his consequent imprisonment, 209-
and subsequent death, 210-where it
took place, ib.-the popular character
of John's ministry, 304-reasons for
the insertion of the account of the
birth and parentage of the Baptist,
535, 536 - signification of the name
John, noticed, 538-in what his great-
ness consisted, ib. — wherein he was
the prophet of Christ, 552-his educa-
tion and early life, mentioned, 554-
his ministry eminently successful
among the publicans, 599-the objects
contemplated in the mission of John,

600

Jonas, the history of, mentioned by our
Lord as a sign of his own resurrection,
186 - in what respect Christ was
greater than Jonas, 187

Jordan, meaning of the phrase, “bap-
tized in Jordan," 47-no support for
the practice of baptizing by immersion
found in this passage, 51-the source
of the Jordan, noticed, 229

Joseph of Arimathea, an instance of a rich

man entering the kingdom of heaven,
278-no intimation of a greater num-
ber of spiritual gifts having been con-
ferred upon him, 285-account of his
birth-place, 433—and character, 433,

523

- the honourable course he fol-
lowed in regard to the body of our
Lord, 433-his tomb, described, ib.-
embalms the body of Christ, in which
he is assisted by Nicodemus, a proof
they did not anticipate his resurrection,
433, 434-his affection for the Saviour,
commended, 434-in what respect he
was an honourable counsellor, 523-
where his courage lay in asking for the
body of our Lord, ib.

Joseph, the husband of Mary, his charac-
ter, justly stated, 25-the reason why
Egypt was his retreat from the perse-
cution of Herod, 38-his residence at
Nazareth, accounted for, 42-the tes-
timony of early tradition respecting the
occupation of Joseph, 206-the sup-
posed poverty of the holy family,
noticed, 206, 560-the supposition that
Joseph died before our Lord entered
upon his public ministry, mentioned,
605, 606

Josephus, the historian, his silence re-
specting the massacre of the innocents,
accounted for, 40-his account of the
Pharisees, 47-his description of the
royal portico of Herod, called the pin-
nacle of the temple, 59-his relation of
a distant view of Jerusalem, quoted, 76
-of the queen of Sheba, 187—of the
place where John was beheaded, 210
-the heartless manner in which he
speaks of divorcing his wife, 268-his
meaning of the word, "regeneration,"
279 his account of the Sadducees,
316-of the opinions entertained by
the Pharisees of the resurrection, 317
-his praise of the temple of Herod,
noticed, 339-his account of the de-
struction of Jerusalem, ib.-of various
pretenders to the Messiahship, 341-
of the quaking of the earth, and other
fearful portents, antecedent to the de-
struction of Jerusalem, 342 — his ac-
count of the siege, 346, 421 - his
silence respecting the massacre of the
Galileans, noticed, 653

-

Jubilee, year of, among the Jews, noticed,
578-a type of the gospel age of deli-
verance and restoration, ib.
Judaism, in what respects it was a con-
servative dispensation, 693, 694
Judas, his character, 119, 281, 377-pos-

sessed miraculous powers, 119-from
whence his surname Iscariot is derived,
145-his treachery ultimately subser-
vient to the cause of Christ, 146-his
dishonesty in reference to the bag
which he carried, 277, 375, 377-is
excluded in the intention of our Lord
when he declared that the apostles
should sit upon twelve thrones, and
why, 281-the sin by which he fell,
375-offers to betray his Master to the
chief priests, 377-conjectures respect-
ing the motives by which he was
actuated, ib.-the amount of money
actually received by Judas, noticed,
377, 378-his arrant hypocrisy, dis-
played while partaking of the passover,
381-is pointed out by our Lord as his
betrayer, 381, 382-his eternal state,
represented by our Lord, and which
was sealed by his last act, 383, 411—
his sin and that of Peter, contrasted,

393 delivers Jesus by a sign into the
hands of his enemies, 400-the poig-
nant reproof he receives from our
Lord, ib.-is brought to repentance by
the condemnation of Christ, 411-the
nature of that repentance which he
manifested, ib.-his public declaration
to the innocency of Christ, ib. — his
keen remorse, 412-the circumstances
attending his suicidal act, considered,
413, 414-reason there is to conclude
that in the first stage of his apostleship
he was as sincere and enlightened as
the rest of the apostles, 660

