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MATT. VII. 17, 18.

A. D. 31. Even so a every good tree bringeth | cified the flesh with the affections and forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree lusts, Gal. v. 22-24. (For the fruit bringeth forth evil fruit. of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;) Eph. v. 9. Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God, Phil. i. 11. That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increas ing in the knowledge of God, Col. i. 10. But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace, James iii. 17, 18.

a And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper, Ps. i. 3. Those that be planted in the house of the LORD shall flourish in the courts of our God. They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be fat and flourishing, xcii. 13, 14. And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem, and men of Judah, judge, I pray you, betwixt me and my vineyard. What could have been done more to my vineyard, that I have not done in it? wherefore, when I looked that it should bring forth grapes, brought it forth wild grapes? And now go to; I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard: I will take away the hedge thereof, and it shall be eaten up; and break down the wall thereof, and it shall be trodden down, Isa. v. 3-5. To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit, of heaviness: that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified, Ixi. 3. For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit, Jer. xvii. 8. He spake also this parable; A certain man had a fig-tree planted in his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit thereon, and found none. Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard; Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig-tree, and find none cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground? And he answering said unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it: And if it bear fruit, well: and if not, then after that thou shalt cut it down, Luke xiii. 69. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance against such there is no law. And they that are Christ's have cru

b Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit. O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things, Matt. xii. 33-35. These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots, Jude 12.

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A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.

a For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other, so that ye cannot do the things that ye would, Gal. v. 17. Can the fig-tree, my brethren, bear olive-berries? either a vine, figs? so can no fountain both yield salt water and fresh, James iii. 12. Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God. In this the children of God

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are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother, 1 John iii. 9, 10.

VER. 19.

Πᾶν δένδρον μὴ ποιοῦν καρπὸν καλὸν, ἐκκόπτεται, καὶ εἰς πῦρ βάλλεται.

Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

a And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire, Matt. iii. 10. & Luke iii. 9. And when he saw a fig-tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it, Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever. And presently the fig-tree withered away. And when the disciples saw it, they marvelled, saying, How soon is the fig-tree withered away! Matt. xxi. 19, 20. And now go to; I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard: I will take away the hedge thereof, and it shall be eaten up; and break down the wall thereof, and it shall be trodden down: And I will lay it waste: it shall not be pruned, nor digged; but there shall come up briers and thorns: I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it. For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant plant and he looked for judgment, but behold oppression; for righteousness, but behold a cry, Isa. v. 5—7. When the boughs thereof are withered, they shall be broken off: the women come, and set them on fire: for it is a

people of no understanding: therefore he that made them will not have mercy on them, and he that formed them will shew them no favour, xxvii. 11. Son of man, what is the vine-tree more than any tree, or than a branch which is among the trees of the forest? Shall wood be taken thereof to do any work? or will men take a pin of it to hang any vessel thereon? Behold, it is cast into the fire for fuel; the fire devoureth both the ends of it, and the midst of it is burned. Is it meet for any work? Behold, when it was whole it was meet for no work: how much less shall it be meet yet for any work,

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when the fire hath devoured it, and it is burned? Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; As the vine-tree among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for fuel, so will I give the inhabitants of Jerusalem. And I

will set my face against them ; they shall go out from one fire, and another fire shall devour them; and ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I set my face against them, Ezek. xv. 2—7. Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit. If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned, John xv. 2. 6. But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned, Heb. vi. 8.

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λεύσεται εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν τῶν οὐρανῶν· Οὐ πᾶς ὁ λέγων μοι, Κύριε, Κύριε, είσεἀλλ ̓ ὁ ποιῶν τὸ θέλημα τοῦ πατρός μου τοῦ ἐν οὐρανοῖς.

Not every one that a saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.

a Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us. But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not, Matt. xxv. 11, 12. Israel shall cry unto me, My God, we know thee. Israel hath cast off the thing that is good: the enemy shall pursue him, Hos. viii. 2, 3.

