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a s th ose say wh o m a i n t ai n fro m th i s p a s s a ge t h e d o c tri n e
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s u pp o s e t h e d o c t ri n e o fa s e c o n d b o d t o b e a lre a d c e rt a i n ;
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w h e th e h e w e e n o t t h e E li as w h w a s e x p
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s im p ly wh e th e r h e is a p rop h e t , b u t wi t h t h e p re fix e d
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.
,

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t e a c h in g i s fin i sh e d : A nd u p on th i s ca m e H i s d i s c iple s , a nd

m a rv e lle d th a t H e ta lke d wi th th e w om a n . Th e y m arv e lle d

at x c e e din g k i n d n e s s a n d h u m ilit y o fC h ri s t i n c on
th e e ,

d s c e n d in g t o c o n v e rs e wi t h a p o or w o m a n a n d a S a m a
e ,

rit an A U G H e w h o c a m e t o s e e k t h a t wh i c h w a s lo s t
. .
,

s o u gh t th e Th i s wa s w h a t t h e y m a rv e lle d
lo s t on e . at : th e v
m a r v e lle d a t Hi s g o o d n e s s ; th e y d i d n ot s u s p e c t e v il . CHRYS .

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qu e st io n s N o m a n s a i d Wh a t s e e ke s t
, , Th ou ? or , Why ta lke s t
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. . 1 53

On su bj e c ts n c e rn e d th e m s e l e s th e y d id
in d e e d wh i c h co v ,

n o t h e s i t a t e t o a sk H i m q u e s t i o n s B u t th i s w a s n ot o n e .
.

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. . r .

t m m
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o fb e n e fi t t in g o th e rs . Le t us d o th e s am e . Le t us le a v e O f
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di d : is n ot th is the C h r is t ? O RIGEN . Sh e c a ll s t h e m O ri g .

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or

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, ,

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t h o s e wh o h e a rd h e r m i gh t b e a n gry a n d re fu s e t o c o m e , .

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, and

u n to Him . A UG . Th e c i rc u m s t a nc e o fth e w o m a n s l e a v in
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g
h e r w a t e rp o t on g o i ng a w ay , m u st n ot be o v e rlo ok e d . Fo r
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th e w a te r , . .
,

b y wh i c h m e n fro m th e d a rk d e p th o fw h i c h th e we ll i s th e ,

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t h e wo rld , a n d , b y le a v in g h e r wa t e rp o t , t o sh e w t h a t s h e h a d
A gup a rt.e d w i t h w o rld ly d e s ire s A U G S h e c a s t a w a
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c on c u pis c e n c e a n d h a s t e n e d t o p ro c l ai m t h e t ru t h
,
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t h o s e wh o wi sh t o p re a c h t h e G os p e l le a rn t h a t t h e y Sh o u ld , ,

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a s c o n t e m p ti b le h e r fo r m e r t a s t e s a n d d e s i re s .

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s ayi n g Ma s t e r , ,
e at .

32 . Bu t h e s ai d u n to th e m, I ha v e m e at to e at tha t
ken ow n o t O f
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. s ai d t h e di s c ip l e s o n e t o an o th e r ,

H at h a y
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.
,

will o fhi m t ha t s e n t m e an d t o fi n i s h hi s work , .

A ug H i s d iA UG
s c i p l e s h.a d g o n e t o b u
y fo o d , a n d h a d r e

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3 35 : u rn e d T h e y of f
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d i s c iple s pr a ye d H i m , s a y i n g , Ma s t e r , e a t C HRYS Th e y . .

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r

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fi gura ti v e ly ; w h i c h m ak e s s o m e t rou b le n e c e s s ary fo r H i s

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o ,

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th e Sa m a r i t a n s a re a b ou t to b e li e v e an d b e sa v e d Th e .

d i s c i p le s h owe v e r w e re in p e rp le x i ty : Th e refor e s a i d t h e
d i s c iple s on e to a n ot h e r , H a th an
y m a n b rou g h t H i m ou g h t

to ea t A UG . Wh a t n
wo d e r t h a t t h e w o m n d i d a n ot u n d e r A ug .

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by
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v

fo rth m igh t n ot b lu sh n o r t h e s u pp o rt o fo th e rs b e e st e e m e d
,

a d i s g ra c e I t i s p ro p e r a n d n e c e s s a ry t h a t t e a c h e rs sh ou ld
.

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b e in g fre e from all o t h e r c are s th e y m ay a t t e n d t h e m ore ,

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wh ole wi ll o ft h e F a t h e r . O t h e r s a in t s d o n o th in g a gain st
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th e F a t h e r s .

an e sp e c ial s e nse . A nd w h at m e a ns ,
To fi ni sh H i s work ?

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b y h i m wh o se t it ; a s wh e re m e n a re s e t t o u i ld b o r d ig .

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c om p le t in g o ft h e w o rk i s t h e c o m p le t in g o f a ra t i o n al
,

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,

a n d s h e c ou ld gi v e H i m n o n e o d n ou h T h e n c a m e th e
g o e g .

d i s c i p le s h a i n g p ro c u re d s o m e h u m b le fo o d a m o n g th e
, v

p e o ple o ft h e c o u n t ry a n d o ffe re d i t H im b e s e e c h in g H im , ,

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in dif f e r e n t q u a n t i ti e s s o i s i t i n t h i n s wh i c h a r e a b o v e t h e
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ri s h m e n t a n o t h e r l e s s 8 0 t o o in p o i n t o fqu ali t y t h e s a m e
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. Fo r on e ,
.

w h o i s o v e r th e we a k wh o c a n n o t b e h o l d t h e s a m e t h i n g s
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al re ad y t o harv e s t .

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.
,

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s owe th a n d h e t ha t r e a p e t h m a r ej o i c e t o g e th e r
y .

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.

n o la b o u r : o th e r m e n la b o u r e d and e are n te r e d
y e ,

in t o t h e ir la b ou rs .

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ea a c a nno co or e a n a ve r e ,
a n a
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er an s w t j ys T h y B d h d f t h
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CH RYS Wh a t 1 3 th e will o fth e Fa t h e r H e n o w p ro c e e d s C h ys

. r .

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m a t e ri a l h a r v e s t B u t I s a y u n t o y o u t h a t a s p iri tu al h a r
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.
,

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t ha t h e did a t J e ru s al e m a t th e f e a st : for th e y al s o

we n t un t o th e f e ast .

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.

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th e n c e , a n d we n t i n t o Ga li le e A U G Wh y t h e n d o e s t h e . .

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r e m ai ne d in S am ari a , an d n ot g o ne in t o G alile e . N ot so :
VER . 43 — 45 . ST . JOHN .

He s ta d t w o d a s i n S a m a ri a , a n d t h e S a m a rit a n s b e li e v e d
y e y
on Him : H e s t ay e d th e s a m e t i m e i n G a lile e , a n d t h e G al i
le a n s d i d n ot b e lie ve on H im , an d t h e r e o re f He sa i d , th a t a

p p
ro he t h a t h n o h on ou r i n h i s own c ou n t ry . CHRYS . Or C h ys r .

c o n s ide r t h i s t h e re a s o n t h a t H e w e n t, n o t t o 1 .

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o wn c o u n t ry , b e c au s e H e h a d m o st re s i d e d h e re . T HEOPHYL .

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or G alile e , e xp lain s
wh y He wa s n o t a lw a
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h on o ur H e re c e iv e d t h e re . A pr oph e t h a th no h o n our i n
h is own c ou n t ry . O RIGEN . Th e c o u n try o ft h e p ro p h e t s wa s O ri g .

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.

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y ,

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w a s c om e i n to Ga li le e th e Ga li le a n s re c e i v e d H i m
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.

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, .

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b e lie v e d fro m h e a rin g th e wo m a n s wo rd s th e fo rm e r from ’

s e e i n g t h e s i gn s w h i c h H e d i d : H a v i ng s e e n a ll th e th i n s
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th a t H e di d a t J e r u s a le m a t th e f e ast O RIGEN O u r L ord O ig . .
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n a u on o e er ecu on o o e re e o o er .
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Maj e s ty , an d th e y p o w e r wa s sh e wn
re c e i v e d H im . H is
n o le s s i n th i s a c t t h a n i n m ak i n g t h e b lin d t o s e e a n d t h e
, ,

d e a f t o h e ar B u t p ro bab ly H e h a d p e rfo rm e d s o m e o th e r
.

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. .
,

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.

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, v .
,

c o n fi rm e d i n t h e f i th b t h t wo p re c e p t s o flo v e i e at t h e
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. .

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, ,
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.

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J e ru sa le m , wh e re th e y h a d se e n J e su s . Th u s t h e y w e re
p re p are d to re c e i v e H i m , w h e n He c am e : o t h e rwi s e th e y

w o u ld e i th e r h av e re j e c t e d H im ; or He , k n o win g th e ir
u np re p are d st a te , w o u ld n ot h av e g o n e n e ar th e m .

46 . J e s u s c am e again in t o C an a of G alile e
SO ,

wh e re h e m ad e th e wat e r win e A n d th e re was a .

c e rt ain n o b l e m an wh o s e s o n wa s s i c k a t C a p e rn a u m
,
.

4 7 Wh e n h e h e ar d t ha t J e su s wa s c o m e o u t of
.

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, ,

him tha t h e wou ld c o m e d own an d h e al h is s on : f or ,

h e wa s a t th e p oin t o fd e ath .

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.
,

a n d won d e rs ye will n o t b e li e v e
, .

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50 J e s u s s ait h u n t o him G o th y wa y ; t h y s on
.
,

l iv e th A n d th e m an b e l ie v e d th e word that J e su s
.

had sp ok e n u n t o h im an d h e we n t hi s wa y , .

5 1 A n d a s h e wa s n ow g oin g d own h i s s e r van t s

.
,

m e t h i m a n d t old h im s ay in g T h y s on l i v e t h
, , , .

52 T h e n e n q u ire d h e of th e m th e h our wh e n h e
.

b e gan to am e n d A n d t h e y s aid u n t o him Ye st e rda y

.
,

a t t h e se v e n th h o u r t h e f e ve r le f
t h im .

5 3 S o th e f
. a th e r kn e w t hat it wa s a t th e s am e
h our in th e wh ic h J e s u s s aid u n t o h im Th y s on
, ,

l i v e th : a n d h im s e l fb e lie v e d an d h is wh ol e h ou s e , .
VE R . 46 —54 . ST . JOHN . 1 65

54 . Th is is again th e s e c on d m ir a c l e tha t J e su s di d ,

wh e n h e wa s c o m e ou t o fJ u dee a in t o G al ile e .

C HRYS form e r o c c a si n o u r L o rd a t t e n d e d a C h y
. On a o r s .

m a rri a ge i n C a n a o fG a lile e n o w H e g e s t h e re t o c o nv e rt E gg ,
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,

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to H is o wn c o u n t ry . A UG . Th e re , we a re t o ld , H i s d is c iple s A u g ,

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.

a ga in i n o rd e r t o t ry a s e c o n d t im e t o c o n e rt t h e m
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.

