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

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insertion <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> clause: ' to heal <strong>the</strong> Paul in Rom.<br />

ill. 10-18.<br />

BOOK It was, indeed, Divine * wisdom'—* <strong>the</strong><br />

Spirit <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Lord' upon<br />

m Him, which directed <strong>Jesus</strong> in <strong>the</strong> choice <strong>of</strong> such<br />

a text for His first '*"—•—' Messianic Sermon. It<br />

struck <strong>the</strong> key-note to <strong>the</strong> whole <strong>of</strong> His Galilean<br />

ministry. <strong>The</strong> ancient Synagogue regarded Is. Ld.<br />

1, 2, as »<strong>The</strong>otiMr one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> three passages,* in<br />

which mention <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Holy Ghost was [TmiLU<br />

connected with <strong>the</strong> pronused redemption.* In this<br />

view, <strong>the</strong> appli-[^iDMit. cation which <strong>the</strong> passage<br />

received in <strong>the</strong> discourse <strong>of</strong> our Lord was ^ ***<br />

peculiarly suitable. For <strong>the</strong> words in which St.<br />

Luke reports what<br />

followed <strong>the</strong> Pethiehdhy or introductory text, seem<br />

ra<strong>the</strong>r a summary, than ei<strong>the</strong>r <strong>the</strong> introduction or<br />

part <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> discourse <strong>of</strong> Christ. * This day is this<br />

Scripture fulfilled in your ears.' A summary this,<br />

which may well serve to guide in all preaching. As

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