : but Jesus he scourged and delivered 
 to be crucified. 
 
 S. Luke Yxlli. 
 
 Acts 3. 13. And Pilate spake unto them again, desiring to release 20 
 Jesus ; but they shouted, saying. Crucify, crucify him. 21 
 And he said unto them the third time, Why, what evil 22 
 hath this man done ? I have found no cause of death in 
 him : I will therefore chastise him and release him. 
 But they were instant with loud voices, asking that he 23 
 might be crucified. And their voices prevailed. And 24 
 Pilate gave sentence that what they asked for should be 
 done. And he released him that for insurrection and 25 
 
 Acts 3. 14. murder had been cast into prison, whom they asked for ; 
 but Jesus he delivered up to their will. 
 
 S. Mark XV. 
 
 And Pilate again answered and said unto them, 12 
 What then shall I do unto him whom ye call the King 
 of the Jews? And they cried out again. Crucify him. 13 
 And Pilate said unto them. Why, what evil hath he 14 
 done? But they cried out exceedingly. Crucify him. 
 And Pilate, wishing to content the multitude, released 15 
 unto them Barabbas, and delivered Jesus, when he had 
 scourged him, to be crucified. 
 
AND ON OUR CHILDREN. 247 
 
 S. Peter, Acts 11. 22, 23. 
 
 22 Ye men of Israel, hear these words : Jesus of Nazareth, 
 a man approved of God unto you by mighty works and 
 wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of 
 
 23 you, even as ye yourselves know ; him, being delivered up 
 by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye by 
 the hand of lawless mtn did crucify and slay. 
 
 Acts m. 13—15. 
 
 13 The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the 
 God of our fathers, hath glorified his Servant Jesus ; ivhom 
 
 ye delivered up, and denied before the face of Pilate, when 
 
 14 he had determined to release him. But ye denied the Holy 
 and Righieous One, and asked for a murderer to be granted 
 
 15 unto you, and killed the Prince of life. 
 
 Acts V. 27, 28. 
 
 27 28 ^«i/ the high priest asked them, saying. We straitly 
 charged you not to teach in this name: and behold, ye have 
 filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and intend to bring 
 this man's blood upon us. 
 
248 BEHOLD, THE MAN. 
 
 165. Jesus is scourged, mocked, sentenced. 
 
 S. John xlx. 1 — 16. 
 
 Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged him. i 
 163 And the soldiers plaited a crown of thorns, and put it 2 
 on his head, and arrayed him in a purple garment; 
 and they came unto him, and said, Hail, King of the 3 
 Jews ! And they struck him with their hands. And 4 
 Pilate went out again, and saith unto them, Behold, I 
 bring him out to you, that ye may know that I find no 
 crime in him. Jesus therefore came out, wearing the 5 
 crown of thorns and the purple garment. And Pilate 
 saith unto them. Behold, the man ! When therefore the 6 
 chief priests and the officers saw him, they cried out, 
 saying, Crucify him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto 
 
 Jn. 18. 31. them, Take him yourselves, and crucify him : for I find 
 no crime in him. The Jews answered him. We have a 7 
 
 Lev. 24. 16. law, and by that law he ought to die, because he made 
 himself the Son of God. When Pilate therefore heard 8 
 this saying, he was the more afraid ; and he entered into 9 
 the palace again, and saith unto Jesus, Whence art thou? 
 But Jesus gave him no answer. Pilate therefore saith 10 
 unto him, Speakest thou not unto xa&} knowest thou 
 not that I have power to release thee, and have power to 
 crucify thee? Jesus answered him. Thou wouldest have 11 
 
 Jn. 7. 30. no power against me, except it were given thee from 
 above : therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath 
 
 Acts 3. 13. greater sin. Upon this Pilate sought to release him : 12 
 but the Jews cried out, saying. If thou release this man, 
 thou art not Caesar's friend : every one that maketh him- 
 self a king speaketh against Caesar. When Pilate there- 13 
 fore heard these words, he brought Jesus out, and sat 
 down on the judgement-seat at a place called The Pave- 
 ment, but in Hebrew, Gabbatha. Now it was the 14 
 Preparation of the passover : it was about the sixth hour. 
 And he saith unto the Jews, Behold, your King ! They 15 
 therefore cried out. Away with him, away with him, 
 crucify him. Pilate saith unto them. Shall I crucify your 
 King ? The chief priests answered, We have no king 
 but Caesar. Then therefore he delivered him unto them 16 
 to be crucified. 
 
HAIL, KING OF THE JEWS. 249 
 
 S. Matthew xxvll. 27 — 31. 
 
 27 Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into 
 the palace, and gathered unto him the whole band. 
 
 28 And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe. 
 
 29 And they plaited a crown of thorns and put it upon his 
 head, and a reed in his right hand ; and they kneeled 
 down before him, and mocked him, saying. Hail, King 
 
 30 of the Jews ! And they spat upon him, and took the Is. 50. 6. 
 
 31 reed and smote him on the head. And when they had 
 mocked him, they took off from him the robe, and put 
 on him his garments, and led him away to crucify him. 
 
 S. Mark XV. 16 — 20. 
 
 i& And the soldiers led him away within the court, which 
 is the Prffitorium ; and they call together the whole band. 
 
 17 And they clothe him with purple, and plaiting a crown 
 
 18 of thorns, they put it on him ; and they began to salute 
 
 19 him. Hail, King of the Jews ! And they smote his head 
 with a reed, and did spit upon him, and bowing their 
 
 20 knees worshipped him. And when they had mocked 
 him, they took off from him the purple, and put on him 
 his garments. And they led him out to crucify him. 
 
250 WEEP NOT FOR ME. 
 
 166. Jesus is led to Calvary. 
 
 S. Luke xxiil. 26 — 32. 
 
 And when they led him away, they laid hold upon 26 
 one Simon of Cyrene, coming from the country, and 
 laid on him the cross, to bear it after Jesus. 
 
 And there followed him a great multitude of the 27 
 people, and of women who bewailed and lamented him. 
 But Jesus turning unto them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, 28 
 weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your 
 children. For behold, the days are coming, in which 29 
 they shall say. Blessed are the barren, and the wombs 
 that never bare, and the breasts that never gave suck. 
 Hos. 10. 8. Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on 3° 
 Rev. 6. 16. us; and to the hills. Cover us. For if they do these 31 
 Eze. 20. 47. things in the green tree, what shall be done in the dry ? 
 I Pet. 4. 18. And there were also two others, malefactors, led with 32 
 him to be put to death. 
 
 S. Mark xv. 21 — 23. 
 Mt. 5. 41. And they compel one passing by, Simon of Cyrene, 21 
 
 coming from the country, the father of Alexander and 
 
 Rufus, to go with them, that he might bear his cross. 
 Nu. 15.36. And they bring him unto the place Golgotha, which is, 22 
 He. 13. 12. ijgjj^g interpreted, The place of a skull. And they 23 
 
 offered him wine mingled with myrrh : but he received 
 
 it not. 
 
