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FOR MARCH l9.

13. Tt is supposed that the call OF Mat
| ,hew followed soon after the healing OF the
oaralytic. See last lesson. "By the sea-
side" He may have gone there for room,
as He could clearly see thut no house was
If sufficient size TO accommodate the great
crowds that desired to see and hear Him.
! This must have been near Capernaum,
Whore there was probably suburb OF
lsher's huts and custom-houses." "He
ausht them." Jesus was always busily en-
guged.
IA. Levi" The same as Matthew. He
wns Jew, and he calls himself O publican
Matt. 1879, or tax-gatherer, an office
which was very odious to the Jewish peo-
pie. "The son ofAlpheus." Henry thinks
Levi, james and Less, Jude and Simon, the
Ganaantte, we're brothers; but Lange and
others think differently. "The receipt. OF
:ustom." Toll-house, or custom-house. 1t
was q busy center OF merchandise-the
landing place OF many ships, and "a nat.
1ral place for the collection OF tribute and
taxes" There were two classes OF publi-
cans, the common tax-gatherer and the
custom-house official. Levi was OF the
latter class, but was no less qdious to the
Jews because Of that. "FollQw me-" It is
supposed that Matthew had been influ-
enced by Johns preaching, and had heard
Jesus on other occasions, but, as he was
publican, The dared not hope for personal
recognltion-farles tor call to disciple-
ship; and when 1t came he waited not for'
enno SocTnu bn,,oo % starnoa and .foIinwed Him !,
Nv T,ord ca,Ia mon fro,, ali cIasaes and
condit;nna NJ life - :,
TX dat NJ meat in bia house - This -wos
49,, ttar tha caii Tho Ssast Ujnka 6.aaS.
was made to show his thankfulness to God
for his remarkable deliverance from the
t.od,,aa ~ his f.,anJs ond oid cnmnan;ona N
Lnouuco nis aoneo aIH O,o >, iI1t"sa r.oS ~
eh, Cuils. 81, hainyppS paO' Nv hts o,,stnn,9 bpnoo
aDiy, gEu paioIs tn Istsh trsa,tJnnoiIenr ths
Sia acSU.a,nS W om on,.n,, Ofnated ,,,ar'
pup'ionan mas, - "a - Snstr, 81
svh. 2. nI "poos@' ,h1t,,. hIaok - "a
OF oppression; ~ stumplihg-o -oloch ang
py:W95u. lug 'ens mto Te.e onp.oye eu
py the romans 20 ooHeet ta1es were no, no
!oWese ciasses, JOE no osnsIs "outo uceePt
tne POSITION. ana sinners. Ihe oPehiy
Micked: Pernaps, as ". oiaIho G.ss', eninIs,
Etne inWora mSre may neI4 'ns ", 1,,'aii' Teatie
( neat -, lney !olioWeu hln. nna -,
Jesus. tnSy naT nos ioi oGnscivnso sun
sielI, ail 80 ioiioT aiH,s put tney hau .o'nS
!: 70 Ile,Ieasi nno lnLouSu lue Innuenoe VI
1eeyt DeinS WI Ta., n ph -
s,, 1o IllsS W. lue % soie ri;-;ot ehon,
5in5y Wouiuf yhs ugh .potieso ~ ohtiSI
series, ana were .aiWays LryInR 10 ninaef
Diners. me sellsEigntso9 Tna.isee coI.
SIG dered ltseq eqnaoaLFgsieeal aeniehehs 70 sn
~, ,company WITH tax x-Ratnerers ana neatn-
sens. slt sneMasne sp1rit 9I iauepenaence
on Lnespaoa our noro da,,raa 10 .aas oionnse re
heirlstIaei1lons. Jesus ussileu ~ sase say
men ana he knew ne must miugie WIN
ttem. BUY THIS snouio NOT ps curlieu TOO
taf. Dr. olarKe Welt says ~ - eor.alh
tnat those WHO ieal you snoulu AUt hsso,
elate, throngh oholce' Will Tue woikeFs ot
lniquity, anu shouia only DO touna WIN
them when business requires H, or Wnen
there Is Prospee. OF a1ing 9ooo ,a.c 70 enetr
SOULS" HOW is IT,. Iney were eviuenSy
endeavoTlng 10 lhhuehce 'he olsc'p1es
asainst s',T Jesus r ,oo-a ,tn 1os,,s &.
