Daily Lessons on the Life of Our Lord on Earth, in the Words of the Evangelists, with a Short Exposition, by C.J. Cowley-Brown (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1880 Excerpt: ...us His gesture--having first "looked round on them with anger, being grieved at the hardness of their hearts," having thus expressed His indignation at their want of feeling for a fellow creature,5 He proceeds in the presenco of them all, with His air of authority, to heal this poor man, whoso withered hand is instantly restored to be as serviceable as the other. 1 "A good deal of what is called man in his place, ' &c. This they Sabbatarianism has been founded, not interpreted so literally and rigorously, on the institution itself as Moses be-as that whatever habit, place, or pos queathed it to his people, but on ture a man was found in on the Sabbath corrupt forms of it, existing in our day, he wns to continue in it till the Lord's time, and persisted in by the evening: that is, if he was found later Jews."--Dr. Hessey, Bampt. sitting, he must sit still all the day; Led. p. 128. or if lying down, he must lie all the "The Rabbinical Duct irs... in-day. The Jewish Rabbins... were vented thirty-nine negative precepts no loss ridiculous in interpreting those concerning things not to be done on other laws against working and bearthat day."--Id. 100. ing burdens on the Sabbath dav. "The Dosithonns among the Jews They sniJ, If a man had nails in his are noted by Origeu us putting a shoe-, it was reputed a burden; but ridiculous sense up;in the law of if he had no nails, it was no burden. Moses which said, 'Abido ye every If he earned anything upon one shoulder, it was a burden; but if upon both shoulders, it was none."--Bingham, Antt. XX. ii. 3. 'J he Puritans however, for whom tie Church of England was too legal, and who professod to leave for conscience' sake, could yet impose on men's consciences such legal enactments...