and made an impression upon all that heard of them. what a child will this be? said they, for the divine influence does attend him.

but the angel said to them, be not afraid, I am only come to bring you great news, which will be matter of joy to you and to the whole world.

and by this sign shall you know him; you will find the babe swathed, lying in a manger.

Lord, thou wilt grant thy servant a happy death, according to thy promise.

then Simeon gave them his benediction, and said to Mary his mother, "the child you now see, shall occasion many in Israel to fall and rise again; he will be the Object of calumny,

which like a dart will pierce even thro' your own soul, that thereby the sincerity of many may be revealed."

and with the fan in his hand he will thoroughly cleanse his floor, and will lay up the wheat in his grainery: but the chaff he will burn with inextinguishable fire.

all this power, said he, will I give thee, and the glory of them: for they are at my disposal, and where I please, I bestow them.

if therefore you will worship me, they shall be all your own.

upon which he said, no doubt you will urge me with this proverb, "physician heal thy self. what we have heard you perform'd in Capernaum, do likewise here in your own country."

master, said Simon, we have toil'd all the night, without any prize: however, since you give the word, I will throw the net.

As he was going to one of the cities in that country, a man cover'd all over with leprosy happen'd to meet Jesus, and prostrating himself before him, thus address'd him, Lord, if you will, you can cure me.

then Jesus stretch'd out his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou cured. and immediately the leprosy disappear'd:

however, the time will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then they will have occasions enow of fasting.

Besides, he applied this similitude to them. no man, said he, puts a piece of new cloth upon an old coat: if he does, the new will strain the old, and they will by no means suit one another.

nor will any one put new wine into old skins: if they do, the new wine will burst the skins, and wine and skins be all lost.

but new wine must be put into new skins, and both will be preserv'd.

so no-body that has been drinking old wine, will immediately call for new: for 'tis his maxim, "the old is best."

then said Jesus to them, I will ask you one question, which is the most allowable on the sabbath-day, to do good, or to neglect it? to save a man's life, or to let him perish?

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.

I will show you, who that man is like, who comes to me, and practises what I prescribe.

having not wherewithal to pay it, he freely discharged them both of the debt. tell me now, which of the two will love him most?

Then he said to the whole company, if any one will be my follower, let him renounce himself, take up his cross daily, and follow me.

At another time, as they were walking in the road, a man said to him, I will be your follower, wherever you go.

another likewise said, I will be your follower; but let me first go home, and settle the affairs of my family.

upon his departure the next day, he took out two denarii, and gave them to the master of the house, take care of him, said he, and I will repay you all the charges you are at, upon my return.

he said therefore to them, when ye pray, say, "our father, which art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. thy kingdom come. thy will be done, on earth, as in heaven.

I tell you, tho' he will not rise, to supply him, out of friendship: yet out of regard to his importunity, he will rise, and lend him whatever he has occasion for.

or instead of an egg will he offer him a scorpion?

but Jesus perceiving their suspicions, said to them, every kingdom divided against itself will soon be desolate: one family divided against another, falls to ruin.

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.

When the impure spirit is gone out of a man, he wanders about the wilds in quest of some repose: but finding none, I will return, says he, to the abode I have quitted.

the eye is the light of the body: if therefore your eye be clear, every member of your body will have the benefit of the light: but if it be spoil'd, they must all rest in darkness.

for if thy whole body be enlightned, and no part dark, your whole conduct will be regulated, just as the light of a lamp directs all your motions.

be but charitable to the utmost of your ability, and every thing will be pure to you.

but wo unto you Pharisees: for you will pay the tythes of mint, and rue, and all sorts of herbs, but as for justice and true piety, those you neglect. these you ought to have practised, without omitting however the other.

but Jesus said, wo unto you likewise, doctors of the law; for you load men with insupportable burthens, the least part of which you will not yourselves bear:

agreeably to this, in the Wisdom of God 'tis said, "I will send them prophets and apostles: some they will kill, and others they will persecute:

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.

this will I do, said he, I will pull down my barns, and build greater: and there I will bestow all my rich product.

then I will say to my soul, soul, you have many enjoyments in reserve for a number of years; take your ease, eat, drink, and be merry.

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?

therefore do you rather seek the kingdom of God, and then all your necessities will be fully supply'd.

sell your possessions and give alms. lay up for yourselves a stock not subject to decay, a treasure in the heavens that will never fail, where no thief can approach, nor moth can spoil.

for where your treasure is, there likewise will your affections be.

happy those servants, whom the master at his arrival shall find thus watching: I assure you, he shall gird himself, and make them sit at table, and will come to serve them.

be ye therefore likewise prepar'd; for the son of man will come, when you least expect him.

