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* defiled [Or, common] (that is to fay, with unwafhen) hands, they found fault. 3. For the Pharifees and all the Jews, except they wash their hands (1) oft, eat not, holding the tradition of the Elders. 4. And when they come from the Market, except they wash, they eat not. And And many other things there be, which they have received to hold, as the Washing of cups, and (2) pots, brafen veffels, and of* tables [Or, beds]. 5. Then the Pharifees and Scribes asked him, Why walk not thy difciples according to the Tradition of the Elders, but eat bread with unwafhen hands? 6. He answered and faid unto them, Well hath Efaias prophefied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me. 7. Howbeit, in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men. 8. For laying afide the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the wafhing of pots and cups: and many other fuch like things ye do. 9. And he faid unto them, (3) Full well ye* reject [Or, fruftrate] the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition. 10. For Mofes faid, Honour thy father and thy mother: and whofo curseth father or mother, let him die the death. 11. But ye fay, If a man fhall fay to his father or mother, It is (4) Corban, that is to fay, a

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2 Tim. 3. 5. Having a Form of Godliness, but denying the Power thereof. Tit. 1. 16. They profefs that they know God, but in Works they deny him.—

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b * Ifa. 29. 13. The Lord faid, 5 Forafmuch as this People draw near dt Exod. 20. 12. † Deut. 5. me with their Mouth, and with 16. † Exod. 21. 17. † Lev. 20. their Lips do honour me, but have removed their Heart far from me, and their Fear toward me is taught 10 by the Precept of Men: Therefore, &c. Mat. 15. 8. This People draweth nigh unto me with their Mouth, and honoureth me with their Lips: but their Heart is far from me.

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e * Mat. 15. 5. But ye fay, Whofoever fhall fay to his Father or his Mother, it is a Gift by whatfoever thou mightest be profited by me. Mat. 23. 18. Whofo. 15 ever fweareth by the Gift that is upon it, he is guilty.

(1) ‡ Or, diligently in the Original, with the Fist: Theophilact, sip to the Elbow.

(2) Sextarius is about a Pint and half.

(3) Thefe Words feem to be fpoken Ironically; for our Saviour here

blames the Scribes and Pharifees.

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gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me: he shall be free. 12. And ye fuffer him no more to do ought for his father or his mother: 13. Making the Word of God of nore effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many fuch like things do ye. 14. And when he had called all the People unto him, he faid unto them, Hearken unto me every one of you, and understand. 15. There is nothing from without a man that entring into him can defile him: but the things which come out of him, those are they that defile the man. 16. If any man have Ears to hear, let him hear. 17. And when he was entred into the house from the People, his Difciples asked him concerning the Parable. 18.And he faith unto them, Are ye fo without understanding alfo? Do ye not perceive, that whatsoever thing from without entreth into the man, it cannot defile him, 19. Because it entreth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the draught, purging all meats? 20. And he faid, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man. 21. For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, 22. Thefts,covetoufiefs, wickednefs [Gr. covetuoufnefjes, wickednees, deceit, lafcivioufnefs, an evil eye, blafphemy, pride, foolishness: 23. All these evil things come from within, and defile the man. 24. And " from thence he arofe and went into the borders of Tyre and Sidon, and entred into an house, and would have no man know it; but he could not be hid. 25. For a certain woman, whofe young daughter had an unclean fpirit, heard of him, and came and fell at his feet: 26. (The Woman was a (1) Greek [Or, Gentile], a Syrophe

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Mat. 15. 21. Then Jefus

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nician by nation) and fhe befought him that he would caft forth the devil out of her daughter. 27. But Jefus faid unto her, Let the children first be filled: for it is not meet to take the childrens bread, ard to caft it unto the dogs. 28. And the answered and faid unto him, Yes, Lord: yet the dogs under the table eat of the childrens crumbs. he faid unto her, For this faying, go thy way, the devil is gone out of thy daughter. 30. And when he was come to her house, the found the devil gone out, and her daughter laid upon the bed. 31. And again departing from the coafts of Tyre and Sidon, he came unto the fea of Galilee, through the midft of the coafts of Decapolis. 32. And they bring unto him one that was deaf, and had an impediment in his fpeech: and they befeech him to put his hand upon him. 33. And he took him afide from the multitude, and put his fingers into his ears, and he fpit, and touched his tongue. 34. And looking up to heaven, he fighed, and faith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened. 35. And ftraightway his ears were opened, and the ftring of his tongue was loofed, and he spake plain. 36. And he f charged them that they should tell no man: but the more he charged them, fo much the more a great deal they published it. 37. And were beyond measure aftonifhed, faying, He hath done all things well: he maketh both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak.

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N thofe days the Multitude being very great, and having nothing to eat, Jefus called his difciples unto him, and faith unto them, 2. I have compaffion on the multitude, because they have now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat: 3. And if I fend them away fafting to their own houfes, they will faint by the way for divers of them came from far. 4. And his difciples answered him, From whence can a man fatisfe these men with bread here in the Wilderness? 5. And he asked them, How many loaves have ye? And they faid, Seven. 6. And he commanded the Feople to fit down on the ground: and he took the feven loaves, and gave thanks, and brake, and gave to his difciples to fet before them: and they did fet them before the People. 7. And they had a few small fishes: and he bleffed, and commanded to set them alfo before them. 8. So they did eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left, feven baskets. 9. And they that had eaten were about four thousand; and he fent them away. 10. And h ftraightway he entred into a ship with his difciples, and came into the parts of Dalmanutha.

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the leaven of the Pharifees, and of the leaven of Herod. 16. And they reafoned among themselves, faying, It is because we have no bread. 17. And when Jefus knew it, he faith unto them, Why reafon ye, because ye have no bread? perceive ye not yet, neither underftand? have ye your heart yet hardned? 18. Having eyes, fee ye not? and hav ing ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember? 19. When I brake the five loaves among five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? They fay unto him, Twelve. 20. And when the P feven among four thou fand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? And they faid, Seven. 21. And he faid unto them, How is it that ye do not understand? 22. And he cometh to Bethfaida, and they bring a blind man unto him, and befought him to touch him. 23. And he took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the Town; and when he had fpit on his eyes, and put his hands upon him, he asked him if he faw ought. 24. And he looked up and faid, I fee men as trees, walking. 25. After that, he put his hands again upon his eyes, and made him look up: and he was restored, and faw every man clearly. 26. And he fent him away to his houfe, faying, Neither go into the town, nor tell it to any in 27. And Jefus went out, and his difciples, into the towns of Cefarea Philippi: and by the Way he asked

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Mat. 16. 13. When Jefus came into the Coafts of Cefarea Philippi, he asked his Difciples, faying, Whom do men fay that I the Son of man am? † Luk. 9. 18. It came to pafs as he was alone praying, his Difciples were with him: and he asked them, faying, Whom fay the People that I am ?

s Deut. 67. Thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy Children, and talk of them when thou fittest in thine Houfe, and when thou walket by the Way

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