INDEX TO THE PRINCIPAL MATTERS
Justice of man's actions imperfect, Job ix. 3, 20; x. 7. not to be exercised with too much rigour, Eccles. vii. 16. administered when, Zeph. iii. 5. perversion of it in the heathen world, Matt. xxvii. 26. Justification, not from legal offerings, or merit in works, Ps. 1. 9. ascribed to belief in Christ, Isai. liii. 11. one of the benefits of Christ's death, Rom. viii. 4. what it is, ibid. a benefit of baptism, 1 Cor. vi. 11. method of, revealed in the Gospel, established from the beginning of the world, Rom. iii. 21. proved from the Law and the Prophets, ibid.
requisites of, not difficult to be attained, Rom. x. 8. by the works of the law, how St. Paul argues with the Galatians against it, Gal. iv. 21, 31. caution against perverting his arguments, ibid.
explanation of St. Paul's and St. James's doctrine concerning it, Jam. ii. 24. pernicious opinion which some had fallen into, ibid. how guarded against by the Apostles, ibid. general doctrine of the New Tes- tament, ibid. what St. Paul meant by it in his argu- ment concerning faith and works, Rom. iii. 20.
meritorious, not procured by works, Rom. iv. 2. nor by faith, ibid.
-by faith without works, misconception of the doc- trine guarded against by St. Paul, Rom. ii. 13. St. Paul's doctrine of, abused in his own time, Rom. iii. 31. antidote furnished both by himself and St. James, ibid. two causes assigned for it by St. Paul, Rom. iv. 16. arguments from Scripture, by which St. Paul proves it to the Galatians, Gal. iii. 6, 8, 10, 11, 13. what it implies, Gal. iv. 31. how it may be perverted in opposition to the whole Gospel, ibid. by works, why insisted on by St. James, Jam. ii. 26. in what sense denied by St. Paul, ibid. in what sense not denied by him and maintained by St. James, ibid. how the sense of the words may be determined, ibid. statement of the Gospel doctrine, ibid. Justified herself, explained, Jer. iii. 11.
in the sense of pardoned and approved by God,' Luke xviii. 14.
what meant by it, Rom. ii. 13. what God's justi- fying us imports, Rom. iii. 20. signification of the original verb, ibid. what Hebrew word it answers to, ibid. how applied in the New Testament, ibid. mean- ing of the term in St. Paul's argument, ibid.
in the Spirit,' explanation of Christ's being so, 1 Tim. iii. 16. par. 5.
freely' explained, Rom. iii. 24.
by grace,' caution against misinterpreting it, Tit. iii. 7. care taken by St. Paul to prevent it from being abused, ver. 8.
'Justifieth the ungodly,' phrase defended, Rom. iv. 5. when God does so, ibid.
Justify, 'justified God' explained, Luke vii. 29.
himself, explained, Luke x. 29.
Justly, to do, what it is, Mic. vi. 8.
Keepers at home, what meant by it, Tit. ii. 5. what English word answers to the original Greek, ibid. Keeping of Christ's commandments, the only criterion of our condition, 1 John ii. 3. caution against other grounds of judgment, ibid.
- of God's commandments, sure criterion of our spi- ritual condition, 1 John iii. 8. and an infallible rule of His Spirit dwelling in us, ver. 23. KEILAH, in the tribe of Judah, 1 Sam. xxiii. 1. David's saving this city from the Philistines a noble proof of his generosity, 1 Sam. xxiii. 5.
KENITES, tribe of the Midianites, Numb. xxiv. 21. their situation compared to that of the eagle, ibid. prophecy of Balaam concerning them, how fulfilled, ver. 22. described, Judg. iv. 11.
Kept by the power of God,' in what case men will be so, 1 Pet. i. 5.
KETURAH, in what relation she stood to Abraham, Gen. xxv. 6.
Key, an emblem of trust, Isai. xxii. 22. Keys, meaning the power of opening and shutting, Rev. i. 18. 'to bear the keys,' to bear power and autho- rity, Rev. iii. 7.
Kick, wherefore kick ye at My sacrifices,' signifying great contempt for God's authority, 1 Sam. ii. 29. the allusion of the expression, ibid.
— against the pricks, a proverbial expression, Acts ix. 5. Kid, why not to be boiled in his mother's milk, Exod. xxiii. 19. remains of the custom in Arabia, Deut. xiv. 21. its flesh esteemed delicious food in Judea, Judg. XV. 1.
Kidneys of wheat, what it signifies, Deut. xxxii. 14. and why, ibid. expression still used in India, ibid. Kill, thou shalt surely kill him' explained, Deut. xiii. 9.
Killing of a person voluntarily, its punishment in Egypt, Exod. ii. 15.
in some cases not unlawful, Exod. xx. 13. unadvisedly, how expressed, Exod. xxi. 13. reason of the expression, ibid.
a servant unintentionally, why not punished, Exod.
Kind, after his kind' explained, Lev. xi. 22. Kindly affectioned, what it denotes, Rom. xii. 10. Kindness to the distressed, on what ground enjoined upon the Israelites, Deut. x. 17. from what principle it flows, ibid.
of God, explained, 2 Sam. ix. 3. kindness cove nanted between us before the Lord' explained, 1 Sam.
King, extensive signification of the word, Jer. xvii. 20. God's anointed, Ps. lxxxiv. 9.
the supreme Judge, Jer. xxi. 12.
to swear by the life of, customary in the East, Judith xi. 7.
put for kingdom, Isai. xxiii. 15; Dan. viii. 23. for a succession of kings, Jer. xxv. 11. of Israel, what prophesied of by Moses, Deut. xxviii. 36. in whom fulfilled, ibid.
reflections on the request of the Israelites to have one, 1 Sam. viii. 5, 7. the treatment they were to expect from their kings, ver. 11. the king which God consented to give, why chosen by God Himself, ver.
King of kings, Nebuchadnezzar why so called, Dan. ii. | KIRJATH-JEARIM, its situation, 1 Sam. vii. 2. how long
and Lord of lords, who assumed the title, 1 Tim. vi. 15. to whom the Apostle says it belongs, ibid. of nations, phrase explained, Gen. xiv. 1.
the assumption of the title forbidden, without the permission of the Roman emperour, Acts xvii. 7. Kings, persons of, how shewn to be sacred and in- violable, 1 Sam. xxiv. 5. instructed that they ought to be the shepherds of their people, 2 Sam. v. 2. good ones called in Scripture the light of the people, 2 Sam. xxi. 17. God's vicegerents, Jer. xxii. 3. sub- mission to them enforced, Jer. xxix. 7. See Go-
and persons in authority, why prayers to be made for them, 1 Tim. ii. 2. practice of the Jews at dif- ferent periods, ibid. and of Christians in the earliest ages, ibid. character of the princes so prayed for, ibid. inference with respect to Christian kings, ibid. See Civil Authority.
description of those in Abram's time, Gen. xiv. 1. what persons so called in Scripture, Deut. xxxiii. 5. remark explanatory of the condition of Moses, ibid. and used for reconciling a passage in Genesis, ibid.
in Edom, what Moses meant by speaking of them, Gen. xxxvi. 31.
of Midian, their rank, Numb. xxxi. 8.
six last of Israel, their fall predicted, Hos. vii. 7.
in prophetick style meaning kingdoms, or forms of government, Rev. xvii. 10, 11. the seven 'kings,' or forms of Roman government explained, ibid.
the two books of, their author, general contents, and Divine authority, Introd. to the 1st and 2nd books of Kings.
books of, slight discrepancies between them and the books of Chronicles explained, 1 Kings ix. 23, 28.
mother, a title of dignity in itself, 1 Kings ii. 19. Kingdom, a nobleman's going to receive one, the para- ble illustrated and explained, Luke xix. 12.
of God, its sense in the Lord's Prayer, Matt. vi.
of God and His righteousness, what it compre- hends, Matt. vi. 33.
'of My Father,' what it means, Matt. xxvi. 29. of heaven, or of God, different senses of the ex- pression explained, Matt. v. 3. used for the Christian dispensation, or state of the Gospel, Matt. iii. 2; xxii. 2; xxv. 1.
of priests, why the Israelites so called, Exod. xix. 6. Kingdoms, in Scripture signify not only those men- tioned, but others like them, Isai. xi. 14.
of the world, how shewn to our Lord in His temptation, Matt. iv. 8.
the ten, into which the Roman empire divided, Dan. vii. 7.
Kingly form of Government, its establishment in Judea a distinguished era, 1 Sam. viii. 20. had been pro- phetically declared by Moses, ibid. its late introduc- tion greatly confirms the Divine authority of the Mosaick law, ibid.
Kinsmen, whom St. Paul styles so, Rom. xvi. 7. KIR, its situation and condition, 2 Kings xvi. 9; Isai.
KIR-HERES, where situated, Jer. xlviii. 31. KIRIATHAIM, where situated, Jer. xlviii. 1. KIRIOTH, where situated, Amos ii. 1.
KIRJATH-ARBAH, meaning of the name, Gen. xxiii. 2; Numb. xiii. 22.
the ark continued there, ibid.
KISHON, rise and course of this river, Judg. iv. 7. Kiss of charity, why so called, Rom. xvi. 16. when and where used, ibid. why laid aside very early, ibid.
Kissing, a mark of high respect in the East, Gen. xli. 40. of reverence and subjection, 1 Sam. x. 1. an act of homage and worship, Ps. ii. 12; Hos. xiii. 2.
an usual mode of salutation among the Jews, Matt. xxvi. 48; Luke vii. 45. Kneadingtroughs, what vessels intended by the ex- pression, Exod. xii. 34. why carried by the Israelites, ibid.
Kneeling, proper posture of prayer, Ps. xcv. 6. a proof of our Lord's great earnestness in prayer, Luke xxii.
Knife, put a knife to thy throat,' a bold Eastern phrase, explained, Prov. xxiii. 2.
Knives, for circumcision, made of flints in the East, Josh. v. 2. knives of the same description formerly used in Britain, ibid.
Knots, dissolving of, phrase how used in Persia, Dan.
Know, meaning of God knowing Abraham, Gen. xxii.
by name, a mark of familiarity, Exod. xxxiii. 12. reason of its being so, ibid.
God's knowing any one, explained, Jer. i. 5. sig- nifications of the word, Deut. ii. 7; Job xxxix. I Hos. ii. 8; Ps. ci. 4.
'knew not the Lord' explained, Judg. ii. 10. I had not known sin,' &c. I had not known lust,' &c. explained, Rom. vii. 7.
'not to know any thing save Jesus Christ,' ex- plained, 1 Cor. ii. 2.
'to know Jesus Christ and Him crucified,' nume- rous particulars contained in it, 1 Cor. ii. 2. mistake concerning the best method of attaining it, ibid.
them which labour among you,' &c. explained, 1 Thess. v. 12.
Knowing good and evil, explained, Gen. iii. 5. Knowledge, what it often signifies in Scripture, and why, Deut. xxxiii. 9.
in our present state, difference between it and that in a future state, 1 Cor. xiii. 11. illustrated by the state of childhood, ibid.
what the proper objects of in religious matters, Deut. xxix. 29. what the contrary, ibid.
of Christ, quality of that which St. Paul desired, Phil. iii. 10.
Christian, what the end of it, Col. i. 10. Divine, perfection of, how signified, Jer. xvii. 10. of God, what it comprehends, and how testified, Hos. ii. 20; vi. 6.
practical, of our duty, is the truest and most ex- cellent, Deut. xxix. 29. so represented by Moses, ibid. and by our Saviour, ibid. may be obtained by all who seek it, ibid. the end of God's commandment, Hos. iv. 6.
religious, acquisition of, why especially necessary to the first converts, 2 Pet. i. 5. why still necessary to Christians, ibid. a security against erroneous opinions and improper conduct, ibid.
saving, on what founded, Prov. i. 7.
of sin is by the promulgation of the law which forbids it, remark on, Rom. vii. 7.
sinning against, a great aggravation of sin, Jam. iv. 17.
man of, why said to increase strength,' Prov. xxiv. 5.
words of, explained, Prov. xix. 27.
INDEX TO THE PRINCIPAL MATTERS
Knowledge, know the love of Christ which passeth| knowledge' explained, Eph. iii. 19.
