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MATT. XII. 45.

For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries. He that despised Moses' law died without mercy under two or three witnesses: Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace? For we know him that hath said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompence, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge his people. It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God, x. 26-31. But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul, 39. Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised with covetous practices; cursed children: Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness; But was rebuked for his iniquity: the dumb ass speaking with man's voice forbad the madness of the prophet. These are wells without water, clouds that are carried with a tempest; to whom the mist of darkness is reserved for ever. For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them that live in While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome of the same is he brought in bondage. For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning. For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto

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them. But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire, 2 Pet. ii. 14 -22. But these speak evil of those things which they know not: but what they know naturally, as brute beasts, in those things they corrupt themselves. Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core. 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; Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars," to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever, Jude 10-13.

d But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance. And they caught him, and cast him out of the vineyard, and slew him. When the Lord therefore of the vineyard cometh, what will he do unto those husbandmen? They say unto him, He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let out his vineyard unto other husbandmen, which shall render him the fruits in their seasons. Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the Scriptures, the stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes? Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof. And whosoever shall fall on this stone, shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder, Matt. xxi. 38-44. Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers. Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell? Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them ye shall kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city:

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That upon you may come all the blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar. Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation. O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not! Behold, your house is left unto you desolate. For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord. xxiii. 32-39. Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they shall slay and persecute: That the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation; from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zacharias, which perished between the altar and the temple: verily I say unto you, It shall be required of this generation, Luke xi. 49-51. And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it, Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes. For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side, And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation, xix. 41-44. If I had not come and spoken unto them they had not had sin but now they have no cloke for their sin. He that hateth me hateth my Father also. If I had not done among them the works which none other man did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father, John xv. 22-24. (According as it is written, God hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear;) unto this day. And David VOL. I.

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saith, Let their table be made a snare,
and a trap, and a stumblingblock,
and a recompence unto them: Let
their eyes be darkened, that they may
not see, and bow down their back al-
way, Rom. x. 8-10. Who both killed
the Lord Jesus, and their own pro-
phets, and have persecuted us
us; and
they please not God, and are con-
trary to all men: Forbidding us to
speak to the Gentiles that they might
be saved, to fill up their sins alway:
for the wrath is come upon them to
the uttermost, 1 Thes. ii. 15.

VER. 46.

Ετι δὲ αὐτοῦ λαλοῦντος τοῖς ὄχλοις, ιδού, ἡ μήτηρ καὶ οἱ ἀδελφοὶ αὐτοῦ εἱστή κεισαν ἔξω, ζητοῦντες αὐτῷ λαλῆσαι.

While he a yet talked to the people, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, desiring to speak with him.

is not his mother called Mary? and a Is not this the carpenter's son? his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas? Matt. xiii. 55, Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him, Mark vi. 3. After this he went down to Capernaum, he, and his mother, and his brethren, and his disciples: and they continued there not many days, John ii. 12. His brethren therefore said unto him, Depart hence, and go into Judæa, that thy disciples also may see the works that thou doest, vii. 3. For neither did his brethren believe in him, 5. But when his brethren were gone up, then went he also up unto the feast, not openly, but as it were in secret, 10. all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren, Acts i. 14. Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles, and as the brethren of the Lord, of the apostles saw I none, save and Cephas? 1 Cor. ix. 5. But other James the Lord's brother, Gal. i. 19.

VER. 47.

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Εἶπε δέ τις αὐτῷ· ἰδοὺ, ἡ μήτηρ σου καὶ ἀδελφοί σου ἔξω ἑστήκασι, ζητοῦντες σοι λαλῆσαι.

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MATT. XII. 48-50. xii. 1.

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VER. 48.

Ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπε τῷ εἰπόντι αὐτῷ Τίς ἐστιν ἡ μήτης μου, καὶ τίνες εἰσὶν οἱ ἀδελφοί μου·

But he answered and said unto him that told him, a Who is my mother? and who are my brethren?

a He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me, Matt. x. 37. Who said unto his father and to his mother, I have not seen him; neither did he acknowledge his brethren, nor knew his own children for they have observed thy word, and kept thy covenant, Deut. xxxiii. 9. And the multitude sat about him, and they said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren without seek for thee. And he answered them, saying, Who is my mother, or my brethren? Mark iii. 32, 33. And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father's business? And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man, Luke ii. 49. 52. And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine. Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come, John ii. 3, 4. Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we him no more, 2 Cor. v. 16.

