for a friend of mine, a traveller, is come to my house, and I have nothing to entertain him with.

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.

However, when a man has once lighted his lamp, he does not hide it in a by-place, or under a bushel; but sets it on a stand, that all who come in may have light.

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.

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.

wo unto you Pharisees, for you affect to have the first rank in the synagogue, and to be complimented in publick places.

wo unto you, doctors of the law; for after having taken the key of knowledge, you remain still in the dark, and hinder others, who desire to have light.

whatever you have utter'd in the dark, shall be brought to light: and what you have whisper'd in a closet, shall be proclaim'd upon the house top.

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.

consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap: nor have cellar or barn: are not you of much greater value than the fowls?

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

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?

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

"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?"

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.

but they were all of a mind in making some excuse: the first said to him, I have bought a piece of ground, which I must needs go and see: therefore pray excuse me.

another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, which I am going to prove: I beg you to excuse me.

another said, I have married a wife: 'tis therefore impossible for me to come.

at length the servant said, sir, your orders have been executed, and still there is room.

and when he comes home, call his friends and neighbours together, and say to them, rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep, that was lost?

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?

for he would have been contented to have liv'd upon the carruways, with which they usually fed the swine: but nobody would supply him.

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?

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

then the son said to him, father, I have sinned against heaven, and against you, I am no longer worthy to be called your son.

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:

son, said he to him, you shall continue to be with me, and all that I have shall be thine.

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

and this unfaithful steward was commended by his master for being so provident. for they who look to this world, manage their affairs with more prudence, than those who have a prospect of a better.

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

upon which he said, father, I beg it of you, that you would send him to my father's family, where I have five brothers,

but Abraham replied, they have Moses and the prophets, let them mind them.

won't he rather say, get ready my supper, dress yourself, and wait upon me, till I have done eating and drinking; after that, take your meal?

so when you have done all that you were commanded to do, say, we are unprofitable servants; we have only done what was our duty to do.

all these, said he, have I observ'd from my youth.

upon hearing that, Jesus said to him, one thing you have yet to do: sell all you have, and give it to the poor, and you shall have treasure in heaven: then come, and follow me.

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

Then said Peter, you see that we have left every thing to follow you.

Afterwards Jesus took the twelve aside, and said to them, now we are going to Jerusalem where all that the prophets have writ concerning the son of man shall be accomplished.

then he cry'd out, Jesus son of David, have pity on me.

those who led the way bid him hold his tongue. but he bawl'd out the louder, son of David have pity on me.

what would you have me do for you? he said, Lord, I desire to have sight.

have sight, said Jesus, your faith has obtain'd you a cure.

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.

a nobleman, said he, was going to travel to a foreign country, in order to have his kingdom confirm'd to him at his return.

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."

for I was in fear of you, knowing you to be a hard master, who exact what you never gave, and reap where you have never sown.

" why then did you not lodge my money in the bank, that on my return I might have drawn it out with interest?

as for those enemies of mine, who would not have me for their king, bring them here, and slay them in my presence.

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.

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

but they, who shall be accounted worthy to obtain the resurrection to an eternal life, shall have no concern in marriage, as being immortal:

beware of the Scribes, who are fond of appearing in their long robes, affect to be saluted in publick, to have the upper hand in the synagogues, and at all entertainments.

for they have offer'd only part of their superfluous wealth; but she has given all that was then left for her subsistence.

they ask'd him, where would you have us prepare it?

and he said to them, I have ardently desired to eat this passover with you, before I suffer.

for I declare unto you, I shall not celebrate this passover with you any more, to the time, when it shall have its accomplishment in the kingdom of the messiah.

but as for thee, I have pray'd that you faith may not fail. do you in return establish thy brethren.

Lord, said they, you see, we have two swords. he reply'd, that's enough.

I was daily with you in the temple, and you never offer'd to seize me: but now you have your hour, and the prince of darkness his day.

upon this they cry'd, what occasion have we for further evidence? for we ourselves have heard enough from his own mouth.

you have represented this man to me as one that was stirring up the people to a revolt: you see I have examin'd him in your presence; yet I don't find he is guilty of the crimes you have laid to his charge: no, nor even Herod;

but they persisted with great clamour in their demands, to have him crucified: and as the people and chief priests redoubled their clamours,

though we expected he would have been the Messiah, that was to deliver Israel: and besides all this, it is now three days since these things were done.

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

was not the Messiah to have suffer'd thus, and after that enter into his glory?

and they drew nigh the village where they were going: and he seemed as if he would have pass'd on further.

behold my hands, and my feet. for I am bodily present, touch me and consider me; for a spirit has not flesh and bones, as you see me have:

but as they were diffident of so joyful an event, and still in amaze, he said to them, have you any thing here to eat?

and of his Plenitude have we all received, even abundant grace.

the first he met was his own brother Simon, to whom he said, "we have found the Messias," that is to say, the Christ.

Philip meeting with Nathanael, said to him, we have found him of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.

now when the wine was out, the mother of Jesus said to him, they have no wine.

and said to him, 'tis usual to present the best wine first, and afterwards the worse, when the guests have drank pretty freely: but you have reserved the best wine to the last.

I declare unto thee, we speak what we know, and testify what we have seen; but you do not receive our testimony.

that whosoever believeth in him, should not perish, but have eternal life.

for God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believeth in him, should not perish, but have eternal life.

and this is the subject of their condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men have loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

but John made them this answer, a man can have no authority, but what he derives from heaven.

but the woman of Samaria said to him, how is it that you who are a Jew, ask drink of me, who am a Samaritan? (for the Jews have no friendly intercourse with the Samaritans.)

Jesus answered her, if you knew the dispensation of God, and who it is that says to you, give me to drink; you would have asked of him, and he would have given you living water.

sir, said the woman, you have nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: whence then can you get that living water?

the woman answered, I have no husband. Jesus replied, you were in the right to say you have no husband:

for you have had five husbands, and he whom you now have, is not your husband: in that you said true.

see a man who told me all that ever I have done: is not this the Christ?

but he answered them, I have meat to eat that ye know not of:

now it is not for what you have said, that we believe: for we have heard him ourselves, and know that this is indeed the saviour of the world, the Christ.

the sick man answered him, sir, I have nobody to put me into the pool when the water has been agitated: but while I am coming, another steppeth down before me.

for as the father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the son, to have life in himself;

let not this surprize you: for the time is coming, when all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, and they that have done good,

shall rise to the possession of life; and they that have done evil, shall rise to their condemnation.

but I have a better witness than that of John: for the works which my father hath order'd me to finish, those very works that I do, bear me witness, that 'tis the father who sent me.

and the father who sent me, hath himself born witness of me. his voice you have never heard, nor ever seen his appearance,

You search the scriptures, for you think by their means to have eternal life, and they are the very writings which do testify of me.

yet you will not come to me, that ye may have life.

for had you believed Moses, you would have believed me: since he has spoke of me in his writings.

but I have already told you, that tho' you have seen me, you do not believe.

I say, is the will of him that sent me, that every one who observes the son, and believeth on him, should have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.

but Jesus answer'd, I assure you, except ye eat the flesh of the son of man, and drink his blood, ye will have no life in you.