...His own words mark most explicitly that he had that power over his life which a mere man has not j " No man taketh my life from me, but I lay it down of myself : I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again ;"f aud upon this power,...

...about his death ; but he asserts distinctly that they were but ministering to fulfil his own purpose. " No man taketh my life from me, but I lay it down of myself ; I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again*." So, also, in the beautiful...

..."In the world ye shall have tribulation ; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world;" or again, "No man taketh my life from me, but I lay it down of myself; I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again;" — so when we think of...

...were given thee from above;" * and, did He not say to the Jews, in language we have already quoted, " No man taketh my life from me, but I lay it down of myself, I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again ? " Could he have ventured...

...was no sign of death. How is this1 how, but that he has indeed proved the truth of his assertion, " No man taketh my life from me, but I lay it down of myself !" an assertion which could be true of no one who had not an actual lordship over life, who...

...dismissed his soul from its * Mark xv. 44. tabernacle by his own will. As he had said a few days before, " No man taketh my life from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again."* And in choosing the moment...

...is risen, then has he justified the claim to a Divine prerogative which he made, when he declared, " No man taketh my life from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again." If he is risen, then does...

...he surrendered himself to them, and because the hour of which he had oftentimes spoken had come. " No man taketh my life from me, but I lay it down of myself, and I take it up again." He spoke thus not as helpless man, in created dependence, but in...

...of a sweet smelling savour. Ephes. v. 2. §Iv. 1. Q. Did Christ offer himself voluntarily ? A. Yes : no man taketh my life from me, but I lay it down of my si 1]f. John x. 18. 2. Q. Was it his own act and deed, to make his soul an offering ? A. Yes...

...not take his life from him, yet he laid it down of his own accord, to bring about the business : " No man taketh my life from me, but I lay it down of myself : I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it up again," (John x. 18). The reasons...