My Cloaths? When all deny'd, Peter and they that were with Him said,Master, the Multitude throngs and preffes Thee and fayeft Thou, who touch'd me? And JESUS faid, fome body has toucht Me; for, I know there is virtue gone out of Me.AndHe look'd round about to fee her that had done the thing. And when the Woman faw fhe was not hid, fearing and trembling, knowing what was done in her, the came; and falling down at His Feet, declar'd to Him before all the People, and told Him the truth, for what caufe he had toucht Him; and how the th was heal'd immediately. And He faid to her, Daughter, be of good comfort, thy Faith has made thee whole: go in peace. Rep. Aud, can we still distrust Thy Power, O glorious JESU! or doubt thy Goodnefs towards Thy faithful Servants! *Tous Thou wilt firely beer Thy felf tous, if thus we bear our felves to Thee. Let us humbly adore Thy Majefty, O Lord! and with a lively confidence pray to Thy Mercy, let us thank fully acknowledge all comes from Tby Bounty, and ftrengthen our hope with these happy experiments. Thus — Leffon Leffon 64. While He was yet fpeaking, ther came one to the Ruler of the Synagogu who faid, Thy daughter is dead; wh troubleft Thou the Mafter any further But, as foon as JESUS heard the wor that was spoken, He fays to the Ruler the Synagogue, Fear not, only believ and the fhall be fafe. And, He suffer' none to follow Him,fave Peter and Jame and John the Brother of James. An when JESUS came into the Rulers houf and faw the Minstrels and the People ma king a noife, and them that wept and wail'd exceedingly; He fays to them, Why make you this ado, and weep? give place; for the Maid is not dead bu fleeps. And, they laught Him to fcorn knowing the was dead. But, when H had put them all out, He permitted not any to go in with Him, but Peter and James and John, and the Father and Mc tter of the Damfel; and entring in where the Damfel lay, He took her by the hand and call'd aloud, faying, Dam fel arife. And her Spirit came again, and ftraightway the arofe and walk'di and He commanded fomething should be given her to eat. And her Parents were aftonifht with great wonder: And He charg'd them ftraightly, that no man fhould know it. And the fame hereof went abroad into all that Land. Refp. How quickly are we weary of praying to our God! how apt to give over our expectance from him! who yet, as Soon as He fees our neceffities, begins relief and leaves not off till He has perfectly finifht it. Let us not fear, but believe and obey, and our Souls fhall be fafe. Why are we thus impatient when any trouble befalls us, and why difparage the extraordinary proceedings of God? though we he dead in fin and forrow He can revive us, and give us frength to walk the ways of Life.. Let us not. сит * Léffon 65. And, when JESUS departed thence, two blind. Men follow'd Him, crying Out and faying, Thru Son of David, have mercy on us. And, when He was come into the Houfe, the blind men came to Him and JESUS fays to them, Believe you I am able to do this for you? They faid, yes Lord! Then toucht He their :: eyes, eyes, faying, Be it to you according to your Faith: And their eyes were open'd and JESUS ftraitly charged them, faying fee that no man know it: But they, de parting, fpread abroad His fame in al that Country. And, when they were gone forth, behold, they brought to Hig a dumb man poffefs'd with a Devil: and when the Devil was caft out, the dum fpake; and the multitudes marvail'd faying, Never was the like feen in Ifrael But, the Pharifees faid, He cafts out De vils through the Prince of Devils. Refp. None are fo blind as they that wil not fee: the Pharifees pride difcerat no Miracle, while the humble multitude believe and admire. The Pharifees envy cavils at every thing, while the plain people confefs the truth. Wonderful are Thy Judgments, O Lord! who with-holdet Thy Graces from the worldly wife, and beftowest them on the meek and innocent. The abufers of Thy favours are defervedly forfaken; and the wilfull contradicters of evident reafon Thou justly abandonoft to a reprobate fenfe. *Wonderful are Lefon Leffon 66. After this, there was a Feftival day of the Jews and JESUS went up to Jerufalem. Now, there is at Jerufalem, by the Sheep-gate, a pool, called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five Porches. In thofe lay a great multitude 1of impotent perfons, of blind, lame, wither'd waiting for the moving of the water. For, an Angel of our Lord defcended, at a certain feafon, into the Pool and troubled the water: he, then, that firft ftept in after the ftirring of the Water, was heal'd of whatever difeafe hehad. And, a certain man was there, who had an infirmity thirty and eight years. When JESUS faw him lying, and knew he had bin a long time in that cafe, He fays to him, Wilt thou be made I whole? The fick man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the Water is troubled, to put me into the pool: but, while I am coming, another fteps down before me. JESUS fays to him, Rife, take up thy bed and walk. And, im mediately, the man was made whole, and took up his bed and walked and on the fame day was the Sabbath. The Jews |