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Wherefoever ye enter into an houfe, there abide till ye 11 depart from that place. And whofoever fhall not receive you, nor hear you, departing thence fhake off the duft under your feet, for a teftimony against them. Verily I fay to you, it fhall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that *2 city. § And they went out and preached that men 13 fhould repent. And they caft out many devils, and

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anointed with oil many that were fick and healed the n. 14 * And king Herod heard (for his name was fpread abroad) and he faid, John the Baptift is rifen from the dead, and therefore thefe mighty powers exert themfelves in him. Others fay, It is Elijah: and others 16 faid, It is a prophet, as one of the prophets. But Herod 17 hearing thereof, faid, This is John whom I beheaded : he is rifen from the dead. For Herod himself had fent and apprehended John, and bound him in prifon, for Herodias's fake, his brother Philip's wife, for he had 8 married her. For John had faid to Herod, it is not 19 lawful for thee to have thy brother's wife. Therefore

Herodias was incensed against him, and was defirous to 20 have killed him; but fhe could not. For Herod reverenced John, knowing that he was a juft and holy man, and preserved him: and when he heard him, he did 21 many things, and heard him gladly. And a convenient day being come, when Herod on his birth-day made a feast for his lords, captains, and principal men of 22 Galilee: When the daughter of Herodias had come

V. 13. They anointed with oil many that were fick-Which St. James gives as a general direction (ch. v. 11, 15.) adding those peremptory words, And the Lord fhall heal him. He shall be restored to health: not by the natural efficacy of the oil, but by the fupernatural bleffing of God. And it feems, this was the great, ftanding means, of healing defperate diseases in the chriftian church, long before extreme unclion was, ufed or heard of, which bears scarce any resemblance to it; the former being ufed only as a means of health; the latter, only when life is defpaired of.

V. 15. A prophet, as one of the prophets-Not inferior to one of the antient prophets.

V. 16. But Herod hearing thereof-Of their various judgments concerning him, till faid, It is John.

V. 20. And preferved him-Against all the malice and contrivances of Herodias. And when he heard him-Probably fending for him, at times during his imprisonment, which continued a year and a half. He heard them gladly-Delufive joy! While Herodias lay in his bosom. V. 21. A convenient day-Convenient for her purpofe. His lords, captains, and principal men of Galilee-The great men of the court, the army, and the province.

V. 23. To Luke ix. 6. James v. 14. 15. Mat. xiv. 1. Luke ix, 7.

in and danced and pleased Herod, and his guefts, the king faid to the damfel, Afk of me whatsoever thou 83 wilt, and I will give it thee. And he fwore to her, Whatsoever thou shalt afk me, I will give thee, to the 24 half of my kingdom. And going out fhe faid to her mother, What fhall I ask? And fhe faid, The head 25 of John the Baptift. And coming in quickly with hafte to the king, fhe afked, faying, I will that thou give me immediately in a charger the head of John the 26 Baptift. And the king was exceeding forry: yet for his oath's fake, and for the sake of his guests, he would 27 not reject her. And immediately the king fent one of his guard, and commanded his head to be brought. 28 And he went and beheaded him in the prifon, and brought his head in a charger, and gave it to the dam29 fel, and the damfel gave it to her mother. And the difciples hearing it, came and took up his corpfe and laid it in a tomb.

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*And the apoftles gathered themfelves together to Jefus, and told him all things, both what they had done 31 and what they had taught. And he faid to them, come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a little. For there were many coming and going, and 32 they had no leifure fo much as to eat. And they de33 parted into a defert place by boat privately, And many faw them departing and knew him, and ran on foot thither from all the cities, and outwent them, and came 34 together to him. And Jefus coming out faw a great multitude, and was moved with tender compaffion for them; because they were as sheep having no fhepherd, 35 and he taught them many things. And when the day was now far spent, the difciples coming to him faid, this 36 is a defert place, and it is now late. Send them away,

that they may go into the country and villages round about, and buy themselves bread for they have nothing 37 to eat. He answering faid to them, give ye them to eat. And they fay to him, fhall we go and buy two hundred penny-worth of bread, and give them to eat?

V. 23. To the half of my kingdom-A proverbial expreffion.

V. 26. Yet for his oath's fake and for the fake of his guests-Herod's honour was like the confcience of the chief priefts (Mat. xxvii. 6) To hed innocent blood wounded neither one nor the other!

V. 32. They departed-Acrofs a creek or corner of the lake.
V. 34. Coming out-of the veffel.

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* Luke ix. 10, ← Mat. xiv. 13.

V. 40. They John vi. 1.

Cho vi. 38---54′ 38 He faith to them, how many loaves have you? Go and fee. And when they knew, they said, five, and two .39 fishes. And he commanded them to make all fit down 40 by companies on the green grass. And they fat down in 41 ranks, by hundreds and by fifties. And taking the five loaves and the two fifhes, looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake the loaves, and gave them to his difciples to fet before them; and he divided the two fishes among 42 them all. And they all ate and were fatisfied. And they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments and of the 43 fifhes. And they that had eaten of the loaves were about five thousand men.

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* And straightway he constrained his disciples to go 45 into the veffel, and go before to the other fide toward 46 Bethfaida, while he fent away the people.

