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came, and the winds blew; and the beat vehemently against that house, an could not shake it; for it was founde on a Rock. And, every one that hear thefe My words, and does them no fhall be like a foolish man, who built Hi house upon the Sand. And the rain def cended, and the floods came, and th winds blew, and beat against that hou and immediately it fell, and the f thereof was great. And it came to pa when JESUS had ended these words, th people were in admiration at His Do Atrine: for, He taught them as one ha ving authority, and not as their Scribes and Pharifees.

Refp. Othat our ears had heard thefe holy words, and heard them immediately from that facred mouth! how deep would each fyllable bave been printed in our memory! how powerfully would each fen tence have drawn our affections. Sup ply, O gracious Lord, this our unhap pinefs; and make us build our faith on Thee, and our life on our faith, that we may stand unshaken in the day of our triall. When we now read Thy bleed wards, if we read them as we ought,

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they fill our hearts with love and admiration: what would they have done, bad we heard them from Thy felf? * Sup ply, O.

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And, when He was come down from the Mountain, great multitudes followd Him; and behold a man full of Leprofic, feeing JESUS, came,and proftrating himfelf, ador'd Him; and on his knees beought Him, faying, Lord, if Thou wilt, Thou canft make me clean. And JESUS having compaffion on him, reacht forth his hand and toucht him, faying, I will be thou made clean: and ftraightway the Leprofie departed from him, and he was made clean. And JESUS threatned him, and immediately caft him forth, com manding him, See thou tell no body; go, fhew thy felf to the Prieft, and offer for thy cleansing, the gift that Mofes Commanded for a teftimony to them.

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But he being gone forth began to publish

and blaze abroad the report; fo that JESUS could now no more go openly into the City, but was without in defert places; and many people came to Him from all parts to hear Him, and to be cu

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red of their infirmities; and He retir into the Defert and prayed.

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Refp. Thus let us learn to bear our felve in all our neceffities: let us go to our Co and reverently bore before Him; let proftrate our selves at His facred fut and with an humble confidence, fay His mercy, Lord, if Thon wilt Thy canft bring it to pass. All we are con cern'd to fear is, our perfons are unma thy, or, the things we petition unfit to granted: elfe we fecurely Securely may rely Thy Bounty, and without the least doub fay to Thy Power, Lord, if Thou LeBon 85. And JESUS entred into Caperna And a certain Centurians Servant, who was dear to him, lay fick and ready to die. And, when he heard of JESUS he fent to him the Elders of the Jews befeeching Him that He would come and heal his Servant. And, when they came to JESUS, they befought Him carneftly, laying, He is worthy that Thou should do this for him; for, he loves our Nati on, and has built us a Synagogue. Then JESUS faid, I will go and cure him; He went with them. And, when He

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ow not far from the house, the Centuon fent Friends to Him, faying, Lord, trouble not thy felf, for I am not worthy Thou shouldft enter under my roof; wherefore, neither thought I my felf worthy to come to Thee: but, speak the word only, and my Servant fhall be heal'd. For, I alfo am a man fubject to uthority, having under me Souldiers: nd Ifay to one, Go, and he goes, and to another, Come, and he comes, and tomy Servant, Do this, and he does it: Which JESUS hearing, He marvelled; and turning about, faid to the people that followed Him, Verily I fay to you, have not found fo great faith, no not Ifrael. And, I fay to you, many fhall Come from the Eaft and Weft, and fit down with Abraham and Ifaac, and Jaab, in the Kingdom of Heaven: But, the Children of the Kingdom fhall be caft out into utter darkness; there fhall

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be weeping and gnashing of Teeth. And

JESUS faid to the Centurion, Go thy Way; as thou haft believ'd fo be it to thee. And his Servant was heal'd in the felf fame hour. And they that were fent, returning to the houfe, found the

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Servant whole that had been fick Refp. Never will I fo confide in my own own prayers, that I neglect the inter ceffion of others; never will I fo rely on others, that I ceafe to endeavour for my felf. Still, Omy Soul, let us all the means we can; and then reft fecur in the mercy of our God. Let our good lives make way for our acceptance, our Faith and Humility prefent our Pe titions, 'tis eafie for His Power to bel vs, 'tis natural for His Goodness tore lieve us. Still, O my

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And it canie to pafs, He went after wards into a City called Naim; and with Him'went His Difciples and a great Mul titude. Now, when He came nigh the Gate of the City, behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only Son of his Mother; and fhe was a Widow,and much people of the City was with her. Whom, when our Lord faw, He was mov'd with pity towards her, and faid to her, Weep not. And He came near and touch'd the Coffin (and they that carryed it stood ftill) and He faid, young man, I fay to thee, Arife. And, he that

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