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

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till circumstances CHAP snccessively evolved<br />

what from <strong>the</strong> first had been provided in princivuf<br />

pie. For this doss <strong>of</strong> ordinances reference to,<br />

<strong>and</strong> pro<strong>of</strong> from. Scripture was required. Not so for<br />

<strong>the</strong> third class <strong>of</strong> ordinances, which were ' <strong>the</strong><br />

hedge' drawn by <strong>the</strong> Babbis around <strong>the</strong> Law, to<br />

prevent any breach <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Law or customs, to<br />

ensure <strong>the</strong>ir exact observance, or to meet peculiar<br />

circumstances <strong>and</strong> dangers. <strong>The</strong>se ordinances<br />

constituted * <strong>the</strong> sayings <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Scribes'' or ' <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

Babbis' ^ *—<strong>and</strong> were nn' eitiier positive in <strong>the</strong>ir<br />

character (Teqqanoih), or else negaiive (Oezeroih,<br />

D^DID from gazoTy 'to cut <strong>of</strong>f*). Perhaps <strong>the</strong><br />

distinction <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se two ^^"^"^ cannot always be<br />

strictly carried out. But it was probably to this<br />

third class especially, confessedly unsupported by<br />

Scripture, that <strong>the</strong>se words o£ Christ referred: • *<br />

All <strong>the</strong>refore whatsoever <strong>the</strong>y • ^.^^^ tell yoUy that<br />

do <strong>and</strong> observe; but do not ye after <strong>the</strong>ir works: for<br />

<strong>the</strong>y say, <strong>and</strong> do not. For <strong>the</strong>y bind heavy burdens<br />

<strong>and</strong> grievous to be borne, <strong>and</strong> lay <strong>the</strong>m on men's<br />

shoulders; but with <strong>the</strong>ir finger <strong>the</strong>y will not move<br />

<strong>the</strong>m away (set in motion).'' This view has tw<strong>of</strong>old

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