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him ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world.

IN LEADING BY GRACIOUS INFLUENCES CERTAIN GREEKS WHO CAME UP TO THE FEAST AT JERUSALEM TO DESIRE TO SEE JESUS.

JOHN xii. 20-26. 31-32.

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And there were certain Greeks among them that came up to worship at the feast: The same came therefore to Philip, which was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and desired him, saying, Sir, we would see Jesus. Philip cometh and telleth Andrew again Andrew and Philip tell Jesus. And Jesus answered them, saying, The hour is come, that the Son of man should be glorified. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone:

bringeth forth much fruit.

but if it die, it He that loveth

his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life

eternal.

If

any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour. judgment of this world: now

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prince of this world be cast out.

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And I,

if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.

IN PARTICULARLY COMMENDING THE LIBERALITY OF THE POOR WIDOW WHO CAST HER TWO MITES INTO THE TREASURY.

MARK Xii. 41-44.

And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury and many that were rich cast in much. And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing. And he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them, Verily, I say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury: For all they did cast in of their abundance; but she

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of her want did cast in all that she had, even all her living.

IN SPECIALLY ACKNOWLEDGING AND PERPETUALLY RECORDING THE LOVE AND KINDNESS OF MARY IN POURING ON JESUS' HEAD THE PRECIOUS OINTMENT.

MARK XIV. 3—9.

And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious; and she brake the box, and poured it on his head. And there were some that had indignation within themselves, and said, Why was this waste of the ointment made? For it might have been sold for more than three hundred pence, and have been given to the poor. And they murmured against her. And Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? she hath wrought a good work on me. For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good but me ye have not

always. She hath done what she could; she is come aforehand to anoint my body to the burying. Verily, I say unto you, Wheresoever this Gospel shall be preached throughout the whole world, this also that she hath done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her.

IN OUR LORD'S GIVING A NEW COM-
MANDMENT TO HIS DISCIPLES.
JOHN xiii. 34-35.

A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another: as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.

IN THE PROMISE OF THE GRACIOUS INFLUENCE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.

JOHN xiv. 16-18, 26.

And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth

him but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. I will not leave comfortless: I will come to you.

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But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.

JOHN XV. 26.

But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:

JOHN XVI. 7—14.

Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come uuto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you. And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: Of sin, because they believe not on me; Of righteousness, because I go to my Father and ye see me no more; Of judgment, because the prince

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