The former part of this chapter gives us an account of our Saviour's glorious transfiguration, he laid as it were the garments of frail humanity and mortality aside for. little time, and assuming to himself the robes of majesty and glory, the rays of his divinity darted forth, his face shined with.... [ Continue Reading ]
Observe here, the glorious attendance upon our Saviour at his glorious transfiguration; they were two men, Moses and Elias. This being but. glimpse of Christ's glory, not. full manifestation of it, only two of the glorified saints attend upon Christ at it; when he shall come in his full glory, ten t... [ Continue Reading ]
Observe here, 1. The person supplicating, Peter. No doubt the other two, James and John, were much affected, but Peter is more fervent and forward; yet there is no arguing with the Papists from his fervency to his superiority; his personal prerogatives were not hereditary. Observe, 2. The person su... [ Continue Reading ]
Observe here, 1. cloud was put before the disciples' eyes, for two reasons. 1. To allay the lustre and resplendency of that glory which they were swallowed up with. As we cannot look upon the sun in its full brightness, but under. cloud by reflection; so the glory of heaven is insupportable, till G... [ Continue Reading ]
Observe here, 1. The effect which this voice from heaven had upon the apostles, it cast them into. passion of horror and amazement. THEY WERE SORE AFRAID, AND FELL ON THEIR FACE. Learn thence, that such is the majesty and glory of God, that man in his sinful state cannot bear so much as. glimpse of... [ Continue Reading ]
Here we have the disciples' question, and our Saviour's answer. They ask our Saviour, how the observation of the Jewish doctors holds good, that Elias must come before the Messias come? We see the Messias, but we see no Elias; our Saviour answers, that Elias was come already: Not Elijah in person, b... [ Continue Reading ]
Observe here, 1. sick patient brought to Christ, the great physician, for cure and healing. lunatic, that is,. person, at certain times of the moon, afflicted with the falling sickness. 2. This sickness of his was aggravated by Satan, who bodily possessed him, and cruelly cast him into the fire and... [ Continue Reading ]
These words are. severe rebuke given by Chrsit to his own disciples. Where, observe, The person upbraided, his discples: and the sin upbraided with, unbelief. O FAITHLESS GENERATION! Yet was it not the total want of faith, but the weakness and imperfection of faith, that they were upbraided with an... [ Continue Reading ]
Observe here, With what facility and ease our Saviour cured this poor man, who was bodily possessed by Satan: with one word speaking, he delivered the distressed person from the malice and power of Satan. Thence learn, That how long soever, and how strong soever Satan's possession has been in. pers... [ Continue Reading ]
Observe here, How ashamed the disciples were of this open rebuke given them by their Master; they privately ask him the case of their ill success, WHY THEY COULD NOT CAST OUT SATAN, according to the power promised them to work miracles? Our Saviour tells them, that their power to work this miracle n... [ Continue Reading ]
Observable it is, how frequently our Saviour forewarned his disciples of his approaching sufferings. All was little enough to arm them against the scandal of the cross, and to reconcile them to the thought of what he was to suffer for them, and they were to suffer with him. Learn, That we can never... [ Continue Reading ]
Observe here, 1. The question put to Peter; DOTH YOUR MASTER PAY TRIBUTE? This tribute-money originally was. tax paid yearly by every Jew to the service of the temple, to the value of fifteen-pence. head. But when the Jews were brought under the power of the Romans, this tribute-money was paid to th... [ Continue Reading ]