In the House of a Pharifee, Mary Magdalen anoints CHRIST's Feet, and washeth them with her Tears.

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ND one of the Pharisees defired him that he
would eat with him. And he went into the

vii. 36.
Pharifee's House, and fat down to Meat.

37. And behold, a Woman in the City, which was a Sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at Meat in the Pharisee's House, brought an alabaster Box of Ointment,

38. And stood at his Feet behind him weeping, and began to wash his Feet with Tears, and did wipe them with the Hairs of her Head, and kissed his Feet, and anointed them with the Ointment.

39. Now when the Pharisee which had bidden him, faw it, he spake within himself, saying, This Man, if he were a Prophet, would have known who, and what manner of Woman this is that toucheth him: for she is a Sin

ner.

40. And Jesus answering, said unto him, Simon, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And he faith, Master, fay on. 41. There was a certain CREDITOR which had two DEBTERS: the one owed him five hundred Pence, and the other fifty.

42. And when they had forgave them both. Tell me therefore which of them will (a) LOVE him most?

43. Simon answered and faid, I suppose that he to whom he forgave most. And he faid unto him, Thou hast rightly judged.

nothing to pay, he frankly

(a) 2 Cor. V. 14. For the Love of Chrift conftraineth us, because we thus judge, that if one DIED for all, then were all DEAD.

1 Pet. i. 8. Whom having not

feen, ye LOVE; in whom though

now ye see him not, yet BELIEVING, ye rejoice with Joy unspeakable, and full of Glory.

44. And he turned to the Woman, and said unto Simon, Seest thou this Woman? I entred into thine House, thou gavest me no Water for my Feet: but she hath washed my Feet with Tears, and wiped them with the Hairs of her Head.

45. Thou gavest me no Kiss: but this Woman, fince the Time I came in, hath not ceased to Kiss my FEET.

46. Mine Head with Oil thou didst not anoint: but this Woman hath anointed my Feet with Ointment.

47. Wherefore I say unto thee, Her Sins, which are

many, are FORGIVEN; for

she * LOVED much: but to * See Pages 97, 98. Of the LOVE whom little is forgiven, the of God.

48. And he said unto her, Thy SINS are FORGIVEN. 49. And they that fat at Meat with him, began to say within themselves, Who is this that FORGIVETH SINS alfo ?

50. And he faith unto the Woman, Thy FAITH hath SAVED thee; go in Peace.

CHRIST being asked whether but few should be saved, commands all to strive to enter in at the ftrait Gate; and deScribes the Doom of all formal Professors.

26. Then shall ye begin to say, We have EATEN and DRUNK in thy Presence, and thou hast taught in our Streets.

Ps. cxxv. 4. Do good, O Lord, 27. But he shall say, I tell unto those that be good, and to you, I know you not whence them that are upright in their you are; DEPART from me, Hearts for fuch as turn afide unto all ye Workers of INIQUITY. their CROOKED WAYS, the Lord 28. There shall be WEEP- shall LEAD them forth with the and GNASHING of Workers of INIQUITY: but Peace

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TEETH, when ye shall fee Abraham, and Ifaac, and Jacob, and all the Prophets in the KINGDOM OF GOD, and you yourselves thrust out. 29. And they shall come from the East, and from the West, and from the North, and from the South, and shall fit down in the KINGDOM of Gop.

30. And behold, there are laft which shall be first, and there are first which shall be

laft.

31. The fame Day there came certain of the Pharifees, faying unto him, Get thee out, and depart hence: for Herod will kill thee.

32. And he faid unto them, Go ye and tell that Fox, Behold, I caft out DEVILS, and I do CURES to-day and tomorrow, and the THIRD Day I shall be PERFECTED.

33. Nevertheless, I must walk to-day and to-morrow, and the Day following: for it cannot be that PERISH out of Jerusalem.

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shall be upon Ifrael.
Prov. v. 21. For the WAYS of
Man are before the EYES of the
Lord, and he pondereth all his

Goings,

Chap. xvi. 2. All the Ways of a Man are clean in his own Eyes: but the Lord weigheth the SPIRITS. Vai. xxi x. 13. Wherefore the xxix. 13. Lord faid, Forasmuch as this People draw near me with their MOUTH, and with their Lips do honour me, but have removed their HEART far from me, and their FEAR towards me is taught by the Precept of Men:

Chap. lviii. 1. Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy Voice like a Trumpet, and shew my People their Tranfgreffions, and the House of Jacob their Sins.

2. Yet they seek me daily, and

delight to Know my WAYS, as a Nation that did Righteousness, and forfook not the Ordinance of their GOD: They ask of me the Ordinances of JUSTICE: they take delight in APPROACHING to GOD.

Jer. vii. 3. Thus faith the Lord

of Hofts, the God of Ifrael, Amend your WAYS and your Doings, and I will cause you to dwell in this Place.

4. TRUST ye not in lying Words,

saying, The Temple of the Lord,

the Temple of Lord, the ple of the Lord, are these.

8. Behold ye TRUST in LYING

WORDS that cannot profit. Prophet

9. Will ye Steal, Murder, and

commit Adultery, and swear falfiy, and burn Incense unto Baal, and walk after other Gods, whom ye know not;

10. And come and stand before me in this House, which is called by my Name, and say, We are delivered to do all these ABOMINATIONS? Chap. xi. 20. But, O Lord of Hosts, who JUDGEST RIGHTEOUSLY, that TRIEST the Reins and the Heart, let me fee thy Vengeance on them; for unto thee have I revealed my Caufe.

