said he, how you take the least notice of this to any man: but go, show your self to the priest, and offer for your cure what Moses commanded, that this may serve as a testimony against them.

upon which the Pharisees said to him, pray observe how they trespass on the sabbath-day.

how he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar, who was afterwards high-priest, and did eat the shew-bread, giving some of it likewise to the company, though the law allow'd no body to eat of it but the priests.

but calling them to him, he said by way of similitude, how can satan dispossess satan?

but if, said he, you don't comprehend this easy parable, how can ye understand any of the rest?

And consider, said he, how you hear; for in proportion as you weigh what is communicated to you, new light shall be given:

however, Jesus refused him, and said, go home to thy friends, and tell them what great things the Lord hath done for thee, and how he hath had compassion on thee.

when the sabbath was come, he preach'd in the synagogue, to the great astonishment of many, who upon hearing his discourse, said, how came he by all this? what strange endowment of knowledge is this, that he should work such miracles?

go see, said he, how many loaves you have: and having examin'd, they told him, five, and two fishes.

his disciples answer'd, how is it possible here in the desart to furnish bread enough for all this company?

he ask'd them, how many loaves have ye?

when I divided the five loaves among five thousand people, how many baskets full of fragments did you take away? they answer'd, twelve.

and when I divided the seven loaves among four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments did you carry away? they answered, seven.

then said Jesus, incredulous people, how long shall I be with you? must I be always assisting you? bring him before me.

Jesus then asked the father, how long is it since this befel him? from his infancy, said the father.

salt is good, but if the salt become insipid, how shall it recover its savour? don't lose your seasoning, nor your peaceable behaviour to one another.

then Jesus looking round about, said to his disciples, how difficult a thing is it for those who have riches to enter into the gospel kingdom!

at this expression the disciples were much surpriz'd. but Jesus reassum'd the discourse, and said, how difficult a thing is it for those, who place their trust in riches, to enter into the divine kingdom?

at this they were more amazed than before, and said to one another, how then can such a man be saved?

the Scribes and Pharisees upon hearing this consulted together how to destroy him; but they stood in awe of him, because all the people were strangely affected with his doctrine.

then they contriv'd how they might seize him, for they perceived, that he applied the parable to them; but for fear of the people they left him, and went away.

now since David himself calls him Lord, how can he be David's son? and the common people heard him with pleasure.

Within two days was the feast of the passover, and of unleavened bread. and the chief priests, with the Scribes, contriv'd how they might seize Jesus by surprize, and put him to death.

then he return'd and found them still sleeping, for their eyes were heavy, and they did not know how to give an answer.