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We have here —

I. MAN VEILING FROM HIS OWN EYE A DIVINELY REVEALED GOOD. The gospel facts are "manifestly set forth," yet men hide them from themselves —

1. By prejudice, as in the case of the Jews.

2. By enmity.

3. By fire.

4. By carnal selfishness. Love alone can interpret love.

5. By despondency,

II. MAN LOST BY THE SIDE OF A POWER DESIGNED AND FITTED TO SAVE. The gospel offers men —

1. Light, and yet they walk in darkness.

2. Pardon, and yet they walk in condemnation.

3. Health, and yet they groan with a moral malady.

4. Heaven, and yet they march towards hell. How great at once their folly and guilt.

(D. Thomas, D. D.)

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KJV: But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost:

WEB: Even if our Good News is veiled, it is veiled in those who perish;