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"In Rama was a cry heard, weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not."

neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.

the men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment against this generation, and shall condemn it, because they were converted at the preaching of Jonas, and now there is one superiour to Jonas here.

another part fell upon stony places, where it had not much earth: and it soon sprung up, because the soil was shallow:

to whom he answered, because you are allowed to know the mysteries of the gospel-dispensation, but to them it is not allowed.

therefore speak I to them in parables: because they over-look what they see: and are inattentive to what they hear, neither will they comprehend.

and he did not many miracles there, because of their incredulity.

because of your incredulity, said Jesus: for I tell you truly, if ye had ever so little faith, ye might say to this mountain, remove hence to yonder place, and it should remove; and nothing would be too difficult for you.

wo unto the world, because of such scandals: tho' it cannot be, but that such occasions of relapsing should happen: yet wo to that man by whom the scandal cometh.

he answer'd them, 'twas because of your perverse temper that Moses suffered you to repudiate your wives: but from the beginning this was not in practice.

they answer'd him, because we are not hired; go work then. said he, in my vineyard, and I will give you what's reasonable.

can't I do what I will with my own? because I am bountiful, are you invidious?

and they endeavoured to seize him, but were afraid of the multitude, because they took him for a prophet.

wo unto you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites; because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the just,

but the chief priests took the silver pieces, and said, it is not lawful to put them into the treasury, because it is the price of blood.

who finding it impossible to come nigh Him because of the press, uncovered the roof where He was: and when they had broken it up, they let down the cradle wherein the paralytic lay.

indeed no man ever sews a piece of new cloth on an old garment: because the new piece that is patch'd on, draws the old, and rends it still worse.

he answered, you are admitted into the secret of the gospel-dispensation: but to unbelievers every thing is couch'd in parables; because,

but as soon as the fruit is ripe, the sickle is applied, because the harvest is come.

because Herod had a respect for John, knowing him to be a very honest good man, and therefore protected him; having reform'd many things upon his remonstrances, which he us'd to receive very graciously.