a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit; neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. 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 wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them: for of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaketh.

True Christianity connected with True Virtues.

And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say? Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doth the will of my Father who 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 demons? and in thy name done many mighty works? and then I will profess unto them, I never acknowledged you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

Wisdom of Obedience to Christ.

Therefore, whosoever cometh to me, and heareth, these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like. He is like unto a wise man, who built his house, and he digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it; and it fell not, for it was founded upon a rock.

Folly of Disobedience to Christ.

And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, that, without a foundation, built his house upon the sand and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and the stream did beat vehemently upon that house, and immediately it fell, and great was the fall of it; and the ruin of that house was great.

And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine: for he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes. [And] when he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him.

SECTION XLVIII.

The Centurion's Servant healed.

MATT. viii. 5-14. LUKE vii. 1-11.

Now when he had ended all his sayings in the audience of the people, he entered into Capernaum. And a certain centurion's servant, who was dear unto him, was sick, and ready to die. And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, he heard of Jesus, and came unto him beseeching him, and saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home, sick of the palsy, grievously tormented. And he sent unto him the elders of the Jews, beseeching him that he would come and heal his servant And when they came to Jesus, they besought him earnestly, saying, That he was worthy for whom he should do this: for he loveth our nation, and he hath built us a synagogue. And Jesus saith unto him, I will come and heal him.

Then Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying unto him, Lord, trouble not thyself. Then the centurion himself also answered and said, I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter under my roof: wherefore neither thought I myself worthy to come unto thee; but speak the word only, say in a word, and my servant shall be healed: For I also who am a man set under authority, have soldiers under me; and I say unto this man, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it. When Jesus heard these things, he admired him, and turned him about, and said unto the people that followed him, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith; no, not in Israel. And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and

Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven: but the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it unto thee. And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour. And they that were sent, returning to the house, found the servant healed that had been sick.

SECTION XLIX.

The Widow's Son at Nain is raised to life.
LUKE vii. 11-19.

And it came to pass the day after, that he went into a city called Nain: and many of his disciples went with him, and much people. Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother; and she was a widow: and much people of the city was with her. And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not. And he came and touched the coffin; and they that bore it stood still. And he said, Young man, I say unto thee Arise. And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he delivered him to his mother. And there came a veneration on all : and they glorified God, saying, That a great prophet is risen up among us; and, That God hath visited his people. And this rumour of him went forth throughout all Judea, and throughout all the region round about. And the disciples of John shewed him of all these things.

SECTION L.

Message from John, who was still in Prison, to Christ.

MATT. xi. 2-7. LUKE vii. 18-23.

Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he, calling unto him two of his disciples, sent them to Jesus. And said unto him, Art thou he* that

The Shiloh, the Adventor, whose advent or coming has been prophesied.

should come, or are we to expect another? When the men were come unto him, they said, John the Baptist hath sent us unto thee, saying, Art thou he that should come, or are we to expect another? And in the same hour he cured many of their infirmities, and plagues, and of evil spirits; and unto many that were blind he gave sight. Then Jesus answering said unto them, Go your way, and tell John what things ye have seen and heard; how that the blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the Gospel preached to them. And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be perverted concerning me.

SECTION LI.

Christ's Testimony concerning John.

MATT. xi. 7-16. LUKE vii. 24-31.

And when the messengers of John were departed, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind? But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in luxurious raiment? behold, they that wear luxurious clothing, they who are gorgeously apparelled, and live delicately, are in kings' courts. But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? Yea, I say unto you, and much more than a prophet: for this is he, of whom it is written, Behold I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee. For verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women, there hath not risen a greater prophet than John the Baptist: notwithstanding, he that is least in the kingdom of heaven, the kingdom of God, is greater than he. And from the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven is energised, and the energetic seize it. For all the prophets and the law prophesied [preparatory] to John: and if ye will receive it, this is Elias, who was to come. And all the people that heard him, and the Publicans, honoured God, being baptized with the baptism of John.

But the Pharisees and Lawyers rejected the counsel of God toward themselves, being not baptized by him. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

SECTION LII.

Christ reproaches the Cities for their impenitence and insensibility. MATT. xi. 16-25. LUKE vii. 31-36.

And the Lord said, Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like? They are like unto children sitting in the market place, and calling one to another, and saying, We wailed to you, and yet you have not mourned; we piped to you, and you no dance returned.* For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking yain [or grapedrink], and ye say, he hath a demon. The Son of man is come eating and drinking [temperately], and ye say, behold a gluttonous man and a yain drinker-a friend of publicans and sinners! But wisdom is justified by all her children.†

Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not. Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. But I say uuio you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you. And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hades: for if the mighty works, which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained unto this day. But I say unto you, That it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee.

* This passage forms a rhyme in the original, and the order should be from grave to cheerful.

The word owopovws, signifying temperately, soberly, or wisely, seems to have been omitted, though its original existence is perhaps indicated by the subsequent word sophia, or wisdom. In this and other places the term children signifies sincere disciples.