+ And having fent them away, he went to the mountain to 47 pray. And in the evening the veffel was in the midst 48 of the fea, and he alone on the land. And he saw them toiling in rowing, (for the wind was contrary to them.) And about the fourth watch of the night he cometh to them, walking on the fea, and would have paffed by 49 them. But they seeing him walking on the fea, fup50 pofed it to be an apparition, and cried out. (For they all faw him and were troubled.) And immediately he spoke with them, and faith to them, Take courage: 51 it is I be not afraid. And he went up to them into the vessel, and the wind ceased: and they were amazed 52 in themselves above measure and wondered. For they conf.dered not the miracle of the loaves; for their heart was hardened.

53 And having paffed over, they came to the land of 54 Gennefaret, and drew to fhore. And when they were come out of the vessel they knew him, and ran through

V. 40. They fat down in ranks-The word properly fignifies a parterre or bed in a garden; by a metaphor, a company of men ranged in order, by hundreds and by fifties-That is fifty in rank and an hundred in file. So an hundred multiplied by fifty, make just five thousand. V. 43. Full of the fragments-Of the bread.

V. 45. He confirained his disciples-Who did not care to go without him.

V. 48. And he faw them-For the darknefs could veil nothing from him. And would have passed by them--That is, walked, as if he was paffing by.

V. 52. Their heart was hardened-And yet they were not reprobates. It means only, they were flow and dull of apprehenfion. V. 1. Coming + Mat. xiv. 23. John vi. 15. Mat. xiv. 34. John vi. 21.

Mat. xiv. 22.

147 55 that whole country round about, and brought about in beds them that were ill, where they heard he was. 56 And wherefoever he entered into villages, cities, or country places, they laid the fick in the public places, and befought him that they might touch if it were but the hem of his garment; and as many as touched him were made whole.

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+ Then affemble together to him the Pharisees and 2 certain of the Scribes, coming from Jerufalem. And they saw some of his disciples eat bread with defiled, 3 that is, unwashen hands. Now the Pharifees and all the Jews, except they wafh their hands to the wrist, 4 eat not, holding the tradition of the elders. And coming from the market, unless they wash, they eat not: and many other things there are which they have received to hold, the washing of cups and pots and brafen veffels 5 and couches. Then the Pharifees and Scribes afk him, Why walk not thy difciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with defiled 6 hands? He answering faid to them, Well hath Ifaiah prophefied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoured me with their lips, but their heart is far from me. But in vain do they worship me, teach ing for doctrines the commandments of men. For leaving the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, the washing of and many pots and cups: other 9 fuch like things ye do. And he faid to them, full well ye abolish the commandments of God, that ye may keep 10 your own tradition. For Mofes faid, Honour thy father and thy mother, and, || Whofo revileth father 11 or mother, he fhall furely die. But ye fay, if a man fhall fay to his father or mother, It is Corban, that is a gift, by whatsoever thou mighteft have been profited 12 by me; he fhall be free. And ye fuffer him no more 13 to do ought for his father or mother; Abrogating the word of God by your tradition which ye have de

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V. 1. Coming from Jerufalem-Probably on purpose to find occafion against him.

V. 4. Washings of cups and pots and brafen veffels and couches-The Greek word (Baptifms) means indifferently either washing or fprinkling. The cups, pots, and veffels were washed: the couches fprinkled.

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+ Mat, xv. 1. † Ifaiah xxix, 13. §Exod. xx. 12, Ch. xxi. 17.

4 livered: and many fuch like things ye do. And calling together all the multitude he faid to them, Hearken to me every one of you and confider, there is nothing 15 entering into a man from without which can defile him;

but the things which come out of him, these are they 16 that defile the man. If any man have ears to hear, let 17 him hear. And when he was come from the multitude

into the house, his difciples afked him concerning the 18 parable. And he faith to them, are even ye so without

understanding? Do ye not perceive, that whatsoever 19 entereth into a man from without, cannot defile him,

because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, 20 and goeth into the vault, purging all meats. And he

faid, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth 21 the man. For from within, out of the heart of man

proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, mur22 ders, thefts, covetoufnefs, wickedness, deceit, lafcivi23 oufnefs, envy, evil-fpeaking, pride, foolifhnefs. All thefe evil things come from within, and defile the man.

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*And he arofe and went thence into the borders of

Tyre and Sidon. And entring into an houfe he would

have had no man know it; but he could not be hid. 25 For a woman whofe young daughter had an unclean fpirit, having heard of him, came and fell at his feet, 26 (The woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation)

and befought him to caft the devil out of her daughter. 27 But Jefus faid to her, Let the children first be satisfied;

for it is not right to take the children's bread and caft 28 it to the dogs. She answered and faid to him, True, Lord yet the dogs under the table eat of the children's V. 15. There is nothing entering into a man from without which can defile him-Though it is very true, a man may bring guilt, which is moral defilement, upon himfelf, by eating what hurts his health, or by excefs either in meat or drink; yet even here the pollution arifes from the wickedness of the heart, and is just proportionable to it. And this is all that our Lord afferts.

V. 19. Purging all meats-Probably the feat was usually placed over running water.

V. 22. Wickedness-The word means ill nature, cruelty, inhumanity, and all malevolent affections. Foolishness-Directly contrary to sobriety of thought and difcourfe: all kind of wild imaginations and extravagant paffions.

V. 26. The woman was a Greek, (that is, a Gentile, not a Few) a Syrophenician, or Canaanite. Canaan was alfo called Syrophenicia, as lying be tween Syria, properly fo called, and Phenicia.

V. 33. He

Mat. xv. 21.

+ Mat, xv. 29.

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