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Christ Accused of Leaguing with Satan; Watchfulness Inculcated
CHRIST ACCUSED OF LEAGUING WITH SATAN; WATCHFULNESS INCULCATED. The substance of these verses we had in Matthew 12:22, &c. Christ is here giving a general proof of his divine mission, by a particular proof of his power…
Praise and a Blessing
PRAISE AND A BLESSING. We had not this passage in the other evangelists, nor can we tack it, as Dr. Hammond does, to that of Christ's mother and brethren desiring to speak with him (for this evangelist also has related…
The Sign of the Prophet Jonah
THE SIGN OF THE PROPHET JONAH. Christ's discourse in these verses shows two things:— I. What is the sign we may expect from God for the confirmation of our faith. The great and most convincing proof of Christ's being se…
Woes Denounced on That Generation; The Pharisees and Lawyers Reproved
WOES DENOUNCED ON THAT GENERATION; THE PHARISEES AND LAWYERS REPROVED. Christ here says many of those things to a Pharisee and his guests, in a private conversation at table, which he afterwards said in a public discour…
Christ's Charge to His Apostles
CHRIST'S CHARGE TO HIS APOSTLES. We find here, I. A vast auditory that was got together to hear Christ preach. The scribes and Pharisees sought to accuse him, and do him mischief; but the people, who were not under the…
Worldly-mindedness Exposed
WORLDLY-MINDEDNESS EXPOSED. We have in these verses, I. The application that was made to Christ, very unseasonably, by one of his hearers, desiring him to interpose between him and his brother in a matter that concerned…
Inordinate Care Reproved
INORDINATE CARE REPROVED. Our Lord Jesus is here inculcating some needful useful lessons upon his disciples, which he had before taught them, and had occasion afterwards to press upon them; for they need to have precept…
Vigilance and Exertion Inculcated
VIGILANCE AND EXERTION INCULCATED. Here is, I. Peter's question, which he put to Christ upon occasion of the foregoing parable (Luke 12:41): "Lord, speakest thou this parable to us that are thy constant followers, to us…
Reconciliation to God
RECONCILIATION TO GOD. Having given his disciples their lesson in the foregoing verses, here Christ turns to the people, and gives them theirs, Luke 12:54. He said also to the people: he preached ad populum—to the peopl…
The Murdered Galileans
THE MURDERED GALILEANS. We have here, I. Tidings brought to Christ of the death of some Galileans lately, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices, Luke 13:1. Let us consider, 1. What this tragical story was…
The Barren Fig-Tree
THE BARREN FIG-TREE. This parable is intended to enforce that word of warning immediately going before, "Except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish; except you be reformed, you will be ruined, as the barren tree, ex…
The Infirm Woman Healed
THE INFIRM WOMAN HEALED. Here is, I. The miraculous cure of a woman that had been long under a spirit of infirmity. Our Lord Jesus spent his Sabbaths in the synagogues, Luke 13:10. We should make conscience of doing so,…
The Widow of Nain
THE WIDOW OF NAIN. Here is, I. The gospel's progress foretold in two parables, which we had before, Matthew 13:31-33. The kingdom of the Messiah is the kingdom of God, for it advances his glory; this kingdom was yet a m…
Curiosity Checked; The Doom of Sinful Professors
CURIOSITY CHECKED; THE DOOM OF SINFUL PROFESSORS. We have here, I. A question put to our Lord Jesus. Who it was that put it we are not told, whether a friend or a foe; for he both gave a great liberty of questioning him…
Christ's Message to Herod
CHRIST'S MESSAGE TO HEROD. Here is, I. A suggestion to Christ of his danger from Herod, now that he was in Galilee, within Herod's jurisdiction (Luke 13:31): Certain of the Pharisees (for there were those of that sect d…
A Man Cured of the Dropsy
A MAN CURED OF THE DROPSY. In this passage of story we find, I. That the Son of man came eating and drinking, conversing familiarly with all sorts of people; not declining the society of publicans, though they were of i…
Humility Recommended
HUMILITY RECOMMENDED. Our Lord Jesus here sets us an example of profitable edifying discourse at our tables, when we are in company with our friends. We find that when he had none but his disciples, who were his own fam…
The Generous Invitations; The Neglected Feast
THE GENEROUS INVITATIONS; THE NEGLECTED FEAST. Here is another discourse of our Saviour's, in which he spiritualizes the feast he was invited to, which is another way of keeping up good discourse in the midst of common…
The Necessity of Self-denial
THE NECESSITY OF SELF-DENIAL. See how Christ in his doctrine suited himself to those to whom he spoke, and gave every one his portion of meat. To Pharisees he preached humility and charity. He is in these verses directi…
The Lost Sheep and Piece of Silver
THE LOST SHEEP AND PIECE OF SILVER. Here is, I. The diligent attendance of the publicans and sinners upon Christ's ministry. Great multitudes of Jews went with him (Luke 14:25), with such an assurance of admission into…
The Prodigal Son
THE PRODIGAL SON. We have here the parable of the prodigal son, the scope of which is the same with those before, to show how pleasing to God the conversion of sinners is, of great sinners, and how ready he is to receiv…
The Unjust Steward
THE UNJUST STEWARD. We mistake if we imagine that the design of Christ's doctrine and holy religion was either to amuse us with notions of divine mysteries or to entertain us with notions of divine mercies. No, the divi…
The Treatment of Offences
THE TREATMENT OF OFFENCES. We are here taught, I. That the giving of offences is a great sin, and that which we should every one of us avoid and carefully watch against, Luke 17:1-2. We can expect no other than that off…
The Ten Lepers
THE TEN LEPERS. We have here an account of the cure of ten lepers, which we had not in any other of the evangelists. The leprosy was a disease which the Jews supposed to be inflicted for the punishment of some particula…