 S. Matthew xxvll. 32 — 34. 
 
 And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, 32 
 Simon by name : him they compelled to go with them, 
 that he might bear his cross. And when they were come 33 
 unto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, The place of 
 a skull, they gave him wine to drink mingled with gall : 34 
 and when he had tasted it, he would not drink. 
 
 S. John xis. 17. 
 
 They took Jesus therefore : and he went out, bearing 17 
 Mt. 16. 24. the cross for himself, unto the place called The place of 
 a skull, which is called in Hebrew Golgotha : 
 
FATHER, FORGIVE THEM. 251 
 
 167. He is crucified. 
 S. John zix. 18 — 25. 
 
 18 Where they crucified him, and with him two others. Gal. 3. 13. 
 
 19 on either side one, and Jesus in the midst. And Pilate Ps. 22. 16. 
 wrote a title also, and put it on the cross. And there 
 
 was written, jesus of nazareth, the king of the 
 
 20 JEWS. This title therefore read many of the Jews : 
 for the place where Jesus was crucified was nigh to the 
 city : and it was written in Hebrew, and in Latin, and 
 
 21 in Greek. The chief priests of the Jews therefore said 
 to Pilate, Write not, The King of the Jews ; but, that he 
 
 22 said, I am King of the Jews. Pilate answered. What I 
 have written I have written. 
 
 23 The soldiers therefore, when they had crucified Jesus, 
 took his garments, and made four parts, to every soldier 
 a part ; and also the coat : now the coat was without 
 
 24 seam, woven from the top throughout. They said there- 
 fore one to another, Let us not rend it, but cast lots for 
 it, whose it shall be : that the scripture might be fulfilled, 
 which saith, 
 
 They parted my garments among them, Ps. 22. 18. 
 
 And upon my vesture did they cast lots. 
 
 25 These things therefore the soldiers did. 
 
 S. Mark xv. 24 — 27. 
 24 And they crucify him, and part his garments among 
 them, casting lots upon them, what each should take. 
 25,26 And it was the third hour, and they crucified him. And 
 the superscription of his accusation was written over, 
 27 THE KING OF THE JEWS. And with him they crucify two Is. 53. 9. 
 robbers ; one on his right hand, and one on his left. 
 
 S. Matthew xxvU. 35—38. 
 
 35 And when they had crucified him, they parted his 
 
 36 garments among them, casting lots : and they sat and 
 
 37 watched him there. And they set up over his head his 
 accusation written, this is jesus the king of the jews. 
 
 38 Then are there crucified with him two robbers, one on 
 the right hand, and one on the left. 
 
 S. Luke xxiil. 33—34, 38. 
 
 33 And when they came unto the place which is called 
 The skull, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, 
 
 [t. o. 
 
252 SAVE THYSELF. 
 
 one on the right hand and the other on the left. And 34 
 Acts 7. 60. Jesus said, Father, forgive them ; for they know not what 
 Acts 3. 17. tijgy (Jq_ ^jjj] parting his garments among them, they 
 cast lots. * * * * 
 
 And there was also a superscription over him, this is 38 
 
 THE KING OF THE JEWS. 
 
 168, Conduct of priests, people, soldiers, robbers. 
 S. Matthew xxvU. 39 — 44. 
 
 Ps. 22. 7. And they that passed by railed on him, wagging their 39 
 
 Ps. 109.25. heads, and saying. Thou that destroyest the temple, and 40 
 
 160 buildest it in three days, save thyself: if thou art the 
 
 Son of God, come down from the cross. In like manner 41 
 also the chief priests mocking him, with the scribes and 
 elders, said. He saved others ; himself he cannot save. 42 
 He is the King of Israel ; let him now come down from 
 the cross, and we will believe on him. He trusteth on 43 
 Ps. 22. 8. God ; let him deliver him now, if he desireth him : for 
 
 he said, I am the Son of God. And the robbers also 44 
 that were crucified with him cast upon him the same 
 reproach. 
 
 S. Mark XV. 29 — 32. 
 
 And they that passed by railed on him, wagging their 29 
 heads, and saying, Ha ! thou that destroyest the temple, 
 and buildest it in three days, save thyself, and come 3° 
 down from the cross. In like manner also the chief 31 
 priests mocking him among themselves with the scribes 
 said. He saved others ; himself he cannot save. Let the 32 
 Christ, the King of Israel, now come down from the 
 cross, that we may see and believe. And they that were 
 crucified with him reproached him. 
 
 S. Luke XYJII. 35 — 37. 
 
 And the people stood beholding. And the rulers 35 
 also scoffed at him, saying. He saved others ; let him 
 save himself, if this is the Christ of God, his chosen. 
 And the soldiers also mocked him, coming to him, 36 
 offering him vinegar, and saying, If thou art the King 37 
 of the Jews, save thyself 
 
TO-DAY SHALT THOU BE WITH ME IN PARADISE. 253 
 
 169. Of Jesus himself. 
 
 S. Luke xxlli. 39 — 43. 
 
 39 And one of the malefactors which were hanged 
 railed on him, saying, Art not thou the Christ ? save thy- 
 
 40 self and us. But the other answered, and rebuking him said, 
 Dost thou not even fear God, seeing thou art in the same 
 
 41 condemnation? And we indeed justly; for we receive 
 the due reward of our deeds : but this man hath done 
 
 42 nothing amiss. And he said, Jesus, remember me when 
 
 43 thou comest in thy kingdom. And he said unto him. 
 
 Verily I say unto thee. To-day shalt thou be with me in ^ Co. 12.4. 
 Paradise. 
 
 Lk. 16. 22. 
 
 S. John xlx. 25 — 27. 
 
 25 But there were standing by the cross of Jesus his 
 mother, and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, 
 
 26 and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus therefore saw his 
 mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he J"- 
 
 27 saith unto his mother, Woman, behold, thy son ! Then 
 saith he to the disciple, Behold, thy mother ! And from 
 that hour the disciple took her unto his own home. 
 
254 IT IS FINISHED. 
 
 170. His death. 
 
 S. Matthew Ksvii. 46 — 56. 
 
 Amos 8. 9. Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all 45 
 the land until the ninth hour. And about the ninth 46 
 hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, 
 Ps. 22. I. lama sabachthani? that is, My God, my God, why hast 
 
 thou forsaken me ? And some of them that stood there, 47 
 when they heard it, said, This man calleth Elijah. 
 And straightway one of them ran, and took a sponge, 48 
 Ps. 69. 21. and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave 
 
 him to drink. And the rest said. Let be ; let us see 49 
 whether Elijah cometh to save him. And Jesus cried 5° 
 again with a loud voice, and yielded up his spirit. And 51 
 Lev. 16. 2. behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the 
 Heb.9.8... top to the bottom; and the earth did quake; and the 
 
 rocks were rent; and the tombs were opened; and many 52 
 bodies of the saints that had fallen asleep were raised ; 
 1C0.15.20. and coming forth out of the tombs after his resurrection S3 
 they entered into the holy city and appeared unto many. 
 Now the centurion, and they that were with him watching 54 
 Jesus, when they saw the earthquake, and the things that 
 were done, feared exceedingly, saying, Truly this was the 
 Ps. 88. 8 ; Son of God. And many women were there beholding 55 
 — 38. II. from afar, which had followed Jesus from Galilee, mini- 
 Lk. 8. 3. stering unto liim : among whom was Mary Magdalene, 56 
 and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the 
 mother of the sons of Zebedee. 
 
