This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1835 Excerpt: ... of James and Jude, who, that he may not be confused with Peter, has the epithet Canaanite, which Luke interprets a zealot; a word used originally in a good sense, but which afterwards, from the conduct of those who bore it, came to mean a bigotted supporter of Judaism. Our Saviour was a frequent attendant on public ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1835 Excerpt: ... of James and Jude, who, that he may not be confused with Peter, has the epithet Canaanite, which Luke interprets a zealot; a word used originally in a good sense, but which afterwards, from the conduct of those who bore it, came to mean a bigotted supporter of Judaism. Our Saviour was a frequent attendant on public worship, both in the temple, and in synagogues; and several instances of his private devotion are recorded r for in this, as in other acts of duty, his precepts are confirmed by the living law of his own practice. The night before this appointment of the Apostles he passed in solitude, in fervent prayer; and thereby teaches us, that, previous to any undertaking of importance, we should solicit the blessing and direction of our heavenly Father. 86--88. The Sermon on the Mount. Matt. v. vi. vii. Luke vi. Jesus had before this preached in the synagogues; but, probably, no building could have contained the multitude that his miracles drew around him, and therefore he ascended an eminence, sitting down, as was the custom of the teachers of his age and country. From its locality it has received the name of the Sermon on the Mount: and we have a similar one in Luke's Gospel, spoken on a plain; but this variation may be reconciled, by assuming, that, after curing the sick below, Jesus, in order to be better heard, removed to a rising ground. Many of the sentences contained in both may have been repeatedly uttered: but I regard them as two copies of the same discourse. Both commence with the beatitudes, and conclude with the same simile; there is scarcely any additional matter in Luke, and his omissions, in his abridged report of the false glosses and hypocrisy of the Pharisees, are easily explained from his writing for the use of Gentiles. Both Evangeli...
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