14. We took sweet counsel together. It was
not merely the counsel which men take together in public or upon common themes;
their fellowship had been tender and confidential. The traitor had been treated
lovingly, and trusted much. Solace, mutual and cheering, had grown out of their
intimate communings. And walked unto the house of God in company. They
had mingled their worship, and communed on heavenly themes. Judas and the Lord
were joined in the holiest of enterprises; he had been sent on the most
gracious of errands. His cooperation with Jesus to serve his own abominable
ends stamped him as the firstborn of hell. Here was one source of heartbreak
for the Redeemer. Of the serpent’s brood some vipers still remain who will
sting the hand that cherished them, and sell for silver those who raised them
to the position which rendered it possible for them to be so abominably
treacherous.
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