the Dafel gave it to her Mother. Which his Difciples hearing, they came and took his Body, and laid it in a Tomb; and went and told JESUS.

Refp. So dangerous a thing is too free a jollity, if it meet unhappily with a malice to abuse it: fo defperate is the state thats engag'd to be wicked, if it fall into circumstances that prefs on to a further ruine. *Deliver us, O Lord, from the allaults of violent temptations; deliver us from increafing them by our own rafhnefs. Never let Thy Grace abandon us [fo far as to hate our Reprover, or meditate revenge on the Charity that crosses our humour; never let our wickedness prevail fo far as to lay fnares for others, nor take advantage of any chance that may expofe them. Deliver us, O

Leffon 105.

After this JESUS went about all the Cities and Villages, teaching in their Synagogues, and preaching the Göfpel of the Kingdom, and healing every fickness and every infirmity,and the Twelve were with Him, and fome Women who had been curd of Evil Spirits and Diseases, Mary Magdalen, out of whom feven De

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s had gone forth; and panna the Wife of Chufa, Herods Steward, and Sufanna, and many others who miniftred to Him of their goods. But, when he faw the multitudes, He was mov'd with compaffion on them, because they were vexed. and lay as Sheep having no Shepheard. Then lays He to His Difciples, The Harveft truly is great, but the Labourers few: Pray therefore the Lord of the Harveft, that He will fend forth Labourers into His Harvest. Refp. Look down, O God of Clemency, on the multitudes that once have know Thee, look down with Pity onthe ma titudes that never knew Thee. Send forth, O Gracious Lord, Thy faithful Labourers over all the earth; to convince the froward, and enlighten the ignorant, and reduce the whole world. to believe and obey Thee. How many Nations lye miferably undone, by rejecting Thy prefence among them! how many Nations lye miferably undone, for want of Thy coming among them! * Send forth, OLeffon 106.

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over unclean Spirits, and over all Devils, to caft them out, and to heal every fick nefs and infirmity: and began to fend them forth by two and two, to preach the Kingdom of God, and to heal the fick. And He commanded them that they should take nothing for their journey, fave a Staff only; no Scrip, no Bread, no Money in their purfe: but be fhod with Sandals; and not put on two Coats: For, the Workman is worthy of

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Refp. Thy Charity, O Lord, was quick and efficacious, and contented not it self with only good wishes: Thou fawft our neceffity, and immediately fentft us a fupply; Thou wert mov'd with compaffion, and prefently relievedft our mifery. O the miraculous proceedings of the divine Wisdom! how different from our unskil ful ways are Thy all-knowing Councils! Thou chufeft Twelve fimple Fishermen, and fendft them abroad with the poor provifion of a Staff and a Coat: Thou bidft them go conquer Kingdoms,and confute the Learned, and Preach to all the

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And He commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and in.. to the Cities of the Samaritans enter not: but rather go to the loft Sheep of the house of Ifrael. And, as you go, preach, faying, The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand. Heal the fick, cleanst the Lepers, raife the dead, caft out Devils. Freely you have receiv'd, freely. give. Into what City or Town foever you enter, enquire who in it is worthy: and in what houfe foever you enter, there abide till you depart from that place. And, when, you come into a houfe, falute it: and, if the house be worthy, your peace fhall come upon it; but, if it be not worthy, your peace fhall return to you. Whoever fhall not receive you, nor hear your words; when you depart out of that House or City, fhake off the very duft from your Feet for a teftimony against them. Verily, I fay to you, it fhall be more tolerable for the Land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of Judgment, then for that City. Refp. Send forth, O Thou great and faithful Shepherd of our Souls! fend forth

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Thy zealous Miffioners to the left Sheep of the Church, and bring them bome again to Thy holy fold. That all may bear Thy Voice, and under one chief Paftor become one flock. Other unhappy people there are boinThy Hands have made, and given them a capacity of Eternal Happinefs: Ofend Thou thither too Thy Meßengers of peace, and graciously prepare their bearts to entertain them. That all

Leffon 108.

Behold, I fend you forth as Sheep in the midst of Wolves: be you therefore wife as Serpents, and harmlefs as Doves. But, beware of Men; for they will deliver you up to the Councils, and fcourge you in their Synagogues. And you fhall be brought before Governours and Kings for My fake; for a teftimony to them and the Gentiles. But, when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what you fhall speak: for, it fhall be given you in that hour, what you fhall fpeak. For, it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father which fpeaks in you. And, the Brother shall deliver up the Brother to death, and the Father the Child: and the Children fhall