Jude, the apostle, how distinguished from

Judas, the traitor, 145

Judea, wilderness of, where situated, 43
-various conjectures respecting the
scene of our Saviour's temptation, no-
ticed, 56-extensive prospects from
some of the mountains of Judea, men-
tioned, 60

Judge, signifies not merely to condemn,
but to have authority, to preside over,
to rule, 280

Judgment, the day of, the last day, the
day which closes the course of time,
118-Christ declares himself the Judge
of the world, 118, 241, 368, 372—and
thus asserts his divinity, 118-the
phrase, “rise up in judgment," ex-
plained, 187-reasons why angels shall
be the instruments in separating the
evil from the good, 201, 204, 351, 368
-manner of Christ's coming to judge
the world, stated, 241, 368-the idea,
that our Saviour alluded to it, when he
used the word "regeneration," noticed,
279-the events which shall precede
this day, stated, 350, 351-a critical
consideration of the phrase, "Of that
day and hour knoweth no man," &c.,
352-the importance of preparation for
this day, stated, 355-the mystical
meaning of the parable of the ten vir-
gins, considered, 358-360-the nature
of the proceedings of the day of judg-
ment, noticed, 363-Christ exercised
the office of Judge while on earth, by
authoritatively denouncing punishment
on certain classes of persons, 592-the
grounds of the divine procedure will
be fully disclosed on the day of judg

ment, 641-the impartial character of
the Judge, described, 683, 685-justi-
fication at the last day, placed on its

true ground, 684

Justice, or judgment, one of the weightier
matters of the law, 331
Justification, of men before God, the lead-
ing subject of the Epistle to the Romans,
666-the guilty and condemned state
of all men, declared, 666, 668-the
term, righteousness of God," as used
by the apostle Paul, explained, 667-
character of that law under which man
is placed, ib.—the innocent, how justi-
fied, and how the guilty, ib.—justifica-
tion, in the gospel, does not rest on an
act of prerogative, but on the accept-
ance of satisfaction, ib.-distinction
between the righteousness of God and
our own, stated, ib.—the grand subject
of man's justification, fully revealed in
the gospel, ib.-the phrase, “from
faith to faith," critically considered,
667, 668-the conformity of the evan-
gelical doctrine of justification, with
the principles admitted by the writers
of the Old Testament, 668-in what
man's justification at the last day con-
sists, 684-how Gentiles who are not
even hearers of the law are justified,
687-circumcision, a visible declaration
of the doctrine of justification by faith,
692-in what respects man cannot be
justified by the works of the law, 700
-the utter insufficiency of future obe-
dience to effect our justification, 700,
701-the term " law," thus used, refers
to the moral law, ib.-the term, " righ-
teousness of God," explained, as con-
nected with the gospel plan of salva-
tion, 701-the important doctrine of
justification by faith, witnessed by the
law and prophets, ib.-a definition of
this doctrine, 702—its instrumental and
meritorious cause, noticed, ib.—its uni-
versal adaptation, ib.-distinction be-
tween the terms "justify," and "par-
don," ib.—meaning of the term “free-
ly," as applied to man's justification,
702, 703—is an entire act of mercy on
the part of God, 703
Juvenal, quoted, 367

Karaites, the difference between them

and the Pharisees, stated, 48
Kappos, explained, 110
Karaλvua, explained, 514, 556
Karaλoyia, explained, 218
Kатажетаσμа, explained, 429
Karapoove, explained, 682
Karηyopiar, explained, 590
Kalynns, explained, 327
Kategns, explained, 535
KaTxvw, explained, 235
Knvoos, explained, 314

Keys, of the kingdom of heaven, mean-
ing of the phrase, considered, 236-
a familiar emblem to the apostles, as
being used in constituting a rabbi, or
doctor of the law, ib.- -were worn by
doctors of the law as a badge of their
office, 638

Kingdom of heaven, and of God, synony-
mous, 43—was predicted by Daniel, ib.
-the kingdom of Christ not of this
world, 43, 128, 129, 253, 278, 291,
328, 417, 642-it consists in bringing
the hearts of men into subjection to
the authority of God by moral influence,
43, 108-the nature of the blessings of
this kingdom, stated, 69-how it is re-
ceived by the poor in spirit, ib.—its paci-
fic character, 72—the phrase, “least in
the kingdom of heaven," considered, 79
-"Thy kingdom come," in the Lord's
prayer, illustrated, 100-importance
of seeking this kingdom, stated, 108-
reasons why it should be sought, 109-
the phrase," children of the kingdom,"
explained, 125-twofold sense in which
the kingdom of heaven is said to suffer
violence, 165, 166-the ejection of
devils from the possessed, a visible sign
of the establishment of the Messiah's
kingdom, 181-its increase compared
to a grain of mustard-seed, considered,
201-Peter's worldly notions of this
kingdom, reproved, 238, 239-the
establishment of Christ's mediatorial

