The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-10-02


lately the French republic drove "the
princes" from French soil, fearing that they,
by creating parties OF followers IN favor OF Il
monarchy, might destroy the government as
it is now. Different opinions were held rs to
the wisdom Of the step; but when one OF them
published protest stating his views, many
who had doubted the wisdom Of the expul-
sion said: "The nation was right; his parting
words show his bad spirit The prince OF
peace is rejected by his own and given over
TO death, but never did his character appear
so wonderful and glorious as in the closing
scenes on which we now enter and continue
till the end of chapter 10, His bearing con-
quered suspicion, even as in dying he con-
quered death.
He had taught his disciples as to what they
should be and do when he left them, and
prayed with and for them. Now the distinct
passive part of his work begins.
" |. The upper room is quilted. Cetlron
was a rock or winter torrent running through
the valley that lay east of Jerusalem. John
is thought to use the word brook or winter
stream rs an object in harmony with the sor-
rows and stream of trials now beginning)
David once crossed this "brlOk' i'll deep grief
See II Sam. XIV, 2%. The son of David is
now pursued by those who should have been
his friends His disciples are taken along
that they may witness his demeanor, learn
from his bearing and have their characters
;ried and developed. Down from the temple
kill by road winding over the steep across
the stream whose waters, it is said We're
darkened by the blood Of the sacrifices, prob
ably in silence, went the little band, on to the
orchard in which olives were cultivated, and
in part of which, shaded and retired prob
ably it was possible to engage IN quiet
PRAYER. He entered the leader as else
where. Here was the scene of the agony
which John knew had already been described
by the other evangeliSts, so he does not repeat
the narrative. He is bert on showing more
particularly that the word was God John
j, ! and XI, 3O-3l)
V. 2 1t is mentioned that Judas knew the
place. Jesus having often gone there with his
disciples This is meant to show that there
was no attempt at concealment on the Say
iour's part The hour was come tSee Acts
., xxiii.) II it he asked, why arrange to make
Jesus prisoner here, instead of i'll the temple
or on the stecp7 the answer is that riot
might have been the result of an arrest in the
presence Of u multitude. They feared the
people" In many other cases of persons III
favor with the public, the arrest has been so
arranged rs to avoid publicity.
e. 3. Now another company travels the
same road. The Roman authorities have no
doubt had an exaggerated account given of
the danger from this rival to Caesar, and
"band" or cohort-the tenth part OF Il legion, as
we would say, "a company is sent. Accom-
panying them are the Officers" of the Jewish
authorities to represent the prosecutors of
Christ and see that the arrest was rightly
made. In Acts xiii, %, we have Il similar
military arrangement The party is pro-
vided with lanterns and torches on the as
sumption that Jesus may hide among the
trees.
V. a Al this is explanatory Of the situa-
ton set out in V |. jesus went forth
there is no sonccaimcnt or attempt to flee
presented Himself, received the treachcrous
kiss of Judas, identifying Him to the band al
reported by Matthew and Mark. He asks
whom they seek He means to show that Ii.
is not attempting flight or conrealment
" 5. Like men used to orders they reply
ms they were doubtless told. Tho words 'of
Nazareth" would represent to them His low
illness or His belonging to the DISCONTINUED
GalileanS. Judas, we are toll was standing
by, representing here the enmity of man and
of Satan agyElst the Holy One of God. The
powerlessneSs of this malice is shown by the
effect of our Lords calm avowal as we have
1t in
V.o Here is type OF Christ'S ultimate
triumph over all opposition. Powerloss as
were the defilers OF the temple before Jesus,
these also, overawcd and overpowered by an
Undesirable power felt to be i'll Him, re-
treated and fell to the ground. As soon US
they recovered themselves He
~. n again asks: "Whom seek yer The
same reply is given, with soldier-like obedi-
snos to Instructions Then He, in a way
characteristic OF Him, sets Himself forth az
tho One to be taken, to the shutting out of tho
disciples. Trey are not to be treated as He
is He is to tread "the winepress alone"
"Iet them go their way" and this John tells
as, was in harmony with His words uttered
before in John xvii, II. There, indeed, He
thought of eternal loss but all evil seems one
to His holy eye, just as all things work to-
gether for good to His friends. GodlinesS il
profitable for all things-safety of the whole
man is secured in the way OF obedience. Jesus
thinks Of such things they affect His dis
ciples. They had little enough courage when
free How would it have been had they been
seizedi Probably on this second avowal OF
Jesus, the servant of the high priest, with
more zeal than the soldiers, and bent on car
rying ont his masters will, approached Jesus
This led to
". 1W the rash act OF Simon, who had
certain hardness in him, as the name Peter
indicated, and who drew the sword he had
and cut off the right ear of one whose name
is only mentioned by john and whose heal
ing by Christ is mentioned only by Luke the
physician luke xxi, 81. John is Fastening
on to "the hour" The teacher will recall
Here are two swords in Luke xxi, y.
Fishermen were not commonly armed.
V. II. Jesus discourages the opposition. 1t
was useless 1t was against his purpose. He
was "going forth" to the final work of suffer
ing and so saving. This is the beginning of
the bitter draught, but it is the cup his
Father for good reasons, puts into his hands
shall he not drink icf As he prayed he acts.
See Matt XVI. - So i, ism all true prayer,
The suppliant moves iii the direction of his
petitions.
V. u Even the show of opposition is now
withdrawn Jesus is arrested and bound. 1t
is plain that nothing is to he feared from the
disciples. So they
~ l3) carry out orders and bring Jesus be
fore the authorities The other evangelsts