And all the kings of Tyrus, and all the kings of Zidon, and the kings of the isles which are beyond the sea, Jer. xxv. 22. (See also Isa. xxiii.) And send them to the king of Edom, and to the king of Moab, and to the king of the Ammonites, and to the king of Tyrus, and to the king of Zidon, by the hand of the messengers which come to Jerusalem unto Zedekiah king of Judah, xxvii.3. Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of Tyrus, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they delivered up the whole captivity to Edom, and remembered not the brotherly covenant: But I will send a fire on the wall of Tyrus, which shall devour the palaces thereof, Amos i. 9, 10. And Hamath also shall border thereby; Tyrus, and Zidon, though it be very wise. And Tyrus did build herself a strong hold, and heaped up silver as the dust, and fine gold as the mire of the streets, Zech. ix. 2, 3. See on clause 2. ver. 15. ch. x. a How hath the Lord covered the daughter of Zion with a cloud in his anger, and cast down from heaven unto the earth the beauty of Israel, and remembered not his footstool in the day of his anger! Lam. ii. 1. Son of man, take up a lamentation upon the king of Tyrus, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Thou seal est up the sum, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty. Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was | A. D. 31. prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created. Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so; thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire. Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee. By the multitude of thy merchandise they have filled the midst of thee with violence, and thou hast sinned: therefore I will cast thee as profane out of the mountain of God: and I will destroy thee, O covering cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire. Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty, thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness: I will cast thee to the ground, I will lay thee before kings, that they may behold thee. Thou hast defiled thy sanctuaries by the multitude of thine iniquities, by the iniquity of thy traffic; therefore will I bring forth a fire from the midst of thee, it shall devour thee, and I will bring thee to ashes upon the earth in the sight of all them that behold thee. All they that know thee among the people shall be astonished at thee : thou shall be a terror, and never shalt thou be any more, Exod. xxviii. 12-19. I made the nations to shake at the sound of his fall, when I cast him down to hell with them that descend into the pit: and all the trees of Eden, the choice and best of Lebanon, all that drink water, shall be comforted in the nether parts of the earth. They also went down into hell with him unto them that he slain with the sword; and they that were his arm, that dwelt under his shadow in the midst of the heathen, xxxi. 16, 17. Though thou exalt thyself as the eagle, and though thou set thy nest among the stars, thence will I bring thee down, saith the LORD, Obad. 4. For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted, Luke xiv. 11. For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment; And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world A. D. 31. MATT. XI. 23-25. A. D. 31. of the ungodly; And turning the ci- | And whosoever shall not receive you, ties of Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes condemned them with an overthrow, making them an ensample unto those that after should live ungodly; And delivered just Lot, vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked; (For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds ;) The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished, 2 Pet. ii. 4-9. 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. 11. But I say unto you, that it shall be more tolerable in that day for Sodom, than for that city, Luke x. 12. b But the men of Sodom were wicked, and sinners before the LORD exceedingly, Gen. xiii. 13. Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrha brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven; And he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground, xix. 24, 25. As I live saith the Lord GOD, Sodom thy sister hath not done, she nor her daughters, as thou hast done, thou and thy daughters. Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy. And they were haughty, and committed abomination before me: therefore I took them away as I saw good, Ezek. xvi. 48-50. Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire, Jude 7. And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified, Rev. xi. 8. VER. 24. Πλὴν λέγω ὑμῖν, ὅτι γῇ Σοδόμων ἀνεκτότερον ἔσται ἐν ἡμέρᾳ κρίσεως, ἢ σοί. But I say unto you, That it shall be a more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee. a Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city, Matt. x. 15. VER. 25. εἶπεν· Ἐξομολογοῦμαί σοι, πάτερ, Κύριε Ἐν ἐκείνῳ τῷ καιρῷ ἀποκριθεὶς ὁ Ἰησοῦς, τοῦ οὐρανοῦ καὶ τῆς γῆς, ὅτι ἀπέκρυψας ταῦτα ἀπὸ σοφῶν καὶ συνετῶν, καὶ ἀπεκά λυψας αὐτὰ νηπίοις. At that time a Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, b Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes. a In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight, Lukex. 21. I thank thee, and praise thee, O thou God of my fathers, who hast given me wisdom and might, and hast made known unto me now what we desired of thee: for thou hast now made known unto us the king's matter, Dan. ii. 23. Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me, John xi. 41. But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth: Whereunto he called you by our gospel to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 Thes. ii. 13, 14. b And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth: And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift up mine hand unto the LORD, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth, Gen. xiv. 19. 22. Behold, the heaven and the A. D. 31. MATT. XI. 25. A. D. 31. hath closed your eyes: the prophets and your rulers, the seers hath he covered. And the vision of all is become unto you as the words of a book that is sealed, which men deliver to one that is learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I cannot; for it is sealed. And the book is delivered to him that is not learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I am not learned. Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men: Therefore, behold, I will proceed to do a marvellous work among this people, even a marvellous work and a wonder: for the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the understand heaven of heavens is the LORD's thy God, the earth also, with all that therein is. Only the Lord had a delight in thy fathers to love them, and he chose their seed after them, even you above all people, as it is this day, Deut. x. 14, 15. And Hezekiah prayed before the LORD; and said, O LORD God of Israel, which dwellest between the cherubims, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; thou hast made heaven and earth, 2 Kings xix. 15. Thus saith the LORD, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that ye build unto me? and where is the place of my rest? Isa. lxvi. 1. And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or saying of their prudent men shall be hid, unto him, What doest thou? Dan. iv. 35. God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands, Acts xvii. 24. : © He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given. For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance : shall see, but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath. Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand. And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye and shall not perceive: For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them. But blessed are your eyes, for they see; and your ears, for they hear, Matt. xiii. 11-16. Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight! Isa. v. 21. For the LORD hath poured out upon you the spirit of deep sleep, and VOL. I. xxix. 10-14. And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity, and out of darkness. The meek also shall increase their joy in the LORD, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel, 18, 19. And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parable. And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables: That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them, Mark iv. 10-12. Have any of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed on him? But this people who knoweth not the law are cursed, John vii. 48, 49. And Jesus said, For judgment I am come into this world, that they which see not might see; and that they which see might be made blind. And some of the Pharisees which were with him heard these words, and said unto him, Are we blind also? Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye should have no sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth, ix. 39–41. That the saying of Esaias the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spake, P A. D. 31. MATT. XI. 25. A. D. 31. Lord, who hath believed our report? | yet not the wisdom of this world, nor and to whom hath the arm of the of the princes of this world, that come Lord been revealed? Therefore they to nought: But we speak the wisdom could not believe, because that Esaias of God in a mystery, even the hidden said again, He hath blinded their eyes, wisdom, which God ordained before and hardened their heart; that they the world unto our glory: Which should not see with their eyes, nor none of the princes of this world understand with their heart, and be knew: for had they known it, they converted, and I should heal them, would not have crucified the Lord of xii. 38-40. (According as it is writ- glory, ii. 6-8. Let no man deceive ten, God hath given them the spirit of himself. If any man among you seemslumber, eyes that they should not eth to be wise in this world, let him besee, and ears that they should not come a fool, that he may be wise. For hear;) unto this day. And David the wisdom of this world is foolishness saith, Let their table be made a snare, with God. For it is written, He taketh and a trap, and a stumblingblock, the wise in their own craftiness. And and a recompence unto them: Let again, The Lord knoweth the thoughts their eyes be darkened, that they may of the wise, that they are vain, iii. not see, and bow down their back al- 18-20. But if our gospel be hid, way, Rom. xi. 8-10. For the preach- it is hid to them that are lost: In ing of the cross is to them that perish, whom the god of this world hath foolishness; but unto us which are blinded the minds of them which besaved it is the power of God. For it lieve not, lest the light of the glorious is written, I will destroy the wisdom gospel of Christ, who is the image of of the wise, and will bring to nothing God, should shine unto them. For the understanding of the prudent. we preach not ourselves, but Christ Where is the wise? where is the Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your Scribe? where is the disputer of this servants for Jesus' sake. For God, world? hath not God made foolish the who commanded the light to shine wisdom of this world? For after that out of darkness, hath shined in our in the wisdom of God the world by hearts, to give the light of the knowwisdom knew not God, it pleased ledge of the glory of God in the face God by the foolishness of preaching of Jesus Christ, 2 Cor. iv. 3-6. to save them that believe. For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom: But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock; and unto the Greeks foolishness; But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God. Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men ; and the weakness of God is stronger than men. For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble are called: But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are; That no flesh should glory in his presence, 1 Cor. i. 18-29. Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: d And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven, Matt. xvi. 17. And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven, xviii. 3, 4. And said unto him, Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus saith unto them, Yea; have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise? xxi. 16. Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger, Ps. viii. 2. Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations. Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child. But the LORD said unto me, Say not, I am a child for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak, Jer. i. 5—7. But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God. Verily I say unto you, whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein. And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them, Mark x. 14-16. VER. 26. Ναὶ ὁ πατὴς, ὅτι οὕτως ἐγένετο εὐδοκία ἔμπροσθέν σου. Even so, Father: afor so it seemed good in thy sight. a Why dost thou strive against him? for he giveth not account of any of his matters, Job xxxiii. 13. Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure, Isa. xlvi. 10. Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth, Rom. ix. 18. O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out! For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counsellor? Or who bath first given to him, and it shall be recompensed unto him again? For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen, xi. 33-36. Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself: In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will, Eph. i. 9. 11. According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord, iii. 11. Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which A. D. 31. was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began, 2 Tim. i. 9. VER. 27. καὶ οὐδεὶς ἐπιγινώσκει τὸν υἱὸν, εἰ μὴ ὁ παΠάντα μοι παρεδόθη ὑπὸ τοῦ πατρός μου· hg oud èTòv TATÉpa TìÇ Èmıyıvóona, ei jù ὁ υἱὸς, καὶ ᾧ ἐὰν βοΰληται ὁ υἱὸς ἀποκα λύψαι. a All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and b no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him. a And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth, Matt. xxviii. 18. The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand, John iii. 35. For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them, even so the Son quickeneth whom he will. For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son: that all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him. Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life. Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live. For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself; And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man. Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation, v. 21-29. Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he was come from God, and went to God, xiii. 3. As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him, xvii. 2. For he must reign, till he |