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holy City, and fetteth him on a pinnacle of the Temple. 6. And faith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, caft thy self down: for it is written, He shall give his f Angels charge concerning thee, and in their hands they shall bear thee up, left at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone. Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. 8. Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the Kingdoms of the World, and the glory of them: 9. And faith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me. 10. Then faith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt h worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. 11. Then the devil leaveth him, and behold, Angels came and ministred unto him. 12. Now when Jesus had heard that John was * cast [Or, delivered up] into Prison, he departed into Galilee. 13. And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt

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ferve, and to him shalt thou cleave, and swear by his Name. † I Sam. 7.3. - Prepare your Hearts unto the Lord, and serve him only. i See on Matt. 18.10.

** Mar. 1.14. Now after that John was put in Prison, Jefus came into Galilee, preaching the Gospel of the Kingdom of God. † Luk. * Deut. 6. 16. Ye shall not 3. 19, 20. But Herod the tetrarch, tempt the Lord your God, as yerobeing reproved by him for Herotempted him in Massah. dias his brother Philip's Wife, and

h* Deut. 6. 13. Thou shalt for all the Evils which Herod had fear the Lord thy God, and serve done, added yet this above all, him, and shalt swear by his Name. I sthat he shut up John in Prison * Luk. Deut. 10. 20. Thou shalt fear the 4. 14, 31. And Jesus returned in Lord thy God, him shalt thou

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than to hearken to any other Spirit whatsoever; because God can pre ferve the Life of Man by other means than Bread, namely, by his most powerful and efficacious Word, by which he created all things at first, and has hitherto preserved them, and by which eternal Life will be conferred on him who believes God to be a Rewarder of those who depend on him. If therefore I shall obey his Word, tho' I have not Bread, yet I shall not want Food. And this our Lord proves by the Word of God, which cannot deceive,

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HEN was Jesus led up of the spirit into the Wilderness to be tempted of the Devil. 2. And when he had (1) fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred. 3. And when the tempte came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made Bread. 4. But he anfwered and faid, It is written, d Man (2) shall not live by

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my Soul is well pleased: I will put my Spirit upon him, and he Thall thew judgment to the Genziles. Matt. 17. 5. -Behold. a Voice out of the Cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. † Luk. 9. 35. There came a Voice out of the Cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son, hear him. Eph. 1. 6. - He hath made us accepted in the beloved. † Col. 1. 13. Who hath delivered10 The Spirit of the Lord caught away

Master: left peradventure the Spi rit of the Lord hath taken him up, and cast him upon some Mountain, or into some Valley. - Ezek. 3. 14. So the Spirit lifted me up, 5 and took me away.- Ezek. 40. 2. In the Visions of God, brought he me to the Land of Ifrael, and set me upon a very high Mountain, by which was, as the frame of a City on the South. Acts 8. 39, 40.

sus from the power of Darkness, and hath translated us into the Kingdom of his dear Son. t2 Pet. 1. 17. For he received from God the Father, honour and glory, when there came fuch a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son in whom I am well pleased.

Philip, that the Eunuch saw him no more. -But Philip was found at Azotus.

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Heb. 4. 15. We have not an 15high Priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our Infire mities: but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without Sin.

a Mar. 1. 12. And immedi-20 ately the Spirit driveth him into the Wilderness. * Luk. 4. 1. Jesus being full of the holy Ghost, 一 was led by the Spirit into the Wilderness.

d * Deut. 8. 3. - Man doth not live by Bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the Lord doth Man live. Wisd. 16. 26. That thy 25 Children, O Lord, whom thou lovest, might know that it is not the growing of Fruits that nourisheth Man: but that it is thy Word which preserveth them that put

1 King. 18. 12. It shall come to pass, as foon as I am gone from thee, that the Spirit of the Lord shall carry thee whither I know not. - 2 King. 2. 16.-Let 30their trust in thee. them go we pray thee and seek thy

(1) Exod. 34. 28. Deut. 9. 9, 18. 1 King. 19. 8. Moses and Elijah fasted forty Days and forty Nights.

(2) The Sense of these Words, according to the learned Surenhusius in his excellent Work, wherein he accounts for the Difficulties in the Texts cited in the New Testament out of the Old, is this: Although I am very hungry, yet it is better to obey God, and to trust in his Word,

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Bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of he Mouth of God. 5. Then the Devil taketh him up nto the holy City, and fetteth him on a pinnacle of he Temple. 6. And faith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thy self down: for it is written, He shall give his f Angels charge concerning thee, and in their hands they shall bear thee up, left at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone. Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. 8. Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the Kingdoms of the World, and the glory of them: 9. And faith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me. 10. Then faith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt h worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. 11. Then the devil leaveth him, and behold, Angels came and ministred unto him. 12. Now when k

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Jesus had heard that John was * caft [Or, delivered up] into Prifon, he departed into Galilee. 13. And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt

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than to hearken to any other Spirit whatsoever; because God can pre ferve the Life of Man by other means than Bread, namely, by his moft Powerful and efficacious Word, by which he created all things at first, and has hitherto preserved them, and by which eternal Life will be conferred on him who believes God to be a Rewarder of those who depend on him. If therefore I shall obey his Word, tho' I have not Bread, yet shall not want Food. And this our Lord proves by the Word of God, which cannot deceive,

