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125. Jesus institutes the eating of bread, and drinking of wine, in remembrance of his body crucified.

AND as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, "Take, eat: this is my "body, which is given for you: this do in " remembrance of me."

And he took the cup after supper, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, " Drink "ye all of it; for this is my blood of the new " testament, which is shed for many for the " remission of sins.

"Verily I say unto you, I will not drink "henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that "day when I drink it new with you in my "Father's kingdom."" And they all drank of it.

126. Jesus comforts his disciples.

[AND Jesus said,] "Let not your heart be "troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father's house are many man. "sions: if it were not so, I would have told

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you. I go to prepare a place for you. And " if I go and prepare a place for you, I will "come again, and receive you unto myself; "that where I am, there ye may be also. " And whither I go ye know, and the way ye

* This is the last time that this supper shall be a representation of the passover. It shall henceforward take a new signification, and after my death and resurrection be the memorial of a more noble sacrifice, even the redemption that shall be wrought by me.

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Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way? Jesus saith unto him, " I am the way, " and the truth, and the life: no man cometh " unto the Father, but by me. If ye had "known me, ye should have known my Father "also: and from henceforth ye know him, "and have seen him."

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Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us. Jesus saith unto him, "Have I been so long time with you, and "yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he "that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and "how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father ? "believest thou not that I am in the Father, "and the Father in me? the words that I " speak unto you I speak not of myself: but "the Father, that dwelleth in me, he doeth "the works. Believe me that I am in the "Father, and the Father in me: or else believe "me for the very work's sake. Verily, verily, "I say unto you, He that believeth on me, "the works that I do shall he do also; and " greater works than these shall he do; because "I go unto my Father. And whatsoever ye " shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the "Father may be glorified in the Son. If ye " shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it. "If ye love me, keep my commandments.

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By faith in my doctrines, obedience to my laws, and imitation of my example.

See Acts ii. 4. v. 15. xix. 2.

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"And I will pray the Father, and he shall "give you another Comforter, that he may "abide with you for ever; even the Spirit of "truth; whom the world cannot receive, be"cause it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: " but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, " and shall be in you. I will not leave you "comfortless: I will come to you. Yet a "little while, and the world seeth me no more; " but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live "also. At that day ye shall know that I am "in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you. "He that hath my commandments, and "keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and "he that loveth me shall be loved of my Fa"ther, and I will love him, and will manifest " myself to him." Judas saith unto him, (not Iscariot,) Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world? Jesus answered and said unto him, "If a man love " me, he will keep my words: and my Father " will love him, and we will come unto him, "and make our abode with him. He that "loveth me not, keepeth not my sayings: and "the word which ye hear is not mine, but the "Father's which sent me. These things have " I spoken unto you, being yet present with

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you. But the Comforter, which is the Holy "Ghost, whom the Father will send in my "name, he shall teach you all things, and

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bring all things to your remembrance, what"soever I have said unto you. Peace I leave " with you, my peace I give unto you: not as

* He wrote the epistle of St. Jude, and is called also Thad

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"the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not

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your heart be troubled, neither let it be "afraid. Ye have heard how I said unto you, " I go away, and come again unto you. If

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ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I "said, I go unto the Father: for my Father " is greater than 1. And now I have told

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you before it come to pass, that, when it is " come to pass, ye might believe. Hereafter " I will not talk much with you: for the prince " of this world cometh, and hath nothing in "me. But that the world may know that I "love the Father: and as the Father gave me "commandment, even so I do."

127. Jesus continues his most interesting discourse to his disciples.

"I-AM the true vine, and my Father is the " husbandman. 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. Now ye are "clean" through the word which I have spoken " unto you. Abide in me, and I in you. As "the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except

"it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except

* Then I now am in my human nature.

► The powers of the world are now at work to destroy me, though they have nothing against me.

• He pruneth it.

Carefully and tenderly dressed, and made clean by my

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Remain united to me as branches are to their stock, and I will nourish you by my spirit.

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ye abide in me. I am the vine, ye are the "branches: he that abideth in me, and I in "him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: " for without me ye can do nothing. 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. "If ye abide in me, and my words abide in

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you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall " be done unto you. Herein is my Father "glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall "ye be my disciples. As the Father hath " loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye " in my love. If ye keep my commandments,

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ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide " in his love. These things have I spoken " unto you, that my joy might remain in you, " and that your joy might be full. This is my "commandment, That ye love one another, as " I have loved you. Greater love hath no " man than this, that a man lay down his life " for his friends. Ye are my friends, if ye do "whatsoever I command you. Henceforth I "call you not servants; for the servant knoweth

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not what his lord doeth: but I have called "you friends; for all things that I have heard " of my Father I have made known unto you. "Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen

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you, and ordained you, that ye should go "and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit " should remain : that whatsoever ye shall ask

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Remain in a continued succession of Christians to the end of the world.

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