andl ene rst atetepei ; Cen sieoa ns 2 teas ? z Fh fetieeieas ites da Sang a aay res: yeh 87 IN OF Pig » JAN 27 19 25 < Locicar seu ot eer Division Ae jr 24 epithe ay 2 Phe (aie ol 1925 Section pu j wich AUS a ri ai ye Paroy Aas AP Yuasa ’ say Ay i Me ‘ | i ‘ é b ] ie Suns. Ae oe of Jesus Christ the Son of Goa What Jesus Said A TOPICAL ARRANGEMENT AND ANALYSIS OF ALL HIS WORDS RECORDED IN THE NEW TESTAMENT — SEPA- RATED FROM THE CONTEXT By A LAYMAN Introduction by ANSON PHELPS STOKES, D.D., LL.D. New York CHICAGO Fleming H. Revell Company LONDON AND EDINBURGH January, 1912. It seems only right to those who are most closely re- lated to the author of this book that his name should be known by such as may derive benefit from his “work of faith and labor of love;”’ and I have been asked to state that the late Colonel Charles William Larned, U. S. A., whose guest I had the pleasure and profit of being on one occasion at West Point, is he. In this volume, “he being dead yet speaketh;” or, rather, through him the Soul speaketh: “ May all heed what He said.” ( Signed) F. COURTNEY, Rector of St. James Church, New York. Formerly Bishop of Nova Scotia. SPUR oA Ne Dat He, INTRODUCTION TO TWELFTH EDITION By Anson Phelps Stokes, D.D., LL.D. Oyen of the most encouraging tendencies in mod- ern Christian thought is the realization that to be “Christian” Religion, Ethics, Sociology, and The- ology must be based on the revelation given by Jesus Christ Himself. This means that creeds, programs of social reform, books of devotion, and manuals of discipline must all be brought to the touchstone of our Lord’s own consciousness of truth and duty as ex- pressed in His life and teachings. The summons “Back to Christ” means, therefore, the simplification and spiritualization of inherited conceptions of be- lief, as His message touched only on the most vital and fundamental matters. To turn from theological debate and ecclesiastical controversy—too often con- cerned with the minutiz of doctrines, about which certainty of knowledge is, humanly speaking, impos- sible—to the great fundamentals of the Heavenly Father’s Love, Human Brotherhood, Immortality and the revelation of God’s character and purpose in and through His Son Jesus Christ, is like getting up out of a tropical jungle on to the free heights of the mountain tops above. All becomes clarified. Con- tact with His creative personality brings us into a new spiritual atmosphere. Religion—communion be- tween God and man—then seems to be the most ele- mentary, essential and inspiring thing in the world, -and we can only’ marvel that the simple message of the Christ has been so often complicated and per- verted by the controversial spirit. Of course it is inevitable and right that attempts should be made to explain the mystery of Christ’s Person, of His life, and of His death on the Cross, INTRODUCTION. and we have been promised that the Holy Spirit will guide us into the Truth. But as the Master said, “He shall take of mine, and shall shew it unto you.” Let us remember that Christian thought—in what- ever form it expresses itseli—must go back to Jesus of Nazareth and His teachings for its inspiration and its norm. It must be adapted to new knowledge, new conditions, new needs, but it must ever be consistent with the revelation of Him whom we call, as He called Himself, “the Son of God.” Hence every attempt to get back to Christ’s own teachings has supreme value. For instance, Church Reunion and that Christian Unity among the fol- lowers of Christ which must precede it, can only be brought about as each group is willing to test its beliefs and practices by the Christ’s own standard. The same is true of Christian Theology, Christian Sociology, and Christian Ethics. They must all have the revelation given in the Gospels as their guide and their goal. It is therefore highly important that the actual teachings of Jesus Christ on every great subject should be known. We must study His convictions about God, Prayer, Marriage, Brotherhood, Eternal Life, the Kingdom of God, Love, Faith, and those other concepts which make up the warp and woof of His teachings. For such a study the New Testa- ment itselfi—in the Greek original, if possible, must always be the fundamental basis, but Commentaries, Concordances, and other books prepared in the spirit of reverence and scholarship will help. Of the latter group this little volume by the late Colonel Larned of West Point, has long seemed to me among the most helpful for clergy and laity alike. Here each may read for himself the teachings which have been and are the most mighty force in the gradual trans- formation of human nature and of human society— and all so classified and arranged that those on any given subject may be readily found grouped together. If the Christian world will study these “‘seed-truths” of the Master, and try to apply them to present con- INTRODUCTION. ditions, the result will be not only the deepening of the personal life of countless individuals but the hastening of the coming of the Kingdom of God in the world—that is the reign of peace, justice, good- will, and intelligence under the spiritual leadership of Jesus Christ. It is a pleasure to write a foreword to so useful a book which bears the name of a faithful.and honored “soldier and servant” of Jesus Christ. May the pub- lication of this new edition, to which an alphabetical Index of Subjects has been added, stimulate the movement which has as its object the study of the Eternal Truth of Christianity at its fountainhead, and the application of the Truth when found to the manifold problems of life. Washington Cathedral CONZEN ICS. APOLOGLIAn ie paiteess THE yi It. GODHEAD . THE FATHER His Divinity His Humanity . . . His Mission . His Ministry Mediator, Consoler, Titeroeavore Re- deemer . 1. THE Hoty GuHost THE SON: ( THE KINGDOM OF GOD AND OF HEAVEN. . THE KINGDOM ON EARTH. I. THE CHURCH— THE HOUSE 11. THE LAW, THE SCRIPTURES, AND THE url. THE OLD AND NEW DISPENSATION . THE LIFE FORERUNNER JOHN THE BaPTisT . s . . ° e o Ministry and Passion, I, THE DISCIPLES . u. THE DISCIPLES: Peter and Andrew . Matthew . Petereayans Thomas Judas Iscariot PROPHETS . 71 CONTENTS. LIFE (continued). II. III. Vv. DOCTREN Bei iit iio uh Tele ae raha Mer hata tne Di ay Ill. PCG in ys oitt'st Weel reeiee Healing yc Vig eine anche lhe Raising from the Dead. . . Circumstance”... ~’.) . 6. MIRACLES: SENDING OF THE DISCIPLES: } SUFFERINGS AND TEMPTATIONS .... CHRIST'S /PRAVERS ey ie ia) iene ee) its BRE HE MAST SUPPERS sitet eo a telnet ete . BETRAYAL . . e ° e e ° e . e e e CORT CTRTXION VA tie teak ta fatal sh aia, Sean PIWORDS ON THE) CROSS een oile Piha ty a te . DEATH, RESURRECTION, AND ASCENSION . UTTERANCES AFTER RESURRECTION ... Che Prophecies. SECOND COMING, AND EVENTS PRECEDING AP EERUSA LEM | sili Neil ce imac mbbl eat tars Seyi.) alti THE: [EWS ej ue lp sie dean taney WOR aM tice THE SCRIBES, PHARISEES, AND SADDUCEES CALLING ‘OF THE GGENTILES \/) (bes Marieke Special Aitterances to Wndividuals . Che Spiritual World, THE SOUL icy a wre M sh ote te tae wl wey an SPIRITUAL FOOD Hove dieliWenus eitisine Windatine SPIRITUAL LARE Sel Neale piblal eis arene ths SPIRITUAL (DEATH i \s Gus tuninekiaiie)s aie ihe : RESURRECTION: OF ‘THE DEAD We veitieks oe THE JUDGMENT. isis) peu ech eure athe Sip PROMISES ire acetate Lue ota Teenie Ave PUNISHMENT: AND HLREEL ooh eitewél ou Vighteougness, THE CALLS e e e . e e e e e e e e FAITH e ry . e ° e e e e e e e e e SALVATION THROUGH FAITH . « « « e e The Twelve The Seventy e CONTENTS. DOCTRINE (continued). IV. XV. XVI. XVII. XVIII. XIX. XX. XXI. XXII. XXIII. XXIV. XXV,. XXVI. XXVIII. XXVIII. XXIX. XXX. XXXI. XXXII. IREPENTANCE +) te his') 's14/Oh packs be Wiis BAPTISM . REGENERATION 6) Teo..e\) Shire 8 eh le WORKS) 20.69 o iiar cake be Mike Wethte Node te THE GREAT COMMANDMENTS .. . BOVIS Wa We err el leh ca hvath ot tal aha D ve CHARITY She vi bi ee wut elt dt phiny Mik FORGIVENESS AND RECONCILIATION . MERCY AND FORBEARANCE ... . SELU= RENUNCIATION. Ue ioe PURITY AND SINGLENESS OF HEART. PURITY’ OF SPEECH (ei cU ei eA Thy SUBJECTION OF THE FLESH ... . OBEDIENCE AND SUBMISSION .. . FAITHFULNESS AND WATCHFULNESS. STEADFASTNESS AND PERSEVERANCE PATIENCE). us the COURAGE ts: sh iraivel tentetiet ebia tease INON- RESISTANCE) oo eiiiet) oes alltel oe HUMILITY AND SIMPLICITY ... . TRUST IN GoOD’s PROVIDENCE... GRATITUDE: suuediaaigtina etal lal ei ns BRECIIVUDE as elo aihosiietitice aie tn ehis SUBMISSION TO SECULAR AUTHORITY PPOLERALION ie Wak maute. aie (io Wie'bh eh ics PEP Witt ela oe kes kin oh lee a dteltiis PERFECTION a) silcsit.et seats. Ga Cisse dhe (Mie BRATITUDES stew tiie: ee iece te FLBSOLU LION chte tels set esaiie tiers Bin, SATAN CAND? SEN etek! ailian nett woes MLOLASPH EMT eel ck bo Savcisiaal ee, dee SCEPTICISM * 6) GlBetie Neds el ee 6 EIVPOCRION ve Rs ile renkediotentedret PRIDE ss hiles ROSE Ff GUIS A ete alts ANGER ie, eta aitw Jediek ait « PAVE TIER ooo Mid Leh Sad onnina bey ete ADULTERY, FORNICATION, LASCIVIOUSNESS EIEVORCE) a Vahte ls hia le Maier 2) ie ene Vill XV. XVI. fi. 444 8B XVIII. 9a 2d, INDEX _THEFT. e CONTENTS. DOCTRINE (continued). ° e . e e FALSE WITNESS, DECEIT, FRAUD Evi THOUGHTS,, EvIL, EYE, WICKEDNESS, FOOLISHNESS . . COVETOUSNESS . . MATERIALISM AND MSE Cornice : PROCRASTINATION , JUDGING . BLINDNESS OF Heine BACKSLIDING SACRILEGE DENUNCIATIONS PRAVERO . e . e . . . ° e Cregesiz. . THE ATONEMENT . THE LETTER AND THE SPIRIT. , FOREORDINATION . PROFESSION OF FAITH . . PERSONAL ACCOUNTABILITY. . . LABOR AND SELF-DEVELOPMENT . EQUALITY UNDER THE . THE SABBATH . MARRIAGE . CHILDREN . THE Poor . THE RICH SoRROoW . PEACE, REST ap OV iN ae WISDOM . e e ATONEMENT e e e s e BoDILY DEATH AND PARADISE . Che Word FAMED Ss) Uy Anti- Christe. FALSE PROPHETS, GUIDES, AND TEACHERS « . PAGE 282 38x APO OO Grin: HIS work is the outcome of my own search for spirit and life,—a labor so fruitful in peace, so decisive in result, that I have been led to hope it might have a use beyond my personal needs. * * * At middle life I found myself without a creed, —a Christian neither in faith nor work, out of sympathy with Christian ethics as adapted to the uses of modern so- ciety, and deeply antagonistic to organic Christianity as manifested in the Church. At the same time I did not acknowledge myself anti-Christian, nor had I any dis- position to pass into that spiritual fatalism which shelters the agnostic from the controversial storms that rage about Calvary. Iwas simply drifting rapidly away from the re- ligious traditions of my youth, flying no flag, and yet not prepared to cast overboard the banner of the cross, — my course darkened by speculative doubts, and the philo- sophic craft, such as it was, in which I had embarked my soul, battered by continual and bitter tempests. As nearly as I can gather from intercourse with my fel- low-men my condition fairly represented that of many thousands about me, who, born and bred in a Christian _ community, and not openly at war with its philosophy, x APOLOGIA. have yet been thrown out of adjustment with its work- ing, through the operation of modern materialism and critical rationalism, — a condition of restless, unsatisfied dissent, continually augmented by every new breath of controversy, by every failure of correspondence between the Faith and its professors, and leaving the man at odds with both worlds and himself. Yet I think that those in this condition, although intellectually wavering, can never settle into agnosticism, however long and far they wander from the truth. Having denied Him at the threshold of their hearts, though looking upon His face, they must wander unsatisfied, like the Jew, with the vision of Calvary always present, no matter how persist- ently avoided, and the echoes of the Divine voice ever ringing in their hearts, no matter how stifled, till He come again— here or beyond. * * And so with me. Although the discord within kept me constantly at variance with the spirit and the life of truth, and each new failure of my intellect to an- swer the riddles of existence made my arraignments of Providence more uncompromising, I never lost con- sciousness of the Divine personality, nor cast off wholly my allegiance to Christianity as the religion of truth. I say this to my shame, for with the sense of the truth latent in my heart, the Spirit of Truth pleading in my conscience, and the path of truth open before me, I per- sisted in the way of those who compromise with their inclinations, and seek self-justification in the philosophy of the comfortable, upon which modern society builds APOLOGIA. xi the fabric of its impiety to God and its injustice to man. To my condition might well be applied that which was written to the Laodiceans in Revelation: “I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would that thou wert cold or hot. So then because thou art luke- warm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spew thee out of my mouth. Because thou sayest, I am rich, and in- creased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked: I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eye-salve, that thou mayest see.” * There came a time, however, when I felt that either I must get my bearings and know plainly where I lay with reference to my faith in the God of my youth, — His dealings with me, and mine with Him, — or that I must face godless and alone that gray, awful waste of waters whose horizon is eternity, with no star in the infinite night for a pole, and no hope of a haven at any time. To live longer in such a state were neither honest nor tolerable. Far better to utterly renounce, if.so be I must, even though the renunciation stripped me bare, than cling against conviction to a sentiment, however consoling, enshrined in a fable, however beautiful, solely through fear of the desolation that would follow its loss, Every field of human research was barren in food for my ‘ hunger. No Religion of Humanity, although it might xii APOLOGIA. give me something to live for, could give me anything to live on, —— much less to die on; neither could modern Neoplatonism, the Philosophies of the Absolute, nor any stone of modern metaphysics, supply a substitute for the warm heart of God, the living fount of universal love and universal hope. Yet if I could not call Him Father in spirit and in truth I felt that I had no part nor lot in the great brotherhood of Him who, alone of all who have spoken in all time, taught the Father- hood of God,— but must accept what comfort I could get out of current zsms and the growth of science, or with the agnostics set a hard face against fate. When I first set about a serious endeavor to draw out of the confusion of my doubts and perplexities a clear estimate of my position I began to recognize two impor- tant facts in my relation to Christianity: the first, that I knew very little of the philosophy of Christ’s teaching ; the second, that my principal conceptions of Him came through the historicai and physical phenomena of His life, —in other words, that my mental attitude towards him had relation almost entirely to His historical and physical, and very little to His theo-ethical aspect. Upon reflection I saw that all my wonder and questionings, my incredulities and fears had their roots in His physical manifestations, and that my approaches along that line were always beset by ever recurring and increasing per- plexities. Furthermore, I remembered, as I reviewed the rationalistic assaults upon Christianity, that the line of attack was ever over the same field, and that all the en- ginery of critical warfare was of necessity planted upon that ground. The assault was ever on the man-Christ, upon the supposition that that once destroyed the God- Christ of necessity disappeared ; whereas it now began to APOLOGIA. xiii occur to me that the God-Christ loomed infinitely out of range, and could be reached by no bullet of logic or em- pirical synthesis, and that once apprehended immedi- ately the man-Christ became equally invulnerable. It was the God-Christ, then, that I wished to see and know, apart from the man-Christ, in order that by knowing the former I might understand the latter, and unite both in my heart; and I found that it is in this way that He himself promises to be revealed as the truth and the life, and by no other, — whereas it is by the other way that all sceptical criticism of necessity insists upon approach- ing Him. It appeared very certain to my mind that the nature of spiritual truth was such that it could be apprehended only through spiritual faculties; that its proof must be intrinsic and could never by the nature of things be extrinsic, and that every effort to reason toward it through physical approaches must result only in nega- tion; that to attempt to prove or disprove the truth of spiritual by the logic of material phenomena was an infinitely greater paradox than to measure a mother’s ecstasy in algebraic terms, or to analyze grief by the chemistry of a tear. The laws by which the soul ap- prehends spiritual truth are not laws which have been or can be formulated through the Baconian method. Spiritual truths once accepted through the irresistible conviction of spiritual illumination give birth to that state called faith, which involves simply the acknowl- - edgment of the inadequacy of our physical senses xiv APOLOGIA. to decide upon truth outside of the narrow environ- ment in which they are conditioned. I had been until then among the multitude of those who seek a sign, and to whom no sign is given save that of the Resurrection ; but I now perceived that if the word of Christ carried irresistible conviction of its truth when approached from the spiritual side, all attendant ma- terial phenomena stood on a relatively inferior plane, and the doubts and difficulties attending their accept- ance immediately dissolved. It seemed to my mind, the more I reflected upon it, that the position of so- called scientific rationalism toward Christianity, in as- suming to try the open secret of spiritual life in the criminal court of the empirical philosophy, along with the venerable errors of archzology and physics, is most unscientific and irrational, and that of the two agnos- ticism is more reasonable and modest. * * In modern controversy the great fact that Divine wis- dom laid the foundations of His system on the broad and deep basis of the human affections, from which spring all impulses to right and wrong doing, and which in the last analysis determine our moral value, seems to have been lost sight of, as well as the fact that any cate- gorical definition of such a system is essentially impos- sible on any basis of physical analysis. When rational criticism turned its scalpel upon the body of organized theology it found a work, and a good work, in dissecting and amputating the formal and morbid accretions with which the vanity of man had encrusted the vital truth of APOLOGIA. xv God; but when the knife probed further, its function ended, — it could not dissect spiritual light, and its use ceased to be rational when the attempt was made. I therefore made up my mind to approach spiritual truth from its spiritual side, —to acquaint myself fully with Christ’s doctrine in His own words apart from any consideration of the narrative context, taking it directly from the lips of the Master, and meditating upon it in the quiet of my own soul free from the noise of every sort of controversy, theological or rational. I could not find all His words thus separated in any printed form, although many volumes of excerpts had been published, and I was therefore compelled to write them out. When I had done this the step that naturally followed was to arrange them, and it is the result of these operations that I have concluded to place at the service of all who may desire to pass the same way. * * * It may perhaps seem strange that so important a crisis should be resolved by a transcription of that which was already manifest in a form accepted as sufficient by so many centuries; and to that reasonable suggestion I can only reply that in the natural development of man his new intellectual growths evolve new demands for their nourishment, which the infinite adequacy of divine truth - will meet and satisfy; and that in this age of keen and xvi APOLOGIA. critical analysis, as in every other, the divine words will justify themselves to all earnest seekers who approach them in humility of heart and singleness of purpose, and in their integrity as a body of doctrine, indepen- dent of historical fact, will manifest their sufficiency to the reason as well as the heart. While eternal truth cannot vary, its presentations are infinite, and it is in the belief that this presentation of it may reach and satisfy or help some inquirer who, like myself, desires to see the entire recorded utterances of the Saviour in a separate and coherent body, that I have been led to put it into print. As I have said, I do not know and cannot find that this complete separation has been effected before. Per- haps in the belief that it has not been done I may be in error, in which case its re-presentation cannot do harm ; but in any event this formal arrangement was arrived at by an earnest desire to attain a closer knowledge of the word of Christ than had come to me through the read- ing and hearing of the New Testament as a narrative, and it has achieved in this respect an amount of good that I hope may not be limited to myself. It will be said that this result is a mosaic, whose com- bination may be affected by personal bias or error; to which the reply is that any formal determination of Christ’s doctrine is necessarily a mosaic, derived from the four Gospels and affected by the personal element in the individual student ; but that in the present instance the only speaker is the divine Author Himself, whose words are associated with no sectarian bias on the part of the compiler, — his purpose being only to gather to- gether in the most coherent arrangement all utterances upon the same topic, leaving the references to explain APOLOGIA. xvii the normal position of each text, and thereby to present the divine philosophy in its integrity as its own witness, a compact and interdependent whole. One of the most surprising facts to me in this result has been its marvel- lous coherency when so separated from explanatory in- cident and comment in the context. I confess to having had small expectation of any very general coherency in such a combination of scattered texts, but under the careful scrutiny of study and meditation all the collected elements resolved themselves into a satisfying discourse upon each special topic, speaking to all humanity for all time. Nowhere else have I seen realized so fully the sublime conciseness of this delivery of truth to man, — the holy grandeur of its reticence and completeness. The great silences are no less imposing and overwhelm- ing than the terrible directness and simplicity of its rhet- oric. In both the soul of man stands naked before its Maker, abashed and conscience-smitten as in the first day of sin, but to receive, instead of the curse, the absolu- tion ; instead of the rejection, reconciliation ; instead of the forfeiture, the promise. * * The method in the analysis here presented has been a very simple one : — First, I have thought best to retain every recorded word attributed to Christ as a direct utterance in the books of the New Testament. Second, I have concluded to use the accepted version rather than the revised, for the simple reason that it is the familiar one. XViii APOLOGIA. Third, I have designated the topics after a careful study of each text many times gone over, assigning every text to as many topics as its construction would in my judgment fairly justify. Fourth, I have studied under each topic the mutual relation of all the texts assigned to it, and endeavored to arrange them to form a coherent discourse upon that topic, retaining the references to locate their true posi- tion in the gospel narrative. Fifth, I have endeavored to arrange the topics in a scheme of relation which shall bring kindred topics into proper association, and all into due subordination. * * * Let no man’s theology be offended by this work. Herein is no attempt to pad dogma and excite po- lemic. The simple motive that produced it was a search for truth by one who is neither a theologian nor a critic, but whose needs were satisfied by nothing less than a clear analysis of the words of the Master,—a comprehension of all he had said upon every topic he had discussed; and, be it observed, the topics here given grew out of the study of the Word, and were not selected or arranged as a dogmatic skeleton for devel- opment. Especially was I fearful of infusing my own personality into the result by seeking to give doctrinal bias or notional development to any association of texts or selection of title. The titles were chosen as the best I could find to express the subject dwelt upon, and not because of any dogmatic association. If offence to any one should lie in a title let him substitute one APOLOGIA. xix that shall please him better, and remember that above all things I desire to avoid making the words of spirit and life unacceptable to any seeker after truth. Christ’s discourse is not a theory of life seeking justification in the philosophies of men, but life itself finding justifica- tion in what it brings to the dead and dying soul — “Though he were dead yet shall he live.” It is not for dreaming and speculation, but for assimilation, re- generation, growth. With the words written in chronological sequence be- fore me, each verse from the beginning to the end was considered with reference to the topic or topics which naturally evolved from its meaning, and was labelled and left for future sorting. The number of topics re- sulting from this study I could only know when the last verse had been assigned. This done, the next step was to sort and study again with reference to the association and mutual relation of kindred texts. The discourse resulting from this is the whole of the Mas- ter’s utterance upon that particular subject alone, and this is all that this treatment aims to be or to do. If any man seeks more he is grievously mistaken, and if in this assemblage of truth he does not find a larger revelation and a growing help it is I who am mistaken, and this book is not for him; or if he challenge the selection, or the arrangement, or the judgment that moulded the scheme I have no quarrel with him, but bid him God-speed in his search for a better way. One thing only I shall say in defence of this, namely, XX APOLOGIA. that I have used my best diligence to make it perfect according to the light that was given me, and have preferred to be scrupulous in giving every utterance its place in every topic clearly involved in its meaning, rather than economize in repetition. More than this, as this is no digest or compendium of the words of Christ, but a strict topical analysis in which everything should appear unchanged, but co-ordinated, I have pre- ferred to repeat even in the few cases where texts are verbally identical in two or more Gospels, rather than give several references to the same text. From this it results that many verses are often repeated and appear in extenso under various heads. But this is the glory of the Word, and he who sees but one application in the pregnant words that hold the universe is among the number of those who, “seeing, see not.’’ * € * But above all, let it not be inferred that anything in the purpose of this work tends to discredit the pre- eminence of the Gospels in their integrity, or the glory of the supreme epic of that life of sacrificial love. ‘This is an attempt only to make clear the way by which to approach that life through the words of Him who is the way, the truth, and the life. For to us who have not lived in the wondrous aura of spiritual light that radiated from that human personality, who cannot drink from His lips, nor look into the infinite depths of His eyes, the closest touch must lie in the words that were spoken for us and for all time to come,—the body in which He still lives for us, and which He foreknew APOLOGIA. xxi must satisfy our hunger and thirst for truth. I do not suppose that by this approach there will exist no per- plexities for the soul to brood upon, but they are per- plexities that diminish with contemplation ; while to him who approaches solely by the physical side, struggling toward the Cross through the war of controversy, the difficulties thicken at every step, and either he will be taken prisoner by the enemy, and led away captive, or fall exhausted with enervated faith or deadened facul- ties. O thready dialecticians of the word, let us first walk steadfastly in the way about which there is no dispute, and lo! we shall find it leads where all things are made clear. * % Whatever may be said of the result, it is at least the whole of all that has been given to us of the divine Philosophy of Life by its Author, presented by itself. Its completeness and sufficiency, divorced from and independent of that local association which results from the narrative context, and which would seem at times to restrict the range of application of many utterances, is a wonderful witness to its divinity. There is hardly a word, even among the special utterances to individuals, that does not find an application and develop a signifi- cance for all time. xxii APOLOGIA. Viewed alone as a body of doctrine and as a message of authority, the aspects of this supreme discourse pre- sent themselves to me in the following order: — First, its inevitable truth. This truth is not of the reason, but dominating and guiding the reason. The reason assents through the overwhelming force of con- scious spiritual assent, and the contact once made in humility of heart with the spirit and the life, the words speak close into the heart and penetrate the vital system with the glow of new life, arousing the soul into a new existence. In the enchanted palace, overgrown with vines and noxious weeds, its windows choked and darkened, its chambers damp and unwholesome, deep within the shadow of the forest, sleeps the princess of the fable. Her court stands paralyzed, each with sus- pended function,— life latent, but impotent to move until the vital touch of him, long foreordained to come, shall break the evil spell that holds all things bound to living death. ‘The prince appears, the kiss is given, and in an instant all is life and light. Within God’s temple of the body, overgrown with clinging weeds of earthy selfishness and greed, its win- dows choked and darkened, its chambers damp and unwholesome, deep in the shadow of spiritual darkness, sleeps the Soul. All its faculties stand paralyzed with suspended function,— life latent, but impotent to act until the vital touch of Him “who maketh all things new,” long foreordained to come, shall loose the curse of Sin that holds all things bound to death. The Prince of Peace appears, and with his kiss of reconciliation the Spirit enters, the Soul awakes with all its energies alive, — the man lives, he sees through the Soul, the Soul looks through the cleared windows of the body, and behold! APOLOGIA. Xxili the darkness vanished, everything glows with a new light, and all things are new. Second, its divinity. Infoliate in the truth and irradi- ating it lives the Spirit of Truth, and with the unfolding of truth to the spiritual eye comes the vision of the divinity within. We are first possessed by the truth and we know that the possession is not by our reason or by virtue of our own superior knowledge, but by com- munication from outside. We see by flashes, as the lightning reveals the world concealed by night, and we know that the light is not our own but from above and around us, — “ For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.’”’ We see at first for an instant, and perhaps the darkness returns, and the flash isnot again for long; but we have seen a fragment of the universe beyond; we know that in the womb of night creation lives ; and as we grow in grace the light- ning surely will flash oftener and oftener, until we near the dawn of day when the Sun of Righteousness shall appear. The divinity of this truth is its essence. This is not man’s truth. It is not that truth which lies within the grasp of the senses and the verification of the intellect. It does not adjust itself to formulas, nor express itself in terms which can be mechanically handled. Subtract from it plain morality, — that which it has in common with all that has possessed the conscience of man‘in all ages and . all philosophies, that heritage of right-seeing that comes XXIV APOLOGIA. as his birthright, —and what ‘an infinitude of righteous- ness above and beyond is still left. This wonderful struct- ure has not the tool-marks of man’s handiwork anywhere upon it. Its foundations were laid down in the ages by man working blindly, as the laborer under the guidance of the great Architect; but beside this pillar of light that stands to enlighten the world, what are the crumbling obelisks of human creeds and philosophies? Compared with its dayspring, what radiance do their blurred hiero- glyphs shed into the perishing soul of man? * * = Third, its infinite hostility, if I may use the term, to the philosophy of man’s: material development, and the religion of success, the emanation of his greeds and pleasures, with their plastic code of ethics and &x “ah- onts, which first arrays man against his neighbor, and ultimately nation against nation in a struggle for suprem.- acy; to a social compact based upon man’s appetites, and sustained by the tremendous forces of selfishness and vanity, through the logic of whose laws he wrests his pleasure from the needs of his fellow; to that indiffer- entism which is the moral coma preceding spiritual death, —the poison of the lotus fruit of physical and intellectual self-indulgence. Against all these Christ has declared uncompromising war, and comes, not to bring peace, but the fire and sword of the Spirit, which also must set a man at variance with his neighbor, nation against nation, and even a household against itself. His vital principle of social and national development is the direct opposite of these motive impulses so insidiously APOLOGIA. XXV interpenetrating the life of modern society. It begins at the root of things, far back of the motives upon which history is built. It is the violated principle of life, ~ the Law of Love brought back to earth, and manifest in His person through His sacrifice, and in His blood of the New Testament, which is to become the life blood of humanity. Between these opposing principles no compromise is possible ; and it is the reluctance of a large part of the Christian world to acknowledge the impossibility of any compromise between God’s absolute law of love and man’s law ot selfishness, to mark with a plain un- deviating line the separation between them, to bear unwaveringly to its logical consequences the law of self-abnegation, to stand unfalteringly upon the rock of Christ’s word and mission, that dismembers the Church and weakens its power. The law of self-abnegation, which is the fruit of per- fect love, is the message of Christ to modern —to all society: it is the divinely ordained path to that fuller relation which is denied to dialectical skill and the pride of intellect: it is the source of all essential dogma re- vealed by the Grace of the Spirit to the unselfish and submissive heart, — ‘‘I am the way ;”’ “Iam the door; ” “If any man will do his will, he shall know,’ —and nineteen centuries of theological polemics have not suf- ficed to prepare a form of Christianity which can recon- cile the law of love and harmony in which God moves to the law of force and opposing interest in which society livesand moves and has its being; therefore, all the efforts of modern temporizers and opportunists who in Christ’s name adulterate the pure savor of the bread _ of life to the taste of the philosophic materialism of the tar | approgra: age tend only to broaden the gulf between the Kingdom of God and the Kingdom of man, “so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us that would come from thence.” % % # Not only does Christianity appear positive in its hostility toward every development of materialism, but toward all other philosophical systems, and essentially so, for the reason that, whatever their ethical aim, their method of development is human and intellectual, — from man towards God; whereas in Christianity the development is divine and emotional,—from God to man. The philosophies reproach Christianity with be- ing a religion of emotion. ‘This is a true charge and Its chief glory, —indeed, its pre-eminent stamp of divin- ity ; but the emotion implied in the reproach, physical and hysterical, is as far from the emotion of faith, which is spiritual and rational, as is the difference in the atti- tudes of the heart in the two systems. Remove the point of contact, moyals, which is but the preliminary condition of Christianity evolved in the child-world by the stern training of the Law of the Old Dispensation, and there is no reconcilement possible between their theogonies and it. ‘All who came before me are thieves and robbers.” APOLOGIA. xxvii Fourth, its simplicity. The record of the Messiah given to the world has bared His human life to the quick, stripped it relentlessly of all externals, and re- vealed the Word to humanity in the clear directness of His mission. ‘The austerity with which the story of a life so full of marvel is limited to the simple facts related to His spiritual development and work is elo- quent of the Divine inspiration guiding the narrative. “He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory. I seek not mine own glory.” From the beginning the miraculous, the personal and circumstantial, are sub- ordinated or wholly suppressed with a divine indiffer- ence for their importance in the eyes of men that seems marvellous to all generations, and the voice of the Redeemer sounds clear and penetrating above time, and place, and circumstance, exhorting always the heart of man to spirit and life. Is it for nothing that the door is shut upon twenty- seven years of that unique existence; that no syllable discloses to the physical eye the person of the Son of man; that no corner of the veil is lifted upon the per- sonal intercourse, so intimate, so tragic, of those three pregnant years? ‘The wonderful silence of those his- torians of God, utterly obliterating their own personality, and refraining from the record of a single item of all the many incidents dear to the memory, and exalting to the heart, so natural to relate — is it only the accident of a devout modesty? Did Mark gather nothing from the lips of Peter, or Luke from Paul but the stringent narrative of their text? In all the discourses of Christ the one circumstance of His life upon which He dwells, and towards which the solemn procession of His days inevitably leads, is His death. All else is ignored, and XxVvili APOLOGIA. is but the frame in which is set the manifestation of His word to man. ‘The one social picture upon which we are permitted to dwell is His sacrificial feast; the one gift which He accepts at the hand of man is the ointment that anoints Him for his burial. ‘She hath wrought a good work upon me. Verily I say unto you, Whereso- | ever this gospel shall be preached throughout the whole world, zs also that she hath done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her.’ The hand of woman, first cursed of God, pours the chrism upon the head of the Messiah, and her act, accepted of Him, crowns her with glory and forgiveness for all time. #* #* & Fifth, its practical individualism, the key-note of which is, “The Kingdom of God is within you.” It is the individual that must leaven the world. The function of the Church is not to de-individualize, to be vicarious, but to aid and encourage the person. Its function is to associate, to administer, to console, to strengthen. It was not commissioned to bear mankind’s cross, but to each soul separately is said, ‘‘ Take up thy cross and fol- low me.” He was the man, the individual type, and in the temple of each human heart He is ready to take His abode. The way to truth and life is not through the Church, but through Him: “JZ am the door.” The dealings of Christ are directly with the individual, His address is made directly to the ego, without formality or circumlocution. If the man will do the will of his Father he shall know of the doctrine. If any man serve Him him will the Father honor; and if any man love Him APOLOGIA., xxix he will keep His words, and the Father will love him, and they will come to him and make their abode with him. As Christianity now confronts the individual, however, the relation is very different. There stands an elaborate mechanism between him and the Redeemer. There are centuries of theology and many elaborate formalities to perplex his judgment. The way is not plain, it is be- set with labyrinthine perplexities. It is not simply a choice of taking up the cross and following Him, but a choice of dogma and doctrinal distinctions. ‘The Church has become the churches, each fencing in with jealous claim the bread of life, and we have seen in our days the spectacle of two great intellects, —the one, armed with the dialectics of nineteen centuries, after a life of keenest study and controversial battle, laying down his arms and passing through the heavy portal of the Roman fortress ; the other, wearied and repelled, refusing alle- giance to all, and practising Christianity as a philosophy of stoical benevolence. But this Word of Life and of Spirit, pure and simple, demands little of exegesis in order to lead the soul to God, and admits of no compromise with expediency. It is the force of gravity of the spiritual universe, and the soul outside the influence of its laws is a pathless wanderer in the void of death. The part which “higher criticism,” devout or sceptical, can play in any essential conversion of doubt and hesitation into faith and acceptance, or the converse, must of necessity be very small. The higher ‘criticism appeals to the higher critics on both sides, and XXX APOLOGIA. belongs to the domain of controversy. There is no pro- vision in the philosophy of Christ’s mission for a contro- versial proof of its truth, but everywhere in clear words the Divine call speaks to the individual heart of man with the uncompromising authority of eternal Omni- science. He who seeks shall find, and unto him who knocks it shall be opened; but the. way and the door are not through the higher criticism, nor indeed any criticism at all. There is, according to Christ’s plain teaching, but one way to reach the life that He offers, and that way is not rational contention, but spiritual submission and regeneration. The same way that led to the hearts of the unlettered poor who hung upon His footsteps, and through which the great empire of wretchedness was penetrated and quickened into a living church, is the way by which every heart must find Him to-day. In hu- mility, in contrition, in simple earnestness of purpose is the attitude His law demands, and into the soul so bowed the light of conviction will burst with overwhelming radiance. Nor need this fact discredit the labor of those many noble and devout men, learned and pure-hearted, who strive to make clear the eternal verities of God. Surely all the work of all the human race is not enough to demon- strate the conservation of divine truth throughout the universe ; and equally sure it is that all this work of itself could lead no single soul to its Redeemer. The critical labor which day by day is unfolding corre- spondences unseen before, reconciling apparent contra- dictions unexplained before, and justifying the truth to the reason and senses is the work of divine light in the heart of man, but its bearing upon the believing heart is ex fost facto. The soul reaches its Redeemer on APOLOGIA. XXxi its knees, — not walking in the arrogance of questioning doubt. Whatever accretions of human fallibility overlay- ing the Word may be cut away by the higher criticism, the great central core of divine light is so supreme and sufficient to the acquiescent soul that the work does not concern his peace, but has its interest in the satisfaction of seeing truth justified and the ways of the Lord made straight. Happy the man who in humility and purity of purpose brings his heart to the feet of the Master, and in doing the will of the Father learns of this doctrine, whether it be of God or of man, C. W. L. ti t Ce E say 1 x 4 on LF 4h THE GODHEAD. et ee 7 at a ee ‘ite Jel: SORTER AND TEE THE GODHEAD. 1¢ THE FATHER. AM the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. God is not the God of the dead, but of the living. I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living. Hear, O Israel ; The Lord our God is one Lord. | The God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. For he is not a God of the dead, but of ‘the living: for all live unto him. God zs a spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. Why callest thou me good? “here is none good but one, shat is, God. Math. xxii. 32. Mark xii. 26. Mark xii. 27. Mark xii. 29. Luke xx. 37. Luke xx. 38. John iv. 24. Math. xix. 17. 4 SPIRIT AND LIFE. Why callest thou me good? “here zs none good but one, hat zs, God. Why callest thou me good? none zs good, save one, chaz ts, God. Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come agazn unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I. All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal Aim. | All things are delivered to me of my Father: and no man knoweth who the Son is, but the Father; and who the Father is, but the Son, and #e to whom the Son will reveal him. Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he which is of God, he hath seen the Father. My Father, which gave /hem me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck chem out of my Father’s hand. And the Father himself, which hath sent me, hath born witness of me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his shape. My Father worketh hitherto, and I work. But that the world may know that I love the Father; and as the Father gave me commandment, even so I da, Mark x. 18. Luke xviii. 19. John xiv. 28. Math. xi. 27. Luke x. 22. John vi. 46. John x. 29. John v. 37. John v. 17. John xiv. 31. THE FATHER. Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit ; so shall ye be my disciples. And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven. The things which are impossible with men are possible with God. ; With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible. With men 7¢ zs impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible. John xv. 8. Math. xxiii. 9. Luke xviii. 27 Math. xix. 26. Mark x. 27. 6 SPIRIT AND. LIFE. i. THE SON. HIS DIVINITY. AND my Father are one. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am. If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God ; neither came I of myself, but he sent me. And he that seeth me seeth him that sent me. L If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from hence- forth ye know him, and have seen him. Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father ; and how sayest thou zen, Shew us the Father? I came forth from the Father, and am come into the world: again, I leave the world, and go to the Father. Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee: As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him. And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent. John x. 30. John viii. 5& John viii 42, John xii. 45. John xiv. 7. John xiv. 9. John xvi. 28 John xvii. 2 John xvii. 2. John xvii. % THE SON — HIS DIVINITY. And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was. For I have given unto them the words which thou gavest me; and they have re- ceived ¢hem, and have known surely that I came out from thee, and they have believed that thou didst send me. And all mine are thine, and thine are mine; and I am glorified in them. And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we ave. That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me. And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one: I in them and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them as thou hast loved me. Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world. Ye both know me, and ye know whence I am: and I am not come of myself, but he that sent me is true, whom ye know not. John xvii. s, John xvii. 8 John xvii. 10, John xvii. rz. John xvii. 22, John xvii. 22. John xvii, 23. John xvii. 24, John vii. 28. 8 SPIRIT. AND LIFE. But I know him; for I am from him, and he hath sent me. I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. Believest thou not that Iam in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works. He that believeth on me, believeth not on me, but on him that sent me. Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works’ sake. If I do not the works of my Father, be- lieve me not. But if I do, though ye believe not me, be- lieve the works; that ye may know, and be- lieve, that the Father zs in me, and J in him. | All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and 4e to whomsoever the Son will reveal hzm. All things are delivered to me of my Fa- ther: and no man knoweth who the Son is, but the Father ; and who the Father is, but the Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal Az. Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he which is of God, he hath seen the Father. Ye neither know me, nor my Father: if ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also. John vil. 29. John xiv. 6. John xiv. 10, John xii. 44. John xiv. 11, John x. 37. John x. 38. Math, xi. 27, Luke x, 22. John vi. 46. John viii. 19 THE SON — HIS DIVINITY. 9 Dost thou believe on the Son of God? John ix. 35, I that speak unto thee am he. John iv, 26. hou hast both seen him, and it is he that John ix. 37. talketh with thee. Even the same that I said unto you from John viii. 25. . the beginning. All things that the Father hath are mine: John xvi. 15, therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, and shall shew z¢ unto you. For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and John v. a1. quickeneth ¢hem ; even so the Son quicken- eth whom.he will. For as the Father hath life in himself; so Johny. 26. hath he given to the Son to have life in him- self. And hath given him authority to execute John v. 27. judgment also, because he is the Son of man. For the Father judgeth no man, but hath John v. 22. committed all judgment unto the Son: That all men shouid honour the Son, even John v. 23. as they honour the Father. He that honour- eth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him. 7 All power is given unto me in heaven and Math. xxviii. 18 in earth. For the. Son of man shall come in the Math. xvi. 27. glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye Johni. 5 shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man. 10 SPIRIT INL) “eae? Hereafter shall the Son of man sit on the right hand of the power of God. Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven. Iam: and ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven. At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you. Whosoever therefore shall confess me: be- fore men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven. But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven. He that hateth me hateth my Father also. This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent. Let not your heart be troubled; ye be- lieve in God, believe also in me. For the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came out from God. And blessed is #e, whosoever shall not. be offended in me. And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me. I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just ; be- cause I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me. Luke xxii. 69. Math. xxvi. 64. Mark xiv. 62. John xiv. 20. Math. x. 32. Math. x. 33- John xv. 23. John vi. 29. John xiv. 1. John xvi. 27. Math. xi. 6. Luke vii. 23. John v. 30- THE SON — HIS DIVINITY. And yet if I judge, my judgment is true: for I am not alone, but I and the Father that sent me. And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him. And I seek not mine own glory: there is one that seeketh and judgeth. Now is the Son of man glorified, and God is glorified in him, If God be glorified in him, God shall also glorify him in himself, and shall straightway glorify him. If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true. There is another that beareth witness of me; and I know that the witness which he witnesseth of me is true, If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether 1 speak of myself. He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no un- righteousness is in him. If I honour myself, my honour is nothing : it is my Father that honoureth me: of whom ye say, that he is your God: Yet ye have not known him; but I know him: and if I should say, I know him not, I shall be a liar like unto you: but I know him, and keep his saying. I receive not honour from men. II John viii. 16, John viii. 29, John viii. 50, John xiii. 31. John xiii. 32. John v. 31. John v. 32. John vii. 17. John vii. 18. John viii. 54. John viii. 55. John v. 41 12 SHIRIT CAND LIREs But I receive not testimony from man: but Johny. 34. these things I say, that ye might be saved. But I have greater witness than “hat of Johny. 36 John: for the works which the Father hath given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me. : And the Father himself, which hath sent John v. 37. me, hath borne witness of me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his shape. Search the Scriptures; for in them ye Johny. 39. think ye have eternal life: and Bek are they which testify of me. Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my John viii. 56 day : and he saw 7#, and was glad. Though I bear record of myself, yet my John viii. 14. record is true: for I know whence I came, and whither I go; but ye cannot tell whence I come, and whither I go. It is also written in your law, that the tes- John viii. 17. timony of two men is true. I am one that bear witness of myself, and John viii. the Father that sent me beareth witness of me. I told you, and ye believed not: the Johnx.2s. works that I do in my Father’s name, they bear witness of me. | Go and shew John again those things Math. xi. 4. which ye do hear and see: The blind receive their sight, and the Math. xi. s. lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them. 8. - THE SON — HIS DIVINITY. Go your way, and tell John what things ye have seen and heard ; how that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor the gospel is preached. Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world. And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven. What and if ye shall see the Son of man ascend up where he was before? I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that beliey- eth on me shall never thirst. I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live forever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world. I am that bread of life. I have meat to eat that ye know not of. Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods? If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the Scripture cannot be broken ; Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest ; because I said, I am the Son of God ? My Father worketh hitherto, and I work. 13 Luke vii. 22. John viii. 23. John iii. 13. John vi. 62. John vi. 35. John vi. 51. John vi. 48. John iv. 32, John x. 34. John x. 35. John x. 36, John v. 17. 14 SPIRIT AND LIFE. Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise. For the Father loveth the Son, and shew- eth him all things that himself doeth: and he will shew him greater works than these, that ye may marvel. What think ye of Christ? whose Son is he? How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool ? If David then call him Lord, how is he his Son? How say the scribes that Christ is the Son of David? For David himself said by the Holy Ghost, The Lord said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy © footstool. David therefore himself calleth him Lord ; and whence is he “Aen his son? How say they that Christ is David’s son? And David himself saith in the book of Psalms, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, Till I make thine enemies thy footstool. David therefore calleth him Lord, how is he then his son? Whom do men say that I, the Son of man, am? John v. 19. John v. 20. Math. xxii. 42. Math. xxii. 43. Math. xxii. 44. Math. xxii. 45. Mark xii. 35. Mark xii. 36. Mark xii. 37. Luke xx. 4r. Luke xx. 42. Luke xx. 43. Luke xx. 44. Math. xvi. 13. THE SON — HIS DIVINITY. Whom do men say that I am? Whom say the people that I am? But whom say ye that I am? But whom say ye that I am? But whom say ye that I am? Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-jona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed 7¢ unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven. Did ye never read in the Scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord’s doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes? And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder. And have ye not read this Scripture ; The stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner: This was the Lord’s doing, and it is mar- vellous in our eyes? What is this then that is written, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner? Whosoever shall fall upon that stone shall be broken; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder. But I say unto you, That in this place is one greater than the temple. I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out. But if I with the finger of God cast out devils, no doubt the kingdom of God is come ‘upon you. 15 Mark viii. 27. Luke ix. 18, Math. xvi. rs. Mark viii. 29. Luke ix. 20. Math. xvi. 17. Math. xxi. 42, Math. xxi. 44. Mark xii. 10. Mark xii, rz Luke xx. 17, Luke xx. 18. Math, xii. 6. Luke xix. 40. Luke xi. 20. 16 SPIRIT AND LIFE. Therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath. That the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath. ‘If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink ; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water. The men of Nineveh shall rise in judg- ment with this generation, and shall con- demn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas zs here. The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the utter- most parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here. The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this genera- tion, and condemn them: for she came from the utmost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon zs here. The men of Nineveh shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of | Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas zs here. For whether is easier, to say, ZAy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and walk ? Mark ii. 28. Luke vi. 5. John iv. ro. Math. xii. 4r. Math. xii. 42. Luke xi. 31. Luke xi. 32. Math. ix. 5 THE SON — HIS DIVINITY. But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house. Whether is it easier to say to the sick of the palsy, Ziy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and take up thy bed, and walk? But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, _T say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy bed, and go thy way into thine house. Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be for- given thee ; or to say, Rise up and walk? But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power upon earth to forgive sins, I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy couch, and go into thine house. Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master, even Christ. This voice came not because of me, but for your sakes. Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and fomthis cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice. My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence. Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me ~ more than twelve legions of angels ? 2 17 Math. ix. 6. Mark ii. 9. Mark ii. 10. Mark ii. 11. Luke v. 23, Luke v. 24. Math. xxiii. ra John xii. 30. John xviii. 37. John xviii. 36. Math. xxvi. 5% 18 SPIRIT AND LIFE. Thou couldest have no power a¢a/ against John xix. x2 me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath the greater sin. Thou sayest. Math. xxvii. rz, Thou sayest 27. Mark xv. 2. Thou sayest 74 Luke xxiii. 3. Ye say that I am. Luke xxii. 70, For him hath God the Father sealed, Jobn vi. 27. THE SON — HIS HUMANITY. HIS HUMANITY. UFFER 77 “o be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay Azs head. Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not. where to lay his head. Why trouble ye the woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon me. Why trouble ye her? she hath wrought a good work on me. Let her alone: against the day of my burying hath she kept this. For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have not always. For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always. For the poor always ye have with you; but me ye have not always. For in that she hath poured this ointment on my body, she did z¢ for my burial. She hath done what she could: she is come aforehand to anoint my body to the burying. Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, there shall also this, that this woman hath ‘ done, be told for a memorial of her. 19 Math. iii. rs. Math. viii. 20 Luke ix. 58. Math. xxvi. ra Mark xiv. 6. John xii. 7. Math. xxvi. rz. Mark xiv. 7. John xii. 8. Math. xxvi. 12. Mark. xiv. 8. Math. xxvi. 13. 20 SPIRIT AND. LIFE. Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached throughout the whole world, ¢4zs also that she hath done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her. The Son of man came eating and drink- ing, and they say, Behold a man glutton- ous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children. The Son of man is come eating and drinking ; and ye say, Behold a gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners ! My soul is exceeding sorrowful even unto death: tarry.ye here, and watch with me. My soul is exceeding sorrowful, unto death : tarry ye here, and watch. Ye are they which have continued with me in my temptations. Sleep on now, and take your rest: behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. Sleep on now, and take your rest: it is enough, the hour is come; behold, the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless, not as I will, but as thou w/z. O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy will be done. Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee ; take away this cup from me: never- theless not what I will, but what thou wilt. Mark xiv. 9 Math. xi. 19, Luke vii. 34. Math. xxvi. 38 Mark xiv. 34. Luke xxii. 28, Math. xxvi. 45 Mark xiv. 41. Math. xxvi. 39 Math, xxvi. 42. Mark xiv. 36. THE SON— HIS HUMANITY. Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless, not my will, but thine, be done. Woman, behold thy son! I thirst. Eli, Eli, lama Sabachthani? My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? Eloi, Eloi, lama Sabachthani? My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have. Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing. Have ye here any meat? Children, have ye any meat? Come and dine. Give me to drink. 21 Luke xxii. 42. John xix. 26, John xix. 28. Math. xxvii. 46. Mark xv. 34. Luke xxiv. 39, John xx. 27. Luke xxiv. 4x. John xxi. s, John xxi, 12. John iv. 7. 22 SPIRIT AND LIFE. HIS MISSION. H E that hath ears to hear, let him hear. If any man have ears to hear, let him hear. For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested; neither was any thing kept secret, but that it should come abroad. For nothing is. secret, that shall not be made manifest; neither anything hid, that shall not be known and come abroad. For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed ; neither hid, that shall not be known. Therefore, whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the house- tops. Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a candlestick ? No man, when he hath lighted a candle, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth z¢ un- der a bed; but setteth z# on a candle- stick, that they which enter in may see the light. No man, when he hath lighted a candle, putteth it in a secret place, neither under a bushel, but on a candlestick, that they which come in may see the light. Math. xi. rs. Mark vii. 16, Mark iv. 22. Luke viii. 17, Luke xii, 2. Luke xii. 3. Mark iv. 21. Luke viii. 16 Luke xi. 33. THE SON—HIS MISSION. I am the light of the world: he that fol- loweth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life. I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness. As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world. And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved dark- ness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice. And if any man hear my words, and be- lieve not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. Ye judge after the flesh; I judge no man. And yet if I judge, my judgment is true: for I am not alone, but I and the Father that ‘sent ma, 23 John viii. 12. John xii. 46. John ix. s, John iii. 19. John iii. 20. John iii. 21. John xviii. 37. John xii. 47, John iii. 17 John viii. 15. John viii. 16, 24 SPIRIT AND LIFE. He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day. For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a com- mandment, what I should say, and what I should speak. And I know that his commandment is life everlasting : whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the Father said unto me, so I speak. I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me. For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me. And this is the Father’s will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day. And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day. For judgment I am come into this world, that they which see not might see; and that they which see might be made blind. Are there not twelve hours in the day? If any man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world. John xii. 48, John xii. 49. John xii. 50, John v. 30. John vi. 38 John vi. 39 John vi. 40. John ix. 39 John xi. 9. THE SON — HIS. MISSION. But if a man walk in the night, he stum- bleth, because there is no light in him. Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that en- tereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the porter openeth ; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out. And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice. And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him; for they know not the voice of strangers. Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep. Iam the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture. The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: Iam come that they might have life, and that they might have z¢ more abundantly. I am the good shepherd: the good shep- herd giveth his life for the sheep. But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth; and the wolf catcheth . them, and scattereth the sheep. 25 John xi. 10, John x. John x. John x. John x. John x. John x. John x. John x. John x. John x. 26 SPIRIT AND LIFE. The hireling fleeth, because he is an hire- ling, and careth not for the sheep. I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine. As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep. And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd. Therefore doth my father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again. No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This com- mandment have I received of my Father. My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. My Father, which gave hem me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck chem out of my Father’s hand. Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. For the Son of man is not come to de- stroy men’s lives, but to save them. Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live. John x. r3. John x. 14. Johnx. 15. John x. 16. John x. 17. John x. 18, John x. 27. John x. 28. John x. 29. Math. v. 17. Luke ix. 56. John v. 25. THE SON — HIS MISSION. Marvel not at this: for the hour is com- ing, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice. And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life ; and they that have done evil, unto the resur- rection of damnation. They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick. But go ye and learn what ¢ia¢ meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. They that are whole need not a physician ; but they that are sick. I came not to call the righteous, but sin- ners to repentance. For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost. For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost. How think ye? If aman have a hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains, and seeketh that which is gone astray? And if so be that he find it, verily I say unto you, he rejoiceth more of that sheep, than of ‘the ninety and nine which went not astray. 27 John v. 28. John v. 29. Math. ix. 12. Math. ix. 13. Mark ii. 17. Luke v. 31. Luke v. 32. Math. xviii. 1 Luke xix. 10, Math. xviii. r2 Math. xviii. 13 28 SPIRIT AND LIFE. Think not that I am come to send peace on earth : I came not to send peace, but a sword. For lam come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. And a man’s foes shail de they of his own household. Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division : For from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three. The father shal/ be divided against thé son, and the son against the father; the mother against the daughter, and the daugh- ter against the mother; the mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law, and the daugh- ter-in-law against her mother-in-law. I am come to send fire on the earth; and what will I, if it be already kindled? The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil. How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father’s business? ~I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work. But I have a baptism to be baptized with ; and how am I straitened till it be accom- plished ! Math. x. 34. Math. x. 35. Math. x. 36 Luke xii. yr. Luke xii. 52. Luke xii. 53. Luke xii. 49 John vii. 7. Luke ii. 49. John ix. 4 Luke xii. 50. THE SON — HIS MISSION. Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour: but for this cause came I unto this hour. My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work. My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me. Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that re- ceiveth' whomsoever I send receiveth me ; and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me. It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God. This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die. This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever. For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him. Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again: But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a ' well of water springing up into everlasting life. 29 John xii. 27. John iv. 34. John vii. 16. John xiii. 20, Math. iv. 4. Luke iv. 4. John vi. 50. John vi. 58 John vi. 55. John vi. 56. John iv 13. John iv. 14 30 SPIRIT AND LIFE. The Spirit of the Lord zs upon me, be- cause he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, To preach the acceptable year of the Lord. This day is this Scripture fulfilled in your ears. Ye will surely say unto me this proverb, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy country. f Verily I say unto you, No prophet is ac- cepted in his own country. But I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great famine was throughout all the land. But unto none of them was Elias sent, save unto Sarepta, @ city of Sidon, unto a woman ‘¢hat was a widow. And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Eliseus the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, saving Naaman the Syrian. I have many things to say and to judge of you: but he that sent me is true; and I speak to the world those things which I have heard of him. It is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast z¢ ¢o dogs. Luke iv. 13 Luke iv. 1q Luke iv. 21. Luke iv. 23. Luke iv. 24. Luke iv. 25. Luke iv. 26. Luke iv. 27. John viii. 26, Math. xv. 266 THE SON — HIS MISSION. Let the children first be filled: for it is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast z# unto the dogs. Let us go into the next towns, that I may preach there also: for therefore came I forth. I must preach the kingdom of God to other cities also: for therefore am I sent. Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him. This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby. Go ye, and tell that fox, Behold, I cast out devils, and I do cures to-day and to- morrow, and the third day I shall be per- fected. . Nevertheless I must walk to-day, and to-morrow, and the day following: for it cannot be that a prophet perish out of Jerusalem. For as Jonas was a sign unto the Nine- vites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation. Man, who made me a judge ora divider over you? Hear another parable: There was a cer- tain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far ‘country ; 31 Mark vii. 27. Mark i, 38, Luke iv. 43. John ix. 2 John xi. 4 Luke xiil. 32° Luke xiii. 33 Luke xi. 30. Luke xii. 14. Math. xxi. 33 32 SPIRIT AND. LIFE. And when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, that they might receive the fruits of it. And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another. Again, he sent other servants more than the first: and they did unto them likewise. But last of all he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence my son. But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir ; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance. ~ : And they caught him, and cast zm out of the vineyard, and slew Aim. When the lord therefore of the vineyard cometh, what will he do unto those husband- men? A certain man planted a vineyard, and set a hedge about 74, and digged @ place for the winefat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country. And at the season he sent to the husband- men a servant, that he might receive from the husbandmen of the fruit of the vine- yard. And they caught iim, and beat him, and sent him away empty. And again he sent unto them another servant ; and at him they cast stones, and wounded zm in the head, and sent him away shamefully handled. Math. xxi. 34. Math. xxi. 35 Math. xxi. 36. Math. xxi. 37. Math, xxi. 38, Math. xxi. 39 Math. xxi. 40 Mark xii. 1. Mark xii. 2. Mark xii. 3. Mark xii. 4 THE SON — HIS MISSION. And again he sent another ; and him they killed, and many others; beating some, and killing some. Having yet therefore one son, his well be- loved, he sent him also last unto them, say- ing, They will reverence my son. But those husbandmen said among them- selves, This is; the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours. And they took him, and killed Aim, and cast him out of the vineyard. What shall therefore the lord of the vine- yard do? he will come and destroy the hus- bandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others. A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it forth to husbandmen, and went into a far country for a long time. And at the season he sent a servant to the husbandmen, that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard: but the hus- bandman beat him, and sent Aim away empty. And again he sent another servant: and they beat him also, and entreated him shamefully, and sent Aim away empty. And again he sent a third: and they wounded him also, and cast him out. Then said the lord of the vineyard, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son: it may be they will reverence Aim when they ‘see him. 33 Mark xii. 5. Mark xii. 6- Mark xii. 7. Mark xii. & Mark xii. 9. Luke xx. 9. Luke xx. 10. Luke xx. {Ie Luke xx. 12. Luke xx. 13. 34 SPIRIT AND LIFE. But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir: come, let us kill him, that the in- heritance may be ours. So they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed 42m. What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do unto them? He shall come and destroy these hus- bandmen, and shall give the vineyard to others. Luke xx r4. Luke xx. rs. Luke xx. 16, THE SON — HIS MINISTRY. HIS MINISTRY. OMAN, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come. For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to Bive his life a ransom for many. Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many. Yet a little while is the light with you. ‘Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you: for he that walketh in dark- ness knoweth not whither he goeth. While ye have light, believe in the light, that ye may be the children of light. Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye reccive not our witness. The harvest truly zs plenteous, but the labourers are few; Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest. The harvest truly zs great, but the labour- ers ave few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labour- ers into his harvest. Say not ye, There are yet four months, ‘and then cometh harvest? behold, I say 35 John ii. 4 Mark x. 45- Math. xx. 28 John xii. 35. John xii. 36. John iii. 11. Math. ix. 37. Math. ix. 38. Luke x, 2. John iv. 35- 36 SPIRIT AND LIFE. unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields ; for they are white already to harvest. And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together. And herein is that saying true, One sow- eth, and another reapeth. I sent you to reap that whereon ye be- stowed no labour: other men laboured, and ye are entered into their labours. Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand. And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. And if a housc be divided against itself, that house cannot stand. . Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and a house divided against a house falleth. And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; how shall then his kingdom stand ? How can Satan cast out Satan? And if Satan rise up against himself, and be divided, he cannot stand, but hath an end. If Satan also be divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand ? because ye say that I cast out devils through Beelzebub. And if I by Beelzebub cast ou devils, by whom do your childsen cast ‘hem out? therefore they shall Se your judges. John iv. 36 John iv. 37% John iv. 38. Math, xii. 25 Mark iii. 24. Mark iii. 25. Luke xi. 17. Math. xii. 26. Mark iii. 23. Mark iii. 26, Luke xi. 18, Math. xii. 29% THE SON — HIS MINISTRY. And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your sons cast ¢hem out? therefore shall they be your judges. But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is come unto you. But if I with the finger of God cast out devils, no doubt the kingdom of God is come upon you. Or else, how can one enter into a Hone man’s house, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man? and then he will spoil his house. No man can enter into a strong man’s house, and spoil his goods, except he will first bind the strong man; and then he will spoil his house. When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace: But when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him all his armour wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils. He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me _ scattereth abroad. He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth. Can the children of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then they shall fast. 37 Luke xi. 19. Math. xii. 238. Luke xi. 20, Math. xii. 39. Mark iii. 27. Luke xi. 21. Luke xi. 22. Math. xii, 30. Luke xi. 23. Math. ix. 15. 38 SPIRIT AND LIFE. Can the children of the bridechamber Mark ii. 19. fast, while the bridegroom is with them? as | long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast. Can ye make the children of the bride- Luke v. 34. chamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them?, THE SON — MEDIATOR. MEDIATOR, CONSOLER, INTER- CESSOR, REDEEMER. AM the way, and the truth and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every dranch that bear- eth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit. Abide in me, andIin you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. I am the vine, ye ave the branches. He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit ; for without me ye can do nothing. If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered ; and men gather them, and cast hem into the fire, and they are burned. As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love. If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love. These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and ¢a¢ your joy might be full, 39 John xiv. 6. John xv. 2, John xv. 2. John xv, 4 John xv. §. John xv. 6 John xv. 9. John xv. 10. John xy, 12 4o - ~SPIRIT AND LIFE. Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you. Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and ¢kaf your fruit should remain; that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you. Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep. Iam the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture. Weep not. Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for Iam meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke zs easy, and my burden is light. All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out. If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I John xv. 15. John xv. 16. John x. 7. John x. 9. Luke vii. 13. Math. xi. 28. Math, xi. 29. Math. xi. 30. John vi. 37. John vii. 37. John xiv. x. John xiv. 27. THE SON— MEDIATOR. unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. In my Father’s house are many mansions : if 74 were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. ‘And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glori- fied in the Son. If ye shall ask anything in my name, I will do 7¢. And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever. And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give t¢ you. Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full. The Spirit of the Lord zs upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the broken-hearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised. To preach the acceptable year of the Lord. This day is this Scripture fulfilled in your ears. And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me. These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended. 4! John xiv. a, John xiv. 13, John xiv, Leal 4s 6. al John xiv. John xvi. 23. John xvi. 24, Luke iy. 18, Luke iv. 19, Luke iv. 21. John xii. 32. John xvi. 1, 42 SPIRIT AND LIFE. But these things have I told you, that when the time shall come, ye may remember that I told you of them. And these things I said not unto you at the beginning, be- cause I was with you. These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world. Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this? If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before 7¢ hated you. If ye were of the world, the world would love his own; but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you. Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father. But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows. John xvi. 4 John xvi. 33 . John xi. 25. John xi. 26. John xv. 18. John xy. 19. Math, x. 29. Math. x. 30. Math. x. 3% THE HOLY GHOST. III. THE HOLY GHOST. ND I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; Even the Spirit of truth ; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. But the Comforter, which zs the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, what- soever I have said unto you. But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me. Nevertheless I tell you the truth ; It is ex- pedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you. And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment : Of sin, because they believe not on me; Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more; 43 John xiv. 16. John xiv 17. John xiv. 26, John xv. 26, John xvi. 7. John xvi. 8 John xvi. 9. John xvi, 10, 44 SPIRIT AND LIFE. Of judgment, because the prince of this John xvi. rz. world is judged. Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is John xvi. 23. come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatso- ever he shall hear, #2a¢ shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come. He shall glorify me: for he shall receive John xvi. 14. of mine, and shall shew z¢ unto you. But ye shall receive power, after that the Actsi.s. Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, Math. xxviii. 19 baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. And when they bring you unto the syna- Luke xii. rr, gogues, and w/o magistrates, and powers, take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall say. But when they deliver you up, take no Math.x 19 thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak. For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the Luke xii. 12. same hour what ye ought to say. For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit Math. x. 20. of your Father which speaketh in you. It is the Spirit that quickeneth ; the flesh John vi. 63. profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, /hey are spirit, and “hey are life. Receive ye the Holy Ghost. John xx, 22. THE HOLY GHOST. Verily I say unto you, All sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and blas- phemies wherewith soever they shall blas- pheme : But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation. Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy agaznust the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men. And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the word to come. And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but unto him that blasphemeth against the Holy Ghost it shall not be forgiven. The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit. 45 Mark iii. 28. Mark iii. 29. Math. xii. 31 Math. xii. 32, Luke xii. 10. John iii. & 5! t ae ees Wek a (he ewe TRS Alsat een hc BATCH EX he atten Nine anharata URAL Ton Ue" Hata - re v Seana ee UN LEER if yy gee ss -" Lae Atk apt PL toad % Penh 7 : ¥ Uy 4 z Wy! } THE KINGDOM OF GOD AND OF HEAVEN. Ae " r vA AD ASN ebay 4 4) Waly ee A \ Wat er ¢ a + a5 ' Nl Aes ; THE KINGDOM OF GOD AND OF HEAVEN. HE kingdom of God cometh not with observation : Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you. The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel. Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. And as ye go, preach, saying, The king- dom of heaven is at hand. For all the prophets and the law proph- esied until John. And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffer- eth violence, and the violent take it by force. And they shall come from the east, and Jrom the west, and from the north, and from the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God. And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven. 4 Luke xvii. 20 Luke xvii. 21, Mark i, 1g, Math. iv. 17. Math. x. 7. Math. xi. 13. Math. xi. 12. Luke xiii. 29. Math. viii. 1% 50 SPIRIT AND LIFE. Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom. Verily I say unto you, That there be some of them that stand here, which shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come with power. But I tell you of a truth, there be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God. But if I with the finger of God cast out devils, no doubt the kingdom of God is come upon you. So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand. Even the very dust of your city, which cleaveth on us, we do wipe off against you: notwithstanding, be ye sure of this, that the kingdom of God is come nigh unto you. But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you. But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness ; and all these things shall be added unto you. For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven. Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God? or with what comparison shall we compare it? Math. xvi. 28 Mark ix. x. Luke ix. 27. Luke xi. 20. Luke xxi. 31. Luke x. rz. Luke xii. 31. Math. vi- 33. Math. v. 20, Mark iv. 30 THE KINGDOM OF GOD. It zs like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, is less than all the seeds that be in the earth: But when it is sown, it groweth up, and becometh greater than all herbs, and shoot- eth out great branches; so that the fowls of the air may lodge under the shadow of it. The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field: Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof. Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I resemble it? It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and cast into his garden; and it grew, and waxed a great tree; and the fowls of the air lodged in the branches of it. The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field : But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way. But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also. So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares? 51 Mark iv. 3r. Mark iv. 32. Math. xiii. 31. Math. xiii. 32. Luke xiii. 18 Luke xiii, 19. Math. xiii. 24. Math. xiii. 25. Math. xiii. 26, Math. xiii. 22 52 SPIRIT AND LIFE. He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up? But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them. Let both grow together until the harvest : and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them, in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn. He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man ; The field is the world ; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one ; The enemy that sowed them is the devil ; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels. As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire ; so shall it be in the end of this world. The Son of man shall send forth hi: angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity ; And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear. So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground; Math. xiii. 2& Math. xiii, 29. Math. xiii. 30. Math. xiii. 37. Math, xiii. 38. Math. xiii. 39. Math. xiii. 40. Math. xiii. 41. Math, xiii. 42. Math. xiii. 43. Mark iv. 26. THE KINGDOM OF GOD. And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how. For the earth bringeth forth fruit of her- self; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear. But when the fruit is brought forth, im- mediately he putteth in the sickle, because the harvest is come. Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom of God? It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened. The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three meas- ures of meal, till the whole was leavened. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereot goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls: Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gath- ered of every kind: Which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away. 38 Mark iv. 27. Mark iv. 28. Mark iv. 29. Luke xiii. 20. Luke xiii. 21. Math. xiii. 33. Math. xiii. 44. Math. xiii. 4% Math. xiii. 46. Math. xiii. 47. Math. xiii. 48 54 SPIRIT AND LIFE. So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just, And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. Therefore every scribe which zs instructed unto the kingdom of heaven, is like unto a man /¢hat ts a householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure ¢hzngs new and old. For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods, And unto one he gave five talents, to an- other two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey. Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made them other five talents. And likewise he that had received two, he also gained other two. But he that had received one went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord’s money. After a long time the lord of those ser- vants cometh, and reckoneth with them. And so he that had received five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: behold, I have gained beside them five talents more. Math. xiii. 49, Math. xiii. 50. Math. xiii. 52. Math. xxv. 14. Math. xxv. 15. Math. xxv. 16. Math. xxv. 17. Math. xxv. 18, Math. xxv. 19. Math. xxv. 20. THE KINGDOM OF GOD. His lord said unto him, Well done, “hoz good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord. He also that had received two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: behold, I have gained two other talents beside them. His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faith- ful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord. Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art a hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strewed : And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, “here thou hast shat zs thine. His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strewed: Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and ¢hen at my coming I should have received mine own with usury. Take therefore the talent from _ him, and give ## unto him which hath ten talents. 55 Math, xxv. 21. Math. xxv. 22. Math. xxv, 23- Math, xxv. 24. Math. xxv. 25. Math. xxv. 26. Math, xxv. 27. Math. xxv. 28 56 SPIRIT AND. LIFE. For unto every one that hath shall be Math. xxv.29 given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath. And cast ye the unprofitable servant into Math. xxv. 30. outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. A certain nobleman went into a far country Luke xix. 12, to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return. And he called his ten servants, and de- Luke xix. 13. livered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come. But his citizens hated him, and sent a Luke xix. 14. message after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over us. And it came to pass, that when he was re- Luke xix. rs. turned, having received the kingdom, then he commanded these servants to be called unto him, to whom he had given the money, that he might know how much every man had gained by trading. Then came the first, saying, Lord, thy Luke xix. 16. pound hath gained ten pounds. And he said unto him, Well, thou good Luke xix. 17. servant: because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities. And the second came, saying, Lord, thy Luke xix. pound hath gained five pounds. And he said likewise to him, Be thou also Luke xix. 19. over five cities. And another came, saying, Lord, behold, Luke xix. 20 here is thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin: 8. ~ THE KINGDOM OF GOD. For I feared thee, because thou art an aus- tere man: thou takest up that. thou layedst not down, and reapest that thou didst not sow. And he saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, show wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up that I laid not down, and reaping that I did not sow: Wherefore then gavest not thou my money into the bank, that at my coming I might have required mine own with usury? And he said unto them that stood by, Take from him the pound, and give z¢ to him that hath ten pounds. (And they said unto him, Lord, he hath ten pounds.) For I say unto you, That unto every one which hath shall be given; and from him that hath not, even that he hath shall be taken away from him. But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me. Behold, a sower went forth to sow ; And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and de- voured them up: Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth: And when the sun was up, they were scorched ; and because they had no root, they withered away. 57 Luke’ xix. 21. Luke xix. 22. Luke xix. 23. Luke xix. 24. Luke xix. 25. Luke xix. 26. Luke xix, 27. Math, xiii. 3. Math, xiii. 4. Math. xiii. 5. Math. xiii. & 58 SPIRIT AND LIFE. And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them: But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some a hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold. Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given. Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower. When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth z¢ not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. ‘This is he which received seed by the way side. But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it; Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or perse- cution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended. He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word ; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful. But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and un- derstandeth z#; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. Hearken ; Behold, there went out a sower to sow: Math. xiii. 7. Math. xiii. Math. xiii. Math. xiii. Math. xiii. Math. xiii. Math. xiii. Math. xiii. Math. xiii. Mark iv. 3. 8. 20. THE KINGDOM OF GOD. And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up. And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth : But when the sun was up, it was scorched ; and because it had no root, it withered away. And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit. And other fell on good ground, and did yield fruit that sprang up and increased, and brought forth, some thirty, and some sixty, and some a hundred. And he said unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how then will ye know all parables P Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all “hese things are done in parables : The sower soweth the word. And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown ; but when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts. And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have ‘heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness ; 54 Mark iv. 4, Mark iv. 5. Mark: iv. 6. Mark iv. 7. Mark iv. 8. Mark iv. 13. Mark iv. 11. Mark iv. 14. Mark iv. 15. Mark iv. 16, 60 SPIRITS AND VEIFE. And have no root in themselves, and so en- Mark iv. 17. dure but for a time; afterward, when afflic- tion or persecution ariseth for the word’s sake, immediately they are offended. And these are they which are sown among Mark iv. thorns ; such as hear the word, And the cares of this world, and the de- Mark iv. 19. ceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful. And these are they which are sown on Markiv. 20. good ground ; such as hear the word, and re- ceive 77, and bring forth fruit, some thirty- fold, some sixty, and some a hundred. _ A sower went out to sow his seed: and Luke viii. s. as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it. And some fell upon a rock; and as soon Luke viii. 6. as it was sprung up, it withered away, be- cause it lacked moisture. And some fell among thorns; and the Luke viii. 7. thorns sprang up with it, and choked it. And other fell on good ground, and sprang Luke viii. 8. up, and bare fruit a hundredfold. He that jath ears to hear, let him hear. Unto you it is given to know the mys- Luke viii. 10, teries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not under- stand. Now the parable is this: The seed is the Luke viii. 1. word of God. 8. Loa] THE KINGDOM OF GOD. Those by the way side are they that hear ; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should be- lieve and be saved. They on the rock are ¢hey, which, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while be- lieve, and in time of temptation fall away. And that which fell among thorns are they, which, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of /hzs life, and bring no fruit to perfection. But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep 74 and bring forth fruit with patience. The kingdom of heaven is like unto a cer- tain king, which made a marriage for his son, And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come. Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fat- lings are killed, and all things ave ready: come unto the marriage. But they made light of 74, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his mer- chandise : And the remnant took his servants, and entreated ¢hem spitefully, and slew them. 61 Luke viii. 12. Luke viii. 73. Luke viii. 14. Luke viii. 15, Math. xxii. 2. Math. xxii. 3. Math, xxii. 4, Math. xxii. 5. Math. xxii. € 62 SPIRIT AND LIFE. But when the king heard shereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city. Then saith he to his servants, The wed- ding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy. Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage. So those servants went out into the high- ways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was furnished with guests. And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment: And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless. Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast Azim into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. For many are called, but few ave chosen. And, behold, there are last which shall be first ; and there are first which shall be last. Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist: notwithstand- ing, he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. But I say unto you, I will not drink hence- forth of this fruit of the vine, until that day Math. xxii. 7. Math. xxii. 8. Math. xxii. 9. Math. xxii. ro. Math. xxii. rx. Math. xxii. 12. Math. xxii. 13- Math. xxii. 14. Luke xiii. 30. Math. xi. 22. Math. xxvi. 29. THE KINGDOM OF GOD. 63 when I drink it new with you in my Father’s kingdom. Verily I say unto you, I will drink no Mark xiv. 2s. more of the fruit of the vine, until that day that I drink it new in the kingdom of God. For I say unto you, I will not drink of the Luke xxii. 18. fruit of the vine, until the kingdom of God shall come. Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Math. vii. 2: Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. be cS uf wiih THE KINGDOM ON EARTH. THE KINGDOM ON EARTH. lf Ee Cart Corts HO is my mother? and who are my brethren ? Behold my mother and my brethren ! My mother and my brethren are these which hear the word of God, and do it. For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother. Who is my mother, or my brethren ? Behold my mother and my brethren ! For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother. But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. God 7s a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship /zm in spirit and in truth. By this shall all en know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another. Fear not, little flock ; for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdux,. Math, xii. 48. Math. xii. 49. Luke viii. 2r. Math. xii. 50. Mark iti. 33. Mark iii. 34. Mark iii. 35. John iv. 23. John iv. 24. John 5 xiii. 35° Luke xii. 32. 68 SPIRIT AND LIFE. Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men. Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hid. Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. Whosesoever sins ye remit, they are re- mitted unto them; aud whosesoever sins ye retain, they are pears Again I say unto you, That if two of ¥ you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven. For where two or three are gathered to- gether in my name, there am I in the midst of them. Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick ; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church ; and the gates of hell shall not pre- vail against it. And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. Math. v. 13. Math. v. 14. Math. xviii. 18. John xx, 23. Math, xviii. 19, Math. xviii. 20 Math. v. 15. Math. xvi. 18. Math. xvi. 19 THE CHURCH. And have ye not read this Scripture ; The stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner: He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth. Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word ; That they all may be one; as thou, Father, @v¢ in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me. And except those days should be short- ened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened. And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. And except that the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved: but for the elect’s sake, whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened the days. And then shall he send his angels, and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven. And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell z¢ unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican. 69 Mark xii. zo. Luke xi. 23. \ John xvii. 20, John xvii. 22. Math. xxiv. 22. Math. xxiv. 32. Mark xiii. 20, Mark xiii. 27, Math. xviii. 17% 70 SPIRIT AND LIFE. THE HOUSE. It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves. Is it not written, My house shall be called of all nations the house of prayer? but ye have made it a den of thieves. Take these things hence; make not my Father’s house a house of merchandise. It is written, My house is the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves. Woe unto you, ye blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing ; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor! Ye fools and blind : for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold? And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing ; but whosoever sweareth by the gift that is upon it, he is guilty. Ye fools and blind: for whether zs greater, the gift or the altar that sanctifieth the gift? Whoso therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon. And whoso shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein. Math. xxi. 13. Mark xi. 17. John ii. 16. Luke xix. 46 Math. xxiii. 16, Math. xxiii. 17. Math. xxiii. 18 Math. xxiii. 19. Math. xxiii. 20. Math. xxiii. 21 THE LAW, SCRIPTURES, PROPHETS. i. THE LAW, THE SCRIPTURES, AND THE PROPHETS. HE law and the prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it. For all the prophets and the law prophe- sied until John. Think not that Iam come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail. For I say unto you, that this that is writ- ten must yet be accomplished in me, And he was reckoned among the transgressors: for the things concerning me have an end. But how then shall the scriptures be ful- filled, that thus it must be? The Son of man indeed goeth, as it is written of him: but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed ! good were it for that man if he had never been born. And truly the Son of man goeth, as it was determined: but woe unto that man by whom he is betrayed! 71 Luke xvi. 16. Math. xi. 13. Math. vy. 17. Math. v. 18. Luke xvi. 17. Luke xxii. 37. Math. xxvi. 54. Mark xiv. 21. Luke xxii. 22. 72 SPIRIT AND LIFE. But chis cometh to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause. Thus it is written, and thus it behooved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day. O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken. Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods? If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the Scripture cannot be broken ; Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest ; because I said, I am the Son of God? It is also written in your law, that the tes- timony of two men is true. I am one that bear witness of myself; and the Father that sent me, beareth witness of me. Did ye never read in the Scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord’s doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes? And have ye not read this Scripture ; The stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner? What is this then that is written, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner? John xv. 25. Luke xxiv. 46 Luke xxiv. 25. John x. 34. John x. 35. John x. 36 John viii. 17. John viii. 18. Math. xxi. 42. Mark xfi, ro. Luke xx. 17. THE LAW, SCRIPTURES, PROPHETS. 73 This was the Lord’s doing, and it is mar- Mark xii. 12. vellous in our eyes? Search the Scriptures; for in them ye Johnv. 39. think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me. Do not think that I will accuse you to the , John v. 45. Father: there is ove that accuseth you, even Moses, in whom ye trust. For had ye believed Moses, ye would have John v. 46. believed me: for he wrote of me. But if ye believe not his writings, how John v. 47. shall ye believe my words? These ave the words which I spake unto Luke xxiv. 44 you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and zz the prophets, and zz the psalms, concerning me. Did not Moses give you the law, and yet John vii. 19. none of you keepeth the law? Why go ye about to kill me? I was daily with you in the temple teach-. Mark xiv. 4y. ing, and ye took me not: but the Scriptures must be fulfilled. Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all Luke xviii. 31. things that are written by the prophets con- cerning the Son of man shall be accom- plished. Ought not Christ to have suffered these Luke xxiv. 26 things, and enter into his glory? What is written in the law? how readest Luke x. 26 thou? Thou hast answered right: this do, and Lukex. 28. thou shalt live, 74 SPIRIT AND LIFE. Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets. See thou tell no man; but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them. See thou say nothing to any man: but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing those things which Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them. But go, and shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing, according as Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them. Go shew yourselves unto the priests. — Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them. And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent. And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead. For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled. While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the Scripture might be fulfilled. Math vii.. 12. Math. viii. 4. Mark i. 44. Luke v. 14. Luke xvii. 14, Luke xvi. 29. Luke xvi. 30. Luke xvi. 3x. Luke xxi. 22. John xvii. 12. OLD AND NEW DISPENSATIONS. III. THE OLD AND NEW DISPEN- SATIONS. HINK not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. The law and the prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it. Your fathers did eat manna in the wilder- ness, and are dead. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world. This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live forever. But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seek- eth such to worship him. Drink ye all of it ; For this is my blood of the new testa- ment, which is shed for many for the remis- sion of sins. 75 Math. v. 17, Luke xvi. 16. John vi. 49. John vi. 32. John vi. 33. John vi. 58. John iv. 23. Math. xxvi. 27. Math. xxvi, 2% 76 SPIRIT MAND LIFE. This is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many. This cup zs the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you. This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink 24 in remembrance of me. All things are delivered unto me of my Father. All things are delivered to me of my Father. | Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live. Mark xiv. 24. Luke xxii. 20. t Gof. tc 29. Math. xi. 27, Luke x. 22. John v. 25. GIDE TE OTE RUIN ER: THE FORERUNNER. JOHN THE BAPTIST. LIAS truly shall first come, and re- store all things. And if ye will receive z¢, this is Elias, which was for to come. But I say unto you, That Elias is indeed come, and they have done unto him whatso- ever they listed, as it is written of him. Ye sent unto John, and he bare witness unto the truth. He was a burning and a shining light: and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light. What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind? But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? behold, they that wear soft clothing are in kings’ houses. But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet. For this is 4e, of whom it is written, Be- hold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee. Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist: notwithstand- Math. xvii. 11, Math, xi. 14, Mark ix. 13. John v- 33. John v. 35. Math. xi. 7. Math, xi. 8 Math. xi. 9. Math. xi. 10 Math. xi rm 80 SEIRITVAND LIFE, ing, he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater then he. What went ye out into the wilderness for to see? A reed shaken with the wind? But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they which are gorgeously apparelled, and live delicately, are in kings’ courts. But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? Yea, I say unto you, and much more than a prophet. This is 4e, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee. For I say unto you, Among those that are born of women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist: but he that is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he. The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven, or of men? The baptism of John, was z¢ from heaven, or of men? answer me. The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men? For John came neither eating nor drink- ing, and they say, He hath a devil. For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine; and ye say, He hath a devil. Luke vii. 24. Luke vii, 25. Luke vii. 26. Luke vii. 27. Luke vii. 28 Math. xxi. 25. Mark xi, 30. Luke xx. 4. Math. xi. 18. Luke vii 33. et Hl hh ae hi 4 1454 win f CARA A LIFE. MINISTRY AND PASSION. 1h THE» DISCIPLES, E are they which have continued with me in my temptations. Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. And I appoint unto you a kingdom, as my Father hath appointed unto me ; That ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel. Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. Whosesoever sins ye remit, they are remit- ted unto them ; and whosesoever sins ye re- tain, they are retained. And ye are witnesses of these things. And ye also shall bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning. Because it is given unto you to know the _ Inysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given, Luke xxii. 28. Math. xix. 28. Luke xxii. 29. Luke xxii. 30. Math. xviii. 18. John xx. 23. Luke xxiv. 48 John xv. 27. Math. xiii. 1m 84 SPIRIT AND LIFE. Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all ¢zese things are done in parables: That seeing they may see, and not perceive ; and hearing they may hear, and not under- stand ; lest at any time they should be con- verted, and ¢ezr sins should be forgiven them. Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but. to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand. This voice came not because of me, but for your sakes. But blessed ave your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear. For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and righteous men have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen “hem; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them. For the Father himself loveth you, be- cause ye have loved me, and have believed that I came out from God. Blessed ave the eyes which see the things that ye see: For I tell you, that many prophets and kings have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen ¢hem; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard chem. Have ye understood all these things? Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: Mark iv. 11. Mark iv. 12. Luke viii. ro. John xii. 30. Math. xiii. 16. Math. xiii. 17. John xvi. 276 Luke x. 23. Luke x. 24. Math. xiii. 5x John xv. 15. THE ‘DISCIPLES. but I have called you friends ; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you. Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and ‘haf your fruit should remain ; that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you. These things I command you, that ye love one another. If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before z¢ hated you. If ye were of the world, the world would love his own; but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you. O ye of little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have brought no bread ? Why reason ye, because ye have no bread? perceive ye not yet, neither understand ? have ye your heart yet hardened? Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember? How is it that ye do not understand ? Do ye not yet understand, neither remem- ber the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up? Neither the seven loaves of the four thou- sand, and how many baskets ye took up? When I brake the five loaves among five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye upP 85 John xv. 16. John xv. 17. John xv. 18, John xv. 19. Math. xvi. 8. Mark viii. 17. Mark viii. 18. Mark viii. 21. Math. xvi. g. Math. xvi. ro Mark viii. 19 86 SPIRIT AND LIFE. And when the seven among four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? How is it that ye do not understand that I spake z# not to you concerning bread, that ye should beware of the leaven of the Phari- sees and of the Sadducees? I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now. Doth this offend you? Will ye also go away? Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil? Go into the village over against you, and straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose “rem, and bring ¢hem unto me. Go your way into the village over against you: and as soon as ye be entered into it, ye shall find a colt tied, whereon never man sat; loose him, and bring zm. Go ye into the village over against you ; in the which at your entering ye shall find a colt tied, whereon yet never man sat: loose him, and bring Aim hither. And if any man say aught unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send them. And if any man say unto you, Why do ye this? say ye that the Lord hath need of him ; and straightway he will send him hither. And if any man ask you, Why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say unto him, Because the Lord hath need of him. Mark viii. 20. Math. xvi. 1% John xvi. 12. John vi. 6r. John vi. 67. John vi. 70. Math. xxi. 2. Mark xi. 2. Luke xix. 30. Math. xxi. 3. Mark xi. 3. Luke xix. 3% THE. DISCIPLES, These things have I spoken unto you, being ye¢ present with you. Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master, even Christ. When I sent you without purse, and scrip, and shoes, lacked ye any thing? But now, he that hath a purse, let him take z¢, and likewise zs scrip: and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one. Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also per- secute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also. But all these things will they do unto you for my name’s sake, because they know not him that sent me. Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name’s sake. They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service. And these things will they do unto you, be- cause they have not known the Father, nor me. But take heed to yourselves: for they shall deliver you up to councils ; and in the synagogues ye shall be beaten: and ye shall be brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them. And ye shall be betrayed both by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolks, and friends; and 87 John xiv. 25. Math. xxiii. 10. Luke xxii. 35. Luke xxii. 36. John xv. 20. John xv. 21. Math. xxiv. g John xvi. 2. John xvi. 3. Mark xiii. 9. Luke xxi. 16. 88 SPIRIT AND. LIFE. some of you shall they cause to be put to death. And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake. And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake: but he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. But there shall not a hair of your head perish. In your patience possess ye your souls. But when they shall lead you, and deliver you up, take no thought beforehand what ye shall speak, neither do ye premeditate: but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye: for it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Ghost. Settle 7¢ therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye shall answer: For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist. All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the Shep- herd, and the sheep shall be scattered. Behold, the hour cometh, yea, is now come, that ye shall be scattered, every man to his own, and shall leave me alone: and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me. My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me. My soul is exceeding sorrowful unto death : tarry ye here, and watch. Sit ye here, while I shall pray. What, could ye not watch with me one hour? Luke xxi. Mark xiii. 13. Luke xxi. 18, Luke xxi. 19 Mark xiii. 11 Luke xxi. 14. Luke xxi. 15. Mark xiv. 27. John xvi. 32. Math. xxvi. 38¢ Mark xiv. 34. Mark xiv. 32. Math. xxvi. 40, THE DISCIPLES. Sleep on now, and take your rest: behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. Sleep on now, and take your rest: it is 89 Math. xxvi. 45. Mark xiv. 41. enough, the hour is come; behold, the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. Let us pass over unto the other side. Let us go over unto the other side of the lake. Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while: Let us go into Judea again. Arise, and be not afraid. Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send [I you. Receive ye the Holy Ghost : Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high. It is enough. Arise, let us go hence. PETER AND ANDREW. Follow me and I will make you fishers of men. Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men. MATTHEW. - Follow me. Follow me. Mark iv. 35. Luke viii. 22. Mark vi. 31. John xi. 7, Math. xvii. 7. John xx. 21, John xx. 22. Mark xvi. 15. Luke xxiv. 49 Luke xxii. 38 John xiv. 31. Math, 1v. 19. Mark. i. 17. Math. ix. 9. Mark ii. 14. 90 SPIRIT AND LIFE. PETER. Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas. Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught. Fear not; from henceforth thou shalt catch men. Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-Jona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed 7¢ unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven. And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church ; and the gates of hell shall not pre- vail against it. And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven ; and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. What thinkest thou, Simon? of whom do the kings of the earth take custom or tribute? of their own children, or of strangers? Then are the children free. Notwithstanding, lest we should offend them, go thou to the sea, and cast a hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up; and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a piece of money: that take, and give unto them for me and thee. Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men. John i. 42. Luke v. 4. Luke v. 10. Math. xvi. 17% Math. xvi. 18. Math. xvi. 19. Math. xvii. 25. Math. xvii. 26. Math. xvii. 27. Math. xvi. 33 THE DISCIPLES. Get thee behind me, Satan: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but the things that be of men. Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat: But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith | fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren. What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter. If I wash thee not, thou hast no part with me. He that is washed needeth not save to wash Azs feet, but is clean every whit: and ye are clean, but not all. Whither I go, thou canst not follow me now; but thou shalt follow me afterwards. Wilt thou lay down thy life for my sake? Verily, verily, I say unto thee, The cock shall not crow, till thou hast denied me thrice. Verily I say unto thee, That this night, be- fore the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. Verily I say unto thee, That this day, even in this night, before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice. I tell thee, Peter, the cock shall not crow this day, before that thou shalt thrice deny that thou knowest me. Simon, sleepest thou? couldst not thou watch one hour? Put up thy sword into the sheath: the cup which my Father hath given me, shall I not drink it? OI Mark viii. 33. Luke xxii. 31. Luke xxii. 32. John xiii. 7. John xiii. 8 John xiii. 10, John xiii. 36, John xiii. 38. Math. xxvi. 34 Mark xiv. 30. Luke xxii. 34. Mark xiv. 37. John xviii. 1% Q2 SPIRIT AND LIFE. Suffer ye thus far. Simon, soz of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? Feed my lambs. Simon, soz of Jonas, lovest thou me? Feed my sheep. Simon, som of Jonas, lovest thou me? Feed my sheep. Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When thou wast young, thou girdedst thyself, and walk- edst whither thou wouldest: but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and carry thee whither thou wouldest not. Follow me. If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee? follow thou me. THOMAS. Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands ; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust t¢ into my side; and be not faithless, but believing. Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed ave they that have not seen, and yef have believed. cl Bi Uy a Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father ; and how sayest thou hen, Shew us the Father? JUDAS ISCARIOT. That thou doest, do quickly. Luke xxii. 51 John xxi. 15. John xxi. 16. John xxi. 17. John xxi. 18 John xxi. r9. John xxi. 22. John xx. 27, John xx. 29. John xiv. 9 John xiii. 27. MIRACLES — FEEDING. 93 II. MIRACLES. FEEDING, Marriage in Cana. OMAN, what have I to do with thee? Johnii. 4. mine hour is not yet come. Fill the waterpots with water. John ii. 7. Draw out now, and bear unto the governor John ii. 8. of the feast. The Five Thousand. Whence shall we buy bread, that these John vi. s, may eat? They need not depart; give ye them to Math. xiv. 16 eat. Give ye them to eat. Mark vi. 37. Give ye them to eat. Luke ix. 13. Bring them hither to me. Math. xiv. 18 Make the men sit down. John vi. 10. Make them sit down by fifties in a Luke ix. 14. company. How many loaves have ye? go and see. = Mark vi. 38. Gather up the fragments that remain, John vi. 12. that nothing be lost. The Four Thousand. I have compassion on the multitude, be- Math. xv. 3 cause they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: and I will not 94 _ SPIRIT AND LIFE. send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way. I have compassion on the multitude, be- cause they have now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat: And if I send them away fasting to their own houses, they will faint by the way: for divers of them came from far. How many loaves have ye? How many loaves have ye? Mark viii. 2. Mark viii. 3. Math. xv. 34. Mark viii. 5. MIRACLES — HEALING. HEALING. The Son of the Nobleman from Capernaum. XCEPT ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe. Go thy way; thy son liveth. The Man with the Unclean Spirit. Hold thy peace, and come out of him. Hold thy peace, and come out of him. The Leper. T will; be thou clean. See thou tellno man; but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them. I will; be thou clean. See thou say nothing to any man: but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing those things which Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them. T will: be thou clean. Tell no man: but go, and shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing, according as Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them. The Paralytic. Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be for- given thee. Son, thy sins be forgiven thee. Man, thy sins are forgiven thee. The Impotent Man. Wilt thou be made whole? Rise, take up thy bed, and walk. 95 John iv. 48. _ John iv. 50. Mark i. 25. Luke iv. 35. Math. viii. 3. Math. viii. 4. Mark i. 41. Mark i. 44. Luke v. 13. Luke y. 14. Math. ix. 2. Mark ii. 5. Luke v. 20. John v. 6. John v. 8. 06 SPIRIT AND LIFE. Behold, thou art made whole: more, lest a worse thing come unto thee. The Withered Hand. Stand forth. Rise up, and stand forth in the midst. Stretch forth thine hand. Stretch forth thine hand. Stretch forth thine hand. The Centurion’s Son. I will come and heal him. Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel. I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel. And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven. But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. The Legion of Devils. Come out of the man, ¢4ow unclean spirit. What zs thy name? What is thy name? Go. Go home to thy friends, and tell them sin no John v. 14. Mark iii. 3. Luke vi. 8. Math. xii. 13. Mark iii. 5. Luke vi. to. Math. viii. 7. Math. viii. ro. Luke vii. 9. Math. viii. rr. Math. viii. 12. Math. viii. 13. Mark y. 8. Mark vy. 9. Luke viii. 30. Math. viii. 32. Mark vy. 19. MIRACLES — HEALING. how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee. Return to thine own house, and shew how great things God hath done unto thee. The Woman with the Issue. Who touched my clothes? Who touched me? Somebody hath touched me: for I per- ceive that virtue is gone out of me. Daughter, be of good comfort: thy faith hath made thee whole. Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole ; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague. Daughter, be of good comfort: thy faith hath made thee whole ; go in peace. The Two Blind Men. Believe ye that I am able to do this? According to your faith be it unto you. See ¢ha¢ no man know 7¢. The Daughter of the Canaanite Woman. It is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast z¢ to dogs. O woman, great zs thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. Let the children first be filled: for it is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast z# unto the dogs. For this saying go thy way; the devil is gone out of thy daughter. 7 97 Luke viii. 39. Mark v. 30. Luke viii. 45. Luke viii. 46. Math. ix. 22. Mark v. 34. Luke viii. 48, Math, ix. 28. Math. ix. 29. Math. ix. 30. Math. xv. 26. Math, xv. 28. Mark vii. 27. Mark vii. 29. 98 SPIRIT AND LIFE. The Deaf and Dumb Man of Decapoks. Ephphatha, Be opened. The Blind Man at Bethsaida. Neither go into the town, nor tell z¢ to any in the town. The Lunatic Son. O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him hither to me. O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him unto me. O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you, and suffer you? Bring thy son hither. How long is it ago since this came unto him ? If thou canst believe, all things ave possi- ble to him that believeth. Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him. The Man Bind from Birth. Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him. I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work. Mark vii. 34. Mark viii. 26. Math. xvii. 17 Mark ix. 19. Luke ix. 41. Mark ix. 21. Mark ix. 23. Mark ix. 25. John ix. 3. John ix. 4. MIRACLES — HEALING, As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world. Go, wash in the pool of Siloam. The Woman bowed down with a Spirit of — Woman, infirmity. Lnjirmity. thou art loosed from thine The Ten Lepers of Samaria and Galilee. Go shew yourselves unto the priests. Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine? There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger. Arise, go thy way: thy faith hath made thee whole. The Blind Men at Fericho. What will ye that I shall do unto you? What wilt thou that I should do unto thee? What wilt thou that I shall do unto thee? Go thy way; thy faith hath made thee whole. Receive thy sight: thy faith hath saved thee. Servant of the High Priest. Suffer ye thus far. 99 John ix. 5. John ix. 7. Luke xiii. 12, Luke xvii. 14. Luke xvii. 17. Luke xvii. 18. Luke xvii. 19. Math. xx. 32. Mark x. 51. Luke xviii. 41 Mark x. 52. Luke xviii. 42, Luke xxii. 51. 100 SPIRIT AND LIFE. RAISING FROM THE DEAD. Widow's Son at Nain. EEP not. Young man, I say unto thee, Arise. Daughter of Jairus. Be not afraid, only believe. Fear not: believe only, and she shall be made whole. ; Give place: for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth. Why make ye this ado, and weep? the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth. Weep not; she is not dead, but sleepeth. Talitha cumi; Damsel, (I say unto thee,) arise. Maid, arise. Lazarus. Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep. Lazarus is dead. And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent ye may believe; nevertheless, let us go unto him. Thy brother shall rise again. Where have ye laid him? Take ye away the stone. Luke vii. 13, Luke vii. 14. Mark v. 36. Luke viii. 50. Math. ix. 24 Mark v. 39. Luke viii. 52. Mark v. 41. Luke viii. 54. John x1. rz. John xi. 14, John xi. 15. John xi. 23. John xi. 34. John xi. 39. RAISING FROM THE DEAD. IOI Said I not unto thee, that, if thou would- John xi. 40. est believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God? Lazarus, come forth. John xi. 43. Loose him, and let him go. » John xi. 41. 102 SPIRIT AND LIFE. CIRCUMSTANCE. First Miraculous Draught of Fishes. AUNCH out into the deep, and let Lukev. 4 down your nets for a draught. Stilling of the Tempest. Peace, be still. Mark iv. 39. Walking on the Sea. Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid. Math. xiv. 27, Be of good cheer: it is 1; be not afraid. Mark vi. 50. It is 1; be not afraid. "John vi. 20 Come. Math. xiv. 29. O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou Math. xiv. 3:. doubt? Finding of the Tribute Money. Notwithstanding, lest we should offend Math. xvii. 27 them, go thou to the sea, and cast a hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up; and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a piece of money: that take, and give unto them for me and thee. Cursing of the Fig Tree. Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward Math. xxi. 19 for ever. No man eat fruit of thee hereafter for ever. Mark xi. 14. Second Miraculous Draught of Fishes. Cast the net on the right side of the ship, John xii. 6. and ye shall find. SENDING OF THE DISCIPLES. III. SENDING OF THE DISCIPLES. THE TWELVE APOSTLES. O not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not: But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. And as ye go, preach, saying, The king- dom of heaven is at hand. Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have re- ceived, freely give. Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses ; Nor scrip for your journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet staves: for the workman is worthy of his meat. Take nothing for your journey, neither staves, nor scrip, neither bread, neither money ; neither have two coats apiece. And into whatsoever city or town ye shall enter, inquire who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye go thence. In what place soever ye enter into a house, there abide till ye depart from that place. . And whatsoever house ye enter into, there abide, and thence depart. And when ye come into a house, salute it. 103 Math. x. 5. Math. x. 6. Math. x. 7. Math. x. 8. Math. x. 9. Math. x. 10. Luke ix. 3. Math, x. rz. Mark vi. 10, Luke ix. 4. Math. x. 1% 104 SPIRIT AND LIFE. And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you. And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet. And whosoever will not receive you, when ye go out of that city, shake off the very dust from your feet for a testimony against them. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomor- rah in the day of judgment, than for that city. And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment, than for that city. Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as ser- pents, and harmless as doves. But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues ; And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles. But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak. | | Math. x. 13. Math. x. 14. Luke ix. s. Math. x. 15. Mark vi. 11. Math. x. 16, Math, x. 17. Math, x. 18. Math. x. 19. © SENDING OF THE DISCIPLES. For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you. And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child: Math, Math. and the children shall rise up against their parents, and cause them to be put to death. And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved. But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come. The disciple is not above 47s master, nor the servant above his lord. It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more shall they call them of his household? Fear them not therefore; for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed ; and hid, that shall not be known. What I tell you in darkness, “hat speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the housetops. And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father. Math. x. Math. Math. Math. Math. Math. Math. Math. 105 x. 20. X. 226 x. 23. X. 240 X, 25. x, 26, X- 270 x. 28, X. 29 106 SPIRIT AND. LIFE. But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. | Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows. Whosoever therefore shall confess me be- fore men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven. But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven. Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword. ; For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. And a man’s foes shai de they of his own household. He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. | And he that taketh not his cross, and fol- loweth after me, is not worthy of me. He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it. He that receiveth you receiveth me; and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me. He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet’s re- Math. Math. x. Math. Math. Math. Math Math. Math. Math. Math. Math. Math. X. 30. X. 32. X-. 33s X- 34 o X 35- x. 36. X- 37. x. 38. X- 39+ x. 40. Kethfs SENDING OF THE DISCIPLES. ward ; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man’s reward. And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name ofa disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward. THE SEVENTY. Go your ways: behold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves. Carry neither purse, nor scrip, nor shoes: and salute no man by the way. And into whatsoever house ye enter, first say, Peace de to this house. And if the son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon it: if not, it shall turn to you again. And in the same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give: for the labourer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house. And into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you: And heal the sick that are therein, and say unto them, The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you. But into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you not, go your ways out into the streets of the same, and say, Even the very dust of your city, which cleaveth on us, we do wipe off against you: 107 Math. x. 42. Luke x. 3. Luke x. 4. Luke x. 5. Luke x. 6. Lukex. 7. Luke x. 8 Luke x. 9. Luke x. 10 Luke x. rz. 108 SPIRIT AND. LIFE. notwithstanding, be ye sure of this, that the kingdom of God is come nigh unto you. But I say unto you, that it shall be more tolerable in that day for Sodom, than for that city. He that heareth you heareth me; and he that despiseth you despiseth me; and he that despiseth me despiseth him that sent me. Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy; and nothing shall by any means hurt you. Notwithstanding, in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven. Luke x. Luke x. Luke x. Luke x. SUFFERINGS AND TEMPTATIONS. IV. SUFFERINGS AND TEMPTATIONS. HE Son of man must suffer many things. But first must he suffer many things, and be rejected of this generation. Elias verily cometh first, and restoreth all things ; and how it is written of the Son of man, that he must suffer many things, and be set at nought. But I say unto you, That Elias is come al- ready, and they knew him not, but have done unto him whatsoever they listed. Likewise shall also the Son of man suffer of them. Thus it is written, and thus it behooved Christ to suffer. A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house. A prophet is not without honour, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house. Verily I say unto you, No prophet is ac- cepted in his own country. My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me. My. soul is exceeding sorrowful unto death: tarry ye here, and watch. Ye are they which have continued with me in my temptations. 109 ‘ Luke ix, 22, Luke xvii. 25. Mark ix. 12. Math. xvii. 12, Luke xxiv. 46. Math. xiii. 57. Mark vi. 4. Luke iv. 24, Math. xxvi, 38. Mark xiv. 34. Luke xxii, 28, IIO SPIRIT AND LIFE, V. CHRIST’S PRAYERS. ATHER, glorify thy name. Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me. And I knew that thou hearest me always: but. because of the people which stand by I said z¢, that they may believe that thou hast sent me. I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes. Even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight. I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight. Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee: As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him. , And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent. I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do. John xii. 28 John xi. 41. John xi. 42. Math. xi. 25. Math. xi. 26. Luke x. 21. John xvii. 2. John xvii. 2. John xvii. 3. John xvii. 4 CHRIST S“ PRAYERS. '\' lit And now, O Father, glorify thou me with John xvii. 5. thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was. I have manifested thy name unto the men which thou gavest me out of the world: | thine they were, and thou gavest them me ; and they have kept thy word. Now they have known that all things what- soever thou hast given me are of thee. For I have given unto them the words which thou gavest me; and they have re- ceived ¢hem, and have known surely that I came out from thee, and they have believed that thou didst send me. I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me; for they are thine. And all mine are thine, and thine are mine; and I am glorified in them. And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we ave. While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the Scripture might be fulfilled. And now come I to thee; and these things I speak in the world, that they might have my joy fulfilled in themselves. I have given them thy word; and the John xvii, John xvii. John xvii. 8. John xvii. John xvii. John xvii. John xvii. John xvii. John xvii. a e oo ° ~ 9 112 SPIRIT AND LIFE. world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil. They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth, As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world. And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth. Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word ; That they all may be one; as _ thou, Father, av¢ in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me. And the glory which thou gavest me I ‘have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one: I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that. the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me. Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world. John xvii. rs. John xvii. 16. John xvii. 17. John xvii. 18. John xvii. 19. John xvii. 20. John xvii. 21. John xvii. 22. John xvii. 23. John xvii. 24. CHRIST'S PRAYERS. O righteous Father, the world hath not known thee: but I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me. And I have declared unto them thy name, and will declare 77; that the love wherewith thou hast loved me may be in them, and I in them. Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder. O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless, not as I will, but as thou w/t. O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy will be done. Abba, Father, all things ave possible unto thee ; take away this cup from me: never- theless, not what I will, but what thou wilt. Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless, not my will, but thine, be done. After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as z¢ zs in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but de- liver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen. 8 113 John xvii. 25. John xvii. 26, Math. xxvi. 36. Math. xxvi. 39. Math. xxvi. 42. Mark xiv. 36. Luke xxii, 42. Math. vi. 9. Math. vi. ro. Math. vi. 11. Math. vi. 12. Math. vi. 13. 114 SPIRIT AND? LIFE. When ye pray, say, Our Father which art Luke xi. 2. in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth. Give us day by day our daily bread. Luke xi. 3. And forgive us our sins; for we also for- Luke xi. 4. give every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil. THE LAST SUPPER. VI. THE LAST SUPPER. O and prepare us the passover, that we may eat. Go ye into the city, and there shall meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water: follow him, And wheresoever he shall go in, say ye to the goodman of the house, The Master saith, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples? Behold, when ye are entered into the city, there shall a man meet you, bearing a pitcher of water; follow him into the house where he entereth in. And ye shall say unto the goodman of the house, The Master saith unto thee, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the pass- over with my disciples. Go into the city to such a man, and say unto him, The Master saith, My time is at hand ; I will keep the passover at thy house with my disciples. And he will shew you a large upper room furnished and prepared: there make ready for us. ; And he shall shew you a large upper room furnished: there make ready. With desire I have desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer: 115 Luke xxii. 8 . Mark xiv. 13. Mark xiv. 14. Luke xxii. ro, Luke xxii, 12, Math. xxvi. 18, Mark xiv. 15. Luke xxii, 12. Luke xxii. 15. 116 SPIRIT AND LIFE. For I say unto you, I will not any more eat thereof, until it be fulfilled in the king- dom of God. Take, eat; this is my body. Take, eat; this is my body. This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me. Take, eat; this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me. This cup zs the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you. Take this, and divide 7¢ among yourselves. This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink 74, in remembrance of me. Drink ye all of it. For this is my blood of the new testa- ment, which is shed for many for the re- mission of sins. This is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many. But I say unto you, I will not drink hence- forth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father’s kingdom. Verily I say unto you, I will drink no more of the fruit of the vine, until that day that I drink it new in the kingdom of God. For I say unto you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine, until the kingdom of God shall come. Luke xxii. 16, Math. xxvi. 26 Mark xiv. 22. Luke xxii. 19. x Corjxis 24 Luke xxii. 20. Luke xxii. 17. 