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and the chief of the people fought to Temple. tat: 33 deftroy him. And could not find what 48. Luk. xix. they might do: for all the people were

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very attentive to hear him.

SECT. CXX.

The curiofity of fome Greeks to fee Jerusalem.
Jefus. His Speech concerning his
death, and the Incredibility of the
Jews; which ended, he returns in
the evening to Bethany.

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ND there were certain Greeks a. 20. Joh. xil, mong them, that came up to worfhip at the feaft. The fame came there- 21. fore to Philip, which was of Bethfaida of Galilee, and defired him, faying, Sir, we would fee Fefus. Philip com- 22. eth and telleth Andrew: and again, Andrew and Philip told Jefus. And 23. Jefus answered them, faying, LC The ec hour is come, that the fon of man "fhould be glorified. Verily, verily I fay 24 unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall "into the ground, and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth "much fruit. He that loveth his life, 24. fhall lofe it: and he that hateth his "life in this world, fhall keep it unto life eternal. If any man ferve me, 26 "let him follow me; and where I am, "there fhall alfo my fervant be: if 66 any man ferve me, him will my Fa"ther honour. Now is my foul trouQ 2

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bled; and what shall I fay? Father Anno "fave me from this hour: but for this caufe came I unto this hour. Father glorifie thy name. Then came there a voice from heaven, faying, I have both glorified it, and will glorifie it again. The people therefore that ftood by, and heard it, faid, That it thundred: others faid, An angel Spake to him. 30 Jefus anfwered, and faid, "This voice e came not because of me, but for your fakes: Now is the judgment of "this world: now fhall the prince of this world be caft out. And I, if I "be lifted up from the earth, will draw 33." all men to me. (This he faid, fignifying what death he fhould die.) 34. The people anfwered him, We have beard out of the Law, that Chrift abideth for ever: and how fayeft thou, The Son of man must be lift up? who is this 35. Son of man? Then Jefus faid unto them, "Yet a little while is the light with

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you walk while ye have the light,

" left darkness come upon you: for he
"that walketh in darknefs, knoweth
not whither he goeth. While ye
"have light, believe in the light, that
ye may be the children of light.

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These things fpake Jefus and departed, and did hide himself from them. But though he had done fo many Miracles before them, yet they believed 38, not on him; That the faying of Efaias the prophet might be fulfilled, which he fpake [liii. 1.] Lord, who bath

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believed our report, and to whom hath Jerufalem,
the arm of the Lord been revealed? Joh. xii.
Therefore they could not believe, be 39.
cause that Efaias faid again, He hath 40.
blinded their eyes, and hardned their
hearts; that they should not fee with
their eyes, nor understand with their
heart, and be converted, and I Should
heal them. Thefe things faid Efaias 4*.
when he faw his glory, and fpake of
him. Nevertheless, among the chief 42
rulers alfo, many believed on him; but
because of the Pharifees they did not
confefs him, left they fhould be put out
of the fynagogue. For they loved the 43-
praise of men more than the praise of
God.

Mar. xi.

* And Jefus entred into Jerufalem, 11.
and into the Temple; and when he had
looked round about upon all things,
*Jefus cried, and faid, "He that be- 44. Joh. xii.
"lieveth on me, believeth not on me,
"but on him that fent me. And he 45
"that feeth me, feeth him that fent
"me. I am come a light into the 45,
"world, that whofoever believeth on

me, fhould not abide in darkness.
"And if any man hear my words and 47.
"believe not, I judge him not; for I
"came not to judge the world, but to
"fave the world. He that rejecteth 48.
me, and receiveth not my words,
hath one that judgeth him; the word
"that I have Ipoken, the fame shall
"judge him in the laft day. For I 49.
haye not spoken of my felf; but the

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Bethany,

"Father which fent me, he gave me a Anno "commandment, what I fhould fay, Atar. 33. 59,“ and what I fhould fpeak. And I Minist. 4: "know that his commandment is life "everlasting: whatsoever I fpeak there"fore, even as the Father faid unto me "fo I fpeak.

Mar. xi. II.

Mat. xxi. 17.

Mar. xi.

And now the even-tide was come, And he left them, and went out of the city into Bethany, and lodged there 11.* with the twelve.

SECT. CXXI.

Returning to Jefus on his return from Bethany to
Jerufalem.

Mar. xi. 12.
Mat.xxi.18.
Mar. xi.

Jerufalem, curfes the barren Fig-
tree, which is forthwith dried up.
His difcourfe concerning Faith,
and pardoning of Offences.

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he hungred, And feeing a fig-tree Mar. xi. a far off, having leaves, he came, if hap- 12. ly he might find any thing thereon: and Mat. xxi. when he came to it, he found nothing 19. but leaves for the time of figs was not 14. yet. And Jefus anfwered and faid unto it, No man cat fruit of thee hereafter for ever. And his difciples heard it,

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And prefently the fig tree withered 18. away. And the Scribes and chief Priests heard it, and fought how they

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might deftroy him: for they feared Near JerufaAtat. 33 him, becaufe all the people was afto- lem. Minift. 4 nifhed at his Doctrine. And when even 19.

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they faw the fig tree dried up from the roots. And when the difciples faw 20. Mat. xxi, it, they marvelled, faying, How foon is the fig-tree withered away? And 21. Peter calling to remembrance, faith unto him, Mafter, behold, the fig-tree which thou curfedft, is withered away... Mat. xxi. And Jefus anfwering, faith unto them, 22,

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Have faith in God. For verily I fay 23
unto you, that whofoever fhall fay
unto this mountain, Be thou remo-
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"fhall believe that those things which
"he faith fhall come to pafs, he shall
"have whatsoever he faith. There- 34
"fore I fay unto you, what things fo-

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ever ye defire when ye pray, believe

"that ye receive them, and ye shall
"have them. And when ye ftand, pray- 25,
"ing, forgive, if ye have ought against
વ any: that your Father which is in
"heaven, may forgive you your tref-
"paffes. But if you do not forgive,
"neither will your Father which is in
heaven forgive your trefpaffes,

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