The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-01-24
PARDON AND HEALING.
LESSON w, FIRST QUARTER INTER-
RATIONAL SERIES, JAN. 27.


RATIONAL SERIES, JAN. 27.
Text of the Lesson Mark IL. I-z2-CommIt
Verses 1o-Ie-GoIden Text, Psalms Gill,
a. Commentary by the Rev. ID. NJ.
stearns.
mission Of H. S Hoffman publisher, Phila
delphia.l
l. "And again lie entered into Caper-
naum." The joy Of the leper who had been
healed led him, notwithstanding the com
mand Of the Saviour, TO blaze abroad the fact
of his being healed, and such multitudes
focked to Jesus that he had to leave the city
and withdraw into the wilderness, where
Luke tells He prayed Duke V, l6l. and
Mark says that even there they came TO Him
from every quarter. Mark i, 49, But now,
after some days, He returns to Capernaum,
and the news Of His return is soon spread
abroad When He went at one time into the
borders Of Tyre and Sdou he entered into an
house and would have no man know it, but
He could not he hid. Marx vii, pa How is
IL that today lie seems to be hid in the homes
ard lives OF so many who profess TO have re
ceived Himf Why II u not clearly manifest
that He is in us If indeed He isY Let each
ones heart reply.
. And straightway many were gathered
together, insomuch that there was 10 room
70 receive tAem." In Luke v, H., it is sale
tEnt there were Pharisees and doctors of the
the law sitting by, which were come ont OF
every town OF Galilee and Judea ind Jeru-
salem; and tho power Of the Lord was pres
ent TO heal them. But though there was such
power present, these PhaIjsees and doctors
f.r. l,,H fnut
they needed besling.
g. "Aud they come unto him, bringing one
sick Of the palsy which was borne Of four"
awhile these blind, self righteous Phansees
and doctors, who might be healed if they
only knew their need, listening TO H!s
wonderful words, here is a case for the mani
festation Of His wonderful pcwer--a case of
realzsi aud manifest naed
4. They could not come nigh,
they uhADyercd the roof, = taey Jet
down the bed wherein the sick Of The palsy
lay IBse =. 49, says they bet him dq"n
thror4h tie tiine, with his couch, into the
midf before jesus. Here is zqal ana deter
minai pu sure 20 accomplish its end il u be at
all poa1Uta 20 be accomplished
T. "Whan jesus saw their faith With
out fath a Is impossible to please God GIeb.
nj. W, ln2 confidence in Him iCes always
Ycoa as lin, for 'the eyes Uf thc Lord ,u4 70
aud Iro til!o8sL0ut the Whole earth To- show
bli7 stJoHg ~ oobrH ~ ibem whose
hca1t D.. perfect toward dim III CHI. So !, 81;
nul I5s often We hear HIM say, EAceyldln@
- YOUR ftith,n AS tho1 An~t ueiiased,' ap-
pale.,iJ making the measure Of blessing ~9
enj,s to h8 pi-a III prororeiou 90 ;ne Ineo~-
Hr,.,f our faith H. BIN. When We consider
she 'rDrl IS Heb. xi, au4 IN The history Of
che T. r..f of Judah WHO relied ui't,- #"'i, may
ueJatnifa good feH,o4 a,i, oulsolNc- b"t
act s II had luJ1 lp Godf
'JJa said unto Jpa 5isE %, tHa pals son
Thy 1.r b. forsi en ture.' Anrt. il. y. say
thu J.. also added, lie OF Aooa ohrcr'
NT4as power there IS IA Il wor, oi co.. "ria2e-
meat. ..ad uofv many We might drop ''F lie
WY a. sye Journey ou If t.t. w.'Jc Do, 80 scit
ab.yrb.i Lat more ii:-sa w..3 lac e'arit o.
Ehrls- vac vent abog dong sppd for
gut.Ei Of SELF md then hY,g iaaa.N ac ad'
Or -=cs the sick man no 0c.d % rguuEe
either ~ E3ta or his friends botuIs- VI thetT
teeu.L.iy rude intrusion and stii4n inter
ruY.4au of ris discourse, but a I.o., h.ndly
nud e-&onragius greeting.
