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preach good tidings to the poor, to comfort

the sorrowing, to give sight to the blind, and

to heal those that were bruised.

Then He told the people that all this was

fulfilled that day. This was the work that He

Himself was doing.

At these words the hearers were filled with

joy. They believed that Jesus was the

promised Saviour. Their hearts were moved

upon by the Holy Spirit, and they responded

with fervent amens and praises to the Lord.

Then they remembered how Jesus had lived

among them as a carpenter. Often they had

seen Him working in the shop with Joseph.

Though in His whole life there had been only

deeds of love and mercy, they would not

believe that He was the Messiah.

By such thoughts as these they opened the

way for Satan to control their minds. Then

they were filled with wrath against the