Chapter?20We have four things in this chapter. I. The parable of the labourers in the vineyard (v.?1-16). II. A prediction of Christ?s approaching suf...
Chapter?17This chapter is a prayer, it is the Lord?s prayer, the Lord Christ?s prayer. There was one Lord?s prayer which he taught us to pray, and did...
CHAPTER 4. PENITENCE, AS EXPLAINED IN THE SOPHISTICAL JARGON OF THE SCHOOLMEN, WIDELY DIFFERENT FROM THE PURITY REQUIRED BY THE GOSPEL. OF CONFESSION...
Chapter?8The evangelist having, in the foregoing chapters, given us a specimen of our Lord?s preaching, proceeds now to give some instances of the mir...
CHAPTER II. DOCTRINE OF THE TRINITY. In the nature of the one God there are three eternal distinctions which are represented to us under the figure ...
Chapter?5Hitherto we have seen visions of peace only, and all the words we have heard have been good words and comfortable words. But the pillar of cl...
Chapter?3In this chapter we have, I. A promise of the coming of the Messiah, and of his forerunner; and the errand he comes upon is here particularly ...
Chapter?22At this chapter begins the famous story of Balak and Balaam, their attempt to curse Israel, and the baffling of that attempt; God?s people a...
Chapter?6In this chapter we have, I. The miracle of the loaves (v.?1-14). II. Christ?s walking upon the water (v.?15-21). III. The people?s flocking a...
Chapter?12In this chapter we have divers excellent discourses of our Saviour?s upon various occasions, many of which are to the same purport with what...
Chapter?3In this chapter our apostle treats of church-officers. He specifies, I. The qualifications of a person to be admitted to the office of a bish...
Chapter?1The inspired historian begins his narrative of the Acts of the Apostles, I. With a reference to, and a brief recapitulation of, his gospel, o...
Chapter?13Still the prophet is attempting to awaken this secure and stubborn people to repentance, by the consideration of the judgments of God that w...
Jesus Christ, Name and Titles of In our culture names serve primarily to distinguish one person from another. In Bibletimes names had other significan...
Chapter?9In this chapter we have, I. The famous story of St. Paul?s conversion from being an outrageous persecutor of the gospel of Christ to be an il...
Chapter?19In this chapter we have, I. The conversion of Zaccheus the publican at Jericho (v.?1-10). II. The parable of the pounds which the king entru...
Chapter?42Solomon says, Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof,?? Eccl.?7:8 . It was so here in the story of Job; at the evening-time...
Chapter?22Upon occasion of the message sent in the foregoing chapter to the house of the king, we have here recorded some sermons which Jeremiah preac...
Chapter?10It is a turn very new and remarkable which the story of this chapter gives to the Acts of the apostles; hitherto, both at Jerusalem and ever...
Chapter?25This chapter continues and concludes our Saviour?s discourse, which began in the foregoing chapter, concerning his second coming and the end...