"¦I give theft. Books DIVINITY SCHOOL TROWBRIDGE LIBRARY THE MASTER'S GUIDE. THE MASTER'S GUIDE HIS DISCIPLES BEfNG A MANUAL OF ALL THE RECORDED SAYINGS OF JESUS ARRANGED FOR EASY CONSULTATION AND SYSTEMATIC READING WITH A PREFACE BY EUGENE STOCK Author of "Lessons on tlie Life of Our Lord Discijile. " Lord, what wilt Thou have me to do ? " Master. " If ye love me keep my commandments.' NEW YORK THOMAS WHITTAKER, 2 & 3 BIBLE HOUSE PREFACE, THIS little book embodies a very happy thought in a very happy form. The thought was to ascertain what our Lord Jesus Christ actually said on various topics, doctrinal, spiritual, and practical, and so to present the result of the inquiry as to give real assistance to those who desire to know and obey their Master's words. The form adopted is to take every one of the recorded sayings of Christ and group them together with out comment under various headings, so that no part of His teachings shall be missed. I am sure that every reader will be grateful to the compiler for thus arranging for him the words of Him who spake as never man spake. Few even of the more diligent Bible students have realised how extensive and wide-reaching our Lord's teachings are, or how much He said upon many departments of Christian truth and life ; and I am vi Preface. persuaded that this book will be something of a revelation to many. There is, of course, not a word in it that is not per fectly familiar in itself to all careful readers of the Gospels; and, equally of course, there is a special importance and impressiveness in the words of Christ as read, so to speak, in situ, in the midst of their surroundings. But it is good also to look at them entirely detached from their context, and grouped in the suggestive way adopted in this volume. Viewed thus, they will be found to be, in a quite unexpected degree, " The Master's Guide to His Disciples," as the title expresses it. We do thank God for all Holy Scrip ture; we do thank Him for histories, and biographies, and proverbs, and poetry, and letters ; we do thank Him for the in spired words of prophets and apostles ; yet, after all, what the Son of God Him self said stands alone. Let us, therefore, whenever we take up this book — and let us take it up very often — sit down anew "at Jesus' feet" and hear His own words. EUGENE STOCK. Haverstock Hill, Nov. 1893. PUBLISHER'S NOTE. /I MID the controversies and discus- sions of to-day, in which men are contending for their various theories, justi fying them from unreliable sources, and setting Scripture against Scripture, it is well to remember the unerring guide we have in the teachings of our Divine Lord, and that to them the ultimate appeal must be made in matters of spiritual life and conduct. Whatever difficulty the Christian may feel about theological conclusions and formulated doctrines, here in the fourfold Gospel he is on solid ground ; he who runs may read, and he who reads may know the Master's will. Although most Christians are familiar with the Saviour's teachings, and take His words as their practical guide in life, it will viii Publisher's Note. be a help and convenience, even to those who are well versed in the Scriptures, lo have such an arrangement as the present, in which they will find the familiar words of our Lord brought together, and so collated that all the counsels and directions, warnings and encouragements, which He gave on any particular subject, are at once presented to the vieiv ; enabling them to examine, at a glance, all that the Master said on any subject, and to understand the full weight of His commands in relation to it. The "Sayings of fesus" are, indeed, so full of meaning, so rich in suggestiveness, and capable of such many-sided applications lo human condition and need, that there is scarcely a position or pursuit in human life upon which He has not given us some directions. A soul seeking guidance on almost any practical or spiritual difficulty can here find under one head all that the Saviour has left for our help; the index enabling the reader to turn, easily, to the details which he needs. The texts are taken from the Revised Version, because that may be regarded as giving the most exact translation of our Lord's actual words that is available for the English reader. Publisher's Note. ix The separate passages from the Gospels are divided by a short space between them, and the references are put in the most unobtrusive manner, so as to make as little break as possible between the precepts of our Saviour, and preserve the wonderful con- secutiveness of the subjects which is shown when they are thus brought in conjunction. It is hoped that this arrangement of the blessed sayings of Him who " spake as never man spake" will be helpful to His devout and sincere disciples. CONTENTS. PREFACE . . v THE DEVOUT LIFE. I— THE CHRISTIAN WORSHIP. W Private Worship, Prayer, etc. : — The Time and Place for Prayer . 3 The Conditions of Acceptable Prayer . 3 The Things that we should pray for . . 7 Communion with God in Prayer . . 8 Intercessory Prayer .... 8 Our Confidence of Answer to Prayer . n x£ Public Worship : — The Object of Christian Worship . . 14 The Spirit of Christian Worship . . . 14 How to Think of and Keep the Christian Sabbath 18 II— THE CHRISTIAN SPIRIT. Repentance the First Demand of the Gospet 21 hC Christ's Requirement of Righteousness 23 ¦yt. The Spirit of Christ is the Spirit of Service . 27 xii Contents. III.— THE CHRISTIAN VIRTUES. PAGE Humility and Meekness . . . .29 Sincerity and Simplicity . . 31 Submission -33 yC Self-denial and Self-restraint ^4 Faithfulness and Persistency Watchfulness Gratitude Forgiveness and Forgivingness THE PRACTICAL LIFE. I.— THE CHRISTIAN CONDUCT. v Practical Obedience the Expression of Faith 61 X Attainment depends on Aim and Purpose . 67 «J[ The Christian Law of Fasting . . .68 The Christian Law of Almsgiving, or Charity 69 Our Sins : — Sins against God — Blasphemy, etc. . . .75 Hypocrisy ....<. 77 The Sceptical Spirit . . . .83 Pride 85 Sins against Others- Anger and its Consequences . . .86 Sensualities 86 Dishonesties, False Witness, etc. . . 87 Evil Thoughts and the Evil Eye . . 89 Judging and Denouncing . . .90 Sins against Ourselves — yf Worldliness . . -91 Moral Weaknesses 94 \£ Covetousness . . . . 97 Contents. xiii I I. -THE CHRISTIAN RELATIONS. PAGE Christ's Own Law : the Law of Love . . 99 Christian Discipleship .... 103 Rightly estimating and rightly meeting our Responsibilities ... . 107 The Spiritual Kingdom of God on Earth, or the Church Founded by Jesus . . 127 Our Social Relations and Duties . . . 133 The Mission Spirit and the Mission Field . 136 How to Treat our Enemies .... 147 How to Treat the Weak and Erring . . T52 Riches and Poverty 156 The Christian View of Marriage Relations and Duties 159 THE INTELLECTUAL LIFE. CHRISTIAN TRUTH. The Faith that Saves 165 Great Faith brings Power and Blessing . 168 The Sin of failing to Trust Fully . . 170 Daily Trust i7r The Goodness of God 173 The Fatherhood and Fatherliness of God . 175 The Presence and Mission of the Holy Ghost 182 Sinning against the Holy Ghost . . . 185 The Self-revelation of Jesus, or His Teach ings concerning Himself . . . 186 Words from the Cross 199 Resurrection Sayings 200 Regeneration, Redemption, etc. . . . 203 The Teaching of the Miracles . . . 207 The Necessity for Christ's Sufferings . . 209 The Sin of Denying and Betraying Christ . 2rr (, Christ's Resurrection, and Ours . . . 213 Christ's Coming Again . ... 216 xiv Contents. The Sacraments — Holy Baptism 223 Holy Communion 224 The Older Scriptures 225 Christ's Forerunner 229 Satan or the Devil, and Antichrist . .231 THE DEVOUT LIFE. I.—THE CHRISTIAN WORSHIP. PRIVATE WORSHIP, PRAYER, ETC. The Time and Place for Prayer.] But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thine inner chamber, and having shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret, and thy Father which seeth in secret shall recompense thee. Matt. vi. 6. Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while. Market. 31. Let us go over unto the other side of the lake. iw&viii. 22. Sit ye here, while I go yonder and pray. Matt. xxvi. 36. It is written, And my house shall be a house of prayer : but ye have made it a den of robbers. Lukexix. 46. [The Conditions of Acceptable Prayer.~\ Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say to him, Friend, lend me three loaves ; for a friend of mine is come to me from a journey, and I have nothing to set before him ; and 3 4 The Master's Guide. he from within shall answer and say, Trouble me not: the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed ; I cannot rise and give thee ? I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will arise and give him as many as he needeth. Lukexi. 5—8. There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, and regarded not man : and there was a widow in that city ; and she came oft unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary. And he would not for a while : but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man ; yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest she wear me out by her continual coming. And the Lord said, Hear what the unrighteous judge saith. And shall not God avenge his elect, which cry to him day and night, and he is long-suffering over them ? I say unto you, that he will avenge them speedily. Howbeit, when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth ? Luke xviii. 1 — 8. Two men went up into the temple to pray ; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican. The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as the rest of men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican. I fast twice in the week ; I give tithes of all that I get. But the publican, standing The Devout Life. 5 afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote his breast, saying, God, be merciful to me a sinner. I say unto you, This man went down to his house justified rather than the other : for every one that exalteth himself shall be humbled ; but he that humbleth himself shall be exalted. Luke xviii, g — 14. Therefore I say unto you, All things what soever ye pray and ask for, believe that ye have received them, and ye shall have them. And whensoever ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have aught against any one ; that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses. Markxi. 24, 25. This kind can come out by nothing, save by prayer. Mark ix. 29. But watch ye at every season, making supplication, that ye may prevail to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man. Luke xx'i. 36. And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If ye shall ask me anything in my name, that will I do. Johnxn. 13, 14. And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, If ye shall ask anything of the Father, he will give it you in my name. Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name : ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be fulfilled. John *vi. 23, 24. If ye abide in me, and my words abide in 6 The Master's Guide. you, ask whatsoever ye will, and it shall be done unto you. Johnxv. 7. Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do what is done to the fig tree, but even if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou taken up and cast into the sea, it shall be done. And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive. Matt. xxi. 21, 22. And when ye pray, ye shall not be as the hypocrites : for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have received their reward. Matt. vi. 5. And in praying use not vain repetitions, as the Gentiles do : for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking. Be not therefore like unto them : for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him. Matt. vi. 7, 8. What, could ye not watch with me one hour? Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation : the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. Matt. xxvi. 40, 41. Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink the cup that I am about to drink ? Matt. xx. 22. I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou didst hide these things from the wise and understanding, and didst reveal them unto babes : yea, Father, for so it was well- pleasing in thy sight. Matt. xi. 25, 26 ; Lukex. 21. The Devout Life. 7 Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me : nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done. Lukexxii. 42. O my Father, if this cannot pass away, except I drink it, thy will be done. Matt. xxvi. 42. Father, save me from this hour. But for this cause came I unto this hour. Father, glorify thy name. Johnxii. 27, 28. Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani ? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me ? Markxv. 34. [The Things that zve should Pray fori] Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so on earth. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. Matt. vi. 9 — 13 ; Lukcx'i. 2 — 4. Love your enemies, and pray for them that persecute you. Matt. v. 44. Father, forgive them ; for they know not what they do. Lnkexxiii. 34. Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he send forth labourers into his harvest. Matt.ix. 38. Father, glorify thy name. Jolmxii. 28. Pray that ye enter not into temptation. Luke xxii. 40. Why sleep ye ? rise and pray, that ye enter not into temptation. Luke xxii. 46. 8 The Master's Guide. Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit. Lukexx'ai. 46. [Communion with God in Prayer.] I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou didst hide these things from the wise and understanding, and didst reveal them unto babes : yea, Father, for so it was well-pleasing in thy sight. All things have been delivered unto me of my Father: and no one knoweth the Son, save the Father ; neither doth any know the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son willeth to reveal him. Matt. xi. 25 — 27. And when ye pray, ye shall not be as the hypocrites : for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have received their reward. But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thine inner chamber, and having shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret, and thy Father which seeth in secret shall recompense thee. Matt. vi. 5, 6. Father, I thank thee that thou heardest me. And I knew that thou hearest me always : but because of the multitude which standeth around I said it, that they may believe that thou didst send me. Johnxi. 41, 42. Father, the hour is come : glorify thy Son, that the Son may glorify thee. John xvii. *. [Intercessory Prayer.] Father, the hour is come : glorify thy Son, The Devout Life. 9 that the Son may glorify thee : even as thou gavest him authority over all flesh, that what soever thou hast given him, to them he should give eternal life. And this is life eternal, that they should know thee the only true God, and him whom thou didst send, even Jesus Christ. I glorified thee on the earth, having accomplished the work which thou hast given me to do. And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was. I manifested thy name unto the men whom thou gavest me out of the world : thine they were, and thou gavest them to me ; and they have kept thy word. Now they know that all things whatsoever thou hast given me are from thee, for the words which thou gavest me I have given unto them ; and they received them, and knew of a truth that I came forth from thee, and they believed that thou didst send me. I pray for them : I pray not for the world, but for those whom thou hast given me ; for they are thine : and all things that are mine are thine, and thine are mine : and I am glorified in them. And I am no more in the world, and these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep them in thy name which thou hast given me, that they may be one, even as we are. While I was with them, I kept them in thy name which thou hast given me : and I guarded them, and not one of them perished, but the son of perdition ; that the Scripture might 10 The Master's Guide. be fulfilled. But now I come to thee ; and these things I speak in the world, that they may have my joy fulfilled in themselves. I have given them thy word ; and the world 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 from the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil one. They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. Sanctify them in the truth : thy word is truth. As thou didst send me into the world, even so sent I them into the world. And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they themselves also may be sanctified in truth. Neither for these only do I pray, but for them also that believe on me through their word ; that they may all be one ; even as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be in us : that the world may believe that thou didst send me. And the glory which thou hast given me I have given unto them ; that they may be one, even as we are one; I in them, and thou in me, that they may be perfected into one ; that the world may know that thou didst send me, and lovedst them, even as thou lovedst me. Father, them which thou hast given me, I will that, where I am, they also may be with me ; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me : for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world. O righteous Father, the world knew thee not, but I knew The Devout Life. 1 1 thee ; and these knew that thou didst send me ; and I made known unto them thy name, and will make it known ; that the love wherewith thou lovedst me may be in them, and I in them. Joknxv'n. i — 26. Simon, Simon, behold, Satan asked to have you, that he might sift you as wheat : but I made supplication for thee, that thy faith fail not : and do thou, when once thou hast turned again, stablish thy brethren. Lukexxii. 31, 32. Love your enemies, and pray for them that persecute you. Matt. v. 44. This kind can come out by nothing, save by prayer. Markix. 29. [Our Confidence of Answer to Prayer.] Ask, and it shall be given you ; seek, and ye shall find ; knock, and it shall be opened unto you : for every one that asketh receiveth ; and he that seeketh findeth ; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. Or what man is there of you, who, if his son shall ask him for a loaf, will give him a stone ; or if he shall ask for a fish, will give him a serpent? If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him ? Matt. vii. 7 — n; Luke xi. g — 12. If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him ? Lukexi. 13. 12 The Master's Guide. And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, If ye shall ask anything of the Father, he will give it you in my name. Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name : ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be fulfilled. johnxVi. 23, 24. In that day ye shall ask in my name : and I say not unto you, that I will pray the Father for you ; for the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came forth from the Father. I came out from the Father, and am come into the world : again, I leave the world, and go unto the Father. jo/mxvi. 26— 28. Thinkest thou that I cannot beseech my Father, and he shall even now send me more than twelve legions of angels ? Matt. xxvi. 53. Father, I thank thee that thou heardest me. And I knew that thou hearest me always : but because of the multitude which standeth around I said it, that they may believe that thou didst send me. Johnxi. 41, 42. But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thine inner chamber, and having shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret, and thy Father which seeth in secret shall recompense thee. Matt. vi. 6. This kind can come out by nothing, save by prayer. Markix. 29. If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatsoever ye will, and it shall be done unto you. Jo/mxv. 7 And when ye pray, ye shall not be as the The Devout Life. 13 hypocrites : for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have received their reward. But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thine inner chamber, and having shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret, and thy Father which seeth in secret shall recompense thee. And in praying use not vain repetitions, as the Gentiles do : for they think that they shall be heard for their much speakirfg. Be not therefore like unto them : for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him. After this manner therefore pray ye : Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so on earth. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one (marg. evil). Matt.vi. 5 — 13. Again I say unto you, that if two of you shall agree on earth as touching anything that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven. For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them. Matt, xviii. 19, 20. And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive. Matt.xxi. 22. I say unto you, This man went down to his house justified rather than the other : for every 14 The Master's Guide. one that exalteth himself shall be humbled ; but he that humbleth himself shall be exalted. Luke xviii. 14. Sit ye here, while I go yonder and pray. Matt.xxvi. 36. Pray that ye enter not into temptation. Luke xxii. 40. Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit. Luke xxiii. 46. PUBLIC WORSHIP. [The Object of Chiistian Worshipi] Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Matt. vi. 9. Get thee hence, Satan : for it is written, •J Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. Matt. iv. 10. But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and truth : for such doth the Father seek to be his worshippers. God is a Spirit : and they that worship him must worship in spirit and truth. JoAnW. 23, 24. [The Spirit of Christian Worships Suffer it now : for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Matt. iii. 13. Blessed are the pure in heart : for they shall see God. Matt. v. 8. But in vain do they worship me, teaching as their doctrines the precepts of men. Matt. xv. 9. The Devout Life. 15 Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan : for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. Matt.iv. 10. Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when neither in this mountain, nor in Jerusalem, shall ye worship the Father. Ye worship that which ye know not : we worship that which we know : for salvation is from the Jews. But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and truth : for such doth the Father seek to be his worshippers. God is a Spirit : and they that worship him must worship in spirit and truth. John iv. 2 1— 24. If therefore thou art offering thy gift at the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath aught against thee, leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way, first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift. Matt. v. 23, 24. Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me. . But in vain do they worship me, teaching as their doctrines the precepts of men. Ye leave the commandment of God, and hold fast the tradition of men. And he said unto them, Full well do ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your tradition. For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, He that speaketh evil of father or mother, let him die the death: but ye say, If a man 1 6 The Masters Guide. shall say to his father or his mother, That wherewith thou mightest have been profited by me is Corban, that is to say, Given to God; ye no longer suffer him to do aught for his father or his mother ; making void the word of God by your tradition, which ye have de livered : and many such like things ye do. Mark vii. 6 — 13 ; Matt. xv. 7, 9. Now do ye Pharisees cleanse the outside ol the cup and of the platter ; but your inward part is full of extortion and wickedness. Ye foolish ones, did not he that made the outside make the inside also ? Howbeit give for alms those things which are within ; and behold, all things are clean unto you. Lukexi. 39—41. Take these things hence ; make not my Father's house a house of merchandise. Johnii. 16. My house shall be called a house of prayer : but ye make it a den of robbers. Matt.xxi. 13 ; Lukexix. 46. Yea : did ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise ? Matt. xxi. 16. Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up. Johnii. 19. See thou say nothing to any man : but go thy way, show thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing the things which Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them. Mark i. 44 ; Matt. viii. 4 ; Luke viii. 39. Go into the city to such a man, and say unto him, The Master saith, My time is at The Devout Life. ly hand ; I keep the passover at thy house with my disciples. Matt. xxvi. 18 ; Lukexxa. 10 — 12. With desire I have desired to eat this pass- over with you before I suffer : for I say unto you, I will not eat it, until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God. Lukexxii. 15, 16. As for these things which ye behold, the days will come, in which there shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down. Lnkexxi. 6. 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. Matt. xxiv. 2. Hearken : Behold, the sower went forth to sow : and it came to pass, as he sowed, some seed fell by the wayside, and the birds came and devoured it. And other fell on the rocky ground, where it had not much earth ; and straightway it sprang up, because it had no deepness of earth : and when the sun was risen, it was scorched ; and because it had no root, it withered away. And other fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit. And others fell into the good ground, and yielded fruit, growing up and increasing; and brought forth, thirty- fold, and sixtyfold, and a hundredfold. And he said, Who hath ears to hear, let him hear. The sower soweth the word. And these are they by the wayside, where the word is sown; and when they have heard, straightway cometh Satan, and taketh away the word 1 8 The Master's Guide. which hath been sown in them. And these in like manner are they that are sown upon the rocky places, who, when they have heard the word, straightway receive it with joy ; and they have no root in themselves, but endure for a while ; then, when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, straightway they stumble. And others are they that are sown among the thorns ; these are they that have heard the word, and the cares of the world, and the deeeitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful. And those are they that were sown upon the good ground ; such as hear the word, and accept it, and bear fruit, thirtyfold, and sixty- fold, and a hundredfold. Markiv. 3 — 9, 14 — 20 ; Matt. xiii. 3 — 9, 18 — 23; Lukev'm.. 5 — 15. [How to think of and keep the Christian Sabbath.] The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath : so that the Son of man is Lord even of the Sabbath. Mark a. 27, 28. For the Son of man is Lord of the Sabbath. Matt. xii. 8. Is it lawful on the Sabbath day to do good, or to do harm ? to save a life, or to kill ? But they held their peace. Markiii. 4; Lukevi. 9. Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath, or not? Luke xiv. 3. I did one work, and ye all marvel. For this cause hath Moses given you circumcision TJie Devout Life. 19 (not that it is of Moses, but of the fathers) ; and on the Sabbath ye circumcise a man. If a man receiveth circumcision on the Sabbath, that the law of Moses may not be broken ; are ye wroth with me, because I made a man every whit whole on the Sabbath ? Judge not according to appearance, but judge righteous judgment. John vii. 21 — 24. What man shall there be of you, that shall have one sheep, and if this fall into a pit on the Sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out ? How much then is a man oi more value than a sheep ! Wherefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath day. Matt. xii. 11, 12 ; Luke xiv. 5. Have ye not read what David did, when he was an hungred, and they that were with him : how he entered into the house of God, and did eat the shewbread, which it was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them that were with him, but only for the priests ? Or have ye not read in the law, how that on the Sabbath day the priests in the temple profane the Sabbath, and are guiltless ? But I say unto you, that One greater than the temple is here. But if ye had known what this meaneth, I desire mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless. For the Son of man is Lord of the Sabbath. Matt. xii. 3 — 8 ; Lukcvi. 3, 4. Did ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was an hungred, he, and they that were with him ? how he entered into 20 The Master s Guide. the house of God when Abiathar was high- priest, and did eat the shewbread, which it is not lawful to eat save for the priests, and gave also to them that were with him ? Mark ii. 25, 26. Ye hypocrites, doth not each one of you on the Sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the stall, and lead him away to watering ? And ought not this woman, being a daughter ol Abraham, whom Satan had bound, lo, these eighteen years, to have been loosed from this bond on the day of the Sabbath ? Luke -xiii. 15, 16. II. -THE CHRISTIAN SPIRIT. [Repentance the First Demand of 'the Gospel. Think ye that these Galileans were sinners above all the Galileans, because they have suffered these things ? I tell you, Nay ; but, except ye repent, ye shall all in like manner perish. Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower ill Siloam fell, and killed them, think ye that they were offenders above all the men that dwell in Jerusalem ? I tell you, Nay ; but, except ye repent, ye shall all like wise perish. Lnkexiii. 2 — 5. But when he [the prodigal son] came to himself he said. How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish here with hunger ! I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight : I am no more worthy to be called thy son : make me as one of thy hired servants. And he arose, and came to his father. Lukexv. 17 — 20. Repent ye ; for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. Matt. iv. 17 ; Marki. 15. 22 The Master s Guide. I say unto you, that even so there shall be joy in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine righteous persons, which need no repentance. Lukexv. 7. Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer, and rise again from the dead the third day ; and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name unto all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem. Lnkexxiv. 46, 47. The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand : repent ye, and believe in the Gospel. Marki. 15. But what think ye? A man had two sons ; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to-day in the vineyard. And he answered and said, I will not : but afterward he repented himself, and went. And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not. Whetherof the twain did the will of his father ? They say, The first. Jesus saith unto them, 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 saw it, did not even repent yourselves afterward, that ye might believe him. Matt. xxi. 28 — 32. They that are whole have no need of a physician ; but they that are sick. I am not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance. Lukev. 31, 32 ; Markii. 17. The Devout Life. 23 Even so, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth. Lukexv. 10. And he said, Nay, father Abraham : but if one go to them from the dead, they will re pent. And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, if one rise from the dead. Lukexvi. 30, 31. [Christ's Requirement of Righteousness.] But seek ye first his kingdom, and his righteousness ; and all these things shall be added unto you. Matt.vi. 33. For I say unto you, that except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no wise enter into the kingdom of heaven. Matt. v. 20. Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after righteousness : for they shall be filled. Matt. v. 6. Even so let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. Matt. v. 16. Suffer it now : for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Matt. Hi. 15. For if ye love them that love you, what reward have ye ? do not even the publicans the same ? And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others ? do not even the Gentiles the same ? Therefore ye shall be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect. Matt. v. 46—48. 24 The Masters Guide. The lamp of thy body is thine eye : when thine eye is single, thy whole body also is full of light ; but when it is evil, thy body also is full of darkness. Look therefore whether the light that is in thee be not darkness. If therefore thy whole body be full of light, having no part dark, it shall be wholly full of light, as when the lamp with its bright shining doth give thee light. Lukexi. 34—36. Why callest thou me good ? None is good save One, even God. Markx. 18. Many good works have I showed you from the Father ; for which of those works do ye stone me? John x. 32. Ye are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hid. Neither do men light a lamp, and put it under the bushel, but on the stand ; aud it shineth unto all that are in the house. Even so let your light shine be fore men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. Matt.v. 14 — 16. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw signs, but because ye ate of the loaves, and were filled. Work not for the meat which perisheth, but for the meat which abideth unto eternal life, which the Son of man shall give unto you : for him the Father, even God, hath sealed. Johnvi. 26, 27. Why do ye also transgress the command ment of God because of your tradition ? For God said, Honour thy father and thy mother : The Devout Life. 25 and, He that speaketh evil of father or mother, let him die the death. But ye say, Whoso ever shall say to his father or his mother That wherewith thou mightest have been profited by me is given to God; he shall not honour his father. And ye have made void the word of God because of your tradition. Ye hypocrites, well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying, This people honoureth me with their lips ; but their heart is far from me. But in vain do they worship me, teaching as their doctrines the precepts of men. Matt, xv. 3 — g. Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves. By their fruits ye shall know them. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles ? Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit ; but the corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire, Therefore by their fruits ye shall know them. Matt. vii. 15 — 20. For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not. Matt. xxi. 32. For there is no good tree that bringeth forth corrupt fruit ; nor again a corrupt tree that bringeth forth good fruit. For each tree is known by its own fruit. For of thorns men 3 26 The Master's Guide. do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes. The good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good ; and the evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth that which is evil : for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh. Lukevi. 43— 45- Take away from him the pound, and give it unto him that hath the ten pounds. I say unto you, that unto every one that hath shall be given ; but from him that hath not, even that which he hath shall be taken away from liim. Lukexix. 24, 26. Get thee behind me, Satan : for thou mindest not the things of God, but the things of men. Markviii. 33 ; Matt. xvi. 23. I say unto you, that even so there shall be joy in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine righteous persons, which need no repentance. Lukexv. 7. I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. Every branch in me that beareth not fruit, he taketh it away : and every branch that beareth fruit, he cleanseth it, that it may bear more fruit. Already ye are clean because of the word which I have spoken unto you. Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine ; so neither can ye, except ye abide in me. I am the vine, ye are the branches. He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same beareth much fruit : for apart from me ye can do nothing. If a man abide not in me, he is The Devout Life. 27 cast forth as a branch, and is withered ; and they gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they-are burned. If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatsoever ye will, and it shall be done unto you. Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; and so shall ye be my disciples. John-xv. 1—8. [The Spirit of Christ is the Spirit of Service] For verily the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many. Markx. 45. Know ye what I have done to you ? Ye call me, Master, and, Lord : and ye say well ; for so I am. If I then, the Lord and the Master, have washed your feet, ye also ought to wash one another's feet. For I have given you an example, that ye also should do as I have done to you. John xiii. 12 — 15. Ye know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. Not so shall it be among you : but whosoever would become great among you shall be your minister; and who soever would be first among you shall be your servant : even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many. Matt. xx. 25 — 28; Markx. 