a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel," that is to say, God our Saviour.

Ye have heard that it has been said to the antients, "Thou shalt not kill: and whosoever shall kill, shall be punish'd by the tribunal."

go then and learn the meaning of that expression, "I will have mercy and not sacrifice:" for I am not come to call saints, but sinners.

if the disciple fare as well as his master, and the servant as his lord, is not that sufficient? if they style the master of the house Beelzebub, much more will they call his domestics so.

fear not those who can only kill the body, but cannot hurt the soul: rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in Gehenna.

but Jesus immediately call'd to them, take courage, said he, it is I, don't be afraid.

they will kill him, but the third day he shall be raised again. at which they were exceeding sorry.

In this respect the gospel-kingdom may be represented by that of a temporal prince, who had a mind to call his servants to account.

then his lord order'd him to be call'd, and said to him, O thou wicked slave, I forgave thee all thy debt, upon your request:

so when even was come, the master of the vineyard said to his steward, call the labourers, and give them their hire, beginning from the last to the first.

but when the tenants saw the son, they said among themselves, this is the heir, come, let us kill him, and then seize on his inheritance.

he sent out his servants to call those that were invited to the wedding: but they would not come.

why then does David call him Lord, if He be David's son?

wherefore I shall send you prophets, and wise men, and Scribes; you will kill some, and crucify others, many will ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city.

and as iniquity becomes more flagrant, the zeal of many will grow cool.

they gave him a mixture of wine and gall: but when he had tasted it, he refused to drink.

Jesus hearing this, said to them, they that are in health, have no need of a physician, but they that are sick: I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners.

and he ask'd them, is it allowed to do good, or to do mischief on the sabbath-days? to save life, or to kill? but they were very silent.

then they departed, and call'd upon all to repent.

Jesus said to him, why do you call me good? there is but one, who is good, that is God.

you know the commandments, "do not commit adultery, do not kill, do not steal, do not bear false witness, defraud not, honour your father, and mother."

but these husbandmen said to one another, this is the heir, come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be our own.

upon which he call'd to his disciples, and said to them, I declare unto you, that this poor widow has given more than any of those, who have given to the treasury.

On the first day of unleavened bread, when the paschal lamb is kill'd, his disciples said to him, where would you have us go and prepare for your eating the paschal lamb?

At length they came to a place call'd Gethsemane, and he said to his disciples, stay here, whilst I shall be at prayer.

Then the soldiers took Jesus away into the hall, call'd Pretorium; and summon'd their whole company together.

and on the eighth day were present at the circumcision of the child. but upon their proposing to call him by his father's name, Zacharias: his mother objected to it,

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

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

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

Why do you call me Lord, Lord, and do not observe what I say?

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:

As for you, my friends, be not afraid of those, who can kill the body, and after that can effect nothing more.

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.

Then he said to the Pharisee, that had invited him, when you give a dinner, or a supper, don't call your friends, or your brethren, or kinsmen, or wealthy neighbours; lest they invite you again, and make you a requital.

but when you make a feast call the poor, and maimed, the lame and blind:

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?

take the fatted calf, and kill it: let us eat and be merry:

whereas this son of yours, who has eat up his fortune among a pack of loose creatures, is no sooner come but you must kill the fatted calf for him.

and he cry'd out, saying, father Abraham, take pity on me, and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water to cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.

Jesus replied, why do you call me good? there is but one who is good, that is God.

you know the commandments, "do not commit adultery, do not kill, do not steal, do not bear false witness, honour thy father and mother."

when he was advanc'd near Bethphage, and Bethany, to the mountain call'd the Olives, he sent two of his disciples,

but when the husbandmen saw him, they said to one another, this is the heir: come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be our own.

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

Now the feast of unleaven'd bread, which is call'd the passover,

accordingly, when they came to the place call'd Calvary, they crucified him there, and the two malefactors; the one at his right, the other at his left.

go, call your husband, said Jesus, and come again.

therefore the Jews were the more eager to kill him, because he had not only violated the sabbath, but likewise, because he had said that God was his proper father, making himself equal with God.

After this Jesus resided in Galilee: for he would not be in Judea, because the Jews sought to kill him. now the

for what do ye attempt to kill me? the people answered, saying, you are mad: who attempts to kill you?

Then some that belong'd to Jerusalem, said, is not this he whom they seek to kill?

then said the Jews, what, will he kill himself? that he says, "whither I go, you cannot come."

