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Jerufalem.

will ye alfo be his difciples? Then they Anno Joh. ix. 28. reviled him, and faid, Thou art his diftat. 32. Minift. 3.

29.

31.

ciple; but we are Mofes difciples. We know that God fpake unto Mofes as for this fellow, we know not from whence 30. he is. The Man answered and faid unto them, Why, herein is a marvellous thing, that ye know not from whence he is, and yet he hath opened mine eyes. Now we know that God heareth not finners: but if any Man be a worshipper of God, and doth his will, him he hear eth. Since the world began was it not heard that any man opened the eyes of one that was born blind. If this man were not of God, he could do nothing. They answered and faid unto him, Thou waft altogether born in fins, and doft thou teach us? And they caft him

32.

33.

34.

35.

out.

Jefus heard that they had caft him out; and when he found him, he faid unto him, Doft thou believe on the fon 36. of God? He answered and faid, Who is be, Lord, that I might believe on 37-him? And Jefus faid unto him, Thou haft both feen him, and it is he that 38.talketh with thee. And he faid, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him. .

SECT.

Anno Ætat. 32.

Minift. 3

SECT. LXXXIX.

Jefus fhews that he is the true Shep-
herd, and that he must lay down
his Life for his Sheep. The Jews

are divided in their Opinion con-
cerning him.

Jerufalem.

AND Jefus faid, For judgment I am 39. Joh: ix

come into this world: that they

which fee not, might fee; and that they
which fee, might be made blind. And 40.
fome of the Pharifees which were with
him heard thefe Words, and faid unto
him, Are we blind alfo? Jefus faid
unto them," If ye were blind, ye 41.
"fhould have no Sin: but now ye fay
દ we fee; therefore that Sin remain-
"eth. Verily, verily I fay unto you, i. Joh. x
"He that entreth not by the Door in-
. to the Sheepfold, but climbeth up

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fome other way, the fame is a Thief

and a Robber. But he that entreth 2.
"in by the Door, is the Shepherd of
"the Sheep. To him the Porter open-
"eth; and the Sheep hear his voice;
"and he calleth his own Sheep by 3
name, and leadeth them out. And 46
"when he putteth forth his own Sheep,
" he goeth before them, and the Sheep
"follow him: for they know his voice.
"And a Stranger will they not follow, s
"but will flee from him: for they
"know not the voice of Strangers.
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This

Jerufalem.

Joh. x.

"

This Parable spake Jefus unto them: Anno 6. but they understood not what things Etat. 32. Minift. 3. they were which he spake unto them.

7.

Then faid Jefus unto them again. Verily, verily I fay unto you, I am 8. " the Door of the Sheep. All that ever came before me, are Thieves " and Robbers: but the Sheep did not "hear them. I am the Door, by me

9. "if any Man enter in, he fhall be fa-
"ved, and fhall go in and out, and
"find pafture. The Thief cometh not
"but for to fteal, and to kill, and to

10.

destroy I am come that they might "have Life, and that they might have 11." it more abundantly. I am the good

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

Shepherd: the good Shepherd giveth "his Life for the Sheep. But he that "is an Hireling and not the Shepherd, "whofe own the Sheep are not, feeth "the Wolf coming, and leaveth the "Sheep, and fleeth: and the Wolf "catcheth them, and fcattereth the

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Sheep. The Hireling fleeth, because "he is an Hireling, and careth not for "the Sheep. I am the good Shepherd, "and know my Sheep, and am known "of mine. As the Father knoweth 6C me, even fo know I the Father, and "I lay down my Life for the Sheep.

"And other Sheep I have, which "are not of this fold: them alfo I "muft bring, and they fhall hear my "voice; there fhall be one Fold, and

one Shepherd. Therefore doth my 17. Father love me, because I lay down

my

Anno my Life, that I might take it again. Jerufalem. Etat. 22, "No man taketh it from me, but I lay 18.Joh, x. Minist. 3. «it down of my felf: I have power to

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lay it down, and I have power to
"take it again. This Commandment
"have I received of my Father.

There was a divifion therefore again 19.
among the Jews for thefe fayings. And
many of them faid, He hath a devil and
is mad; why hear ye him? Others faid, 20.
Thefe are not the words of him that
hath a devil. Can a devil open the
of the blind?

SECT. XC.

eyes

The Seventy Difciples return to Je-
fus. His Difcourfe with them.

A

ND the feventy returned again 17.
with joy, faying, Lord, even the
devils are fubject unto us through thy
name. And Fefus] faid unto them, 18.
"I beheld Satan as lightning, fall from
Heaven, Behold I give unto you 19.
power to tread on Serpents and Scor-
pions, and over all the power of the
"Enemy; and nothing fhall by any
means hurt you. Notwithstanding 20.
"in this rejoice not, that the Spirits
"are fubject to you: but rather re-
joice because your names are written
"in heaven.

In that Hour Jefus rejoiced in Spirit, 21.
and faid, "I thank thee, O Father,
M 3

Lord

Luk. x.

Jerufalem.
Luk. x.

"Lord of Heaven and Earth, that thou Anno
"haft hid these things from the wife Etat. 32,
"and prudent, and haft revealed them Minift. 3.
ແ unto babes even fo, Father, for fo

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"it feemed good in thy fight.

22. "All things are deliver'd to me of
CC my Father and no Man knoweth
"who the Son is, but the Father; and
"who the Father is, but the Son, and
"he to whom the Son will reveal
" him.

23.

24.

25.

And he turn'd him unto his Difciples, and faid privately, "Bleffed are the "Eyes which fee the things that ye "fee. For I tell you, that many Pro« phets and Kings have defired to fee "thofe things which ye fee, and have СС not feen them, and to hear thofe things which ye hear, and have not heard them.

SECT. XCI.

Jesus's Answer to a Lawyer, who in-
quired of him the way to obtain
eternal Life. Shews who is our
Neighbour.

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ND behold, a certain Lawyer flood up, and tempted [Fefus,] faying, Mafter what shall I do to inherit eternal 26. life? He faid unto him, What is written in the Law? how readeft thou? And he 27. anfwering faid, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all

thy