186. If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple. Luke xiv. 26.

187. I am come to send fire on the earth, and what will I if it be already kindled. Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you nay; but rather division. Luke xii. 49; 51.

188. Think not that I come to send peace on earth; I come not to send peace, but a sword. For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. Matt. x. 34, 35.

189. Then said he unto them, But now he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise his scrip; and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment and buy one. Luke xxii. 36.

190. But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them bring hither, and slay them before me, Luke xix. 27.

191. He that believeth and is baptised shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. Mark xvi. 16.

192. And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God, but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables; That seeing they may see, and not perceive, and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them. Mark iv. 11, 12.

193. And when they came nigh to Jerusalem, unto Bethphage, and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, he sendeth forth two of his disciples, and saith unto them, Go your way into the village over against you; and as soon as ye enter into it, ye shall find a colt tied, whereon never mam sat; loose him and bring him; and if any man say unto you, Why do you this? Say ye that the Lord hath need of him; and straightway he will send him hither. Mark xi. 1 to 3.

194. And it came to pass that he went through the corn-fields on the Sabbath-day, and his disciples began as they went, to pluck the ears of corn. And the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why do they on the Sabbath-day that which is not lawful? And he said unto them, have ye never read what David did when he had need, and was a hungered, he and they that were with him? How he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar the high priest, and did eat the show-bread, which is not lawful to eat, but for the priests, and gave also to them which were with him! Mark ii. 23 to 26.

195. Now there was there, nigh unto the mountain, a great herd of swine feeding. And all the devils besought him saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them. And forthwith Jesus gave them leave, and the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the swine; and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea (they were about two thousand) and were choked in the sea. Mark v. 11, 12.

196. And on the morrow, when they were come from Bethany, he was hungry, and seeing a fig-tree afar off, having leaves, he came, if haply he might find any thing thereon; and when he came to it he found nothing but leaves; for the time of figs was not yet. And Jesus answered and said unto it, No man eat fruit of thee hereafter for ever: and his disciples heard it. And in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig-tree dried up from the roots; and Peter calling to remembrance, saith unto him, Master, behold the fig-tree which thou cursedest is withered away. Mark xi. 12? 13, 14, 20, 21.

[In the four preceding notes Christ is represented, both as taking or destroying other people's property himself, as well as allowing others to do it, which of course is eminently moral. ]