touch him. And the unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down before him; and they cried, saying, Thou art the Son of God. And he strictly charged them that they should not make him known.

That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaias the prophet, saying, Behold my servant whom I have chosen, my beloved in whom my soul hath been well pleased. I will put my Spirit upon him, and he shall show judgment to the Gentiles. He shall not contend, nor cry out, neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets. The bruised reed he shall not break, and smoking flax he shall not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory. And in his name the Gentiles shall hope (Isaias xlii. 1).

And it came to pass in those days that he went out into a mountain to pray; and he passed the whole night in prayer to God. And when day was come, he called unto him whom he would; and they came to him. And he caused twelve to be with him, and sent them to preach. And he gave them power to heal sicknesses, and to cast out devils.

Now the names of the twelve Apostles were these: the first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he named them Boanerges, which is, the sons of thunder; Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew the publican, and Thomas, and James of Alpheus, and Thaddeus, and Simon the Cananean, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.

SECT. XXXIV. THE MULTITUDES FOLLOW HIM. CHRIST'S
SERMON ON THE MOUNT.

And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain; and when he had sat down, his disciples came unto him. And opening his mouth, he taught them, saying, Blessed are the poor in spirit: for

Blessed are the

theirs is the kingdom of heaven. meek: for they shall possess the land. Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after justice: for they shall have their fill. Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. Blessed are the clean of heart: for they shall see God. Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God. Blessed are they that suffer persecution for justice' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are ye when they shall revile you, and persecute you, and speak all that is evil against you untruly, for my sake; be glad and rejoice, for your reward is very great in heaven; for so they persecuted the prophets that were before you. But woe to you rich, for ye have had your consolation. Woe to you that are filled, for ye shall hunger. Woe to you that laugh now, for ye shall mourn and weep. Woe to you when men shall bless you, for according to these things did their fathers to the false prophets.

Ye are the salt of the earth. But if the salt lose its savour, wherewith shall it be salted? It is good for nothing any more but to be cast out and to be trodden on by men. Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on a mountain cannot be hid. Neither do men light a candle and put it under a bushel, but upon a candlestick, that it may shine to all that are in the house. So let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

Think not that I am come to destroy the law or the prophets. I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. For amen I say unto you, till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall not pass of the law till all be fulfilled. He therefore that shall break one of the least of these commandments, and shall so teach men, shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven. But he that shall do and teach them, he shall be

called great in the kingdom of heaven. For I tell you, that unless your justice go beyond that of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. Ye have heard that it was said to them of old, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill, shall be in danger of the judgment. But I say to you, that whosoever is angry with his brother shall be in danger of the judgment; and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council; and whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire. If therefore thou offer thy gift at the altar, and there thou remember that thy brother hath anything against thee, leave there thy offering before the altar, and go first to be reconciled to thy brother; and then come and offer thy gift. Be at agreement with thy adversary betimes, whilst thou art in the way with him, lest perhaps the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison. Amen I say to thee, thou shalt not go out from thence till thou pay the last farthing.

Ye have heard it was said to them of old, Thou shalt not commit adultery. But I say unto you, that whosoever shall look on a woman to lust after her, hath already committed adultery with her in his heart. And if thy right eye cause thee to stumble, pluck it out and cast it from thee; for it is expedient for thee that one of thy members should perish, rather than thy whole body be cast into hell. And if thy right hand cause thee to stumble, cut it off and cast it from thee; for it is expedient for thee that one of thy members should perish, rather than that thy whole body go into hell.

And it hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a bill of divorce. But I say to you, that whosoever shall put away his wife, excepting for the cause of fornication, maketh her to

commit adultery; and he that shall marry her that is put away committeth adultery.

Again, ye have heard that it was said to them of old, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but thou shalt perform thy oaths to the Lord. But I say to you, swear not at all: neither by heaven, for it is the throne of God; nor by the earth, for it is his footstool; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great king; neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black. But let your speech be yea, yea, nay, nay; and that which is more than this is of evil.

You have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth. But I say to you, resist not evil; but if one strike thee on thy right cheek, turn to him also the other; and if a man will contend with thee in judgment, and take away thy coat, let go thy cloak also unto him; and whosoever will force thee one mile, go with him other two. Give to him that asketh of thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not away. And as ye would that men should do unto you, do ye also to them in like manner.

Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. But I say to you, Love your enemies; do good to them that hate you, and pray for them that persecute and calumniate you, that ye may be the children of your Father who is in heaven, who maketh his sun to rise upon the good and bad, and sendeth his rain upon the just and the unjust. For if ye love them that love you, what reward shall ye have? do not even the publicans this? And if ye do good to them that do good to you, what thanks have ye? for sinners also do this. And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thanks have ye? for sinners also lend to sinners to receive as much again. But love ye your enemies; do good and lend, hoping for

nothing thereby; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the sons of the Most High; for he is kind to the unthankful and to the evil. Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father is merciful.

Take heed that ye do not your good works before men, to be seen by them; otherwise ye shall not have a reward of your Father who is in heaven. Therefore when thou dost an alms - deed, sound not a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be honoured by men. Amen I say to you, they have received their reward in full. But when thou dost alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doth; that thy alms may be in secret, and thy Father who seeth in secret will repay thee.

And when ye pray, be not as the hypocrites, that love to stand and pray in the synagogues and corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Amen I say to you, they have received their reward in full. But thou, when thou shalt pray, enter into thy chamber, and having shut the door, pray to thy Father in secret; and thy Father who seeth in secret will repay thee.

And when ye are praying, speak not much, as the heathens do; for they think that they may be heard through their much speaking. Be not ye therefore like to them, for your Father knoweth what is needful for you before ye ask him. Thus therefore shall ye pray, Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come; thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our supersubstantial bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil. Amen.

For if ye will forgive men their offences, your heavenly Father will also forgive you your offences. But if ye will not forgive men, neither will your Father forgive you your offences.