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MATT. XXI. 46.-xxII. 1-3.

said, This is the Christ. But some said, Shall Christ come out of Galilee? John vii. 40, 41. Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know, Acts ii. 22.

CHAP. XXII.-VER. 1. Καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς ὁ Ἰησοῦς, πάλιν εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, ἐν παραβολαῖς, λέγων·

And Jesus answered a and spake unto them again by parables, and said,

a See on chap. xiii. ver. 3. clause 1. VER. 2.

Ωμοιώθη ἡ βασιλεῖα τῶν οὐρανῶν ἀνθρώπῳ βασιλεῖ, ὅστις ἐποίησε γάμους τῷ υἱῷ αὑτοῦ· The a kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, bwhich made a mayriage for his son.

a See on chap. iii. ver. 2. clause 2. Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear; forget also thine own people, and thy father's house; So shall the king greatly desire thy beauty: for he is thy Lord; and worship thou him. And the daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift; even the rich among the people shall intreat thy favour. The king's daughter is all glorious within: her clothing is of wrought gold. She shall be brought unto the king in raiment of needlework: the virgins her companions that follow her shall be brought unto thee. With gladness and rejoicing shall they be brought: they shall enter into the king's palace. Instead of thy fathers shall be thy children, whom thou mayest make princes in all the earth, Psal. xlv. 10-16. He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled, John iii. 29. For I am jealous over you with a godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ, 2 Cor. xi. 2. Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing. Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the Church, and gave himself for it; That he might

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sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, That he might present it to himself a glorious Church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish. So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself. For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the Church: For we are members of his

body, of his flesh, and of his bones.

For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh. This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the Church, Eph. v. 24-32. Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready. And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints. And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God, Rev. xix. 7—9.

VER. 3.

Καὶ ἀπέστειλε τοὺς δούλους αὑτοῦ καλέ σαι τοὺς κεκλημένους εἰς τοὺς γάμους· καὶ οὐκ ἤθελον ἐλθεῖν.

And a sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding : c and they would not come.

a And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand, Matt. iii. 2. But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand, x. 6, 7. Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars, she hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table. She hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the highest places of the city, Prov. ix. 1-3. And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us this is the LORD; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation, Isa. xxv. 9. Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he

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MATT. XXII. 3.

that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness, lv. 1, 2. And he called unto him the twelve, and began to send them forth by two and two; and gave them power over unclean spirits; And commanded them that they should take nothing for their journey, save a staff only; no scrip, no bread, no money in their purse: But be shod with sandals; and not put on two coats. And he said unto them, In what place soever ye enter into an house, there abide till ye depart from that place. And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment than for that city, Mark vi. 7-11. Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases. And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick. And he said unto them, Take nothing for your journey, neither staves, nor scrip,, neither bread, neither money; neither have two coats apiece. And whatsoever house ye enter into, there abide, and thence depart. And whosoever will not receive you, when ye go out of that city, shake off the very dust from your feet for a testimony against them. And they departed, and went through the towns, preaching the Gospel, and healing every where, Luke ix. 1-6. And when one of them that sat at meat with him heard these things, he said unto him, Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God. Then said he unto him, Acertain man made a great supper, and bade many: And sent his servant at supper-time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready, xiv. 15-17.

b Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lord GOD: for the day of the LORD is at hand: for the LORD hath

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CO Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not! Matt. xxiii. 37. I am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt: open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it. But my people would not hearken to my voice; and Israel would none of me. Sol gave them up unto their own hearts' lust: and they walked in their own counsels, Psal. lxxxi. 10-12. Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded; But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof, Prov. i. 24, 25. For thus saith the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength; and ye would not, Isa. xxx. 15. Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein. Also I set watchmen over you, saying, Hearken to the sound of the trumpet. But they said, We will not hearken, Jer. vi. 16, 17. As they called them, so they went from them: they sacrificed unto Balaam, and burned incense to graven images, Hos. xi. 2. And my people are bent to backsliding from me: though they called them to the most High, none at all would exalt him, 7. O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye would not! Luke xiii. 34.

