may juſtly amaze any thinking Soul that ever read the Goſpel. Chriſt went every where about Preaching, and the Twelve were with him, ſometimes hearing (as his Diſciples) ſometimes Preaching ; ſome Women alſo were with him, ſuch as had been healed of evil $i- rits and other Diſeaſes. Mary Magdalene was one, out of whom he had caſt ſeven Devils, that is, many Devils. Moſt think ſhe had her Name from Magdala, a City in Galilee, where ſhe was bred, 0r dwelt. It is a great error to think ſhe was the Mary mentioned, Fohn 11. the Siſter of Lazarus ; ſhe lived in Bethany near to Feria lem; yet it is plain from Mark 16. that ſhe was at Jeruſalem at the time of Chriſt's Death and ReſurreRion, but ſo were many that fol- lowed him from Galilee, Mark. 15. 14. Lake. 23. 49+ [ 4nd Joann the Wife of Chuza, Herods Steward. Chrift hath his e# in ail places his Foſeph in Pharoahs Court, his Daniel and three Childre® in Nebuchadnezzars Court, his Saints in Nero's houſhold, Phil. 4. 2 his Joanna in Herods Family 3 this was that Herod Antipas, Tetrarch 7 Galilee, he who put Fohn the Baptiſt to death, and himſelf with b1s Soldiers mocked Chriſt ; poſſibly his Steward was as bad, but # Wife was one that followed Chrift, knowing that tho her Husband had Power over her Body, he had none over her Soul. [ Ant!" minifired to kim of their ſubſtance.] 1hey were not aſhamed to * ſeen following of Chriſt, tho doubtleſs they met with ſcoffs cnoue'' Nor were they aſhamed to be reproached for their former failing, was Chriſt becauſe of their foriner Lives or the Life of ſome of then to have them following him. Tt is a Glory to Chriſt, and fo the Church of Chriſt to have great Sinners brought to him, and brough! into it ; the only ſhame is to ſuch as being in the Church, or tending at leaſt to be Chriſtians, are Debauchees ſtil. Chriſt did 0 give himſelf for a People, that were pure, and holy, without jp! , wrinkle, but that he might ſan@ifie them and cleanſe th-m, _—_— waſhing of Water by the Word, Eph. . 25, 26, 27. Following Ci" they mniſtred to him. This was according to Chriſt's Doftrine, m——_ Io. 10. and his Apoſtles after him, x Cor. 9. T1. 2 Cor. 8 9. 14: ” Some of them might be Virgins, ſome Widows, fome Wives(who I:
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the 1,ord of at, rehicn either _the;r Hus-ands or tiney poilciſed, Nor was Ciritt alhurmnca to Ye un ne Dukes of crhers, Wie he was providins {(piritual rood for the S's of alj, 2 Cir. B. 9.
and when much people were gathered together, and were come to hum out of every city, he ſpake by a rable ; A ſower We!:1r out to fow his ſeed : and as he fowed, ſome fell by the ways ſide, and it was troden down, and the fowls of the air devoured ir. 6 And ſome feil upon a rock, and affoon as it was ſprung up, 1t withered away, becaute it lacked moi- ure. "_ And ſome fell among thorns, and the thorns ſprang up with ir, and choaked it. | | 8 And other fell on good ground , and ſprang up, "2nd bare fruit an hundred-fold and when he had ſaid rheſe things, he cried, He thar hath ears to hear, let him ear. , * And his diſciples asked him, ſaying, What might > this parable be * "© 10 And he faid, Unto you it is given to know the myſteries of the kingdgin of 0d : bur to others in pa- _ rables 3 that * ſeeing they might not ſee, and hearing they mighr not underſtand. 14 Now the parable is this : * The ſeed is the word of God. 12 thoſe by rhe way-ſide, are they that hear ; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of tiic:r
: : i3 They onthe rock, are rvey, which when they hear. | : receive the word with joy ; and theſe have no roor, | : which for a w hile believe, and in tire of cemptatiuu ) fall away.
? ' 14 And that which fell among thorns, are they which _ | when they have heard, go forth, and are choaked with
Tucrands, to him who was |
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place into thie lak:
went up tnto the tiup, cad returned back _
things God hath done unto thee.
KA E. 26 And they arrived at the country of the Gadarenss which is over againſt (alilee. Z
27 And when he went forth to land, there met him -_ of the City, a certain man which had deyils loag cine, = _ cloaths, neither abode in any houte, bur itn
23 When he ſaw Jeſus, he cried out, and fe!} down before him, and with a loud voice {aid, What have | to do with thee, Jeſus thou £on of God moſt high? I beſeech thee torment me nor. :
29 For he had commanded the unclean ſpirit to come out ol the man. For oftentimes it had caught him, and he :.as kept bound with chains, and in fetters : and he brake the bands, and was driven of the devil into the wildernels.
30 And ſeſus asked him, ſaying, What is thy name ? And be ſaid, Legion, becauſe many devils were encred into him.
31 And they beſovght him that he would not command them to $o our into the deep. | ; 32 And there was there an herd of many ſwine feed- ing on the mountain - and they beſought him char he would tuffer them to enter into them. And he ſullered
them.
33 Then wenr the devils out of the man, and entred
and the herd ran violently down a ſtzep 7nd were choiked. -
54 When thy that ted them faw what was done,
| ; r>ey fled, and went and told jr in the city and in the hearts, left they ſhould believe and be ſaved. *
mecry, 35 Then chey went out to fee what was done, 2:14
Came *n Tei 5 and found the man out of whom the devils
«er: 4-9, {itting at the ee of Jeſus, cloat! d, aud
i IS 2, 4 1171, and they were afraid.
36 TÞ., ao which law it, told chem by what means
he tha. was rciziled of the devils vas healed.
37 Ibhen the whole rricunde of the country of the
Gadarenes round about, * betought him to deyart from * As 15. them ; for t!
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38 Now the man out of whom the devils were depart-
ed, beſought him r+:.. he might be with him, But Jeſus 1ent him away, taying,
39 Retnrn to thine own houſe, and ſhew how great And he went his way,
and publiſhed throughout the whole city, how great things | Jetus had done*unto him,
40 And it came to paſs, that when Jeſus was returned,
; | cares, andriches, and pleaſures of rhjs life, and bring no L | fruir to perfection.