SECTION XI. HIS Foretelling again His Death and Resurrection, and His Disciples' Persecution. XII. HIS Sentences for His Rejectors. His Parables for His Rejectors: the Two Sons-Householder, and Marriage Feast. HIS Sentence for the Herodians. HIS Rebuke for the Sadducees-the Lawyers-the XIII. HIS Woes pronounced on the Pharisees. XIV. His Lament for Jerusalem: and Prophecy of its Fall; and the End. XV. His Parables Prophetical of the End: the Virgins; the Talents; the Judgment. XVI. HIS Prophecies, again, of His approaching Death: HIS last Warnings and Prayers. XVII. HIS Words of Consecration of His Body and Blood. His Words in the Garden-on the Cross-and at HIS HIS Commission to the Apostles. SECTION ANALYSIS OF THE SACRED WORDS IN S. JOHN. I. Our LORD's Words on Beginning His Ministry : Summoning His first followers. HIS Discourse with Nicodemus (in Jerusalem): Of being Born anew of Water and the Spirit. Of Faith in CHRIST. II. HIS Discourse with the Woman of Samaria, at Sychar in Samaria Of the Living Water. Of the True Worship. (Sayings to His Disciples.) III. HIS Discourse with the Jews at Jerusalem, at the Feast of Purim. HIS Mission as Son of God, and Judge of the World. The Witness of the Baptist thereto; and of His own Miracles, and of the Scriptures. IV. His Discourse at Jerusalem, at the Second Passover As to His Person. His being given to us as Living Bread. (Hesitation of the Jews.) How imparted to His followers. (Disbelief of some.) SECTION V. HIS Discourse at Jerusalem at the Feast of Tabernacles. VI. As to the Divinity of His Teaching, and that He is the "Light of the World," though rejected by the Jews. -The Servant of Sin abides in Darkness. His Teaching at Jerusalem at the Feast of Dedication : HIS" Oneness with the FATHER." VII. HIS Teaching at Bethany : HE is the "Resurrection and the Life." VIII. HIS Words at the approach of Last Passover. (Trouble: Darkness: Rejection: foreseen.) IX. His Last Discourses, with the Twelve : Also Words to them all;-and to Judas,-Peter,-Mary, and Philip. X. HIS Closing Prayer for His People. XI. HIS Words after His Betrayal. XII. HIS Words after HIS Resurrection. O everlasting WORD, Eternal Good! THY Power Divine which made the powerless whole THY Sounds of Grace still calm each stormy fear, O Mystery ineffable, yet true, THY Word, "This is My Body given for you "!- When Thou didst say, 66 Receive the HOLY GHOST"!— O Words of CHRIST, "that cannot pass away," "Words that shall Judge us in the last dread Day! 64 THE SACRED WORDS. (ACCORDING TO ST. MATTHEW.) Lo, a Voice out of the Cloud, saying, This is My Beloved Son, hear HIM." us to fulfil all S. Matt. Our LORD's Words iii. 15. at His Baptism. IT Becometh IT IS WRITTEN-Not on bread alone shall man Live, but on every thing that goeth forth through the mouth of GOD. IT IS WRITTEN :-Thou shalt not Tempt the LORD thy God. Depart, Satan, for IT IS WRITTEN, The LORD thy GOD thou shalt Worship, and to HIM alone do service. |