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20. By these Fruits therefore of good and evil Di fpofitions and Actions, may ye certainly diftinguish the Preachers of true Religion, from Deceivers and falfe Prophets.

21. And according to thefe fruits of good and evil Lives, will God himfelf judge and reward or punish Men. For not every one that makes an outward profeffion of Religion, and believes and calls upon my Name; but they only, who in their Lives obey the Commandments of God, shall enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.

22. Many will fay unto me in the Day of Judg. ment; Lord, have we not believed and embraced thy true Religion, and taught and preach'd it to others? And have we not had fo great Faith, as even to caft out Devils and work Miracles in thy Name? Wilt thou not therefore now receive us and acknowledge us for thy true Disciples ? 23. But

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23. But I fhall reject them, faying; Notwithftanding you have indeed done all these things, yet fince in your Lives and Converfations ye did not obey my Commandments, but were proud, or covetous, or fenfual, or contentious,therefore I never looked upon you as my true Difciples, neither do I now approve or acknowledge you; Depart from me all ye that have lived wickedly..

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24 Therefore, whofoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doth them, I will liken him unto

24. Wherefore he that fhall not only bear and re. ceive these my but also remember, and consider, and practise, and live a wife man which according to them; fuch a Man may be compared to one that builds his House upon a Rock.

25. For as a House founded upon a Rock, ftands unfhaken and firm, against

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25 And the rain defcended, and the floods came, and the

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&tions; will firmly refift all the temptations of the Devil, the allurements of Pleafure, and the terrors of Perfecution, and shall be able to ftand in the final Judgment, and be rewarded by God,

26. But he that shall hear and receive my Inftructions, and yet not obey them in his Life and Actions; may fitly be compared to a foolish Man, who builds his House upon the Sand.

27. For as a House without foundation, built upon the loose Sand, is not able to refift the affaults of Winds and Floods,but is easily overturned and ruined by them: So the Man, who hears, and believes, and makes profeffion of true Religion, but lives not fuitably to the Precepts thereof; cannot refift the violence of Temptation, and will not be able to ftand before God in JudgF 4 ment,

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29. For his Doctrine was not like the Preachings of the Jewish Doctors, formal and trifling, full of vain 1raditions, and depending on the groundless Authority of Rabbies and Heads of Sects: But the things which he fpake, were Great and Noble and he delivered them with a Voice of Majefty and Authority, of Gravity and Truth.

28 And it came to pass when Jefus had ended these say

ings,the people were aftonished at his doarine.

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them as one having authority, and not

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2 And behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, faying, Lord, if thou

wilt, thou canft make me clean.

3 And Jefus put forth his hand and touched him, faying, I will, be thou clean..

And immediately his leprofie was cleanfed.

4 And Jefus faith unto him, See thou tell no man, but go thy way, flew thy felf to the Prieft, and

offer the gift that

tain; a great multitude of

People gathered themselves together about him, and followed him.

2. And there met him a Man that was Leprous, and fell down before him, and intreated him to take pity on him and heal him; faying, Lord, I firmly believe, that if you please, you have Power to make me clean from this Disease.

3. Jefus being pleased at the Man's Faith, touched him with his Hand, and faid; I will do what you defire; Be clean from your Disease. And his Leprofie was immediately cured. 4. But Jefus, not being willing to give any unne ceffary Offence or Scandal to the Jews, charged the Man, faying: Do not go

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