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IV. in Capernaum, which is upon the Sea Coast, in the borders Zabulon and Nepthalim: 14. That it might be fulfi led which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, laying 15. The Land of Zabulon, and the Land of Nep thalim, by the way of the Sea beyond Jordan, Galilee the Gentiles : 16. The people which fat in darknef faw great lights: and to them which fat in the regio and shadow of death, light is sprung up. 17. From that time Jefus m began to preach, and to say, Repen

the Power of the Spirit into Galilee: -And came down to Caper. naum a City of Galilee, and taught them on the Sabbath Days. Joh. 4.43. Now after two Days he des parted thence, and went into Galilee.

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1 * Ifai. 9. 1, 2. - When the first he lightly afflicted the Land of Zabulon, and the Land of Napthali, and afterward did more grievously afflict her by the way of the Sea, beyond Jordan Galilee of the Nations. The People that walked in darkness, have seen a great Light: They that dwell in the Land of the shadow of Death, upon them hath the Light shined.

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but finners to repentance. In Ma 2. 17. and Luk. 5. 32. are almo the same Words. Mar. 6. 12. The went out and preached that Me should repent. Mar. 1. 15. Th time is fulfilled, and the kingdon of God is at hand: repent ye, an believe the Gospel. Luk. 3.8 10 Bring forth therefore fruits of repentance. Luk. 11.32. Mat 12.41. The Men of Nineveh shal rise up in the Judgment with thi generation, and shall condemn it for they repented at the preaching o Is Jonas; and behold, a greater that Jonas is here. Job 42. 6. I abho my self, and repent in Dust and Ashes. Luk. 13.3 Except ye re pent, ye shall all likewife perifh 20Luk 15. 7. -Joy shall be in hea ven over one finner that repenteth Luk. 24. 47. That Repentance and remission of Sins should be preach ed in his name among all nations.

1 King. 8. 47, 48, 49. If they shall bethink themselves, and repent, and make Supplication unto thee, -faying, we have finned and have done perverfly, we have com-25 Acts 2. 38. Repent and be baptized

every one of you in the name of Je sus Christ for the remission of fins.Acts 3.19. Repent ye therefore and be converted, that your fins may

mitted wickedness; and so return unto thee with all their Heart, and with all their Soul. -Then hear thou their Prayer. Ezek. 18.30, 31. Repent and turn your selves from3obe blotted out.- Acts 17.30.

The times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all Men every where to repent Acts 26. 20. That they [Jews and

all your tranfgreffions; so iniquity shall not be yourruine Cast away from you all your tranfgreffions, whereby ye have tranfgreffed, and make you a new Heart and a new Spi-35 Gentiles] should repent and turn to rit. Mat. 3. 2, 8. Repent ye: for the kingdom of Heaven is at hand: Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance. Matt 9.13.- I am not come to call the righteous,

God, and do works meet for repent. ance. Acts 20. 21. Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God and

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for the Kingdom of heaven is at hand. 18. And Jesus walking by the fea of Galilee, faw two Brethren, Simon, called Peter, and Andrew his brother, cafting a - net into the fea: (for they were fishers.) 19. And he faith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. 20. And they straightway left their nets and followed him. 21. And going on from thence, he faw other two brethren, James the for of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their fa- ther, mending their nets: and he called them. 22. And they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him. And Jefus went about all Galilee, teaching in their Synagogues, and preaching the gofpel of the kingdomi, and healing all manner of ficknels, and all manner of disease among the people. 24. And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all fick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were poffeffed with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palfie; and he healed them. 25. And there follow

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and faith toward our Lord Jesus Chrift. Rom. 2. 4. Despisest thou the riches of his goodness, and forbearance, and long-fuffering; not • Matt. 10.7. As ye go, preach, knowing that the goodness of God 5 saying, the kingdom of heaven is at leadeth thee to repentance. 2 Cor. hand. 7. 10. Godly forrow worketh repentance to Salvation, not to be repented of. 2 Pet. 3. 9. The Lord is long-fuffering to us-rot Luk. 5. 1, 2. He stood by the ward, not willing that any should Lake of Gennezareth, and faw perish, but that all should come to two Ships standing by the Lake, repentance. Rev. 2.5, 16, 21. Re- c.

3.19. As many as I love, I rebuke and chaften: be zealous therefore and repent.

P* Mar. 1. 16. Now as he walked by the Sea of Galilee, he faw Simon and Andrew his Brother.

member therefore from whence + Joh: 1.42.- Thou art Sithou art fallen, and repent, and dorsmon, the Son of Jona: thou shalt thy first works; or else I will be called Cephas, which is by inter

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come unto thee quickly, and remove thy candlestick out of its Place, except thou repent. Repent; or elfe I will come unto thee quick-20had gone a little further thence,

ly, and will fight against them with the Sword of my Mouth. I gave her space to repent of her forHication, and the repented not. Rev.

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