he have Pcople allow the leaft Faith to the Devii's Words ; nor was he to be impoſed upon by the Devil's good Words ; he 1s to make no Truce with him, but to deſtroy him, and his Works ; he therefore chargeth him to hold his peace, and to come our, [ And when the unclean Spirit had torn him. | The Greek word here cats 1s 11] tranſlated torn, as appears by Lith. 4. 35, where 1t 1s ſaid, It did him no hurt ; the word ſtgnifties no more
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than a violent Convulſtion, or Shaking ; and it 1s obſerved, thit
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28 And immediately his fame ſpread abroad; throughout all the region round about {;alilee. The Fame of his Miracles, rather than of his Lottrine; by this means many were brought to him to be cured ; many were brought alſo to hear him 3; ſome of whom believed, others were hardened.
29 *And forthwith when they were come ut ofthe ,,, ſynagogue, they entred into the houſe of Simon) 21d ; ; Andrew, with James and John.
30 And Simon's wives mother lay ſick of a fever;and anon they tell him of her.
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ſhe miniſtred unto them. : Sce the Nores on Matth. 8. 14. where we met with ti ſtory. Our Saviour ſometimes ſhewed his Power in Diſc! & hop from ſuch as the Rulers of the S;nazazuc: appointed thereunto, accounted incurable. The Miracle appeared, I. {1 Y > Bot 2. In the Inſftantaneouſneſs of 197 04
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Ein was jel. n ; , . ned, the Jews thought it unlawful fo carry any Burdens ; but 1fter Sun-lct thi'1 judgcd it Lawfui, The uſage of the Particle 4/1 here, ver. 32, 33. is again obſervable to ſhew the Vanity 07 thoſe who will from general Particles, conclude Propoſitions contrary .to the anology of Faith, thofe Particles bcing often aſc4 in a reſtrained Senſe, Luke faith, that the Devils cried wt, To art Chriſt the Son of God, | And he rebuked them, ſuf- foring then mt toſpeak | becauſe (or, that they ) knew him. Chriſt dcfired not to be pubitihed fo ſoon under that Notion, but he much Ic{ defired the Devil's teſtimony in the caſe : ſee ver. 25. 15%; 16, 19: The good works of the Devil and his Sced, are indeed a Dofamation to Caritt and his Seed,
35 And in * the morning riſing upa great while be-
place, and there prayed.
Sc:it Prayer ſtands commended to us, as by the Precept of Crit, Matth. 6. 6. So by his frequent Example, to teach us tht our Duty 1n Prayer, 15 not dilcharged without it, we arc to pray with alt Prayer and Supplication ; There is m publich Pr.yzer a more united ſtrength and intereſt; But 1n /e- 21 Pr.cjer an advaiitage for more free and full communication of our Souls unto God, Chriſt ior this chuſfcth the ' Zforning (as the time freeft from Diſtra&tions and Company,) and a ſelitary V/ice 4s tigteft for a ſecret Duty.
36 And Simon, and they that were him, fol- lowed after him-
37 And when they had found him, they ſaid unto him, All men ſeek for thee.
38 And he ſaid unto them, * Let us zo into the
fore came I forth. 39 And he preached in their ſynagogues, through: out all Galilee, and caſt cutdevils.
Peter probably piticth the Multitude, becauſe many amongſt them needed Chrift's Preſence for their bodily infirmities. Our Saviour knew their Hearts better than Peter; and that whicn made them fo much ſeek for him, was either in ſome a curio- tity to ſce Miracles wrought, or at beſt but a defire of ſome bodily benetit from him + Whereas his working of Miracles was but a ſecondary Work, ſubſervient to his Work in Preach- ing, and done to confirm his D*&rine, and to advantage them as to their Faith in bjm as the Me/zas. As therefore he refuſed
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