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J e ru s a le m . Th e no b le m a n
n ly b e li e v e d i n c on s e qu e n c e c e rt a i

o ft h e m i ra c le p e rform e d a t C a n a t h ou gh h e d i d n o t y e t ,

u n d e rs t a n d C h ri s t s fu ll g re a t n e s s ; A n d th e r e wa s a c e r ta i n
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n ob le m a n wh os e s on wa s s i c k a t C ape rn a u m O RI G EN O ig . . r

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,

a c u re A n d th e la tt e r m e t J e s u s o n H i s w ay fro m th e
.

m ou n t a in t o C a p e rn a u m wh e re a s th e form e r c a m e t o J e s u s
in C a n a A n d t h e la t t e r s e rv a n t wa s la i d u p wi th th e
.

p a lsy th e fo rm e r s s on with a fe v e r O f t h i s n o ble m an t h e n

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w ou ld h e a l h i s s on .
f or he w a s a t the p oi n t o fde a t h A UG . A ug .

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w it h wa t n o f fa i th a lt o g e t h e r : as i fh i s o nly o bj e c t wa s t o

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.

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.

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.

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XXV L °

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fa it h w a s defi c i e n t ; in t h a t h e t h ou gh t t h a t o u r L ord c o u ld
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,

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, ,

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.

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h a v e g o n e t o H i m i n J u d ae a G REG O u r L o rd in H i s a n swe r
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t h i n g s : J e s u s s a i t h u n t o h i m G o t h y w a y t h y s on li ve t h , ,
.

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a n d g re a t n e s s a n d n o t t h a t n a t u r e whi c h i s m a d e a ft e r t h e
,

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,

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, ,

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kn e w t h a t i t w a s a t t h e sa m e h ou r , i n t h e w h i c h J e s u s s a i d
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. or h i s ,

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,

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o J u d ce a i n to G a li le e .

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h ad n ot c ome p e r fe c t fa ith o fth e S am a rita n s
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v
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n o t a l t o ge t h e r d e s ti t u t e o f fr u i ts Th e w o rd s E x c ept ye .
,

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.

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,

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.

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v .

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. o r m a n g e n e rally ;
.

m a n n o t o nly de ri v in g h i s s oul fro m t h e K i n g o f th e

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. . 1 69

u ni v e rs e , b u t h a v i n g H im se lf d o m i n i on o v e r all n
th i gs . Hi s
s on , i . e . hi s m in d, la b ou rs fe v e r o fe v il p a s sion
u n de r a

a n d d e s ir e s H e g o e s t o J e s u s a n d e n t re a t s H i m t o c o m e
.

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t h e p o we r o fu n d e rs ta n d in g a n d d o in g righ t .
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t e r t h i s t h e re wa s e a s t o fth e J e ws ;
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p t o J e ru s al e m .

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N o w th e r e i s at

a p o ol wh i c h is c all e d in th e H e b re w ton gu e B e th e s da
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. olk ,

ofb l in d hal t wi th e re d waiti n g f

, , o r th e m o v in g o fth e
,

wat e r .

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.

th e p ool a n d t ro u b l e d t h e wa t e r : wh o s oe v e r t h e n
,

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.
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.
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.
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. ore s ai d u n t o h im t ha t wa s
c u re d I t i s t h e s abb a t h da y : i t i s n o t lawf
,
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t o c arry t h y b e d .
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13 . ST . JO HN . 171

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th e s am e s a i d u n t o m e T ak e u pth y b e d a n d walk , ,
.

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.
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.

for J e s u s had c on v e y e d h im s e l fa way a m u l ti t u d e b e in g ,

in that p la c e .

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.

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y g : a s g re a u e rs

u s e d t h e n t o c o lle c t fro m t h e n e i h b o u ri n t wn
g g o s .

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-
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whi ch i s c a lle d i n t h e H e b re w t ong u e B e t h e s d a , h a v i n g fi ve

p orc h e s . A L C UIN . Th e p o ol b y th e sh e e p -
m a rk e t , i s t h e
p la c e p rie s t w a sh e d t h e a n im als th a t we re go in g
wh e re t h e
t o b e s a c r ifi c e d CHRYS Th i s p o ol wa s o n e a m o n g m an y C h y
. . r s.

ty p e s o fth a t b a p t i s m wh i c h wa s t o p ur g e a wa y s i n , Fi rs t .

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o the w a te r . Th i s
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a ,

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a re o f a ri o u s r a n k s ju s t a s i n a c o u rt
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di d n ot h e a l b y v i rt u e o fit s o wn n a t u ral p ro p e rti e s (f or i fs o ,

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i n t o t h e pool, a n d t ro u b le d t h e w a t e r . In th e sa m e wa y , i n
B a p t i s m , wa t e r d o e s n o t a c t s i m p ly as w a t e r, b ut r e c e iv e s

fi rs t th e g rac e o f th e H oly Spi ri t , b y m e a n s o f wh i c h i t

c le a n se s us fro m a ll o u r s i n s . A n d t h e A n g e l t ro u b l e d t h e
 GO S PEL A CC O R DIN G TO C HAP . V .

w a t e r, an d i m part e d a h e alin g i
v rt u e t o i t, in ord e r to p re

fi gu re to th e J e w s t h at fa r g re a t e r p o we r o ft h e L o rd o ft h e

A n g e ls , o fh e ali n g t h e d i s e as e s o f t h e s ou l B u t t h e n t h e ir .

in fi rm i t i e s p re v e nt e d th e ir a pp lyin g th e c u re ; f
or i t follo ws ,

Wh os oe ve r the n fi rs t afte r the troub li ng of th e w a te r s teppe d

i n wa s ma de wh o le ofwh a ts oe v e r d is e a s e h e h a d
, B u t n ow .

