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

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was; <strong>and</strong>, if He had known who she was, <strong>the</strong>n<br />

would He never have allowed such approach. So<br />

do we, also, <strong>of</strong>ten argue as to what He would do,<br />

if He knew. But He does know; <strong>and</strong> it is just<br />

because He knoweth that He doeth what, fix)m our<br />

lower st<strong>and</strong>point, we cannot underst<strong>and</strong>. Had He<br />

been a Rabbi^ He would certainly, <strong>and</strong> had He<br />

been merely a Prophet, He would probably, have<br />

repelled such approach. <strong>The</strong> former, if not from<br />

self-righteousness, yet from ignorance <strong>of</strong> sin <strong>and</strong><br />

forgiveness; <strong>the</strong> latter, because such homage was<br />

more than man's due.^ But, He was more than a<br />

Prophet—<strong>the</strong> Saviour <strong>of</strong> sinners; <strong>and</strong> so she might<br />

quietly weep over His Feet, <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong>n quickly wipe<br />

away that * dew' <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> * better morning,' <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong>n<br />

cotitinue to kiss His Feet <strong>and</strong> to anoint <strong>the</strong>m.<br />

And yet Prophet He also was, <strong>and</strong> in far fuller<br />

sense than Simon could have imagined. For, He<br />

had read Simon's unspoken thoughts. Presently He<br />

would show it to him; yet not, as we might, by<br />

open repro<strong>of</strong>, that would have put him to shame<br />

before his guests, but with infinite delicacy

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