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.

as he drew near the gate of the city, there was a dead man just then carrying out to be buried, who was his mother's only son, and she a widow: and many people of the town came with her.

then he gave them this answer, go, and tell John what you have seen, and heard: that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are healed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, the gospel is proclaim'd to the poor.

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.

While he was speaking, somebody came from the ruler of the synagogue's house, who said to him, your daughter is dead; 'tis in vain to importune the master any farther.

the company there were all in tears lamenting for her: but he said don't weep; she is not dead, but asleep.

upon which, they knowing she was really dead, treated him with derision.

Now Herod the tetrarch was inform'd of all his transactions: and was perplex'd at the relation of some, that John was risen from the dead: whilst others said, Elias appear'd:

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?

Jesus said to him, let the dead bury their dead; but do you go and preach the kingdom of God.

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.

to which Jesus answered, a certain man, as he was going from Jerusalem to Jericho, fell among thieves, who stripp'd him, and beat him, then march'd off leaving him half dead.

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?

for this son of mine was dead, and is come to life: he was lost, and is found again. and then they began their feast.

but it was necessary to feast and rejoice, because your brother here was dead, and is again alive: he was lost and is now found.

no, father Abraham, said he, they will not: but if any of the dead went to them, they will certainly repent.

Abraham replied, if they disregard Moses and the prophets, they will not believe any one, though he rose from the dead.

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.

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.

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.

upon which they were frightned, and bowed themselves to the very ground: but the men said to them, why do you look among the dead for one that is alive?

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.

thus it is written, and thus it behov'd Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day: