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It is an old answer, that from can to will, no argument followeth. The leper did not say unto Christ, "If Thou canst, Thou wilt;" but, "If Thou wilt, Thou canst."

(H. Smith.)

I. The cure of our souls is the pure effect of the goodness and free mercy of God.

II. Jesus Christ performs it by a sovereign authority.

III. His sacred humanity is the instrument of the Divine operation in our hearts.

IV. It is by His will that His merits are applied to us. Fear, for He does not put forth His healing hand and touch all; hope, for He very frequently puts it forth, and touches the most miserable.

(Quesnel.)

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KJV: And there came a leper to him, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

WEB: A leper came to him, begging him, kneeling down to him, and saying to him, "If you want to, you can make me clean."