but did not cohabit with her as a wife, before she had-brought forth her first-born son; whom he named JESUS.

but I say unto you, whoever shall put away his wife, except in the case of adultery, is the occasion of her being an adulteress, and he that shall marry her is an adulterer.

Messiah is greater than he.) for ever since the appearance of John the Baptist the gospel kingdom is as it were invaded, and people of the most violent passions enter into it with zeal.

"He that is not for me, is against me: and he that is not active for me, is a Deserter."

At evening his disciples came to him, saying, this is a desert place, and dinner-time is now past; send the multitude away, that they may go to buy themselves provisions in the villages.

for this is a commandment of God, "honour thy father and mother; and, he that curses father or mother, let him be punish'd with death."

but if we say, it was merely human, we are obnoxious to the people; for all hold John as a prophet.

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, but ye would not!

for as at the time that usher'd in the deluge, they were eating and drinking, marrying themselves and their children, till the day that Noe entred into the ark,

then all nations shall be assembled before him, and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd separates his sheep from the goats.

and he said, go into the city to such a man, and say to him, the master sends you word that his time is at hand, and he designs to keep the passover now at your house with his disciples.

"the time, said he, is accomplish'd, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel."

said he, how you take the least notice of this to any man: but go, show your self to the priest, and offer for your cure what Moses commanded, that this may serve as a testimony against them.

Again he said, is a lamp ever brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed? or to be set on a stand?

and earnestly intreated him, saying, "my little daughter is at the last extremity, pray come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be healed, and live."

wherever they shall refuse to entertain you, or to hear you, at your departure shake off the dust of your feet, as a testimonial against them. I assure you, the people of Sodom and Gomorrha shall be treated with less severity in the day of judgment, than that city.

but as the day was far advanc'd, his disciples came to him, and said, this is a desart place, and it is now late.

he shall appear as a divine messenger. he shall drink neither wine, nor any other strong liquor: he shall be filled with the holy spirit, even from his infancy:

and hath built us a synagogue at his own charge.

the son of man appears indifferent to any kind of meat or drink: yet you say, he is a glutton and a tipler, a friend of publicans and loose people.

which the Pharisee, who had invited him, observing, he thus argued with himself, if this man were a prophet, he could not but know that the woman, who is so busy with him, is a person of a loose character.

if any refuse to entertain you, when you leave that city, shake off the dust from your feet, as a sign of their being abandon'd.

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.

He that does not join with me, is against me: and he that is not active for me, is a deserter.

and as the crowd grew more numerous, he thus began, this is a degenerate race of men: they demand a miracle: but no miracle shall be exhibited, but such as happen'd in the person of Jonas the prophet.

Then a doctor of the law objected to him, saying, master, your discourse is an insult upon us also.

"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?"

but he said to them, you pretend to piety before men, which, however they may admire, is an abomination to God, who knows your real temper.

whoever repudiates his wife, and marries another, is an adulterer. and he that marries her, that is repudiated by her husband, is an adulterer.

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.

"my house is a house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves."

about an hour after another confidently affirm'd, saying, this fellow was certainly with him; for he too is a Galilean.

he came as a witness, to represent what he knew of the light, that by his means all might be convinc'd.

God is a spirit, and they that worship him, must worship him in spirit and in truth.

for it was just before the passover, which is a feast of the Jews.

there is a lad here, who hath five barley-loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?

Jesus answered them, have I not chosen you all twelve, and yet one of you is an avowed enemy?

and the people were much divided about him: for some said, he is a good man: others said, not at all; but he seduces the people.

he that speaks from himself, has a view to his own glory: but he that has a view to his glory that sent him, deserves credit, and is a stranger to all imposture.

Jesus answered them, I declare unto you, whosoever committeth sin, is a slave to sin.

you, who have the devil for your father, will execute the designs of your father: he was a murderer from the beginning, and deserted the truth, since he has no love for the truth: when he lyes, he speaks like himself: for he is a lyar, and the father of a lyar.

they therefore question'd the blind man again, what do you say of the man that made you see? he is a prophet, said he.

They therefore again call'd the man that had been blind, and said to him, in the name of God tell the truth: for we know that this man is an impostor.

I assure you, he that entreth not by the door into the sheep-fold, but climbeth up some other way, is a thief and a robber.

the hireling flies, because he is an hireling, and is under no concern for the sheep.

and I know that it is a commission of eternal life: whatever therefore I say, I deliver just as the father directed me.

then they returned to Jerusalem, from the mountain of olives, which is a sabbath-day's journey from it.

which Peter observing, thus addressed them, ye men of Israel, why are ye so surprized at this event? or why do you look so earnestly on us, as though by our own power or piety, we had caus'd this man to walk?

the passage of the scripture which he read, was this, "he was led as a sheep to the slaughter, and like a lamb before his shearer, was dumb, so opened he not his mouth:

and while I was speaking to them, the holy spirit descended upon them, as it did on us, at the beginning.

