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This hindered the healing of the deaf and dumb, Mark. 7. till Christ took him aside out of the multitude, and cured him. This hindered the raising of the Rulers daughter, Mat. 9. till Christ had thrust out the Minstrels and the multitude, and then restored the may de to life. Finally, this hindered Zaccheus here from coming unto Christ, till Christ vouchsafed to call him to himself. Thus always a multitude that is prone to evil, doth withdraw and hinder us from approaching unto Christ: and therefore we must not follow a multitude to do evil, nor decline after many to overthrow the trueth. Exod. 23.

This hindered the healing of the deafe and dumbe, Mark. 7. till Christ tooke him aside out of the multitude, and cured him. This hindered the raising of the Rulers daughter, Mat. 9. till Christ had thrust out the Minstrels and the multitude, and then restored the may de to lyfe. Finally, this hindered Zaccheus here from comming vnto Christ, till Christ vouchsafed to call him to himselfe. Thus alwayes a multitude that is prone to euill, doth withdraw and hinder vs from approching vnto Christ: and therefore we must not follow a multitude to doe euill, nor decline after many to ouerthrow the trueth. Exod. 23.

The second impediment that hindereth Zaccheus from seeing Christ, is his little stature. He was so low of stature, that he could not see Christ above the multitude: but Christ was above the multitude, & therefore could see Zaccheus though he were so low of stature. For God looketh not on the countenance, nor on the height of a mans stature, ¹