 S. Mark XV. 33 — 41. 
 
 And when the sixth hour was come, there was dark- 33 
 ness over the whole land until the ninth hour. And at 34 
 the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, Eloi, Eloi, 
 lama sabachthani ? which is, being interpreted. My God, 
 my God, why hast thou forsaken me? And some of 35 
 them that stood by, when they heard it, said. Behold, he 
 calleth Elijah. And one ran, and filling a sponge full of 36 
 
TRULY THIS WAS THE SON OF GOD. 255 
 
 vinegar, put it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, 
 Let be ; let us see whether Ehjah cometh to take him 
 
 37 down. And Jesus uttered a loud voice, and gave up the 
 
 38 ghost. And the veil of the temple was rent in twain 
 
 39 from the top to the bottom. And when the centurion, 
 which stood by over against him, saw that he so gave up 
 the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God. 
 
 40 And there were also women beholding from afar : among 
 whom were both Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother 
 of James the less and of Joses, and Salome ; who, when 
 
 41 he was in Galilee, followed him, and ministered unto 
 him ; and many other women which came up with him 
 unto Jerusalem. 
 
 S. Luke xxlli. 44 — 49. 
 
 44 And it was now about the sixth hour, and a darkness 
 came over the whole land until the ninth hour, the sun's 
 
 45 light failing : and the veil of the temple was rent in the 
 
 46 midst. And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he 
 
 said. Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit : and Ps. 31. 5. 
 
 47 having said this, he gave up the ghost. And when the 
 centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, 
 
 48 Certainly this was a righteous man. And all the mul- 
 titudes that came together to this sight, when they 
 beheld the things that were done, returned smiting their 
 
 49 breasts. And all his acquaintance, and the women that Lk. 8. 3. 
 followed with him from Galilee, stood afar off, seeing 
 
 these things. 
 
 S. John xix. 28 — 30. 
 
 28 After this Jesus, knowing that all things are now 
 finished, that the scripture might be accomplished, saith, 
 
 29 I thirst. There was set there a vessel full of vinegar : so 
 they put a sponge full of the vinegar upon hyssop, and 
 
 30 brought it to his mouth. When Jesus therefore had 
 received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and hejn. 17. 4. 
 bowed his head, and gave up his spirit. 
 
2 $6 THERE CAME OUT BLOOD AND WATER. 
 
 171. -^z-f '^eatA made certain. 
 
 S. John xlx. 31 — 37. 
 
 The Jews therefore, because it was the Preparation, 31 
 Deu.21.23. that the bodies should not remain on the cross upon the 
 sabbath (for the day of that sabbath was a high day), 
 asked of Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that 
 they might be taken away. The soldiers therefore came, 32 
 and brake the legs of the first, and of the other which 
 was crucified with him : but when they came to Jesus, 33 
 and saw that he was dead already, they brake not his 
 legs : howbeit one of the soldiers with a spear pierced 34 
 1 Jn. 5.6... his side, and straightway there came out blood and 
 
 water. And he that hath seen hath borne witness, and 35 
 his witness is true : and he knoweth that he saith true, 
 Ex. 12. 46. that ye also may believe. For these things came to 36 
 Num.9. 12. pass, that the scripture might be fulfilled, A bone of him 
 Ps. 34. 20. gjjg^jj jjpj |jg broken. And again another scripture saith, 37 
 Zee. 12.10. They shall look on him whom they pierced. 
 
 172. His burial. 
 
 S. Join xix. 38 — 42. 
 
 And after these things Joseph of Arimathaea, being a 38 
 Jn. 12. 42. disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, asked 
 
 of Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus : 
 
 and Pilate gave him leave. He came therefore, and 
 Jn. 3. I ; took away his body. And there came also Nicodemus, 39 
 — 7- 5°- he who at the first came to him by Jiight, bringing a 
 Mt. 2. II. mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pound 
 
 weight. So they took the body of Jesus, and bound it 40 
 Gen.50.2 . . in linen cloths with the spices, as the custom of the Jews 
 Jn. 11.44. is to bury. Now in the place where he was crucified 41 
 
 there was a garden ; and in the garden a new tomb 
 2 Ki. 1 3.2 1, wherein was never man yet laid. There then because of 42 
 
 the Jews' Preparation (for the tomb was nigh at hand) 
 
 they laid Jesus. , 
 
 S. Mark XV. 42-^7. 
 
 And when even was now come, because it was the 42 
 Preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath, there 43 
 
WITH THE RICH IN HIS DEATH. 257 
 
 came Joseph of Arimathsea, a councillor of honourable 
 estate, who also himself was looking for the kingdom of 
 God ; and he boldly went in unto Pilate, and asked for 
 
 44 the body of Jesus. And Pilate marvelled if he were 
 already dead : and calling unto him the centurion, he 
 
 45 asked him whether he had been any while dead. And 
 when he learned it of the centurion, he granted the 
 
 46 corpse to Joseph. And he bought a linen cloth, and 
 taking him down, wound him in the linen cloth, and laid 
 him in a tomb which had been hewn out of a rock ; and 
 
 47 he rolled a stone against the door of the tomb. And 
 Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses beheld 
 where he was laid. 
 
 S. Luke xxlii. 50 — 56. 
 
 50 And behold, a man named Joseph, who was a coun- 
 
 51 cillor, a good man and a righteous (he had not consented 
 to their counsel and deed), a man of Arimathasa, a city , 
 of the Jews, who was looking for the kingdom of God : 
 
 52 this man went to Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus, 
 
 53 And he took it down, and wrapped it in a linen cloth, 
 and laid him in a tomb that was hewn in stone, where 
 
 54 never man had yet lain. And it was the day of the 
 
 55 Preparation, and the sabbath drew on. And the women, Lk. 8. 2. 
 which had come with him out of Galilee, followed after, 
 
 56 and beheld the tomb, and how his body was laid. And 
 they returned, and prepared spices and ointments. 
 
 And on the sabbath they rested according to the 
 commandment. 
 
 S. Matthew xxvii. 57 — 61. 
 
 57 And when even was come, there came a rich man 
 
 from Arimathsea, named Joseph, who also himself was iSam.i.i. 
 
 58 Jesus' disciple : this man went to Pilate, and asked for 
 the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded it to be 
 
 59 given up. And Joseph took the body, and wrapped it 
 
 60 in a clean linen cloth, and laid it in his own new tomb, is. 22. 16. 
 which he had hewn out in the rock : and he rolled a 
 
 great stone to the door of the tomb, and departed. Jn. n. 38. 
 
