asked him and faid, why doft thou then Baptize if thou be neither Chrift, nor Elis, nor the Prophet? John answered them faying, 1 baptize with Water, but there has flood one in the midst of you whom you know not, he it is who coming after me, is preferred before me, the latchet of whofe fhooe I am not worthy to unloofe. These things were done in Betbabrabeyond Jordan, where John was Baptizing Ref. O Lord, when they ask me who I an, O make me humbly confefs my own nothing, that I am not in my felf fo much "an empty found, but every degree of Being is derived from thee; + Thou the fulness of Grace and Truth, and mtbyfulness we receive all we bave. Lard! when they ask me who thou aart, me courage boldly to confeß thee, wd never be tempted to deny what thon taught me. Thou art - O give 1 Leffon 37. The next day John law Jefus coming him, and faid, Behold the Lamb of God; behold him that takes away the of the World; This is he of whom I d, after me comes a man who is pre ferred ferred before me, for he was before m and I knew him not; but that he shou be manifefted in Ifrael, therefore cam Baptizing with Water; And John ga testimony,saying, I faw the Spirit defce ding from Heaven like a Dove, andı maining on him, and I knew him no but he that fent me to Baptize with W ter faid to me, upon whom thou fhalt the Spirit defcending, and remaining him,the fame is he who Baptizes with Holy Ghoft; and I faw and bare Wit that this is the Son of God. Refp. Allthis is plaia enough, and yet disbelieve they fee the Meffias dif ly pointed out by a Propbet whom th Jelves allowed, and yet they deny. not of him that wills, 'tis not of him t runs,but of God that fhews mercy. .Deli O thou God of mercy! that unhappy ple; deliver them now at last from obftinate blindness, and by thy feet a powerful Grace draw them to thy + 'Tisnot of ·Leffon 38. The next day again John ftood, two of his Defciples; and looking on fus as he walkt, he faies, Behold t Lar Lamb of God. And the two Desciples heard him fpeak, and they followed Jefus, then Jefus turning himself, and feeing them follow him, faies to them, what feek you? they faid to him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted Mafter) where dwelleft thou? He fayes to them come and fee, they came and faw where he Dwelt, and abode with him that day; for it was about the tenth hour. One of the two who had heard John speak and followed him was Andrew, Simon Peters Brother. He firft finds his Brother Simon, nd faies to him, we have found the Mefwhich is being interpreted, the Christ. And he brought him to Jefus, and when Jefus beheld him, he said, thou art Simon the Son of Jona, thou shalt be called Cephus, which is by interpretaaion Pe ter. Refp. O the incomparable sweetneß of the Spirit of. Jefus if we begin to follow bin, immediatly be turns about to fpeak tous He graciously asks us what we feek; and kindly invites us to go with bim, and find. And they, O Dearest Lord! who follow thee, fhall furely find thee; and they who once have found thee will Surely furely ftay with thee; If they fometim H The Day following Jefus would forth into Galile, and finds Philip, 3 faies to him, follow me. Now Phi was of Bethfaida the City of Andrew a Peter, Philip finds Nathaniel and faies him, we have found him of whom M in the Law, and the Prophets did w Jefus of Nazareth the Son of Jofeph 5 ~ Nathaniel faid, can there any good co out of Nazareth? Philip fayes to hi come and fee. Jefus faw Nathaniel ming to him, and faies of him, Behold Ifraelite indeed in whom is no guile.N thaniel faies to him, whence knoweft th me? Jefus answered and faid, before P lip called thee, when thou waft under t Figg-tree I faw thee. Nathaniel anfw red, and saies to him, Rabbi, thou artt Son of God, thou art the King of Ifra Jefus answered and faid to him, becauf faid to thee, I faw thee under the Fig t ree, believeft thou? greater things then hefe halt thou fee; and he fays to him, Jerily, verily I fay to you, Hereafter you hall fee the Heaven opened, and the Anels of God Afcending and Defcending on he Son of Man. elp. O call us after thee, thou Son of God, and King of allthe world call us,but with that powerful voice which thou knoweft will draw us to follow thee, which thou knowest will bring us to thee. + Where we fall fee all the glory of Heaven, and the Angels of God attending on the Son of Man. If we live here in fincerity and Innocence, and with a pious inclination readily believe and confeß thee; thou wil bereafter her us greater things thethefe, greater then now we can ima Where we Leẞon 40. And the third Day there was a Marri ge in Cana of Galile,and the Mother of efus was there; and both Jefus was caled, and his Difciples to the Marriage; d when they wanted Wine, the Moof Jefus faies to him, they have no Vine. Jefus faies to her, what is it to and thee Woman? my hour is not yet |