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and promiseth a blessing to those that receive them.

very

you, ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Sonne
of man be come. The disciple is not above his master, nor the
servant above his lord. It is enough for the disciple that he be
as his master, and the servant as his Lord: If they have called
the Master of the house Beelzebub, how much more shall they
call them of his household? Feare them not therefore: for there
is nothing covered, that shall not be reveiled; and hidde, that
shall not be knowen. What I tell you in darkenesse, that speake
yee in light and what yee heare in the eare, that preach yee
upon the house tops.
And feare not them which kill the body,
but are not able to kill the soule: but rather feare him which
is able to destroy both soule and body in hell. Are not two
Sparrowes solde for a farthing? And one of them shall not fall
on the ground without Father. But the
your
haires of your
head are all numbred. Feare yee not therefore, ye are of more
value then many Sparrowes. Whosoever therefore shall confesse
mee before men, him will I confesse also before my Father which
is in heaven. But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will
I also deny before my Father which is in heaven. Thinke not
that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send
peace, but a sword.
For I am come to set a man at variance
against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the
daughter in law against her mother in law. And a mans foes
shalbe they of his owne houshold. He that loveth father or
mother more then me, is not worthy of me: and he that loveth
sonne or daughter more then me, is not worthy of me. And he
that taketh not his crosse, and followeth after me, is not worthy
of me.
He that findeth his life, shall lose it: and he that loseth
his life for my sake, shall find it.

He that receiveth you, receiveth me: and he that receiveth mee, receiveth him that sent me. He that receiveth a Prophet in the name of a Prophet, shall receive a Prophets reward: and he that receiveth a righteous man, in the name of a righteous man, shal receive a righteous mans reward. And whosoever shall give to drinke unto one of these litle ones, a cup of cold water onely, in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, hee shall in no wise lose his reward.

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to Christ.

ND it came to passe, when Iesus had made an end of commaunding his twelve Disciples, hee departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities. Now when Iohn had Iohn sendeth heard in the prison the workes of Christ, he sent two of his his disciples disciples, and said unto him, Art thou hee that should come? Or doe wee looke for another? Iesus answered and saide unto them, Go and shew Iohn againe those things which ye doe heare and see the blind receive their sight, and the lame walke, the lepers are cleansed, and the deafe heare, the dead are raised up, and the poore have the Gospel preached to them. And blessed is he, whosoever shal not be offended in me.

monie concern

ing Iohn.

And as they departed, Iesus began to say unto the multitudes Christs testi-
concerning Iohn, What went ye out into the wildernesse to see?
a reede shaken with the winde? But what went ye out for to
see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they that weare
soft cloathing, are in kings houses. But what went ye out for to
see? A Prophet? yea, I say unto you, and more then a Prophet.
For this is he of whom it is written,

Behold, I send my messenger before thy face,
Which shall prepare thy way before thee.

Verely I say unto you, Among them that are borne of women,
there hath not risen a greater then Iohn the Baptist: notwith-
standing, hee that is least in the kingdome of heaven, is greater
then he. And from the dayes of Iohn the Baptist, untill now,
the kingdome of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take
it by force. For all the Prophets, and the Law prophecied untill
Iohn. And if ye wil receive it, this is Elias which was for to
Hee that hath eares to heare, let him heare.

come.

But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children, sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellowes, and saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced: wee have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented. For The opinion of the people, Iohn came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a both concerndevill. The sonne of man came eating and drinking, and they ing Iohn, and say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a wine bibber, a friend of Christ. publicanes and sinners: but wisedom is iustified of her children. Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not. Woe unto thee nesse, and unChorazin, woe unto thee Bethsaida: for if the mightie workes repentance of Chorazin, Bethwhich were done in you, had bene done in Tyre and Sidon, they saida, and would have repented long agoe in sackcloth and ashes. But I Capernaum:

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and praising his fathers wisedome in reveiling the Gospel to the simple,

hee calleth to him all such as feele the burden of their sinnes.

Christ reprooveth the blindnesse of the Pharisees concerning the

breach of the Sabbath.

say unto you, It shall bee more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the
day of iudgement, then for you. And thou Capernaum, which
art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought downe to hell: For if
the mighty works which have beene done in thee, had bin done
in Sodome, it would have remained untill this day. But I say
unto you, that it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom, in
the day of iudgment, then for thee.

At that time Iesus answered, and said, I thanke thee, O Father,
Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from
the wise and prudent, and hast reveiled them unto babes. Even
so, Father, for so it seemed good in thy sight. All things are
delivered unto me of my father: and no man knoweth the sonne
but the father: neither knoweth any man the father, save the
sonne, and hee to whomsoever the sonne will reveile him.

Come unto me all yee that labour, and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learne of me, for I am meeke and lowly in heart and yee shall find rest unto your soules. For my yoke is easie, and my burden is light.

