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Title: The new and complete life of Our Blessed Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ: containing an authentic and full account of all the wonderful transactions, sufferings, and death of our glorious Redeemer
Year: 1803 (1800s)
Authors: Wright, Paul, -1785. (from old catalog)
Subjects: Jesus Christ
Publisher: New-York: published by William Durell, bookseller, No. 106, Maiden-lane
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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in the presence of therulers of the Jews, and drove not to makehimself known to the great and mighty inJerusalem ; yet, at this time, he wroughtseveral wonderful works amongfl thecommon people, and, by exerting themighty power invefted in him, confirmedthe truth of the doftrines he taught, andproved that he was a teacher sent fromGod, and that great person so long ex-pe6fed to be the Redeemer of Israel. Our Lord continued performing severalwonders amongfl the common people,during the time of the paffover, and manyof them believed on him ; for they werefully convinced of his divine miffion, bythe miracles which they saw him perform.But Jesus knowing the secrets of menshearts, and not wanting any informationconcerning them, he was able to form ajufl; conception of the nature of this belief;and knew how unlikely it was to Hand theday of trial, on account of the weaknessand fickleness of mankind. In conse-quence of this knowledge, he did not thinkit proper to run the hazard of the incon-
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AND LIVES OF HIS APOSTLES. 35 ftancy of the multitude, ortruft himfelf toomuch in their hands : for this reafon, heavoided conversing too freely with them,or making more full and clear discoveriesof his divinity, and the end of his cominginto the world: for he knew how likely itwas, that great numbers fliould desert hiscaufe, when he came to be publicly oppo-sed by the great Sanhedrim, by the Scribesand Pharisees, the chief priefts and elders,and all the great men of the nation. But the wonder and aftonifliment exci-ted by the miracles which Jesus had per-formed, were not confined to the commonpeople : the wide spread report had reach-ed the ears of Nicodemus, a man of greateminence amongft the Jews; he was oneof the chief of the Pharisees, member ofthe great Sanhedrim, and in great honourand efteem at Jerufalem. He had heardthe account of the miracles which Jseushad wrought, and he believed it, and be-ing a person of an ingenuous, inquifitivemind, he wanted to be further informed. It

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