Chapter?8The affections between Christ and his spouse are as strong and lively here, in this closing chapter of the song, as ever, and rather more so....
Footnotes(1 )He came in with a slow and stately step; he spoke with a broken utterance, sometimes with a kind of disjointed sobs rather than words. He...
Chapter?2Here the apostle encourages against sins of infirmity (v.?1, v.?2), shows the true knowledge and love of God (v.?3-6), renews the precept of ...
Chapter?6Christ having, in the former chapter, armed his disciples against the corrupt doctrines and opinions of the scribes and Pharisees, especially...
Chapter?24Christ?s preaching was mostly practical; but, in this chapter, we have a prophetical discourse, a prediction of things to come; such however...
Chapter?7In this chapter we have, I. Christ?s declining for some time to appear publicly in Judea (v.?1). II. His design to go up to Jerusalem at the ...
Chapter?1We have here, I. The inscription, as usual (v.?1, v.?2). II. His thanksgiving to God for what he had heard concerning them?their faith, love,...
Chapter?14Divers things were foretold, in the two foregoing chapters, which should come to pass in that day;?? this chapter speaks of a day of the Lor...
Chapter?15It is generally agreed that Christ?s discourse in this and the next chapter was at the close of the last supper, the night in which he was b...
BIBLE, THE, IV CANONICITY $ IV. Literary Growth and Origin--Canonicity.$ Thus far the books of the Old Testament and New Testament have been taken si...
Chapter 2The scope of this chapter seems to be much the same with that of the foregoing chapter, and to point at the same events, and the causes of th...
Chapter?16Among other glorious things God hath spoken of himself this is one, I wound, and I heal, Deu.?32, , 39. Christ?s discourse in this chapter, ...
Chapter?5This chapter, and the two that follow it, are a sermon; a famous sermon; the sermon upon the mount. It is the longest and fullest continued d...
Chapter?7This chapter continues and concludes Christ?s sermon on the mount, which is purely practical, directing us to order our conversation aright, ...
Chapter?9We have in this chapter remarkable instances of the power and pity of the Lord Jesus, sufficient to convince us that he is both able to save ...
Chapter?7In this chapter the apostle answers some cases proposed to him by the Corinthians about marriage. He, I. Shows them that marriage was appoint...
Chapter?5In this chapter the apostle denounces the judgments of God upon those rich men who oppress the poor, showing them how great their sin and fol...
Chapter?5In this chapter, we have, I. Christ preaching to the people out of Peter?s ship, for want of a better pulpit (v.?1-3). II. The recompence he ...
Chapter?2In this chapter we have three sermons preached by the prophet Haggai for the encouragement of those that are forward to build the temple. In ...
Chapter?21 Verse 1 Note, 1. Even the hearts of men are in God?s hand, and not only their goings, as he had said, ch.?20:24 . God can change men?s mind...