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T that time, Iesus went on the Sabbath day thorow the corne, and his Disciples were an hungred, and beganne to pluck the eares of corne, and to eate. But when the Pharises saw it, they said unto him, Behold, thy Disciples doe that which is not lawfull to doe upon the Sabbath day. But he said unto them, by Scriptures, Have yee not read what David did when hee was an hungred, and they that were with him, how he entred into the house of God, and did eate the shew bread, which was not lawfull for him to eate, neither for them which were with him, but only for the Priests? Or have yee not read in the law, how that on the Sabbath dayes the Priests in the Temple profane the Sabbath, and are blamelesse? But I say unto you, that in this place is one greater then the Temple. But if yee had knowen what this meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, yee would not have condemned the guiltlesse. For the sonne of man is Lord even of the Sabbath day. And when hee was departed thence, he went into their Synagogue.

by reason,

And behold, there was a man which had his hand withered, and they asked him, saying, Is it lawfull to heale on the Sabbath dayes? that they might accuse him. And hee said unto them, What man shal there be among you, that shall have one sheepe: and if it fall into a pit on the Sabbath day, will hee not lay hold

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on it, and lift it out? How much then is a man better then a
sheepe? Wherefore it is lawfull to doe well on the Sabbath dayes.
Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thine hand: and hee and by a
stretched it forth, and it was restored whole, like as the other.

Then the Pharises went out, and held a counsell against him, how they might destroy him. But when Iesus knew it, hee with drew himselfe from thence: and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all, and charged them that they should not make him knowen: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the Prophet, saying,

Behold, my servant whom I have chosen,

My beloved in whom my soule is well pleased:
I will put my spirit upon him,

And he shall shew iudgement to the Gentiles.

He shall not strive, nor cry,

Neither shall any man heare his voice in the streets.

A bruised reed shal he not breake,

And smoking flaxe shall he not quench,

Till he send forth iudgment unto victory.
And in his name shall the Gentiles trust.

miracle.

Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devill, blinde, He healeth the and dumbe: and hee healed him, insomuch that the blinde and man possessed that was blind, dumbe both spake and saw. And all the people were amazed, and dumbe. and said, Is this the sonne of David? But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow doeth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils. And Iesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdome divided against it selfe, is brought to desolation: and every citie or house divided against it selfe, shall not stand. And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himselfe; how shall then his kingdome stand? And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom doe your children cast them out? Therefore they shall be your Iudges. But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdome of God is come unto you. Or else, how can one enter into a strong mans house, and spoile his goods, except hee first binde the strong man, and then he will spoile his house. He that is not with me, is against me and hee that gathereth not with me, scattereth abroad.

Wherefore I say unto you, All maner of sinne and blasphemie Blasphemie shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemie against the holy against the Ghost, shall not bee forgiven unto men. And whosoever speaketh shall never holy Ghost a word against the sonne of man, it shall be forgiven him: but be forgiven. whosoever speaketh against the holy Ghost, it shall not be for

CHAPTER given him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come. XII Either make the tree good, and his fruit good: Or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: For the tree is knowen by his fruit. O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speake good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. A good man out of the good treasure of the heart, bringeth foorth good things: and an evill man out of the evill Account shalbe treasure, bringeth foorth evill things. But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speake, they shall give accompt thereof in the day of Iudgement. For by thy wordes thou shalt bee iustified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.

made of idle

words.

He rebuketh

who seeke after a signe :

Then certaine of the Scribes, and of the Pharisees, answered, the unfaithfull, saying, Master, we would see a signe from thee. But hee answered, and said to them, An evill and adulterous generation seeketh after a signe, and there shall no signe be given to it, but the signe of the Prophet Ionas. For as Ionas was three dayes and three nights in the whales belly: so shal the sonne of man be three daies and three nights in the heart of the earth. The men of Nineve shall rise in iudgement with this generation, and shall condemne it, because they repented at the preaching of Ionas, and behold, a greater then Ionas is here. The Queene of the South shall rise up in the iudgement with this generation, and shall condemne it: for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to heare the wisedome of Solomon, and behold, a greater then Solomon is here. When the uncleane spirit is gone out of a man, hee walketh thorow dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none. Then he saith, I will returne into my house from whence I came out; And when he is come, he findeth it emptie, swept, and garnished. Then goeth he, and taketh with himselfe seven other spirits more wicked then himselfe, and they enter in and dwell there: And the last state of that man is worse then the first. Even so shal it be also unto this wicked generation.

and sheweth who is his

brother, sister, and mother.

While he yet talked to the people, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, desiring to speake with him. Then one saide unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to speake with thee. But he answered, and said unto him that told him, Who is my mother? And who are my brethren? And hee stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold, my mother and my brethren. For whosoever shall doe the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.