kingdom, stated, 241, 242-why called
a kingdom, 242-when commenced,
and when completed, ib.-the essen-
tial qualifications for entering this king-
dom, considered, 254, 255-character
of those who are the greatest therein,
255-the difficulty of entering it with
riches, considered, 277, 278-examples
of rich persons entering this kingdom,
278-the only way in which eminence
therein can be obtained, 289-the
honours of this kingdom are not dis-
tributed on the principle of favouritism,
290-who are entitled to its rewards,
and the rule of distribution laid down,
ib.-its spiritual character, represented
by Christ entering Jerusalem on an ass,
296-those who are most complaisant
to the truth are the farthest from the
kingdom of God, 305-in what respects
the Pharisees shut the kingdom of hea-
ven against those who were striving to
enter, 328-Christ shows the nature of
this kingdom, by styling himself its
king, 369, 417-the twofold kingdom
of Christ, described, 544
KANTopes, described, 309
Kneeling, at prayer, a posture used by the
Jews on occasions of calamity and deep
humiliation, 94-the constant attitude
of the first Christians in their acts of
devotion, ib.-a custom adopted by
Peter and Paul, noticed, ib.-the phrase,
"kneeling down to him," explained,

248

Koλapiše, explained, 408
KoλAußiora, described, 299
Kopßavav, explained, 412
Kpaσnedа, explained, 325
KpaTiOTE, explained, 535
Kpivw, explained, 280

Kupie, "Lord," not always used in a reli-
gious sense, 122

Kupios, explained, 322

L

Labourers, custom of the Jews, respecting
hiring and paying labourers, noticed,
283-the parable of the labourers in
the vineyard, illustrated, 284-236
Lardner, quoted, in proof that no apocry-

phal Gospel was recognised by the

primitive church, 5-on the enrolment
of the Roman empire at the birth of
Christ, 555

"Last shall be first," a proverb, explained,
282, 284-the persons to whom this
proverb is applicable, 285

Law, two leading senses, in which this
word is used in the New Testament,
76-how the moral law was fulfilled
by our Lord, 76, 77—in what respect
the ceremonial law was fulfilled by
Christ, 78-Marsh's attempt to prove
that our Lord did not abolish the
Levitical law, noticed, 77-how the
moral law is fulfilled by the gospel,
78-the object of this law, ib.-how
made of none effect by the traditions
of the Pharisees, 79-Antinomianism
condemned, ib.-the spiritual meaning
of the ceremonial law, defended, 81-
the ancient Jews understood the law
as forbidding all impure desire and
secret inclination to sin, 84-extent of
this law, as enacted by Christ himself,
considered, ib.-in what sense the cere-
monial law is not applicable to Christ,
122-a partial surrender to the truth,
no security against the most over-
whelming out breakings of the unmor-
tified corruptions of the heart, 210-
the contention in the early church re-
specting the continuance of the cere-
monial law, noticed, 246-the abroga-
tion of this law, formally and authorita-
tively declared, ib.-Calvin, quoted,
on this subject, ib.—the law of mar-
riage, laid down and expounded by our
Lord, 269-the manner in which our
Saviour occasionally quoted the com-
mandments, explained, 275-the moral
law of God perfectly accordant with
truth, 681-in what respects the Gen-
tiles were without law, 686—the term,
'law," as used by St. Paul, considered,
ib.-can only be understood by atten-
tion to the argument, ib.-how far the
absence or presence of the Greek arti-
cle influences the interpretation of the
word "law," considered, ib.-how the
knowledge of sin is said to be by the
law, 700

Lawyers, students and teachers of the
Jewish law, 34, 320-the design of

AeToUpya, explained, 541
Leper, the, nature of the worship he paid
our Lord, the faith which he exercised,
and the cure which he obtained, 122—
reason of the secrecy imposed upon
him, although the miracle had been
worked in the presence of multitudes,
123-his testimony to the priests, ex-
plained, ib.

