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what Moses commanded for a testimony. The fame of the miracle spreads. Great multitudes come together. Jesus withdraws into the wilderness and prays.

17-26. On a certain day, as he was teaching, Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by out of every town of Galilee, Judea, and Jerusalem, they bring a man sick of the palsy, and let him down through the tiling in the midst before Jesus. Jesus forgives his sins. The scribes and Pharisees murmur. Our blessed Lord proves his power to forgive sins by healing the man.

27-39. After these things, Jesus goes forth and sees Levi at the receipt of custom and calls him. Levi makes him a great feast in his own house. Publicans and sinners sit down with him. The scribes and Pharisees murmur. Our Lord's reply. They also enquire of him, "why the disciples of John fast and the disciples of the Pharisees, but thine eat and drink?" Our Saviour's reply. He speaks a parable to them.

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Messiah. His disciples request him to eat. Our Saviour's reply. Many of the Samaritans believe on him, on account of the woman's testimony. He abides there two days. Many more believe because of his own word. After two days, Jesus departs into Galilee. The Galileans receive him. Jesus comes to Cana of Galilee. He heals the nobleman's son at Capernaum. The second miracle preformed by our blessed Lord.

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two of his disciples, saying, thou he that should come or do we look for another?"

Our Saviour's answer.

7-19. Our Saviour's address to the people concerning John. 20-24. Jesus upbraids the cities where his mighty works had been done.

25-27. Our Saviour offers thanks to the Father, that he had hid these things from the wise and prudent, and had revealed them unto babes.

28-30. Our Saviour's gracious invitation to them that labour

and are heavy laden.

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СНАР. ХІІ. 1-8. Jesus on the Sabbath day walks through the corn, his disciples pluck the ears of corn, the Pharisees find fault. Our Saviour's reply to them.

9-13. Jesus enters their synagogue. A man with a withered hand. They ask him "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath days !" Our Saviour's reply. "It is lawful to do well on the Sabbath days." He heals the man.

14-21. The Pharisees hold a council against Jesus. Jesus withdraws himself from thence, great multitudes follow him, he heals them all and charges them not to make him known. The prophecy fulfilled Is. xlii. 1-4.

22-37. Then was brought to Jesus one possessed with a devil, blind and dumb. He healed him. The people are amazed, and say "Is not this the Son of David." The Pharisees say he casteth out devils through Beelzebub the prince of devils. Our Saviour's reply to them. The sin against

CHAP. II. 23-28. Jesus walks through the corn fields on the Sabbath day. His disciples pluck the ears of corn. The Pharisees find fault. Our Saviour's reply to them. CHAP. III. 1-5. Jesus enters again into the synagogue. A man with a withered hand. He heals him.

6-12. The Pharisees with the Herodians take council against Jesus. He withdraws himself to the sea. Great multitudes follow him. He commands a small ship to wait on him because of the multitude. He healed many, so that they press on him to touch him. Unclean spirits seeing him fall down before him crying out "Thou art the Son of God." 13-19. Jesus goes up into a mountain and ordains twelve to be with him. Their names.

20-21. Great multitudes come together. His friends hearing it go out to lay hold of him, saying, "He is beside himself."

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CHAP. VI. 1-5. On the second Sabbath after the first, Jesus walks through the corn fields, and his disciples pluck the ears of corn and eat, rubbing them in their hands. The Pharisees find fault. Our Saviour's reply.

6-11. On another Sabbath Jesus enters the synagogue and teaches. A man with a withered hand. The scribes and Pharisees watch him if he will heal on the Sabbath day. Jesus heals the man. They are filled with madness.

12-16. Jesus goes out into a mountain to pray; when it is day. he calls unto him his disciples and chooses twelve whom he names Apostles. Their names.

17-19. Jesus comes down with them and stands in the plain, and the company of his disciples and a great multitude, which come to hear him and be healed of their diseases. And they that were vexed with unclean spirits, and they were healed. Jesus lifts up his eyes on his disciples and preaches to them a sermon.

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CHAP. V. After this is a feast of the Jews; and Jesus goes up to Jerusalem. The impotent man at the pool of Bethesda, healed. The Jews murmur at him for carrying his bed. Jesus meets him in the Temple and says to him: "Behold thou art made whole, sin no more, lest a worse thing come upon thee." The man tells the Jews that it is Jesus. Jews sought to slay him for doing these things on the Sabbath day. Jesus answers them "My Father worketh hitherto and I work." The Jews seek the more to kill him for making himself equal with God. Our Saviour addresses them shewing the connection between the Father and the Son. He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation but is passed from death unto life. The resurrection. The testimony of John. A greater witness than that of John, the works the Father hath given me to finish, bear

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the Holy Ghost. The Tree is known by its fruit.

