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Not long after, this holy Perfon being in that part of the Country which was under the Government of Herod Tetrarch of Galilee, a man of a tyrannical Difpofition, was by him shut up undefervedly in the Prison of Macharus, for having had the Courage to reprimand him for the Marriage he had contracted contrary to the Law of Majes. For Herod had married Herodias the Wife of his Brother Philip, the Daughter of Ariftobulus Brother to them both, and during the Life of Philip; which John, who did not fpare his other Vices, plainly told him was contrary to the Law of Mofes. Herodias being very much offended with John upon this account, fought all occafions to flay him, but hitherto in vain : Herod himself having a reverence for him, and being convinc'd of his Innocence. Moreover he frequently attended to his Difcourfes, and did many things according to his Admonitions; having respect to the Authority of the Man. Howbeit he would have gratified He

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radias in this Affair, being of a tyrannical and cruel Difpofition, had he not fear'd the Jews who look'd upon John as a Prophet.

CHAP. XIII.

Jefus having heard of the confults of the Pharifees, and of John's being imprison'd, departs from Judea, and takes a fourney into Galilee, palling through Samaria. Upon the Road he meets with a Woman of Samaria, confers with her near Sychar, all the Inhabitants of which Town believe in him.

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ESUS having spent fome time in Judea in wafhing the Penitents, who repair'd to him from all parts in vaft Multitudes, the report of it came to the Pharifees;" who understanding that many more came to hear him, and be wafh'd by him than had done to John, they confulted how to crufh this new Sect which they faw took its rife in the very heart of Judea, and which they judg'd repugnant to their Au thority: which fefus understanding, tho he himfelf did not baptize but by the mi

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niftry of his Difciples; and being likewife inform'd that John was deliver'd up into Herodias's Power by Herod, he departed from Judea and return'd into Galilee, not fearing Herod, fince he could not pass for one of John's Difciples.

Being on foot, and therefore oblig'd to pafs through Samaria, about noon he reach'd a Town call'd Sychar, formerly Sichem or Sichema, fituated near to the Fields when Jacob heretofore gave to his Son Jofeph. Hard by the Town there is a Well call'd Jacob's, at which Jefus fat down and refted himself. It happen'd at the fame time that a Woman of that Country came thither to draw Water, of whom Jefus requested fome Water to drink, while his Difciples were abfent who were gone into the Town to buy Bread. The Woman knowing him to be a Jew

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and wondring at his Petition, ask'd him how he being a few had been able to prevail with himself to ask Water of her who was a Samaritan; for the Jews do not expect any good Offices from the Samaritans, having no dealings with them. FeJus told her, if the knew the Opportunity that was then offer'd her by God, and who it was that ask'd Water of her, fhe would rather petition him, and fhould receive Living Water from him. The Woman not knowing what fort of Water he fpoke to her of, Sir, faid he, the Well is deep, and you have no Veffel with you to draw Water; how then (fuppofing I should ask you) could you give this Living Water? Art thou greater and of more power than Jacob from whom we are defcended,who dug this Well and gave it to the Pofterity of fofeph,who drank of it himself,with all his Family and Cattel,there being no other Living Water in all the Country? Jefus anfwer'd her, He that drinks of this Well fhall in a little time thirst

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LUKE.

JOHN.

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14 But whofoever drinketh of the water that I fhall give him, shall never thirst: but the water that I fhall give him, fhall be in him a well of water fpringing up into everlasting life.

Is The woman faith unto him, Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not, neither come . hither to draw.

16 Jefus faith unto her, Go, call thy husband, and come hither.

17 The woman answered and faid, I have no husband. Jefus faid unto her, Thou hast well faid, I have no husband:

18 For thou haft had five husbands, and he whom thou now haft is not thy husband: in that faidft thou truly.

19 The woman faith unto him, Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet.

20 Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye fay, that in Jerufalem is the place where men ought to worship.

again, and be forc'd to have recourfe unto it; but whofoever fhall receive of me the Living Water I mention'd, shall have a never-failing Spring within him, and never more be thirsty.

The Woman therefore defir'd Jefus to give her fome of this Water, that fhe might not be forc'd to come and quench her Thirst with the Water of the Well. But Jefus bid her return into the Town and bring her Husband with her. She told him the had no Husband. Then faid Jefus, 'Tis true as you fay, you have no Hufband; but you have had five, and he that now lives with you is not your Hufband, not having been married according to the Law. The Woman ingenuously own'd the thing and wondring how Jefus who the faw was a perfect Stranger to her, fhould yet be acquainted with this Secret, Sir, faid the, I perceive that thou art a Prophet by this anfwer, to whom God reveals things unknown to others; and fince thou art a few, tell me upon what grounds the Jews pretend that God must be facrific'd to only at Jerufalem; the Primitive Patriarchs having facrific'd to him

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