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

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evident, that tbe predictionB, warnings, <strong>and</strong><br />

promises applicable to a CHAP, later period in <strong>the</strong><br />

Church's history, hold equally true in principle in<br />

XXVll reference to <strong>the</strong> first Mission <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

Twelve; <strong>and</strong>, conversely, that ' ' what spedally<br />

applied to it, also holds true in principle <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

whole anbaequent history <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Church in its<br />

relation to a hostile world. Thus, what was<br />

specially spoken at this tinie to <strong>the</strong> Twelve, has<br />

ever since, <strong>and</strong> rightly, been applied to <strong>the</strong> Church;<br />

while that in it, which specially r^ers to <strong>the</strong> Church<br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> fiitare, would in principle apply also to <strong>the</strong><br />

Twelve.<br />

Foarthly : This distinction <strong>of</strong> primary <strong>and</strong><br />

secondary application in <strong>the</strong> different parts <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

Discourse, <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir union in <strong>the</strong> general principles<br />

underlying <strong>the</strong>m, has to be kept in view, if we aie<br />

to underst<strong>and</strong> this Discourse <strong>of</strong> Christ. Hence,<br />

also, tibe present <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> future seem in it so <strong>of</strong>ten<br />

to run into each o<strong>the</strong>r. <strong>The</strong> horizon is gradually<br />

enlarging throughout <strong>the</strong> Discourse, but <strong>the</strong>re is no<br />

change in <strong>the</strong> st<strong>and</strong>point originally occupied; <strong>and</strong>

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