CH. 12. SECT. VI. in heaven, may also forgive you your trespasses. Mat. 18; 35 26 But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father, who is in heaven, forgive your trespasses. Mat. 21; 23 Mat. 14; 5. 27 28 Again, they arrived at Jerusalem, and as he was walking in the temple, the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders, came and said to him, By what authority dost thou these things? and who 29 empowered thee to do them? Jesus answering, said unto them, I also have a question to ask ; answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I 30 do these things. Was the title which John had to baptize, from heaven, or from men? answer me. 31 Then they argued thus among themselves: 'If we 32 say, From heaven; he will reply, Why then did ye not believe him? But if we say, From men ; 'we are in danger from the people, who are all 33' convinced that John was a Prophet.' They therefore answering, said to Jesus, We cannot tell. Jesus replied, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things. Mat. 21; 33 XII. Then addressing them in parables, he said, A man planted a vineyard, and hedged it about, and dug a place for the wine vat, and built a tower, 2 and having farmed it out, went abroad. The season being come, he sent a şervant to the husbandmen, to receive his portion of the fruits of the 3 vineyard. But they seized him, beat him, and 4 sent him away empty. Again, he sent to them another servant, whom they wounded in the head 5 with stones, and sent back with disgrace. Again, he sent another, whom they killed; and of many SECT. VII. сн. 12. more that he sent, some they beat, and some they 6 killed. At last, having an only son, whom he loved, he sent him also to them; for he said, 7 They will reverence my son.' But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the 'heir, come, let us kill him; and the inheritance 8' will be our own.' Then they laid hold on him, and having thrust him out of the vineyard, killed 9 him. What, therefore, will the proprietor of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the hus10 bandmen, and give the vineyard to others. Have ye not read this passage of Scripture: "A stone Acts, 4; 11. "which the builders rejected, is made the head 11 "of the corner. This the Lord 24 hath perform12. ed, and we behold it with admiration." And they would fain have seized him, but were afraid of the multitude; for they knew that he spoke the parable against them. 66 Ps. 118; 22. 1 Pet. 2; 6' SECTION VII. THE PROPHECY ON MOUNT OLIVET. Lu. 20; 20. 13 THEN the chief priests, the scribes and the elders Mat. 22; 15. leaving Jesus, went away, and sent to him certain Pharisees and Herodians 25, to catch him in his 14 words. These coming up, said to him, Rabbi, we 190 CH. 12. SECT. VII. of know that thou art upright, and standest in awe give? or shall we not give? He perceiving their artifice, answered, Why would ye entangle me? Bring me a denarius, that I may see it. 16 When they had brought it, he asked them, Whose is this image and inscription? They answered, 17 Cesar's. Jesus replied, Render to Cesar that which is Cesar's, and to God that which is God's. And they wondered at him. Mat. 22; 23. 18 Acis, 23; 8. Deut. 25; 5. Then came Sadducees to him, who say that there 19 is no future life, and proposed this question: Rabbi, Moses hath enacted, that if a man's brother die, survived by a wife without children, he shall marry the widow, and raise issue to his brother. 20 Now there were seven brothers. The first took a 21 wife, and dying, left no issue. The second married her, and died; neither left he any issue; so 22 did also the third. Thus all the seven married 23 her, and left no issue. Last af all, the woman also died. At the resurrection, therefore, when they are risen, to which of the seven will she belong; 24 for she hath been wife to them all? Jesus answering, said unto them, Is not this the source of your error, your not knowing the Scriptures, nor the 25 power of God? For there will be neither marrying, nor giving in marriage, among them who rise from the dead. They will then resemble the heavenly 26 messengers. But as to the dead, that they are SECT. VII. CH. 12. raised, have ye not read in the book of Moses, how Ex. 3; 6. 27 "God of Jacob." but of the living. God is not a God of the dead, Therefore ye greatly err. Lu. 10; 25. 28 A scribe who had heard them dispute, perceiving Mat. 22; 35. the justness of his reply, came to him, and proposed Deut. 6; 4 this question: Which is the chief commandment 29 of all? Jesus answered, The chief of all the com 26 mandments is, "Hearken, Israel, the Lord is 30 "our God: the Lord 27 is one;" and, "Thou "shalt love the Lord 28 thy God with all thy heart, "and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, "and with all thy strength." This is the first 31 commandment. The second resembleth it: "Thou Lev. 19; 18. "shalt love thy neighbour as thyself." There is 32 no commandment greater than these. The scribe replied, Truly, Rabbi, thou hast answered well. 33 There is one God, and only one; and to love him with all the heart, and with all the spirit, and with all the soul, and with all the strength; and to love one's neighbour as one's self, is more than all 34 burnt-offerings and sacrifices. Jesus observing how pertinently he had answered, said to him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. After that, nobody ventured to put questions to him. 35 Lu. 20; 41 As Jesus was teaching in the temple, he asked Mat. 22; 41 them, Why do the scribes assert that the Messiah 36 must be a son of David? Yet David himself, speak Ps. 110; 1. 26 Jehovah. 27 Jehovah. 28 Jehovah. Mat. 23; 6: Lu. 11; 43. & 20; 46. Lu. 21; 1. сн. 13. SECT. VII. ing by the Holy Spirit, saith, "The Lord" said "to my Lord, Sit at my right hand, until I make 37"thy foes thy footstool." David himself, therefore, calleth him his Lord, how then can he be his son? And the common people heard him with delight. 38 Further, in teaching, he said to them, Beware 39 of the scribes, who affect to walk in robes, who love salutations in public places, and the principal seats in the synagogues, and the uppermost places 40 at entertainments, who devour the families of widows, and use long prayers for a disguise. These shall undergo the severest punishment. 41 And Jesus sitting over against the treasury, observed the people throwing money into the treasury: 42 and many rich persons put in much. Then came a poor widow, who threw in two mites, which make a 43 farthing 30. Jesus having called his disciples, said to them, Verily I say unto you, that this poor widow hath given more than any of those who have 44 thrown into the treasury: for they all have contributed out of their superfluous store; whereas she hath given all the little that she had, her whole living. Mat 24; 1 XIII. AS he was going out of the temple, one of his disciples said to him, Rabbi, look what prodigious Lu. 19; 44. & 21; 5. 2 stones and stately buildings are here! Jesus answering, said to him, Thou seest these great buildings. 29 Jehovah. 30 Less than an English farthing. |