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given: and he that hath not, from him fhall be taken ev that which he hath. 26. And he faid, So is the kingdo of God, as if a man fhould caft k feed into the ground, And fhould fleep, and rife night and day, and the fhould fpring and grow up, he knoweth not how. 28. the earth bringeth forth fruit of her felf, firft the blade, the the ear, after that the full corn in the ear. 29. But whe the fruit is brought forth [Or, ripe], immediately he put teth in the fickle, becaufe the harveft is come. 30. A he faid, Whereunto fhall we liken the " kingdom of Go or with what comparison fhall we compare it? 31. It is a grain of mustard-feed, which when it is fown in the ear is less than all the feeds that be in the earth. 32. But wh it is fown, it groweth up, and becometh greater than all her and fhooteth out great branches, fo that the fowls of the may lodge under the fhadow of it. 33. And with ma fuch parables fpake he the Word unto them, as P they we able to hear it. 34. But without a parable fpake he not to them: and when they were alone, he expounded things to his difciples. 35. And the fame day when the E was come, he faith unto them, Let us pafs over unto

k 1 Pet. 1.23. Being born again not of corruptible Seed, but of incorruptible Seed, by the Word of God, which liveth and abideth for

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1 Pfal. 92. 13. Thofe that be planted in the Houfe of the Lord, hall flourish in the Courts of our God.

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111 * Mat. 13. 31. Another Para-10 ble put he forth unto them, faying, The Kingdom of Heaven is like a Grain of Muftard-Seed, which a Man took and fowed in his Field. + Luk. 13. 18. Then faid he, Un-15 to what is the Kingdom of God like, and whereunto fhall I refemble it?

n A&t. 2. 41. The fame Day were added unto them about three Thousand Souls. A&t. 4. 4. Many of them which heard the Word, believed; and the Number of the men was about five Thousand. A&. 5. 14. Believers were the more 25

PI Cor. 3. I, 2. And I, B thren, could not speak unto you unto fpiritual, but as unto ca : even as unto Babes in Chrift have fed you with Milk, and with Meat: for hitherto ye wa not able to bear it, neither yet no are ye able. Heb. 5. 11. Of who [Melchizedeck] we have ma things to fay, and hard to be tered; feeing ye are dull of heal ing.

9 * Mat. 8, 18, 23. When Je faw great Multitudes about h he gave commandment to d

other fide. 36. And when they had fent away the multitude, they took him even as he was in the fh p, and there were alfo with him other little fhips. 37. And there arofe a great ftorm of Wind, and the Waves beat into the fhip, fo that it was now full. 38. And he was in the hinder part of the hip afleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and fay unto him, Mafter, careft thou not that we perifh? 39. And he arofe and a rebuked the Wind, and faid unto the Sea, Peace, be ftill: and the Wind ceafed, and there was a great calm. 40. And he faid unto them, Why are ye fo fearful? how is it that you have no faith? 41. And they feared exceedingly, and faid one to another, What manner of man is this, that even the Wind and the Sea obey him?

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AND they came over unto the other fide of the fea, into the country of the Gadarenes. 2. And when he was come out of the fhip, immediately there met him out of the tombs, a man with an unclean fpirit, 3. Who had his dwelling among the tombs, and no man could bind him, no not with chairs: 4. Because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked afunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: neither could any man tame him. 5. And always night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with ftones. 6. But when he faw Jefus afar off, he ran and worshipped him. 7. And cried with a loud Voice, and faid, What have I to do with thee, Jefus, thou Son of the moft high God? I adjure thee by God, that thou tor

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fpoil his Houfe. Rom. 16. 20. The God of Peace fhall bruife Satan under your Feet fhortly.

Mat. 26. 63. The high Prieft anfwered and faid unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us, whether thou be the Chrift, the Son of God. A&t. 19. 13. Then certain vagabond Jews, Exorcifts, took upon them to call over them which had evil Spirits, the Name of the Lord Jefus, faying, We adjure thee by Jefus, whom Paul preacheth.

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ment me not. 8. (For he faid unto him, Come out of man, thou unclean Spirit.) 9. And he asked him, What thy name? And he antwered, faying, My name is Legia for we are many. 10. And he befought him much, that would not fend them away out of the country. 11. N there was there nigh unto the mountains, a great herd fwine feeding. 12. And all the devils befought him, faym Send us into the fwine, that we may enter into them. And forthwith (1) Jelus gave them leave. And the uncle fpirits went out, and entred into the fwine, and the herd violently down a fteep place into the fea, (they were bout two thoufand) and were choaked in the fea. 14. they that fed the fwine fled, and told it in the city, and the country. And they went out to fee what it was that done. 15. And they come to Jefus, and fee him that was feffed with the devil, and had the Legion, fitting, and cloth and in his right mind, and they were afraid. 16. And th that faw it, told them how it befel to him that was po fed with the devil, and alfo concerning the fwine.

