A Plain Commentary on the Four Holy Gospels Volume 2; Intended Chiefly for Devotional Reading

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1855 Excerpt: ... 2 Jesus is transfigured. 11 He imtructeth His Disciples concerning the coming of JElias: 14 casteth forth a dumb and deaf Spirit: 30 foretelteth His Death and Resurrection; 33 exhortetli His Disciples to Humility: 38 bidding them not to prohibit such as be not against them, nor to give offence to any of the faithful. IX. And He said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That there be some of them that stand here, which shall not taste of death, till they have seen the Kingdom of God come with Power. This will be thought an abrupt way of beginning a Chapter. Indeed, as already observed8, it is an unfortunate division of the subject, --leaving the sense of the former Chapter incomplete; and perplexing the Reader who opens the Gospel at the present place. Let it be observed however, in passing, that he who desires to profit to the utmost by the study of any part of God's Word should, (as a general rule, ) notice the part which See the note on St. Mark viii. 38. has gone before; and especially he should attend to the words which have immediately preceded. The end of one chapter often contains a clue to the meaning of the next. Sometimes it is even necessary for completing the sense of it. Some references to a single Book of the Bible, illustrative of this remark, are added at the foot of the page; which the curious Reader will perhaps think it worth his while to examineb. On the whole, however, the manner in which the Bible has been divided into chapters must be allowed to be both happy and judicious; which any one may convince himself of, by trying to contrive a better Division. Requesting the Reader therefore to refer not only to the concluding verses of the foregoing chapter, but also to the remarks which have been offered at the beginning of St. Matthew xvii., a...