A. D. 31. MATT. XI. 29. A. D. 31. iz. 21.- Casting down imaginations, , up unto you of your brethren, like and every high thing that exalteth unto me; him shall ye hear in all itself against the knowledge of God, things whatsoever he shall say unto and bringing into captivity every you. And it shall come to pass, thought to the obedience of Christ, that every soul, which will not hear 2 Cor. x. 5. For ye know what com- that prophet, shall be destroyed from mandments we gave you by the Lord among the people, Acts iii. 22, 23. Jesus, 1 Thes. iv. 2. In fiaming fire This is that Moses, which said unto taking vengeance on them that know the children of Israel, A prophet shall not God, and that obey not the Gospel the Lord your God raise up unto you of our Lord Jesus Christ. 2 Thes. i. 8. of your brethren, like unto me; him And being made perfect, he became shall ye hear, vii. 37. But ye have the author of eternal salvation unto not so learned Christ; If so be that all them that obey him, Heb. v. 9. ye have heard him, and have been All things are delivered unto me taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus : of my Father: and no man knoweth Eph. iv. 20, 21. Let this mind be in the Son, but the Father; neither you, which was also in Christ Jesus, knoweth any man the Father, save Phil. ii. 5. the Son, and he to whomsoever the cHe shall not strive, nor cry; neiSon will reveal him, Matt. xi. 27. ther shall any man hear his voice in Teaching them to observe all things the streets. A bruised reed shall be not whatsoever I have commanded you : break, and smoking flax shall he not and, lo, I am with you alway, even quench, till he send forth judgment unto the end of the world. Amen, unto victory, Matt. xii. 19, 20. Tell xxviii. 20. And why call ye me, Lord, ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy Lord, and do not the things which I | King cometh unto thee, meek, and say? Whosoever cometh to me, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the heareth my sayings, and doeth them, foal of an ass, xxi. 5. (Now the man I will shew you to whom he is like : Moses wus very meek, above all the He is like a man which built an men which were upon the face of the house, and digged deep, and laid the earth.) Num. xii. 3. Lord, my heart foundation on a rock: and when the is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty : flood arose, the stream beat vehe- neither do I exercise myself in great mently upon that house, and could not matters, or in things too high for me, shake it for it was founded upon a Ps. cxxxi. 1. Behold my servant, rock, Luke vi. 46–48. Then they whom I uphold ; mine elect, in whom went out to see what was done ; and my soul delighteth; I have put my came to Jesus, and found the man, Spirit upon him: he shall bring forth out of whom the devils were departed, judgment to the Gentiles. He shall sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed, not cry, nor list up, nor cause his and in his right mind : and they were voice to be heard in the street. A afraid, viii. 35. And she had a sister bruised reed shall he not break, and called Mary, which also sat at Jesus' the smoking flax shall be not quench: feet, and heard his word. But Martha he shall bring forth judgment unto was cumbered about much serving, truth. He shall not fail nor be disand came to him, and said, Lord, dost couraged, till he have set judgment thou not care that my sister hath left in the earth : and the isles shall wait me to serve alone? bid her therefore for his law, Isa. xlii. 1-4. Rejoice that she belp me. And Jesus answered greatly, 0 daughter of Zion; shout, and said unto her, Martha, Martha, o daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy thou art careful and troubled about King cometh unto thee, he is just, and many things : But one thing is need having salvation ; lowly, and riding ful: and Mary hath chosen that good upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal part, which shall not be taken away of an ass, Zech. ix. 9. And when his from her, x. 39-42. For I have given disciples James and John saw this, you an example, that ye should do as they said, Lord, wilt thou that we I have done to you, John xiii. 15. For command fire to come down from Moses truly said unto the fathers, A heaven, and consume them, even as prophet shall the Lord your God raise Elias did? But he turned, and re A. D. 31. MATT. XI. 29, 30.-X11, 1. A. D. 31. : buked them, and said, Ye know not | sary things, 28. Stand fast therefore what manner of spirit ye are of. For in the liberty wherewith Christ hath the Son of man is not come to destroy made us free, and be not entangled men's lives, but to save them. And again with the yoke of bondage, Gal. they went to another village, Luke v. 1. For, brethren, ye have been ix. 54--56. Now I Paul myself called unto liberty; only use not libeseech you by the meekness and berty for an occasion to the flesh, but gentleness of Christ, who in presence by love serve one another, 13. For this am base among you, but being absent is the love of God, that we keep his am bold toward you, 2 Cor. x. 1. But commandments: and his commandmade himself of no reputation, and ments are not