 61 And Mary Magdalene was there, and the other Mary, 
 sitting over against the sepulchre. 
 
 J. H. G. 17 
 
2?8 MAN PROPOSETH. 
 
 173. Precautions against the removal of His body. 
 
 S. Matthe\7 xxvii. 62 — 66. 
 
 Now on the morrow, which is the day after the 62 
 Preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees were 
 gathered together unto Pilate, saying. Sir, we remember 63 
 
 Jn. i. 19... that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive. After three 
 
 days I rise again. Command therefore that the sepulchre 64 
 be made sure until the third day, lest haply his disciples 
 come and steal him away, and say unto the people, He 
 is risen from the dead: and the last error will be worse 
 than the first. Pilate said unto them, Ye have a guard : 
 go your way, make it as sure as ye can. , So they went, 65 
 
 Dan. 6. 17. and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, the 66 
 guard being with them. 
 
GOD DISPOSETH. 259 
 
 174. '4/1 angel rolls mvay the stone. 
 
 S. Matthew xxviil. 2 — 4. 
 
 2 And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an 
 angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came 
 
 3 and rolled away the stone, and sat upon it. His appear- 
 ance was as lightning, and his raiment white as snow : l^an. 10. 6. 
 
 4 and for fear of him the watchers did quake, and became 
 as dead men. 
 
 17 — 2 
 
26o HE IS NOT HERE; 
 
 175, The tomb empty. Angels declare that He is risen. 
 
 S. John XX. 1 — 10. 
 Now on the first day of the week cometh Mary i 
 Magdalene early, while it was yet dark, unto the tomb, 
 and seeth the stone taken away from the tomb. She 2 
 runneth therefore, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to 
 
 Jn. 11. 10. the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and saith unto 
 them, They have taken away the Lord out of the tomb, 
 and we know not where they have laid him. Peter 3 
 therefore went forth, and the other disciple, and they 
 went toward the tomb. And they ran both together : 4 
 and the other disciple outran Peter, and came first to 
 the tomb ; and stooping and looking in, he seeth the 5 
 
 Jn. 19. 40. linen cloths lying ; yet entered he not in. Simon Peter 6 
 therefore also cometh, following him, and entered into 
 the tomb ; and he beholdeth the linen cloths lying, and 7 
 
 Jn. II. 44. the napkin, that was upon his head, not lying with the 
 linen cloths, but rolled up in a place by itself Then 8 
 entered in therefore the other disciple also, which came 
 first to the tomb, and he saw, and believed. For as yet 9 
 
 Ps. 16. 10. they knew not the scripture, that he must rise again from 
 
 Acts 2.31. the dead. So the disciples went away again unto their 10 
 own home. 
 
 S. Mark xvi. 1 — 8. 
 Lk. 8. 2. And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, r 
 
 and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, bought 
 Lk. 1-1,. 55. spices, that they might come and anoint him. And very 2 
 Gen. 50. 3. early on the first day of the week, they come to the 
 tomb when the sun was risen. And^ they were saying 3 
 among themselves, Who shall roll us away the stone 
 from the door of the tomb ? and looking up, they see 4 
 that the stone is rolled back : for it was exceeding great. 
 And entering into the tomb, they saw a young man 5 
 sitting on the right side, arrayed in a white robe ; and 
 they were amazed. And he saith unto them, Be not 6 
 amazed : ye seek Jesus, the Nazarene, which hath been 
 crucified : he is risen ; he is not here : behold, the place 
 where they laid him ! But go, tell his disciples and 7 
 Peter, He goeth before you into Galilee : there shall ye 
 see him, as he said unto you. And they went out, and S 
 
HE IS RISEN. 261 
 
 fled from the tomb ; for trembling and astonishment 
 had come upon them : and they said nothing to any 
 one J for they were afraid. 
 
 S. Luke xxlv. 1 — 12. 
 
 1 But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they 
 came unto the tomb, bringing the spices which they had 
 
 2 prepared. And they found the stone rolled away from 
 
 3 the tomb. And they entered in, and found not the 
 
 4 body of the Lord Jesus. And it came to pass, while 
 they were perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood 
 
 5 by them in dazzhng apparel : and as they were affrighted, 
 and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said 
 
 unto them. Why seek ye the living among the dead? Is. 8. 19. 
 
 6 He is not here, but is risen : remember how he spake 
 
 7 unto you when he was yet in Galilee, saying that the Mk. g. 31. 
 Son of man must be delivered up into the hands of 73 
 sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise 
 
 &, 9 again. And they remembered his words, and returned 
 from the tomb, and told all these things to the eleven, 
 
 10 and to all the rest. Now they were Mary Magdalene, 
 and Joanna, and Mary the mother of James : and the 
 other women with them told these things unto the 
 
 11 apostles. And these words appeared in their sight as 
 j2 idle talk ; and they disbelieved them. But Peter arose, 
 
 and ran unto the tomb ; and stooping and looking in, he 
 seeth the linen cloths by themselves ; and he departed 
 to his home, wondering at that which was come to pass. 
 
 S. Matthew xxviii. 1; 5 — 8. 
 
 I Now late on the sabbath day, as it began to dawn 
 
 toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene 
 
 and the other Mary to see the sepulchre. 
 
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 5 And the angel answered and said unto the women. Fear 
 not ye : for I know that ye seek Jesus, which hath been 
 
 6 crucified. He is not here ; for he is risen, even as he 
 
 7 said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay. And 
 
 go quickly, and tell his disciples, He is risen from the Mt. 26. 32. 
 dead ; and lo, he goeth before you into Galilee ; there Mt. 28. x6. 
 S shall ye see him : lo, I have told you. And they de- 184 
 parted quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, 
 and ran to bring his disciples word. 
 
262 WOMAN, WHY WEEPEST THOU ? 
 
 176. Jesus appears to Mary Magdalene. 
 
 S. John XX. 11 — 18. 
 
 But Mary was standing without at the tomb weeping : i r 
 so, as she wept, she stooped and looked into the tomb ; 
 and she beholdeth two angels in white sitting, one at the i3 
 head, and one at the feet, where the body of Jesus had 
 lain. And they say unto her. Woman, why weepest thou? 13 
 She saith unto them. Because they have taken away my 
 Lord, and I know not where they have laid him. When 14. 
 she had thus said, she turned herself back, and beholdeth 
 Lk. 24. 16. Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus. Jesus 15 
 Jn. 21. 4. saith unto her. Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest 
 thou ? She, supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto 
 him. Sir, if thou hast borne him hence, tell me where 
 thou hast laid him, and I will take him away. Jesus i& 
 saith unto her, Mary. She turneth herself, and saith 
 Mk. 10.51. unto him in Hebrew, Rabboni ; which is to say, Master. 
 