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th e large n e ss o fit s ou t p o u rin gs . N o t m ore t h an o n e c ou ld be
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t h e s i c k n e s s e s o ft h e p e ri sh a b le b o dy B u t a s t h e s o u l i t s e lf .

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ou t o fw h o m H e c h o s e on e to h e al : A n d a c e r ta i n ma n wa s
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,

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w h i c h t h e F a t h e r h a t h g i ve n fil e t o fi n i sh , t h e s a m e w orks
t h a t I d o b e a r wi t n e s s o Me , t h a t t h e F a t h e r h a t h se n t Me
f .

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de a f e a r, l o ose s t h e m o u t h o fth e du mb , c as t s out d e v il s ,
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.

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,

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.

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, ,

ha th b or n e w i tn e s s of Me O p e n th e E a n ge li c olu m e s . v v ,

a n d e x a m i n e t h e ir wh ole r a n g e : n o t e s ti m on y o ft h e F a th e r

t o t h e S o n i s giv e n i n a n y o ft h e b o ok s o th e r t h a n t h a t H e ,

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.

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m u s t u n d e rst an d H i s i n c ar n a ti o n L a s tly H e s h e w s t h at .
,

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H is v oic e . To w h i c h H e re p lie s I ,
h a v e t h e wi t n e s s o ft h e
F a th e r, th ou gh y e u n d e rs t an d i t n o t ; b e c a u s e y e n e v e r h e a rd
C h ys r '

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. .
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A s h—wh e th e r th e re h a th b e e n a ny s u c h th i ng as th i s g r e a t D e u t 4 , .

32 33
th i ng i s : di d p p l h th i f G d p ki
' ‘

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t oo, an d m a ny o t h e r s , a re s a id t o h ave se e n H im S o wh a t .

d oe s C h ri st m e a n h e re ? H e m e an s t o i m p re s s u p o n t h e m
t h e p hilo s o p h i c a l d o c tr i n e t h at G o d h a s n e i th e r v o i c e , ,

o r a pp e a r a n c e o r s h a p e ; b u t i s s u p e ri o r t o s u c h m o d e s o f
,

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.
,

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, ,

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, , ,

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i n a pp li c a b le t o G o d A L C UIN F o r i t i s n o t b y t h e c a rn al
. .

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, ,

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A n d t h e y d i d n o t h e ar .

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v ,
v ,

n o r s aw t h e H i s sh a p e ; i n a s m u c h a s t h a t i s n o t t o b e s e e n
y
b y t h e o u t w a rd e y e b u t b y fa i th a n d lo v e ,
C HRYS B u t i t C h ys . . r .

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w a s im p o s s ib le f ,

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’
,

h a ve n ot H i s w or d a b i d i ng i n y o u i e t h e c omm a n dm e n t s . .
,

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, ,

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v F o r i fth e S c rip tu re s e v e ry w h e re t e ll y ou t o
.

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v ,
v ,

wo rd i s g o n e fro m y o u F or w h om H e h a th s e n t H i m ye : ,

b e li e ve n ot A L C UIN O r t h u s ; th e y c an n o t h a v e a b i din g i n
. .

t h e m th e W o rd w hi c h w a s i n t h e b e gi nni n g wh o c a m e n o t t o ,

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, ,

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.
,

th e F a th e r , an d o fH i s w ork s , H e a d ds n ow t h at o f th e
Mo sai c L a w : S e a rc h th e S c riptu re s , for i n th e m y e th i n k
y e

h a ve e te r n a l lif e; a nd th e y a re th e y wh i c h te s tif y fo

Me : a s i fH e s ai d , Y e t h i nk y e h a v e e t e rn al li fe i n th e
S c rip tu re s , b e in g o pp o s e d t o Mo s e s : b u t
a n d re e c t j Me as

ou w ill fi n d t h a t Mo s e s h i m s e l f t e s t i fi e s t o My b e i n g G o d
y ,

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b e ars wit n e s s o fC h ri s t wh e th e r b y i t s typ e s o r b y p ro p h e ts

, , ,

or b y th e m in i st e ri n g o f A n g e ls B u t t h e Je w s d id n o t .

b e li e v e th e s e i n t i m a t i on s o fC hri s t a n d t h e re fo re c o u ld n o t
“

o b t a i n e t e rn al li f e : Ye w i ll n ot c ome t o Me th a t y e m a y ,
 2 04 GO SP E L A C C OR DI N G TO C HA P . v .

h a v e life ; m e a n in g , Th e S c ri p t u re s b e a r w i tn e s s o f Me ,

b u t y e will n o t c m e t o Me n o t w it h s t a n d in g i e y e will
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. .

n o t b e li e e o n Me an d se e k f
v o r s al a t io n a t My h a n d s
,
v .

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. .

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H i m , H o w, i f w e h av e
. .

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’
3 ,
say to n e ve r s v orc e ,

G o d b o rn e wit n e s s t o y o u ? S O H e s a y s , S e a rc h th e S c ript ure s ;

m e a n in g th a t G o d h a d b o rn e wi t n e s s o fH im b y t h e S c r ip t u re s .

