they fhall condemn him to death, 19 And fhall deliver him to the Gentiles to mock and fcourge and to crucifie him and the third day he fhall rife again. 20 Then came to him the mother of Zebedee's children, with her fons, worshipping him, and defiring a certain thing of him. 21 And he faid unto her, What wilt thou? She faith unto him, Grant that thefe my two fons may fit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on the left in thy kingdom. at laft be delivered into the Hands of the chief Priefts and Scribes, who have hitherto laid wait for me; and they fhall caufe me to be condemned to death by an unjuft Judgment; 19. And they fhall deliver me over to the Roman Soldiers, to be abused and mocked, to be beaten and, fpit upon, and at laft to be ignominiously crucified among Malefactors: But on the third Day I will rife again. 20 & 21. Then Sa lome the Wife of Zebedee, with her two Sons James and John, thinking that immediately after this Refur rection which Jefus fpake of, he would appear in great Pomp and Glory to restore to the Jews a temporal Kingdom; came to him, and defired that those her two Sons, who had hither, de to been his conftant Difci ples and Followers might at the opening of his Kingdom have the chief Places of Honour under him, and be be next in Dignity to his own Perfon. 22. Jefus answered: Ye are in a great miftake, and understand not what ye ask My Kingdom is not, as ye fondly imagine, a Temporal Kingdom, confifting in earthly Glory and Greatness but 'tis a Spiritual Kingdom, confifting only in Holinefs, Righteousness, and Godlinefs, and in the Spiritual Rewards of thefe Divine Virtues; and Places of Dignity therein, are not to be expected by Favour or Affection, but to be attained by Humility, by Patience and Sufferings. Can ye therefore follow my Example in bearing patiently Injuries, Sufferings,and Death? They said, We can. 23. Jefus replied: Ye fhall indeed follow me in Perfecutions and Sufferings, and may thereby attain a Place in my Kingdom and a Share in my Rewards; But for the Chief Seat of Preeminence and Dignity above others, this is not 22 But Jefus anfwered and faid, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I fhall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptifm that I am baptized with? They fay unto him, We are able. 23 And he faith unto them, Ye fhall drink indeed of my cup, and be bapti zed with the baptim that I am baptized with: but to fit on my right hand, and on my left,is not mine to give, but it Shall be given to them pared of my Father. for whom it is pre 24 And when the ten heard it, they were moved with indignation against the two brethren. 25 But Jefus called them unto him, and faid, Ye know the princes of the Genti les exercife do mine to dispose of by any abfolute Favour, but must be bestowed upon those Perfons, and according to those Conditions and Qualifications which God hath appointed. 24. Now when the other ten Apostles heard what these two Brethren defired, and what Answer Jefus gave them, they were angry and moved with indignation against them; not without fomething of the fame Ambition and Envy in themselves, for fear the two Brothers should have been preferred before Them. 25. But Jefus called them all to him, and faid; Ye have all yet a very wrong Apprehenfion of the Mat minion over them, ter. Among the Gentiles and they that are great, exercise authority upon them, indeed, and in the Kingdoms of this prefent World, Men strive ambitiously to get the Dominion one over another; and they who are greatest in Riches and Power, have the greatest Honour and Respect paid them by others : 26. But among you I will have things ordered by other Measures. He that defires to be Great and Honourable among You, let him feek to deferve his Honour, by Meeknefs and Lowlinefs; and let him exercise his Power, not in domineering over any, but in affifting and doing good to All. 27. And he that defires to have the Dignity and Preheminence among you, let him be eminent for his Humility and Readiness to serve all Men. 28. For thus even I my self came not into the World to exercife Power and Dominion, to Rule over Men, and to be ferved by them; but to serve, and affift, and do good to all Men, with all Humility, Meeknefs, and Gentleness; and to lay down my Life for the Redemption of Mankind. 29: When Jefus had finished these Difcourfes, he travelled on with his Difciples towards Jerufalem; and 30 And behold,two blind men fitting by the way-fide, when they heard that Jefus paffed by, cryed out, faying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou fon of David, 31 And the multitude rebuked them, because they should hold their peace : but they cryed the more, faying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou fon of David. 32 And Jefus ftood ftill, and called them, and faid, What will ye that I fhall do unto you? when they had passed thro' Jericho, a very great multitude of People followed him. 30. And as they went in the way, there fat two blind Men by the Road-fide; who hearing by the multitude, that Jefus who had wrought fo many Miracles in the Land, was now going along that way, they cried out faying: Lord, we believe you to be a Teacher fent from God, and that you do these wonderful Works by his Power and Commiffion: We beseech you, have pity on us. 31. But the multitude chid them, bidding them not make fuch a Noise to difturb and ftop Jefus : Nevertheless they continued crying out, and that the more vehemently; Lord, we believe you to be the Meffias, have pity on us. 32. Then Jefus ftood still, and commanded them to be called to him; and when they came, he asked them, what they defired he should R 2 33. They do. |