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33841 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 623.1 (Matthew Henry)
… our spiritual privileges and advancements, and fetch in help from him against our spiritual enemies; we may pray for the prosperity of our souls, of our families …
33842 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 625.5 (Matthew Henry)
… that spiritual liberty which he came to proclaim, Isaiah 61:1, 61:2. 6. He gives sight to those that have been long deprived of it; The Lord can open the eyes of the …
33843 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 627.3 (Matthew Henry)
… a spiritual communion with those that dwell in his house above and are still praising him,—and that we have come by faith, and hope, and holy love, to the innumerable …
33844 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 627.5 (Matthew Henry)
… this spiritual sacrifice. (2.) There are the heavens of heavens above the sun and stars, the seat of the blessed; from the vastness and brightness of these unknown …
33845 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 627.10 (Matthew Henry)
… God’s spiritual Israel. He exalts their horn, their brightness, their plenty, their power. The people of Israel were, in many respects, honoured above any other …
33846 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 628.5 (Matthew Henry)
… over spiritual enemies, in which all believers are more than conquerors. The word of God is the two-edged sword ( Hebrews 4:12 ), the sword of the Spirit ( Ephesians …
33847 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 629.2 (Matthew Henry)
… God spiritual priests. And the repeated inculcating of the call thus intimates that it is a great and necessary duty, a duty which we should be much employed …
33848 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 630.6 (Matthew Henry)
… compare spiritual things with spiritual, they will be easy and safe; so that, if you ask them, Have you understood all these things ? they may answer, Yea, Lord. Note …
33849 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 631.18 (Matthew Henry)
… to spiritual wickednesses, the lusts of the unsanctified mind; these lead to fleshly lusts, which defile the body, that living temple, but withal war against …
33850 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 632.23 (Matthew Henry)
… , and spiritual blessings, than for silver, and gold, and rubies. Suppose a man to have got these in abundance, nay, to have all the things he can desire of this world …
33851 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 632.29 (Matthew Henry)
… thy spiritual life, an earnest of life eternal.” Life to the soul is life indeed. 2. In respect of honour and reputation: It shall be grace to thy neck, as a chain of …
33852 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 633.21 (Matthew Henry)
… the spiritual life was begun by the word as the instrument of it, so by the same word it is still nourished and maintained. We could not live without it; we may …
33853 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 634.3 (Matthew Henry)
… , be spiritual priests.
33854 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 635.6 (Matthew Henry)
… ; by spiritualizing common things, we may make the things of God both easy and ready to us, and converse with them daily.
33855 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 635.13 (Matthew Henry)
… -pence. Spiritual poverty comes upon those that are slothful in the service of God; those will want oil, when they should use it, that provide it not in their vessels …
33856 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 635.25 (Matthew Henry)
… the spiritual life in the soul, we shall not wonder that the cautions against it are so often repeated and so largely inculcated. (1.) One great kindness God designed …
33857 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 635.30 (Matthew Henry)
… the spiritual and eternal death which is the consequence of sin; he that does it wounds his conscience, corrupts his rational power, extinguishes all the …
33858 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 637.15 (Matthew Henry)
… conveniences. Spiritual and eternal things are the only real and substantial things. Joy in God is substantial joy, solid and well-grounded. The promises …
33859 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 637.26 (Matthew Henry)
… of spiritual life and the pledge of eternal life. He finds life, for he shall obtain favour of the Lord, and in his favour is life. If the king’s favour is towards …
33860 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 638.7 (Matthew Henry)
… ; live spiritually, and you shall live eternally,” Ephesians 5:14. [3.] They must choose the paths of Wisdom, and keep to them: “ Go in the way of understanding; govern …