He h ad b orn e wi t n e ss in de e d at th e J ord a n , and on th e

m ou n t . B u t th e y di d n ot h e ar th e v oic e on th e m ou n t an d ,

n d t o i t a t th e
di d n ot a t te J ord a n Wh e re fo re H e s e n d s
.

t h e m t o t h e S c ri p t u re s wh e n t h e y w o u ld a ls o fi n d t h e ,

F a t h e r s t e s t i m on y H e d i d n ot s e n d t h e m h ow e e r t o
’
. v

t h e S c ri p t u re s s im p ly t o r e a d t h e m b u t t o e x a m in e t h e m ,

a tte n ti e l b e c ause S c ri p t u r e e v e r t h r e w a s h a d e o e r its v

y v ,

o w n m e a n in g a n d d i d n o t d i s p la y i t o n t h e s u rfa c e Th e
'

.
,

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, H e doe s e , .

n o t s a y F o r i n t h e m y e h a v e e t e n a l li fe b t F or i n t h e m e r
, y , u ,

th i n /f y e h a e e t e n a l li fe ; m e a n i n g t h a t t h e y d i d n o t re a p
v r

m u c h fru i t fro m t h e S c ri p t u re s t h in k in g a s t h e y d id t h a t , , ,

th e y sh o u l d b e s a v e d b y t h e m e re re a d in g o f t h e m w i th ou t ,

f a i t h F o r w h i c h r e a s o n. H e a d d s Y e w ill n ot c m e t o Me ; , o

B d i e y e will n ot b e li e v e o n Me B EDE Th at c o m in g i s pu t
e e.
/
. . . .

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s inn e t h d i e s , t h e y w e r e d e a d i n s o u l a n d m i n d A n d t h e re fore .

He p ro m i s e s t h e li f e o fth e s o u l, i . e . e te r n al h a pp i n e s s .

41 . I re c e iv e n o t h on ou r fro m m e n .

42 . Bu t I kn ow y ou t ha t
y,
e ha v e n ot th e l o ve o f
G o d i n yo u .

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’
.
,

me n ot : ifan o t h e r s hall c o m e i n hi s o wn n a m e h im ,

y e will r e c e iv e .

44 . Ho w c an
y bee lie v e wh i c h r e c e i v e h o n ou r o n e
,

o fa n o t h e r ,
an d s e e k n o t th e h o n o u r tha t c o m e t h f ro m

God on ly
45 . Do n ot t h in k t hat I will a c c u s e yo u to th e
n
Vu lg Th y h . e a d a n e e u nt o
y H im , an d w l igh t d
e re ene .
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Fa th e r : th e re i s o n e tha t a c c u s e th yo u ,
e ve n Mose s ,

in wh om ye tru s t .

4 6 F o r had ye b e l ie v e d M o s e s ye
.
,
wou ld hav e
b e li e v e d m e for h e wro t e o fm e .

4 7 B u t i fye b e l i e v e n o t h i s writin g s
.
,
h ow s hall y e

b e lie v e m y wo r d s ?

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.
, r ,

wi t n e s s o fG o d a n d H i s o w n w o k s ma n y wh o di d n o t s e e
,
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t h a t H i s m o ti v e wa s t o in d u c e t h e m t o b e li e v e m i gh t s u s p e c t ,

H i m o f a d e si re f o r h m a n gl o ry a n d th e re fore H e s ay s
u , ,

I r e c e i ve n ot h on ou r f r om m n : i e I d o n o t w a n t i t My e . . .

n a t u re is n o t s u c h a s t o wa n t t h a t glo y w h i c h c o m e t h fro m r ,

me n . F o r ift h e S on re c e i v e s n o a d d i t i o n fr om t h e li gh t o f
a c a n d le m u c h m o re a m n o t I i n wa n t o f h u m a n glo ry
,
.

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.
, . .

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f r om m e n b ut to
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to p ut a m a rk u p on ; so th e m e a n in g i s , D o n ot d e s p is e Me
b e c au se I am th e Son o fm a n , f
or I am th e Son o fm a n i n
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. .

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,

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,

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, ,

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,

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, g ,

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t o t h e t ru e fa i t h .

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.
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,

sent .

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, ,

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,
ro m h e a v e n t o e a t .

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.
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h e av e n b u t m y Fa th e r g iv e th yo u th e tru e b re ad f ro m

h e av e n .

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.

from h e a v e n a n d g i v e t h l i f
, e u n to th e wo rld .

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34 T h e n s aid th e y
. u n to him , L or d , e v e rm ore giv e
us t h i s b r e ad .

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u n to e te r n al life , wa s t h e w o rk o fG o d : an d th e r e fo re th e y
a sk H i m wh a t to d o t o wo rk t h e w o rk o fG o d , i . e . o b t ai n
th e m e a t : Th e n Wh a t s ha ll we d o th a t
sa id th e y u n to H i m,
we m ig h t w ork th e w or ks of God ? B E D E i e By k e e p i n g . . .

w h a t c o m m a n d m e n t s s h a ll w e b e a b le t o fu lfi l t h e la w o fGod ?
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.
, ,

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,

b ou n ty THEO PHYL C h ris t t h o u gh H e s a w i t wo uld n o t

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a n d d i d n o t b e li e v e on H im ; and we b e li e v e P a ul , b u t d o
n ot b e li e v e o n Pa u l To b e li e e o n H im i s b e lie v i n g t o. v

l o v e b e li e v in g t o h n o u r H i m b e li e v in g t o g o u n t o H im
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,

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°

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y s o, n ot b e in g re fe rre d
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of the la w f
o r r ig h t e o u s n e ss t o e ve ry on e t h a t b e li e ve t h .

