OF

OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST

ILLUSTRATED IN

A SERIES OF EXPOSITIONS.

BY JOHN BROWN, D. D.,

PROFESSOR OF EXEGETICAL THEOLOGY TO THE UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH,
AND SENIOR MINISTER OF THE UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CONGREGATION,
BROUGHTON PLACE, EDinburgh.

ΔΕΙ – ΜΝΗΜΟΝΕΥΕΙΝ ΤΩΝ ΛΟΓΩΝ ΤΟΥ ΚΥΡΙΟΥ ΙΗΣΟΥ -ΠΑΥΛΟΣ.

IN THREE VOLUMES.

VOL. II.

EDINBURGH: WILLIAM OLIPHANT AND SONS.

LONDON: HAMILTON, ADAMS, AND COMPANY.
GLASGOW: DAVID ROBERTSON.

OTHEC

MURRAY AND GIBB, PRINTERS, EDINBURGH.

CONTENTS.

EXPOSITION VIII.

HUMAN AUTHORITY IN RELIGION CONDEMNED.

MATTH. XV. 1-20; MARK VII. 1-23-p. 1.

Jewish custom of washing hands before meat as a religious rite, p. 2. Our

Lord's condemnation of the practice, and of all unauthorised religious ob-

servances, as useless, p. 3. As mischievous, p. 5. Illustration of their mis-

chievousness, p. 6. Jewish doctrine of vows, p. 7. Application to our cir-

cumstances, p. 9. What really defiles a man, p. 12. All doctrines and

usages in religion, unauthorised by God, doomed to extirpation, p. 19.-

NOTE-Impurity and sectarianism the master maladies of christian churches,

and closely connected, p. 19.

EXPOSITION IX.

UNLIMITED INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE IN THE BLESSINGS

OF SALVATION.

JOHN VII. 37, 38:-" In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood

and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me and drink. He that

believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, Out of his belly shall flow rivers of

living water," p. 21.

INTRODUCTION, p. 21.-PART I. THE INVITATION, p. 25. § 1. The persons in-

vited-"the thirsty," p. 26. § 2. The fountain to which they are invited-

ME, p. 26. § 3. The double call, p. 28. (1.) "Come," p. 29. (2.) "Drink,"

p. 30. § 4. The unlimited extent of the invitation-" If any man," p. 31.-

PART II. THE CONSEQUENCES OF ACCEPTING THE INVITATION-p. 32. In-

troductory explicatory remarks, p. 32. § 1. He who accepts the invitation

obtains abundant permanent happiness, p. 36. § 2. He who accepts the in-

vitation manifests his happiness, p. 37. § 3. He who accepts the invita-

tion becomes the means of communicating happiness to others. Appendix.

Expository note of the evangelist. John vii. 39:-" But this spake he of the

Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost

was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified." Connection

between the giving of the Spirit and the glorification of Christ, p. 40.

EXPOSITION X.

MISCELLANEOUS.

JOHN VIII. 12-59-p. 47..

INTRODUCTION, p. 47.-PART I. CHRIST THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD-John viii.

12, p. 39-50. § 1. The claim, John viii. 12, p. 51. § 2. The claim vindicated,

John viii. 13-19, p. 53.-PART II. TRUE LIBERTY. REAL SLAVERY, John viii.

30-36, p. 67.-Part III. The SPIRITUAL PATERNITY OF THE UNBELIEVING

Jews-John viii. 37-50, p. 80. § 1. Not the spiritual children of Abraham,

John viii. 37-40, p. 80. § 2. Not the spiritual children of God, John viii.

41-43, p. 82. § 3. The children of the devil, John viii. 44-55, p. 85.-PART

IV. THE PRE-EXISTENCE AND DIVINITY OF CHRIST-John viii. 56-58.-CON-

CLUSION, p. 115.-NOTES-NOTE A. Peculiarity of our Lord's mode of teach-

ing, Townson, p. 117. NOTE B. Meaning and reference of exáv, John viii.

