Ch. xS. What defileth. St. Matthew. Crams for Dogs. Ch. iS eat with unwafhen hands, defileth not a man. 19, 20. It is out of a finful Heart that all fins proceed, as evil thoughts and deigns, be. Note, TheHeart it fèlf is not here excluded from guilt, but included asthe defiled and de- filing caufe of all at'ual fin. an. ThenJefus went thence, and departed into the coafts ofTyreand Sidon. 2 2. And behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the fame coafts, and cried unto him, faying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou fon of David, my daughter is grie- voufly vexed with a devil. ae, a n. Then he went to the borders of If- rael near theHeathen Country, and a heathen Canaanitifh or Syropbcenician Woman hearingof his Fame, went to him, and beggedof him to heal her Daughter vexed with a Devil. 23. But he anfwered her not a word. And his difciples came and befought him, faying, Send her a- way, for the crieth after us. 24. But he anfwered and laid, I am not Pent, but unto the loft fheep of the houle of Ifrael. 23, 24. Difmifs her, that the trouble us not. He faid, My perfonal Miniftry is to be to the ftraying Jews, and not to the Heathens. 25. Then came the and worfhip- ped him, Paying, Lord, help me. 26. But he anfwered and faid,. It is not meet to take the Childrens bread, and to raft it to the dogs. 27. And the laid, Truth Lord : yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fail from their matter's table. as, &c. To give that which it deigned 'for Iliad toHeathens, is but like rafting the Chit- drens Bread to Dogs. She faid, It is true, Lord: and Iconfefs my Pelf to be but as one of the Dogs, and claim not the Childrens portion; but if I have as Dogs, the crumbs that fall, they will have never the lefs. 28. ThenJefus anfwered and fàid unto her, O woman, great it thy, faith : be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour. evil thoughts, murthers, adulteries, 28. Note, Great faith maketh Men capable of great Mercies, even ofhaving what they fornicatións, thefts, falle witnefs, juty delire. blafphemies. 20. Thefe are the 29. And Jefus departed from things which defile aman: but to thence, and came nigh unto the fea of Hypocrites is vain, (and worfe than vain: ) It is loft labour and finful prophmation. ro. And he called the multitude, and laid unto them, Hear and un- derftand. r r. Not that which go- eth into the mouth defileth a man : but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man. ro, r t . It is not the quality or uncleannefs ofyour food, that is fin and foul defilement s but it is finful words (and deeds) the pro- du& of finful Hearts, that God will charge on you as your uncleannefs. 12. Then came his difciples, and faid unto him, Knoweft thou that the Pharifeeswere offended after they heard this Paying ? 12. Nate, Erroneous Men and Hypocrites are offended at the cleareft truth, which crof- feth their odd Opinions and Way. 13. But he anfwered and laid, E- very plant which my heavenly fa- ther hathnot planted, thall be rooted up. 14. Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both (hall fall into the ditch. r 3, 04. Their Opinions and Traditions, and theirSe& in making a Religion of thefe, are not of God, but of their own Invention, and therefore God will root them ;up. God will not biefs Humane Religions. Let them alone a while ; their judgmentis near. They aria their Difciples, as blind Leaders and Fol- lowers, will fall into the Ditch of temporal and eternal perdition. I g. Thenanfwered Peter and faid unto him, Declare unto us this pa- rable. 16. And Jefus faid, Are ye alto yet without underítanding ? i 7. Do not ye yet underftand, that whatfoever entreth in at the mouth, goeth into the belly, and is raft out into the draught. r8. But thofe things which proceed out of the mouth, come forth from the heart, and they defile the man. t5, be. Meat that paffeth through a Man csnnot defile his Soul: but it is the produ& of a finful Heart that defiles ic. 1Q. For out of the heart proceed
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