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l > is hand , he would not therefore refuse it , or put it away himself , however desirous he might be of its removal ^ and however , earnestly he intreated his Father to take it awav .
Besides , the miraculous power with which he was en- < dowed , was given to him by his Father , arid given for certain particular and appointed purposes ^ and those only . It was- not given him for his own use and service , nor in fact did he ever employ it for his own security or advantage *
The only instances which I recollect , wherein he can be supposed to have exerted a miraculous power for his own service , was when he extricated himself from his enraged enemies , who were going to destroy him . But , I think ^ there is nothing in any of the . accounts referred to , which obliges us to' conclude , that he delivered himself by miracle .
and not rather by wisdom and prudence only , and by taking opportunities which offered to mingle among the ' crouds that attended him , and so escape out of his enemies hands . As for his walking on the water , and stilling the tempests \ yhich had arisen on the sea , it appears plain to me , that the chief and even sole design of these , was for the
confirmation of the faith of his disciples in his divine authority . and power , and to take away every remainder of their doubts " and unbelief . Although there appeared in him the great power of God for the relief and service of others , yet he himself lived in the world s as a mere weak and feeble man , subjected to the common infirmities and sufferings of other
xoen . 1 * hus have we attended our Lord through the several incidents of this very extraordinary and affecting scene . I have endeavoured to explain to you what I apprehend to , be the nature , and probable cause of his terrible suffering on this occasion . And I hope I need make no apojogy for engaging in a disquisition of this kind , as whatever tends to throw light on any part of the gospel history , particularly upon so uncommon a transaction as this , which seems involved in
considerable obscurity because uncommon , but especially on an incident which so deeply affected our beloved Lord and master , cannot fail of having an importance with all Christians ,
and , I trust , will be agreeable , to you-Behold , Christians ., what your Saviour suffered in this miserable hour of temptation ! Surely , he might well have adopted the words of the prophet Jeremiah : Was there ever any sorrow like unto my sorrow ? He was indeed a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief . To such things as these
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), July 2, 1807, page 378, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2382/page/38/
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