hath fent me to HEAL the (b) BROKEN-HEARTED, to preach (c) DELIVERANCE to the CAPTIVES, and recovering of (d) SIGHT to the BLIND, to fet at LIBERTY them that are BRUISED, to preach the acceptable Year of the Lord. And he closed the Book, and he gave it again to the Minifter, and fat down: And the Eyes of all them that were in the Synagogue were fastened on him. And he began to say unto them, This Day is this SCRIPTURE FULFILLED in your Ears. And all bare him Witness, and wondered at the gracious Words which proceeded out of his Mouth. And they faid, Is not this Joseph's Son? And he said unto them, Ye will furely say

(b) Psalm xxxiv. 18. The Lord is NIGH unto them that are of a BROKEN HEART, and saveth fuch as be of a CONTRITE Spirit.

Pf. li. 17. The Sacrifices of God are a BROKEN SPIRIT: A BROKEN

and CONTRITE HEART, O God, thou wilt not DESPISE.

Pf. cxlvii. 3. He HEALETH the broken in Heart, and bindeth up

their WOUNDS.

(c) Ephef. iv. 8. Wherefore he faith, when he ASCENDED up on high, he led CAPTIVITY CAPTIVE,

and gave GIFTS unto Men.

9. (Now that he afcended, what is it but that he alfo defcended first into the lower Parts of the Earth?

10. He that DESCENDED, is the fame also that ASCENDED up far above all HEAVENS, that he might fill all Things)

Coloff. i. 12. Giving THANKS unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be PARTAKERS of the INHERITANCE of the Saints in

LIGHT:

13. Who hath DELIVERED US from the POWER of Darkness, and hath tranflated us into the KING

DOM of his dear SON :

14. In whom we have REDEMPTION through his BLOOD, even the FORGIVENESS of Sins.

Heb. ii. 14. Forasmuch then as the Children are Partakers of Flesh and Blood, he alfo himself likewise took part of the fame: that through DEATH he might DESTROY him that had the PoWER of Death, that is, the DEVIL;

15. And deliver them, who through FEAR OF DEATH were all their Lifc-time subject to BONDAGE.

¡ John iii. 8. He that committeth Sin is of the DEVIL: for the DEVIL finneth from the Beginning. For this Purpose the SON OF GOD - was manifested, that he might DESTROY the Works of the DEVIL.

(d) Pfalm xcvii. 11. LIGHT is fown for the RIGHTEOUS, and Gladnefs for the UPRIGHT in Heart.

Pf. cxix. 130. The Entrance of thy WORDS giveth LIGHT: it giveth Understanding to the Simple.

John viii. 12. Jefus faid, I am the LIGHT of the World: he that followeth me, shall not walk in DARKNESS, but shall have the LIGHT of LIFE.

Ephef. v. 8. For ye were fometimes DARKNESS, but now are ye LIGHT in the Lord: walk as Children of the LIGHT.

unto me this Proverb, Physician, heal thy felf: Whatsoever we have heard done in Capernaum, do alfo here in thy Country. And he said, Verily I say unto you, * No Prophet is accepted in his own Country. But I tell you of a Truth, many Widows were in Ifrael in the Days of Elias, when the Heaven was shut up three Years and fix Months, when great Famine was throughout all the Land: but unto none of them was Elias sent, save unto Serepta, a City of Sidon, unto a Woman that was a WIDOW. And many Lepers were in Ifrael in the Time of Elizeus the Prophet, and none of them was cleansed save Naaman the Syrian. And all they in the Synagogue when they heard these Things were filled with Wrath, and rose up, and thrust him out of the City, and led him unto the Brow of the Hill, (whereon their City was built) that they might cast him down headlong. But he paffing through the midst of them, went his way.

* See Matt. xiii. 57.

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The Doctrine of REPENTANCE and FAITH.

Matt. iv. 13, to 17. Mark i. 21. and 14, 15.

