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18. Jefus, according to their Defire, returned into the Boat to cross over the Lake again. And the Man who had been poffefs'd, feeing his Deliverer departing, and perhaps fearing that he was not fecure from a Return of his Calamity, defired to go along with Jesus.

19. But Jefus, to fhow that he could perferve him as well abfent as prefent, and knowing that it would tend more to the Glory of God to leave him in that Country as a ftanding Proof of his Power and Authority; would not take him with him, but bad him go home to his Friends and Country-Men, and report what a great and miraculous Mercy God had vouchsafed unto him.

20. And accordingly the Man went home, and reported in all the Cities of Decapolis what a great Miracle Jefus had worked for him: And all the People of that Country, well knowing the Man's former Condition, and feeing the Certainty of his prefent Cure, were convinced of the Power of Jefus with Aftonishment and Admi

ration.

21. In the mean time Jefus returned in the Boat over the Lake: And when he was landed on the the other fide, much People of those who had feen him go over at the first and had waited for his return, with many others continually coming out of the neighbouring Towns, flocked together about him.

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22 And behold, there cometh one of the rulers of the

22. Among whom was a Perfon of Note, one Jairus, a Ruler of the Synagogue; who, far from the usual Pride of the Pharifees and principal fynagogue, Jairus by

name,

name, and when he faw him, he fell at his feet,

23 And befought him greatly, faying, My little daughter lieth at the point of death, I pray thee come and lay thy hands on her, that the may be healed, and fhe fhall live. 24 And Jefus went with him, and much people followed him, and thronged him. 25 And a certain woman which had an iffue of blood twelve years,

26 And had fuffered many things of many phyficians, and had spent all that the had,and was nothing bettered, but rather

grew worse,

27 When she had

heard of Jefus, came in the prefs behind, and touched his gar

ment.

28 For fhe faid, If

I may touch but his clothes, I fhall be whole.

29. And ftraightway the fountain of

her blood was dried

Jews, kneeled down before Jefus in the Pofture of greateft Humility and Veneration;

23. And entreated him, faying: Lord, I have heard of your many wonderful Works, and am fully convinced of your Power and Goodness; I have a Daughter in my House now lying at the very Point of Death, I beseech you come and touch her, and I am confident she will recover.

24. Jefus, pleafed with the Man's Faith and Humility, went along with him to his Houfe; and the Multitude, eager to fee the Event, preffed after them in great Crouds.

25 & 26. Now as they were going, there was in the Throng a Woman who had been Twelve Years

an

troubled with incurable bloody Flux, and had ufed all the Remedies which Phyficians could prescribe, with great Charge, and without any Suc

cefs.

27. This Woman, hearing of the Fame of Jefus, had thruft her felf into the Croud which followed him; hoping to find relief, as others in like defperate Cafes had done, from his miraculous Power. But being afraid and ashamed to confess her Disease publickly, fhe came behind him privately, and touched his Cloaths:

28. Thinking within her felf, that furely he who had done fo many and great Miracles with only a Word fpeaking, could not but heal her Difease even with the least Touch of his Cloaths.

For

29. And her Expectation did not deceive her. as foon as fhe touched him, the found evidently fuch a

Change

Change within her felf, and fuch a
fudden Restoration of Strength and Vi-
gour of Body, as fatisfied her that her
Disease was entirely cured.

30. Thus the Woman thought fhe
had fecretly gained a Cure, without
being taken Notice of But Jefus
knowing by his Divine Power what
was done, and that it would be more
for the Glory of God, and the com-
mendation of the Woman's Faith,
to difcover the Matter than to con-
ceal it; turned himself about to his
Difciples, and asked who touched his
Cloaths.

31. The Difciples wondring what he meant, to ask who touched him when the People preffed and crouded him on every fide, were furprized and

knew not what to answer.

32. But Jefus continued looking about him, as it were to difcover who had touch'd him, and as if he expect ed that fome Body fhould confefs what had been done.

