bring to him, and they did so; and they cast their garments on the colt, and they set JESUS upon him; and many spread their garments in the way, others cut down branches and strewed them in the way; and they who went before, and they who followed after, cried, saying, Hosanna! blessed is he who cometh in the name of the LORD!

And a great multitude of people, when they heard that JESUS was coming to Jerusalem, took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried, saying, Hosanna! blessed is the King who cometh in the name of the LORD! And the whole multitude of the disciples be

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gan to rejoice, and to praise GOD with a loud voice, for all the mighty works that they had seen.

And JESUS entered into the Temple, and wrought miracles there on the blind and the lame; and the children who were in the Temple cried out, Hosanna to the Son of David! being taught by their parents and friends to honour him.

JESUS eats his Last Supper with his Disciples.

JESUS having finished his discourses in the Temple, told his disciples, that at the Feast of the Passover, which

was just at hand, he should be be

trayed.

At that very time, the Chief Priests and Rulers were consulting together how they should take him, and put him to death. Judas Iscariot, who was a very wicked man, though he was one of our LORD'S Twelve Apostles, resolved to betray him; so he went to the Chief Priests and Scribes, and offered to deliver JESUS into their hands, if they would give him thirty pieces of silver, which they agreed to do.

All this was known to our SAVIOUR, for he saw into all hearts; and on the night when he and all his Apostles were met together to eat the Passover,

he told them that one of them would betray him; and as they were eating, JESUS took bread, and wine, and blessed them, and commanded that after his death all that believed in him as a Saviour, should eat bread and drink wine, in remembrance of his giving his body to be broken by being nailed to the cross, and his blood to be shed for the salvation of mankind; and this is done by many Christians at this day, and should be done by all when they come to a proper age. This solemn eating of Bread and drinking Wine in remembrance of CHRIST's death, is called taking the Holy Sacrament of the Lord's Supper.