The life of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ : containing a full, accurate, and universal history from his taking upon himself our nature to his crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension: together with the lives, transactions, and sufferings of his holy evangelists, apostles, disciples, and other primitive martyrsTo which is added the history of the Jews . d to Jesus,and gave him an account of all that had passed ; at which Jamesyand John were so exceedingly incensed, that they proposed totheir Master to call for fire from heaven in order to destroysuch inhospitable wretches ; alleging, in excu
The life of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ : containing a full, accurate, and universal history from his taking upon himself our nature to his crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension: together with the lives, transactions, and sufferings of his holy evangelists, apostles, disciples, and other primitive martyrsTo which is added the history of the Jews . d to Jesus,and gave him an account of all that had passed ; at which Jamesyand John were so exceedingly incensed, that they proposed totheir Master to call for fire from heaven in order to destroysuch inhospitable wretches ; alleging, in excuse for such violentproceedings, the example of the prophet Elijah. ^ Lord, wiltthou that we command fire to come down from heaven, andconsume them, even as Elias did ? Luke, ix. 54. Our Lord, desirous of displaying an example of humility onevery occasion, sharply rebuked them for entertaining so unbe-coming a resentment for this oflence. Ye know not, said he, what manner of spirit ye are of. Ye are ignorant of thesinfulness of the disposition ye have now expressed ; nor do yeconsider the difierence of times, persons, and severity exercised by Elijah on the men who came fromAhab to apprehend him, was a just reproof to an idolatrousking and people ; very proper for the times, and very agreeable THE DISCIPLES SENT FORTH. [Page 210.]. After these things, the Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent them, two and tico hiforehis face, into every city and place whither he himself would conies—Luke x. 1. LIFE OF CHRIST. 209 to the characters, both of the prophet who gave it, and of theoffenders to whom it was given ; and, at the same time, not un-suitable to the Mosaic dispensation. But the Gospel breathesa very different spirit; and the intention of the Messiahs com-ing into the world, was not to destroy, but to save the lives ofthe children of men. Ye wise of this world, who reject saving knowledge, beholdhere an instance of patience, under a real and unprovoke
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