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

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forthgoing <strong>of</strong> Power, which He perceived in<br />

Himself, had been through an act, <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> full<br />

meaning <strong>of</strong> which Christ was unconscious—in<br />

o<strong>the</strong>r words, that He was ignorant <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> person<br />

who, <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> reason why, she had touched Him. In<br />

short, ' <strong>the</strong> forthgoing <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Power that is out <strong>of</strong><br />

Him' was nei<strong>the</strong>r unconscious nor unwilled on His<br />

part. It was caused by her faith, not by her touch. '<br />

Thy faith hath made <strong>the</strong>e whole.' And <strong>the</strong> question<br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>Jesus</strong> could not have been misleading, when '<br />

straightway ' ^ He ^ turned Him about in <strong>the</strong> crowd<br />

<strong>and</strong> said. Who touched My garments ?' That He<br />

knew who had done it, <strong>and</strong> only wished, through<br />

self-confession, to bring her to clearness in <strong>the</strong><br />

exercise <strong>of</strong> her faith, appears from what is<br />

immediately added: ' And He looked round about,'<br />

not to see who had done it, but ' to see her that had<br />

done this thing.' And as His look <strong>of</strong> unspoken<br />

appeal was at last fixed on her alone in all that<br />

crowd, which, as Peter rightly said, was thronging<br />

<strong>and</strong> pressing Him, ' <strong>the</strong> woman saw that she was<br />

not hid,' * <strong>and</strong> came forward to make full<br />

confession. Thus, while in His mercy He had

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