1 Cor. xi. 25. Math. xxvi. 27. Math. xxvi. 28. Mark xiv. 24. Math. xxvi. 29 Mark xiv. 25. Luke xxii, 1& THE BETRAYAL. VII. THE BETRAYAL. HE Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of men. Ye know that after two days is the feast of the passover, and the Son of man is be- trayed to be crucified. Verily I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me. I speak not of you all: I know whom I have chosen: but that the Scripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth bread with me hath lifted up his heel against me. Now I tell you before it come, that, when it is come to pass, ye may believe that I am he. Verily I say unto you, One of you which eateth with me shall betray me. Verily, verily, I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me. But, behold, the hand of him that betray- eth me zs with me on the table. He that dippeth Azs hand with me in the dish, the same shall betray me. ft is one of the twelve, that dippeth with me in the dish. _ He it is, to whom I shall give a sop, when I have dipped 77. Thou hast said. That thou doest, do quickly 117 Math. xvii. 22. Math. xxvi. 2. Math, xxvi. 21 John xiii. 18. John xiii. 19. Mark xiv. 18 John xiii. 21. Luke xxii, 21, Math. xxvi. 23. Mark xiv. 20, John xiii. 26, Math, xxvi. 25, John xiii. 27, 118 SPIRIT AND LIFE. The Son of man goeth as it is written of him: but woe unto that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! it had been good for that man if he had not been born. The Son of man indeed goeth, as it is written of him; but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! good were it for that man if he had never been born. And truly the Son of man goeth, as it was determined: but woe unto that man by whom he is betrayed ! Rise, let us be going: behold, he is at hand that doth betray me. Rise up, let us go; lo, he that betrayeth me is at hand. Friend, wherefore art thou come? Judas, betrayest thou the Son of man with a kiss? Whom seek ye? I am he. Whom seek ye? I have told you that I am Ae; if therefore ye seek me, let these go their way. Are ye come out as against a thief with swords and staves for to take me? I sat daily with you teaching in the temple, and ye laid no hold on me. Are ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and wth staves to take me? I was daily with you in the temple teach- ing, and ye took me not: but the Scriptures must be fulfilled. Math. xxvi. 24 Mark xiv. 21. Luke xxii. 22, Math. xxvi, 44 Mark xiv. 42. Math. xxvi. 5a Luke xxii. 43 John xviii. 4. John xviii. 5. John xviii. 7. John xviii. 8. Math. xxvi. 55 Mark xiv. 48 Mark xiv. 49. THE BETRAYAL, 119 Be ye come out, as against a thief, with Luke xxii. 52. swords and staves? When I was daily with you in the temple, Luke xxii. 53. ye stretched forth no hands against me: but — this is your hour, and the power of darkness. If I have spoken evil bear witness of the John xviii. 23. evil: but if well, why s:nitest thou me? 120 SPIRIT AN DYLIEE: VIII. THE CRUCIFIXION. OW is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out. Let these sayings sink down into your ears: for the Son of man shall be delivered into the hands of men. For I say unto you, that this that is writ- ten must yet be accomplished in me, And he was reckoned among the transgressors: for the things concerning me have an end. And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up. And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me. When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am fe, and shat I do nothing of myself; but as my Father hath taught me, I speak these things. John xii. 31. Luke ix. 44. Luke xxii. 37. John iii. 14. John xii. 32. John viii. 28. WORDS ON THE CROSS. I21 IX. WORDS. ON: THE. CROSS. ATHER, forgive them; for they know Luke xxiii, 34, not what they do. Verily I say unto thee, To-day shalt thou Luke xxiii. 43. be with me in paradise. Woman, behold thy son! John xix. 26, Behold thy mother ! John xix. 27. Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? Math. xxvii.46 Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? Mark xv. 34. I thirst. John xix. 28. It is finished. John xix. 30. Father, into thy hands I commend my Luke xxiii. 46 spirit. 122 SPIRIT AND LIFE. X. DEATH, RESURRECTION, AND ASCENSION. HE hour is come, that the Son of man should be glorified. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit. ’ Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written by the prophets con- cerning the Son of man shall be accom- plished. The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be slain, and be raised the third day. For he shall be delivered unto the Gen- tiles, and shall be mocked, and spitefully entreated, and spitted on: And they shall scourge 47, and put him to death ; and the third day he shall rise again. Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be betrayed unto the chief priests and unto the scribes, and they shall condemn him to death, And shall deliver him to the Gentiles to mock, and to scourge, and to crucify Aim: and the third day he shall rise again. Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be delivered unto the chief John xii. 23. John xii. 24. Luke xviii. 31 Luke ix. 22. Luke xviii. 32. Luke xviii. 33 Math. xx. 18. Math. xx. 19. Mark x. 33. DEATH AND RESURRECTION. priests, and unto the scribes ; and they shall condemn him to death, and shall deliver him to the Gentiles : And they shall mock him, and shall scourge him, and shall spit upon him, and shall kill him; and the third day he shall rise again. The Son of man is delivered into the hands of men, and they shall kill him; and after that he is killed, he shall rise the third day. The Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of men: And they shall kill him, and the third day he shall be raised again. But after I am risen again, I will go be- fore you into Galilee. But after that I am risen, I will go before you into Galilee. Tell the vision to no man, until the Son of man be risen again from the dead. For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale’s belly ; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up. A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me, because I go to the Father. Do ye inquire among yourselves of that I said, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me? Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye 123 Mark x. 34. Mark ix, 31. Math, xvii. 22. Math. xvii. 23. Math. xxvi. 32. Mark xiv. 28. Math. xvii. 9. Math. xii. 40. John ii. 19. John xvi. 16, John xvi. 19. John xvi. 20. 124 SPIRIT AND LIFE. shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice ; and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy. A woman when she is in travail hath sor- row, because her hour is come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remem- bereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world. And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall re- joice, and your joy no man taketh from you. These things have I spoken unto you in proverbs: but the time cometh, when I shall no more speak unto you in proverbs, but I shall shew you plainly of the Father. At that day ye shall ask in my name: and I say not unto you, that I will pray the Father for you. Yet a little while am I with you, and then I go unto him that sent me. Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, ¢hither ye cannot come. I go my way, and ye shall seek me, and shall die in your sins: whither I go, ye can- not come. Little children, yet a little while I am with you. Ye shall seek me; and as I said unto the Jews, Whither I go, ye cannot come; so now I say to you. Let her alone: against the day of my burying hath she kept this. For in that she hath poured this ointment on my body, she did z¢ for my burial. John xvi. 2%. John xvi. 22, John xvi. 25. John xvi. 26. John vii. 33. John vii. 34. John viii. 21. John xiii. 33. John xii. 7. Math, xxvi. 12. DEATH AND RESURRECTION. She hath done what she could: she is come aforehand to anoint my body to the burying. But the days will come, when the bride- groom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days. But now I go my way to him that sent me; and none of you asketh me, Whither goest thou? But because I have said these things unto you, sorrow hath filled your heart. Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you. Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also. And now I have told you before it come to pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye might believe. But I have a baptism to be baptized with ; and how am I straitened till it be accom- plished ! Therefore doth my Father love me, be- cause I lay down my life, that I might take it again. No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father. 125 Mark xiv. 8. Luke v. 35. John xvi. 5. John xvi. 6. John xvi. 7. John xiv. 19. John xiv. 29. Luke xii. 50, John x. 17. John x. 18, 126 SPIRIT AND LIFE. Behold, the hour cometh, yea, is now come, that ye shall be scattered, every man to his own, and shall leave me alone: and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me. All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the Shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad. All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the Shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered. Whither I go, thou canst not follow me now ; but thou shalt follow me afterwards. What and if ye shall see the Son of man ascend up where he was before? And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from: heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven. Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my-brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and #o my God, and your God. John xvi. 32. Math. xxvi. 31. Mark xiv. 27. John xiii. 36. John vi. 62. John iii. 13. John xx. 17. UTTERANCES AFTER RESURRECTION — 127 XI. UTTERANCES AFTER THE RESUR- RECTION. OMAN, why weepest thou? whom John xx. 15. seekest thou? Mary. John xx. 16, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended John xx. 17. to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and “ my God, and your God. All hail. Math. xxviii. 9, Be not afraid: go tell my brethren that Math.xxviii.ro. they go into Galilee, and there shall they see me. What manner of communications ave these Luke xxiv, 17. that ye have one to another, as ye walk, and are sad? What things ? ‘ Luke xxiv. 19. O fools, and slow of heart to believe all Luke xxiv. 25. that the prophets have spoken: Ought not Christ to have suffered these Luke xxiv. 26 things, and to enter into his glory? Peace de unto you. Luke xxiv. 36, Peace Je unto you. John xx. 19. Peace de unto you: as my Father hath John xx. 21. ‘sent me, even so send I you. Why are ye troubled? and why do Luke xxiv. 38, thoughts arise in your hearts? Behold my hands and my feet, that it is Luke xxiv. 39 I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit 128 SPIRIT AND LIFE. hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have. Have ye here any meat? These ave the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and zz the prophets, and zz the psalms, concerning me. Thus it is written, and thus it behooved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day: And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. And ye are witnesses of these things. And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high. Receive ye the Holy Ghost : Whosesoever sins ye remit, they are remit- ted unto them; and whosesoever sims ye retain, they are retained. Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. And these signs shall follow them that be- lieve ; In my name shall they cast out devils ; they shall speak with new tongues ; They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt Luke xxiv. 41. Luke xxiv. 44. Luke xxiv. 46. Luke xxiv. 47. Luke xxiv. 48. Luke xxiv. 49. John xx. 22. John xx. 23. Mark xvi. r5. Mark xvi. 16. Mark xvi. 17. Mark xvi. 13. UTTERANCES AFTER RESURRECTION. 129 them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. Peace de unto you. John xx. 26. Reach hither thy finger, and behold my John xx. 27. hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust z# into my side; and be not faith- less, but believing. Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou John xx. 29. hast believed: blessed ave they that have not seen, and ye¢ have believed. Children, have ye any meat? John xxi. 5. Cast the net on the right side of the ship, John xxi. 6. and ye shall find. Bring of the fish which ye have now caught. John xxi. 10. Come and dine. John xxi. 12. Follow me. John xxi. 19. If I will that he tarry till I come, what zs John xxi. 22. that to thee? follow thou me. Wait for the promise of the Father, which Actsi. 4. ye have heard of me. All power is given unto me in heaven and Math.xxviii 14, in earth. For John truly baptized with water; but Actsi. s. ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence, It is not for you to know the times or the Actsi. 7. seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power. But ye shall receive power, after that the Actsi. 8 Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. 9 130 SPIRIT AND) LIFE. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, Math.xxviii.r, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things what- Math.xxviii.zo. soever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen, THE:.: PRO PHEGIES. le SECOND COMING, AND EVENTS PRECEDING. EREAFTER shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven. I am: and ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and com- ing in the clouds of heaven. Hereafter shall the Son of man sit on the right hand of the power of God. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man. Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bride- groom. And five of them were wise, and five were foolish. _ They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them: But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. Math. xxvi. 64. Mark xiv. 62. Luke xxii. 69. John i. 51. Math. xxv. 1. Math. xxv. 2. Math. xxv. 3. Math, xxv. 4. I MOPS RAIN Cees While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept. And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him. Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps. And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out. But the wise answered, saying, /Vof so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves. And while they went to buy, the bride- groom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut. Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us. But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not. Watch therefore ; for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh. And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. All these ave the beginning of sorrows. Math. xxv. 5. Math. xxv. 6. Math. xxv. 7. Math. xxv. 8. “ Math. xxv. 9. Math. xxv. 10, Math. xxv. rz Math. xxv. 12. Math. xxv. 13. Math. xxiv. 6. Math. xxiv. 7. Math. xxiv. & SECOND COMING. Then shall they deliver you up to be af- flicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name’s sake. And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another. And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many. And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations ; and then shall the end come. When ye therefore shall see the abomina- tion of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand,) Then let them which be in Judea flee into the mountains : Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house : Neither let him which is in the field re- turn back to take his clothes. And woe unto them that are with child, ‘and to them that give suck in those days ! But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day: For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. 133 Math. xxiv. 9. Math. xxiv. 10, Math. xxiv. rz, Math. xxiv. Math, xxiv. Math. xxiv. Math. xxiv, Math. xxiv, Math. xxiv. Math. xxiv. Math. xxiv. 12. 13. 19 Math. xxiv. 20 Math. xxix. 2% 134 SPIRIT AND LIFE. And except those days should be short- ened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened. Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here zs Christ, or there ; believe z¢ not. For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if 7¢ were possible, they shall deceive the very elect. Behold, I have told you before. Wherefore, if they shall say unto you, Be- hold, he is in the desert; go not forth: be- hold, 4e zs in the secret chambers; believe z¢ not. For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For wheresoever the carcass is, there will the eagles be gathereth together. Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken : And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather Math. xxiv. 22. Math. xxiv. 23. Math. xxiv. 24 Math. xxiv. 25, Math. xxiv. 26 Math. xxiv. 27 Math. xxiv. 28 Math. xxiv. 209. Math. xxiv. 3a Math. xxiv. 3% SECOND COMING. together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer zs nigh: So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors. Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled. Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away. But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only. But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marry- ing and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away ; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Watch therefore ; for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come. But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and 135 Math. xxiv. 32. Math. xxiv. 33. Math. xxiv. 34. Math. xxiv. 35. Math. xxiv. 36, Math. xxiv. 37. Math. xxiv. 38. Math, xxiv. 39. Math. xxiv, 40, Math. xxiv, 41. Math. xxiv. 42. Math. xxiv. 43. 136 SPIRIT AND LIFE. would not have suffered his house to be broken up. - Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh. Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season ? Blessed zs that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing. Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his goods. But the days will come, when the bride- groom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days., And when ye shall hear of wars and ru- mours of wars, be ye not troubled: for such things must needs be; but the end shall not be yet. For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these ave the beginnings of sorrows. But take heed to yourselves: for they shall deliver you up to councils; and in the synagogues ye shall be beaten: and ye shall be brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them. And the gospel must first be published among all nations. But when they shall lead you, and deliver you up, take no thought beforehand what ye Math, xxiv. 44. Math. xxiv. 45 Math. xxiv. 46. Math. xxiv. 47. Mark ii. 20. Mark xiii. 7. Mark xiii. 8 Mark xiii. 9. Mark xiii. 10, Mark xiii. sr. SECOND COMING. shall speak, neither do ye premeditate ; but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye: for it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Ghost. Now the brother shall betray the brother to death, and the father the son; and chil- dren shall rise up against /#ezy parents, and shall cause them to be put to death. And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake: but he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that readeth understand,) then let them that be in Judea flee to the mountains: And let him that is on the housetop not go down into the house, neither enter zherezn, to take anything out of his house: And let him that is in the field not turn back again for to take up his garment. But woe to them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days ! And pray ye that your flight be not in the winter. For zz those days shall be affliction, such as was not from the beginning of the crea- tion which God created unto this time, neither shall be. And except that the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved: but for the elect’s sake, whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened the days. Mark xiii. 12, Mark xiii. 13. Mark xiii. 14. Mark xiii. rg. Mark xiii. 16. Mark xiii. 17, Mark xiii. 18. Mark xiii. 19. Mark xiii. 20, 138 SPIRIT AND LIFE. And then if any man shall say to you, Lo, here zs Christ; or, lo, Ze is there; believe him not: For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if z¢ were possible, even the elect. But take ye heed: behold, I have fore- told you all things. : But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, And the stars of heaven shall fall, and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken. And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory. And then shall he send his angels, and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven. Now learn a parable of the fig tree: When her branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is near: So ye in like manner, when ye shall see these things come to pass, know that it is nigh, even at the doors. Verily I say unto you, that this generation shall not pass; till all these things be done. Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away. But of that day and /¢hat hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father. Mark xiii. 21. Mark xiii 22. Mark xiii. 23. Mark xiii. 24. Mark xiti. 25. Mark xiii, 26. Mark xiii. 27. Mark xiii. 28. Mark xiii. 29. Mark xiii. 30. Mark xiii. 31. Mark xiii. 32. SECOND COMING. Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is. For the Son of man its as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch. Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrow- ing, or in the morning: Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping. For as the lightning, that lighteneth out of the one fart under heaven, shineth unto the other Zar¢ under heaven; so shall also the Son of man be in his day. And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man. But first must he suffer many things, and be rejected of this generation. They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all. Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot ; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded ; But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed ¢hem all. Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed. In that day, he which shall be upon the 139 Mark xiii. 33. Mark xiii. 34. Mark xiii. 35. Mark xiii. 36. Luke xvii. 24. Luke xvii. 26. Luke xvii. 25. Luke xvii. 27. Luke xvii. 28. Luke xvii. 29. Luke xvii. 30. Luke xvii. 31. 140 SPIRIT AND LIFE. iiousetop, and his stuff in the house, let him not come down to take it away: and he that is in the field, let him likewise not return back. Remember Lot’s wife. I tell you, in that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left. Two women shall be grinding together ; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Wheresoever the body 2s, thither will the eagles be gathered together. As for these things which ye behold,.the days will come, in the which there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down. Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and the time draweth near: go ye not therefore after them. But when ye shall hear of wars and com- motions, be not terrified: for these things must first come to pass; but the end zs not by and by. Nation shall rise against nation, and king- dom against kingdom : And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven. But before all these, they shall lay their Luke xvii. 32. Luke xvii. 34.. Luke xvii. 35. Luke xvii. 36. Luke xvii. 37. Luke xxi. 6. Luke xxi. 8. Luke xxi. 9. Luke xxi. ro. Luke xxi. 12. Luke xxi. ra SECOND COMING. hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name’s sake. And it shall turn to you for a testi- mony. Settle z¢ therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye shall answer: For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist. And ye shall be betrayed both by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolks, and friends; and some of you shall they cause to be put to death. And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake. But there shall not a hair of your head perish. In your patience, possess ye your souls. And when ye shall see Jerusalem com- passed with armies, then know that the deso- lation thereof is nigh. Then let them which are in Judea flee to the mountains; and let them which are in the midst of it depart out; and let not them that are in the countries enter thereinto. For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled. But woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck, in those days! for there shall be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this people. Luke xxi. Luke xxi. Luke xxi, Luke xxi. Luke xxi. Luke xxi, Luke xxi. Luke xxi. Luke xxi. Luke xxi. Luke xxi. 141 23 142 SPIRIT AND LIFE. And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusa!em shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled. And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity ; the sea and the waves roaring ; Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken. And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads ; for your redemption draweth nigh. Behold the fig tree, and all the trees ; When they now shoot forth, ye see and know of your own selves that summer is now nigh at hand. So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand. Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled. Heaven and earth shall pass away; but my words shall not pass away. And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeit- ing, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares. Luke xxi. Luke xxi. Luke xxi, Luke xxi. Luke xxi. Luke xxi. Luke xxi. Luke xxi. Luke xxi. Luke xxi. Luke xxi. 24. 32. 34 SECOND COMING. For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth. Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man. Let your loins be girded about, and your - lights burning ; And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding ; that, when he cometh and knock- eth, they may open unto him immediately. Blessed ave those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them. And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find ¢hem so, blessed are those servants. And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the thief would 143 Luke xxi. 35. Luke xxi. 36. Luke xii. Luke xii. Luke xii. Luke xii. Luke xii. come, he would have watched, and not have — suffered his house to be broken through. Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not. Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom fzs lord shall make ruler over his household, to give s¢hem their portion of meat in due season? Blessed zs that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing. Luke xii. Luke xii. Luke xii. 39- 40, 144 SPIRIT AND LIFE. Of a truth I say unto you, that he will Luke xii. 44. make him ruler over all that he hath. But and if that servant say in his heart, Luke xii. 4s. My lord delayeth his coming ; and shall be- gin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken ; The lord of that servant will come in a Luke xii. 46. day when he looketh not for Azm, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers. And that servant, which knew his lord’s Luke xii. 47. will, and prepared not Azmse/f, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many s¢ripes. . But he that knew not, and did commit Luke xii. 48. things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few s¢rifes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more. Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of Mark viii. 38. me and of my words, in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels. For whosoever shall be ashamed of me Luke ix. 26. and of my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he shall come in his own glory, and zz Ais Father’s, and of the holy angels. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, Luke xvii 8. shall he find faith on the earth? JERUSALEM. Il, JERUSALEM. JERUSALEM, Jerusalem, “tow that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under fer wings, and ye would not! Behold, your house is left unto you desolate. For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed zs he that cometh in the name of the Lord. If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes. For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side. And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee ; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another ; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation, O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee ; how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen doth gather 10 145 Math, xxiii. 37. Math. xxiii. 38, Math. xxiii. 39. Luke xix. 42. Luke xix. 43. Luke xix. 44. Luke xiii. 34. 146 SPIRIT AND.\LIFE. her brood under her wings, and ye would not ! Behold, your house is left unto you deso- late: and verily I say unto you, Ye shall not see me, until Zhe Zime come when ye shall say, Blessed zs he that cometh in the name of the Lord. See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down. Seest thou these great buildings? there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down. Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children. For, behold, the days are coming, in the which they shall say, Blessed ave the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the paps which never gave suck. Then shall they begin to say to the moun- tains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us. For if they do these things in a green tree, what shall be done in the dry? Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father. And when ye shall see Jerusalem com- passed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh. Then let them which are in Judea flee to the mountains; and let them which are in Luke xiii. 35. Math. xxiv. 2. Mark xiii. 2. Luke xxiii. 28. Luke xxiii. 29. Luke xxiii. 30. Luke xxiii. 31. John iv. 21. Luke xxi. 20. Luke xxi. 2 JERUSALEM. the midst of it depart out; and let not them that are in the countries enter thereinto. For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled. But woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck, in those days! for there shall be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this people. And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled. But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God’s throne: Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King. 147 Luke xxi. 22. Luke xxi. 23. Luke xxi. 24. Math. v. 34. Math. v. 35 148 SPIRIT AND LIFE. Til. THE: JEWS. AM not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel. But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. It is not meet to take the children’s bread, and=to cast z7¢ to dogs. Let the children first be filled: for it is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast z¢# unto the dogs. Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship; for salvation is of the Jews. And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven : But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled. Did not Moses give you the law, and yet none of you keepeth the law? Why go ye about to kill me? Math. xv. 24. Math. x. 6. Math. xv. 26. Mark vii. 27. John iv 22. Math. viii. 1m Math. viii. 12. Luke xxi. 24. John vii, zp THE JEWS. I have done one work, and ye all marvel. I know that ye are Abraham’s seed; but ye seek to kill me, because my word hath no place in you. Many good works have I shewed you from my Father ; for which of those works do ye stone me? | I speak that which I have seen with my Father: and ye do that which ye have seen with your father. If ye were Abraham’s children, ye would do the works of Abraham. But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I have heard of God: this did not Abraham. Ye do the deeds of your father. If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God: neither came I of myself, but he sent me. Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word. Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do: he was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it. And because I tell you the truth, ye be- lieve me not. Which of you convinceth me of sin? And if I say the truth, why do ye not believe me? 149 John vii. 21. John viii. 37. John x. 32. John viii. 38. John viii. 39. John viii. 40. John viii. 4r. John viii. 42. John viii. 43. John viii. 44. John viii. 45. John viii. 46 150 SPIRIT AND LIFE. He that is.of God heareth God’s words: ye therefore hear ¢hem not, because ye are not of God. I have not a devil; but I honour my Father, and ye do dishonour me. If ye were blind, ye should have no sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth. But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you. Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you. For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not; but the publicans and the harlots believed him: and ye, when ye had seen 7¢, repented not afterward, that ye might believe him. If I tell you, ye will not believe : And if I also ask you, ye will not answer me, nor let me go. But whereunto shall I liken this genera- tion? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows, And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced ; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented. For John came neither eating nor drink- ing, and they say, He hath a devil. The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children, John viii. 47. John viii. 49. John ix. 41. John x. 26. Math. xxi. 31 Math. xxi. 32. Luke xxii. 67. Luke xxii. 68. Math. xi. 16, Math. xi. 17. Math. xi. 18. Math. xi. 19 THE JEWS. Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like? They are like unto children sitting in the marketplace, and calling one to another, and saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced ; we have mourned to you, and ye have not wept. For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine; and ye say, He hath a devil. The Son of man is come eating and drink- ing; and ye say, Behold a gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners ! But wisdom is justified of all her children. My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence. I spake openly to the world; I ever taught in the synagogue, and in the temple, whither the Jews always resort ; and in secret have I said nothing. The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son, And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come. Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fat- 151 Luke vii. 31. Luke vii. 32. Luke vii. 33. Luke vii. 34. Luke vii. 35. John xviii. 36. John xviii. 20, Math. xxii. 2. Math. xxii. 3e Math, xxii. 4 152 SPIRIT AND LIFE. lings ave killed, and all things ave ready: come unto the marriage. But they made light of z4 and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his mer- chandise : And the remnant took his servants, and entreated them spitefully, and slew s¢hem. But when the king heard “hereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and de- stroyed those murderers, and burned up their city. Math. xxii. 5 Math. xxii. 6, Math. xxii. 2 THE SCRIBES AND PHARISEES. IV. THE SCRIBES, PHARISEES, AND. SADDUCEES. HE scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat : All therefore whatsoever they bid you ob- serve, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not. Beware of the scribes, which love to go in long clothing, and ove salutations in the marketplaces, And the chief seats in the synagogues, and the uppermost rooms at feasts. Beware of the scribes, which desire to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the highest seats in the syna- gogues, and the chief rooms at feasts; Which devour widows’ houses, and for a shew make long prayers: the same shall receive greater damnation. Which devour widows’ houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: these shall receive greater damnation. Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. For they bind heavy burdens and griev- ous to be borne, and lay ¢hem on men’s shoulders ; but they zhemselves will not move them with one of their fingers. 153 Math. xxiii. 2. Math, xxiii. 3. Mark xii. 33 Mark xii. 39. Luke xx. 46, Luke xx. 47. Mark xii. 40 Luke xii. 2. Math. xxiii. 4 154 SPIRIT AND LIFE. But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad their phy- lacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments, And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues, And greetings in the markets, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi. Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch. Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod. Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees. But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in. Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites ! for ye devour widows’ houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: there- fore ye shall receive the greater damnation. Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte; and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves. Woe unto you also, ye lawyers! for ye lade men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers.. » Math. xxiii. 5. Math. xxiii. 6, Math. xxiii. 7. Math. xv. 14. Mark viii. 15. Math. xvi. 6. Math. xxiii. 13. Math. xxiii. 14. Math. xxiii. 15. Luke xi. 46. THE SCRIBES AND PHARISEES. Woe unto you, lawyers! for ye have taken away the key of knowledge: ye entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered. Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess. Now do ye Pharisees make clean the out- side of the cup and the platter; but. your inward part is full of ravening and wicked- ness. Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first’ that which zs within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also. Ye fools, did not he, that made that which is without, make that which is within also? But rather give alms of such things as ye have ; and, behold, all things are clean unto you. But woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone. Woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues, and greet- ings in the markets. Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men’s bones, and of all uncleanness, - 155 Luke xi. 52. Math. xxiii. 25, Luke xi. 39, Math. xxiii. 26 Luke xi. 40, Luke xi. 41. Luke xi. 42. Luke xi. 43. Math. xxiij. 27 156 SPIRIT AND LIFE. Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hyp- ocrites! for ye are as graves which appear not, and the men that walk over them are not aware of them. Even so ye also outwardly appear right- eous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity. But I know you, that ye have not the love of God in you. Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying, This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with cher lips; but their heart is far from me. But in vain they do worship me, teaching jor doctrines the commandments of men. Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypo- crites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with Zhezr lips, but their heart is far from me. Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hyp- ocrites ! because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous, And say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been par- takers with them in the blood of the prophets. Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets. Woe unto you! for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and your fathers killed them. Luke xi. 44. Math. xxiii, 28% John v. 42. Math. xv. 7. Math. xv. 8. Math. xv. 9. Mark vii. 6. Math. xxiii. 29. Math. xxiii. 30, Math. xxiii. 31. Luke xi. 47- THE SCRIBES AND PHARISEES. Truly ye bear witness that ye allow the deeds of your fathers: for they indeed killed them, and ye build their sepulchres. Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers. O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abun- dance of the heart the mouth speaketh. Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell? Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them ye shall kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your syna- gogues, and persecute ¢hem from city to city. Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they shall slay and persecute : That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood. of Zach- arias son of Barachias, whom ye slew be- tween the temple and the altar: That the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation ; From the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zacharias, which perished between the altar and the temple: verily I say unto you, It shall be required of this generation. _ Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation. 157 Luke xi. 48, Math, xxiii. 32, Math. xii. 34 Math, xxiii. 33. Math. xxiii. 34, Luke xi. 49. Math. xxiii. 35. Luke xi. 50. Luke xi. 51 Math. xxiii. 36, 158 SPIRIT AND. LIFE. V. CALLING OF THE GENTILES. “SHEREFORE say I unto you, The king- dom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof. And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven. And they shall come from the east, and Jrom the west, and from the north, and from the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God. And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations ; and then shall the end come. And the gospel must first be published among all nations. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day ; And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations. beginning at Jerusalem. Math. xxi 43. Math. viii. rr. Luke xiii. 29. Math. xxiv. 14. Mark xiii. 10, Math. xxviii.r9, Mark xvi. 15. Luke xxiv. 46, Luke xxiv. 4a CALLING OF THE GENTILES. 159 The wedding is ready, but they which Math, xxii. were bidden were not worthy. Go ye therefore into the highways, and as Math. xxii. 9. many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage. _ So those servants went out into the high- Math. xxii. 10. ways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was furnished with guests. And other sheep I have, which are not of. Johnx. 16, this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd. 160 SPIRIT AND LIFE. SPECIAL UTTERANCES TO INDIVIDUALS. NATHANAEL, EHOLD an Israelite indeed, in whom. Johnit. 47. is no guile ! Before that Philip called thee, when thou Johni. 48. wast under the fig tree, I saw thee. Because I said unto thee, I saw thee’ un- Johni. 50. der the fig tree, believest thou? thou shalt see greater things than these. THE WOMAN OF SAMARIA. Give me to drink. John iv. 7. Go, call thy husband, and come hither. John iv. 16. Thou hast well said, I have no husband: John iv. 17. For thou hast had five husbands; and he Johniv. 18. whom thou now hast is not thy husband: in that saidst thou truly. ZACCHEUS, THE PUBLICAN. Zaccheus, make haste, and come down; Luke xix. 5. for to-day I must abide at thy house. This day is salvation come to this house, Luke xix. 9. forasmuch as he also is a son of Abraham. THE BLIND MEN OF JERICHO. What will ye that I shall do unto you? Math. xx. 32. SPECIAL UTTERANCES. THE QUESTIONING SCRIBES. What question ye with them? THE SONS OF ZEBEDEE. What wilt thou? What would ye that I should do for you? Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? Ye shall drink indeed of my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with : but to sit on my right hand,and on my left, is not mine to give, but z¢ shal/ be given vo them for whom it is prepared of my Father. Ye know not what ye ask: can ye drink of the cup that I drink of? and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? Ye shall indeed drink of the cup that I drink of; and with the baptism that I am baptized withal shall ye be baptized: But to sit on my right hand and on my left hand is not mine to give ; but z#shal/ be given to them for whom it is prepared. JESUS’ BRETHREN. My time is not yet come: but your time is always ready. The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil. II 161 Mark ix. 16. Math. xx. 21. Mark x. 36. Math, xx. 22. Math. xx. 23. Mark x. 338. Mark x. 39. Mark x. 40, John vii. 6, John vii. 7,” 162 SPIRIT AND LIFE. Go ye up unto this feast: I go not up yet unto this feast; for my time is not yet full come. THE QUESTIONING SCRIBE. Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. MARTHA. Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things But one thing is needful; and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her. THE CHIP, PRIESTS AND erie ELDERS. I also will ask you one thing, which if ye tell me, I in like wise will tell you by what authority I do these things. The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven, or of men? I will also ask of you one question, and answer me, and I will tell you by what au- thority I do these things. The baptism of John, was 7# from heaven, or of men? answer me. I will also ask you one thing; and answer me. The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men? Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things. John vii. 8. Mark xii. 34. Luke x. 41. Luke x. 42 Math. xxi. 24. Math. xxi. 25. Mark xi, 29. Mark xi. 30, Luke xx. 3. Luke xx. 4. Math, xxi. 27, SPECIAL UTTERANCES. 163 Neither do I tell you by what authority I Mark xi. 33. do these things. Neither tell I you by what authority I do Luke xx. 8. these things. THE DISCIPLES OF THE PHARISEES With THE FERODIANS, Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites ? Math. xxii. 18. Why tempt ye me? Luke xx. 23. Pete HIGHePRIEST. Why askest thou me? ask them which John xviii. 2x. heard me, what I have said unto them: be- hold, they know what I said. PILATE, Sayest thou this thing of thyself, or did John xviii. 34. others tell it thee of me? &: rato Aree wf oe me be ne ~ ; r Pe gy BV RM TOMA ee y a me yy ares 7 ‘ t ryt aft WO. aN ae v a TH ata, cy eh j oe Ea, + ’ DOCTRINE. ai +s i Ann ¥ Y t,t {i pega \ i DOCTRINE. THE SPIRITUAL WORLD. I. THE’ SOUL — SPIRIT, 7E know not what manner of spirit ye are of. That which is born of the flesh is flesh ; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. A spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have. In your patience possess ye your souls. And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. Luke ix. 55. John iii. 6. Luke xxiv. 39. Luke xxi. 19. Math, x. 28. Mark viii. 36. Mark viii. 37. Math. xvi. 26. Math. xi. 29. 168 SPIRIT AND LIFE. Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, aud be merry. But God said unto him, Zhou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided. My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me.” My soul is exceeding sorrowful unto death : tarry ye here, and watch. Now is my soul troubled. Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit. Math. xxii. 37. Luke xii. 19, Luke xii. 20. Math. xxvi. 38 Mark xiv. 34. John xii. 27. Luke xxiii. 46 SPIRITUAL FOOD. II. SPIRITUAL FOOD. ABOUR not for the meat which per- isheth, but for that meat which endur- eth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed. It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth os out of the mouth of God. It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world. I am that bread of life. I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst. Your fathers did eat manna in the wilder- ness, and are dead. | This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die. I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live forever: and the bread that I John vi. 27, Math. iv. 4. Luke iv. 4. John vi. 32, John vi. 33. John vi. 48. John vi. 35. John vi. 49- John vi. 50. John vi. 51. 170 SPIRIT AND LIFE. will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you. Take, eat; this is my body. Take, eat; this is my body. This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me. Take, eat; this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me. Drink ye all of it ; For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins. This is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many. This cup 7s the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you. This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink 74 in remembrance of me. Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day. For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him. As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father; so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me. John vi. 53. Math. xxvi. 26. Mark xiv. 22, Luke xxii. 19. x Cor. xi. 24. Math. xxvi. 27. Math. xxvi. 28. Mark xiv. 24. Luke xxii. 20. r Cor. xi. 25. John vi. 54. John vi. 55. John vi. 56. John vi. 57. ~~ SPIRITUAL FOOD. This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever. If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water. Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again: But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water, springing up into everlasting life. 171 John vi. 58. John iy. 10, John iv. 13. John iv. 14 172 SPIRIT AND LIFE. III. SPIRITUAL A TIFE: ATHER, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee : As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him. And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent. , Iam the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. I am the resurrection, and the life: he / that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this? Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation ; but is passed from death unto life. Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that be- lieveth on me hath everlasting life. I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst. I am that bread of life. Your fathers did eat manna in the wilder- ness, and are dead. John xvii. John xvii. 2. John xvii. 3. John xiv. 6. John xi. 25. John xi. 26. John v. 24. John vi. 47. John vi. 35. John vi. 48. John vi. 49. SPIRITUAL LIFE. This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die. I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you. Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life ; and I will raise him up at the last day. As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father; so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me. But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life. He that believeth on me, as the Scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death. Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead _ shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live. For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth ¢hem,; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will. 173 John vi. 50. John vi. 51. John vi. 53. John vi. 54. John vi. 57. John iv. 14, John vii. 38. John viii. 51 John v. 25. John v. 2%. 174 SPIRIT AND LIFE. For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself. John v. 26. For he is not a God of the dead, but of Luke xx. 3. the living: for all live unto him. And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and be- lieveth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day. And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up : . 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 be- lieveth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. The life is more than meat, and the body 7s more than raiment. Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink ; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment? It is the Spirit that quickeneth ; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, hey are spirit, and hey are life. And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may re- joice together. And whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall fad *% John vi. 40. John iii. 14, John iii. r5. John iii. 16, Luke xii. 23. Math. vi. 25. John vi. 63. John iv. 36. Math. xvi. 25. SPIRITUAL LIFE. But whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel’s, the same shall save it. But whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it. And whosoever shall lose his life shall pre- serve it. And he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal. My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. Why callest thou me good? ¢here zs none good but one, “hat zs, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Honour thy father and ¢Zy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thy self. In my Father’s house are many mansions: if 2¢ were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto my- self; that where I am, ¢heve ye may be also. And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know. And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life. And these shall go away into everlasting pun- ishment: but the righteous into life eternal. 175 Mark viii. 35. Luke ix. 24. Luke xvii. 33. John xii. 25. John x. 27. John x. 28. Math. xix. 17, Math. xix. 18 Math. xix. 19 John xiv. 2. John xiv. 3. John xiv. 4. John v. 40. Math, xxv. 46, 176 SPIRIT AND LIFE. IV. SPIRITUAL DEATH. ERILY, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death. And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him. Suppose ye that these Galileans were sin- ners above all the Galileans, because they suffered such things? I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish. Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and slew them, think ye that they were sinners above all men that dwelt in Jerusalem ? I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish. I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins. John viii. 5r. . Math. x. 28. Luke xii. 4. Luke xii. 5. Luke xiii. 2. Luke xiii. 3. Luke xiii. 4. Luke xiii. 5. John viii. 24. SPIRITUAL DEATH. For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away ? For whosoever will save his life shall lose it. For whosoever will save his life shall lose it. For whosoever will save his life shall lose it. Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it. He that loveth his life shall lose it. Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead. Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels. And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal, 12 177 Math. xvi. 26. Mark viii. 36, Mark viii. 37. Luke ix. 25. Math. xvi. 25. Mark viii. 35. Luke ix. 24. Luke xvii. 33. John xii. 25. Math. viii. 22. Math. xxv. 41- Math, xxv. 46. 178 SPIRIT AND LIFE. V. RESURRECTION OF THE DEAD. UT as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living. And as touching the dead, that they rise ; have ye not read in the book of Moses, how in the bush God spake unto him, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living: ye therefore do greatly err. Now that the dead are raised, even Moses shewed at the bush, when he calleth the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. For he is not a God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto him. Ye do err, not knowing the Scriptures, nor the power of God. For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven. Do ye not therefore err, because ye know not the Scriptures, neither the power of God? Math. xxii. 31 Math. xxii. 32. Mark xii. 26. Mark xii. 27. Luke xx. 37. Luke xx. 38. Math. xxii. 29 Math. xxii. 30. Mark xii. 24. RESURRECTION OF THE DEAD. For when they shall rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in mar- riage; but are as the angels which are in heaven. The children of this world marry, and are given in marriage : But they which shall be accounted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage : Neither can they die any more: for they are equal unto the angels ; and are the chil- dren of God, being the children of the resur- rection. Marvel not at this: for the hour is com- ing, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the res- urrection of damnation. And this is the Father’s will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day. And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and be- lieveth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day. Iam the resurrection and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live. 179 Mark xii. 25. Luke xx. 34. Luke xx. 35. Luke xx, 36 John v. 28. John v. 29. John vi. 39. John vi. 40, John xi. 25, 180 SPIRIT AND LIFE. VI. THE JUDGMENT. HEN the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: And before him shall be gathered all na- tions: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth Azs sheep from the goats: And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left. Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: For I was a hungered, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: Naked, and ye clothed me. I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me. Then shall the righteous answer him, say- ing, Lord, when saw we thee a hungered, and fed ¢hee? or thirsty, and gave shee drink ? When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed shee ? Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee? Math, xxv. 3 Math. xxv. 32. Math, xxv. 33. Math. xxv. 34. Math. xxv. 35. Math. xxv. 36. Math. xxv. 37. Math. xxv. 38 Math. xxv. 39. THE JUDGMENT, And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done 7¢ unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done z¢ unto me. Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels : For I was a hungered, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not. Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee a hungered, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee? Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily, I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did 7# not to one of the least of these, ye did z¢ not to me. And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal. So the last shall be first, and the first last : for many be called, but few chosen. But many /¢ha¢ are first shall be last; and the last sha// de first. But many ¢ha¢ are first shall be last; and the last first. For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and 18I Math. xxv. 40 Math. xxv. 41. Math, xxv. 42. Math. xxv. 43. Math. xxv. 44. Math. xxv. 45. Math. xxv. 46, Math. xx. 16. Math. xix. 30. Mark x. 31. Math. xvi. 27. 182 SPIRIT AND \ LIFE. then he shall reward every man according to his works. At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, “ord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity. As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world. The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity ; F And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear. So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just, And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his John xiv. 20, Math, vii. 22. Math. vii. 23. Math. xiii. 40. Math, xiii. 41. Math. xiii. 42. Math. xiii. 43. Math. xiii. 49. Math. xiii. 50. Math. xix. 28, THE JUDGMENT. 183 glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. That ye may eat and drink at my table in Luke xxii. 30, my kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel. For the Father judgeth no man, but hath Johny. 22. committed all judgment unto the Son: And hath given him authority to execute John v. 27. judgment also, because he is the Son of man. 184 SPIRIT AND LIFE. VII. PROMISES. HOSOEVER therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whoso- ever shall do and teach ¢hem, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. - He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet’s re- ward ; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man’s reward. And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward. And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name’s sake, shall receive a hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life. Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel’s, But he shall receive a hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sis- ters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions ; and in the world to come eternal life. Math. v. ro. Math. x. 4x. Math. x. 42. Math. xix. 29. Mark x. 29, Mark x. 30. PROMISES. Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or parents, or brethren, or wife, or children, for the kingdom of God’s sake,. Who shall not receive manifold more in this present time, and in the world to come life everlasting. I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that be- lieveth on me shall never thirst. Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life ; and I will raise him up at the last day. As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me. This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever. I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this? But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life. And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and be- lieveth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day. 185 Luke xviii. 