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ple of the City was with her. And Anno Luke wii. 13. when the Lord faw her, he had com- Etat, 31. paffion on her, and faid unto her, weep And he came and touched the bier, (and they that bare him stood still) and he said, young man, I fay unto thee, 15. Arife. And he that was dead, fat up and began to speak: and he delivered him to his Mother.

Miracle.

15. And there came a fear on all; and
they glorified God, faying, that a great
prophet is rifen up among us; and that
17. God hath wifited his people. And this ru
mour of him went forth throughout all
Judea, and throughout all the region
round about.

Miracle.

SECT. L.

John the Baptift being in prison, fends
to Jefus to enquire who he was.
Jefus does feveral Miracles before
his Meffengers. His difcourfes
concerning John, &c.

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evil Spirits; and unto many that were. Mar. xi. 22. blind he gave fight. Then Jefus an- 4, 5, 6, 7, fwering, faid unto them, Go your way, 8,9,10,11.

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the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the
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And when the meffengers of John 24. were departed, he began to speak unto the people concerning John. "What

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unto you, and much more than a prophet. This is he of whom it is writ- 27. ten, [Malachi iii. 1.] Behold I fend my messenger before thy face, which fhall prepare thy way before thee. For 28. "I fay unto you, among thofe that are "born of women, there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptift, but "he that is leaft in the kingdom of God, is greater than he. And from 12. Mat. xi., "the days of John the Baptift, until now, the kingdom of heaven fuffer"eth violence, and the violent take it

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And the Lord faid, "Whereunto. Mat. xi. "then fhall I liken the men of this ge. 16, 17, 18, neration? and to what are they like? 19. 32." They are like unto children fitting in "the market-place, and calling one to another, and faying, we liave piped unto you, and ye have not danced: we have mourned to you, and ye have not wept. For John the Baptift came neither eating bread nor drinking 34." wine, and ye fay he has a devil. The Son of man is come eating and drinking; and ye fay, Behold, a gluttonous man, and a wine-bibber, a friend 35. of publicans and finners. But wisdom

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"works which were done in you, had Galilee. Etat. 31. "been done in (a) Tyre and Sidon, they Mat. xi. "would have repented long ago in fack"cloth and afhes. But I fay unto you, 22. "it fhall be more tolerable for Tyre "and Sidon at the day of judgment, "than for you.

"And thou Capernaum which art 23. "exalted unto heaven, fhalt be brought "down to hell: for if the mighty "works which have been done in thee, "had been done in Sodom, it would "have remained until this day. But I 24. fay unto you, that it fhall be more "tolerable for the land of Sodom in "the day of judgment, than for thee.

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"Come unto me all ye that labour 28. "and are heavy laden, and I will give

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SECT. LII.

Jefus is entertained in the house of a
Pharifee. His feet anointed by a
woman that had led an ill life.
Difcourfes thereupon.

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ND one of the Pharifees defired [Fefus] that he would eat with him. And he went into the Pharifee's houfe, and fat down to meat.

And behold a woman in the city, which was a finner, when she knew that Jefus fat at meat in the Pharifee's house, brought an alabafter box of ointment. 38. And itood at his feet behind him weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears, and did wipe them with the hairs of her head, and kiffed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment. Now when the Pharifee which had bidden him, faw it, he spake within himself, faying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who, and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him: 40.for fhe is a finner. And Jefus anfwer

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ing faid unto him, Simon, I have fome-
what to fay unto thee; and he faith,
41. Mafter, fay on. "There was a certain

"creditor which had two debtors: the
one ought him five hundred pence,

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