...others suppose, that the place mentioned in the gospel, which our Saviour resorted to, when it is said, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God, Luke vi. 12. ought to be rendered, in that pariicular place where prayer TUOS wont to be made to God,*...

...(1 Cor. viii. 23.) Our LORD was pleased, however, to give this term a more particular application. "He called unto him his disciples; and of them he chose twelve, whom also he named Apostles" (Luke, vi. 13.) Their first mission (Matt, x.) was merely preparatory to the introduction of the gospel...

...solemnity, becoming the consideration of the important office which he was about to confer upon them. He went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God; ; and while his mind was impressed with this holy converse with his heavenly Father, and divested of every...

...Testament, which refer to sentiments fyc. among the Jews, in the time of our Lord. 46. Lukevi. l^i "And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and eontinued all night in prayer to God." THE Jews, beside their tabernacle, or temple, which was the...

...in like manner, attributed to him all their capacities of Luke vi. 13. "When it was day, he culled his disciples; and of them he chose twelve, whom also he named apustles." APOSTLES were messengers; and amoug the Jews, all messengers were called D'nibt?, apostles....

...filled with madness ; and communed one with another, what they might do to Jesus. 12 Ч[ с And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into...to pray ; and continued all night in prayer to God. Mark 3. 1. See ch. 13. 14. & 14. 3. John 9. 16. « Matt. 14. tí watched him. This is the import of...

...with madness ; aud communed one with another what they might do to Jésus. 12 And it came to pass m those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued ail night in prayer to God. 13 Aud when it was day, he called unto him bis disciples: and of them he...

...ONE OF HIS APOSTLES. Luke, it is evident they were selected from the whole company of hie followers. "And when it was day, he called unto him his disciples:...them he chose twelve, whom also he named apostles." The act of Christ, in choosing these twelve men, was a different thing from his electing them to be...

...OWE OF BIS APOSTLES. Lake, it is evident they were selected from the whole company of his followers. "And when it was day, he called unto him his disciples: and of them he chose twelve, whom also lie named apostles." The act of Christ, in choosing these twelve men, was a different thing from his...

...those days," when he was about to consecrate the twelve to the office of apostleship, " that he went up into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God ;" thus also was the glorious scene of his transfiguration introduced ; and thus he exemplified the...