Leprosy, nature of that disease, 122-the
parallel between the leprosy and our
natural corruption, not to be pursued
into minute particulars, ib.
AerTov, described, 509

Life, the term used by our Lord, both
for the animal life and the immortal
soul, 160-the way to eternal life, dis-
tinctly declared, 623-the same in
principle under the Mosaic and Chris-
tian dispensations, ib.-the term,
"eternal life," defined, 684
Light, Mr., a modern traveller, quoted,
on the tombs among the Jews, 131
Lightfoot, Dr., quoted, on the Jewish
custom of reckoning by generations,
24-on the ceremony of espousals
among the Jews, 25-on the sermon
on the mount, 67-on the question,
whether the Jews sounded a trumpet
when they did their alms, 93-on the
Lord's prayer, 99, 102-on a single
eye, 104-on the name Beelzebub, 155
-the tradition of the elders, 217-the
practice of Jewish doctors forbidding

their disciples to buy bread of Heathens
or Samaritans, accounted for, 229-on
the phrase,
binding," and "loosing,"
236-on the phrase, "It is easier for a
camel to go through the eye of a
needle," 277-his account of the killing
of the paschal lamb, 378-and of the
sepulchres of persons of superior rank,
436

AIKμav, explained, 308
AIKμos, described, 308

Lily, the, a botanical description of this
plant, 107

Little ones, why this name was given by
Christ to his disciples, 161, 256-what
is implied in offending such, 256
Loaves, miracle of the, distinguishing pe-
culiarities of the, 211, 212. See
BREAD.

Locke, John, his trifling and erroneous
reasoning upon the redemption pro-
cured by Christ, refuted, 703
Locusts, used as food by the inhabitants
of the east, 46-permitted to be eaten
by the Levitical law, ib.
Λογια, τα, explained, 693
Λογον, τον, explained, 451

Long prayers, in what sense they are

condemned by our Lord, 95, 96
Lord's prayer, the obligation of Chris-
tians to use this form, considered, 97-
arguments for its use, stated and de-
fended, 98, 629-objections against it,
refuted, 98-its importance as a gene-
ral guide to the structure of our
prayers, ib.-the notion that it was
collected out of the Jewish forms of
prayer, examined, 99-why the plural
form is prescribed, ib.—reason why
the doxology is added by Matthew and
omitted by Luke, 102-the opinion of
Lightfoot respecting this form, refuted,
99, 102

Lord's supper. See EUCHARIST.
Love of God, can only be manifested by
obedience to his moral commands, 275
-why the love of God is considered
the greatest and the first command-
ment, 320, 321-one of the weightier
matters of the law, 331-the love of
Christ, the only preservative against
sin, 344-loving God with all the
heart, explained, 506-love to God is

the consequence of free and gratuitous
forgiveness, 603-and the root and
fruit of Christian perfection, 594-
Wetstein quoted, on the love of God,
as the result of remission, 603-is the
great principle of true obedience, 623
—and necessary to eternal life, ib.
Love of our neighbour, described, 90, 321,
623-why the love of our neighbour is
like unto the first and great command-
ment, 321-enforced by the parable of
the good Samaritan, 624, 625-breaks
down every distinction and class of
men, and makes all of one family, 626
Lowth, Bishop, his definition of a parable,
noticed, 190

Avxvos, explained, 104

Luke, for whom his Gospel was written,
6, 533-the apparent discrepancy be-
tween Matthew and Luke, concerning
the dispute among the disciples, recon-
ciled, 253-another respecting the cure
of the blind men, 293-an account of
this evangelist, 529-his qualifications
for writing his Gospel, considered, 529,
530, 534- testimonies of the early
fathers to the authenticity and genuine-
ness of this Gospel, 530-532 — his
style, noticed, 533, 639—when his nar-
rative was written, 533- conjectures
respecting the order in which he
writes, 535-no particular order of
time pursued in the relation of gospel
facts, 580-the notion that he records
an abridgment of the sermon on the
mount, considered and refuted, 591-
no discrepancy between him and Mat-
thew respecting the period of our
Lord's temptation, 576-the question,
Was Luke one of the seventy disciples?
answered in the negative, 618
Lunatic, literal meaning of this term, 65
-nature of the disease, referred to,

248

Avreida, explained, 394
AUTρor, explained, 292, 615, 703

M

Macknight, quoted, in illustration of
Matt. iii. 9, 49-his opinion that our
Lord had not, at the time of Peter's
confession, declared to his disciples