29. Luke xviii. 30, John vi. 35. John vi. 54. John vi. 57. John vi. 58 John xi. 25. John xi. 26. John iv. 14. John vi. 40. 186 SPIRIT AND LIFE. Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. That ye may eat and sit at my table in my kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel. Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death. In my Father’s house are many mansions : if 7¢ were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto my- self; that where I am, ¢heve ye may be also. I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you. For where two or three are gathered to- gether in my name, there am I in the midst of them. | Math. xix. 28 Luke xxii. 30. John viii. 5x. John xiv. 2. John xiv. 3. John xiv. 18. Math. xviii. 20, PUNISHMENT AND HELL. VIII. PUNISHMENT AND HELL, NTER ye in at the strait gate: for wide zs the gate, and broad zs the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat. Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him. As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be inthe end of this world. The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do ini- quity ; And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just, And shall cast them into the furnace of fire : there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. 187 Math, vii. 13. Math. vii. 19. Math. x. 28. Luke xii. 5. Math. xiii. 40. Math. xiii. 41. Math. xiii. 42. Math. xiii. 49. Math, xiii. 50. 188 SPIRIT) AND" LIFE. And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels. And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal. And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life ; and they that have done evil, unto the res- urrection of damnation. And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast z¢ from thee: for it is profit- able for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not shat thy whole body should be cast into hell. And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast z¢ from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not stat thy whole body should be cast into hell. Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast them from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into ever- lasting fire. Math. xxv. 30. Math. xxiv. 51 Math. xxv. 41. Math, xxv. 46, John v. 29. Math. v. 29. Math. v. 30. Math. xviii. 8 PUNISHMENT AND HELL. And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast z¢ from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell firey ch And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched : Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched. And if thy foot offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter halt into life, than having two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched : Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched. And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the king- dom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire: Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched. He that believeth and is baptized shall. be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins. Except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish. Except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish. 189 Math. xviii. 9. Mark ix. 43. Mark ix. 44. Mark ix. 45. Mark ix. 46 Mark ix. 47 Mark ix. 48. Mark xvi. 16. John viii. 24. Luke xiii. 3. Luke xiii. 5. 190 — SPIRIT AND LIFE. For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed she righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven. But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whoso- ever shall say to: his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire. But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation. Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hyp- ocrites ! for ye devour widows’ houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall recéive the greater damnation. Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hyp- ocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte ; and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves. Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell? There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the king- dom of God, and you yourselves thrust out. And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works, which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day. Math. v. 20. Math. v. 22. Mark iii. 29. Math. xxiii. 14, Math. xxiii. 15. Math. xxiii. 33. Luke xiii. 2& f. Math. xi. 23 PUNISHMENT AND HELL. And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted to heaven, shalt be thrust down to hell. Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast Aim into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all: that was due unto him. So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts for- give not every one his brother their tres- passes. The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for Azw, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers. And in hell he lifted up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom, And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue ; for I am tormented in this flame. But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tor- mented. | And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they IQ? Luke x. 15. Math, xxii. 23. Math. xviii. 34, Math. xviii. 35, Luke xii. 46, Luke xvi. 23. Luke xvi. 24. Luke xvi. 25. Luke xvi. 26, 192 SPIRIT AND LIFE. which would pass from hence to you can- not; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence. Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father’s house : For I have five brethren ; that he may tes- tify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment. Luke xvi. 27. Luke xvi. 28. peasy rs ah dane! wei Gh Na. : Lt Aa Fie Ea ean : Aisa Laat be Were ee tor ¢ a { a apie we wh : eh nets BG i a Al Ne pe ON = yo a eee ai, phe yet , RIGHTEOUSNESS. I. THE CACLS, F any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour. If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me. One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come, take up the cross and follow me. Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me. Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men. Follow me. Follow me. What seek ye? Come and see. John xii. 26, Math. xix. 2. Mark x. 2%. Luke xviii. 22, Math. iv. 19. Mark i. 17. Mark ii. 14. Luke v. 27. John i. 38. John i. 39 THE: GALTS, 195 Follow me. John i. 43. Follow me; and let the dead bury their Math. viii. 22. dead. Follow me. Luke ix. 59. Let the dead bury their dead: but go Lukeix. 60. thou and preach the peer of God. Follow me. Math. ix. 9. Come. Math. xiv. 2g Follow me. John xxi. 19. If I will that he tarry till I come, what zs John xxi. 22. that to thee? Follow thou me. Unto you that hear shall more be given. Mark iv. 24 196 SPIRIT AND LIFE. II. FAITH. AVE faith in God. Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent. He that believeth on him is not con- demned: but he that believeth not is con- demned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. He that believeth on me, as the Scripture hath Said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that be- lieveth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father. And these signs shall follow them that be- lieve ; In my name shall they cast out devils ; they shall speak with new tongues ; They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them ; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid. Be of good cheer: it is I; be not afraid. Mark xi. 22. John xiv. 1. John vi. 29. John iii. 18. Mark xvi. 16. John vii. 38. John xiv. 12. Mark xvi. 17. Mark xvi. 18. Math. xiv. 27. Mark vi. 50. FAITH. It is I; be not afraid. Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith? Where is your faith ? Be not afraid, only believe. Fear not: believe only, and she shall be made whole. | If thou canst believe, all things ave possible to him that believeth. And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive. Therefore I say unto you, What things so- ever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive “hem, and ye shall have ¢hem. Verily, I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou re- moved, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done. For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou re- moved, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall be- lieve that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith. For verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove: and nothing shall be impossible unto you. John vi. 20. Math. viii. 26. Mark iv. 40. Luke viii. 25. Mark v. 36. Luke viii. 50. Mark ix. 23. Math. xxi. 22. Mark xi. 24, Math. xxi. 21. Mark xi, 23. Math, xvii. 20, 198 SPIRIT AND LIFE. If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you. Believe ye that I am able to do this? Do ye now believe ? | According to your faith be it unto you. Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel. I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel. Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole. O woman, great zs thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole ; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague. For this saying go thy way; the devil is gone out of thy daughter. Go thy way; thy faith hath made thee whole. Thy faith hath saved thee , go in peace. Daughter, be of good comfort: thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace. Arise, go thy way: thy faith hath made thee whole. Receive thy sight: thy faith hath saved thee. And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent ye may believe; nevertheless let us go unto him. Luke xvii. 6. Math, ix. 28. John xvi. 3. Math. ix. 29. Math. viii. 10. Luke vii. 9. Math. viii. 13. Math. ix. 22. Math. xv. 28 Mark v. 34. Mark vii. 2g Mark x. 52, Luke vii. 50, Luke viii. 4& Luke xvii. 19. Luke xviii. 42. John xi. 15, FAITH. Said I not unto thee, that, if thou would- est believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God? I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this? Dost thou believe on the Son of God? And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the people which stand by I said 7z#, that they may believe that thou hast sent me. Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust z¢ into my side; and be not faithless, but believing. Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed aze they that have not seen, and yer have believed. Nevertheless, when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth? 199 John xi. 40, John xi, 25. John xi. 26, John ix. 35. John xi. 42. John xx, 27. John xx. 29. Luke xviii. 8 200 SPIRIT AND LIFE. iil. SALVATION THROUGH FAITH. ERILY, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath ever- lasting life. : I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live; And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this? _ And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: 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 be- lieveth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. He that believeth on him is not con- demned: but he that believeth not is con- demned already, because he hath not be- lieved in the name of the only begotten Son of God. Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation ; but is passed from death unto life. John vi. 47. John xi. 25. John xi. 26. John iii. 14. John iii. 15. John iii. 16, John iii. John v. 24. SALVATION THROUGH FAITH. 201 And this is the will of him that sent me, John vi. 40. that every one which seeth the Son, and be- . lieveth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day. He that believeth and is baptized shall be Mark xvi. 16, saved, 202 SPIRIT AND LIFE. IV. REPENTANCE. EPENT: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel. What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it? And when he hath found 7¢, he layeth z7on his shoulders, rejoicing. And when he cometh home, he calleth to- gether Azs friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost. I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance. Either what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek dili- gently till she find z¢? And when she hath found 7% she calleth her friends and her neighbours together, say- ing, Rejoice with me; for I have found the piece which I had lost. Math. iv. 17, Mark i. 15. Luke xv. 4. Luke xv. 5. Luke xv. 6. Luke xv. 7. Luke xy. 8 Luke xv. 9 REPENTANCE. Likewise, I say unto you, There is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth. But what think ye? that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it. And why call ye me Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say? My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him. : He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father’s which sent me. These things have I spoken unto you, be- ing ye¢ present with you. If ye continue in my word, chen are ye my disciples indeed ; | And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love. He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Luke vi. 46 John x. 27. John xiv. 23 John xiv. 24. John xiv. 25. John viii. 31. John viii. 32. John xv. 7. John xv. 10 John xiv. 22. THE WORD. Father, and I will love him, and will mani- fest myself to him. Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you. Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord do- eth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you. This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you. These things I command you, that ye love one another. The Spirit of the Lord zs upon me, be-, cause he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the broken-hearted, to preach deliver- ance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, To preach the acceptable year of the Lord. I spake openly to the world ; I ever taught in the synagogue, and in the temple, whither the Jews always resort; and in secret have I said nothing. I must preach the kingdom of God to other cities also: for therefore am I sent. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things what- soever I have commanded you: and, lo, I 371 John xv. 14. John xv. 15. John xv. 12. John xv. 17. Luke iv. 18. Luke iv, 19. John xviii. 20, Luke iv. 43. Math. xxviii.19, Math. xxviii.2a 372 SPIRIT AND LIFE. am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen. I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now. Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatso- ever he shall hear, “raf shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come. O righteous Father, the world hath not known thee: but I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me. I have manifested thy name unto the men which thou gavest me out of the world: thine they were, and thou gavest them me; and they have kept thy word. Now they have known that all things what- soever thou hast given me are of thee. For I have given unto them the words which thou gavest me; and they have re- ceived ¢hem, and have known surely that I came out from thee, and they have believed that thou didst send me. And now come I to thee; and these things I speak in the world, that they might have my joy fulfilled in themselves. I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth. Jekn xvi. 12. John xvi. 13. John xvii. 25. John xvii. 6. John xvii. 7. John xvii. 8. John xvii. 13. John xvii. 14. John xvii. 17. THE WORD. And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth. Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word ; And I have declared unto them thy name, and will declare z¢#: that the love wherewith thou hast loved me may be in them, and I in them. Behold, a sower went forth to sow; And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and de- voured them up: Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth: And when the sun was up, they were scorched ; and because they had no root, they withered away, And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them: But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear. When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth z¢ not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side. But he that received the seed into stony 373 John xvii. 19 John xvii. 20, John xvi. 26 Math, xili. 3. Math. xiii. 4. Math. xiii. 5. Math. xiii. 6. Math. xiii. 7. Math. xiii, 8. Math. xiii. 9 Math. xiii. rg Math. xiii. 20, 374 SPIRIT AND LIFE. places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it; Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended. He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful. But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth zz; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow: And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up. And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth: But when the sun was up, it was scorched ; and because it had no root, it withered away. And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit. And other fell on good ground, and did yield fruit that sprang up and increased ; and brought forth, some thirty, and some sixty, and some an hundred, Math. xiii. 21. Math. xiii. 22. Math. xiii. 23 Mark iv. 3. Mark iv. 4. Mark iv. 5. Mark iv. 6. Mark iv. 7. Mark iv. & THE WORD. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. The sower soweth the word. And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; but when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts. — And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness ; And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time : afterward, when afflic- tion or persecution ariseth for the word’s sake, immediately they are offended. And these are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear the word, And the cares of this world, and the de- ceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful. And these are they which are sown on good ground; such as hear the word, and receive z/, and bring forth fruit, some thirty- fold, some sixty, and some an hundred. A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it. And some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because | it lacked moisture. And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up with it, and choked it. 375 Mark iv. 9. Mark iv. 14, Mark iv. 15. os Non Mark iv. Mark iv. 17. Mark iv. 18. Mark iv. 19. Mark iv. 20, Luke viii. s, Luke viii. 6. Luke viii. 7. 376 SPIRIT AND. LIFE. And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bare fruit an hundredfold. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand. Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God. Those by the way side are they that hear; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved. They on the rock ave ¢hey, which, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away. And that which fell among thorns are they, which, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleas- ures of ¢his life, and bring no fruit to per- fection. But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep 7, and bring forth fruit with patience. These things have I spoken unto you in proverbs: but the time cometh, when I shall no more speak unto you in proverbs, but I shall shew you plainly of the Father. What I tell you in darkness, sha¢ speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, shat preach ye upon the housetops. Luke viii. 8 Luke viii. ro. Luke viii, rz. Luke viii. 12. Luke viii. 13. Luke viii. 14, Luke viii. 1s, Johan xvi. 25. Math, x. 27. THE WORD. 377 Remember the word that I said unto you, Johnxv.20 The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also per- secute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also, These things I have spoken unto you, that John xvi. 32. in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world. ANTI-CHRISTS. FALSE PROPHETS, GUIDES, AND TEACHERS. EWARE of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but in- wardly they are ravening wolves. Take heed that no man deceive you. For many shall come in my name, saying, [ am Christ; and shall deceive many. And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many. Take heed lest any man deceive you: For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Chris¢; and shall deceive many. Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and the time draweth near: go ye. not therefore after them. Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here zs Christ, or there; believe z# not. And then if any man shall say to you, Lo, here zs Christ; or, lo, he zs there; believe him not. Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Be- hold, he is in the desert; go not forth: be- hold, Ae zs in the secret chambers; believe é¢ not. Math. vii. rs. Math. xxiv. 4. Math. xxiv. 5. Math. xxiv. rz Mark xiii. 5. Mark xiii. 6, Luke xxi. 8 wv Math. xxiv. 23. Mark xiii. 21. Math. xxiv. 26 ANTI-CHRISTS. For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if 7¢ were possible, they shall deceive the very elect. For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if 7# were possible, even the elect. Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles ? Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit ; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither cam a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch? For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit ; neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. For every tree is known by his own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes. Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them. Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that en- tereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them. 379 Math. xxiv. 24. Mark xiii. 22, Math, vii. 16. Math, vii. 27. Math, vii. 18 Luke vi. 39. Luke vi. 43. Luke vi. 44. Math. vii. 20 John x. x. John x. & 380 SPIRIT AND LIFE. It is impossible but that offences will come: but woe wzto him, through whom they come! It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones. The days will-come, when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and ye shall not see ¢z. And they shall say to you, See here; or, see there: go not after ¢hem, nor follow them. Luke xvii. 3. Luke xvii. 2. Luke xvii. 22. Luke xvii. 23. INDEX. Chap. Verse. Ill, 15 4 INDEX. NumMBERS OF VERSES ARE INCLUSIVE. Page. 19 29, 169, 366 230 267 49 202 89, 194 248, 262 262, 347 248 262 224, 262 228, 262 262 262 262, 353 263, 354 68, 243 68 68 209 26, 75 71 184 50, 190 278 220 221 229 279 230 233 188 233 281 279 232 147 246 217 246 ach 247 261 Matthew. Chap. Verse. Page. 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Page. 23 90, 267 24 225, 348 25 174, 177,225 26 = 167, 177, 225 27 9g, 181 28 50, 364 f 89, 245 9 123, 365 tr 79 12 109, 307 17 98, 271 20 197, 27% 21 234 22 117 22; 231.123 23 364 25-27 90, 258 27 102 334 250, 342 5 341 6 341 7, 300 8 188, 233 9 189, 233 10 342 It 27 12,13 27; 355 14 342 15-17 224 17 69 18 68, 83, 265 19,20 60, 318 20 186 22 220 23-27 221 27 224 28-35 222 33 224 34,35 191 4-6 340 8 281 9 279, 281 It,1z2 280 14 341 17 3 17,18 278, 279, 282, 283 17-19 175 2r 194, 217, 261, 343 23,24 344 26 5 28 83, 182, 186 29 184 30 181 1-8 335 6 331 9-15 336 15 284 16 181 18,19 122, 308 21 161 22,23 16x 23 326 INDEX. 385 Chap. Verse. Page. |] Chap. Verse. Page. | Chap. Verse. Page. 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U7. 287 SN 212 Rene 375 It 59 SAMIR a (ib or Heo) SA ee 296 What a3 59 ‘6 313-18 242 *¢ rann6 59 14-20 375 Fi ae 268 “16,17 349 “¢ 17-20 60 38,19 287 ‘$ 19,20 243 meni. 212 Shenoy 22 aha 22 WONT & 329 528) 24, 309 mee 195, 294 $24 25. 329 TGR ee 52 We? ses RS “30 50 ny tthily 3252 035 89 fe ulag 102, 352 cae 197, 245 ve 8,9 ‘96 eae 96, 255, 328 mt gO 97 oy ae 97; 198, 352 pian. =. 100, 1975245 SUNY fe: 100, 363 CO ie 100 VI. 4 109 ON Te 103 eA Le 104 Min 38 89, 352 pict 93 hoe 93 unite 102, 196,245, 355 vi. 6 156,275,325 ean pass 322 hex OMES') «323 Leite 357 MA Meds KoNeeOuie ax eon as 22, 357 s* 18-23 229, 322 Nap eh 63, 278 Se 2r 22290" ui 270, 279, 282, 283, 284 MeL 31, 97, 148 % 29 97; 198 34 98 VILL. 2, 3 94 i: 5 94 12 300 eye ts 154 hale © 84, 357 Chap. Verse. VIIl. “6 ‘é 66 INDEX. Page. 20 86 21 85, 296, 357 26 98 27 15 29 15 33 91, 267 34 225, 348 35 1755177 5225 36,37 167,177,225 38 144, 328 I 50, 364 12 109, 364 13 79 16 161 19 98, 271 21 98 22 352 23 98, 197 25 98 29 234 31 123, 364 33 248 35 248 37 341 39-41 259 42 342 43-45 233 43-48 189 46-49 234 5° 243, 352 3 281 5 28r 6-9 340 Ir 249 II, 12 28r 12 280 14 341 15 228, 250,. 342 18 4 19 278,279, 282, 283 2r 194, 217,261, 343 23-25 344 27 5 29,30 184 31 181 32 328 33 I22 33134 308 34 123, 364 36 161 38-40 161 40 327 42-44 249 45 35) 312 51 99 52 99, 198 2 86 3 86 14 102, 213 17 7O 22 196 23 197 Chap. Verse. : Page. 1975 318 220 162 80, 206 163 32 33 69, 72 15 73 258 178 1793 340, 362 117 71, 118, 307 116, 170 76, 116, 170, 313 63, 116 88, 126, 309 123 20, 88, 109, 168, 348, 364 20, 1135235, 314, 348 gI 239, 320 20, 89, 352 Chap. Verse. Ziv. 6c “ “ Page. 118 10, 131 3° 41, 371 39, 41, 343 30 262, 343 262, 353 263, 354 263, 354 344 300 216 246 217 214 216 224 220, 294 217 379 261 294 295 213 379 213 228 209, 351 357 Chap. INDEX. Verse. Page. Chap. 2 18 XVI. 34 21, 121 15 89, 158 S. 15-18 128 Luke. 47-49 210, 369 1x. 48 358 “6 9 96, 198 13 40 66 13,14 100 s 22 13, 343 u 23 10, 263 *§ 24-28 80 sé 31-35 151 x 33 80 My 34 20 a, 40,4I 222 ce 40-42 255 ns 42-47 223 i 43-48 256 ‘t 48 265 es 5° 198, 256, oe 352 $s Brae 3E5 me 5-8 60 “cc 8 376 “6 10 84, 296, $6 360 ‘“ 10,11 60 vi 10-15 376 Ss 12-15 61 $ 14 287 ‘f 16 22 he 17 22 ss 18 329, 369 * 21 67 22 89 XI 25 197 is 30 96 “ 39. 97, 255, 328 1 45,46 97 Hi 48 972.198,371) 50 100, 197,245 52 100 54 100 “cc 3 103 «¢ 4 103 tec 5 104, 301 ‘ 13 93 if 14 93 a 18 15 : 20 15 ré 22 109, 122, 30 “ 23 225, 348 s 24 175,177,225] ‘ 25 177) 226 My 26. 144, 328 e 27 50, 364 s 41 98, 271 " 44 120 66 387 Verse. Page. 16 189,196, 201 206, 271 17,18 196 48 251,341 50 259 55 167 56 26, 311 58 19 59,60 195 60 287, 363 62 240 2 35 3-11 107 5,6 351 10-12 301 It 50 12 108 13 302 14 302 15 191, 303 16 108 18 267 19,20 108 20 354 21 110, 360 22 4, 8, 76 23 263 23,24 84 24 368 26 73 28 73 30°37 215 41,42 162, 286, 352 2-4 114, 318 5713 319 17 36 18 36, 268 19 37 268 20 15, 37) 5¢ 2351227137 23 37, 69 24-26 208 28 263 29 286, 300 30 31 31,32 16 32 302 33 22 34 284 34-36 230 36 353 39 155, 322 40 323 40-43 155 41 219, 231 42 304, 324 43 2 . Verse. 44 46 47 48 49 52 I 2,3 45 Page. 156, 275: 304, 325 154, 393 156, 304 157 157) 395 1553 393 153, 274 328 218 143, 238 143 2375 358 291 144 Chap. Verse. XIV. INDEX. 3 Page. SEY S 337 250 276 344 218 343 218 343 292 288 293 226 349 226 227 226 243 355 202 356 203 203 204 280, 281 344 Chap. Verse. XVIII. se ee 16 Page. 341 228, 342 4 278, 279s 282, 283 194; 2173 261, 343 344 Chap. Verse. xXXiI. 66 28 Page. S29) 50 366 : 290 143 66 239 6s 115 115 115 115 116 116 a“ 63, 116 ts 116,170, 313 76, 116, 170, 313 117 71, 118, 307 | * 249 250 “6 20, 83, 109 ‘S 83 207 353273, 368 273 13, 126,310 120 399 174, 200 310 23) 311 196, 200, 271,310 INDEX. Chap. Verse. Page. are 30 183, 186 31 268 31,32 9! 34 gr 35,36 87 37 71, 120, 309 38 89 40 239, 320 42 21, 113, 235, 315, 348 46 239, 320 48 118 51 92, 99 52153 119 67,68 150 69 10, 131 70 18 3 18 28,30 349 28,31 146 34 121,220 John. 32 13 34 29 35 35 36 174, 353 36-38 36 48 95, 271,286 50 95 6 95 8 95 14 96 17 4, 13 19,20 14 21 9, 173, 362 22 183 73,23 24 172, 200 24,25 366 25 26, 76,173, 362 26 174 26,271.49 27 183 28 366 28,29 27,179, 362 29 188 30 10, 24 $1, 32) 12 33 79 34 12 35 79 36,37 12 37 4 38 272 39 12, 73) 307 40° 175) 272 41 11 42 156 389 Verse. Page. 43 121, 365 46 121, 168 17 127 19 127 25 72 25,26 127 26-73, 315) 348 36 127, 351 38 347 38,39 127 39 21, 167 41 21, 128 44 73,128, 309, 368 46 72, 109, 361 46,47 158, 264, 309 46-49 128 48 83 49 89 43,44 272 45-47 73,273 46,47 368 5 93 10 93 12 93 20 102, 197; 245 26 9, 286 27. ~—s:18, 169, 286 29 10, 196 32,33 75, 169 35 13) 169,172, 185 36 272 37 40, 326 38,39 312 38-40 24 39) 40 179, 362 40 174, 185, 201, 313 326 390 Chap. Verse. VI. 44 45-47 Page. 299 75) 171, 2 209, 235, 367 It ‘ 235, 367 73, 148 149 338 272, 321 7 8 124 4° 173, 196 295 295 23, 357 12, 367 23, 294 II, 23 12,72 124 13 176, 189, 272, 311 9 30 120, 313 Ir, 236 11,240, 370 268 149 367 149 368 6 267, 278, 283 273, 368 150 150 II, 235 173, | 176, 186, 366 Il 12, 307) 353 6 31 98 28 Chap. Verse. IX. “e “é xX. Ge 6c 6 66 6“ 66 INDEX. 37 39 4l I 55 Page. 9 24 159 329, 357 379 25 25, 40, 311 379 40, 31 25 312 26 312 159 125, 362 12 150 37° 309, 361 1753177)226 194 29,168,314, 41, 120, 309 35 Chap. Verse. xII. 48-50 xb 7,8 66 Io Page. 24 91,248,314 91,248, 313 249 353 117 29 117 117 925 117 If 124 215 67, 215 QI, 126 91 10, 40, 196, 347) 351 125,310 10, 182 235, 37° 351 216 37° 87 43 495349, 35% 4 125 269 4, 89 39 207 39 319, 37° 5) 209 39 37° 353 215, 371 215,309,361 235 215,37! Verse. Page. 18,19 42 20 377 20,2r 87 22 - 368 23 10 24 272 25 72 26 43 27 83 I 41 2,3 87 4 42 556 347 Dist. 125 7 310 7-10 43 11 44 12 86 12,13 372 13,14 44 15 9 16 123 19,20 123 20 310 20-22 347,354 ZY, 22cnr24 22 310 23,24 41, 318 24 353 25 376 25,26 124 4 1-9 5 129, 206 XI. 24 Chap. Verse. oth INDEX. Page. 27 10, 84 28 6 31 198 32 88, 126 33 4253115352 I 313 I-3 6, 172 1-4 1190 2-4- = 314 5 7 5-14 411 6 314 6-8 372 8 7 10,II 7 13 353 13,14 372 15-24 112 17 372 19,20 373 19-21 314 20,21 69 21-24 7 23 314 25 372 25,26 113 26 373 495 118 7,8 118 il 91, 236, 3155 348 Acts. 7 244 78 129 I Corinthians. 116, 170, 313 XI. 25 Chap. XVIII. 66 66 6s $é aé i. 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