...sword shall perish with the sword. — Matt.xxvi. 51,52. v. 39. The Samaritans did not receive Christ; and when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt thon that we command fire to come down from heaven and consume them, even as Elias did? But he turned...

...to serve his country in parliament. (To be continued.} REFLECTIONS ON SELECT PASSAGES OF SCRIPTURE. Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven and consume them ?—LUKE ix. 54. SIN is the legitimate object of our hatred—and in proportion to...

...Samaritans refused to receive Jesus, and his disciples, James and John, on this account, said to him, " Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them;" he turned and rebuked them, and said, "Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are...

...them, for they know not what they do." Luke xxiii. 33, 3^. II. The universality of benevolence without distinction of. country or religion. " They went,...heaven and consume them, even as Elias did ? But he turned and .rebuked them, and said, ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of." Luke ix. 51 — 56....

...received up, he steadfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem, and sent messengers before his face : and they went, and entered into a village of the Samaritans,...his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Luke, chap. ix. 46. 64 Lord, wilt tbou that we command tire to come down from heaven, and consume them,...

...from the dead ), he stedfastly set Ms face to go to Jerusalem, {52} And sent messengers before Mm: and they went, and entered into a village of the Samaritans, to make ready for him. {53} And they did not receive Mm, because Ms face was set tt go to Jerusalem. {54} And when Ms disciples...

...received up, he stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem, 52. And sent messengers before his face: and they went, and entered into a village of the Samaritans, to make ready for him. 53. And they did not receive him, because his face was as though he would go to Jerusalem. 54. And...

...arrangements for Him. And they did not receive Him, because He was journeying with His face toward Jerusalem. And when His disciples James and John saw this, they said, "Lord, do You want us to command fire to come doum from heaven and consume them?" But He turned and rebuked...

...face to go to Jerusalem, and sent 52 messengers before him. And they went and entered a Samaritan town to make ready for him; and they did not receive him, because his 53 face was set for Jerusalem. But when his dis- 54 ciples James and John saw this, they said, "Lord,...

...hope from their Messiah, and it was this expectation that led them to urge, as a matter of course, "Lord, wilt Thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them?" (Luke ix. 54). On the last evening they could not understand His sadness when they,...