 Jesus saith to her. Touch me not; for I am not yet 17 
 Rom. 8. 29. ascended unto the Father: but go unto my brethren, 
 Heb. 2. II. ajj(j ga^y |-q them, I ascend unto my Father and your 
 Eph. 1. 17. Father, and my God and your God. Mary Magdalene iS 
 I Pet. I. 3. cometh and telleth the disciples, I have seen the Lord ; 
 and how that he had said these things unto her. 
 
 S. Mark xvi. 9 — 11. 
 
 Now when he was risen early on the first day of the 9 
 week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom 
 he had cast out seven devils. She went and told them 10 
 that had been with him, as they mourned and wept. 
 And they, when they heard that he was alive, and had n 
 been seen of her, disbelieved. 
 
GO TELL MY BRETHREN, 263 
 
 177. Jesus appears to the other women. 
 
 S. Matthew xxvlli. 8—10. 
 
 8 And they departed quickly from the tomb with fear 
 
 9 and great joy, and ran to bring his disciples word. And 
 behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came 
 
 10 and took hold of his feet, and worshipped him. Then 
 
 saith Jesus unto them. Fear not: go tell my brethren Mt. -afi. s^. 
 that they depart into Gahlee, and there shall they see me. Mt. ■28. 16. 
 
 184 
 
 S. Liike xxiv. 8, 9, 11. 
 
 8, 9 And they remembered his words, and returned from 
 
 the tomb, and told all these things unto the eleven, and 
 
 to all the rest. 
 
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 II And these words appeared in their sight as idle talk; 
 they disbelieved them. 
 
 178. Report and bribeiy of the guards. 
 
 S. Matthe-w xxvili. 11—15. 
 
 11 Now while they were going, behold, some of _ the Mt. 27. 65. 
 guard came into the city, and told unto the chief priests 173 
 
 12 all the things that were come to pass. And when they 
 were assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel, 
 
 13 they gave large money unto the soldiers, saying, Say ye. 
 His disciples came by night, and stole him away while 
 
 14 we slept. And if this come to the governor's ears, we Acts 12.19. 
 
 15 will persuade him, and rid you of care. So they took i Sam. 8. 3. 
 the money, and did as they were taught : and this saying 
 
 was spread abroad among the Jews, and continueth until 
 this day. 
 
264 O SLOW OF HEART TO BELIEVE. 
 
 179. Jesus appears to Cleopas and another , 
 also to Peter. 
 
 S. Luke xxiv. 13 — 35. 
 
 And behold, two of them were going that very 13 
 day to a village named Emmaus, which was three- 
 score furlongs from Jerusalem. And they communed 14 
 with each other of all these things which had happened. 
 And it came to pass, while they communed and ques- 15 
 tioned together, that Jesus himself drew near, and went 
 Jn. 10. 14. with them. But their eyes were holden that they should 16 
 — 21. 4. not know him. And he said unto them. What communi- 17 
 cations are these that ye have one with another, as ye 
 walk? And they stood still, looking sad. And one of 18 
 Jn. 19. 25. them, named Cleopas, answering said unto him. Dost 
 thou alone sojourn in Jerusalem and not know the things 
 which are come to pass there in these days? And he 19 
 said unto them. What things ? And they said unto him, 
 The things concerning Jesus 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 20 
 delivered him up to be condemned to death, and cruci- 
 Lk. 1. 68. fied him. But we hoped that it was he which should 21 
 Acts I. 6. redeem Israel. Yea and beside all this, it is now the 
 
 third day since these things came to pass. Moreover 22 
 certain women of our company amazed us, having been 
 early at the tomb ; and when they found not his body, 23 
 they came, saying, that they had also seen a vision of 
 angels, which said that he was alive. And certain of 24 
 them that were with us went to the tomb, and found it 
 even so as the women had said : but him they saw not. 
 And he said unto them, O foolish men, and slow of heart 25 
 to believe in all that the prophets have spoken ! Be- 26 
 Acts 17. 3. hoved it not the Christ to suffer these things, and to 
 
 enter into his glory? And beginning from Moses and 27 
 
THE LORD IS RISEN INDEED. 265 
 
 from all the prophets, he interpreted to them in all the Acts 3.22.. 
 
 28 scriptures the things concerning himself. And they drew 
 nigh unto the village, whither they were going : and he 
 
 29 made as though he would go further. And they con- Gen. 32. 26. 
 strained him, saying, Abide with us: for it is toward J"- '• 39- 
 
 30 evening, and the day is now far spent. And he went 
 in to abide with them. And it came to pass, when he 
 
 had sat down with them to meat, he took the bread, and Lk. 9. 16. 
 
 31 blessed it, and brake, and gave to them. And their Lk. 22. 19. 
 eyes were opened, and they knew him ; and he vanished Lk. 4. 30. 
 
 32 out of their sight. And they said one to another, Was J"- ^' 59- 
 not our heart burning within us, while he spake to us in 
 
 33 the way, while he opened to us the scriptures ? And 
 they rose up that very hour, and returned to Jerusalem, 
 and found the eleven gathered together, and them that 
 
 34 were with them, saying. The Lord is risen indeed, and 
 
 35 hath appeared to Simon. And they rehearsed the things 1C0r.15.i5. 
 that happened in the way, and how he was known of them 
 
 in the breaking of the bread. 
 
 S. Mark xvi. 12, 13. 
 
 12 And after these things he was manifested in another 
 form unto two of them, as they walked, on their way 
 
 13 into the country. And they went away and told it unto 
 the rest : neither believed they them. 
 
 S. Paul, 1 Cor. XV. 5. 
 And that he appeared to Cephas. 
 
266 HE DID EAT BEFORE THEM. 
 
 180. Jesus appears to His disciples the same evening. 
 S. Luke xxlv. 36 — 49. 
 
 And as they spake these things, he himself stood in 36 
 Jn. 14. 27. the midst of them, and saith unto them. Peace be unto 
 Mt. 14. 26. you. But they were terrified and affrighted, and sup- 37 
 63 posed that they beheld a spirit. And he said unto them, 38 
 Why are ye troubled ? and wherefore do reasonings arise 
 in your heart ? See my hands and my feet, that it is I 39 
 Jn. 20. 27. myself: handle me, and see ; for a spirit hath not flesh 
 
 181 and bones, as ye behold me having. And when he had 40 
 '•'"■ ^' '■ said this, he shewed them his hands and his feet. And 41 
 
 while they still disbeUeved for joy, and wondered, he 
 Gen.4s.26. said unto them, Have ye here anything to eat ? And 42 
 Jn. 21. 5. they gave him a piece of a broiled fish. And he took 43 
 Acts 10.41. it, and did eat before them. 
 
