Luke 7

The Spouse's breasts are compared to clusters of grapes (Song of Solomon 7:7), to show how fertile she was. Though the lowest degree of grace may bring salvation to you, yet not so much glory to God: it was not a spark of love Christ commended in Mary, but much love, [illegible]…

Faith is the queen of the graces: faith is the condition of the gospel. Your faith has saved you (Luke 7:50). Not your tears.

My bowels are troubled for him, I will surely have mercy upon him. Ephraim is troubled for sinning, and God's bowels were troubled for Ephraim, the woman in the Gospel stood at Jesus's feet weeping, and a pardon followed (Luke 7:47). Therefore I say, her sins which are many, are…

Thus (Luke 11:4) has it, Forgive us our sins, for even we forgive. (Rheims Testament on Luke 7:47) the papists take it otherwise, who say, Forgive us as we forgive, making our forgiving a cause, for which God is moved to forgive us in temporal punishments: whereas our forgiving…

Answer. We do not here pray that we might make God's name holy, as though we could add something to it to make it holy: but that we might be means to declare and make manifest to the world by the right usage of it, that it is holy, pure and honorable. The like phrase is used (Lu…

3. A righteous man's prayers are so excellent, because Jesus Christ presents them to his Father: prayer as it comes from the godly is mixed with sin, but Christ takes out the dross of their prayers, and presents nothing but pure gold; he dips the prayers of the righteous in his…

Reason 1. (Luke 7:47) Many sins are forgiven her, because she loved much. From which they gather that the woman here spoken of, was justified and had the pardon of sins by love.

Luke 7:13: And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said to her, Weep not. To be above the stroke of passions, is a condition equal to angels: to be in a state of sorrow, without the sense of sorrow, is a disposition beneath beasts; but duly to regulate our sorro…

Hence (John 5:40), our Lord says, You will not come to me, that you may get life: and (Matthew 23), at the close, O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, how often would I have gathered you, and you would not; this was it that did aggravate their sin, that He would, and they would not. So (Psal…

It is fully satisfied; and then for their consolation; seeing the Father put his own Son to suffer, and to so great suffering for them, what is it that they may not confidently expect from such a fountain? 3. This serves to hold out the wonderful great obligation of the elect to…

But 5thly, consider — all these are servants and preachers under the Old Testament, and you may be disposed to think that under the gospel, when the veil is laid by, and when Christ Himself, their Lord and Master, and His apostles come to preach the gospel, it should be otherwis…

When he cured the paralytic man (Luke 2:12), they were amazed and glorified God. When he raised Jairus's daughter (Luke 7:16), there came a fear on all, and they glorified God. 3. In all his life he went about doing good; and sought (John 8:49) to glorify his Father.

And 3. the humbled soul, for ought he knows, (I speak of legal humiliation) has no more any Gospel-title or promise that saving grace shall be given to him, even of mere grace, upon condition of his humiliation, or external hearing, or desire of the physician, than the proud Pha…

As Arminians expound many that Christ died for (Matthew 20:28) to be all and every man without exception (1 Timothy 2:6, Hebrews 2:9, 1 John 2:1) so they are debtors to us for the same liberty. Malachi 4: he shall turn the hearts of the fathers to the children (Luke 1:16), many…

If God give you a heart desirous and careful to maintain your peace, though it be not so lively as sometimes it was, yet it is certainly true and good. A third sign and effect of the life of righteousness is that which our Savior gives (Luke 7:47): "Her sins are forgiven her, wh…

If sorrow for other men's offenses makes Paul change his voice, much more are men to do it for their own. Peter, in his repentance left his presumptuous speaking, and fell to bitter and secret tears: and so did the woman that stood at the feet of Christ weeping, and washed his f…

Now because he might without controversy, rightly attribute these things to himself, in derision of them he answers for them; Surely we acknowledge, that he which is able to do such things, must needs be the true God. Word for word it is, we will say he is just: but the word jus…

17. And this report concerning him was spread throughout all Judea, and all the neighboring country. Luke 7:11. And it happened, that he went into a city. In all the miracles of Christ, we must attend to the rule which Matthew lays down.

For we must observe what is added, that there was a great concourse of people from all directions; from which we infer, that his fame was very widely spread. "Qu il a ete merveilleusement grand bruit de luy par tout le pays." — "That there was an astonishingly great noise about…

The kingdom of heaven means the renovation of the Church, or the prosperous condition of the Church, such as was then beginning to appear by the preaching of the Gospel. In this sense, Christ tells us, that "he who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than John," (Luke 7:28…

“Et en ce mesme instant son garcon fut gairi;” — “and at that very instant his servant was healed.” Luke 7:1-10 1. Now, when he had finished all his words in the hearing of the people, he entered into Capernaum.

6. And blessed is he who shall not be offended at me. Luke 7:18-23 18. And the disciples of John informed him of all these things;

19. The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Lo, a man who is a glutton and a wine-bibber, "A glutton and a drunkard," a friend to publicans and sinners; and Wisdom is justified by her children. Luke 7:29-35 29. And all the people hearing, and the publicans, justif…

15. He that has ears to hear, let him hear. Luke 7:24-28 24. And when the messengers of John had departed, he began to say to the multitude concerning John, What went you out into the wilderness to see?

prepare the way of the Lord. (Malachi 3:1; Luke 7:27.) In short, he had pointed out Christ with the finger, and had declared him to be the only Son of God.

Insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb to speak, and the maimed to be whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to see; and they glorified the God of Israel. So we are told, that on occasion of Christ's raising the son of the widow of Nain, Luke 7:16. There ca…

The Centurion, that we have an Account of Luke 7, acknowledged that he was not worthy that Christ should enter under his Roof, and that he was not worthy to come to him. See the Manner of the Woman's coming to Christ that was a Sinner, Luke 7:37, etc. And behold a Woman in the C…

They believe not this report, nor take any serious notice of it. This was the ministry of the Baptist, and they who received it not, rejected the counsel of God concerning their salvation, Luke 7:10. And so perished in their sins.

Not that he has a better object to love, but because the love with which he loves her, is like himself, and more excellent than hers. 2. There is no such refreshing thing in all the work of creation of Christ, no such feast, as the warming of a sinner's heart with love to him is…

3. The third thing in the verse, comes-in by way of question, either to heighten the loveliness that is in Christ's Bride; what is it that is to be seen in her? As, (Luke 7:24) etc. what went you out to see? No common sight: or, it is to meet with an objection that strangers may…

He bids them do no violence, accuse no man falsely; but be content with your pay, or wages (Luke 3:14). Neither did our Savior, when he so highly commended the centurion for his faith, rebuke him for his profession; but extols him for taking the ground and argument of his faith,…

Discourse with such a soul about his troubles, and he will tell you, that all the sorrows that ever he had in this world, loss of estate, health, children, or whatever else, are but flea-bitings to this; this swallows up all other troubles. See how that Christian Niobe (Luke 7:3…

Religion is a most sweet and pleasant and amiable thing: let not us by our indiscretion make it a task to ourselves, and a terror to others. The more the children of God are children of wisdom, the more they justify it, and its ways (Luke 7:35). Christian prudence is very much t…

Among the Jews they were called Fools in Israel, 2 Samuel 13:13. and so Proverbs 6:32. Whoso commits adultery with a woman, lacketh understanding. And sinners, Luke 7. 37. And behold a woman that was a [[•]inner;] that is, an eminent notorious sinner: by which term, the Scriptur…

Ah Lord! if I mourn not with Sion, neither shall I rejoyce with her. O, were mine eyes opened, and my heart sensible and tender, I might see cause enough to melt into Tears; and like that Christian Niobe, Luke 7. 38. to lie weeping at the feet of Christ. Lord, What stupidity is…

1. There is a creditor to whom the debt is due, and that is God. (Luke 7:41) when he would set out God's mercy, he says, There was a certain creditor, which had two debtors, etc. God is there set forth under the notion and similitude of a creditor.

He can cast body and soul into hell (Matthew 10:28). God is thus offended, and by saucy dust that is ready to fly in his face, inconsiderable man; and yet the Lord pardons, and this he does freely (Luke 7:42). He frankly forgave them both.

To magnify God argues a high esteem, or a due sense of his greatness. Again, God is said to be justified (Luke 7:29): the people and the publicans justified God. What is it to justify God?

So it is here with God; it is called counsel, not as if it were an arbitrary thing whether we did regard it or no; but because of God's mild condescension, when men are in danger of perishing for ever, the Lord gives us counsel: You are in a miserable estate, he is pleased to te…

Will you again relapse? So (Luke 7:47): for her sins are forgiven her, therefore she loved much. Grace melts the heart.

The reproach of Christ is enough to weigh down all the honors in the world, (Hebrews 11:26), Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt. 3. If your hearts be sincere with God, you will not be ashamed of his ways: For, Wisdom is justified of her c…

Now since his word bears up such a weight, all the church's weight, and our own burden leans on the promise of God, he can, by the power of his word, do the greatest things without visible means. Luke 7:7: But say in a word, and my servant shall be healed. Therefore his people m…

So when God has sent his faithful servants to admonish you, his ministers to convince that gainsaying spirit of yours, to ransack the corruption of your cankered conscience, so that the core might have been searched, and your distempers [reconstructed: cured]. Who knows what goo…

A fourth sort are such who have wallowed long in their own sorrows and their own performances, and services, and [reconstructed: at last] find (and therefore are forced to [reconstructed: confess]) there is neither power, nor pardon, nor peace there to be had, for their guilt an…

1. The bath of tears: go into this bath; Peter had sullied and defiled himself with sin, and he washed himself with penitential tears. Mary Magdalen who was an impure sinner, stood at Jesus' feet weeping (Luke 7:38). Mary's tears did wash her heart, as well as Christ's feet.

Tears for sin must be like the myrrh which drops from the tree freely without cutting or forcing. Mary Magdalene's repentance was voluntary; she stood weeping (Luke 7). She came to Christ with ointment in her hand, with love in her heart, with tears in her eyes.

A fountain in the garden makes it pleasant; that heart is most delightful to God which has a fountain of sorrow running in it. Mary stood at Christ's feet weeping (Luke 7:38). Her tears were more fragrant and sweet than her ointment.

You may love other things in excess, but you cannot love Christ in excess. Mary loved much (Luke 7:47), but not too much. If Christ cannot be prized enough, he cannot be loved too much; the angels in heaven cannot love Christ to his worth.

Objection one: I am discouraged from going to Christ to cure me because of my unworthiness. Just like the centurion who sent to Christ about his sick servant (Luke 7:6): Lord, do not trouble yourself, for I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof. So says many a trembl…

Christ will pardon a weak faith — he will honor a great faith. It was not a sparkle of love Christ commended in Mary Magdalen, but love flaming (Luke 7:47): she loved much. Christians, would you be as that beloved disciple who leaned on the bosom of Jesus? Would you have much lo…