tions, and languages, should serve him his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed, Dan. vii. 14. He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David: And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end, Luke i. 32, 33. All things are delivered to me of my Father: and no man knoweth who the Son is, but the Father; and who the Father is, but the Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal him, x. 22. Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ, Acts ii. 36. The word which God sent unto the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ (he is Lord of all), x. 36. For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living, Rom. xiv. 9. God hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds, Heb. i. 1, 2. See also on chap. xi. ver. 27. clause 1. a And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the Gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned, Mark xvi. 15, 16. And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. And ye are witnesses of these things, Luke xxiv. 47, 48. But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jeru A. D. 33. salem, and in all Judæa, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth, Acts i. 8. See also on chap. viii. ver. 11. clause 1. b Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost, Acts ii. 38. Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls, 41. But when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women. Then Simon himself believed also: and when he was baptized, he continued with Philip, and wondered, beholding the miracles and signs which were done. Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John: Who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost: (For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus), viii. 12-16. And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water what doth hinder me to be baptized ? And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son chariot to stand still: and they went of God. And he commanded the down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him, 36-38. And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales: and he received sight forthwith, and arose, and was baptized, ix. 18. Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we? And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then prayed they him to tarry certain days, x. 47, 48. And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide there. And she constrained us, xvi. 15. And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, straightway, 33. And he said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John's baptism. Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus. When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus, xix. 3-5. Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you? or were ye baptized in the name of Paul? I thank God that I baptized none of you, but Crispus and Gaius; lest any should say that I had baptized in mine own name. And I baptized also the houshold of Stephanas besides, I know not whether I baptized any other, 1 Cor. i. 13-16. Else what shall they do which are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not at all? why are they then baptized for the dead? xv. 29. The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ, 1 Pet. iii. 21. cAnd Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water And, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him: And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased, Matt. iii. 16, 17. And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness, Gen i. 26. And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil, Gen. iii. 22. And the LORD said, let us go down, and there confound their language, xi. 6, 7. The LORD bless thee, and keep thee: The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee: The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace. And they shall put my name upon the children of Israel; and I will bless them, Numb. vi. 24-27. Come ye near unto me, hear ye this; I have not spoken in secret from the beginning; from the time that it was, there A. D. 33. am I: and now the Lord God, and his Spirit, hath sent me, Isa. xlviii. 16. Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. And there are dif ferences of administrations, but the same Lord. And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all, 1 Cor. xii. 4-6. The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen, 2 Cor. xiii. 14. For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father, Eph. ii. 18. For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one, 1 John v. 7. John to the seven churches which are in Asia: grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne; And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood, And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen, Rev. i. 4—6. VER. 20. Διδάσκοντες αὐτοὺς τηρεῖν πάντα ὅσα ενετειλάμην ὑμῖν· καὶ ἰδοὺ, ἐγὼ μεθ ̓ ὑμῶν εἰμι πάσας τὰς ἡμέρας, ἕως τῆς συντε λείας τοῦ αἰῶνος. Αμήν. a Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen. a Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock : And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock. And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell : and great was the fall of it, Matt. vii. 24-27. A. D. 33. MATT. XXVIII. 20. A. D. 33. Christ Jesus, Col. i. 28. Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, so ye would abound more and more. For ye know what commandments we gave you by the Lord Jesus, 1 Thess. iv. 1, 2. Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us. For yourselves know how ye ought to follow us: for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you: Neither did we eat any man's bread for nought: but wrought with labour and travail night and day, that we might not be chargeable to any of you: Not because we have not power, but to make ourselves an ensample to you to follow us. For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat. For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busy-bodies. Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread, 2 Thess. iii. 6-12. Let as many servants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honour, that the name of God and his doctrine be not blasphemed. And they that have believing masters, let them not despise them, because they are brethren; but rather do them service, because they are faithful and beloved, partakers of the benefit. These things teach and exhort. If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness; He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and Ye shall observe to do therefore as the LORD your God hath commanded you ye shall not turn aside to the right hand nor to the left, Deut. v. 32. What thing soever I command you, observe to do it: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it, xii. 32. And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread and in prayers, Acts ii. 42. And how I kept back nothing that was profitable unto you, but have shewed you, and have taught you publicly, and from house to house, Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ, xx. 20, 21. For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God, 27. Now I praise you, brethren, that ye remember me in all things, and keep the ordinances, as I delivered them to you, 1 Cor. xi. 2. If any man think himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things that I write unto you are the commandments of the Lord, xiv. 37. And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ: That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive; But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ: From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edify-strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, ing of itself in love. This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind, Eph. iv. 11-17. Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in strife, railings, evil surmisings, 1 Tim. vi. 1-4. But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine: That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience. The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things; That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children, To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed. Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded. In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine shewing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity, Sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you. Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please them well in all things; not answering again; Not purloining, but shewing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things, Tit. ii. 1— 10. Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy. Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul; Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evil-doers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation. Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake whether it be to the king, as supreme; Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evil-doers, and for the praise of them that do well. For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men: As free, and not using your liberty for a cloak of maliciousness, but as the servants of God. Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king. Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward. For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully, 1 Pet. ii. 10-19. And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; and to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience god A. D. 33. liness; and to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins. Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall. For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, 2 Pet.i.5-11. That ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken before of the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour, iii. 2. And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him, 1 John ii. 3, 4. And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him. For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things. Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God, iii. 19-21. Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city, Rev. xxii. 14. 6 For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them, Matt. xviii. 20. And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following, Mark xvi. 20. I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you. Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me because I live, ye shall live also. At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you. He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him. Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it that thou A. D. 33. MATT. XXVIII. 20. A. D. 33. wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not ened me; that by me the preaching unto the world? Jesus answered and might be fully known, and that all said unto him, If a man love me, he the Gentiles might hear and I was will keep my words: and my Father delivered out of the mouth of the will love him, and we will come unto lion, 2 Tim. iv. 17. The grace of our him, and make our abode with him, Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. John xiv. 18-23. Notwithstanding Amen, Rev. xxii. 21. See also on the Lord stood with me, and strength-chap. i. ver. 23. clause 2. END OF ST. MATTHEW'S GOSPEL. |