...direct her sister to help her. Our Lord replied in those memorable words, so often quoted since, — "Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about...needful ; and Mary hath chosen that good part which shall not be taken away from her." It Luke xvii. 11. Luke x. 38. was attention to his instructions,...

...behold, Martha, who no doubt expected commendation, was met with rebuke! "Jesus answered and s-iid unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled...things : but one thing is needful. And Mary hath chosen lhal good part, which shall not be taken iway from her." Is thi-re not reason to believe that if our...

...Father, therefore, is the object of worship. To the same conclusion we are led by — LUKE xi. 1, 2. As he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teauh us to pray, as John also taught his disciples. And he said unto them, " When ye pray, say, OUR...

...Father, therefore, is the object of worship. To the same conclusion we are led by— LUKE xi. 1, 2. As he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teauh us to pray, as John also taught his disciples. And he said unto them, " When ye pray, say, OUR...

...alone ? bid her therefore that she help me." The reproof, however, unexpectedly fell upon herself. " Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things, but one thing is needful; and Mary hatn chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her." This faithful admonition, was...

...said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone ? bid her therefore that she help me. And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha,...needful : and Mary hath chosen that good part, "which shall not be taken away from her. LESSON XL VI. LUKE, CHAP. xn. AND one of the company said unto him,...

...power to save, power to bless, and power to bestow upon us every good thing in heaven and on earth. C 2 Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about...needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be tahen from her.—LUKE x. 41, 42. How much have we all of Martha in our constitutions...

...of a chapel. An invariable tradition records that in this place Christ recited the Lord's Prayer. " And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a...certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said «nto him, Lord teach us to pray as John also taught his disciples. And he said unto them, When ye...

...troubled about many things: but one thing is necessary : and Mary hath chosen that good part,f which shall not be taken away from her. And it came to pass, that as he was in a certain place praying, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray,...

...said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone ? bid her therefore that she help me. And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha,...needful : and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her." Neither again is Mary here commended for the neglect of household...