Letter XVII. Jesus drives the moneychangers from the Temple. “It is written, My house shall be called a house of prayer, but ye have made it a den of thieves!”

Letter XVI (ii) The Return of Benjamin. "It seems like a vision! See how manly, how noble, how like himself he is, with no madness in his smiling eyes!’’

Letter XVI (i) John tells of Jesus’ Divine Power. ‘‘Never man did the works that He doeth. If He be not God in the flesh, He is an angel in flesh invested with divine power.”

Letter XV. The Miracle of Loaves and Fishes. "The number that were thus miraculously fed was above five thousand men, besides nearly an equal number of women and children."

Letter XIV. (ii) The Three Kings. "One declared himself descended from Shem, another from Japhet, the third from Ham; and, it is said, they mysteriously typified all the races of the earth, who by them recognised and adored the Savior of men in the child Jesus."

Letter XIV. (i) Healing the Cripple. “Seeing me,’’ continued the man, ‘‘He fixed his eyes upon me, and said, calling me by name — “Great is thy faith: As thou hast believed, be it done unto thee.”

Letter XIII. The Miracle at Cana. “Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine, and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse; but thou hast kept the good wine until now.”

Letter XII. John seeks out Jesus in the Wilderness. “Thou knowest not what thou art offering to me,” he replied, sadly. Go, and leave me to gain the victory over Satan, the prince of this world, to be tempted of whom I was led by the Spirit hither!”

Letter XI. A Discussion on the Prophecies. "Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will raise unto David a righteous branch.”

Letter X. Into the Wilderness. "I go now to the wilderness, obedient to the Spirit which guideth me thither. Ye shall, after a time, behold me again. It is expedient that I go whither I go.”

Letter IX. Behold! There Stands the Christ of God! From the heavens the voice what was supposed to be thunder, shaped itself into language, and uttered these words in the hearing of every ear: “THIS IS MY BELOVED SON, IN WHOM I AM WELL PLEASED. HEAR YE HIM.”

Letter VIII. The House of Mary, Martha and Lazarus. I was much struck with this whole family – each member of it possessed some separate attraction, and in the three I seemed to have found two sisters and a brother.

Letter VII. The Blind Man. He was asked by Rabbi Amos, who knew him, whither he was going. He answered that he was going to the Temple to sacrifice them. "Nay," said Amos, with surprise, "thou wilt not sacrifice thy lamb, Bartimaeus!" “I have promised them to God, Rabbi Amos, and I may not break my promise without sin.”

Letter VI. A Hopeful Convert. "The Roman centurion," continued Amos, "hath desired to know something of the sacred books of our nation, of which he saith he hath heard much; and of the prophecies, from which he believes the famed Sibylline books were composed."

Letter V. On Jordan's Banks. "'We would hear more, great prophet, touching this mighty One who is to come after thee,' said Joseph. "'I can tell thee but little, my brethren, save what thou hast heard from me this day. The future is veiled. I bear a message, indeed, but I may not break the seal and read."

Letter IV. A Voice in the Wilderness. ""'He who cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear,' he responded, in an exultant tone, strangely at variance with his words. 'Therefore, repent ye, repent ye, take words and return unto the Lord our God. Repent and be baptized for the remission of your sins.'"

Letter III. Joseph of Arimathea. "As Joseph of Arimathea and I rode together, we conversed about the man we expected to see. My companion seemed to believe that he was a true prophet, for being very well read in the Scriptures, he said that the seventy weeks of Daniel were now about completed, when the Messiah was to come!"

Letter II. Form without Spirit. "The priests of the Temple have indeed become corrupt, save a few here and there! It must have been at this day the Prophet aimed his words. Alas, I fear me, God regards our sacrifices with no more favor than He looks upon theirs."

Letter I. A Prophet of God. "I have since learned that there is a very extraordinary man - a true prophet of God it is believed by many - who dwells in the wilderness eastward near Jordan, and who preaches with power unknown in the land since the days of Elijah and Elisha."