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

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<strong>the</strong> multitude, which he had hi<strong>the</strong>rto swayed,<br />

turned after Ano<strong>the</strong>r, to Whcbi himself had first<br />

given testimony, but Who ever since had<br />

apparently neglected him. And now He had<br />

seemingly appropriated <strong>the</strong> one distinctive badge<br />

<strong>of</strong> his preaching! Not to rebel nor to murmur, but<br />

even to rejoice in this as <strong>the</strong> right <strong>and</strong> proper thing,<br />

for which he had longed as <strong>the</strong> end <strong>of</strong> his own<br />

work—^this implies a purity, simplicity, <strong>and</strong><br />

gr<strong>and</strong>eur <strong>of</strong> purpose, <strong>and</strong> a strength <strong>of</strong> conviction,<br />

unsurpassed among men. <strong>The</strong> moral height <strong>of</strong> this<br />

testimony <strong>of</strong> John, <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> evidential force <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

introduction <strong>of</strong> this narrative—utterly<br />

unaccountable, nay, unintelligible on <strong>the</strong><br />

hypo<strong>the</strong>sis that it is not true— seem to us among<br />

<strong>the</strong> strongest evidences in favour <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Gh)spelhistory.<br />

* Oomp. ohapter yii. <strong>of</strong> this Book. For some points<br />

formerly refwred to hare tiM nka <strong>of</strong> oloaTneiiii<br />

<strong>and</strong> oonneotion. had to be here repeated.<br />

BOOK It was n<strong>of</strong>c <strong>the</strong> greatness <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Christ, to

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