.. the aeTiJes sitting there wc.u reason
IN in their l.oarts" they ut!a His enc
m.ls, they Old MOI believe in Hin. hey tnaW
biEsnpt
:. }yhG eaB forgive las Da5 God oulyf
al Cor. X, ., margins Nuy. III course uc
pas cau uU. here IA this lQas-. n4si ia this
man, pla Cod GlaAitssv ia tat !ls-l, ~, tury
hbSw 10 uot< There tIsy sit c.ft!ss-tt... coh-
demnsug sitting ~ igd .neut apoA lin s. 10
viii one day be tier JUDGE. Us, lo,g desires
10 be their Saviour ana IA4i, k.Hg Wal
they not say Ia tA3r dat, "G.. j sc
bal only laonur ~ gG, II they uad only
eommesj tae words aud dce,ts AID vel
known history OF this Iudu w4sA TIC testi
mouy % their pInpAcl4 tGey might have becI
convinced tdat tins w,s hv ot wLou Tx
prophets spake,
8 Jesus perceived Ia His spirit tlat they
r. SO reasoned within ltsuselves' some on,
has called this "mipd reading extraordinary,
aud indeed 1t Is Eow could lie tell viva
they were thiuking about ia their hearts
Just foi tae s,c3, reason that lie could tor
give sins. jpcguae lie was God. OF linn
IL written, Thou uude.staudest my though
nfar of ESeTe is not word Dl my tongue
but 10. O r.a~d. Thou l,powcst it ol1age,heY,
(Ps. cxNxiy, ., a.; a0d lie Himself has said
u know Iar thiuE5 tuat come into you
,niud. every oua OF tAcrn' tEze!5. xi, 81
g. "Whcther s. e. easier 10 say 20 the sic
uf the polav Thy sins Le forgiven thee; or I
say, Arise, aul take up thy bed and walk
Either would require moro than huina
awer. oul either result would prove Hir
Icle thun man and yet physi Nigh
kaaI by skill and medicine the disease Yhil
only God could forgive sius, aud IN this cast
fin being evidently the cause of the diseas'
rio c2uso must 10 removed If a cure would b
Effected As to. .the words uscd, 1t was seas
20 say the one as the other, but there must /
the pqver behind the words.
10 "lhc Son of Man hath power on cart
T. forgive sins" Now II only God can fol-
give sins, who is this Son Of Alan7 In ii
Eghth Psalm Ba is spoken Of as havin
dou.iliou, aud oil things put under Him.
the HOLY Srjrits commentary upon Ps, vii
tn Heb il. we 1ud that this jesus is the Son
Nan; and IN Cor. XIV, where He is calle
tha last Adam, it IS said that He must reig
tii Ii bath put all enemies under His fee
aud that The last enemy 20 be destroyed
death Then in Dan VII, -, we ore to
thot st IL after the Judgment of the II
ti5us, and the destruction Of tire bla
plcuiuc Antichrist that the Son
Man Is 10 receive lis kingdom and dominic
oyer a'l the earth which shall never be
Esroyed This Son of Man. then. IS the ms
holy, harmless, undefled and separate fro
sinners, who 10y virtue of His perfect holine
is iscualiGcd 20 be sin Offering the sinner
sulNlute. and who by virtue of His sscrifi
soon 10 be consummsted is authorized TO pr
claim the forgiveness Of sins to all who con
lumbly to Him; and who because of the d
yf5riou given unto Him shall cleanse ii
wlzale earth from every result OF Adams 81
OF winch thorough cleansing these miracl
Of healing are but a foretasta
II. u say unto thee" In the days
Noses and the prophets it was THE Lo
sp1Ec." or "Thus saith tho Lord, but here
tho Lord Himself, His glory veiled, but /
power and majesty flashing out from {
bJly of His humiliation; v nat shall 1t
when Nhen We sec Him in His glory, a
having become like Him, shall be comm
tioncd t. administer with Him the affairs
Ills kingdom
II Immediately he arose. took up the b'
vaI went for:h before them all \ thorou
work quickly done. and manifest 10 all
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