And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say? Luke vi. 46. When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand

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without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are, xiii. 25. Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth, Acts xix. 13. They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate, Tit. i. 16. But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead? Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar? Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect? And the Scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God. Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only. Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she had received the messengers, and had sent them out another way? For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also, James ii. 20-26.

b See parallels on last clause, ver. 20. ch. v.

c For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother, Matt. xii. 50. He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went. And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not. Whether of them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, that the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you, xxi. 29-31. For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother, Mark iii. 35. But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it, Luke xi. 28. And this is the will of him that sent me, That every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day,

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John vi. 40. If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself, vii. 17. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God, Rom. xii. 2. Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart, Ephes. vi. 6. Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you, always labouring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God, Col. iv. 12. For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication, 1 Thess. iv. 3. In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you, v. 18. Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is well pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen, Heb. xiii. 21.

For so is the will of God, that with well-doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men, 1 Pet. ii. 15. That he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God, iv. 2. Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God. And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight. And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment. And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us, 1 John iii. 21-24. Blessed ure they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city, Rev. xxii. 14.

d Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven. But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven, Matt. x. 32, 33. And Jesus answered and said

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a But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only, Matt. xxiv. 36. The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day, Isa. ii. 11.

And the loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men shall be made low: and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day, 17. And they shall be mine, saith the LORD of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him. Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not, Mal. iii. 17, 18. But I say unto you, that it shall be more tolerable in that day for Sodom, than for that city, Luke x. 12. But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief, 1 Thess. v. 4. When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day, 2 Thess. i. 10.

unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon | out devils? and in thy name done many Bar-jona: for flesh and blood hath not wonderful works? revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven, xvi. 17. Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always be hold the face of my Father which is in heaven, xviii. 10. Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven, 19. So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses, 35. And he went a little farther, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt. He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy will be done, xxvi. 39. 42. But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work, John v. 17. My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand. I and my Father are one, x. 29, 30. If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him, xiv. 7. He that hateth me hateth my Father also, xv. 23. And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received of my Father, Rev. ii. 27. He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels, iii. 5.

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For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day, 2 Tim. i. 12. The Lord grant unto him that he may find mercy of the Lord in that day: and in how many things he ministered unto me at Ephesus, thou knowest very well, 18. Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing, iv. 8.

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These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not : But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand. Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give,

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MATT. VII. 22-24.

A. D. 31. on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels, Matt. xxv. 41. The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity, Ps. v. 5. Depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity; for the LORD hath heard the voice of my weeping, vi. 8. But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity, Luke xiii. 27.

VER. 24.

Matt. x. 5-8. He hath said, which heard the words of God, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open, Numb. xxiv. 4. Then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets, Luke xiii. 26. And this spake he not of himself: but being high-priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for that nation, John xi. 51. Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge ; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mounTherefore a whosoever heareth these tains, and have not charity, I am no- sayings of mine, and doeth them, b I will thing, 1 Cor. xiii. 1, 2. For it is im-liken him unto a wise man, © which built possible for those who were once enhis house upon a rock: lightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost, and have tasted of the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come, If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame, Heb. vi. 46.

VER. 23.

Καὶ τότε ὁμολογήσω αὐτοῖς, ὅτι οὐδέποσε ἔγνων ὑμᾶς· ἀποχωρεῖτε ἀπ ̓ ἐμοῦ οἱ ἐργαζόμενοι τὴν ἀνομίαν.

And then will a profess unto them, I never knew you: b depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

a But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not, Matt. xxv. 12. I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine, John x. 14. My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand. I and my Father are one, 27-30. Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity, 2 Tim. ii. 19.

Then shall he say also unto them

τούτους, καὶ ποιεῖ αὐτοὺς, ομοιώσῳ αὐτὸν Πᾶς οὖν ὅστις ἀκούει μου τοὺς λόγους ἀνδρὶ φρονίμῳ, ὅστις ᾠκοδόμησε τὴν οἰκίαν αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τὴν πέτραν

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a Blessed are the poor in spirit; for theirs is the kingdom of heaven, Matt. v. 3. For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses, vi. 14, 15. Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: For every that seeketh ândeth; and to him one that asketh receiveth; and he that knocketh it shall be opened, vii. 7, 8. Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it, 13, 14. For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother, xii. 50. Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like: He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock. But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that without a foundation built an house upon the earth; against which the stream did beat vehemently,

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