The World's Famous Orations
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He considered Herod and his people as profane persons, with whom He thought it improper to hold any intercourse, and He preferred rather to pass for a fool than to satisfy the false wis- dom of the world. As His kingdom was not of this world, as He said to Pilate, it was not at the court that He designed to establish Himself. He knew too well that His doctrine could not be 71 THE WORLD'S FAMOUS ORATIONS relished in a place where the rules of worldly wisdom only were followed, and where all the ...miracles which He had performed had not been sufficient to gain men full of love for them- selves and intoxicated with their greatness. In this corrupted region they breathe only the air of vanity; they esteem only that which is splendid ; they speak only of preferment : and on whatever side we cast our eyes, we see nothing but what either flatters or inflames the ambitious desires of the heart of man.
What probability, then, was there that Jesus Christ, the most humble of all men, should obtain a hearing where only pageantry and pride pre- vail?
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
He considered Herod and his people as profane persons, with whom He thought it improper to hold any intercourse, and He preferred rather to pass for a fool than to satisfy the false wis- dom of the world. As His kingdom was not of this world, as He said to Pilate, it was not at the court that He designed to establish Himself. He knew too well that His doctrine could not be 71 THE WORLD'S FAMOUS ORATIONS relished in a place where the rules of worldly wisdom only were followed, and where all the ...miracles which He had performed had not been sufficient to gain men full of love for them- selves and intoxicated with their greatness. In this corrupted region they breathe only the air of vanity; they esteem only that which is splendid ; they speak only of preferment : and on whatever side we cast our eyes, we see nothing but what either flatters or inflames the ambitious desires of the heart of man.
What probability, then, was there that Jesus Christ, the most humble of all men, should obtain a hearing where only pageantry and pride pre- vail?
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Bryan, William Jennings, 1860-1925, Ed to read onlineMoreLess
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