SECT. V. CH. 10. him, loved him, and said to him, In one thing, nevertheless, thou art deficient. Go, sell all that thou hast, and give the price to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; then come and fol22 low me, carrying the cross. But he was troubled at this answer, and went away sorrowful; for he had great possessions. 23 Lu. 18; 24 Then Jesus looking around him, said to his dis- Mat. 19; 23 ciples, How difficult is it for the wealthy to enter 24 the kingdom of God! The disciples were astonished at his words: but Jesus resuming the discourse, said, Children, how difficult is it for them who confide in wealth, to enter the kingdom of God! 25 It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter the king26 dom of God. At this they were still more amazed, and said one to another, Who then can be sav27 ed? Jesus looking upon them, said, To men it is impossible, but not to God: for to God all things are possible. 28 Lu. 18; 28. Then Peter took occasion to say, As for us, we Mat. 19; 27. 29 have forsaken all, and followed thee. Jesus an swering, said, Verily I say unto you, there is none who shall have forsaken his house, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, 30 or lands, for my sake and the gospels; who shall not receive now in this world a hundred-fold, houses, and brothers, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions, and 31 in the future state eternal life. But many shall Lu. 13; 30. be first who are last, and last who are first. сн. 10. SECT. VI. SECTION VI. THE ENTRY INTO JERUSALEM. Mat. 20; 17: 32 AS they were on the road to Jerusalem, Jesus Mat. 20; 20. walking before them, a panic seized them, and they followed him with terror. Then taking the twelve aside, he told them again what would befal him. 33 Behold, sayeth he, we are going to Jerusalem, where the Son of Man shall be delivered to the chief priests, who will condemn him to die, and 34 consign him to the Gentiles; who will mock him, and scourge him, and spit upon him, and kill him; but the third day he shall rise again. Lu. 18; 31 35 Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, accosted him, saying, Rabbi, we beg thou wouldst 36 grant us what we purpose to ask. He said to them, What would you have me grant you? They answered, That when thou shalt have attained thy glory, one of us may sit at thy right hand, and 37 the other at thy left. Jesus replied, Ye know not 38 what ye ask. Can ye drink such a cup as I am to drink; and undergo an immersion like that 39 which I must undergo? They answered, We can. Jesus said to them, Ye shall indeed drink such a cup as I am to drink; and undergo an immersion 40 like that which I must undergo: but to sit at my SECT. VI. 41 OH. 10. right hand, and at my left, I cannot give, unless to those for whom it is appointed. The ten hearing this, conceived indignation Mat. 20; 2442 against James and John. But Jesus having called them together, said to them, Ye know that those who are accounted the princes of the nations domineer over them; and their great ones exercise their Lu. 22; 24 authority upon them: but it must not be so 43 amongst you. On the contrary, whosoever would 44 be great amongst you, shall be your servant; and whosoever would be the chief, shall be the slave 45 of all. For even the Son of Man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life a ransom Phil. 2; 7. for many. 46 Lu. 18; 35. Then they came to Jericho. Afterwards, as he Mat. 20; 29 was departing thence, with his disciples, and a 47 great crowd, blind Bartimeus, son of Timeus, who sat by the way-side begging, hearing that it was Jesus the Nazarene, cried saying, Jesus, thou Son 48 of David, have pity upon me. Many charged him to be silent, but he cried still the louder, Son of Da49 vid, have pity upon me. Jesus stopping, ordered them to call him. Accordingly they called the blind 50 man, saying to him, Take courage, arise, he call eth thee. Then throwing down his mantle, he 51 sprang up, and went to Jesus. Jesus addressing him, said, What dost thou wish me to do for thee? 52 Rabboni, answered the blind man, to give me my sight. Jesus said to him, Go; thy faith hath cured thee. Immediately he recovered his sight, and followed Jesus in the way. Mat. 21; 1. Jo. 12; 12. Ps. 118; 25 CH. 11. XI. SECT. VI. As they approached Jerusalem, being come as far as Bethphage and Bethany, near the mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples, and said to them, 2 Go into the village over against you, and just as ye enter it, ye will find a colt tied, whereon no man 3 ever rode; loose him, and bring him. And if any body ask you, 'Wherefore do ye this?' say, 'The master needeth him,' and he will instantly 4 send him hither. Accordingly they went, and finding the colt tied before a door, where two ways 5 met, they loosed him. Some of the people present 6 said to them, Wherefore loose ye the colt? They having answered as Jesus had commanded them, 7 were allowed to take him. Accordingly they brought the colt to Jesus, whereon having laid their mantles, 8 Jesus sat upon him. And many spread their man tles in the way; others cut down sprays from the 9 trees, and strowed them in the way. And they who went before, and they who followed, shouted, saying, Hosanna! blessed be he that cometh in the 10 name of the Lord 22. Happy be the approaching reign of our father David. Hosanna 23 in the In this manner Jesus entered Jerusalem and the temple; where, after surveying every thing around, it being late, he departed with the twelve to Bethany. 11 highest heaven. Mat. 21; 18 12 On the morrow, when he left Bethany, he was 13 hungry; and observing a fig-tree at a distance, SECT. VI. CH. 11. full of leaves, went to look for fruit on it, for the fig-harvest was not yet. And being come, he found 14 nothing but leaves. Thereupon Jesus said to it, Henceforth let never man eat fruit off thee. And his disciples heard him. 15 Jo. 2; 14. Lu. 19; 45 Being returned to Jerusalem, Jesus went into the Mat. 21; 12 temple, and drove out them who sold and them who bought in the temple, and overturned the tables of 16 the money-changers, and the stalls of them who sold doves; and would suffer nobody to carry vessels 17 through the temple. He also taught them, saying, Is it not written, "My house shall be called a house Is. 56; 7. of prayer for all nations?" but ye have made it a 18 den of robbers. And the Scribes and the chief priests hearing this, sought means to destroy him; for they dreaded him, because all the multitude ad19 mired his doctrine. And in the evening he went 20 out of the city. Jer. 7; 11. Next morning, as they returned, they saw that Mat. 21; 2021 the fig-tree was dried up from the root. Peter recollecting, said to him, Rabbi, behold the fig-tree 22 which thou hast devoted, already withered. Je23 sus answered, Have faith in God. For verily I say unto you, Whoever shall say to this mountain, 'Be lifted and thrown into the sea,' and shall not in the least doubt, but shall believe that what he saith shall happen; whatever he shall command 24 shall be done for him: for which reason I assure you, that what things soever ye pray for, if ye believe that ye shall obtain them, they shall be 25 yours. And when ye pray, forgive, if ye have matter Mat. E; 14. of complaint against any; that your Father, who is |