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JESUS walking on the Sca.

As Simon Peter and other Disciples, were one night on the sea fishing, the wind was contrary, and the vessel was tossed about by the waves. When they were a great distance from the

a Teacher, they were envious of him, and resolved to put a stop to his preaching; but there was one among the Rulers, named Nicodemus, who was of a very candid disposition, and he had a mind to converse with CHRIST, yet without the others knowing it, lest they should be spiteful to him. Nicodemus, therefore, went privately by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, or Master, we know that thou art a Teacher come from GOD, for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him. Then JESUS discoured with Nicodemus some time, and told him, among many other things, which he had never heard before, that God so loved the

world, that he had sent his Son into it, to give everlasting life to all who would believe in him as a SAVIOUR, and follow his doctrine; but that there would be many wicked people in the world, who would not believe in the SON of GOD, who was come down from Heaven.

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Our SAVIOUR and the Woman of Samaria. PART of the Jewish Rulers were Pharisees and part Sadducees; these two Sects disagreed with each other in some points of Religion, but they all agreed in setting themselves against

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the doctrine of CHRIST; and the Pharisees, in particular, were very spiteful to him, and wished to put him to death.

When our SAVIOUR was going into Galilee, he turned out of his road to avoid the Pharisees, because the time was not yet come for him to give

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his life for the sins of the world; and he passed through Samaria. The people who inhabited this country were called Samaritans; they followed the Law of Moses in many things, but differed from the Jews in some matters; which occasioned such hatred betwixt them, that a Jew would not so much as converse with a Samaritan.

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