her neighbours and her relations having heard how the Lord had heap'd his favours upon her, they congratulated with her:

they therefore ask'd his father to signify how he would have him call'd.

by acquainting his people how they may be saved by the remission of their sins,

the Publicans likewise came to be baptized, and said to him, master, how are we to act?

the soldiers too made the same demand, how are we to act? he answer'd them, injure no man either by violence or by fraud, and be content with your pay.

he undertook to show them, how the passage they had heard, was actually then accomplished.

I came not to call saints, but sinners to repentance. Then they ask'd him, how comes it that John's disciples,

how he went into the court of the tabernacle, took and eat the shew-bread, and distributed it likewise to the company, which the law allowed the priests only to eat?

How comes it, that you can see the mote in your brother's eye, and not see the beam that is in your own eye?

or how can you say to your brother, brother, let me take out the mote, that is in your eye, when you your self don't discern the beam that is in your own eye? hypocrite, first remove the beam out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the mote out of your brother's eye.

then the woman finding she could not conceal herself, came trembling, and kneeling down before him, confess'd before all the people, why she had touch'd him, and how she was instantly cured.

then said Jesus, O incredulous, and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you, and suffer you? bring hither your son.

to whom he answered, how does the law run in that case? what do you find?

if ye then, wicked as ye are, know how to give what is proper to your children: how much more shall your heavenly father give the holy spirit to them that ask him?

so if satan be divided against himself, how can his kingdom subsist?

consider the lillys how they grow: they neither toil nor spin: and yet, I tell you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

now if God thus cloaths the flowers, which exist to-day in the field, and to-morrow are thrown into the oven: how much more will he cloath you, O distrustful men?

I am come to purify the earth with fire, and how do I wish it were already kindled?

the baptism, which I am to undergo, how do I long till it be accomplished?

"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that killest the prophets, and stonest those, who are sent unto thee: how often would I have gather'd thy children together, as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and ye would not?"

Afterwards observing how eager the guests were for the first places, he gave them this instruction:

at length coming to himself, how many, said he, does my father keep in pay, who have bread in abundance, whilst I am dying here with hunger?

how many years have I serv'd you, without having ever disobey'd your orders? and yet you never bestow'd a kid upon me, to make merry with my friends:

so he sent for every one of his master's debtors in private, he ask'd the first, how much do you owe my master?

then he said to another, how much do you owe? a hundred measures of wheat, said he. take your bill, says the steward, and write out one for fourscore.

if therefore your fidelity has not appear'd in the use of these transitory enjoyments, how can you be trusted with what is more lasting?

if you have imbezel'd what another gave you in trust, how can he give you an estate in perpetuity?

I tell you, he will speedily avenge them. however, when the son of man comes, how few of the faithful will he find in the land?

Jesus perceiving him so very dejected, said, how difficult is it for those, who have riches, to enter into the kingdom of God!

But Jesus said to them, you affirm the Messiah must be descended from David, how can that be?

if then David stiles the Messiah his Lord, how can he be descended from David?

being nigh, the chief priests consulted with the Scribes, how they might put Jesus to death; for they were afraid of the people.

for if the green wood burn thus, how will the dry wood flame?

the women therefore, who had accompanied Jesus from Galilee, followed Joseph, to the sepulchre, to see how the body was disposed of.

then Jesus said to them, how stupidly incredulous are you not to believe things that have been all predicted by the prophets!

Thereupon the two disciples related what had hapned on the road, and how they first discover'd who Jesus was at his breaking of bread.