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4i2 CORRESPONDENCE AND PUBLIC PAPERS.
truth of this assertion, he appealed to the peaceable
behaviour of his adherents, saying: "If my kingdom
were of this world, then would my servants fight, that
I should not be delivered to the Jews, but now is my
kingdom not from hence."
Pilate, who doubtless well knew what had been the
conduct of Jesus, both before and at the time of his
apprehension, was satisfied, but the Jews were not.
They exclaimed: " If thou let this man go, thou art
not Caesar's friend; whosoever maketh himself a
king, speaketh against Caesar." "We have no king
but Caesar."
You and I understand the words in question very
differently. Is there the least reason to infer from
the belief and conduct of the disciples, that they
were restrained from fighting by the consideration
that their Master's kingdom was not of this world?
On the contrary, did they not believe and expect
that he had come to restore one of the kingdoms of
this world to Israel ? The fact is, that they were
ready and willing to fight. Did they not ask him:
" Lord, shall we smite with the sword ? " It was his
will, therefore, and not their will, which restrained
them from fighting; and for that restraint he assigned a very conclusive reason, viz., because his
kingdom was not of this world.
To the advancement and support of his spiritual
sovereignty over his spiritual kingdom, soldiers and
swords and corporeal exertions were inapplicable
and useless. But, on the other hand, soldiers and
swords and corporeal exertions are necessary to
| Title | The correspondence and public papers of John Jay - 4 |
| Creator | Jay, John |
| Publisher | G.P. Putnam's Sons |
| Place of Publication | New York, London |
| Date | [1890-93] |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000439 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | 4i2 CORRESPONDENCE AND PUBLIC PAPERS. truth of this assertion, he appealed to the peaceable behaviour of his adherents, saying: "If my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews, but now is my kingdom not from hence." Pilate, who doubtless well knew what had been the conduct of Jesus, both before and at the time of his apprehension, was satisfied, but the Jews were not. They exclaimed: " If thou let this man go, thou art not Caesar's friend; whosoever maketh himself a king, speaketh against Caesar." "We have no king but Caesar." You and I understand the words in question very differently. Is there the least reason to infer from the belief and conduct of the disciples, that they were restrained from fighting by the consideration that their Master's kingdom was not of this world? On the contrary, did they not believe and expect that he had come to restore one of the kingdoms of this world to Israel ? The fact is, that they were ready and willing to fight. Did they not ask him: " Lord, shall we smite with the sword ? " It was his will, therefore, and not their will, which restrained them from fighting; and for that restraint he assigned a very conclusive reason, viz., because his kingdom was not of this world. To the advancement and support of his spiritual sovereignty over his spiritual kingdom, soldiers and swords and corporeal exertions were inapplicable and useless. But, on the other hand, soldiers and swords and corporeal exertions are necessary to |
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