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Bring forth therfore fruits worthy of repentance, and begin not to say within your selues, We haue Abraham to our father: For I say vnto you, that God is able of these stones to raise vp children vnto Abraham.

1611 marginal noteOr, meet for.

But and if that seruant say in his heart, My Lord delayeth his comming and shall beginne to beat the men seruants, and maidens, and to eate and drinke, and to be drunken:

When once the master of the house is risen vp, & hath shut to the doore, and ye begin to stand without, & to knocke at the doore, saying, Lord, Lord, open vnto vs, and he shal answere, & say vnto you, I know you not whence you are:

Then shall ye begin to say, Wee haue eaten and drunke in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets.

And hee that bade thee and him, come, and say to thee, Giue this man place: and thou begin with shame to take the lowest roume.

Lest haply after hee hath laide the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it, begin to mock him,

And when these things begin to come to passe, then looke vp, and lift vp your heads, for your redemptiou draweth nigh.

Then shall they begin to say to the mountaines, Fall on vs, and to the hils, Couer vs.

1611 marginal noteIsa. 2.19. hos. 10.8. reuel. 6.16.