-; Mnsn oesus nea,u a. .h a.. onu,i'
reuuy ,,m i9I tnelh, no oan Wv, sor,has
Ins; 10y su"s arE o.o,,,o1-aa 1,hnIoI
W wuu inaIisses cons osti,eotjon rIoStaoMs
lou "le, ~ Soui wv n,,,,s,a,en. ~,
5ersons' you W NJ noa ,nsai nuu1 opd Sadnca' sUd
10 uo noi oi,.Io me1u h.;nm. h,'t thsss ,nnhIi-
Lne saiVa'iUn 1a ns, tho 'r n,,naots 't rno$v
tI cans anu tha,s Lnnw bev ora tba ,nnrat
10y ,sn ".o ny 7 nano" 20 ooIl rond eave
th ~ s.n"S' o1aa,,s 80 ,eats onS siianaaa tbar,
M..iao sn ~ a., Sh.,.t ro,rasanta Hinoeif oe
Motiee no .ha. o1ai9a hca. AseTo ra'
atnoa rne Thaao , Uorda are omitted IN ths
pentanS9; tneeo Moaue 80, Lo1raUat 49,
heVlseu Versloh' go, - ~, t rnt.ao
oil VINO come 20 On,st mus. r1pont. uH.o To-
must De sucu neaItIeit coht,i'1n III, iut siu3
:ommltted tnae the soul VIII ioatne nnu
torsake tnem. true lePeSenIees - "rouen'
ID the nedrs ny TUG noly op.ihi A.,
ls. USED to fast" In the law We ma
only o. fast-dny en1oined, namely. the
t: T ntonao.ant noe noSo Pnt
th uu.i9na.' "nnSt .Tair nrun nooor5 robsorved
tne jews, VI .neH V"u 49,, "sa' Coa' ro'oN
many otner uays o. rustius os 1oa ,ootoG
4a,;a hnu ~ oua aI. Tbeu NO "a enrnrioeG to lnS
1Mioe IVY ,nI.,, MeeH .S,J}. d,ty frba phnr,oaas
MIN 9verloohlns 'his uuiS. .,,,, LIE. 10, "n5
tasteu lu otaer " in, H".' aoti, ,oy daaire5 ~
Lo ootuln tuinSS tuoJ *. ~. nsru dow
seems very pr9pn1le H; unnt tn's seaS ,es' u"f'
WE, Mnen Jesus , unu tha;r h p Fnst S"ve " and This
saSt ssand MaS ~ anoravate the ofrense "But
Thr.JieninIes tact not ;" Jesus not only of.
ienSeJ thpno hw aatinc with nublicans and
.Inueu .Ier, 'hut' h,,t ,r NY aot;nr o n, Ill oil
'iIo 10 m1asr. rr " s,id INTO them - He nro.
ooaSs aJS roH n,tH tbrae fnm iIior illustrations
Geoua ~" ~ 49, .rhini, Ua ;rstioes His dieci'
W. no"uS ~ " ] mn.o 49, rara tntinn and NJ
p'o' IL ~ eoat9E 81 - no,,o ,,arn ;ronor
Inc same .ine utrusS IIi Va, eonto ,1y up
rant trnthsS Mllle tue DFiueslooni 40
with them: rms was noe pfEpetL t1,ne ale
TO last. his oisoip,es Mefe w their .un naw.fomnd ne
ns9 oil OF 5in ITy%gee Ha vaa a with Win tbem there
LORD ana aor wnis nc sor was fastinr W,
& wns no ora oueto tIroos nr extranTdinurv iestiv.
ieaSss tw ,mS m f,smo te,Is them Tint His disci.
ny, y,,. nu mnu 'ouS oSu eniny;no and r,cbtlv too
pe1 ,,e1 sno% ro% Ss,st
IuSo On SuIt ..Tha de"s w;ll come 1tis ,mnossib,
s,Ieta IU tIonS y,,,oo m' - meat each indIvdnni
~ n', ,,S iu,o' o,,Id w oonoa whan Tis
sase;n,as suso ~" ,ouid " 3aet bnt NOT now "Away
s'e. 1hat .uose SO ICY" "Sn;rc than Il viii be