KOA, its situation, Ezek. xxiii. 23.
KORAH, how related to Moses and Aaron, Numb. xvi. 1. occasion of his discontent, ibid. probable date of it, ibid. falsehood of his charge against Moses, ver. 3. character of his offence, ver. 12. his punishment a striking instance of the Divine power, ver. 31. re- marks on the difference between his destruction and that of Dathan and Abiram, ver. 32. why the censers of his company taken out of the fire, ver. 37. why his children not involved in his destruction, ver. 32. his gainsaying explained, Jude ver. 11.
sons of, probably an eminent order of singers, Ps. xlii. introd.
LABAN, his imposition on Jacob unjustifiable, Gen. xxix. 25, 26. See BETHUEL. Labour, the lot of all Adam's children, Gen. iii. 19. must be accompanied with prayer, Ps. cxxvii. 5. precept of, why joined with the prohibition of stealth, Eph.
Labourers in the vineyard, inference from this parable, Matt. xx. 3. right instruction to be derived from it, ver. 16.
LACEDEMONIANS, how brethren of the Jews, 1 Mac. xii. 7, 21.
LACHISH, where situated, Mic. i. 13.
Lacking nothing, riches of him who does so, 1 Thess. iv. 12. what necessary for the purpose, ibid. Ladder, interpretation of Jacob's ladder, Gen. xxviii. 12. LAGIDE, by what designated, Dan. ii. 32.
'Laid up in store, and sealed up,' &c. explained, Deut. xxxii. 34.
Lamb, Hebrew word signifies a kid also, Exod. xii. 3. our Saviour represented under this symbol, Rev. v. 6. his seven horns and seven eyes explained, ibid.
of God, Christ pointed out by this name as the expiatory sacrifice for the sins of the world, John i. 29. what is implied under the title, ver. 29, 36. Lambs, their fat in sacrifice consumed on the altar, Ps. xxxvii. 20. a great delicacy in the East, Amos vi. 4. remark on their being sent to David and his heir, Isai. xvi. 1. an usual present in the East, ibid. LAMECH, difficulty of understanding his speech, Gen. iv. 23.
Lamentation, a mournful ditty, how applied, Ezek. xxvii. 2.
Lamentations at funerals alluded to, Amos v. 1.
of Jeremiah, five chapters of, contain five elegies, when composed, the most perfect elegiack com- position, each elegy contains twenty-two periods according to number of letters in Hebrew, Introd. to Lament.
Lamp, give him a lamp,' figuratively used, 1 Kings
Lamps, burnt in the tabernacle continually, 1 Sam. iii. 3. applied in explanation of a passage, ibid. a familiar mode of expression with the Jews, what denoting, John v. 35.
Land, of Judea, God proprietor of it, Lev. xxv. 23. pro- hibition founded thereon, ibid. prophetical division of it, what it denotes, Ezek. xlviii. 29.
the Lord's, Judea why so called, Hos. ix. 3. salt, what it signifies, Jer. xvii. 6.
thirsty, propriety of comparison, Ps. cxliii. 6.
of promise, how styled in general, Deut. viii. 7. remarks on its fertility, ibid. why enlarged upon by Moses in Deuteronomy, ibid. not promised to per-
sons but to the people, Numb. xiv. 30. See CANAAN, land of.
Land, put for those who inhabit it, Ezek. xxxviii. 8. Landmarks, removing of, heinousness of the offence, Deut. xix. 14. necessity of prohibiting it in all coun- tries, ibid. great want of them in open countries, Job xxiv. 2.
Language, how an argument in favour of Moses's his- tory, Gen. x. 5.
original, uncertain, Gen. xi. 1.
- how confounded at Babel, Gen. xi. 7.
unity of, productive of agreement, Gen. xi. 8. difference of pronunciation in those who speak the same, Judg. xii. 6.
allowance to be made for, addressed to Eastern people, Ezek. xxiii. 2.
to speak that of Canaan, what it signifies, Isai. xix. 18.
what prescribed by St. Paul for the offices of re- ligion, 1 Cor. xiv. 13. inference with respect to the Church of Rome, ibid.
