and if any one will press you to go a mile with him, go with him the other two.

Provide neither gold nor silver, nor brass in your purses:

what advantage is it to a man to gain the whole world at the price of his life? or what would not a man pay down to preserve his life?

Hear another parable: a certain landlord planted a vineyard, hedged it round, set up a wine-press in it, and built a tower, then lett it out to tenants, and went into a foreign country.

for this could have been sold for a great price, which might have been given to the poor.

but the chief priests took the silver pieces, and said, it is not lawful to put them into the treasury, because it is the price of blood.

then was fulfilled what Jeremy the prophet said, "and they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price at which he was valued, by the children of Israel,

who finding it impossible to come nigh Him because of the press, uncovered the roof where He was: and when they had broken it up, they let down the cradle wherein the paralytic lay.

but he replied, have ye never read what David, and the rest of the company did, when they were press'd with hunger?

After this they went into an house, and the crowd press'd again upon them, so as to hinder them from taking their meal.

so Jesus went with him, attended by a great crowd, that press'd about him.

his disciples replied, you see the multitude press about you, and do you ask, who touched you?

nay, when they have been at any publick place, they never eat till they have washed. they observe besides several traditions, such as the washing of cups, pots, brass vessels, and beds.

On the morrow when they had left Bethany, he was press'd with hunger.

Then Jesus address'd himself to them in this parabolical manner. a certain person planted a vineyard, made a fence about it, clear'd the way for a wine-press, built a tower, and committed it to the care of vine-dressers, while he was travelling abroad.

When it was day, he retired into a desart place, where the people searching for him, found him out, and as they earnestly press'd him not to leave them,

One day, as the people press'd after him to hear his divine preaching, he came near the lake of Gennesereth,

master, said Simon, we have toil'd all the night, without any prize: however, since you give the word, I will throw the net.

but Jesus replied, have you never read what David did, when he and his company were press'd with hunger?

for he had an only daughter, about twelve years of age, who lay a dying. as he was on the way, the crowd press'd after him,

but they press'd him, saying, stay with us, for it is late and begins to be dark. so he went in to tarry with them.

and kept back part of the price, his wife also being privy to it, and brought the rest which he laid at the apostles feet.

upon which Peter said, Ananias, how could satan inspire thine heart to lye to the holy ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land?

was not the estate your own estate? and was not the price for which it was sold, all in your own hands? how came such a design as this in your heart? thou hast not lyed unto men, but unto God.

when Peter addressing himself to her, tell me, said he, have you sold the land for such a price? yes, said she, for so much.

for you are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body.

You know, that in a race, tho' all run, but one receives the prize: so run, that you may obtain.

and if any one is press'd with hunger, let him eat at home; that ye may not otherwise meet with punishment. as for other matters, I will set them in order when I come.

For tho' I should speak with the eloquence of men, and of angels, and not have social affection, I should be like sounding brass, or a noisy cymbal.

I am press'd on every side, yet not crush'd; perplexed, but not in despair;

I am doubly press'd between my desire to depart, in order to be with Christ, which is by far the best for ME;

for I am not yet secure of the prize, I have not yet finish'd my course: but I press to obtain the reward, which Jesus Christ invited me to.

I press towards the mark for the prize to which God has called me from above by Jesus Christ.

exert yourself in the glorious cause of faith, and secure the prize of eternal life, to which you were called, when you made that excellent profession of faith before so many witnesses.

his head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire; his feet were like fine brass,

And unto the angel of the church in Thyatira, write, "THESE things saith the son of God, whose eyes are like a flame of fire, and his feet like fine brass; I know thy works,

As for the rest of the men who were not killed by these plagues, they did not repent of their evil actions, so as to forbear worshipping demons, and idols of gold and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which can neither see, nor hear, nor walk:

so the angel stretch'd out his sickle to the earth, and gathered the vintage of the earth, and cast it into the great wine-press of the divine vengeance.

and the grapes were press'd without the City, and blood came out of the wine-press, even to the horse-bridles: for the space of sixteen hundred furlongs.

their gold, and silver, precious stones, and pearls, fine linnen, and purple, their silk, scarlet, and all sort of citron wood, their various vessels of ivory, and of precious wood, of brass, iron, and marble:

out of his mouth went a sharp sword, in order to smite the nations: for he shall rule them with an iron sceptre: and tread the wine-press of the fierce vengeance of almighty God.