grievous, 1 John v.3. took upon him the form of a servant, These things I have spoken unto and was made in the likeness of men : you, That in me ye might have peace. And being found in fashion as a man, In the world ye shall have tribulation : he humbled himself, and became obe- but be of good cheer; I have overdient unto death, even the death of come the world, John xvi. 33. Who the cross, Phil. ii. 7,8. For even here- comforteth us in all our tribulation, unto were ye called : because Christ that we may be able to comfort them also suffered for us, leaving us an ex- which are in any trouble by the comample, that ye should follow his steps : fort, wherewith we ourselves are comWho did no sin, neither was guile forted of God. For as the sufferings found in his mouth: Who, when he of Christ abound in us, so our consola. was reviled, reviled not again; when tion also aboundeth by Christ, 2 Cor. he suffered, he threatened not; but i. 4,5. For our light affliction, which committed himself to him that judg- is but for a moment, worketh for us eth righteously, i Pet. ii. 21–23. a far more exceeding and eternal Come unto me, all ye that labour weight of glory, iv. 17. And he said and are heavy laden, and I will give unto me, My grace is sufficient for you rest, Matt . xi. 28. Thus saith the thee: for my strength is made perfect LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see in weakness. Most gladly therefore and ask for the old paths, where is will I rather glory in my infirmities, the good way, and walk therein, and that the power of Christ may rest ye shall find rest for your souls. But upon me. Therefore I take pleasure they said, We will not walk therein, in infirmities, in reproaches, in neJer. vi. 16. For we which have be- cessities, in persecutions, in distresses lieved do enter into rest, as he said, for Christ's sake : for when I am As I have sworn in my wrath, if they weak, then am I strong, xii. 9, 10. I shall enter into my rest : although the can do all things through Christ which works were finished from the founda- strengtheneth me, Phil. iv. 13. tion of the world, Heb. iv. 3. CHAP. XII.-VER. 1. 'Εν εκείνων τω καιρώ επορεύθη ο Ιησούς ο γαρ ζυγός μου χρηστος, και το φορ- τοϊς σάσασι δια των σπορίμων: οι δε μαθητίον μου ελαφρόν έστιν. ται αυτού επείνασαν και ήρξαντο τίλλειν For a my yoke is easy, and my bbur- sráxuas, xai ir Dieur. den is light. At that time Jesus a went on the saba Herways are ways of pleasantness, bath-day through the corn ; and his disand all her paths ure peace, Prov. ciples were an hungred, and beganb to iii. 17. He hath shewed thee, 0 man, pluck the ears of the corn, and to eat. what is good ; and what doth the LORD a And it came to pass, that he went require of thee, but to do justly, and to through the corn fields on the sabbathlove mercy, and to walk humbly with day, and his disciples began, as they thy God? Mic. vi. 8. Now therefore went, to pluck the ears of corn. And why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, the neck of the disciples, which neither Why do they on the sabbath-day that our fathers nor we were able to bear? | which is not lawful? And he said unActs xv. 10. For it seemed good to the to them, Have ye never read what Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you David did, when he had need, and no greater burden than these neces. was an hungred, he, and they that a а A.D. 31. A. D. 31. were with him ? How he went into put to death: all the congregation the house of God in the days of Abia shall stone bim with stones without thar the High Priest, and did eat the the camp. And all the congregation shew-bread, which is not lawful to eat brought him without the camp, and but for the Priests, and gave also to stoned him with stones, and he died; them which were with him? And he as the LORD commanded Moses, Num. said unto them, The sabbath was made xv. 32–36. If thou turn away thy for man, and not man for the sabbath : foot from the sabbath, from doing thy Therefore the Son of man is Lord also pleasure on my holy day; and call the of the sabbath, Mark ii. 23-28. And sabbath a delight, the holy of the it came to pass on the second sabbath Lord, honourable and shalt honour after the first, that he went through the him, not doing thine own ways, nor corn fields ; and his disciples plucked finding thine own pleasure, nor speakthe ears of corn, and did eat, rubbing ing thine own words, Is. lviii. 