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Jesus leaving Nazareth, [Mr.] went and [M.] came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the Sea Coast, in the Borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim: That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Efaias the Prophet, saying, The Land of Zabulon, and the Land of Nephthalim, by the Way of the Sea beyond Fordan, Galilee of the Gentiles: The People which fat in Darkness, faw great Light: and to them which fat in the Region and Shadow of Death, Light is sprung up. From that Time, [Mr.] Jefus came into Galilee, and [M.] began to preach (Mr.) the GOSPEL of the KINGDOM OF GOD, [M.] and to say, [Mr.] The Time is FULFILLED, and the KINGDOM of GOD is at hand;

REPENT

REPENT (a) ye and BELIEVE the GOSPEL: [M.] for the KINGDOM of HEAVEN is at hand.

Of REPENTANCE and FAITH, by which alone Mankind are made Partakers of the Salvation purchased by Christ.

L of Repentance, and its Effects.

(a) Pfalm cxix. 59. I thought on my Ways: and TURNED my Feet unto thy Testimonies.

Ifa. i. 16. Wash ye, make you clean, put away the EVIL of your DOINGS from before mine Eyes, cease to do EVIL,

17. Learn to do WELL, seek Judgment, relieve the Oppressed, judge the Fatherless, plead for the Widow.

Chap. Iv. 7. Let the Wicked forsake his Way, and the Unrighteous Man his Thoughts, and let him RETURN unto the LORD, and he will have MERCY upon him, and unto our God, for he will abundantly PARDON.

Jer. iii. 12. Go, and proclaim these Words towards the North, and say, RETURN thou Backsliding Ifrael, faith the Lord, and I will not cause mine ANGER to fall upon you: for I am MERCI FUL, faith the Lord, and I will not keep Anger for ever.

13. Only ACKNOWLEDGE thine INIQUITY that thou haft tranfgressed against the LORD thy God, and hast scattered thy Ways to the Strangers, under every green Tree, and ye have not obeyed my Voice, faith the LORD.

22. Return ye backsliding Children, and I will heal your Backflidings: behold, we come unto thee, for thou art the LORD our GOD.

Chap. iv. 4. Circumcise yourselves to the Lord, and take away the Fore-skins of your Heart, ye Men of Judah, and Inhabitants of Jerufalem: left my Fury come forth like Fire, and burn that none quench it, because of the EVIL of your Doings.

14. O Jerusalem, wash thine Heart from WICKEDNESS, that thou mayst be saved: How long shall thy VAIN THOUGHTS lodge within thee ?

Chap. vii. 3. Thus faith the LORD of HOSTS, the Gon of Ifracl, Amend your WAYS and your DOINGs, and I will cause you to dwell in this Place.

Chap. xxxi. 18. I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himfelf thus, Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a Bullock unaccustomed to the Yoke: TURN thou me, and I shall BE TURNED; for thou art the LORD my God.

19. Surely after that I was TURNED, I REPENTED; and after that I was INSTRUCTED, I SMOTE upon my Thigh: I was ashamed, yea, even confounded, because I did bear the Reproach of my Youth.

Lamen. iii. 40. Let us search and try our Ways, and TURN again to the LORD.

Ezek. xiv. 6. Therefore say unto the House of Ifrael, Thus faith the LORD GOD, REPENT, and TURN yourselves from your Idols, and turn away your Faces from all your Abominations.

Chap. xviii. 30. Therefore I will judge you, O House of Ifrael, every one according to his ways, faith the LORD GOD: repent and turn yourselves from all your Tranfgreffions; so Iniquity shall not be your RUIN.

31. Caft away from you all your TRANSGRESSIONS, whereby ye have transgressed, and make you a new Heart, and a new Spirit; for why will ye DIE, O House of Ifrael?

