Luke 24

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This eternal Word of God I mean by which all things were at first created.

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He brought with him that doctrine which is worthily called life, ch. vi. 63, and xii. 50, because it leads to holy life here, such as God will be sure to accept of through Christ and to reward eternally, (whereas the law was the bringing in of death,) see ch. x. 10, and this vivifical doctrine was the means designed by God to lead and enlighten all mankind, especially the Jews, to tell them their duty, and therefore is called the light of life, ch. viii. 12.

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Though through the darkness of men’s hearts, the greatest part of the Jews themselves had no fruit or benefit by it.

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Matt. xvii. 23. ᶜ put to death by the heathens, Romans, and be crucified— ᵈ the other disciples of Christ, which were not of that number. HAMMOND, VOL. I. A 2

There came a man with commission from God to preach repentance to the Jews, whose name—

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He was by God sent on purpose to testify that Christ was the Messias, the true Teacher sent from heaven, that so by that testimony of his all men might believe on him.

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This John was not the Messias, but the whole end of his mission into the world was to bear witness—

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That Word which now I speak of, that is, Christ, is that true Light, eminently that, which Light is defined to be able to refresh and warm the coldest, and to enlighten the darkest heart; and he, as the sun after a long darkness of night, is now risen in our hemisphere (see ver. 10, and ch. ix. 5, and ch. xii. 46,)

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Mark xvi. 12. joined himself to their company.

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And at first, through God’s will so disposing it, they discerned not that it was Jesus. Or, departed to his own abode, wondering at that.

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[a] Cleopas] This Cleopas, “saith” Hegesippus, was the brother of Joseph, Mary’s husband, and so the reputed uncle of Christ, whose son Simeon, saith Eusebius there, was, by the joint consent of all the apostles then living, made bishop of Jerusalem after James, as being nearest of kin to our Saviour.

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But we were full of hope that he had been the Messias so long expected by us. And this being the third day since his crucifixion,

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Some women that were followers of him together with us, and that were this morning at the monument wherein he was laid, came and told us wonderful things;

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How that they found not his body there, but met with angels which told them that he was risen from the dead.

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And some of the twelve disciples, Peter and John, went to the sepulchre—

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Is it not by those prophets foretold to be decreed A a 2

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Which occasioned (see ver. 35.) their first suspicion that it was Christ, and presently they discerned that it was very he, and he immediately disappeared; in what manner or by what means, it is not known.

Was there not an unusual warmth of affections and passion upon us all the time that he talked—

used to associate with them,

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And as soon as they came, told them, saying, (see 1 Cor. xv. 5,) The Lord is—

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And they were in a terrible fright, thinking it had been a vision of some spirit without any real body joined unto it. ye doubt or suspect me to be a spirit without a body? it is very I, body and soul together: handle me— gave them leave to see and feel the prints of the nails in his hands and feet.

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And the greater and more transporting their joy was, the less confident were they of the truth of it, and therefore, to confirm them in the certain belief of it, he called for some meat. What you now see I did foretell when I was among you, before my crucifixion, and is agreeable to all the several images and predictions of me in all the books of God, which were of necessity to be fulfilled.

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Then by the special operation of his Spirit, he gave them the understanding of the scriptures, in those things especially which concerned the Messias.

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To which end he promised immediately to send them the Holy Spirit, (promised by God the Father,) to descend from heaven upon every one of them, and so to install them to succeed him in his office, till which time he commanded them all to stay, and not to stir out of Jerusalem.

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Acts i. 9. ¶ constantly at the times of devotion (see note [d] Acts i.) in some of the chambers of the temple, praising—