LAODICEA, its situation and quality, Col. ii. 1; Rev. iii. the Epistle from, what probably meant by it, Col. iv. 16.
LAODICEANS, church of, its present state, Rev. ïïì. 14. its indifference and unconcern about religion, ver. 15. its presumed wealth, but real poverty, ver. 17. how exhorted to buy real wealth, ver. 18.
Lap, shaking the lap, what expressed by it, Neh. v. 13. LAPIDOTH, conjecture concerning the name, Judg.
Lasciviousness, what meant by turning the grace of God' into, Jude ver. 4.
Last days, what the words denote, Gen. xlix. 1; Acts ii. 17; 2 Tim. iii. 1; Heb. i. 2.
time, what meant by it, 1 John ii. 18. Latter days, explained, Numb. xxiv. 14. times, explained, 1 Tim. iv. 1.
Lattice in the upper chamber, what meant by it, 2 Kings i. 2.
Law used for the Pentateuch, Deut. xxxi. 9. instances of its application to each of the five books, ibid. used to denote all the Jewish Scriptures, Rom. iii. 19; Gal. iv. 22; John x. 34; xii. 34. used in opposition to the Gospel, Rom. iii. 20. remarks on the meaning of the term, ibid.
book of, probably one continued book, Deut. xxxi. 26. when divided into five books, ibid. how polluted, 1 Mac. iii. 48.
of Moses, peculiar circumstances under which it was delivered, Deut. iv. 5. why delivered to the Is- raelites with a terrifick appearance, Exod. xix. 16. its delivery emblematical of the last judgment, ver. 2a. reflections thereon, ibid. renewal of, proof of God's reconciliation, Exod. xxxiv. 1. solemn promulgation of it at the first settling of the Jews in Canaan, Josh. viii. 35. impossibility of any change in it, ibid. re- marks on a correct copy of it found by Hilkiah, 2 Kings xxii. 8. copies of it then extremely scarce, ibid. the ignorance of it then prevailing how to be accounted for, ibid. how treated by idolatrous Jews, Ezek. xiv. 3.
various arguments of its Divine origin, Exod. xx, 17; Lev. xviii. 29; xxv. 4; Deut. xvi. 16; xvii. 16; xxviii. 2. consistent with the promise to Abraham, Gal. iii. 21. why called fiery law,' Deut. xxxiii. 2. why said to come from God's right hand, ibid. un- rivalled in point of humanity, Exod. xxi. 1. guards against every species of oppression, ibid. a criterion of the excellence of the Jewish religion, ibid. how established by St. Paul's doctrine, Rom. iii. 31. wherein it differs from the Gospel, ibid. how it be
came a means of multiplying sin, Rom. v. 20. what it is styled in consequence, ibid. for what purposes given, Gal. iii. 19. not intended as necessary to sal- vation, ibid. how long it was to continue, ibid. by whose administration delivered, Gal. iii. 19. why called the covenant of death,' 2 Cor. iii. 7. its infe- riority to the Gospel, Lev. ix. 2. why said to be 'weak through the flesh,' Rom. viii. 3. bears testi- mony to its own invalidity, Gal. ii. 19. in what respect weak and unprofitable, Heb. vii. 18. glory and ex- cellence of, wherein inferiour to that of the Gospel, 2 Cor. iii. 10.
Law of Moses, distributed under three heads, Exod. xxi.
Lawful to utter,' what it signifies, 2 Cor. xii. 4. Lawgivers of the Greeks, especially aimed at by St. Paul, Rom. i. 27. See Legislators. Lawsuits not forbidden by the Gospel, 1 Cor. vi. 8. nor by the example of St. Paul, ibid. under what circum- stances forbidden to the early Christians, ibid. appli- cation of the prohibition to ourselves, ibid. Lawyer, what the title means, Matt. xxii. 35; Luke xi. 45. in what the office consisted, ibid. LAZARUS, God's design in permitting his sickness, John xi. 4. Christ's sorrow for him, John xi. 35. reflections on the illustrious miracle of raising him,
introd. moral, of universal obligation, ibid. ceremo-Laying down our lives for the brethren,' what gene- nial, relating to the priests, &c. ibid. civil, relating to the civil government, ibid. ceremonial and civil laws intermixed, ibid. of limited operation, ibid. — moral, its excellence in establishing a proper prin- ciple of action, Deut. vi. 5. in what its characteristick excellence consists, ibid. the foundation of every moral virtue, Lev. xx. 9. wisdom of it, Deut. iv. 6. several of its provisions adopted by the wiser heathens, ibid. proof of its excellence, Lev. xix. 32. in shewing respect to old age, ibid. instance of its tenderness to the feelings of the poor, Deut. xxiv. 10. not abolished, Rom. viii. 4.
