11. What is meant by loved him 1? A. Approved of his conduct by expressions of outward kindness and affection : our Lord sincerely pitied him, who having taken such care to keep the commandments, was yet but imperfect, for in the present corrupt state of human nature, no man can afford that entire obedience which the law requires. Matt. i. 50.

12. What does he mean by saying, must take up the cross? A. Matt. x. 65 to 70.

13. What effect had this saying upon the young man? A. Matt. xix. 46 to 62 inclusive.-v. 22 to 28.

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14. What answer did our Lord give to Peter? Verily I say unto you, there is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sister, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake and the Gospel's, but he shall receive an hundred fold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and land, with persecutions, and in the world to come eternal life.—v. 29, 30.

15. What is the meaning of this? A. That such an individual will possess, even in the midst of his persecutions, such internal peace and joy, through the continual operation of the Holy Ghost upon his heart, as will make him one hundred times happier than all those possessions from which he had been obliged to part.

16. What is the meaning of but many that are first shall be last, and the last first? A. Matt. xix. 72 to 75.—v. 31. 17. Where was our Lord now going? A. To Jerusalem. v. 32.

18. Did the intention of his going there excite the astonishment of his disciples? A. Yes; They were amazed at his voluntarily exposing himself to that danger which he was conscious awaited him, and as they followed they were afraid.

19. As they journeyed, how did our Lord describe to the twelve the things which should happen to him? A. Matt. xx. 46.- -V. 33.

20. Had he ever told them this before? A. Yes; Vide Mark viii. 31. Matt. xx. 49, 50.

21. Who were the Gentiles here alluded to? A. Matt. xx. 51.

22. Did any persons make any request of our Lord at this time? A. Yes; James and John, the sons of Zebedee, through their mother. Matt. xx. 53, 54.-v. 35.

23. What did they say? A. Master, we would that thou shouldest do for us whatsoever we shall desire.

24. What did Jesus say to them? A. What would ye that I should do for you?-v. 36.

25. What request did they then make? A. Matt. xx. 57 to 79 inclusive.-v. 37 to 45.

26. Where did they go after this? v. 46.

A. To Jericho.

27. Was our Lord addressed by any person here1? A. Yes; as he went out of Jericho with his disciples, and a great number of people, blind Bartimeus, the son of Timeus, sat by the high way side, begging; and when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me!—v. 47.

28. Did the multitude encourage him to cry out? A. No; they charged him that he should hold his peace.—v. 48. 29. Did he remain silent? A. No; He cried the more a great deal, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me!

30. How did he show his faith by calling him the Son of David? A. Matt. xv. 35.

31. What did our blessed Lord now do? A. He stood still and commanded him to be called. -V. 49.

32. What did the people say to the blind man? A. They called him, saying unto him, Be of good comfort, rise, he calleth for thee.

33. What did the man then do? A. He, casting away his garment, (that he might come with greater haste) rose and came to Jesus. Matt. xx. 87 to 91 inclusive.-v. 50 to 52.

CHAPTER XI.

1. WHEN Our Lord and his disciples were come nigh to Jerusalem, unto Bethphage and Bethany, at the Mount of

1 St. Matthew xx. 82. mentions two blind men. St. Mark and St. Luke only one. These two Evangelists mention Timeus only, who was better known.

Olives, what directions did he give his disciples? A. Matt. xxi. 1 to 5 inclusive.—v. 1 to 4.

2. Did any of those who stood there, object to their loosing the colt? A. Yes; they said, What do ye loosing the colt1?-v. 5.

3. What did they answer? A. They said unto them even as Jesus had commanded, and they let them go.—v. 6.

4. What did they do with the colt? A. Matt. xxi. 10 to 17.-v. 7 to 10.

5. To what part of Jerusalem did our Lord go. A. To the temple, and when he had looked round about upon all things (to see whether any irregularity was committed) and now the eventide was come, he went out to Bethany with the twelve. Matt. xxi. 39 to 43. 120.-v. 11 to 14.

6. What persons heard him say this? A. His disciples. 7. What remarkable act did our Lord perform in the temple? A. Matt. xxi. 22 to 31 inclusive.-v. 15 to 17.

8. When the chief priests and Scribes heard of these things, what did they endeavour to do? A. They sought how they might destroy him, for they feared him, because all the people were astonished at his doctrine, and they were apprehensive lest their authority would be no longer respected.

