"Verily I say unto you, They have their re"ward. But thou, when thou prayest, enter " into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy "door, pray to thy Father which is in secret ; " and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall " reward thee openly. But when ye pray, use " not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for "they think that they shall be heard for their "much speaking. Be not ye therefore like "unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him. "After this manner therefore pray ye: OUR "FATHER which art in heaven, Hallowed be "thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will " be done in earth, as it is in 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, and the power, " and the glory, for ever. Amen. 66 66 "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 tres " Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hy"pocrites, of a sad countenance: for they dis"figure their faces, that they may appear unto " men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They " have their reward. But thou, when thou "fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face; "that thou appear not unto men to fast, but " unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy "Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward "thee openly. * The power of Satan. "Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon " earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and " where thieves break through and steal: but " lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, "where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and "where thieves do not break through nor steal : " for where your treasure is, there will your "heart be also. a "The light of the body is the eye; if there"fore thine eye be single, thy whole body " shall be full of light. But if thine eye be evil, "thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If "therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, "how great is that darkness ! "No man can serve two masters: for either " he will hate the one, and love the other; or " else he will hold to the one, and despise the "other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. "Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for "your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall "drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall 66 put on. Is not the life more than meat, and "the body than raiment ? Behold the fowls "of the air: for they sow not, neither do " they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your " heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not " much better than they? Which of you by " taking thought, can add one cubit unto his " stature? And why take ye thought for rai"ment? Consider the lilies of the field, how "they grow; they toil not, neither do they • Sound, and free from disorder. "spin: and yet I say unto you, That even So" lomon in all his glory was not arrayed like " one of these. Wherefore, if God so clothe "the grass of the field, which to day is, and " to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not " much more clothe you, O ye of little faith? " Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall "we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Where" withal shall we be clothed? (For after all " these things do the Gentiles seek :) for your "heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need "of all these things. But seek ye first the "kingdom of God, and his righteousness; " and all these things shall be added unto you. " Take therefore no thought for the morrow: "for the morrow shall take thought for the "things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is "the evil thereof." A second Continuation of the Sermon on the Mount. ( "JUDGE not, and ye shall not be judged: " condemn not, and ye shall not be condemn"ed: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven: give, " and it shall be given unto you; good mea" sure, pressed down, and shaken together, and "running over, shall men give into your bo"som. For with the same measure that ye " mete withal, it shall be measured to you " again." And he spake a parable unto them, "Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not C * To-day flourishes. b Be not over anxious about the future. • Into your lap... " both fall into the ditch? The disciple is not " above his master; but every one that is per"fect shall be as his master. And why be"holdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's 66 a eye, but considerest not the beam that is in "thine own eye? Or how wilt thou say to thy " brother, Let me me pull out the mote out of "thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine 66 own eye? Thou hypocrite, first cast out the "beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt " thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye. 66 "Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, "neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest " they trample them under their feet, and turn " again and rend you. 66 "Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened " unto you: for every one that asketh receiv"eth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to "him that knocketh it shall be opened. Or "what man is there of you, whom if his son "ask bread, will he give him a stone? Or if he " ask a fish, will he give him a serpent? If ye "then, being evil, know how to give good gifts gifts unto your children, how much more "shall your Father which is in heaven give "good things to them that ask him? There"fore all things whatsoever ye would that men 66 2 C Why dost thou blame lesser faults in others, but art blind to greater in thyself. Before you admonish, consider whether your advice is likely to prevail. Being subject to infirmities. F "should do to you, do ye even so to them : " for this is the law and the prophets. "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 nar"row is the way, which leadeth unto life, and " few there be that find it. : 66 "Beware of false prophets, which come to " you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves Ye shall know them by "their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, " or figs of thistles? Even so every good tree " bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree " bringeth forth evil fruit. A good man out of "the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth " that which is good; and an evil man out of "the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth "that which is evil: for of the abundance of "the heart his mouth speaketh. "Not every one that 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. Many will say to me in that "day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in "thy name? and in thy name have cast out "devils? and in thy name done many wonder"ful works? And then will I profess unto "them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye " that work iniquity. "Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings " of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him " unto a wise man, which built his house upon |