rally supposed to be intended by it, 1 John iii. 16. meaning of the passage and its context, ibid. Lead why used by refiners, Jer. vi. 29. Leader, how applied to Messiah, Isai. lv. 4. Leannoth, meaning of the term, Ps. lxxxviii. title. Learned, should observe caution with regard to prophe- cies yet future, Dan. xii. 9.
ceremonial, referred to neighbouring idolatries, Exod. xii. 3. its institutions, on what notions alone they can be explained, Lev. xvii. 11. proof of its wisdom, Lev. xx. 25. how shown to be abolished, Zech. xiv. 21.
municipal, proofs of its excellence in point of humanity, Exod. xxi. 1. its unexampled mildness and equity, Lev. xxiv. 19. instance of its good effect on domestick virtue and happiness, Numb. xxxvi. 6. instance of its judicious severity with respect to idol- atry, Deut. xiii. 6. remark on its excellence with respect to the sabbatical year, Deut. xv. 7. examples of its humanity and equity with respect to servants, ver. 12. instance of its wisdom with respect to man- slayers, Deut. xix. 4. of its equity with respect to false witness, ver. 19. proof of its considerate bene- volence in granting indulgence from military service, Deut. xx. 5. instance of its wisdom with respect to the finding of dead bodies, Deut. xxi. 1. softened the horrours of war, ver. 10. its wisdom in the regulation of paternal power, ver. 18.
of faith, how the Gospel is so called, Rom. iii. 27. why used to denote the Christian religion, ibid.
of liberty, in what respect the Gospel is So, Jam. ii. 12. why the Gospel so called, Jam. i. 25. com- mendation of those who practise its moral precepts, ibid.
of nature, the law of God, Gen. i. 14.
Learning, proficiency in, requisite and necessary for a preacher and teacher of the Gospel, 1 Cor. ii. 2; xii. 8-10. St. Paul's seeming disparagement of it ex- plained, 1 Cor. ii. 13. mistakes of ignorance and enthusiasm about it, ibid. when justly to be cen- sured, ibid.
- Christ, more than one manner of, intimated, Eph. iv. 20.
Leaven, why prohibited to the Israelites, Lev. ii. 11. prohibition adopted among the ancient Romans, ibid. putting away of it not very inconvenient in the East, Exod. xii. 15.
what compared to it, 1 Cor. v. 6. what alluded to to in the comparison, ver. 7. figuratively used, Gal. v. 9. proverbial, ibid.
of the Pharisees, &c. what meant by it, Matt. xvi. Leaves, green, men compared to, Ecclus. xiv. 18. of a book, what meant by, Jer. xxxvi. 23. LEBANON, whence its name, Jer. xviii. 14. the greater part of it within Solomon's dominions, 1 Kings v. 6. its cedars, ibid. few now remaining there, ibid. highest mountain in Israel, Jer. xxii. 6 celebrated for its fragrance, Hos. xiv. 6. its wine excellent,
why used for masculine dignity, Song of Sol. v.
put for Jerusalem, or the royal family, Jer. xxii.
Judea signified by, Hab. ii. 17.
put probably for the temple, Zech. xi. 1. glory of, the spiritual sense, Isai. lx. 13. LEBBEUS, how otherwise called, Matt. x. 3.
of the spirit of life, why the Gospel so called, Rom.Led of the Spirit' explained, Gal. v. 18.
in what sense all the law is fulfilled' by the love of our neighbour, Gal. v. 14.
against such there is no law,' meaning of St. Paul explained in detail, Gal. v. 23. subjection of Christians to the law of Christ, a privilege, ibid.
