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Multitude would be ftrongly moved to come together feditiously, and make him (according to their falfe Notions of the Meffias) a temporal King; or that he might fet an Example of Humility, and how we ought not to be defirous of receiving glory for our good Actions ftraitly charged the blind Men, that they should not divulge this Miracle abroad.

31. But they nevertheless spread the Fame of it, through all the Country. 32. ¶ When these Men were gone, the People brought to Jefus a Man that was dumb, and poffeffed with a Devil,

33. And Jefus caft out the Devil, and the dumb Man presently spake. And the People, feeing that all manner of incurable Dif eases were with equal ease healed by Jesus with only a Word speaking, said ; Certainly this Man must be the Meffias; for there never arofe a Prophet in Ifrael,

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35 And Jefus went about all the cities and villages, teach ing in their fynagogues, and preach ing the gofpel of the kingdom, and healing every fickness, and every disease among the people.

36 But when he

faw the multitudes, he was moved with

oppofe him; and though they could not deny the Miracles which they faw with their Eyes, yet refolving fome way or other to prejudice the People against him, they faid, 'Tis not by the Power of God, but by Confederacy with the Prince of the Devils, that this Man cafteth out Devils.

35. ¶ And Jefus travelled through all the Cities and Villages, expounding the Scripture in their Synagogues, and teaching them the true Doctrine of the Christian Religion, and proving his Authority and Divine Commiffion by the miraculous healing of all forts of Diseases among the People.

36. And when he faw a great multitude of Peocompaffion on them, ple gathered together about

him, he had Compaffion on them, because they feemed to be weary and fcattered, wandring for want of faithful Guides and Teachers, as Sheep having no Shepherd: They were willing to receive the Inftructions of true Religion, and defirous to be directed in the way of Happiness; but the Jewish Doctors, Scribes and Pharifees, had filled all things with Hypocrifie and vain Traditions, and there were none who taught the People with Sincerity and Faithfulness.

37. Then Jefus faid to his Difciples: The Harveft indeed is great; there is a great Number of People, that are willing and prepared to receive Inftruction: But the Labourers in this Harvest are few; there are but few who are able and fitted to inftruct these People, in the ways of Righteousness and Truth.

because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep ha

ving no fhepherd.

37 Then faith he

unto his difciples,

The harveft truly is plenteous, but the

labourers are few.

38 Pray

38 Pray ye therefore the Lord of the

harveft, that he will fend forth labourers into his harveft.

38. Pray ye therefore to God, that he would provide skilful and faithful Minifters, to be sent forth to preach the Gospel through the World.

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CHAP.

1. I gether

Hen Jefus calling to. his Disciples, chofe out of them twelve Men, to be sent forth to preach the Gospel: And that they might do it with the greater Authority and Efficacy, he gave them power to prove their Commiffion by the miraculous Works of cafting out Devils, and healing all manner of Dif eafes.

2. Now the Names of the twelve Apostles, are these.

1. Peter.

2. Andrew.

3. James.

4. John.

5. Philip.

6. Bartholomew.

7. Thomas.

8. Matthew.

9. Another James.
10. Thaddeus, or Jude:
II. Simon the Ganaanite.
12. Judas Iscariot.

X.

AND when he

had called unto him his twelve difciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to

caft them out, and to fickness,and all man

heal all manner of

ner of disease.

2 Now the names

of the twelve apo

ftles are these; The firft, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, James the Son of Zebedee, and John his brother,

3 Philip, and Bartholomew, Thomas, and Matthew the publican, James the fon of Alpheus, and Lebbeus, whofe furname was Thaddeus,

4 Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Ifcariot, who alfo betrayed him.

5 These

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