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hour is tike a pleasant waking . Blessed be he who hath gladdened my » ge with light I " ** Amen , Amen , " murmured the maiden , as she sat with her head bojwed on her knees . «* But the Teacher , " exclaimed Sadoc . " How came he unto thee , and where >**
" We rested beneath this tree , " replied the old man . " I heard the steps of men , and knew that a company approached * My daughter believed that tha Prophet was among them , and therefore I went forth and bowed before him . He asked if I believed on his words , and looked to him for the salva ^ tion of Israel ; and then he removed darkness from me . " Again the maiden spoke in a low voice , ' ' According to thy faith be it done unto thee . '—Those words shall be
bidden in my heart evermore . " % i Wherefore have ye not followed him ? " inquired the Nazarene . I hastened to do so , when I should have bestowed my child in safety ; but the Teacher saw that my spirit trembled within me , and he took my hand and led me hither , and desired me to abide till the heat of noon should be overpast . And he gave us his blessing , and went on his way . " ** Didst thou not fear before him ?"
•• I feared before the manifest power of Jehovah . But this man I fear not . On his countenance my opened sight first rested , and 1 gazed without confusion . It seems to me that whether men fear him or no , they cannot but love also . My heart has followed him , and if it please the Lord , I will offer my thanksgivings at the feet of his prophet once again . " When Sadoc had heard all that the old man could relate , he was impatient to pursue his journey . Paltiel reminded him of his home , his family , and occupation ; but Sadoc earnestly replied ,
" Shall Jehovah put forth his wonders in our land , and shall mine eyes not see and mine ears not hear ? I go not back till I have learned of his doctrine and sought to be his disciple . " He retired to a solitary place to pour out his spirit before Jehovah in thanksgivings , that the long-desired year of salvation had opened gloriously , &nd in prayer , that Israel might be exalted over other nations , and that all the power and prosperity of the earth might be concentered in the people of God . Not doubting of the holiness of his petition , he set forth once again with a ; gk > wing heart dud a countenance of joy .
Now * wherever they passed , they heard the name of the Prophet . All who had been restored to health and pleasure by his hand and voice , praised hina optewly , or adored , in the depth of their hearts , the power by which he wrought ; but many who had learned of the scribes , many who were in esteem for wisdom , many whose faith was spoken of in the synagogue , and Wthose Outward sanctity pointed them out as men of God , refused to hear or see a prophet who came from Nazareth , and warned those who followed * that tbe word of the Lord cannot be removed for ever . Already families
were divided . Some who had seen could not but believe ; others who had not seen were grieved in spirit that a false prophet should draw a multitude aft&it him * Many voices of warning , remonstrance , and contention , were heal *! in the dwellings of naen ; many secret tears were shed in the solitude of their chambers 5 many humble and fervent prayers ascended that Jehovah would be pleased to reveal his truth , to help wavering belief , to guard from impious delusion . Songs of joy were also heard to arise from the roofs of tftfUijr 4 weUaigs » while the glad hearts of those who firmly believed caused
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106 The Httpe of the Hebrert .
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Feb. 2, 1830, page 106, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2581/page/34/
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