Reflections on the conclusion of the Revelation, 569 IMPROVEMENT. xxviii. How sweetly and delightfully does the canon of scripture con- SECT. clude, leaving as it were, the music of heaven upon the attentive ear. "O thou blessed Root and Offspring of David, O thou Ver. bright and morning Star, impress on all our hearts these thy graci- 16 ous words, which thou hast condescended to speak from the throne of thy glory; thereby as it were, to aid the weakness of our faith, in those which thou didst deliver, while dwelling in mortal flesh." Then did the compassionate Saviour proclaim, from an eminence in the temple, to a crowded assembly on a day of peculiar solemnity, If any man thirst, let him come unto me and drink: (John vii. 17.) And now behold he makes the same proclamation from the celestial temple; he points, as it were, to the fountain-head of happiness, to the springs of the water of life, near the throne of God, 17 and says, Whoever will, let him come, let him take, let him freely take of this living water; yea, and not content with speaking this language by his Spirit only, he calls on his bride, to lift up her melodious voice, to publish this kind invitation; he calls on every one that hears it, to echo it back, as if the excess of his goodness overcame him, as if it were necessary to his own happiness, that men should accept of their own salvation. With what sacred observance should these books be guarded, which contain a message of such infinite importance! Of what 18 dreadful curses are they worthy, who presume to add to what is already perfect, or to take away from that which is in every part Divine. I trust none of us shall ever presumptuously attempt to do it: and may we be preserved from those mistaken interpretati- 19 ons, in consequence of which, we should teach the world, as by his authority, any thing which he has not dictated, or deny any thing which carries along with it the stamp of such an authority. "Have pity, O Lord, upon our weakness; impute not prejudices which thou knowest we do not allow; and give us a greater penetration of mind, to understand the true sense of thy word; a simplicity of heart to receive it; an integrity, so far as the duty of our places requires, to declare it; and a zeal to inculcate and defend it." And while we are thus employed, or employed in any other services which Providence has assigned us, in our respective stations and circumstances of life; whatever labours may exercise us, 20 whatever difficulties may surround us, whatever sorrows may depress us, let us with pleasure hear our Lord proclaiming, Behold, I come quickly, I come to put a period to the labour and suffering of my servants; I come, and my reward of grace is with me, to 570 Reflections on the conclusion of the Revelation. SECT to recompence with royal bounty, every work of faith, and labour of love; I come to receive my faithful persevering people to myVer. self, to dwell for ever in that blissful world, where the sacred vo20 lume, which contains the important discoveries of my will, shall be no more necessary; but knowledge, and holiness, and joy, shall be poured in upon their souls in a more immediate, in a nobler and more effectual manner. Amen, even so, come Lord Jesus. Hasten the blessed hour to us, and to all thy churches as far as it may consist with thy wise and holy counsels. And, in the mean time, may thy grace be with us, to keep alive the remembrance of thy love, and the expectation of thy coming, in our hearts, and to animate us to a temper and conduct, which may suit the blessings we have already received, and the nobler felicity after which thou hast taught us to aspire. Amen and amen. xxviii. THE END OF THE FAMILY EXPOSITOR. AN INDEX OF THE GREEK WORDS AND PHRASES REFERRED TO IN THE NOTES OF THE αγνωσω Θεω. Acts 17. 