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and they enquired which of them it might be.

31. Jesus told Simon Peter that he doubted his faith; but Peter assured Christ that he would follow him, not only to prison, but even to death. To which Jesus replied, Before the cock crows thou shalt deny me thrice.

39. Jesus went as usual to the Mount of Olives, accompanied by his disciples, to pray, saying, Oh, my Father, that this cup might be averted from me-nevertheless, thy will be done! When he returned from prayer he found his disciples asleep; he said, Why sleep you? rise and pray; for I am betrayed. And while he was speaking, a multitude of people approached him, with Judas at their head, who went up to Jesus and kissed him. He then said to them, You are come as against a thief with swords and staves to take me. When I sat teaching daily in the temple you did not take me.

54. They then took him to the High Priest's house, and Peter followed afar off, and when he had arrived at the palace, he sat down in the hall with the servants. One of the maids, who had been attentively looking at him, said, This man was also with Jesus; but he denied the fact. He was then challenged by a man; Peter still denied. About an hour afterwards another said, This fellow was with him; but Peter still denied all knowledge of him. And immediately the cock crew. Peter then remembered the words of Christ and wept bitterly.

63. On the following morning the Chief Priests and Scribes held a council, and interrogated Jesus, saying, Art thou the son of God? And he said, Yes, I am. They then resolved that this was blasphemy

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enough, and required no further witnesses.

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1. THE Council then arose and led Jesus to Pilate; saying, We found this fellow perverting the nation, and preventing their paying tribute to Cæsar, also calling himself Christ, a King. Pilate asked him if he was the king of the Jews? He replied, You have said it. Pilate then said to the Chief Priests and the people, I find no fault in this man. But they were the more desirous to have him condemned, because he had been teaching his new doctrine, and stirring up the people, beginning from Galilee to this place. then enquired if Jesus was a Galilæan, and, finding that to be the case, he referred him to Herod, who was at that time in Jerusalem. Herod was desirous of seeing Jesus, having heard of his fame. But to Herod's questions he replied nothing.

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10. The Chief Priests and Scribes vehemently accused him, and Herod and his soldiers reviled and mocked him, and sent him again to Pilate. But he said, I told you before that I found no fault in this man; and as it is customary to release a prisoner at the feast of the Passover, I will release Christ. But they all cried out, Release Barabbas and crucify Christ.

33. They then led Jesus to Mount Calvary, where they crucified him, and two malefactors, one on the right and the other on the left of him. Jesus then said, Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do. They parted his raiment and cast lots for it. The rulers and the people who stood by said, He saved others, let him save himself. Then the soldiers mocked him, and offered him vinegar. Over his head they

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placed this inscription, in Greek, Latin, and Hebrew-THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

44. About the sixth hour there was darkness over all the earth, which lasted till the ninth hour, and the veil of the temple was rent. Then Jesus cried with a loud voice, Father, to thee I commend my spirit, and gave up the ghost.

50. After this a certain counsellor, named Joseph, of Arimathæa, begged the body of Pilate. He then took it down, and wrapped it in fine linen, and laid it in a sepulchre hewn out of the solid rock, that had never been used before. The women who came with Jesus from Galilee saw how the body was laid in the tomb.

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1. EARLY in the morning of the first day of the week, the women came to the sepulchre, prepared with spices to embalm the body, when, to their surprize, they found the stone rolled away from the mouth of the tomb: and when they entered, the body of Jesus was not to be found. Two men, who stood there, on perceiving them said, Why seek ye the living among the dead? You remember what Jesus said to you in Galilee, that he should rise again on the third day. They then left the sepulchre, and informed the eleven of what had occurred.

10. The persons who went to the tomb were Mary Magdalene, Joanna, and Mary, the mother of James, but the apostles considered these relations as idle tales. Peter instantly ran to the sepulchre, where he perceived the linen clothes, but the body was not there. Two of the apostles went the same day to the village of Emmaus, not far from Jerusalem; and, while they were talking together of

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47. REPENT of your sins, and prepare yourselves by virtuous conduct to inherit the Kingdom of God.

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what had happened, Jesus came to them and said, What are you conversing about that makes you sad? Cleopas asked if he was a stranger in Jerusalem and had not heard what had happened, that Jesus of Nazareth had been put to death.

22. As they all walked on, the stranger intended to go beyond the village; but they requested him to remain with them. When they were all seated at table, he took bread, blessed it, and gave it to them, and immediately their eyes were opened; they knew it was Jesus, but he instantly vanished from their sight.

33. They all rose and proceeded to Jerusalem, where they informed the eleven what had happened. While they were conversing about these events, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and said, Peace be to you. But they were very much frightened, fancying they had seen a spirit. Jesus then said to them, Be not afraid; it is I: look at my hands and feet; a spirit is not made of flesh and blood. He asked them for some refreshment, and they offered him some broiled fish and some honeycomb, which he ate.

50. Jesus then led them as far as Bethany, expounding the Scriptures to them, and directing them to preach the new doctrine to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem; and while he was blessing them he was carried up to heaven.

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1. THE sublime doctrine of Christ is beautifully displayed by St. John, in making the Greek word 20yos represent the new doctrine and personifying the principle of Reason, which is purely spiritual; thus raising the idea of God, who is a perfectly pure intelligence- the CREATOR, PRESERVER, and RULER, of moral beings as well as of the mundane system. This λογος, or word, which constitutes one essential part of the Godhead, was made manifest on earth by Christ, who preached the new doctrine.

14. And the word was made flesh, and dwelt among us; that is, the spirit was incarnate, or, in other words, the moral principle, which is spiritual, is joined to the flesh, which is material, and generates a TRINITY -thus soul, body, and necessary connexion, constitute MAN. Hence

arises a HOLY TRINITY: for, as the soul, or spiritual man, requires an author, nothing short of a pure spiritual essence could have begotten the soul, which is a spirit. These elements constitute the notion of the Deity-thus God the Father; God

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6. THERE was a man named John, who employed himself in dispelling the darkness of the times and introducing the new doctrine.

19. John explained to the Priests and Levites that were sent to him from Jerusalem, that a man would come after him who would very far surpass him in teaching the new doctrine. He told them that the law was given by Moses; but that truth and grace would be preached by Jesus Christ.

25. The Pharisees asked John why he baptised, as he was not the Christ: he said, I only baptise with water; but Christ will baptise with the HOLY GHOST.

29. The next day John saw Jesus coming towards him, and he exclaimed Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sins of the world. On another occasion, when John and two of his disciples were together, they saw Jesus walking, and John said, Behold the Lamb of God. They, then, followel Jesus, who invited them to come with him; and they remained with him all that day.