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CONFIDENCE IN CODY
LESSON VI, THlRD QUARTER, INTER
NATIONAL SERIES, AUG. 7.

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10. But Peter and John answered and
said unto them, whether it be right in the
tight of God to hearken unto YOU more
Than unto God Judge We" Remcmbcr
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e"' ue' "'i'' is'0i"ii' 'Non i'' o'''iu-
ing III the presence Oh Tue greatest ulR-
hltaries OF the jews rcllglon, even IN the
presence of at least two Of the very men
who had Jesus put to death Worse Gl, but
thew bayo no fear. They are like the
friends of Daniel in the presence of the
king of Babylon and see only one thing to
no dan. iii, l6-lS), and are ready to do it.
The presence of Jesus is more to them than
the presence of any or all of these men, and
by His grace they will do rightin His sight
90 For we cannot but speak the things
which We have seen and heard" When
| Jeremiah was reproached for the Word of
God he said hastily that he would speak it
no more, but it was fire in his bones, and
| he could not keep quiet (Jcr XXX, S, 9) So
it was with these men and with Paul q
John i, 1-3; Acts xxi, 15). If then we can
easily keep quiet the question is, Have we
seen in Jesus nothing worth mentioning?
| II so, how different from that man of Ga
| lcra, who published through the whole
| city how great things Jesus had done unto
him duke viii, 39).
2l so when they had further threatened
| them they let them go, finding nothing
| how they might punish them, because Of
! the people--for all men gloriiled God for
that which was done" How often the
| people are ready to believe but are kept
back by the rulers. There would be many
more believers ia fun Gospel today if
they were not kept hacl, by the blindness
| nnG false teaching of many preachers. AS
| in Jeremiah's day the prophets lied in the
| name of the Lord and perverted His
| words. go it is now Jcr xiii, IT., u. -, 3d.
| And like those ruler5 they would fam
| shut up these who speak the whole truth
-. For the man was above forty years
| old on whom this miracle of healing was
Showed" Jesus healed people who had
been afflicted twelve, eighteen and thirty
eight years duke viii %; xiii, l6; John ',
-, but this notable case He left for Peter
and John; a handful on purpose for these
cleaners in His field ruth ii, 100. There
is nothing too hard for the Lord O. er. xxi,
~, and when we meet a special difficulty
let us see in it a great opportunity for God
to work and glorify Himself.
% "And being let go they went to their
own company, and reported all that the
chief priests and elders had said unto
| them" They knew lust where to find
| their friends, and without hesitation they
seek those who were gathered in Jesus
name, and who were perhars PRAYING for
the prisoners. Think of Jesus at the age
| Of twelve, not found with the other bows.
but with the learned men in the temple,
and probably asking some wonderful oues.
| ~ II 10 /
2i And when they heard that they lift
I'd up their voice to God with one accord
and said Lord thou art God. which hast
made heaven and earth and the sea, and
all that in them isl They think at once
Of their great and faithful Creator to
whom Peter in one of his epistles teaches
us to commit our souls Il Peter w. lU.
Compare Isa. Xxxvii, Is; ri. 90: Xiii. ). 6;
Jer. xxi, II. They evidently believed
that their God had power to do as He
pleased both in Heaven and on earth dan.
iv, So
%. "Who by the mouth Of thy servant
David hast said, Why did the heather
rage, and the people imagine vain things?"
Observe that it was David's mouth but
not David's words The words were the
words of God Compare EX. iv, II; II
) sam xiii, 2: Jer i, 0; John xii, 40, and
| he foolish enough Ill the ewes of cart Ii q
wise men to believe in verbal inspiration.
26. The kings of the earth stood up and
the rulers were gathered togcther against
the Lord and against his Christi See in
the third verse of this second psalm from
which We are quoting how he that stitch
in the heavens laughs at all mans vain
and puny efforts against Him. Compare
lisa viii. 9, 10; XXxvii 1885,, tx. xiv. 81.
When will men learn that all thoughts
2 against God are vain thoughts and must
perishY Surely it is very evident "the
carnal mind is enmity against Godn (Rom.
7 viii, y.
~ For of a truth against thy holy
child, Jesus, whom thou hast hnointed
/. both Herod and Pontius plate. with the
, Gentilcs and the people of Israel were
gathered together" There wa, n fulfill
, ment of part of Ps ii in the treatment Of
Jesus bv Jews and Gentiles at His cruel.
| 6Xion. So surely shall verse t be fulfilled
t. when Jesus shall sit on David's throne at
| Jerusalem duke j. 81. :sg. and verses s {
r shall also be fulfilled when He comes in
,Io,y br;,,i,,,, all nj. uai,ts ,-i,L III,