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Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again, and rend you.

“Ask, and it shall be given you; 1 seek, 1 and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. For every one that asketh, receiveth; and he that seeketh, findeth; and to him that knocketh, it shall be opened. Now what man is there of you, who, if his son ask for bread, will give him a stone? and if he ask for a fish, will give him a serpent? If ye then, though ye are evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to them that ask him!

“All things, therefore, whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, do ye even so unto them: 2 for this is the law and the prophets.

"Enter ye in through the narrow gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction; and many are they that enter in through it. How narrow the gate, and confined the way, which leadeth unto life! and few are they that find it.

"Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves. By their fruits ye will know them : for every tree is known by its own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush do they cut grapes.3 Thus every good tree bringeth forth good fruits; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruits. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruits, nor can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruits. Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. Where

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1 See L. xi. 9-13. (Part V. Sect. VI.) 2 M. And as ye would that men should do unto you, do also unto them in like manner, L. 3 L.: Do men gather grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles ? M. 4 Or, L., for a tree is not good, producing corrupt fruit; nor is a tree corrupt, producing good fruit.

fore by their fruits ye will know them. The good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and the evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.

"But why do ye call me 'Lord, Lord,' and do not the things which I say? Not every one that saith unto me, 'Lord, Lord,' shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father who is in heaven. Many will say to me in that day, 'Lord, Lord, have we not prophecied in thy name? and in thy name cast out demons? and in thy name done many mighty works?' And then I will declare unto them, 'I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.'

"Every one therefore that cometh to me, and heareth these words of mine, and doeth them, I will show you to whom he is like.-I will liken him unto a wise man, building a house, who digged, and sunk deep, and laid the foundation on the rock and the rain descended, and, when the flood arose, the torrent rushed vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it; and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon the rock. And every one that heareth these words of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand without a foundation: and the rain descended, and the torrent rushed vehemently, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and straightway it fell : and the ruin of that house was great.' "" 2

And it came to pass, when Jesus ended these words,2 that the multitudes were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as one having authority, and not as the Scribes.3

1 M: earth, L. 2 v. H. n. 3 v. Mk. i. 22, p. 52.

SECT. V.

After the Sermon on the Mount, before entering Capernaum, our Lord cures the Leper; and, in the City, the Centurion's Servant.

MATT. viii. 1-13. MARK i. 40-45. LUKE v. 12-16. vii. 1-10.

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And it came to pass, when he was

Now when he came multitudes followed him. in 1 one of the cities, that, behold, a man full of leprosy, seeing Jesus, cometh to him, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, "Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean." And Jesus, moved with compassion, stretched forth his hand and touched him, and saith unto him, "I will be thou made clean." And when he had spoken, straightway the leprosy departed from him, and he was made clean. And having strictly charged him, he straightway sent him forth, and saith unto him, "See thou tell nothing to any one: but go thy way, show thyself to the priest, and offer, for thy cleansing, those things which Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them." But when he had gone forth, he began to publish it much, and to spread abroad the report; and great multitudes came together, from every quarter, to hear him, and to be healed by him of their infirmities: so that he could no longer enter openly into the city, but withdrew into solitary places, and prayed.

Now when Jesus had finished all his sayings, in the hearing of the people, he entered into Capernaum. And the servant of a certain centurion, who was very dear to him, was sick, and about to die. But the centurion, having heard concerning Jesus, sent to him elders of the Jews, entreating

1 v. H. n. 2 Mk.: did him reverence, M.: fell on his face, and implored him, L.

him by them,1 that he would come and restore his servant : and saying, "Lord, my servant lieth in my house, a paralytic, grievously tormented." And they came to Jesus and besought him earnestly, saying, "He is worthy for whom thou wilt do this; for he loveth our nation, and himself hath built us a synagogue." And Jesus saith,2 "I will come and heal him." And Jesus went with them. But when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying to him by them,3 "Lord, trouble not thyself; for I am not fit that thou shouldst enter under my roof. Wherefore also I did not think myself worthy to come unto thee; but only speak by word, and my servant will be cured. And indeed I am a man placed under authority, having soldiers under myself; and I say to this man, ‘Go,' and he goeth; and to another, 'Come,' and he cometh; and to my servant, 'Do this,' and he doeth it.' But when Jesus heard these things, he wondered at him and turning back, he said to the multitude that was following him, "Verily I say unto you, Not even in Israel, have I found faith so great. And I say unto you, that many will come from the east and the west, and will be placed at table with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven: but the sons of the kingdom will be cast out into the outer darkness; there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” 5 And Jesus said unto the centurion,6 6 Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, be it done unto thee." And his servant was cured in that very hour. And they that had been sent, having returned to the house, found the servant well that had been sick.

1 L. a centurion came to him, beseeching him, M. The words rendered entreating, and saying, (L. vii. 3, 6,) are in the singular number, and refer to the Centurion, who uses the instrumentality of the elders, and friends. These, according to eastern custom, deliver the Centurion's messages in his own words. v. H. n. 2 unto him, M. 3 L.: And the Centurion answered and said, M.: v. n.1 4 v. H. n. 5 v. L. xiii. 28, 29. Part VII. Sect. VI. 6 M.: v. n. 1

SECT. VI.

The next day Christ raiseth the Widow's Son at Nain.

LUKE vii. 11-17.

AND it came to pass, the day after,1 that he was going to a city called Nain; and many of his disciples were going with him, and a great multitude. But when he drew nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother; and she, a widow : and a great multitude of the city was with her. And when the Lord saw her, he was moved with compassion towards her, and said to her, "Weep not." And he came and touched the bier; (now they that bare it stood still;) and said, "Young man, I say unto thee, Arise!" And he that had been dead sat up, and began to speak; and Jesus delivered him to his mother. And awe came upon them all and they glorified God, saying, “A great prophet hath been raised up among us ;" and, "God hath visited his people." And this report concerning him went forth in all Judea, and in all the region round about.

SECT. VII.

Having given Directions to cross the Lake, our Lord is addressed by a Scribe and others: on the Passage, Jesus stilleth the Storm:1 on landing in the District of Gadara, he restores the Maniac and his Companion.

MATT. viii. 18-34. MARK iv. 35-v. 21. LUKE viii. 22-40. ix. 57-62.

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Now it came to pass on one of those days, when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, that, when evening came, he said unto his disciples, "Let us go over unto the other side of the lake."

1 v. H. n. 2 L that day, Mk. v. H. n.