FIf before three Diſciples, 28 —— 35. Ca#eth out an unclean Sji-
rit, 37 Ci Telleth his Dijciples who ſhould be the greateſt amorg
them, 45 48%. Dehortech them ſrom forbidding any to coſt out
Devils in his Naine, 49, 5. Journeying to Feruſalem is refuſed by
the Samaritans, and reproveih 3s Dijciples for their deſire of Re-
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I Het: he called his twelve diſciples together, and gave ther power 144 authority over all devils, and to cure difeaſes.
2 And he ſent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal rhe fick.
2 And he {zid unto them, Take'nothing for your jour- ney, ncither ſtaves, nor ſcrip, neither bread, neither money ; neither have rwo coats aNtece.
4 And whatſoever houle ye enter into, there abide, and thence deparr:.
5 And wholoever will not receive you, when ye go out of that city, ſhake off the very duſt from your feet for ateſtimony againit chem. |
6 And they departed and went through the towns , preaching the goſpe!, and healing every where. |
We nave heara ct the churn of theſe twelve Diſciples and their Namcs, chop. 5.13. Ih 3.14. Our Saviour choſe them to be with hirm, to lcarn of kim, 23d to he inſtruted by him, and to be Witneſſes of what he fa14, and did 5 after ſome time thus ſpent, he ſends tiiem forth to Preach the Goſpel, and giveth them a Power to confirm the Dottrine which they preached, by teveral miraculous
operations. A7atihey takes no notice of their E'ef7jn, only of their Mijfom. Both Afrh and Lube take notice of both. The 3, 4, «, 6.
Verſes, give us an account of the inſtrutions he gave them, we mer with tom all befor, and a more full account of them. See the Notes on Hat:h. 15. 1,2, 3 7,8, 9, 10. and Mark 6.9, 8, 5.
7 * Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done by hfm, and he was perplexed, becauſe that it was -v{, {aid of ſome, that ſohn was riſen from the dead.
8 And of ſome, that Elias had appeared : and of others, that one of the old prophers was riſen again. |
9 And Herod ſaid, ſohn have I beheaded, but who is
this of whom | hear fuch things ? And he deſired to ſee
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him. This Herd, was 772534 Antipas the Tetrarch of Galilee, who had behcaded oor the j7,pitff, Fe heareth of theſe great things done by
Chriit, and Hymoper, ſaith the Evangel;t; it is a Word that fignift- tif a great diſturbance, and perplexity of Miid, when a Man-1s in doubt and fear, and Engweth not what Counſels to take or follow ; it 3s vicd, Cube 24.4. Als 2. 12. As g. 24 As no. 17, The other Evanrgelifis tay 22rd bimfclt guctied it wis Fohn the Baptiſt, whom he had bchcaded, Oh! the: power of +-guilty Conſcience ? He had murdercd Foln, now te 18 afraid his 6h haunted him, or that t1S Soul was entied inte anviter Body, that it might be revenged on PLN 3 omers gpoilcd virinuily. Herod knoweth not what to think; vut Ooitreth co. foe Chit, poTruly chit he might make up ſome
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judgment about him, poſſivly out of meer curiofitvr, Put wa c., not that he did ſee tim, until Pilate ſent him to him after 11.5 Dig mination of him, Like 22. 8. _—_
10 * And the apoſtles when they were returned, tolg him all that they had done. * And he took them "Mar went aſide privately into a deſart place, belonging 4 city called Bethfaida. :
11 And the people when they knew it, followed | him : and he received them, and ſpake unto the, of the kingdom of God, and healed them thar had neeq 5 healing, ;
The Evangeliſts give us but a ſummary account of thinss, yy. read of the Miſſion, or ſending out of the Apoſtles, v. 1. Here we reg, of their return and giving their Lord an account of thcir diſcharge of the truſt he had repoſed in them. Being returned, our Szviur «. eth with them into a place near 'Bethſazda, not much inhabited, 14 therefore called Deſare. He never wanted followers, nor an her; +, reccive them, and to take all opportunities to do them good, 14,1, followed him, he vecetveth them, and Preacheth to them for the 9g, of their Souls, and healeth thoſe amongſt them that were fick - teach us to joyn Spiritual with Body, and bodily with ſpirituzt Alms, Spiritual Alms, ſuch as inſt-u:Hm, reprogf, counſol, gre 4; much better than thoſe that relieve only bodily wants, as the Soy! 4; better than the Body. Spiritual Alms, , without bodily relief, Som ſuch as are able to give them, are fittcſt for ſpiritual! pcctons ; Carta! ignorant People, that have no ſeaſe of ſpiritual things, mit ty 11, Children al'ur'd into a ga0d opinion of the things and ways of $14 by ſome bodily Charity, and fo taken by guile and enticed to +1 knowledge of God,
12 And when the day began to wear away, then can; the twelve, and faid unto him, Sena the multitude away, that they may go into the towns and country roy1g abour,: and lodge, and get victuals; for we are here in ; delarr place.
13 Burt he ſaid unco them, Give ye them to eat. Ang they ſaid, - We have no more but five loaves and twy fithes ; except we ſhould go and buy meat for al] this people.
14 For they were about five thouſand men. And he ſaid to his diſcipies, Make them ſit down by fifties in
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company. ; 15 And they did fo, and made them all fit down. 16 Then he took the five loaves, and the two fiſhes, Wy and looking up to heaven, he bleſſed them, and brake, 1
and gave to the diſciples to ſet before the multitude.
17 And they did eat, and were all filled, and there i was taken up of fragments that remained to them, twelve In baskets.
The Hiſtory of this Miracle is recorded by all the four Evanzzlif:, _ See the Notes on Matth. 14.15. and on Mark 6, 35, We ſha!l again meet with it, 7ehn 6. 5. with ſome further circumitances. Lu: fir hath nothing but what we have before met with, :
18 And it came to paſs as he was alone praying, hi; Ine diſciples were with him : and he asked them, ſaying, | * Whom {ay the people that lam ? he bel
I9 They anſwering, ſaid, * John the Baptiſt : but; DIL ſome ſay, Elias : and others /ay, that one of the old pro- ; phets 1s riſen again. _.. doy
20 Ke faid unto them, But whom fay. ye that I am? cd * Peter an{wering, ſaid, The Chrift of God. Fa ar
21 And he ſtraightly charged them, and commanded ve
| them to tell no man that thing, 4
22 Saying, * The ſon of man' muſt ſuffer many* God things, and be rejected of -the elders, and chief prieſts,” whit and ſcribes, 'and be flain, and be raiſed the thiri EF 4. day. Ws Ei | fort
Mathew and Mark tet] us this diſcourſe paſſed at Ceſared Philipy!, men,