Anno “ what thing ye shall answer, or what Bethany. Ærát. 32.66

ye shall say: For the Holy Ghost Luk. xiis. Minift. 3. “ shall teach you in the fame hour

“ what ye ought to say.

And one of the company said unto
him, Master, Speak to my brother that 13.
he divide the inheritance with me. And
he said 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
e man's life confifteth not in the abun-
“ dance of the things which he pos-
« fesseth. And he spake a parable to 16.
them, saying, “ The ground of a cer-
“ tain rich man brought forth plenti-
“ fully, and he thought within him-

17.
“ felf, saying, What shall I do, because
“ I have no room where to bestow my
< fruits? And he said 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 say to my soul: Soul,

19.
c thou hast much goods laid up for

many years: take thine ease, cat,

drink and be merry. But God said “ unto him, Thou fool, this night thy “ foul shall be required of thee: then “ whose shall those things be which “ thou haft provided ? So is he that " layeth up treasure for himself, and « is not rich towards God.

And he said unto his disciples , 29. « Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall

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Bethany. eat; neither for the body, what ye Anno Luk. xii. “ shall put on. The life is more than Ætat. 32.

Minist. 3.
meat, and the body is more than rai.
24.c ment. Confider the ravens: for they

“ neither fow nor reap ; which nei-
" ther have store-house nor barn; and

cc God feedeth them : How much more
25.“ are ye better than the fowls? And

" which of you with taking thought

« can add to his ftature one cubit? 26. ye

then be not able to do that “ thing which is least, why take ye “ thought for the reft?

« Consider the lilies how they grow : • They toil not, they fpin not: and

I say unto you, that Solomon in
all his glory, was not array'd like
38." one of these. If then God so clothe

" the grass, which is to day in the
“ field, and to morrow is caft into the

oven: how much more will he clothe
29." you, Oye of little faith

And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what

ye shall drink, neither be ye of
30.“ doubtful mind. For all these things

c do the nations of the world seek
“ after: and your father knoweth that

ye have need of these things. But

rather seek ye the kingdom of God, " and all these things shall be added

unto you. Fear not little flock; for
" it is your Father's good pleasure to

give you the kingdom.
33 * Sell that ye have, and give alms;

provide your felves bags which wax
not old, a treasure in the heavens

that

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Anno " that faileth not, where no thief ap- Bethany.
Ærat. 32. 66
Minift.3. « For where the treasure, is there will 34.

proacheth, neither moth corrupteth. Luk. xii.
your heart be also.

« 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
có and knocketh, they may open unto
« him immediately.

« Blessed are those servants, whom 37
" the Lord, when he cometh, shall find
“ watching. Verily I say unto you, that
" he shall gird himself, and make them

to sit down to meat, and will come
" forth and serve them. And if he 38.
« shall come in the second watch, or

come in the third watch, and find
6C them fo; blessed are those servants.
" And this know, that if the good

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man of the house had known what
66 hour the thief would come, he would
" have watched, and not have suffered

his house to be broken through. Be 40.

ye therefore ready also : for the Son
" of man comech at an hour where ye
66 think not.
Then Perer faid unto him, Lord,

41.
Speakest thou this parable unto us, or
even to all ?
And the Lord said, “Who then is

42.
" that faithful and wife steward, whom
e his Lord shall make ruler over his
“ houshold to give them their portion
" of meat in due season? Blessed is

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that

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46.

Bethany " that servant, whom his Lord when Anno
Luk. xii.

« he cometh shall find so doing. Of Ætat. 32.

a truth I say unto you, that he will Minist. 3o:
CC make him ruler over all that he hath.
45.“ But and if that servant say in his

“ heart, My Lord delayeth his com-
" ing; and shall begin to beat the men-
“ servants, and maidens, and to eat

and drink, and to be drunken: The
" Lord of that servant will come in a
“ day when he looketh not for him,
" and at an hour when he is not aware,
" and will cut him in funder, and will

appoint him his portion with the 47. " unbelievers. And that servant which « knew his Lord's will, and prepared

not himself, neither did according to “ his will, shall be beaten with many 48.“ stripes.

But he that knew not, " and did commit things worthy of

stripes, shall be beaten with few

stripes. For unto whomsoever much " is given, of him shall be much re

quired : and to whom men have
“ committed much, of him they will
ask the more.

I am come to send fire on earth
“ what will I if it be already kindled?

But I have a baptifin to be baptized
“ with, and how am I straitned till
" it be accomplished! Suppose ye that
“ I am come to give peace on earth?
“ I tell you, nay; but rather division.
“ For from henceforth there shall be
“ five in one house divided, three a-

gainst iwo, and two against three.

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“ The father shall be divided against Bethany, Anno.

Luk. xii. Ætat 32. " the son, and the son against the fa

53. Minist. 3.

“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

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And he said also to the people, 54.
« When ye fee a cloud rise out of the
" west, straightway ye say, There com-
ç eth a shower ; and so it is.

" And when ye see the south wind 35.
« blow, ye say, There will be heat ;
« and it cometh to pass. Ye hypocrites, 56.

ye can discern 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. “ goest with thine adversary to the

magistrate, as thou art in the way, “ give diligence that thou mayest be « delivered from him; left he hale “ thee to the judge, and the judge de.

liver thee to the officer, and the

officer cast thee into prison. I tell 59.
« thee, thou shalt not depart thence,
« till thou hast paid the very laft

mite.

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