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when the king was informed of this, he was greatly incensed, and having order'd his forces to march, he put those murderers to death, and laid their city in ashes.

then he said to his servants, the feast is ready, but they who were invited were very unworthy.

Upon this the Pharisees withdrew, and consulted how they might insnare him in his discourse.

master, said they, by the law of Moses, in case a man die without children, his brother is oblig'd to marry his wife, in order to perpetuate his brother's name.

now there happen'd among us seven brothers, the first married but died without issue, leaving his wife to his brother:

when the people heard this, they were astonished at his doctrine.

Then Jesus addressing himself to the people, and to his disciples,

wo unto you, ye blind guides, who say, if any man swear by the temple he is under no obligation: but if he swear by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.

As Jesus was going from the temple, his disciples came and desired him to take a view of the buildings.

he that is on the battlements, let him not venture to go in to take any thing out of his house.

if any man be in the field, let him not return back to take his coat.

and he shall send his messengers, who with the shrill sound of a trumpet, shall gather together his select from the four winds, from one end of the heaven to the other.

but this you conceive, that if a man knew at what hour of the night the thief would come, he would set a watch, and not suffer his house to be broke open.

If then there be a servant, appointed by his master to take care of his family, who faithfully and prudently distributes their allowance according to the establishment: happy is the servant,

who shall be found so employed, at his master's return.

I tell you, he shall make him steward of all his estate.

and shall pretend to assault his fellow-servants, and spend his time with sots:

So it was when a man was going to travel into a foreign country, he called his servants, and delivered to them his stock:

to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, to every man according to his respective ability, and then set out on his journey.

but he that had received one, went to dig a hole in the ground, and hid his lord's money.