The true and very remarkable story of a blind Irishman who was restored to sight when nearly an hundred years of age.

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[1820?]
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Credit: The true and very remarkable story of a blind Irishman who was restored to sight when nearly an hundred years of age. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    i II otic flesh; out now'he is in Guru, wectoet'p so freely to Slim,. What! said f, Christ lessen In love or mercy to sinners l No; if he increases in any tiling, it Is in mercy; I think Ids love Is greater and w * - ’ and then broke out in much prmsco which he was constantly doing In all Ids con¬ versations; while his countenance showed more happiness and delight in the hope lie possessed* than seemed possible in so old a man* Some months after the Clergyman first met him u pleased God to restore him again to Ids sight and strength; so that he was aide to see and walk as upright as ever lie click lie then went constantly a no dt among Ins neighbours, praying them to turn to God, and seek the mercy lie offered in Christ Jesus: he used also constantly to tell the priest that lie did not preach the Gospel; and one day told him so at the altar, and that lie was always • ... -■ T _ */. representing God as a severe and terrible God, whom the people might be afraid to approach; while he never told them how full of love that God a as, what mercy he was willing to show, inn how sufficient the Good of Christ was to was!, awav all sum, He likewise continually reproached toe priest with denying the special operation #1 the Holy Ghost, in order to turn a man to God, change his heart, and enable him to believe on his Son Jesus Christ; and from the manner he constantly spoke of the operation, of the Holy Ghost, and the joy and peace lie constantly felt, a is to be supposed that he must have enjoyed much of the fellowship of the Spirit, and much communion with God, In Ills conversations lie seemed to have a very great knowledge of the Bible, and used to quote the promises and passages that spoke of the tender