A Brighter Day Begins with His Word.

Ryle, J. C. (John Charles), 1816–1900 • SECTION 42

EXPOSITORY THOUGHTS.

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They will find one day that they have attempted that which cannot he done.

Let us leave the passage in a spirit of serious self- inquiry. It is one that ought to raise great searchings of heart in the present day. Have we never read what the Scripture says ? " No man can serve two masters." " Ye cannot serve G-od and mammon." Let us place side by side with these texts the concluding words of our Lord in this passage, " New wine must be put into new bottles."*

Public-domain historical edition (1857). Text from OCR of an original Internet Archive scan; OCR may contain recognition errors.

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