L. 13. 22 89. He exhorteth to enter in at the strait gate: AND he went through the cities and villages, A. D. 33. teaching, and journeying toward Jerusalem. 23 Then said one unto him, Lord, are there few 24 that be saved? And he said unto them, "Strive a 31. "to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I & Rom. 9. say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall 66 25 "not be able. When once the master of the Ps. 32. 6. “ house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, Is. 55. 6. " and ye begin to stand without, and to knock " at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; " and he shall answer and say unto you, I know 26" you not whence ye are: then shall ye begin " to say, We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets. 66 27 "But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not 28" ers of iniquity. There shall be weeping and 66 gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, " and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in "the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust 29 " out. And they shall come from the east, and "from the west, and from the north, and from "the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom 30 " of God. And, behold, there are last which "shall be first, and there are first which shall " be last. 31 The same day there came certain of the Pha- 33 “ perfected. Nevertheless I must walk to day, 10. 2 locked. C. 3 intendeth to. C. 4 120 Christ teacheth humility. A. D. 33. " the prophets, and stonest them that are sent L. 13. "unto thee; how often would I have gathered "thy children together, as a hen doth gather her "brood under her wings, and ye would not! "behold, your house is left unto you desolate : 35 e Lev. 26. 31, 32. Ps. 69.25. 66 e "and verily I say unto you, Ye shall not see Dan. 9. 27. me, until the time come when ye shall say, Mic. 3. 12. " f Blessed is he that cometh in the name of f Ps. 118. 26. "the Lord." 90. Christ healeth the dropsy on the sabbath ; supper. L. 14. 1 AND it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath day, that they watched him. And, behold, there was a certain man before 2 him which had the dropsy. And Jesus answer- 3 ing spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, "Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day?" And they held their peace. And he took him, 4 and healed him, and let him go; and answered 5 a Ex. 23.5. them, saying, a Which of you shall have an ass Deu. 22.4. " or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not straight 66 way pull him out on the sabbath day?" And 6 " to thee, Give this man place; and thou begin Prov. 25. " with shame to take the lowest room. But 10 6, 7. " when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the "lowest room; that when he that bade thee "cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up "higher: then shalt thou have worship in the 2 invited. D. 3 chief seats. D. Parable of the great supper. 121 L. 14. " presence of them that sit at meat with thee. A. D. 33. 11 "For whosoever exalteth himself shall be Job 22. "abased; and he that humbleth himself shall 29. Ps. 18. "be exalted." 12 27. Prov. 29.23. Jam. 4. 6. Then said he also to him that bade him, 1 Pet. 5.5. "When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call " not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy "kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they "also bid thee again, and a recompence be 13 "made thee. But when thou makest a feast, "call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the & Neh. & 14 " blind: and thou shalt be blessed; for they 10, 12. "cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be 66 recompensed at the resurrection of the just." 15 And when one of them that sat at meat with him heard these things, he said unto him, 16 dom of God. Then said he unto him, "A certain 9. 66 man made a great supper, and bade many: 17 " and sent his servant at supper time to say to Prov. 9. 19" me excused. And another said, I have bought "five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them : 20 " I pray thee have me excused. And another " said, I have married a wife, and therefore I 21 "cannot come. So that servant came, and " shewed his lord these things. Then the master " of the house being angry said to his servant, "Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of "the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the 22 "maimed, and the halt, and the blind. And "the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou hast 23 " commanded, and yet there is room. And the "lord said unto the servant, Go out into the "highways and hedges, and compel them to 2 Happy. C. 122 Of bearing the cross. A. D. 33. " come in, that my house may be filled. For I 24 46. 66 " were bidden shall taste of my supper." 91. The disciples of Christ must be ready to for- L. 14. 25 AND there went great multitudes with him : * Deut. 13. and he turned, and said unto them, "If any 26 6. & 33.9. " man come to me, band hate not his father, " and mother, and wife, and children, and brec Rev. 12. "thren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, b Rom. 9. 13. 11. d 2 Tim. 3. 12. 27. 66 C "he cannot be my disciple. And whosoever 27 "doth not bear his cross, and come after me, • Prov.24. " cannot be my disciple. For which of you, 28 intending to build a tower, sitteth not down "first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it? lest haply, after he hath 29 "laid the foundation, and is not able to finish " it, all that behold it begin to mock him, say-30 "ing, This man began to build, and was not "able to finish. Or what king, going to make 31 66 66 war against another king, sitteth not down 66 66 66 "Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his 34 " neither fit for the land, nor yet for the dung- L. 15.1 92. Parable of the lost sheep; of the piece of silver; THEN drew near unto him all the publicans A. D. 33. 2 and sinners for to hear him. And the Pharisees 3 a Acts 11. 3. And he spake this parable unto them, saying, Gal 2. 12. 4 "What man of you, having an hundred sheep, 8 "Either what woman having ten pieces of " silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a "candle, and sweep the house, and seek dili9" gently till she find it? and when she hath " found it, she calleth her friends and her neigh"bours together, saying, Rejoice with me; for "I have found the piece which I had lost. 10 " Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner " that repenteth." 11 66 And he said, "A certain man had two sons: 12 " and the younger of them said to his father, "Father, give me the portion of goods that "falleth to me. And he divided unto them his 13 "living. And not many days after the younger " son gathered all together, and took his journey " into a far country, and there wasted his sub14 " stance with riotous living. And when he had 2 reformation. С. |