33. Whereupon the Woman, confcious what he had done, and perceiving that the fhould be discovered, came in great Fear and kneeled down before Jefus, and openly confeffed the whole Truth of the Matter.

your

34. Then Jefus fpoke comfortably
to her, faying; Be not afraid;
great Faith has purchafed you this
Cure; Go home in Peace, and your
Difeafe fhall return upon you no more.
35. While Jefus was thus talking

*Ver. 24. with the Woman in the

& 25,

Way, there came Meffengers from the Houfe whither Jefus was going, to tell fairus that his Daughter was dead, and that therefore he need not now give Jefus

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31 And his difciples faid unto him,

Thou feeft the mul-
titude
thee, and fayeft thou,
thronging

Who touched me?

32 And he looked round about to fee her that had done this thing.

fearing and tremb33 But the woman ling, knowing what was done in her, came and fell down

before him, and told

him all the truth.

34 And he faid thy faith hath made unto her, Daughter, thee whole: go in peace, and be whole of thy plague.

came

35 While he yet fpake, there from the ruler of the certain which faid, fynagogues boufe, Thydaughteris dead, Why troubleft thou

the

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39 And when he

come in, he faith unto them, Why make ye this ado, and weep? the damfel is not dead, but fleepeth. 40And they laughed him to fcorn: but when he had put them all out, he taketh the father

and the mother of the damfel, and them that were with him, and entreth in where the damfel was lying.

41 And he took the damfel by the hand, and faith unto her, Talitha cumi, which is, being interpreted, Damfel (I fay unto thee)arife.

the Trouble of going down to the House.

36. Jefus, hearing this Account, and feeing the young Woman's Father begin to defpair, bad him not be terrified at this News, but believe earneftly that God was even yet able to restore his Daughter, and he fhould quickly fee the Reward of his Faith.

37. Then putting back all the Multitude, and even his Difciples themfelves, excepting only Peter, James and John; he went attended by thefe Three into the Houfe with Jairus.

38. Where, as foon as he entred, he found a great Rout of Relations and Mourners, weeping and making Lamentation for the untimely Death of the young Woman.

39. But Jefus, knowing that this her Death was permitted only that he might have Occafion of thewing forth the Power of God, bad them forbear their exceffive and unreafonable Mourning: For the young Woman, faith he, is not dead, but afleep.

40. At this they all laughed, and derided him; being well affured that he was really dead. But Jefus, having ordered them to be all put out, went Wointo the Room where the young man lay, with only her Father and Mother and the Three fore-mentioned Disciples.

41. And he took hold of her Hand: and with a Voice of Power and Authority, bad her rise up.

42. Upon

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Jefus defpifed by his Countrymen for the Meanness of his Parentage, ver. 1. And therefore worked but few Miracles among them, ver. 5. He fends forth his Twelve Apostles to preach, ver. 7. The Opinion of Herod and Others concerning Jefus, ver. 14. The Caufe and Manner of John Baptift's Death, ver. 17. The Apostles give an Account of the Success of their Preaching, ver. 30. Jefus feeds five Thousand with five Loaves and two Fishes, ver. 35. Walketh on the Water, ver. 45. and healeth many Sick, ver. 55.

1. AFTER thefe Things Jefus re

turned to Nazareth, the Place of his Education, to converfe a while amongst his Friends and Relations; and his Difciples went with him.

2. And there on the Sabbath-day he went, as ufual, into their Place of publick Worship, and expounded to them the Writings of the Prophets, and taught them plainly the Doctrine of true Religion. And they that heard him, were greatly amazed at the Wif dom and Excellency of his Inftructions, at the Gravity and Authority

1AND he went

out from thence, and came into his his difciples followed own countrey, and

him.

2 And when the fabbath-day

was

come, he began to teach in the fynagogue: and many hearing him, were aftonifhed, faying, From whence hath this

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