I know you are Abraham's offspring; but ye seek to kill me, because my doctrine doth not penetrate into you.

but now ye seek to kill me, the man who has told you the truth, such as I have learnt it of God: Abraham did not act thus.

having said this, he spit on the ground, which by means of his saliva he made into clay, wherewith he anointed the eyes of the blind man,

he answered, a man call'd Jesus made clay, and anointed my eyes, and said to me, go to the pool of Siloam, and wash: I went, and washed, and so I saw.

now it was the sabbath-day when Jesus made the clay, and gave him his sight.

the Pharisees therefore ask'd him likewise, how he had received his sight. he told them, he put clay upon mine eyes, and I washed, and now see.

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.

the thief comes only to steal, to kill, and destroy: but I am come that they might have life, and have it with all its advantages.

When she had said this, she went privately to call Mary her sister, saying, the master is come, and calls for you.

you call me master, and lord: and you are in the right; for so I am.

now the servants and officers that were there, had made a coal-fire, for it was cold, to warm themselves: and Peter stood warming himself among them.

Pilate therefore hearing them talk at this rate, order'd Jesus to be brought forth, and then sat down in a place of Mosaic work on his tribunal, in Syriac call'd Gabbatha.

and then whoever shall call on the name of the Lord, shall be saved."

for the promise is to you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.

will you kill me as you kill'd the Egyptian yesterday? at these words Moses fled,

A good while after, the Jews conspir'd to kill him:

but Saul was appriz'd of their plot. and as they were night and day upon the watch at the gates, in order to kill him,

and a voice said to him, rise, Peter; kill and eat.

and the voice spake to him again the second time, don't call that common, which God calls clean.

then I heard a voice, which said, rise, Peter; kill and eat.

but the voice from heaven address'd it self to me again, and said, don't call that impure, which God has purified.

but Paul call'd to him aloud, and said, do thy self no harm, for we are all here.

When Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews made a general insurrection against Paul, and carry'd him to his tribunal.

and when Paul was going to speak, Gallio said to the Jews, "if it were a matter of some injustice or something immoral, O Jews, it would be reasonable to hear you out.

but the Greeks in a body fell upon Sosthenes the chief ruler of the synagogue, and beat him before the tribunal: whilst Gallio was unconcern'd about the matter.

when it was day, some Jews, that had form'd a conspiracy, engag'd themselves by an oath, not to eat, or drink, till they had kill'd Paul.

but don't believe them: for above forty of them lie in ambush, having bound themselves by oath not to eat or drink till they have kill'd him: they are already prepar'd, and only wait your answer.

so Paul was call'd, and Tertullus thus open'd the charge.

I do indeed own, that I serve the God of our nation according to the discipline they call sect: and believe whatever is written in the law and in the prophets.

unless it be, that I did indeed break out into this expression, it "is for the resurrection of the dead, that I am now call'd into question."

but whom he predispos'd, he calls: and whom he has call'd, he justifies: and whom he has justified, he glorifies.

I call Christ, and the holy spirit to witness with my conscience, that I speak the truth without guile, when I say,

for before they were born, and had done neither good or evil, that the distinction which God had purposed to make might appear to be, not in consideration of their actions, but of his own free call,

is not the potter the master of his own clay, of the same mass to make one vessel for use and ornament, and another for a meaner purpose?

as he saith himself in Osee, "I will call them my people, which were not my people; and her, beloved, which was not beloved.

In reality there is no difference between the Jew and the Gentile: they have all the same Lord, who is bountiful to all that call upon him.

"whoever shall call upon the name of the Lord, shall be saved."

But how, say you, shall they call on him on whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard?

loves others hath fulfilled the law. for this, "thou shalt not commit adultery, thou shalt not kill, thou shalt not steal, thou shalt not bear false witness, thou shalt not covet;" and whatever social precept there be, it is reduced to this single head,

for I have been inform'd, my brethren, by some of Chloe's family, that there are contentions among you.

my answer to those who call me to account, is this:

not to call upon you as I pass into Macedonia, but in my return from thence, to be conducted by you toward Judea.

I call God to witness, and may I die if it is not true, that the reason of my not coming yet to Corinth, was to avoid using any severity towards you.

what I write to you, I call God to witness is all true:

nor buffoonry, which they call pleasantry, but is indecent: be you rather exercised in social virtue.

I don't imagine, my brethren, that I am arriv'd at the goal; but this I do, unmindful of what is pass'd, I stretch towards that which is in view,