42 — 44. The kings of the Gentiles have lordship over them ; and they that have authority over them are called Benefactors. But ye shall not be so : but he that is the greater among 28 The Masters Guide. you, let him become as the younger ; and he that is chief, as he that doth serve. For whether is greater, he that sitteth at meat, or he that serveth ? is not he that sitteth at meat ? but I am in the midst of you as he that serveth. Lukexxii. 25—27. If any man would be first, he shall be last of all, and minister of all. And he took a little child, and set him in the midst of them : and taking him in his arms, he said unto them, Whosoever shall receive one of such little children in my name, receiveth me : and whosoever receiveth me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me. Markix. 35 — 37. All things therefore whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, even so do ye also unto them : for this is the law and the prophets. Matt. vii. 12. Zacchseus, make haste, and come down ; for to-day I must abide at thy house. Luke xix. 5. Follow me. Matt. ix. 9. What were ye reasoning in the way ? . . If any man would be first, he shall be last of all, and minister of all. Markix. 33, 35. Sit ye here, while I go yonder and pray. Matt. xxvi. 36- The Devout Life. 29 THE CHRISTIAN VIRTUES. [Humility and Meekness.] 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. Matt. xi. 29. Verily I say unto you, Except ye turn, and become as little children, ye shall in no wise enter into the kingdom of heaven. Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. Matt, xviii. 3, 4. Whosoever shall receive this little child in my name receiveth me : and whosoever shall receive me receiveth him that sent me : for he that is least among you all, the same is great. Luke ix. 48. Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings, thou hast perfected praise. Matt. xxi. 16. When thou art bidden of any man to a marriage feast, sit not down in the chief seat ; lest haply a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him, and he that bade thee and him shall come and say to thee, Give this man place ; and then thou shalt begin with shame to take the lowest place. But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest place ; that when he that hath bidden thee cometh, he may say to thee, Friend, go up higher : then shalt thou have glory in the presence of all that sit at meat with thee. For every one that exalteth himself shall be humbled ; 30 The Masters Guide. and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted. Luke xiv. i- n. But the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote his breast, saying, God, be merciful to me a sinner. I say unto you, This man went down to his house justified rather than the other : for every one that exalteth himself shall be humbled ; but he that humbleth himself shall be exalted. Luke xviii. 13, 14. Blessed are the poor in spirit : for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Matt. v. 3. Blessed are the meek : for they shall inherit the earth. Matt. v. 5. Blessed are they that mourn : for they shall be comforted. Matt. v. 4. Ye are they that justify yourselves in the sight of men ; but God knoweth your hearts : for that which is exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of God. Lukexvi. 15. The kings of the Gentiles have lordship over them ; and they that have authority over them are called Benefactors. Lukcxxii. 25. Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not : for of such is the kingdom of God. Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall in no wise enter therein. Lukexviii. 16, 17 ; Markx. 14, 15. But when the king came in to behold the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment : and he saith unto him, Friend, how earnest thou in hither not having The Devout Life. 31 a wedding garment ? And he was speechless. Then the king said to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and cast him out into the outer darkness ; there shall be the weeping and gnashing of teeth. For many are called, but few chosen. Matt. xxii. 41 — 14. And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country ; and there he wasted his substance with riotous living. Lukexv. 13. I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou didst hide these things from the wise and understanding, and didst reveal them unto babes : yea, Father, for so it was well-pleasing in thy sight. Matt. xi. 25, 26. What were ye reasoning in the way ? . . . If any man would be first, he shall be last of all, and minister of all. . . Whosoever shall receive one of such little children in my name, receiveth me : and whosoever receiveth me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me. Markix. 33,35, 37' [Sincerity and Simplicity.] Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile! Jolm'ni. And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me cast out the mote out of thine eye ; and lo, the beam is in thine own eye ? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye 32 The Masters Guide. and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye. Matt. vii. 3 — 5. Either make the tree good, and its fruit good : or make the tree corrupt, and its fruit corrupt : for the tree is known by its fruit. Ye offspring of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things ? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. The good man out of his good treasure bringeth forth good things : and the evil man out of his evil treasure bringeth forth evil things. And I say unto you, that every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned. Matt. xii. 33—37. Now do ye Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and oi the platter : but your inward part is full of extortion and wicked ness. Ye foolish ones, did not he that made the outside make the inside also ? Howbeit give for alms those things which are within ; and behold, all things are clean unto you. Luke xi. 39 — 41. I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou didst hide these things from the wise and understanding, and didst reveal them unto babes : yea, Father ; for so it was well-pleasing in thy sight. Lukex. 21. Verily I say unto you, Except ye turn, and become as little children, ye shall in no wise enter into the kingdom of heaven. Matt, xviii. 3. The Devout Life. 33 And no man putteth a piece of undressed cloth upon an old garment; for that which should fill it up taketh from the garment, and a worse rent is made. Neither do men put new wine into old wine-skins : else the skins burst, and the wine is spilled, and the. skins perish : but they put new wine into fresh wine-skins, and both are preserved. Matt. ix. 16, 17. [Submission.] Ye have heard that it was said. An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth : but I say unto you, Resist not him that is evil : but whosoever smiteth thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. And if any man would go to law with thee, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloke also. And whosoever shall compel thee to go one mile, go with him twain. Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away. Matt. v. 38—42. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so on earth. Matt. vi. 10. And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee ; remove this cup from me : howbeit not what I will, but what thou wilt. Mark xiv. 36. Therefore I say unto you, Be not anxious 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 the food, and the body than the raiment ? Behold 34 The Master's Guide. the birds of the heaven, that they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns ; and your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are not ye of much more value than they ? And which of you by being anxious can add one cubit unto his stature ? And why are ye anxious concerning raiment ? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow ; they toil not, neither do they spin : yet I say unto you, that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. But if God doth so clothe the grass of the field, which to-day is, and to-morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith ? Be not therefore anxious, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink ? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed ? For after all these things do the Gentiles seek ; for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. But seek ye first his kingdom, and his righteousness ; and all these things shall be added unto you. Be not therefore anxious for the morrow : for the morrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof. Matt. vi. 25 — 34. 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. Father, glorify thy name. Johnxii. 27, 28. Put up the sword into the sheath : the cup which the Father hath given me, shall I not drink it ? John xviii. 11. The Devout Life. 35 The days will come, when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and ye shall not see it. And they shall say to you, Lo, there ! Lo, here ! go not away, nor follow after them : for as the lightning, when it lighteneth out of the one part under the heaven, shineth unto the other part under heaven ; so shall the Son of man be in his day. But first must he suffer many things and be rejected of this generation. And as it came to pass in the days of Noah, even so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man. They ate, they drank, they married, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all. Likewise even as it came to pass in the days of Lot : they ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded ; but in the clay that Lot went out from Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all : after the same manner shall it be in the day that the Son of man is revealed. In that day, he which shall be on the housetop, and his goods in the house, let him not go down to take them away : and let him that is in the field likewise not return back. Remember Lot's wife. Whosoever shall seek to gain his life shall lose it : but whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it. I say unto you, In that night there shall be two men on one bed ; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left. There shall be 7,6 The Master's Guide. two women grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left. Where the body is, thither will the eagles also be gathered together. Lukexvii. 22—37. [Self-denial atid Self-restraint.] And he that doth not take his cross and follow 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. Matt.x. 38, 39. If any man would come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. For whosoever would save his life shall lose it : and whosoever shall lose his life for my sake shall find it. For what shall a man be profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and forfeit his life ? or what shall a man give in exchange for his life ? Matt. xvi. 24 — 26 ; Luke ix. 23 — 26. Enter ye in by the narrow gate : for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many be they that enter in thereby. For narrow is the gate, and straitened the way, that leadeth unto life, and few be they that find it. Matt.vii. 13. Sell that ye have, and give alms ; make for yourselves purses which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief draweth near, neither moth destroyeth. For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. Luke xii. 33, 34. Verily I say unto you, There is no man The Devout Life. 37 that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or mother, or father, or children, or lands, for my sake, and for the gospel's sake, but he shall receive a hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions ; and in the world to come eternal life. But many that are first shall be last ; and the last first. Markx. 29 — 31 ; Matt. xix. 28 — 30. This kind can come out by nothing, save by prayer. (Some authorities add, " and fasting.") Markix. 29. One thing thou lackest: go, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven : and come, follow me. Markx. 21. Be not anxious 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 the food, and the body than the raiment? Behold the birds of the heaven, that they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns ; and your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are not ye of much more value than they ? And which of you by being anxious can add one cubit unto his stature ? And why are ye anxious con cerning raiment ? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow ; they toil not, neither do they spin : yet I say unto you, that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. But if God doth so clothe the grass of the field, which to-day is, and 4 38 The Master's Guide. to-morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe j'ou, O ye of little faith? Be not therefore anxious, saying, What shall we eat ? or, What shall we drink ? or, Where withal shall we be clothed? For after all these things do the Gentiles seek ; for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. . Be not therefore anxious for the morrow: for the morrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof. Matt. vi. 25—32, 34. And if thy right eye causeth thee to stumble, pluck it out, and cast it from thee : for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not thy whole body be cast into hell. And if thy right hand causeth thee to stumble, cut it off, and cast it from thee : for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not thy whole body go into hell. Matt. v. 29, 30, xviii. 8, 9 ; Mark ix. 43 — 48. Verily I say unto you, This poor widow cast in more than all they which are casting into the treasury : for they all did cast in of their superfluity ; but she of her want did cast in all that she had, even all her living. Mark xii. 43, 44. For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of man also shall be ashamed of him, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels. Atari viii, 38; Lukeix. 26; Matt. xvi. 25. The Devout Life. 39 The foxes have holes, and the birds of the heaven have nests ; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head. Follow me. Leave the dead to bury their own dead ; but go thou and publish abroad the kingdom of God. No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God. Lukeix. 58 — 60,62. Enter ye in by the narrow gate : for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many be they that enter in thereby. For narrow is the gate, and straitened the way, that leadeth unto life, and few be they that find it. Matt. vii. 13, 14. Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast your pearls before the swine, lest haply they trample them under their feet, and turn and rend you. Matt. vii. 6. And I say unto you, that every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgement. For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned. Matt. xii. 36, 37. Tell the vision to no man, until the Son of man be risen from the dead. Matt. xvii. 9. Follow me ; and leave the dead to bury their own dead. Matt. viii. 22. Simon, Simon, behold, Satan asked to have you, that he might sift you as wheat : but I 40 The Master's Guide. made supplication for thee, that thy faith fail not : and do thou, when once thou hast turned again, stablish thy brethren. ... I tell thee, Peter, the cock shall not crow this day, until thou shalt thrice deny that thou knowest me. Luke xxii. 31, 32, 34. Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or wife, or brethren, or parents, or children, for the kingdom of God's sake, who shall not receive manifold more in this time, and in the world to come eternal life. Luke xviii. 29, 30. Verily I say unto you, that ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit on the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. And every one that hath left houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive a hundredfold, and shall inherit eternal life. But many shall be last that arc first ; and first that are last. Matt. xix. 28 — 30. Woe unto the world because of occasions of stumbling! for it must needs be that the occasions come ; but woe to that man through whom the occasion cometh ! And if thy hand or thy foot causeth thee to stumble, cut it off, and cast it from thee : it is good for thee to enter into life maimed or halt, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into the eternal fire. And if thine eye causeth thee to stumble, pluck it out, and cast it The Devout Life. 41 from thee : it is good for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into the hell of fire. Matt, xviii. 7 — 9. As for these things which ye behold, the days will come, in which there shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down. . . . Take heed that ye be not led astray : for many shall come in my name, saying, I am he ; and, The time is at hand : go ye not after them. And when ye shall hear of wars and tumults, be not terrified : for these things must needs come to pass first ; but the end is not immediately. . . . Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom : and there shall be great earthquakes, and in divers places famines and pestilences ; and there shall be terrors and great signs from heaven. But before all these things, they shall lay their hands on you, and shall persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons, bringing you before kings and governors for my name's sake. It shall turn unto you for a testimony. Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate beforehand how to answer : for I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adver saries shall not be able to withstand or to gainsay. But ye shall be delivered up even by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolk, and friends ; and some of you shall they cause to be put to death. And ye shall be hated of all men for m>y name's sake. And not a hair of 4* 42 The Master's Guide. your head shall perish. In your patience ye shall win your souls. But when ye see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that her desolation is at hand. Then let them that are in Judaea flee unto the mountains ; and let them that are in the midst of her depart out ; and let not them that are in the country enter therein. For these are days of vengeance, that all things which are written maybe fulfilled. Woe unto them that are with child and to them that give suck in those days ! for there shall be great distress upon' the land, and wrath unto this people. And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led captive into all the nations : and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled. And there shall be signs in sun and moon and stars ; and upon the earth distress of nations, in perplexity for the roaring of the sea and the billows ; men fainting for fear, and for expectation of the things which are coming on the world : for the powers of the heavens shall be shaken. And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. But when these things begin to come to pass, look up, and lift up your heads ; because your redemption draweth nigh. Behold the fig tree, and all the trees : when they now shoot forth, ye see it and know of your own selves that the summer is now nigh. Even so ye also, when ye see these things The Devout Life. 43 coming to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh. Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all things be accomplished. Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away. But take heed to yourselves, lest haply your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that day come on you suddenly as a snare : for so shall it come upon all them that dwell on the face of all the earth. But watch ye at every season, making supplication, that ye may prevail to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man. Lukexxi. 6, 8 — 36. If any man cometh unto me, and hateth not his own father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple. Whosoever doth not bear his own cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple. For which of you, desiring to build a tower, doth not first sit down and count the cost, whether he have wherewith to complete it ? Lest haply, when he hath laid a foundation, and is not able to finish, all that behold begin to mock him, saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish. Or what king, as he goeth to encounter another king in war, will not sit down first and take counsel whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand ? 44 The Master's Guide. Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and asketh con ditions of peace. So therefore whosoever he be of you that renounceth not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple. Luke xiv. 26—33. Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or mother, or father, or children, or lands, for my sake, and for the gospel's sake, but he shall receive a hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with perse cutions ; and in the world to come eternal life. But many that are first shall be last ; and the last first. Markx. 29—31. Whosoever shall seek to gain his life shall lose it : but whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it. Lukexvii. 33. Every one therefore who shall confess me before men, him will I also confess 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. Matt. x. 32, 33 ; Lukexii. 8, 9. And blessed is he, whosoever shall find none occasion of stumbling in me. Lukevii. 23. For every one shall be salted with fire. Salt is good : but if the salt have lost its saltness, wherewith will ye season it ? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace one with another. Markix. 49, 50. No man can serve two masters : for either he will hate the one, and love the other ; or The Devout Life. 45 else he will hold to one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. Matt.vi. 24. Enter ye in by the narrow gate : for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many be they that enter in thereby. For narrow is the gate, and straitened the way, that leadeth unto life, and few be they that find it. Matt. vii. 13, 14. For whosoever would save his life shall lose it ; and whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's shall save it. For what doth it profit a man, to gain the whole world, and forfeit his life ? For what should a man give in exchange for his life ? Markviii. 35 — 37. Again, ye have heard that it was said to them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths : but I say unto you, Swear not at all ; neither by the heaven, for it is the throne of God ; nor by the earth, for it is the footstool of his feet ; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, for thou canst not make one hair white or black. But let your speech be, Yea, yea : Nay, nay : and whatsoever is more than these is of the evil one. Matt. v. 33 — 37. See that no man know it. Matt. ix. 30. But first must he suffer many things and be rejected of this generation. Lukexvii. 25. My time is not yet come ; but your time is alway ready. The world cannot hate you ; 46 The Masters Guide. but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that its works are evil. John vii. 6, 7. If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee ? follow thou me. Johnxxi. 22. Woman, what have I to do with thee ? mine hour is not yet come. Johnii. 4. The foxes have holes, and the birds of the heaven have nests ; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head. Matt. viii. 20. See thou tell no man ; but go thy way, show thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them. Matt. viii. 4. Get thee behind me, Satan : thou art a stumbling-block unto me : for thou mindest not the things of God, but the things of men. Matt.xvi.23. What, could ye not watch with me one hour ? Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation : the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. Matt. xxvi. 40, 41. [Faithfidncss and Persistency.] For it is as when a man, going into another country, called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods. And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one ; to each according to his several ability ; and he went on his journey. Straightway he that received the five talents went and traded with them, and made other five talents. In like manner he also that received the two gained other two. But he that received the one went The Devout Life. a/j away and digged in the earth, and hid his lord's money. Now after a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and maketh a reckoning with them. And he that received the five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents : lo, I have gained other five talents. His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant : thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many things : enter thou into the joy of thy lord. And he also that received the two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents : lo, I have gained other two talents. His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant ; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many things : enter thou into the joy of thy lord. Matt.xxv.14 — 23. For .every one shall be salted with fire. Salt is good : but if the salt have lost its saltness, wherewith will ye season it? Have. salt in yourselves, and be at peace one with another. Markix. 49, 50. And it came to pass, when he was come back again, having received the kingdom, that he commanded these servants, unto whom he had given the money, to be called to him, that he might know what they had gained by trading. And the first came before him, saying, Lord, thy pound hath made ten pounds more. And he said unto him, Well done, thou good servant : because thou wast 48 The Master's Guide. found faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities. And the second came, saying, Thy pound, Lord, hath made five pounds. And he said unto him also, Be thou also over five cities. Lnkexix. 15—19. I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will arise and give him as many as he needeth. Lnkexi. 8. No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God. Lnkeix.62. If ye abide in my word, then are ye truly my disciples ; and ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. Johnviii. 31, 32. And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake : but he that endureth to the end, the same shall be saved. Matt.-x. 22. And because iniquity shall be multiplied, the love of the many shall wax cold. But he that endureth to the end, the same shall be saved. Matt. xxiv. 12, 13. There was a certain rich man, which had a steward ; and the same was accused unto him that he was wasting his goods. And he called him, and said unto him, What is this that I hear of thee ? render the account of thy stewardship ; for thou canst be no longer steward. And the steward said within him self, What shall I do, seeing that my lord taketh away the stewardship from me ? I have not strength to dig ; to beg I am ashamed. I am resolved what to do, that, The Devout Life. 49 when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses. And call ing to him each one of his lord's debtors, he said to the first, How much owest thou unto my lord ? And he said, A hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bond, and sit down quickly and write fifty. Then said he to another, And how much owest thou ? And he said, A hundred measures of wheat. He saith unto him, Take thy bond, and write fourscore. And his lord com mended the unrighteous steward because he had done wisely : for the sons of this world are for their own generation wiser than the sons of the light. And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends by means of the mammon of unrighteousness ; that, when it shall fail, they may receive you into the eternal tabernacles. He that is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much : and he that is unrighteous in a very little is un righteous also in much. If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches ? And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another's, who will give you that which is your own ? No servant can serve two masters : for either he will hate the one, and love the other ; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. Lukexvi. 1 — 13. A certain nobleman went into a far country, to receive for himself a kingdom, and to 5 50 The Master's Guide. return. And he called ten servants of his, and gave them ten pounds, and said unto them, Trade ye herewith till I come. But his citizens hated him, and sent an ambassage after him, saying, We will not that this man reign over us. Lukexix. 12—14. [ Watchfulness. ] But take heed to yourselves, lest haply your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that day come on you suddenly as a snare : for so shall it come upon all them that dwell on the face of all the earth. But watch ye at every season, making supplication, that ye may prevail to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man. Lukexxi. 34 — 36. Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is. It is as when a man, sojourning in another country, having left his house, and given authority to his servants, to each one his work, commanded also the porter to watch. Watch therefore : for ye know not when the lord of the house cometh, whether at even, or at midnight, or at cock-crowing, or in the morning; lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping. And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch. Markxiii. 33 — 37. Let your loins be girded about, and your lamps burning ; and be ye yourselves like unto men looking for their lord, when he shall The Devout Life. 51 return from the marriage feast ; that, when he cometh and knocketh, they may straightway open unto him. Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them sit down to meat, and shall come and serve them. And if he shall come in the second watch, and if in the third, and find the?n so, blessed are those servants. But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what hour the thief was coming, he would have watched, and not have left his house to be broken through. Be ye also ready : for in an hour that ye think not the Son of man cometh. Luke xii. 35 — 40. Take heed that ye be not led astray. Lukexxi. 8. Sit ye here, while I go yonder and pray. Matt. xxvi. 36. Simon, sleepest thou ? couldest thou not watch one hour ? Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation : the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. Mark xiv. 37, 38. Watch therefore : for ye know not on what day your Lord cometh. Matt. xxiv. 42. 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 foolish, and five were wise. For the foolish, when they took their lamps, took no oil with them : but the wise took oil in their vessels with their 52 The Masters Guide. lamps. Now while the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept. But at mid night there is a cry, Behold, the bridegroom ! Come ye forth 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 going out. But the wise answered, saying, Peradventure there will not be enough for us and you : go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves. And while they went away to buy, the bridegroom came ; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage feast : and the door was shut. Afterward come 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 not the day nor the hour. Matt. xxv. i — 13. [Gratitude.] Were not the ten cleansed ? but where are the nine ? Were there none found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger? Luke xvii. ij,iZ. Go to thy house unto thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and how he had mercy on thee. Markv. 19. Return to thy house, and declare how great things God hath done for thee. Luke viii. 39. See thou tell no man ; but go thy way, show thyself to the priest, and offer the The Devout Life. 53 gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them. Matt. viii. 4. Simon, I have somewhat to say unto thee. A certain lender had two debtors : the one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty. When they had not wherewith to pay, he forgave them both. Which of them therefore will love him most ? . . . Thou hast rightly judged. . . . Seest thou this woman? I en tered into thine house, thou gavest me no water for my feet : but she hath wetted my feet with her tears, and wiped them with her hair. Thou gavest me no kiss : but she, since the time I came in, hath not ceased to kiss my feet. My head with oil thou didst not anoint : but she hath anointed my feet with ointment. Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven ; for she loved much : but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little. Lukevii. 40—47. [Forgiveness and Forgivingness.] So shall also my heavenly Father do unto you, if ye forgive not every one his brother from your hearts. Matt, xviii. 35. And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. Matt.vi. 12. And whensoever ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have aught against any one ; that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses. Markxi. 25. Release, and ye shall be released. Lukevi.^j. For if ye forgive men their trespasses, 5" 54 The Master s Guide. your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your tres passes. Matt.vi. 14, 15. Go ye and learn what this meaneth, I desire mercy, and not sacrifice. Matt.ix. 13. Ye have heard that it was said to them of old time, Thou shalt not kill ; and who soever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgement: but I say unto you, that every one who is angry with his brother shall be in danger of the judgement ; and who soever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council ; and whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of the hell of fire. If therefore thou art offering thy gift at the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath aught against thee, leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way, first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift. Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art with him in the way ; lest haply the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison. Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou have paid the last farthing. Matt. v. 21 — 26 ; Lukexii. 58, 59. And if thy brother sin against thee, go, show him his fault between thee and him alone : if he hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. Matt, xviii. 15. Tlie Devout Life. 55 I say not unto thee, Until seven times ; but, Until seventy times seven. Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, which would make a reckoning with his servants. And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents. But foras much as he had not wherewith to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made. The servant therefore fell down and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all. And the lord of that servant, being moved with compassion, released him, and forgave him the debt. But that servant went out, and found one of his fellow-servants, which owed him a hundred pence : and he laid hold on him, and took him by the throat, saying, Pay what thou owest. So his fellow- servant fell down and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee. And he would not : but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay that which was due. So when his fellow-servants saw what was done, they were exceeding sorry, and came and told unto their lord all that was done. Then his lord called him unto him, and saith to him, Thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou besoughtest me : shouldest not thou also have had mercy on thy fellow-servant, even as I had mercy on thee ? And his lord was 56 The Master's Guide. wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due. So shall also my heavenly Father do unto you, if ye forgive not every one his brother from your hearts. Matt, xviii. 22—35. Take heed to yourselves : if thy brother sin, rebuke him ; and if he repent, forgive him. And if he sin against thee seven times in the day, and seven times turn again to thee, saying, I repent ; thou shalt forgive him. Luke xvii. 3, 4. Father, forgive them ; for they know not what they do. LukexxiH. 34. Son, thy sins are forgiven. But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, I say unto thee, Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thy house. Mark ii. 5, 10, 11. Man, thy sins are forgiven thee. Lukev. 20. Son, be of good cheer ; thy sins are for given. . . Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts ? For whether is easier, to say, Thy sins are forgiven; or to say, Arise, and walk? But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins. Arise, and take up thy bed, and go unto thy house. Matt. ix. 2, 4 — 6 ; Lukev. 20, 22 — 24. Thy sins are forgiven. Luke vii. 48. Simon, I have somewhat to say unto thee. A certain lender had two debtors : the one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty. When they had not wherewith to pay, he The Devout Life. 57 forgave them both. Which of them therefore will love him most ? . . . Thou hast rightly judged. . . Seest thou this woman? I entered into thine house, thou gavest me no water for my feet : but she hath wetted my feet with her tears, and wiped them with her hair. Thou gavest me no kiss : but she, since the time I came in, hath not ceased to kiss my feet. My head with oil thou didst not anoint : but she hath anointed my feet with ointment. Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven ; for she loved much : but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little. . . Thy sins are for given. . . . Thy faith hath saved thee ; go in peace. Luke vii. 40 — 50. THE PRACTICAL LIFE. f.