9. When even was come, where did our Lord go? A. Matt. xxi. 39 to 41.-v. 19.

10. As they returned from Bethany in the morning, in what state did they find the fig tree? A. They saw it dried up from the roots.

11. Which of the disciples now addressed our Lord? A. Peter, calling to remembrance (what our Lord had said to the fig tree the day before), saith unto him, Master, behold the fig tree which thou cursedst is withered away.v. 21.

12. What did Jesus answer? A. Matt. xxi. 46 to 49.V. 22 to 24.

13. When we stand praying, if we ourselves expect to be forgiven, what must we do? A. Matt. xviii. 91 to 101.— v. 25 to 26.

14. When they were come again to Jerusalem, and as he was walking in the temple, what question was he asked? A. Matt. xxi. 52 to 65 inclusive.-v. 27 to 33 inclusive.

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CHAPTER XII.

1. In what manner did our Lord now instruct the people? A. He began to speak unto them by parables.-v. 1.

2. Give some account of the parable of the vineyard, which was let out to husbandmen? A. Matt. xxi. 79 to 106 inclusive.-v. 2 to 11 inclusive.

3. What effect had our Lord's saying these things upon them? A. Matt. xxi. 111 to 113.-v. 12.

4. What steps were now taken against him by his enemies? A. They sent unto him certain of the Pharisees, and of the Herodians, to catch him in his words.—v. 13.

5. What question did they ask our Lord? A. Matt. xxii. 36—53 inclusive.—v. 14 to 17 inclusive.

6. Did any other persons ask our Lord a question? A. Yes; the Sadducees. Matt. xxii. 54 to 67 inclusive.—v.

18 to 27 inclusive.

7. What other question was our Lord asked? A. Matt. xxii. 72, 73.—v. 28.

8. What does he mean by Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God is one Lord? A. That the Mosaic Law (Deut. vi. 4.) inculcated there being but one God; but this does not oppose there being three persons united in the Godhead, as other parts of Scripture teach us.-v. 29.

9. What did Jesus say was the first or chief commandment? A. Matt. xxii. 74 to 79 inclusive.-v. 30, 31.

10. What did the Scribe now say to our Lord? A. Well, Master, thou hast said the truth, for there is one God, and there is none other but he, and to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.— v. 32, 33.

11. When Jesus saw that he answered discreetly what did he say to him? A. Thou art not far from the kingdom of God, meaning that he was nearly in the same state of mind as would make him more fit to receive the truths of the Gospel, which does not attribute salvation to the performance of external ceremonies.-v. 34.

12. Was our Lord asked any more questions? A. No

man, after that, durst ask him any question. They feared lest the wisdom which he manifested in escaping the snares which they laid for him, would only increase his reputation with the people.

13. Did our Lord now ask the Pharisees any question? A. Matt. xxii. 83 to 90 inclusive.v. 35 to 37.

14. Did the people listen with attention to his instructions? A. Yes; they heard him gladly.

15. Of whom did our Lord now tell them to beware? A. Of the Scribes, which love to go in long clothing, and love salutations in the markets and the chief seats in the synagogues, and the uppermost rooms at feasts, which devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayers; these shall receive greater damnation. Matt. xxiii. 10 to 13. 29, 30. v. 38 to 40.

16. What circumstance is next recorded by St. Mark? A. He sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury, and many that were rich cast in much.- -v. 41.

17. Did our Lord make any observation upon what any individual cast in? A. Yes; There came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing, and he called unto him his disciples and saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast more in than all they which have cast into the treasury, for all they did cast in of their abundance, but she of her want, did cast in all that she had, even all her living. -v. 42 to 44.

18. What is here meant by the treasury? A. The chest, which was placed in the temple to receive the gifts of the worshippers for repairs, charges for sacrifices, &c. Exod. xxx. 12, 13. 2 Kings xii. 9 to 11.

19. What may we learn from these observations of our Lord? A. That Almighty God judges of men's actions not by outward appearances, but by their motives, and according to the personal sacrifice we make to carry them into effect. Thus the two mites given by the poor widow were more acceptable to Him than the larger offerings of the rich, which though great, subjected the giver to no personal inconvenience.