heaven; give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors, and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil; for thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.

This fine composition, unparalleled for embracing so much piety in so concise a compass, is said to be without a rival. It is in the 6th chapter, and about the middle of the sermon.

When Jesus had ended all these sayings, the people declared that they were astonished at his doctrine, for they said he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes. When he came down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him; and as Jesus entered into Capernaum there came unto him a centurion, saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented. Jesus said unto him, I will come. The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof, but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed; for I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me, and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth; to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it. Jesus marvelled, and said, Surely, I have not found so great faith; no, not in Israel.

Jesus proceeded with his disciples to a city in Palestine, called Nain, and near the town of Endor, where he was met by a funeral party bearing the corpse of a widow's son to the grave. Jesus, elevating his voice, in a commanding style said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise." Immediately the youth stood up. The people were all astonished,

and with one voice declared that God had visited his people with a mighty prophet.

John the Baptist was still in prison, and hearing daily something about Christ, and being desirous to be fully convinced of the power of Jesus, sent two of his disciples to demand of Jesus whether indeed he was he that should come, or were they to look for another? Jesus was at this hour working many miracles, as making the dumb to speak and the deaf to hear; and, without giving any straightforward reply to the message, desired John's disciples to report to their master what they then saw and had heard when John from that hour became, with his disciples, true believers of Christ, and that Jesus was the promised Messiah.

After these things, Jesus appointed his twelve disciples to work miracles and have power over unclean spirits unto all parts of Judea, and to preach, and said, Go your ways. Behold I send you as lambs among wolves; carry neither purse, nor scrip, nor shoes, and salute no man by the way. At this time a certain lawyer came to him, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? Jesus said, What is written in the law, how readest thou? The lawyer said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself. Jesus answered, Thou sayest right; this do, and thou shalt live.

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before mentioned, danced, and pleased Herod so much, that he said, and sware unto her, that, Whatsoever thou wilt ask of me, I will give it thee, unto the half of my kingdom. And she went forth, and said to her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist. The king

was exceedingly sorry, but for his oath's sake commanded the head to be brought. The executioner went and beheaded John in the prison, brought it on a charger, gave it to Herodias, and Herodias gave it to her mother. This deed was done in the seventeenth year of the reign of the Roman Emperor Tiberius. The disciples informed Jesus of this act of Herod, and Jesus and his disciples departed to go by ship into a desert place; but the multitude followed them, to the number of five thousand men, when Jesus performed the miracle of feeding them. with five barley loaves and two small fishes; and after they were filled, there remained twelve baskets full.

Jesus sent his disciples by ship over unto Bethsaida, whilst he went up into a mountain to pray. And Jesus perceived them toiling and running the contrary way in the troubled sea. He walked upon the waters to the ship, and said, Be not afraid, it is I when his disciples were all amazement, as there became a perfect calm, and they steered unto Genessareth.

At this time was the third feast of the passover of the Jews, when Jesus passed through Judea and Galilee, performing numerous miracles, of which one of the multitude brought his son, who had a dumb spirit, and said, I spake unto thy disciples to

cast out the dumb spirit, but they could not. Jesus said unto the father of the boy, If thou canst believe, all things are possible; when the father straightway cried out, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief. Jesus then took the lad by the hand, and commanded the spirit to come out of him, and he arose. His disciples went to ask him privately why they could not cast out the evil spirit; and he said unto them, This kind can come forth by nothing but by prayer and fasting. And they departed thence, and passed through Galilee. And as they were conversing with each other, which should be the greatest, he exhorted them to humility. Jesus said unto his disciples, that there were some of them that stood there who should not taste of death until they had seen the kingdom of God come with power. Six days after this saying, Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John, into an high mountain, themselves apart, and he was transfigured before them; his raiment became shining, exceedingly white, even as white as snow. And there appeared also unto them Elias (Elijah) with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus. And Peter said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here. Let us make three tabernacles, one for thee, one for Moses, and one for Elias. In fact, they were sore afraid. There was a cloud that over-shadowed them, and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son, hear him. And suddenly they saw no man any more, but saw Jesus only with themselves.

And as they returned from the mountain, Jesus charged them that they should tell no man what

things they had seen till the Son of Man was risen

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from the dead. And they kept that saying among themselves, and questioning one with the other what the rising from the dead could mean.

During the time they were in Galilee, Jesus told his disciples that he should be betrayed into the hands of men, who would kill him, but the third day he should rise again. When they arrived at Capernaum, a city on the western shore of the sea of Galilee, the collector came to Peter to ask for his master's tribute money, a custom for all strangers to pay. Jesus acquiesced, and said to Peter, Cast a hook into the sea, and open the mouth of the first fish, and thou shalt find a piece of money, which take to pay for thee and for me; which was done.

After these things, Jesus appointed seventy other disciples, two and two, to every city or place where he might come; and unto them he gave power to work some miracles, to heal the sick, and into whatsoever city they entered, and they were received, they were to eat and drink such things as were set before them, for the labourer was worthy of his hire.

At the beginning of the thirty-sixth year of Jesus Christ, there was a certain man, named Lazarus, of the city of Bethany, near Jerusalem, and brother to Martha and Mary, at whose dwelling Jesus sometimes lodged when he visited the city. Jesus was at this time beyond Jordan. Lazarus fell sick, and his sisters sent to Jesus to come to heal him. Jesus remarked to his disciples that "this sickness was not unto death, but for the glory of God;" that Lazarus was asleep, and he would go and heal him. Jesus deferred going