and bleẞed be thy AlmightyGoodness,that} after a fhort affliction, will raife again to everlasting felicity. Sorrow may endure for a night, but joy fall return in the morning. Let us not lofe our hope through fadness, nor give over our prayers through fear, but carefully lay up the words of our Lord in our hearts, as a faithful cordial to comfort and relieve us. Sorrow may

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And, when they were come to Capermarm, they that receiv'd Tribute-money came to Peter, and said, Does not your Mafter pay Tribute? He fays, Yes. And when he was come into the house, JESus prevented him, faying, What think't thou, Simon? of whom do the Kings of the earth take custom or tribute? of their own Children, or of Strangers Peter faid, Of Strangers. JESUS faid to Him, Then are the Children free. But, that we may not scandalize them, go thou to the Sea, and caft a hook, and take that fifh which first comes up, and, when thou haft opened his mouth, thou shalt find a piece of Money: take that and give them for Me and thee,

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Refp. O Glorious Master of Peace and Chaerity! who, though indeed the King of Kings and Lord of Lords yet wert pleas'd to decline the claim of thy priviledge; and rather do a Miracle, than not prevent a Scandal. Be thou the King of our Souls. and may all we have and are pay tribute to thy Majefty. Make us, O Lord, not only for fear but confcience, perform our duty to the publick Magirate; and learn to wave evn our own Right, for love of peace, and good Example to others. Be thou the

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Then there enter'd into them a conceit, which of them fhould be greatest: And JESUS, perceiving the thoughts of their heart, askt them, when they were in the house, What was it you treated of by the way. But, they held their peace: for, by the way, they had difputed among themselves, Who fhould be the greateft. And fiting down, He called the Twelve, and faid to them, If any defire to be firft; he fhall be laft and férvant of all. And JESUS calling a 1 tle child, took him and set him by Him in the midst of them: and, when He had embracid

embrac'd him, He said to them, Verily I fay to you, Except you be converted and become as little children, you fhall not enter into the Kingdom of Heaven, Whoever, therefore, fhall humble himfelf as this little child, he is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven. And whox ever fhall receive one of fuch children, in My name, receives Me; and whoever fhall receive Me, receives not Me but him that fent Me; for, he that is leaft among you all, he is the greateft. Refp. Why Could we thus ambitieufly prefer cur Jelves and undervalue Qibers? face, furely, we may find more folies in our own hearts, which we know, then in Theirs, where we can cut guefs.*0 Holy JESU! let us take thy bleft Example, and let it by us, and learn of Thee, for Thou art meek and humble. Make us as little children, fteem the life f innocence, and converfe in the world with a plain and candid fimplicity's, neither affecting the company of Great Ones, nor admiring the projects of the Crafty. O Holy

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And John, anfwering, faid, Mafter we law one cafting out Devils in thy Name; and we forbad him, because he follows not with us. And JESUS faid to him, Forbid him not; for none that does a miracle in my name can lightly fpeak evil of Me. He that is not against you is for you. And, whoever thall give you a cup of water to drink, in my Name, because you belong to Christ, Verily I fay to you, he shall not lose his reward. And whoever fhall fcandalize one of these little ones, who believe in Me; 'tis better for him that a Milstone were hang'd about his neck, and he drown'd in the depth of the Sea. And He faid to his Difciples, Wo to the world because of scandals: for it, must needs be that scandals come; but, Wo to that man by whom they come. If thy hand offend thee, cut it off and caft it from thee; 'tis better for thee to enter into life maimed, then having two hands go into hell, into unquenchable fire; where their worm dies not,and the the fire is not quenched. And, if thy foot offend thee, cut it off and caft it from thee; 'tis bet

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ter for thee to enter lame into life eternal, then having two feet to be caft into hell; where their worm dies not, and the fire is not quenched. And, if thy eye offend thee, pluck it out and caft it from thee; 'tis better for thee to enter into the Kingdom of God with one eye, then having two eyes to be cast into hell fire; where their worm dies not, and the fire is not quenched. For; every one fhall be falted with fire, and every Sacrifice thall be falted with Salt. Salt is good, but if the Salt have loft its faltnefs, with what will you feafon it? Have Salt in your felves, and have peace one with another.

Refp: Lord, make our zeal difcreet and mild, neither apt to cenfure, nor inclin'd to faction: least we fcandalize others, and plunge our felves in eternal ruine: Where the worm dies not and the fire hall never be quenched. O dangerous world! how sweet foever thy pleafures feem, how gainful foever the courSes thon propofeft; yet let us refolutely cut them off and caft them from us, left they bring us in the end to that place of torments. *Where the

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