-THE CHRISTIAN CONDUCT. [Practical Obedience the Expression of Faith.] jc It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. Matt. iv. 4 ; Lukeiv. 4. Thou knowest the commandments, Do not kill, Do not commit adultery, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Do not defraud, Honour thy father and mother. Markx. 19; Luke xviii. 20. Thou hast answered right : this do, and thou shalt live. Lukcx. 28. Why askest thou me concerning that which is good ? One there is who is good : but if thou wouldest enter into life, keep the com mandments. Matt.xix.i-j. Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it. Lukexi. 28. I Every one therefore which heareth these words of mine, and doeth them, shall be likened unto a wise man, which built his house upon the rock : and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house ; and it fell not : for it was 62 The Master's Guide. founded upon the rock. And every one that heareth these words of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand : and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and smote upon that house ; and it fell : and great was the fall thereof. Matt. vii. 24 — 27 ; Lukevi. 46 — 49. Go your way into the village that is over against you : and straightway as ye enter into it, ye shall find a colt tied, whereon no man ever yet sat ; loose him, and bring him. And if any one say unto you, Why do ye this ? say ye, The Lord hath need of him ; and straight way he will send him back hither. Markxi. 2, 3. Go into the city, and there shall meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water : follow him ; and wheresoever he shall enter in, say to the goodman of the house, The Master saith, Where is my guest-chamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples ? And he will himself show you a large upper room furnished and ready : and there make ready for US. Markxiv. 13 — 15. If ye abide in my word, then are ye truly my disciples ; and ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. John viii. 31, 32. My teaching is not mine, but his that sent me. If any man willeth to do his will, he shall know of the teaching, whether it be of God, or whether I speak from myself. He that speaketh from himself seeketh his own The Practical Life. 63 glory : but he that seeketh the glory of him that sent him, the same is true, and no un righteousness is in him. Johnvii. 16—18. What I do thou knowest not now ; but thou shalt understandhereafter. . . . If I wash thee not, thou hast no part with me. . . . He that is bathed needeth not save to wash his feet, but is clean every whit : and ye are clean, but not all. John xiii- 7, 8, 10. Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the great and first com mandment. And a second like unto it is this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. On these two commandments hangeth the whole law, and the prophets. Matt. xxii. 37 — 40. The first is, Hear, O Israel ; The Lord our God, the Lord is one : and thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength. The second is this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these. Markxii. 29 — 31. Think not that I came to destroy the law or the prophets : I came not to destroy, but to fulfil. For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass away from the law, till all things be accomplished. Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least com mandments, and shall teach men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven : but 64 The Master's Guide. whosoever shall do and teach them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. Matt. v. i j — 19 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven ; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy by thy name, and by thy name cast out devils, and by thy name do many mighty works ? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you : depart from me, ye that work iniquity. Matt. vii. 21 — 23. But what think ye ? A man had two sons ; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to-day in the vineyard. And he answered and said, I will not : but afterward he repented himself, and went. And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir : and went not. Whether of the twain did the will of his father ? . . . Verily I say unto you, that the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you. Matt. xxi. 28 — 31. Who is my mother ? and who are my brethren ? . Behold, my mother and my brethren ! For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother. Matt. xii. 48 — 50 ; Markiii. 33 — 35. My mother and my brethren are these which hear the word of God, and do it. Luke viii. 21. The Practical Life. 65 Even so ye also, when ye shall have done all the things that are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants ; we have done that which it was our duty to do. Lukexvii. 10. What is written in the law ? how readest thou ? . . . Thou hast answered right : this do, and thou shalt live. A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho ; and he fell among robbers, which both stripped him and beat him, and departed, leaving him half dead, And by chance a certain priest was going down that way : and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. And in like manner a Levite also, when he came to the place, and saw him, passed by on the other side. But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was : and when he saw him, he was moved with compassion, and came to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring on them oil and wine ; and he set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him. And on the morrow he took out two pence, and gave them to the host, and said, Take care of him ; and whatsoever thou spendest more, I, when I come back again, will repay thee. Which of these three, thinkest thou, proved neighbour unto him that fell among the robbers ? . . Go, and do thou likewise. Lukex. 26, 28, 30 — 37. I glorified thee on the earth, having ac complished the work which thou hast given me to do. John xvii. 4. 6* 66 The Masters Guide. Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while. Markvi.3i. Let us go over unto the other side of the lake L-ukeviii. 22. See thou say nothing to any man : but go thy way, show thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing the things which Moses com manded, for a testimony unto them. Marki. 44. Even so let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. Matt. v. 16. If ye love me, ye will keep my command ments. John xiv. 15. If a man love me, he will keep my word : 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 words : and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father's who sent me. John xiv. 23, 24. 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. This is my commandment, that ye love one another, even as I have loved you. John xv. 10, 12. Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching. Lukexii. 37. But when the king came in to behold the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment : and he saith unto him. The Practical Life. 6 J Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless. Then the king said to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and cast him out into the outer darkness ; there shall be the weeping and gnashing of teeth. For many are called, but few chosen. Matt. xxii. n — 14. For there is no good tree that bringeth forth corrupt fruit ; nor again a corrupt tree that bringeth forth good fruit. For each tree is known by its own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes. The good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good ; and the evil man out of the evil treasttre bringeth forth that which is evil : for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh. Lnkevi. 43 — 45. [Attainment depends o?i Aim and Purpose.] Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust doth consume, and where thieves break through and steal : but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth consume, and where thieves do not break through nor steal : for where thy treasure is, there will thy heart be also. The lamp of the body is the V eye : if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light. But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in 68 The Master's Guide. thee be darkness, how great is the dark ness ! Matt. vi. 19 — 23. If therefore thy whole body be full of light, having no part dark, it shall be wholly full of light, as when the lamp with its bright shining doth give thee light. Lukexi. 36. But seek ye first his kingdom, and his righteousness ; and all these things shall be added unto you. Matt. vi. 33. Martha, Martha, thou art anxious and troubled about many things : but one thing is needful (marg. but few things are needful, or one) : for Mary hath chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her. Lukex. 41, 42. One thing thou lackest yet : sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven : and come, follow me. . . How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God ! Lukexviii. 22 — 24. The cup that I drink ye shall drink ; and with the baptism that I am baptised withal shall ye be baptised : but to sit on my right hand or on my left hand is not mine to give : but it is for them for whom it hath been prepared. Markx. 39. My teaching is not mine, but his that sent me. Joknvii. 16. [The Christian Law of Fasting.] Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance : for they The Practical Life. 69 disfigure their faces, that they may be seen of men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have received their reward. But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thy head, and wash thy face ; that thou be not seen of men to fast, but of thy Father which is in secret : and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall recom pense thee. Matt. vi. 16 — 18. Can the sons of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them ? as long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast. But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then will they fast in that day. Mark ii. 19, 20 ; Lukev. 34, 35 ; Matt. ix. 15. I fast twice in the week. Luke xviii. 12. [The Christian Law of Almsgiving, or Charity.] Take heed that ye do not your righteous ness before men, to be seen of them : else ye have no reward with your Father which is in heaven. When therefore thou doest alms, sound not a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have received their reward. But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth : that thine alms may be in secret : and thy Father which seeth in secret shall recom pense thee. Matt. vi. 1 — 4. If thou wouldest be perfect, go, sell that 70 The Master's Guide. thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me. Matt.xix.21. One thing thou lackest yet : sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven : and come, follow me. Luke xviii. 22 ; Markx. 21 Give, and it shall be given unto you ; good measure, pressed down, shaken to gether, running over, shall they give into your bosom. Lukevi. 38. Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away. Matt. v. 42. When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, nor thy kinsmen, nor rich neighbours ; lest haply they also bid thee again, and a recompense be made thee. But when thou makest a feast, bid the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind : and thou shalt be blessed ; because they have not wherewith to recompense thee : for thou shalt be recompensed in the resurrection of the just. Lukexiv.12 — 14. Sell that ye have, and give alms ; make for yourselves purses which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief draweth near, neither moth destroyeth. For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. L-ukexii. 33, 34. Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor and maimed and blind and lame. And the ser- The Practical Life. yi vant said, Lord, what thou didst command is done, and yet there is room. And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the high ways and hedges, and constrain them to come in, that my house maybe filled. Lukexiv. 21—23. A certain man was going down from Jeru salem to Jericho ; and he fell among robbers, which both stripped him and beat him, and departed, leaving him half dead. And by chance a certain priest was going down that way and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. And in like manner a Levite also, when he came to the place, and saw him, passed by on the other side. But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was : and when he saw him, he was moved with compassion, and came to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring on them oil and wine ; and he set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him. And on the morrow he took out two pence, and gave them to the host, and said, Take care of him ; and whatsoever thou spendest more, I, when I come back again, will repay thee. Which of these three, thinkest thou, proved neighbour unto him that fell among the robbers ? . . . Go, and do thou likewise. Lnkex. 30 — 37. Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye tithe mint and anise and cummin, and have left undone the weightier matters of the law, judgement, and mercy, and faith : but these ye ought to have done, 72 The Masters Guide. and not to have left the other undone. Ye blind guides, which strain out the gnat, and swallow the camel. Matt, xxiii. 23, 24. But when the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the angels with him, then shall he sit on the throne of his glory : and before him shall be gathered all the nations : and he shall separate them one from another, as the shepherd separateth the 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 an hungred, 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, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee ? or athirst, and gave thee drink ? And when saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in ? or naked, and clothed thee ? And when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee ? And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it unto one of these my brethren, even these least, ye did it unto me. Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into the eternal fire which is prepared for the devil and his angels : for I was The Practical Life. 73 an hungred, 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, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, 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 it not unto one of these least, ye did it not unto me. And these shall go away into eternal punishment : but the righteous into eternal life. Matt. xxv. 31—46. Why trouble ye the woman ? for she hath wrought a good work upon me. For ye have the poor always with you ; but me ye have not always. For in that she poured this ointment upon my body, she did it to prepare me for burial. Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, that also which this woman hath done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her. Matt. xxvi. 10 — 13 ; Mark xiv. 6 — 9 ; John xii. 7, 8. Of a truth I say unto you, This poor widow cast in more than they all : for all these did of their superfluity cast in unto the gifts : but she of her want did cast in all the living that she had. Lukexxi. 3, 4. Howbeit give for alms those things which are within ; and behold, all things are clean unto you. Lukexi. 41. 7 74 The Masters Guide. And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends by means of the mammon of un righteousness ; that, when it shall fail, they may receive you into the eternal tabernacles. Luke xvi. 9. I give tithes of all that I get. Lnkexvni. 12. It is more blessed to give than to receive. Acts xx. 35. OUR SINS. Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. Matt. iv. 7 ; Lzikeiv. 12. Neither did this man sin, nor his parents : but that the works of God should be made manifest in him. Johnix. 3. I know that ye are Abraham's seed ; yet ye seek to kill me, because my word hath not free course in you. John viii. 37. And this is the judgement, that the light is come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light ; for their works were evil. For every one that doeth ill hateth the light, and cometh not to the light, lest his works should be reproved. But he that doeth the truth cometh to the light, that his works may be made manifest, that they have been wrought in God. Johniii. 19 — 21. And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country ; and there he wasted his substance with riotous living. And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in The Practical Life. 75 that country ; and he began to be in want. And he went and joined himself to one of the citizens of that country ; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine. And he would fain have been filled with the husks that the swine did eat : and no man gave unto him. Lnkexv. 13 — 16. But there is nothing covered up, that shall not be revealed ; and hid, that shall not be known. Wherefore whatsoever ye have said in the darkness shall be heard in the light ; and what ye have spoken in the ear in the inner chambers shall be proclaimed upon the housetops. Lukexii. 2, 3. Think ye that these Galileans were sinners above all the Galileans, because they have suffered these things ? I tell you, Nay : but, except ye repent, ye shall all in like manner perish. Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and killed them, think ye that they were offenders above all the men that dwell in Jerusalem ? I tell you, Nay : but, except ye repent, ye shall all like wise perish. Lukexiii. 2 — 5. [Sins against God — Blasphemy, etc.] For out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, railings : these are the things which defile the man : but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not the man. Matt. xv. 19, 20. Verily I say unto you, All their sins shall j6 The Master's Guide. be forgiven unto the sons of men, and their blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme : but whosoever shall blaspheme against the Holy Spirit hath never forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin. Mark in. 28, 29. And every one who shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him : but unto him that blasphemeth against the Holy Spirit it shall not be forgiven. Luke xii. 10. 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 sanctified and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest ; because I said, I am the Son of God ? Johnx. 34—36. Again, ye have heard that it was said to them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths : but I say unto you, Swear not at all ; neither by the heaven, for it is the throne of God ; nor by the earth, for it is the footstool of his feet ; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, for thou canst not make one hair white or black. But let your speech be, Yea, yea ; Nay, nay : and whatsoever is more than these is of the evil one. Matt. v. 33 — 37. Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast your pearls before the swine, lest haply they trample them under their feet, and turn and rend you. Matt. vii. 6. The Practical Life. TJ Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. Matt. iv. 7. [Hypocrisy.] Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees. O ye of little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have no bread ? Do ye not yet perceive, neither remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up ? Neither the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many baskets ye took up ? How is it that ye do not perceive that 1 spake not to you concerning bread ? But beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees. Matt. xvi. 6, 8 — n ; Markv'ni. 15. Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. Luke xii. .. The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses' seat : all things therefore whatsoever they bid you, these do and observe : but do not ye after their works ; for they say, and do not. Yea, they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders ; but they themselves will not move them with their finger. But all their works they do for to be seen of men : for they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their ga?rments, and love the chief place at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues, and the salutations in the market-places, and to be called of men, Rabbi. But be not ye called Rabbi : for One is your Teacher, and all 7* 78 The Master's Guide. ye are brethren. And call no man your father on the earth : for One is your Father, which is in heaven. Neither be ye called masters : for One is your Master, even the Christ. But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant. And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be humbled ; and whosoever shall humble himself shall be exalted. But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites ! because ye shut the kingdom of heaven against men : for ye enter not in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering in to enter. Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites ! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte ; and when he is become so, ye make him twofold more a son of hell than yourselves. 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 hath sanctified the gold ? And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing ; but whosoever shall swear by the gift that is upon it, he is a debtor. Ye blind : for whether is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift? He therefore that sweareth by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon. And he that sweareth by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein. And he that sweareth by The Practical Life. 79 the heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon. Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites ! for ye tithe mint and anise and cummin, and have left undone the weightier matters of the law, judgement, and mercy, and faith : but these ye ought to have done, and not to have left the other undone. Ye blind guides, which strain out the gnat, and swallow the camel. Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites ! for ye cleanse the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full from extortion and excess. Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first the inside of the cup and of the platter, that the outside thereof may become clean also. Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites ! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which outwardly appear beautiful, but inwardly are full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness. Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but inwardly ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity. Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites ! for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and garnish the tombs of the righteous, and say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we should not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets. Wherefore ye witness to your selves, that ye are sons of them that slew the 80 The Master s Guide. prophets. Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers. Ye serpents, ye offspring of vipers, how shall ye escape the judgement of hell ? Therefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes : some of them shall ye kill and crucify ; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city : that upon you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood of Abel the right eous unto the blood of Zachariah son of Barachiah, whom ye slew between the sanc tuary and the altar. Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this genera tion. Matt, xxiii. 2 — 36. Ye hypocrites, well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying, This people honoureth me with their lips ; but their heart is far from me. But in vain do they worship me, teaching as their doctrines the precepts of men. Matt. xv. 7 — 9. When ye see a cloud rising in the west, straightway ye say, There cometh a shower ; and so it cometh to pass. And when ye see a south wind blowing, ye say, There will be a scorching heat ; and it cometh to pass. Ye hypocrites, ye know how to interpret the face of the earth and the heaven ; but how is it that ye know not how to interpret this time ? And why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right ? Lukexii. 54—57- Ye are they that justify yourselves in the sight of men ; but God knoweth your The Practical Life. 81 hearts : for that which is exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of God. Lukexvi. 15. But woe unto you Pharisees ! for ye tithe mint and rue and every herb, and pass over judgement and the love of God : but these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone. Woe unto you Pharisees ! for ye love the chief seats in the synagogues, and the salutations in the market-places. Woe unto you ! for ye are as the tombs which appear not, and the men that walk over them know it not. Lukexi. 42—44. It is written, And my house shall be a house of prayer, but ye have made it a den of robbers. Luke xix.'46. Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites ? Show me the tribute money. Matt. xxii. 18,19. Beware of the scribes, which desire to walk in long robes, and love salutations in the market-places, and chief seats in the synagogues, and chief places at feasts ; which devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayers : these shall receive greater condemnation. Lukexx. 46, 47. Woe unto you ! for ye build the tombs of the prophets, and your fathers killed them. So ye are witnesses and consent unto the works of your fathers : for they killed them, and ye build their tombs. Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send unto them prophets and apostles ; and some of them they shall kill and persecute ; that the 82 The Master's Guide. 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 Zachariah, who perished between the altar and the sanctuary : yea, I say unto you, it shall be required of this generation. Woe unto you lawyers ! for ye took away the key of knowledge : ye entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered. Lukexi. 47— 52. And when ye pray, ye shall not be as the hypocrites : for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you. They have received their re ward. Matt. vi. 5. Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves. By their fruits ye shall know them. Matt. vii. 15, 16. Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Matt. vii. 21. Ye hypocrites, doth not each one of you on the Sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the stall, and lead him away to watering ? And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan had bound, lo, these eighteen years, to have been loosed from this bond on the day of the Sabbath ? Lukex'ni. 15, 16. The Practical Life. 83 [The Sceptical Spirit '.] Why reason ye these things in your hearts ? Whether is easier, to say to the sick of the palsy, Thy sins are forgiven ; or to say, Arise, and take up thy bed, and walk ? Mark ii. 8, 9. O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt? Matt. xiv. 31. O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you ? how long shall I bear with you ? bring him hither to me. Matt. xvii. 17. Because of your little faith : 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. Matt. xvii. 20. Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and bear witness of that we have seen ; and ye receive not our witness. If I told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you heavenly things ? Johniii. 11, 12. He that believeth on him is not judged : he that believeth not hath been judged already, because he hath not believed on the name of the only-begotten Son of God. And this is the judgement, that the light is come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light ; for their works were evil. Johniii. 18, 19. Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will in no wise believe. Johniv. 48. 84 The Masters Guide. And ye have not his word abiding in you : for whom he sent, him ye believe not. Johnv. 38. And ye will not come to me, that ye may have life. Johnv. 40. I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not : if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive. How can ye believe, which receive glory one of another, and the glory that cometh from the only God ye seek not ? . . . For if ye believed Moses, ye would believe me ; for he wrote of me. But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words ? Johnv. 43, 44, 46, 47. But I said unto you, that ye have seen me, and yet believe not. John vi. 36. But there are some of you that believe not. Johnvi. 64. I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins : for except ye believe that I am he, ye shall die in your sins. JohnviH. 24. But because 1 say the truth, ye believe me not. Which of you convicteth me of sin ? If I say truth, why do ye not believe me ? He that is of God heareth the words of God : for this cause ye hear them not, because ye are not of God. JohnviH. 45 — 47. I am come a light into the world, that who soever believeth on me may not abide in the darkness. And if any man hear my sayings, and keep them not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world. John xii. 46, 47. The Practical Life. 85 If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin ; but now they have no excuse for their sin. He that hateth me hateth my Father, also. If I had not done among them the works which none other did, they had not had sin : but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father. Johnxv.22 — 24. [Pride.] For from within, out of the heart of men, evil thoughts proceed, . . . pride, foolishness : all these evil things proceed from within, and defile the man. Markvii. 21 — 23. Beware of the scribes, which desire to walk in long robes, and to have saluta tions in the market-places, and chief seats in the synagogues, and chief places at feasts : they which devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayers ; these shall receive greater condemnation. Mark xii. 38 — 40. But all their works they do for to be seen of men. Matt, xxiii. 5. For every one that exalteth himself shall be humbled ; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted. Luke xiv. n. Ye are they that justify yourselves in the sight of men ; but God knoweth your hearts : for that which is exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of God. Lukexvi 15. 86 The Master's Guide. [Sins against Others — Anger and its Conse quences^ Ye have heard that it was said to them of old time, Thou shalt not kill ; and whoso ever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgement : but I say unto you, that every one who is angry with his brother shall be in danger of the judgement ; and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council ; and whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of the hell of fire. Matt. v. 21, 22. For out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders. Matt.xv. 19. Thou shalt not kill. Matt. xix. 18. Do not kill. Markx. 19. I speak the things which I have seen with my Father : and ye also do the things which ye heard from your father. . . . Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father it is your will to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and stood 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 thereof. John viii. 38, 44. But he was angry, and would not go in. Lukexv. 28. [Sensualities :] For out of the heart come forth . . . adul teries, fornications. Matt.xv. 19. Thou shalt not commit adultery. Matt. xix. 18. Ye have heard that it was said, Thou shalt The Practical Life. 87 not commit adultery : but I say unto you, that every one that looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart. And if thy right eye causeth thee to stumble, pluck it out, and cast it from thee : for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not thy whole body be cast into hell. Matt. v. 27—29. It was said also, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement : but I say unto you, that every one that putteth away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, maketh her an adulteress : and whosoever shall marry her when she is put away committeth adultery. Matt. v. 31, 32. Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her ¦ and if she herself shall put away her husband, and marry another, she committeth adultery. Markx. n, 12 Dishonesties, False Witness, etc.] For out of the heart come forth . . . thefts, false witness, railings. Matt. xv. 19. Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness. Matt. xix. 18. A man planted a vineyard, and set a hedge about it, and digged a pit for the winepress, and built a tower, and let it out to husband men, and went into another country. And at the season he sent to the husbandmen a servant, that he might receive from the husbandmen of the fruits of the vineyard. 88 The Master's Guide. And they took him, and beat him, and sent him away empty. And again he sent unto them another servant ; and him they wounded in the head, and handled shamefully. And he sent another; and him they killed: and many others ; beating some, and killing some. He had yet one, a beloved son : he sent him last unto them, saying, They will reverence my son. But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours. And they took him, and killed him, and cast him forth out of the vineyard. What there fore will the lord of the vineyard do? he will come and destroy the husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others. Markxii. 1—9. Who then is the faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall set over his household, to give them their portion of food in due season ? Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing. Of a truth I say unto you, that he will set him over all that he hath. But if that servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming ; and shall begin to beat the menservants and the maidservants, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken ; the lord of that servant shall come in a day when he expecteth not, and in an hour when he knoweth not, and shall cut him asunder, and appoint his portion with the unfaithful. Luke xii. 42 — 46. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of The Practical Life. 89 his own : for he is a liar, and the father thereof. John via. 44. Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven J but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy by thy name, and by thy name cast out devils, and by thy name do many mighty works ? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you : depart from me, ye that work iniquity. Matt. vii. 21—23. [Evil Thoughts and the Evil Eye.] For from within, out of the heart of men, evil thoughts proceed, . . an evil eye. Mark vii. 21, 22. The lamp of the body is the eye : if there fore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light. But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is the darkness ! Matt. vi. 22, 23. Call the labourers, and pay them their hire, beginning from the last unto the first. And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny. And when the first came, they supposed that they would receive more ; and they likewise received every man a penny. And when they received it, they murmured against the householder, saying, These last have spent but one hour, and thou hast 90 The Master's Guide. made them equal unto us, which have borne the burden of the day and the scorching heat. But he answered and said to one of them, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a penny? Take up that which is thine, and go thy way ; it is my will to give unto this last, even as unto thee. Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own ? or is thine eye evil, because I am good ? Matt. xx. 8 — 15. There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, and regarded not man : and there was a widow in that city ; and she came oft unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary. And he would not for a while : but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man ; yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest she wear me out by her continual coming. Luke xv'ai.-t — 5. [Judging and Denouncing.] Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judgement ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured unto you. And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me cast out the mote out of thine eye ; and lo, the beam is in thine own eye ? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye ; and The Practical Life. 91 then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye. Matt. vii. 1—5. But if ye had known what this meaneth, I desire mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless. Matt. xii. 7. And judge not, and ye shall not be judged : and condemn not, and ye shall not be con demned: release, and ye shall be released: give, and it shall be given unto you ; good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, shall they give into your bosom. For with what measure ye mete it shall be measured to you again. Lukevi. 37, 38. He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her. . . . Woman, where are they ? did no man condemn thee ? . . . Neither do I condemn thee : go thy way ; from henceforth sin no more. JohnviH. 7, 10, 1 1. [Sins against Ourselves — Worldliness.] Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust doth consume, and where thieves break through and steal : but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth consume, and where thieves do not break through nor steal : for where th}' treasure is, there will thy heart be also. Matt.vi. 19 — 21. No man can serve two masters : for either he will hate the one, and love the other ; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. Matt. vi. 24. 92 The Master's Guide. An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign ; and there shall no sign be given to it but the sign of Jonah the prophet : for as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the whale ; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. Matt. xii. 39, 40. Leave the dead to bury their own dead ; but go thou and publish abroad the kingdom of God. Lukeix. 60. Martha, Martha, thou art anxious and, troubled about many things : but one thing is needful : for Mary hath chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her. Lukex. 41, 42. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye seek me not because ye saw signs, but because ye ate of the loaves, and were filled.^Work not for the meat which perisheth, but for the meat which abideth unto eternal lifeYwhich the Son of man shall give unto you : for him the Father, even God, hath sealed. Johnvi. 26, 27. But take heed to yourselves, lest haply your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that day come on you suddenly as a snare : for so shall it come upon all them that dwell on the face of all the earth. Luke xxi. 34, 35. And he that was sown among the thorns, this is he that heareth the word ; and the care of the world, and the deeeitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful. Matt. xiii. 22. The Practical Life. 93 And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country ; and there he wasted his substance with riotous living. Lukexv. 13. For as in those days which were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, and they knew not until the flood came, and took them all away ; so shall be the coming of the Son of man. Matt. xxiv. 38, 39. Now there was a certain rich man, and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, faring sumptuously every day : . . . and the rich man also died, and was buried. And in Hades 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 in anguish in this flame. But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and Lazarus in like manner evil things : but now here he is comforted, and thou art in anguish. Lukexvi. 19, 22 — 25. What shall I do, seeing that my lord taketh away the stewardship from me ? I have not strength to dig ; to beg I am ashamed. I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses. Lukexvi. 3, 4. 94 The Master's Guide. _ [Moral Weaknesses.] Strive to enter in by the narrow door : for many, I say unto you, shall seek to enter in, and shall not be able. When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, open to us ; and he shall answer and say to you, I know you not whence ye are ; then shall ye begin to say, We did eat and drink in thy presence, and thou didst teach in our streets ; and he shall say, I tell you, I know not whence ye are ; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity. LukexHi. 24— 27. And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a field, and I must needs go out and see it : I pray thee have me excused. And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them : I pi ay thee have me excused. And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come. Lukexiv. 18 — 20. And I say unto you, that every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgement. For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned. Matt. xii. 36, 37. Therefore speak I to them in parables ; because seeing they see not, aud hearing they hear not, neither do they understand. Matt. xiii. 13. Let them alone : they are blind guides. The Practical Life. 95 And if the blind guide the blind, both shall fall into a pit. Matt. xv. 14. When it is evening, ye say, // will be fair weather: for the heaven is red. And in the morning, // will be foul weather to-day : for the heaven is red and lowring. Ye know how to discern the face of the heaven ; but ye cannot discern the signs of the times. Matt. xvi. 2, 3. When ye see a cloud rising in the west, straightway ye say, There cometh a shower ; and so it cometh to pass. And when ye see a south wind blowing, ye say, There will be a scorching heat ; and it cometh to pass. Ye hypocrites, ye know how to interpret the face of the earth and the heaven ; but how is it that ye know not how to interpret this time ? And why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right? Lukexii. 54 — 57. Unto you is given the mystery of the kingdom of God : but unto them that are without, all things are done in parables : that seeing they may see, and not perceive ; and hearing they may hear, and not under stand ; lest haply they should turn again, and it should be forgiven them. Markiv. n, 12. Why reason ye, because ye have no bread ? do ye not yet perceive, neither understand ? have ye your heart hardened ? Having eyes, see ye not ? and having ears, hear ye not ? and do ye not remember ? MarkvHi. 17, 18. But when the king came in to behold the guests, he saw there a man which had not on 96 The Master's Guide. a wedding garment : and he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment ? And he was speechless. Then the king said to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and cast him out into the outer darkness ; there shall be the weeping and gnashing of teeth. For many are called, but few chosen. Matt. xxii. n — 14. Ye are they that justify yourselves in the sight of men ; but God knoweth your hearts : for that which is exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of God. Lukexvi. 15, For judgement came I into this world, that they which see not may see ; and that they which see may become blind. . . If ye were blind, ye would have no sin : but now ye say, We see : your sin remaineth. Johnix. 39, 41. Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink the cup that I am about to drink? Matt. xx. 22. Two men went up into the temple to pray ; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican. The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as the rest of men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican. I fast twice in the week ; I give tithes of all that I get. But the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote his breast, saying, God, be merciful to me a sinner. I say unto you, This man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that The Practical Life. 97 exalteth himself shall be humbled ; but he that humbleth himself shall be exalted. Luke xviii. 10 — 14. The unclean spirit, when he is gone out of the man, passeth through waterless places, seeking rest ; and finding none, he saith, I will turn back unto my house whence I came out. And when he is come, he findeth it swept and garnished. Then goeth he, and taketh to him seven other spirits more evil than himself; and they enter in and dwell there : and the last state of that man becometh worse than the first. Lukexi. 24—26. Every plant which my heavenly Father planted not, shall be rooted up. Matt.xv. 13. Can the blind guide the blind ? shall they not both fall into a pit? Lukevi. 39. [ Covetousness. ] For from within, out of the heart of men, evil thoughts proceed, . . covetings, wicked nesses. Markvii. 21, 22. Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you ? Take heed, and keep yourselves from all covetousness : for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth. The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully : and he reasoned within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have not where to bestow my fruits ? And he said, This will I do : I will pull down my barns, and build greater ; and there will I bestow all 9 98 The Master's Guide. my corn and my goods. And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years ; take thine ease, eat, drink, be merry. But God said unto him, Thou foolish one, this night is thy soul required of thee ; and the things which thou hast prepared, whose shall they be ? So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God. LukexH. 14 — 21. II.— THE CHRISTIAN RELATIONS. [Christ's Own Law: the Law of Love.] Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second like tmto it is this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thy self. On these two commandments hangeth the whole law, and the prophets. Matt. xxii. 37 — 40. Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. Matt. xix. 19. Ye have heard that it was said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy : but I say unto you, Love your enemies, and pray for them that persecute you ; that ye may be sons of your Father which is in heaven : for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sendeth rain on the just and the unjust. For if ye love them that love you, what reward have ye ? do not even the publicans the same ? And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others'! do not even 99 ioo The Master's Guide. the Gentiles the same? Ye therefore shall be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect. Matt. v. 43 — 48; Lukevi.27 — 36. All things therefore whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, even so do ye also unto them : for this is the law and the prophets. Matt.vu.it. A new commandment I give unto you, that ye love one another ; even as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another. John xiii. 34, 35. If ye love me, ye will keep my command ments. Johnxiv. 15. I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat : and if I send them away fasting to their home, they will faint in the way ; and some of them are come from far. Mark viii. -j., 3. He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me : and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself unto him. Johnxiv. 21. If a man love me, he will keep my word : 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 words : and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father's who sent me. Johnxiv. 23, 24. The Practical Life. 101 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. . . . This is my commandment, that ye love one another, even as I have loved you. Johnxv. 10, 12. For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of man also shall be ashamed of him, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels. Markviii. 38. Simon, son of John, lovest thou me more than these ? Simon, son of John, lovest thou me ? . . . Simon, son of John, lovest thou me? jolmxxi. 15— 17. Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. Ye are my friends, if ye do the things which I command you. No longer do I call you servants ; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth : but I have called you friends ; for all things that I heard from my Father I have made known unto you. Ye did not choose me, but I chose you, and appointed you, that ye should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should abide : that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you. Johnxv. 13 — 16. But go ye and learn what this meaneth, I desire mercy, and not sacrifice. Matt. ix. 13. But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them that hate you, bless 9* 102 The Master's Guide. them that curse you, pray for them that de spitefuliy use you. To him that smiteth thee on the one cheek offer also the other ; and from him that taketh away thy cloke withhold not thy coat also. Give to every one that asketh thee ; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again. And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise. And if ye love them that love you, what thank have ye ? for even sin ners love those that love them. And if ye do good to them that do good to you, what thank have ye ? for even sinners do the same. And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to re ceive, what thank have ye ? even sinners lend to sinners, to receive again as much. But love your enemies, and do them good, and lend, never despairing ; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be sons of the Most High : for he is kind toward the unthankful and evil. Be ye merciful, even as your Father is merciful. Lukevi. 27 — 36. Blessed are the merciful : for they shall obtain mercy. Matt. v. 7. Then his lord called him unto him, and saith to him, Thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou besoughtest me ; shouldest not thou also have had mercy on thy fellow-servant, even as I had mercy on thee ? Matt, xviii. 32, 33. And if thy brother sin against thee, go, show him his fault between thee and him alone : if he hear thee, thou hast gained thy Tfie Practical Life. 103 brother. But if he hear thee not, take with thee one or two more, that at the mouth of two witnesses or three every word may be established. Mait- xviii- x s. l6- [Christian Discipleship.] Come ye after me, and I will make you fishers of men. Matt. iv. 19. No man can serve two masters : for either he will hate the one, and love the other ; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. Matt. vi. 24. A disciple is not above his master, nor a 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 ! Matt. x. 24, 25. The disciple is not above his master : but every one when he is perfected shall be as his master. Luke vi. 4a. 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. Matt. xi. 29. Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or mother, or father, or children, or lands, for my sake, and for the Gospel's sake, but he shall receive a hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions ; and in the world to come eternal life. But 104 The Master's Guide. many that are first shall be last, and the last first. Markx.2g — 31. I beheld Satan fallen as lightning from heaven. Behold, I have given you authority to tread upon serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy : and nothing shall in any wise hurt you. Howbeit in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you ; but rejoice that your names are written in heaven. Lukex.iS — 20. If ye abide in my word, then are ye truly my disciples ; and ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. JohnviH. 31, 32. And ye also bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning. Johnxv. 27. If any man cometh unto me, and hateth not his own father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple. Whosoever doth not bear his own cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple. For which of you, desiring to build a tower, doth not first sit down and count the cost, whether he have wherewith to complete it? Lest haply, when he hath laid a foundation, and is not able to finish, all that behold begin to mock him, saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish. Or what king, as he goeth to encounter another king in war, will not sit down first and take counsel whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thou- The Practical Life. 105 sand ? Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and asketh conditions of peace. So therefore whosoever he be of you that renounceth not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple. Lukexiv. 26— 33. These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be made to stumble. They shall put you out of the synagogues : yea, the hour cometh, that whosoever killeth you shall think that he offereth service unto God. And these things will they do, because they have not known the Father, nor me. But these things have I spoken unto you, that when their hour is come, ye may remember them, how that I told you. And these things I said not unto you from the beginning, be cause I was with you. But now I go unto him that sent me ; and none of you asketh me, Whither goest thou ? But because I have spoken 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 go, I will send him unto you. Johnxvi. 1 — 7. A new commandment I give unto you, that ye love one another ; even as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another. Johnxiii. 34, 35. I am the light of the world : he that follow eth me shall not walk in the darkness, but shall have the light of life. JohnviH. 12. 106 The Master's Guide. I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. Every branch in me that bear eth not fruit, he taketh it away : and every branch that beareth fruit, he cleanseth it, that it may bear more fruit. Already ye are clean because of the word which I have spoken unto you. Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine ; so neither can ye, except ye abide in me. I am the vine, ye are the branches : He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same beareth much fruit : for apart from me ye can do nothing. If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered ; and they gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned. If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatsoever ye will, and it shall be done unto you. Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit ; and so shall ye be my disciples. John xv. i — 8. Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. Ye are my friends, if ye do the things which I command you. No longer do I call you servants ; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth : but I have called you friends ; for all things that I heard from my Father I have made known unto you. Ye did not choose me, but I chose you, and appointed you, that ye should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should abide. Johnxv. 13 — 16. Thus it is written, that the Christ should The Practical Life. 107 suffer, and rise again from the dead the third day; and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name unto all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem. Ye are witnesses of these things. And behold, I send forth the promise of my Father upon you : but tarry ye in the city, until ye be clothed with power from on high. Lukexxiv. 46 — 49. It is not for you to know times or seasons, which the Father hath set within his own authority. But ye shall receive power, when the Holy Ghost is come upon you : and ye shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea and Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. Actsi. 7, 8. [Rightly Estimating and Rightly Meeting our Responsibilities.] Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given. For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have abundance : but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that which he hath. Therefore speak I to them in parables ; because seeing they see not, and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand. And unto them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall in no wise understand. And seeing ye shall see, and shall in no wise perceive : for 108 The Master's Guide. this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed ; lest haply they should perceive with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and should turn again, and I should heal them. But blessed are your eyes, for they see ; and your ears, for they hear. For verily I say unto you, that many prophets and righteous men desired to see the things which ye see, and saw them not ; and to hear the things which ye hear, and heard them not. Matt. xiii. n — 17. Have ye understood all these things ? Matt. xiii. 51. If any man hath ears to hear, let him hear. Markiv. 23. Unto you is given the mystery of the kingdom of God : but unto them that are without, all things are done in parables : that seeing they may see, and not perceive ; and hearing they may hear, and not understand ; lest haply they should turn again, and it should be forgiven them. Markiv. 11,12. Know ye not this parable ? and how shall ye know all the parables ? Markiv. 13. If I told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you heavenly things ? JohnHi. 12. Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink the cup that I drink? or to be baptised with the baptism that I am baptised with? Markx. 38. The Practical Life. 109 A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard ; and he came seeking fruit thereon, and found none. And he said unto the vinedresser. Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none : cut it down ; why doth it also cumber the ground ? And he answering saith unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it : and if it bear fruit thenceforth, well; but if not, thou shalt cut it down. LitkexHi. 6 — g. For there is no good tree that bringeth forth corrupt fruit ; nor again a corrupt tree that bringeth forth good fruit. For each tree is known by its own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes. The good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good ; and the evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth that which is evil : for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh. Lukevi. 43 — 45. Take heed therefore how ye hear : for whosoever hath, to him shall be given ; and whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that which he thinketh he hath. Luke viii. 18. Let these words sink into your ears : for the Son of man shall be delivered up into the hands of men. Lukeix. 44. A certain nobleman went into a far country, to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return. And he called ten servants of his, 1 10 The Masters Guide. and gave them ten pounds, and said unto them, Trade ye herewith till I come. But his citizens hated him, and sent an ambas- sage after him, saying, We will not that this man reign over us. And it came to pass, when he was come back again, having received the kingdom, that he commanded these servants, unto whom he had given the money, to be called to him, that he might know what they had gained by trading. And the first came before him, saying, Lord, thy pound hath made ten pounds more. And he said unto him, Well done, thou good servant : because thou wast found faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities. And the second came, saying, Thy pound, Lord, hath made five pounds. And he said unto him also, Be thou also over five cities. And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I kept laid up in a napkin : for I feared thee, because thou art an austere man : thou takest up that thou layedst not down, and reapest that thou didst not sow. He saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I am an austere man, taking up that I laid not down, and reaping that I did not sow ; then wherefore gavest thou not my money into the bank, and I at my coming should have required it with interest ? And he said unto them that stood by, Take away from him the pound, and give it unto him that hath the ten pounds. And they said unto him, Lord, he The Practical L ife. 1 1 1 hath ten pounds. I say unto you, that unto every one that hath shall be given ; but from him that hath not, even that which he hath shall be taken away from him. Howbeit these mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me. Lnkexix. 12— 27. The kingdom of God shall be taken away from you, and shall be given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof. And he that falleth on this stone shall be broken to pieces : but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will scatter him as dust. Matt. xxi. 43, 44. For it is as when a man, going into another country, called his own servants, and de livered unto them his goods. And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one ; to each according to his several ability ; and he went on his journey. Straight way he that received the five talents went and traded with them, and made other five talents. In like manner he also that received the two gained other two. But he that re ceived the one went away and digged in the earth, and hid his lord's money. Now after a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and maketh a reckoning with them. And he that received the five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents : lo, I have gained other five talents. His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant : thou hast been faithful over a few things, I 112 The Master's Guide. will set thee over many things : enter thou into the joy of thy lord. And he also that received the two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents : lo, I have gained other two talents. His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many things : enter thou into the joy of thy lord. And he also that had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art a hard man, reaping where thou didst not sow, and gathering where thou didst not scatter : and I was afraid, and went away and hid thy talent in the earth : lo, thou hast thine own. But 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 did not scatter ; thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the bankers, and at my coming I should have received back mine own with interest. Take ye away therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him that hath the ten talents. For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abun dance : but from him that hath not, even that which he hath shall be taken away. And cast ye out the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness : there shall be the weeping and gnashing of teeth. Matt. xxv. 14 — 30. A man planted a vineyard, and set a hedge about it, and digged a pit for the winepress, and built a tower, and let it out to husband- The Practical Life. 113 men, and went into another country. And at the season he sent to the husbandmen a servant, that he might receive from the hus bandmen of the fruits of the vineyard. And they took him, and beat him, and sent him away empty. And again he sent unto them another servant ; and him they wounded in the head, and handled shamelully. And he sent another ; and him they killed : and many others ; beating some, and killing some. He had yet one, a beloved son : he sent him last unto them, saying, They will reverence my son. But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir ; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours. And they took him, and killed him, and cast him forth out of the vineyard. What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do ? he will come and destroy the husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others. Have ye not read even this Scripture ; The stone which the builders rejected, the same was made the head of the corner : this was from the Lord, and it is marvellous in our eyes ? Markxii. I — n. 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 foolish, and five were wise. For the foolish, when they took their lamps, took no oil with them : but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. Now while the bridegroom tarried, 1 14 The Master's Guide. they all slumbered and slept. But at midnight there is a cry, Behold, the bridegroom ! Come ye forth 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 going out. But the wise answered, saying, Peradventure there will not be enough for us and you : go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for your selves. And while they went away to buy, the bridegroom came ; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage feast : and the door was shut. Afterward come 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 not the day nor the hour. Matt. xxv. 1 — 13. But when the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the angels with him, then shall he sit on the throne of his glory : and before him shall be gathered all the nations : and he shall separate them one from another, as the shepherd separateth the 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 an hungred, 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 The Practical Life. 1 1 5 visited me : 1 was in prison, and ye came unto me. Then shall the righteous answer him, saying. Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee ? or athirst, and gave thee drink ? And when saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in ? or naked, and clothed thee ? And when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee ? And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, In asmuch as ye did it unto one of these my brethren, even these least, ye did it unto me. Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into the eternal fire whicli is prepared for the devil and his angels : for I was an hungred, 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, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, 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 it not unto one of these least, ye did it not unto me. And these shall go away into eternal punishment : but the righteous into eternal life. Matt. xxv. 31 — 46. Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven : but whosoever shall do and teach 116 The Master's Guide. them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. Matt. v. 19. And no man, when he hath lighted a lamp, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth it under a bed ; but putteth it on a stand, that they which enter in may see the light. For nothing is hid, that shall not be made manifest ; nor anything secret, that shall not be known and come to light. LukevHi. 16, 17. I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou didst hide these things from the wise and understanding, and didst reveal them unto babes : yea, Father, for so it was well-pleasing in thy sight. Matt. xi. 25, 26. Woe unto thee, Chorazin ! woe unto thee, Bethsaida ! for if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon, which were done in you, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. Howbeit it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the judgment, than for you. And thou, Capernaum, shalt thou be exalted unto heaven ? thou shalt be brought down unto Hades. Lukex. 13 — 15. Be ye also ready : for in an hour that ye think not the Son of man cometh. Lukex'n. 40. My soul is exceeding sorrowful even unto death : abide ye here, and watch. . . . Simon, sleepest thou? couldest thou not watch one hour? Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation : the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. Markxiv. 34, 37, 38 ; The Practical Life. 1 1 7 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. Arise, let us be going: behold, he that betrayeth me is at hand. Mark xiv. 41, 42. Yet a little while is the light among you. Walk while ye have the light, that darkness overtake you not : and he that walketh in the darkness knoweth not whither he goeth. While ye have the light, believe on the light, that ye may become sons of light. Johnxii. 35, 36. Think ye that I am come to give peace in the earth ? I tell you, Nay ; but rather division : for there shall be from henceforth five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three. They shall be divided, father against son, and son against father ; mother against daughter, and daughter against her mother ; mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law, and daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. Lukexii. 51— 53. When I sent you forth without purse, and wallet, and shoes, lacked ye anything? . . . But now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise a wallet : and he that hath none, let him sell his cloke, and buy a sword. For I say unto you, that this'which is written must be fulfilled in me, And he was reckoned with transgressors : for that which concerneth me hath fulfilment. LukexxH.-a — 37. Would ye also go away? Johnvi. 67. 1 1 8 The Master's Guide. And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them which kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. But I will warn 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. LukexH. 4, 5. These things have I spoken unto you in proverbs : the hour cometh, when I shall no more speak unto you in proverbs, but shall tell you plainly of the Father. Johnxvi. 25, Now there was a certain rich man, and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, faring sumptuously every day : and a certain beggar named Lazarus was laid at his gate, full of sores, and desiring to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man's table ; yea, even the dogs came and licked his sores. And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and that he was carried away by the angels into Abraham's bosom : and the rich man also died, and was buried. And in Hades 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 in anguish in this flame. But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and Lazarus in like manner evil things : but now here he The Practical Life. 119 is comforted, and thou art in anguish. And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed, that they which would pass from hence to you may not be able, and that none may cross over from thence to us. And 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 testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment. But Abraham saith, They have Moses and the prophets ; let them hear them. And he said, Nay, father Abraham : but if one go to them from the dead, they will repent. And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be per suaded, if one rise from the dead. Lukexvi. 19 — 31. When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, open to us ; and he shall answer and say to you, I know you not whence ye are ; then shall ye begin to say, We did eat and drink in thy presence, and thou didst teach in our streets ; and he shall say, I tell you, I know not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity. Lukexiii. 25 — 27. Hear, and understand : Not that which entereth into the mouth defileth the man ; but that which proceedeth out of the mouth, this defileth the man. Matt.'xv. n. 120 The Master's Guide. Are ye also even yet without understanding? Perceive ye not, that whatsoever goeth into the mouth passeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught ? But the things which proceed out of the mouth come forth out of the heart ; and they defile the man. For out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, railings : these are the things which defile the man : but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not the man. Matt. xv. 16 — 20. Hear me all of you, and understand : there is nothing from without the man, that going into him can defile him : but the things which proceed out of the man are those that defile the man. . . . Are ye so without under standing also ? Perceive ye not, that what soever from without goeth into the man, it cannot defile him ; because it goeth not into his heart, but into his belly, and goeth out into the draught ? . . . That which proceed eth out of the man, that defileth the man. For from within, out of the heart of men, evil thoughts proceed, fornications, thefts, murders, adulteries, covetings, wickednesses, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, railing, pride, foolishness: all these evil things pro ceed from within, and defile the man. Markvii. 14, 15, 18 — 23. Every one therefore who shall confess me before men, him will I also confess before my Father which is in heaven. But whoso ever shall deny me before men, him will The Practical Life. 121 I also deny before imy Father which is in heaven. Matt. x. 32, 33. For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of man also shall be ashamed of him, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels. Mark viii. 38. Even so ye also, when ye shall have done all the things that are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants ; we have done that which it was our duty to do. Luke xvii. 10. For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is a householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard. And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard. And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing in the market-place idle ; and to them he said, Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their way. Again he went out about the sixth and the ninth hour, and did likewise. And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing ; and he saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle ? They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard. And when even was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward, Call the labourers, and pay them their hire, be ginning from the last unto the first. And when 11 122 The Master's Guide. they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny. And when the first came, they supposed that they would receive more ; and they like wise received every man a penny. And when they received it, they murmured against the householder, saying, These last have spent but one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, which have borne the burden of the day and the scorching heat. But he answered and said to one of them, Friend, I do thee no wrong : didst thou not agree with me for a penny ? Take up that which is thine, and go thy way ; it is my will to give unto this last, even as unto thee. Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own ? or is thine eye evil, because I am good? So the last shall be first, and the first last. Matt.xx. i — 16. The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a certain king, which made a marriage feast for his son, and sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the marriage feast : and they would not come. Again he sent forth other servants, saying. Tell them that are bidden, Behold, I have made ready my dinner : my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come to the marriage feast. But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his own farm, another to his merchandise. Matt. xxii. 2 — 5. A certain man made a great supper; and he bade many : and he sent forth his servant at supper-time to say to themi that were The Practical Life. 123 bidden. Come ; for all things are now ready. And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a field, and I must needs go out and see it : I pray thee have me excused. And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them : I pray thee have me excused. And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come. And the servant came, and told his lord these things. Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor and maimed and blind and lame. And the servant said, Lord, what thou didst command is done, and yet there is room. And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and constrain them to come in, that my house may be filled. For I say unto you, that none of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper. Lukexiv. 16 — 24. Hear another parable : There was a man that was a householder, which planted a vineyard, and set a hedge about it, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into another country. And when the season of the fruits drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, to receive his fruits. And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another. Again, he sent other servants more than the 124 The Master's Guide. first : and they did unto them in like manner. But afterward he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence my son. But the husbandmen, when they saw the son, said among themselves, This is the heir ; come, let us kill him, and take his inheritance. And they took him, and cast him forth out of the vineyard, and killed him. When there fore the lord of the vineyard shall come, what will he do unto those husbandmen ? Matt. xxi. 33—40; Luke xx. 9 — 16. Seest thou these great buildings ? there shall not be left here one stone upon another, which shall not be thrown down. Mark xiii. *. The men of Nineveh shall stand up in the judgement with this generation, and shall condemn it : for they repented at the preach ing of Jonah ; and behold, a greater than Jonah is here. The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgement with this generation, and shall condemn it : for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon ; and behold, a greater than Solomon is here. Matt. xii. 41, 42. Woe unto thee, Chorazin ! woe unto thee, Bethsaida ! for if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon which were done in you, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. Howbeit I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the day of judgement, than for you. And thou, Capernaum, shalt thou be exalted unto heaven? thou shalt go down unto The Practical Life. 125 Hades : for if the mighty works had been done in Sodom which were done in thee, it would have remained until this day. Howbeit I say unto you, that it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judge ment, than for thee. Matt. xi. 21 — 24. If thou hadst known in this day, even thou, the things which belong unto peace ! but now they are hid from thine eyes. For the days shall come upon thee, when thine enemies shall cast up a bank about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side, and shall dash thee to the ground, and thy children within ihee ; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another ; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation. Lukexix. 42 — 44. O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killeth the prophets, and stoneth them that are sent unto her ! how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her own brood under her wings, and ye would not ! Behold, your house is left unto you desolate : and I say unto you, Ye shall not see me, until ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord. Luke xiii. 34, 35. There shall be the weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and yourselves cast forth without. And they shall come from the east and west, and from the north and south, 126 The Master's Guide. and shall sit down in the kingdom of God. And behold, there are last which shall be first, and there are first which shall be last. LukexHi. 28 — 30. Who then is the faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall set over his household, to give them their portion of food in due season ? Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing. Of a truth I say unto you, that he will set him over all that he hath. But if that servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming ; and shall begin to beat the men- servants and the maidservants, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken ; the lord of that servant shall come in a day when he expecteth not, and in an hour when he knoweth not, and shall cut him asunder, and appoint his portion with the unfaithful. And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and made not ready, nor did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes ; but he that knew not, and did things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. And to whomsoever much is given, of him shall much be required : and to whom they commit much, of him will they ask the more. Luke xii. 42 — 48, Ye therefore shall be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect. Matt. v. 48. If thou wouldest be perfect, go, sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven : and come, follow me. Matt. xix. 21. The Practical Life. 127 Judas, betrayest thou the Son of man with a kiss ? Lukexxn. 48. For the Son of man goeth, even as it is written of him ; but woe unto that man through whom the Son of man is betrayed ! good were it for that man if he had not been born. Mark xiv. 21. For judgement came I into this world, that they which see not may see ; and that they which see may become blind. ... If ye were blind, ye would have no sin : but now ye say, We see : your sin remaineth. Johnix. 39, 41. Let there be no fruit from thee hence forward for ever. Matt. xxi. 19. Blessed are the eyes which see the things that ye see . for I say unto you, that many prophets and kings desired to see the things which ye see, and saw them not ; and to hear the things which ye hear, and heard them not. Lukex. 23, 24. But ye are they which have continued with me in my temptations ; and I appoint unto you a kingdom, even as my Father appointed unto me, that ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom ; and ye shall sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel. Lukexxn. 28 — 30. [The Spiritual Kingdom of God on Earth, or the Church founded by Jesus. See also Responsibilities.] As ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand. Matt. x. 7 128 The Masters Guide. The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand : repent ye, and believe in the gospel. Marki. 15. Fear not, little flock ; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom. Luke xii. 32. 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. John xviii. 36. And I say unto you, that many shall come from the east and the west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven : but the sons of the kingdom shall be cast forth into the outer darkness : there shall be the weeping and gnashing of teeth. Matt. viii. n, 12. The kingdom of God cometh not with observation : neither shall they say, Lo, here ! or, There ! for lo, the kingdom of God is within you. Lukexvii. 20, 21. Verily I say unto you, There be some here of them that stand by, which shall in no wise taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God come with power. Markix. 1 ,- Lukeix. 27. Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-jona : for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven. And I also say unto thee, that thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my Church ; and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it. I will give unto thee the keys of the The Practical Life. 129 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. Matt.xvi. 17 — 19. Unto what is the kingdom of God like ? and whereunto shall I liken it ? It is like unto a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and cast into his own garden ; and it grew, and became a tree ; and the birds of the heaven lodged in the branches thereof. Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom of God ? It is like unto leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till it was all leavened. Lukexiii. 18 — 21 ; Markiv. 30 — 32 ; Matt. xiii. 31, 32. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind : which, when it was filled, they drew up on the beach ; and they sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but the bad they cast away. So shall it be in the end of the world : the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the righteous, and shall cast them into the furnace of fire : there shall be the weeping and gnashing of teeth. Matt. xiii. 47 — 50. So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed upon the earth ; and should sleep and rise night and day, and the seed should spring up and grow, he knoweth not how. The earth beareth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, then the full corn in the ear. But when the fruit is ripe, [30 The Master's Guide. straightway he putteth forth the sickle, be cause the harvest is come. Markiv. 26 — 29. Behold the fig tree, and all the trees : when they now shoot forth, ye see it and know of your own selves that the summer is now nigh. Even so ye also, when ye see these things coming to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh. Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all things be accomplished. Heaven and earth shall pass away : but my words shall not pass away. But take heed to yourselves. L^tke xxi. 29 — 34. Verily I say unto you, that the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you. Mait.xxi.31. The kingdom of heaven is like unto a treasure hidden in the field ; which a man found, and hid ; and in his joy he goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field. Matt. xiii. 44. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is a merchant seeking goodly pearls : and having found one pearl of great price, he went and sold all that he had, and bought it. Matt. xiii. 45, 46. Howbeit seek ye his kingdom, and these things shall be added unto you. LukexH. 31. Strive to enter in by the narrow door : for many, I say unto you, shall seek to enter in, and shall not be able. LukexHi. 24. Unto you it is given to know the mysteries The Practical Life. 131 of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given. For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have abundance : but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that which he hath. Matt. xiii. n, 12. Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven : but whosoever shall do and teach them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. For I say unto you, that except your righteousness shall exceed the righteous ness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no wise enter into the kingdom of heaven. Matt. v. 19, 20. But seek ye first his kingdom, and his righteousness ; and all these things shall be added unto you. Matt. vi. 33. Among them that are born of women there hath not arisen a greater than John the Baptist : yet he that is but little in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and men of violence take it by force. Matt. xi. n, 12. But if I by the finger of God cast out devils, then is the kingdom of God come Upon you. Luke xi. 20. Therefore every scribe who hath been made a disciple to the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is a householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old. Matt, xiii 52. 132 The Master's Gitide. Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven ; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Matt. vii. 21. 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. Matt. xxvi. 29. Verily I say unto you, Except ye turn, and become as little children, ye shall in no wise enter into the kingdom of heaven. Whoso ever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. Matt, xviii. 3, 4. But ye are they which have continued with me in my temptations ; and I appoint unto you a kingdom, even as my Father appointed unto me, that ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom ; and ye shall sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel. Lukexxn. 28 — 30. Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not : for of such is the king dom of God. Verily I say unto you, Whoso ever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall in no wise enter therein. Luke xviii. 16, 17. No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God. Lukeix. 62. Blessed are the poor in spirit : for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are they that have been persecuted for righteous- The Practical Life. 133 ness' sake : for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Matt. v. 3, 10. [Our Social Relations and Duties.] But whereunto shall I liken this generation ? It is like unto children sitting in the market places, which call unto their fellows, and say, We piped unto you, and ye did not dance ; we wailed, and ye did not mourn. For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil. The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold, a gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners ! And wisdom is justified by her works. Matt. xi. 16 — 19 ; Lukev'n. 31 — 35. This generation is an evil generation : it seeketh after a sign ; and there shall no sign be given to it but the sign of Jonah. For even as Jonah became a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation. The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgement with the men of this generation, and shall condemn them : for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon ; and behold, a greater than Solomon is here. The men of Nineveh shall stand up in the judgement with this generation, and shall condemn it : for they repented at the preaching of Jonah ; and behold, a greater than Jonah is here. Lukexi. 29 — 32. No man seweth a piece of undressed cloth 12 134 The Masters Guide. on an old garment : else that which should fill it up taketh from it, the new from the old, and a worse rent is made. And no man putteth new wine into old wine-skins : else the wine will burst the skins, and the wine perisheth, and the skins : but they put new wine into fresh wine-skins. Markii. 21, 22. Think not that I came to send peace on the earth : I came not to send peace, but a sword. For I came 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 shall be they of his own household. Matt. x. 34 — 36. And into whatsoever city or village ye shall enter, search out who in it is worthy ; and there abide till ye go forth. And as ye enter into the house, salute it. 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, as ye go forth out of that house or that city shake off the dust of your feet. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgement, than for that city. Matt. x. 11 — 15. Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites? Show me the tribute money. Whose is this image and superscription ? . . . Render therefore unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's ; and unto God the things that are God's. Matt. xxii. 18 — 21 ; Markxii. 15 — 17 ; Lukexx. 23 — 25. The Practical Life. 135 What thinkest thou, Simon ? the kings of the earth, from whom do they receive toll or tribute ? from their sons, or from strangers ? And when he said, From strangers, Jesus said unto him, Therefore the sons are free. But, lest we cause them to stumble, 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 shekel : that take, and give unto them for me and thee. Matt. xvii. 25 — 27. But the unclean spirit, when he is gone out of the man, passeth through waterless places, seeking rest, and findeth it not. Then he saith, I will return into my house whence I came out ; and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished. Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more evil than himself, and they enter in and dwell there : and the last state of that man becometh worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this evil generation. Matt. xii. 43 — 45. And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country ; and there he wasted his substance with riotous living. And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that country ; and he began to be in want. Lukexv. 13, 14. When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather : for the heaven is red. And in the morning, // will be foul weather to-day : for 136 The Masters Guide. the heaven is red and lowring. Ye know how to discern the face of the heaven ; but ye cannot discern the signs of the times. An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign ; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of Jonah. Matt. xvi. 2—4. [The Mission Spirit and the Mission Field?^ All authority hath been given unto me in heaven and on earth. Go ye therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, baptising them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost : teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I commanded you : and lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Matt, xxviii. 18—20. Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to the whole creation. He that believeth and is baptised shall be saved ; but he that disbelieveth shall be condemned. 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 in no wise hurt them ; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. Mark xvi. 15 — 18. Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he send forth labourers into his harvest. Matt. ix. 38. Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer, and rise again from the dead the third day ; and that repentance and remission of The Practical Life. 137 sins should be preached in his name unto all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem. Ye are witnesses of these things. And behold, I send forth the promise of my Father upon you : but tarry ye in the city, until ye be clothed with power from on high. Lukexxiv. 46 — 49. But ye shall receive power, when the Holy Ghost is come upon you : and ye shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea and Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. Actsi.s. I beheld Satan fallen as lightning from heaven. Behold, I have given you authority to tread upon serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy : and nothing shall in any wise hurt you. Howbeit in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you ; but rejoice that your names are written in heaven. Lnkex. 18— 20. And ye also bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning. Johnxv. 27. Repent ye ; for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. Matt.iv. 17. Come ye after me, and T will make you fishers of men. Matt.iv. 19; Marki. 17. Therefore every scribe who hath been made a disciple to the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is a householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old. Matt. xiii. 52. Let us go elsewhere into the next towns, that I may preach there also ; for to this end came I forth. Marki. 38. 138 The Master's Guide. I must preach the good tidings of the kingdom of God to the other cities also : for therefore was I sent. Lukeiv. 43. And the Gospel must first be preached unto all the nations. MarkxHi. 10. To-day is salvation come to this house, forasmuch as he also is a son of Abraham. For the Son of man came to seek and to save that which was lost. Luke xix. g, 10. And he suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go to thy house unto thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and how he had mercy on thee. Markv. 19. For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost. Matt, xviii. 11, A.V. But it was meet to make merry and be glad : for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again ; and was lost, and is found. Lukexv. 32. Go not into any way of the Gentiles, and enter not into any city of the Samaritans : but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. Matt. x. 5, 6. And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand. Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out devils : freely ye received, freely give. Matt. x. 7, 8. Take nothing for your journey, neither staff, nor wallet, nor bread, nor money: neither have two coats. And into whatsoever house ye enter, there abide, and thence depart. And as many as receive you not, when ye depart The Practical Life. 139 from that city, shake off the dust from your feet for a testimony against them. Luke ix. 3 — 5. Go your ways : behold, I send you forth as lambs in the midst of wolves. Carry no purse, no wallet, no shoes : and salute no man on the way. And into whatsoever house ye shall enter, first say, Peace be to this house. And if a son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon him : but if not, it shall turn to you again. And in that 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 shall enter, and they receive you not, go out into the streets thereof and say, Even the dust from your city, that cleaveth to our feet, we do wipe off against you : howbeit know this, that the kingdom of God is come nigh. I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable in that day for Sodom, than for that city. Lukex. 3— 12. Get you no gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses : no wallet for your journey, neither two coats, nor shoes, nor staff: for the labourer is worthy of his food. Matt. x. 9, 10. Howbeit in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you ; but rejoice that your names are written in heaven. Lukex. 20. Ye are the salt of the earth : but if the salt 140 The Master's Guide. have lost its savour, wherewith shall it be salted ? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out and trodden under foot of men. Ye are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hid. Neither do men light a lamp, and put it under the bushel, but on the stand ; and it shineth unto all that are in the house. Even so let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. Matt. v. 13 — 16. Follow me. Lukev. 27. If 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 the Father honour. John xii. 26. Leave the dead to bury their own dead ; but go thou and publish abroad the kingdom of God. Luke ix. 60. Feed my lambs. . . Tend my sheep. . . . Feed my sheep. Johnxxi. 16, 17. Return to thy house, and declare how great things God hath done for thee. Luke via. 39. Go to thy house unto thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and how he had mercy on thee. Mark v. 19. Thou art Simon the son of John : thou shalt be called Cephas. Johni. 42. Peace be unto you. John xx.ig. Peace be unto you: as the Father hath sent me, even so send I you. Joknxx. 21. Are there not twelve hours in the day ? If a man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, The Practical Life. 141 because he seeth the light of this world. But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because the light is not in him. Johnxi. 9, 10. We must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work. John ix. 4. 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 the darkness, speak ye in the light: and what ye hear in the ear, proclaim upon the housetops. And be not afraid of 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 not one of them shall fall on the ground without your Father : but the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore ; ye are of more value than many sparrows. Matt. x. 26 — 31. He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me. Matt. x. 40. Freely ye received, freely give. Matt. x. 8. Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves : be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. But beware of men : for they will deliver you up to councils, and in their synagogues they will scourge you ; yea and before governors and kings shall ye be brought for my sake, for a testimony to them and to the Gentiles. But when they deliver you up, be not anxious 142 The Master's Guide. how or what ye shall speak : for it shall be given you in that hour what ye shall speak. For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father that speaketh in you. And brother shall deliver up brother to death, and the father his child: and children shall rise up against 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, the same shall be saved. But when they persecute you in this city, flee into the next : for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone through the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come. Matt. x. 16—23. A disciple is not above his master, nor a 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 ! Matt. x. 24, 25. A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house. Matt. xiii. 57. A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house. Markvi. 4. No prophet is acceptable in his own country. Luke iv. 24. The disciple is not above his master : but every one when he is perfected shall be as his master. Lukevi. 40. These things have I spoken unto you, that The Practical Life. 143 ye should not be made to stumble. They shall put you out of the synagogues : yea, the hour cometh, that whosoever killeth you shall think that he offereth service unto God. And these things will they do, because they have not known the Father, nor me. But these things have I spoken unto you, that when their hour is come, ye may remember them, how that I told you. And these things I said not unto you from the beginning, because I was with you. But now I go unto him that sent me ; and none of you asketh me, Whither goest thou? But because I have spoken these things unto you, sorrow hath filled your heart. John xvi. 1 — 6. These things I command you, that ye may love one another. If the world hateth you, ye know that it hath hated me before it hated you. If ye were of the world, the world would love its own : but because ye are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you. Re member the word that I said unto you, A servant is not greater than his lord. If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you ; if they kept my word, 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. If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin : but now they have no excuse for their sin. He that hateth me hateth my Father also. If I had not done among them the works which 144 The Master's Guide. none other did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father. But this cometh to pass, that the word may be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause. Johnxv. 17 — 25. How think ye ? if any man have a hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and go unto the mountains, and seek that which goeth astray ? And if so be that he find it, verily I say unto you, he rejoiceth over it more than over the ninety and nine which have not gone astray. Even so it is not the will of your Father which is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish. Matt, xviii. 12 — 14. What man of you, having a hundred sheep, and having lost 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 it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing. And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and his neighbours, saying unto them, Re joice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost. I say unto you, that even so there shall be joy in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than, over ninety and nine righteous persons, which need no repentance. Or what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a lamp, and sweep the house, and seek diligently until she find it ? And when she hath found The Practical Life. 145 it, she calleth together her friends and neigh bours, saying, Rejoice with me, for I have found the piece which I had lost. Even so, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth. Lukexv. 4 — to. The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses' seat : all things therefore whatsoever they bid you, these do and observe : but do not ye after their works ; for they say, and do not. Yea, they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders ; but they themselves will not move them with their finger. But all their works they do for to be seen of men : for they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments, and love the chief place at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues, and the salutations in the market places, and to be called of men, Rabbi. But be not ye called Rabbi : for One is your Teacher, and all ye are brethren. And call no man your father on the earth : for One is your Father, which is in heaven. Neither be ye called masters : for One is your Master, even the Christ. But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant. And who soever shall exalt himself shall be humbled ; and whosoever shall humble himself shall be exalted. Matt, xxiii. 2— 12. Ye know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exer cise authority over them. Not so shall it be 13 146 The Masters Guide. among you : but whosoever would become great among you shall be your minister ; and whosoever would be first among you shall be your servant: even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give His life a ransom for many. Matt. xx. 25 — 28. The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few. Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he send forth labourers into his harvest. Matt. ix. 37, 38. Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh the harvest ? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields, that they are white already unto har vest. He that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal, that he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice to gether. For herein is the saying true, One soweth, and another reapeth. I sent you to reap that whereon ye have not laboured : others have laboured, and ye are entered into their labour. Johniv. 35 — 38. What went ye out into the wilderness to behold ? 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 raiment are in kings' houses. But where fore went ye out ? to see a prophet ? Yea, I say unto you, and much more than a prophet. This is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee. Verily The Practical Life. 147 I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not arisen a greater than John the Baptist : yet he that is but little in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and men of violence take it by force. For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John. And if ye are willing to receive it, this is Elijah, which is to come. Matt. xi. 7 — 14; Luke vii. 24 — 28. Elijah indeed cometh, and shall restore all things : but I say unto you, that Elijah is come already, and they knew him not, but did unto him whatsoever they listed. Even so shall the Son of man also suffer of them. Matt. xvii. 11, 12. I also will ask you one question, which if ye tell me, I likewise will tell you by what authority I do these things. The baptism of John, whence was it ? from heaven or from men ? Matt. xxi. 24, 25. I have spoken openly to the world ; I ever taught in synagogues, and in the temple, where all the Jews come together ; and in secret spake I nothing. Why askest thou me ? ask them that have heard me, what I spake unto them : behold, these know the things which I said. John xviii. 20, ai. [How to Treat our Enemies.] But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them that hate you, bless 148 The Master's Guide. them that curse you, pray for them that de spitefuliy use you. Lukevi. 27, 28. Ye have heard that it was said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy : but I say unto you, Love your enemies, and pray for them that persecute you ; that ye may be sons of your Father which is in heaven : for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sendeth rain on the just and the unjust. For if ye love them that love you, what reward have ye ? do not even the publicans the same ? And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others ? do not even the Gentiles the same ? Ye therefore shall be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect. Matt. v. 43-48. Blessed are they that have been persecuted for righteousness' sake : for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are ye when men shall reproach you, and persecute you, and say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. Rejoice, and be exceeding glad : for great is your reward in heaven : for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you. Matt. v. 10 — 12. For as thou art going with thine adversary before the magistrate, on the way give dili gence to be quit of him ; lest haply he hale thee unto the judge, and the judge shall deliver thee to the officer, and the officer shall cast thee into prison. I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou have paid the very last mite. LukexH. 58. The Practical Life. 149 Blessed are the merciful : for they shall obtain mercy. Matt. v. 7. Be ye merciful, even as your Father is merciful. Lukevi. 36. And when they lead you to judgement, and deliver you up, be not anxious beforehand what ye shall speak : but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye : for it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Ghost. And brother shall deliver up brother to death, and the father his child ; and children shall rise up against 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 en dureth to the end, the same shall be saved. Mark xiii. ii — 13. And when they bring you before the syna gogues, and the rulers, and the authorities, be not anxious how or what ye shall answer, or what ye shall say : for the Holy Spirit shall teach you in that very hour what ye ought to say. Luke xii. u, 12. Ye have heard that it was said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth . but I say unto you, Resist not him that is evil : but whosoever smiteth thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. Matt. v. 38, 39. Blessed are they that have been persecuted for righteousness' sake : for theirs is the king dom of heaven. Blessed are ye when men shall reproach you, and persecute you, and say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. Re- 13* 150 The Masters Guide. joice, and be exceeding glad : for great is your reward in heaven : for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you. Matt. v. 10 — 12 ; Lukevi. 20 — 23. But when they deliver you up, be not anxious how or what ye shall speak : for it shall be given you in that hour what ye shall speak. For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father that speaketh in you. Matt. x. 19, 20. For the Holy Spirit shall teach you in that very hour what ye ought to say. Luke xii. 12. The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man that sowed good seed in his field : but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares also among the wheat, and went away. But when the blade sprang up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also. And the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst thou not sow good seed in thy field ? whence then hath it tares ? And he said unto them, An enemy hath done this. And the servants say unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up ? But he saith, Nay ; lest haply, while ye gather up the tares, ye root up the wheat with them. Let both grow together until the harvest : and in the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather up 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 The Practical Life. 1 5 1 man; and the field is the world; and the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom ; and the tares are the sons of the evil one ; and the enemy that sowed them is the devil : and the harvest is the end of the world ; and the , reapers are angels. As therefore the tares are gathered up and burned with fire ; so shall it be in the end of the world. The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that cause stumbling, and them that do iniquity, and shall cast them into the furnace of fire : there shall be the weeping and gnashing of teeth. Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He that hath ears, let him hear. Matt. xiii. 24 — 30, 37 — 43. And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them which kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. Lukexn. 4. Love your enemies, and pray for them that persecute you ; that ye may be sons of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sendeth rain on the just and the unjust. Matt. v. 44. Are ye come out, as against a robber, with swords and staves to seize me ? I was daily with you in the temple teaching, and ye took me not : but this is done that the Scriptures might be fulfilled. Markxiv. 48, 49. Father, forgive them ; for they know not what they do. Lukexxiii. 34. 152 The Master's Guide. [How to Treat the Weak and Erring.] He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her. . . Woman, where are they ? did no man condemn thee ? . Neither do I condemn thee : go thy way ; from henceforth sin no more. John viii. 7, 10, it. What would ye that I should do for you ? ... Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink the cup that I drink? or to be baptised with the baptism that I am baptised with ? . . . The cup that I drink ye shall drink; and with the baptism that I am baptised withal shall ye be baptised : but to sit on my right hand or on my left hand is not mine to give : but it is for them for whom it hath been prepared. Markx. 