Homily XII.Homily XII. Hebrews vii. 1-3.-For this Melchisedec, King of Salem, Priest of the most High God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughte...
Footnotes(1 )Eusebius seems to have adopted this name as a token of friendship and respect for Pamphilus, bishop of Caesarea. See McGiffert, Prolegome...
Chapter?21In this chapter we have, I. Isaac, the child of promise born into Abraham?s family (v.?1-8). II. Ishmael, the son of the bondwoman, cast out...
Book II.Book II.This book can hardly be said to form part of a dialogue. It is rather an argument from Scripture to prove the point of the Augustinian...
Chapter?5In this chapter we have, I. Christ?s gracious acceptance of the invitation which his church had given him, and the kind visit which he made t...
Chapter?51The prophet, in this chapter, goes on with the prediction of Babylon?s fall, to which other prophets also bore witness. He is very copious a...
Chapter?4When the things of God are to be taught precept must be upon precept, and line upon line, not only because the things themselves are of great...
Chapter?21This is Job?s reply to Zophar?s discourse, in which he complains less of his own miseries than he had done in his former discourses (finding...
\\INTRODUCTION TO 1 CORINTHIANS 15\\ The apostle, in this chapter, recommends the Gospel, and gives a summary of it, proves the resurrection of Chri...
ElucidationsElucidationsIDisciple of the holy Peter, p. 551.The early use of the originals of this liturgy in the Alexandrian patriarchate accounts fo...
Chapter?5How bravely Nehemiah, as a wise and faithful governor, stood upon his guard against the attacks of enemies abroad, we read in the foregoing c...
PART IV. THE NATURE, DECREES, AND WORKS OF GOD. CHAPTER I. THE ATTRIBUTES OF GOD. In contemplating the words and acts of God, as in contemplating ...
Chapter?12Though the vision of God?s glory had gone up from the prophet, yet his word comes to him still, and is by him sent to the people, and to the...
PRIESTS AND LEVITES (kohen, priest; nothing is definitely known as to the origin of the word; Lewi, Levite, on which see LEVI): I. DIFFERENT VIEWS OF...
Chapter?10This chapter and the two next (which conclude this book) make up one entire vision and prophecy, which was communicated to Daniel for the us...
Chapter?1The narrative which this evangelist gives us (or rather God by him) of the life of Christ begins earlier than either Matthew or Mark. We have...
Chapter?27It is a very affecting story which is recorded in this chapter concerning the sufferings and death of our Lord Jesus. Considering the thing ...
Chapter?28This chapter is a very large exposition of two words in the foregoing chapter, the blessing and the curse. Those were pronounced blessed in ...
Chapter?22Eliphaz here leads on a third attack upon poor Job, in which Bildad followed him, but Zophar drew back, and quitted the field. It was one of...
Chapter 3The prophet, in this chapter, goes on to foretel the desolations that were coming upon Judah and Jerusalem for their sins, both that by the B...