0» | E, C - - ®, * . R s _ 3 ® 74 _— w / CID on a= wv T4 p” PAE187) 13V 3t2 p wolifve ro Ns *x*, . Bits THhois wo not — dip. = is $ Feat Wi} GNr hone we th int Galicee, bur why he Gi not go to Nazaret/ hut CV OUT We tis I" - Se: Bn coo Lions: hes ion che Ooaritory nit ot Gaiziee, VECAaU:e ENG CUY) WAS his own en Mie os oy ' of 4 a 1q N , * of = $44 » 4* , ” COUNntry, GAG 8 COVE #5 TeC! without VUURCHT, except in his on SEIITIENTD CEoffet, »). Y " c yo = he : 4 pF _ bo. i > © as Tien when he was come into Gailec, thc «oF e
G uiiiizans reccived him, having ſeen all the things tac he did ar Hieruſalem ac the feaſt c; for they 2ifo went unto the leaſt d.
© When he came not to Nazareth, hut to ſome parts of Gaizice, the Glieans emertained him Hofpitably, and this they did becaulc &; tha'e Viracles they had feen wrought by him at the Paſjo ver-feaſt, where Chrit was, Ch. 2. d For theſe Galzleans, rho' they lived at a great diitance from iTternfaiem, yet were obſervant of the Law hich commanded all the Males of the Jers to be preſent at rhat So- !cmity. The Samaritans ſaw no Miracle, bur believed Chriit up- cn his Word. The Galileans alſo received Chriit, bur their ſeeing <1 ins Miracles at the Fealt, is given as the Cauſe of rneir receiving bim, their Faith was not ſo Noble as that of the Samaritans. Bleſſc.. ({ai:h our Saviour) are they, who have not ſeen, and yet believed,
a6 So Jeſus came again into Cana of Galilee, whore he made the water wine e. And there was
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+2 C2:tain | Nebleman. whoſe fon was ſick at Cape:
naum 7. e Our Saviour coming into Ga/zfee, made choice of Cana, the
F* *% = 4 , : FE F;7FES Lace where being at a Marriage-Featt, he turned Water into Vine,
Ci. 2. firſt to tix it; the reafon is not expreſſed, and therefore vainly egciicd at by Interpreters ; there he worketh a ſecond Miracle, not pon the Perfon of any one of Cana, bur upon the Son of one, who was at Capernarum, which was a City m the Tribe of Neptrals upon the Shozr of the famous River Joruan f. This Perſon 1s deſcribed t© be one that was /ariainis, a Nobleman, whether of rhe Blooq ot Herod thac was Terraci of Galilee, or forme Courtier, or Principal Servant of his, it 15not fatd, ; 47 When he heard that Jeſus was come 'out Oi J: dea into Galilee g, he went unto him and befoughr tim that he would come down and heal his fon & {or hewas at the point of death z. g Chrilt had been in Ga!zlee before, and in this Town, and
wronzht a Miracle, and if this Courezer were a Ditciple of For: { which ſome think, bur jr is hard ro prove) it 1s propable be had been at the Paſſover, and ſeen the Miracles he wrovght there, or at leait 11ght have heard of them from ſome who were there 3 + though it ws a good way from Capernazm thither, yer his love to his Son carried hun, and humbled him to beſcech Chriit, that he would
come downand heal 4is Son, by which he ſhewed a great weakne's of Faith, as if he thought thar Chriit could nor pur forth his bealiug Vertue ata diitance, bur his Perſonal prefe.uce was neceifary, as Na- aman the Syrian, thought that Ef: mult come down and lay his Hand upon him z; his Son it 1cems was in hutaane appearance dying.
45 Then faid Jeſus unto him, * except ye ſee ſigns and wonders ye will not believe &.
{ It may ſeem {trange to ſuch as do nor well weigh all Circumſtan
ces.that our Saviour,who at other times went withour asking, ſhewed hinifelt ſo hard to be intreated by this Courtzer, and anſwereth him
fo roughly ; bur we mutt not take our ſelves to be able to give a cer- tain Account of all Chrifts Actions, and different dealings with Per
fons, whoſe Hearts he well enough knew. Thus. much 1s certain, that our Savicur always preferred that Faith which was given ro his
bare word, betore that which waited for a Miracle contirmative of
that word, Foþn 20. 29. Our Saviour faw that this Courtzer came to hun purely upon a Natural account, for the Recovery of his dying
Son, Without a de{ire to be inſtructed in his Heavenly Doctrine,
zherefore (as it may be preſumed} he checks this Courtzer, and nor
humalone, bur the generality of the Zews, who were only ſtruck with Admiration of his Works, and drawn from Curioſity, or ſome temporal Benefit, to follow him, withour a due regard of his Perion,
or the Heavenly faving Truths Preached by him.
49 The nobleman ſaith unto him, Sir, come down,
ere my child die 7.
{ The Courtier, tho' probably of Spirit enough ro have ſhewn ſome difcontent at cur Saviours no kinder Anſwer ro him betore, yet was fo intent upon his Sons life, that he rakes no notice of ir, but renewerh his Requeſt, till diſcovering the weakneſs of his Faith, as ng that Chriſts Perſonal preſcnce was neceſſary to the Lite of 318 SON»
50 Jeſus faith unto him, Go thy way ; thy ſon li- veth m. And the man believed the word that Jeſus had ſpoken unto him, and he went his way ».
m Our Saviour would neither diſcourage the weak Faith of this Nobleman, nor yet inconrage his weakneſs ; he healeth his Son for the e::Couragement of his Faith ; he doth by his Word, without going down to him, thet he might nor gratifie his weaknels, thinking thar h's Perſonal preſence was neceſſary ; he bids him go, for his Son was recovered [that 1s here meant by /zveth) 1 upon this bis Faith grow. cth, and ke who before only believed Chriit ro be a Prophet probably vpn others hear ſay, now helieveth his word, that is, was perſwaded Lt his 3on Was indeed Recovered,
5: And as he was now going down, his ſervants met him, and cold him, ſaying, Thy fon liveth o.
2 Tie tervants that met him to bring the acceptable News of his Sons recevery, knew ncthing of the Pailages thar had been berwixr Crrilt and rhetr Matter, bur meerly came to tell their Mafter, what they krew would be xicceptable to him.
52: Then enquired he the hour when he began to amend ; and tney ſaid unto him Yeſterday, at the leventh hour, the fever lett him p,
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Chan 3 ES. ap, \ ſa! p He enquireth the precile time, they tell him it was abour 41. feventh Hour. The Miracle appeared 1 the ſuddenneſs of the Rec. very, and alfo that it was without the application of means, ax ang any that could have produced io fudden an ef. | wg 52 Sothe father knew that z# vs at the fame bg. in which Jeius had ſaid unto him, Thy fon livern, . and buntelf believed, and iis whole houty
J The cireumitance of the time when iis Son recovered 321661. with the very Hour, when Chriit had (aid uno him, Thy (4, GS