24 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power upon earth to forgive sins, (he said unto the sick of the palsy,) I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy couch, and go unto thine house. 25 And immediately he rose up before them, and took up that whereon he lay, and departed to his own house, glorifying God. 26 And they were all amazed, and they glorified God, and were filled with fear, saying, We have seen strange things to day. risees; murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners? 31 And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are whole need not a physician, but they that are sick. 32 I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. / Mat. ix. 2. Mark ii. 3.-m Mat. ix. 3. Mark ii. 6,7. n Ps. xxxii. 5. Is. xliii. 25.-o Mat. ix. 9. Mark ii. 13, 14. -P. Mat. ix. 10. Mark ii. 15.-q ch. xv. 1.-r Mat. ix. 13. 1 Tim. i. 15. See § XXXI. Matthew IX. 1—13. § CLXIX. CHAP. V. 33-39. Christ foretelleth the fastings and afflictions of the apostles after his ascension; and likeneth fainthearted and weak disciples to old bottles and worn garments. 33¶And they said unto him, 27 ¶And after these things he went forth, and saw a publi-Why do the disciples of John can, named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he said unto him, Follow me. 28 And he left all, rose up, and followed him. 29 "And Levi made him a great feast in his own house: and there was a great company of publicans and of others that sat down with them. fast often, and make prayers, and likewise the disciples of the Pharisees; but thine eat and drink? 34 And he said unto them, Can ye make the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? 35 But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then 30 But the scribes and Pha- shall they fast in those days. 36 ¶ ́And he spake also a parable unto them; No man putteth a piece of a new garment upon an old; if otherwise, then both the new maketh a rent, and the piece that was taken out of the new agreeth not with the old. 37 And no man putteth new wine into old bottles; else the new wine will burst the bottles, and be spilled, and the bottles shall perish. 38 But new wine must be put into new bottles; and both are preserved. 39 No man also having drunk old wine straightway desireth new for he saith, The old is better. 'which is not lawful to do on the sabbath days? с 3 And Jesus answering them said, Have ye not read so much as this, what David did, when himself was an hungred,and they which were with him; 4 How he went into the house of God, and did take and eat the shewbread, and gave also to them that were with him; "which it is not lawful to eat but for the priests alone? 5 And he said unto them, That the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath. e 6 And it came to pass also on another sabbath, that he entered into the synagogue and s Mat. ix. 14. Mark ii. 18.— Mat. ix. 16, 17.—Mark taught: and there was a man ii. 21, 22. See § XXXII. Matthew IX. 14-17. § CLXX. CHAP. VI. 1-12. Christ reproveth the Pharisees' blindness about the observation of the sabbath, by scripture, reason, and miracle. AND "it came to pass on the second sabbath after the first, that he went through the corn fields; and his disciples plucked the ears of corn, and did eat, rubbing them in their hands. 2 And certain of the Pharisees said unto them, Why do ye that whose right hand was withered. 7 And the scribes and Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath day; that they might find an accusation against him. 8 But he knew their thoughts, and said to the man which had the withered hand, Rise up, and stand forth in the midst. And he arose and stood forth. 9 Then said Jesus unto them, I will ask you one thing; Is it lawful on the sabbath days to do good, or to do evil? to save life, or to destroy it? 10 And looking round about upon them all, he said unto the man, Stretch forth thy hand, And he did so and his hand was restored whole as the other. 11 And they were filled with madness; and communed one with another what they might do to Jesus. 12 And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God. a Mat. xii. 1. Mark ii. 23.-6 Ex. xx. 10.-c1 Sam. xxi. 6.-d Lev. xxiv. 9.-e Mat. xii. 9. Mark iii. 1. See ch xiii. 14; & xiv. 3. John ix. 16.-ƒ Mat. xiv. 23. See § XL. Matthew XII. 1—18. § CLXXI. CHAP. VI. 13-19. Christ chooseth twelve Apostles; healeth the diseased. 13 ¶ And when it was day, he called unto him his disciples: " and of them he chose twelve, whom also he named apostles; 14 Simon (whom he also named Peter,) and Andrew his brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew. 15 Matthew and Thomas, James the son of Alphæus, and Simon called Zelotes, 16 And Judas 'the brother of James, and Judas Iscariot, which also was the traitor. 17 And he came down ¶ with them, and stood in the 21 • Blessed are ye that hunger now; for ye shall be filled. P Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh. 22 Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from | d their company, and shall re- you, and pray for them which proach you, and cast out your despitefully use you. name as evil, for the Son of man's sake. 8 23 Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy: for, behold, your reward is great in heaven for 'in the like manner did their fathers unto the prophets. 24 "But woe unto you that are rich! for "ye have received your consolation. 25 * Woe unto you that are full! for ye shall hunger. "Woe unto you that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep. 26 'Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you! for so did their fathers to the false prophets. n Mat. v. 3; & xi. 5. Jam. ii. 5.-o ls. lv. 1 ; & lxv. 13. Mat. v. 6. pls. Ixi. 3. Mat. v. 4.-g Mat. v. 11. I Pet. ii. 19; & iil. 14; & iv. 14.—r John xvi. 2.—s Mat. v. 12. Acts v. 41. Col. i. 24. Jam i. 2.- Acts vii. 51.u Amos vi. 1. Ecclus xxxi. 8. Jam. v. 1.—a ch. xii. 21. -y Mat. vi. 2, v. 16. ch. xvi. 25.- Is. lxv. 13.-a Prov. xiv. 13.-b John xv. 19. 1 John iv. 5. h 31 And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise. 32 For if ye love them which love you, what thank have ye? for sinners also love those that love them. 33 And if ye do good to them which do good to you, what thank have ye for ye: sinners also do even the same. 34 And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again. 35 But 'love ye your enemies, and do good, and " lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and "ye shall be the children of the Highest; for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil. to 36 Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful. c Ex. xxiii. 4. Prov. xxv. 2. Mat. v. 44. ver. 35. Rom. xii. 20.-d ch xxii. 34. Acts vii. 60.-e Mat. v. 39 say to thy brother, Brother, let 1 Cor. vi. 7.-g Deut. xv. 7, 8, 10. Prov. xxi. 26. Mat. v. 42.- Tob. iv. 15. Mat, vii. 12.-i Mat v. 46.-k Mat v. 42.-l ver. 27.-m Ps. xxxvii. 26. ver. 30.-n Mat. v. 45.o Mat. v. 48. See § XVII. 39 And he spake a parable unto them, 'Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch? 40 "The disciple is not above his master but every one" that is perfect shall be as his master. 41 * And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but perceivest not the beam that is in thine own eye? y own me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in thine eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to pull out the mote that is in thy brother's eye. p Mat. vii. 1.-q Prov. xix. 17.-r Ps. lxxix. 12.- Mat. vii. 2. Mark iv. 24. Jam. ii. 13.-t Mat. xv. 14.-u Mat. x. 24. John xiii. 16; & xv. 20.- Or, shall be perfected as his master.- Mat. vii. 3.-y See Prov. xviii. 17. 43 For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. 44 For "every tree is known by his own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes. b 45 A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bring 42 Either how canst thou eth forth that which is good; |