Ezek. xxxiii. 30. Also thou son of Man, the Children of thy People still are talking against thee by the Walls, and in the Doors of the Houses, and speak one to another, every one to his Brother, saying, Come, I pray you, and hear what is the WORD that cometh forth from the Lord.

31. And they come unto thee as thy People cometh, and they fit before thee as my People, and they HEAR thy Words, but they will not do them: for with their Mouth they shew much Love, but their Heart goeth after their COVETOUSNESS.

1 Cor. iv. 20. For the KINGDOM of God is not in WORD, but in POWER.

Chap. xiii. 1. Though I speak with the Tongues of Men and of Angels, and have not CHARITY, I am become as founding Brass, or a tinkling Cymbal.

2. And though I have the Gift of Prophecy, and understand all Myfteries, and all Knowledge; and though I have all Faith, so that I could remove Mountains, and have no CHARITY, I am nothing.

3. And though I bestow all my Goods to feed the Poor, and though I give my Body to be burned, and have not CHARITY, it profiteth me nothing.

Gal. vi. 3. For if a Man think himself to be SOMETHING, when he is NOTHING, he deceiveth himself.

2 Tim. iii. 5. Having a FORM of GODLINESS, but denying the POWER thereof: from fuch turn away.

Titus i. 16. They PROFESS that they KNOW God; but in Works they DENY him, being abominable and difobedient, and unto every good Work reprobate.

Rev. iii. 14. And unto the Angel of the Church of the Laodiceans, write, These Things faith the AMEN, the faithful and true Witness, the Beginning of the Creation of God;

15. I know thy Works, that thou art neither COLD nor HOT: I would thon wert cold or hot. 16. So then because thou art LUKE-WARM, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my Mouth :

17. Because thou sayft, I am rich, and increased with Goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miferable, and poor, and blind, and naked.

the Iffues of LIFE.

Prov. iv. 23. KEEP thy HEART with all Diligence: for out of it are 2 Cor. v. 9. Wherefore we LABOUR, that whether present, or absent, we may be accepted of him.

Chap. x. 3. For though we walk in the Flesh, we do not war after

the FLESH:

4. (For the Weapons of our WARFARE are not CARNAL, but MIGHTY through God to the PULLING down of STRONG-HOLDS)

5. CASTING down IMAGINATIONS, and every high Thing that exalteth itself against the KNOWLEDGE of God, and bringing into CapTIVITY every THOUGHT to the Obedience of Chrift.

Ephef. v. 15. See then that ye walk CIRCUMSPECTLY, not as Fools,

but as Wife,

Chap. vi. 1o. Finally, my Brethren, be STRONG in the Lord, and in the Power of his MIGHT.

11. Put on the whole ARMOUR of God, that ye may be able to stand against the Wiles of the Devil.

12. For we wrestle not against Flesh and Blood, but against Principalities, againft Powers, against the Rulers of the Darkness of this World, against spiritual Wickedness in High Places :

13. Wherefore take unto you the whole ARMOUR of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the EVIL Day, and having done all, to stand. Phil. ii. 12. Work out your own SALVATION with Fear and Trembling.

13. For it is God which worketh in you, both to WILL and to Do of his good Pleasure.

2 Tim. ii. 3. Thou therefore endure HARDNESS, as a good SOLDIER of Jesus Chrift.

4. No Man that warreth, entangleth himself with the Affairs of this Life; that he may please him who hath chofen him to be a Soldier.

1 Cor. ix. 24. Know ye not that they which RUN in a Race, run all, but one receiveth the PRIZE? so run, that ye may OBTAIN.

25. And every Man that STRIVETH for the Mastery, is temperate in all things: Now they do it to obtain a corruptible CROWN, but we an incorruptible.

26. I therefore so RUN, not as uncertainly: fo FIGHT I, not as one that beateth the Air:

27. But I keep under my Body, and bring it into SUBJECTION: left that by any means, when I have preached to others, I my felf should be 2 CAST-AWAY.

Heb. iv. 11. Let us labour therefore to enter into that Rest, lest any Man FALL after the same Example of Unbelief.

Chap. vi. 12. Be not SLOTHFUL, but Followers of them, who through Faith and Patience inherit the Promises.

Chap. xii. 1. Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with fo SIN which doth fo great a CLOUD of Witnesses, let us lay afide every WEIGHT, and the eafily beset us, and let US RUN with PATIENCE the

RACE that is set before us,

2. Looking unto Jesus, the Author and Finisher of our FAITH; who for the Joy that was set before him, endured the Cross, defpifing the SHAME, and is set down at the right Hand of the Throne of Gop.

3. For confider him that endured such CONTRADICTION OF SINNERS against himself, lest ye be wearied, and FAINT in your Minds. 1 Pet. iv. 18. And if the Righteous scarcely be SAVED, where shall the UNGODLY and the SINNER appear?

2 Pet. i. 10. Wherefore the rather, Brethren, give Diligence to make your CALLING and ELECTION sure: for if ye do these Things, ye shall

never FALL:

11. For so an Entrance shall be ministred unto you abundantly, into the everlasting KINGDOM of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Chrift.

Rev. xxi. 7. He that OVERCOMETH shall INHERIT all things, and I will be his God, and he shall be my Son.

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