Saul's being vexed with an evil Spirit, ) we read much of 9 ms "= in the New Teſtament, and in Eccleſiaſtical Hiſtory, for = ts years after Chriſt, chey called them Energument, Some , ks Gcd in thoſe firſt Times of the Goſpel permitted the Devils « "" this degree, that the Power of our Saviour might be the aches oY: rhe ſeen in caſting them cur, and in giving Aurherity ro his Diſc ples to caſt them cur, which was a great Demonſtration «+ li M Divinity : Others think, thar God did it for a Demonſtration _ the Error of the Sadduces, who held there was no Spirie,, _ 3 An E Goſpel ſeemerh ro hint rwo forts of theſe Perſons : Some y - : neal whom the Devil had Power, no farther than ro Wrack ang Ef OI ture them, Mar. 5. 3, 4, 5» Luk. 9. 39. Others, in whom he ditel. : ” led Bodily, and Divined, and Prophecied in them, 4&5 15, |; = k { And thyſe which were Lunatick, ] Affe&ted with ſuch Diſeaſes, ix _ uſed to increaſe, in ſome times of che Moon, or at ſuch times yn ſeize Perſons: Of this Nature we know divers, more Particy. - "y larly the F:lling-ſickneſs and Dropſie, { and thoſe which had the Pal. _ % fie ) a Diſeaſe cauſed by the Reſolution of the Nertes, Thoſe _ = Diſeaſes are mentioned, which Men account hardeſt to be cyreg wy it capable of Cure by Men. Chriſt, ro ſhew his Divine Poxer LY A healed them. Chriſt did nor cnly cure theſe Bodily Diſtempers ar bur he alſo Preached the Goſpel of the Kingdom to heal their S oy Soul Diſtempers. We read of many came to him for Bogjly of ; Cure ; bur of none thar faid ro him, What ſhall we do to be ſag? © hs How ſenſible are Men and Women of their Bodily Pains and Dj. on re ſeaſes, more than of their Souls wants ? oy : 25 And there followed him great multitudes God w people from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and {1 ke Jeruſalem, and from Judea, and from beyond Jorday, SL They followed for rhe Loaves, for the benefit of che Bcdily Kare Cures, or our of Curioſity, cho' ſome ( probably ) followed hin You our of Love, and to learn of him. Decapolzs hath irs Name from Jenlual « Ten Cities, comprehended in ir. Here was a mixture both of Joy; happy M and Gentiles following Chriſt, who came ro be a Saviour of then Jariehd. borh, and to pull down che Partition-wall berwixr both, to make excellent them both one Goſpel-Church, Eph. 2. 14. = fg 3 d 17. and CHAP. V. Men, wh Chriſt's Sermon on the Mount : Sheweth, who they are that are bleſſed, thereof 3 I—12, And who are the Salt of the Earth : The Light of th | 1,2, Luh World : A City on a Hill, 13, 14. The Candle, 15. He cmith | of an Hu to fulfil the Law, 179—%0. Sheweth what-it 4 to Kill, to connit Men, whi Adultery, and to Swear, 21—37. Exhorteth to ſuffer Win ; 1 ſed and | love Enemies, and labour after the higheſt Perfe&ion, 37—48, — 37. 11S 1eXxr, I A N D ſeeing the multitudes, he went up into 1 7 Ble mountain : and when he was ſet, his Diſcipls mercy. came unto him. : GW 2 And he opened his mouth, and taught then, i. toy oh ſaying, | vho are to! The laſt Chapter concluded with telling us, that a great Mul | Miſeries of tirude followed Chriſt ; which he obſerving, that he mighe with | Tendernef: more Conveniency to himſelf, and Advantage to them, ſpeak b God, and a what he had to ſay, he went up into a Mountain ; and fiting | and _ pare them,
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