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b ut s ai d th at fa ith i t s e lf w a s t h e d o in g t h e work o fG o d ;
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s a i th n ot ,

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,

d o s t t h ou m a k e re a d y t h y t o o t h a n d th y b e lly ? O n ly b e lie v e ,

an d t h ou h a st e a te n a l re a d y . As He c a lle d on th e m t o
b e lie v e , they s t ill a sk e o r m i ra c le s wh e re b
d f y t o b e li e ve ;
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t h a t we m a y se e a n d b e li e ve Th e e ? Wh a t d os t Th ou wor k ?
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CHRYS N o t h i n g c a n b e m ore u n re as o n a b le th an t h e ir a skin g C h ys

. r .

fo r a n o t h e r m i ra c le a s i fn o n e h a d b e e n
g i e
, n a lre a d
y A n d v .

t h e y d o n o t e v e n le a v e t h e c h o i c e o ft h e m ir a c le t o o u r L o rd ;
b u t w o u ld o b li g e H im t o gi e t h e m j u s t t h a t s i gn wh i c h w as v ,

g i v e n t o t h e i r fa t h e s O u r
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des e rt A L C UIN A n d t o e x a lt t h e m ira c le o ft h e m a nn a

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f ro m h e a v e n t o e a t C H RYS W h e re a s m a n y .m i r a c l e s w e r e C h ys . r .

p e rform e d i n E gyp t a t t h e R e d S e a a n d in t h e d e se rt t h e y Si i, , ,
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re m e m b e re d t h i s n e t h e b e s t o fa n y S u c h i s t h e fo rc e o f
o .

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.

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t h e o n e h a n d t o a n e q u a li t y wi t h G o d o r lo we in g H i m o n t h e ,
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d e se r t A UG O r t h u s ; O u r L o rd s e t s H im s e lf a b o v e Mo s e s A g
. .
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,
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w ork s e q a l t o t h o s e Mo s e s d i d
u H e ga v e u s n o t b a rle y .

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v ,

b u t i t w a s n t t h e t im e f o r s u c h a d e c la r a t io n
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sam e in w h i c h th e b ird s a re c a lle d, th e b i d s o fh e a
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, th e
m i ra c le o f th e m a nn a wa s fals e , b u t b e c au s e i t w a s th e
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or Mo s e s , H im s e lf f
or

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wh i c h t h i s m an n a re p re s e n t e d , i s th e L or d J e su s Ch i
r s t, a s we
re a d , F n e xt
or t h e b r e a d of G o d i s H e w h i c h c om e th d ow n

fr om h e a ve n , a n d g i v e th life u n t o t h e w o r ld B E n E N o t t o t h e . .

p h ys i c al w o rl d , b u t t o m e n , i t s i h a i t a t s n b n . THEO PHYL H e .

c al ls H i m s e l f th e
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, ,
.

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a s t o n i sh e d a t fi rs t o n fi n d i n g i t an d a s k e d o n e a n o t h e r wh a t ,

i t wa s A n d t h e S o n o fG o d m a d e m a n i s i n a n e s p e c i a l
.
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b y t h e h u m a n ity wh i c h wa s a s s u m e d c am e d o w n fro m
, ,

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t h e w o rl d T HEOPHYL B u t t h i s b r e a d b e in g e s s e n t i a lly
. .
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, ,

all th in gs d o e s b u t wh a t i s n at u r al t o H im t o d o
, F or a s .

n a t u ral b re a d s u pp o rt s o u r w e a k fl e s h s o C h ri s t b
y t h e , ,

o p e ra t i o n s o f t h e S p i ri t giv e s li fe t o t h e s o u l ; a n d e v e n i n
,

c orru p t i o n t o t h e b o dy (f or a t t h e r e s u rre c t i o n t h e b o d
, y w i ll
b e m a d e i n c or ru p ti b le ) Wh e re fore H e s ay s t h a t H e g i v e t h
.
,

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. CHRYS N o t o n ly t o t h e J e ws b u t t o
. .
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.
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lo w m e a n in g t o H i s w o rd s : Th e n s a i d th e y u n to H i m , L ord ,
e ve rm ore g i v e u s th i s b r e a d Th e y sa y , Gi v e us th i s b re a d, .

n o t, A sk Th y F a th e r t o gi v e i t u s : w h e re a s H e h a d s a i d t h a t

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(

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, ,

a g a i n : i n t h e s am e w a y t h e s e sa y G i e u s t h is b r e a d wh i c h , v
,

re fre sh e s su pp ort s a n d fa ils n o t

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A nd ,

l if
e : h e tha t c om e th t o m e s hall n e v e r h u n g e r ; a n d

h e t hat b e l i e v e th on m e s hall n e v e r t h ir s t .

3 6 B u t I s ai d u n t o yo u Tha t ye al s o hav e s e e n
.
,

m e a n d b e lie v e n ot
,
.
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37 . A ll
Fa th t ha t th e
s hall c o m e t o m e er giv e th m e :

a n d h im t ha t c o m e t h t o m e I will in n o wi s e c a s t o u t .

3 8 F o r I c a m e d o wn f
. ro m h e a ve n n o t t o d o m in e ,

o wn wil l b u t th e will o fh i m tha t s e n t m e

, .

3 9 A n d t hi s i s t h e Fa th e r s will whi c h ha t h s e n t
’
.

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, .

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. .

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g ,

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g t h e w or ld B E DE . .

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u , H e d e l i v e re d t o H i s
d i s c i p l e t h e m y s t e ry o f H i s B o dy a n d B lo o d a n d o f fe re d ,

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,
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.
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Th e ,

s a y in g H o w c a n t h i s m an g i v e u s h i s fl e s h t o e a t ?
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.