I assure you, he will intrust him with the management of his whole estate.

his master will return on a day he does not expect him, and a an hour he is ignorant of; he will separate him from the rest, and give him a treatment answerable to his infidelity.

but the servant, who knows his master's will, and prepares not himself, nor executes his orders, shall receive many stripes.

whereas he that does not know it, and does things worthy of chastisement, shall receive fewer stripes. for to whom much is given, of him shall much be required, and the more a man has been trusted, the greater will be the demand.

do you imagine that my coming will produce peace on the earth? I tell you, no; but rather division.

for the future, if there are five persons in one family, they will be divided; three against two, and two against three.

the father will be at variance with his son, and the son with the father: the mother with the daughter, and the daughter with the mother: the mother-in-law with the daughter-in-law, and the daughter-in-law with the mother-in-law.

and when the south wind blows, you say, there will be heat; and so it happens.

I tell you, you will not get out, till you have paid to the last farthing.

and somebody ask'd him, Lord, will there be but few people saved? to which he answered,

when once the master of the family is enter'd in, and has fastned the door, you will stand without beating at the door, and cry, Lord, Lord, let us in: but he will answer, you are strangers to me.

then you will say, we have eat, and drank with you, and you have taught in our streets.

but he will answer, I tell you, you are strangers to me: depart from me, ye workers of iniquity.

there will be weeping, and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust out.

then you will see those, who were last, become first: and those who were first, become last.

but he answered them, go, tell that fox, that to-day and to-morrow I am casting out demons, and performing cures, and the third day my course will be finished:

you will soon find your aboad become desolate. I declare unto you, you shall not see me till the time, when you will say, "blessed is he that comes in the name of the Lord."

but when you are invited, go place your self last; that he, who invited you, when he comes, may say to you, friend, go up higher: and that will do you honour before all the company at table.

this man, will they say, began to build, but wanted stock to finish.

or where is the king, that will march to give battle to another king, without setting himself first to deliberate, whether he is strong enough with ten thousand to withstand an army of twenty thousand?

who of you that has an hundred sheep, will not, upon losing one, leave the ninety nine in the desart, to go after that which is lost, till he finds it?

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?

and when 'tis found, will she not call her friends aud neighbours together, and say, rejoice with me, for I have found the piece, I had lost?

I will depart, and go to my father, and say to him, father, I have sinned against heaven, and against thee;

I must do something that will secure me a reception in other families, when I have lost my place in this.

He that is faithful in a small trust, will be faithful in a greater: and he that is unfaithful in a little, will be unfaithful in much.

a servant cannot serve two masters: for either he will neglect the one, and attend the other; or he will be attached to the first, and misbehave to the last. you cannot serve God and mammon.

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.

Who of you having a servant, that plows, or feeds your cattle, will immediately upon his coming from field, say to him, come and sit at table?

will he think himself oblig'd to that servant for doing what he was order'd? I believe not.

At length he said to his disciples, the time will come, when ye will wish to see the son of man appear, and shall not see him.

they will tell you, here he is, or, he is there: but don't go out to follow them;

he that seeks to save his life, will expose it; and he that exposes his life, will preserve it.

then they ask'd him, where, Lord, will this happen? he reply'd, wherever the carcase is, there will the eagles hover together.

yet, because this widow importunes me, I will do her justice, that she may'nt be continually coming to teaze me.

and will not God avenge his own elect, who cry to him night and day? will he delay their cause?

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?

for he shall be delivered to the Gentiles by the Jews, who will treat him with mockery,

but Zaccheus address'd himself to Jesus, and said, Lord, half my estate I give to the poor; and if I have wrong'd any man, I will give him four times the value.

but he being hated by the citizens, after he was gone, they sent a deputation to court, to make this protest, "we will not have him for our king."

wicked slave, said he, from your own mouth will I convict thee. "you knew I was a hard master, exacting what I never gave, and reaping where I never sowed:

saying to them, go to the village opposite to you: at your entrance there, you will find a colt ty'd, that was never yet back'd: untie it and bring it here.

for the time will shortly come, when your enemies shall open their trenches before thee, hem you in, and closely besiege you:

they will level you to the ground, extirpate your inhabitants, and bury your buildings in ruins: because you have not consider'd the overtures I made you.

Jesus answer'd, I will ask you one question;

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

Jesus replied, neither will I tell you by what authority I act thus.

upon which the master of the vineyard said, what shall I do? I will send my beloved son: perhaps his presence will engage their respect.

so they kill'd him, and threw him out of the vineyard. what punishment now will the master inflict upon them?

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

whoever falls upon that stone shall be bruised, but on whom it falls, it will crush him to pieces.

at the resurrection therefore, to which of them will she be wife? for she had been married to all the seven.