and he cometh to the Houſe of the Ruler of the Synagogue, and /2 the tumult , and them that wept, and wailed greatly. And when © was come in, he ſuith unto them, Why make you this ado, and wi)* The Damſel us not dead, but ſleepeth. And they Iaughed him tool
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but when he had put them all out , he taketh th! F'ther and x 29 The Mother of the Damſel, and them that were with him, and entreth In bs cn t where the Damſel was lying. Matthew faith nothing of what Ma > tO your fa
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pened in the way ; neither the Meſſengers coming and reins ' Marged thew
Fairus that his Daughter was dead, nor our Saviour's comfort; Ne
of him; bur Lube mentioneth all, chap.8, v. 49,59» DMatthw 8 : Vi
hap- IX. wich an Account of whar Chriſt did in the Houſe , ſeeing the Minſtrels, and che Tumulc cauſed by the Mourners there.
He 1aid unto them, Give place: for the Maid
is not dead, but {leepeth. And they laughed him to ; _—_ faich , chap. 5. 39s When he was come in, he ; ſaith unto them, Why make you this ado, and weep * The Damſel i nt dead, but ſleopeth. Ana they laughed him to ſcorn : but when he had put them all out, he taketh the Father and Mother , and them that were with him, and entreth where the Damſel was lying. Luke faith, chap, 8. Vs 519 52+ When he came into the Fuſe, he ſuffered no Man to g9 in, | that is, 1nco che Chamber where the dead Body lay] ſave 1 Peter, James, and John, and the Father and Mother of the Maiden, And all wept, and bewailed her : but he ſaid, Weep not, ſhe is not dead, but ſleepeth. And they laughed him to ſcorn, knowing that ſhe was dead. The Hiſtory 15 plain, when Chriſt came inco the Houſe, there was 4 mixed noiſe of Fidlers, or Pipers, and Mourn- 25, Chriſt coming in with Peter, Fames and Fohn, askerh them whar they made ſuch ado for ? The Zuid was nt dead , but aſleep : They apprehending that ſhe was dead, mocked him. He deſires to go into the Chamber where the Corps lay : Bur would ſuffer none bur Peter, Fames and Fohn, and the Fither and Mother of the Maid, to g9 1 wich him ; the Reaſon appearcth atter- ward, becauſe he did nor defire that chis Miracle ſhould be pre- ſenrly publiſhed. The only queſtion is, in what Senſe our Sa- viour faich ſhe 3s not dead, but jleepeth ? When as they knew ſhe was dead. 1. Some think our Saviour ſpeaketh 4mbiguouſly, for D-ath is in Scriprure otten called a Sleep, 1 King.14+-20. Foh.I1.11. As 7. 60. 1 Cor. 15. 6, With reſpedt to the Refurrettion, Ochers rhink chat our Saviour ſpeaks Ironically, knowing thac ſome of them would {ſo diminiſh the Miracle , coo calumiuiare him, or abate his Reputarion. Bur ir is a berrer Anſwer, co fay thar he ſpeaks with Reference to their Opinion , ſhe is not dead, in that Sente you judge her dead, ſo as ſhe ſhall nor come to lite betore the ReſurreQion ; ſhe is not ſo dead, bur ſhe ſhali come to lie a2ain ; as he ſaid ro Mary concerning Lazarus, 7h. 21.13. Or, To me ſhe is not dead. Or ſhall we ſay, as ſoon as Chriſt was come inco the Houſe, who is the Reſurreion and the Life, Foh. 11. 24. her Saul again recurned into her Body, which rho? ro cheir ap- pearance ic was ſeparated from her Body, was nor yer fixed in ics erernal Manſion? In what Senſe ſoever he fſpake it , they judged ir ridiculous, and laughed hirz to ſcorn.
25 But when the people were put forth, he went in, and took her by the hand, and the Maid aroſe. 26 And the || fame hereof went abroad into all
that land.
Mark,, chap. $. 41, 42, 43+ faith, And he took the Damſel by the hand, and ſaid unto her, Talicha Cumi , which #s, (being interpre- z:d) Damſel ariſe : And ftraightway the Damſel aroſe, and walked,
* (fir ſhewasof the Age of twelve years) and they were aſtoniſhed with * agreat Aſtoniſhment : And he charged them ſtraitly, that no Man F fruld know it; and commanded, that ſomething ſhould be given her ” neat. Luke faith, chap. 8. 54. And he put them all out, and took her by the Hand, and called, ſaying, Maid, Ariſe : And her Spirit ” came again, and ſhe aroſe jiraightway, and he commanded to give -” her meat And her Parents were aſtoniſhed, and he charged them, that they ſhould tell no Man what was done. It was the Power and Vertue that went our of Chriſt, which wrought the Miracles ; he performerh them under a Variety of Circumſtances ; ſome- - times he uſed only his Word, (as in the Caſe of Lazarus,_) fome- times he touched che Perſons, laying his Hand upon them: Here E he takes the Maid by the Hand and alſo faich, Daughter, or - Maid, Ariſe: They were Words of Power and Authority ; ſhe preſently aroſe. Luke ſaith, Her Spirit returned again. Luke by = chis lets us know, that the Soul is not che Craſis, or fome Acct- E dentto the Body, but a diſtin Subſiſtance of it ſelf. For the cu- * rious Queſtion of ſome where the Soul of chis Maiden was, as alſo - the Soul of Lazarus, of whom we read 7h. 11. and others reſto- - redto Life, when Dead, were in the time whilſt chey were fepa- rated from their Bodies , it is a Matter of no great Concern ro EF us to know where : This we know, that Gud deſigned their re- + turntotheir Bodies again; they were not therefore fixed i1 their & eternal Manſions, Our Saviour hath taught us, thar Souls deparred E re under the Condu& of Angels, to their Scations. Laxariss's - Soul was carried by Angels into Abraham's Boſom : Whar can © beoppoled, if we ſay thar ic is probable, thar the Souls of theſe & Perfons were under the Guard of Angels, abour, or near the dead - Bodies, waiting che Pleaſure of God with reference to them, | until the Lord again Commanded the reſtoring of chem ro their = Bodies? { He commanded to give her Meat.) To confirm the trurh of + te Miracle. Concerning our Lord's Command, thar they thuld - Nt publiſh what he had done, we ſpake 'betore in the Caſe of - the Leper > Our Lord's rime was nor. yet come, and he was not Willing his Enemies ſhould rake too publick 2 notice of him. Bur E Matthew faith, The Fame thereof went abroad into all that Land. Thar - © 5 Galilee ar ſome diſtance from Feruſalem , which was the grear | Sear of his Enemies, where probably our Saviour did leaſt deſire F 4y publick notice ſhould as yer be taken of him.
27 And when Jeſus departed thence, two blind men tollowed him, crying , and ſaying, Thou Son of
avid, have mercy on us.
228 And when he was comes into the houſe, the blind men cain:: to him; and Jeſus ſaith unto them,