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

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<strong>the</strong>n, iJso, that <strong>the</strong> healing <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> demonised dumb<br />

took ^ place, which is recorded in St. Matt. ix.<br />

32^5, <strong>and</strong> alluded to in St. Mark iii. 22-30, This<br />

narrative must, <strong>of</strong> course, not be confounded with<br />

<strong>the</strong> somewhat similar event told in St. Matt. xii.<br />

22-82, <strong>and</strong> in St. Luke 7I. 14-26, <strong>The</strong> latter<br />

oco^r^ed at a much later period in our Lord's life,<br />

when, as <strong>the</strong> whole context shows^ <strong>the</strong> opposition<br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Pharisaic party had assumed much larger<br />

proportions, <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> language <strong>of</strong> <strong>Jesus</strong> was more<br />

fiilly denunciatory <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> character <strong>and</strong> guilt <strong>of</strong> His<br />

enemies. That charge <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Pharisees, <strong>the</strong>refore,<br />

that <strong>Jesus</strong> cast out <strong>the</strong> demons through <strong>the</strong> Prince <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> demons,^ as well as His reply to it, will best<br />

be considered when it bstxati shall appear in its<br />

fullest development. This all <strong>the</strong> more, that we ^ ^<br />

believe at least <strong>the</strong> greater part <strong>of</strong> our Lord's<br />

answer to <strong>the</strong>ir blasphemous accusation, as given<br />

in St. Mark's Gospd,® to have been •stiork spoken<br />

at that later period.* **** *'"'^<br />

It was on this return-journey to Capernaum from<br />

<strong>the</strong> uttermost borders <strong>of</strong> Galilee, when for <strong>the</strong> first

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