But those my enemies, which
would not that I should reign over
them, bring hither, and slay them be-
fore me, xix. 27. And ye will not come
to me, that ye might have life, John
v. 40. Then Paul and Barnabas
waxed bold, and said, It was neces-

sary that the word of God should
first have been spoken to you: but
seeing ye put it from you, and judge

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MATT. XXII. 3—5.

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yourselves unworthy of everlasting | she hath killed her beasts; she hath life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles, Acts mingled her wine; she hath also furxiii. 46. But to Israel he saith, All nished her table, Prov. ix. 1, 2. I am day long I have stretched forth my come into my garden, my sister, my hand unto a disobedient and gainsay-spouse: I have gathered my myrrh ing people, Rom. x. 21. See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from him that speaketh from heaven, Heb. xii. 25. VER. 4.

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with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk; eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved, Cant. v. 1. is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die. I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world. Again, he sent forth a other servants, Jews therefore strove among themsaying, Tell them which are bidden, Be-selves, saying, How can this man give hold, I have prepured my dinner: my us his flesh to eat? Then Jesus said oren and my fatlings are killed, and all unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto things are ready: come unto the marriage. you, Except ye eat the flesh of the a After these things the Lord ap-Son of man, and drink his blood, ye pointed other seventy also, and sent have no life in you. Whoso eateth them two and two before his face into my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath every city and place, whither he him- eternal life; and I will raise him up self would come. Therefore said he at the last day. For my flesh is meat unto them, the harvest truly is great, indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. but the labourers are few: pray ye He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh therefore the Lord of the harvest, that my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in he would send forth labourers into his him. As the living Father hath sent harvest. Go your ways: behold, I me, and I live by the Father: so he send you forth as lambs among wolves. that eateth me, even he shall live by Carry neither purse, nor scrip, nor me, John vi. 50-57. He that spared shoes and salute no man by the way. not his own Son, but delivered him And into whatsoever house ye enter, up for us all, how shall he not with first say, Peace be to this house. And if him also freely give us all things? the son of peace be there, your peace Rom. viii. 32. Purge out therefore shall rest upon it: if not, it shall turn the old leaven, that ye may be a new you again, Luke x. 1-6. That re- lump, as ye are unleavened. For even pentance and remission of sins should Christ our Passover is sacrificed for be preached in his name among all us: Therefore let us keep the feast, nations, beginning at Jerusalem, xxiv. not with old leaven, neither with the 47. But ye shall receive power, after leaven of malice and wickedness; that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: but with the unleavened bread of sinand ye shall be witnesses unto me cerity and truth, 1 Cor. v. 7, 8. both in Jerusalem, and in all Judæa, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth, Acts i. 8. Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you but seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles, xiii. 46.

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b Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars:

c For thou, LORD, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee, Psal. lxxxvi. 5. And sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready, Luke xiv. 17.

VER. 5.

Οἱ δὲ ἀμελήσαντες, ἀπῆλθον· ὁ μὲν εἰς τὸν ἴδιον ἀγρὸν, ὁ δὲ εἰς τὴν ἐμπορίαν αὑτοῦ. But they made light of it, and went

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their ways, bone to his farm, another to his merchandise.

a Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentiles; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way: thus Esau despised his birthright, Gen. xxv. 34. Yea, they despised the pleasant land, they believed not his word: But murmured in their tents, and hearkened not unto the voice of the LORD, Psal cvi. 24, 25. The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction, Prov. i. 7. Others mocking said, These men are full of new wine, Acts ii. 13. Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance? Rom. ii. 4. How shall we escape if we neglect so great salvation; which at first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him, Heb. ii, 3.

