A Plain Commentary on the Four Holy Gospels [By J.W. Burgon]. 4 Vols. [In 7 PT.].

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: ... pious Writer says-- And now, having kindled in us the desire of Eternal and Angelic Life, our Lord proceeds to point out the way to attain it;--by Love. Thus the contentions of men serve to bring forth the truths of the Kingdom; and from out these discordant elements does our Lord mould the harmonious perfections of His New Temple 'not made with hands0.' i See the notes on St. Mark xii. 18 to 27. St. Matth. xvi. 1. See Acts iv. 1: v. 17, 24, &o. 34 But when the Pharisees had heard that He had put the Sadducees to silence, they 35 were gathered together. Then one of them, which teas a Lawyer, asked Him a question, I 36 tempting Him, and saying, Master, which is 37 the great commandment in the Law? Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, 38 and with all thy mind. This is the first and 39 great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy Neighbour as thyself. Seems it not rather a contrary commandment? Whereas in the former, the whole stream of Love is directed in one undivided current towards God, this second commandment seems to cut out a new channel for it, and to turn a great part of it to men; 'thy neighbour as thyself.' No, they are not contrary, if we take them right: yea, they do not only agree, but are inseparable. They do not divide our love, but they set it in its right course: first, wholly to God, as the sovereign good; and then, back from Him, according to His own Will, it is derived downwards to our neighbour. For then only do we love both ourselves and others Williams. aright, when we make our love to Him the reason and the rule of both. So then, our love is not to be divided betwixt Him and our Neighbour, or any creature: but is first to be bes...