no sooner did the sound of your salutation strike mine ear, than the babe leap'd within me for joy.

when Joseph and his mother saw him, great was their surprize: and his mother said to him, son, why did you leave us thus? your father and I have been looking for you with great concern.

but they did not comprehend the meaning of that expression.

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

then casting his eyes round the company, he said to the man, stretch out your hand. and he did so: and that hand was as sound as the other.

wo unto you when the generality of men shall applaud you: for so did their forefathers behave to the false prophets.

nor did I think myself worthy to attend you: speak but the word, and my servant shall be cured.

When the messengers of John were departed, he address'd himself to the people, and said with relation to John, what did you go to see in the desart? a reed shaken with the wind?

or did you go to see a man richly apparelled? for magnificent dress and splendid living, you must look into the courts of princes.

what then did you go to see? a prophet? yes, I say it, and more than a prophet.

you did not salute me, but this woman, since she came in, has been continually kissing my feet.

you did not bestow any oil upon my head; but she has poured her rich perfume upon my feet.

when he was landed, there met him a man, who belong'd to the city Gadara, and had been for a long time possessed by demons. he did not wear any cloaths, nor dwell in any house, but among the tombs.

where the people, who were inform'd of it, followed him: which he did not discountenance, but explained to them the reign of the Messiah, and relieved those, who wanted to be cured.

and before the sound was gone, Jesus was left alone: this they kept secret, and for some time did not acquaint any one in the least with what they had seen.

and all the people were astonished at such an instance of divine power: and as they were admiring whatever Jesus did, he said to his disciples,

but they did not comprehend that expression: it was as a riddle, which they could not understand, and they were afraid to desire him to explain the meaning of that expression.

his disciples James and John observing this, said, Lord, shall we command fire to descend from heaven, as Elias did, in order to consume them?

for I assure you, that many prophets and princes have desired to see what you now behold, but they never saw it; and to hear what you have heard, which they never did.

but the Pharisee was surprized to see that he did not wash before dinner.

do you stupidly imagine that he, who made the outward man, did not make the inward too?

the same thing shall happen in the son of man's time as did in Noah's days.

" why then did you not lodge my money in the bank, that on my return I might have drawn it out with interest?

but they reason'd thus with themselves, if we should say, it was divine, he will reply, why then did not you believe him?

they answer'd then, they did not know which it was.

and after that they did not venture to ask him another question.

but since you did not abandon me in my trials,

but did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.

whereupon some of us went to the sepulchre, and found matters just as the women had related; but him they did not see.

Upon this, they said to one another, to what ardor did not our affections rise, while he talk'd with us by the way, and while he expounded to us the scriptures?

which he took, and did eat in their presence.