What will be the consequence of this?

What is meant by "all these things?"

A. All the things necessary for this life.

What does Christ tell you not to take thought for in the last place? Why?

What is here meant by "not taking thought for the morrow?"

A. Not to be so anxious about what will come hereafter-as to distrust God's goodness.

What will every day bring with it?

A. Evil enough, without our increasing it by being over anxious.

and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you. Take therefore no thought for the morrow; for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.

Repeat what our Saviour says about the mote and the beam.

What does Christ tell you to do first?

What will be the effect of this?

What is meant by a mote in your brother's eye? A. A small defect or fault in another person.

What is meant by a beam in your own eye?

A. A great defect fault in myself.

or

What are you here taught

to do?

A. To correct my own faults, before I blame, or attempt to amend the faults of other people.

VER. 6.

What is the head of this section?

To whom must you not give that which is holy?

Before whom must you not cast your pearls? Why?

What is meant by "'dcgs and swine?"

A. Profane and malicious persons.

What advice does Christ here mean to give us?

A. That we should not

mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye, and behold a beam is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.

VER. 6.

Christ forbiddeth the prostitution of holy things.

Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.

throw away good instruction upon those who will not listen to it.

VER. 7-12.

What does Christ recommend in this section ?

What does Christ promise you if you ask?

What does he promise if you seek?

you knock?

What do all these expressions mean?

A. That if we pray with faith and constancy, we shall obtain whatever we desire as far as is needful and good

for us.

How does Christ point out the kindness of men to their children?

What do men give to thir children?

To whom, will our heavenly Father give good things?

But how must we ask favours of God?

A. In faith and humility. What must you do to men?

Our Saviour says that this rule, to do to others, as you would have them do to you, is the law and the prophets. What is meant by this? A. It contains every thing which the law commanded, and the prophets taught, respecting our duty to our neighbour.

and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone? Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent ? If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him? Therefore all things whatsoever, ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them; for this is the law and the prophets.

VER. 13, 14.

What is the head of this section?

Where are you to enter? What is the meaning of "strait ?"

A. Close or narrow. What is the gate that leadeth to destruction said to be?

What is the way that leadeth to destruction? Whither do many go? What kind of way is that which leadeth to life?

Who shall find it?

VER. 15-20. Repeat the head of this section.

Of whom are you to beware?

Who are meant by "False Prophets?"

A. False teachers.
How do they come to

you?

What are they inwardly? What is meant by "sheep's clothing?" A. An appearance of innocence and piety.

What is meant by

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VER. 13, 14.

Christ exhorteth to enter in at the strait gate. Enter ye in at the strait gate; for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat, because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

VER. 15-20. To beware of false prophets, who may be known by their fruits.

Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles ? Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.