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§ CCXVII.

CHAP. XX. 1—18.

Christ avoucheth his authority by a question of John's baptism. The parable of the vineyard.

AND "it came to pass, that on one of those days, as he taught the people in the temple, and preached the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes came upon him with the elders,

2 And spake unto him, saying, Tell us, by what authority doest thou these things? or who is he who gave thee this authority?

3 And he answered and said unto them, I will also ask you one thing; and answer me:

4 The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men?

5 And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then believed ye him not?

6 But and if we say, Of men, all the people will stone

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9 Then began he to speak to the people this parable; "A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it forth to husbandmen, and went into a far country for a long time.

10 And at the season he sent a servant to the husbandmen, that they should give him the fruit of the vineyard: but the husbandmen beat him, and sent him away empty.

11 And again he sent another servant: and they beat him also, and entreated him shamefully, and sent him away empty.

12 And again he sent a third: and they wounded him also, and cast him out.

13 Then said the lord of the vineyard, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son: it may be they will reverence him when they see him.

14 But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir: come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be our's.

15 So they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do unto them?

16 He shall come and destroy these husbandmen, and shall give the vineyard to

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should feign themselves just men, that they might take hold of his words, that so they might deliver him unto the power and authority of the governor.

21 And they asked him, saying, "Master, we know that thou sayest and teachest rightly, neither acceptest thou the person of any, but teachest the way of God ' truly :

22 Is it lawful for us to give tribute unto Cæsar, or no?

23 But he perceived their craftiness, and said unto them, Why tempt ye me?

24 Shew me a penny. Whose image and superscription hath it? They answered and said, Cæsar's.

25 And he said unto them, Render therefore unto Cæsar the things which be Cæsar's, and unto God the things which be God's.

26 And they could not take hold of his words before the people and they marvelled at his answer, and held their peace.

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and he die without children, that his brother should take his wife and raise up seed unto his brother.

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seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and died without children.

30 And the second took her to wife, and he died childless.

31 And the third took her; and in like manner the seven also and they left no children, and died.

the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.

38 For he is not a God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto him.

39 Then certain of the ¶ scribes answering said, Master, thou hast well said.

40 And after that they durst not ask him any question at all. 41 And he said unto them, "How say they that Christ is David's son?

42 And David himself saith 32 Last of all the woman in the book of Psalms, "The died also.

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LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,

43 Till I make thine enemies thy footstool.

44 David therefore calleth him Lord, how is he then hisson?

45 'Then in the audience of all the people he said unto his disciples,

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Cor. xv. 42, 49, 52. 1 John iii. 2.-n Rom. viii. 23.-0 Ex.

iii. 6.-p Rom. vi. 10, 11.-q Mat. xxii. 42. Mark xii. 35.r Ps. cx. 1. Acts. ii. 34.-s Mat. xxiii, i. Mark xii. 38. Mat. xxiii. 5.-u ch. xi. 43.-r Mat. xxiii. 14.

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7 And they asked him, saying, Master, but when shall these things be? and what sign will there be when these things shall come to pass ?

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8 And he said, take heed that ye be not deceived: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and the time draweth near: go ye not therefore after them.

9 But when ye shall hear of wars and commotions, be not terrified for these things must first come to pass; but the end is not by and by.

10 Then said he unto them, Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom :

11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.

12 But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, deliver

4 For all these have of their abundance cast into the offerings of God: but she of her penury hath cast in all the living you up to the synagogues, ing that she had.

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and " into prisons, 'being brought before kings and rulers for my name's sake.

13 And 'it shall turn to you for a testimony.

14 m Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye shall answer:

15 For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, "which all

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19 In your patience possess ye your souls.

20 And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh.

21 Then let them which are in Judæa flee to the mountains; and let them which are in the midst of it depart out; and let not them that are in the countries enter thereinto.

22 For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be ful

filled.

23 "But woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck, in those days! for there shall be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this people. 24 And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.

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a Mark xii. 41.-1 See Mark xii. 42.-b 2 Cor. viii. 12.c Mat. xxiv. I. Mark xiii. 1.-deb. xix. 44.-e Mat, xxiv. 4. Mark xiii. 5. Eph. v. 6. 2 Thes ii. 3.- Or, and, The time. Mat. ii, 2; & iv. 17.-f Mat. xxiv. 7.g Mark xiii. 9. Rev. ii. 10.-h Acts iv. 3; & v. 18; & xii. 4; & xvi. 24.-i Acts xxv. 23.-k1 Pet. ii. 13.-/ Phil. i. 28.

Thes. i. 5.-m Mat. x. 19.

Mark xiii. 11. ch. xii. 11.

n Acts vi. 10.-0 Mic. vii. 6. Mark xiii. 12.-p Acts vii.

59; & xii. 2.- 9 Mat. x. 22.-r Mat. x. 30.-s Mat. xxiv.

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Mark xiii. 14.- Dan. ix. 26, 27. Zech. xi. 1.-u

Mat. xxiv. 19.- Dan. ix. 27: & xii. 7.

READER. And he looked up, &c.Thine eye, O Lord, is piercing and retributive. As to see thee is perfect happiness, so to be seen of thee is true contentment and glory.

And dost thou, O God, see what we give thee, and not see what we take away from thee? Are our offerings more noted than our sacrileges? Surely, thy mercy is not more quicksighted than thy justice. In both kinds our actions are viewed, our account is kept; and we are as

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sure to receive rewards for what we have given, as vengeance for what we have defaulked. With thine eye of knowledge thou seest all we do; but what we do well, thou seest with an eye of approbation. didst thou now behold these pious and charitable oblations. How well wert thou pleased with this variety! Thou sawest many rich men give much, and one poor widow give more than they in lesser room.

The Jews were now under the

Roman pressure: they were all tributaries, yet many of them rich, and

and those rich men were liberal to the

common chest. Hadst thou seen those many rich give little, we had heard of thy censure; thou expectest a proportion betwixt the giver and the gift, betwixt the gift and the receipt; where that fails, the blame is just. That nation, though otherwise faulty

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