for he had commanded the impure spirit to quit the man, he had so long possessed: who, tho' bound in chains, and fastned with fetters, broke thro' all restraints, and was hurry'd by the demon into the desarts.

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 he was landed, there met him a man, who belong'd to the city Gadara, and had been for a long time possessed by demons. he did not wear any cloaths, nor dwell in any house, but among the tombs.

Now the whole body of believers were but one heart, and one soul: no one look'd upon what he possessed, as his own, but every thing was held in common.

for the impure spirits, with great outcries, came out of many that were possessed: many paralytic, and lame people were cured.

or aprons that had touch'd his skin, to the distemper'd, they were cured, and the evil spirits came out of the possessed.

but as for us, our minds are possessed with the hopes of justification by faith.

Jesus immediately gave them leave. and the impure spirits quitting the possessed, entred into the swine, and the whole herd, which were about two thousand, ran down a precipice into the sea, and were there stifled.

for many of them said, he is possess'd with a demon, and is mad; why do you mind him?

others said, this is not the language of one possess'd: can a demon give sight to the blind?

now there was in the synagogue a man possess'd with the spirit of an impure demon, who roar'd out, in these words, let us alone;

for John the Baptist, when he came, abstain'd from bread and wine; yet you say, he is possess'd with a demon.

At another time Jesus was casting out a demon, that was dumb: and as soon as the demon was gone out, the dumb man spoke: and the people wondred.

and there came a woman of Canaan from those quarters, and cried out to him, have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David; my daughter is grievously tormented by a demon.

bring him hither to me. and Jesus rebuked the demon, and he departed out of him: so that the child was cured from that very hour.

entreated him to force the demon out of her daughter; now the woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation.

then said Jesus to her, for this expression, go thy way, the demon has left your daughter.

accordingly she went home, where she found that the demon was indeed gone out of her daughter, and she was lying on the bed.

but Jesus rebuk'd him, saying, be dumb, and come out of him. upon which the demon threw him down in the midst of the assembly, and came out, without doing him any harm.

as the child was advancing, the demon threw him down, into convulsions: but Jesus rebuked the impure spirit, cured the child, and delivered him to his father.

no, but that what the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons, and not to God: and I would not have you partake of the sacrifices of demons.

you should not drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of demons: you should not be partakers of the Lord's table, and of the table of demons.

Some Scribes, who were come from Jerusalem, said, he is confederate with Beelzebub, the prince of the demons enables him to dispossess demons.

but some of them said, he casteth out demons by Beelzebub the prince of the demons.

for you assert, that I cast out demons by Beelzebub. but if I cast out demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your sons cast them out? wherefore they shall be your judges.

Now the spirit says expresly, that in the latter times some shall abandon the faith, by giving credit to seducing spirits, and the doctrine concerning demons;

you believe there is but one God, very well: the demons believe as much, and tremble."

As for the rest of the men who were not killed by these plagues, they did not repent of their evil actions, so as to forbear worshipping demons, and idols of gold and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which can neither see, nor hear, nor walk:

for they are the spirits of demons working miracles, which make a progress to the kings of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God almighty.

and he cried with a strong voice, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the abode of demons, the dungeon of every foul spirit, and a cage of every impure ill-boding bird.

and he healed many that were variously affected with diseases, and cast out many demons, not allowing them to say that they knew him.

and he preached in their synagogues throughout all Galilee, and cast out demons.

with full power to heal diseases, and dispossess demons.

and all the demons intreated him, saying, "send us to the swine, that we may enter into them."

they dispossess'd a great number of demons. many, that were sick, they anointed with oil, and restor'd their health.

Upon this occasion John address'd himself to Jesus, saying, master, we saw a man casting out demons in your name, tho' he did not belong to us, for which reason we opposed him.

Now Jesus being risen early on the first day of the week, he appear'd first to Mary Magdalene, whom he had dispossess'd of seven demons.

they that believe shall be endued with these miraculous gifts: in my name they shall cast out demons: they shall speak new languages:

many were dispossess'd of the demons, who cried aloud, you are the Messiah, the son of God. but he rebuked them, and would not suffer them to declare, that they knew him to be the Messiah.

and several women, who had been delivered from evil spirits and cured of their diseases: particularly Mary Magdalene, who had been dispossess'd of seven demons:

upon Jesus's saying to him, what is your name? he answer'd, legion, (for many demons were enter'd into him.)

accordingly the demons quitted the man, and enter'd into the swine: immediately the herd ran headlong down a precipice into the lake, and were drowned.

and country, whence numbers went to see the fact: being come to Jesus, they found the man, who had been dispossess'd of the demons, sitting at Jesus's feet, cloathed, and in his right senses: at which they were much surpriz'd,

After this he assembled the twelve apostles, and gave them authority over all sorts of demons, and the power of curing all diseases:

Then said John to Jesus, master, we saw one casting out demons in your name, and we oppos'd it, because he does not follow you with us.

At length the seventy return'd with great joy, saying, Lord, even the demons have been made subject to us by virtue of your name.

but if I cast out demons by the finger of God, it follows, that the reign of the Messiah is now begun among you.

but he answered them, go, tell that fox, that to-day and to-morrow I am casting out demons, and performing cures, and the third day my course will be finished: