IV. The reward of love.—The assurance of forgiveness. The remission of sins. The gift of peace.—Spence. Three Portraits. I. The penitent sinner.—1. Her sorrow. 2. Her faith. 3. Her love. II. The proud Pharisee. III. The Divine Saviour.—Stock. Forgiveness and Love.—Let those who cry out that there is no originality in the Gospels find a parallel to this story in any of the religions or philosophies of the world. Pardon for a notorious sinner was an unheard-of thing, and is so still outside of the
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