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fied of all her Children. Wo to thofe froward Spirits, who call good evil. and evil good, who quarrel with aufterities as Melancholly and Superftitious, and cenfure a familiar virtue as flack and undifciplin'd, and cross-interpret every thing to a perverfe fenfe. But, the Truth.

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And, one of the Pharifees defir'd Him to eat with him; and He went into the Pharifees house, and fat down to meat. And, behold, a Woman who was in the City, a finner, when the knew that JESUS fat at meat in the Pharisees house; brought an Alabafter box of Ŏintinent: and, standing at His Feet behind Him, began to wash His Feet with tears, and wip'd them with the hairs of her head; and kiffed His Feet, and anointed them with the Ointment. Now, when the Pharifee who had bidden Him faw it, he spake withim himself, faying, This man, if he were a Prophet, would furely know who and what manner of Woman this is that touches Him: for, the is finner. And, JESUS answering said to him, Simon, I have somewhat to say to

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thee: (and he faid, Master, say.) A certain Creditor had two Debters; the one How'd five hundred pence, and the other fifty: And, when they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both: Tell Me, therefore, which of them loves him moft? Simon anfwered and faid, I fuppofe he to whom he forgave moft.And He faid to him, thou haft rightly judg'd. And He turn'd to the Woman, and faid int to Simon, Secft thou this Woman? I enter'd into thy houfe; thou gaveft Me no Water for My Feet: but he has washt My Feet with Tears, and wip'd them h with the hairs of her head. Thou gavest Meno kifs; but this Woman, fince the time I came in, has not ceas'd to kiss My Feet.. My head with Oyl thou didst not anoint; but this Woman has anointed My Feet with Ointment. Wherefore,

ay to thee, Many fins are forgiven her; it becaufe fhe has loved much but, to, whom lefs is forgiven, he loves lefs.. And He faid to her Thy Sins are forgiven thee thee. And, they who fat at meat with Him began to fay within themfelves, Who is this alfo that forgives ins? But, He faid to the Woman, 6.5. Thy

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Thy Faith bath faved thee; Go in peace Refp. O the Sweet Spirit of our Blessed Saviour! bow readily He entertains a re turning finner! how graciously repeats and dwells on every paffage of their converfion, exalting each little circumftance with a rare industrious eloquence, and clofing all with a free and general par don! Many fins are forgiven.ber, becaufe he loved much. O the strange efficacy of perfect Charity! it inftantly changes the most vicious life into a courfe of heroick virtue; it inftantly turns the moft dreadfull Wrath of God into peace and jay and everlasting Mercies. Ma: ny fins

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And they come to a houfe: and the Multitude refort together again, fo that they could not fo much as cat Bread. And, when his Frlends heard of it, they went forth to hold Him; for, they faid,. He is befides Himself. Then was brought to Him one poffefs'd-with a. Devil, Blind and Dumb; and He heard him, so that he both fpake and faw. And all the People were amaz'd, and faid, Is not this the Son of David? But, when the

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int Pharifees heard it, they faid, This Man cafts not out Devils, but by Beelzebub prince of the Devils. And the Scribes who came down from Jerufalem faid, He bhas Beelzebub, and by the Prince of the Devils,cafts He out Devils. And others, tempting Him, askt of Him a fign from Heaven. But, JESUS, knowing their thoughts, call'd them to Him, and faid to them in Parables, How can Satan caft Out Satan? Every Kingdom divided against it felf is brought to defolation; and every City or Houfe divided against it felf fhall not ftand. And, if Satan caft out Satan, he is divided against himfelf: how fhall then his Kingdom stand ? ! Because you fay by Beelzebub I caft out Devils. And if I by Beelzebub caft out Devils, by whom do your Children caft them out? therefore they thall be your Judges. But, if I caft out Devils by the Spirit of God, then the Kingdom of God Is. come upon you... Or, how can one enter into a strong mans houfe, and fpoil his Goods, except he first bind the strong man? and then he will fpoil his houfe.. When a ftrong man armed keeps his Palace, his goods are in peace; but, when

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a ftronger then he fhall come upon him and overcome him, he takes from him all his armour wherein he trufted, and divides his spoils. He that is not with Me is against Me, and he that gathers not with Me scatters abroad.. Where fore, I fay to you, All fins fhall be for given to the Sons of Men, and the Bla phemies wherewith they shall Blaspheme but the Blafpheny against the Holy Ghoft fhall not be forgiven. And, whoever fpeaks a word against the Son of Man, it fhall be forgiven him, but whoever fpeaks against the Holy Ghost it fhall not be forgiven him, neither in this World nor in the World to come, but he fhall be guilty of an Eternal offence: Becaufe they faid, He has an unclean Spirit.. Refp. Deliver us, O Lord, from those des fperate fins, which fo rarely are par don'd, that they are faid to be unpar.. donable: deliver us from reffting the motions of Thy Spirit, and from choaking the convictions of our own Confcien

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*Deliver us, O Lord! and never let the Devil of Blafphemy enter into Thy Servants. But enter Thon, O dear. eft JESU, and poffeß our hearts for

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