MATTHEW.

CHAP. XXV. 44 Then fhall they alfo anfwer him, faying, Lord, when faw we thee an hungred, or a thirst, or a ftranger, or naked, or fick, or in prifon, and did not minifter to thee?

45 Then fhall he anfwer them, faying, Verily I fay unto you, In as much as ye did it not to one of the leaft of thefe, ye did.. it not to me.

46 And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.

near me. Then will they fay, Lord, when faw we thee hungry, thirsty, naked, a Stranger, fick, and in prifon, and refus'd to fuccor thee? But he will tell them, that he accounts their refufal of Relief to the meaneft of his Difciples a refufal to himfelf. These therefore shall fuffer eternal Torment, and the others enjoy everlasting Felicity.

CHA P. LIX.

Jefus teaches daily in the Temple: Two days before the Paffover be foretels bis Death, which the Sanhedrim bad determin'd. He is anointed in the House of Simon. Judas bargains with the Sanhedrim. Jefus celebrates the last Paffover with his Difciples, foretels the Treachery of Judas, and inftitutes the Eucharift.

NOW Jefus was wont in the day time to inftruct the People in the Laws of the

Kingdom of Heaven in the Temple, but fpent the Night in Mount Olivet or the parts adjacent, that he might not be taken by the Sanhedrim fooner than he was wil

'AN

pafs, when Je

fus had finished all these fayings, he faid unto his disciples,

2 Ye know that I after two days is the feaft of the paffover,

and the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified.

3 Then affembled together the the chief priests, and the fcribes, and the elders of the people, to the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas ;

4 And confulted that they might take Jefus by fubtilty, and kill bim.

5 But they faid, Not on the feaft-day, left there be an uproar among the people.

Fter two days, I
Fleas

was the feast of

the paffover, and of bread drew nigh, which
unleavened bread: is called the paffover.

and the chief priests

2 And the chief
and the fcribes fought priefts and scribes
how they might take fought how they might
him by craft, and put kill him;
him to death.

2 But they faid, not on the feaft-day, left there be an uproar of the people.

ling, while fhut up with in the Walls of the City. But early in the morning the People waited to hear him in the Temple where he us'd to refort. Having difcourfed with his Apostles as we have related, he told them on the 22d of April, that the Pallover would be, as they knew,two days after, on which day he fhould be delivered up to the Romans, who would crucify him. For many of the Sanhedrim had already frequently affembled in the Houfe of Caiaphas the High Prieft, and determin'd by fome Artifice or other to feize him, that they might cut him off. But they durft not attempt it during the Holy-days, for fear of raifing a Tumult among the Multitude, who at that time flock'd from all parts to ferufalem, for which they might be call'd

to

Simon the leper, as he
fat at meat, there
came a woman, hav-
ing an alabafter box
of ointment of spike-
nard, very precious;
and the brake

the box,

and poured it on

his head.

4 And there were fome that had indignation within themfelves, and faid, Why was this waste of the ointment made?

5 For it might have been fold for more than three hundred pence, and have been

given to the poor.

And they mur

mured against her.
6 And Jefus faid,
Let her alone, why
trouble ye her? fhe
hath wrought a good
work on me.

feared the people.

to an account before the Roman Governor; for they were afraid that the Multitude, who efteem'd Jefus as a Prophet, would refcue him.

While Jefus was at fupper at Bethany in the Houfe of Simon firnamed the Leper, a certain Woman came into the Room, having an Alabafter Box of Ointment made of the true Spikenard, which not flowing faft enough out, fhe brake the Box, and pour'd the whole upon Jefus's Hair: But fome of thofe prefent blam'd the Woman for that Action, knowing that Jefus was not defirous of fuch Delicacies, adding, that the Ointment might have bin fold for three hundred Denarii, and distributed among the poor. They murmured therefore against the Woman, as one who by an unfeasonable fit of Zeal had committed a grievous Fault. But Jefus rebuk'd them, and bid them not trouble her for this expreffion of her Good-will towards him,

putting

putting them in mind that they would never want Objects of their Charity, but that he himself fhould fhortly leave them, and therefore that they ought not to repine if the price of the Ointment was not bestowed upon the Poor. This Woman, faid he, has confer'd as great a benefit upon me as he was able; nor could any thing be more feafonable than this anointing of my Body, which will be buried in a few days. On which account I foretel you, that wherever my Doctrin fhall be preach'd, the Fame of this Act of hers fhall be divulg❜d.

Not long after the evil Spirit prevail'd with the avaritious Temper of Judas, one of the twelve Apoftles, to betray his Mafter to the Jews for a fmall Sum of Mony. Accordingly he went and profer'd his fervice to the Chief Priefts, who readily im

brac'd

his disciples

day of unleavened

bread, when the paffo

ver must be killed.

9 And they said un

to Jefus, faying unto faid unto him, where to him, where wilt

him, where wilt thou wilt thou that we go thou that we prepare?

that we prepare for and prepare that thou

thee to eat the paffo- mayft eat the paffo

brac'd the motion, highly pleafed that they had now a convenient opportunity of feizing Jefus, and agreed with him for thirty pieces of Silver. Judas having made this bargain, waited only for an occafion of effecting his defign without noile and tumult

Upon the first day of the Feaft of unleavened Bread, being the 24th of April, and 5th day of the Week, on which the Jews were oblig'd by the Law to kill the Pafchal Lamb, the Difciples ask'd Jefus where he would have them get ready the

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