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aSee on clauses 3, 4, 5. ver. 21.ch.vii. b And the king shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye

have done it unto me. Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me, Matt. xxv, 40. 45. Then said Jesus unto them, Be not afraid: go tell my brethren that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see me, xxviii. 10. I will declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee, Ps.xxii. 22. Jesus saith unto her, touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God, John xx. 17. For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren, Rom. viii. 29. For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one: for which cause, he is not ashamed to call them brethren, Saying, I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in the midst of the Church will I sing praise unto thee. And again, I will put my trust in him. And again, Behold I and the children which God hath given me. Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death that is the devil; And deliver them who through fear of death were all verily he took not on him the nature their lifetime subject to bondage. For of angels ; but he took on him the seed of Abraham. Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful High Priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people, Heb. ii. 11-17.

CHAP. XIII.~VER. 1.

Εν δὲ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐκείνῃ ἐξελθὼν ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἀπὸ τῆς οἰκίας, ἐκάθητο παρὰ τὴν θά

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a See on clause 1. ver. 25. chap. iv. And he began again to teach by the sea side: and there was gathered unto him a great multitude, so that he entered into a ship, and sat in the sea; and the whole multitude was by the sea on the land, Mark iv. 1. And he entered into one of the ships, which was Simon's, and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land. And he sat down, and taught the people out of the ship, Luke v. 3.

VER. 3.

Kali ináλnoev autoïs world i waga βολαῖς, λέγων· Ἰδοὺ, ἐξῆλθεν ὁ σπείρων τοῦ σπαίρειν,

And he spake many things unto them ain parables, saying, Behold, ba sower went forth to sow;

a And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables? He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given. For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath. Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing seenot; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand, Matt. xiii. 10-13. All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them that it might be fulfilled

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which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world, 34, 35. And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed thence, 53. And Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables, and said, xxii. 1. Now learn a parable of the fig-tree: When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh, xxiv. 32. I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp, Psal. xlix. 4. I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old, lxxviii. 2. Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel, Ezek. xvii. 2. Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! they say of me, And utter a parable unto the rebelDoth he not speak parables? xx. 49. lious house, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Set on a pot, set xxiv. 3. In that day shall one take it on, and also pour water into it, up a parable against you, and lament with a doleful lamentation, andsay, We be utterly spoiled: he hath changed the portion of my people: how hath he removed it from me! turning away he hath divided our fields, Mic. ii. 4. Shall not all these take up proverb against him, and say, Woe to a parable against him, and a taunting him that increaseth that which is not ladeth himself with thick clay! Hab. his! how long? and to him that ii. 6. And he called them unto him, and said unto them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan? Mark iii. 23. And he taught them many things by parables, and said unto them in his doctrine, iv. 2. And he said unto them, Know and how then will ye know all paye not this parable? rables? 13. And with many such parables spake he the word unto them, as they were able to hear it, 33. And he began to speak unto them by parables. A certain man planted a vineyard, and set an hedge about it, and digged a place for the winefat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country, xii. 1. And they sought to lay hold on him, but feared the people: for they knew that he had spoken the parable

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against them and they left him, and went their way, 12. And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand, Luke viii. 10. Then Peter said unto him, Lord, speakest thou this parable unto us, or even to all? xii. 41. These things have I spoken unto you in proverbs: but the time cometh, when I shall no more speak unto you in proverbs, but I shall shew you plainly of the Father, John xvi. 25.

b Hearken, Behold, there went out a sower to sow: And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up. And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth: But when the sun was up, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away. And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit. And other fell on good ground, and did yield fruit that sprang up and increased; and brought forth, some thirty, and some sixty, and some an hundred. And he said unto them, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear, Mark iv. 3-9. A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it. And some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture. And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up with it and choked it. And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bare fruit an hundredfold. And when he had said these things, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear, Luke viii. 5-8.

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the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side, Matt. xiii. 18, 19.

VER. 5.

Αλλα δὲ ἔπεσεν ἐπὶ τὰ πετρώδη ὅπου οὐκ εἶχε γῆν απολλήν· καὶ εὐθέως ἐξανέτειλε, dià To un xe Báðos yñs•

they had not much earth: and forthwith Some fell upon a stony places, where they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:

a But he that received the seed into heareth the word, and anon with joy stony places, the same is he that receiveth it, Matt. xiii. 20. And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I their flesh, and will give them an will take the stony heart out of heart of flesh, Ezek. xi. 19. A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an made their hearts as an adamant heart of flesh, xxxvi. 26. Yea, they stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words which the LORD of hosts hath sent in his spirit by the former prophets: therefore came a great wrath from the LORD of hosts, Zech. vii. 12.

VER. 6.

διὰ τὸ μὴ ἔχειν ῥίζαν, ἐξηράνθη. Ηλίου δὲ ἀνατείλαντος, ἐκαυματίσθη· καὶ,

And a when the sun was up, they were scorched; and b because they had no root, they withered away.

a Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended, ver. 21. For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the grass, and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways. Blessed is the man that endureth shall receive the crown of life, which temptation for when he is tried, he the Lord hath promised to them that love him, Jam. i. 11, 12.

And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not,

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