CASTING OUT THE UNCLEAN SPIRITS. « And forthwith Jesus gave them leave, and the unclean spirits went out and entered into the swine; and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea (there were about two thousand,) and were choked in the sea.â€â€”Mark, v. 13. AFTER THE BirtuH oF CurRisT 30 YEARS. We find in the Gospel of St. Mark, a won- derful relation of a miracle wrought by Jesus. The Evangelist reports, that our Lord being in the country of the Gadarenes, was met by one who was troubled with an unclean spirit. This man, strange to tell, had his dwelling among the tombs. So disturbed was he in his mind, that he was very violent, and withal so strong, that no one could effectually restrain him, for when bound with chains and fetters, which would have rendered any other man helpless, he brake them in pieces. Night and day this wretched mortal ran about in a distracted manner, sometimes wan- dering on the mountains, and at others raving among the tombs. His cries were loud and dismal, and he often cut his flesh with sharp stones. The poor man seeing the Saviour at a dis- VOL. II. K 65 TT Te NO A ON gn!