APPENDIX.

I.

NEW TESTAMENT OCCULTISM EPITOMIZED.

A WORD TO THE READER.

THE following brief selections from the record of the miraculous works of the great Master and his Apostles have been made without reference to the chronological order of their occurrence, but in the exact language of the record. In thus grouping together in a connected story some of the distinctive scenes in which the miracles were wrought, separated from the impressive discourses, parables, conversations, and other attending circumstances, we can the more readily fasten the attention upon the miracles themselves, and give them the full consideration which their importance demands. We do not thereby ignore or pass lightly by the all-important teaching which the miracles but illustrate and emphasize, but do get a still more profound impression of the majestic personality and character of the Master.

In the very culling and grouping of these wonderful scenes in the life of the great Teacher and his Apostles,

the compiler has been impressed as never before with the divine character and lesson which they present. We believe that the reader will be equally surprised at the new and profounder impression which the perusal of this connected story of the miracles, by themselves, will make upon his mind.

As the object of this epitome is to call attention specifically to the occult or miraculous works wrought by Jesus and his Apostles, independent of all questions. of doctrine, only the common miracles attending their ministry, have been selected. The supreme miracle of the resurrection and ascension of Jesus, as well as the extraordinary events believed to have been connected with his birth into the world, have been purposely omitted because of doctrines sacred to many being based upon them, that attention may not be diverted from the specific question of the miracles per se.

But a portion of the miracles have been selected, but enough are here brought together in connected series to challenge the most reverent and serious consideration of the supreme question they involve, and to furnish a fair basis of comparison with the works of Oriental Occultism, presented in Appendix II., which follows.

THE BAPTISM, ILLUMINATION, TEMPTATION, VICTORY, AND SUBSEQUENT MINISTRY OF JESUS CHRIST.

Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Cæsar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, . . . . the word of God came unto John, the son of Zacharias, in the wil

derness. And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins. And as the people were in expectation, and all men mused in their hearts of John, whether he were the Christ or not, John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose; he shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire; whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly purge his floor, and will gather the wheat into his garner; but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable. . . . . Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened, and the Holy Spirit descended . . . upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased. And Jesus began to be about thirty years of age. . . And Jesus being full of the Holy Spirit returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, being forty days tempted by the devil. And in those days he did eat nothing; and when they were ended, he fterward hungered. . . . . And when the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him for a

season.

[IN THE POWER OF THE SPIRIT.]

And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee; and there went out a fame of him through all the region round about. And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified of all. And he came to Caper

naum, a city of Galilee, and taught them on the Sabbath days. And they were astonished at his doctrine: for his word was with power. And in the synagogue there was a man which had the spirit of an unclean devil, and cried out with a loud voice, saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? Art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art; the Holy One of God. And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him. And when the devil had thrown him in the midst, he came out of him, and hurt him not. And they were all amazed, and spake among themselves, saying, What a word is this! for with authority and power he commandeth the unclean spirits, and they come out. And the fame of him went out into every place of the country round about.

And he arose out of the synagogue and entered into Simon's house. And Simon's wife's mother was taken with a great fever; and they besought him for her. And he stood over her, and rebuked the fever; and it left her: and immediately she arose and ministered unto them. Now when the sun was setting, all they that had any sick with divers diseases brought them unto him; and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them.

And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness, and all manner of disease among the people. And his fame went throughout all Syria. And they brought unto him all sick. people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils,

and those which were lunatic, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them. And there followed him great multitudes of people from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judea, and from beyond Jordan.

[HEALING OF THE LEPERS.]

And it came to pass, when he was in a certain city, behold, a man full of leprosy, who, seeing Jesus, fell on his face, and besought him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. And he put forth his hand and touched him, saying, I will, be thou clean. And immediately the leprosy departed from him. And he charged him to tell no man: but go and shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing, according as Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them. But so much the more went there a fame abroad of him: and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed of their infirmities.

And it came to pass as he went to Jerusalem, that he passed through the midst of Samari and Galilee. And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off: And they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us. And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go shew yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass that, as they went, they were cleansed. And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God. And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: