Childrens Bread, and caft it to the Dogs. And the answered, yes Lord; for the Whelps alfo under the Table eat of the Childrens crums which fall from the Table of their Mafters. Then faid JESUS, O Woman, great is thy Faith, be it done to thee as thou defireft: For this faying, Go thy way; the Devil is departed out of thy Daughter. And her Daugh ter was made whole from that very hour. And, when thewas gone to her houfe, the found the young Maid lying on a Bed, and the Devil gone out.

of her..

Refp. If Thou dělayeft to hear me, O Lord,

let

me yet continue to call on Thee; if Thou reject me for my own unworthineß, let me strain all my powers to move Thy Mercy. * Have Mercy on me, O Lord, Thou Son of David, and from this very: bour, heal my Soul. Let me not curionfly fearch into the fecrets of Thy Pro. vidence, why fo many Nations were fo long neglected, and fo many still remain unconverted: but rather delight in Thy boundless Goodness, while of every Nation be that trufts in Thee fhall be faved. * Have mercy

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And JESUS, departing from the Coafts of Tyre, came by Sidon to the Sea of Galilee, through the midft of the Coafts of Decapolis: and they bring to Him one that was Deaf, and had an impediment in his Speech, and beseech Him to lay His hand upon him. And He took him afide from the multitude, and put His Fingers into his Ears, and Spitting toucht his Tongue. And, looking up to Heaven He figh'd, and faid to him, Ephphata, that is be opened. And straightway his Ears were opened, and the firing of his Tongue was loosed, and he fpake plain. And He charged them that they 1hould tell no man: but, the more He charged them, fo much the more a great deal they publifht it; and fo much the more admired, faying, He has done all things well, the Deaf He has made to hear, and the Dumb to speak. And ascending into a Mountain He fat there. And great Multitudes came to Him, having with them thofe that were dumb, blind, lame, maini'd, and many others; and caft them down at JESUS's Feet, and He healed them: infomuch that the

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Multitude wondred when they faw the Dumb fpeak, the Lame walk, the Blind fee. And they Glorified the God of frael

Refp. Lord, how ungrateful are we, compared to Thy ancient followers! Thou chargeft us to remember Thy benefits, and we forget them; Thon commandeft us to publish Thy Mercies, and we conceal them. Behold, O Bleßed JESU, we fall down at Thy Feet; reach forth Thy Hand and beal us, that we may Glorifie Thee the God of the Chriftians. Too often have our Ears been Deaf to Thy Voice, and our Tongues dumb to Thy Praife; too often have our Eyes been blind to Thy directions, and all our fenfes impediments to Thy Service. Be-.. bold, O

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In those days, again, the Multitude leing very great, and having nothing to cat, JESUS called His Difciples together and fays to them, I have compaflion on the Multitude, because they have now been with Me three days, and have nothing to eat and I will not fend them honie fafting, leaft they faint in the way;

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for, fome of them came from far. And His Difciples answered, whence fhould we have fo much Bread in the Wilder nefs to fill fo great a Multitude? And JESUS askt them, How many Loave have you? And they faid, Seven. And He commanded the Multitude to fit down on the ground and He took the feven Loaves, and giving thanks, brake them, and gave to His Difciples to kt before them; and the Disciples fet them before the people. And they had a few fmall Fishes: and He bleffed them, and commanded to set them also before them, And they all did eat, ahd were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left feven Baskets full. And they that had eaten were about Four Thousand Men, befide Women and Chil dren, And He sent them away. And immediately, entring into a Ship with His Difciples, He came into the parts of

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Refp. Hark, O my Soul, how Gracionfly Thy dear Redeemer confiders His Ser vants: He keeps account how long they have been with Him, and how far they are off from their own Houses; and, caft.

cafting all together, refolves to Jupply them, and with His Speedy mercy prevents their wishes. I have compaffion on the Multitudes and will not fend them home fafting, least they faint by the way. O infinite Goodness! how fafely may our prayers expect Thy pity, while our wants alone are enough to move Thee, and draw from Thy tender bowels fuch foft and kind expreffions: *I have

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And the Pharifees and Sadduces came to Him, and began to queftion with Him; and defired He would fhew them a fign from Heaven; tempting Him. But He, answering, faid to them, when it is Evening, you fay, It will be fair Weather; for the Element is Red: and in the Morning, Today will be a Tempeft; for the lowring Sky is Red. When you fee a Cloud rifing from the Weft, immediately you fay, A Shower is coming; and fo it happens: and when you fee a South-wind blow, you fay, There will be Heat, and fo it comes to pafs. Hypocrites! You can difcern the face of the Heaven and of the Earth; but the figns of the times you cannot difcern. And

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