ST Paul dates the commencement of his preparation for the *'-' ministry as far back as the day of his birth. He describes himself as set apart for th...
THE TRUE PRE-EXISTENCE. Sec. II. According to Scripture, there is a pre-existence of man, although an ideal one; a pre-existence not only of man a...
Footnotes(1 )Luke xi. 10.(2 )Prov. xvii. 28, lxx.(3 )Is. ii. 3, lxx.(4 )Phil. iii. 14.(5 )i.e., confessed or denied himself a Christian. The Benedicti...
Preached Jan. I, 1749. 2 T H E s s. II. 16. And good hope through grace. THREE things the apostle does in the context r he describes the happy stat...
I saw then in my dream, that Hopeful looked back, and saw Ignorance, whom they had left behind, coming after: Look, said he to Christian, how far yond...
The Canons of the Council in Trullo.The Canons of the Council in Trullo.(Labbe and Cossart, Concilia, Tom. VI., col. 1135 et seqq.) Canon I.That order...
Homily XLVII.Homily XLVII. ACTS XXI. 39, 40.-But Paul said, I am a man which am a Jew of Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, a citizen of no mean city: and I b...
Chapter?110This psalm is pure gospel; it is only, and wholly, concerning Christ, the Messiah promised to the fathers and expected by them. It is plain...
Chapter?3We found it very easy, in the former chapter, to applaud the decency of Ruth?s behaviour, and to show what good use we may make of the accoun...
Historical Note.Historical Note. (Zonaras and Balsamon prefix to the canons this note.)The Synod gathered together at Neocaesares, which is a city of ...
Homily XXI.Homily XXI. EPHESIANS vi. 1-3.-Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. Honor thy father and mother (which is the first ...
Homily IV.Homily IV. John i. 1.-In the beginning was the Word, and the Word waswith God.[1.] When children are just brought to their learning, their t...
Homily XIII.Homily XIII. Ephesians iv. 17-19.-This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye no longer walk as the Gentiles also walk, in the ...
Psalm LXIII. Psalm LXIII. 1. This psalm hath the title, For David himself, when he was in the desert of Idumaea. By the name of Idumaea is understood ...
BISHOP bish'-up: The word is evidently an abbreviation of the Greek episkopos; Latin, episcopus. GENERAL 1. Use in the Septuagint and Classic Gree...
CONSCIENCE AND REMOTENESS FROM GOD. Sec. IV. The systematic treatment of a scientific matter has the great advantage, that isolated thoughts, whic...
LECTURE II. LOVE CONSIDERED AS THE FORMAL CAUSE OF JUSTIFICATION. I HAVE hitherto been employed upon a view of justi,*, fication which happens to ...
Grace [T] [E]The word grace in biblical parlance can, like forgiveness, repentance, regeneration, and salvation, mean something as broad as describing...
Chapter?2I. The apostle expresses concern for the Colossians (v.?1-3). II. He repeats it again (v.?5). III. He cautions them against false teachers am...
Chapter?7Solomon had given many proofs and instances of the vanity of this world and the things of it; now, in this chapter, I. He recommends to us so...