a Not to communicate with the Jews in their worſhip, which was now antiquated ; but that they might have a larger field to tow the ſeed of the Goſpel into, and therefore it was moſt probably, ſome Sabbath or Fefival-day ; and not unlikely in the evening of that great day of Penrecoft, { of which in the former Chaprer. ) 6 That God mult be worſhipped, and daily prayed unto; the Law of Na- rure, and poſirive Law of God requires: but fays Maimor, there 15 no obligation by virtue of any command of Ged, unto 2ny number of prayers, nor to any certain prayers, nor to definite rime of prayer. | Howloever, they did viually pray thrice a Cay, and tnought cacti of thoſe three times recommended unty them by one of the Patrt- archs, braham, Iſaac, ard 7acob. Howloever, the time of offerinZ up the morning and evening Sacrifice, was recommended or Com- manded by God, as a time of prayer. A Sacrifise being an actual prayer, as the other is real or verbal. « About three a clock in the afternoon, the time of the evening Sacrifice.
was carried, whom they laid daily e at the gate of the tem- 8. ple f, which is called Beautiful g f, to ask alms þ of them t job. 9. s. that entered into the temple : | d And not by any caſualty, that ſo the miracle might be rhe greater, and the Power of th: Gol of Nature appear. « By which ir I Kkkk OED { >» 3a: #k 853 «
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This man out of pride, being un- | 12 © Ang when Peter ſaw it, he anſivereq wilhng ro beg of the Geztiles, rhough Proſelyred, ( whom they people, Ye men of Iſrael e, why marvel ye at thi did centern } or our of policy, hoping to receive 7 ory Jews,
whom he is nearer related to, h Poverty isno ſign of God's dis avour; ; Re ; : = A, ( cur b{{{kd Redeemer is in an eſpecial manner called Caput holineſs f, we had made this man to walk ?
eps from that of the Gentiles.
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” was manitch, that it could not beby any correſpondence betwixt the | been in the Court of the Gen+i{z5, and that of the Few; Anoft ics and ce 'ame man upon this occaſion. 7 Where there muſt ourward and inward Court ; bur rohave contain'd a Seat part of;! needs be the greater notice taken ofhim, none goINg 1N or out, but Court of the Gentiles, if the whole Court of the Gentiles mah; - ſuch as might fee him. g For the excellency of the workmanſhip : | be ſo called, as being indeed bur 2 porch, or an entrance 1,9 41 Ic was at the entting into the ſecond Court, or the Court of the | Court of the Jews.
look ye ſo earneſtly on us, as though by our ow
# | but lamencls in this man, divers miſerics, and calamities | a For 4; ſaid, an ordinary Hebraiſm , though no queſtion »..
12 0ta-1s, bing them to the knowledge of Chriſt, and Salvation | put unto him ; thus the Evangeliſt tells us, that our Saviour ;
2d and ſaid, when there was no previous queſtion {; poken of ”
3 Who feing 7 Peter and John about to go into the | 11. 25. Nay, Jeſus anſwered and ſaid unto th. fig-tree, Att,
temple, asked an alms. : q: s Though lame; every one hath ſomething that is truly valuable, f and” matter of praiſe and thanks unto God.
14. Thats, he ſpake powerfully unto it. e An iIngratiating pellation, they ever valuing themſelves and Others on thar Holineſs, were it never ſo real, and great in men, cann the leaſt Miracle, although it is it ſelf, all things conſidere
4 And Peter taſtning his eyes upon him & with John, ſaid, great one. d, a vers
© The eye ffs the heart, and ſpeaks the compaſſion he had A2co he God of our fathers hath glori JEL greet ol he did not diſdain thorowly and ſeriouſly Jacob, t T 8'orifled
ot this poor man, , - to behoid : he excites the lame mans expectation, and requires
T3 * The God of Abraham, and of Ifnac, and o-
bis Attention, that he might the more mind the manner and means | preſence of Pilate, when he was determined to let oy
God the glory
of his cure, and be the better prepared to give
5 And he gave heed m7 uito them, expeCting to receive ſomerhing of rhem. _ :
1m Wirth his eyes and mind too, bein this he was commanded to do, hopes : Thus we receive of God daily,
g intent upon the Apoſtles, and it ſucceeds more than we can ask or
6 Then Peter faid, Silver and gold have I none #, but ſuch as I have o give I theep : In the Name q of Jeſus Chriſt
of Nazareth r, riſe up and walk.
2 That is, at hand or about me, neither had the Apoſtles abounded indeed, but in grace, power from Chriſt to heal. eftcCual for thee. 9 Inthe Chriſt ; and truſting unto his promiſed to things that are net, as if rhey were. called, and being known by that name, the it, though it had been b
he much elſewhere ;
? I apply ic to thee, and will make ir command of Jeſus aſſiſtance, who viour was uſually ſo Apoſtle does not decline y many (without cauſe) given him by way
7 And he took him by the right hand s, and lift him up , and immediately 7 his feet and ancle-bones
s Notdiſdaining to take hold of a
: poor cripple or beggat ; as alſo being fully perſwaded of Chriſts preſ;
nce with him for his cure : and the more evidently appear, that this was the wor and on a ſudden,
od, who can without means, # Whence his lameneſs did unto the weak, Be ſtrong.
s And he leaping up x, ſtood, and w with them into the temple, walking, praiſing God.
x Thus was fulfilled that Prophecy of 1ſaiah ſpall the lame man leap as an hart ; and chus the ] that he was perfeCtly cured; though in an in leaping, and praiſing God, to whom alone he att and pertett (and therefore) Miraculous cure ; ; the Apoſiles words he knew thing, but God is all in all unto him : and he did t- truth of the Miracle that was wrovght upon h Soul rejoyced in God is Saviour.
9 And ail the people ſaw
bring ought to thus God can ſay
alked, and entred and leaping y, and
, Chap. 35. 6. then ame man maniteſted ſtant, walking, and ributed that ſudden, he attributes no- did little or no- this to evidence Im, and that his
thing unto the means
him walking and praiſing
y done, that none co enemies of the Goſpel are
z I his Miracle was ſo publick) matrer of at ; which the tcls, Crap. 4. 16. :
19 And they knew that it was he 2 at the Beautiful gate of the temple : with wonder and amazement b at tha
which ſat for alms and they were filled t which had hapned
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