Matthew Poole and continuators on Matthew 9:8

8 But when the multitude saw it, they marvelled, and glorifyed God, which had given such power unto men.

Mark saith v. 12. And he immediately arose, and took up his Bed, and went forth before them all, insomuch that they were all amazed, and glorifyed God, saying, We never saw it on this fashion. Luke saith Ch. 5. v. 25, 26. And immediately he rise up before them, and took up that whereon he lay, and departed to his own house, glorifying God. And they were all amazed, and they glorifyed God, and were filled with fear, saying, We have seen strange things to Day. They all agree in Sense tho not in Words. With Christs Word there went out a power, inabling him to do what he had commanded him. He immediately [illegible: 1 letter]ands upon his Feet, takes up his Bed, or Couch, that whereon he lay (saith Luke) and went home in t[illegible: 1 letter]e s[illegible: 1 letter]ght of them all, so as none could doubt concerning the Cure▪ What effect hath this upon the People? They marvelled, saith Matthew; they were amazed and filled with fear, saith Luke. Here is not a Word of their believing and owning Christ as the Son of God, which was the great thing the M[illegible: 1 letter]racle was wrought to bring them to, but blindness was happened to Israel, seeing they saw, and could not perceive. The Miracle wrought in them an Aw, and Reverence of him as an Extraordinary Person, and put them into a kind of Extasy and Admiration: and the Text saith, They glorifyed God, but not aright; they praised God, not for sending his Son into the World, to save Sinners, but for giving such a power unto men, they would still own Christ no more than a Man, tho a Man to whom God had given great power. No man can say Iesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost, 1 Cor. 12.3. truly to believe, own, and receive Christ as our Lord, requireth the Operation of the Spirit of Grace, working such a Faith, and Persuasion in us.