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XVII.

St. MATTH. Chap. VIII. Ver. 2, 3, 4.

2.

there came a leper, and worshipped

bim, faying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me

clean.

3. And Fefus put forth his hand, and touched bim, faying, I will, be thou clean. And immediately his leprofie was cleanfed.

4 And Fefus faith unto him, See thou tell no man, but go thy way, fhew thy felf to the priest, and offer the gift that Mofes commanded, for a teftimony unto them.

XVIII

The Centurion's Servant heal'd of the Palfie.

A Brave Centurion next our Lord address'd,

Whofe Servant with the Palfie lay opprefs'd:
To whom he thus--- Thou hait not ask'd in vain;
My felf I'll come, and foon remove his Pain:
When He--- I'm far unworthy fuch a Grace,
A Sinner of the Gentiles hopeless Race.

Speak and tis done, for thus at thy Command
My Souldiers march, retreat, advance, or stand.
With pleafing wonder thus our Lord rejoyn'd,
Such Faith in Ifrael, yet I ne're could find.
But many a Gentile fhall the Kingdom gain,
In Bliss and Light with all the Patriarchs reign;
While in the difmal Realms of Night and Pain,
Shall Abraham's mifcall'd Offspring be confin'd:
For thee, thy Faith has won, thy Suit is fign'd,
Thy Servant lives--- O'rejoy'd he went, and found
The fick reftor'd to Health, the Paralytic found.

XVIII.

St. MATTH. Chap. VIII. Ver. 5,6,7,8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13.

18.

3. And when Jefus was entred into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, befeeching him, 6. And faying, Lord, my fervant lieth at home fick of the palfie, grievously tormented, &c.

12. And Fefus faid unto the centurion, Go thy way, and as thou haft believed, so be it done unto thee. And his fervant was bealed in the Self-fame bour.

XIX.

The Tempest ftill'd by his Rebuke.

THE Saviour now a Voy'ge is pleas'd to

make,

Royal Tiberias! o're thy fifhful Lake

With his lov'd Twelve, when loe! a Storm arose,
And every Wave their feeble Bark o'reflows;
While he, whom Sins nor Cares did waking keep,
In their finall Cabin did fecurely fleep:

They run and wake him with the Tempeft tofs'd,
O Mafter! help us! or we all are loft.
He rofe and did their finking Vessel save
First, them rebuk'd, and then the rising Wave.
O weak in Faith! what meant this causless Fear?
What Danger can there be when I am here?
Then calms the Winds and Surges with his Word,
For Nature knew him, and obey'd her Lord:
To well-known Caves the trembling Tempefts
creep,

And Waves to Dimples turn'd, adorn the fmi ling Deep

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XIX.

St. MATTH.Ch. VIII. Ver. 24, 25,26.

24. And behold, there arofe a great tempeft in the fea, infomuch that the fhip was covered with the waves but he was afleep.

25. And his difciples came to him, and awoke him, faying, Lord, fave us: we perish.

26. And he faith unto them, Why are ye fearful, Oye of little faith? Then be arofe and rebuked the winds and the fea, and there was a great calm.

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