b He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful, Matt. xiii. 22. For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, unto the day that Noe entered into the ark, And knew not until the food came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be, xxiv. 38, 39. And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused. And another said, I have bought fre yoke of oxen, and I to prove go

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pray thee have me excused. And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come, Luke xiv. 18-20. And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man. They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all, Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded; But the same

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day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destoyed them all. Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed. In that day, he which shall be upon the housetop, and his stuff in the house, let him not come down to take it away: and he that is in the field, let him likewise not return back. Remember Lot's wife, xvii. 26-32. For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace, Rom. viii. 6. But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some have coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows, 1 Tim. vi. 9, 10. Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God, 2 Tim. iii. 4. Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but of the world, | 1 John ii. 15, 16.

VER. 6.

Οἱ δὲ λοιποί, κρατήσαντες τοὺς δούλους αὐτοῦ ὕβρισαν, καὶ ἀπέκτειναν.

And a the remnant took his servants, and entreated them spitefully, and slew them.

a See on chap. xxi. ver. 35.
VER. 7.

̓Ακούσας δὲ ὁ βασιλεὺς, ὠργίσθη· καὶ πέμψας τὰ στρατεύματα αὑτοῦ, ἀπώλεσε τοὺς φονεῖς ἐκείνους, καὶ τὴν πόλιν αὐτῶν ἐνέπρησε.

But when the king heard thereof, a he was wroth: and he sent forth bhis armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.

a See on chap. xxi. ver. 41. clause 1. b The LORD shall bring a nation against thee from far, from the end of the earth, as swift as the eagle flieth; a nation whose tongue thou shalt not understand, Deut. xxviii. 49. O Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, and the staff in their hand is mine indignation. I will send him against an hypocriti

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cal nation, and against the people of my wrath will I give him a charge, to take the spoil, and to take the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets. Howbeit he meaneth not so, neither doth his heart think so; but it is in his heart to destroy and cut off nations not a few, Isa. x. 5-7. Lift ye up a banner upon the high mountain, exalt the voice unto them, shake the hand, that they may go into the gates of the nobles. I have commanded my sanctified ones, I have also called my mighty ones for mine anger, even them that rejoice in my highness. The noise of a multitude in the mountains, like as of a great people; a tumultuous noise of the kingdoms of nations gathered together the LORD of hosts mustereth the host of the battle. They come from a far country, from the end of heaven, even the LORD, and the weapons of his indignation, to destroy the whole land, xiii. 2-5. Thou art my battle-ax and weapons of war: for with thee will I break in pieces the nations, and with thee will I destroy kingdoms; And with thee will I break in pieces the horse and the rider; and with thee will I break in pieces the chariot and his rider; With thee also will I break in pieces man and woman; and with thee will I break in pieces old and young; and with thee will I break in pieces the young man and the maid; I will also break in pieces with thee the shepherd and his fock ; and with thee will 1 break in pieces the husbandman and his yoke of oxen; and with thee will I break in pieces captains and rulers, Jer. li. 20-23. But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me, Luke xix. 27.

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b And into whatsoever city or town ye shall enter, inquire who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye go thence. And when ye come into an house, salute it. And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you, Matt. x. 11-13. He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me, 37, 38.

But they which shall be accounted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage, Luke xx. 35. Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man, xxi. 36. Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles, Acts xiii. 46. Which is a manifest token of the righteous judgment of God, that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer, 2 Thess. i. 5.

VER. 9.

Πορεύεσθε οὖν ἐπὶ τὰς διεξόδους τῶν ὁδῶν, καὶ ὅσους ἂν εὕρητε, καλέσατε εἰς τοὺς γά

μους.

and as many as ye shall find, bid to the Go a ye therefore into the highways, marriage.

a Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets : She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying, How long ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge? Turn ye at my reproof, behold, I will pour out my Spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you, Prov. i. 20-23. Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice? She standeth in the top of high places, by the way in the places of the paths. She crieth at

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