...his Messiah-ship, directed his discourse to the people, and said unto them, " For judgment I am come into this world : that they which see not, might see ; and that they which see might be made blind." John ix. 39. The meaning of our Saviour, though he alluded to the blind man, was spiritual. He did...

...of the Pharisees, whieh were with him, heard these words, and said unto him, Are we blind also ? 41 Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye should...now ye say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth. CHAP. X. 1 Christ is the door and the good his works that he is Christ shepherd ; 24 he proveth by...

...the allusion to mental or spiritual blindness conveyed in the Lord's words, "For judgment am I come into this world, that they which see not might see ; and that they which see might be made blind." They asked, " Are we blind also 1" And the whole philosophy of spiritual sight was declared in the...

...perceiving the reference to themselves they asked, are we blind also ? To which our Lord replied, If y« •were blind, ye should have no sin : but now ye say. We see, therefore your sin remaineth. Our Lord then, to shew the disparity between himself, and those proud, hypocritical teachers, assumed...

...from his birth, that the Lord Jesus made this remarkable declaration — .*' For judgment I am come into this world ; that they which see not might see,...now ye say, we see ; therefore your sin remaineth." Is there then no charter of safety ? yes : — to a character; — but hot to a class. It is a character,...

...heareth God's words; ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God." "For judgment I am come into this world, that they which see not might see, and that they which see might be made blind." "I am the good Shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine; ye believe not, because ye are not...

...when Christ intimated that they were blind and graceless, they despised the suggestion; John ix. 40. And some of the Pharisees which were with him, heard...these words, and said unto him, Are we blind also ? If they had more of the spirit of the Publican — who, in a sense of his exceeding unworthiness,...

...38 And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him. 39 And Jésus said, For judgment I am corne into this world ; that they which see not might see, and that they which see might be made blind. 40 And some of thé Pharisees which were with him heard thèse words, and said unto him, Are we blind...

...the conclusion of this history, makes the following interesting declaration, For judgment -am I come into this world, that they which see not might see, and that they which see might be made blind, from which words I learn that they, who are out of the pale of the church, and are not in possession...

...Jews, with .ill their superior advantages : " Jesus said, For judgment I am come into this world ; that they which see might be made blind. And some...now ye say, We see ; therefore your sin remaineth." And this was the condemnation of the self conceited Gentiles, with all their affectation of wisdom...