54 Wh o s o e at e th m y fl e sh a n d dr in k e th m y b l o o d
.
, ,

hath e t e rn al l ife ; a n d I will r ai s e h im u

p a t t h e la s t da y .
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A UG .
T h e J e ws n ot u n d e rs t an d in g wh a t wa s th e b re a d o fA u g .

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pe ac e ,
s tr ov e a m ong th e m s e lv e s , s a y i ng , H ow ca n th i s ma n
‘ x’ l '

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s t ri v e n ot amo ng t h e m s e lv e s , f
or G o d m ak e s t h e m to d we ll
t oge t h e r in u n i ty . B E DE . Th e J e ws t h o u gh t th at ou r Lo rd

w o u l d d iv i d e His fl e sh in t o p i e c e s ,
d gi v e i t t h e m t o e a t :
an

and so m is t a k in g H i m , s t ro ve . CHRYS A s th e y t h o u gh t i t
. C h ys
r .

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g ev th e m
ggfih o

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s , H e sh e w s t h e m t h a t i t w a s n ot o nly p o s s ible ,

b ut n e c e s s a ry : Th e n sa id J e s u s u n to th e m, Ve r i ly , v e r i ly ,

I s a y u n to E x c ept y e e a t th e f
o
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p y e ea t the fi sh o
f th e
S on o fm a n , d r i n k H i s b lo od , y e h a ve n o
a nd i n y ou life .

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a lo n e ,
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l Vh oso
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o r , e Thi s ,
a .

t h e n h e h a t h n o t wh o e a t e th n o t t h a t fl e sh n o r d rin k e t h t h a t ,

b lo o d T h e t e m p o ral li fe m e n m ay h a e wi th o u t H i m t h e
. v ,

e t e r n a l t h e y c a nn o t T h i s i s n o t t ru e o fm a t e ri al fo o d
. I f we .

d o n ot t a k t h a t i n d e e d w e s h a ll n o t li e n e i t h e r d o w e li e
e ,
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e , ,

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.
,
. .

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h a th n o t li fe a n d h e t h a t t ak e t h i t h a t h li fe e v e n life e t e n a l
, , r .

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.
s , : eo .

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a n d i t m k e s m a n d i v i n e b y i n e b ri a t i n g h i m a s i t w e re w i t h
I v “ ’

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. . e e r u

fi 0 n e t e n l p u n ish m e n t i ft h e y a re w a sh e d i n B a p t i s m a n d
1 r a ,

p art ak e o f C h ri s t s B o dy wh a t e v r liv e s th e y li v e Th e 2 5
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C .

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,

a r e m a n if e s t w h i c h a r e t h e s e ; a d u lt e ry f
of fl t h e e s h ,
o rn i c a ,

t i on , u n c le a n n e s s , la sc i v i ou s n e ss , i d ola t ry , w i t c h c r aft , h a tr e d ,

r a r i a n c c , e m a la t i on s , w r a t h f
s tr i e , se d i t i on s , h e r e s i e s , e n vy i ng s ,
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Let us e n n . o

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o , . . e r s,

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c ra c a u r c

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u e o o ur c s ,
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s a l v a ti o n t e v e y on w h p t a k e s o fi t f c o n d m n a t i o n
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th e su e c t io n o ft h e d e a d i n t h e l s t d a
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and my bl o o d is
drin k d d i n ee .

56 H e tha t e a t e th m y fl e s h
. an d drin k e t h my ,

b l o od d we ll e th in m e a n d I in h im
, , .

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by t h e Fa th e r : s o h e that e a t e t h m e e v e n h e s hall l iv e ,

by m e .

58 Th is i s tha t b r e ad wh i c h c a m e d o wn f
. ro m

h e av e n : n o t a s y o u r fa th e rs di d e at m an n a a n d ar e ,

d e ad : h e tha t e at e th o ft h i s b re ad s hall l iv e f
or e v e r .

59 T h e s e t h in g s s a i d h e in th e s y n ago g u e a s h e
.
,

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th e y n c e b e li e d t h a t H e h a d c o m e d o w n f o m h e v e n
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y i n b i t s : w h e re a s H e t e lls

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w h e r e H e w a s b ef ore ?
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d i st ri b u t e H is b o dy i n t h e w a y y e t h ink A g a i n ; C h ri s t .

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j u dge o fm y s te rie s i n th i s wa y ; b u t e x a m in e th e m wit h t h e

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. .

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. Th e ,

kn e w all t h in g s b e fo re t h e fo u n d a t i o n o fth e wo rld : wh i c h

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on e d o u b t , w i t h o u t g o in g a g a in s t t h e pl a i n e s t d e c la r a t i o n s
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so m a ny A n d wh y H e pa 1 d o n s o n e r a t h e 1 t h a n
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re s t s w i t h H i m , wh o s e j u d g m e n t s a re u n s e a r c h a b le , an d H is
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t a i n e th t h e t r ut h t h e re i s n o u n ri gh t e ou sn e ss i n Me b e c a u se ,

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.

c i s i o n t ha t th e la w o fM o s e s s h o u ld n o t b e b r o k e n ;
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u dg e ri gh t e ou s j u dg m e n t
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. r s ,

t h a t H e b ro k e t h e s a bb a t h ; t h e o th e r t h a t H e s i d G o d w a s ,
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r, Th e la t t e r .

