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the Days Lesson.
Is. Great multitudes.' Attracted by
hls great miracles. This even according to
Messiah. "Decapolis." A country east Of
tho sea OF Galilse, containing ten cities.
Thus we see that His fame bad spread.
and the people were coming to Him from
all directions.
l. Seeing the multitude He was i'm
pressed with their great need. Into a
mountain Near the center OF the west
coast OF the sea Of Galilee, q few miles
back from the seashore, now called the
Horns OF Hattin." He could bs heard
mucn better in the mountain. "When He
was set. Ibe usual position for teaching
among the Jews. They stood to read the
pies came unto Him. They occupied a
position neafsto Him and the multitude
was farther away.
2. Opened Hemouth," The expression
marks the solempity and importance OF
the discourse. The Lord has given us
mouth, and we must open it and confess
hetruth without fear. And taught them"
The moment has come when the principles
ot the new coHenant are to be enuncia:ed.
8. Blessed. Happy. The dispositions
here recommnndeda are not only the way to
future blessedness. but they also imme-
tiate!y confer the tTuest and most noble
happiness. Poor III spirit" All the
beatltudes are afixsd 20 unlikely condi-
tions, to show that the Judgment Of Christ
is deeply sensibls OF his epiritual poverty
and wretchedness. The general opinion is,
happy is the persohS SEh6 ssh rich, and
great, and honorable 81 tfiar world The
philosophers did net erection humility
among their moral virtues, but Christ puts
its first. Theirs is ;,ss ;,ss Now, at this pres
ent time. sfTh6 ktngdon of heaven"
The kingdonss OF hseyene & and the
Kingdom OF God mean the same thing,
and have reference toibat spiritusl King.
dom which Chrtsts sstsiUp IN the hearts Of
His children Rsuh ds9nes the Kingdom OF
and JOY in nShs dhcst. = Rom. 1917.
has its lawsthe cepts sof the Gospel.
2. Its subjectssl who believe In Jesus
Christ. 8. Its King the Sovereign Of
heaven and earth. q called the king
dom Of heaven because God designs His
kingdom Of grace here TO resemble the
kingdom Of glory above. '7s'z
4. "They that MOURN That is, those
who, conscious OF their spiritual poverty,
mourn. l.. On account Of sin and It conse.
quences. Q. because Of having offended
holy and righteous God.s "They shall be
comforted." The Lordcomforts by speak.
lns hs tns EHFas us 81 tss @ 't
sorrow: s5, This Is promise is positive, "shall
It "the sIaS poor" and. the ssasasss" happy
does not say that "a state gof poverty
and mourning is to besdesired; but they
are pronounced happy because, seeing
their spiritual poverty and mourning on
account OF tneir Sins ana narrenness OF
soul, they have the promise OF the king
doIn OF heaven ana "tne conlort OF the
holy Ghost. fsJ.'
5. The meek" they who suffer IN
love, or love in patieneei they who, in the
ly yet boldly, bear ipiustles, and thereby
conquer. When this; qge composure OF
MIND mas reference totMga, I IS termed'
"resignatlon; when sir tAtxerted tgwaros
men, it is "mildness nna ten essi when
We consider It with fe 9l!fo s1ulselxss, We We
when others are h nave the RUE, OF
their own spirits. x1N fhe earth. Ihe
land; AL expression IL 46ntiy used BY the
prophets to signify land Of Canaan
Under this figure oV5 ord plomises the.
abundance OF sPitjtu1 pod provided S31K.
in the Gospel. Ih4k sBaans OF pertafk testi
thnsa ybalnrs triv (, ss,. W ,t't
"EnnSa2 5SG thIssf III ssa, tiye
q, ,nras.ior ESlreys 4 81 IA Tfba
stron ~ cest n: m s5y mn 5fsr rieht,
ennsnsas ;s9:s;f a states Is nnnijfv an beine
r;cht witb aS2{ II racf f;tnda. holiness
= ,,n nreh q ndins 4 EoIv MIN cinIss and afYec,
fond ~ hesr.' and u pnfornitvao of life n.
the divine law tRtahtaousress here n,
: I oten aire far III " NJ ~ h,ssaiuns ~ the Naw
Covanan,. = t,,i rasfhyation to tba imaoe
God las Himself ereated S tie @s desire re and h
and m,i tfsrstIns @ 81 'is an evidence OF spirItua?
health. G,Is y.
me smercftuL" Ihe mere:dal are
Laose En&awseP over tue eain.i,''les nss.S. "
ogpeIs, Wa&5Ased the nunRry anu GULLY