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96881 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 942.57 (Matthew Henry)

… , Matthew 7:22. These the Pharisees condemned not, but imputed what they did to the Spirit of God, and valued themselves and their nation upon it. It was therefore …

96882 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 942.64 (Matthew Henry)

… ? Micah 7:18. Even words spoken against the Son of man shall be forgiven; as theirs were who reviled him at his death, many of whom repented and found mercy. Christ …

96883 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 942.70 (Matthew Henry)

… 6:7. A troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring, such as Solomon speaks of ( Proverbs 25:26 ), must needs send forth muddy and unpleasant streams. Evil words are the …

96884 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 942.87 (Matthew Henry)

… salvation. [7.] She could only hear Solomon’s wisdom; he could not give her wisdom: but Christ will give wisdom to those who come to him; nay, he will himself be made …

96885 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 942.93 (Matthew Henry)

… , John 7:5 ); or what their business was; perhaps it was only designed to oblige him to break off, for fear he should fatigue himself, or to caution him to take heed …

96886 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 942.100 (Matthew Henry)

… ( John 7:17 ), and the best proof of it ( Matthew 7:21 ); that denominates us his disciples indeed. Christ does not say, “Whosoever shall do my will,” for he came not to seek …

96887 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 943.7 (Matthew Henry)

(2.) His pulpit was a ship; not like Ezra’s pulpit, that was made for the purpose ( Nehemiah 8:4 ); but converted to this use for want of a better. No place amiss for such …

96888 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 943.24 (Matthew Henry)

… 3:7, 12:18 ); and see that our improvements be proportionable to our advantages.

96890 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 943.40 (Matthew Henry)

… 13:7. This went further than the former, for it had root; and it represents the condition of those who do not quite cast off their profession, and yet come short …

96891 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 943.52 (Matthew Henry)

… , 6:7. It is especially good, if it may be, to ask of the ministers of the word the meaning of the word, for their lips should keep knowledge, Malachi 2:7. Private conference …

96892 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 943.68 (Matthew Henry)

[7.] The Master very wisely prevented this ( Matthew 13:29 ); Nay, lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them. Note, It is not possible for any …

96893 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 943.69 (Matthew Henry)

… 6:7, 6:8. Then they who sowed precious seed, will come again with rejoicing ( Psalms 126:5, 126:6 ), with the joy of harvest ( Isaiah 9:3 ); when the sluggard, who would not plough …

96894 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 943.70 (Matthew Henry)

(7.) The reapers are the angels : they shall be employed, in the great day, in executing Christ’s righteous sentences, both of approbation and condemnation, as …

96896 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 943.104 (Matthew Henry)

… , Ezra 7:6, 7:10. Now a skilful, faithful minister of the gospel is a scribe too; but for distinction, he is called a scribe instructed unto the kingdom of heaven, well …

96897 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 943.105 (Matthew Henry)

… Solomon 7:13. See here, [1.] What should be a minister’s furniture, a treasure of things new and old. Those who have so many and various occasions, have need to stock …

96899 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 944.7 (Matthew Henry)

(2.) How he was filled with causeless fears, merely from the guilt of his own conscience. Thus blood cries, not only from the earth on which it was shed, but from the …

96900 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 944.15 (Matthew Henry)

… , Ecclesiastes 7:17. The danger of sin that appears to sense, or to fancy only, influences men more than that which appears to faith. Herod feared that the putting …