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then he addressed himself to them in many parables, and thus began his instructions.

And when he was in private, the twelve, and some of his disciples asked him the meaning of the parable.

Again, he said, the state of the gospel is like that of the grain, which a man sows in his land:

however he takes his repose by night, or is employ'd by day, the grain shoots up and grows without his inspection.

his stile in publick was figurative, but he explain'd every thing to his disciples in private.

for having been often bound with fetters and chains, he had wrench'd his chains, and broke his fetters, so that no body could tame him.

night and day he was in the mountains, howling among the tombs, and hacking his flesh with flints.

when they were come to Jesus, and saw him that had been possessed with the legion of demons, sitting in his clothes, and in his right mind, they were afraid.

when one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name, came, and as soon as he saw him, fell at his feet,

but having heard of Jesus; she came behind him in the crowd, and touched his garment.

for said she, if I do but touch his clothes, I shall be cured.

his disciples replied, you see the multitude press about you, and do you ask, who touched you?

at his going in he said to them, what's the meaning of this uproar, what do you weep for? the damsel is not dead, but asleep.

Jesus leaving that place, went into his own country, attended by his disciples.

when the sabbath was come, he preach'd in the synagogue, to the great astonishment of many, who upon hearing his discourse, said, how came he by all this? what strange endowment of knowledge is this, that he should work such miracles?

is not he the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James and Joses, of Juda and Simon? are not these his sisters, who are here with us? and they were scandalized at him.

but Jesus said to him, a prophet is never despis'd, except in his own country, among his own kindred, and in his own family:

for Herod had given orders to seize John, and had confin'd him in prison, to gratify Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, whom he had married;

which Herodias resented, and form'd a design against his life, but could not execute it;

because Herod had a respect for John, knowing him to be a very honest good man, and therefore protected him; having reform'd many things upon his remonstrances, which he us'd to receive very graciously.