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James 5:13-20
The Pulpit Commentary on James 5:13-20
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commentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on James 5:1-20EXPOSITIONJoseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on James 5:7-20CONCLUDING EXHORTATIONSJoseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryMatthew Henry on James 5:12-18The sin of swearing is condemned; but how many make light of common profane swearing! Such swearing expressly throws contempt upon God's name and authority. This sin brings neither gain, nor pleasure, nor reputation, bu…Matthew HenrycommentaryCaution against Swearing; Profaneness Condemned; Confession and Prayer; Efficacy of Prayer. (a. d. 61.)CAUTION AGAINST SWEARING; PROFANENESS CONDEMNED; CONFESSION AND PRAYER; EFFICACY OF PRAYER. (A. D. 61.) This epistle now drawing to a close, the penman goes off very quickly from one thing to another: hence it is that m…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on James 5:13-18The life in God. The guiding thought of these verses is the intimacy of connection between our life and God. And the Christian, above all, should realize this truth, so attested in the incarnation and ascension of our L…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on James 5:13(1) Is any among you suffering? let him pray. Prayer in the narrower sense of petition is rather for sufferers, who need to have their wants supplied and their sorrows removed. Praise, the highest form of prayer, is to…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on James 5:13The power of Divine worship. On this verse there is a striking sermon by J. H. Newman (vol. 3. No. 23), 'Religious Worship a Remedy for Excitement.' "There is that in religious worship which supplies all our spiritual n…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on James 5:13-15Prayer and praise as a medicine. The previous exhortation was a dissuasive against profane swearing. In these verses the apostle suggests that the right use of the Divine Name is reverently to call upon it in all time o…Joseph S. Exell and contributors