36, 38 — 40. And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me : but whoso shall cause one of these little ones which believe on me to stumble, it is profitable for him that a great millstone should be hanged about his neck, and that he should be sunk in the depth of the sea. Matt, xviii. 5, 6. Suffer the little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me : for of such is the king dom of heaven. Matt. xix. 14. Which of these three, thinkest thou, proved neighbour unto him that fell among the robbers ? . . Go, and do thou likewise. Lukex. 36, 37. Know ye what I have done to you ? Ye call me, Master, and, Lord : and ye say well ; for Tlie Practical Life. 153 so I am. If I then, the Lord and the Master, have washed your feet, ye also ought to wash one another's feet. For I have given you an example, that ye also should do as I have done to you. JohnxHi. 12 — 15. Beware of the scribes, which desire to walk in long robes, and to have salutations in the market-places, and chief seats in the syna gogues, and chief places at feasts : they which devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayers; these shall receive greater condemnation. Markxii. 38—40. It is impossible but that occasions of stumbling should come : but woe unto him, through whom they come ! It were well for him if a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were thrown into the sea, rather than that he should cause one of these little ones to stumble. Luke xvii. 1, 2. And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise. Lukevi. 31. Forbid him not : for there is no man which shall do a mighty work in my name, and be able quickly to speak evil of me. For he that is not against us is for us. For whoso ever shall give you a cup of water to drink, because ye are Christ's, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward. Markix. 39 — 41 ; Lukeix. 50. Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judgement ye judge, ye shall be judged : and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured unto you. And why be- 154 The Master's Guide. holdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye ? Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me cast out the mote out of thine eye ; and lo, the beam is in thine own eye ? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye ; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye. Matt vii. i — 5 ; Lukevi. 41, 42. Blessed are the peacemakers : for they shall be called sons of God. Matt. v. 9. Woe unto the world because of occasions of stumbling ! for it must needs be that the occasions come ; but woe to that man through whom the occasion cometh ! And if thy hand or thy foot causeth thee to stumble, cut it off, and cast it from thee : it is good for thee to enter into life maimed or halt, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into the eternal fire. And if thine eye causeth thee to stumble, pluck it out, and cast it from thee : it is good for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into the hell of fire. See that ye despise not one of these little ones ; for I say unto you, that in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven. Matt, xviii. 7 — 10. And if thy brother sin against thee, go, show him his fault between thee and him alone : if he hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. But if he hear thee not, take with thee one or two more, that at the mouth of The Practical Life. 155 two witnesses or three every word may be established. And if he refuse to hear them, tell it unto the Church : and if he refuse to hear the Church also, let him be unto thee as the Gentile and the publican. Matt, xviii. 15 — 17. Take heed to yourselves : if thy brother sin, rebuke him ; and if he repent, forgive him. And if he sin against thee seven times in the day, and seven times turn again to thee, saying, I repent ; thou shalt forgive him. Luke xvii. 3, 4. And whosoever shall cause one of these little ones that believe on me to stumble, it were better for him if a great millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea. Markix. 42; LukexvH. 2. If therefore thou art offering thy gift at the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath aught against thee, leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way, first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift. Matt. v. 23, 24. Now his elder son was in the field : and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard music and dancing. And he called to him one of the servants, and inquired what these things might be. And he said unto him, Thy brother is come ; and thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and sound. But he was angry, and would not go in : and his father came out, and intreated him. But he answered and said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve 156 The Master's Guide. thee, and I never transgressed a command ment of thine : and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends : but when this thy son came, which hath de voured thy living with harlots, thou killedst for him the fatted calf. And he said unto him. Son, thou art ever with me, and all that is mine is thine. But it was meet to make merry and be glad : for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again ; and was lost, and is found. Lukexv. 25 — 32. [Riches and Poverty ¦.] Verily I say unto you, It is hard for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of heaven. And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through a needle's eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. Matt. xix. 23, 24. How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God ! . . . Children, how hard it is for them that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God ! Markx. 23 ,24. How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God ! For it is easier for a camel to enter in through a needle's eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. . . . The things which are impossible with men are possible with God. LuhexvHi. 24, 25, 27. But woe unto you that are rich ! for ye have received your consolation. Woe unto you, ye that are full now ! for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you, ye that laugh now ! for ye The Practical Life. 157 shall mourn and weep. Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you ! for in the same manner did their fathers to the false prophets. Lukevi. 24 — 26. If thou wouldest be perfect, go, sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven : and come, follow me. Matt. xix. 21. Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you? . . . Take heed, and keep your selves from all covetousness : for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth. The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully : and he reasoned within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have not where to bestow my fruits ? And he said, This will I do : I will pull down my barns, and build greater ; and there will I bestow all my corn and my goods. And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years ; take thine ease, eat, drink, be merry. But God said unto him, Thou foolish one, this night is thy soul required of thee ; and the things which thou hast prepared, whose shall they be ? So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God. Lukexii. 14 — 21. And when the first came, they supposed that they would receive more ; and they like wise received every man a penny. And when they received it, they murmured against the householder, saying, These last have 14 I 58 The Masters Guide. spent but one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, which have borne the burden of the day and the scorching heat. Matt. xx. 10 — 12. Now there was a certain rich man, and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, faring sumptuously every day": and a certain beggar named Lazarus was laid at his gate, full of sores, and desiring to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man's table ; yea, even the dogs came and licked his sores. And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and that he was carried away by the angels into Abraham's bosom : and the rich man also died, and was buried. And in Hades he lifted up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. Lukexvi. 19 — 23. The foxes have holes, and the birds of the heaven have nests ; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head. Matt. viii. 20. They that are whole have no need of a physician, but they that are sick. But go ye and learn what this meaneth, I desire mercy, and not sacrifice : for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners. Matt.ix. 12, 13. For ye have the poor always with you ; but me ye have not always. Matt. xxvi. n. And the poor have good tidings preached to them. Matt. xi. 5. The Practical Life. 159 Because he anointed me to preach good tidings to the poor. Lukeiv. 18. Blessed are ye poor : for yours is the king dom *of God. Lukevi. 20. When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, nor thy kinsmen, nor rich neighbours ; lest haply they also bid thee again, and a recompense be made thee. But when thou makest a feast, bid the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind : and thou shalt be blessed ; because they have not wherewith to recompense thee : for thou shalt be recompensed in the resurrection of the just. Lukexiv. 12 — 14. Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor and maimed and blind and lame. . . Go out into the highways and hedges, and constrain them to come in, that my house may be filled. Lukexiv. 21 — 23. Woe unto you lawyers also ! for ye lade men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers. Lukexi. 46. [The Christian View of Marriage Relations and Duties.] Ye have heard that it was said, Thou shalt not commit adultery : but I say unto you, that every one that looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart. And if thy right eye causeth thee to stumble, pluck it out, and cast 160 The Masters Guide. it from thee : for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not thy whole body be cast into hell. And if thy right hand causeth thee to stumble, cut it off, and cast it from thee : for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not thy whole body go into hell. It was said also, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement : but I say unto you, that every one that putteth away his wife, saving for the cause of fornica tion, maketh her an adulteress: and whosoever shall marry her when she is put away com mitteth adultery. Matt.v. 27— 32. What did Moses command you ? . . . For your hardness of heart he wrote you this commandment. But from the beginning of the creation, Male and female made he them. For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife ; and the twain shall become one flesh : so that they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder. . . . Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, com mitteth adultery against her : and if she herself shall put away her husband, and marry another, she committeth adultery. Markx, 3, 5 — 12 ; Lukexvi. 18 ; Matt. xix. 4 — 9. 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 angels in heaven. Matt. xxii. 29, 30. The Practical Life. 161 (If the case of the man is so with his wife, it is not expedient to marry. But he said unto them), All men cannot receive this say ing, but they to whom it is given. For there are eunuchs, which were so born from their mother's womb : and there are eunuchs, which were made eunuchs by men: and there are eunuchs, which made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it. Matt. xix. 10 — 12. Go, call thy husband, and come hither. . . . Thou saidst well, I have no husband : for thou hast had five husbands ; and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband : this hast thou said truly. Johniv.it — 18 The sons of this world marry, and are given in marriage : but they that are accounted worthy to attain to that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage : for neither can they die any more : for they are equal unto the angels ; and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection. But that the dead are raised, even Moses showed, in the place con cerning the bush, when he calleth the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Now he is not the God of the dead, but of the living : for all live unto him. Lukexx. 34 — 38; MarkxH. 24 — 27. 14 THE INTELLECTUAL LIFE. I.^THE CHRISTIAN TRUTH. [ The Faith that Saves.] Repent ye, and believe in the gospel. Marki. 15. He that believeth on me, believeth not on me, but on him that sent me. And he that beholdeth me beholdeth him that sent me. I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me may not abide in the darkness. J°hn xii- 44— 46. Dost thou believe on the Son of God ? Johnix. 35. He that believeth on him is not judged : he that believeth not hath been judged already, because he hath not believed on the name of the only-begotten Son of God. /»A*iii. 18. If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. He that believeth on me, as the Scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believed on him were to receive : for the Spirit was not yet given ; because Jesus was not yet glorified. Johnvii. 37—39. 165 1 66 The Master's Guide. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only-begotten Son, that whosoever be lieveth on him should not perish, but have eternal life. For God sent not the Son into the world to judge the world ; but that the world should be saved through bim. John'ni. 16, 17. This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent. Johnvi. 29. 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 I am meek and lowly in heart : and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. Matt.xi. 28 — 30. And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up : that whosoever believeth may in him have eternal life. john'ni. 14, 15. I am the way, and the truth, and the life : no one cometh unto the Father, but by me. If ye had known me, ye would have known my Father also : from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him. John xiv. 6, 7. How can ye believe, which receive glory one of another, and the glory that cometh from the only God ye seek not? Johnv. 44. I go away, and ye shall seek me, and shall die in your sin : whither I go, ye cannot come. ... Ye are from beneath ; I am from above : ye are of this world ; I am not of this world. I said therefore unto you, that The Intellectual Life. 167 ye shall die in your sins : for except ye believe that I am he, ye shall die in your cj^s JohnvHi. 21, 23, 24. Howbeit when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth ? Litke xviii. 8. He that believeth and is baptised shall be saved ; but he that disbelieveth shall be condemned. Markxvi. 16. Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth him that sent me, hath eternal life, and cometh not into judgement, but hath passed out of death into life. Johnv. 24. Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth hath eternal life. I am the bread of life. Johnvi. 47, 48. For this is the will of my Father, that every one that beholdeth the Son, and be lieveth on him, should have eternal life ; and I will raise him up at the last day. John vi. 40. Dost thou believe on the Son of God ? Thou hast both seen him, and he it is that speaketh with thee. Johnix. 35, 37. I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth on me, though he die, yet shall he live : and whosoever liveth and believeth on me shall never die. Believest thou this ? Johnxi. 25, 26. Father, I thank thee that thou heardest me. And I knew that thou hearest me always : but because of the multitude which 1 68 The Master's Guide. standeth around I said it, that they may be lieve that thou didst send me. Johnxi. 41, 42. Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me ? The words that I say unto you I speak not from myself: but the Father abiding in me doeth his works. Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me : or else believe me for the very works' sake. Johnxiv. 10, n. [Great Faith brings Power and Blessingi] O woman, great is thy faith : be it done unto thee even as thou wilt. Matt. xv. 28 ; Mark vii. 27 — 29. Fear not : only believe, and she shall be made whole. LukevHi. 50. Arise, and go thy way : thy faith hath made thee whole. Luke xvii. 19. Thy faith hath saved thee ; go in peace. Luke vii. 50 ; viii. 48. Receive thy sight : thy faith hath made thee whole. Lukexviii. 42. Daughter, be of good cheer ; thy faith hath made thee whole. Matt. ix. 22 ; Mark v. 34. If thou canst ! All things are possible to him that believeth. Markix. 23. Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel. Go thy way ; as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. Matt. viii. 10, 13 ; Lnkevii. 9. Believe ye that I am able to do this ? . . . According to your faith be it done unto you. Matt.ix 28, 29. The Intellectual Life. 169 What wilt thou that I should do unto thee ? . . Go thy way ; thy faith hath made thee whole. Markx. 51, 52. Where is your faith ? LnkevHi. 25. Have faith in God. Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou taken up and cast into the sea ; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that what he saith cometh to pass ; he shall have it. Markxi. 22, 23 ; Matt. xxi. 21. If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye would say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou rooted up, and be thou planted in the sea ; and it would have obeyed you. LnkexvH. 6. Said I not unto thee, that, if thou be- lievedst, thou shouldest see the glory of God? John xi. 40. Father, I thank thee that thou heardest me. And I knew that thou hearest me always : but because of the multitude which standeth around I said it, that they may believe that thou didst send me. Johnxi. 41, 42. Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also ; and greater works than these shall he do ; because I go unto the Father. John xiv. 12. Reach hither thy finger, and see my hands ; and reach hither thy hand, and put it into my side : and be not faithless, but believing. Johnxx. 27. Because thou hast seen me, thou hast IS 170 The Master's Guide. believed : blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed. Johnxx.2g. And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent ye may believe ; nevertheless let us go unto him. Johnxi. 15. [The Sin of Failing to Trust Fully.] Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith ? Matt. viii. 26 ; Mark iv. 40 ; Luke viii. 25. O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt ? Matt. xiv. 31. Be of good cheer : it is I ; be not afraid. Markvi. 50. O ye of little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have no bread ? Do ye not yet perceive, neither remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up ? Neither the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many baskets ye took up ? Matt. xvi. 8 — 10. O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you ? how long shall I bear with you ? bring him hither to me. . . Because of your little faith : 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. Matt. xvii. 17, 20, 21 ; Markix. 19 ; Lukeix. 41. Why doth this generation seek a sign ? verily I say unto you, There shall no sign be given unto this generation. Markviii. 12. The Intellectual Life. 171 Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will in no wise believe. jokniv. 48. O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you ? how long shall I bear with you? bring him unto me. Markix. 19. Simon, Simon, behold, Satan asked to have you, that he might sift you as wheat : but I made supplication for thee, that thy faith fail not. Luke xxii. 31, 32. Do ye now believe ? Behold, the hour cometh, yea, is 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. John xvi. 31, 32. O foolish men, and slow of heart to be lieve in all that the prophets have spoken ! Behoved it not the Christ to suffer these things, and to enter into his glory ? Luke xxiv. 25, 26. Reach hither thy finger, and see my hands ; and reach hither thy hand, and put it into my side : and be not faithless, but believing. . . Because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed : blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed. John xx. 27 — 29. [Daily Trust.] But seek ye first his kingdom, and his righteousness ; and all these things shall be added unto you. Be not therefore anxious for the morrow : for the morrow will be 172 The Master's Guide. anxious for itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof. Matt. vi- 33, 34. Therefore I say unto you, Be not anxious for your life, what ye shall eat ; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. For the life is more than the food, and the body than the raiment. Consider the ravens, that they sow not, neither reap ; which have no store-chamber nor barn ; and God feedeth them : of how much more value are ye than the birds! And which of you by being anxious can add a cubit unto his stature ? If then ye are not able to do even that which is least, why are ye anxious concerning the rest? Consider the lilies, how they grow : they toil not, neither do they spin ; yet I say unto you, Even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. But if God doth so clothe the grass in the field, which to-day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven ; how much more shall he clothe you, O ye of little faith ? And seek not ye what ye shall eat, and what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind. For allj these things do the nations of the world seek after : but your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things. Howbeit seek ye his kingdom, and these things shall be added unto you. Fear not, little flock ; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom. Sell that ye have, and give alms ; make for yourselves purses which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that y The Intellectual Life. 173 faileth not, where no thief draweth near, neither moth destroyeth. For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. Lnkexii. 22 — 34 ; Matt. vi. 25 — 32. Give us this day our daily bread. Matt. vi. 1 1. Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings ? and not one of them is forgotten in the sight of God. But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not : ye are of more value than many sparrows. Luke xii. 6, 7. [ The Goodness of God.] Why askest thou me concerning that which is good ? One there is who is good. Matt. xix. 17. Why callest thou me good ? none is good, save One, even God. Luke xviii. 19. That ye may be sons of your Father which is in heaven : for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sendeth rain on the just and the unjust. Matt. v. 45. Behold the birds of the heaven, that they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns ; and your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are not ye of much more value than they ? Matt. vi. 26. Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow ; they toil not, neither do they spin : yet I say unto you, that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Matt.vi. 28, 29. Be not therefore anxious, saying, What shall we eat ? or, What shall we drink ? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed ? For after 15* 174 The Master's Guide. all these things dn the Gentiles seek ; for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. Matt. vi. 31, 32. Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings? and not one of them is forgotten in the sight of God. But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not : ye are of more value than many sparrows. Luke xii. 6, 7. Hear what the unrighteous judge saith. And shall not God avenge his elect, which cry to him day and night, and he is long-suffering over them ? I say unto you, that he will avenge them speedily. Luke xviii. 6— 8. But I will warn 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. Luke xii. 5. But love your enemies, and do them good, and lend, never despairing ; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be sons of the Most High : for he is kind toward the un thankful and evil. Be ye merciful, even as your Father is merciful. Lukevi. 35, 36. With men it is impossible, but not with God : for all things are possible with God. Markx. 27. 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. Matt. xxii. 31, 32. God is a Spirit : and they that worship him must worship in spirit and truth. JohnW. 24. The Intellectual Life. 175 [ The Fatherhood and Fatherlitiess of God.] Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Matt. vi. 9. My Father worketh even until now, and I work. Johnv 17. How is it that ye sought me ? wist ye not that I must be in my Father's house ?Luke ii. 49. All things whatsoever the Father hath are mine : therefore said I, that he taketh of mine, and shall declare it unto you. JoJln xvi. 15. All things have been delivered unto me of my Father : and no one knoweth the Son, save the Father ; neither doth any know the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son willeth to reveal him. Matt. xi. 27 ; Lukex. 22. Or what man is there of you, who, if his son shall ask him for a loaf, will give him a stone ; or if he shall ask for a fish, will give him a serpent ? If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him ? Matt. vii. 9 — 1 1. Now is the Son of man glorified, and God is glorified in him : and God shall glorify him in himself, and straightway shall he glorify him. John xiii. 31, 32. But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thine inner chamber, and having shut thy 176 The AI aster's Guide. door, pray to thy Father which is in secret, and thy Father which seeth in secret shall recompense thee. Matt. vi. 6. Father, glorify thy name. Johnxii. 28. Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father doing : for what things soever he doeth, these the Son also doeth in like manner. For the Father loveth the Son, and showeth him all things that himself doeth : and greater works than these will he show him, that ye may marvel. For as the Father raiseth the dead and quickeneth them, even so the Son also quickeneth whom he will. For neither doth the Father judge any man, but he hath given all judgement unto the Son ; that all may honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which sent him. Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth him that sent me, hath eternal life, and cometh not into judgement, but hath passed out of death into life. Verily, verily, I say uuto you, The hour cometh, 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 hath life in himself, even so gave he to the Son also to have life in himself: and he gave him authority to execute judgement, because he is the Son of man. johnv. 9 — 27. I can of myself do nothing : as I hear, I judge: and myjudgement is righteous; because The Intellectual Life. 177 I seek not mine own will, but the will of him that sent me. If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true. It is another that beareth witness of me ; and I know that the witness which he witnesseth of me is true. Ye have sent unto John, and he hath, borne witness unto the truth. But the witness which I receive is not from man : howbeit I say these things, that ye may be saved. He was the lamp that burneth and shineth : and ye were willing to rejoice for a season in his light. But the witness which I have is greater than that of John : for the works which the Father hath given me to accomplish, the very works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me. And the Father which sent me, he hath borne witness of me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his form. And ye have not his word abiding in you : for whom he sent, him ye believe not. Ye search the scriptures, be cause ye think that in them ye have eternal life ; and these are they which bear witness of me ; and ye will not come to me, that ye may have life. I receive not glory from men. But I know you, that ye have not the love of God in yourselves. I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not : if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive. How can ye believe, which receive glory one of another, and the glory that cometh from the only God ye seek not ? Think not that I will accuse you to the Father : there is one 178 The Master's Guide. that aecuseth you, even Moses, on whom ye have set your hope. For if ye believed Moses, ye would believe me ; for he wrote of me. But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words ? John v. 30 — 47. I speak the things which I have seen with my Father: and ye also do the things which ye heard from 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 heard from God : this did not Abraham. Ye do the works of your father. If God were your Father, ye would love me : for I came forth and am come from God ; for neither have I come 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 it is your will to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and stood 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 thereof. JohnviH. 38, 39, 42 — 44. I told you, and ye believe not : the works that I do in my Father's name, these bear witness of me. But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep. 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, and no one shall snatch them out of my hand. My Father, which hath given them unto me, is greater than all ; The Intellectual Life. 179 and no one is able to snatch thetn out of the Father's hand. I and the Father are one. . . . Many good works have I showed you from the Father ; for which of those works do ye stone me ? ... 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 sanctified and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest ; because I said, I am the Son of God ? If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not. But if I do them, though ye believe not me, believe the works : that ye may know and understand that the Father is in me, and I in the Father. Johnx. 25 — 30, 32, 34 — 38. Have I been so long time with you, and dost thou not know me, Philip ? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father : how sayest thou, Show us the Father ? Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father iu me ? The words that I say unto you I speak not from myself : but the Father abiding in me doeth his works. Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me : or else believe me for the very works' sake. Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also ; and greater works than these shall he do ; because I go unto the Father. And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If ye shall ask me anything in my name, that will 180 The Master's Guide. I do. If ye love me, ye will keep my com mandments. Johnxiv. g-14. And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, If ye shall ask anything of the Father, he will give it you in my name. John xvi. 23. Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit. Luke xxiii. 46. That ye may be sons of your Father which is in heaven : for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sendeth rain on the just and the unjust. Matt. v. 45. Ye therefore shall be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect. Matt. v. 48. And call no man your father on the earth : for One is your Father, which is in heaven. Matt, xxiii. 9. The hour cometh, when I shall no more speak unto you in proverbs, but shall tell you plainly of the Father. Johnxvi. 25. Father, the hour is come ; glorify thy Son, that the Son may glorify thee. Johnxvii. 1. And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was. Johnxvii. 5. Holy Father, keep them in thy name which thou hast given me, that they may be one, even as we are. Johnxvii. n. That they may all be one ; even as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be in us. Johnxvii. 21. Father, that which thou hast given me, I will that, where I am, they also may be The Intellectual Life. 181 with me ; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me : for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world. Johnxvii. 24. O righteous Father, the world knew thee not, but I knew thee. Johnxvii. 25. I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou didst hide these things from the wise and understanding, and didst reveal them unto babes : yea, Father, for so it was well-pleasing in thy sight. Matt. xi. 25, 26. All that which the Father giveth me shall come unto me ; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out. Johuvi. 37. In my Father's house are many mansions. Johnxiv. 2. I am the way, and the truth, and the life : no one cometh unto the Father, but by me. If ye had known me, ye would have known my Father also : from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him. Johnxiv. 6, 7. If ye loved me, ye would have rejoiced, be cause I go unto the Father - for the Father is greater than I. . . But that the world may know that I love the Father, and as the Father gave me commandment, even so I do. Johnxiv. 28, 31. Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit ; and so shall ye be my disciples. Even as the Father hath loved me, I also have loved you : abide ye in my love. If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love ; even as I have kept my 16 1 82 The Master's Guide. Father's commandments, and abide in his Jove. Johnxv. 8 — 10. He that hateth me hateth my Father also. Johnxv. 23. [The Presence and Mission of the Holy Ghost.] Except a man be born anew (marg. from above), he cannot see the kingdom of God. John iii. 3. The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the voice thereof, but knowest not whence it cometh, and whither it goeth : so is every one that is born of the Spirit. John iii. 8. It is the spirit that quickeneth ; the flesh profiteth nothing : the words that I have spoken unto you are spirit, and are life. Johnvi. 63. If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him ? Lukexi. 13. And when they bring you before the synagogues, and the rulers, and the authori ties, be not anxious how or what ye shall answer, or what ye shall say : for the Holy Spirit shall teach you in that very hour what ye Ought tO Say. Lukexii. 11, 12; Mark xiii. n. For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father that speaketh in you. Matt. x. 20. Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation ; and every city or house The Intellectual Life. 183 divided against itself shall not stand : and if Satan casteth out Satan, he is divided against himself ; how then shall his kingdom stand ? And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your sons cast them out ? therefore shall they be your judges. But if I by the Spirit of God cast out devils, then is the king dom of God come upon you. Or how can one enter into the house of the strong man, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man ? and then he will spoil his house. He that is not with me is against me ; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth. Matt. xii. 25 — 30 ; Lukexi. 17 — 23. Receive ye the Holy Ghost : whosesoever sins ye forgive, they are forgiven unto them ; whosesoever sins ye retain, they are retained. John xx. 22, 23. It is not for you to know times or seasons, which the Father hath set within his own authority. But ye shall receive power, when the Holy Ghost is come upon you : and ye shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea and Samaria, and unto the utter most part of the earth. Ac/si. 7, 8. And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may be with you for ever, even the Spirit of truth : whom the world cannot receive ; for it beholdeth him not, neither knoweth him : ye know him ; for he abideth with you, and shall be in you. I will not leave you desolate : I come unto you. Johnxiv. 16 — 18 184 The Master's Guide. But the Comforter, even the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I said unto you. Johnxiv. 26. 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 bear witness of me. Johnxv. 26. 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 go, I will send him unto you. And he, when he is come, will convict the world in respect of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgement : of sin, because they believe not on me ; of righteousness, because I go to the Father, and ye behold me no more ; of judgement, because the prince of this world hath been judged. Johnxvi. 7 — n. 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 shall guide you into all the truth : for he shall not speak from himself; but what things soever he shall hear, these shall he speak : and he shall declare unto you the things that are to come. He shall glorify me : for he shall take of mine, and shall declare it unto you. Johnxvi. 12 — 14. If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. He that believeth on me, as the The Intellectual Life. 185 scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. Johnvii. 37, 38. All authority hath been given unto me in heaven and on earth. Go ye therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, baptising them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost : teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I commanded you : and lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Matt, xxviii. 