The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-01-17
HEALING OF THE LEPER.

HEALING OF THE LEPER.
LESSON II. FlRsr QUARTER, INTER-
EATn>NEC SERIES, JAN. 20.
Text 81 the Lesson Mark 4. Sy-Ss- Csss-
naia verses 90. ai-Coiien Text. Nnrk
l. Ae-Conmsntssy by the Ecv. u. n.
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tConpued sroen Lesson Heirs Q.art~r.y, t-
ts!1ntSsson Of n s. HOFFMAN. pubiasher. i'hia,
s.. And in the morning, rising up great
while before day. He went out, aud departed
Into a solitary place, and there prayed"
AND SO NC find Him again at the close Of this
lesson, after healing the leper; "Es with
drew Himself into the wilderness and
prayed Luke V. i8a Wheu-the Lord sent
Aaanins to-Saul Of Tarsus lie said concern
ins, him, behold hs praye;hr facts *. III;
put what are We 10 say Of this mon, tie Lord
Himself, who Is ever going to some Lonely
piacs to pray, sometimes continuing all
hight. and sometimes rising up before deyi
Luke speaks Of seven different occasions on
which Hs b found praying luke iii, 81; Y,
10; vi, L.; *. IS. %; ii, l; xxi, al, 40.
but il ever man prayed without caesing
1t was this Man, and il ever man
neoied not to pray, We would think
it was this Man, for He was God
manifest in the heah. Now il He found It
necessary to be alone and In communion
with His Father in Heaven SO much; ii Ee
deemed Il more Important than rest for ihs
body, what conclusion can We come 60. bht
that we are wonderfully unlike Him and rot
sensible OF our need nor very intimately &C
quninted with our Fa,her in Heaven? A su-
prerne and all consuming desire to know tho
love and power Of God aud walk in fellow
ship with Him as His faithful representatives
here on earth would surrey send us to our
knees and on oul. faces before God more
often and more earnestly; if we have it not.
let US seek till we obtain it, that we may be
moro like Jesus and more in sympathy with
Him In seeking lost souls. = .-s
81. "Stmpn. and they that wero with Him,
followed after Him. Not to p>ay with Him,
but TO find Him for those who were ssskiag
Him ltis practical and pertinent question
for those who bave feAnd Jesus and are saved
BY aiin, 'uo now seek Him and walk with
Aimo that ! may >be happy, or that may
lpafn through Him TO win others to Him that
they too may be blessedt" The last is surely
the highest aini bnt the self in US is mere Spt
to seek persoas4 blessing than to he {, blsss,
Ia: to others Jesus pleased not Himself. nor
s9aght His own Will or glory; oh. to be more
hk0 Linn.
81. hen they had found Him they said
unto Him, oil seek for Thee" Seeing that
He bad power over devil. and disease. thay
lie healed ali freely aud spoke such wpadcr-
tul words and with such authority, they We're
iITesistibly drawn TO Him; but if they had
| only known who lie really was. does il not
seem os il they would have worshipei
Hin in trathi The disciples not finding Him
in the house when they rose in the mos1,ing,
went ops asA soaght till they found Hin,
p? ~ shus sseE Him in the early morning ! 3
ga "And de said unto them, let Us 30 into
the next tqwas thes ] may preach thefe also,
ter therefore came forth" IN Lake iy, s3,
He says. u must Eroaeh the Kingdom OF God
! to other cities also. for therefore AN / sertn
In verses II, Is Of this chapter it Is written
that He psescbes that tie Kingdom o. God
Was ut hapd, aud that they should repent aad
believe the gospel The time being fulfilled,
| He had come to set up the kingdom spoken Of
| In Dan. ii, A: end eisswhere; these miracles
whica Hs Wrought we've His cIadpntiss, ps
the prophets RAd foretold lisa xxxy, 5,6; Id
| Vs A%P pAbpe b&nAS - AIO"'i IA VI! to4uci, iOl
He came forth from the Father, sent by Him
q son Of David, son Of Abraham, according
to Matthew's gospel, and as the servant
Of Cod, according to this gospel
49, Sand lie preached in their synagogrcs,
Ll.oughou. all 0at.ec, and cast ont dcyils V
Matthew says that he preached the gospel OF
tie Kingdom and healed all manner pf S;ek-
ness ana disease MATT, ~, e9 What O King
dom y will te when the deyil and ell bis 10
mons ere cast ont forever, when the inhsbit-
Ant shall no moro say u am sick when
there shali 10 no more death. nor pain, nor
rorrow, for He, this same Jesus, shall have
subdued NIL things unto Himself, and tie in.
hcritance lost through Adams sin shall be
,uRre than restored through Jesus Christ.
