Chap.9. according to St M A T T n S rr. 323 [limeofhis body to bea foveraign falve: fo muff we,whcn wound- ed with fin, have recourse to Chrift, and our faith will make us whole every whit. Verfe 22. Tut lefiiu turnedhire about.] To take notice of it hlmfelf, and to notifie it toothers, forthefe reafons, faith Chry- fiflome; I. To free the woman from fear, left her confcience should call her Recreant,as one that had Prolea cure. 2. To make up inher what was wanting to her faith , if the should have any filch thought todo fo. 3. To manifeft her faith, for other mens imitation. 4. Tomake known his omnifciency, and fo his Di- vinity. 5. To confirm theRulers faith, and fo fit him for further mercy. 6. To teach her and us, that, not his garment, but him- felt did thecure. This makes againft that Popith foppery in wor- fhipping reliques, as the Syudan wherein Clnrias body was en- wrapped, aftheverme whereofTeleottru Archbifhopof 73moony, fat forth a great book, An.Dem,1617. And thewomanwas made whole, &c.] That fable recorded by Eectef bitíl.t 7. Eufebiu, is force worth relating ; that this woman fhanld fet up cap i f. ather door inCefarea Philippi, aftatueofbraffe in honour of our Saviour; near whereto grew a certain herb good for all difeafes. Ireneto (far ancienter then Eufebius) reproveth the hereticks, Amt. and 11ov, called Çnoiisi, far that they carried about them the Image of fol tvlo. Chritf made inPilares rime, after his own proportion : ufing alfa for declarationoftheir atfeaion towards it to fet Garlands upon theheadof it. And in Epiphanies, his time (who lived loon after EP'P 3n eptf, Eufehins) images and flames ofChriff or the Saints were abhor- ad) 'h Her.,G red by Chritlians. I heTurk! will not endure any image, no not Véÿ ds his lwx. upon their coyn, bcaufcofthe fecund Commandment : and the Papiffs for their imagery, they call Idolaters. Verfe 23. He f w the minllrelf, &c.] An Heathenifli cuffàm Cantabatm e. crept in among the .ws, as many the like are now amongft the flu ibia rìsneri. Papas, who are therefore called Heathens, Revel. IT ,2, b'.Ovía.t.q The maid io not dead, batfleepeth.] Death is but a tleep to the Fa%, Saints : and as the fleepofthe lab wring man is fweet untohim, fo Plato n 9.ter, is death molt welcome to fuch, as have molt futEred. See my ait e ótor Notes on loh. ; I.i I. úIFrov is Apol. Verfe 24. And they have lauuht lam to fcorn,] This is dai- É .`r r Le ly done by the mad world , quite befides it Pelf in point Sicq.a. id of falvation. They hear and j-ar. Gcdwill laugh at their de F éa¡it c t. f}ruc:icn. Y 4 Verfe
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