Regarding the Eucharist. Give thanks as follows: First, concerning the cup: “We give Thee thanks, Our Father, for the Holy Vine of David Thy servant, which Thou hast made known to us through Jesus, Thy Servant.” “To Thee be the glory for evermore.” Next, concerning the broken bread: “We give Thee thanks, Our Father, for the life and knowledge which Thou hast made known to us through Jesus, Thy servant.”...
Davies, Lewis, & Edwards on Psalm 36
“Thy mercy Lord doth to the heavens extend, Thy faithfulness doth to the clouds ascend; Thy justice steadfast as a mountain is, Thy judgments deep as is the great abyss; Thy noble mercies save all living things, The sons of men creep underneath Thy wings; With Thy great plenty they are fed at will, And of Thy pleasure’s stream they drink their fill; For even the well of life remains with Thee, And in Thy glorious light we light shall see.” -Sr...
Jamieson, Faussett, & Brown on Mat 13:10-17
“He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven–The word “mysteries” in Scripture is not used in its classical sense–of religious secrets, nor yet of things incomprehensible, or in their own nature difficult to be understood–but in the sense of things of purely divine revelation, and, usually, things darkly announced under the ancient economy, and...
John Calvin on Suffering in a Personal Letter
“You know, Madame, how we should turn to our profit both the chastisements we receive from the hand of our merciful Father and the succor which he sends in time of need. It is certain that all diseases ought not only to humble us in setting before our eyes our frailty, but also cause us to look into ourselves, that having recognized our own poverty we may place all our trust in his mercy. They should, moreover, serve us for medicine to...
Matthew Henry on Indefensible Unbelief
“Note, It is natural to proud men to prescribe to God, and then to make that an excuse for not subscribing to him; but a man’s offence will never be his defence. II. His answer to this address, this insolent demand, 1. He condemns the demand, as the language of an evil and adulterous generation, Matthew 12:39. He fastens the charge, not only on the scribes and Pharisees, but the whole nation of the Jews; they were all...