the interests of our Souls? when do w feek in earnest to be cur'd of our fins *O lift us up, dear Lord! and imme diately we shall rife, and run with chee fulness the ways of thy commands. On wounded nature lyes fick and hopeles till thy Grace vouchsafe to visit us: our felves, alas, we cannot move on Step, till thy mercy take us by the hamı O lift us

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And, rifing in the morning very early he went out, and departed into a folita ry place, and there pray'd. And Sim and they that were with him follow af ter him. And, when they had foun him, they faid to him, All men feek fo thee. And he faid to them, let us go in to the next Towns and Cities, that may Preach there alfo: for, to that pur pofe am I come. And the People fought him, and came to him, and fray'd him that he should not depart from them To whom he faid, I muft Preach the Kingdom of God to other Cities allo; for,therefore am I fent. And Jefus went about all Galilee, teaching in their Syna gogues, and preaching the Gospel of the

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Kingdom; and healing every malady. and every infirmity among the people, and cafting out Devils. And his fame went through all Syria: and they brought to him all fick perfons that were taken with divers difeafes and torments, and fuch as were poffeft with Devils and Lunaticks, and thofe that had the Palfie; and he heal'd them.

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Refp. Still thou goest on, O gracious Fefu! in thy compaffions towards us; often renewing the example of thy Virtues, and often repeating the evidence of thy Miracles: That we may still have fomething to imitate, and fomething to admire; and be mov'd by Both to love and believe thee. Of thee, O Lord! will I learn to rife early and retire to pray, and byno importunity be diverted from my duty; for, this was the end of thy hely fe practice: On thee will I hope in all my drefes, and not fear the malice of my deallyeft enemies for this was the end fhewing thy Power. That we mayLefon 55.

And, Jefus feeing great multitudes about him, commanded to go beyond the water. And, as they walkt in the

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way, a certain Scribe said to him, Master I will follow thee whitherfoever thou go eft. Jefus fays to him, The Foxes hav Holes, and the Fowls of the Air hav Nefts; but, the Son of Man has no where to lay his head. Then faid he t another, who was of his Difciples, Fol low me: but he said, Lord, permit m firft to go and bury my Father. Jefu fays to him; Follow me, and let th dead bury their dead; but go tho preach the Kingdom of God. Anothe faid, I will follow thee, Lord, but ful fer me firft to take leave of them that art at home. Jefus faid to him; No Ma that puts his hand to the Plough an looks back, is fit for the Kingdom God.

Refp. 'Tis not for flesh and blood to follon thee, O thon great Exemplar of fublime. perfection! 'tis not for flesh and blood perform the excellencies of an Evangeli cal Life. But, to the Almighty grat of God, nothing is impoffible. Every excufe is welcom to us, every little dif ficulty is enough to divert us; we are afraid of the hardship of Poverty, we are in love with our kindred and acquain

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tance; and never can Nature alone overcome thefe difficulties. * But, to.

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And it came to pass one day, when Evening was come, He faid to his Difciples, Let us go over to the other fide of the Lake. And, difmifling the MultiStude, they take him, fo as he was, into the Boat; and lanch'd forth: and there were other Boats with them. And, as let they were Sailing on, He fell asleep: and o there arofe a great Tempeft of Wind, nand the Waves beat into the Boat, fo ut that it was filled and covered with the hawaves; and they were in danger. But, He was in the hinder part of the Veffel, geeping on a Pillow. And his Difciples do came to him, and rais'd him, faying, Mafter, careft not thou that we perifh? Lord, fave us, we perifh. Jefus faid to them, why are you fearful, O you of belittleFaith? Then, rifing up,He rebuk'd the wind, and the raging of the water, ty and faid to the Sea, Peace, be ftill: and the wind ceas'd, and there followed a the great calm. And he faid to them, why weare you fearful? have you not yet Faith? And the men wonder'd, and were extreamly

treamly afraid; and said to one another Who think you is this? for, he com mands the Winds and the Sea, and the obey him.

Refp. Let us not fear to be fallon'd our Enemies, though the stormrife neve fo high, let us not loofe the Anchor our hope, though the Waves fwell ov our heads. For, our Lord will affure ly rife and deliver us. When we are d frefs'd with any danger or temptation and our Jefus feems to be asleep and regard us; let us go to him with Fait and awake him with Prayer, and exped his mercy with an bumble confidence, For, our Lord

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Sealed And they faid to the Country of th Gerafens, which is over against Galilee And, when Jefus came afhore, then met him a man who had been a long tim poffefs'd with the Devil; and he wor no Cloaths, nor tarry'd in any houfe but dwelt in the Sepulchers: neithe could any now bind him, for, being of ten bound with Fetters and Chains, he broke them in pieces, and none could tame him. And he was always night

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