See the Notes on Matthew 7. 24, 25, Oc. where we before met j 1 ls wit" the ſame thing. The Sum is, Mens Hopes of Salvation build- 1 hit ded upon any other but Chriſt alone, or Builded upon Chrift, with- out a Sincere Study, and Indeavour to keep the Commandments of F Chriſt, are vain Hepes; and tho till a Storm of Afiz2Fjon, or Temptation comes, they may pleaſe themſelves a little with them, yet when they come to dye, or when any notable Temptation af+ faults them, or aiy great Atriiction cometh upon them, then they will fail them, and they will ſee the Folly and Vanity of them + What is the Hope of the Hypocrite, when God takes away his Soul 5 Job 27. 8. |
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2 And acercain centurions ſervant, who was dear unto him, was ſick and ready to dye.
3 And when he heard of Jeſus, he ſent unto him the elders of the Jews, beſeeching him that he would come and heal his ſervant, 27S
4 And when they came to Jeſus, they belought him in- ftantly, ſaying, Thar he was worthy for whom he ſhould do this. ;
5 For he loveth our nation, and he hath built us a 1y- nagogue. »
6 Then Jeſus went with them. And when he was now not far from the houſe, the centurion ſent friends
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o When Jeſus heard theſe things, he marvelled ar him, andturned him abour, and faid uno the people thar tolow- ed him, Ifay unto you, | have not found fo great faith, no, not in Iſrael. |
10 And they that were ſent, retuining to the houle, found the 1ervant whole that had been fick,
See the Notes on Mafth. 8. from v.' $5. to v. 1. whcre we have conſidered all the differences betwixt Matthews and tubes Reiation of this Miracle. We have in it remarkable, 1. The Humanity of the Centurion to his Servant, to teach us Chriſtians to do the like. 2. The profitableneſs of gaod Works, the Centurions love to the Fews in Building them a Synagogue, gaineth their Applications to Chriſt tor him. 23. The Humility of the Centurion, he did not think hinfſelf worthy to appear in Chriſt's preſence, nor to receive Chriſt ints his Houſe. 4. Kis Faith in Chriſt?s Divine Power and Goo4neſs. Tt doth not appear, that he bejieved that Chriſt was the Eternal Son of God, but he did at leaft believe, that he was clothed with a Divine Power, or had a Divine Power Communicated to him from God, by which he was able, at a diſtance, and by no more than a Word, without Application of humanc bational means, to command off the Diſtem- p-r of iis Servant. $5. The Powerof Fatth in God, and its accepta- blenefs to him. Chriſt doth not only effe& the Cure, but predicate his Faith, to be greater than lic tound amongſt the generality of the Jew- iſh Nation, who went for the only People of God at that Day, and had much more Light, and means to diſcern that Chriſt was ſcat of God fer the good ct Men, than this Roman Captaia had.
11 And it came to pals the day after, that he went into a City calied Nain, and many of his diſciples went with him, and much people. |
12 Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, be- hold there was a dead man carried out, the only fon of his mother, and ſhe was a widow, and much people of the city was with her.
13 And when the Lord ſaw her, he had compaſſion en her, 2nd {aid unto her, Weep not.