'we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully,' why the Apostle made this declaration, 1 Tim. i. 8. purport of it, ibid. of what law he speaks chiefly, ver. 9.
worketh wrath' explained, Rom. iv. 15.
and Gospel, in what the difference between them consists, Rom. x. 5.
Laws of God, regard to them superiour to all other considerations, Esth. iv. 16.
of the Jews, given by the lawgiver of the whole world, Gen. i. 1.
Leeks, probably the lotus, Numb. xi. 5. much used in Egypt, ibid.
Lees, settled on his, expression explained, Jer. xlviii. 11. Left handed, what the original word means, Judg. iii. 15; xx. 16.
Legion, what number it properly denotes, Mark v. 9. how used by the Jews, ibid. Legislators, Greek, modern in comparison of Moses, Deut. xxxiii. 4. See Lawgivers.
LEHI, why so called, Judg. xv. 9. water produced from a hollow place there, ver. 19. the fountain still pre- served by tradition, ibid.
Length taken for height, Ezek. xl. 30. Lent, I have lent him,' what it means, 1 Sam. i. 28. Lentiles, a kind of pulse, Gen. xxv. 34. how used in Barbary, ibid. very poor food, ibid.
Leopard, why said to be watchful, Jer. v. 6. kingdom
INDEX TO THE PRINCIPAL MATTERS
of Macedonians, why compared to, Dan. vii. 6. dis- tance to which he leaps, Hab. i. 8. Leper, how distinguished from other persons, Lev. xiii. 45. secluded from general society, ver. 46. such seclusion beneficial to himself, ibid.
Lepers, cleansing of, typical of the purification for sin, Lev. xiv. 2. ceremony explained, ver. 4, 7, 10. moral application of it, ver. 19. regard had therein to the poor, ver. 21. allusion to the law for their being sprinkled seven times, 2 Kings v. 10. why they sat at the gate of the city, 2 Kings vii. 3. sepa- rated from society as if dead, Ps. lxxxviii. 5; Luke xvii. 12. reflections on the conduct of the nine un- grateful lepers, Luke xvii. 18.
Leprosy, origin of, doubtful, Lev. xiii. 2. why per- sons infected by it unclean, ibid. a very calamitous disease, attended with the loss of hair, ver. 29.
in garments, difficulty of explaining, Lev. xiii. 47. different opinions concerning, ibid.
in houses, supernatural, Lev. xiv. 34. ralleled, ibid. the plague of London most near to it, ibid. how exterminated, ibid. conjecture concerning it, ibid.
law of, general remarks on, Lev. xiv. 57. its moral use, ibid. and wisdom, ibid. Letted, impeded, Wisd. vii. 22.
Letter, what implied by Sanballat sending an open letter' to Nehemiah, Neh. vi. 5. illustrated by modern customs in the East, ibid.
of the law, when it gives place, Lev. x. 20. and spirit, in what sense opposed to each other, 2 Cor. iii. 6.
Letters, question concerning those of which St. Paul speaks, 1 Cor. xvi. 3.
LEVI, put for Aaron and his successors, Mal. ii. 5. See SIMEON.
tribe of, Jacob's curse upon it taken off, Gen. xlix. 7. and why, ibid. why consecrated to the service of God, Numb. iii. 6. its blessing by Moses ex- plained, Deut. xxxiii. 8. not reckoned as one of the twelve in the division of the land, Josh. xiv. 4. what compensation made to them, Josh. xxi. 1. what their office was, ibid.
