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ought an act of Charity towards a Man, to be preferred before all ceremonious Obfervances? So that, even your felves being Judges, it is lawful to do Acts of Righteousness and Charity upon the Sabbathday.

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13. Then Jefus bad the Man ftretch out his Hand and its ftrength immediately returned to it, and it became found as the other.

14. Upon this, the Pharifees went out; and being filled with Rage and Indignation against Jefus, they confulted among themfelves how they might destroy him:

15. But Jefus knowing their Designs, and because his Time of Suffering was not yet come, retreated from thence with his Difciples into a private Place. Neverthelels the Multitude, discovering whither he went, followed him; and he healed all their Diseases and Infirmities.

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16. Yet because he was not willing to make any more Difturbance, and to enter into more Contentions with the Pharifees; but defired to discharge his Office quietly, and to heal and do good to all Men without much noife; there. fore he commanded the People not to make him known.

17. And thus was fulfilled that Prophecy of Efai. as (Ifai. 42. 1. )

18. Behold, my fervant, whom I have chofen; my beloved, in whom my Soul is well pleafed. I will put my Spirit upon him; and he fhall preach true Religion, not on ly to the People of If rael, but to the Gentiles alfo.

19. And this he shall do in all Meeknefs, Gentlenefs, and Humility: with out Contention and Noife, without Tumult and Diflurbance.

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20 A bruised reed

fhall he not break,

and fmoking flax fhall he not quench, till he fend forth judgment unto vi&tory.

21 And in his

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20. He shall not with rigour and severity deftroy thofe that are weak and fallen, but shall with mercy and gentlenefs recover and reform them till by his meekness and goodnefs he shall cause true Religion to be Spread triumphantly over all the World, and be eftablished for ever.

21. Infomuch that even the

name fhall the Gen- Gentile World fhall be con

tiles truft.

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verted by his Doctrine, and publickly profefs his Name and Religion.

22. After this, the People brought to Jefus a Man poffeffed with a Devil, and fo miferably afflicted, that he was deprived of the ufe both of his Eyes and his Tongue. And Jefus caft out the Devil, and healed the Man; and immediately he that had been blind and dumb, both spake and faw.

23. At which Miracle the People were exceedingly furprized, and faid; Certainly this Man must be the Meffiah.

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24. But the Pharifees, who were hardened againft all Conviction, when they heard the People thus talk, faid within themfelves: No; This Man, who is a breaker of Sabbaths and a defpifer of our Traditions, cannot act by Divine Power and Authority; but it must be by Confederacy with the Prince of the Devils, that he thus cafteth out Devils.

25. But Jefus knowing their Thoughts, faid; With what perverseness do you now reason among your felves! For whatever is done by Confederacy with evil Spirits, must be fomething that promotes the Intereft of Evil Spirits and the caufe of Wickednefs, and not any thing directly contrary thereto : Unless you will imagine that any Kingdom or Socie ty, can be supported by Quarrels and Divifions within it felf.

24 But when the

Pharifees heard it,

low doth not caft out they faid, This feldevils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils.

25 And Jefus knew their thoughts, and ry kingdom divided againft it felf, is brought to defolation: and every city

faid unto them, Eve

or houfe divided a

gainft it felf, fhall not stand.

26 And if Satan

caft out Satan, he is divided against himfelf; how fhall then his kingdom ftand?

27 And if I by Beelzebub caft out devils, by whom do

your children caft them out? therefore they fhall be your judges.

26. If therefore cafting out Devils, and that in Confirmation of a Doctrine directly contrary to the Intereft of evil Spirits, be a thing not to be done by Confederacy with those evil Spirits; then nothing can be more abfurdly malicious, than this your Accufation of me.

27. But befides; your own Countrymen and Relations have fometimes undertaken to caft out Devils, and yet ye never accused them of Confederacy with evil Spirits: What reason have ye then to accufe me thereof, who have never caft out Devils by any worfe means or to ferve any worse purpose? So that either these your own People must condemn you of Partiality and unjuft Judgment, or else ye muft needs acknowledge that I caft out Devils by a Divine Power.

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