him, of whocr Moses in the Law, and the PropI.ets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.
46 And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Phihp eaith unto him, Come and see.
47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israehte indeed, in whom is no guile I
48 Nathanael saith unto him, "Whence knowest thou me ? Jesus answered and said unto him. Be- fore that Philip called thee, when
thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee.
49 Nathanael answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God ; thou art the King of Israo^
50 Jesus ar swered and said ur to him. Because I said unto thee, I saw thee under the fig tree, be- lievest thou ? thou shalt see greater things than these.
51 And he saith unto him. Yen- ly, verily, I say unto you. Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and de- scending upon the Son of man.
Let us observe, as we read these verses, how variovs are the ijaths by which souls are led into the narrow way of life.
We are told of a man, named Philip, being added to the little company of Christ's disciples. He does not appear to have been moved, like Andrew and his com- panions, by the testimony of John the Baptist. He was not drawn, like Simon Peter, by the out-spoken declara- tion of a brother. He seems to have been called directly by Christ Himself, and the agency of man seems not to have been used in his calling. Yet in faith and life he became one with those who were disciples before him. Though led by different paths, they all entered the same road, embraced the same truths, served the same Master, and at length reached the same home.
The fact before us is a deeply important one. It throws light on the history of all God's people in every age, and of every tongue. There are diversities of operations in the saving of souls. All true Christians are led by one Spirit, washed in one blood, serve one Lord, lean on one Saviour, bcjieve one truth, and walk by one general rule. But all are not converted in one and the same manner. All do not pass through the same experience. In conver- sion, the Holy Ghost acts as a sovereign. He calleth every one severally as He will.