SECT. II. CH 4. saying, It is I who need to be baptized by thee; 15 and thou comest to me! Jesus answering said unto him, Permit this at present; for thus ought we to ratify every institution. Then John acquiesced. 16 Jesus being baptized, no sooner arose out of the water, than heaven was opened to him; and the Spirit of God appeared, descending like a dove, Jo. 1; 37. 17 and lighting upon him: while a voice from heaven Lu 9; 35. proclaimed, This is my beloved Son in whom I delight. IV. 6 ch. 17; 5. 2 Pet. 1; 17. THEN was Jesus conducted by the Spirit into Mar. 1; 12 2 the wilderness, to be tempted by the devil. And Lu. 4; 1· after fasting forty days and forty nights, he was 3 hungry. Where pon the tempter, accosting him, said, If thou be a Son of God, command that 4 these stones become loaves. Jesus answering said, Deu. 8; 3, It is written, " Man liveth not by bread only, but by every thing which God is pleased to appoint. 5 Then the devil conveyed him into the holy city, and having placed him upon the battlement of the tem6 ple, said to him, If thou be a Son of God, throw thyself down; for it is written, "He will give Ps. 91; 11. "his angels the charge of thee: they shall up 7 8 "hold thee in their arms, lest thou dash thy foot 7" against a stone." Jesus again answered, It is written, "Thou shalt not put the Lord thy Deu. 6; 16. 8" God to the proof." Again the devil took him up a very high mountain, whence he showed him all • Traducer. VOL. III. 7 Messengers. 8 Jehovah. Deu. 6; 13. 10; 20. 1 Sam. 7; 3. Mar. 1; 14. Lu. 4; 14. Jo. 4; 43. Isa. 9; 1. ch. 3; 2. сн. 4. SECT. II. the kingdoms of the world in their glory, and said 9 to him, All these will I give thee, if thou wilt prostrate thyself and worship me. Jesus answered, Satan, begone; for it is written, "Thou shalt worship the 10 Lord thy God, and shalt serve 11 "him only." Then the devil leaving him, angels came and ministered to him. 12 "who abode in darkness, saw a great light, and "on those who inhabited a region of the shades of 17 "death, light hath arisen." From that time Jesus began to proclaim, saying, Reform, for the reign of heaven approacheth. 18 Then walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon named Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a drag into the sea, for they were 19 fishers. And he said to them, Come with me, and 20 I will make you fishers of men. Immediately they 21 left the nets and followed him. Passing on he saw other two brothers, James Son of Zebedee and John his brother, in the bark with their father Zebedee, 22 mending their nets, and he called them. They im SECT. III. 23 CH. 5. mediately leaving the bark and their father, followed him. Mar. 1; 39. Then Jesus went over all Galilee, teaching in their ch.9; 35. synagogues, and proclaiming the glad tidings of Lu. 4; 15, 44. the reign, and curing every sort of disease and ma24 lady among the people. And his fame spread through Mar. 1; 34. all Syria, and they brought to him all their sick, seized and tormented with various distempers, demoniacs, and lunatics, and paralytics, and he heal25 ed them. And vast multitudes followed him from Mar. 3; 7 Galilee, from " Decapolis, from Jerusalem, from Judea, and from the banks of the Jordan. Lu. 6; 17 SECTION. III. THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT. V. JESUS seeing so great a confluence, repaired to a mountain, and having sat down, his disciples 2 came to him. Then breaking silence, he taught them, saying, 3 Lu. 6; 20 Isa. 61; 3. HAPPY the poor who repine not; for the king4 dom of heaven is theirs! Happy they who mourn; 5 for they shall receive consolation! Happy the meek; Ps. 37; 11. 6 for they shall inherit the land! Happy they who Isa. 65; 1ộ, hunger and thirst for righteousness; for they shall 7 be satisfied! Happy the merciful; for they shall 11 A district of ten cities. Ps. 24; 3. CH. 5. SECT. III. 8 obtain mercy! Happy the clean in heart; for they 1 Pet. 3; 14. 9 shall see God! Happy the peacemakers; for they 10 shall be called sons of God! Happy they who suf fer persecution on account of righteousness; for 1 Pet. 4; 14. 11 the kingdom of heaven is theirs! Happy shall ye be, when men shall revile and prosecute you, and, on my account, accuse you falsely of every evil 12 thing! Rejoice and exult; for great is your reward in heaven; for thus the Prophets were persecuted who were before you. Mar. 9; 49 13 YE are the salt of the earth. If the salt be come insipid, how shall its saltness be restored? It is thenceforth fit only to be cast out, and trodden 14 by men. Ye are the light of the world. A city 15 situate on a mountain must be conspicuous. A lamp is lighted to be put, not under a corn-measure, but on a stand, that it may shine to all the 1 Pet. 2; 12. 16 family. Thus, let your light shine before men, that they seeing your good actions, may glorify your Father who is in heaven. Mar. 4; 21. - 11; 33. 17 Think not that I am come to subvert the law or the prophets. I am come not to subvert, but to Lu. 16; 17. 18 ratify. For verily I say unto you, Heaven and earth shall sooner perish, than one iota, or one tittle of the law shall perish without attaining its 19 end. Whosoever, therefore, shall violate, or teach others to violate, were it the least of these commandments, shall be in no esteem in the reign of heaven; but whosoever shall practise and teach them, shall be highly esteemed in the reign of Ja. 2; 10. SECT. III. сн. 5. 20 heaven. For I warn you, that unless your righ teousness excel the righteousness of the Scribes and Pharisees, ye shall never enter the kingdom of heaven. 21 YE have heard that it was said to the ancients, Ex. 20; 13. "Thou shalt not commit murder; for whosoever Deut. 5; 17. "committeth murder shall be obnoxious to the 22 "judges." But I say unto you, Whosoever ' is angry with his brother unjustly, shall be ob' noxious to the judges; whoever shall call him 'fool, shall be obnoxious to the council; but who soever shall call him miscreant, shall be obnoxi23'ous to hell-fire.' Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there recollect that thy brother hath ground to complain of thee; leave there thy 24 gift before the altar: first go and procure reconciliation with thy brother, then come, and offer 25 thy gift. Compound betimes with thy creditor, Lu. 12; 58while ye are on the road together; lest the credifor consign thee to the judge; and the judge consign thee to the officer, and thou be thrown into 26 prison. Verily I say unto thee; thou wilt not be released until thou hast discharged the last farth 27 ing. 18. Ye have heard that it was said, "Thou shalt not Ex. 20; 14. 28 "commit adultery." But I say unto you, Who- Deut. 5; 'soever looketh on another man's wife, in order ' to cherish impure desire, hath already committed 29' adultery with her in his heart.' Therefore, if ch. 18; 8 thy right eye insnare thee, pluck it out, and throw Mar. 9; 43. |