Mary was surpriz'd at the voice of such an appearance, and wonder'd what the meaning of this salutation should be.

"Blessed mother of the most blessed offspring! what an honour is this, that I should be visited by the mother of our Lord!

that we should be delivered from the power of our enemies, and serve him with security,

to him it was revealed by the holy spirit, that he should not die till he had seen the Messiah of the Lord.

and they shall bear you up in their hands, for fear your foot should hit against a stone."

accordingly they came to Jesus and earnestly pressed him, saying, he very well deserves you should do him this favour; for he loves our nation,

then Jesus went with him, and when he was advanced near the house, the centurion sent some of his friends to him, saying, "Lord, don't give yourself the trouble of coming, I don't deserve you should honour my house with your presence.

by the beaten road is meant, they who only hear: the word, by the lurking wiles of the devil, being hinder'd from taking root in their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.

immediately she came to life, and rose up: and he order'd, that something should be given her to eat.

At length they enter'd into a debate, which of them should be the greatest.

Then he said to them, suppose any of you should go to his friend at midnight; and say to him, friend, lend me three loaves:

and he within should give this answer, don't trouble me now: the door is made fast, and my family are all in bed: I can't get up to supply you.

but if a stronger than he should assault, and overcome him, he will strip him of all his furniture on which he relyed, and divide the plunder.

but I will inform you whom you should fear: fear him, who after he has kill'd, has power to precipitate into hell; yes, I advise you, fear him.

but if the servant should say within himself, my master delays his return; and fall a beating his fellow-servants, indulging himself in eating and drinking to excess.

When you are going with your adversary before the magistrate, pay the interest, and get your discharge, while you are on the way; for fear he should bring you before the judge, and the judge deliver you to the officer, and the officer throw you into jail.

He proposed likewise this parable: a certain man had a fig-tree planted in his vineyard, and he came expecting it should have had fruit, but he found none.

then he said to the vine-dresser, you see, I have been looking these three years for fruit from this fig-tree, but find none: hew it down, why should it cumber my ground?

but the ruler of the synagogue being highly incensed at Jesus's healing on the sabbath-day, said to the people, there are six days for work, you should come therefore for cure on those days, and not on the sabbath.

when any one invites you to a wedding, don't put yourself in the highest seat: for fear some person of greater distinction should be a guest,

and he that invited you both, should come and bid you give place to him; and you should have the disgrace of taking the lowest seat.

for fear he should be made the jest of every spectator, for laying the foundation, without being able to carry it on.

or if a woman, that has ten pieces of money, should lose one of them, will she not light a lamp, sweep the house, and carefully search, till she find it?

besides this, there is an unalterable chasm between us and you, so that the passage from one place to the other is impracticable to those who should attempt it.

Then said Jesus to his disciples, it is impossible but that discouragements should come: but wo to him, who is the occasion of them.

it were better for him that a milstone were hang'd about his neck, and he were thrown into the sea, than that he should occasion any innocent person to relapse.

tho' he should offend you seven times in a day, and seven times in the day return to you, saying, I repent, you must forgive him.

if your faith improv'd like a grain of mustard-seed, you might say to this sycamine-tree, be thou rooted up, and planted in the sea; and it should obey you.

Upon the Pharisees asking him, when the kingdom of God should come, he answer'd them, the kingdom of God is not usher'd in with pomp and exclamations,

Jesus propos'd likewise this parable to them, to show that they should persevere in prayer, and not be discouraged.

if any one should ask you, why you untie it, let this be your answer, because the Lord has occasion for it.

but he answer'd them, if they should be silent, the stones would exclaim.

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

if we should assert, it was a human contrivance, the populace would stone us; for they are persuaded that John was a prophet.

should we pay tribute to Cesar, or no?

upon this they began to enquire of one another, which of them it was that should do such an action.

Now there had been a dispute among the disciples, which of them should be accounted the greatest.

and said to him, if you are the Christ, say so. but he answer'd, if I should tell you so, you will not believe it.

and if I should argue it with you, you will neither answer me, nor let me go.

and that repentance and remission of sins should be preach'd in his name, among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.