THE disposition to believe the Pharisees' testimony against Jesus, on some special points, is remarkable. For instance, they said, "How knoweth this man letters, having never learned;" and straightway it is assumed that he was allowed by his parents to grow up without any attempt at educating him. And this notwithstanding the fact that Jewish parents were especially enjoined to teach certain things to their children. We read, also, that when he went to Nazareth, where he was brought up, at the very beginning of his ministry, "as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the Sabbath-day, and stood up for to read." Then he had learned to read, notwithstanding the Pharisaical slur to the contrary, because he had not attended the schools of Jerusalem. One more of their charges, which many Christians approvingly repeat, is that he disregarded the Sabbath. But it is very plain that he resented this accusation, and showed that he did nothing but what was lawful to do on the Sabbath day, although he did violate their traditions.