en years of age, he was
on a certain day with other boys
his companions about the same
age;

2 Who, when they were at play,
made clay into several shapes,
namely--asses, oxen, birds, and
other figures;

3 Each boasting of his work,
and endeavouring to exceed the
rest.

4 Then the Lord Jesus said to
the boys, I will command these
figures which I have made to
walk.

5 And immediately they moved,
and when he commanded them to
return, they returned.

6 He had also made the figures
of birds and sparrows, which,
when he commanded to fly, did
fly, and when he commanded to
stand still, did stand still; and if
he gave them meat and drink, they
did eat and drink.

7 When at length the boys went
away, and related these things to
their parents, their fathers said to
them, Take heed, children, for the
future of his company, for he is a
sorcerer; shun and avoid him, and
from henceforth never play with
him.

8 On a certain day also, when
the Lord Jesus was playing with
the boys, and running about, he
passed by a dyer's shop, whose
name was Salem.

9 And there were in his shop
many pieces of cloth belonging to
the people of that city, which they
designed to dye of several colours.

10 Then the Lord Jesus going
into the dyer's shop, took all the
cloths, and threw them into the
furnace.

11 When Salem came home, and
saw the cloths spoiled, he began to
make a great noise, and to chide
the Lord Jesus, saying,

12 What hast thou done to me,
O thou son of Mary? Thou hast
injured both me and my neighbours;
they all desired their cloths
of a proper colour; but thou hast
come and spoiled them all.

13 The Lord Jesus replied, I
will change the colour of every
cloth to what colour thou desirest.

14 And then he presently began
to take the cloths out of the furnace,
and they were all dyed of those same
colours which the dyer desired.

15 And when the Jews saw this
surprising miracle, they praised
God.

CHAP. XVI.

1 Christ miraculously widens or contracts the gates,
milk pails, sieves, or boxes, not properly made by Joseph,
4 he not being skilful at his carpenter's trade.
5 The King of Jerusalem gives Joseph an order for a throne.
6 Joseph works on it for two years in the king's palace,
and makes it two spans too short. The king being angry with him,
10 Jesus comforts him,
13 commands him to pull one side of the throne, while he
pul