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, u a .

t u rn i n g t o t h e c h a r g e o f b re ak in g t h e s a bb a t h H e s ay s , ,

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la w ? as m u ch as to s ay , T h e la w s a ys , Th o u s h a lt n o t k ill,
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b rok e a la w t o h e al a m an it w a s a t ra n s
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g t h e

la w . H e re b u k e s t h e m t h e n f o r t w o th i n g s ; fi rst b e c a u s e t h e
y ,

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t h e m , I h a v e d on e on e w or k , a nd
y e a ll m a r ve l . A UG . As A u
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g y a

a re m a n y t h i n g s m o re i m p o r t a n t t h a n t h e la w f or t h e ob s e rv

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. u .

v i c t e d y ou : y e re c e i v e d a la w t o c i rc u m c i s e o n t h e e i gh t h d a y ;
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y .

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c irc u m c i s e t h e c h i ld ; b e c a s e c i rc u m c i s i o n a pp e rt a i n e t h t o
u ,

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,

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t h a t b a p tis m d o e s n o w ; o n ly t h a t t h e ga t e w a s n o t y e t o p e n .

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ke e p in g o ft h e la w ; an d in t h e s a m e w ay I b y h e a l in g on th e

sa bb a t h h a v e k e p t t h e la w . Y e , wh o a re n o t th e l e g i s la t o rs ,
e nfo rc e t h e la w p ro p e r b ou n d s ; wh e re a s Mo s e s
b e yo n d its
m a d e th e la w gi v e w a y t o t h e o b s e rv a n c e o fa c o m m a n d m e n t ,

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r .

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da y i m p li e s t h a t c i c u m c i s i o n wa a p a t i al r e c o v e in g A UG
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r -X X X o s o r .

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n if t h e ro bb i n t h e h e a rt o fi t s c a rn a l lu s t s A n d t h e re fo re
y g .

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,
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o rs e lv e s b y a b a d li fe
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p g s s e , o ,

wh o i s t h e st o n e ; a n d o n t h e e i gh t h d a y b e c a u se o u L o rd s
’

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re su rre c t i o n t o o k p la c e o n t h e d a y a ft e r t h e s e v e n th d ay ;
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wh i c h re s u rre c t i o n c irc u m c i s e s u s, i . e . d e s tro y s ou r c ar n al

a pp e tite s R e g ar d t h i s , s a it h o u r L o rd , a s
. a ty e p o f My
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g o y
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a n d h e b e lie v e d , t h a t h e m i gh t b e wh o le i n m i n d Ye . a re

fo rb i dd e n i n d e e d to do s e rv i le w o rk on th e sa bb a th ; but
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d ri n k o n t h e sa bb a t h b e c a u se i t i s n e c e s s a ry f , or
y o ur

h e a lth w h i c h s h e ws th a t w o k s o fh e a lin g a re b y n o m e a n s r

to b e m i t t e d on t h e s a bb a t h
o CH RY S H e d o e s n o t s ay C h ys . .
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, , ,

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d e g re e o fp e rs o n a l e m i n e n c e ; b u t d e c i d e b y t h e n a t u re o fth e
th i n g i t s e lf f or this is t
, j u dg e righ t e o u s ly N 0 o n e h o w
o .

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t o t h e c o mm a n d m e n t o fc irc u m c i s i o n w h ic h w a s n o t d e ,

r i v e d fro m t h e la w b u t fro m a n o t h e r s o u rc e
,
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c o m m a n d s t h e la w t o b e b ro k e n t o gi e e f fe c t to a c om v

m a n d m e n t n o t o fth e la w : a n d h e i s m o re w o rt h y o fc re di t
th a n y o u A U G Wh a t o u r L o rd h e re t e lls u s t o a o i d i n A g
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,
v

do . H i s a d m o n i t i o n t o t h e J e ws i s a n a d m o n i t i o n t o u s a s
we ll ; f o r e v e ry s e n t e n c e w h i c h o u r L d u t t e re d w a s writ t e n or ,

for u s a n d i s p re s e r e d t o u s
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, .

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w e ll .Th e b o dy wit h w h i c h H e ro s e c a n b e o n ly in on e
pla c e b u t H i s tru t h i s diffu s e d e v e ry wh e re Wh o th e n is
, .

h e wh o j u d g e s n o t b y t h e p e rs o n ? H e w h o lo v e s a ll a lik e .

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a c c o rd in g t o t h e i r s it u a t i o n t h a t w i ll m a k e u s c h a g e a b le
, r

w i t h a c c e p t in g p e rs o n s T h e re m a y b e a c a s e t o d e c i d e
.

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e q u a li ty w it h t h e fa t h e r in p o in t o fh o n o ur ; b u t i n re s p e c t ,

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,
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.

t hi s i s th e v e r y C hri s t ?

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.

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,
.

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. or I a m f r o m h im a n d h e ,

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.

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,

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v ,
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t h a t it w a s H i s m y s t e ry N ow h o w e e r t h e p owe r a pp e a rs
. v
,

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in som u c h t h a t th e m u lt i tu d e m a rv e ll e d : Th ey s a i d s om e of
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b u t, lo, H e p
s e a k e th b o ld ly , a nd th e y sa
y n o th i ng to H im .

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o r ; t h e y m arv e lle d
f at th e p ow e r b y w h i c h h e was n ot t a ke n .

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.
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r ve Th e o .

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u , :

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, H e a lo n e c a n fre e .

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r oo m i n y ou ; sh e win g t h e d e p th o f H i s d o c t ri n e s But .

t h e y m i gh t s ay ; Wh a t i ft h o u s p e a k e s t o ft h y s e lf ? S o H e
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