25, Tholuck, p. 119. NOTE C. The devil the father of the Jews, Tholuck, p.

120.

EXPOSITION XI.

THE CHURCH AND ITS OFFICE-BEARERS-TRUE AND FALSE.

JOHN X. 1-9-p. 125.

INTRODUCTION, p. 125.-PART OF THE FOLDED SHEEP, p. 128.-PART II.

Of the door of the fold, p. 130.-PART III. OF THE TRUE Shepherds

WHO ENTER IN BY THE DOOR, p. 131.-PART IV. OF THE false shephERDS

WHO DO NOT ENTER IN BY THE DOOR, p. 137.-CONCLUSION, p. 142.

EXPOSITION XII.

THE GOOD SHEPHERD.

JOHN X. 11.-"I am the good Shepherd.”—p. 145.

INTRODUCTION, p. 145.-PART I. Jesus Christ, as the good shepherd, secures

for his peculiar people all the blessings they stand in need of, p. 151.-PART

II. Jesus Christ, as the good shepherd, secures blessings for his people at

the greatest conceivable expense to himself, p. 153.—PART III. There sub-

sists the most intimate and endearing mutual acquaintance and intercourse

between Jesus Christ as the good shepherd, and his people, p. 157.-PART

IV. Jesus Christ as the good shepherd cares for all his people, p. 162.

EXPOSITION XIII.

THE SON IN ACCOMPLISHING THE WORK COMMITTED TO

HIM, THE OBJECT OF THE FATHER'S DELIGHT.

JOHN X. 17, 18.—"Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down

my life, that I might take it again. No man taketh it from me, but I lay it

down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again.

This commandment have I received of my Father."-p. 168.

INTRODUCTION, p. 168. PART I. THE GREAT WORK IN WHICH THE SON IS EN-

GAGED, p. 172.—PART II. THE APPOINTMENT OF THE SON TO HIS GREAT

WORK BY THE FATHER, p. 177.-PART III. THE QUALIFICATIONS OF THE SON

FOR HIS GREAT WORK, p. 182.-PART IV. THE SON'S ACCOMPLISHMENT OF

HIS GREAT WORK, p. 188.-PART V. THE COMPLACENCY MANIFESTED BY THE

FATHER TO THE SON IN THE ACCOMPLISHMENT, AND FOR THE ACCOMPLISH-

MENT, OF HIS GREAT WORK, p. 190. CONCLUSION, p. 193.-NOTE, Connection
and meaning of ive λáßw.—Tholuck.

EXPOSITION XIV.

CONVERSATION WITH THE JEWS AT THE FEAST OF

DEDICATION.

JOHN X. 22-42-p. 197.

INTRODUCTION, p. 197.-Feast of dedication,-what? p. 199. The Jews' com-

plaint, p. 204. Our Lord's reply, p. 208. His account of their unbelief, p.

214. The absolute security of "his sheep," p. 219. Our Lord's unity with the

Father asserted, p. 226. Exasperation of the Jews at this, p. 229. They

charge him with blasphemy, p. 234. His defence, p. 236.

EXPOSITION XV.

INTERVIEW WITH THE GREEKS.

JOHN XII. 20-26-p. 246.

Who were these "Greeks?" p. 248. The "hour" of the glorification of the Son

of Man, p. 255. The corn of wheat dying and falling into the earth, p. 257.

Loving life, the way to lose it; hating it, the way to "keep it unto life eternal,"

p. 261. The duty and reward of the true disciple, p. 262.

EXPOSITION XVI.

INTERNAL SUFFERINGS OF CHRIST.

JOHN XII. 27, 28.-" Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father,

save me from this hour: but for this cause came I unto this hour. Father,

glorify thy name. Then came there a voice from heaven, saying, I have both

glorified it, and will glorify it again."-p. 266.

INTRODUCTION, p. 267.-PART I. OUR SAVIOUR'S INTERNAL SUFFERINGS, p. 268.

PART II. THE EXERCISE OF OUR LORD'S MIND UNDER HIS INTERNAL SUF-