13. them in their hands. And certain of And they watched him, whether he the Pharisees said unto them, Why do would heal him on the sabbath-day; ye that which is not lawful to do on that they might accuse him. And he the sabbath-days? And Jesus answer. saith unto the man which had the ing them said, Have ye not read so withered hand, Stand forth. And he much as this, what David did, when saith unto them, Is it lawful to do good himself was an hungered, and they on the sabbath-days, or to do evil? to which were with him; How he went save life, or to kill? But they held their into the house of God, and did take peace. And when he had looked and eat the shew-bread, and gave also round about on them with anger, beto them that were with him; which it ing grieved for the hardness of their is not lawful to eat but for the Priests hearts, he saith unto the man, Stretch alone? And he said unto them, That forth thine hand. And he stretched the Son of man is Lord also of the it out: and his hand was restored sabbath, Luke vi. 1-5. whole as the other, Mark iii. 2-5. When thou comest into the stand. And it came to pass also on another ing corn of thy neighbour, then thou sabbath, that he entered into the synamayest pluck the ears with thine gogue and taught: and there was a hand; but thou shalt not move a sickle man whose right hand was withered. unto thy neighbour's standing corn, And the Scribes and Pharisees watchDeut. xxi. 25. ed him, whether he would heal on the VER. 2. sabbath-day; that they might find an Oi di pagiratos idórres, clarov avto. their thoughts, and said to the man accusation against him. But he knew Ιδού, οι μαθηταί σου ποιούσιν δ ουκ έξεστι | which had the withered hand, Rise σοιείν εν σαββάτω. up, and stand forth in the midst. And But when the Pharisees saw it, they said he arose and stood forth. Then said unto him, a Behold, thy disciples do that Jesus unto them, I will ask you one which is not lawful to do upon the sab- thing; Is it lawful on the sabbath-days bath-day! to do good, or to do evil? to save life, or * And, behold, there was a man to destroy it? And looking round about which bad his hand withered. And upon them all, he said unto the man, they asked him, saying, Is it law- Stretch forth thy hand. And he did ful to heal on the sabbath-days ? that 80: and his hand was restored whole they might accuse him, Matt. xj. 10. as the other. And they were filled And while the children of Israel were with madness; and communed one in the wilderness, they found a man with another what they might do to that gathered sticks upon the sabbath- Jesus, Luke vi. 6—11. And he was day. And they that found him gather teaching in one of the synagogues on ing sticks brought him unto Moses the sabbath. And, behold, there was and Aaron, and unto all the congrega- a woman which had a spirit of intion. And they put him in ward, be- firmity eighteen years, and was bowed cause it was not declared wbat should together, and could in no wise lift up be done to him. And the LORD said herself. And when Jesus saw her, he unto Moses, The man shall be surely I called her to him, and said unto her A. D. 31. A. D. 31. Woman, thou art loosed from thine Pharisees also asked him how he had infirmity. And he laid his hands on received his sight. He said unto her : and immediately she was made them, He put clay upon mine eyes, straight, and glorified God. And the and I washed, and do see. Thereruler of the synagogue answered with fore said some of the Pharisees, this indignation, because that Jesus bad man is not of God, because he keepeth healed on the sabbath-day, and said not the sabbath-day, Others said, unto the people, There are six days in How can a man that is a sinner do which men ought to work : in them such miracles? And there was a divitherefore come and be healed, and not sion among them, ix. 14–16. on the sabbath-day. The Lord then VER. 3. answered him, and said, Thou hypo. crite, doth not each one of you on ο δε είπεν αυτοίς Ουκ ανέγνωσε τι the gabbath loose his or or his asg | εποίησε Δαβίδ, ότι επείνασεν αυτός, και ο from the stall, and lead him away to det' avtoũ; watering? And ought not this wo- But he said unto them, a Have ye not man, being a daughter of Abraham, read b what David did, when he was an whom Satan hath bound, lo, these hungred, and they that were with him; eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath-day? And when how that, on the sabbath-days the * Or have ye not read in the law, he had said these things, all his ad- priests in the temple profane the sabversaries were ashamed : and all the bath, and are blameless? Matt. xii. 5. people rejoiced for all the glorious b Now therefore what is under thine things that were done by him, xiii. hand? give me five loaves of bread in 10- 17. And they returned, and pre- mine hand, or what there is present. pared spices and pintments; and And the priest answered David, and rested the sabbath-day according to said, There is no common bread under the commandment, xxiii. 56. Andmine hand, but there is hallowed bread; immediately the man was made whole, if the young men have kept themselves and took up his bed, and walked : and at least from women. And David anon the same day was the sabbath. swered the priest, and said unto him, The Jews therefore said unto him Of a truth women have been kept that was cured, It is the sabbath- from us about these three days, since day: it is not lawful for thee to carry I came out, and the vessels of the thy bed. He answered them, He that young men are holy, and the bread is made me whole, the same said unto in a manner common, yea, though it me, Take up thy bed, and 'walk, John were sanctified this day in the vessel. v. 9—11. `And therefore did the So the priest gave him hallowed Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to bread: for there was no bread there slay him, because he had done these but the shew-bread, that was taken things on the sabbath-day. But from before the