Hullelujah! what u Saviour! Do lat Us
ses esass ns as,s a,s os%s anne ,s0sr to Him. be
seeching Him, AMI kneeling down to lin.
Aiatthew says that 1t wac when He eans
down from the mountain that this lcpe'
came to Him tMatt. viii. l, 3. Luke ssiy,
shat tho nsn was full OF leprosy, and Inn;
he fell on his face aag besogght Him LAKE
v, l2,. A Ee9E outS4st, shut away from
home and tipdreS, fuil Of this most Ioath
sems Of all diseases that sinful eest
seerus heir to, an utterly hopciesi
.use as far as human help is cou
; oerned, doomed TO q lingering dNstt
Ivy a slow but sure decay OK the whole boiy
io makes bold to come near to this mai viii
the wonderful power, for whether it r-as -
hearing the sermon a. be Mount or d,
, seeing OK hearing OF some Of tho miracles O
healing which Jesus had wrought, hc ka
, come way become possessed OF such fal.L y
Him that he cries: Lord, il Thou silt
Tho1 c1pst make ris oleanl" lIatt. vii, 2
Link. =, lai Ho il sure that Jesus has tb
power TO cloa,s,e him; he has frm faith as 4
!, That matter, aid 50 he just casts himself a
!! Jesus feat, virtually saying: "LoNl, X
rise UP again lcpcr, it is because you vc:as
, 80 heal nfc, for believe yon are NOR tla
man, and car heal me if you only will %
east myself OIL your mercy"
A. "And Jesus, ufo@el with compass O.
!, put forth His bnn,, and touched him, al
!. saith uato him, viii be thou cleann Fiv
. times in The Psalms the Lord is said 70 i
frll Of compassion, Pa. lxxvIn, S3; lxxxyi, |.
xxi, {, cxii, 1; cxlv. g.; the sa.no word beia
! translated ...smercifnF- in eight other place
i.he iist ni eEieA u SIX Txxiv, .. whrrg "
0 earn tho naino Of tho Lord; aud be bsin
r MI OF compassion, coul not help hsvin
q .ompsssiop sai this leper. He even puts fort
: dis ilAnd aDd touches him, for he ~ i.c
AFRAID bns be@t nf all, lie says Il viii"
what thrill Of joy irdescr.babie must hay
: : gone through aud through this poor nran.
! r. "As soon as Ee had spoken il.,iled
8 ately tho leprosy depart from hlnl ninl
2 vas cleans<d.h With the word came Il
Z health. and instantly the rIasi was wlpl
IS, ~ $50 thou say nothiTS TO ary tnt.l
The reason Of this Charge aud the Iesa..
= the inan's aisobeying II Is seen IN thel.c,
O verse. .'S6cw thyself 10 the priest" JeS
! did Zoo cofae to destroy hut 20 fulIll tbs l.'
S e..:Jesps would no more openly tni
.si.o the city, .bsrt was without Ia Jesc
p:aces-1 Iha Yas the result pf The hlaI
firxilig abrsad the matter. Oh, fer iho
q sands oi su:.h pnhlMhers cs glad tidinss us Il
4 lepe-; t,.en woaid the Gospel soon
y prcacoc.f to every crcatnTe and tie gloiio
Q E.l.aoin come. We are cufnmaieeii IL Z
y It 70 every creature, k,.t frqm ths eoqsf.uct
4 CHRISTIANS t:sneGaiiY ep might suppose Ia
q t.:li eecIye1 t.ss cou1naand giyeu 10 this lcl
= .l,l-ssege daily ently obeying It. go
y 4 The came 70 HIN from every quarter
y Caiy l.. 5 he'd up Jesus In All His ioyt
j. ness. e-1d people VIII coaae Ia hlrl today,
lie lsss sai,l, u, il w lifted up tron
s.s,u, vii dra@ sli rrsn Into sne.