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that the son of man must be deliver'd into the hands of sinful men; be crucified; and the third day rise again. then they remembred his words;

what about? said he. why, about Jesus the Nazarean, said they, who was a prophet, eminently recommended, by his doctrine and his works, to the approbation of God and of all the people;

and of his being deliver'd up by our chief priests and magistrates to be condemn'd to die, whom they actually crucified:

and not finding his body there, they came to tell us, that they had seen a vision of angels, who said that he was alive.

was not the Messiah to have suffer'd thus, and after that enter into his glory?

Thereupon the two disciples related what had hapned on the road, and how they first discover'd who Jesus was at his breaking of bread.

all the while holding out his hands and his feet, as he was speaking.

and that repentance and remission of sins should be preach'd in his name, among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.

At length he led them out as far as Bethany; and stretching out his hands, he gave them his benediction.

he came as a witness, to represent what he knew of the light, that by his means all might be convinc'd.

he came unto his own, and his own received him not.

The Logos became incarnate, and had his tabernacle among us, being full of grace and truth; and we contemplated his glory, such glory as the Monogenes derived from the father.

and of his Plenitude have we all received, even abundant grace.

The next day after, John was again there with two of his disciples:

the first he met was his own brother Simon, to whom he said, "we have found the Messias," that is to say, the Christ.

as likewise Jesus and his disciples, who were all invited to the feast.

upon which his mother bid the servants do whatever he should order.

thus was the first miracle of Jesus wrought at Cana in Galilee, by which he displayed his power; and his disciples believed on him.

After this he went down to Capernaum, in company with his mother, his brethren, and his disciples: but they stay'd there only a few days.

which put his disciples in mind of that passage, "my zeal for thine house does prey upon me."