Jesus of Nazareth: His life and teachings; founded on the four Gospels, and illustrated by reference to the manners, customs, religious beliefs, and political institutions of His times . ftt John v., 8. XXX Exod. vii., 19 ; viii., 5, 16. §§§ 2 Kings ii., 8. 32.] DIFFERENT THEORIES. 163 repeated ere the breath came back to the widows son ;* neverfailing; never declining a case as too difficult for his word ;tnever, on the other hand, essaying it to satisfy public curios-ity, gratify the love of the marvelous, or make good his Mes-sianic claims. Though he sometimes referred to the works heh
Jesus of Nazareth: His life and teachings; founded on the four Gospels, and illustrated by reference to the manners, customs, religious beliefs, and political institutions of His times . ftt John v., 8. XXX Exod. vii., 19 ; viii., 5, 16. §§§ 2 Kings ii., 8. 32.] DIFFERENT THEORIES. 163 repeated ere the breath came back to the widows son ;* neverfailing; never declining a case as too difficult for his word ;tnever, on the other hand, essaying it to satisfy public curios-ity, gratify the love of the marvelous, or make good his Mes-sianic claims. Though he sometimes referred to the works hehad wrought in attestation of his mission, he never wroughtthem for that purpose; and to the perpetual clamor of the23opulace for miracles he was accustomed to reply that onlya wicked nation sought for such evidences, and the only signthat should be given them was that of the prophet Jonah,whose presence, and the mere purity of whose doctrine in thecity of Nineveh were the best attestation of his divine com-mission. But we shall best perceive the nature and effect of Christsworks of healing by following him during one missionarycircuit. 1 Kings xvii., 21-22. t See Luke ix,, 9164 A MISSIONARY CIRCUIT. [Chap. XIll.
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