11 W1 hav th the ancient Sacrifices were Figures of Leẞon 69. At that time JESUS went through the Corn-fields on the Sabbath: and His Difciples being hungry, began, as they went, to pluck the ears of Corn, in and to eat, rubbing them in their hands. de And certain of the Pharifees, feeing it, faid to Him, Behold Thy Difciples do that which is not lawful on the Sabbathday? But JESUS anfwering, said to them, Have you never read what David did, when he had need and was hungry, at he and they that were with him? How Ob other op асси Tuft Would of Me Show to The be W he went into the house of God, and took and eat the Shew-bread, and gave to them that were with him; which was not lawful for him to eat, nor for them that were with him, but for the Priests alone? Or, have you not read in the Law, Law, that on the Sabbath-days th Priefts in the Temple prophane the Sab bath, and are blamelefs? But, I fay t you, One greater then the Temple here. And, if you knew what thi means, I will have Mercy and not Sarri fice, you would never have condenined th guiltlefs. And He faid to them, Th Sabbath was made for Man, and noMan for the Sabbath: Therefore, th Son of Man is Lord even of the Sab bath. ་ Refp. How prone are we to cenfure others before we are inform'd of their true cir cumftance! how ready, O Lord, art Thou to excufe the innocent, and induftri ously argue in defence of the truth *Thou knowest the meaning of the Heavenly words, and delightest in the mildeft fenfe, I will have Mercy an not Sacrifice. Deliver us, O Lord from pretending a falfe neceffity to di fpence with Thy Difcipline; "delever from fcrupling at a true neceffity to p judice with our affected rigour the end of Difcipline. Thou knowest Leffon Leffon 70. On another Sabbath, He entered into the Synagogue, and taught: and a man was there whofe right hand withered. And the Scribes and Pharifees watcht Him, whether He would heal him on the Sabbath, that they might find an accufation against Him. But, He knew their thoughts; and faid to the man who had the withered hand, Rise up and stand forth in the midft. And, he arofe and ttood forth. Then faid JESUS to them, I ask you, Is it lawful on the Sabbathdays to do good or to do Evil? to fave Life, or to deftroy it? But, they held their peace. And He faid to them, What man is there among you that has one fheep, and, if it fall into a pit on the Sabbath-day, will not lay hold on it and lift it out? How much then is a Man better then a Sheep? Wherefore, it is Olawful to do well on the Sabbath-days. And, looking round about on them all with anger, being griev'd for the hardnefs of their hearts, He faid to the man, Stretch forth Thy hand: and he did fo; and it was reftored whole as the other. Refp. Refp. Can there be words more familia then thefe and yet their Paffions wi not understand them. Can there be de. monstration more evident then this and yet their blindness will not fee i *Teach us, O Thou Wisdom of Heaven to argue thus convincingly; teach ust. yield to fuch convincing arguments. A once Thou bendeft Thy awfull brow inn proof of their perverfeness, and griev with hearty forrow in pity of their mi ries: Every way Thon tnkelt to conve them to Thy truth; every means Th ufeft to perfwade them to be happy * Teach Lefon 71. And they were filled with madne and communed one with another wh they might do to JESUS. And the Ph rifees went forth, and straight way hel a Council with the Herodians, how the might destroy Him: But JESUS know ing it, withdrew Himfelf from thend with His Difciples to the Sea; and man people from Galilee and from Judea fo lowed Him: And from Jerufalem and from Idumea, and from beyond Jorda and they about Tyre and Sidon, a grea mu multitude, hearing what things He did, came to Him. And He fpake to His Difciples that a fmall Ship might attend on Hm; because of the multitude, leaft they fhould throng Him. For He had healed many infomuch that they preffed upon Him to touch Him, as many as had Maladies: and he healed them all, And unclean Spirits, when they faw Him, fell down before Him; and cryed,faying, Thou art the Son of God. And He traightly charged them not to make Him known. That it might be fulfilled which was fpoken by Efay the Prophet, faying, Behold My Servant whom I have chofen, My beloved in whom My Soul is well pleafed: I will put My Spirit upon Him, and He fhall fhew Judgment to the Geniles. He fhall not firive, nor cry out, neither fhall any man hear His voice in the treets. He fhall not break a bruised Reed, nor quench the fmoaking Flax, tille caft forth Judgment unto Victory. And in His name fhall the Gentiles hope. Refp. And, may we too, O Bleßed JESU!. be filled with zeal, and difcourfe and confult with one another,what we shall de Thee in acknowledgment of Thy Mi F racles |