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The Sermon on the Mount
THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT. Our Lord Jesus here presses upon us that righteousness towards men which is an essential branch of true religion, and that religion towards God which is an essential branch of universal righteou…
The Sermon on the Mount
THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT. We have here a caution against false prophets, to take heed that we be not deceived and imposed upon by them. Prophets are properly such as foretel things to come; there are some mentioned in th…
The Sermon on the Mount
THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT. We have here the conclusion of this long and excellent sermon, the scope of which is to show the indispensable necessity of obedience to the commands of Christ; this is designed to clench the na…
The Leper Healed
THE LEPER HEALED. The first verse refers to the close of the foregoing sermon: the people that heard him were astonished at his doctrine; and the effect was, that when he came down from the mountain, great multitudes fo…
Christ Heals the Centurion's Servant
CHRIST HEALS THE CENTURION'S SERVANT. We have here an account of Christ's curing the centurion's servant of a palsy. This was done at Capernaum, where Christ now dwelt, Matthew 4:13. Christ went about doing good, and ca…
Peter's Wife's Mother Healed
PETER'S WIFE'S MOTHER HEALED. They who pretend to be critical in the Harmony of the evangelists, place this passage, and all that follows to the end of Matthew 8:14 before the sermon on the mount, according to the order…
Christ's Answer to a Scribe and Another
CHRIST'S ANSWER TO A SCRIBE AND ANOTHER. Here is, I. Christ's removing to the other side of the sea of Tiberias, and his ordering his disciples, whose boats attended him, to get their transport-vessels ready, in order t…
Jesus Allays a Storm
JESUS ALLAYS A STORM. Christ had given sailing orders to his disciples (Matthew 8:18), that they should depart to the other side of the sea of Tiberias, into the country of Gadara, in the tribe of Gad, which lay east of…
The Devils Cast Out of Two Men
THE DEVILS CAST OUT OF TWO MEN. We have here the story of Christ's casting the devils out of two men that were possessed. The scope of this chapter is to show the divine power of Christ, by the instances of his dominion…
Christ Heals a Man Sick of the Palsy
CHRIST HEALS A MAN SICK OF THE PALSY. The first words of this chapter oblige us to look back to the close of that which precedes it, where we find the Gadarenes so resenting the loss of their swine, that they were disgu…
Matthew Called
MATTHEW CALLED. In these verses we have an account of the grace and favour of Christ to poor publicans, particularly to Matthew. What he did to the bodies of people was to make way for a kind design upon their souls. No…
Christ's Reply to the Disciples of John
CHRIST'S REPLY TO THE DISCIPLES OF JOHN. The objections which were made against Christ and his disciples gave occasion to some of the most profitable of his discourses; thus are the interests of truth often served, even…
The Ruler's Daughter Raised
THE RULER'S DAUGHTER RAISED. We have here two passages of history put together; that of the raising of Jairus's daughter to life, and that of the curing of the woman that had the bloody issue, as he was going to Jairus'…
Two Blind and a Dumb Man Healed
TWO BLIND AND A DUMB MAN HEALED. In these verses we have an account of two more miracles wrought together by our Saviour. I. The giving of sight to two blind men, Matthew 9:27-31. Christ is the Fountain of light as well…
Jesus Preaching throughout the Country
JESUS PREACHING THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. Here is, I. A conclusion of the foregoing account of Christ's preaching and miracles (Matthew 9:35); He went about all the cities teaching and healing. This is the same we had bef…
The Apostles Sent Forth
THE APOSTLES SENT FORTH. Here we are told, I. Who they were that Christ ordained to be his apostles or ambassadors; they were his disciples, Matthew 10:1. He had called them some time before to be disciples, his immedia…
Instructions to the Apostles
INSTRUCTIONS TO THE APOSTLES. We have here the instructions that Christ gave to his disciples, when he gave them their commission. Whether this charge was given them in a continued discourse, or the several articles of…
Instructions to the Apostles
INSTRUCTIONS TO THE APOSTLES. All these verses relate to the sufferings of Christ's ministers in their work, which they are here taught to expect, and prepare for; they are directed also how to bear them, and how to go…
John's Disciples Come to Christ
JOHN'S DISCIPLES COME TO CHRIST. The first verse of this chapter some join to the foregoing chapter, and make it (not unfitly) the close of that. 1. The ordination sermon which Christ preached to his disciples in the fo…
Christ's Testimony of John
CHRIST'S TESTIMONY OF JOHN. We have here the high encomium which our Lord Jesus gave of John the Baptist; not only to revive his honour, but to revive his work. Some of Christ's disciples might perhaps take occasion fro…
Christ Reproaches Chorazin, &c.
CHRIST REPROACHES CHORAZIN, &C.. Christ was going on in the praise of John the Baptist and his ministry, but here stops on a sudden, and turns that to the reproach of those who enjoyed both that, and the ministry of Chr…
Christ's Invitation to Burthened Souls
CHRIST'S INVITATION TO BURTHENED SOULS. In these verses we have Christ looking up to heaven, with thanksgiving to his Father for the sovereignty and security of the covenant of redemption; and looking around him upon th…
Christ Vindicates His Disciples
CHRIST VINDICATES HIS DISCIPLES. The Jewish teachers had corrupted many of the commandments, by interpreting them more loosely than they were intended; a mistake which Christ discovered and rectified (Matthew 5:1-48) in…
The Malice of the Pharisees; Christ Withdraws Himself
THE MALICE OF THE PHARISEES; CHRIST WITHDRAWS HIMSELF. As in the midst of Christ's greatest humiliations, there were proofs of his dignity, so in the midst of his greatest honours, he gave proofs of his humility; and wh…