18 — 20. [Sinning against the Holy Ghost.] And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your sons cast them out ? there fore shall they be your judges. But if I by the Spirit of God cast out devils, then is the kingdom of God come upon you. . . . Therefore I say unto you, Every sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men ; but the blasphemy against the Spirit shall not be forgiven. And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him ; but whosoever shall speak against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, nor in that which is to come. Matt. xii. 27, 28, 31, 32. How can Satan cast out Satan ? And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that king dom cannot stand. And if a house be divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand, And if Satan hath risen up against himself, and is divided, he cannot stand, but hath an end. But no one can enter into the 16* 1 86 The Masters Guide. house of the strong man, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man ; and then he will spoil his house. Verily I say unto you, All their sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and their blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme : but whosoever shall blaspheme against the Holy Spirit hath never forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin. Mark'Hi. 23 — 29. And every one who shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him : but unto him that blasphemeth against the Holy Spirit it shall not be forgiven. LukexH. 10. See also Section ' ' Our Sins. " [ The Self -rev elation of Jesus, or His Teach ings concerning Himself] But I say unto you, that One greater than the temple is here. Matt. xii. 6. And behold, a greater than Jonah is here. Matt. xii. 41. And behold, a greater than Solomon is here. Matt. xii. 42. To-day hath this scripture been fulfilled in your ears. Lukeiv. 21. Go and say to that fox, Behold, I cast out devils and perform cures to-day and to morrow, and the third day I am perfected. Howbeit I must go on my way to-day and to-morrow and the day following: for it cannot be that a prophet perish out of Jerusalem. Lukexiii. 32, 33. The Intellectual Life. 187 But I have a baptism to be baptised with ; and how am I straitened till it be ac complished ! Lukexii. 50. How then doth David in the Spirit call him Lord, saying, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I put thine enemies underneath thy feet ? If David then calleth him Lord, how is he his Son ? Matt. xxii. 43 — 45 ; Lukexx. 41 — 44. Who do men say that the Son of man is ? . . . But who say ye that I am ? . . Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-Jona : for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven. And I also say unto thee, that thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my Church ; and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it. Matt. xvi. J3, I5, T7, *8 ; Mark viii. 27, 29 ; Lukeix. 18, 20. Do not even enter into the village. Mark viii. 26. I was not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel. Matt. xv. 24. A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house. Matt. xiii. 57. He that heareth you heareth me ; and he that rejecteth you rejecteth me ; and he that rejecteth me rejecteth him that sent me. Lukex. 16. What then is this that is written, The stone which the builders rejected, the same was made the head of the corner ? Every one that falleth on that stone shall be broken to 1 88 The Masters Guide. pieces ; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will scatter him as dust. Lukexx. 17, 18. Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you ? Luke xii. 14. 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 doth not take his cross, and follow 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. Matt. x. 37— 39. I will ask of you one question, and answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things. The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or from men ? answer me. . . . Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things. Maikxi. 29, 33. Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will in no wise believe. John iv. 48. An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign ; and there shall no sign be given to it but the sign of Jonah the prophet : for as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the whale ; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. Matt. xii. 39, 40. They repented at the preaching of Jonah : aud behold, a greater than Jonah is here. . She came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon ; and be hold, a greater than Solomon is here. Matt. xii. 41, 42. The Intellectual Life. 189 What seek ye? . . Come, and ye shall see. Johni. 38, 39. But who say ye that I am ? Matt. xvi. 15. What think ye of the Christ ? whose Son is he ? Matt. xxii. 42. My cup indeed ye shall drink: but to sit on my right hand, and on ?ny left hand, is not mine to give, but it is for them for whom it hath been prepared of my Father. Matt. xx. 23. For whether is greater, he that sitteth at meat, or he that serveth ? Is not he that sitteth at meat? but I am in the midst of you as he that serveth. Lukexxn. 27. I have compassion on the multitude, be cause they continue with me now three days and have nothing to eat : and I would not send them away fasting, lest haply they faint in the way. Matt. xv. 32 ; MarkvHi. 2, 3. What will ye that I should do unto you ? Matt. xx. 32. Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile. . . . Before Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee. . . . Because I said unto thee, I saw thee underneath the fig tree, believest thou ? thou shalt see greater things than these. And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye shall see the heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man. Johni. 47, 48, 50, 51. And no man hath ascended into heaven, but he that descended out of heaven, even 190 The Master's Guide. the Son of man, which is in heaven. John'ni. 13. Art thou the teacher of Israel, and under standest not these things? Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and bear witness of that we have seen ; and ye receive not our witness. John'ni. 10, n. I that speak unto thee am he. Jokniv. 26. I have meat to eat that ye know not. My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to accomplish his work. Johniv. 32, 34. This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent. . . Verily, verily, I say unto you, It was not Moses that gave you the bread out of heaven ; but my Father giveth you the true bread out of heaven. For the bread of God is that which cometh down out of heaven, and giveth life unto the world. ... I am the bread of life : he that cometh to me shall not hunger, and he that believeth on me shall never thirst. But I said unto you, that ye have seen me, and yet believe not. All that which the Father giveth me shall come unto me ; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out. For I am come down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me. And this is the will of him that sent me, that of all that which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up at the last day. . . Murmur not among yourselves. No man can come to me, except the Father which sent' me draw The Intellectual Life. 191 him : and I will raise him up at the last day. It is written in the prophets, And they shall all be taught of God. Every one that hath heard from the Father, and hath learned, cometh unto me. Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he which is from God, he hath seen the Father. Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth hath eternal life. I am the bread of life. Your fathers did eat the manna in the wilderness, and they died. This is the bread which cometh down out of heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die. I am the living bread which came down out of heaven : if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever : yea and the bread which I will give is my flesh, 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 not life in yourselves. He that 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 abideth in me, and I in him. As the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father ; so he that eateth me, he also shall live because of me. This is the bread which came down out of heaven : not as the fathers did eat, and died : he that eateth this bread shall live for ever. . . Doth this cause you to stumble ? What then if ye should behold the Son of man 192 The Master's Guide. ascending where he was before? It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing : the words that I have spoken unto you are spirit, and are life. But there are some of you that believe not. . . For this cause have I said unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it be given unto him of the Father. Johnvi. 29, 32, 33, 35 — 39, 43 — 51, 53—58, 61—65. Ye both know me, and know whence I am ; and I am not come of myself, but he that sent me is true, whom ye know not. I know him; because I am from him, and he sent me. John vii. 28, 29. I am the light of the world : he that followeth me shall not walk in the darkness, but shall have the light of life. JohnviH. 12. Even if I bear witness of myself, my witness is true ; for I know whence I came, and whither I go ; but ye know not whence I come, or whither I go. Ye judge after the flesh ; I judge no man. Yea and if I judge, my judgement is true ; for I am not alone, but I and the Father that sent me. Yea and in your law it is written, that the witness of two men is true. I am he that beareth witness of myself, and the Father that sent me beareth witness of me. . Ye know neither me, nor my Father : if ye knew me, ye would know my Father also. Jolinv'ui. 14 — 18, 19. I go away, and ye shall seek me, and shall The Intellectual Life. 193 die in your sin : whither I go, ye cannot come. ... Ye are from beneath ; I am from above : ye are of this world ; I am not of this world. I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins : for except ye believe that I am he, ye shall die in your sins. . . . Even that which I have also spoken unto you from the beginning. I have many things to speak and to judge concerning you : howbeit he that sent me is true ; and the things which I heard from him, these speak I unto the world. . . . When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am he, and that I do nothing of myself, but as the Father taught me, I speak these things. And he that sent me is with me ; he hath not left me alone ; for I do always the things that are pleasing to him. JohnviH. 21, 23, 24, 26, 28, 29. But because I say the truth, ye believe me not. JohnviH. 45. Which of you convicteth me of sin ? If I say truth, why do ye not believe me ? He that is of God heareth the words of God : for this cause ye hear them not, because ye are not of God. JohnviH. 46, 47. I have not a devil ; but I honour my Father, and ye dishonour me. But I seek not mine own glory : there is one that seeketh and judgeth. Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my word, he shall never see death. JohnviH. 49 — 51. Dost thou believe on the Son of God ? Thou hast both seen him, and he it is that 17 194 The Master's Guide. speaketh with thee. . For judgement came I into this world, that they which see not may see ; and that they which see may become blind. ... If ye were blind, ye would have no sin : but now ye say, We see : your sin remaineth. Johnix. 35, 37, 39, 4*- Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the fold of the sheep, 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. When he hath put forth all his own, 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. All that came before me are thieves and robbers : but the sheep did not hear them. I am the door : by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and shall find pasture. The thief cometh not, but that he may steal, and kill, and destroy : I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly. I am the good Shepherd : the good Shepherd layeth down his life for the sheep. He that is a hireling, and not a shep herd, whose own the sheep are not, beholdeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth, and the wolf snatcheth them, and The Intellectual Life. 195 scattereth them : he fleeth because he is a hireling, and careth not for the sheep. I am the good Shepherd ; and I know mine own, and mine own know me, even as the Father knoweth me, and I know 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 they shall become one flock, one shepherd. Therefore doth the Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I may take it again. No one taketh it away from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and 1 have power to take it again. This commandment received I from my Father. Johnx. 1— 18. The hour is come, that the Son of man should be glorified. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a grain of wheat fall into the earth and die, it abideth by itself alone ; but if it die, it beareth much fruit. He that loveth his life loseth it ; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal. If 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 the Father honour. Johnxii. 23 — 26. 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. Father, glorify thy name. Johnxii. 27, 28. This voice hath not come for my sake, but for your sakes. Now is the judgement of this 196 The Master's Guide. world : now shall the prince of this world be cast out. And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto myself. John xii. 30 — 32. He that believeth on me, believeth not on me, but on him that sent me. And he that beholdeth me, beholdeth him that sent me. I am come a light into the world, that whoso ever believeth on me may not abide in the darkness. And if any man hear my sayings, and keep them not, I judge him not : for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world. He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my sayings, hath one that judgeth him : the word that I spake, the same shall judge him in the last day. For I spake not from myself ; but the Father which sent me, he hath given me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak. And I know that his commandment is life eternal : the things therefore which I speak, even as the Father hath said unto me, so I speak. John xii. 44 — 50 No man eat fruit from thee henceforward for ever. Markxi. 14. Go and make ready for us the passover, that we may eat. Luke xxii. 8. Go into the village that is over against you, and straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her : loose them, and bring them unto me. And if any one say aught unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them ; and straightway he will send them. Matt. xxi. 2, 3. The Intellectual Life. 197 Go your way into the village over against you ; in the which as ye enter ye shall find a colt tied, whereon no man ever yet sat : loose him, and bring him. And if any one ask you, Why do ye loose him ? thus shall ye say, The Lord hath need of him. . . I tell you that, if these shall hold their peace, the stones will cry out. Luke xix. 30, 31, 40. Take ye : this is my body. . . . This is my blood of the covenant, which is shed for many. Verily I say unto you, I will no more drink of the fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God. Markxiv. 22, 24, 25. 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 unto you. John xiii. 33. These things have I spoken unto you, while yet abiding with you. Johnxiv. 25. Peace I leave with you; my peace I give unto you : not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful. Ye heard how I said to you, I go away, and I come unto you. If ye loved me, ye would have rejoiced, because I go unto the Father : for the Father is greater than I. And now I have told you before it come to pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye may believe. I will no more speak much with you, for the prince of the world cometh : and he hath nothing in me ; but that the world may know that I love 17* 198 The Masters Guide. the Father, and as the Father gave me commandment, even so I do. Arise, let us gO hence. Johnxiv 27—31. Even as the Father hath loved me, I also have loved you : abide ye in my love. John xv. 9. These things have I spoken unto you, that in me ye may have peace. In the world ye have tribulation : but be of good cheer ; I have overcome the world. Johnxvi. 33. Friend, do that for which thou art come. Matt. xxvi. 50. Are ye come out, as against a robber, with swords and staves ? When I was daily with you in the temple, ye stretched not forth your hands against me : but this is your hour, and the power of darkness. Lukexx'H. 52, 53. Put up again thy sword into its place : for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword. Or thinkest thou that I cannot beseech my Father, and he shall even now send me more than twelve legions of angels ? How then should the scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be ? Matt. xxvi. 52 — 54. Suffer ye thus far. Luke xxii. 51. Whom seek ye ? ... I am he. John xviii. 4, 5. I told you that I am he: if therefore ye seek me, let these go their way: (that the word might be fulfilled which he spake, Of those whom thou hast given me I lost not One.) John xviii. 8, 9. Put up the sword into the sheath : the The Intellectual Life. 199 cup which the Father hath given me, shall I not drink it? John xviii. 1 1 . If I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil : but if well, why smitest thou me ? John xviii. 23. Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end have I been born, and to this end am I come into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice. John xviii. 37. If I tell you, ye will not believe : and if I ask you, ye will not answer. But from henceforth shall the Son of man be seated at the right hand of the power of God. (And they all said. Art thou then the Son of God ? And he said unto them), Ye say that I am. Luke xxii. 67 — 70. Thou sayest. Markxv. 2. Thou hast said : nevertheless I say unto you, Henceforth ye shall see the Son of man sitting at the right hand of power, and coming on the clouds of heaven. Matt. xxvi. 64 ; Mark xiv. 62. Thou wouldest have no power against me, except it were given thee from above : there fore he that delivered me unto thee hath greater sin. John xix. n. [Words from the Cross.] Father, forgive them ; for they know not what they do. Luke xxiii. 34. Verily I say unto thee, To-day shalt thou be with me in paradise. Luke xxiii. 43. 200 The Master's Guide. Woman, behold, thy son ! . . . Behold, thy ¦mother ! J°hn xix. 26, 27. Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani ? that is, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me ? Matt, xxvii. 46 ; Markxv. 34. I thirst. John xix. 28. Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit. Luke xxiii. 46. It is finished. John xix. 30. [Resurrection Sayings.] Woman, why weepest thou ? whom seekest thou ? . . Mary. . . . Touch me not ; for I am not yet ascended unto the Father : but go unto my brethren, and say to them, I ascend unto my Father and your Father, and my God and your God. johnxx. 15 — 17. Peace be unto you. Johnxx. 19. Peace be unto you : as the Father hath sent me, even so send I you. Johnxx. 21. All hail. . Fear not : go tell my brethren that they depart into Galilee, and there shall they see me. Matt, xxvih. 9, 10. Peace be unto you. . . . Why are ye troubled ? and wherefore do reasonings arise in your heart ? See my hands and my feet, that it is I myself : handle me, and see ; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye behold me having. . . . Have ye here anything to eat ? Lukexxiv. 36, 38, 39, 41. These are my words which I spake unto you, while 1 was yet with you, how that all things must needs be fulfilled, which are The Intellectual Life. 201 written in the law of Moses, and the prophets, and the psalms, concerning me. . . . Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer, and rise again from the dead the third day ; and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name unto all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem. Ye are witnesses of these things. And behold, I send forth the promise of my Father upon you : but tarry ye in the city, until ye be clothed with power from on high. Lukexxiv. 44, 46 — 49. Children, have ye aught to eat ? . . Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and ye shall find. Johnxxi. 5, 6. Bring of the fish which ye have now taken. Johnxxi. 10. Come and break your fast. Johnxxi. 12. Simon, son of John, lovest thou me more than these ? . . Feed my lambs. . . Simon, son of John, lovest thou me ? . Tend my sheep. . . Simon, son of John, lovest thou me ? . . Feed my sheep. Johnxxi. 15 — 17. If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee ? Follow thou me. Johnxxi. 22. What communications are these that ye have one with another, as ye walk? What things ? . . O foolish men, and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken ! Behoved it not the Christ to suffer these things, and to enter into his glory ? Lukexxiv. 17, 19, 25, 26. Receive ye the Holy Ghost : whosesoever 202 The Master's Guide. sins ye forgive, they are forgiven unto them ; whosesoever sins ye retain, they are re tained. Johnxx. 22,23. Reach hither thy finger, and see my hands ; and reach hither thy hand, and put it into my side : and be not faithless, but believing. . Because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed : blessed are they that have not seen, andyet have believed. Johnxx. 27 — 29. Wait for the promise of the Father, which ye heard from me : for John indeed baptised with water ; but ye shall be baptised with the Holy Ghost not many days hence. Actsi. 4, 5. It is not for you to know times or seasons, which the Father hath set within his own authority. But ye shall receive power, when the Holy Ghost is come upon you : and ye shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea and Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. Actsi. 7, 8. All authority hath been given unto me in heaven and on earth. Go ye therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, bap tising them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost : teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I commanded you : and lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Matt, xxviii. 18 — 20. Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to the whole creation. He that believeth and is baptised shall be saved ; but The Intellectual Life. 203 he that disbelieveth shall be condemned. And these signs shall follow them that believe : 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 in no wise hurt them ; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. Markxvi. 15—18. [Regeneration, Redemption, etc.] Verily, verily, I say unto thee, P^xcept a man be born anew, he cannot see the king dom of God. Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh ; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born anew. The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the voice thereof, but knowest not whence it cometh, and whither it goeth : so is every one that is born of the Spirit. Johniii. 3, 5 — 8. And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up : that whosoever believeth may in him have eternal life. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only-begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life. For God sent not the Son into the world to judge the world ; but that the world should be 204 The Master's Guide. saved through him. He that believeth on him is not judged : he that believeth not hath been judged already, because he hath not believed on the name of the only-begotten Son Of God. Johniii. 14— 18. Give me to drink. ... 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. . . . Every one that 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 become in him a well of water spring ing up unto eternal life. Johniv. 7, 10, 13, 14. They that are whole have no need of a physician, but they that are sick. But go ye and learn what this meaneth, I desire mercy, and not sacrifice : for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners. Matt. ix. 12, 13. For verily the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many. Markx. 45. And this is the will of him that sent me, that of all that which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up at the last day. For this is the will of my Father, that every one that beholdeth the Son, and believeth on him, should have eternal life ; and I will raise him up at the last day. Johnvi. 39, 40. Ye are ifrom beneath ; I am from above : ye are of this world ; I am not of this world. The Intellectual Life. 205 I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins : for except ye believe that I am he, ye shall die in your sins. JohnviH. 23, 24. I am the door : by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and go out, and shall find pasture. The thief cometh not, but that he may steal, and kill, and destroy : I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly. I am the good Shepherd ; the good Shepherd layeth down his life for the sheep. Johnx. g— n. And I lay down my life for the sheep. Johnx. 15. Therefore doth the Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I may take it again. No one taketh it away from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, aud I have power to take it again. John x. 17, 18. For the Son of man came to seek and to save that which was lost. Luke xix. 10. I am the resurrection, and the life : he that believeth on me, though he die, yet shall he live : and whosoever liveth and believeth on me shall never die. Believest thou this ? John xi. 25, 26. Except a grain of wheat fall into the earth and die, it abideth by itself alone ; but if it die, it beareth much fruit. Johnxii. 24. And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto myself. Johnxii. 32. I am the way, and the truth, and the life : no one cometh unto the Father, but by me. John xiv. 6, 18 206 The Master's Guide. Even as thou gavest him authority over all flesh, that whatsoever thou hast given him, to them he should give eternal life. And this is life eternal, that they should know thee the only true God, and him whom thou didst send, even Jesus Christ. Johnxvii. 2, 3. For as the Father raiseth the dead and quickeneth them, even so the Son also quickeneth whom he will. Johnv. 21. For as the Father hath life in himself, even so gave he to the Son also to have life in himself: and he gave him authority to execute judgement, because he is the Son of man. Johnv. 26, 27. I am the living bread which came down out of heaven : if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever : yea and the bread which I will give is my flesh, for the life of the world. Johnvi.ii. But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, I say unto thee, Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thy house. Markii. 10, 11. And I give unto them eternal life ; and they shall never perish, and no one shall snatch them out of my hand. Johnx. 28. Verily I say unto you, that ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit on the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. Matt. xix. 28. Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer, and rise again from the dead the third The Intellectual Life. 207 day ; and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name unto all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem. Lukexxiv. 46, 47. [The Teaching of the Miracles.] I will ; be thou made clean. Matt. viii. 3 ; Lukev. 13 I will come and heal him. Matt. viii. 7 Stretch forth thy hand. Matt. xii. 13 ; Mark iii. 5 Some one did touch me : for I perceived that power had gone forth from me. LukeviH. 46 Go thy way ; thy son liveth. Johniv. 50 Hold thy peace, and come out of him. Marki. 25 ; Lukeiv. 35 Come forth, thou unclean spirit, out of the man. Mark v. 8 Wouldest thou be made whole ? . . . Arise take up thy bed, and walk. Johnv. 6, s Go, wash in the pool of Siloam. Johnix. 7 Rise up, and stand forth in the midst. Luke vi. 8 What is thy name ? Luke viii. 30 How long time is it since this hath come unto him ? Mark ix. 2 1 Go and show yourselves unto the priests. Luke xvii. 14 What question ye with them ? Markix. 16 Who touched my garments ? Mark v. 30 Woman, thou art loosed from thine in firmity. Luke xiii. 12 Ephphatha, that is, Be opened. MarkvH. 34 Thou dumb and deaf spirit, 1 command 208 The Masters Guide. thee, come out of him, and enter no more . , , . Markix. 25 into him. Receive thy sight: thy faith hath made thee whole. LukexvHi.42 Talitha cumi. Damsel, I say unto thee Arise. Markv. 41 ; Lukev'ui, 54 Young man, I say unto thee, Arise. Lukevii. 14. Lazarus, come forth. John xi. 43 Behold, thou art made whole : sin no more, lest a worse thing befall thee. Johnv. 14 Fill the waterpots with water. . . . Draw out now, and bear unto the ruler of the feast Johnii. 7, 8 They have no need to go away ; give ye them to eat. . . . Bring them hither to me. Matt. xiv. 16, 18 ; Markvi. 37 ; Lukeix. 13. How many loaves have ye ? Matt. xv. 34 ; Mark viii. 5. Whence are we to buy bread, that these may eat ? . . . Make the people sit down. . . Gather up the broken pieces which remain over, that nothing be lost. Johnvi. 5, 10, 12. Make them sit down in companies, about fifty each. Lukeix. 14. Put out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught. Lukev. 4. Children, have ye aught to eat ? Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and ye shall find. Johnxxi. 5, 6. Peace, be still. Mark iv. 39. Be of good cheer : it is I ; be not afraid. Markvi. 50 ; Matt. xiv. 27. The Intellectual Life. 209 It is I ; be not afraid. Johnvi. 20. Arise, and be not afraid. Matt. xvii. 7. Give place : for the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth. Matt. ix. 24. Why make ye a tumult, and weep ? the child is not dead, but sleepeth. Markv. 39 ; Lukev'ni. 52. This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified thereby. . . Our friend Lazarus is fallen asleep ; 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. Johnxi. 4, n, 14, 15. It is not meet to take the children's bread aud cast it to the dogs. Matt. xv. 26. Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do what is done to the fig tree, but even if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou taken up and cast into the sea, it shall be done. Matt. xxi. 21. Go your way and tell John the things which ye do hear and see : the blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised up, and the poor have good tidings preached to them. And blessed is he, who soever shall find none occasion of stumbling in me. Matt. xi. 4 — 6 ; Luke vii. 22, 23. The Necessity for Christs Sufferings.] The Son of man must suffer many things, 18* 210 The Masters Guide. and be rejected of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and the third day be raised up. Luke ix- 22- Let these words sink into your ears : for the Son of man shall be delivered up into the hands of men. Lukeix. 44 But first must he suffer many things and be rejected of this generation. LukexvH. 25. Even so shall the Son of man also suffer of them. Matt. xvii. 12. For I say unto you, that this which is written must be fulfilled in me, And he was reckoned with transgressors : for that which concerneth me hath fulfilment. Luke xxii. 37. O foolish men, and slow of heart to be lieve in all that the prophets have spoken ! Behoved it not the Christ to suffer these things, and to enter into his glory ? Lukexxiv. 25,26. Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer, and rise again from the dead the third day ; and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name unto all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem. Lukexxiv. 46, 47. For verily the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many. Markx. 45. How then should the scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be ? Matt. xxvi. 54. Except a grain of wheat fall into the earth and die, it abideth by itself alone ; but if it die, it beareth much fruit. John xii. 24. The Intellectual Life. 211 [The Sin of Denying and Betraying Christ.] All ye shall be offended in me this night : for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad. But after I am raised up, I will go before you into Galilee Matt. xxvi. 31, 32 ; Mark xiv. 27. Whither I go, thou canst not follow me now ; but thou shalt follow afterwards. . . Wilt thou lay down thy life for me ? Verily, verily, I say unto thee, The cock shall not crow, till thou hast denied me thrice. JohnxHi. 36, 38. Verily I say unto thee, that this night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. Matt. xxvi. 34 ; Markxiv. 30. I tell thee, Peter, the cock shall not crow this day, until thou shalt thrice deny that thou knowest me. Luke xxii. 34. Simon, Simon, behold, Satan asked to have you, that he might sift you as wheat : but I made supplication for thee, that thy faith fail not : and do thou, when once thou hast turned again, stablish thy brethren. Lukexxii. 31, 32. Simon, sleepest thou ? couldst thou not watch one hour ? Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation : the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. . . 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. Arise, let us be going : behold, he that betrayeth me is at hand. Markxiv. 37, 38, 41, 42 ; Matt. xxvi. 45. 212 The Master's Guide. But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven. Matt. x. 33. Did not I choose you the twelve, and one of you is a devil ? Johnvi. 70. I speak not of you all : I know whom I have chosen : but that the scripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth my bread lifteth up his heel against me. From henceforth I tell you before it come to pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye may believe that I am he. 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. . . . Verily, verily, I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me. . . . He it is, for whom I shall dip the sop, and give it him. . . . That thou doest, do quickly. Johnxiii. 18 — 21, 26, 27. Verily I say unto you, One of you shall betray me, even he that eateth with me. . . . It is onejaf the twelve, he that dippeth with me in the dish. For the Son of man goeth, even as it is written of him : but woe unto that man through whom the Son of man is betrayed ! good were it for that man if he had not been born. Markxiv. 18, 20, 21 ; Matt, xxvi, 21, 23, 24. But behold, the hand of him that betrayeth me is with me on the table. For the Son of man indeed goeth, as it hath been determined : but woe unto that man through whom he is betrayed ! Lukexxii. 21, 22; Markxiv. 21. The Intellectual Life. 213 Judas, betrayest thou the Son of man with a kiss ? Luke xxii. 48. That thou doest, do quickly. Johnxiii. 27. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Every one that committeth sin is the bondservant of sin. And the bondservant abideth not in the house for ever : the son abideth for ever. If there fore the Son shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed. I know that ye are Abraham's seed ; yet ye seek to kill me, because my word hath not free course in you. I speak the things which I have seen with my Father : and ye also do the things which ye heard from your father. John viii. 34—38. See Section ' ' Our Sins." [Christ's Resurrection and Ours.] Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up. Johnii. 19. Tell the vision to no man, until the Son of man be risen from the dead. Matt. xvii. 9. The Son of man shall be delivered up into the hands of men ; and they shall kill him, and the third day he shall be raised up. Matt. xvii. 22, 23 ; Markix. 31. Behold, we go up to Jerusalem ; and the Son of man shall be delivered unto the chief priests and scribes ; and they shall condemn him to death, and shall deliver him unto the Gentiles to mock, and to scourge, and to crucify : and the third day he shall be raised Up. Matt. xx. 18, 19 ; Markx. 33, 34. Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all the 214 The Master's Guide. things that are written by the prophets shall be accomplished unto the Son of man. For he shall be delivered up unto the Gentiles, and shall be mocked, and shamefully en treated, and spit upon : and they shall scourge and kill him : and the third day he shall rise again. Luke xv'ni. 31,32. Yet a little while am I with you, and I go unto him that sent me. Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me : and where I am, ye cannot come. ' John vii. 33, 34- Ye know that after two days the passover cometh, and the Son of man is delivered up to be crucified. Matt xxvi. 2. All ye shall be offended in me this night : for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad. But after I am raised up, I will go before you into Galilee. Malt. xxvi. 31, 32 ; .Mark xiv. 28. Woman, why weepest thou ? whom seek est thou ? . . Mary. . . . Touch me not ; for I am not yet ascended unto the Father : but go unto my brethren, and say to them, I ascend unto my Father and your Father, and my God and your God. Johnxx. 15 — 17. What communications are these that ye have one with another, as ye walk ? . . . What things ? . . . O foolish men, and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken ! Behoved it not the Christ to suffer these things, and to enter into his glory? Lukexxiv. 17, 19, 25, 26. The Intellectual Life. 215 Therefore doth the Father love me, be cause I lay down my life, that I may take it again. No one taketh it away 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 received I from my Father. Johnx. 17, 18. The hour is come, that the Son of man should be glorified. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a grain of wheat fall into the earth and die, it abideth by itself alone ; but if it die, it beareth much fruit. Johnxii. 23, 24. And ye therefore now have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no one taketh away from you. Johnxvi. 