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 Lord's sayings and doings, than in the mere words used to embody that wisdom. The Lord, as the living Truth, when manifested to the world, was viewed by variously constituted minds, producing different opinions, just as the truth is now received and judged of differently by persons of varied modes of thinking. Thus, in the gospel narratives we find some saying of Christ, "He is a good man! others, nay; but he deceiveth the people. Some said, He hath a devil and is mad! while another said, Lord, thou hast the words of eternal life!" (John vi. 68.) This different reception of Christ as the Truth, amongst men, is the reason why the gospel narratives are somewhat varied in delineation. Matthew treats more particularly of the first reception of truth, producing reformation; Mark, when truth is received in the understanding, and seen to be a guide to the outward life; Luke, when truth is seen in the higher region of the mind, where spiritual regeneration commences; and John describes truth received in the life, by which celestial love progresses to its completion. Again: Matthew says, vinegar mingled with gall was offered to Christ, but of this he would not drink (xxvii. 34), because this mixture represented a perversion of all truth and goodness in the church, and therefore was not received by the Lord—He would not drink. Mark, treating of a different order of truth and its operation, makes no mention of vinegar and gall, but says it was wine mingled with myrrh (xv. 23) which was not received. He afterwards speaks of vinegar only (v. 36). Luke mentions nothing about wine, gall, or myrrh, but says the soldiers offered him vinegar (xxiii. 36); while John says, "they filled a sponge with vinegar, and put it