Ch. rq;. f ohn's death. St. Matt bad Oaths be avoided, and good eneskept ! g. The reputation of Men in badCompany, is a dull Coate of Iniquity. to, And he fent and beheaded John in the prifon. r r. And his head was brought in a charger, and given to thedamfel : and fhe brought it to her mother. 12. And his di- fciples came, and took up the body and buried and went and told Jefus. ro, sa, ru. Note, The blood of Saints is vile and cheap to Tyrants, that can fell them to a Whore or Wanton : But they Shall pay dear for it at the laft. 2. Sogreat a Prophet as Yohnmutt be a Martyr, that he may be like to Choir. 3. It's as true Martyrdom to Puf- fer for Duty as for Faith. 4. The blood of Saints is part of the fport and pleafure of lafävious wicked Women. 13. When Jefus heard of it, he departed thence by Chip into a de- fert placeapart : and when the peo- ple had heard thereof they followed himon foot out of the cities. t3. Note, a. The Lord, of Life, that came in flesh to fave the World, was fain to fly for his Life into a Wildernefs from the face of Men, yea of the eminent Members of the Jewifh Church. 2. It is not cowardice, or un- lawful to fly from Perfecutors, till we have. fume fpecial call to fuffer. 14. And Jefus went forth, and faw a great multitude, and was mo- ved with compaífion toward them, and he healed their Fick. r4. Note, Thofe that follow Chrift, and leek to him, are liker to find his compaffion, than thole that drive him away. r ç. And when it was evening, his difciples came to him, Paying, This is a defect place, and the time iss now pall : fend the multitude a- way, that they may go into the vil- lages, and buy themfelves viauals. r6. But Jefus faidunto thetas, They need not depart, give ye them to eat. 17. And they fay unto him, We have here but five loaves and two fiches. 18. He faid, Bring them hi- ther to me. 19. Andhe commanded the multitude to fit down on the grafs, and took the five loaves and the two fifties, and looking up to heaven, he bleffed, and brake, and hew. Five theufandfed. Ch. I+ gave the loaves to his difciples, and the difciples to the multitude. I s, Ore. Note, r. Chrift fed the Body to win the Soul, and fo mull: we. 2. Nothing is too little which God will blefs. 3. Tho God be every where, yet Chrift direleth us in Prayer to him, to lookup to Heaven; for there is the Glory in which he will appear to glorifie his People. 4. If the Son of God mutt lookup to Heaven and blefs his Food, lately we mutt not take it like Brutes, with- out cravingGod's blefiing on it. zo. And they did all eat, and were filled : and they rook upof the, fragments that remained, twelve baf- kets full. 2e' And they that had eaten were about five thoufand men, betide women and children. 20, 21, Note, r. ThisMiracle was done be.. fore five thoufand Witneffes and more, that there might be no fufpicion of deceit, or mil. report. 2. He that was Lord of all, and could feed by Miracle, yet would not have the flag- menu loft. 22. And traightway Jefus con- (trained his difciples to get into a flip, and to go before him unto the other fade, while 'he fent the mul- titudes away. 23. And when he had fent the multitudes away, he went up into a mountain apart to pray : and when the evening was come, he was there alone. 22, 23. Note, Chrift ufed to pray alone, be. eaufe his cafe fo differed from all Meng in the World, (having no fin, ¿"e.) that the fame Prayers, would not fuit the cafe of others, which were fit for him. 24. But the flip was now in the midff of the fea, tofied with waves : for the wind was contrary. 25. Acid in the fourth watch of the night, Jefus went unto them walking on the fea. 24, 25, Note, r. Chrift permits dangers to us, that he may the more notablydeliver us. z. The Waters can bear him, when he will walk on them. All Elements are at hisService. 26. And when the difciples faw him walking on the fea, they were troubled, Paying, It is a fpirit; and they cryed out for fear. 25. Nate, Nature maketh Man afraid of ape petitions of Spirits, becaufe unknown and um, cabal. 27. $ut ilraightway Jefus fpake unto
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