...ointment which Mary bestowed upon our Saviour's feet. And what a neat cover had he for it : " This might have been sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor." Here was charity to the poor, or rather poor charity ; for this was only a blind to his base self-ends....

...covered the sordid disposition of his soul with the goodly pretence of charity, this ointment might have been sold for three hundred pence and given to the poor, John xii. 4 — 6. Thus m the present case, " perhaps Jesus Christ will escape from his enemies, as...

...covered the sordid disposition of his soul with the goodly pretext of charity j this ointment might have been sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor, John xii. 4, 6. Thus in the present case, " perhaps Jesus Christ will escape from his enemies, as he...

...other necessary uses, was kept) highly blamed, as a piece of prodigality, in throwing away what might have been sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor; not that lie valued the, poor, but because he was a covetous wretch, and was always purloining some...

...covered the sordid disposition of his soul, with the goodly pretence of charity, this ointment might have been sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor, John xii. 4 — 6. Thus in the present case, "perhaps .lesus Christ will escape from his enemies, as...

...pence halfpenny." " Amazing ! and what said the disciples to this?" " Judas Iscariot said, it might have been sold for three hundred pence and given to the poor, and he seems to have excited the other disciples to murmur at what they considered a waste of the ointment."...

...with the odour of the ointment; for which cause Judas, who bore the bag, was angry, saying, It might have been sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor : but our Saviour praised her action, and said, that she had done it against the day of his burial;...

...covered the sordid disposition of his soul, with the goodly pretence of charity, ' this ointment might have been sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor,' John xii. 4 — 6. Thus in the present case, 'perhaps Jesus Christ will escape from his enemies, as...

...misinterpreted and censured by some present — "Why," said they, "was this waste made? This ointment might have been sold for three hundred pence,* and given to the poor." This murmuring originated with Judas, the traitor ; whose whole conduct was governed by motives the...

...Why," said Judas, " why all this waste ? (in love, apparently, with a prudent economy ;) might it not have been sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor?" Yet Judas was a vile hypocrite, an arch traitor, who sold his Lord afterwards for thirty pieces of...