John 7:31-36 And many of the people believed on him, and said, When Christ comes, will he do more miracles than these which this man has done?… I was once called upon to visit a dying man in Bristol, under the following circumstances: He had not entered the church for many years. At last he made up his mind to go, and on the morning of the Sabbath he and his wife went. But the door was closed, the church being under repair. They returned home disappointed. In the evening they went to another church. But it was so crowded that they could get no farther than the doorway, and were unable to hear a word. On the following Sunday he resolved to make another effort; but while he was dressing he fell down in an apoplectic fit, and never spoke again I He knew me when I entered his chamber. I preached the gospel in his dying ear, but he was speechless, and I could not learn the state of his mind. This case illustrates some paris of the first chapter of Proverbs: "Then shall they call upon Me, but I will not answer; they shall seek Me early, but they shall not find Me." The procrastinating sinner may say, "I will serve God by and by. He shall have the services of my age:" and God may say, "No; thou shalt not have old age to offer Me." (J. East.) Parallel Verses KJV: And many of the people believed on him, and said, When Christ cometh, will he do more miracles than these which this man hath done? |
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