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5 could any man tame him. And always night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, 6 crying, and cutting himself with ftones. But when he faw Jefus afar off, he ran and worfhipped him, And cried with a loud voice, and faid, What have ĺ to do with thee, Jefus, thou Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God, that thou torment 8 me not. (For he faid unto him, Come out of the 9 man, thou unclean spirit.) And he asked him, What is thy name? And he anfwered, faying, My 10 name is (a) Legion: for we are many. And he befought him much, that he would not fend them II away out of the country. Now there was there nigh unto the mountains, a great herd of fwine 12 feeding. And all the devils befought him, saying, Send us into the fwine, that we may enter into 13 them. And forthwith Jefus gave them leave. And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the (b) fwine, and the herd ran violently down a fteep place into the fea (they were about two thou14 fand) and were choaked in the fea. And they that fed the fwine fled, and told it in the city, and in the country: And they went out to see what it was 15 that was done. And they come to Jefus, and fee him that was poffeffed with the devil, and had the legion, fitting and cloathed, and in his right mind, 16 and they were afraid. And they that faw it, told them how it befell to him that was poffeffed with the 17 devil, and also concerning the fwine. And they began to pray to him (c) to depart out of their coafts. 18 And when he was come into the fhip, he that had been poffeffed with the devil prayed him that he 19 might be with him. Howbeit, Jefus fuffered him

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(a) See Mat. xxvi. 53. Note.

(6) See Mat. viii. 32. Note.

(c) They were afraid of his power, and did not think themselves fafe, whill he remained in their country. See Luke v. 8.

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not, but faith unto him, Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done 20 for thee, and hath had compaffion on thee. And he departed, and began to publifh in Decapolis, how great things Jefus had done for him: and all 21 men did marvel. And when Jefus was paffed over again by fhip unto the other fide, much people gathered unto him, and he was nigh unto the fea. 22 And behold, there cometh one of the rulers of the fynagogue, Jairus by name, and when he faw him, he fell at his feet, And befought him greatly, faying, My little daughter lieth at the point of death, (d) I pray thee come and lay thy hands on her, that 24 the may be healed, and the fhall live. And Jefus went with him, and much people followed him, 25 and thronged him. And a certain woman which 26 had an iffue of blood twelve years, And had fuffered many things of many (e) phyficians, and had spent all that he had, and was nothing bettered, but ra27 ther grew worse, When she had heard of Jefus, came 28 in the prefs behind, and touched his garment: For

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fhe faid, If I may touch but his clothes, I fhall be 29 whole. And ftraightway the fountain of her blood was dried up and fhe felt in her body that she was healed of that plague. And Jefus immediately knowing in himself, that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about in the prefs, and faid, Who touched 31 my clothes? And his difciples faid unto him, Thou feeft the multitude thronging thee, and fayeft thou, Who touched me? And he looked round about to fee her that had done this thing. But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what was done in her, came and fell down before him, and told him 34 all the truth. And he faid unto her, Daughter, thy

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(d) See Mat. ix. 18. Luke viii. 42.

(e) Had been patient to many phyficians, and had spent all that fhe had to procure relief, and yet her difeafe was rather increasing.

faith hath made thee whole (f); go in peace, and be 35 whole of thy plague. While he yet fpake, there came from the ruler of the fynagogue's house certain which faid, Thy daughter is dead, why troublest 36 thou the mafter any further? As foon as Jefus heard the word that was spoken, he faith unto the ruler of the fynagogue, Be not afraid, only believe. 37 And he fuffered no man to follow him, fave Peter, 38 and James, and John the brother of James. And he cometh to the houfe of the ruler of the fynagogue, and feeth the tumult, and them that wept and wailed 39 greatly. And when he was come in, he faith unto them, Why make ye this ado, and weep? the dam40 fel is not dead, but fleepeth (g). And they laughed him to scorn: but when he had put them all out, he taketh the father and the mother of the damfel, and them that were with him, and entereth in where the 41 damfel was lying. And he took the dainfel by the hand, and faith unto her, Talitha cumi, which is, being interpreted, Damfel (I fay unto thee) arife. 42 And ftraightway the damfel arofe, and walked; for fhe was of the age of twelve years: and they were 43 aftonished with a great aftonishment. And he charged them ftraitly, that no man fhould know it; and commanded that something should be given her

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ΑΝ ND he went out from thence, and came into his 2 own country, and his difciples follow him. And when the fabbath-day was come, he began to teach in the fynagogue: and many hearing him were aftonifhed, faying, From whence hath this man these things? and what wisdom is this which is

(f) See Mat. ix. 22. Note.

