THE TENTH BOOK. HAVING IN THE Note books SPOKEN OF HIMSELF BEFORE HIS RECEIVING THE RITE OF BAPTISM, IN THIS AUGUSTINE CONFESSES WHAT HE THEN WAS ? BU...
Chapter?15In this chapter, we have our Lord Jesus, as the great Prophet teaching, as the great Physician healing, and as the great Shepherd of the she...
Chapter?8This chapter gives us an account of the solemn consecration of Aaron and his sons to the priest?s office. I. It was done publicly, and the co...
Chapter?26The narrative of the death and sufferings of Christ is more particularly and fully recorded by all the four evangelists than any part of his...
Chapter?10This chapter is an ordination sermon, which our Lord Jesus preached, when he advanced his twelve disciples to the degree and dignity of apos...
CHAPTER 20. OF PRAYER--A PERPETUAL EXERCISE OF FAITH. THE DAILY BENEFITS DERIVED FROM IT. The principal divisions of this chapter are,--I. Connection...
Chapter?15In this chapter we have a solemn treaty between God and Abram concerning a covenant that was to be established between them. In the former c...
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?40At this chapter begins the latter part of the prophecy of this book, which is not only divided from the former by the historical chapters th...
Chapter?31This chapter goes on with the good words and comfortable words which we had in the chapter before, for the encouragement of the captives, as...
Chapter?50This psalm, as the former, is a psalm of instruction, not of prayer or praise; it is a psalm of reproof and admonition, in singing which we ...
?EXPOSITION Verse 6. The LORD preserveth the simple. Those who have a great deal of wit may take care of themselves. Those who have no worldly craft a...
Chapter?7We have done with the visions, but not with the revelations of this book; the prophet sees no more such signs as he had seen, but still the w...
Chapter?20One would have thought that such an excellent confession of faith as Job made, in the close of the foregoing chapter, would satisfy his frie...
Chapter?22The Spirit of Christ, which was in the prophets, testifies in this psalm, as clearly and fully as any where in all the Old Testament, the su...
Chapter?59In this chapter we have sin appearing exceedingly sinful, and grace appearing exceedingly gracious; and, as what is here said of the sinner?...
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?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?12The apostle (Gal.?4:25, Gal.?4:26 ) distinguishes between Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children???the remaining carcas...
Chapter?5It is now time to enquire what has become of the ark of God; we cannot but think that we shall hear more of that sacred treasure. I should ha...