Excerpt from The Character of Jesus Portrayed, Vol. 2: A Biblical Essay, With an Appendix1. The declaration of Jesus that his person was the true bread of heaven, and that his body and blood were the imperishable food, produced an unfavorable impres sion upon many who had been drawn to his side. As the fourth Gospel states, a number Of his disciples, but none Of the Twelve, upon hearing these sayings left him. He had never before said so plainly that those who attached themselves to his cause must like him re nounce all worldly enjoyments and sacrifice themselves for their country and mankind.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.