doubredly no; bur John ſaw, how ſome of his Diſciples, either etvying for his fake, as Joh. 3. 26. or elſe inclinable to the Come mon Errcr of the Jews about the Meſſiah, were fomerhing ſhaken with the Clamours of the Scribes and Phariſees; ( who were far more favourable to John, than ro Chris.) Thar rhey mighr be ſarisfkcd from their own ſight of the Works of Chriſt, he a little beivre his Death ſenderh chem to Chriſt on this Errand , | Art Zhou he who (h:uld come 2] (in the Greek, who is coming, ) Which lets us knaw rhe fall ExpeRtation the Jews generally had art that time of a Meſſizs coming. The defire only to be ſatisfied whether Criſt was he.
4 Jeſus anſwered, and ſaid unto them, Go, and ihew John again thoſe things which ye do hear, and
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6 And bleſſed is he whoſoever ſhall not be of- f-ndcd in me.
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Luke therefore addetli , chap. 7. 21. And in that ſame þ cured many of their Infirmities, and Plagues, and of Evil "Ou < unto) many that were Blind , he gave ſizht. Then he repeaterh wg : Anſwer which we have here, in which our Saviour refer 2 | 1 unto his Works, as ſufficiently reſtifying of him, F2þ.5, 35 _ Io. 25, 37,38. We read not that theſe Diſciples fi OS Perſon raiſed whilſt they were with Chriſt; bur ir —_— from Lub. 7. 18, gyc. that tae Report of ſuch a Miracle Was » occafion of their coming to Chriſt, The Quelition is, Huy = fighr of theſe things done by our Saviour, could be 4 lucie x Argument to confirm to them that he was the Meſſias 2 ; I cially conſidering that his Apoſtles did the fame things. 4j __ x. It was Prophefied by T/aiah , chap. 35. 4, $, 6. that vn. God. ſhould come to ſave them, the Eyes of the Blind ſhould be a and the Ears of the Deaf unſtopped; then ſhall the Lame PRs : as an Hart, and the Tongue of the Dumb fing : And, Ja. 61, 1 Fu the Meſſiah ſhould Preach Good Tidings ta the Meek ,, thar _ yg Poor, Luk. 4.18. which Chriſt, v.21, applied to himſelf. $9 t 1 the fulfilling of theſe Promites argued, thar che effi was __ and no other was to be looked tor, whether theie chinss wr) done by him, or by his Diſciples. 2. The Diſcifles as ye $4 done no ſuch things, 1o as his doing of them plainly Evider. ced his Divine Power ; the others did them bur as 1: Ditciples by his Power and Authority. 3. Ir is more than probable, 7;.; when the Diſciples did them , they uſed ſome ſuch Firm . & Per : uſed, Ads 3. 6. In the Name of Feſus Chrif of N.:zaveth, pe ae walk: We find Peter, v, 12, very wary, that the People thug , not miſtake in rhinking , they did it by rheir own Power or 14g);. i _-
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neſs. | And the Poor have the Goſpel Preached to them.) Gr. 5.) / . 7 . : T2 FOIL and dec! $vayaltoy]a, Which may be Tranflared, The Pow Pre < Goſpel in an Attive Senſe; as the word is uſed, Lyb, 2.10, «©» ti I2 Poor are Goſpelized, taking the word in a Paſſive Senſe, a: /23,,,, sf. DOW, th I Pet. 1. 25. and 4. 6. In the Paſſive Senie jr may be under(t%0) © the what eicher of a 'more External Reception of the Goſpel upon Preach. "** A . ; ing; or of a more Internal Reception of the Goſpel by Faith, [4 _ p £ op all Senſes ir was crue; of the times of the Meſſiah, the p:;; ©... ils 'S - Veg e
preached the Goſpel : Nor was this a mean Evidence that the 3/4, was come, to fee a few poor Fiſher-men, at his Call leaving th.ir Nets and their Friends, and following one, calling them to Prezcy a new Dodrine to the World. 2. The Poor had the Goſp:! prowh- ed ft) them: Nor was this a leſs Evidence of Chriſt ct be tie Meſrah, conſidering the Prophecy, 1/z. 61.1. and the conremyc of
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vouchſafe to hear the Goſpel, and be turned into the /iþ:r:3 f paar — the Goſpel upon Chriſt's Preaching ro them, rhis was yet an Licher and FL ang Evidence. Many by Poor, underſtand the Poor in Spirir. The Di Fa binding up of broken Hearts, and bringing Glad Tidings to Saul cold Al ts ſadded on- Spiritual Accounts , is a great Effet of rhe Divine TO Power. Ir followeth, [ And bleſſed is he wha ſhall mt be fent1 3 12 For in me. | Ir is not improbable that our Saviour kere retl-2 & Unti] ſohr the Diſciples of Fohn, who our of a great Honour for their iz SF Irisnow
Souls of Pe underſtocd | the Prophets, Ume ban ri Pocrs DEL; & wich his 10g under I'ypes ; Men came to tile dalvation 4th Revelatir 14 And Was tor to « | God had ro! Eli. the Prop the Lord. And. and the Hearts and mite the Ue Bapti$F, as 5 Connrmed b' WilCh laſt Texj that F!; x5 ſhoul Ut they looke Meant no more one m the Spirit Who ſhould non aty,than Elias "MN Was that F . 14 *Heth $1, Itis an Epiphy = (92% by St, bn # Tull Attention | Cing he had reve, = Vat he had ſaid; only of ſuch, who Pen t9 receiye Z Iecerye &rea Conecrnme ld 5pene 7.16, PR | 16 But whe l l like unto | Cling to their