Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1889-02-15

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After healing the man or men Of Gadara,
who We're SO afflicted by the demons, He, at
the urgent request of the people, left them
and recrossed the sea to His own city, CGpcr-
naum Giatt. ix, y, where Luke viii, 20, says
that the people gladly received Him, for they
were all waiting for Him. Let all Christian
workers learn from this that whether teach
ers or preachers, if they speak the truth faith
fully and in some quarters it is not received,
there are other places where they are waiting
for il. The field is the world. and our orders
are to preach the gospel TO every creature,
but VIC are rot told that all will receive it;
rather are we taught that some will believe
and some will believe not acts xviii, "a,
and that perhaps only fourth OF the seed
viii bear fruit, and tareS spring up even
among that Matt xiii; but all that the
Father eivcth unto Him ,out of this present
evil world shall como to Him, and Him that
comcth shall not be cast out John vi, 50;
the elect body, the church, shall he com
plctcd, the bride shall be gathered, the we'd
ding shall be furnished with guests, the mar
riace of the Lamb slCll come, and after that
shall Israel le comforted and all the earth
be flied With Ills glory Halleluiah, But
what is the connection Of all this with the
lesson Of todayt Why, just this: If YOU
would I've there and SEQ and share Ills glory,
you must not simply hear Of Him and know
about Hirn but You must So touch Him that
virtue az. v, powerl shall flow from HIM to
you and know that You are healed
b. "a certain woman had an issue of
blood twelve years" Jesus was at this time
on the way to the house Of )aruS a ruler Of
the synagogue, to bring back to lie lis
daughter, "A little girl T. years Of age, who
Yves ly inc when the father left home (I.u.
viii, 40; as lie and his disci. les went with
Jnirls great crowd followed and throngcd
Him, and this poor effected woman among
the rest. 1t mattcred not whether as in the
case Of this woman. tho life tor the life of the
flesh is in the blood, Lev. Xvii, IL was slowly
but surely cobing away; or whether. as in
the case Of the littic girl, the life had elem
gone; whether it had Just gone, or been gone
q few hours duke VII, ~, or some DIS
tJohn XII 81; it mattcrcl not to tho princeo Of
Life, for in Him is life, and a word from Him
is sufficient in either case. Ii 1alltcled not
whether the affection had lasted iW"'va
Or eighteen, or thirty-eisht, or forty years
duke xiii, II; John Y, 3; Acts ", ~ His
power was more than sufficient in either
case. Nov rs to lie and h"qtbt at amounts
t, anything, we have it NOS until We receive
Jeaus Christ; let every teacher and scholar
ponder carefully that marvellous vorg, com
posed of words of one syllable wi..a almost
any little child can read and r.mcs. cr: ale
that t.,-l, .,, .-.i, hath 1i, life. ln..,., l,.r
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der Hila from yoYkl,.- IN MS ,oy~.. ..lto
do of His Good oleasyre. IT.. il. saved We
must come to Him O.,1ho,r ono ,,,- .c ,ur
own ti.t..yri.h.eoueiicss
y. "NLeu she bcl heard of ,Ios;i." Some
body's testimony had reached ll,.r ra,h..,s
tho testimony Of several had heoi r.,.., .,i.v
TO convince her; many had been h4,IcI Of
divers diseases in this city. among others
Peters wife's mother. the mau in tu. i+,-.;o-
goeue with theunclean spirit tho oi,',lu1,,'s
son. the sick of the palsv Mari, il. .Iohn
ivl, and the testimony Of some OF these
healed ones or their friends had reached This
woman and convinced her that He could heal
her 100
2S. OF NAV touch but his clothes shall
be whole" This was her firm pe,suosion
and ON this belief she acted
20. "And straightway the fountain If her
blood was dried up. y y She was hosIed >,
Over twenty times have we already moi i,
this Gospel tho word ''straichtUay.n or
forthwith" or "imnediately'n which in
each case is the same word in tIo C;ren. md
it should incite us as servants of Christ - do
very Quickly whatever our hands find IN do
for Him. expecting ouic, results and vet ma
tieltlv continuing leaving resll +, TO Him.
Quick as the lightning fash. but with health
and not death. came the fulIness Of physical
life bacl, to her BODY; she had not fsit Ike
this for twelve long wears. she is Young again.
she is we'll. and He did it lust as she believed.
20 "Jesns in,mediatelv l,rov,i,,g y .