Goodness and Justice to dos 27 All things are over, and said : The whole delivered unto me disposal of all things relating of my Father : and to the Salvation of Men, is Son but the Father: no man knoweth the now committed to me by neither knoweth any God the Father : And as no man the Father,save one understandeth the na the Son, and he to whomsoever the ture of this Oeconomy, but Son will reveal bim. God the Father who has sent the Son into the World; so no Man can understand in what manner God the Father will be worshipped and obeyed, but the Son to whom he has committed the discovery of his Will, and they to whom the Son shall reveal that discovery. 28. Come therefore unto 28 9 Come unto me all ye that la. me ye that are weary of the bour, and are heavy Navery of Sin, and desirous laden, and I will to know how to be recon- give you reft. ciled to God. Come unto me ye that are weary of tedious Rites and burden som Ceremonies, and I will teach you the most eafie and acceptable way of serving God. 29 Take 29 Take my yoke 29. Take upon you my upon you, and learn Religion , and become my and lowly in heart : Disciples. I will teach and and ye shall find rest instruct you, not in the ways unto your souls. of Pride, Haughtiness, and Cruelty ; but in Meekness, Gentleness, and Mercy. And I will change a heavy and burdensom Service, to such a reasonable Obedience as every good Man must ap prove and rejoyce in. 30 For my yoke 30. For my Religion is is eafie, and my bur- ealie and good ; and the den is light. Commandments of the Gospel are by no means grievous, С НА Р. CHA P. XII. "A an Bout this time it A Tri that time the hapned that Jesus walked through the Corn- the corn, and his Sabbath-day through fields on the Sabbath day disciples were with his Disciples : And as hungred, and began they were going, the Disci- to pluck the ears of of corn, and to eat. ples being hungry, and knowing what they were permitted by the Law in such case to do, plucked the Ears of Corn, and rubbing out the Corn with their Hands, began to eat it. 2. But the Pharisees, who 2 But when the watched all Occasions of Pharisees saw it, they reproaching them, observing hold, thy disciples do said unto him, Bethat it was the Sabbath that which is not day when they did this, faid lawful to do upon to Jesus ; See you not how the sabbath-day. your Disciples break the Sabbath ? Why do you not then reprove them? . * When thou comeft into the standing Corn of thy neighbours, then thou maist pluck tbe ears with thine hand, Deut. 23. 25. 3 But he said an 3. Jesus answered, say- cal observation of the Sabbath, Case ? in a Journey, the Priest was not lawful for ( Sam. 21. 6.) gave him him to eat, neither consecrated Shew-bread out for them which were with him, but only of the Tabernacle, which in for the priests? strictness none but the 5. Again ܀ N Ŝ. Again, Do you not 5 Or have ye not remember how the Priests read in the law, how that on the fabbathare by the Law appointed days the priests in to do several sorts of works the temple profane in the Temple upon the the fabbath, and are blameless ? Sabbath-day, and yet they are no where accused for breaking the Sabbath in fo doing? 6. You will say perhaps 6 But I say unto this was a Cafe excepted, you that in this place because in this case the is one greater then the temple. Priests were employed in the Temple and about the Sera vice of God, by God's own express Command. Very true ; And if so, then the Business of Mens Salvation, which my Disciples are going upon, and my Presence, and my Permission, will much more exeuse them in this smaller Instance. 7. But besides ; fince God 7 But if ye had what this every where declares, that known he prefers Works of Righte. mercy and not facri meaneth, I will have ousness and Charity, before fice, ye would not Sacrifices and the exacteft have condemned the performance of all positive guiltless. Laws and outward Ceremo, nies; ye have no reason to accuse my Disciples, for being so intent upon Works |