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but God said to him, thou fool, this night shall thy soul be required of thee: who then shall enjoy what thou hast provided?

now if God thus cloaths the flowers, which exist to-day in the field, and to-morrow are thrown into the oven: how much more will he cloath you, O distrustful men?

therefore do you rather seek the kingdom of God, and then all your necessities will be fully supply'd.

then he laid his hands upon her: and instantly she stood upright, and glorified God.

Then he said, what does the kingdom of God resemble? to what shall I compare it?

again he said, to what shall I compare the kingdom of God?

there will be weeping, and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust out.

yet some shall come from the east, and from the west, from the north, and from the south, and shall be entertain'd in the kingdom of God.

One of the company hearing that, said to him, happy is he that shall be entertain'd in the kingdom of God.

a servant cannot serve two masters: for either he will neglect the one, and attend the other; or he will be attached to the first, and misbehave to the last. you cannot serve God and mammon.

but he said to them, you pretend to piety before men, which, however they may admire, is an abomination to God, who knows your real temper.

the law and the prophets were the only rule till John's time: since when, the kingdom of God has been proclaim'd, and all sorts of people strive to be members.

one of them perceiving he was healed, turn'd back, praising God aloud.

is no body return'd to glorify God, but this alien only?

Upon the Pharisees asking him, when the kingdom of God should come, he answer'd them, the kingdom of God is not usher'd in with pomp and exclamations,

as see here! or see there! for even now the kingdom of God is commenc'd among you.

saying, in a certain city there was a judge, who neither feared God, nor regarded man.

for some time he refus'd to do it: but at length he said in himself; tho' I neither fear God, nor regard man;

and will not God avenge his own elect, who cry to him night and day? will he delay their cause?

the Pharisee in a standing posture pray'd thus by himself, O God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men, a robber, a cheat, an adulterer, or like that Publican.