38-45. Certain of the scribes and Pharisees seek a sign from our blessed Lord. His reply to

them.

46-50. While he talks to the people his mother and his brethren stand without, desiring to speak with him. His reply to one who told him.

CHAP. XIII. 1-9. The same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the sea side. Great multitudes gathered unto him, He teaches them from a ship in parables. The parable of the sower.

10-17. The disciples come and ask our Saviour why he spake in parables. His reply. The prophecy fulfilled. Is. vi. 9. 10.

18-23. The explanation of the parable of the Sower.

24-30. The parable of the Tares.

31-32. The parable of the grain of Mustard Seed.

33. The parable of the Leaven. 34-43. All these things spake Jesus in parables, that the prophecy might be fulfilled. Psl.

Ixxviii. 2. Jesus sends the multitude away, and goes into the house, his disciples come to him, saying "Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field." Our Saviour explains the parable to them.

44. The parable of the treasure hid in a field.

45-46. The parable of the Merchantman seeking goodly pearls.

47-52. The parable of the net cast into the sea.

53-58. Our Saviour having finished these parables departs thence, and goes into his own

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22-30. The scribes from Jeru

salem, say, "He hath Beelzebub and casteth out devils through the chief of the devils." Our Saviour answers in parables. The sin against the Holy Ghost, is unpardonable.

31-38. His brethren and his mother come and stand without and sent unto him, calling him. Our Saviour's declaration.

CHAP. IV. 1-9. Jesus teaches by the sea-side, in parables.

The parable of the sower.

10-25. When he is alone, they that are about him, with the twelve ask him of the parable. Jesus explains the parable to them, and addresses them.

26-29. The parable of a sower casting seed into the ground.

30-34. The parable of the grain of mustard seed. Jesus speaks with many such parables unto them; when they are alone, he expounds all things unto his disciples.

35-41. The same day at evening, Jesus says, "Let us pass over unto the other side." They take him, as he is in the ship. A storm of wind arises. Jesus rebukes the wind and the sea, The wind ceases, and there is a great calm. Jesus says "Why are ye so fearful, how is it ye have no faith?" The disciples fear exceedingly, saying "What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him."

CHAP. V. 1-20. They pass over unto the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes. There meets him out of the tombs, a man with an unclean spirit. When he sees Jesus, he runs and worships him, and cries with a

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CHAP. VII. 1-10. Jesus when he had ended these sayings enters Capernaum. A certain centurion's servant is sick, and ready to die. He sends the elders of the Jews, to beseech Jesus to come and heal his servant. They beseech Jesus, saying he is worthy, for he loveth our nation and hath built us a synagogue. Jesus goes with them. When near the house the Centurion sent friends to Jesus, saying "I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter under my roof, but speak the word only and my servant shall be healed." They return and find the servant whole.

11-18. Jesus raises the widow's son to life at Nain. The rumour of this goes forth throughout Judea, the disciples of John shew him of all these things.

19-23. John sends two disciples to Jesus, saying, "Art thou he that should come, or look we for another? The reply of Jesus.

24-35. Jesus addresses his disciples respecting John.

36-50. One of the Pharisees visits our blessed Lord to eat with him. A woman, which was a sinner, washes our Saviour's feet with tears and anoints them with ointment. The Pharisees murmur. Our Saviour's address to them. He forgives the woman's sins. The guests marvel.

VIII. 1-3. Jesus afterwards goes throughout every city and village, preaching and shewing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God. Certain women minister unto him.

4-15. Much people being gathered together out of every city, Jesus speaks to them the parable of the sower. His disciples ask X

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witness of me, that the Father hath sent me. Ye have not his word abiding in you. Search the scriptures, for in them ye think ye have eternal life, and they testify of me. Moses accuseth you, in whom ye trust. Had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me, for he wrote of him. If ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words?"

VI. 1-14. After these things Jesus goes over the sea of Galilee; a great multitude follow him. He goes up into a mountain, with his disciples. The passover is nigh. Jesus sees a great company come unto him. He feeds five thousand men on five barley loaves, and two small fishes. Those men, when they had seen the miracle said, "This is of a truth that Prophet that should come into the world."

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15-70. When Jesus perceives they would come and take him by force to make him a king, he departs into a mountain himself alone; and when even is come his disciples enter into a ship and pass over towards Capernaum. It is dark. Jesus is not come. storm arises. Jesus walks on the sea and draws near the ship. They are afraid. He saith "It is I, be not afraid," then they receive him into the ship, and immediately the ship is at the land. The people come to Capernaum, to seek Jesus. Jesus reproves them for seeking him on account of the miracle of the loaves and fishes. In reply to his question, "What shall we do that we may work the works of God?" our Saviour says "This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent." They say, "what sign