The cw «. very jealous an enuiouspeople. thè-:third Sonday inLent. ...Ser.19. : 315 tedme. And expounding thatplaceof himfelfe,he faid, Vtiquedicetis, &c. Tee willfiarelyfay vnto methisPreuerb, Phyfttián,healethyfe!fe : Whatfeeuer sóehaueheard done inCapernaum,doeit here likewife inthineDrone Countrie. That Phyfition loth aniiff,who isforgetfull ofhis owne houle, and doesfamous Cure in Other mens houfes. We haue heard that thou haft done great miracles and ftrangé wonders in Capernaum ; Fac& hic inpatria tua, Let vsfe#fthou care do the ltke in thyne owne.And this is theCharge,the Complaint, and the Accufation which they makeagainft him. aranta audiuimusfacia in Capernaum ? The occafionof this Complaint,wereneedleffejealoufies. Generally, the whole NationoftheIewes were jealous of their owneprofit, and enuious of other mens profperitie. &fa cals themZçlántes Populos,ít jealous People.And the Nazarites did the. ratherpicke this quarrell with our Sauiour, by reafon of the neighbouringoccaíon that was giuenthem. . Capernaumwas amolt faire&beautiful! Citie,as well in regard ofthegoods of Fortune,asof thenarureof the Seat; it was fcituated neere vino the Sea,vp- on the titter of lordan,in thatmoft fertile and pleafant foyle ofthe Prouinceof Galilee ; herbuildings were ¡lately and fumptuous,excellent wasthe commo- diou fneffe &conueniencieòf it's leituation,fòr Hauens,forShipping,for Traf- 1jr ue,& for it's'number of rich andwealthie Citifens : butwas made much more :glorious by,ntany other particulars, fome whereofwe shall repeat vetoyou. Firft, It pleafed our SauiourChrift tomake choiceof thisplace forhis habi- Cation; whence it cameto paffe, that they calledithis Countrie, and his Citie. Secondly;Becaure hethere firft began to preach theGofpel ; fulfillingthere- in (faith Saint (Mathew) that Prophecie ofEfay,The darkeneffe íhall not beac- cording to the affielionthat it hadwhen atthe firft he touched lightly the land _of zebulen,andthelandofNepthalie; norafterwards,when hewas more grie- uousby the wayof the feaheyond IordaninGalilee,oftheGentiles ; Thepeo- plethat walked in darkeneffe haue feenagreat light ; theythat dweltin the land ofthe fhadow; ofdeath,vponthemhaththe light fhined. Thirdly, For thofemany miracles whichhewrought,therein; as that ofhim that was ficke of the Palfey, 'and let döwne from the houfetop; that ofthe dtimbe .manehat was pófl'eff d with a Deuill ; that ofthe Centurions Ser- uant,, that ofthewoman, who touchingthe hemmeofhis garmentwvas cu- red.ofher blóudie Fluxe,whichfirehad beene fickeofRI manyyeare' before. Heeredid heraife vp the daughter of the Archifynagóguian5 and - heere did ,heegiue fight ynto, the, Blinde ; befides many other;;vnmentioned : by the Euangelils... Fourthly,Afterhis Refurrettion hee threw a thonfand fauours upon that ,Countrie. paces front that Citiehe appeared to, Peter,Thom et5aäd Natba- nir4 whohad fifht all night-and caughtnothing; willing them to raft.the Net ,Putvponthe z;ghtfrde.afeheShip. And,asBrocardsreportethit,.vpouafone ofxhat riuer1ìeleft the print of the folesofhis feet threefeuerall,times: With therehis fauours he had aidedvp fuchenuiesnd jealoufies inthofeofhisown .Countrie, thattheyfaidvntohim,Ph tion,healethyfittfe. ButourSáuiprChrift dire&ed allthefewto the Nazaritesgood. to the end .;hat thefe their jeailoufres might matter,theirincrecjulitte. and reb;slitoil.,..andput.fpurresto their, defies, ,A father hath two fonnes,onemuch madeof,theother negtec`tedapd4ifgrace4; _this kindvf emakesthehetterbelouedofthetwo,..pbjtinate,,el rlifh, and D d a vnquiet : Lxke.4. E, z6, The gloryof Capernaum. ar s :, l Rim Ilb .
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