t8o BookiV. Chap 2 .SeC£.4 ----- go bur" to that Cttn" of Heaven, where our water will be turned imowine, wh;;;;;;;;: Phylirian lives that knows how to cure fouls, and bodies andalt;. that we may once fay, It u good for 111e th~t I wa; ajfltf1ed. The firft anfwer Clmfl giVes this Nobkman is a John 4 • 4 a. word of reproof, Except ye fee jig_n.r «nd wonders ye wif! not believe: Incredulity was the common difeafe of the Jews, wluch ne rc;ceir could cur~ bur wonders, .4 wickfd ami a4Jt/teYGw gencrativn fe<kJ after Jigm; the Doctrine of Chritl, and all the divine words that he fpake, muft be made up with Miracles, or they will not believe. it was a foul fault, and .a "dangerous one, Ye will not bclie'tle. What is it that conden:ns the world but unb~lief? Here's a no~le Capern_aire that _Probably had heard many aSermon of Je– fus Chrt~; and yet here ts taxed with unbeltef; tf fuch as we that ltve under the clear fun-lhine of the Gofpel lhall not believe, 0 whara li:t is this? Chriils next anfwer ro this Nobleman is a ~ord of comfort, Go thy way, thy fon liveth: Oh the meeknefs and mercy of J efus Chnfl! when we would have looked that he lhould have punifhed this V er.so: Ver. 51. fuiror for not believing, he condefcends to him char he may believe: as fome render mo– thers that give the breaft to their unquiet children inflead of the rod ; fo ufually deals Chnfl ~tthour perverfenefs, Go thy way, thy fon liveth; with one word dorh Chriil heal two Pauems, the Son and the Father ; the Sons fever, and the Fathers unbelief; we can– not but obferve here the fteps ofFairh, he that believed fomewhat ere he came, and more when he·went, he grew to more and more faith in the way, and when he came home he enlarged his faith to all tl)e~kim of his family. And the man beliewd the word tbat Jefru had fpok!n unto him, and he wem his way; and in the way one meets him and tells him, Thy fon I iveth; which recovery h~ under!lands to be at the fame time rhat Chrifr Vcr. 53; had fpoken thofe falurary and healing words, and himfoif believed a11d his wholt Matth. 8. $,6. hou[t. . · . . ' . . . . . *If 1 rniOake . 2. * Now was 1t th~t aCtntunon came tmto Chrift, befoechmg htm, and faymg, my not ;n the Jervantlyetharhomc jiclz.of the paljieg•ievoujly tormcnttd. Many fuitorscome to Cluifl, year, I tball one for a fon, another for adaughter, a third for himfelf, bur I fee none come for his fer– not conr~nd, vane but this one Centurion; and if we obferve.Chritts anfw~rs to his fuit, we fee how bh~aufo '" well pleafed is Chrifi with his requefl; And JefUJ faith smto him, I will come andhral ~Y~·~:~,';,.~~~~ him. When the Ruler _emreate~ him for h!s fon, Come down ere he iiye~ Chrift flirr"d tionhis tftira· nor a foot, but now tll!S Cemunon complatns only of hts fervants licknefs, aod Chrifl cl••· olfershimfelf, !will come, Md healhim; he that came intbelltapeof afervam, would Vll. 7· . rather go down to the lick fervane than to the Rulers fon :"He is no •·cfpeEler of prrfons, bstr A$ 1 10 ' ,4, he that feartth him, andwork!th righuonfiufs, ,u accepted of him: It mayberhispoor 3 • lick fervant had more grace, or very probabl,e it is he had more need, and therefore vcr.s. Vr.t•9· Chrifl (to chufe) will go down to vifitthispoor fick fervam. N1y fayesthe Cemu– rion, I am not worthy Lord, that thou jhoJJldj/ come JJnder my roof, q. d. Alas Lord, I am a Gentile, an Alien, a man of blood, but thou an holy, thou arc omnipotent; and therefore only fay the WDrd, and my fervant Jliall be whole ; Mark thi>, 0 tn)' foul, it is lwt a word of Chrifl, and my fins l11all be remitted, my foul healed, my body raifed, and foul and body glorified for ever. The Cemurion knew this by the command he had over his ownfervams, I fay tothismangoAndhegoes, and to another come and he comrs, and to a third do thu andhe dDth it: In way of application; Oh that I were fuch afervam to my heavenly Mafter. Alas, every of his commands fayes, Do thw, and I do it mt; every of bis inhibitions fayes, Do it not, and I do it: He fayes, Go fro'!' the world_, and I nm to it ; He fayes, Come to me, and Jmn from him. \IVois me, thiS IS notfervKe, but enmity; Oh that I could come up eo the faith and obedience of this exemplar, that I could ferve my Chrjfr as thefe fouldiers did their Mafier ! Jefp,.s marveir at the Cemurions faith; we never find Chrift wondering at ggld, or lilver, or coilly and cunous works of humane skill, yea when the Difciples wondered at the magnificence of the Temple, he rebuked them rather, but when he fees the grace or acts of Faith, he fo approves of them that he is ravillted with wonder; he that rejoyced in the view of his creation, rejoycerh no Cant. 4 • 7 , 9 . lefs in the reformation of his creature, Behold thol< art fair my love, behold thou art fmr, there uno foot ill thee : my fifter, my fpoufe, thou hajl wounded my heart, thou haft wounded my heart with one of thy eyes, Cam. 4· 7, 9: To conclude, he that both wrought thiS faith, and wondered at it, doth r.ow reward tt; Go thy way, and M thou haft be"'vcd,Jo ~e it ttnro thee, and hu forvant WM healed in the folf fame hour·. . . Lukq. n. 3· Now it was, even the day after, that Jef~Ugoes mu the C:ry of Na.m. Thefrmrful clouds are not ordained to fall all in one field, Naim mull partake of the bouncy of Cbri!l as well iS Cana or capernAu.,. 1hither come, he no fooner enrers in attlte gate ' . , d
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