An Expo/ition, withNot11 then ; •cis help in the way of an Ordinance, imd then you may the better expetl: a bleffing. When He~ekjah was fick, Jfoiah the Prophet cometh to give him faithful Counfel, z Kings 20. verf. r, 2. ob[ervat. ;. 5· Again from that [the Elders] Viftting of the ftclz., foould be performed with the joynt care of Church.Officers; 'cis aweighty work, and needeth many £boulders; tjle diverfity ofgifts for prayer and difcourfe , feemeth to call for it ; '"tis the !aft offic~ we can per– form to thore, ofwhom the Lord harh made us overfeers. Obfi:rvat.6. 6.From that[/et them pray]One necejJ.try Work in vifiting,u com– mendingjick..perfons to God, and this prayer mufr be made by them or over them, that their fight may the more work upon us , and our prayers may work upon them. Obj(rvat 7 7.Fromthat[And anoint himwith oy!J Fromthisclau(eob- ' - e • • ferve the condefcention ofGpd; The firfl PreacherJ of the CjofPel of Chrifl hadpower to do miracles: the doctrine it felf being fo rational and fatisfactory,deferved belief; but God would give a vi– fible confirmation , the better to encourage our faith ; when Chrifr had ended his Sermon upon the Mount. then he wrought miracles;- before there was agreat reil and filence of prodigy and wonder, Joh;a 3· 2. We k.,no'W that thou art 1t Teacher fmt from qod,for no man can do fuch things Mthou dBJl, unlefs God 'Were-with him: This was the fatisfatl:ion God would g~ve th€ world,concerni~g the perfon of the ;Meffiah. Now thofe Mtrades are ceafed, Chnfi ha– ving gotten a j ufi title to humane belief, and that we might not be ldt to uncertainty. The Devil can do {lrange things, though not fuch as are truly mi:raculous; and therefore lefi we fhould be de– ceived, Chrift hath foretold that we can expect nothing bnt the l.J– ing 'Wonders fJf Antichrifl,2Thef{.2..7. aMd tharfalfe Chrifts foall foewgreAt.figns, Mat.:i4.24• obfervat. 8. 8. From chat [anoint With oy!J in order to cure, note, That the miracles done in Chrijf1Name Were 'Wrought by power, but ended in mercy. In the very confirmfltienof the Gofpel God· would thew rhe benefit of it~ The Miracles tended to deliver men from miferies cfSoul and body, from blindne[s,andjic~e(s; and Devils; and fo beft fuited with that Ciofpel which givcth us promifes of this life,and that which is to come. Thefe Miracles were a meet purfuance of his Doctrine ; not only confirmations off~ith,but inftances ofmercy and chflrity; ~~;Mit:_ar;to ofpo .. n:f' · m~~tY
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