 And he said unto them, These are my words which 44 
 I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, how that all 
 things must needs be fulfilled, which are written in the 
 law of Moses, and the prophets, and the psalms, concern- 
 Acts 16.14. ing me. Then opened he their mind, that they might 45 
 understand the scriptures ; and he said unto them, Thus 46 
 Acts 26.23. it is written, that the Christ should suffer, and rise again 
 
 from the dead the third day ; and that repentance and 47 
 remission of sins should be preached in his name unto 
 Acts I. 8. all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem. Ye are wit- 48 
 Acts 3. 15. nesses of these things. And behold, I send forth the 49 
 Jn. 14. 16. promise of my Father upon you : but tarry ye in the 
 — 15- 26. city, until ye be clothed with power from on high. 
 
 S. John XX. 19 — 23. 
 
 When therefore it was evening, on that day, the first 19 
 Jn. 20. 26. day of the week, and when the doors were shut where 
 the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and 
 stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto 
 you. And when he had said this, he shewed unto them 20 
 his hands and his side. The disciples therefore were 
 glad, when they saw the Lord. Jesus therefore said to 21 
 Jn. 17. 18. them again. Peace be unto you : as the Father hath sent 
 2 Tim. 2.2. me^ even so send I you. And when he had said this, he 22 
 
 breathed on them, and saith unto them. Receive ye the 
 Mt. 16. 19. Holy Ghost : whose soever sins ye forgive, they are 23 
 '■ ■' forgiven unto them; whose soever sins ye retain, they are 
 '^' '" retained. 
 
MY LORD AND MY GOD. 267 
 
 S. Mark xvi. 14—18. 
 
 14 And afterward he was manifested unto the eleven 
 themselves as they sat at meat ; and he upbraided them 
 with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they 
 believed not them which had seen him after he was 
 
 15 risen. And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, Mt. 38. 19. 
 
 16 and preach the gospel to the whole creation. He that 184 
 believeth and is baptized shall be saved ; but he that 
 
 17 disbelieveth shall be condemned. And these signs shall 
 
 follow them that believe: in my name shall they cast out Actsi6.i8. 
 iS devils; they shall speak with new tongues; they shall Acts 2. 4. 
 take up serpents, and if they drink any deadly thing, it Acts ^8. 5. 
 shall in no wise hurt them ; they shall lay hands on the Acts 28. 8. 
 sick, and they shall recover. 
 
 S. Paul, 1 Cor. XV. 5. 
 Then he appeared to the twelve. 
 
 181. Again, a week later. Thomas. 
 S. Jolin XX. 24 — 31. 
 
 24 But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was Jn- n- i6- 
 
 25 not with them when Jesus came. The other disciples 
 therefore said unto him. We have seen the Lord. But 
 he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the 
 print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the 
 nails, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe. 
 
 26 And after eight days again his disciples were within, 
 
 and Thomas with them. Jesus cometh, the doors being jn. 20. 19. 
 shut, and stood in the midst, and said. Peace be unto jn. 14. 27. 
 
 27 you. Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, 
 
 and see my hands ; and reach hither thy hand, and put Lk, 24. 39. 
 it into my side : and be not faithless, but believing. 180 
 
 28 Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my 
 
 29 God. Jesus saith unto him, Because thou hast seen me, 
 
 thou hast believed : blessed are they that have not seen, i Pet. i. 8. 
 and yet have believed. 
 
 30 Many other signs therefore did Jesus in the presence jn. 21. 25 
 of the disciples, which are not written in this book : but 183 
 
 31 these are written, that ye may believe that Jesus is the 
 
 Christ, the Son of God ; and that believing ye may have i jn. 5. 13. 
 life in his name. 
 
268 THE NET WAS NOT RENT. 
 
 182. Again at the sea of Tiberias. The draught of fishes. 
 
 S. John xxi. 1 — 14. 
 
 After these things Jesus manifested himself again to i 
 the disciples at the sea of Tiberias ; and he manifested 
 himself on this wise. There were together Simon Peter, 2 
 
 Jn. I. 45,.. and Thomas called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in 
 
 Mt. 4. 21. Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two other of his 
 disciples. Simon Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing. 3 
 They say unto him, We also come with thee. They 
 went forth, and entered into the boat; and that night 
 
 Lk. 9. 5. they took nothing. But when day was now breaking, 4 
 35 Jesus stood on the beach : howbeit the disciples knew 
 not that it was Jesus. Jesus therefore saith unto them, 5 
 
 Lk. 24. 41. Children, have ye aught to eat? They answered him. 
 No. And he said unto them. Cast the net on the right 6 
 side of the boat, and ye shall find. They cast therefore, 
 and now they were not able to draw it for the multitude 
 
 Jn. 13. 28. of fishes. That disciple therefore whom Jesus loved 7 
 saith unto Peter, It is the Lord. So when Simon Peter 
 heard that it was the Lord, he girt his coat about him 
 (for he was naked), and cast himself into the sea. But 8 
 the other disciples came in the little boat (for they were 
 not far from the land, but about two hundred cubits off), 
 dragging the net full of fishes. So when they got out 9 
 upon the land, they see a fire of coals there, and fish laid 
 thereon, and bread. Jesus saith unto them. Bring of the 10 
 fish which ye have now taken. Simon Peter therefore 11 
 went up, and drew the net to land, full of great fishes, a 
 hundred and fifty and three : and for all there were so 
 many, the net was not rent. Jesus saith unto them, 12 
 
 Acts 10.41. Come and break your fast. And none of the disciples 
 durst inquire of him. Who art thou ? knowing that it was 
 
 Lk. 24. 30. the Lord. Jesus cometh, and taketh the bread, and 13 
 179 giveth them, and the fish likewise. This is now the 14 
 third time that Jesus was manifested to the disciples, 
 after that he was risen from the dead. 
 
FEED MY LAMBS. 269 
 
 183. Special charge to Peter and John. 
 
 S. John xxl. 15 — 25. 
 
 15 So when they had broken their fast, Jesus saith to 
 
 Simon Peter, Simon, son of John, lovest thou me more Mt. 26. 33. 
 than these ? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord ; thou 155 
 knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed 
 
 16 my lambs. He saith to him again a second time, Simon, Eze.34.2... 
 son of John, lovest thou me? He saith unto him. Yea, 
 
 Lord ; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto 
 
 17 him. Tend my sheep. He saith unto him the third time, i Pet. 5. 1. 
 Simon, son of John, lovest thou me ? Peter was grieved 
 because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou Mt. 26. 75- 
 me? And he said unto him. Lord, thou knowest all 159 
 things ; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto 
 
 18 him, Feed my sheep. Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Acts 20.28. 
 When thou wast young, thou girdedst thyself, and 
 walkedst whither- thou wouldest : but when thou shalt 
 
 be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another Jn. 13. 36. 
 shall gird thee, and carry thee whither thou wouldest 
 
 19 not. Now this he spake, signifying by what manner of ^ Pet- 1- '4- 
 death he should glorify God. And when he had spoken 
 
 20 this, he saith unto him. Follow me. Peter, turning 
 about, seeth the disciple whom Jesus loved following; 
 
 which also leaned back on his breast at the supper, and Jn. 13. 23... 
 
