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" what thing ye fhall answer, or what Bethany. ye fhall fay: For the Holy Ghoft Luk. xii.. Minift. 3. «hall teach you in the fame hour 12. "what ye ought to fay.

And one of the company faid unto
him, Mafter, Speak to my brother that 13.
be divide the inheritance with me. And
he faid unto him, "Man, who made 14.
me a judge, or a divider over you?
And he said unto them, "Take heed, IS.
"and beware of coveteousness: for a
"man's life confifteth not in the abun-
"dance of the things which he pof-
"feffeth. And he fpake a parable to 16.
them, faying, " The ground of a cer-
"tain rich man brought forth plenti-

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fully, and he thought within him-
"felf, faying, What fhall I do, because
"I have no room where to bestow my
"fruits? And he faid this will I do: 18.
"I will pull down my barns, and
"build greater; and there will I be-
"ftow all my fruits and my goods..
"And I will fay to my foul: Soul,
"thou haft much goods laid up for

many years: take thine eafe, eat,
"drink and be merry. But God faid
"unto him, Thou fool, this night thy
"foul fhall be required of thee: then
"whofe fhall thofe things be which
"thou haft provided? So is he that
"layeth up treasure for himfelf, and
"is not rich towards God.

And he faid unto his difciples,
"Therefore I fay unto you, Take no
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"They toil not, they fpin not: and
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oven: how much more will he clothe you, O ye of little faith? And feek t not ye what ye fhall eat, or what ye fhall drink, neither be ye of 30." doubtful mind. For all these things "do the nations of the world feek "after: and your father knoweth that 31." ye have need of these things. But "rather feek ye the kingdom of God, "and all these things fhall be added unto you. Fear not little flock; for "it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

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"that faileth not, where no thief ap- Bethany. Atat. 32. «proacheth, neither moth corrupteth. Luk. xii. Minift. 3. « For where the treasure, is there will 34. ર your heart be alfo.

"Let your Loyns be girded about, 35.
"and your lights burning; and ye your 36.
"felves like unto men that wait for
"their Lord, when he will return from
"the wedding, that when he cometh
"and knocketh, they may open unto
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"the Lord, when he cometh, fhall find
watching. Verily I fay unto you, that
"he fhall gird himself, and make them
to fit down to meat, and will come
"forth and ferve them. And if he
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come in the third watch, and find
"them fo; bleffed are thofe fervants.
"And this know, that if the good 39.
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"hour the thief would come, he would
"have watched, and not have fuffered
"his houfe to be broken through. Be 40.
ແ ye therefore ready alfo: for the Son
"of man cometh at an hour where ye
"think not.

Then Peter faid unto him, Lord,
Speakeft thou this parable unto us, or

even to all?

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"that faithful and wife fteward, whom
"his Lord fhall make ruler over his
"houfhold to give them their portion
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not himself, neither did according to "his will, fhall be beaten with many 48. ftripes. But he that knew not, " and did commit things worthy of ftripes, fhall be beaten with few ftripes. For unto whomfoever much "is given, of him fhall be much required and to whom men have "committed much, of him they will ask the more.

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"I am come to fend fire on earth
"what will I if it be already kindled?
But I have a baptifin to be baptized
"with, and how am I ftraitned till
"it be accomplished! Suppofe ye that
"I am come to give peace on earth?
"I tell you, nay; but rather divifion.
"For from henceforth there shall be
"five in one houfe divided, three a-
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"The father fhall be divided against Bethany. Etat 32. "the fon, and the fon against the fa- Luk. xii. ther: the mother against the daugh"ther, and the daughter against the "mother: the mother-in-law against "the daughter-in-law; and the daugh"ter-in-law against the mother-in" law.

"And he faid alfo to the people, 54.
"When ye fee a cloud rife out of the
"weft, ftraightway ye fay, There com-
"eth a fhower; and fo it is.

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"And when ye fee the fouth wind 55.
"blow, ye fay, There will be heat ;
"and it cometh to pafs. Ye hypocrites, 56.
ye can difcern the face of the sky,
"and of the earth: but how is it, that
ye do not discern this time? Yea, 57.
and why even of your felves judge
ye not what is right? When thou 58.
goeft with thine adverfary to the
magiftrate, as thou art in the way,
give diligence that thou mayeft be
"delivered from him; left he hale
"thee to the judge, and the judge de-
"liver thee to the officer, and the
officer caft thee into prifon. I tell 59.
"thee, thou shalt not depart thence,
"till thou haft paid the very laft
"mite.

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