23. 1. αγονίες Μνασωνι. Acts 21. 16. d. i ακέειν. Acts 9. 7.. οι ακάσανίες. John 5. 25.1. ακρογωνιαίον. Eph. 2. 20. 1 Pet. 2, αλαζονεια τε βιε. 1 John 2. 16., αλεκτωρ εφώνησε. Mat. 26. 74. ", Cε τη αληθεια. 3 John 3.. αγραμμαῖοι και ιδιωται. Acts 4. 13. 1. αλλα, nevertheless. Acts iv. 17.1, αδωνα. Col. 3. 8. b. αγωνίζεσθε. Luke 13. 24. b. αδης. Mat. 16. 18. f. --Luke -Phil. 2. 6. b. αλλα, so. Rom. 6. 5.. αλλα, therefore. Acts 10. 20. к. αλινα εςι αλληΓορωμενα. Gal. 4. 27., αδικία. John 7. 18. .-Luke 16. αλλοθριοεπισκοπός. 1 Pet. 4. 15. f, 9.. αδοκιμοι. 2 Cor. 13. 5. d. αδοκιμος. 1 Cor. 9. 27. ". αθλησιν. Heb. 10. 32. h. εξ αιμαζων. John 1. 13. 1. αμαριανειν. John 8. 11. g. αμελαμεληλος. Rom. 8. 19.2. αμφιέννυσιν. Mat. 6. 30. k. αναβλέψω. Mark 10. 51. 5. εις αθέλησιν αμαρλιας. Heb. 9. 26. h. αμην, αμην. John 1. 51.8, αιρεσις. Acts 24. 14. .-1 Cor. αναδινωσκω. 2 Cor. 1. 13. 2.-Eph, 11. 19. b. αισθησει. Phil. 1. 10. f. αισχρολοΓία. Col. 3. 8. b. αιζεκ. John 16. 23. . τω αιλέντι σε διδα. Mat. 5. 42. p. αιων. Mat. 24. 3. d. αιων ετος. 1 Cor. 2. 6. f. Gal. 1. 4. d. εις τον αιωνα. John 4. 14.1.-John εις τες αιωνας των αιώνων. Rev. 20. ανακαμψαι. Mat. 2. 12. F. 576 Index of the Greek words. αναληψεως. Luke 9. 51. a, b. αναλοΓια πιτεως. Rom. 12.6. f. ανανηψωσιν. 2 Tim. 2. 26. . ανένιες τας ζευκληρίας των πηδαλίων. Acts ανηρ, no more than τις. Acts 8. ανθυπαλος. Acts 13.8.1. 4. 6. d. ανοηλοι. Luke 24. 25. f. Rom. 1.14.. ανομια. 1 John 3.4.. ανόμων. Mark 15. 28.. ανταλλαγμα. Mark 8. 37. 8. αντ' ανιων ανιας. John 1. 16. d. αντι τετε, answerably to this. Eph. 5.31. d. απερίσπαςως. 1 Cor. 7.35.1. απο, after the example of. Rom. απογραφη πρώλη. Luke 2. 2. 2. b. αποδεδείγμενον εις υμας. Acts 2. 22.3. εν τω αποσρέφειν εκατον, &c. Acts 3. απολαξασθαι τοις εις τον οικον με. Luke απολελεσθείσα. Jam. 1. 15.1. 26. 2. αρα, indeed. Rom. 10. 17.. αρα ων & αρα νυν. Rom. 7. 25. 8. αργον. Mat. 12. 36. b. ανλίδικος. Mat. 5. 25. 9.-Luke 12. αρελης. 2 Pet. 1. 3. . 58.g. αντικειμενοι. 1 Cor. 16. 9. f. αντιλέγοντες. Acts 13. 45. b. αντιςηναι τω πονηρω. Mat. 5. 39. 1. αντιλασαμενος. Rom. 13. 2. b. αντλημα. John 4. 11. k. αρισησαλε. John 21.12.8. αρισον. Mat. 22. 14. h. αρνια. John 21. 15. b. αρξαμενον. Luke 24. 47. f. αρπαζεσιν αυλην. Mat. 11. 12. f. εκ αρπασει τις αυλα. John 10. 28. d. ανωθεν. Luke 1. 3.f.-John 3. 3. αρπασμον ηΓησαλο. Phil. 2. 6. 6. .-John 19.11.1. αξιον θαναλε. Luke 23. 15. d. απαιζεσιν. Luke 11. 20. . & μη σε απαρνησομαι. Mark 14. 31.d. απαχθήναι. Acts 12. 19. m. υιον αρρενα. Rev. 12. 5. b. αρλεμονα. Acts 27. 40. g. απ' αρι John 1. 51.1.-Mat. 26. 64. h. αρῖι ελελεύτησεν. Mat. 9. 18. b. την αρχην, όλο και λαλω υμιν, &c. John αρχην εαυτων. Jud. 6. d. Index of the Greek words. ασθενενίων. Acts 20. 35. p. αυθάδη. Tit. 1. 7. f. αυλομαλη. Mark 4. 28.4. αυλη εσιν ερημος. Acts 8. 26. b. επι το αυλο. Acts 2. 44. h.-Acts 3.1.2. α. John 12. 41. d. αυλον. redundant. Acts 10.38.*. d απ' αυλων. Luke 24. 31. k αφανίζεσι. Mat. 6. 16. 9. 17.34.. κρες εκβαλω. Mat. 7. 4. B. -indeed. Acts 19.40.9. -an expletive. Luke 23. 22. -a copulative. 1 Cor. 15. 41. I say. Gal. 4. 25. 2. ο γεγονεν. John i. 4. . εις πασας τας γενεας το αιώνος των αιώ γενέσεων. Mat. 14. 6. 1. βαπλίζεσθαι επι ονομαζι Χρισε. Acts 2. γεννημαλα. Mat. 3. 7. . γενομένη; ημέρας. Luke 4. 42. f. a. γενο;. Mark 9.29.h. τε γαρ και γενος εσμεν. Acts 17.28. 4. γλεύκος. Acts 2. 13: k. γνώσεως της δοξης τε Θες. 2 Cor. 4. 575 |