Their attention being raised by this, Jesus pursued his discourse with a parable, occasion'd by their thinking, that, because he was advanc'd so nigh to Jerusalem, the kingdom of God would immediately commence.

Just as he advanc'd to the declivity of the mountain of Olives, the whole troop of disciples began to express their joy in loud acclamations, praising God, for the many miracles they had seen.

he will come and destroy these husbandmen, and give his vineyard to others. but they, taking the hint, cried out, God forbid.

render then, said he, to Cesar, what belongs to Cesar, and to God, what belongs to God.

now that the dead are raised, may be inferr'd from Moses's relation concerning the bush, where he stiles the Lord, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.

for he is not the God of the dead, but of the living. they are all then alive with respect to him.

in like manner, when you shall see these events, be assur'd that the kingdom of God is nigh.

be therefore upon your guard, be constant in prayer, that you may be accounted worthy to escape all those future ills, and be able to stand in the presence of the son of God.

for I tell you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine to the time when the kingdom of God shall come.

but in a little time the son of man shall be seated on the powerful right hand of God.

then said they all, art thou then the son of God? you are in the right, answer'd he, for I am so.

while the people who stood looking on, and the senators themselves contemptuously said, he sav'd others; if he be Christ, the elect of God, let him save himself.

but the other answered, and thus reprov'd him, art thou under no awe of God, thou that art condemned to the same punishment?

The centurion upon seeing what had happen'd, gave glory to God, and said, certainly this was a righteous man.

yet Peter got up, and ran to the sepulchre, where stooping down he saw nothing but the linnen lying there: upon which he went away wondring with himself at such an event.

what about? said he. why, about Jesus the Nazarean, said they, who was a prophet, eminently recommended, by his doctrine and his works, to the approbation of God and of all the people;

where they daily praised and blessed God in the temple.