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he relied upon God; if he be such a favourite, let God then deliver him: for he us'd to say he was the son of God.

pray therefore order a guard to be posted at the sepulchre till the third day, for fear his disciples should come and steal him away, and then tell the people, "he is risen from the dead:" for this last imposture would be of worse consequence than the first.

now there had been a great earthquake; for an angel of the lord descending from heaven, was come, and had rolled away the stone from the door, and was sitting upon it.

for fear of whom the keepers shook, and were almost struck dead.

accordingly, John baptized in the desart, and preach'd the baptism of repentance, for the remission of sins.

(for they were fishers) and Jesus said to them, follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.

and they were astonished at his manner of preaching: for he spoke with an air of authority, and not as the Scribes.

at which they were all so amazed, that they ask'd one another, what's the meaning of all this? what new doctrine is here? for he commands with authority even the unclean spirits, and they obey him.

and when they had found him, they said, the people are seeking for you.

and he said unto them, let us go into the neighbouring villages, that I may preach there likewise, for that was the design of my coming.

said he, how you take the least notice of this to any man: but go, show your self to the priest, and offer for your cure what Moses commanded, that this may serve as a testimony against them.

so great a company assembled, that there was no room for them in the house, nor even about the door: and he preached the word unto them.

at length as Jesus sat at table in Levi's house, several publicans and loose people sat down likewise in company with Jesus, and his disciples: for a good number of them had followed him.

It was customary for the Pharisees, and the disciples of John, to fast; they came therefore and ask'd him, why do John's disciples, and the Pharisees fast so frequently, and not your disciples?

so no man pours new wine into old skins, for that would burst them, and then both would be lost: but new wine must be put into new skins.

adding this observation, "the sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath."

for having healed abundance of people, all that were afflicted with any grievous distemper pressed upon him to touch him.

when his relations heard of this, they went to his relief, for it was said, he fainted away.

if a family be divided against it self, it is impossible for it to subsist.

for the crowd about him, they sent him word to come to them. and when they told him, your mother and brothers and sisters are here without enquiring for you,