(g) Her death is but like sleep, from which I fhall awaken her.

given unto him, that even fuch mighty works are 3 wrought by his hands? Is not this the carpenter, the fon of (a) Mary, the brother of James and Joles, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his fifters here with us? And they were offended at him. But Jefus faid unto them, A prophet is not without honour, but in his own country, and among his own kin, 5 and in his own house. And he could there do no mighty (b) work, fave that he laid his hands upon 6 a few fick folk, and healed them. And he marvelled because of their unbelief. And he went round about the villages, teaching.

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And he calleth unto him the twelve, and began to fend them forth by two and two, and. gave them 8 power over unclean fpirits, And commanded them that they fhould take nothing for their (c) journey, fave a staff only: no fcrip (d), no bread, no money 9 in their purfe But be fhod with fandals: and not 10 put on two coats. And he faid unto them, In what

place foever ye enter into an (e) houfe, there abide 11 till ye depart from that place. And whofoever fhall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence, fhake off the duft under your feet, for a teftimony against them. Verily I fay unto you,

(a) See Mat. xii. 54, 55. Note.

(b) They defpifed him fo much, that they gave him no opportu nity to work miracles.

(c) The fpecial providence of God will fupply you, on this extraordinary occafion, with whatever you ftand in need of. Mat. x. 9..

(d) Scrip is an old word, fignifying a bag or wallet. Whilft our Lord forbids his apoftles to encumber themfelves with any unne ceffary article of cloaths or provifion on the journey, he yet allows them to take a ftaff and fandals for their cafe in travelling; impofing no useless aufterities upon them, like those practised in the church of Rome.

(e) Go not from one houfe to another to feek for better entertainment. Luke x. 7, 8. but be content with what you find in the first houfe that will receive you.

it fhall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrha 12 in the day of judgment than for that city. And they went out, and preached that men fhould repent. 13 And they caft out many devils, and anointed (f) with 14 oil many that were fick, and healed them. And king (g) Herod heard of him, (for his name was fpread abroad) and he said that John the Baptift was rifen from the dead, and therefore mighty 15 works do fhew forth themselves in him. Others

faid that it is Elias. And others faid, That it is 16 a prophet, or as one of the prophets. But when Herod heard thereof, he faid, It is John whom I beheaded, he is rifen from the dead. For Herod himself had fent forth, and laid hold upon (h) John, and bound him in prifon for Herodias' fake, his bro18 ther Philip's wife; for he had married her. For

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John had faid unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee 19 to have thy brother's wife. Therefore Herodias had

a quarrel against him, and would have killed him, 20 but he could not. For Herod feared John, knowing that he was a juft man, and an holy, and obferved him, and when he heard him, he did 21 many things, and heard him gladly (i). And when a convenient day was come, that Herod on his birth day made a fupper to his lords, high captains, and 22 chief eftates of Galilee : And when the daughter of the faid Herodias came in, and danced, and pleafed Herod, and them that fat with him, the

(f) The apoftles anointed fick perfons, in order to the recovery of their health. See James v. 14, 15. not (as Romish pricfts do) to prepare them for the other world.

(g) Herod had the title of King, though he had but a fourth part of his father's dominions. See Mat. xiv. 1.

(h) See Mat. xiv. 9.

(2) With a refpectful and anxious attention. Herod had in many things followed St. John's directions; and until he was incenfed against him on Herodias's account, had been pleased with his preaching.

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