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

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een eqnaUj impos* m sible <strong>of</strong> /lischarge^ <strong>and</strong><br />

both might love equally, yet a Bahbi would, "^^ ' '<br />

according to his Jewish notions, say, that he would<br />

love most to whom most had been forgiven. If this<br />

was <strong>the</strong> undoubted outcome <strong>of</strong> Jewish <strong>the</strong>ology—<br />

<strong>the</strong> so much for so much—^let it be applied to <strong>the</strong><br />

present case. If <strong>the</strong>re were much benefit, <strong>the</strong>re<br />

would be much love; if little benefit, little love.<br />

And conversely: in such case much love would<br />

argue much benefit; little love, small benefit. Let<br />

him <strong>the</strong>n apply <strong>the</strong> reasoning by marking this<br />

woman, <strong>and</strong> contrasting her conduct with his own.<br />

To wash <strong>the</strong> feet <strong>of</strong> a guest, to give him <strong>the</strong> kiss <strong>of</strong><br />

welcome, <strong>and</strong> especially to anoint him,* were not,<br />

indeed, necessary attentions at a feast. All <strong>the</strong><br />

more did <strong>the</strong>y indicate special care, afiection, <strong>and</strong><br />

respect.' None <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se tokens <strong>of</strong> deep regard had<br />

marked <strong>the</strong> merely polite reception <strong>of</strong> Him by <strong>the</strong><br />

Pharisee. But, in a tw<strong>of</strong>old climax <strong>of</strong> which <strong>the</strong><br />

intensity can only be indicated,* <strong>the</strong> Saviour now<br />

proceeds to show, how di^rent it had been with<br />

her, to whom, for <strong>the</strong> first time, He now turned! On<br />

Simon's own reasoning, <strong>the</strong>n, he must have

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