God removed Saul, and rais'd up David to be their king, to whom he gave this testimonial, " I have found David the son of Jesse: he is a man most acceptable to me, and he will execute all my orders."

but Paul replied, they have publickly scourg'd us, who are Romans, without any trial, they have thrown us into jayl, and now do they give us a private discharge? no, let them come themselves and release us.

and then advanc'd before and waited for us at Troas.

my constant example has shown you that the disabled should be assisted by your labours, remembring the words of the Lord Jesus, who said, "it is a greater happiness to give than to receive."

after we had been there several days, a prophet arriv'd from Judea, one Agabus, who made us a visit.

upon hearing that, the centurion went to acquaint the head officer, take care, said he, what you do; for this man is a Roman.

the barbarians seeing the venomous creature hang fast to his hand, said to one another, this man is a murderer, no doubt; for, escaped from the wreck, the divine justice still pursues him to death.

Circumcision indeed is an advantage, if you keep the law: but if you violate the law, your being a Jew makes you no better than a heathen.

"but, say you, if the veracity of God hath appeared more illustrious thro' my unfaithfulness, why then am I condemned as a sinner?

their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:

the reward is not counted as a favour to him that has done good actions, but as a debt:

and he received the sign of circumcision, as a seal of the justification by that faith, which the uncircumcised have: that he might be the father of all those who believe, tho' they are uncircumcised, that it might be accounted to them also for righteousness:

God having sent his own son invested with a body like that of sinful men, as a sacrifice for sin, thereby destroyed its power; which the law could not effect, human nature being in such a corrupted state.

so that this is a matter not dependent on him that wills or runs, but on God, who shews mercy.

and as Esaias said before, "except the God of heaven had left us a remnant, we had been as Sodoma, and brought to the state of Gomorrha."

the night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore throw off the habits of darkness, and be invested with the ornaments of light.

A weak convert receive as a friend without regard to any difference of opinion.

I recommend to you Phebe our sister, who is a deaconess of the church at Kenchrea; receive her for Christ's sake,

I value as a good christian. salute Urbane my assistant in the cause of Christ,

to the church of God which is at Corinth, to those who being sanctified by Christ Jesus, are saints by that vocation, to all that any where invoke the name of Jesus Christ, who is both their Lord and ours.

according to the free gift of God bestowed upon me, I, as a skilful architect, have laid the foundation, and another builds thereon. but let every man take heed how he builds thereupon.

Let men consider us, as the ministers of Christ, who dispense the divine mysteries.

as for me, it is a matter of no great concern that I should be called to account by you, or any human authority; not that I am my own judge;

flee licentiousness. no other sin that a man commits does affect the church as a body: but the licentious commits a fraud against the whole body to which he belongs.

Whatever condition God has allotted to any man, let him go on in the same state he was in when he became a christian: this I give as a standing rule to all churches.

not that it is a sin for you to marry; nor is it so if a virgin marry; but they that do, will be troubled for their relations, and that I would prevent.

if any man thinks it would be a reflexion upon his manhood to be a stale batchelor, and so ought to marry; let him follow his bent, he is at liberty, let such marry.

but he that has been steady in his purpose, and finds no necessity to alter it; if he is a master of his passion, and is heartily determin'd to keep his virginity, it is well.

The wife is bound as long as her husband lives: but if her husbnd be dead, she is at liberty to be married, if she pleases; provided it be to a christian.

now if I do this willingly, I have a reward: but if against my will, it is a dispensation of trust which must be discharged.

to the Jews, I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to those who are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain those who are under the law;

that the idol, or that what is offered in sacrifice to the idol, is a matter of consequence?

a woman may as well have the tonsure, as not wear her veil: the one is as indecent as the other.

does not settled custom show it is a shame for a man to have long hair?

on the contrary, such is an ornament to a woman: because it was given her as a sort of veil.

Social affection is patient, is kind; is a stranger to envy; is not insolently vain, nor arrogant: does not behave indecently,

Social affection will never fail: but as for prophecies, they shall be out of use; as for languages, they shall cease; as for knowledge, it shall vanish away.

when I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I reasoned as a child: but when I became a man, I laid aside my childish ways.

it is sown an animal body, it will rise a spiritual body. there is an animal body, and there is a spiritual body.

this I say, my brethren, because the body, as it is at present, cannot possess the kingdom of God; and what is corruptible, can't enjoy incorruptibility.

Paul an apostle of Jesus Christ, by the divine appointment, and Timothy our brother, to the church of God, which is at Corinth, with all the christians throughout Achaia: favour,

by the one my preaching is taken as a deadly poison, to the other it is a reviving potion. and who is so sufficient for such a commission?

now he that hath prepared us for this very state, is God, who hath given us the spirit as a pledge of it.

in honour and disgrace, under infamy, and in repute: look'd upon as an impostor, while I say what is true;

I address myself to you as a parent, be not you wanting in the returns of filial respect to me.

for I am jealous over you with religious jealousy: since I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.

what I say, I say it not as an apostle, but as it were to indulge my vanity in this matter of boasting.

for as wise as you are your selves, you easily bear with the folly of others.

"To what purpose then was the law?" it was added as a check to transgressors, till the offspring should come to whom the promise was made; and it was ordained by angels with the intervention of a mediator.

Now I say, that the heir, as long as he is a child, is in a state of servitude, tho' he is to be lord of all;