XLII. St. MATTH. Chap. XXI. Ver. 4, to 9. This was done, that it might be fulfilled which was Spoken by the prophet, saying, 5. Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy king cometh unto thee, meek, and fitting upon an afs, and a colt the fole of an afs. 6. And the difciples went, and did as Jefus commanded them, 7. And brought the afs, and the colt, and put on them their cloaths, and they fet bim thereon, &c. XLIII. The Buyers and Sellers caft out of the Temple. TO God's high Temple Jesus went and found From diftant Bafan's fertile Paftures bought, "For Zeal of thy dear House my Spirits decay, away. XLIII. St. MATTH. Chap. XXI. Ver. 12, 13. 43. 12. Fefus went into the temple of God, and caft out all them that fold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the money-changers, and the feats of them that fold doves, 13. And faid unto them, It is written, My houfe fhall be called the boufe of prayer, but ye have made it a den of thieves. XLIV. The wicked Husbandmen, and their juft Punishment. ALord there was who plants a noble Vine, To yield the choiceft Grapes and gen'rous This foon he did to Husbandmen convey, The Wretches he'll deftroy, their Houses burn, return. XLIV. St. MATTH. Chap. XXI. Ver. 33,to 38. 33. There was a certain houfholder which planted 4 vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a wine-prefs in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and fent his fervants to receive the fruits of it, &c. 37. Laft of all, he fent unto them his fon, Saying, They will reverence my fon. 38. But when the husbandmen Saw the fon, they faid among themselves, This is the heir, come, let us kill him, and let us feize on his inheritance. |