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also (2 Tim. 4:20); yet there is norecord of any faith-healing or miraclefor their recovery. The saints have beentreated physically, much as other men.The reason of this is not difficult ofapprehension. As with the Master itwas said, "He saved others, himself hecannot save," so it may be said of thesaints: They may pray for and be theinstruments in healing others, but themselvesthey cannot heal. They followthe Master's foot steps of sacrifice evenunto death.If Jesus had attempted to save hisown life after having consecrated it todeath, he would thereby have lost it, aswell as have failed to become Redeemerof the race, since to violate his covenantwould have been sin. So with thoseR713 : page 4who, being purged from sin, justified asmen by Jesus' ransom, and who thenhave presented their justified manhooda living sacrifice--joining it in sacrificewith that of Jesus, to thus become sharersin the bearing of the sins of the world.They are then bound to and by theircovenant, and when in harmony with thatcovenant, human honors, pleasures, comforts,health and life are surrendered, itwould certainly be an attempt to takeback our sacrifice should we ask forhuman blessings and privileges to be restoredto us, though we may ask thesehuman blessings for any who have notconsecrated them in sacrifice. Thus is ittrue of the body as it was of the head,"He saved others, himself he cannotsave." "As he is so are we in thisworld." 1 Jno. 4:17.TO ALL WE WOULD SAY.We are living in a favored and precioustime, for though it is the hour of