 21 said. Lord, who is he that betrayeth thee ? Peter there- 14:7 
 fore seeing him saith to Jesus, Lord, and what shall this 
 
 22 man do ? Jesus saith unto him, If I will that he tarry 
 
 23 till I come, what is that to thee? follow thou me. This Mt. 16. 28. 
 saying therefore went forth among the brethren, that that ~ •^'^' ^°' 
 disciple should not die : yet Jesus said not unto him, 
 
 that he should not die ; but. If I will that he tarry till I 
 come, what is that to thee? 
 
 24 This is the disciple which beareth witness of these 
 things, and wrote these things: and we know that hissJ"-". 
 witness is true. 
 
 25 And there are also many other things which Jesus Jn. 20. 30. 
 did, the which if they should be written every one, I 181 
 suppose that even the world itself would not contain the 
 
 books that should be written. 
 
270 MAKE DISCIPLES, BAPTIZE, AND TEACH. 
 
 184. Again in Galilee. 
 
 S. Matthew xxvUl. 16—20. 
 j\Jt. 26. 32. But the eleven disciples went into Galilee, unto the 16 
 ~ ^^■'i- mountain where Jesus had appointed them. And when 17 
 
 they saw him, they worshipped him : but some doubted. 
 
 And Jesus came to them and spake unto them, saying, 18 
 Heb. 2. 8. All authority hath been given unto me in heaven and on 
 Mk. 16.15. earth. Go ye therefore, and make disciples of all the 19 
 180 nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father and 
 
 of the Son and of the Holy Ghost : teaching them to 20 
 
 observe all things whatsoever I commanded you : and 
 Ro. 8. 35... lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. 
 
 S. Paiil, 1 Cor. 3CV. 6, 7. 
 Then he appeared to above five hundred brethren at 6 
 once, of whom the greater part remain until now, but 
 some are fallen asleep ; then he appeared to James ; 7 
 then to all the apostles. 
 
 185. And in Jerusalem, during forty days. 
 
 S. Luke, Acts i. 3 — 8. 
 Acts 10.41. He shewed himself alive to his apostles after his pas- 3 
 Lk. 24. 39. sion by many proofs, appearing unto them by the space 
 of forty days, and speaking the things concerning the 
 kingdom of God : and, being assembled together with 4 
 them, he charged them not to depart from Jerusalem, 
 Lk. 24. 49. but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, said he, 
 180 ye heard from me : for John indeed baptized with water ; 
 Mt. 3. II. but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many 5 
 15 days hence. 
 
 They therefore, when they were come together, asked 6 
 Dan. 7. 27. him, saying. Lord, dost thou at this time restore the 
 Mt. 24. 36. kingdom to Israel ? And he said unto them, It is not 7 
 
 137 for you to know times or seasons, which the Father hath 
 Acts 2. 2. set within his own authority. But ye shall receive power, 8 
 
 when the Holy Ghost is come upon you : and ye shall 
 Acts 2. 14, be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea and 
 ~ ^- '' Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. 
 
 — 8. 4, 
 
 — 13- 4- 
 
HE ASCENDED INTO HEAVEN. 27 1 
 
 186. His Ascension. 
 
 S. Luke xxlv. 50 — 63. 
 
 50 And he led them out until they were over against 
 Bethany : and he lifted up his hands, and blessed them. 
 
 51 And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he parted ^K'- ''■■ "■ 
 
 52 from them, and was carried up into heaven. And they 
 worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great 
 
 53 joy: and were continually in the temple, blessing God. -^"^'^ ^- 4^' 
 
 Acts i. 9—12. 
 9 And when he had said these things, as they were 
 looking, he was taken up ; and a cloud received him out 
 
 10 of their sight. And while they were looking stedfastly Mt. iS. 3. 
 into heaven as he went, behold, two men stood by them Acts 13.31. 
 
 11 in white apparel; which also said. Ye men of Galilee, why 
 stand ye looking into heaven? this Jesus, which was 
 received up from you into heaven, shall so come in like Mt. 25. 31. 
 manner as ye beheld him going into heaven. 
 
 12 Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount 
 called Olivet, which is nigh unto Jerusalem, a sabbath 
 day's journey off. 
 
 S. Mark xvl. 19, 20. 
 
 19 So then the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken unto 
 
 them, was received up into heaven, and sat down at the Eph. 1.20. 
 
 20 right hand of God. And they went forth, and preached ^^" "°' '■ 
 everywhere, the Lord working with them, and confirming Acts 5. 12. 
 the word by the signs that followed. Amen. 
 
 187. Of giving and receiving. 
 
 S. Paul, Acts XX. 35. 
 Remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he 
 himself said. It is more blessed to give than to receive. 
 
 And every created thing which is in the 
 
 HEAVEN, and ON THE EARTH, AND UNDER THE EARTH, 
 AND ON THE SEA, AND ALL THINGS THAT ARE IN THEM, 
 HEARD I SAVING, UnTO HIM THAT SITTETH ON THE 
 THRONE, AND UNTO THE LaMB, BE THE BLESSING, AND 
 THE HONOUR, AND THE GLORY, AND THE DOMINION, FOR 
 EVER AND EVER. AND THE FOUR LIVING CREATURES 
 
 SAID, Amen. And the elders fell down and wor- 
 shipped. Rev. V. 13, 14. 
 
INDEX OF PROPER NAMES. 
 
 N.B. The names occurring only in the two Genealogies (2 and 3) are 
 not given. The numbers refer to the sections. 
 
 A. Authorised Version. R. Revised Version. V. Table of Variations. 
 
 Aaron 5 
 
 Abel 96 
 
 Abiathar 39 
 
 Abijah 5 
 
 Abilene 15 
 
 Abraham 79; also -i, 3, 6, 8, 15, 44, 
 
 103, III, 122 
 Abraham's bosom r 1 1 
 ^non (Enon A.) 23 
 Alphseus, f. of James, 42, 59 
 Alphaeus, f. of Levi, 38 
 Andrew 19, 42, 59, 62, 137, 141 
 Anna 11 
 Annas 15, 158 
 Archelaus 13 
 Arimathea 172 
 Asher n 
 Augustus 9 
 
 Babylon 2 
 
 Barabbas 164 
 
 Barachiah 135 
 
 Bar- Jonah 71 
 
 Bartholomew 42, 59 
 
 Bartimjeus 122 
 
 Beelzebub 59, 91 
 
 Bethany 112, 124, 126, 127, 186 
 
 Bethany beyond Jordan (Bethabara 
 
 A.) 18 
 Bethesda 27 
 
 Bethlehem 9, 10, 12, 13, 77 
 Bethphage 126 
 Bethsaida 19, 61, 70, 84 
 
 Boanerges 42 
 
 Caiaphas 15, 112, 158 
 
 Calvary 166 
 
 Cana 20, 26, 182 
 
 Canaanitish (of Canaan A.) 66 
 
 Cananaean (Simon) 59 
 
 Capernaum 19, 26, 29, 30, 32, 37, 44, 
 
 63. 64, 74. 75. 84 
 Cedron (Kid. R.) 155 
 Cephas 19 
 Csesar (Aug.) 9 
 
 Csesar (Tib.) rj, 131, 162, 165 
 Caesarea Philippi 70 
 Chorazin 84 
 Cleopas 179 
 Clopas 169 
 Cyrenius (Quiri. R.) 9 
 
 Daniel 137 
 
 David 8, 39, 126, 134 
 
 David, son of, 58, 66, 91, 122, 134 
 
 Decapolis 34, 56, 67 
 
 Didymus 112, 181, 182 
 
 Egypt 13 
 
 Elijah (Elias A.) 5, 18, 29, 72, 82, 
 
 170 
 Elisabeth 5, 6, 8 
 Elisha (Eliseus A.) 29 
 Emmanuel (Imm. R. ) 6 
 Emmaus 179 
 Enon (^n. R.) 23 
 
INDEX OF PROPER NAMES. 
 