LORD, to put hot bread Jesus answered them, My Father in the day when it was taken away, worketh hitherto, and I work, 16, 17.1 Sam. xxi. 3-6. And he said unto Jesus answered and said unto them, them, Have ye never read what David I have done work, and ye all marvel. did, when he had need, and was Moses therefore gave unto you circum- an hungred, be, and they that were cision ; (not because it is of Moses, with him? How he went into the but of the fathers ;) and ye on the house of God in the days of Abiathar sabbath-day circumcise a man. If a the High Priest, and did eat the shewman on the sabbath-day receive cir- bread, which is not lawful to eat, but cumcision, that the law of Moses for the priests, and gave also to them should not be broken ; are ye angry which were with him? Mark ii. 25, at me, because I have made a man 26. every whit whole on the sabbath-day? VER. 4. Judge not according to the appear. ance, but judge righteous judgment, Πώς εισήλθεν εις τον οίκον του Θεού, και vii. 21–24. And it was the sabbath rows optous this arpaderews itayey, oüs eix day when Jesus made the clay, and lay tv avra Paytīv, cidè tots Met' auteū, opened his eyes. Then again the ci si Tois lepeuci paéress; A, D. 31. A. D. 31. How he entered into the house of God, a The men of Nineveh shall rise in and did eat the a shew-bread, which was judgment with this generation, and not lawful for him to eat, neither for shall condemn it: because they rethem which were with him, but only for pented at the preaching of Jonas; and, the priests? bebold, a greater than Jonas is here! a And thou shalt set upon the table The queen of the south shall rise up shew-bread before me alway, Ex.xxv. in judgment with this generation, and 30. And thou shalt take fine flour, the uttermost parts of the earth to shall condemn it: for she came from and bake twelve cakes thereof: two tenth deals shall be in one cake. And hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, thou shalt set them in two rows, six behold, a greater than Solomon is here! Matt. xii. 41, 42. But will on a row, upon the pure table before God in very deed dwell with men the LORD. “And thou shalt put pure frankincense upon each row, that it on the earth? behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain may be on the bread for a memorial, thee; how much less this house which even an offering made by fire unto the I have built! 2 Chron. vi. 18. And Lord. Every sabbath he shall set it I will shake all nations, and the dein order before the Lord continually, sire of all nations shall come: and I being taken from the children of Is- will fill this house with glory, saith rael by an everlasting covenant. And the Lord of hosts. The silver is mine, it shall be Aaron's and his sons'; and and the gold is mine, saith the LORD they shall eat in the holy place : for it is most holy unto him of the offer of hosts. The glory of this latter house ings of the Lord made by fire by a saith the LORD of hosts : and in this shall be greater than of the former, perpetual statute, Lev. xxiv. 5—9. place will I give peace, saith the VER. 5. LORD of hosts, Hag. ii. 7–9. Behold, "Η ουκ ανέγιωτε εν τω νόμω, ότι τοίς I will send my messenger, and he shall cácbarw oi liçeğç iy tõiego to rábbarov prepare the way before me: and the LORD, whom ye seek, shall suddenly βεβηλούσι, και αναίτιοί είσι; come to his temple, even the messenOr have ye not read in the law, how ger of the covenant, whom ye delight that a on the sabbath-days the priests in in: behold, he shall come, saith the the temple profane the sabbath, and are LORD of hosts, Mal. iii. 1. Jesus anblameless ? swered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will a And on the sabbath-day two lambs raise it up Then said the Jews, of the first year without spot, and two Forty and six years was this temple tenth deals of flour for a meat offering, in building, and wilt thou raise it up mingled with oil, and the drink offer in three days? But he spake of the ing thereof: This is the burnt offering temple of his body, John ii. 19-21. of every sabbath, beside the continual And are built upon the foundation of burnt offering, and his drink offering the apostles and prophets, Jesus Num. xxviü. 9, 10. Moses therefore Christ himself being the chief corner gave unto you circumcision ; (not because it is of Moses, but of the fa- framed together groweth unto an holy stone ; In whom all the building fitly thers ;) and ye on the sabbath-day temple in the Lord : In whom ye also circumcise a man. If a man on the sabbath-day receive circumcision, of God through the Spirit, Eph. ii . are builded together for an habitation that the law of Moses should not be 20-22. For in him dwelleth all broken ; are ye angry at me, because the fulness of the Godhead bodily, I have made a man every whit whole Col. ii. 9. To whom coming, as unto on the sabbath-day? John vii. 22, 23. a living stone, disallowed indeed of VER. 6. men, but chosen of God, and precious, Aéymo dà ipsis őri toū iegū peider istin ye, also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptBut I say unto you, a That in this able to God by Jesus Christ, 1 Pet. place is one greater than the temple. ii. 4, 5. : |