Leviathan, the crocodile, described, Job xli. 1. for a whale, Ps. civ. 26. what animal, a type of persecu- tors, Isai. xxvii. 1. put for Pharaoh, Ps. lxxiv. 14. LEVITE, God's just retribution on his concubine for her sins, Judg. xix. 25. the design of his dividing her bones, ver. 29. illustration of this action, ibid. LEVITES, their genealogy given by Moses, Exod. vi. 14. for what reason, ibid. fields of their suburbs, why they might not be alienated, Lev. xxv. 34. why not numbered with the other tribes, Numb. i. 48. their office, ver. 50. particulars of their office enumerated, Numb. iii. 6. not to intrude on the priest's office, ver. 10. taken instead of the firstborn, ver. 12. their officers under the command of the high priest's son, ver. 32; iv. 16. their number less than that of the other tribes, Numb. iii. 39. a difficulty about their number, ibid. why on entering on their service said to enter into the host, Numb. iv. 3. solemnity of offering them to God, Numb. viii. 10. why so offered, ibid. provision of habitations and grounds made for them, Numb. xxxv. 1. what space appropriated to them, ver. 3. why cities allotted to them in different parts of the land, ver. 7. which of them properly sacerdotal, ibid. judges and interpreters of the law, Deut. xxxiii. 10. had a considerable share of this power in the times of the New Testament, ibid. their dues probably not well paid to them in times of con- fusion, Judg. xvii. 8. period of their service, 1 Sam. i. 11. extended by David, 2 Chron. xxxi. 17. the
three principal classes of them appointed by David for the service of the tabernacle, 1 Chron. vi. 31. in what sense God helped them in bearing the ark, 1 Chron. xv. 26. twice numbered and registered in the time of David, 1 Chron. xxiii. 24. had the cus- tody of the standards of the weights and measures, ver. 29. similar custom in Pagan temples and in Christian churches, ibid. had their places by lot, not by seniority of houses, 1 Chron. xxiv. 31. those of the greatest authority were to reside in the country, as a sort of magistrates, 1 Chron. xxvi. 29. others appointed for the business of the Lord,' and 'the service of the king,' ver. 30. why a large proportion appointed for eastern Canaan, ver. 32. their prayer at the solemn fast one of the finest in all the Scrip- tures, Neh. ix. 6. the principal topicks on which they dwell in it, ibid. its useful application to our- selves, ibid. the proper apportionment of the tithes between them and the priests, Neh. x. 38. ration of those that returned with Zerubbabel, Neh. xii. 1. their due portion of the tithes, not given to them, Neh. xiii. 10. the psalm they sung on opening temple gates, Ps. cxxxv. introd. included in word Priests, Ezek. xl. 45. might hold lands in Judea, Acts iv. 37.
Levitical service, what the spiritual use and signification of it, Heb. ix. 8.
LEVITICUS, book of, meaning and reason of the name, Introd. to Lev. how its authenticity proved, ibid. three sorts of religious service prescribed in it, ibid. also civil and judicial laws, ibid. when the transac- tions related in it took place, Numb. i. 1.
Liar, why soon detected, Prov. xii. 19. what meant by, Prov. xix. 22.
Liars, what meant by thine enemies shall be found liars unto thee,' Deut. xxxiii. 29. and by all men are liars,' Ps. cxvi. 10.
Libation, wine tasted at, Dan. v. 2. Libertines, who they were, Acts vi. 9. Liberty, freedom from sin, Ps. cxix. 45.
not to be used for an occasion to the flesh, what St. Paul insinuated by the prohibition, Gal. v. 13.
of the Gospel, no exemption from the offices of love, Gal. v. 13.
LIBNAH, the probable cause of its revolt against Joram, 2 Kings viii. 22.
LIBYA, by whom Jews were planted there, Acts ii. 10. Lice, plague of, remarks on, Exod. viii. 16. referred by the magicians to the power of God, ibid. why they could not imitate it, ver. 18.
Licentiousness, vices of that kind particularly infectious, Deut. vii. 2. example of their being severely punished,
distinguished from liberty, 2 Pet. ii. 19. its con- nexion with infidelity and scoffing at religion, 2 Pet. iii. 3.
Lie used for idol, Rom. i. 25. for false doctrine, 1 John ii. 21.
- what used to signify, Rom. iii. 7. the original word used no where else in the New Testament, ibid. Lies, for false predictions, Isai. xvi. 6. idols so called, Ezek. xxiv. 12. perfidy in being idolatrous, Hos. vii.
Life of man, shortened after the flood, Gen. xi. 10. practically applied, ver. 32.
man's term of, not fixed by God's absolute decree, Job vii. 1.
valuable as opportunity for repentance, Eccles. ix. 4. advantages of, to be wisely used, ver. 7. under what metaphors described, 2 Tim. iv. 7. from what they are taken, ibid.
a virtuous one, a source of pleasure, Ps. lxvi. 18.
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