i Cb: i r. Walnuts. St. Mark. The temple cleanfed. Ch. r r. 6. And they faid unto them even asJefus had commanded : and they let them go. r. N. Chrift knew things diftant, and what men would fay and do. Though mens Adts be free, God accomplifheth his will, by man's freeft Alts. 2. It was an Afs withher Colt; though Marknames but the Colt. 7. And they brought the colt to Jefus, and call their garments on him ; and he fate upon him. 8. And many fpread their garments in the way : and others cut down branches off the trees, and (hawed them in the way. 9. And they that went before, and they that follow- ed, cried, faying, Hofanna, blef- fed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord. io. Bleffed be the kingdom ofour father David, that cometh in the name of the Lord : Hofanna in the higheft. 7. We receive with alljoyful Applaufe the allegab that is come from God ; Bleffed be He; and bleffed be his Kingdom : Let the heavens applaud and biefs it. rr- AndJefus entred into Jeru- falem, and into the temple ; and when he had looked round about upon all things, and now the even. tide was come, he went out unto Bethany with the twelve. 12. And on the morrowwhen they were come from Bethany he was hun- gry. 13. And Peeing a fig-tree a- far .off, having leaves, he came, if haply he might find any thing thereon: and when he carne to ir, he found nothing but leaves ; for the time of figs was notyet. sr, 6-e. N. at s not likely that Chrift was ignorant, that Figgs hit not that year ; and that this Tree was fruitlets: But by this Mira- cle he (hewed,The Deftruction cf fruitletsJews and Hypocrites. It's like he lay out of Door at Bethany, as he ufed. to do by night in the Garden where he was taken , becaufe he would not burdenpoor men's houles with all his followers : Elie litre he would not have come away hungry. tq.. And Jefus anfwered and raid unto' ir, No man eat fruit of thee hereafter for ever. And his difci- pies heard it. 14. Nate, r. This Phrafe ofanfwerirrg to a Fig-tree, mint bè expoundedby the ufe of the word in thofe times, when [to anfw,rl fsgni- Led but fro fayl a. The Curfe hutaeth not the Tree, but to inftru`,d Men. x5. And they come to Jerufa- lem : and Jefus went into the tem- ple, and began to call out them that fold and bought in the templé, and overthrew the tables of the money-changers, and the feats of them that fold doves ; a6. And would not fuffer that any man should-carry any veffel through the temple. t s. N. He (hewed that he had the autho- rity of a. King, tho' he would not fee up a temporal Kingdom. a6. Chrift now teemed to be more ceremonious than the Pharifees But he was made under the Law, and would not abrogate one Tittle, till all were fulfil. led by him : He was to keep it, to fave men from it. g. He yet teaches us to reverence the place of folemn worfhip, for theworlhip fake. 57. And he taught, faying unto them, Is it not written, My houle flail be called of all nations the houfe of prayer ? but ye have made it a den of thieves. 17. The Temple was dedicated for holy wortlaip, for 7ews and Profilytes ofall Nations; but thole ufe Merchandize here, and rob men by deceit. kueft. May PIaces now be Temples dedi- catedto holy Worlhip? .Anfw. No doubt of it, but that the reverence ofGod's Name and Worfhip, not only alloweth, but reguireth us when wë can, to f.- parate comely places to Holy Worfhip, from common ufe; And why they may not be called Temples, I know not. a8. 'And the fcribes and chief priefts heard it, and fought how they might deflroy him: for they feared him, becaufe all the people was aflonifhed at his dolrine. i8. Tho' one would think Chrift's zeal' for the Temple thould have pleated them that cried it up as their glory , and accufed Chrift,. anal Stephen, and Paul, for dithonouring it ; yet becaufe Chi üt did it as he did, by the Pea, ples countenance, they feared the wrath of the Romans, Ieft they would take it for Seditionp and to they mould fiefer by ir. a9. And when even was come, he went out caf the city, te, Left
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