Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-11-22
She freeman.
nY REV. j. o. sHERBURN.

nb.y death hy associating him with some
,-br lowest criminals of his time. The
nr5 thieves, or highway robbers, as the
term IA properly translated, probably
bflmga to Il desperate class of outlaws
loogn then and almost ever since in Ju-
1a. TIE parable of the good Samaritan
r,ua.Jl US to their class as then known,
gi,,ag the lonely road from Jerusalem
20 'D.eo, They were naturally class
feared md cxccrated by the people.
BIZ in seeking thus to dishonor Jesus
ai, enemies became the blind agents in
doing great things for his cause. In two
.alur particulars their wrath was over
n.le. ,ud made to praise the name they
Sought tn load with shame. By means of
hcir a"ion an important prophecy was
nliilrl. Thus blindly did they help to
establish tie fact that he whom they
lg,msod and crucifed was the promised
Nc,-.A Is. $50 and -, contains two
distinct prophecies which have perfect
miHnnt in this lact of Christ's dying
.mong criminals, But more important
culwls -ceured by the unthinking rage
n Jews, One of the thieves crucilied
mUJsus turned to him for mercy in his
ignL p.oues, and III that moment his
cry wa, heard, and out from the fountain
of infinite compassion came the hope and
assurance ha sought 50 the malice of the
aYcrsgrcs was made the cause Of bring.
ing Oh. d u,tcrmost of divine forbearance
@d setting forever in sky darkened
with guilt the radiant bow Of promised
rc.mniIil. n.
NaiIc 10 the cross and thus raised a
luha0oEe the throng about him, the Son
o. mgu is left to the abuse of all who
might wish to approach him. No need to
guard linn longer; nailed to the cruel
wood hr is secure, and the soldiers detailed
for hi, execution are seated in synads near
to his cross The multitudes are allowed
topl', ncu 10 him and gaze upon his
tor,urcs To the satisfaction of their brutal
natures Oae after another they gaze
nn,I.,... .,1 ,",nt u,oi. holnloas r;ot;n,
One cries out "IIo saved others, himself
L"...., ,.u,.. -.;t, 1au;a;u
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IT., .,-,I;. r1JaI ,ha;.
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sorroro, uo,o ,ho,o sr,,,,on vhon tho torr;
Ma torture hng,n bnt in ,hoir hrood,b y,
fruiving comnassio, covcrirc all tho
ahn.o he end, rod .F,tbor forgivo ,,om
for tbcy know M. what tbor 40 - Tho.o
wh, b5J .t15b,rpIr rof,sol 70 ho,ioua ~
Christ, ,b,n VI, rb.v s,v his migbtv v,rts
Dow saw Comm down from tbo cross ord
We vii. halicyo., 5, aIw,vs nnbo,iof
demand, some needles, proof md rofns;nr
vlla, !. y'vep. c,amors far that which Is
impossible. AT lenr,h the iocrs and ,aunts
hv, well nith worn themselves ont and
thoml,iuIe become more onic, Whom
lo. g}o,m and darkness overspreaJ tbe
neon day sb3. Nature kindly draws =
yjI over the scenes of horror enacted
upon Calvary. As the life of earth's
plos son went out in shame, the LIGHT of
Lendural world crew dim in svmnathv
sGJl for little space turned his face
aFe from his we'll beloved. the GENIAL
N. M. or tho earth rof,sod h;s rors
where they had always shono before.
FIR ..goa drearv hours the darkness
lDrnl. The time for slayinp the even
hg ,acrco had come. The stiffness
which the ,locm had fostered WAS broker
! }uccly oft afflicted Savior.
In Aa 9yrilc dialect of the Hebrew
onguc probably his cradle language, il
Lie hon "a. Nazareth he cried out in the
w1ri- e. 223 psalm. "My God! my
,ol, ~.r hq.. .hou f,rsaken meP tbi
cry sr... ,l1, Great ns his pbysica
anguish 4,te,t "a. that was not bis chic
clgs, of sl.lar , Vho fact that he was
er o o.r,,l.,i,. .,i,o.,, .,,.o,. o,o,o that mr.
man wa, n,arto hahn ,raa bv no means th,
most terrible n,r. or bis ooonv. Ue
.eclm. a sin oGr,ring ro,tho world and Go,
:ano, l,,,, .u,,, Gin uonc, for the
.ue,b. B...;n. c,,,r ,,,s ,hdr,w,an a
l....kn,y.,,. ,,,s,of tbo Loaf IN hou
JYtle,a g,u,. IN, lifo Of ,bo world wa.
purchased
I The p,onIa standing ro.r not fsmi,ia
with ,b, 5i.1o,t i, yhioh ho on,ko an,
4 caclint the sound Of tbo word. onlv
ho1,h, ho ,,,oa,I;,o ,,,or r,ios CON-,
Fl We're ,,.,,., ,.;,h A., ;,,a,,,,o ;,
minister s,.,o ,ri,;,,, ,o,iof ~ tho orf,,r
cr, whit. ,,.,.,.i1 ..r -. -, aoo ,bo,Lo,
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other. ooa,rl, .,, aod 80 ,ho hos, !,
cygJ 4, f,lnI ,a,nr,, ,ni.h ,ho con,
vine which ,I,o s,1diars Io1 and roisod
0as # wonld ho nleosnnt ~ kno,