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CHAP. XVII.

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Bout a week after this, Jefus defigning to give his Difciples fome fmall Reprefentation of his future Glory, went up privately into a Mountain, and took with him Peter and James and John. ·

2. And as he was praying in the prefence of these Difciples, he was changed into the appearance of a glorified Body; fo that his Face did fhine as the brightness of the Sun, and his Cloathes became white and gliftering as the Light.

3. And at the fame time there appeared two other Perfons, in a glorious form likewise, namely Mofes and Elias; and they talked with Jefus concerning the things that he was to fuffer, and of the Glory which was afterwards to follow. O 4 4. All

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4. All this the Difciples that were prefent, faw and but being very drowfie, and alfo in a great confternation and furprise, they understood not what it meant. Yet moved with the ftrangeness and glory of the Vision, and recovering a little from their fear, their Minds were filled with an unusual Pleasure: And Peter, who was in all things forwarder than the reft, faid to Jefus, Lord, how great is this Glory! how bleffed a Sight is this! How Happy should we be, if we might but continue here! Give us leave to build three Apartments, for Thee, and for Mofes, and for Elias, and we will dwell here.

5. Scarcely had Peter faid these Words, when fuddenly Mofes and Elias vanifhed in a bright Cloud, and Jefus was left alone: And the Difciples heard the Voice of God out of the Cloud, faying, This is my beloved Son, whom I have

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chosen to reveal my Will to Mankind; Be not defirous of Vifions and extraordinary Appearances; but as ye have hitherto followed Mofes and the Prophets, fo from henceforward hear and obey Him.

6. The Disciples, aftonifhed at the Greatness and Majefty of this Divine Voice, fell down upon their Faces to the Ground, and were greatly affrighted.

7. But Jefus came to them, and taking them up, comforted them, and bid them not be afraid.

8. And when they came to themselves, they faw Jefus alone, and in his ufual form, as he was before the Vifion appeared.

9. Then they came down from the Hill; and as they were in the way, Jefus, knowing that the World was not yet capable of underftanding the defign and meaning of this glorious Appearance commanded his Disciples not to report it abroad till after his Refurrection. IC. Ac

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10. Accordingly the Difciples kept the thing fecret for the prefent: Only they debated privately among themselves, what thofe Sufferings of Chrift, which Mofes and Elias talk'd of, fhould be; and what his Refurrection from the Dead meant. That these were things to be accomplished by him as he was the Meffiah, they could not doubt; But one thing they ftuck at, namely that Malachi had prophefied and their Doctors had conftantly taught them, that Elias ought first to have appeared publickly, before the Meffiah could fhew himself: And they refolved to ask Jefus about it.

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ciples asked him,fay, ing, Why then fay the fcribes, that Elias muft first come?

11 And Jefus anfwered and faid unto them, Elias shall first things:

come, and reftore all

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12. But this ought not to raise any fcruple in your to you, that Elias is Minds concerning me: For

come already, and they knew him not,

but

but have done unto him whatsoever they

lifted: likewise shall alfo the Son of man fuffer of them.

13 Then the dif

ciples understood

that he spake unto them of John the Baptift.

14 And when they were come to the multitude, there tain man, kneeling down to him, and faying,

came to him a cer

15 Lord, have mercy on my fon,for he is lunatick, and

fore vexed: for oft

times he falleth into the fire, and oft into

the water.

16 And I brought

Elias has indeed appeared accordingly; only the Jews did not receive and acknowledge him, but he was perfecuted and flain; and in like manner will they deal alfo with Chrift himself.

13. Then they underftood, that John the Baptift was that Elias, whom the Prophet foretold fhould be the Fore-runner of the Meffias.

14. ¶ Now when Jefus returned to the reft of his Disciples, whom he had not taken with him up into the Mount, but had left them below with the Multitude; there met him a Man, who fell down before him, and faid;

15. Lord, have pity upon my Son; for he is tormented with a Devil, and is Lunatick, and hath the Falling Sickness; fo that he cannot keep himself from falling into the Fire or the Water.

16. And I brought him him to thy difciples, in your abfence to your

and they could not

cure him.

Difciples, hoping that they

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