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5. How were such miracles and preaching ample

proof?

Were these things predicted of Christ, and where?
What offices doth Christ execute as our Redeemer?
6. What did He add about His claims?
What is meant here by being offended in Him?
How are men offended by His humble life?

How by His death, and His doctrine of grace, and His claims as the only Saviour?

Why are men naturally ashamed c. Christ?

7. What testimony did Christ now give of John? Did they testify to each other, and why?

When did the people go out into the wilderness to see John? (Ch. iii. 5.)

What character does a reed shaken with the wind represent, and was John such?

What firmness of character had John shown?

8. What did He further ask?

What character is meant by this? (Isa. iii. 16—26.
What was John's clothing, and what did it represent ?

9. What further did He ask?

What is a prophet, and was John considered one?
How was John more than a prophet?

10. How does Christ tell who John was ?

Where is He so prophesied of?

Whose messenger was John?

What was his work, as here described?

11. How does Christ testify of John?

cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.

6 And blessed is he whosoever shall not be offended in me.

7 And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes con cerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind ?

8 But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment ? Behold, they that wear soft clothing are in kings' houses.

9 But what went ve out for to see? A prophet? yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet.

10 For this is he of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.

11 Verily, I say unto you. Among them that are born of women, there nath not risen a greater than John the Baptist: notwithstamling, be that is least in the kingdom of heaven, is greater than hie.

How was he superior to all other prophets?

How is he less than the least Christian teacher?

12. What new state of things had arisen from the time of John's preaching?

How is this language explained, "suffereth violence," fc.?
How had John then prepared the way before Christ?

13. What is further said about John?

How did he stand, as to the Old and New Testament preaching?

What part of the Scriptures is the Law and the Prophets? What rule hath God given to direct us how we may glorify and enjoy Him?

14. How did Christ now tell who John was? Where was John prophesied of, under this name?

How was John Elias? (Luke i. 17.)

What is meant by "if ye will receive it?"

15. What is said in conclusion?

What is meant by this, and does it apply to us also?

How is the Word to be read and heard, that it may become effectual to salvation?

LESSON XXI.

The Jewish People complained of.

MATT. XI. 16-30.

16, 17. How does Christ speak of their inconsis tency and opposition?

What is meant by the "markets?"
What custom is here referred to ?

12 And from the days of John the Baptist, until now, the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force

13 For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John.

14 And if ye will receive it, this is Elias which was for to come.

15 He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

16 But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto chil dren sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows,

17 And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; Wa have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented.

18 For John came neither eating nor drinking, and hey say, He hath a devil.

18. How had John come? How had they re

ceived him?

Explain the terms.

19. How had Christ come?

In what sense had He come eating and drinking?
How had they brought this up against Him?
What does He say to this?

What is meant by this remark?

What is the next paragraph in Matthew's narrative, and where does it belong in the order of the history? (§ 45.)

20. What did He then begin to do?

What cities were these? What is meant by upbraid?
Why did He condemn them?

Are all transgressions of the law equally heinous ?
What doth every sin deserve?

21. What cities are noted first, and where were they situated?

How does he compare them with Tyre and Sidon, and what cities were these?

What is meant by their repenting in sackcloth and ashes?

What is Repentance unto Life?

22. What is here said of their punishment at last? What is meant by more tolerable?

What may those expect who reject the gospel?

23, 24. Of what city does He speak next? How had Capernaum been so exalted?

What should be its doom?

How does He compare its wickedness with that of Sodom?

19 The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold, a man gluttonous, and a wine-bibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But Wisdom is justified of her children.

20 T Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not.

21 Wo unto thee, Chorazin! wo unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works which were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.

22 But I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you.

23 And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.

24 But I say unto you, That it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee.

25 At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father.

25. What did Jesus then do and say?
To whom did He refer, as the wise and prudent?
What is meant by these things being hid from such?

To what class of persons here called babes is the gospel revealed?

Did God leave all mankind to perish in the estate of sin and misery?

What is effectual calling?

26. To what is this referred?

What are the decrees of God?

27. What relation had Christ to the Father?

How many persons are there in the Godhead?

Through whom alone is the Father revealed to us?

How doth the Spirit apply to us the Redemption purchased by Christ?

Who is the Redeemer of God's elect?

How doth Christ execute the office of a Prophet?

28. What is Christ's invitation here?

Are not all invited, and is not this one of His decrees?
Why then should none doubt the invitation?

Does the description here show who are entitled to come, or does it show how the destitute are invited?

How are we made partakers of the Redemption purchased by Christ?

What are the benefits which in this life do either accompany or flow from Justification, Adoption and Sanctification?

29. What does Christ command here?

What is His yoke and burden?

What doth the preface to the Ten Commandments teach us? What is Christ's character?

What kind of rest does He promise?

What is the chief end of man?

Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.

26 Even so, Father, for so it seemed good in thy sight.

27 All things are delivered unto me of my Father; and no man know. eth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him.

28 Come unto me, all ye that labour, and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me: for I am meek and lowly in heart; and ye shall find rest unto your souls.

30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

30. What encouragement is here given?

How is this found to be so?

LESSON XXII.

Christ's teachings about the Sabbath.

MATT. XII. 1-14.

What section here follows in Matthew's narrative, (§ 37.) and where else is it recorded?

1. Where did Jesus now go? Repeat.

What time is here referred to? (See the Harmony.)

What is said of the disciples?

What day of the week was the Jewish Sabbath?

Which is the Fourth Commandment?

How, and why was the day changed?

Which day of the seven hath God appointed to be the weekly Sabbath?

2. What did the Pharisees say to this? Why did they count it unlawful? (Ex. xx. 10.) What was permitted on other days? (Deut. xxiii. 25.

3, 4. What did Jesus say to them? Where is this recorded? (1 Sam. xxi. 6.)

What was the shew-bread, (Levit. xxiv. 5-9.) and who might eat it?

5. What other case did He name to them?

What is here meant by "profane the Sabbath," and how did they so do? (Numb. xxviii. 9, 10.) How is the Sabbath to be sanctified?

CHAPTER XII.

1 AT that time Jesus went on the sabbath-day through the corn, and his disciples were an hungered, and began to pluck the ears of corn, and

to eat.

2 But when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto him, Behold, thy disciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the sabbath-day.

3 But he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did when he was an hungered, and they that were with him ;

4 How he entered into the house of God, and did eat the shew-bread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them which were with him, but only for the priests?

5 Or have ye not read in the law how that on the sabbath-days the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are blameless?

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