The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-05-22


Many things have transpired in the life Of
our Lord between the TRANSPORTATION and
the sending out Of these seventy. We will
Just Indicate them and where they may ne
found. After they came down from the
mount, He cast out dumb spirit which the
disciples could not cast out, He again fore
told His violent death: He taught humility
ty the little child; II. rebuked the disciples
lecnuse they forbade one to cast out devils IN
Jesus's name, simply because he was not OF
their company; He journeycd through
Samara on His way 20 Jerusalem, but Is re-
jected by the Samsritans; He talks Ia sew.
eral who desire to follow Him. All this is
briefly mentioned in Luke tx, 3,-rl. Mat.
thew and Mark record some things more
fully. But according to Mimprss's Harmony
we must insert between the 10th and It
verses of Luke ix., the whole Of Matt xvin.
(which is peculiar 10 Matthew, and the
whole OF John vii. . to ri, - (which is pe-
culiar TO john That will bring us TO this
lesson, which isrecor,lel only 10y Luke. The
whole OF Luke y, !. 10 xviii, a. follows now
In consecutive order and is pes'uliar TO him,
being recorded 10y him alone.
|. After these things the Lord npponte,.
other seventy also, and sent them two and
two before His face into every city and plscs
whittier He Himself would come" In the
previous chapter ", sly II Is written that
when the time was come that He should
~ received up, He steadfnstly set His face To
go to Jerusalem" II would seem. therefore,
mat the sending forth OF these seventy wns
last appeal ere His cruciixion. They were to
go before Him into every place into which He
was Himself about TO come showing His
power nnd stllriug up spirit Of eNpecta.
tcn. They were, like the twelve, to go hy
twos Mark Vi, u. They were to 20 bcCause
lie sent them, Ia His prayer He said CON
ceinng His followers: "As Thou hast sent Nc
int Ia. hu, \ al
lhto tho world lJohn xvii, lNl. Our great
business now is to go before His face and pre-.
pare His way, believing that He sends us and
Is with MS
=. Pray ye the Lord Of the harvest, that
He woIld send forth lahorers into His har.
vest The same words concerning the grcat-
ness ot the harvest and the nrod Of lnborcrs
lie spakc before lie sent out the twelve, aud
ON another occasion lie said LIT up your
eyes, nnd look ON the fields. for they are
white already To harvest Matt tx, 81;
John iv., ~. Is not the same cry with
greater power than ever wringlng in our
ears to-day.
.. Go your ways: behold, send you forth
as lambs among wolves Compare His in
structiOns to these with His instructions TO
the twelve in Matt T., and observe how sim.
liar. Whoever goes forth as Christs repre-
sentative must expect to meet many wolves
IN human form, and sometimes in sleeps
clothing, and he will need tn bo wise rs n SER
pen' and harmless dove
4. Garry neither purse, nor scrip, nor
shoes: ond salute no man by the way
carry no money, no food nor bag To put 10
in, no extra clothing. Have no anxiety
about outfit or expenses, leave all that to the
manager and proprietor who sends you. This
is His affair, and He will take care Of His
.. And into whatsoever house We enter
first say, Peace be to this hous,' tie Is the
/ IVt., = I -. Al.
lie * our Peace when we receive Him lisa.
iN, u; Phil. ", :; Eph. ill., 49, and the com
mission of all whom He sends Is to preach
peace by Jesus Christ (ACts 4, u. Rom.
v, u.
4. III the Son of Pence be there They
were not taught to expect reception IN
every house. They were 90 proclaim pence
to every house they might enter, and II re-
ceived blessing would bc upon that house;
hut II Refused they were simply to turn away
anu go ~ peace To another house.
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"lt shall b" more tolerahl' IN that day for
! Sodom than for that city" Vt least two
things are clear from this statement; the
| people ot Sodom have yet To com" into iud <.
nent: and punishment at that time will he
IN proportion 10 past privileges and oppor
tunitcs which hny" been sighted. For
| tho>" who knew an I did not, there shall be