36¶And he spake also a pa- | 'which is not lawful to do on rable 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. 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. Mat. xii 1. Mark ii. 23.-6 Ex. xx. 10.-c1 Sam. rri. 6.-d Lev. xxiv. 9.-e Mat. xii. 9. Mark iii. 1. See ch. xiii. 14; & xiv. 3. John ix. 16.-f Mat. xiv, 23. See & XL. Matthew XII. 1—13. § 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 22 Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from * 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.-p Is. Ixi. 3. Mat v. 4.- Mat. v. 11. I Pet. ii. 19; & iii. 14; & iv. 14.-r John xvi. 2.-s Mat. v. 12. Acts v. 41. Col. i. 24. Jam i. 2.- Acts vii 51. 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 u Amos vi. 1. Ecclus xxxi. 8. Jam. v. 1.- ch. xii. 21. sinners also do even the same. -y Mat. vi. 2, v. 16. ch. xvi 25.-z Is. lxv. 13.—a Prov. xiv. 13.- John xv. 19. 1 John iv. 5. 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. 36 'Be ye therefore merciful, 28 Bless them that curse 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 Mat. v. I Cor. vi. 7.-g Deut. xv. 7, 8, 10. Prov. xxi. 26. See § XVII. § CLXXIV. CHAP. VI. 37-42. Christ reproveth rash judgment. me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in thine own 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.- Mat. xv. 14.-u Mat. x. 24. John xiii. 16; & xv. 20.-1 Or, shall be perfected 37 "Judge not, and ye shall as his master.-x Mat. vii. 3.-y See Prov. xviii. 17. not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven : 38 Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again. 39 And he spake a parable unto them,' Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch? I 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? See § XXIII. Matthew VII. 1—5. § CLXXV. CHAP. VI. 43-49. We must join the obedience of good works to the hearing of the word; lest in the evil day of temptation we fall like an house built upon the face of the earth without any foundation. 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. 45 A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bring 42 Either how canst thou eth forth that which is good; e 47 Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like: 48 He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it for it was founded upon a rock. 49 But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that without a foundation built an house upon the earth; against which the stream did beat vehemently, and immediately it fell; and the ruin of that house was great. z Mat. vii. 16, 17.- Mat. xii. 33.-+ Gr. a grape.-b Mat. xii. 35.- Mat. xii. 34.-d Mal. i. 6. Mat. vii. 21; & xxv. 11. ch. xiii. 25.-e Mat. vii. 24. Sec§§ XXVI. XXVII. Matthew VII. 15-29. 2 And a certain centurion's servant, who was dear unto him, was sick, and ready to die. 3 And when he heard of Jesus, he sent unto him the elders of the Jews, beseeching him that he would come and heal his servant. 4 And when they came to Jesus, they besought him instantly, saying, That he was worthy for whom he should do this: 5 For he loveth our nation, and he hath built us a synagogue. 6 Then Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying unto him, Lord, trouble not thyself, for I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter under my roof: 7 Wherefore neither thought I myself worthy to come unto thee: but say in a word, and |