4 Ch. 9. ADevil caft ont. St. M into the fire, and into the water, to deatroy him : but if thou caníl do any thing, have compaalion on us, and help us. z r. N. It appeareth this Man's Faith was weak, in laying, Elf Moss canfl do any thing;l Yet he had fbme hope. 23. Jefus Paid unto them, If thou canal believe, all things are poflible to him that believeth. z 3, If thy Faith make thee a capable Re- ceiver, thou Bolt find that I want not Power. 24. And ftraightway the Father of the child cried out, and Paid with tears, Lord, I believe ; help thou mine unbelief. 24. He was afraid of lofing the Cure of his Child, for want of Faith, and yet his Faith was weak, and wavering, and therefore he faid, If I had no belief in thee, I had not comeso thee, but I am weak and timerous, and therefore pray thee to ftrenghthen my Faith, and make up in thy mercy what is wantingin my Belief. This is (alas ! ) the cafe of Christians. 25. When Jefus law that the people came running together, he rebuked the foul fpirit, laying unto him , Thou dumb and deaf fpirit, I charge thee, Come out of him, and enter no more into him. 26. And thefpiritcried and rent himfore, and came out ofhim ; and he was as one dead, infomuch that many Paid, He is dead. 25, 26. N. Chrift's Cures farm Cometimos to the Heft; to put men into a worfe conditi- on than they werebefore. 27. But Jefus took him by the hand, and lifted him up, and he a- role. 28. And when he was come into the houle, his difciples asked him privately, Why could not we raft him out ? 29. Andhe faid un- to them, This kind can time forth by nothing, but by grayer and fa- iling. 27, be. N. a. Even Miraculous Cures may require the ufe of Means ; and thofe Means may f eue for ohe, that will not for another. a. A double qualification may be nereffary, one in the Minifter, and another in the Pa- tient. 30. And they departed thence, and paíi J through Galilee ; and ark. Mill's deathforetold. Ch. 9, he would not that any man íhould know it. 31. For he taught his difciples, and laidunto them, The Son of man is delivered into the hands of men, and they fhall kill him, and after that he is killed he fhall rife the third, day. 32. But they underftood not that Paying, and were afraid to ask him. 30, ere. N. Christ law it necefl°ary often to foretel his Sufferings, and Refurre&ion ; which is a great argument for our Faith. 33. A.nd he came to Capernaum, and being in the houle , he asked them, What was it that ye difpu- ted among your felves by the way ? 34. But they held their peace : for by the way they had difputed mong themfelves, who fbould be the greateft. 35. And he fat down and called the twelve and faith unto them, If any man delire to be firdl, the faine fhall be laft of all; and fer- vant of all. 33, 34,6v. N. They were ashamed to owe their Ambition. The Preeminence among my Minifters .con fifteth in being the molt Humble, and the molt Serviceable. 36. And he took a child and fet him in the midft of them: and when he had taken him in his arms, he faith unto them. 37. Whofoever !hall receive one of fuch children in my name, receiveth. me : and who- foéver fhall receive me, receiveth notme, but him that Pent me. 36, ,37. Humble and harmlefs Chriftians are fodear to me, that whofoever in Love and Mercy receiveth and rheweth kindnefs to one oftilde, I will take in as if he did it to my Self, and my Father will rake that which is done in Love and Obedience to me, to be done as to himfelf. If you will be great in, my Kingdom, and dear to me, be humble, andharmlefs. 38; And John ánfwered him, fay- ing, Mafler, we law one cafting out devils in thy name, and he fol- lowed not us : and we forbad him, becaufehe followed not us. g8. N. Had john been now as full ofLove. as he was afterwards, he would not have for. bidden this man to do good. 39° BR;
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