 273 
 
 Ephraim 112 
 
 Esaias (Isaiah, R.), besides quotations 
 142 
 
 Gabriel 5, 6 
 
 Gadarenes 56 V. 
 
 Galilee 15 and often 
 
 Galilsean 26, 100, 159, 163 
 
 Gennesaret 35, 63 
 
 Gerasenes (Gadarenes A.) 56 
 
 Gethsemane 156 
 
 Golgotha 166 
 
 Gomorrah 59 
 
 Greek (people) 66, 77, 141 
 
 Greek (language) 167 
 
 Hebrew 27, 165, 166, 167 
 
 Herod (the Great) 12, 13 
 
 Herod (Antipas) 15, 60, 69, 104, 163, 
 
 164 
 Herod (Archelaus) 13 
 Herod Philip (Tetr.) ij 
 Herod Philip (h. of Herodias) 60 
 Herodians 131 
 Herodias 60 
 
 Idumsea 41 
 
 Immanuel (Emm. A.) 6 
 
 Isaac 44, 103, 132 
 
 Isaiah (Esaias A.) often quoted, see 
 
 especially 142 
 Iscariot 42, 64, 125, 147, 157, 161 
 Israel 6, 8, 12, 22, 179 
 
 Jacob 24, 44, 103, 132 
 
 Jairus 57 
 
 James (s. of Zeb.) 31, 35, 42, 57, 72, 
 
 121. 137' 156. 182 
 James(s.of Alph.)42,54, 59, 170, 17S 
 Jericho 87, 122 
 Jerusalem, frequent, especially 24, 
 
 104, 135, 137 
 Jesus, His name 6, 7 
 
 His miracles, see p. xxv 
 
 His parables, see p. xxvi 
 
 His principal discourses, pp. xxvii, 
 xxviii 
 Jewry (Judaea R.) 163 
 Jews, their washings 65 
 Jews, hostile to Jesus 27, &c. 
 Joanna 48 
 John Baptist i, S. 8. IS. 161 18, 23, 
 
 28, 46, 60, 72, 128 
 J. H. G. 
 
 John (s. of Zeb.), see James. Also 
 144, i47> 159. i69> 171. '75. 182, 
 183 
 
 John (f. of Peter, Jonas A.), 183 
 
 Jonah (Jonas A.) 69, 94 
 
 Jordan 15, 18, 34 
 
 Joseph (s. of Jacob) 24 
 
 Joseph (h. of Mary) 6, 7, 9, 10, 13, 
 14, 29 
 
 Joseph (b. of Jesus) (Joses A.) 54 
 
 Joses (s. of Mary) 166 
 
 Judah 12 
 
 Judas, see Iscariot 
 
 Judas (not Iscariot) 42, 54, 150 
 
 Judsa IS, 24, 77, 137 
 
 Kidron (Cedron A.) 155 
 King of the Jews 12, 162, 164, 165, 
 167 
 
 Latin 167 
 
 Lazarus (parab.) in 
 
 Lazarus (of Bethany) 112, 124, 126 
 
 Lebbseus (R. om.) 59 
 
 Levi 38 
 
 Lot, Lot's wife 115 
 
 Magadan (Magdala A.) 68 
 
 Malchus 157 
 
 Martha 88, 112, 124 
 
 Mary (m. of Jesus) 6, 7, 9-14. 20, 54 
 
 Mary (w. of Clopas) 169 
 
 Mary (m. of James and Joses) 170, 
 
 172. 17s 
 Mary (s. of Lazarus) 88, 112, 125 
 Mary Magdalene 48, 169, 170, 172, 
 
 175. 176 
 Matthew 38, 42, 59 
 Moses 18, 19, 22, 28, 64, 65 (V.), 72, 
 
 77, 78, 80, III, 117 
 
 Naphtali 30 
 Nathanael 19 
 Nicodemus 22, 77, 172 
 Nineveh, -ites 94 
 Noah (Noe A.) 115, 137 
 
 Peter 19, 31, 33. 3S. 4^. 47. 59' ^3. 
 
 64, 71, 72, 74, 76, 120, 137, 144. 
 
 146, 147, 149' 15s. '59. 17s. 179. 
 
 182, 183 
 Philip (Ap.) 19, 42. 59. '41. 150 
 Philip (Tetr.) 15 
 
 18 
 
274 
 
 INDEX OF PROPER NAMES. 
 
 Philip (h. of Herodias) 60 
 Philippi (Caesarea Ph.) 70 
 Pilate, Pontius, 15, 100, 162-5, ^(>h 
 1 7 1-3 
 
 Quirinius (Cyrenius A.) 9 
 
 Rachel 13 
 Ramah 13 
 
 Salome 170, 175 
 
 Samaria 24, 114 
 
 Samaritan, -ans 59, 79, 82, 87, 114 
 
 Sarepta (Zarephath R.) 29 
 
 Sheba, queen of, 94 
 
 Sidon 29, 42, 66, 67, 84 
 
 Siloam 80, 100 
 
 Simeon 11 
 
 Simon, see Peter 
 
 Simon Zelotes 42, 54, 59 
 
 Simon the leper 124 
 
 Simon of Cyrene 166 
 
 Simon (f. of Jud. Isc.) 64, 146, 147 
 
 Sodom 59, 84, 115 
 Solomon 43, 89, 94, 98 
 Susanna 48 
 Sychar 24 
 Syria 9, 34 
 Syrian 29 
 Syrophenician 66 
 
 Tetrarch 15, 60 
 
 Theophilus 4 
 
 Thomas 42, 59, 112, 150, 181 
 
 Tiberias 6r, 64 
 
 Tyre 42, 66, 67, 84 
 
 Zacchaeus 122 
 Zachariah 96, 135 
 Zacharias (f. of J. B.) 5, 8 
 Zarephath (Sarepta A.) 29 
 Zebedee 31, 35, 42, 59, 121, 182 
 Zebulon 30 
 
 Zelotes (Simon) 42, 54, 59 
 Zion 126 
 
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 THE GOSPEL HISTORY 
 
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 JESUS CHRIST 
 
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