22. Thy brother shall rise again. . I am the resurrection, and the life : he that believeth on me, though he die, yet shall he live : and whosoever liveth and believeth on me shall never die. Believest thou this ? Johnxi. 23, 25, 26. Take ye away the stone. . . Said I not unto thee, that, if thou believedst, thou shouldest see the glory of God ? . Lazarus, come forth. . Loose him, and let him go. John xi. 39, 40, 43, 44. The sons of this world marry, and are given in marriage ; but they that are accounted worthy to attain to that world, and the resur rection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage : neither can they die any more : for they are equal unto the angels ; 216 The Master's Guide. and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection. Lnke xx- 34-36- Marvel not at this : for the hour cometh, in which all that are in the tombs sliall hear his voice, and shall come forth ; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life ; and they that have done ill, unto the resurrection of judgement. Johnv. 28, 29. For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the whale ; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. Matt. xii. 40. f For thou shalt be recompensed in the "¦ resurrection of the just. Lukexiv. 14. Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God. For in the resurrection they neithei marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as angels in heaven. But 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. Matt. xxii. 29 — 32. [Christ's Coming Again.] 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. . Take heed that no man lead you astray. For many shall come in my name, saying, I am the Christ ; and shall lead many astray. And ye shall hear of wars and The Intellectual Life. 217 rumours of wars : see that ye be not troubled : for these things must needs 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 earthquakes in divers places. But all these things are the beginning of travail. Then shall they deliver you up unto tribulation, and shall kill you : and ye shall be hated of all the nations for my name's sake. And then shall many stumble, and shall deliver up one another, and shall hate one another. And many false prophets shall arise, and shall lead many astray. And because iniquity shall be multi plied, the love of the many shall wax cold. But he that endureth to the end, the same shall be saved. And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole world for a testimony unto all the nations ; and then shall the end come. When therefore ye see the abomination of desolation, which was spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (let him that readeth understand), then let them that are in Judaea flee unto the mountains : let him that is on the housetop not go down to take out the things that are in his house : and let him that is in the field not return back to take his cloke. But woe uuto 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, neither on a sabbath : for then shall be great tribulation, such as hath not 21 8 The Master's Guide. been from the beginning of the world until now, no, nor ever shall be. And except those days had been shortened, no flesh would have been saved : but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened. Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is the Christ, or, Here ; believe it not. For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders ; so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect. Behold, I have told you beforehand. If therefore they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the wilderness ; go not forth : Behold, he is in the inner chambers ; believe it not. For as the lightning cometh forth from the east, and is seen even unto the west ; so shall be the coming of the Son of man. Wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together. But immediately, after the tribulation of those days, the sun shall 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 on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. And he shall send forth 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. The Intellectual Life. 219 Now from the fig tree learn her parable : when her branch is now become tender, and putteth forth its leaves, ye know that the summer is nigh ; even so ye also, when ye see all these things, know ye that he is nigh, even at the doors. Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all these things be accomplished. Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away. But of that day and hour knoweth no one, not even the angels of heaven, neither the Son, but the Father only. And as were the days of Noah, so shall be the coming of the Son of man. For as in those days which were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, and they knew not until the flood came, and took them all away ; so shall be the coming of the Son of man. Then shall two men be in the field ; one is taken, and one is left : two women shall be grinding at the mill ; one is taken, and one is left. Watch therefore : for ye know not on what day your Lord cometh. But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what watch the thief was coming, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken through. Therefore be ye also ready : for in an hour that ye think not the Son of man cometh. Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath set over his household, to give them 220 The Master's Guide. their food in due season ? Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing. Verily I say unto you, that he will set him over all that he hath. But if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord tarrieth ; and shall begin to beat his fellow-servants, and shall eat and drink with the drunken ; the lord of that servant shall come in a day when he expecteth not, and in an hour when he knoweth not, and shall cut him asunder, and appoint his portion with the hypocrites : there shall be the weeping and gnashing of teeth. Matt. xxiv. 2 — 51 ; Mark xiii. 14 — 37; Luke xvii. 22 — 37. A little while, and ye behold me no more ; and again a little while, and ye shall see me. . . Do ye inquire among yourselves concerning this, that I said, A little while, and ye behold me not, and again a little while, and ye shall see me ? Verily, verily, I say unto you, that ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice : ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy. A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come : but when she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for the joy that a man is born into the world. And ye therefore now have sorrow : but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no one taketh away from you. Johnxvi. 16, 19 — 22. I will not leave you desolate : I come unto you. Yet a little while, and the world be- The Intellectual Life. 221 holdeth me no more : but ye behold me : because I live, ye shall live also. In that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you. Johnxiv. 18 — 20. Let not your heart be troubled : ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father's house are many mansions : if it were not so, I would have told you ; for I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I come again, and will receive you unto myself ; that where I am, there ye may be also. And whither I go, ye know the way. Johnxiv. I — 5. For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels ; and then shall he render unto every man according to his deeds. Verily I say unto you, There be some of them that stand here, which shall in no wise taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom. Matt. xvi. 27, 28. For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of man also shall be ashamed of him, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels. Markv'Hi. 38. And then shall they see the Son of man coming in clouds with great power and glory. And then shall he send forth the angels, and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven. Markx'in. 26, 27. 19* 222 The Master's Guide. Thou hast said : nevertheless I say unto you, Henceforth ye shall see the Son of man sitting at the right hand of power, and coming on the clouds of heaven. Matt. xxvi. 64 ; Markxiv. 62 ; Lukexxn. 69. Verily I say unto you, that ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit on the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. Matt. xix. 28. Nay ; lest haply while ye gather up the tares, ye root up the wheat with them. Let both grow together until the harvest : and in the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather up first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them : but gather the wheat into my barn. Matt. xiii. 29, 30. The harvest is the end of the world ; and the reapers are angels. As therefore the tares are gathered up and burned with fire ; so shall it be in the end of the world. The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that cause stumbling, and them that do iniquity, and shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be the weeping and gnashing of teeth. Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He that hath ears, let him hear. Matt. xiii. 39 — 43. And I say unto you, that every idle word that men shall speak they shall give account thereof in the day of judgement. Matt. xii. 36. The Intellectual Life. 223 For the parable of the judgement, Matt. xxv. 31 — 46, seepage 115. For the parable of the tares, Matt. xiii. 24 — 30, 37 — 43, seepage 150. Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children. For behold, the days are coming, in which they shall say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the breasts that never gave suck. Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us ; and to the hills, Cover us. For if they do these things in the green tree, what shall be done in the dry? Luke xxiii. 28 — 31. For neither doth the Father judge any man, but he hath given all judgement unto the Son. . . And he gave him authority to execute judgement, because he is the Son Of man. Johnv. 22, 27. [The Sacraments : Holy Baptism.] Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. Johniii. 5. The baptism of John, whence was it ? from heaven or from men ? Matt. xxi. 25. Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to the whole creation. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved ; but he that disbelieveth shall be condemned. Markxvi. 15, 16. 224 The Master's Guide. Go ye therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy (3host Matt, xxviii.ig. For John indeed baptized with water ; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence. Acts i. 5. [ The Holy Communion. ] Go into the city, and there shall meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water : follow him ; and wheresoever he shall enter in, say to the goodman of the house, The Master saith, Where is my guest-chamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples? And he will himself show you a large upper room furnished and ready : and there make ready for us. Markxiv. 13 — 15. Take ye : this is my body. Markxiv. 22. This is my blood of the covenant, which is shed for many. Verily I say unto you, I will no more drink of the fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God. Markxiv. 24, 25. Take, eat ; this is my body. . . Drink ye all of it ; for this is my blood of the covenant, which is shed for many unto remission of sins. But I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom. Matt. xxvi. 26 — 29. With desire I have desired to eat this The Intellectual Life. 225 passover with you before I suffer : for I say unto you, I will not eat it, until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God. (And he received a cup, and when he had given thanks, he said), Take this, and divide it among your selves : for I say unto you, I will not drink from henceforth of the fruit of the vine, until the kingdom of God shall come. (And he took bread, and when he had given thanks, he brake it, and gave to them, saying), This is my body which is given for you : this do in remembrance of me. (And the cup in like manner after supper, saying), This cup is the new covenant in my blood, even that which is poured out for you. Luke xxii. 15 — 20. [The Older Scriptures.] Ye search the scriptures, because ye think that in them ye have eternal life ; and these are they which bear witness of me ; and ye will not come to me, that ye may have life. John v. 39, 40. It is written. . . . Again it is written. . For it is written. Matt. iv. 4, 7, 10. Think not that I came to destroy the law or the prophets : I came not to destroy, but to fulfil. For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass away from the law, till all things be accomplished. Who soever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of 226 The Master's Guide. heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. Matt. v. 17—19. All things therefore whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, even so do ye also unto them : for this is the law and the prophets. Matt. vii. 12. See thou tell no man ; but go thy way, show thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them. Matt. viii. 4. Think not that I will accuse you to the Father : there is one that aecuseth you, even Moses, on whom ye have set your hope. For if ye believed Moses, ye would believe me ; for he wrote of me. But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words? Johnv. 45 — 47. Did not Moses give you the law, and yet none of you doeth the law? johnv'H. 19. For this cause hath Moses given you circumcision (not that it is of Moses, but of the fathers) ; and on the sabbath ye circumcise a man. If a man receiveth cir cumcision on the sabbath, that the law of Moses may not be broken ; are ye wroth with me, beause I made a man every whit whole on the sabbath ? John vii. 22, 23. But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away, than for one tittle of the law to fall. Lukexvi. 17. But of a truth I say unto you, There were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, The Intellectual Life. 227 when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when there came a great famine over all the land ; and unto none of them was Elijah sent, but only to Zarephath, in the land of Sidon, unto a woman that was a widow. And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet ; and none of them was cleansed, but only Naaman the Syrian. Lukeiv. 25—27. The law and the prophets were until John : from that time the gospel of the kingdom of God is preached, and every man entereth violently into it. Lukexvi. 16. Thou knowest the commandments, Do not kill, Do not commit adultery, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Do not defraud, Honour thy father and mother. Markx. 19. Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it. Lukexi. 28. What is written in the law ? how readest thou ? . . . Thou hast answered right : this do, and thou shalt live. Lukex. 26, 28. Have ye not read even this scripture ; The stone which the builders rejected, the same was made the head of the corner : this was from the Lord, and it is marvellous in our eyes ? MarkxH.io. He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. John vii. 38. Yea and in your law it is written, that the witness of two men is true. JohnviH. 17. Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye 228 The Master's Guide. 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 sanctified and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest ; because I said, I am the Son of God? Johnx. 34—36. But Abraham saith, They have Moses and the prophets ; let them hear them. And he said, Nay, father Abraham : but if one go to 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, if one rise from the dead. Lukexvi. 29 — 31. Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all the things that are written by the prophets shall be accomplished unto the Son of man. Luke xviii. 31. I was daily with you in the temple teaching, and ye took me not: but this is done that the scriptures might be fulfilled. Markxiv. 49. Have ye not read in the book of Moses, in the place concerning the Bush, how 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 of the living : ye do greatly err. Markxii. 26, 27. Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the great and first com mandment. And a second like unto it is this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. On these two commandments hangeth the whole The Intellectual Life. 229 law, and the prophets. Matt. xxii. 37 — 40. Or thinkest thou that I cannot beseech my Father, and he shall even now send me more than twelve legions of angels ? How then should the scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be ? Matt. xxvi. 53. These are my words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, how that all things must needs be fulfilled, which are written in the law of Moses, and the prophets, and the psalms, concerning me. Lukexxiv. 44. An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign ; and there shall no sign be given to it but the sign of Jonah the prophet : for as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the whale ; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. The men of Nineveh shall stand up in the judgement with this generation, and shall condemn it : for they repented at the preaching of Jonah ; and behold, a greater than Jonah is here. The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgement with this gene ration, and shall condemn it : for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon ; and behold, a greater than Solomon is here. Matt. xii. 39—42. It was not Moses that gave you the bread out of heaven ; but my Father giveth you the true bread out of heaven. Johnvi. 32. [Christ's Forerunner.] What went ye out into the wilderness to be 20 230 The Master's Guide. hold ? a reed shaken with the wind ? But what went ye out 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 to see ? a prophet ? Yea, I say unto you, and much more than a prophet. This is he of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee. I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there is none greater than John : yet he that is but little in the king dom of God is greater than he. Luke vii. 24 — 28. Elijah indeed cometh first, and restoreth all things : and how is it written of the Son of man, that he should suffer many things and be set at nought ? But I say unto you, that Elijah is come, and they have also done unto him whatsoever they listed, even as it is written of him. Markix. 12, 13. And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and rrien of violence take it by force. For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John. And if ye are willing to receive it, this is Elijah, which is to come. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. Matt.xi. 12 — 15. For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil. Matt.xi. 18. The law and the prophets were until John: from that time the gospel of the kingdom of God is preached, and every man entereth violently into it. Lukexvi. id. The Intellectual Life. 231 The baptism of John, whence was it ? from heaven or from men ? Matt. xxi. 25. Go your way and tell John the things which ye do hear and see. Matt. xi. 4. If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true. It is another that beareth witness of me ; and I know that the witness which he witnesseth of me is true. Ye have sent unto John, and he hath borne witness unto the truth. But the witness which I receive is not from man : howbeit I say these things, that ye may be saved. He was the lamp that burneth and shineth : and ye were willing to rejoice for a season in his light. But the witness which I have is greater than that of John : for the works which the Father hath given me to accomplish, the very works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me. Johnv. 31 — 36. [Satan or the Devil, and Antichrist.] Get thee hence, Satan : for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. Matt. iv. 10. How can Satan cast out Satan ? And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that king dom cannot stand. And if a house be divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand. And if Satan hath risen up against himself, and is divided, he cannot stand, but hath an end. But no one can enter into the house of the strong man, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man ; and then 232 The Master's Guide. he will spoil his house. Mark Hi. 23—27. And these are they by the wayside, where the word is sown ; and when they have heard, straightway cometh Satan, and taketh away the word which hath been sown in them. Markiv. 15. When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the evil one, and snatcheth away that which hath been sown in his heart. Matt. xiii. 19. And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your sons cast them out ? there fore shall they be your judges. But if I by the Spirit of God cast out devils, then is the kingdom of God come upon you. Matt. xii. 27,28. Get thee behind me, Satan : for thou mind- est not the things of God, but the things of men. Mark viii. 33. Get thee behind me, Satan : thou art a stumbling-block unto me. Matt. xvi. 23. Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father it is your will to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and stood 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 thereof. JohnviH. 44. I beheld Satan fallen as lightning from heaven. Lukex. 18. And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan had bound, lo, The Intellectual Life. 233 these eighteen years, to have been loosed from this bond on the day of the sabbath ? Luke xiii. 1 6. Simon, Simon, behold, Satan asked to have you, that he might sift you as wheat : but I made supplication for thee, that thy faith fail not : and do thou, when once thou hast turned again, stablish thy brethren. Luke xxii. 31, 32. Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into the eternal fire which is prepared for the devil and his angels. Matt. xxv. 41. I will no more speak much with you, for the prince of the world cometh : and he hath nothing in me. John xiv. 30. Take heed that no man lead you astray. For many shall come in my name, saying, I am the Christ ; and shall lead many astray. . . . And many false prophets shall arise, and shall lead many astray. Matt. xxiv. 4, 5, n. Take heed that ye be not led astray : for many shall come in my name, saying, I am he ; and, The time is at hand : go ye not after them. Lukexxi. 8. Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is the Christ, or, Here ; believe it not. For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders ; so as to lead astray, if possible, 20* 234 The Master's Guide. even the elect. Behold, I have told you beforehand. If therefore they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the wilderness ; go not forth: Behold, he is in the inner chambers ; believe it not. For as the lightning cometh forth from the east, and is seen even unto the west ; so shall be the comiug of the Son of man. Wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together. Matt. xxiv. 23—28. Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves. By their fruits ye shall know them. Matt. vii. 15. Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the fold of the sheep, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. . . All that came before me are thieves and robbers : but the sheep did not hear them. Johnx. 1, s. And then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is the Christ ; or, Lo, there ; believe it not : for there shall arise false Christs and false prophets, and shall shew signs and wonders, that they may lead astray, if possible, the elect. But take ye heed : behold, I have told you all things beforehand. Mark xiii. 21-23. INDICES. INDEX OF SUBJECTS. Acceptable Prayer, Conditions of . . 3 Aim, Attainment depends on . .67 Almsgiving, The Christian Law of .69 Anger and its Consequences ... 86 Answer to Prayer .... 11 Antichrist .... . . 231 Attainment depends on Aim . 67 Auxiliary Truths ..... 224 Baptism, Holy ...... 223 Betraying Christ, The Sin of . . .211 Blasphemy .... • • 75 Blessing of Great Faith . . . 168 Charity, The Christian Law of . . 69 Christ, The Sin of Denying and Betraying . 211 Christ's Requirement concerning Righteous ness ...... 23 ,, Own Law . ... 99 ,, Teaching concerning Himself . 186 ,, Sufferings, The Necessity for 209 ,, Resurrection . . . . .213 „ Coming Again . . . 216 ,, Forerunner . . 229 237 238 Index of Subjects. PAGE Christian Conduct . 61 ,, Relations ¦ 99 „ Discipleship • 103 „ Truth . 165 Church founded by Jesus . . 127 Coming Again, Christ's 216 Communion with God in Prayer . 8 Holy . . • 223 Conditions of Acceptable Prayer 3 Conduct, The Christian . 61 Confidence of Answer to Prayer 11 Covetousness .... • 97 Cross, Words from the 199 Daily Trust . ... - 171 Denouncing Others 90 Denying Christ, The Sin of . 211 Devil, The • 231 Devout Life, The 1 Discipleship, Christian 103 Dishonesties .... 87 Duties, Social •• J33 „ Marriage .... ¦ 159 Enemies, How to Treat our ¦ 147 Erring, How to Treat the . 152 Estimating our Responsibilities . 107 Evil Eye, The .... ¦ 89 „ Thoughts .... . 89 Eye, The Evil • 89 Faith, Obedience the Expression of . 61 ,, that Saves, The 165 „ brings Power and Blessing . 168 „ Great .... . 168 Index of Subjects. 239 Faithfulness .... False Witness - 46 . 87 Fasting, The Christian Law of . 68 Fatherhood and Fatherliness of God 175 Field, The Mission 136 Forerunner, Christ's 229 Forgiveness and Forgivingness . * • 53 Fully, The Sin of Failing to Trust . 170 Ghost, Holy, The Presence and Mission of the 182 „ ,, Sinning against the God, Communion with, in Prayer ,, Sins against ,, Goodness of ,, Fatherhood and Fatherliness of Goodness of God Gospel, Repentance First Demand of Gratitude ..... i85 S 75 i73 175 i73 21 52 Holy Ghost, The Presence and Mission of the 182 „ ,, Sinning against the . . . 185 ,, Baptism ,, Communion HumilityHypocrisy .... Intellectual Life, The . Intercessory Prayer Jesus, The Self-revelation of Judging Kingdom, The Spiritual Law, Christ's Own Love, The Law of 223 223 29 77 163 S 186 90 127 99 99 240 Index of Subjects. Marriage Relations Meekness . Meeting our Responsibilities Miracles, The Teaching of the Mission Spirit and Field „ of Holy Ghost Moral Weaknesses PAGE 159 29 107 207 136182 94 Necessity for Christ's Sufferings 209 Obedience, Practical . Object of Christian Worship Older Scriptures, The . Others, Sins against . Ourselves, Sins against 61 14 225 86 9i Persistency . 46 Place for Prayer . 3 Poverty 156 Power of Great Faith . . 168 Practical Life, The • 59 ,, Obedience . 61 Pray for, Things to 7 Prayer, Time and Place for 3 ,, Conditions of Acceptable 3 ,, Communion with God in 8 „ Intercessory . 8 ,, Confidence of Answer to 11 Presence of the Holy Ghost . 182 Pride . . . . 85 Purpose, Attainment depends on ¦ 67 Redemption . . . . • 203 Regeneration . . . . . 203 Index of Subjects. 241 PAGE Relations, The Christian 99 ,, Social . 1 r- „ Marriage 1(0 Repentance First Demand of Gospel 2i Responsibilities, Our . 107 Resurrection Sayings . 200 ,, Christ's . 2I3 „ Our 213 Riches . . . . . 156 Righteousness, Christ's Requirement of • 23 Sabbath, How to keep the Christian . 18 Sacraments, The ... 223 Satan or the Devil 231 Sayings, Resurrection 200 Sceptical Spirit, The . 83 Scriptures, The Older .... • 225 Self-denial 36 Self-restraint ... • 36 Self-revelation of Jesus, The 1S6 Sensualities ..... . 86 Service, The Spirit of . 27 Simplicity . 3i Sin of Failing to Trust Fully I/O ,, „ Denying and Betraying Christ . 211 Sincerity ..... 31 Sinning against the Holy Ghost . 185 Sins, Our .... 74 ,, against God 75 ,, ,, Others 86 ,, „ Ourselves 91 Social Relations and Duties ¦33 Spirit of Christian Worship 14 ,, The Christian . 21 242 Index of Subjects. Spirit of Service . 27 „ The Sceptical . • 83 „ The Mission • 136 Spiritual Kingdom, The . 127 Submission .... • 33 Sufferings, Necessity for Christ's . 209 Teachings concerning Christ Himself . . 1 86 „ of Miracles . . 207 Things to Pray for 7 Thoughts, Evil . . . . 89 Time for Prayer, The . 3 Trust Fully, The Sin of Failing to .170 „ Daily 171 Truth, The Christian . . • 165 Truths, Auxiliary . 224 Virtues, The Christian 29 Watchfulness .... 5° Weak, How to Treat the 152 Weaknesses, Moral .... 94 Witness, False .... 87 Words from the Cross 199 Worldliness ..... 91 Worship, The Christian 3 „ Private .... 3 „ Public . 14 ,, Object of 14 ,, Spirit of ... . H INDEX OF TEXTS. Matt. PAGE iii. iS . . . H, 23 iv. 4 . . . 6l 4, 7, io . • 225 7 ¦ 74, 77 10 H, 15, 231 17 • 21, 137 19 • • 103, 137 v. 3 • • • • 3° 3, io . 133 4 • 3° 5 ¦ 3° 6 . . . • 23 7 . 102, 149 8 . 14 9 . . . • 154 10-12 . • 148, '5° I3-l6. . . . 140 14-16 . . 24 16 . 23, 66 17-19 . 64, 226 19 . . . . 116 19, 20 • 131 20 • 23 21, 22 . 86 244 Index of Texts. Matt. 21-26. • 54 23, 24 ¦ 15, 155 27-29 . 87 27-32 • . 160 29, 30 38 31, 32 • 87 33-37 45, 76 38, 39 ¦ 149 38-42 . • 33 42 . . 70 43, 48 100, 148 44 • 7, ", 151 45 • • 173, 180 46-48 . • 23 48 . . 126, 180 1-4 . . . . . 69 5 6, 82 5,6 . . . 8 5-i3 ¦ . 13 6 3, 12, 176 7,8 . . . 6 9 • H, 175 9-i3 • . 7 10 • 33 11 • 173 12 • 53 14, 15 ¦ 54 16-18. . . . . 69 19-23 . . . . 68,91 22, 23 . . . . 89 24 . 45, 91, i°3 25-34 • 34, 38, 173 26 . • 173 28, 29 ¦ 173 Index of Texts. 24 S Matt. PAGE 31, 32 . 174 33 ¦ • • 23, 68, 121 33, 34 172 i-S . 91, 154 3-5 ¦ • 32 6 39, 76 7-11 . 11 9-11 . 175 12 . . . . 28, 100, 226 13 • . . • 36 13, H 39, 45 15 . . . • 234 15, 16 , 82 15-20 . • 25 21 , 82, 132 21-23 . 64, 89 24-27 . . 62 3 . 207 4 ¦ 16, 46, 53, 226 7 , . . 207 10, 13 . 169 11, 12 . 128 20 . 46, 158 22 • 39 26 . . 170 2, 4-6 . . 56 9 . 28 12, 13 158, 204 13 ¦ 54, 101 15 • . 69 16, 17 ¦ 33 22 ]68 24 . 209 28, 29 '. . . ¦ 168 246 Index of Texts. Matt. PAGE ix. 30 .45 37, 38 . I46 38 . . • 7, 136 x. 5, 6 . • 138 7 . 127 7,8 . . ¦ 138 8 . HI 9, 10 . • 139 ii-i5- • 134 16-23 . . 142 19, 20 . 150 20 . 182 22 . 48 24, 25 IO3, 142 26-31 . . I4I 32, 33 44, 121 33 . 212 34-36 • ¦ 134 37-39 • . 188 38, 39 • 36 40 . . 141 xi. 4 • 231 4-6 . 209 5 • 159 7-14 . • H7 11, 12 • 131 12-15. ¦ 230 16-19. ¦ 133 18 . . . ¦ 230 21-24. • "5 25, 26 •6,31 , 116, 181 25-27 ¦ . 8 27 • • 175 28-30 . 166 t_n on 4* 4*- 4* Oo Oo to to i- - on ON Cfl Ol Ov\0 Ooto to to Oo ^o MO 00, 4^ 248 Index of Texts. Matt. PAGE xiii. 57 142, 187 xiv. 16, 18 27 • 31 ¦ . 208 . 208 83, 170 xv. 3-9 • 7-9 • 9 11 13 ¦ 14 . 16-20. 19 • 19,20 24 . 26 . 28 . 32 • 34 • ¦ 25 16, 80 • M • H9 • 97 ¦ 95 . 120 86,87 • 75 . 187 . 209 . 168 . 189 . 208 xvi. xvii. 2,3 • 2-4 . 6,8-11 8-10 13, 15, 17, 15 • 17-19. 23 • 24-26 . 25 ¦ 27,28 7 9 11, 12 12 17 • 18 2 • 95 ¦ 136 • 77 . 170 . 187 . 189 . 129 6, 46, 232 ¦ 36 - 38 . 221 . 209 39, 213 • 147 . 210 • 83 Index of Texts. 249 Matt. PAGE xvii. 17-20, 21 ..... . 170 20 ¦ • 83 22, 23 • 213 25-27 ¦ ¦ 135 xviii. 3 • 32 3,4 ¦ • 29, 132 5,6 . • , -152 7-10 . • 41, 154 8,9 . • • 38 11 • • 138 12-14. • 144 15 • • 54 I5-I7- • 103, 155 19, 20 • 13 22-35 • • • 56 32, 33 . 102 35 ¦ • 53 xix. 4-9 . 160 10-12. . 161 14 . . 152 17 • 61, 173 18 . 86, 87 19 . • 99 21 70, 126, 157 23, 24 . . 156 28 . . 206, 222 28-30 . 37, 4° xx. 1-16 . 122 8-15 . • 9° 10-12 . . - 158 18, 19 . 213 22 6, 96 23 • 189 25-28 . • 27, 146 250 Matt. xx.xxi. Index of Texts. 32 2, 3 13 16l9 21 21, 22 2224,25 25 28-32 3i3233-4043, 44 2-5 11-1418-21 29-3231,32 37-4° 4243-45 2-12 2-36 59 23,24 2 2-514, 5, 11 12, 13 23-28 . 38,39 . 189 . 196 . 16 16, 29 . 127 169, 209 . 6 13 • H7 223, 231 22, 64 . 130 25 . 124 . m . 122 31, 67, 96 81, 134 161, 216 • 174 63, 99, 229 189 187 H5 8085 180 72 17 220233 48 234 93 Index of Texts. 251 Matt. PAGE xxiv. 42 • 5i xxv. I-I3 • • 52, 114 I4-30- 31-46. 47, 112 73, "5 41 . . . ¦ 233 xxvi. 2 . . . . . 214 IO-I3 .... II18 . . . • 73 . 158 • 17 21, 23, 24 . 26-29 ¦ • ¦ • . 212 . 224 29 ... • 132 31,32 211, 214 34 • 36 . . . 40, 41 . 211 3, H, 28, 51 6, 46, 116 42 ... 7 45 • • • 50 • . • 52-54. . 211 . 198 . 198 53 • 12, 229 54 ¦ 64 ... . . 210 199, 222 xxvii. 46 ... . . 200 xxviii 9, 10 . . 200 18-20 .... 136, 185, 202 19 . . . 224 Mark 15 ... 21, 22, 128, 165 ii. 17 ... 25 ... 38 ... 44 5, 10, 11 . . . ¦ 137 . 207 • 137 16, 66 • ¦ 56 252 Index of Texts. Mark 8, 9 . • 83 IO, II . 206 17 . 22 19, 20 . . . . 69 21, 22 • 134 25, 26 . 20 27, 28 . 18 4 . 18 5 . 207 23-29 . 186, 232 28, 29 • 76 33-35 • . . . 64 3-9, 14-20 . 18 11, 12 95, i°8 13 • . 108 15 • • 232 23 . . 108 26-29 • 130 3°-32 • 129 39 . 208 40 . 170 8 . 207 19 . • 52, 138, 140 30 . . 207 34 • . 168 39 . 209 41 . 208 4 142 31 ¦ • • • 3,66 37 • . 208 50 . . . . 170, 208 6-13 . 16 14, 15, 18-23 . 120 21-23 ¦ 85, 89, 97 Index of Texts. 253 Mark PAGE vii. 27-29. ... . . 168 34 • . 207 viii. 2, 3 . . IOO, I89 5 . 208 12 . 171 15 ¦ • 77 17, 18 • 95 26 . . . 187 27-29 . . 187 33 • 26, 232 35-37 ¦ 45 38 38, 101, 121, 221 ix. 1 . 128 12, 13 • 230 16 . 207 19 . 170, 171 21 . 207 23 ¦ . 168 25 ¦ . 208 29 . 5, 11, 12, 37 31 • • 213 33, 35, 37 • 28,31 39-41 ¦ 153 42 • 155 43-48 . • 38 49, 50 44, 47 3, 5, 12 . . 160 11, 12 87 14, 15 • 3° 18 . . . • 24 19 61, 86, 227 21 37, 70 23, 24 . . • 156 27 . . . • 174 Oo _On O 4* * S 10 tO tO Ht to "-J on 4*. 4* ^oj to 4* Oo O tO-'l-H t-t JO ,_, M tO W M HHI-H >-i N M 00 tO Oo Ln ON to ONOo to i- OO On On v£> On On »-< O N 4^ OOOOOO OO n ^ MOJ COOoLRVO ON to VO O On O On 00 CO to Index of Texts. 255 Mark PAGE xiv. 27 . . . . 211 28 . . . . 214 30 . . . . 211 34, 37, 38 ¦ . Il6 36 . . 33 37, 38, 41, 42 • 51,211 41, 42 . 117 48, 49 . 151, 228 62 . . 199, 222 XV. 2 . . . . 199 34 • ¦ • 7, 200 xvi. 15-18 . • 136, 203, 223 16 . 167 ii. 49 . . . • 175 iv. 4 . . . . . 61 12 . . . • 74 18 . . . • 159 21 . 186 24 . . . . 142 25-27. . 227 31, 32 . 22 35 ¦ • • • . 207 43 ¦ • • • • • • 138 v. 4 . . . . 208 13 • 207 20, 22-24 • • 56 27 . . . . 140 34, 35 . 66 vi. 3, 4 . 19 8 . . . . 207 9 . . . . 18 20-23 • 150, 159 24, 26 . , , • 157 256 Index of Texts. 27-36 . 100, 102, 148 31 • ¦ 153 35, 36 ¦ 174 36 • H9 37, 38 • 53, 91 38 . . . 70 39 • • 97 40 . 103, 142 41, 42 • i54 43-45 • 26, 67, 109 46-49 • . 62 9 . 168 14 . . 208 22, 23 . 209 23 • j ¦ 44 24-28 . • 147, 230 31-35- • 133 40-50 . • 53, 57 48 . 56 50 . . 168 5-15 • . 18 16, 17 . 116 18 . 109 21 . 64 22 3,66 25 • . 169, 170 30 • 207 39 16, 52, 140 46 . . . 207 48 . . . 168 50 . . 168 52 • . 209 54 • . 208 3-5 ¦ • • 139 Index of Texts. 257 Luke 62 13 14 18-20 22 23-262627414448 5058, 60, 60 62 3-12 i3-i5>16 18 18-20. 20 21 2223, 24 26, 28, 30-37 28 . 36,37 41,42 2-4 5-88 9-12 13 17-23 20 3AGE 208 208 187 210 36 38 128 170 109, 210 29 153 39 92, 140 48, 132 . 139 116 187 232 104 137 139 6, 32 175 127 65, 227 61 7i 152 68, 92 7 4 48 11 " 182 183 131 22* 258 Index of Texts. Luke PAGE xi. 24-26 . . 97 28 ... 6l, 227 29-32 • 133 34-36 • 24 36 ... • . 68 39-41 . 16,32 41 ... • 73 42-44. . 81 46 ... . • 159 47-52. . 82 xii. 1 • 77 2, 3 ¦ • 75 4 . . . 151 4, 5 ¦ . 118 5 • • • • 174 6, 7 . . . . • 173, 174 8,9 ... • 44 10 ... 76, 186 11, 12 149, 150, 182 14-21 .... 98, 157, 188 22-34. • 173 3i . 130 32 ... . 128 33, 34 • ¦ • 36, 70 35-40 . . . . • 51 37 ¦ . 66 40, 42-46 88, 116 42-48 . . . . 126 50 187 51-53 • "7 54-57 . . . . 80, 95 58 54, 148 xiii. 2-5 . 21, 75 6-9 . . . . . 109 vO Oo m oo to to tO OO La ^J OO 00 On 4^ to O Oo to to to 'A< CO La Oo Oo Oo £* JO Oo Oo on OJ to to 00 La Oo to O ^J to to '-J 00 ON La to sT OiMW^MvO-f^OJ 00 On to Oo tO t04^ OOnvO tO O OnO On 4^ Oo <0 00ONON>-iOnO0 On La La v£) 4^ OJ nh On CO OO Ht n- to COtO -i Oo WOO On 'O La O *0 00On-0 0*000 tNj On 26o Index of Texts. PAGE I9-3I 93, »9, 158 29-31 • . 228 30,31 ¦ 23 1,2 . 153, 155 3, 4 • • 56, 155 6 . 169 10 • 65, 121 14 • . 207 17, 18 . 52 19 • . 168 20, 21 . 128 22-37 • 36, 220 25 • 45, 210 33 • • 44 1-8 . • 4 2-5 • . 90 6-8 . ¦ 174 8 . 167 9-14 . 5,97 12 69, 74 13, 14 ¦ 30 14 • 14 16, 17 30, 132 19 . • 173 20 . 61 22-24 ¦ 68, 70 24, 25, 27 . 156 29, 3° . 40 3i, 32 214, 228 42 . 168, 208 9, 10 . ¦ 138 10 • 205 12-14. • 5o 12-27 • . 111 Index of Texts. 261 15-19 24-26 3°, 3i 42-44 46 9-16 17-18 23-25 34-38 41-4446, 47 3,466, 8-36 829-34 • 34-36 • 36 8 15, 16 15-20. 21, 22 25, 27 2728-30 31, 32, 34 35-373740 42 46 48 5> 40 34 II, 40, 17 . 26 • 197 ¦ 125 3, 16, 81 . 124 . 188134 161, 216 . 187 . 81 73 • 17 • 43 51, 233 130 50, 92 5 196 17 225212 28, 30 . 189 127, 132 [, 211, 233 . 211 • "7 210 7, H • 7 • 7 127, 213 . 198 262 Index of Texts. Luke PAGE xxii. 52, 53 . 198 67-70 . . I99 69 . . . 222 xxiii. 28-31 . • 223 34 ¦ .7,56,151,199 43 • ¦ 199 46 . . .8, 14, 180, 200 xxiv. 17, 19, 25, 26 . 201, 214 25, 26 171, 210 36, 38, 39, 4i . 200 44, 46-49 • 22, 07, 137, 201, 207, 210, 229 John i. 38, 39 189 42 . . 140 47,48, 5°, 51 . 31, 189 ii. 4 . . . 46 7, 8 . . . 208 16 . . 16 19 . . 16, 213 iii. 3 . 182 5, 8 . . ¦ 203, 223 8 . 182 IO, II . 190 11, 12 . ¦ 83 12 . 108 13 ¦ ¦ . . 190 14, 15 . 166 14-18. . 204 16, 17 . 166 18 . . . • 83, 165 19-21 . • 74 IV. 7, 10, 13, 14 . 204 16-18. 161 21-24. . . . 15 4^ 4*- Oo OO oo Oo to OO O MD "MtOh- ooto to onoo co4*"OOtO m o VO M mo w M H ^VJ^lU H Index of Texts. 267 John PAGE xvi. 12-14 • 184 15 175 16, 19-22 . 220 22 215 23, 24 5, 12, 180 25 • . 118, 180 26-28 . . 12 31, 32 . 171 33 ¦ 198 xvii. 1-26 . 8, 11, 180 2, 3 • . 206 4 65 5 180 11 . 180 21 180 24 181 25 181 xviii. 4, 5 • . 198 8,9 ¦ . 198 11 • 34, 199 20, 21 . 147 23 199 36 . . . 128 37 ¦ ¦ 199 xix. 11 ¦ 199 26, 27 200 28 . . 200 30 • . 200 XX. 15-17 . 200, 214 19 . . 140, 200 21 . 140, 200 22, 23 . 183, 202 27-29 , . 169, 171, 202 29 . . 170 268 Index of Texts. John , PAGE xxi. 5,6 . . 201, 208 IO . 201 12 201 15-17. . IOI, 201 16, 17 . 140 22 . 46, 201 Acts i. 4, 5 • . 202 5 • • ¦ . 224 7, 8 . . . . 107, 183, 202 8 • 137 XX. 35 • • 74