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CXVIII.

St. JOHN Chap. III. Ver. 5, 6, 7, 8.

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5. Verily verily, I say unto you, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

6. That which is born of the flesh, is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit, is Spirit.

7. Marvel not that I fay unto thee, Te must be born again.

8. The wind bloweth where it lifteth, and thou hearest the found thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: Jo is every one that i born of the Spirit.

CXIX.

Chrift reveals himself to the Samaritan Woman:

UR Saviour to Samarian Sychar goes, And does by Jacob's Well himself repose; (For now the Sun directly darts his Ray, High-mounted in the burning Noon of Day.) Weary and faint, the Manhood he confefs'd, And Water does, t'allay his Thirft, requeft Of one who then, as chanc'd, approach'd the Place, A Woman of Samaria's mingled Race: She wonders why a Jew, who them defy'd, Shou'd ought of her defire; our Lord reply'd, With whom thou doft converse, didst thou but

know,

(The greateft Gift that God cou'd e're bestow.) Thou Living-Water would'st from him implore, Which those who once but tafte, fhall thirft no

more.

Then did the Errors of her Life unfold, Which to her Neighbours the departing told : This muft, she said, the Great Meffiah be, For who cou'd know the fecret Soul but He? They came, they heard, his Doctrine they receiv'd, Vaft Crowds their Errors left, and him Believ'd. All with enlighten'd Eyes confefs they find That He indeed the Chrift, the Saviour of Man

kind.

CXIX.

St. JOHN Chap. IV. Ver. 5, 6, 7, 8.

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5. Then cometh he to a city of Samaria, which is called Sychar, near to a parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his fon Jofeph.

6. Now Jacob's well was there. Fefus therefore being wearied with his journey, fat thus on the well: and it was about the fixth hour.

7. There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Fefus faith unto her, give me to drink.

8. For his difciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat, &c.

CXX.

The Noble-man's Son of Capernaum heal'd.

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Courtier, thro' Herodian Regions known, Noble of Birth, and Kinfman to the Throne; Whose dear and only Son expiring lay, Addrefs'd our Lord, and for his Life did pray. To whom the Son of God, his Faith to try, As mindless of his Suit, did thus reply: Unless you Signs and Wonders daily fee, Ohard of Heart! you'll not believe in me. Again th' impatient Father begs his Aid, Which, if his Prefence longer he delaid, Wou'd come too late; This answer Jesus gives, --Return with Joy, thy Son's reftor'd and lives. The Man believ'd, and as he haften'd down The easy Hill to rich Capern'um's Town, His Servants met, the joyful News they tell, Tho' out of Breath, his Son was ftrangely well. Our Saviour's Doctrine gladly he receives,

And him, the Son of God, with all his House, be

lieves.

Η Βασιλικός:

CX X.

St. JOHN Chap. IV. Ver. 49, 50, 51.

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49. The noble-man faith unto him, Sir, come down e're my child die.

50. Fefus faith unto him, Go thy way, thy fon liveth. And the man believed the word that Fefus had Spoken unto him, and he went his way.

51. And as he was now going down, his fervants met him, and told him, faying, Thy fon liveth,

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