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Giving Sight to the Blind.

How the DARKNESS of SIN is difpelled, and the Soul.
illuminated by DIVINE GRACE
Two blind Men healed at Jericho
A blind Man healed at Bethfaida
One born Blind is healed

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Raifing the Dead.

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The Widows Son of Nain raifed to Life Chrift raifeth from Death the Daughter of Jairus, and beals a Woman of her bloody Iffue JOHN XI. Chrift raifeth Lazarus. Many Jews believe. The Chief Priefts and Pharifees gather a Council against Chrift. Caiaphas prophefieth 146 How the Souls of BELIEVERS are raised from the Death of SIN, to a SPIRITUAL and Divine Life 147 CHRIST, by divers PARABLES, reprefents the Spiritual Nature of his Kingdom. Many of which are explained and applied to their juft and SPIRITUAL Meaning by our Saviour; and to which many Places in the New Teftament refer 151 Chrift's Parabolical Sermon to the Multitude by the Seafide, of the Sower, with the Explanation of it ibid. Of the Tares

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of the Children playing in the Market-place Parable of the Fig Tree

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ibid.

Of the Feast, and of the Great Supper

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Of the Loft Sheep. Of the Pieces of Silver. Of the

Prodigal Son

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Of the Unjuft Steward

Of the Rich Glutton and Lazarus
Of the Unjuft Judge

Of the Pharifee and Publican

Of the Ten Pieces

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Of the Labourers in the Vineyard

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Of the Two Sons that were commanded to go into the

Vineyard

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He warnetb the People to beware of Covetousness, by the Parable of the rich Man who pull'd down his Barns, and built greater ibid. That we must not be over careful about earthly Things; but feek the Kingdom of God. Give Alms. Be ready to open to our Lord whenever he cometh. Christ's Minifters are to take Care to their Charge, and to expect Perfecution. The People must not neglect the Time of Grace, because it is a fearful Thing to die without Reconciliation

ibid.

Of the Leaven of the Pharifees, which is Hypocrify ibid.
Of the Divine Omniscience
To fear God only

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Of the Providence of God over all his Creatures 238 Not to be ashamed of Chrift and his Words, but openly to confess him

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Of the Sin against the Holy Ghoft
Of the Duty of Watchfulness, and looking for Chrift's
Second Coming

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The Difciples being angry at James and John, for the Request made by their Mother, our Saviour forbids their affecting any Superiority 248 The Difciples contending who should be the greatest, Chrift teaches them to be MEEK and HUMBLE, by the Example of LITTLE CHILDREN, which is enforced by an Inftance of his own profound HUMILITY, in washing his Difciples Feet

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He fheweth who is fit to be his Difciple Peter's Confeffion of Christ Chrift being told that his Mother and Brethren defired to speak with him, he teaches his Difciples, that thofe that do the Will of God are his Brethren 255 He teaching in the Synagogue, many of bis Countrymen are aftonished at his great Wisdom, and the mighty Works performed by him; but will not believe bim to be the Meffiah, because of his mean Birth

He payeth Tribute

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