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Mar. 1. 25. Jefus rebuked him, faying, Hold thy peace, and out of him. Mar. 9. 25. He rebuked the foul Spirit, faying unto

him, Thou dumb and deaf Spi I charge thee come out of him, enter no more into him.

(1) Here is no reasonable Objection against our Lord for fuffering even commanding the Devils to enter into the Swine. For that Owners of them were a very unworthy and covetous People, and ferved greater Punishment, is manifeft, from their defiring our Lord depart out of their Coafts; which fhewed that they valued their Sw more than their Souls. And why fhould it be thought more unju punish them in this manner, than it would be to punish any other fon in his Body, Goods, or Eftate? May not God difpofe of his o he pleafes, whofe are all the Beasts of the Foreft, and the Cattle, upon a ta fand Hills?

Befides, this Fat might have taught them, and may teach us ma ufeful and neceffary Truths: As, 1. That the Devils, though man Number, can go no farther, nor do us any other Mischief, than God, for wi and good Reafons, is pleafed to fuffer them. 2. We may learn h mightily thefe evil Spirits are fet upon doing hurt; for when they com no longer torment this poor Man, rather than want Objects, they glad to vent their Spite even on the brute Beafts. How great therefore our Dependance on God? How fecure may they be, who are the Objects his Care? How diligent fhould we be to approve our Selves to him;b the universal Practice of the Duties he commands, that we may have reafonable and well-grounded Hope of an Intereft in his wife and gool Providence.

And they began to pray him to depart out of their coafts 18. And when he was come into the fhip, he that had been poffeffed with the devil, prayed him that he might be with him. 19. Howbeit, Jefus fuffered him not, but faith unto him, Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compaffion on thee. 20. And he departed, and began to publifh in Decapolis, how great things Jefus had done for him: and all men did marvel. 21. And when Jefus was paffed over agam by fhip unto the other fide, much people gathered unto him, and he was nigh unto the fea. 22. And behold, there cometh one of the rulers of the fynagogue, Jairus by name, and when he faw him, he fell at his feet, 23. And befought him greatly, faying, My little daughter lieth at the point of death, I pray thee come and lay thy hands on her, that may be healed, and the fhall live. 24. And Jefus went with him, and much people followed him, and thronged him. 25. And a certain Woman which had an iffue of blood twelve years, 26. And had fuffered many things of many phyficians, and had spent all that he had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse, 27. When fhe had heard of Jefus, came in the prefs behind, and touched his garment. 28. For fhe faid, If I may touch but his clothes, I fhall be 29. And ftraightway the fountain of her blood was dried up: and fhe felt in her body that fhe was healed of that plague. 30. And Jesus immediately knowing in himfelf, that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about in the prefs, and faid, Who touched my clothes? 31. And his difciples faid unto him, Thou feeft the multitude thronging thee,

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Luk. 8. 38. Now the Man out of whom the Devils were departed, befought him that he might be with him but Jefus fent him away.

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kt Lev. 15 25. And if a Woman have an iffue of her Blood many Days, fhe fhall be Unclean.

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thee, and sayst thou, Who touched me? 32. And he looked round about to fee her that had done this thing. 33. But the Woman fearing and trembling, knowing what was done in her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth. 34. And he faid unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee Whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague. 35. While he yet fpake, there came from the ruJer of the fynagogues houfe, certain which faid, Thy daughter is dead, why troubleft thou the Mafter any further. 36. As foon as Jefus heard the Word that was spoken, he faith unto the ruler of the fynagogue, Be not afraid, only believe. 37. And he suffered no man to follow him, fave Peter, and James, and John the brother of James. 38. And he cometh to the houfe of the ruler of the fynagogue, and feeth the tumult, and them that wept and wailed greatly. 39. And when he was come in, he faith unto them, Why make ye this ado, and weep? the damfel is not dead, but fleepeth. 40. And they laughed him to fcorn: but when he had put them all out, he taketh the father and the mother of the damfel, and them that were with him, and entreth in where the damfel was lying. 41. And he took the damfel by the hand, and faid unto her, Talitha cumi, which is being interpreted, Damfel (I fay unto thee) arife. 42. And straightway the damfel arofe, and walked, for fhe was of the age of twelve years and they were aftonished with a great astonishment. 43. And he charged them ftraitly, that no man fhould know it: and commanded that fomething fhould be given her to eat.

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ND he went out from thence, and came into his own country, and his difciples follow him. 2. And when the fabbath-day was come, he began to teach in the