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christ_n take_v notice_n of_o in_o the_o house_n which_o he_o condescend_v to_o visit_v be_v what_o ail_v any_o in_o it_o what_o need_v they_o stand_v of_o his_o help_n and_o healing_n and_o according_o together_o with_o his_o presence_n he_o afford_v they_o relief_n learn_v 3._o that_o when_o christ_n have_v gracious_o visited_n and_o heal_v any_o of_o his_o servant_n it_o ought_v to_o be_v their_o first_o work_n and_o next_o care_n to_o administer_v unto_o christ_n that_o be_v to_o employ_v their_o recover_v health_n and_o improve_v their_o renew_a strength_n in_o his_o service_n 16_o when_o the_o even_o be_v come_v they_o bring_v unto_o he_o many_o that_o be_v possess_v with_o devil_n and_o he_o cast_v out_o the_o spirit_n with_o his_o word_n and_o heal_v all_o that_o be_v sick_a 17_o that_o it_o may_v be_v fulfil_v which_o be_v speak_v by_o esaias_n the_o prophet_n say_v himself_o take_v our_o infirmity_n and_o bear_v our_o sickness_n it_o be_v very_o common_a about_o the_o time_n of_o our_o saviour_n come_v in_o the_o flesh_n for_o the_o devil_n bodily_a to_o possess_v person_n and_o very_o grievous_o to_o torment_v they_o this_o be_v one_o of_o the_o sad_a and_o dismal_a evil_n which_o sin_n have_v make_v we_o liable_a and_o obnoxious_a to_o to_o be_v bodily_a possess_v by_o satan_n when_o we_o give_v satan_n the_o power_n of_o our_o heart_n it_o be_v a_o just_a and_o righteous_a thing_n with_o god_n to_o give_v he_o the_o possession_n of_o our_o body_n but_o who_o be_v the_o person_n that_o dispossess_v satan_n christ_n jesus_n it_o be_v a_o strong_a than_o the_o strong_a man_n that_o must_v cast_v out_o satan_n our_o jesus_n in_o who_o we_o trust_v by_o his_o powerful_a word_n alone_o can_v deliver_v from_o satan_n power_n and_o all_o the_o sad_a effect_n and_o consequence_n thereof_o but_o observe_v with_o what_o condolency_n and_o sympathize_v pity_n he_o exercise_v these_o act_n of_o mercy_n and_o compassion_n towards_o poor_a creature_n he_o be_v say_v 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resolve_v to_o follow_v christ_n a_o good_a resolution_n if_o make_v deliberate_o and_o not_o rash_o for_o sinister_a end_n and_o secular_a advantage_n which_o it_o be_v to_o be_v fear_v be_v the_o case_n here_o by_o the_o answer_n which_o our_o saviour_n give_v for_o say_v he_o fox_n have_v holes_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v my_o condition_n in_o this_o world_n be_v very_o poor_a worse_o than_o the_o bird_n of_o the_o air_n for_o they_o have_v their_o fix_a nest_n or_o the_o beast_n of_o the_o earth_n for_o they_o have_v their_o den_n and_o holes_n but_o i_o have_v no_o fix_a habitation_n note_v 1._o that_o many_o person_n take_v up_o rash_a and_o sudden_a resolution_n to_o follow_v christ_n before_o they_o have_v well_o consider_v what_o it_o will_v cost_v they_o what_o they_o be_v like_a to_o gain_v or_o lose_v by_o be_v his_o disciple_n 2._o that_o such_o man_n may_v find_v themselves_o miserable_o mistake_v who_o expect_v to_o gain_v any_o thing_n by_o follow_v of_o christ_n but_o their_o soul_n salvation_n 21_o and_o another_o of_o his_o disciple_n say_v unto_o he_o lord_n suffer_v i_o first_o to_o go_v and_o bury_v my_o father_n 22_o but_o jesus_n say_v unto_o he_o follow_v i_o and_o let_v the_o dead_a bury_v their_o dead_a we_o must_v not_o suppose_v by_o this_o prohibition_n that_o christ_n disallow_n or_o disapprove_v of_o any_o civil_a office_n from_o one_o person_n to_o another_o much_o