32. For I have no Pleasure in the DEATH of him that dieth, faith the LORD GOD: wherefore TURN yourselves, and LIVE ye. Hofea xiv. 1. Ο Ifrael, RETURN unto the LORD thy God; for thou haft fallen by thine Iniquity.

2. Take with you Words, and turn to the LORD; say unto him, Take away all INIQUITY, and receive us gracioufly: fo will we render the Calves of our Lips.

Joel ii. 12. Therefore also now faith the LORD, TURN ye even to me with all your HEART, and with FASTING, and with WEEPING, and with MOURNING.

13. And rent your HEARTS, and not your Garments, and turn unto the LORD your GOD: for he is Gracious and Merciful, flow to Anger, and of great Kindness, and repenteth him of the Evil.

Zach. xii. 10. And I will pour upon the House of David, and upon the Inhabitants of Jerusalem, the Spirit of GRACE, and of SUPPLICATIONS, and they shall look upon him whom they have PIERCED, and they shall Mourn for him as one mourneth for his only Son, and shall be in Bitterness for him, as one that is in Bitterness for his First-born.

Matt. ix. 13. But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have Mercy, and not Sacrifice: for I am not come to call the Righteous, but SINNERS to REPENTANCE.

Luke xiii. 2. And Jesus answering, faid unto them, Suppose ye that these Galileans were Sinners above all the Galileans, because they fuffered such Things?

PERISH.

3. I tell you, nay: but except ye REPENT, ye shall all likewise Chap. xv. 7. I say unto you, that likewise Joy shall be in Heaven over one SINNER that REPENTETH, more than over ninety and nine just Persons, which need no REPENTANCE.

17. And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired Servants of my Father's have Bread enough and to spare, and I perish with Hunger!

18. I will arife, and go to my Father, and will say unto him, Father, I have finned against Heaven and before thee,

19. And am no more worthy to be called thy Son: make me as one of thy HIRED SERVANTS.

20. And he arose, and came to his Father. But when he was yet a great way off, his Father faw him, and had Compaffion, and ran, and fell on his Neck, and kissed him.

21. And his Son faid unto him, Father, I have finned againft Heaven, and in thy fight, and am no more worthy to be called thy Son.

Alts ii. 37. Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their Heart, and faid unto Peter, and to the rest of the Apostles, Men and Brethren, what shall we do?

38. Then Peter said unto them, REPENT, and be baptized every one of you in the Name of Jesus Chrift, for the Remiffion of Sins, and ye shall receive the Gift of the HOLY GHOST.

Chap. iii. 19. REPENT ye therefore and be CONVERTED, that your Sins inay be BLOTTED out, when the Times of refreshing shall come from the Presence of the Lord.

Chap. v. 31. Him hath God exalted with his right Hand to be a PRINCE and a SAVIOUR, for to give REPENTANCE to Ifrael, and FORGIVENESS of Sins.

Chap. xi. 18. When they heard these Things, they held their Peace, and glorified God, saying, Then hath God also to the Gentiles granted REPENTANCE unto LIFE.

Chap. xx. 21. Testifying both to the Jews, and alfo to the Greeks, REPENTANCE towards GOD, and FAITH towards our LORD Jesus Chrift.

Chap. xxvi. 20. But shewed first unto them of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the Coaft of Judea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent, and turn to Gon, and do Works meet for REPENTANCE.

Rom. ii. 4. Or despisest thou the Riches of his GOODNESS, and FORBEARANCE, and LONG-SUFFERING, not knowing that the GOODNESS of God leadeth thee to REPENTANCE?

2 Cor. vii. 10. For godly SORROW worketh REPENTANCE to Salvation not to be repented of: but the Sorrow of the World worketh Death.

Heb. iv. 7. Again, he limiteth a certain Day, faying in David, To Day, after so long a time; as it is faid, To Day if ye will hear his Voice, harden not your Hearts.

Chap. iii. 15. While it is faid, To Day if ye will hear his Voice, harden not your Hearts, as in the Provocation.