For the faith of the standers
by, Matth. 9. 2. Hee seeing
their faith, said, Thy sinnes
are forgiven thee; the mea∣ning
is, not as if for their
faith sake he forgave that
man his sins,Hab. 2. 4. for, The just
doth live by his (owne)
faith: but to encourage
them, who out of faith
brought that sick man to
him; and us all in like ma∣ner
to bring others, and
their plaints, by prayer,
before him; he therefore
then tooke occasion to
declare and pronounce
forgivenesse to that poore
man;§. 2. hee therefore then
said,Yet al∣waies they do not pre∣vaile for the parties prayer for.Thy sinnes are forgi∣ven
thee.2. Consideration: yet
secondly, prayers for o∣thers
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