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The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah Vol 1 - Predestination

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use by her <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

• See *<strong>The</strong> Temple <strong>and</strong> its Ministry,* word * Sir<br />

Mn vv. U <strong>and</strong> 15. It seems only<br />

pp. 241-943. natural in <strong>the</strong> circumstanoes.<br />

> Icannot bring mjaeU to fee»aa some<br />

BOOK indicate any such effect; indeed, her reply *<br />

<strong>and</strong> her after-refereno6 lU to it ** ra<strong>the</strong>r imply <strong>the</strong><br />

contrary. We do not even know for oertain, ^^^ J^ '<br />

whe<strong>the</strong>r <strong>the</strong> five previous husb<strong>and</strong>s had died or<br />

divorced her, <strong>and</strong>, if ^▼«r.s9 <strong>the</strong> latter, with<br />

whom <strong>the</strong> blame lay, although not only <strong>the</strong> peculiar<br />

mode in which our Lord refers to it, but <strong>the</strong> present<br />

condition <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> woman, seem to point to a sinful<br />

life in <strong>the</strong> past. In JudsDa a oooise like hers would<br />

have been almost impossible ; but we know too<br />

little <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> social <strong>and</strong> moral condition <strong>of</strong> Samaria<br />

to judge <strong>of</strong> what might <strong>the</strong>re be tolerated. On <strong>the</strong><br />

o<strong>the</strong>r h<strong>and</strong>, we have abundant evidence that, when

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