We met with this whole Iliftory, with ſome Additions in Matth. 16. 5, 6, 7, (Fc. See the Notes there. It teacheth us both a Leſſn of Humane frailty, and what is our Chi$/tzn duts : Of our Frailty, in not confidering the Works of the Lord tor us, ſo as to make any uſe of them for the time to come. God doth his great Works of Providence to be had in Remembrance ; and that not only with reſpe& to himſelf, that fic might be glorificd by us upon the Remembrance ot them ; 2nd this not only by our rejoycing in him, but alſo by our 7z4/tizg 1n hive, and not deſponding under ſuch-like Ditticultics, 25 God by any of them hath delivered us from z but alto wit refuet to our Duty, that we might in preſent Exigencics reiteve cur 121ves from former Experiences : And if we do not thus conceive ol God's Diſpenſations, we do not perceive nor underfiand tie Meaning and Will of God in them : Though we have Eyes, w* ſe not; though we have Ears, we hear not; and in remem- bring, we - remember not; our Remembrance is of no vene- fit, no advantage at all unto us. Our Saviour indeed dt not at all fpeak here of bodily Bread. though he did bid them ©<- ware of the Leaven of the Phariſees, and Hero; he ipax0 to them: about the Do@rine of the Phariſees ;, and fo Heitiho tes us, they (afcer this reproof) conſidered, that he (ater #15 Ac- cuſtomed manner) ſpake to them under a Paraboi1ce! Expret- ſion : Saith he, what though you have forgotica fo vring Bread, do not you know ? have not I by two Miracuious Ope- rations, taught you, that Iam able to furniſh you with Eread, though you have none, or ſuch a quantity as is very inſuffici- ent? God expeReth of us, that we ſhould { keep in mind his former Diſpenſations of Providence to us under Straits and Difficulties, as to truſt in him. when his Providence brings 72
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22 And he cometh to Bethſaida, and they bring 2 5jiad man to him, and beſought him to touch Him.
23 Ard he took the blird man by the hand, and ied him out of the town ; and when he had fpit on his zyes, and put his hand on him, he asked him if he jaw ought.
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every man clearly. : 26 And he %at him away to his houſe, ſaying, *Mat. 8. 4. Neither go into the town, * nor tell zt to any man in Ci, $s. 43. the town. This Miracle is only mentioned by Mark particularly ; poſſi- bly becauſe of two Sinzularitics in it. 1. With reference to the Signs he uſed. 2. With reference to the gradual Cure. Our Saviour ſome: imes uſed fore S1gns 1n his Miraculous Operat1- ons, ſometimes he uſed none, but by the Word of his Power alone healed them : In the Signs he uſed, to let the People under- ſtand there was nothing in them, he often varicd ; ſome- times he laid his Hands upon thcm, fimctimes he took them by the Eand, ſometimes he uſed one Sign, ſometimes another, Here, 1. He tahes the Biind Man by the Hand, 2. He leads him out of the Town ;, the Inhabitants being not worthy to ſce a Mi- racle. It was one of the Cities uptHratded by our Saviour for their Impenitency and Unbelief, 371th. 11. 21. 3. 7 ſpit on his Eves. So hap. 7. 33 4. Then he trice put bis Hands on him. 2. Chriſt was wout to heat at once, here he healeth by degrees ; fo as the za ing of this Elind Man was a true pattern of his Heaitng ſpiritual Biindncs, which uſually is done gradually, but per- #cfica at laft as this Sodily Curc was, 27 And Tjeſ:s went out, and his diſciples, into the towns of Ceſarea Philip3i: and by the way he asked + we. re bis diſciples, fayirg unto nem, * Whom do men ſlay I thatlanr | | 28 And they a»Cyored, * John the Baptiſt : but '. 14.2. forme ſay, Elias; anc. ethers, one of the Prophets.
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