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The Rich Man and Lazarus
THE RICH MAN AND LAZARUS. As the parable of the prodigal son set before us the grace of the gospel, which is encouraging to us all, so this sets before us the wrath to come, and is designed for our awakening; and very f…
The Progress of Christ's Kingdom; Destruction of Jerusalem
THE PROGRESS OF CHRIST'S KINGDOM; DESTRUCTION OF JERUSALEM. We have here a discourse of Christ's concerning the kingdom of God, that is, the kingdom of the Messiah, which was now shortly to be set up, and of which there…
The Unjust Judge
THE UNJUST JUDGE. This parable has its key hanging at the door; the drift and design of it are prefixed. Christ spoke it with this intent, to teach us that men ought always to pray and not to faint, Luke 18:1. It suppos…
The Pharisee and the Publican
THE PHARISEE AND THE PUBLICAN. The scope of this parable likewise is prefixed to it, and we are told (Luke 18:9) who they were whom it was levelled at, and for whom it was calculated. He designed it for the conviction o…
Christ's Attention to Children
CHRIST'S ATTENTION TO CHILDREN. This passage of story we had both in Matthew and Mark; it very fitly follows here after the story of the publican, as a confirmation of the truth which was to be illustrated by that parab…
Riches a Spiritual Hindrance
RICHES A SPIRITUAL HINDRANCE. In these verses we have, I. Christ's discourse with a ruler, that had a good mind to be directed by him in the way to heaven. In which we may observe, 1. It is a blessed sight to see person…
Christ's Suffering Foretold
CHRIST'S SUFFERING FORETOLD. Here is, I. The notice Christ gave to his disciples of his sufferings and death approaching, and of the glorious issue of them, which he himself had a perfect sight and foreknowledge of, and…
Sight Restored to the Blind
SIGHT RESTORED TO THE BLIND. Christ came not only to bring light to a dark world, and so to set before us the objects we are to have in view, but also to give sight to blind souls, and by healing the organ to enable the…
The Conversion of Zaccheus
THE CONVERSION OF ZACCHEUS. Many, no doubt, were converted to the faith of Christ of whom no account is kept in the gospels; but the conversion of some, whose case had something in it extraordinary, is recorded, as this…
The Nobleman and His Servants
THE NOBLEMAN AND HIS SERVANTS. Our Lord Jesus is now upon his way to Jerusalem, to his last passover, when he was to suffer and die; now here we are told, I. How the expectations of his friends were raised upon this occ…
Christ's Entry into Jerusalem
CHRIST'S ENTRY INTO JERUSALEM. We have here the same account of Christ's riding in some sort of triumph (such as it was) into Jerusalem which we had before in Matthew and Mark; let us therefore here only observe, I. Jes…
The Doom of Jerusalem Lamented; The Doom of Jerusalem Foretold
THE DOOM OF JERUSALEM LAMENTED; THE DOOM OF JERUSALEM FORETOLD. The great Ambassador from heaven is here making his public entry into Jerusalem, not to be respected there, but to be rejected; he knew what a nest of vipe…
Christ's Enemies Nonplussed
CHRIST'S ENEMIES NONPLUSSED. In this passage of story nothing is added here to what we had in the other evangelists; but only in the Luke 20:1, where we are told, I. That he was now teaching the people in the temple, an…
The Husbandmen and the Vineyard
THE HUSBANDMEN AND THE VINEYARD. Christ spoke this parable against those who were resolved not to own his authority, though the evidence of it was ever so full and convincing; and it comes very seasonably to show that b…
Christ's Enemies Nonplussed
CHRIST'S ENEMIES NONPLUSSED. We have here Christ's evading a snare which his enemies laid for him, by proposing a question to him about tribute. We had this passage before, both in Matthew and Mark. Here is, I. The misc…
The Cavil of the Sadducees
THE CAVIL OF THE SADDUCEES. This discourse with the Sadducees we had before, just as it is here, only that the description Christ gives of the future state is somewhat more full and large here. Observe here, I. In every…
The Scribes Confounded
THE SCRIBES CONFOUNDED. The scribes were students in the law, and expositors of it to the people, men in reputation for wisdom and honour, but the generality of them were enemies to Christ and his gospel. Now here we ha…
Christ Commendeth the Poor Widow
CHRIST COMMENDETH THE POOR WIDOW. This short passage of story we had before in Mark. It is thus recorded twice, to teach us, 1. That charity to the poor is a main matter in religion. Our Lord Jesus took all occasions to…
Judgments Predicted
JUDGMENTS PREDICTED. See here, I. With what admiration some spoke of the external pomp and magnificence of the temple, and they were some of Christ's own disciples too; and they took notice of it to him how it was adorn…
Judgments Predicted
JUDGMENTS PREDICTED. Having given them an idea of the times for about thirty-eight years next ensuing, he here comes to show them what all those things would issue in at last, namely, the destruction of Jerusalem, and t…
Judgments Predicted
JUDGMENTS PREDICTED. Here, in the close of this discourse, I. Christ appoints his disciples to observe the signs of the times, which they might judge by, if they had an eye to the foregoing directions, with as much cert…
The Treachery of Judas
THE TREACHERY OF JUDAS. The year of the redeemed is now come, which had been from eternity fixed in the divine counsels, and long looked for by them that waited for the consolation of Israel. After the revolutions of ma…
The Keeping of the Passover
THE KEEPING OF THE PASSOVER. What a hopeful prospect had we of Christ's doing a great deal of good by his preaching in the temple during the feast of unleavened bread, which continued seven days, when the people were ev…
The Disciples Admonished; Peter's Frailty Predicted
THE DISCIPLES ADMONISHED; PETER'S FRAILTY PREDICTED. We have here Christ's discourse with his disciples after supper, much of which is new here; and in St. John's gospel we shall find other additions. We should take exa…