less_o of_o a_o child_n to_o a_o parent_n either_o live_n or_o die_v but_o he_o let_v we_o know_v 1._o that_o no_o office_n of_o love_n and_o service_n to_o man_n must_v be_v prefer_v before_o our_o duty_n to_o god_n unto_o who_o we_o owe_v our_o first_o obedience_n 2._o that_o lawful_a and_o decent_a office_n become_v sinful_a when_o they_o hinder_v great_a duty_n 3._o that_o such_o as_o be_v call_v to_o the_o work_n and_o employment_n of_o the_o ministry_n must_v mind_v that_o alone_a and_o leave_v inferior_a duty_n to_o inferior_a person_n as_o if_o our_o saviour_n have_v say_v other_o will_v serve_v well_o enough_o to_o bury_v the_o dead_a but_o thou_o that_o be_v a_o consecrate_a person_n must_v do_v that_o unto_o which_o thou_o be_v consecrate_v and_o set_v apart_o under_o the_o law_n the_o priest_n may_v not_o come_v near_o a_o dead_a corpse_n nor_o meddle_v with_o the_o interment_n of_o their_o own_o parent_n unto_o which_o our_o saviour_n probable_o allude_v 23_o and_o when_o he_o be_v enter_v into_o a_o ship_n his_o disciple_n follow_v he_o 24_o and_o behold_v there_o arise_v a_o great_a tempest_n in_o the_o sea_n insomuch_o that_o the_o ship_n be_v cover_v with_o the_o wave_n but_o he_o be_v asleep_a 25_o and_o his_o disciple_n come_v to_o he_o and_o awake_v he_o say_v lord_n save_v we_o we_o perish_v 26_o and_o he_o
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you_o root_v up_o also_o the_o wheat_n with_o they_o 30_o let_v both_o grow_v together_o until_o the_o harvest_n and_o in_o the_o time_n of_o harvest_n i_o will_v say_v to_o the_o reaper_n gather_v you_o together_o first_o the_o tare_n and_o bound_v they_o in_o bundle_n to_o burn_v they_o but_o gather_v the_o wheat_n into_o my_o barn_n the_o design_n and_o scope_n of_o this_o parable_n be_v to_o show_v that_o there_o be_v no_o expectation_n of_o universal_a purity_n in_o the_o church_n of_o god_n in_o this_o life_n but_o as_o the_o tare_n and_o the_o wheat_n grow_v together_o in_o the_o same_o field_n so_o hypocrite_n and_o sincere_a christian_n be_v and_o will_v be_v intermix_v in_o the_o same_o church_n and_o can_v hardly_o be_v discerue_v one_o from_o the_o other_o st._n jerom_n observe_v that_o in_o the_o eastern_a country_n the_o tare_n and_o the_o wheat_n be_v so_o like_o one_o another_o whilst_o they_o be_v in_o the_o blade_n that_o there_o be_v no_o know_v they_o asunder_o 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not_o rooâ—_n the_o wicked_a up_o yet_o we_o must_v prevent_v the_o root_n of_o wickedness_n all_o we_o can_v our_o saviour_n that_o forbid_v to_o pluck_v up_o the_o tare_n do_v not_o forbid_v to_o hinder_v their_o sow_v 31_o another_o parable_n put_v he_o forth_o unto_o they_o say_v the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n be_v like_a to_o a_o grain_n of_o mustardseed_n which_o a_o man_n take_v and_o sow_v in_o his_o field_n 32_o which_o indeed_o be_v the_o least_o of_o all_o seed_n but_o when_o it_o be_v grow_v it_o be_v the_o great_a among_o herb_n and_o become_v a_o tree_n so_o that_o the_o bird_n of_o the_o air_n come_v and_o lodge_v in_o the_o branch_n thereof_o 33_o another_o parable_n speak_v he_o unto_o they_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n be_v like_a unto_o leaven_n which_o a_o woman_n take_v and_o hide_v in_o three_o measure_n of_o meal_n till_o the_o whole_a be_v leaven_v 34_o all_o these_o thing_n speak_v jesus_n unto_o the_o multitude_n in_o parable_n and_o without_o a_o parable_n 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